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Okay. It's September 1911 in Paris, France.

The famous modernist artist Pablo Picasso walks handcuffed into court here to answer for a recent art theft. As he approaches the questioning box,

he looks over to see Guillaume O'Pollinaire, a playwright, poet, a member of Pablo's Parisian entourage.

Whispers ripple through the gallery, and quickly Pablo averts his eyes from Guillaume. Any sign that

he recognizes his friend could spell trouble for Pablo.

In recent weeks, the city has been rocked by scandal. Leonardo da Vinci's famous Mona Lisa

has been stolen from the Louvre Museum, and Guillaume and Pablo have been accused of being connected

to the theft. The pair have been outed as suspects by Guillaume's former secretary,

who claims to have stolen artifacts from the Louvre

and sold them to Guillaume and Pablo in the past.

The press has since reported the three of them

as the prime suspects in the theft of the Mona Lisa.

Though the artists are actually innocent,

Pablo and Guillaume both face the prospect of potential

deportation away from their beloved, adopted homes in Paris.

As the judge calls for order, Pablo's questioning begins.

It's not long before the pressure gets to the artist.

Shaking with nerves, Pablo's testimony becomes contradictory and then nonsensical, conflicting

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