[ Pilate is inside his bedroom, reading from a scroll. He is suddenly distracted by knocking at the door. As he walks to the door to open it, his wife Claudia wakes up from a nightmare. Pilate is greeted by his tribune Abenader]

Sir, there is trouble in the...

[sternly]

I thought I told you to not interrupt me in the middle of the night, Abenader!

My apologies, sir.

What is it?

There is trouble brewing in the walls. Caiaphas has gathered a large crowd in the temple and he has taken a prophet under his custody.

[referring to the prophet]

Who is it?

He is a Galilean. The Pharisees seem to hate the man.

[gets up from her bed and interrupts Abenader]

A Galilean? Who is this you're talking about?