Patience Series 1 - Episode 6 May 2026

“I know. I’ve had screams follow me too. But those children behind you? They’re not soldiers. They’re not your past. They’re just kids who want to go home.”

TITLE CARD: Patience will return in Episode 7: “The Recruiters.” Thematic Core: Silence as both a weapon and a sanctuary. The episode explores PTSD, moral injury, and the idea that sometimes the most powerful negotiation tactic is simply bearing witness without judgment. Patience Series 1 - Episode 6

“Why?”

“Get me a line. Not a phone. A throwback. A landline with a bell ringer. Old-fashioned.” “I know

(sighs) “You don’t follow protocol.” They’re not soldiers

(gruff, not looking at camera) “That was another man.”

“No. It was you. And then you came home. And the silence started. Not the quiet of peace. The silence of a world that doesn’t understand what you heard.”