PMTA (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 7 - Episode #1.7 - full transcript
Come here, Kaminsky.
This guy helped and supported me
and actually got me out of this mess.
VP Ophir Bergman
was fully acquitted
and will return to his position at the bank.
Look at him smile. Like he got all the cream.
This guy came to see me this morning
and put an envelope
with 20,000 dollars in cash on my desk.
Told me he was sent
to settle Yerushalmi's bill.
it's Natalie Khalfon's brother.
Meir Khalfon. No criminal record.
There's not much I can do without a record.
I hope you can understand me.
I don't know whose head you're gunning for,
but rest assured t at I'm no sucker.
We're on to your trick with Ben David.
Don't you dare try it again.
Now, I'm supposed to take this to Nahmias
and ask her to reopen the case,
but there's no way
she'll do anything with it.
You think she has an ulterior motive?
yes
Look into a case called "Kinor David".
I'd rather not say any more.
just don't mention this in the letter.
You thought I'd write you
a recommendation for Harvard because you...
No.
If I'd known things were headed this way,
this wouldn't have happened.
She told me.
And I saw it.
Even if this is just a report
and not a complaint,
as Commissioner of Sexual Harassment
I must follow protocol.
You're advocate Ben David, right?
-Yes.
Look at that. Someone new comes in
while you're still talking.
Yeah, I understand I've taken over your job.
Watch out, advocate Ben David.
Don't let them kill you, too.
Who?
-The Tel Aviv District Attorney's office.
What's up, Mo duch?
How's,our friend?
Of all the women I had,
she's the only one I miss.
Son of a bitch!
Guard! Guard!
Thanks.
Okay.
I'm headed to a meeting. Bye.
Thank you for coming, Cohen. Really.
You should know
a cop assaulting an inmate
is tricky business.
I know, but it's Morduch.
He's locked onto Kobi and won't let go.
He's making his life miserable.
Doesn't the police know about it?
Why don't they get him protection?
-It's not...
It's not stun grenades and explosives.
It's a lot more complicated.
He's a lot more subtle than that.
Meaning what?
Meaning he got someone
to falsely accuse him of sexual assault.
Son of a...
He knows what he's doing.
He got Eini to represent her.
paying for Eini?
-He is.
He's that determined to ruin Kobi?
Why only Kobi? Why isn't he going after you?
How would I know?
And the worst part about it
is the police doesn't have his back.
They won't even pay for a lawye
I certainly can't represent him.
understand.
Okay, I'll talk to him and see what I can do.
Thanks, Cohen.
There's just one little thing.
It's just...
Since the complaint
he's been suspended without pay,
and he has alimony to pay
for his two girls.
He must be drowning in money.
Exactly.
Why do I always end up with the poor ones?
Well, I'll
I'll handle it.
Thanks, Cohen.
What about Yerushalmi,
and that guy in the photo?
It's a lot bigger than I thought.
It goes higher.
How high?
Don't know yet.
Okay.
I'm counting on you, Cohen.
Listen, I completely understand.
I also want to break
my client's faces sometimes.
But I don't do it.
It's also not an argument
I can make in court.
You initiated a meeting with Morduch,
an inmate serving time.
You attacked both him
and the guards who came to separate you.
I don't get it.
What about everything I just told you
about Eini and being targeted by Morduch
and how he got my wife
to file a restraining order?
What's the story between you two?
Can you tell me that?
Everyone knows about our story.
Then tell me something they don't know.
I investigated the guy for three years.
Nothing stuck to him.
He's got straw men everywhere.
But we got him. Marcelle and I.
And he's been out of control since.
What happened at the shooting,
during his arrest?
We raided his club. He resisted arrest,
he was armed, so I fired at him.
The motherfucker used Marcelle
as a human shield.
Why was she even there?
Was she working undercover?
Not exactly, no.
What difference does it make?
Everything matters.
Does he have something personal against you?
Nothing personal.
We're the law, he's a criminal.
It doesn't get simpler than that, Cohen.
Listen, there are quite a few
complaints of violence in your file,
not to mention undue use of force.
There's also the...
the complaint from...
your ex-wife.
It's irrelevant, Cohen.
It's in the file. It's on your criminal record.
The judge will see it.
We were getting divorced,
she wanted more alimony.
So she filed a complaint.
It doesn't look good, Kobi, any of it.
You have a history of domestic violence,
and there's the assault charge
with Internal Affairs.
You're going to do time.
So what can we do?
What do we do?
We'll try to convince the judge
you were acting out of distress,
that Morduch put pressure on you
to punish you for what you did
in service the law
But in order to that
I need you to remain calm, Kobi.
You understand? Calm.
I'm looking for an administrative appeal,
number 4577699/2.
Can you write that down?
-Yes. -Thank you.
4577699/2.
An administrative appeal
by the Union for Environmental Defense
against the Jerusalem Regional Council.
The Jerusalem Council?
Why would we have that here?
Because the hearings took place and were
handled by the civics department here.
The DA's copy isn't here
and there are no relevant files or records.
-I don't understand.
Are you kidding me?
Do I look like I'm kidding?
Can you pull the file from the archive?
Hold on.
No.
What do you mean, no?
It's missing.
What do you mean, missing?
I don't have a scanned copy.
Is there another copy of this file anywhere?
At the courthouse archives, maybe?
This is the only copy listed here.
So you're telling me there's only one copy
of a file I need, and it's missing.
Does that happen a lot?
Excuse me? Watch your tone.
It's not my fault the archive gets replaced
every two years.
People borrow things they don't return.
Things go missing. It happens.
But what am I supposed to do?
I'm working on a relevant case.
I need to know what the ruling was.
Let me tell you about all my life problems.
Listen, I'm new here and I'm super stressed.
I'm sorry.
Could you maybe check
who at the DA's office signed the summary?
Maybe they can help me.
Hold on.
-Thanks.
Advocate Margalit Weiss
is listed as the prosecutor
in charge of the case.
It also says the verdict was signed
by the assistant DA.
Who was that?
Miriam Nahmias.
Anything else?
Thank you.
Nice car. Good for you.
Bonus?
it's on loan.
What are you doing here?
I'm following you.
-What?
I'm a lawyer, Marcelle.
It's my job to be here.
Is it about Bergman?
I have other clients, you know.
-Yeah.
Well, my offer still stands.
What offer?
No, you're not making me beg again.
No. You have my number.
Email works too.
Did Elisha say when he'd be back?
No. He said he had
a hearing in Nazareth or something.
Let's get this over with.
I don't want to see him when he returns.
Khalil.
-Yeah.
Sorry.
The DA asked you to step into her office.
Did she specifically ask for Khalil,
or just an intern?
She asked for Khalil.
Specifically.
I'll just get this box out of the way.
Yes, of course. Please.
What?
What?
Shit.
Shit.
-Why shit?
Shit.
It's probably about the complaint, Kahlil.
It's fine. I'll think of something, okay?
Fuck...
Mr. Khalil Jouani.
Studied at Oxford. Impressive.
You've been with us for six months
and have recently worked with advocates
Ben David and Bar On.
Yes. I wanted to talk to you about that.
If I'm not mistaken, I’m the one
who called this meeting.
Yes, but...
It's about the complaint I filed
against advocate Bar On,
on Ya'ara's behalf. I just wanted to say
that I must have misunderstood, but...
No, no.
-What?
Please don't talk to me about the complaint.
That's a topic for our Commissioner
of Sexual Harassment, Vered.
You know, in such matters
it's very important to act carefully
and remain discreet.
Agreed.
It is important.
-Yes.
I called you in here
because I received excellent feedback
from all your supervisors.
They describe you as an intelligent,
sharp and exceptionally thorough intern.
Wow.
Thank you.
As you know,
at the end of the internship
one intern will be offered a position here.
A permanent one.
Now, it's not final,
but based on this excellent feedback
I believe you'll be worthy of that position.
Do you see yourself continuing
in public service, Khalil?
Yes, I'd like that.
I'd like that very much.
Good. I'm glad we talked.
Thank you very much.
Thanks. Thank you.
Sorry.
Have you met with him? How is he?
I'm just leaving the detention facility.
No big hit, but it'll be okay.
When's the hearing? I'm on arrest duty
but I'll come right after.
Better not. It'll look like
an attempt to influence proceedings.
You are a prosecutor attending
her friend's remand hearing.
Come on
You're right.
Okay, keep me posted.
Bye.
-Bye.
Marcelle.
-I'm late for a hearing.
I know, that's why I'm here.
Let's have coffee afterwards.
I'll wait for you.
What would we talk about?
About how your leak caused
a witness to run away?
You're wrong.
Fine.
We both know I wasn't the reason
Yerushalmi ran,
or was kidnapped.
And let's agree that considering the way
your boss closed this case,
the DA's office weren't too
choked up about that.
So you're saying your source
came from the DA's office.
I'm not saying anything.
And I certainly won't reveal my sources.
Remember that
if you ever decide to talk to me.
I'm late for a hearing. Because of you.
Well, what did she say?
Did she mention the complaint?
What? No. It was unrelated.
Then what?
Nothing. She wanted to talk to me
about a job.
Job? What job?
She's talking to all the interns now
out a position that's opening p.
Who else has she talked to?
Did she tell you the job is yours?
No. It was just an interview.
She said she's gotten
some good feedback about me.
You're so naive, Khalil. She tricked you.
What do you mean?
She just cut a deal with you, Khalil.
She bought your silence
and buried this complaint
in exchange for some job.
What? That's crazy. No way.
Which are you? Naive, or just stupid?
Isn't it possible that I'm just a good intern
who's gotten good feedback?
Did anyone give you a performance review?
Did you see any other interns
go into her office for an interview?
She just got up this morni g
and decided you're the only one
who's right for this job?
What's your deal?
-You know what?
Maybe this complaint you filed
was premeditated.
Maybe it was a move to make you look
like the enlightened, caring suck-up.
Do you know
You ma e yourself look
like some big ethical feminist
and used my trauma to do it
Did you lose it? So you're traumatized now?
Yeah, you know what they say
It takes time for a victim of sexual assault
to understand she's been attacked.
I'm only just now
beginning to realize what happened.
I just don't know who screwed me harder,
you or the Rooster.
How can I help you, Nati?
I was just in a meeting.
I thought I'd stop by and talk over
something that's been bothering me.
Come on in.
Something personal?
-No.
Completely professional.
It's about the mortgage case.
We have a judicial ruling.
That case is closed, as you know.
Did you talk to Elisha?
He's in charge of archiving the case.
Not yet. I wanted to talk to you first.
Turns out there's a link between
Bergman, Khalfon and Gilbert.
It implicates Yerushalmi as well.
Pass it on to the international division.
Why the international division?
They're handling all of Gilbert's loose ends.
If they find him and he's extradited,
it'll serve as the basis for his indictment.
It's not Gilbert.
We're talking about two Israeli citizens.
Bergman and Khalfon.
I'm hearing suspicions, not evidence.
I'm trying to minimize the damage
done to our image after this affair.
In any case,
if you think you have enough evidence
to reopen the case, go ahead.
You don't need me to do that.
-Yeah.
Maybe you're right.
just consider the chaos
reopening the mortgage case could cause.
You don't need that on your head,
not with the current General Commissioner.
Thanks, Meri.
-You're welcome.
Thank you very much.
In summary,
the question before this honorable court
is whether we can allow a convicted criminal
to express his frustration by terrorizing
an officer with the Israel Police.
Do they share the same
moral and ethical high ground?
Advocate Cohen, with all due respect,
your claims of persecution seem plausible
but there is one group
which must follow the law
more closely than any other.
An officer with the Israel Police
cannot take the law into his hands
as if he were a common criminal.
Am I a criminal?
-Kobi.
The threat report before me
indicates a pattern of violence.
A drug-dealing crime lord
is trying to ruin my life for arresting him,
and I'm the threat?
Mr. Vaknin, I remind you
you're in my courtroom! Sit down.
Your Honor, I apologize.
My client spoke in anger.
Advocate Cohen,
I greatly appreciate your efforts.
But pretty words are not enough.
In some cases there is no difference
between a policeman and a criminal.
A ruling.
Due to the threat posed by the defendant,
which requires his detention
until an investigation is complete,
I am hereby remanding him
for an additional 48 hours.
In the next hearing both sides
may make their arguments
regarding detention alternatives
and the bail amount.
'll talk to Marcelle.
No, don't tell her. Say nothing.
Please, Cohen.
Excuse me.
Where can I find Margalit Weiss?
-End of the hall, to your left.
That way?
-Yes. -Thank you.
I hope I'm not disturbing you.
I wanted to consult with you
regarding a case you managed.
I'm working on a similar case
and thought you might help.
I hope you're not counting on my memory.
I am, actually. That's why I came here.
The file itself is missing
and all its copies are on loan.
Which case is it? When is it from?
An administrative appeal.
I won't bother you with the number.
You came all this way.
You think it's the number
that will bother me?
It was about a Jerusalem real estate project.
Kinor David.'
You remember anything about it?
dying, not stupid.
-Excuse me?
What did you want to know about Kinor David?
Why did Meri Nahmias sign the summary?
Why not you?
You headed the case.
Is that the only thing that concerns you
about this appeal?
I'm also very curious
who approved the land rezoning, and why.
And why was construction allowed
on absentee property?
Where's the planning advantage?
How come the council approved it?
It wasn't approved by the council.
It was ruled a fait accompli.
So why weren't damages awarded?
-They surely were.
How much?
-Look.
You don't expect me to remember every detail
of every case I handled
during my 20 years at the DA's office.
Look it up. It's all in the file.
There is no file.
You're working for a system
with one of the highest conviction rates
in the Western world.
Do you understand what that means?
Do you know how many
innocent people are in jail right now?
What do you think makes that possible?
It's a ruthless system, advocate Ben David.
And you're part of it.
You're better off. Trust me,
you don't want to be on the other side.
If you know something
about Nahmias being corrupt,
about someone taking the file,
why don’t you go public?
What have you got to lose?
There's always something to lose.
Now if you don't mind, I'm tired.
Close the door on your way out, please.
What's up, Rizla?
What are you doing here, collaborator?
You have an arrest warrant?
I'm not with the police anymore.
Police work is not a profession,
it's a state of mind.
Are you being followed?
No.
Why would anyone be following me?
Are you armed? Are you recording?
Should I be?
Unbutton your blouse.
I don't need to wear a wire
to record you, you know.
No. I want to see the scar.
I heard your friend shot you.
Go to hell.
What do you want?
You're the only one I know
who can hack into government systems.
Me?
Rizla, do me a favor.
Why are you really here, collaborator?
If you managed to hack into the police
database and erase your own record,
I assume you can find a file I need
that's gone missing.
Erased.
Erased how?
Someone made it disappear.
Rizla.
Talk to me.
Administrative appeal number 4577699/2.
It's absentee property land that was rezoned
in a really shady...
So much talking.
Get me 1,000 shekels. Then we talk.
1,000 shekels? Rizla.
Price just went up to 2,000.
Go on. The ATM is over there.
Goddammit.
I heard you were looking for me.
Anything urgent?
Messing around with an intern?
And Sadeh's daughter, no less.
That girl
is very ambitious.
She set me up.
You thought the apple would fall far?
The question is how much
Marcelle Ben David is involved.
What's Ben David got to do with it?
She's everywhere. Don't you get it?
That's her type.
What...
What else can I say, except...
I slipped up. I made a mistake.
I promise it won't happen again.
I promised the Arab boy
the post-internship position.
It'll fill our minority quota anyway.
He asked to retract the complaint.
I see.
Thank you.
Remember this.
Don't let it happen again, Elisha.
Am I clear?
Certainly, Meri. Certainly.
What's up, Cohen?
A remand. 48 hours.
What? How did that happen?
He had an outburst in court.
What an idiot. Where is he, Ramla?
Yes. I'm here with him.
So. The file is not in the archive,
the DA's office or the courthouse.
I could have told you that.
Did you get the record,
the agreement between the parties?
No.
But..
What is this?
Can't you read?
God, you're such a pai
It's the housing company registry.
Does Ms. Collaborator know what that is?
A record of real estate holdings
when there's no parcellation. -Good.
And do you know how this registry is used?
It lists apartment owners so they
can then be entered into the land registry.
So it turns out there are more owners here
than there are at the land registry.
Most of them are from a project in Jerusalem,
a rich man's ghetto built on occupied land.
Look, here are the owners' names.
Maybe one of them will interest you.
Bergman!
That bastard Bergman,
he got a free apartment at Kinor David.
I need to photograph this.
-Hey.
What do you think you're doing?
-What's the problem?
You can't give this information
to your friends.
It's not for the police.
-Why not?
Because I broke about 500 laws
to get you this registry.
So what good is everything we just uncovered?
We?
You. Sorry.
But Rizla, what good is it if I can't use it?
I didn't say you couldn't use it.
I said you couldn't give it to the police.
There are other ways, no?
I have someone I can send it to.
She's not police.
Can you send an email for me
using an untraceable address?
Easily.
A 3rd-grader could do that.
Go get me another 600.
Uri, I'm sending you something. Take a look.
Read it now.
Why is all this still here?
Haven't you finished?
We'll be done with the boxes in a moment.
Khalil, go to the library
and photocopy the verdict records.
Do you need me to go upstairs
for something too?
Close the door, please.
I made a terrible mistake. I get that no
and I take full responsibility.
What's that?
I promised you a recommendation letter
and you never got one.
You're certainly worthy of Harvard.
You're a determined, motivated
and ambitious young woman.
Elisha, I didn't mean it.
It was nice knowing you.
Far as I'm concerned, we're done.
Are you firing me?
I don't have that authority.
But you can go home early.
I don't need you.
I didn't file that complaint,
Okay? It wasn't me. It was Khalil.
He saw us. I'd never say anything.
Here you go.
And tell Marcelle I wasn't born yesterday.
What?
Marcelle doesn't even know
about what happened.
I have to get back to work.
If you please.
You have 15 minutes.
Marcelle.
What are you doing here?
You'll get in trouble.
I asked Cohen not to say anything.
About what?
How you decided to ruin your life?
What do you want me to do, Marcelle?
He threatened the girls, he threatened you.
Don't you get that he's playing you?
I won't let him touch you, Marcelle.
-He won't.
He's got you all worked up.
He's driving you crazy.
What do you want?
You just came here to yell at me?
I want you to go to the judge
and express remorse.
Tell him you have PTSD
and anger management issues.
Sign up for treatment as a domestic abuser.
That's what I want.
Ask for help.
-Yes? Anything else?
Should I bend over in the shower,
offer Morduch some soap?
So therapy is beneath you now?
What good will a shrink do?
The guy is trying to ruin my life!
You know, during the divorce
when Orit accused you of violence,
I was sure she was lying
just to take you down.
I hated her. I was so mad.
Now I'm not so sure.
Marcelle, wait. Marcelle.
Marcelle, don't go. Where are you going?
Enough, Kobi. Go to jail for all I care.
We decided not to replace the kitchen.
It was so expensive.
And the bedroom closet is okay, too.
Solid wood.
But there's so much cleaning to do.
We thought of hiring a cleaning company.
How much would that cost, Dad?
No way. Those companies are all criminal.
They give you an offer
and on the day itself
tack on another 3,000 shekels.
They know you don't have a choice.
True, it happened to Shoshana's son.
Save your money.
Use it for the things you'll really need.
I'll come over, we'll clean up together.
I can also stop by after work. Is that okay?
-Of course.
Cool. What day?
Monday, I think. We get the key on Sunday.
Congratulations.
What about you, Big Brains? You'll be there?
If you didn't help with the mortgage,
you can at least help clean.
Why are you such a pain, Yossi?
Nothing to say?
She almost lost the apartment because of you.
Why are you picking a fight?
I'm glad it worked out, Vic.
Was it thanks to you?
Did I say it was?
Yes, it was thanks to her.
-Come on.
They showed her on TV
defeating all those judges in court.
What about the clerk who took off
with the money, did they catch her?
No.
So who did they catch? The bank manager?
No.
What good are all the police officers
and lawyers
if they can't catch the thieves?
It's because the thieves
are all politicians, Dad.
Enough. Let her eat in peace.
t's the Sabbath.
Hi.
-Hi.
What are you doing here?
You told me to come.
You do everything you're told?
At these hours, yes.
What's that?
It's excellent wine, that's what.
Don't tell me you're a beer girl?
I knew it.
Look, maybe I wasn't clear on the phone,
but this isn't a date.
You and I can't get into
a serious relationship right now.
Okay.
Worst case,
we'll declare a conflict of interest.
Bring some glasses.
No.
No. What do you mean?
Don't want to.
I don't understand this game.
You're either interested or you're not.
If you're not into it, it's fine.
Will you tell me what you do want?
I want something casua
Casual?
What does that mean?
It means no questions,
no issues.
Casual.
Casual enough for you?
This guy helped and supported me
and actually got me out of this mess.
VP Ophir Bergman
was fully acquitted
and will return to his position at the bank.
Look at him smile. Like he got all the cream.
This guy came to see me this morning
and put an envelope
with 20,000 dollars in cash on my desk.
Told me he was sent
to settle Yerushalmi's bill.
it's Natalie Khalfon's brother.
Meir Khalfon. No criminal record.
There's not much I can do without a record.
I hope you can understand me.
I don't know whose head you're gunning for,
but rest assured t at I'm no sucker.
We're on to your trick with Ben David.
Don't you dare try it again.
Now, I'm supposed to take this to Nahmias
and ask her to reopen the case,
but there's no way
she'll do anything with it.
You think she has an ulterior motive?
yes
Look into a case called "Kinor David".
I'd rather not say any more.
just don't mention this in the letter.
You thought I'd write you
a recommendation for Harvard because you...
No.
If I'd known things were headed this way,
this wouldn't have happened.
She told me.
And I saw it.
Even if this is just a report
and not a complaint,
as Commissioner of Sexual Harassment
I must follow protocol.
You're advocate Ben David, right?
-Yes.
Look at that. Someone new comes in
while you're still talking.
Yeah, I understand I've taken over your job.
Watch out, advocate Ben David.
Don't let them kill you, too.
Who?
-The Tel Aviv District Attorney's office.
What's up, Mo duch?
How's,our friend?
Of all the women I had,
she's the only one I miss.
Son of a bitch!
Guard! Guard!
Thanks.
Okay.
I'm headed to a meeting. Bye.
Thank you for coming, Cohen. Really.
You should know
a cop assaulting an inmate
is tricky business.
I know, but it's Morduch.
He's locked onto Kobi and won't let go.
He's making his life miserable.
Doesn't the police know about it?
Why don't they get him protection?
-It's not...
It's not stun grenades and explosives.
It's a lot more complicated.
He's a lot more subtle than that.
Meaning what?
Meaning he got someone
to falsely accuse him of sexual assault.
Son of a...
He knows what he's doing.
He got Eini to represent her.
paying for Eini?
-He is.
He's that determined to ruin Kobi?
Why only Kobi? Why isn't he going after you?
How would I know?
And the worst part about it
is the police doesn't have his back.
They won't even pay for a lawye
I certainly can't represent him.
understand.
Okay, I'll talk to him and see what I can do.
Thanks, Cohen.
There's just one little thing.
It's just...
Since the complaint
he's been suspended without pay,
and he has alimony to pay
for his two girls.
He must be drowning in money.
Exactly.
Why do I always end up with the poor ones?
Well, I'll
I'll handle it.
Thanks, Cohen.
What about Yerushalmi,
and that guy in the photo?
It's a lot bigger than I thought.
It goes higher.
How high?
Don't know yet.
Okay.
I'm counting on you, Cohen.
Listen, I completely understand.
I also want to break
my client's faces sometimes.
But I don't do it.
It's also not an argument
I can make in court.
You initiated a meeting with Morduch,
an inmate serving time.
You attacked both him
and the guards who came to separate you.
I don't get it.
What about everything I just told you
about Eini and being targeted by Morduch
and how he got my wife
to file a restraining order?
What's the story between you two?
Can you tell me that?
Everyone knows about our story.
Then tell me something they don't know.
I investigated the guy for three years.
Nothing stuck to him.
He's got straw men everywhere.
But we got him. Marcelle and I.
And he's been out of control since.
What happened at the shooting,
during his arrest?
We raided his club. He resisted arrest,
he was armed, so I fired at him.
The motherfucker used Marcelle
as a human shield.
Why was she even there?
Was she working undercover?
Not exactly, no.
What difference does it make?
Everything matters.
Does he have something personal against you?
Nothing personal.
We're the law, he's a criminal.
It doesn't get simpler than that, Cohen.
Listen, there are quite a few
complaints of violence in your file,
not to mention undue use of force.
There's also the...
the complaint from...
your ex-wife.
It's irrelevant, Cohen.
It's in the file. It's on your criminal record.
The judge will see it.
We were getting divorced,
she wanted more alimony.
So she filed a complaint.
It doesn't look good, Kobi, any of it.
You have a history of domestic violence,
and there's the assault charge
with Internal Affairs.
You're going to do time.
So what can we do?
What do we do?
We'll try to convince the judge
you were acting out of distress,
that Morduch put pressure on you
to punish you for what you did
in service the law
But in order to that
I need you to remain calm, Kobi.
You understand? Calm.
I'm looking for an administrative appeal,
number 4577699/2.
Can you write that down?
-Yes. -Thank you.
4577699/2.
An administrative appeal
by the Union for Environmental Defense
against the Jerusalem Regional Council.
The Jerusalem Council?
Why would we have that here?
Because the hearings took place and were
handled by the civics department here.
The DA's copy isn't here
and there are no relevant files or records.
-I don't understand.
Are you kidding me?
Do I look like I'm kidding?
Can you pull the file from the archive?
Hold on.
No.
What do you mean, no?
It's missing.
What do you mean, missing?
I don't have a scanned copy.
Is there another copy of this file anywhere?
At the courthouse archives, maybe?
This is the only copy listed here.
So you're telling me there's only one copy
of a file I need, and it's missing.
Does that happen a lot?
Excuse me? Watch your tone.
It's not my fault the archive gets replaced
every two years.
People borrow things they don't return.
Things go missing. It happens.
But what am I supposed to do?
I'm working on a relevant case.
I need to know what the ruling was.
Let me tell you about all my life problems.
Listen, I'm new here and I'm super stressed.
I'm sorry.
Could you maybe check
who at the DA's office signed the summary?
Maybe they can help me.
Hold on.
-Thanks.
Advocate Margalit Weiss
is listed as the prosecutor
in charge of the case.
It also says the verdict was signed
by the assistant DA.
Who was that?
Miriam Nahmias.
Anything else?
Thank you.
Nice car. Good for you.
Bonus?
it's on loan.
What are you doing here?
I'm following you.
-What?
I'm a lawyer, Marcelle.
It's my job to be here.
Is it about Bergman?
I have other clients, you know.
-Yeah.
Well, my offer still stands.
What offer?
No, you're not making me beg again.
No. You have my number.
Email works too.
Did Elisha say when he'd be back?
No. He said he had
a hearing in Nazareth or something.
Let's get this over with.
I don't want to see him when he returns.
Khalil.
-Yeah.
Sorry.
The DA asked you to step into her office.
Did she specifically ask for Khalil,
or just an intern?
She asked for Khalil.
Specifically.
I'll just get this box out of the way.
Yes, of course. Please.
What?
What?
Shit.
Shit.
-Why shit?
Shit.
It's probably about the complaint, Kahlil.
It's fine. I'll think of something, okay?
Fuck...
Mr. Khalil Jouani.
Studied at Oxford. Impressive.
You've been with us for six months
and have recently worked with advocates
Ben David and Bar On.
Yes. I wanted to talk to you about that.
If I'm not mistaken, I’m the one
who called this meeting.
Yes, but...
It's about the complaint I filed
against advocate Bar On,
on Ya'ara's behalf. I just wanted to say
that I must have misunderstood, but...
No, no.
-What?
Please don't talk to me about the complaint.
That's a topic for our Commissioner
of Sexual Harassment, Vered.
You know, in such matters
it's very important to act carefully
and remain discreet.
Agreed.
It is important.
-Yes.
I called you in here
because I received excellent feedback
from all your supervisors.
They describe you as an intelligent,
sharp and exceptionally thorough intern.
Wow.
Thank you.
As you know,
at the end of the internship
one intern will be offered a position here.
A permanent one.
Now, it's not final,
but based on this excellent feedback
I believe you'll be worthy of that position.
Do you see yourself continuing
in public service, Khalil?
Yes, I'd like that.
I'd like that very much.
Good. I'm glad we talked.
Thank you very much.
Thanks. Thank you.
Sorry.
Have you met with him? How is he?
I'm just leaving the detention facility.
No big hit, but it'll be okay.
When's the hearing? I'm on arrest duty
but I'll come right after.
Better not. It'll look like
an attempt to influence proceedings.
You are a prosecutor attending
her friend's remand hearing.
Come on
You're right.
Okay, keep me posted.
Bye.
-Bye.
Marcelle.
-I'm late for a hearing.
I know, that's why I'm here.
Let's have coffee afterwards.
I'll wait for you.
What would we talk about?
About how your leak caused
a witness to run away?
You're wrong.
Fine.
We both know I wasn't the reason
Yerushalmi ran,
or was kidnapped.
And let's agree that considering the way
your boss closed this case,
the DA's office weren't too
choked up about that.
So you're saying your source
came from the DA's office.
I'm not saying anything.
And I certainly won't reveal my sources.
Remember that
if you ever decide to talk to me.
I'm late for a hearing. Because of you.
Well, what did she say?
Did she mention the complaint?
What? No. It was unrelated.
Then what?
Nothing. She wanted to talk to me
about a job.
Job? What job?
She's talking to all the interns now
out a position that's opening p.
Who else has she talked to?
Did she tell you the job is yours?
No. It was just an interview.
She said she's gotten
some good feedback about me.
You're so naive, Khalil. She tricked you.
What do you mean?
She just cut a deal with you, Khalil.
She bought your silence
and buried this complaint
in exchange for some job.
What? That's crazy. No way.
Which are you? Naive, or just stupid?
Isn't it possible that I'm just a good intern
who's gotten good feedback?
Did anyone give you a performance review?
Did you see any other interns
go into her office for an interview?
She just got up this morni g
and decided you're the only one
who's right for this job?
What's your deal?
-You know what?
Maybe this complaint you filed
was premeditated.
Maybe it was a move to make you look
like the enlightened, caring suck-up.
Do you know
You ma e yourself look
like some big ethical feminist
and used my trauma to do it
Did you lose it? So you're traumatized now?
Yeah, you know what they say
It takes time for a victim of sexual assault
to understand she's been attacked.
I'm only just now
beginning to realize what happened.
I just don't know who screwed me harder,
you or the Rooster.
How can I help you, Nati?
I was just in a meeting.
I thought I'd stop by and talk over
something that's been bothering me.
Come on in.
Something personal?
-No.
Completely professional.
It's about the mortgage case.
We have a judicial ruling.
That case is closed, as you know.
Did you talk to Elisha?
He's in charge of archiving the case.
Not yet. I wanted to talk to you first.
Turns out there's a link between
Bergman, Khalfon and Gilbert.
It implicates Yerushalmi as well.
Pass it on to the international division.
Why the international division?
They're handling all of Gilbert's loose ends.
If they find him and he's extradited,
it'll serve as the basis for his indictment.
It's not Gilbert.
We're talking about two Israeli citizens.
Bergman and Khalfon.
I'm hearing suspicions, not evidence.
I'm trying to minimize the damage
done to our image after this affair.
In any case,
if you think you have enough evidence
to reopen the case, go ahead.
You don't need me to do that.
-Yeah.
Maybe you're right.
just consider the chaos
reopening the mortgage case could cause.
You don't need that on your head,
not with the current General Commissioner.
Thanks, Meri.
-You're welcome.
Thank you very much.
In summary,
the question before this honorable court
is whether we can allow a convicted criminal
to express his frustration by terrorizing
an officer with the Israel Police.
Do they share the same
moral and ethical high ground?
Advocate Cohen, with all due respect,
your claims of persecution seem plausible
but there is one group
which must follow the law
more closely than any other.
An officer with the Israel Police
cannot take the law into his hands
as if he were a common criminal.
Am I a criminal?
-Kobi.
The threat report before me
indicates a pattern of violence.
A drug-dealing crime lord
is trying to ruin my life for arresting him,
and I'm the threat?
Mr. Vaknin, I remind you
you're in my courtroom! Sit down.
Your Honor, I apologize.
My client spoke in anger.
Advocate Cohen,
I greatly appreciate your efforts.
But pretty words are not enough.
In some cases there is no difference
between a policeman and a criminal.
A ruling.
Due to the threat posed by the defendant,
which requires his detention
until an investigation is complete,
I am hereby remanding him
for an additional 48 hours.
In the next hearing both sides
may make their arguments
regarding detention alternatives
and the bail amount.
'll talk to Marcelle.
No, don't tell her. Say nothing.
Please, Cohen.
Excuse me.
Where can I find Margalit Weiss?
-End of the hall, to your left.
That way?
-Yes. -Thank you.
I hope I'm not disturbing you.
I wanted to consult with you
regarding a case you managed.
I'm working on a similar case
and thought you might help.
I hope you're not counting on my memory.
I am, actually. That's why I came here.
The file itself is missing
and all its copies are on loan.
Which case is it? When is it from?
An administrative appeal.
I won't bother you with the number.
You came all this way.
You think it's the number
that will bother me?
It was about a Jerusalem real estate project.
Kinor David.'
You remember anything about it?
dying, not stupid.
-Excuse me?
What did you want to know about Kinor David?
Why did Meri Nahmias sign the summary?
Why not you?
You headed the case.
Is that the only thing that concerns you
about this appeal?
I'm also very curious
who approved the land rezoning, and why.
And why was construction allowed
on absentee property?
Where's the planning advantage?
How come the council approved it?
It wasn't approved by the council.
It was ruled a fait accompli.
So why weren't damages awarded?
-They surely were.
How much?
-Look.
You don't expect me to remember every detail
of every case I handled
during my 20 years at the DA's office.
Look it up. It's all in the file.
There is no file.
You're working for a system
with one of the highest conviction rates
in the Western world.
Do you understand what that means?
Do you know how many
innocent people are in jail right now?
What do you think makes that possible?
It's a ruthless system, advocate Ben David.
And you're part of it.
You're better off. Trust me,
you don't want to be on the other side.
If you know something
about Nahmias being corrupt,
about someone taking the file,
why don’t you go public?
What have you got to lose?
There's always something to lose.
Now if you don't mind, I'm tired.
Close the door on your way out, please.
What's up, Rizla?
What are you doing here, collaborator?
You have an arrest warrant?
I'm not with the police anymore.
Police work is not a profession,
it's a state of mind.
Are you being followed?
No.
Why would anyone be following me?
Are you armed? Are you recording?
Should I be?
Unbutton your blouse.
I don't need to wear a wire
to record you, you know.
No. I want to see the scar.
I heard your friend shot you.
Go to hell.
What do you want?
You're the only one I know
who can hack into government systems.
Me?
Rizla, do me a favor.
Why are you really here, collaborator?
If you managed to hack into the police
database and erase your own record,
I assume you can find a file I need
that's gone missing.
Erased.
Erased how?
Someone made it disappear.
Rizla.
Talk to me.
Administrative appeal number 4577699/2.
It's absentee property land that was rezoned
in a really shady...
So much talking.
Get me 1,000 shekels. Then we talk.
1,000 shekels? Rizla.
Price just went up to 2,000.
Go on. The ATM is over there.
Goddammit.
I heard you were looking for me.
Anything urgent?
Messing around with an intern?
And Sadeh's daughter, no less.
That girl
is very ambitious.
She set me up.
You thought the apple would fall far?
The question is how much
Marcelle Ben David is involved.
What's Ben David got to do with it?
She's everywhere. Don't you get it?
That's her type.
What...
What else can I say, except...
I slipped up. I made a mistake.
I promise it won't happen again.
I promised the Arab boy
the post-internship position.
It'll fill our minority quota anyway.
He asked to retract the complaint.
I see.
Thank you.
Remember this.
Don't let it happen again, Elisha.
Am I clear?
Certainly, Meri. Certainly.
What's up, Cohen?
A remand. 48 hours.
What? How did that happen?
He had an outburst in court.
What an idiot. Where is he, Ramla?
Yes. I'm here with him.
So. The file is not in the archive,
the DA's office or the courthouse.
I could have told you that.
Did you get the record,
the agreement between the parties?
No.
But..
What is this?
Can't you read?
God, you're such a pai
It's the housing company registry.
Does Ms. Collaborator know what that is?
A record of real estate holdings
when there's no parcellation. -Good.
And do you know how this registry is used?
It lists apartment owners so they
can then be entered into the land registry.
So it turns out there are more owners here
than there are at the land registry.
Most of them are from a project in Jerusalem,
a rich man's ghetto built on occupied land.
Look, here are the owners' names.
Maybe one of them will interest you.
Bergman!
That bastard Bergman,
he got a free apartment at Kinor David.
I need to photograph this.
-Hey.
What do you think you're doing?
-What's the problem?
You can't give this information
to your friends.
It's not for the police.
-Why not?
Because I broke about 500 laws
to get you this registry.
So what good is everything we just uncovered?
We?
You. Sorry.
But Rizla, what good is it if I can't use it?
I didn't say you couldn't use it.
I said you couldn't give it to the police.
There are other ways, no?
I have someone I can send it to.
She's not police.
Can you send an email for me
using an untraceable address?
Easily.
A 3rd-grader could do that.
Go get me another 600.
Uri, I'm sending you something. Take a look.
Read it now.
Why is all this still here?
Haven't you finished?
We'll be done with the boxes in a moment.
Khalil, go to the library
and photocopy the verdict records.
Do you need me to go upstairs
for something too?
Close the door, please.
I made a terrible mistake. I get that no
and I take full responsibility.
What's that?
I promised you a recommendation letter
and you never got one.
You're certainly worthy of Harvard.
You're a determined, motivated
and ambitious young woman.
Elisha, I didn't mean it.
It was nice knowing you.
Far as I'm concerned, we're done.
Are you firing me?
I don't have that authority.
But you can go home early.
I don't need you.
I didn't file that complaint,
Okay? It wasn't me. It was Khalil.
He saw us. I'd never say anything.
Here you go.
And tell Marcelle I wasn't born yesterday.
What?
Marcelle doesn't even know
about what happened.
I have to get back to work.
If you please.
You have 15 minutes.
Marcelle.
What are you doing here?
You'll get in trouble.
I asked Cohen not to say anything.
About what?
How you decided to ruin your life?
What do you want me to do, Marcelle?
He threatened the girls, he threatened you.
Don't you get that he's playing you?
I won't let him touch you, Marcelle.
-He won't.
He's got you all worked up.
He's driving you crazy.
What do you want?
You just came here to yell at me?
I want you to go to the judge
and express remorse.
Tell him you have PTSD
and anger management issues.
Sign up for treatment as a domestic abuser.
That's what I want.
Ask for help.
-Yes? Anything else?
Should I bend over in the shower,
offer Morduch some soap?
So therapy is beneath you now?
What good will a shrink do?
The guy is trying to ruin my life!
You know, during the divorce
when Orit accused you of violence,
I was sure she was lying
just to take you down.
I hated her. I was so mad.
Now I'm not so sure.
Marcelle, wait. Marcelle.
Marcelle, don't go. Where are you going?
Enough, Kobi. Go to jail for all I care.
We decided not to replace the kitchen.
It was so expensive.
And the bedroom closet is okay, too.
Solid wood.
But there's so much cleaning to do.
We thought of hiring a cleaning company.
How much would that cost, Dad?
No way. Those companies are all criminal.
They give you an offer
and on the day itself
tack on another 3,000 shekels.
They know you don't have a choice.
True, it happened to Shoshana's son.
Save your money.
Use it for the things you'll really need.
I'll come over, we'll clean up together.
I can also stop by after work. Is that okay?
-Of course.
Cool. What day?
Monday, I think. We get the key on Sunday.
Congratulations.
What about you, Big Brains? You'll be there?
If you didn't help with the mortgage,
you can at least help clean.
Why are you such a pain, Yossi?
Nothing to say?
She almost lost the apartment because of you.
Why are you picking a fight?
I'm glad it worked out, Vic.
Was it thanks to you?
Did I say it was?
Yes, it was thanks to her.
-Come on.
They showed her on TV
defeating all those judges in court.
What about the clerk who took off
with the money, did they catch her?
No.
So who did they catch? The bank manager?
No.
What good are all the police officers
and lawyers
if they can't catch the thieves?
It's because the thieves
are all politicians, Dad.
Enough. Let her eat in peace.
t's the Sabbath.
Hi.
-Hi.
What are you doing here?
You told me to come.
You do everything you're told?
At these hours, yes.
What's that?
It's excellent wine, that's what.
Don't tell me you're a beer girl?
I knew it.
Look, maybe I wasn't clear on the phone,
but this isn't a date.
You and I can't get into
a serious relationship right now.
Okay.
Worst case,
we'll declare a conflict of interest.
Bring some glasses.
No.
No. What do you mean?
Don't want to.
I don't understand this game.
You're either interested or you're not.
If you're not into it, it's fine.
Will you tell me what you do want?
I want something casua
Casual?
What does that mean?
It means no questions,
no issues.
Casual.
Casual enough for you?