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Cabinets, bolts, or guns are still displayed there.

We must change them.

Good as can be.

You will never see these walls again.

See who's here to welcome us.

Our daughter.

And you look well.

How great is your palace.

It will be a boy, we know.

Father, how can you be so... Remember what I say.

We're never wrong.

Don Alfonso, Benedict.

Joffrey, our son.

Father.

You ran away.

Holy Father, I obeyed your summons to return from Naples.

Our letter was to the king, your uncle.

It was the light of these eyes that should have drawn you here, not my

messenger.

I am assured, your holiness, that I need never fear you.

If you remain a faithful husband, what should you fear from us?

I bring you news.

Children and King Louis ride into Milan in triumph.

It is the Duke and Cardinal Sforza who must flee in terror, whilst we

disport ourselves in Nipi at Scania's castle.

Dearest Lucrezia, our gift to you.

There was no treasure in Castello Sforzesco.

When Louis entered Milan, we learned this from Cesare's letter.

The Duke had a special chest with locks made by da Vinci. But they were

unsecured and emptied.

240 ,000 ducats in gold.

His jewels, pearls, all gone.

The French will spoil Milan.

Their soldiers spit on the floor and outrage women in the streets.

Oh, Baron.

Oh, yes, we know them.

And Cesare is warned by us.

He understands it, but he must have an army.

We desire, above all else, to make him a great lord.

They hailed him in Milan as Duke Valentino.

The people shouted in the streets.

Lord of what?

What states can Cesare win for himself?

Does our little bird begin to sing your politics?

You thought that Cesare would make himself...

The king of Naples.

And you, Alfonso.

And you.

So did the king.

You see, you see how little you understand us.

Are we not Spanish, too?

The board of bull and the arms of Aragon are united in both your marriages.

That was the message that Captain Servillon here took to the king. And

why the king allowed you to come to Naples. Is it not so? What's so, Holy

Father? You'll see.

And yet, Holy Father, you do not answer Lucrezia's question.

Yes.

Very well.

On our return to Rome, we shall issue a papal bull against the lords of Rimini,

Pesaro, and Faenza, and against Caterina Sforza, the lady of Forli.

These are our cities.

Cesare will restore them to our care, and we shall declare him...

The Lord of the Romagna.

Who can object to that?

Cesare will need the arms of France.

Louis has promised them.

Then Cesare has offered them something in return.

In Naples they said... What?

France would have Naples if she could, Holy Father.

That is all I mean.

We shall not permit it.

We are one family.

That's what I came to tell you. You must return to Rome.

Lucretia's son must be born there.

Geoffrey must come as well.

And Sancho.

I miss a pretty wicked face.

Sancho remains in Naples, Holy Father.

Captain Servillon will conduct her.

He's Spanish, and the king trusts him well.

You shall all come back to Rome.

You have a mole here.

How thoughtful of God to have given you a mole just here.

So I could find something in you to care for.

What did the French think of our gallant Duke, Il Valentino?

You went with him to France. What did they say of Cesare?

Not the answer, truly.

Then you know something.

Of course you must.

Some of them mocked. Why?

They thought he wore too many jewels.

And they called him names.

I never heard that.

Borgia Bullcuff went strutting like a peacock. They should have called him

names.

Chagre would give the whole of Spain to put a diamond in his hat.

But Lucrezia would prevent it.

Because she loves my brother, though.

And the Pope, her father, loves her because she flatters him.

But this is interesting.

Look.

Her holy father asks for something more.

One virginity to save the state of Naples.

It's not too great a price.

180 ,000 ducats.

That is what we seek.

Twice the budget of the Apostolic Palace.

It's heavy sum.

The estates of the Gaetani family must be worth as much as that.

Holy Father, the Treasury has valued their estates at double the sum.

Oh, it does not surprise us.

Such wealth corrupts.

How spies in Naples tell us of their plot against us?

I'd be fully justified in confiscating the land.

Oh, five minutes more.

We have business to attend to.

We must bless the commanders of our army before they march today.

You have news.

Tell me. Holy Father, it has ended.

What do you say? Speak.

The child is born, Holy Father. Madonna sent to tell you.

Lucretia! My child.

Lucrezia.

We are here.

Stand away.

This chamber is endless. Open the window and stand away.

My Lucrezia.

You should not kneel to me.

He has not despised the loneliness of his handmaiden.

Blessed is the fruit of the womb.

Hosanna in excelsis Deo.

It was a boy.

I knew.

It should be named for you.

Rodrigo.

Rodrigo. It was a boy, you see.

Oh, Dulcis Virgo Maria.

I told you, you would bear a son.

Ulysses being gone, his lady cried, and Laodamia panted for a love denied.

Yet do not leave her long, or she'll forget your charms, and find her

consolation in another doll.

But Helen did so with her husband gone.

You had a son.

Leave us, Angelique.

Two weeks ago.

He's strong.

Why have you come to Rome?

I was summoned by our father.

There's been a plot in Rome against his holiness, so I was summoned.

Against our father?

Have you spoken to him? It was nothing.

I'm glad you came to see me.

Why?

Because I love you.

And because I... I feared.

What?

What did you fear, Lucia?

I feared for us.

For me and Alfonso and for our son. I fear the French.

You should not fear them.

We have taken Imola for the Holy See.

Now I shall take Forley from Caterina Sforza.

The people do not love her. They gave the town to us.

Soon we shall take the castle from that beautiful and valiant lady who pays her

captains between the pillars of her thighs.

I have an army from King Louis at my command.

Why should you fear the French?

You're not Caterina, you're my sister.

And Alfonso's wife.

You should not listen to what Alfonso tells you.

Alfonso hates me. I know he plots against me.

And seeks to make our father turn away from me.

No.

It's you who've betrayed us.

You've promised Naples to the French.

Alfonso has told me nothing. It was Captain Servillon who said...

Cesare, where are you going?

We needn't speak about Alfonso.

You know I love you. There's so much I want to say. Why must you go?

I must.

The Casper St. Angelo, they hold a prisoner there who was caught up in the

conspiracy to kill the Pope.

A servant of Caterina Sforza's named Tomasino.

Joffrey's musician.

You see, it's a dangerous world, Lucio.

Be careful whom you trust.

He's alive?

Ah, yes.

But the Castellan's men have spoiled him.

You must deal gently with him, my lord.

Tomasino.

Tomasino.

I am the Duke Valentino.

And I can help you.

You played the lute.

If I'd been here, I should not have let them harm your fingers.

They will torture you no more if you tell me what you know.

I'll tell you everything.

Don't play Tomasino.

There's nothing now to fear.

You know Battista de Mendoza.

He came to you in Rome.

He was sent by our Madonna. The Madonna of Forlì, Caterina Sforza.

He told me he would bring back a favor towards me if I would help him.

He had a message from the citizens of Forlì to deliver personally

to the hands of His Holiness the Pope.

Do you agree to help him?

As my brother's servant in the Vatican.

The Chamberlain wanted to take the message from Batista.

It was rolled up and sealed in a cave.

Batista became alarmed that the Chamberlain would open it.

And he protested.

So they arrested her.

If I'd known what they... The message was poisoned.

And Madonna had deceived you.

Didn't Batista tell you? I know nothing more, my love.

You do not wish me to hand you back to the capital.

The

message

was sealed in the case.

It purported to be a document of surrender from the citizens of Forge.

lord. But surely it was from Caterina, and poisoned to kill the Pope.

How was it poisoned, Tomasino?

Batista said there was plague in the town.

The Madonna laid the message on the body of one who died.

She told him... The Pope is a god on earth.

You were foolish to try to kill him.

My Lord, I thought I would have died for the Madonna.

You believe your songs.

Rest, honestly.

Tell them to keep him safe.

He may be needed. My Lord!

There is one in the Pope's guard who mocks you.

You should beware.

Don Juan Servignon.

Yes, sir.

Don Juan, where do you go?

To the house of my nephew, don't you say?

I'm almost there.

And you, you have some business?

With a girl?

No, I have no business, except my master's.

It is you, Don Juan, who please the ladies.

Even the princess, as you boast.

You should not believe all you hear.

I wish you well, Michelotto.

Il Capitano.

You are a traitor.

For the love of God.

I have a sword.

No!

But I am a Spaniard.

Make out for keep.

Cesare.

What's that?

Everyone knows.

They've all heard the story.

You should not listen to any slander. They are not slanders, Holy Father.

But here is Chidley.

He may answer for himself.

Holy Father.

Have you heard, my son?

The body of Captain Servillon has been found lying in the street, closed by the

door of his nephew's house.

He was murdered.

No, Holy Father, I had not heard it.

You gave the order.

If it is true that he was murdered, I am surprised, Anna Alfonso, you do not

claim the deed for yourself.

I cannot believe it, but I am told that Captain Thervillon boasted he had lain

with your sister and that she doted on him.

Alfonso wouldn't be so foolish, or he would need a stiletto for every second

in Rome.

There's nothing to be gained from talking to Cesare.

Come, Geoffrey.

I know why you killed him.

Because of what he said in Naples.

That you had made a secret treaty with the French.

And that you promised... But is this true?

Has Captain Thériault spoken that thing in Naples?

I believe he did.

We're much distressed to learn this.

He was not our envoy.

Holy father, what Captain Servian said was true! What have you done?

We will leave our presence, all of you, but Cesare, so we may speak with him

alone.

Such disputes between the members of our family distract us deeply.

We shall not permit any treaty that gives Naples to the French.

Alfonso, Geoffrey, you understand?

Yes, Holy Father.

You may go now.

Christening, our son was carried to the font by Captain Fervilleau.

Did you know?

Then I'm sorry for it.

But for what?

God save you, Cesare.

The artillery has drawn up.

Before the castle of Foley.

I must make ready, too.

I came to say farewell.

What a stupid man was Servillon.

He was a soldier.

They're less guarded than women with their tanks.

You must be more careful.

Promise Louis what you want.

But say not what it gives him Naples.

We don't like those dealings with the French. You know that. I think, Holy

Father...

All will go well.

Say that he does.

Cedere.

Bring Caterina Sforza back to Rome.

She was so beautiful when we last saw her.

A brave Madonna.

She'll be sorry if she prefers to die.

My lord,

the castle is in our hands.

The Lady Catarina has surrendered herself to me.

Thank you, Captain Delecq.

You may leave us.

My lord, I regret that I must make the matter clear.

The Lady of Fouley has given herself into the hands of France.

Of this understanding and respect, my lord, I take my leave.

Madonna. I saw you last on the battlements.

In armor.

I have been waiting for you, my Lord Duke.

There was time enough for me to change my dress.

But you got wet.

The bridge was broken.

I had to cross the moat.

Will you be seated? I will not.

Farewell.

But you were unwise to refuse to surrender the fort. It's cost you many

I heard how your soldiers behaved in the town.

I could not with honor surrender my people here.

None of your people was abused by my men.

It was done by the French.

I gave the strictest orders.

But you've chosen to surrender yourself to France.

It makes no difference, after all.

The French will sell you if only to agree the sum.

Then I trust it will be large.

I'm not accustomed to being bought and sold, my lord.

But if it must be so, your boots are wet.

Should you not take them off?

If you choose.

Where's your son?

You think I would be so foolish as to let him fall into your hands?

You're a cold man, Chaser A. Borgia.

Well fitted to be the bastard of a pope.

And you?

The bastard daughter of Milan.

Did you think that I would risk dipping in a well where so many greasy pictures

have been before me?

You know me now, good Madonna.

I shall conduct you to my quarters in the town.

Rest assured you shall sleep a virgin's sleep tonight.

My officers will guard you from the French.

Whether you will or not.

Are you ready?

Yes, I'm ready.

We've had no time to remove the bottles.

I'm afraid that you will have to press. I have seen many deaths.

It is not the dead I weep for.

It is the living.

Are they ready? Ready, Your Highness.

I must apologize for the delay, which was not caused by... Open the doors.

The Swiss ignored all our remains. Open the doors!

Most Holy Father, in this year of jubilee, I deliver into your hands the

and the people of Pauline, which I have taken for the Holy See.

Rise up.

Rise up, my beloved son.

Don't say that.

In triumph, you shall be Lord of the Romanians.

We shall create you captain general of our army.

You'll find an heir of the Holy Mother Church.

You shall be vested with the golden cross in token of our esteem and our

love.

Gloria Patria.

Where is Caterina?

She's lodged in the Belvedere.

Tomorrow I shall bring her before you.

She was younger.

Well, last I saw you, Caterina, I carried your son at his christening.

He did 15 years, Your Holiness.

And defended Castel Sant 'Angelo against the cardinals.

Do you remember, Lucrezia, you were five years old when we heard the gun?

Yes, Holy Father.

Are you well lodged at the Belvedere?

We want to treat you as our guests, not as our prisoners. All that is needed is

that you sign a declaration renouncing your rights and those of your children

the cities of Imola and Forli, which I hold.

And I should have my freedom?

You would remain in Rome.

Then you offer nothing, my Lord Duke.

I am here, as you see.

You are not humble, Caterina.

So you kneel.

What do you seek?

I humbly beseech your holiness to let me depart for Florence.

Where you will join your son.

It's willful of you to refuse what the Duke has asked.

You have no friends.

It grieves us to inform you when you have lost so much.

But you may not have heard. Your uncle, the Duke of Milan, has been taken in

disguise. Together with Cardinal Ascanio Sforza.

They are both prisoners of the French.

You will excuse me, Holy Father.

What do you say?

I shall never renounce my city's holiness for the sake of my children.

Then you remain in prison with all the family's fortune.

Children?

Forgive me, Holy Father, there is a matter I must attend to.

What shall we do then with Madonna?

Put her in chains and a hang till her tongue is sweeter.

Why did you run away?

I did not run away. I have to see Alfonso.

You hold too close, Cesare. Please let me go.

He spoke of when you were a child.

At Montegiordano.

When we were taken from our mother.

And you had the guns.

Remember?

I told you then I'd be a soldier.

You were comforted.

Lucrezia.

I've been loyal to you alone.

You have a wife in France. You have a daughter.

I care nothing for them.

It was always so.

Since we were children.

Choose.

You have to choose now.

Choose what?

To keep faith with me or with Alfonso.

Alfonso is my husband, Cesare. Please let me go.

I'll not let you go until you've sworn.

And it isn't true you were not faithful.

It was the Spanish tongue.

We spoke under the bedclothes and wanted to your dance.

And the Maresca that we dance.

It's France that you have married, Chesire, and it's you who must choose

I love albums.

It's absolutely necessary that I speak with you today.

to author the procession for the vigil of St. Peter and Paul.

With such a rage in heaven, it's impossible to keep us busy.

No!

No, no, no, no, wait!

What is this?

What is this here?

The breeze!

In the vault.

The Gaetani family will pay the interest.

It's agreed.

Amen.

Father.

Yes, I'm well.

Where is your maid, Angelina?

By your side, Holy Father.

You must sit here, close at our side.

We're glad to see you well.

A stroke of lightning brought the chimney down from the roof above.

Yes, we know what occurred.

Poor Kiji.

His riches availed him nothing.

You thought we should be worms, mate, did you?

What would you do?

What are your calls then, Afonso, Cesare?

Learn to live together.

Life is so sweet.

One day you'll learn.

Life is sweet.

I want only you and Angelina, please.

I would speak with you later, Holy Father. Yes, later.

But there is one who is hurried here to seek your blessing. Do you see?

We see.

Oh, Julia.

You lost your one -eyed husband.

Yes, Holy Father.

If you would let me serve you as I did before.

I should not turn from us.

You made your brother one of the richest men in Rome.

I thank you, Holy Father, for all that you have done.

You were sent, in case we were dying.

What blessing do you seek?

My uncle. Oh, Giacomo Gaetani is imprisoned in Sant 'Angelo. His wife

to plead for his release.

Giacomo was a trial to us.

He refused to yield up the estate of Permanente to the Holy Opus when he had

conspired against us.

That's because of our displeasure.

But... you remember how beautiful you were when

you... first gave your love.

Holy Father.

Benedicate, Julia.

We shall give orders for your uncle to be released.

Go from us now.

Alfonso!

What's the matter?

Alfonso, why do you not speak?

Giacomo Catani is dead.

How did it happen?

He was poisoned.

The Castellans summoned Giacomo's wife and sisters to St. Angelo last night.

They were told he had been taken ill, yet he was dead.

What makes them think he was poisoned?

Giacomo suspected it before because of the pains he had from taking food.

After that, his mother brought everything to the prison herself.

For the past three days, the guards have prevented her.

Lucrezia, everyone knows that he was poisoned.

It was not my father.

Is that what they say?

I was there when he promised Giacomo should go free. Why then should he

him? I do not think it was done by the Pope.

I think that it was done by Cesare.

He had no reason.

He had no reason? So no one will suspect. Oh, that is absurd.

Caesar is right to say that you hate him. Whenever something terrible

you always think he's to blame.

Grazia, that is not what other people will believe. I care nothing for other

people or their opinions.

They'll say it was done for you.

For me?

Your father gave you sermonettes.

Giacomo's estates.

If he had released them, he could have claimed them back.

But dead men can do nothing.

So I believe Cesare poisoned him for you.

Cesare knows I would not allow it. Whether you would or not, it touches

Because you own your gain to him.

It is a debt in blood which you cannot disclaim.

So people will believe.

Cesare is a thing of darkness.

He would drag us all into the pit.

You and the Pope.

Alfonso, this isn't true.

Let me speak to Cesare.

I wish he was dead.

Alfonso. You were happy when he was nothing wrong.

I wish he was... You must not say such things.

No, I must not say them.

But it is true.

We were happy when we were alone.

Assist me to my house. Support him. Take his arm.

We must be quick.

Therefore, we assure your grace, that we shall speedily... You heard a cry?

I'm not sure, Holy Father.

He's dying.

What?

Alfonso's been attacked in the street. He'll bleed to death, I know.

See what's better.

He's a doctor with him.

Yes, Sanchez with him.

I came to tell you. Who could have wanted?

He was so good.

It's true.

He was attacked on the throats of the Basilica by a group of men who rode

I've seen his wounds. They're being dressed.

I think that he will live.

He will live.

I must go to him.

I shall never leave his side again.

No one shall ever... You say there were armed

men.

Cesare, you did not try to kill, did you? No.

But if I had, it would have been no more than he deserved.

The king of Naples would not forgive it.

Pray God, he will be saved.

I shall put a guard upon his room.

You understand it?

Yes.

Sir, one cannot see the garden from this room.

Only the castles and Angelo.

The gentlemen of Rome make water against its walls.

You know, men with humps are supposed in legend to be virile.

Lancia, you talk of nothing but that.

There's nothing else you know.

What is

it? Why have you come?

We come from your brother.

He requests that you could be silly to come with us.

No.

Amen.

We have no weapons.

All will be well.

Go to the Pope.

Tell him that Cesare's men are here.

He must come.

And go quickly.

Find Cesare.

Tell him that if he wants me, he must come and get me himself.

Hold these men here and do not let them move.

His holiness has ordered you.

Lay.

Put up your sword.

I saw him from the window.

What shall we do with the body?

There's not a mark on him.

It's very well done. Take it to the chapel of Santa Maria in the basilica.

for me there.

Bring him.

Well, how do they answer?

The women. Lock the door.

Sanchez with Lucrezia will not ever speak.

She should be sent to Naples.

Naples?

What shall we do?

How do we inform the king?

Tell him his nephew meant to kill me.

I saw him at the window with a crossbow in his hand.

You think Federico will believe that? I think, Holy Father, that those who mean

to kill me will remember it.

Either or nothing.

I choose my way.

There is no other course.

And if we do not choose to follow... Then, Holy Father, you must do what you

will.

What I will.

I've not done that since I was a boy.

Among the olive groves in Spain, my heart is still there.

Cesare,

what did you promise Louis?

You must tell me. And tell me now.

I promised Naples to France for Louis' support in winning the Romagna.

So it was true.

Yes!

You have no right to make such a treaty.

Go your way, Cesare, and you'll go alone.

I write now to the king and tell him what we have done to your own house and

family. You charge me with the murder? Yes.

With the murder. Then I will answer, for it was not the first. I will answer not

only for Alfonso's death, but for my brother's.

You've not forgotten the reason that Juan died.

The nuns of San Pisto care for an infant who is now two years old.

Giovanni.

I have committed crimes, I will confess.

But there is one I have not committed.

I would protect the honor of this house and make the name of Borgia great, long

after we are dust.

It is you, Holy Father, who must decide whether we bow to fate or else defy it.

I must see Lucrezia.

She has a fever.

Half dead from weeping.

You saw Alfonso at the window, with the crossbow in his hand, aimed at your

heart.

Yes, Holy Father.

I feel right so to the King.

But there will be nothing between us and Naples from this day forth.

And that's why you killed him.

Eat holiness.

Holy Father, is it you?

Yes. Out with it.

You shall see.

Do not weep.

Do not weep.

He's in prison.

Tell me.

Yes, they were put to the torture.

The hunchback and the doctors who attended him.

Michelotto, Ramiro, and Cesare.

Well, Holy Father, tell her what you have done with Cesare.

Leave this chamber.

We command you. Now you shall hear the truth.

We banish you to Naples.

Leave on this instant, or you'll be flogged.

Think of corruption.

I would not stay in Rome now if all the College of Cardinals were on their

knees.

Ask him, Lucrezia.

Ask him why he does not challenge Cesare with your husband's murder.

And you will see how evil a man can be.

Ask him!

Ask him why our Holy Mother Church shields the assassin!

Lucrezia, you're so young.

Tomorrow it will be nothing.

You think another day will never come?

But you'll see.

Tomorrow the sun will rise.

Think of the family.

Think of us.

Cesare, too.

He wants the highest fame.

Not only for himself, but for the house of Borgia.

And for you.

Alfonso wanted to kill him.

We believe that.

Well, he's gone.

But one day, one day soon, another, another man will come,

quite as handsome and...

Much more splendid. No.

You will see.

I will never see him again.

And Cesare will never see me.

Or if he does, I'll tear his eyes out.

Oh, be careful what you say.

I hate you!