Losing Alice (לאבד את אליס)

"THE NOBLEST PLEASURE IS THE JOY OF UNDERSTANDING."

"LEONARDO DA VINCI"

You've reached David.

Please, no voice messages, texts only.

Hey, I guess you're asleep.

I just got to the hotel after a long day

and... I... really wanted to talk to you.

I hope everything's okay. I'll talk to you tomorrow.

Love you.

She'll take everything you have.

End it.

They were always together.

Didn't leave her side for a second.

And when she'd visit...

which was only once in a blue moon,

it was always with her.

Such a shame my mother isn't here to see us like this.

My mother always said there's no joy in this world.

That even when other people seem happy, they're not.

In fact, no one is happy. Happiness is fiction.

Well, you were wrong, Mom!

We're very happy here, you hear me? We're very, very happy.

Enough!

What? What's wrong? Rita.

Mom, please. What's the problem?

You're making us very uncomfortable.

You're absolutely clueless, you know that?

Little slut.

Little slut just spreading her legs for everyone.

What a little bitch.

Eleanor, you're impartial. Is something wrong with what I'm doing?

I think you're cool, Rita.

Did you hear that? "I think you're cool, Rita."

How about that? And Eleanor knows how to speak her mind, right?

You're one of those girls who-- Mom.

What do they call them? Enough now.

Rita. Please.

Stop saying enough! "Enough, Mom!" "Enough, Rita!"

Don't you dare shut me up

and sit me down like some little kid who doesn't understand anything.

I understand everything.

And I want to tell my mother how happy we are, understand?

That all of her prophecies about me were wrong,

and that there is happiness in this world.

We are a loving and happy family

just like these gorgeous stuffed peppers I cooked us here.

She took away my child.

She killed her. I know it.

And he knows it.

They've been in touch, I know that. I just know it.

She will take it all.

What do you think?

Shame on you! Shame on you!

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Morning. Sorry I'm late.

Good morning.

So? Did anything interesting happen at the hotel?

Things you wouldn't believe.

You gonna tell us or do we have to imagine?

Hey, sweetie.

What's up?

Is everyone asleep?

Of course.

Do you forgive me for yesterday?

What happened yesterday?

How was school yesterday?

It was good. I had a good day at school.

Are you coming home late tonight?

No. I won't be late.

Okay, baby. I love you very, very, very, very, very much.

Me too. Bye, Mommy. Bye.

Alice, I hear you decided

you want Dana to commit suicide with a gun and not a rope?

So, Hagai sent a few gun options for you to look at.

He's sweet. I e-mailed him so late last night.

That's the first option.

And there's that one.

This one.

Yeah?

Okay, done.

And you can-- Yes, send it over and we'll see.

I'm always happy to read new stuff. Great, sweetie.

Yeah. Okay.

Okay. That's all right. Whatever we said.

Okay.

Bye.

How was the location? Yeah, it was good.

We were at the park.

I swear, that park's just killing me.

So, I have a question.

You know, we're in the van a lot, and people talk, you know?

Are we absolutely sure that Hilik...

killed himself?

You wanna quit?

Do a resurrection?

No. It's just, I'm...

What's the matter?

I just wonder...

Is it possible he could have owed...

money and a loan shark

or someone else caught up to him--

No, you're definitely a writer.

I mean, what do I know?

That's what they told me, that he committed suicide.

He had two kids. It's sad.

At least when I die, no one will suffer because I'm gone.

Yes? Sorry.

I have to. No, sweetie, out of the question.

No way.

Sorry. Bye.

Okay. Then why now?

I'm going to get my car. Bye. Sorry.

No, I wasn't saying sorry to you.

Fuck.

"ALICE, CALL ME!!!!!!"

Hello, Kobe? Hello, hello.

Listen, I'm stuck.

I'm lost in the parking lot.

I can't find my car. Can someone please...

Of course. What floor are you on? Fuck.

Alice?

You picked me up at the hotel today.

Yeah, that's right. We did.

Do you want me to come anyway? No, I'm sorry.

Are you sure? No. I'm okay.

Okay. Bye. Bye.

All right. Come here, you.

Here we go. David, girls, come to the table.

This looks good.

Oh, well. Amazing. Okay!

Grandma, water!

Grandma, water! Hold on. Okay, here we are.

Stop it. Here it comes.

Carrots.

This is so good, Grandma. Do you like it, Nina?

Yes. Okay.

Take your wine glass away. It's--

Look who's here to visit. Mommy!

Mommy!

Mommy, did you bring us cupcakes?

No, sweetie. I'm sorry. I forgot.

Sorry.

Hey.

Come here! You okay?

Yeah. Alice, honey, are you hungry?

No, thanks. I'm just a little tired. I'm gonna take a shower.

Go ahead, but come back so you could put the girls to bed.

Yeah.

Now, you finish your food, young lady.

I don't want to. Alice.

Mommy doesn't have to.

Are you okay? Who's last but not least?

Yeah, the day was just really long.

Okay, please ring Sophie.

She's been going crazy trying to get ahold of you.

Yeah, she did something, and I can't...

Yeah, she told me about Tamir.

Just speak to her. I mean, you heard Tamir's side.

I don't want to judge with everything they're going through...

but it seems like he really crossed a line to me.

David?

Is someone there?

Nina?

Yaara? Dori?

Are you sneaking around?

Hey.

Sophie.

What are you doing?

You really left me no choice.

You wouldn't return my calls.

What did you expect?

I love taking baths.

Someone told me after you have kids,

you don't take as many baths.

In your experience, has that been true?

You don't take as many baths and...

you rarely eat bananas, that's what I heard.

What do you want?

You want to know about Tamir, right?

At some point.

Or Pnina.

I bet you wanna know all about Pnina.

How do you know I saw Pnina?

She probably said I killed Naomi.

What do you think about that, Alice?

Hey. Honey.

I'm not sure I know what I'm doing anymore.

This always happens with big projects.

It's just been a while, so you forgot.

What if I shouldn't do it?

If it's a mistake I can't see. I don't know.

Don't stress. You know exactly what you're doing.

It'll be amazing.

You wanted this.

You're doing your thing.

I have to take this.

Hello?

Yes.

I'll... I'll handle it.