Previously on PRISONERS OF WAR
Frankfurt, Germany.
It's a done deal.
They're coming home.
Abandoned Airport Damascus, Syria.
Good morning, everyone.
I have a brief announcement after which there will not be any Q&A.
A few moments ago a Red Cross airplane
carrying the Israeli POW's has landed.
The Primer Minister is on her way to greet them
then they will be united with their families.
I ask that you kindly respect their privacy
in the following days and weeks.
Thank you very much.
Come here, come here!
This is your son.
Please to meet you.
I'm not the same.
I'm sorry.
I'm not exactly the same either.
He overwhelms me.
Sometimes I want to shout "What are you doing in my home?"
I must tell him.
I must!
Are you crazy? I won't last for a few days.
Promise me we'll be together forever.
What is that?
While you sleep.
You shout.
You hit.
Enough, don't talk to me anymore. You are not here, you don't exist.
I exist.
They're talking.
They've been talking for hours.
Zoom in on Uri's hand.
His finger. Quickly!
Uri.
Are you hiding something?
Tell me, what do you want from me, heh?
I want to understand what happened to Amiel,
and you are gonna tell me about the last time you saw him.
What are you accusing me of, heh?
Of not knowing? Tell me.
Please, no.
Harder.
I don't know.
Truly.
They're hiding something.
You remember what we talked about?
This is not a very good idea. What are we doing here?
We are trying to find out.
You are here for the envelope, right?
Help me.
He... he...
is alive?
Then, where is he?
PRISONERS OF WAR
Episode 1 - "Goodbye, Sweetie"
Noni, are you coming?
Come, come, you don't need all those toys.
There'll be plenty there.
Let's try it, turn around.
- How is it, heavy? - No, it's fine.
- Are you excited? - Of course, but that's natural.
You'd be excited if it was you starting school now.
You're right.
- You know Mom is also excited? - Dad! We already spoke about it.
She's is gonna cry in front of all those other kids!
She promised she wouldn't.
But it will probably be as you say.
Let's go, quickly. We don't want to be late.
Let's go. Let's go.
You see? That's why she cannot come.
It will be all right, my sweet big boy.
After class, Mom and I will come get you.
And the whole family will got out and celebrate.
That's all right, but when you come, you and Mom stay in the car.
All right, all right, we promise.
OK, bye.
Are you OK?
Good morning, first graders. Welcome.
- How are you this morning? - Very well.
Now, we are going to go around the class
and each one in turn will tell us your name, how old you are,
and what do you want to be when you grow up.
Let's start with you.
I'm Mika, I'm 6 and a half years old
and when I grow up I will be a fashion designer.
I'm Alon Sadeh. I'm 6 and three quarters years old,
When I grow up I want to be a policeman, and also a detective, and also a judge.
I'm Assaf, 6 and a half years old.
When I grow up I want to be a businessman.
Noni, your turn.
I'm Noni, I am 6 years old.
Today.
And when I grow up I want to be a hero.
Happy birthday, Noni, I congratulate you.
Now, how about you? What do you want to tell us?
I'm Noyah, 6 and a half years old
and when I grow up I want to...
Hey, where are you going?
Noni.
Come here.
Everybody against the wall, now.
Now!
Keep looking at me, Noni. Do you understand?
Only at me.
Everything will be alright.
Shhh
Just keep looking at me, and everything will be alright.
Let me be.
Everybody with their vests, we have five minutes.
The Government does not approve a prisoner exchange.
How much time left?
- We have 3 minutes left. - Get in touch with them. Ask for a delay.
We tried. They cut the line off.
Then try again!
Is the squad ready?
- Excuse me, excuse me... - Sorry, you can't be here.
- Let me, my son... - You can't...
- My son and my husband are inside... - You can't come in.
- I must go in... - Sorry, I am sorry - She crossed the front yard.
- You cannot be here. - I must be with them. Please.
I'm sorry. She crossed the front yard.
Then take her where the other parents are.
My son and my husband are inside. I must be with them, please.
We're doing everything we can to get them out.
I promise you.
What is you name?
Atar Schurer.
Do you have children?
My son, Noni,
today is his birthday.
He's only six years old.
Please, please save them.
I implore you, please.
Give her something to drink and a place to sit down.
How much time?
Abdallah.
Yes.
Pick one out.
You.
Get up.
Noni, I have to go.
No, Dad, don't go. Stay here.
I must go,
but everything will be alright.
I love you, son, I love you.
You are a big hero.
Don't worry.
Look after Mom, all right?
All right?
Let's go, get up!
- No, Dad, don't go. - Shhh...
Come on.
Don't shoot, don't shoot! It's a hostage!
Good evening, We bring you now a special report
as a result of the prisoner exchange that is taking place.
A few instants ago a dramatic announcement was made
to the families of the kidnapped.
Our correspondent, Nir Dvori, has reported sources in the Security Ministry
called the families of Nimrod Klein,
Uri Zach and Amiel Ben-Horin,
and informed them they will be returning to Israel.
Among the thousands of terrorists Israel is releasing under the terms of the accord
is Abdallah Ben Rashid
who was involved in the bloody attack at the school "Arazim", in Metula,
23 years ago,
in which 15 hostages were murdered.
Our commentator Roni Daniel reminds us
Ben Rashid, that has never repented for his actions
is considered one of the principal terrorists caught alive
and served as an important vehicle of negotiations for Israel.
Previous accords related to the exchange of prisoners were canceled at the last minute
following the strong opposition of the first ministers to free Ben Rashid.
A Government source opposed to the accord, says Rashid is a dangerous man
and it is only a matter of time before he will return to terrorist activities.
This morning, when he crossed the border the hero of the Palestinian people,
Abdallah Ben Rashid,
was welcomed with kisses and a big party
It's a great victory for the Zionist enemy pig...
Allah is great.
Glorified is my Lord, the Exalted.
Sorry.
I didn't want to disturb you.
I thought you had finished.
Peace be with you and God's mercy.
Now, I'm finished.
How is your father?
He asked me to get you.
He wants you to come down with him to receive...
He's arrived. Are you coming?
Hello, Abdallah.
This is my son.
Go in peace.
Come, Yussuf, come. It's good you could join us.
- Peace be with you, brother. - Good morning.
Amiel Ben-Horin.
No, Abdallah. Yussuf.
It's the name the Imam picked for him, Yussuf.
Yussuf.
Yussuf is now one of us.
Yussuf has proven his loyalty more than once.
He also saved sheik Qassab from an assassination attempt.
I want you to be good friends,
since the day will come very soon were you will be the leaders of the organization.
- Laila will have tea ready for you in the kitchen. I will come with you. - No.
I still can walk by myself.
He's very sick.
He's finished. His time is near.
Father.
Now, now, be strong.
Don't cry.
He's with Allah now.
You'll never be able to work as a field agent.
I heard you dragging your feet since the elevator.
You fool yourself if you think you'll be better off elsewhere.
Is that your way of asking me to stay?
There's nobody like you, Haim.
We have yet to finish the investigation.
- We don't know what it is they're hiding. - He found me out, Haim. It's over.
He know who I am, what I am.
Besides, I don't...
I don't want to do this anymore.
But you are the best at what you do.
Even if I wanted to help you, and I don't...
there is no chance he would want to talk to me again.
I betrayed his trust, I wounded him. It's over.
What? Who is it?
Uri? Yes, of course.
Today?
Yes, very well.
So?
He wants us to meet.
So, where are you?
This is the tenth message I leave.
You told me you needed time to think, but it's enough.
You're simply evading me.
I thought about all manner of things to do.
I called Iris.
We'll go see them and you'll come with me. We will explain everything.
Everything.
Well... you know exactly of what I am talking about.
I...
- I'm still here. - Hello.
- Nothing is changed since I left. - No, actually something's change.
- Excited? - Yes.
I arranged with Yaki that he will bring Assaf later,
so he doesn't see me packing.
But I still somewhat...
You talked to the psychologist
You are doing it the proper way, he'll be alright.
- True. - Everything will be alright.
Except we will never have a bed.
I don't care. The important thing is that we are together.
Are you sure we need the machine? It looks short enough.
Come on, lower your head.
Not too short, Dana.
Of course.
I want to do it stepped in the back, OK?
That's exactly what I am doing.
Make sure is shorter on the sides,
but leave it long on top, you understand?
Of course I understand, no problem.
But Dafna, he'll come back.
That's preposterous. I don't need it.
You are lovely.
Put the hair in a bag or the sink is going to get clogged up.
I already did.
What are you saying, it's only a phase, is...
Nimrod just took a short rest from me. That's all.
Dafna, he still has all his things here.
He'll come back.
Thank you for caring. Bye, buddy.
What did she want?
I have two tickets para Nurit Galron I bought for Dad and I...
Hasn't he suffered enough while he was imprisoned?
Dafna suggested she'd come with me in case Dad does not return.
You too?
He'll come back.
Hello.
I bought two tickets for a Nurit Galron concert.
Before we...
It's been a long time.
It was supposed to be a surprise.
Remember when we used to sing her songs all the time?
I thought it would nice if we went to the concert together.
At any rate, I think it's sufficient enough of a respite.
You want me to go there and bring him back myself?
Stop worrying.
I left him a message.
Everything is fine.
And?
Hello?
How are you, Uri?
Did you try him?
The truth is yes. Yes, I know where he is.
This is fun!
Let's go home. It feels like my balls are in a vise.
Hi.
- How did you know where to find me. - I spoke with Talia.
Hi...
Uri, how is everything going?
Oh, it's been a long time. It's good to see you.
Strange, no?
Come, come, come on in. There's food, my house is like a hotel.
Come.
We'll go right in, give us a moment. We'll come in.
OK.
Talia told me it's been a week since you sleep in Oren's sofa.
I also tried to find you
many times,
I wanted to tell you.
I needed sometime. To think...
We can't ignore it now. We have to do something about it.
What can we do? Don't make me laugh.
We can't leave him there.
We have to tell somebody, Mossad, the Army, I don't know.
Maybe Haim.
He's the only one we know in the system,
I called Iris.
- We'll go today. - The fact he is alive doesn't mean we have to rescue him.
- What? - What are you talking about?
Why don't you leave well enough alone, Uri?
It's over. Enough.
It's over?
- We are here and we are free now - How can you say a thing like that?
What do we know, Uri? Maybe he...
Why didn't he tell us he was alive?
I don't know.
Because he can't, because he's rotting there in some hole.
Could it be,
although there have been many cases of people turning
who, for different reasons, changed their loyalty.
You're talking about Ami...
You know what he has been through, what we have been through.
And precisely because of that,
what happens if they broke him?
What happens if he sold us out?
If he wanted us to know he's alive, we would know.
Leave it, Uri,
Let's get on with our lives.
We came back from imprisonment, let's keep it that way.
How?
Asafi.
Let him.
Let him go.
He is a little upset. He'll get over it, I'll talk to him.
And you?
The beard. Since when?
Dad, another coffee?
No, thanks.
Abdallah.
Please, tell us again, from the beginning.
Not today, today we are mourning the passing of our brother Jamal.
- God keep him in his mercy and grant him entry into Paradise. - God willing.
Islam prohibits extravagant demonstrations of grief, such as overt sadness and sorrow.
We're here to celebrate Jamal's life.
His life in Paradise.
It happened one sunday morning.
The night before we had crossed the border in Ghajar
through a tunnel used by drug traffickers
We hid in Nahal Ayun throughout the night
In the morning...
In the morning Aqel picked us up in a Volkswagen Station with tinted windows.
Aqel was so excited he spoke like a madman all morning.
When we got the school's back door Akel was almost to the point of fainting.
Sweating like a madman.
The guard knocked on the window, Akel lowered the window...
The guard said:
"Good morning, how can I help you?"
and then Akel started stammering as if he suffered from a birth defect.
You shouldn't have stood up in the middle of his story.
You disrespect him.
Abdallah?
What?
Are you also fascinated with him?
You also believe he is a hero?
Even Jamal told you to watch out for him.
- Besides, that's not the way to gain his trust. - So be it.
I don't trust him either.
- But his loyalty is not questioned. - And mine is?
After all I have done?
I see him whispering with the members of the organization all the time.
- He speaks with my father... - Let him talk. I also know how to speak.
Yussuf.
Jamal is no longer with us.
I''s all right.
You can hold hands.
Finally you'll bring me grandchildren and stop talking behind my back.
Father, enough talk about that subject.
If you don't want to talk about grandchildren,
At least tell me where the bathroom is.
- Hello. - Hello, hello.
I'd like to adopt a dog. It this the dog pound?
Yes. What kind of dog?
The oldest and ugliest possible.
I'm serious.
If possible with three legs and one eye, maybe,
rotten teeth and who also stinks.
OK then, you are in the right place. That kind of dog is our specialty.
May I ask why do you want a dog like that?
So he feels indebted to me for having saved him.
You see, the last dog I had left me for my ex-fiancee.
And that... offended me very, very much.
We stood at either end of the living room and we called out to him,
and he didn't hesitate, simply...
he went for her. He didn't bother to turn around.
And I was the one that raised him since he was a pup.
She never took him out for walks.
I did everything for him.
He... broke my heart.
A truly sad story.
That's why the next dog must be
so surprised I'd picked him
that he will have no option but to be faithful to me.
The good news is...
that here, there's no shortage of ugly dogs.
The disc has been discovered.
Zach and Klein listened to it, who knows who else did.
How could it happen?
The widow gave it to them.
Apparently, he hid it in his house instead of the office.
Idiot.
You are here to honor his memory.
Anyway, we're in no rush. The moment has arrived.
Everything will be ready soon, in a matter of weeks.
She was very specific, Ze'ev.
Just relay to her what I just said.
"Operation Yehuda" died along with Atar.
- But... - It's official.
There are no acceptable channels, she does not want investigative committees.
If something were to happen, she knows nothing about it.
Hit him harder, dog.
One more time, and harder, dog.
Please, no...
Harder, you son of a bitch!
Help me.
Why didn't you tell me from the start?
Because we were afraid.
Nimrod and I...
When it happened...
we...
- we... - Because of me.
I thought I had killed Amiel.
And now you realize he is alive.
You should have told us from the beginning.
I don't know what you want me to do with this.
Is it not clear? We have to get it out there.
I'm a psychiatrist. Not a warrior.
Look, we didn't come to see you because we like you.
Thank you.
But you are the only person we know in the system.
Let somebody know.
- Maybe the Army could... - We would have to talk to the Prime Minister and the Commander in Chief.
Hold on. I'll call them right away.
Then we'll call a press conference and let it all out.
- If you don't do it... - What do you think?
I think it's strange Atar Schurer knew Amiel was alive
and didn't tell anybody.
Maybe he had a reason to keep quiet.
Maybe he didn't want anybody in the system to know.
Or believed he wasn't alive.
In any event, I think, until we know what was the motive,
you shouldn't speak of this with anybody.
- What? - Look, if he is truly alive...
He's alive.
- If he is alive... - No, no "if". He is alive.
This disc does not really prove anything.
He could have been dead a few moments later.
He could have died a week later, a month later.
I saw him...
What?
I saw him...
I think. I'm not sure.
A few years later.
Go wash your face.
I told you a thousand times,
Under no circumstances are you to leave this room!
All these years...
you never said anything.
I was sure I had imagined it.
I... I...
Until we heard the disc, I did not think it could absolutely be true.
And now, you are sure?
Then the first thing we have to do before anything else
is confirm whether he is alive or dead.
How?
Abu Kabir.
Yes.
If he is alive, somebody in Israel took great pains to keep it under wraps.
We'll start with that. Meanwhile, you will not say a word about this to anybody.
Are you all right?
Yes. I'm only sorting his things out.
- Can I help? - No.
I want to do it myself.
- Yes? - Where are you?
I'm... coming. I got delayed.
But, are you OK?
I have been sitting in the car during the last three hours.
You want me to pick you up?
No, no, there's no need. I'll... I'll be there.
- I'll only... - Nurit, but...
- Are you sure with... - Absolutely.
And you?
With all my heart.
Is everything OK?
Yes. Thanks for coming.
I regret not to have told you before...
Are you going home now?
I don't know.
Uri.
Can I talk to you a second?
Shall we go?
Hi, Dafna. Tell me, are you still...
Would you still like...
to go to the concert with me?
Dafna, I'll call you back in a little while.
Hi.
- Hey. - How was it?
Good.
This time, this... this solitude did me good.
It relaxed me.
I think.
The nightmares are almost non...
Terrific.
I'm glad you're here now.
Are you going somewhere?
The tickets I bought are for today.
But we can... not go if you don't want to.
The show starts in a little while, in any case...
We can stay home. Talk.
If it is what you...
I'm not staying.
I came to pick up my things.
I'm... I'm sorry, I...
need more time.
More time?
Yes. I'm sorry. I...
No. There's no need. Everything's all right.
I...running late.
I'm running late.
♪ Goodbye, my sweetie, ♪
♪ Take care, ♪
♪ Let the sky embrace you. ♪
♪ Once in the rain, ♪
♪ once in the dew, ♪
AMIEL
♪ Once, perhaps you'll think if we ever loved each other ♪
♪ Goodbye, my sweetie, ♪
♪ Take care, ♪
♪ let the sky protect you ♪
♪ Once in the wind, ♪
♪ once in the heat, ♪
♪ Once, perhaps you'll remember how we loved each other today. ♪
♪ My sweetie, I won't forget you. ♪
♪ My heart once again skipped a beat for you. ♪
♪ My sweetie, I will not forget you. ♪
♪ My heart once again skipped a beat for you. ♪
♪ Goodbye, my sweetie. ♪
♪ Take care. ♪
♪ Wherever you are, there will be a sky for you. ♪
♪ Once in darkness, once in the light. ♪
♪ Once, perhaps you'll forget, once perhaps you'll ♪
♪ return. ♪
And now regarding the prisoner exchange. The terrorist Abdallah Ben Rashid
that was freed within the context of the accord, was received today in Syria with much fanfare.
A crowd was waiting for his return, along with officials of the Palestinian Authority.
In other news, at the White Hous...
Hi.
My Noni...
How was your day?
It was good.
Good.
I met a girl.
Coming up in PRISONERS OF WAR
Any news?
These things take time.
But he's running out of time.
I'd like to take a look at Amiel Ben-Horin's autopsy.
Don't pretend to be Inspector Clouseau.
I was in the neighborhood and...
I murdered him.
- I don't know you at all. - What do you want to know?
Everything.
It's a pity there isn't...
some Jew, for example.
Yes, let's say, hypothetically, that someone wants to fake the identity of a corpse.
Why would anyone want to do something like that?
That's a good question.
We must work together.
You took the words right out of my mouth, Amiel.
My name is Yussuf.