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Scene Three – Embassy

 

Ambassador: You are temporary staff of the embassy, but received the appointment locally. That makes you my discretion.

 



Renhart: You can leave it to me.

 



Ambassador: I’m sorry to ask such a capable intelligence officer to do a job like this.

 



Renhart: No, if you hadn’t called me I’d just be killing time right now. And I’m not an intelligence officer any more.

 



Ambassador: That’s right, that’s so.

 



Renhart: Yes.

 



Ambassador: I won’t presume to ask why you left the CIA, but I don’t understand how they could let a man like you go. …Well, thanks to that we can meet again like this.

 



Renhart: Yes.

 



Ambassador: All right, that’s enough talk of work.

 



He heads over and starts pouring drinks from a side table.

 



Renhart: This early in the morning?

 



Ambassador: Just one glass. Today is a special day that we are reunited.

 



Renhart: (laughs) Is your wife well?

 



Ambassador: Yes. I don’t know where she’s gotten off to, but she’s been looking forward to seeing you.

 



Renhart: Me too.

 



Ambassador: Well then, to our friendship.

 



Renhart: An honor.

 



Ambassador: How nostalgic, eh, Jay? It’s like we’ve gone back in time.

 



Renhart: Getting to know you, ambassador, was the best thing that happened then to me.

 



Ambassador: Not at all. Your sense of duty burned strong, and you did an amazing job, didn’t you?

 



Renhart: You as well, ambassador – many of your achievements in reuniting the Western side remain.

 



Ambassador: Both of us, eh? From our different positions we both burned with idealism.

 



Renhart: Yes.

 



Ambassador: When I think of that, I’m getting old.

 



Renhart: Never.

 



Ambassador: No, I probably still have ideals now here, but the hopelessness I’ve experienced outnumbers them.

 



Renhart: …..

 



Ambassador: It’s the same old East and West

Both panicking over the threat of the other

The varieties of misfortunes in this world

Are never used up

 



Renhart: A painful conversation.

 



Ambassador: But that’s the world.

 



Renhart:

 



I believed that someday, certainly,

We would reach our ideals

But the varieties of misfortunes in this world

Are never used up

 



Ambassador: The misfortune of war, the misfortune of starving.

 



Renhart: The misfortune of destruction.

 



Ambassador:

So long as people’s desires can’t be erased

The ruin of the world will continue

But that is the proof

That people are people

 



Ambassador: Look at this country. They chose their path based on what they desire, and now they’re suffering economic collapse.

 



Renhart: There’s extreme inflation due to the military and the terrifying government.

 



Ambassador: On top of that, they’re on the verge of a dispute now with Britain.

 



Renhart: If it comes to that, who will America support?

 



Ambassador: It’s obvious. Because Europe is more important. However, the people are wiser.

 



Without expectations of their country

They go on as masters of themselves, without asking for help from anyone

They don’t offer a hand for what doesn’t concern them

They take care of themselves

 



Now it seems like a highly persuasive option to me.

 



Renhart: They love this country, the people here.

 



Ambassador: There are complexities.

 



Renhart: However, the Americans living here don’t seem to think that.

 



Ambassador: Exactly.

 



Renhart: I see, so solving their troubles is my job? Well, it’s less stressful than facing off against the KGB. At least I won’t be risking my life.

 



: All right, Johanne, I’ll take over the jewelry case. To start with, why don’t you lead me to the police station?

 




Date: 2015-02-16; view: 778


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