▁prince ' s ▁court , ▁soon ▁followed ▁by ▁A ure lie . ▁She ▁recogn izes ▁the ▁mon k ▁as ▁her ▁brother ' s ▁murder er ▁and ▁Med ard us ▁is ▁thrown ▁in ▁j ail . ▁He ▁is ▁released ▁only ▁after ▁the ▁do ppel g änger ▁appears ▁and ▁is ▁taken ▁as ▁the ▁murder er . ▁ ▁Having ▁passed ▁himself ▁off ▁for ▁a ▁Polish ▁noble ▁while ▁in ▁prison ▁he ▁is ▁engaged ▁to ▁A ure lie . ▁On ▁their ▁wed ding ▁day ▁however , ▁he ▁is ▁overcome ▁by ▁a ▁fit ▁of ▁mad ness , ▁hearing ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁the ▁do ppel g änger , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁occurr ing ▁ever ▁more ▁frequently ▁to ▁this ▁point ; ▁he ▁st abs ▁A ure lie , ▁fre es ▁the ▁do ppel g änger ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁being ▁taken ▁to ▁his ▁execution , ▁and ▁runs ▁about ▁the ▁w ilder ness ▁fighting ▁the ▁do ppel g änger ▁for ▁months ▁until ▁he ▁aw ak ens ▁in ▁an ▁Italian ▁clo ister , ▁once ▁more ▁saved ▁by ▁Pietro / Peter . ▁He ▁is ▁once ▁more ▁we aring ▁his ▁fro ck ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁Med ard us ▁st itch ed ▁on ▁it . ▁ ▁Return ed ▁to ▁his ▁original ▁identity ▁Med ard us ▁under go es ▁an ▁inten se ▁process ▁of ▁rep ent ance ▁and ▁disco vers ▁his ▁family ▁history ▁by ▁reading ▁the ▁di ary ▁of ▁a ▁painter . ▁After ▁meeting ▁with ▁the ▁Pope ▁and ▁becoming ▁involved ▁in ▁potentially ▁fatal ▁V at ican ▁political ▁intr igue ▁( which ▁suggest ▁he ▁may ▁still ▁have ▁devil ish