Rough Diamonds (2023) s01e07 Episode Script

Tell me what's going on, why don't you?
We can't do any business right now.
The situation's tricky.
Obviously, we're unable to deliver
to Mr. Tahiri, for now, at least.
We have much larger concerns.
We've heard that you've
been talking to the police.
We were questioned a bit.
We told them nothing.
- My name didn't come up?
- No.
Mr. Tahiri is very concerned,
we're all worried.
They'll offer you things,
immunity for cooperation.
- Mr. Tahiri won't allow that.
- We won't say a word.
Might be insufficient, though.
How's that?
They were watching us for a while,
but we have no clue what they might know.
If we don't stop this investigation,
we're all going down together.
What do you propose?
We have to speak to some powerful people.
Politicians. Pressure them
into giving us a settlement.
If you know what they're hiding,
this is the moment to pull it all out.
[theme song playing]
[Wouters]
You know what I was thinking
when I was getting phone call
after phone call from politicians?
That I must have been missing something.
If one person broke the law,
what about just filing charges?
What was this whole parade even for?
This is a lot more than one person.
And moving quickly was necessary
to stop a coverup on their side.
Married ever?
- Sorry?
- Did it end?
What's that supposed to mean?
Do you have an idea what's needed
to have relationships for life?
How difficult it is to gain trust?
We spent decades
slowly building mutual trust
between our office
and the diamond industry.
Do you think we did it by
kicking doors down or just storming in?
Do you think it's a clever move
to tarnish a whole industry,
an industry that's vital to the city,
just because a few idiots
want to put their money overseas?
This is about a serious operation.
It's an institutionalized system that I
It's about one fucking office.
Don't worry, I've gone ahead
and stabilized this mess of yours
before it gets any worse.
My people are working out a settlement
with the dealers concerned.
You're what?
We can convict these guys.
We are not bringing this
to the bench, Jo.
And the settlement will be made
as quickly as possible.
I'll have your full cooperation
putting this through.
Naturally.
You can't even say yes
to the chief prosecutor, Jo?
You knew about this?
It's a good deal.
It allows these guys to buy their way
out of their conviction.
You're the one who lost the witness,
not me, okay?
I want to see the details.
I want to be sure those diamond dealers
suffer real consequences.
You know you need
to get my approval for a settlement.
They haven't really agreed yet,
but when they do,
you'll certainly get a chance
to take a peek before it's finalized.
[ringtone chimes]
[Noah] Morning, Kerra.
We have a problem.
Meet me at the station in 30 minutes.
What?
[phone beeping]
- What happened? What are you doing here?
- They stopped the shipments.
Fuck.
Maybe it's not a bad idea to hold
everything off until things cool down.
- Give it a couple of months.
- I can't be without product for that long.
I'm going to meet the big man,
see if I can change his mind.
But meanwhile I need you
to get me some stones.
- I want him to feel we're back to normal.
- But we're not.
I explained it to Matthias.
It doesn't matter
what you said to Matthias.
With people like Tahiri,
you always have to be a provider.
The moment you become useless to him,
you're nothing but a loose end.
There's no way for me
to get diamonds right now, Kerra.
You've gotten comfortable
in these suits, haven't you?
You've forgotten who you are.
Kerra.
You're saying there's no way because
you're thinking like a diamond dealer.
But you're not.
There is a way.
Let's find it.
[ringtone chiming]
Yehuda, good morning.
I mean, good evening.
Good morning, Gila.
Everything okay? Why are you still awake?
No, everything's good, baruch Hashem.
Naftali had a bad dream, and it, um
took a while to get him back in bed.
So
Yeah, I'm calling just to wish you
a good morning.
That's sweet.
Have you got passports yet?
No, I haven't had the chance yet.
Sorry.
Okay.
I I can really only buy tickets
when the kids get their passports,
you know.
I know, yeah, I'm sorry.
Yeah, tomorrow,
I promise I'll take care of it.
I don't want to nag you.
I just can't wait to have you
and the boys here with me.
I've already prepped the room
for them, so
Thank you, really, Yehuda.
That's so nice of you.
Okay.
Have a nice day.
Yes. Good night.
I don't understand why you need convincing
in order to accept this settlement.
Is the shame you brought upon us
not enough for you?
The people who operated
this so-called bank
are, of course,
more than happy to sign the deal.
The Wolfsons have agreed as well.
Now we expect the rest of you
to do the same
and stop this before
any more damage is done.
My lawyers say
I can get this dismissed in court.
All they have is some names in a notebook.
I am not going to pay this insane amount
just to get them off my back.
How can you be so selfish?
The notebook is, indeed, all they have.
For now.
But if we won't take this settlement,
they'll have much more.
Is there anyone here who wants
the police digging into their past?
Inspecting every deal we ever made?
Believe me,
if we'll allow this to get to court,
they'll try to make examples out of us.
By the time we'll get a sentence,
we'll be begging to pay
whatever they ask for.
Get dressed. Miri is coming for all this.
- You hungry at all?
- No, shkoyach.
What am I gonna do with you?
You don't eat or sleep,
you don't go to shul anymore.
[praying softly]
You've got to stop torturing yourself.
Despite everything that's gone wrong,
our Miri's very happy with her husband.
And when it comes to the business,
Adina says that they're
on top of it, everything.
Have you got me a seat
for Rosh Hashanah services?
Oh, no, I'm sorry.
What are you waiting for? It's next week.
- Go and speak to the gabbai.
- Okay, okay.
- Hey.
- Hi.
What an honor.
Yeah, I missed you on the roof today.
You quit smoking?
Oh, no.
No, it's just been crazy around here.
I have a ton of paperwork.
Give me one second.
Uh that's it.
And? What's up with you guys?
Have you heard about the settlement?
Yeah, it will work out, I'm sure.
Just a weird situation.
Um
I actually hoped
you could help us out a bit.
Help out?
Our suppliers have put us on hold
until all this is over,
which isn't a problem usually,
but there is an important client
that I don't want to let down.
And I thought that you might
be able to talk to your boss.
We don't do that. You know that.
This is a mining company.
We only work with
our regular customers who buy in bulk.
I know, but I, um
I was hoping you could put in
a good word or something for me maybe
I cannot do that.
Marie, I wouldn't even ask.
I just really need it.
Noah, you're out of line.
I'm sorry.
I know I'm asking a ton.
But speak to your boss.
If he says no, then it's a no.
Was there anything else?
I have work to do.
[papers rustling]
[Marie walking off]
Olivier?
Olivier?
You go ahead.
You said you'd let me see it
before you finalized it.
Calm down, Smets.
The defendants had signed it
and it was on my desk.
I'm also surprised by this.
Wouters wants it over,
he's chief prosecutor.
He makes the call.
I'm not some civil servant
who just rubber-stamps things.
I appreciate all the work
that you've done, Smets,
but you have to accept
this is gonna happen.
We're gonna make those guys pay
so much, and that's because of you.
Enjoy this victory, you earned it,
and focus on the Albanians.
This isn't a victory.
I wouldn't try to block the deal.
He'll have your head on a plate.
I'm gonna block it, and he can just
fire me if he wants me off this case.
But let him explain that one to the press.
[Olivier] Smets.
[Maarten] You're taking this too far.
You know they're evading justice, Maarten.
But are you really going to risk
your career over this?
Stop thinking like a politician.
We're making
an important statement with this.
These people have committed
serious crimes:
they support criminal organizations.
So they'd better pay for what they did,
same as anyone else,
whatever power cabal they belong to.
[Eli] That one.
You know what, give me all four.
[man] No problem.
Shkoyach.
Has your family thought
about what to do with your tateh's seat,
may he rest in peace?
Some people have been asking
if it's for sale.
- Not yet.
- Hmm.
Some of his things should still be there.
You want to grab any of that?
PRAYER BOOK
EZRA WOLFSON
- Is everything good?
- Yeah, yeah.
I suppose there is something
I want to speak to you about.
Hm. Of course. What is it?
- The Rosh Hashanah dinner?
- Mm-hmm.
I feel uncomfortable as head of the table.
I'd like you to lead the dinner
instead of me.
No, no. What are you saying?
It would put me more at ease
if you'd agree to lead.
Yeah, I'm not going to say no,
but I think you should
think about this, Eli.
Thank you truly.
Shkoyach.
Okay. No, I've got the point.
Yes, thank you.
- What?
- Our settlement's on hold.
And according to our lawyer, it probably
means it's no longer an option.
What am I missing?
We agreed to everything they asked for.
It's that prosecutor.
Adina, we have to do something.
This can't go to trial.
We'll attempt to renegotiate
the terms, of course.
But it won't be easy
to make everybody sign again.
Fucking bitch.
Adina, this is dangerous.
Matthias was crystal clear:
Tahiri is worried,
and he will make sure
we won't get to the witness stand.
[phone chimes]
We'll talk about it tomorrow.
No, because it would be
too hard for you, TomTom. [laughs]
- Tommy, we're off.
- But we're about to start a game.
Put on your shoes, take your jacket.
- Next time.
- I guess.
[Gila] Tommy?
He forgot this.
Thanks.
I, uh, heard you set
a date for the wedding.
Mm-hmm.
[softly] Is this what you want?
- Good night, Tommy.
- Good night.
Let's go.
So I said, when we're both 18,
we're going to have phones.
Even if he has the old kind of phone,
so we can talk all the time.
Even if he goes to Jerusalem to study,
and even if I'll be in uni.
But Hillel says that the phone doesn't
always work in Jerusalem because it's old.
So I said I can come visit him and
I can come alone because I'll be 18.
I can do that, right? Dad?
- What?
- Can I do that?
Yeah, sure.
Let's go.
[elevator bell dings]
- [woman] I'll see you at 12:00.
- [Marie] Yes.
On time, though, right?
- [women laugh]
- Yeah, just let him swing by the office.
Okay. Okay, talk to you later.
- Hey, good morning.
- Hey.
I want to apologize for yesterday.
I'm sure you're mad
and you have every right.
- I shouldn't have put you on the spot.
- [monitor beeping]
I acted like an idiot. I'm sorry.
It's okay.
Still friends?
I'll think it over.
[alert beeping]
Okay, I understand that.
[beeping continues]
And, uh, when will I get the verdict?
Um between six to eight working days.
- Six to eight working days?
- [beeping stops]
- Yeah.
- I hope I survive.
Okay, now leave, really.
See you later.
This can't go on like this,
I can't allow it.
That Smets thinks
she can do what she wants.
She means well.
She's taking you down with her.
You don't have to defend her.
Are you going to fire her?
I would need a reason to do that.
- Well?
- I couldn't get any diamonds, not yet.
I spent two hours with him yesterday.
All they wanted to talk about
was you and your family.
- They're nervous.
- It's only going to get worse.
The prosecution withdrew the settlement.
They're going to take us to trial.
You're not going to make it to trial.
We need to make a big move.
There's no future here.
I say let's make as much as we can
from this place and get the fuck out.
What's the mark?
A mining company.
Right next to our office.
I have the alarm code.
I'll take care of my family.
We'll get the Albanians in on it too,
make ourselves useful again, providers.
Takes a while to prep something like this.
- We have six days.
- Six days?
The only safe time to do it,
without being seen or heard,
is on the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah.
They shut down diamond trading
all over the world for two days.
- The district will be empty.
- That's not enough time.
If you get me a pro to crack the vault,
I can pull it off.
Trust me.
Okay.
- [Noah] Hey.
- Hey.
I'm trying to get a new deal,
I really am, but
I may have a solution.
There is a way, I think,
to get both the authorities
and the Albanians off our backs on this.
How?
I'll need you to help a little bit.
[phone beeping]
[Kerra] Fuck.
- What?
- [sighs]
Vincent says the professional he wanted to
send us won't do it on such short notice.
Any other options?
Yeah, there's a French bloke,
very experienced.
But Vince isn't a fan of him personally.
He may be a pain in the ass.
I need him to break that vault.
If he can do that, let's get him.
I can deal with an asshole.
All right.
Nothing about this when we get there.
We need to make them think
that we've been planning this for a while.
Kerra, I
What?
If this goes through,
if I get out of it clean
I'm done.
I don't want Tommy to grow up around this.
Joanne never wanted that for him either.
I want to start over.
All right.
Where?
We'll stay close, so you can see Tommy.
But you'll be just grandma, not the boss.
If that's what you want.
It is.
How much do they keep there?
They just got a new shipment
from the mine.
Could be 50 or 60 million.
But no guarantees.
We'll take whatever's in the safe
and divide it three ways.
One for us, one for my family,
one for you.
What do you need from us?
To handle the goods.
I can get it out of there,
but I need you to make it disappear.
That's possible.
We'd like our cut safely delivered
to London as fast as you can
and my family's cuts remain with you
until things cool down.
I can do that.
We're bringing this to you out of respect.
We don't want any more bad blood.
The supply to London needs to continue
and his family needs to know they're safe.
Of course, we're partners.
Exactly.
[Matthias] Well
- That calls for champagne.
- Wait.
Where will you keep the diamonds?
- You don't need to worry about it.
- Of course I do.
I'm taking a big risk here.
I need to know that the goods are kept
in the most secret
and safe place possible.
Don't worry. I will put it
where my own money is.
It's safer than your diamond district.
All right.
- How do I deliver then?
- You're not.
- One of my men will pick it up.
- No.
I'm not handing 60 million worth
of diamonds to someone I don't know.
If I trust him, you can trust him.
Nobody steals from me.
I'm sure that's true,
but I can't take that risk.
I'll deliver them myself.
From your hands to the safe.
All right.
Very well.
Now then, the champagne?
[chuckles]
Grandma bought you some
fancy clothes for the dinner.
Remember to thank her.
Why can't I come with you to London?
I'm going to be in meetings all day.
Anyway, I don't want you
to miss Rosh Hashanah.
I know you'll love it.
Grandma is making her famous apple jam.
Oh, and, um
Grandma Kerra also got you something.
What?
Sit down.
It's nice, right?
Let's try it on.
Open it.
Listen, I'll be back in a couple of days.
You'll tell me all about the dinner, okay?
Okay.
- Okay?
- Okay.
- Okay?
- Okay!
- Okay? Okay?
- Okay! Okay!
Okayyyy!
- Hi. Shana Tova!
- Shana Tova!
- My dear, my darling Tommy!
- [Tommy] Hello!
- Hey.
- Hi.
- Adina said you're going to London?
- Yeah, for a few days.
Are you still around when I get back?
I have so much to arrange, so, uh
we're not going anywhere yet.
- Guillaume?
- Yes?
Noah.
How was your ride in?
Good.
You want to eat something?
When do we meet up?
- Nine p.m. Got the address?
- Yeah. Did you have a test run?
We've checked everything.
It's wide open.
You'll meet me at the office.
- You gotta get there early.
- Of course.
I'm warning you: if I arrive and
you're not there, I won't wait for you.
Don't worry.
- Is that fresh?
- Yes.
- You didn't tell me there was a camera.
- That thing hasn't worked for years.
[intercom buzzes]
- [woman] Yes?
- Tzippi, Shana Tova. How are you?
- Adina!
- Yeah.
- [in Yiddish] A good, blessed year.
- Oh, shkoyach!
I've brought something
I think you'll like, a new recipe.
- Come up! Come up already!
- Yeah.
[door buzzes]
[whispering] Access to the roof
is where you'd think it is.
It's open, just give it a push.
No.
You can't. You can't come up with me.
I'm sorry.
But good luck.
Well done.
Did you bring water?
There's a kitchen.
There's everything we need.
Which one is it?
Over there, second floor.
Why don't we go tonight?
It looks calm enough.
There's still people in the offices.
They would hear the drilling.
Tomorrow is Jewish New Year.
The whole building will be empty.
Just so we're clear here, I'm not
very used to jobs without preparation.
I took the job because it's an inside job,
so everything is easier.
You got coffee?
So
I know what you told me, nothing more.
If it's another type of vault
or something
or any security measures
you didn't tell me about before,
we'll have to abort the whole thing.
There won't be any surprises.
We'll see.
[coffee maker humming]
- Shana Tova, Eli.
- Shana Tova.
Didn't I say we should have
gotten here earlier?
It's so crowded now.
Eli, listen. Shmulik told me
about your conversation at temple.
I promised that I would
speak to you about it
and get you to change your mind.
I just can't sit there
in my tateh's place.
Sure, you can.
I've destroyed everything he had built.
Come on, that's ridiculous.
It's a yom tov dinner, Eli,
not some market stall.
Be sure not to confuse the two.
In that house, you are the head
of the family, not of a diamond firm.
[praying softly]
[Guillaume]
Sure there won't be any cameras?
Roof's clear, don't worry.
Each office has its own internal cameras.
So, the offices are empty, okay.
But what about the building over there?
They'll see us on the roof,
they'll hear the drilling.
Not if we do it at night.
The families there are Jewish.
It's New Year's
and folks will be celebrating.
I don't know, man.
Vince didn't mention
it would be like this,
close to a residential building.
Otherwise I wouldn't have committed to it.
Guillaume.
We're here now.
We'll be discreet.
You're about to back out on me now?
First of all: yeah, if I want.
Or maybe I rethink it, if it's worth
the risk for a small amount of money.
You're paid pretty well.
I have to get a piece.
- What? Wait, it's not
- Small cut.
Seventy carats, say.
It's fair. I have to make it half-blind.
Seventy carats.
I'll make a belltower.
- Everything good?
- Yeah, yeah.
Sure, sure.
I know that nothing is okay.
Rosh Hashanah
without your tateh, without Yanki.
- I've been so busy.
- Shana Tova!
- Shana Tova!
- Shana Tova!
[Gila] Shana Tova.
And where where is Eli?
Uh, he didn't come to shul at all
to be there for davening.
I hoped he was here with you.
Maybe he is home?
I was home all day.
A different synagogue he goes to, maybe?
- No, it can't be.
- Oh, Rivki.
Rivki, I know he'll be here soon.
Eli's always late. Right?
- Okay, are you ready?
- Yeah.
[Noah] All good?
[alert beeping]
Back.
[beeping stops]
[computer clattering]
[alert beeping]
[system chiming]
[chiming stops]
[Noah] Like I said, right? No surprises.
[Guillaume] Go keep watch.
[zips bag]
[drill whirring]
[soft conversations in distance]
[praying softly]
Mommy.
He here?
No.
But I'm sorry to say the kids are hungry.
We gotta start the blessings.
It's so cool and
[indistinct conversation]
Excuse me.
Okay. We'll start the kiddush.
[door closes]
[footsteps approaching]
Shana Tova to all.
[family] Shana Tova.
- Where were you?
- Forgive me.
[chanting in Hebrew]
[family] Omein.
[chanting continues]
[lock clicks]
[panting]
[Guillaume] What is it?
[Noah] Security.
What the fuck?
[firearm rattling]
Put that down.
Put it down!
Damn it. Stop it!
Are you stupid?
We're not here to kill anyone.
[Guillaume] Don't ever touch me. Got it?
- [Guillaume] Hold on.
- What?
- My cut.
- Don't worry, you'll get it.
No, no, no, I want it now.
We'll go to my office
and weigh the diamonds.
- The deal was 70 carats.
- No, I'm not going back there.
- We gotta get out of here.
- There are scales here.
- Give me my cut.
- In my office.
[Guillaume] Wait, where are you going?
Fuck, come back!
[groaning]
[Noah] Son of a bitch.
[Guillaume] You stop.
Give me the fucking bag.
My cut.
[body thuds]
[men singing in distance]
[Noah] Fuck.
[elevator bell dings]
[sensor beeps]
[chirps]
Hello?
[line ringing]
- [Matthias] I'm here.
- Okay, see you in two minutes.
We all good?
It's fine, don't worry.
I'll keep it on me.
Go straight there.
The entire city
will be looking for this soon.
[camera shutter clicks]
[car engine starts]
[doorbell chiming]
- [Noah] Hi.
- What's going on?
- Call the prosecutor.
- Smets? What's up?
You and I are about to make her day.
[phone buzzing]
Look who finally rang me.
One sec.
Yes?
[Eli] Mrs. Smets, I have
important information for you.
- Mm-hmm.
- Can we meet?
[theme song playing]