Catherine Théot

I think what is pretty clear is that Vadier is hoping to use this against Robespierre.

He is probably planning to forge correspondence or to coerce witnesses to state that Robespierre put this Catherine Théot up to it, that he is using this in order to get himself named as the Son of God.

This is such a kind of ludicrous expedient.

It illustrates just how incorruptible Robespierre is that they're reduced to peddling it.

He's outraged.

They have a massive argument.

Vadier says, "I would like to open a case against Catherine Théot at the Revolutionary Tribunal.

Let's have this out in open court." And Robespierre goes mad, and he says to all the other people on the committees, "This is insane.