good society, eh? well, i guess i know enough to turn you inside out, old woman; you damned old sockdologizing. [gunshot]. john wilkes booth: sic semper tyrannis! sic semper tyrannis! maj. rathbone: stop that man! clara harris: stop him! john wilkes booth: let me pass! let me pass! fanny seward: murder! help! murder! john wilkes booth: give me that horse, boy! [horse neighs] john wilkes booth: go. william bell: murder! stop that man! murderer!
in the east room of the white house, john wilkes booth lies on a bed of dirt and pine needles and reads the worst reviews of his life. a man who was raised on shakespeare is brought to his knees by his own hubris. in one fell swoop, with one grand gesture, he has changed the course of american history and dramatically jeopardized the fate of the south that he loved so dearly. [horse neighs] [search party passes] tom hanks: booth s tragedy is nearly complete.
asa trenchard: don t know the manners of good society, eh? well, i guess i know enough to turn you inside out, old woman; you damned old sockdologizing. [gunshot]. john wilkes booth: sic semper tyrannis! sic semper tyrannis! maj. rathbone: stop that man! clara harris: stop him! john wilkes booth: let me pass! let me pass! fanny seward: murder! help! murder! john wilkes booth: give me that horse, boy! [horse neighs] john wilkes booth: go. william bell: murder! stop that man! murderer!
bayonet! washington benefits from the sheer indifference of commanders on the other side. the hessian commander in trenton is made aware of the encroaching american army and pockets the message without even reading it. colonel rall s indifference is a stroke of luck for washington. but elsewhere, his operation s luck is running out. downriver, massive ice jams force his two defensive units to abandon their mission. instead of enveloping trenton with a three-pronged attack, washington must go it alone. if he s able to make it across the river. [ horse neighs ] what is that? it s the hessians! they re coming!
is facing near certain defeat unless he can find a way to strike back. monsters! [ woman screams, musket fires ] [ musket fires, horse neighs ] rally the militia. go warn colonel griffin. go! when new jersey militiamen rally, under the command of colonel samuel griffin, it gives washington the opportunity he s looking for. it s impossible to imagine a more challenging time for george washington. he was being urged by other officers, who perhaps wanted his job, hunker down and hold off, because a loss could finish us. he says no, i m doubling up, picking up the pace, and we re taking the fight to them.