The Debt Page #12

MONTAGE:

136 LIVING ROOM - DAY 136

Stephan sits on the armchair in front of Vogel, taking the

GUN apart, cleaning it.

137 LIVING ROOM - DAY 137

Vogel thrashes around on the floor as best he can, David

holding him down. Stephan tries to force oatmeal into him.

He spits it back out.

138 KITCHEN - DAY 138

Rachel is cleaning, trying to keep busy, trying to keep the

encroaching decay of the kitchen at bay, scrubbing and

scrubbing.

139 HALLWAY - MORNING 139

An exhausted David, finishing his shift, walks out of the

living room as Stephan walks out of his bedroom to take his

place.

Rachel walks out of the bathroom and into her bedroom, for

a moment the three criss-crossing each other’s paths.

Rachel’s bedroom door closes. Both men avoid looking at

each other as they pass it.

140 HALLWAY - MORNING 140

Stephan and David are carrying a struggling, cursing Vogel

towards the bathroom.

Before they can get there Vogel pisses himself, the urine

puddling on the floor at their feet.

STEPHAN:

F***!

Stephan drops Vogel in disgust jumping back out of the way.

Vogel lies in the pool, staring up at him, eyes triumphant.

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141 OMITTED 141

142 OMITTED 142

143 INT. SAFEHOUSE. LIVING ROOM - DAY 143

Vogel leans against the wall, staring blankly at the

window, sunk into a profound depression. He looks filthy,

jaw dark with beard growth.

Rachel watches him from the doorway.

144 LATER 144

Rachel is washing Vogel’s face with a towel. He pays no

attention, continuing to stare out of the window.

Rachel picks up a bowl of shaving cream, strips the tape

off VOGEL’s mouth, and begins to brush the cream over his

face. She produces a RAZOR and carefully begins to shave

his cheeks.

She stops suddenly, a TEAR is running down Vogel’s cheek,

cutting a line through the soap. He turns his eyes to her.

VOGEL:

Why don’t you just kill me now?

Rachel pauses for a moment.

VOGEL (CONT’D)

How can you keep me waiting to

die like this!

Rachel keeps on shaving.

VOGEL:

I know what you want. You want to

hand me over to the others, let

there be some f***ing sham of a

trial. Then, when they kill me,

you can tell yourself that there

was no blood on your hands.

Rachel switches to the other cheek. Vogel’s getting more

animated, tears in his eyes, a kind of bizarre

indignation...

VOGEL (CONT’D)

But that isn’t true. There will

be blood on your hands.

(MORE)

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VOGEL (CONT’D)

You will be my murderer! You

f***ing hypocrite. You f***ing...

Rachel tilts his chin up a little and puts the razor to his

throat. He falls silent, tenses, waiting. Then...

VOGEL (CONT’D)

(Softly)

Yes. Do it. You want to do it...

Rachel finishes with a trembling hand.

Vogel slumps back against the wall, the tension in his body

easing away. He gives her a long, calculating look.

And as we watch some CHANGE seems to come over him, some

new fire beginning to kindle in him - a sense of cold

contempt for Rachel and with it, perhaps, a fresh

determination to survive this.

VOGEL (CONT’D)

That’s right. I’d forgotten. You

Jews never knew how to kill. Only

how to die.

Rachel wipes the razor clean on the towel, SLAPS fresh tape

onto Vogel’s mouth and gets up.

145

INT. KITCHEN - MORNING 145

Rachel is cleaning the kitchen again, clearing some of the

mess of dishes into the sink.

She moves a dirty pan which has been left overnight and

stops, staring at the COCKROACH which is crawling inside.

A sudden wave of NAUSEA hits her.

146

BATHROOM - MOMENTS LATER 146

Rachel crouches at the toilet, vomiting.

She finishes, rinses her mouth, looks at her pale

reflection.

She opens the door and steps out...

Vogel stands DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HER.

Rachel stands frozen - a split second of total panic.

Then Stephan steps into sight behind Vogel, gun in hand -

the morning bathroom visit.

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Rachel flattens herself against the hall wall, quickly

wiping her mouth dry, as Stephan pushes Vogel past her

towards the bathroom.

147 EXT. STREET - EVENING 147

Stephan is walking back home. A POLICE CAR SIREN wails

somewhere nearby and Stephan hurriedly cuts into an alley,

waiting in the shadows until the siren has faded away. Then

he hurries on his way.

148 LIVING ROOM - EVENING 148

Rachel uncovers the dish of prepared oatmeal and kneels

down beside a sleeping Vogel.

She removes the tape. Vogel wakes, breathes out, watches

her. After a moment...

VOGEL:

I was dreaming about my wife.

She feeds him some more.

VOGEL (CONT’D)

One of the great regrets of my

life is that we were unable to

have children. My wife would have

made a wonderful mother.

Vogel watches her, then suddenly SPEAKS IN ENGLISH...

VOGEL (CONT’D)

It’s a great blessing.

Rachel stares at him.

VOGEL (CONT’D)

You should try lemons. For the

morning sickness.

Rachel can’t move.

VOGEL (CONT’D)

They say it helps.

Rachel struggles to hold it together, feeds him another

spoonful.

VOGEL (CONT’D)

What’s your name? (Beat) Sarah?

Hannah?...Rachel? Esther? (Beat)

You Jews stay close to your

roots, don’t you? It’s a good

thing. Very good.

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Rachel spoons in another mouthful.

VOGEL (CONT’D)

I loved the bible as a child.

Retribution. Higher justice.

Rachel shovels in another mouthful. He chews it

thoughtfully, examines her face.

VOGEL (CONT’D)

Yes. I understand you perfectly.

(Beat) You weren’t lying at the

clinic when you told me about

your mother were you? About her

death?

Rachel loads the spoon with more oatmeal, determined not to

show any emotion.

VOGEL (CONT’D)

I’m very sorry for your loss.

It almost takes her breath away. She tears the tape and

puts it over his mouth, gets up and walks away, determined

not to show him any emotion.

Vogel watches her go.

149 HALLWAY - MOMENTS LATER 149

Rachel makes it out into the hallway before she feels the

tears running down her face. She gives in to them, turns

and finds David behind her.

DAVID:

What happened? What’s the matter?

She can’t speak at first.

RACHEL:

Nothing. He...nothing.

She wipes her face.

RACHEL (CONT’D)

He can understand us.

DAVID:

What?

RACHEL:

He can understand every word

we’re saying. He just spoke to

me.

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Her face contorts as she tries to compose herself. David

reaches out to hold her.

DAVID:

It’s alright. It’s alright. It’s

nearly over.

He pulls her close, holds her, rests his forehead against

hers. They stand like that, eyes closed. The moment hangs.

RACHEL:

(Suddenly)

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