Unconditional (2026) s01e02 Episode Script
Episode 2
1
Hi, Orna,
it's Ido from the Foreign Ministry,
just reminding you about our meeting
in Jerusalem this afternoon.
If you need anything,
don't hesitate to call.
Looking forward to seeing you.
"MY DAUGHTER
IS IN A RUSSIAN JAIL…
"ANY HELP WILL BE
GREATLY APPRECIATED…"
"DONATED. SHARED.
STAY STRONG."
Sorry, we forgot the key.
- It's fine. Yes.
- All set?
Unbelievable what they did there.
Seen it yet?
What?
The boardwalk, like thieves in the night.
- The office building?
- Yes.
Thieves in the night.
I can't even get a patio approved.
- Are we going somewhere?
- No, just me.
- With Gali?
- No, Gali is still in India.
Remember? She stayed longer
- to travel on her own.
- Right.
When is she coming back?
In a few weeks.
And I'll be back in two days,
but Yelena is here with you, okay?
Yes.
I'm making myself some coffee.
Want some, Benny?
Please.
If you see her, ask if she wants
to stay over this weekend,
it's supposed to rain.
I'll ask.
- Have a good trip, Ornush.
- Thanks.
EUROPEAN UNION
REPUBLIC OF POLAND - PASSPOR
Hey, Theo.
Where's your dad?
May I?
Sure. Theo, come here.
Tea?
Sure.
These are Ellie's?
- Yeah, she's good, right?
- Yes.
Ten is a good age.
Sit.
What brings you all the way down here?
I have a meeting today
at the Foreign Ministry
and an interview on
Channel 12 in two days so…
I'm trying to launch a campaign for Gali.
I assume you've heard.
Yes, of course.
I donated online.
Yeah, I saw you did.
It kind of annoyed me.
Honestly, I wanted to call.
I really wanted to.
I just wasn't sure if it would be okay
for both of you right now.
I'm sorry.
How are you? How's Benny?
I'm…
And Benny… he knows nothing,
but he's starting to feel
we're hiding something from him.
You can call him, he'd love to talk.
- I can't.
- You can.
I can't.
He doesn't know anything about…
He doesn't know anything
about what happened between us.
Okay, but I know.
It's herbs from our garden.
- Really?
- No.
I don't know why I said that.
Dori, the reason I came
is because I…
I need help.
Do you still work?
For the Shin Bet, I mean…
Maybe.
Do you want to tell me
where you found this?
Not really.
Okay.
Can you get me a phone number
or email? Anything?
I've Googled it and found nothing.
I can tell you right away, she found it
on a trek and took it for laughs.
Okay…
Was there anyone else with
her in India besides you?
I don't know.
Okay, I'll tell you what we're doing now.
First, you don't dwell on this.
Meanwhile,
I'll find a way to look into it.
You'll see it's nothing.
Okay?
Okay.
Thanks, Dori.
Only if I may…
one tiny thing.
It just feels like you kind of
hogged the spotlight here.
And I get that she's in prison,
and you're sad,
and you're not sleeping, but…
Still… could we sprinkle in some courtesy?
I'll try for next time.
"A month without smiling,
without contact, without night or day."
Honestly, your post really moved us.
- I'm saying this as a mom.
- No wonder it caught on.
Your entire Facebook page is great.
Is Orit Kadmon doing your PR?
No, Gali's high school friend.
But Orit got you the Channel 12 interview.
Yes.
I love her, she's so talented.
- Expensive.
- Yes.
I couldn't afford her
without everyone's donations.
Oh, Amnon! Come here a second.
Amnon, this is Orna.
Orna, Gali's mom.
- What you wrote really touched us.
- Thanks.
Two words:
don't worry.
Thanks.
Who's he?
Director General of the Foreign Ministry.
Oh, wow.
Shall we?
Tell us where things currently stand.
So… Gali has been there for a month now.
The thing is they keep moving her.
She arrives at a new prison,
and before she gets visitation rights,
she's already sent to another one.
- Has the lawyer seen her?
- Neither me nor the lawyer.
I flew there two weeks ago
and again they didn't let me in,
and they also don't disclose any evidence.
They say they found drugs, but…
and they haven't set a date for a trial
or another hearing.
This is unbearable.
I can't imagine what it's like
to spend a month like that.
But at least now you have us.
Ido, set a Zoom meeting with Moscow.
- Is Keren still there? Good.
- Yes.
We need you to help us keep this
as low-profile as possible.
So no one gets cornered there.
That means no Facebook, no media,
and no TV interview.
It's hard for you.
Well…
Look, I'm very glad to be here,
but I've been trying to contact you
for a month
and now that I finally got your attention,
thanks to the posts,
you ask me to remove them…
Could we look at it differently?
You did your part, your campaign worked.
But now the cavalry arrived,
we can take it from here.
Also, the quieter we keep this,
the easier it is to cut a deal,
that's how it works.
Because if she becomes
"everyone's daughter",
sorry to sound cynical,
it'll complicate things for us.
Noise won't get your daughter back,
we will.
It's hard, she's never met us before.
Orna, I suggest
you give us an answer tomorrow,
and we'll see how we move forward.
- She can sleep on it, right, Betty?
- Of course.
I always say that a parent's intuition
is our most valuable asset.
Exactly.
Hey, Orna, got your message.
So glad you're in Jerusalem.
You're welcome to come over tonight,
and yes, there are a few of
Gali's things here.
I hope it somehow helps. Come on over.
THE GIFTED PROGRAM:
GALI LEVY
Why's her "contribution to society" blank?
It's blank for everyone.
- The whole gifted program, it's a joke.
- Oh.
- Funny.
- Yep.
This is great, we need photos
for tomorrow's interview,
so people connect with Gali.
It's good.
I also have her old laptop.
It could have photos on it too,
- but I don't have the charger.
- Okay.
I wanted to ask you…
When you went to the East last year,
did other friends join you?
People you met there?
No… Just people we met at the hostel.
Because at the time, Gali told me
there were some older guys.
I think one of them was Polish?
Ignacy… something like that.
Not that I know of.
Grinder?
She didn't do it.
She doesn't even smoke.
Smuggling drugs? No way.
I went home for the weekend
and met with Neta.
And we talked about the time
we were arrested.
Come again?
No. Gali just happened to be there when
Neta got caught with a joint in the park.
- and they took us all to the station.
- When was this again?
Way back in 11th grade.
They thought Gali looked like such a nerd,
so they figured she'd give us
up if they pressured her.
But she came at them
like one hell of a lawyer.
She took the Fifth for like two hours.
I think they only let us off
because she was so annoying.
They let us go in the middle of
the night, pissed off.
How did I not… I never heard about this.
Maybe it was when Benny first got sick.
So she didn't want to bother you guys.
I guess she didn't tell you because
you already had enough to deal with.
No, you're good at this, I'll admit.
Thanks.
You're very good,
but there's something off here.
- Wanna chat about why you keep losing?
- Not really.
- You've got gaps in your game.
- I've got what now?
Tactics and strategy…
You know the difference?
Obviously.
Tactics is what you do on the spot, right?
Okay…
Mom, it's about how to best play
the hand you currently have.
- You're great at that.
- Thanks a lot.
My pleasure. But at any given moment,
you have several good tactics,
and the one you choose depends
on where you want to end up.
That's strategy,
where you've got some room to improve.
Wait, are we talking about life
or the game?
The game.
Okay.
- Not every game has a strategy. No.
- Every game does.
"Snakes and Ladders" has no strategy.
"Snakes and Ladders" is
a super strategic game.
Who wins?
Whoever reaches the end first, right?
Take a million games,
who's more likely to win?
Whoever makes the first move, right?
Because statistically,
he'll reach the end first.
Okay.
That's the strategy. You just have
to get your opponent to let you go first.
That's it. The rest is dice,
luck, negligible.
Orna Levy, to room 215.
- You're wrong, and here's why…
- Mom, they paged you.
Because in Snakes and Ladders
there was that rule,
that if your name came first
alphabetically, you started.
Orna Levy, to room 215…
So it's not that you're good at it,
your name just starts with a G, Gali.
The great strategic genius, Napoleon…
- What's with the smile?
- Not smiling.
- Why are you smiling? Out with it.
- I'm not!
- This rule… Who do you think made it up?
- Yes?
This is my favorite photo.
There's something about it, right?
- Got any others?
- Why, it's not good?
Well…
In uniform, smiling… A nerd.
That's what a girl who's
never done drugs looks like.
Orit, I wanted to ask you…
Now Orna, tell me
what happened, the whole story.
- We're rehearsing for the interview.
- Oh, okay.
We were in Russia…
- No, first we were in India…
- Start with Gali.
Okay.
We're best friends,
we traveled to India together…
Maybe lose "best friends"
and "India." Okay?
You look young,
you hardly look like a mom,
and we need you to be "everyone's mom."
Simple people watch this show.
Great, but tell him that's not a face
for the cover.
What about your husband?
- Why don't we interview him too?
- No, he's got a medical issue…
Perfect, what does he have?
Alzheimer's.
Oh, wow. How old is he?
No.
Alright, for now.
I prepared a Q&A sheet for you to go over.
But really learn it by heart,
- okay?
- Okay.
- I wanted to tell you…
- Why no smile?
- Trust me, that's why you pay me. Okay?
- Fine.
This morning I met…
I had a meeting at the Foreign Ministry.
- Who'd you meet? Betty?
- Yes.
Know she's a political appointee,
her job is to stonewall people like you.
They can smell an election coming, okay?
The last thing she needs
is a mom like you making noise.
They asked you to cancel the interview?
Yeah, but she actually had
a good explanation…
Did they pull that trick where
the Director General happens to drop by?
- Here.
- Thanks.
Look…
nobody cares about your daughter.
Only public pressure
motivates Betty and her gang,
and for that, it needs to be personal.
People need to know who Gali is.
They need to recognize your face.
They need to stand by you
until she's home.
So come hell or high water,
we're doing this interview.
Okay?
Okay.
So, Orna, tell me about Gali.
My Gali
is a kind, happy girl.
She served in the army, of course.
Went on a trip to the East,
like everyone else.
She has lots of friends…
Orna.
Orna.
- They'll really just let us check?
- Yeah, it's standard practice.
Everything will be fine, don't worry.
Just remember, if anyone talks to you,
answer only in Polish.
What? Hold up.
I apologize. He made me do it.
I'm really sorry.
This is my friend, Jakub. I call him Kobi.
Kobi.
We work together from time to time.
Okay. Let's start by getting us a coffee.
Five minutes, okay?
- Thank you.
- Five.
Sorry.
Jerk.
Five minutes is generous.
Don't worry, no one will come in.
Give me the passport.
Thank you.
Here you go. Wojtek Ignacy.
Lives near Poznań.
Here.
A visit to India a few months ago.
You see?
Shit.
What is this, what did you press?
Dori, I don't understand. What?
What's going on? Do we have his number?
One sec…
Grab this.
We have to go.
No, no, wait.
Wait, wait, wait…
- What did you do?
- I'm sorry, Kobi.
Shit.
Okay. Go to the second door on the left
till the end of the hallway.
There's another exit. Go, go.
- Can you tell me what's going on?
- Later.
Now can you tell me?
He's listed as wanted, armed
and dangerous, the man in the passport.
What?
The scan flagged him as
in the building, right now.
That's why there were alarms and guards,
it's security protocol.
Did we at least get a phone number,
an address?
Orna, this man doesn't actually exist.
What do you mean "doesn't exist"?
It's a fake passport,
there's no address and no number.
I mean there is, but it's all stolen.
Someone probably lifted the details from
some poor guy near Poznań.
But we saw it on the computer,
he has a face,
can't you run an image search?
A fake passport at this level,
has the photo fixed as well.
Makes it similar enough
to fool border patrol
but different enough to beat biometric ID.
It's a dead end.
Unless you run into this guy
on the street,
there's no way of finding out who he is.
Dori, how does a fake passport
end up with Gali?
What does she have to do
with people like that?
I have to cancel
this interview tomorrow, I…
- Orna… We're not canceling anything.
- I have to cancel it.
We take this thing and put it aside
as if it doesn't exist. Not as if…
It doesn't.
Okay?
- How's it going over there?
- Good.
- Taste good?
- Yep.
You think it's something new,
not his Alzheimer's?
Less likely.
Right.
Right.
So everything will be okay?
Not everything will be okay?
I don't think the situation warrants
an "everything will be okay."
Are you skimping on me?
No, I just don't want to
trivialize the term.
- Just say it and we're done.
- Not saying it.
I'm stunned.
- I keep having to say this lately.
- So what, you want me to pay for it?
Okay, how much?
For one unit?
One "everything will be okay",
- a nice, juicy one?
- Yeah, a nice juicy one.
How much you got on you?
- I've got a 200 and a 20…
- Ooh!
No, you're not getting the 200.
And I'll throw in a secret.
A secret.
- Since when do you have secrets?
- It crossed my path.
Okay.
- Ready?
- Yes, please.
Everything
will be
okay.
Better?
Much better, thanks.
My pleasure.
Yes, please.
And this secret?
Oh, yeah.
This tray?
It was already here when I sat down.
Are you nuts? I've been eating this…
Revital Samoha. Abed Kadan. Nir Etzioni.
- Do these names mean anything to you?
- No…
Three young people we released
in the past two years alone,
cases no less complex
than your daughter's.
- And how come you haven't heard of them?
- Okay. I hear you, but…
Orna, I really think you
should reconsider.
Look, I appreciate your offer, really,
but we need this interview.
I need people to see Gali's face
and get to know her.
It just feels like the right thing to do.
You're just hurting your daughter.
- Betty…
- Don't you start.
- Meni, where's our taxi?
- Waiting downstairs.
What happened to "A parent's intuition
is our most valuable asset"?
That's true up to a point,
but our time is still limited
and I won't waste it on someone
who undermines us.
She volunteered as a tutor for kids,
always asks how she can help,
extended her army service.
Always asks how she can help,
extended her army service…
Planned to start a family
upon her return home…
Dori, sorry for calling.
I just can't stop thinking…
- About what you said about that man…
- One second, Orna…
And I'm stressing about
tomorrow's interview.
- I don't know what I'm doing…
- Wait. It's just Ellie's here.
Gali's friend also told me
something today.
Hey, hey, breathe. We're on it.
There's a plan, you'll do the interview,
and things will work out.
Tomorrow I'll be without Ellie,
we can talk more.
Daddy, can you come here?
- Okay?
- Yes.
So… bye then?
Bye.
Hello?
Hi, it's Ido,
from the Foreign Ministry.
Hi… how are you?
Sorry to call out of the blue,
it's just that after the meeting…
Look, Betty…
She has her way of doing things.
I just wanted to say,
after you left, I spoke with her.
And it won't change our plan…
your interview.
We're still with you, 100%.
Wow, thank you.
And know that, to me,
what you're doing isn't a mistake.
Thank you.
Can I help you with anything for tomorrow?
Gali is a kind, happy girl.
She served in the army, of course. Went on
a trip to the East, like everyone else.
Planned to start a family upon her return…
"Planned to start a family",
her dream, sure.
No, it's good, you're good at this.
"No. It's good, you're good."
ORIT KADMON - PUBLIC RELATIONS
Look, I think the hardest part
with this is that,
in the end,
they sell someone as too perfect.
Does volunteer work, helps others…
Shit like that.
But people are complicated
and there's beauty in that.
Sorry for the cliché.
No, no. You're right.
- I guess Gali's like that too.
- Too much so.
Her friend told me something
I didn't know, so…
What?
Some trouble she had once,
a run-in with the police in 11th grade.
- Really, just kid stuff.
- Fine, 11th grade…
You don't want to know
what I hid from my folks.
Exactly.
That's not even the point,
everyone gets in trouble.
It's just, she didn't tell me
so she wouldn't bother me.
Because somehow I made her feel
she was last on my list.
Orna, you're an excellent mom.
You can hear it in your voice
when you talk about her,
and honestly, that's all that matters
in tomorrow's interview.
It's not about memorizing
a stupid Q&A sheet.
I meet a lot of parents.
You have something special.
You'll get your daughter back, I know it.
Great, now I'll have puffy eyes on TV.
Take it from a pro…
not a bad look for tomorrow.
JERUSALEM STUDIOS
- Good luck, darling.
- Thank you.
- Orna? Orna Levy? Come with me.
- Yes. Yes.
- I'm Assaf, I run Raskin's studio.
- Nice to meet you.
Hair and makeup, can we bring her in?
Great, we're on our way.
Omer, tell the crew
we'll break for lunch at 5:00, not 4:00.
This way, Orna.
But your taxi is waiting… Come on, Omer.
Orna, come this way.
- Hi, ladies.
- Hi.
- Meet Orna.
- Hi, Orna.
Take good care of her, okay?
Have a seat, you'll be fine.
- Isn't it a bit too much?
- No, it'll look different on camera,
don't worry.
I read your post.
Gali is amazing. It's so important
to have you here to tell her story.
It'll be okay. You look great.
You're okay, she's a good, happy child
who wants to come home.
Relax and breathe, don't be nervous.
You're a combat type.
My entire family served
in this unit, it's genetic…
THE EDITION
- Thank you for joining us.
- Thank you.
- One ad, then we're back.
- And we're out.
Come, sit down.
- Hi, Raskin, hi, Ayelet… Orna Levy.
- Hi.
- Thank you for coming.
- This is Orna Levy. I represent her.
The mic goes under your shirt.
Orna, I'll be here, behind the camera.
- Talk normally for a second. Thanks.
- What should I say?
- Nervous?
- Very.
- Don't worry, you'll be fine.
- Thanks.
In 3, 2, 1…
We're back. The big story
we've all heard about
is without a doubt
the news from Ukraine and Russia,
but a smaller, personal story
has been brewing in the background.
It was an ordinary morning in Moscow
when Orna and Gali Levy,
mother and daughter,
got off a connecting flight back to Israel
and Russian police arrested
23-year-old Gali,
accused of smuggling drugs.
You must've all read the moving post
published this week,
some of you even donated money.
With us is Gali's mom, Orna Levy,
who wrote those touching words. Hello.
- Hello, thank you for having me.
- Orna, what an unthinkable situation.
Your daughter taken away
before your very eyes at Moscow airport.
Yes, it's very scary, especially
because there was no explanation.
Gali and I went on a mother-daughter
trip to India
and during our layover in Moscow,
officers approach us at the gate,
stop us right before we board,
separate us - Gali to one room,
me to another.
I remember the look on her face,
she was terrified.
It's unthinkable.
- You haven't spoken since?
- No.
I've been trying to reach her
for a month, but nothing.
Orna, you're a very young mom, right?
I had Gali when I was 18.
And does a trip like this
reflect your relationship?
Yes, we've been planning it
since she left the army.
By the way, she finished her service
and even stayed on.
So for a month you've known
nothing about her condition?
Nothing.
It's very hard.
- What's their claim?
- They allegedly found drugs in her bag,
but we were never given any proof
that they found anything.
I know my daughter,
she was never into drugs,
not for personal use
and definitely not for anything else.
But, Orna, sorry for interrupting,
according to our research,
turns out Gali has had
an incident with drugs in her past.
- Yes, but it's not… it wasn't…
- So wait, back in 2016,
Gali and two other women
were interrogated for drug possession.
No, not women,
they were 15-year-old girls.
But one of those girls traveled
with Gali in the East. Am I wrong?
Wait, it was just kids being silly.
Wait, but if the police investigated it,
it wasn't just 'kids being silly.'
I'm sure you understand why someone
with a drug history…
She has no drug history.
They tried to scare her
into implicating her friend.
Orna, you're asking for help.
I'm thinking of everyone who donated,
the officials giving their time to this.
Is it fair of you to distort the truth?
You could've said
she smoked a joint, left it in her pocket
and the police found it, but you're
saying something utterly different:
She never even touched that stuff.
What's that got to do with it?
So tell me, why would anyone
plant drugs in your daughter's bag?
Why her?
Okay, Ayelet,
we get the picture, we have to move on.
Thank you, Orna Levy.
May this be resolved quickly,
and may you be reunited
with your daughter.
- Amen.
- Thank you for coming over.
After the break,
we'll take a look behind the scenes
of the Judicial Appointments Committee,
followed by a surprise guest.
And we're out.
Let's move on to the next item.
Roni, bring in the next guest…
One moment, I need the mic.
Don't disappear on me, we need to talk.
Those bastards…
Roni, Roni! Where's your boss?
- Hello?
- Hello. Who's this?
- What's your name?
- Who's this?
- 89FM, you're on the air. Mr. Levy?
- Yes.
Benny Levy, nice to meet you.
You and your family have started
a crowdfunding campaign
to help release your daughter
from the Russian prison.
What Russian prison? I don't…
You got the wrong number.
Wait, you're Benny. Gali Levy's dad?
- Yes.
- Orna Levy's husband?
You're from Kiryat Motzkin?
Then you're Benny Levy,
and your wife was on TV yesterday,
being interviewed about her daughter,
- caught in Russia for drug possession.
- And is in a Russian prison.
She's in prison,
they caught her with stacks of hash.
Now, the nerve of her family…
In order to release her,
they've started a campaign…
- Crowdfunding, Shay. Peak boomer…
- Crowdfunding.
I got so pissed watching that interview.
I don't understand,
- what do you want?
- Okay, first of all,
- when is our beloved drug dealer…
- Israel's sweetest smuggler…
Israel's sweetest smuggler,
expected back home?
And also, maybe the Russians
left her a couple of grams?
I don't understand…
- My daughter is still asleep.
- Oh! His daughter is still asleep.
- That's the issue, Shay.
- "Asleep"…
So go wake up your daughter,
who's still asleep,
and we'll hear her out
and give you a prize.
Okay, Mr. Levy?
Yes, I'll go upstairs.
- What's going on?
- Let's find out…
- I'll wake her up.
- We're waiting.
Any minute now.
- She's not here.
- Oh, she's not there.
- Surprise.
- She's not here.
Someone broke in…
there's a woman in the bed.
Someone came in last night
and switched her.
- What a surprise.
- She's not there.
I need help, my mom…
My mom isn't home,
I don't know the address,
please send help, send someone…
- What?
- I need help, my mom isn't here.
Call someone, please. I need help.
Are you sending someone over?
I don't know the address… I need help.
- Can you send someone over?
- Mr. Levy?
Please send help!
I need someone to come over…
- Are you okay?
- Send someone over!
- We'll take a short break…
- Yes. We'll be right back.
Please send someone over…
Please…
It's okay…
Where's Gali?
- Where's Gali?
- There, there…
- Did he fall asleep?
- Just now.
It's been like this all morning.
414 NEW MESSAGES
43 MISSED CALLS
UNKNOWN CALLER
How'd you get him to sleep?
Noxolite.
ORIT KADMON
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Hello?
- Turn on the TV. Channel 12.
- What?
Now, quickly.
What is it?
Orna?
The Public Complaints
Commissioner's site crashed this morning…
The two radio hosts announced
they'll be taking a break.
But this isn't the first time the media
has disparaged the Levy family,
referring to the interview
with Gali's mother, Mrs. Orna Levy.
You got your second chance,
there won't be another.
Will you talk with Radio One?
Yes.
Orna, keep it simple,
be confident, don't hesitate.
Are you up for it?
- Yes.
- Yes?
- Yes.
- Stay on the line.
A radio interview.
Orna…
Gali, who seems like a normal,
salt-of-the-earth child,
has been held in a Russian prison
for over a month now
with no visitation rights or phone calls,
facing baseless allegations,
and her mother, a true hero,
came asking for help,
and instead ended up interrogated
live on air.
- God only knows why.
- We can all guess why…
The question now is:
which honest politician will step up
right before the election…
Orna?
ALL SORTS
BONDING
Hello to Orna Levy, mother of Gali Levy…
her daughter a month in a Russian prison
without trial,
and Orna in the eye of a media storm
this morning.
I'm Idit Elkayam, Radio One.
Orna, to start, could you tell us
about Gali?
Orna?
Orna, are you there?
Yes, hello. Idit.
What can I say about my Gali?
She's the best daughter in the world.
A happy, responsible girl.
She never touched drugs.
Took care of her father
who has Alzheimer's.
A normal, 23-year-old girl.
Hi, Orna,
it's Ido from the Foreign Ministry,
just reminding you about our meeting
in Jerusalem this afternoon.
If you need anything,
don't hesitate to call.
Looking forward to seeing you.
"MY DAUGHTER
IS IN A RUSSIAN JAIL…
"ANY HELP WILL BE
GREATLY APPRECIATED…"
"DONATED. SHARED.
STAY STRONG."
Sorry, we forgot the key.
- It's fine. Yes.
- All set?
Unbelievable what they did there.
Seen it yet?
What?
The boardwalk, like thieves in the night.
- The office building?
- Yes.
Thieves in the night.
I can't even get a patio approved.
- Are we going somewhere?
- No, just me.
- With Gali?
- No, Gali is still in India.
Remember? She stayed longer
- to travel on her own.
- Right.
When is she coming back?
In a few weeks.
And I'll be back in two days,
but Yelena is here with you, okay?
Yes.
I'm making myself some coffee.
Want some, Benny?
Please.
If you see her, ask if she wants
to stay over this weekend,
it's supposed to rain.
I'll ask.
- Have a good trip, Ornush.
- Thanks.
EUROPEAN UNION
REPUBLIC OF POLAND - PASSPOR
Hey, Theo.
Where's your dad?
May I?
Sure. Theo, come here.
Tea?
Sure.
These are Ellie's?
- Yeah, she's good, right?
- Yes.
Ten is a good age.
Sit.
What brings you all the way down here?
I have a meeting today
at the Foreign Ministry
and an interview on
Channel 12 in two days so…
I'm trying to launch a campaign for Gali.
I assume you've heard.
Yes, of course.
I donated online.
Yeah, I saw you did.
It kind of annoyed me.
Honestly, I wanted to call.
I really wanted to.
I just wasn't sure if it would be okay
for both of you right now.
I'm sorry.
How are you? How's Benny?
I'm…
And Benny… he knows nothing,
but he's starting to feel
we're hiding something from him.
You can call him, he'd love to talk.
- I can't.
- You can.
I can't.
He doesn't know anything about…
He doesn't know anything
about what happened between us.
Okay, but I know.
It's herbs from our garden.
- Really?
- No.
I don't know why I said that.
Dori, the reason I came
is because I…
I need help.
Do you still work?
For the Shin Bet, I mean…
Maybe.
Do you want to tell me
where you found this?
Not really.
Okay.
Can you get me a phone number
or email? Anything?
I've Googled it and found nothing.
I can tell you right away, she found it
on a trek and took it for laughs.
Okay…
Was there anyone else with
her in India besides you?
I don't know.
Okay, I'll tell you what we're doing now.
First, you don't dwell on this.
Meanwhile,
I'll find a way to look into it.
You'll see it's nothing.
Okay?
Okay.
Thanks, Dori.
Only if I may…
one tiny thing.
It just feels like you kind of
hogged the spotlight here.
And I get that she's in prison,
and you're sad,
and you're not sleeping, but…
Still… could we sprinkle in some courtesy?
I'll try for next time.
"A month without smiling,
without contact, without night or day."
Honestly, your post really moved us.
- I'm saying this as a mom.
- No wonder it caught on.
Your entire Facebook page is great.
Is Orit Kadmon doing your PR?
No, Gali's high school friend.
But Orit got you the Channel 12 interview.
Yes.
I love her, she's so talented.
- Expensive.
- Yes.
I couldn't afford her
without everyone's donations.
Oh, Amnon! Come here a second.
Amnon, this is Orna.
Orna, Gali's mom.
- What you wrote really touched us.
- Thanks.
Two words:
don't worry.
Thanks.
Who's he?
Director General of the Foreign Ministry.
Oh, wow.
Shall we?
Tell us where things currently stand.
So… Gali has been there for a month now.
The thing is they keep moving her.
She arrives at a new prison,
and before she gets visitation rights,
she's already sent to another one.
- Has the lawyer seen her?
- Neither me nor the lawyer.
I flew there two weeks ago
and again they didn't let me in,
and they also don't disclose any evidence.
They say they found drugs, but…
and they haven't set a date for a trial
or another hearing.
This is unbearable.
I can't imagine what it's like
to spend a month like that.
But at least now you have us.
Ido, set a Zoom meeting with Moscow.
- Is Keren still there? Good.
- Yes.
We need you to help us keep this
as low-profile as possible.
So no one gets cornered there.
That means no Facebook, no media,
and no TV interview.
It's hard for you.
Well…
Look, I'm very glad to be here,
but I've been trying to contact you
for a month
and now that I finally got your attention,
thanks to the posts,
you ask me to remove them…
Could we look at it differently?
You did your part, your campaign worked.
But now the cavalry arrived,
we can take it from here.
Also, the quieter we keep this,
the easier it is to cut a deal,
that's how it works.
Because if she becomes
"everyone's daughter",
sorry to sound cynical,
it'll complicate things for us.
Noise won't get your daughter back,
we will.
It's hard, she's never met us before.
Orna, I suggest
you give us an answer tomorrow,
and we'll see how we move forward.
- She can sleep on it, right, Betty?
- Of course.
I always say that a parent's intuition
is our most valuable asset.
Exactly.
Hey, Orna, got your message.
So glad you're in Jerusalem.
You're welcome to come over tonight,
and yes, there are a few of
Gali's things here.
I hope it somehow helps. Come on over.
THE GIFTED PROGRAM:
GALI LEVY
Why's her "contribution to society" blank?
It's blank for everyone.
- The whole gifted program, it's a joke.
- Oh.
- Funny.
- Yep.
This is great, we need photos
for tomorrow's interview,
so people connect with Gali.
It's good.
I also have her old laptop.
It could have photos on it too,
- but I don't have the charger.
- Okay.
I wanted to ask you…
When you went to the East last year,
did other friends join you?
People you met there?
No… Just people we met at the hostel.
Because at the time, Gali told me
there were some older guys.
I think one of them was Polish?
Ignacy… something like that.
Not that I know of.
Grinder?
She didn't do it.
She doesn't even smoke.
Smuggling drugs? No way.
I went home for the weekend
and met with Neta.
And we talked about the time
we were arrested.
Come again?
No. Gali just happened to be there when
Neta got caught with a joint in the park.
- and they took us all to the station.
- When was this again?
Way back in 11th grade.
They thought Gali looked like such a nerd,
so they figured she'd give us
up if they pressured her.
But she came at them
like one hell of a lawyer.
She took the Fifth for like two hours.
I think they only let us off
because she was so annoying.
They let us go in the middle of
the night, pissed off.
How did I not… I never heard about this.
Maybe it was when Benny first got sick.
So she didn't want to bother you guys.
I guess she didn't tell you because
you already had enough to deal with.
No, you're good at this, I'll admit.
Thanks.
You're very good,
but there's something off here.
- Wanna chat about why you keep losing?
- Not really.
- You've got gaps in your game.
- I've got what now?
Tactics and strategy…
You know the difference?
Obviously.
Tactics is what you do on the spot, right?
Okay…
Mom, it's about how to best play
the hand you currently have.
- You're great at that.
- Thanks a lot.
My pleasure. But at any given moment,
you have several good tactics,
and the one you choose depends
on where you want to end up.
That's strategy,
where you've got some room to improve.
Wait, are we talking about life
or the game?
The game.
Okay.
- Not every game has a strategy. No.
- Every game does.
"Snakes and Ladders" has no strategy.
"Snakes and Ladders" is
a super strategic game.
Who wins?
Whoever reaches the end first, right?
Take a million games,
who's more likely to win?
Whoever makes the first move, right?
Because statistically,
he'll reach the end first.
Okay.
That's the strategy. You just have
to get your opponent to let you go first.
That's it. The rest is dice,
luck, negligible.
Orna Levy, to room 215.
- You're wrong, and here's why…
- Mom, they paged you.
Because in Snakes and Ladders
there was that rule,
that if your name came first
alphabetically, you started.
Orna Levy, to room 215…
So it's not that you're good at it,
your name just starts with a G, Gali.
The great strategic genius, Napoleon…
- What's with the smile?
- Not smiling.
- Why are you smiling? Out with it.
- I'm not!
- This rule… Who do you think made it up?
- Yes?
This is my favorite photo.
There's something about it, right?
- Got any others?
- Why, it's not good?
Well…
In uniform, smiling… A nerd.
That's what a girl who's
never done drugs looks like.
Orit, I wanted to ask you…
Now Orna, tell me
what happened, the whole story.
- We're rehearsing for the interview.
- Oh, okay.
We were in Russia…
- No, first we were in India…
- Start with Gali.
Okay.
We're best friends,
we traveled to India together…
Maybe lose "best friends"
and "India." Okay?
You look young,
you hardly look like a mom,
and we need you to be "everyone's mom."
Simple people watch this show.
Great, but tell him that's not a face
for the cover.
What about your husband?
- Why don't we interview him too?
- No, he's got a medical issue…
Perfect, what does he have?
Alzheimer's.
Oh, wow. How old is he?
No.
Alright, for now.
I prepared a Q&A sheet for you to go over.
But really learn it by heart,
- okay?
- Okay.
- I wanted to tell you…
- Why no smile?
- Trust me, that's why you pay me. Okay?
- Fine.
This morning I met…
I had a meeting at the Foreign Ministry.
- Who'd you meet? Betty?
- Yes.
Know she's a political appointee,
her job is to stonewall people like you.
They can smell an election coming, okay?
The last thing she needs
is a mom like you making noise.
They asked you to cancel the interview?
Yeah, but she actually had
a good explanation…
Did they pull that trick where
the Director General happens to drop by?
- Here.
- Thanks.
Look…
nobody cares about your daughter.
Only public pressure
motivates Betty and her gang,
and for that, it needs to be personal.
People need to know who Gali is.
They need to recognize your face.
They need to stand by you
until she's home.
So come hell or high water,
we're doing this interview.
Okay?
Okay.
So, Orna, tell me about Gali.
My Gali
is a kind, happy girl.
She served in the army, of course.
Went on a trip to the East,
like everyone else.
She has lots of friends…
Orna.
Orna.
- They'll really just let us check?
- Yeah, it's standard practice.
Everything will be fine, don't worry.
Just remember, if anyone talks to you,
answer only in Polish.
What? Hold up.
I apologize. He made me do it.
I'm really sorry.
This is my friend, Jakub. I call him Kobi.
Kobi.
We work together from time to time.
Okay. Let's start by getting us a coffee.
Five minutes, okay?
- Thank you.
- Five.
Sorry.
Jerk.
Five minutes is generous.
Don't worry, no one will come in.
Give me the passport.
Thank you.
Here you go. Wojtek Ignacy.
Lives near Poznań.
Here.
A visit to India a few months ago.
You see?
Shit.
What is this, what did you press?
Dori, I don't understand. What?
What's going on? Do we have his number?
One sec…
Grab this.
We have to go.
No, no, wait.
Wait, wait, wait…
- What did you do?
- I'm sorry, Kobi.
Shit.
Okay. Go to the second door on the left
till the end of the hallway.
There's another exit. Go, go.
- Can you tell me what's going on?
- Later.
Now can you tell me?
He's listed as wanted, armed
and dangerous, the man in the passport.
What?
The scan flagged him as
in the building, right now.
That's why there were alarms and guards,
it's security protocol.
Did we at least get a phone number,
an address?
Orna, this man doesn't actually exist.
What do you mean "doesn't exist"?
It's a fake passport,
there's no address and no number.
I mean there is, but it's all stolen.
Someone probably lifted the details from
some poor guy near Poznań.
But we saw it on the computer,
he has a face,
can't you run an image search?
A fake passport at this level,
has the photo fixed as well.
Makes it similar enough
to fool border patrol
but different enough to beat biometric ID.
It's a dead end.
Unless you run into this guy
on the street,
there's no way of finding out who he is.
Dori, how does a fake passport
end up with Gali?
What does she have to do
with people like that?
I have to cancel
this interview tomorrow, I…
- Orna… We're not canceling anything.
- I have to cancel it.
We take this thing and put it aside
as if it doesn't exist. Not as if…
It doesn't.
Okay?
- How's it going over there?
- Good.
- Taste good?
- Yep.
You think it's something new,
not his Alzheimer's?
Less likely.
Right.
Right.
So everything will be okay?
Not everything will be okay?
I don't think the situation warrants
an "everything will be okay."
Are you skimping on me?
No, I just don't want to
trivialize the term.
- Just say it and we're done.
- Not saying it.
I'm stunned.
- I keep having to say this lately.
- So what, you want me to pay for it?
Okay, how much?
For one unit?
One "everything will be okay",
- a nice, juicy one?
- Yeah, a nice juicy one.
How much you got on you?
- I've got a 200 and a 20…
- Ooh!
No, you're not getting the 200.
And I'll throw in a secret.
A secret.
- Since when do you have secrets?
- It crossed my path.
Okay.
- Ready?
- Yes, please.
Everything
will be
okay.
Better?
Much better, thanks.
My pleasure.
Yes, please.
And this secret?
Oh, yeah.
This tray?
It was already here when I sat down.
Are you nuts? I've been eating this…
Revital Samoha. Abed Kadan. Nir Etzioni.
- Do these names mean anything to you?
- No…
Three young people we released
in the past two years alone,
cases no less complex
than your daughter's.
- And how come you haven't heard of them?
- Okay. I hear you, but…
Orna, I really think you
should reconsider.
Look, I appreciate your offer, really,
but we need this interview.
I need people to see Gali's face
and get to know her.
It just feels like the right thing to do.
You're just hurting your daughter.
- Betty…
- Don't you start.
- Meni, where's our taxi?
- Waiting downstairs.
What happened to "A parent's intuition
is our most valuable asset"?
That's true up to a point,
but our time is still limited
and I won't waste it on someone
who undermines us.
She volunteered as a tutor for kids,
always asks how she can help,
extended her army service.
Always asks how she can help,
extended her army service…
Planned to start a family
upon her return home…
Dori, sorry for calling.
I just can't stop thinking…
- About what you said about that man…
- One second, Orna…
And I'm stressing about
tomorrow's interview.
- I don't know what I'm doing…
- Wait. It's just Ellie's here.
Gali's friend also told me
something today.
Hey, hey, breathe. We're on it.
There's a plan, you'll do the interview,
and things will work out.
Tomorrow I'll be without Ellie,
we can talk more.
Daddy, can you come here?
- Okay?
- Yes.
So… bye then?
Bye.
Hello?
Hi, it's Ido,
from the Foreign Ministry.
Hi… how are you?
Sorry to call out of the blue,
it's just that after the meeting…
Look, Betty…
She has her way of doing things.
I just wanted to say,
after you left, I spoke with her.
And it won't change our plan…
your interview.
We're still with you, 100%.
Wow, thank you.
And know that, to me,
what you're doing isn't a mistake.
Thank you.
Can I help you with anything for tomorrow?
Gali is a kind, happy girl.
She served in the army, of course. Went on
a trip to the East, like everyone else.
Planned to start a family upon her return…
"Planned to start a family",
her dream, sure.
No, it's good, you're good at this.
"No. It's good, you're good."
ORIT KADMON - PUBLIC RELATIONS
Look, I think the hardest part
with this is that,
in the end,
they sell someone as too perfect.
Does volunteer work, helps others…
Shit like that.
But people are complicated
and there's beauty in that.
Sorry for the cliché.
No, no. You're right.
- I guess Gali's like that too.
- Too much so.
Her friend told me something
I didn't know, so…
What?
Some trouble she had once,
a run-in with the police in 11th grade.
- Really, just kid stuff.
- Fine, 11th grade…
You don't want to know
what I hid from my folks.
Exactly.
That's not even the point,
everyone gets in trouble.
It's just, she didn't tell me
so she wouldn't bother me.
Because somehow I made her feel
she was last on my list.
Orna, you're an excellent mom.
You can hear it in your voice
when you talk about her,
and honestly, that's all that matters
in tomorrow's interview.
It's not about memorizing
a stupid Q&A sheet.
I meet a lot of parents.
You have something special.
You'll get your daughter back, I know it.
Great, now I'll have puffy eyes on TV.
Take it from a pro…
not a bad look for tomorrow.
JERUSALEM STUDIOS
- Good luck, darling.
- Thank you.
- Orna? Orna Levy? Come with me.
- Yes. Yes.
- I'm Assaf, I run Raskin's studio.
- Nice to meet you.
Hair and makeup, can we bring her in?
Great, we're on our way.
Omer, tell the crew
we'll break for lunch at 5:00, not 4:00.
This way, Orna.
But your taxi is waiting… Come on, Omer.
Orna, come this way.
- Hi, ladies.
- Hi.
- Meet Orna.
- Hi, Orna.
Take good care of her, okay?
Have a seat, you'll be fine.
- Isn't it a bit too much?
- No, it'll look different on camera,
don't worry.
I read your post.
Gali is amazing. It's so important
to have you here to tell her story.
It'll be okay. You look great.
You're okay, she's a good, happy child
who wants to come home.
Relax and breathe, don't be nervous.
You're a combat type.
My entire family served
in this unit, it's genetic…
THE EDITION
- Thank you for joining us.
- Thank you.
- One ad, then we're back.
- And we're out.
Come, sit down.
- Hi, Raskin, hi, Ayelet… Orna Levy.
- Hi.
- Thank you for coming.
- This is Orna Levy. I represent her.
The mic goes under your shirt.
Orna, I'll be here, behind the camera.
- Talk normally for a second. Thanks.
- What should I say?
- Nervous?
- Very.
- Don't worry, you'll be fine.
- Thanks.
In 3, 2, 1…
We're back. The big story
we've all heard about
is without a doubt
the news from Ukraine and Russia,
but a smaller, personal story
has been brewing in the background.
It was an ordinary morning in Moscow
when Orna and Gali Levy,
mother and daughter,
got off a connecting flight back to Israel
and Russian police arrested
23-year-old Gali,
accused of smuggling drugs.
You must've all read the moving post
published this week,
some of you even donated money.
With us is Gali's mom, Orna Levy,
who wrote those touching words. Hello.
- Hello, thank you for having me.
- Orna, what an unthinkable situation.
Your daughter taken away
before your very eyes at Moscow airport.
Yes, it's very scary, especially
because there was no explanation.
Gali and I went on a mother-daughter
trip to India
and during our layover in Moscow,
officers approach us at the gate,
stop us right before we board,
separate us - Gali to one room,
me to another.
I remember the look on her face,
she was terrified.
It's unthinkable.
- You haven't spoken since?
- No.
I've been trying to reach her
for a month, but nothing.
Orna, you're a very young mom, right?
I had Gali when I was 18.
And does a trip like this
reflect your relationship?
Yes, we've been planning it
since she left the army.
By the way, she finished her service
and even stayed on.
So for a month you've known
nothing about her condition?
Nothing.
It's very hard.
- What's their claim?
- They allegedly found drugs in her bag,
but we were never given any proof
that they found anything.
I know my daughter,
she was never into drugs,
not for personal use
and definitely not for anything else.
But, Orna, sorry for interrupting,
according to our research,
turns out Gali has had
an incident with drugs in her past.
- Yes, but it's not… it wasn't…
- So wait, back in 2016,
Gali and two other women
were interrogated for drug possession.
No, not women,
they were 15-year-old girls.
But one of those girls traveled
with Gali in the East. Am I wrong?
Wait, it was just kids being silly.
Wait, but if the police investigated it,
it wasn't just 'kids being silly.'
I'm sure you understand why someone
with a drug history…
She has no drug history.
They tried to scare her
into implicating her friend.
Orna, you're asking for help.
I'm thinking of everyone who donated,
the officials giving their time to this.
Is it fair of you to distort the truth?
You could've said
she smoked a joint, left it in her pocket
and the police found it, but you're
saying something utterly different:
She never even touched that stuff.
What's that got to do with it?
So tell me, why would anyone
plant drugs in your daughter's bag?
Why her?
Okay, Ayelet,
we get the picture, we have to move on.
Thank you, Orna Levy.
May this be resolved quickly,
and may you be reunited
with your daughter.
- Amen.
- Thank you for coming over.
After the break,
we'll take a look behind the scenes
of the Judicial Appointments Committee,
followed by a surprise guest.
And we're out.
Let's move on to the next item.
Roni, bring in the next guest…
One moment, I need the mic.
Don't disappear on me, we need to talk.
Those bastards…
Roni, Roni! Where's your boss?
- Hello?
- Hello. Who's this?
- What's your name?
- Who's this?
- 89FM, you're on the air. Mr. Levy?
- Yes.
Benny Levy, nice to meet you.
You and your family have started
a crowdfunding campaign
to help release your daughter
from the Russian prison.
What Russian prison? I don't…
You got the wrong number.
Wait, you're Benny. Gali Levy's dad?
- Yes.
- Orna Levy's husband?
You're from Kiryat Motzkin?
Then you're Benny Levy,
and your wife was on TV yesterday,
being interviewed about her daughter,
- caught in Russia for drug possession.
- And is in a Russian prison.
She's in prison,
they caught her with stacks of hash.
Now, the nerve of her family…
In order to release her,
they've started a campaign…
- Crowdfunding, Shay. Peak boomer…
- Crowdfunding.
I got so pissed watching that interview.
I don't understand,
- what do you want?
- Okay, first of all,
- when is our beloved drug dealer…
- Israel's sweetest smuggler…
Israel's sweetest smuggler,
expected back home?
And also, maybe the Russians
left her a couple of grams?
I don't understand…
- My daughter is still asleep.
- Oh! His daughter is still asleep.
- That's the issue, Shay.
- "Asleep"…
So go wake up your daughter,
who's still asleep,
and we'll hear her out
and give you a prize.
Okay, Mr. Levy?
Yes, I'll go upstairs.
- What's going on?
- Let's find out…
- I'll wake her up.
- We're waiting.
Any minute now.
- She's not here.
- Oh, she's not there.
- Surprise.
- She's not here.
Someone broke in…
there's a woman in the bed.
Someone came in last night
and switched her.
- What a surprise.
- She's not there.
I need help, my mom…
My mom isn't home,
I don't know the address,
please send help, send someone…
- What?
- I need help, my mom isn't here.
Call someone, please. I need help.
Are you sending someone over?
I don't know the address… I need help.
- Can you send someone over?
- Mr. Levy?
Please send help!
I need someone to come over…
- Are you okay?
- Send someone over!
- We'll take a short break…
- Yes. We'll be right back.
Please send someone over…
Please…
It's okay…
Where's Gali?
- Where's Gali?
- There, there…
- Did he fall asleep?
- Just now.
It's been like this all morning.
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How'd you get him to sleep?
Noxolite.
ORIT KADMON
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Hello?
- Turn on the TV. Channel 12.
- What?
Now, quickly.
What is it?
Orna?
The Public Complaints
Commissioner's site crashed this morning…
The two radio hosts announced
they'll be taking a break.
But this isn't the first time the media
has disparaged the Levy family,
referring to the interview
with Gali's mother, Mrs. Orna Levy.
You got your second chance,
there won't be another.
Will you talk with Radio One?
Yes.
Orna, keep it simple,
be confident, don't hesitate.
Are you up for it?
- Yes.
- Yes?
- Yes.
- Stay on the line.
A radio interview.
Orna…
Gali, who seems like a normal,
salt-of-the-earth child,
has been held in a Russian prison
for over a month now
with no visitation rights or phone calls,
facing baseless allegations,
and her mother, a true hero,
came asking for help,
and instead ended up interrogated
live on air.
- God only knows why.
- We can all guess why…
The question now is:
which honest politician will step up
right before the election…
Orna?
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Hello to Orna Levy, mother of Gali Levy…
her daughter a month in a Russian prison
without trial,
and Orna in the eye of a media storm
this morning.
I'm Idit Elkayam, Radio One.
Orna, to start, could you tell us
about Gali?
Orna?
Orna, are you there?
Yes, hello. Idit.
What can I say about my Gali?
She's the best daughter in the world.
A happy, responsible girl.
She never touched drugs.
Took care of her father
who has Alzheimer's.
A normal, 23-year-old girl.