The Story of Temple Drake Page #4

And they'll believe me too, you know they will.

Just the same, I have to call you.

- Why do you have to?

It's my sworn duty.

- That isn't true.

You don't really care about your bootlegged client.

You're calling me because you're angry with me.

You wanna hurt me.

I don't wanna hurt you Temple.

- Then leave me out of this.

Don't you see.

Nobody knows what I've done.

Nobody but you.

Oh, Steve.

Give me a chance to live it down.

Don't you say you've put me in the witness stand.

It'll all come out now, I'll be disgraced.

Stephen.

Won't you ask me to marry you?

Stephen, please!

If you ever loved me.

You won't.

You can't do this to me.

I'm sorry Temple.

Is it of you? Of me? How we feel?

Or even Goodwin. It's bigger than that.

It's our duty before God that we've... we musn't let Him.

No matter how much it hurts us.

Execute a man for something he didn't do.

Oh, you lawyer painting about your God, your duty to your client.

You don't know what you're asking me to do.

You don't realize.

I'm asking all that's good and fine in you to stand up and take your medicine.

Remember what you told me once about the evil streak in you?

Well, here's your chance to destroy it forever.

No, I can't. I tell you, I can't

- You can. You will.

I can't go on that stand.

Cause the man, Trigger, is dead.

And I killed him.

Killed him?

After you've gone, he tried to keep me there.

And I shot him. I had too.

But they'll question me on the stand, that'll come out too.

Now you know everything.

If you still think it's your duty.

Then call me.

They're waiting for you Mr. Benbow.

Oh. Alright.

Thanks.

Beter put the wipe on.

She's our only hope.

I doubt they'll believe in her.

You will proceed Mr. Benbow.

With submission to your owner.

Gentlemen of the jury.

I will not attempt to outline the defense.

But after you have heard it

I know that you will find the defendant, Lee Goodwin, not guilty.

Will Miss Temple Drake take the stand?

This is an outrage.

Order.

Miss Drake, your right hand on the bible please.

Do you solemnly swear...

...to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth...

So help you God?

So help me God.

Your name?

Temple Drake.

Where do you live?

Right here in town.

Your family... the Drakes.

have lived her for generations.

Yes.

How long?

Since before the war.

The civil war?

Yes.

Your father is dead?

Yes.

He died serving his country in the World War?

Yes.

You're proud of your family, aren't you Temple?

I object your honor.

I don't see the point of all this.

I ask the court to be patient with me.

This witness is a vital importance to the defense.

Won't, your honor, question her in my own way?

Alright.

But it isn't necessary to establish the character of the witness.

It hasn't been questioned.

And I assume it won't be.

Do you understand the reason?

Don't you, Miss Drake?

Yes, I guess so.

You are proud of your family, aren't you?

Naturally.

Proud of that courage?

Their willingness to make sacrifices?

Their... Their love of the truth?

Won't you answer please?

Yes, I guess so.

I object.

Let's get down to this case.

- I'm about too.

Temple, once a Drake...

...had taken his oath to God...

..had... had sworn on the Bible to tell the truth.

He'd tell it no matter what happen.

Wouldn't he?

Yes, I guess so.

Even if in doing so...

...he destroy himself?

You're a woman.

But... You're still a Drake.

You want to act like one, don't you?

Temple.

Will...

Will you tell us?

Where you were...

The morning...

May it please the court.

I withdraw the witness.

This is most irregular, Mr. Benbow.

I must say I find your conduct of this case to be frivilous.

Not to say, unwise.

You may step down, Miss Drake.

The court apologizes to you.

As I trust Mr. Benbow will.

For this unwarranted intrusion on your time.

You may step down.

Call the next witness.

No.

I wanna answer.

I wanna tell everything.

I was there.

A boy took me.

Toddy Gowan.

Our car got smashed.

And it was raining.

Then he went away and left me.

Nobody had take me home.

I got frightened.

And that woman took me out to the barn.

She said I'd be safe there.

I couldn't sleep.

It was getting late when a man came in.

Trigger, they called him.

He came at me.

Tommy heard us. Looked in.

Trigger shot him.

I didn't see Tommy anymore.

And then...?

And then....

...and then...

He attacked me.

Trigger did.

If you saw the murder committed, why didn't you say so before?

If your honor, please.

Let her answer.

I...

I didn't go home.

I went to the city with Trigger.

And stayed there...

Until this week...

You stayed there?

A prisoner, you mean?

Where is he now?

This man, Trigger.

Where can we find him?

You can't.

You'll never find him.

I killed him.

Be proud of her, Judge.

I am.

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