ELENA: A Sužni general, Inspector. That’s like someone walking in here dressed in a Nazi uniform –

HAMILTON: A Nazi uniform?

LAMB: Okay, whoa whoa whoa. Why do I feel like the odd man out here? (to Hamilton) You know what she’s talking about?

HAMILTON: I just think comparing a civil war to the Third Reich / is a bit much.

ELENA: (to Hamilton) Jaste li Lavinijanac?[2]

HAMILTON: I’m sorry?

ELENA: You’re not from Lavinia?

HAMILTON: No.

ELENA: Not a lot of people know our country even exists, let alone our history.

LAMB: Yeah, but this guy’s like Google in real life.

ELENA: And there’s nothing civil about genocide.

HAMILTON: Look, I … I wasn’t trying to – I’m not an expert, by any means. I read The Economist. And I have a colleague who’s from there who explained it to me once, and he called it a civil war.

ELENA: I bet he did.

LAMB: But y’all speak the same language, right?

ELENA: As hard as it may be to believe, yes.

LAMB: So the uniform is from the war?

Elena nods.

LAMB: (flips through his notes) Okay. What does this mean? ‘Ne-chu-vi-nicho-rachi’?

ELENA: Sounds like, ‘I won’t tell you anything.’

LAMB: Guess that bears out the torture theory. Ask him for his name.

ELENA: Kato se zavite?[3] (beat) Voše nime?[4] (beat) Not the talkative type, I guess.

LAMB: Gosh, I’m glad we waited for a translator.

Ask him if he knows the two kids who brought him in.

ELENA: Ko su bili ljumi koi su vas davili vodje?[5]

JOSEF: Njima vaza.[6]

ELENA: He says he doesn’t know.

LAMB: Tell him we want to help him, but we need to know who he is first.

ELENA: Čilemo vam pomači ali berta nam voše nime.[7]

JOSEF: Maje nime ne vezi.[8]

ELENA: He doesn’t want to say his name.

JOSEF: Ne vjirujem da mi čilete pomači ni tsikand. Znomam vodole ste.[9]

LAMB: What’d he say?

ELENA: He doesn’t believe I want to help him.

HAMILTON: That’s all he said?

Elena and Lamb turn to Hamilton.

ELENA: Yes, why?

HAMILTON: Just seemed like there was more than that.

LAMB: How long has he been in Canada?

ELENA: Kaleto dago ste je vodje?[10]

JOSEF: Ka je voše sojnime?[11]

ELENA: He’s asking me if I’m a Sužni or Desni.[12]

LAMB: Those are the two ethnic groups?

Elena nods.

LAMB: Let me guess: he’s Sužni, and you’re …

ELENA: (looks at Josef) Desni.

JOSEF: (stands up) Kurvetino![13]

Josef spits at Elena’s feet. She takes a step back.

*LAMB: What the … ?

*HAMILTON: Whoa!

Lamb shoves Josef back to his seat.

LAMB: Christ. I won’t have any of that. D’you hear? I won’t have you threatening people.

(to Elena) I’m sorry about that. He hasn’t been violent at all.

ELENA: It’s fine.