"THE FREE PASS" "Good morning." "I brought you some water." "Did I give you a fright?" " Me?" "No." "Thank you." " You're welcome." "Flour everywhere." "Even in my beard." "I look like a miller." "Let's go to town in disguise." " No." "Just as millers." "We wouldn't be noticed." "No." " It's safer." "We have the free pass and no one will recognize us." "I said no." " No, no?" "What's wrong with my plan?" "We want to stay out of trouble." "We don't need to disguise." "With the free pass we can come and go until 5." "It's better to be safe." "As millers with a free pass, there's less danger." "Why would a miller have a free pass?" "We'll stand out more with disguises than without." "We're leaving." "Please keep this." "Aren't you taking it?" " We can only enter the town unarmed." "See you tonight." "7, 8, 9..." "It's only 9 o'clock." "I thought it was an hour later." " You thought wrong." "The town clock always sounds exactly on time." "What do you want?" " We're here for business." "Business, I see." "Stop right there." "Stop, I said." "You're sick aren't you?" " No." "Out!" "Get out!" "You're infected." "Out!" "I guess we can keep going." " First your free pass." "We, Charles, Count of Guelders, grant Floris and Sindala a free pass..." "They have to be outside of the town walls again before 5 o'clock." "You, rude..." " Try me." "Try me." " We're going." "Be at the gate before 5." "Well?" " They're in the town." "Good." "They're trapped." "We'll have them in irons by tonight." "That's not working anymore." "I don't want money for it." " Then you're crazy." "Here they are." "You're not playing tricks on me, are you?" "The door is open." "Good morning, you're the armourer?" " Indeed." "I'm Floris van Rosemondt." "I've come to pick up my cuirass." "It's ready." "I've made it for you in the style of the Milanese armourers." "Good." "Looks very good." "Wrap it up." "Don't you want to try it first?" "I've never taken your measures." "We don't have much time." " But if I made a mistake..." "One weak spot could mean your death." "Take your time." "Alright then." "Let's start with the cuirass." "Fits like a glove." " Sure." "Now the helmet." "The visor." " Wait, let me." "I can see just fine." "Good job." "It's stuck." "Help me." "Careful, don't force it." "One moment." "That's not looking good." "A bit of oil." "Bend a bit." "Idiot." "Wait, wait." "Let me." "I'll fix it." "Careful." "Oil in my eye." "Oil in my eye." "This bolt is crooked." "Look for yourself." "I can't see anything." " It will have to be repaired." "How long will that take?" " A couple of hours." "A couple of hours?" " Yes, if I work really hard on it." "Strange that that helmet was broken." "Very coincidental." "So what?" "We have a truce." "Nobody can hurt us until 5 o'clock." "149... 150 gold pieces." " Enough?" "Just." "Get out." "I'm coming." "You know what to do." " Yes, get out." "One moment." "Good morning, gentlemen." "You're Jelle Jelleszoon, the banker?" " Yes, what can I do for you?" "I want to cash a bill." " That's possible." "What's the name?" " Van Rosemondt." "Can I see the bill?" "Thank you." "Squire Floris van Rosemondt." "Yes, that's correct." "400 Flemish pounds." "Do you want that in one hit?" "Please." "And as fast as possible." "I'll do my best." "How is that possible?" " Is it 1 o'clock already?" "No, that means it's half past 11." "Right." "Wait, young man We count it first." "The amount is written on the bags." "We're an old and reliable house." "We count the money again in the presence of our customers." "Yes, but we're in a hurry." "What if I paid you too much?" "Who would pay me back?" "Either we count or I don't pay out anything." "Let him count." "You're a reasonable person." "So we count." "1, 2, 3, 4, 5 390, 391, 392..." "Hey." " Now what?" "This one may be wrong." "One moment." "Just checking." "Yes, it's correct." "With all the counterfeiters these days... 392..." " 393." "What?" "392." " Alright, 392." "No, you said 393." "I said 392." "Again." "This is insane." "You're doing it on purpose." "Me?" "Why would I?" "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 398, 399, 400." "As you can see, we're an old and reliable house." "You should have given it right away." "No, wait a moment, young man." "Now what?" "You have to sign." "Nothing beats a sharp pen." "Thank you for your trust in us." "Closed until 3." "By order of the guild master." "Strange." "Why didn't he tell us?" "Something's wrong." "We have to get out." "Without the cuirass." "No." "I'll wait." "Were you going to open the door already?" "We'll wait together until it's time." "Three." "Come in." "Look, it's fixed." " Good." "Thirty gold pieces." "Wait a moment." "And some drinking money." "How do you like my flowers?" "Your flowers?" "The flowers in my garden." "Don't you want to see them?" "I'd like to see your flowers." "Follow me then." "Here they are." "How do you like my roses?" "Beautiful." "Those are the most beautiful." "That one." "Such beautiful flowers." "Four o'clock." "And such beautiful colours." " But now we have to go." "Past 4 already." "How is that possible?" "The clock struck 3." "They turned back the town clock by one hour." "Then we won't make it." "We'll never be at the gate before 5." "No, we won't get out of the town tonight." "Now what?" " Wait until tomorrow morning." "Come." "We have a better chance with the poor." "Where are they?" "Where are they?" "We've been looking for two hours." "Out of the way." "Out of the way!" "Let's get out of here." "Are they gone?" "Here you are." "We won't see Van Rossem for a while." "What do we do now?" "We'll wait until dark." " And then?" "Sleep." "Feel this." "No, colleague, that was a lost case." "I saw it right away." "We'll need to saw." "Are they carpenters?" " That's so bloody." "I'd rather use a knife." "Are they butchers?" " No." "How will you close the hole in the old man?" "Without pain." "I want to be in his will." "What then?" "We'll make them bleed for every cent." "They only talked about money and blood." "They must be usurpers." "No, they're doctors." " Doctors?" "What's the difference between a doctor and a usurper?" "I don't really know." "They looked like vultures with those masks." "They wear them because they're afraid of infection." "They fill the nose with medicinal herbs." "So they wear those masks when they visit sick people." "Always." "Where are your Flemish pounds?" "Clothes too?" "And then?" "This." "Good morning." " Good morning." "Guard, open the gate." " No." "I'm not allowed to, doctor." " It can't be true." "We have to get out." "This is an infectious case of acute skin parching." "He has to go the plague house outside of the gate." "Or else the whole town is in danger." "Infectious?" "Is it that bad?" " Worse." "Do you know armourer Diederick Houthuys?" "Yes." "Look at his hand." "Parched." "His hand, his arm, his entire body." "Parched." "He was infected by a sick person who snuck into town yesterday." "An infectious disease?" " Did he come past here?" "Yes." " You didn't touch him, I hope?" "Yes." "Well, well, hortus botanicus." "Is there any hope?" "Maybe we can pull you through." "Go straight to bed." "Have a litre of salty water every hour." "And if you still die, we'll put your body in formaldehyde." "So you can serve science." "That's a big consolation." "The gate is open." "They're gone." "Come!" "Do you want some?" "Where did that miller put my sword?" "Miller!" "Miller!" "Miller!" "There he is." "Get him!" "Van Rossem!" "Go upstairs!" "Up those stairs." "Careful!" "Ready." " Wait a moment." "I'll get you for this." " Maybe next time." "Go on!" "No... no." "Yes!" "The bigger they are, the harder they fall."