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Clips from Medici: Masters of Florence - Epiphany (S01E01)

My father said it is sometimes necessary to do bad in order to achieve good.

"My father said it is sometimes necessary to do bad in order to achieve good."

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That is why God is punishing me. By taking my brother.

"That is why God is punishing me. By taking my brother."

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But perhaps this child is an opportunity for both of us.

"But perhaps this child is an opportunity for both of us."

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Just as Lorenzo would have raised Rosa's child if he'd had the chance.

"Just as Lorenzo would have raised Rosa's child if he'd had the chance."

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I do not excuse your sins, Cosimo. It is not my place to do so.

"I do not excuse your sins, Cosimo. It is not my place to do so."

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as to transfer the proof of your guilt from an old bag to a new one?

"as to transfer the proof of your guilt from an old bag to a new one?"

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You mustn't breathe a word of this.

"You mustn't breathe a word of this."

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Marco Bello has left.

"Marco Bello has left."

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But your place here is tenuous at best.

"But your place here is tenuous at best."

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Surely he would never admit to such a crime.

"Surely he would never admit to such a crime."

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I will have justice. Once I know who did it.

"I will have justice. Once I know who did it."

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You will no longer be a Medici if you marry a girl who sells oranges.

"You will no longer be a Medici if you marry a girl who sells oranges."

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and when it's ready, I know it's time to harvest.

"and when it's ready, I know it's time to harvest."

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But it was a place of punishment. Hell.

"But it was a place of punishment. Hell."

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A stallion may mount a donkey and get a mule. I like mules.

"A stallion may mount a donkey and get a mule. I like mules."

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Of course.

"Of course."

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Excuse me. Messer Cosimo, Madonna Contessina.

"Excuse me. Messer Cosimo, Madonna Contessina."

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You're with child? Are you sure?

"You're with child? Are you sure?"

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It will be a boy. We're sure of it.

"It will be a boy. We're sure of it."

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- Who shall I announce, Messer? - Move!

"- Who shall I announce, Messer? - Move!"

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Where is he?

"Where is he?"

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Don't get up.

"Don't get up."

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This is for you.

"This is for you."

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A letter from the Pope. Read it.

"A letter from the Pope. Read it."

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His Holiness' business must account for what?

"His Holiness' business must account for what?"

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Sixty... 80 percent of all your profits?

"Sixty... 80 percent of all your profits?"

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Tithes and taxes from every parish in Europe.

"Tithes and taxes from every parish in Europe."

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And I wouldn't be surprised if others follow the Pope's lead.

"And I wouldn't be surprised if others follow the Pope's lead."

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I employ men for their ability with numbers. Not knives.

"I employ men for their ability with numbers. Not knives."

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And you'll find every one of them has an alibi for that night.

"And you'll find every one of them has an alibi for that night."

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My accountant will need access to all your records, of course.

"My accountant will need access to all your records, of course."

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-Your accountant? -Yes. My accountant.

"-Your accountant? -Yes. My accountant."

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You see, Florence is going to change.

"You see, Florence is going to change."

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No more hard-earned money wasted on depraved artists and the common rabble.

"No more hard-earned money wasted on depraved artists and the common rabble."

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I need three days.

"I need three days."

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To draw up the necessary documents.

"To draw up the necessary documents."

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I suppose we are talking about moving

"I suppose we are talking about moving"

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the vast amount of money from your bank to mine.

"the vast amount of money from your bank to mine."

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So this is art, is it?

"So this is art, is it?"

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See, I'm just a banker.

"See, I'm just a banker."

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Unlike, Messer Medici, I don't claim to understand art,

"Unlike, Messer Medici, I don't claim to understand art,"

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or know the mind of a sodomite sculptor, like, um...

"or know the mind of a sodomite sculptor, like, um..."

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-Donatello. -Donatello. Yes.

"-Donatello. -Donatello. Yes."

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Is it true he intended this to represent Florence?

"Is it true he intended this to represent Florence?"

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I asked the Holy Father...

"I asked the Holy Father..."

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where in the Bible it says that Goliath was slain by a naked boy,

"where in the Bible it says that Goliath was slain by a naked boy,"

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The Pope was as nonplussed as I was.

"The Pope was as nonplussed as I was."

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This is your Florence. Not mine.

"This is your Florence. Not mine."

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Florence is being taken over by Philistines.

"Florence is being taken over by Philistines."

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and my... wealth seems repellent.

"and my... wealth seems repellent."

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But my architect and engineer, Filippo Brunelleschi, he...

"But my architect and engineer, Filippo Brunelleschi, he..."

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he is a giant of a man, a true genius,

"he is a giant of a man, a true genius,"

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and he has this theory he calls perspective.

"and he has this theory he calls perspective."

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And vice versa.

"And vice versa."

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Your position is under threat.

"Your position is under threat."

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Duke Visconti and his allies in Rome are plotting to install a new Pope.

"Duke Visconti and his allies in Rome are plotting to install a new Pope."

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I know all about the Duke and his plots and I have every faith...

"I know all about the Duke and his plots and I have every faith..."

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-That the Lord will provide a solution. -And he has.

"-That the Lord will provide a solution. -And he has."

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He's provided me.

"He's provided me."

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Valiant Vitelleschi, the soldier-bishop, he is brave and loyal

"Valiant Vitelleschi, the soldier-bishop, he is brave and loyal"

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it would be too late.

"it would be too late."

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-To keep the Church united behind you. -The Papal banker must be devoted to God

"-To keep the Church united behind you. -The Papal banker must be devoted to God"

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and the teachings of Christ!

"and the teachings of Christ!"

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I may be an insignificant sinner,

"I may be an insignificant sinner,"

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men like Brunelleschi, men like... you.

"men like Brunelleschi, men like... you."

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You're no smaller than your fellow men.

"You're no smaller than your fellow men."

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Are you sure there isn't anything you wish to confess?

"Are you sure there isn't anything you wish to confess?"

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Pazzi convinced you that I was behind the murders of Albizzi and his son?

"Pazzi convinced you that I was behind the murders of Albizzi and his son?"

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Do you not see it it's in his interest for you to believe that?

"Do you not see it it's in his interest for you to believe that?"

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I showed them mercy.

"I showed them mercy."

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unless he confesses and truly repents!

"unless he confesses and truly repents!"

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one day, you will have to confront that fact!

"one day, you will have to confront that fact!"

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You know that, don't you?

"You know that, don't you?"

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God may be merciful.

"God may be merciful."

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But it is absolutely inconceivable that a murderer

"But it is absolutely inconceivable that a murderer"

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could ever be the Papal banker.

"could ever be the Papal banker."

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Not Maddalena, no.

"Not Maddalena, no."

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-May I speak freely, Madonna Contessina? -Of course.

"-May I speak freely, Madonna Contessina? -Of course."

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I'm the oldest of 14 children, and my poor mother...

"I'm the oldest of 14 children, and my poor mother..."

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God rest her soul, lost a few too. I know all the signs.

"God rest her soul, lost a few too. I know all the signs."

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With Marco Bello's child, yes. And you can take my word for that.

"With Marco Bello's child, yes. And you can take my word for that."

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-How can you be so sure? -If I may speak freely--

"-How can you be so sure? -If I may speak freely--"

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Believe me, there are no secrets in the servant's quarters.

"Believe me, there are no secrets in the servant's quarters."

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Messer Cosimo stopped visiting the slave girl weeks ago.

"Messer Cosimo stopped visiting the slave girl weeks ago."

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Yes, I'm aware of that.

"Yes, I'm aware of that."

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But now that he's gone, she may try to protect herself

"But now that he's gone, she may try to protect herself"

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I was wrong to accuse you of Father's murder.

"I was wrong to accuse you of Father's murder."

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- That's unfortunate. - Unfortunate?

"- That's unfortunate. - Unfortunate?"

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Then perhaps you should have thought about that before.

"Then perhaps you should have thought about that before."

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Hear him out, Lorenzo. Your brother has done you a great wrong

"Hear him out, Lorenzo. Your brother has done you a great wrong"

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Leave us to talk, Contessina.

"Leave us to talk, Contessina."

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You accept that I did not kill our father.

"You accept that I did not kill our father."

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And yet you do nothing to pursue the man who did.

"And yet you do nothing to pursue the man who did."

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He means to destroy this family,

"He means to destroy this family,"

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I will search for proof that Pazzi was behind Bredani's murder.

"I will search for proof that Pazzi was behind Bredani's murder."

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If you can prove that, it would turn the Pope against Pazzi.

"If you can prove that, it would turn the Pope against Pazzi."

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And... save this family.

"And... save this family."

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He admitted as much this morning.

"He admitted as much this morning."

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He boasted all his men have alibis for Bredani's death.

"He boasted all his men have alibis for Bredani's death."

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-Then I'm looking for a professional. -Thank you.

"-Then I'm looking for a professional. -Thank you."

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Was that love?

"Was that love?"

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But I grew to like him, admire and even love my husband sometimes.

"But I grew to like him, admire and even love my husband sometimes."

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His concubine is pregnant.

"His concubine is pregnant."

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And it's true Cosimo hasn't lain with her for weeks.

"And it's true Cosimo hasn't lain with her for weeks."

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He looked at me very differently after I gave him a son.

"He looked at me very differently after I gave him a son."

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Sell her.

"Sell her."

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You know what must be done. You always do.

"You know what must be done. You always do."

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This is no ordinary man. This is St. Peter's successor.

"This is no ordinary man. This is St. Peter's successor."

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Sometimes it's not about backing the man most likely to win.

"Sometimes it's not about backing the man most likely to win."

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if this new army succeeds in retaking Rome?

"if this new army succeeds in retaking Rome?"

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We'll do the right thing. Let him decide.

"We'll do the right thing. Let him decide."

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I have left instruction with Piero.

"I have left instruction with Piero."

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persuade them to raise a one-off tax to reimburse us. I know it's a risk.

"persuade them to raise a one-off tax to reimburse us. I know it's a risk."

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But we are not only fighting for the Medici legacy,

"But we are not only fighting for the Medici legacy,"

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Father is leaving me in charge.

"Father is leaving me in charge."

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But last time I spoke at the Signoria, I made a complete fool of myself.

"But last time I spoke at the Signoria, I made a complete fool of myself."

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Only because of yours and my mother's bribes.

"Only because of yours and my mother's bribes."

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And I don't even know if they'll allow me to speak.

"And I don't even know if they'll allow me to speak."

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Now more than ever.

"Now more than ever."

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- I know.

"- I know."

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