"JFK" (1991)

:~ilti CREDITSNIIu,countcrpoi.ntth:OYg~17·lOrTLl/luteseauencc01C-OCi..~STA1tY~tAGES>oC:-:!".c thetoneofJom,F.Kennedy'sPTts1de?icya.ndtheumci phereof:.how:te!'lseumc:s.1960-1963An ·...- or..r, 1s.:1ent~ARRATOR'SVOICEmarchesusthroughinold-11meF':-Hhtrie....,srulh.sh1on:

Ja.nuary.1961··Pres1dtn!D.._.:ght0 .Elsenhower'sF~weUAddresstothe~aoon-

t.EISE~110'.II-"ERADDRESS·

EISE:-fHOWEft . ...Theconjunction•:;;a.nimmer.sem.ili:'..i.ryesubf shment~a!argeurnsindustry1s newintheAmeril!a.l,.xperien~.~10,, iirl';yence•· e.con«nic.~lineal.even spiriruaJ..• isfeltj,,~verydty.1rv',;~~y~'!;A~h{;,use.everyofr.ceoft1'1eFe.den! Govemment..lnthect1un.c'ilsotIV'\";,;'\'H-r1~nt~~{".must,uatd~iai.nsttheacqu1sicon of unwarnntedinfluenc;e,whelhersou1:1tc..run~~'.lht.bythEmiliwy1ndusaial~mplel. Thepotentialforthe::iisasterousrisecl!1'US_pl1.~~powerexisuuid-.illpersnL..We mustneverletthewe;jhto(thiscombin!l,,;,.::,.;iendan,~routlibertiesordemocncc proces:i.es.Weshotil.c\w.ienothin&forg7.~Illed...

2.ELECTIO~I'.\tAGERY•·c1rnpaign.in1,the1Vdebates.Nixonvs.Krnnedy,~ayorDale} . Keri.nedyvictorious...Ken 'iedyir:1u3uration

VOICE(2) Sovember,1960-·SenatorJohnF.Ken~rdyofM:.suchusenswinsoneof<he natTO-.r..estelf't"T'innvictoriesinAm~ric~~ti~toryc;/w-~tMYi:ce-PresidencR.ichatriNi.xoa bya lictJ,.,noprhm100.00Jvotes.Rt1"i~'!OrS&t>o\•:.!idtha~hesm1'I.heelecaoninn•inou lM.IJl11~~•:l...:!r~,-aticpo'.sticalmachmeof~ay:orDaley...

3. BAY OF PIGSIMAGERY··onthebead,~b,~11t-a1dmertt.theroundin1upofprisonen. Kennedy's publicapoloc,AllenDulles...

V01~(3) He inheriisaseem...,ar11.ainsttheGx,1.-r1unistC.aswdicutonhipinCuba.a*atrun bytheCIAandanpyCubanexil~outofbasesir.meSouthernUnitedStates..Panama. ~icara,uaandQuaiemala.This...,.,culminates,nthed.isasterousBayofPipuwas1on inApril1961whimKeMedyapparerid~tefuses'~/:p~airc:ovaforcheex.ue bri&ade,Oflbe1600ftftwhoinvld-:i.i14~lai?ed.1200arecapNRd.The CubansandtheClA• furiouswid~Kt:nnedy'sirresolution...Kennedy,takina publicresponsibilityforrhefailure.pri\'lte!yclNmStheCtAmisledhimontheIJ"Ue nllWeoftheoperation.Hevowstosplint~:d-.eCIAil\i!oathcusandpiecesandruts AllenDulles.RkhudIH.sMll&.~OartesCabelLtheu,plwienhipofthe0A

' ·_SECRETWARIMAOERY ..,Cubann.llfas.anyavai1~b!efoou1e~rnininlcamps.espiona,c activities.bom.~d wupons.JM/wave•~theUniv~""SiryofMiami.RobenKennedy..Joh.n Roselli(cin::a1977ifneces.,ary)SamCiiac~..."i~~ancosTn.fflcante.llichardHelm.1(thene•0A chieO.BWfwvey.heado(ZJVR.lft.!.HowardHunt..•

VO}CE(4) ...TheCIA.however,,onatiuesiu~cret...,a,onCastro"ithdozensorYboU&euid assa.uinationanempuunde;•itsZR/Rif1eIndMONOOOSEsnosnmsinvolv,n&au10 or1,niudcrimeelementSSt..Jr,hiasJohnf1Qs.eUi.SamOianeanLandSantosTf'lffia.1ic.e. whosecasinoopentionsinC~baworthrrillliou~ayurinincome.Ca.sa-ohu terminated. ..

S.C1,;8ASMISSll..ECRISIS ..Kroschev.Kennedyon1elevmon.meean1s..,.,u,C1b1ne1.RurnU1 vessels1nCanbbean.t.;SnuclearblSesonuen..C1V1Lians1ou,110unckrsroundweueas.~a-o·.:-.~ R'Jss 1.1nship1urn1n1uound.thecounC")'smiling...

[nOctober1962.theworldcomes10thebrinkofnuclearwvwhenKennedy

/vv·1.rrulesoffAmencanshores.TheJointChiefso(Sw(andtheCIAcallforanuwa.s1on. ~~~ Kenned:-,refuses.Sov,etships\ol,'\U\morerrussilesstreamin&towardstheisland.butat _ !) thelistrmmenttumback.Thewortdbreathesv.,threliefbutbacksQ1einWuhineton, "fv\'\.✓rumonaboundthatJFKhascutasecretde.alv.,thRussianPreauuKnnchevnotto

vadeCubainrerun,forRussianwithdrawalo(missiles.MJnyinsidepeopleclaimthese

Jt~~11~ss1les~veneverbe.enwilhdnwn.Thesesuspicionscont\rmthe110...,;n&feelin1 f,"'\¥ thatKennedy is"softon Communism··...However.Kennedy'spopularitywnJ\the public II soars.

6.NUCLEAR TeSTBAN CMAGERY ...closin&downCubanCMnps.ukePoncha1rain,Louisiana (if(ootAgeavajJable),McSamaraspeaJcing.KhrushchevandKennedy.·thehotline"telephonesystem inaugurated.Kennedywi1hJacltie111dchildrensailin1offClpeCod.defensebues...VIE'rnAM intrOducoon.earlyshots.GreenBerets.counterinsurgency prop-ims. EdLandsdale(ifav11lable), leadin&up10theTest Bansi1nin1s.Kennedy111dMacMillan.Khrushchev...&henJFKatAmcncan Uaivcrsuy,'June10.

...Intheensuin1months.Kennedyclampsdo~onCubanexileaclivities.closin1camps. resaictin&covenoperations.notaJJowin1aunstobeshippedouto(thecouna-y.He ismow,1 inmanydirec1ionsatonce.InMuch'63.hisSecrewyol'DefenseMcNamanannouncesthe dosin1of52miliwyinstallationsin25states.and21overseasbases.Laraecutsaretobe ( madeinthedefensebud&et.InNovember1963.hebepsdiewilhdrawalofthefinelCOO D"oopsolthe16,(D)stationedinVietnam.HetellsscvenJdhisintimatesthathe\\o'\11 withdnwallVietnama-oopsafterthe'6'election.sayin1t0lheAssistantSecretaryofSwe. RoaerHilsman..'"TheBayofPiphastau1htmeanumberofthinss.One.nottocrvsraenert.ls o.-theCIA.andthesecondisthatiftheAmericanpeopledonocwanttouseAmericana-oops10 removeaC-ommunistre,une90milafromourcout.howcanIaskthemu,use1r00psu, removeaCommunistreliffle9.000milesaway?·..Ftnally.inAupsa1963.followina lenlthynepaciofts.rheUnitedScales.OrwBritainandtheScMetUnionsipalimited, nucleartes1binnaty(mt,iddin&theumospherictestinlolnuclatweapons.Thetruryis oppoaedbytheJoinrOiefsolStaff...Earlythatfatefulsonvner.Kennedyspewofhisnew v;sio_naaAmericanUniwrsiiyinWtshinston.

7.KE~DY CONO..UD[NOIMAGERY ...Oipl0fflltSattheUnitedNations...AdlaiStevenson. AmbasudorArwood.Or. Rene Vallejo.UsaHowud- TVjournalist.Cuao...Mirti~l.ulherl(jn1 \ andtheTTW"ChoaWuhin1ton(asna1chofhis"IHavea0ream•speech).:.BobbyKennedyandJirr~v

Hoffago,n&u!!_...USSteelOlairma.1,sremms,nt.hcsteelfaceoff.men&oirl&t0courtrooms-..it.h briefcases. . .TeddyKennedy.Rose.Joe.theKennedyfa.rruly.a.JIteethll'ld1oodlooks...andofCOI.Uie JohnClmpll&nltlf,alwayscampaignin&,shwnghands.srruling,thatsupn:melywazmsrrule11'\d~~~ ofgracea.ridabLlitytocon...-eytocrowdsltlc1tbe1n&one.....-11.hhim..forever...culminaunc1nI.hemore specificTe~a.sshoc:s.......,thJaclc,jeinSanAntonio.andHouston...r.henatFonWonh...thenatLo..,.e Field ..1hclastOoset:pso(theman...on,thewmac:sha.Jcinlhands.srmlin1,intothemot~e. .lhc do-.niov.nscreetsofDallas.mobbed.thepost.enca.llin&for hisatTestrora-eason.wavin&,then:

VOICE (7) Morerumonemer1eofJFK'sbaclcdooreffon.stoestablishd,jaJocuewithFidel~m, throu&hchannelsattheUnitedNationsinNewYork.KeMedyisrock:in1!heboatoa scven.JfrontS.ThreemonthsafterKennedysubmitsasweepin&civilri&hubillto ConiJ"'SS.ManinLutherKin&leads250.CXX>inamarchonWuh.inJton.Roben KeMedy.asAttorneyGenera!.forthefinttimeevervi1orouslyprosecutesthe~wui Americanlife.brinfin1andwinnin1arecordnumberofcues.Kennedyalsowesoa Bi&Business.fo~in&backsteel prices.winnin&45of46anritrUstcasesdwin11963 and.mostworrisome,threateningto end the much-misusedoildepletionaJJo..,anu. Bilchan1esareforeseenafterJFK'sasswnedreelectionin196'.Foremost 1nthe

Kennedyin·68,Teddy Kennedy in·16.InNovember.1963 John Kennedytravels10 Texas.hispopulariry!.al&inlto59,lar1clyduetohiscivilri&hustandforwhichis partJculartyhatedin theSouth.Texasisacrucialstaterorhim tocarryin·64.Wilhhim

November21.theyvisitHoustonandSanAntonio.OnNovember22.inthemomin& hespew inFortWonh.thenrues15minutes10LoveFieldinDallas.wherehetakesa mocorcadethrou&hdowncownDallasonhiswayto~1112:30u\heIn1emarion&I

--t{ TradeMan.Lale..lhemoc~adetakeshimthnN&hDafYP1u.a..1112:30..takes(abear)

AmassiveoverheadshoeollhePlazaasitlaythen.Hold.CREDITSCONQ.UDEunder•·andwe havethesubtitle.:''November22.1963.•

A YOL~G MAN weann1peenarmyfaaiue,suddenlycoH1psesnearthefrontofdooroltheTexas SchoolBookDepository.Heishavu,1aV10lentepilepticfitthatan:ncusunoundin1aaention.The Dall~PolicemanNnninlowr. ,,.

AMBULANC! lcedin1the-YOUNGMANandtakin1otf.

AMBUlANCE VOICE We anenrouaet0Putiand

MONTAGE.;JHE SHOOTING

KENNFD Y inthelastsecondswtvutltumin1thecomeratHoustontramMain...TVFOOTAGEandl pieceofZAPJtUDERFlLMheft(bucbeforetheshootin1)...fnJ11lCntedi.mlacs..•

So~{"dshotJo(OL:'RCROW'DPEOPLE ··lookingon.G~inyima1u1.0matchthel.apl'\ldertene. Pe-ci:-leonrooftops,hollcnnc.Thruopen""1ndo....,s.theJail...,111'1convicts11,uch1n1..TheHcnz~1gr. rud..ing12.30

VOICE We'llb(thereinaboulfiveminutes...

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ZAPR UDER.ashonmiddle-acedmanshootin&his I mm filmfromtheOrusy~I.

On JACK.IE JCF.N'NEDY •·f1o1tin1onfilm.her"oice.hiahsoft:

JACKlEKENNEDY v.o.(suaed) Andinthemocoreade.youknowtusuallywouldbeYi&vin&mostly10&heleftsideand he"'U•avin&mostly10lheri&ht.whichisonerusonyou'renotlooldn111uchother i;crymuch. Andiiwas1crriblyhot.Justblindinaallo(us...WecouldseeatuMelus (ronc~us.Everythin&,..asruJlyslowI.hen.And Irememberirunkin1itweyldbeso coolunderthat1unnel...

A ~• onJackie.lntem,1lheoverpass.JF1Cwavina...MRS.CONNALLYrumin&toJf1t.Acrazy

Tben theSHOTS:Avc&ysoundin&likeamotcrq,cleback:ftft.AOUMPSErAaMl.1ZZLE Ft..ASH...smott.

Tbe lcXAS SOfOCl.BOOK DEPOSrrolY - 111inlinewichthe•officiarvenioaofcventS...BUT lHE SCRE~ (OU'lSCR!.EN)OOESOREYu didtheCBSTV ftnlbu.Dainstolhecouncry.,

CBS 8Ull.ETtN{FULL SCRIEM) -"~this propamtobrinJyoutothisnuhbulleun.ThReshots•ereru-ed • PresidenaJCennecly'smotorcade"'dow,nownDaJJ•

V -:>ices,Wida6k.,._ewrywhaecoDldln&laconludonandt.ams.

OH NOiMY 0001HEY1lE oorNOTO IClLLUSA1JJ ItsdlLYc,q're&oin&to beaDdpt,LETS OET OlTI'OFHEU. WE1U! HfflLAWSON, nus IS KEl.LnMAN. WE ARE Hn'.OETUS 10 nm HOSPITALl>AMEDIAffl..Y. Ml. OUT OF 11iEMOTORC.ADIL TAXE US 10THE N!.AREST~Prr Al.

CBSIUUEnN --lbe&strq,onssaythatPresidentKennedihasbeuseriouslywoundedbythe sho0rinc.Maredew.lsjustarrived.UnitedPresas:aydieftt0Unds toPresidem

Jtwiedyperhapscouldberaw.Repeatin&Presi~reanedyhubeenshotbya ~ uswin inDall•

ITCA~tEFRO~ n1ER.E.SEC1.:R.ETI-i.ATAR.EABEHr.-mn<EFE~Ce.ITS 1liATBUll.DING\,;PniER£.OhmyGod.they'"¥eshotmyhusband...llo._eyou Jack...

Si:rens.SCTeeChingtires.Alla&a.i.ns1GREYSCREENrandomlyintem.it..;thVwildlytnck:ln&POV$a \heCRO\1/0li.lM1n1towardstheGRASSYKNOLL.UpthetitLleKtofswn.More(Jces. SOMEONE inasuicstopsourcamer1.SecretSuva?

TbcbriefestGLJMPSEfromlhe7.APRUDERfU.M·•MRS.JCE.NN'EDYisouto(thecarruchin&r~ help,thentheAGENT ispushin&herbackin.Thecarspeedin1a..-iyrinally.(Thesearefrisme,nted m)·sri!yin1shou.themaineffectone ofBLACKOUT•·ornock.nOWVII,orbein1inthedart•·u~ illwerebacklheA.

r.--a.JIM GARRISON'S OFFICE • NEW ORLEANS· SIMULTANEOUS DAY

Pause.Thelovelyoldchinaclockonthewallruds12:35.tick.inssounds.silence.Movin&pa.st framedphotosolJlMasayoun1pi1oc.hissn,,dfathushwn1hindstt1thWilliamHowardTait.ftm u Dachau.nuttopilesor1auncbodies,theyounalawyuincoUese.lawdecrees,afnmedlitroedal. 1-ta.z:naGanison,movin&toathickdeskwithachesssetandac.omp1e1eWorbofWilliamShake~ oait.aNuihelmetwithabulletholeinittheOiSlrictAttorney'sofficeisspaciousanddepnc. dominated01all'ffalls~books.lecaJandother.hardlya=A·sofflc:&.InIJ\isUrdecapsuled time.wediJmverlhequ1aerintelJectolEAJUJNOCAR GARJUSON,"ItM·(orshon.43. u hisdesk.a&le·bonedpaaici&alooldn&manillanele&&ntsuitandIii. C • P2use.A ax,mmtbeforetheWorldoncermNshesinhlsdoerinaDiusoundandfury-chistime• · c::twicehislife(OftVer.LOUIVON.hischiefinvesti1acar,burly,JaL

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L'T. TORT0RICHl'S RESTAURANT •THE QUARTER .•DAY

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MArrR.E'D(Ttalianaccenc) Idon'&believeitIdon'tbelieveiLH~.inthiscouacry.(Tamruchin&10pay)...Oa thehousepntlernen..

( They aJJlootvp,upecutuCRONXlTEinsenupuontheTV,inbisinimitablelhrow-a..,ayuyle.

~ 1V ANNOUNCER (WalterOonki1t) From0aDu.Teau- theflash•~ndyofficial,Presidenllennedrdiedutpm. CtnnlStandardTune.2o'clockEa.stunSw,dardTime.scene31D"Unutesa,o. (chcbdpame)Vice-PresidentJchnsonhasleftthehospill.lillDaDubutfitdoIM:ll DOitIDtthereheWPf'OC'eeded.Presumably,hewilll,eII.kinslhe01thofoffice shar1ly,andbecomethe36dlPresident~theUnitedSwa.

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I TV REPORlcRS (atDwyPtw) 1 M~y arrc~uha..,ebeenrNdeheretoday,anyo~k>oki,,Ic..-cnremocelysuspicioos,s J beincdewned.Mosto(thecro-.dhasconehomebutlher-earesaDcnanystuMed peoplewanduincaroundin~P1auunable tocomp-ehcnd..-hachappenedh~ wlier1oday.

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He ha.sSEVERALMEN.WOMEN. andOiD.DREN 1athered&n>w,dhim.puttin&hismiC"TOphone theirfaces.

MAN CBD.J..NEWMANwidlkidsandwife) I•u ju• so....shakcn.Myson•..r...bulleucominsfromcvcryw~re....Isawhisrai ....hcn....ithiL..hejust('brewdown)

(cuttotheBootOcp,sitmy)

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MAN, Inew,lhou&htitcouldhappuinAmerica.

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BANJSTER

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BANlSTER AbullshitPresident!I don'tseeany,..eepin&forallthethousindso(Cub&nstJ\at baswdcondemnedtodeathandtorturedattheBayolPip.W'here~&JIthetunfOf' theRussiansandHuncariansandChineselivin&likesla-..esinprisoncampsrun by Kennedy'sCommunistbuddies-thesameoneshe..-urnakin&peaceauties._,th~ rmtellinsyaJack.that's•hathappenswhenyou letthenigenvO(e.Theyaet 101etherwiththeJewsandlhe~tholicselectanIrishbl~&hean

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L'-tAGES·· OSWAll)~in&bookedattheSTATION.asurlyyoun&man,2.4,heclijms:

lVOSWAUJ No,Idoa'tknow•hatrmehar&ed'MdtI don'tknowan)'thin&abouttheP,uidtnl..I didn'tshootanybody.

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MAJl11N Itiu.rDeacoutherechief.I,ona&ethome..

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ON TV •• OSWAU) infrontorlhecameris,OftIplad'orm

mwALD ...Nobodyhastoldmeanythin,ucepcthacIamaccusedotmurderin1apolic.eman.I

l - knowncdun&morechanIha dorequestsomeonetocomefor-.ardIDpnmele1aJ·

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mwALD No.Ihave1101beenchuaeiawilhthat.Inractnobodyhusaidthattomeyet.Theftnt INIIIM.lldaboutiiwas•heftdienewspaperrcp:,neniDlhehallaskedmethat,. q~tioe.

REPOR-raRS W'- "" youinRussia?Whathappened10youreye?

CY;WAU) Ap,llc••M1\itme

Officcntu.e~IWIJ.

t.lZ . Cokl..comeonit'swaypUyourbedtimes.ut's&etsomesleephoney.(nses)

( 0 N TV ••TensD.A.HENI.YWADE &ddrusin&thejournalistL

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WADE

There1snooneelsebu1him.Hehasbeenehar&edin1heSup~meCoYn-.ilhmurder..i,hm.aJi:e."'."-< chu gecJJT1esI.heduthp,ena.lry,..,hichmyoffice.....,IIask.1nbothcise.s.

rUD movitlcIO0~phoneULizSW,,Slf'leudsuptheswn.The1Vcutr:i,,Itostillso(OswtJ<fsWe UM:i

TEL.EVJSJ0NIMAGESplayundertheNEWSMAN ofKennedy'swketcocnin&otrthepla.ntu Wuhinc,oeD.C. ..Jaclciestandlnathereinhablood-spoueddrus...acuttotheLBJphocoptph cakin&dieoelhclofficeearlierthatday.•.RobertKennedyruction(IIpossibleroouae)••• 'J'\-~T14,il"'l}vtW1D'f\.t-7JIM

~ ~ tiU""-(onthephone)Lou.rm10nytodisturbyouthis1111...yeah.webetter,~onthisN~ l .. ·~I\J. OrleansconnecuoaolOswald'sri&ht....,y.Haveacoupleofinwsti1uoncheck~ f)IVr.:·, hisrecord.lwlanyolhisfriendsorassociatesfromlastsurrmer.Let'sme.ct...;ththe ;v::~)1' seniorusisianuandinvesticaconday&tiertomorTOw.Sunday,yuh.ac11...Thanks j~~ Lea...

LVT. JIM GARRISON CONFERENCE ROOM (OFFICE) - TWO DAYS LATtR

JUd ...;thbiskeyplayen.LOU IVON.SlJSIECOX.ayounaefflacnaD.A.• late20's.ALOSER.. 'O's.serioaS.specucled.NUMAIERTELL30'sinvesti11tor.chubby,friendlyandSEVERAL,. 011-IER.S~ acanfennce•blcwhhablackandwhiteporubleTVonasidetable,showin&the c:urrentSandayNoYember2,ne-..sfromDanas.

1V ANNOUNCEJt -IDlhDprlalfn:1mON,ald1wnowbeenconl\rmedIOhavebe.enfoundoachi ~ aldaepa banel.Aaftrstthere.-assomeconfusionabouttheprint~,the nL

he&ctcannedalteran&Deaedhomosexualincidentw;thami.nor.Nocrimirwdw&es

( tiled.

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( IthinkIn:memberU'lisguyFerric~puldngatameerirl&o(some-.c1eunsiroupHe

...,ur.ntin&a,a1ns1Fidel.Eu1cmes1uff.

Oo thelV·•thetinrima&eo(lhe..backyardphotos"ofLEEHARVEYOSWAl.Dholdin&I.henJ'le.

1V ANNOUNCER ...thesebackyardphotoswereroundyesterday&mon&Os...,aJd'spossessions inthe ,anaeofJanetOsmond"shomeinIrvin&TcuswhenMarinaOswaldlndherch.tld~ livin&.Thepictureapparentlywastakenwlicrlhisyw.Policeuytherit1e,achup WorldWarDt1a.li111-made~licha-Cucano.wascrderedfromaOiica&orrwlin1 housetndshippedtoOs...,aJd"saliasA.HideU ataPostOff,C~SoxinMuch1963.

Movin&backtodieMENwho Yt'atch,obviouslyinffuenced.••

cox nu riaitup.••

lV cun:in&backIDdieBASEMENTolthe-oatl&sPoliceHQ-wlidnl-Matrnillinlas:

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BD.J..BOXLEYbra.tsinaotheft>OCD.w:i1ed.He'syouna.handsome.JO'S.outspoken.volatile.

ry\J!~,Jv~~fr\ BOXLEY \'f'JJ ._! I)Ill~Iprettywildlad.(TheyaJII~)You1\111listenin1?

Thereisapause..Moreabanusedspeculadonintheair.runsmiles.Theochensharealook!hattells UStheythinkitsridkuJouL

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Heinsistsonanonymity.butmycontactsayshe's.,,eryreliable.

ON THE TELEV.JSJ0N.• . AIU'lalmoment.oswALOisbcincledOU(orthebas.ementbylV/00EPVTIES.JACKRUBy rushesfor.i.udoutofI.heCROWDasidintohistory•·puttin&hissealinlbulletint0Oswald.Tow cb1oserup11..:Jackyousunu{abirch!"

nm silent.

tvON Sevenrycops inthatbasemcnLWhatt.hehellweretheydoin1!

t.ma1eso(Qp.,aJdontothescretcha,intotheambul~.t.heNEWSCASTElctouchin1..,hisperinc.

EverybodyUltheroomm,nnedstill.

They look10run.Apause.Heisdeeplyctisturbed.

JIM~ iedy) 'I.Cl.....Iletl"'VT1C~----=-1ft•·-~•qu

INI'.GARIJSON ornc1 • NEXT DAY

Tbe poNbleTEL.EV1SIONplaysaloneto11Minhischairsm:>lcin1apipe-surin&ima&esofthe F\J?lt'ERAL-mwivecrowdsofmourners.thewketdrivenwuthescreetS.thehon«au,arclt.the bones.\heclpitlrieswalldlllbehind,Jackieveiled...focusin&brieffyonLYNDONJOHNSON

Tbe (aceo(DeOaaDe,Macmillaft,RabalICennedy•••

As thedooropensroDowin1theknockandDAV1DFEIUUEisbrouahtlnto!ms'so~by~o POLICE andUXJIVON,breu:in&Jimoutdhlsreverie.HestandsupIDbisfuDhet&bt.cordial.

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Thede;;"IC..lflor1hatofahun&TYrodent..-ilhtar1ee.an.Hesuf'renfrom&lopecia..adiseasethathu rtmoved~ hisbodyhair,andlookslikeaHalloweencharacter--penc,lledeyebro..-s.onehieherth&n ~ oc.hcr,scruffy1'.dd.ishwi&pasre.donaskewwithslue.SalvationArrayclothinl,buttheeyesare ~"11andbrilliant.thesmilewarm.inv;tin&iuell.

JtM HowcouldIror&et?Youmakequitear11s1impressi011.(Ferrietaushs,pause) rveheardoverlheye.anyou'requiteIftnt-rarepiJocDaw.l..e&endhasit)'OUW\&et inandoutofanyfteJd.nomat1.erhowsmall...(cotr'eecomesin.Jimindkatinclhe picturesonhiswall).rmabilorapi1ocmyself,)'OCImow.F1ewpushoppenrorthe fieldanilJuyinthewar.Istillha-veacommeraalllcwebutIdon'thawdietime...

FEJUUE &limpsin&thelow-volumedTV -iml&esofthefunenl.Heloob1way,jinery,iuesouta C C'i~a.e.

f:EP_IUJ! No.Inc41ersawhimbefoninmylife

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Then:is oneotJlerma1terlhai'sco~upDave.We..,m:10ldyoutooka11"\ptoTex~ \honly~1ertheassass,nauononFnday

11M ~ wusoappwina aboutHouston?

11M(bitShis brow) OaYe..mayIaskwhytheur1eto10icesluMIinTuuhappenedtostrikeyoudu.Ml oneolthemostviolentthundentonnsinrecentmemcry?

Ohiwasjustaspurofthemomentthins...thestormYtasn'tthatbad

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Youryounafriends.als.otoldusyouh.adno""c.apons1nI.hecu.O.a"e,1sn1 111~ 11 c:Wficuhcohuntf0t&ees.e-.,thou,ashotiun1

11M lsee(inhalespipe,s~nd.sup)Dave,thankyou(oryourtime.rmsorrythishuu:,end inconveniently(oryou,bucrm1oin1tohavetohaveyoudewnedfor(u.nhe.t questionin&bytheFBI

FcRJUE(shaken) W'hy?W'hac'swron1?

11M Da-..e,Ifindyourstorysimplynotbelievable

LOU andthe1'\'0COPSescortDaveoutoflheof'ftceas1lMrums10lhem..EVlSIONIMAGEd KeMedy'sftnaJmomenuorrest.TheBuslerplaystaps.JOHNJl.,3yean old.inani.ma&eto becomeramcus.saluauhisDadfue..,eU.TheriderlessWthitehoneswwis1ondyaaa.instthe Washin,ioasty.

A smallPRESSCONFERENCE. TheFBISPOICESMANrudsa statemen~

Oendemen,thisaltemoontheFIireleasedDavkiW.Fane~NeVtOrlun~AJt1:r uleMiYequestionin&andalhclou&hbackpoundcheck.theBwuufoundnoev1deocz ~a- . ~

~T. GARIISON OFFICE • SIMULTANEOUS

The FBISPOICESMANIsbein&bn>adcutowrthepcrublettl.EV1S10N.LOU:BoXL.EY.st.~ a.adJlM~a.

FIiSPOICESMAN( ONTV) . -.Mr.FerrieknewLeeRarYeyOs"'aldorthat1'ehasllad11!1connectioa.,;~dlie ISMmnadonolPresidentXalnedy.TheSpeci&IAi:InOW&e-..ouldQt10make clarthatMr.Feniewasbroupainrcrquestionin&lheDIS1riccAaomeydOr1ew ParrisbnaebytheFederall..aaottnvesdaadoa.81Raurepeuany~blethis

'IVNEWSMAN . ...illochernewt,PresidentJoM.toahasannouncedthemadoaofablueribbal

( praklendalcommissionIDprobedieeventsiaDaJIIL

IvonlookiD&uJtm.anpy

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Re.achin&toclosethe1Vand&etbacktowork.Thelastimaaeon&heTV.

TheCommissionwillbehudedbyO,iefJusticeo(theUnitedSt1tesSupn:meCow,. EarlWan-enltldisupected10hudoffseveralConJT'SSionalandTuuinquiriesinto heaswsination.OnthepanelarcAJ1enDulles,ucrudoltheCIA,Represenr.10..-e GenldFord.

r..m·shand·OicisitoffastheOvertureends.

r A plane'sPOV.dow9atdieWhiteHouse.SUBfflURE.ADS:nut.EEYEARSU1cR..1966 (Oc-tot,u)

JlM,now 46.iamncthefrontpaceoftheWcUltbt11011l'ondewlin1dielaaestbanlein-Vyeawn·. He isnexta,SENATOllLONO,,o't,.flamLouisiana.1tho'1drin.kul1awhiskey.They'reona aowded b~'s sllaak. - - ,.

11M(naeflal) ItometimesreeievaythlnjsaonedownhiUsinceJobaKennedy1tukilled.SeaatCl'-

( STEWA.RDE.SSbriapmoftdrinks.runissu,prised.

- J'IM fthou&>-ttthe1="81rest -fired1hennetomuesureitcouldbedone~

11M Yous.ayin1,Russell,therewereothermeninvolved?

11M Russell.you sound honestlylilceoneortherakoolcycriticscoinsoffthedeepend.Aie youttUin&mewhaatheGovernmentconcludedisnotthatway?

RusselllooksarJim.amuuJbyhisnaivete,lau1hs

C riml~s backinhisse.a1.silenl

laa SnrDY.linedwithboobhelvaup tothewans..photosoffamily,cheuset.JIM,smolcin&his pipe.rudsiiaredJulhctchairfromone~theduck26WUT'fflComrnissicaVolumespiledallova lhcplace.UZtllta'LJASPD.aow7.drawsonthef1oor11fun'sfeet.

·, LrZ Jim.diDna'sjustaboutready.

JIM(JoaInthoupt)

a.ssa.ssinadan.wirJaoolawyerpruenc.andnobodyrecadedawordclic?Ican'tbelie'tt it.Apoliceofflce:rol30yeanexperience.hebowsthatanywnathatOswaldsays wouldbeinadmissablebiccut...

lJZ run.dinner?(toJaspc:r)Whltare)'OUdoinain.._,

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L'•~-r.GARRISON DINING ROOM • NIGHT

Two yearoldEl..LZABEnlwuchin1·a-uwerR.abbit•0t1TVuthenewONEYEAROLDsiuin dia.penwithLIZatoneend.1tMattheother.ThereareFIVEKIDSnow,7,.5,,,2.t...111dthe BLACK MAJD MArnE. 35,hc.avyset.They'rtpusin&pl11es,lhechildnnhorsin&around...the boxerdo&,TOtJO{[)OWN,be&Jinaforapieceolth~acaon.Jim,nocabi&uterfeedshim.

11M A&ainanda1aintheyi&nC)ftm.dibtetestimony,leadsareneverfollowedup,iu conclusionsareselective,there'snoindex,it'soneo(thesloppiest, mostdisor1111izt.:d investicationsrveeverseen.Almosttwo1hirdso(the..,;cne.ssesinDuleyPlwth1t daya.resayu,1theythinktheyheMdshotseoauncfrorutheGrissyKnolluu,notthe BootDeposilorybutia'sallbrokendownandspreadaroundandyouruditandthe point&etslost... •

u.z (politelyUsteninl)Unhun...Matrie,nrdothedishes.youweEb up now.And Elizabet.II(\he2'ff·old)ISND.

C EUZABETH J1l.

uz Honey,yoa'retheDAolNe'liOrleans.Isn'ttheKennedyassassinationabitouuidc ywrdormin?Imeanalldaoseimporuntpeoplealrudystudiedit.It'shistory.•

A carinlSotlMICMrmI>dusaeelyTeuswornu..

TIMEa.rrTO:

Alterdinner.•Cnmdcrlabbia•11oeTV.

LrZ Comeon.everybodysay&ocdniaht10Daddy~

11M 1\ats101DW\in1Jasper.Whaliii&?

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JASPER

VTRGr-.·lAandSNAPPEReach&eloneofJim·sshoesashedUtces...,lhthem.holdin&each"' 'thone ha.nd. '

fL\1(da.ncinc) Pick.leandSnapper.myrwofavoritedancin&pa.nnen.

As theydance,theyfalloffhisfeet.lau1hin1.&iulin1.Hethrowsuchintileairandkissesthem.

IM Goodni&ht,mypumpkjns.

uz You cometobedsoon,youhut?

JtM nljustreadalinlemoreandberiChtupEQhead.

lNT.GARRISON STUDY •LATER THAT NIGHT

Mantelpiecesayt3am.JIMalonesmokin1his pipe•·inthesa.Jlness.hismindcnwlirllalloverthe p~. Dm=tlclosinaonlhewckly-v.ordedpapsoftheRepcn

We FUSHIACX vnththinner,echoeySOUNDtotheWarrenCommissionHewsastheanomey1 questionsomer:ItheWitnesses.

A MR.BAU. isquesdoninaUEBOWDS, the,...;cchmanintherailroadyard.tnlSNiOnhy.worlcinr manface,crewcue.e.arly'10's.· ,.

Tu:nupset,rudinaOft••.AnotherwtnlESS,SGT. D.V.HARKNESSoftheDaJlasPoliceinresponse 10AacmeyDAV1D &El.IN: · •

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SGT. HARKNESS

( ..wellweioeaJonamighrlhu-.asanthere.tnd""C;,1,;l le.ds.umcpeo~ leoffof:~e ~e

uadIOOl!Mffl10lheSt..lOOn

A..oorherFUSH"BACX TO:

The THREE HOBOS bein&pulledoffthefrei&htbylheDA~SCOPS.

BElJN(OVER) You meansomennsienu?

~ hourorJessaftertheassassination.The1liREEHOBOSarem~hedbysholl'Jn-10tin1POLla to theSTATION. Wemaynocetheydonotmuchlooklikehobos.(TheypassMANY,hisbackto us.tobeintraducedlaw)

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Tun,readi.nJ,astounded.'Nbete's&hefollow-upquestion?FLASHBACKcontinues...

Founecn t•offlhep,anrl.overlooldn1thePAJUCJN0LOTbehindlheOrusyKnoll.

80W£JtS {OVER) ..Jawtwomen1a.ndin1behindIpicketrence...dlqwaelooldn1uptat1tlldsM.liA &ad.... ,andf0Dowln1theCUIVIIIuitcamedoM.OneofthemWUmiddl• •&ed.MftJ·ICI.Theow::rmanfilSyoun&c:r'ltUMIIplaidshiftandjackL.

INr. RAO..R0AD TOWER • DAY (NOV. 22 19'3)

BOWERS &I~& CUI.1,aywiththeMainboard,fluhin1U&f,ts.bincomesin.

BOWERS (OVER)

( ...theftwaerwoomumenontheustemendotthepaitin1lot.~~hhidUN!onns..

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( 80\1."'ERSPOV..atadis1.1nce .butasenseoflhec~.lhemenatadJsta.nce.t-Nour.1:cr.r,ed:7e:, They.:ouldbepolice.lhec1-.u1.lllmen cou ldbesecretservice.ThesebnefUTia&es.iree '.lbor.t~or, la~r.

descnbe~therthanuwassometh.in1outo(theordinary.whichattractedrayeyefor somereason.whichI could no, idenafy...someunusualcx:cumnce•·aflashofli&h smoke~somet.hin1whichcausedme10(eelthatsomethin&outoftheordinaryhad cxcurredthere...

Growmaintensity, music,dNms--butallblurred.Apuffo(smokebut no sound~cause ofthewu,dowhe is1tancin&throu&h.AMOTORCYCLECOPshoocsuptheincline.PEOPU runn1n1,blwrinaincoalaraermosaicofconfusion.

BOW'ERSconfused.secin1this.rNTIRctrrwithJL'A'sheartpumpin1uhereads11.T •,1o,·0layer watchers.

tNT.GARRISON STt.:DY

JIMsitSback.amazed.AbeatHeplunaesonin.therudin1.

C LIZstinawakeushehe.anJIMtakin1his clothesoff,hisbi&fnmeaukin1thewoodenfloor.

uz Jim.dammit.It'sfourthirty.

JtM Eghead.llstentodu.s.-AlieutenantColoneltestifiesthatLeeOswald...,aspvena Russilalan~,eexamupanofhisMarinenwn1onlyafewmonthsbeforehe detecaIDdieSovietUni011.ARussianexam!

uz (sininlup,pissed)Icannocbelievethis.Myoulosin1yourmind.It'sfourthiny . Oanisoll.

JtM Honey,inallmyyanintheserviceIneverknewasin&lemanwhowulivena Russiantest.Oswa.ldwuonanci•aircntlduty,aradaropentor.He'dhaveabouti muchuseforRussianuacathasforpyjamas.

uz That's•hatyouneed.Apairofpyjamasonyou.Thelasetwoweeksallyou do is radthesedamnedbooks!

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1™ A"ndthenthis.Coloneltriestorr..tlc11soundlikenolhinc.O\walddidbadlyontJ\e'.t";l.

/ ( heuys. ··Heonlyh.1d,...,omoreRurn.1n..,.ordsn1h1thuiWTona.·•Ha!ThusII.kc

me s.ayin&Touchdownhe~(po1n1s10lJ'ledo&)isno<"eryinteUi&entbecauseIbe11h.itll WU &a.mesOU(offivethellSIllme""eplayedchess.

LIZ·(&ivesup) Jim....,hatis1oin1onforhuvcn·swe.Youconnasuyupallni&hleveryni&,hcell youaetthrou&hthosebooks?For..-hu?So you'llbetheonlymaninAmen~*ho readlheentire26..-olumeso(lheWarrenReport?

1tM Euhud. dotha..-etospellit out(oryou?LeeOswaldwunoordinarysoldier.He W&.Sinmil~c.aryintclliaence.That's..-hyhewutrainedinRussian.

LizOopsbackonthebed.hopeless...

A Sunday,early.Ar.emptys,qu~excepcWlNOSsleepin&onlhebenchesd\heli1tleleafypaninthe - ce.nter.CameraCDOYin&to1lMbyhimselfstarin1,Movin&nowuaSEDANpulls.updis10t&inl LOU IVON AND BD.l.BOXLEY• .

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At7:30Sundaymomin&?ll'snotexactlyfreshblood•e'rcsniffln1heri.boss.

11M{J,outl) Oldstains.Bill,butjustutellina.54'C-ampSa-ea.

[ndjcatin154'CampStreet.seedy,faded.Theena-anc:.e~ontoasetofswnleadin&toasec.ord Door.

OSW ALO wiG1'VO YCXINOHELPERS hawk.in1leal1etstoP!DESTRIANSlnhisdunde.shin sleeves.TheaJBANSledbySEROJOARAotA SMITH appear.Afl&htensues.

JlM(OVB) Hewasarrestedthatdayrmft&htinawithsomeanti-C.ucroCubans

COPS comina.. (

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I~,. POLJCE_STATI0N • DAY (Su,t~1ER l96Jl

OS\\·.~LO1ik:ln&"",tl'IFBIAGE~T'w'TLLLA\1QLlGLEY1na~m.

JtM(OVER) Bui._henhe10110FinlDi~aictJail.heaskedtowktoa.nFBIacenlSpecialAgent WiJliVTIQ\Jigleysho.,.,·e.dupimmcdia1elyasidI.heyhidapn...uesession.o~...,aJd1s releasedandQu11leydestroyshisnotesfromI.heinitMe'ili...

fQ..iwillcin&themaroondthecorner.pa.starest.aunnt10anotherentnr1cet0thewnebuildin&,thisont ..,;u,asirn\hatsays·531Lafayette:

rvoN ...so?

Boxleysrudpn&the~resentsi1n."Crese~~Clcy.~"•~La~ratory.•Loolan1puzzleda.tJim r fl--vvv\//1_L-ji,trtQ~e,Lfi/1t'vtH(1,,-1t,z.,fA~v/;f,i,l(_

BOXl.EYi i/ . Oswaldinone?Andintheocher?

Pause.JimsouinlilLouIvonsuddenlyaeuit.stancesup.Atrompd"oeiluwe FLASHBAC~ TO:

The samedoer,clearlylabeled.•011yBanisterAssodates.Inc.lnvcsri1a1m1•.ltopens.and B AN1S1c.Rmmesoat.nw.lydressed,roMiAhis1apd-thesamemanandotricewesawthruye.an beforewhenJackManinwaspistolwhipped.Banis1aseemstobesmilin&ri&hl11us.C,Uti.nlus.

.. IVON(OVEll) ,,. My0mlt(]vylanisler1

11M(OVEJl) Jea,ember1um1Iusedsohavelunch't1fithhimonceiaa~

OSW ALO comesinloframeonthestreet.Banista'sellpressionS0W1.Hebentahimonthes~ OswaldheJdsbid:arau..tlhecomer.

(_ BOXLEY (OVER) .

SofthaawasaC.ommunistlikeLeeOswalddoin&wa1da&outclBanisters?

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1™ <0\/cR)

( Y'c-.erhuido(adot...~ lca~entBill"'rmbcg,nn1nctodoubtOs·.,tJd1o1,uevera

C.Ommun1st..1f1crU'lcurest,5,4.AumpScrectne..,erappuredonIN:punpt-Jc:s~,wi

Ba.,,is1erulk.inc10·somebodyLnacualon1thescrecL

J'I}.iwallcinathe1WOMENaloneLa!ayeneSquaff.

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______ z1___,Lou,youwereintheMarines.whowouldbeNMin1thatninin1?

IVON

C Tbe OfficeolNavaltnwU1ence

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TakeaJookaa,:,ssthesuat

The PostOfficeBuildinl

runcomesroastop,rmtesIaesrurcencompwin&thewholeSquare.deeply1roubted.nocatall exult.ant.

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mu plannin&tokilllhePresidenttohavechosento~hislplfftime..

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( \a.1'1a1ueyouu, 1nlun&Jim~

We'"'coin&backintoI.hecaseLou•·themurderofthePresic:knt.Iha"ealist.I·•ll :,ou10u.kesomemoneyfromthe rwfundlnd1010DtJtu-·11Uc10somepeopleI ...,.an,you10setOseronI.hemedical.lhtautopsy.Susie onQsv.,&JdUldRubyl'ustor.c ture.cords...

JlM No.you'"'awake.Billandrmd~dserious.Andwe're&oin&tost.tr1...;thyour u.on~s sourcefromlhruyursaso.

L,,. GARRISON OFFICE • DAY

A scare,:SJACKMARTIN,threeye.anolderthanwhenlastseen,sucksupcoffeelikeawormdoes moisture.Theredpuffycheeksofanalcoholic.deeplycin:led.worriedeyes.Bo~eysiuinacome -.·a1ch.in1.Thefan•hirrin&intherOOf'D.Hut.handkerchiefsout.

MAJl11N HowcouldJroraetit?

Y•oa November22.1963-thedayofthePresidenc'1murder-hemaol•biP$'0 yoawilJta357Masnum.(Manill'seyesfbedonnm)ButthePoliceRepansaysy• hadIIqumanovez thephQocbi)Js..H~takea1octatic.(Manin_1oou•~the Paticelepon)Now,doesasir11>leusumentoYtrphonebWs90Undlikeabdicvtb~ apllnadon10you?

FU.SHBAC• mddell -lheru&htofthepistOIwhippin&,AsharpanaJeonBAN'lsraltlAy\n& MARTINS budapea.

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_ . MAR.TIN(shahsh.isheadslowly.almostdrun'uly)

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No.Irinvolvedmorel.hu,thu.

A took.BOXl...EYto Jim.

Hov.-muchmo~?

Thefan.Jack,..tits.bre.at.hesdeeply.

JtM Wellrda.sitGuy•·wewerefriendly,youknow•·he.anatuck.wasn'tit?

,tu( vn y h -·~-' . . .

·V()/VliJ ~ bf'1~~tv,£'~ MARTIN ~ti.~A \,vL'1/11'1,f"'Ididn'tsaythat.All IknowishediedsuddenlyninedaysaltertheWamnRepon Y.Jll~fft'vt1_.,{,,Vi.c-~ameout.Hispanna.HupWamrtdiedabout 3dayslater._Youaddltup.

I~1 ~~ Off"- JIM LL~ yvl># WIiydidOoybaaycuJack? ·

Jackpauses.ASECONDFt.ASHBACX••thebearinl,thehumiliation,Jackonlhepound.ancry11 Guy,yelliD&backIIhim(Ml.Tm)

MAJt11N WeD.Jpu nowlhatOuy'sdud,itdoesn'tre.allymaner.Octanymorecoffee? (Bodeyaeuk)..Jtnsa&outthepeoplelw\sin1aroundI.heoffice\hatsummer.1 'fttUll'trallypanoftheopenrionyouknow,Iwuhandlln&lheprivatedetective..at rarOuywlladialcamela-•muchdid- butthatswbyIwuthe11...Jtnsa cimll-1'1amMnaDtheseCubanscomin&andPl•lky alllookedaliketoa,e__

FU.SH.ACZ TO: .,

CNT. IANISTD omcu. DAY (lHl)

CUBANS laNde fadpes.combatboots.dufflebaplyln1an:,un4DAV1DFElllEillfad,uesis ~Tinl dw:m•dlcycar,aata~ammunitionand9teaponsintoabackroom.MARTINobseM11 fromanccherdest.

MARTIN {OVEJl) 'Thatwa-eaJltheS&ochetcharlcier1around.Da~Ferrie-youbowabouthim7

JlM{OVEl)

( Wuhc~veryoflaa1

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( Open11onMongoos,eTheidea...,as10in,n1.11lheseC:Jbane11lcsforanoli1er:r.~is.-:,

o(Cl.Iba101e1ndofCurro.Ban1~1ersoflic.e~~s~orasupplylinethatr111frol1l Oa.Jlu.thmu&hNewOrluns10M,vn1.stcxk'pilin&&rmsa.ndexplosives.Theyuie-. KennedyafterU'leBayofPieswouldn'tletthemlaund1aninvasionfromthet;S~ 1.11._~e sk.JMy...,uitwas&01n&10bedonefromsecre1bastsu,Gua temalalndt-,; icva&·H.

A DOZEN CUBANS rono..;n1FERRIEdownsu.irsintothesa-eer.pilin1incoseve~can.dutries throwninwiththem.Ferriedrivesthele.adcar.

CARS coin&overthelonebrid&eon theWe.enterin&a~moteGUERJUl...LAn.AIN~GCAMP. bayouandjun&letllaround. _

C. ) EXT. GUERRILLA TRAINING CAMP. PONCHATRAIN. DAY

i .,~ Scene$ofbasicninin&-shoodn1,obstaclecounes,calisthenics.ledbyFerrieandother~- ~' . Scj:a~ u:,na&heOlblASaresevenJwhiieAMERJC.ANMERaNARJES

l¼4·\Gt'l-rCi,6cr~1tJ,tfj MARTIN (OVER)

~J\,, Jvh \ivr,0~/1BanisterTtUrunnin1hiscampnonho(LuePonchanin.Fmiehandledalotofdie ~ /1J/P.-'~ ll"lilunS.11mlwuashoodn1raneeandalolo(1r0pica.lteminlikeinCUba.Arew

v0-0t1t}k·~}~ ~vl-1== W:.:=.:r3!u ~c::"~~ 'o:e'~.!!~~! ~l 0'~·r~ fvJt(;,1·r,on•ScMumbaJerplantdownIIHoumaandstole•bunchtAlandminestrom'em. o}(~v\Jlj1~V\\N~;i[Qt_•~-f\bu1liesaililttUn'tstealln1·causetheCIAhadtenShtumberJet,thisF~nch, \ ~V ~);flA~,J ,vrt·'c:aq,uy,Illlhe.sev.,aponsdurin&theAl&eriaftar.soheQIJUSt&effin&the

•-'(VI\,'{/X-'~(f• MlpOllt'-cJi:fottJleCA.. , itJ;

fl~ \Jv';Mr;.EXT.TRAININGC00t. NIGHT )/rt~ }rLtv~ ·J11ih ~tp f-j \JIAvvi'·«,'.~\ _ 1-u* ct lw'Jt .fvtr;til!Y'Ii.e+,~..

t:~1r,\ l'~, 1~~~¥:~~~1~;;-;~dM~ um~::;~:,~

{J~ 1 f \ lY : WV\;D.Lv'~vl.tA,\/ fl{,MAJt'J1N(OVER) / \ht ~ AlaywayiiAusu•thepanyended.Kennedydidn'Iwwanocha'BayorPipmess., · ·, /,,,~~w'J.Jk·heOftkndlt,eFBI toshutdownthec.ampsandconlhc:atelhesupplies.TheRwe~9 ,~ili'tI.I~t-0.tfOibansand2Americansuresaedthatni'ht.onlyyoudidn'treadaboutitinthepapen. ( .::::'~t'j/\VI~ .Justtheweaponssotmentioned.ItwuJustpanot&heein:vt...

- f FBI AGENt'SloadinSap110Ciofdynamite,bombcasin&s.suns.ammo,155mmartilleryshells.~

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MAR Tt'1(0VER) TherU"Stonebehindbus..,.,ould."cbeenBir'llstcrlfldFemc.butI1h1n.xtheGr.c:i ..,~just1oin&ttvouahthemouonsf0tWuh1n&"on.UICU'hcU'\.S1o1rcre.,.,H.htJ'lcu-old buddyBa.nister.

I~,. GAR.RISO~ OFFICE DAY (PRESE~T)

J'D-ilistcnin&,eyesmovin&tothechessboard.

MARTIN

~ Lae Isaid,acircus...

~•flr,,·tvt1~~~vJ~_,,,.,.,AntLeeHat\leyOswald?JIM-

,_, )1/'M.artinhesitates.Theranwhirrin1.theendlesscoffeecup&le.am.in&uhesucks on iLBoxley

VN .-~n.. .FinaJlyManinsaysit,almostuifrelieved~nillytoactitout

l)li k 11 MARTIN (ft), _,tvp Yw. he...,astheretoo...sometimeshe'dbemeerin1..;thBanisterwithI.hedoor shuL f)/t~~~ Ohettimeshe'dbeshooc:in1thebull..,ithFerrie.ButhewuthereaJtri&ht... J\'.A.r_!~'JJ

AA)'\hin&morespecil\click.it'simponant...

FUSHB.J.Cl TO:

BANJSTEl andMARTIN sirtin&lhtftuthesni&ht-lacedmiddle•&edSECRETARYhurriesin - DELPHINE ROBERTS

SECRETAJlY . Ican'tbelieveit.Mr.Banisier.LeeOswaldisdownonCanalSautJivinlout CoarnumsaJeaneusvppaninaCu1r0!. ,.

BanisterjusaJocbealierandlaups.

,_daeusassinadoa1ack7

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~tARTIN -- ~ever.Sot.,..,,u,mesir.never.Ica1,t10in10tha,s1uffata.11.Listen11.h,rufd':>e-.! ao.IYidenuffIYidallt·m101ng10s.ay/r.5-essuddenly)

Hold onJack.\Vhat'sI.heproblem?

Shaken.hel~ves.unste.adybalance.

t"fl'.CAR • FRENCH QUARTER • DAY (PRESENT)

JL\finI.hefront.NUMABenelldrivin&,BOXLEYintheback.

JlM Ial'4'ays""onduedincounwhyitisbecausea...,omanisawhore,shehu10havebat cyesi&hL

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lbecarpwlla1owrIDpat.LOUIVONis,.,&ir:inlfCI'lhcmonthesidewalk

JIMandcheoraERS1enin1ou~meetin&LOU.Headin1towardsANTOINE'SRESTAtJRAJ,.,. ( _

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( WeleomebackLou··how..,asDaJlu~Anymoreon1hosehoboes~

t.ou·sbeenwajti,,I,exci1cd,&i..,esJimiblowupoftheHOBOPHQTCXjRA,PH,.h1chhe srudiesuhemo-ve.s.

<:.merimov;n&inonthePHOTOGRAPH

FUSHBACK TO: -I.he'HOBOS•bein&esconedtothepolicestation.putMA.~Y.. u perSet.Harkness·descriptione.arlier.

They enterabusylunchtimeCROWD,anelc1anteatay.SUStECOXv.raitin1forthem. They"reshoW11to&heirtable.

11M HiSusie.(toLou):n.cepilcpoc?

,. IVON 0euIOdiehospi~andvaniskS

FLASH.A Ca TO:

,'i1-f"'L IVON(OVEJl) ...maybeadlYUSionhctpin&theaunmeatoaetintopcsidonutheP1&.za?

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rvoN Only..,.a'."101c:1more,. ,O"esscsboss 1s&o•n&public,.,,h1LThen,.,Cll'1~1o Ruby,Femc...

IL\{ (shueshisheJd.concerned)Nocyet,il'llblo..,upinourface(toSusie)Susie.-..hat doyou&OConOswaJdJ

C FLASHaAC~ TO:

ShoesoCthecrrt.

OSWALD, '1sblct.,as.11theRICEP110NLSTDESK. ,.

OSW ALO din& ~diacovpleRE.PORTERS,mmn1hisannowamen&.

Photoso(LSandMARINA •thenewOID..D.SheuofhiminMinskwithvariouslOURLSTS.

DOCUMl'JffARY SHOTS (_ . TbeU-2sbaldoWTL0aryFnnC'isPowenanesled...TheSUMMITCONFERENCEcanceUed. FlSU>howerandICM.ishchft

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SUSIE <OVERl I don·,uiow,rit'sco1nc1dencebuts11monthsafterheun..,esGuyPo..,..er,1naL .: spyOi&hlfromJap1.n•..,hichOswaldknewabout.1e1sshoedowno"er\heSo....1et Un.ionandthePuceSu.mmiciscu.celled.Ike.epthirwn&o(thatboot-~..,enDay,lr May·,maybesomeoneinourmiliwydidn't....,ancthePueeConferencetohap~n. maybeOswaldwa.spanoftha1.ftcetsweirder.From1945co·59only 2 USsoldJe~ defecttoRussia.From·59to·60.IUM-,defe.ct.fi..,eofthemUSArmyfromWest C,Cmw,y,1~Navy,oneo(themanotherMarineamonthbeforeQs....,aJd.

JtM (lnpresent) GreatworkSusie.

l'iT.t,;SEMBASSY • DAY (1961)

Os waJd.shaded.aettin&anotherpasspan.

j • SUSIE(OVEJl) · ,,.

,t..,-,~d\_equallyinc:onp,,ousisOswaldbec:omin1chummyft'idltheWhiteRussiu

) odlcslhMLeeldcredme.HisclosestfriendisanoilmanrwnedOeaaede r 11 , , ~ ~Jdt "'ho'sabout1'yearsolderthanOswald1rtho's23andbn>ke..

1 11 -1.k.,t,t,f(i,vv·DeMolrinldliJdtmean'ttf\iJeisamanbuofcheDaDuPea-okumOub.~S

•f 'Jl}'v).,£,iti,IJJ•~.:1 1d11dtdrlwtapia\nofOswalduIIIintell«Nal.weDread.eie.eDut

·:---'1/fCti[j'IYVl\A)!,A.,iAMi)lusiaft...probablyhe'sCA,orc,bablyhe'sOswlkfs'11andler".Theonlyltussiua ,n111t-1{,, JJ\,1,,,{bV-c,,1.6edlnnetpartydi.atsuspecuOs-.,&Jc1AnnaMeller,CillslheFIiinD111uandis101d \.,'V'(:'[\i.I[_,pp.Ii,·•·•aJIria..•• , ~-iAf'VJttL1ittn~11vt1 . , fio-,.f'IiA FEMALE GUEST 1lancvl1inho.acxaaacopyof"DuKapicarIllapileatboob._Talkinc10

()JVV LEE andMAJUNA anJANET clBIU..OSMOND \\ I ;. / ,J{) .,/'1 ')\vt"tr,(vt,,P,,/tt,lt'f/!41?){T'L-vv1~SUSIE(OVER). (.._ f) .Ji{!r~ ..healsoceufriendlyv.,;tJIJanetandSWOsmondwhowheohequiuthemap 1 wit ..l-Vvt'1,.-<.i.D\'a:,mpany,1e1himawarehousejobatdieTexuBooeDepository.ptUUmablysobe

tv,t'_NVwr\~- p'JV cu nowuucisehisintellect1tackjn1,chooltuaatSl.l5anhow-

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l"T.TEXAS SCHOOL BOOK DEPOSITORY· DAY (1963}

OS WA.LD andAl-'OnlERMANhauun1ltldst.1ckin1school1u1boo«s.anobviouslyto.....er- lc-.el,μ, forOs·.1ra.ld&tierthemapfactory.·

~- OS~0ND HOME •IRVING •DAY

:,.t/<-Fl'l,}J,- SUSIE{OVER) v\".r✓i.,,,,Jlt~...herfatherv.,orkedforAID,andshebecomesMarina'sbestfriend.Muina...,ho l-1\l~v "v fic}\1sofienMthLuabout hissecrecy,livesathuhouseinlrvin&v.-hileLu~nc:sa )M .~,..,,V) serieso(smallroomsinDallas...

f\;# v ~T. OSWALD BOARDING HOUSE • DAY ' OSW ALO ~ntin&aroomfromaLANDUDY andthehous.ekt.eper.EAJU.L~ROBERTS.

nM(OVEJl) ~.anychancedwldnatodeMohnrcnschildt?

SUSIE(OVER)

L Notyet.Hesayshetoldevc,yihin110theWanenCocnmission.

,, IOXJ,:V

J.pr~ thereforebeauseOswaldpulledthetri11er.theinr:eWaencecommunitymwde~

·,v;,~,<tLtheirOW1Icommanderinclud.That'swhatyou'res&Y\ftl! ~l .;/crtti10,~~l;Jir.~L- , ,ll-~(,vt' f'1 1.Vt-/r- JIM 'ic<'~.,J;\'-(Kl~ti,~t: Idoll'lCYtftbelieveOswaldpuDedlhetrigerBm.ThenilnaetestindiCll~bedidn't [;\;,.r~~yvil Ir~~,if/\.nea&I apn anNCMmber 22nd.MySUCSSiiheWISc~y wt\11besaidbeWIS Ii.I/,\.•M{:J!:t~1,~"\}vf'apmy.(111ec1,ootScaatarLana's~l ,vi( 1,r-; BOXLEY ·\rJv a.O\rist.LouforOod'ssake.brin1thesepeopledown&ourdL

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rmju•aninvesti&atorBiD,1leavethetheories10youlaw,,at.

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·80Xl..£Y rjustwantsomedoseo(Louisianasrylemothersensehe~.Arealitycheck.You·rt t.1lk1n1abouttheUn.iteds~~sGo-.em~nl!You·~wk.insaboutamajorconspt1ac-. HowtheheUcanyoukeepasecretbetweenallthesepccpleyou·rewk.in&about...h~ you&oddamnVieJIk.no"'three(uckin'peoplea,,1evenkeepa&odd1mnse.crel

~T. DALLAS JAIL CELL • DAY (196')

JACK RL"BY.truckfud&eofana.naryface,nu-ridden.confrontsaDOCTORand1WOGUARDSl hiscell.

·~ \hf>)JJ,lf,"'-l~'v,~\ RUBY r ,fvJ';\~-+-~.A\//·).'t,.'Olrist.Ijusthaveacold. Idon'tw~nlanyshoa. (\JJ'\,rJA·1~'~·1};, _ · }.v\.' \1{).y, to: IOK

· lr-+.'1-va; Pleaseretu Mr.Ruby.TI\ls1Jcalmyoudo'MIandclurthis·up. rw• \Jit'\ \v~,_v-,v- RUBY

Doc.rm1emn1you.Idca'tneeda.nyshots.

to:IOR Mr.Ruby,I don'twantIOinvolvethecuards.Jt11justwearewseconds.

Ruby looksrr,,uIIlhelWOGUARDSwhoeyehim.Hesubmits..chapined.TheOcx10rJiveshii theinjecac:a

INTERROGATION ROOM • COUNTY JAIL •DAY (196-1)

Ruby talb.,ma~ theirbacksto111.UWYERS,POLICEcluautheroom.maJan1Ruby doublyDe:r¥OaS.Hisnuhuworsened.TheCHlEfOFFlCAl:s•bitehairandavuncular..-oic.ear allwebarladteeofhim.hisbackID..

OFflCAL Yes.youhave.

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OFFlCIAL . Well.thepublicanentionitv.,ouldinnct.And"havenoplaceferyoutheretobe sale....e·renoclawenforcementofflciaJs.anditisn'tourresponsibilityto10u,io any,hln1olthatkind.

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Theneivousrhywns.thehidin&,\hebeliefintheri&htnessdwassassinationarestilltheftbutcht suil•isIUria&athim-lhcncxbein1understoodaspect.Hispeople-thesaippen.lhe..,llirus.e.s wa-ctheODIi~ •muta111edand10n\nd•-but·theycansrillfulftDtheirplaft•

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Paus.e .On hisface.TheMESrisin&111dleavinain!heshado..-s.

1 1,1y'Y\ INT.DALLAS PRISON • DAY (1967) 1 ~ ·y+.- ·-,!vi,ii}\~fvl.Ruby isesconedoutoftheINFlR.MARY,deido(cancer.

:~.tt l~T.BR0USSARD'S RESTAURANT• NEW ORLEANS . DAY (1967)

\ i ·\1"" Thepuffy.smilinlraceofDEANANDREWS,framedbyhuaeblackclass.es.wkJinaLouisivia (})J;' h.ippicaraoroftheSO's.AfancyFrenchrestaurantdecor.mirn>red..-aJJs,marble•· theCTumof Louisianasociery.

11M Be.causeyoukeepconnin&meDean.Ire.adyourtesamonycotheWurenCommisn and... ·

( ANDREWS ....... Thereyou10.Grainolsalt.Tv.,osidestoevaycoin...

11M YouaeU&hemlhedayafter1heaswsinaaonyou•erecalledonthephonebythis·c Bennnd•andasked10ny10DlllasandbeLu~aJd'sJawyei. ·

·~ ANDREWS l\eJpu&thebwonmy man.justlikeyou'redoin1.I&•~emany1hin1thatpoppe UIIOmyhead.TNthis.Incvameslhemu._

FLASHIAC~ saddn.

C1.AYSHAW issiffin&there.backtous.taWn1toANDREWS.Amaneo('Nhitehair.

;yvt''{\ ANDREWS (OVEJt) '11'-}J'· rdon'tknow..,hatthecatlookslikeandrdon'tbowwherehe'sat.AUIkr,owi.s "\ sometimeshesendsmecases.So.onedayhe'sonthephonetalldn'tomeabout&< (_ -

1~DaDuandrepr~ntinJOs~ ...(.~~a~) Hey,pipe·thebimboinred ,',_·• !•:\,tt,{;'"J\,1/Mi/hi ~L,,t,i~~t;,{;1vWlt~rj

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Jim. in~sent.look.in&briefly ··aprettypr!wlllon&ill.

mi (uaspcrited) \1/hendidyoufirstdobusines.s...,ththis8enrand1

' ANDREWS (bcftd) Oh Ifusehevdlhcs,esourcatsJi"in&abou,himbackin'56,·57,..henIli"edo-.· I.heQuan.er.

FUSHBACK. A &limpse.Faces.Mouthtalkin1.Theyoun1SWlSH intheoffice.But nor on Shaw.justapresenceonthetelephonetoAndrews.

a-AY BERTRAM> rmC1ayBennnd.Whateverlheyoweyou,nl su,annteetheypay.

BERnAND rmaround.

• ANDRFNS (O\'ll) Aadthat'sbowIrincheardofCaylennnd. ,.

-~ ANDREWS Youmew you.-em1'twkin&tosomelowlitefas.youknow.Hebadeomman diekiill'tEn1lilll.

Didhepay7

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• ANDREWS (justasliihthesiw:ion) Likefsa.id10theWashfogtonboys.BertrandcalledthatsurrvncrUldas~edmetohe.. himv.,1u,someciciunsh1pproblems..,11,his-wue, "

11M SoyousawOswaldhow ma.nytimes~

FUSHBACX ·•toOswaJdII (2),alookalike,eomin1intheoff"teewiththeYOUNGBOYS.

JlM

I . ThenhowthehelldidyouptintheWarrenCommissionDean?Excepcthroo&httae "--· phancncadsintheDaDujliJ? .

11M (°lftlftic) Olcounetheffweren't.<:autetheywendesaoytd.Orelsethey.,.,eresuppressedb FBIwhoinaervie1lfedyau? ·

AJ«>R£WS . Idon'tknowhowthey1oc10me.MaybeciuseI~ himhere.TheFe.ebeesrun back~ checks.Scouuhonorman.that'sallI&at.(puuhishandoverhishe.attl W'hodapessedchatsootyOswaldlddwouldnckoutaPrez.Ifiuerhimror1 fftilcllhiaer,ybow,hatedthecountry-amatJo'.

AsheTIPPWtwlnlIdscnbme.aaLouiewhhpno,nmreaches~andpabslhefeninmid-air.

Andrcwtputsdowntherort.silentroramoment.

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( rsthisofftherecordOaddy-o,(Jimnods)tnU'latc:.ueletmesumitupfory~ruJ

quick.IfIans.,.crthaiquestionyoukc.epa.skin&me.1f I1weyouthena~y~re tryjn110cet.I.henifsbon-voyaaeDe.a.no.Ime.anlihpennanenLImunlikeabwla inmyhead.Youdi&?Doesthathelpyouseernyproblemalittlebe.na7You·rea mou~ fi1h1in1•aorill&.·Kennedy"sd~.You•anttolineupwithad~man?

At anearby~ble.aWAITERhasjustpouredbrandyonCrepeSuz.ents.Abluen1meho"eru,ILI\the a.irasJimtunsforwardacrossthe~ble.spuk]n1delibenceJy.

1tM R~ mylips.Duno.Eitheryoudanceintothep-andjury..;thlheruJmonikero<ttw cuwhocalledyoutorepresentLeeOswald,oryOAJtfatbehindis&oin&tothe slammer?Ooyoudi&me? -

Andrc...,sfreezes.shaken.Hesundsup suddenly.

He embellishesthelulcn,w,di,:,ppin&hispinknapkininthecnlxneat&ndwheeUn1out.Tunis tlXft thanalinlesbum•-lhewamin1s,lhefurinthepeople'seyes-uvetokShimaa,,thhenowfeels iinotlalowi.

OEA.'lANDREWS ds anpilyinlOIpayphone.

Aback-sueaMU~lays "JusaI0oserWalkWith111ee•anIclarinet..sweetandsadlSJtM~ withNUMA and ,.,Ilksdownthem,wdedthorouchlarepastaHOOKERwhorec.ocruz.es himanda,,es&'Wly..Jncoanopen-aired,predominatelysaybatwhaeconvenatioftstop1.

PEOPLE recocni,ze11MutheD.A.,etpedaDyinhisBprwei&htsuitandtieandshathaircut. NUMA andBOXLEYuchanaeuncoml'onable&lances.1111famousbabuilt.durin&lheWu_of 18l 2,an:,undahucetlreplaceandchimney,11fidllow,chicknftal.buanairofJeanWuepu-ue intricueabaala. .

Youbow tusedtohQuentIJlisplacebackinmyta,.,schooldays.DeanAndrt"'1 ttUalwayshere.The~ widremembet.(todienervousBARTENDER} Good

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cvcnins.

,JtM OryBeefeatermartini.please.ontherock.s.lime!'Wist(Bodey&ndNum1makethe: orders)tstheo...,neraround~Mr...oh,anlwiltlnameIbelieve.

JtM Ohthat'sashame.Niceman.Who'sthenewowner?

JlM Well.perhapsyoucouldhelpus.We'rea-yin&toflndamannamedBennrid•·~Y Bennnd.We thouahhemi&hlhaveadrinkherenowandthen.

BAll'EM)EJI Idoubtit.

11M What'shecomein?

rdaa'tknow.He'ssonoliftandout.

FardieDA.it'salwaysoediehO\lte.

Asthey1e:avePEOPLEraumetheirconvenadoft.APANHANDLERspouthem~~~ a., asdoTWO 11t.ANSVES1Tt'EHOOKERS.AnodlerfriendlyNwird•lootin&OENTZD' approaches.

MAN ON STRE.E1" Heywhae y'atMr.D.A1

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: \,'.IllI' V *' r·v,~I\ ••1(\"vW\J.,\\ ~T. HOTEL Sl:ITE•NEW ORLEANS • DA y J'VI\/•/~~/\' l ~ i rut.lAANNE MERCER,21.looksatJIM...;ththesinceresteyes.HerHUSBAND.arnsperou \vJ'f'~ ~~ Republicanbusinessman,...,atchesfromthecomer.JlM-aJon1.;diOSER.•·hasherlamn ' (lirY" J)11CommissionReportinfrontolher.

rll \J ~d~~ "£\ '\})),f\f\J~.U_i1:~f\\"Lf....inth~reponMn.Me~.itsaysyouwere11DaleyPtuarwohounbeforethe ~ y\~lfr (\,\" assass1na0onbutthat... \l I~\fVV1

MERCEl Yes, itwasabout 11inthemomin&,Iwasdrivu,1weston ElmStreet.to-.i.,ardthe

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TripleUnderpassinarentedcar•·awhiteVaJianL11Jneverror1c1thatday.

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A normalscene.Cm,nfflc,peoplesWtin1to.arrive,

A &limpseolM..1AANNEMEJtaJl,23,drivinl,stopsintrafflr:. C ~~ ~~n 11 . {}Jv()fa,yv'JliA1«.'\ MERCER (OVER) vlf;vl,~v.·,...theseYilSquiteabito(cnfflcandIWUStoppedaJon,sideaIJ"eeDpickupa-uck. <\\,\μv wasverynoncubtebecauseitwublocldn&trafficandatwasparkedwith_r..-owhe -~~\' upOftthecurl,.

ShestancesOYerItJACKRUBYln_aa,eenjacket.inthedriventatThennodcesaYOUN0 WHITE MAN ialli1midtvitntia,iapayjacket.brownpanes.plaidshinandM:ds&acldn&bat. &effinlOUItithepuiellltrside.=IOdierutcldieVIII.~ml!:!complnmat.rtmlf5vi packa1erhallooblibarifleMlillpaper.He-..albuptheltllncintheduecdoftdt pickesfence.

RUBY illdiedrivel'!satlooksoverandswesatJuUaAnne,whocv.msaway,nooce.s:

111e11IREICOPSIWldin1nearamotcrqdeantheove,pusbrid,e.

Hereyes1octwilhRtJIYasecondlimeanduthecnfflcmoYtS.shedrivesoa.

MERcrR sinin&111tablelooldn1atphoux.1WOFBIAOENTSandnearherplaci.n&ph()(OI shakesJ\abud•no•se"ual~. untill_hcyputashoeofJACXlll}\Yillfrontofher.Shebot

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~RCER <OVER) Ipickedoulthreep1eturesthi1lookedcencr&JlyIi.kclhedriverofthetrueItlf'ld:hc:i

·MERcrR Thu'sthemart

2NDAGENT Whatabouttheseothen7Youwd\heymi&htbehim.

MERCEJt Theylookalittlelikehim.But no(holdin&uptheRubyphoto)rmsw-ethisuthe man.

~T. HOTEL SUITE NEW ORLEANS • PRESENT

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nM(s~dcal) . ...butyoudidn'tseemnearlysoSURinYfN1statement10theWamnCommis.sioa.

MERCEJt('beaucitullysincefteya) na,·swhatbothenme..Mt.Oarrisoe.Yousee,they'vebeenaltered.My statements.••

runissileffl.MeKGpicksuptheNP..0ft.10thepeninencpanpiphs:

MERCD ,. nussays9Merc:a.:ould1101idenatyanyotthephotoplpltsubeinJidenacalwicb · pencnshehidobservedslouchedoverlhe'ftheelotapeenFordpickupwet•.

~ llw'sDOCll'UI.trea,pizedhimandIIOldthem.,__(radift&on)TheJtlhis~pc a)l ~ uamt dacribin&thepeenpickupnetuhavin1asiponitwiththewont.s•Ai, \ lfl,~.Af( Coedldoftifta•.WellthatsJust1101neti&hcr.Ialwayssaidtherewunosienol \f\J~Ajv~,· ldndoatheINCt.Andhere...(Joestoanotherrcpan)...OftdieDtlluShtritrsreJ r\~N\ NV 1 \~IW11mlareallyID'lllae-s.lhalnowizedsipanftoolhebonomo1uc:hpace.n '\~~~rl J' · L(~I'\7W 1101mylill"•tn.Alldtherenew,..uany~~t dunn1anyofmy ~~v'- ..•j!(-lv-1·--,quesdoniaa.(handsdiepapenbacktoJim)Ipasthatsall...

,·1)-/(vv\./~rvfl. JIM ~\1}J'..--._v, MissMercer,uaronnerFBIman,it'sdifflcultIOac:cepcthis. y• ~ · MERaR

( '\J'J" IknowbutMr.Oanison,lheFBIisjustnocdolnltheirjob.

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butI&O(to1eUyousome1h1n1snocn&ht..,henI.heydontevenbothertoca.IIJul.11LIi fronroltheWarrenCommission.

rtM Theydidn'tcallalotorpeopleMt.Mercer.Ithinkifsno..,safetos.aytheWUTen Comnussionisaworko(fiction.

MO~ AGE DISSOLVE TO:

~ BEYERL Y 01.JVEltspeali:stoJIMandLOUIVON

~v\:,J:V/\~~lI,tnAv.M OLMR . ,_).vf~,\}W~~_/t';lv, JwasonthesouthsideofElm.sw"1in1closesttothePresidentrtookthe.,.,hole ~v fV~1 ~)Jlri1, th.intont\1rn...Imustahadthekillerontheftlmbecauselheshouwerea:>rnin&from fiV :t.,X;,'1/ thatpicketfenceuu...theFBItookmyfilmandIneversawitaclin,butIw,11aJway, r~: .AJ#'· believetheman.,..hoshoe.thePresidentdjdsofromthepicketfenceandnoone...;u l\j,/ \rf\ e"erecovincemeotherwue..

··,-\\v'\ FUSHBACX TO: \.J'{ ,~- ~ imasinaryImm.pc,votwhathuc.amenmi&hthavecau1htSHOT'Srin1out...theblurred \.».V"'1AkJ.shadowofthe"BAOOEMAN·IDOYina...GORDONARNOLDshocdnah.isrllm.Noneolchis ,4-1,~y uplainedno,r,.J~asJimpte. ~ -~ ~ \ '--·~:'~Ami".{_,_,,. JJM(Oval> ,..,~'\Jv~.,~JJ' Why didn'tyousay·anydun110thepolice? i~"'·v✓\J \~-~ aJVEJl Ll Sir.Ida'.lYilllt10becomeanocherstadsdc...JikemyfriendJada.Shed~at

Jack'sdub.SMsawchesamethinpIdid...andshe'sdw1.Orsotheyrellme.

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JEAN HILL IWM 3ClsllIUCher,talksto11MandIVON.Herdane.ancrhasarocksolidTew backeou~uyconvic1iol.,it.awomannoteasilyfri&hteMd.

J!ANHDJ. _Jnt aandl.n&OftdiesouchsideofEm.nell.,myfriendMaryMoon:nanwhotoo tbe~ ,r,JlaheWUkiJJell..

F1-ASH -theMOORMAN PHOTOORAPH. B~ polwd ot6ePU.StDENT'Inchi rorepow,d.lhepick•renceinbackcrow,d.WewWmmn.,thispho(osrlpllInmeredetail1am.

Jf.ANHDJ.(()Vat) Shereltolhepoundri&htawaybatIlhouptIIwuaftrecrackuanddldn'tmow· bear.IMl nmn1 toSetcbcrtohim.tol0UC!aMmClutethedmerhadstopped. thebntali&hts,r,aeon.wheeIsawthetutshot...jasltakehisheadoff. (SOUNDSofshotsetchhaconvcnadoft)

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FLASHl.tCI TO:.

J"E.A~Hn.L'SP.OVnow-

·Hill.<OVER) ...I~....,aman··shootin1frombehindtherence.Heranav,,ay.Heh1don aun1ror

Blurryima&e·•we'renocatallsurewhatorwhoorit.Butjustaseedisl&MI.NowaRUNNtNG CAMERA POV asJeanHilln.instowardtheKnoUtlonssideOnlEltSnmrunc,yells,shouu. confusiOfL

HD..l.(OVER) rwurunnin1uptheGrusyKnoll.thinldn&ourcuyshadshotbackandmaybe...,eI oneofthem.I don'tknowwhatIwouldhavedoneifIhadcau1htthem,but Ik:no~ someth.in11emblehadhappenedandsomebodyhadtodosome1hin1.

At thepicketfence•·weseeblunyima1esofPOLICE,RAnJtOADWOIUCERS.ci1aretttbua.s.. muddy fooq,rinu.confusion... .(]1J./ :r)1...

-'y\-1•o:I,.,,.'' HILL(OVB) ~,J,u_ AD Is.awinthatparidnaa,u-..ere~wcnenandpolice.

1WO SECRETSD vta typesappn>1ehhersuddenly.

HILL(OVB)

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Thac's.,henthetwomenwhoicknaftedthemselvesuSecresS~aaentSc:oroe~ behindme.

SECOND AOENr Iml you'recomin&w;dlus.

Hll.L(OVEJl) -.heputdushoniblep;poamyshoulder.IcanstillredthepainwheaIthinkabout k .

The lWO AOENTS 'Midipipsonhershoulderhusdeheraway.

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CNT.COURTHOUSE BUILDING • THIRD FLOOR • DAY

( K'D-L.32yearsoldthatday.isshownintoa4thnoorofficeoftheCOUNTYCOL'RTSBlrt.l)t'- ....,thama&nuic.en,viewo(theen~uws1nat10nuu.QTI-{ERSECRETSERVICEAGEYTSi ll'lere. ·

TIM£Ct.rrTO:

Tw'OMEN areinu:rro1atinIher.

/\..t~,- ~~\ ,___.~t-ta HILL (OVER) ~ ,vvi),v«~c.J/~1.,'W""', 'W"lThey.must.a~nwatchin1thewholelhinccausetheyb-.e~everyt}li.n1~aryandct ' \V: l }J,-~~.JP'~ti.'had~ndosn&thatday. Iwun't~hard10find•·we.ann1thacredr1.1ncoa1._ WJ'IY'"r'if1 ' ~lf.lliI A \•l. (lt'I.JtJff,.-k1A,r,,!W MAH t · ~k;_II_,1/1.,l/,•,,vf~·~~Hownw,yshouyousayyou_heatd?

~ ~~- t~ (J) ~ \aitvL HILL •~vi·Ji,._~).L'1\I)!i•,)_Four10sil

i fa· ) ~Y' \\yY~~-·-3/1. MAN

~Jr ~"iV!)~J ~ \Yo~~- (our10sis.Th11'simpossible.Wehawlhreebulletsandthreeshoes.i.s ) . ..tJJ\,,- 1,111Lwerew1lhn11osay... /~' ~'(v\_, JU}'VA_'yJ.r· \J)IJVVv•s'j\/v1,\(~~\JI',~1~ ,

(;{t~ L/{(Vo"1,~~tJ\V~~..whichisscnn1ecau~islessthananhouraftertheassusinati01L

\}F •.!8v\,,lft'~i, ( ()~"-~,DJ}'V\(\"{'l-Ji.,il-\\·.. MAN I ',j,~1'_\t\'II·,·~ ~Y ...YouonlyheudW.shoesandYollIIInottorepeatthiJoulSidellusroom._

~~ \1t¥u-~ 1i/_\/:)J.fo\.._ HILL (OVER) X\' ·--<(V~,A\J \ f Iwu scand.hwuallt:lndaqueerbucits1nfeltlikerwoandrM>\\'Ucomi/\1up \}\ ·Nu ~}J ·v three...andthentheytootMary'ssixsnapshouyouknow,andtheykeptthree..

\,/{\ \, ~ , · haddieblckpoundsmualued...ldidn'twanttaao.,Wuhinp:,n•henlhey \r \. o ,1l• IU~ me...toCMlawyercomedownhereandinterviewedmeICPartland' ~ \ ~Q. /l''J.\J" HolptllL Ai... l J l. I.,.Ii.L I.-:v} 10.;~l:w.'<~\. . ~~ t ·:rw-?.atiPv~ .,0'J\.L.,{l{.£)1e:.1-·TJ.-tr,tt;twYl:., '\,..xJ\.\'Vt'IN~.P~RkLAND MEMORIAL H9St,ITAL. DAY (1'64)2:'7P!·v11.1111 l, \ \" .)I\l'~-~i~i,OM!.v,.lr\{-f.:./uti£n~ V~ ALAWYEll ~. JP.ANHlLL"11111FEMALEm;NOOIW'HElt.

Heuked mewhy IlhouptIwasindan1crandIsaid:

•HDJ.. WeltiftheycankilllhePresident.Ibeycancer1linly&etme.

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HD.J..OVcR He kepitryina10&etme10chancemys1oryabouttheihou.He""U1e10nca andu,pier.but1ellin&lhc..,oma.nnoctownte...henhe..,a.nted.

Iwant1hetruth.

9/J\ HD..L (}.;·ThetrulhisthatIheardber.,.,unfourandsixshoes.rmnot&oin&tolie(ory< J> . 1 (r'--P . HJU.OVER . ;J'/'x~p Sootrthcrecord.heswuswuwkin&aboutmy(amily,.andevenmentioned

\~~r•Jt'~ LAWYER ~ Y;"~O Look.wecanmaJceyouucrazyuMarpriteOswaldar.deverybodymows • I~ CTUysheis. '\}

Ib,ewsomcthinaWUnocrip1aboutthis.cau11noonewhoisjustWdn&ade 1eadW invol~ andanpy.••whenIftnallyreadmytr.samcayupublishedb· Wana C-ommissiaft.icwuafabricationfromsuntoftnish.

On JIMlist.mini,deeplytroubled.

1\w you.Mn.Hill.AltyouwillinlIOcestifyiineedbe10th.is?

MOKTAQE DISSOLV1

JIMlldlV0N wlDdn&thef1oar,lootift&-.

OSWALD'S ~ POV clthelimousineubepuDedthetrigtr.Farnow.innccuousn 1oesbybal1be-dUSclthecamen110HTENSlnt0asnipa's100p1.

8aidetwhich.there~~~ therebeck1be.awtuchwub1ockin1hi! h shcJIatthetime.

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·1hooan1.Andeven1fhewereablecodoic.

S~GCNG ?OVS- solharOswald'snneispointedsouthri&hrvpHoustonStreet.F0Uowin1i iMoc\JoUSCAR.maybeaconvertiblewitha,,unknownWOMANdrivin1.

/:.'lvJ..~.'., . lVON (OVER) · ..VJ&, \Vhynocjustshoothimcomin&atyouupHouston.Oean.plenryofrime... Lf113.1}(JJt-1u ··.A/i.,1..,VJ.-lUyui1·1. 11M(OVER) w1v~f{Y'\}\I•Didn'tHooversaysomethin1aboutl.ha1? .

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v-fa).f ..,aitin1ro&ethimonElmisifyou1e1aiat11utated&eccmin&athim.Putaman

· lhere...there...

SWlNGINO POVS ••theCJUMINALCOURTS BUlLDCNO krOU thesa-eeL

The GRASSY JCNOU andPICKETFENa u seenfrcmlhe6dlF1oorBookDeposiuxy·•allow ourau@ncetoundentandchepossibleaiansuJarionofftre.

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,JVON Sometimeinthemomins.theychanaedtheroutecomin1d\isway.Mo-.in&ua ncrnl2SnlesIIIhour,Ibeyknewlhemotoreadcwouldh~etoslow.,abaut 10mplllOmakethisnnJwn..ul'ssay~•reLeeHarveyOswald.alonenut.,.· Howdoyoabow atmelulseccndtheyre1oin1ebrin&lhePresidentripe pu&yaarwvldow?

11M WIID~ &hepulderw■?

11M WhoWU tbemayor?

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AllenDulles?

Heww to&nO(herwindowlookisloutCMttheP1a.zaw;thalliu&hosts.inthee~tyBoot DepositorywhereOswaldsuppcsemydidhisdittydeed.Twomai-w;monlyNt-ocnen·spo, terriblealonenesspervadeslhcarmindt.

JtM(cone.) Maybewe shouldjus&callnaday•.Lou.Oohome.Whilewe'restillIlinJebe " IV0N Yoa.boss...quit?That'llbetheday.

BOXLEY WIikin&aJonasideaJA:12.FUNERALwithILOCALOAMBLERtype.

MOBSlEJl ItoldyouruncleInevermetalawmanwhowasn'tapunk.Even you Bill. bu family.He•sabi&shotbusinessman. I seeahimoetheTVnewsak>twitha o<hc:rbi&shou.Araa.youknow.Oocsby~ wne doW11hae..

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BO~Y (Clciled) \l.'ha1·shi s othername?

MOBSttR W'hoJivesashitwhathecallshimself'?

LIZ issemn1corruIDJlM,LOUIVON,OSER, SUSIE.NUMA·•theroundtable,afterhoun CXln(erence.TheKIDSNnin&ndoutoftheroom.ptayin1.Susieisdoin&thetallin1.new paperwork.phocos.

OSWALD 0.hislookalikeimpenonatcr,isdelibcnletykeptinhallorthreequa.nushoes.backtc amen. ashadowedmysaay.Kickl,chetiresOftIusedredMercwy~

The saJ.esmu.lOOAJlD,hesitant.Thepydoesn'tlooklikehe's101adime.tohisrwm.

OSWALD drimalheMacwy a&(JO.70mphuptherampoltheFR.EEWAY,lerrifyin&BOOAJU me passenacrsell.

SUSII! ...despitethefacthehunodrivin1licel\SeandfromwhatMarinasay,,doesnot howtodrive.hehitSthecinalikeMarioAndmtiulheIndy500.

BOGARD, lerri&d.,mocionin1(orhimtoslowdow,a.

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£VON(OVER) Boca.rdliter told his boss.'Hedro..,elikeamadrrw,"

' BOGARD 'Threehundredbucksnow,do...,n.youcandri..,eouruhere...,ithit

OSW AlDIJunhappyle.avin1.

~WALDO Who youk::iddin&!Ferthisheap,Cor&etit...Nohonestworkincmvicantfl'CKdae anymoreinlhe&oddamncoun1rY!Mayberuhave1010backtoRussiatob1.1yac

OSW Al.DUdn&Jin&behind1WOOJBANS ••they'llimporunc-onewe'Ucall'i'HEBUU. causebe'sbi&andhuascaroverhisleftt)'e.TheOther...·ucalli1IEINDIAN·causehe'sq, thin,udhe1wthelooko(deathinhiseyes.

~A ACuc.sollheMENtalkin&10aconumedSU.VIAuOSWALDDhan1sback.watchina..

~A l .l~v\ MEN ,JJ'I':\. . CUBAN OiATI'QADUB

,•1-~-..A:N~i\ SUS1E(OVER) ,,. -;-2."\k~'\~-~ .••lheywk.dieCubanswtncSilviawholefathertheyknowfrcmMiwt0httpl V'" rai•moneytoolfCasa,,.Somethinaaboutthemeebothenher.Shetellsthem

•."r-~'-- doaD'twaneanyd\in&u,dowithv;oJence...aboul'3hounlacerTheBulluilsbf \J' blct. .

INl'DCUI' SILVIA011thephoneiaherapanmentwidl-

, EXT. GAS ffATION / INT.PHONE 100TH • DALLAS• NIGHT (19631

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1HE BUU..(Oftthephone.inOabln)

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Thispy'spat. he'skindanut1...hetoldIIIwedoe'thaveanycuts.youCuba

~)-,~~ \-A\jiJ' causeKennedyshould'Yebee.ftwackedafterthePayrAPip,andsomeCubu.s \,\,V o,J}J'\(6\; \)J\~-0J\\JJ\ should'vedonethat.lc'seasytodohesays.youbowhe'saMarine.uupert

shooter.••

{{ \ ~~f\; Hiseyesoa-OSWALDO• outsidetheboochwichdieINDIAN11&heOASSTATION.~PJJI Talma toIMYS'IcRYMAN. -SISI-IOP9.~ 1/4J;/'~,I•·l .,(),, .:·A.j)

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IL~( Y'... . . . SU~tE (OV~R)

~-vt,"0,.11/l1...Jrslikehes&1V1nIher1nformauonshedoesn'tevenukror.She'sscared.docsn Oc,,, ,.'f'...-~,..erse.ethemaalintlllshesusOswald'spicrureinthepaper.TheWln'!n ~ (/Y,J_QV,,iCommissionhasOswt.Idle.avisi&NewOrtw,sto10onhisfamousMu.ico!JipdYl'\11

·i ;yt,1, thistimeperiodsotheyconcludeoldSilviahasbadeycsi&htOswlldpopsupa111n r ardacainlikeabadpeMy.A1mn,ran1einDallas•heft ·

osw A.LODshootin&utheotherman'sW&et.

OSW Al.DO(lau&hin&) Heysonybuddy.Ijustchou&htitwasI.hatsonu(abitchKennedyy'lcnow.Icouldn't helpmyself(siUle.s)

-niE INDLUr iswidlhim.quietinthebacksround.. l I/1/1,1

-h, ,n vv vj_ J1MOn pftsellt)D,I\11\)1\,,( •.aboutusubtleuaccclaoacllcnwlinaIC1'0SSa•lutenas.

Lizlisrenin1-inausinalywarriedby*hatshehe.an.

~ ryJ;i.;,1,'...1oin1alt&hewaybeckto1961lhereseemstobewwwimpenonatin1Qsv.,akJ.

L~'\-- InHe,i,Orleans111heBolsoaFordDealershiponJanuary20.1961.lheffwasanothe

;.,vl-~"~tM111111asu11lhlname-osnw•....repruend!l1TheFriendsofDemocraricCuba.-" ,j~lv'

TWO MEN,- dieBtJLt..theocheradunyounaANGLOtooldntlibOSWALOID.lnO(hef wJPCiS0-WGf..abcMS.--uelflWIIIprice.;diTWOSALESMEN.

0SW AU) m (1ooldn&IIthe~) ·Ustenyoubeuerchanrthenameonthis.Yoa~9Moan•here..itshouldbe •Os•aJd•-•0-s-W--L-D•.That'smyname..rmdie&UYthat's1onnapayfor

( thesea-ucks.Somynameshouldbeonlhebid.

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IlM ...soOswald'slikeanidentityyouputtoaether.likeapostofficebox...;thanurcbe

"'l,~.rJ\l\~f\it"...IalwayswonderedaboutthatHere'sa·tonenut•whocan10intoanys10~in \1V'"<'i~·Teusandle&allybuyacheapnne.Whydoeshebochutoorderatraceable*~poi

\ .1 ,.~ ..1\toapostofr,ceboJtwiththefakename'li.iddeu•andcarriesthenamein his-.,tllet.

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,,~ fv-~ ..,,\ Maybeheneverorderedthe•eapon.Somebodyelsedid. ·

J'Y .~v~~NvU1ff .·\~'. suslE -\\N/\Jf \fJvlj.N~·/..i'..I'ItfeelsliketheyputthisIUY101etherfromdayoneintheMmnes.Ormaybewue W .,u,l.~_;JJ'•\·~ -.1v--\,;lf',..henhewuinFerne'sOYiJAir~•crol•·hue'sasecretiveldd.inteUiacnt...,anu1 -ir\~ ,N ,\~JJ~,1.,\_vlbeasv,.ThenameOswald1oesintothecencralcompu~.Likeadummy f ,~\. ·l\J ·.,\;vvJ"'.c«ponciOft.Send himroRussia.inandout.nopusponproblems,the'ltUd

·\.__w-Nl0"\V- --yvJ<.~~ ·micmdou·inhisnocebcok.&he~•cameraand'eleclJ'Ofticdevic:atheyrindiJ\I J ~N lfjJ··;! f'I""~k possessions.thesuJedCIA201fUe.Andthenthis ~-rf'JV',.;iJ,"\V", e.nrinlyweirdMeskobusiness.chief.

C \ f'J'Q~ Passesramaph01oplpllclOSWALDIV-ahuvysctoldermanloalclnlnochin1libO.,o,aJdL·

~. ·tJV~),.\k I U,~~ IVON r-t~t-},~·v-v\~t?'~\J, Oc1Dber'63,lheCAsaysOswaldWUinMeldcoCtyaabodlchcCubanand rj.'-~'NJJft"V·'}f· SOYiaEmbassies.sv~ hewainsto10backtotheScMetUnionviaCuba.ll μJ ( \l--'·-J,J~❖\J\ 1ocsintothetwoembissies,-Nkesascene.. oJ Ir1\[). \kef\Y"\

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·, SUSIE(OVER) SwprislnalytheWarrenCoavnissioft.usurmn1therewas2Ahourphcco SIIMiJlaricioltheseembwiesbyowpys.utedfermenewSenc:e.The CIA's~ afteraIonadelaywasdw!KaeameruinbmJL,embassies waedowa.

ThesurwiDancec:amen.OSWALDrvconferrinawiduhea.rs.ANCONSULwhoisshak:in&hi be.ad.~·,. arsuia1, (

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OSWAlD I'V Irolcfyour.hcEmbassy..,ould&i..,,emeaV'l\a.I'mafriendofr.heSo....,etL":i1on Theypayforyou.You·rcJus1arudancburuucn1!Yousuys-.ouldbeou1of business1(.. .

· aJBAN CONSUL Sisnor.apersonofyowtypeIthinkishurtin1OW'rc11olutionmorethv,hclpin11l WedonotfranklycrustyouOfthiscud.Wechinkyouareaninfih:n1otofsome kind.PleasleaveorIwillcall..

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LIZGARJUSON isthemostshaken,ushepounafTuhcup. , . ,.A;t,~i 1J.£[__,

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Shewalksou1oftheroomsiJenLApause.Tension.

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~;JJ \. \\JV· [V\.1 .All'(~1v1 . . nM . C · t-JVvv /v',.,/4/\tthinkFeme'stheloosecannonhere.Lou.let's&eta2Aho.JIsurveil1ance101n1·o ".kl'l' 1)/)·~:~ hisapanmenc.Photosofeveryonehe'smeetin1.I'ft'&fttaDofyou.,conwunceoe vJ W \ v\J ,i{l,,JAanyonewho'sseenShaww;theitherFerrie.Andn11t1,Manin,arBanister.Any y0--.1j{U. ccmaclIIalL -x:fi,~'0__:-1}(,~\,. NUMA

x\. ,.~~ .JvVJl~ You'retalld.ftaseriou,moneyheftboss.Wealrudyspent'boutS9000.The ,jl~ \j,"W3JY.~t_~ otnc.s1lfflsswua..: . ·

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t\)1/~1<.\-{\-~\:''{J'✓f JIM(risina.themeean1isc,yer) IJ \;~JU'· Jm&doi&N1m11.Polidciansarealwayspumn1theirhandinthepublicall• ~ t./ ~ Iduttislsonecasethat1C1Uallymeritsa. --ifr<\JV

The 1VIICIIIDlbelataaVietnamltepx,s-combllfootase,:

ANNOUNall 1nheavyflahcin&inVietnamtoday.sevenmareAmericansoldiendiedand13~ere ~ lhebodycountforthisweeknowstandsIIS7Americansand2.S4 V°ICICOnlkilledinICtiolL

UZ ptay;n1wichcheIClDS-looldn&forEasterEu,.Thedosisbuidn&.coau:nodon..Tunis&et re.adyto100G1.

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JlM Youknow I don'tlike.theseaibaJrituals.euhud.rminter-.icwin&OayShaw thismomins.

Lrl ButwhyinlheLord"snametodayofalldays!Wbenyouknewwewere...

11M Beausei1'simpon.ant1hat's~hy,tmsony...(1dssesher,aoes)

Tbelcids'll'IIChiAI,

uz SometimesIdon'tknowv.,hyIbother.

~Y SHAW,1111Cs.abla.whitehaired.handsocndysaikin&maniAanclcaant..tuiesurtme1 swr.issllow911.

Imperiouslysmoan1Oaulois.behasaboutbimanairofauthorirymatchedonlybyJim'1.Inthe room&RSUSIEandBOXLEY

a.A YSHAW (b&sSOCG-voic:ed) Mr.OarrisoD-whatcanI dororyouOftEast.aSunday1

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rmsanyMr.Shaw10inte:m,pt1'1isholidaybutIfeddusisaconverwioa•emil

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bcuahaveout~thee-..erydaybustleinthisofflc:a_·

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rm no1sureIundern.2nd.

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nM (brin&in&somepapersrorv.-ud) ·Wei!...inaninvesti&alion11,e·~conducti1'1yournamehascomeupanumberor times.

SHAW (cold}

wZ''Nt)>11L10Uldn'tima&inewhere. , A))-v.;J.J.~ JIM

~ ~)yil'~ \IJ·\Y.~We ,.,.,ndytall<ed10ayow,1mannamedPhillip/acbon.DoyoubM:,whirnl

_Jj,.A/tv:Afv,va,t~}(~./\.Jr~~ SHAW . ~{ l (1~--"'v·h~•zi No,I don'tbelieveIkriowanyonebythatname. rv v:~ \ t JVI~-~

;v.\f'/11_.~1\)vNJ ·Rj&_htaway,Jimfeels1hemanislyina.Aholdinsback,aninabiliry toloseh.imselfin...,.hathe's ~:IA Al.\)J SoaY\111 ,\,~\,1\)./.Jlvt\r)-. '.. t.Jt;,,"'\AFUSHIACX TO: T\~<~\Y'-~~lJ,,INT.DIXIE'SBAR •FRENCH QUARTER • NIGHT (\j"1'-I~v-. .ki-#1,

~ /V \ ''("\ C\J"r'J·Mr.Jac:ksoft101d11Shemet)'OUatDi,tic'sdO"#t1IonBourbonStreetandseven) 'k11i,~9.),rt--l '•,.,v'Vnieninplati:ryouhadtumover,~dinnerIIyouraplnl'DenconDauphineStrut.I:)( '-Pli/'\(i-1\\IN\JV" )QIrecall1hac1 . \tfl'.}.}),.,r.ft' \ t\l~:11i--vSHAWandPHILUPJAOCSON, ayouna.suy,sauc-burnedchicken.chan:inaitupata&aybar ,}v~ \}I ",\\ 0-~'.•t t'"EXT.DAUPHIN£ STREET •THE QUARTER •NIGHT \}-!\f ·/\): JACKSON admittedtothetownhouse.'TheBtm..ER.ope.nin&chedoor,SHAWappe.aru,1behin -~-JvV~ him. If '-'A~ ' -~\

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DINND k.,_ •1lon1tablebytheB~CKBt.m..ER.asumptuoussettin1otsilverand c.andeJaln.

JlM(OVER) Maps a fewmoredetailsaboutthec..-enin4willrefreshyourmemory.Mr.Jacb toldusdinnerWUservedbyIunifonnedWIIW- •blactman••Ion&emp«ytlb~ Hepanic:ulartyrememberslhatyousatuoneatdandheIIdieoma -..-tuch-hef01 ratherunusualbecausethetable..-assoJons.Doesthatbrin&beetmemoriesofPh: Jacuon?

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Iwouldimaaineauniformedwa.iccrhelps.

PHilllPJACKSON,inda.AY SHAW le.avin&thedinin&table.

11M(OVER) Afterdinneryoupa.idhimtohavesex...,;lJIyou.

x 1,i.i·~(JSHAWisbein&whippedbyJACKSON•·aleathermuleonhisrace;handcufTs,minon,ropes ~,.TY,}l',,~completetheill~ '.·,."'°""'\ ,~-v./\t~Af.lf SHAW (0\'.E,R) .

0/ \jrr· · Pflft!Absolutenonsense.11leQuanerisftDedwilhvividimapationsmydearM: 'f" GarriJaD-younamen-11o11sayanddo111)1Jun1- ( _.

JtM(OVER,lauahshe.anily) ...inthecourseofthatniplMt.JacksonwdamannamedDavidFerriestoppedb tbehouse...alon1withanocheryoun1maa...•

CNT. SHAW'S £NTREE • THAT NIGHT

FERR.IEcomin&in,widlanotheryouo1OGCJCEN.

,. SHAW(OVER) Whot

...DaniFerrie... ....

< ~-1,.. JIM(OVER) • tJ'-1~·I\.~J.-,, ...anddwthefourolyoupaniedearlyintothemonun1houri... ).()•\},'U~ ~. ru~·"I.,fThefamoussnapshot~theFOURMENInctns.smilln1rarchecan,en.cha:mpac,,e~esinh. 'Y.,. ✓\ Fernelookstruly~ue withaIon&blondwi&.hisarmcuddlln&lhe&wtalsofhisyoun1 ~i.r chicken.Shawdirnifwd.withhisMounianw;I,

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- • JtM(inP"senl) ut meshowyouhispicture.(handin&•&enenlphocoo(reme10Shaw)

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No.rmsurefvene-v~metanyoneo(suchabiz.arreappearance.

JtM0,andin&anotherpho<ovaph) AndMr.Jackson,ofcoursenoc?

LIZ andallF1VEICIDSlooldnlatmenus

uz We're1oin1tosu.nwichouchimandhe'llbeheftt«dessert.Snapperyouputlb.at bact!

VlROINIA. IwantaShirleyTemplet

l1Z Som. He'sreal1CffJ1'ecan'tIWtMthusbuthe'spromisedtobehere... ,.

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lNT. B8,ENNA~'SRESTAt;RANT •LATER

AU I.hefoodonthepla1esisutcnutheWAJTERt.kesitaway.AlullinI.helcd"sfaces.Lu.loo«.: thecheck.Mos1o(theEasterCrowdha.sllre.adyleftthercs~wuc..

Where'sDaddy~

ShepayslhebillMththedollanfromherhandbac.

~T. GARRISON OFFICE • LATER THAT DAY

Everyonelookstireduthequestionin&dn1son.Shawsud:in1onendlessOauloises.

11M(h&ndinI IphocoIOShaw) Mr.Shaw,canyouidentifyI.hisman1

JIMshowshimaDCWlplpc:rcUppin&-

· •:J,✓l-·rv0"'~ .J JIM 0 ,.0 \I)\r~l.~ Mr.Shawthisis1ftItaliannewspaperanic1ela9PlaaSen·sayin11ou~I "~,('['~(\~·-¥\rv(•·\Jnmberoflheloudo/C-entroMondoCommerdaJeInItaly.thuchiscocnpaay...,, 1~· (\!}>l}~\J aunn ottheCA rorthennsferoffundsInItalyfariDe&aJpolitical--espionqe O ~-~~~ aaivida.11SO)'Ilhlldllscompanywueipelled""'9IWyfor!hoseldlvities.

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'JtM ItsaysthacthiscompanyhasheavilyfascisttiestotheFrenchsecrerarmya-&l/\Jz.acc thataiedtoassassinateDeOaullein1960.

( Shaw 1Jaraahim.Suence.

Sbaw leaves,loob1-tIIdiecloar.

BOXLEY

( Yelll-andwisrun1usaHappyEastertoo.Rubbill&itinourfaces."!..a.t'fOIIhear

oc.Mr.DA.You can'tJayIfin1uonme.• . ·

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J'tM We'JIsee1bou1thu.

SUStE I1on.a10,JefTs&o.tlhe(amiJyover.

JlM Go Susie,thwsrorCivinlusthetimetoday.

JIMwalksin,distr1cted.LIZ isshuttinsdo\\lftthehouse,someoftheKIDSstillup.somein~

· JASPER Daddy!Whereyoubeen?

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C Mysympathies.

l1Z Itslippedy04amind!YoupromisedJim.ror(jod'ssakesit's&ster!

( makesurecukidscuarowupinacountrywherejusdce11f011'tbeanarane..

vanishedideatheyradaboutintlistcryboob.,Jibdiedlnaaunorthelostcoo ~ Atlantia.

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t..lZ Thifsda.ndy,bu1iisuredocsn·1replaceaf~thert/\dahusbandonEuierDay

APPROAOiL'IG CAR POV··theprisonloomsOYetthes..-amp,daispa1r01Jin1thewire.

VOI~OVEJl OisaictAnomeyGanisontoseePrisoner237B.WardBlock237B.SendrumonUL.

At theeare,theearisle:1throu&J,.

~T. PRISON DORMITORY· · DAY (1967)

One ofthe·GUEFGt.:ARDS""allcsJlMandBOXLEYdownaweirdcircus-Ukeatmosphere.In LouisianatheprisonencanwuranyoudittheychoosewhichIN.ke.sthisprisonlooklikeMardiGru. MAilyTRA.~SVESTTT'ES.

&oneintherebutnonecomeouL•.HeyVernon!·

VERNON BUNDY,a la&etv.,entiesblackhcn>inotrender,shufflesova-.

TIMEarTTO:

Bundytalks.indifferent.,theeffecthiswardshawonhisliuencn.AdeepSouthernblacka~0t. sleepy.rural.

,. BUNDY Jt"'haJyol'63,itwuhactoo.aboutI 10depees.twuonihetopo(thatconrntt seawallIILakePoncJwninwilhmycooker._

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A viewol..LUI. ledft110theSEAWALL.bUndinawhitesua.VERNONBUNDYisonthe S1epsJudinldown'>diewaier,preparin11heroininjec1i0ft.

A c:upullsintotheareadls1cqin1a.AYSHAW.

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osw ALD Itcome.sintosi&htbe(oreSHAw&etsIDI.hese.awall...hereBundy is.theyenterUllO con-.ersation.Munere.dmomenu.'

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I1Y.;.,_:(~'\M~l ' \,,,-,'vw•1,~"0 SHAW ((aforunduthe'1rindl •f.,1fri,9 .•.penetnteth.iscroup...wetrunkaplot tokillthePresiden,ineilherMia.miorTeus ~✓ .l/'vf\,{,lateNovember...CubanAlpha66...yourcontxtis FilDon'tcometome...

OSWAU:) Yes.sir.

v/~.·U:-v,\.t<vwtp.A/?1J.,v'fj,fa,L/j_,.

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OSW A1.DandSHAWdriftaway,leavin&sevenlyellowleatlecsanrhe,round.

BUNDY c:omin&overandpickin&themup.ItturnsouttobesomeotOswald'spro-Cas1n>handai fmm 54'Caq,StreeLBundyusesaleal1et10wraphisdope.noddin1,happy.

BacktotbePRESENT.BOXLEY shoYtsVERNONthepictureolSl\awandOswaldsepantely.

~JP""',/)INSERTthem.

?\/Q.,/l,;tt~~rμ-0// . •JIM . ~ ~·_;--1/,0,-JJ~I,~lt(\v:Jj~~r·Y01111yduoldermanUq,ed'? ,.

1,\/,v~ ~~ _v,l?iJ,U)) BUNDY (nodsIIthefWOpicftfts) , kl.&t--<'JI'fl":.yv- 1'1111'1than.ThepyswhoshotthePresident.(answerin&Jim'squestioa) •~'? )M O{) Y• *•JmtI slishtlimp,notmuch,butItstood-

•JI:.',y'f>~ rimsuidila'-<t.c111,-•· .

~ ,~.J...,,.J,,~~i)usRIAa-SHAWenterinahisofflce..nocrullynociccablebutwenowruMPCUTTo.

(\ /:J"j w ~ SHAW, llmll&IIdiedoorlook!ft&backr«hislastCOIMIOIII"llaveIniceEa.s1erSunday"...he, \',f',/oft\'~ ➔ ve,11liedaeuotwisdnaIllsfoocubewalb.

,~;,t)~ ~}.r-rJ.\~~ JIM(rememben) V . \ \ \\I.~;~r{i' You'reacon~edheroinuserVemon.Youwouldn'tbelooldn&forade.altocut ,JJ"'\\_i_'-$ shcnyourpnSOGNy ..•

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JtM -\Vhyshouldtbelieveyou?

AnotherpanofI.heprison.aworicarea.Wlμ.IEO'KEEFE.ahandsome.muscledyoun1 cruckenhawkv..ilhane.arin&,aba.ndana.colorf'ulcJothes.anauraofbw-ne.dtrothinhisintense,sun browneyesandthickcountryaccent.talksd\ll'UI&hislunchbreak.hisbackresan1•&a.in.statTee loolon&outonamanpoveswamp.OntERPRISONERSmoveinbackl'fOund.eatins,sociaLiz:inJ

JlM Iwanttolhw youMr.O'XecfeforI.hisrime.

O'XEEfE Tlm!?YoucancallmeW-lllie.Iain'taocnuthinbuttimeMr.Garrison.Minutes. hours.day,andyeanoltaLnmejustsWldsstillherelikeabi&fatsnakesunniA itSCltonmeroad..•

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BOXJEY

L JJ) t~w· Cay BaulndW-.We?

1y~ ,L;;~, 01CEEFE ,}v f\/1'\Y- Ye.aJLCay.ImethimscrnetimeinJuneof'62aitheMasqueradeBar.DaveFeme ~\1r)\01V \ tookmelbcft.tortheexpressreasontomeethim.weD.rmseiualpurposes.

;~ I\'i1, INT. MASQUERADE IAR • FllENCH QUARTER •NIGHT (lffJ)

~ , FERlllE.SKAW,and01C:EEJ'EIIdiebeckboodl..

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OXEEfE (OVER) na's ripe.Hell.it'snoseem.That'swhatrminherefar.

OKE&E (OVER) Twcnt!!1an eachtime.No~led apee:menloranyihin1.Hejust."-'ell.l dcn't diele&alla'ID.hejustfuckedmeandleftmethemoney.

FfJlR.IE(UNDER.toCTKecte) Oan hereisav~ lmpon.antandv..e.althypaIC&

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Ferricri&llinJnwlically.Shaw1cnin1excited.

C 01CEEFE(inprete11t) .

Ool'I&etmewron4,he'snoconeo(those.youknow,limpMisu.He'sabutch Joha.You'dmeethunonthescrect.you'dneversnap.YoucouldJoruhinl•ithhiI plfc:!erwithtum.you'dneversnapinamillionyean.Sooneni&ht.,.,e•erto"a ac · ·splace.Havin1aparty.Sometimein'63boutayearlater..

FLASHBACr TO:

Theplaceistllledwkllmousecasesrorf.errie'scancerexperimenu.FEJUUE.SHAw.OKEEP'E. RJUR C\JBAN_SillNrlleraapestauahinlandrooUnaaround,OSWALDDinacomerc:lwlil\1a

beatnikscet11.Sllldlls.baniinlouc.ONEWOMAN. .

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O'KEE.FECOVE·R) Yeah.stranie&uyOa..,e1nC"'Oducedhimas. .

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Leon.sayhello toWillie.

O'KEE.Fc(over!heracket) Howyadoin&7

OSW AU> D (sullen) Why doyouhavetobrin&homeeverylittlepickofflhestre.et?

Ferriescparatin&them.

a1aressiveinbedbuthedoesn'trememberathins afterwards.LClhimbebyhimself.

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He surelookedalotlikehimbut...lcan'tbepositive. LeonYt&salotdirtierthanthephocoMr.Bodey showedme.

o·XEEJ=E{J,restntmerpn11>put) ...wtllthepa,yP-crazierandcrazier,oneofdlOII y'know'"bealliktypedlinp

OttStopitabady!W1wm ID thellpecpledoin&hae anyway?Ican'tbarallthislnlcmalnoi1L

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TlMECli"'TTO:

andKeMcdyformonths andhestartedin•&a.in... • .:.J,'j'ii:'" , tU:I1.,~I/ .f · ,/.'(,f;),,' ---1,M,

· felUUE(wavin1aclippins.drunk)rt\ctt"/(i/.~,A-'

·JI'M ...Thalfuck.in&z.e.alocBobby.Lookatthis.OurnnincQ-y,f.,,vfvihftV

M 11/ camp.Took10,<XXJrounds.3000poundsofl',Jnpov.,dcr•.:It\"';.{1-.,;)./· J...tJil'~~r allourwe.apons.Nextwe·ubelivinainaworldwhere:1;1,tLt \~{il, .~ a, onlylhecocluuckin1redswillhaveaJlthewe.aponsandrJ}. I\.tv'.VlVI\J,JV"t\kt'we·ubesurrounded.We1Jnever1etin10CUbanow,If(}.,,.,y-, ~ I''{V~ ( '~-i~ wewantafreeCuba,all"candonowisbumpotrdie I \, •~ fUC:Jdftlbeard. oj\.J~ , ~\ Ll ~ /( t ~~~ aJBAH l(~ 't\~~k>!:tV'--Owhandsarccmpcy.Howcan"killhim. l.. pf'-.,\)-~1\f-!~~v- SHAW

l}iJt.,~\., ...aruJproblem1emn1uhim.

..Q (I,,l1ft(pointin1roamapot~ .,all)WIiy?Ic:aIlle.,youadow, ~rJJt,'.\ V)\••£./.fpoi--.Stickitinhistoad.lle11diein3days.nonee.Wecanput v·IJ(''1.~somiedwl1inhisbwd.makeitfaDout.~1Jlootfuckin'ridiculous ' ; 1f" widlCIIIMsbard.

~~: ~ 01CEEfE(OVEll) ~ v •••theedieOabansleftandlhebullshinin1wuJoinJ '\ OIi.Dl¥eWUdrunk,rullydnankandheSWU1ftwidl

lteaDIIIJapia. ·,

01CEEFI OIic'monDave.you'renever&OM•&et1h11sonulabitdl.

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Kc.anedyifttheopen.

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S~Jw..,,.hobynowhuhisurns1roundO'Keefe.laugh1.c,cstochancethesubiect.

O'KEE.Fe(interestedinFeme·spropoul)) WnatabouttheSecretService..thecopsJ

opentop.Iknowsomebodywhoacruallywen1upand

a1threedifferentlocations.TriancuJacionoftTOSsr~is

&etsdoneandtheolhennyout ofthecounay10 someplacewithnoextndiaon.Icould dothatmyself.I couldny10Mexico.andthenBruil.

01CEEf'EOnpresent) Icldn'tdunkmuchaboutitat11,elime.JustbvDshil y'bow...But1heawhcait~nedthatway,I1« ialscared.Y'mow1RealICind.tdidn'tmenrioe iiIDDaw1111ft.Butoneftipt._

FUSHIAC~ TO:

O'KE£f'EandfERJUEbrukin1off'fromaOROUP.FEJUUEissoused.walldn1.

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FERRlE OswaJddidn·,killthePresidenl.WiJlie...

\ FER.JUE

n 1~'1[jNW,· ...JknowcauseIwassupposedtonytwoo(t}iehincnouL_Yuh.From

,,_\lv'--/J.,..I\wt Africacausetheydon't~veextnditioncrurythere.IspoketoRubyin · ,\ .rnl\.J,r"fA;ilt.t:'Galveston,thal'swhyIwenttoGalvestonitwuacodednumber.Iwas

'\l/~~~-~t'\,,./•.'r~ mwns theamn1emencs.(llislook) -.,v~~\\,}J" \.I"\y{I', --¾v-t:~ .J:'~ \ jJ(.if O'KEEf'E(OVER) ~ -.~'-.~jX'.\JJ..,~'Lio\wv·Isw,edIDruliz.ehewufeelin1,uiltyandPri&htenedolsome1hin1.

'101 V"~Uwr FWUE ~ \ \1vrt:liA.-~v\,,\11"...butshit.Iwasn'tinvolvedinthehititself.1WUjuaabilplayu. :j}_,.,L,I~fVJ''JvI V"\ !.),/''...\\\;jV.

O'KEEFE

'\(\(v·-Y,fl}.\ ,, ·\1\\,\vi;• Butwtwdidyouaauallydo?

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Nothina.1\cytoldme110WlitItaskmn1rinkinHousu,nroracallfroma CubannamedCarlos..oneolthehirta1.HimandanocherCuban.Bue theyMYtrcalled.Theyflew.-a.iptdo'MItoMeu:o.Theyen.shedoffol Co1JMQrisdandwerekiDe4.

-01CEEF& w ... c:ruJIrecadtd? ,.

<nm-£ (1ftpresent) tthoupakwujuamorealdiedrunkencockandbwJbutal'ICrthatni&ht he'dalTtlyltalkaboutitttheahewasdnant10meanditwualwaysthe sameandffhalhewusow.hewu alwaysfri&htemd•·unmely Mptened. .

0a 1tMinthepme,11.deeplypenurbed.

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BOX:UY We'reworkin&on11Willie.IIlooks&ood.TellMt.Gu,,sonaboutthe ocherfellow.WithShaw.

d'KEEFE(remembers) Oh ye.ah.Iror,ot.ln'63thisOayBertnndIUYbroushtIman10the ipirtmezuIv.-uuvin&inbyrnis1ue.

SHAW punincthekeyaway,walbinMlhJACKRUBYtoseeWU.LIEO'KEE.FEin undershonssleq,in1onaCold-outsola ·

l\('{\!,'(,'-'C~hI ...andthisSUYwasade.adrin1u(ortheCUYinDaJluwhoshoeOswald. \✓~-vt,1\1\(.\XiI JtM(OVER)

JackRuby.Hecametoyourapanmentbymisuu?

O'kE.EFE(OVER) Yw. rdjuscchanaedapanments.ItwasnextdoarandIknewirwasan 1panmen1usedforfrickin1.butI didn'tknowocherpeoplehidthekey. Well.rdjustbeeninthereaftipt«r.vowhenhatccmuduspy Bennnd.justwalksin.hehadakey.Hesaid.-

01CEEFE

YouhewidlBill? ,. OKE&E No.Ijuslmovedinhen-

Oli&E (OVll) SoIpea d)eywerelooldn&forBillTheyleft.

OkE»E(0VEll) A dapperBJo1emanwurin&oneollholeS1r1whallwithdieshmtbillaa ic.ImeuclaoPer.Hewasilldresst.d~libto,-,.youblow,ina Mia Ilic.W1ieftIsawthes,ictmesotdie1UYlaterafll:rheshatOzzie.rm ·p-, sank'ltllhim.Loobdlikeareal~-

~ RUBY- ahall.amxuwroth1'boy,&ivin&O'lCed'etheonceCMr.Theboy_isno1 bistype.1'1le7UYL • .

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nM (pause.inpresent) A1'youwillin&to"'?eatyoursu,emenLSundersodiumPen10(hol.Will ie'

( Vnder1hesupeMs1onofadoctor.

JtM YourulizeI.hettunasyou'"sayin1,Willie,are1oin1robearuckedbya locofdiff'erencpeople.

11M W'hyWillie?\Vhyareyou1ellin1usthis?

A pause.

thiscrimenow,thenigenaDovercbeplaceukbtfardleirdamnedcivil ri&hts.InhereIDO,they'reICUIIIup.Then10MIbeanykinda invesdpdcftd'fillyhewaskiDed,theftmaybedieNilcucomeoutabout themucauserDtellyadlis-thedaythaasunuf'ahitdldiedwasasrurday

C rortluscouncry.Ija'hate10dunkthey'reblaminlitoa,oa,enuclike

Oswaldwhodidn'tknowshitupay.Peo,leSotIOblowwhyhewu kil1edsir,theTnnh1ocucomeoutonewayarchiodla'.

~ betalks.runsharesasickenedtootwithBosley.Whar.ewrl'Vdlhemaybe1ellin1is a«:ess.arilycompmm;sed'Yanamtudechatcouldbedemo)"dincaur1.

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BUl..and11M1'cumin&IONew0r1eaAS.

inclucln&•AmlricuBarASIOCiadcnandtheedllDn~aDdie~ - are10MA thinkVemaeladyItanlgerandajunkie.AndWillieO'KeefeItaragoc..Doesn't matta-whlldleysa,.Wt'llnewrps IIIhie1EiiiMIMdldlellL

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l"a. GARR.ISON -HALLWAY & OFFICE. <CRl\tl~AL DISTRICT COURT) • MOR~l~G SAME DAY ('61)

ffifcomin1downthecorridOtwiu,BOXl..EYiseonfroncedbysomel'W'ENTYu:x:AL JOL'RNAUSTS .ANDTV CREWS. A hubbubolficn:equestionins.AOLIBS,butJim. puuled.brushesby,seeldn1refu&ein ,hisofrice.

rYON,OSER.SUMA, COX allwairin&forhim.TheR.EGUURSTAFF·some30 peopleintheoffice••areJoolcin&.wonderin1.IVONpresentinctumwifhthefroncpaae oftheNewOne.ansStates-Item.

~SERT: '"DALAUNOi:ESFULL JFKDEATH Pl.OTPROBE· MysteriousTripsCost La.r&eSums•.

1lM(stridin&intohiso(ftcerudin&il) Oh Jesus!

NUMA CCMrlappin&) -.shewenttothepublicNC01dsandaoc\hevouchm.-erequestedror withdrawall

IVClf ...iftheyonlyknewwhalwesocforlhos.el,m>bucks.

TunIthisdatflniWIIrudln1diencliAllaaepic1ureclhim..oethefrontpap.Ke

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puadowndiepaper,radwl&foraIona,&Oldpeedla;tispanofdliedesk.._

~ heunc:rmdamJybendslheSoldpealDtoIpafectU,cheadropsiiIDtheYiastebasket.

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TheywaitJimsW\ds.pack.shisbriefcasewithnewpapenandrc(CRneebooksIndheads farthebackdocwELEVATOR.

HisSTAFF isamaz.ed.

~T. LOU IVON'S APARTMENT • NEW ORLEANS • NIGHT

IVON drinkin&1~infrontoflheTV NEWS inhissmallbachelarapanmenLA(an.

\1• \,I\J"'11~·c...,Wv-tty)~·~ 1V NEWSMAN (edirariaJ) 11/)Al·1 "i,1VVt$)~. Garrison'sownsilenceonlhesubject1wraisedtomeincerestin& I\/\,\l'\~rJ..v\. j_4,,J_,,questions.Widt~moneyhuheuncovaedsanevaluablene• '~'Vv "\11\'\).[11'0.evidenceerisheysavinacheinfanmdoa~hawill&linfarhim \,,l,~~ ~ ~ u~ enanationalle¥e1?Mr.OuriSOftiiseems.shouldhavesome cW°d_A,')μJ0CA,~¾ explanaaon.

(>--VV\VThephonerincinl-IVONpicksitup.

Did'1f1lllofficeplantthal1arbaseindieplperP

· FEUUE (OVER) Yoa bow damnwellwboiiii.

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FEJUt.tE(OVER) Yuh. yousocic.Sincerc?U'retheonlysniafltshoocerinchatfuc:lr:in' oftke.rdlikeanwwa fromyoa.Didyouplutil1

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FERRlE'sane~ous..-reek inaphoneboothonLouisianaParkway,ouujdehis A2ARTMENT HOUSE. wuchin&lhcREPORTERSandTVcamm surroundin1his home.waitin&forh.irn.

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Yeah.Come onDa..,e.comeonourside .1r,.iuante.eyouthebou....,ould

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· DA VE(dreamy)

...11..,emeprocecaon.,

Hanesup.Pause.Athisend.LouIvo11hanssup.exci.ted.

The phonerincinl•LIZpicksitup.JIMlook,jn1utheTV ne'tlfS:MARTINLtmiER K.tNGisddiverinaaspeechaaainsttheViea,amWar.(takenfromtheRivenideOtun:h speechofMarch'67)

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uz (on':,&honemeanwhile,testy)No,he'snochenaow.Andhewillnoc a.kt heftifhewen!Soplasecalltheoft'anumber.Thankyou (hanpup).Two olthemevencametothedoarthisafternOOIL

Thephoaill1HOSapbLShepicksicupanpy.

.... uz. Leaw• ALONE fCI'Ocd'ssake!(slamskdon)

IIMISapillIIICJNOconcinua011TV

havebeenrepeatedly(acedwiththecruelironyolWIICNIIINear,,and whiteboytonTVtaeent utheylriUanddieforanationlhathasbun unable10seasthem10a~lherinlhesametchool.

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(picksi1 up.listens)..it'sLou...

fU"TIwesthephone

L'1. ro~TAISBLEAU HOTEL SUITE •THAT NIGHT

Jl'AandIVON wacchuFERRIEpaceswildly,speedina.

AJ (VON picksupthephone,ordersroomservice.

' FEJUUE (lauahs) Ibeelldcuamyowninvesliptins.buth's&fflinlteary.Idon'treally bow slliLIWUjult._

FBWI! Everyt,ady!TheAaenc,.TIieMob.TheCubul.Yeah,followthe CUbins.(l.eck1hemouc.Hen.inDIDU.Miami.Oeckoutasuyrwned ·EladiodelValle.Mypaymuaerwhenlf1e•misslcmintoCUba·•he's

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somewhereinMiami.You'reontheri1h1traet.

Lou wridn1iido--.Theact~writin&makesFerrieevenmoreparanoid.

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He reelsIvonforbu&s.bu1outofasec,seofhierarchy,i&noresJim.Hechecksll"Oundthe room•-phone.behindpa.u,cinas.nowervase.li&hlfixturesasthebanycon..,er~tion continues:

· fEJUUE(checldn&therocm) I don'thavemuchtime(holdin&hisne.ck)rmsofuckintired.Haven't slepcsincethatshitarticlecameout.Wlly'dyou,uy1have1010and1et meinvolvedv.ilhthis?

tvON Whaldoyounu?

\ re.keeps.•.(S1illchecJciftltheroomrorbuss>IknewQsv.,alds,rettywell.

HeWU inmyCvtl>JrPatrolunit.Itauahthimna')1Nll1.Sh.it.hewasa meansunufabitclLButheaocarswde.al.Ireelbadrarhim.'TheA1ency fuckedhim.Jualiketheyreaonnaruckme.

Room lll'tkilbocks.andFariejumpsandNshes10lhebalM>0m.

1IMwhisperstcmelhin&andLoupstothedoor.takesthesemc:etablewithoutlettin1 thebellhopiLJim.veryucitedcontinueswithFerrie.

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11M WasitthesameOs....,a.Jd.Dave.lhl!....,as,nDallas.or~sii111

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Sameone.I didn'tkJ1ow.noimpersonator.

FUSHB~CK ·•FEJUUEatthepattywilhOSWALDll,theimpenonator,petWillie O'Keefe'switness.

1im.inthepresent.doesn'tfeelri&htaboutit.

JtM Did)'OUwea&oodlookattheTVwhentheyhadOswald.

L· younew:rleavetheAaency.Oncetheyaocyou,yca'reinforlife.

nM AndS11aw7

Bowin&hishead.lddln&itinhishands,theMlswurocomeoffmhishands.

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OayShaw.IhatethebasWd.All Iaocleftisinhisronen,bloodyhands. Hetippedthenewspapcn•· Ik.no'ilfitThat'show&heAaency..,orks. Theyusepeople,chewthemup,spitemoutNowifsmyrum.

nM (empathetic) Dave,it's1oin1tobeoby.Justwkto us onther9:0l'dandwe·uprocec1 you. Isuaranceeit.

AIon&silence.Ferrie,spent,staresatJim.He's tom, about tocnct.wishin1hecould believehim

They'll1erto you100,they11descroyyou...(then)rmsofuck.inc exhaustedrcan'tseeSa-ailhl -

Yeah.yeah.Buelavemealonerorawhile.I101tomakesomecalls. We1Jwktomom,w.

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A MOB SCENI. PUSS fromdieU.S.andaDowrdiewaidareftllln&thecomdor.A FRENOf REJIORTEJtU)in1toaettlvouptheRECD110N1STasNUMApuseshim w;m asuet~ail.AlsointhehallanIN.IIJindividualaI™come10c:ontess- oneo(themdresseduSATANiftaredjuq,suitwithmast.hcnl.tailandapitchlork.

FRENOf RE.PORTEil(MValcndencials) 1oruMatcl&.WearecheJaraestma1azineInallcfPrance.

My nameisBulalrinov.JamwilhUi.f'OIMTNl1dGc,r4clMoScow.

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AMERJCA~ REPORTER BiUTurner.Ra1"1'1.f)arrs.

A BL-\CKMAJi.MANeorrun&lhrou&hJugin&lhreesack.sclmail.

' MA1LMAN ConunctMJ,outo(theway.

RECE.PTIONlST2 Youknowwho killedthePresident?Mr.Garrisonisbusybuthis assistant...

Camerimovin&byiniotheINTERJOROFFlCES.

A man~ssedlikeJUUUSCAESAR walksintoBD.J..'SOFFlCE.

E.scortinlhimoucbeforeheactsthechancetositdown.BoxleyheadsforJim'soffice.

Osertookin111thissuanacbo.1brouafltinbyanINlcLLEcnJAL

ma. Anorpn boa!

IHTB..LECTUAL • ,. No.orp boa- thetuua.lenerosunoundln1a.WiththisboaMr. OanitoaculeUwho's1eD1n1diea,nhandttho'slyin1...

-Yoo seeMs.Cot.CayShawisdiereincamacioftolPrinceValiant.I UW1 dieewSa10eri&hthn.

ShehandsSUSIEacomicbookYt'idlShaw'sheadpastedonlDPrinceVall.ant'sbody.As shelootsaail.11indeciphalbleVOICEtqua-wbcmrdiePA1,--.

Ob eo.is1h11thePhantomIhes7

NUMA joins=wit.IIastackofnewmail.

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1™ readinc·N"'1fl41fd·.Newspapersa.JIoverhisdesk.deeplyhun.

BOXI...EYhascomeindurin1thi~completelyfruz.led.

C husbandisajanitcrinthelocalhipschool.WehavefowlcidsandnocID

exnlo(~moneybutwe encloseaconcr,'budon10helpwith)'0'lfMJrt. WearePft)'UIICaryou.Oodbless,JudithHardy,HannibalMissouri..

NumapullsadoDarbiDfromlhee\le.lope.

funmoved.No&lolley.

-, BOXLEY . '11111'1fineNumabutwhataboutaltthepeopletthoaa·twnan1lenen. 1'qreslain&homeradin&111theseties.IjullhwdNBC1crewill IOMlIOdoIwhite~. DOCOfttheJC.eMedy1r.:illlnlbutOftU1.Oneal lbeir10ppys.WakerSheridan'stalkin&IOcwryt,odyhecanftndabout JOI~--

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SHARON hascomeindurin&this.sisnaJtin1toJimVw'hoissurprisedbyBolley'sIW'T1but listens.Maybehe~ri&hL

JtM(rememberinl) Oh! Sendhimin.(toNuma)ThissoundsinterestinJ.Denvuoilman wantStohelpusftnanc:iallytocontinuelheinveseaaaon.(s~c:ally10 Bill). Bill. Iknowwhatyou'relhinltinlbutsometimeswhenitmakesno sense)'OUlot10perseven.Youneverknowwhichoneofthosepeople you'reinterviewin1v.illriveyout.h11nu11etleads10themotherfode.

~US"Tc:RMD..~R.,theDenveroilman,isshowninbySHARON.Aself-assured. impressivemaninhistltties.westernaccent.cowboybootS,aweltcut11berdinesuit.

YesthankyouMr.OanilOft.Yowcoffee'saJmoaTurkishdo'MIherebut tcaulda•usedtoit.

Numa leaves.SolleyindicateShe'dliteIDsitirLJimft0dsokay.Millerpaysnoan.ention IDBodey.

MDlER rm &ladyoucouldf1ndcimeIDsecme.InewdownfromDenvuthis mcminle11myprivuejec. ..

JIM , Yes.yos1enerilldicatedyouwereintheoilbusinessupthere..

runhaspthe:redID&etherapoupofPHOTOSoftheshooan1.SHAJtONbrincin&the coffee. .

Splendid.lovetoseethem.

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Heg!a.ncts1111'1,ephotosbutconunuesonICTOSSUleroom.looldn&11thep1c1vn:son1he

MlU...E:R Wherewereyou~Europe.Pacific~

1tM Gcnnany.

MD..J..Ell Youwerelucky.Ispentwuye.aninthePaci&. Oookin1outtheblindsuTulaneAvenue) rveneverseenanavenue""1thsuchaprofusiono(bail,bondin1 canpanies?W'hyisthal? ·

MD..J..Ell (takesthephoto,&lanusarit.sitan1down) Iknowabout1J\atshot.Aleniblecnaedy.

..fVJ.)-(puuthepicNftbackonthedesk)· VJAllV1 Rowmuchdo youhaveforW1'YU'Ionyourinwsapcion?

C ,tctl,{N ~.4/J~•/,X\J,\. JIM \ ·t/~X)}-JWt~ 1; ,.11youmustmow.vit1Uallynothina.

~\,,\fo' \J1-tfj·cJ~ MD JER · ",U\f{ t .,i,Howmanymenarewmin& withyouonthis?

tvY'~ I A tV-;f./ JIM

~ ..d \~r{I~ .'J)\M MILLElt IJ { ,I.i

/1.f~~ A',Jo fr-{Ii11111'1111you'vehadalldlislime?l 0,,,,.1,(1!~..~ ', a;'

\))V)'.,JA'f,:μ1-~ JtM ~VIV1','jH•1~ ivf~tfi-ti~{if, ~; ~~ 1'11'1It. 1 ,1(Ji/\,ti[•LL~)~1

~ z Tune,q,ecUatiomihelp.Apaute.11iea: ,.P't(!)tll't-efJw :/ ~ (l( ,-\1\~~\ -,-:."IH.~,.,.J,•LIWIv.;Air',1,~ ~ V . MD Jpit ..l:Nr,-~yv•,.Ctvt,,IW',y :-I ~ ;\!JI' '111ea~ didyou111111aaeIOlllllteyouwayIntol$.yBanis,...,openDOII1

·~ The cloctistiain1.Jimsharin1aloot~chBill.Thecardsareon&hetable..

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\.fil.LE.R I'm&0In110beveryrrank..,ju,you.You·vedoneaputJob.an astoundinl;obcons1denn1thelimitedruoun:ua-..a.ilableto~u.But\he butyoucane..,erhopefotis 10stirupaloto(conrusion.You'renoc1oin1 to dou,iscouna-y11\y&ood.and)'ou·renot1oin1to doyounel(any&ood. (Sitsbackdown,looksditectJyatJim) Youdon'tbelonche~.Onthis MickeyMousestreetwiththacchupscripofbailbondshops.

JlM Thejobmanaaestokeepmeprettybusy

Nonsense.Youshouldbeinajobwhereyoucanmakedecisionstha1have impact.lff'ectthewortd.Hereyou'reQ')iJ,110climb upthesteepsideof MountEversr

He leansfor,41arcfaCTOssJim'sdesk.uppin1hismanicW'cdindexfinaeronthedesi. Clearlyvu1bleIDJim is:

L'ISERT·•Miller'sAnnapolisRJNGuppin1.

1J 1 ' U\(A.f\J\}.it·,~..})fpn:,pos,eyou~ptanappointmentto\hebenchinfederalDistrict~ IJ'U-."-.. ,{YI\GVW\ andmc,yeintoajobM:ll'lhyol'JfMweAL(heleansblck.apause). ~"~ Uti-J'"\J\}J;)'\J~Doyouhaveanyidea.dorouhaveanyconccprignotho~easilysuchan ' 4v-_\,jJj~o< app)inanenccanbeamnpd.rmIMVIDICCVIIiL C ~ y~ ht(JLI'>~ JtM ,~ l)J/JlN And•ha&•owdIhave todo?

J1M ,. How left&doYQal.hinkitwouldtakeme10beappointed?

Ey~ to8~ ~ ~ 1-eMal&.bucit'saJ~uiiBillv..aepn1aJon1whhitnow-

theidea.[).~tv,-~Jtv\r,'-r~-(.v-r~(

~ MD.J.D (smile's,nm·sbooked) Wei.~ theseduneslikeaIonatime.ButinyaarwewithYQJI recadiiCIIIwilybeexpedited.

Tuntunsback.putshisfeeauponlhecome,ollhedesk.wavinathemliketw.Bodey ~aitS.

( lhaaup•theDachauconuncntioncampwhenweUbentedicinl~S.Jt ' WU thefflDIIbonilyinasi&htrveeversunMr.Miller.Pynmid.sTJI

/' Ajl/Il' 1L1f\11,1,rvn~tAtflU!..t-- ,\iv(VV;JA ~ JV \'U~uI ;'I\w~ •

,·i~;._}/)'j)·Ai.Q,,l,Utf~'1,·~.t),ef~L~,·rt3.~•✓)t-JD 88 - J::UW'-if\'Av\).ft;,"Qt-t.J'.~·:·lv-v--v,~ _m'JY( x )-j,\,l\I_,(,OJi!.J.A 1.11M<CONTI ,.~ ltV't\ decayin1.stinkingbonesandslc1noneontoportheother.Idon'ten,oy \>..f;,1~Jo looiC'ln1a1lha1sv.-a.s1u:aeveryd.ly~tr~tillerbu1Ikeepnthere10remind ~ me orv,,hatc.a.nhappenwhenacountrytwnsfromfree~rnxnac

-principles10Fascism...,henafe...,madmenrumhumanbein1sintodi&iu w rrullionssitinsilenceanddonolhin&about11.

¼Iler..am.Sciimbriwaits.Jimcomes(Ql"tlr'ardwithhisreply.

Milletsentiredemeanorti&h1enin1intoacorkscreworan1eranddan1er.

Bo):]cyhasasira111erreaction--asuddenuhalationofbreathasiianentirehouseo(cards ..-erecollapsin1.Herises.butMiller1oesr11s1,looklnasilenlly.Oncehe'saone,Bill rumswearily10Jim.

JtM Billy,Mr.Millerandthaverinishedourconvc1"11tion.Wouldyoushow himouc?

C dowll....youknowwhat'scomin&nextdon'tyou?

TheSTA.FFisassembled. /\ ' :Af ,jr1 \}JrtW-,1,1,. NON

Oud, Itellyousomethinlorsomebodyispua:in1cremendoushuton ,, Dmd Faril.Iddatifwesitonourbehindsany1cn1u,I don'tchinkthe 1111·•IOUIIIDholdOIL

OSEll My ndnctislhatFerrieisaoin&tokeepondeteriontin1.and•e11end up 1etlin1mareoutolhimwhCAhefinallymcks.It"callhimnow,he mipa freezeupandwecouldlosethebes&shotwe•~everhad.

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~1.JMArushesinwithayoun1INVESTIOATOR,wn.tlAMS•·displayin&aminianue microphone.

Numa makin&violentsi1naJsto shut up,nottotalk•·sacltin1themicrophoneinfrontor Tun.Williamssurchin&thewallsforthebus.Numasi&nallin&everyoneoutside.

~T. ~AIS OFFICE

SECRETARJESdelu&edwithwork,PEOPLEadlibbin&fer'Jim'sanendon.TheMAIN STAFFcomesout Enouahnoisetodrownoutanyoneoverhe.arift1.

JtM Whatthehellis.._

NUMA

(_, We foundthiJin)'OW'offlct..Yousocyoun1WUliams10thank...We1hink

theconferenceroomisbuged.Andmaybediephone$. Weaonadebu1. thefttholeoffice.

The wholenafffromtheconleftnceroomreacu.

11M tdon'tbelieveit!luQina_aD.A.andaror,:neraaent.It'sou1ra1eous!

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Sharon,Yiho'sbeenstandin1there"Yin&.,setLou'sanendoa.

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BO~Y (ner,,ous) - Boss.youshouldn'ttnvelt.l0t1e~ymore.itcouldbeanotJ'lersetup.Ltt me &o-..ithyou.

No Bill.than.ksbutweneedeverymanwecan1e1here....checkoutthis FBIthin&forme.willta.rmpissed-off...whoI.hehell~

Everyonenoticillcbynowthelooko(shcxkonlvon·sfaceasheholds&herec.tl..,er.

Jim'slook--lherecoesthecase.lt(!,Q.1Jknt.1..t//(/VVHY1Jv._1-/Ji.Jivtr,i,{_,;.1-rv,i,(_LJLt1.U .

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EXT/INT FERRIE APARTMENT •LOUISIANA PARKWAY •DAY

JimandhisSTAFFs1omun1in.TheareacordonedoffbyPOLICE.PRESSare&JIover, yeUin&q:uestionsarJim.

The apanmentisftlthyandsinister.Hundreds~MICEsquealintheircases.upsetbythe UJVUionolmenandU1ht.NotJunaseems10havebeenwashedinyan.anICC'Umwac:ion o(fumit~.includin&Illedismemberedninin&cockpit.photosoryoun1boysintninin1, boou evcryw~

FER.RIE'Snakedbodyliesonthecouch.asheetoverit.nowil,nopaince.dcyebro'-"1. The CORONER pteplrinahimfor~ll'.IIMl.

runstudiesthec:mpteutheCORONEllcansalon&side..

11M Wllaa'aitlooklike,Ba?

·, <DRONEll Idon'tteeanyw,JenceJim.He.artanack.mayt,eananeurism.lookslib IIIUl'l1CINel.(£.vv~:1,1?'~tfl~,rfk-t-'f.fk:il_u'1},,U-ti,::i/'1.'1r-.,vtj-.. Ji;1e..1tr•J;I'llhYjrr,1t(/vf\J¼h-,...z.-t'ut),-o,ti,.,trwli'k_!1,--fJvt,..,'fh-t-i/11./i

Tl.mpicldn1upscYeralempcymedicineboctlesonatJ.blenest tothesofa's,ihecaps ~moved.looldn&at&heal.

IVON andBOXU:V CiXDeowrwithasuicidenoce..typed.

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Prettycomyforsomeoneubn&htasDavid.

Ithan1sI.here.v.,eird.asJimpaceson intotheapanment.oneo(themed.cinebofllesinhis h3.Md.Musiccro...,.asinisterfeelo(diJi&erarddeathpe""adestheaunosphere.Sounds dropaway.

lnlheBA1HROOM, alon1bothsidesofthemirrorJim finds&Jobsolpurplishl,lue.He looks up intothemimr.

V-CT. FERRIE APARTMENT • NIGHT BEFORE

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11M DidDavidFerriesaikeJOUaslhekindofpenanwhohadalow

metaboli._.!

FUSHMC~ -fUllE thatniahtattheFontainbleaurnovin&quickly.nervously.like arerrec.

Jiml'\IM~ eyelhroupDave'scloset.c1Ufla'edwhhshabby~bu.Hiseyefallsooa acatbut! liceandsaan.somesonofpriesdyprment.He itinhishand.

Themusiciieaie.JimtumsawayuSUSANCOX walksin.anewmessaaewrittenoo

ha face.BdClftsbespew:;\M (vv,~ ~ l\,tV J!.,I ·

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TWO unidcnc:iliedCUBANMALESarework.in&DELVAll..Ea+1a,hismoulhtaped.

'SUSIE(OVER) Cnief_...,ejust&o<badnewsfromMiami.TheyroundEladiodelVallethis monun1,hackedtoduthYtidlamacheteinhisca,.Heft'U10nW'ed,shoe inthehe.anatpointblankranaeandhisskull..,assplitopen..;thanue...

Jim.darkened.headsbackintotheLIVINGROOM.Thecofl)seorFERR.IEisbein& ttUndledoutthtdoor.Thesicknessisevuywhue.anoppressivemo0liBOXLEYcomes up:

ItM Keep1ooldna.you'llprobablyf\ndastandardrormsomewhere.

PRESENT··nM. fedlnadaisnausea.wandn1toleave.stopt&heCORONERbcfcnhe exits...

m.c: Ben.""-t~Id';: ifamansuffain&fromhypenensionweret.otake anenciltbcrdeol ·?

OivetheCan,nerdieempcyboaJe.

CDllONEJl S1dt.die111111woulddiepreayquickly,ddw:rolaheansiormorarupnnd bloodwm1 inlhebrai&

<DRONEJl Nocinaroadne1u10p1y,butifwelookedIIthes_plnalnuld.theremilf\1be ah.iP.~ oliodiK.rncheatitoutbut.-hatdifferencedoe£ itmakehow

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luvesnonee&rd\hen10IC.Jvet',,l;Osu1c1deno1es7

TheCORON'EJt.shruas.skeptical.

C:ORONER r\'eseenstran&ersuicides.(uits)

nM (&nSTY) Allri&hl.allri&ht.Bruki1up.

A wt.erect.milicuyMANinhis50'1wa.iuincasualcivilianclothin&.hatonhishe.ad.u ItMapproacheshim.1nback~ loom&eithertheUncolnMcmcriaJortheOpitol buildin&spudIlea&aYad.antPAJUCaMAU..

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X (shakeshands) r.pd·-youcame.rmscayaboutdiepRaudons.

The manildcaaesabendl.notwwain&-TUiinatunllyafterhismeetin&withMiller,the Denveroilmu.mast.~ thism&ILOxnpoundedbyhisonMlrineslandsensed defeatovermelostdFane.Jlmlsina1eSYmood.

X ICDaldliveyouafalseWN,butIwon't.Ju•caDmeX.

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JtM rve&l~dybeenwarnedbytheA&encyMr.Whoever.Irthisisanother typeo(threat.Idon·t...

rm nocwiththeAcencyMr.GarrisonUldI assumei(you'vecomethisfar. ....,hatIhavetosayinterestsyou. Butrmnot&oin&tonamenames,ortell youwhoorwhatIrepresent.Excepttosay--you·reclose,you·recloser thin)'OUthink...

fUD'spowin&excitemenLSomethin&aboutthemanspankso(authority,kno...,ledae.and aboveall.oldruhionedhonaryinthewayo(spuJcin1,theeyeslookin1yousa-aj1ht TheaccentisMa.ssachusens.

1tM Wharisi1youhave10 offerMt.X?

X (CONT.) Everythin1rm1oin1to tellyouisclusiraedtopsecreL..(si1niticantlook). Iwu asoldier.Mr.Ganison.Twowan.Iwasoneo(thosesecre1l'JYS inthePenuaontharsuppliesthemilitaryhaniware-theplanes,bullecs. rille.s-(ortihatwecall"black•noons•..assassinations,ovenhrowsof foreiploYtmmenrs.n1Jin1elections.propaaanda.psychwarfareandso fonh.WarldWu Two••Rumania.0.-:a,Yu&o&lavia.Ihelpedtakethe NaziinteWtenceappanNSOUII)ftpntheOxnmunis& lcaly'4,Fnnc:e-weOYenhrewQwrinoindiePtullppiMs.Arbenzin Ouaaam.la.Mossade&hinIna.Vlemamill'5',Indonesia.Tibet.wewen 1ood.vay&ood.Thenwe1ocintotheCubandwll-Nocso&ood.Setup allchebuestarlheinvasionSU1)p0MdtotabplaceillOctober'62. Khrushchevsentthemissilestoresistlheinvasion.1Cennedydidn'tinvade and'"weresundln1outcheftwithourdicksbeinaszeppedon.Lotot pissed-off~leMr.Oanisoe1,youundenwld?nJcometolhattate:r...ln November'63.rwowee.ksbeforetheusassination...

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X sttidin1doW9abusyHAU...intotheofficesotoneofhissu~MAJOR GENEJtALY -alaa.coldwarricr.banlefteldhandsome.civiliancloches.and SEVERAL ADVISERS.ThesutusotYisonlyclearbychesiponchedesk.thename blocked'Ja,-in&ftpe. . ·

X(OVEl) ...allnftJtlhln1happened.Iwusacnmysuperiorofficer,calltumY • •IDCMSouthPoleu~ miliwyesconfarapoupolincemationalVlPs.

Va,ueAIJI.JImvaainpoedieIOUndtnct.AfriendlyatmoSphen..

Flyin1to~SOUni POLE. Icecaps. (

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X 11anewHlandreadin&oltheass.auinalion.

t.•~" (ttY'-· X(OVEJt) JJ ~ "~ f ~ lewun·cunril Iwuon mywaybackinNewZtalandthatIrudoflhe },\!,KV ·/'(fr President'smurder.Oneorthethin1sthat's.alwaysbo<hcredmeWISit

0μ, , t ·· entirehissa-yofOswaldandwezeprecrysureofthef1e1beft'ISthelone

y ,,i/(' coversuxywerebe1111putoutlikethey-.ou)dinablackop.

/jVJ/V\ rNT.PENTAGON OFFICES •• DAY (1963)

Xcomin&back,me.etinaY.AcordialaanospherebutYisslipu.lydifi'mnt•· more harried,morenervous.rumsaway...(ADLIBsomevisualswilhX) \~ ~•VI/ID,.l'

X(OVER) AnY'4'ay...afterIcamebackIaskedmysetrwhywuI.achiefo(special

~•~j;t:>, ~ ops,seleciedtonveltotheSouthPoleacthattime10do ajobthatany

1t1' inWashinetonofccunewutoamnaer0rthePresident'ssecuriryin

Tuu. Icheckeditoutandsureenouah,Iroundoutmysuperiorofflc.er hadtoldthe112thMilitarylntelliaenceOroup11,thArmyHeadquattcnu Fc:inSamHoustontD•standdown•11wday,O¥ertheprocesllolcheunit <:ocnmander,aColonelReidl...

~ - Yon aphone.

COL. REIOI onaphone.puuled.

:vvv.j1fl X(OVD) ' <.l\~0 Now thisiilipjftc:ant••••iiisandardopa'll:in~mureespeaally,, 0.\ i

inIDIOWII~ cilylibDanascosupplementtheSaw::&whicll

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1w alimitedape.Eveaifwe'dallowtbebubbleu,p10beraDOYedfrom dieBmoutlne..we'dpulatleast100to20)lltftUonthesidewalb.:titbAU. t1•ere• .Jrcv"'-"~411\f'evn':1:"~,ivi,,'fhIt./t'~-kv~iffivl;fi,,L✓ik-

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ll..rl}h~wi,£L\ X OVER. Wjl»"~I,,\' I ..we...,ouldhavehadOW'ownsniper1covenn1those~ndowslikehawks.

()),~tr\;}I anumbrella&Jonatheway-

The··UMB~ MAN"'openil\1hisumbrellasecondsbefon=theriwshoe.

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('.t'JJ:-..~- lesstakethasunusualCUl"\'tatHousu:,nandElm.you~dhaveWLMr. ~ ci-.rJ-1 Garrison.anArmypresenceinthescreetSthatday,butnoneofthis· C,A,¥1 happened.Itwasaviolationolthemostblsicprocectioncodes.,.,,have.

Whocouldhavebe.stdonedw?Peoplein myoraaniurion.Mr.Ourison. Peoplelikemycommandfo&otfkerwould'vetoldC.ol.Reich.100kwe haveanocherunitcorn.insfromsoandsoprov1din1security,you11sund down".Thatday infacttherewusomeindividualArmylntelli&ence peopleinDalluandrmstilltry;n1toftl'ftoutwhoand..,hy.Butthey 'lt'mn'tpn>eectin&thePresident.

atthePlua.

X(OVER) ImdJhida1-laneyLeeOswtJd·onruebuttheyYJIOll'treleasethuf\Je.In fac1lhoteftlesha~beaidesao,ed.OnIDpolcfaac.Mhadtheentire Cabinet0111tri&'?o'::FarEuLWehadathirdotlhecombecdivision Mifflin&fnxn y inlheairabovedieUnitedS111etllthetiaw:olthe shoacinl,andu12:33PM,thetelephoneIY1lem\lr'entoutlnWuhinp,a andOftdieplanebackIOWuhln1ton,the~camefromthehntap., Johnsonmatoneindividualperl'ormedtheuw.sinaaon.Doeslhatsound liteabmcbol~ IOyou,Oarrisaa? . ,,

OnJIMindiepraa1llmnia1-T1lisiiprmyheavyonhimbecauseiiismucblarJtrNII beeveraiv\s:iofted.Xpaulet

X taewer~&htthinp~ mesamealter1h11.V,mamstanedforra1. nm wu anairot.tdon't.mow.matebelievein&hePentasonandCA. no.~as-who'd beeninsecretopssincethebe&iMinlmewlheWam:e Comm:lssionWUfk1ioa.butchertWUsomedwl1...deepf.r.ualiet,~I knewAllenDullesw:rywell.Ibriefedhimmanyalimeillhishouse.I.a b cbeHfeotmeI11:illcan'tftsureoutwhyhewu~ledtoin'lestipa iamedy'sdealh.IsotOUIhi'6',resi&nedmyc:ommiaioa.

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X(chuckJes) - Thal'sthere.a.Iquestionisn'tit.11adyou'reawn1il..the·ho•·isjust ·scenery-rorthesucker,...Oswald.Ruby,Cuba.Malia.itkeepspeople:1.!...~,r-, ,uessu,1likeaparlor1a.mebulitpn:Yent.Sthemrromukin1themost-~<,1.<- impon.anlquesuon••Why?\111\y...asKennedykilled?Whobendiued7i:t•'i W'hohasthepo..,.ertocoveritup?...youkno•in'61ri&htah:rtheBayo(

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Piss•·veryfewpeopleknowaboutthis-tpamcipasedindnwintup

cl/0 Nariona.lSecurityActionMemos55-56-57.'Thesearem.ici&JdocumentS, ,\}{)()A1!~ f'1 \"/ '-''I dusmed,butbasicallyinthemKeMedytoldOenuaJLtmnia.erolthe

JointOicfsthatfromhereonforward...

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The DOCUMENT mcMftlbyhandintoLemnitz.et'sOFFlCEwhereasetolhandsreadsit. A lookonLemniuu'sfaceolsurprise.

X(OVEJl) ...theJoincOiiefsofStaffwmbewhollyresponsibleforalleovett paramiliwyacljon.ThisbasicallyendedthemenollheCIA-~splin1ered it"ashepromisedhewouldintoa·umpieces".Ican'ttellyoutheshock waves&hissentLion&thecorridor,olpowerinWuhins,cn.Thisandol coursef\rinaAllenDulles.RichardBissell.andGenmlOwies~bell.all ofthemtied.,Int.ellsinceWandWuTv.,o. You10(am'IVYUps.el pecpleben.

OOClJMEN1'AJlYIMAGES- ALLEN DtJU.E.S,sweetfaced.srralin1attheWamn Commis.sioaHe.Irina•.,;rianaDealeyP!UL..Oen.CABELLiianyavailableroocaae.

X(OVER) Theseactionmemoranda~er"'CffneYUru.llyimplemented. McOearseBundy(who'sbrochcrWUliamwuhi&hilllheCIA)saw.,

my~ 11"OpendcnMon1001e•whidlmeant1h11peoplelikemy superbofficer,Oenera1Y,ac,ot04ttrtheCUblftoenonneJthatYtert beinfniaedIDinYldeOabeandkillOSl'O-Nthebueslibthe niJu&caq • l'alchlrh.inia'fOIIhame1118!-1h11wereclDMddowll,. byKlllllldy.·11,I,l')~11/ii;v-4.v~

FUSHaACU - die-.uu..•anddie'1NDIAN9,twooldloseOlbanweukillin1 FER.JUE.-•FBIraiduhnchannin.-

X (OVER) -andchitsbowthe9blactopt•people.peoplelikemysuperiorofficer, eedldapllldnadienales~aMnwafaredley'dusedabraldand lll'Oupr'emintochitcounay_

JIM atthe&me~ PRESIDENTKENNEDY. Birdstinp.1'1leeternalflame.Tua thinkinaaboutwhatheshoulddonow.Laa. '~, r ,.r I~ A\· vi,{ )0A-·\-~ ~vru(,1.1_ivl-vl~,,.'1,~~ INTERa.rrTO:

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DACHAU eoncentntioncamp.Thousandso(bodiespiled.bulldozed.

BacktoJIMatArlineton~ivinlit,

X(OVFJt) ...don'tunderestimatethebud1etcuuKennedywledforin~hol'63 either-clalc1052militaryinswlationsin25sua.21overseasbases. rou'rett.Ikincbi&money.Youknowhowmanyhelicopcenh&Yebeenlost U1V"tetnam?Aboutthreethousandm.!a[.Whomakeschem?Bell Helicopu=r.WhoownsBell?Bellwunearbanknapu:y•henthet\nl NationaJBankotBostonapproachedtheClAa.boutdeYelt,pinlthe helicopraforIndochinausaae.How'boutthe F•ln&htas?Oenenl DynamicsinFortWonh.Wboownsthu?F"indout1hedefensebud1et s~ thewarbe1an.S751oin1onahuQdrr.dbiWonfIn1950itwasS13 billion..Nowar,no money.Eisenhowerwarnedusaboutit.i,e..,a,elhe miliwy-indusuialcomple1."hesaid.Kennedyv.-anted10endthaaCold· War onhis2dterra.hesip,edthatireary...;ththeSCMeU.hebackeddowe OGthe'62Cubaninvasionandhesetoutto....;chdrawfromVietnam. Anotherintmslin&hi&hlYclusilieddocumentisNSAM273...

tNT. WHTrE HOUSE • DAY (19'3)

LYNDON JOHNSON withHENRYCABOT LOOOE. allshadowyftsuraseentroma d.isu.nceacroatheMeleroom.ornearaver1ndaMlha~handplcar,flUpl. Johnson.hisback.,us.a.1ksinaloud&hickTeu.sdrawl(mosdymuted),sipsa document.

X(OVEl) ...sipedbyMr.JohnsononNov.24,onlynmdaysalterJF1Cwushot. ona Sundaytoo,icmust'vebeeaimponanc...thatmemoeuentially cm:eDedtheW'ilhdn..,11fromViemamand"°"1a1ain.edustha-cnoconly10 i.p• 11ia&ID•wm•.IA·dlaldocwnenrlaylheVtttnamWa,_.

OilJIM(th&praeaa)SIIUfflldbyaDtlusinlarmation.X caiel Mlkin1.LootsatTun.,.

X Maybedletearesomeotthe•.,,.hyt',Mr.CiarrlSOft,maybenot.rms1ill ddakia~rmstillpvuled.

X Dau Doe'ttrustme.Doyourowawort.YfNIowathinkina.

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X Sochanceinhell.Mr.Garrison.rdbeanested.You too...il'sonly btdcp-ound.you&ottofindtheforecround,thelinlelhinp...keep di&Jinl,y"knowyou'retheonlypenonevertobrineaaialinthemunier o(JohnKe.nne.dy.,

JlM Ihaven'tyec.

X (risestolave) Youwillyoudon'thawthechoice.You'realhruatothena.tion&.Isecuriry s1J'UCtl.lff.younaman.Theywould'veassusinuedyoubutyoulotalotof ~.!:city,sothey'll10a/11:t)'O'a'a-edibilityanddesav,lttheyalrudy inma.nycudesinchistown,you'resomekindasouthernaricacureto manyfolks.Behonest.thebestchanceyouaocismakeubi1astinku youcanandsetsomepeopleoutthefttora1k.,yoa.'causepeopleare kindadumb,they'resuckersrorthea-uthandthetruthisonyovrside. bubba'...Ihopeyouaetabrwc.•.

Ti.mwatchin&thismysaaymanwalkin&away.Thefla,.nvanishesint.beWuhinp0ft b~ze.Aqs flappin&oversomedistantmemorialtosomedistanthi.suxyol&heRepublic.

JIM,IVON,NUMA. SEVERAL POLICEMEN standIIdiedearua.AYSHAW comes toiL

The voice«oppinaawtyuthedeva.sutedlookonShaw'sfacespreads,sickly,undone, hisarropn1public~ ,one.r~ nowruledwkhtenor,disbelief.

The C'OPS-:t;f,~W YtllDedieD..A.STAPFmo¥aintothecarria&ehcuseputthe WlSU'l'flseil Wl1JJE J'ENICINS. ,

IntheBEDIOOM.NUMA ~cs out.,JIMthehooksttffwedinlD1heceilin&.OSER pullin&out8wMlips,seven!1enetJtsofchain.blackhood.matchin&bl.actcape- dried bloodon0111lf'hip.

nM . Let'skeepthissideolitqui«.Numa.shalltte.lt'11Jinle~you . bow ...ilW0411dlootlikeM'retakinaunfairldvancap_·

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N\JMA (ironic) You~ LiketheywonlbelieYeusChief"?

SHAW isbein1fin&erprinted.Heseemsrattled.POLICEcryin&.,&et~PRESSunder c:onrrol.

omCER HABIGHORST Name? F"int,middle,last.

0FFJCEJtHABIGHORST Address?

"~,fl' OFFICER ,'>~'f\\,t'Y~,~in EvermeanyaJiues'? \--\·.w.tl) w~iJ!l SHAW

(__ 'l''((~~v\j('\\ Oay8cnrud.

Habi&honlnotesituftMHinelyasShawseems10havesaidit.wichocJ1thinkin1,possibly preoccupiedbylhoupuolPRESSpushin1ia.

OFF1CEll Natafkin1

IVON sbowlJimShaw'1lddftssboot.BOXLEYlootinlOIL

..._ IVON Al~ Italy.Lcndcft.Mantucaa.Barons.Princea...

runcomcuhimwithalook.

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MusicCTUpin1.L'JSERT:inShaw'shandwritin1onanunusedp11earethewords:··0ct· and ··:--la-.,..,thenanindecipheriblescnbble••I.hensimply:·oaJJa.s·

rim·stoot.Lousnaresit.B(?lleyseemsa,;tated.

MONTAGE· NEWSREEL MUSIC

'TheJusticeDepanmenL

J'\\v'INT.JUSTICE DEPARTMENT • CONFERENCE ROOM • DAY (1967) :iA\J,-1/)~l.l :;~ti,Ii\·J,L"_..Theacu.n1ATTORNEYGENER.ALspewtothe~S.

1V-t:.,,.,.A~\)J\W'l_.Ai.,i.,i,v\"Jlb.}ATTORNEY GENERAL J,\,\i\'~C°'\,t'1\~JJ"'{V~~...Yes.Mr.SllawWUincludedinourinvesuaationandtherelt'Uno

'""J\\'e.,,v~' c:onnecaonfound11all~eaS11awandthePresidentsassassination. C ..l/·~~,J.\ i,{r·CJ·~.IINT. GARRISON OFnCE. CONFERENCE ROOM. DAY "'"'1~'

' \vi- v·~ " ~ ,Y'-.:r-~u,v..A JIM \1L~~"'~f~ 1catpulateMr.Shaw.Mca defendantshave.,--rorlrialbefore ~.i,.\,cv,1.,J"' tbly'Nano-.dIOorodaachancerwimeaa-IDd_,. .,;tnessesdoa't

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r.fl'v-''\'~' have1heA11ney0eaenJfAdleUfticedSt11e1inll!Mnin4antheirbehalf. /~~.wJ'~ Baides.,..._ IhawIDwonderwhy.iftheFBIMdIDumsa111ehim. yr.r-,J. w~ hisumeisnocmentionedevenonceintheencn26volumesolthe u.r Wura Repan.evenifll's.,dathisname? .

A GtIEJ=1UST'K11ooldnc:.::landwiselikeEarlWana. lDOYt:SalonlIcanidciriA civilia.nclocb!ns.coolandyddlverinIhisvcrdktIOchePUSS.

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~ -T.GARRISON OFF1CE • CO~FERE~CE ROOM •DAY CONT. (1967)

lore.sponse10JusticeWIIT'ell:

REPORTER°'ostile)

~ damapn1thecredibilityofouraovemrneni.possiblydesuoyin1it?

JtM ...letmeukyou...isthat1ovemmentwonhfreservin1whenit lies tothe people.Ithasbecomeadanaerouscounaysuwhen)'OUcan'tnst anyoneanymore.whenyoucan'ttellthea,nh.1saylajusticebedone. thoupIlleheavensfall

Itdoesn'tplaywiththePress.Theyshuffleoff,silent...,hisperin1.

MONT AOE. MUSICENOS.

A.furdinner.toysscaneredaroundtheUvin1roocn.PhonerineinluVlROINlA,6,answersit. play\nlwithherd0U.1nbackpoundSCOOr£Rischa.sinsELIZABFmarouncl

VIR0INtA

MAUlVOla HelloisthisnmOamson'sdau1hter?

VIR0INIA

VlJl0INtA

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Ineedsomeinfonniconfromyouthen.Howoldareyou'?

vtRGIN1A Six.

INTERetrrTO:

IntheSTUDY.11MwatchestheNEWSinhorror:

INSERTTV· ima1esofMARTINL~ KING onthepound.~

1V The39-year-oldManinLutherKiniwhopreachednon-violenceand...,onthe NobelPeacePrize.WUcutdo'MIbyasrupcr'sbulleCJwhilesW1din1onthepon:h o(thel.ornineMotelinMemphis.Tennesseetoday.He'-'Usurroundedbyh.iscloses aides.Thepolicesaytheyhavenosuspecuatthislime.Mr.1Cln1-

nm visiblyshak~c.

IN'TERC\JTTo. MALE VOICE AndyouaaotlfromschoolII3~er,day?

c· VlROINlA

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VlROINlA lJIIbull.

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LIZcomestodiephane.alootoaherface.

uz Ctakinathephone> WhoYQI tllkin110?· .....

Oby Vqi.nia.that'salltneedIOknow.rucallYQaaaain...heftit'srime(otthe ~cancea.

Wllo'tthis7...Hel1o?...Hello?

Pause.ThemanactheotherendUstenin110Liz.•.Hehanpup.UzcumsIDV"vpni&.

VlROINIA(excited) Mama rm 1oin1tobeinabe.autycontest!Daddy.

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INTERCUTTo.

LIZ marchesintoJim'sstudy

Ul DidyouenterVir11rtiaintoabe1urycontesi?

JIM(absorbedinrhe1V)

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LrZ Ourhemefun!A kidnapper.acnurdav!

JIMCconsolinl) Onlyco,liWSmatemntcalls.eghud,nochin&is1oin1tohappenu,uuhisarms wundber). . ,

uz rm lavin1.rmtatin&thekidsandrm1eavin1!Icaa'tstanditanymore...

TheKIDS,he.arin1theshouans.mWllehin&fromthedooroflheSNdy.

JIM

besend tospatout.TbeycountoniLBu~there'sncdun1tobescaredof.

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uz You andyour1ovemment.That'sallyoutalkabout.Don'tyouhaveanyreetings! \1/hatkind~amanareyoulTheyjustwe,aw,edyourdaupua1

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JUT1s.eeslhekJdslook.in1.1oes.shoosI.hemou1.closesI.hedoor.

1'IM I'llwethemup10myrr-other'sifir'tlmakeyourutbener.Sperda..,eek.ru chanaetittheJocks.thephonelines.rueven1e1abodyl',latd.a.11ri&htE&&he&d~

uz Jim.befcrethisKennedythine,nochinimanuedtoyouinthislifemoreth1nyour children.(stop1,sobs)Theolherni1htJasperaiedtoshowadnwin1.Youdidn', evennoacehewulhere.HecametomebawlinahislinleeyesoutJim.he's sensitive,heneedsmorefromyou.

JlM IpromiserumakemoretimeforJasper.

uz No yoawon't.you'll 10ri&htonwiththismadnessofyours.

JlM Damn it.if Isayn1spendmoretimewithhim.nlspendmoretimewiththem. Icu·tft&htyouandtheworld100,Uz....

uz rm D0lft&htin1youJim.rmjustcryin1tomKJa~You've1onencolderand coldersincethisKennedydunl,You'vechanaed.run.you'vechanaedandt don'tliken.Idon'twaneitthiaway.

Tbe0UU>UN premsjblckiaIIthedoor.WWopptble..

Lrz YOO NEVER TALKED TO ME UXE ntA T.NEVER. NEVER. YOtrVE GONE o.AZY J1M- rM LEAVINO YOU J1MOAJUUSON. rM LEAVING YOU.

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~ J"-0 _CRAZYJIM··I'Ml..£AVlNGYOU11MGARJUSON. rM LEAVJNG YOU.

, )\('fl~. Sherunsout.byr.hestunnedKIDS.sobbu,1upr.heswn.1TMpunuin&herlikethe"'IT'Yspi.ntof

)v0 ,-'\~J}J·,fBanque,yellinfatherupthestain. ~ LN\.. ' ·w~. / c,ffit' JIM •~~v•v.·Vv,1~~~P'\·.,l,},~GOON GET OlfT.00 HIDEYOURSEU:. JOrJ'THERESTOF 'EM.THEY"U rJP.. w· \ Nv· m.J..YOU rMCR.AZY. YOUGOTPUNTYOFPEOPLnL TEU.You JIM

;J~tl·.\/('\~~-.rl\\\ '~ PAPERS. TAKE rrAU. 00 ON·· GET OlflTAMY LIFE.

tlf "' ~ Quilin&v.ithri1e,sadinside,hurti.n&,·hestandsthereattJ'\ebonocnoftheswnuhisKIDS....,au:h ~-l\Xr..\~J him,(earfuJ.

~~ ~· INT. GARRISON OFFICE· DAY· (WEEK LATER)· 1967

, Anothersmoke-filledconferenceolassiswus.Thepaperworkissuckedinthecomer, almosttotheceilin1,thedisor&aniz.ationandlackofresourcesapparenl..coffeecups. u.nutendooibnuts.theSTAFfwort:in1onthisnownumbcnsomeELEVENPEOPLE.. acwinvesa1aton,newassiswus.

~ER Badnewt- theUSAn.ome_yusWashin1ton·declines•toserveour subi)oena onAllenDultes.lUchardHelms.oranyFlt11entVtenamed. SamefarOwiesandEarlCabellinDaJlu.

C. Jimexpressesdissust.

OSEJl Weptbesamepn,l,&tinQietw;dlthcsuaAJlrldleaReapniD Califomia~·•siwu ICenyThomley.Oflioret,asaon<JordonNovtll. Teus onArcachl.andNebnskaonSandriMoffet...

nM (throw,uphishands) . Nner bdcn hasIDextndhiOftrequesttrornthisoftlcebeenmused.wtw .. beDlsFinlonl

NUMA Isope,wtlanocherstackrAleuen.thedollarbillskeepcomin1-

JtM Thatflcura-andthey're1ou,1toftndjacuhiLLou?Dallas?

IVON • Well.&oodandbad.ThereisnoBoit19106illOallu.It's Ic.ode•oni. Butthenii.1~ Odom. socallaltheFBrsproducedhim.Hesay,be

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WVV\ V\ -, ·- was'tttorlcin1llrithShawona·bullfi1han1·promotion.He(eelslikea

\ front.FB(isreallymffin1us.O\ief.but..,..hat's1ntereson1..yourudy forthis•·Os\lfaldv.,ent10seetheFBIrwo*Uk.sbeforetheus.ass1n1uon.

~T. FBIOFrtCE •DALLAS·. DAY (1963)

OSW AU) laitheFBIC()UnteraddreuinJcheFEMAJ..£RECEPTIONIST.

~WALDl IwanttoseeSpec:wA1entHosry.

RECEPTIONlST rm sorry.he'snotin.Cansomeoneelsehelpyou'?

' \Al 1,N' ·11~~ OSWALD 1 ' ~V!J\\./",\VJ'}'>g'\'C1nIustapen?

,).. 'V~.V-X Jf\f,Nl\i1(\) Wririn&anoce,v.-hichhe foldsandJivethereceptionist , , ~'Vi ~,J-4-flA -.uri-·K.w,Y \ IVON(OVER) ~.,,IJ'i\AIf'_\J'' He wn:>teandlehanoce•hichthereceptionistsaidthrutenedtoblowup

TtMEOJTTO

FBIAGENT_ JAMES~ ~cinl hisapta~ su~«, FBIAiENT 5) ~ SHANXLJNinoneofthecub1cles.1-~v1...:>~v--/lt-•H"',rfH"Jt1A'/."

- :(,flrv·v,t,,-~aw~, IVON (OVER) ' ./\b.ll~'vii"\ (L . . i.,,..f\·,..>1,11/\J...\(r--OJ)·~IdaDallasne..-spapennanthenocewua...-nin110himtoStop 1 I t".¥Hr1 ·,VVVJ":JIJII.•l~quesoonin1MarinaattheirhomewhenOs1't'lldwunocpresent.Butwh11 ,\.,,\i~(~ ({"~yJJU"Vf'·thenocere.allywdnooneknowsbecausehisbossShanklincoldHouy...

\ )),,.~"P.,.-r-vt-ij,'.J. Oswald'sdadnow.nn caabeIIOO'ill.Oeutdolh.Idon'tevenWini __\.;tr"\V'(fv\Jp . thisindieofflce.OelridolitHosiy.(Ii~itback10Houy) {\'CfVl

JIMOn presenc.aaliftamaml) h mate.sense.IfhewuIIIlnrorman1whenIwa.1illtheFBI.they'doften lea\ltmwapsllchedesk.MaybedleywaewuteninlMarinawith deporuaoo-keepin&somekind~lcvenaeowrhim.

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FUSHBACI - OSWALD underarrest.meetin1will'IQUlGLEY

1 raisethepossibilirythatOswaldnO(onlywasaninformantbutlhuhe )::, mayweUhavebeentheman...,.hooripnatedthiste)uwehavedated :,JJl~J November17w&min1oftheKennedyassassinationinDallasonNovember I,M ·~I.~ 22. ,.,~v \ ())v }7\·.'.])-~"Htds~P~theTelex.~SERTpiecesofiL"URGENT TOAllSACSFROMDIR.ECTOR·

% &J. j~ Us1a1to!ms."Thrut~~•si•••cP,,osidentKcMedyinDallas.Texas ,11\i.;i-L.(7-0'r\ November22 • 23.lnfcnmtionhasbeenreceivedby1heBureauhas v-- ~~IJ " \\1 determined11wamiliwtt~ud~ J!'OUPmay&nil!fflJICto&sswinaa.e ,\;.•0v{i-Jt11._\tPresidenrKennedyonhisproposedtrip10Dallu.Te~ea:.etceter1..:A J,, \V, ,,I\k{V"~copyolIbiswulr'e:ftIDmebydieni&htc:lertWilliamWalteronduryhm: \_ . ID~,1~\)~~;.'wJ-.intheFBIoffice.Itwentalloverthea,uncryanditfillnoctvtnmc:nnooo;t

\J \)·'\.fa\Jin-· in&heWarrenRep,n!11'eFBI11)'1onlythisisaa•wounded·claim.

"Jvv-. FUSHBACI TO:

WAL n:Jl.t.benishtclat.receivin&theteletype•·readin&it.nM'VWIIiL

ocbercida.111cteluisno(Ihm.

OSWALD• .. w ftmnaOUIal!lepam.

l OSW Al..D,RUBY,SEVERALa.TBA.NSincludin1theBtn.LandtJ1eINDtAN1ft talkin&,

BEYERL YOl.lVF.R(OVER.) ...thatwaslhisairlwhodancedtherebythenameofJada.andshewusinintu

thisman.Hesaid'"lkwrtythisismt:end1a•__WbeftIsawhim""°weeks taauonlheldevwon.Irmiembered•JackRubyandLeeHarveyOs'lt'lldwere linkedaoaetherbutIdon'tknowhow.ButIlmowLeeOs"a.ldwuthemanImet11

\..._. J theclubr,.,oweeksbe(cndieusassinadoe. .

,. \ i;0'tJ.IfINT.BEVERLYOLIVER APARTMENT • DALLAS. NIGHT (urlitr1961) t \,Qft\{~\ \\ ,,.\.k.t\AsBeverlyfinishescalkin1.,LOUandSUSIE ~'4' t-}i.\C\v11 {\.\/(·\...V, SUSIE(OVEJl) (t~ IA}J;rv,\ WecaaaoforiiIIthefiaLchief.Brina.inalldiesaippen.linkOswaldandRuby1

Ferrie.Wtac,tICVt:IIpeoplespoaedthemfOledler.TheemceeLousaw-what's

\ ~\\v-ft-'':. his1111111-WallyWaiaa- ._.couldpthimoelhescand.. ,.

WESTON ••meek.shakeaman.theronmrEmcee,ta1bIOlolL

WESTON teDinllamejokesonthestqe.TheQUYSlooklikedluassillinlatafrontrowt1ble. WJ&hin1.

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Heyyou1uyscoolit.

GANGSnR l(10Jack) Who isthissonofabitch?

Drunk.hepullsal'J"fromhis._,ajstbankandpoinuitatWeston.

1.r(ifJ\·vwJI\"'(1,-1.ed1:L ~roed ~co~· A .1.: · · • . 1/'··· 1 l, t~ LAe•cannonpotnt1nmy~non. r in,Sprec,seame.r,..,ouniformed l-Ar\dv~v,Vv'),r('\flJYpolicemencameutthefroncdoer-copswerealwayssu:,ppinlby.Jack11veem ,:,uvv\'f\,&)i~A'IY'J• discounteddrinks.lovedcopsJackdid. 1v" 'JJ!'t-Yvvvv . ~.JJ'-A.r,.._V\1 iu,1v.TheN'OCOPSstrollin1in (oneo(themisJ.O.TIPPJ:.r.seenlata)./'/ ~ r~I I t• ,. ~ -.<)'··-\V-,\,( WESTON (onstap) l_\\\\l(V Thepoliceazihere.

'1 ThesunhiuthenOOfimmediatelyandisk,jckedovertotheside.JACXRUBY up on hisfeet. cxplai.nin&tolhepolicemenevery,hin&isftne.

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Cosin&thedoerinWau,n•sface.

TIME cur TO:

Sameinllriar.11leaat,niaht-PAULBUCCJLLt.amobster,iscalkinltDWES1'0N.

tNT. CAROUSEL CLUI • NIGHT (19'3)

SAM GIA.Ne.ANAtaDdn1toBUCCIUJ

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SAM GlANCANA Fuck.IrueI.hatprickinthe\1/hiteHouse.Idon·,Wlfl(nul.hinto do..,thit. 1u ys toem. 10<t.oomuchhistory...,uholdm~Joe.beside.Iwhich(chuck.Jes)rmfock.lt'I& thesamechicksashisson.Sothepunkfuckedusover,soSantosandCulo1&nd JimmyWlnlhimwaclced,Culossays-weethesconeoutormyshoe·.rstillajn'tdo~ it rmout,f1e1Jem.A'ndItoldemit'sconna1etusIllkilled'foreifsover.

ESTER ANN MASH &allcstoIV0N.

CNT.CAROUSEL CLUB • PRIVATE ROOM • DALLAS • NIGHT (1963)

Anothernipt. Sixtoei&hlOANOS'TcRSaroundatable.Estersen-esthemdrinks.

ES1llANN MASH (OVF.Jl) IhidtofollowJack'sordentocheStuerfc.dwmeerms.Hedemandedabsolut.t privacyandnointem1pc:iCW11.Iwu&hecnlypena1&Dowed10enterthatl"00mand thaawujust10ter't'edrinksandthen1e1OULTbeftwuaboutftvedart.S".\!Wy tna1illsuiu.loakin&verybusinesslike.11w:tewuanodlerman,dres.sedruJcasual hedidn'tlooklikehefttinIIan.Theyfalkedrmaboutoneinthemom.ins.Then~ othaIUYs11yeduntilclolin&watchin&chemipprn.

OSW ALO alonedrinkin1beer.watchin1theSTRIPPERS.ClmcneSosin1onhim.swsu:r.

E51El(OVB) . Hecouldn't11bhiseyesoilthem.HekepcordlrlD&beer.EveryoneelMdrinkmilcd drinksNIdllswimpy-loaldnalhdeiv,.Inptnaea.memberaname.butIaJ•ays .... I face.bucYtMIItsawhimoa1V.mydwdralYttft'ft'IU:hilll•henJact shat...MdIlaWned. ~ myOod.thatstheweinlliaJeman•hoYtUuNI meeu1 ft-i&hJackandlhoseMaftatypa.-isawthalpiilonOsv,aJd'sface.c:ause JackWU hilfriead..•

FLASHIAatS - chtlhoodna.sloweddo'ft1I-Oswald1ooldft1momentarilyatRubybelanheis shot.

E.STEJl(OVEltl Iknewithadsomethin110dowiththe~•cameewryt,odyintoW11iDthoRdays knewRubyhadsocnethln110dowi&hthemob.Aldll:lup,Ididn'to~aiMat•hat theywenwkin&about,rmeonvincedIbeywerecb:a.ss:in1killin1 Kennedy.

OSWALD. drinJdn,hisbeer,suddenlystandsandwalksover~them1ewhereWESTONistell.inc twjokes.OswaldlSdn,nk. •

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WESTON jumpsoffthesu1eandstaruhinin&OSWAl.D.RUIYruppunands.epant.esthem immediat.ely.

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Ruby wrestlinaOswald!romtheclub.

Thest0ryfinished.thefacesollhe11:.AMuoundthetable.

-,_!,,•.-,~VOl,l_U£l... BOXLEY ~ \ )•·.+-~~,~-,~viiJWestillc.an'ttieittoShaw.IImakesmoresenseuaMallahiLButOswaJdw;ththe _.'YvN·v1/i"'iV'.o\VI,~,')kIFBI.that'spushin1it.AndtortheliteormeIui11can'tbuyOswaldISanFBI

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I"_lpv~ .t1~'(t(v'rfl'}Not~ aaent.aninl~m. HeCOIIJdabeatteedinaONtIDO,IWO,three Jv- t \fav\V cqwzariofts.

~ • A-I\' BOXUY · A ~l~ ·vJW',/ 0lwlJdwu afuc"" fromdal:. nobodywould"vetNslfdhimw;mtheirdick.and \~ ~\. ~\ klwcua teletype~ evay.sin&SeFlta1entinthecounuy.you·"wkint -✓~ l~ ~ ,tJ1,( ,• wboleFBIhen.11'ia'ssomeconspncy.. ?

,' ~~ ~~~~/)N,~ SUSIE 7'11);,.,rI\,JJ-N'v,r --«•- upOftlhcirpaniiIIGCIconspincJ.

i(vf/cl · nM looldn&11aoxin.Suddenly1fteeriememorycomato&Mm.

·-~ ~ FUSHBACI - DenveroilmanJOHNMII.LER.ismaldn&hisbribepitchtoJIMtojointhe. ( ''i-'"1-J.V·A&enc:y'sprocnm.~erin&himthejudacship.ThelootonBursr~issue~chatonecouldbelieve \. ~.I~./ bewanu TuntoLiteat. i hL~:·'·,.M,.,11.•.-h,;,,,...,,~/),ll11..A!)'111t,J/) \\R ~~ ,.)l\,A.,••L,,wv••\V\40Ivvv~ ,r·v"'-'j \

-~~ /'N~'1j i~ vJ~ iM~0 qvvJ#0 Jw~ JNv1r1'l. I~ ( ,) .

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1v1vi{,,·}).x- 11M + ij/1,)-\}ft{) /\)IX.CouldtheMobchancethepanderouteBill.oreliminaretheprocectionrorthe ti\ Iv.AQ, J ·t., President?C.OUldtheMob&ettheFBI.theCIA.andtheOalwPolicetomakea ;·lVi~..IJv,l'AY\-~1r,Jv'lf''t,1,·'messoflheinvesti11tion?c.antheMobappointtheWamnC.OmmissiontoCO\'er

vvv~] r,JJtv.,'i,,~\t.tocotosleep?Andsinc,ewhenhastheMobused~Y'hinl_but.31~forhiLS.up_ ••\J..'Jv<J,, close.TheMobwouldnthavelhel'JUfotsomelhan1o(thisnu1n1rude.assassu,s ·)t""':iv,:.-}(t,V\neetJpayrolls.orden.times.schedules.thiswasamiliwy-sryleambushfromsw,10 ')\~\\(r'. /1,('/lfinish...ac:oupd'etatwithLyndon...,innsintheWVIIS. r ~\ ~~.·01'1iv ' ~\ ~~- ~Xl.EY

..i\'J•VJ.,."v UaitedSwea? ·

\.}[\~ ,Thevoicechallen,ina.Pause.Tbemenwajtinl,loob.

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TM(surids) Idon'twa.nctohear.nymo"'Al.Iva.Jue81IIasmuchuanymuihen:.Gi'Vehlm!'la head.he'sstubbornbuthemayhavesomethinc.And,..hoinows1Maybehesn&hl Maybewemakea~I a.smuchsenseasapi&withawrist°V'acch.MaybeOswa!d1s -.hueveryonesayshe~uand..,,·rejus1plaindumbvm>nl.(..,.alksouO

CNT.GARRISON'S MOTHER'S HOME •• LAUREL MISSISSIPPI •DAY • FEW DAYS LATER

TheTV SETannouncesTI-IENBCLOGOwichthefamousmusicfollowedby-NBCSWHITE PAPER ••TiiEJ.F.K.CONSPIRACY:THECASEOF 1TMGARJUSON ·•theraceofFRANK MCGEE comesup.

Watchin&it.excited.isJTMandh·isMontER,JANE,inherseventiU.SRYhuded,ironwoman Q,iththeairolanariS¥>CTat,dressesveryproperlyinaVic:tonan-cypedressw;_u,latchestndbuckks andbcauafuJoldjewelry.ThehouseisVictorian-stylealso,spac,ous.wooden,scre.ened•inporches biglawt1,flowen.AlltheKJDSaretherehalf-watchin&butobviouslynoEliz.abelh.

runmoreskepcia.l.theKIDSmakin1atoeolnoise.

JASPEJl ShutupIwant10hear.

Jane's(a.a:-FinlaJon1widlit.s~sed.uanyonewhowatchesTVblows.Youtake itinatranc.fOl lendIDtielieYe.WesAowdlisprocess.now.

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JOHN atAMQ.Ell.l,lactjailbirdMell&lasses,isspealdn1ooeamm.

MCOEI!(OVER) W. OanclerwuacellmateotVernonBundysudieLcuisianaStaiePenitentiuy. AllaolL

C MIGUEL.TOR.RE.Snowonscreen.

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Timlaughsoutloud.buthisMOMishorrified·•a.saretheKIDS,..hoareolder.theo<.henboredpli:,

JlM It's1onnabebadMa.rm1oin1toaetmauled.

JANET OSMOND isontheTV.

11M ·-rmprettysureshe'sctA.oneol&hepeoplewhohandledOswaldinDallas.

MM Theyneverevenhadthecommondecencytoconrxtyouandletyouw-.-erthese aa:usacions?(Tamshakeshishead)W1wcwrhapP=MdtofairnessinthiscouncryJ J:),~,MWp.,-)hu~-~,MjN°~~ ,v.,,4-t~l{,y,}

Ma.IthinklhebeuerqueSl:ionis•whoownsNlc-1RCA••oneotthebigest dd~ concncun that'swho.

ODTV thechaubicDEANANDREWS now appearsuchen.i&htmarecontinues.nmsmiles,hurt..

t • r{11 MCOEE (on1V) J :11v1WL~ k M ., NBC hurecenllylearnedofamannamedCan8ennnd.themlCem8ennrdbut ·~~ hVf,fr) isD0tfreeIIthisdmetoreveallt..Theresuhof!-f:r·Oanison'spublicinvesaa~tionht ..\,• o 'in1t-vbeen10desaoyreputacions,sprudfearandsu~andwentol~ltoexplouthe C tAIV¼\/\.,Q.,w<Jfti\~kin&tioa'ssonowanddoubc(JYfllwhathappenedUIDallas.TunOamsonhuwd,et vt' vVtO Ci,,~1(j;'iJ".justicebedonethou&JltheheaYensfall. Heseeksthetr\ldLSo dowe.

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LJidofsho...,.Jimsnappincup 10hisfeet.1n....,udlydevHmed.our,i,&rdlysilent

Hismoc.herre.adsthehunin hisrace.

As thesunsetsonthelatesummerday,JIMandhisMOTiiER,JANE.walk&Jonitheu.a.Jusarid CO('lonere.esblooaun1!)eautifullya.Jonatheriverbankwherethecactishandbucsstir.

11M Theydroppedmema-when theb~publicitybeam

JANE

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We seeancdaerddeolJimnow-withhismocher,intimate,wounded,hunin1,nc.edin1he!l).

mailcalJin&meaniter.Asidefromthat.LizistJuuaenin&toleavev.ilhthectuldnt sothereitii-

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\ : 1JJi~V\(I,"'(JI, JANE

,,,1VJ ·_/IJ,.D" l theGrca,Depression.raisinsyouandyoursisterbymysel!.Yourratherhadber,in

"-- I_e,JJ~ Vv~•'\i,hisv,,,orldtoursamplin&th~liquoro(variouscounaiesandwhenhetookoff.he... 'y\J\,(l(V"l•.IJ<;,!\,1V\\•t~I

;'{ 1 '~Cv 'v,·/(v\~·WI JIM(adamaiit.cold) fiWfl~'iIL,1lt'~,J-~-'f.riI<oldyouIwon·,sW>dforyoubadmcxnhin&him.Imwii1Ma.

\'0J/!~v~ \lt(V{.~,,~~ JANE J°'fNQ.~;'{Nt-/JW.,• tb\ow,Iknow...soI.herewewerestuckupinEvansvilleandthewinters...,eremun ci"'T'lNV,../nivffi~...cold.andsomeni&huconcretewastheonlybedwehad.andyoukidshadsomany '\ \-f,J./N\Jt{.A~ holesinyourshoesIhadto linethemwilhcardbolld.You~memberthlt1(Jimnods)

i\rJ · fv'vvt~\fl/·--rWecm,edowntoNewOrie.ans..;thoutacent.noplacetDlive. no job.Butevenin \¼ \ivt.O·\/";\,\\;j,v\!thosedarkestofdaysrdalwayssay,·nomanerwhatrm1oin110setthisfamily \J_,VoJA, \,f;/\J/~VN1ousedandclothedandfed.Someway,somehowrm1oin1tosetitdone.'That's ,(v"N",~\kl,l,N"v\}J:ntheGarrisonspirit.We'ren1hters&omwaybackJim.andyoumust&!ways wJJ ~1\/it"",,1/f.fvuf\\.~w remernber,you'reoneo(us,_..,.,\A\l),1/Jn,/n./rv-.1' - 11"1,,fLiA/lf'IA \ • \\-.,.,,/}flI\\_w. ,..\-;.rorv\<M"v)it,-1,--rwl.M),~~Il'(/Vvi,.rv,,VL1,Vi,'\'\fLtA'.1rvvn....,., \JJ~ .,fiV1..,.,(\11\Yktivk1•,1[vl\),tt,vtih1/1(,JtMOon1pause)u

)~,JD\~!'\.AA~\tfa\ theend onthis.rmft()(101n110JettheGovernmentrunoverme,Ma,ts-.wrddie V .,·_.t'·V\)J~~'~Jfint... \\Jt\ 1i\~N . (1iIti1'1utshisheadonherbrwt. ~'\fJ\ C , '. JANE

They.-on'tbeatyouchild.Onethin1rmsureof-Americansknowthediffennce• betweenri&htandwron1.Ifyou10tothemandtelltllemlhcwlh.theyll supportyou.AndsowilllJ~Becausefundamena.llyshe'sa&oodwoaw1and sbelovesyou.

He loouinhersa-oaaeyesandrace.Wanestobelie...

~T. DAL-LAS AU\PORT • DAY (FEW WEEKS LATER) (1961)

JIMisjustrheddrainhis·bla.onani&htfromDallutoUwhenBOXLEYNnsover,cXLitai

:-0!~ivl'~J\~~ JIM

'JJ ~ ~· ~ .·l ,_,AmI&ladtosetyo4a~= Tunaside).Jusaaltl:tyouleft1heoffice.Iaocwonl \'J-J.v~~ · ~~~ that..iJlae•s&oinltobeanattempttokillyousomewherebetweenhereandLei

~" \VhaJeawubrouJhtdownfroasCanidabyShaw...be's&otaconnctOClyoa.This ~ ~ ~ ...J,;v.JJ\isseriousboa.IJumpedondlerntnl&hLYouneedabodycuard.(indicatin&a rf4v\-..)\<S..j'J"'.\a.,5blhis~s&band) ( '-~'i'--1'-~.;'.._j'\.11~~·1~D\~ if . . :~ ' ~ \V'-.YF'i,/wil~~\(J·_(-~~# . It :) ~ }( ' s (J.}v.~ VJ }J' ~ 'f~~v:-('fJJ\:~j{~~ \J~.Ji:v-

'I',,,,)'-'----zQ>d"'-·\Ik,t . ~ Q'~"I-N-J"'J'{ "' I

i\ ,r,f;\;t·r1,,,.J·'·"f.½·irfJo ' '·/1 n~,, ,, _..,,.;,--- (••'-::.)I'j,/VJ',')/\.,\(.,VA.ii\)Jvv.Awv,Y";, .,-vv.i;;,\/flVi,X,,\;-vv~~•(tlv,..• t vvV • J f /),,I,,:n• I -{. Gw.,~t,,A '-'lJlrv1X.11.~~1;w1-l11ArJv\.,-f''\.ttlli€tAL ·,:&

~'- / V'J\fo,lvtif.Q,,~,~f)\.Q_"~~ roA(c:ontrollincfury) I ,i. J~ 81U..,..-henyouwerelntheArmy,didyouha-.,,acha.neetofindout-.i,hai1-norder ~M-'\J/._'\,-l,,;'v,J(f,meant?(Buinod~)Do youhappent0remembermyordcnn1e-..eryoneonthesu.ff I· ' -~,.noctoparticipate111pa.ssin1ontheseendlessn.unonabouthowsomebody,scoui&1c cltU,~,l,lr ~/:..twJ\}lrf,1bekilled? .

\Oj aw} BOXI...EY

0~ JA \)JY\,,~tJvW\. Yes but boss,thisis...

\ ~~ IV0~~'1\ . .. ..• ~ (r1is~1~isvoice) . . .

l\.\\ .f1,,[~!.,(~~ ThereUnobut111atmhwysnuaaon.BoxleyI dontappreciateyourdwnpllllthis 1A i.)lK\J.'vv"iJJ~ .OJMpannoid1uba1eonme.AndI don'tappreciateyourinabilitytofollowasimplea-di / Vr~r,.rJ'{\~~11(\V especiallywhenitme.ans[ampersonally1oin110enduppayu,1(oryourni&htback ~Ji)J,N\J,,\,.\tiy--' NewOrleans.Nowlefssetyouaticket!

-~(/•fi_/\lfl'QBoxley·sface··1Wizin1nmislivid,"'hit&.

, ~T. AIRPORT COUNTER· LATER

Jt\,f,havin1justbou&httheticket.slapsitin901ley·shandandmarchesawayoYerhisprotesu.

Itfalls\\'eu.lyufunswksaway.OnBoxley.the·carncndwells.sensinanowanocheracendaon h mind.

His POVotJIMdi.sappearin1intotheCROWDS.

BOXLEY roUowshim -sip,aJsANOmEJtMANandaoesovertotum.Theytalk.Themanina civiliansuitT.ilhanearpiece.Theyfollowrunatadistance.

JIM atthene•UWld.1ookin111hiswristwacch.lookin1attheboard(stillsometimeleft).buysa LIFEMAGAZINE i--. - .

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CNT. ADlPORT TOILET. DAY

J1Mon tbejollartldin1-ute•,heanaclickuSOMEONEe.ntentheboothri&f:ltnexttohis.The shoesot6i-. .,

J"u:aaoes•radina.theastops,sensin&somelhin&suspicious.LowVOICES,whisperin&uthe doorotdiemea'sroam.

J"u:amovesrui.punin1themapzineaway.bunonin1him.tell.

HistoiletffushinJ.heisoutofthestall.movin1briskly.TheCIVl1JANAQEMIwhowesaww;, BOXLEY islumnaoutSidetheboochnut.,Jun.Hesweepsbyhim.themanot,,v;ouslynot expectinaruntocomeoutatchismome11c.

NordothelWO UNIFORMED AIRPORT COPS.bothfat.stucktoeethermomentarilyintheEXr DOOR cllbemen'sroom.TheyweretheoneswhispeM&.Surprisedby Jim.theyexit.rouo....,ed quicklybyJim.

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1'lese:ii.1-na.kcdMANinlhenextboothemeries.puu.led.1nte~1n&theClvtl.IA~AGE:--.,~c~ bo<iia.recauahcbysurpnse. ·

f'.iT.AIRPORT ••SIMULTANEOt.:S

ItMsweepsou1oftheMEN'SROOM.~ncountcrin&arin&ofStxmoreAIRPORTPOLJCE11thered aroundtheena-anc.e.Theyallseemcau&,h,w,awareastheSERGEANT'chaJJcn1csJimasbestheWI.

T'w'OWOMEN woron1theRENT-A-CARBOOTI-1Sopposi1elhemen'sroomrecop,izeJim.

runkeeps1oin1likeaw\Jc.stridin1ri&htpasttheSerie.antwithoutamoment'shcsitJrion.

JlM That'snone ofyour&oddarmbusiness!

Hewa..lks_pasttheOll{ERPOLICE~.Theser1cantshakeshishead·•andthepolicemenlethim lhrou&h•· onhiswaycothe1are.

OnJim'srace.AmomentRulizin&howluckyhehasbeen.Moments.

FUSHBACI. inhismind.briel•• toBOXLEYcomin1uptohimearlier.ucite.dwithhisne..-s...

TheruJBOXLEY wucheshimfromICTOSScheterminal,neM:>US. L-

Amild.friendlymid~eswntypeHOST&rdhis FATSIDEKICKudieBANDstrikesup''WhenTbe SainlSGoMarchin&1n•inat>ducinlJIMwhosaidesin6,xnthewinp.

TheAUOIENCE isendlusiasdc.AbissWldin1ovaticn.runsmilin&and'fiaves.thensiudownnut toJOHNSON whoadaptsadudseriousmanneroverhisusualsmiley-jokednarurc.

Hisvoicetmnin&prop.ssivelyhostileuhe~fromascriptonthedesk.

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F"int...,.ehadyourcharge1ha1t.heCuba.ne~leskl.liedthePT"es>dent.then theMob.thenyousa.idtheoub1Uionwesdid it.thenyouwdtheMinutemen

thattheC1Aa.ndthe~IandthePentJ&onandtheW'h.iteHouseallcombinedin so~ elaborateconspinty10klllJohnKennedy.Letmeaskyou,isthereanyone be.sidesLee~eyOswa.Jd..,hoyouthinkdjdllQSconsp11efDkillthePresident~

He rueshis eyesonJim.in deadearnest.wa.itinl(orareply.

JlM<bamyc:once.alin1lauchr.er) Howmanyhoun do IhavefDanswerthatone?Welllet'sjustsaythis Jimmy - fvcstoppedbeatin1my..;re.(TheAUDIENCElau1hs)....Ormaybeyoushouldt.sk Lyndon Johnson.Weknowhehassomea.nst.-en.

The AUDIENCE lovesit.cheen.JOHNSON looksatJimblankly,dumbfounded,looksdownand rudstheneitquestionon his listwithoutahinto(humor.

11M YtAJtfaidlinthevfflciryofthemajormediaJstENChinl,Tunmy.Itindicaresthatdie AcedIMOCenceisnocyetaver.Askyounelfthis.itwebadle.amedoaNO\'embe:r 2l.1963thatthePremierolRussiahadbeenshoefromaMoscowofficebuildinIby· alonelyapiwistsympathizerandifthaauwsinhimselfwnliquicwedw;dw,'3 how1whilesum,undedbyarmedpolicemenbyapacrioc:icMuscoYice.,IthiJlt itwouldbeprettyapparenttoanymie-thinJd.nl~thatacoupcfetatanda

be•win&timeanackin&or"'endiscussin&runOarrisonorhisrecord."~ i.nahe-dunkin&50dcty.be&Skin&hardquestionsaboutwhyhe,r,.ulcilledandwhu (crcafifftoppoMdtohim.wewould.... ,. JOHNSON Do yourallythinkyoucanequatetheSovietUnionw;cntheUnitedSuca7 1'1lcy111'4abisroryol•.•

' J1M nats eucdymy question,Jimmy,because..•

1tM(pullouthisbriefcue) MayberdbenershowyousomepicNRSsoyouwtbesincounderstandwhatI amwnn1 about.

As hepullsoutalarpblowuportheAllenPHOTOo(thellu-eehobos10dswutohold itup infront ofthecama1. · .

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Thesepho1ognphswereweenminutes1fterthea.s~ssinat1on&ridllt'e~nevershe"":i

.....

10lheAmencanpublic.Theyshow...

11taxesJohnsonifewmoments torealizewhaf'thappenin1.Then*henhedoes.helunceslikea cobraforthephotographs.pullin&Jim's.umdownv,olentJysothep1ctu~sareoutofthecameras view .

fllDswingsthepictureupathirdtime.

ButtheSTAGE DCRECT'ORJivesa·cut·sianaJacTOssh.isthroatandtheredlipuonthecm1era bl.i.nJcs off.

The monitorshowsanothercamer2plMinltheAUDIENCE.

The DIRECTORfranticallySivin&Johnsonrhe·cut..sian.

The AUDIENCEchem u dieC'OMMEllCIALcomesan.·

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The KIDSandUZ play.Shec:roaesID11Mwho·isslumped.defuaed,inachairhal(cJancu,&atthe TV. .

Shotof-ROBERTKENNEDY inLalAnpleswithhissupponen.

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llZ.whosumstohaveachievedawarytrucewithherhusband.flinches. I '·A!/J...,, . LIZ l',fiμ,\,\tX Jim.Ithou&htwewc1:not1oin1to...

a 1 }J; ~-QJ.,V.,V.•.,r,C\i)'f

(~\N~,1.10~/\A1'¥'-'X: Hehares_the~and...,anutoaven_1ehjsbrother.He'llstopthatwar.

f,/J.JJ.,.,,vv.NvJ'j(. No.theyUkillhLZnbeforetheylethimbecomePresidenL

'.,1.¥('$,11-1vTunlooksandletsuiihe'sswtinatobecomeunhinaed.obsessive.

N-f'. LIZ(stiffness)

Jimdon'tst.an!Youpromised.I don'twanttohuritinthishouse... (shewalksoutJaspercomesovu).

NEWSMAN actheOxonutGrove.Switchin1\hestationto:

( whereSenatcrKennedy'ssupponmarewaachinadieurlyreNmS.

CricketsallacrossAmerica.Thepurrotasuburb.

TV AHNOUNCEll (OVER) WidltheS3,~ thepncincu~I, Sen.Kennedycontinuestohold ,. aleadaf'41,to,l~OYerSerwcrMc:Cwly.CBSNewshaspn:,jectedSenator R.obenKennedytheWVlna~rhcauc:ia1Cali(cmiaprimary.

11M inlhekichelfWn&himselfasandwich,renninscowaddieTV.

He waves,leavesthepodium.&~in&backthrou&hthekiccheaolthehocelrunaboutt.0turnoffthe ( 1V when theSHOTSrin&sout. • . .

'j'\JvYJ'-j"-\Dt,.iw-'(,lTY,\,1

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Pandemonium.

TV A~t-.OliSCER<shaken) SENATOR KENNEDY HASBEEN SHOT! We DONOT KNOW HOW SEJUOUSITISYET. SENATOR KENNEDY HAS BEENSHOT.

f ' Confusion.Pa.ndcmonium.n~.sn-:uclcdownwithhisforek.nowled&eandcorrespondin&impotence. justsits1n frontofI.heTVshakiJi&histiud.astoundedstillbythisne..-s.

JIM1entlywaJcesUZ. holdsher.

JtM TheykilJedhim,hortey.

JtM JustlilceIsaid.Hewon...andtheykjlledRobenKennedy.Theyshot himdo...,,,...

Heswu tobruk-voicefirst,1e1rin1cauahtin histhroat,shakin&withimpotence,sa-an1led...

Sheweeshisheadonhetshoulders.Theyclinltoeachotherinanincrusin1lytemfyinaworld.. l_..

AL OSEJtconcerned,fflOYin&intotheC'ONFERENCEROOM•hereasrnteosessionisin pn:,~s.s.menpeoplethanever,somelWE.N'TYASSOCtArunowfilllhesmolteyroom.clunered

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Lu{ .;(,,Jv"' ,,ov

vJ),Ji~. ·,y,.;,rj;J;/Jesusno! OSER

"\I\W;l ,,!JV"\\ Louandtwerebothlh.irwncsomcthin&liketh11sincetheNBCfilmk:Jiewlllour ,v~~ wiaies~s.none ofNtwupublic.AndallhiswkaboutMafialndoil.so..,,e (\}Iv\' srudiedhismemos...

11M(&ettin1&npy) ...itthisisall...

o.5ER. ...andwecalledhimtohavealittlewk.

JlM ...you'rewuan1mydme.

~T. BOXLEY APARTMENT• THAT DAY (1961)

BOXLEY onthephone.

OSEJl(OVER) Heknewripeaway.Icou.Jdtellfromhimvoice.

ItM.followed1,ymaandLOU. walksintoanapanrmncsaippedrApenonaliiems.'The UNDUDY ~ .

A manIn•car.Blackcar...

\ Jimtowlydevasutcd.TheL.a.ridl adycomin&o~er.reco&ruz:in&hun.

~y You·redoin&a&oodjobMr.Ganison,Ivotedforyou andrtldoicl&a..innexrtime.

funcan'tdealwithitjustnow.Ivonsho..,,herouL

JtM BiJJ....IaJ..,ayslikedBill.

FUSHBACI •·BILLby Jim'sside.hisenthusiasmforthecaseearlyon.

JlM He..,uafi&hter.Iaueuhesocscared

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_,we1onnahave10de~ythecrialTun.wedon'thaveachoice.

JtM tdon'tthinktoAl.(rises)YouremembertheHeminpayscoryi'heOldManandtl Sea·?(Alnods)lbe~flshamanmana1a10car.chthispatfish.aftshsohuceh bucotieittothesideofthebolttoaetitbackin.Butbythecimehere.achedsh<n. theftsl\hadIonasincebeenpickedapan,byshuts.Nochin1wuleftbuctheskeleto (walldnaout.~ ,, IVON loss.wtwthehellwebusrinJourchopstorityoudon't .._wecuwill?

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Laa.HIwarhu '" fronts-inthecounoflaw."hope. apinsadieodds..,nailCayShawonconspitlcy.lathe c:oartofpublicopinion..itcouldLikeanodlcr25or30yan

•,.,,!J,rl,(.y)lull'\/M IIla.stwemvcklheftntblow. ,·~,;.

Acircus.Armed.unilannedOUARDSwhhwtlkit-talktesare~bae.GuardsMthrifteson rooftop.CROWDSolREPORTERS.wortd'Mde.,andONLOOKERS.Evayone1oin1intothe counroomisfriskedbyelecU'OnicmewdetfCU)C'I.

MARDI GRASiswdn1 pta.eeonnearbyCANALSTREET.VENDORS1ftscllin1eoncessioru- ballOOftSshapedlikerabbits.toad.t•sh.inl.masks.etc.

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IVT. COURTROOM ·. DAY ( 1™ GARJUSON ....;u,OSER.COXandNONforiu,1rus..-aythtou1hIti&htlypackedCRO'w'D1,0 theprosecution(jbJe.TheCTOwdis noisy tothepoinro(uMJliness.Suddenly Ihushu:

Everyonecranestheirneckst0seea.>.YSHAWandhisATTORNEYS,IRW'lNDYMOND&rd l'V/00-rnE.RSenter!JleCOW'1.Shaw,impeccablydressedina..-hitelinensuit.hishi&hhandsome check.bonessuckinsontheever-presentci~aeinapon::ela.inNeer,twasioneyinditfennce.,all aroundhim.Hesmiles10th05ewhop-eelhimuifhewerenocrallyIhm.InthosedaysinNew Orluns.itHJallowedpncticetosmokeincourt.

JtM noticesnow-

Tbe(aintesslimRuClayShawmovesdowntheaisleintohissear.hiseyesbrieflypassin1Ga.nisoa.

Thecave)SW'Upound.insutheCourtis·wJedtoorder"bythe~u:

JUDGE EDWARD Al.OYSnJSHAGGERTY inablackrobe,sweepsinandtakesthebench.A stockylittlefunmy•C1ineylookalikewithfierceblueeyesunderbushybrows,ad~ssesthecoonas:

TbeTE.~WHITE MEN .JURORSand'TWOBLACK MEN, alldressedinsuitsandtics.lookon.

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let'ssec&histrialontheroad.

TtMEOJTiO:

DAY (1969)

Tbecamm movinaoff1henoiseandpietyolathePARADEpas.sineufestiveMUSICcarriesthe" MONTAOEr#.

1NT. COURTROOM • DAY '69

WlllJE OU&E paintlna10QAYSHAW.

O'JCEEfE Ya sir,thll'sbim.

IRW1N DYMOND aou-examinilla

TIME Cli TO:

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'i ..,,,v1.. (.·''I-'. . · RJCHARD MA TT'HEWS.aClAli1sonl.awycr.m.aJc1n1noces.confers..-,thSHAW

Tl~E ClT TO

VER.'iONBUNDY onthestand

BUNDY ...hehadalimp...

SHAW wtlkincfmthecoun.thelimpapparenL

Masks...

DYMOND cross~uminin1DEANANDREWS. shaldn&hishe.ad.festiveMUSICcontinues...

COX (counter•quin&)

C ObjectionyourHonor.Thisofficehas,a,onac:onviciionofperjuryaaainstDe.an

Andrewsonthismana-

ArJumencsfollow.

TIME a.rrTO:,.

OiARLE.S SPIESEl..amildloolcin1NewYarkaccountantis onthesund.IRWINDYMONDcroSJ clW:ninill~ .

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ffifsruMed.looksitCOXandf'VON...,.houeequallypuzzled.ASU"Wnlreelin1?(rvades11',er.\.

SPCESEl. Idid.

ThefacesintheCOURTROOM...theJUOOE...obviouslythemanSpieselisdisrurt,ed(ormaybebe isiellin1thecrum.butitdoesn'tplaywell)..JIMsicklylooldn1uOSEJl.

He wu oneofBexley'swicnesses,chief. rmsony.Hewutoeally sane,r,heftwtalked.

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NUMA

:;tJ)fU,;J,Y)

ButhowdoesDymondknow whattoask?He's~nplanted.FUCK!We'rede.ad.

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HABIGHOltST,lheclanc:utofficerwhobootedCayShawonhisarrestday,swufOf"ud.

JUDO£ HAOOEJlTY rm 101n1tohavetoaskthejurytoleavethecounroam.

J1M

TIMEatrTO:

GARRJSON atthebenchll'IUinlloudly...;ththeJUDGE.COX,DYMONDandOSERtheft.

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Jl,'DGEHAGGERTY rmsorryJim.bucthedefendencdidnochavehislawyerpres.ent-.henasked.

FUSHBACX· TO: LVT. ~EW ORLEANS POLICE ,STATION • DAY (1967)

Shawbcin&booked.TI,ePRESSthe~.HABIGHORSTquestionu,1him...AllyaJiues?•ShJ.., replyu,1"ClayBennn,r...INSERT ·•HASIGHORSTtypin1i1ia.

ruDGE Icall'emastsee'emJira.rmrulin1itinadmiss.able.

Thafsourcase!

11M Ican'tbelieveyou'resayin1thisintheCOW1r'00C1L

JtJOOE(feistier) Well. Iamsayin1it.Brin&inthejury.

OSEJl We'reftlin1forawritfromdieappellatecoun.

DYMOND &oinlbacktoSHAW,"'ffYpleased.Shawsmokes.icy.Jim.devastated.feelin1it's over,slumpsdon..

TIME.a.ITTO

a.A YSHAW Oil1hestand.DYMONDaoss-eumininlhim.

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DY\fOl'-t't) ..:(lidyoueverusethea.hasOayBertnnd?

~HAW ~o.I didnoc.

~ explooesoutofhischair.

IlM Lttitbenotedrorthec0WV00m.whateverd-.eoutaxneofthisaial,myoffice is chariu,1CayShawwithouai&ht~rjuryontheftfteenanswenhehasliven. no<onewordo(truthhavin1escapedhislips.

TIME CUT 1'0:

AMOVlE SCREEN hasbeeninsaJJedfortheJUllYIDsee.QARJUSONdramaticallypaca.PRES: iJpaclcinIlbehocroom.theoveme.adfantwninl,

LIZ wau:heswithJASPER..roocinlfo,himnow.

The 1.APRUDERFD..M{lam)no-.vn>Us.Wehaveseenpiecesofitbeforeintheo~in&olthefilm bur nowwe• iitthok.ItiiCNCialthispiece~tumberepeatedsevmltimesdunn&theail!to drivehomeapointthaaiseuilylolloncasualvitwinl-

he (U"Stviewin&issilei1t.lhesoundofthec1ankyPROJECI'OL..about25seconds....

The LIGHTScomeon.TheJ\JRYisshaken.

Tbe JUDGE isshaken.

l The COUR11lOOM murmun.

Evena.AY SHAW issurprised11•hathehasseen.

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Ji\.,ts, ysnolhin&,~ttin&I.hecnnhofits1.1\k1n.Then :

JtM Apictw-esspewathousa11dwords.SometimesIwonderwhytheaiJt.h issosimple.Too simpleforsome.

Tt\otEct"TTO:

11MhasmovedOSERintoachairdirectlybehindthelaraerIVON.uhedemonstntts...;thapoinla

FUSR•Ac• -At ZAPRUDER sloweddown._

116enentenhisleftdup-woundnumberm-fromwhichitlater renoutandwuroundusalmost·pnsune·condidoft0ftasu-ercherina cmidarofPaitJandHospital.

The•macic.buDe1•r01JndbyIHOSPrTALNURSE011thee~.bloodiednreu:hcr.JACXRUBY a.round.movinlaway...

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1™ (OVER) Werni&htnoce1Il.S2t::_leadu,dpo...,.derFrairnencsof!hebullet.,.,e~found1nCorv,uly

wristthan...,.eremus1n1fromthisma&icbullet.Also1104.eJadeRuby""Usponedu ParkJandbynewsmanSethKintor•·possibly ilwuhe"'hopu1thisbulletonthe st1etcher.Thisupl1nationwhkhi.scena-aJtotheWarrenC.Orrvnission·ssuna.noofa

concludethemacicbullercouldnoccreate&JIsevenolthosewounds.)'OUhaveto a,nc:Judetherewasasecondnnenw1.Andifchen•uasecondri11efflll\..thefthadra: beIcanspincy.Ut'slookattherumll&iA.AndIpossibleupllNtionfor(hes.ame events.Iamspeculatin1foryou.

FIL\1rolls..,;thfrequentfreezefnmeandstepprintin1.DeateninaSHOTSrincOUlTim{UCj us throughit.bnsk.Jy.

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U)'in1110lethell,.BloodandbnintissuespaaetthemccarcycJeptln)lmanrid.inc10tb 1W'andleft~thecar.Apiecerlhisskullruesotrandlandsinthesrw10thelett rearotthelimousine.ThenitsOYer.1beSecretSavicetothelastman.ruherthan checlcin&thearea.ridesthelimousine10diehospitallikepaJJbwen.

BacktoTu:n.

FLASHIAC~ -

KeMedy'tPOVtAtheFENCE.1'1/0SHOOTEJlStheN.wicbtwoBACXllPMEN-f\rincathim A &limptl-IDbeiaurnedto.Asinistermusicsrows,asenseotcremendousevilIJOWVIIth.roup thissequence.

RlOiAR.D RANDOLPH CARl isonrhestand.anoldermaninhis(i0s.nowinawheelchair.

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FUSHBACX ·•BlJU.ETthrouahpus··SPECIALEfFECI'

11M Didyouwk toanyFBfaaentsaboutthisincides?

JlM W~ youcalledto1esrifybeforelheWarrenCoamission?

CUJl Nosir.

llMEa.rTTO:

WD..LlAMNEWMAN CIImesund.'a10W'I-clanC'UtfamilyhealHisWIFEandTWO

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om.DRENqa. .

FUSHIAC~ TO:

The NEWMAN$ cmthenonbside~lheKNOU...hitthedeck.SHOTSri&htabovethem.

NEWMAN

C Thisisit.hitthelf')Wldl

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~\1/MA.'1(0VER.) DustIthou&h•theshouwe~corruncoverourhe.adJ

Thecameradescribin&hisfamily'srelationship10theFENCLbeh.indh.im.TheSHOTSnncout. blurryfromI.hen.~ewmanprotectin1hischildrenunderhim.

1lM(OVER) WaeyoucalleduaVwitne.sstotheWarrenCommission?

J'tM(inpresent.c:ou,uoom) Twenry-sutrainedmedicalpersonnelatParldalldHospiwsaw....;ththeiro..,,eyes thebaclcofthePresident'shudblastedouL

TIMEC'tfTTO:

DR.PETEJtSonthestand.

TIMEct.rrTO:

DR. Mca.nu.N onthescand. C

FUSRIAC~ TO: PARKLAND EMERGENCY ROOM • DAY (1963)

The DOCTORS watm1on diePresk4eac ,.

JlM(OVEJl) NGIaned theciviliandoclcnwhoexamined1wDIIPatlandreaardedhisthroal wounduanY')\inL':.awoundo(encry.'Thedoc1onfoundno1't'Oundsofena-, iadiebackdthe 1111lhendcow,eaJlhoupTewlawrequimaninquesta autaply,lhebodywille&allymowdback10Wuhina,onrortheautopsy.

SECRETS!JlVta IndMD..rrARYMENyd andft&ht.;chDALLASDOCTORS andSHEJUF1 forpossession~thebody.TheywheelflOU1.ffy(ns.pushin&asideDtJJasPERSONNEL

( FUSRIACI TO:

AlllF-ORaONE II.kin&off...phoco~LBJswomla.

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JlM(OVER) OntheplaneincidenwJy,PresidentJohnsonbein&insuchirca1numoiloverthe possibilityofanuclurwv.;cheitherRussia«Cubaoverthisinciden~tJ,e·tone nut·solutionIDthecrimewuannouncedbythelniliwyJointOiefstothepa.sscnce- befcmofcourseanykinddinvesricationhadsw,t.d.

C Theroomisc:nmmed..;&hMD..trARYOFFICERS,SECRETSERVICEandatthec.encer.nut.EE pmty intimidatedIXXIOIU.PlcnJRE.S&bein1CUM.

DR.F1Na IsOIdiestand.net.verypncbl.

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Fu thereasonthatweweretoldtoewninetheheMwoundsandthe-

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1IM M yousayill&someonetoldyouQS21tOdissec1theneck'?

· FINCK (rattled} Iwucoldthatthefunilywantedcuminarionof~heJd.

JtM Asapatholo11s1itwuyourobliption10explo~aDpos.sjblecausesol~th,..asit not?

JlM . Y04JIHonor, IwouldyowHonorliketodirectthev.imtssIOanswerrnyquestion. W'hydidhenotdissectlhetncko(thebulletwoundinlheneck?

FLASHIACK

FtNCJt No.

FlNCJC No.becausetherewen=othen,therewerea4minll.

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FUSHB.4CX : KJNNEY spew. (AdLib)

Ji.mrumsaway,pointiscnadetotheJury.Finckisaone.

J Thecamenmovesinti&hterandti&hter.

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absoluteproofofa~incyIDCOYG'itUDt/'tttthefactbecausethepeople•homa r1'esephocos•eretheOovemment.YourOoYemment.

Jimonaft>ll,knowsitThefacesinthecounroomarewithhim.absorbed.horrified.

JUDO! Owmaled!

TheIudalIthcnllect,leanin&fCl"WVdtolisientothetaleasiimi&htha'f'tunfolded.

FUSRaAC~ - epilepdclnc:ideat

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Fl.ASH-SrxTI-1FLOORSHOOTERS. One orthemistheBUU...,;thOTiiERCUBA..'lS.

n r, 'IIM ; ,r~ \ 2[{1/'{\.·Ji[Yl!:J.,...theCountyRecordsrooftop...perf'ectpointorviewdownElm. f\., QP/2. Noonespoutheseshooten. • ~ I \ 'i-f/)X..~.)

Wvti ~ EXT. COUNTY RECORDS BUILDING • DAY

~SH ·COUNTY RECORDS ROOFTOP SHOOTERS ..thePOVdownElm.Thisr~thesueo u1ument.,isthe"INDIAN"andMANZ.whoimpersonatedOswaldinMexico.

fl..ASH-GRASSYKNOLL SHOOTERS. OneofthemisdressedasaOaJtasPOLICEMAN.

tvJ(,M ;.A.~vt ...theshootersftrslseenbyLeeBowers.nowdead.intheWatchTowero(the n_.·,~ft{-LVV'1\.J.,l'l"'....J..J.Yv'\Jt1;e.:,__,,(-- \.:I " , ,ui,yard.The.,_.ec:taiansulationonRisnowinplace.Kennedy'smoc~e

makesthetumfromMainontoHous&Oft.

FLASH - SLOW MO -lheJf1CWIYIandNm.

FLASH -HoustonSnctPOVup aa1'VOSixthF1oor$HOOTEJUcmvin&around.

AlltheSHOOTERSID,1a·011theweepositionsti&htenina.won1aim.Atense·cnomenL

MONTAGE;

OnKENNEDY w,vina.AnEisensteinianMONTAGEtolJows-aDtheracesintheSQUARE~at we'veintroduudinthemovienowappearoneaflutheocher-w11Chln1,lhek:illen.theman.,.,~ · umbrella.theNewmanra.mily.MaryMocnnanphotoJT'lphinl,lean~AbrahamZapruderfitmu l it.GordcaAmoldtilmin1ic.OrvilleNlx.BeverlyOliver.cc..•

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['."'TERCVT...,.,ththeZAPRVDER&SIXfilmsonJFKin t.hefinalsec.onds.,omJn&1brcas1of:."I S1cmmonsFreewaysi1n.

Fl.ASH- COUNTY a..EJUCROOFTOP SHOOTER.theINDIAN.rares

A..ASH- HISPOV- lhrou&hthesi1htonthebackonKennedy'shead.

1tM ...misses.soundslikeabackfn...hits JimTeacuc..lookhowtuTucueis •·h1&,h. unlikelyyou'dhiehimfromtheBookDepository,r:na-elikelyfromtheDalTu Buildin&ortheCountyRecordsRooftop.

A..ASH-JlMTE.AGUE attheUNDERPASSrcac:tin1asiiamosquitobit him.

Evcry1'un1aoesofffa.stnow.REPEATINGINlcRCUTSsloweddownwithKENNEDYrw:ur the~prudafilmand:

11M ...thenthesecondshotinthethroatfromthefronL

Ft.ASH-·sAOOE.\tAN•dieDallasPolicemanhittinfhim~thefence.seenfromJFX'S POV ....rnenePOV -JFKlntheBad1eman·stelescopacsi&hlJf1Ccluu:heshisthroat.

C JIM

...thirdshotintheback..

FU.SH - SOC1lfFtOORSHOOTER. theBUU...ensconsedinh.isboxes..J,tisPOV -throu&b s:i&htontothebackolKennedy.

FLASH-COUNTY RECORDS ROOFTOP. ·INDIAN•ftrins...h.isPOV onKennedy,himn1 U>Mally,

ft..ASH-11IEUMBREU..AMAN iipumpin1hisW!fflDI.

FUSH - BAOOEMAH IIlheFence-hisPOV -ftrin1-lhePIU:SIDENTfromtheZAPRUD filmflyin1backwardandleA.

FLASH - SIX1HR.OOR SHOOI El.

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JlM Whathappensthen!Pandemonium.

fl-4.SH-~aprudurumofJaclcie onlhebackofthecar,themocortadespcedin&otr...PeopleNJ fortheGrusyKnoO..•

TTh1ECUT TO:

GORDON ARNOLD, lace20'sbce(y,insecllff.adnVtl.

GORDON AJlNOU),inktlakiser.iceunifcrm,,.,;111lhep-eencap.ftlmi.na.Hehitsthedeckut. SHOT metsri&hcoverhim.He is aboutienfwfromdiePicketFence.undcmuthatree.

The BAOOEMAN NMin&outfromthefence.up.,ARNOLDsalllyin&Oft1hep-aund.

:.ARNOLD(OYEl) ...llldIdlouptitwasapoticeofficercamebehaddieunifcrmolapoliceofficer bu&bedidn'twarahacandhehadd1nyllandsbutitdidn'trwlymanermuchu1. widlhimayiftuhewasandwhhhimshaJdn(Amold"sshakenvoice)andhehai ~ iaIllshandIdunkIwould'veIi~himalmostan~inlnc.eptthetame becm•NI WU my mocha'sandwhatlhemandidMSkickmeIndasked 1111l'-1"'ca.tin&apicnn

ARNaJ) Tabthetumsir,butIcan'tletyouhavecheamen.it'smymom's.-

AP.NOU>,trembllne,quickysaipstheftlmfromthecamen.ThfBAOOEMANp-absthefilm hurrieso6rowardd,eputi,11loc.

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A.R.'IOl.D(inpn:senl) Icaveii 10him111dhe-.en1backoffi.ntheduutiono(I.heptr1on1loc.AndI....,cnt( intheOtherdirectiona.nd3dayslatertheArmysentme10AJa.suandIdidn'tcome backtoU'leUnite.dS,t.atesfor18months.

TlMECVTTO:

ED HOFFMAN, amiddJe-11edde.a/mute,makessi1naJstous.tnnslatedbyanCNTEJlPRETER

JlM(OVER) EdHoffmanwust.1ndin1attheOverpass

TheviewisfromSt\'entlyyards.nocthaaclearataJL

This'MANINlHE BLACK HAT isabackuppossiblyto'lld,eman'.TIiemantakestherifleu C desaibedandpvesit toaTHIR.DMAN.wholockslikeoneoldieHOBOS.TheMani.nthehu disappears.

TIME arrTo. "

RESEAlomt onstandwithablow\lpolcheMOORMANPHOTOGRAPH. Heusesapouutr.

RESEARCiER. ·-" loottheMoormanpho&opaph

fl.ASH- MOORMAN nat.,JEAN HJU..ta1an1diephocop1pb.

RESEARamt (OYertheblowup) ...and"zoomedinhae...undlpiecesofchisima&ebepntomakemenand moreseme...ittcoltusaIonarime.,realizeit.it'soaly~squareinchalt.be orisinalbut.••

He puuaplasliccoverOYa'diednwin1withapr=awnoutlineofaFIOUR.E-lheBADGEMA.; ruins.... .

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RESEAROiER ..youcansuthemuuJeblasthere...andI.heshapeofthebodyruin&1nd\.hen..,e ·realiu.dthis(eUowwuwurin&somelendofunirorm...secri&hthere...lhe pa1ch...JookslikeI.heDaJluPoliceDepanmenlWecalledhim·sad1eman·.

AU lhisCTUpilybec.omesCNelooureyes...HefiJJsintheristofthephoco•·thesecondl'NII.lrd GORDON ARNOLD.

RESEAROiER ...overhere..,eseeasecondmaninahardhatandablackt-shin.theH1htin1so~ consistentwithlheresto(thepicture...andthenhere,what&ma.zedus--hen..,ehun Gordon'sArnold'sstory,isv.,ealwayswonderedwhatthiswu•·hesayshe-...u s~c abou110feetfromtha1fence•·there'sapointedarmyhat.thenchthandup hisrxe.somelhin&obstNCtin&it..likeacamera.that«henhutobeC,OnionArnold

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11M (pauserorerrect)Possibly·sad1eman·s·beeninftl1n1edfrommiliwy inlelliaenceintotheOalluPoliceOepanrnenLOrmaybehewasjustafake cop,whoknows?\Vhaielsewucoin&oninDweyPlwtharday?Well suppc,sed'"hoboc••..,e~bein&pulledoffnnsandanuied.but norecord olthOMamsu... .

FUSHIAC~ ••HOBOSbein1ams1ed...marc:hin1acrossOeaJeyP1iza.Thehoboc lookfamiliarDOW.

FUSHIAC~ •MEN lasuits.des.llatl,m!Mftlpeopleoutollhepwn1lot area...Nfflill&aPOUaMANback. ,,

JlM ...aldaouptheSecretServicesaytnoneol\heirpenonnelwuthere,~ho Ilawu impenonatin1lhem..AndwhenWULeeOrltald?

OSW AJA coaluacucwnber,atthecobmachineuMAUlON BAJCD.1policeman amves.sunpalledOiillfm.aJon1..-ithRAY11lULY,thesuperintend.ant.Theyyell11 Oswald.thcarunoa,sadsfled.

BAXEll Whoa!Handsupl

OSWAU> Whatsaman.er?

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OswaJduifhe.aril\1itforther\l"Sltime.

~T. SIXTH FLOOR DEPOSITORY • DAY

osw AU) utheshooteronthesuu.hnocr.Afi&rfuinJ,herunsfullspeedfor.thesu.in. st.1shin1thenneontheothersideollhcloft.FollowhundoW'ftthestain10the Lunchroom..-tutehebuysacokeCromthemachine,asPatrolman~andI.auxn.inin.

JlM(OVER) ...heswheshisrineontheochersideoftheloft.beJuYUthreecannd1u neatlyside-by-sideintheftrin1nest.hespnnudowaftwfli&huolstain. pastwitnessesVic10riaAdamsand·SandraScylawhonewrseehim.1e11a CokefromtheD'\IChincwhichIlk.escimero1e1s,ock•chanaeandwidl paf'ectbruthccncn,&coolywwenPaaohnanBull'squesiiona-allws

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within90secondsaltheshoocin1.~towRichardbndolphCan remembersseein1.••

CARR.tbepanlyudsieelworter.onshestand.

CAJUl ..JsecafourmenNMinloucolthelook°'Ji:tmy·Threeofthemeo ,. jumpedlftlOINashaamNerfacin&NormOft~•

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TheCUIAMS andOSW AlD &eninl1fttheNashandrouin&olf.

andtookoffru1rut.n.ocherpy,theav,rd1eainche6dlnoar Mndow earllabefontheshoodna.heavy,etpy.&1wes.aWIrponcoal• •hewu WIBdn&eastOft~ Slleel.illarealtnny,andkeptlookin& overhissllowder.

TheFOUlnl MAN moYin1eastduc:n1,edonCcn..UelceStreetuthecopscloseinonthe BookOqmitay Bm1cti111.

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Thestary,euprenyCOftfusinanow,mentwistsinitthanaw11ennue, onemansays(ourmeninaRambler,anothersaysrwomu.maybethe

0swaJdtookabutoutofIhm~usehehadabusticketinhispossessions andcheftacab.butthecabbiewukilledinacarwreck...tintcabbietodle inDIJ1usince1937.

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OSW AU) &enin&ana.,_

11M(OVER) •.kcJetsU1UmeOsnldwanesto&etbeckwichlusintellteam.see MIi'sacin&Ofthen.there"•aJoeolconfusion.maybehethinkshe's llill-.,posedIOplayaJon1widlthischinatilldieaovernmenttenshimWhll IOdo.wlloknowswhaaOswaldisthinkfnl-•

FUSRIAC• TO:

C1osin1aaOSWALD'Sperplexedraceback11thisroomill1heboudln&house.

onIhon fromoutside.ShelooksOUldiewindow.·

A COPCAR drivenbyTIPPETwitht.heBADGE'.\-tANdrivesby.

·JIM(OVERCON"T)

wusination,chanceshisclothes...omurTippetisshoebetweent:10and 1:15aboutamiteaway.Thouchno oneactuallysawhim"'11kin1,the GoYemmenrs.aysOswaldwalkedthatdisW'ICe.EarieneRoberu,the

onacarhomandtwouniformedcopsrolledby,likeiiwuasicnaJor somedun1.Oswaldwalked•·mile insixtotenminuwandeomminedthe murder,thenwalked31•o(amile ontotheTcus'lllutteandarrived sometimebefore1:30.Thac'sS,Qmewallcin1.SomeW'itnessevenplacehim inthetheatreuearlyu1:OSP ·

, ;OSWALD ..,,~ aJone.fa.st.AcopwpullsupaJon1sidchimoa1°'11Screet. ;t,:./OFFlCERTIP~•-·suspicious.&etSoutto question him.OSWALDpulls hisrevolver31 I rcvol-.uandshoouhimdownintheStreetwilh5shou.

JlM(OVEl) It'salsoausefulccnclusion.Afterall.ifhekilledOfficerTippet.why wouldhedochatiihehadn'tkilledthePresidau7Noned&he..,;cnessest0 tlleshooc:in&however1ftSift.

L- OOMINGO BENA VIDESinhisauck,hidden.only afewyudsaway,"'llchuu ANOTHER UN'IDENTIFIEDMAN (nocseenbefore)shoocsand"1baway.

ACQU1U..Aa.EMONS,a blackwoman1oaldft1on. ,.

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HE..RPOV -lWOMEN (unidendfted)killTIPPET.Therwomenwalkolfquicklyintwo clitecrioas.WeDcciceapolic.eman'suniformhans;n1inchcbackswofTippet'scar.

AcquillaCanonssawthekilJerwidlanochermanandsay,they"'""'offia teplrllldlft:ctions.Mn.0emantWUne'ltf·tabaIOlineup01'toI.he Wama Cmnimoe. Mr.Fnnt WrllhtwhosawlhekiDetrunaway..., IU~VII illsad.naNIlhekillerWUDOCLeeOswald.Oswaldi, fo.dwi..131rnotver.np llkilledwitha31autcmadc.Letmeotrer yoaanocheranarioandoachlJtCCQJdbeWft>ftlertlWIadiamondin• pt'sm. Oswaldle.tiindiecardrivenby'tippetwho'sfriendis -Sad,eaa•who'schanpn1o,chancedback&ttodvtllanclothes.He's &OCbushyblackhairusomeolthewimessesseemIDapee..

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OswaldknowsBad&eman.Thin1shi..,e&one...,,,"I•They'rehud.in1for RedbirdAirpon.Whe~t.here·s•li&h1plar.e....,ajtin&rorthem.Somethin& happensinlhecu.I don'tknow•·maybeOswaJdsensessomethin1 wron1.maybehethinkshe'sthepatsyandthey're1oin1tokillhim.'They Ui'JC.Hewlntstocerour.'TippetJets....,indofsomcthin1muchbi,aer U'WIheupected.Het.hou1h1hewasdoi.nJhisbuddyB&d1eman•(aver butthe~sident&ettinckilledisnocinhis plw.Theyu,ue.Bad1ema.n sh00UTippeLOswaJd1euu~ay.

TheTippetMurderscene.Their:"ar,ue.tJ\ecarcomin1tostop.OSWALO&etSout. lip '1comesaft.atum.TIPPcomes out.BAOGEMANeomesout.shoouTIPPET

backseac..

OSW ALO movin1aJon1theAVENUE.spooked.PoliceSIRENSft:111'by. (_

JlM(OVB) Os'lt'lldisspookedbythispoint.Hebesins10understandtheimplications ofthisdlin1-Thathe'sbeensetup.1ipp#twupossiblytryinJtoarrest bim.MaybeheevendldshoothimoutoCrear.Hewantstoh,de.He's 1ccS14inhispcxketbuthe~usestobuya75ccicketsotha&hecan aanaan.cncion?0oesn·1makesense.

osw Al..Dbuyinalbe•ndcbc. -V:nu ay• isplayin&wilbVANHERJN.HI aoesin.

FIFTEEN.OfFlaJtSinafteetolpacrolcanarriveIIthethean.

12.1'specmonsitscatteredbetweenthebalconyandpoundno«.nmOFFICERS cJosin1inaaOSWALDtromtherearand6ont~thepoundffocr.

OSW AU> (Jumps up) · Iam1101RSisanaurestJIamnocresiscin&ureal

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As ,Je1pectin1tobeshor.Heishit.lJ'Tesw:!,pulledouL

TheramcusponnitorOSWA1.Dbeinsledout intohistorybythephallnlolPOLICE.the blaclcenedeye...

'JlM(OVER) Thereis apeatquotefromDr.Besr,Himmler'srisftthandmaninthe Gestapo•·'"asloneuthepolicec:aniesoutthew;ooftheleadenhip,it isactin&le1aJJy:Oswaldmust've(ehlikeJosefKinJC.alka'sTheIda.I Hewu nevertoldthereuonofhisarrest,hedoesnocknowtheunseen (ore.esranfinc11ainsthim.hecriesout hisoucnceinthepolicelineup just likeJosefKexcoriatesthejudcefor"°'bein&toldI.hec:twcesacainsthim. Butthestateisde.al.Thequanyise1uaht.Bythetimeheisbrou1ht fn:>mthetheatre.atarpaowdiswaian110sawnathim.Bythemne hereachespoliceheadquanus.heisbookedrora,wtJerin1Tippit••

C OalluPoliceCaptainWUJ..fRlrZtabsdiecallfrtJrDLYNDONJOHNSONin Wuhinl',OILInBOwemi&fttnociceLEEOSWALDcont:inuin&10bequestioned. ROGER CRAJO miptcrou.AllwehearisJohnSOft'SdistincrivtTexudrawl,wenever 5" him.

c.a,•1Ibowyou'reworkinslikeado&doW11thentosetthismess MappedupbvcIaoaa1eDyoulhcrt's100muchc:cnf'usioncomin1outot DallisDOW,thelVIand6epapenarefullolNmar"boutc:cnspirades.l paamea.2rifle&.theRuSUHSdoneit.theOabwdoneit.thatkindaloose talk.itstcaria'theshitounapeoplebu~•.Wt&otIDshow'emwe101 dlisdun&underconcrol.Noquesaoa.nodoubts..rorthesoodof 01S c:ow1ay._youhearme1

fM'Z Ya sir.

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Cpa'you101yourman.theinvesd1atioasover.t}w'swhatpeople*'"'to bur.

Ca.mendalin1oaOSWALD inbackpoand.

~T. UNDERGROUND POLICE GARAGE • DAV (1963)

JACX RUBY allowedin by his POLICE CONTACT. movestowvdslheou1ered&eol REPOR-raRS.nervous.

OSW ALO VtithhisTWOGUARDScomin1oulReputin&thea.smsinationinstop time... ·

Oswaldburied.Afewpeople.

Inconcnst.Thethousands.

FUSHIACI - Xl'lldln&aboutltladieNewlalandAirpol,

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J1k11rafcfflciaJliesandtheepicsp.lendorofdiethcu&f\l•numbin&funenl olJR ccnfusetheeyeandconfoundtheundentandinfHitleralVtl)'S llid"dieblgerdielie.dieampeq,lewillbeliewk.LeeOswald-a aued.loneJymillwhowtnledanendoftandSOCiibykiDlnlIPresideftt. WU lheftrst.lalateryearslobbyKennedyandManiaLuther1CJn1,mea ...hosecommionena10dwlaeInd10pacewouldffllbdiemdanprous., menwhoareconmlctedIDW•,wouldfollow,allotilled\yNell91onely, cruedmen•,Whoremoveourl\ailtbymaldn&mwderImean.in&leSSctof aloner.WehawaD becomelfamJetiiftourcounay-children~aslain ralhcr•l~u"'hosekillersstillpossessthethrone.1'e&hos•ofJohnF. Kennedyc.onfrontsaswidlchetecTetmurder1tthehaftoflheAmerican drum.Her~ on usdieappaJtincquesdOftS:Oftt'lwisour Constitutionmade?Wh11isowcitizenshipandmon=.owImwonh7 'MIitisthefunnofademocncy-.,he~aPreside.nfcanbewa.ssinated underconspicuouslysuspicicuscircumstancawhilediemachinayo(le1&1 IC1ionltal'tdyftmbla7.

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LIZ.waichin&,moved.SUStE.LOU OSER.NUMA··lllI.hereforlhesumma1ion.

,JtM<CONTI 'i'rusondothneverprosper·wrnteanEnclishpoet.•-.,hat'slheruson? F~ifi1 prosper, nonedarecallittrU$0n.-i1\c1enen.Jswhosent CmyfusstoDev;JsIsland"'eteamon1themos1honcnblemeninFrance. themen"'hokilledCaesar\lfeteamon1themosthonorablemeninRome. Wehaveruchedasimilartimeinourcounuy,socmwnalib..,.hazlife must'vebeenlikeunderHitlerinthe30'suupt•cdon'truliz.eitbecause racisminourcouncrytuesthebenisndiscuiseofliben.ldemocncy.'There

1t1dAuschwiues.We'renot&oinctowakeuponemomincandsuddenly findouneJvcsincraYunifonns1oose-s1cppin1off10wort... IWISwidltheanillcry\lfhen\lfe\lfCntintoDachauin·,s.Bulldozers...e~

meevensince,becauseitun:i_aOenNnphenomenon.It'sahumaA phenomenon.Itcanhappenherebecaused'lerehasbe.ennoincre.a.seot undent&ndin&onthepano(humansrortheirreDowhumans.

-i=aasmwillcome.HueyLonaoncesaid,in\henameota,ni-facism•itwill comeinthenameof9NadonaJSecuriry. ■itwillcanewith\hemassmedia manipulacin&aclew,ccnc:enftQOflcampollhcminddthe___population.1111 Amaicanpeoplehaveyet10seethe~pr,Jderftlm.Why?TheAmerican peoplehaveyetIOseetherulphocotraphsandX-raysoftheautopsy. Why?Therearehundredsolcb:umentSdt11couldllelpproYt\his conspinc:y.\1/byhawtheybeenwithheld«burnedbytheCio\lemment? Thiscasehasmereac:cidencs.fires.merebuminlolpapersthana.ay murdercueinhistory.It'shada,oredeadanddisappeM"edwhnweslhu anymurdercaseinhistay.Why?EachtimemyoMceoryouthepeople

hi&llhasbeen•nadonaJtec'\S'iry•.W'hatkindot•nalioftalsecunry•dowt havewhawe havebeenrobbedofourleaden?Whodetermines~ •nadanaltecuriry'"?""'81•utioftaJsecwiry•penaiuthe~ll'IMI~ ,. fundamencalpowerfromdiehandsoldieAmericulpeopleandYllida• theucendancyorinwiblea~cmmencinlhcUnitedSwes1Iba&kind~ •naDOMJsecunry•tidiesandacntJcrnenoldiejuryiiwhenitsmellslibit. feelsUtaII.andlookslikeit.youcallitwhatitis-i(tfldsmt

IsubmitIDyouthatwhatl00tplaceonNOYembcr22.1963WUa ~ d'em.Itsmoadirec:,andtrasicresultWUIrtvenalof~sident 1Ccaled)'1ffllllfflitmentIOwhhdnwfromVietnam.Responsibilityforlhc tJlousandsolbravemeiacocnin1homeinbodyblpeu1bencedIDa fomp po8cynm byIshadow&ovemmentCOIISISUIofcarvptmm atdiehi&faal~ls~diePenta~theinceWaenceesubUs1\lnentandthe siantmuldnadonalcap:ndons.TheColdWsIstheMaesebusinessiD

becausehewuaenuinetysee.kin&~inaCDCTUS,Cworld.Hewu murdertdbyaconspiracyplanned"'advanceatthehf&hatlevelsof1he UnitedStatesandaniedoutbyfanatical«disciplinedC.OldWarrioniD thePenuconandCIA'scova,opentionsappannzs-amon1\hemO&y Sbawheftbefore)'0111•·andthe11coUabontonoutlidetheCiovemmeat. Itwua publicexeanioaandItwucoveredup~~-minded indi-.idualsindieDI.DuPoUoeDepanmenc.the~ theFB~and

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J'L\1(CONTI I.he'w'hit.eHouse·•lllIJ'lewayup10andincludin1J.EdcuHoover&11d LyndonJohnsonwhomIconsideraccomplicesafw:rthe(Kl.

Pause.TheROOM shufflin&,murmunn1.C,ayShawsmirks.smokfo&hisci&arette.The very'1'1l'diosiryofthechar&ework.sin hisfavor.Jimisfallin1apartfrombuilt-upsrnin. fati&ue,hisvoicecnckin1now.

11M Theuwsinationreduct.cflflePresidento(theUnitedStat.estoatnnsient official.aservanto(thewarfareconcJomente.Hiswi1nmen1is toS'pe.,.k asoft.enupossibleolthenation'sdes~forpeacewhileheseNesua businessa1entinConp-essforlflemilitaryandtheirhardware manufacnnn.Some peoplewillsayIamnua (thissetsIl1u1h),asouthemcaricanwseekinfhiperofflc.e. WeU,tMR isaverysimpleway10determineifamparanoid.Lei'sut themanwhohaspro~tedthemostfromtheassassination-y<:AJtPresident LyndonBainesJohnson•·corelease51CIAdocwnentsperwnin1coLee OswaldandJackRuby,orthesecractAmemoonOswald'sactivitiesin Russiathatwu•destroyed•whilebein1phoc000pied.Allthesedoc-umena arema.-thepeople'spropeny-youpaytorictiarbecauseyouareachild •homi&htbetoodistwt,eda,depRssedtotaurealcy.youc:annocsee thesedocumentsforanocher75yan.rm4Ssolhcre'snohopeformebut rm alrudyte1Un1myIyearoldsonrokeq,himselfpb)'1icallyfttsodw one&larious~embermamiftlill2031hecanwalkinlDcheNation&I Althiv•andftndoutlfhaCtheC1Aknew.Theymaycwnpu.shitback theft.Itmaybecomea1enendonaJaffair.withqmmanspasseddow,a fromfathercoson,rnocher.,dauahcer.inthemanneroltt.eancientrwuc buds.Someday.somewhffl.sceneonemayftndoutthe&odd.amned TnilJIIOr"mi&htjusabuildourselvesanewOowmmcnt-maybe aIhdefanheroutWea

GoesIOtheJury.

,. JIM AIAAmerican111Nnlist..,,..•apauiocmustalwaysberadytodefend itscowuryaalinstic's-1:tememncrdhate10beiayourshoestoday. YaaIIX•lotsodunk Yoahaveseenndl biddeaevidencedie ~ ~Uc hu neverreceived.Ooin1blck.,whea~wen chiJdrea.IIJunkcnoaolusilldabCCWV'00CDlhoupcdwJusdcewneinm ball..-am,ricaJJy.dwVnaens111ownre'ftll'd.NIOoodwould 1'1--"<NeEvil Butuyoasa older" bow 1h11du.Ijustain'ttrue. hlvfdaw1lwnubelnphaw., mateJusticeanddlillsneteuybeca1111 Jusdcecfleftprese,111Idvut10powerandyoulla¥tI)ftpeo"CI'oftm• srutriskto~If. PeoplelibJuliaAltMMeft:a'.RoserCni&.IUdwd Randololl•arr.JeanHill.WillieC71CeelewandOardonArnoldhaYCcame forwardandtakenchatrisk.(praducesalllCkolleD&n)Ihavehens.am1 Sim> lnlhaelenussent'°myofficefromaltO¥a1heCCIW\U,--qUINl'I. dimes.dollarbillstromhouse'ftives.plumben..cuu.Jesmen.teachen. iDvalids...(holdsuplhethedollarbills.voicecnckin1ffflcnsnin)

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lkse arepeoplewhocaM0(atrordtosendmonc~tdo.theseare thecnaYihodrivethecabs.whosendtheirkJdsIDVlea,aaWhy7 Becausetheyrm.becausetlaeywanttoknow\hetrvdl-tleciusethey

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11M(CONT) wanttheircountrybackbecauseitbelonssto usthepeopleuIon&uthe

~emment murdentn.ith,ifyoucannotrespectI.heheuuo(thesepeople (shakin&thelenen),thanthisisnolonaerthecouncryin'ilfhichv.,e..,en b0mMd I.hisisnocthecouncryIwantcodiein...TCMylCII lrTO(e.•authoriryfor1etsadyin&kin1.•Thiswunnermeretruethan(or Johnf .Kennedywhosemurder•uprobablythemoatunblemomentin thehisaoryofourcouncry.Yculhepeople.youthejwysysieminsin:in1ii\ judcmentonOayShaw,repn:sentt.hehopeofhwnaniry11aina Governmentpower.Indischarfin1yourduty•u1tnotwhatyourcountry candoforyoubutwhatyouc:andoforyourcountry.•Donocrorcetyour dyin1kins.Showtheworldth.isisstillaaovemmento(I.hepeople.rcr\he people.andbymepeople.Nochin1uJonauyouti"ewilleverbeffl0ft imporwu.(sunsintocamera)It's upIOyou.

Hemovesandsiu.TheCDunroomissail.

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TheJU1lYf\Jesill.havin1reacheda"~

1IMsiuwithhisST.Afr,LIZ.prepared

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JUlY FOREMAN We ftndOayShaw.••nocpiltyonallcouncs.

Jubilaaon,cocnmocioainlhcCourt.!HAWhappilystandin1,shakin1handsallover...

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1llEPRESSl'Ullftinlforchiphones.

ro.twaDdnaOIi.puathebanksolREPORTERS.TVUpcsinhisfa,ce. LIZbyhisside.

REPORTER CEn&lishacce•> ,._Olnitcft.theAmericanmedialsreponin1lhisuafullvindkadon oldleWana Commission,doyoa...

I fCI'yot11resi&natiOft.unllctoholdoffice.you~n,ioedCayShaw's \.._ repuCIDOft.~you1oin1IOresip1

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1tMwaitsonthesamepar'(benchoverlooldn&lheMAU.ordieLINCOLN MONUMENT ...

.. .uXwalksup,aUnJepeyer.alittlemorestooped,ill-rirrinainh.isd-Alianclothes.

11M Well.!hanks(orcoauns.

X Youdidn'taettharbreakyouneededbutyou""'"'ufaruanyman couldbubba(sitSnest10tum)WhatcanIdo(oryou?

X (pause) Probablyinsomeboardroomsomewhere..Boaon.Houston,

threeol'emareha'lin1lunchinthedininarocmolDmsky,cnpuin NewYort .Wl,obows -it'slntemadonalnow.

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