Eichmann Page #6

SYLVIA:

Fight against who?

27.

FRANCESCA:

People like that.

They’ve reached the edge of the hill. Sylvia lets out a GASPwhen she sees

-TWO YOUNG JEWISH MEN, trapped by a fence and blinded by thebike’s headlights. They’re shouting at the Tacuara in

Spanish, demanding to be let go.

Klaus, a bottle of Cordoba Extra in hand, swaggers to thefront of the group. We notice several of them are wearinggrey shirts with MALTESE CROSSES stitched into them.

KLAUS:

Comrades! These vermin threatened the

peace of our city. They build bombs.

Their mouths spit lies and theirmanhoods- if we can call them that-

get far too close to our women.

A JEER from the gathered crowd. The accused shout OBJECTIONS-

Sylvia watches on, horrified-this is her boyfriend Klaus-

KLAUS (CONT’D)

You will not be judged by corruptcourts, or by the police, hamstrungby red-tape. Tonight, we will beyour judges. Let the trial commence!

ANTONIO (O.S.)

Hey, Klaus!

Waving for attention, Antonio (who we glimpsed briefly on therugby pitch) drunkenly holds up his empty beer bottle

-and SLINGS IT at the two Jewish Men. It SMASHES as it hits

one of them.

Klaus LAUGHS, as do several others. A few more BOTTLES are

thrown- some pick up sticks, HURLING THEM WITH FEROCITY-

-SYLVIA SEEMS FROZEN TO THE SPOT- SHE’S MORTIFIED, TERRIFIED

-BLEEDING NOW, the two Men try and flee over the fence-

KLAUS:

(picking up a stone)

Oh no you don’t-

As he goes to SLING IT STRAIGHT AT THEM

SYLVIA:

STOP!!

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She grabs his arm. WRENCHES the stone out of his hand.

SYLVIA (CONT’D)

Leave them alone! They’re scared!

Several of the Tacuara boys are watching now. Embarrassed,

Klaus throws her off. Glares at her. A beat.

KLAUS:

Go home, Sylvia.

She looks at him, at Francesca, at the Tacuara. At the men,

who have used the distraction to climb the fence...

Sylvia turns and walks away. Francesca hurries after her. Putsan arm around her. Fuming, Klaus watches them go.

43 EXT. HERMANN HOUSE. NIGHT

Heels off, feet bloodied, Sylvia approaches her home.

44 INT. DINING ROOM. HERMANN HOME. NIGHT

She closes the front door. Goes to head upstairs-

AHARONI (O.S.)

That her?

She FREEZES. A stranger is sat with her father. AHARONI.

Lothar nods to him. Sylvia approaches, slowly.

LOTHAR:

Darling. This man is from Israel.

AHARONI:

Can you help us find him?

(off her silence)

I’ve just flown for 39 hours. It

included, but was not limited to,

having the mosquitos of Senegal

dine like kings on my pulmonary

artery. So, no f***ing around. Can

you help us find Adolf Eichmann?

Off Sylvia, who turns from Aharoni to her father. Lotharseems to be watching her with his sightless eyes.

45 EXT. TEL AVIV BEACH. EVENING (DAYS LATER)

SPRINTING across the sand, Malkin drops to push-ups. Up,

SPRINTS BACK. Sweat drips. Muscles, growing tighter.

29.

EXT. MOSSAD HQ. NIGHT.

The sounds of MUSIC, in the distance. The night has begun.

INT. EMPTY OFFICE. SAME

At his desk, Malkin applies a dark-tipped pencil to his face.

Creates wrinkles. He wears a salt-and-pepper beard, and a wig.

Done with the pencil, he looks at himself in the mirror.

Almost completely unrecognizable.

He unties his bracelet. As he does, a female voice whispers-

VOICE (O.S.)

Peter...

He spins around, surprised- to find HANNA standing at thedoorway. She’s been drinking. Giggles at his disguise.

HANNA:

Nice look! Hey. Are you OK?

MALKIN:

(shakes it off)

Bringing out my inner geriatric.

HANNA:

A group of us are headed out. Ifyou want some dutch courage?

MALKIN:

I can’t. Thanks.

Hanna goes to leave- changes her mind. Steps into the roominstead. Looks over Malkin’s assorted wigs.

HANNA:

Did you know there are penguins inArgentina? Down in Patagonia. I’m

gonna convince Rafi to organise a

trip for us all. After we’ve, youknow. Got him.

Hanna takes a step closer to Malkin.

HANNA (CONT’D)

But. But I don’t think you’ll getto meet them. The penguins. Becauseyou see, your hair- it’s all wrong.

MALKIN:

Oh yeah?

30.

HANNA:

It’s a disaster. Here-

She comes close. Close enough to comb her fingers through hiswig, restyling it. Malkin opens his mouth, but no words come.

They lock eyes. Hearts beat. A lifetime, in the silence.

HANNA (CONT’D)

Say it. Just, let go. Talk to me.

(off his silence)

You need this. You do. Don’t you?

MALKIN:

Yeah. Yeah, I do.

(breaking away)

Have a good night.

He turns back to the mirror. Hanna stares at him for a

moment. Leaves. Malkin watches the reflection of her go.

48 EXT. APARTMENT BLOCK. HAIFA. LATER

Checking his watch, Isser Harel scours passersby, looking forMalkin. He spots a decrepit old man walk up to him-

HAREL:

Christ. Age does not suit you.

He heads upstairs. MALKIN, hunched, shuffles after him.

49 INT/EXT. ANIA’S APARTMENT. MOMENTS LATER

The door opens. Ania stares out at the two strangers outside.

ANIA:

Can I help you?

HAREL:

Shalom Mrs. Malkin. We work at the

Foreign Office with Peter. Is he in?

(she shakes her head)

Would you mind us waiting for him?

My name is Isser. This is- Stephan.

Malkin nods. She takes a step back. Welcomes them in.

50 INT. LIVING ROOM. MOMENTS LATER

Settling himself on the sofa, Malkin keeps his eye on Harel.

Ania returns from the kitchen with two glasses of water.

31.

HAREL:

You live by yourself, Mrs. Malkin?

ANIA:

Please, Ania. No one calls me Mrs.

Malkin anymore.

HAREL:

Did your husband leave you?

She hesitates as she hands the glasses of water to them.

Harel catches Malkin’s eye. It becomes clear what he’s doing.

Ania turns to a cabinet, on which sits a framed picture of atall, strong man and his three young children.

ANIA:

He didn’t leave me. But he is gone.

HAREL:

He died in the camps? In the Shoah?

ANIA:

(beat)

After. When he heard about what had

happened. What they did to ourpeople. Our family. But I’m surePeter has told you about it.

HAREL:

No. He hasn’t.

ANIA:

Oh. Not once?

MALKIN:

Mrs. Malkin, we can wait elsewhere-

HAREL:

Not once. You lost family?

ANIA:

Fruma. Peter’s sister. She had three

little ones. They were all... Taken.

When we heard, Peter’s brother- myJacob- he just gave up. The griefwas too much. He was saying kaddishwhen the car hit him.

Harel looks at Malkin. He’s deriving no joy from this.

HAREL:

And Peter’s father?

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ANIA:

His heart couldn’t bear it. Any ofit. And so he followed our Jacob.

HAREL:

Why were they so weak? Look atPeter. He’s still alive.

That noise, FIRE IGNITING, builds somewhere within Malkin.

ANIA:

Peter is not alive. Not really. Hedenies himself a life. Blames

himself, for what they did. ForFruma. And so he is a ghost in thisworld. Alone, always.

HAREL:

Like you. All alone. Pathetic, no?

Breathing steadily, Malkin tries to calm himself. He countscarefully under his breath: one, two, three-

ANIA:

I- I’ll die soon enough. ButPeter... He really never spoke ofhis brother? Of Fruma?

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