Murder in the First Page #2

I'm not gonna try and run again.

- No, you won't, Henri.

- Action, reaction, Mr. Glenn.

Action, reaction, Mr. Glenn.

- Action, reaction.

- Action, reaction.

Good.

Take him to the hole.

Clean him up, take him to the hole.

Christmas, 1939...

...I celebrated visiting with my brother.

Henri Young celebrated in Alcatraz.

Stop it!

Get in here.

- Please, no, no, no.

- Please, don't put me back.

Please, don't put me back.

Don't put me back.

No. I don't want to. I don't want to.

No. No. No!

Joy

They sound great.

Nice.

Merry Christmas.

- Very good, children.

Really sounded good.

Standing round a flagpole

And he caught himself a head cold

Been singing it over and over.

I can't get him to shut up.

It gets on your nerves, you know?

In January of 1941...

...I had passed the bar exam.

Henri Young was in his third year

of rehabilitation.

No, Mr. Glenn!

Welcome to Alcatraz, gentlemen.

Step off the boat and onto the dock.

Eyes straight ahead at all times.

There was one boat

named after Warden Humson...

...which handled traffic to and from Alcatraz.

In the morning and afternoon...

...it shuttled the school children

to San Francisco for classes.

It was also used to transport prisoners

to the island.

Whenever possible, having children and

prisoners on the boat at the same time...

...was avoided.

Don't look at the children.

I'll take the kids into the city...

...and 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.

Good.

- Sit down.

- Thank you.

Mr. Glenn...

...I've been going over

the rotation figures...

...in the solitary-confinement cells.

Is there something wrong, sir?

Well, 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 regard to 244, sir.

He's not like the other inmates.

But that's over three years.

He masterminded the escape attempt

in'38.

And there hasn't been an attempt since.

If you let those animals believe

that escape is possible...

...heh, you might as well stick in

a revolving door.

I think he has learned his lesson.

Come on, Henri. Let's go.

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!

Two times two is four.

Two times three is six.

Two times four is...

...eight.

Two times five, 10.

Twelve times eight...

...ninety-six.

Hey, Henri, McCain,

he put you in the hole.

Put you in the hole.

McCain's still here. Look.

McCain put you in the hole.

Put you in the hole.

McCain, put you in the hole.

Put you in the hole.

Get them back.

Get them back against the wall now.

What happened?

I don't know.

The United States ofAmerica...

...v. Henri Young.

Charged with murder in the first degree.

Approach the bench.

Charged with murder in the first degree.

"Henri Young, Rufus McCain,

in there, striking and wounding...

...sharp steel instrument,

to wit, a spoon."

A spoon. A spoon? Heh.

This can't be right.

- That's right.

- f 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, 1941 to die."

Trial set one week from Thursday,

June 22.

This court stands adjourned.

I know you can do it.

The fourth at Pimlico, the derby.

Come on, boy.

You can do it. You've got four furlongs.

Don't be cursing this streetcar.

Pick them up and lay them down.

Let those legs just pump like pistons.

Yes. Come on. The spirit is willing.

I can see it in your eyes, boy.

Aw, come on.

Pump and go.

Remember Jesse Owens

at the'36 Olympics?

Ha-ha-ha.

Maybe tomorrow, sonny boy.

Watch it, buster.

- Sorry, counselor.

- Jeez.

Gosh, you all right? Heh.

Mary, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. Mary, you okay?

- Stop that now.

- Okay, okay, I'm sorry.

If Henkin saw us, he wouldn't think twice

about suspending me or you.

- All right.

- Fix your tie.

Why?

You need to look good

when you thank Henkin.

Thank Henkin? What do I wanna thank

Henkin for? The man's a cretin.

- He's given you a case.

- Case of what? Scotch?

Yes, James, a case of Scotch.

What, you mean 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.

What? Wow.

Was it self-defense?

- With a spoon.

- What with 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.

Do this one for the experience for the next

time when maybe your guy didn't do it.

You could learn a lot.

Go see your client

and make nice to Mr. Henkin.

- 'll see you tonight?

Maybe.

Ah, Mr. Henkin, uh...

I wanna 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.

Heh. I guess I'm a monkey.

James Stamphill here to see Henri Young.

I need you to sign a release.

- t's a nice day, huh?

- Yeah, great.

Where are you going?

I wanna go into the cell, talk to my client.

What, are you nuts?

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

Well, ahem...

...you've 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 assume that's your name

until you tell me differently. How's that?

Mr. Young, I will be acting

as your defense attorney.

My name is James Stamphill

and anything you tell me...

...will be protected under the rules of

confidentiality and privileged information...

...of the attorney-client relationship.

So feel free to answer my questions...

...in a totally honest

and forthright fashion.

Now, just for the record,

your name is Henri Young, right?

Mr. Young, this isn't an admission of guilt.

It's just your name.

You speak English?

Yeah, you do speak English.

It says so right here in the file.

Okay.

Mr. Young, I am your attorney...

...but I'm not gonna be able to provide

much of a defense if one of us is catatonic.

You see, we both have to at least

be able and willing to answer up...

...when our name is called, you know?

Can you hear?

Mr. Young?

You okay, Mr. Young?

Henri Young was born in Kansas in 1913.

His parents died 10 years later,

leaving Henri to raise 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.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes