Your Honor (כבודו)

Hello. -Is this Udi Ben-Atar? -Yes, who's this?

Hello?

I know who hit your brother.

I'm listening. -Who is it?

Hello? Hello?

KVODO (Your Honor)

By Shlomo Mashiach and Roni Ninio

Salaam Alaikum. -Alaikum Salaam. Please sit down.

How do you feel? -Thank God.

Do you know why I asked you here? -No.

Aida came to see me yesterday. She was crying, poor thing.

You heard about her son, Juma, right? -Yes.

Please, help yourself. -Thank you.

He's a kid, only 17 years old, he has a family to support.

He got 7 days in detention. For what? For stealing a car?

And she told me that before Juma was arrested,

he was sleeping when she heard his phone ring.

He was about to go out and she asked him where.

He said: "Khaled."

Khaled told him he had to see him right away.

Tell me, how is Khaled? Is he a Colonel already?

Lieutenant Colonel. - (Arabic) Good for him.

Slowly but surely he'll be Chief of Staff.

But tell me, is he angry at me? Did I do something wrong?

He won't even let our kids play together.

Relax. Don't be afraid.

They won't do a thing, I got your back.

What are you in for? -Stealing metal.

They caught me taking a transformer apart.

I heard you're in for stealing a car. For that you get 7 days?

Juma Masri? -Yes. -Your attorney is here.

Give her a kiss from me.

Hey. Are you a Masri too? -Yeah, you got a problem with that?

Four nights ago, was Khaled home or was he in the army?

He was home.

And Juma came over?

Khaled is your husband, Nura.

I know you won't say anything that would hurt him

so your silence is golden.

What did they talk about?

You know the Ben-Atar family, right?

From Be'er Sheva. They're in the same business as us.

They're competition.

Bakher, my employee, he's a janitor at Soroka hospital,

he said Ben-Atar's son is a patient, the victim of a hit and run.

The cops are trying to pin it on Juma.

Your uncle Khaled fired me.

He doesn't want me to be your lawyer.

But he can't force me to resign if you want me to stay.

Do you want me to? -Can you get my mom in to see me? -No.

You're only permitted to see your lawyer.

So help me get you out so you can see your mother.

Were you informed why your detention was extended?

Hit and run.

They say that after I stole the car I hit a motorcycle and ran.

Did they say the guy you hit died? -I didn't hit anyone.

I'm just asking what they said. -Nothing.

Who did you hit? Where did the accident happen?

They didn't say. -Listen to me.

The Hyundai was stolen between 10am and 12pm

from a suburb of Be'er Sheva.

Now you say, you didn't steal it,

so try to remember where you were when it happened.

In Lehavim. -What were you doing there? Did anyone see you?

Tell me, okay, it means you have an alibi.

You know what an alibi is? Look at me.

An alibi is proof that you weren't in Be'er Sheva when it happened.

I was with Walid, a friend of mine.

Okay, and what were you doing there?

Juma, what were you doing there? -We stole a car. -Okay, a car.

What kind? -Mitsubishi. -What color? -White.

Do you know the license plate?

There are tons of Mitsubishis out there.

Something like na... na... na. -What?

Lots of stickers in the front and back,

na... nach... something.

Na... Nach... Nachman MeUman? -Yeah, lots of those.

Where can I find Walid?

Juma, where can I find Walid?

In my village. Walid Masri, Musa's son.

He has a camel in his yard.

Your honor, my client withdraws his not guilty plea.

He wants to confess. -Confess to what?

There are 2 charges in the indictment.

Both, your honor.

Do you know about this? -Yes, your honor.

I must say the defense was solid. What happened?

This morning he said he wanted to confess.

I know that the defendant's family is poor and he is in debt.

Could someone have paid him to take the blame for the offense?

Your words, your honor.

Does he know he could be sentenced to 5 years in prison?

He's a young man, he has no priors.

The prosecutor and I agreed on 4.5 years in prison

and 2 years probation, your honor.

I accept the plea bargain. 4.5 years in jail, 2 years probation.

I talked to Ruth.

You're suspended. So is the teacher who drank with you.

Gabi didn't drink. What will they do to her?

You'll be back in school in a day or two, at most.

In her case, I don't know.

Dad, she didn't drink, she tried to stop me.

She tried? She should have stopped you as soon as she saw.

What's going on between you two? -What? -You heard me.

Did you tell her anything? -No. -Are you sure? -Yes.

Did you guys have a thing? -Stop busting my balls.

Watch it! -She's just my teacher.

When your mom was here...

What's so funny?

Your speeches always start with "When Mom was here."

Mom's not here, Mom's dead. You're stuck with me.

I just talked to Juma Masri.

He was stealing a white Mitsubishi

when you say he stole a blue Hyundai.

Of course, after he heard the Hyundai he stole

was involved in an accident.

Someone was with him when it happened.

So we have to let him go. -Really?

Let me tell you how it works, Ms. Yael Moshe. -Ben Moshe.

The guy comes out of questioning, realizes he's in over his head,

hears from another detainee

that he stole a car in a different place

or he's just making it up. -Then look into it.

You want me to send cops to all the Bedouin villages

to look for a white Mitsubishi?

A white Mitsubishi with Na...Nachman stickers

is in Al Arraba as we speak,

so just check if someone reported this car stolen.

I will. -When? -I don't work for you. Excuse me.

What are you doing here, Shai?

You said I could join your class. -Shai, I've been suspended,

I just came to clean out my locker.

I told my dad that I asked you to come sit with me.

That you told me to stop drinking.

I don't know what your dad said to Ruth,

but it's clear neither she nor the principal

want to get in trouble with a judge.

So you'll move to another school? -I don't know.

The board of education, hearings, shit like that. I don't know.

I can talk to my dad and... -No, no.

And don't tell him you saw me

so tomorrow he won't say I tried to influence you.

What's tomorrow? -A hearing with the principal.

Your dad will be there too.

Probably wants to make sure I get sacked.

Can we still see each other? I mean, if not here, then... -No.

I don't think so.

They won't do anything to you, I guarantee.

Hello. -Hello.

I'm looking for Walid, Musa's son.

His house is on the right. -Thank you.

Hello, I'm looking for Walid. -Who are you?

I'm Yael Ben-Moshe, Juma Masri's attorney.

Does Walid live here? -I'm his mother. -Can I talk to him?

Who is it? -She's looking for Musa.

I'm Yael Ben-Moshe, Juma Masri's attorney.

He's in custody and I think your brother can help him.

How? -Juma says your brother was with him when he stole a car.

My brother? A thief? -Who's a thief?

Why are you even talking to her?

Go to Walid, tell him not to leave the house.

Leave! -Don't worry, nothing will happen. -She's a cop!

Stop pushing, I'm going, I'm going.

You're going back to school today. -What about her?

I thought we talked about that.

Today the meeting with the principal?

Answer me. -Yes. -What time?

It's none of your business. -It's a hearing, right?

I want to be there and tell them what happened.

You drank alcohol and she didn't stop you. -She did!

She didn't. -Yes, she did. I keep telling you that.

She didn't stop you. -I didn't want to be alone,