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00:00:59 Blood pressure: 120 over 70.
00:01:01 Normal.
00:01:07 All right, open wide.
00:01:12 Looks fine. Healthy as a horse.
00:01:19 Just one more thing, Luther.
00:01:21 You got to whiz in the cup, Frank.
00:01:23 Then we're done.
00:01:43 Fuck them!
00:01:44 We going to argue
00:01:47 You trying to tell me
00:01:51 Look, Michelle...
00:01:53 ...it's been a long weekend.
00:01:55 Everybody's shooting one another
00:01:59 I'm serious.
00:02:02 I should get my Ph. D. Then I could
00:02:06 You're 23 years old.
00:02:10 Well, fuck you too, Ev!
00:02:13 All right, here's a shoulder.
00:02:16 -What did they do to you?
00:02:19 Alan.
00:02:21 He killed my sidebar
00:02:24 That case stinks anyway,
00:02:27 -I read that sidebar.
00:02:29 Best I've written in months.
00:02:31 That was the one where you say
00:02:35 ...glorified Beechum's victim
00:02:39 ...which created the violence
00:02:42 You're right.
00:02:45 -Fucking-A!
00:02:52 Well, it might have enjoyed that.
00:02:55 I think it would've enjoyed
00:03:01 Another round?
00:03:03 Another margarita for the lady,
00:03:07 Not your "usual" usual?
00:03:09 No, my new usual.
00:03:13 Virgin Mary.
00:03:15 And heavy on the...
00:03:18 ...virgin?
00:03:20 Tell me something.
00:03:22 If you're such hot shit, why are you
00:03:32 Looking for love.
00:03:36 You've come to all the wrong places.
00:03:40 Not from where I sit.
00:03:49 It's not good. Not smart.
00:03:52 -What's smart got to do with anything?
00:03:56 I got to go.
00:03:58 I got to go.
00:04:02 I can't do this.
00:04:06 I got to go.
00:04:11 Next time?
00:04:18 Yeah, next time.
00:06:03 Frank!
00:06:06 We're out!
00:06:10 Just hold on. I can't hear you.
00:06:27 Morning, Frank.
00:06:31 Can I get you anything?
00:06:36 Some breakfast?
00:06:42 Well, if I can get, like...
00:06:44 ...a roll and some coffee.
00:06:47 I'll get that right away.
00:06:52 You're not wearing
00:07:02 You heard about it?
00:07:08 What a tragedy.
00:07:09 The Raiders are a tragedy.
00:07:11 I don't know.
00:07:13 -Did she have anything big on?
00:07:17 ...at San Quentin,
00:07:20 It's worse for Michelle.
00:07:21 You think so, Bob?
00:07:22 If the warden will okay
00:07:26 ...I'll take Harvey out
00:07:28 -Put Everett on it.
00:07:31 Not anymore. He can do the interview
00:07:35 And what's-his-name,
00:07:39 Steve's dealt with him before.
00:07:44 -You think Everett's an asshole.
00:07:48 You're wrong. He is an asshole.
00:07:51 But a lot of people who are good
00:07:55 I know that, Alan, all right?
00:07:58 Everything with Everett is a witch-hunt,
00:08:03 He's not a drunk now.
00:08:04 Two months ago he's a drunk,
00:08:08 This is not a Steve Everett
00:08:11 This is a sidebar.
00:08:15 "An issue piece. "
00:08:18 It's capital punishment, Alan.
00:08:20 We are putting a man to death tonight.
00:08:24 Stop the presses!
00:08:26 By the way,
00:08:28 ...the pregnant broad
00:08:31 ...was she a human being?
00:08:35 Yeah, that is part of the issue.
00:08:37 Let me tell you...
00:08:40 Issues are shit we use
00:08:46 "Judge Grabs Female Attorney's Tits. "
00:08:51 "Nine-year-old Shoots
00:08:53 The child violence "issue. "
00:08:55 People want to read
00:08:58 You know what?
00:09:00 We make up issues so they don't have
00:09:05 I should call Everett,
00:09:08 A little sarcasm?
00:09:11 I've worked with Everett
00:09:14 And let me tell you something, Bob.
00:09:16 The guy is good, as good as anybody
00:09:20 You know why
00:09:22 I heard some things.
00:09:23 He busted the mayor.
00:09:27 He found a secret memo on a bribe...
00:09:29 ...between His Honor and an ex-borough
00:09:33 So?
00:09:34 The paper killed it because
00:09:38 What did Everett do?
00:09:40 He didn't whine...
00:09:42 ...and he didn't back down.
00:09:44 He just fucking walked.
00:09:46 That's Steve Everett.
00:09:49 -Fine.
00:09:50 -How's the quitting smoking?
00:09:52 When you send the flowers
00:09:56 ...Michelle's family...
00:09:58 ...would you include my name?
00:10:01 -See you.
00:10:06 The mayor of New York City, Bob.
00:10:08 The mayor, you gullible asshole.
00:10:11 Yeah, I could have stayed
00:10:14 They were about to put me
00:10:17 That would have put me
00:10:20 I really liked it there.
00:10:25 ...dinners at Elaine's,
00:10:31 Not veal chops like that, though.
00:10:33 Jaws!
00:10:35 Now you have to kiss it
00:10:41 So you were the king of New York.
00:10:44 Why are you hacking out metro stories
00:10:48 Well, that's a long story.
00:10:50 I got caught in the supply room
00:10:54 Turned out to be the owner's daughter.
00:10:57 How the hell was I supposed to know
00:11:00 She looked 18 to me.
00:11:03 Anyway, I got blackballed
00:11:05 You bad man!
00:11:11 We'd just had the kid,
00:11:16 But Alan offered us
00:11:18 Another town, another change.
00:11:20 Bad man!
00:11:22 First the owner's daughter,
00:11:29 Do I detect a little...
00:11:31 ...hostility towards authority figures?
00:11:35 Only ones I work for.
00:11:37 Is that what you'll say
00:11:40 "I got caught with the editor's wife.
00:11:44 I get caught
00:11:46 ...there's not many more towns
00:11:50 So playtime's over?
00:11:53 You've got to go to work.
00:11:57 ...see if the wife and kid
00:12:01 You won't tell me how awful we are,
00:12:04 Bob, he's a decent sort.
00:12:06 Good newspaperman, solid editor.
00:12:11 So this all just stinks...
00:12:14 ...right?
00:12:15 What we're doing?
00:12:17 Patricia...
00:12:18 ...you and I are just two people
00:12:23 You know?
00:12:25 Look, it's all right.
00:12:28 It's not like I love you or anything.
00:12:31 That's good.
00:12:34 Because I don't love you too.
00:12:45 All right.
00:12:55 Yes, all right.
00:13:00 You won't believe this.
00:13:02 What?
00:13:05 That was Bob.
00:13:08 What'd he want?
00:13:10 He was looking for you.
00:13:14 Who told him?
00:13:17 How should I know?
00:13:26 Morning, Frank.
00:13:33 Mr. Plunkitt.
00:13:37 Anything I can get for you?
00:13:39 Anything you need?
00:13:44 No, not anything I can think of.
00:13:50 There's some matters
00:13:54 Figured we'd do it first,
00:14:00 Your dinner tonight,
00:14:03 ...can be pretty much
00:14:06 You go ahead and tell Reedy here
00:14:10 Now, about your personal effects...
00:14:12 My wife will take them.
00:14:15 And your remains?
00:14:17 That go for your remains too?
00:14:19 If she can't afford the funeral...
00:14:22 Our church raised some money.
00:14:28 So your wife will be claiming
00:14:34 Yes, sir, that's right.
00:14:39 I want to give you some idea
00:14:43 We'll have to ask your visitors
00:14:47 You'll be given your dinner
00:14:51 We'll come for you about a half-hour
00:14:55 You'll be taken
00:14:58 They'll hook an EKG up to you
00:15:02 But nothing's going to happen
00:15:05 Right up until 12:01,
00:15:11 We got lines to the attorney
00:15:14 And those we check to make sure
00:15:18 You have any questions?
00:15:23 No.
00:15:31 Just one more thing,
00:15:37 -It's about the sedative.
00:15:41 Sedative's completely optional, Frank.
00:15:44 It can make things a lot easier.
00:15:47 I don't want it.
00:15:53 I appreciate it, Mr. Plunkitt...
00:15:55 ...but I want to be clear in my mind.
00:15:59 When I see my wife,
00:16:05 Fair enough.
00:16:08 You change your mind,
00:16:12 I just had to give you my sales talk.
00:16:22 Badges will be at the gate.
00:16:25 What else?
00:16:27 Roadblocks are up.
00:16:31 -Visitors squared away?
00:16:33 Your girl from the Trib,
00:16:37 Mea culpa.
00:16:39 -She was pretty persuasive.
00:16:44 Arnie, what do you think of Beechum?
00:16:47 Sometimes I think about the girl
00:16:51 Mostly I think about doing my job.
00:17:00 Warden! Sir!
00:17:02 I repent!
00:17:04 Jesus, Atkins!
00:17:29 Give me some of that pussy, baby.
00:17:31 Give me some pussy on toast!
00:17:35 Go ahead, baby, shake that thing.
00:17:38 Excuse me.
00:17:41 I just need some pussy on toast.
00:17:47 -Is that you, newspaperman?
00:17:50 You got money.
00:17:52 Come on, I need it.
00:17:55 Promise me you will not
00:17:58 Five dollars?
00:17:59 You can give me more than that.
00:18:01 Give me five, give me 10.
00:18:05 Give me $100,
00:18:06 You got money on toast, baby!
00:18:10 -Hey, sister!
00:18:13 -I know you got some sweet pussy!
00:18:17 You nasty motherfucker!
00:18:21 I want something on the toast.
00:18:24 Put some on the toast for me.
00:18:28 I know I'm going to give her
00:18:42 Hello, everyone.
00:18:46 You got my message?
00:18:49 Apparently, you and I
00:18:53 Do we?
00:18:54 Yes, we do.
00:18:57 Look, Bob...
00:18:58 Michelle Ziegler was killed
00:19:02 What?
00:19:04 Michelle?
00:19:08 That couldn't be.
00:19:12 Oh, no!
00:19:16 She was only 23 or something.
00:19:19 Dead Man's Curve.
00:19:23 My God!
00:19:25 The poor kid!
00:19:27 Just out of school
00:19:30 I should have driven her home.
00:19:32 She had an interview set up
00:19:37 The poor...
00:19:39 Beechum.
00:19:41 Yeah, I heard they were going
00:19:45 In fact, she said she had a seat
00:19:48 Four o'clock in the deathwatch cell.
00:19:55 Is he the one who killed
00:19:59 College student, Amy Wilson.
00:20:02 Place called Pocum's Grocery.
00:20:06 Repairs he did on her car
00:20:10 Anything else I should know?
00:20:13 Tough, black mechanic
00:20:17 But I warn you, do not pull
00:20:20 I don't want a big investigation.
00:20:24 You can depend on that.
00:20:27 Says here, Beechum's
00:20:31 Yeah, aren't they all on death row?
00:20:34 Biggest birthrate in the country.
00:20:36 Cynical.
00:20:38 He came from Michigan.
00:20:42 He's been in and out ofjails,
00:20:46 He did two years for beating a cop
00:20:50 Sounds like a reasonable fella.
00:20:52 Then another three for breaking
00:20:55 Then he got out, met his wife.
00:20:58 Led him to Jesus.
00:21:00 They had a daughter,
00:21:03 Yeah, now he's Mr. Nice Guy.
00:21:06 I guess not. Six years ago,
00:21:09 ...Amy Wilson's on the register.
00:21:11 Let me guess.
00:21:13 He asks Amy for his $96
00:21:17 And old Frank,
00:21:20 I don't suppose he's expressed
00:21:24 Nope. Get this.
00:21:26 He still says that he just went
00:21:30 Steak sauce?
00:21:32 Well, that's a nice touch.
00:21:35 Nussbaum had two strong witnesses.
00:21:38 Black or white?
00:21:39 Let's see. Both white.
00:21:41 A woman in the parking lot
00:21:45 ...and this poor guy, an accountant...
00:21:47 ...goes in to use the phone
00:21:50 Beechum is there,
00:21:53 All I'm looking for
00:21:57 Final days, what it's like.
00:21:59 -Got it?
00:22:02 Anything else you need from me?
00:22:05 Nope.
00:22:07 Good. Okey-dokey.
00:22:09 Get right on it.
00:22:15 Something else on your mind, Steve?
00:22:24 The witness...
00:22:26 ...the one who found Beechum
00:22:29 ...must have heard the shots.
00:22:33 The shots.
00:22:37 You know, he comes in...
00:22:38 ...his car's overheated,
00:22:41 Must be working on it.
00:22:45 He had to have heard shots.
00:22:47 So he heard the shots.
00:22:49 But this is a white accountant
00:22:52 You're telling me he's going to walk
00:22:57 You know what? I don't know
00:23:01 Maybe he did. I don't care.
00:23:03 What I'd like you to do is interview
00:23:08 Turn it into a human-interest sidebar.
00:23:11 Yeah, I'll get right on it.
00:23:14 No problem.
00:23:16 Bye-bye.
00:23:18 Fuck!
00:23:39 Close one!
00:23:41 I don't know what you did,
00:23:44 We're about two seconds away
00:23:50 What are you, crazy?
00:23:52 You're lighting up after
00:23:56 I missed that.
00:23:58 Yeah. That was smart too.
00:24:03 Try to be a good boy, okay?
00:24:25 Beechum case.
00:24:27 Victim: Amy Wilson, married,
00:24:31 ...with a.38 as she stood behind
00:24:36 Six months pregnant at the time.
00:24:40 Two witnesses.
00:24:42 First witness:
00:24:45 ...mother of three.
00:24:48 Larson couldn't see
00:24:51 No weapon was found.
00:24:53 Later she picked Beechum out
00:24:56 ...the same lineup
00:24:59 ...by Dale Porterhouse, CPA.
00:25:01 His car overheated,
00:25:05 Porterhouse picks Beechum
00:25:09 Records show Amy Wilson
00:25:12 ...for carburetor work.
00:25:14 Note for future essay:
00:25:15 Why so few female car mechanics?
00:25:31 Want coffee, Ev?
00:25:32 It's back in fashion
00:25:37 Make it a big one.
00:25:39 Women can fetch coffee now...
00:25:41 ...because job opportunities
00:25:45 Do you think being
00:25:49 I don't know.
00:25:54 You're a great person.
00:25:56 You take it black?
00:25:58 I do.
00:26:09 Shit!
00:26:17 Steve, thank God. Where are you?
00:26:20 I'm at the paper. They roped me in.
00:26:22 Did they call you at the gym?
00:26:26 I stopped by to pick something up
00:26:29 Did you have a good workout?
00:26:31 Yeah, decent.
00:26:33 Good. Anyway, you promised Kate
00:26:39 The zoo!
00:26:42 God, I forgot!
00:26:44 Steve, she really is expecting you.
00:26:47 I'm sorry about that.
00:26:50 You worked all weekend.
00:26:53 You know how she loves her daddy.
00:26:57 I know it's work...
00:26:58 ...but I feel it would be
00:27:03 Barbara, there's been an accident.
00:27:05 Remember Michelle Ziegler?
00:27:08 She piled up her car
00:27:11 That's terrible. There's been
00:27:15 They ought to do something.
00:27:17 -What was that?
00:27:21 -Is she hurt?
00:27:26 Yeah, dead.
00:27:27 That's awful.
00:27:32 They've got a ticket
00:27:35 Don't tell me they couldn't get
00:27:40 Finally!
00:27:41 What? Where are you?
00:27:45 Barbara, look, I don't have
00:27:49 Why don't I pick up Katie, take her
00:27:53 Coffee time!
00:27:55 What about her nap?
00:27:58 Her nap?
00:27:59 Isn't today your day off?
00:28:01 She gets cranky without her nap.
00:28:03 Well, I'll bring her a double espresso.
00:28:07 -It's just a joke.
00:28:10 I'll be there in a half-hour,
00:28:13 Why'd you go in there
00:28:16 Are you still trying to make up
00:28:20 I'll be there at 12:30, all right?
00:28:26 More and more workers insist on the
00:28:31 And more and more scumbags don't care.
00:28:36 Well, Bridget,
00:28:39 Sexual harassment.
00:28:42 What are the guidelines?
00:28:44 Who can say?
00:28:47 I hate my job, Ev.
00:28:49 But I love watching you do it.
00:28:53 Don't look now.
00:29:01 Gosh, Mr. Reporter, is that what
00:29:06 Well, Dale Porterhouse:
00:29:08 "No, I couldn't have heard the shots.
00:29:10 The windows were rolled up and I had
00:29:15 That's probably why
00:29:18 Close quote.
00:29:20 That's another wild hunch
00:29:24 My condolences.
00:29:26 No great loss.
00:29:27 Look, anybody calls...
00:29:30 ...I'm at the zoo.
00:29:32 Me too.
00:30:01 Good morning, Frank.
00:30:06 I thought maybe...
00:30:09 ...if there's anything
00:30:11 ...anything you'd like
00:30:14 ...I want you to know I'm here,
00:30:21 I understand
00:30:24 That's right, isn't it, Frank?
00:30:29 But, you know...
00:30:32 ...just reading the Bible
00:30:35 No.
00:30:37 Man can't go to his Maker with
00:30:43 With the hurt he's caused
00:30:46 ...unrepented of.
00:30:51 A lot of folks would feel
00:30:54 ...you were remorseful
00:30:59 You could do a lot of good
00:31:09 I don't have anything to tell you.
00:31:13 Reverend Shillerman...
00:31:15 ...I want you to leave.
00:31:27 I don't need to tell you...
00:31:30 ...there will come a time,
00:31:35 Reedy!
00:31:36 ...when you'll wish you'd made
00:31:39 But it will be too late.
00:31:44 What can I get you?
00:31:46 Get this damn fool out of my face!
00:31:48 Call himself a man of God.
00:31:50 Reverend Shillerman!
00:31:53 Reverend Shit-For-Brains.
00:31:56 Now, Frank...
00:32:00 ...I wouldn't want to
00:32:02 ...with the wrongs
00:32:05 When they stick that needle
00:32:08 ...feel your blood run to ice!
00:32:10 Reverend, that's enough!
00:32:12 Get him out of here!
00:32:15 I feel sorry for you, Frank.
00:32:17 I'm sorry too. Believe me.
00:32:18 I mean it.
00:32:21 All right.
00:32:24 It might be upsetting...
00:32:31 Everyone wants in on the action,
00:33:01 Twelve hours from now,
00:33:04 ...will be executed
00:33:07 He was convicted six years ago...
00:33:09 ...of the brutal slaying of 20-year-old
00:33:14 ...at Pocum's Grocery in the
00:33:18 Wilson, who was six months pregnant...
00:33:20 ...was working
00:33:23 ...during an argument over $96
00:33:29 Now the weather:
00:33:31 Morning low clouds
00:34:09 Help you?
00:34:10 Yeah, I'm a reporter
00:34:13 Isn't this where
00:34:16 It sure is.
00:34:18 She was right behind
00:34:21 Almost six years ago exactly.
00:34:24 Mr. Pocum says...
00:34:25 ...the needle's too good for him.
00:34:27 For Beechum.
00:34:29 They ought to bring back the chair.
00:34:32 Really let him have
00:34:35 What's back there?
00:34:36 Bathroom.
00:34:38 Mr. Pocum was always nice...
00:34:39 ...about letting folks come in
00:34:43 I'll come back some other time maybe
00:34:49 Am I going to be in the newspaper?
00:34:52 Was something here before?
00:34:53 That's where
00:34:56 But Mr. Pocum moved
00:34:59 ...so it'd be what you call...
00:35:01 ...an impulse kind of purchase.
00:35:04 This in that story you're writing?
00:35:08 That's a good point.
00:35:09 I'm writing a human-interest sidebar.
00:35:13 No, I don't think I do.
00:35:15 I don't think I do either.
00:35:36 Sorry, I got hung up.
00:35:38 Daddy!
00:35:40 Aren't we going to the zoo today?
00:35:42 Well, what's holding us up?
00:35:46 -Let's change your clothes.
00:35:50 Daddy, I want to go see
00:35:52 Come on, let's change your pants.
00:36:00 I tell you,
00:36:03 ...I don't think...
00:36:05 It was like looking into the eyes
00:36:10 They were that cold.
00:36:13 I can't honestly say that
00:36:17 But I think I'll feel a lot safer
00:36:21 That's Dale Porterhouse, an accountant
00:36:26 Porterhouse was the state's key witness
00:36:31 ...a case that will culminate
00:36:34 ...with the execution by lethal
00:36:39 Information. What city, please?
00:36:41 Oakland, for a Stokes and Whitney.
00:36:45 The number you requested is...
00:36:47 Come on, let's go. Daddy's here.
00:36:50 Steve, what is it?
00:36:51 Just a hunch I've got.
00:36:54 Tonight, finally, is the execution.
00:36:56 It's been a long six years. Do you
00:37:00 Is Dale Porterhouse there, please?
00:37:03 -Mr. Porterhouse is at lunch.
00:37:07 Right now!
00:37:10 This is Steve Everett. I'm a reporter
00:37:15 Could you have him call me?
00:37:18 Nothing will end that rage
00:37:22 ...who killed my daughter
00:37:25 I'll give you my beeper number.
00:37:27 You're not taking that beeper!
00:37:29 Just a second, it's just a hunch.
00:37:34 Yeah, it's 5-5-5...
00:37:37 ...1-4-3-9.
00:37:38 -I'll make sure he gets it.
00:37:41 Okay, sweetheart, what do you think?
00:37:44 Are you ready for the big hippo?
00:37:48 You want to go in the den with Dad?
00:37:50 I'll show you something
00:37:55 Not the beeper.
00:37:58 Let's pick up my beeper.
00:38:04 Yeah, it goes "beep, beep, beep. "
00:38:08 Come on, get your jacket on.
00:38:10 And now we're just hours away
00:38:14 Daddy, I want to go see
00:38:17 After a break,
00:38:20 ...who thinks capital punishment
00:38:23 I love you!
00:38:27 Bye, Katie!
00:38:29 Have a good time! I love you.
00:38:32 I love you too, Mama.
00:38:35 Wait!
00:38:38 The car seat!
00:38:40 Mother, I'm too big for a car seat.
00:38:42 We'll put her in back.
00:38:44 Put her in the back seat.
00:38:48 Don't forget the seat belt!
00:38:54 The seat belt, Steven!
00:38:56 It's fine. It's fine.
00:38:58 I should've never
00:39:01 Oh, God!
00:39:08 Dale Porterhouse, please. This is
00:39:13 Be with you
00:39:16 This is Dale Porterhouse.
00:39:20 I'll be ready in a second, darling.
00:39:24 Mr. Porterhouse, this is Steve Everett
00:39:27 I'm covering the Beechum
00:39:32 I thought you were one of
00:39:37 Just a second.
00:39:41 I was wondering if I could have
00:39:44 I'd be glad to.
00:39:47 I could meet you later.
00:39:49 Yeah, where?
00:39:50 How about we meet at the
00:39:54 Yeah, I know it exactly.
00:39:57 On Ninth Street, isn't it?
00:39:59 -How about we meet in a half-hour?
00:40:04 Thanks. Bye.
00:40:06 Okay, baby.
00:40:07 Come here. Come on.
00:40:10 But I'm too big to sit in a stroller!
00:40:12 That's nonsense. We're going
00:40:16 Speed Zoo?
00:40:20 Monkeys!
00:40:30 -Giraffes!
00:40:36 Birdies!
00:40:37 Speed Zoo!
00:40:40 Camel lips!
00:40:46 We go fast.
00:40:48 We go fast!
00:40:51 Where's the hippopotamus?
00:40:53 Elephants! Look at the elephants.
00:40:56 Where's the hippopotamus?
00:40:58 Speed Zoo!
00:41:00 I want to see the hippopotamus!
00:41:03 We go fast.
00:41:04 I want a hippopotamus!
00:41:19 I'm sorry. I wouldn't have
00:41:24 I want my mommy!
00:41:26 I know, sweetie.
00:41:29 Daddy's sorry.
00:41:35 Oh, my God! What happened to you?
00:41:38 She's a real trooper,
00:41:41 What the hell's wrong with you?
00:42:41 How you holding up?
00:42:48 Like I said, there's always a chance.
00:42:53 But with all the feeling
00:42:55 You know how the governor's
00:42:59 So Mr. Berris says that maybe...
00:43:02 ...if you just tell him
00:43:06 You know what I'm saying?
00:43:08 -I didn't do it.
00:43:11 I'm just telling you that's what
00:43:17 I can't say I'm sorry
00:43:21 I'll call you as soon as
00:43:24 Hi, Daddy.
00:43:25 I brought you a picture,
00:43:28 ...so I have to finish it, okay?
00:43:32 Hold on.
00:43:39 Don't be sad now.
00:43:43 Give Daddy a big hug, please?
00:43:49 Come on, don't be sad. Don't be afraid.
00:43:53 I'm gonna finish my picture now,
00:43:57 You do Daddy a favor, okay?
00:44:06 I want you to sit right here while
00:44:13 Give me a kiss.
00:44:21 Come on.
00:44:24 Come on, now.
00:44:26 You know I'm just going home
00:44:33 It's green pastures, Daddy. See?
00:44:36 Here's the blue sky.
00:44:40 Gonna be holding two places
00:44:47 We're not gonna cry.
00:44:48 I'm sorry. Okay.
00:44:50 We know I'm going to a better place
00:44:58 The thing I worry about most
00:45:06 No, she loves you.
00:45:09 She loves you.
00:45:12 I don't want her
00:45:15 She won't think that.
00:45:17 She knows you.
00:45:19 I can't find green, Mama.
00:45:25 All the crayons are
00:45:28 Well, I can't find it.
00:45:32 Don't you ever let her think it.
00:45:36 You do that for me, okay?
00:45:37 I swear.
00:45:39 It's lost.
00:45:41 I can't find it anywhere.
00:45:43 Can you use another color, honey?
00:45:46 I have to have green.
00:45:48 It's green pastures!
00:45:52 Look for it.
00:45:55 Daddy won't mind
00:45:59 Okay, baby.
00:46:02 Calm down.
00:46:04 Calm down, honey.
00:46:08 Mrs. Beechum?
00:46:11 What parking area did you use?
00:46:31 Yeah, just a moment.
00:46:36 It's your lawyer again.
00:46:52 We lost it.
00:46:54 I'm sorry.
00:46:57 Mr. Berris will be at the
00:47:02 We got to be honest
00:47:06 Know what I'm saying?
00:47:12 I'm really sorry, Frank.
00:47:15 We tried, but you know,
00:47:19 I don't know what else to say.
00:47:24 God bless you, Frank.
00:47:32 -So is there anything?
00:47:36 You know how these legal things are.
00:47:44 Control, we've located the material.
00:47:51 Copy that.
00:47:54 Good news.
00:47:56 They found the crayon.
00:48:01 You hear that, sweetie?
00:48:03 Now you can show Daddy
00:48:07 -Green pastures.
00:48:12 Come here.
00:48:18 Your green is coming.
00:48:20 Told you they would find it.
00:48:29 I believe there's such a thing
00:48:33 A man sees an injustice, let alone
00:48:37 Let me get this straight.
00:48:40 Of course not.
00:48:43 Well, what did you see?
00:48:45 Mr. Everett, I've been
00:48:48 -I can't tell you how many...
00:48:52 It's simple.
00:48:54 I went into Pocum's to use the phone.
00:48:57 My car had overheated.
00:48:59 When the door slammed behind me,
00:49:03 He was covered with blood
00:49:06 I guess it was when
00:49:09 ...I mean, Mrs. Wilson,
00:49:12 He got one good look at me,
00:49:16 My concern is for the girl,
00:49:23 I figured...
00:49:24 ...why should I run after a killer
00:49:27 ...when I can let
00:49:29 And they sure did it.
00:49:31 Yeah, they sure did.
00:49:33 We live in a country
00:49:36 I mean, an ordinary citizen
00:49:39 Aren't you going to take notes
00:49:43 Usually when I talk to reporters...
00:49:45 ...they want to keep a record
00:49:48 I've got a photographic memory.
00:49:51 Is that some kind of joke?
00:49:55 No, I have a notebook right here.
00:49:57 Just having an off day.
00:50:03 Slow day.
00:50:05 Yeah, well...
00:50:08 -My point simply was this: A man...
00:50:12 ...let me cut to the chase.
00:50:15 Are you absolutely sure
00:50:19 Absolutely. Why wouldn't I be?
00:50:21 You saw Frank Beechum's face
00:50:26 If I had doubts about my testimony,
00:50:31 That must have been scary, having him
00:50:35 No. Thank God, no.
00:50:38 Was it above his head?
00:50:39 No, he had the gun down
00:50:45 How could you have seen
00:50:48 What?
00:50:53 What potato chips?
00:50:55 I had a perfectly clear view.
00:50:57 Look, right here. Here's where
00:51:01 You look across and see Beechum
00:51:05 Here in the center
00:51:10 I don't know how
00:51:13 ...unless he was waving it
00:51:17 Why would I say
00:51:19 I don't know.
00:51:21 Maybe you like telling the story...
00:51:23 ...telling the police or reporters
00:51:27 Maybe you like telling the girls
00:51:35 This is absolutely absurd.
00:51:37 You actually think that
00:51:41 ...in order to impress the girls
00:51:45 I don't know, Mr. Porterhouse.
00:51:48 That's right, Mr. Everett.
00:51:52 But I did some checking on you
00:51:56 You led that crusade to get the rapist
00:52:02 That lying what's-his-name?
00:52:05 You wouldn't be referring
00:52:08 Had all your facts straight
00:52:12 Then they threatened him with
00:52:18 I'm surprised
00:52:22 So am I.
00:52:28 Look, I'm sorry.
00:52:29 I just thought...
00:52:32 I don't know what I thought.
00:52:38 Can I tell you about our specials?
00:52:47 All right, lunch is here
00:52:51 Who gets the roast beef?
00:52:53 Over here, Zach.
00:52:55 Here you go.
00:52:56 Seems like there's more fat
00:53:00 Ain't that the way you order it?
00:53:04 Arnold's all right.
00:53:11 What do you say we do some work
00:53:15 You all know that at 1800 hours...
00:53:17 ...the whole staff meets here
00:53:20 Excuse me, Warden.
00:53:25 The reverend here will hold a prayer
00:53:32 Which is optional for anyone
00:53:39 Also be advised...
00:53:42 ...there's a change
00:53:45 The girl had some kind of accident.
00:53:51 They've replaced her with Everett.
00:53:54 Damn!
00:53:55 I realize his butt ain't quite
00:54:04 ...but that's who's coming anyway.
00:54:07 Everyone clear on that?
00:54:43 Well, speak of the devil!
00:54:44 Alan tells me I'm paying you too much.
00:54:46 You can rest assured I'm frittering
00:54:52 You're a real dyed-in-the-wool
00:54:55 Anybody ever tell you that?
00:54:57 Just close friends and family.
00:55:00 -I'll come back later.
00:55:04 Still sober as a judge, right?
00:55:07 Guess you haven't been partying with
00:55:11 Yeah, sober as an ex-drunk, sir.
00:55:15 Good to see you, Steve.
00:55:23 Stop fucking Bob's wife.
00:55:25 What'd he do,
00:55:27 If he comes to me and wants your ass,
00:55:31 You'll just be a hole
00:55:33 You know what, Ev?
00:55:37 You'll fuck up
00:55:39 If you can't keep your prick
00:55:44 How was she?
00:55:46 None of your damn business.
00:55:49 Lucky! I always liked
00:55:52 Did I ever tell you about
00:55:54 No, and if you do, I'll rip
00:55:59 I'll save it for another day.
00:56:02 -I've got this problem.
00:56:06 You do have a problem.
00:56:07 I told you Bob's been gunning
00:56:11 In his quiet, earnest, reasonable way.
00:56:13 He's glad you banged his wife.
00:56:17 I live to make him happy.
00:56:20 Fuck my wife.
00:56:23 I did.
00:56:24 Was she good?
00:56:25 A wildcat.
00:56:27 What is it? Tell Papa.
00:56:29 Come to Papa, you soulless
00:56:34 It's Frank Beechum.
00:56:37 I think he may be innocent.
00:56:44 After the briefing,
00:56:47 ...make sure the lines are working.
00:56:49 Don't want the governor
00:56:52 Don't worry. I got
00:56:55 Christ, Atkins!
00:56:57 Reuben, make sure the clocks
00:57:00 And the one in the press room too.
00:57:02 You've got the strap-down team.
00:57:04 I myself had
00:57:07 ...with the prisoner myself
00:57:10 And going by my experience with the men,
00:57:13 In my opinion.
00:57:27 All right.
00:57:30 What have you got on Beechum?
00:57:41 -Listen to me...
00:57:43 I'm looking at you. I'm looking and...
00:57:45 ...I can see a reporter who's
00:57:49 I've been checking some things.
00:57:51 You know my opinion
00:57:54 This witness said he saw a gun.
00:57:57 I can't fart loud enough
00:58:00 Even Michelle thought
00:58:04 After a police investigation,
00:58:08 And you found discrepancies? How long
00:58:13 You know the system.
00:58:14 His first attorney was probably
00:58:18 He couldn't object enough for the court
00:58:22 -If they could make one.
00:58:24 I got your appeal.
00:58:25 They're going
00:58:32 All right.
00:58:34 So you're telling me you want
00:58:39 ...into a fight-for-justice story...
00:58:41 ...and give me an excuse
00:58:44 ...when Bob asks me
00:58:48 Alan, I need this.
00:58:52 You won't get your wife and kid back.
00:58:56 I'll fix that.
00:58:57 I can't tell you what will happen
00:59:01 So you come up with something, fine.
00:59:06 The Vargas thing, I was drinking.
00:59:10 Well, we'll both find out, won't we?
00:59:14 Just one thing.
00:59:16 If I come up with something,
00:59:20 My God! I know what you're thinking.
00:59:23 It's like dogs that hear
00:59:26 I can actually hear your little brain
00:59:30 If you go to Lowenstein
00:59:34 The governor will listen to him.
00:59:36 It better be good. Or he not only
00:59:40 ...he'll eat your heart
00:59:43 You won't have to bone his wife, pal.
00:59:47 Thanks.
00:59:52 You don't have to thank me.
00:59:53 I don't know whose ass you're trying
00:59:58 But if your nose for a story is gone,
01:00:02 Because I won't run this paper...
01:00:04 ...to salvage what's left
01:00:08 So you stand there and you look me in
01:00:14 Was she pretty good?
01:00:16 -Seriously.
01:00:19 Lucky bastard!
01:00:20 Go get them, tiger.
01:01:02 I don't know what to say to you.
01:01:06 Been trying to figure out...
01:01:08 ...what it was I wanted to say
01:01:15 I'm sorry, Bob.
01:01:17 I really am sorry.
01:01:22 I don't think you are.
01:01:25 I don't think you're
01:01:28 You're not capable of feeling
01:01:35 Maybe you're right.
01:01:37 Maybe you're right, Bob.
01:01:40 How'd you find out?
01:01:43 She told me.
01:01:46 She told you?
01:01:50 She saved your cigarette butts
01:01:56 Her way of letting me know.
01:02:05 I guess that's all I was, a way of
01:02:12 If it helps any, I feel awful.
01:02:19 It doesn't help.
01:02:40 That is so beautiful, sweetheart.
01:02:42 I'll keep it with me always.
01:02:48 Can we come back tomorrow?
01:02:50 Can we stay at the motel again?
01:02:53 Tomorrow.
01:02:58 Tomorrow you and Mama get to go home.
01:03:01 I don't want to go home.
00:00:10 You're a big girl now.
00:00:13 You know what's
00:00:17 Now, you know, after today...
00:00:23 ...you won't see Daddy no more.
00:00:27 But I will be there in spirit.
00:00:31 I promise.
00:00:33 You can talk to me
00:00:37 Remember what we talked about,
00:00:41 Remember that?
00:00:42 Well, I will be up there with Him.
00:00:50 And I'll wait for you.
00:00:53 And if you want to talk to me anytime,
00:00:57 ...listening.
00:01:09 I'll miss you so bad, honey.
00:01:14 I wrote you a letter.
00:01:20 And your mama will have it...
00:01:22 ...when you need it later on, okay?
00:01:31 You go on now.
00:01:34 Gail, you want to take these, honey?
00:01:37 Take these, okay?
00:01:39 Come on. It's time.
00:01:42 I love you.
00:01:47 I'll always love you, Gail.
00:01:50 Why can't you just come home?
00:01:54 Why can't you just kill
00:01:58 Don't say that, Gail.
00:02:03 Don't ever say that.
00:02:04 I love you, baby!
00:02:08 I'll always love you.
00:02:10 Goodbye, Daddy!
00:02:16 Goodbye!
00:02:23 Oh, God!
00:02:26 It's too much.
00:02:28 She loves you. I know, honey.
00:03:07 Remind me not to start
00:03:11 They lie, you know?
00:03:12 -Who's that?
00:03:14 That's what they do.
00:03:16 Every word they say is a lie.
00:03:20 Well, everyone lies, pal.
00:03:22 I'm just here to write it down.
00:03:26 You've got 15 minutes, Mr. Everett...
00:03:29 ...by order of Warden Plunkitt.
00:03:32 Keep to 15 minutes.
00:03:38 Mr. Everett, Frank Beechum.
00:03:42 All right, have a seat.
00:03:53 I got them.
00:03:57 So how's that girl?
00:03:58 The other, Michelle?
00:04:01 I heard she was in
00:04:06 Yeah, she was.
00:04:10 She was in a car wreck.
00:04:12 She didn't make it.
00:04:14 Oh, man.
00:04:17 I'm sorry to hear that.
00:04:22 Thanks.
00:04:28 I guess you want to hear...
00:04:30 ...about how it feels to be in here.
00:04:37 Yeah, it's a human-interest piece.
00:04:43 I feel isolated.
00:04:46 I feel fear.
00:04:48 Fear of pain.
00:04:52 Fear of prison.
00:04:55 Fear of being separated
00:05:00 All those fears rolled up into one.
00:05:04 Never having a chance to see
00:05:13 She says it's Green Pastures.
00:05:25 I want to tell everyone that...
00:05:27 ...I believe in Jesus Christ,
00:05:37 I believe I'm going to a better place.
00:05:42 And there's a better place,
00:05:47 I came into my faith...
00:05:49 ...late in life.
00:05:52 Did a lot of bad things
00:05:57 Anyway...
00:06:00 ...I believe the crookeds will
00:06:03 That's what the Bible says.
00:06:12 So that's how I feel about it.
00:06:17 Is that all right, Mr. Everett?
00:06:20 You got nine more minutes.
00:06:26 I mean, is there any more
00:06:32 Mr. Beechum, you don't know me.
00:06:35 I'm just a guy out there
00:06:41 Frankly, I don't give a rat's ass
00:06:44 ...and I don't care about
00:06:47 I don't even care what's right or wrong.
00:06:51 But you know what this is?
00:06:54 What is this, some kind of joke?
00:06:57 No, it's no joke.
00:07:00 To tell you the pitiful truth,
00:07:05 When it tells me something stinks...
00:07:07 ...I have faith in it,
00:07:11 When my nose is working well,
00:07:16 But if it isn't working...
00:07:19 ...you may as well drive me off a cliff.
00:07:24 Lately...
00:07:26 ...I'm not 100% sure...
00:07:27 ...my nose has been working that great.
00:07:30 So I've got to ask you...
00:07:33 ...did you kill that woman or not?
00:07:36 What?
00:07:40 What happened at that store that day
00:07:48 I went into the store to buy
00:07:52 You paid at the counter...
00:07:53 No, I never got it.
00:07:56 I told everybody this.
00:08:01 Tell it again. To me.
00:08:08 I went into the store...
00:08:10 ...to buy a bottle of A-1 Sauce.
00:08:13 I didn't know where it was.
00:08:17 Hey, Amy.
00:08:20 It's in the back. See where the
00:08:24 I've been meaning to talk to you.
00:08:26 I don't have it.
00:08:28 I mean I could give you 30 now,
00:08:33 When can you give me the whole 96?
00:08:36 When I get paid, July 15th.
00:08:38 You're not gonna always do this,
00:08:41 No, I swear. It's just, the end of
00:08:48 All right, then.
00:08:50 July 15th?
00:08:52 July 15th.
00:08:55 Mind if I use the bathroom?
00:08:57 You know where it is, right?
00:09:03 So you weren't mad about the money?
00:09:06 I just wanted her to know I didn't
00:09:09 She was cool. I liked her.
00:09:12 Were you carrying a gun?
00:09:16 So then what?
00:09:22 I asked her, could I use her restroom.
00:09:25 I went in to use the restroom,
00:09:29 ...there was a gunshot.
00:09:32 That's all you got?
00:09:33 It's the Fourth of July
00:09:36 -Give me the chain!
00:09:38 Give me the fucking chain!
00:09:54 Oh, God. Amy!
00:10:01 Oh, Jesus!
00:10:06 Oh, God!
00:10:09 Sweet Jesus!
00:10:14 Can you breathe, Amy?
00:10:23 Somebody help us!
00:10:40 Anybody here?
00:11:06 Help!
00:11:08 -"Please, not that. "
00:11:11 Why'd you run?
00:11:13 It was stupid. But I've been
00:11:17 There I was, covered in blood
00:11:20 ...a white man staring at me
00:11:24 -Who shot her?
00:11:26 Did Porterhouse see the gun?
00:11:28 -You got five minutes.
00:11:30 Did he see the shooter?
00:11:32 How would I know?
00:11:33 Of course he didn't.
00:11:35 By the time he pulled in the lot,
00:11:38 That's why he didn't hear the shots.
00:11:41 I don't know when anything happened.
00:11:43 That's because you were on the floor
00:11:47 What was this, a random shooting?
00:11:51 I don't know.
00:11:53 Give me something!
00:11:54 What do you want?
00:11:57 That's it.
00:12:00 You believe us, don't you?
00:12:04 -Bonnie, don't.
00:12:07 Yes! I believe you.
00:12:09 For chrissake!
00:12:11 Where's your heart?
00:12:13 Then where were you?
00:12:17 Dear God! Where were you
00:12:21 It wasn't my story.
00:12:27 Where were you?
00:12:36 Everett?
00:12:39 Warden.
00:12:41 You know, people come
00:12:44 Prisoners tell them things.
00:12:49 And the next day in the paper,
00:12:54 It can get pretty frustrating, is all.
00:12:57 Yeah, of course.
00:12:58 We have to do what
00:13:02 Makes it tough on us...
00:13:04 ...if we show up in the paper
00:13:09 Yeah, I understand. Completely.
00:13:13 Knew you would.
00:13:16 These things go through all kind
00:13:20 ...before they get to us.
00:13:23 No use trying to figure out
00:13:26 ...and then come sliding down the
00:13:30 Not on execution day.
00:13:34 You're not Santa Claus.
00:13:38 No such thing as Santa Claus.
00:13:50 Warden?
00:13:54 You're not really sure, are you?
00:14:03 You drive safe now.
00:14:18 -Cecilia, I want to talk.
00:14:20 Not now. Call my office.
00:14:22 -This is important.
00:14:25 Back off, will you?
00:14:26 What are you, a court attorney?
00:14:28 Hit a reporter.
00:14:31 -Why don't you get in the car?
00:14:35 New York asshole!
00:14:37 -What is it?
00:14:40 Are you back on the bottle?
00:14:42 There was Frank Beechum, Nancy
00:14:46 -Who else?
00:14:48 That's the one who shot Amy.
00:14:50 I don't know what kind of conspiracy
00:14:54 ...but we've got a solid case.
00:14:58 I know that. I do.
00:15:00 But you made a mistake.
00:15:03 He went in for steak sauce.
00:15:06 You've always been
00:15:09 Read the transcripts.
00:15:13 He couldn't have.
00:15:15 Is that what he said?
00:15:17 I saw it in his eyes.
00:15:19 -You haven't got jack shit.
00:15:23 There was somebody, wasn't there?
00:15:26 A kid got a Coke from the machine.
00:15:30 He's the one who killed Amy.
00:15:31 We interviewed him.
00:15:35 His story checked out...
00:15:36 The plain fact is you had
00:15:39 You didn't have the right person.
00:15:41 -This was the right guy.
00:15:43 He was in a lineup with Beechum.
00:15:48 He was gone before the witnesses
00:15:52 How can I remember after six years?
00:15:55 -You've got files!
00:15:59 Call in the morning.
00:16:01 You wait till morning,
00:16:04 Because after today, I'm gonna haunt
00:16:08 I'm gonna haunt your ass all over
00:16:11 I am not Wally.
00:16:14 Threaten me and I'll have
00:16:18 ...and I'll blow the rest away.
00:16:24 One more thing, barfly.
00:16:27 You ought to know this before your
00:16:31 Did you know Beechum volunteered
00:16:37 And he flunked it bigtime.
00:16:41 It wasn't
00:16:43 ...but it certainly captured
00:16:46 So why don't you just go pour yourself
00:17:17 You want a nip?
00:17:19 No, thanks. I'd better not.
00:17:21 Sorry, I forgot.
00:17:25 What's with Bob? He's been
00:17:29 Know something?
00:17:31 Did something happen at the
00:17:35 Why would a guilty man volunteer
00:17:39 Happens all the time.
00:17:43 Of course, innocent men
00:17:47 Does Bob want you to take one?
00:17:49 That's a cute idea.
00:17:51 I don't think
00:17:53 Where's Bridget?
00:17:56 Women feel much more secure
00:17:59 She left. But I'll get
00:18:06 Better yet, track down an
00:18:10 See if there was another...
00:18:12 ...witness on the scene.
00:18:13 A kid. Just an address
00:18:16 You got it.
00:18:18 After that, get me some coffee.
00:18:28 Oakland Police.
00:18:30 Donaldson at the Tribune.
00:18:33 Anyone there know the Beechum case?
00:18:36 All of us. Anyone here.
00:18:38 Before Beechum comes to the store...
00:18:40 ...there's another witness
00:18:43 Wrong. There's nothing
00:18:46 -How do you know? Have you looked?
00:18:50 Everybody here has
00:18:52 No other witnesses.
00:18:56 But a lot of circumstantial.
00:18:58 This is Donaldson at the Tribune.
00:19:00 On the Beechum case, was there
00:19:04 A kid?
00:19:06 I don't think so.
00:19:08 -You're sure?
00:19:11 All right, thanks.
00:19:17 That was the whip in the investigation.
00:19:20 Says it rings a bell.
00:19:23 Ardsley, who headed the investigation,
00:19:28 Shit!
00:19:31 Everett! Come here.
00:19:34 Shit!
00:19:41 -Don't look so happy about it.
00:19:44 I understand your prison interview went
00:19:49 I colored outside the lines a bit,
00:19:53 He just probably thought
00:19:56 -There's no smoking in the building.
00:19:59 I can't tolerate this.
00:20:00 Steve, say you're sorry.
00:20:03 This isn't personal.
00:20:05 I gave him an important story
00:20:08 The newspaper promised...
00:20:09 -The guy is not guilty.
00:20:12 This isn't a human-interest sidebar.
00:20:15 Want me to look at the cross and say
00:20:19 I've got all the personal crap
00:20:23 He believes in God.
00:20:26 He's happy as shit.
00:20:29 -Go write your sidebar!
00:20:31 Of course it's not the point.
00:20:33 Fine. Take Steve off the
00:20:37 -That's still not the point.
00:20:40 I can't work with you, Steve.
00:20:42 You're a good reporter...
00:20:44 ...but there's plenty of good
00:20:48 I can't work with him.
00:20:49 Why don't you hit me in the face?
00:20:51 I'll fall down. I'll bleed.
00:20:53 I'll do all that. I deserve it.
00:20:55 Then go home and hit your wife.
00:21:03 Nice one, babe.
00:21:06 We can't all live in the world
00:21:09 I won't hit anybody, because that's
00:21:13 If Patricia needs to find something
00:21:18 My marriage isn't your business,
00:21:20 Number two, you're a thoughtless...
00:21:23 ...unbalanced man.
00:21:26 I've enjoyed this episode of Oprah...
00:21:28 I got the shooter.
00:21:32 -We shouldn't confuse the issues.
00:21:36 -Even if it's the guy who shot JFK...
00:21:40 How have you got him?
00:21:41 I've got him. I know who he is.
00:21:44 All right, who is he?
00:21:46 He's a guy.
00:21:52 You're telling me that the shooter
00:21:56 Great! Should I hold the front
00:22:00 The D. A. won't give me the name.
00:22:02 -What about the defense?
00:22:05 This is ridiculous.
00:22:08 Shut...
00:22:10 ...up.
00:22:13 What about the cops?
00:22:15 They're sitting on it.
00:22:17 Jesus!
00:22:18 Sorry, Alan. This is just too much.
00:22:21 Alan, I gotta be clear
00:22:24 This is causing problems for everybody.
00:22:26 I love the paper
00:22:29 I can't work like this.
00:22:33 "Intolerable environment"?
00:22:35 Are you a cooze?
00:22:38 You gotta give me notice.
00:22:43 My contract says if you dump me,
00:22:47 How much notice do you want?
00:22:52 Six hours and seven minutes.
00:23:04 Testing red. Testing red.
00:23:09 Testing tan. Testing tan.
00:23:14 Testing white. Testing white.
00:23:18 Testing black.
00:23:25 We're in San Quentin's
00:23:27 ...now converted
00:23:30 The first syringe delivers five grams
00:23:33 ...and that will put him to sleep
00:23:37 Then the injection line is flushed
00:23:42 ...and then he'll be given 50 cc's
00:23:45 Now that is a muscle paralyzer,
00:23:49 ...he won't be able to breathe.
00:23:51 And finally, 50 cc's
00:23:55 And that'll stop his heart.
00:24:30 Yes, this is...
00:24:32 This is Steve's wife. Why?
00:24:37 What's the matter?
00:25:05 Already, the vultures come...
00:25:09 So steal. Go ahead.
00:25:11 Mr. Ziegler?
00:25:15 I'm not a thief.
00:25:16 I'm a friend of Michelle's,
00:25:20 My friends, most of them knock.
00:25:24 I'm sorry.
00:25:26 I'm sorry about Michelle.
00:25:30 A really fine reporter.
00:25:33 So you came to give the eulogy?
00:25:35 Michelle was on a story.
00:25:37 A man will be executed tonight.
00:25:41 I think the answer may be in
00:25:46 Something Michelle did?
00:25:47 Something she was onto, yeah.
00:25:50 So look!
00:25:51 Great.
00:25:54 I've been going through her things too.
00:25:57 See this?
00:26:00 Gave her this when she was 9.
00:26:05 She saved everything.
00:26:09 Look at this.
00:26:10 I don't know when she did it.
00:26:18 Where'd this come from? Over here?
00:26:28 This anything?
00:26:30 "Warren Russel, 17 years old.
00:26:33 4331 Knight Street. Interviewed
00:26:38 "Says he bought a soda and left.
00:26:42 Something fishy here. "
00:26:46 Mr. Ziegler, that Michelle, she was
00:26:50 Great!
00:27:06 Sorry, Frank.
00:27:07 We'll have to ask Mrs. Beechum
00:27:11 Give us a minute, okay?
00:27:14 Sure.
00:27:19 I don't think I can do this.
00:27:26 I won't get a chance
00:27:33 So I need you to take care
00:27:38 You know I will, baby.
00:27:41 -I will.
00:27:43 And don't forget.
00:27:47 It ain't much, but it's...
00:27:48 It'll be precious to her.
00:27:52 It will be her most precious thing.
00:27:56 I really hate that
00:28:00 I know.
00:28:02 Okay, I love you.
00:28:03 I love you.
00:28:07 I wanted to be there for you.
00:28:09 God knows I wanted to see
00:28:14 If we just had more time...
00:28:16 We have to be thankful
00:28:20 It's that it was short.
00:28:22 At least we made Gail.
00:28:23 We made Gail together.
00:28:25 We made something beautiful
00:28:28 You look at her and remember
00:28:32 Can you do that?
00:28:34 God, Frank, I'm so scared.
00:28:37 If I can see your face...
00:28:39 I'll talk to you every day.
00:28:42 -If I can see you at the end.
00:28:44 You going to be talking to me?
00:28:47 If I could see your face!
00:28:49 How did this ever happen to us?
00:28:58 The only thing in my life...
00:29:01 ...that made it worth anything.
00:29:04 God bless you for that.
00:29:09 God bless you for that.
00:29:17 Who's there?
00:29:20 I'm Steve Everett. I'm a reporter
00:29:35 Go home!
00:29:38 And quit casing that man's car.
00:29:42 It's almost your dinnertime.
00:29:44 Go home!
00:29:50 -Sorry about them kids.
00:29:52 I'm just glad to find you here.
00:29:55 What, you thought I moved
00:30:01 Come on in.
00:30:08 And you are...?
00:30:10 Angela Russel.
00:30:11 And Warren?
00:30:13 My grandson.
00:30:17 Is this Warren here?
00:30:19 It is.
00:30:20 Want to tell me why you're here?
00:30:24 Mrs. Russel, it's important
00:30:27 It's important I talk to him tonight.
00:30:30 It is? And what could be so important,
00:30:34 There's a man on death row, and
00:30:39 They say he killed
00:30:42 ...six years ago. An Amy Wilson.
00:30:44 I think he's innocent.
00:30:45 I think Warren knows
00:30:48 Why would you
00:30:51 He's the only other person
00:30:55 And how do we know that?
00:30:57 The witnesses didn't see anyone else.
00:31:00 Wait a minute. There were witnesses,
00:31:05 -Yes, that's right...
00:31:08 I am getting confused.
00:31:11 There was an accountant
00:31:15 White people?
00:31:21 And I bet...
00:31:22 ...that girl that got killed,
00:31:25 ...she was white too, wasn't she?
00:31:28 That's right. But I don't think...
00:31:30 You don't think those nice
00:31:33 ...would kill that nice white girl.
00:31:36 But they all looked around...
00:31:38 ...and what do you know?
00:31:42 Look, it isn't like that.
00:31:44 Will you just think back
00:31:48 Was Warren using drugs
00:31:51 He was into drugs.
00:31:52 Did he own a gun?
00:31:54 They all own guns, Mr. Everett.
00:31:57 All those black dope-fiend boys,
00:32:03 Can I just talk to him?
00:32:04 Do you know where he is?
00:32:08 Yes, I do.
00:32:10 And no, you can't.
00:32:13 Look, an innocent man
00:32:17 I have seen a lot of innocent folk...
00:32:20 ...die in this part of town,
00:32:24 But it's funny.
00:32:25 I ain't never seen you
00:32:29 Mrs. Russel, you're making this into
00:32:33 The man on death row,
00:32:36 Did you know that?
00:32:38 They'll kill him at midnight.
00:32:43 The only fact I know, Mr. Everett...
00:32:47 ...is that my grandson, Warren...
00:32:49 ...he's been in his grave now
00:32:53 Stabbed out there in the park.
00:33:03 My Warren...
00:33:05 ...was a loving child.
00:33:08 But I don't remember you
00:33:11 ...looking for the facts
00:33:15 Nobody came around here
00:33:26 Fucking loser!
00:33:27 Goddamn it!
00:33:35 We're told he's having
00:33:38 ...steak and french fries.
00:33:40 ...he also requested two
00:33:43 If you're just tuning in,
00:33:47 Convicted killer Frank Beechum has,
00:33:53 The confession was made
00:33:55 ...as an expression of remorse...
00:33:57 ...for the murder of Amy Wilson
00:34:01 A source in the governor's office
00:34:05 ...the execution will proceed
00:34:10 And in other news, the market
00:34:52 I am tired.
00:34:54 Aren't you supposed to be sleeping?
00:34:57 Why are you here, Daddy?
00:35:02 I'm here to see you, you little goon.
00:35:06 Where did you go?
00:35:10 A wild-goose chase.
00:35:12 You went chasing?
00:35:17 Chasing salvation.
00:35:20 Just disappeared.
00:35:30 Let me tell you...
00:35:31 About today, I'm sorry.
00:35:34 Maybe this weekend we'll...
00:35:36 ...go and spend the whole day?
00:35:42 And this time, could we see...
00:35:44 ...the hippopotamus?
00:35:46 I've already talked to him.
00:35:52 My little Daddy.
00:35:53 I'll go to sleep now.
00:35:56 Okay, I think that's a good idea.
00:36:05 Close them, now.
00:36:46 If this were a bullet...
00:36:53 ...you'd be dead.
00:36:58 Bob call you?
00:37:01 What difference does
00:37:07 I know you're going to apologize.
00:37:11 I know you will try to do better.
00:37:14 But I don't want this anymore.
00:37:17 Because I'm tired.
00:37:24 I just think this'll be hard on her.
00:37:41 Barbara, I can change.
00:37:45 Can't we just erase all this?
00:37:47 I just had a terribly
00:37:52 It isn't just today.
00:37:55 But today is the end of it.
00:37:58 Today I understand.
00:38:01 Hell, I know I've been...
00:38:03 ...tempted a lot, but...
00:38:06 But I love you, baby.
00:38:15 It's just that I...
00:38:20 I'm just kind of coming apart here,
00:38:25 I know it's nobody's fault
00:38:29 I need you. I got to put
00:38:38 I feel sorry for you.
00:38:44 You and your famous nose for a story.
00:38:49 You think you can just...
00:38:51 ...sniff your way along, you know?
00:38:54 From one hunch to another...
00:38:57 ...one girl to another, one drink to
00:39:02 But I'm not one of your stories, Ev.
00:39:06 I'm your wife.
00:39:13 You can't line up all the facts...
00:39:15 ...and think you know something
00:39:20 Your hunches...
00:39:22 ...are shit.
00:39:27 Even when they're right, they're shit.
00:39:31 They're all I've got.
00:39:38 I hope they do somebody
00:39:40 ...because they sure as hell didn't
00:39:47 I packed all your stuff.
00:39:49 You can take it now,
00:39:53 Please, just get out.
00:39:55 Get out of here, Ev, please.
00:40:00 Just get out.
00:40:36 Sometimes, the governor's aides call me
00:40:41 In giving spiritual guidance
00:40:44 ...I might have misunderstood what
00:40:48 But these things happen
00:40:53 If he says, meaning the prisoner...
00:40:56 ...says, "I'm sorry,"
00:40:59 You know what you've done, right?
00:41:02 I have to issue a retraction to the
00:41:08 Beechum has his own pastor.
00:41:13 You made me look unprofessional.
00:41:17 Not a good thing to do.
00:41:21 Spiritually speaking.
00:41:30 If any of the men
00:41:33 ...I'll be here.
00:41:35 Long as they need me...
00:41:38 ...I'll be here.
00:41:46 You sure you want to do this?
00:41:49 Does a bear shit on Goldilocks?
00:41:51 I don't know.
00:41:55 That's the trouble with having kids.
00:41:57 It screws up your quips.
00:42:00 So you're seriously rolling off
00:42:05 Yeah, lost my wife, lost my kid...
00:42:08 ...lost my goddamn job.
00:42:11 Did you lose your car too?
00:42:13 Because if you start
00:42:15 I'm the best fucking driver
00:42:18 I'm talking to a dead man.
00:42:20 Will you leave me
00:42:23 How about filling this up?
00:42:35 Jesus Christ!
00:42:40 Go the fuck home, will you?
00:42:44 Ain't got no home.
00:42:49 I ain't got no fucking home.
00:42:58 You have confidence...
00:42:59 ...the state should sanction
00:43:03 Wait. This isn't about
00:43:07 My daughter was killed in cold
00:43:11 He took $96...
00:43:12 ...and a ring
00:43:15 ...for her 16th birthday.
00:43:18 My Warren...
00:43:20 ...was a loving child.
00:43:23 That's someone who doesn't deserve
00:43:27 -Will you be there tonight?
00:43:30 July 15?
00:43:32 July 15.
00:43:34 Mind if I use your bathroom?
00:43:35 You know where it is, right?
00:43:44 The fucking money!
00:43:47 Don't hurt me, please.
00:43:52 What the fuck?
00:43:55 The 4th of July.
00:43:59 Give me the chain!
00:44:00 -Fucking chain!
00:44:20 Amy?
00:44:25 Jesus!
00:44:47 Still on the Beechum story...
00:44:49 ...the report we got
00:44:51 ...in which Frank Beechum
00:44:56 Are you driving?
00:45:15 You sack of shit! Let's get going!
00:45:25 There are two executioners.
00:45:29 Each button is connected
00:45:32 ...that scrambles the circuits
00:46:06 Brother Beechum, let me
00:46:13 He is my refuge
00:46:16 He is my God.
00:46:19 And therefore, even in the darkest
00:46:24 ...He will deliver you from the snare...
00:46:27 ...of the fowler.
00:46:39 Step in there.
00:46:43 That Robinson man on TV, I saw him.
00:46:46 And I started remembering that night
00:46:50 Her maiden name! And I started
00:46:54 I can always read that boy's face.
00:46:56 He did a terrible thing, Mr. Everett.
00:46:59 He wasn't a bad boy, but I know
00:47:04 They're gonna kill that man
00:47:07 We can't get to the prison
00:47:10 You're right, lady.
00:47:14 Reverend, it's time.
00:47:42 Set him up.
00:47:47 There's this boy sold
00:47:51 This boy's in jail.
00:47:53 He might talk to them
00:47:56 Mrs. Russel, I could kiss you.
00:48:00 Release your hands.
00:49:09 Gun it, mister!
00:49:11 We go fast.
00:49:41 Pull over! Pull over
00:49:44 Don't stop now!
00:50:28 Prepare yourself, all right?
00:50:33 I'm going to attempt this maneuver.
00:50:52 They really ought to do
00:51:56 Boy, something must be going on.
00:51:58 Maybe a fire, another accident
00:52:26 "To all whom it may concern,
00:52:29 ...whereas the Superior Court and
00:52:32 ...ordered that Frank Louis Beechum
00:52:36 ...within the walls of San Quentin...
00:52:38 ...for the crime of murder in the first
00:52:48 I love you.
00:52:51 I love you.
00:52:57 McCardle. Yes, sir.
00:53:02 We have a go.
00:54:30 But it's too late.
00:54:45 Go! Go!
00:55:47 What's up? It's official,
00:55:49 I need some charity.
00:55:52 It's charity on toast, baby. Come on.
00:55:55 How you doing?
00:55:59 Thank you very much.
00:56:01 How you doing, sir?
00:56:06 Kate like that dalmatian?
00:56:08 She loved it.
00:56:09 Even my ex managed to muster up
00:56:13 I've got to get something
00:56:16 Sheepdog, collie,
00:56:19 How about a hippopotamus?
00:56:23 Check it out! Local designer,
00:56:28 Yeah, this is a beauty.
00:56:31 Think a homeless man can afford this?
00:56:33 You're not homeless.
00:56:36 Well, I'm wifeless and jobless...
00:56:39 ...and I live in a hotel.
00:56:43 That's unless...
00:56:44 ...you'd be interested
00:56:49 First, you have a big book contract.
00:56:51 Money's already spent.
00:56:54 Second, everybody says you'll
00:56:58 I think everyone's being
00:57:02 And third of all, I have a boyfriend.
00:57:08 Well, that's good!
00:57:10 Maybe he's out of town
00:57:15 Cash or charge, Ev?
00:57:19 I better charge it.
00:57:21 I'm charging everything else
00:57:24 Give me some charity, baby.
00:57:27 It's official!
00:57:29 I need some charity on toast!
00:57:38 I know you got some charity.
00:57:40 You famous! Rich and famous.
00:57:42 I know you got charity on toast.
00:57:46 It's for the kids.
00:57:48 That's right, come on.
00:57:49 Give me 20, give me 100.
00:57:52 Take it before my wife does,
00:57:55 A 10?
00:57:56 Steve, you got more than that.
00:58:02 All right. All right, newspaperman.
00:58:04 I been here two hours
00:58:07 I'm going home.
00:58:08 You haven't got a home.
00:58:11 I got no wife
00:58:13 You want to be Santa Claus these
00:58:20 You're right there, pal.
00:58:22 Santa Claus rides alone.
00:58:33 It's for the kids!
00:58:41 Daddy!
00:58:42 Come on!
00:58:44 Come on, Daddy.
00:58:50 Come on, now, Daddy.
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