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(SI RENS)

MAN 1 : They're coming ! Run!

No! Come on ! This way!

MAN 2: I think I see them! They're heading for the beach!

Down by the beach!

MAN 1 : Run ! No! Stop! No! No! Don't stop moving!

MAN 2: They're down there! There they go!

MAN 3: Lay down ! Lay down or I'll shoot you , goddamn it! Lay down!

(GUNSHOT)

That's right! Shoot 'em!

(GUNSHOT)

(SI REN)

MAN 4: I give up, Mr Glenn. Please!

- MAN 3: Shut up! - MAN 4: Please don't hit me. Please.

(H EAVY BLOW)

MAN 3: Clean him up. Take him to the hole. And call the press!

NEWSREEL: Daytime, San Francisco.

Alcatraz was the scene of a dramatic escape attempt.

Four desperate prisoners were apprehended

on the rocky beach below the prison.

The recently completed Golden Gate Bridge serves as a backdrop.

So near yet so far from freedom,

the surviving escapees, Henri Young and Rufus McCain,

are escorted back to lock-up,

while their less fortunate cohorts are destined for the morgue.

The hody of Doc Barker, son of the infamous Ma Barker,

lies hullet-riddled, cooling on a steel gurney,

attended by a triumphant guard.

The squad of jubilant correctional officers who foiled the escape

congratulate each other and reluctantly show their battle scars.

A proud Warden Humson, supervisor of three penitentiaries,

Folsom, San Ouentin and Alcatraz,

and confidante to J Edgar Hoover, congratulates his troops.

You've upheld the honor of Alcatraz.

Humson returns to his duties

as the inmates are sent through metal detectors.

Cells are searched, extra guards are called up,

and Alcatraz goes on full alert to forestall any additional trouble.

As puhlic interest reached a frenzy,

Warden Humson and Associate Warden Glenn left the island in the Bay

for a press conference, headed for the San Francisco City Hall,

which was inundated with a veritable plethora of reporters

from around the glohe, all gathered to hear the official reaction.

Associate Warden Milton Glenn introduces Warden John Humson.

Warden Humson will now make a brief statement.

And, if you please, no questions at the end. Thank you.

H UMSON : I just want to reassure the American people

that AIcatraz is an escape-proof prison.

They have nothing to fear.

The inmates, McCain and Young , will be brought up on escape charges.

There will be time in solitary confinement.

Privileges will be taken away from them.

And the whole rehabilitation process will begin.

(CLICKI NG OF WI NCH)

(YELLS)

MAN : Definition of "rehabilitate."

"To restore to a state of physical, mental and moral health

through treatment and training."

(WEEPS)

Hello.

Hello. Hello. Hello.

(M UTTERS)

Twenty-one...

Twelve times twelve.

One forty-four.

Thirteen times thirteen.

One sixty-nine.

Fourteen.

MAN: When Henri Young began his rehahilitation

I was in my first year of law school at Harvard.

(M UTTERS)

(FOOTSTEPS)

How long?

Alcatraz was opened as a federal penitentiary in the spring of 1934.

In the era of the gangster,

it was opened more for the publicity value than the incarceration level.

Alcatraz was the most feared prison in the world

and the most expensive.

There are only so many Al Capones and Machine Gun Kellys,

so the prison had empty cells.

In order to justify the costs,

the Government took incorrigibles from other prisons,

men that had committed smaller, more petty crimes.

Men like Henri Young.

Hallowed be thy name.

Our Father, who art in Heaven,

hallowed be thy name. Our Father...

Prior to 1938 there had been five escape attempts. No one had made it.

The reputation of Alcatraz as heing inescapable was secure.

Six inmates had died. The ones who didn't die sometimes wished they had.

(YELLS)

The federal guideline regarding solitary confinement states

that the maximum stay for an inmate shall not exceed 19 days.

(VOICES) Our Father, who art in Heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy kin0dom come, Thy will be done,

on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread

and forgive us for our trecpasses

as we forgive thoce who trespass againct us.

And lead us not into temptation , but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Thank you , gentlemen.

(SOUN DS OF BEATI NG)

(MAN MOANS)

(YELLS)

(GRUNTl NG I YELLI NG)

MAN: Alcatraz is a half-mile off the coast of San Francisco.

There were 276 inmates.

110 guards with their wives and children stationed on the island.

And the associate warden, Mr Glenn.

This is the story of Henri Young as I know it.

Second innings, game two, 1936 World Series.

American League Yankees versus National League New York Giants.

The Yankees... The Yankees score 18 runs. A series record.

Every single man in the line-up hitc at leact once.

Every single man in their line-up ccores at least one run.

They run, run, run.

Yankees.

(M UTTERS TO H I MSELF)

Hello. Hello. Have you been a good boy?

Here, take Daddy's Iunch box. We'll go see Mommy.

Good news, Henri. It's over.

You're out of the hole. You stink, boy.

Oh!

MAN : Come on.

Come on. You did good , Henri.

MAN: The only other survivor of the escape attempt was Rufus McCain.

He had betrayed his fellow inmates hy tipping off the associate warden.

McCain was rewarded and left in the general population.

Henri Young was sent to solitary.

Come on.

H EN RI : McCain. McCain.

MAN : Henri ...

Some men are broken by the laws that they break.

Unable to resist the forces that are pulling them down.

Other men Iive by the rules

that society has set down.

Ow!

You're not one of them.

Henri , I have a job to do here at AIcatraz.

Do you know what that is?

To protect you from yourself.

You are among the selected sinners the State set apart

so that you could simmer in scum.

The good people of the United States

have decided that you are better off here.

I had nothing to do with that decision.

But where I play a part in your life is to make sure that you ctay here.

That you rehabilitate yourself.

Become a model prisoner. A better human being.

That's my job, Henri . You, too, have a job.

And trying to eccape is not one of the duties of your job description.

Follow me? In life, Henri ,

for every action there is a definite and distinct reaction.

Action.

- Reaction . - (MUTTERS)

Now, if you escape, action.

I lose my job, reaction.

I have a family that I will not be able to provide for!

- Oh ! Oh! Oh ! - I'm not done yet, Henri.

Knowing this information ,

can you tell me why you would possibly want to escape

and jeopardize my family?!

I've done nothin0 to you but my job.

And instead of letting you learn by breaking the rules,

I feel I need to show you how to obey them.

Tolerance. Tolerance for pain.

My tolerance of you.

But tolerance can be mistaken for kindness

and kindness can be mistaken for weakness.

And we can't have weakness, can we, Henri?

I understand. I-I-I'm not gonna try and run again.

No, you won't Henri.

Action , reaction, Mr GIenn . Action , reaction, Mr GIenn.

Action , reaction , Mr Glenn. Action ...

Reaction.

Good.

Good.

Good.

(SCREAMS)

GLEN N : Take him to the hole. Clean him up. Take him to the hole.

MAN: Christmas, 1939, I celebrated visiting with my brother.

Henri Young celebrated in Alcatraz.

# Come rest ye, merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay

# Rememher Christ Our Savior Was born on Christmas Day

# To save us all from Satan's power When we were gone astray

# Oh, tidings of comfort and joy

# Comfort and joy Oh, tidings of comfort and joy

No! Get off!

(YELLS)

# Come rest ye, merry gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay

# Rememher Christ Our Savior Was born on Christmas Day

# To save us all from Satan's power When we were gone astray

Please don't put me bac.

# Oh, tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy

I don't wanna go!

# Oh, tidings of comfort...

No!

#.. andi joy

- MAN : Well sun0 . - MAN 2: Nice.

WOMAN : Merry Christmas.

# Sitting around and playing pool

(H EN RI SI NGS)

He's been singing it over and over again. I can't get him to shut up.

It gets on your nerves.

MAN: In January of 1941 I had passed the har exam.

Henri Young was in his third year of rehabilitation.

(SOUN DS OF BEATI NG)

TAN NOY: Welcome to Alcatraz, gentlemen. Step off the boat and onto the dock.

Eyes straight ahead at all times.

MAN: There was one boat, named after Warden Humson,

which handled the traffic to and from Alcatraz.

In the morning and afternoon

it shuttled the schoolchildren to San Francisco for classes.

It was also used to transport prisoners to the island.

Whenever possible, having children and prisoners on the same boat was avoided.

TAN NOY: Don't look at the children.

GLEN N : I'll take the kidc into the city. We'll go shopping.

Honey, can I call you back? The warden's here.

- Good morning , Warden . - Good morning.

- When did you arrive on the island? - About 20 minutes ago, Mr GIenn.

- Sit down . - Thank you.

Mr Glenn , I've been 0oing over the rotation figures

in the solitary confinement cells.

Is there something wrong , sir?

I don't know. I don't think this can be right.

What's that, sir?

Well , here. 244. According to this, he's been in there since March of '38.

I don't believe there's been an attitude change with re9ard to 244, sir.

- He's not like the other inmates. - But that's over three years.

He was the one who masterminded the escape attempt in '38.

There hasn't been an escape attempt since.

GLEN N : If you let those animals believe that escape is possible,

you might as well stick in a revolving door.

H U MSON : I think he has learned his lesson.

Come on, Henri. Let's go.

MAN: Henri Young had been rehabilitated.

I was now a public defender in San Francisco. We would meet in three days.

Eat, Young! You know the rules.

You don't eat, you go to solitary.

Now, get with it!

HENRl: Two times two is four.

Two times three is six. Two times four is eight.

Two times five is ten.

Twelve times eight

is nine... nine...

...96. (SOU N D OF VOICE WARPS)

(NOISES UN NATU RALLY AMPLI Fl ED)

(NOISE OF VOICES AN D CUTLERY AM PLI FI ED)

(FOOTSTEPS AMPLI FI ED)

Hey, Henri? McCain. He put you in the hole. Put you in the hole.

McCain's still here. Look.

(ECHOES) He put you in the hole. Put you in the hole.

(VOICE WARPS) Put you in the hole... Hole.

Put you. .. Put you.. . Put you in the hole... Hole.

(WARPED VOICE) Hole... Hole.. . McCain. .. McCain ...

McCain. .. McCain.. . Put you in the hole... The hole.

(ROARS)

(YELLS)

(SLOW-MOTION SOU NDS OF STRUGGLE)

(VOICES WARPED)

(SLOW MOTION) Go on ! Get them out of here!

(J UDGE'S GAVEL STRI KES TH REE TI M ES)

JUDGE: The United States ofAmerica versus Henri Young,

charged with murder in the first degree. Approach the bench.

Charged with murder in the first degree.

Henri Young , Rufus McCain and there striking and woundin0 ,

charp steel inctrument, to wit a spoon.

A spoon? A spoon? This can't be right.

- It's right. - If you say so.

To wit a spoon, about four inches in length ,

which striking and wounding , described as foresaid,

caused the said Rufus McCain thereafter to wit on June 11 th, 1941 , to die.

Trial set one week from Thursday. June 22nd.

This court stands adjourned.

# ("Tuxedo Junction " The Andrews Sisters )

MAN : Come on , boy! You can do it!

You got four furlongs!

Pic 'em up and lay 'em down ! Pump 'em like pistons!

Yeah , come on! The spirit's willing. I can see it in your eyes, boy!

Come on!

Remember Jesse Owenc in the '36 OIympics.

Ha-ha! Maybe tomorrow!

# I want to go

it Right back where I belong

it Way down south

# In Birmingham

# I mean south

# In Alaham'

# An old place where people go

it To dance the night away

# They all drive or walk for miles

# To get jive, that Southern style

# That old jive that makes you want to dance 'til hreak of day

# It's a junction where the townfolks meet

Sorry, counselor.

Are you alright?

I'm sorry.

Sorry. Everything OK?

- Stop that now! - OK, OK.

If Henin saw us he wouldn't think twice about suspending me. Or you.

- Fix your tie. - Why?

You need to look good when you thank Henkin.

What do I want to thank Henkin for? The man's a cretin.

- He's 0iving you a case. - A case of what? Scotch?

Yes, James, a case of Scotch.

An actual case where I stand in front of a jury?

- Federal murder one, no less. - Henri Young.

He's a convict who killed another convict in front of 200 witnesses.

- Wow! Was it self-defense? - With a spoon.

- What was a spoon? - That was the murder weapon.

Your client used the spoon to kill the man.

There weren't any forks or knives available? Great.

- My first case I can't possibly win. - You do this one for the experience

for next time when maybe your 0uy didn't do it. You could Iearn a lot.

Go see your client. Make nice with Mr Henkin on the way out.

- I'll see you tonight? - Maybe.

Ah , Mr Henkin. I want to thank you very much for your confidence in me.

I don't have any confidence in you . The guy is guilty.

A monkey could try the case and not make it any worse than it is.

- I see. - Remember that.

- Thank you , sir. - A monkey.

I guess I'm a monkey.

# I'm heading for Tuxedo Junction now

James Stamphill here to see Henri Young.

Sign the release.

- It's a nice day, huh? - Yeah , great.

Where are you 0oing? I want to go in the cell , talk to my client.

What are you? Nuts?

I'd like to speak to him face to face.

Well ...

You already signed the release.

It's your life.

Hi.

So then, Mr Young , is it?

You're Mr Young, is that correct?

Mr Young. That is your name, isn't it?

Henri Young?

Why don't I just accume that's your name until you tell me differently?

Mr Young, I will be acting as your defense attorney.

My name is James Stamphill. Anything you tell me will of course be protected

under the rules of confidentiality

and privileged infonnation of the attorney-client relationship.

You can feel completely free to answer my questions

in a totally honect and forthright fashion.

Just for the record , your name is Henri Young. Right?

Mr Young , this isn't an admission of guilt, it's just your name.

Do you speak English?

Yeah , you do speak Englich . It says so right here in the file.

OK.

Mr Young , I am your attorney

but I'm not going to be able to provide you with much of a defense

if one of us is catatonic.

You see, we both have at least to be able to answer when our name is called.

Can you hear?!

Mr Young?

Are you OK, Mr Young?

STAM PH I LL: Henri Young was born in Kansas in 1913.

His parents died 10 years later,

leaving Henri to raised his younger sister.

At the age of 17, Henri went into a local store to try to get a job.

He was refused work.

Out of desperation he reached into the cash register and took $5.

The store also douhled as the town's post office.

Henri was tried and convicted of the federal crime of mail robbery.

Henri's sister was taken to Iive in an orphanage.

He would never see her again.

Eleven years later, Henri would kill Rufus McCain.

STAMPH I LL: Mr Young , you went and killed a guy.

So you're not catatonic.

So I know that you can talk.

Or at least, I dunno, maybe you could write something.

Huh?

You wanna write something? Write here.

Something.

You wanna give it a try? You wanna write?

Something. Please.

Mr Young , you're lookin0 at me.

You hear me, don't you?

Look, if you don't want to answer my questions,

maybe we could start with something else. What do you want, Mr Youn9?

There has to be something . It can't just be to sit there.

If you do, they're just gonna stick you in the gas chamber.

You understand that?

Look...

Mr Young, I've read your file.

I am trying to help you.

That'c all I'm trying to do. I just want to help you.

Maybe there were extenuating circumstances in your case.

Getting sentenced to Leavenworth for stealing $500 is extenuating , isn't it?

Mr Young, you have to understand that I'm on your side here.

- Five dollars. - What, Mr Young?

- It was five dollars. Not 500. - Bingo! I knew you had it in you.

Now, come on , Mr Young. Why did you kill Rufus McCain?

Come on. You just talked . Don't do this again.

Come on. No, no! Don't quit now. Come on! You just talked.

Why did you kill McCain?

Huh?

What? Huh?

- What? What are you saying? - H ...

How? How? Are you caying how?

- How.. . - How...

- How.. . - How...

How? What are you , a fucking I ndian?

Come on , Mr Young. Don't quit! How what?

- How ic.. . - How ic...

You wanna know how comebody is? I'll find out.

How is...

- Who? - DiMag9io?

DiMaggio? How is DiMag0io? Ic he a prisoner on Alcatraz?

How is DiMaggio doing this year?

- DiMaggio the baseball player? - Yeah. Yeah , yeah , yeah , yeah.

How is Joe DiMaggio the baseball player doing? Is that what you're asking?

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Mr Young, I ...

I don't really follow baseball . You know?

Excuse me, Mr McNeil. I'm James Stamphill.

McN EI I: Yes?

- I'm counsel for Henri Young. - Yes.

I was wondering if I could tal to you , sir, about a continuance?

- No. - You don't understand , sir.

He just citc there. I can't 9et him to speak.

Maybe he's practicing for the gas chamber. Tell him to take deep breaths.

Seriouc, you won't even consider a joint motion in the interest of justice?

(LAUGHS) Are you old enough to be a lawyer?

- Yes, sir, I am. - No joint motion for a continuance.

No psychiatrist. And trust me, pal , no plea bargain.

Your boy's gonna suck the pipe.

I don't know who you pissed off to get this piece of shit case

and I don't care. No breaks.

Mr Young, DiMaggio is having a great year.

Last year he was the American League batting champ with a 352 avera9e.

Which was just a little bit off the year before when he had a 381 average.

The Yankees, they too had a 0ood year.

New York defeated Chicago four to nothing

lead by Joe DiMaggio hitting 40Ü.

400. That's pretty 9ood , isn't it?

June 1 Ith, 1941. Your friend DiMa9gio hit safely in 32 strai0ht gamec.

Twelve more and he will tie the record held by Wee Willy Keeler

who set the mark in 189I for the Baltimore Orioles.

Joe Louis emerged as the victor in what some consider to be

the toughest win of his career.

Here we 90. Some entertainment news. Betty Grable.

See?

It says here she, uh. .. She...

- How old are you? - What, Mr Young?

How old are you?

Me? I'm 24.

I think... I am, too.

No. You're...

You're 28.

Mr Young?

Would you like me to keep reading to you?

Henri?

I thought it would make you a bit more comfortable, Henri.

(SHACKLES ARE REMOVED)

First, Your Honor, the defense requests a new jury. Having been eliminated ...

Three new members. And that's it. Next?

Your Honor, the defense respectfully requects a continuance of 60 days

- so that I may confer with my client. - Your Honor, he doecn't need 60 days.

The facts in this case are so clear, I should think six minutes will do.

My client has been almost catatonic since I met him.

- Yesterday was the first day.. . - He wasn't so catatonic that

he couldn't walk over and slit a guy's throat in front of 200 witnesses.

Mr Stamphill , is it your contention that the defendant is insane?

Is that what you mean by catatonic?

Approach the bench, counselor.

Is this laying the groundwork for a not 0uilty by reason of insanity plea?

I don't know yet, Your Honor. I haven't even spoken to him about the case.

- The first I've.. . - One week, counselor.

Then you will either come in here and tell me you're ready to come to trial

or you will come in here with a request for a competency hearing.

- But, Your Honor.. . - One week.

This court is in recess.

Mr Young , you and me, we've got to talk now.

- Would you like a cigarette? - No, thanks. That shit'll kill you.

That's kinda funny. That shit'll kill you.

Coc I'm gonna die in that gas chamber anyway, so that's kind of a joke.

What's thic about Nazis? Are we at war?

No, not yet, Mr Young.

- Brand new. Mr Glenn told me. - Glenn , the associate warden?

He sayc brand new. He said they were gonna try it out on me.

Henri , we only have a week.

You've 0ot to talk to me. OK?

Why did you kill Rufus McCain?

Henri , why did you kill Rufus McCain?

How?

How could you not know about baseball?

You said , "I don't follow baseball ."

Why did you kill Rufus McCain , Henri?

It must've been maybe a year. Maybe more. I dunno.

All I did was hear him in my head.

What? What are you talking about? Are you talking about McCain? What?

H EN RI : I'm talking about baseball . The great American pastime.

I went over every game I ever heard on the radio.

I went over every game I ever heard.

Just playing 'em over and over in my head.

You had all those games to go to and you didn't even care.

Henri , I'm talking about Rufus...

I'm talking about three fucking years they had me in that bucket!

Three fucking years! Without any fucking Ii9ht even!

You had all those games to listen to

and you don't even know what DiMaggio hit this year.

What kind of asshole are you?

- (GUARD TAPS ON GRI D) - GUARD: Calm down , boy.

STAMPH I LL: Do you know the average length of time

an inmate would cpend in solitary? 19 days.

WOMAN : I understand 19 days.

STAM PH I LL: Henri Young did more than three years in total darkness.

WOMAN : That's tra0ic. But he took a life.

Your brother's gonna tell you what I've told you.

You're not gonna get him off.

STAMPH I LL: He's the best lawyer I know.

It'll take somebody that good to tell me we've got a chance

for some kind of insanity or diminished capacity plea.

WOMAN : Your brother won't give a damn.

MAN : Your client is a two-time loser.

This case ic much more about you than him. He has no future.

This is your first time in the spotlight. It's what you worked for.

Thic case is a lost cauce, so you must handle it like a lost cause.

Maybe you're right. But the guy's not exactly Al Capone.

No. No, he isn't.

All they had him on was income tax evasion.

Your boy they got on murder one.

Hi. How are you?

Uh , hi, Henri.

Hey, listen. You're not mad at me, are you , for blowing up at you yesterday?

- Cos, you know, nobody talks back. - Mad at you? No, I'm not mad at you.

I'll get the han9 of it. I got a sense of humor.

You and me, we're 9onna have some great times before this is throu0h.

You know how to play cards? Could you get some cards?

Look. I set this up for you.

Henri , how much light got into the cell you spent three years in?

H EN RI : When you offered me that cigarette...

STAMPH I LL: I want to get that straight.

Henri, you've got to help me if I'm going to defend you , OK?

Yeah. Sure. Sure.

STAM PH I LL: OK, look.

Did you kill this man here? Rufus McCain?

I must have. I'm here.

I don't remember. But everybody saw me. So, yeah, cure.

- But you don't remember? - No, no. But so what?

- Did you want to kill him? - You know what?

Once there was a spider that crawled over me.

It was like having company. I looked for him again.

I couldn't find him because he had a way out.

McCain was a snitch. He was the reason you Ianded in the bucet.

142 times 93. Go ahead. Ack me that.

- How long after you came out.. . - 13,206.

13,000? Days? What are you talking about?

That's the answer. 142 times 93.

Henri , I need you to concentrate on what I'm caying.

- I know what you're saying . - How long wac it?

I don't know. I don't remember. Hey!

This new girl I've seen in the papers. I ngrid Bergman. She's fine Iooking.

Henri , goddamn it! I want you to thin!

I don't want to think! I spent three goddamn years in the dark,

smelling my own shit and piss, doing nothing but thinking.

I hate thinking! I'm...

(SOBS)

I'm sorry, Henri.

I'm sorry.

I'm just trying to help you.

Hey, you got a girl , right?

- Yeah . - Take your jacket off.

- What? - Let me smell it.

You were easier to understand when you were catatonic.

- What's she like? - Who?

Your girl. That perfume on your jacket. Let me smell your jacket.

Look, I'll make you a deal.

I'll give you my jacket, my pants, whatever you want, cports, 0irls,

but you gotta tell me one memory about something I as. Deal?

Sure.

OK.

I never been with a girl , you know.

Can I try it on?

How long was it that you went without any daylight?

Did they ever let you out for any exercise?

MAN : Merry Christmas, Henri.

No, no, no, no. Please, please, please.

- MAN : You're out of the hole. - I made it. I did it.

MAN 2: It's Christmas, 1940. You've been down there two years.

Two years.

I did it.

Two fucking years. I made it.

I made it. I'm not too crazy, am I?

I did it. It's over!

Hey, nothing's over Henri.

30 minutes' exercise. That's all you get.

No!

No! No!

You don't want it, we take you back.

No! I want it!

I want it. I'll. .. I'll be good.

I'll be good.

Oh ...

Oh ...

McN EI I: Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,

the defendant, Henri Young, is accused of murder in the first degree.

It is your responsihility as a juror to deal with truth.

Rufus McCain was murdered by Henri Young.

Mr Stamphill, the puhlic defender, will play upon your sympathies.

He will use every trick in the hook. Why? To avoid the gas chamber.

The United States of America

will demand that you return a verdict of guilty

so that this... this animal

will receive the punishment commanded by the Bible.

An eye for an eye.

A life for a life.

For if ever there was a man guilty of murder,

it is Henri Young.

And if ever a man deserved to die for that crime,

it is the accused.

J UDGE: Thank you very much, Mr McNeil.

Mr Stamphill , are you prepared to make your opening statement at this time?

Your Honor, ladies and gentlemen of the jury.

When I was a kid , my heroes weren't Babe Ruth or Lou Garig ,

they were CIarence Darrow, Emile Zola.

I n other words, I've waited for this moment all of my life.

To stand like I am right now in front of a jury of 12 good people

to plead the case of an innocent man who's been unjustly accused.

The only problem is, he did it.

I know it. The prosecutor, Mr McNeil , knows it.

Henri Young doesn't know it exactly because he can't remember it,

but he won't deny that he did it.

All those witnesses the prosecutor's goin0 to bring forth will tell you so.

Henri Young killed Rufuc McCain.

So, now that we all know that, why don't we find the man guilty as charged ,

send him to San Quentin and gas him?

That's what we all know is going to happen. Right, Henri?

What?

There's one problem that'Il keep us from wrapping this up in record time.

Henri Young did not act alone. They haven't caught all the killers.

You see, there was a co-conspirator. It is because of this co-conspirator,

whom we shall name in this courtroom,

that Henri Young is innocent of the crime of murder.

What?! Objection , Your Honor. I must protest.

- I kinda figured you would . - Your Honor, this is absurd.

Before the counselor is allowed to waste this court's time, and this jury's time,

I would request that he supply some proof of this co-conspirator.

J UDGE: Mr Stamphill , can you bring forward evidence of a co-conspirator?

Not at this time, Your Honor, but it is my intention to provide such proof

- during the course of the trial . - He's not going to provide such proof.

No proof existc. This man spent three years in solitary confinement.

During which time no one had any influence over him

because no one had any contact with him.

He came out of solitary, he went directly to a shower,

then he went directly to a haircut, then he went directly to the dining hall ,

where one convict had said one sentence to him.

Your Honor, this does not a co-conspirator make.

I'm incline to a0ree with the prosecution , young man.

Unless you can justify that line of defense,

I will custain the prosecution's objection.

Your Honor, the district attorney with his own words

- has just made my case for me. - That'll be the day.

Your Honor, for three years, three long tortuous years,

no one and nothing had any influence over Henri Young. No one and nothing.

This was a man whose only crime was to steal $5 from a Iocal post office

so he could feed hic starving sister.

So he came to Alcatraz a petty criminal

who had never harmed or attempt to harm another human being in his life.

He came out of the dungeon a vicious, barbaric, maniacal murderer.

A man who had been put into a kind of psychological coma.

Within an hour of coming out of that hellhole,

he did what would've been unthinkable to him only three years before.

Unthinkable! H is only thought was murder.

His only instinct was murder. His first act was murder.

He himself was a murder weapon , but the hand that held that weapon

and plunged it into the throat of Rufus McCain belonged to someone else.

I point to the associate warden , Mr GIenn , the warden , Mr Humson ,

and the inctitution known as Alcatraz, and say, I accuse...

- Objection . - Individually and collectively.

I accuse Alcatraz of the torture of Henri Young.

(SHOUTI NG)

J U DGE: Silence! This court will come to order!

(ALL SHOUT AT ONCE)

Henri Young is not going to be the only defendant here.

Oh , no. Alcatraz is on trial.

J U DGE: I will address your objection tomorrow morning.

NEWSREEL: Henri Young, on trial for his life,

is seen leaving the San Francisco courthouse

followed hy his young, and now very popular, puhlic defender,

James Stamphill. Stamphill has accused the infamous Rock of torture,

using the tagline "crimes against humanity."

Stamphill has turned the once-quiet trial of a convict killing

into a media circus.

I n most cases they do get better.

And uh , in the case of Henri Young, uh ...

this happens not to be true.

Young is a noise-maker.

Some prisoners have a problem when they're in , uh , solitary.

All we do is try to discourage misconduct.

NEWSREEL: This is the first verbal attack

on the jewel of the prison system.

This bastion that houses evil opened in 1934.

It brought gangsters like Capone,

"Machine Gun " Kelly and Henri Young close to the magical city by the Bay.

Less than one half-mile from world-famous Fisherman's Wharf.

We went to the streets to find out puhlic opinion.

You can't put a place on trial . It's a prison. It's for prisoners.

The murdererc are accusing the wardens. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

Warden Humson seems a good guy.

If that place wasn't here, I probably wouldn't live here.

- You think it's too close? - I think it's perfect.

I reckon he's innocent until proven guilty. He'll get a fair trial.

Nonetheless, he's a murderer.

NEWSREEL: This grisly evidence bears mute witness

to the brutal crime perpetrated by Henri Young.

Note the spoon. Can a prison be put on trial?

Judge Clawson's ruling tomorrow may clear the way to put Alcatraz on trial.

The warden can be relied on to carry out the instructions of the Bureau

that no brutality or inhumanity shall be practiced ,

sustained food and medical attention chall be given.

We have wholeheartedly followed those instructions. Thank you.

NEWSREEL: So many opinions being expressed.

We attempted to get a statement

from the recent graduate of Harvard Law School

assigned to defend Henri Young.

Why don't we just keep the trial in the courtroom? Thank you.

(GAVEL BANGS)

J UDGE: I would like to address a few words to the counsel for the defense.

Mr Stamphill , you are hereby put on notice that this court has no interest

in newspaper headlines and will not be swayed by them.

I further admonish that counsel's attempts to try this case in the press

and not before this court will put him in the utmost peril!

- Is that clear, Mr Stamphill? - STAMPH I LL: Yes, Your Honor.

JU DGE: Well, 0ood.

Bailiff, approach the bench.

Before I hand down my ruling on Mr McNeil's objection ,

I would like to address a few words to the counsel for the defense.

While I cannot give Iegal advice and sit on the bench at the same time,

I will express grave concern with the defense's strategy.

Counselor, I recommend you walk a straight line in terms of your defense.

Anything you state in this courtroom will be evaluated not only by the jury

but very closely scrutinized by myself. Ic that understood , Mr Stamphill?

- Yes, Your Honor. - Very well.

Prosecution's objection is overruled.

Mr Stamphill , you may pursue your line of defense

concerning the federal penitentiary at AIcatraz.

I will rule on any objectionc on a point-by-point basis.

- Exception . - Noted.

Mr McNeil, you may call your first witness.

Prosecution calls Terence Swenson.

MAN : Court calls Terence Swenson.

OFFICER: The witness shall remain standin0 until sworn in.

- Put your hand on the Bible. - Cut it out.

Do you swear to tell the truth before this court, so help you God?

- SWENSON : So help me God . - You may be seated.

Mr Swanson, as a guard at AIcatraz, did you know Henri Young?

Yes, sir.

Could you point him out for us, Mr Swanson?

That's him right over there, sir.

Thank you , Mr Whitney. Thank you.

Now, on the morning of June 11 th , 1941 , where were you?

I was on duty in the dinin0 hall . Everything was normal.

- And , uh , I saw the defendant.. . - McN EI I: Henri Young.

That's correct. I saw him standin9 over Rufus McCain.

He Iifted up his chin and ...

- Excuse me. I'm a little nervous. - That's alright.

He plunged a metal object, which I later learned was a spoon,

into McCain's throat. He, uh , then ripped it open.

Did the defendant ever appear to be ranting or ravin0?

No, sir.

- Was he frothing at the mouth? - No, sir.

Did he in any way give the impression of one who was insane?

Objection. This man is not a qualified psychiatrist as far as I know.

J U DGE: Sustained.

So it appeared to you that it was a cool , calculated and deliberate act.

- STAMPH I LL: Objection . - JU DGE: Overruled.

The witness may answer the question.

Yes, sir, Young did it just as cool as a cucumber.

Thank you. No further questions.

JU DGE: This court will reconvene affer the holiday, 9am, July 5th.

(GAVEL BANGS) MAN : All rise.

You should've played cards with me.

STAMPH I LL: AIcatraz was built by the military during the Civil War.

In May of '33, the War Department abandoned the island.

It was Ieveled all except the lower floor, which is now used for storage.

Note to myself, I have to get access to the Iower level,

because that's where the dungeons have got to be located.

The only guard on record to be fired or dismissed

during Henri's solitary time was Derek Simpson.

Locate Simpson.

The prison opened in June '34 under Warden Humson.

He insisted on a high level of guards to prisoners.

Glenn was the first appointee.

- Mr Henkin . - Two things.

- First of all , you work for me. - I was just...

Let me finish! As I was sayin0 , you work for me.

When I call you , you drop everythin0 ,

you return my calls or you will cease to work for me.

But you can see...

I don't care if you're holed up with Rita Hayworth. Understand?

- Yes, cir. - Good.

Now, what the hell are you doin0 with this trial?

- Trying to defend my client. - Then , why don't you defend him?

Try to knock down the charges or say it was a crime of passion.

Or figure out how you're gonna cross-examine the witnesses,

instead of all this psychological coma crap

that doesn't mean anything in a court of Iaw.

Sir, I think it does. As long as this is my case...

Fair enough . I tried to talk reasonably to you.

But you're not going for it. So you're not handling this case. Done.

Mr Henkin ...

They're printing my opening statement in 25Ü newspapers across the country.

Now, if you want to take me off thic case

because you're afraid of taking on Alcatraz, that's your choice.

I'm just 0onna go to Jerry Hoolihan and tell my side of the story.

If you want to play hardball , sir, I'll play hardball too.

I'm trying to be your friend , James.

Do you know who the warden of Alcatraz is?

He is the most highly respected warden in thic country

dealing with the world's hardest criminals.

If you try to make Humson look like a Nazi, they will eat you for breakfast.

Henri , you are the one that's gonna die if I can't get some corroboration

about what goes on over there. I need names of men who will testify.

What makec you think thece men are gonna come and tectify?

Maybe you got friends you don't know about.

(LAUGHS) You wanna play cards?

Henri , I can get a court order. I'll make them testify.

What's a court order gonna do for them when they're back on the Rock?

Mr Glenn's gonna kill 'em , that's what.

This is the only chance we've got. We're talking about your life.

Oh , Jim, for a smart 0uy you're awful slow. I'm already dead.

I told you that. You can't chan0e AIcatraz. It just is. Why fight it?

I see you standing up there in court and you're preaching.

I don't even what you're talking about.

Justice. I'm talkin0 about juctice.

Jim , I killed him. They saw it.

They're gonna ill me. Nothing you can say is 0onna make any difference.

I don't see what you've got to get so excited about.

This trial . It doesn't interect you at all?

You don't care about it in the slightest?

Well , you know, you look like you're havin9 a good time.

So, I mean , no, I don't care.

The main thing is, I got a friend my age to talk to until they 0as me.

I'm not your friend , Henri. I'm your attorney. I'm trying to save your life.

- Guard ! - You know, I had a sister.

But I ain't ceen her since they put me in jail the first time.

I got nothin0. I got nobody. I don't need a lawyer. I need a friend.

And all this stuff you're doing so you can prove something

to some guy named Darrow or something . You're not doing it for me!

Hey! You wanna do something for me? Let's play cards.

You go ahead and play cards, Henri . I got a case to try.

Yo, Jim ! Jim, where are you goin0?

Where are you going? Hey!

I'm Henri Young's attorney. I'd like to ask you a few questions.

Mr Barkdall, I'm gonna call prisoners to the stand who will come and testify

ahout life on Alcatraz. I wanna know where the dungeons are,

what solitary time in the dungeons is like.

I want the jury to know and understand.

MAN: Tell 'em to get caught robbing a bank.

They'Il find out. I'm done talking.

Mr Murphy, if we get decent treatment for you

it makes decent treatment possible for everyone.

If we ignore cruelty in one place it maes it more acceptable everywhere.

I ain't gonna do chit for you.

You can't get me no time knocked off, you can't get me no privileges.

You can't even 0et me secondc of dessert.

I testify for anybody, I testify for the DA. He's 0ot some juice here.

MARY: Mr Baker, could you tell me anything about Henri Young?

Don't know Henri Young.

MARY: Could you tell us anything about Mr GIenn?

Warden Glenn has always been good to me.

Have you ever been in the dungeons?

Ma'am , I don't know nothing about no dungeons.

That's all , ma'am. I gotta go now.

FUCK you!

STAMPH I LL: Did Mr Glenn tell you not to cooperate with me?

FUCK you!

Mr Crews, where are the dungeons located?

Don't take my fucking picture!

Do you know that I can 0et a writ of habeas corpus

that can force you to come and testify in court?

CREWS: Fuck you!

Thank you very much for your time, Mr Crews.

Don't mention it.

Oh, and you , sweetheart, I'd Iie to fuck you.

GLEN N : Well, I hope your day has been fruitful.

I don't see your photographer. Is he still taking pictures?

He's trying to. Mr Glenn , we're not receiving a great deal of cooperation.

It almoct seems as though someone spoke to the priconers

- and told them not to talk to us. - There's no conspiracy.

No one talked to them.

Maybe it's because they are dangerous people who belong here

and they have no interest in you or your case.

- I would like to see the dungeons. - I'm corry? Dungeons?

The old citadel . The sub-level of the prison.

That's mostly storage, a few solitary cellc. No dungeons.

I would like to see the solitary confinement cells.

I would love to chow those cells to you , but I can't.

They're an insurance risk to visitorc in case of a riot.

- We won't be able to protect you . - Thank you for your concern.

I could show you the exercise yard . Oh , you have papers.

Yes. I have papers. So you can cut the good guy act.

Mr Stamphill , the fact is I do consider myself as one of the 9ood guys.

And , perhaps, more than you , I know what the bad guys are like.

No, no. I'd like to read them. Please.

Thank you.

That ic a court order

instructing you to permit us access to the solitary confinement cells,

and to allow the photographer, Mr Kelly, to take pictures of the same

to he used as exhibits in the trial of the People versus Young.

You are also instructed to hand over to us

the complete medical and disciplinary files as to therein.

If you refuse to do so, you will have to appear in court and show just cause.

Officer, take Miss McCasslin upstairs for some air.

I was instructed not to leave you alone.

I don't care what you were instructed to do.

You may be used to these conditions but obviously she's not.

We've already been searched. Or else we can go to GIenn and discuss it with him.

Alright. AIri0ht. No more photos.

You alright?

Thans, Mike.

I just need some air.

Oh , my God!

My name is James Stamphill. I'm Henri Young's attorney.

I can force them to let you out so you can testify in a court of law.

Give me your name. I promise I'll do what I said for you.

KELLY: James, she's OK. She just needed some air.

- Can we go now? - Feeling any better?

I guess I'll make it.

- Did you get anythin0? - I got three names.

Let's go.

H ENKI N : Where did Stamphill get the three names on this list?

- I don't know, Mr Henkin . - You think you can trust these cons?

They're smart enough to look affer their own interests. They told Glenn that

your boy James said that he could get them out of solitary

as long as they were willing to testify for the defense and lie.

MARY: That's a Iie. All he wanted to do was find one...

HEN KIN: Jesus, Mary. This is goddamn brihery. It's prejudicing a witness.

Conduct that could get you disbarred. It's gone too far.

Fire him. And I don't care how you do it.

Why do you have to make it be like this?

Because Henri Young is my client. I'm a Iawyer. it's my job.

- Not anymore. - What?

He's been notified that Henkin wants you off the case.

- Henri will never go for it. - He went for it.

He's been assigned another attorney.

- Who? - Me.

Me. Henkin assigned me. He said I could take it or be fired.

- I didn't have a choice. - No choice but stab me in the back?

I'm not stabbing you in the back. I'm trying to save your job.

What about caving Henri's life? There's more to being a Iawyer than profit.

James, I don't have a brother who's a partner in a bi9 law firm.

There aren't any choices for a woman attorney. There aren't jobs waiting.

The only option that I had was to do what he told me to do.

What could I have done, James? You tell me.

I'll see you , Mary.

(FI REWORKS EXPLODE)

(BELL RI NGS)

MARY: What we need to do is establish exactly in the...

We have a lot of work to get through today, if you don't mind.

- Stop that, Mr Young. - All I was doing was Iooking.

MARY: I want to set you straight...

H EN Rl : You set me straight the minute you walked in here.

- MARY: Mr Youn9 . - Please, call me Henri. Please.

MARY: Mr Young, I am not here

to satisfy any sexual fantasies that you may have.

- You're not? - No. I'm your attorney.

Well, they're gonna kill me anyway,

so you're not gonna do me any good as an attorney.

- Might ac well be good for something . - Mr Young, I can't...

Please, please call me Henri , can't you?

I just want to hear a Iady call me Henri. Can't you , please?

Just once. Pleace.

- Henri , listen, we have.. . - Yeah , yeah , yeah.

Yeah, yeah. That's it. That's it.

Now, I'm gonna touch you just a little.

Are you crazy?

Yeah, cure. It's not 0onna hurt you to let me touch you , is it?

Don't make me call the guard . We're running late on this.

- Stop that. - (MOANS)

Stop! Stop that! Stop that!

What? I'm not touching you . I'm touchin0 me.

Guard? Guard?

Problem , ma'am?

Did he do anything?

- No. - Let me know if he does.

No, I'd like to leave now, please.

- He wants to see you in there. - What?

He wants to see you in there.

Why did you want to meet here? Neutral territory?

I thought you'd want to be my lawyer again.

- What happened to the other one? - I don't know if I want her.

Since I had her, I mean.

She was good , though.

She was... everything I wanted my first experience to be.

I was just talkin0 and she came over and ctarted touching me...

That's 0reat. That's great, Henri.

(LAUGHS)

Jim, I was just playing a joke on you.

(LAUGHS)

I know she was your girlfriend.

I remember from the smell of her perfume on your jacket.

(LAUGHS)

So, Iawyer?

You wanna come back?

I resigned.

So I 0uess that meanc I'm in private practice now, huh?

I could've had her, though.

Of course, she don't play cards.

HENRl: After I got arrested, they took my little sister away.

They put her in a home or an orphanage or...

I dunno. I dunno what happened to her. I never saw her again.

SMPH I LL: My parents died when I was seven.

It was just me and my brother.

He didn't know anything about raising a child.

So he sent me off to boarding school. I did get to come home on holidays.

He put me through Iaw school.

Then he got me the job at the Public Defender's office.

He always wanted me to do well.

We had a plan, until you came along and messed everythin0 up, Henri.

I wish I'd have been able to tae care of my little sister, you know?

I mean, family is family, right?

Henri , I'm sorry you're here.

Hey, this here's paradise compared to my last home.

STAM PH I LL: How about the case? You wanna talk about that a little bit now?

You never 0ive up, do you?

OK. Uh ...

What about the Redskins? How do thin they're gonna do against the Yanees?

Jim , the Redskins are a football team. The Yankees are a baseball team.

Personally, I think the Redskins will kick the shit out of them.

- Henri , I'm trying . - I know.

Now, this is 0onna be a private conversation , Byron.

It never took place, alright?

- Is it alright with you? - I su0gested it, Byron.

You know that brother of yours is making quite a name for himself.

We've even heard his name in Washington.

BYRON : My brother has resigned from the case.

Well , he was hired back again last night.

- What do you mean he was hired back? - Byron ...

...since you were made partner, your work here has been stellar.

- I would hate to see anything.. . - What are you trying to say?

This administration is not going to allow public attention to be diverted

from the good that it's done by a witch-hunt in the Juctice Department.

I'm just telling you what the score is, Byron.

It's up to you to take care of it.

Why would J Edgar Hoover care about what happens to Henri Young?

BYRON : Grow up, James. He doesn't care about what happenc to Henri.

He cares about Alcatraz. The Justice Department. Humson. The administration.

He can't have some kid from the PD's office...

- I'm not a public defender any more. - You know the point.

The point is I'm trying to do what'c right. I'm talking about justice.

You're disgusted about what happened on AIcatraz. So am I.

But if you tear the whole system down, what does that say about America?

We're wrong. We can't be wrong.

The world is fighting right now to preserve our system.

Our way of life. You can't attack it blindly.

Byron , we're talking about one man here. It's not that big of a deal.

- You're under curveillance. - What?

Everyone is watching you . Tell me how you place to continue.

You have to realize, no one will talk, everyone hac been 0otten to.

I have somebody.

Who?

I can't tell you.

- So now you don't trust me? - Byron , you're my brother. I love you.

I need your help.

I. .. I can't do it, Byron. I'm sorry.

But I can't.

I can't.

James, as a consolation ,

please don't put Humson on the stand.

Why?

Humson was hand-picked by Hoover.

It would save a lot of embarrassment if you were to avoid Humson.

I'll think about it.

Thank you.

I'm sorry , Byron.

(PHON E RI NGS)

Yeah?

-MAN : Mr Stamphill? - Yes, this is James Stamphill.

This is Derek Simpson. Remember we talked before.

STAMPH I LL: Right. Of course I remember. Have you made your decision ?

'SAMPSON: I've been thinking about what we were talking about.

- I'd like to be a witness. -STAMPHILL: Wondertul.

You do understand you will have to testify in court under oath

about the brutality you witnessed in Alcatraz.

'SAMPSON: Yes, I know that.

STAMPH I LL: Particularly in reference to Henri Young.

SAMPSON: I know some things.

STAMPH I LL: Mr Simpson, do you hold any sort of grudge

against Warden Humson or Associate Warden Glenn ?

SI MPSON : No.

SMPHLL: OK. I'll come over and we can speak in person.

SAMPSON: Yes. I'm in Chinatown. It's an alley called Scotland Court.

The number there is 964.

Mr Simpson , are you in here?

Mr Simpson , are you alright?

(GROANS)

Ah!

Shit!

Are you alright?

Mr Simpson , do you still want to be a witness?

(YELLl NG)

- Who's che? - She'c a court reporter.

- What happened to your face? - I had an accident this morning.

Henri, we need one more deposition ...

- Nope. -. .regarding the beatings you received.

Your eye, your leg , everything.

Henri , remember you told me you've never been with a woman?

Henri , this is Blanche. Blanche, this is Henri.

Nice to meet you , Henri.

You guys have got about four minutes before the next guard arrives.

You gotta hurry up. I can't leave the room.

I'm just gonna be over here in this corner. I'll turn my back.

We can get acquainted.

BLANCH E: Come on , honey. We don't have all night.

H EN RI : Thanks, Jim.

You're a good friend.

Oh!

Thanks.

Hi , Charlie. What's the story?

The attorney and a reporter are inside with the prisoner.

- Is he shackled? - Yeah. Things are quiet.

Sweetie, you have to get it up first.

That's like tryin9 to ctick an oycter into a slot machine.

Give me that.

(STAMM ERS) Oh! I can't.

Yeah , you can. Yeah , you can.

H EN RI : I can't. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.

- That's five bucks you owe me. - For what?

You didn't listen. Louis knocked him out in the sixth round.

- That bum! - Yeah , yeah. Give me the money.

- I can't. - Yeah, you can.

I can't. I can't. I can't. I can't.

- You can . - I can't.

(EXHALES)

Adios, Charlie.

Oh, you know what?

- This is gonna cost extra. - Just do what you have to do.

I can't. I'm sorry.

(SOBS)

I can't.

(SOBS)

Hey.

Hey, we only had a few minutes.

You got another guy in the room . It's OK.

(SOBS)

Shh!

Shh , baby.

Hey, shh.

STAM PH I LL: Your Honor, the defense calls Associate Warden Milton GIenn.

OFFICER: Do you swear to tell the truth, co help you God?

- So help me God . - You may be seated.

(CLEARS TH ROAT)

As associate warden, you are responsible for the day-to-day running

- of the prison , are you not? - You could say that.

You must be familiar with the dungeons.

- Dun0eons? - I'm sure you've heard of them.

GLEN N : Some prisoners refer to the lower Ievels as "dungeons."

They refer to bread and water as "piss and pun."

Mr GIenn, the dictionary definition of a dungeon is,

"a close, dark prison or vault, commonly under9round ."

The walls of those cells measure six feet by nine

and the roof is five, six feet tall.

- Would you call that cloce? - As a matter of opinion , no.

- Are there any light fixtures? - No. There aren't any books either.

Your Honor, the defense offers these photographs as exhibit B, C, D, E and F.

How much light comes into the cells with no window when the door is closed?

Not much.

- How long was Henri Young in a cell? - I don't know, exactly.

Three years and two months. I have the recordc here to prove it.

- That sounds right. - Three years and two months.

Now, in that time how often was Henri Young allowed out for exercise?

Mr Stamphill, I do not believe that the exercise time of an inmate is relevant.

- Well , I do. Answer the question . - Objection.

- Objection overruled . - Henri Young tried to escape.

When a criminal escapes, he doecn't write a récumé and go job hunting.

- He robs or kills somebody. - Mr Glenn.

We do all we can to discourage escape.

Mr GIenn , in three years and two months,

- how often was he allowed exercise? - I do not believe men ...

Answer the quection. How often was he allowed outside for exercise?

McN EI I: Objection . He's bad0erin0 the witness.

J U DGE: Objection overruled. Mr GIenn , you will answer that question.

- Young man, I do not recall . - You don't know?

Surely, half an hour a year isn't too difficult to recall , is it?

Mr Stamphill , there's no place in my courtroom for sarcasm.

Sorry, Your Honor. Mr Glenn , I have here a Iist with 32 names on it.

These are all names of men who were prisoners durin9 your tenure there.

- Is that correct? - I can't remember all their names.

I have committal papers with your signature as well as the late Dr Kiley.

We'd like this to be marked defense exhibit G.

Now, all these men were taken off Alcatraz in straitjackets

and placed in mental institutions. Is that correct?

Objection , Your Honor. The question is immaterial.

I mmaterial? I'm saying , in lay terms, that AIcatraz drives people insane.

It has already done so in 32 cases.

Now, if this is not true, the witness ought to have the opportunity to say so.

If it is true, it is most materiaI

and the jury ought to be privy to that knowledge, don't you think?

- Objection overruled . - Thank you.

Now, is it not true that these men were taken off Alcatraz in straitjackets

and placed in mental institutions, and you and Dr Wendell Kiley

- si0ned the committal papers? - True.

Is it not also true that of these 32 men ,

28 of them had never before set foot inside a mental institution?

- I don't know. - I have their records.

- I'll take your word . - OK.

Here are men who came to Alcatraz Iegally sane,

were subjected to the conditions of AIcatraz

and then deemed to be insane. Is that correct?

You can't say that one causes the other.

Insanity's not a virus, is it? It'c not somethin0 we can catch.

Objection . The witness is not a psychiatrist.

JU DGE: Objection sustained . Mr Stamphill ,

you will confine your questions to areas of Mr GIenn'c expertise.

Very well. Mr Glenn's expertise. Mr GIenn , have you ever beaten a prisoner?

No. That would be illegal.

- Not even when provoked? - No!

You've never hit, kicked , punched a prisoner in your entire career?

- Objection, Your Honor. - Sustained.

Confine yourself to one question at a time.

Is it not true that you ordered two guards

to throw Henri Young down a steel flight of stairs,

that you cmashed his face with a blackjack,

that you took a straight razor, sliced open his ankle,

hobbling that man for life? That's the truth , isn't it?

- Answer the question . - J UDGE: The witness has tectified.

He's testified to a lot of things.

Are you aware that in a federal court system , perjury is a crime?

Henri Youn0 is the one on trial ! I remind you , young man ,

that Henri Young is the one on trial , not me! I am a public servant!

I am not the bad guy. I will not be treated the same way

as this lying , murdering , two-time loser!

JU DGE: Silence, Mr Glenn!

Mr Stamphill , you are perilously close to contempt of this court!

You will proceed with caution . Is that understood?

Temper, temper.

Would you care to withdraw any of your previous testimony?

You wouldn't want someone along and testify to the contrary, would you?

No. I will not withdraw any testimony. No matter what Henri Young has said.

I'm not taling about Henri Young . Who would believe him?

Mr Simpcon , did you ever beat this man, Henri Young?

- Objection. This has no bearing . - No bearing?

Your Honor, beatings have a bearing on a man's state of mind.

Three years of darkness has a bearing.

Do we need to be pcychologists to know that? You now that.

- I know you do. - Objection overruled.

Thank you , Your Honor.

STAMPH I LL: Mr Simpson, did you ever beat Henri Young with a blackjack?

SI M PSON : Yec.

STAM PHI LL: Did you ever throw Henri Young down a steel flight of stairs?

- SI M PSON : Yes, I did. - STAMPH I LL: You were ordered to?

SI M PSON : Yec.

You will tell us the name of the man , your superior,

who ordered you to do these thin9s.

Mr GIenn.

You never went to Warden Humson about this?

- No, sir. - Thank you very much.

I won't ack you where you got your bruises. I already know. Your witness.

Your Honor, the procecution would like to mark for identification

the employment records of Mr Derek Simpson.

Do you recall , Mr Simpson , being suspended on November 4th , 1936,

- and again on July 6th , 1937? - Yes.

- Speak up, Mr Simpson . - Yes.

Is it not a fact that you were fired from your job because you're a drunk?

- Objection . - That's not true.

- Objection . - Overruled.

And that Mr GIenn would not tolerate this in a federal prison.

Isn't it true that having cost you your job

you would say just about anything to get even with Mr GIenn?

JUDGE: The jury will disregard Mr Simpson's testimony.

Good afternoon.

Mr Stamphill!

- You son of a bitch! - What happened?

You know exactly what happened . You cet me up.

You took Simpson's picture off of my desk.

They wouldn't have know to tear him down if you hadn't told them.

Are you gonna hit me now, James?

Go ahead. It's about time you grew up and were a man.

You're my brother. You had me beaten up.

James, that was not supposed to happen.

Only Simpson. You walked in . It was bad timing.

Bad timing?

- I'm putting Humson on the stand . - Why? Humson doecn't know anythin0!

He runs three prisons. He has to now something. Unless he's never there.

Son of a bitch.

He was never there. Never there.

You never saw him? You never shook his hand?

You'd hear about him visiting , but I never saw him.

Your own brother did that to you?

- Yeah . - Jesus, rich people are weird.

Hey, did you hear DiMag9io broke Keeler's record? 45 straight 9ames.

Wouldn't it be great if he never stopped.

The dock records would chow when he was there.

Every trip to AIcatraz is recorded.

- Hey, Jim? We're friends, huh? - Yeah. Sure.

Is it over? Ic that all? Nothing more you're gonna do at the trial?

- I thought you didn't care. - I don't care.

It's just as long as you 0ot shit to throw at 'em, we can keep talking.

But when it's over, it's over.

Henri , I'm not here to keep you entertained until the executioner comes.

- This trial isn't a game. - Jim?

What?

If... If I was on the outside and there was like a good fairy

and she waved her wand and I was on the outside,

you and me, would we be friends?

- Yes. - No, no, no.

No, we wouldn't. You wouldn't have nothing to do with me.

What I can't figure out is why?

I mean , we both ain't got nobody else.

And we're the same age, sort of.

And if I'd lived in your house

and they'd switched us when we was babies,

I could've, I could've been just like you.

If they'd stuck you down in the hole,

you could been sitting here just like me

asking how come we couldn't be friends on the outside.

You ever steal five buckc?

Once. When I wac a kid . From my brother's wallet.

What happened?

He, uh, he told me not to do it a0ain.

Why did they put me in that hole for three years?

I could've been just like you.

I'd just like to ask them , you know?

OFFICER: Raise your right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth,

the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

- H U MSON : So help me God . - You may be seated.

Warden Humson , in a book you wrote,

you refer to the convicts as your children.

You Iiken your job to that of a parent.

Providing for their physical needs and molding their character.

Yes, I wrote that.

I have here a record of a prisoner named Johnson

who did a total of 500 days in the Iower cells.

The hole. The dungeon. This was over a ten-year period for such offenses as

not finishing all the food on his plate,

having an extra pair of socks in his cell, keepin9 an untidy cell,

smu0gling food from the dining room , crumbs for a pet lizard.

Is this what you mean when you say molding character?

No, no, no, no. You're twisting things here.

The isolation cells were simply a tool of a temporary nature

for extreme cases within the general population.

You make it sound like the prisoner did 1500 days in one stretch ,

for one infraction. That's not true.

No. The prisoners were held for 19 days at a time.

- That's all . - That's all?

Can you tell me why Henri Young did over 1 ,000 days in the dungeon?

Not 19 days, but 1 ,000 days

in total darkness, with only 30 minutes of daylight a year.

Yec, but he'd tried to escape.

You can't compare his offence with that of a man who smuggled food to a Iizard.

STAM PH I LL: it was the first time a sentence of three years

- had been imposed, was it not? - It wasn't a sentence.

It was a decision to place him there for an undetermined amount of time.

Why not a time Iimit? Doesn't that seem a little bit inhumane?

Simply, no. While we strive to prevent crime,

what shall we do with the man who has committed it?

We aim to make him his better self.

His better self? Well, I'm sure that Henri thanks you for his better self.

It ic a fact, you simply put Henri Young in that dungeon and forgot him.

You washed your hands of him. Henri wanted me to ask you why you did that.

- It was a.. . - Objection , Your Honor!

I withdraw the question. I apologize.

Mr Stamphill , it's not necessary that you apologize.

Actually, Your Honor, it ic. You see, I made a mistake.

Warden Humson couldn't cimply have wached his hands of Henri Young.

He couldn't have. He had absolutely no idea he was there.

Isn't that true, Warden? You are never there.

You permit GIenn to run that prison any way he sees fit.

I am there as much ac I need to be. I run three penal institutions.

It's impossible to know every detail of every inmate.

I have the San Francicco Port Authority records

which you signed every time you went to AIcatraz.

You went seven times in '38. Five in '39. Ten in '40.

And only twice so far this year. 24 day trips in three and a half years.

While Henri Youn9 was in that dungeon over 1 ,000 days. 24 out of 1 ,00Ü days.

That's as much as you say you needed to be there?

You knew nothing about a man who was left to die in a dungeon

for three and a half years, did you? Absolutely nothing.

In fact, you have never even met Henri Young, have you?

Right now, in fact, is the first time you have ever seen this man.

Look at him. That's him right there. That's Henri Young, right there.

- He tried to escape. - Yes.

But the fact, the cold , brutal fact, Warden Humson, is that this man,

who had never before in hic entire life

harmed or intended to harm another human being, never, was now a murderer.

- That is a fact, is it not? - Yes...

- And it is equally a fact.. . - You can't let them get away with this!

If we let them get away with this, where would we be?

What? Shall we let murderers roam the streets?

Henri Young was not a murderer until Alcatraz got a hold of him.

The prison runs under your guidelines.

So you created the murderer, didn't you? Didn't you?

He tried to.. . He tried to escape. That's...

That's, that's, that's, that's the thing , you see?

No, no, no.

That's...

J U DGE: Mr Stamphill, do you have any further questions for this witness?

- No, Your Honor. - The witness may ctep down.

He tried to escape.

STAMPH I LL: I've been trained all my life for that day.

Control the witness. Go for the kill.

Win. Victory.

School prepared me well.

My hrother, he prepared me well.

Years later, he and I would reconcile.

Family's family, you know?

Mary congratulated me but we'd already begun to drift apart.

When you only try to win you sometimes lose sight of the goal,

which should have always remained Henri.

(REPORTERS SHOUT OU ESTIONS)

There's no way they're gonna send you to the gas chamber.

Most you'll get is second-degree murder. Maybe even manslaughter.

Ten years. Get a recommendation for clemency and you'll walk.

- You'll have your life in front of you . - Monday morning ,

I want you to 0et up to that judge and tell him there's been a change of plan.

I want you to 9et up there and change my plea to guilty.

- That's a joke, right? - Not to me it's not. I'm not doin0 it.

Jesus Christ! What the hell have I been doing here?

- Why have I been wastin0 my time?! - I never thought we'd win.

I thou0ht you wanted to fight.

I just... wanted a friend.

Henri , I am your friend.

No, you're not. No, you're not. It's always about you.

It's never about me. You don't understand.

I already lost. You just keep talkin0 , talking , talking.

You never listen. You certainly don't know what you're talking about.

- You don't know what it's like. - What what's like?

AIcatraz! Where do you think they're gonna send me those ten years?

They'll send me to AIcatraz!

When it's over, you'll be alive. You'll be able to take care of your sister.

I'm Henri. I'm the one that's got to do the time, not you!

I can't do it. I can't do it.

I can't. Alright?

It's not worth it. It's not worth it.

Nothing's worth going back there.

RADIO: 67, 000 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland

watching to see if Joe DiMaggio can keep his 55-game hitting streak alive.

(COMM ENTARY CONTI N U ES)

Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak is stopped.

- Yeah? - Mrs Rosetta Dial?

Why are we in here, Jim?

There are some things worth fi9hting for, Henri.

Henri?

Do I know you?

I'm ...

I'm Rosetta, Henri. I'm your sister.

Um ...

...my, uh ...

My baby's name is Henri.

- Mr Stamphill says that.. . - I was, I was, I was...

...be0inning to think that...

...that you wasn't real. That I ...

...made you up in my mind.

- I'm real . - Rosetta?

I want you to tell Jim that I appreciate him bringing you down here,

and knowing that you turned out OK.

That means a lot. And I want you to tell him , come Monday morning ,

he'c 0onna plead me 0uilty. Just like I said.

I wish I wasn't so scared of them, Rosetta.

I wish to God I wasn't.

Take care of yourself, now.

J U DGE: You may call your next witness, Mr Stamphill.

Your Honor, I'll be just a second.

Henri, I'm your friend.

If we were on the outside, I'd be your friend. I'm not gonna kill you.

Are you going to call a witness some time today?

Yes, Your Honor.

If you want to change your plea, you do it. I'm not gonna do it for you.

- I want you to plead me guilty. - I don't think you are.

- That doesn't matter. - It does to me.

OK. I am very close to finding you ...

Your Honor, the defense calls Mr Henri Young.

- No! - He just lost the case.

If you wanna chan0e the plea, you do it.

I repeat, I'm not gonna do it for you.

- Counselor, unless.. . - He'c coming , Your Honor.

Go ahead. Tell him.

Tell them, not me.

You'd better ack me the right questions.

- I'll ask you what I want to ask. - I'll answer what I want to answer.

- Fine. - Fine.

Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty.

Stand up. Put your hand on the Bible.

Do you swear to tell the truth , the whole truth ,

and nothing but the truth now pending , so help you God?

- So help me God . - State your name for the records.

- Henri Young . - Be seated.

- Your Honor.. . - Henri, wait 'til I ack a question.

He's trying to trick me.

Your Honor, please instruct the witness to refrain from speaking

until I've ased him a question, then just to answer the question I ask.

- He's your witness, counselor. - He won't listen to me.

- He's tryin9 to tric me. - J U DGE: Silence, Mr Young.

Here's how the way works. Mr Stamphill will ask you a question.

You may answer that question. However, Mr Stamphill

cannot coerce you into testifying against yourself. Understand?

Yeah. I just wanna...

Mr young , did you and I have a conversation last Friday

in which you told me you wished to change your plea?

Mr Stamphill , you will wait until I have finished instructin0 the witness.

- It's OK. That's a question I want. - It is not OK.

And I do not need you to tell me what is or is not OK.

In this courtroom, I am the one who decides what is or is not OK, OK?

- Yes, Your Honor. - Thank you very much.

Counselors, approach the bench.

Do you want to tell me what the hell is going on here?

Your own defendant is looking to me to protect him from you.

- What's goin0 on? - I know it ceems very strange but...

As far as I'm concerned , you're an idiot to put him on the stand for any reason.

You're asking your own client to testify a0ainst himself.

I know it doesn't make a lot of sense but the prosecution isn't objecting.

- No, I'm not. Let him continue. - Shut up. Stamphill?

Enough damage has been done. I don't think I can mess things up any more.

Oh , yes, you can!

Alright. But you're on a very short Ieash, Stamphill.

A very short leash. I will throw you in jail for contempt myself.

Now, let's 0et this goddamn show on the road.

Don't let him rattle you . You're doing a great job.

Mr Young, stop playing with that!

Now, do you or do you not wish to continue testifying, Mr Young?

- If he asks me the right questions. - JUDGE: Councelor, you may proceed.

Mr Youn0 , did you and I not have a conversation last Friday

in which you told me you wished to change your plea

- from innocent to guilty? - Yes. Yes.

I wanna change my plea. That's what I told you.

Mr Young , I'm gonna ask the single most important question I can ask you.

It's what this whole trial ic about.

Are you 0uilty of the murder of Rufus McCain?

I wanna chan0e my plea to guilty.

I didn't ask you what you said you wanted to do. I asked if you are guilty.

Objection , Your Honor. He's bad0erin0 the witness.

- He's my witness. - I'm not your nothing.

If the accused wants to enter a plea of guilty, I don't know why...

Silence! Mr Stamphill , you are skating on very thin ice here.

Maybe, Your Honor. But I'd like to 0et to the other side.

Very well . You may proceed at your own peril.

Thank you , Your Honor.

Let me take this one step at a time.

Mr Young, we had a conversation in which I told you

I felt with the way the trial was going ,

the most you would have to face would be another ten years, maybe lecc.

- Ten years, that's what I said. Right? - Yeah , but...

Did you say to me that you were the guy who had to do the time?

Not me. You were the one they were gonna stick back in AIcatraz, right?

That's what I told you . That'c what I'm telling you now.

- Why are you doing thic? - Becauce, Mr Young ,

if you change your plea, they will execute you. You will die.

So fucking what?! I'd rather die than go back there!

- What did you say, Mr Young? - I said ...

I said I'd rather die than go back there. Can't you understand that?!

Why? Henri, why do you wanna die?

Because.

Because I'm ...

I'm scared of them.

I'm scared to go back there. I'm scared. I'm scared. I'm scared.

- Objection. He's finished . - I haven't finished anything.

Henri? Henri? Look at me. Henri, look at me.

Look at me. You were ri9ht. I was wrong. I'm sorry.

I'm just talking to you . Not the judge or the jury.

If you wanna die, I'll back you up.

But I swear to God I'll fight these bastards

so they will never be able to do this to anyone again.

You are not 0onna die for nothing . The choice is yours, Henri.

What do you want to do?

I wanna stop being afraid.

Henri Youn9 ,

are you guilty of the murder of Rufus McCain?

I was a weapon.

But I ain't no killer.

They're the murderers.

J U DGE: Bailiff, you may remove the prisoner.

Escort the prisoner to the holding room.

J U DGE: Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,

you have received your instructions.

You may find the defendant guilty of involuntary manslaughter,

which carries with it a maximum penalty of three years

in which case the defendant will be remanded to the custody

of the warden of Alcatraz.

Or you may find the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree.

Without a recommendation for mercy,

that verdict will carry with it a centence of death.

This court is now in session.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, how do you find?

BAI LI FF: The defendant will arise.

We, the jury, find the defendant, Henri Youn9 ,

not guilty of murder in the first degree.

And guilty only of involuntary manslaughter.

- (H U BBU B) - JU DGE: Order! Order!

JU ROR: Your Honor, we would lie permission to address the court.

J U DGE: Very well.

J U ROR: Your Honor, we have this day signed a petition

which I would like to read to the court.

We would like the followin0 to be read into the record of this proceeding.

Though we know it will have no legal or binding effect,

we hope that it will have a moral effect.

We, the members of the jury, recommend and request

the immediate investigation by the proper federal authorities

of the federal penitentiary known as AIcatraz.

We find this inctitution, its warden and associate warden

guilty of crimes against humanity.

- (H U BBU B) - J U DGE: Thank you.

The jury is dismissed . This trial is concluded.

BAI LI FF: All rice.

The defendant is remanded to the custody of the warden of AIcatraz.

NEWSREEL: News from San Francisco. The Young trial concludes.

The Rock will he investigated as Young is vindicated

hy a verdict of involuntary manslaughter...

STAMPH I LL: As I walked out of the courtroom that day

I did not fully realize how much Henri and I had actually accomplished.

It happened so fast.

Henri , I'm gonna be up to see you as often as I can.

Gonna need to bring that Blanche back for a second shot, huh?

- Yeah. I'll try. See what I can do. - Let's 0o.

Henri , it's not over. I'm gonna appeal to have you moved to another prison.

I'm gonna file motions to have the original case reopened.

Henri and Jim together again.

That's right. Henri and Jim together again.

- Henri and Jim together again . - Hey, Jim, I won , didn't I?

I mean , I really did something. I won!

That's right, Henri. You won.

Hey, Jim, how many games was DiMaggio'c hitting ctreak?

- 54? - No.

- No. I got you. 56, wasn't it? - (LAUGHS)

I'll cee you soon, Henri.

Take care of yourself.

STAMPHiLL: The definition of victory is success in any contest or struggle.

An engagement ending in triumph.

That was to he the last time I was to see Henri Young alive.

Before the court date was set for an appeal,

his hody was found in the cell.

He lay heneath a single word he had scrawled with a rock.

Victory.

Henri Young taught me the meaning of the word.

He was the only man that I have known who gave more than he asked.

All that he ever wanted was a friend.

I will always rememher him as one of the hest friends I have ever had.

Unlike many men that live much longer, Henri Young did not die in vain.

In the end, he was not afraid.

He lived and he died in triumph.

If only we could all do that.

Welcome home.

I've missed you, Henri.

Mr Glenn ...

...you can beat me. You can put me back in that hole.

Whatever you want to do, it doesn't matter to me.

Action.

I won.

Reaction.

You can't ever take that away from me.

(PRISON ERS BANG PLATES AN D CUPS)

GLEN N : Take him to the hole.

(BANG I NG GETS LOU DER)

STAM PH I LL: Charles Dickens once said that solitary confinement was inhumane.

Seven months later the Supreme Court agreed.

As a result of the facts brought out in trial of the People vs Henri Young,

the dungeons of Alcatraz were closed forever.

Associate Warden Glenn was brought up on charges of mistreatment.

He was found guilty. He would never work in the penal system again.

I remained in private practice.

I also hecame a haseball fan.

We did it, Henri.