Tehran (טהרן)

MARJAN MONTAZEMI, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

FARAZ KAMALI

Are you going out?

- How did you sleep? - I didn't.

Are you going to the gym?

Yeah, that's the plan.

I must get to Vahid as soon as possible. There's no time.

What about what happened yesterday?

Don't worry. We took care of everything. We came out clean.

Tamar, we have to get out of here.

Okay? No Vahid, no Mossad. We have to go.

- What? - We just go back to our original plan.

Okay? We run away to Vancouver, put all of this behind us.

- Milad, it doesn't work that way. - Tamar, I killed a man.

And not just anyone, a friend.

Someone who helped us get by.

- You had no choice. - What difference does that make?

He was alive, and now he's dead, and I killed him with my own fucking hands!

With my own hands!

You're okay.

We'll talk about it, okay? Just calm down.

Let's talk about it later, okay?

Just stay here.

I have to go to the gym.

- Okay. - Okay.

My dear…

Please…

Treat her well.

Enough already.

My love,

maybe this could help you.

It could help you, maybe.

Instead of staying here with me, you're bringing someone to watch over me.

That must be her. Don't you want to answer the door?

You invited her. You answer the door.

Nahid…

Mr. Kamali?

- And you are? - I'm Marjan Montazemi.

I'm here on behalf of the Veterans' Mental Health Institute.

For your wife, Nahid.

Correct?

- Please, come in. - Thank you.

You have a lovely home.

It was Nahid's parents'.

We had to leave our previous apartment.

Well, thank God you ended up here, at least.

Yes.

You're uncomfortable with the fact that I'm a foreigner.

We don't meet many British people here.

True.

Iran and England is not exactly a love story, is it?

Well, in my case, it was.

I met my husband, Hassan, in Paris.

I was studying there, and so was he.

After we married, we moved here,

and I fell in love again,

this time with Iran.

What did your husband do, if you don't mind me asking?

He was a psychiatrist. He passed 13 years ago.

My condolences.

Thank you.

He was a special man.

I'm sure.

And you decided to stay, even after he passed?

Iran is my home.

You know, Nahid is not very happy that you're here.

Yes, I read her file.

It's quite natural for her to feel concerned

about a stranger coming into her house.

But I am convinced that I will find a way to get through to her.

Actually, if I may be bold enough to make a suggestion?

It's probably best for you to leave us alone.

Your wife will be in very good hands, Mr. Kamali.

Did you go over all his friends?

Peyman and Vahid. Where was it taken?

It's a restaurant uptown. Cash.

Vahid is the owner. Peyman usually spends the night there.

Good luck.

Hello. What a guest!

- I'm so glad you're here. - I was invited, so I came.

Come, I'll give you a tour.

Offer you a shake?

I'm good, thank you.

Not only is she totally clean,

she actually established the Veterans' Institute for PTSD after the war.

It says she's authorized to treat high-ranking members of the Guard.

There are photos of her with the Minister of Health, a few ayatollahs she's treated.

- Why are you suspicious of her? - She's a Westerner.

And now she shows up at my house right after I go back to work.

What did they say at the institute?

That I should be grateful that a specialist of her caliber is treating her.

Don't know what to tell you, boss. According to what I'm seeing here,

they're right.

What are you looking at?

The park across the street. It's lovely.

I am very pleased to meet you, Nahid.

I am Marjan.

- Pleasure to meet you. - Likewise.

Before we start, would it be possible for me to use the loo?

It's at the end of the hallway on the left.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Many years ago, I treated a lovely little girl

who had lost her entire family in a terrible accident.

They were driving to Lar, and the car flipped over.

Everyone was killed.

All but her.

From that moment on, she stopped speaking.

I tried everything I could to get through to her.

I read books that she loved, I played…

She still wouldn't speak, no matter what therapy I tried on her.

Until one day, we walked into my office,

and right before I sat down, she yelled out,

"Marjan, watch out!"

I'm sorry I startled you.

But you see, what had happened is

the chair I was about to sit on was broken,

and the child had noticed it and warned me.

From that day on, something opened up in her.

Not immediately, but…

Bit by bit…

She started talking again.

Is there anything you would like to share with me?

Honestly?

Of course.

I have no desire for you to be here.

All right.

Then why am I here?

Because my husband thought it was a good idea for you to come watch over me.

That's how it usually works? He makes decisions for you?

I have a feeling it wasn't always that way.

Am I right?

It's been this way since what happened.

So now you have an opportunity to make your own decision.

If you don't want me here, just say the word.

I'm here for you, not for your husband.

Which is your weak leg?

This one.

Look, for your starting position, put your weak leg forward.

- Okay. - Then…

- Like that? - Again.

Harder.

- Thanks. - No problem.

Hey there, girl.

Hey.

What is it, girl? Come here.

Come eat.

Hello?

I just got a call from the dealer's neighbor.

Seems someone's in his apartment.

I'm nearby.

What's the neighbor's last name?

Alinejad.

Thank you.

Come here. Come here.

Hello. I'm from Investigations.

Excuse me, who are you?

Excuse me, sir. The man who was at the apartment just went downstairs.

We'll go for a drive, okay?

- Hello, Ali. - Yes.

A car just left here.

Take down the plate number: 76-B-765. Iran 90.

Seventy-six… Iran 90.

Pass it on to the police as well.

Got it.

Regarding Mrs. Montazemi.

I did some more digging.

It might be nothing,

but she recently started consulting on PTSD treatment at Ayandegan Hospital.

I'll send you the link.

Sure thing.

Good job, Ali.

DR. MARJAN MONTAZEMI, THE LEADING EXPERT

SPECIALIZING IN TREATMENT OF PTSD PATIENTS

It's not his fault.

He had to return to work.

It's bigger than him.

He could have said no, couldn't have he?

To Qasem Mohammadi?

Right to his face?

The day he was appointed, right after what happened with that pilot…

MARJAN MONTAZEMI, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, SECOND FLOOR

…Mohammadi came here himself and demanded Faraz return to work.

He couldn't have said no.

Certainly not to that man.

Talk to me more about that man.

I'd like for us to end for today.

Okay, of course.

You've done very well. You're a strong woman, Nahid.

And it's important to remember

that whatever we say to each other in this room stays between us.

MARJAN MONTAZEMI, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD PHD IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

I'm sorry. Could I use the loo again before I leave?

Of course.

Thank you.

Your new friend nearly broke the punching bag.

Thanks for the tips, sweetheart.

It was nice meeting you.

- Have fun. - Later.