AL_RAHIM ARCHITECT BAYEZID BAYEZID_EN_TURC CHIEF_OFFICER CROWD CROWDS DA_VINCI GEDIK GEDIK_EN_TURC GUARD_EN_TURC LAURA_CERETA LORENZO LUCREZIA MADAME_SINGH NICO OFFICER_EN_TURC RIARIO SAVONAROLA SIXTUS SOPHIA THE_ARCHITECT THE_PRISONER TURKISH_GUARD_EN_TURC VANESSA VLAD ZOROASTER DA VINCI You reached inside my head, you handed my plans to the Turks AL RAHIM You needed to see what you are capable of. AL RAHIM This is our reckoning. DA VINCI No! THE PRISONER The greatest fighting force the world has ever known. LAURA CERETA This is Prince Vlad. He has provided armour to equip our soldiers. LAURA CERETA The same armour used by the Turks. BAYEZID The City States are too busy fighting amongst themselves to offer worthy opposition. THE PRISONER My brother seeks to build alliances across Italy. RIARIO He needs your help. LAURA CERETA We go forth now to fight. Not for eternal glory. But for God and a united Italy! ARCHITECT From the bowels of this cursed city. you hold the sword of God! MADAME SINGH You have a visitor. THE ARCHITECT You are the minotaur, Girolamo. You are God’s Monster. VANESSA Show them that you’re a leader, not a ruler. RIARIO I am guilty of what I am accused. LORENZO You shall be put to death. THE PRISONER While you fight for the Ottomans, I know you were not born of their ranks. GEDIK My brother and I were taken as children SOPHIA I see a bird, but without a head DA VINCI The designs some sort of machine SOPHIA The energy focussed here, the armour attracted it DA VINCI Yes! DA VINCI All you need to do is just lure them out into the open. VLAD You cannot risk your soldier’s lives on a magic trick! DA VINCI It’s not magic. DA VINCI The Crusade Army, what’s left of them. NICO They tore us apart. DA VINCI How many armoured cars? NICO Dozens. DA VINCI That’s our first priority. THE PRISONER One way or the other, this war is coming to an end. AL RAHIM Well done, Da Vinci! AL RAHIM Well done. Against all odds. Against your very self. You trumped innovation with innovation, genius upon genius. I expected no less. AL RAHIM Did you do it? AL RAHIM Did you read from the page? DA VINCI I told you, I’m done with all that. AL RAHIM Your eyes betray you. AL RAHIM You read from the text, didn’t you? AL RAHIM I’m proud of you. DA VINCI You betrayed me. You made me a destroyer. AL RAHIM Yes, but don’t you see? Out of the ashes, a new better world will arise. AL RAHIM You don’t believe me? DA VINCI No, I don’t. AL RAHIM Then you will squander everything. Do you really think I plundered your mind for the benefit of the Sultan? AL RAHIM It’s time, Da Vinci. Vanquish the Turks. You know you can. Then turn your dark science on Sixtus and his corrupt Crusade. AL RAHIM Strike now and you can vanquish all of your enemies. DA VINCI Even you? AL RAHIM Even me. If that is what you require. For I would gladly give my life for your future. What you have yet to do is more important than what you have done. AL RAHIM Save yourself. Save the ones you love. DA VINCI The ones I love? DA VINCI You ZOROASTER Get your hands off me! LUCREZIA Zo! VANESSA Lorenzo? What is it? LORENZO It’s nothing. VANESSA Do you think it wise that your first words to me today are a lie. LORENZO Forgive me. VANESSA I can’t imagine what you’ve been through, but I’d be concerned if you didn’t have nightmares. LORENZO I don’t deserve you. VANESSA I’ll be the judge of that. LORENZO It’s not the past that haunts me it’s the future. The decisions, the choices we make, set our course. And who knows where they will lead. LORENZO Who knows what we shall lose along the way. VANESSA Whatever the journey, rest assured. Rest assured we’re on it together. LORENZO It starts today, by sending a message to Rome. LORENZO O salutaris hostia quae caeli pandis ostium Nobis donet in patria LAURA CERETA Is this where you’ll perform your miracle? Apologies, your marvel of science. DA VINCI This is the spot. DA VINCI There’s energy in the air. The power of nature in the clouds. DA VINCI The device we built will be able to gather that force. Focus it and then rain it down on what attracts it most. DA VINCI We must draw the Ottoman forces here. As many as we can and then pray that those remaining will surrender once they see the power of our weapon. LAURA CERETA Did you just say pray, Da Vinci? DA VINCI Indeed I did! THE PRISONER The greatest fighting force the world has yet to see brought to its knees by a man who likes to paint. BAYEZID You see the hand of Da Vinci in this? THE PRISONER And you do not? BAYEZID Al-Rahim assured me Da Vinci would join us. Or be consumed by his defeat at Otranto. THE PRISONER Neither of which has come to pass. THE PRISONER I admit, we underestimated his devotion to a dying land. Yet that fails to excuse your gross incompetence. How one man could cause so much damage. BAYEZID I’m told he had help. Survivors of our great victory over the Pope’s Crusade. And a son of Wallachia BAYEZID And what of your daughter, Lucrezia? THE PRISONER I told you. She knows nothing. BAYEZID Nothing she will tell a father she despises. THE PRISONER She is not your concern. GEDIK That is for the Sultan’s son to decide. BAYEZID EN TURC Ku?atma alt?nday?z. Komutan?na rapor ver. TURKISH GUARD EN TURC Komutan?m, dün gece iki davetsiz misafir yakaland?. BAYEZID EN TURC Ne bildiklerini ö?renin. Ben de, onun ne bildi?ini ö?renece?im. GUARD EN TURC Sen, gel benimle! BAYEZID Hello, daughter. LUCREZIA I heard the explosions. Was there an accident? BAYEZID It was no accident. But you already knew that. LUCREZIA How would I know that? You have me locked up in here. BAYEZID The soothsayer, she taught you her tricks, didn’t she? You warned them, showed them our armoury. LUCREZIA You think I’m a magician now? Is that why you’re here on the eve of battle to accuse me? Or are you looking for an excuse to remove yourself? LUCREZIA I can see it in your eyes. You’re afraid. BAYEZID We have crushed their armies once and we will do it again. There is but a handful of them left. LUCREZIA Yes. But that handful crippled your arsenal. You underestimate them. You underestimate Da Vinci. BAYEZID I look forward to meeting your Da Vinci. I will offer him my respect right before I run him through with my sword. TURKISH GUARD EN TURC Seni kim gönderdi!? ZOROASTER Damn you! ZOROASTER Keys, keys ZOROASTER One of these days I’m gonna save your back. LUCREZIA There SOPHIA Oh, we did it! We read from the page, me and my brother. We can save Italy! LUCREZIA I knew you would! Is he here? LUCREZIA Do you have a plan? ZOROASTER We have to get that thing we built ZOROASTER into that tower. Over there. LUCREZIA The streets are crawling with Turks. It’s impossible. ZOROASTER Yeah. Until the Crusade Army attacks and every damned Janissary will be called to battle. CHIEF OFFICER Bring forth the guilty! LORENZO People of Florence! People of Florence hear me! LORENZO Today is a sad day. It is a regretful day. For today we condemn a man to death. CROWD Yes! LORENZO And this weighs heavily upon our hearts. For the giving of life, and it’s taking, should be the purview of power much higher than ours CROWDS Yes! LORENZO And yet, here stands a madman who has committed heinous crimes against my family. Against Florence. CROWDS No! LORENZO Against humanity itself. LORENZO And we cannot let such acts go unpunished. LORENZO You find this amusing, monster? RIARIO I do. Immensely. LORENZO More madness. DA VINCI The Ottoman army. Where are they? Where the hell are they? DA VINCI They should be upon us by now. VLAD They will be, Da Vinci. Soon you will be wallowing in spilt Turkish guts. DA VINCI How can you know that? VLAD Whatever the game, I can always best by brother. DA VINCI Your brother is the Turkish Commander? VLAD We were imprisoned together. Until he betrayed me GEDIK EN TURC Ve ?ehzade ödülünün pe?inden gitti VLAD joined a darker side. GEDIK Perhaps Allah will be more merciful than your daughter was. THE PRISONER I warned you all. She can we a very wilful woman. And now she is loose in the city. GEDIK She will be brought to me. And when she’s found, I will bleed her like the witch she conspired with. OFFICER EN TURC Komutan nerde? OFFICER EN TURC Kafirler geri döndüler komutan?m! GEDIK EN TURC Ne? OFFICER EN TURC Birkaç yüz ki?i, kuzeyden ?ehre ilerliyorlar GEDIK Seems they wish to go to their reward. GEDIK EN TURC Herkes silahlara! Onlar? surlar?n önünde kar??layaca??z! RIARIO Ok ZOROASTER Ok. LUCREZIA What can I do? SOPHIA You can start by stringing the cable. Zo, what’s your estimate on the draw from the top of the bell tower to the peak. ZOROASTER I haven’t the foggiest. SOPHIA I’d say about sixty feet. ZOROASTER Better make is seventy. SOPHIA Where’s the entrance to the bell tower? ZOROASTER That way, up the stairs. SOPHIA Access to the roof? ZOROASTER Well, yeah, if some idiot wants to climb out onto the ledge and pull themselves up. ZOROASTER Right, they really are related. LORENZO Proceed with the execution! SAVONAROLA Beware! Lorenzo de’Medici, beware! SAVONAROLA Are you prepared to murder a man of faith? LORENZO With all due respect, Father, you have no voice here. SAVONAROLA Don’t I? SAVONAROLA Many here have heard my words. VANESSA Careful Lorenzo, don’t let him stir their hearts. SAVONAROLA Some have even taken them to heart. LORENZO Unless you come with a prayer for the dead, I suggest you let us proceed with our grim business. LORENZO Very well. Have your say, Father. SAVONAROLA A wise choice, Il Magnifico. For I am merely a precursor. An antecedent to one I have been looking for all my life. SAVONAROLA Though a great battle is raging to the south a yet fair greater battle will be fought here. SAVONAROLA And God himself has sent his agent, his messenger to aid us in our conflict. LORENZO A messenger of God? Adding to the moniker of Monster of Italy are we? RIARIO We are. RIARIO You speak of humanity, yet you have all but lost yours. You claim my crimes are heinous, yet, who have I killed? A corrupt cardinal more concerned with perversion than preaching. An officer of the Night who conspired to keep your people from the glory of God’s Crusade. RIARIO And yes the beloved mother of Florence. A woman who not only betrayed you, but all the good people of this city. Emptying your coffers, and leaving you destitute in a time of need. In a time of war! LORENZO You dare slander her memory! RIARIO You dare lie to your people! LORENZO I have not lied! RIARIO You have. RIARIO As a thief in the night, you have stolen this city you have killed those who opposed you and endangered the lives of every man, woman and child under your care. And now you endanger their very souls! LORENZO Do you not see? Do you not see? LORENZO It is he who lies? LORENZO He who speaks with the devil’s tongue. My family has served you all for generations. LORENZO Do not be swayed by this. Do not allow yourselves to be led like sheep to the slaughter! RIARIO Know this Florence, because of my actions. Because of me you will regain your wealth, in both commerce and spirit if you submit as I have to the governance of the Divine LORENZO Enough! RIARIO God has instituted me as his physician. His messenger, and executioner! LORENZO The tricks of a charlatan! He is the one to be feared! He is the liar! RIARIO And I tell you this, if you observe what I have told you, you need have no fear of your enemies. For you shall always be more powerful than they and God will defend youui benedictus est in saecula saeculorum! LORENZO Go! LUCREZIA Sophia! LUCREZIA How are you getting on? SOPHIA Almost there. LUCREZIA We need to hurry. ZOROASTER Here. SOPHIA Done. DA VINCI Well then where is your brother’s army? VLAD Making a fast march around the coast no doubt. You see his gambit is to surround us. Cutting off all hope of escape. Then slaughter us mercilessly. It’s a classic move. LAURA CERETA What is that sound? DA VINCI Draw your weapons! DA VINCI For Italy! ZOROASTER Careful. VLAD Brother! GEDIK Vlad! GEDIK EN TURC Buradaym??s?n dediler. Yan?l?yorlar sand?m. GEDIK You are no brother to me. VLAD That was your doing, not mine. You sold your soul to that monster who imprisoned us. GEDIK EN TURC Beni yarg?lamak Allah’a mahsustur. VLAD Use the language of our birth, not that vile tongue. GEDIK EN TURC Ben k?l?c?mla konu?urum! LUCREZIA Zo! SOPHIA Zo! ZOROASTER I’m alright, I’m alright! DA VINCI Come on. LUCREZIA No! SOPHIA Zo! DA VINCI Shhh. GEDIK Say goodbye to your Prince, Da Vinci! DA VINCI Vlad! No! LAURA CERETA The signal? Where is it? DA VINCI Commander! GEDIK EN TURC Allah büyüktür, teslim oldular! DA VINCI Pass the order, everyone drop your swords and take off your armour! GEDIK It’s over. No one can save you now. DA VINCI Yes. I disappointed you. I’m glad. AL RAHIM I can no longer save you. DA VINCI I know. SOPHIA Lucrezia, be careful! SOPHIA Lucrezia! No! SOPHIA No! No! DA VINCI Wait! My life for her life! LAURA CERETA No! DA VINCI My life. DA VINCI For her life. At least give me this. AL RAHIM As you wish. AL RAHIM Believe in yourself Leonardo. AL RAHIM One man’s death opens a doorway to the birth of the next. AL RAHIM What have you wrought, Da Vinci? VLAD Happiness, is a crimson field littered with the mangled corpses of our enemies. NICO We watched you die. VLAD As you have once before and undoubtedly will again. VLAD Your sorcery worked Da Vinci. They fear your wrath. DA VINCI Zo! You alright? You did it! You fixed it! ZOROASTER Not me. Her. LUCREZIA Leo LUCREZIA Did it work? Did we do it? DA VINCI Yes. We saved the city. We saved Italy because of you. LUCREZIA Shhh don’t cry. It’s over, the hurt, the pain. You’re free. DA VINCI No, no, no, no please, please, please don’t go don’t go don’t go LUCREZIA There’s nothing holding you back. You’re free to create and to love and to find joy. And you have to promise me you’ll do that. Promise DA VINCI I promise, I promise, I promise LUCREZIA I’ll meet you often DA VINCI No no SIXTUS Bring another bottle! This is supposed to be a celebration! RIARIO I assure you, I am no apparition. SIXTUS I was told Lorenzo had your head on a block. RIARIO Justice prevailed. SIXTUS Well, then it truly is a glorious day! Come! Sit my boy! SIXTUS I trust you’ve heard the news from Otranto? RIARIO Indeed. SIXTUS Then let us drink to victory. To our conquering Crusaders and the angels of mercy who have returned you to my side! RIARIO I couldn’t help but notice you were not at mine. SIXTUS Where is the wine? RIARIO I’m afraid your servants are indisposed. SIXTUS Guards? SIXTUS Why? RIARIO Because I have found the path. But the only way to reach my full potential is to finish what I started years ago. RIARIO I have killed my mother at your behest. And now I really must kill my father and the false prophet who has led me astray. RIARIO Convenient that they exist in the same person, don’t you think? LORENZO Shh, shh, shh don’t cry. Everything will be all right. We have lost this battle, but the war has only just begun. When you are ready, we will take the fight to them. Shhhh Not only will you be ruler of Florence, you will sit on the Papal throne. LORENZO Shhhh the world will be yours, Giuliano de’ Medici, my son. The world will be yours. Shh.. shhh.. shhh. ZOROASTER Don’t look back. Leo SOPHIA That’s not the way to remember her. DA VINCI I just want to remember what we were fighting for. ZOROASTER You’re looking at them. DA VINCI They have to start again. SOPHIA We’ve not lost everything. DA VINCI No. not everything. ZOROASTER So, What’s next? DA VINCI Next? I think we go home. ZOROASTER Ah. DA VINCI I’ve got some commissions to finish. I promised Lucrezia that I would get back to who I was. Who I am. SOPHIA Florence it is then! DA VINCI Mmm. NICO Go ahead. I’m going to stay in Naples a while. ZOROASTER What? What? Why? NICO These people need help rebuilding. I could be of use here. DA VINCI Well you’ll be missed. See you on the other side. NICO So long, Maestro. Zo. Sophia. SOPHIA Is he all right? ZOROASTER No. He left a girl in Florence. Well, she left him I suppose. DA VINCI Right, first, I’m going to build a new studio. ZOROASTER And a boat. DA VINCI What? A Boat? Why would I? ZOROASTER A boat. DA VINCI A boat? ZOROASTER For me! As a token of gratitude for all my years of friendship and service. SOPHIA Well I have no need for a boat, but if you are building things, I’d love a library. DA VINCI Oh a library? Yes, a library for you a boat for you. Good. Good. ZOROASTER What? DA VINCI It’s just, no, nothing, it’s just something something Verrochio said to me once. He said, people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them, they went out and happened to things.