" Sátur, where are you?" " Master, help me, by God!" "He's a treasure hunter!" "He died looking for the Holy Grail." "This book can help us." "You of all people know that I'm never wrong, you'll get what you want." "I can't imagine a life without you, thank you for making me so happy." "As requested I've poisoned the wood with hemlock." "I brought a gift for your child." "It will cause his death slowly and naturally." "Master!" "Master, the Virgin appeared to me!" "The virgin, yes." "I beg you to give a second thought to my forthcoming engagement... with the Marquise of Uriarte." "You will marry her tomorrow as planned." "You should've forgiven him." "It is assumed that you're my friend, and you have to be on my side." ""If you could forgive me we could start over."" "Where is Margarita?" ""Even if it's not the desire of the king"." "I wanted to give you this." "If I say I saw her, I saw her!" "Sátur, I'm not saying your lying." "I just say that you thought you saw something that wasn't real." " What's that?" " A letter from Juan to you." "What could he say?" "I don't know." "But I don't care." "The Church believes me." "And they will sanctify the place of the apparition." "In addition we'll build a shrine to honor the Virgin." "The virgin who appeared is an attractive actress, hired by me." "Who do you work for?" "I have invited the Cardinal to officiate tomorrow... the sanctification of the place of the apparitions." "I've been thinking of giving Juan another chance." "Really?" "The Cardinal will see daylight for the last time." " Has the Virgin appeared to you?" " Yes" "And when I approached her they shot her to prevent her talking." "But, how can a bullet hurt the Virgin?" "Sátur, this woman is human, just like you and me!" "Oh, really?" "Why the hell don't you believe, Master?" "Why aren't you like the rest of us mortals?" "There is no heaven or God!" "The Red Eagle has found the girl." "Maybe the Marchioness... would like to invite one of the most honorable members of the church." "When you love someone," "I think it's worth giving them another chance." "Do you think that's possible?" "By order of the Holy Inquisition you're arrested for questioning God, and undermining the principal dogma of faith of the Catholic Church." "Juan is a cousin of the king..." "Take care of Alonso and give the letter in which I explain who I am." "If the Inquisition has issued a veredict I can't do anything." "Called Gonzalo de Montalvo." "The Marquise de Uriarte, we just celebrated our wedding." "I have a warrant from his majesty, Felipe IV." "Release him." "Why do you want to do something like that?" "I carry within me one who could be... the next king of Spain." "Why did you hide it?" "Majesty, it's some time since we've seen each other." "I didn't want to bother you with the news, you have other more important matters to deal with." "Do you think that a child is not important enough for me?" "I didn't mean to offend you." "I only meant that..." "It's not necessary for you to take responsibility for the child." "That is a decision that only I can take." "But I don't want to ask you for anything." "It's my child, and it'll have everything that a child the king needs." "Majesty, this is decent of you." "I am deeply grateful." "Now tell me..." "Do you think it will be a boy?" "The midwife said that by the shape of the belly... it will be." "This is excellent news." "It begins to get dark, the road up to your house is long, in your state you shouldn't travel all night, stay the night in town, at a friend's house." "Is something wrong?" "My husband is waiting for me," "I said I'd be back today, and..." "Is that a problem for you?" "Not at all." "Of course not, it's just that he's a good man and..." "I wouldn't like to have to lie to him even more." "Remember you carry in your womb my son, you just have to watch over him." "If you have to lie... lie." "Your wish is my command." "Señora, I didn't know you were going out, if you'd told me..." "I went to the shoemaker about some slippers." "Where are they?" "Catalina, you're my servant, not my mother so stop questioning me." "Go on, see how dinner's getting on." "Yes, ma'am." "Aren't you going to tell me anything?" "What should I say?" "Since you've known of my pregnancy..." "You've neither spoken nor asked how I am." "It's none of my business, Lucrecia." "Excuse me, Marquise, there's a lady to see you." "A lady?" "A lady doesn't show up at this hour in anyone's home." "Is this how you receive a friend?" "Victoria!" "What a joy, I didn't know you were here." "Well, 7 months without seeing you and see that you've wasted no time." "Look at you." "You should get pregnant again, so the two of us would be together in this." "Commissioner, encourage her to do it." "I remind you that the Marquise is a widow." "Besides, she makes her own decisions, and doesn't let anyone influence her." "Why didn't you tell me you were coming?" "You see, it was chance." "I was returning from visiting an aunt in Segovia, when night fell and I thought you wouldn't mind me staying." "Of course not, long time no see." "If chance has made you come to me" "I won't waste the opportunity." "Catalina, arrange everything, the Duchess will be our guest." " Give her the best bedroom." " Yes, ma'am." "Let me have a good look at you..." "We'll talk alone about this mystery." "Gonzalo..." "I think it's worth giving a second chance," "I don't want to spend the rest of my life... thinking that I didn't dare to try." "What are you smiling about?" "Is that the smile of riches?" "Have you found any clue about the treasure?" "No, Sátur, no." "In the book it says it takes a key to access the treasure." "But if this man was looking for a key, it means there's a lock." "No, no." "Don't tell me that we must return to the spa to find that lock." "Sátur, watch out!" "Sorry, you only have to mention that place and I tremble all over." "What's wrong?" "Has something happened to you?" "Nothing, why?" "Because you've never shown much feeling about this treasure, and now your even smiling." "Is it so strange?" "Man, it's a little weird, yes." "Because you only put on a smile with the boy." "Well, I also saw it one time with Doña Margarita." "Margarita..." "Come on, help me." "Wait, wait..." "Has something happened with the señora?" "We talked." "He has spoken!" "Okay, you've spoken, and...?" "And if I may ask, could you accomplish something more a... what you said, what you talked about?" "Mostly because..." "I'm going to tell Margarita what I feel." "The mother who bore me!" "You don't know how long I've waited for this moment!" "No, no, leave it," "Today no mission or anything." "Dedicated today to love." "Love, love...!" "One moment." "You've taken the plunge, but have you checked that she feels the same?" "Because obviously..." "Yes, Sátur, yes." "Yes?" "Shortly before the Inquisition, said she didn't want to regret not trying." "So I'm waiting for her to come home and..." "I saw her with Catalina going off in the cart." "But is she coming today?" "Yes." "Yes, she's coming today, so sit down, sit down." "Sit down, lest you fall and in the meantime they come... for another year pass without romance." "No, come..." "Sátur?" "What?" "!" "Are you really going to say you love her?" "No." "Yes, Sátur, yes." "Then sit down." "Oh!" "Love..." "But Cipri, by God, Are you still here?" "Hey, if you see Murillo how do we explain why you're here so early." "I wanted to make you breakfast." "I must have done something very good, to be lucky enough to have you..." "Go off." "Who goes there?" "Catalina!" "Ah, Gonzalo." "Hello, good morning, Do you know where Margarita is?" "She didn't come home last night." "Ah, did she stay here?" "No, no, yesterday we went to Valdemorillo for a suit for the marquise, but it was not finished and so she stayed over." "Do you know when she'll return?" "When the tailor has finished, but you know how they are, every stitch seems to take them ages." "If you find out when she returns let me know." "Okay?" "Consider it done, but has something happened?" "No, nothing, nothing..." "I just wanted to hear from her." "Okay, see you later." "See you." "Why did you lie?" "You haven't been to Valdemorillo you went with Margarita to see Juan." "Yes, and learned that he'd married another." "It didn't take him long to forget her." "If you'd seen her come back, all she could do was cry." "So I left her with my cousin, Paca, who is very good for these things." "You did well." "I don't see what's wrong with Gonzalo knowing." " He seemed worried." " What's wrong?" "Well, these things a woman must put up with, and cry as much as you may want, but alone, so not everyone knows of your misfortune." "So be very careful not to talk too much, eh?" "You get it?" "Yes." "Be careful." "Well, if she doesn't come today, she'll come tomorrow, don't worry." "Almost better, this way we have more time to prepare the scene." "There's no need to prepare anything." " Yes it is necessary, this can not be improvised, or you'll get nervous." "I thought of ordering some stuff from Julián." "I'm not nervous." "Who is this Julian?" "Don't you know him?" "He's famous because he was the one who crafted the condoms for Lope de Vega." "I had thought of ordering you one..." "With the starry sky." "Or better yet, a sunset." "Sátur, I'm grateful to you, but I don't want you to do anything." "Don't say anything either, okay?" "Okay, I'll neither do nor say anything." "Right." "And another thing..." "Aren't you coming?" "No, I just have to do a few errands around here." " Sátur..." " Errands for myself." "Right." "Father!" "Father, precisely who I was looking for," "You wouldn't have a slot for a wedding, between now and 15 days?" "I'll see what I can do, But who's getting married?" "What does it matter?" "What's important is the date." "Do you have a slot or not?" "If not we'll going to San Ginés which is bigger and they'll give us a date." "I'll do what I can, son." "Alonsillo!" "Within 20 days, remember." "Alonso!" " Slow down, where you going?" " You were talking about a wedding." " Yes" " My father?" " He'll marry his girlfriend Claudia." " Yes, your father'll marry..." "But oddly enough,... he'll not marry his girlfriend." "Then who?" "Well, with... a woman..." "Don't give me that look." "With your aunt." "With your Aunt Margarita." "My Aunt Margarita?" "!" "Shut up, fool." " I'll congratulate them." " No, don't, he hasn't told her yet, you can't mention it." "So start rehearsing the face you'll show them when you hear the news." "Bigger." "Your father'll marry!" " To my Aunt..." " To your Aunt Margarita." "Shh..." "No one must know." "Master, don't tempt death move away from there." "I remind you that you still have to declare your intentions." "And speaking of... declarations and those duties... keep your day free on the 20th of the month." "The 20th?" "Aha." "What for?" "Because you're getting married." "What?" "I arranged it all with the priest." "No need to thank me..." "Listen here, Sátur," "Didn't we agree that you'd do nothing?" "Just saving time, since you're always busy with your own affairs." "And relax, I've left you in "anomynity"." "In the what?" "How do you say it?" "Anonymity." "That's it." "Well, that's something." "Yes." "Come on, we must find that lock." "As you say." "But I remind you that the 20th, God willing, in San Felipe." "Señora Duchess, I've given you plenty of cake," "I'm sure the baby is asking for sugar." "When I was pregnant..." "Catalina, I don't think the Duchess can be interested in your past life." "Yes, ma'am, by your leave." "Thank you very much, I'll eat this bit and then I'm going home." "No, no, you'll stay here for two days." "I've sent a letter to your husband, relax." "If everything is as good as this cake, I can't refuse." "Please let your cook give the recipe to mine." "Well..." "Enough of behaving like two grandmothers..." "Tell me, you spent your life trying and now you've got the miracle." "Well, those saints to whom I prayed and you detest, have worked it." "If you were not so straight I'd say... the child is not the Duke's, but you're not like that." "And what does the future father say?" "He must be happy, eh?" "What is it?" "I need to tell you something." "Nobody knows..." "You're scaring me, Victoria, What's happened?" "It's not my husband's." "Whose is it?" "I hope he's not the Earl of Farresnada's, he was courting you even when married." "I can't tell you." "My husband doesn't deserve what I've done, but, Lucrecia, it was the only way to motherhood." "The conscience is too much overrated." "Look..." "We will spend the day outside, in the countryside," "I'm taking you to a cliff with wonderful views, there you'll forget everything." "Señora Marchioness, a royal emissary brought this for you." "This is an urgent matter which I must deal with the king." "Catalina, prepare evrything for a day in the countryside." "Victoria, relax, go ahead, and I'll catch up." "Cipri, I'll grab one for the fire, Okay?" "Yes, of course." "Can I help?" "No, it's dangerous." "If your mother finds out I let you use the axe she'll castrate me." "Cipri..." "Do you think my father is still alive?" "Yes, of course." "He's forging his future in the Americas." "Why would you think otherwise?" "No, it's just that my mother doesn't mention him anymore." "Don't think about that now." "Come on, help me, collect these logs that are in my way." "Hello, Cipriano," "Do you have some water?" "I'm thirsty." "Sure, come on, I have the pitcher here." "Thank you." " Why aren't you in the palace?" " The Marquise has a guest... and she has us on our nerves..." "Boy!" " What happened?" " He cut himself with the ax." "Let me see." "I'll get the doctor and Catalina, stay with him!" "Catalina had to go on a trip to the forest of Torrijos." " Torrijos." " Yes." "This is the favorite place of the Marquise, she comes here a lot, even with her late Marquis, she used to come." "Do you mind if we slow down a bit?" "You know, we pregnant are slow and clumsy." "Of course, ma'am, but if you'll permit me to say, you're not like any pregnant woman, you're resplendent." "You should have seen me, when I was pregnant I had ankles like two sausages." "Do you know what you'll name him yet?" "No, actually, but I think I'll leave that honour to the father." "If you leave that to him he'll do like all men, they love to perpetuate theirs in the children, he'll name him after himself." "By the way, what is the Duke's first name?" "Ma'am, are you okay?" " Yes." " Maybe we should stop, we've been walking a long time and you look tired, don't you want some candy to recover?" "Not now, thank you." "As you say, but I think we should look for some shade... to stop and rest, you look tired." "You're right, perhaps it's best in my state." "Look, there." "Besides, we'll have some time until the Marchioness comes." "Sure." "Later she wants to take me to see some sights." "Yes, ma'am, look, you sit down here..." "Here we are..." "And meanwhile I'll look for a place to eat, eh?" "Okay..." "How's that?" " Fine." " Good?" "Right." "Well, ma'am, I'll go and find some place," "I'll fix everything and the come for you." "Very good." "Madam, I had to send the coachman to the palace." "Madam!" "My God, what happened?" "!" "Madam!" "Madam, by God, ma'am!" "Help!" "Who has done this?" "Help, my God!" "Madam!" "Help!" "Help!" "God, help!" "The years have been good to you." "Nobody would say that you gave birth so many times, majesty." "Don't waste flattery on me." "I'll get the favours of the king for you to be a Pope all the same." "I see you're satisfied with my services." "Who do you think I am, one of those whores who you lie with, too?" "I am your queen, don't forget it." "I was about the other matter you entrusted to me, your Majesty." "The Duchess of Gauna has already suffered that horrible accident?" "I've already fulfiled my part of the deal." "This woman's son will never be king." "No bastard king will climb the throne." "Not while I live." "Of course, Your Majesty." "But allow me a little question." "You know everything the king says and does..." "Aren't you affraid of him also being aware of all your secrets?" "Do you think we'd still be alive, if so?" "Cardinal... the walls of this palace only see and hear for me." "Help, somebody help me!" "By God, somebody help me!" "Help!" "Madam!" "Help!" " Catalina!" " Cipri!" " Cipri, by God, help me!" " What happened?" "I don't know, she was on her own for a while and she was attacked." "God!" "What about the driver?" "I sent him to the palace, there's no one." " She's not responding!" " We have get her to the doctor!" "Don't move her, she'll bleed to death!" "Madam!" "Save... save my son." "Yes, ma'am." "The child moves, Cipri, it moves!" "He's..." "He's the son of the king." "Relax..." " I'll go for help." " Relax ma'am." "Cipri!" "Come here, she's in labour!" " What do we do?" " What do you think?" "Madam, you're in labour, help me, by God, push." "Too bad, I'll take care." "Cipri, she's in labour, help me." "Help me, Cipri!" "Catalina, leave it..." "she's dead." "But the kid is not and must be saved!" "Come on push, push there, dammit!" "Push!" "Push there!" "Push, dammit!" "Look at this." "Yes, the anchor." "I remember that we've already been around here." "I don't know if you remember the bite." "But what if we looked at it wrong?" "What if it were an arrow?" "It points that way." "Towards there, where?" "This way." "There's something here." "It's a Gryphon." "A Gryphon?" "Half eagle, half lion." "A eagle and a lion?" "But that's impossible." "No, it's an animal belonging to Greek mythology." "The Templars used it as a symbol." "Reportedly it guarded the gold." "I already smell the treasure, master." "Look, if it's here, I'll fix you a wedding banquet, as great as to make fun of the royal wedding." "The book talks about a lock." "Yes." "But there's nothing here." "We've overlooked something, Sátur." "Who knows where the Gryphon or the lock are." "This has only one solution." "Sátur, no!" "Look out!" "Are you okay?" "I am, and you?" "Yes." "I'm sorry, only mentioning the word treasure and I lose... my senses." "my senses." "Forgive me." "We need that key." "If we continue searching blindly we could die here." "Oh, what a shame the Duchess, not even able to see the face of her son." "We shouldn't have left her there, Cipri." "Where's the baby?" "Up in my room, sleepping and hidden in a box." "What do we do with him?" "I don't know." "It's dangerous to keep him here." "They killed the duchess for carrying a son of the king, if they find out that he's born they'll begin looking for him." "And if they find him here they'll kill us," "But how can we let him die?" "Catalina, we can't keep him hidden, a baby cries, it needs care, and you and I work." "I'm going to tell everything to the commissioner." "What!" "No, no, not ever." "I have to warn the palace or they'll suspect me, I was with the Duchess." "Right." "Go, but don't say anything about the child, we don't know who may be behind all this." "And you think that the Commissioner may have something to do with it?" "We can't trust anyone." "Majesty, did you sent for me?" "Yes, marquise." "If I remember well you and I used to deal in important matters, and met frequently." "I've been thinking that we should resume those meetings." "What oversight of mine," "I haven't served the wine the way you like." "There will be time for that." "First I want to see your nude and perfect form," "I almost forgot it." "I see you come to have fun." "It's not that exactly, majesty." "I decide to give you a chance after all that happened, and you reject it?" "Do you deny satisfaction to your king?" "No, majesty, my intention is not that, what happens is that I'm indisposed, feminine weakness these days." "Understandable, but for me not a problem." "Majesty..." "I must tell you something." "I've ordered not to be interrupted, Who is it?" "Cardinal Mendoza, your faithful servant." "Always so timely, Eminence," "What brings you here this time?" "Excuse me, sir, I wouldn't dare bother you, if it weren't a matter of utmost importance." "I have come to announce that Victoria of Gauna, wife of your friend the Duke, has been brutally murdered." "Who did it?" "She was assaulted by bandits... and they killed her, something terrible." "They can not go unpunished," "I want their heads." "Of course, your Majesty, I'm taking care of the matter personally." "And also, of course, that the Duchess has a wake worthy of her lineage." "I am the servant and I'll follow you up to the ends of the Earth if necessary, but you wanted to go home and this way we go in another direction." "Be patient." "I'm as patient as a saint, but could you tell me why we're here, if we've come to look for something or someone, so I could help." "Not that, wait a minute." "Don't tell me you're thinking of going in there." "Hey, water and drama go hand in hand with you." "Saints preserve us." "What are you looking at, Master?" "No, it's not funny to me." "Here, I'll tell Margarita I want her to be my wife." "What?" "Oh, God, Master!" "But... but this setting is incomparable, master." "It's even heavenly." "Look, listen..." "The chirping of birds, the lake..." "And I suppose you'll tell her during the sunset, right?" "That I hadn't thought about, really." "But I like it." "Oh, yes, yes, yes, do say yes!" "Even I in this setting would say "yes I love you" to you, enough said." "And after telling her, and the French-kiss, because it must be French-styled, you sit señora Margarita here, and tell her about the buccaneer." "You'll have time enough for it." "There will be time for that, later." "You are right." "Because you don't want to spoil the emotional moment, right?" "What about the ring?" "Because women give much importance to such details." "Don't tell me that you failed in something so basic." "No!" "No, Master, no, you already have the ring!" "But when did you buy it, I've been with you all the time?" "What do you think?" "What do I think?" "That you'll be the envy of the town, that this house will be sickening with so much happiness there." "So you like it..." "I just don't know if I like it or don't like it," "I am too manish for this, I don't know." "Yeah, maybe it's very simple, Right?" "What difference does it make, simple or complicated, what matters is the meaning, not the ring itself." "Sátur..." "Okay, that's it." "There you go." "Okay, let's go home, Margarita must be waiting." "Drop it, Catalina, after what happened you're in no shape to work." "Right, but life goes on and I have to fix the food." "The Marquise is greatly affected, she won't eat anything." "But even so, the food must be ready." "At least nothing happened to you." "Poor Duchess, who would dare do that?" "Savages, they even didn't care about the child she was carrying in her womb." "Catalina, I've been looking for you." "Why did you take so long to come back?" "I've came back as fast as I could, Commissioner." "It was a tragedy, she shouldn't even be here." "I have a few questions, leave us alone." "You're the last person to have been with the Duchess." "Yes, Commissioner." "Did you see the attackers, at least from afar?" "No, sir." "I left her for a moment to look for a place to eat... and when I came back she was dead." "And earlier?" "When you were riding did anyone pass you?" "No, sir, I don't think so." "Your thinking it means nothing to me, Catalina, you must be sure." "No, sir, I'm sure, I didn't see anyone." "Catalina, I'm talking to you, look at me." "You said she was dead, are you absolutely sure?" "I don't know what you mean, Commissioner, when I came back... she was bleeding from the wound, I tried to stanch in, but... but it was impossible." "So she didn't say anything?" "Not even any last words?" "No, sir." "All right." "But don't go far away," "I may want to talk to you again." "Commissioner..." "Do you suspect someone?" "That's not your business." "Order your maids to dress you to go out." "We should go to the wake of the Duchess of Gauna." "Can't I give it a miss?" "I'd like to rest, I'm exhausted." "I want to pay my respects to the duke, he's a good friend, he deserves it." "Are you sure?" "I say that because maybe he was the one who killed the duchess." "Everyone knows that spite can make you lose your head." "The gossip has it that the child she was expecting wasn't his." "Majesty..." "Come in." "It's time for the confession of the queen." "Very good," "Let's see if she confesses to you what she won't tell me." "This is an outrage, you can't show up in my chambers whenever you please." "This time it was essential." "The nuns that prepare the body of the Duchess for the wake... just discovered that someone has taken the child." "The bastard is not dead!" "Why else would anyone take him from there?" "What do we do?" "It'll be impossible to find him," "There are many newborn babies in the town." "The Holy Scriptures... provide us an example which might inspire us." "Every child born in the town... who could be a threat to the crown... will be killed." "Herod... and the slaughter of the innocents." "With your permission, Your Majesty." "So be it." "My condolences, Duke." "I'm the commisioner of the town, I need to ask some questions." "Couldn't we save it for another day?" "I know it's a difficult time, but... the sooner I discover who the murderer is, the less likely he will escape." "Okay, do your job." "Do you know who might want to hurt your wife?" "Did she have any enemies?" "What about you?" "Didn't you have pending accounts with anyone?" "Not even with your wife?" "Can you tell me where this is leading?" "Do you know who I am?" "With a single order I could have you put to death." "I'm just doing my job." "But I need to assess all possibilities." "Please be seated." "If it's true what is said... neither would I forgive my wife for doing such a thing to me." "I know that the child she was expecting wasn't mine, but I loved her above all." "Do you know who the father is?" "No." "You don't even have an idea?" "It would be important to speak to the father, he could tell us something that would lead to the murderer." "Let it be, Commissioner, it's better this way, the less you stir up things the sooner I'll get over it." "No... you won't get over it until the murderer pays for what he did." "Tell me who the father is." "My wife used to meet just one man..." "The child she was expecting was the king's." "What's this face, Master?" "Thinking about how you'll deal with the wedding night, eh?" "Well, I tell you..." "with vigor and enthusiasm." "No, Sátur, I was thinking about the mythological Gryphon." "It must be the key to reaching the treasure, but there's something..." "You wander aimlessly from wedding to hot springs and from spas to weddings, this way I can't focus." "We should find the lock mentioned the notebook." "As you wish, but there wasn't any lock there, no holes or anything." "Only the groove surrounding the mythological Gryphon." "Let me know if there are keys that shape, because I haven't seen any." "What if it's not a key as such?" "Then it won't open a shit as such, and we're left without treasure." "I mean maybe it's not a key that fits there." "Give me a break!" "What could there be with a shape as to fit there?" "Don't tell me that we should return to the springs to look for the lock!" "Sátur, watch out!" "Sorry, it's that just mentioning that place, makes me tremble, forgive me." "Wait..." "The Holy Grail..." "I think the base has the same size as the groove of the gryphon." "Do you mean that the Grail is the key that unlocks the treasure?" "Then let's go for the Grail at once." "Wait, what if it's not the key?" "You just said it was!" "But if it isn't, we could activate another trap." "Even more?" "But, how many traps can fit in such a small place?" "Wouldn't you protect your treasure in the most zealous way possible?" "Whoa." "Wait, these are no times to spare nothing." "It looks like a sack of wheat." "My God!" "It's a baby." "A dead baby, master." "Mother..." "When I was told I thought you were with her, that you were also dead." "I'm fine." "She really was a person very important to you, wasn't she?" "Mother, I..." "I've never had a friend, but I know it must be hard to lose one." "I'll get those bastards and I will bring them back dead." "No..." "I don't want you to take risks, the commissioner will handle this." "Mother, I'd really..." "Nuno..." "Go study." "Don't worry, I'm fine." "If you change your mind or whatever it is, I'll be in my bedroom." "I've seen you do many things, but this is beyond words." "Can you tell what you mean, Hernán?" "On top of it, you cry." "How far can you go?" "Since I know you did it, stop pretending." "Hernán, what do you mean?" "You killed the Duchess of Gauna." "Me... kill her?" "What reason would I have?" "She was my only friend." "She was pregnant by the king, just like you." "The King?" "That's why you did it, because you knew that she was also conceiving a possible heir." "The child she was expecting was the king's!" "Now tell me you didn't know." "Your cruelty disgusts me." "Hernán, think what you want, but I didn't kill her." "Cipri!" "The commissioner has come for me." "For you?" "What do you mean?" "He asked me about the Duchess." "Do you think he knows something?" "Yes, well, I dunno." "No, because otherwise he wouldn't have let me go." "What did he ask?" "If the Duchess had said something before she died." "He didn't even mention the kid, but maybe he let me go... to follow me and find the child." " Oh, Cipri!" " Relax." "We have to take the child out of here," " We'll take him to the orphanage." " He was born prematurely, he's not mature enough, he won't survive there." "My son..." "They killed him!" "They killed him!" "My son!" "Oh, Cipri!" "They killed him!" "My son!" "My son!" "Oh, my God, my God!" "Two babies have died violently in a few hours, master." "Tell me, by God, it's only coincidence." "You know it's not." "But, what's happening?" "I know the world is full of people in bad faith, but what kind of... of vermin, son of a bitch, could dare to... to kill a defenseless child?" "Tell me." "I don't know, Sátur." "Furthermore, why?" "What wrong have these creatures done who've scarcely lived?" "Tell me." "You don't say a thing, where are you going now?" "I want to talk to the parents of these children, they may have seen something or someone." "Father!" "My friend Pablo's brother was killed!" "The miller's son?" "And on Barley Street two babies were found dead." "The murderer wants babies, he doesn't care if it's daytime or night." "Don't worry, son." "You say I mustn't worry?" "They are killing newborns, we must do something." "The justice will take care it, they'll find the murderer." "Will you ever do anything more than stand idly by, father?" "Prepare the suit, I'll go to the mill." "Master, Master..." "Please leave the hero at home for once and go as Gonzalo." "I don't want to stay apart from all this." "Besides, you must still go and give condolences to the family, right?" "All right." "Come on." "Doña Irene, good afternoon, did you want something?" "I wanted Catalina to iron this." "She was indisposed and has gone, but please don't anything to the Marquise." "Don't worry." "Relax, I'll go." "It's a baby!" "Oh God, poor thing." "Come on, bring it here." "Bring some milk, please." "Oh..." "People are so desperate, as to leave them at the gates of the nobles... thinking they'll be saved." "This time his parents have done well." "Without a doubt." "We'll take him to the best orphanage in the town." "I hope you're not thinking of keeping him?" "And why not?" "He needs a family." "Because he's not my own blood and I won't keep a child who even his parents rejected." "Are you going to leave him in a hospice and deny him a home?" "Won't you have mercy on him?" "I'm being very merciful, dear," "I could well throw him into the river, but I won't, although there he'd certainly have a better fate." "I forbid you to do so." "It's no use," "I am your husband and you have to obey me, that child will not stay here." "Wait, Irene," "I have not finished." "You went to the wake of the Duchess of Gauna, right?" "Now you care where I go or I don't?" "Everything you do interests me, dear." "We've done the wake, but on a closed casket." "Now it seems that piety is deprecated, her husband has pleaded to see her for the last time and they didn't allow him." "Sir..." "More infants have appeared dead, sir." "Stop that." "Now we have to go open a coffin and check something." " Catalina." " You want to scare me to death?" "!" "Close the door, now." " What are you doing?" " Taking the kid out of town." " What?" ""What"?" "Don't you know kids are being killed like flies?" "They know he was born and soon they'll come for him." " I must hurry." " But..." "But what...?" "Cipri..." "I didn't save the king's son for him to be killed like a dog." "I'll get the cart, I won't let you go alone." "Is this child the son of the king?" "What do you think?" "He's Flora's, the cook at the palace." "You know how your mother exaggerates, for her all the kids are... sons of kings, Moorish Kings, princes and..." "And why is he in your care?" "Because Flora is in a great mess, and she asked me to take him to her sister." " But mother, babies are being killed." "Don't worry." "No, mother, I want to go with you." "You go where Gonzalo is and stay there with Alonso." "And don't worry, I'll be back quickly." "It is also bad luck that the millers didn't see anything." "When the mother went to the room to nurse the child... he was found stabbed in the cradle." "My God, you carry a kid for nine months in your belly, and they kill him so easily." "What do we do now?" "Protect all the newborn babies." "I won't let the killing continue." "You're the hero, but you can't watch every baby in town." "At least I'll try." "Come on." "Look at that." "Don't come any nearer!" "Relax, we don't want to hurt you." "I said, stay there!" "Don't move!" "Calm down, we're good people." "You won't kill him!" "Señora..." "No, no!" "Don't move." "Who are you protecting?" "Relax." "Don't kill him!" " Master, it's a baby!" " Don't kill him!" " No!" " It's a baby." " Relax." " Give me my baby, give me my child!" "Relax, we won't hurt him." "Don't kill him, please." "We won't do him any harm." "We'll fix your cart and accompany you to protect you." "And such a happy kid unaware of all this around us." "I was wrong, you didn't kill the Duchesse of Gauna." "You're turning into an old dog without smell, watch out, you know what is usually done with them." "Someone killed her to get rid of the bastard son of the king, but it's strange that the baby has not appeared." "Is he alive?" "Yes." "That's why they're killing all the babies, they are looking for him." "If they want to get rid of this heir, they'll also want to get rid of yours." "Nobody knows, and if no one finds out I'll be safe." "And how long can you hide it?" "It's just a matter of time." "I'm a bit sleepy, pregnancy things, you know." "Lucrecia..." "You're in danger." "Thanks for your advice, Commissioner, but I don't need it." "Worrying and being nervous is the worst a pregnant woman can do." "Poor Pablo," " he loved his little brother." " Right." "Hey, Murillo, would you do me a drawing of my father and my Aunt Margarita in a heart." "It's just that I got angry with him and don't know how to apologize." "I'll do it tonight since I'm going to sleep at your house." "Alonso... my mother is trying to save a baby." "A baby?" "But this is very dangerous." "Yes, that's why they're taking him away from town, but I'm scared." "I don't understand," "Where did she get a baby?" "I don't know, but... he's the son of the king." "The son of the King?" "!" "They tried to make me believe he's the son of the palace cook, but I didn't believe it." "We have to go see my father, he'll know what to do." "You came back soon." "It was easy, it was a simple maid." "She won't talk, she's at the bottom of the river." "We are very grateful to you." "This time it was a maid, but at any time it could be someone who I can't handle." "You must leave here." "Hernan, I thanked you, but make no mistake," "I don't need you to tell me what I should do." "If you don't want to leave, kill it." "Never!" "There are no other options, Lucrecia, there are none." "If it was yours, wouldn't there be?" "Would you still ask me to kill it," "In these circumstances, if he was mine I'd still kill him without a second thought." "You know that's not true." "Let's run away together wherever you want." "Nuno, you and me." "Nuno mustn't know of my pregnancy, it would be dangerous for him." "It sounded very tender to run away together, maybe if we were 15 years olds." "What is your plan, let yourself be killed?" "Staying here until you're found bleeding to death in a forest?" "I don't know." "But I know, Lucrecia." "If you don't leave on your feet..." "I'd be the one to chase you away from here." "Mother..." "Nuno..." "Sit down." "Nuno..." "I going to undertake a trip to Europe," "I'll be away for a few months." "I'll go with you." "No!" "Nuno, you can't come, it'll be many months and you have your life here, you shouldn't change it." "That's not a reason." "I already said no, Nuno." "Why don't you want me to go?" "Tell me the truth." "The truth is that you'd be a burden to me." "See... someone has left a baby at the palace gate." "The commisioner wants to take him to an orphanage, but..." "I want the best for him." "Of course, my daughter, but let me take care of him, he'll spened a life close to God." "And you'll care of him as well as you did of me?" "Yes, it will be something different, but he'll be in peace." "Thank you, uncle." "Go ahead, daughter, I'll catch up." "Charity, in the church." "We've discovered the whereabouts of the bastard." "Go for him." "Father!" "What is it?" "How far do think we should move away?" "I don't know, Cipri, as far as village where people show a normal face." "If they're killing babies in your town it shows, look at us." "Do you think the kid will be okay back there?" "I guess so, he must be asleep, it's some time since he's made a sound, luckily he didn't cry while taking him out of the house." "Cipri, we should stop to see if he's okay, it's true, he's spent quite a while without complaining, that kid." "I told you, he must be asleep." "Anyway, for my peace of mind, stop, so I can have a look." "Cipri, stop, I'm very distressed." "We shouldn't stop, hurry up, by God." "You were right, he's asleep." "I can breathe easy now, come on, go on." "Someday I'd like you to care this way for our son." "Cipri, are you're saying what I think you saying?" "I know that it's impossible now, but..." "How would you feel?" "Me?" "Having a child with you... it'd be my greatest wish." "Cipri..." "Oh, God!" " Don't say anything." " They're coming for us." "Where is the child?" "Cipri, by God." "By God!" "Please!" "Please!" "Please don't hurt us!" "No, please!" "Please!" "No, no!" "Here's the child." "No!" "Cipri!" "Please!" "Please don't kill him, please don't kill me!" "The child is fine." "It's bath time." "Lucky for you, Mariana." "Many mothers of this kingdom are mourning the death of their children." "It's not a matter of luck." "I am the only possible mother of the future King of Spain." "And as such, you should know you can not defend Spain... at the expense of Spanish people's lives." "This time you've gone too far." "What do you mean?" "You ordered this brutality to be done." "I did it for our son and this kingdom you love so much." "The only heir must be Carlos, who has been chosen by God for this." "Tell me who helped you so that it is him who pays for what he has done, so I'll be able to forgive you." "I don't need anyone's help," "I'm the queen." "Otherwise... right now you'd be executed." "Since when do you care so much about the life of your subjects?" "Perhaps the King of Spain is frightened by his people?" "After everything I've been through, and the many children I lost," "I can not allow an heir that doesn't carry my blood!" "I deserve it." "And Carlos, isn't he?" "You should think only of fighting for his life." "Tell me you won't appoint Juan José of Austria as your heir." "He's a bastard, he can't be an heir!" "Neither he nor any other." "I am the king... and I alone will decide who inherits my crown." "This massacre is over." "As you command." "Guards!" "Just a moment..." "Take this pacifier to the future king of Spain." "Load this in the carriage." "Sorry to wake you, you've always been a light sleeper." "I wished to know when you were leaving my bed." "To sleep, I prefer not to have anybody next to me." "For certain things, though, it's imperative." "Where are you going?" "Do you think I'd leave at midnight if I wanted it to be known?" "So little you trust me?" "I'll stay hidden until I give birth to my son, you don't need to know more." "Are you going to give birth on your own?" "Stop it, Hernán." "The best way to keep a secret is not to know it." "And Nuno, have you said goodbye to him?" "Tell everyone I'll be traveling in Europe for a few months." "It makes no sense what you're doing, Lucrecia," "I remind you, there's already an heir." "For the time being." "The Queen Mariana only begets fragile and sickly children." "You never get enough, eh?" "Your ambition will take you to the grave." "Or to the throne of Spain." "Only time will tell, Hernán." "Don't try to look for me." "I wasn't thinking of doing so." "Goodbye, Hernán." "Who'd say about Catalina and Cipriano, they got arrested over the business about the baby." "At least everything has ended well, eh?" "Those millers will love that kid as their own." "Since the same thing happened to you, Master, ...adoption." "But, that kid's fate... should be to live the life of a King." "He got short changed on that point, Right?" "I don't think so," "I wouldn't change my adoptive parents for anyone." "Speaking of offspring," "How many he-eaglets... or she-eaglets have you thought of having with Ms. Margarita?" "Sátur, be careful, eh?" "Before saying anything to anyone, I want to talk to Mariana." "Relax, my mouth is closed tighter than the ass of a rag doll." "Give me the Grail, this site is dangerous, we better hurry." "Here." "Better stay away." "No way," "I'll stay with you to the death if necessary." "I also don't want to miss the glow of the gold on opening the chest, not for the world." "It moves, Master, it moves!" "Let me see it, by God." "Where's the treasure?" "There's no treasure, nothing, not even a crappy coin." "What was that, Master?" "What's going on?" "We're trapped." "But how gorgeous you are!" "The way out was demolished, we've dug our own grave." "My father will ask my aunt to marry him." "Didn't he have another girlfriend?" "I want to go with the lepers." "Have you gone crazy?" " The last will of your father." " What joke is this?" "The Marquis had another son before meeting the Marquise," " The new heir is underway." " Welcome to the palace." "Lord Marquis..." "Whatever it takes, find the Marquise of Santillana." "Sátur!" "No way out of here." "Don't lose hope." "You're going to clean the stables for what's left of your life." "I stand torture well enough." "Not torture," "I've prepared something very special." "I was raised to inherit these lands." "And now I have nothing!" "I won't bow down my head again," "I'll kill him if he provokes me again." "We can always start over."