01x02 - Episode 2

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Shira. Good morning, how are you doing?
- Great, thank you, Commander.

Ready for some field work?
- Totally.

Hi, I'm Shira.
- I know who you are.

Riad Bsharat.
The Turks appointed him.

They want to control Al Aqsa
and drive out the Waqf.

Do me a favor.
Wait until we know more.

That's what you get
for selling them houses!

Calm down, Riad!

Allahu Akbar!
- Allahu Akbar!

This isn't the time to start a w*r.
- When is it "time"?

The train is leaving
the station, Dad.

I want the flag.
At least get the flag.

Where's the money?
You promised to return it a week ago.

I need it to pay the rabbi his interest.
- How much did he lend you?

What's the difference?
I'm in deep sh*t.

We should charge more for this sh*t.
- Not with Shira lurking around.

What about the Turkish delegation?
- The Foreign Ministry insists

it's our chance to warm up the
relationship, and the Patriarch.

For us, this is a declaration of w*r
on the status quo.

I was thinking about the restaurant
for the Bar Mitzvah.

It's too expensive.

I brought your dad's tefillin set.

He insists on using it,
just wants to make sure it's kosher.

Shira, our new
Investigations officer.

Samuel, the Evangelical
Ambassador in Israel.

Informal Ambassador.

They sponsored Efi
and the "Temple Institute".

"Who is this King of Glory?
- The Lord, Who is strong and mighty!"

Wasn't that Rasmi?
- Where?

Who's this Rasmi, anyway?

His father sold a house to Jews,
so Riad k*lled him.

Amir "adopted" him
after his father was m*rder*d.

Rasmi is here.

I'm going to avenge
the b*stard who k*lled Dad.

Trust me.
I'll bring him to you.

You gave her the Bar Mitzvah money.

If anything happens to him, Riad,

so much as a scratch,
I swear on my son's life...

I'm untouchable!

Hello?

- If you want that document, meet
me where you k*lled my father.

My dad sold it
to a European company

and they sold it to the Jews.
I have proof.

Where'd you find this?
- Do you know who owns this company? Riad.

Forward me that document.

I promise I won't let you down this time.

"Granary"

Stop!

I said, stop!

Stop!

What happened?
- The key.

Sorry it took me so long,

I was on a Zoom call
with the States.

So what's going on with you?

What do you mean?

Rasmi was in town.
- Rasmi?

No wonder you look
like you've seen a ghost.

Where is he?

I made sure
to get him outta this sh*t h*le.

It's the last place he needs to be.

The morning air in this city...

so clean and pure.
- Pure air, dirty people.

You can say whatever you like.

You're still the same believer you were
when you came.

That's why you can't sleep.

I can't sleep
because I've stopped drinking...

I'll tell you one thing,

it's not as much fun
since you've stopped drinking.

We're fighting for our home!

With the help of Allah,
victory will soon be ours!

The Jews' terrorism
will be no longer,

neither will their flags
wave above our homes!

These flags will be burnt to ashes...

And they will share the same fate!

Efi won't be able to ignore this.

Make sure it goes viral.

I've had a sleepless night.

You could've slept at my place.

Don't you think I'd sleep
at my own place if I could?!

Sorry, I'm exhausted.

I had talks with Ankara all night, about
the opening of the library. I'm sorry.

I'd better warn our troops
to prepare for the Jews' response.

No, don't warn them.
They should be surprised.

To ignite the situation,
we need a Shahid [martyr].

Good morning.

You don't need
to be here this early.

I do, to beat traffic.

By the time I got home yesterday,
I was better off sleeping at the office.

How'd you get the city planner
to change his mind?

I told him I have a feeling
the building is bound

to collapse, and when
it does, he'll take the fall.

So he did what they all do -
covered his a*s.

What are they filming?

Filming the road.

Every morning they document
sensitive locations,

to prove nothing's changed
since yesterday.

There are lots of asses
that need to be covered.

Want something to drink?
- It's on me.

Pomegranate juice.

Hi there.

Sorry about this,
but I've got a small problem.

The goods you guys took from Andreos
belong to me, and I need them today.

Are you sure you want to do this?
How dare you discuss this here?

Why not give it back?
I'll move it outside the city walls,

won't leave an ounce behind,
just like you wanted.

I'll ask again:
What do you think you're doing?

You know I respect you,
but I'm under pressure.

The owners need the goods today.

Next time you feel pressured,
take a chill pill, you b*stard!

Now, beat it!

Who was that? What did he want?
- Lost his way.

Where are our juices?

He doesn't take credit cards.

Everything's in cash,
no faith in anything here.

We're late for the briefing.

In case you're not all updated,
someone attacked Juhadat this morning

and stole the key
to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

The door to the world's
most important church is locked.

Tourists think it's due
to an exploded water pipe.

We must get that key back today!

It's the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Don't they have a spare key?

That's not the point. It's a serious blow
to the Christian status quo.

At dawn, the Greek Patriarch
woke up the Foreign Minister,

we got calls from the Russian Patriarch,
the Armenians, the Vatican,

the Ethiopians, the Copts,
and if we don't find the key -

we'll get calls from 2.2 billion people
who believe their Messiah is buried there.

Shouldn't be too hard, it's all filmed.
Amir and Shira, you're on it.

Okay, listen up.

"Happy Holidays" is the name
of the holiday security operation.

The Covid era was kind to us,
but it's over,

and we've allowed full capacity
at the Temple Mount and the Western Wall,

and along with half a million worshippers,

the PM will be here
with the US Vice President

and the head of the Evangelist Church.
To make matters worse,

that b*stard Riad
sprung the Turkish TIKA visit on us,

and if that's not enough,
the Vatican is sending its reps as well.

What's it got to do with Christians?
- It's all politics, a show of power.

And it's ours to deal with.
We have a backup of 3,000 police officers.

We asked for more,
and will probably get it.

We need zero status quo violations.

Even a small violation
could damage the country's image

and our sovereignty
over Jerusalem.

Take yesterday's incident at the yeshiva,
which luckily ended well.

Before we crack open the champagne, let's
make sure that incident is really over.

Here you go.

That sh*t went viral.

I doubt Efi will let it slide,
first the yeshiva, and now this.

Seen it, we've increased our presence
there, -Keep it up.

I want the security layout
by the end of the day.

And the key.

Let's go.

First they force the most powerful country
in the Middle East to close a yeshiva,

then they burn our flag,
and nobody's doing nothing.

Does it make sense to you?

If you go to w*r ruled by emotion,
you will lose.

I didn't tell you not to respond,
just to wait a little.

It would be nicer if you said "I didn't
ask you" instead of "I didn't tell you."

Maybe you pay us,
but we don't work for you.

You're right, I apologize.

I ask that you avoid conflict
right now.

Let's put history aside for a moment
and talk about the future.

I can't give you the details,
but it'll pay off.

What are you talking about?
- I'm talking about a property

that will make history in Jerusalem.

Great.

In the meantime, I've got a couple here
that arrived yesterday

all the way from Louisiana
in the Bible Belt.

They've got warm hearts
and deep pockets.

Why do Muslim families hold the key
to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre?

More than 1,000 years ago,
the Patriarch gave it to the 2nd Khaliff

who gave it to the Nusseibeh
and Juhadat families.

- Why?

For the same reason
it continues to this day -

to solve internal conflicts
among the Christians.

"Amir"

How are you doing, son?

You didn't forward me the document.
Send it to me when you wake up.

You forgot your scarf.
Call me, buddy.

One guy takes the ladder out
through the window in the door,

I lean the ladder against the door,
and he gives me the key.

I then climb the ladder
and unlock the doors.

This morning, I guess someone
got tired of the status quo.

Did you see who it was?
- Priests.

I really hope you have answers.
I would not want to disappoint

the tens of thousands of believers
all over the world

and prevent them from entering
the holiest of places.

Especially not after such a long time
of not being here.

We will have the answers.
Meanwhile, open the door.

It will stay closed.

No offense, but as far as I know

it's not the Greeks' private property
that can be "closed down".

You apparently
don't know very much.

This is a list of the Armenian priests
involved in this heist.

Why would they do that?
And why now of all times?

That's for you to figure out.

Is this true, what he says?

It is.

This guy is living in a fantasy world.
- Problem is, we're all part of it.

I have to go make some arrangements
for my son's Bar Mitzvah, okay?

Look into this, will you?
Faras and Galia will help you.

Okay.

Before I come, I want to make sure
the paperwork is ready.

I don't like to fly for nothing.

It's ready.
Everything we agreed, it's all here.

Please remind your bosses
at the church about the agreement -

To keep quiet
until after the holiday.

They are not my bosses.
I help where I'm needed.

Okay, great.

I found someone who's willing to take
what we confiscated from Andreos.

As if Amir will approve it.

Galia, we're not touching that sh*t,
there's a limit.

Where is she?

You know, I once interrogated a rabbi
who used to r*pe his young daughter.

I needed him to confess, otherwise
that trash goes home and keeps raping her.

It took me a while but he ended up
trusting me more than his shitty lawyer,

so he asked what I thought
he should say.

I told him:
"Say that you just put the tip in."

I remember that one.
- Oh yeah?

So what's the difference how deep
it goes in? Once you're in, you're in.

I told you.
I know you were there this morning

and that you took part in the fight.
-What do you want from me?

Unit 6, I need backup, some priests
started a fight in the Armenian Quarter.

As if backup will actually come.

Let her

The Greeks are upset, huh?

David stations,
the battered body of a young boy

was found in the junkies' yard
in the Muslim Quarter.

Thanks, Ezra.

No one told you ther
head piece is messed up?

- All the time...

Maybe you should get a new tefillin set.
Don't risk it, it only costs 1,000.

A Bar Mitzvah is a sacred,
one-time event.


- 1,000 dollars, if you pay cash.

Of course.
God loves only cash.

Leave God out of this.

My son won't want a new set,
he wants my dad's old set.

I'll have someone fix it for you.
- I need it by Wednesday.

I heard the ceremony
is at the Tower of David.

Why not here,
at the Western Wall?

You just said
it's a sacred event, right?

Yes?
- A body was found in the junkies' yard.

It matches the description of the
boy you were looking for yesterday.

- Coming.

It scans its surroundings
with optical sensors,

creating a map and constructing
a precise cleaning route

to vacuum up all the dirt.

This robot is Al Aqsa's new janitor.

We're unconsciously
making ourselves redundant.

I know it's hard for you,
but times have changed.

Did your mother send you here
to talk to me?

The Jordanians have had
custodianship here for 53 years,

and all they've done is keep the status
quo that the State of Israel set up.

Maybe it's time
to put someone else in charge, Dad.

We've got 580 of our men
guarding us,

our Waqf's soldiers.

The Jews cannot pray here
or enter at will.

Within 24 hours, we removed
the magnometers they installed here.

In reality, we rule Al Aqsa!

That's the status quo
that we've dictated!

I don't need the Turks,
and certainly not Riad,

telling me what to do!

And you, son, go start a family
instead of following that thug!

I'll start a family some day, don't worry.
And Riad isn't a thug,

he's just a bit blunt, but that's
the only language they speak.

I just explained to you...

At least meet
with the Turkish consul.

Yes?

Do they know who it is?

Okay, I see. Bye.

They found a body.

Muslim?
- We'll find out.

I don't know what I was looking for.

Does anyone here know
what they're looking for?

With my luck,
I found a dead body...

Hey, you're contaminating
the crime scene.

Stay put.
- But I'll be late for prayer.

Doesn't anyone have police tape?
- What for?

"What for"?
It's a crime scene.

That's not how we roll.
- What?

The soil is soaked in blood, he's been
lying here since at least last night.

Someone please get police tape,
and check the security cams.

There are none. That's why all
the junkies and weirdos come here.

What's up?

Who's this? Anyone we know?

He's neither on the A-list
nor an endangered animal.

Good start. So who is he?
- We're not sure yet.

Seems to be a young Muslim.
Why isn't forensics here?

I sent them
to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

But this is a m*rder.
- Priorities. Was it nationalistic?

Too soon to tell.
- What does your intuition say?

By the cut and the way he was left here,
it looks like a hate crime.

Add to that the yeshiva incident
and the burnt flag...

Damn, this isn't good at all. Gotta find
a way to package it before it gets out.

Package it?

- Know what'll happen if they
say it's a nationalistic m*rder?

It's not.

You know him?

Don't tell me
he's one of our "regulars".

He's not, but his dad was.

He's the son of Jamal Wated,
who was also m*rder*d.

A drug dealer.

Grab this.

Who said
there's no God in Jerusalem...?

In any case,
that's what we tell the media.

Issue a statement
that it was a drug deal gone bad,

a dispute between criminals.
- I'll take care of it.

Find the key instead,
it's more important.

Shira will take care of this.
- Where do I get floodlights?

What for?
- I assume forensics will be here tonight.

Didn't you hear what I just said?
It's a criminal affair, nobody cares.

I want this crime scene
gone in ten minutes,

before the whole world shows up and starts
spinning conspiracy theories. Wrap this up.

Yes?
No, it was a criminal affair.

Just some slaughtered kid.
Criminal affair.

Is this for real?

Did he have a cell phone?
- We haven't checked yet.

We did what every police force does
at a m*rder scene: waited for forensics.

Okay, look for a cell phone.

Make sure
nobody walks over the footprints.

I wonder how this would go down
if he was a Jewish kid with a kippa.

Looks like you're right,
it doesn't seem nationalistic.

No signs of a struggle.
He maybe even knew his k*ller.

They probably stood here

and when the victim turned to leave,
the k*ller came up from behind.

I think someone was sitting here.
Perhaps a third party.

That junkie was walking around here...
it's hard to tell.

Get forensics here.

People steal from the living every day,
why not from the dead?

Son, where are you?
Answer me.

Ma'am, you need to come down
to the police station.

What happened to him?
Where is he?

Let me talk to him!

I'm sorry,
we'll talk at the station.

I'll talk to her, I know her a little.

Okay, tell her to be available
for questioning.

Get this to forensics
for a quick checkup.

I'm on my way there anyway.

Thanks.

My fingerprints
are all over the packet.

Was that Rasmi?

Amir...

God damn it!

What's going on here?
- Keep walking!

This isn't a stop
along the Via Dolorosa!

Move it!

Where is Faras?

Took some preists into custody.
What is it?

Check the cams
outside Riad's warehouse.

What's he got to do with it?
- Now!

We'll be ready on time.

What do you think?
- Nice.

How's this as a surprise?

What are you doing?!

If someone sees it before the party,
it won't be a surprise!

Get it out of here! Are you crazy?!

I know, but I thought
it would cheer you up.

If the Waqf or Amir find out
what's gonna happen, it won't happen.

Hide it until the holiday.

Did they ID the body?
- It's just some kid.

Might've been a criminal act.

What do you mean?
- They think it was a bad drug deal.

Find out if it was a criminal act
or some PR trick, okay?

What's with you?
He was a nobody, who cares?

I do!

Take care of it!

Good job with the sign.

Thanks.

I just got word. It's crazy.
How are you coping?

What did I ask you to do, Faras?
- I got him outside the city walls.

I asked to get him to his mom,
simple as that.

And then what?
He'd have left his room right away.

He's a big boy.

I should've done it.

I promised him I'd keep him safe.

It wouldn't have helped.
He came here on his own.

You did what you could,
you gave them money, everything.

I took everything from them!

I know you're dying to deal
with that b*stard Riad,

but now's not the time
for a gut reaction.

You need to collect yourself
and think about the bigger picture.

If Riad was behind this,
we'll find a way to deal with him.

Look at me, Amir.

We'll find a way. Breathe.
Don't let this get to you.

Now's the time to stay
as sharp as possible.

The Armenian Patriarch
is looking for you.

They won't release the key
before they speak to you.

I know you loved him.

I'm sorry.

Are these are all the cams
surrounding the crime scene?

It'd be easier if we knew
what you're looking for.

Any unusual activity
from dusk till late at night.

Define "unusual".
Everything here is unusual.

I mean unusual,
someone who seems out of place.

Got any other personnel on shift?
- You know, this was tagged "criminal".

Even what we're doing for you
is too much.

He lashed out, it was scary,
I'd never seen him like that.

Rasmi was like a son to him.
- I got that, but why?

He felt guilty, so he...

Anything new?
- Nothing. -Damn it...

Riad didn't go in or out
the entire night.

And the back door cam is broken,
you know.

Can I roll you a joint?

That's Jamal, Rasmi's dad,
from 13 years ago.

That's some coincidence.
- It's the same k*ller.

Riad?
Are you serious?

Riad slaughtered him
for selling his house to Jews.

The house Efi lives in today,
by the way.

That m*rder turned
the m*therf*cker into a saint.

So how did he get away with it?

Because of me.

There were no witnesses or a knife,
only circumstantial evidence,

not enough to indict him.
- He k*lled him, and had I insisted,

he'd have been busted in the end,
but nobody wanted to wait till the end.

The odds of an
indictment weren't worth the

mess it would cause,
so the case was closed.

What's your plan?

I'll hand him over to his brothers.

Let them deal with that b*stard
the way he dealt with Jamal.

Do you really believe Rasmi found papers
proving that Riad sold houses to Jews?

Impossible.
The kid can barely read English.

Then why did he k*ll him?
- We still don't know for sure.

So who k*lled him, a passerby?
At exactly the same spot?

Rasmi knew something about Riad,
something that threatened him,

and it's inside this phone,
but I can't open the f*ck!

Maybe forensics can do it.
- Forget forensics,

Shira can't know about this.
- Why, what could she do?

Nothing, that's just it.

As far as she knows,
it was a drug deal, okay?

I know someone who can open this,
but he's closed by now.

Have him reopen. Now.

Detective Unit.

Give the drugs back to Andreos,
they're Abed's.

But he didn't pay in full.
- He will.

Rasmi's mother is here,
she's waiting for you.

Yeah?
- Get anything off his phone or his drugs?

What phone and drugs?
Nobody gave me anything.

Amir was supposed to bring you
some findings.

Maybe they're in the lab,
I've already left.

Okay, I want answers ASAP.

Say, have you ever seen
such a clean cut?

It was a serious knife.
- The k*ller knew what he was doing.

Bye.

You promised me you'd keep him safe!
Didn't you?!

Bring him here, I want to see him,
I know he's okay!

I want to see him!

You promised
you'd keep him safe!

He's not here anymore, he's at the
forensics institute. I'll take you there.

Riad will pay for this. I swear on
my son's life, Riad will pay for all this.

You k*lled him.
My son's blood is on your hands!

And now you'll free Riad
just like you did last time!

I don't want your poison!

Sana!

Sana...

Sana... Please take it.

For your daughter.

I heard that the key to the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre disappeared.

What happened there?
- The usual chaos.

We need to talk about the holiday.

Go over the VP's schedule,
assuming he's still coming.

It's an election year,
of course he's coming,

I'll be happy to be there too.
The day the Temple was destroyed

always symbolizes
the beginning of a new Temple.

You don't look good.

You've stopped
the biological treatments, didn't you?

I'm beginning to think
it's time to bring you home.

I'm in the house of the Lord.
What better treatment could I ask for?

You're coming home with me
at the end of the visit.

We'll take you to a specialist
in Wisconsin.

If you won't listen to me as a friend,
then I'm telling you this

as the head of your church.

I'll see you in nine days.

He's asking
about his tefillin set.

The arm piece is in my pocket,
the rabbi's fixing the head piece.

Remember the trip to the museum tomorrow?
You promised him you'd wear your uniform.

Sure, I'm going with them
to the museum tomorrow.

Good night.
- Good night. Bye.

What is it?

The guy's sleeping and his cousin here
refuses to wake him up.

Come back tomorrow,
or don't come back at all.

Wake him up right now, or I'll
use your head to redesign this place

How long does it take to find a damn key?!
What are security cams for?!

We had to rush to that m*rder scene.
- Whose? -The Muslim kid. Criminal.

Forgot his name.
- Because it's not important!

This issue, however,
made global headlines!

I promised the PM I'd resolve
this, don't make me look stupid.

- Fine.

How's Shira adapting?

Like a priest at an orgy...

I'll make it up to you, don't worry.
- Yeah, right...

Jerk.

Hello?

Hello?

You're right,
he called him twice last night,

and sent him part of a sales contract
from some company named

"Herolde der Erlosung"...?
Sounds German.

There are other incoming calls,
some from unlisted numbers.

Look up that company
in the municipality's database,

financial crimes, income tax,
everywhere.

Clean up the phone and return it
to forensics. We'll talk tomorrow.

Don't you trust me?

Riad knows enough to f*ck up
the entire city and us.

You must stay calm.
- I'm calm. I am.

I figured you'd still be here.

You can stay here to sleep,
that's why there's a bed in each room.

What's that? The criminal affair?

Looks vicious.

He was k*lled so quickly,
it was almost considerate.

He was dead
before he even hit the ground.

Isn't it a bit odd?
- How so?

Requires skill.
There's no way a junkie did it.

I'm sure you'll find the perp.

I owe you an apology.

You don't owe me anything.
On the contrary, I owe you thanks.

For what?

The only position I was offered
was volunteer officer

in some Lower Galilee village cluster.
You saved me.

I left you when you needed me most.
- Let's not talk about it.

You made a decision, I'm sure
you had your reasons. We're past that.

I'm not sure I am.

Well...

We'll talk.

Yes?
- I found something.

I was waiting for you.

You called me from his phone.
I need that phone.

There's something on it
that belongs to me.

I didn't know you own
a German company.

It's a lie. It's a fake document.

Someone is setting me up,
I need it.

So why did you slaughter that kid?
- I didn't touch him.

You k*lled him, left him there like a dog.
- He was already dead when I arrived.

Just like you didn't k*ll his father?
- His father deserved to die!

It's you.

You brought Rasmi there,
you gave him that fake document.

Rasmi was going to extort you
for planting evidence at the crime scene,

turning his father into a drug dealer. You
k*lled him and you're pinning it on me.

You son of a f*cking b*tch,
you're not getting away with it this time!

I bet he also found out you took
money from me. That's the issue.

And I thought the Waqf
was screwing me over...

The money went to a widow and her kids.
- The money went to your Ret*rded son!

Don't you ever mention my son!
Understood?

I told you to call me.

I could've spoken to him
and settled things.

The kid never harmed anyone.
He was a good kid.

Keep it under wraps, like you did
with his father. It's best for everyone.

Had I arrested you back then,
none of this would have happened.

His blood is on my hands.

I'm guilty.

I'm willing to pay the price.
I deserve to.

And you'll pay too.

Enough is enough!
This time you won't get away!

You really think I'll let you destroy
everything I've built?

Here's what's gonna happen:
You'll leave here with Rasmi's phone

and try to frame me.
True, it'll be a big headache for me,

but you and your shitty friends
are finished

because I'm taking this to the media.
I have witnesses who will swear

they saw you take the bribe,
destroy evidence, and deal drugs.

Then, I'll make sure
Jamal's widow and daughter

get kicked out of the dump
you've sent them to in the north,

and I'll see to it
that she never remarries,

just as a family of traitors deserves!

Then I will replace the Waqf,

and you'll read about it in the papers
from inside your prison cell.

After so many years here,
do you really think it's up to you?

You're nothing.

A cog in the machine.

You can't stop me.

Amir, is everything okay?

Too late. You've waited too long.

You and your friends
are going to prison.

That's my Bar Mitzvah gift
for your f*cked up son.

I warned you
not to mention my son!

What's going on?

Well?

God damn it...

He left the crime scene shortly
after the m*rder. I couldn't see his face.

That's our suspect.

Look for him in every camera in the city,
maybe we'll get lucky.

Amir...

You shouldn't have come here.

What have you done?!