Rutenberg Page #3

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Now he's haunting me

from the grave.

We must see Churchill.

- He also reads newspapers.

I must see him. - What will

you tell him? - I don't know

Mr. Rutenberg,

this was returned

from the Arab delegation.

They do not like gifts.

- Dammit!

So, everything is...

Where will I be able

to find you?

Mr. Rutenberg?

Mr. Rutenberg?

You will regret this!

You will regret this!

Where?

You want to go where?

Can you think of another way

to show Churchill

that not only am I not against

British interests, to the contrary,

I am helping him forward them?

- Forwarding the interests...

You are still wanted there,

they will shoot you like a dog.

Leonard, if you're not careful,

I might think you worry about me.

The fact that I want to be on my own

doesn't mean that I don't...

Leonard, do you know when

you can begin worrying about me?

When people stop saying that I am

crazy, aggressive, a dictator.

Then you may start worrying.

True, it is risky,

but this trip

is my only chance.

It is more than the risk...

- Leonard,

electricity is not something

one receives for nothing.

Electricity is created, from scratch.

Like an idea.

Except it this case you have water

and turbines that turn

and transformers

that conduct it.

Electricity is the heart

of the world today, Leonard.

Creating electricity is creating life

- So what does God do?

Churchill hates Bolsheviks.

He will never buy it.

"Platform 1 St. Petersburg"

We have grown old.

We've grown old, Pyotr Moiseyevich,

since the revolution in 1905.

- Yes.

How is Lenushka?

- Well, thank you.

I've heard Volodia

is also in London

You know more than I.

It's my job.

You have brought someone who can

take care of our problem? - Yes

Guthrie,

Minister Churchill's aide.

I have a question.

What do you get out of this?

Ajob, money?

What will historians

say about our meeting?

Nothing,

they will not say a thing.

This meeting never took place.

This is Churchill's aide.

- Nice to meet you.

Let's do business.

If the British stop supporting

those opposing the revolution...

Is that your house?

Go home, quickly!

This is for Volodia.

It is a pity

he was so nave.

Do you ever feel nostalgic?

- Yes, I am a nostalgic type.

But nostalgic for the future.

Goodbye, Dima.

We will not meet again,

Pyotr Moiseyevich.

Bravo!

Please...

Please. Cheers!

Cheers. - Cheers!

I wonder how he behaves

when he is truly sad.

Mr. Rutenberg, we did it.

You did it.

We are doing this

for you.

Ah, Leonard,

your letter of recommendation.

You know that Savirski

is joining me?

Well, Savirski is an idealist.

- And you? What are you, Leonard?

I think it is

very realistic, Mr. Rutenberg.

Realistic, of course. And I am also

sure you will enjoy every moment.

If you are buried with paperwork

at first, that's not terrible.

No one ever died of paperwork.

- All right, Mr. Rutenberg...

The main thing is

that you'll have your own office.

And even if you don't have

your own office that's not terrible.

One of the large firms

will surely want you.

Mr. Rutenberg, please.

- They will probably give you

some office in their back wing.

You can sit there

with all sorts of young lawyers.

You will sit and argue all day over

who will represent the milkman,

who will represent

the pickpocket.

Once in a while they will surely

invite you for a glass of sherry

because you argued successfully

without the judge falling asleep.

All right, six months.

Six months, Mr. Rutenberg.

Not one day longer.

Six months, Becky,

it is only six months.

Six months, Leonard,

is an entire lifetime.

You want to dance?

Lead the way.

Mr. Rutenberg...

- Some things are never forgotten.

Well? - No one would listen.

What do you mean no one

would listen? - No one would listen.

Did you tell them

it is a matter of life and death?

I tried, but there is no one

listening, Mr. Rutenberg.

For me, did you tell them

that it is for me?

No one would listen,

I told you.

Normal people are asleep.

It is two a.m. Pardon me.

All right. - Are we leaving?

Sleep, Zemah, sleep.

- It is very cold. - Yes it is cold.

Slowly, slowly.

This slope...

- Avraham! Avraham.

Come look, look.

Pinhas, I had started to worry.

- Pinhas...

Good thing you are here, we had a

breach in the upper water channel.

We must make

all kinds of quick decisions

regarding what to do now.

Pinhas...

Is there damage? - A lot.

To the turbines as well.

We must make decisions quickly,

very quickly. Listen there is...

Becky, Becky, Becky.

Pardon me...

He sent this for you.

Pardon, who? - Leonard.

The old man had him remain in Haifa

so he asked me.

Yes. Ah... thank you.

- Are you okay? - Yes, thank you.

Mr. Rutenberg,

what a wonderful flood.

We have amazing footage.

- Wonderful. - Metz, later.

Hold on tightly!

Leverage! Give me leverage!

Tight! Hold on tight!

Grab on and pass it to this side!

Give me leverage to the left!

- Come on, get out of the water!

Everyone out of the water!

Everyone out of the water!

There is not other way

to save the transformer.

Do you hear me?

Get out of the water immediately.

Pinhas, what are you doing?

They are doing it for you.

Put the gun away.

I don't need

anyone else dying for me.

We can continue.

- Within half an hour

I do not want to see anyone

walking around the camp.

We had a rough night.

Go get some rest.

We can continue,

Mr. Rutenberg. - We will continue

but we can't do anything now.

Do nothing. Go rest.

Hillel! Hillel, quick its Shoshana,

she is in the hospital.

What are you looking at me for?

Go.

Gentlemen, I ask that you all

stop working and go to sleep.

Stop and get some sleep.

Shimon, please take your men

to the camp.

I should have known.

- I saw it...

No one could have known,

Pinhas.

The last thing

we need right now

is for you to start

blaming yourself.

Avraham, I will blame

whomever I want, all right?

Whomever I want.

I should have known.

I should have been here.

Yes? What exactly

would you have done here, Pinhas?

Gone into the water with your cane?

Gone into the water like Moses

and split it with your cane, hah?

Is that what you would have done?

You think that you

are so great, right Pinhas?

No, really, tell me,

what would you have done here, what?

Stuck your finger

in the dike, hah?

Stopped the cart

before it turned over onto Savirski?

Did something

happen to Savirski?

A cart turned over on him.

He tried to submerge the dike

so as not to open the reserve dam.

And you let him?

You let him pay

for my mistakes?

You're not the only one who feels

guilty, do you understand, Pinhas?

Not. The only. One.

Doctor, why is he not

receiving morphine?

He is in hypobolemic shock,

morphine would not be absorbed.

Besides,

his heart is so weak

that I don't think

he will make it.

Shouldn't we

transfer him to Tiberias?

Mr. Rutenberg,

he won't make it there alive.

Hillel, get out of here.

Look at that mud,

get out of here.

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