Asylum City (2018–2019): Season 1, Episode 5 - Episode #1.5 - full transcript

You know what I never asked you

although it's been bothering me
for a while now?

What?

At what age did you realize
you wanted to be a jerk cop?

Ariye, we don't have time for this.

I've dragged this long enough,
I need an answer.

You're not gonna answer me, huh?
-Confess to everything,

get 20 years for murder,
10 for manslaughter,

30 years altogether.

You might get out after 20 years
for good behavior. You'd have a life,

you'd get to see your daughter
getting married.



Isn't it worth confessing?

If we go to trial

for a double homicide
you could get 40, 50 years.

Even a life sentence.

Perhaps you also expect me
to say that I regret what I did.

If you knew that someone
is about to whack your entire family,

that he's a godless psycho

who's about to enter your home
in the middle of the night

and slaughter your entire family,

even a jerk cop like you
would react to that.

Ariye,
I don't want us to go to trial

and neither do you.

Well, I tried.

Maybe.



Maybe?

Maybe?

Ariye, this is the deal of your life.
Take it!

I need you to do something for me.

Remember Anat? The little girl
who calls you "Uncle David"?

Yeah. -She's very gifted,
you know, pretty much a genius.

If I weren't her dad,
she could be whatever she wants.

That's right.

I want you to get her out of the house.
-What?

There's a school in Jerusalem,
a boarding school for the gifted.

Top of the top. Kids from
all around the country try to get in,

and she passed all the tests.

But they won't accept her
because they know who her dad is,

but if you intervene
as her custodian...

Yes and July August Productions
present

Series created by:
Eitan Tzur, Uzi Weil, Liad Shoham

Based on a novel by Liad Shoham

Hani Furstenberg

Qvif Benedek

Doron Ben David,
Ori Yaniv, Sean Mongoza,

Alon Padot, Michael Afwerki,
Nati Ravitz

Original score:
Avi Balleli

Editors:
Boaz Leon, Ido Muhrick

Cameraman:
Moshe Mishali

Producers: Yochanan Kredo, Assa Saxon,
Eilon Ratzkovsky, Guy Jacoel

Scriptwriter: Uzi Weil

Director: Eitan Tzur

Asylum City

Hey, Lidi,

I brought you some soup.

You think you can eat?

Yes.

Yes, thank you.

Good.

It's enough?

Yes, thank you.

Okay, you rest now.

We talk later?

Wait, please.

I want to find my brother.

I have brother here in Israel.

I have to find him.
-Okay.

Okay, I'll try and find him,
what's his name?

His name is Gabriel Kidane.

Okay, I'll try...

Gabriel Kidane?
-Yes.

He... he has a..

a scar, a big scar?

Yes.

You know him?

I think, I'm not sure.

I'll try to find him, okay?

I'm leaving the soup here
and you eat, okay?

Okay, so now what?

So I tell her:

"You promised you will help me,
give me money."

Okay.

But she say she can't, so.,
so I...

I get angry.

She stands like this?

No, she was in the other side.

Riki, turn around.

Like this? -Yes.

And you were?

Here.

Okay, so it's a long way.

I go to her.

Okay, go to her.

I go to her and

With a fist?

No, with a statue.

Where was the statue?

It was..

there.

Okay.

Show me how you get the statue.

Before,
you said the statue was there.

No, no, it's this.

Yaron.

What?

Then what?
-I take the statue and I...

You...

Show me, show me.

One time?

Two.
-Two.

Yes.
-Show me.

Why two times?

Why two times?
Did she defend herself?

Yes, she defend, yes.

Okay, and?
-And then she fall.

Okay, Riki, could you please
fall to the floor?

Show me how she fall.

Her leg was...

and her hands..

Okay, and then what?

And then..

You run?

After she fall, you run?

I hit her again.

What are you doing?
-What?

What are you doing?
Did you just gesture a third punch?!

Of course not.
He's a mess, I'm helping him out.

Turn off the camera, we're done here.
-Sene? Are you crazy? Keep rolling.

Please turn it off!

Take him back to the car.

You're insane.
-No, you are!

Anat, are you back already?
-Yes, we had a problem.

What happened?
-I had to stop the reenactment.

In my office.

It didn't go well,
I had no choice.

What do you mean, it didn't go well?
-He started losing focus.

So you pause until he calms down.
-No, he got things wrong,

he wasn't focused.
-Anat... -David...

I had no choice.
-My fault. I take full responsibility.

For what?

I thought you were ready for this and...
-I'm as ready as I can be.

I'm sorry, Anat.
-No, no, no...

Do you realize what you've done?
What a gift you gave him

by stopping it in the middle?
-I had no choice!

It'll come up in court as a factor,
and we'll be screwed.

If it even gets to court.
-Excuse me?

There're too many holes
in this case.

What holes? Your suspect
turned himself in and confessed.

Some things don't fit.
-What things?

The lab confirmed that the blood
on Michal's door isn't his DNA.

So it's not his DNA,
it's the DNA of someone else

who might've scratched himself
at one point, so what?

Was the suspect's DNA
in her apartment?

Yes. -So you've got evidence,
a motive, a confession,

what more do you want?
Why'd you stop the reenactment?!

I had no choice! -Why not?
-Because he was told what to say!

By whom?

Who, Yaron?

Anat, you've got a lot to learn
from Yaron.

He ran the reeneactment
of the robbery in Ramat Gan

and of the murder of that psycho
who killed her sister, what's her name?

Daniella Berko.
-Daniella Berko.

Without it,
she'd still be running free.

I'm sorry, Anat. I'm appointing him
head of the special investigation team.

What?! -It's my mistake,
I thought you were ready...

David, I...

Yaron.

Come in.

You're coming with me, I'll pick you up.
-No, I don't think so...

Natalie,
it's just a Neighborhood Meeting.

You'll speak from the heart
like you did the other day.

It'll be awesome.

Do you want things to change
or not?

I'll call back later with an answer, okay?
-Alright, bye.

Sorry, it was urgent.

Who was that?

What?
-Who was it?

On the phone?
-Yes.

Just someone...
asking about prices.

Okay.

Bye.

Narundi?

Oh, boy.

What are they selling them?
-Assault choppers.

There's a civil war going on there,
you know.

With these choppers,
it won't last much longer.

Is this offer for real?
Are they serious?

100% real.

Financially speaking,
I don't need to tell you...

Nope.

What about the risk?
-The risk?

Listen, Shimon,
you could end up in the Hague

the international court for war crimes.
-What are the odds of that?

I don't know how to even
calculate those odds.

This Gidi fellow...
do you trust him?

No, but I trust his bosses

and the interests of the state of Israel
to keep this under wraps.

Right. He's right.

They've got more at stake
than we do, for sure.

And they'd be the ones
to be tried in the Hague, not us.

Who's they?
The Mossad? The Prime Minister?

Give me a break.
Forget about the Hague.

If their neck is on the line,
who do you think they'll sacrifice first?

Listen to me, both of you.

This deal is the break
we've been waiting for from day one.

It's what we've worked for.
-We worked to make money,

and we made good money.
-What we made was peanuts.

And we took risks for that too.
Isn't running this bank a risk?

One day it'll be game over.
Once they're on to us, we'll have to fold.

Everything we built here
has an expiration date.

One day it'll be over,

but this,
if we do this and it succeeds,

no more blacks,
no more neighborhood violence,

no more duffel bags
filled with 50 shekel notes.

It's over.

We close up shop.

From now on, it's all legit.

And in a year or two,
we'll be at the Paris Air Show.

If we do this...
-What do you mean, "if"?

We're doing this.

Suppose we do, we'd need someone
from our side to sign the contract,

someone outside this room, so that in case
something goes wrong, God forbid,

there'd be only his signature
on that contract.

I've thought about it.
-Who?

Boaz.

Boaz?

It won't be hard to trace us
through Boaz.

Only if he talks.

He won't talk.

You're an amazing inspector,
I mean it,

but you're clueless when it comes
to police politics. -What do you mean?

You can't just drop a suspect
that everyone knows about

until you have
another suspect at hand.

Do you have another suspect?
-No.

It's a problem.

You're not always right,
Anat Sitton.

Not always.

Sometimes you act so entitled,
but the world owes you nothing.

I've gotta go.

Fine.

Fine.

And who were
ajl those people around?

Bright here i's good.
-Here? -Yeah...

Those-who've already
joined the ranks and are now...

Party members?
-Yes.

No.

They're ordinary citizens who came
to take part in the neighborhood meeting.

You spoke wonderfully.

You really did.
-Yeah, you think?

Are you for real?

Itzik told me that around 20 people
joined after your speech.

Is that a lot?
-For one neighborhood meeting?

It's a whole lot!

There was this one guy
who drove me crazy. -Who?

That Member of Parliament
you brought along,

the fat guy.

Chairman of
the Internal Affairs Committee?

Wow, I had no idea.

I was trying to explain to him

that these people open up illegal
businesses, and he starts yakking:

"But they run restaurants,
they serve good food,

"on kerosene burners,"
and I'm like, enough!

Can't he just grab a puff pastry
and leave me alone?!

Seriously!

Can I...

ask you a personal question?

Why do you stay here?

You're a young couple,
you could live anywhere you want.

I've asked myself that question
a thousand times.

Why then?

Doron refuses, and...

Your husband?

Doesn't he want to leave?
-Our apartment is here,

and we can't sell it
given today's economic situation.

And we've got the shop,

which is on lease.

Where would we get the money
to start a new business?

Up until a few years ago,
I was a cop.

I know.

How do you know?
-I just do.

I loved the force.

Then why did you leave?
-Tough questions.

My dad died,

and I had to stay in the shop
so we don't lose the lease,

and so...

the days went by...

I don't know.

It's funny how people keep saying,
"I'm this, you're that...

"you're against the black refugees,
I'm for them,

'you're right-wing, I'm left-wing,

but they don't get that 90% of that
depends on where you were born.

That’s true. Well said.

Some people
are born to move places, but...

I guess I was born

to stay in one place
and kick whoever comes near.

So...

do I have to keep my distance
from you?

Oh, you have no idea.

Guess I'll get going.

Thanks for the ride.

My pleasure. This was great.
-Yep.

It was very nice.

Bye, good night.
-Good night.

Aren't they watching?

Who cares?

What?
-It's been a long time.

Let me take a look at you.

You look great.
-So do you.

I've lost 6 Lbs.

Are you on a diet?

No, just trying to eat well,
and prison is the best diet.

Come, sit down.

So, tell me...

What?

How do you feel?
How's life? How's work?

How're the things that children
don't like telling their parents about?

Life is fine,
work is fine...

In other areas, I wish I had something
to not want to tell you.

Just don't say that I'm too rigid
and that I should be more easygoing.

Who ever told you that?

Mom.
-Mom.

Your mom was easygoing with me,
and look what happened.

Good point.

Talk.

They can't hear a thing.

Are you sure?
-Yes. It only tapes video, no audio.

I guarantee you.

Talk.

I need your help.

Shoot.

Have you heard about the girl who was
murdered in Tel Aviv? Michal Poleg?

I was made head
of the special investigation team.

Congrats.
-Yeah, but...

Finally,
that David did something right.

David did many right things.

For me, specifically, not really.

I meant, for me.
-Good for you. Okay, so?

Anyway, there are some issues.
I'm no longer the head of the team.

How come? -Because I stopped
a reenactment in the middle.

What?

My righteous daughter...
I can only imagine...

I'm not righteous, it's just that
the suspect was all confused,

and my idiot partner started
putting words in his mouth, so...

Fine, keep mocking me.

I'm not mocking you,
on the contrary, I applaud you.

You're an honest person
and I really value that.

But honesty
and the police force...

Fine.
How can I help you?

I need you
to find something out for me.

There's this bank downtown.

What bank?

An illegal bank,
only for Africans,

most likely run
by Israeli criminals.

Some guy who was close
with the murder victim

keeps telling me:
"The bank people killed her."

He volunteers with the Africans,
he's cute,

he wouldn't just say that,

but I can't find anything
about them.

How cute?

What?

How cute is this guy?

Focus, will you?

He's so cute that you don't want
to talk about it... well well...

I've never heard of this bank,
but I'll find out.

If anyone knew that I...
-Nobody will ever know.

I give you my word, okay?

It'll be alright.

Thanks, Dad.

Boaz.

Hey, Shimon, how're you doing?
-Good.

Sit. Sit.

How are things in the 'hood?
Simmering down?

Yes.

Things have simmered down
since that guy was caught. -Good.

How's your wife?
Has she adjusted to your new status?

Do you pamper her?
-I do, thank you.

No problem, she deserves it.

Listen,
I want to tell you something.

We're about to cut a very important deal,
something huge. An arms deal.

What? -Yes.

I'll give you the details soon, I've been
working on this deal for a long time

and I think it's time
to let you in on it.

I have contacts in the Military Industries
I worked with them for 10 years,

and so I managed to cut a deal
with the government of Argentina.

Not the government itself, but a company
that buys arms for the government.

Very professional, serious people.
You'll meet them.

Why would I meet them?
-Because you'll be my person in Argentina.

You'll go there, meet the people,
go over contracts, make sure all is legit.

Me?
-Yes, you.

I trust you completely.

We'll keep in direct contact,
I'll give you any support you need.

But I'm an accountant,
you need a lawyer for this...

I'm not going to negotiate with...

No negotiation needed.
We've worked out all the details up front.

I just need you there
as my personal rep, that's all.

I don't know...

Boaz, you wanted
to be done with the 'hood.

You asked me for that,

said you're fed up dealing with
the Africans, the bank, the dirty money.

I heard you, I listened to you.
Now's your chance.

Step up and grab this
with both hands.

I'm not even talking about the very
generous bonus this you'll be receiving,

I'm talking about the opportunity
to cut huge, legitimate deals.

The IDF sells,
Argentina aquires,

and you have the chance
to help your country out.

Okay.

Okay.

But...

You remember, Shimon,

when we just started out,

you said I could quit
after a few years

and move out of here.

You want to move out of here, Boaz?

No problem.

Should I write you
a letter of recommendation,

mentioning all the good things
you've done for me?

Boaz,

start thinking big.

You're part of this family.

I get that you have doubts about
this grey market we're dealing with

and I second that,

but we're embarking
on a new path,

working for the government,

for the IDF.

Okay.

"The Gonen family"

Hello, Dvora, I'm with the police.

I remember you, you were here before.
-I was, a few days ago.

I need to ask your husband
some questions. -He's resting.

It'll only take a few minutes.
-He's asleep, I'm not waking him up.

What is this about?

You already caught the black guy,
didn't you? -Yes,

but I wanted to go over it again with him,
perhaps we missed something.

Ask me, I'll tell you.

He's the one who saw the suspect run away.
-That's right.

And heard the yelling at night.
-What?

He slept like a log,
he didn't hear a thing.

But in the report it says that...
-It's that dumb cop.

I could tell he didn't understand
anything I was telling him.

I'm the one who heard
the yelling at night.

Shmuel is the one who saw him
the next morning, running away.

Okay.
So what did you hear?

Yelling, cursing,
foul language.

I can't repeat it.
-I see.

"You're a son of this, of that..."
-Okay.

And did you see who was yelling?
-No. -Did you recognize his voice? -No.

Okay, thank you.

Wait, was he cursing in Hebrew?

What else?

With an accent?

No, he sounded 100% Israeli.

Are you sure?
-Absolutely.

He just stood by her door yelling:

"Michal, Michal! Open up, you..."
this and that,

and other swear words.

He had a filthy mouth.

Alright, thanks.

Galit.

Listen to me,

Unfortunately, I can't tell my intern
who to make out with and who not.

What are you talking about?
-Don't even bother.

It's none of your business, Galit.
-Fair enough,

but it is my business when you extort her
for details about my case.

I'm extorting her?
I asked her a question.

I know what you asked her
and what she answered you.

What I don't get is, why.

Because Michal Poleg
is more than just a case.

She's a girl I personally knew,
I saw her a lot and suddenly... you know.

A lot?

Well, with all the refugee court cases,
we formed a relationship, yes.

What kind of relationship?
Did you see her outside work?

"See her"... No, but...
the girl was murdered, it's shocking.

I don't want you talking
with Zohar about this.

No problem, Galit,
don't make an issue...

Dr. Alighieri?

Dr. AVigh’en?

Oh, Chief Inspector Sitton.
To what do I owe the pleasure?

Sorry to bother you.
-Gotta eat sometime. Want some?

No, thanks.
-Grab a seat.

There's been an accident on highway 1,
so I'm eating before it gets hectic.

Eat up, I just have
a quick question.

Can a blood DNA test

reveal a person's race?

Why? Planning a genocide?

No, but I heard it's possible.

More or less.

It can give you a person's
geographic location, continent of origin,

but there's an Israeli researcher
at Sheffield University

who developed an algorithm
that's based on a very large database

and can tell
where your ancestors originated,

from what remote village
they came,

but it's got nothing to do with race.
Race isn't a scientific term,

it's more a definition of culture,
It also depends...

Dr. Alighieri, I'm sorry,

but could a blood sample
reveal if the person is black or white?

It could tell you if he's
from the African continent or not.

Then I need you
to perform that test, urgently.

You or the police?

Yaron told me you no longer head
the special investigation team.

I'm afraid they're going to give
the wrong person a life sentence.

Alright. Just for you.

Thank you.

I was not okay?

I did something not okay?

No, no, you were okay,
you were okay, it's just...

tomorrow,

remember exactly, yes?
-Yes.

Three times you hit her, yes?
-Yes.

It's not what I'm saying,
you said it. -Yes.

It's written in your statement,
black on white.

what you said, not I,

so you have to remember, that's all.

Okay.
-Okay.

Also, last time you hit her,

she was on the floor, yes?

Yes, yes.

It's what you said, not I.
-Yes, I said, yes.

Good.

You'll be okay.

Wow, I can't believe it,
it's so insane.

Yep.

Are you 100% sure
she's Gabriel's sister?

How many "Gabriel Kidane"
with a facial scar are there?

He'd gonna go crazy,
he was sure she died.

Can I see her?

Not yet.
She's still very weak.

How weak?

She'll be fine, she's under
medical supervision, just...

give her a day or two. -Sure, alright.
-She's been through some...

Of course.

Did you tell her about Gabriel?

No, I didn't have the heart.

How'd she even get here?

She was brought over
by that African guy you work with.

Who?
-The translator.

Ermi?
-Yes, Ermi.

Ermi brought her here?
-Yes.

What’s he got to do with her?

I don't know, he brought her over
wrapped in a blanket,

she was shaking,
and could barely walk.

What?