11. EXODUS
As Macky’s family and guests celebrate
Passover, Portia brings her Roman tutor, Lydia,
with her to dinner. Leah recognises Lydia from
the sweatshop incident. As the family recount
the stories of the Burning Bush and the Exodus,
Leah sits in silent fear of Lydia. Lydia is anxious
that the Governor will find out about the illegal
sweatshop from Leah and Portia, so she gets
Tobias to intimidate Samuel and the whole
family.
A tense but comic cat-and-mouse game ensues
as Tobias searches for Leah, but fails to find her and then tries to
double-cross Samuel. Portia takes a big risk and warns Samuel
of this trickery. Tobias leaves frustrated, once again. Nevertheless
Samuel decides there have been too many close calls and to
emphasise his belief that it is time to leave Alexandria, he tells the
story of the Last Supper Jesus shared with his friends.
12. NOWAY OUT
Macky and his family have left Alexandria and have
sought safety amongst some desert ruins. Macky
argues with his father that they have run away from
their responsibilities and Samuel tells him the story of
Jonah and the Big Fish, showing that it is never really possible
to leave behind responsibilities. Searching for Samuel back at the
shop, a vengeful Tobias arrests their neighbour Nathan and Sollie
brings this news to the family in the desert.
Returning to the city, Samuel and Macky meet a thief, their old
adversary Caleb. When Caleb recounts the story of the Prodigal
Son, they know he is no longer a thief and enlist his help to free
Nathan from prison. But to their horror, they realise Tobias had
been using Nathan as bait to capture Samuel…
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