The Miracle of 'The Green Mile' Page #8

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You see for yourself.

No.

Please.

No, no.

Please.

I gots to, boss. I gots to

give you a little bit of myself.

A gift.

A gift of what's inside of me

so you can see for yourself.

Suppertime!

Bring the girls!

Girls! You heard your mama!

Yes, Papa! We're coming!

Come on, Billy.

I worked you enough for one day.

Come get you some supper.

God is great, God is good,

and we thank You....

You love your sister? You make

any noise, you know what happens?

I'm gonna kill her instead of you.

You make any noise,

I'm gonna kill her. You understand?

You understand?

He killed them with they love,

they love for each other.

Now you see how it is.

That's the way it is every day.

That's the way it is all over the world.

Percy.

Percy Wetmore.

Son?

Son?

-Son, can you hear me?

-Speak up if you can hear us.

I think this boy's cheese

slid off his cracker.

Percy, I got to ask you

a few questions.

One minute, he was fine,

and the next, blammo!

Dirty bastard grabbed him

through the bars.

Scared the boy so bad, he wet hisself.

See, we didn't even see it happen.

I'll cover for you as much as I can...

...even if it means my job.

But I have to know...

...does this have anything to do

with what happened at my house?

Does it, Paul?

No.

Does Hal know?

That Coffey's innocent, I mean.

Well, can he help?

Does he have the influence to do

something about this?

Stop the execution?

No.

Then don't tell him.

If it can't help, don't tell him.

Ever.

I won't.

There's no way out of this for you,

is there?

No.

And I've been thinking about it,

believe me.

I've been running it through my head

any number of ways.

I'll tell you the truth, honey.

I've done some things in my life

that I am not proud of...

...but this is the first time I've

ever felt real danger of hell.

Hell?

Talk to him.

Talk to John.

Find out what he wants.

Hello, boss.

Hello, John.

I guess you know we're

coming down to it now.

Another couple of days.

Is there anything special

you wanna eat that night?

We can rustle you up most anything.

Meat loaf be nice.

Mashed taters, gravy.

Okra.

Maybe some of that fine corn bread

your missus make...

...if she don't mind.

Now...

...what about a preacher?

Somebody to say a little prayer with.

Don't want no preacher.

You can say a prayer, if you like.

Me?

Suppose I could, if it came to that.

I have to ask you something

very important now.

I know what you gonna say.

You don't have to say it.

No, I do. I do.

I have to say it.

Tell me what you want me to do.

You want me to take you out of here?

Just let you run away?

See how far you could get?

Why would you do such a foolish thing?

On the day of my judgment...

...when I stand before God...

...and He asks me why did l...

...did I kill one of His true...

...miracles...

...what am I going to say?

That it was my job?

It's my job.

You tell God the Father

it was a kindness you done.

I know you're hurting and worrying.

I can feel it on you.

But you ought to quit on it now.

I want it to be over and done with.

I do.

I'm tired, boss.

Tired of being on the road,

lonely as a sparrow in the rain.

I'm tired of never having me

a buddy to be with...

...to tell me where we's going to,

coming from, or why.

Mostly, I'm tired of people

being ugly to each other.

I'm tired of all the pain

I feel and hear in the world...

...every day.

There's too much of it.

It's like pieces of glass

in my head...

...all the time.

Can you understand?

Yes, John, I think I can.

Well, there must be something

we can do for you, John.

There must be something that you want.

I ain't never seen me a flicker show.

Heaven

i'm in heaven

And my heart beats so

That i can hardly speak

And i seem to find

The happiness i seek

When we're out together

Dancing cheek to cheek

Why, they's angels.

Angels, just like up in heaven.

I'll be all right, fellas.

This here's the hard part.

I'll be all right in a while.

I should have this just for now.

I'll give it back after.

You know, I fell asleep this afternoon

and had me a dream.

I dreamed about Del's mouse.

Did you, John?

I dreamed Mr. Jingles got down to

that place Boss Howell talked about.

That Mouseville place.

I dreamed there's kids.

And how they laughed

at his tricks. My!

I dreamed that those two little

blonde-headed girls was there.

They's laughing too.

I put my arms around them

and set them on my knees.

And they was no blood coming out

of they hair, and they's just fine.

We all watched Mr. Jingles

roll that spool.

How we did laugh.

Fit to bust, we was!

They's lots of folks here

that hate me. Lots!

I can feel it.

It's like bees stinging me.

Well, feel how we feel, then.

We don't hate you.

Can you feel that?

IKill him twice, you boys!

You go on and kill that raping

babykiller twice!

That'd be fine!

Wipe your face before

you stand up, Dean.

Yes, sir.

Roll on one.

Does it hurt yet? I hope it does.

I hope it hurts like hell.

John Coffey, you've been condemned

to die in the electric chair...

...by a jury of your peers.

Sentence imposed by a judge

in good standing in this state.

Do you have anything to say

before sentence is carried out?

I'm sorry for what I am.

Please, boss...

...don't put that thing over my face.

Don't put me in the dark.

I's afraid of the dark.

All right, John.

Heaven, i'm in heaven

Heaven, heaven

i'm in heaven

Heaven, heaven

i'm in heaven

John Coffey...

...electricity shall pass through

your body until you are dead...

...in accordance with state law.

May God have mercy on your soul.

You have to say it.

You have to give the order.

He killed them with they love.

That's how it is every day

all over the world.

Roll on two.

it was the last execution

i ever took part in.

I just couldn't do it anymore

after that. Brutal either.

We both transferred out,

took jobs with Boys' Correctional.

It was all right.

"Catch them young" became my motto.

You don't believe me.

I don't imagine you'd lie to me, Paul.

-It's just that--

-It's quite a story.

It's quite a story.

One thing I don't understand.

You said you and Jan...

...had a grown son in 1 935.

Is that right?

The math doesn't work, does it?

Do you feel up to taking a walk?

Watch your step.

Now let your eyes adjust.

There.

Wake up, old fella.

Wake up.

Paul, it isn't. It can't be.

Come over here, boy.

Come on over here and see this lady.

That can't be Mr. Jingles.

Go on, you can do it.

This isn't exactly the Mouseville

we had in mind, is it?

But we make do. Don't we, old fella?

I think Mr. Jingles

happened by accident.

I think when we electrocuted Del,

and it all went so badly...

...well, John could feel that,

you know.

And I think a part of...

...whatever magic was inside of him...

...just leapt into my tiny friend here.

As for me...

...John had to give me

a part of himself...

...a gift, the way he saw it...

...so that I could see for myself

what Wild Bill had done.

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