The Borgias, Season One

Rodrigo Borgia:
We must get you out of here, before they lock the doors.

Cesare Borgia:
And, so it begins.

Rodrigo Borgia:
You know what to do?

Cesare Borgia:
(exasperated) Yes, Father.

Rodrigo Borgia:
Keep our family safe. Until the new Pope is elected, there can be anarchy in Rome- every faction fighting for its' own candidate. And, if, after the first vote, if the smoke is black-

Cesare Borgia:
(impatiently) As you said, Father- I know what to do. (he tries to walk away, but Rodrigo grabs his shoulder and forces him against the wall)

Rodrigo Borgia:
(quietly) I have waited a lifetime for this moment; we will go over it again. If we fail on the first vote, I will send word-

Cesare Borgia:
On the wings of a dove-

Rodrigo Borgia:
Names, of those Cardinals who need persuading.

Cesare Borgia:
With properties, benifaces, and if need be, gold. (pause) They call that simony, Father.

Rodrigo Borgia:
(waves it aside) God will forgive us, my son. (looks him in the eye) But I will not forgive failure. From you, or your brother. Am I understood?

Cesare Borgia:
(pause) We will not fail you, Father. (Rodrigo nods, then kisses him on the cheeks)

Rodrigo Borgia:
Go, now.