They are interrupted by Antony himself, still out of breath from Quintus Pompey's chase, but Atia's relief soon turns to anger he talks of heading north and raising 'an army of monsters' to avenge Caesar's death.all without her. Octavian argues against it, insisting it's what Servilia wants. Atia begins plotting to flee the city, convinced Mark Antony must be dead since he hasn't come for her. Octavian instructs his sister to never speak of it again. 'I curse you!' he says, pointing a crooked hand at his kids before stumbling out of the courtyard, leaving them to weep over their mother's corpse.Having just heard the news about Caesar, Atia collapses in grief, as Octavia festers with fury, realizing Servilia used what she shared about Vorenus's wife to leave Caesar defenseless. As Vorena the Elder reaches for the boy, he smacks her to the ground, then lets the boy go, redirecting his anger. 'Whose child is this?!' Vorenus demands, hoisting the boy in the air as if ready to hurl him over the gates. When young Lucius approaches, he lurches for the boy, just as his two daughters return with their aunt Lyde and catch sight of their ashen mother. 'The Republic is saved.' Back inside the Senate, Posca weeps over Caesar's body.In the courtyard just below their apartment, Vorenus cries over the limp body of Niobe. Brutus returns home shaking, his mother already plotting for him to fill Caesar's shoes. Directed by Tim Van PattenWritten by Bruno HellerMoments after Caesar's murder, Mark Antony emerges from the Senate in a state of shock, only to face Quintus Pompey and his thugs, who immediately set off after him.
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