The Borgias

Pope Alexander (Jeremy Irons) fights for his life.

Pope Alexander tasks Cardinal Sforza with initiating an inquisition.

Alfonso abandons Lucrezia alone on their wedding night.

Newly appointed Cardinal Farnese (Cyron Melville) - promoted at the request of his sister Giulia (Lotte Verbeek) - is placed in the Treasury and quickly discovers Versucci's theft. Micheletto (Sean Harris) is sent to find the wayward Cardinal.

Lucrezia plots against King Ferdinand.

Alexander agrees to Cesare's plan to destroy the Sforza dynasty.

Cesare burns Constanzo's palace - and the Cardinal with it - in order to contain the plague, while Micheletto is love struck with the beautiful young Pascal. Lucrezia, aware that the political wind has changed towards France and away from Naples, seeks a Neapolitan power base for herself and her family.

Pilgrims are flooding to Rome for the Jubilee year celebrations, and the Spear of Longinus is the centerpiece of the show. However Catherina Sforza has a plan to frustrate Alexander's lucrative festival. Across the sea in Kefalonia, the Turkish fleet is destroyed by Mattai's (Brendan Cowell) Jewish contacts - Alexander shows his gratitude with a Bull exempting the community from taxes.

Devastated by his betrayal by Pascal, Micheletto kills his lover and subsequently disappears. Devastated by the loss of his loyal lieutenant, Cesare races to Naples to rescue Lucrezia, but she has already escaped her captors - with the aid of a sleeping potion.

Cesare vows that Lucrezia will now be his for good.