GATE COMMANDER
Listen, you and I, we're all pawns in this game. It's a cynical game, and now, after the elections, they have a perfect excuse. But you should know, everyone thinks it's unacceptable. Treating Israeli citizens who happen to live in Judea and Samaria like this?
The friends silently drink the coffee. After a few minutes, Yehuda checks his watch and suddenly gets up from his seat.
YEHUDA
Friends, I'm sorry. The night is still long for me. I have to leave.
GATE COMMANDER
Alright, Yehuda. Drive home safely. We'll stay here for a little longer. Do you want a cigarette?
A settler offers a cigarette from the pack he's carrying to the gate commander. Yehuda's jeep vanishes into the night's darkness as they smoke in silence.
EXT. PARKING OUTSIDE YEHUDA'S HOUSE – NIGHT
Yehuda returns with his private car to his home. He gets out of the car and enters his house.
INT. BATHROOM – NIGHT
waist. He stands in front of the mirror filled with drops of water. He wipes the mirror with his hand. In the background, a TV news anchor can be heard.