"No — no thank-you?” she spluttered. “No ‘great job, ZeeZee’? You just come and give us mussar, as if we’re naughty little children?”

“Mrs. Edelman, sorry to disturb, but I wanted to make sure I caught you. Can you please stop in at my office before you leave?”

Chava jumped. Heart hammering, she swiveled around to see Devoiry standing there, wide-eyed. A large kitchen knife was trembling in her hand

“Whatever you can give me would be amazing.” ZeeZee held her breath as the secretary began to click on her keyboard

“So, we all know why we’re here. To get Devoiry out of the clutches of the mob”

How would she collect the money? She had no idea how to set up an online fundraising page

“Devoiry, tell me the truth, are you feeling okay?  Is this trip for some medical purpose?”

“Gitty’s your sister. And I’m your mother. And I’m telling you to make sure to be there”

Tammy fell silent. She had no idea where Devoiry could find 500,000 shekels