00:23Hello out there, Peabody again, and today we set our sights on the year 1493.
00:28The place, Mr. Peabody?
00:30Rome, where we'll meet history's most infamous bartender, Lucretia Borgia.
00:36In a trice, the way back machine escorted us from my penthouse apartment to the castle of the Lord of
00:40Pissarro, Lucretia Borgia's second husband.
00:43We found his lordship munching on the leg of a chair.
00:47Delicious, absolutely delicious.
00:49Pardon us, Your Grace, but why are you eating that chair?
00:52Because I'm hungry.
00:54But why the chair?
00:55Well, for one thing, it happens to be the only edible piece of furniture in this room.
01:00Are you serious? Yesterday was a piano.
01:03Wouldn't you rather eat a nice juicy steak?
01:05The last person to eat a steak in this castle was Lucretia's first husband. He's dead, you know.
01:11We're quite familiar with your wife's reputation.
01:13Yeah, one might say she's a poison. But I love her anyway.
01:18You realize, of course, what a diet of furniture can lead to.
01:21Probably a divorce. But as long as my wife handles food and drinks, I must abstain from normal eating habits.
01:29Either you care for a caster.
01:30Thank you, no.
01:32Yes, I only wish there was someone who could help me.
01:35There is.
01:35Who?
01:36Mr. Peabody. He can do anything.
01:39Sherman is prejudiced, Your Grace. Prejudiced, but absolutely correct. That night we joined his lordship at dinner.
01:46Hey, Lucretia, she's going to be down in a minute. Remember, if you value your life, don't eat or drink.
01:53By the way, do either you carry a blue cross?
01:56Before we could answer, the door swung wide and there stood Lucretia. It had to be her. She was carrying
02:01a decanter of hemlock.
02:02Good evening, dear husband. Ah, I see we have guests.
02:07Yes, my love.
02:09How nice. Gentlemen, I propose a toast. To your health.
02:16Without raising suspicion, we managed to empty our glasses in a nearby plant. A nearby dead plant.
02:22I hope you enjoy the meal. I prepared it myself.
02:26Oh, what happened to the cook?
02:27Stomach trouble.
02:28As usual, you don't it again, Lucretia. This food looks delicious.
02:34You may find it needs a dash of salt.
02:36Oh, yes. Salt. A-R-S-E-N-I-C. Salt.
02:41Lucretia's constitution must have been an iron one. Her food disappeared rapidly. So did ours. From our plates to the
02:48floor.
02:48Ah, that hit the spot.
02:51Would anyone care for a cigar?
02:53Well, yes, I think I...
02:55Shh. She soaks them.
02:57Darling, why you don't take our guests out for a stroll in the night air? It might help you to
03:02clear up your headaches.
03:03I don't got a headache.
03:04Not yet, you don't.
03:06Atop a parapet, we discussed the recent ordeal.
03:09You see? Hemlock, arsenic, that food was loaded.
03:13If I were you, your lordship, I'd leave her.
03:15I can't. I love her too much. Besides, this poison thing is just a hobby.
03:20I have an idea. One that will allow you to eat and drink quite freely.
03:25We adjourned to the castle basement where Lucretia had her own chemistry lab.
03:29Look around you. The greatest collection of poisons in the entire world.
03:34With Sherman and his lordship assisting, we collected samples.
03:37Finally, I began my experiment.
03:39Two drops of wood alcohol, a dash of belladonna, Paris green for color.
03:44There we are done.
03:47It looks delicious. What is it?
03:49This glass contains a minute amount of every poison known to man.
03:53And to Lucretia?
03:54And to Lucretia.
03:56By drinking this, you will build up a lifetime immunity.
03:59No matter what poison your wife administers, your system will have become adjusted to it.
04:03All right. Here's a looking at you, I hope.
04:08Congratulations, your lordship. You are now immune to poisons.
04:12From that moment on, his married life changed to one of complete rapture.
04:16Are you cooking something, my dear?
04:19Yes, my love. A cake for your birthday.
04:23Ah, ah, ah. Not enough strychnine. You know I like my strychnine.
04:27Oh, sorry, my pet. I keep forgetting.
04:30Well, Sherman, I think our visit has ended.
04:32There's just one thing, Mr. Peabody.
04:34And that is?
04:35The servants around here, they're not immune to Lucretia's poison.
04:38True, but if you'll notice, they go about the castle wearing a plaster patch over their mouths.
04:43That way, they don't eat, drink, or speak.
04:46In fact, Sherman, this may surprise you, but that's how the silent butler came to be.
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