Purim Spiel, Part 2

Cut to: Int. Shiva House Living Room, Israel - Day.

Ehud, handsome, in his late 30s, with wavy brown hair, sits on a low stool next to his older brother, Moshe, in his early 40s, and his mother Tali, in her early 60s, who is wearing a kerchief around her hair in the fashion common among religious Israeli Jewish women. Ilana, American, early 30s, Moshe's wife,  sits next to him. She covers her hair in the Jewish Orthodox fashion. From the way she is interacting with him, it is clear they are romantically involved. The family is surrounded by visitors. All the men are wearing yarmulkas.

A large family picture hangs on the wall.

When Lally and Sarah walk in, there is a hush in the room. Lally nudges Sarah toward Ehud. She hugs him.

Lally walks over to Tali.

            Lally*1
המקום ינחם אותך בתוך שער אבלי ציון וירושלים.

            Tali
אני מצטערת שזה לקח מוות לגרום לך להביא את נחדי לביתי.
           
            Lally
זאת היתה הברירה שלה, לא שלי.

Same - Same

The family, including Lally and Sarah, are sitting, surrounded by visitor.

            Man*2

שחר היה צדיק, ממש צדיק. מסירותו לעם היהודי, לארץ שלנו - פשש! חבל על הזמן. לא כמו השמאלנים האלו, המשטמתים. פתירתו היא טרגדיה לכל קהילות ישע.

Ehud clenches his fist. Lally notices, places her hand on his. He starts. Sarah looks up from her book.

            Man
המקום ינחם אותכם בתוך שער אבלי ציון וירושלים.

            Lally
אמן.

She nudges Sarah.

            Sarah
אמן.

Int. Empty Living Room Israel-Night.

Tali, Ehud and Sarah are the only ones sitting there.

            Tali
    I don't think anyone else is coming. I'm going to bed.

She leaves.
            Ehud
    Maybe you should get to bed. You've had a long day.

            Sarah
    You've had a long day too.

            Ehud
    I didn't travel 6,000 miles with your mother.

            Sarah
    She's not so bad.

            Ehud
    Did I say she was bad? I said she was tiring. There's a difference.
        (Beat.)
    So, is your grandmother still addicted to cocaine?

            Sarah

    You knew about that!

            Ehud
    Of course! She was already an addict when your mother and I got married. I remember, she got high at the wedding. We were afraid the rabbi would find out, so your mother kept your grandmother locked in a closet until five minutes before the ceremony.

            Sarah
    She did that?

            Ehud
    You know your mother when she wants her way.
        (Beat. Ehud looks dreamy.)

            Sarah
    What are you thinking of?

            Ehud
     I don't think you want to know.

            Sarah
    Yes I do.

            Ehud
    To keep your grandmother in the closet, your mother borrowed this black silk scarf from a friend. I was thinking of the fun we had with the scarf after the wedding.

            Sarah
    Eugh!

            Ehud
        (Shrugs)
    Well, you said you wanted to know.

            Sarah
    But only because I didn't know what you were going to say!

            Ehud
    Speaking of knowing, why do I know so little about your boyfriend?

            Sarah
    Mom mentioned him?!

            Ehud
    She said he wears leather.

            Sarah
     I'm beginning to think Mom is a perv.

            Ehud
    I know she is.
        (Beat.)

            Sarah
    Do you ever wonder if she's still in love with you?

Ehud looks at her.

            Sarah
    Well, she never really had any serious boyfriends.

            Ehud
    Go to bed.

He kisses her on top of the head and walks out. When he gets upstairs, Lally is standing outside a door, from which Moshe and Ilana's voices can be heard screaming.

            Ehud*3
אפה האום כשצריכים אותם? בן-זונות. 

            Lally
לא צריכים אותם. יש רק דרך אחת לעשות שלום.   
        (Beat(
מין.

Ehud laughs.

            Lally
ברצינות - אם כל הישראלים היו מזדינים את כל הפליסתינאים…

INT. VILLA BEDROOM - NIGHT

In bed, Ilana and Moshe face away from each other. Moshe turns over and puts his arm around Ilana. She does not respond. He kisses the side of her neck. She gets up.

        ILANA
     I’m going downstairs for a cup of tea.

Ext. Porch. - Night

Sarah is standing, taking in the panoramic view: red roofed villas with blooming back yards and caravans, surrounded by Judean hills dotted with olive trees. Ilana enters.

            Ilana
    So what do you think?

            Sarah
    It's beautiful here.
        (Beat.)
    In there its a nuthouse.

            Ilana
    Yeah. Your parents are crazy

            Sarah
    Tell me about it.

They both laugh. Ilana puts her arms around Sarah, then pulls back. Awkward silence.

        Sarah
    Are you glad you moved here?

            Ilana
    Sometimes.
        (Beat.)
    You disagree with us, don't you?

            Sarah

     This land belongs to the Palestinians.

            ILANA
    When your grandparents came, there were no Palestinians - there weren’t even any trees.

            Sarah
    But they chose the land so the Palestinian village nearby wouldn’t become part of a Palestinian state.

            ILANA
    Most Palestinians support terror even after a Palestinian state. Giving them land proves terror is working. Besides, this land was promised to us by God.

            Sarah
    Do you believe in him?

Long silence.

Sarah slowly takes out a cigarette, begins to smoke.

            Ilana
    Since when do nice American girls smoke?

            Sarah
    What makes you think I'm a nice American girl?

        (Beat. )

Ilana walks over, and takes a drag on Sarah's cigarette. They kiss. Ilana stars playing with Sarah's breasts.