Stupid Cupid

Leo's father asks Leo to design the invitations for his wedding to Francesca. The only catch: he still has not told her about Leo's existence. As eager for paternal approval as ever, Leo borrows a baby to pose as Cupid for the invitations and the cute little pest ends up wreaking havoc in Verrocchio's studio. 

Keeping baby happy

When Leo finishes the invitations, his father praises them but has decided to invite only Verrocchio. Leo is shattered as his (cowardly) father wants to keep his only son a secret from his presumably child-hating bride. 

 Meanwhile, Mac lands in hot water when Gorgoni the smuggler comes after him after he turns him in. Little does he know that Gorgoni has escaped from the authorities and is out for revenge. 

The incompetent local authorities

 War with Milan is looming on the horizon and Lorenzo is itching to fight. His mother has other ideas and warns her precious piccolo tortellini that he will not be allowed to fight and must stay home with Angelica. Sick of Angelica, Lorenzo pays Mac to entertain her so he can get some peace. Posing as Lorenzo's cousin Count Gianlucca di Modina di Batista di Lampedusa, Mac shows Angelica around Florence. She forces him to give money to some beggars and demands that he take her to the most expensive restaurant in Florence. 

"Oh my God, the bill!"

Mac discovers another side to Angelica when she tells him about her carefully ordered existence where she has no choice in either the way she wants to live her life or even her husband. Mac in turn tells her about his crush on Lisa. Gorgoni shows up and ruins the convivial atmosphere by kidnapping both Mac and Angelica. 

Conveniently tied up back to back

Lorenzo goes to Leo and Tom for help and Tom remembers that Mac mentioned Gorgoni to her. They race off to find Gorgoni who has decided to sneak out of Florence by posing as Angelica's uncle. Leo finds them at the city gates and creates a diversion by starting a fire with a magnifying glass. Mac is able to disarm the man holding him at gunpoint. Leaving a lovestruck Mac behind, Angelica hurries back to the Medici palace for Piero's coronation as Duke of Florence. Just as Piero is about to be crowned, a man bursts in declaring he is Rocco son of the former Duke, previously believed to be drowned at sea.
(To be continued…)

Called it!

I'd like to gloat point out that I predicted Rocco's appearance a couple of weeks ago. Also, Clayton Boyd who plays Rocco, is reputedly a skilled swordsman so hopefully that means we'll see a lot of swashbuckling in future episodes!

Here's hoping that Angelica doesn't go back to her snooty former self now that she has a handsome young thief lord (Although she's still unhappily engaged to Lorenzo).

It looks like Tom might start looking at Mac differently now that he is interested in someone else; the well-known "I didn't want you, but now you want someone else so I want you" syndrome (aka Green-Eyed Epiphany).

"Leo, Mac just suddenly seems so hot!"