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At this late date, do you wish...
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...to impugn the integrity
of the jury and the court?
1:06:05
If they were wrong, yes.
1:06:07
Back at 1932...
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...a steady string of convictions
made good publicity...
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...remember?
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Frank Wiecek was found guilty
and he belongs where he is.
1:06:17
Were you at the State Attorney's
office in 1932?
1:06:20
Yes, I was.
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But I had nothing to do
with the Wiecek case.
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I have no axe to grind, Mr. McNeal.
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But I believe you're unnecessarily
discrediting this regime.
1:06:31
Your stories may be holding
out false hope of a pardon...
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...to Frank Wiecek and his mother.
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- I'm not so sure it's false.
- We are.
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Up until now, what we've
printed was based...
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...on interview or investigation.
We've invented nothing.
1:06:43
And we don't intend to.
1:06:44
A great deal of emotion and colour
can be lent to simple facts.
1:06:48
The Governor feels
that this matter...
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...is undermining law and order.
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But Wiecek is innocent.
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It would be criminal to stop now.
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You must remember, Mr. McNeal...
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...that another political party
was in power at that time.
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We are not to blame, but the public
tars us with your brush.
1:07:03
You can't destroy the confidence
we've built up...
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...to sell newspapers.
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I maybe started like that but
it isn't that way anymore.
1:07:09
Look, gentlemen, believe me...
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...that man is not guilty.
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I don't know if he's guilty,
but we don't want...
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...this police was persecuted.
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What's the difference?
Just a minute.
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The Governor wants
this thing cleared up.
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We're not asking you to forget
the man if he's innocent.
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We don't want it dragging
on and on...
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...just to promote circulation.
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We have a proposition to offer
you to settle this thing.
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I'll suggest the Governor...
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...to set up a hearing
of the Pardon Board.
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If Wiecek is exonerated
he'll get a pardon.
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If you can't clear him,
you will drop this matter...
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...once and for all. Is that a deal?
1:07:44
What do you say, Mac?
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It's a deal if Mr. Palmer says so.
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Okay.
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It's a deal.
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I'll ask the Governor to set up
a special hearing next week.