Enemies: A Love Story Page #8

My friend Mr. Pesheles

knows everyone.

And everyone knows him.

Masha, you're the most

beautiful woman at the party.

And my friend

Herman here, hid her.

- He's hiding more than one.

- You think so?

With me, he always played

the innocent lamb.

- I was beginning to believe

he was a eunuch.

- I wish I was such a eunuch.

- [Pesheles Chuckles]

- Excuse me, Rabbi. I'll be right back.

- Where are you running?

- Once and for all, how many

wives do you have?

- Let go of me.

- How many? Three?

Ten. Ten. I have to vo...

I have to vomit.

- Where's the bathroom?

- Down the hall.

Thank you.

Whoops... Ooh!

Herman! This is the last time

I'm going to talk to you.

And I want to tell you,

you're the worst fraud

I've known in my life!

- ## [Violin]

- If you hear that I'm dead...

- don't come to my funeral.

[Sniffling]

[Nazi Screaming In German]

[Dogs Barking,

Woman Screaming]

[Barking, Screaming Continue]

- Where are your wives?

- [Sighs Deeply]

They're both

not speaking to me.

- [Waiter] Coffee or tea?

- I am such a mess.

Masha, she knows everything.

Yadwiga's suspicious.

Everything is hopeless.

Coffee or tea?

We close in a half-hour.

Get him a glass of tea

and a nice piece

of cheesecake.

No cake. No cake.

Eh, I have a... have a stomach ache.

I want to say something to you.

And don't be angry with me.

You're a lost man, Herman.

One of those people who can't

make decisions for themselves.

Here in America,

they have... something

what is called a manager.

- Thank you.

- Let me be your manager.

You put yourself

entirely in my hands.

I'll take care of all

of your needs, but you must

do exactly what I ask you to do.

Why should you do this, Tamara?

Really, Tamara, this

is just your way of

giving me a few dollars?

No. I can see things have

become too much for you.

What do you look like now?

What are you, an angel?

Who knows what angels are?

[Stubbing Out Cigarette]

And first, you must

go back to Yadwiga.

Then, I'll find you a new job.

You can work for my uncle.

- That's nice.

- It's good. I mean, it's good.

Hello, Matzi.

Hello, Pitzi.

Sit, sit, sit.

Happy Passover. [Sighs]

Here we are,

one big, happy family.

[Phone Ringing]

[Rings]

Hello?

If you don't speak to me,

I'm going to hang up.

[Masha] Wait.

I'm in Coney Island.

Beach Hotel.

- Room five.

- [Line Disconnects,

Dial Tone Buzzes]

[Hangs Up Phone]

## [Saxophone:
"Mona Lisa"]

Thanks, Kevin.

- Room five, please.

- Down the hall to your right.

That way?

I have missed you so much.

Rabbi Lembeck has

a convalescent home in Florida.

He offered me a job

for a hundred a week.

- What about your mother?

- The rabbi will take care of her too.

He'll put her in one

of his homes in New Jersey.

He's crazy about me.

He would have left his wife

for me if I wanted him to.

But I couldn't touch him.

If you don't like Florida,

he also has a home in California.

You can work for him too.

- He's as good as

an angel from heaven.

- I can't leave Yadwiga.

She's pregnant.

She could go into labor any day.

- And after she gives birth,

you'll have other excuses.

- Oh, Masha.

I've made up my mind. Tomorrow

I'm flying to California...

- and you will never

hear from me again.

- Please, Masha, no.

- Or have you

come back to Tamara?

- No.

But she's also an angel.

Introduce her to the rabbi.

Maybe the two angels

will make a new God.

We're both devils.

[Sighing, Gasping]

[Crowd Chattering]

If you go with her,

you're digging your own grave.

Maybe I would be

better off dead.

But I don't have

the guts to kill myself.

What about Yadwiga?

What about the baby?

God blesses you with a child,

you spit in its face.

This kind of talk is useless.

[Gasping] I can't live

without Masha.

You want three women,

but you always go to the one

who calls you the loudest...

and who is sickest!

She's not your lover,

she's your enemy!

Shh. Look. I will send money

for the baby. I promise.

Every month,

I send money for the baby.

I must go.

It's the end for me, Tamara.

Go on, Herman. Go.

I'll take care of things

with the rabbi.

- Can I help you?

- Yes. I'm looking

for a nice menorah.

I think I prefer this one, but...

gimme a second.

[Bell Rings On Door]

[Train Wheels Screeching]

They even took the light bulbs.

When did it happen?

This morning, last night,

who knows?

Why wasn't I cremated

like all the other Jews?

- Did you call the police?

- [Chuckles Bitterly]

What can the police do?

They're thieves themselves.

[Screaming, Crying]

Look at this!

[Weeping]

Look at this!

Look at this!

[Screaming Hysterically]

Well, it's a sign.

It's time to leave.

- I told my mother.

I told my mother.

- Yes?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

What did she say?

- The same old words.

I'll be sorry.

You would leave me

and all the rest.

Now, we must decide

where we want to go.

California or Florida?

We can go by train or bus.

The bus is cheaper,

but it takes you a week...

to get to California,

and you will get there

more dead than alive.

- I think we should...

- [Commotion]

- [Woman Sobbing, Coughing]

- Mother. Come.

- What happened?

- Call a doctor!

- What happened? What?

- I started my cab.

She passed out in my cab.

Come, come, come.

Come, come.

- She's okay. Get water.

- [Coughing]

- Masha, where's Masha?

- [Herman] Masha!

She's killed herself,

the b*tch! Just for spite!

- [Kissing] Mama.

- Oh, Masha...

- Here, Mama.

- Here. Here.

Ja.

Get the doctor.

Get the doctor!

- Mama, you'll be fine.

I'm here, Mama. Okay.

- [Moans]

I'm here, Mama.

[Woman]

Oh, my God. What happened?

- [Man] Okay, let's go.

- All right, let's step

back here, all right?

[Engine Revving]

[Siren Wailing]

[Siren Fading Into Distance]

[Masha]

Stop here, please.

I bought a bulb.

- How's your mother?

- I have no mother.

And I have no money

for a funeral.

Her last words were,

"Where is Herman?"

Maybe your mother's better off.

She doesn't have to make

any more decisions. [Grunts]

That's the one advantage

to being dead.

[Sighs]

Herman.

You once promised me

we would die together.

[Sighs]

Remember?

Don't you remember?

In September.

Labor Day.

- When we were in the Catskills.

- Oh. I remember.

Why don't we do it?

I have enough sleeping pills

for both of us.

- It's a big step.

- I have them in my bag.

All we need...

[Takes Deep Breath]

- Is a glass of water.

- Well, that we have. That's

the one thing they didn't steal.

Well?

[Whispering]

Oh, Masha.

[Sighs Profoundly]

Oh, Masha, Masha.

You know, Tamara's right.

I'm a lost man.

I can't decide.

I can't decide between women.

I can't decide on anything. I...

Masha?

Masha, I feel...

I feel like...

Ja. Ja. Why not? Ja.

[Faucet Running]

- Mashele?

- Yes, Herman?

Before we die, I would...

First, I would like

to know the truth.

About what?

Have you been faithful to me

since we've been together?

[Scoffs]

Have you been faithful to me?

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