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Rinaldo degli Albizzi.

You have called this session

to present charges against
Cosimo de' Medici.

Speak.

And so the Medici begin to fall.

- Not before time.
- Gentlemen!

Signor Cosimo de' Medici

was arrested on the charge
of having his servant

break into the house of
the late Lupo Corona.

Since his arrest, though

evidence has emerged of
a far graver charge

against a man many of us
have considered a friend.

Cosimo de' Medici means to
make himself our tyrant.

There's only one answer
to the charge of treason.

Death to the traitor.

Cosimo de' Medici.

How do you answer Signor
Rinaldo's charges?

They are baseless.

Born of an old and
personal rivalry.

I am a loyal citizen
of Florence.

I am innocent.

The Signoria will
test the charge.

The trial begins tomorrow.

TWENTY YEARS AGO

In the calcio game,
you must show honor.

No tricks, no cheating.

Some of those players
are huge, father

and poor Cosimo is only
trained in bookkeeping.

Boys, boys!

Listen!

Always allow them
to take the lead.

Ah!

Giovanni de' Medici.

Welcome.

You do me honor to allow my boys to
play on your team, signor Albizzi.

You know my son, Rinaldo?

I see the money has arrived.

We are grateful for
this opportunity

to support you.

Good luck.

We're being attacked
by our own team!

Rinaldo ripped the
ball from Cosimo.

Welcome to nobility, eh?

I want you to befriend Rinaldo.

Why should he?
Rinaldo's a snake.

You make alliances with
powerful men.

Yes?

- Yes.
- Go.

Go.

Give me the ball! Pass!
I can score!

Give me the ball!

We need this point!

You see that brute?

- Distract him while I run!
- How?

I don't know, anything!
Punch him!

- Kick him in the balls!
- Cheat?

I'll light a candle for
your soul at mass.

Now that was cheating!

- You know what's worse than cheating?
- What?

Losing.

Why would you allow him to go alone
to the Signoria, Marco Bello?

You know your brother.
I couldn't stop him.

You could have gone
with him, though.

He told me not to.

It was a foolish mistake.

- I just wanted to hear what Piero
was saying. - He didn't think about it.

What do you think
we should do now?

- We mustn't do anything to
- So let's hear.

jeopardize the trial.

I'm sure you did not mean to start
this family meeting without us.

Contessina, why did Cosimo
go to the Signoria?

He was summoned.

He thought Rinaldo would
challenge him out in the open.

The treason charges
is trumped up.

A fair trial will acquit father.

Do not imagine that our great
republic is a democracy.

The Signoria is run on
loyalties and patronage.

Those can be bought. Our
coffers are filling again.

Albizzi calls our
money "dirty gold".

Anyone foolish enough to take
it could be next in the dock.

Now things could get dangerous
faster and we must react.

With force, if necessary.

That sounds like exactly the way
to make things dangerous fast!

I'm only suggesting
that we prepare.

What support do we have?

There are fifty men
in the Signoria.

It's evenly split, more or less.

Surely Cosimo is popular after
what he did during the plague.

Rinaldo is rallying the
nobles to his cause.

Offering them

positions of power
in a new Signoria

which he means to control after

Cosimo is executed.

Rinaldo can't just have a man killed
to order. He must follow the law.

And so we must win.

And I'll gather evidence
in father's favor.

Where have you...?

- I lost this weeks ago.
- I thought you might want it back.

Thank you.

- Did you deliver my message?
- Yes, Messer.

She's here.

Piero is gathering evidence.

He will be in the Signoria
today, they all will.

- Aren't you worried?
- An innocent man fears nothing.

Albizzi is determined.

Lorenzo told me...

I trust the city of
Florence to find the truth.

I do.

But now and then, the truth
needs a little help to be told.

Do you remember Sandro Tarugi?

And he was loyal to my father,
but I saw him in the Signoria

with Rinaldo, which means
he has switched sides.

I need you to get this to him.

Between the guilds and merchants
that lent land from him

he has influence over
8 to 10 votes.

- Enough to win?
- It could be.

Madonna, you must go.

Trust Florence.

Trust me.

Cosimo de' Medici's treason
has taken three forms.

First:

degeneracy.

He may say that the

painting and sculpture he
has brought into Florence

is for the glory of God!

But I will show he has

corrupted our morals
with idolatrous art.

He has filled our city with
artists of low character.

Even sodomites!

Yes!

This is what he
calls art: David.

Symbol of Florence.

Shown as a naked catamite.

Second!

Usury. Money-lending for profit.

We know Cosimo de' Medici is
the richest man in the city.

And we know he is
banker to the Pope.

But I will show he has used
his connection to Rome

to cover the fact he commits
the sin of usury on the side.

He has corrupted the
rules of Christ!

To charge interest.

He even charged one convent
50 Florins on a loan

for a new hall to provide
meals for the poor.

Third!

Tyranny.

Cosimo de' Medici
has great wealth.

And with it, has bought power.

Too much power.

He presents himself as
the savior of this city

building his dome
atop our cathedral

treating the sick there
during the plague.

This is part of the plot.

If he is not stopped, he
will overthrow the Republic

of Florence and
rule as a prince!

During the plague, it was
you, Rinaldo degli Albizzi

who tried to take
control of this city!

Hear how Lorenzo de' Medici tries
to hide his brother's guilt.

I performed my civic duty
in a time of crisis.

But I am not Florence's master.

I am her servant.

How is he?

Confident in justice.

I'm delivering this
to Sandro Tarugi.

Sandro's wife Maria is a
friend of my mother's.

I've known her since
I was a child.

Then you can come with me.

A man who turned once,
could be turned again.

Lorenzo said we
can't bribe people.

The thing about dirty gold?

It's still gold.

The charges against my
father are inflated.

But there's one thing I
think we can disprove.

Rinaldo said my father
charged a convent 50 Florins

for a hall to serve
meals for the poor.

- Which convent did he say?
- He didn't.

Do we have records?

Of course, but he lent money
to convents all over Italy.

Without more clues.

If I can just prove Rinaldo
is wrong on this one point

it could undermine his case.

I'm here to see Maria Tarugi.

Ah, here are the records.

Clerical accounts.

Ah, everything's here.

It's going to be a long night.

- Lucrezia.
- Monna Maria!

You look so well.

- What a beautiful dress.
- I had the silk sent from Venice.

Florentine merchants can never
keep up with the latest style.

- Eh, you know my mother-in-law?
- Madonna Contessina.

- It's been so long since we spoke.
- True.

Monna Maria, we know

your husband Sandro commands
influence in the Signoria.

We are trying to save the
life of an innocent man.

Could you give this
letter to Sandro?

Tell him we depend
on his loyalty.

Of course.

- I'll do what I can.
- You have our deepest gratitude.

What are you doing? Stop!

I need this!

Hands.

Where's my jailer?

- He's been replaced.
- And who are you?

Federigo Malavolti.

Mastro Malavolti, my
family will send you money

if you allow me paper and ink.

I'm a wealthy man!

I know what you are.

A leech growing fat on
the blood of the people.

Our Lord threw the moneylenders
out of the temple.

Now it is your turn
to face justice.

Comfortable?

You know your charge is false.

Now you cut me off from those
who might prove my innocence.

You sent a letter in a flagrant
attempt to bias a member

of the Signoria in your
favor, so no more letters.

Why not just kill me?

Have me stabbed in an alley.

Throw off the Campanile. You're
not above that, are you?

Why this performance
with the Signoria?

Because there will
be others like you.

Men with a lust for power, who would
turn the world upside down

so the nobles must
crawl on their bellies

while the peasants
and merchants rule.

Men like you have no
care for tradition

or the natural order of society.

Noble power is ordained
by God himself.

We exist to rule.

Your family has tried for
years to take mine down.

- That must end.
- Rinaldo.

Twenty years, Rinaldo.

Twenty years ago I had a part
to play in what my father did

but I did not know
I was being used.

I am truly sorry.

And twenty years too late.

Rinaldo!

The old order is changing.

Money's what matters now.

And the nobles don't have it.
You do.

The great Albizzi have
nothing to fear from us.

I'm not so sure.

You can't be serious.

We had lands, of course, made
money from rent ant taxes.

But times have been hard.

Droughts, plagues.

Some estates are left
empty for years.

The houses fall down,
the fields overgrow.

Your father has investments.

The granaries did
well for a while.

But prices are low in
Florence this year.

- Well, sell your grain elsewhere.
- We do.

That's worse.

We made a good deal.

Sold enough grain to Rome to cover
three more months of operation.

The ship was sailing
back last week.

You remember those storms?

It sank on its way up the coast.

All I've got in my own
name is a vineyard.

I love the place. Built
it up from nothing.

But I'll have to sell it.

Your father is a wise man.

I can't believe it
will come to that.

Too much talking.

Let's drink to our next victory.

You wanted to see me, father?

I understand you
made a friendship

hm, with the Albizzi boy

I misjudged him at first.

- I thought him arrogant.
- And?

- What is he?
- He's insecure.

What makes you say that?

He's fearful about the future.

Is it money?

The grain business?

They lost a ship.

Unfortunate.

You did well to listen to him.

Thank you, father.

Albizzi has changed the guard.
Shut us out of Cosimo's cell.

- Why?
- Maria Tarugi.

I gave her a letter from
Cosimo for her husband.

It seems she took it
to Albizzi instead.

We need troops.

Too dangerous.

We have to start

thinking about defending
ourselves, not just him.

Where's Piero?

Still in the bank.

Going through the evidence.

We must try the
legitimate route.

Yes, he's your son, I understand

but this is not the time
for a learning exercise.

At least he's doing something!

While you lie in bed
dreaming of Rosa.

Lorenzo, good morning.

I need a bill of exchange.

- How much?
- 50000 Florins.

So much?

Cosimo can't make the
decisions now, so I must.

Which branch shall I make
the bill payable to?

I'll complete that later.

Sandro Tarugi!

What the hell is this?
You can't be in here.

True.

Thankfully nor can your wife.

What do you want?

To talk.

Florence has always
respected you, Sandro.

It is sad to see you
ruin your reputation

by siding with the Albizzi.

Rinaldo is gathering the
nobles to his cause.

My wife and I.

Can't you make a
decision without Maria?

You know Medici money can do more
for your family than noble favor.

I have access to
Cosimo's accounts.

Maria will see the sense of it

when you show her the
Montelupo vineyard.

The best vineyard in Tuscany.

Cosimo will speak in
his own defense today.

You know what to do.

Stand up and show you're a man.

Madonna?

A word.

Lorenzo came into the
bank this morning.

He took a bill on a large sum.

How much?

- 50000.
- What?

- Where is he?
- Well, that's the problem.

I don't know.

Good morning.

Why are you so loyal to Rinaldo?

Signor Rinaldo is a god-fearing man.
A man of justice.

A man who would murder his enemies
by bearing false witness?

A man who would pull
down the house of God?

Does our Lord truly forgive
all sins mastro Malavolti?

For those who sincerely repent.

Do we not all sometimes do

bad things in service
of a greater good?

You have sinned. You must beg
the Lord for his forgiveness.

I tried all last night,
but without a priest.

No visitors.

Signor Maso degli Albizzi!

TWENTY YEARS AGO

TWENTY YEARS AGO
Signor Maso degli Albizzi!

TWENTY YEARS AGO

The clerks of the Signoria have
just received this letter.

What is this?

A bankrupt cannot be a member
of the Signoria, signor Maso.

Is it true? Did you lose a ship
carrying three months' revenue?

How dare you spread such lies?

Our duty is to Florence. Will you
provide accounts to disprove it?

I need time.

Until you do, you are no longer
a member of the Signoria.

Good day, Messers.

You used me!

The Albizzi have grown weak.

Maso Albizzi hopes to regain
his riches through trade

but he has no head for it.

He should have insured his
grain before shipping it out.

What about honor? My honor?

Stop talking about yourself.

We're talking about the
future of Florence.

The Albizzi have enfeebled
themselves by decades

of easy privilege and the city
stagnates under their influence.

But the world is changing, and
Florence must seize its place.

For the new leaders to
rise the old must fall.

I'm proud of you.

It has hurt you to make
this personal sacrifice

but it has spared Florence.

One day, when I'm gone

you will be head of
the Medici family.

And you must lead us.

For the glory of Florence.

I think I found it. Look.

It's time. Pull
yourself together.

The case for the defense:
Cosimo de' Medici.

I love our great
city of Florence.

Above all else

I must res...

I must defend myself against
these slanderous charges

I must defend my... I...

The world must.

The world must see.

I...

Ah.

I...

Please.

Please.

Ah.

He's taken ill.

This is another Medici trick.

We can't continue if the
defendant is not represented.

I will speak for my father.

I am his blood.

No, let the boy speak!

This should be entertaining.

Cosimo de' Medici will you
be represented by your son?

Forgive me, Father,
for I have sinned

against heaven and against you

I repent, I repent against
all my sins and trespasses.

Forgive me, Father

I repent.

He cannot answer.

In that case, you may speak
on behalf of your father.

My father has declared
his love for Florence.

You can see he's a patriot.

Not a traitor.

Rinaldo degli Albizzi

charged that my
father made a profit

of 50 Florins on a loan to a convent
for a hall to feed the poor.

The Medici bank does
not engage in usury!

Interest is neither
paid, nor taken!

No, you run it out of the
kindness of your hearts.

I have the accounts

the accounts of the Convent

of San Benedetto, and
this is the only convent

in our records, which took
money for a dining hall.

And the accounts
show, quite clearly

that the Medici bank made the
convent a gift of 65 Florins.

Not 50.

And there was no
interest charged.

Cosimo de' Medici
made a donation.

Young man, how do we know
you did not draw up this

remarkably convenient
document yourself?

It has the official Medici seal.

Which you keep in the bank. You
could have faked that too.

The people of Florence have had
enough of banker's tricks.

Our business is legitimate!

Cosimo de' Medici must
be found innocent.

Gentlemen of the Signoria!

Signor Guadagni.

Signor Tarugi.

With his defense, Piero de'
Medici has convinced me.

I say Cosimo is innocent.

Hear, hear!

Sandro Tarugi speaks the truth!

Cosimo is innocent!

- Acquit Cosimo!
- Cosimo is innocent!

This is rigged.

We must put it to a vote.

We can't let them vote now.

Order!

Order!

I demand order in the Signoria!

If you can't come to order,
this court is adjourned!

By all saints.

You were paid to poison my wine.

You're a man of such
faith, Malvolti.

I didn't think you
could be bought.

And by Rinaldo.

Is this the work of
a god-fearing man?

A man of justice?

I may not have long left.

Please, let me see my
wife one last time.

- I was told no visitors.
- Only to say goodbye.

Please.

What did they give you?

I don't know what you mean.

Don't lie to me.

- Arrest this man for corruption.
- On what evidence?

I'm a member of the Signoria!
Get your hands off of me!

Get off!

Our Signoria needs protection.

And they've just given
me the perfect excuse.

I thought I would
lose the whole case, but

then they began to stand up.

"Free Cosimo", "Cosimo
is innocent".

Even Sandro Tarugi himself.

I can't believe it worked.

You did everything
that was required.

I'm so sorry, monna!

- I couldn't stop her.
- You bitch!

My husband is in jail
tonight because of you.

Emilia, call the guards.

Albizzi had him arrested for
corruption, because you bribed him.

Who did you think could believe
it with that half-wit son of yours

burbling on the stand?

Albizzi stopped me
from seeing my husband

because of the letter
that you gave him.

You were a noble woman, Contessina,
until you married that tradesman.

- Tradesman?
- Yes.

Some of the nobles have
continued to tolerate you only

because Cosimo is so filthy
rich that their greed overcomes

their sense of proper decorum.

Well, that ends tonight.

I'll see to it that
you're never received

by the society of
this city again.

You bribed him!

I didn't know that you
would have to speak.

You let me believe
I was a success.

We didn't mean to deceive you.

You too?

Albizzi guards are
in the Signoria.

- Albizzi will fix the trial.
- Yes.

- Where's Lorenzo?
- Still no sign.

I'm defending my father.

- I need to get into the chamber.
- Not today. Albizzi orders.

Signor Guadagni.

They refuse to let us in.

Guadagni we need a verdict.

- Is this your doing?
- Democracy must be protected.

Your guards won't
let people vote.

The Medici have tried
to rig this trial.

They have forfeited their
place in the Signoria.

We cannot function
under occupation.

You stay here. I'll
fetch our men.

Go to Bernardo Guadagni
at the Signoria.

Tell him that Lorenzo de' Medici

is here with Francesco
Sforza's army!

We have 1000 cavalry!

10000 men!

Trebuchets and siege towers!

Our terms Cosimo de'
Medici must be released!

You should hurry.

We invade at midnight!

Lorenzo demands that you two
leave Florence immediately

and never return.

If you don't go by midnight
he'll force you out.

What more proof do you need
that the Medici are tyrants?

Cosimo.

The guards change fast.
Don't be long.

Lorenzo has bought
Francesco Sforza's army.

They've surrounded us.

Guadagni's refusing
to convene the trial

but if Lorenzo invades,
you'll be a hostage.

Rinaldo may not wait for a
verdict to have you executed.

If Lorenzo invades,
he could win.

It's our best hope.

Rinaldo or his son might escape.

Once the fighting is
done find Ugo or Marco.

They will help you.

- You will help me.
- No.

You are right.

If Lorenzo invades, Rinaldo
will have me killed.

That is, if the guard doesn't
poison me to death first.

We have to get you out of here.

The family cannot
survive without you!

It can and will.

I have repented my sins,
so I do not fear death.

All that matters is
to win back Florence.

Don't talk like this.

There is still hope.

- We will get you out! There is time!
- No Listen!

You must buy up Rinaldo's
debts across Italy.

All of them.

We must bankrupt them as my
father once did, only everywhere.

It may take years, generations.

It does not matter.

The Albizzi must never
challenge us again.

There is no "us"
if you are gone.

If the Medici are
to shape history

we must live beyond
our lifetimes.

The whole tree does not die
because one branch falls.

Farewell.

Don't.

- Piero.
- No.

Lucrezia, Lorenzo,
they need you now.

As I have.

I know all you have done
for me, Contessina.

Thank you.

- No.
- You must go.

- You must go.
- No.

- Come on. You have to leave.
- Cosimo.

Cosimo! Cosimo!

Cosimo de' Medici is indisposed.

In these extraordinary
circumstances

the question of his guilt
must be put to the vote.

Albizzi has forced Guadagni
to convene the Signoria.

Cosimo has been found guilty.

He will be executed at midnight.

He told me what I should
do after his death.

It was all very logical.

He believes the family is
what matters, not just him.

I can't let him die.

Thank you for
letting me see her.

I heard you in the
Signoria, talking to God.

You repented.

I too have sinned.

This is what I used
to poison you.

This is mine.

You see? It's clean.

Drink.

Malavolti?

Yes?

I forgive you.

Cosimo has been found guilty.

They're planning to
execute him tonight.

If they kill him I will burn
that city to the ground.

Burn Florence?

You can't.

Tell the family to leave.

Even if you don't care
how many people die

our bank is there, the gold.

You can't destroy everything!

Then Albizzi will
have to negotiate.

And what if he doesn't?

Cosimo knows the risks.

The Medici must always prevail.

Everything else.

Everything can be sacrificed.

Cosimo believes this family will
survive without him, but it won't.

You are not the man he
is and you know that.

On second thoughts, Sforza
how soon can we move?

Before sundown.

If we have to.

Then I will take Albizzi's head.

Lorenzo, Lorenzo!

As the city's new commander

I pledge to defend
Florence to the death.

Gentlemen, I have just
spoken with Francesco Sforza

whose army surrounds us.

And with Lorenzo de' Medici.

If you execute my husband, Lorenzo
will attack us with fire.

Guadagni, you must
throw her out!

- Women cannot be in here!
- Order!

Order! Order!

If she has spoken to the
army, I intend to listen.

Sforza wants only the release
of Cosimo de' Medici.

Every man in this chamber
owes Cosimo something.

He has bailed out guilds
he has sponsored merchants

he has helped nobles

including Rinaldo Albizzi's own
father, settle their debts.

- By thievery!
- No!

No, by fair and honest trades!

You think noble blood entitles
you to rule the world.

Not any more.

Florence cannot go
back into the past

where nobles ruled
and peasants bowed.

This republic is building
itself to greatness.

Not on the finery
of its aristocrats.

But on the talents
of its people!

Cosimo's life has been
dedicated to this city.

And now you must save them both!

How can you talk
of saving Florence

when Lorenzo threatens
to burn it down?

The army will go if
Cosimo is freed.

I have Sforza's word.

Sforza is a mercenary.
His word is worthless.

Cosimo de' Medici was found
guilty by this court

his sentence will
be carried out!

Guards, prepare the
prisoner for execution.

No!

No!

Let me take him out of the city!

We will go into exile!

Guards!

- Halt!
- Exile?

All trickery! She
thinks we're fools!

That army could sack the city.

And it will be your
fault, Rinaldo!

This city will be destroyed!

Exile may not be what
you want, Rinaldo.

But it does mean we get to live.

Accept.

No.

Then I will put it to the vote.

Can you stand?

We must go now.

- Prepare for our departure.
- Departure?

You were sentenced to death. But
I persuaded them to commute it.

You are exiled.

Exiled?

What have you done?

I saved your life.

I was ready to die.

I couldn't lose you.

How could you put your own needs
before the good of my family?

If we have lost Florence,
the Medici are ruined!

When you arrive in Venice,
call on Elisa Morosini.

She's an old friend
of my family.

She'll introduce
you to society.

Can you really not come with us?

Someone must stay here to
look after our affairs.

My own father was exiled.

I know the pain of
being cast out.

Piero and I could stay.

And manage the household here.

Piero could run the bank.

God knows he needs to be
given more responsibility.

Monna.

Your husband calls for you.

I've left instructions
for the bank staff.

There are some notes
here for you.

If anything is unclear,
send word to Ugo.

I know you are angry.

But if we leave it broken
like this between us

we will grow into the break.

Please, let me come with
you and the family.

Please, my love.

How much did you have to
pay Sforza in the end?

10000 but he wasn't very happy.

Hopefully we'll keep him
from coming to Venice.

Cosimo.

We're ready to go.

Are you sure that you
have everything you need?

All I have left in the world.