1 00:00:02,099 --> 00:00:03,834 My name is Leonardo da Vinci. 2 00:00:03,901 --> 00:00:06,238 You're the eccentric that Verrocchio employs. 3 00:00:06,305 --> 00:00:09,608 I'm an artist and an anatomist and an engineer of some note. 4 00:00:09,676 --> 00:00:13,180 Search for the Book of Leaves. Fate has chosen you. 5 00:00:13,248 --> 00:00:14,948 Where do I start my search? 6 00:00:15,016 --> 00:00:16,317 The hanged man. 7 00:00:16,384 --> 00:00:18,620 The Jew that was hanged - I want to unearth his body. 8 00:00:18,688 --> 00:00:23,059 My mistress insisted that you be the one to capture her beauty. 9 00:00:24,528 --> 00:00:26,495 I sense the Vatican's hand behind this. 10 00:00:26,563 --> 00:00:28,631 You need weapons of your own Your Magnificence. 11 00:00:28,698 --> 00:00:31,967 This will greatly increase your firepower. 12 00:00:32,035 --> 00:00:34,602 The Medicis have employed him to design siege weapons. 13 00:00:34,670 --> 00:00:36,771 You know this how? I have an agent 14 00:00:36,838 --> 00:00:37,971 within Lorenzo's ranks. 15 00:01:39,838 --> 00:01:43,971 == Sync by Alice == == www.addic7ed.com == 16 00:01:50,343 --> 00:01:52,711 He told you time is a river? 17 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:57,416 He told me the river was circular. 18 00:01:57,484 --> 00:02:00,386 That one man's death paves the way for the birth of another. 19 00:02:00,454 --> 00:02:04,124 Indeed, and men like ourselves, 20 00:02:04,192 --> 00:02:07,695 we can change the river's course. 21 00:02:07,763 --> 00:02:10,297 I'm like you, then? 22 00:02:12,467 --> 00:02:15,302 I find that hard to believe. 23 00:02:15,370 --> 00:02:17,571 You don't know who I am, do you? 24 00:02:21,177 --> 00:02:24,813 My brother and I... Your bandits tried to take my honor. 25 00:02:24,881 --> 00:02:26,916 - Where? - Down the path, to the left. 26 00:02:26,983 --> 00:02:29,118 - Hurry! - This way. 27 00:02:29,186 --> 00:02:33,456 In you go. Go on, in. 28 00:02:33,524 --> 00:02:35,325 Alright. 29 00:02:35,392 --> 00:02:37,226 You should be safe in there. 30 00:02:41,064 --> 00:02:42,498 Come on. 31 00:02:46,036 --> 00:02:48,571 I'm sorry - the fools locked the gate. 32 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,774 The fools are worth worrying about. 33 00:02:50,842 --> 00:02:52,242 A locked gate... 34 00:02:54,646 --> 00:02:57,081 ..not so much. 35 00:02:57,149 --> 00:02:59,751 There is no yesterday, you see. 36 00:02:59,818 --> 00:03:01,786 No tomorrow. 37 00:03:01,854 --> 00:03:06,524 Time is all one single continuum. 38 00:03:08,026 --> 00:03:10,661 We have met, haven't we? 39 00:03:10,729 --> 00:03:14,098 Of course. We're brothers. 40 00:03:14,933 --> 00:03:16,868 Who are you? 41 00:03:16,935 --> 00:03:19,570 Start with your heel, roll to your toe. 42 00:03:19,638 --> 00:03:22,641 - I already have a maestro. - Keep da Vinci's counsel, 43 00:03:22,708 --> 00:03:25,543 but enhance it. 44 00:03:25,611 --> 00:03:27,045 There. 45 00:03:29,349 --> 00:03:31,116 What is it? 46 00:03:31,184 --> 00:03:33,151 They don't like their graves being violated, 47 00:03:33,219 --> 00:03:36,655 so they cover them in sand and letters to alert them of mischief. 48 00:03:36,723 --> 00:03:38,824 What does it say? 49 00:03:38,892 --> 00:03:41,627 Funnily enough... 50 00:03:41,695 --> 00:03:43,962 'Taken.' 51 00:03:44,030 --> 00:03:47,600 I'm a son of earth and starry heaven. 52 00:03:48,302 --> 00:03:49,935 I'm thirsty. 53 00:03:51,871 --> 00:03:54,072 Please... 54 00:03:54,140 --> 00:03:57,241 give me something to drink from the fountain of memory. 55 00:04:04,015 --> 00:04:06,883 See, as I have seen... 56 00:04:06,951 --> 00:04:09,753 ..into infinity... 57 00:04:09,820 --> 00:04:11,554 ..and you will be a god. 58 00:04:13,590 --> 00:04:16,059 But know this. 59 00:04:16,127 --> 00:04:19,128 You will... suffer. 60 00:04:19,196 --> 00:04:22,398 One corpse. 61 00:04:22,466 --> 00:04:25,635 Freshly plucked. 62 00:04:25,702 --> 00:04:28,471 Was it a nightmare, maestro? 63 00:04:28,538 --> 00:04:30,239 No, it was something else entirely. 64 00:04:33,477 --> 00:04:35,912 Take notes, would you? 65 00:04:35,980 --> 00:04:40,852 I perceive the expected marks from strangulation. 66 00:04:40,919 --> 00:04:42,854 Crushed larynx. 67 00:04:42,922 --> 00:04:44,356 Nico. 68 00:04:44,423 --> 00:04:48,059 Diminished musculature. Likely from malnutrition. 69 00:04:48,127 --> 00:04:50,028 Circumcised member. 70 00:04:50,095 --> 00:04:51,529 I've never seen one of those before. 71 00:04:53,732 --> 00:04:55,133 What is that? 72 00:04:57,569 --> 00:05:01,705 A missing fingernail, on the right digitus primus. 73 00:05:09,347 --> 00:05:12,283 Leo, what are you doing? 74 00:05:12,350 --> 00:05:16,687 The Turk said to start my quest with a hanged man. 75 00:05:16,755 --> 00:05:20,658 Specifically, the seat of the soul. 76 00:05:21,794 --> 00:05:23,428 It's a euphemism for the stomach. 77 00:05:39,579 --> 00:05:41,546 The missing fingernail. 78 00:05:42,582 --> 00:05:45,083 Odd that he would ingest it. 79 00:05:56,827 --> 00:05:59,730 - Oh...! - One man's death 80 00:05:59,798 --> 00:06:03,233 opens the doorway for another. 81 00:06:13,445 --> 00:06:15,346 Did your husband give you that? 82 00:06:20,285 --> 00:06:22,553 It's a family heirloom. 83 00:06:22,620 --> 00:06:24,454 From Ceylon. 84 00:06:24,522 --> 00:06:26,890 It's a stone called Serendibite. 85 00:06:33,664 --> 00:06:35,565 What's troubling you? 86 00:06:35,633 --> 00:06:40,371 Count Riario is coming to pay us a visit. 87 00:06:40,439 --> 00:06:42,239 For what purpose? 88 00:06:42,307 --> 00:06:44,509 Oh, nothing pleasant, I'm sure. 89 00:06:46,445 --> 00:06:49,713 But I'll be expected to wine and dine him, 90 00:06:49,781 --> 00:06:52,049 whilst hosting the rest of Florence's elite. 91 00:06:53,885 --> 00:06:56,186 Will you come? 92 00:06:56,254 --> 00:06:59,223 You can keep Riario entertained. 93 00:06:59,291 --> 00:07:01,192 Will Clarice be there? 94 00:07:01,259 --> 00:07:02,426 Of course. 95 00:07:05,164 --> 00:07:08,466 We can steal glances throughout the evening. 96 00:07:11,203 --> 00:07:13,972 I'll even invite that scoundrel, if you like. 97 00:07:16,075 --> 00:07:18,677 Da Vinci. 98 00:07:18,745 --> 00:07:21,579 The one who's supposed to be painting your portrait. 99 00:07:22,849 --> 00:07:26,184 And building me a weapon. 100 00:07:42,402 --> 00:07:44,203 You're late, son. 101 00:07:44,270 --> 00:07:46,739 Contract - signed. 102 00:07:48,675 --> 00:07:51,310 And now binding. 103 00:07:51,378 --> 00:07:53,679 - Did you not even read it? - We'd agreed the terms. 104 00:07:53,747 --> 00:07:56,582 But not the administration of those terms. 105 00:07:56,650 --> 00:07:58,851 I told you to stay away. 106 00:07:58,919 --> 00:08:01,187 I let you know there would be consequences. 107 00:08:01,255 --> 00:08:03,423 What do you think you've done? 108 00:08:03,491 --> 00:08:05,292 Painting Lucrezia Donati, 109 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:10,464 fraudulently leading the Medicis to believe you can deliver preposterous weapons. 110 00:08:10,532 --> 00:08:15,235 You've overreached, and now I've made it so you'll soon be gone. 111 00:08:15,303 --> 00:08:19,740 There isn't a contract you can devise that can contain me. 112 00:08:19,808 --> 00:08:23,511 You're the bastard son of a servant girl I spilled my seed into. 113 00:08:23,578 --> 00:08:26,013 Your heritage contains you. 114 00:09:12,662 --> 00:09:15,364 No! 115 00:09:15,432 --> 00:09:17,366 - What's wrong? - What's changed? 116 00:09:18,902 --> 00:09:23,173 Something's shifted in you since last we met. 117 00:09:23,241 --> 00:09:27,778 Perhaps it's just you and me here in Lorenzo's home. 118 00:09:27,846 --> 00:09:29,347 Feeling guilty? 119 00:09:29,414 --> 00:09:32,750 It's not as if I don't have affection for him. 120 00:09:32,818 --> 00:09:35,619 Or perhaps... 121 00:09:35,687 --> 00:09:39,090 ..I'm guilty about feeling guilty. 122 00:09:41,159 --> 00:09:43,427 It's not as if I don't have affection for you as well. 123 00:09:43,495 --> 00:09:46,264 Which guilt do you prefer, then? 124 00:09:46,332 --> 00:09:49,468 I have known Lorenzo since I was a girl. I've known you a week. 125 00:09:49,536 --> 00:09:52,037 - That's not an answer. - Well... 126 00:09:56,809 --> 00:09:58,844 The Jew they executed... 127 00:10:01,747 --> 00:10:03,581 What was his offence? 128 00:10:05,117 --> 00:10:08,186 He said he had to run from cut-throats... 129 00:10:08,254 --> 00:10:11,189 and he took refuge in a bookstore. 130 00:10:11,257 --> 00:10:14,359 The authorities suspect he stole something, 131 00:10:14,426 --> 00:10:16,461 but nothing was missing, 132 00:10:16,529 --> 00:10:18,663 and the bag he carried was empty. 133 00:10:19,632 --> 00:10:22,633 So, they hanged a man... 134 00:10:22,701 --> 00:10:24,969 for stealing something that wasn't missing. 135 00:10:27,273 --> 00:10:31,042 The scene of the crime requires further investigation. 136 00:10:33,412 --> 00:10:34,779 Does it? 137 00:10:40,386 --> 00:10:42,687 Prepare the horses! 138 00:10:42,754 --> 00:10:44,455 I want to be off at once. 139 00:10:46,358 --> 00:10:48,125 Oh... 140 00:10:48,193 --> 00:10:49,861 You've finished already? 141 00:10:49,928 --> 00:10:53,064 Yes. Signor da Vinci had somewhere to be. 142 00:10:53,131 --> 00:10:57,067 Ah, yes. He's testing his gun for us. 143 00:10:57,135 --> 00:11:00,537 Today he gives Florence its sting... 144 00:11:02,006 --> 00:11:03,940 ..while I show him mine. 145 00:11:05,409 --> 00:11:08,444 It's quite considerate he left us a moment to be alone. 146 00:11:10,647 --> 00:11:14,383 Mmm... 147 00:11:14,450 --> 00:11:17,052 Lorenzo, anybody could walk in. 148 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:18,887 I just needed a bit of you. 149 00:11:18,955 --> 00:11:21,023 And you will have it... 150 00:11:21,090 --> 00:11:22,824 for it is yours alone. 151 00:11:28,064 --> 00:11:31,166 - Good luck today. - We're off! 152 00:11:35,672 --> 00:11:37,506 Good luck. 153 00:11:37,573 --> 00:11:39,474 That bit of you... 154 00:11:41,811 --> 00:11:43,712 It's not his alone. 155 00:11:43,780 --> 00:11:46,915 No... it's not. 156 00:11:46,983 --> 00:11:50,819 But it will always be his first. 157 00:12:12,643 --> 00:12:15,411 Do you have any saltpeter? 158 00:12:15,479 --> 00:12:17,947 What do you need potassium nitrate for? 159 00:12:18,015 --> 00:12:21,284 Gunpowder. The maestro's designing a weapon. 160 00:12:21,351 --> 00:12:23,252 He calls it the pipe-organ musket. 161 00:12:29,194 --> 00:12:31,328 The recoil will kill him. 162 00:12:31,396 --> 00:12:33,063 Don't worry. He's worked it out. 163 00:12:33,131 --> 00:12:37,668 By God... he's corrupted you already. 164 00:12:37,736 --> 00:12:42,072 Over there, third shelf, between the vermillion and the ultramarine. 165 00:12:43,241 --> 00:12:45,709 And tell him I expect to be paid in coin, 166 00:12:45,777 --> 00:12:48,646 not idle boasts, like last time. 167 00:12:51,250 --> 00:12:53,651 Come on. 168 00:12:53,719 --> 00:12:56,053 - God! - Careful, Giuliano. 169 00:12:56,121 --> 00:12:59,624 Fucking hell! What are we doing here, in the middle of nowhere? 170 00:12:59,692 --> 00:13:02,293 - Where is he? - Perhaps he's simply late. 171 00:13:02,361 --> 00:13:07,399 Or perhaps he realized what he proposed was more than a flying party trick. 172 00:13:07,466 --> 00:13:10,468 I wouldn't be surprised if he had no intention of coming here. 173 00:13:10,536 --> 00:13:13,872 I'm telling you - the man's a lunatic and a coward. 174 00:13:13,939 --> 00:13:15,340 God! Shit! 175 00:13:15,407 --> 00:13:17,642 Keep control of yourself - they're only cut-outs. 176 00:13:17,710 --> 00:13:21,379 Quickly! Soldiers advancing on Florence! 177 00:13:28,854 --> 00:13:31,255 How... how dare you? 178 00:13:31,323 --> 00:13:35,359 You are pointing a weapon at the house of Medici! Men, take him! 179 00:13:35,426 --> 00:13:38,729 - Hold. - It passed its first test. 180 00:13:38,797 --> 00:13:43,100 - It's done nothing. - No, it's done a great deal. 181 00:13:43,168 --> 00:13:44,768 Intimidation. 182 00:13:44,836 --> 00:13:48,372 Now, if you will proceed to the gallery... 183 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:52,643 ...we will proceed to testing its less ephemeral utility. 184 00:13:52,711 --> 00:13:54,545 You've picked quite a day for it. 185 00:13:54,612 --> 00:13:56,146 Yes. You like it? 186 00:13:56,214 --> 00:13:58,582 I think it adds to the verisimilitude. 187 00:13:58,649 --> 00:14:01,785 I question the company the maestro keeps. 188 00:14:01,853 --> 00:14:04,087 That man's a known reprobate. 189 00:14:04,155 --> 00:14:06,690 Are these soldiers meant to be Swiss? 190 00:14:06,758 --> 00:14:09,293 - And you would be...? - Commander Quattrone, 191 00:14:09,361 --> 00:14:11,695 leader of the Florentine militia. 192 00:14:11,763 --> 00:14:17,167 His Magnificence thought it wise to bring a military strategist along. 193 00:14:17,235 --> 00:14:19,870 In order to better evaluate your work. 194 00:14:19,938 --> 00:14:24,275 - I wish I'd brought a boat. - Well, he has a keen eye. 195 00:14:24,343 --> 00:14:30,515 What you see here is a representation of Rome's private mercenary regiment. 196 00:14:30,583 --> 00:14:32,783 It's a bit of theatrics, 197 00:14:32,851 --> 00:14:35,920 but often presentation is more than half the performance. 198 00:14:35,987 --> 00:14:38,122 Well, get on with it, da Vinci. 199 00:14:38,190 --> 00:14:41,292 While you delay, we drown. 200 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:44,128 - Where was I? - Yes. Come on. 201 00:14:44,196 --> 00:14:48,066 Quickly! Soldiers advancing on Florence! 202 00:14:48,133 --> 00:14:50,501 - Yes, yes, yes. - The man is mad. 203 00:15:24,471 --> 00:15:28,840 The house of Medici has invested hundreds of florins in this project. 204 00:15:28,908 --> 00:15:31,676 According to your contract, the failure of this contraption 205 00:15:31,744 --> 00:15:33,912 constitutes fraud. 206 00:15:33,980 --> 00:15:36,381 Men, take him away. 207 00:15:38,117 --> 00:15:40,352 On your feet, maestro. 208 00:15:41,788 --> 00:15:43,922 Hold. 209 00:15:43,990 --> 00:15:46,959 You have one week, artista. 210 00:15:47,027 --> 00:15:48,627 Lorenzo, no. 211 00:15:48,695 --> 00:15:51,430 The materials alone will cost another 200 florins. 212 00:15:51,498 --> 00:15:53,733 One week. 213 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:58,104 That sounds... quite reasonable. 214 00:16:02,342 --> 00:16:04,377 I'll have two, if the price is right. 215 00:16:13,019 --> 00:16:15,020 I'm gonna have words with you, boy. 216 00:16:15,088 --> 00:16:18,858 We found footprints in the graveyard where the Jew's body was stolen. 217 00:16:18,925 --> 00:16:24,597 A donkey's, a man's and a child's. 218 00:16:24,665 --> 00:16:27,833 Long-toed poulaines... 219 00:16:27,901 --> 00:16:29,902 such as you are wearing. 220 00:16:41,515 --> 00:16:43,315 Do you know who I am? 221 00:16:45,618 --> 00:16:49,153 I am Lord Girolamo Riario. 222 00:16:49,221 --> 00:16:52,923 Count and Captain General of the Holy Roman Church. 223 00:16:53,692 --> 00:16:56,760 Nephew of His Holiness... 224 00:16:56,828 --> 00:16:58,829 ..Pope Sixtus IV. 225 00:17:00,498 --> 00:17:04,502 Signor Morgante has informed us of your grave-robbing exploits. 226 00:17:04,570 --> 00:17:08,839 - I don't know what you mean. - Don't insult us, boy. 227 00:17:08,907 --> 00:17:11,075 We're well aware of who your master is. 228 00:17:11,143 --> 00:17:15,079 Erm... Your Excellency, there was the matter of payment. 229 00:17:16,515 --> 00:17:18,215 Hmm. 230 00:17:18,283 --> 00:17:19,650 Yes, of course. 231 00:17:20,753 --> 00:17:22,653 Captain Grunwald. 232 00:17:33,099 --> 00:17:35,000 Jesus! 233 00:17:38,204 --> 00:17:41,740 Now that we've established my propensity for directness, 234 00:17:41,807 --> 00:17:45,476 I trust our conversation will proceed smoothly. 235 00:17:45,544 --> 00:17:50,481 Now, we're interested in why da Vinci required the Jew's body, 236 00:17:50,549 --> 00:17:54,519 and, lest you be tempted to feign further ignorance, 237 00:17:54,586 --> 00:17:57,822 I wanted to demonstrate a remarkable device 238 00:17:57,890 --> 00:18:01,493 I recently acquired from the Orient. 239 00:18:01,561 --> 00:18:04,996 It's called... the Widow's Tear. 240 00:18:14,607 --> 00:18:16,475 No! 241 00:18:16,542 --> 00:18:21,212 The source of the discomfort you're feeling is an exquisitely tooled 242 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:25,883 diamond needle, the titular Widow's Tear. 243 00:18:25,951 --> 00:18:28,786 And as I turn the handle, the diamond... 244 00:18:30,456 --> 00:18:34,125 ..slowly incises a circle of skin, 245 00:18:34,193 --> 00:18:38,262 from the back of the hand, one layer of epidermis at a time. 246 00:18:41,866 --> 00:18:47,437 Now, I want you to weigh your next answer very, very carefully. 247 00:18:47,505 --> 00:18:50,807 Why did da Vinci unearth the Jew's body? 248 00:18:57,849 --> 00:19:00,450 Very well. Another turn. 249 00:19:11,398 --> 00:19:14,533 Stop! Stop, stop. 250 00:19:16,269 --> 00:19:20,472 Shhh, shhh. It's alright, Nico. 251 00:19:20,540 --> 00:19:24,810 Just a few simple words, and we can end all this unpleasantness. 252 00:19:27,247 --> 00:19:30,816 He was searching... 253 00:19:30,884 --> 00:19:33,753 The Jew swallowed something. 254 00:19:33,821 --> 00:19:36,055 What, child? 255 00:19:39,993 --> 00:19:41,594 A key. 256 00:19:44,398 --> 00:19:48,300 Leave nothing unturned. Just find the key. 257 00:19:52,505 --> 00:19:54,606 Rip it apart! 258 00:19:54,674 --> 00:19:56,007 Stop! 259 00:19:58,111 --> 00:19:59,912 You won't find it. 260 00:20:20,167 --> 00:20:22,235 That's what you're looking for. 261 00:20:30,077 --> 00:20:33,846 - Open it. - I can't. It's locked. 262 00:20:33,914 --> 00:20:35,548 Hack it apart. 263 00:20:44,225 --> 00:20:45,926 Wait a moment! 264 00:20:51,500 --> 00:20:55,069 Let's get out of here! Hurry! 265 00:20:55,137 --> 00:20:56,771 Let's get out of here! 266 00:20:56,839 --> 00:20:59,374 You, boy...! You...! 267 00:21:02,111 --> 00:21:04,779 You have defied instruments of the Lord's will! 268 00:21:04,847 --> 00:21:07,382 Leonardo! 269 00:21:07,449 --> 00:21:09,651 Go! Go! 270 00:21:09,718 --> 00:21:13,254 Leonardo! Are you alright? 271 00:21:14,223 --> 00:21:16,024 Oh! 272 00:21:16,091 --> 00:21:18,993 Oh, merciful heaven! What happened here? 273 00:21:19,061 --> 00:21:21,763 These men are agents of the papacy. 274 00:21:21,831 --> 00:21:24,899 What, it wasn't enough to tangle with the Medicis? Now you're...? 275 00:21:24,967 --> 00:21:27,368 Leo, you're talking about the Pope. 276 00:21:27,436 --> 00:21:30,105 Not to worry. They could only have our entrails torn out. 277 00:21:30,173 --> 00:21:33,241 Nico, who did this to you? 278 00:21:33,309 --> 00:21:35,710 Count Riario. 279 00:21:35,778 --> 00:21:37,780 The papal nephew and attack dog? 280 00:21:37,847 --> 00:21:40,182 He snatched me from the market. 281 00:21:40,250 --> 00:21:42,618 I told him... I'm sorry. 282 00:21:42,686 --> 00:21:45,021 I told him you took the key from the Jew's body. 283 00:21:45,089 --> 00:21:48,659 Well, you may have told them that, but you showed them something else. 284 00:21:48,726 --> 00:21:52,797 Hey, you've done something exceptional, Nico. 285 00:21:52,864 --> 00:21:55,399 You've saved your own life, into the bargain. 286 00:22:02,473 --> 00:22:04,641 Halt! 287 00:22:04,708 --> 00:22:07,410 Be still. 288 00:22:07,478 --> 00:22:10,414 Our visitor was expected. 289 00:22:10,482 --> 00:22:14,118 You know I can't be seen with you. There are too many prying eyes. 290 00:22:14,185 --> 00:22:15,953 If I had been stopped on the road... 291 00:22:19,058 --> 00:22:21,893 You needn't lecture me on the necessity of discretion. 292 00:22:21,961 --> 00:22:26,964 I wouldn't jeopardize such a valuable asset as yourself without ample reason. 293 00:22:30,369 --> 00:22:33,606 Now, take these. 294 00:22:33,673 --> 00:22:38,043 A list of secure locales hidden throughout Florence. 295 00:22:38,945 --> 00:22:41,213 I need more information. 296 00:22:41,281 --> 00:22:45,184 Details of Lorenzo and da Vinci's activities. 297 00:22:45,252 --> 00:22:47,753 If you have something pertinent to convey, 298 00:22:47,821 --> 00:22:50,890 inscribe the Greek letter alpha 299 00:22:50,957 --> 00:22:54,326 above whichever locale is convenient. 300 00:22:54,394 --> 00:22:56,962 If we have something to convey to you, 301 00:22:57,030 --> 00:23:01,032 we will inscribe the letter omega. 302 00:23:03,836 --> 00:23:06,037 Are you clear on all this? 303 00:23:06,105 --> 00:23:08,473 That's the official papal seal. 304 00:23:08,540 --> 00:23:10,808 Mark your messages with it. 305 00:23:10,876 --> 00:23:12,910 And one final thing. 306 00:23:15,013 --> 00:23:16,814 What is it? 307 00:23:16,882 --> 00:23:18,916 Instructions will be forthcoming. 308 00:23:18,984 --> 00:23:22,286 In the meantime, keep it hidden. 309 00:23:23,222 --> 00:23:25,156 Now, da Vinci... 310 00:23:25,224 --> 00:23:29,928 Has your celebrated artist made any mention of a key? 311 00:23:29,995 --> 00:23:33,765 - What about the Jew? - He asked about his capture. 312 00:23:33,832 --> 00:23:36,234 He wanted to return to the scene of the crime. 313 00:23:36,302 --> 00:23:37,769 That's how he put it. 314 00:23:37,836 --> 00:23:41,139 He was preoccupied with why a Jew would hide in a bookshop. 315 00:23:41,206 --> 00:23:43,875 Why would da Vinci concern himself with a bookshop? 316 00:23:43,942 --> 00:23:47,912 I don't know. Perhaps da Vinci is more clever than you. 317 00:23:47,980 --> 00:23:51,783 But then that would be heresy, wouldn't it? 318 00:23:51,850 --> 00:23:54,052 Keep an eye on that bookshop. 319 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:58,156 If we're lucky, da Vinci will complete our investigations for us. 320 00:23:58,223 --> 00:24:01,459 And you, Miss Donati, 321 00:24:01,527 --> 00:24:05,896 do continue ensnaring Lorenzo and da Vinci with that... 322 00:24:05,964 --> 00:24:07,898 pretty little cunt of yours. 323 00:24:09,534 --> 00:24:11,735 - You're a bastard. - Yes. 324 00:24:11,803 --> 00:24:14,438 And the architect of my pedigree 325 00:24:14,505 --> 00:24:17,908 is the Holy Father himself. 326 00:24:17,976 --> 00:24:21,612 Now, go, lest the prying eyes of Florence see us together 327 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:25,350 and question your already compromised character. 328 00:24:30,256 --> 00:24:34,226 She grows more impertinent with every encounter. 329 00:24:35,461 --> 00:24:38,062 Hmm. 330 00:24:38,130 --> 00:24:42,166 Even a mouse occasionally bears its teeth when it's about to be crushed. 331 00:24:44,269 --> 00:24:47,605 Scudos, the papal currency. 332 00:24:49,974 --> 00:24:52,610 Let's review the events again, da Vinci. 333 00:24:52,677 --> 00:24:56,214 They took the boy and ransacked your workshop. 334 00:24:56,281 --> 00:24:57,682 What were they looking for? 335 00:24:57,750 --> 00:24:59,784 My weapon designs. 336 00:24:59,852 --> 00:25:04,189 Well, let Rome have them. By this time next week, they'll have decimated themselves. 337 00:25:08,193 --> 00:25:11,363 By this time next week, they could decimate US! 338 00:25:11,431 --> 00:25:14,399 - Lorenzo... - Open your eyes, brother! 339 00:25:14,467 --> 00:25:17,469 We no longer enjoy Milan's protection. 340 00:25:17,537 --> 00:25:19,771 I want your men to surround this building. 341 00:25:19,839 --> 00:25:22,508 No-one to come in or out, save da Vinci and the boy. 342 00:25:22,575 --> 00:25:25,744 You will accompany da Vinci wherever he goes. 343 00:25:25,812 --> 00:25:28,413 Oh, I hardly think that's necessary! 344 00:25:31,251 --> 00:25:32,551 Go. 345 00:25:34,988 --> 00:25:38,257 You have three days for a successful fire of your gun. 346 00:25:38,325 --> 00:25:40,859 If it fails, there will be no second chances. 347 00:25:40,927 --> 00:25:44,630 There will be no trial. You will hang. 348 00:25:47,500 --> 00:25:51,169 Whatever you need to accomplish this you will possess. 349 00:25:51,237 --> 00:25:54,472 Money, materials, men. 350 00:25:54,540 --> 00:25:57,209 Make your vision real, da Vinci... 351 00:25:58,978 --> 00:26:01,447 ..for your very life. 352 00:26:06,921 --> 00:26:10,723 When the black hood pulls the lever... 353 00:26:10,791 --> 00:26:13,726 be sure to clench. 354 00:26:16,829 --> 00:26:20,633 Those guards are going to make it difficult to sneak off to the tavern. 355 00:26:20,700 --> 00:26:24,337 - Did you hear what he said? - Yes. 356 00:26:24,404 --> 00:26:26,506 I need to think. 357 00:26:26,573 --> 00:26:29,141 And if I need to think, I need to drink. 358 00:26:33,246 --> 00:26:35,648 This place is wonderful. 359 00:26:35,716 --> 00:26:38,551 So much better than the convent. 360 00:26:38,619 --> 00:26:42,556 A million thanks to you, Leonardo. 361 00:26:43,224 --> 00:26:45,092 What are you doing? 362 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:49,663 I'm trying to envisage what kind of lock the notches on this key correspond to. 363 00:27:12,388 --> 00:27:15,256 Nico, do you have that coin the Turk gave you? 364 00:27:22,298 --> 00:27:24,499 Ahh. 365 00:27:24,566 --> 00:27:26,167 I thought so. 366 00:27:27,737 --> 00:27:29,770 Two keys. 367 00:27:40,383 --> 00:27:42,784 Whatever lock this corresponds with, I'd wager 368 00:27:42,852 --> 00:27:47,422 the key represents only half of the mechanism needed to open it. 369 00:27:47,490 --> 00:27:50,459 Leo, honestly, who cares? 370 00:27:50,527 --> 00:27:52,828 Just give the damn thing to Riario. 371 00:27:52,896 --> 00:27:54,397 Inspiration can't be forced. 372 00:27:54,464 --> 00:27:55,731 Oh, well, tell that to the hangman-- 373 00:27:55,799 --> 00:27:57,366 Inspiration cannot be forced 374 00:27:57,434 --> 00:28:01,204 Look, the fact that Riario would jeopardize a formal visit to acquire this 375 00:28:01,271 --> 00:28:03,072 is telling. 376 00:28:03,140 --> 00:28:06,777 Obviously, it's linked to the Book of Leaves. The Turk confirmed it. 377 00:28:06,845 --> 00:28:09,013 Of course, the Turk. Your mystery man. 378 00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:13,818 Yes! And since we have a mystery here... 379 00:28:13,886 --> 00:28:15,520 ..I intend to see it through. 380 00:28:15,588 --> 00:28:18,622 What mystery? The Jew stole a key. 381 00:28:18,690 --> 00:28:21,825 He swallowed it to prevent his pursuers from getting it. 382 00:28:21,893 --> 00:28:23,961 Why would he break into a bookshop? 383 00:28:24,028 --> 00:28:27,530 That's where the key was in the first place. That's why he broke in. 384 00:28:27,598 --> 00:28:29,298 No, the narrative doesn't hold up. 385 00:28:29,366 --> 00:28:30,733 The bookshop reported nothing missing. 386 00:28:30,801 --> 00:28:34,003 - Oh, for fuck's sake! - And his bag was empty. 387 00:28:34,071 --> 00:28:39,742 And why the fingernail? And why was the Jew being pursued... 388 00:28:39,810 --> 00:28:41,377 ..before the bookshop? 389 00:28:49,820 --> 00:28:55,024 According to the Count, the Jew crossed the piazza 390 00:28:55,092 --> 00:28:58,895 and then entered the road here. 391 00:29:00,630 --> 00:29:04,033 Perhaps someone witnessed the event. 392 00:29:04,101 --> 00:29:07,503 Please, signor, can you offer any charity? 393 00:29:07,571 --> 00:29:09,638 Tell me, good man. 394 00:29:09,706 --> 00:29:11,641 Were you here the night the Jew was caught? 395 00:29:11,708 --> 00:29:15,277 Indeed I was, for this is my home, and I have no other. 396 00:29:15,345 --> 00:29:17,346 Can't you see this man's blind? 397 00:29:17,413 --> 00:29:18,680 Shhh. 398 00:29:21,050 --> 00:29:23,718 A florin, signor? 399 00:29:23,786 --> 00:29:25,787 You could identify that by its sound? 400 00:29:25,855 --> 00:29:29,724 I am well versed in the respective tones of our realm's coinage. 401 00:29:29,792 --> 00:29:33,361 If you would, could you describe what you heard that night? 402 00:29:33,429 --> 00:29:36,664 With pleasure. It was a cold night. 403 00:29:36,732 --> 00:29:40,135 When I first heard the shouts, I thought I was dreaming. 404 00:29:40,202 --> 00:29:42,670 They were coming from the Duomo. 405 00:29:42,738 --> 00:29:46,240 Then I heard the Jew's footsteps and his breath. 406 00:29:46,308 --> 00:29:49,577 He was terrified. I could tell that. 407 00:29:49,645 --> 00:29:52,581 Then he fell. 408 00:29:52,648 --> 00:29:56,284 Dropped something. Pages fluttering like bird's wings. 409 00:29:56,352 --> 00:29:59,020 Then I heard the Jew say, 'Wo, wo?' 410 00:29:59,088 --> 00:30:01,055 Wo, wo? 411 00:30:01,123 --> 00:30:04,291 And I heard more shouts, his pursuers calling after him. 412 00:30:04,359 --> 00:30:09,764 I did not understand a word they said, except for 'halt'. 413 00:30:09,831 --> 00:30:12,166 Halt. 414 00:30:12,234 --> 00:30:14,702 How does this shed light on your mystery? 415 00:30:14,769 --> 00:30:18,805 The men chasing the Jew spoke a foreign tongue, yet they used the word 'halt'. 416 00:30:18,873 --> 00:30:20,574 Only German and English use that. 417 00:30:20,641 --> 00:30:22,642 - So...? - So, the Swiss mercenaries 418 00:30:22,710 --> 00:30:25,044 employed by Rome speak German, 419 00:30:25,112 --> 00:30:27,846 and they must have assumed the Jew understood it, 420 00:30:27,914 --> 00:30:31,016 since most Jews speak Yiddish, a form of German. 421 00:30:31,084 --> 00:30:35,154 The word 'wo' in Yiddish means 'where'. 422 00:30:35,221 --> 00:30:39,091 The Jew wasn't fearful. He was searching for something. 423 00:30:39,158 --> 00:30:42,594 See, I believe he had two items in his possession. 424 00:30:42,662 --> 00:30:45,964 The first was small enough for him to swallow - the key. 425 00:30:46,032 --> 00:30:47,966 The second was larger, 426 00:30:48,034 --> 00:30:49,835 forcing him to find a hiding-place. 427 00:30:49,903 --> 00:30:53,572 - A book. - Precisely. 428 00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:57,209 And where would one best hide a book? 429 00:31:03,182 --> 00:31:07,619 Would you mind skulking around, making the proprietor apprehensive? 430 00:31:07,687 --> 00:31:09,288 Why me? 431 00:31:09,355 --> 00:31:11,524 Well, because you reek of dishonesty. 432 00:31:11,591 --> 00:31:14,060 As usual. 433 00:31:14,127 --> 00:31:16,362 Signor Vesticci, how goes it? 434 00:31:16,430 --> 00:31:19,566 Tell me - how many rows of shelves do you have? 435 00:31:19,633 --> 00:31:21,134 Ten. What of it? 436 00:31:21,202 --> 00:31:24,872 You there - did you just stuff something into your robes just now? 437 00:31:24,939 --> 00:31:28,642 I beg your pardon? I was simply hefting the weight of this tome. 438 00:31:28,710 --> 00:31:31,412 The fingernail was a clue to the second item's location. 439 00:31:31,479 --> 00:31:33,880 Ten shelves. Ten fingers. 440 00:31:33,948 --> 00:31:36,316 Now, we're facing the west. 441 00:31:36,383 --> 00:31:40,753 It would be more obvious, when counting, to face the opposite direction, 442 00:31:40,821 --> 00:31:43,590 the east and the rising sun. 443 00:31:45,626 --> 00:31:50,129 Additionally, Hebrew is the sacred language of the Jews, 444 00:31:50,197 --> 00:31:51,731 read from right to left. 445 00:31:51,799 --> 00:31:55,735 So, if we count from the right... 446 00:31:58,204 --> 00:32:00,706 ..we get row number five. 447 00:32:00,773 --> 00:32:02,607 Blood. 448 00:32:02,675 --> 00:32:05,009 Now, we know he bit off his fingernail. 449 00:32:07,746 --> 00:32:10,280 Look, Nico. There. 450 00:32:10,348 --> 00:32:12,749 Dust. No-one's disturbed these books in ages. 451 00:32:12,817 --> 00:32:14,951 But here... 452 00:32:18,757 --> 00:32:20,858 There's no dust at all on this book. 453 00:32:22,093 --> 00:32:24,161 Written in Hebrew, no less. 454 00:32:27,599 --> 00:32:30,001 I think we've found item number two. 455 00:32:32,405 --> 00:32:35,274 I take it all back. If you had tits, I'd marry you. 456 00:32:35,342 --> 00:32:39,278 So, you long for the soul of a man but the breasts of a woman? 457 00:32:39,346 --> 00:32:41,947 You have a treacherous road ahead, my friend. 458 00:32:50,324 --> 00:32:53,526 Artista, you will come with us. 459 00:32:53,594 --> 00:32:59,832 If you resist... Well, just ask your little friend about Riario's hospitality. 460 00:32:59,900 --> 00:33:04,204 Well, unfortunately, we will have to decline the Count's invitation. 461 00:33:09,910 --> 00:33:11,444 What is that? 462 00:33:11,512 --> 00:33:15,282 Well, you're acquainted with my infernal devices. 463 00:33:15,350 --> 00:33:18,019 The exploding chest, in my workshop. 464 00:33:18,086 --> 00:33:22,256 Well, this works on the same principle. 465 00:33:22,324 --> 00:33:26,026 It is a grenado. It's packed with gunpowder. 466 00:33:26,094 --> 00:33:28,362 Activated by a push-button on its base. 467 00:33:28,430 --> 00:33:31,666 And if I remove my thumb... 468 00:33:33,469 --> 00:33:35,203 ..the device will explode. 469 00:33:35,270 --> 00:33:37,806 He's lying. It's a snuff-box. 470 00:33:37,873 --> 00:33:41,209 Don't test my resolve. I do not care for you to die, 471 00:33:41,277 --> 00:33:43,078 on this day or any other. 472 00:33:43,146 --> 00:33:48,017 You think the greatest mind in all of Europe needs to bluff? Then try us. 473 00:33:48,084 --> 00:33:50,352 There's a vendor nearby that sells those things. 474 00:33:50,420 --> 00:33:52,521 This is da Vinci you're staring down. 475 00:33:52,588 --> 00:33:54,656 - It's a snuff-box. - It's a fucking grenado. 476 00:33:58,795 --> 00:34:01,430 - Fuck me. - Split up. 477 00:34:06,903 --> 00:34:09,138 After him! 478 00:34:09,206 --> 00:34:12,075 Halt! You won't get away from us! 479 00:34:25,891 --> 00:34:27,893 Halt! 480 00:34:31,497 --> 00:34:33,966 Halt! 481 00:34:34,033 --> 00:34:35,701 Stay where you are! 482 00:34:35,769 --> 00:34:37,903 - Got him! - Shit! 483 00:34:41,708 --> 00:34:43,375 Shit. 484 00:34:46,879 --> 00:34:48,747 Stop! 485 00:35:11,235 --> 00:35:15,037 Oh, please, give Riario my regrets! 486 00:35:29,686 --> 00:35:32,855 Count Riario, if you'd be so kind. 487 00:35:34,591 --> 00:35:37,026 Signor di Medici. 488 00:35:37,094 --> 00:35:39,028 Lady Orsini. 489 00:35:39,096 --> 00:35:42,699 Thank you most humbly for the hospitality 490 00:35:42,766 --> 00:35:45,468 you've extended to our modest delegation. 491 00:35:45,536 --> 00:35:47,670 We are only too happy 492 00:35:47,738 --> 00:35:50,740 to receive Rome's favored son. 493 00:35:52,777 --> 00:35:55,045 Lord Girolamo. 494 00:36:02,654 --> 00:36:04,956 We are ecstatic. 495 00:36:06,192 --> 00:36:09,227 Shall you and I retire to my study for a few moments? 496 00:36:15,067 --> 00:36:17,635 Drop the niceties, Riario. 497 00:36:17,703 --> 00:36:22,440 Your men broke into my artist's studio. I want to know why. 498 00:36:22,508 --> 00:36:26,244 Word of da Vinci has reached the Holy Father's ears. 499 00:36:26,312 --> 00:36:30,949 He's tasked me with finding artisans to adorn the great chapel he's building. 500 00:36:31,016 --> 00:36:33,385 I thought... 501 00:36:33,452 --> 00:36:35,153 Do you know what? 502 00:36:35,221 --> 00:36:38,023 An exploratory meeting might be in order. 503 00:36:38,090 --> 00:36:41,259 And was the death of your men part of that exploration? 504 00:36:41,327 --> 00:36:44,662 Only retroactively, but it taught me a few things about your man 505 00:36:44,730 --> 00:36:47,031 and made me anxious to make his acquaintance. 506 00:36:47,098 --> 00:36:49,566 Da Vinci is a mere dilettante. 507 00:36:49,634 --> 00:36:51,468 An amusement. Nothing more. 508 00:36:51,536 --> 00:36:54,171 And yet I'm told you've advanced him a stipend 509 00:36:54,239 --> 00:36:56,807 of 50 florins. 510 00:36:59,844 --> 00:37:03,113 Quite a handsome allowance for a mere dilettante. 511 00:37:03,181 --> 00:37:08,452 Rome hears every whisper, Lorenzo. 512 00:37:08,519 --> 00:37:14,124 Even outlandish ones concerning artisans capable of constructing war machines. 513 00:37:14,192 --> 00:37:17,994 The manufacture of armaments could be construed as a provocative move. 514 00:37:18,062 --> 00:37:20,664 As could the assassination of Duke Sforza. 515 00:37:21,900 --> 00:37:25,536 Or the refusal to pay one's debts. 516 00:37:25,603 --> 00:37:28,973 Usury. It's such an unseemly business. 517 00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:32,910 I hear the Holy Father is now borrowing money from the Pazzi family. 518 00:37:32,978 --> 00:37:35,145 Is he planning on bilking them as well? 519 00:37:36,848 --> 00:37:39,283 Since we're on the subject of provocations, 520 00:37:39,351 --> 00:37:42,920 I believe it's time I stated the purpose of my visit. 521 00:37:42,988 --> 00:37:48,225 His Holiness wishes to inform you of his choice for the Archbishop of Pisa. 522 00:37:48,293 --> 00:37:50,294 Pisa falls under Florence's jurisdiction. 523 00:37:50,362 --> 00:37:54,232 Nevertheless, the selection has been made. 524 00:37:54,299 --> 00:37:59,403 His Holiness has appointed Francesco Salviati. 525 00:38:01,173 --> 00:38:03,641 - Your cousin. - Hmm. 526 00:38:05,811 --> 00:38:07,678 Well... 527 00:38:07,746 --> 00:38:10,848 It appears congratulations are in order. 528 00:38:10,916 --> 00:38:12,983 Please, inform the Holy Father 529 00:38:13,051 --> 00:38:17,021 that you and Salviati should assemble the largest army you can find... 530 00:38:17,089 --> 00:38:19,223 because the only way you're setting foot in Pisa 531 00:38:19,291 --> 00:38:21,659 is if I am dead and buried. 532 00:38:21,726 --> 00:38:23,327 I see. 533 00:38:23,395 --> 00:38:25,862 So, that's your proposed condition? 534 00:38:25,930 --> 00:38:28,298 Rome fired the first salvo, not I. 535 00:38:28,366 --> 00:38:31,235 And we intend to fire the last. 536 00:38:37,541 --> 00:38:40,744 Good night, Magnifico. 537 00:38:44,883 --> 00:38:47,518 How in Christ's name 538 00:38:47,586 --> 00:38:49,720 did he know all that? 539 00:38:49,788 --> 00:38:51,556 Troubling. 540 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:15,248 You look very fetching in your night shirt. 541 00:39:15,316 --> 00:39:18,818 What are you doing, skulking around? I could have hurt you. 542 00:39:18,886 --> 00:39:21,120 With a drafting compass? 543 00:39:22,823 --> 00:39:24,724 Why are you here, Leonardo? 544 00:39:24,792 --> 00:39:29,262 I can't go to my quarters. The Vatican's thugs are looking for me. 545 00:39:29,330 --> 00:39:33,166 Lorenzo's men have been in and out of here all day, looking for you. 546 00:39:33,233 --> 00:39:36,837 Lorenzo gave me a deadline on my musket. 547 00:39:36,904 --> 00:39:38,772 Frankly, I'm not sure I can make it. 548 00:39:38,839 --> 00:39:40,540 I'm not surprised. 549 00:39:40,608 --> 00:39:44,411 You have three layers of cannons on top of one another. Yes? 550 00:39:44,478 --> 00:39:46,313 Mm-hm. 551 00:39:46,381 --> 00:39:49,316 Well, there's going to be some powder contamination between the tiers. 552 00:39:49,383 --> 00:39:53,987 Look, I promised Lorenzo a musket that could be fired and loaded simultaneously. 553 00:39:54,054 --> 00:39:58,091 This is a dangerous game you're playing with Lorenzo. Have you overreached? 554 00:39:58,159 --> 00:40:02,194 Christ, Andrea! The whole point of progress is overreaching. 555 00:40:02,262 --> 00:40:04,697 Why doesn't anyone understand that? 556 00:40:10,772 --> 00:40:12,306 Drink. 557 00:40:14,075 --> 00:40:17,645 Now, do you want to tell me what this is all really about? 558 00:40:23,385 --> 00:40:27,321 Have you heard of the Book of Leaves? 559 00:40:29,124 --> 00:40:31,525 It's a myth. No more real than a unicorn. 560 00:40:31,593 --> 00:40:33,627 - I believe it exists. - A book of wonders, 561 00:40:33,695 --> 00:40:36,897 containing the secret history of the world? Please! 562 00:40:37,799 --> 00:40:40,767 The Jew that was hanged. Hm? 563 00:40:40,835 --> 00:40:42,736 This was his. 564 00:40:42,803 --> 00:40:46,339 Your Hebrew's better than mine. Perhaps you can tell me what it concerns. 565 00:40:53,848 --> 00:40:58,551 It's... it's a treatise on the origins of the universe. 566 00:40:59,920 --> 00:41:02,788 Astronomy. 567 00:41:02,856 --> 00:41:05,157 It keeps referring to the Vault of Heaven, 568 00:41:05,225 --> 00:41:07,158 how it can be opened. 569 00:41:07,226 --> 00:41:09,294 Or perhaps... Ah-ha. 570 00:41:09,361 --> 00:41:12,230 So, the Vault of Heaven could refer to the night sky. 571 00:41:12,298 --> 00:41:15,633 So, perhaps the Book can be found by looking for a constellation. 572 00:41:15,701 --> 00:41:18,403 Leo, give up on this fool's errand 573 00:41:18,470 --> 00:41:20,337 and focus on your commission. 574 00:41:20,405 --> 00:41:22,907 Stop borrowing trouble based on a fable. 575 00:41:26,411 --> 00:41:28,145 This fable... 576 00:41:30,682 --> 00:41:33,150 is bound up in the fate of my mother. 577 00:41:38,289 --> 00:41:43,626 I can draw anything I've seen, Andrea. Anything. 578 00:41:43,694 --> 00:41:46,695 But I can't draw her face. 579 00:41:46,763 --> 00:41:48,564 I've tried. I can't. 580 00:41:48,631 --> 00:41:52,901 I can't. I just can't remember it. 581 00:41:52,969 --> 00:41:55,237 If there's any knowledge to be had of her 582 00:41:55,304 --> 00:41:58,173 bound up in this quest... 583 00:41:58,241 --> 00:42:00,275 ..I need to see it through. 584 00:42:02,078 --> 00:42:05,781 Then your need will most likely end up getting you killed. 585 00:42:07,550 --> 00:42:09,317 Hmm. 586 00:42:26,436 --> 00:42:29,805 He told me the linens were from Naples. 587 00:42:29,873 --> 00:42:32,241 Isn't that right, dear? 588 00:42:32,308 --> 00:42:34,744 Me, a textile merchant. 589 00:42:34,811 --> 00:42:39,248 I suggested he start getting his wine from the Orient, while he's at it. 590 00:42:39,316 --> 00:42:42,284 Shouldn't you be working on Lorenzo's musket? 591 00:42:42,352 --> 00:42:45,688 Well, unlike you, I'm capable of doing two things at the same time. 592 00:42:45,755 --> 00:42:48,790 Drinking and digging your own grave. 593 00:42:58,134 --> 00:42:59,801 Yours. 594 00:43:01,771 --> 00:43:05,239 The question you asked of me earlier. 595 00:43:05,307 --> 00:43:07,608 Which gift do I prefer? 596 00:43:11,813 --> 00:43:13,781 You seem very uncomfortable. 597 00:43:13,848 --> 00:43:16,383 I don't often attend affairs such as this. 598 00:43:16,451 --> 00:43:21,821 Well, I do. It's a confection of pretence and masks. 599 00:43:21,889 --> 00:43:25,092 Smile. Lorenzo's watching us. 600 00:43:32,400 --> 00:43:37,104 Your pardons and indulgences. Your pardons and indulgences. 601 00:43:37,172 --> 00:43:40,741 Welcome, all of you... 602 00:43:40,808 --> 00:43:43,010 ..to a feast of Florence, 603 00:43:43,077 --> 00:43:46,480 so full of life and vibrancy. 604 00:43:48,016 --> 00:43:50,284 So like Eden. 605 00:43:52,121 --> 00:43:55,490 Full of fresh fruits. 606 00:43:58,360 --> 00:44:01,096 Full of bird and game. 607 00:44:13,710 --> 00:44:16,678 Full of nature's grace. 608 00:44:39,836 --> 00:44:42,204 So like Eden... 609 00:44:42,272 --> 00:44:46,876 but, of course, Eden had guests. 610 00:44:49,680 --> 00:44:51,814 As do we. 611 00:44:51,882 --> 00:44:56,220 Of course, our guest is somewhat more pleasant than the serpent. 612 00:44:57,555 --> 00:45:01,625 Please let us welcome Count Girolamo Riario, 613 00:45:01,693 --> 00:45:03,661 emissary from Rome, 614 00:45:03,729 --> 00:45:07,232 to our Eden, to our Florence. 615 00:45:13,140 --> 00:45:16,142 Dinner is served. 616 00:45:29,623 --> 00:45:31,124 What do you see? 617 00:45:33,227 --> 00:45:37,030 I know who you are; You know who I am. We both know what's transpired. 618 00:45:37,098 --> 00:45:39,499 Now, tell me: what do you see? 619 00:45:39,567 --> 00:45:43,470 I believe I saw someone call you a snake in front of all those people. 620 00:45:45,339 --> 00:45:49,108 And I see a key that you will be giving to me... 621 00:45:49,176 --> 00:45:51,511 ..along with what you took from that bookstore. 622 00:45:51,579 --> 00:45:55,381 Well, both the key and the book the Jew hid are quite useless, 623 00:45:55,449 --> 00:45:59,585 unless one has the intellect required to find the Vault of Heaven. 624 00:45:59,652 --> 00:46:01,520 - Then I'll have you as well. - Why would I 625 00:46:01,588 --> 00:46:03,355 surrender myself to Rome? 626 00:46:03,423 --> 00:46:06,125 Perhaps you value your life? 627 00:46:08,328 --> 00:46:10,463 Not enough to betray Florence. 628 00:46:10,531 --> 00:46:12,898 Then... 629 00:46:12,966 --> 00:46:15,968 perhaps you value the life of another a little more. 630 00:46:18,404 --> 00:46:23,909 I know desire when I see it, and I am very well versed in the myriad ways 631 00:46:23,977 --> 00:46:26,545 of exploiting it. 632 00:46:26,613 --> 00:46:31,584 You know, this doesn't have to be contentious, da Vinci. 633 00:46:31,652 --> 00:46:35,721 Join us, and the whole of the Vatican's secret archives 634 00:46:35,789 --> 00:46:37,523 can be at your disposal. 635 00:46:37,591 --> 00:46:39,926 You're offering me forbidden fruit now. 636 00:46:41,862 --> 00:46:44,331 That's what serpents do, isn't it? 637 00:46:48,203 --> 00:46:50,270 Meet me tomorrow at sunrise. 638 00:46:50,338 --> 00:46:55,743 And then the key, all of its secrets... can be yours. 639 00:46:55,811 --> 00:46:58,079 And your services? 640 00:46:58,147 --> 00:47:01,416 Surely, if I'm to find the Book of Leaves, I'll need those, as well? 641 00:47:44,161 --> 00:47:47,397 - What is he doing? - He's playing with a bottle. 642 00:47:47,464 --> 00:47:49,199 Of course he is. 643 00:47:49,266 --> 00:47:51,801 I'll admit he eluded us once, 644 00:47:51,869 --> 00:47:54,404 but this time we're ready for him. 645 00:47:57,908 --> 00:48:00,843 There. It makes sense. 646 00:48:00,910 --> 00:48:04,046 He was already working with the Roman scum. 647 00:48:34,345 --> 00:48:36,546 Do we need any more proof? 648 00:48:36,614 --> 00:48:38,648 He is complicit with them. 649 00:48:39,951 --> 00:48:42,285 Consider this a retainer. 650 00:48:42,353 --> 00:48:44,521 For your services to Rome. 651 00:48:46,423 --> 00:48:48,491 Why do you hesitate, da Vinci? 652 00:48:48,559 --> 00:48:50,693 This is the next step. 653 00:48:50,761 --> 00:48:53,329 Sorry. I don't follow you. 654 00:48:54,131 --> 00:48:56,265 Why did you exhume the Jew? 655 00:48:56,333 --> 00:48:59,935 Why do you endeavor to find the Vault? 656 00:49:00,003 --> 00:49:02,538 I don't endeavor. 657 00:49:02,606 --> 00:49:04,907 I've found it. 658 00:49:04,975 --> 00:49:09,745 The Vault of Heaven, which, presumably, contains the Book of Leaves. 659 00:49:09,813 --> 00:49:13,516 I've had it put on wheels, so I might move it for safekeeping. 660 00:49:13,584 --> 00:49:18,421 Apparently, it requires two keys to open. 661 00:49:18,489 --> 00:49:23,359 The Jew. The Vault. The Book. 662 00:49:23,427 --> 00:49:27,063 You've done all this, because you want to know 663 00:49:27,130 --> 00:49:29,098 what's next. 664 00:49:29,166 --> 00:49:31,333 Between the base animal clawing for money 665 00:49:31,401 --> 00:49:34,837 and the enlightened man's reach for God 666 00:49:34,905 --> 00:49:37,607 lies knowledge. 667 00:49:37,675 --> 00:49:41,478 You just want to know what's next. I do too. 668 00:49:41,546 --> 00:49:44,081 Oh, that's not what you want. 669 00:49:44,149 --> 00:49:46,551 You want to suppress knowledge. 670 00:49:46,618 --> 00:49:50,088 No. I want to administer it. 671 00:49:50,156 --> 00:49:53,759 Someone has to. Why not an agent of God? 672 00:49:53,826 --> 00:49:58,798 Well, if God exists, surely, He intended His knowledge to be shared by all? 673 00:49:58,866 --> 00:50:03,202 The truth is, progress frightens you and your ilk. 674 00:50:03,270 --> 00:50:07,507 Not at all. We embrace it. 675 00:50:07,574 --> 00:50:11,077 Really?! Really? 676 00:50:11,145 --> 00:50:14,781 Are we at an impasse, then? 677 00:50:14,849 --> 00:50:17,818 That would be unfortunate. 678 00:50:17,885 --> 00:50:21,155 This is your last chance for an amicable partnership. 679 00:50:22,123 --> 00:50:24,090 I decline your offer. 680 00:50:25,593 --> 00:50:30,464 I pledge allegiance to Lorenzo the Magnificent, 681 00:50:30,532 --> 00:50:32,433 his foolish brother, 682 00:50:32,501 --> 00:50:35,369 and the whole of Florence! 683 00:50:35,437 --> 00:50:37,771 You want to tame Florence, 684 00:50:37,839 --> 00:50:40,407 but I prefer it wild, 685 00:50:40,474 --> 00:50:43,176 for all its quirks and criminals. 686 00:50:43,244 --> 00:50:46,313 So, why don't you scurry on back to Rome 687 00:50:46,380 --> 00:50:51,384 and tell your Pope that neither Florence nor da Vinci 688 00:50:51,452 --> 00:50:53,253 will be contained? 689 00:50:59,726 --> 00:51:02,529 You hurt my friend! 690 00:51:03,230 --> 00:51:06,666 Go! Run, you fools! 691 00:51:40,368 --> 00:51:42,368 I'm sorry. 692 00:51:47,575 --> 00:51:49,509 I did warn you. 693 00:52:08,763 --> 00:52:12,967 Why aren't we meeting at the palace? 694 00:52:13,035 --> 00:52:16,872 I come here to retreat from public life. 695 00:52:16,939 --> 00:52:21,243 And the words I would have with you aren't meant to be public. 696 00:52:21,310 --> 00:52:24,779 I believe there may be a spy in my court. 697 00:52:24,847 --> 00:52:27,683 Riario knew the details of our arrangement, 698 00:52:27,750 --> 00:52:31,353 the exact amount of the stipend I've advanced you. 699 00:52:33,923 --> 00:52:37,192 You suspect my allegiance? 700 00:52:39,596 --> 00:52:41,597 No. 701 00:52:41,665 --> 00:52:45,267 No, the fact that you just killed six of the papal guard 702 00:52:45,335 --> 00:52:47,303 releases you from the circle of suspicion. 703 00:52:47,371 --> 00:52:49,171 Hmm. 704 00:52:49,239 --> 00:52:52,942 No, you wanted me to witness your meeting with Riario today, didn't you? 705 00:52:53,010 --> 00:52:55,411 What makes you say that? 706 00:52:55,479 --> 00:53:00,083 Well, you managed to evade my officers, even though I insisted they watch over you, 707 00:53:00,151 --> 00:53:02,686 and then today, conveniently, you slip up. 708 00:53:02,753 --> 00:53:05,421 You intended for us to track you to the quarry. 709 00:53:05,489 --> 00:53:10,159 I thought you'd appreciate seeing the gun work on real opponents, not wooden ones. 710 00:53:10,227 --> 00:53:12,294 How did you fix the gun's flaws? 711 00:53:12,362 --> 00:53:14,496 The cannons needed more separation, 712 00:53:14,564 --> 00:53:17,266 so the rotating drum I fashioned did just that. 713 00:53:17,333 --> 00:53:20,135 And can your musket now be produced on a large scale? 714 00:53:20,203 --> 00:53:24,440 Well, given the resources, absolutely. 715 00:53:24,508 --> 00:53:26,809 Then you will have them. 716 00:53:26,876 --> 00:53:29,245 You have done well, da Vinci. 717 00:53:29,312 --> 00:53:32,348 We struck Riario quite a blow today. 718 00:53:34,184 --> 00:53:37,085 But it won't be long before he retaliates. 719 00:53:37,153 --> 00:53:39,154 Lorenzo, we don't have much... 720 00:53:41,390 --> 00:53:44,325 - I thought we were alone. - It's all right, Lucrezia. 721 00:53:44,393 --> 00:53:46,460 It's only da Vinci. 722 00:53:46,528 --> 00:53:49,363 And I trust we can rely on his discretion. 723 00:53:50,699 --> 00:53:53,367 Absolutely. 724 00:53:53,435 --> 00:53:55,569 Good man. 725 00:53:55,637 --> 00:53:58,271 Get to work, maestro. 726 00:53:58,339 --> 00:54:01,508 Florence is counting on you. 727 00:54:27,034 --> 00:54:28,835 Why do you laugh? 728 00:54:28,902 --> 00:54:31,070 One day, Lupo, 729 00:54:31,138 --> 00:54:35,742 all that you see here will fall under Rome's rule. 730 00:54:35,809 --> 00:54:38,912 And if that day happens a bit further down the road, 731 00:54:38,979 --> 00:54:42,716 because of da Vinci's intervention... 732 00:54:42,783 --> 00:54:44,684 ..so be it. 733 00:54:44,752 --> 00:54:46,352 But he has the key. 734 00:54:48,155 --> 00:54:51,391 That makes him one step closer to obtaining the Book of Leaves. 735 00:54:51,459 --> 00:54:55,195 Let him keep it for now. At least we know where it is. 736 00:54:55,263 --> 00:55:00,800 And besides... the key is useless without its counterpart. 737 00:55:00,868 --> 00:55:03,436 And what if da Vinci obtains that? 738 00:55:04,972 --> 00:55:07,540 He won't. 739 00:55:07,608 --> 00:55:09,042 How do you know? 740 00:55:10,911 --> 00:55:13,012 Because I have it! 741 00:55:18,251 --> 00:55:21,386 And now you know, dear Lupo... 742 00:55:21,454 --> 00:55:25,857 ..why I find the whole affair so amusing. 743 00:55:38,104 --> 00:55:40,439 Why the long face, Leo? 744 00:55:40,507 --> 00:55:42,441 The maestro's never satisfied. 745 00:55:42,509 --> 00:55:47,012 The possibility of perfection, another puzzle looming over the horizon. 746 00:55:47,080 --> 00:55:49,181 How many letters are in the Hebrew alphabet? 747 00:55:49,249 --> 00:55:51,684 27. 748 00:55:51,751 --> 00:55:54,353 There are 27 illustrations in this book. 749 00:55:54,421 --> 00:55:55,755 So...? 750 00:55:57,591 --> 00:55:59,992 Have you gone mad? 751 00:56:00,060 --> 00:56:01,927 Help me move this table back. 752 00:56:03,630 --> 00:56:08,801 Hebrew, as we've already established, is written from right to left. 753 00:56:10,670 --> 00:56:16,574 If the first illustration corresponds with the first page of the alphabet... 754 00:56:16,642 --> 00:56:18,075 Aleph. 755 00:56:18,143 --> 00:56:21,078 ..and the second page corresponds with the second... 756 00:56:21,146 --> 00:56:23,447 - Beth. - ..And the third page 757 00:56:23,515 --> 00:56:25,416 follows the same pattern... 758 00:56:25,483 --> 00:56:26,884 Gimel. 759 00:56:26,952 --> 00:56:29,820 Do you see how the gold lines up from one page to the next? 760 00:56:29,888 --> 00:56:32,056 Have you heard of steganography? 761 00:56:32,124 --> 00:56:34,359 It's cryptography developed by the Greeks. 762 00:56:34,427 --> 00:56:36,494 It means 'concealed writing'. 763 00:56:36,562 --> 00:56:39,997 It's basically hiding a coded message in plain sight. 764 00:56:40,065 --> 00:56:44,435 - Leaves in a forest. - Make a grid of three rows, 765 00:56:44,503 --> 00:56:46,437 each of them nine across... 766 00:56:46,505 --> 00:56:49,607 - What is it? - Patience, Nico. 767 00:56:49,675 --> 00:56:51,942 As with most puzzles... 768 00:56:52,010 --> 00:56:55,479 it needs to be viewed from a different perspective. 769 00:57:01,852 --> 00:57:04,788 The Vault of Heaven isn't a metaphor. 770 00:57:04,855 --> 00:57:07,023 It's an actual vault, 771 00:57:07,091 --> 00:57:09,960 containing the Book of Leaves. 772 00:57:10,027 --> 00:57:12,729 And that, gentlemen, 773 00:57:12,797 --> 00:57:16,700 is a map, detailing the vault's location. 774 00:57:16,768 --> 00:57:19,403 The land this describes doesn't exist. 775 00:57:19,471 --> 00:57:23,374 Well, then, we'll just have to discover it, won't we? 776 00:57:40,038 --> 00:57:44,971 == Sync by Alice == == www.addic7ed.com == 9999 00:00:0,500 --> 00:00:2,00 www.tvsubtitles.net