All language subtitles for 1X08 Leonardo

What's the meaning of this?

Good morning to you, Stefano.

The meaning of what?

The scaffold in the courtyard.

I should think it's obvious.

My investigation is not over.

Your investigation
is over
when I say it is.

Still staring at birds?

At my last sunrise.

The last time I feel
God's morning light
on my face.

There's no more time, Leonardo.

You're about to hang.

Please, help me find
a way to save you.

You don't believe my confession.

I believe you destroyed
what you loved,

in order to protect someone
you loved even more.

Your son.

My son?

The boy of Niccolini.

The painting I made for him.

A person on a painting.

Don't worry, he's still
safely hidden with
Father Luca at the convent,

but he is clearly
in some kind of danger.

What is it?

I can't help you
if you don't trust me.

He's not my son.

There's no point
denying it.
He told me...

He told you what he was told!

It's the boy you must save.

Not me.

Hi, baby. Hi.
How are you?

I missed you so much.

Let's go inside.

Caterina.

Were you following me?

Who's the boy?

This is not your affair.

Caterina, please.
Please tell me. Stop it. Stop it.

I want to talk to you.
Who's the boy?

He's my son.

If you must know.

I thought you said
you couldn't
have children.

They told me
I couldn't.But when?

After Milan.

Who's the father? Stop asking questions.

Who is he? It doesn't matter.
He's gone.

Why's he living here?

So that he won't suffer
the same hardships I did.

Do you know
how that boy must feel?

Having a mother
who chooses
to give him away?

I... You don't know
poverty like I do,
Leonardo.

I know abandonment!
And betrayal!

I didn't betray my child.

Ginevra can give him
a better life.

So can I. You?

I will not see
another boy
lose his mother,

and least of all yours.

There's nothing
more important to you
than your work,

do you admit it?

Yes. I admit it.

Then you admit you can never
be a father to anyone.

We can raise him together.

Stop it.

Me and you. We can
raise him together. Stop it. Stop lying.

Please.

Your son,

he will want or nothing.

If you give me a chance.

Give me a chance.

Leonardo!

You return
to Florence
and say nothing?

I confess, Madonna,
I have avoided
the meeting.

Have I done something
to offend you?

No, no, no,
I am the one who has
committed the offence.

I promised you a portrait
that was the truth.

And instead,
my arrogance all but ensured
your father would destroy it

and for that,
I sincerely apologize.

But he did no such thing.

It is but two-thirds a painting.

Do you know, I think
it is more beautiful
because of its scars.

Does that make sense?

Yes, it does.

Over the years,
when I have felt
sad or lonely,

I have looked
at the way
you saw me then.

And each time,

it gives me
the courage
to go on.

Francesco, this is
my friend Leonardo,

a very great artist.Hello.

He has asked that
you and I come live
with him in his studio.

Would you like that?

I wouldn't stay here anymore?

We want you to live
wherever you'd like,
Francesco.

Yes.

Careful!

Francesco!

Sorry!

I'll make sure he's all right.

Francesco!

Are you happy in your room?

It's fine, thank you.

Not too many dark corners?

I never liked shadows
when I was your age.

How about...

I give you a candle
and a drawing
of your mother?

And you can look at it
when you feel alone,

Yes.

What are you drawing?

This here is the human heart.

How do you know
what it looks like?

A professor in Pavia
gives me bodies
to dissect.

You cut up dead people?

Very many of them. Look.

Aren't the bodies very smelly?

Yes, they are,

but if I didn't tolerate
the smell, I would never
have discovered their secret.

What secret?

That people are like trees.

Trees? Yes.

Yes, look.

You see here

our legs are like trunks.

With all of these
tubes and veins
running through them.

Like branches.

Yes, like branches.

The world is a never-ending
source of wonder, Francesco.

You can spend
your entire life
studying it.

And never come close
to understanding it.

Is that what
you're trying to do?

That is exactly
what I'm trying to do.

But there isn't enough time,
I'm afraid.

What else have you got?

Well, here we see

the muscles and tendons

in your arm and your chest.

You see?
That's there and here.
This is your shoulder.

Good night, love.

I was afraid, you know?

You've never been
afraid of anything
in your life.

I was afraid
of trusting someone.

Of

Needing someone.

I didn't want to get hurt again.

Least of all by you.

That's why
I kept my distance.
I'm sorry.

May I come in?

So, where is your maestro?

Leonardo.

What is it you want?

The wind has
put a chill
in my bones.

Maybe some wine?

If you please.

You disappoint me, Leonardo.

Il Moro counted on your support.

That was his mistake.

I see.

Well, well.
Caterina.

I didn't know
the two of you
were together.

You should be
imprisoned with
your master

for the murder of Gian Galeazzo.

Is that why

you left Milan
so abruptly
all those years ago?

If we were in Milan,
I'd have charges sworn out
against you.

But we're not.

And you have no proof.

So, you'd best watch your mouth.

Mama.

I can't sleep.

My window blew open.

Is that your son, Madonna?

What is your name, boy?

Francesco.Francesco.

You look to be eight...
no, nine years old,
right?

Enough.

Ten.

As old as that?

You surprise me, Leonardo.

I never saw you as a family man.

You tell the Duke
that I've had my fill
of war and politics.

You bet I will.

He won't be pleased.

Salai, would you
please take Francesco
back to his room?

Come on, soldier.

Me and Francesco
must leave first thing
in the morning.

What's going on here?

I've told you
his father was gone.

I didn't tell you who he is.

Florence offers
no assistance,
Your Excellency.

Cowards who tremble
in fear of the French.

We'll return to power
without them.

What of Leonardo?

He refused to come to your aid.

I shouldn't be surprised.

The soul of an artist
is selfish.

I found him keeping house
with Caterina da Cremona

and their son.

Their son?

Yes.

A 10-year-old boy, Francesco.

Ten?

Yes.

That means he was conceived
when she was still in Milan.

There is no way
Leonardo is that
boy's father.

He could be...
Bernardo Bembo's bastard.

Or mine.

A false heir.

A bastard the French could use

to make a claim
against my throne.

To steal it from us before
we have a chance to retake it.

But the French don't know
he could be your son.

Not yet.

There's only

one way to be sure

they never do.

Where are we?

We're almost there,
baby. Stay hidden.

Come on, Francesco.

I will show you my old studio.

And your new home.

Thank you for being
such a good friend
to my son.

He's a good boy.

And I can see how much
he means to Leonardo.

I underestimated you.

Because of
my dazzling good looks?

I am glad
you are here.
Both of you.

Me too, Giacomo.

Well,
you've been exploring
in there for quite a while.

Do you think we're safe
in this place, Leonardo?

Ludovico's in custody
and dare not come back
to Milan.

Not while
it's under French rule.

But we still need to be careful.

We can't let anyone see the boy.

Yes. But we can't
keep him locked up
here forever.

No harm
will come to him.
I won't allow it.

You can't possibly
promise that, Leonardo.

Listen.

We cannot live in fear.

We need to live
the best lives we can.

And enjoy the time
that God has given us
on this Earth.

Am I right?

Why can't you finish it?

I wish I knew.

Does staring at it help?

Not really.

You must be
awfully bored,
cooped up in here.

Mother says
I'm not allowed to go
outside the house.

You're not allowed to be seen.

But how would you like
to go flying?

Flying? Like a bird.
What do you say?

Yes, please.

Okay. Come on.

Come on, then.

When I was your age,
I used to imagine
I was a bird.

Just like those up there.

You did?

And I've spent years
designing machines
to let people fly.

Do they work?

Tsk! Not yet.

Then how are you going to fly?

With this.

Move! Here we go!
And up! Up!

That's it!

We're back!

Salai has dinner for you.

We'll join you in a minute.

All your talk
about being careful.
I'm surprised at you.

We weren't seen.
And Francesco needed
some fresh air.

He's beaming.

We had a marvelous time.

He really is
the most
extraordinary boy.

Caterina?

What is it?

When I laid with Ludovico,
I felt I had no choice.

It felt like the person

I had been all my life was just

gone.

I'm so sorry.

I felt like I was nothing.

And no one.

And then
when I found out
I was carrying a child...

God forgive me.
I...

I prayed

that he not be born.

And now,

he brings me a joy
I never could have
imagined.

I don't want to lose him.

Would you lie with me tonight?

Like we used to
when we first met.

Of course I will.

Paint this.

There is only one truth
we as mortals
can ever hope to know.

And that is love.

Love is truth.

Caterina?

Caterina, wake up.

Why? I want you
to model for me.

What?

I want you
to model for me.
Wear this.

Come downstairs.

Are you serious?

Come on. Come.

All right. Five minutes
and I'll be downstairs.

Thank you.

Now! Let's go!
Let's go.

Are you familiar
with the myth
"Leda and the Swan"?

From Ovid.
Um, Leda is the wife
of the King of Sparta.

Exactly, and then Zeus
disguises himself as the swan
in order to seduce her.

She was tricked
into sleeping
with him.

And then
she gave birth
to twins,

who in turn
gave birth
to civilization.

From darkness, light.

From pain, beauty.

The story of my life.

And mine.

It's a beautiful idea.

How do you want me?

Just as you are.

No, you can
cover your scar,
if you wish.

I want you to paint all of me.

It's the hammer blows
that make us works of art.

This was to become
the painting
Caterina burned.

Leda and the Swan.

Was it successful?

It was my most
personal painting.

And I believe, my greatest.

Because it was true.

Because I had a home.

It was a family of sorts.

It was like

for a moment,

the darkness lifted.

And for the first time
in my life
I could see love clearly.

And she destroyed it.

Time is running out, Leonardo.

Tell me.

How does
killing Caterina
save the boy?

What is it?

Trouble.

Francesco, go upstairs
to your mother, quickly.

Captain Rossi of the Podesta.

May I speak to your master?

Yes. How can I
help you, Captain?

We've received a report

that you are harboring
a fugitive child.

A child?

Why would you think that?

Then you have no such child?

Certainly not.

You won't mind
if we search
the premises, then.

No, please.

What is it you want?

Search the room.

Search here.

Here.

Leonardo?

There's someone else here.

Check here.

Okay, let's go.

Anything else I can
help you with, Captain?

What do you see?

What I feared.

The captain's working
for Sanseverino.

But this city is occupied.

The Captain reports
to the French.

The Duke still has loyalists.

They are gone,
Francesco.
You can come out.

What did those men want, Mama?

They were sent by a man

who would like to
take you away from me.

And this man thinks
he's your father.

He's not my father.

Leonardo is. Yes, yes.

Francesco?

Come here for a moment.

How would you like
to go on a little trip
in the morning?

Where?

To the convent.

My friend, Father Luca,

he has all kinds of
mathematical puzzles
and tricks he could show you.

What do you say?

I'm in danger, aren't I?

Yes, you are.

All right, then.
I'll go.

Salai? Can you
help Francesco
gather his things?

Where is he going?

He's going to go
to Father Luca
for a while.

I'm going to write to him now.

You were
the one who said
we can't live in fear.

And we shan't.

I knew you shouldn't have
taken him outside that day.Caterina...

No, this never would've
happened if I'd left him
with Ginevra.

I never should have
listened to you.

You don't mean that.

I never meant anything
more in my life,
Leonardo.

Francesco,
this is my friend,
Father Luca.

I'm very pleased to meet you.

When will I see you again?

I don't know.

Maybe not for some time.

I love you.

I love you, too.

Bernardo.

Nobody told me
you were back
in Milan.

Burning paintings?

Surely you could find
some less valuable
firewood?

I didn't put these in the fire.

Caterina did.

We had a bit of a quarrel.

I received a letter
from Caterina
this afternoon.

May I speak with her?

Caterina...

Caterina!

Caterina, what's the matter?

Talk to me.
Caterina!

Talk to me, please.
Caterina!

Leonardo,
what's going on?
She's not breathing!

She's been poisoned. What?

Leonardo, help her!

The... the antidote.
Give her an antidote.

Leonardo, help her,
for God's sake!

Why?

Why...

Why aren't you helping her?

You stay here.
I'll go get
some help.

That's your story, then?

This was all to protect the boy?

Now you know the danger he's in.

The boy you claimed
to love like a father,

yet you would orphan
with your death?

Stefano? Stefano?

Promise to keep his secret.

Then ask Giraldi, please.

Let me in.
I need to see him.
I need to explain...

Guards!

Let him in.

Thank you. It's a little late
for regrets.

They said you are to hang today.

Do not grieve.

I did as you asked.

Then you did the right thing.

It doesn't feel like it.

This is Officer Giraldi.

The man who questioned Leonardo.

I'm told he signed a confession.

Here it is.

Just in time to
secure your promotion.

I'm nothing without you.

But you are.

You're an artist.

Tell me, Officer Giraldi.

Did Leonardo
say anything
about a boy?

A boy?

No.

There was no mention of a boy.

You see?
As I told you.

When is Leonardo to hang?

I should think within minutes.

Then I'll stay
a few minutes longer.

Just to make sure
he's really dead.

The sentence will
be carried out, signor.

I'll see to it personally.

All the same,
I've seen Leonardo
bring back the dead before.

Excuse me.

Salai!

I know you lied to me
and I know why.

I don't know
what you are
talking about.

Leonardo can
bring people back
from the dead.

It's not too late
to save him and the boy,
but I need your help.

Caterina wrote
a letter.
We need to find it.

Guards!

Leonardo?

I've come to hear
your confession.

Through this holy anointing,

may the Lord
in his love
and mercy

help you with
the grace of
the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

She left it here
somewhere. I'll go upstairs.

There's nothing upstairs.

I couldn't find it.Okay. Look over there.

Our Father,

which art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come,
thy will be done.

In earth, as it is in heaven.

There's nothing here!

Keep looking.
It's got to be here.

Give us this day our daily bread

and forgive us our trespasses.

There's nothing here, Stefano!

As we forgive them
that trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom,

the power, and the glory.

For ever and ever.

Amen.

Leonardo da Vinci
stands before you,

condemned for
the murder of the woman
Caterina da Cremona...

whom he did poison
and watch die.

Making no effort to
rescue or revive her.

For that monstrous crime,

he will now hang by the neck

until dead.

Stop!

Release him!
He's innocent.
Lower him down.

What's the meaning of this?

I hold in my hand proof
that Leonardo da Vinci
is innocent.

I witnessed her death.

But not her poisoning.

That man is plotting
on behalf of the tyrant,
Ludovico Sforza.

He killed Caterina da Cremona.

That is a lie.

What is your evidence, Giraldi?

This letter.
It was written
by the dead woman,

swearing he poisoned
the Duke's nephew,
Gian Galeazzo.

He killed Caterina da Cremona
in order to stop her from
making her letter public.

This is ridiculous.
Leonardo is guilty.

Hang him!

Arrest him.

Thank you.

- Caterina's letter.
- Where did you find it?

I didn't.

You bluffed.

It seems that you have
some imagination,
after all.

Can't spend all that time
with the great
Leonardo da Vinci

and not have
a little of it rub off.

Sanseverino knew
he poisoned Gian Galeazzo.
That's all that mattered.

Gian Galeazzo
and Caterina, you mean.

No, he didn't poison her.
You did.

Perhaps you should
make up your mind.

You're not quite
a free man, Leonardo.

Not yet.

If you please.

If you think I killed Caterina,

then why have you
spared my life?

I said that you poisoned her.

I didn't say
that you killed her.

I never should have
listened to you.

You don't mean that.

I never meant anything
more in my life,
Leonardo.

You knew there was only one way
to save the boy. He had to disappear.

And Caterina had to die
so there would be
no way to find him.

As you said you would,

you had Salai deliver
a letter to Father Luca.

He then returned
with a message from Luca,
agreeing to take the boy,

the same message
I later found
burned in the ashes.

I don't know what you mean.

You do.

That's why you burned
Father Luca's letter

along with all the images
you possessed of Caterina.

No, Caterina burned them.

No. You needed me to think
she was so angry that
she destroyed your work

so that I would believe
you had a motive to kill her.

For your plan to work,

no one could remember
what Caterina looked like.

No images could remain
that might identify her.

It must have been very painful for you,

an act of supreme sacrifice

to burn your greatest painting.

To destroy what you loved.

Caterina didn't know
what you were going to do.

She would never have allowed it.

And by the time she found out...

she was too weak to object.

Bembo thought Caterina
asked him to the studio,
but no, it was you.

You needed a witness
primed to believe the drama
you were about to stage.

Caterina!
Talk to me!
Caterina!

Leonardo, help her,
for God's sake!

You stay here.
I'll go get
some help.

You lied to me

when you said you didn't possess
the ingredients for the antidote.

You brought Caterina
back from the dead.

Just as you had Ludovico.

You went to the funeral.

You saw her buried.

I confess
that had me quite baffled.

Until I remembered
your sketches of anatomy.

I'm just guessing,
but I think after you brought
Caterina back to life,

you had Salai replace her body

with a corpse
from your old friend,

the professor in Pavia,
you told Francesco about.

And it was that body I saw
buried in the potter's field.

Not the body
of Caterina da Cremona.

I also couldn't understand
why you let yourself
be captured.

Then I realized
maybe you didn't mean to.

For your plan to work,
no images of Caterina
could remain.

But there was one missing. Wasn't there?

And you couldn't leave until you found it.

Once captured,
you insisted
on your innocence,

despite all the evidence to the contrary.

And then told Father Luca to
make sure Salai did the opposite.

Why would I do that?

Because you needed my mind
focused on you, not them.

So busy trying to understand
why you killed the woman
you loved

that I missed the obvious.

That you didn't.

Where are you taking us?

To the end of this story.

Go on inside.

Leonardo.

You look tired.

And you look perfect.

I should kill you, you know?

For killing me like that.

There was no other way.

You took
an awful chance. I know.

I know.

I did what I had to do.

All those
beautiful drawings
you destroyed.

The painting.

I feel sorry for you,
not for me.

For me?

That painting

would have been
your immortality.

Now no one will ever know
how much you mean to me.

We'll know.

That's enough.

Take my carriage.
Keep them hidden.

Francesco!

You know I can't come with you.

Not while the man
who wants to hurt you
still lives.

I know.

Come with me.
Francesco.

My heart is breaking.

For me,

you have been
and always will be
love itself.

You are, without a doubt,

the strangest man I've ever met.

And

the best.

Good-bye.

Good-bye, my love.

You'll take care
of him,
won't you?

If he'll let me.

I don't understand
why you did this.

You changed the way
I see the world,
Leonardo.

And myself.

Besides, there's a painting
I'd like to see you finish.

The woman with
the beguiling smile.