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The Medici sapphire.

Worn by Medici brides on their wedding day.

Worth more than all the gold in the vault put together.

Take it off, now.

Lorenzo.

Sorry.

Skin.

Oh, darlings, what a vista!

Magnifico!

The countryside lives.

Breathe through your art.

Isn't that so, Donola?

It's all right.

High praise indeed.

Your backdrop is the perfect setting for our play.

Tale of Lafayette.

Lafayette!

Well, love is pretty hard to keep hold of. Indeed.

But happily, true love conquers all.

Yes, it does.

Ah, divine amore.

A fitting subject in honour of Lorenzo de' Medici and his most beloved fiancée,

Angelica.

A play about what?

Amore. A young... couple in love.

Boring. I was hoping it would be a pantomime.

It's a celebration to honour your engagement. Isn't that romantic,

Who cares about romance?

At a panto, we can shout, it's behind you, and oh no, it isn't.

Papa's bank is paying for the play to be performed right outside the bank

itself. It would be beneath its dignity to sponsor a pantomime.

A bit more fun.

It's the theatre. You're not supposed to enjoy it.

What about Angelica?

I bet she doesn't want to watch a silly play about love.

Lorenzo, a word?

Yes,

Mama. Your wooing needs work.

I play the king.

Naturally.

Oh, you've done an excellent job on my crown. The jewel looks like the real

thing.

Danola plays Harlequin, my servant.

I like bowing. Because he likes bowing, and we will be holding special auditions

for the part of the two young lovers.

We really must rehearse your bow, Danola. Oh, elaborate.

And the king, after all, must worship me.

I'm going to audition.

Do you think that's a good idea?

Boys get it all.

Not only can girls not paint, they're not allowed to act either.

Well, now I'm a boy, I'm having a go. OK.

But don't try out for the girls' part.

You can't be a girl playing a boy playing a girl. It's too confusing.

I'm just so nervous.

Will you come to the audition with me?

Yeah. OK.

Like?

Too late. It's been cast.

Lorenzo, you'll need lessons in romance. Lessons?

Si.

Imagine I were Angelica.

I enter the room.

I really don't want to. I spy you, my beloved.

I am coy, yet pleased to see my heart's desire.

I turn to the man of my dreams, and he says... I feel like a total gonzo.

Lorenzo. I see we need to go back to basics.

Must we? To the woman you love, you should display a manly visage.

Straight -backed and muscular.

Muscular. Present her with gifts.

Compliment her. Listen to her views.

I don't think she's got any.

You'd better practice.

Go on.

Jump to it.

I need to rehearse. Can you read the other part?

Where from?

Um... This bit?

How true.

The true kiss can show true love to be so true.

Nothing I like. Down to the actual kiss. Now, would that be a true love's kiss

by any chance?

Probably.

Nobody else turned up?

Va bene.

Congratulazioni.

You too, very unloved.

I'm not auditioning. But you must, sweetie. You're a natural.

And you get the best costume.

Worn by the boy playing the girl, so the audience knows who's who.

Bellissima. Velvet hangs beautifully.

There's a fabulous wig as well.

Hold on.

I'm not playing a girl.

Play the boy, then. Play him, play the girl.

Not ideal casting.

You don't really look girly enough.

Excuse me, I don't look girly enough.

I'm as girly as him with his big girly smile.

Girly smile?

Me? An actor's greatest quality.

A big smile.

Especially when the old men start throwing things.

I could play a girl.

I'm sure you could if you tried.

Either way, you'd make a scrumptious couple.

You're earth and ten.

Give me that!

Apologies. It's terribly bad luck to touch another actor's props.

Is this a girly smile?

No.

Yeah. Yeah, it's a bit.

But gorgeous.

Angelica.

May I say you walk like a happy peacock.

Is that a good thing?

Who knows?

And your hair goes really well with your... your

nose.

Well, no, that's better.

Complimenting appearance, yeah, yeah.

OK, now I'll listen to her views.

Really? Wow, that's fascinating.

Ah, yeah.

Sorry, what was that?

Have I a gift for you?

As a matter of fact... Yes!

Some conkers.

And my sleeping hat. Oh, yeah.

Not bad, Lorenzo. Not bad.

My love, if you should go, the stars would never shine again.

Well, that seems highly unlikely.

Skip the script. Let's get to the key.

I mean, my line about handsome virily, my lips are thine lips, and then the

kiss. We can't.

This is where the king's supposed to come in. He sees us, beats me in a sword

fight, and then chains me up in prison.

Where is Nazario?

The bank vault is just the other side of this wall.

And in it.

The Medici Sapphire.

This dome's huge.

We'll have to blow it up.

That'll work.

You don't think an audience might just hear an explosion and it'll be the days

when people get empathy?

Well, what then?

We can't blow it up.

But we do need something that has that kind of power.

Ah, there you are. It's your line.

And what did you say about needing power?

I...

I want power!

To raise the king through the trapdoor.

To show his kingliness.

To know that but a small man doesn't have the power to lift me. Well, that's

easy. You just attach a platform to some gears and a crank handle.

That would work, we could.

You're magnifying a force by proportionally diminishing the distance

which the magnified board can act.

Dear boy, I've never done a word of that, did you?

It would be a platform that could lift the weight of five of you. Twenty -five,

if you like. It could move anything.

I could make it easily.

Could you?

In that case, my young inventor fly.

Go this very instant and build it!

A gift for you.

I can't accept this.

Why?

I didn't come second in the Florence Under -18 Open Fencing Tournament.

No, that was me.

Although I still say he's winning lunch mist.

But I wanted you to have something that was precious to me.

And that trophy is precious.

Ah, patience.

Um, red seven on the black eight, surely.

Good.

Smart play.

So, would you like to say something?

Yes. Lead me to my game.

As you wish.

Must do this again sometime.

It's a simple gear ratio.

Both gears have teeth, but one is twice the size of the other. Do you know what

that means?

It means we can go up and down.

I see.

Because one gear revolves twice as much as the other, and that movement goes to

the vertical axis.

Fascinating. You're brilliant.

Can we rehearse now?

We were up to the stars would never shine again.

Is that just before the kiss?

I don't know. Is it?

Princess Bello.

Thou art my first waking thought.

Thou art mine too.

Thy lips are as red as rubies.

Rubies I desire to press to mine own.

Handsome Verony, mine lips are thine lips.

Leonardo, my boy!

My old powerful king lifting device ready. There we go.

Ta -da!

Magnifico. You're a genius.

Let's go to the theatre.

What about our rehearsal?

Cosby, stand up for me.

No.

Don't know.

That's odd.

Not really. I've seen how many people are out there. No, there's a real sword

the prop rack.

Well, look.

Here comes her, isn't there?

What's

going

on?

We're in the place.

Are you?

I was so looking forward to the play, but duty calls.

I will, of course, hurry back.

Everybody from the Medici pack should be in the order.

If there is anybody in the vault.

Signori, welcome to our sparkling new show, a tale of romantic love and of

weeping woe, in honour of fair Angelica and Lord Lorenzo.

I am Principessa Bella, a beautiful but

lonely princess.

and handsome virily a humble shepherd I spend my time humbly

herding sheep and

I

am the king

Duke left for Milan this morning.

This canyon is perfect.

You won't even see the arrow being fired.

Payment up front.

Upon completion.

If I pay you now, what will stop you running off with the money?

My honor.

You're an assassin.

Honor doesn't come into it.

Brief and to the point, sir.

You could even catch the rest of the day.

I could.

Yes.

What beauty is beauty?

Good sir, though we have just met, I

love thee.

And I thee.

You have my heart, now take my hand.

Never!

I forbid this!

Be gone, shepherd boy!

Boo!

I'm locking you in the tower!

Hello?

Without?

Get it open.

If only my true love were here.

I am.

What I must away.

My love, if you should go, the stars would never shine again.

I will find your father and beg him for your hand.

Too late.

He. He comes now.

Where is he?

No. He comes now.

He should be on stage.

Methinks he spies on us from below.

I'll fetch him.

You're supposed to listen to our cue lines.

Not to worry, daughter!

I come.

You boy!

What are you doing here?

My dear.

He went below to find you.

You're sure he's not hiding over here?

Yes, father, I'm sure. He's under the street.

Father, deal with him. Yes, Missouri.

I mean, your majesty.

Ah! Listen, everyone!

Not so fast, shepherd boy.

I'd rather my daughter die than marry you.

So,

shepherd, what's it?

I will do your bidding.

Thought you'd see it my way.

Harlequin, take him to the dungeon.

Now,

daughter, how can I punish you for disobeying me?

What do we do about him?

Finish the play.

Then we kill them both.

Is that really necessary?

On my own.

Again.

Verily.

Where are you? I have to do this part.

If only, my love.

Verily, we're here.

But I am here, my sweetness.

Where do you...

Stage fright. I'm taking over.

Princess Bella, your lips are as red as rubies.

I'll say again.

Your lips are as red as rubies.

Harlequin, appear the lovers have eloped.

Yeah!

Yeah!

Nazario and Danola aren't actors, they're thieves.

They've stolen the mitigation sapphire. It's in his crown.

What? But that's... Incredibly, yes.

You're very good at that.

How do you do it?

We're not sure that now's a good time for a lot of business.

Yeah, probably right.

Is that what we're going to do?

And so, signore e signore, in conclusion, I,

the king... Listen, everyone, this man is a thief. Oh, no, he isn't.

Oh, yes, he is.

Grab a sword. They're props. They're all blunt.

Get one and you'll dab harder then.

Lorenzo, listen to me. He's behind you!

Great acting.

They're really biting.

I think they are.

You want this?

Lorenzo, look at the crown. They're trying to steal the real Medici

Yeah, it is. I'd know it anywhere.

Guards, arrest this man.

He's robbing our bank.

Arrest him now.

You're too clever for your own good.

Take them away, guards.

Lock them up and throw away the key.

That was one of the best plays I have ever seen.

Hey, guys.

Sorry I couldn't see the performance.

Bit of business.

So, did I miss anything?

No.

What are you laughing at?

I've not been paid for the set build.

You, of course, can laugh at whatever you want. Thank you.

You two need to clear up.

Rescue anything of value.

Since our actor -robber friends clearly won't be paying their bills.

How's his day? We never got to play that last scene together. Would have been

fun.

We could do it now.

Just for us.

We could, but the play's over.

What's the point?

Yeah.

Yeah.

What point?

Before I hurt myself again.