1 00:00:02,131 --> 00:00:03,866 My name is Leonardo Da Vinci. 2 00:00:03,933 --> 00:00:06,270 You're the eccentric that Verrocchio employs. 3 00:00:06,337 --> 00:00:09,640 I'm an artist and an anatomist and an engineer of some note. 4 00:00:09,708 --> 00:00:13,212 Search for the Book of Leaves. Fate has chosen you. 5 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:14,980 Where do I start my search? 6 00:00:15,048 --> 00:00:16,349 The hanged man. 7 00:00:16,416 --> 00:00:18,652 The Jew that was hanged - I want to unearth his body. 8 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:23,091 My mistress insisted that you be the one to capture her beauty. 9 00:00:23,158 --> 00:00:24,492 (Gasps and shrieks) 10 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:26,527 I sense the Vatican's hand behind this. 11 00:00:26,595 --> 00:00:28,663 You need weapons of your own Your Magnificence. 12 00:00:28,730 --> 00:00:31,999 This will greatly increase your firepower. 13 00:00:32,067 --> 00:00:34,634 The Medicis have employed him to design siege weapons. 14 00:00:34,702 --> 00:00:36,803 You know this how? I have an agent 15 00:00:36,870 --> 00:00:38,003 within Lorenzo's ranks. 16 00:00:39,161 --> 00:00:43,161 ♪ DaVinci's Demons 1x02 ♪ The Serpent Original Air Date on April 19, 2013 17 00:00:43,186 --> 00:00:48,186 == sync, corrected by elderman == 18 00:00:48,211 --> 00:01:42,049 ♪ 19 00:01:44,569 --> 00:01:48,438 (Bell tolling and man screaming) 20 00:01:50,375 --> 00:01:52,743 He told you time is a river? 21 00:01:53,712 --> 00:01:57,448 He told me the river was circular. 22 00:01:57,516 --> 00:02:00,418 That one man's death paves the way for the birth of another. 23 00:02:00,486 --> 00:02:04,156 Indeed, and men like ourselves, 24 00:02:04,224 --> 00:02:07,727 we can change the river's course. 25 00:02:07,795 --> 00:02:10,329 I'm like you, then? 26 00:02:12,499 --> 00:02:15,334 I find that hard to believe. 27 00:02:15,402 --> 00:02:17,603 You don't know who I am, do you? 28 00:02:18,806 --> 00:02:21,141 (Whimpering) 29 00:02:21,209 --> 00:02:24,845 My brother and I... Your bandits tried to take my honor. 30 00:02:24,913 --> 00:02:26,948 - Where? - Down the path, to the left. 31 00:02:27,015 --> 00:02:29,150 - Hurry! - This way. 32 00:02:29,218 --> 00:02:33,488 In you go. Go on, in. 33 00:02:33,556 --> 00:02:35,357 Alright. 34 00:02:35,424 --> 00:02:37,258 You should be safe in there. 35 00:02:41,096 --> 00:02:42,530 Come on. 36 00:02:46,068 --> 00:02:48,603 I'm sorry - the fools locked the gate. 37 00:02:48,671 --> 00:02:50,806 The fools are worth worrying about. 38 00:02:50,874 --> 00:02:52,274 A locked gate... 39 00:02:54,678 --> 00:02:57,113 ..not so much. 40 00:02:57,181 --> 00:02:59,783 There is no yesterday, you see. 41 00:02:59,850 --> 00:03:01,818 No tomorrow. 42 00:03:01,886 --> 00:03:06,556 Time is all one single continuum. 43 00:03:08,058 --> 00:03:10,693 We have met, haven't we? 44 00:03:10,761 --> 00:03:14,130 Of course. We're brothers. 45 00:03:14,965 --> 00:03:16,900 Who are you? 46 00:03:16,967 --> 00:03:19,602 Start with your heel, roll to your toe. 47 00:03:19,670 --> 00:03:22,673 - I already have a maestro. - Keep Da Vinci's counsel, 48 00:03:22,740 --> 00:03:25,575 but enhance it. 49 00:03:25,643 --> 00:03:27,077 There. 50 00:03:29,381 --> 00:03:31,148 What is it? 51 00:03:31,216 --> 00:03:33,183 They don't like their graves being violated, 52 00:03:33,251 --> 00:03:36,687 so they cover them in sand and letters to alert them of mischief. 53 00:03:36,755 --> 00:03:38,856 What does it say? 54 00:03:38,924 --> 00:03:41,659 Funnily enough... 55 00:03:41,727 --> 00:03:43,994 'Taken.' 56 00:03:44,062 --> 00:03:47,632 I'm a son of earth and starry heaven. 57 00:03:48,334 --> 00:03:49,967 I'm thirsty. 58 00:03:51,903 --> 00:03:54,104 Please... 59 00:03:54,172 --> 00:03:57,273 give me something to drink from the fountain of memory. 60 00:04:04,047 --> 00:04:06,915 See, as I have seen... 61 00:04:06,983 --> 00:04:09,785 ..into infinity... 62 00:04:09,852 --> 00:04:11,586 ..and you will be a god. 63 00:04:13,622 --> 00:04:16,091 But know this. 64 00:04:16,159 --> 00:04:19,160 You will...suffer. 65 00:04:19,228 --> 00:04:22,430 - (Gasps) - One corpse. 66 00:04:22,498 --> 00:04:25,667 Freshly plucked. 67 00:04:25,734 --> 00:04:28,503 Was it a nightmare, maestro? 68 00:04:28,570 --> 00:04:30,271 No, it was something else entirely. 69 00:04:33,509 --> 00:04:35,944 Take notes, would you? 70 00:04:36,012 --> 00:04:40,884 I perceive the expected marks from strangulation. 71 00:04:40,951 --> 00:04:42,886 Crushed larynx. 72 00:04:42,954 --> 00:04:44,388 Nico. 73 00:04:44,455 --> 00:04:48,091 Diminished musculature. Likely from malnutrition. 74 00:04:48,159 --> 00:04:50,060 Circumcised member. 75 00:04:50,127 --> 00:04:51,561 I've never seen one of those before. 76 00:04:53,764 --> 00:04:55,165 What is that? 77 00:04:57,601 --> 00:05:01,737 A missing fingernail, on the right digitus primus. 78 00:05:09,379 --> 00:05:12,315 Leo, what are you doing? 79 00:05:12,382 --> 00:05:16,719 The Turk said to start my quest with a hanged man. 80 00:05:16,787 --> 00:05:20,690 Specifically, the seat of the soul. 81 00:05:21,826 --> 00:05:23,460 It's a euphemism for the stomach. 82 00:05:26,130 --> 00:05:27,998 (Squelching) 83 00:05:39,611 --> 00:05:41,578 The missing fingernail. 84 00:05:42,614 --> 00:05:45,115 Odd that he would ingest it. 85 00:05:50,253 --> 00:05:52,521 (Laughs) 86 00:05:56,859 --> 00:05:59,762 - Oh...! - One man's death 87 00:05:59,830 --> 00:06:03,265 opens the doorway for another. 88 00:06:04,234 --> 00:06:06,168 (Jingling) 89 00:06:13,477 --> 00:06:15,378 Did your husband give you that? 90 00:06:20,317 --> 00:06:22,585 It's a family heirloom. 91 00:06:22,652 --> 00:06:24,486 From Ceylon. 92 00:06:24,554 --> 00:06:26,922 It's a stone called Serendibite. 93 00:06:33,696 --> 00:06:35,597 What's troubling you? 94 00:06:35,665 --> 00:06:40,403 Count Riario is coming to pay us a visit. 95 00:06:40,471 --> 00:06:42,271 For what purpose? 96 00:06:42,339 --> 00:06:44,541 Oh, nothing pleasant, I'm sure. 97 00:06:46,477 --> 00:06:49,745 But I'll be expected to wine and dine him, 98 00:06:49,813 --> 00:06:52,081 whilst hosting the rest of Florence's elite. 99 00:06:53,917 --> 00:06:56,218 Will you come? 100 00:06:56,286 --> 00:06:59,255 You can keep Riario entertained. 101 00:06:59,323 --> 00:07:01,224 Will Clarice be there? 102 00:07:01,291 --> 00:07:02,458 Of course. 103 00:07:05,196 --> 00:07:08,498 We can steal glances throughout the evening. 104 00:07:08,566 --> 00:07:11,168 (Chuckles) 105 00:07:11,235 --> 00:07:14,004 I'll even invite that scoundrel, if you like. 106 00:07:16,107 --> 00:07:18,709 Da Vinci. 107 00:07:18,777 --> 00:07:21,611 The one who's supposed to be painting your portrait. 108 00:07:22,881 --> 00:07:26,216 And building me a weapon. 109 00:07:33,725 --> 00:07:36,160 (Door closing) 110 00:07:42,434 --> 00:07:44,235 You're late, son. 111 00:07:44,302 --> 00:07:46,771 Contract - signed. 112 00:07:48,707 --> 00:07:51,342 And now binding. 113 00:07:51,410 --> 00:07:53,711 - Did you not even read it? - We'd agreed the terms. 114 00:07:53,779 --> 00:07:56,614 But not the administration of those terms. 115 00:07:56,682 --> 00:07:58,883 I told you to stay away. 116 00:07:58,951 --> 00:08:01,219 I let you know there would be consequences. 117 00:08:01,287 --> 00:08:03,455 What do you think you've done? 118 00:08:03,523 --> 00:08:05,324 Painting Lucrezia Donati, 119 00:08:05,392 --> 00:08:10,496 fraudulently leading the Medicis to believe you can deliver preposterous weapons. 120 00:08:10,564 --> 00:08:15,267 You've overreached, and now I've made it so you'll soon be gone. 121 00:08:15,335 --> 00:08:19,772 There isn't a contract you can devise that can contain me. 122 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:23,543 You're the bastard son of a servant girl I spilled my seed into. 123 00:08:23,610 --> 00:08:26,045 Your heritage contains you. 124 00:08:50,671 --> 00:08:52,305 (Sighs) 125 00:09:02,850 --> 00:09:04,818 (Groaning) 126 00:09:12,694 --> 00:09:15,396 (Shrieks) No! 127 00:09:15,464 --> 00:09:17,398 - What's wrong? - What's changed? 128 00:09:18,934 --> 00:09:23,205 Something's shifted in you since last we met. 129 00:09:23,273 --> 00:09:27,810 Perhaps it's just you and me here in Lorenzo's home. 130 00:09:27,878 --> 00:09:29,379 Feeling guilty? 131 00:09:29,446 --> 00:09:32,782 It's not as if I don't have affection for him. 132 00:09:32,850 --> 00:09:35,651 Or perhaps... 133 00:09:35,719 --> 00:09:39,122 ..I'm guilty about feeling guilty. 134 00:09:41,191 --> 00:09:43,459 It's not as if I don't have affection for you as well. 135 00:09:43,527 --> 00:09:46,296 Which guilt do you prefer, then? 136 00:09:46,364 --> 00:09:49,500 I have known Lorenzo since I was a girl. I've known you a week. 137 00:09:49,568 --> 00:09:52,069 - That's not an answer. - Well... 138 00:09:56,841 --> 00:09:58,876 The Jew they executed... 139 00:10:01,779 --> 00:10:03,613 What was his offence? 140 00:10:05,149 --> 00:10:08,218 He said he had to run from cut-throats... 141 00:10:08,286 --> 00:10:11,221 and he took refuge in a bookstore. 142 00:10:11,289 --> 00:10:14,391 The authorities suspect he stole something, 143 00:10:14,458 --> 00:10:16,493 but nothing was missing, 144 00:10:16,561 --> 00:10:18,695 and the bag he carried was empty. 145 00:10:19,664 --> 00:10:22,665 So, they hanged a man... 146 00:10:22,733 --> 00:10:25,001 for stealing something that wasn't missing. 147 00:10:27,305 --> 00:10:31,074 The scene of the crime requires further investigation. 148 00:10:33,444 --> 00:10:34,811 Does it? 149 00:10:40,418 --> 00:10:42,719 - (Door opening) (LORENZO) Prepare the horses! 150 00:10:42,786 --> 00:10:44,487 I want to be off at once. 151 00:10:46,390 --> 00:10:48,157 Oh... 152 00:10:48,225 --> 00:10:49,893 You've finished already? 153 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:53,096 Yes. Signor Da Vinci had somewhere to be. 154 00:10:53,163 --> 00:10:57,099 Ah, yes. He's testing his gun for us. 155 00:10:57,167 --> 00:11:00,569 Today he gives Florence its sting... 156 00:11:02,038 --> 00:11:03,972 ..while I show him mine. 157 00:11:05,441 --> 00:11:08,476 It's quite considerate he left us a moment to be alone. 158 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:14,415 Mmm... (Chuckles) 159 00:11:14,482 --> 00:11:17,084 Lorenzo, anybody could walk in. 160 00:11:17,152 --> 00:11:18,919 I just needed a bit of you. 161 00:11:18,987 --> 00:11:21,055 And you will have it... 162 00:11:21,122 --> 00:11:22,856 for it is yours alone. 163 00:11:28,096 --> 00:11:31,198 - Good luck today. - We're off! 164 00:11:35,704 --> 00:11:37,538 Good luck. 165 00:11:37,605 --> 00:11:39,506 That bit of you... 166 00:11:41,843 --> 00:11:43,744 It's not his alone. 167 00:11:43,812 --> 00:11:46,947 No...it's not. 168 00:11:47,015 --> 00:11:50,851 But it will always be his first. 169 00:12:12,675 --> 00:12:15,443 Do you have any saltpeter? 170 00:12:15,511 --> 00:12:17,979 What do you need potassium nitrate for? 171 00:12:18,047 --> 00:12:21,316 Gunpowder. The maestro's designing a weapon. 172 00:12:21,383 --> 00:12:23,284 He calls it the pipe-organ musket. 173 00:12:29,226 --> 00:12:31,360 The recoil will kill him. 174 00:12:31,428 --> 00:12:33,095 Don't worry. He's worked it out. 175 00:12:33,163 --> 00:12:37,700 By God...he's corrupted you already. 176 00:12:37,768 --> 00:12:42,104 Over there, third shelf, between the vermillion and the ultramarine. 177 00:12:43,273 --> 00:12:45,741 And tell him I expect to be paid in coin, 178 00:12:45,809 --> 00:12:48,678 not idle boasts, like last time. 179 00:12:51,282 --> 00:12:53,683 Come on. 180 00:12:53,751 --> 00:12:56,085 - God! - Careful, Giuliano. 181 00:12:56,153 --> 00:12:59,656 Fucking hell! What are we doing here, in the middle of nowhere? 182 00:12:59,724 --> 00:13:02,325 - Where is he? - Perhaps he's simply late. 183 00:13:02,393 --> 00:13:07,431 Or perhaps he realized what he proposed was more than a flying party trick. 184 00:13:07,498 --> 00:13:10,500 I wouldn't be surprised if he had no intention of coming here. 185 00:13:10,568 --> 00:13:13,904 I'm telling you - the man's a lunatic and a coward. 186 00:13:13,971 --> 00:13:15,372 God! Shit! 187 00:13:15,439 --> 00:13:17,674 Keep control of yourself - they're only cut-outs. 188 00:13:17,742 --> 00:13:21,411 Quickly! Soldiers advancing on Florence! 189 00:13:28,886 --> 00:13:31,287 How...how dare you? 190 00:13:31,355 --> 00:13:34,280 You are pointing a weapon at the house of Medici! 191 00:13:34,305 --> 00:13:35,457 Men, take him! 192 00:13:35,458 --> 00:13:38,761 - Hold. - It passed its first test. 193 00:13:38,829 --> 00:13:43,132 - It's done nothing. - No, it's done a great deal. 194 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:44,800 Intimidation. 195 00:13:44,868 --> 00:13:48,404 Now, if you will proceed to the gallery... 196 00:13:48,472 --> 00:13:52,675 ...we will proceed to testing its less ephemeral utility. 197 00:13:52,743 --> 00:13:54,577 You've picked quite a day for it. 198 00:13:54,644 --> 00:13:56,178 - (Thunder) - Yes. You like it? 199 00:13:56,246 --> 00:13:58,614 I think it adds to the verisimilitude. 200 00:13:58,681 --> 00:14:01,817 I question the company the maestro keeps. 201 00:14:01,885 --> 00:14:04,119 That man's a known reprobate. 202 00:14:04,187 --> 00:14:06,722 Are these soldiers meant to be Swiss? 203 00:14:06,790 --> 00:14:09,325 - And you would be...? - Commander Quattrone, 204 00:14:09,393 --> 00:14:11,727 leader of the Florentine militia. 205 00:14:11,795 --> 00:14:17,199 His Magnificence thought it wise to bring a military strategist along. 206 00:14:17,267 --> 00:14:19,902 In order to better evaluate your work. 207 00:14:19,970 --> 00:14:24,307 - I wish I'd brought a boat. - Well, he has a keen eye. 208 00:14:24,375 --> 00:14:30,547 What you see here is a representation of Rome's private mercenary regiment. 209 00:14:30,615 --> 00:14:32,815 It's a bit of theatrics, 210 00:14:32,883 --> 00:14:35,952 but often presentation is more than half the performance. 211 00:14:36,019 --> 00:14:38,154 Well, get on with it, Da Vinci. 212 00:14:38,222 --> 00:14:41,324 While you delay, we drown. 213 00:14:41,392 --> 00:14:44,160 - Where was I? - Yes. Come on. 214 00:14:44,228 --> 00:14:48,098 Quickly! Soldiers advancing on Florence! 215 00:14:48,165 --> 00:14:50,533 - Yes, yes, yes. - The man is mad. 216 00:15:07,018 --> 00:15:08,886 (Shrieks and groans) 217 00:15:10,822 --> 00:15:12,856 (Coughing and spluttering) 218 00:15:24,503 --> 00:15:28,872 The house of Medici has invested hundreds of florins in this project. 219 00:15:28,940 --> 00:15:31,708 According to your contract, the failure of this contraption 220 00:15:31,776 --> 00:15:33,944 constitutes fraud. 221 00:15:34,012 --> 00:15:36,413 Men, take him away. 222 00:15:38,149 --> 00:15:40,384 On your feet, maestro. 223 00:15:41,820 --> 00:15:43,954 Hold. 224 00:15:44,022 --> 00:15:46,991 You have one week, artista. 225 00:15:47,059 --> 00:15:48,659 Lorenzo, no. 226 00:15:48,727 --> 00:15:51,462 The materials alone will cost another 200 florins. 227 00:15:51,530 --> 00:15:53,765 One week. 228 00:15:53,832 --> 00:15:58,136 (Groans) That sounds...quite reasonable. 229 00:15:58,203 --> 00:16:00,305 (Shouting and animals grunting) 230 00:16:02,374 --> 00:16:04,409 (WOMAN) I'll have two, if the price is right. 231 00:16:13,051 --> 00:16:15,052 I'm gonna have words with you, boy. 232 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:18,890 We found footprints in the graveyard where the Jew's body was stolen. 233 00:16:18,957 --> 00:16:24,629 A donkey's, a man's and a child's. 234 00:16:24,697 --> 00:16:27,865 Long-toed poulaines... 235 00:16:27,933 --> 00:16:29,934 such as you are wearing. 236 00:16:30,002 --> 00:16:31,636 (Thud) 237 00:16:41,547 --> 00:16:43,347 Do you know who I am? 238 00:16:45,650 --> 00:16:49,185 I am Lord Girolamo Riario. 239 00:16:49,253 --> 00:16:52,955 Count and Captain General of the Holy Roman Church. 240 00:16:53,724 --> 00:16:56,792 Nephew of His Holiness... 241 00:16:56,860 --> 00:16:58,861 ..Pope Sixtus IV. 242 00:17:00,530 --> 00:17:04,534 Signor Morgante has informed us of your grave-robbing exploits. 243 00:17:04,602 --> 00:17:08,871 - I don't know what you mean. - Don't insult us, boy. 244 00:17:08,939 --> 00:17:11,107 We're well aware of who your master is. 245 00:17:11,175 --> 00:17:15,111 Erm...Your Excellency, there was the matter of payment. 246 00:17:16,547 --> 00:17:18,247 Hmm. 247 00:17:18,315 --> 00:17:19,682 Yes, of course. 248 00:17:20,785 --> 00:17:22,685 Captain Grunwald. 249 00:17:25,589 --> 00:17:26,823 (Grunts) 250 00:17:28,793 --> 00:17:30,360 (Gasps) 251 00:17:33,131 --> 00:17:35,032 Jesus! 252 00:17:36,201 --> 00:17:38,168 (Whimpering) 253 00:17:38,236 --> 00:17:41,772 Now that we've established my propensity for directness, 254 00:17:41,839 --> 00:17:45,508 I trust our conversation will proceed smoothly. 255 00:17:45,576 --> 00:17:50,513 Now, we're interested in why Da Vinci required the Jew's body, 256 00:17:50,581 --> 00:17:54,551 and, lest you be tempted to feign further ignorance, 257 00:17:54,618 --> 00:17:57,854 I wanted to demonstrate a remarkable device 258 00:17:57,922 --> 00:18:01,525 I recently acquired from the Orient. 259 00:18:01,593 --> 00:18:05,028 It's called... the Widow's Tear. 260 00:18:11,469 --> 00:18:13,203 (Whimpering) 261 00:18:14,639 --> 00:18:16,507 No! 262 00:18:16,574 --> 00:18:21,244 The source of the discomfort you're feeling is an exquisitely tooled 263 00:18:21,312 --> 00:18:25,915 diamond needle, the titular Widow's Tear. 264 00:18:25,983 --> 00:18:28,818 And as I turn the handle, the diamond... 265 00:18:28,886 --> 00:18:30,420 (Groans) 266 00:18:30,488 --> 00:18:34,157 ..slowly incises a circle of skin, 267 00:18:34,225 --> 00:18:38,294 from the back of the hand, one layer of epidermis at a time. 268 00:18:38,362 --> 00:18:40,329 (Whimpering) 269 00:18:41,898 --> 00:18:47,469 Now, I want you to weigh your next answer very, very carefully. 270 00:18:47,537 --> 00:18:50,839 Why did Da Vinci unearth the Jew's body? 271 00:18:57,881 --> 00:19:00,482 Very well. Another turn. 272 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:05,555 (Whimpering) 273 00:19:11,430 --> 00:19:14,565 Stop! Stop, stop. 274 00:19:16,301 --> 00:19:20,504 Shhh, shhh. It's alright, Nico. 275 00:19:20,572 --> 00:19:24,842 Just a few simple words, and we can end all this unpleasantness. 276 00:19:27,279 --> 00:19:30,848 He was searching... 277 00:19:30,916 --> 00:19:33,785 The Jew swallowed something. 278 00:19:33,853 --> 00:19:36,087 What, child? 279 00:19:40,025 --> 00:19:41,626 A key. 280 00:19:44,430 --> 00:19:48,332 Leave nothing unturned. Just find the key. 281 00:19:52,537 --> 00:19:54,638 (MAN) Rip it apart! 282 00:19:54,706 --> 00:19:56,039 Stop! 283 00:19:58,143 --> 00:19:59,944 You won't find it. 284 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:15,960 (Creaking) 285 00:20:20,199 --> 00:20:22,267 That's what you're looking for. 286 00:20:30,109 --> 00:20:33,878 - Open it. - I can't. It's locked. 287 00:20:33,946 --> 00:20:35,580 Hack it apart. 288 00:20:37,583 --> 00:20:39,751 (Hammering and clanking) 289 00:20:44,257 --> 00:20:45,958 Wait a moment! 290 00:20:51,532 --> 00:20:55,101 (MAN) Let's get out of here! Hurry! 291 00:20:55,169 --> 00:20:56,803 Let's get out of here! 292 00:20:56,871 --> 00:20:59,406 You, boy...! You...! 293 00:21:02,143 --> 00:21:04,811 You have defied instruments of the Lord's will! 294 00:21:04,879 --> 00:21:07,414 - (Knocking) - (MAN) Leonardo! 295 00:21:07,481 --> 00:21:09,683 Go! Go! 296 00:21:09,750 --> 00:21:13,286 Leonardo! Are you alright? 297 00:21:14,255 --> 00:21:16,056 Oh! 298 00:21:16,123 --> 00:21:19,025 Oh, merciful heaven! What happened here? 299 00:21:19,093 --> 00:21:21,795 These men are agents of the papacy. 300 00:21:21,863 --> 00:21:24,931 What, it wasn't enough to tangle with the Medicis? Now you're...? 301 00:21:24,999 --> 00:21:27,400 Leo, you're talking about the Pope. 302 00:21:27,468 --> 00:21:30,137 Not to worry. They could only have our entrails torn out. 303 00:21:30,205 --> 00:21:33,273 Nico, who did this to you? 304 00:21:33,341 --> 00:21:35,742 Count Riario. 305 00:21:35,810 --> 00:21:37,812 The papal nephew and attack dog? 306 00:21:37,879 --> 00:21:40,214 He snatched me from the market. 307 00:21:40,282 --> 00:21:42,650 I told him... I'm sorry. 308 00:21:42,718 --> 00:21:45,053 I told him you took the key from the Jew's body. 309 00:21:45,121 --> 00:21:48,691 Well, you may have told them that, but you showed them something else. 310 00:21:48,758 --> 00:21:52,829 Hey, you've done something exceptional, Nico. 311 00:21:52,896 --> 00:21:55,431 You've saved your own life, into the bargain. 312 00:22:02,505 --> 00:22:04,673 Halt! 313 00:22:04,740 --> 00:22:07,442 Be still. 314 00:22:07,510 --> 00:22:10,446 Our visitor was expected. 315 00:22:10,514 --> 00:22:14,150 You know I can't be seen with you. There are too many prying eyes. 316 00:22:14,217 --> 00:22:15,985 If I had been stopped on the road... 317 00:22:19,090 --> 00:22:21,925 You needn't lecture me on the necessity of discretion. 318 00:22:21,993 --> 00:22:26,996 I wouldn't jeopardize such a valuable asset as yourself without ample reason. 319 00:22:30,401 --> 00:22:33,638 Now, take these. 320 00:22:33,705 --> 00:22:38,075 A list of secure locales hidden throughout Florence. 321 00:22:38,977 --> 00:22:41,245 I need more information. 322 00:22:41,313 --> 00:22:45,216 Details of Lorenzo and Da Vinci's activities. 323 00:22:45,284 --> 00:22:47,785 If you have something pertinent to convey, 324 00:22:47,853 --> 00:22:50,922 inscribe the Greek letter alpha 325 00:22:50,989 --> 00:22:54,358 above whichever locale is convenient. 326 00:22:54,426 --> 00:22:56,994 If we have something to convey to you, 327 00:22:57,062 --> 00:23:01,064 we will inscribe the letter omega. 328 00:23:03,868 --> 00:23:06,069 Are you clear on all this? 329 00:23:06,137 --> 00:23:08,505 That's the official papal seal. 330 00:23:08,572 --> 00:23:10,840 Mark your messages with it. 331 00:23:10,908 --> 00:23:12,942 And one final thing. 332 00:23:15,045 --> 00:23:16,846 What is it? 333 00:23:16,914 --> 00:23:18,948 Instructions will be forthcoming. 334 00:23:19,016 --> 00:23:22,318 In the meantime, keep it hidden. 335 00:23:23,254 --> 00:23:25,188 Now, Da Vinci... 336 00:23:25,256 --> 00:23:29,960 Has your celebrated artist made any mention of a key? 337 00:23:30,027 --> 00:23:33,797 - What about the Jew? - He asked about his capture. 338 00:23:33,864 --> 00:23:36,266 He wanted to return to the scene of the crime. 339 00:23:36,334 --> 00:23:37,801 That's how he put it. 340 00:23:37,868 --> 00:23:41,171 He was preoccupied with why a Jew would hide in a bookshop. 341 00:23:41,238 --> 00:23:43,907 Why would Da Vinci concern himself with a bookshop? 342 00:23:43,974 --> 00:23:47,944 I don't know. Perhaps Da Vinci is more clever than you. 343 00:23:48,012 --> 00:23:51,815 But then that would be heresy, wouldn't it? 344 00:23:51,882 --> 00:23:54,084 Keep an eye on that bookshop. 345 00:23:54,151 --> 00:23:58,188 If we're lucky, Da Vinci will complete our investigations for us. 346 00:23:58,255 --> 00:24:01,491 And you, Miss Donati, 347 00:24:01,559 --> 00:24:05,928 do continue ensnaring Lorenzo and Da Vinci with that... 348 00:24:05,996 --> 00:24:07,930 pretty little cunt of yours. 349 00:24:09,566 --> 00:24:11,767 - You're a bastard. - Yes. 350 00:24:11,835 --> 00:24:14,470 And the architect of my pedigree 351 00:24:14,537 --> 00:24:17,940 is the Holy Father himself. 352 00:24:18,008 --> 00:24:21,644 Now, go, lest the prying eyes of Florence see us together 353 00:24:21,712 --> 00:24:25,382 and question your already compromised character. 354 00:24:30,288 --> 00:24:34,258 She grows more impertinent with every encounter. 355 00:24:35,493 --> 00:24:38,094 Hmm. 356 00:24:38,162 --> 00:24:42,198 Even a mouse occasionally bears its teeth when it's about to be crushed. 357 00:24:44,301 --> 00:24:47,637 Scudos, the papal currency. 358 00:24:50,006 --> 00:24:52,642 Let's review the events again, Da Vinci. 359 00:24:52,709 --> 00:24:56,246 They took the boy and ransacked your workshop. 360 00:24:56,313 --> 00:24:57,714 What were they looking for? 361 00:24:57,782 --> 00:24:59,816 My weapon designs. 362 00:24:59,884 --> 00:25:04,221 Well, let Rome have them. By this time next week, they'll have decimated themselves. 363 00:25:08,225 --> 00:25:11,395 By this time next week, they could decimate US! 364 00:25:11,463 --> 00:25:14,431 - Lorenzo... - Open your eyes, brother! 365 00:25:14,499 --> 00:25:17,501 We no longer enjoy Milan's protection. 366 00:25:17,569 --> 00:25:19,803 I want your men to surround this building. 367 00:25:19,871 --> 00:25:22,540 No-one to come in or out, save Da Vinci and the boy. 368 00:25:22,607 --> 00:25:25,776 You will accompany Da Vinci wherever he goes. 369 00:25:25,844 --> 00:25:28,445 Oh, I hardly think that's necessary! 370 00:25:28,513 --> 00:25:31,215 (Gasps) 371 00:25:31,283 --> 00:25:32,583 Go. 372 00:25:35,020 --> 00:25:38,289 You have three days for a successful fire of your gun. 373 00:25:38,357 --> 00:25:40,891 If it fails, there will be no second chances. 374 00:25:40,959 --> 00:25:44,662 There will be no trial. You will hang. 375 00:25:47,532 --> 00:25:51,201 Whatever you need to accomplish this you will possess. 376 00:25:51,269 --> 00:25:54,504 Money, materials, men. 377 00:25:54,572 --> 00:25:57,241 Make your vision real, Da Vinci... 378 00:25:59,010 --> 00:26:01,479 ..for your very life. 379 00:26:06,953 --> 00:26:10,755 When the black hood pulls the lever... 380 00:26:10,823 --> 00:26:13,758 be sure to clench. (Chuckles) 381 00:26:16,861 --> 00:26:20,665 Those guards are going to make it difficult to sneak off to the tavern. 382 00:26:20,732 --> 00:26:24,369 - Did you hear what he said? - Yes. 383 00:26:24,436 --> 00:26:26,538 (Grunts) I need to think. 384 00:26:26,605 --> 00:26:29,173 And if I need to think, I need to drink. 385 00:26:33,278 --> 00:26:35,680 This place is wonderful. 386 00:26:35,748 --> 00:26:38,583 So much better than the convent. 387 00:26:38,651 --> 00:26:42,588 A million thanks to you, Leonardo. 388 00:26:43,256 --> 00:26:45,124 What are you doing? 389 00:26:45,192 --> 00:26:49,695 I'm trying to envisage what kind of lock the notches on this key correspond to. 390 00:27:12,420 --> 00:27:15,288 Nico, do you have that coin the Turk gave you? 391 00:27:22,330 --> 00:27:24,531 Ahh. 392 00:27:24,598 --> 00:27:26,199 I thought so. 393 00:27:27,769 --> 00:27:29,802 Two keys. 394 00:27:40,415 --> 00:27:42,816 Whatever lock this corresponds with, I'd wager 395 00:27:42,884 --> 00:27:47,454 the key represents only half of the mechanism needed to open it. 396 00:27:47,522 --> 00:27:50,491 Leo, honestly, who cares? 397 00:27:50,559 --> 00:27:52,860 Just give the damn thing to Riario. 398 00:27:52,928 --> 00:27:54,429 Inspiration can't be forced. 399 00:27:54,496 --> 00:27:55,763 Oh, well, tell that to the hangman-- 400 00:27:55,831 --> 00:27:57,398 Hangman: Inspiration cannot be forced 401 00:27:57,466 --> 00:28:01,236 Look, the fact that Riario would jeopardize a formal visit to acquire this 402 00:28:01,303 --> 00:28:03,104 is telling. 403 00:28:03,172 --> 00:28:06,809 Obviously, it's linked to the Book of Leaves. The Turk confirmed it. 404 00:28:06,877 --> 00:28:09,045 Of course, the Turk. Your mystery man. 405 00:28:09,112 --> 00:28:13,850 Yes! And since we have a mystery here... 406 00:28:13,918 --> 00:28:15,552 ..I intend to see it through. 407 00:28:15,620 --> 00:28:18,654 What mystery? The Jew stole a key. 408 00:28:18,722 --> 00:28:21,857 He swallowed it to prevent his pursuers from getting it. 409 00:28:21,925 --> 00:28:23,993 Why would he break into a bookshop? 410 00:28:24,060 --> 00:28:27,562 That's where the key was in the first place. That's why he broke in. 411 00:28:27,630 --> 00:28:29,330 No, the narrative doesn't hold up. 412 00:28:29,398 --> 00:28:30,765 The bookshop reported nothing missing. 413 00:28:30,833 --> 00:28:34,035 - Oh, for fuck's sake! - And his bag was empty. 414 00:28:34,103 --> 00:28:39,774 And why the fingernail? And why was the Jew being pursued... 415 00:28:39,842 --> 00:28:41,409 ..before the bookshop? 416 00:28:49,852 --> 00:28:55,056 According to the Count, the Jew crossed the piazza 417 00:28:55,124 --> 00:28:58,927 and then entered the road here. 418 00:29:00,662 --> 00:29:04,065 Perhaps someone witnessed the event. 419 00:29:04,133 --> 00:29:07,535 Please, signor, can you offer any charity? 420 00:29:07,603 --> 00:29:09,670 Tell me, good man. 421 00:29:09,738 --> 00:29:11,673 Were you here the night the Jew was caught? 422 00:29:11,740 --> 00:29:15,309 Indeed I was, for this is my home, and I have no other. 423 00:29:15,377 --> 00:29:17,378 Can't you see this man's blind? 424 00:29:17,445 --> 00:29:18,712 Shhh. 425 00:29:21,082 --> 00:29:23,750 - (Rattling) - A florin, signor? 426 00:29:23,818 --> 00:29:25,819 You could identify that by its sound? 427 00:29:25,887 --> 00:29:29,756 I am well versed in the respective tones of our realm's coinage. 428 00:29:29,824 --> 00:29:33,393 If you would, could you describe what you heard that night? 429 00:29:33,461 --> 00:29:36,696 With pleasure. It was a cold night. 430 00:29:36,764 --> 00:29:40,167 When I first heard the shouts, I thought I was dreaming. 431 00:29:40,234 --> 00:29:42,702 They were coming from the Duomo. 432 00:29:42,770 --> 00:29:46,272 Then I heard the Jew's footsteps and his breath. 433 00:29:46,340 --> 00:29:49,609 He was terrified. I could tell that. 434 00:29:49,677 --> 00:29:52,613 Then he fell. 435 00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:56,316 Dropped something. Pages fluttering like bird's wings. 436 00:29:56,384 --> 00:29:59,052 Then I heard the Jew say, 'Wo, wo?' 437 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:01,087 Wo, wo? 438 00:30:01,155 --> 00:30:04,323 And I heard more shouts, his pursuers calling after him. 439 00:30:04,391 --> 00:30:09,796 I did not understand a word they said, except for 'halt'. 440 00:30:09,863 --> 00:30:12,198 Halt. 441 00:30:12,266 --> 00:30:14,734 How does this shed light on your mystery? 442 00:30:14,801 --> 00:30:18,837 The men chasing the Jew spoke a foreign tongue, yet they used the word 'halt'. 443 00:30:18,905 --> 00:30:20,606 Only German and English use that. 444 00:30:20,673 --> 00:30:22,674 - So...? - So, the Swiss mercenaries 445 00:30:22,742 --> 00:30:25,076 employed by Rome speak German, 446 00:30:25,144 --> 00:30:27,878 and they must have assumed the Jew understood it, 447 00:30:27,946 --> 00:30:31,048 since most Jews speak Yiddish, a form of German. 448 00:30:31,116 --> 00:30:35,186 The word 'wo' in Yiddish means 'where'. 449 00:30:35,253 --> 00:30:39,123 The Jew wasn't fearful. He was searching for something. 450 00:30:39,190 --> 00:30:42,626 See, I believe he had two items in his possession. 451 00:30:42,694 --> 00:30:45,996 The first was small enough for him to swallow - the key. 452 00:30:46,064 --> 00:30:47,998 The second was larger, 453 00:30:48,066 --> 00:30:49,867 forcing him to find a hiding-place. 454 00:30:49,935 --> 00:30:53,604 - A book. - Precisely. 455 00:30:53,672 --> 00:30:57,241 And where would one best hide a book? 456 00:31:03,214 --> 00:31:07,651 Would you mind skulking around, making the proprietor apprehensive? 457 00:31:07,719 --> 00:31:09,320 Why me? 458 00:31:09,387 --> 00:31:11,556 Well, because you reek of dishonesty. 459 00:31:11,623 --> 00:31:14,092 (Groans) As usual. 460 00:31:14,159 --> 00:31:16,394 Signor Vesticci, how goes it? 461 00:31:16,462 --> 00:31:19,598 Tell me - how many rows of shelves do you have? 462 00:31:19,665 --> 00:31:21,166 Ten. What of it? 463 00:31:21,234 --> 00:31:24,904 You there - did you just stuff something into your robes just now? 464 00:31:24,971 --> 00:31:28,674 I beg your pardon? I was simply hefting the weight of this tome. 465 00:31:28,742 --> 00:31:31,444 The fingernail was a clue to the second item's location. 466 00:31:31,511 --> 00:31:33,912 Ten shelves. Ten fingers. 467 00:31:33,980 --> 00:31:36,348 Now, we're facing the west. 468 00:31:36,415 --> 00:31:39,898 It would be more obvious, when counting, to face 469 00:31:39,923 --> 00:31:40,852 the opposite direction, 470 00:31:40,853 --> 00:31:43,622 the east and the rising sun. 471 00:31:45,658 --> 00:31:50,161 Additionally, Hebrew is the sacred language of the Jews, 472 00:31:50,229 --> 00:31:51,763 read from right to left. 473 00:31:51,831 --> 00:31:55,767 So, if we count from the right... 474 00:31:58,236 --> 00:32:00,738 ..we get row number five. 475 00:32:00,805 --> 00:32:02,639 Blood. 476 00:32:02,707 --> 00:32:05,041 Now, we know he bit off his fingernail. 477 00:32:07,778 --> 00:32:10,312 Look, Nico. There. 478 00:32:10,380 --> 00:32:12,781 Dust. No-one's disturbed these books in ages. 479 00:32:12,849 --> 00:32:14,983 But here... 480 00:32:18,789 --> 00:32:20,890 There's no dust at all on this book. 481 00:32:22,125 --> 00:32:24,193 Written in Hebrew, no less. 482 00:32:27,631 --> 00:32:30,033 I think we've found item number two. 483 00:32:32,437 --> 00:32:35,306 I take it all back. If you had tits, I'd marry you. 484 00:32:35,374 --> 00:32:39,310 So, you long for the soul of a man but the breasts of a woman? 485 00:32:39,378 --> 00:32:41,979 You have a treacherous road ahead, my friend. 486 00:32:50,356 --> 00:32:53,558 Artista, you will come with us. 487 00:32:53,626 --> 00:32:59,864 If you resist... Well, just ask your little friend about Riario's hospitality. 488 00:32:59,932 --> 00:33:04,236 Well, unfortunately, we will have to decline the Count's invitation. 489 00:33:09,942 --> 00:33:11,476 What is that? 490 00:33:11,544 --> 00:33:15,314 Well, you're acquainted with my infernal devices. 491 00:33:15,382 --> 00:33:18,051 The exploding chest, in my workshop. 492 00:33:18,118 --> 00:33:22,288 Well, this works on the same principle. 493 00:33:22,356 --> 00:33:26,058 It is a grenado. It's packed with gunpowder. 494 00:33:26,126 --> 00:33:28,394 Activated by a push-button on its base. 495 00:33:28,462 --> 00:33:31,698 And if I remove my thumb... (Gasps) 496 00:33:33,501 --> 00:33:35,235 ..the device will explode. 497 00:33:35,302 --> 00:33:37,838 He's lying. It's a snuff-box. 498 00:33:37,905 --> 00:33:41,241 Don't test my resolve. I do not care for you to die, 499 00:33:41,309 --> 00:33:43,110 on this day or any other. 500 00:33:43,178 --> 00:33:48,049 You think the greatest mind in all of Europe needs to bluff? Then try us. 501 00:33:48,116 --> 00:33:50,384 There's a vendor nearby that sells those things. 502 00:33:50,452 --> 00:33:52,553 This is Da Vinci you're staring down. 503 00:33:52,620 --> 00:33:54,688 - It's a snuff-box. - It's a fucking grenado. 504 00:33:58,827 --> 00:34:01,462 - Fuck me. - Split up. 505 00:34:06,935 --> 00:34:09,170 After him! 506 00:34:09,238 --> 00:34:12,107 Halt! You won't get away from us! 507 00:34:25,923 --> 00:34:27,925 Halt! 508 00:34:31,529 --> 00:34:33,998 Halt! 509 00:34:34,065 --> 00:34:35,733 Stay where you are! 510 00:34:35,801 --> 00:34:37,935 - Got him! - Shit! 511 00:34:41,740 --> 00:34:43,407 Shit. 512 00:34:46,911 --> 00:34:48,779 Stop! 513 00:34:55,453 --> 00:34:58,288 (Yells) 514 00:34:58,355 --> 00:35:00,056 (Screams) 515 00:35:05,462 --> 00:35:07,430 (Yells) 516 00:35:11,267 --> 00:35:15,069 Oh, please, give Riario my regrets! 517 00:35:15,137 --> 00:35:18,172 (Chuckles) 518 00:35:29,718 --> 00:35:32,887 Count Riario, if you'd be so kind. 519 00:35:34,623 --> 00:35:37,058 Signor di Medici. 520 00:35:37,126 --> 00:35:39,060 Lady Orsini. 521 00:35:39,128 --> 00:35:42,731 Thank you most humbly for the hospitality 522 00:35:42,798 --> 00:35:45,500 you've extended to our modest delegation. 523 00:35:45,568 --> 00:35:47,702 We are only too happy 524 00:35:47,770 --> 00:35:50,772 to receive Rome's favored son. 525 00:35:52,809 --> 00:35:55,077 Lord Girolamo. 526 00:36:02,686 --> 00:36:04,988 We are ecstatic. 527 00:36:06,224 --> 00:36:09,259 Shall you and I retire to my study for a few moments? 528 00:36:15,099 --> 00:36:17,667 Drop the niceties, Riario. 529 00:36:17,735 --> 00:36:20,174 Your men broke into my artist's studio. 530 00:36:20,199 --> 00:36:22,537 I want to know why. 531 00:36:22,540 --> 00:36:26,276 Word of Da Vinci has reached the Holy Father's ears. 532 00:36:26,344 --> 00:36:30,981 He's tasked me with finding artisans to adorn the great chapel he's building. 533 00:36:31,048 --> 00:36:33,417 I thought... 534 00:36:33,484 --> 00:36:35,185 Do you know what? 535 00:36:35,253 --> 00:36:38,055 An exploratory meeting might be in order. 536 00:36:38,122 --> 00:36:41,291 And was the death of your men part of that exploration? 537 00:36:41,359 --> 00:36:44,694 Only retroactively, but it taught me a few things about your man 538 00:36:44,762 --> 00:36:47,063 and made me anxious to make his acquaintance. 539 00:36:47,130 --> 00:36:49,598 Da Vinci is a mere dilettante. 540 00:36:49,666 --> 00:36:51,500 An amusement. Nothing more. 541 00:36:51,568 --> 00:36:54,203 And yet I'm told you've advanced him a stipend 542 00:36:54,271 --> 00:36:56,839 of 50 florins. 543 00:36:59,876 --> 00:37:03,145 Quite a handsome allowance for a mere dilettante. 544 00:37:03,213 --> 00:37:08,484 Rome hears every whisper, Lorenzo. 545 00:37:08,551 --> 00:37:14,156 Even outlandish ones concerning artisans capable of constructing war machines. 546 00:37:14,224 --> 00:37:18,026 The manufacture of armaments could be construed as a provocative move. 547 00:37:18,094 --> 00:37:20,696 As could the assassination of Duke Sforza. 548 00:37:21,932 --> 00:37:25,568 Or the refusal to pay one's debts. 549 00:37:25,635 --> 00:37:29,005 Usury. It's such an unseemly business. 550 00:37:29,072 --> 00:37:32,942 I hear the Holy Father is now borrowing money from the Pazzi family. 551 00:37:33,010 --> 00:37:35,177 Is he planning on bilking them as well? 552 00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:39,315 Since we're on the subject of provocations, 553 00:37:39,383 --> 00:37:42,952 I believe it's time I stated the purpose of my visit. 554 00:37:43,020 --> 00:37:48,257 His Holiness wishes to inform you of his choice for the Archbishop of Pisa. 555 00:37:48,325 --> 00:37:50,326 Pisa falls under Florence's jurisdiction. 556 00:37:50,394 --> 00:37:54,264 Nevertheless, the selection has been made. 557 00:37:54,331 --> 00:37:59,435 His Holiness has appointed Francesco Salviati. 558 00:38:01,205 --> 00:38:03,673 - Your cousin. - Hmm. 559 00:38:05,843 --> 00:38:07,710 Well... 560 00:38:07,778 --> 00:38:10,880 It appears congratulations are in order. 561 00:38:10,948 --> 00:38:13,015 Please, inform the Holy Father 562 00:38:13,083 --> 00:38:17,053 that you and Salviati should assemble the largest army you can find... 563 00:38:17,121 --> 00:38:19,255 because the only way you're setting foot in Pisa 564 00:38:19,323 --> 00:38:21,691 is if I am dead and buried. 565 00:38:21,758 --> 00:38:23,359 I see. 566 00:38:23,427 --> 00:38:25,894 So, that's your proposed condition? 567 00:38:25,962 --> 00:38:28,330 Rome fired the first salvo, not I. 568 00:38:28,398 --> 00:38:31,267 And we intend to fire the last. 569 00:38:37,573 --> 00:38:40,776 Good night, Magnifico. 570 00:38:44,915 --> 00:38:47,550 How in Christ's name 571 00:38:47,618 --> 00:38:49,752 did he know all that? 572 00:38:49,820 --> 00:38:51,588 Troubling. 573 00:38:55,159 --> 00:38:57,194 (Door slamming) 574 00:38:57,261 --> 00:38:59,563 (Dogs barking) 575 00:39:12,512 --> 00:39:15,280 You look very fetching in your night shirt. 576 00:39:15,348 --> 00:39:18,850 What are you doing, skulking around? I could have hurt you. 577 00:39:18,918 --> 00:39:21,152 With a drafting compass? 578 00:39:22,855 --> 00:39:24,756 Why are you here, Leonardo? 579 00:39:24,824 --> 00:39:29,294 I can't go to my quarters. The Vatican's thugs are looking for me. 580 00:39:29,362 --> 00:39:33,198 Lorenzo's men have been in and out of here all day, looking for you. 581 00:39:33,265 --> 00:39:36,869 Lorenzo gave me a deadline on my musket. 582 00:39:36,936 --> 00:39:38,804 Frankly, I'm not sure I can make it. 583 00:39:38,871 --> 00:39:40,572 I'm not surprised. 584 00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:44,443 You have three layers of cannons on top of one another. Yes? 585 00:39:44,510 --> 00:39:46,345 Mm-hm. 586 00:39:46,413 --> 00:39:49,348 Well, there's going to be some powder contamination between the tiers. 587 00:39:49,415 --> 00:39:54,019 Look, I promised Lorenzo a musket that could be fired and loaded simultaneously. 588 00:39:54,086 --> 00:39:58,123 This is a dangerous game you're playing with Lorenzo. Have you overreached? 589 00:39:58,191 --> 00:40:02,226 Christ, Andrea! The whole point of progress is overreaching. 590 00:40:02,294 --> 00:40:04,729 Why doesn't anyone understand that? 591 00:40:10,804 --> 00:40:12,338 Drink. 592 00:40:14,107 --> 00:40:17,677 Now, do you want to tell me what this is all really about? 593 00:40:23,417 --> 00:40:27,353 Have you heard of the Book of Leaves? 594 00:40:29,156 --> 00:40:31,557 It's a myth. No more real than a unicorn. 595 00:40:31,625 --> 00:40:33,659 - I believe it exists. - A book of wonders, 596 00:40:33,727 --> 00:40:36,929 containing the secret history of the world? Please! 597 00:40:37,831 --> 00:40:40,799 The Jew that was hanged. Hm? 598 00:40:40,867 --> 00:40:42,768 This was his. 599 00:40:42,835 --> 00:40:46,371 Your Hebrew's better than mine. Perhaps you can tell me what it concerns. 600 00:40:53,880 --> 00:40:58,583 It's...it's a treatise on the origins of the universe. 601 00:40:59,952 --> 00:41:02,820 Astronomy. 602 00:41:02,888 --> 00:41:05,189 It keeps referring to the Vault of Heaven, 603 00:41:05,257 --> 00:41:07,190 how it can be opened. 604 00:41:07,258 --> 00:41:09,326 Or perhaps... Ah-ha. 605 00:41:09,393 --> 00:41:12,262 So, the Vault of Heaven could refer to the night sky. 606 00:41:12,330 --> 00:41:15,665 So, perhaps the Book can be found by looking for a constellation. 607 00:41:15,733 --> 00:41:18,435 Leo, give up on this fool's errand 608 00:41:18,502 --> 00:41:20,369 and focus on your commission. 609 00:41:20,437 --> 00:41:22,939 Stop borrowing trouble based on a fable. 610 00:41:26,443 --> 00:41:28,177 This fable... 611 00:41:30,714 --> 00:41:33,182 is bound up in the fate of my mother. 612 00:41:38,321 --> 00:41:43,658 I can draw anything I've seen, Andrea. Anything. 613 00:41:43,726 --> 00:41:46,727 But I can't draw her face. 614 00:41:46,795 --> 00:41:48,596 I've tried. I can't. 615 00:41:48,663 --> 00:41:52,933 I can't. I just can't remember it. 616 00:41:53,001 --> 00:41:55,269 If there's any knowledge to be had of her 617 00:41:55,336 --> 00:41:58,205 bound up in this quest... 618 00:41:58,273 --> 00:42:00,307 ..I need to see it through. 619 00:42:02,110 --> 00:42:05,813 Then your need will most likely end up getting you killed. 620 00:42:07,582 --> 00:42:09,349 Hmm. 621 00:42:20,295 --> 00:42:22,029 (Music and laughter) 622 00:42:26,468 --> 00:42:29,837 He told me the linens were from Naples. 623 00:42:29,905 --> 00:42:32,273 Isn't that right, dear? 624 00:42:32,340 --> 00:42:34,776 Me, a textile merchant. 625 00:42:34,843 --> 00:42:39,280 I suggested he start getting his wine from the Orient, while he's at it. 626 00:42:39,348 --> 00:42:42,316 Shouldn't you be working on Lorenzo's musket? 627 00:42:42,384 --> 00:42:45,720 Well, unlike you, I'm capable of doing two things at the same time. 628 00:42:45,787 --> 00:42:48,822 Drinking and digging your own grave. 629 00:42:58,166 --> 00:42:59,833 Yours. 630 00:43:01,803 --> 00:43:05,271 The question you asked of me earlier. 631 00:43:05,339 --> 00:43:07,640 Which gift do I prefer? 632 00:43:11,845 --> 00:43:13,813 You seem very uncomfortable. 633 00:43:13,880 --> 00:43:16,415 I don't often attend affairs such as this. 634 00:43:16,483 --> 00:43:21,853 Well, I do. It's a confection of pretence and masks. 635 00:43:21,921 --> 00:43:25,124 Smile. Lorenzo's watching us. 636 00:43:30,497 --> 00:43:32,364 (Clapping hands) 637 00:43:32,432 --> 00:43:37,136 Your pardons and indulgences. Your pardons and indulgences. 638 00:43:37,204 --> 00:43:40,773 Welcome, all of you... 639 00:43:40,840 --> 00:43:43,042 ..to a feast of Florence, 640 00:43:43,109 --> 00:43:46,512 so full of life and vibrancy. 641 00:43:46,580 --> 00:43:47,980 (Applause) 642 00:43:48,048 --> 00:43:50,316 So like Eden. 643 00:43:50,384 --> 00:43:52,085 (Pipes and drums playing) 644 00:43:52,153 --> 00:43:55,522 Full of fresh fruits. 645 00:43:58,392 --> 00:44:01,128 Full of bird and game. 646 00:44:13,742 --> 00:44:16,710 Full of nature's grace. 647 00:44:32,426 --> 00:44:34,494 (Hissing) 648 00:44:34,562 --> 00:44:36,363 (Applause) 649 00:44:39,868 --> 00:44:42,236 So like Eden... 650 00:44:42,304 --> 00:44:46,908 but, of course, Eden had guests. 651 00:44:49,712 --> 00:44:51,846 - As do we. - (Laughter) 652 00:44:51,914 --> 00:44:56,252 Of course, our guest is somewhat more pleasant than the serpent. 653 00:44:56,319 --> 00:44:57,520 (Laughter) 654 00:44:57,587 --> 00:45:01,657 Please let us welcome Count Girolamo Riario, 655 00:45:01,725 --> 00:45:03,693 emissary from Rome, 656 00:45:03,761 --> 00:45:07,264 to our Eden, to our Florence. 657 00:45:13,172 --> 00:45:16,174 Dinner is served. 658 00:45:26,552 --> 00:45:28,587 (Door opens) 659 00:45:29,655 --> 00:45:31,156 What do you see? 660 00:45:33,259 --> 00:45:37,062 I know who you are; you know who I am. We both know what's transpired. 661 00:45:37,130 --> 00:45:39,531 Now, tell me: what do you see? 662 00:45:39,599 --> 00:45:43,502 I believe I saw someone call you a snake in front of all those people. 663 00:45:45,371 --> 00:45:49,140 And I see a key that you will be giving to me... 664 00:45:49,208 --> 00:45:51,543 ..along with what you took from that bookstore. 665 00:45:51,611 --> 00:45:55,413 Well, both the key and the book the Jew hid are quite useless, 666 00:45:55,481 --> 00:45:59,617 unless one has the intellect required to find the Vault of Heaven. 667 00:45:59,684 --> 00:46:01,552 - Then I'll have you as well. - Why would I 668 00:46:01,620 --> 00:46:03,387 surrender myself to Rome? 669 00:46:03,455 --> 00:46:06,157 Perhaps you value your life? 670 00:46:08,360 --> 00:46:10,495 Not enough to betray Florence. 671 00:46:10,563 --> 00:46:12,930 Then... 672 00:46:12,998 --> 00:46:16,000 perhaps you value the life of another a little more. 673 00:46:18,436 --> 00:46:20,291 I know desire when I see it, 674 00:46:20,316 --> 00:46:24,007 and I am very well versed in the myriad ways 675 00:46:24,009 --> 00:46:26,577 of exploiting it. 676 00:46:26,645 --> 00:46:31,616 You know, this doesn't have to be contentious, Da Vinci. 677 00:46:31,684 --> 00:46:35,753 Join us, and the whole of the Vatican's secret archives 678 00:46:35,821 --> 00:46:37,555 can be at your disposal. 679 00:46:37,623 --> 00:46:39,958 You're offering me forbidden fruit now. 680 00:46:41,894 --> 00:46:44,363 That's what serpents do, isn't it? 681 00:46:48,235 --> 00:46:50,302 Meet me tomorrow at sunrise. 682 00:46:50,370 --> 00:46:55,775 And then the key, all of its secrets...can be yours. 683 00:46:55,843 --> 00:46:58,111 And your services? 684 00:46:58,179 --> 00:47:01,448 Surely, if I'm to find the Book of Leaves, I'll need those, as well? 685 00:47:44,193 --> 00:47:47,429 - What is he doing? - He's playing with a bottle. 686 00:47:47,496 --> 00:47:49,231 Of course he is. 687 00:47:49,298 --> 00:47:51,833 I'll admit he eluded us once, 688 00:47:51,901 --> 00:47:54,436 but this time we're ready for him. 689 00:47:54,503 --> 00:47:56,004 (Horses' hooves) 690 00:47:57,940 --> 00:48:00,875 There. It makes sense. 691 00:48:00,942 --> 00:48:04,078 He was already working with the Roman scum. 692 00:48:34,377 --> 00:48:36,578 Do we need any more proof? 693 00:48:36,646 --> 00:48:38,680 He is complicit with them. 694 00:48:39,983 --> 00:48:42,317 Consider this a retainer. 695 00:48:42,385 --> 00:48:44,553 For your services to Rome. 696 00:48:46,455 --> 00:48:48,523 Why do you hesitate, Da Vinci? 697 00:48:48,591 --> 00:48:50,725 This is the next step. 698 00:48:50,793 --> 00:48:53,361 Sorry. I don't follow you. 699 00:48:54,163 --> 00:48:56,297 Why did you exhume the Jew? 700 00:48:56,365 --> 00:48:59,967 Why do you endeavor to find the Vault? 701 00:49:00,035 --> 00:49:02,570 I don't endeavor. 702 00:49:02,638 --> 00:49:04,939 I've found it. 703 00:49:05,007 --> 00:49:09,777 The Vault of Heaven, which, presumably, contains the Book of Leaves. 704 00:49:09,845 --> 00:49:13,548 I've had it put on wheels, so I might move it for safekeeping. 705 00:49:13,616 --> 00:49:18,453 Apparently, it requires two keys to open. 706 00:49:18,521 --> 00:49:23,391 The Jew. The Vault. The Book. 707 00:49:23,459 --> 00:49:27,095 You've done all this, because you want to know 708 00:49:27,162 --> 00:49:29,130 what's next. 709 00:49:29,198 --> 00:49:31,365 Between the base animal clawing for money 710 00:49:31,433 --> 00:49:34,869 and the enlightened man's reach for God 711 00:49:34,937 --> 00:49:37,639 lies knowledge. 712 00:49:37,707 --> 00:49:41,510 You just want to know what's next. I do too. 713 00:49:41,578 --> 00:49:44,113 Oh, that's not what you want. 714 00:49:44,181 --> 00:49:46,583 You want to suppress knowledge. 715 00:49:46,650 --> 00:49:50,120 No. I want to administer it. 716 00:49:50,188 --> 00:49:53,791 Someone has to. Why not an agent of God? 717 00:49:53,858 --> 00:49:58,830 Well, if God exists, surely, He intended His knowledge to be shared by all? 718 00:49:58,898 --> 00:50:03,234 The truth is, progress frightens you and your ilk. 719 00:50:03,302 --> 00:50:07,539 (Chuckles) Not at all. We embrace it. 720 00:50:07,606 --> 00:50:11,109 Really?! Really? 721 00:50:11,177 --> 00:50:14,813 Are we at an impasse, then? 722 00:50:14,881 --> 00:50:17,850 That would be unfortunate. 723 00:50:17,917 --> 00:50:21,187 This is your last chance for an amicable partnership. 724 00:50:22,155 --> 00:50:24,122 I decline your offer. 725 00:50:25,625 --> 00:50:30,496 (Shouting) I pledge allegiance to Lorenzo the Magnificent, 726 00:50:30,564 --> 00:50:32,465 his foolish brother, 727 00:50:32,533 --> 00:50:35,401 and the whole of Florence! 728 00:50:35,469 --> 00:50:37,803 You want to tame Florence, 729 00:50:37,871 --> 00:50:40,439 but I prefer it wild, 730 00:50:40,506 --> 00:50:43,208 for all its quirks and criminals. 731 00:50:43,276 --> 00:50:46,345 So, why don't you scurry on back to Rome 732 00:50:46,412 --> 00:50:51,416 and tell your Pope that neither Florence nor Da Vinci 733 00:50:51,484 --> 00:50:53,285 will be contained? 734 00:50:53,352 --> 00:50:55,520 (Explosions) 735 00:50:55,587 --> 00:50:57,088 (Screams) 736 00:50:59,758 --> 00:51:02,561 You hurt my friend! 737 00:51:03,262 --> 00:51:06,698 Go! Run, you fools! 738 00:51:09,469 --> 00:51:12,071 (Screams) 739 00:51:34,894 --> 00:51:37,195 (Gasping and choking) 740 00:51:40,400 --> 00:51:42,400 I'm sorry. 741 00:51:47,607 --> 00:51:49,541 I did warn you. 742 00:52:08,795 --> 00:52:12,999 Why aren't we meeting at the palace? 743 00:52:13,067 --> 00:52:16,904 I come here to retreat from public life. 744 00:52:16,971 --> 00:52:21,275 And the words I would have with you aren't meant to be public. 745 00:52:21,342 --> 00:52:24,811 I believe there may be a spy in my court. 746 00:52:24,879 --> 00:52:27,715 Riario knew the details of our arrangement, 747 00:52:27,782 --> 00:52:31,385 the exact amount of the stipend I've advanced you. 748 00:52:33,955 --> 00:52:37,224 You suspect my allegiance? 749 00:52:39,628 --> 00:52:41,629 No. 750 00:52:41,697 --> 00:52:45,299 No, the fact that you just killed six of the papal guard 751 00:52:45,367 --> 00:52:47,335 releases you from the circle of suspicion. 752 00:52:47,403 --> 00:52:49,203 Hmm. 753 00:52:49,271 --> 00:52:52,974 No, you wanted me to witness your meeting with Riario today, didn't you? 754 00:52:53,042 --> 00:52:55,443 What makes you say that? 755 00:52:55,511 --> 00:53:00,115 Well, you managed to evade my officers, even though I insisted they watch over you, 756 00:53:00,183 --> 00:53:02,718 and then today, conveniently, you slip up. 757 00:53:02,785 --> 00:53:05,453 You intended for us to track you to the quarry. 758 00:53:05,521 --> 00:53:10,191 I thought you'd appreciate seeing the gun work on real opponents, not wooden ones. 759 00:53:10,259 --> 00:53:12,326 How did you fix the gun's flaws? 760 00:53:12,394 --> 00:53:14,528 The cannons needed more separation, 761 00:53:14,596 --> 00:53:17,298 so the rotating drum I fashioned did just that. 762 00:53:17,365 --> 00:53:20,167 And can your musket now be produced on a large scale? 763 00:53:20,235 --> 00:53:24,472 Well, given the resources, absolutely. 764 00:53:24,540 --> 00:53:26,841 Then you will have them. 765 00:53:26,908 --> 00:53:29,277 You have done well, Da Vinci. 766 00:53:29,344 --> 00:53:32,380 We struck Riario quite a blow today. 767 00:53:34,216 --> 00:53:37,117 But it won't be long before he retaliates. 768 00:53:37,185 --> 00:53:39,186 Lorenzo, we don't have much... 769 00:53:41,422 --> 00:53:44,357 - I thought we were alone. - It's all right, Lucrezia. 770 00:53:44,425 --> 00:53:46,492 It's only Da Vinci. 771 00:53:46,560 --> 00:53:49,395 And I trust we can rely on his discretion. 772 00:53:50,731 --> 00:53:53,399 Absolutely. 773 00:53:53,467 --> 00:53:55,601 Good man. 774 00:53:55,669 --> 00:53:58,303 Get to work, maestro. 775 00:53:58,371 --> 00:54:01,540 Florence is counting on you. 776 00:54:23,663 --> 00:54:25,197 (Chuckles) 777 00:54:27,066 --> 00:54:28,867 Why do you laugh? 778 00:54:28,934 --> 00:54:31,102 One day, Lupo, 779 00:54:31,170 --> 00:54:35,774 all that you see here will fall under Rome's rule. 780 00:54:35,841 --> 00:54:38,944 And if that day happens a bit further down the road, 781 00:54:39,011 --> 00:54:42,748 because of Da Vinci's intervention... 782 00:54:42,815 --> 00:54:44,716 ..so be it. 783 00:54:44,784 --> 00:54:46,384 But he has the key. 784 00:54:48,187 --> 00:54:51,423 That makes him one step closer to obtaining the Book of Leaves. 785 00:54:51,491 --> 00:54:55,227 Let him keep it for now. At least we know where it is. 786 00:54:55,295 --> 00:55:00,832 And besides...the key is useless without its counterpart. 787 00:55:00,900 --> 00:55:03,468 And what if Da Vinci obtains that? 788 00:55:05,004 --> 00:55:07,572 He won't. 789 00:55:07,640 --> 00:55:09,074 How do you know? 790 00:55:10,943 --> 00:55:13,044 Because I have it! (Chuckles) 791 00:55:18,283 --> 00:55:21,418 And now you know, dear Lupo... 792 00:55:21,486 --> 00:55:25,889 ..why I find the whole affair so amusing. 793 00:55:38,136 --> 00:55:40,471 Why the long face, Leo? 794 00:55:40,539 --> 00:55:42,473 The maestro's never satisfied. 795 00:55:42,541 --> 00:55:47,044 The possibility of perfection, another puzzle looming over the horizon. 796 00:55:47,112 --> 00:55:49,213 How many letters are in the Hebrew alphabet? 797 00:55:49,281 --> 00:55:51,716 27. 798 00:55:51,783 --> 00:55:54,385 There are 27 illustrations in this book. 799 00:55:54,453 --> 00:55:55,787 So...? 800 00:55:57,623 --> 00:56:00,024 Have you gone mad? 801 00:56:00,092 --> 00:56:01,959 Help me move this table back. 802 00:56:03,662 --> 00:56:08,833 Hebrew, as we've already established, is written from right to left. 803 00:56:10,702 --> 00:56:16,606 If the first illustration corresponds with the first page of the alphabet... 804 00:56:16,674 --> 00:56:18,107 Aleph. 805 00:56:18,175 --> 00:56:21,110 ..and the second page corresponds with the second... 806 00:56:21,178 --> 00:56:23,479 - Beth. - ..and the third page 807 00:56:23,547 --> 00:56:25,448 follows the same pattern... 808 00:56:25,515 --> 00:56:26,916 Gimel. 809 00:56:26,984 --> 00:56:29,852 Do you see how the gold lines up from one page to the next? 810 00:56:29,920 --> 00:56:32,088 Have you heard of steganography? 811 00:56:32,156 --> 00:56:34,391 It's cryptography developed by the Greeks. 812 00:56:34,459 --> 00:56:36,526 It means 'concealed writing'. 813 00:56:36,594 --> 00:56:40,029 It's basically hiding a coded message in plain sight. 814 00:56:40,097 --> 00:56:44,467 - Leaves in a forest. - Make a grid of three rows, 815 00:56:44,535 --> 00:56:46,469 each of them nine across... 816 00:56:46,537 --> 00:56:49,639 - What is it? - Patience, Nico. 817 00:56:49,707 --> 00:56:51,974 As with most puzzles... 818 00:56:52,042 --> 00:56:55,511 it needs to be viewed from a different perspective. 819 00:56:57,247 --> 00:56:59,148 (Creaking and whirring) 820 00:57:01,884 --> 00:57:04,820 The Vault of Heaven isn't a metaphor. 821 00:57:04,887 --> 00:57:07,055 It's an actual vault, 822 00:57:07,123 --> 00:57:09,992 containing the Book of Leaves. 823 00:57:10,059 --> 00:57:12,761 And that, gentlemen, 824 00:57:12,829 --> 00:57:16,732 is a map, detailing the vault's location. 825 00:57:16,800 --> 00:57:19,435 The land this describes doesn't exist. 826 00:57:19,503 --> 00:57:23,406 Well, then, we'll just have to discover it, won't we? 827 00:57:23,431 --> 00:57:28,431 == sync, corrected by elderman ==