MEDICI // 1X03-1X04 (Pestilence - Judgement Day)

S1, Ep3
Pestilence
Albizzi has managed to foment the citizenry against Cosimo,accusing him of the crime of usury.When Cosimo learns of the situation, he decides to return to Florence. Albizzi then invents a ploy to get Cosimo arrested and held for trial.

S1, Ep4
Judgement Day
From prison, Cosimo asks Contessina to try bribing a member of the Signoria, to buy votes in his favor. Albizzi starts poisoning Cosimo's food through his prison guard. Contessina negotiates exile rather than the death penalty.

EPISODE 3

The Medici take refuge in the country to avoid contagion, but Marco stays in
Florence to investigate the Corona, a family that seems to have something to
do with Giovanni’s murder. Shortly after breaking into their palazzo and
finding the couple both dead of the plague, Marco hears that some men are
dismantling the dome piece by piece. Albizzi has managed to foment the
citizenry against Cosimo and his project, accusing him of the crime of usury.
When Cosimo learns of the situation, he decides to return to Florence, even
though his mother PICCARDA has come down with the plague. Cosimo
succeeds in saving the dome, which is still under construction, by turning the
cathedral into an emergency hospital. However, in the meantime, in addition
to Piccarda, the baby Lucrezia was carrying also dies. Albizzi then invents a
ploy to get Cosimo arrested and held for trial.

EPISODE 4

Albizzi accuses Cosimo before the Signoria of wanting to be the city’s
dictator, and the trial begins. In Palazzo Medici, they are discussing what
can be done, and Lorenzo thinks of resorting to force. From prison, Cosimo
asks Contessina to try bribing a member of the Signoria, to buy votes in his
favor. Meanwhile, Piero seeks proof to exonerate his father from the
accusation of usury. However, the situation worsens when Albizzi starts
poisoning Cosimo’s food through his prison guard. Next, Lorenzo appears
with an army outside the walls of the city. He and condottiero SFORZA are
prepared to set Florence on fire if Cosimo is not released! Cosimo finds out
what is happening and is willing to risk his life so that his family does not
lose Florence, but Contessina goes against his wishes and negotiates exile
rather than the death penalty, in exchange for the withdrawal of the troops.