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For centuries, Palestine was a quiet backwater of the Ottoman Empire

with a tiny Jewish community.

Then, in 1897, the first conference

of the World Zionist Organisation was held in Switzerland.

Thousands of people set out from Europe

determined to build Israel, here, in the Promised Land.

During the First World War, the Ottomans were allies of Germany.

In 1917, British troops fought their way through Gaza

and in December, General Allenby marched them in to Jerusalem.

The Treaty of Versailles gave control of Palestine to the British.

The first High Commissioner was Sir Herbert Samuel

a Jew and a Zionist.

By the end of the 1920s

a hundred thousand Jews had arrived in Palestine.

My mother, me, and my brother, David, were three of them.

The Arabs rioted.

In Hebron, more than 60 Jews were killed.

It was horrible.

The British response was to bring in 500 new recruits

to the Palestine Police Force.

Here...

Two of these new recruits were Tom Wilkin and Geoffrey Morton.

Morton was posted to Jenin, in the north, policing the Arabs.

Wilkin was sent to Tel Aviv, a brand new all-Jewish city

built on the shores of the Mediterranean.

In 1935, 60,000 new Jewish immigrants arrived.

There were now half a million of us in Palestine.

The Arab uprising began.

Terrorism is turning into open revolt in Palestine

and British troops and police are up against a tough proposition.

Arabs convicted of crimes or offences against authority

are kept behind barbed wire.

In the unhappy state of Palestine, these camps are inevitable.

After the abandonment of rebellion, justice may be tempered with mercy.

In the summer of 1938

a group of Arabs attacked a Jewish convoy

near the settlement of Rosh Pinna in Galilee

killing six people.

Shlomo Ben Yosef decided to take revenge.

The attack was a failure.

No one was killed.

Even so, the British sentenced him to death.

Shlomo Ben Yosef.

Shlomo became a martyr to his cause.

Shlomo had been a member of a small underground group called the Irgun.

- Its leader in Tel Aviv was a poet

and a revolutionary called Avraham Stern.

In those days, only a tiny minority of Jews in Tel Aviv supported the Irgun.

Most of us saw ourselves as open-minded

modern, free-thinking.

Hello.

You've been practising your Hebrew?

Well, I'm out to impress you. - Thank you, I'm flattered.

And it'll be useful for work.

Don't spoil the compliment.

Mr Thomas Wilkin, welcome.

I wasn't sure you would come. Tonight of all nights.

I hope I'm still welcome.

Of course, and thank you for bringing such a beautiful friend.

This is Miss Borochov. - I know Shoshana.

She is renowned throughout Tel Aviv for her beauty, as well as her passions.

Her political passions I mean, of course.

Didn't realise you were such a celebrity.

No great achievement, everybody knows everyone in Tel Aviv.

True, it is a very small town.

But getting bigger by the day.

By the boatload.

You know, Mr Wilkin, there is a town, a suburb

named Borochov, named after Shoshana.

After my father.

A pioneering Zionist, a hero.

And a socialist.

If he was here he'd hate you, and you would hate him.

Maybe.

Enjoy the party. - Thanks for having us.

Who's that?

That's Ralph Cairns, my boss. - He looks fierce.

No, he's alright.

And over there is the head of the Hagannah in Tel Aviv.

And over there, that is the information officer of the Irgun in Tel Aviv.

Is that why you're here? To spy on everyone?

No, not at all.

I'm here to dance, with you.

Good.

She's very striking, Wilkin.

She is, sir.

Some of these Jewish girls make me wish I was still a single man.

Right, I'd better be going, promised I'd be home by ten.

Goodnight. - See you tomorrow?

No, I'm leaving at dawn for Jenin.

Ah, safe trip.

Goodnight.

Ah! Robert Chambers, Shoshana Borochov.

Robert needs cheering up, he just got back from Acre.

Why were you there?

I was there to witness the Ben Yosef execution

on behalf of the High Commissioner.

Grisly business.

I hear the new High Commissioner is supposed to be even worse than the last.

Really, in what way? - Even more pro-Arab.

Well, we hang Arabs every month.

In fact, I witnessed several of those too.

So, this is your way of being even-handed?

You support terrorists like Ben Yosef, do you?

Of course not.

I just think hanging him will make the situation worse.

I agree with you.

Unfortunately, I don't make the policy.

But you administer it.

I could come back to yours, if you want.

Really? - Yes.

My mother will be asleep already.

Are you spying on me?

I wouldn't learn much.

How long have you lived here?

Three years. - Here?

Looks like a place you've rented for a week.

No photographs of home. Family.

No. - A man of mystery.

I've got to go.

I can't go to work dressed like this.

Goodbye.

Just keep back.

If you could, please, everybody back.

Stretcher bearer! - Morning, sir.

Quick as you can! - Well?

More than 20 dead, more than 50 injured, it's pretty nasty.

And the bomber? - No one saw a thing.

Tuesday's a busy day.

Set up roadblocks at all the entrances to the market and the port.

The Irgun claimed responsibility for the recent acts of war

which are designed to prove that the Hebrew underground

which represents the Hebrew people

will not abandon our homeland to the foreigners.

This is Assistant Superintendent of Police, Geoffrey Morton.

Ah, Morton, very pleased to meet you.

Welcome to Jenin, sir.

I hear you've been pretty busy lately, with the Arabs.

We have, sir, we're at the apex of the triangle of terror.

Well, everyone in Jerusalem is very impressed by what you have achieved.

Thank you, sir, but we're not done yet.

There must've been some pretty sticky moments.

Not too bad.

The Arabs are terrible shots, fortunately.

We're going out tonight, if you'd care to join us?

Well, I'm sure Robert would be interested.

Wouldn't you, Robert?

Yes, thank you.

Corporal Harrison! Get your men!

Is this the informant? - Yes, sir.

Put him in C truck, keep him out of sight. - Yes, sir.

Come on, sergeant.

You two, what you standing around for? Move yourselves.

We need to be there before dawn. The element of surprise.

Alright, I'll see you there then. - See you there.

Thank you.

Hello. - Morning, sir.

Let's go!

Open up!

Open this door now!

Right, you lot, out you get! We know you're in there!

Out you get! - Get a move on! Out, now!

Get out! Get out!

We know you're in there! - Come on, move!

Come on!

Down. On the floor. - Everyone down.

Down! - Sit down!

Sit down! - Sit down!

I know that you have weapons.

I know that you've used them against us in the past.

You must immediately hand them over now, or you will be punished.

Bring me that man. - Yes, sir.

Here, pick him up.

Go on, pick him up.

Up! - Come on, up you come.

Come on. Put him down.

On your knees.

What is your name?

Abu Halim.

I know that you're hiding weapons here.

This is a crime in Palestine.

If you do not hand them over now, you will be executed.

Will you, Abu Halim, hand over the weapons?

I hereby sentence Abu Halim to death for the possession of illegal weapons.

Unless you hand over the guns, this will be the fate of all your men.

Take him away. - Yes, sir.

Pick him up.

Come on.

Quickly.

Kneel, get him to kneel. - Gag him.

Give me the gun, sergeant. - Sir.

Will you now hand over the guns?

Pick another. - Yes, sir.

You.

Very good. Well done, sergeant.

A village has been blown up in Palestine.

This is one instance of energetic measures

being undertaken to stamp out terrorism.

From the village of Mi'ar, shots were fired at British troops.

The villagers declined to surrender the culprits or the rifles

so it was a case of reprisals.

Get them into the trucks. - Yes, sir.

Come on, quickly.

Not a bad day's work. - Thank you, sir.

Right, you'd better show them their leader's still breathing.

We have seen a growing sophistication in the technology

of the infernal devices being used.

Although we think there are bomb factories all over Palestine

many of the most sophisticated devices are being built by one man

here in Tel Aviv... Arieh Yitzhaki.

A bomb was placed by our men near the Schneller Compound.

Six Arabs were killed and eight wounded.

On the same day, a bomb which had been placed by us

exploded in one of the central houses

in the Arab neighbourhood of Wadi Salib in Haifa.

Three Arabs were killed and seven wounded.

At 9:15, two mines exploded on the railway line between Acre and Haifa.

Two Arabs were killed and 18 wounded.

There were no Jews on the train.

Fancy a drink?

Definitely. - Great.

Hello. - Shoshana.

What are you doing here? - Hello.

Shlomo, Shoshana. Shoshana, Shlomo.

Hello. - Hello.

Would you like a drink?

I'm here to have a drink with Ezra. Do you want to join us?

Oh, yeah. We will, yeah.

See you later. - Mm.

What do you think, one more drink?

I have to go back home, got to put the children to bed.

Oh, Shalom.

Shalom. - Shalom.

Got space for one more?

Oh.

Shalom. - Hi. Shalom.

Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.

So, you're the policeman?

Yes, that's me. - How's that going for you?

Oh, it's going very well. - I bet it is.

You're Ezra, you work with Shoshana. I've heard a lot about you.

We were just talking about the bombings. - Were you?

Dinner, I'm hungry.

I have to go.

Stay the night.

I can't, I'm going to Galilee in the morning.

Why?

There is a new kibbutz.

I'm going as part of a defence group.

Just for a few days.

Why didn't you tell me?

I wasn't sure what you'd think.

What, about sitting round a campfire singing out of tune about utopia?

Don't be cynical, doesn't suit you.

Anyway, I'm a good singer.

Is it a problem?

No, I don't think so.

Do you have guns in your defence group?

It's illegal for Jewish people to have weapons, Detective Wilkin.

Are you a good shot?

Yes, a very good shot.

There's a party for the King's birthday on Saturday.

Is he going to be there?

No. - In that case, I'll come.

Bye.

Da.

Uh-huh.

It's in Russia.

That's David and Shoshana.

On the pony, it's a nice picture. - Yes...

Very cute. - Not boring Tom, are you?

I hope not. - Not at all, it's fascinating.

Your family history's a lot more exciting than mine.

Perhaps too exciting.

Your mother showed me this photograph of your father, when he was a teenager.

Yes, politics was his life.

Father went back to Russia after the Revolution.

He died there. - I'm sorry.

He was an idealist.

He believed Jewish and Arab workers could work together

to create a new state here in Palestine.

He was also stubborn.

It's a family trait.

You must miss him.

I was very young when he died. I don't really remember him.

Must go, we'll be late.

Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you, Tom.

Are you alright?

Where's the car?

This is mine here.

Let me get the door for you. - No, no, no.

You sure? - I'm fine.

Hello there, do you two know each other? - Yes.

Tom Wilkin, Geoffrey Morton.

Ah, we were in the same drill class at Mount Scopus when we arrived.

A long time ago. Are you enjoying the party?

Makes a change from Jenin.

I must say I'm surprised how many Jews there are here.

Why?

Well, they always seem so serious. I didn't think they'd be up for a dance.

Our Commissioner's been very impressed with Geoffrey's work with the Arabs.

Really?

Perhaps there are some lessons we can apply to Jewish areas?

No, a very different situation.

It shouldn't matter whether a bomber or an assassin

is an Arab or Jew, you have to enforce the law.

Excuse me, I must go find a Jewish girl to dance with.

Goodnight, Tom.

He seems a bit prickly.

Tom, this is Mr Eisner

the Head of the Jewish Agents Information Department.

Pleased to meet you, I've heard a lot about you.

I'm flattered, I hope.

I was just telling Mr Eisner to relax and enjoy himself.

This is a party, not a political meeting.

Well, sometimes in Palestine, it is hard to know the difference.

Yes, you're right, Mr Wilkin.

I'll go and refresh my glass, see if it gets me in the mood.

Please, excuse me.

Come on, let's dance for God's sake, save us having to talk to these people.

Please.

All good here?

Thank you.

Come in.

There's been an explosion in Lilienblum Street.

Get Cairns. - Yes, sir.

Morning, constable. Is anyone still inside?

Yes, there's one man inside the apartment.

They think he's the bomber.

Stay here.

Keep everyone outside the building.

Yes, sir.

What's your name?

You're Arieh Yitzhaki, aren't you?

Arieh, tell us where Stern is.

Save the lives of the innocent people he will kill.

Arieh, listen to me.

This is your last chance to save yourself before you face your god.

Where is Stern?

Well, one less of them anyway.

Shalom. - Shalom.

They've just caught Benjamin Zeroni in Jerusalem.

I'm going up there now. - How?

He was driving a car that was used in a robbery.

Good luck.

Thank you, Sergeant Hughes.

Hold his arms! Get him down!

Get his legs!

We can keep you here for as long as we like.

The only way to make this stop is by answering our questions.

Where is Stern?

Sergeant Hughes. - Sir.

Where is Stern?

Good afternoon, Ebil. - Salaam.

Just the orange.

There you go, perfect. - Thank you.

Shukran.

Hello. - Hello.

Are you alright?

Cairns is dead.

What happened?

He was assassinated, a landmine.

Sorry. - Thank you, Ezra.

You know, we hate these killings as much as you do.

Senseless and ignorant.

I feel like I should apologise on behalf of all of us.

Thank you.

To Ralph Cairns.

Man that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery.

He cometh up and is cut down like a flower.

He flee-eth as if were a shadow, and never continue-eth in one stay.

In the midst of life, we are in death.

Could I see you in my office, Tom?

Of course. - Midday?

Don't be late. - Yes, sir.

Vicar, I just have to say.

Thank you so very, very much.

That's very kind of you.

Wonderful service, it really was. - Yes, it was...

Sorry about that. - It's fine.

I have to go to a meeting, if you don't mind

going back to the hotel on your own? - Of course not.

Yes, enter.

Ah, thanks for coming, Tom.

You remember Geoffrey Morton from Jenin?

Yes, of course.

Do have a seat.

Sorry to have to get straight to business.

So, Tom, everyone's a little worried that the situation

in Tel Aviv is getting out of control.

The Irgun seem able to act with impunity.

The High Commissioner believes we need to apply the lessons

learned from the Arab uprising.

Geoffrey here will be appointed the new Head of the CID in Tel Aviv.

You will report to him.

I see. - I'll need all the help you can give me.

Of course.

I hear you're very well connected, Wilkin.

I should hope so,

I've been living in Tel Aviv since ‘32.

That's a long time.

Hello. - Hello.

How was it? - Bad.

Why, what happened?

They chose Morton to replace Ralph.

He knows nothing about Tel Aviv.

Why did they choose him over you? - I don't know.

You know everyone. - Well, maybe that's the problem.

They want someone who knows no one, who knows nothing.

Are you planning on getting very drunk?

Yes.

It's gonna be fine.

It's pretty simple.

No, it's beautiful.

Does it fit?

Yes.

Will you marry me?

Tom...

Is that a yes?

I don't know.

It's difficult for me.

It's difficult for both of us.

It's gonna get more difficult.

Let me think about it.

Sure.

Bye. - Bye.

So, on this side you have the Hagannah in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

They support the idea of a political settlement.

They want to persuade us, not kill us.

Now, over here is the Irgun, the main terrorist organisation

headed by Stern and Raziel.

Don't you think it's confusing to allow one group to carry arms

but then to arrest the others for doing the exact same thing?

Wouldn't it be clearer and fairer to say that, if you break the law

then we will come after you?

Most Jews here support the Haganah.

Most of the police are probably members.

And maybe that's the problem, Wilkin.

Look, in Jenin, I found informers to be very useful

not only because of the people they gave us

but also it undermined the Arabs' morale.

They couldn't trust each other. - I don't think that would work here.

Ideologically, the Jewish underground is highly motivated.

It's hard to find anyone who would betray their comrades.

Well, most people have a price, don't they?

Friends or relatives they don't want deported.

Debts they can't pay.

A crime they want forgotten, or forgiven.

Compile a list of possible informers, Wilkin.

Of course.

And, Wilkin, I don't want any of the Jewish officers

to know about our undercover work.

Why?

Well, we have to assume they're compromised.

Do I make myself clear?

Yes, Chief Superintendent.

Doesn't seem to like me, the new boss.

Oh, I wouldn't worry about it too much. I don't think he likes anyone that much.

Fancy a drink?

Uh...

No, I can't. I said I'd take Shoshana to the cinema.

In London, the Round Table conference on the Palestinian problem

has concluded.

The British government has issued a new White Paper

imposing severe limits on the admission of Jewish immigrants to Palestine.

Just 75,000 over the next five years.

Now, as the government waits for the response from the leaders

of both the Jewish and Arab communities

troops are patrolling the streets...

I thought I was gonna get lynched.

It's terrible, what you're doing.

I'm not doing anything.

You know what I mean.

You know what's happening in Germany with the Nazis.

Where are we supposed to go? We're turned away everywhere.

Why do you want to stop people coming here?

I agree with you.

I should go home, have supper with my mother.

She's always complaining. - Yeah, I'll walk you home.

No, no. Don't, please, I'm fine.

Alright, I need this by tomorrow.

We got 'em. - Who?

Heichman was seen at Aharonovitch Street.

He's meeting with Stern, and they reckon

the whole leadership of the Irgun will be there.

Take the back.

Open the door! Open the door!

Hands up!

Get down! - Get down on the ground!

Just a political meeting.

Search every room.

Stop what you're doing! Stop that right now!

Everything's burnt.

Sit him down here.

Let's start.

I'm going to make a report for Morton. - Name?

Well done, Wilkin.

You should thank Schiff.

It was one of his men that spotted Heichman.

Well done, Schiff. - Thank you, sir.

You are Avraham Stern, sometimes known as Yair.

You are a supporter of Jabotinsky.

Yes.

You are a member of Betar.

No.

Well, you are a member of the illegal organisation Irgun Zvai Leumi.

Illegal, according to whom?

To the British Empire, an occupying foreign power?

Well, I do not accept your right to decide what is legal or illegal in Eretz Israel.

You are a foreigner here. - This is my homeland.

When did you arrive in Palestine?

I arrived in Israel in 1925.

And where were you born?

Poland.

Hm.

Congratulations, your Hebrew is, er, very impressive.

Surrounded by terror and death, is that your desire?

This is a war, and I don't think you can fight a war without death.

But you just want to terrorise people.

That's why you detonate bombs in markets

throw grenades in buses and cafes, why you kill women and children.

It is time for the Hebrew nation to fight, like other nations fight.

Well, throwing bombs into crowds of innocent people

isn't how most nations fight.

Well, we do not have the advantages you have yet, no.

What is it that you want?

We want a Jewish homeland, in its biblical boundaries, and we will not take less.

What about the Arabs who've lived here for thousands of years?

There are plenty of Arab countries they can go to.

This is our only land.

So, you believe in the armed struggle? - Yes.

Is that why you ordered the killing of Ralph Cairns?

Oh...

What's the matter?

You can't answer that?

Why?

I thought you wanted to kill these people who are occupying your country, don't you?

Or are you just some sad little writer?

A pathetic scribbler, encouraging other people to go out and do the killing

whilst you hide behind paper and ink, doing nothing yourself.

You are weak, Stern

and a coward.

Did you take part in the bombing at Jaffa Market?

Did you take part in the bombing of Haifa Market?

What's the matter?

Are you hoping someone else will come in, take the punishment

for the killings you ordered, so that you can get back to your wife?

What's her name again? - Roni.

Roni.

Roni.

Do you believe members of the occupying powers

are legitimate targets for bombs?

Yes.

Is that why you ordered the killing of Ralph Cairns?

I'm a legitimate target, too. If you could, would you kill me now?

If you're so convinced it is right to blow up the foreign occupying forces

why can't you admit that you killed Cairns?

"Only death from our duty can us sever

on red days of slaughter and blood, in the dark nights of despair."

Is that really what you believe?

Well, there's gonna be plenty of those, Stern.

Plenty of dark nights of despair.

Move it!

Avraham Stern was arrested on the 31st of August 1939.

The very next day, the Germans invaded Poland

and everything changed.

The German war machine steamrollers into Poland.

The German air force begins its systematic bombing

of undefended citizen towns, of helpless women and children.

Poland's agony has come.

The mad dog is on the march again.

Once more, he breaks every bond of international decency.

He brings all the horrors of total warfare

to three of the fairest and cleanest of neutrals in Western Europe.

This is the result of the war's first air raid on Paris.

Something over 200 planes dropped 1,000 bombs on the French capital.

After six weeks of total war

France has signed a separate armistice with Germany and Italy.

Her troops were outnumbered, her equipment was hopelessly inferior.

In the summer of 1940

the Irgun agreed not to fight the British for the duration of the war.

In return, the British agreed to release all the prisoners they were holding

including Avraham Stern.

I want Stern followed.

Schiff's on it.

L'chaim! - L'chaim!

L'chaim.

L'chaim! - Thank you for the beer.

What are your plans?

It's hard to have plans in the middle of a war.

Which war do you mean?

The war against Germany. - Ah, the one we're all allies in?

But it will be harder still when we are fighting against each other, huh?

You're gonna have to decide, one of you.

You know that, don't you, Tom? - I know.

And? - Enough.

Why don't you dance with Ruth? - Yeah, why don't you dance with Ruth?

Finally.

He's right.

I know.

Let's dance.

Great dancer!

Freedom fighters of Israel, LEHI.

LEHI is an underground revolutionary organisation

dedicated to taking control of our country by force of arms.

You look worried. Is it going to be very boring?

I hope not.

Don't worry, I'll be on my best behaviour.

I think we have to treat the Arabs and the Jews in exactly the same way.

There will always be trouble if one group feels that the other

is getting preferential treatment.

Problem is, we've promised both of them this can be their home.

Well, exactly, it'll never work, which is even more reason for us to stay.

Do you really believe that?

That you will stay?

I don't know if we'll stay here for good

but we certainly have to behave as though we are.

And what do you think should happen, Shoshana?

I think that England is your home, and this is ours.

What about you, Wilkin? Where's your home?

I like it here, better than Suffolk.

Oh, is that where you're from?

I'm a city boy myself.

The sweeping planes of Tooting Common.

Well, I just found a job teaching.

Did you teach in Jenin? - Oh, no, I wasn't in Jenin.

I've just come to Palestine from England.

By boat? - Yes.

That must have been scary.

No, it was...

long.

We were stuck in Gibraltar for weeks.

So, how are you finding Palestine?

I love it.

The Arab children are so keen to learn.

To Alice.

Oh! No... - To Alice being in Tel Aviv.

Ya!

You're late. - Yes, took me a moment to find the road.

Who's this? - This is Alice.

It looks less suspicious if I'm driving with her.

Hello. - The more people who know who I am

the more dangerous it is.

Here's your money.

Right, so, what do you have for me?

Not much. - Not much?

Then give me the money back, Leonid.

A few names, people who've gone to join Stern.

And do you have addresses? - No.

So, what am I supposed to do with this? - That's your job, isn't it?

Now, remember, if... if

I accidentally gave your name to the Irgun, the Haganah, or the Stern gang

that would put you in a very bad place, wouldn't it?

I know.

So, do try to have addresses next time. Yes?

They're not stupid, you know? - No.

No, nor am I.

Morning.

I'm sorry, Wilkin, we've received a complaint.

I thought I should let you know.

Assistant Commissioner Chambers will be asking you about it tomorrow.

Someone complaining that you know the whereabouts of leading members

of the Haganah, and the location of their weapons

and that you choose not to arrest them

because of an intimate relationship with a leading socialist Zionist.

I tend not to think of her like that.

Hm.

How long have you known Miss Borochov?

Why? - Do you discuss your police work with her?

No. - Is she a member of the Haganah?

Not to my knowledge.

You know that some people in the Histadrut accuse her

of passing information to me, which is useful to my job.

And is that true?

It is important the Palestine police force is seen to be neutral.

If people break the law, it doesn't matter whether you agree with them or not.

You must see, Tom, that by living with Miss Borochov

you're putting yourself in a difficult situation.

Well, next time, I'll make sure I choose someone from England.

Look, Miss Borochov is a Zionist.

Not a terrorist.

Do you know her brother?

No, she hasn't seen him for months. - Are you sure?

Why, is he in the Haganah as well?

We have reports that he has joined the Irgun.

Is that true?

I wouldn't know.

So sorry about that, Tom.

Sorry it had to be all so official, it's for the minutes.

I want you to know, you have our complete confidence.

Is that in the minutes as well?

Have you seen your brother recently?

You know I haven't.

Do you know what he's doing?

Why?

You might as well tell me, instead of beating around the bush.

Has he joined the Irgun?

I haven't seen him for months.

That doesn't mean you don't know whether he's joined or not.

What is this?

Somebody told me he has. - Who?

Chambers.

So, now you think I'm a liar? - No.

But you want to make sure.

I'm on one side, they're on the other.

It's a fair question to ask which side you're on, isn't it?

No, it isn't.

You either know, or you don't.

You're late again.

Sorry.

Are you alright back there?

Yes. - So, what do you have for us today?

I have some very big news.

Oh, really? - It is worth a lot of money.

I think I'll be the judge of that.

It is worth a lot of money.

Did you know that half of the Arab informers that I worked with

were assassinated, and do you know why?

Because they started spending money

that everyone knew they shouldn't have had.

I'm not an Arab. - No, no, Geoffrey knows that.

Tell me.

There's a Haganah arms cache at the Ein HaHoresh kibbutz.

The kibbutz police are hiding it. - Now, are you sure?

Yes, I'm sure.

Give him £50.

Thank you.

Goodnight.

Goodnight, be safe.

Thank you.

We've received a report of illegal weapons in the Ein HaHoresh kibbutz.

We need to organise a raid.

These are Haganah weapons.

They hate Stern and his gang as much as we do.

Wilkin, the Haganah is an illegal organisation

and these are illegal weapons.

But they aren't being used against us.

And you think we should allow such organisation---

No, these are on our side.

Private armies just--

Don't you think that you're being used by Stern to do his dirty work?

No, I do not!

Come with me.

We have a search warrant here.

We believe you have illegal weapons.

I have something here, sir.

Very good.

Let's pack them up, let's get going.

Yes, sir.

Oh, cheer up, Wilkin.

What do they say about evil triumphing when good men do nothing, hey?

We just did something.

In here, sit down.

Name? - Joshua Groner.

I know Joshua.

I don't think it's appropriate I'm here for this interview.

Tom? - What?

A body's been found, murdered.

Morning, sir. - Morning.

Morning. - We've left everything as we found it.

"Tried by a Jewish military court

found guilty of treason, sentenced to death, duly executed."

Bastards.

You know him?

He was working for us.

Why wasn't I told? - It was for his own protection.

Really? Well, that didn't work, did it?

Look, this is the work of your friends in the Haganah.

They're animals! - Everyone executes traitors!

We'd do the same.

Fuck's sake...

Have you called an ambulance? - It's on its way, sir.

Sorry, she's not here.

Hello.

What do you want?

You've been avoiding me.

Yes.

Can we talk?

I want to apologise.

What for?

The other night.

What I said was stupid, and I was tired...

but I love you.

I want... I want to marry you.

You are British police. - I love you.

Stop! We're on different sides.

Sooner or later, we'll end up fighting each other.

I don't believe that...

Being together, that's a nice idea!

But the real world isn't so nice.

What are you talking about?

Shoshana, what are you talking about?

What?

I saw Leonid with Morton.

I knew he was an informer.

It was me who told the Haganah.

You see?

We're not on the same side.

Stop!

Don't move!

Stop! Stop where you are!

Ack!

Stop! Stop where you are!

Stop right there!

Put your hands up! - Stop!

Shalom. - Shalom.

Amper.

Where was the meeting place?

I don't know.

Don't be stupid.

The plan was to give someone the money.

We didn't need to know where he was going.

Who did you hand it to?

I don't know.

You do realise it's too late for your friend Becker?

He's killed two people, he's a murderer.

And so he'll hang for it.

But you...

you, Reuven, gave yourself up.

If you cooperate, I can help.

Look, Becker will give us names eventually. It's just a matter of time.

We have specialists questioning him right now.

So, don't for a second think he's going to be some kind of a hero.

I've seen people like him.

People who thought they were tough, who could take the pain.

But they can't, because no one can.

So, what do you say, Reuven?

You have a chance.

Be sensible.

Are you Wilkin?

Yes.

You're a dead man.

No, I'm not.

As you can see.

Where is Stern?

Where is Zeroni?

Where is Stern?

Where is Stern?

Mrs Borochov.

Is Shoshana in? - No.

Oh. Do you know where she might be?

No, sorry.

Could you tell her I...

Thank you. You can go in.

Here we are, madam.

Come in.

Ah, Miss Borochov.

Shoshana.

Have a seat.

Can I get you a cup of tea?

No, thank you. - Lemonade?

No, thank you.

Colins, thank you.

So, what can I do for you?

I understand that you have been investigating my relationship

with Detective Constable Wilkin.

Well, I wouldn't put it like that. - How would you put it?

We received a complaint. We had to look into it.

I just wanted to put your mind at rest.

There is no longer any relationship between myself and Mr Wilkin. It's over.

I am sorry to hear that, Shoshana, genuinely.

I don't care what you think.

I just wanted it to be clear that there is no reason to investigate Tom.

He's a good policeman, and a good man

but we washed our hands of each other.

If you have any sense, it would be Morton you were questioning.

He is a bad policeman, and an idiot.

He is turning a lot of people into enemies of the British.

I understand you're angry

but I'm afraid I can't discuss these matters with you.

Because I am a Jew?

Morton is a senior British policeman

trying to uphold the law in difficult circumstances.

You are a Jewish woman, a member of the Haganah

an illegal underground organisation.

Morton wouldn't be doing his job if you liked him.

I liked Wilkin.

Does that mean he wasn't doing his job?

Assistant Commissioner Chambers is offering increased rewards

for the capture of Stern, Zeroni and Heichman.

I want them found, and I want them stopped.

Let's get to it. - Yes, sir.

Where's Wilkin?

He's not in until lunchtime. - And Morton?

Meeting with the ADC and Chief Superintendent.

Find him, tell him there's been a bomb in Yael Street.

Yes, sir.

Good morning. - Good morning.

We been inside yet? - Yes, sir, it's empty.

Morning, sir. - What do we have?

Two of ours dead, sir. - Who?

Daltman and Schiff.

Fuck.

Get them back!

Madam, madam, stay calm. Stand back.

Schlomo Schiff was directly involved in the torture

of two freedom fighters of Israel

who had been captured by the police.

Our court found him guilty, and he was executed.

I'm sorry about Schiff.

He was a good man.

Yes.

I've been asked to talk to you about Joshua Groner.

He has children, a wife.

He is still being held.

They are threatening him with years' imprisonment. For what?

For being in the Haganah?

For wanting to build Israel? We all want to build Israel.

I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do.

Right. I am sorry to have bothered you.

I've been thinking about what you said.

What you did.

You were wrong, we can be together.

I'd do the same thing again... if I had to.

I know.

Come in.

Superintendent Morton would like you to join him in the interview room, sir.

Thank you.

Come in.

Tell him what you just told me.

A week ago...

the day of the Yael Street bombs

four men rented a room in Dizengoff Street.

So?

They have all stayed there since

the door locked.

The only visitors come at night.

What makes you think this has got anything to do with the bombs?

I just do.

Why are you telling us this?

Money.

I want the reward when you catch them.

Go round the back. - Yes, sir.

You, stay here. You, come with us.

They've got weapons, Wilkin. Search the jackets.

In the jacket.

Be quiet.

Stop, stop!

Stay still.

Grenades.

Can you put me through to CID, please? Superintendent Morton.

Thank you.

Morning, lads. - Morning.

Here you go.

Thank you.

Big day tomorrow, eh?

Not really.

It's all a show.

Still, it's your day in court.

My mother always said, you should look respectable

in front of your priest, your judge, and your god.

Why don't I get you some better clothes sent in, hm?

If you give me a message, I'll deliver it.

Thank you, Mr Boyle.

Liam. And how about you, Moshe?

I don't know where my wife is.

Don't you?

That's a pity.

See ya.

Thank you.

Morning. - Morning.

I'm here to see Superintendent Morton. - What's your name?

Boyle.

Levstein asks his mother for some clean clothes

and he asks her to pass on Zvorai's note to his wife.

He says she'll know where to find her.

The second note, from Zvorai to his wife...

What does it say?

It says he sent it via Mrs Levstein, so as not to disturb their guest.

Their guest?

Well done, Boyle.

Why don't you deliver the note to Mrs Levstein?

See if we can get the address for Mrs Zvorai.

Yes, sir. - Very good work, well done.

This could be our lucky day. - Possibly.

I want four men to watch the house of Levstein

two to follow the mother if she leaves.

Yes?

Sorry to bother you, ma'am

but I've come on an errand from your son, Yaacov.

Come in. - Thank you.

Like I said, I can't stop long, but they asked me to deliver

a couple of notes for them, Yaacov and Mr Zvorai

as a favour.

Got to know them pretty well.

Good boys, really. - I know.

Here are the notes.

One's for Mrs Zvorai. I can deliver it for you, if you like?

I don't know where she lives.

Don't you? - No.

That's difficult, isn't it?

Tell you what I can do.

I could get you a special visit tomorrow morning.

Early. You could get the address in person.

Thank you, you are very kind.

Yaacov is just down here, Mrs Levstein.

Let me take this for you. - Oh, thank you.

Sergeant, you can take a cup of tea.

Thank you, sir.

Let me give you some privacy, Mrs Levstein.

Thank you, Sergeant Boyle.

Ima, shalom.

Hello, it's Sergeant Boyle. I have an address for Mrs Zvorai.

Go ahead.

8 Mizrachi B.

Got it.

Stamp, come with me. - Yes, sir.

Good morning, may I come in?

Don't worry, Sergeant Stamp is very quick.

Check the bathroom. - I am alone!

I am here alone!

What do you, what do you want? What do you want?

What are you doing? Leave me! - Hey, hey!

Stop! Stop!

Sir.

Avraham Stern.

Thought we might find you here. Come out slowly.

Slowly, with your hands above your head.

Hands above your head.

Sit down.

Get Morton. We found Stern.

Yes, sir.

Ah, well done, Wilkin.

It doesn't look like he put up much of a fight, does it?

No, sir. This is Mrs Zvorai, it's her apartment.

Oh, it's good to meet you. It's thanks to your husband

that we found Mr Stern.

Get her out.

Just take her downstairs, Wilkin.

Help!

So, Stern...

Help me, help me.

He tried to escape, so I had to shoot.

Isn't that right, Stamp?

Yes, sir.

Yes, can I help you? - No.

We need to talk.

Why? What's happened?

We can't talk here.

Alright.

What's happened?

I wanted to tell you the news before you heard it from someone else.

What?

Stern is dead, Morton killed him. - God.

How?

Well, we arrested him this morning.

You were there? - Not when he was killed

but that won't matter. People will think I was.

Why was he killed?

Morton said he was trying to escape.

You think he murdered him?

I don't know.

I arrested him, I left him with Morton, there were shots

and when I came back in the room, he was lying on the floor.

Morton's a fool.

Where are you going?

Jerusalem.

Why? - I have to go see Chambers.

He's running an investigation into Stern's death.

Thomas Wilkin, for Chambers. - Wait there, please.

Morning.

Morning.

How are you? - Fine, fine.

Why wouldn't I be?

We just got rid of the biggest terrorist in Palestine

so let's hope they give us a medal.

Detective Wilkin? Right this way please, sir.

Good luck. - Thank you.

The High Commissioner's very worried, obviously, and he and I

both feel it would be better for both you and Morton to leave Palestine.

For your own sake, and also for the sake of the political situation here.

I don't want to go.

There's been a lot of stuff in the American papers.

People saying this makes us look like the Nazis.

I've simply been doing my job as part of the CID, sir.

No one is accusing you of anything.

Good. - That's not precisely the point.

We need to consider the bigger picture.

You and Morton are no longer simple policemen.

You've become public figures.

Liabilities.

I'm sorry.

Yes, coming, Geoffrey!

Right, off we go. - Lovely.

Good morning. - Morning.

Would you take that for me? - No problem, sir.

Thank you kindly.

Sorry about that.

Oh, God!

Alice?

Alice, are you alright?

Yes, I think so.

How are you two in the back there?

Fine, sir.

Right, I'm going to carry on driving, in case they're waiting to finish us off.

Good idea, sir.

Alice spent the entire day teaching, as if nothing had happened.

That's incredible.

The only problem was I couldn't hear anything

my ears were ringing so much.

How are they now? - Oh, yeah, fine.

I only notice it at night, when I'm trying to sleep.

Very brave.

Listen, I'm just going to have a word with Chambers.

Shall I see if he wants a lift home in our car, eh?

Excuse me.

For God's sake, Alice. You've got to get him to leave this place before it's too late.

They won't rest until they kill him, you know that.

Yes, I know.

He won't listen to me.

It's the same for you, isn't it?

No, you can go anywhere.

This is my home now.

That must be hard for you.

How are you? - Sir. Commissioner.

The hero of the hour.

Glad you're in one piece.

Ooh, ooh! Can you be careful with that?

Eventually, they persuaded Morton

that it was too dangerous for Alice to stay.

I don't know if it's all going to fit in.

There can't be that much more, can there?

That left Tom as the main target.

He was posted to Jerusalem.

Are you being moved because of me? - No, I...

I don't think so.

Go.

Come in.

Sir, here are the documents you asked for.

Thank you. - You're welcome.

Shalom.

Good day.

Shalom? - Miss Borochov?

Yes.

It's Robert Chambers.

I'm afraid I have some bad news.

Tom's been shot, he's been killed.

For as much as it hath pleased almighty God

of His great mercy

to take unto Himself the soul of our dear brother, here departed

we therefore commit his body to the ground.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

In sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life.

Through our Lord, Jesus Christ

who shall change our vile body

that it may be like unto His glorious body.

Miss Borochov, I would just like to say

on behalf of the whole administration how terribly sorry we are that...

As soon as the war was over

we in the Haganah joined forces with the followers of Stern

the people we had always hated

to get rid of the British.

The tragic scene is like a serious incident during the Blitz.

The hotel housed the British Army headquarters

and the Palestine government offices

and casualties were very heavy.

This was the scene of pre-meditated murder in Jerusalem

in a ruined house where three British policemen were killed outright.

Curfew in Tel Aviv, where, for four days

a whole division, including airborne troops

carried out the most determined measures ever taken

against terrorism in Palestine.

In November 1947, the United Nations General Assembly

voted to create two separate states

for the Jewish and Arab people of Palestine.

In Tel Aviv, we celebrated.

The first reaction from the Jews was one of joy.

Crowds gathered in the streets

and greeted the birth of their state with traditional dances.

Britain's civic administration is expected to withdraw by May.

Jews and Arabs will then govern themselves.

Arab opposition to the partition scheme has been violent.

The call for a Holy War against the Jews went out from Cairo.

I had always believed in the Israel my father dreamed of.

The Israel he spent his life working for.

The Israel he died for

where Arabs and Jews could live together side by side.