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what I said, Yuval.

Mom, you won't believe...

- Just a sec, sweetie.

Yuval...

Dana, honey...

I just blew it with Yuval.

You're so...

impossible to talk to.

Why? What?

Never mind.

- What, Dana?

What happened?

Just before,

on Gvirol Street...

At the ATM,

on my way home,

three guys come up behind me...

- When's Dad coming?

Oh, Dana, you're here too.

- No, I'm not here.

You're starting up too?

What's her problem?

- Hang on, sweetie.

Yuval.

I've had it!

- Yuval!

Three guys are behind me...

Mom, you're not listening to me!

I'm listening, Danush.

Go on.

I'm at the ATM.

These three guys are behind me.

So I say,

"Give me some space here."

Suddenly,

one grabs me from behind...

Yeah?

I let out a scream,

they disappeared, but...

I don't know what could've...

Mom?

Are you listening to me?

Are you all right?

Is she okay?

Should we call someone?

- I'm okay.

Do you need help getting up?

- Do you need anything?

Let's help her up.

Call an ambulance.

- I don't need an ambulance.

Are you okay? Let us help you.

- I'm fine.

Do you want some water?

Lily?

Sure you're okay?

I'm fine, I'm fine.

Are you sure? We...

Take care.

What happened?

Did you fall?

Did you fall down

all these stairs?

Yes.

I'm okay.

The day after the rape,

I went to see my mother.

I said to her, "Mom,

"yesterday a man choked me

and raped me for hours in a field."

She was about to go out,

so she said,

"It's best not to talk about it.

Leave it."

I had that day's paper,

I showed her.

"College student raped yesterday."

And?

That was the last time

I ever turned to her.

Hi, sweetie.

Can't Daddy help you?

I'll drop by school

tomorrow morning,

before the bell rings.

Okay?

Good night.

Whenever my daughter

is at her dad's,

she needs something urgent

from me.

She just needs to know

you're there.

I guess so.

Have you been separated for long?

- From Avri?

We never really lived together.

We were together for a few months,

then Shir was born.

Rain.

Is your mother still alive?

She died 3 years

after my dad.

I didn't tell my parents at first.

I didn't want to worry them.

But a year later,

I thought it wouldn't be so bad,

because I told myself

I'd gotten over it.

So in honor of my birthday,

I told them.

My father had a heart attack

and died two weeks later.

Do you want something to drink?

Okay.

How about a beer?

- Okay.

Why did you go to the police?

I want to know

exactly what happened.

Step by step.

What about Beit Ariella library?

They have all the newspapers

from that time.

You could find

details about what happened.

Yes?

- Yes.

I'm sure...

you could find

everything you need.

After all, they wrote about me.

That's what I showed my mother.

And the gynecologist.

I wanted to check

I didn't get any sexual disease.

I said in a matter-of-fact way,

"I was raped,

I want you to examine me."

He said, "That's what you call it

when you sleep around?

I took the newspaper article out,

to prove it.

So what did he do?

He gave me some antibiotics.

Shall we go?

- Okay.

Let's go.

"Female police officer

among Polite Rapist's victims"

"The Polite Rapist attacks again,

this time - a college student"

"The Polite Rapist"

Hey, Lily, honey.

We need permits

from the Tul Karem checkpoint.

Hi, Lily. I saw the article

about you in the paper...

You've reached the voicemail of

050-5866486...

Hi, Lily.

I hope you're well.

I'm reading in newspapers from

back then, they quote

a confidential

police profile.

"The first, a woman of 30,

"whom the police didn't think

was 'cute'."

Then there's

a "pretty" social worker.

The third case,

"a woman of 35, very attractive."

I think it's...

the religious woman

I also met at the lineup.

The fourth case.

"24 years old, not particularly

pretty, frightened".

I think they mean me.

Although I wasn't 24

and I wasn't frightened.

I was angry.

I kept asking them

to set up an ambush,

they wouldn't listen.

And then,

he raped a 13-year-old girl.

Listen.

"The rapist

chose a 13-year-old girl

"to provoke

and punish the police."

The girl isn't important.

She got stuck in a competition

between the rapist and the police.

Those damn reporters...

Impressed by his style.

As if it's all sexy.

Hi. - Hi.

Did you make it for me?

Moussaka.

- I have to have a bite.

It's still hot.

What did you want

to talk to me about?

How are you?

Fine.

- The usual?

What?

No, I just...

What happened to you...

at the ATM,

we didn't get a chance to talk.

- I screamed, they ran off.

That's what you wanted

to talk to me about?

That too.

I wanted to tell you that...

what happened to you

at the ATM was...

It's a good thing

they ran away.

Also because of all the...

There's something I've wanted

to tell you...

that's... related.

Well, what is it?

Don't be mad at me.

- Well?

Actually, it's nothing.

It's not important, sweetie.

I don't know...

- What?

What's not important?

You tell me to come over,

that you have to talk to me,

and now it's not important?

Yuval and I see

what's going on with you and Dad.

We aren't little kids.

He hardly ever works.

Yuval saw him at a cafe

giving an enthusiastic lecture.

He's looking for his youth.

Don't be hard on him.

I'm not hard on him, Dana.

He's never home.

The tension between you

depends on you.

You know that.

You need him to hold your hand?

That's not exactly how it is.

I'm lucky I'm not like you.

Want some zucchini too?

- No, thanks.

It's really good.

Mommy, don't worry.

Bye.

- Bye, sweetie.

Thanks for coming.

Don't be upset.

Hi, Nira.

- Hi, Michel.

It came to the cameras' room

by mistake,

it's from Channel 1.

Is it for our film?

No, it's for me. Thank you.

Nira?

Will you have a drink

with me after work? Please...

Michel, I am sorry, but today

I'm really busy with my daughter...

OK. - I'm sorry.

- I understand.

It was 9pm,

I was coming

from a sculpture class

and a man appeared

in front of me,

...a big guy,

and that was pretty scary,

so I started walking fast,

and he started running

and he attacked me

from behind.

When I screamed,

he choked me.

I found myself

on the ground, not breathing,

my mouth full of soil.

Couldn't you run away?

- No, he was choking me hard

and every time I did something

he choked me tighter and said,

"If you don't behave, I'll kill you."

He was behind you?

- Yes, I couldn't see him.

Altogether he kept me there

for four hours,

approximately,

I didn't look at my watch,

and he raped me

for two hours out of the four.

What did you do the day after?

We went to the

Dizengoff Police Station.

An officer got me to tell him

the entire story

and then told me

it's not within his responsibilities.

He treated me like some

nymphomaniac, looking for rape.

Otherwise why did

I walk alone at night?

Good morning, princess.

Run to the balcony

to see something really nice.

Here you go, sweetie.

Did you see how

the flowers grew? - Yes.

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