Da Vinci's Demons (2013–2015): Season 3, Episode 7 - Alis Volat Propriis - full transcript

I want to help you.

Oh! Wait!
- Tell me what it says!

You're safe now.

We live dangerous lives
in dangerous times.

All I want is for Giulio

to have a happy,
peaceful life.

But you are also
the new Mother of Florence.

Do not ignore your people.

Lorenzo de Medici,

your place is with us.

I would sooner drown.



Sixtus cannot be trusted.

No assurance of safety.

He may be the only thing

that keeps Florence
from crumbling.

We should offer our support!
- Enough!

Go on, finish it.
Close the circle,

or you can choose.

Wake up!

Take the page to Florence.

I swear to you Leo will be there
and he'll help you. Go.

We will find the page
with or without your help.

Genoa!

Genoa pledges 6,000
longbow men...

...and 1,000 infantry.



Venice pledges 200 galleys.

Last we heard,
you had 500 warships

at your disposal.

And how many lanze spezzate

does His Holiness pledge?

The entire papal army
should be engaged!

Turk!

Bastard Turk!

Guards! Guards!

Stop him!

After all, this is your Crusade.

As you're so apt to remind us!

Where is my nephew?

Turk!

Guard!

The eyes seem normal.

How are you feeling?

Alive.

Against all reason.

You poisoned me?

The Labyrinth's conditioning

was extensive.

But I pushed harder.

I had to approach curing you
the same way.

The worst is over.

Not when I must live
with what I've done.

Are we sure this is wise?

Just trust yourself.

Start over.

Your next choice
is the one that defines you.

Are those new designs?

Hmm? Yeah.

Look.

In fact, you know,
I should show you...

Look here.

This... this device,
it launches bombards...

...without the use...

Is he...?

He believes me
to be cured, signora.

Are you of the same mind?

I'm of sound mind...

for the first time
in quite a while.

What I have done, it, um...

it cannot be forgiven.

Girolamo,
it is not for you to decide.

Has something happened?

The streets are chaotic.

Lorenzo de Medici
has returned.

What?

Shall I take him?
- No.

There's no need for that.

Maestro!

Lorenzo has returned, but...

It's fine, it's fine.

Um...

A moment, please.

Everyone, please.

It's so good to see you.

And you, brother.

I mean, uh, I'm relieved, but...

Surprised?

I assume you needed
the armor to escape,

but why wear it
all the way to Florence?

I was unsure
how far up the coast

their... their troops
had advanced.

They had you in servitude?

"Prisoners of value"

held for ransom.

Or to be bartered.

And it soon became clear

we were to be their playthings.

Digging pits for the bodies
of our dead and dying.

And then at night,
the Turks would burn them.

A bonfire in celebration
of their victory.

And then one morning...

there was this child...

who had not yet succumbed
to her wounds.

And she pleaded
for me to help her.

I assumed she meant escape
until I saw the blade

lodged into her back.

Her father tried to spare
his child the horrors to come.

But he only succeeded

in taking half her life.

And I took the rest.

That night...
when the guard on watch

had drunk himself
to distraction,

I thrust the blade
into his neck,

stripped him of his armor,

and buried him in her ashes.

His Holiness requests
your presence.

Demands it, actually.

He needs the face
of the Crusade by his side.

If I ever threaten you again,
you must protect yourself.

That will not be necessary.

You will promise me,

or you will return me
to my chains.

We have raised an army

since you were captured.

All of Italy is united.

A Crusade,
armed with new weapons,

the likes of which
the world has never seen.

I've taken precautions this time.

I've guarded my thoughts
as well as my...

as well as my actions.

The Turks will not have
these designs.

Lorenzo.

Take me to her.

How did it happen?

She'd gone to Rome
on a mission of vengeance.

I learned of our financial losses
in the hands of my bastard uncle.

Did she suffer?

No.
- Please...

I want to know.

She was struck from behind.

It appears she died instantly.

How was she found?

Her... her hands and feet
were nailed to a post.

This is my doing.

I've betrayed her.

Abandoned my family.

Her death is my penance.

While I was hunting
Clarice's killer...

I found a letter.

She...

expresses regret
for her failure in your absence

and prays
for your forgiveness.

Even in death
she humbles me.

And what of you?

Have you forgiven
Lucrezia?

The last time
I was in her company,

I tried to kill her,

and you helped her escape.

I haven't seen her since.

You look unwell, daughter.

Perhaps now
you are ready to talk.

I've told you everything I know.

How many others
did Lupo hold captive?

When I arrived, there was one.

There might
have been more, but...

Oh, there were.

We found the bodies
of three girls

hidden under the house.

And yet a fourth.

She has the page,
doesn't she?

Tell us where
she is taking it.

I can't tell you
what I don't know.

If you won't tell me,
you will tell her.

We must assume
they're prepared to strike.

What has Lorenzo said
of their movements?

Lorenzo is, uh...
is not yet ready to engage.

But I expect his intelligence
to be constructive.

Once he's willing to offer it.

And what say you, nephew?

They, um...

they will focus
on sacking Salerno and Capua

before engaging Naples directly.

And once they've taken that,
it is a three-day march to Rome.

If we fall, you fall.

We must strike preemptively.

A surprise attack
could be the opportunity we need

to weaken their numbers.

If we use their combined fleets...

And send in
our ground troops to flank them.

And bypass the Apulia coast
and attack from the south.

Where we
bombard them from all sides.

And put an end to this scourge
once and for all.

They'll never see it coming.

In Otranto,

the Turks anticipated
our every move.

How do we know
this time will be different?

We don't.

But this time my plans
are well concealed,

and I have discovered ways
to defeat my old designs.

What of their armor?
- We know its origins.

It was built
for the Order of the Dragon

by Prince Vlad of Wallachia.

The beast who denied
our call to arms.

Obviously,
we can't expect his help,

but I have been deciphering
the secrets of the armor myself.

Mm.

I'm close to the answer.

Close will get us all killed.

Now, tell me again...

where is the page?

I don't know.

Can you read it?

I've never even seen it.

What are your plans for it?
- My plans...

I don't know what it does.

You are working
for the Crusade.

What?

No.

Enough.

Well?

You were right.

She knows where
the page has been taken.

It is on its way to Rome.

Do you know why?

To be used against the Turks.

Against you.

Your treachery
will be repaid.

I promise you.

With all of our troops
on the battlefield,

who will protect our cities?

I assure you, signore,
the citizens of Florence are safe.

And yet my wife was murdered,

as was my captain.

And I walked in here
virtually unchallenged.

What makes you think
that the first Turk assassin

will also be the last?

His... His Holiness
has united all of Italy.

With our amassed armies,

we will finally put an end
to their savagery.

Sixtus has no say
over the affairs of Florence.

His Holiness, the Crusade,

and all those who support it,
can go fuck themselves.

II Magnifico,
I stand with you.

Rome is our longest
standing enemy.

You are right
to distrust them.

The Council has already voted.

Yes!

I am rescinding the order.

Florence's troops will withdraw
from the Crusade immediately!

You have no authority here!

And who will challenge it?

You?

A man who draws his fortune
from the papal teat.

This is still a republic.
- Yeah!

Despite attempts
by your family to destroy it.

By your philandering brother
impregnating local whores!

And your beloved Clarice
bedding your own relation...

leading our city into chaos.

Yes!

Oh, my dear Lorenzo...

have you not heard?

Oh, how embarrassing.

This is my fucking city!

And I will defend it
at any cost.

I declare our independence

from Rome,
from the Church,

from all of Italy!

From this day forth,

Florence stands alone.

Why did you lie to them?

You've questioned me before.
I know what you can do.

Reached inside my head
and found the truth.

We both know the page
isn't on his way to Rome.

The page is headed to Florence.

Well, then I don't understand.

Why...

why would you protect me?

It is not you I am protecting.

Well, then who?

No...

Sophia.

She's your daughter,
isn't she?

One night while I was trapped,

I awoke to find her speaking
to someone who wasn't there.

She said her mother
brought her messages

and that this particular message
was for me.

I asked you to take her
to her brother.

Leonardo and Sophia
are brother and sister?

Are they safe?

Wait, you don't know?
You can't see them?

The information I receive,
it is scattered.

I cannot keep watch
over them both.

Why now?

Why do you want to unite them now
after all this time?

It is the only way to save them.

Why should I believe you?

This is my punishment...

for refusing to sacrifice
my children.

You are not Sons of Mithras?
- I was once.

They keep me alive
only because they find me useful.

But they cannot punish me more
than I have punished myself...

for not protecting Leonardo.

That's why you put Sophia
in the convent.

To keep her safe.

Al-Rahim, your father,

they don't even know
she exists.

Please,
help me keep it that way.

Ah...

...here we are.

Yeah, perhaps I
should go in alone.

Do I appear that frail?

Then do not treat me as such.

Well, fuck me, Maestro.

What's it today?

Buzzin' in the honey hole,
pokin' the badger?

Tempting.

That's, uh...

that's very tempting,

but you know why we're here.

Mm.

Okay. In you go.

Ahhh.

Uh-uh-uh.

I'm afraid Lorenzo
does not wish to be interrupted.

Unless, of course,
you intend to participate.

Enough, enough.

Enough.

Lorenzo?

You are interrupting my grieving.

I can only imagine
what you have been through

and, by the grace of God,
survived.

I can assure you
God had nothing to do with it.

Lorenzo, you have
to support the Crusade.

We need you.

No.

You scorn the very thing
that offers Florence salvation.

After everything that the Turks
have done to you and your family,

how can you abandon us?

You see this?

This is from Bernardo Baroncelli
of Sienna.

This, Francesco Pazzi
of Tuscany,

when he murdered my brother
and attempted to assassinate me

at the behest of...

Pope Sixtus.

And these, these are courtesy
of King Ferrante of Naples

and his bastard son Alfonso...

who only released me
from my chains

so that I might fight
alongside him

in defense of his city.

So tell me, please, tell me...

who is Florence's enemy?

Who is my enemy?

No, signora,

I will not join your Crusade.

I will fight for Florence,
as I have always done.

Well, what do you think
I've been doing?

Huh?
I had to align with Sixtus,

for fuck's sake!

That was your mistake,
not mine.

An alliance with Rome
is the only way we win.

We cannot win!

We can only survive.

And that is exactly
what you will help me do.

Your weapons
will now defend Florence.

No, no...

Lorenzo, those weapons
are meant for the Crusade.

Not anymore.
- Lorenzo!

I want you
and your "carne levare"

out of my city now.

Madame Singh,
have these unwanted guests

removed from the premises.

Oh, and, uh...

have your men confiscate everything
from da Vinci's workshop.

What?

Lorenzo, no, please.

Look, you can't do this.

You have made your choice...

brother.

Don't touch me.

Please leave us.

I'm so sorry, Nico.

I heard of your dismissal
from court.

You and Giulio
are all that matter.

Pack up your things.

Vanessa, we must leave.

And go where?

For now,
we'll stay with the Maestro.

And then what?

And then we'll...

we'll get as far from Florence
as we can.

My father will give us money,

and then we can find
someplace to settle down.

I can look after you
and the baby.

Nico, I can't leave.

Lorenzo would never
give up his heir.

And I'm not going anywhere
without my son.

But you saw what Lorenzo did.

He beat a man to death
right before our eyes.

How can you stay here

knowing that a monster
sleeps in the next room.

If that's what I have to do for him,
then so be it.

Please.

You must go before
Lorenzo sees you in my chambers.

Fuck off!

These designs are no use to me.

Da Vinci has drafted them in code.

I asked the cooks
to prepare your favorite.

Although I admit
I did not know what to expect.

Lamb.
Where is my lamb?

Pour il Magnifico's wine
and then you may leave us.

Ah.

If you keep up that pace,
you'll make yourself ill.

What is it that you want?

It was a long day.

I wanted to make sure
we had a chance to talk.

You disapprove of my actions.

No. It's just...

well, we've been friends
for a long time.

I... I'll miss his company.

Councilman Cellini?
- Signor Machiavelli.

Cellini was an obnoxious prick
whose loyalty to Rome

was as disgusting
as it was unwise.

I shall not miss him.

Admittedly,
your actions were extreme,

but these are extreme times.

Machiavelli, eh?

He's da Vinci's charge,
is he not?

He provided a much needed counsel
in your absence.

Still, you deserve more esteemed company
than that of a child.

Did you not consider me a child
before you left for Naples?

Nico and I were both
against the Crusade.

All evidence to the contrary.

I lack your fortitude.

But my stance shifted
after much deliberation.

It must've been difficult...

with even da Vinci on their side.

You were in an impossible position,

and you did
what you thought was best.

So you're not...

angry?

Of course not.

You're more like your brother
than I realized.

My brother was
a better man than I.

He did not have
to carry your burdens.

I suppose not.

Your lamb, il Magnifico.

They did not forget.

Say what you will
of my brother.

I envy his taste in women.

A keen eye
I clearly do not possess.

For all Clarice's sins,

never doubt that she loved you.

You remind me of her.

Strong-willed...

unafraid to offer your mind

in the face of opposition.

I will say or do whatever I need
to protect my son.

My only concern
is for your nephew and Florence.

As is mine.

The Crusade is done.

City-states are dropping like flies
now that Florence has pulled out.

Even if you manage
to recreate all your designs,

who in bloody hell's
gonna wield them?

You're right.

You couldn't wait
for Nico to get back?

It would be great for someone to
bear witness to these declarations.

Lately your instincts
have been right

more often than mine.

Why is this?

Are you dying?

Even with my weapons...

we don't stand a chance
against the Ottoman army.

We don't have the manpower.

Fuck this.

Shit.

Take what's left...

and just get somewhere safe
while you still can.

And what of you?

I will follow the Pageant of Arms
to Rome.

See if anything
can be salvaged of our cause.

No. If it means
losing everyone I love,

I'm not going anywhere.

Zo, there's nothing more
for you to do here.

I am not running away.

And you're not going to Rome.

We may not have
the manpower...

but I know of one man

powerful enough
to turn the tide in our favor.

No. God,
I cannot take on...

Absolutely not you,
shithead.

I don't believe
I'm about to suggest this.

Zo?

Vlad.

Vlad?
- Vlad.

Vlad, the son of Dracul.

Ruler of the Order
of the Dragon.

Prince of fucking Darkness.

The man that you stole from
and I poisoned

and we set fire to
and we pushed him out of a window.

Yeah, yeah.

I didn't say
it was a perfect plan.

Even if he is alive and he doesn't
slit our throats on sight,

what exactly is our pitch?

The Ottomans
stole his armor.

You get the armor's secrets,

and the Crusade
gets the man who made it.

Da bom-bom!

Inimicus inimici
mei amicus meus est.

The enemy of the enemy...
- Is my friend. Zo...

that might work.

This is not your fault.
- Isn't it?

Surely I've played a part
in our current circumstance.

Lorenzo's people
always believed him

to be a fair and just leader.

The Turks turned him
into a tyrant, not you.

Regardless,
our Crusade lies in ruins.

We have lost Sienna.

Venice.

How are we to move forward?

One foot in front
of the other.

We shall find a way.

The Crusade is alive
as long as we are.

And Lorenzo will be left to watch

as his beloved Florence burns.

"Though our sins are like scarlet,

they shall be as white as snow.

Though they are red as crimson,

they shall be like wool."

If the Lord can forgive us
our trespasses,

we can forgive Lorenzo...

as I have forgiven you.

I don't deserve such kindness.

I do not deserve you.

Lucrezia? Lucrezia?

What? What is it?

The Crusade's in jeopardy.

He is leaving Florence.
- Leonardo?

My children will not meet.

Without each other,
they face unspeakable horror.

Can you not appear to him
as you did to Sophia?

He doesn't trust me.
He will not listen.

There may be another way.

You must warn him.

Right. These are the recreations
of the designs Lorenzo confiscated.

Unlike my originals,
those aren't written in code,

so your engineer should be able
to begin assembly immediately.

Then you'll not be
traveling with us?

No. I intend
to take a short detour.

We need to supplement our ranks.

I hope to enlist
the Order of the Dragon.

I don't need to tell you...
- No, you don't.

Can I at least
offer you an escort?

We can spare a few men.

No. That may send
the wrong message.

Maestro!

Not exactly the Swiss Guard.

Better.

Come on!

Enough chatter!

Let us leave this wretched city.

Good luck.

I will see you in Rome.

And we're certain he's all right?

Physically, yes, but I can't account
for the emotional toll.

You found it!

Yep. Tossed out
with Lorenzo's kitchen scraps.

Nico had to wade
through a mountain of cabbage.

Yeah, sorry about the smell.
- Yeah, you absolutely stink.

I'm glad to have you back.

Both of you.

It's good to be needed.

One day you will
open your eyes, signora.

And what will I see?

That tyranny is brutal
and lonely.

Especially for those
who serve the tyrant.

Leonardo?

Leonardo?

I'm here.

Leonardo?

I'm here.

Am I dreaming?

I was thinking
the same thing.

How do I know
this isn't a trick?

Even if you're only in my head,
I don't care.

Leo...

I have a message...

from your mother.

What?

Well, where is she?
Are you with her?

I know you don't trust her,

but I do, so I need you
to trust me.

Everything I'm about to tell you
is the truth.

There's a girl, Sophia,

she has the page, Leo.

The... the page?
- Yes.

From the Book of Leaves?
Oh, fuck me.

She's your sister.

She's in danger
and so are you.

You need to find her
before it's too late.

My mother told you this?
- Yes.

I found it.

I found the page for you.

Your mother said the Crusade
would be hopeless without it.

Save Sophia.
Get the page.

You are the only one
who can save us now.

Zo? Zo?
Zo, it's me.

Look, I have to leave.

All right?
- What?

Where the fuck
are you going?

I, uh...

I received a message.

In the middle
of bloody nowhere?

It was Lucrezia.

She appeared to me.

What do you mean
she appeared?

She said I have to go home.

Back to Vinci
where it all started.

Hey, I know it sounds strange.

Yeah. It's fucking insane
is what it is.

You have to go.
- Come with me.

There's no time.
They're expecting us in Rome.

Nico and I can handle Vlad.

Zo...
- We've been friends a long time,

Leo, I know how this works.
I know it will work.

Somehow.

It's fine.

You'll need the armor.

See you in Rome?

Well, yeah.

The first round's on me.
- Yeah.

I don't...
I don't understand.

I thought I was supposed
to go to Florence.

It is not safe there.
You must go to Vinci instead.

How will I find him?
- He will find you.

Your brother will protect you.
You will protect each other.

My brother?
Leonardo?

Sophia, please,
you must...