Pawn Stars (2009–…): Season 17, Episode 20 - Saints and Winners - full transcript
When a customer comes in with items from Tony Soprano's wardrobe, can Rick make him an offer he can't refuse, or will he fuggedaboutit?
[SEAGULLS CAWING]
[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]
‐ COUPLE OF FRIENDS
RIDING VESPAS IN THE WIND!
‐ ON TONIGHT'S EPISODE...
‐ WHAT DO YOU GOT HERE?
‐ A CUSTOMER MAKES
AN OFFER I CAN'T REFUSE.
‐ AN ACTUAL TIE AND A
COUPLE HANDKERCHIEFS
FROM "THE SOPRANOS"
WORN BY JAMES GANDOLFINI.
‐ CHUM ENCOUNTERS A HOLY RELIC.
‐ THIS IS A PAPAL RING
FROM THE 15TH CENTURY.
YOU'LL NEVER SEE
ANOTHER ONE LIKE IT.
‐ AND LATER, CHUM AND
I TAKE A TRIP TO ITALY.
‐ WELCOME TO THE ETERNAL CITY.
‐ BUONO.
‐ AND HAVE AN UNFORGETTABLE...
‐ HOW DID IT GO?
‐ THAT WAS THE BEST TIME
I'VE HAD IN ITALY SO FAR.
‐ ROMAN HOLIDAY.
‐ THE BIG QUESTION: HOW
MUCH DO YOU WANT FOR IT?
‐ 120,000.
‐ [EXHALES LOUDLY]
‐ ANDIAMO!
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
‐ ♪ DOING WHAT YOU CAN ♪
♪ NEVER HAD A CHANCE ♪
♪ MESSING WITH A WORKING MAN ♪
♪ ♪
‐ IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE, RICK.
‐ WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU?
IF YOU'RE GONNA WEAR A HAT,
IT'S GOTTA BE A COMPANY HAT.
‐ WELL, THIS IS A COMPANY HAT.
YOU ALSO TOLD ME
TO WEAR A NAMETAG,
AND I ALWAYS FORGET IT,
SO I FIGURED IF I PUT
MY NAME ON MY HAT,
THEN I DON'T HAVE
TO WEAR A NAMETAG.
‐ IT'S NOT A NAMETAG.
‐ HEY, HOW YOU DOING?
‐ GOOD, HOW YOU GUYS DOING?
‐ I'M GOOD. HEY,
MY NAME'S CHUMLEE.
YOU CAN TELL BY THE
NAMETAG ON MY HAT.
‐ THAT'S A VERY NICE
HAT YOU HAVE THERE.
‐ THANK YOU.
‐ IT'S NOT A NAMETAG.
‐ WHAT DO YOU GOT HERE?
‐ AN ACTUAL TIE AND A
COUPLE HANDKERCHIEFS
FROM "THE SOPRANOS"
WORN BY JAMES GANDOLFINI.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
‐ YOU KNOW, I WATCHED
EVERY SINGLE "SOPRANOS"
EXCEPT THE LAST EPISODE?
‐ WHY NOT? ‐
'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW.
SOMEONE TOLD ME HOW
IT ENDED, SO I DIDN'T CARE.
[GUN COCKS AND FIRES]
‐ I HAVE JAMES
GANDOLFINI HANDKERCHIEFS,
TIE, AND LETTER,
AND THEY WERE USED
IN "THE SOPRANOS."
I GOT THEM FROM A
FORMER CASINO EXECUTIVE
HERE IN LAS VEGAS THAT DID
A BIG FAVOR FOR GANDOLFINI
AND I ACQUIRED THEM YEARS LATER.
I'M TODAY TO GET $1,800
FOR THE TIE, HANDKERCHIEF,
AND THE LETTER.
♪ ♪
‐ "SOPRANOS."
PROBABLY TOP TEN
TV SERIES OF ALL TIME?
IT'S GOTTA BE UP THERE.
IT WAS A LITTLE
WEIRD TO BEGIN WITH
WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED
WATCHING THAT SERIES,
'CAUSE, LIKE‐‐IT GOT, LIKE,
"WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA,
WE GOT A MOB BOSS
SEEING A SHRINK?"
‐ RIGHT.
‐ BUT THAT'S REALLY
HARD TO PLAY OFF
IN A TV SHOW IS HAVE A
BAD GUY THAT YOU LIKE.
EVERYONE FELL IN
LOVE WITH THE SERIES,
AND HE DID SOME
MOVIES AFTER THAT,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
JAMES GANDOLFINI HAD A
MASSIVE HEART ATTACK AT 51,
AND JUST A CAREER ENDED
REALLY, REALLY SHORT.
‐ THAT WAS IT.
‐ SO, WE HAVE A BRIONI TIE HERE,
WE HAVE SOME HANDKERCHIEFS.
‐ WERE THESE WORN ON THE SHOW?
‐ AS FAR AS I KNOW, YES.
‐ WE GOT A LETTER HERE.
IT'S A JAMES GANDOLFINI
LETTERHEAD FOR THE CARD.
IT SAYS, "THANKS SO MUCH FOR
ALL YOU DID FOR US IN VEGAS.
"I WOULD LIKE TO
SEND YOU ONE OF MY‐‐
TONY SOPRANO'S BRIONI TIES."
WE HAVE JAMES GANDOLFINI'S
SIGNATURE AT THE BOTTOM OF IT,
THAT'S WHAT I'M ASSUMING IT IS.
IT'S INTERESTING.
HOW MUCH YOU WANT FOR IT?
‐ I'M LOOKING TO
GET ABOUT 1,800.
♪ ♪
‐ OKAY.
LET ME CALL SOMEONE
IN TO CHECK OUT THIS.
‐ OKAY, YEAH. ‐ OKAY?
I MEAN, 'CAUSE THIS
IS THE ONE THING
THAT TIES IT ALL TOGETHER.
‐ NO PUN INTENDED.
‐ [LAUGHS SOFTLY]
LET ME HAVE SOMEONE
COME IN‐‐ ‐ OKAY.
‐ AND LOOK AT THE NOTE,
AND LOOK AT THE SIGNATURE.
IF EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT,
MAYBE WE CAN DO SOMETHING.
OKAY? ALL RIGHT. ‐ SOUNDS GOOD.
‐ I'M MORE THAN
HAPPY WITH AN EXPERT
TAKING A LOOK AT THESE ITEMS.
I BELIEVE THAT THE
HANDKERCHIEF AND THE TIE
ARE TRULY AUTHENTIC.
[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]
‐ HEY, HOW'S IT GOING? ‐
GOOD, HOW ARE YOU, MAN?
GOT A BOOK FOR YA.
‐ OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. HEY, POPS.
WE GOT A BOOK.
IT'S "THE SIX LIVERS OF
THE REPUBLIC," I THINK.
‐ THE SIX LIVERS? ‐
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
‐ [LAUGHS]
"LES SIX LIVRES
DE LA REPUBLIQUE."
IT'S "THE SIX BOOKS
OF THE REPUBLIC."
AND THERE'S A DOODLE IN IT?
OKAY.
‐ I DIDN'T DO IT, BUT...
‐ IT'S EITHER PICASSO
OR A FIVE YEAR OLD.
[BOTH LAUGH] [PENCIL SCRIBBLING]
‐ I'M HERE AT THE
PAWN SHOP TODAY
TO SELL AN OLD, ANTIQUE BOOK.
I WAS GOING THROUGH
MY GRANDMA'S ATTIC
AND FOUND A BUNCH OF OLD BOOKS.
THIS ONE KIND OF STOOD OUT TO ME
AS KIND OF BIGGER AND
BULKIER AND IT SEEMED OLDER.
THE CONDITION OF THE
BOOK IS PRETTY COOL.
I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO
SELL THE BOOK FOR $10,000.
♪ ♪
‐ PRETTY COOL.
THIS IS A REALLY FAMOUS
BOOK, BY THE WAY.
‐ COOL.
‐ THIS WAS WRITTEN
BY JEAN BODIN.
HE WAS A PHILOSOPHER IN
THE 1500S, 16TH CENTURY.
ONE OF THE VERY EARLY PEOPLE
WHO STARTED TALKING ABOUT
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT.
IT'S THE 1500S, WHERE LITERALLY
THEY BELIEVED IN THE
DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS.
A LOT OF WHAT HE
WRITES ABOUT IS THAT
THERE'S A LIMIT TO EVERYONE'S
POWER, EVEN KINGS AND QUEENS.
THIS WAS AN AGE OF
GREAT PHILOSOPHERS.
MY FAVORITE IS GIORDANO BRUNO.
BEFORE TELESCOPES
AND EVERYTHING,
HE WAS LOOKING AT THE STARS
AND SAYING THE STARS WERE SUNS,
AND PLANETS
REVOLVED AROUND THEM,
AND MAYBE LIFE LIVED ON THEM.
HE'S, LIKE, MY FAVORITE
GUY FROM THAT TIME PERIOD.
‐ SO HOW'D THAT
WORK OUT FOR HIM?
‐ CATHOLIC CHURCH ENDED
UP BURNING HIM AT THE STAKE.
‐ WOW. ‐ [LAUGHS]
‐ SERIOUSLY, WHAT IS IT WITH YOU
AND THE OLD PHILOSOPHY BOOKS?
‐ IT EXPANDS YOUR MIND.
I ACTUALLY WOULD LOVE TO
GET A BOOK BY GIORDANO BRUNO.
‐ REALLY, BECAUSE I
DON'T KNOW ONE PERSON
THAT'S GRADUATED COLLEGE
WITH A PHILOSOPHY DEGREE
AND HAS A JOB.
‐ WHATEVER. OKAY.
SO HOW MUCH YOU WANT FOR IT?
‐ CAN YOU GUYS DO $10,000?
‐ OH, NO, NO. ‐ OKAY.
‐ [LAUGHS]
A FIRST EDITION IN GREAT SHAPE‐‐
‐ YEAH. ‐ $50,000, $60,000.
‐ OKAY.
‐ BUT IT IS NOT A FIRST EDITION.
AND YOU GOT SOME SERIOUS
ISSUES WITH THE BOOK.
IT'S GOT WATER DAMAGE.
IT'S GOT A DOODLE IN IT.
IT'S GOT SCRIBBLES IN IT.
I'LL GIVE YOU A
THOUSAND BUCKS FOR IT.
‐ CAN YOU DO 15?
‐ TELL YOU WHAT, I'LL GIVE
YOU 1,400 BUCKS FOR IT.
♪ ♪
‐ YEAH, I CAN DO
THAT. ‐ OKAY, COOL.
‐ COME WITH ME.
I'LL WRITE YOU UP.
‐ COOL. THANK YOU.
I SETTLED ON THE $1,400.
I'M HERE FOR A CLIMBING TRIP,
SO I'M GONNA TAKE THAT MONEY
AND KEEP GOING ROCK CLIMBING.
♪ ♪
‐ HEY, HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
‐ I'M LOOKING TO SELL
A COUPLE OF ITEMS.
‐ ALL RIGHT, WELL, WHAT IS THIS?
‐ THIS IS A PAPAL ZUCCHETTO,
WHICH IS, LIKE, THE
LITTLE SKULLCAP
THAT THE POPE WOULD HAVE WORN.
THIS IS FROM POPE PIUS XII.
ALONG WITH THAT COMES A DOCUMENT
AUTHENTICATING IT
FROM THE VATICAN.
‐ ALL RIGHT, WHAT
ELSE DO YOU HAVE HERE?
‐ WELL, THIS IS THE
REALLY COOL THING IN HERE.
[REVERENT MUSIC]
THIS IS A PAPAL RING
FROM THE 15TH CENTURY
FROM POPE PAUL II.
‐ REALLY?
‐ PAPAL RINGS ARE
EXTRAORDINARILY RARE.
YOU'LL NEVER SEE
ANOTHER ONE LIKE IT.
‐ WHERE'D YOU GET THESE?
‐ WELL, YOU KNOW,
THE VATICAN MUSEUM‐‐
I GO TO ROME QUITE A BIT,
AND THEY HAVE GOT
REALLY BAD SECURITY,
SO WHEN I GO IN THERE, IT'S
PRETTY EASY TO TAKE SOMETHING.
ACTUALLY, WHAT I DO IS,
I COLLECT PAPAL THINGS. ‐ OKAY.
‐ BASICALLY THESE CAME
FROM DIFFERENT COLLECTORS.
[GATES SHUTTING]
I HAVE A ZUCCHETTO
FROM POPE PIUS XII,
AND A RING FROM POPE PAUL II.
THE RING'S IN EXCELLENT
CONDITION FOR ITS AGE,
AND THE ZUCCHETTO'S
ALSO IN VERY GOOD SHAPE.
THERE'S NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE
THAT HAVE THINGS
THAT THE POPE WORE.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES THEM
PARTICULARLY UNIQUE.
I'M HOPING TO SELL THE
PAPAL RING FOR $50,000,
AND THE PAPAL
ZUCCHETTO FOR $3,300.
‐ THIS IS PRETTY COOL HERE.
AND YOU SAID THIS IS A...
‐ A ZUCCHETTO.
‐ THAT'S WHAT THE
POPE'S HAT'S CALLED, HUH?
‐ A ZUCCHETTO OR
A SKULLCAP. ‐ OKAY.
WHEN WE SEE THE POPE, WE
SEE THE ZUCCHETTO EVERY TIME.
WHICH POPE WAS
THIS FROM? ‐ PIUS XII.
HE WAS THE POPE
BETWEEN 1939 AND 1958.
‐ YEAH, AND HE WAS THE
POPE DURING WORLD WAR II.
HE WAS KNOWN AS A PEACEFUL MAN,
AND HE WANTED TO BRING
EQUALITY AND END RACISM
AND A WHOLE OTHER
SLEW OF THINGS, SO‐‐
AN IMPORTANT POPE,
AN IMPORTANT TIME.
WHAT IS THAT MADE OUT OF?
‐ THAT WOULD BE LAMBSKIN.
‐ YEAH, I WAS GONNA
SAY, NICE AND SOFT.
GOT A LITTLE LAMBSKIN THERE.
‐ AND THEN WATERED SILK.
‐ YOU'RE TELLING ME THE
POPE ACTUALLY WORE THIS?
‐ THAT'S RIGHT, AND THAT'S WHAT
THIS DOCUMENT IS EXPLAINING,
THAT HE WORE IT. ‐ OKAY.
THIS RING‐‐ IT'S A
BEAUTIFUL PIECE.
IT'S GOT SOME CARVINGS ON HERE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THESE ARE?
‐ YEP, SO IT'S GOT THE
SYMBOLS OF THE FOUR GOSPELS,
AND THEN IT'S GOT POPE
PAUL II'S COAT OF ARMS.
HE WAS POPE
BETWEEN 1464 AND 1471.
‐ KAY, YEAH, HE WAS KNOWN FOR
HELPING OUT THE POOR
IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS,
IF I REMEMBER
CORRECTLY. ‐ YEAH, YEP.
‐ IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PIECE.
IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY,
IT'S A CEREMONIAL RING,
AND IT'S NOT A PIECE OF JEWELRY
THAT YOU WOULD GO
OUT TO A FANCY DINNER IN.
‐ RIGHT. RIGHT, EXACTLY.
‐ SO THEN, HOW MUCH ARE YOU
LOOKING FOR ON THE ZUCCHETTO?
‐ $3,300.
‐ WOULD YOU TAKE 2,500 FOR IT?
‐ I WOULD NOT.
‐ ARE YOU FIRM AT 3,300?
‐ I COULD BEND A
LITTLE BIT MAYBE.
‐ WHAT CAN YOU
BEND TO? ‐ HOW'S 31?
‐ YOU WOULDN'T DO 3?
‐ HOW ABOUT $3,050?
♪ ♪
‐ OKAY, WE HAVE A DEAL ON THIS.
$3,050. ‐ ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
‐ I APPRECIATE YOU
WORKING WITH ME THERE.
AND ON THE RING?
‐ 50,000.
‐ 50,000 IS A LOT. ‐ IT IS.
‐ I WASN'T EXPECTING
THAT NUMBER.
‐ YUP, YUP.
ACTUALLY, THERE'S PROBABLY
ONLY ABOUT A HUNDRED OF THOSE
THAT STILL EXIST IN THE WORLD.
‐ YOU HAVE
DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS?
‐ NOPE, THERE'S NO
DOCUMENTATION FOR THAT.
‐ OKAY.
‐ AS MUCH AS I LOVE THE RING,
WITHOUT ANY PROVENANCE,
I'M JUST GONNA HAVE
TO PASS AT THAT PRICE.
THE HAT, THOUGH, I DO LOVE.
IT'S PRETTY MAJOR.
AND YOU'VE ACTUALLY
GIVEN ME AN IDEA
ON HOW I CAN GET
IT AUTHENTICATED.
SO, LOVE TO GIVE
YOU THE $3,050 FOR IT,
AND WE'LL GO OVER HERE
AND DO SOME PAPERWORK.
‐ I SOLD THE
ZUCCHETTO FOR $3,050,
AND I WAS NOT ABLE
TO SELL THE RING,
BUT I'M OKAY WITH THAT.
I THINK THAT I CAME AWAY
WITH WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR
IN THE TRANSACTION.
♪ ♪
‐ SO I HAVE A GUY IN THE
SHOP WITH WHAT HE CLAIMS
IS JAMES GANDOLFINI'S
TIE AND HANDKERCHIEF
FROM THE HIT SHOW
"THE SOPRANOS,"
ALONG WITH A HANDWRITTEN
NOTE BY THE DON HIMSELF.
HE WANTS 1,800 BUCKS FOR THIS,
SO I'VE CALLED IN STEVE GRAD.
HE'S GONNA CHECK
OUT THE SIGNATURE.
IF EVERYTHING WORKS
OUT, THIS MIGHT BE A HIT.
HEY STEVE, WHAT'S
UP? ‐ WHAT'S UP?
YOU LOOKING FOR A FAVOR?
‐ YES, I NEED A FAVOR, YEAH.
[LAUGHS] ‐ WHAT CAN I DO FOR YA?
‐ SO WE HAVE THIS
PRETTY COOL TIE,
TWO POCKET SQUARES,
AND A NOTE FROM JAMES GANDOLFINI
SAYING THESE WERE HIS.
‐ OH, NICE.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST ICONS
OF TV‐‐WOULDN'T YOU SAY SO?
TONY SOPRANO? ‐ YEAH, I MEAN,
AND WE HAVE THIS
PRETTY COOL NOTE HERE.
I DON'T KNOW, IS
HIS SIGNATURE RARE
BECAUSE HE DIED SUDDENLY?
‐ HE DID ENOUGH SIGNINGS.
HE SIGNED IN PERSON.
ACTUALLY, HE TREATED
HIS FANS PRETTY WELL.
SO, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE
WOULD WAIT FOR HIM ON THE SET,
OR, YOU KNOW, IN
HOLLYWOOD AND NEW YORK,
THEY'D SEE HIM ALL
THE TIME AND HE'D SIGN.
SO HE WAS A PRETTY
GOOD SIGNER. ‐ OKAY.
‐ AND HE WAS A
PRETTY GOOD GUY TOO.
‐ OKAY. DO YOUR MAGIC, DUDE.
‐ OKAY, SO THE FIRST
THING I WANNA DO
IS JUST TAKE A LOOK AT
THE INK THAT'S ON HERE.
♪ ♪
NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT IN
HERE A NICE BALLPOINT PEN.
NICE LIVE INK IN HERE.
WHEN I LOOK AT HIS SIGNATURE,
THE JAMES PART WAS ALWAYS
USUALLY PRETTY SLOPPY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF
THE SAME THING HERE.
‐ SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
‐ YOU'VE GOT HIS LETTERHEAD.
THE SIGNATURE'S DEFINITELY HIS.
THIS IS A GREAT PIECE.
♪ ♪
‐ OKAY, SO WHAT'S
THE NOTE WORTH?
‐ WELL, YOU KNOW, THE
GREAT THING ABOUT THE NOTE
IS THAT YOU'VE GOT ALL
THIS WRITING FROM HIM,
AND THAT'S SOMETHING
YOU JUST DON'T SEE A LOT.
I'D CALL THAT SUPER RARE.
MOST OF THE TIME,
EMAILS DO, YOU KNOW?
JUST THE NOTE ITSELF I'D SAY
IS WORTH AT LEAST $500 OR $600.
AND THEN YOU THROW
IN THE TIE. ‐ OKAY.
I'M ASSUMING THE TIES AND
THE HANDKERCHIEFS ARE HIS.
‐ YEAH, ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT.
I WOULD REALLY HAVE A
HARD TIME BELIEVING IT'S NOT,
BASED ON, YOU KNOW, THE
PROVENANCE INVOLVED WITH IT.
I MEAN, HE'S DIRECTLY
REFERENCING THESE ITEMS,
SO IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, I
WOULD SAY AS A PACKAGE,
AT LEAST $1,000.
‐ OKAY. ‐ NOW,
WHAT YOU COULD DO?
YOU COULD PHOTO MATCH THIS OR
GO BACK THROUGH "THE SOPRANOS"
AND TRY AND FIND THE EPISODE
WHERE HE DID WEAR THAT, SO‐‐
THAT'S JUST A LITTLE
MORE INVESTIGATIVE WORK,
BUT I THINK IT
WOULD BE WORTH IT,
ESPECIALLY TYING
THAT ALL IN TOGETHER,
THAT'D BE A PRETTY
NEAT PIECE TO HAVE.
‐ ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, MAN. I APPRECIATE IT.
‐ GOOD TO SEE YOU.
NICE TO SEE YOU, CHUM.
‐ ALL RIGHT. ‐ GOOD LUCK, MAN.
‐ THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ‐ TAKE CARE.
‐ OKAY.
WHAT WOULD BE
YOUR BEST PRICE ON IT?
‐ WELL, I CAME IN
ASKING FOR 1,800.
I WOULD LIKE TO GO MAYBE 1,200?
‐ I TELL YOU WHAT,
I'LL GIVE YOU 800 BUCKS.
♪ ♪
I AM TAKING A GAMBLE HERE.
I HAVE TO GET
SOMEONE TO FIND THIS
IN AN EPISODE IN "THE SOPRANOS"
AND GET A SCREENSHOT.
‐ RIGHT.
‐ I'LL VOLUNTEER FOR THAT.
‐ I KNEW THAT WAS COMING.
I'LL GIVE YOU 800 BUCKS.
‐ MAN.
COULD YOU DO, LIKE,
CLOSER TO 1,000?
‐ I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
I'LL GIVE YOU 850.
‐ YEAH, I'LL DO 850.
THAT WORKS FOR ME.
‐ ALL RIGHT, SWEET.
I'LL MEET YOU RIGHT OVER THERE
AND WE'LL DO SOME PAPERWORK.
WANNA WRITE HIM UP?
‐ I'LL JUST START WATCHING
"THE SOPRANOS" RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN WRITE HIM UP.
‐ HE'LL WRITE YOU
UP RIGHT OVER THERE.
‐ I SETTLED ON 850.
I'M JUST GONNA TAKE
IT AND REINVEST IT
INTO MAYBE SOME OTHER
COOL HOLLYWOOD PROPS.
‐ CIAO. BUONGIORNO.
SI.
GRAZIE.
‐ WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
‐ I'M LEARNING ITALIAN.
‐ WHY WOULD YOU
BE LEARNING ITALIAN?
‐ BECAUSE WHEN I'M IN ITALY,
I WANNA BE ABLE TO
COMMUNICATE WITH THE LOCALS.
‐ YOU'RE GOING TO ITALY?
‐ YES, I'M GOING TO ITALY.
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A ZUCCHETTO,
WHICH IS THE LITTLE
CAP THE POPE WEARS.
I HAVE TO GET IT
AUTHENTICATED, RICK, YOU KNOW?
THAT'S THE RIGHT THING
TO DO. THAT'S THE NEXT STEP.
SO, I'VE BEEN INSPIRED
TO GO TO ITALY.
I'LL BE OFF VERY SHORTLY.
‐ YOU KNOW WHAT, THAT
ACTUALLY SOUNDS LIKE FUN,
BECAUSE REMEMBER
THE PHILOSOPHY GUY
I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT EARLIER?
REBECCA FOUND A LEAD‐‐
A FIRST EDITION BOOK
BY GIORDANO BRUNO
THAT I'VE BEEN WANTING FOREVER
THAT SHE SAYS IS IN
A BOOKSTORE IN ITALY.
WE'LL CRUISE AROUND
ROME. IT'LL BE FUN.
‐ SO NOW YOU'RE
GOING TO ITALY TOO?
‐ OH, YES.
‐ I WANNA GO TO ITALY.
‐ BUT WHO'S GONNA RUN THE STORE?
‐ YOU DON'T NEED TO GO TO ITALY.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY
BUSINESS OUT THERE.
‐ KAY, ALL RIGHT, HERE'S THE
REALITY OF THE SITUATION, SON.
I CAN GO TO ITALY.
CHUM CAN GO TO ITALY.
WE CAN GO TO ITALY
WITH EACH OTHER,
BUT I CAN'T GO
TO ITALY WITH YOU,
BECAUSE THAT WAY, CHUM
WOULD HAVE TO RUN THE STORE,
AND WE KNOW THAT CAN'T HAPPEN.
SO, YOU CAN'T GO. WE CAN GO.
‐ SO BASICALLY, BECAUSE
HE'S INCOMPETENT,
I CAN'T GO ON VACATION.
‐ YEP. ‐ THAT'S IT.
AND I'M GOING TO ITALY. [LAUGHS]
‐ MAN, YOU GUYS SUCK.
‐ YOU'VE ALREADY
BOOKED YOUR TRIP?
‐ I'VE GOT IT ALL BOOKED,
YES. READY TO GO.
‐ OKAY, WELL, GIVE
ME YOUR FLIGHT INFO
AND I'LL SEE IF THEY HAVE
ANY FIRST‐CLASS TICKETS AND‐‐
I DON'T THINK WE'LL
BE SITTING TOGETHER.
[LAUGHS]
[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]
♪ ♪
‐ HEY, HOW'S IT GOING? ‐ GOOD.
‐ WHAT DO WE GOT?
‐ IT'S CALLED THE DREAM PUZZLER.
‐ LOOKS LIKE A RUBIK'S CUBE.
‐ WHILE IT DOES RESEMBLE
A RUBIK'S CUBE TO A DEGREE,
THIS IS A PRECURSOR
TO WHEN THE RUBIK'S CUBE
WAS ACTUALLY INVENTED IN 1977.
‐ KAY.
I WAS ACTUALLY THE KID
THAT PULLED THE STICKERS OFF
AND JUST CHEATED
MY WAY THROUGH IT.
‐ SURE. [LAUGHS]
I'M HERE AT THE PAWN SHOP TODAY
TO SELL MY DREAM PUZZLER.
I GOT THE DREAM PUZZLER
THROUGH MY AUNT'S ESTATE.
SHE DID A LOT OF TRAVELING
TO SOUTHEAST ASIA,
BROUGHT THIS BACK IN THE '60S.
I'M HOPING TO GET $500
FOR THE DREAM PUZZLER.
‐ THIS IS INTERESTING.
OF COURSE, WE ALL
KNOW THE RUBIK'S CUBE
WAS WILDLY SUCCESSFUL,
BUT I KNOW INTERLOCKING
PUZZLES LIKE THIS‐‐
I THINK THE FIRST DOCUMENTED
ONES ARE FROM THE 1600S.
YOU KNOW, SO IT'S NOT A
REALLY NEW CONCEPT, REALLY,
BUT THE DREAM PUZZLER
LOOKS AN AWFUL LOT
LIKE A RUBIK'S CUBE TO ME.
DO YOU KNOW ANY
MORE OF THE HISTORY
BEHIND IT OR ANYTHING, OR‐‐
‐ I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON IT.
THE RUBIK'S COULD ACTUALLY BE
POTENTIALLY A COPY
OF THE DREAM PUZZLER.
‐ I MEAN, I GUESS
IT'S A POSSIBILITY.
‐ IT SEEMS VERY OLD.
‐ OKAY, SO HOW MUCH ARE
YOU LOOKING TO GET FOR IT?
‐ 500.
‐ I DON'T KNOW IF SOME
GUY RIPPED RUBIK'S OFF.
I DON'T KNOW IF RUBIK'S SAW THIS
AND STOLE HIS IDEA FROM THAT.
IT'S GOT ME REALLY PUZZLED HERE.
DO YOU MIND IF I
HAVE A BUDDY OF MINE
COME DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT?
‐ ABSOLUTELY, THAT'D BE FINE.
‐ ALL RIGHT, HANG OUT.
I'LL GRAB YOU WHEN
HE GETS HERE, OKAY?
‐ I WOULD WELCOME AN EXPERT
TO COME IN AND TAKE A LOOK
AND PINPOINT DOWN A
MORE DETERMINED DATE
OF WHEN IT WAS
MANUFACTURED OR‐‐OR MADE.
[JET ENGINE ROARING]
[CLASSICAL MUSIC]
[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]
♪ ♪
‐ I'VE BEEN DREAMING ABOUT
TAKING A EUROPEAN VACATION
FOR A LONG TIME,
AND FINALLY, RICK
AND I MADE IT TO ITALY.
THERE'S SO MANY
THINGS I WANNA DO HERE,
BUT AS ALWAYS, IT'S
BUSINESS BEFORE PLEASURE.
♪ ♪
BACK IN VEGAS, I BOUGHT A
SKULLCAP WORN BY A POPE
KNOWN AS A ZUCCHETTO.
PART OF THIS TRIP
IS TO PROVE TO RICK
THAT I MADE A GOOD PURCHASE,
BUT THE OTHER PART IS SO I
COULD HAVE A ROMAN HOLIDAY.
♪ ♪
ALL RIGHT, RICK, I KNOW YOU'RE
SICK OF WALKING AROUND THE CITY
SO I GOT YOU A VAN.
ON YOUR COMPANY
CARD, DON'T WORRY.
AND WE'RE GONNA GO GET
THE ZUCCHETTO CHECKED OUT.
YOU'RE GONNA BE
REALLY PROUD OF ME
ONCE YOU REALIZE HOW WELL I DID.
‐ THIS WASN'T A LOT
OF MONEY, WAS IT?
‐ I DON'T KNOW. I PUT IT
ON YOUR CREDIT CARD.
[UPBEAT JAZZ MUSIC]
♪ ♪
‐ SO THIS ZUCCHETTO INSPIRED
CHUM FOR THIS ROMAN HOLIDAY.
HE PAID OVER $3,000 FOR IT,
HE DID NOT GET IT
AUTHENTICATED OR ANYTHING,
AND APPARENTLY, HE
HAS FOUND SOMEONE
WHO CAN AUTHENTICATE IT,
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
‐ ALL RIGHT, RICK,
YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE
THE REASON WE CAME HERE.
[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]
♪ ♪
[DRAMATIC STRING MUSIC]
‐ FATHER JOSH.
‐ CHUMLEE, HOW ARE YOU?
‐ I'M GREAT. THANKS
FOR MEETING ME TODAY.
‐ GLAD TO MEET WITH YOU.
‐ HOW'S IT GOING? I'M RICK.
‐ FATHER JOSH. GOOD SEEING YOU.
WELCOME TO THE ETERNAL CITY.
I'M FATHER JOSHUA RODRIGUE.
I'M ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY
AT PONTIFICAL
GREGORIAN UNIVERSITY
AND THE PONTIFICAL
UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY CROSS.
I RECEIVED A PHONE
CALL FROM CHUMLEE,
AND HE HAS AN ITEM
BELONGING TO POPE PIUS XII,
AND SO HE WANTED ME TO MEET
UP WITH HIM TODAY HERE IN ROME
TO AUTHENTICATE THAT ITEM.
‐ YOU KNOW I CALLED YOU DOWN
BECAUSE I WANTED YOU
TO LOOK AT THIS ZUCCHETTO.
‐ OKAY, DO YOU KNOW
WHAT A ZUCCHETTO IS?
‐ I WAS TOLD IT WAS A ZUCCHINI.
‐ [LAUGHS] ‐ YES, THAT'S‐‐
WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE
NOT TOO FAR FROM THE MARK.
THE ZUCCHETTO‐‐
THE NAME ZUCCHETTO
COMES FROM ACTUALLY
THE WORD ZUCCA,
WHICH IS ITALIAN FOR PUMPKIN,
AND YOU CAN SORT
OF SEE THAT IT LOOKS
LIKE THE TOP OF A PUMPKIN,
AND IT COMES FROM
THE EARLY TIMES
WHEN THEY HAD WHAT
WAS CALLED TONSURING,
WHICH WAS, THEY CUT A PIECE
OF HAIR OFF THE TOP OF THE HEAD.
THINK OF, LIKE, THE
FRIAR TUCK LOOK.
‐ OKAY. ‐ AND SO,
IT WAS MAINLY TO PROTECT THE
SHAVED HEAD FROM THE ELEMENTS.
WE DON'T DO THAT ANYMORE
UNLESS SOME OF US ARE
BLESSED WITH A NATURAL TONSURE.
‐ I FEEL THAT, YEAH.
‐ IT'S THE REASON
HE WEARS HIS HAT.
[BOTH LAUGH] ‐ THAT'S
WHY HATS ARE THERE.
TO PROTECT US.
‐ WHAT WAS POPE
PIUS XII KNOWN FOR?
‐ WELL, HE WAS REALLY KNOWN
AS THE POPE DURING WORLD WAR II.
HE CAME IN TO HIS
PONTIFICATE IN 1939,
SO ALL DURING WORLD WAR II,
HE WAS SORT OF HOLDING
THINGS TOGETHER REALLY IN ROME.
‐ OKAY.
SO WAS THAT POPE
PIUS XII'S ZUCCHETTO?
‐ WAIT A SECOND. I
HAVE THIS LETTER HERE.
‐ WELL, NO, THIS IS‐‐IT'S FROM
THE ANTICAMERA PONTIFICIA.
ESSENTIALLY, IT'S
THE PAPAL CHAMBERS,
AND IT'S SIGNED BY THE
CAMERIERE SEGRETO PARTECIPANTE,
WHICH TRANSLATES INTO THE
PARTICIPATING SECRET WAITER.
THIS ISN'T THE GUY THAT'S
GONNA BRING, YOU KNOW,
PASTA TO THE POPE AND ALL THAT.
‐ [LAUGHS]
‐ SO HE WOULD BE THE ONE THAT
WOULD WAIT WITH DIGNITARIES
THAT WERE COMING
TO MEET THE POPE.
SO THE DOCUMENT IS CORRECT.
‐ OKAY.
‐ AND THE ZUCCHETTO ITSELF‐‐
USUALLY YOU CAN TELL BY
THE TYPE OF CLOTH THAT'S USED
IS SORT OF A WATERED SILK,
AND USUALLY YOU WOULD FIND
THAT WITH THE HOLY FATHER,
AND SO,
NO DOUBT THAT THIS WOULD
BELONG TO POPE PIUS XII.
‐ THAT'S GOOD NEWS.
WE GOT AN AMAZING ZUCCHETTO
FROM POPE PIUS XII HIMSELF.
‐ OKAY, PRETTY AMAZING.
‐ DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
THIS WOULD BE WORTH?
‐ WELL, NORMALLY
WITH RELICS, WE DON'T‐‐
WE DON'T SELL RELICS,
'CAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, JUST
THE SACRED VALUE OF IT.
HOWEVER, AFTER YOU'D CALLED,
I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH
TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT, YOU
KNOW, YOU WOULD FIND IN AN AUCTION,
AND CONSIDERING IT WAS
POPE PIUS XII, MORE OR LESS...
♪ ♪
$3,500.
‐ OKAY, WELL, YOU HEARD THE MAN.
FATHER SAYS THIS
IS A HOLY RELIC.
IT'S WORTH MORE
THAN I PAID FOR IT,
BUT I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA
BE ABLE TO SELL THIS, RICK.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
PUT THIS ON DISPLAY IN OUR SHOP.
‐ I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
TROUBLE OF YOU COMING OUT
AND EVERYTHING LIKE
THAT. ‐ NO PROBLEM.
‐ ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, FATHER.
‐ GOOD SEEING Y'ALL.
ENJOY THE REST OF THE CITY.
‐ IF YOU GET TO VEGAS,
COME AND SEE US.
[LAUGHS] ‐ I'LL GO
FOR THE BUFFETS.
‐ [LAUGHS]
‐ VEGAS IS NO
PLACE FOR A FATHER.
‐ MAYBE CHUM DID PURCHASE
THIS FOR THE RIGHT PRICE,
BUT I WOULD SUGGEST THEY
MAYBE KEEP IT WITH THEM
AND MAYBE LET POPE
PIUS XII'S INTERCESSION
SORT OF HELP THEM
OUT THROUGHOUT LIFE.
[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]
‐ THERE'S A CUSTOMER IN THE SHOP
TRYING TO SELL
HIS DREAM PUZZLER,
AND HE CLAIMS IT COULD BE THE
PRECURSOR TO THE RUBIK'S CUBE,
BUT FRANKLY, I'M
REALLY NOT SURE,
SO I'M CALLING THE TOY
GURU, STEVE JOHNSTON,
TO COME DOWN AND
TAKE A LOOK AT IT
BECAUSE HE'S THE ONLY GUY I KNOW
THAT CAN SOLVE THIS PUZZLE.
HEY, WHAT'S UP, STEVE? ‐
HEY, COREY, HOW ARE YA?
‐ SO I GOT A MYSTERY
WRAPPED IN AN ENIGMA.
‐ [LAUGHS]
‐ IT SAYS DREAM PUZZLER ON IT.
I'M CONFUSED BY THE WHOLE THING.
‐ WELL, THE WHOLE POINT OF
THESE CUBES WAS TO CONFUSE YOU,
AND IT'S AN INTERESTING ITEM,
AND BY ALL INDICATIONS,
YOU AND I WOULD
CALL IT A RUBIK'S CUBE.
AND THE CUBE HISTORY
IS REALLY FUNNY.
1974, ERNO RUBIK, FROM HUNGARY,
IS ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE
CREATOR OF THIS TYPE OF CUBE.
HE CREATED IT FOR HIS DAUGHTERS,
AND IT TOOK HIM ABOUT A MONTH
TO ACTUALLY SOLVE
THE WHOLE THING
AND KIND OF PUT IT
BACK THE WAY IT WAS,
AND HE REALIZED HE
WAS ONTO SOMETHING.
HE APPLIES FOR THE
PATENT IN HUNGARY IN 1974
BUT DOESN'T APPLY FOR
HIS INTERNATIONAL PATENT,
AND THAT CAUSED ISSUES FOR HIM,
BECAUSE ONE GUY
ACTUALLY WAS PITCHING IT
BEFORE RUBIK ACTUALLY GOT
HIS INTERNATIONAL PATENT.
‐ SO WHAT CAME FIRST?
‐ WHAT I THINK THIS IS
IS AN ITEM THAT
BASICALLY WAS PRODUCED
OFF OF RUBIK'S DESIGNS.
I DON'T WANNA NECESSARILY
CALL IT A BOOTLEG OR A KNOCK‐OFF,
BUT IT'S HARD TO
AVOID THOSE WORDS.
I THINK THERE WAS JUST A
LITTLE GREY AREA IN THE PATENTS,
AND THIS PROBABLY SLIPPED
THROUGH THE CRACKS.
BASED ON THE PACKAGING DESIGN,
IN THE EARLY '80S THEY
USED THIS TYPE OF PACKAGING.
THIS HAD TO HAVE COME
FROM THE RUBIK'S DESIGN
RATHER THAN HIM TAKING
IT FROM THEIR DESIGN.
‐ OKAY, SO, WHAT WE HAVE HERE
IS A KNOCK‐OFF
OF A RUBIK'S CUBE.
‐ CORRECT.
‐ SO WHAT DO YOU
THINK IT'S WORTH?
‐ AROUND 450 BUCKS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF
THOSE THINGS, COREY,
THAT IF YOU DO BUY IT, I
JUST THINK IT'S AN ITEM
THAT'S PROBABLY A
LITTLE HARDER TO SELL.
‐ OKAY, I APPRECIATE
YOU COMING IN.
‐ ALL RIGHT, MAN. THANKS.
HAVE A GOOD DAY. ‐ THANK YOU.
‐ IT'S GONNA BE A
HARD SELL FOR ME,
AND I WOULD ACTUALLY
JUST HAVE TO PASS ON IT.
‐ OKAY. ‐ I APPRECIATE
YOU COMING IN.
‐ I APPRECIATE YOUR
TIME. THANK YOU.
SO NO DEAL OR OFFER WAS MADE,
AND I WILL BE TAKING THE DREAM
PUZZLER BACK HOME WITH ME
AND CONTINUE DOING
SOME RESEARCH ON IT
AND SEE WHAT, IN FACT, I HAVE.
‐ CHECK OUT THESE BAD BOYS.
‐ RICK AND I ARE IN ROME, ITALY,
AND NOW THAT I GOT THE ZUCCHETTO
OFFICIALLY AUTHENTICATED,
I THINK A LITTLE FUN
IS WELL DESERVED.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY.
WHEN IN ROME, ROAM.
‐ SO I GOT ALL SORTS OF COOL
STUFF PLANNED FOR TODAY:
SOME MUSEUMS,
SOME BOOKSTORES,
RUINS.
‐ RICK, I'M NOT GONNA
LET YOU RUINS MY DAY.
IF YOU WANNA DO A
BUNCH OF NERD STUFF,
LIKE ALWAYS, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.
MAYBE I'LL SEE YOU FOR DINNER.
‐ REALLY? ‐ I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
♪ ♪
‐ RICK AND I ARE OUT IN
ROME ON A BRO‐CATION.
OH, WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?
COULD WE TRY THE CREAM? ‐ YEAH.
‐ PISTACHIO? ‐ YES.
‐ HE'S GOT THINGS
LIKE BOOKS, MUSEUMS,
AND RUINS ON HIS MIND FOR TODAY.
APPLE CINNAMON? ‐ YES.
‐ HAZELNUT, MMM.
BUT I'M GONNA GO IN THE CITY
AND SEE WHAT ROME
REALLY HAS TO OFFER.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
MMM, BUONO.
HELLO. CAN I GET SOME PIZZAS?
YEAH. THAT LOOKS GOOD.
‐ THANK YOU, SIR. ENJOY.
‐ THANK YOU, GRAZIE.
[MELLOW STRING MUSIC]
♪ ♪
THAT'S PRETTY COOL. ‐ THANK YOU.
‐ A VESPA? ‐ YES.
‐ WE DON'T HAVE VESPAS
LIKE THIS WHERE I'M FROM.
‐ NO? ‐ YEAH.
WHAT YEAR IS THIS
THING? ‐ THIS IS 1985.
‐ A 1985?
WHAT DO YOU THINK,
YOU WANNA SELL IT?
‐ NO, I DON'T.
‐ I HAVE EUROS RIGHT NOW.
‐ NO, THIS IS MY BABY.
I CANNOT SELL YOU
MY DAUGHTER, NO?
‐ [LAUGHS]
DO YOU KNOW MORE PEOPLE
WITH VESPAS, MAYBE ONE FOR SALE?
YOU CAN MAYBE GIVE ME A CONTACT?
‐ YES, I HAVE A FRIEND OF MINE.
SHE'S SELLING‐‐
SELLER OF VESPAS.
‐ OKAY, YEAH, I GOT
MY PHONE HERE.
ALL RIGHT. GRAZIE.
HEY, I OVER‐ORDERED.
YOU WANT A SLICE OF PIZZA?
‐ AH, THANK YOU, WHY NOT?
‐ YES.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO GET A VESPA.
♪ ♪
‐ SO I'M IN ROME
AND I'M ON A MISSION.
[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]
REBECCA HAS TOLD ME ABOUT
A RARE BOOKSTORE HERE
THAT MIGHT HAVE A FIRST EDITION
OF A BOOK BY GIORDANO
BRUNO, THE MARTYR OF SCIENCE.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING
FOR ONE OF HIS BOOKS
FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE.
HE WAS A RADICAL THINKER
WHOSE THEORIES THREATENED
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
THEY ENDED UP ORDERING
ALL OF HIS BOOKS DESTROYED,
SO ONLY A FEW EXIST
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
GIORDANO BRUNO.
HE WAS THE FIRST ONE TO SAY
THAT THE UNIVERSE IS INFINITE,
AND THE CHURCH DID
NOT LIKE ANY OF THAT,
SO IN 1600, HE WAS
BURNED AT THE STAKE
RIGHT WHERE I'M STANDING.
HE'S BEEN A HERO
OF MINE FOREVER,
SO I'M GOING TO THE STORE.
HOPEFULLY THEY HAVE
IT, AND I CAN MAKE A DEAL.
IF WE DO, THIS'LL BE THE
GREATEST VACATION OF MY LIFE.
WOW.
[DRAMATIC CLASSICAL MUSIC]
♪ ♪
HELLO. ‐ HI.
WELCOME TO MY BOOKSHOP.
‐ HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?
‐ NICE TO MEET YOU.
‐ I WAS RECOMMENDED TO
YOU BY A FRIEND OF MINE, SO...
‐ OKAY. WE HAVE
SOMETHING INTERESTING.
MY BOOKSTORE IS
A FAMILY BUSINESS,
AND IS A BOOKSHOP
SINCE 100 YEARS.
WE FIND ALL OUR BOOKS
IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS‐‐
VERY WELL PRESERVED,
AND VERY, VERY RARE.
‐ WHAT DO YOU GOT?
‐ WE CAN START UP
AN EARLY EDITION OF
MACHIAVELLI, THE PRINCE.
‐ THAT'D BE PRETTY
AMAZING, YEAH.
‐ YEAH?
OH... [MUMBLES]
‐ OH. ‐ WHOA.
‐ [CHUCKLES] ‐ OOF.
‐ SO WHAT YEAR
IS THIS? ‐ IN VENICE.
1544.
‐ THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING.
EVERY TYRANT SHOULD READ THIS.
THIS IS HOW YOU
MAINTAIN YOUR POWER.
WE STILL USE THE
TERM IN THE STATES.
"VERY MACHIAVELLIAN."
[LAUGHS] ‐ OKAY.
‐ SO HOW MUCH IS
SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
‐ OH, 6,000 EUROS.
‐ OKAY. THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING.
BUT THE MAIN REASON I'M HERE IS
I HEARD YOU HAVE A FIRST
EDITION GIORDANO BRUNO.
‐ YES, MAYBE IT'S THE BEST
PIECE IN MY BOOKSHOP. [LAUGHS]
‐ CAN I SEE IT? ‐ SURE.
IT'S HERE, UNDER KEY. [CHUCKLES]
[SOFT MYSTICAL MUSIC]
♪ ♪
THIS IS THE GIORDANO BRUNO.
‐ AH, GIORDANO BRUNO.
[CHURCH BELL RINGS]
‐ THE GIORDANO BRUNO IS A
VERY, VERY RARE FIRST EDITION
PRINTED IN 1587.
I THINK THERE WOULD
BE 50 COPIES KNOWN.
THIS BOOK IS VERY, VERY RARE.
‐ THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL EDITION.
THIS IS LATIN.
"THE PROGRESS OF
THE HUNTER'S LAMP
OF LOGICAL METHODS."
‐ YEAH. ‐ THIS IS A
SMALL TREATISE‐‐
MORE IN THE LOGICAL METHOD,
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD.
FOR YEARS AND YEARS, I'VE
ALWAYS WANTED A BOOK BY HIM.
THIS GUY BELIEVED THAT
THE STARS WERE SUNS
AND PLANETS WENT AROUND THEM.
I MEAN, THIS WAS
BEFORE TELESCOPES,
HE WAS COMING
UP WITH THIS STUFF,
AND THIS WAS
FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE.
YOU KNOW, HE WAS GOING
AGAINST THE TEACHINGS
OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
THEY ORDERED ALL
OF HIS BOOKS BURNT.
‐ YEAH.
‐ AND TO BE CAUGHT
WITH ONE OF THESE BOOKS,
IT WAS A REALLY,
REALLY BAD THING.
THEY GOT RID OF ALL THE BOOKS,
AND VERY, VERY FEW
OF THEM REMAINED.
THE LAST ONE I SAW OF THIS
THAT SOLD WAS, LIKE, 1903?
‐ YEAH, YEAH, I FOUND IT, YEAH.
‐ GOD, THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING.
ALL RIGHT, THE BIG QUESTION.
‐ YEAH.
‐ HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT FOR IT?
‐ YOU ARE AMERICAN,
SO LET'S TALK IN DOLLAR.
♪ ♪
120,000.
‐ [EXHALES SHARPLY]
♪ ♪
I WAS THINKING
MORE LIKE $80,000?
‐ NO, I CAN'T. I'M SORRY.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE AT THIS
‐ I MEAN, WHAT WOULD
BE YOUR BEST PRICE?
‐ LET'S DO 110.
IT'S THE BEST I CAN DO.
‐ YOU COULD‐‐ YOU
COULD DO 100,000.
IT'S A SMALL BOOK.
[LAUGHS] ‐ YES.
‐ I WILL GIVE YOU
$100,000 FOR IT.
♪ ♪
‐ LET'S DO THIS DEAL.
‐ ALL RIGHT,
$100,000. ‐ 100,000.
‐ THIS HAS BEEN AN AMAZING DAY.
I AM GONNA GO GET THE
WIRE TRANSFER FIGURED OUT.
I WOULD SHOP MORE, BUT I DON'T
HAVE ANY MORE MONEY TO SPEND.
[BOTH LAUGH]
IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING DAY.
I PAID A LOT FOR
IT, BUT I DON'T CARE.
THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING I'VE
BEEN LOOKING FOR FOR YEARS,
AND NOW I'M GONNA HAVE A GLASS
OF ITALIAN WINE AND CELEBRATE.
THE PHILOSOPHER AND RADICAL
ITALIAN THINKER GIORDANO BRUNO
IS CONSIDERED A HERO OF
THE FREETHOUGHT MOVEMENT.
IN 1572, HE WAS
ORDAINED AS A PRIEST,
BUT WITHIN A FEW YEARS,
HE WAS DEBATING WHETHER
CHRIST WAS ACTUALLY DIVINE‐‐
DEFINITELY A BIG NO‐NO IF
YOU'RE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
[CHORAL MUSIC]
EVENTUALLY, HE ENDED UP
LEAVING THE PRIESTHOOD.
HE TRAVELLED,
TAUGHT, AND LECTURED
ALL THROUGHOUT EUROPE.
IN 1592, A STUDENT HE WAS
TUTORING GOT ANGRY WITH HIM,
AND TURNED HIM IN
TO THE INQUISITION.
[THUNDER CLAPS]
BRUNO WAS TORTURED AND IN
CHAINS FOR OVER SEVEN YEARS.
[METAL SCRAPING] [MAN SCREAMS]
BUT HE STAYED TRUE
TO WHAT HE BELIEVED IN.
THEY EVEN GAVE
HIM THE OPPORTUNITY
TO RECANT EVERYTHING HE SAID.
HE WOULDN'T DO IT.
HE STATED TO THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH,
"I NEITHER OUGHT TO
RECANT, NOR WILL I."
♪ ♪
GIORDANO BRUNO THOUGHT THAT
FREE SPEECH AND FREETHOUGHT
WAS SO IMPORTANT THAT
HE ENDED UP DYING FOR IT,
BURNED ALIVE AT THE STAKE.
IN THE MUCH MORE
ENLIGHTENED AGE WE HAVE TODAY,
WE NOW HONOR HIM AS
THE MARTYR OF SCIENCE.
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
♪ ♪
‐ RICK!
‐ HEY, CHUM, HOW'S IT GOING?
‐ GOOD. PHEW!
MAN, I HAD ONE HECK
OF A DAY OUT THERE.
I'VE BEEN DOING ALL
KINDS OF BUSINESS DEALS.
‐ BUSINESS DEALS.
‐ YEAH.
I FOUND THE BEST
GELATO IN ITALY.
‐ HOW MUCH GELATO DID YOU EAT?
‐ A GE‐LOT OF IT. ‐ [LAUGHS]
‐ WHAT'D YOU DO? ‐ I
WENT BOOK SHOPPING.
‐ CONGRATULATIONS.
SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD
A BORING TIME IN ITALY.
‐ IT WASN'T BORING. YOU
KNOW HOW COOL THIS GUY IS?
IT WAS WRITTEN BY
THAT GUY RIGHT THERE.
GIORDANO BRUNO?
‐ BORING.
‐ FINE. DO YOU WANT SOME COFFEE?
‐ YES, I DO. I WOULD
LOVE SOME COFFEE.
COUPLE ESPRESSOS,
PLEASE? THANK YOU.
‐ AN ESPRESSO‐‐I WANTED COFFEE.
‐ NO, ESPRESSOS‐‐THAT'S
HOW YOU DRINK IT IN ITALY.
YOU DON'T WANT EVERYONE
TO KNOW YOU'RE AMERICAN, RICK.
‐ WELL, IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS.
I DON'T SPEAK ITALIAN.
‐ WELL, I'LL TEACH YOU. BUENO.
‐ BUENO.
‐ CIAO? ‐ CIAO.
‐ GRAZIE. ‐ GRAZIE.
‐ THAT'LL GET YOU
THROUGH THE WHOLE DAY.
‐ YOU DO ANYTHING
BESIDES EAT GELATO TODAY?
‐ I MET A GUY WHO HAS A
GARAGE FULL OF ANTIQUE,
VINTAGE VESPA SCOOTERS.
I KNOW HOW MUCH
YOU LIKE SCOOTERS,
I KNOW HOW MUCH
YOU LIKE ANTIQUES,
SO I FIGURED BROS AND VESPAS,
RIDING THROUGH
THE STREETS OF ROME.
‐ [SIGHS] YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?
HAVE YOU SEEN THE
TRAFFIC IN THIS CITY?
‐ MY GUY KNOWS A SAFE
PLACE FOR US TO RIDE THESE AT.
‐ "YOUR GUY?" YOU DON'T
EVEN KNOW THIS GUY.
‐ OH, I DO NOW.
‐ YOU JUST MET HIM
TODAY IN A FOREIGN CITY.
‐ THEREFORE, I KNOW HIM.
YOU GOTTA MEET SOMEONE,
THEN YOU TALK TO
HIM FOR A LITTLE WHILE,
THEN YOU EXCHANGE
NUMBERS, THEN YOU KNOW HIM.
‐ OKAY.
SO WHEN ARE WE
LOOKING AT VESPAS?
‐ TOMORROW? YEAH.
GRAZIE.
DID I SAY THAT RIGHT?
‐ YOU'RE GETTING IT, RICK.
YOU'RE REALLY GETTING IT.
‐ MMM.
‐ BUENO. ‐ BUENO.
‐ [LAUGHS]
[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]
‐ SO RICK AND I ARE IN ROME,
AND ON MY DAY
TAKING IN THE CITY,
I MET A GUY WHO HAS A LEAD
ON SOME VINTAGE VESPAS.
VESPAS ARE A STAPLE IN ITALY,
AND APPARENTLY, THIS PERSON
HAS A WHOLE COLLECTION
OF SUPER RARE VINTAGE ONES,
WHICH DO HAVE A GREAT
RESALE VALUE IN THE STATES,
SO TODAY, RICK AND I ARE
GOING TO CHECK THEM OUT.
HOPEFULLY, WE CAN
MAKE A PURCHASE.
‐ IT'S AT SOME
UNDERGROUND LOCATION?
‐ YEAH, IT'S COOL.
‐ I DON'T UNDERSTAND
HOW YOU FOUND THIS PLACE.
I MEAN, THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS.
‐ NO, IT'S NOT DANGEROUS.
THIS IS A GOOD AREA.
‐ ALL RIGHT, WHERE ARE WE AT?
'CAUSE THIS IS, LIKE,
LITERALLY A LITTLE BIT CREEPY.
‐ THIS IS VESPA HEAVEN, RICK.
‐ WELL, THAT'S COOL. ‐ EXACTLY.
‐ THAT IS A...
‐ SCOOTER‐CAR.
‐ YEAH, SOME SORT
OF SCOOTER‐CAR.
‐ THAT'S AN APE. ‐ [LAUGHS]
THIS IS SUPER COOL.
‐ CHECK IT OUT, IT'S
LIKE A STEERING WHEEL,
BUT IT'S LIKE‐‐
‐ HANDLE BARS. ‐ YEAH.
CHECK OUT ALL THE VESPAS.
‐ WHOA.
♪ ♪
HOW'S IT GOING? ‐ HELLO.
‐ HI, I'M RICK. ‐ HI.
MY NAME IS FRANCESCA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
‐ HOW ARE YOU,
FRANCESCA? ‐ I'M FINE!
‐ CHECK OUT THESE BAD BOYS.
‐ THESE ARE NEAT.
ARE ALL THESE YOURS?
‐ YES, THEY ARE.
‐ WHEN IN ROME, COME
CHECK OUT THE VESPAS.
‐ [LAUGHS] [ENGINE
REVS, HORN HONKS]
‐ MY FAMILY STARTED THIS VESPA
COLLECTION SINCE I WAS LITTLE.
WE HAVE, LIKE, 50 VESPA NOW,
SO‐‐AND SOMETIMES,
MY FATHER SELLS ONE
TO GET AN OLD ONE,
A REALLY OLD ONE,
BECAUSE THEY COST REALLY LOT.
‐ I LOVE THE COLORS. [LAUGHS]
‐ THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
MOST OF THE VESPA
HAS BEAUTIFUL COLORS.
‐ WHAT'S YOUR OLDEST
ONE DOWN HERE?
‐ THE OLDEST ONE IS THIS ONE.
THIS IS A‐‐IT'S A '43.
IT'S ONE OF THE
FIRST VESPAS. ‐ 1943?
‐ THEY HAVE A LONG,
LONG HISTORY NOW.
‐ WELL, I KNOW THEY BECAME
REALLY, REALLY POPULAR
AFTER WORLD WAR II
BECAUSE PEOPLE DIDN'T
HAVE A LOT OF MONEY.
THEY WERE INEXPENSIVE‐‐
LOT LESS MONEY THAN A CAR.
AND THE GREAT THING
ABOUT A VESPA IS
THESE THINGS WILL GO
JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE.
THEY BECAME SUPER POPULAR,
AND YOU CAN LOOK
AT MOVIES FROM, LIKE,
THE 1950S, '60S, '70S.
YOU THINK THERE'S A LOT
OF SCOOTERS IN TOWNS NOW.
BACK THEN, IT WAS‐‐
‐ FULL OF THEM.
‐ IT WAS ALMOST ALL VESPAS.
‐ IT WAS, AND
TEENAGERS LOVED IT.
‐ YEAH, YOU'RE ACTUALLY
IN A VESPA CLUB, RIGHT?
‐ WE ARE.
‐ THAT'S HOW I
FOUND OUT ABOUT HER.
HOW IS IT BEING IN A VESPA CLUB?
‐ WELL, IT'S REALLY COOL.
WE LIKE GOING
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAY
AROUND ITALY WITH OUR VESPAS.
FLORENCE, NAPLES, AND‐‐
IT'S A GOOD DAY WE
SPEND ALL TOGETHER.
THE RIDING VESPA
IS NOT A FAST THING.
IT'S REALLY, YOU
KNOW, COMFORTABLE.
YOU GO THERE, AND YOU SEE
YOUR SCENE AND YOUR LAKE,
SO IT'S REALLY CALM THING.
‐ I'M REALLY GOOD AT
BEING CALM AND RELAXED,
BUT BOSS, HE'S A
LITTLE UPTIGHT HERE.
‐ I UNDERSTAND
WHAT SHE'S SAYING.
SHE'S SAYING IT'S ALL
ABOUT THE JOURNEY.
‐ IT'S THE JOURNEY
THING. YEAH, IT IS.
‐ I KNOW YOU GOT A
FEW OF THESE FOR SALE.
WHICH ONES ARE FOR SALE?
‐ I'M WILLING TO
SELL THE WHITE ONE
AND THE GREEN ONE RIGHT NOW.
‐ SO WHAT YEARS ARE THESE?
‐ THIS IS A 1976.
IT'S CALLED AN
ITALIAN SUPER SPRINT.
AND THIS IS A 1973,
AND THIS IS A TS.
‐ AND HOW MUCH ARE YOU ASKING?
‐ FOR THIS IS 6,000 EUROS,
AND THIS IS 5,000 EUROS.
‐ HOW MUCH IS THAT IN DOLLARS?
‐ ROUGHLY 6,700 AND 5,600.
IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD MAYBE
GIVE THEM A LITTLE
TEST SPIN REAL QUICK?
‐ YES, WE CAN. WE CAN DO A TEST.
SO NEARBY, NOT
TOO FAR FROM HERE,
THERE'S A BEAUTIFUL LAKE.
IT'S CALLED THE
BRACCIANO. ‐ I'M ALL DOWN.
SO WE'LL MEET YOU
OVER AT THE LAKE,
AND WE'LL TAKE THEM FOR A SPIN,
AND THEN WE'LL TALK.
‐ EXACTLY. ‐ LET'S
GO RIDE SOME VESPAS.
‐ OKAY, WE'LL SEE
YOU AT THE BRACCIANO.
‐ SEE YOU THERE.
‐ SEE YOU THERE.
‐ BYE.
‐ I GOTTA ADMIT, CHUM,
THESE ARE REALLY COOL.
THIS ONE'S REALLY COOL.
‐ THAT ONE'S ALMOST
AS OLD AS YOU.
‐ I THINK THAT IN THE TIME
THEY WILL RIDE THE VESPA,
THEY WILL REALLY
BE INTO BUYING THEM
AND TAKING THEM TO AMERICA.
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
‐ CHUM AND I ARE
AT LAKE BRACCIANO
RIGHT OUTSIDE OF ROME.
CHUM MADE A CONNECTION
WITH A VESPA CLUB
AND WE HAVE LOOKED AT
TWO VINTAGE 1970S VESPAS.
THE SELLER'S ASKING
ROUGHLY $12,000 FOR THE PAIR,
BUT BEFORE I MAKE A
DECISION ON BUYING THESE
AND SHIPPING THEM
BACK TO THE STATES,
ME AND CHUM ARE GONNA
TAKE A LITTLE TEST DRIVE.
‐ ALL RIGHT.
‐ HI, FRANCESCA, HOW'S IT GOING?
‐ HELLO! FINE, THANKS.
‐ ALL RIGHT, SO,
BEFORE WE RIDE THEM,
YOU WANNA GIVE US THE ONCEOVER?
‐ YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
OKAY, SO RIDING THE
VESPA IS REALLY SIMPLE.
NOT TOO BAD.
YOU JUST HAVE TO
PULL IN THIS ONE,
OKAY, THAT'S THE CLUTCH,
AND TO STOP THE VESPA,
YOU CAN USE THIS ONE.
THIS IS THE WHEEL FORWARD,
OR THIS ONE WITH YOUR FOOT,
AND THIS IS THE WHEEL BACK.
‐ YOU THINK YOU GOT IT, RICK?
‐ UM, I GOT THIS.
IT'S BASICALLY A MOTORCYCLE.
JUST SHIFTS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
‐ ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT!
ALL RIGHT. ‐ OKAY,
ENJOY YOUR RIDE.
‐ THESE BIKES ARE BELLISSIMA,
AND IF THEY RUN AS
GOOD AS THEY LOOK‐‐
[ENGINE REVS]
WE'LL BE STARTING
OUR OWN VESPA CLUB.
ANDIAMO!
[CHEERFUL MUSIC]
♪ ♪
‐ COUPLE OF FRIENDS
RIDING VESPAS IN THE WIND!
‐ [LAUGHS]
♪ ♪
‐ COME ON, SLOWPOKE.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GO
SLOW, BUT NOT THAT SLOW.
YOU GOTTA SPEED UP
A LITTLE BIT, ALL RIGHT?
♪ ♪
IMAGINE IF WE HAD OUR OWN
VESPA CLUB, JUST YOU AND ME.
YOU CAN EVEN BE
THE PRESIDENT, RICK.
I'LL BE THE VICE PRESIDENT.
TWO BROS ON VESPAS. ‐ [LAUGHS]
‐ I TOLD YOU YOU WERE GONNA
HAVE A FUN DAY TODAY, RICK.
‐ THESE ARE FUN.
‐ RIDING A COUPLE
VESPAS! ‐ [LAUGHS]
♪ ♪
[ENGINES SPUTTERING]
‐ HELLO, HOW DID IT GO?
‐ THAT WAS THE BEST TIME
I'VE HAD IN ITALY SO FAR.
‐ REALLY HAPPY TO
HEAR THAT. ‐ YES.
‐ THEY ARE FUN.
‐ IT WAS DEFINITELY A JOURNEY,
AND HE WAS A LOT SLOWER THAN ME.
I HAD TO WAIT FOR
HIM MOST OF THE TRIP.
SO YOU WANT 12,300 FOR THEM.
‐ EXACTLY. ‐ WE'LL TAKE THEM.
‐ NO, WE WON'T‐‐KAY.
IT COSTS A LOT TO GET
THEM SHIPPED BACK.
I MEAN, I COULD GIVE
YOU, LIKE, 9,000 FOR THEM.
‐ NO, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH
FOR BOTH OF THEM.
‐ [SIGHS] I MEAN, I'LL
JUST BE HONEST WITH YOU.
I COULD GO 10,000 U. S.
THAT WOULD LITERALLY
BE THE BEST I COULD GO.
‐ NO. THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TOO.
‐ OKAY.
‐ I'LL SELL THEM
BOTH FOR 11,000.
‐ 10,000'S THE MOST I CAN DO.
♪ ♪
‐ NO, WELL, I'M GONNA DECLINE.
‐ OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.
I'VE HAD A GREAT DAY.
THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ‐ THANK YOU TOO.
‐ SORRY WE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING.
‐ CHEAPSKATE.
‐ YOU KNOW, I'M
NOT A CHEAPSKATE.
‐ YEAH, AND YOU'RE
ALSO NOT IN A VESPA CLUB,
'CAUSE YOU CAN'T BE IN A VESPA
CLUB IF YOU DON'T OWN A VESPA.
‐ I'M NOT REALLY DISAPPOINTED
IN NOT MAKING A SALE
BECAUSE THEY'RE VINTAGE VESPAS.
I CAN SELL THEM
AT 11, IT'S OKAY,
BUT NOT AT 10,000.
♪ ♪
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
♪ ♪
‐ SO, GLAD TO SEE YOU'RE
BACK. HOW WAS ROME?
‐ IT WAS ABSOLUTELY
AMAZING, DUDE.
I WENT TO MUSEUMS.
I ENDED UP GETTING
THE BOOK I WANTED.
YOU SHOULD GO THERE
ONE DAY. ‐ BE NICE.
‐ BUONGIORNO.
‐ HEY, WHAT'S UP?
‐ OH, NOT MUCH.
FUN TIME IN ITALY?
‐ YES.
‐ I GOT LITTLE
SOUVENIRS FOR YOU GUYS.
FIRST OFF, LOOK WHAT
I GOT FOR MYSELF.
‐ VESPA, COOL. ‐ A LITTLE
VESPA, COOL, RIGHT?
NOW YOU'RE IN MY VESPA
CLUB. I GOT ONE FOR YOU TOO.
‐ [LAUGHS]
‐ I MEAN, VESPAS
ARE COOL, COREY.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ONE?
‐ YES, CHUM, I'VE SEEN A VESPA.
‐ THEY'RE LIKE REALLY
COOL VERSIONS OF SCOOTERS.
THEY'RE, LIKE, THE
HARLEY OF SCOOTERS.
WE DROVE THEM
AROUND THIS LAKE, AND‐‐
IT WAS MY FAVORITE
TIME OUT THERE IN ITALY.
LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE
PLACE HAD PIZZA, ESPRESSO.
THEY COOK THEIR
PASTA "AL DANTE" STYLE.
‐ AL DENTE. ‐ AL DENTE?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?
‐ YEAH. ‐ WHAT?
‐ IT'S JUST, LIKE,
SLIGHTLY UNDERCOOKED.
‐ ONCE YOU GO AL DENTE,
YOU NEVER GO BACK.
I LOVE ITALY. ‐ SO YOU
GUYS JUST CAME UP HERE
TO TELL ME HOW FUN
OF A TIME YOU HAD.
‐ THAT'S NOT THE ONLY
REASON WE CAME UP HERE.
IT'S NICE TO REMINISCE
ON OUR TIME IN ITALY,
BUT I GOT YOU A GIFT TOO.
I KNOW HOW MUCH
YOU LOVE SNOW GLOBES,
SO I GOT YOU A SNOW
GLOBE OF THE COLOSSEUM.
♪ ♪
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
‐ THANKS.
‐ WOULD YOU HAVE
RATHER HAD A VESPA?
‐ I WOULD HAVE RATHER HAVE GONE.
‐ [LAUGHS]
SEE YOU DOWNSTAIRS.
[LAUGHS]
‐ SNOW GLOBE.
♪ ♪
[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]
‐ COUPLE OF FRIENDS
RIDING VESPAS IN THE WIND!
‐ ON TONIGHT'S EPISODE...
‐ WHAT DO YOU GOT HERE?
‐ A CUSTOMER MAKES
AN OFFER I CAN'T REFUSE.
‐ AN ACTUAL TIE AND A
COUPLE HANDKERCHIEFS
FROM "THE SOPRANOS"
WORN BY JAMES GANDOLFINI.
‐ CHUM ENCOUNTERS A HOLY RELIC.
‐ THIS IS A PAPAL RING
FROM THE 15TH CENTURY.
YOU'LL NEVER SEE
ANOTHER ONE LIKE IT.
‐ AND LATER, CHUM AND
I TAKE A TRIP TO ITALY.
‐ WELCOME TO THE ETERNAL CITY.
‐ BUONO.
‐ AND HAVE AN UNFORGETTABLE...
‐ HOW DID IT GO?
‐ THAT WAS THE BEST TIME
I'VE HAD IN ITALY SO FAR.
‐ ROMAN HOLIDAY.
‐ THE BIG QUESTION: HOW
MUCH DO YOU WANT FOR IT?
‐ 120,000.
‐ [EXHALES LOUDLY]
‐ ANDIAMO!
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
‐ ♪ DOING WHAT YOU CAN ♪
♪ NEVER HAD A CHANCE ♪
♪ MESSING WITH A WORKING MAN ♪
♪ ♪
‐ IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE, RICK.
‐ WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU?
IF YOU'RE GONNA WEAR A HAT,
IT'S GOTTA BE A COMPANY HAT.
‐ WELL, THIS IS A COMPANY HAT.
YOU ALSO TOLD ME
TO WEAR A NAMETAG,
AND I ALWAYS FORGET IT,
SO I FIGURED IF I PUT
MY NAME ON MY HAT,
THEN I DON'T HAVE
TO WEAR A NAMETAG.
‐ IT'S NOT A NAMETAG.
‐ HEY, HOW YOU DOING?
‐ GOOD, HOW YOU GUYS DOING?
‐ I'M GOOD. HEY,
MY NAME'S CHUMLEE.
YOU CAN TELL BY THE
NAMETAG ON MY HAT.
‐ THAT'S A VERY NICE
HAT YOU HAVE THERE.
‐ THANK YOU.
‐ IT'S NOT A NAMETAG.
‐ WHAT DO YOU GOT HERE?
‐ AN ACTUAL TIE AND A
COUPLE HANDKERCHIEFS
FROM "THE SOPRANOS"
WORN BY JAMES GANDOLFINI.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
‐ YOU KNOW, I WATCHED
EVERY SINGLE "SOPRANOS"
EXCEPT THE LAST EPISODE?
‐ WHY NOT? ‐
'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW.
SOMEONE TOLD ME HOW
IT ENDED, SO I DIDN'T CARE.
[GUN COCKS AND FIRES]
‐ I HAVE JAMES
GANDOLFINI HANDKERCHIEFS,
TIE, AND LETTER,
AND THEY WERE USED
IN "THE SOPRANOS."
I GOT THEM FROM A
FORMER CASINO EXECUTIVE
HERE IN LAS VEGAS THAT DID
A BIG FAVOR FOR GANDOLFINI
AND I ACQUIRED THEM YEARS LATER.
I'M TODAY TO GET $1,800
FOR THE TIE, HANDKERCHIEF,
AND THE LETTER.
♪ ♪
‐ "SOPRANOS."
PROBABLY TOP TEN
TV SERIES OF ALL TIME?
IT'S GOTTA BE UP THERE.
IT WAS A LITTLE
WEIRD TO BEGIN WITH
WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED
WATCHING THAT SERIES,
'CAUSE, LIKE‐‐IT GOT, LIKE,
"WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA,
WE GOT A MOB BOSS
SEEING A SHRINK?"
‐ RIGHT.
‐ BUT THAT'S REALLY
HARD TO PLAY OFF
IN A TV SHOW IS HAVE A
BAD GUY THAT YOU LIKE.
EVERYONE FELL IN
LOVE WITH THE SERIES,
AND HE DID SOME
MOVIES AFTER THAT,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
JAMES GANDOLFINI HAD A
MASSIVE HEART ATTACK AT 51,
AND JUST A CAREER ENDED
REALLY, REALLY SHORT.
‐ THAT WAS IT.
‐ SO, WE HAVE A BRIONI TIE HERE,
WE HAVE SOME HANDKERCHIEFS.
‐ WERE THESE WORN ON THE SHOW?
‐ AS FAR AS I KNOW, YES.
‐ WE GOT A LETTER HERE.
IT'S A JAMES GANDOLFINI
LETTERHEAD FOR THE CARD.
IT SAYS, "THANKS SO MUCH FOR
ALL YOU DID FOR US IN VEGAS.
"I WOULD LIKE TO
SEND YOU ONE OF MY‐‐
TONY SOPRANO'S BRIONI TIES."
WE HAVE JAMES GANDOLFINI'S
SIGNATURE AT THE BOTTOM OF IT,
THAT'S WHAT I'M ASSUMING IT IS.
IT'S INTERESTING.
HOW MUCH YOU WANT FOR IT?
‐ I'M LOOKING TO
GET ABOUT 1,800.
♪ ♪
‐ OKAY.
LET ME CALL SOMEONE
IN TO CHECK OUT THIS.
‐ OKAY, YEAH. ‐ OKAY?
I MEAN, 'CAUSE THIS
IS THE ONE THING
THAT TIES IT ALL TOGETHER.
‐ NO PUN INTENDED.
‐ [LAUGHS SOFTLY]
LET ME HAVE SOMEONE
COME IN‐‐ ‐ OKAY.
‐ AND LOOK AT THE NOTE,
AND LOOK AT THE SIGNATURE.
IF EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT,
MAYBE WE CAN DO SOMETHING.
OKAY? ALL RIGHT. ‐ SOUNDS GOOD.
‐ I'M MORE THAN
HAPPY WITH AN EXPERT
TAKING A LOOK AT THESE ITEMS.
I BELIEVE THAT THE
HANDKERCHIEF AND THE TIE
ARE TRULY AUTHENTIC.
[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]
‐ HEY, HOW'S IT GOING? ‐
GOOD, HOW ARE YOU, MAN?
GOT A BOOK FOR YA.
‐ OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. HEY, POPS.
WE GOT A BOOK.
IT'S "THE SIX LIVERS OF
THE REPUBLIC," I THINK.
‐ THE SIX LIVERS? ‐
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
‐ [LAUGHS]
"LES SIX LIVRES
DE LA REPUBLIQUE."
IT'S "THE SIX BOOKS
OF THE REPUBLIC."
AND THERE'S A DOODLE IN IT?
OKAY.
‐ I DIDN'T DO IT, BUT...
‐ IT'S EITHER PICASSO
OR A FIVE YEAR OLD.
[BOTH LAUGH] [PENCIL SCRIBBLING]
‐ I'M HERE AT THE
PAWN SHOP TODAY
TO SELL AN OLD, ANTIQUE BOOK.
I WAS GOING THROUGH
MY GRANDMA'S ATTIC
AND FOUND A BUNCH OF OLD BOOKS.
THIS ONE KIND OF STOOD OUT TO ME
AS KIND OF BIGGER AND
BULKIER AND IT SEEMED OLDER.
THE CONDITION OF THE
BOOK IS PRETTY COOL.
I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO
SELL THE BOOK FOR $10,000.
♪ ♪
‐ PRETTY COOL.
THIS IS A REALLY FAMOUS
BOOK, BY THE WAY.
‐ COOL.
‐ THIS WAS WRITTEN
BY JEAN BODIN.
HE WAS A PHILOSOPHER IN
THE 1500S, 16TH CENTURY.
ONE OF THE VERY EARLY PEOPLE
WHO STARTED TALKING ABOUT
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT.
IT'S THE 1500S, WHERE LITERALLY
THEY BELIEVED IN THE
DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS.
A LOT OF WHAT HE
WRITES ABOUT IS THAT
THERE'S A LIMIT TO EVERYONE'S
POWER, EVEN KINGS AND QUEENS.
THIS WAS AN AGE OF
GREAT PHILOSOPHERS.
MY FAVORITE IS GIORDANO BRUNO.
BEFORE TELESCOPES
AND EVERYTHING,
HE WAS LOOKING AT THE STARS
AND SAYING THE STARS WERE SUNS,
AND PLANETS
REVOLVED AROUND THEM,
AND MAYBE LIFE LIVED ON THEM.
HE'S, LIKE, MY FAVORITE
GUY FROM THAT TIME PERIOD.
‐ SO HOW'D THAT
WORK OUT FOR HIM?
‐ CATHOLIC CHURCH ENDED
UP BURNING HIM AT THE STAKE.
‐ WOW. ‐ [LAUGHS]
‐ SERIOUSLY, WHAT IS IT WITH YOU
AND THE OLD PHILOSOPHY BOOKS?
‐ IT EXPANDS YOUR MIND.
I ACTUALLY WOULD LOVE TO
GET A BOOK BY GIORDANO BRUNO.
‐ REALLY, BECAUSE I
DON'T KNOW ONE PERSON
THAT'S GRADUATED COLLEGE
WITH A PHILOSOPHY DEGREE
AND HAS A JOB.
‐ WHATEVER. OKAY.
SO HOW MUCH YOU WANT FOR IT?
‐ CAN YOU GUYS DO $10,000?
‐ OH, NO, NO. ‐ OKAY.
‐ [LAUGHS]
A FIRST EDITION IN GREAT SHAPE‐‐
‐ YEAH. ‐ $50,000, $60,000.
‐ OKAY.
‐ BUT IT IS NOT A FIRST EDITION.
AND YOU GOT SOME SERIOUS
ISSUES WITH THE BOOK.
IT'S GOT WATER DAMAGE.
IT'S GOT A DOODLE IN IT.
IT'S GOT SCRIBBLES IN IT.
I'LL GIVE YOU A
THOUSAND BUCKS FOR IT.
‐ CAN YOU DO 15?
‐ TELL YOU WHAT, I'LL GIVE
YOU 1,400 BUCKS FOR IT.
♪ ♪
‐ YEAH, I CAN DO
THAT. ‐ OKAY, COOL.
‐ COME WITH ME.
I'LL WRITE YOU UP.
‐ COOL. THANK YOU.
I SETTLED ON THE $1,400.
I'M HERE FOR A CLIMBING TRIP,
SO I'M GONNA TAKE THAT MONEY
AND KEEP GOING ROCK CLIMBING.
♪ ♪
‐ HEY, HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
‐ I'M LOOKING TO SELL
A COUPLE OF ITEMS.
‐ ALL RIGHT, WELL, WHAT IS THIS?
‐ THIS IS A PAPAL ZUCCHETTO,
WHICH IS, LIKE, THE
LITTLE SKULLCAP
THAT THE POPE WOULD HAVE WORN.
THIS IS FROM POPE PIUS XII.
ALONG WITH THAT COMES A DOCUMENT
AUTHENTICATING IT
FROM THE VATICAN.
‐ ALL RIGHT, WHAT
ELSE DO YOU HAVE HERE?
‐ WELL, THIS IS THE
REALLY COOL THING IN HERE.
[REVERENT MUSIC]
THIS IS A PAPAL RING
FROM THE 15TH CENTURY
FROM POPE PAUL II.
‐ REALLY?
‐ PAPAL RINGS ARE
EXTRAORDINARILY RARE.
YOU'LL NEVER SEE
ANOTHER ONE LIKE IT.
‐ WHERE'D YOU GET THESE?
‐ WELL, YOU KNOW,
THE VATICAN MUSEUM‐‐
I GO TO ROME QUITE A BIT,
AND THEY HAVE GOT
REALLY BAD SECURITY,
SO WHEN I GO IN THERE, IT'S
PRETTY EASY TO TAKE SOMETHING.
ACTUALLY, WHAT I DO IS,
I COLLECT PAPAL THINGS. ‐ OKAY.
‐ BASICALLY THESE CAME
FROM DIFFERENT COLLECTORS.
[GATES SHUTTING]
I HAVE A ZUCCHETTO
FROM POPE PIUS XII,
AND A RING FROM POPE PAUL II.
THE RING'S IN EXCELLENT
CONDITION FOR ITS AGE,
AND THE ZUCCHETTO'S
ALSO IN VERY GOOD SHAPE.
THERE'S NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE
THAT HAVE THINGS
THAT THE POPE WORE.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES THEM
PARTICULARLY UNIQUE.
I'M HOPING TO SELL THE
PAPAL RING FOR $50,000,
AND THE PAPAL
ZUCCHETTO FOR $3,300.
‐ THIS IS PRETTY COOL HERE.
AND YOU SAID THIS IS A...
‐ A ZUCCHETTO.
‐ THAT'S WHAT THE
POPE'S HAT'S CALLED, HUH?
‐ A ZUCCHETTO OR
A SKULLCAP. ‐ OKAY.
WHEN WE SEE THE POPE, WE
SEE THE ZUCCHETTO EVERY TIME.
WHICH POPE WAS
THIS FROM? ‐ PIUS XII.
HE WAS THE POPE
BETWEEN 1939 AND 1958.
‐ YEAH, AND HE WAS THE
POPE DURING WORLD WAR II.
HE WAS KNOWN AS A PEACEFUL MAN,
AND HE WANTED TO BRING
EQUALITY AND END RACISM
AND A WHOLE OTHER
SLEW OF THINGS, SO‐‐
AN IMPORTANT POPE,
AN IMPORTANT TIME.
WHAT IS THAT MADE OUT OF?
‐ THAT WOULD BE LAMBSKIN.
‐ YEAH, I WAS GONNA
SAY, NICE AND SOFT.
GOT A LITTLE LAMBSKIN THERE.
‐ AND THEN WATERED SILK.
‐ YOU'RE TELLING ME THE
POPE ACTUALLY WORE THIS?
‐ THAT'S RIGHT, AND THAT'S WHAT
THIS DOCUMENT IS EXPLAINING,
THAT HE WORE IT. ‐ OKAY.
THIS RING‐‐ IT'S A
BEAUTIFUL PIECE.
IT'S GOT SOME CARVINGS ON HERE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THESE ARE?
‐ YEP, SO IT'S GOT THE
SYMBOLS OF THE FOUR GOSPELS,
AND THEN IT'S GOT POPE
PAUL II'S COAT OF ARMS.
HE WAS POPE
BETWEEN 1464 AND 1471.
‐ KAY, YEAH, HE WAS KNOWN FOR
HELPING OUT THE POOR
IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS,
IF I REMEMBER
CORRECTLY. ‐ YEAH, YEP.
‐ IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PIECE.
IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY,
IT'S A CEREMONIAL RING,
AND IT'S NOT A PIECE OF JEWELRY
THAT YOU WOULD GO
OUT TO A FANCY DINNER IN.
‐ RIGHT. RIGHT, EXACTLY.
‐ SO THEN, HOW MUCH ARE YOU
LOOKING FOR ON THE ZUCCHETTO?
‐ $3,300.
‐ WOULD YOU TAKE 2,500 FOR IT?
‐ I WOULD NOT.
‐ ARE YOU FIRM AT 3,300?
‐ I COULD BEND A
LITTLE BIT MAYBE.
‐ WHAT CAN YOU
BEND TO? ‐ HOW'S 31?
‐ YOU WOULDN'T DO 3?
‐ HOW ABOUT $3,050?
♪ ♪
‐ OKAY, WE HAVE A DEAL ON THIS.
$3,050. ‐ ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
‐ I APPRECIATE YOU
WORKING WITH ME THERE.
AND ON THE RING?
‐ 50,000.
‐ 50,000 IS A LOT. ‐ IT IS.
‐ I WASN'T EXPECTING
THAT NUMBER.
‐ YUP, YUP.
ACTUALLY, THERE'S PROBABLY
ONLY ABOUT A HUNDRED OF THOSE
THAT STILL EXIST IN THE WORLD.
‐ YOU HAVE
DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS?
‐ NOPE, THERE'S NO
DOCUMENTATION FOR THAT.
‐ OKAY.
‐ AS MUCH AS I LOVE THE RING,
WITHOUT ANY PROVENANCE,
I'M JUST GONNA HAVE
TO PASS AT THAT PRICE.
THE HAT, THOUGH, I DO LOVE.
IT'S PRETTY MAJOR.
AND YOU'VE ACTUALLY
GIVEN ME AN IDEA
ON HOW I CAN GET
IT AUTHENTICATED.
SO, LOVE TO GIVE
YOU THE $3,050 FOR IT,
AND WE'LL GO OVER HERE
AND DO SOME PAPERWORK.
‐ I SOLD THE
ZUCCHETTO FOR $3,050,
AND I WAS NOT ABLE
TO SELL THE RING,
BUT I'M OKAY WITH THAT.
I THINK THAT I CAME AWAY
WITH WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR
IN THE TRANSACTION.
♪ ♪
‐ SO I HAVE A GUY IN THE
SHOP WITH WHAT HE CLAIMS
IS JAMES GANDOLFINI'S
TIE AND HANDKERCHIEF
FROM THE HIT SHOW
"THE SOPRANOS,"
ALONG WITH A HANDWRITTEN
NOTE BY THE DON HIMSELF.
HE WANTS 1,800 BUCKS FOR THIS,
SO I'VE CALLED IN STEVE GRAD.
HE'S GONNA CHECK
OUT THE SIGNATURE.
IF EVERYTHING WORKS
OUT, THIS MIGHT BE A HIT.
HEY STEVE, WHAT'S
UP? ‐ WHAT'S UP?
YOU LOOKING FOR A FAVOR?
‐ YES, I NEED A FAVOR, YEAH.
[LAUGHS] ‐ WHAT CAN I DO FOR YA?
‐ SO WE HAVE THIS
PRETTY COOL TIE,
TWO POCKET SQUARES,
AND A NOTE FROM JAMES GANDOLFINI
SAYING THESE WERE HIS.
‐ OH, NICE.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST ICONS
OF TV‐‐WOULDN'T YOU SAY SO?
TONY SOPRANO? ‐ YEAH, I MEAN,
AND WE HAVE THIS
PRETTY COOL NOTE HERE.
I DON'T KNOW, IS
HIS SIGNATURE RARE
BECAUSE HE DIED SUDDENLY?
‐ HE DID ENOUGH SIGNINGS.
HE SIGNED IN PERSON.
ACTUALLY, HE TREATED
HIS FANS PRETTY WELL.
SO, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE
WOULD WAIT FOR HIM ON THE SET,
OR, YOU KNOW, IN
HOLLYWOOD AND NEW YORK,
THEY'D SEE HIM ALL
THE TIME AND HE'D SIGN.
SO HE WAS A PRETTY
GOOD SIGNER. ‐ OKAY.
‐ AND HE WAS A
PRETTY GOOD GUY TOO.
‐ OKAY. DO YOUR MAGIC, DUDE.
‐ OKAY, SO THE FIRST
THING I WANNA DO
IS JUST TAKE A LOOK AT
THE INK THAT'S ON HERE.
♪ ♪
NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT IN
HERE A NICE BALLPOINT PEN.
NICE LIVE INK IN HERE.
WHEN I LOOK AT HIS SIGNATURE,
THE JAMES PART WAS ALWAYS
USUALLY PRETTY SLOPPY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF
THE SAME THING HERE.
‐ SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
‐ YOU'VE GOT HIS LETTERHEAD.
THE SIGNATURE'S DEFINITELY HIS.
THIS IS A GREAT PIECE.
♪ ♪
‐ OKAY, SO WHAT'S
THE NOTE WORTH?
‐ WELL, YOU KNOW, THE
GREAT THING ABOUT THE NOTE
IS THAT YOU'VE GOT ALL
THIS WRITING FROM HIM,
AND THAT'S SOMETHING
YOU JUST DON'T SEE A LOT.
I'D CALL THAT SUPER RARE.
MOST OF THE TIME,
EMAILS DO, YOU KNOW?
JUST THE NOTE ITSELF I'D SAY
IS WORTH AT LEAST $500 OR $600.
AND THEN YOU THROW
IN THE TIE. ‐ OKAY.
I'M ASSUMING THE TIES AND
THE HANDKERCHIEFS ARE HIS.
‐ YEAH, ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT.
I WOULD REALLY HAVE A
HARD TIME BELIEVING IT'S NOT,
BASED ON, YOU KNOW, THE
PROVENANCE INVOLVED WITH IT.
I MEAN, HE'S DIRECTLY
REFERENCING THESE ITEMS,
SO IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, I
WOULD SAY AS A PACKAGE,
AT LEAST $1,000.
‐ OKAY. ‐ NOW,
WHAT YOU COULD DO?
YOU COULD PHOTO MATCH THIS OR
GO BACK THROUGH "THE SOPRANOS"
AND TRY AND FIND THE EPISODE
WHERE HE DID WEAR THAT, SO‐‐
THAT'S JUST A LITTLE
MORE INVESTIGATIVE WORK,
BUT I THINK IT
WOULD BE WORTH IT,
ESPECIALLY TYING
THAT ALL IN TOGETHER,
THAT'D BE A PRETTY
NEAT PIECE TO HAVE.
‐ ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, MAN. I APPRECIATE IT.
‐ GOOD TO SEE YOU.
NICE TO SEE YOU, CHUM.
‐ ALL RIGHT. ‐ GOOD LUCK, MAN.
‐ THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ‐ TAKE CARE.
‐ OKAY.
WHAT WOULD BE
YOUR BEST PRICE ON IT?
‐ WELL, I CAME IN
ASKING FOR 1,800.
I WOULD LIKE TO GO MAYBE 1,200?
‐ I TELL YOU WHAT,
I'LL GIVE YOU 800 BUCKS.
♪ ♪
I AM TAKING A GAMBLE HERE.
I HAVE TO GET
SOMEONE TO FIND THIS
IN AN EPISODE IN "THE SOPRANOS"
AND GET A SCREENSHOT.
‐ RIGHT.
‐ I'LL VOLUNTEER FOR THAT.
‐ I KNEW THAT WAS COMING.
I'LL GIVE YOU 800 BUCKS.
‐ MAN.
COULD YOU DO, LIKE,
CLOSER TO 1,000?
‐ I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
I'LL GIVE YOU 850.
‐ YEAH, I'LL DO 850.
THAT WORKS FOR ME.
‐ ALL RIGHT, SWEET.
I'LL MEET YOU RIGHT OVER THERE
AND WE'LL DO SOME PAPERWORK.
WANNA WRITE HIM UP?
‐ I'LL JUST START WATCHING
"THE SOPRANOS" RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN WRITE HIM UP.
‐ HE'LL WRITE YOU
UP RIGHT OVER THERE.
‐ I SETTLED ON 850.
I'M JUST GONNA TAKE
IT AND REINVEST IT
INTO MAYBE SOME OTHER
COOL HOLLYWOOD PROPS.
‐ CIAO. BUONGIORNO.
SI.
GRAZIE.
‐ WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
‐ I'M LEARNING ITALIAN.
‐ WHY WOULD YOU
BE LEARNING ITALIAN?
‐ BECAUSE WHEN I'M IN ITALY,
I WANNA BE ABLE TO
COMMUNICATE WITH THE LOCALS.
‐ YOU'RE GOING TO ITALY?
‐ YES, I'M GOING TO ITALY.
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A ZUCCHETTO,
WHICH IS THE LITTLE
CAP THE POPE WEARS.
I HAVE TO GET IT
AUTHENTICATED, RICK, YOU KNOW?
THAT'S THE RIGHT THING
TO DO. THAT'S THE NEXT STEP.
SO, I'VE BEEN INSPIRED
TO GO TO ITALY.
I'LL BE OFF VERY SHORTLY.
‐ YOU KNOW WHAT, THAT
ACTUALLY SOUNDS LIKE FUN,
BECAUSE REMEMBER
THE PHILOSOPHY GUY
I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT EARLIER?
REBECCA FOUND A LEAD‐‐
A FIRST EDITION BOOK
BY GIORDANO BRUNO
THAT I'VE BEEN WANTING FOREVER
THAT SHE SAYS IS IN
A BOOKSTORE IN ITALY.
WE'LL CRUISE AROUND
ROME. IT'LL BE FUN.
‐ SO NOW YOU'RE
GOING TO ITALY TOO?
‐ OH, YES.
‐ I WANNA GO TO ITALY.
‐ BUT WHO'S GONNA RUN THE STORE?
‐ YOU DON'T NEED TO GO TO ITALY.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY
BUSINESS OUT THERE.
‐ KAY, ALL RIGHT, HERE'S THE
REALITY OF THE SITUATION, SON.
I CAN GO TO ITALY.
CHUM CAN GO TO ITALY.
WE CAN GO TO ITALY
WITH EACH OTHER,
BUT I CAN'T GO
TO ITALY WITH YOU,
BECAUSE THAT WAY, CHUM
WOULD HAVE TO RUN THE STORE,
AND WE KNOW THAT CAN'T HAPPEN.
SO, YOU CAN'T GO. WE CAN GO.
‐ SO BASICALLY, BECAUSE
HE'S INCOMPETENT,
I CAN'T GO ON VACATION.
‐ YEP. ‐ THAT'S IT.
AND I'M GOING TO ITALY. [LAUGHS]
‐ MAN, YOU GUYS SUCK.
‐ YOU'VE ALREADY
BOOKED YOUR TRIP?
‐ I'VE GOT IT ALL BOOKED,
YES. READY TO GO.
‐ OKAY, WELL, GIVE
ME YOUR FLIGHT INFO
AND I'LL SEE IF THEY HAVE
ANY FIRST‐CLASS TICKETS AND‐‐
I DON'T THINK WE'LL
BE SITTING TOGETHER.
[LAUGHS]
[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]
♪ ♪
‐ HEY, HOW'S IT GOING? ‐ GOOD.
‐ WHAT DO WE GOT?
‐ IT'S CALLED THE DREAM PUZZLER.
‐ LOOKS LIKE A RUBIK'S CUBE.
‐ WHILE IT DOES RESEMBLE
A RUBIK'S CUBE TO A DEGREE,
THIS IS A PRECURSOR
TO WHEN THE RUBIK'S CUBE
WAS ACTUALLY INVENTED IN 1977.
‐ KAY.
I WAS ACTUALLY THE KID
THAT PULLED THE STICKERS OFF
AND JUST CHEATED
MY WAY THROUGH IT.
‐ SURE. [LAUGHS]
I'M HERE AT THE PAWN SHOP TODAY
TO SELL MY DREAM PUZZLER.
I GOT THE DREAM PUZZLER
THROUGH MY AUNT'S ESTATE.
SHE DID A LOT OF TRAVELING
TO SOUTHEAST ASIA,
BROUGHT THIS BACK IN THE '60S.
I'M HOPING TO GET $500
FOR THE DREAM PUZZLER.
‐ THIS IS INTERESTING.
OF COURSE, WE ALL
KNOW THE RUBIK'S CUBE
WAS WILDLY SUCCESSFUL,
BUT I KNOW INTERLOCKING
PUZZLES LIKE THIS‐‐
I THINK THE FIRST DOCUMENTED
ONES ARE FROM THE 1600S.
YOU KNOW, SO IT'S NOT A
REALLY NEW CONCEPT, REALLY,
BUT THE DREAM PUZZLER
LOOKS AN AWFUL LOT
LIKE A RUBIK'S CUBE TO ME.
DO YOU KNOW ANY
MORE OF THE HISTORY
BEHIND IT OR ANYTHING, OR‐‐
‐ I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON IT.
THE RUBIK'S COULD ACTUALLY BE
POTENTIALLY A COPY
OF THE DREAM PUZZLER.
‐ I MEAN, I GUESS
IT'S A POSSIBILITY.
‐ IT SEEMS VERY OLD.
‐ OKAY, SO HOW MUCH ARE
YOU LOOKING TO GET FOR IT?
‐ 500.
‐ I DON'T KNOW IF SOME
GUY RIPPED RUBIK'S OFF.
I DON'T KNOW IF RUBIK'S SAW THIS
AND STOLE HIS IDEA FROM THAT.
IT'S GOT ME REALLY PUZZLED HERE.
DO YOU MIND IF I
HAVE A BUDDY OF MINE
COME DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT?
‐ ABSOLUTELY, THAT'D BE FINE.
‐ ALL RIGHT, HANG OUT.
I'LL GRAB YOU WHEN
HE GETS HERE, OKAY?
‐ I WOULD WELCOME AN EXPERT
TO COME IN AND TAKE A LOOK
AND PINPOINT DOWN A
MORE DETERMINED DATE
OF WHEN IT WAS
MANUFACTURED OR‐‐OR MADE.
[JET ENGINE ROARING]
[CLASSICAL MUSIC]
[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]
♪ ♪
‐ I'VE BEEN DREAMING ABOUT
TAKING A EUROPEAN VACATION
FOR A LONG TIME,
AND FINALLY, RICK
AND I MADE IT TO ITALY.
THERE'S SO MANY
THINGS I WANNA DO HERE,
BUT AS ALWAYS, IT'S
BUSINESS BEFORE PLEASURE.
♪ ♪
BACK IN VEGAS, I BOUGHT A
SKULLCAP WORN BY A POPE
KNOWN AS A ZUCCHETTO.
PART OF THIS TRIP
IS TO PROVE TO RICK
THAT I MADE A GOOD PURCHASE,
BUT THE OTHER PART IS SO I
COULD HAVE A ROMAN HOLIDAY.
♪ ♪
ALL RIGHT, RICK, I KNOW YOU'RE
SICK OF WALKING AROUND THE CITY
SO I GOT YOU A VAN.
ON YOUR COMPANY
CARD, DON'T WORRY.
AND WE'RE GONNA GO GET
THE ZUCCHETTO CHECKED OUT.
YOU'RE GONNA BE
REALLY PROUD OF ME
ONCE YOU REALIZE HOW WELL I DID.
‐ THIS WASN'T A LOT
OF MONEY, WAS IT?
‐ I DON'T KNOW. I PUT IT
ON YOUR CREDIT CARD.
[UPBEAT JAZZ MUSIC]
♪ ♪
‐ SO THIS ZUCCHETTO INSPIRED
CHUM FOR THIS ROMAN HOLIDAY.
HE PAID OVER $3,000 FOR IT,
HE DID NOT GET IT
AUTHENTICATED OR ANYTHING,
AND APPARENTLY, HE
HAS FOUND SOMEONE
WHO CAN AUTHENTICATE IT,
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
‐ ALL RIGHT, RICK,
YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE
THE REASON WE CAME HERE.
[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]
♪ ♪
[DRAMATIC STRING MUSIC]
‐ FATHER JOSH.
‐ CHUMLEE, HOW ARE YOU?
‐ I'M GREAT. THANKS
FOR MEETING ME TODAY.
‐ GLAD TO MEET WITH YOU.
‐ HOW'S IT GOING? I'M RICK.
‐ FATHER JOSH. GOOD SEEING YOU.
WELCOME TO THE ETERNAL CITY.
I'M FATHER JOSHUA RODRIGUE.
I'M ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY
AT PONTIFICAL
GREGORIAN UNIVERSITY
AND THE PONTIFICAL
UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY CROSS.
I RECEIVED A PHONE
CALL FROM CHUMLEE,
AND HE HAS AN ITEM
BELONGING TO POPE PIUS XII,
AND SO HE WANTED ME TO MEET
UP WITH HIM TODAY HERE IN ROME
TO AUTHENTICATE THAT ITEM.
‐ YOU KNOW I CALLED YOU DOWN
BECAUSE I WANTED YOU
TO LOOK AT THIS ZUCCHETTO.
‐ OKAY, DO YOU KNOW
WHAT A ZUCCHETTO IS?
‐ I WAS TOLD IT WAS A ZUCCHINI.
‐ [LAUGHS] ‐ YES, THAT'S‐‐
WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE
NOT TOO FAR FROM THE MARK.
THE ZUCCHETTO‐‐
THE NAME ZUCCHETTO
COMES FROM ACTUALLY
THE WORD ZUCCA,
WHICH IS ITALIAN FOR PUMPKIN,
AND YOU CAN SORT
OF SEE THAT IT LOOKS
LIKE THE TOP OF A PUMPKIN,
AND IT COMES FROM
THE EARLY TIMES
WHEN THEY HAD WHAT
WAS CALLED TONSURING,
WHICH WAS, THEY CUT A PIECE
OF HAIR OFF THE TOP OF THE HEAD.
THINK OF, LIKE, THE
FRIAR TUCK LOOK.
‐ OKAY. ‐ AND SO,
IT WAS MAINLY TO PROTECT THE
SHAVED HEAD FROM THE ELEMENTS.
WE DON'T DO THAT ANYMORE
UNLESS SOME OF US ARE
BLESSED WITH A NATURAL TONSURE.
‐ I FEEL THAT, YEAH.
‐ IT'S THE REASON
HE WEARS HIS HAT.
[BOTH LAUGH] ‐ THAT'S
WHY HATS ARE THERE.
TO PROTECT US.
‐ WHAT WAS POPE
PIUS XII KNOWN FOR?
‐ WELL, HE WAS REALLY KNOWN
AS THE POPE DURING WORLD WAR II.
HE CAME IN TO HIS
PONTIFICATE IN 1939,
SO ALL DURING WORLD WAR II,
HE WAS SORT OF HOLDING
THINGS TOGETHER REALLY IN ROME.
‐ OKAY.
SO WAS THAT POPE
PIUS XII'S ZUCCHETTO?
‐ WAIT A SECOND. I
HAVE THIS LETTER HERE.
‐ WELL, NO, THIS IS‐‐IT'S FROM
THE ANTICAMERA PONTIFICIA.
ESSENTIALLY, IT'S
THE PAPAL CHAMBERS,
AND IT'S SIGNED BY THE
CAMERIERE SEGRETO PARTECIPANTE,
WHICH TRANSLATES INTO THE
PARTICIPATING SECRET WAITER.
THIS ISN'T THE GUY THAT'S
GONNA BRING, YOU KNOW,
PASTA TO THE POPE AND ALL THAT.
‐ [LAUGHS]
‐ SO HE WOULD BE THE ONE THAT
WOULD WAIT WITH DIGNITARIES
THAT WERE COMING
TO MEET THE POPE.
SO THE DOCUMENT IS CORRECT.
‐ OKAY.
‐ AND THE ZUCCHETTO ITSELF‐‐
USUALLY YOU CAN TELL BY
THE TYPE OF CLOTH THAT'S USED
IS SORT OF A WATERED SILK,
AND USUALLY YOU WOULD FIND
THAT WITH THE HOLY FATHER,
AND SO,
NO DOUBT THAT THIS WOULD
BELONG TO POPE PIUS XII.
‐ THAT'S GOOD NEWS.
WE GOT AN AMAZING ZUCCHETTO
FROM POPE PIUS XII HIMSELF.
‐ OKAY, PRETTY AMAZING.
‐ DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
THIS WOULD BE WORTH?
‐ WELL, NORMALLY
WITH RELICS, WE DON'T‐‐
WE DON'T SELL RELICS,
'CAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, JUST
THE SACRED VALUE OF IT.
HOWEVER, AFTER YOU'D CALLED,
I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH
TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT, YOU
KNOW, YOU WOULD FIND IN AN AUCTION,
AND CONSIDERING IT WAS
POPE PIUS XII, MORE OR LESS...
♪ ♪
$3,500.
‐ OKAY, WELL, YOU HEARD THE MAN.
FATHER SAYS THIS
IS A HOLY RELIC.
IT'S WORTH MORE
THAN I PAID FOR IT,
BUT I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA
BE ABLE TO SELL THIS, RICK.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
PUT THIS ON DISPLAY IN OUR SHOP.
‐ I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
TROUBLE OF YOU COMING OUT
AND EVERYTHING LIKE
THAT. ‐ NO PROBLEM.
‐ ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, FATHER.
‐ GOOD SEEING Y'ALL.
ENJOY THE REST OF THE CITY.
‐ IF YOU GET TO VEGAS,
COME AND SEE US.
[LAUGHS] ‐ I'LL GO
FOR THE BUFFETS.
‐ [LAUGHS]
‐ VEGAS IS NO
PLACE FOR A FATHER.
‐ MAYBE CHUM DID PURCHASE
THIS FOR THE RIGHT PRICE,
BUT I WOULD SUGGEST THEY
MAYBE KEEP IT WITH THEM
AND MAYBE LET POPE
PIUS XII'S INTERCESSION
SORT OF HELP THEM
OUT THROUGHOUT LIFE.
[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]
‐ THERE'S A CUSTOMER IN THE SHOP
TRYING TO SELL
HIS DREAM PUZZLER,
AND HE CLAIMS IT COULD BE THE
PRECURSOR TO THE RUBIK'S CUBE,
BUT FRANKLY, I'M
REALLY NOT SURE,
SO I'M CALLING THE TOY
GURU, STEVE JOHNSTON,
TO COME DOWN AND
TAKE A LOOK AT IT
BECAUSE HE'S THE ONLY GUY I KNOW
THAT CAN SOLVE THIS PUZZLE.
HEY, WHAT'S UP, STEVE? ‐
HEY, COREY, HOW ARE YA?
‐ SO I GOT A MYSTERY
WRAPPED IN AN ENIGMA.
‐ [LAUGHS]
‐ IT SAYS DREAM PUZZLER ON IT.
I'M CONFUSED BY THE WHOLE THING.
‐ WELL, THE WHOLE POINT OF
THESE CUBES WAS TO CONFUSE YOU,
AND IT'S AN INTERESTING ITEM,
AND BY ALL INDICATIONS,
YOU AND I WOULD
CALL IT A RUBIK'S CUBE.
AND THE CUBE HISTORY
IS REALLY FUNNY.
1974, ERNO RUBIK, FROM HUNGARY,
IS ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE
CREATOR OF THIS TYPE OF CUBE.
HE CREATED IT FOR HIS DAUGHTERS,
AND IT TOOK HIM ABOUT A MONTH
TO ACTUALLY SOLVE
THE WHOLE THING
AND KIND OF PUT IT
BACK THE WAY IT WAS,
AND HE REALIZED HE
WAS ONTO SOMETHING.
HE APPLIES FOR THE
PATENT IN HUNGARY IN 1974
BUT DOESN'T APPLY FOR
HIS INTERNATIONAL PATENT,
AND THAT CAUSED ISSUES FOR HIM,
BECAUSE ONE GUY
ACTUALLY WAS PITCHING IT
BEFORE RUBIK ACTUALLY GOT
HIS INTERNATIONAL PATENT.
‐ SO WHAT CAME FIRST?
‐ WHAT I THINK THIS IS
IS AN ITEM THAT
BASICALLY WAS PRODUCED
OFF OF RUBIK'S DESIGNS.
I DON'T WANNA NECESSARILY
CALL IT A BOOTLEG OR A KNOCK‐OFF,
BUT IT'S HARD TO
AVOID THOSE WORDS.
I THINK THERE WAS JUST A
LITTLE GREY AREA IN THE PATENTS,
AND THIS PROBABLY SLIPPED
THROUGH THE CRACKS.
BASED ON THE PACKAGING DESIGN,
IN THE EARLY '80S THEY
USED THIS TYPE OF PACKAGING.
THIS HAD TO HAVE COME
FROM THE RUBIK'S DESIGN
RATHER THAN HIM TAKING
IT FROM THEIR DESIGN.
‐ OKAY, SO, WHAT WE HAVE HERE
IS A KNOCK‐OFF
OF A RUBIK'S CUBE.
‐ CORRECT.
‐ SO WHAT DO YOU
THINK IT'S WORTH?
‐ AROUND 450 BUCKS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF
THOSE THINGS, COREY,
THAT IF YOU DO BUY IT, I
JUST THINK IT'S AN ITEM
THAT'S PROBABLY A
LITTLE HARDER TO SELL.
‐ OKAY, I APPRECIATE
YOU COMING IN.
‐ ALL RIGHT, MAN. THANKS.
HAVE A GOOD DAY. ‐ THANK YOU.
‐ IT'S GONNA BE A
HARD SELL FOR ME,
AND I WOULD ACTUALLY
JUST HAVE TO PASS ON IT.
‐ OKAY. ‐ I APPRECIATE
YOU COMING IN.
‐ I APPRECIATE YOUR
TIME. THANK YOU.
SO NO DEAL OR OFFER WAS MADE,
AND I WILL BE TAKING THE DREAM
PUZZLER BACK HOME WITH ME
AND CONTINUE DOING
SOME RESEARCH ON IT
AND SEE WHAT, IN FACT, I HAVE.
‐ CHECK OUT THESE BAD BOYS.
‐ RICK AND I ARE IN ROME, ITALY,
AND NOW THAT I GOT THE ZUCCHETTO
OFFICIALLY AUTHENTICATED,
I THINK A LITTLE FUN
IS WELL DESERVED.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY.
WHEN IN ROME, ROAM.
‐ SO I GOT ALL SORTS OF COOL
STUFF PLANNED FOR TODAY:
SOME MUSEUMS,
SOME BOOKSTORES,
RUINS.
‐ RICK, I'M NOT GONNA
LET YOU RUINS MY DAY.
IF YOU WANNA DO A
BUNCH OF NERD STUFF,
LIKE ALWAYS, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.
MAYBE I'LL SEE YOU FOR DINNER.
‐ REALLY? ‐ I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
♪ ♪
‐ RICK AND I ARE OUT IN
ROME ON A BRO‐CATION.
OH, WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?
COULD WE TRY THE CREAM? ‐ YEAH.
‐ PISTACHIO? ‐ YES.
‐ HE'S GOT THINGS
LIKE BOOKS, MUSEUMS,
AND RUINS ON HIS MIND FOR TODAY.
APPLE CINNAMON? ‐ YES.
‐ HAZELNUT, MMM.
BUT I'M GONNA GO IN THE CITY
AND SEE WHAT ROME
REALLY HAS TO OFFER.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
MMM, BUONO.
HELLO. CAN I GET SOME PIZZAS?
YEAH. THAT LOOKS GOOD.
‐ THANK YOU, SIR. ENJOY.
‐ THANK YOU, GRAZIE.
[MELLOW STRING MUSIC]
♪ ♪
THAT'S PRETTY COOL. ‐ THANK YOU.
‐ A VESPA? ‐ YES.
‐ WE DON'T HAVE VESPAS
LIKE THIS WHERE I'M FROM.
‐ NO? ‐ YEAH.
WHAT YEAR IS THIS
THING? ‐ THIS IS 1985.
‐ A 1985?
WHAT DO YOU THINK,
YOU WANNA SELL IT?
‐ NO, I DON'T.
‐ I HAVE EUROS RIGHT NOW.
‐ NO, THIS IS MY BABY.
I CANNOT SELL YOU
MY DAUGHTER, NO?
‐ [LAUGHS]
DO YOU KNOW MORE PEOPLE
WITH VESPAS, MAYBE ONE FOR SALE?
YOU CAN MAYBE GIVE ME A CONTACT?
‐ YES, I HAVE A FRIEND OF MINE.
SHE'S SELLING‐‐
SELLER OF VESPAS.
‐ OKAY, YEAH, I GOT
MY PHONE HERE.
ALL RIGHT. GRAZIE.
HEY, I OVER‐ORDERED.
YOU WANT A SLICE OF PIZZA?
‐ AH, THANK YOU, WHY NOT?
‐ YES.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO GET A VESPA.
♪ ♪
‐ SO I'M IN ROME
AND I'M ON A MISSION.
[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]
REBECCA HAS TOLD ME ABOUT
A RARE BOOKSTORE HERE
THAT MIGHT HAVE A FIRST EDITION
OF A BOOK BY GIORDANO
BRUNO, THE MARTYR OF SCIENCE.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING
FOR ONE OF HIS BOOKS
FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE.
HE WAS A RADICAL THINKER
WHOSE THEORIES THREATENED
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
THEY ENDED UP ORDERING
ALL OF HIS BOOKS DESTROYED,
SO ONLY A FEW EXIST
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
GIORDANO BRUNO.
HE WAS THE FIRST ONE TO SAY
THAT THE UNIVERSE IS INFINITE,
AND THE CHURCH DID
NOT LIKE ANY OF THAT,
SO IN 1600, HE WAS
BURNED AT THE STAKE
RIGHT WHERE I'M STANDING.
HE'S BEEN A HERO
OF MINE FOREVER,
SO I'M GOING TO THE STORE.
HOPEFULLY THEY HAVE
IT, AND I CAN MAKE A DEAL.
IF WE DO, THIS'LL BE THE
GREATEST VACATION OF MY LIFE.
WOW.
[DRAMATIC CLASSICAL MUSIC]
♪ ♪
HELLO. ‐ HI.
WELCOME TO MY BOOKSHOP.
‐ HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?
‐ NICE TO MEET YOU.
‐ I WAS RECOMMENDED TO
YOU BY A FRIEND OF MINE, SO...
‐ OKAY. WE HAVE
SOMETHING INTERESTING.
MY BOOKSTORE IS
A FAMILY BUSINESS,
AND IS A BOOKSHOP
SINCE 100 YEARS.
WE FIND ALL OUR BOOKS
IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS‐‐
VERY WELL PRESERVED,
AND VERY, VERY RARE.
‐ WHAT DO YOU GOT?
‐ WE CAN START UP
AN EARLY EDITION OF
MACHIAVELLI, THE PRINCE.
‐ THAT'D BE PRETTY
AMAZING, YEAH.
‐ YEAH?
OH... [MUMBLES]
‐ OH. ‐ WHOA.
‐ [CHUCKLES] ‐ OOF.
‐ SO WHAT YEAR
IS THIS? ‐ IN VENICE.
1544.
‐ THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING.
EVERY TYRANT SHOULD READ THIS.
THIS IS HOW YOU
MAINTAIN YOUR POWER.
WE STILL USE THE
TERM IN THE STATES.
"VERY MACHIAVELLIAN."
[LAUGHS] ‐ OKAY.
‐ SO HOW MUCH IS
SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
‐ OH, 6,000 EUROS.
‐ OKAY. THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING.
BUT THE MAIN REASON I'M HERE IS
I HEARD YOU HAVE A FIRST
EDITION GIORDANO BRUNO.
‐ YES, MAYBE IT'S THE BEST
PIECE IN MY BOOKSHOP. [LAUGHS]
‐ CAN I SEE IT? ‐ SURE.
IT'S HERE, UNDER KEY. [CHUCKLES]
[SOFT MYSTICAL MUSIC]
♪ ♪
THIS IS THE GIORDANO BRUNO.
‐ AH, GIORDANO BRUNO.
[CHURCH BELL RINGS]
‐ THE GIORDANO BRUNO IS A
VERY, VERY RARE FIRST EDITION
PRINTED IN 1587.
I THINK THERE WOULD
BE 50 COPIES KNOWN.
THIS BOOK IS VERY, VERY RARE.
‐ THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL EDITION.
THIS IS LATIN.
"THE PROGRESS OF
THE HUNTER'S LAMP
OF LOGICAL METHODS."
‐ YEAH. ‐ THIS IS A
SMALL TREATISE‐‐
MORE IN THE LOGICAL METHOD,
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD.
FOR YEARS AND YEARS, I'VE
ALWAYS WANTED A BOOK BY HIM.
THIS GUY BELIEVED THAT
THE STARS WERE SUNS
AND PLANETS WENT AROUND THEM.
I MEAN, THIS WAS
BEFORE TELESCOPES,
HE WAS COMING
UP WITH THIS STUFF,
AND THIS WAS
FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE.
YOU KNOW, HE WAS GOING
AGAINST THE TEACHINGS
OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
THEY ORDERED ALL
OF HIS BOOKS BURNT.
‐ YEAH.
‐ AND TO BE CAUGHT
WITH ONE OF THESE BOOKS,
IT WAS A REALLY,
REALLY BAD THING.
THEY GOT RID OF ALL THE BOOKS,
AND VERY, VERY FEW
OF THEM REMAINED.
THE LAST ONE I SAW OF THIS
THAT SOLD WAS, LIKE, 1903?
‐ YEAH, YEAH, I FOUND IT, YEAH.
‐ GOD, THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING.
ALL RIGHT, THE BIG QUESTION.
‐ YEAH.
‐ HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT FOR IT?
‐ YOU ARE AMERICAN,
SO LET'S TALK IN DOLLAR.
♪ ♪
120,000.
‐ [EXHALES SHARPLY]
♪ ♪
I WAS THINKING
MORE LIKE $80,000?
‐ NO, I CAN'T. I'M SORRY.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE AT THIS
‐ I MEAN, WHAT WOULD
BE YOUR BEST PRICE?
‐ LET'S DO 110.
IT'S THE BEST I CAN DO.
‐ YOU COULD‐‐ YOU
COULD DO 100,000.
IT'S A SMALL BOOK.
[LAUGHS] ‐ YES.
‐ I WILL GIVE YOU
$100,000 FOR IT.
♪ ♪
‐ LET'S DO THIS DEAL.
‐ ALL RIGHT,
$100,000. ‐ 100,000.
‐ THIS HAS BEEN AN AMAZING DAY.
I AM GONNA GO GET THE
WIRE TRANSFER FIGURED OUT.
I WOULD SHOP MORE, BUT I DON'T
HAVE ANY MORE MONEY TO SPEND.
[BOTH LAUGH]
IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING DAY.
I PAID A LOT FOR
IT, BUT I DON'T CARE.
THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING I'VE
BEEN LOOKING FOR FOR YEARS,
AND NOW I'M GONNA HAVE A GLASS
OF ITALIAN WINE AND CELEBRATE.
THE PHILOSOPHER AND RADICAL
ITALIAN THINKER GIORDANO BRUNO
IS CONSIDERED A HERO OF
THE FREETHOUGHT MOVEMENT.
IN 1572, HE WAS
ORDAINED AS A PRIEST,
BUT WITHIN A FEW YEARS,
HE WAS DEBATING WHETHER
CHRIST WAS ACTUALLY DIVINE‐‐
DEFINITELY A BIG NO‐NO IF
YOU'RE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
[CHORAL MUSIC]
EVENTUALLY, HE ENDED UP
LEAVING THE PRIESTHOOD.
HE TRAVELLED,
TAUGHT, AND LECTURED
ALL THROUGHOUT EUROPE.
IN 1592, A STUDENT HE WAS
TUTORING GOT ANGRY WITH HIM,
AND TURNED HIM IN
TO THE INQUISITION.
[THUNDER CLAPS]
BRUNO WAS TORTURED AND IN
CHAINS FOR OVER SEVEN YEARS.
[METAL SCRAPING] [MAN SCREAMS]
BUT HE STAYED TRUE
TO WHAT HE BELIEVED IN.
THEY EVEN GAVE
HIM THE OPPORTUNITY
TO RECANT EVERYTHING HE SAID.
HE WOULDN'T DO IT.
HE STATED TO THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH,
"I NEITHER OUGHT TO
RECANT, NOR WILL I."
♪ ♪
GIORDANO BRUNO THOUGHT THAT
FREE SPEECH AND FREETHOUGHT
WAS SO IMPORTANT THAT
HE ENDED UP DYING FOR IT,
BURNED ALIVE AT THE STAKE.
IN THE MUCH MORE
ENLIGHTENED AGE WE HAVE TODAY,
WE NOW HONOR HIM AS
THE MARTYR OF SCIENCE.
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
♪ ♪
‐ RICK!
‐ HEY, CHUM, HOW'S IT GOING?
‐ GOOD. PHEW!
MAN, I HAD ONE HECK
OF A DAY OUT THERE.
I'VE BEEN DOING ALL
KINDS OF BUSINESS DEALS.
‐ BUSINESS DEALS.
‐ YEAH.
I FOUND THE BEST
GELATO IN ITALY.
‐ HOW MUCH GELATO DID YOU EAT?
‐ A GE‐LOT OF IT. ‐ [LAUGHS]
‐ WHAT'D YOU DO? ‐ I
WENT BOOK SHOPPING.
‐ CONGRATULATIONS.
SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD
A BORING TIME IN ITALY.
‐ IT WASN'T BORING. YOU
KNOW HOW COOL THIS GUY IS?
IT WAS WRITTEN BY
THAT GUY RIGHT THERE.
GIORDANO BRUNO?
‐ BORING.
‐ FINE. DO YOU WANT SOME COFFEE?
‐ YES, I DO. I WOULD
LOVE SOME COFFEE.
COUPLE ESPRESSOS,
PLEASE? THANK YOU.
‐ AN ESPRESSO‐‐I WANTED COFFEE.
‐ NO, ESPRESSOS‐‐THAT'S
HOW YOU DRINK IT IN ITALY.
YOU DON'T WANT EVERYONE
TO KNOW YOU'RE AMERICAN, RICK.
‐ WELL, IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS.
I DON'T SPEAK ITALIAN.
‐ WELL, I'LL TEACH YOU. BUENO.
‐ BUENO.
‐ CIAO? ‐ CIAO.
‐ GRAZIE. ‐ GRAZIE.
‐ THAT'LL GET YOU
THROUGH THE WHOLE DAY.
‐ YOU DO ANYTHING
BESIDES EAT GELATO TODAY?
‐ I MET A GUY WHO HAS A
GARAGE FULL OF ANTIQUE,
VINTAGE VESPA SCOOTERS.
I KNOW HOW MUCH
YOU LIKE SCOOTERS,
I KNOW HOW MUCH
YOU LIKE ANTIQUES,
SO I FIGURED BROS AND VESPAS,
RIDING THROUGH
THE STREETS OF ROME.
‐ [SIGHS] YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?
HAVE YOU SEEN THE
TRAFFIC IN THIS CITY?
‐ MY GUY KNOWS A SAFE
PLACE FOR US TO RIDE THESE AT.
‐ "YOUR GUY?" YOU DON'T
EVEN KNOW THIS GUY.
‐ OH, I DO NOW.
‐ YOU JUST MET HIM
TODAY IN A FOREIGN CITY.
‐ THEREFORE, I KNOW HIM.
YOU GOTTA MEET SOMEONE,
THEN YOU TALK TO
HIM FOR A LITTLE WHILE,
THEN YOU EXCHANGE
NUMBERS, THEN YOU KNOW HIM.
‐ OKAY.
SO WHEN ARE WE
LOOKING AT VESPAS?
‐ TOMORROW? YEAH.
GRAZIE.
DID I SAY THAT RIGHT?
‐ YOU'RE GETTING IT, RICK.
YOU'RE REALLY GETTING IT.
‐ MMM.
‐ BUENO. ‐ BUENO.
‐ [LAUGHS]
[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]
‐ SO RICK AND I ARE IN ROME,
AND ON MY DAY
TAKING IN THE CITY,
I MET A GUY WHO HAS A LEAD
ON SOME VINTAGE VESPAS.
VESPAS ARE A STAPLE IN ITALY,
AND APPARENTLY, THIS PERSON
HAS A WHOLE COLLECTION
OF SUPER RARE VINTAGE ONES,
WHICH DO HAVE A GREAT
RESALE VALUE IN THE STATES,
SO TODAY, RICK AND I ARE
GOING TO CHECK THEM OUT.
HOPEFULLY, WE CAN
MAKE A PURCHASE.
‐ IT'S AT SOME
UNDERGROUND LOCATION?
‐ YEAH, IT'S COOL.
‐ I DON'T UNDERSTAND
HOW YOU FOUND THIS PLACE.
I MEAN, THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS.
‐ NO, IT'S NOT DANGEROUS.
THIS IS A GOOD AREA.
‐ ALL RIGHT, WHERE ARE WE AT?
'CAUSE THIS IS, LIKE,
LITERALLY A LITTLE BIT CREEPY.
‐ THIS IS VESPA HEAVEN, RICK.
‐ WELL, THAT'S COOL. ‐ EXACTLY.
‐ THAT IS A...
‐ SCOOTER‐CAR.
‐ YEAH, SOME SORT
OF SCOOTER‐CAR.
‐ THAT'S AN APE. ‐ [LAUGHS]
THIS IS SUPER COOL.
‐ CHECK IT OUT, IT'S
LIKE A STEERING WHEEL,
BUT IT'S LIKE‐‐
‐ HANDLE BARS. ‐ YEAH.
CHECK OUT ALL THE VESPAS.
‐ WHOA.
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HOW'S IT GOING? ‐ HELLO.
‐ HI, I'M RICK. ‐ HI.
MY NAME IS FRANCESCA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
‐ HOW ARE YOU,
FRANCESCA? ‐ I'M FINE!
‐ CHECK OUT THESE BAD BOYS.
‐ THESE ARE NEAT.
ARE ALL THESE YOURS?
‐ YES, THEY ARE.
‐ WHEN IN ROME, COME
CHECK OUT THE VESPAS.
‐ [LAUGHS] [ENGINE
REVS, HORN HONKS]
‐ MY FAMILY STARTED THIS VESPA
COLLECTION SINCE I WAS LITTLE.
WE HAVE, LIKE, 50 VESPA NOW,
SO‐‐AND SOMETIMES,
MY FATHER SELLS ONE
TO GET AN OLD ONE,
A REALLY OLD ONE,
BECAUSE THEY COST REALLY LOT.
‐ I LOVE THE COLORS. [LAUGHS]
‐ THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
MOST OF THE VESPA
HAS BEAUTIFUL COLORS.
‐ WHAT'S YOUR OLDEST
ONE DOWN HERE?
‐ THE OLDEST ONE IS THIS ONE.
THIS IS A‐‐IT'S A '43.
IT'S ONE OF THE
FIRST VESPAS. ‐ 1943?
‐ THEY HAVE A LONG,
LONG HISTORY NOW.
‐ WELL, I KNOW THEY BECAME
REALLY, REALLY POPULAR
AFTER WORLD WAR II
BECAUSE PEOPLE DIDN'T
HAVE A LOT OF MONEY.
THEY WERE INEXPENSIVE‐‐
LOT LESS MONEY THAN A CAR.
AND THE GREAT THING
ABOUT A VESPA IS
THESE THINGS WILL GO
JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE.
THEY BECAME SUPER POPULAR,
AND YOU CAN LOOK
AT MOVIES FROM, LIKE,
THE 1950S, '60S, '70S.
YOU THINK THERE'S A LOT
OF SCOOTERS IN TOWNS NOW.
BACK THEN, IT WAS‐‐
‐ FULL OF THEM.
‐ IT WAS ALMOST ALL VESPAS.
‐ IT WAS, AND
TEENAGERS LOVED IT.
‐ YEAH, YOU'RE ACTUALLY
IN A VESPA CLUB, RIGHT?
‐ WE ARE.
‐ THAT'S HOW I
FOUND OUT ABOUT HER.
HOW IS IT BEING IN A VESPA CLUB?
‐ WELL, IT'S REALLY COOL.
WE LIKE GOING
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAY
AROUND ITALY WITH OUR VESPAS.
FLORENCE, NAPLES, AND‐‐
IT'S A GOOD DAY WE
SPEND ALL TOGETHER.
THE RIDING VESPA
IS NOT A FAST THING.
IT'S REALLY, YOU
KNOW, COMFORTABLE.
YOU GO THERE, AND YOU SEE
YOUR SCENE AND YOUR LAKE,
SO IT'S REALLY CALM THING.
‐ I'M REALLY GOOD AT
BEING CALM AND RELAXED,
BUT BOSS, HE'S A
LITTLE UPTIGHT HERE.
‐ I UNDERSTAND
WHAT SHE'S SAYING.
SHE'S SAYING IT'S ALL
ABOUT THE JOURNEY.
‐ IT'S THE JOURNEY
THING. YEAH, IT IS.
‐ I KNOW YOU GOT A
FEW OF THESE FOR SALE.
WHICH ONES ARE FOR SALE?
‐ I'M WILLING TO
SELL THE WHITE ONE
AND THE GREEN ONE RIGHT NOW.
‐ SO WHAT YEARS ARE THESE?
‐ THIS IS A 1976.
IT'S CALLED AN
ITALIAN SUPER SPRINT.
AND THIS IS A 1973,
AND THIS IS A TS.
‐ AND HOW MUCH ARE YOU ASKING?
‐ FOR THIS IS 6,000 EUROS,
AND THIS IS 5,000 EUROS.
‐ HOW MUCH IS THAT IN DOLLARS?
‐ ROUGHLY 6,700 AND 5,600.
IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD MAYBE
GIVE THEM A LITTLE
TEST SPIN REAL QUICK?
‐ YES, WE CAN. WE CAN DO A TEST.
SO NEARBY, NOT
TOO FAR FROM HERE,
THERE'S A BEAUTIFUL LAKE.
IT'S CALLED THE
BRACCIANO. ‐ I'M ALL DOWN.
SO WE'LL MEET YOU
OVER AT THE LAKE,
AND WE'LL TAKE THEM FOR A SPIN,
AND THEN WE'LL TALK.
‐ EXACTLY. ‐ LET'S
GO RIDE SOME VESPAS.
‐ OKAY, WE'LL SEE
YOU AT THE BRACCIANO.
‐ SEE YOU THERE.
‐ SEE YOU THERE.
‐ BYE.
‐ I GOTTA ADMIT, CHUM,
THESE ARE REALLY COOL.
THIS ONE'S REALLY COOL.
‐ THAT ONE'S ALMOST
AS OLD AS YOU.
‐ I THINK THAT IN THE TIME
THEY WILL RIDE THE VESPA,
THEY WILL REALLY
BE INTO BUYING THEM
AND TAKING THEM TO AMERICA.
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
‐ CHUM AND I ARE
AT LAKE BRACCIANO
RIGHT OUTSIDE OF ROME.
CHUM MADE A CONNECTION
WITH A VESPA CLUB
AND WE HAVE LOOKED AT
TWO VINTAGE 1970S VESPAS.
THE SELLER'S ASKING
ROUGHLY $12,000 FOR THE PAIR,
BUT BEFORE I MAKE A
DECISION ON BUYING THESE
AND SHIPPING THEM
BACK TO THE STATES,
ME AND CHUM ARE GONNA
TAKE A LITTLE TEST DRIVE.
‐ ALL RIGHT.
‐ HI, FRANCESCA, HOW'S IT GOING?
‐ HELLO! FINE, THANKS.
‐ ALL RIGHT, SO,
BEFORE WE RIDE THEM,
YOU WANNA GIVE US THE ONCEOVER?
‐ YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
OKAY, SO RIDING THE
VESPA IS REALLY SIMPLE.
NOT TOO BAD.
YOU JUST HAVE TO
PULL IN THIS ONE,
OKAY, THAT'S THE CLUTCH,
AND TO STOP THE VESPA,
YOU CAN USE THIS ONE.
THIS IS THE WHEEL FORWARD,
OR THIS ONE WITH YOUR FOOT,
AND THIS IS THE WHEEL BACK.
‐ YOU THINK YOU GOT IT, RICK?
‐ UM, I GOT THIS.
IT'S BASICALLY A MOTORCYCLE.
JUST SHIFTS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
‐ ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT!
ALL RIGHT. ‐ OKAY,
ENJOY YOUR RIDE.
‐ THESE BIKES ARE BELLISSIMA,
AND IF THEY RUN AS
GOOD AS THEY LOOK‐‐
[ENGINE REVS]
WE'LL BE STARTING
OUR OWN VESPA CLUB.
ANDIAMO!
[CHEERFUL MUSIC]
♪ ♪
‐ COUPLE OF FRIENDS
RIDING VESPAS IN THE WIND!
‐ [LAUGHS]
♪ ♪
‐ COME ON, SLOWPOKE.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GO
SLOW, BUT NOT THAT SLOW.
YOU GOTTA SPEED UP
A LITTLE BIT, ALL RIGHT?
♪ ♪
IMAGINE IF WE HAD OUR OWN
VESPA CLUB, JUST YOU AND ME.
YOU CAN EVEN BE
THE PRESIDENT, RICK.
I'LL BE THE VICE PRESIDENT.
TWO BROS ON VESPAS. ‐ [LAUGHS]
‐ I TOLD YOU YOU WERE GONNA
HAVE A FUN DAY TODAY, RICK.
‐ THESE ARE FUN.
‐ RIDING A COUPLE
VESPAS! ‐ [LAUGHS]
♪ ♪
[ENGINES SPUTTERING]
‐ HELLO, HOW DID IT GO?
‐ THAT WAS THE BEST TIME
I'VE HAD IN ITALY SO FAR.
‐ REALLY HAPPY TO
HEAR THAT. ‐ YES.
‐ THEY ARE FUN.
‐ IT WAS DEFINITELY A JOURNEY,
AND HE WAS A LOT SLOWER THAN ME.
I HAD TO WAIT FOR
HIM MOST OF THE TRIP.
SO YOU WANT 12,300 FOR THEM.
‐ EXACTLY. ‐ WE'LL TAKE THEM.
‐ NO, WE WON'T‐‐KAY.
IT COSTS A LOT TO GET
THEM SHIPPED BACK.
I MEAN, I COULD GIVE
YOU, LIKE, 9,000 FOR THEM.
‐ NO, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH
FOR BOTH OF THEM.
‐ [SIGHS] I MEAN, I'LL
JUST BE HONEST WITH YOU.
I COULD GO 10,000 U. S.
THAT WOULD LITERALLY
BE THE BEST I COULD GO.
‐ NO. THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TOO.
‐ OKAY.
‐ I'LL SELL THEM
BOTH FOR 11,000.
‐ 10,000'S THE MOST I CAN DO.
♪ ♪
‐ NO, WELL, I'M GONNA DECLINE.
‐ OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.
I'VE HAD A GREAT DAY.
THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ‐ THANK YOU TOO.
‐ SORRY WE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING.
‐ CHEAPSKATE.
‐ YOU KNOW, I'M
NOT A CHEAPSKATE.
‐ YEAH, AND YOU'RE
ALSO NOT IN A VESPA CLUB,
'CAUSE YOU CAN'T BE IN A VESPA
CLUB IF YOU DON'T OWN A VESPA.
‐ I'M NOT REALLY DISAPPOINTED
IN NOT MAKING A SALE
BECAUSE THEY'RE VINTAGE VESPAS.
I CAN SELL THEM
AT 11, IT'S OKAY,
BUT NOT AT 10,000.
♪ ♪
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
♪ ♪
‐ SO, GLAD TO SEE YOU'RE
BACK. HOW WAS ROME?
‐ IT WAS ABSOLUTELY
AMAZING, DUDE.
I WENT TO MUSEUMS.
I ENDED UP GETTING
THE BOOK I WANTED.
YOU SHOULD GO THERE
ONE DAY. ‐ BE NICE.
‐ BUONGIORNO.
‐ HEY, WHAT'S UP?
‐ OH, NOT MUCH.
FUN TIME IN ITALY?
‐ YES.
‐ I GOT LITTLE
SOUVENIRS FOR YOU GUYS.
FIRST OFF, LOOK WHAT
I GOT FOR MYSELF.
‐ VESPA, COOL. ‐ A LITTLE
VESPA, COOL, RIGHT?
NOW YOU'RE IN MY VESPA
CLUB. I GOT ONE FOR YOU TOO.
‐ [LAUGHS]
‐ I MEAN, VESPAS
ARE COOL, COREY.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ONE?
‐ YES, CHUM, I'VE SEEN A VESPA.
‐ THEY'RE LIKE REALLY
COOL VERSIONS OF SCOOTERS.
THEY'RE, LIKE, THE
HARLEY OF SCOOTERS.
WE DROVE THEM
AROUND THIS LAKE, AND‐‐
IT WAS MY FAVORITE
TIME OUT THERE IN ITALY.
LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE
PLACE HAD PIZZA, ESPRESSO.
THEY COOK THEIR
PASTA "AL DANTE" STYLE.
‐ AL DENTE. ‐ AL DENTE?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?
‐ YEAH. ‐ WHAT?
‐ IT'S JUST, LIKE,
SLIGHTLY UNDERCOOKED.
‐ ONCE YOU GO AL DENTE,
YOU NEVER GO BACK.
I LOVE ITALY. ‐ SO YOU
GUYS JUST CAME UP HERE
TO TELL ME HOW FUN
OF A TIME YOU HAD.
‐ THAT'S NOT THE ONLY
REASON WE CAME UP HERE.
IT'S NICE TO REMINISCE
ON OUR TIME IN ITALY,
BUT I GOT YOU A GIFT TOO.
I KNOW HOW MUCH
YOU LOVE SNOW GLOBES,
SO I GOT YOU A SNOW
GLOBE OF THE COLOSSEUM.
♪ ♪
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
‐ THANKS.
‐ WOULD YOU HAVE
RATHER HAD A VESPA?
‐ I WOULD HAVE RATHER HAVE GONE.
‐ [LAUGHS]
SEE YOU DOWNSTAIRS.
[LAUGHS]
‐ SNOW GLOBE.
♪ ♪