His eldest son Federico lies that his father has already left while Giovanni escapes through a hidden passage. Suddenly, Antonio Maffei and several guards arrive at the house, asking for Giovanni. He confesses to her his fear that the Duke of Milan's assassination was merely the start of a conspiracy, and that the next blow will strike Florence he fears for the safety of de'Medici, his allies and himself. Giovanni returns home to Florence, where his wife tens to his wounds. Giovanni manages to fight off the attackers, but his hidden blade is broken and he is struck in the chest with a throwing knife by Borgia, who uses the distraction to escape. When Giovanni refuses, Borgia orders his men to attack. Inside, Borgia reveals that he knows Giovanni's name, and invites him to join the Templars and live to see 'a new world'. After Borgia leaves, Giovanni follows him to St Peter's Basilica. The pair discuss the fact that Lorenzo de' Medici is unwilling to bend to the Pope's authority when Borgia suggests using force, the Pope agrees to support his plot to restore order in Florence. Borgia goes straight to the Vatican and gives the letter to Pope Sixtus IV. Giovanni arrives in Rome and delivers the letter, which is passed through the crowd until it reaches Borgia. Back in Venice, Rodrigo Borgia and his allies meet to formulate their next move, and pray "May The Father of Understanding be with us!" while arranging their swords in a familiar symbol (confirming they are Templars). Giovanni volunteers for the mission and departs for Rome. At the palace, Uberto claims they were unable to decode the letter, and therefore the only way to see who it is intended for is to deliver it personally. Ezio is confused as to why his father must leave so late in the night, and asks to go with him, but Giovanni refuses. After deciphering it, Uberto orders Maffei to summon Giovanni and Lorenzo, and not to tell anyone of the letter's contents.īack at his villa, Giovanni enjoys some time with his family when he is summoned by Maffei to the palace. Giovanni returns home while Uberto gets Father Antonio Maffei to decode the letter. He presents the letter to Lorenzo and Uberto Alberti, Florence's Gonfaloniere of Justice, but it is encrypted. Furious, Giovanni takes the letter and returns to Florence.
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Before he can interrogate him, however, the courier commits suicide. The men dispatch a courier to deliver a letter to 'their master' in Rome, whom Giovanni intercepts and overpowers. His investigation leads him to St Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace, where he eavesdrops on a conversation between two men (Silvio and Marco Barbarigo).
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Giovanni arrives in Venice to search for whoever ordered the Duke of Milan's death. In private, he monologues that the Duke's death has robbed Medici of a powerful ally, but that he knows where to find the culprits. Returning home, Giovanni watches his elder sons play chess, and gives some advice to his younger son Ezio.
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After killing the assassins with help from the Duke's guards, Giovanni searches one of the bodies and finds several coins stamped with the coat of arms of Venice.
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Giovanni races to Milan, but fails to prevent the Duke's assassination. The man reveals that the Duke of Milan will be assassinated during the Feast of St Stephen, when the church bell strikes for the twelfth and final time. Giovanni brings the surviving mercenary to Lorenzo de' Medici, who has him tortured for information. Giovanni kills two of the mercenaries and incapacitates the third, but Borgia escapes in the confusion. Outside, he ambushes a party of mercenaries led by Rodrigo Borgia as they attempt to sneak out of the city. From the shadows, he quietly watches his family enjoying themselves at dinner, before departing into the moonlit streets of Florence. In Florence in 1476, the Assassin Giovanni Auditore monologues about the corruption, betrayal and murder hidden behind the enlightenment of the Renaissance, and about his fight to preserve justice, honor, and his family's safety.