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Belgrade
May 2003
time: 06:35
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Chapter 3 - Last Supper with Mona Lisa
Cesare Borgia, Vicar to the Pope, met with Alessandro Farnese and Girolamo Savonarola.
“This was obviously the work of the Medici. With my father dead, I am an easy pray to the Medicis.”
“All is not lost. Maybe a Medici or that accursed Della Rovere won’t be elected”, Farnese replied.
“The Medici rule in Florence is shaky. If we can accuse one of them of being behind the Pope’s death, I can go there and start an uprising and possibly overthrow Piero de Medici and take over in Florence”, Savonarola added.
“Yes, an excellent plan”, said Cesare. “I’ll stall the elections as long as I can. We’ll indict and convict a Medici. Then you’ll incite Florence into rebellion. If you succeed, the Medicis are history.”
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The Sacred College of Cardinals convened once more. The topic was the Pope’s death. Most of the cardinals suspected the Medicis were behind this. They were not ready to file a formal accusation though, until Giovanni de Medici accused his own kid brother of the crime. The cardinals were then convinced and voted overwhelmingly in favour of an official charge of murder.
Sparrowhawk was charged with the murder of Pope Alexander VI and in spite of his vigorous denial, he was found guilty, sentenced to death and executed.
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That evening Leonardo da Vinci stayed working in the cathedral longer than usual. His young and handsome “apprentice” was worried because his master didn’t come home to have a supper with him, so he went to see how things were going. The scene he witnessed in the cathedral sent a chill down his spine. Theben was dead, naked, lying in the hands of a statue of the Virgin Mary he was working on. Someone has stabbed him in the vicinity of the heart and then carefully placed in the statue’s lap. The place was covered in blood.
When Niccolò Machiavelli came, the boy was still shaking.
“Hmmm. The method is consistent with the first murder. Once again the killer knew the victim because there is no sign of struggle”, mumbled Niccolò Machiavelli. Then he spoke to Leonardo’s apprentice.
“Boy! You are the apprentice of the great Leonardo da Vinci. Do you know if he had any enemies?”
“Sir? Well yes”, the boy paused. “I mean no Sir. Who would do such a thing? Who? He was such a wonderful man. Great artist. He taught me so much about art and other things. He was like father to me.”
The boy started to sob.
“It appears he taught you much more about other things”, Machiavelli thought, but said nothing.
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31-08-2004 17:58
A nutcase with a split personality? Or someone who is a bit eccentric, scatter-brained, couldn't remember he killed the pope the first time and tried it again? Tehbne is very suspicious, wouldn't you agree Cardinal Kenobi?
ACK!
is cast down with the infidels.
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