Goya's Ghosts Page #2

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that you would not object

if we gave you an opportunity

to prove it?

No, I would be grateful.

How would you like me to prove it?

Did you tell us the truth?

Yes! Yes, I did!

We have reason

to suspect otherwise.

Why?

We suspect the reason you avoid pork

is because you are secret Judaiser.

What?

- Are you?

- What is that?

You practice Jewish rituals.

No, I do not!

You have something to confess.

Do it now.

But I...

What do you want me to confess?

The truth.

But I did!

Tell me what the truth is!

Tell me what the truth is!

Hey, Toms, how wonderful

to see you, my friend.

- How are you, Francisco?

- Come in, come in.

- Can I offer you anything?

- No, nothing, thank you.

Are we alone?

Yes.

I need to speak with this man,

Francisco.

Why?

My daughter Ins has been summoned

by the Holy Office.

- Ins?

- Yes.

That's preposterous.

She went in this morning

and she hasn't come out yet.

And we haven't heard

a word, either.

Do you know why they

wanted to talk to her?

No. That's why I would like

to speak with this man.

Francisco, I'm very sorry

to have to ask you this,

but is there any way

you can arrange it?

But I'm in no position to curry

favors from the Inquisition...

No, no favors.

I'm simply trying to learn

if there is anything at all

I can do to help my daughter.

I wish I...

No! I cannot talk

to the Holy Office

about any matter

that does not pertain directly

to me.

I'm sorry.

I beg you, Francisco.

Father Lorenzo.

Come in.

This way.

If I were to meet this man

on the street,

I would never recognize myself

in him.

One has such a different idea

of oneself.

You think you might like him?

I know I like the painting of him.

Yes, yes...

I'm very pleased

with it, Francisco.

- Shall I choose a frame for it?

- Yes, please, do.

- And there's no need to send money.

- What do you mean?

- Somebody's paying for it.

- Who's paying for it?

His name is Toms Bilbatua.

He's a very rich merchant.

He also intends to underwrite

the reconstruction of the Convent

of Saint Toms.

He's also asked me to paint

frescos throughout the Convent,

which is a very welcome

commission, I must admit.

- What is his name?

- Bilbatua.

What does Senor Bilbatua want

from me?

He's the father of...

You recall seeing her face on the

ceiling in the Florida chapel?

Yes?

She's been arrested

by the Holy Office.

I know him quite well.

He's a very honorable man.

Don't be afraid.

- Ins Bilbatua?

- Yes.

I am hereto see if I can...

possibly be of some assistance.

May I go home now?

I don't have the power

to decide that, Ins.

I wanna go home.

Do not fear, my child.

I can deliver a message

to your family...

Do you want me to?

Please.

Will you tell them

that I love them?

I love them so much.

And please,

tell them that always,

when I shut my eyes

and I pray to God

I beseech Him

to let me see my mother

and my father

and my brothers,

when I open my eyes...

- Do you want me to pray with you?

- Yes, please.

Glory to God on high.

And on earth peace

to men of good will.

We praise You, we bless You,

we adore You, we glorify You.

We give You thanks

for Your great Glory.

O Lord God, heavenly King,

God the Father Almighty.

O Lord Jesus Christ,

the only- begotten Son.

O Lord Jesus Christ, Lord God,

Lamb of God...

Very good, Ins.

I'll take care of you.

It's all right, it's all right.

- Hello! Welcome.

- Toms!

- Gracias, Padre.

- Thank you, Jose.

- How are you, Francisco?

- I'm very well, thank you.

Father Lorenzo.

It's a great honor for me to welcome

you in my house, Father Lorenzo.

This way, please.

These are my sons.

ngel... and lvaro.

Hello, ngel.

And this is my dear wife...

Mara Isabel.

Father Lorenzo,

welcome to our house.

- Thank you.

- Please.

Francisco, thank you.

The time has come for me

to repay

the Lord

for all his kindness

by restoring the Convent

of Saint Toms.

You know,

Toms being my own name,

I'm very sorry that my daughter

cannot dine with us tonight.

A most...

a most marvelous work indeed,

Goya.

Thank you.

As I was saying,

the time has come for me to repay

the Lord for all His kindness

by restoring the Convent

of Saint Toms.

Bless us, o Lord,

and your gifts,

which from your bounty we are about

to receive through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

To the successful restoration

of the Convent of Saint Toms.

This wine is excellent.

It was aged on a ship that has gone

twice around the world.

It takes constant motion

to bring out the flavor

in this particular wine.

I didn't know that.

And these are anchovies

from Santoa.

I presume that you're anxious

to have some news of your daughter.

Oh, yes,

extremely so.

She has never ever been away.

Did you see her?

Yes, I did.

How is she?

She's in fine spirits

and sends her love

to all of you.

When can we expect her home?

I couldn't say.

She must first stand trial.

Stand trial?

Why?

For what she has confessed.

What did she confess?

That she had secretly practiced

the Jewish rituals

of her forbears.

But that's impossible.

We are an old Christian family.

Correct me if I'm wrong

but the Brothers in charge

of the archives...

informed me that your

grandmother's great- grandfather

converted from Judaism to

Christianity when he came to Spain

from Amsterdam in 1624.

Is that true?

Yes.

But I am the only person

in the family who knows that.

Then why has your daughter

confessed to it?

Ins couldn't possibly confess to

something she has no knowledge of.

Excuse me,

was my sister put

to 'The Question'?

Yes, she was.

My daughter was tortured?

She was put to 'The Question'.

I thought that kind

of 'investigation'

had been abandoned years ago.

Yes, it was,

but now

in these troubled times,

in its quest for the truth,

the Church is bringing it back.

So...

you maintain that a confession

obtained by the means of

as you call it 'The Question'

is valid proof of anything?

This is not an opinion

of one simple monk, sir.

It is a tenet of Church

teaching that a confession

attained by 'The Question'

constitutes ultimate proof.

I'm sorry, Lorenzo,

but how can this sort

of confession be an ultimate proof?

If I were tortured, I'd confess

to anything.

I'd confess

I was the Turkish sultan.

No, you wouldn't.

I would confess to anything

to avoid pain.

No, you wouldn't.

You're a God- fearing man, Goya,

aren't you?

Of course I am.

So, your fear of God would prevent

you from making a false confession.

But what ifthe pain obscured

my senses?

What if my fear of pain

became bigger

than my fear of God?

If you are innocent of the charge,

God will give you the strength

to withstand the pain.

- Are you sure of that?

- Yes.

Forgive me, Father Lorenzo,

but have you ever been

put to the...

to 'The Question' yourself?

- Have I ever been?

- Yes.

Have you ever been subjected

to 'The Question'?

Of course not.

Do you think that if you were

and they asked you to confess

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