Medici: Masters of Florence

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 de1 Medici.

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.

Hell 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 anaMilan...

...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.