24 INT. STATE PRISON - DAY 24
LePage is seated with Father Congen. Also present are Warden
Pillsbury, Officer Hildreth, Detective Dearborn, a prison
guard, and a person responsible for writing down the
confession.
FATHER CONGEN
(addressing all)
Gentleman, now that you are all present,
Mr. LePage, has something to say. I told
him that I would translate…but he wants
to try it in English.
(looking at LePage and giving
him the go ahead with a nod)
JOSEPH LEPAGE
(in his best broken English,
wanting to be understood)
...I will die tomorrow, oui?
OFFICER HILDRETH
That's right.
JOSEPH LEPAGE
Hattie Gault lie. I no have ax. I no at
Academy!
OFFICER HILDRETH
The jury decided she didn't lie. it's too
late for this.
Hildreth starts to get up.
JOSEPH LEPAGE (cont'd)
Non...
(long pause; Hildreth waits)
... girl have collier… me take and hide
in hole in tree. Me bury moussior
FATHER CONGEN
(clarifying)
That's a handkerchief
JOSEPH LEPAGE
(continuing)
under tree…me bad man.
OFFICER HILDRETH
(referring to a MAP)
Can you show us on the map where you hid
the items and the route you took the
morning of the murder.
LePage traces out his route and points to where he hid the
items as the witnesses look on and the recorder takes notes.
DETECTIVE DEARBORN
(watching LePage)
If LePage did take the short-cut through
Gile's swamp, Hattie Gault would not have
seen him at the Academy Corner, as she
testified to.
OFFICER HILDRETH
Did you use the knife that we found at
your house?
JOSEPH LEPAGE
Oui. No ax … knife ...
(pointing again to the map and
then acting out the scene in
pantomime)
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