1. Assuming the court erred in allowing
the jury to consider factors...Copy !req
2. that were vague or duplicative
in violation of the 8th Amendment...Copy !req
3. such error was harmless
beyond a reasonable doubt.Copy !req
4. A stay of execution
of the sentence of death...Copy !req
5. presented to the chief justice
and to the court, is denied.Copy !req
6. The petition for a writ
of certiorari is denied.Copy !req
7. The petitioner is remanded
to the federal facility in Indiana...Copy !req
8. to be executed by lethal injection
Monday morning at 12:01 a.m.Copy !req
9. - Who's our guy at the White House?
- It's over. We don't have a guy.Copy !req
10. - Who can we call right now?
- The switchboard operator.Copy !req
11. - Who's got the president's ear?
- Nobody.Copy !req
12. - Sam Seaborn.
- You know Seaborn?Copy !req
13. - I beat him up in high school.
- You're kidding me.Copy !req
14. You can call him right now?
He'll take the call?Copy !req
15. Let's find out.Copy !req
16. - I'm out of here.
- You've gotta see Sam.Copy !req
17. - I'll see Sam, then I'm out.
- You gonna behave tonight?Copy !req
18. It's a bachelor party.
I can drink with the best of them.Copy !req
19. - You can't drink with any of them.
- I'm in politics, I can.Copy !req
20. - Your system's sensitive.
- Stop telling people that.Copy !req
21. Two drinks
and you'll sleep all weekend.Copy !req
22. It's the first time I've had a chance
to spend the weekend not working.Copy !req
23. - Are there gonna be strippers?
- No. Men don't like that anymore.Copy !req
24. - Men don't like naked women?
- We do.Copy !req
25. Looking at them with
your friends makes you feel...Copy !req
26. - Sleazy?
- Uncomfortable. Sam, what do you need?Copy !req
27. - I need you to do me a favor.
- On O'Dwyer?Copy !req
28. - People wanna know what's going on.
- Who?Copy !req
29. - Campaign manager named Joey Lucas.
- What's he like?Copy !req
30. - I didn't talk to him.
- What favor?Copy !req
31. - I scheduled a meeting tomorrow.
- Aren't you going sailing?Copy !req
32. - How are you gonna...?
- Ten minutes.Copy !req
33. - On Saturday?
- You have plans?Copy !req
34. - I planned on doing nothing.
- Ten minutes.Copy !req
35. He's gonna be excited to meet you.
Joshua Lyman, deputy chief of staff.Copy !req
36. - What do I tell him?
- Tell him the truth.Copy !req
37. - I don't think so.
- What time?Copy !req
38. - 10 a.m.
- You have to be here at 10 a.m.Copy !req
39. - We have to.
- Why me?Copy !req
40. - Because you work for me.
- I have things to do tomorrow.Copy !req
41. - What things?
- Shopping.Copy !req
42. - For what?
- Whatever.Copy !req
43. When it's over, I'll buy you shoes.Copy !req
44. - Really?
- I'm out of here.Copy !req
45. - I'm bringing back the cup!
- Stay in the boat this time.Copy !req
46. - Okay.
- Good luck.Copy !req
47. I got foul-weather gear! See you!Copy !req
48. - Bonnie, I'm done?
- You're done.Copy !req
49. I'm gonna be unreachable
for the weekend.Copy !req
50. Good.Copy !req
51. I'm not taking my pager
or my cell phone.Copy !req
52. You earned it.Copy !req
53. Out on the ocean,
cut off from the White House.Copy !req
54. - It'll be good for you.
- I'll take my pager and my cell phone.Copy !req
55. No, I'm cutting the cord.
No cell phone or pager.Copy !req
56. - Sam, you need to relax.
- Yeah.Copy !req
57. - Have a good weekend.
- You too.Copy !req
58. Sam Seaborn.Copy !req
59. - Is he guilty?
- That's not the point.Copy !req
60. Is he guilty?Copy !req
61. Blackmun went on record. It was
a drug cartel, he killed two kingpins.Copy !req
62. - Public service murder?
- These weren't schoolgirls.Copy !req
63. - He supported the death penalty.
- He reversed.Copy !req
64. He said, "I no longer
shall tinker with death.Copy !req
65. I feel obligated to concede that the
death penalty experiment has failed. "Copy !req
66. - Don't quote Harry Blackmun.
- Tell the president he can't run.Copy !req
67. He's gotta consider my client.Copy !req
68. I don't talk to the president that way.
People don't talk to me that way.Copy !req
69. I got a guy 48 hours away from death.
You're gonna make it personal?Copy !req
70. - How long you been with the PD's office?
- About two years.Copy !req
71. I heard you were at Ross-Lipton.Copy !req
72. - I was.
- What happened?Copy !req
73. They gave me a partnership and
a corner office. What do you think?Copy !req
74. The president's serious
about separation of powers.Copy !req
75. The Constitution says he can grant
pardons for offenses against the U.S.Copy !req
76. - The judicial branch has spoken, so...
- That's what he'll hide behind?Copy !req
77. He's not hiding.
He's on Air Force One.Copy !req
78. When does he land?Copy !req
79. - 9 a.m.
- That's when you'll talk to him?Copy !req
80. - I won't, but I'll ask Toby...
- What?Copy !req
81. I'll pass it up to Toby Ziegler.
But I have to be honest with you...Copy !req
82. Talk to him in the morning.Copy !req
83. - Toby will be at temple first thing...
- What temple?Copy !req
84. - Bobby...
- What temple?Copy !req
85. - I don't know.
- Know where it is?Copy !req
86. - I think it's on Delaware.
- Thank you.Copy !req
87. - Leo?
- I thought you left.Copy !req
88. - I came to get my bag.
- What's up?Copy !req
89. - They denied the appeal.
- Simon Cruz?Copy !req
90. - I thought they...
- Me too.Copy !req
91. Our guy said they would send it
to the 6th Circuit.Copy !req
92. - They denied the appeal, 5-3.
- It wasn't supposed to happen.Copy !req
93. - We've gotta get Mendoza on the bench.
- If he was, they would've lost 5-4.Copy !req
94. The execution is scheduled
for 12:01, Monday morning.Copy !req
95. So, ball's in our court.Copy !req
96. I'm not sure
the president wants the ball.Copy !req
97. That makes two of us.Copy !req
98. Have a good weekend.Copy !req
99. - You're not gonna...?
- He lands at 9 a.m. tomorrow.Copy !req
100. - I'll talk it through with him.
- I'll brief Toby.Copy !req
101. - Right.
- I'll see you later.Copy !req
102. - Sam.
- Yeah?Copy !req
103. - Why Monday?
- What do you mean?Copy !req
104. The court denied the appeal,
why not tonight?Copy !req
105. We don't execute people between
sundown Friday and sundown Sunday.Copy !req
106. - Why?
- Hard to believe...Copy !req
107. - You're kidding me.
- No.Copy !req
108. - We don't execute people on the Sabbath.
- No.Copy !req
109. That's the most bizarre thing
I've heard.Copy !req
110. You'll find that there's no part
of this discussion that isn't bizarre.Copy !req
111. I'm gonna go.
I got a race in the morning.Copy !req
112. - Hold on to a rope or something.
- Yeah.Copy !req
113. Damn it.Copy !req
114. Josh?Copy !req
115. Josh?Copy !req
116. - Hi.
- What are you doing?Copy !req
117. - What?
- Did you spend the night here?Copy !req
118. - No, a couple of hours.
- The party went till morning?Copy !req
119. - Yep.
- Why didn't you go home?Copy !req
120. - What?
- Why didn't you go home?Copy !req
121. I couldn't find my keys.
Or remember where I lived.Copy !req
122. I think there might
have been strippers there.Copy !req
123. Oh, my God!
What happened to your clothes?Copy !req
124. - I wrinkled my suit.
- Josh!Copy !req
125. - You wanna speak very softly.
- How did you get like this?Copy !req
126. - People were pouring champagne.
- And then wrestling in dirt?Copy !req
127. I can't remember,
but it's not out of the question.Copy !req
128. - You have a meeting.
- Yeah, I know. I'm not, you know...Copy !req
129. - What was the meeting again?
- Joey Lucas about O'Dwyer.Copy !req
130. - Josh, you can't wear those clothes.
- I'm fine.Copy !req
131. - They're the only clothes I got.
- I'll find some other clothes.Copy !req
132. - You'll listen from now on?
- I'm not listening now.Copy !req
133. - I said, are you gonna...?
- Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!Copy !req
134. - C.J.
- Don't start with me.Copy !req
135. I was being entertaining
and instructive.Copy !req
136. I'm no longer belted down
next to the passenger from hell.Copy !req
137. - Welcome back.
- What're you doing here?Copy !req
138. - How was the flight?
- Gruesome.Copy !req
139. We got a history of the fjords,
then we got a quiz on the fjords.Copy !req
140. You know how much I want
to drop-kick you into a fjord?Copy !req
141. - You don't know how to have fun.
- It was quite a trip.Copy !req
142. It's not over yet.Copy !req
143. - Josh, here.
- What's that?Copy !req
144. - Sam's foul-weather gear.
- Coffee?Copy !req
145. It's strong. Drink it all.Copy !req
146. It's from yesterday,
it might not be hot.Copy !req
147. - What time's he coming?
- 40 minutes.Copy !req
148. - I'm not wearing that.
- One-hour cleaners.Copy !req
149. - He'll be here in 40 minutes.
- Zuzu'll do it in 30.Copy !req
150. - Who's Zuzu?
- The guy from the dry cleaners.Copy !req
151. - His name is Zuzu?
- Change your clothes.Copy !req
152. I'll look like the Gorton's fisherman
in this thing.Copy !req
153. With Passover on the horizon...Copy !req
154. millions of Jews will gather
around Seder tables.Copy !req
155. We'll sing our songs
and ask our questions...Copy !req
156. about the stick that beat the dog
that bit the cat that ate the kid.Copy !req
157. We'll sing to entertain our children
and to be reminded by the Haggadah...Copy !req
158. the simple truth.
That violence begets violence.Copy !req
159. Vengeance is not Jewish.Copy !req
160. - Sam Seaborn.
- What do you want?Copy !req
161. I'm at temple right now.Copy !req
162. By any chance, is your rabbi giving
a sermon on capital punishment?Copy !req
163. No matter how deep our desire
to witness the suffering of enemies...Copy !req
164. we are commanded
to relocate our humanity.Copy !req
165. Vengeance is not Jewish.
We are commanded to...Copy !req
166. Yeah, he is.
How did you know that?Copy !req
167. - I'll explain when you get here.
- Why am I coming?Copy !req
168. - The appeal was denied.
- All right, I'm on my way.Copy !req
169. Are you the jackass who has
the DNC choking up funding...Copy !req
170. for the O'Dwyer campaign
in the 46th?Copy !req
171. - What in God's name is happening?
- I'm Joey Lucas.Copy !req
172. - You're Joey Lucas?
- No, I'm Joey Lucas.Copy !req
173. Help me, because I don't...Copy !req
174. You idiot, I'm Joey Lucas!Copy !req
175. - Okay. I'm Josh Lyman.
- I know who you are.Copy !req
176. - You're Joey Lucas?
- What were you expecting?Copy !req
177. - A man.
- I'm a woman.Copy !req
178. You're O'Dwyer's campaign manager?Copy !req
179. Yes, and I have three sources,
two at the DNC...Copy !req
180. - What the hell are you wearing?
- Me?Copy !req
181. - Yes.
- I spilled some things on my clothes.Copy !req
182. Let's take a deep breath
while I try and remember...Copy !req
183. you know, where I am right now.Copy !req
184. - Are you drunk?
- I have a very delicate system.Copy !req
185. I'm serious. I'm trying
to get a guy elected to Congress.Copy !req
186. I wanna know why the White House
is screwing around with me.Copy !req
187. - Excuse me.
- Thank God.Copy !req
188. - What's going on?
- This is my assistant, Donna.Copy !req
189. - Donna, Joey Lucas.
- Hi.Copy !req
190. I'm just gonna go...
I'm gonna go change my clothes.Copy !req
191. I'll be right back.Copy !req
192. - Took you long enough.
- I got stuck.Copy !req
193. - You know how dumb I looked?
- Joey Lucas is a woman?Copy !req
194. - Yes.
- And she's deaf?Copy !req
195. - Cool.
- Give me that.Copy !req
196. - You need to see Sam.
- What's Sam doing here?Copy !req
197. - The appeal was denied.
- What are you talking about?Copy !req
198. All he said was, the appeal's denied.Copy !req
199. Oh, man. Make sure
they're gonna be okay in there.Copy !req
200. This might take a few minutes.Copy !req
201. Are you saying my rabbi
wrote a sermon just for me?Copy !req
202. - How'd he know what was going on?
- Public defender, Bobby Zane...Copy !req
203. A public defender spoke to my rabbi?
How did he know where I go to temple?Copy !req
204. I thought they'd send it
to the 6th Circuit.Copy !req
205. I thought so too.Copy !req
206. - Where's president?
- Home.Copy !req
207. - We getting a briefing?
- Yes.Copy !req
208. - When's the execution?
- Sunday.Copy !req
209. - Monday, 12:01.
- Tomorrow.Copy !req
210. - Lethal injection?
- Did you sleep in a dumpster?Copy !req
211. - Possibly. Why aren't you sailing?
- I stayed.Copy !req
212. Evidence of capital punishment
as a deterrent?Copy !req
213. Speculative.Copy !req
214. - What are the stats on executions?
- '63 was the last execution.Copy !req
215. - Who commuted the sentence?
- Lincoln.Copy !req
216. - Abraham?
- No, Burt Lincoln.Copy !req
217. I'm surprised.Copy !req
218. I don't wanna debate on the
death penalty. Let's get stuff ready.Copy !req
219. - I'm gonna start working with C.J.
- I gotta get back too.Copy !req
220. Joey Lucas is waiting
for me in my office.Copy !req
221. - What's he like?
- He's got very nice legs.Copy !req
222. - He's a woman?
- Yes, he is. He's also deaf.Copy !req
223. And very pissed. I'll be right back.Copy !req
224. Sam?Copy !req
225. There's room to give the president
judicial cover if he wants to commute.Copy !req
226. This guy was convicted
of three murders by a Mexican court.Copy !req
227. The trial judge let the prosecutor
introduce the evidence.Copy !req
228. Mexican courts are ridiculous...Copy !req
229. - How did he know I was at that temple?
- He didn't have great legal counsel.Copy !req
230. - How did he know?
- I told him.Copy !req
231. - You told him.
- Yeah.Copy !req
232. What are you doing
giving out that inform...?Copy !req
233. At that moment,
it seemed like what I should do.Copy !req
234. - He's not gonna commute the sentence.
- We don't know what he's gonna do.Copy !req
235. - It seemed like what you should do?
- Yeah.Copy !req
236. Okay.Copy !req
237. So anyway, he was tried
and found guilty four years ago...Copy !req
238. in the district court in Michigan.
The 6th Circuit turned down his appeal.Copy !req
239. The Supreme Court gave him a stay,
heard the case, turned him down.Copy !req
240. - We need Mendoza on the bench.
- Your problem's today.Copy !req
241. - Why is it my problem?
- As opposed to who?Copy !req
242. - Governor of Michigan.
- Why isn't it a state crime?Copy !req
243. It was prosecuted
under the Drug Kingpin Law...Copy !req
244. that was modified
into the Omnibus Crime Bill.Copy !req
245. Allows the death penalty
in drug-related homicides.Copy !req
246. The deputy AG's office
is putting together a briefing.Copy !req
247. - How long?
- About an hour.Copy !req
248. - Okay, I'll wait for that.
- Yeah.Copy !req
249. - I'm gonna wanna see our people.
- Everyone's here or on the way.Copy !req
250. - I'm not gonna be good at this.
- You'll be joining a big club.Copy !req
251. Yeah. Charlie!Copy !req
252. - I'll call you.
- Thank you.Copy !req
253. Thank you.Copy !req
254. Yes, sir?Copy !req
255. There's a priest in Hanover,
Thomas Cavanaugh.Copy !req
256. I'd like to arrange to have him
come down and see me this weekend.Copy !req
257. It's important the White House
not pay for this.Copy !req
258. And I'm going to...Copy !req
259. - I'm sorry, sir?
- No, no. Never mind.Copy !req
260. Yeah. I'm gonna wanna talk
to the pope.Copy !req
261. I'm gonna ask you a question.Copy !req
262. It's okay to tell me I've crossed
the line and I should shut my mouth.Copy !req
263. What happened to the guy
who shot your mother?Copy !req
264. They haven't found him yet.Copy !req
265. If they did, would you
want to see him executed?Copy !req
266. Killing a police officer is a capital
crime. You must have thought about it.Copy !req
267. And?Copy !req
268. I wouldn't want to see him executed,
Mr. President.Copy !req
269. I'd want to do it myself.Copy !req
270. Yeah.Copy !req
271. I'll get started
on these arrangements.Copy !req
272. - Thank you, Charlie.
- Thank you, Mr. President.Copy !req
273. I'm running a campaign
against a conservative Republican.Copy !req
274. He opposed gay rights, abortion
and gun control.Copy !req
275. He supports amending the Bill of Rights
to prohibit burning an American flag.Copy !req
276. We have a chance to beat him. Why
is the DNC cutting down my funding?Copy !req
277. - Because you have a chance.
- Excuse me?Copy !req
278. - Your campaign is doing way too well.
- Are you deranged?Copy !req
279. He's a preposterous figure.
We wanna keep him where he is.Copy !req
280. As a poster boy for the radical right?Copy !req
281. When he comes out with a
declaration about "brown people"...Copy !req
282. the DNC makes it a mail campaign.
He's good for $2 million.Copy !req
283. - I wanna speak to the president.
- No problem.Copy !req
284. I'm serious.Copy !req
285. He doesn't take meetings
on this level. I don't either.Copy !req
286. What level is that?Copy !req
287. You should be afraid.
I can create problems for you.Copy !req
288. - I'm not hearing party loyalty.
- Maybe if your head wasn't so far...Copy !req
289. - I wanna speak to the president!
- Lunatic, trust me when I say...Copy !req
290. that there is no way
you're gonna see him!Copy !req
291. Hey, Josh.Copy !req
292. - Hello, Mr. President.
- How are you?Copy !req
293. - I'd like this day to be over.
- Who are your friends?Copy !req
294. - This is Joey Lucas.
- How are you?Copy !req
295. - Nice to meet you.
- Thanks.Copy !req
296. - This is Kenny Somebody.
- Thurman.Copy !req
297. - We were just finishing up.
- I was wandering the halls, thinking.Copy !req
298. I'll show these people off
and I can wander with you.Copy !req
299. - You ever seen the White House?
- No, sir.Copy !req
300. - Let's take a walk. Come on.
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
301. I need biographical information
on Simon Cruz.Copy !req
302. - C-R-U-Z?
- Don't know.Copy !req
303. - What information?
- We need to spell his name right.Copy !req
304. - Do you read lips?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
305. - Joey?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
306. - Is that short for Joanne?
- Josephine.Copy !req
307. - Your last name is Lucas?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
308. - Is that Polish?
- Dutch.Copy !req
309. - Protestant?
- Quaker.Copy !req
310. Well, this is the Oval Office.Copy !req
311. Come in, please. Sit down.Copy !req
312. - Where did you go to school?
- UCLA and Stanford.Copy !req
313. There's a guy named Cruz on death row.
He's gonna be executed in 36 hours.Copy !req
314. What do you think I should do?Copy !req
315. - Stay the execution.
- Why?Copy !req
316. The state shouldn't kill.Copy !req
317. He was found guilty of
a double murder and drug trafficking.Copy !req
318. Send him to prison.Copy !req
319. - You're against capital punishment?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
320. - Did you study St. Augustine?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
321. - Thomas Aquinas?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
322. Two smart guys, right? They believed
in the Old Testament, which said:Copy !req
323. "Who sheddeth a man's blood,
by man shall his blood be shed. "Copy !req
324. Immanuel Kant said that the death
penalty is a categorical imperative.Copy !req
325. But those writings are
from other centuries.Copy !req
326. A Harris poll says 71 % of American
people support capital punishment.Copy !req
327. - That's a political problem.
- I'm a politician.Copy !req
328. Thank you, Mr. President.
We should...Copy !req
329. Excuse me?Copy !req
330. I'm here because I'm running the
campaign for O'Dwyer who's running...Copy !req
331. For the California 46th.Copy !req
332. O'Dwyer's an empty shirt.Copy !req
333. I don't like guys who run
because they think it's a good gig.Copy !req
334. Find a live one
and I'll get interested.Copy !req
335. The devil you know beats the devil
you don't. I like the devil I got.Copy !req
336. Josh will take care of you from here.Copy !req
337. We're going. Nice meeting you.Copy !req
338. - Nice to meet you.
- That was me saying that.Copy !req
339. You didn't have
a good time meeting me?Copy !req
340. You know what?
I actually know that sign.Copy !req
341. Don't know that one,
but I can probably guess.Copy !req
342. I just wanna go through
this piece a few times.Copy !req
343. - Rabbi Glassman.
- Toby.Copy !req
344. I didn't hear you,
which is fairly unusual.Copy !req
345. You missed the end
of my sermon yesterday.Copy !req
346. I had to go back to my office
and I think you know why.Copy !req
347. Bobby Zane called Friday,
told me what was happening.Copy !req
348. He asked if I had any influence
on Toby Ziegler.Copy !req
349. I told him, clearly he hadn't
spent any time with Toby Ziegler.Copy !req
350. She's practicing a piece
for a funeral service in the morning.Copy !req
351. - That's funny.
- What?Copy !req
352. - I never imagined them practicing.
- Day and night.Copy !req
353. You and Zane, what were you expecting
when you gave your sermon yesterday?Copy !req
354. There was hope you might take the
Sabbath day to consider your position.Copy !req
355. As communications director,
I'm a counselor to the president.Copy !req
356. But my role in these situations
is generally...Copy !req
357. I create a public face for what...
I don't influence policy.Copy !req
358. Of course you do.Copy !req
359. You want me to say,
"Vengeance is not Jewish?"Copy !req
360. - Why not?
- Well, neither is the president.Copy !req
361. The Catholic church's position on life
is no abortion, no death penalty.Copy !req
362. I spent the day...Copy !req
363. Hoping the president
wouldn't call the pope.Copy !req
364. Damn right.Copy !req
365. If he commuted the sentence after that,
the fears of every non-Catholic...Copy !req
366. would be realized.Copy !req
367. Congratulations, you may now join
the White House communications staff.Copy !req
368. You look like you're having a long
weekend. I appreciate you stopping by.Copy !req
369. Yeah. Well, you're welcome.Copy !req
370. The Torah doesn't prohibit
capital punishment.Copy !req
371. - No.
- It says, an eye for an eye.Copy !req
372. You know what it also says?Copy !req
373. It says a rebellious child
can be stoned to death.Copy !req
374. It says homosexuality is
an abomination, punishable by death.Copy !req
375. It says men can be polygamous
and slavery is acceptable.Copy !req
376. For all I know, that thinking
reflected the best wisdom of its time.Copy !req
377. But it's just plain wrong
by any modern standard.Copy !req
378. Society has a right to protect itself,
but not to be vengeful.Copy !req
379. It has a right to punish,
but it doesn't have a right to kill.Copy !req
380. You know what I think?
You knew I was coming back here.Copy !req
381. And I think you put her there
on purpose.Copy !req
382. She's our communications director.Copy !req
383. Yeah. Anyway...Copy !req
384. - Shalom, Toby.
- Shalom, Rabbi.Copy !req
385. - C.J.? You have everything you need?
- Yeah.Copy !req
386. I mean, for a briefing?Copy !req
387. I have this biographical information.
His mother's name is Sophia. Sophia.Copy !req
388. - You're gonna need more than that.
- I have more.Copy !req
389. Okay.Copy !req
390. You know, I have no position
on capital punishment.Copy !req
391. Been trying to get
worked up about it...Copy !req
392. but the truth is,
I don't care if Cruz dies.Copy !req
393. If it brings comfort to the families
of the victims, why not?Copy !req
394. That's valid.Copy !req
395. So here's my job tonight,
if this thing happens.Copy !req
396. - At 12:01, he'll get the injection...
- C.J.Copy !req
397. No, I'm saying,
I'm reading it right here.Copy !req
398. The first sign of death
will be his hands twitching.Copy !req
399. After 60 seconds,
he'll strain against the straps.Copy !req
400. His head will snap back violently.
90 seconds, he'll be in convulsions.Copy !req
401. At 12:04, he'll be pronounced dead.Copy !req
402. He killed two people. Probably more.Copy !req
403. - Sorry I don't get worked up over it.
- Me neither.Copy !req
404. Except at 12:04...Copy !req
405. because that's when the warden
calls me. That's my job tonight.Copy !req
406. I have to tell the president he's dead
and we're the ones who killed him.Copy !req
407. So, I just wish I didn't know
his mother's name was Sophia...Copy !req
408. is all I'm saying.Copy !req
409. Okay.Copy !req
410. Mr. President? Toby's here.Copy !req
411. Okay.Copy !req
412. - Good afternoon. Welcome back.
- Thank you.Copy !req
413. - How was your trip?
- Fine. What do you need?Copy !req
414. I had a strange experience
this weekend.Copy !req
415. A PD on the Cruz case, trying the
things you do when you're desperate...Copy !req
416. he went and spoke to my rabbi.Copy !req
417. - Jewish law doesn't prohibit...
- I know.Copy !req
418. The commandment does not say,
"Thou shalt not kill. "Copy !req
419. I know. But the fact is that
even 2000 years ago...Copy !req
420. the rabbis of the Talmud
couldn't stomach it.Copy !req
421. They weren't about
to rewrite the Torah...Copy !req
422. but they came up
with legal restrictions...Copy !req
423. which make our criminal
justice system look...Copy !req
424. They made it impossible
for the state...Copy !req
425. to punish someone by killing them.Copy !req
426. - We make it very hard to kill anybody.
- Should be impossible.Copy !req
427. - But it's not.
- But it should be.Copy !req
428. Hey, what's going on?Copy !req
429. Toby went to Shul.Copy !req
430. Yeah. Thank you, Mr. President.Copy !req
431. Japan opened huge.
Up two cents against the yen.Copy !req
432. I commute him for no reason other than
I don't like the death penalty...Copy !req
433. and the next president sees it
differently, I've laid track to all...Copy !req
434. The next guy will have
8th Amendment problems.Copy !req
435. If that's the only thing...Copy !req
436. We cannot execute some people
and not others depending on the mood.Copy !req
437. It's cruel and unusual.Copy !req
438. If that's the only thing stopping you,
then I'll say this for the first time:Copy !req
439. Let that be the next guy's problem.Copy !req
440. - Sir, Sam Seaborn.
- Give me a minute, please, Nancy.Copy !req
441. - I'll take care of it.
- Thank you.Copy !req
442. The U.S. is 1 of 5 countries
that puts to death...Copy !req
443. people under 18
when they commit a crime.Copy !req
444. - Nigeria.
- Pakistan.Copy !req
445. - Saudi Arabia and Iran?
- So that's a list we want to be on.Copy !req
446. - I put my notes together...
- Walk with me.Copy !req
447. - I was...
- You're not gonna see him.Copy !req
448. - Leo.
- He's done.Copy !req
449. - We have six hours.
- He's done.Copy !req
450. - It's not an impossible sell.
- I've lived longer than you.Copy !req
451. He's done and this was bungled.
We were totally unprepared.Copy !req
452. This was supposed to go back
to the 6th Circuit.Copy !req
453. What are you talking about?
The court sat!Copy !req
454. - What would you have done different?
- I'd have...Copy !req
455. Keep the president out of the country
another two days?Copy !req
456. Yes.Copy !req
457. Leo, there are times
when we are absolutely nowhere.Copy !req
458. - Thank you for meeting me.
- Our flight's in one hour.Copy !req
459. Aren't you impressed
I tracked you down?Copy !req
460. - Was it hard?
- Very.Copy !req
461. I had to have my assistant call
your office in California.Copy !req
462. When I say it out loud,
it doesn't sound that impressive.Copy !req
463. Did you make me meet you here
for jokes?Copy !req
464. I came at the request
of the president.Copy !req
465. He felt that he was rude to you
in the Oval Office yesterday.Copy !req
466. He apologizes, and while the tightening
of funding was political strategy...Copy !req
467. he feels that your candidate
is a schmuck...Copy !req
468. who gives liberalism a bad name.Copy !req
469. Yeah, I think so too.Copy !req
470. I know you do.
Why are you working for him?Copy !req
471. I'm a professional
political operative.Copy !req
472. There's not exactly a seller's market
for deaf campaign managers.Copy !req
473. I'd imagine.Copy !req
474. He wanted me to say
he meant what he said.Copy !req
475. Come up with a live one
and we'll get interested.Copy !req
476. - Did he have any suggestions?
- He did.Copy !req
477. Who?Copy !req
478. You.Copy !req
479. You guys have a nice flight back.Copy !req
480. Mr. President?Copy !req
481. - Excuse me, Mr. President?
- Yeah?Copy !req
482. - Father Cavanaugh.
- Thank you.Copy !req
483. - Tom.
- Mr. President.Copy !req
484. Thank you, Charlie.Copy !req
485. - Thanks for coming.
- It was no trouble.Copy !req
486. - Sorry I couldn't get here until now.
- Seems like a wasted trip.Copy !req
487. - I can see the Oval Office.
- This is it.Copy !req
488. - Show me around the room.
- You're looking at the room.Copy !req
489. - Where's the red phone?
- We don't use a red phone anymore.Copy !req
490. - How do you talk to the Kremlin?
- I tell Mrs. Landingham.Copy !req
491. - Would you like a drink?
- No. No, thanks.Copy !req
492. I don't know how to address you.
Would you prefer Jed or Mr. President?Copy !req
493. - I prefer Mr. President.
- Fine.Copy !req
494. - Understand why?
- Do I need to?Copy !req
495. - It's not ego.
- I didn't think so.Copy !req
496. The decisions I make in this room,
do I send troops into harm's way?Copy !req
497. Which fatal disease gets
the most research money?Copy !req
498. It's helpful not to think of yourself
as the man, but as the office.Copy !req
499. Then Mr. President it is.Copy !req
500. I had people on my staff
search for a reason...Copy !req
501. the public would find palatable
to commute the sentence.Copy !req
502. A technicality.
Any evidence of racism.Copy !req
503. So your staff spent the weekend
looking for a way out?Copy !req
504. Like the kid in right field who doesn't
want the ball to get hit to him?Copy !req
505. I'm the leader of a democracy. 71 % of
the people support capital punishment.Copy !req
506. The people have spoken,
the courts have spoken.Copy !req
507. Did you call the pope?
And how do you do that?Copy !req
508. For crying out loud,
I say, "Somebody get me the pope. "Copy !req
509. I'm sorry, Mr. President,
but I was thinking...Copy !req
510. You're just this kid from my parish,
and now you're calling the pope.Copy !req
511. Anyway, I looked for a way out.
I really did.Copy !req
512. "Vengeance is mine," sayeth the Lord.
You know what that means?Copy !req
513. God is the only one
who gets to kill people.Copy !req
514. - I know.
- That was your way out.Copy !req
515. I know.Copy !req
516. - Did you pray?
- I did, Tom.Copy !req
517. - Hard to believe, I prayed for wisdom.
- And none came?Copy !req
518. It never has. And I'm a little
pissed off about that.Copy !req
519. I'm not kidding.Copy !req
520. You know...Copy !req
521. You remind me of the man
that lived by the river.Copy !req
522. He heard a radio report that
the river was gonna flood the town.Copy !req
523. And that residents
should evacuate their homes.Copy !req
524. But the man said, "I'm religious, I
pray. God loves me, God will save me. "Copy !req
525. The waters rose up.
A guy in a rowboat came and shouted:Copy !req
526. "Hey, you! The town is flooding!
Let me take you to safety! "Copy !req
527. The man shouted back, "I'm religious.
I pray. God loves me. He'll save me. "Copy !req
528. A helicopter was hovering overhead
and a guy with a megaphone shouted:Copy !req
529. "Hey, you! You down there!
The town is flooding!Copy !req
530. I'll take you to safety! "Copy !req
531. The man shouted that he was religious,
that he prayed...Copy !req
532. and that God would
take him to safety.Copy !req
533. Well, the man drowned.Copy !req
534. Standing at the gates of St. Peter,
he demanded an audience with God.Copy !req
535. "Lord," he said,
"I'm a religious man, I pray.Copy !req
536. I thought you loved me.
Why did this happen?"Copy !req
537. God said, "I sent you a radio report,
a helicopter and a guy in a rowboat.Copy !req
538. What the hell are you doing here?"Copy !req
539. He sent you a priest, a rabbi...Copy !req
540. and a Quaker, Mr. President.Copy !req
541. Not to mention his son, Jesus Christ.
What do you want from him?Copy !req
542. Excuse me.Copy !req
543. Jed, would you like me
to hear your confession?Copy !req
544. Yes, please.Copy !req
545. Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.Copy !req