The Debt Page #13

Why didn’t you go? At the

station. You could have got away.

Why didn’t you?

She looks up at him. He stares into her eyes. Beat. Then,

suddenly he kisses her. It’s what she’s waited so long for

and she’s stunned for a moment, then puts her arms around

his neck, returning the kiss hungrily. They are helpless

with desire for one another.

There is a sudden scratch of a key at the front door and,

instinctively, the two break apart.

Stephan enters, hair wet from the rain. He stops, seeing

them, sensing the atmosphere. They stare back at him.

Rachel steps away a little, wiping her face.

RACHEL (CONT’D)

What did they say?

Stephan stares at them in silence. He unbuttons his coat.

DAVID:

Stephan?

STEPHAN:

It’s not happening.

They stare at him aghast - this is the last thing they

wanted to hear.

DAVID:

What the f*** does that mean?

STEPHAN:

The Americans have pulled out.

(To Rachel) Has he been fed?

DAVID:

So...so what does that mean?

RACHEL:

Oh God...

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STEPHAN:

Did you feed him?

DAVID:

What does that mean? What’s the

plan now?

RACHEL:

(rising panic)

We just need to get him to the

airfield, there must be some

other way, some...

Stephan starts down the hallway towards her, angry.

STEPHAN:

I said has he...?

David instinctively steps in front of Rachel, raises a

hand.

DAVID:

(overlapping)

I’m asking you...

STEPHAN:

(overlapping)

I’m talking to her! Supposedly

it’s her shift now, but instead

of doing what she’s supposed to

be doing she’s out here with you!

(To Rachel) Now answer the

f***ing question: Did you feed

him?

RACHEL:

YES! I fed him!

Stephan stands glaring at her, then turns abruptly away.

STEPHAN:

(Beat)

There’s no plan. There’s no

f***ing plan. They said the

operation is being “reevaluated.”

He turns to David.

STEPHAN:

You know what that means? They’re

going to cut us loose.

They stare at him shocked.

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STEPHAN:

It’s a f***ing mess and they’re

backing away from it quickly as

they can.

RACHEL (CONT’D)

(Beat)

No.

STEPHAN:

It’s happening. I can feel it.

RACHEL:

They can’t just leave us!

STEPHAN:

Yes they can! Because we f***ed

it all up! We f***ed it all up

and now we’re on our own!

Suddenly we hear someone KNOCKING on the front door. The

three FREEZE, staring at each other. Silence.

DAVID:

Were you followed?

Stephan stares at the door, thrown.

DAVID (CONT’D)

Could you have been...?

There is another KNOCK at the door. Stephan turns to the

chest of drawers and takes out the GUN.

RACHEL:

Stephan?

Stephan is hurriedly screwing the SILENCER onto the GUN.

There’s another KNOCK at the door.

RACHEL (CONT’D)

Stephan!

Stephan walks into the living room and aims the gun at

Vogel. Vogel instinctively squirms away, falling to one

side, wriggling back as far as he can.

RACHEL (CONT’D)

What are you doing?

STEPHAN:

If it’s them, he dies.

Vogel lies, breathing hard through his nose, eyes on the

gun aimed at him.

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David suddenly steps in between the two, the gun now

pointing at his chest.

STEPHAN (CONT’D)

Move.

DAVID:

You’re not doing this.

STEPHAN:

He’s not getting away from me.

DAVID:

This isn’t the mission.

STEPHAN:

I decide what the mission is! If

I say he dies, he dies.

DAVID:

We’re finishing this mission.

We’re taking him back.

STEPHAN:

Get out of the way!

There is another KNOCK at the door. David and Stephan stare

at each other, the tension building. Abruptly Rachel turns

and walks down the hallway towards the door. Stephan calls

after her.

STEPHAN:

Rachel. Rachel!

From the hallway we hear the sound of the door being opened

-the murmur of conversation.

The two men stand frozen, listening. Vogel lies, breathing

hard through his nose.

We hear the door close. The three listen as footsteps

approach down the hall...

Rachel walks back in. A long beat.

RACHEL:

(Dully)

It was the lady from the bottom

apartment. She invited us to her

New Year’s Eve party.

She turns and walks back out. The others stay where they

are, frozen.

We hear a PIANO PLAYING as we...

CUT TO:

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150 KITCHEN - DAY 150

As the piano music plays we see David and Stephan practise

krav magah moves - careful, controlled, but under it all an

edge of real tension between them.

151 LIVING ROOM 151

Vogel is tied in his usual place. Stephan sits in a

dangerous mood. He’s playing the piano. A lyrical rendering

of Deutschland Uber Alles. Vogel is watching him.

152 KITCHEN 152

As the music continues the two men’s workout grows more

intense - the punches and blocks build in speed, faster and

faster, both men breathing hard with the exertion, neither

willing to stop, a real violence simmering under the

surface.

153 INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY 153

Stephan knows he’s watched and avoids Vogel’s gaze until he

can stand it no longer and looks...

154 KITCHEN 154

David is the first to break through the blocks - his fist

stopping inches from Stephen’s face. The two men freeze,

staring at each other, breathing hard. The music crashes to

a halt.

155 LIVING ROOM 155

Stephan is staring at Vogel. He begins to play the anthem

more discordantly, hitting the keys more violently, as if

the music is possessing him.

Then suddenly he stops, stands up and walks away from the

keyboard. Stares at Vogel.

Vogel is very aware of the sudden change in atmosphere, a

sense of impending violence.

Stephan doesn’t move. The moment hangs.

156 LATER 156

David is taking over the shift from Stephan. They pass each

other in the doorway without a word.

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David stops, staring...

Vogel lies in his usual place. A SACK has been placed over

his head, hooding him.

The effect is deeply sinister.

157 KITCHEN - MOMENTS LATER 157

Stephan sits eating with Rachel. David walks in and throws

the SACK on the table. Stephan glances at it, continues

eating.

DAVID:

What are you doing?

STEPHAN:

It’s your shift.

DAVID:

(To Rachel)

Did you know about this?

RACHEL:

About what?

DAVID:

(To Stephan)

His mouth’s taped. You want him

to suffocate?

STEPHAN:

I was sick of seeing his face. Go

back in.

DAVID:

Don’t do that again.

Stephan gets up and walks calmly towards David as if

shooing him back out the room.

STEPHAN:

You don’t give orders David. It’s

your shift now so you can go back

in there...

He has his hands on David’s chest, gently pushing him back.

David takes his hold of the hands, pulling them free and

suddenly there’s a flurry of violent movement as Stephan

yanks his arms free of David and the two men shove at each

other.

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