Last Dance Page #8

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.

DDKnews 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.

I'm not a real breakfast person.

Yeah, I'm just a...

I'm a coffee man myself.

Me too.

You see arriving here today some

who are for capital punishment

while others are against it.

Others are carrying placards

saying "Cindy must die."

- Kill the b*tch.

- Others saying, "Thou shalt not kill."

She know I'm comin'?

Well, she's gonna be

glad to see ya.

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

- That saved a wretch like me

- You know damn well she should die!

- You over there with that sign! - 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...

- Kill her!

Do you know what you're gonna do

when you get outta there?

N-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.

- Hello.

- Linda. What's going 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 fourJustices to issue a stay.

We'd need at least a day.

Well, then... 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.

And 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.

- I know. I'm sorry.

I mean, we don't pick up

that goddam 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 watchin' 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.

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.

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.

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?

Cindy?

"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."

Warden?

Yes?

Yes. Stand down.

Stand down!

- Calm down. Calm down. It's over! It's over.

- Stop it! Stop it!

- You've been saved. It's over.

- Stop it! No!

Cindy. Cindy.

You're saved. You're saved.

It's over. It's over.

It's over. It's okay.

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.

We have no idea on whether or when

the State will appeal this ruling.

You can see here we have

protestors on both sides.

We will follow this big story throughout

the night. This is Peter Bellows...

We stopped 'em.

- I can't take any more.

- No, no, come on. 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.

- 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 for each of you.

Thank you.

So that is their decision?

Mm-hmm. Hmm.

Good night.

Cindy, a special panel

of 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?

- This is...

- Let it go! Please.

You have got

to let me go now.

Yes.

Don't take your eyes off me.

...built by Shah Jahan

in 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

# It feels so good

# So let's go out

into the rain again

# Just like we said

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