Ah
Put it there over there...there
Enjoy your new Palace my Lord
Thank you
Down, Down
My precious little lists
Your Excellence, the Mayor
The Mayor
The Mayor?
Not for long
Stay here
I face God alone
Father Manuel
I am here to do my duty like a good boy
I must confess before I take my oath
As new Governor
They should put cushions in these boxes
Opening one's beak is torture enough
Father Manuel?
Are you ready for your confession?
My God, it must be cold
I hardly recognize your voice
Can we begin, please?
Temper, Temper
May the Lord be in my heart and upon my lips
So that I may blah, blah blah, blah, blah
Amen
Do it properly
Isn't it the sins that matter
And not the rhetoric?
Again
Oh, very well
I wouldn't want
To mess things up before My crowning
May the Lord be
In my heart And upon my lips
So that I may confess My sins freely in the name
Of the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit
Amen
Holy Father who art in heaven
Hallowed be thy name
Oh, to hell with this
Do you want to hear my sins yes or no?
I know your sins well enough
Lord Francisco del Ruiz
Or should I call you Don Isaac
De Cordoba?
Is this supposed to be amusing?
I just wanted to see
If you could still remember
How to do a proper Christian confession
How dare you talk to me like this?
Who are you?
I am a voice from the past
I know who you are
I know where you come from
Mark my words You'll have to reckon with me
If you do not want to lose it all
Done
Look at you
Short of breath like some sickly old widow
Did he recognize you?
I disguised my voice
I'm not a fool
The jury has yet to reach its verdict
Good
He will not know it was one of us 10
As far as he's concerned
The blackmailer could have been anyone on the lists
Keep pressuring him until he bows in to our demands
Die
Bloodsucking heathens
May your putrid souls be forever damned
In a burning hell
Your decaying flesh eaten up alive
By an army pestilential worms
It's late
Why doesn't your Lordship go home?
I can take over, sir
Rejoice
Today we celebrate
The crowning of our new Governor
Lord Francisco del Ruiz
Back to the tavern again, Sheriff
It's a beautiful night, Milady
Don't you think?
Go along
Leave us Leave us
Yes, my Lord Santa Fe
What will people think?
Who would be mad enough
To wander here at this hour?
Come here and kiss me
If kissing is all your Lordship wants
Then he should go back to his wife
My Lord this is my Sunday best
Huh
I'll buy you 10..20 dresses like this
Come to Mama
What the hell?
My apologies
For interrupting my Lord
Are you, perchance
Duke José de Santa Fe?
Shhh
Why are you still here, Ruy?
It's late
Go home to your wife and children
Ahh
Get out of the way
Hey
Out of the way
What happened?
The night watchman stumbled on them
The bodies were not going anywhere
so I thought it better not to disturb
You and your wife at this hour
The letter
whoever did this surely wanted to leave his mark
We also found their guards, sir
They had guards?
We think there were 4 of them
It's hard to be sure
They were badly butchered
Who is he?
It's the Duke of Santa Fe, sir
I knew one of his guards
Has anyone told the Duchess?
Under the circumstances
The woman here I didn't know if we should
Don't touch anything until I come back
Duchess Santa Fe, the Sheriff is here to see you
You'd better have a good explanation
Or I will complain to the Governor
I
You have been drinking again
He was lying here in a pool of blood
I swear on my honor
Where is he?
Next time swear on something of worth
The place was cleaner than the Governor's China
I looked like the village idiot
What did you do with the bodies?
What body?
Your Eminence, High Inquisitor
What can the law do for you?
We heard about your conversation with the Duchess
Seems that you have
Quite a prolific Imagination
The Inquisition has no jurisdiction over this matter
There is no matter
Other than the amount of time that you spent in the tavern
Not the place for an officer of the law
Doesn't enhance your ability to see things clearly
Donoso
So I had never seen anything like that
Tell us more
Ruy, please
Don't scare the children
We want to know
Father, please
Alright
So
Anything to eat, my Lady?
Soup
And stop addressing me
As my Lady
Nice to see you, Ruy
I was starting to forget
what you looked like
I was working until very late
It's become a habit with you
To be working till very late
And what was
That ruckus?
Time for bed
You should go
Good night, my angels
We found the bodies of a Nobleman, his mistress
And his guards A bloodbath
And when I came back with the widow
It was like nothing ever happened
Maybe you were not in a state to know what was real
You say there was a mistress
Perhaps they were covering everything up
To avoid a scandal
Who was the alleged victim?
The Duke of Santa Fe
What's wrong?
Um...Nothing
I have no appetite
Help me to my room
Out of the way
Stop in the name of God
Heretics
Eminence
This is a sacred place
The Governor
Ahh
That's a fine conveyance
Benefit of the new post?
Indeed
And how are your crop of heretics this year?
I expect a good harvest
Today we remember
The sufferings of our Savior
Why was he crucified?
Who sent him without mercy
To the cruelest of deaths?
Countess Jaramillo
It is always a pleasure
to see our most gorgeous citizen
Duchess Santa Fe, my dear
How is my good friend the Duke?
I hope he is not indisposed
Oh no, not at all
He is in perfect health
And sends you his warmest regards
She surely wouldn't be smiling If something had happened
As I was saying, who sent our Lord
To the cruelest of deaths?
The Jews
Where are you going?
The sermon isn't over
It's the same story every Sunday
The coming of the kingdom of heaven
Stopping heresy
Is the responsibility of the entire
Good morning
Countess Jaramillo
My Lady
May we talk in private?
We are in the house of God
Speak freely
Why isn't your husband with you?
He's a busy man
First time he has missed Sunday mass
I hope all is well with him
He's fine
He's on a trip
He left to oversee his estates
When was the last time you saw him?
This morning
We had breakfast before he departed
Did he seem anxious?
For heaven's sake
My husband is a pillar of our community
I would like to continue
If our Honorable Sheriff has no objection
Do not ever forget
Send in the the boy
Hurry
Has the letter D any special meaning to you?
It's the 4th letter in the Alphabet
Nothing else?
Nothing
Why are you lying to me?
How dare you?
I told you, he is on a trip Inspecting his mines
His lands
My love I arrived safely
I miss you
Ha
Ruy, my wife will kill me
3rd time this week someone threw up on my clothes
4th You stay past closing time,alright?
Yeah
Alright, Guv'ner
The Inquisitor's garden
The letter
Count Jaramillo
Donoso, open up
Donoso
I need to speak to Donoso
He's not here
He hasn't come home, my Lord
Countess Jaramillo does not receive anyone at this hour
Leave, or I will call the guards
That won't be necessary
This is too much, Ruy
What about the necklace?
Did I imagine it?
Anyone could have stolen that necklace
To pretend he was dead even you
I saw him
You're obviously mistaken
You think I would not recognize
The man who stole you away from me?
Prove me wrong
He's engaged on business
Overseeing his merchandise
Carmen, your husband is dead
Stop
You cannot go in there
Stay away
I'm sorry
I tried to
I don't know what you're trying to achieve, but
what a pleasant surprise
Your duty is to assure the purity of our faith
Mine is
You are here to discuss the separation
between church and state
Interesting concept
Come another day and we will discuss it in depth
2 prominent Nobles have been murdered
And do you have any proof that those murders have occurred?
And don't tell me that you saw the bodies
That taking of strong drink is a sin
It alters perception
My officers saw the first victims
And would you be willing to stake your life
on their testimony?
Cat got your tongue?
You have spoken to them
I have no reason to speak to your men
We were all in church
when the Duchess read out the letter from her husband
You know as well as I do that anyone could have written it
Oh, I see
So you Imagine
some elaborate conspiracy
the workings of a nameless cabal, no doubt
Beautiful
Beautiful Indeed
It belonged to Count Jaramillo
It's still covered in his blood
I'm sure the Count
will reappear any day now
and put an end to your fantasy
My son, we are very busy doing God's work
researching the purity
of all our great families
If you wish to steal
my precious time again be certain that the subject
Is worthy of my attention
You are concealing a serious crime
You'll have to explain yourself for--
what?
You dare threaten me?
Perhaps you've been gone for so long
that you've forgotten how things work
Guards
Give me back the necklace
God go with you, my son
My child
I have another errand
Count Jaramillo
Donoso
Come here
Where were you last night?
Someone killed Count Jaramillo
Where were you?
Here comes Count Jaramillo
Ya
Get him Get him
Ruy, people are talking
They're saying all sorts of things about your behavior
I just don't want it to reach our children
I'm just doing my job
You cannot dismiss what others think
Oh, I wish you would've stayed in Antwerp
Why are you obsessing over this?
I was given a great opportunity
Sheriff of my home town
And I have become a joke
What are you talking about?
People look me in the eye and lie without fear
My men follow someone else's orders
These are difficult times
People just want to protect themselves
If there is no law, there is no order
If I fail everything falls apart
Ruy, no one expects so much of you
Exactly
Isabel
If I were murdered
Don't talk like that
Could you continue with your life as if nothing had happened?
If you or the children were gone
nothing would matter to me anymore
Why are the widows not crying for justice?
have you been here all night, sir?
If I may ask
what is my Lordship doing?
Searching
Everyone is pretending nothing happened
Even the widows
You surely cannot believe they're Involved
They're ladies
What books are these, my Lord?
Treaties on the lineage of the Noble families of Spain
Since when has my Lordship become interested
In the subject?
Friar Anselmo is interested in the murders
The Inquisition is obsessed
With the origin of every family
I needed a place to start
They're not dated
What are we talking about My Lord?
The paintings. And they all seem to be in the same style
which is strange, since some of the people must be dead for over a century
Rich or poor, we all love our children
It is the most powerful force of nature
The Sheriff is here
Countess Jaramillo I need you to explain
Certain irregularities
These are treaties on the lineage of all Spanish Nobility
I searched the Santa Fe family
Their name doesn't appear once
Strange for such a prominent family, don't you think?
It's not my business
You should ask them
Then I searched
your and your husband's name
Both supposedly linked to the Royal Family
What do you mean by supposedly?
Not a thing
Our origin is impeccable
500 years of Noble blood
Just look at all these portraits
Yes, I was just discussing them
With my assistant
Such vibrant colors
They don't seem to have been affected by time
We had an artist replicate the originals
Why change the old ones for new?
I can just imagine
how unforgettable the originals must be
May I see them?
They are in my husband's Palace in Madrid
How do you explain your absence from these books?
The day you intend to do a serious search
Please consult reputable books
Not these libels
These are the most recognized on the subject matter
If I may intercede, sir
I do have to agree with The Countess
The quest for an honorable lineage has become
a lucrative business
I will have to take you
to a Benedictine monk a friend of mine
who has manuscripts of true worth
Here they are The Magnum treaty on Genealogy
Even Friar Anselmo uses it for his work
Which names are you looking for?
Santa Fe and Jaramillo
Here it is
Duke José de Santa Fe
Count of Siguenza
I know his titles
What's his ancestry?
An Illustrious name
Son of Duke Roberto de Santa Fe
and Lady Infanta de Alba
Grandson of Don José de Santa Fe and..
Impossible
I couldn't find a thing
Show me the Count and Countess
Count Raul de Jaramillo
Son of Pablo de Jaramillo
And Duchess Sofia Henares
1st cousin to the King
Alright Alright
Should I continue?
I see you are with your old demons
I thought I had found something
But it was taken right out of my hands
Sleep
A tired soul never finds its way
Mother, I was born here
Yet I feel like a total stranger
When you left
You were barely a man
You've come back with a beautiful wife
Children
Now the town's Sheriff
Of course many resent you
I feel there is a secret language
That I simply cannot decipher
My son
If I ask you
For an account of our family history
I've told you your lineage
A hundred times
De Mendoza of Tovar Dukes of Cadiz
Alright
I know it by heart
Then why ask?
We come from low Noble birth
Yet we know every detail of our past
The Jaramillos and the Santa Fe's
Both of high renown
were not included in many books on the subject
Why are you searching for things that are none of your business?
Every aspect of this affair is my business
Then search in books of worth
Go to the Benedictine Friars
That's what Donoso said
And?
As if we had 2 versions of history
How can both of you be so sure
that those are the accurate books
and not the others?
It's obvious that your deputy and I
are seriously interested in our past
You should learn from him
There we go again The secret language
Suddenly everyone is an expert
in Genealogy
Our origin is everything
He's discovered books that should not even exist
Books that could destroy our plans
Books that could fall into dangerous hands
Like that disgusting zealous little priest
And what do you propose we do?
Do you forget the world in which we live?
We may use the lists to protect ourselves
But they could just as easily be used against us
And with terrible consequences
You will do as I say
what are you doing, my Lord?
The books The books
Fire! Fire!
Thank you
Where are you going, my Lord?
To see the Governor
A swine
A donkey
A frog
A cat
That's a nice cat
Ah, my son
What can we do for you?
My Lord
You look absolutely dreadful
Where have you been?
Ah, here we are Here we are
Come on, come on, come on, boys
Ah, yes Duck a l'orange
Yes, and quail Very good
Come on, let me see the other
Let me see the other
Let me see, boy Let me see
Oh yes, sea bass
Yes, langoustine and lobster
Monica...get off
Monica, I mean
you are being very conservative today, aren't you?
Tell the chef that you disapprove of his selection
No, no, no It doesn't matter
My Lord sit, sit, sit
Prepare a place for our Honorable Sheriff
Thank you, my Lord
but I've eaten
Sit. Good Sit, sit, sit
Come on
What are you waiting for?
Give him a taste of everything
A cow
My Lord
You'll have to speak louder
I'm a little hard
of hearing
My Lord, something is
have you tried the duck?
quack, quack quack, quack
I mean, it's not bad
for a boring recipe
Delicious
And the truffles
Like angel food
Ahh
Like angel food
Oh, I love your sense of humor
You must come more often
The court can be so boring
My Lord, something terrible is happening
Is it
Unpleasant?
I'm afraid so
Tragic?
Bloody?
Yes, my Lord
Oh, then spare me
I dislike hearing unpleasant news
while I'm eating
Eternal death
Oh
Isn't he the grandest?
But your Excellency
But I'm trying to eat
But I'm being blocked by
Look, I appointed you Sheriff
Do your job
And leave me in peace
The Sheriff has finished his meal
Out, out, take him out
A Jew
No, no, no
No, no, I don't like that
A fornicating monkey
And now fornicate with Lord Tomas
No, No
Open up
Open the door
Open Please
Coward
View this a warning
An example to all ye who remain
Unfaithful to Christ
Heretic
Every Sunday, we remember sufferings of our Savior
Why was he crucified?
Who sent him without mercy
To the cruelest of deaths?
As I was saying
Who sent our Lord
To the cruelest of deaths?
The Jews
Followers of a false faith
who are willing to sacrifice everyone
And everything in order to prevent
The coming of the kingdom of heaven
We have barely spoken since you came back
Now this attention
I feel flattered
Ana de Toledo
1510 to 1529
So young
What do you think killed her?
Unrequited love?
She was a prostitute and She was murdered
By her customer, the then Mayor
My explanation is more romantic
You only see the rational side of things
Shameful, isn't it?
What has happened to you?
You used to be so creative seductive
Someone brought me down to earth
Do you know anyone whose name starts
With the letters D and E?
Desdemona Deborah
Deus
She seems to be yearning for something
Imagine despair creeping in
It slowly devouring your will, your soul
Afraid this could happen to you
Being madly in love without reciprocity?
I'm happily married Thank you
Ironic, isn't it?
The worst loneliness is being with someone
Yet feeling completely alone
The letters D
or E
Defeat
Desire
Demon
You seem to be playing children's games
I used to like them too
Remember?
Just what game are we Involved in?
They say this statue performs miracles
It can make your fantasies come true
What is your most secret fantasy?
Getting a straight answer
Such a waste of a miracle
I have means to make people talk
You have definitely lost your touch
My fantasy is more involved
You wish to know?
I long ago stopped caring
We are in a sacred place
Lying is a sin
And we are at war
The destiny of our souls is at stake
There may have been an attempt on the Governor's life
You can't go in Sheriff He is not well
You may go. You may go. Yes
I'm sorry I told them not to come in
It does not matter You may leave
Yes, my Lord
You are concerned about my health How kind
It's nothing to worry about It was just an accident
An accident?
Yes. I was wounded by a couple of my guards on my way to church
They were testing out new weapons but recoil took them by surprise
This is a serious matter. I ask you permission to talk to your guards
Ahh Just in time. I was beginning to get depressed
I want you to be a sheep A sheep
Maa Maa A bit higher
Maa Maa
Your Excellency, please
Oh very well. You may talk to them And then not another word, is that clear?
Yes, my Lord
You may go
Go, go, go. See the Sheriff off Go on, bite him. Go on, see him off
That's enough
No one bothered to clean up this time They even left the bullets
you wanted to speak with us?
Yes, the bullet went over this wall?
Yes
You consider yourself a Marksman?
We practice continually
Show me
Let me try
You must keep your feet planted
Do you need anything else?
I would like to talk to the guards who were protecting the Governor
What are you looking for?
The bullet the guard just shot There it is
How do we know this bullet is the one he just shot and not one from the other day?
This is the one I shot. This is the one I just found. Identical
These are the ones I found earlier next to the bloodstains
Not the same size
You think it wasn't an accident?
The guards were sent with the gold envoy to the Capital
Great portrait, isn't it?
My appearance. Handsome couple Don't you think?
I see your health is improving
Yes, yes, yes. As I told you It was just a foolish accident
Some things Indicate otherwise
Oh, come come come. I mean, why would anyone want to harm me?
I'm convinced it was a conspiracy What your guard said made no sense
And the bullets they used are not like those at the crime scene
Then your bodyguards disappeared before I could talk to them
My dear boy you're beginning to tire me I mean, you're worse than my Jester
These are my best men. I sent them with the gold envoy like I do every month
If they are your best men Why part from them now?
Well why not?
Because someone has killed the Duke of Santa Fe
And the Count of Jaramillo
For heaven's sake
Well, jump, juggle
do something
Anything
They were butchered like dogs
They carved gruesome letters on their chests
Shh Shh Shh
Why have I not been informed of this?
I was trying to tell you the other day
It's scandalous
Why have the widows not come to me?
I think they are afraid
Afraid?
Citizens of such prominence should have nothing to fear
That's why I brought you all the way
From that godforsaken city someone with an objective eye
So clean up this mess or face the consequences
I am being stopped by a wall of silence
The widows pretend nothing has happened
Even Friar Anselmo is
Friar Anselmo
Take me to my bed
4 are dead already
And 2 of them were part of us
We cannot afford to wait any longer
And that bothersome Sheriff
Is asking very annoying questions
And what if, one day That good-for-nothing Sheriff
Finds the list?
Then what?
He could figure it all out
The secret could be exposed
It could destroy everyone
If you will do nothing about it
Then we will have to
Just what would you do?
Would you be willing to stain your princely little hands?
None of you
None of you have the courage to see this business through
So much at stake
And yet you tremble like chickens before a fox
What do we do
About the others on the list?
They're terrified
Who knows what they'll do to protect themselves
Wouldn't it be better to alert them of what's truly going on?
What do you care whether others live or die?
You want to share the spoils?
No one outside this room knows
Who the bloodshed is directed at
They only know what I tell them
In their eyes, I am completely baffled by events
They only know that everything is related to the lists
Which puts the fear of God Into them
It makes those stupid villagers our unsuspecting allies
It makes them help us clean up the mess
And keeps them silent
Duchess Santa Fe
The letter
where is it? Where is it?
Damn It isn't here
Come on
Get them out of here
Get these bodies out of here now
Clean up all the blood
Everything
You called for me
My Lord?
Yes
Lovely morning, don't you think?
Beautiful
Sit
Why do you ask, sir?
Why shouldn't I?
You didn't wake up In the middle of the night
did you?
Why would I?
If you have a clear conscience
You sleep like a child
Isn't that so?
How many years have you been working for me?
3
How many times have you saved my life?
2, 3
It is an honor to
How many?
At least 4
Well, I'm going to Grant you an opportunity
to save your own life
I believe you were looking for this
I..I..don't know
what that is
I saw you searching the bodies
I heard you giving the orders
I have other means to make you talk
Please
Don't ask anymore
For my sake
For our sake
Maybe these names
Will refresh your memory
Francisco Orosol
Levi Ben Toroba
Where are you going?
Are you ready to talk?
Sancho, Javier
Arrest him
For God's sake, surrender
No
Please don't
No
I'm not hungry
Get my room ready
Ruy
Life must go on
How dark must a secret be for a man to kill himself
Rather than speak?
It means he fears something more than death
What can someone fear
more than death?
So many things
Are these worth dying for?
Have you seen these before?
People don't die like this for nothing
There are some mysteries that should not be uncovered
My duty is to find the truth
Your duty
Is to protect your family
You too
Tell me what you know
Stop searching
The devil may appear in your path
It's too late
The devil has already awakened in me
Not even Friar Anselmo can stop me now
Stop blaming Friar Anselmo
Then who should I blame?
Please help me
My dear child
If I knew anything
I would tell you
Then why the riddles?
I'm old
I've seen a lot of evil in my days
Can you forgive me?
what was that all about?
I was trying to figure out
what could someone fear more than death?
Obvious
Death and pain to their family
What are you doing here?
You are not welcome
Your manners
Ask him in
Graciela, our duty is to find the truth
If he had told me everything nothing would have happened
My God
You cannot be that simple
Please forgive her
She's understandably upset
Of course
Would you like to join us?
We were eating
One thing I miss from my childhood is good ham
Do you mind if I eat some?
Please do
What can I do for you?
What was your son afraid of?
I don't understand
Has the Inquisition anything against you?
Absolutely not
Against him? Of course not
He was the perfect Christian
Well, he obviously had something to hide
I have nothing to tell you
Just like your son
Taking your secret
To the grave
I'm surprised You're threatening me
No, I just would like to know what could be worse than death
Many things
That's what my mother said
But I think my wife was right
The only thing worse than death
Is death and pain to your family
I'm convinced
He killed himself to protect you
You told me the thing you miss the most from your childhood
Was the ham
No
Don't
I've understood
Are you going to denounce us?
You have 2 days to leave the province
Thank you, Don Ruy
What sins have you committed?
I granted pardon to a family of heretics
What are you talking about?
What is my true duty
To be a Sheriff or a Christian?
Both are the same duty
It isn't as clear to me
As Sheriff, I must protect law-abiding citizens
And punish criminals
As a Christian
You must denounce those who break the laws of our faith
Even if they haven't committed a crime?
Heresy is a crime before God
Before the church and before society
What if these heretics go to church, pay their alms
Contribute to our community
The only crime being their roots?
Who are you talking about?
You must tell me if you have discovered
A nest of heathens
What are we supposed to do with them?
Be ruthless
Heresy tarnishes everything
Tell me their names
It is your duty
Good night, father
Why aren't you sleeping?
I discovered why Donoso was afraid to talk
You don't trust me
Him and his family are of Jewish blood
How do you know?
Donoso's father
Prepared a ham dish
He ate everything but the ham
You know Jewish people's regulation against eating pork
Did you talk to the priest?
What did he tell you?
That a murderer of heretics
Would be rewarded in heaven
He's right
Heresy is the worst of sins
Worse than murder?
Without a doubt
My duty is to society not to the church
How can you separate one from the other?
Let's sleep
We'll talk tomorrow to the priest
It will clear your heart and soul
You sleep
I'll take a walk
How can I cheer you up?
Have a drink with me
Oh no, My wife doesn't like
what the hell?
That's tough losing your friend like that
Who would have ever guessed?
You think I am a good Sheriff?
You remember when we were children?
You were accused of stealing a gold coin
They belted you yet you didn't squeal
You took the punishment to protect me
To my best friend
The best Sheriff the village has ever had
And my best customer
No
Friendship is more healing than wine
Count of Vallegos
And Salvatierra
What do you want, Count Vallegos?
It is not me
It's the name of the owner of the necklace
If I were here to kill you
I would have done it when you were not looking
Or the other night
When I left you that nice reminder on your neck
Why haven't you killed me?
No one has ordered me to
Who ordered you to kill the others?
Why don't we chat more comfortably?
Wine?
Is Friar Anselmo behind this?
We can't talk with our throats dry
Have some Brandy
I don't drink with murderers
I see
You drink with Counts
Dukes, priests And other nefarious types
Yet will not drink with a humble, hard-working
Hungarian mercenary
At least sit down
Spare me a neck ache
Your stubborn research has stepped on too many toes
The other night
I hoped to leave you a lasting Impression
That would stop you
But nothing seems to be enough
If I were in your shoes
I would desist
I could have you arrested and tortured
Yes
But first you would have to catch me
Second, I would die before saying a word
Not to protect anyone
but because if I would talk I would be killed anyway
And by far more brutal means than you could dream of
And last but not least
It still wouldn't do any good
I am just a mercenary hired job by job
Whoever is behind this would simply hire someone else
Delicious
Why the cruelty?
We all have our unique way of expressing ourselves
Some paint
Some compose
Others
It was Indeed a pleasure
What do the letters mean?
I would love to take credit for that great detail
But must admit
I was simply ordered to do as told
Before I forget
You have annoyed too many people
You should check on your family
Isabel?
Sheriff
May the devil destroy you
And your family
You can pick up the money this afternoon
What money?
Half of the estate of these heretics
It's your reward for denouncing them
I did not denounce anyone
If more families were like yours
We would soon be rid
Of every hidden criminal
What will happen to them?
That's Friar Anselmo's business
Your soul is free of sin
I did my duty
In the name of the entire family
This is just a taste
Where is it?
Perhaps this would be more convincing
Release them
How dare you Interrupt the sacred business
Of the Inquisition?
Let me go
No
You murdered her
Please escort our dear Sheriff
From the chamber
Will you walk out with him father?
Let's see if you'll be
a little more willing to let me know where the list is
Please, Sheriff, No You cannot go in
Sheriff, please
We need to talk
You don't need to leave
Weren't you here to talk?
So talk
Do you recognize any name?
No
You're lying
I know it has something to do with your husband's death
And with the
Is that why you're really here?
It was very difficult
For me when you went away to Salamanca
Carmen, people are dying over this
You broke my heart
I broke?
You were engaged a week after I was sent away
Why are we talking about this?
You didn't even say good-bye
Such a passionate romance
And not one word
You broke our Engagement
wouldn't return my letters
Stop playing stupid games
What happened to you?
Nothing
What do you think you're doing?
Shh
Be still
What's in this list?
You spy on me when I bathe in the forest
You storm into my house My bedroom
Tell me
You spend years
looking at me with longing and desire
Yet when I finally open Myself to you
You push me away
All those years
Of forbidden desire Of yearning stares
Were they a lie?
Why are you toying with my heart?
No Enough
Don't do it
Please don't
What's this key for?
You know where I found this one?
On the Duchess' body
Could it have anything to do with her death?
What do these keys open?
Thou shall leave the city
That saw you be born and never look back
Lest thou wish to be consumed by the fire
Of the gentile enemy
But thou shalt
Keep the key to your home so you may return
Should the Messiah come among us
And restore the faith
What is this?
That is just a meaningless saying my father used to say
Why would it read
Should the Messiah come and not
Should he come again?
This key doesn't open
Any door in this Palace or the entire Province
Why would I keep such a key?
As a keepsake of a beautiful house
You were forced to abandon
To avoid being consumed by the fire of the gentile enemy
What are you talking about?
I know now why you're hiding Your husband's death
Why you fear Friar Anselmo
The priest told me
A murderer of heretics would be rewarded in heaven
If I were you, I would do exactly what you're doing
You have gone mad
What city are you from?
What synagogue did your family attend?
What do you want from me
Money, my Palace?
Just the truth
You're calling me a heretic
You're pushing me into The jaws of hell
I don't care
If you change your sheets on Fridays
If you don't eat flesh with milk
I just want to know who is behind the murders
Get out now
I will find out the truth
Does he have the list?
Damn it
Does he have it or not?
Nothing
Jewish heritage in the Spanish Kingdom
Ehesei
Prominent Jewish family from the Kingdom of Aragon
Advisors to King Fernando
Friar Gonzalez?
Let's get out of here
Why?
Why did I save you?
Because someone ordered me to
My employer wants to see you
I will not speak to Friar Anselmo
You really think we've become friends?
Close, but not quite
Come on
We don't have all night
I thought Friar Anslemo
Was behind the murders
Him?
Such an elaborate plan?
Preposterous
Lots of people are dying over this list
What's in it?
It has Information that could make you
The most powerful man in the Empire
All I know is that it contains the names
Of Spanish Jewish families
Checkmate
I've seen these books
You remember your friend Donoso?
Look for his origin in both books
Jewish families are excluded from books on Noble lineage
Donoso Cabral son of Ramiro de Carraras
And Lady Francisca del Piero
Now read the other one
Nothing
In 1492 Our blessed Monarchs decreed
That all Jews be banished from the Empire
Jews were given 3 months to convert or leave
2 years later those who had converted
Were forbidden to hold any Influential positions
Under penalty of death
So what could Jews do to stay alive
To keep all they had worked for?
Only one way
By hiding their origin
It was then that hundreds of books were commissioned
With a new history of prominent Jewish families
Thus, there were 2 versions of history
This book relates the true history
And this one
Well, shall we say it is the creation
Of Inventive minds
And your name your Excellency?
Is it in one of those books?
Oh, yes
Hmm Look for Friar Anselmo
Why do you think that he's such a brutal persecutor of heretics?
To save his skin of course
To hide his own Jewish blood
Just like Torquemada who created the Inquisition
Despicable Indeed
Give me your list
Come on
Now follow me
A group of Influential people offered King Fernando
A substantial ransom
The largest ever offered for a King
The money was good, but he had other reasons as well
You see, The King himself
Had Jewish blood
He had a little bit of heart left
For his own kind
On this list, every family wrote their Jewish name
This one, The king himself gave them each a new name
A Christian name thus giving us new life
When the King died
There was a witch hunt
Hundreds were burned at the stake
Including my parents
Their only crime Having Jewish blood
Those of us who survived
Looked for refuge from all the madness
Come here, Sheriff
Help me spread these out
Small Provincial city
Far removed from the eye of God
The perfect hiding place
And why not emigrate together?
What could be safer than to live among one's own kind?
My Dear Sheriff when you attend mass
Nearly everyone is on these lists
Except that zealot little priest
And why deploy the persecution among yourselves?
When you reach the top Others want a piece of the cake
And they can bring you down
Simply by denouncing your origin
These were once the lists of life
Now they are the scrolls of blackmail
And death
I have been appointed Governor
A very powerful and profitable position
If the truth were known about my origin
I would not only lose my wealth
Just like my parents before me
I would be burnt at the stake
Who's blackmailing you?
Could be anyone on the list
Why not give them what they want?
My parents complied
with all that was asked of them
I've been complying since I was a child
Enough is enough
After this one It'll be another and another
I will not be a slave
So you're murdering the people on the list one by one
When you play chess you cannot hesitate
To take their Bishops Towers, their King
Why is everybody keeping me from the truth?
Because a serious Investigation
would reveal the truth about everybody
We'd all be damned
If my Investigation is so dangerous
why haven't you killed me?
Look
For your family's name
De Mendoza
Now look for your Jewish family name
De Cordoba
Now look for mine
De Cordoba
Come with me
This is your mother
My sister
My dear Ruy
You are my only heir
That is why I made you Sheriff
What better ally than family?
You do the right thing and then one day
All of this will be yours
Friar Anselmo knows who you are and that you have the list
He will not stop until he has destroyed you
And your children our entire family
You must finish what I have started
So you expect me to kill everyone on the list?
If you want your children to survive, yes
This is madness
I would have to answer to someone
Yes, to the highest authority in the Province, Me
My dear boy, I wanted to tell you this when you were a child
But your stubborn mother had other ideas
You didn't know who you were
Or where you came from
Now I've given you back your roots
And a duty, The salvation of your family, our family
You know the only good thing
About our having to forget our origins
Is that we can enjoy shrimp
Lobster and good wine
Why did you order the letters D E I R
to be carved on the victims?
I ordered the Latin words Dies Irae
You must have missed a few murders
Day of Wrath and doom Impending
Heaven and Earth
In ashes ending
I have wanted to scream this out loud
ever since I realized that to be born a Jew
Was crime enough to be killed
I wanted to write it In Hebrew, but even now
I must hide in the language of my oppressors
Let's hope that you don't find yourself soon
In the need to scream the same
Isabel?
I talked to Lord Francisco
Is it true?
He kept our portraits
I kept the key
We all have one of these
Old, rusty
It's the key
to everything we left behind
Our house, our Identity
Why didn't you tell me before?
I wanted to keep you away from it all
The less you knew, the better
That's why I sent you away for years
why you couldn't marry Carmen
She knew
You didn't
You made me live a lie
Life is worth 1,000 times more than the truth
My Lord
The mistress, The children
The Inquisition took them away
No, Ruy Ruy
No one is truly to blame for this
Not your Uncle Not even Friar Anselmo
Then who?
The brutal persecution of others against us
It turned brother against brother
Children against their parents
No
Anselmo
Anslemo
We've been waiting for you
It's time to answer to your peers
I'm not afraid to do so
I'm an honest man
If I were you I'd be frightened
Even of my own shadow
Your meddling
Has threatened the well-being of this community
Innocent people
caught up in a world where the greedy
will use any means to satisfy their base desire
You'll never find the lists If you kill me
Never
I knew you could destroy us all
Once you found them
Your family has always
Wanted to use that knowledge against the rest of us
They'll do you no good when you're dead
But they will surely harm you
I made sure, If I die
They go to the priest
the only one who doesn't know about them
Isn't that so?
He's bluffing
His family is on the lists
Are you willing to stake your life on it
And the life of your children?
Harm me and it will happen as I say
And your wife and your children will pay
He may shoot one of us but that will be all
I'm sorry...my children
What has he been telling you
that all this bloodshed is only
because of the lists?
Has he told you
what really started all of it?
What are you talking about?
Don't listen to him
He's just trying to confuse you
Tell them everything
Tell them about the Governor
Tell them about your
Kill him
But you've killed one of us
You Idiot
He'll be the death of us all
After him
Don't let him get away
Shoot him
Seize him Seize him
A fitting end
Buried alive
Wake up
This place is pest Infected
We must clean him up
Ruy
I knew..I knew this had to be a mistake
Shhh
Listen Listen
Where are the children?
It was horrible
Friar Anselmo said you had Jewish blood
But it's all over
We can go home
We can't
Friar Anselmo didn't lie
No
Shhh
No, it's not true
It's not possible
Calm down
Why didn't you tell me this before?
I didn't know it myself
My children
They're tainted
Be quiet
The guards will hear us
They must be cleansed Stop it
Your origin must be cleansed
Shh Shhh
Are you crazy?
Calm down
No
My children will not live in heresy
Be quiet
You're putting us in danger
Isabel
Shh
Isabel No No
We must go
No, No, No
Come on
My angels
Never again
Take them to her room
New
You can go with her
Should I kill everyone on the list?
Just those directly involved in the blackmail
What will prevent the rest
from falling on you with furious vengeance?
Pray that my mercy may create
a new understanding between us all
And if not?
There is no way out
I would be hunted like a dog
and so would my children
I'll embrace my past live a double life
It will have to be
as it was always meant to be
Your origin protected by my origin
your secret protected by my secret
Oh
Corpus Christi
Baruch ata adonai
Do you solemnly swear to be the core of a good Christian family?
I do
Eloheynu melech haolam
In nomine patris et filii
et spiritus sancti
Amen
Please accept my gift in honor of your wedding
and an expression of our new found friendship
My Lord, may this deepen
the strength of our new covenant
My Lord
Excellency
My Lord
Your Excellency
My Lord
Excellency
My Lord
Your Excellency
Eloheynu melech haolam
Shehakol barah lichvodo