"Did he say what he does?" "He's a businessman..." "some kind of investment fund." "I'm not sure exactly." "A warm Jew..." "Misha..." "You can't walk in there with someone you just met." "What do you know about him?" "These things are important." "You want to meet Arthur Taub?" "Let me set up a proper meeting." "Are you sure?" "It seems harmless." "I'm sure." "One hundred percent sure." "I hear Taub is like a nuclear submarine." "We don't even know what this event is all about..." "I don't want you walking into an uncomfortable situation." "Go see a movie." "Go have good meal." "I'll book a table..." "No, no, it's okay..." "Any press about my trip so far?" "No, nothing special." "It's better this way." "All right, I'll get something to eat." "Don't worry about me." "OK, but put it on your hotel bill... the gas company is paying for it." "And do me a favor..." "stay away from the Normans, please..." "Sure." "What do I do with him?" "Norman does not get past you." "No matter what." "If he gets obsessive take his call once every few days so he doesn't get paranoid." "Do you think the PM is asked him for something?" "Isn't David applying to Harvard?" "I don't care." "Don't worry about Norman." "In his head, he just had a conversation with the Prime Minister of Israel." "Norman called." "I should call him back." "He always helps that lump in my chest disappear." "And I never understood why." "If anything, he should make it feel worse." "Why do you say that?" "He's a good friend." "...the most generous person I know." "It's naive to call him "generous."" "He is!" "He has a tremendous heart." "...always eager to help." "Not to say anything negative, he's not your "friend."" "He's someone you take advantage of when it's convenient." "I doubt he feels that way." "That's actually pretty insulting." "No." "It's just the reality." "When you needed him in New York, you let him in." "Now that you don't, you ignore him." "Now you're making that lump feel worse." "You think I took advantage of him consciously?" "Maybe not consciously." "I believe that you consider him a friend." "But the right thing to do now ...is not to take any more favors from him ...or from any of the other Normans in your life." "You know... you didn't protest when Norman offered to connect us to that Harvard guy for David." "Right." "But I was uncomfortable with it..." "But you went along even though you were "uncomfortable."" "Honestly, I thought it was another of his empty promises ...and if that's the case, why make a fuss?" "Plus, you wanted David to get into Harvard." "...so you figured, it can't hurt." "And you let it slide." " Right?" " No." "Absolutely not." "I thought it definitely would hurt." "But I didn't want to hurt Norman's feelings." "I'm glad you didn't hurt his feelings." "That was very nice of you." "The Knesset has seen politicians with no backbone." "That is not new." "We've seen opportunists distort the will of the voters." "This is also not new." "But never have we seen ...a man so morally bankrupt" "...so spiritually empty ...so hedonistic ...selfish ...in a position to do so much damage ...as the man I'm pointing to right now." "No." "He's the last thing I need today." "A man who isn't strong enough to say no to gifts ...too weak to resist the temptations of power ...has taken us hostage ...in his megalomaniacal peace adventure." "He'll drive me crazy." "He'll call every 3 minutes." "Easier to just answer." "Alright, but keep it short." "Don't let him get involved." "We must vote against this dangerous agreement ...masquerading as a peace treaty." "I'm not sure if it was a good idea to insult Norman." "That's the problem with these Normans." "They're a double-edged sword." "If you keep them in the loop, you're more and more dependent on them until they own you." "If you cut them off, they blackmail you forever." "He's just trying to help." "No more Norman." "Find out who this businessman is." "I need a name!" "In a day, every newspaper will want to know who this man is." "We must be ready." ""WHO IS HE?"" "I don't know." "Giving in to our enemy's every demand is not peace." "It's DEFEAT." "You're assuming he'll repeat it all to the investigator?" "He'll want to prove he's got the inside scoop." "And not only to her." "He'll spread it all over." "...exaggerating so that it sounds even worse." "Right now few people know who Norman Oppenheimer is." "We have an opportunity to brand him." "...to disqualify him as a witness ...portray him as a crook" "...and paint the Prime Minister as an innocent victim." "How am I a victim?" "We have all the power, Duby." "Never say that." "It is not true." "You are Mr. Peace right now." "The press will be on your side." "Nobody wants to see our peace efforts go down the drain..." ""because of some shady Jewish masher." "We need to portray him as a delusional name-dropper who has been sucking your blood for years." "You need to say this clearly." "It's necessary." "And it's true." "There must be another way." "Norman is a friend." "A very generous friend." "I won't hurt him." "It is not personal." "It's bigger than the pain felt by one individual." "He's a threat to our national interests." "Our personal feelings aside we must treat him like any other strategic threat."