Rebecca Callard credited as playing...
Tamar
- Jairus: Master, come with us. Sit by our fire.
- Cleopas: There are many things we don't understand.
- Jesus: [distracted] I will come and talk to you Cleopas. I... I promise... Jairus... very soon and we... we will talk about many things.
- [walks toward the Garden of Olives]
- Tamar: Where are you going?
- Jesus: You can't come with me now.
- [kneels before her]
- Jesus: But one day you will.
- Tamar: [sad] I don't *want* you to go.
- Jesus: Shh, shh don't be upset. Don't be afraid. In my Father's house there are so many rooms,
- [smiles]
- Jesus: *so* many.
- [he embraces Tamar]
- Jesus: I'm going to find a wonderful place for you. One day, you will always be with me.
- Tamar: Why are we meeting in secret?
- Mary Magdalene: Because Jesus is safer here.
- Cleopas: No one would arrest him at Passover.
- Tamar: [surprised] Arrest him?
- Mary Magdalene: [rambling] Thieves! You think I don't see you? The emperor, he told me... I know! Oh!
- [looks towards workers]
- Mary Magdalene: Oh lovely.
- Carpenter: [mockingly] Lovely!
- [they laugh]
- Foreman: Back to work!
- Mary Magdalene: [smiling at Foreman] You like nice things?
- Foreman: Get out!
- [shoves Mary to the ground]
- Foreman: Out!
- Mary Magdalene: [screams] Agh!
- [Foreman goes to strike her with a scourge, is blocked by Jesus]
- Tamar: [points to Jesus] Father.
- Mary Magdalene: [whimpering] Mmm...
- [Jesus kneels in front of Mary, but she runs away]
- Jairus: [dismissive] This is how it is in Sepphoris, an unholy place for the synagogue!
- Tamar: Father!
- Tamar: [gasping for air] Father?
- Jairus: [taking her in his arms] Yes, I'm here.
- Tamar: Am I going to die?
- Jairus: No.
- [holds her close]
- Jairus: *No.*
- Rachel: She keeps saying his name. Jesus.
- Tamar: Yes. Take me to Jesus.
- Pharisee: [in Jairus' memory] Anyone who follows Jesus is an enemy of God!
- Jairus: No.
- [Tamar and Rachel weep]
- Jairus: No. No I will not listen to them. I will go. I will go to Jesus.
- Rachel: You will?
- Jairus: Yes.
- [points to Tamar]
- Jairus: And you will be healed by his power.
- [Tamar smiles]
- Jairus: By the power of God!