Eichmann Page #21

HANNA:

Move, Peter!

YAAKOV:

Forward, there, the alleyway!

112.

Back into a gear that works, the car LURCHES FORWARD, parting

shoppers like the Red Sea.

The Tacuara have spotted the car- REV their motorbikes,

pushing past shoppers themselves. ONE OF THEM DRAWS A PISTOL

ANOTHER FIRES A RIFLE IN THE AIR- SHOPPERS SCATTEREPHRAIM

GO!

WHEELS SPIN as Malkin propels the car into the tight space

204 EXT/INT. ALLEYWAY/FORD

Slipping between buildings, A RAZOR’S WIDTH BETWEEN THE CARAND THE WALL, Malkin grits his teeth as the car BOUNCES DOWNTHIS COBBLED STREET- SHOP-KEEPS STARE IN AWE AS

YAAKOV:

Right, right!

Wheel spins, car slips around corner- MALKIN SPOTS SOMETHING

MALKIN:

Keep the engine going!

He LEAPS from the car. THROWS HIS WEIGHT BEHIND A DUMPSTER.

Wheels SQUEAKING, BARELY MOVING, MALKIN HEAVES- THUNK!

Ephraim’s slammed his hulking weight into the task too.

The dumpster picks up momentum. A hill helps it get going-

ROLLS DOWNWARDS, CRASHING TO A HALT AS IT SLAMS INTO A WALL,

BLOCKING THE ROAD BEHIND THEM. Garbage spills everywhere.

Back in the car, Malkin SLAMS his foot down- it SQUEALS awayas the Tacuara bikes approach the dumpster.

Springing off their bikes, they LEAP OVER THE DUMPSTER- AIMTHEIR WEAPONS AT THE CAR

205 INT. FORD

MALKIN:

GET DOWN!!

A SPLIT-SECOND LATER THE BACK-WINDOW SHATTERS AS BULLETS

WHIZZ THROUGH- ONE CLIPS YAAKOV’S SHOULDER

YAAKOV:

Sonofabitch!

113.

Another hard TURN of the wheel-

AND THEY’RE AWAY.

206 EXT. ROAD-BLOCK. FLORESTA DISTRICT. DAY

Teeth bared, Klaus drives on. Follows signs to the airport.

Two police-cars up ahead. The men (including Almirón) wavehim and his Tacuara through the road-block.

207 EXT. ALLEY. MATADEROS BARRIO. DAY

Uzi and Aharoni wait with a new Ford. Uzi checks his watch.

AHARONI:

If we’re going to get out of here,

we need to leave now-

Defiant to the last, Malkin’s car SCREECHES TO A HALT NEARBY

AHARONI (CONT’D)

(drawing his pistol)

You’ve got to be kidding me-

Aims his gun at Malkin as the group TUMBLE OUT OF THE FORD-

AHARONI (CONT’D)

Malkin! The f*** are you doing?

MALKIN:

Rafi’s orders, we can talk it over

when we’re back-

AHARONI:

Bull-f***ing-sh*t we can, I am notbeing responsible for handing thewhole mission over to a lunatic-

HANNA:

We don’t have time for this-

AHARONI:

This is my f***ing operation, itwas me that spotted him first, andI will be damned if I’ll let this-

THWACK! Uzi’s enormous fist collides with Aharoni’s jaw,

knocking him out cold. Before he hits the floor

-Uzi’s scooped him up and over his shoulder. Smiles proudly.

114.

MALKIN:

Thanks, Uzi.

UZI:

(to Yaakov)

How’s that for over-thinking?

YAAKOV:

The guy’s still technically yourboss, habibi. Probably should have

thought that one through.

Uzi looks mortified.

YAAKOV (CONT’D)

I’m kidding you ball-bag, nicework! See you back home.

Malkin and his team get into the new car. Uzi waves them off.

208 EXT. RICCHIERI FREEWAY. DAY

Driving down the near-empty highway, the team draw closer tothe ARMY ROADBLOCK. Beyond it, the airport.

209 INT/EXT. AIRPORT ROAD-BLOCK. DAY

Their car comes to an ABRUPT HALT, metres from the roadblock.

Eichmann is THROWN FORWARD. Slumps over, unconscious.

EPHRAIM:

Once we’re in the main terminal, we

head straight to join the other ElAl stewards in the staff departure-

A SOLDIER APPROACHES. Machine gun slung over one arm.

Others glance over. About half a dozen soldiers. All armed.

MALKIN:

(re:
Eichmann)

Get him up, get him up.

Malkin winds the window down. The SOLDIER bends. He and

Ephraim speak in SPANISH.

SOLDIER:

Papers? You’re crew?

Malkin, still with the papers, passes them to the soldier.

115.

SOLDIER (CONT’D)

What happened to him?

EPHRAIM:

Oh. Too much Fernet.

Ephraim smiles. The Soldier doesn’t. Checks passports.

SOLDIER:

His face, let me see his face.

Hanna grabs Eichmann by the shoulders. Pulls him back-

AS SHE DOES, THE FAKE NOSE MALKIN ATTACHED COMES LOOSE ON

ONE SIDE- SWINGS HALFWAY OFF

-THE SOLDIER GLANCES DOWN AT EICHMANN’S PASSPORT, A SPLIT

SECOND FROM SPOTTING IT-

Ephraim notices- GESTURES TO HANNA AS THE SOLDIER LOOKS UP-

Hanna, her arm behind Eichmann’s head, holds his face with

her fingers either side of his nose, pressing it on firmly.

She looks like she’s trying to get him to concentrate-

HANNA:

Zeev. Hey, Zeev? You there?

He GROANS. Eyes struggling to focus.

The Soldier stares at him. Studying. Nearby, one or two othersoldiers are staring too. The ENTIRE TEAM HOLD THEIR BREATH

SOLDIER:

This way!

Indicates a side-road, rather than the road towards the

airport terminal.

EPHRAIM:

But-

SOLDIER:

Don’t make me tell you again! Move,

now!

All the SOLDIERS are looking over now, clasping their rifles-

EPHRAIM:

(to Malkin)

Take the slip-road.

Malkin rolls the car forward. The whole team are on edge.

116.

210 INT. FORD. MOMENTS LATER

MALKIN:

What’s going on?

EPHRAIM:

I don’t know!

YAAKOV:

This the route they send staff down?

HANNA:

Harel would’ve said, no?

YAAKOV:

Just stay calm, everyone. Calm.

211 EXT. RUNWAY CHECKPOINT. DAY

A small car-park, followed by what looks like a MINI-FORTRESSseparating the runway from the outside world. At least 15Soldiers and Airport Security, all armed to the teeth. Justbeyond the checkpoint, the El-Al Brittania aircraft.

One INDICATES to Malkin to park nearby. He does.

MALKIN:

Hold it together.

Unclear if he’s talking to others or himself.

They climb out of the car, half-carrying Eichmann with them.

As they do

-A TEARING SOUND FROM EPHRAIM, WHO FREEZES- notices a RIP in

the back of his El Al uniform. This uniform clearly does not

belong to someone of his size.

Without hesitating, Yaakov comes and helps Ephraim out,

WRAPPING HIS ARM AROUND HIM, HIDING THE HOLE.

Malkin helps Hanna with Eichmann, whose feet are draggingalong the ground. Soldier 2 speaks in English.

SOLDIER 2

He alright to fly? Looks like he’sgone hard. Very hard.

EPHRAIM:

One night in Buenos Aires.

SOLDIER 2

One night huh?

117.

MALKIN:

That’s right.

SOLDIER 2

(to Yaakov)

What happened to your shoulder?

YAAKOV:

(beat)

There’s a nail, juts out by theplane’s central galley oven.

Snagged myself on it coming in.

The Soldier nods, considering this.

SOLDIER 2

And the back windscreen?

MALKIN:

Vandals. This city’s dangerous.

SOLDIER 2

It certainly can be.

(to Ephraim)

You. Come with me. Bring yourpapers. The rest, stay here.

Looking to Yaakov in fear, Ephraim doesn’t know what to do-

JUST AS SOLDIER 2 TAKES A STEP TOWARDS THEM

YAAKOV:

Christ, you’re going to sweatthrough the fabric! Give me yourjacket, you fat lump.

Pulling it from his shoulders, Yaakov folds it in half,

hiding the tear.

Nodding in thanks, Ephraim follows the Soldier. Severalothers take his place, eyeing the group suspiciously.

A beat, as they stand in silence, waiting. In the distance-

THE SOUND OF SIRENS, DRAWING CLOSER

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