INT. GHETTO APARTMENT - DAY

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Father

I told my children all will be well.but now i think it could be worse.

Heller

Don't worry, I'm here to help yours.whether you can seize this opportunity depends on your children's attitude.

Father

i don ' t want to force them into conversation they don't want.

Heller

So, Let's me persuade them.

Szpilman and Henryk enter and stop. Uneasy.

MOTHER

Good, they're here. Yitzchak

Heller's been waiting for you,Henryk.

Seated at the table with Mother and Father is a uniformed

young man, YITZCHACK HELLER, unusual appearance, a man with red hair and a Hitler moustache.Heller remains seated, just nods at the brothers.

HENRYK

What's this about?

MOTHER

Sit down, have tea, I'll start lunch when the girls get back.Henryk and Szpilman sit. They eye Heller suspiciously.

HENRYK

So, what are you doing here?

FATHER

He brought cakes.

Awkward silence.

FATHER

His father's back in the jewellery business and doing well, isn't that so, Yitzchak?Amazing.Jewellery.

He runs dry. Another awkward silence. Then:

HELLER

We're recruiting.

HENRYK

Who's recruiting?

HELLER

Don't be clever with me, Henryk.I've come here as a friend. They're bringing Jews in from all over the country. Soon there'll be half a million people in the ghetto. We need more Jewish police...

HENRYK

(sarcastic) Oh? More Jewish police? You mean you want me to wear a cap like

yours, beat up Jews with my truncheon and catch the Gestapo spirit. I see!

HELLER

(eyes narrowed,dangerous) Someone's got to do it, Henryk.

HENRYK

But why me? I thought you only recruited boys with rich fathers.Look at my father, look at us, I mean...

HELLER

(interrupting, flaring)Yes, I'm looking at you and that's why I'm here. Your whole family can have a better life. You want to go on struggling for survival,selling books on the street?

HENRYK

(a smile)Yes, please.

HELLER (to Szpilman) I'm doing you people a favour. And what about you, Wladek? You're a great pianist. And we've got an excellent police jazz band. They'd welcome you with open arms. Join us. You've got no work...

SZPILMAN

Thank you. But I've got work.