The Chosen: Last Supper

Rabbi, let me get that for you.

Thank you, James.

Master, please, I would never betray you.

But if there's something you know that I don't, and it is me,

then tell me, and I'll throw myself out this window.

Don't do that, Thaddeus.

- Well, what do you want us to do? - Tell us what to do.

- We have to do something. - We're brothers.

- I cannot believe this. - He said, someone around the table.

Yes, I know, Zee.

This is unthinkable.

Who do you think could even possibly betray this?

Especially now.

Could it be Thomas?

I mean, he's been so angry for so long.

If it's him, he hasn't done a good job hiding it.

You haven't exactly been happy either.

Careful.

I want him to unite our people, and show more of his power.

Lazarus' raising did not upset me the way it did Thomas.

Please, we can't let this tear us apart.

Let's just take a moment. He needs us now more than ever.

Is it me, Rabbi? Because of Ramah?

What about Ramah?

Is my anger the betrayal?

You have been faithful in spite of your anger.

I'm trying.

I know.

He said, it has to be someone in this room.

- Is it you? - Is it you?

All right, all right.

I can't believe we're having this discussion,

but let's start with who it definitely is not.

Peter, who is named "the Rock."

Our leader, and the foundation of Jesus' church.

So it can't be him.

And I am the one who brought Peter to Jesus, back when he was still Simon, so...

Yes, and I'm sitting at Jesus' right hand.

Something he rebuked you for asking for.

And yet he just asked me to stay close to him.

I have been faithful without demanding a nice seat.

Stop it, all of you.

This questioning of who is the greatest.

Foolishness.

Return to your places at the table, please.

Obsessing over who is the greatest is something the pagans do.

Remember, I've told you this before.

Their kings love to exercise their authority

and give themselves coveted titles.

That cannot be you.

Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest,

and the leader as the one who serves.

Like I just showed you, by washing your feet.

- Even though I'm your Rabbi. - Rabbi, forgive us.

Especially those arguing about titles, after what you just said.

But, please, give us some grace,

when you just informed us one of us might betray you.

What are we supposed to do with that?

I am giving you so much to understand.

And I know that it doesn't all make sense to you.

Some of what I am saying is for today.

Some is for tomorrow.

Some of it is for the distant future.

Please, just trust in the Father's plan, especially with what is upsetting today.

I know I raised my voice.

But you are the ones who have stayed with me in my trials thus far.

And I just don't want you consumed with things that are of this world,

when there is so much more to come that is greater and more important.

Consider this.

I will assign to you, as my father assigned to me, a kingdom,

that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom,

and sit on thrones, judging the Twelve Tribes of Israel.

So enough with the concern about today.

The Twelve Tribes of Israel.

One for each of us?

What about the betrayer of whom you spoke?

He gets to judge one of the tribes too?

You'll sort that out.

Speaking of numbers, let's continue our Passover.

The ten drops of wine in remembrance of the ten plagues on Egypt,

and our Exodus from it.

- Blood. - Blood.

Frogs.

Gnats.

Flies.

Disease.

Boils.

Hail.

Locusts.

Darkness.

The death of the firstborn.

John, will you begin the Dayenu for us?

Yes, of course, Rabbi.

If he had brought us out from Egypt,

and not carried out judgments against them...

It would have been enough.

Has the temple commerce been restored?

There is too much damage, and many of the vendors are refusing to return.

How will they survive?

This is the most important week of the year for their businesses.

Some have speculated that the merchants feel insulted over being called swindlers.

Oh, really? They speculated that?

So astute.

Money is more powerful than words bandied about by radicals.

- Absolutely. - Of course, I completely agree with you.

We all have setbacks.

- They can be hard to swallow. - Barnaby.

Jesus said, the tax collectors and prostitutes are

entering the Kingdom of Heaven before them.

I know, it stings a bit, but you'll get over it.

Do you know who you are speaking to?

- Eh... - This is Ananus,

son of the High Priest Annas.

Oh!

I know how you feel.

My abba chose my brother-in-law over me to inherit the family farm,

just because I had a limp.

- Silence. - Insolent fool.

His leg is fine.

It's better than fine now, thanks to you-know-who.

Shalom.

Jesus's comments about the prostitutes entering the Kingdom of Heaven before us

are damning.

You don't believe in the Kingdom of Heaven.

It's the principle of the thing.

Is it ever anything other than the principle of the thing?

Exactly, Yannan.

He got your name wrong.

I'm starting to think you've been stirred up over nothing.

We are agents of God.

You must remember, we are dealing with mortal beings,

full of shame, frustration, fear of the unknown.

They will be driven back to the known, the familiar, tradition.

- I agree. - Jesus' credentials are thin. Ha!

From what I understand, he's a homeless tradesman.

He can offer them nothing.

Once this euphoria they experienced from his unhinged screeds against us fades...

...reality will set back in.

- Which is? - Taxes.

Rome is not going to magically disappear because he's a compelling wordsmith.

And those taxes he's telling us to pay aren't going down.

- Right. - Their memories will return.

The actions of previous people who claimed to be Messiah have led to massacre,

and loss of loved ones.

All we need to do is nudge them toward those painful memories.

Fear will motivate them to police themselves.

Of course.

- Yes, this is wisdom. - Hmm.

My brother-in-law has no understanding of the most basic human impulses.

When he inevitably mismanages this,

my father will seethe with disappointment, disdain...

regret for choosing someone outside the bloodline of the family

for the role of High Priest.

- Brother. - Ah, Shoshana.

Oh, I'm so happy to see you. Come, come inside.

Come. Hello. How was your journey?

- Good. I'm hungry as a horse. - Well...

Ananus.

- Caiaphas. -

- - Oh!

I see you brought a congregation to this appointment.

Well, the situation calls for a congregation.

Because the two of us could not simply make deliberations as a pair?

"In an abundance of counselors, there is safety."

Oh, feeling unsafe, are you?

Enough already, you two.

Let's eat, and you'll forget your squabbles.

Our abba won't forget, Shosh.

- - Abba wants you and Caiaphas

to collaborate.

If you can't do that, then stop wasting everyone's time,

and get out of this house.

Why the need for collaboration?

Oh.

Because your husband can't handle it by himself?

I'm sorry for the long walk you've...

you've all made through Jerusalem's crowded streets.

But I'm afraid you've come here under false pretenses.

I've already made the decision to arrest Jesus.

I received approval from Annas early this morning.

Arrest him?

Hmm.

And then what?

Our law prohibits trials from being held on Shabbat or High Holy Days.

The Passover begins tomorrow night.

And capital trials must last more than one day

to allow for purposeful consideration on the part of the judges.

You're out of time, Caiaphas. Even if you knew where to find him.

I have...

I have operatives currently scouting his location.

Ooh! Operatives.

- He has operatives. - Enough.