Judge?
- Judge?
- Yeah.
I spoke with
the state attorney's office.
They're gonna go ahead
with an indictment.
- Who'd you talk to?
- Bowers. Frank Bowers.
Well, he's right.
If we don't go to court,
it'll look like a political manoeuvre.
I want everything out in the open.
I'm very pleased.
Okay, what about McCullaugh?
I need your ruling on my motion
for a new trial. What about it?
The groundwork is prepared.
We'll have a date soon.
What do you mean, groundwork?
Are you jerking me off here?
I just need a yes or a no.
Tell McCullaugh to be patient.
Patient?
- What did you say?
- What do you mean patient?
Judge, this is not
a case of monetary damages.
This is a human being
we're talking about.
A boy who's in prison,
frightened out of his mind.
Fighting every day for his life.
I can't tell him to be patient.
Prison should be frightening. Let the
criminals create their own hellhole.
Are you crazy?
What are you talking about?
I tell you, the idea of punishment
to fit the crime doesn't work.
We need unjust punishment.
Hang somebody for armed robbery.
Try it. We have nothing to lose.
Do you understand what I'm saying,
for God's sake?
You don't, do you?
You fellas with your fancy
ideas of rehabilitation.
The concept of rehabilitation
is a farce.
Do you honestly think -
- that bringing Johnny Cash into
prisons to sing railroad songs -
- is gonna rehabilitate anyone?
Most people are sick and tired
of crime in the streets.
Do you hear what I'm saying?
Arthur? Arthur!
Could you tell us what's going on?
How many hostages are there?
A statement is all we want.
The clinic doctor felt he was well
enough to go back to his cell.
All of a sudden McCullaugh had a gun.
Where do these guards come from?
No training, no education
and no motivation.
I hope you have this thing
under control.
We can't sit on this for long.
There are too many goddamn
criminals in this building!
Open up.
Get those nurses off the floor.
Excuse me, warden.
I couldn't hold him any longer.
He had to go back.
He had to, huh?
That's not the point.
I'm surprised he's even awake.
I loaded him up on tranqs
just before he was to leave.
Jeff? Jeff?
It's me, Arthur.
Hi, Mr Kirkland.
Hi.
- How are you doing?
- Pretty good. And you?
I'm all right.
- Can I come in?
- Where are you?
- I'm out in the hallway.
- I can't see you.
Can you see me now?
I'm over here in the hallway.
Can you see me?
Can you see me?
Could I come in you think?
I guess so.
Okay, I'm coming in.
So, what's new?
You know, the usual. Business.
Jeff, this is crazy. You know?
I know. I mean, me taking hostages.
That's what's really crazy.
It took me forty minutes to tie them up
because I couldn't make a good knot.
- Would you know how to do that?
- I don't know. I guess I would...
I guess you make a square knot.
That's the easiest. I don't know.
Would you take a look
to see if I did these okay?
Sure, Jeff.
Look at the knot.
You sure tied them.
They're good knots.
Tell them not to come in here!
I don't want anybody in here!
Get out! Down!
Oh, Jeff.
Jeff, now look...
You can't win this thing.
Understand? You can't win.
This is their thing. They gear up
for this kind of thing. Please.
I can't stand it anymore.
They raped me.
A whole bunch of times.
And other stuff, too.
Jeff. Jeff...
Can I move closer, Jeff?
- Can I move closer?
- I guess so.
Just down here.
I want to talk to you.
Jeff... Listen to me, Jeff.
I don't know what to tell you.
I just don't know.
Anything I tell you...
It's just that you gotta give up.
- Give up? To whom?
- Jeff, you gotta do it.
Everybody screwed me.
Who else is there?
Would you go away please?
I just want this much free space.
This much is all I want.
I swear to God, Jeff...
It'll be all right.
You did what you could. But nothing
makes sense anymore. Not in here.
- What are you gonna do?
- Nothing. I don't have to do anything.
- You can't just sit