1 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:18,080 ♪ I am here for all to see ♪ 2 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:25,960 ♪ In my bones there's dignity ♪ 3 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:28,800 ♪ I will fight them ♪ 4 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:34,200 ♪ I can say that I can change the world ♪ 5 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:36,200 ♪ But if you let me ♪ 6 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:41,800 ♪ I will make my world stand tall ♪ 7 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:47,920 ♪ Let me show you one last time ♪ 8 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:55,600 ♪ Let me show you one last sign ♪ 9 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:59,840 ♪ I can see it all ♪ 10 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:11,000 Medici! Medici! Medici! 11 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:18,320 --Cosimo! Cosimo! 12 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,160 - Piero! - Lucrezia! 13 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:25,760 A hero's welcome! 14 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:27,960 The Medici name's never been more popular. 15 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,480 We couldn't be in a better position to reclaim what's ours. 16 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,400 There is the small matter of Rinaldo Albizzi. 17 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:37,640 It seems the Signoria are baying for blood. 18 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,680 Then he will be hanging from a yardarm by the week's out. 19 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,240 In fact, his tailor is just across the square. 20 00:01:43,320 --> 00:01:46,440 - We can inquire about his neck size. 21 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,960 Medici! Medici! Medici! 22 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,000 Your luggage is getting more attention than you, brother. 23 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,240 Of course it doesn't hurt that she is Helen of Troy. 24 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:18,520 What's your point? 25 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:22,600 I'm just wondering how you intend to explain the presence of Maddalena. 26 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,640 She's likely to attract an eye or two. 27 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:29,560 -Both of them belonging to Contessina. -I don't intend to explain a thing. 28 00:02:29,640 --> 00:02:33,920 -So she'll be a normal slave then? -She'll have her duties. 29 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:35,040 I bet she will. 30 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:42,000 -It's a little early for bells. -It must mean Cosimo's returned. 31 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,000 -We must speed up our preparations. -Yes. 32 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:48,920 - Aw. - Sorry, Monna. 33 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:50,240 Not this dress. 34 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:05,320 Great to see you. 35 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:06,720 - How's your father? - Very well. 36 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:08,720 Lovely. 37 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:11,080 Cosimo. 38 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:14,680 Contessina. 39 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:19,360 How was your journey? 40 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,680 Long and dusty, with little of importance worth sharing. 41 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:26,040 Of course. 42 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:34,920 Donatello's sculpture you've commissioned has arrived. 43 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,280 Cosimo? Come and look at this. 44 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:43,280 Monna. 45 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:47,160 -I've missed you. -You look so well. You really do. 46 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:48,240 -Do I? -Yes. 47 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,000 You should have seen the crowds in the square. There were so many. 48 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,560 There were hundreds of them all chanting our names. 49 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:56,440 I couldn't believe it. It was amazing. 50 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,880 -You should go and unpack. -Yes. I miss my room so much. 51 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:04,080 -It'll certainly be a talking point. -It's beautiful. 52 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:05,880 And a sign of things to come. 53 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:08,000 It should be in the courtyard for everyone to see. 54 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,520 Now that I am back, art will once again be the language of Florence. 55 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:33,200 Here. 56 00:04:33,280 --> 00:04:36,000 Welcome into the Medici home. 57 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,560 I know that look. 58 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:40,920 Don't worry. I'll watch out for you. 59 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,720 Signor Guadagni, have a seat. 60 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:55,080 The Signoria were ecstatic you heeded their call for your return. 61 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,760 Trade is already on the up. 62 00:04:57,840 --> 00:05:00,280 The moment they heard the Medici were back in Florence, 63 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:03,320 shipments of wool and silk began pouring in. 64 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:05,080 What of Albizzi? 65 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:07,280 He brought the republic to the brink of ruin. 66 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,760 Tried to overthrow democratic rule. 67 00:05:09,840 --> 00:05:10,840 Where is he now? 68 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,480 In the same tower where he once had you imprisoned. 69 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:19,240 You should know the call for his execution is unanimous. 70 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:22,440 Even his friend Pazzi has changed sides. 71 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:31,440 The Signoria are greatly looking forward to your return. Ballot willing, of course. 72 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:36,080 Thank you, Signor Guadagni. Your support means a great deal. 73 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:40,560 Thank you. And... welcome back. 74 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:47,120 --Oh. One more thing. 75 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:48,240 The mercenaries... 76 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:52,600 They've ruined this city. 77 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:56,200 The few that remain refuse to leave. 78 00:06:04,840 --> 00:06:06,600 Father. 79 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:09,560 Perhaps the Medici name could convince them to go. 80 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:13,640 So, if you would allow, I'd like to speak to them myself. 81 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,200 And leave with a sword in your belly? I think not. 82 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:26,480 There were so many lovely materials in Venice. 83 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:27,920 You should have seen the silks. 84 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:36,600 Although, cloth isn't the only beautiful thing we returned with. 85 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:45,840 -A gift for you, mama. -Thank you. 86 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:50,040 It seems you brought many beautiful things back. 87 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:53,400 With the Signoria calling for Albizzi's head, 88 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:57,040 it seems his death is inevitable. 89 00:06:58,560 --> 00:06:59,640 The man murdered my father. 90 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,760 Now Florence seeks vengeance for what he's done to her. 91 00:07:03,840 --> 00:07:08,480 Our paths entwine in this justice, as they shall in rebuilding our fortunes. 92 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,080 Speak freely, my friend. 93 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:18,480 It's just... 94 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:24,040 might it be possible that another took your father's life? 95 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:30,920 -You know something? -Only that poison is a coward's mistress. 96 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:34,080 Say what you will of Rinaldo. 97 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,120 The man's no coward. 98 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:38,920 It is imperative Lorenzo and I know for certain. 99 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:44,320 -Time is running short. -Save a confession from the man's lips. 100 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,120 I fear solid evidence will be hard to find. 101 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:55,200 Find what you can. And report back. 102 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:36,640 - I said I'm not hungry. - Eat. 103 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:40,960 You should keep your strength up. 104 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:43,120 I know how cold this cell can get at night. 105 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:47,680 If you've come to gloat, take your fill and leave. 106 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,480 I take no pleasure in seeing you here. 107 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:54,840 -Why would you care? -We were friends once. 108 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:58,320 You sacrificed our friendship many years ago, Cosimo. 109 00:09:00,560 --> 00:09:03,120 I have the scars to prove it. 110 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:05,880 It's not like you haven't had your revenge. 111 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:09,640 Have I? 112 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:25,360 What do you want, Medici? 113 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:28,280 You want me to call off the mercenaries? 114 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:29,640 They take no orders from me. 115 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:33,160 On the contrary, they'll be first in line for my head. 116 00:09:34,560 --> 00:09:36,240 I owe them wages. 117 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:44,080 Leave. 118 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,880 There can be no peace between us. 119 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:56,840 Then it is settled. 120 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:00,440 It appears so. 121 00:10:58,320 --> 00:10:59,320 How am I doing? 122 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:03,080 Fine. 123 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:06,640 I can't shade. 124 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:13,120 Can't I draw something more interesting? 125 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:20,720 If an apple doesn't delight you, find something that does. 126 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:21,920 Just not me. 127 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:47,040 Emilia, leave us. 128 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:55,320 --You lied to me. 129 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:56,840 I'm sorry, mama. 130 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:00,760 It's not that I didn't want to tell you. 131 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:05,240 But you must understand it was a difficult situation. 132 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:09,840 A difficult situation? Oh, well, my apologies. 133 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:13,320 I am humiliated in my own home and you stand by and say nothing? 134 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:17,800 -It wasn't my place to tell you. -And whose place was it? 135 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:20,760 My husband's? Please... 136 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:34,800 How is it that my whole family has returned, 137 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:36,560 yet I feel more alone than ever? 138 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:40,760 She's just a distraction, nothing more. 139 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:43,800 My husband takes no interest in distractions. 140 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:00,840 I heard that you visited our old friend. 141 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:03,080 How is he enjoying his time in the tower? 142 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:05,360 I'm sure the lamps burning in the Medici palazzo 143 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,040 have spoiled the view. 144 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,800 Being jailed for treason and facing execution 145 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,400 hasn't lessened the man's stubborn sense of pride. 146 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:15,840 So put him out of your head. The Signoria will take his soon enough. 147 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:19,360 He is a reminder of the constant battle we Medici need to fight. 148 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:20,640 Lorenzo! 149 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:25,560 You must find a wife of noble blood soon. 150 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:27,240 I know your heart still aches for Rosa, 151 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:31,760 but our enemies continue to circle us even with Albizzi gone. 152 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:35,160 Fortifying our family is a necessity you can no longer ignore. 153 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:38,040 This is a little bit sudden. 154 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:40,400 Perhaps you'd like to wait another decade or two? 155 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:44,720 I have taken the liberty of scouting a suitable bride. 156 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:47,840 Her name is Ginevra Cavalcanti, a known beauty. 157 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:51,600 Her family is not a wealthy one, but their noble lineage is impeccable. 158 00:13:51,680 --> 00:13:55,120 Hmm. Well, it sounds like I have little say in the matter, 159 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:57,240 just as you did in yours, Cosimo. 160 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:59,440 Contessina has invited the Cavalcanti family 161 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:01,920 to the banquet tonight. You will have your say. 162 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,840 Has it been lost on you how much you sound like our late father 163 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:11,000 with each passing day? 164 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:30,360 Bless me, Father. 165 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:39,400 When was your last confession? 166 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:43,960 -I'm here for advice, not for confession. -But you have sinned. 167 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:53,840 Many times. But this is not for what I have done. 168 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:55,920 Rather what I have not. 169 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,320 I have uncovered a great sin. 170 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:04,160 Yet, if I speak openly, 171 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:06,120 it will set two brothers against each other. 172 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,400 Are you certain of this sin? 173 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:10,480 I have searched for another answer 174 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:13,840 and have nothing but blistered feet to show for it. 175 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:15,720 You must be cautious. 176 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:21,000 To take on one man's sin against another is no small thing. 177 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:24,880 In the end, it's God who rights every wrong. 178 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:38,320 -Ormanno! -You must come with me. 179 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:55,520 Your Holiness. 180 00:15:57,360 --> 00:16:00,080 Arise, please. 181 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:08,520 So it is true? Duke Visconti has marched upon Rome? 182 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:12,280 I had to flee the city. 183 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:16,560 Thank the Lord, word came to us, and we could save you in time. 184 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:21,680 And I shall be eternally grateful to your family. 185 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:24,520 Yet now I must impose upon another. 186 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:30,760 May I presume upon your hospitality? 187 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:33,520 Would you accept me as a guest in your home? 188 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:35,840 -I can think of no greater honor. -Your Holiness... 189 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:40,920 Ormanno, I cannot stay in the house of a man on trial for treason. 190 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,280 At least not until he is acquitted. 191 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:46,080 My father's reverence for you knows no bounds, Your Holiness. 192 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:48,680 He will be most upset when I tell him. 193 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:54,080 Then he shall hear it from me personally. 194 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:00,680 As if I don't have enough to deal with, with tonight's dinner. 195 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:02,360 I wish you would give me some warning 196 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:04,080 when God's representative on Earth comes to stay. 197 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:05,760 I wish God would give me some warning, 198 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:08,200 but it seems this was unexpected for us both. 199 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:10,640 Surprises seem to be your forte at the moment. 200 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:13,640 You haven't spoken to me at all about the year we've spent apart. 201 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:16,480 Is your next grand reveal letting your wife into the specifics, 202 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:18,440 or do you intend to hold your peace forever? 203 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:21,800 - Contessina, I have been busy. - So have I! 204 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:28,960 Running this household. Our affairs for an entire year. 205 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:32,920 Oh, I took the liberty of removing the more ostentatious artwork 206 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:34,520 from His Holiness' rooms. 207 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:39,080 You know his reputation for austerity. And his condemnation of slavery. 208 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:41,560 Which wouldn't have been a problem until recently, would it? 209 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:44,080 What would possess you to bring a slave girl back from Venice? 210 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:46,960 What would possess you to send me into exile? 211 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:59,480 I risked everything in saving you. And this is how you repay me. 212 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:03,880 You thought you were a martyr. 213 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:06,920 But you were nothing but a child with a paper sword. 214 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:13,320 Have I not done enough now to prove that I put this family first? 215 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:15,960 Had I the choice again, perhaps I would let you die. 216 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:34,360 Excellent. I'll send for some more hens. 217 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:37,160 Lay out some clean robes for the Pope to change into. 218 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:40,320 -Of course. -Actually, Emilia, wait a moment. 219 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:42,480 You there. 220 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:45,320 What's your name? 221 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:49,120 -It's Maddalena, Madonna. -I have a job for you. 222 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:51,200 Emilia, on second thoughts, 223 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:54,120 you can go to the market and procure the items on this list. 224 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:00,960 Maddalena. Go to my husband's room. 225 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:06,040 Gather some plain robes, and then lay them out for His Holiness. 226 00:19:08,360 --> 00:19:10,440 I assume you already know the way. 227 00:19:16,360 --> 00:19:19,600 Staying with the Medici would send the wrong message, Your Grace. 228 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:25,320 He corrupts God's order with money, raising the unworthy to power, 229 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:27,680 all to the aid of his own fame and wealth. 230 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:31,320 And you are accused of attempting to overthrow the city of Florence. 231 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:36,080 Tell me how that is different to what is happening in Rome? 232 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:38,640 The fate of the city hangs in the balance. 233 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:43,800 As we speak, all that stands between the Colonna family and the Curia 234 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:45,040 is Bishop Vitelleschi. 235 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:56,880 I thank you for Ormanno rescuing me, and I value our friendship. 236 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:02,520 But surely you can appreciate one cannot be particular 237 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:04,880 in gathering one's allies at a time like this. 238 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:11,040 Cosimo de' Medici and Florence stand against my enemies. 239 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:15,960 And so I stand with them. 240 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:19,640 I do understand your position, Your Holiness. 241 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:24,080 But heed my words: 242 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:29,400 Cosimo will act as a friend, until you find his knife in your back. 243 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:55,240 Thank you, Maddalena. 244 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:17,320 I'd like to thank Cosimo for this wonderful meal, 245 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:21,120 and for recognizing these present families 246 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:24,160 for their support of the Medici during their time in exile. 247 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:33,520 - Long, long to the life Medici! - Thank you. 248 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:41,720 I see you are getting acquainted with the lovely Ginevra. 249 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:46,760 Am I to assume she is a good conversationalist after all? 250 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:51,360 -Her bust is particularly articulate. -Well, her father is... 251 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:56,320 keen to see it in a safe pair of hands. 252 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:58,240 For the Medici, brother. 253 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:13,000 My daughter seems quite taken with Lorenzo. 254 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:14,960 - And Lorenzo with her. 255 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:18,560 But what of this special guest I've been hearing about? 256 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:20,160 I see none worthy of such-- 257 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:29,520 Stand. Please. 258 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:34,840 Your Holiness, my apologies. 259 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:36,960 Fresh robes were meant to be laid out for you. 260 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:38,480 No apologies necessary, my dear. 261 00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:41,560 Robes were laid out, and most fine they were. 262 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,440 But I prefer simpler garb. 263 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:46,840 Your Holiness. 264 00:22:56,960 --> 00:22:58,080 Your Holiness. 265 00:22:59,920 --> 00:23:02,280 I came to inquire as to how you are settling in. 266 00:23:02,360 --> 00:23:03,800 Very well. 267 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:07,200 And I must thank you for your hospitality. 268 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:13,400 I can see that banking has been kind. Your home is palatial. 269 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:17,200 We try to steward our wealth in a godly manner. 270 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:21,640 -Forgive me, you were in prayer. -Yes. For the life of a friend. 271 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:24,800 Rinaldo Albizzi. 272 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:28,640 I thought you might be praying for your swift return to Rome. 273 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:31,240 I've known Rinaldo for years. 274 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:34,160 He may be hot-headed, but he is a good man. 275 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:38,040 With respect, it wasn't long ago he was calling for my head. 276 00:23:38,120 --> 00:23:39,560 Now the Signoria demands his. 277 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:45,040 The mandate for us to rule among ourselves is a gift from God. 278 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:51,480 Yet man has a tendency to mistake God's justice for revenge. 279 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:53,120 You believe he should be shown mercy? 280 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:56,680 You must implore the Signoria to grant him exile. 281 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:59,920 It is impossible. They will fear he will only bide his time, 282 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:01,600 simply to rise up and take the city. 283 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:06,240 Not if you draw up a contract for Albizzi to sign, 284 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:09,880 swearing to remain in peaceful exile. 285 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:16,200 The Signoria will never trust Albizzi to hold to such a contract. 286 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:17,880 Least of all Andrea Pazzi. 287 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:21,720 -He seeks Rinaldo's seat on the council? -He's a natural politician. 288 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:23,560 Pazzi was once Rinaldo's closest ally. 289 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:26,760 Now he demands his execution to send a strong message. 290 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:28,760 Then a contract will do little good. 291 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:37,080 -At least feign dismay. -It is not I baying for Albizzi's blood. 292 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,960 -Nor do you intercede on his behalf. -You ask too much. 293 00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:42,800 This church has made your family's wealth possible! 294 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:48,640 I expect you to behave in the same godly manner 295 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:52,960 in which you decorate your homes. 296 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:04,920 You could put your name to the contract. 297 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:09,360 -Mine? -If you were to countersign, 298 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:14,120 then I believe the Signoria would trust Albizzi to hold to the agreement. 299 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:16,720 It is a noble thought. 300 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:20,440 But I cannot sign such a letter whilst blood is spilt in Rome 301 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:23,520 by the same sort of tyranny of which Rinaldo is accused. 302 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:31,920 There must be another way to save his life. 303 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:55,520 Signor Cavalcanti. 304 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:08,920 -Good to see you,. -Thanks. 305 00:26:10,120 --> 00:26:11,720 Gentlemen! 306 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:16,480 Gentlemen, we're here today to set the date 307 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:20,080 of Rinaldo Albizzi's sentencing. 308 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:29,360 - If I may speak... 309 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:32,440 If anyone has a right to demand Rinaldo's death, it is me. 310 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:34,800 And yet I say otherwise. 311 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:39,000 Our great republic was on the verge of tyranny. 312 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:41,640 So why not make our next act one of mercy? 313 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:47,320 A statement of intent? I say we grant exile, not death. 314 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:51,560 Coward! 315 00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:01,080 Albizzi... 316 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:04,240 was a tyrant. 317 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:10,040 A tyrant that brought the sword to this city. 318 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:15,120 And now Medici, Medici asks for mercy. 319 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:21,200 I say we show no mercy. 320 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:24,840 I say we bring the sword to his neck. 321 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:26,600 Yeah! 322 00:28:13,120 --> 00:28:17,040 Messer Cosimo will tire of you soon enough, you know? 323 00:28:17,120 --> 00:28:21,000 Give it a few weeks. Then you'll just be a slave. 324 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:27,040 Your knees will be covered in hard skin. Your hands will lose their softness. 325 00:28:27,120 --> 00:28:30,040 And your beauty will fade within weeks. 326 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:34,640 -Trust me. -Just like you? 327 00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:57,280 Maddalena. 328 00:28:58,600 --> 00:28:59,720 What are you doing? 329 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:05,200 -You've been sitting out there for hours. -My art studies. 330 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:10,000 No, you can't see them. They're not finished yet. 331 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:13,000 -Is it of me? -No. 332 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:16,920 Drawing the elderly is next week's assignment. 333 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:32,720 Isn't the cathedral beautiful? Even in its unfinished state. 334 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:37,200 Is art ever finished or is it merely abandoned? 335 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:42,440 I feel it is not time to abandon this one just yet. 336 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:45,640 And I'm planning to resume construction. 337 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:51,760 I would be in your debt if you were to anoint the works. 338 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:55,520 With your blessing, someone like Albizzi would not be able to stop it again. 339 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:57,440 Tomorrow a man will lose his life. 340 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:03,800 And yet foremost in your mind is the completion of a building. 341 00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:04,920 What can I do? 342 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:09,920 The Signoria spat in my face, Rinaldo slapped my hand away. 343 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:12,720 All I can do is let nature take its course. 344 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:15,200 A man determined to die should be allowed to run headlong 345 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:16,760 into his own sword. 346 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:20,760 Standing aside and washing your hands does not remove culpability. 347 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:24,800 Then with respect, Your Holiness, we have our hands in the same basin. 348 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:34,520 For the speck in your eye, 349 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:39,960 I miss the plank in my own. You're right. 350 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:44,520 It is a risk. 351 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:49,040 And there are those that would use it against me. 352 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:54,560 But I will put my name to the contract. 353 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:00,600 Your Holiness. 354 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:05,920 You carried this here with your own hand? Under no threat of harm? 355 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:10,560 It is a fair offer. 356 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:18,920 Cosimo assures me that this could sway the Signoria in favor of exile. 357 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,400 An assurance from the great Cosimo de' Medici. 358 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:25,880 -Find me a quill. -I want to help. 359 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:29,360 Your Grace. 360 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:32,560 The leash you think is in your hand is around your neck. 361 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:35,040 Can't you see his game? 362 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:39,560 I'll wager this contract was his idea from the start, poured into your ear. 363 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:42,920 I think anger is clouding your judgment. 364 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:47,720 Remember to whom you speak. 365 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:51,880 Forgive me, Your Holiness. 366 00:31:56,560 --> 00:31:58,360 I will say no more. 367 00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:05,440 Save that the Medici lie. It's in their blood. 368 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:08,680 Like his father before him, 369 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:13,200 Cosimo will destroy as many lives as necessary to climb into power. 370 00:32:15,520 --> 00:32:18,480 I will never sign this contract. 371 00:32:18,560 --> 00:32:21,480 Rinaldo Albizzi has shown his true colors. 372 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:28,680 His refusal to sign this generous offer proves that he is a threat to our liberty. 373 00:32:28,760 --> 00:32:31,320 Yes! 374 00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:34,840 Exile would be nothing more than a gift of time 375 00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:38,080 to raise an army and lay siege to Florence. 376 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:42,120 Death to Albizzi! Death to Albizzi! 377 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:45,600 Death to Albizzi! Death to Albizzi! 378 00:32:59,880 --> 00:33:02,240 Death to Albizzi! Death to Albizzi! 379 00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:10,920 How did that contract get into your hands? 380 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:13,560 -The Signoria have a right to know. -How? 381 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:39,200 Son... Ormanno. 382 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:43,720 Our home will still be here when I'm gone. 383 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:48,600 Keep your mother safe. Hm? 384 00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:08,720 All I wish... 385 00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:13,560 is to see you grow old, Father. 386 00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:16,240 To see you hold your first grandchild. 387 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:20,440 To see me make you proud. 388 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:28,800 That day passed long ago. 389 00:34:51,120 --> 00:34:52,360 Get off me! 390 00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:02,440 -- Unhand her! Now! 391 00:35:02,520 --> 00:35:04,560 - In the name of the Medici! - Medici? 392 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:08,560 --Well, why didn't you say? 393 00:35:09,560 --> 00:35:12,800 Your name carries no weight here. 394 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:15,160 -Medici. -And that of Albizzi does? 395 00:35:16,240 --> 00:35:18,360 Your paymaster is ruined and powerless. 396 00:35:18,440 --> 00:35:22,800 We are staying here until we get what we deserve. 397 00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:26,080 Which is a hell of a lot more than Albizzi was offering. 398 00:35:28,160 --> 00:35:30,440 Why don't you take that back to your father? 399 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:36,400 And we won't gut you yet. 400 00:35:43,720 --> 00:35:47,440 You went behind my back and confronted them alone? 401 00:35:51,600 --> 00:35:52,600 Yes. 402 00:35:55,240 --> 00:35:56,240 Good. 403 00:35:58,640 --> 00:36:00,000 Now let's face them together. 404 00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:03,720 It seems simple to me. 405 00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:08,720 My paymaster is locked up in jail, soon to be executed. 406 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:12,800 And so you see, as de facto leader of this city, 407 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:15,320 you shoulder the burden of his debt to us. 408 00:36:16,680 --> 00:36:19,960 Plus a little extra for our trouble. 409 00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:24,080 Otherwise, who can say what my men might do? 410 00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:28,160 Get us 1000 florins. And we'll be gone by eve tomorrow. 411 00:36:28,240 --> 00:36:30,080 That's a lot of money. 412 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:33,400 Leave us. 413 00:36:39,120 --> 00:36:40,320 And you. 414 00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:03,160 Swapping charcoal for a needle? It doesn't seem a good trade. 415 00:37:03,240 --> 00:37:05,040 I do what's necessary. 416 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:10,960 -You're very good with that. -Have you come to make fun of me? 417 00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:12,360 Not at all. 418 00:37:17,240 --> 00:37:21,040 That's not bad. Although I think I look better than that. 419 00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:25,640 Where is this going, Marco? 420 00:37:31,360 --> 00:37:32,880 You and me, we are the same. 421 00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:37,960 I just want you to know that you are not alone. 422 00:37:39,120 --> 00:37:40,400 Thank you. 423 00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:43,120 You have a friend here. 424 00:37:45,720 --> 00:37:48,040 Even if the Medici tire of you. 425 00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:18,360 I'm paying the mercenaries a thousand florins. To leave. 426 00:38:18,440 --> 00:38:21,880 I hear you are attempting to pardon our enemy. 427 00:38:21,960 --> 00:38:25,000 If it's blood you're after, you'll be pleased to know that 428 00:38:25,080 --> 00:38:29,600 despite my very best efforts, it is likely Rinaldo will die. 429 00:38:30,920 --> 00:38:33,160 And you will let the Signoria rule over you? 430 00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:36,360 Why are you shutting me out? 431 00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:40,320 Was it such an unforgivable treason to have saved your life? 432 00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:46,680 I was alone here, at the mercy of Albizzi's thugs. 433 00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:49,800 And yet I still did everything I could to secure your return. 434 00:38:49,880 --> 00:38:52,800 My God, I even spied for you. 435 00:38:52,880 --> 00:38:55,760 While you were away delighting in all that Venice has to offer. 436 00:38:57,280 --> 00:39:00,480 You're in no position to judge me, woman. 437 00:39:00,560 --> 00:39:03,280 Considering your flirtation with Ezio Contarini. 438 00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:12,040 Yes, I flirted with him. He even asked me to go away, but I didn't. 439 00:39:12,120 --> 00:39:15,160 I stayed for our family. I stayed for you! 440 00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:19,400 You want me to thank you? That was your duty as my wife! 441 00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:22,240 What of your duty as my husband? 442 00:42:10,800 --> 00:42:14,600 Order! Order! 443 00:42:14,680 --> 00:42:18,440 Silence! I said order! 444 00:42:19,720 --> 00:42:21,160 The hour is here. 445 00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:25,080 We must weigh Rinaldo Albizzi 446 00:42:25,160 --> 00:42:29,840 with the scales of justice and decide his punishment. 447 00:42:29,920 --> 00:42:30,920 Signor Guadagni. 448 00:42:32,360 --> 00:42:33,520 May I address the chamber? 449 00:42:43,960 --> 00:42:46,200 I have had the honor of spending the last few days 450 00:42:46,280 --> 00:42:49,040 with the first true holy man I have ever met. 451 00:42:50,080 --> 00:42:51,520 Pope Eugenius. 452 00:42:52,680 --> 00:42:56,200 Driven from Rome, seeking protection here in Florence, 453 00:42:57,680 --> 00:43:02,920 knowing that we are a city that prides itself on mercy and grace. 454 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:05,080 And yet since his arrival here, 455 00:43:06,320 --> 00:43:09,760 I has been forced to ask myself whether that reputation is deserved. 456 00:43:09,840 --> 00:43:12,000 Or whether we have lost something. 457 00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:15,200 Despite fleeing for his life, 458 00:43:16,720 --> 00:43:18,480 dressed in rags, 459 00:43:18,560 --> 00:43:22,120 his first concern upon arriving in this city was not himself, 460 00:43:22,200 --> 00:43:23,480 but of his friend, 461 00:43:25,440 --> 00:43:27,000 Rinaldo Albizzi. 462 00:43:29,360 --> 00:43:32,440 That we show this man mercy. 463 00:43:35,840 --> 00:43:39,840 The very same mercy that Christ showed us. 464 00:43:39,920 --> 00:43:41,560 As Jesus said: 465 00:43:43,320 --> 00:43:47,960 "Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone." So I ask... 466 00:43:51,200 --> 00:43:52,760 Who are you to cast that stone? 467 00:43:57,560 --> 00:43:59,720 Who are we to take this man's life? 468 00:44:57,120 --> 00:44:59,280 - Exile! 469 00:45:15,320 --> 00:45:18,160 This doesn't erase the past, Medici. 470 00:45:21,000 --> 00:45:23,920 You think that by saving me, you've saved your soul? 471 00:45:25,520 --> 00:45:27,840 If you were wise, you will not return. 472 00:45:29,560 --> 00:45:31,960 Do not force my hand. 473 00:45:33,840 --> 00:45:34,920 Cosimo. 474 00:45:38,320 --> 00:45:40,360 There's something else I need to tell you. 475 00:45:47,880 --> 00:45:49,520 We are gathered here today 476 00:45:51,440 --> 00:45:56,080 to bless the continued work on this holy place. 477 00:45:56,160 --> 00:46:01,200 A fragrant offering to our Lord by his humble servant, 478 00:46:02,680 --> 00:46:04,240 Cosimo de' Medici. 479 00:46:05,680 --> 00:46:10,240 Its glory will stand through the ages. 480 00:46:11,640 --> 00:46:16,120 An eternal monument to the majesty of our creator, 481 00:46:16,200 --> 00:46:17,440 Almighty God. 482 00:46:47,640 --> 00:46:51,120 Let us lift our thoughts to the Lord above, 483 00:46:51,200 --> 00:46:53,960 he who breathed upon dust, 484 00:46:54,040 --> 00:46:58,240 giving us the precious gift of life, trusting us to rule 485 00:46:58,320 --> 00:47:01,960 -his creation with fairness and mercy. -Cosimo... 486 00:47:02,040 --> 00:47:04,040 There's something else I need to tell you. 487 00:47:13,920 --> 00:47:18,480 Ormanno! This way! Follow me! Follow me, follow me! 488 00:47:24,080 --> 00:47:26,800 I hear your father died a painful death. 489 00:47:29,040 --> 00:47:30,040 Poison's like that... 490 00:47:32,280 --> 00:47:34,480 Tends to stick in the throat. 491 00:47:34,560 --> 00:47:36,920 -You know. -Of course I know. 492 00:47:38,440 --> 00:47:40,040 And now I'm freed by your hand, 493 00:47:41,560 --> 00:47:43,920 it will worm its way into your mind. 494 00:47:45,400 --> 00:47:49,800 A maggot crawling its way through your flesh. 495 00:47:52,000 --> 00:47:57,280 Maybe I killed your father. 496 00:49:31,840 --> 00:49:33,320 Oh, God Almighty, 497 00:49:34,720 --> 00:49:36,600 bless our generous benefactor, 498 00:49:38,880 --> 00:49:40,560 Cosimo de' Medici. 499 00:49:44,160 --> 00:49:50,360 A man who chose the hard and narrow path.