UNSILENCED | Episode 6 – We Will Not Be Silenced
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The press conference is stormy and filled with back-and-forth accusations, the President loses his composure. Esther, who worked at his office when he was a Minister decides to speak up, and files a rape complaint against him. Her complaint results in an indictment for rape and other sexual abuse allegations. Oshrat is not a part of the indictment. Rosenfeld, the President's lawyer tries whatever he can to refute Esther's testimony, as the President's
men get up on the podium one after the other, trying to refute her testimony and turn her into a non-credible witness. Avigail shows up at Avinoam's after a long period in which they had no contact at all; she knows that if he'll tell the truth, the President will be convicted.
Avinoam refuses to endanger himself and his future career. The President's defense team pulls out their winning ticket – Esther asked to go back to working with the President following his election. Is it reasonable that a sexual abuse victim will ask to go back to working alongside her attacker? Yana finally manages to convince Avigail to take the stand.
Even though she is not a part of the case, she can still testify about the President's behavioral pattern and the way the women he attacked were silenced. Avigail testifies courageously, despite the ongoing attempts to besmirch her name. The president is convicted and will serve a jail sentence, and finally, there is a closure for all the women who stood together to take him down – Avigail, Yana, Esther and Oshrat.