Friends and Heroes: One Of Us

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Intent on rescuing the zealot Daniel who is imprisoned nearby, Macky now arrives in Jerusalem disguised as a member of Portia’s entourage. Awed by the sight of the besieged city, Macky tells Portia how the young Jesus was briefly left behind in Jerusalem by Mary and Joseph. Then Macky has to run – literally. He’s been found out by Toadie and must hurry off to the safe house his father told him about.

On the way, he meets Lucius, a mysterious Roman soldier with an impressive (and unexpected) knowledge of the Old Testament. He tells Macky how David’s soldiers once entered Jerusalem through a narrow water tunnel. Dismissing the story as nothing more than legend, Macky hurries off to the safe house. There, he meets the owner, Isaac, who pretends to be senile when the Romans are around. No sooner does Macky arrive than he’s pressed into service bringing medicine into Jerusalem. Macky must brave the unpredictable currents of the (not-so-legendary) water tunnel, and then, the even less predictable reactions of the fiery zealots inside the city.

Scenarist: Stan Berkowitz

RUNTIME: 25 min