James, she's okay. Just needed some air.
Can we go now?
Feeling any better?
I guess I'll make it.
- Did you get anything? - I got three names.
Let's go.
Where did Stamphill get the three names on this list?
I don't know.
Can you trust these cons? They're smart enough to look after their own interests.
They told Glenn...
...James said he'd get them out of solitary if they would testify for the defense...
- ... and lie on the stand! - That's a lie.
- He wanted to find one convict willing- - Jesus, this is goddamn bribery.
It's prejudicing a witness. You could get disbarred. It's gone too far.
Fire him. I don't care how you do it.
Why do you have to make it be like this?
Henri Young's my client. It's my job to defend him!
Not anymore.
What?
He's been notified that Henkin wants you off the case.
Henri will never go for it.
- He did. He's been assigned a new lawyer. - Who?
Me.
Henkin assigned me to the case. I could take it or be fired. I had no choice.
You stabbed me in the back?
I'm not stabbing you! I'm trying to save your job and mine!
What about Henri's life? Isn't that more important than profit?
I don't have a brother who's a partner in a big law firm.
There aren't any other jobs waiting out there for a woman attorney.
The only option I had was to do what he told me to do.
What could I have done?
I'll see you.
What we need to do is establish exactly...
We have a lot of work to get to today, if you don't mind.
Stop that.
Jesus Christ, all I was doing was looking.
I want to set you straight-
You set me straight the minute you walked in.
- Mr. Young- - Please, call me Henri. Please.
Mr. Young, I am not here to satisfy any sexual fantasies that you may have.
You're not?
No, I'm your attorney.
They're gonna kill me anyway.
You won't do me any good as an attorney. You may as well be good for something.
- Mr. Young, I can't- - Please, call me Henri, can't you?
I just want to hear a lady call me Henri.
Can't you, please?
Just once.
Please.
Henri, listen, we have so-
Yeah, yeah. That's it. That's it.
I'm gonna touch you just a little bit.
Just a little.
Are you crazy?
Yeah, sure. It won't hurt you to let me touch you.
Don't make me call the guard. We're running late on...
Stop that.
Stop.
Stop that! Stop that!
I'm not touching you. I'm touching me.
Guard!
You have a problem?
Did he do anything?
No.
Let me know if he does.
No, I'd like to leave now.
- He wants to see you in there. - What?
He wants to see you in there.
So, why'd you want to meet here? Neutral territory?
Want to be my lawyer again?
What happened to the other one?
I don't know if I want her.
Since I had her, I mean.
She was good, though.
She was everything I wanted my first experience to be.
I was just talking and she came over.
- She started touching me- - That's great. That's great.
Jim, I'm just playing a joke on you.
I know she was your girlfriend.
I remember from the smell of the perfume on your jacket.
So, Lawyer...
...you want to come back?
I resigned.
I guess that means I'm in private practice now.
I could've had her though.
Of course...
...she don't play cards.
After I got arrested, they...
...took my sister away.
They...
...put her in a home or orphanage and...
...I don't know...
I don't know what happened to her. Never saw her again.
My parents died when I was 7.
It was just me and my brother, and he didn't know anything about raising a child.
He sent me off to boarding school.
I did get to come home on holidays.
He put me through law school...
...then got me the job at the public defender's office.
He wanted me to do well.
We had a plan until you came along and messed everything up.
I wish I had been able to take care of my little sister.
I mean...
...family's family, right?
Henri, I'm sorry you're here.
This here's paradise compared to my last home.
How about the case? Do you want to talk about it a bit now?
You never give up, do you?
How about the Redskins?
How do you think they'll do against the Yankees this year?
Redskins are a football team.
Yankees are a baseball team.
Personally, I think the Redskins will kick the shit out of them.
Henri, I'm trying.
I know.
This is going to be a private conversation, Byron.
It never took place, all right?
- Is that all right, Thurgood? - I suggested it.
That brother of yours is making quite a little name for himself.
We even heard his name in Washington.
My brother has resigned from the case.
Well, he was hired back again last night.
What do you mean he was hired back?
Your work here has been stellar. I'd hate to see anything-
What exactly are you saying?
This administration is not going to allow...
...public attention to be diverted from all the good it's done...
...by some kind of a witch hunt in the Justice Department.
I'm just telling you what the score is.
It's up to you to take care of him.
Why would J. Edgar Hoover care about what happens to Henri?
Grow up. He doesn't care about what happens to Henri.
He cares about...
...Alcatraz, the Justice Department...
...Humson, the Administration.
He can't have some kid from the P.D.'s-
I'm not a public defender anymore.
You know the point.
The point is I'm trying to do what's right. I'm talking about justice here.
You're disgusted about what happened on Alcatraz. So am I.
But if you tear the whole system down...
...what does that say about America?
We're wrong.
We can't be wrong.
The world is fighting right now to preserve our system, our way of life.
You can't attack it blindly.
We're talking about one man here. It's not that big of a deal.
- You're under surveillance. - What?
Everyone is watching you. Tell me how you plan to continue.
You have to realize, no one will talk. Everyone has been gotten to.
I have somebody.
Who?
I can't tell you.
So, now you don't trust me?
You're my brother. I love you.
I need your help.
I can't do it. I'm sorry...
...but I can't.
I can't.
James, as a consolation...
...please don't put Humson on the stand.
Why?
Humson was handpicked by Hoover.
It would save a lot of embarrassment if you were to avoid Humson.
I'll think about it.
Thank you.
I'm sorry, Byron.
Yeah?
Mr. Stamphill?
This is James Stamphill.
This is Derek Simpson. Remember we talked before?
Right. Of course, I remember. Have you made your decision?
I've been thinking about what we were talking about and I'd like to be a witness.
Wonderful.
You do understand you must testify in court under oath...
...about the brutality you witnessed at Alcatraz.
I know that.
Particularly in reference to Henri Young.
I know some things.
Do you hold any sort of grudge...
...against Warden Humson or Associate Warden Glenn?
No.
I'll come over and we can speak in person.
Yes. I'm in Chinatown.
It's an alley called Scotland Court. The number there is 964.
Mr. Simpson, are you in here?
Mr. Simpson, are you all right?
You all right?
Do you still want to be a witness?
Who's she?
She's a court reporter.
What happened to your face?
My face had a little accident this morning.
We need to get one more deposition...
No.
...regarding the beatings you received. Your eye, your leg...
Remember when you told me you'd never been with a woman before?
Henri, this is Blanche. Blanche, this is Henri.
Nice to meet you.
You got about four minutes before the next guard arrives, so you gotta hurry.
I can't leave the room. I'm just going to be over here. I'll turn my back.
We can get acquainted.
Come on, honey, we don't have all night.
Thanks, Jim.
You're a good friend.
Oh, boy.
Thanks. Hi, Charlie.
What's the story?
The attorney and a reporter inside with the prisoner.
- Is he shackled? - Yeah. Otherwise, it's pretty quiet.
Sweetie...
...you have to get it up first. That's like sticking an oyster into a slot machine.
Give me that.
- I can't. - You can.
Yeah, you can.
I can't, sorry. I'm sorry.
- Except for the $5 you owe me. - For what?
What, you didn't listen? Louis knocks Nova out in the sixth round.
That bum.
Give me the money.
- I can't. - Yeah, you can.
I can't. I can't.
- You can. - I can't!
"Adios", Charlie.
You know what?
It's gonna cost extra, you know.
Just do what you have to do.
I can't.
I'm sorry.
I can't.
Hey, we only had a few minutes.
You got another guy in the room. That's okay.
Shh, baby.
Your Honor, the defense calls Associate Warden, Mr. Milton Glenn.
Do you swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth?
- So help me God. - You may be seated.
As associate warden, you are responsible for the day-to-day running of the prison?
You could say that.
Then you must be familiar with the dungeons.
I'm sure you've heard of them.
Some prisoners refer to the lower levels as dungeons.
They refer to bread and water as piss and punk.
The dictionary definition of a dungeon is: "A close, dark prison...
"...or vault, commonly underground."
The walls of those cells are 6 feet by 9, and the roof 5 to 6 feet tall.
- Would you call that close? - In my opinion, no.
- Are there any light fixtures? - No, but there aren't any books.
Your Honor...
...the defense offers these photographs as defense exhibits B, C, D, E and F.
How much light is in these cells with no window and the door closed?
- Not much. - How long was Henri held in such a cell?
I don't know exactly.
Three years and two months! I have the records, if you'd like to see.
- That sounds right. - Three years and two months.
In that time, how often was Henri Young allowed outside for exercise?
Mr. Stamphill, I do not believe that the exercise time of an inmate is relevant.
I do. Answer the question.
- Objection! - Objection overruled!
Henri Young tried to escape.
When a criminal escapes from prison, he doesn't go job-hunting.
He robs somebody or kills somebody. We do all we can to discourage escape.
In three years and two months, how often was Henri allowed outside for exercise?
- Men sentenced to Alcatraz- - Answer the question!
How often was he allowed outside for exercise?
- Objection! He's badgering the witness. - Objection overruled.
Mr. Glenn, you will answer that question.
Young man, I do not recall.
You don't know?
Surely a half hour a year isn't too difficult to recall, now, is it?
- There is no place in my court for sarcasm. - Sorry.
I have here a list with 32 names on it.
These are men who were prisoners at Alcatraz during your tenure. Correct?
I can't remember the name of every prisoner.
I have committal papers with your signature as well as the late Dr. Kiley's.
This is defense exhibit G.
All these men were taken off Alcatraz in straitjackets and put in mental institutions.
- Is that correct? - Objection!
The question is immaterial.
Immaterial? Your Honor, I'm saying in lay terms that Alcatraz drives people insane.
It has already done so in 32 instances. If this is not true, the witness can say so.
If it is true, it is most material...
...and the jury ought to be privy to that knowledge.
Objection overruled.
Thank you.
Now...
...is it not true that these men were taken off Alcatraz in straightjackets...
...and placed in mental institutions and you and Dr. Kiley signed the papers?
True.
Is it not also true that of these 32 men...
...28 of them had never before set foot inside a mental institution?
- I don't know. - Would you like to see the records?
I'll take your word for it.
Here are men who came to Alcatraz legally sane...
...were subjected to the conditions of Alcatraz, then deemed to be insane.
Is that correct?
Yes, but you can't say that one causes the other.
Insanity's not a virus, is it? It's not something we're all going to catch.
Objection, the witness is not a psychiatrist!
Objection sustained.
Mr. Stamphill...
...confine your questions to areas of Mr. Glenn's expertise.
Very well, Mr. Glenn's expertise! Have you ever beaten a prisoner?
No, that's illegal.
- Not even when provoked? - No!
You've never hit, kicked, used a blackjack or a razor?
You've never punched a prisoner in your entire career?
- Objection, Your Honor! - Sustained.
Confine yourself to one question at a time.
Is it not true you ordered two guards to throw Henri down a steel flight of stairs?
That you smashed his face with a blackjack?
That you took a straight razor, sliced open his ankle, hobbling him for life?
Answer the question!
Objection!
- He testified he didn't beat any prisoners. - He's testified to a lot of things.
Are you aware that, in a federal court system, perjury is a crime?
- You could go to jail! - Young is on trial!
Mind you, young man, that Henri Young is the one on trial here, not me!
I am a public servant! I am not the bad guy!
I will not be treated the same way as this, this lying, murdering...
...two-time loser!
Silence, Mr. Glenn!
Mr. Stamphill, you are perilously close to contempt of this court!
You will proceed with caution! Is that understood?
Temper, temper.
Would you care to withdraw any testimony?
You wouldn't want somebody to testify to the contrary, would you?
No. I would not withdraw any testimony...
...no matter what Henri Young has told you.
I'm not talking about Henri Young. Who would believe him?
Mr. Simpson, did you ever beat this man, Henri Young?
Objection! This has no bearing.
No bearing? Beatings have a bearing on a man's state of mind.
So does three years of darkness.
Do we need to be psychologists to know that? You know that. I know you do.
Objection overruled.
Thank you, Your Honor.
Did you ever beat Henri Young with a blackjack?
Yes.
Did you ever throw Henri Young down a steel flight of stairs?
Yes, I did.
- You were ordered to do this? - Yes, sir.
Tell us the name of the man...
...who was your superior who ordered you to do these things.
Mr. Glenn.
You never went to Warden Humson about these matters?
No, sir.
Thank you very much. I won't ask where you got your bruises. I already know.
The prosecution would like to mark for identification...
...the employment records of Mr. Derek Simpson.
Do you recall...
...being suspended on November 4, 1936...
...and again on July 6, 1937?
Yeah.
Speak up.
Yes.
Is it not a fact you were fired from your job as a guard because you are a drunk?
- Objection! - That's not true!
Objection!
- Overruled. - Mr. Glenn...
...wouldn't tolerate this in a prison.
Isn't it true, having cost you your job...
...you would say anything to get even with Mr. Glenn?
The jury will disregard Mr. Simpson's testimony.
Good afternoon, Mr. Stamphill, is everything all right?
- Son of a bitch! - What happened?
You know exactly! You set me up!
What are you talking about?
You took Simpson's picture off of my desk!
They never would've known to tear him down if you hadn't told them!
Are you going to hit me now?
Go ahead.
It's about time you grew up and were a man.
You're my brother.
You had me beaten up.
That was not supposed to happen.
Only Simpson. You walked in, it was bad timing.
Bad timing?
Humson will testify.
Why, James? Humson doesn't know anything!
He runs three prisons. He has to know something. Unless he's never there.
Son of a bitch.
He was never there.
Never there.
You never saw him?
You'd hear about him visiting, but I never saw him.
Your own brother did that to you? Your brother did that to you?
Jesus, rich people are weird.
You hear DiMaggio broke Keeler's record? Forty-five straight games.
Wouldn't it be great if he never stopped?
Dock records would show his visits.
Every trip is recorded. I had to sign in myself that one time I went.
- What? - We're friends, huh?
Yeah, sure.
Is it over? I mean, you know?
Is that all?
Nothing more you're going to do with the trial?
Thought you didn't care.
No, I don't care.
It's just that as long as you got shit to throw at them, we can keep talking.
But when it's over, it's over.
I'm not here to entertain you until the executioner comes.
This trial isn't a game.
If I was on the outside, if there was...
...a good fairy and she waved a wand and I was on the outside...
...you and me, would we be friends then?
Yes.
No, no, no, we wouldn't.
You wouldn't have nothing to do with me. You know it.
What I can't figure out is why. I mean...
...we both ain't got nobody else and we're the same age, sort of.
If I'd have lived in your house...
...and they'd have switched us when we was babies...
...I could have been just like you.
If they stuck you in the hole...
...you could be sitting here...
...like me, asking why we couldn't be friends on the outside.
You ever steal five bucks?
Once.
When I was a kid, from my...
...brother's wallet.
What happened?
He told me not to do it again.
Why'd they put me in that hole for three years?
I could have been just like you.
I'd just like to ask them, you know.
Raise your right hand.
Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
So help me God.
You may be seated.
Warden Humson, in a book you wrote, you refer to the convicts as your children.
You liken your job to that of a parent, providing for their physical needs...
...and molding their character.
Yes, I wrote that.
I have a record of a prisoner named Johnson...
...who did a total of 500 days in the lower cells.
The hole, the dungeon.
This was over a ten-year period for such offenses as not finishing all his food...
...having an extra pair of socks in his cell, keeping an untidy cell...
...smuggling food from the dining room, crumbs, in fact, for a pet lizard.
Is this what you mean "molding character"?
No, no, no.
You're twisting things here.
The isolation cells were simply a tool of a temporary nature...
...for extreme cases within the general population.
Moreover, you make it sound like the prisoner did 1,500 days at one stretch...
...for one infraction.
That's not true.
Prisoners were held...
...for 19 days at a time.
- That's all. - That's all.
Perhaps you can tell me why Henri Young did over 1,000 days in the dungeon?
Not 19 days, but 1,000 days...
...in total darkness with only 30 minutes of daylight a year.
He tried to escape.
You can't compare his offense with that of a man who smuggled food to a lizard.
Was this the first time a sentence of three years had been imposed?
It wasn't a sentence.
It was an administrative decision to place him there...
...for an undetermined amount of time.
Why not a time limit? Doesn't that seem a little bit inhumane? No time limit.
Put simply, no.
While we strive to prevent crime...
...what should we do with a man who has committed it?
We aim to make him his better self.
His better self.
I'm sure that Henri Young thanks you for his better self.
It's a fact you simply put Henri Young in that dungeon and forgot all about him.
Washed your hands of him.
Henri wanted me to ask you, "Why?" Why would you do that, sir? Why?
That's not true.
Objection.
I withdraw the question. I apologize to the jury-
It's not necessary that you apologize.
Actually, Your Honor, it is. I made a mistake.
The warden couldn't simply have washed his hands of Henri Young...
...because he had absolutely no idea he was there.
Isn't that true?
You're never there. You permit Glenn to run that prison any way he sees fit.
I am there as much as I need to be. I run three penal institutions.
It's impossible to know every detail of every inmate.
I have the Port Authority records that you signed every time you went to Alcatraz.
You went seven times in '38, five in '39, ten in '40...
...and only twice so far this year.
Twenty-four day trips in over 3-1/2 years...
...while Henri Young was in that dungeon over 1,000 days.
Twenty-four out of 1,000 days.
That's how much you needed to be there?
You knew nothing about a man who was left to die in a dungeon for 3-1/2 years.
Absolutely nothing!
In fact, you have never even met Henri Young, have you?
Right now, in fact, is the first time you have ever seen this man! Look at him!
That's him there! That's Henri Young! Right there!
- He tried to escape. - Yes, he did.
But the fact, the cold, brutal fact is that this man...
...who had never, never before in his entire life...
...harmed or attempted to harm another human being...
...was now a murderer!
That is a fact!
- Yes, but he tried to escape. - It's a fact-
You can't let them get away with this. If we let them, where would we be?
- Should we let murderers roam free? - Henri Young was not a murderer!
Henri Young was not a murderer until Alcatraz got a hold of him!
The prison runs under your guidelines, so you created the murderer, didn't you?
Didn't you?
He tried to escape.
That's the thing, you see.
Do you have any further questions for this witness?
- No, Your Honor. - The witness may step down.
But he tried to escape.
I'd been trained all my life for that day. Control the witness, go for the kill.
Win, victory.
School prepared me well.
My brother, he had prepared me well.
Years later, he and I would reconcile.
Family's family, you know.
Mary congratulated me...
...but we'd already begun to drift apart.
When you only try to win, you sometimes lose sight of the goal...
...which should have always remained Henri.
The most you'll get is second-degree murder.
Maybe manslaughter, ten years.
If you get a recommendation for clemency, you'll walk.
- You have your whole life in front of you. - Monday morning...
...go up to the judge and tell him there's been a change of plan.
I want you to change my plea to guilty.
Is that a joke?
Not to me, it's not.
I'm not doing it.
What have I been doing here? Why have I been wasting my time?
I never thought we'd win.
I thought you wanted to fight.
I just...
...wanted a friend.
I am your friend.
No, you're not. It's always about you.
It's never about me. You don't understand.
I already lost and you just keep talking...
...and talking and you never listen.
You don't know what you're talking about. You just don't know what it's like.
What what's like?
Alcatraz!
Where do you think they'll send me for those ten years you're talking about?
They'll send me back to Alcatraz!
When it's over, you'll be alive!
I'm Henri!
I'm the one that's got to do the time, not you!
And I can't do it! I can't do it!
I can't, all right?
It's not worth it.
Nothing's worth going back there.
Sixty-seven thousand fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland...
...watching to see if Joe DiMaggio can keep his 56-game hitting streak alive.
Jim Bank is on the mound, count one and one, runner on first base.
Here's the pitch. DiMaggio swings.
It's a double play! DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak is stopped!
Mrs. Rosetta Dial?
Why are we in here?
Maybe there are some things worth fighting for.
Henri?
Do I know you?
I'm Rosetta, Henri.
I'm your sister.
My baby's name is Henri.
Mr. Stamphill says-
I was...
...beginning to think...
...that you wasn't real. That I...
...made you up in my mind.
I want you to come-
I want you to tell Jim that I appreciate...
...him bringing you down here and knowing...
...that you turned out okay.
That means a lot. I want you to tell him, come Monday morning...
...he's going to plead me guilty just like I said.
I wish I wasn't...
...so scared of them, Rosetta.
I wish to God I wasn't.
You take care of yourself now.
You may call your next witness.
Just a second.
I'm your friend.
On the outside, I'd be lucky to consider you my friend.
So I'm not going to kill you.
- Are you going to call a witness today? - Yes, Your Honor.
If you want to change your plea, you go do it. I'm not going to do it.
- I want you to plead me guilty. - I don't think you are.
- Doesn't matter. - Does to me.
Counselor, I am very close to finding you in contempt of-
The defense calls Mr. Henri Young.
No!
He just lost the case.
You go up and change your plea.
I repeat, I'm not going to do it for you.
Counselor-
He's coming.
Go ahead, tell them.
Tell them, not me.
Better ask the right questions.
- I'll ask what I want. - I'll answer what I want.
- Fine. - Fine.
Guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty.
Stand up.
Put your hand on the Bible.
Do you swear to tell the truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
So help me God.
State your name.
Henri Young.
Be seated.
Your Honor-
Wait until I've asked a question!
- I haven't asked you yet. - He's trying to trick me.
Please instruct the witness to remain silent until I ask a question...
...and only answer the question I ask.
He's your witness.
He won't listen.
He's trying to trick me!
Silence, Mr. Young.
Here's the way it works. Mr. Stamphill will ask you a question...
...and you answer that question.
However, Mr. Stamphill cannot coerce you into testifying against yourself.
You do understand that?
Yeah, I just want to-
Did we have a conversation in which you said you wish to change your plea-
You will wait until I have finished instructing the witness.
It's okay. I wanted him to ask that.
It is not okay.
And I do not need you to tell me what is or is not okay.
In this courtroom, I am the one who decides...
...what is or is not okay.
Okay?
Yes.
Thank you very much.
Counselors, approach the bench.
Do you mind telling me what the hell is going on here?
I'm trying-
Your own defendant is looking to me to protect him from you.
So what's going on?
I know it seems very strange but-
In my opinion, you're an idiot to put him on the stand for any reason.
You're asking him to testify against himself.
It doesn't seem to make sense, but the prosecution isn't objecting so-
No, I'm not. Let him continue.
Shut up.
Enough damage has been done. I can't make it any worse.
Yes, you can.
All right. But you're on a very short leash.
A very short leash.
I will throw you in jail for contempt myself.
Now...
...let's get this goddamn show on the road.
I think you're doing a great job.
Mr. Young, stop playing with that!
Now, do you or do you not wish to continue testifying, Mr. Young?
It's okay. He asked me the right question.
Counselor, you may proceed.
Mr. Young, did you and I not have a conversation last Friday...
...in which you told me you wished to change your plea to guilty?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I want to change my plea. That's what I said.
I'm going to ask you the single most important question I can ask you.
It's what this whole trial's about.
Are you guilty of the murder of Rufus McCain?
I want to change my plea to guilty. I said that.
I didn't ask what you wanted to do. I asked if you are guilty.
Objection!
He's badgering the witness.
- He's my witness, for Christ's sake! - I'm not your nothing!
If the accused wants to enter a plea of guilty-
Silence! Mr. Stamphill, you are skating on very thin ice here.
Maybe, Your Honor, but I'd like to get to the other side.
Very well. You may proceed...
...at your own peril.
Thank you.
Let me take this one step at a time.
We had a conversation in which I told you I felt...
...with the way the trial was going...
...the most you'd have to face, more than likely, would be another ten years or less.
- I don't care- - Ten years, that's what I said.
Yeah, yeah, but-
Did you say to me...
...you were the guy who had to do the time, not me?
That they'd stick you back in Alcatraz for those ten years, right?
That's what I told you. Why are you doing this to me?
Because if you change your plea to guilty, they will execute you.
- You will die! - So fucking what?
I'd rather die than go back there!
What'd you say?
I said...
...I'd rather die than go back there! Can't you understand that?
Why, Henri?
Why do you want to die?
Because...
Because I'm...
...scared of them.
I'm scared to go back there. I'm scared.
I'm scared. I'm scared.
- Objection! He's finished- - I haven't finished anything!
Henri, look at me.
Henri, look at me. Look at me.
You were right. You were right, I was wrong. I'm sorry.
I'm just talking to you right now. Not the judge or the jury.
If you want to die, we'll back you up. But I swear to God...
...I'll fight these bastards so they'll never do this to anyone again.
You're not going to die for nothing!
The choice is yours.
What do you want to do?
I want to stop being afraid.
All right.
Henri Young...
...are you guilty of the murder of Rufus McCain?
I was the weapon...
...but I ain't no killer.
They're the murderers.
Bailiff, you may remove the prisoner.
Escort the prisoner to the holding room.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you have received your instructions.
You may find the defendant guilty of involuntary manslaughter...
...which carries with it a maximum penalty of three years...
...in which case the defendant will be remanded...
...to the custody of the warden of Alcatraz.
Or you may find the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree.
Without a recommendation for mercy...
...that verdict will carry with it a sentence of death.
This court is now in session.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, how do you find?
The defendant will rise.
We, the jury, find the defendant, Henri Young...
...not guilty of first-degree murder...
...and guilty only of involuntary manslaughter.
Order! Order!
We would like permission to address the court, if possible.
Very well.
We have this day signed a petition which I would like to read to the court.
"We would like the following to be read into the record of this proceeding.
"Though we know it will have no legal or binding effect...
"...we'd hope that it will have a moral effect.
"We, the members of the jury, recommend the immediate investigation...
"...by the proper federal authorities...
"...of the federal penitentiary known as Alcatraz.
"We find this institution, its wardens...
"...and associate warden, guilty of crimes against humanity."
Thank you.
The jury is dismissed.
This trial is concluded.
All rise. The defendant is remanded to the custody of Alcatraz.
News from San Francisco. The Young trial concludes.
The Rock will be investigated as Young is vindicated...
...by a verdict of involuntary manslaughter.
As I walked out of the courtroom that day...
...I did not fully realize how much Henri and I had actually accomplished.
It all just happened so fast.
I'll to be up to see you as often as I can.
Then you can bring that Blanche back for a second shot.
I'll see what I can do.
No place like home.
Henri, it's not over.
I'm going to appeal to have you moved to another prison.
I'm going to file motions to have your original case reopened.
Henri and Jim, together again, huh?
That's right. Henri and Jim, together again.
Henri and Jim, together again.
I won, didn't I?
I mean, I really did something.
I won!
That's right, you won.
How many games was DiMaggio's hitting streak?
Fifty-four?
No, I got you.
It was 56, wasn't it?
I'll see you soon!
Take care of yourself.
The definition of victory is:
"Success in any contest or struggle.
"An engagement ending in triumph."
That was to be the last time I was to see Henri Young alive.
Before the court date was set for an appeal, his body was found in a cell.
He laid beneath a single word he had scrawled with a rock:
"Victory."
Henri Young had taught me the meaning of the word.
He was the only man that I have known who gave more than he asked.
All that he ever wanted was a friend.
I will always remember him as one of the best friends I have ever had.
Unlike many men that live much longer...
...Henri Young did not die in vain.
In the end, he was not afraid.
He lived and he died in triumph.
If only we could all do that.
Welcome home.
I've missed you.
You can beat me...
...you can put me back in that hole, whatever you want to do.
It doesn't matter to me.
Action:
I won.
Reaction:
You can't ever take that away from me.
Take him to the hole!
Charles Dickens once said that solitary confinement was inhumane.
Seven months later, the Supreme Court agreed.
And as a result of the facts brought out in the trial of The People vs. Young...
...the dungeons of Alcatraz were closed forever.
Associate Warden Glenn was brought up on charges of mistreatment.
He was found guilty. He would never work in the penal system again.
I remained in private practice.
I also became a baseball fan.
You did it, Henri.