Let's talk about the night of the 6th.
Does that night mean anything to you?
What's it to you?
Ever seen this girl?
What are you doing tonight?
Wanna go dancing?
Never.
We know you did it, Darryl. Why don't you just confess?
We got blood samples.
We just don't know how many girls you've killed.
Please stop!
How many, Darryl?
Why don't you go ahead and confess?
How many, Darryl?
They all deserve to die.
Darryl Gibson, you have been found guilty of four counts of first degree murder.
It is my duty under the laws of this state to impose maximum sentence.
I hereby sentence you to death by lethal injection.
May God have mercy on your soul.
You have been found guilty of four counts of first degree murder.
May God have mercy on your soul.
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What is it?
Nothing.
Nothing?
Nothing to worry about.
But you haven't had your breakfast.
Ten o'clock, live interview.
How's it going, Darryl?
You want to talk to a priest or a chaplain?
Currently, there is a $100,000 reward being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in that case.
Serial killer Darryl Gibson is scheduled to be executed tomorrow morning at ten o'clock.
That execution has already been delayed twice this year, and there are efforts to stop the execution again.
What?
Now, the live report. Here is Cindy Hall.
Thank you, Brian.
Our sources indicate that by this time tomorrow, convicted serial killer Darryl Gibson will be executed for his crimes.
Tomorrow will be the third attempt to put Darryl Gibson to death, and emotions are riding high on both sides.
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Why did this happen to her?
Well, I'll sleep a lot better knowing that he'll be burning in hell for what he did to your sister.
Jeremy, don't say that.
What, that he's going to be burning in hell? Hey, don't tell me you don't think about him, Melanie, because I know you do.
Look, I'm trying to forgive him, okay?
I know it's not easy, but I just feel like it's something that I need to do. Maybe you should try it.
No, thanks.
So, are you going to the execution tomorrow?
Yeah, it should be interesting. Hey, why don't you come with me? It might do you some good. I'll help you deal with it.
I don't know if I want to be a part of it.
Melanie, you are a part of it.
How long have you been having these dreams?
Every night for the past few weeks. They won't go away.
It's not every man that knows when he's going to die, but you don't have to fear death.
Fear death?
That's easy for you to say. You'll probably have a home next to Mother Teresa.
You haven't done the things I've done.
Come with me, let me put this...
Sit down, Darryl.
Let me show you something.
Romans.
Romans 3.23.
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
I need him just as much as you do.
Here's the good news, Darryl.
Romans 10, 9-11.
It says that if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord,
and believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, you will be saved.
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified,
and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
As the scripture says, anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.
I don't know.
I just don't see how he could forgive me.
Well, you're right, Darryl.
I don't understand what you're feeling.
But Paul knows exactly how you feel. He's the guy that wrote this stuff.
Did you know he was a murderer?
He killed innocent people.
Because they believed in him.
And they believed in him.
He killed innocent people because they believed in Jesus Christ.
But Paul came face to face with a forgiving God.
God that showed him mercy and love.
God wants to do the same for you, Darryl.
Give Jesus a chance.
If anyone deserves to rot in hell, it's me.
Tomorrow's going to be a very busy day for our special guest, Dr. William Capp, the Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Dr. Capp is heading up the anti-death protesters. Welcome, Dr. Capp.
Thank you. Thank you. I wish it could be under more pleasant circumstances.
Everyone admits that Darryl Gibson's crimes are heinous beyond belief.
So why have you and your supporters decided to use him as your rallying cry against this death penalty?
Cindy, all my life I have campaigned against human rights abuses all over the world.
You see, we can't ignore the injustices right here at home.
Now, none of us needs to recount our childhood and how it's affected us.
Point is, Darryl Gibson is a victim.
A victim of the system.
He needs our help.
He needs rehabilitation, not execution.
So what do you think the chances are that the governor will order a stay of execution?
High, very high, indeed.
As you know, I have a way of making politicians see things my way.
Believe me, I'm giving this one everything I've got.
Why are you doing this?
We've had this discussion before.
No, you've had this discussion. I just happened to be there.
You're supposed to be retired. We're supposed to spend time together.
Don't you want me to stand around and do nothing while they kill a man?
Yeah, like you really care about this guy.
I'm going to save this man's life.
When I do, I'll be back on the lecture circuit,
and you can spend the money on any little thing your heart desires.
This isn't about money, and you know it.
It's about us.
The only reason you're doing this is because you can't stand not being in the limelight.
It'll be all right.
I've got to get going.
Any word from the governor?
Daryl, today, for the first time, you have a misery.
You're going to make a lot of people very happy.
I am ashamed. I am ashamed.
Today, another black mark marks our society.
Daryl Gibson is not just a man.
He is an icon to our nation's childishness.
You hurt me, I hurt you.
An eye for an eye, a two-way road.
You hurt me, I hurt you. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
This is the reaction of children.
I appeal to Governor Thomas, if you must destroy something, destroy our prejudice.
Destroy our ignorance.
I appeal to Governor Thomas, if you must destroy something, destroy our prejudice.
Destroy our ignorance.
Release us from our haze.
Let us grow up.
Save this man's life.
The cycle of death has got to stop.
Save this man's life.
The cycle of death has got to stop.
Save this man's life.
The cycle of death has got to stop.
The cycle of death has got to stop somewhere.
I think you can see there are some strong emotions here.
Appeals have been lodged at the Capitol, but there's still no word from the Governor.
Yes, yes, he's killed, but aren't you as bad as him wanting his blood?
What you must understand is to forgive all.
Let us understand this man.
Brian, I've just received word that the execution has begun.
That ends it all peacefully.
Melanie!
Why are you crying?
Wait, who are you? Where are you taking us?
I am the angel Cahadria. It is appointed to each man to die once and then there's judgment.
I don't even believe in you.
This is irrelevant.
What's he doing here?
He's on his way to judgment with the rest of us.
Well, at least we get to see him burn in hell for what he did to your sister.
Now, nobody's going to burn, not if there's justice in the universe.
Where are we? Hell? No, hell is below us. We're taking you to judgment.
You killed my sister.
I'm sorry. I know you must think I'm a monster. And for the most part, I am.
Most part? You are a monster. You deserve to die, not us.
Jeremy, why can't you understand that it was our time to die too?
I hated you for the longest time. But now, for some reason, I can't.
What are we waiting for?
It's beautiful.
I am your eternal friend, a master of the light, and servant of the one who is true ruler of the universe.
Servant of the father of lies, the fallen star Satan.
You hurt my feelings.
You will address the hierarchy of hell with respect.
Why have you come, dark one?
Because, lapdog, you have a special prize. One I wish to usher to the gates of hell, my son.
I've come to take what belongs to me. All of you. Come. Come with me.
Stop, traitor. They're not all yours.
Yes, they are. You have no right to save any of them. They belong to me. These two belong to me.
No, I believe in Jesus.
Me too.
You lie. Both of you.
No, no, I'm a Christian.
Leave them.
I've watched this one for many of her earth years.
Can I take Jesus into my heart now?
Of course you can. You pray after me, okay?
Jesus.
Forgive me for the wrong things I do.
My sins.
And come into my heart.
And be my Lord and my Savior.
I was thinking about what we were talking about last night. You know, Jesus.
And I was wondering if you could pray with me.
Melanie Fortran has followed the Holy One for ten of her eighteen years. She belongs to the Master.
Did you think you could just waltz in here and take every soul?
You will not take what the Holy One has made clean through his blood.
You two are pathetic, mindless followers.
Do you think I just came here to walk away empty-handed?
They're all mine. Especially this one.
Wait, wait, wait a minute. If there is a hell, none of us deserve it.
Not even Darryl Gibson. He was a victim of what society dumped on him.
He's very noble of you.
Now why don't you just shut up before we all...
I will speak whenever I think it's necessary. Do you understand me?
My God would not condemn anyone to a hell.
He's mine.
Oh no. I'm nobody's man but my own and I'm certainly not going anywhere with you.
How do you think you can enter into the kingdom of the Holy One?
Well, not by repeating some prayer I said as a child. No. By the labor of my hands. The sweat of my endeavors.
Ha! He's mine.
I did more for mankind than most people even dream of.
I brought peace to three African countries.
By which totalitarian regimes, my control I might add, have all been settled.
I campaigned for life.
Within the next six years, millions will die from starvation and civil wars, all from the peace that you brought.
Well then let's talk about Eastern Europe, where I...
In the process of negotiations you lied 1,153 times. He broke 1,009 promises.
Now in negotiations you've got to coax the two parties into agreement. Some compromises have to be made.
Well what about my stand on human rights against the death penalty, the very thing that crucified Jesus?
I don't know.
I think in my case I deserved a death penalty. It opened my eyes to what I was.
He's right. I deserve to die.
Oh now don't let that kid judge you! Nobody has the right to take another man's life no matter what he did.
This is all meaningless. Your motives were not pure. Your wife was right.
You did all this because you missed the limelight. So bad the death threats couldn't get in your way.
Lies, lies, lies. Oh you made some bad investments too.
Seems like you weren't the only one telling lies.
No.
Ever since you were a kid you cared about one thing, bucking the status quo.
Deep down you care only your pittance about your fellow man.
Are you done?
Not quite.
You also placed your career before your family.
I was an important man. I stood for world peace. I had important obligations.
In fact you quite neglected your wife and your kids.
Brutally abusing them with that tongue that wags so well.
You should have said what are you looking for dear? Are you looking for these papers that are under my stupid Bible dear?
And I would have said yes dear and I could have taken care of them. Well it's too late now I don't need them.
There are a multitude of other sins. Really not worth going into.
The point is he has no covering for his sins. He's mine.
So it seems. But it's not for me to say. He must face judgment.
Wait, wait, wait. What do you mean covering?
As the dark one said, you belong to the evil one. You're unclean, covered in sin.
Jesus wanted you to come to him so he could make you clean, one of his very own, forever. Like Melanie.
But you turned away from him day after day. If you had only accepted his love, but you hardened your heart toward him.
He reached out to you, but you mocked him.
You know Richard I think you're taking this Jesus thing a little too seriously.
I mean Jesus was nothing but a good man who was killed because he was misunderstood.
Stories about his life, exaggerations. It's easy to see how his life was twisted by men.
Good guys don't go around calling themselves God. You have to see who Jesus is.
C.S. Lewis once wrote, he was either a liar or a lunatic or who he said he was, the son of God.
We have to make that choice. You can dismiss him as a mad man.
Or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God.
After all, they didn't crucify him because he called himself a good guy.
And if Jesus can change an old drunk like me, he can change your life too.
What are you saying Richard, my life needs changing?
I'm very happy with it the way it is, but I'll make you a deal. If I ever need a religious crutch to lean on, I'll call you.
Call me.
Good old Richard.
I can't believe this. Is this some kind of kangaroo court? Is this God's kind of justice?
If it is, I'll never worship him.
You made that decision a long time ago.
By the time I'm finished with you, you'll be agreeing with him.
Leave her alone, beast.
So, you speak, Jeremy.
I don't fear you.
No? Then you have a lot to learn.
You know your mind, don't you?
Shut up! Shut up! Can't you get rid of this guy?
Jeremy, you're about to get our relationship off to a bad start.
Enough! The boy is in my care for now, so leave him alone.
Now, I am not going to stand quietly by at this injustice.
After all I've done, you are going to condemn me to eternal torment with the likes of him?
He's right. I've killed many times. I deserve to go to hell.
True. He's definitely one of mine.
Daryl, do you remember the night before your execution? Do you remember what you did?
Oh, God. If there's any way, please forgive me.
I know that I've sinned, and I need your forgiveness, and I need your love,
because I don't think I ever felt love. Hear me, Jesus. Save me. Forgive me.
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
It was a feeble prayer. He didn't really regret it. Tell him the truth.
I meant every single word, and he heard me. He loved me.
He has stained himself with the blood of others. He is mine.
He's covered with blood now, but it's the blood of our Lord Jesus.
So, back off. What? He's a cold-blooded murderer. He murdered Carrie, and he's going to heaven?
Yeah. Yeah, for once I agree with the kid. This is insane.
Why is it so hard for you to understand that God is willing to forgive us no matter what we do?
He loves us more than we could possibly imagine.
It is hard for me to believe, but it's true.
Yeah, he says a little prayer. He goes to heaven.
By his faith, his debt was paid in full.
This man has killed numerous people. He's a murderer.
I, on the other hand, have stood for world peace. I have stood for human rights.
I have alleviated suffering in a world Jesus abandoned, and you're going to toss me into hell.
Jesus never abandoned anyone. He was always there for you. You just never gave him a chance.
It's easy for you to say you're going to heaven.
Since we're on the subject of who's going to hell and who's going to heaven, why don't I let you in on a little secret?
Two of the people this animal slaughtered burn in my pits below. Innocence.
God lets him into heaven and sends the slaughtered lambs into hell below. How's that for justice?
But wait, there's more.
Melanie? Melanie? Thank you.
You gotta get me out of this place.
Look at this. I didn't know it was going to be like this.
You gotta help me. You gotta help me. Get me out of here, please.
My sister's in hell, too.
Can you do anything to get me out of here? I didn't know it was going to be like this.
I prayed for my mother, my father, my... Can you help me?
Grandmother. Please help me.
We all prayed for her. You gotta help get me out of here.
Is that what you call righteousness? Every effort was made to reach her.
You gotta help get me out of here, please. Please.
There's someone better for you.
But it seems like the end of the world. My world.
Look, I can feel it coming. I know what you're going to say.
What? Hey, I know you're hurting.
That Jesus speech you're about to give me.
You're going to sound just like my mother every time my world starts falling apart.
It's that same turn your life over to Jesus speech.
This is my own Jesus speech.
Why not give Jesus a chance?
You know, no one knows what you're feeling right now more than he does.
You know, out of all the roommates I could have had, and I wound up with you.
Unbelievable.
Honey, all I'm saying is...
Look, Mom, I don't want to hear it.
She made her choice.
Then why didn't Jesus let her live?
If she'd lived, she might have repented. But no, he let her die.
He let Gibson kill her.
Then he sends her to hell, and the killer gets out scot-free.
That's his blessed way.
Well, I think we should do this again sometime.
I mean, I had a great time.
I could give you my number. Does that sound good?
No.
Please, is there anything I can do to help her?
No. Carrie made her choice.
There's nothing can be done for her now.
She's created with a free will. God will not force himself on anyone.
Carrie knew what she was doing.
She chose to live her life her own way.
You're pathetic.
Leave her alone.
Ah, yes. Batter up.
I'm only 19. I've got my whole life ahead of me here.
I should have my whole life ahead of me. I've been robbed. I've been cheated.
You're so close to hell, I can taste it.
I thought you said you were a Christian.
I am a Christian. He's mine. My right.
You have no claim on this one either.
This is my life we're talking about here and I do not belong to you.
If you don't belong to him, then you belong to me. There's no middle ground.
No, I've been a Christian for some time now.
I hope you realize that God says today is the day of salvation.
It was here that I asked Jesus into my life.
And I'm going to pray that you might receive Christ.
Father, I confess my sins to you.
I remember it. I looked up, thought, it must be another day.
And I thank you, dear Jesus, for dying before my sins.
And I now invite you into my life.
I believe in my heart that you dwell there.
And help me now to live for you. In Jesus' name, amen.
That wasn't the time I was thinking of.
Okay, this was it.
I was listening to Ben talking about Jesus.
And I knew that everything he was saying was true.
Yes, you did know that.
But you didn't commit to the man, Jeremy.
You didn't want Jesus in your life just yet.
You thought there'd be plenty of time.
I just wanted to live a little bit.
Yeah. And that living included a little sinning, didn't it?
But you liked the fringe benefits.
Look, I went to church. I went to Bible study.
You went there to find girls.
I might add he seduced three of them before he met Melanil.
He used to brag.
Christian girls are easy.
Look, I was going to give my life up to Jesus.
It just hadn't happened yet, but I was going to.
Believe me.
Jeremy, haven't you heard?
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Please help me.
I don't want to go to hell.
Help me do something.
Jeremy, Jesus did everything he could for you.
He sent you so many messages.
He tugged at your heart.
He wanted to wrap you up in his love.
He wanted to do so many things for you.
Why didn't you repent and commit your life to him?
I don't want to go to hell.
Help me.
Now it's too late.
You must face judgment.
No. You're wrong.
This is pitiful.
A man is begging you for mercy and you do nothing.
He doesn't deserve hell.
None of us do.
You made your choice, Jeremy.
I don't want to go.
It's going to be all right.
We've got nothing to worry about.
It's going to be all right.
I was right.
We have nothing to worry about.
Can it grip on your mind, your wonderful mind?
We're creating all of this.
It's all coming from up here.
It's the fables that infected us when we were young.
Heaven, hell, Jesus, Satan.
We're regressing through our development.
If we were born in Greece, we'd see the river sticks.
All this has a grip on us as long as we give it the power.
Let us calm our thoughts.
Let these primitive concepts fall away from us so that we can soar to greater heights.
I didn't believe in you in life.
And I'm not going to in death.
I refuse to play this game anymore.
Enough!
We will take them now.
No. They must still face the Holy One.
I will escort these two to their judgment.
You may watch and wait along the edge of the Neutral Zone.
I will take them now!
Do not try my patience unless you want to fight.
Well, at least I got two of them.
But one day, we'll beat you and your Jesus.
And we'll drag you screaming down to the pits of hell.
Hahahaha!
The day will be long before you and all who follow Satan will be thrown into the lake of fire.
Even now, Gabriel moves into place.
Soon Jesus will return and unleash his final judgment.
And those who follow him will be rewarded with eternal life.
Come.
I've never known a finer man than Dr. Capp.
He was a wonderful associate.
He gave his life so that we all might be better human beings.
He stood for a kinder, gentler nation where all men love one another and live in peace.
If goodness counts for anything, then there's a bright new star shining in the heavens.
I know God's taking care of him.
And we can only pray that we follow his example.
Amen.