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♪ So we sleep, we sleep
So satisfied ♪

♪ Lay down, lay down, lay down
Down and feed ♪

♪ Lay down, lay down, lay down
Down and feed ♪

♪ Lay down, lay down, lay down
Down and feed the fire ♪

That’s gonna kill ya.

[ Woman ]
...represents concepts.

I’m sorry. Can you tell me where
the Chief of Staff’s office is, please?

- Sure. Up the stairs and to your left.
- Upstairs. Thanks.

The one nearest the front door
at the crossing
represents justice--

- [ Knocking ] Hi.
- Hi.

- I’m Rick Hayes.
I’m here to see John Hayes.
- Oh, you’re John’s brother!

Yeah, among other things.

- Louise, John’s brother is here.
- Okay.

- He’s right here
in the conference room.
- Great.

[ Man ] We should take each case
on its merits.

We have restricted
out-of-state travel...

and we’ve delayed the purchase
of new state vehicles.

[ Man #2 ]
It doesn’t sound like enough.
We have to trim 10 million...

from department spending
over the next fiscal year. John?

I request the department trim
five percent across the board
except for education.

Okay. We’re gonna have to find
some additional measures.

- Cutbacks with an election next--
- You want the tooth fairy
to come...

you’re gonna have to put teeth
under the pillow.

Agreed. With what we’ve done,
we’re now in a position to take stock,

make our judgments regarding
staffing and expenditures--

I’m just trying to figure out
what kind of idiot shows up
his first day of work...

- late and stinking of wine.
- I guess now you know.

Want to try to explain
your resume?

- What do you mean?
- You went to law school.
Did pretty well.

Worked for Hayes Development
for three years.
Working for your old man?

On and off.

And then there’s this...
gaping hole.

What have you been doing with yourself
the last two years?

My father passed away.
Maybe you know.
I helped settle his affairs.

And after that?

Well, after that I,
I did some travelling...

and I just tried
some different things.

Partied for two years.

Well, call it
what you want.

Okay.

What do you want to do?

- What do I want to do?
- Hell, it’s your call.

Your brother’s
the Governor’s Chief of Staff.

Well, um--

While you think about it,
I’ll get you a desk
and a subscription to Playboy.

Of course if you’re
interested in actually working,

I’m up to my butt here.

Yeah, I’d like
to give it a try.

You know anything
about this office?
You know what clemency is?

Yes, the power to pardon
people, commute sentences.

- Whose power?
- I believe the Governor’s.

In this state, his sole power.
He makes the final decision.

The Clemency Office
makes recommendations.

We’re not here to retry the case.
This is about mercy.

Has the prisoner
rehabilitated himself?

Will solid citizens
speak out on his behalf?

Does his own mother
have anything good to say?

- Will I get some kind
of training for this?
- Yeah. By doing it.

Well, this is it.

A hundred and twenty-four
pending cases.

Everything from tax fraud
to murder.

- How do you keep
on top of all this?
- You don’t, you prioritize.

I’ve got death warrants
coming down any day.

Obviously,
they come first.

Every time a death warrant
is issued or reissued,
we have to make a new report.

You know anything
about John Reese?

Yeah, John Reese.
That’s the cop killer
who pleaded self-defense.

- Right? I saw him on 60 Minutes.
- Right. Big celebrity.

Even wrote a book.
Every time I see him,
he gives me one.

- Couldn’t get through
the damn thing.
- Good. I’ll take Reese.

No, I’ve already
got that one started.
Take Cindy Liggett.

Look through her file.

- It’s a death penalty case?
- Yep.

Get your dick wet
with Liggett.

- Okay.
- Helen’ll get you a desk...

and a Playboy
if you change your mind.

[ Rick ]
Slow down, slow down.

[ John ]
Are we there? All right. Okay.

Well, what do you think?
It’s not bad, huh?
Bedroom, bathroom,

office area up there,
gourmet kitchen, swimming pool.

Never know who
you’ll meet down there.

And I got you
into the Tennis Club.

- What’s this?
- Oh, you’ll be needing that.

I got a tux.

It’s an Armani.

I thought the days
of profligate spending
were over, John.

Don’t worry about it.
You’re in the majors now.
You gotta look the part.

Okay. Thanks.

Don’t look like somebody
slammed your nuts in the door.

- It’s gonna be good. Wait and see.
- I know.

Listen, it doesn’t mean
the party’s over,
just a better class of guests.

[ Sighs ]

You know, her crimes,
you don’t think of a woman
committing a crime like that.

I mean, I don’t anyway.
That, that brutal.

Most of the time a woman kills,
it’s a crime of passion.

Usually her husband
or boyfriend.

Last time she got a stay of execution
with about four days left.

- When was that?
- About 18 months ago.

It’s all a delaying game,
really.

They come up with some
new Constitutional theory,

find a sympathetic judge
to grant a stay, and they
start appealing all over again.

Right, and they just
stretch it out indefinitely.

Well, no, not this time.
It looks like she’s run out
of arguments.

- And a lot more women
are gonna be executed now.
- Why is that?

Women’s lobby.

They all want equal treatment
in the eyes of the law.

[ Chuckling ]

- [ Woman ] Hey, Frances, what’s up?
- Where you goin’, girl?

What’s goin’ on?

- Hey, Frances!
- I’ll tell you something now.
Don’t be like that, Frances.

Hey, Cindy, you checkin’ out
of death row?

You don’t like it here?

[ Woman On TV ]
He don’t need to know my personal life.
I have my own life.

Just because I had a kid,
don’t mean my life
needs to stop...

and I need to stop
what I need to do.

[ Woman Inmate ]
She ain’t the only one raising him.
The father raises him too.

[ Woman On TV ]
And that’s my business.
That’s my time now.

[ Female Talk Show Host ]
How ’bout self-respect?

[ Male Talk Show Host ]
Every dollar you have, these sweet
and innocent-looking girls...

shamelessly tell us
they are money hungry--

I’m Rick Hayes.
I’m with the Clemency Board.
Would you like to have a seat?

I’m gonna be working on
your report, the update.

- So, we need to--
- No.

- No?
- No, we don’t need to do anythin’.

What do you mean?

I’m not playin’
your game.

Um, well,
I don’t understand.

It’s one big sick, fuckin’ joke.

- How’s that?
- This Governor doesn’t give clemency.

Wh-- What is it
that you’re saying here?

I’m sayin’ you go ahead
and you make your damn report.

Then you give it
to the Governor and you let him
give it serious consideration.

Then you can all go ahead and kill me
with a clear conscience.

Ah, Miss Liggett,
maybe you can explain to me.
What is it you have to lose?

There’s really no good reason
for you not to cooperate.
Just give us some--

[ Woman On TV Continues ]

What’d you say
your name was?

- Rick?
- Right.

What’s that short for?
Eric? Richard?

- Richard. Yeah.
- Mm-hmm.
So what’s wrong with Richard?

What’s wrong with Rick?

Every Rick guy I ever knew was a slick,
two-faced motherfucker.

And I know
quite a few.

- Well, you just met one who isn’t.
- That’s the first thing...

every slick, two-faced
motherfucker tells you.

All right, Ms Liggett.

Frances?

Want to know what
the second thing they say is?

What do you got
to lose?

- You should really think about this.
- I have.

For about 12 years.

You take care of yourself...
Rick.

[ Male Talk Show Host ]
What kind of presents do you get?

[ Woman ]
Gold. I got a bedroom set. TV.

[ Man ] You got a bedroom set?
Did your mom ask you where it came from?

Well, we don’t need
her cooperation anyway.

What do you mean?

The report’s required
with or without it.

Oh, man,
she is a pisser.

[ Chuckling ] Sounds like she sure
as hell had your number.

♪♪ [ Classical ]

- Rick, come on.
- Hey, John.

Hey, Emerson.
How are you?

- Hi.
- Lobbyist.

- For what?
- Oil companies.

- Hmm.
- [ Man ] Brothers Hayes!

- Governor!
- John.

- My brother Rick.
- How are you, sir?

- Rick, of course.
- Mrs Governor.

In Governor’s business,
we call this a meet and greet.

- It wouldn’t be hard
to get used to.
- Bart, stay where you are.

Don’t have too much fun now,
fellas.

The guy’s in perpetual motion.
He’s incredible.

Hey, I’ve been glancing at the files.
He’s never granted clemency, huh?

- No, not true, no. We’ve granted
15 pardons since I’ve been here.
- Never in a capital case.

No. Not in a state where
76 percent of the voters
favour the death penalty.

Why the hell did you put me
in a goddamn useless job?

I figured if you messed up,
you couldn’t do much damage.

You’re just a condescending
son of a bitch. Why is that?

- Oh, relax.
Listen, if things work out--
- Hi, there, you guys.

Ladies, ladies!

Rick, this is my friend Jill Venable.
Jill, you know John, of course.

- Everyone knows John-of-course.
- I know you.

- You used to live down
the street from us on Oakmont.
- That’s right.

She’s almost
the girl next door.

That sounds terrible.
I don’t remember you being so cute.

Ah, well, thanks.
I’ve been working on it.

- It sure makes my job a lot easier.
- Your job, huh?

Yeah, I’m supposed to take you
around and introduce you
to people of power and influence.

I see. Big brother’s
lookin’ out for me again?

We can start with a few
corrupt committee chairmen,
work our way down.

None of that.
Let’s get a couple of drinks
and have a chat.

[ Rick Laughing ]

- Do you think your parking space
could’ve been further away?
- That’s what I said.

- This it?
- Yeah, it’s right here.

- Oh, John must’ve found
this place for you.
- How could you possibly guess?

Because he’s been here seven
years and still rents his
furniture. We used to go out.

- Oh?
- We’re just friends now.
My decision.

I haven’t had a chance
to stock the bar or unpack
glasses, but I got some beer.

Great.

Haven’t even had a chance
to unpack the stereo...

- unfortunately.
- No drinks, no music.

How do you expect
to make any progress?

I don’t know. I guess
I’ll just have to rely
on some personal charm.

You might be in trouble.

Well,
I could hum something.

- What would you like to hear?
- How ’bout Beethoven’s Ninth?

- That’s a lot to ask
on a first date.
- I expect a lot.

Sorry.
My God, what is that?

I’m sorry. This is
a case I’m workin’ on.

What’s the matter?

You don’t come across
stuff like that
in Consumer Affairs?

Ah, no.

- [ Woman ] You got that?
- Okay, go on.

[ Woman ]
Write him I’m lookin’ forward to when
he’s on leave from the Marines...

so he can take me
to that club he wrote me about.

That Waikiki bar
in Honolulu, Hawaii.

- [ Cindy ] Hey, slow down.
- [ Woman #2 ] Honolulu?

Child,
what you talkin’ about?

Your pen pal said
he’s gonna take you to Hawaii?

He’s stationed in Korea, girl.
It ain’t that far to go.

He said he gonna marry me
and have a big party there
’cause he know the owner.

Oh, yeah?
You’re so full of shit.

- Did you tell him
about your other husbands?
- Bitch, shut up!

[ Doors Open ]

[ Cindy ]
Honolu--

Is that two O’s
and two U’s?

I’m right here for you,
girl.

Let’s just finish
the letter!

[ Cindy ]
Go on!

- Sam, good morning.
- Good morning.

Look, I’ve been looking
at this Liggett file.

I’d like to go back
and see if I can get her
to work with us.

Oh! So now
it’s a matter of pride.

No, no, no.
I think it’s the only way
we’re gonna get anything new.

You’re wasting your time, Rick.
You’ve got two dozen people
to reinterview for the update.

But they’re all gonna say
the same thing, no?

You’re not gonna get
anything out of Liggett.

She’s making her stand.
I’ve been through this before.

- Sam, I’d at least like to try.
- Of course you would.

Everyone does the first time.
It’s called the “Rescuer Syndrome.”

That’s great.
I’m on the job three days,
I got a syndrome.

She won’t deal with you.
They served her death warrant
last night.

Execution’s in 30 days.

- [ Cindy ]
I got five more minutes.
- Visitor.

- Today?
- Someone from Clemency.

Tell him I don’t want
to see him.

Hey, I’m not
your social secretary. Come on.

You know you are.

This is
your last clemency report.

Open it up. Take a look.

No, huh? All right,
I’ll do it for you.

You just look at the cover page, okay?
That’s all. Just the cover page.

You see what it says
under “Recommendation”?

- “Deny clemency.”
- I can read.

Well, that might as well read,
“Let’s kill her.”
You know why it says that?

’Cause you ain’t
give ’em anything.
They had nothin’ to work with.

- How long have you had this job?
- Four days.

So basically
you don’t know jack shit.

That’s right!
I don’t know why you’re not
a good candidate for clemency.

Now maybe if I had more experience,
I’d just give up
and write you off as well.

You probably think you know
everything about me.

I know what’s
in that file.

Look, even if I get clemency,
it means life in here with
no parole, and that’s no life.

I’m not beggin’ for mercy
I’m not gonna get.

You think I wanna die?
I do not wanna die, okay?

But if I do,
it’s gonna be on my terms.

You got that?
My terms.

That’s all I got.

[ Knocking ]
Frances?

They know how to harness Negroes
down south, too, I hear.

With a strap across their back.
Come on.

Hmm. [ Chuckles ]

[ Woman ] Get outta my house!
Get outta here,
you thievin’ whore!

Get outta my house,
damn you!

Hey! What the fuck?

[ Panting ]

[ Screaming ]

Cindy!

Reg? Reggie?

Reg, you awake?

[ Sighs ] Reg?

Reg?

[ Sniffling ]

[ Man On TV ]
Untamed youth with one thing on
their minds... Barq’s Root Beer.

I know you were involved
in her appeals.

That’s right. And I assisted
Ed Duffy at the trial.

Listen, maybe we should talk later.
I got a hearing.

Just a minute. If there’s anybody else
I should be talking to--

Her only family’s a kid brother. It’s
been a defence nightmare from day one.

That’s because of the brutality
of the crimes?

That, yeah, and we only had nine days
to prepare for trial.

Well, now the girl,
she in fact knew her in school, yes?

Yeah. And the boy was the son
of none other than William J. McGuire.

- McGuire? What, construction?
- Yeah.

- Hi, Linda.
- Listen,

McGuire wanted her
to get the death penalty,
and he lobbied like hell for it.

Listen, she got a tough break.
But it wasn’t like she would’ve
ever gotten the sympathy vote.

Is there anybody out there
with anything good
to say about her?

Nobody I’d let baby-sit
my child.

You again.

Me again.

Well, it gets me
away from the TVs.

TVs?

They got those TVs down
in the pod blasting game shows
and soap operas all day long.

That’s what I’d call cruel
and unusual punishment.

Yeah, no question.

I guess they figure by the time
they get around to killin’ you,
you’ll be grateful.

Well, I’m just glad
you considered me a notch up
from that kind of torture.

Just a notch.

What do you want?

Well, let’s start
with some names, okay?

Anybody out there
with anything good to say
about you?

When I was out in
the free world, there wasn’t
anything good about me.

You could talk to Reggie.

Oh? Who’s Reggie?

She’s my cell neighbour.
She killed both her husbands.

And by the time they
were about to arrest her,

she was just about to marry
number three.

Well, she might not make
the best character witness.

- What about your brother?
- Billy?

I know he thinks I hate him,
but I don’t.

I just wasn’t a very good sister.
I was runnin’ wild.

- Is he still in Saint Charles?
- Last I heard.

He’s almost 22.

His birthday’s in April.

Were you close?

Well, we had different fathers.
Neither one of us knew ’em.

After my mama died,
it was just us.

Yeah, you were, uh,
what, sixteen?

Yeah. She died two days
after my 16th birthday.

What was she like?

Pretty.
Wild!

When she was feelin’ good,
she could be a lot of fun.

But she wasn’t like
anybody’s mama I knew.

We were more like sisters,
I guess.

She just couldn’t stay clean.
I guess she passed that on to me.

Now, what is it
you’re drawin’ there?

[ Chuckles ]

Well, sorry I asked.

Is it in my file
I take drawing lessons?

- No, I don’t think so.
- I do.

Through the mail.
It helps me pass the time.

And every week they give you
something new to draw.
This week it’s castles.

Takes me away.

Do you think you could get me a picture
of the Taj Mahal?

Yeah. Why?

I wanna draw it!

Taj Mahal. I expect
that’s not too easy to draw.

Well, I got 23 and a half hours
a day to get it right.

No. No, hold our table.
We are on our way.

Order a good bottle of red.
We’ll be there in ten.
The ladies are not happy.

- You gotta apologize for me
’cause I gotta work tonight.
- Ah, come on.

No. I’ve been goin’ through
the transcripts from the Liggett
trial and listen to this.

- Sam gave you Liggett?
- Yeah. He’s got that guy Henry Reese.

Liggett shouldn’t keep you that busy.
It’s a pretty open-and-shut case.

- No, not necessarily.
- It always seemed that way to me,
and I’m familiar with the case.

I found this police report.
Her brother said that
she and her codefendant...

had been up for two days
smokin’ crack and robbin’ houses.

At the sentencing hearing,
her lawyer doesn’t say word one
about drugs or intoxication...

- or even a possible lack
of premeditation.
- That’s a judgment call.

Yeah, but when juries vote to execute,
the key issue is intent.

Was this murder intentional?
Was there reasonable expectation
that death would result?

- I was a prosecutor. I know the law.
- Why didn’t the lawyer use it?

’Cause this girl was blasted
out of her mind. It would’ve
raised a doubt with the jury.

- Does it make it a clemency issue?
- No, not technically.

Then stay within the guidelines
of your office and wrap this one up.

Hold on! Does she have to die because
she had a lousy defence lawyer...

and the father of one of her victims
is a buddy to the Governor?

No. She has to die because
she committed a double murder.

I’m not saying that she doesn’t
deserve to be behind bars.

I’m saying I don’t think
this woman deserves to be put to death.

Let’s go. Come on.

-I want things to work out for you here.
-What’s that mean?

- It means be sensible.
- Don’t patronize me.

- Well, not intended.
- Oh, I see. I’m just supposed
to shut up and be grateful here.

Not grateful, successful.
And you’re dead set on preventing it.

- Oh, boy, John.
I really appreciate your confidence.
- I want you to have a chance.

Oh, by putting me in a job
where no one expects anything!

What have you done
to deserve anything more?

[ Chuckles ]
I think I’ve lost my appetite.

- Can you tell me where Morris lives?
- Next one.

[ Knocking ]
Hi.

Who’re you?

Miss Morris, well, I’m Rick Hayes.
I’m with the State Clemency Board.

- What’s it about?
- Well, it’s about your niece
Cindy Liggett.

- No.
- No, she’s not your niece?

- No, not any more.
- Well, she did live here, yes?

- Uh-uh, no.
- Well, can I just ask you--
Seems to be a--

No!

♪ Baby, you drive me so
Don’t send me home ♪

♪ I dressed up my windows
and I shined up my chrome ♪

Lay down a five
and I’ll show you my kitty cat.

Come here. I’d like to talk to you
about a girl name Cindy Liggett.

♪ Don’t turn on my heater
Don’t shut off my light ♪

- How she got into it?
- Yeah.

How far back
you want me to go?

I mean, her mama’s boyfriend
got her high on smack when
she was 14, then he fucked her.

Cindy got into fuckin’
and shootin’ up ’cause
that’s what her mama was into.

Tell me about the girl
she killed.

- Debbie Hunt.
- Yeah. Wait, you knew her?

Everybody knew Debbie.
Her daddy was foreman
at McGuire.

You-- Cindy’s mom,
she worked at McGuire Lumber
as well, yeah?

Hunt’s bookkeeper.
Hell, she couldn’t add
water to orange juice.

- What, like personal favours?
- On-the-job services.

Sweet deal for old Hunt
’til rumours started flyin’.

Then he spread around
she stole from petty cash and fired her.

I’m sorry. You’re saying
that she knew this when she
went in that house that night.

That she was tryin’
to get even for her mom.

She was too screwed up
to know what she was doin’.
I loved her and all, but--

Did you see her that night?
You know if she was on any drugs?

Look, I’m on next.

[ Indistinct Shouts,
Grunts, Panting ]

Doug, hi.
I’m, I’m Rick Hayes.

I’m with the Clemency Board.

The reason I’m here is
it looks like Cindy could
be executed in three weeks.

- Uh-huh.
- Well, I’m just--

I’m wondering,
now that it’s ancient history,

if there’s anything
you might like to add
before it’s too late.

- Like what?
- Well--

Look, I know you plea-bargained
down to second degree murder...

in exchange for testifying
against her at the trial.

And at the trial you said
the whole thing was her idea.

Actually, that’s
kind of unusual, isn’t it?

- Why?
- I don’t know.

I mean, 17-year-old guys
don’t usually let girls
lead ’em around, now do they?

Maybe she was the one
that was unusual.

The two of you pulled off quite
a few burglaries that summer.
She masterminded all of them?

I was 17 fuckin’ years old, boy.

Oh, I see what you mean.
She was-- She was older.
She was, what, 19?

Yeah, 19
goin’ on about 30.

- And drugs.
What kind of drugs were you on?
- Some weed, some beer.

- That’s all?
- Yeah.

What about crack?

- No, no crack.
- Are you sure?
’Cause the police report--

- Am I sure?
- Yeah.

You think I’m ever
gonna forget that night?

Well, you would if it would
save you from being executed,
now wouldn’t you?

You’re fuckin’ with me.

No. You help me
and maybe I can help you.

- Did she send you?
- No.

She suckin’ your cock?

[ Chuckles ] Oh, shit. She can get a guy
to do anything she wants.

She’s a cocksuckin’ witch!

[ Guards, Prisoners Shouting ]

Have you got mental problems?
Is that why they stuck you down here?

- ’Cause that’s gotta be it.
- It got out of hand.

Listen to me.
I don’t care what your name is.
Your brother can fire my ass.

You’re not here to retry
this case or duke it out
with the prosecution’s witness.

Sam, when I came here you asked
me if I wanted to work.
That’s all I’m tryin’ to do.

I thought you’d be a lazy bastard.
I didn’t know you’d go
into business for yourself.

- Maybe the woman
doesn’t deserve to die.
- That’s not your decision, Rick.

- Okay.
- You understand, huh?

Now I’m reassigning you.
Do some fact checking
on the John Reese report.

- What about all the interviews
I’m supposed--
- No, no, John Reese...

or you’re outta here.

[ Women Chatting ]

[ Guard Over P.A. System ]
Attention on the yard.
Attention on the yard.

The following inmate,
Labarber, Michelle,
report to the visiting room.

[ TV Indistinct Chatting, Cheering ]

- [ Cindy ]
Well, I’ll be damned. Hey, Reg?
- [ Reggie ] What?

Reg, c’mere.
I wanna show you something.

- ’Member that guy?
- What guy?

- That guy from Clemency!
- Yeah. What?

- He sent me a picture
of the Taj Mahal.
- The what?

The, the Taj Mahal.

It’s this place in India.
This king built it for his queen.

- Oh, yeah, that’s nice.
I like that.
- Here, come on. Let me see.

Cindy, Cindy,
turn it down this way.

- That there?
- Whoo, that’s nice! Nice.

- That looks real good.
- I’ve seen that one before.

[ Cindy ] Oh, yeah, I bet you’ve
been there a hundred times too.

[ Reggie ] Well, I think it’s pretty.
What’s it say?

It says, “I wish you were there.
Sincerely, Slick Rick.”

- What the hell’s that mean?
- Nothing.

Just kind of a joke.

Good luck with your appeal, Mr Reese.
Goodbye.

Mr Reese, how are you?
Hi.

- Where’s Sam?
- He had to work on
another case today.

- Who are you?
- I’m Rick Hayes.
I’ll be workin’ on your report.

- I can’t believe Sam didn’t come.
- Well, uh--

- I’d just like to verify
a few things if that’s okay.
- Have a seat.

Thanks.

Tell me, have you read
the report?

Of course I read it.
There’s another letter comin’
you have to put in.

- Oh, from whom?
- Dr Arnold Marx.

What’s the nature
of the letter?

- You don’t know who he is?
- No.

He’s the top cardiovascular
surgeon in New York City.

And a personal friend.
[ Zipper Unzips ]

He did my bypass.
The man read my book.

Came down here, did my bypass.
No charge.

Well, you have a lot of
impressive friends, Mr Reese.

And right now, I’m gonna need
every one of them. You read my book?

- Yeah, I started it.
- Finish it.

I plan to.

- You see the letter from the Dean
of the Yale Law School?
- Yeah.

I been correspondin’
with him.

I’ve strategized all my appeals.
You know, I taught myself.

I’ve taken control
of the killing machine.

Look at me.

Is he workin’
for the white girl now?

- What?
- Cindy Liggett.

Is she the one getting clemency?
Is that why Sam’s not here?

Mr Reese, the Governor
determines who gets clemency.

Yeah, but what is
the smart money sayin’, huh?
Who’s gonna live?

Me or the white girl?
Who’s he gonna forgive?

A man of colour
who earned a law degree,

who wrote a best-seller
and won the admiration of
some of our best people?

Or a white trash girl
who bludgeoned two people to pulp...

without blinkin’ an eye?

They will be diminished
by my death...

’cause I represent everything
they love and admire.

How are they gonna go
and kill...

a man who’s been on the New York Times
best-seller list?

- Hey, there.
- Hi.

- So what’s all that stuff? Homework?
- No, these are your trial transcripts.

Um, look, I’m not supposed
to be here, okay?
They took me off the case.

- How come?
- Um, doesn’t matter.

But there’s stuff in here,
especially in your sentencing hearing--

- Grounds for appeal
that haven’t been raised.
- Forget it. Just leave it alone.

I think your lawyer really blew it.
You might not have
gotten the death penalty.

- It doesn’t matter now, does it?
- It does to me.
What do I have to say to you?

If you wanna be my buddy,
come and see me on Saturday, okay?
I got two left.

You tell me what it is
I have to say to you to get you
to wanna save your own life.

What is this with you?
Some kind of ego thing or what?

- What?
- You don’t like to lose,
is that it?

What are you trying
to prove here?

I’m just tryin’
to do my job.

I guess it’s the first
real job I’ve had.

I knew you was a rich boy.

[ Chuckles ]
Yeah? It shows, does it?

See, growin’ up, I thought
everyone lived like me.
But I had a good time.

And I graduated law school
and--

I’m sorry. I don’t wanna
bore you with this,
but I’d like to--

I know. I been listenin’
to the same four life stories
for way too long now.

One more
would be just great.

Well, I graduated law school
and, uh,

I drew a salary
from my dad’s company and
I travelled and I partied.

Tough!
Breakin’ my heart here.

Yeah, well, the recession
hit and my father’s
business fell apart.

I tried to help
with the company and--

I mean, we almost got things
turned around,

but a bunch of loans
came due and,

and one thing
led to another and--

We ended up jugglin’
the books and borrowin’
on false collateral...

and we lost everything.

And I beat a fraud charge.
And, uh--

And I almost got
disbarred.

I mean, I don’t even know how it all--
It’s just one thing led to another.

Yeah, I know
how that goes.

[ Guard On P.A. System ]
Yard recall and lockdown.

You gotta go.

Well.

See ya. Saturday?

Saturday.

Sam! Hold on there.

Goddamn it!
What are you tryin’ to do?

Just hold on one second.

- Let me see that stick
you got in your hand.
- It’s a sand wedge.

Well, you don’t wanna use
a sand wedge.

I’m up to my eyeballs in sand,
you’re tellin’ me I don’t
wanna use a sand wedge?

- That’s right.
You wanna use a pitchin’ wedge.
- Gimme the sand wedge.

Listen to me.
Pitchin’ wedge, okay?
Break your wrists off right away.

Cut straight down into it.
Trust me.

All right, but if you’re wrong,
you’re working the Department
of Highways tomorrow.

Okay.

Right down now.

[ Sam ]
Okay!

- [ Laughing ]
- You’re welcome.

Goddang.
I forgot who I was dealin’ with.

You probably grew up on
the ninth hole at White Sands.

Well, golf’s about as close
as we came to any kind
of organized religion.

Let’s put it that way.

- The Reese report’s ready to go?
- Well, yeah, except
for your recommendation.

- You want this in or out?
- You can take it out.

Why don’t you finish up
on Liggett?

Go to Saint Charles County
and do those last
few interviews.

No problem.

- [ Ball Drops Into Cup ]
- Nice.

You gotta watch yourself,
Rick.

You get sucked in,
does nobody any good.

- You hear me?
- Yep.

So you do all this work
on these capital cases...

for a Governor
who never grants clemency, huh?

Always a first time.

- Well, how do you stay with it?
- I’m highly motivated.

If I don’t pay my child support,
I’ll end up in state prison.

You never get involved
emotionally?

- You ever hear of a guy
named James Nichols?
- No, I don’t think so.

I got to know him pretty well.
Big kid in a man’s body.

- Killed three people.
- Yeah?

- He wanted me to be there at the end.
- Here you go.

Made me promise.

They were still using
the electric chair then,
and they messed up.

Took a long time
for Jimmy to die.

He started to burn...
literally.

His knees fused together,

smoke started
coming off of him.

- You could smell it.
- Jesus.

I can still smell it.

This is her senior picture.

[ Girl ] The high school dedicated
the full page.

[ Woman ]
They were all wild kids.

We let ’em run wild.

I mean, the things
they were doin’, it could’ve
happened to any of ’em.

But I don’t believe in killing.
“Thou shalt not kill.”

Not even Cindy Liggett.

I can only, um, imagine
that must be difficult for you to say.

Well, I’m not sayin’
that I forgive her.

Although I’m tryin’.
[ Chuckles ]

God, I known her since
she was five years old.

And they
were sweet kids.

It’s just that puttin’ her
to death is only gonna
keep us locked in this darkness.

Well, ma’am,
would you consider
signin’ a statement...

on behalf of Miss Liggett?

No.

Bu-- Can you tell me
why not?

No.

- Good day, sir.
- Hi, I’m Rick Hayes.

Mr McGuire’s in the drawing room
waitin’ for you, sir.

Thank you.

Mr McGuire.

This is Mr Faring,
my attorney.

Hi. Rick Hayes.

You wanted
some kind of a statement?

Well, it’s an update.
It’s required by law.

A copy of this
has already...

been sent
to the Governor.

All right.

I’m not in
the best of health.

But I promise you...

that I’m gonna live to see
this woman pay for what she’s done.

This scum brutally murdered my son.

And she’s brutally murdered
an entire family’s chance...

for another moment
of peace or happiness.

There’s nothing left for us now...
except justice.

My boy would’ve been
about your age today.

He didn’t deserve to die
like that.

What she did to him,

it had to be a closed casket.

Mr Hayes,
what if it was your son?

First time I picked her up
was on a Drunk and Disorderly.

I was a beat cop.
She was... 14.

Had a set of balls
on her even as a kid.

This was no surprise.

She and Barnes had committed
at least 20 burglaries
that we knew of that summer.

The brutality of the crime,
did that seem in character?

- Character?
- Yeah.

A crackhead’s
got no character.

Doug Barnes was so hot
to cut a deal with the D.A...

he testified against Cindy
and then tossed in a couple
of dope dealers...

just for good measure.

- I’ll sign it after this hearing.
- Yes, sir.

I have to be in court
in 30 minutes.

Okay, we’re just about
finished here, Mr Rusk.
I am trying to find her brother.

Her brother?
You think he’s gonna help you?

[ Detective ]
He’s in Walkerton.

Next time he screws up,
state prison.

Okay, well, I appreciate
your time. Thank you.

You can include these
in your report, Mr Hayes.

They were considered...

too inflammatory to
be introduced at the trial.

I hear she’s changed
quite a bit in there.
Is that right?

She has.

That’s great. You know, it’s a shame
that these people don’t get to change.

They’ll stay
like this forever.

Look, I prosecuted this case.

It was my first big case
and I know it cold. The Attorney
General’s office is behind us...

and so is the public,
and we’re gonna see
this sentence carried out.

Now, you can dick around
all you want,

but this sentence
will be carried out.

It’s good to see you, Joe.

[ Chatting ]

“...call our grandfather
Grandpa.”

Frances?

Frances?

- What time is it, Frances?
- 3:30.

[ Frances ]
Saturday hours are over.

Shit!

- [ Reggie ]
Ain’t no man worth gettin’ upset over.
- Shut up!

You wanna get mad?
I can give you a lot
better things to get mad about.

- Just stay out of it, bitch!
- Who you callin’ bitch, bitch?

Callin’ you bitch,
you stupid bitch!

You think anybody’s
gonna marry you after
you killed two husbands?

At least I ever got married.
That’s more than you can say.

- Shut up!
- Girl, you’re losing your mind.

[ Knocking ]
Hey.

Didn’t think
you were comin’.

[ Sighs ]
Well, I was out of town.

So much for promises.

I was doin’ interviews
for your report.

- I guess you know everything now.
- No, I know about the past.

You’re not that person
any more.

All right, look, I need you
to tell me about that night.

That night?

That night is...

inside me like this...

big, terrible shadow.

I hated Debbie Hunt.

I hated everything,
everything I didn’t have.

And Debbie Hunt used
to just rub my nose in it.

And all that...
hate just blew everything apart.

I killed them.

I killed myself.

I know what I did.

But I can’t change that.

I can only change myself.

I...
I guess there’re just...

some things can’t be forgiven.

Why not...

if a person’s
able to change?

’Cause the people doin’ the forgivin’
have to change too.

Today for the first time
in my term as Governor,
in light of a number...

of most compelling reasons,
I am granting clemency
in a capital case.

[ Crowd Mumbling ]

[ Governor ]
I am withdrawing my order of
execution for John Henry Reese,

and commuting his sentence
to life imprisonment.

What about Liggett?

- No.
- Why?

[ Governor ] ...a strong
proponent of the death penalty
and a firm believer--

- What the hell do you want,
a religious conversion?
- Wouldn’t have hurt.

And I know the people of
this state overwhelmingly
agree with me.

There are, however--

Look, it’s an issue
of credibility.

- Whose credibility?
- Mine.

[ Governor ]
The rule of law must acknowledge
extraordinary circumstances.

- I’ll take a few questions now.
- Governor!

Governor, could you tell us
the compelling reasons...

that prompted your decision to commute
Mr Reese’s sentence?

Mr Reese--

I stick my neck out,
there better be a damn good reason.

I don’t see it with Liggett.
Maybe you do.

I’m sorry.

This is about reelection,
isn’t it?

This is about getting
the black vote, isn’t it?

It’s about clemency.

- [ Female Reporter ] Governor,
what about the Liggett case?
- Clemency was denied.

Miss Liggett’s death warrant
is set to be carried out...

at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday,
one week from today.

If it’s carried out,
Cindy Liggett will be
the first woman in 11 years...

to be executed
in this state.

- Any comment?
- [ Governor ] Miss Liggett committed
a brutal and senseless double murder.

Her sex made no difference
to her victims.

It makes no difference to us
under our legal system.

It’s okay.

I’m sorry.

I know.

- Look, I’ve got an idea for an appeal.
- [ Groans ]

No, no. You’ve gotta keep
lettin’ me fight this.

I am afraid to say no,

and I am afraid
to say yes.

Look.

There is somethin’
you can do for me.

What’s this about?

I’m a friend
of your sister’s.

Here’s how it is.
Uh, she’s got six more days, okay?

Maybe you
already know that.

She wanted me
to get you this.

You’re the only family
she’s got.

She loves you.

- She said that?
- Yes, she did.

Six days.

We’re doin’
all we can.

I’m the one who turned her in.
Did you know that?

Look, she doesn’t hold anything
against you, okay?

She’s actually grateful
that you stopped her. Believe me.

- The cops, they, um--
They said I’d be savin’ her life.
- Yep.

What I did,
I did it to help her.

She was all messed up.
Couldn’t tell what
she was gonna do next.

I didn’t know
this was gonna happen.

Listen, she knows all that,
all of it.

She’s okay.

[ Shouting Military Drills ]

So my next trick, kids,
is very impressive.

Very exciting!

What I am going to do
is show you a beautiful
bouquet of flowers.

Would you like
to see that?

- [ Together ] Yeah!
- Would you? Okay, good. Hold on.

Ah, here they are.

Aren’t they beautiful?
As you can see, there’s blue...

and red and pink.

What’s so funny?
Why are you giggling?

- What do you mean
there’s no flowers?
- Hi. I’m Rick Hayes.

- Remember?
- This happens to be my home.

- I, I need your help. I’m sor--
- It’s my daughter’s birthday.

Okay. Well, I need you to file
a stay of execution
in Federal District Court...

for Cindy Liggett.

Mama, Vanessa took my M&Ms.

- Okay, sweetheart, go back.
I’ll take care of it.
- Okay.

- I’ll be right there.
- I’m sorry. We have big-time
grounds for appeal here.

- What grounds?
- Well, ineffective counsel.

- Basically, your partner
Ed Duffy blew it.
- You’ve got a hell of a nerve.

Well, you take a look
at this, uh--

I’ve got a police report here, okay?

And this is a statement
made by her brother
before the arrest.

She and Doug Barnes had been up
for two days smokin’ crack.

Now, he never introduced it.
You tell me why.

Well, I don’t know.
Maybe he felt a jury sees
a drug addict as subhuman.

You and I both know
they’d be a lot more likely
to execute an addict.

Hey, we’re talkin’
a level of intoxication here
that might save her life.

- Man, it was a strategic move.
- Aw, come on.

- Maybe he should’ve pressed the drugs.
- We’re 6 days from her execution.

This is the only chance
she’s got.

- [ Sighs ]
- Will you do it?

- Look, I’ll handle the research.
I’ll do the legwork.
- Mom,

- I wanna open my presents.
- In a minute, baby. In a minute.

- [ Clown ] One, two, three!
- [ Children ] Abracadabra!

- I’ll do my own research.
- Good.

Good night.

[ Door Closing, Locks Clicking ]

[ Valet ]
Good evening, sir.

Thanks.

Nice to see you.

- Hey.
- Hey.

- You made it.
- Yeah, I’m sorry I’m late, sweetie.

You missed the soggy crab cakes
and the California champagne.

- Well, you look beautiful though.
- Thank you.

- Hey, here’s John.
- There he is!

- Hi!
- Hi. How ya doin’?

- I’m good. You?
- You okay? Everything’s good.

You free on Sunday,
maybe for some tennis or whatever?

Uh, yeah. Maybe.

Rick?

- They spent hundreds of thousands
on the building alone.
- Governor?

Governor?
Excuse me, sir. Hi.

- Um, I’d like-- Yes.
- Mr Hayes! Clemency!

- Yes.
- You fellas did a mighty fine job
on the Reese case.

- Thank you, sir. I’d like to
talk to you about Cindy Liggett.
- Liggett?

Yes. I urge you to reconsider.
I believe that this woman
deserves clemency as well.

- This is completely inappropriate.
- It’s all right.

We’ll talk
tomorrow in my office.

- She had ineffective counsel.
She should’ve been given life.
- I’m sorry.

- This is difficult for all of us.
- Prison is the only...

stable environment
that this woman has ever known.

- Her life-- John, let go of me.
- Rick, come on.

Her life outside was a nightmare.
She’s changed. She’s grown.

She’s a different person now.
Now, we’re not settin’ an example here.

We never gave her a chance
to become like us, sir!
We’ve become like her.

You have an eloquent tongue, Mr Hayes.
Must run in the family.

- Cindy Liggett didn’t have
a chance, sir. If you just--
- You’ve had your turn!

Rule of law demands that
this girl receive the maximum
penalty for what she did.

- Governor, you--
- May I finish?

- Yes.
- Now, if you don’t like
this particular law,

by all means change it.

In the meantime,
it’s my sworn duty as Governor
to uphold the laws as I find them.

You understand? You just pour yourself
a good, stiff drink.

Enjoy the rest of the party
with your brother John.

- Let’s go.
- Mark, I’m sorry about that.
Now, the building--

[ Man ] Young turks!

I hope you know
what you just did.

- John, the man pulls the switch.
Bottom line.
- Quiet.

- I don’t care who hears this.
- Quiet, quiet.

- What the hell is wrong with you?
- Do you think this is about me?

- You know what you’re doing?
- Yeah.

- You’re ruining your life and mine too.
- What about her life?

- You can’t change what’s gonna happen.
- Then you try to stop me.

- I’m tryin’, believe me, I’m tryin’.
- Uh-huh.

I kept you from being disbarred
after that mess with Dad,
but I don’t know.

- You’ve got me on this one, brother.
- What are you talkin’ about?

- John, you think this is about us?
You and me?
- You tell me.

You’re so way off.
This is the first thing ever
that is not about you and me.

I figured
I’d save you the trouble.

I’m sorry.

Don’t be.
And congratulations on Reese.

You were right.

There’s a first time
for everything.

She has unlimited visiting time.
You know that, don’t you?

Then I’d better get goin’.
Sam, thanks.

Thanks?

Hey, I don’t regret anything
that’s happened here.

It’s the next four days
I’m worried about.

I wish I could tell you
something that would help, but--

- Well, there is something
you could do.
- What’s that?

Her brother’s up at
Walkerton Work Camp.

Now, if you could get him
a visit with her,
that would mean a lot.

- I’ll see what I can do.
- Well, that’d be great.

- See y’all.
- [ Helen ] Bye, Rick.

- Hey, how’s it goin’?
- I tried to reach you
at the office.

- We heard on the appeal?
- We got turned down.

- Shit!
- This came this morning.

- No hearing, nothing. Just a ruling.
- Man.

Our next move should be Judge Gorman
on the Federal Court of Appeals.
He’s a good guy.

- Who’s that, Gorman?
- Yeah, Gorman.

- They’re in recess now.
Can you track him down?
- Yeah.

I’ll get to work on it.
Look, uh, you should know
I left the job.

- I have no authority any more.
- Well, great.

Now that you’re no longer
a third-rate bureaucrat,
you can really help.

Well, let’s hope so.

Mrs Gorman, I promise you
I would not be calling you
at your home at this hour...

- [ Knock At Door ]
- if it weren’t urgent.

No, I understand.
It’s, it’s his vacation, but--

No, I’m sorry, but--

Well, all right.

Look, I’m sorry
to have bothered you.

- Hi.
- Remember me?

I’ve got
a fully-stocked bar now.

Uh, this is for you.

He’s a family friend,
and uh,

I guess you’ll be looking
for a job.

Senator Paul Hagan?

He’s looking for
a new legislative aide.

He’s expecting
your call.

- No strings.
- No strings?

Well, I figure, if you can chase
a lost cause, so can I.

I mean--

What are you doin’?

I don’t understand.

You’re just-- You’re throwing it away.
Is it some kind...

of romantic slumming?

No.

You’re too young
for a midlife crisis.

I’m-- I’m sorry.
I don’t get it.

- Look, Jill--
- No, I gotta go.

- You listen to me, Rick.
You have done more for me...
- No.

- than anyone ever has.
- Look, it is not over, okay?

- There is a judge
on the Federal Court of Appeals.
- No.

- Yes.
- No.

I have screwed up
a lot of things in my life.

This one
I wanna do right.

Now, I want you
to get me somethin’.

- Okay?
- Okay.

It’s not so bad.

What isn’t?

Knowin’ what comes next.

♪♪ [ Rock ]

What do you think
about this one?

- Uh, it’s-- It’s fancy too.
- I don’t think it’s that fancy.

Well, I just--
It’s something simple,
you know? Like, uh--

What exactly
does she need it for?

It doesn’t matter.

What about this one?
It’s simple.

Yeah.

[ Woman ] I mean, would you donate
two dollars if you had two?

[ Woman #2 ] This is the third time
she’s done this to me.

[ Woman #1 ] It’s about time
someone told her!

Well, I’m sorry.

There was nothing
you or I could’ve done.
It’s the system.

Well, we’re the system.

Aw, wait a minute!

Why not let it go?

- You wouldn’t understand, John.
- Try me.

Everyone gave up on her.

[ TV ] Meanwhile, the clock
continues to count down...

for death row inmate
Cindy Liggett.

Sometime tomorrow evening,
Liggett is expected
to be transferred...

to Men’s State Prison,
where she will spend her last
48 hours on deathwatch.

Liggett was convicted of
the murders of Matt McGuire
and Debbie Hunt...

in Saint Charles
twelve years ago,

and her execution
has been scheduled three times.

This time, however,
her attorneys’ efforts
to achieve a fourth stay...

appear to have not succeeded.

[ Inmates Shouting ]

Thank you.

I hear there’s some people
up in Catesville who are
real eager to see you, Doug.

I don’t know anyone
up there.

It seems Cindy wasn’t
the only one you put away
when you copped your plea.

You also turned in
your dealers.

- Do you remember that?
- That’s news to me.

Then you won’t mind
being transferred, huh?

- What?
- Yeah. It’s all arranged.

You see, someone I care about might die
’cause of one lyin’ scumbag.

So I’m gonna send that scumbag
to Catesville.

[ Laughs ]
Do it.

[ Kicks Gate ] The two of you were
out of your minds on crack that night.

That fact could’ve saved her life.
Now, why’d you say...

it was only beer and marijuana?

I’ll see you
in Catesville.

[ Doug ]
Hey, wait, wait, wait.

- What the hell you want?
- I want a statement.

- I want to know why you
kept quiet about the drugs.
- Well, they said to.

- Who told you to?
- The D.A. Rusk.

The D.A.
instructed you to lie?

- And you won’t get me moved?
- You sign this affidavit.

- Clemency Office.
- Hi, Helen. It’s Rick.

- Did you have any luck
finding the Judge?
- Yeah.

He’s at the Gulf Winds Fishing Camp
somewhere near Marquesa Lake.

- But there’s no phone.
- How’d you track him down there?

Well, Sam--
Sam says good luck.

- Tell Sam thank you.
- You’re welcome, Rick. Bye.

[ Warden Rice ]
You won’t be able to take those.

- Why not?
- It’s a part of the procedure.

- What harm is a few drawings gonna do?
- I’m sorry, Cindy.

Hey, Reg.

Hey, baby girl.

Why’d you shave your head?

It’s for you, girl.

Nothing left to lose.
You know what I mean?

You keep the faith now.

Bye.

All right, Cindy.

[ Cup Banging ]

[ Banging Continues ]

[ Banging Continues ]

[ Banging Continues ]

[ Banging Continues ]

[ Chatting ]

[ Electric Door Buzzer Buzzing ]

[ Handcuffs Unlocking ]

Miss Liggett?

I’m Warden Laverty.

This is Reverend Cummins.

Officer Mulkey
will be right here.

Anything you want from
the canteen in the way of sodas
or candy, just let her know.

- And she’ll also have a TV
hooked up for you to watch.
- No TVs.

That’s okay too.

We will need for you
to change...

into that blue uniform
there.

[ Reverend Cummins ]
Cindy, I’m on 24-hour call.

I’ll come to you
whenever you want.

[ Warden Laverty ]
Okay. Well...

we’re going to try to make you
as comfortable as possible.

Thanks.

[ Door Buzzer Buzzing ]

Okay, c’mon.
Let’s go.

Get your ass
outta the car.

They go to the beach
every weekend.

- They got a V.C.R.
- Yeah, I’ll get it.

Shit!

Oh, it’s you,
you fuckin’ whore.

Get outta my house.
Get outta my house!

Get outta here,
you thievin’ whore!
Get outta my house!

[ Plane Engine Whirring ]

There it is.

Judge Gorman!

Goddamn it, Will.
What the hell are you
doin’ here anyway?

- Judge Gorman?
- Yes.

Your Honour, I’m sorry.
My name is Rick Hayes, and I have
a motion from State Legal Aid...

to stay the execution
of Cindy Liggett...

which is scheduled
for 12:01 a.m. this Saturday,
tomorrow night.

Now, attached here you’ll find
a witness’s statement...

- that the prosecution attempted
to suppress evidence.
- All right. I know the case.

Well, once you’ve read it,
when might we expect to hear from you?

I’ll radio my ruling back
from the ranger station.

Thank you, sir.
All right.

Thank you.

[ Radio ]
DDK news time, 12:14.

In other news, prison officials continue
preparations for the execution...

of double-murderer
Cindy Liggett.

Unless a stay is issued,
Liggett is scheduled to die
in less than 24 hours.

I found that Judge.
I think he might help us.

You gonna stay?

Yeah.

To the end?

When I go,
will you be there?

- It’s too much to ask, huh?
- No.

If it happens,
I will be there.

[ Door Unlocking, Buzzer Buzzing ]

[ Keys Jangling ]

[ Sighs ]

I’m not
a real breakfast person.

Yeah, I’m just
a coffee man, myself.

Me too.

[ Sighs ]

- [ Buzzer Buzzing ]
- [ Laughs ]

You see arriving here today
some who are for capital punishment
while others are against it.

- [ Reporter ]
Others are carrying placards...
- [ Excited Chatter ]

- saying “Cindy must die.”
- Kill the bitch.

Others saying,
“Thou shalt not kill.”

She know I’m comin’?

Well, she’s gonna be glad to see ya.

[ Buzzer Buzzing, Door Opens ]

Bill?

Bill!

Hey.

- I’m sorry.
- I know.

I know, but what you did
was right.

I didn’t know this would happen.
If I’d known--

I’m so glad
that you’re here.

♪ Amazing Grace ♪

♪ How sweet the sound ♪

- [ Firecrackers Exploding ]
- ♪ That saved a-- ♪

You know damn well she should die!
You over there with that sign--

- [ Crowd Shouting ]
- The crowd is becoming
more and more vocal.

As the hour of the execution
approaches,

every man, woman and child
that is gathered here...

- has some opinion, whether they think--
- [ Crowd Shouting ]

Do you know what you’re gonna do
when you get outta there?

No, I’m not sure yet.

Well, you better start
thinkin’ about it.

You better make some plans.
Listen to me.
You’re gonna end up right back there.

[ Phone Rings ]

- Hello.
- Linda.

- What’s goin’ on? Anything?
- No, he hasn’t called yet, Rick.

All right. What are we gonna do
if he turns us down?

Only place left
is the U.S. Supreme Court.

- Well, is there time?
- Not really.

You need four Justices to issue a stay.
We’d need at least a day.

Well, then he just better come through
and that damn radio...

- better work.
- I hope so.

Well, do it.

All right.

All right or yes?
Look at me.

You better look me
in the eye and say yes...

’cause I’ll be
watchin’ you.

I’m tellin’ you, if you screw up,
I’m gonna come all the way
back here just to kick your ass.

- Oh, this is insane.
- [ Linda ] I know. I’m sorry.

I mean, we don’t pick up
that goddamn signal, she’s dead.

Listen, Rick, we’ve still got some time.
Don’t give up.

Aw, Linda,
he’s gotta come through.

- Man!
- I decided to stop watching
my weight.

Filet mignon.

Yeah, I always wanted
to try it.

Cindy, did you get
everything you asked for?

Looks like it.

Well,
it’s quite a meal.

Hope you enjoy it.

They get so nice
right before they kill ya.

[ Buzzer Buzzing,
Door Opening, Closing ]

Hello, Cindy.

How’s that steak?

Fine...
what I had of it.

Cindy, if you want me,
remember I’m just down the hall.

Well, right now I feel like
I got everything
and everybody I need.

Oh, they sent these over
from Bridgeland.

They thought
you should have ’em.

Thank you.

[ Keys Jangling ]

[ Warden Laverty ]
Miss Liggett?

Dr Forrester
would like to see your arms.

This is hard
for everyone.

We’re going to get
through this together.

- Would you like a sedative?
- No.

- It’s quite common.
- I’m not spendin’
my last hour like that.

Well, if you change
your mind--

I won’t.

We’ll be back
in about five minutes.

Bill, come here
for a minute.

[ Buzzer Buzzing ]

Now, listen to me.

We’ll always be
brother and sister.

Nothing can ever
change that.

Okay?

You’re in my heart.

You know that?

Hmm?

Now, you go on, okay?

- Well--
- Look.

Our timing wasn’t exactly
the best, was it?

[ Buzzer Buzzing ]

[ Door Closes ]

[ Mulkey ]
Cindy?

[ Sobbing ]

[ Door Opens ]

[ Footsteps Approaching ]

[ Keys Jangling,
Door Opening ]

[ Panting ]

“I have been directed...

“at 12:01 a.m. by the
Superintendent of Prisons...

“to cause the sentence of death
to be executed
on Cindy Leanne Liggett...

“by intravenous injection
of a substance or substances...

“in a lethal quantity
sufficient to cause the death
of said Cindy Leanne Liggett...

“and until the said
Cindy Leanne Liggett...

is dead.”

[ Reverend Cummins ]
Warden?

[ Warden Laverty ]
Yes?

Yes. Stand down.

Stand down!

[ Sobbing ]

[ Sobbing, Screaming ]

Calm down. It’s over. It’s over.
You’ve been saved.

Stop it! Stop it! No!

Cindy. Cindy.

- [ Sobbing ]
- You’re saved. You’re saved.

You’re saved.
You’re saved.

Shh. It’s okay.
It’s okay. It’s okay.

In a surprise announcement,
Deputy Warden Marvin Heinrich...

here at Men’s State Corrections
informed us just moments ago...

that the execution of Cindy Liggett
scheduled for 12:00 midnight...

six minutes ago
was abruptly cancelled...

three minutes before
it was to have been carried out.

We are told Federal District Court
Judge Byron Gorman...

issued the stay of execution
based on a petition
from Miss Liggett’s attorneys.

- [ Phone Ringing ]
- We have no idea on whether
or when the State...

will appeal this ruling.
You can see here
we have protesters...

- [ Ringing Continues ]
- on both sides.

We will follow this big story
throughout the night.

We stopped ’em.

- I can’t take any more.
- No, no. C’mon. You hold on.

You hold onto me.
I’m right here for you. Come on.

I saw you.

- I could feel your eyes on me.
- I know.

I wasn’t scared.

[ Knock At Door ]

Good evening.

Ah, gentlemen,
I think you know District Attorney Rusk.

- Pete, sorry to bring you out so late.
- Good to see you, Judge.

Your Honours, any questions
you might have,

- any information you need,
I brought the files...
- [ Knock At Door ]

- for each of you.
- Thank you.

[ Police Radio Indistinct ]

[ Governor ]
So that is their decision?

Mm-hmm. Hmm.

Good night.

Cindy, a special panel of
the Federal Court of Appeals...

- was convened a short while ago.
- Oh, no.

The stay of execution
has been lifted.

- We’ve been ordered to proceed.
- Are you kidding me?

Are you kidding me?
What, they couldn’t wait?

Let it go!
Please.

You have got
to let me go now.

Yes.

Don’t take your eyes
off me.

[ Sighs ]

[ Gasps ]

♪ Doot-do do do do ♪

[ Tour Guide ] ...built by Shah Jahan
from 1631 to 1653...

in the memory of his beloved wife,
Mumtaz Mahal.

And Mumtaz Mahal means
“the beautiful ornament
of the palace.”

And she was so beautiful
that Shah Jahan,

and Shah Jahan
so loved his queen,

that he commissioned this building
to be as beautiful and inspiring...

and graceful as she was,

that he made in soul
of his love and her beauty.

♪ Darling,
don’t you understand ♪

♪ I feel so ill at ease ♪

♪ The room is full of silence ♪

♪ And it’s getting hard
to breathe ♪

♪ Take this gilded cage
of pain ♪

♪ And set me free ♪

♪ Take this overcoat of shame ♪

♪ It never did belong to me ♪

♪ It never did belong to me ♪

♪ I need to go outside
I need to leave the smoke ♪

♪ ’Cause I can’t go on living
in the same sick joke ♪

♪ It seems our lives
have taken on
a different kind of twist ♪

♪ Now that you have given me
the perfect gift ♪

♪ You have given me the gift ♪

♪ For we have fallen
from our shelves ♪

♪ To face the truth
about ourselves ♪

♪ And we have tumbled
from our tree ♪

♪ Tumbled from our tree ♪

♪ And I can almost ♪

♪ I can almost hear
the rain fallin’ ♪

♪ Don’t you know
it feels so good ♪

♪ Feels so good ♪

♪ So let’s go out
into the rain again ♪

♪ Just like we said
we always would ♪♪

♪♪