Manhunt (2017–…): Season 2, Episode 7 - Eric - full transcript

Knox?

Are you there?

Richard?

My name is Don Sheppard and
I'm a producer on "60 Minutes".

Get lost. I have nothing to say.

I saw the press conference. I
read what your lawyer wrote.

Can you hear me,
Richard? I'd like to talk to you.

I do not want to talk to you.
All you journalists just lie.

- You don't care about me.
- I'd probably like it too.

But "60 Minutes" doesn't do
that kind of sensationalism.

We are only looking for
the truth. Quite simply.



And what do you think the truth is?

I don't know,
but I want to find out.

At least hear what
we have to say.

Just come on. I am alone
and no one followed me.

Thank God! I thank
God for your help.

Take it there. Food and equipment.

I'm starving.

I think a lot about how
you scared the FBI.

- They happened in his pants that day.
- We showed who owns the forest.

- And it's not the FBI.
- No.

I often see one of their helicopters.

It flies low,
as if they didn't understand it.

With a powerful rifle and
ammunition we can shoot it down.

Those who have struggled to
survive here in the mountains -



- is my family. I fight for
them when no one else does.

But shooting a helicopter down
would be the end of my family.

I will not allow that.
Is that understood?

You're right. Thank you.

"Don't kill." Although I have
saved hundreds of unborn lives -

- I have nightmares
about it flowing in Alabama.

I don't want any more blood on
my conscience. I'm defenseless.

I'm big in the fuck
but am an easy prey.

That is why I asked for the card
showing the positions of the FBI.

I have to know them
so I can stay away.

Let's look at that.

Hold it. The FBI has
set up a base here.

It is large.

In principle, regulators control the
entire interior regions of the forest.

But the FBI has surrounded it and
they have summoned an entire army.

We have to be careful
until I can get you out.

- Out?
- It's only at the planning stage.

I'm working to get you past the
FBI's barricades and out of the woods.

The best thing for the community
is if you disappear in silence.

Then people can
return to everyday life -

- and you can
keep saving babies.

Then everyone wins.

At the moment,
your job is to keep you away.

If you see as much as an FBI patrol,
you've failed.

- Is that understood?
- Yes. Loud and clear.

Thanks.

Be careful.

Open!

- Where are we?
- The plan is to take over the forest.

With moving stations we take
in the woods meter by meter.

If the militia is resisting,
we will push them further and further.

When we find the militia fortress,
we surround them and smoke them out.

It may be that I'm wrong,
but consuming the forest like that -

- sounds like a long drawn out war.

We are already at war.
This is the plan to win it.

If it becomes a siege,
can't it end up like Waco?

- Let me think about it.
- Received.

War on American civilians?

Like nothing to do with the
bomb? This is not the FBI.

Please come up with another plan.

But Louis Freeh didn't give you
an army that you shouldn't use.

Bang.

Come here.

Shit!

Can I help?

- Thank you.
- No problem.

- Do you live out here alone?
- Almost. Me and my brother.

- You're pretty cut out here.
- Yes. We like that.

So am I.

Here you go.

New Yorkers fly here for
a week to get some peace.

That's the stupidest thing I've heard.

- Did you build it there?
- Yes. And Nantahala – Harley.

- Can it run?
- Yes.

Some have a Chevy '57.
I have a Chevy for $ 57.

What is wrong with him?

Cancer. My brother Guthrie.

Do you have cancer?

My father died of cancer.

I am sorry.

- Are they helping here?
- No.

No, of course not.

The state gives them to you
because they make no use.

If we're healthy and strong,
we won't find ourselves in their shit.

- Have you heard of amygdalin?
- Yes I have.

Made from apricot kernels. A few
injections and the tumor is gone.

Amygdalin had cured
my father of a week.

But the FDA and the government
have banned it. So he died.

Are you in pain?

I have something else that the
government does not want us to have.

- God bless you.
- Here you go.

We tried city life a few
years ago. It wasn't us.

- It was nothing to us.
- No.

If you think it's bad in Murphy,
go to New York. You gods.

When I look at those people,
I only see small ants.

They turn around and follow
rules. Slaves of their pheromones.

They drag on their crumbs, which
were the important ones. They are ants.

If I mess you up...

the universe doesn't care.

But if you stick your
finger in the toe...

It will be pure chaos. Because
then God has just shaken their world.

- Great, right?
- Yes.

It's nice to have company.
We never meet anyone.

You're the first one we
see out here in six months.

Or eight. That is the truth of God.

Are you never in town? In Murphy?

I pick up his pills
every two months.

And deals a bit in Walmart.

- Can you have it on the Harley?
- You bet.

If I patented it,
I would get rich.

People would throw money
at me. If that's what I wanted.

You're full of shit, Daubert.

I'm glad to have met
you. Let's do this again.

Can you see it? It's called Eric.

- The big? Named after me?
- Yes.

It's a bird. He knows
what's going on.

Get off now, Rudolph,
get off. Get off, Rudolph.

Otherwise,
the FBI will shoot you in the back.

How did you figure it out?

I'm not the sharpest knife,
but I can put two and two together.

Does it change anything?

Fandeme no! You are a hero. It
is an honor to have you with us.

People who stand by their
beliefs must stick together.

- Amen, my brother.
- Amen.

You're not telling
anyone you've seen me?

- You know I don't boast.
- Well.

I have a question for you.

- You said you were driving in Walmart.
- Just say what you want.

Thanks.

Shouldn't your brother be back?

No, it will take time to come back.

You can't drive very
fast with the sled loaded.

- Hi, Daubert.
- Mission accomplished!

- Did you get it all?
- Every single thing.

There were deals on Mentos,
so I bought them. With berry flavor.

Keep them. You've earned them.

Look here.

See. I thought you
would think it was fun.

They are everywhere. You look like Jesus.

- Were you careful when you took it?
- Yes. I took it from a bar.

There are many zeros.

They think they can buy loyalty.
Not for all zeros in the world.

Thanks. You did well.

What was it? One shot?

Eric?

- Daubert shot himself.
- What do you say? Why?

He took the life of himself
in grief over your death.

It is a lie.

Pis. Don't scare me. You're
taking gas on me, right?

Eric, come on.

It is me. You know
me. I beg you.

- What do you want? You get it.
- What do I want?

You already give
it to me. That's it.

I'm not an ant,
Eric. I'm Guthrie. Not an ant.

It depends on one's perspective.

You can go to church all your life without
feeling like that. Like God Himself.

"The Lord gives, and the Lord takes."

It would have been better if
you had not been so weak.

Pardon.

- Just look.
- Don't let that affect you.

We won't say "60 Minutes"
if we don't get full control.

- Did you hear that?
- Oh boy.

Come on.

Gentlemen.

- Good day.
- The pleasure is mine.

Watson Bryant. Hello, Mr Wallace.

- Sit down.
- Thanks.

What do you want from us?

We do not provide the
questions or tell them.

They can join or not. Our house,
our rules.

We want something to show that
you have done your homework.

That you ignore the fictional
stories of the FBI and the media.

"60 Minutes" is the most
respected news program.

And CNN is CNN,
and Tom Brokaw is Tom Brokaw.

But they both just accepted it,
the newspapers and the FBI say.

Sorry,
but I want something more concrete.

We have read the information
from the press conference carefully.

But we also did our
own research in the park.

And what was the conclusion?

We've also investigated
the FBI's findings -

- and their investigation. And
then we have a closer look at you.

Their history, work life,
criminal record and much more.

Do you want to know if we have
done research? Yes we have.

If you want to be assured
that I'm innocent of you on TV...

That's not how it goes.

- But your producer said...
- I'm loyal to the viewers.

What they want and expect
is top-notch journalism.

Viewers will see Richard
obliterated on television.

You only do this so that the whole
country can see the "bomber" -

- jump off the cliff
on nationwide TV.

Yes. And...?

And...? Does it say "splat"?

Or does his parachute unfold?

We ask difficult questions and let
the answers speak for themselves.

Yes, you jump off the cliff without
knowing if you have a parachute on.

Maybe you are cleansed in front of
the whole world, or else it says "splat".

Those are the rules of the
game. If you don't like it, don't play.

Then we know.

We have learned something
here and continue to lead.

We find someone who will let
us tell you our side of the case.

This is what we need. A
journalist who stands for truth.

- That's why people listen to him.
- Yes, when he judges you.

If that happens... in "60 Minutes"...

it is forever.

What do you want to do?

You have been called "a fat
guard who lives with his mother".

- Is it true?
- It's unfriendly, but true.

It is also said that you built and
placed the bomb in Centennial Park.

- Did you do it?
- No.

Come on, Richard.

You were over active, aggressive
and dangerous at Piedmont College.

You pretended to be a valet.

You were desperate to be
whole and prove your worth.

According to the FBI, you told a friend
that you were "in the middle of it all".

They can prove that you have
training in handling explosives -

- and has owned a backpack
similar to the one used in the attack.

- Do you deny it?
- No I do not.

So it was just by chance
that you found a bomb -

- using a sixth sense that
night? Doesn't that sound sought?

Is it more likely that you
set the bomb to be a hero?

That sounds more likely to me.

He has his head in
the loop. It is over.

It must be hard to believe
that someone like me...

Someone who is not successful...
and belongs to the working class -

- and have made many mistakes,
can be healed.

I've realized something about
people and their prejudices.

It is easier for them
to see me as a villain.

But I will say to you
today and to the police...

and anyone who sees that one
should not judge people on the outside.

If you look into my heart,
you will see that I am honorable.

If you look at the facts,
you will see that I am innocent.

- That's how you wonderful fucking rich!
- An innocent man...

Not according to the reporters.

Or according to the FBI. I
want to show you something.

Heading after heading.

- They can't all be wrong.
- Yes, they are wrong.

The media would have a dramatic
headline for selling newspapers.

So you mean that the
entire media establishment -

- from "Atlanta Journal –
Constitution" to CNN to CBS News -

- choose sensation
journalism over the truth?

And that the FBI, the world's
most respected police authority -

- lying? Or wrong?

The FBI would do well.
Radiate strength and efficiency.

So people felt they were
safe. "We arrested him quickly."

They leaked my name to the press
and everyone got what they wanted -

- even if it was a lie and
a human's life was ruined.

According to you,
the FBI timeline cleanses you of suspicion.

You cannot have placed the
bomb and called the alarm center.

We conducted an independent
investigation into your claims.

The FBI timeline
excludes you as a suspect -

- and the size and
shape of the bomb does -

- that the FBI's theory
is extremely unlikely.

That's what I've
said. I am innocent.

And you have proven that.

You published information
that excludes you as a suspect.

You proved your innocence.
How did the FBI react to that?

- They didn't listen.
- Still not.

Although the facts show that
the bomber is on the loose.

That's right,
sir. It never stops.

Because the FBI leaked your name.
And the media wanted a good story.

- Why did you go to the FBI?
- Me?

When I was growing up in East Point,
all the cops looked like you.

I would give young girls
someone to identify with.

Someone who is trying
to make things better -

- instead of just watching
when good people are hit by evil.

What if we expose
good people to evil?

Do you remember the questioning? During
the whole conversation he did everything -

- to say what we wanted to
hear. "Good boy" syndrome.

And? What's the problem?

The problem is that I do
everything not to tell the truth.

And that we may have ruined
the life of an innocent man.

We thought about politics and headlines,
and in the meantime -

- Rudolph got peace
and quiet to plan next...

We compromised our
integrity. The integrity of the FBI.

And we keep doing that
when we don't do well again.

- Seriously?
- Think if it's true.

- The evidence doesn't support that.
- Some of them don't.

- We may only see what we want to see.
- What the hell is wrong with you?

Do we have Embry's folder?

The "Atlanta Journal – Constitution"
was the first to point you.

They also said that you look
after the profile of a lone bomber.

A frustrated wannabe
stream that would be all over.

According to them, you had placed
the bomb in order to appear as a hero.

It's all a lie.

They only write what makes
them sell most newspapers.

- Shall I turn it off, Kath?
- No.

"Journal" also reported that
the FBI suspected Jewell -

- and that he had called the
emergency center before the explosion.

The attorney proves the call was
made when Jewell was in the park.

Journalist Kathy Scruggs,
however, refused to surrender.

Not even when their
story turned out to be false.

Jewell has never been
charged. Not even arrested.

Still,
the FBI is following him wherever he is.

When Jewell drives a ride,
the FBI shadows him.

Not just by an agent,
but by a whole following.

Holy shit.

That's it!

Now people are listening.

Even though the
world is about selling

stories,
people are stepping up in the truth.

Thank you for
helping me tell it.

The FBI refuses to
discuss the investigation -

- and whether Jewell is still a
suspect. They will not discuss the leak.

Mrs Jewell has neither recovered
Tupperware nor Disney films.

Thank you.

You know what? You
know what? Can you feel it?

Your wonderful man! You did it!

You did it!

- Come on.
- Oh God.

"60 Minutes"!

Yes.

Then we have it.

Did you buy peat moss for me?

Or the border axis?

Sorry dear.

- What did you buy at Walmart?
- I bought a bomb.

- It was not on the list.
- Do you remember that steel wire?

It sits on an artificial
wreath. It's camouflage.

Every single component.

Everything from Christmas decorations to
the seams. He bought his bomb at Walmart.

It should not go into the house.

Everything except the dynamite.

Our bosses have to deal with this.

You only see one of the
pieces in a huge puzzle.

They must know something
that we do not know.

Dad knows best, right?

We collect pieces,
they puzzle. That's the way of command.

Dad usually knows best.

But listen right here.

If what is in Embry's folder
and what he said is true...

If Rudolph is possessed by the
police and plays God and watches us.

And maybe the militia
is manipulating...

If Embry is right, it's not us who
caught Rudolph in Nantahala.

It's him who caught us.