ðɪ ɐksˈɛptᵻd ɹˈiːzən fɔːɹ ðɪs ɪz ðætðə pˈoʊp ænd hɪz sˈʌn sˈɛsɛɹ hæd kəntɹˈaɪvd ɐ plˈɑːt tə mˈɜːdɚ dʒəvˈɑːni, bˌʌt luːkɹˈiːziə wʌz ɪnfˈɔːɹmd baɪ sˈɛsɛɹ ænd wˈɔːɹnd hɜː hˈʌsbənd tə lˈiːv.
The accepted reason for this is that the Pope and his son Cesare had contrived a plot to murder Giovanni, but Lucrezia was informed by Cesare and warned her husband to leave.