The Debt Page #4

Several of the local POLITICOS have stood up to greet

Stephan, who is all smiles and handshakes.

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STEPHAN:

(To the politicos)

Please, sit, sit. My God, it must

be election season.

There’s good-natured laughter from the table. Sarah joins

her father, kissing his cheek.

SARAH:

You came.

STEPHAN:

I came. So you’re the famous

author I’ve heard so much about?

Rachel watches as he takes a place at the table, picks up a

copy of the book and examines the cover photograph, holding

his glasses a little from his eyes to focus.

STEPHAN (CONT’D)

(Without looking)

Rachel.

RACHEL:

Stephan.

STEPHAN:

(To Sarah)

Now you’re the expert, maybe you

could tell me something.

(Pointing to himself) Who’s this

handsome devil on the cover?

More polite laughter from the table.

STEPHAN (CONT’D)

It went well?

SARAH’S HUSBAND

She was wonderful.

STEPHAN:

That’s good. Good, good. That’s

very good.

Rachel takes a sip of water and notices Stephen’s hands,

crumbling some bread - they’re SHAKING.

She looks up at his face, reads the hidden STRAIN there.

He senses her gaze and meets it, and for a second his smile

falters and SOMETHING LIKE PANIC flickers in his eyes.

Rachel stares back at him, disturbed. Miriam stands,

tapping her glass with her fork.

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MIRIAM:

I just want thank you all for

coming to help us celebrate the

launch of this wonderful book.

I’m sure we’re all particularly

thrilled to have two of the

heroes of this story at the

table. And even more thrilled

that one of them has agreed to

read for us...

Applause. She gestures to Rachel who stands, still looking

at Stephan. The table quietens down. Rachel opens the book

at the marked place and hesitates, only now realising what

she is about to read. Then...

RACHEL:

(reading)

“On the evening of the 31st of

December, it began to rain more

heavily. So isolated had they

become from the outside world

that it was only when she looked

out of the window that Rachel

remembered it was New Year’s

Eve...

13 INT. KITCHEN. BERLIN SAFE HOUSE - NIGHT - THE PAST 13

Young Rachel stands in the small kitchen. Rain lashes on

the window. She stares out at some FIREWORKS exploding

nearby, then turns away and begins to gather three METAL

SAUCEPANS from the shelves.

We TRACK with her as she walks into the...

14 LIVING ROOM 14

And begins to place the pots on the floor to catch the

rainwater which is dripping through various points in the

ceiling.

As she positions the last pot we REVOLVE around her to get

our first view of the far wall. And there, tied to a

radiator, is DIETER VOGEL, now 50. He’s bound, his mouth

taped, apparently asleep.

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