The Inquiry (L'Inchiesta)

P R O R E R E R S

Messenger of Jerusalem.

"Is the new horse ready?" - Yes.

Water for the horse!

Ruth, the food!

Where is the Roman Guard? They went.

Their change will come tomorrow.

Do not you mind sharing your food with a Roman?

Your sacred law forbids it.

A habit of a habit.

Habit!

Or money, maybe?

No! Mercy! Please!

No! No, for God's sake! We are all brothers!

You are not our brothers! Roman Podlogy!

What's happening?

What's happening? Say something!

Stop it! Do not do it!

Jews shed Hebrew blood. You will be punished for this.

Remember the covenant of Moses!

- Hold on! - What are you? Zilotti?

Tell everyone what's happening with the traitors.

Prosecutor of Judea Pontius Pilate!

Is he off the coast? Three days ago.

He will be here tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

- His name? - Titus Valerie Taurus.

Do you know him?

The Emperor uses it for special orders.

Investigations, consequences...

A young fanatic capable of building a charge

on an insignificant fact or error.

He's blind, lord.

- What is he singing about? - It's blowing dead.

- Shalom! - Shalom!

Do you know who committed this crime?

I do not know, but God knows.

The people from this station have been killed.

Probably from a squad of zyloots.

Better to go. These Jews were friends of Rome.

- Bury them. - Darn the bodies.

And what about the blind man?

We'll leave it in the nearest village.

Come on. Come on.

According to the Emperor's order I am at your disposal,

but I do not understand exactly what your job is.

I hope you'll tell me about it.

Tiberius was very kind to you.

In his last letter he was asking

why can not I establish peace in Judea.

He does not know much about this country.

Let me give you advice:

Send soldiers to post offices.

I ordered to find the man responsible for the lack of security.

For years, I've been writing to Rome to send me more soldiers.

With so few people, the provincial order is difficult to protect.

The Empire is big. Too, maybe.

Anyway,

does not think I am another ambassador from Rome,

come to cause you problems.

Military camps. Roman legions.

Reserve troops. And this is the territory...

Do you know how difficult it is to get these people to pay taxes?

I heard they also found religious reasons not to pay.

Do I need to do an inspection?

If you wish.

I'm in another job here.

I have to find a body.

Body?

A Jew, crucified at your command a few years ago.

I have condemned many Jews.

It was Jesus. A common name.

A native of Nazareth. Do you remember?

You tell me that Tiberius sent you here,

to discover a body?

It has disappeared from the tomb. What does "disappear" mean?

Nobody seems to know where he is now.

Someone knows... It can not be that way and leave.

Anyway, what does it matter?

- It matters. - Why?

Ask the emperor.

Now, if you do not mind, after the long journey.

I would take a hot bath to calm my mind.

Show Titus Valerie his chambers.

Unbelievable!

Mark sent a letter to the Emperor in Capri.

Write that we have arrived

and we started the investigation.

Go on.

I am Claudia the Procurator, the wife of Pontius Pilate.

Hello!

Hello and you, Claudia Procle.

I came to make sure you were well placed.

Is everything alright? More than commendable.

I know life is not easy here.

And how is life in Rome?

Nice and boring. Do you wander at home?

Especially at this time of the day, at sunset.

There will be a party tonight.

In our friend Sextle Lena.

Sextle Lena? How is he? Do you know him?

We grew up together. What are they celebrating?

Please? Do not you know that the Emperor has a birthday today?

I forgot. Do not tell anyone.

Citizens of Rome!

I drink for the health of Tiberius Claudius Neron Caesar.

For the emperor!

Wizards!

Just incredible!

Do not worry, but I did not believe you

about the reason for your visit.

Do you think I have another mission?

- Secret mission? - It is.

It is no secret to anyone that the Emperor sleeps badly.

This will help him regain his dream.

I will try to finish quickly.

So do not worry.

I'm not worried, but admit - your task is strange.

Sometimes they entrust us with strange tasks,

but we must also do it.

Maybe Tiberius is a matter of principle:

If Rome condemns someone to death,

his body can not disappear.

Roman law does not allow resurrection.

If they can raise the dead, I become a Jew.

Have you reminded this case?

Yes, it was something about religious fanaticism.

Does the body thieves hold?

I have not searched for them at all.

That was a mistake.

What would he do with this guy?

Now, drink!

- I'm afraid! - More! One more time!

No no! Enough! This is dangerous.

I've seen it in Persia. Relax, calm!

Let's run a thought-reading experiment.

Ask a question of one of the honored guests,

and we will answer instead.

Let's ask our most honorable guest -

Titus Valerie Taurus.

- Can I? - Of course.

Ask him what he has come to Jerusalem.

What did you come to Jerusalem?

You are looking for someone who is alive or dead.

But everything is confused. I can not see...

A hard object, huh? Come on, tell us the answer!

His thoughts slip away...

Oh, surrender.

Obviously we will not know the answer.

I seek the body of a crucified man,

someone Jesus of Nazareth.

Who is this Jesus? I have not heard it. And you?

I suspect that this Jesus did not exist.

Did not exist? Very smart!

Since it did not exist,

how was it crucified?

But who... was crucified? There is the question.

Excuse me.

Lucila is in love with you.

Lucila... Who is Lucila?

Listen: They crucified a Jesus.

However, was Jesus of Nazareth?

Whoever did miracles in Jericho and Bithynia?

There are many prophets on these lands.

Why do you insist on this insane idea?

Because all the words and actions of this man

I think they are too ideal.

It is as if Sophocles or Euripides have invented it.

What does "too ideal" mean?

He is too ideal in everything.

His disciples have invented it. Students?

"They call it so. - Excuse me."

This Greek has overtaken wine. She is waiting for you.

Who?

Taurus...

What have you told me about?

Nothing bad. Did he expect the opposite?

Sooner or later they will tell you that my marriage is not going,

that Pontius Pilate only thinks about politics,

and his unlucky wife has become frivolous.

You decide, for example, that I suggest you.

The one you were looking for was buried here.

They usually bury them in common graves.

I mean the criminals...

Who found the empty tomb?

One woman. Of his followers, believing.

- That's strange. - Why?

Jewish women always stand in the shade,

obeying silently, no initiative.

A woman who follows a prophet,

seems at least suspicious.

They say she was a woman with a past.

I will not be surprised if this Jesus

has been communicating with thieves and murderers.

But he came to speak exactly to such people,

poor and humiliated...

Is not it amazing that a slut, a sinner,

first saw him risen from the dead?

- What did you say? - Amazing, is not it?

She was close to him, she saw him die,

and then she did not even know it.