All language subtitles for Medici The Magnificent - S02E07.ENG

What are you doing here?

I wanted to see you.

Whatever for?

I thought we could still be friends.

My uncle has forbidden it.

I know, but I thought...
-Thought what?

That you would ignore his wishes?

My uncle was right...

You Medici are pushy!
-Stop it, Francesco!

I said stop!
-Or what?

You're going to send your
crippled father limping after me?

Take it back! Take it back!

You think the Pazzi
are plotting against you?

Why else would Francesco be in
Rome, having meetings with Salviati?

Could there not be innocent
reasons for them to meet?

At night?

In secret?

No.

Thank you for coming,
Messer Montesecco.

I couldn't help being curious.

What would an archbishop and
a banker want with a soldier?

They'll find you more
prepared than Galeazzo Sforza was.

I can't put up with these armed
guards breathing down my neck!

It makes me look weak.

I have to return to
Rome, speak with the Pope.

No, you're not safe in Rome.

It's too unstable.

Sforza was a brute, but
he was a strong man.

While he ruled Milan,...

...the alliance might
have offered some protection.

Now your alliance is
with a 7-year-old boy. He...

...has a mother, acting as his regent.
He has uncles...

Oh, yes! Many uncles.

Many men, many rivals.

No doubt maneuvering for
position, like men always do.

And Venice will be in the
same state of uncertainty,...

...wondering how Sforza's
death has changed things---

The alliance will hold, mother.

The cities will honor it.

Cut six inches off a leg.

A stool is still a stool, yes?

But would you sit on it?

Lorenzo is in league
with Milan and Venice.

And he means to move
against the Papal States.

And you want me to raise an army?

No.

No, it's not a military question.

And how do you propose to stop him?

He and his brother...
have to die simultaneously.

Well, because if
one of them is left...

...alive, he'll rally
his city behind him.

Avenge the other.

Florence will celebrate
the day the Medici are gone.

And my uncle
becomes their new ruler.

We're not acting alone.

We have many supporters.

So why do you need me?

What's the plan?

Lorenzo will be invited to Rome
to celebrate Easter with the Pope.

While he's here,...

...I'll be in Florence,
taking care of Giuliano.

And you want me to kill Lorenzo?

Snuff him out like a candle?

What is it?

A trap for Lorenzo.

They lure him here,...

...count Montesecco will kill him...

...while the Pazzi
kill Giuliano in Florence.

Sorry to disturb you, father.

It's alright.

But someone's just tried
to kill Archbishop Salviati.

Kill?

You haven't seen a
man with a knife in here?

No.

You're sure?

Yes.

Perhaps you were too
engrossed in your studies.

But he hasn't got a knife!

And he wouldn't kill anyone!
I know him!

So I hear.

You are not allowed
to carry weapons in Rome.

Oh, look.

A murderer with a knife.

But what are we going
to do about his accomplice?

No, no, no, no, no, no.

Please...

They're very good, Sandro.

Very good.

Come on then. Why are we here?

I've been invited for talks
with the Pope over Easter.

It might be a trap, it
might be a genuine olive branch.

What does Carlo say?

I'm waiting to hear.

I've been thinking
that you two could...

...go off for a diplomatic
overture,...

...offer the services of the world's
greatest artist to the Holy Father.

What do you say?

I will never paint again.

My muse is dead.

You think it's funny?

It's your fault.

It's all her husband's fault.

She died of the wasting disease.
-Because he couldn't...

...resist another man's wife.

Whilst you made love to
her with your paint brush.

And you killed her.

You and your lust,...

...and her idiot
husband killed her!

You're...

...not moping about your muse!
You're just jealous...

...Stop it! Stop it!

Let's console ourselves! At least
she lives on in Sandro's paintings.

These daubs?
These...

...insignificant little daubs?

They're not even close.

They're not even close.

They're they're no closer...

Giuliano...

...than this...

... ...or this,...

... ...or this, or this,...

...or this, or this,...

...or this, or this, or this!
Anyone, anyone...

...can daub pigment
on a panel...

...and pretend that it means
something! It means nothing!

She was just an object to you.

To me she was everything.

She made life mean something.

He's hurting and
he's lashing out, Sandro.

You pay him no heed.

You need to find another way
to make your peace with Rome.

Fetch Montesecco
and Francesco Pazzi.

Tell him our guest
from Florence has arrived.

Cardinal Orsini, I was
looking for Lorenzo de' Medici.

I saw his carriage outside.

He's in Florence, your Grace.

His carriage brought my
niece to Rome, as you can see.

His Holiness will be disappointed.

Lorenzo has had to
decline the Holy Father's...

...kind invitation due
to a prior engagement.

He is hosting eminent
visitors from Venice and Milan.

You must see that his triple...

...alliance of his is an
act of provocation.

It's not meant to be.
-He should be here.

What's he afraid of?

If Lorenzo had
anything to fear in Rome,

he wouldn't allow his wife
to be here, would he?

My niece's presence
is a sign of good faith.

I bring a message...
A letter...

...confirming
that Lorenzo supports...

...all discussions aimed
at re-establishing...

...friendly relations
between Rome and Florence.

And authorizing his
uncle, Father Carlo,...

...to represent him
in all such negotiations.

Now, do you know where
I might find Father Carlo?

He isn't in his apartments.

And he hasn't been seen
in the library for some time.

I was told he's on a retreat.

For lent.

He made no mention of
that in his last letter.

Perhaps it was a spur
of the moment decision.

He'll have to return before
the peace talks can begin.

And I can't leave
until I've seen him.

Did he suspect a trap?

Would he send his wife if he did?

He's no coward.

It's a calculated risk.

She's a Medici and an Orsini.
He believes no one would harm her.

It would loose them
support in Florence and Rome.

What kind of a man puts
so much trust in his wife?

We can't shut her up.

But we can't let her tell Lorenzo...

...his bastard-priest half-uncle...

...has vanished.

And she won't leave
until she's spoken to him.

And Easter's only days away.

Then we need a change of plan.

The both have to die in Florence.

It'll be much riskier.

It's not just a... double murder.

It's a coup.

You'll need an army,...

...in case the people rebel.

One big enough to
make Venice and Milan...

...think twice
about coming to their...

...assistance. It'll
have to be paid for.

And I'll need
to get my men inside...

...the city walls without
raising suspicion.

Can you do that?

With the Pope's backing.

But I'll want proof
that he supports us.

You'll get it.

I don't like the idea...

...of a foreign army in the city.

It's just a precaution,...

...in case Lorenzo's alliance
is more of a threat than it looks.

Make Salviati come with them.

People need to know how our
uprising is led by men of Florence.

Gentlemen.

Our honored guest,...

...Gian Galeazzo
Sforza, the Duke of Milan.

Your Excellency.

And his mother and regent,
the Duchess Bona di Savoia.

Honored guests indeed.

I hear... Messer Medici...

...snubbed a personal
invitation from the Pope...

...to be with you today.
-No snub was intended.

I do hope you don't
live to regret it.

Now, has anyone explained...

...the origins of our
Easter ceremony to you?

During the first
crusade to the Holy Land,...

...our noble ancestor,...

...Pazzino de' Pazzi,...

...claimed Palestine
for Christianity,...

...by being the very first man...

...to scale the walls of Jerusalem.

As a reward he was given three...

...small stones from
the tomb of Christ.

And every year since,...

...those three flints...

...have created the spark
that lights our Easter candle.

One might say, we are the
oldest, most noble family...

...in Florence.
-Well, one might.

If you didn't always beat one to it.

Your Excellency.

There you are.

A crust of bread
for your Easter supper.

Men of faith don't fear death.

You would happily
sacrifice your life...

...to save Lorenzo and
Giuliano de' Medici.

Am I right?

I'm right.

But what would you do
to save Lorenzo's wife,...

...your good friend Clarice?

You wouldn't dare.

You wouldn't dare---
-I would rather not.

But she's here in
Rome demanding to see you.

If I was to let you speak to her,...

...and you were to tell her...

...what you know, she
would have to die.

But I have strict personal rules.

I don't kill women.

Well, I would have
to leave her to my men.

A fate considerably
worse than death.

And if I don't tell her?

Well, then we'll have
no reason to kill her.

Do I have your word on that?

Put her mind at rest,
and she will live.

It's the only choice you have.

A beautiful ceremony, Your Holiness!

Your young nephew will
make an excellent cardinal.

Get to your point.

You have five minutes.

It's about Lorenzo de' Medici.

We'd like to propose a solution.

You know Count Montesecco.

I do.

He can help us...

...solve the Lorenzo problem.

I will not condone a murder.

Of course not...

But you might say
he's here as my bodyguard.

Some nights ago,
a man tried to kill me.

The Count was one
of several witnesses...

...to see the
assassin flee the scene.

He gave chase,...

...pursued him to a library...
-Where I found him reporting...

...to Father Carlo de' Medici.

Why would he?

You ordained me
as Archbishop of Pisa.

Lorenzo wanted his own man.

The Medici are cut-throat
merchants, who use violence...

...to remove those
they can't manipulate.

The new Duke of Milan
is a 7-year-old boy.

Lorenzo wants complete
control of Florence,...

...Milan, and Venice,...

...and then his sights
will be on the Holy See itself.

He's going to poison you.

We need to act first.

I will not condone murder.

Of course not.

We invited him to Rome
to discuss reconciliation.

But we won't take that as an insult.

If he won't come to us,...

...we swallow our pride,...

...and we go to him.
Send a Papal emissary.

Who do you suggest?

Your newest cardinal, Raffaele.

As he's your beloved nephew,...

...it'll prove your
personal commitment to finding...

...a peaceful solution.

Are you out of your mind?

He's 17.

He'll need a bodyguard.

And a large retinue.

A retinue befitting his status,...

...and the importance
of his peace mission,...

...and prepared for any eventuality.

The Medici will
not go without a fight.

They will try to draw their...

...allies from Venice
and Milan into it.

We need at least 600 fully
armed men, Your Holiness.

Are you willing to
approve the funding...

...for such a large retinue?

Did your diplomatic overture...

...with the 7-year-old
duke and his mother work?

Our treaty with Venice and Milan
will compel the Pope to negotiate.

Violence only ever
begets violence, but...

...words...

...words beget dialogue.

99 good apples
turn a bad one sweet.

You know, all this cynicism,...

...it's going to
destroy you, brother.

You think?

It's all meaningless.

And the only way to thrive,...

...in the real world,
a world of sin,...

...is to do what Cosimo did:

and be a more ruthless sinner
than your enemy.

Carlo!

Thought you were dead.

Where have you been?

I just...
At a monastery, fasting.

Why didn't you tell us?
We've been so worried.

I'm sorry.

Lorenzo has been
waiting to hear from you.

He needs to know.

Are the Pope's desires
of reconciliation genuine?

He says yes.
It is.

He's sending Cardinal Riario
to Florence on a diplomatic mission.

Lorenzo should make him
and his retinue welcome.

Are you sure?

I'm sure.

I need to go.
I have some work to do.

Is something wrong?
-No.

You need to go.

I'll come with Cardinal
Riario to Florence,...

...and we can speak at
greater length then.

Right?

You promise?

Promise.
Now go, please.

Bye, Clarice.

Right.

Good bye.

Don't cry.

You just saved her life.

She'll be expecting me to
travel with the cardinal now. May I?

The Pope has authorized
our bank to fund an army.

To be led from
Imola by Count Riario.

You try to enter Florence...

...and there'll be a bloodbath.

Montesecco will lead
a vanguard of fifty men.

Lorenzo thinks they're
coming for peace talks.

They'll be disguised as the
retinue of the Pope's nephew,...

...Cardinal Raffaele Riario.

There will be a banquet
to welcome the Cardinal.

But the Medici brothers will
not make it past the first course.

When they are dead,...

...the government palace will
be seized on behalf of the people.

And my uncle will be proclaimed
the new leader of Florence.

Soon after my men
will enter the city,...

...ready to defend...

...the uprising
against any opposition.

And the Pope has agreed to this?

He wants rid of the Medici
tyrants just as much as we do.

You look worried, uncle.

Not having second thoughts, are you?

Don't call His Holiness ?uncle�.

Sorry.

Please, don't worry, Your Holiness.

I will make the Medici
abide by your will,...

...and peace will prevail.
I promise.

Time to go.

God's work to do.

I can hardly believe
you're entrusting...

...me with such an
important mission.

Count...

By the time I return with my men,...

...you will be the new
ruler of this Republic.

Should we warn Guglielmo?

Or find some excuse...

...to keep him and his
wife away from the banquet?

We cannot trust him.

The Pope loves Raffaele Riario...

...like a son.

But he's very young.

He won't come alone.
He'll have advisors.

Perhaps the Holy Father wants to...

...give him the chance
to prove himself.

Like you,...

...sending me off to Rome.

I didn't send you off to Rome.
You sent yourself.

But I knew that I could trust you.

Carlo.

Something was troubling him.

About the visit?

I don't know.

We can ask him when they get here.

Rather more than I expected...

You're most welcome, Your Eminence.

Though some of your retinue
may have to sleep in the stables.

Well, if it was good
enough for our Lord...

Your Eminence...

Welcome.

We must say this is a surprise.

We were only
expecting Cardinal Riario.

I'm afraid I flattered myself...

...that I may have a role to play
in bringing the two sides together.

Is Father Carlo not with you?

His Holiness had
another assignment for him.

Father Carlo sends his apologies.

My wife will show
you to your quarters.

Tonight we dine in your honor.

I look forward to it.

And I appreciate your hospitality.

You come this way.

Here is your ruffian, Madonna.

Lorenzo...

In future,...

...you'll see to it he keeps...

...away from this family
and this house.

What were you thinking?

I just wanted to
be friends, Grandmother.

He strikes my nephew
and calls it friendship?

You were not wrong to try.

We must always try to
extend a hand of friendship.

Even if it is not returned.

Come.

Grandmother!

Madonna?

You asked to see me?

Yes.

I want you to come to the banquet.

If you think that you can
exploit my art to curry favors...

...with your enemies, you have...

...another thing coming-
-Oh no, don't worry.

I'm offering the
Curia commission to...

...a young fellow from
Verrocchio's workshop,...

...Leonardo.

Everyone's talking
about him, apparently.

He has some ability.
He may do you a half-decent job,...

...but I hear he
doesn't finish anything.

Oh, no, I don't
think you understand.

I have complete confidence in him.

I think he's an exceptional talent.

I know exactly what you're doing.

I'm saying, take as long as you
want before you pick up a brush.

But come to the banquet.

Do you really think so little of me?

No, really...

That I can be swayed...

...by such a transparent
appeal to my vanity?

You love someone,
you loose them,...

...you don't think you can carry...

...on, but then you go
to work and you do.

It gets you through the day,...

...from one day to the next.

But without work, without--
-Would you listen to yourself?

Help me to help Giuliano.

He needs us, the people who
love him, now more than ever.

Your brother needs
your help tonight.

Oh, what does he want now?

Conjuring tricks for a Cardinal...

...or marrying one
of the Pope's nieces?

Ever since you
were a boy, you've...

...always known that Lorenzo
was the chosen one.

You think you were never
given any responsibility.

Well, that's no
excuse for not taking any.

I wish you'd stop drinking.

I wish I were dead.

I'd do it no if I
knew I'd see her again---

Don't say that.

Suicide is a mortal sin.

So is adultery.

I could put up with damnation.

Together in hell...

...for eternity.

Would be better than one
day on Earth without her.

Oh, Giuliano.

Son, please.

Don't think like that.

You can be together in heaven.

Repent your sins,
do the right thing,...

...live a good life.

You could find peace.

Peace?
I don't believe in peace,...

...I don't believe
in resurrection, I---

These sunny,...

...carefree days of youth,...

...they're an illusion.

The road to Christ,...

...is a dead end.

Carlo say why he hasn't come?

And the letter's here.

Why is Salviati staying here,...

...when he has family in the city?

He's chaperoning the young Cardinal.

I don't like having
him under my roof.

This is addressed to me.

Yes, sorry. I didn't
realize until I'd opened it.

It's in Latin.

Yes, Carlo apologizes,
says that he's busy.

But he's praying for us.

He knows I don't speak Latin.

Why would he write to me in Latin?

I thought we were using poison.

Wouldn't that be cleaner?

Tell me, how do we
get it into their drinks?

And their drinks only?

How do we guarantee
they sup them simultaneously?

I will come at
Lorenzo from behind,...

...then go for his throat
in case of concealed armor.

You and you take Giuliano.

The rest of you, weapons
drawn, ready for guards.

You'd better go over.

Get the cardinal out of the
way when the moment arrives.

I'll do the same for
my brother and his wife.

You don't have to be here.

I want to see Giuliano die.

Keep your voice down.

And try to look more relaxed.

Gentlemen.
-Evening.

Thank you for coming.

It means a lot.

Our pleasure, I'm sure.

I see Lorenzo, but,...

...where's Giuliano?

I'd like to introduce
you to Botticelli.

He's a wonderful
artist here in Florence.

It's a great pleasure.

And a dear friend of mine.

Why so shy, brother?

Why don't you join us?
Have some food.

You'll get no conversation with him.

He's taken a vow of silence.

Signora.

Please.

I was just telling Messer Medici...

...that Florence has no
reason to feel threatened...

...by the Pope's
purchase of Imola...

...or this business with---
-Oh, let's not talk politics.

Will your brother
be joining us soon?

He will, uh...

There's wine, he'll be here.

Giuliano sends his apologies.

He's been detained on business.

Oh, that's a pity.

A great pity.

Well, you'll see
him on Sunday, at mass.

We should have killed
Lorenzo when we had the chance.

They have to die together.

We all agreed to that.

They're suspicious.

All those guards...

What if they avoid being
together in public from now on?

They'll be together on Sunday.

You can't be serious?

Why not?

At mass?

They won't be expecting it.

This may be our last chance.

No.

We just need to be patient.

Count Riario's men are on the march.

It has to be Sunday.

At mass.

I will not take a
life on consecrated ground.

You need more money?

I have rules.

A code of honor.

How much would it take?
-I will not do it,...

...nor will my men.

I will take the
government palace for you.

But any killing...

...in a cathedral,...

...you do yourselves.

When a professional
shipwright refuses...

...to come aboard,...

...think twice before setting sail.

He's on board.

He and his men
will seize the palace.

We'll declare a new government,...

...just as the tyrants are
meeting their fate in the cathedral.

In accordance with the will of God.

And with the blessing of the Pope.

Where have you been?

You insulted our guests.

Breaking bread with
the Pazzi and making...

...polite conversation
with Marco Vespucci,...

...that's a recipe
for insulted guests.

Well, you should have been there.
-I told him to stay away.

The mood he was
in, I didn't think he'd...

...contribute much to your
diplomatic efforts.

You're so obsessed
with making peace,...

...you can't see your
enemies preparing for war.

Do you know the Pope
has an army at Imola?

He buys a town,
he wants to defend it.

The rumor is he's
marching on Florence.

Where did you hear that?

On the street.

Ah, Giuliano!

We missed you at the banquet.

Well,...

...I'm here now.

Come.

A letter?

Who is it from?

Francesco.

Delivered last night.
-Is it important?

Bank business.

Hurry up.
We're going to be late.

Where have you been?

Trying to warm
myself on an old flame.

And did it work?

No.

I need to take responsibility.

Starting with Simonetta.

Because if there is a
heaven, then she's there.

That's the only hope there is.

Where I have done
wrong, I will make it right.

You don't need to
worry about me anymore.

Thank God.

When Cardinal Riario...

...raises the host,
you cut their throats.

In case they're wearing armor.

Bastiano?

I need you to do something for me.

They'll have no bodyguards.

And their friends, the...

...Cavalcanti cousins,
are away hunting.

Sure.

If there is an
army preparing for...

...war, how are you going
to deal with it?

More talk,...

...with palette and
brush, or with sword?

Well, I still believe that we...

...must strive for a
peaceful resolution.

Come.

I know our families have
had their disagreements, but...

...I hope from now on we
can bury that and start anew,...

...for all our sakes.

Amen.

Come here, Lorenzo.

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to fight.

I need to tell you something.

Something no one else knows.

I always meant us
to be friends, Francesco.

We shall be again.

And you, Giuliano.

If I've done you wrong,...

...I'm sorry.

Please, forgive me.

I'm sorry too.

They're not wearing armor.