You know I tried to help. For years, I got your people out of the country. That was "my" solution. I wanted the Jews sent to Madagascar.
Peter Malkin
Yes, dying of malaria is nicer than poisoned gas. Very thoughtful of you.
Our memory reaches back through recorded history. The book of memory still lies open. And you here now are the hand that holds the pen. If you succeed, for the first time in our history we will judge our executioner. And we will warn off any who wishes to follow his example. If you fail, he escapes justice, perhaps forever. I beg you. Do not fail.
If you speak without being spoken to, you will be gagged. Open your eyes. [Eichmann opens his eyes. Aharoni takes off his jacket and puts it on a chair. He sits down opposite Eichmann] I want you to tell me your name.
My name is Ricardo Klement. I'm a Jew from Palestine.
No, you're not.
I was born in Sarona, the German quarter. I know my prayers. Listen.
Tell me your name.
Shma Yisrael, adonai elohenu, adonai echad. You see. You've made a mistake. Drop me anywhere. Blindfold me. I won't tell anyone what you've done.
Where did you live?
I'll admit I'm a little rusty.
You were born in Solingen in 1906. Your father was named Adolf. Your mother Maria Shefferling.
I don't know those names. It's not true. My surnames Klement.
And yet the boy you raise has the name Eichmann, does he not?
His father died during the war.
So, you let another man's progeny call you father. [pause] What is your current profession?
Foreman. Mercedes Benz Factory.
Current address?
14 Garibaldi Street. What is--
What is your wife's name?
Vera. Vera Liebl.
Who is your son Klaus's father? What is your name?
I am Ricardo Klement.
So, you raise another man's child, but you feel only obligation, correct? Should something happen to him, like, oh I don't know, let's say he should suddenly... disappear tomorrow, a part of you wouldn't care? [pause] You once had a mistress named Maria Masenbucher. Did you not?
Not that I recall.
Well, that's interesting, because she gave us a picture.
Do you recognise the man in this picture?
I can't see him clearly.
Who has his glasses? [the team look at each other, none of them do. To Eichmann] The man in this picture is you. SS number 45381, am I correct? [short pause, Eichmann does not respond] Again. Your number was 45381. [still no response] Your number was 45381. 45381. 45381!
It was 4-5-3-2-6. [short pause] Enough. I accept my fate. My name is Adolf Eichmann.
Peter Malkin
You think you're a ghost, but you're not.
Peter Malkin
He's a monster, but he's just a man.
Peter Malkin
We are here to judge you. We are here to give you justice.