Frederick Aiken: It seems that the only thing... that Mary Surratt might be guilty of is having given birth to her son John.
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Frederick Aiken: Anna, your brother does not need too be saved now. Your mother does!
Joseph Holt: One bullet killed our beloved president. One bullet but not one man!
Frederick Aiken: Ma'am, all I know about you is what I read in the papers. It's not flattering.
John Surratt: If this cause isn't worth fighting for, what is?
Mary Surratt: Have you ever believed in something far greater than yourself?
Frederick Aiken: You're my witness! Should I not expect you to tell me the truth?
Frederick Aiken: It seems that the only thing... that Mary Surratt might be guilty of is having given birth to her son John.
Edwin Stanton: Damn the rebels. Damn them to hell!
Reverdy Johnson: Freddie, she's not your mother. If John Surratt won't give himself up for her, then why should you?
Frederick Aiken: Anna, your brother does not need too be saved now. Your mother does!
Joseph Holt: One bullet killed our beloved president. One bullet but not one man!
Frederick Aiken: Ma'am, all I know about you is what I read in the papers. It's not flattering.
John Surratt: If this cause isn't worth fighting for, what is?
Mary Surratt: Have you ever believed in something far greater than yourself?
Frederick Aiken: You're my witness! Should I not expect you to tell me the truth?
Frederick Aiken: It seems that the only thing... that Mary Surratt might be guilty of is having given birth to her son John.
Edwin Stanton: Damn the rebels. Damn them to hell!
Reverdy Johnson: Freddie, she's not your mother. If John Surratt won't give himself up for her, then why should you?
Mary Surratt: So, have you handled cases like this before? Frederick Aiken: There's never been a case like this before.
Frederick Aiken: Why are you here? Sarah Weston: I'm trying to understand why you're here.
Frederick Aiken: She built the nest that hatched this plot. President Johnson said it himself. Reverdy Johnson: Well, I know this goes hard with you, Freddie, but... but what they're plannin', which is a military trial of civilians, is an atrocity. Frederick Aiken: No, no. What she did is an atrocity. Reverdy Johnson: There is no presumption of innocence, no burden of proof, no jury of your peers and no appeal. Frederick Aiken: Alright, you were one of Lincoln's pallbearers too. How can you represent her? Reverdy Johnson: She's entitled to a defense, Freddie, so I shall defend her.
Mary Surratt: My husband died a drunk, Mr. Aiken, and left me loads of debt. I had to support my family, so I rented rooms to boarders. Those men were customers, nothing more. Frederick Aiken: And you never considered their allegiances? Mary Surratt: I didn't ask about their allegiances. Frederick Aiken: What about yours, ma'am? Mary Surratt: I'm a Southerner. I'm a Catholic and a devoted mother above all else. But I am no assassin. Frederick Aiken: Your freedom is gonna require greater assurances than that. Mary Surratt: Then you tell me what I should say to those generals. Frederick Aiken: Oh, you can't say a thing. You're prohibited from testifying in your own defense. Perhaps your son could speak for you. Any idea where he's hiding? Mary Surratt: No, I don't. Frederick Aiken: All right. Is there anyone who will give your version of events? Mary Surratt: You mean the truth? Frederick Aiken: Well, obviously the government believes your version is not the truth. Mary Surratt: Based on what? Frederick Aiken: Their not releasing their list of witnesses or the evidence they'll use against you. Mary Surratt: And can they do that? Frederick Aiken: This kind of proceeding, they can do to you whatever they want. Mary Surratt: Well, then what difference does that make? Those generals have made up their minds. I can tell by the way they look at me. Frederick Aiken: The way they look at you? Mary Surratt: Just the same way you're looking at me.
Mary Surratt: So, what is it you wish to know? Frederick Aiken: Why Booth and his associates were constants in your home. Mary Surratt: I ran a boarding house, Mr Aiken. Forgive me if I chose to fill it with boarders.
Judge Wylie: You believe she's innocent? Frederick Aiken: I don't know. But if we don't get a proper trial, we never will.
Edwin Stanton: Before you go Captain, tell me... when you first learned that our secretary of State has been butchered to within an inch of his life, and that they put a bullet in the back of our president's head, when this city was in chaos, do you not wish to see order restored and justice served, or were you just concerned with the rights of the assassins? Frederick Aiken: It's not justice you're after. It's revenge. Edwin Stanton: I would never go to such lengths out of vengeance, but to ensure the survival of this nation, I would do anything. Mary Surratt was a party to the most grievous crime in our history. Necessity demands that she be given a swift, sure and harsh sentence. I, too, hold sacred our rights, counselor, but they count not at all, if our nation ceases to exist. Frederick Aiken: Please see to it that Mary Surratt is delivered to Judge Wylie's courtroom no later than noon... sir.
Reverdy Johnson: Why, Ed, what a delightful surprise. Edwin Stanton: Life's full of them, Reverdy. Reverdy Johnson: This is our War Secretary, Mr. Edwin Stanton. Frederick Aiken: Yeah it's a-it's a very great pleasure, sir. Reverdy Johnson: Mr. Aiken had two horses shot from under him and never quit the field. Edwin Stanton: Could use a loyal man like you over at the War Department, Captain. Frederick Aiken: Sir. Reverdy Johnson: Captain's back to bein' a lawyer. Time to heal the nation, Ed, not wage more war. Edwin Stanton: Pleasure as always,senator. Captain. Frederick Aiken: Sir. Edwin Stanton: I'm sorry you won't be able to meet the president this evening. Frederick Aiken: Will he not be attending? Edwin Stanton: It seems Mrs. Lincoln prefers an evening in theater to a room full of soldiers.
