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whose only crime is he stands
between Tolliver and that girl.
1:33:05
Your Honor,
when this case is over,
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the court may bring me to trial on
Mr. Cutler's charges if it so desires.
1:33:14
But the government's case
against Jack Stuart is not over.
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For years we've tried to find
one witness who would
turn against this pirate ring.
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That witness
has been found.
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I ask the court's leave
to call a man who, to save
his own neck from the halter,
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has made full confession:
Matthias Widgeon.
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[Crowd Muttering]
1:33:38
Granted.
Step down, Miss Claiborne.
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- Did Widgeon talk?
- Yes.
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- He talked.
- [Steve] Call Matthias Widgeon,
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mate of the Southern Cross.
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[Bailiff]
Call Matthias Widgeon.
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Widgeon!
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Come on, Wi...
1:34:11
Sheriff! Sheriff!
Widgeon is dead!
1:34:14
Sheriff,
Widgeon is dead!
1:34:17
[Judge]
Doctor, in your opinion,
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- how long has Widgeon been dead?
- Less than half an hour.
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[Crowd Muttering]
1:34:26
[Man Whispering]
Maybe good riddance.
1:34:32
Your Honor, this case must be recessed
for full investigation.
1:34:36
I can hardly recess in lieu of a witness
who can never appear.
1:34:40
- But if Federal council
wishes to withdraw...
- Withdraw?
1:34:44
But Your Honor, America's very life
depends upon the sea!
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This case goes far beyond
the fate of one man...
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who betrayed
his own command.
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We must know whether any group of men
can endanger the safety of our seas...
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by preying upon
American commerce.