01x08 - Offering

[bunniefuu]

[Nestor] Odysseus!

[dog whimpering]

What did they do to you?

Nothing I won't repay.

I have a message
from your wife, my lord.

What did she say?

She wants to come home.

[Aeneas] The patrols are back.
No sign of him.

[Paris] You think he got out of the city?

[Aeneas] Looks that way.

And once he makes it back to the Greeks,
he'll tell them we have no grain left.

All they have to do is wait.

Then we should attack
when we have the chance.

Have you seen our soldiers?

They can barely lift their swords.

And if we do nothing,

- in two weeks, we'll be starving.
- [Paris] He's right.

Achilles is dead.

This is our chance. We have to take it.

Defending the city is one thing,

attacking their camp is another.

Then what do you suggest, brother?

Perhaps we could negotiate a surrender.

No.

With Achilles dead,

- they'd listen to reason...
- Not while I'm commander.

[baby crying]

You're looking better.

I heard the Greek escaped.

- Yes.
- That's convenient.

[Priam sighs]

Listen...

Don't upset yourself anymore.

You need to look after yourself.

I need someone to hear what I'm saying.

Alexander and Aeneas
will uncover the truth.

You have a duty to your son now.

Pandarus was no traitor.

I know.

That doesn't mean that Helen was.

Tell him.

Tell me what?

[Paris] So, it's decided.

Deiphobus, Aeneas,
and I will launch our offensive.

[Priam] When will you attack?

Dawn. Full as*ault. All our men.

Any news on the Greek prisoner?

We've searched the city.

He's gone.

Do you think he might have had help?

What do you mean?

Well, we were trying
to get information out of him.

Suddenly, he escapes.

His hands were tied,
and yet, he kills a guard.

Who in this room
believes Pandarus was a traitor?

Why else would he hang himself?

What if he didn't?

Ask Adrasteia to come in.

My lord.

[door opens]

[Priam] Don't be frightened.

Tell them what you told me.

Lord Pandarus came to me once
in the widows' quarters.

He asked me to report back anything
Princess Helen said or did.

Did he say why?

[Adrasteia] No, my lord.

And did you obey his command?

He died that night.

Can you explain this?

No, I don't know
what she's talking about.

What is this?

[Paris] What exactly are you suggesting?

If Pandarus was asking questions
before he died,

I think we have a right to know why.

Pandarus was a traitor.

- Was he?
- Yes.

He was.

Helen, come.

We don't have to listen to this.

[door opens]

Ignore them.

They're just frightened.
They'll blame anyone.

Listen.

Don't attack tomorrow.

I need you here.

The longer we wait,
the weaker the men will be.

Just a day or two.

Please.

What difference will that make?

[exhales]

[Hecuba] Do you think
it could be possible?

[sighs] I don't know.

What if we were wrong about her?

What if we've always been wrong?

[Paris] Ready?

It's a good day for it.

Every day is good for k*lling Greeks.

Troilus...

Make sure the men are ready.

Wait for our signal.

Look for any weakness.

I want to focus
all our attack on one point.

[panting]

[Paris] Where the hell have they gone?

Deiphobus.

Go back, get some men. Search the hills.

[Paris] Where are they?

Look.

[handmaiden] Madam!

[Helen] What is it?

The Greeks have gone.

Tell Troilus
to keep the soldiers on the walls.

Keep the people inside
until we know it's real.

Stay back until we know it's safe!

[Aeneas] Alexander!

Alexander!

Help me!

Somebody! Help!

[Deiphobus] Alexander!

Who is he?

Greek.

Found him tied up on the sand.

One more hour,
the tide would have drowned him.

[grunts]

What's your name, Greek?

[grunts]

[Priam] I asked you a question.

Thersites of Odysseus' army.

[Priam] Why did they leave you here?

- [grunts] Menelaus ordered it.
- Why?

[Thersites] I made a joke
as they were getting on board.

What joke?

- I'd rather not say...
- What joke?

I said I hoped his ship
wasn't as leaky as his wife.

Is it true? Huh? Have they gone?

They packed up last night.

Set sail before dawn.

[grunts]

Why did they leave now?

Achilles is dead.

Without him, they're nothing.

Odysseus said he'd had enough.
Wanted to go home, see his wife.

- And Agamemnon?
- Him, too.

Menelaus tried to convince him to stay.
They fought on the beach.

[scoffs] You can guess who won.

And this?

[Thersites] It's an offering

to Poseidon.

Agamemnon's idea.

After what happened on the way here
with his daughter,

he wanted to be sure
the winds would obey.

Open it. See for yourself.

[Priam] Get back!

[Thersites] There's wine as well.

The last of the supplies.

They expected the tide to take it.
They didn't want you to have it.

We should take it into the city.

No! Don't be hasty.

We need food.

Why should they have the gods' blessing?
Let it be ours.

I don't trust him. We should leave it.

All things Greek are cursed.

Let the sea take it.

And lose a month's worth of grain?

No, no. We need it.

The people need it.

They need it.

Father, father,
what if it's not a blessing?

They have taken everything from us.

They've k*lled our men, our children.
They've wrecked our city.

Let's take something of theirs
for a change.

We saw their boats on the ocean.
We've checked the hills.

They've gone.

Let's steal their blessing from them,

and make the gods curse them
and drown them in their boats.

We're taking it in!

[crowd cheering]

[cheering continues]

[Paris] Whoa!

Stop there!

[cheering]

[screams]

[gasping]

[Cassandra] No!

Wait!

[indistinct chatter]

They've gone.

[breathing heavily]

They've really gone.

Ah!

[door closes]

[Priam] Untie his hands.

What's this all about?

[Thersites] I thought we were celebrating.

[Priam] We wanted to ask you
something first.

Achilles stole into the city
one night during the w*r.

He met someone who told him
we were receiving supplies from Cilicia.

How do you know that?

Achilles burned Cilicia to the ground.

k*lled my father.

Who did he meet?

Just tell us the truth, Greek.

[breathing heavily]

Look, all I heard...

It was someone with a grudge.

- A grudge?
- [Thersites] Yeah.

Some lord.

- Lord?
- Yeah.

[Priam] You're sure?

[Thersites] Yeah,
he met Menelaus in Sparta.

Felt underappreciated here apparently.

That's all we needed.

[Paris] We've won.

Your name is cleared.

We can stay here forever.

Menelaus will never touch you again.

Isn't that what you wanted?

More than anything.

Well, then, [chuckles] celebrate it.

Wear your best clothes tonight.

I want you to look like a queen.

[lively music playing]

[laughter]

[laughter]

[people cheering, applauding]

[Priam] I wanted to make
a promise to you tonight.

These years have cost us.

Every family here has lost someone.

My son, Hector,

rests in the tomb just through there.

He won't be forgotten.

No one will. They stay in here.

[sighs] But remembering's not enough.

It's our duty to honor the dead
by rebuilding this city.

And it starts tomorrow.

[people cheering]

We will do it

for every man, woman,
and child that died

so that we could live.

This is our home.

It's in our hearts.

No one can take that away from us.

And no one can defeat us.

- [laughing]
- [people cheering]

Victory and freedom!

[Priam] Victory and freedom!

- [people cheering]
- [lively music playing]

If I misjudged you, forgive me.

You were in grief.

Let's not mention it again.

My son will live in a free city.

I never thought I'd see it.

I'm glad for you.

Your children will, too.

What do you mean?

Oh, come on.

Don't tell me you won't have them.

[lively music continues playing]

[people cheering, applauding]

Now's your chance.

They're waiting.

You know the deal.

They stay safe.

But you go.

Or it all begins again.

What is it?

I can't.

[Thersites] Excuse me?

Please...

Get me out of this.

[chuckling]

Trying the old charm, eh?

I'm a bit thick-skinned for that.

You go now,
or I'll tell them everything.

All your crimes.

I swear by the Gods,
they'll know it all.

[chuckling]

[indistinct chatter]

I have a message from my husband.

You're to report to him
in the palace immediately.

[guard] We're only obeying orders.

You're drunk.

- You're to be replaced.
- We're not drunk, my lady.

We're just... [grunts]

[panting]

[grunting]

You're more beautiful than ever.

You were given my conditions of return?

Yes.

And you accept them?

Where is he?

- Is he celebrating?
- Don't touch him.

No more bloodshed.

You leave Alexander
to lead the city in peace.

Or I'll die here with him.

I accept your conditions.

On my honor.

[Odysseus] There's a boat
waiting in the harbor.

We should go.

Hey, what is it?

[sighs] Don't worry about him.

He's just some Greek soldier
they left behind.

His mouth is false.

[guards chattering indistinctly]

Open the gates, please.

Yes, my lady.

[grunts]

[guard grunts]

[Helen] Let's go.

[army marching]

[Helen] What is that noise?

[army marching]

Oh, no.

No, no, no. No.

[panting]

You swore on your honor!

Thanks to you...

I have no honor left.

Did you ever think
I would let that b*stard live?

Let any of them live?

[screaming] Paris! Paris!

Paris!

[muffled screams]

Here she is, the prize.

Don't touch me!

You have no idea
what you've put us through.

No idea.

Odysseus, please...

Please!

[Helen screaming]

Odysseus, open the upper gate. Let's go.

Keep her here. Surround the city.

- No one leaves.
- [soldier] Yes, sir.

[Cassandra gasping]

Cassandra?

What's wrong?

The Greeks! They're here!

Grab your weapons! Now!

[people clamoring]

[Greek soldier yelling indistinctly]

Aeneas, get my parents and the women
inside the palace. Seal the doors.

You won't hold them here.
We need to find a way out.

The tunnels we dug, open them up.

[Greeks shouting]

[commander] Heave!

The Greek army's in the city.
We need to open up the tunnels.

Where's Alexander?

[Aeneas] He's holding them
as long as he can.

Right. I want a chain of people
bringing the soil out of the tunnels.

Now!

No, I want you safe.

I'm going to join Alexander.
Get me my armor.

[sword piercing]

Everyone, fall back!

We can't hold them here.

Retreat!

[Paris] With me!

[panting]

Where's Helen?

[commander] Loose!

[people screaming]

Block this path!

Hold!

[groans]

- Fall back!
- [man] Fall back!

Hold the line!

Hold the line!

[grunting]

[groans]

[groaning]

[screaming]

Deiphobus!

No!

[Deiphobus groaning]

Get him inside!

[commander] Heave!

- Troilus!
- I'll stay out with the men.

- [Paris] Troilus!
- Go!

- Troilus, no! Troilus!
- [grunting]

[grunting]

Don't surrender.

[grunts]

Where's your wife?

I don't know.

We need more time.

We don't have it.

Quick. Quick, Evander.

[people screaming]

[grunting]

The Greeks!

[people screaming]

Get back!
Everyone, back to the courtyard!

Get back!

Get back, everyone!

[commander] Fall back!

[Paris] They're in the tunnels.
Everyone, fall back!

Fall back!

[people clamoring]

- [Paris] Fall back!
- [man] Barricade the door!

[Paris] Troilus... Troilus!

Brother.

I'm... sorry.

Go! Go!

[man] Open the other gate!

[Paris] Go!

There's no way out for them.

- Bring my wife.
- Yes, sir.

I want her to see this.

[dog barks]

- [dog whimpering]
- I'll look.

Anything?

No one.

- [exhales]
- [footsteps receding]

This way.

[Helen sobs softly]

[Menelaus] Alexander!

I've brought your wife.

She's got something to tell you!

Come out and talk to her!

[groans]

- Aeneas.
- [breath trembling]

Hide yourself.

It's me they want.

No. We'll face them together.

You're wounded.

You can't help me.

You have to live...

for all of us.

[breathing heavily]

[Aeneas sniffling]

[Greek soldier speaking indistinctly]

This is the end, isn't it?

[breath trembling]

- No, please.
- Come here.

- [screams]
- Come here.

[screaming]

- What is that?
- Cassandra!

Quickly, in here.

Brave to the last.

You r*pe my city.

You defile my daughter!

Don't talk to me about daughters.

You'll pay for this.

The gods will see to it.

Wait.

[groaning]

- [sword plunges deeper]
- [groans]

[Hecuba groans]

[Agamemnon] Wait.

[Hecuba groaning]

[knife clatters]

[Hecuba breathing heavily]

[Menelaus] So...

this is the bed.

What do you think, my darling? Hmm?

Shall we tell him?

- You want the truth, shepherd?
- [Helen sobbing]

She's the one who let us in.

You're lying.

He promised to spare you.

To save the city.

On his honor.

She betrayed you... prince.

She met with Achilles that night.

She betrayed Cilicia.

She betrayed your family.

She was never yours.

[Helen sobs] Not true!

I was always yours.

- And I always will be.
- You shut your mouth!

I love him.

- I love him. You hear me? I love...
- I said enough!

[grunting]

[Paris groaning]

[gasping]

[exhales]

Live all your life.

You'll never have... what we had.

You'll never know how that feels.

- [stabs]
- [groans]

[knife plunges deeper]

[sobbing]

My lady.

Come with me.

[baby crying]

[Diomedes] We've cleared the lower city.
There's no one left alive.

[breathing heavily]

None of this would have happened

if it wasn't for you opening your legs

and insulting your rightful master.

He was never my master.

As you know.

You will go back with my brother now.

Bear him more children,

if he wants them.

And then you can die.

I forgive you, wife.

Let me bury him.

What do you take me for?

We will leave his body for the crows.

That's all he deserves.

Menelaus...

you can take my body back.

You can have it in your bed.

But my heart stays here.

Got your filthy prize?

You're welcome to her.

You women of Troy are now the property
of Mycenae and the Greek kings.

You will return to Greece with us.

We will decide among ourselves
how to distribute you

as compensation for injuries
done by your husbands and sons.

Bring them. And her.

Leave her!

My lady, it's best if we leave quickly.

[baby crying]

What is that?

Nothing. Our business is done here.

[baby crying]

What the hell is that?

[baby continues crying]

[Thersites chuckles]

[Thersites] Look what I found.

[baby continues crying]

Whose is that?

Whose is it?

Hers.

I found them hiding in the family tomb.

By her husband's body.

[baby crying]

He said he found her alone.

[Agamemnon] An heir to Troy?

We can't have that.

No! No, no, no, no...

Give him to me! Give him to me!

Take me. Have me.

Spare him. Do what you want with me.

k*ll me.

Have me.

Odysseus...

you throw it off the walls.

- No! No, no, no, no...
- [Cassandra] Leave him alone!

No! Please! Please!

[screaming] No!

Please! Please... [sobs]

Please. No.

There must be no future king of Troy.
You know that.

You do it.

And then we can all go home
to our wives and our children.

[baby crying]

If you want yours to live.

[screaming]

[Andromache] No!

Please! No!

[Andromache sobbing]

[baby crying]

[Andromache sobs] Please...

Forgive me.

[thuds]

[Andromache screaming]

Odysseus, may your crimes
haunt you like ghosts.

May the gods plague you,

and may your heart be shattered
as mine is now.

May Troy be the curse
that follows you all your life.

[grunting]

It's all right.

You're alive.

You're alive.

[thunder rumbling]

[wind blowing]