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You.Dont.Know.Jack.2010.1080p.WEBRip.x265-RARBG P { font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; color: white; background-color: black; text-align: center; } .ENUSCC { name: English; lang: en-US ; SAMIType: CC ; } Sync & corrections by Blue-Bird™ Provided by kp99 Srt2smi by Blue-Bird™ You Don't Know Jack You know, shehad that same look Of agony on her face, Just like mother. The same one mother had, you know? - Yeah.- You bore witness to it. Excruciating, Awful waiting. She was struggling to die. Yeah, well, it's notliving, you know. - No.- It's not being alive. You know, they started doingthis in europe already, But not here. - Really?- Yeah. - Holland.- Holland. Never here. Way too puritanical here. I don't know why I didn'tthink of this sooner. I was limiting myself. It'll be your own fieldof specialty, jack. You're gonna need somebusiness cards, you know? We'll be swingingsingles again, Just like whenwe were in our prime. Remember those twonurses we were dating? Two nurses? Oh, that was me, not you.Scratch that. You know, you couldgrab a box, jack. - It wouldn't hurt you.- Well, I'll get the door Then I'll--I'll come back out. Yeah, the best thing aboutliving in my storage room-- ain't bad-- It's a short commute. ain't bad. You left your varsity jacket, Your grandmother's afghan andyour nose hair clippers. That's the last time I'm cleaningup after you, neal nicol. Hi, jack. I remember her being muchhappier at your wedding. Cut. - Ante up.- Yes, dear. - I'm in. Oh, by the way,neal, mazel tov. You're gonna bean ex here soon.How's it feel? Like losing 138 lbswithout having to diet. Obitiatry, stan.The doctoring of death. What,in suicide clinics? Really? I'm a doctor.You want me exiled to boca raton? Come on.Come on.Planned death is gaining acceptance All over the world.Why not here? Can we, for christ's sakes,just play cards, please? Because you can't put thosedecisions in the hands of patients. Well, whose hands arewe gonna put 'em in? Doctoring's a healing profession.I can't even-- Doctoring'sa death profession too. Medicine, medicide. - Cards, stan?- Uh, three. That's 10 in a row.That's 10 in a row he folds. You know you're allowedto bluff once in a while. - I don't bluff.- The guy is a study in pure non-fiction. - Let him alone.- Yeah. You know I love you, jack, but most ofyour colleagues think you're a nut. Remember they used to call youthe "screwball pathologist"? Would you save me the schpilkes andstay retired for crying out loud? I'm not retired. Retired means one isno longer occupied With one's profession. I may be unemployed,but I am occupied. - Eight.- King high. It's yours. - And it's your deal.- I know it. - What?- My-- my hands are grea. - With what?- I have pizza fingers. - Pizza fingers?- You ever hear of them? At the oak hillcare center in farmington hills Where david rivlin,a 38-year old quadriplegic Who's been confinedhere for three years, Has asked to be takenoff of life support. The michigan courts haveyet to make a decision. mr. Vlin, who sustaineda spinal cord injury During a body-surfing accidentalmost 20 years ago, Tried desperatelyto live on his own Until the cost of live-in aidesbecame too much for him. The state would onlyoffer rivlin-- - Yeah?- Turn on channel 7. No, I'm--I'm watching sylvester. - Hurry up. - It's the onewhere he chases the frog. - Do it now.- Why? You see this man?He's being kept alive against his wishes. Oh, yeah.Oh, margo. - Margo.- Yeah? Look what we got here. A veritable gold mine.Here, look. - oh, excuse me.I'm sorry. - That's all right.- It's a veritable plethora. - Look at all this stuff.- Yeah, it's real metal. - These things too?- Margo. What does this have to do with mr. Rivlin? - What is that?All right. - Okay? - That's a motor.- Whatever. - What else?- I think-- - You wa those bolts?- Let's take the whole shebang. - Okay. Okay, is this it?- I'll give you the whole thing for $15. Uh-huh.How's about $10? You know, this iswhat you do it for, To be able to put yourstamp on medical history. A word to the wise: Be carefulwhere that shit'll kill you. Thanks, neal. ♪ I'll be home for christmas... ♪ "groundbreaking." "today we have some-- What we're doing here today Is groundbreaking. It will-- it's gr--" You know a better wordfor "groundbreaking"? Why don't you try to relax, jack? I mean, he asked to see you, soyou could make him understand. - Oh, for god's sakes.- It's just a demonstration. So I should go in there andnot say anything, baby? - Is that better?- I didn't say that. Just stand there, look athim and do a mime show? He wants to understandhow you're going - To help him end his life.- I know why we're going to see him, margo. I'm asking if you know anotherword for "groundbreaking." - so I'm hearing different things. I have a source that saysthe oakland county prosecutor - Is gonna intervene.- Seriousl mr. Lessenberry, They do not pay menearly enough money To comment on local politics. I understand that.I'm not asking you to comment on politics. I'm asking you if you'vehad any communication With the prosecutor's office. We are a hospital.We provide medical care. My mercitronmachine, david. I built it just for you. You see... We have a monumentalopportunity here, david, To not only... End your own suffering But to give your death a meaning. By providing your organs To more useful citizens, You will bebenefitting society... Immeasurably. Just so you know, We're gonna offer them up On a first-come-first-serve basis. Now... I don't knowif you know this, But I cannot give youthe injection myself. It's illegal. But you can releasethese solutions On your own. The saline drip is gonna Activate the thiopental. This is gonnaput you to sleep And set off this timer. You'll fallinto a deep coma As the lethal dose ofpotassium chloride Stops your heart. Uh, I know you haveno motor skills, So I added this. You can move you headslightly side to side. Don't do it now, butI'm gonna place this Between your teeth. Put it inand move your head. Very simple-- moveyour head side to side Just a little bitand it goes. - the time comes, you just letyour teeth do all the work. this is outrageous. - No it's not.- Get that thing out of here now. - He's just receiving new information...- Jack. ...So he's bound to react.Just give him a chance to calm himself. Could you just give him achance to calm himself? Please leave immediatelyof I'll call security And have you thrown out. - Please leave.- I'm sorry, david. I don't needyour security. - Certainly don't need that.- Get it out of here. David, I'm sorryfor this upset. Doctor, please. - I'm sorry.- And take that thing with you. It took acouple more months, But the doctors finally did allow himto be taken off of life support. And whata brutal way he went. - Brutal? - Brutal.Think about it. Is it really any differentthan what the germans did - In nazi germany?- Whoa whoa whoa whoa. - Hmm?- Do you want me to print that? - Print what you want.- We're talking about hospitals, - Not nazis.- Well, they do the same thing-- Starving people to death.They cut off their feeding And their waterand they let them die. And it's all legal. The United States supremecourt has validated The nazi methodof execution. excuse me. You-- you obviously don'tapprove of the current method. No, I don't.Do you? Starving people to death?No, I don't think so. It's inhumane. If a person'sallowed to die, Then you inject them--painlessly, quickly. You don't let themwither away. It's inconceivable. It's unspeakable. What would you chargefor this procedure? You don't charge people For mething like this, mr. Lessenberry. What's wrong with you? You-- you've really gotsome story here, doc. Don't be surprised if thisgets picked up nationally. Is your turkey okay? I don't like fat. Selfish bastard. You hog all the ink inthe detroit papers, Now you're in "newsweek" And there'snothing about me. - Oh.- What about me? Look at this.Man. "blunt and feisty, he'sthe first american doctor To advocatephysician-assisted suicide." They're gonna have totake me seriously now. - You're not a local quack anymore.- No no. - You're america's quack.- America's quack! look at this. You earned it. Congratulations. - Neal, congratulations.- "newsweek" magazine. So how arewe gonna celebrate? Uh, you wanta glass of water? - Yeah, that'd be great.- Great! So when wereyou first diagnosed With alzheimer's, mrs.Adkins? About ayear ago I think. It wasthree years ago now. Oh.And what did your doctor say - When he told you?- Well, it was like a bomb. He saidshe had alzheimer's And it'd come to a point Where she wouldn'tbe able to... - There is-- - ...Dress herself. She wouldn't be ableto take a bath. What-- what are some ofthe other fears you have? That I wouldn't knowthat this is my husband And my children, Or "who am I?" You're sensingthe loss of things. Loss lossloss loss loss. So let's talkabout that if you could. What happened today,for instance? - What happened today? - You tell me.I don't even know what happened today. She went outinto the yard and then-- What I could see was She stood therein the yard And I could seefrom behind her That she didn't knowwhere she was. She didn't knowto turn around, That was the bacdoorof the hwuse. She didn't know that that was thegate to go out to the street. She just-- she didn'tknow what to do. Mm-hmm. I don't remember. When Italked to your doctor-- First of all, he wouldhardly speak with me. But when he did, What your doctor was tryingto communicate to me Was that you're notimminently terminal. - Do you understand?- Yes, I--I-- I understand. - And I understand-- - Should I make some tea for us? - Jack?- Thats frightening. - Jack, do you want some tea?- If I don't make this decision right now, I'll never be able to. Margo, I don't knowwhat we're doing. Look at her. Look at her. She looks well to me. She looksquite capable, no? She's notthe right one. But she has the right. As a patient, It's her choice. I refuse to diea slow death. Come on, jack.You know how things are gonna be perceived. - I don't care.- The media's gonna all over it. - I know. - You're gonnahave to tell her yes. - I know.- You have to be strategic. Margo, what do wecare about the media? Who cares? Look.Sometimes in life There are strategiesthat you have to take, Because we have to be verycareful about our purpose. - Our purpose is important.- Well, what about her?! Who careswhat people think? It's whatmy patient feels. She doesn't know each daywhat she's gonna find When she looksin the mirror. She doesn't know if she's gonnasee herself there anymore. This is her terror. This is what she goes through,day in and day out. The terror of being... Lost. - Jack.- She's running out of time. I understand that. Look at me. If it was me,if I was her, If I was in the samesituation, would you do it? - You, margo?- Yes, me, margo. - Would you do it for me?- Of course I'd do it. Yes - You would do it?You know that? - Sure. If I saw the same look ofdetermination in your eyes As I saw in hers,of course I'd do it. No question about it. My own sister--in truth, I'd do it. - You'd do it?- Mm-hmm. That's your answer. Yeah, I know. I just wanted to workthis through, you know? Just go throughthe variables. - "who am I?" - And you're aware of your decision? - Yes.- Let 'em come after me. Let 'em come aftera real physician. ...The end of my life. I think I'm gonna makeus some tea right now. Make it strong,will you? - Yeah. - ...The word for "the end of life." - Death.- By the way... Thisis what you wish? - Yes. Yes, I do. - ...Where are we gonna do this? Some people think webrew up poisonous potions Like witchesfrom gallows hill. Others think it's "taketwo hemlock pills And meet your makerin the morning." Well, surprise surprise-- There's no such thingas a hemlock pill. We offer assistance And advanced directives, D.N.R.S-- "do not resuscitate"-- Wills, hospice care, But we do notdispense drugs, We do not pull plugs. We started this chapterbecause we believe That to each person, theirown way of death... With dignity. Oh, miss good, I can carrythat for you. That would've been nice, Dr. Kevorkian, But it's a little latenow, don't you think? And it's "missus." - Missus?- Yup. Oh.Good. So-- so you knowwho I am? What do I look like,June cleaver? What canI do for you? Well, uh... I, umm-- I havemy first patient, - But what I don't have...- Is a place. - Yes. - And you'dlike to use my home? - well, no. I thoughtyou would know a place, But if I could use your home,that would be just fine. - Sure. - Well, if you'regonna come to my home, You're gonna have todress more cheerfully. If you've never actuallytested that before, How do you knowit's gonna work? Because I made it. I wish you had a strongerargument than that. Hey, whatever I can do to lenda hand tomorrow, let me know. Oh, on this one, neal, This first one, I want itto be me and margo. Just us. Am I hearing a phone Or is it my...? I've gotta remember toinstall one by the couch. Your house. Dr. Kevorkian's.This is debby. Oh, hang on,miss good. Janet good. - Ooh, there we go.- Hey, janet. I don't know how to saythis, so I'm just gonna say it. I'm sorry.I know it's the last minute, But my husband ray-- he'sa retired police captain And he feelsvery strongly That we can't useour house. - He feels that it would put us at risk.- Are you kidding me? Lady, are you kidding me? I've got margoat the airport Picking thesepeople up as we speak. - You can't do this to me.- Oh. Yeah, well, I could makesome other suggestions. There's nothing further tobe gained by talking to you. What now? Call the whole thing off? although... Okay. I hope she like parksand volkswagens. Jack's madeall the arrangements Mm-hmm.Good. Margo's going to Take meto the airport shortly. It's best for meto go home, Should anything happenwith the police later on. Yes. Okay. Our gardenercomes on Thursday. He's goingto plant marigolds. Marigolds protectthe garden. It's not too late, my dear.You know? We can stop right now. You wouldn't offend me. Do you understand?You wouldn't offend me. Tell me whento flip the switch. Whenever you're-- Mmm. Thank you. Mmm. "when a patientin agony dies, Then a doctor's truecalling implies One should do what is best,at the patient's request, For humane, quick andpainless demise." I told youthey couldn't keep me. - Come in, come in.- They've got nothing to charge me on. All right.All right. Has he no regard forthe sanctity of life? How dare he callhimself a doctor? What can we charge him with?The medical examiner said He had no choice butto rule it a suicide. I just can't stopthinking about yesterday, How it all went. I guess somehow I justthought the whole thing Would be nicer. Could be nicer? - Yeah.- How, "nicer"? Does this look likecompassion to you, david? Compassion? He kills a woman and hecalls it compassion? - If this guy thompson wants to arrest me, Let him arrest me.I don't care. I'm not a busy man,you know. We have toget you a lawyer. I don't want a lawyer. Jack, they're threatening tobring you up on murder charges. - You need a lawyer.- I don't know any lawyers. There's this one guy Isee on tv all the time. You're gonna get him. He does these Medical malpracticecommercials. Is that a new wig? Yes. Why?It's rum raisin. I think it makes me looka little more fetching. What do you think? Is that silly? I don't know.I-- I don't know. I don't understand wigs,but that's just me. One day, you know, I'mgoing to turn around-- Girls, I don't think thegood doctor sways to fancy. Hide the perrier. - This way.- How good can this guy be If there'sno elevators? Let me tell you somethingabout dick thompson. He may be a card-carryingmember of the religious right, But he doesn't have a pot to pissin, charging jack with murder. He didn't kill anyone. Nullum crimen, nullapoena sine lege. - "no crime..." - "...No punishment without law." - Yeah.- The man knows his latin. I also knowmcnally, the district judge, And no way in hell is hegonna let this move forward. But understand, theseextremists will do Everything under the sun tostop you from doing this again. They have no recourseto stop me. Did you videotape yourconversations with janet adkins? - Yeah.- Yes, I did. - Why? - Good.Good. Well, you see, courtroomsare theaters of conscience. If we show your patientspleading for your help, If we lay out the gut-wrenchingemotions of it all, That's yourgolden ticket. No jury will convict youwith me at your side. - I simply do not lose. He's a wolverine.Wolverine. - Wow.- Yeah, I was a theater major. I did an unforgettablegiles corey In "the crucible"senior year. My mother ill has thereviews in her pocket. - Really?- Yeah. - I can't afford to pay you.- Oh, you don't have to pay me. I'll do it for free. Let them keep trying toprove this is a crime, And we'll keep provingit's a civil rights issue. So that do you think? She's a good judgeof character. That's a wigshe's wearing. - Oh.- Rum raisin. - Jack.- I like it. - Thank you.- You're welcome. The-- "themorning drive show"? Yeah, he wanted me to askyou if you'd come on as a guest. It's on 6:00 to 10:00 in the morning.It's got a big audience. You know, people drivingto work listen to it. He keeps it pretty light.Well, I never heard of it,ord. But I'll do it, sure. ♪ black, white, red, brown,feel the vibration... ♪ Good morning, everybody.This is "the bob bender show," "the morning drive show." today it's a special edition-- It's "the morning die show," because ofmy special guest, Dr. Jack kevorkian. He's a local boy fromhere in "de-troit." You might know him better as Dr. Death. I like to say he is the lastdoctor you will ever need. I actually heard somebody refer to you as Dr. Frankenstein the other day Because of your rather activeorgan-procurement program. Well, I'm gonna takethat as a compliment, Because anyone who's readthe story of frankenstein Knows that he wasa benevolent man And it was society whomade the monster bad. Well, I find itimpossible to believe, But our lines are lightingup and my producer tells me 40% to 50% of our callerssay "heyyou're right." So maybe I shouldn't go on.Let's quit while I'm ahead. - Well, don't die on me now, doc.- No no no. Sorry, I had to say that.Tell me a little bit about your mercitron, - Something I hope the-- - see?He's doing good. - Yeah.- Sharp as a tack. It's good thatpeople realize what's at stake here. I me,self-determination is A basic human right And everyoneshould have it. By flipping the switchon your suicide machine, - Kind of like hitting this button here. Well, sure,or carbon monoxide, Which actually is aquicker procedure. And I can assure youas a pathologist Gas inhalation alwaysleaves the deceased With a rosy,colorful afterglow. Well, hopefully ourlisteners aren't listening In their garages this morning.If they are, open the door. we're gettingrather ghoulish here At 7:55 in the morning.You are live with bob bender And I hesitateto say "ve," doctor, Because we're talking death with Dr. Death. And if you want to end it, call Dr. Kevorkian - That's k-e-v-o-r-k-I-a-n.- This is not an ad. I just don't want to givethe wrong impression. I am not here advertising.I'm-- I'm-- Hi, there. Oh, no.Not you, lady. - Oh, stop it. Stop it.- Stay away from me, lady. I don't bite.I'm sorry I backed out on you that way, But that's water under the bridge.I think we need to have a conversation. - Water under the bridge?- Yeah. I ended up using my v.W. Van in the park. Water under the bridge? That was veryresourceful of you. - Oh, thank you. - I know that you'reupset, but you have to let it go. We need to havea bigger conversation. And that'sa much better sweater. It's more cheerful. You know, I don't getmany visitors up here, Women especially. With your charms,I'm shoed. I hope you like it. - I made it just for you.- Thank you. You know, doc, youhave to stop pushing For organ donations. It'd be better if you justfocused on one thing at a time. That sounds likeit comes straight ou Of the oldhemlock society playbook. I'm the first to admithemlock has its faults. That's why I'm here.That's why I agree That it should be self-determinationwithout compromise. And for the record,I also agree That "terminally ill"is an undefinable term. So I say establishyour criteria-- You know, multiple doctorexaminations, psych assessments-- Make sure that all physicaltreatments have been exhausted And maybe the blessing of apriest or a rabbi would be good. Funny. My mom used to make thesefor us, only with a pickle And no crusts. Sorry about the crust. I usually cut them off, But somehow I thoughtyou'd like crust. She was tortured in a nursinghome till the day she died-- Mind gone, bed sores thesize of dinner plates. If you looked in them,you could see her spine. Who was it for you?Your mother? Your father? I don't see any picturesanywhere of anybody. You know, maybe you're right,what you said before. One thing at a time. Fair enough. So, umm... I was snooping arounda little bit. - Oh yeah.- Can you tell me About marjorie wantzand sherry miller? Sure. Ms.Miller has m.S. And she's had itfor a decade. She has hardly amotor skill left. Her husband took off a monthafter the diagnosis. And we've got mrs.Wantz who has severe pelvic pain. She's had 10 operations,all for naught. The pain's completelydebilitating. I've thoughtabout it a long time. A long time. Yeah, I have, And I have no qualms About my decision. I could do it tonight. What is it you want? - Put it in plain english.- Yeah, I want-- I want to die. - That's plain enough.- Yup. Yup. You don't wanna have one morethanksgiving with your kids? No no no. I just want itover quick. I have no fear. I have tried, myself, Three different times andI have not succeeded. I tried it,as you know, with the car. - Mm-hmm.- I put the hose on the exhaust And into the window. I stayed in the carover three hours And I tried it three times.Nothing happened. I get a half hour, anhour sleep at night With all the pills andslping pills I take. And it's--when you've got no quality Of life left, It's-- no.No more. If I do one of you, There's a chance they'llsend me to jail. I won't be ableto dthe other. It's right there. What's going on here, huh? They're dead.Wait till you see this. excuse me. Excuse me. Two at a time now. What's next,a baker's dozen? - Right this way.- Don't touch that. I'm gonna say all youdid was drive me up here. As long as they don'tput us in the same cell, - I'm fine.- You should be so lucky. No no no no no.Sir, it's just him we want. Dr. Jack kevorkian has beeninvolved in a double suicide At the bald mountain recreationarea up near lake orion. We're tryingto get in touch With our correspondentup at the scene there About 40 milesnorth of detroit. Details are sketchy. - Again, it appears that Dr. Jack kevorkian... - Fieger! ...Has indeed assisted adouble suicide this evening. - Here we go.- We're going to go live to the scene now - And stay on the story.- Bobby! Where's jack? - Can you commenton-- - this is ridiculous. It's absurd.No crime has been committed. Release him.Release him now. Everybody settle down. Is this live? - Dr. Kevorkian!- This better be live. - Can we get your statement, sir?- Two very sick But wonderful women died heretonight by their own choosing. Dr. Kevorkian was only acting out As-- as--as their physician. He did not force anyoneto come up here. mr. Thompson, ifyou're watching, Have the gall to charge Dr. Kevorkian tonight. Bring it on!Do it tonight! mr. Fieger! mr. Fieger! Dr. Kevorkian! don't letthem do this to me. this is how youplay the media, jack. Get ready to become the mostfamous doctor in the country. Isn't this murder?Would you care To comment on the religiousaspects of this? What were theysuffering from? I need you to do your job, Dr. Dragovic, So I can do mine. Science itself gives us noarguments, mr. Thompson. That's the wayyou're gonna do it. I told you I'm notgonna touch your food. It would be an admissionof guilt, you know? I can go for weekswithout food, - Like ghandi. - You'relooking worse than ghandi, jack. - Yeah.- You look like one of your patients. It's been three days.Come on. I'm not moving.I'm not paying that bond. You don't have to.I did. - Come on, let's go.- You didn't. You paid my bail? Yeah, I bailed you out.Let's go. What kind of lawyerdoes that? What the matterwith you, geoff? Don't you see I'm denyingmyself nourishment? I'm-- I'm--I'm starving to death For three daysto make a point. - I get it. I get it.- This is a protest. They violated my rights. You're not supposedto bail me out. It defeats the purpose. Oh, I should fire you,you know? We're facing an indictmenton wantz and miller. - Oh.- Here. What's this? Pie. This is full of fat and sugar.Are you trying to kill me? Just eatthe fucking pie, jack. Oh, and another thing-- The state revokedyour medical license. Good. They took awaymy career years ago. It didn't stop me,did it? Yeah, ll, it stops suppliers fromproviding you with your poisons. That's whatI've got neal for. Where the hellare you going? Home. Well, come on,I'll give you a ride. - My car's up here.- No, I need the exercise. I need to getthe blood flowing. We've got an offerto fly to new york To dothe barbara walters show. Well, if barbara walterswants me badly enough, She knows whereto find me. Don't make thiscomplicated, jack. - Can't it.- This is important. One too many passengerrides in a f-86 sabre When I wasstationed in seoul. Flying scares the daylightsout of me, geoff. Nighty night! Doctor,let me be frank. You're aware that peoplethink you are a ghoul? It's emotionalism. When heart transplantsfirst started, There was the sameprevalent feeling, Even among doctors,that it was wrong. It was contraryto god's will, Contrary to nature. Isn't itghoulish to rip A person's chest open And take out a heart, Or a bypass opation? Ether isthe same thing. You have ether, beenaround for centuries-- It wasn't used, Not till 1846. It was discovered in1543, and before that Everybody was being operatedon while they were awake! Surgeons were cutting themopen while they were awake. Did you know that, geoff? - No. - Oh, yes.And you know why it was banned? Because of religious dogma. Becauseof the foolish notion That there's a god almightywho wills us to suffer. Do you turnpatients down? I turn-- 97% to 98% Of the patients who contactme, I turn them down. Should there besecond opinions? Always a second opinion.A third opinion. - But there wasn't in your case.- No, there wasn't, Because no onecooperates with me. What do you sayto people who say, "Dr. Kevorkian, youare playing god"? I say to them, "so what?" When a doctor gives you apill, he's playing god Because he's interferingwith your natural process. All doctors believethey're god. They shouldn't,but they do. But I prefer thatthan the doctors Who are more interestedin their stock portfolios Than they arein their patients. Did you see the wayshe looked at you? She probably thoughtI was unattainable. She was very smitten. - - I knew Ishould've called her barbara. - Coffee?- Yeah. - Decaf?- No no, decaf's for cowards. The autopsy proved that mrs.Wantz had No anatomical evidence ofdisease in her entire body. It was all in her headand he knows it. And mrs. Miller, althoughshe had a terrible disease, Could have livedfor many years If she had been more willing toparticipate in her own care. Ah. So you're a doctor too now, dick? Your honor,there isn't one iota, One scintilla, onespeck of evidence That he murdered marjoriewantz or sherry miller. This is all part of yourpuritanical persecution - Of Dr. Kevorkian. - Enough.I've reviewed the indictment. I'm dismissingthe charges. The act of assisting a suicideis not a criminal act Accordingto our current laws. But without a medical license,he cannot dispense medication, - So don't do anything stupid.- He won't, your honor. I'm gonna kick your asstill my legs fall off. It was a clear victoryfor the most important Civil rights issueof our time. So you're obviously not happywith the judge's decision. - Where do you go from here?- Governor engler needs to push a ban through The state legislature--something, anything-- Unless you wantmichigan to become The suicide capitalof the world. Michiganresidents, by a 5:1 margin Said that they'd acquit him ofmurder if they were on a jury And over 70% believe thatdoctors should be able allowed To help a terminally-illpatient commit suicide. I'm a deeply religious man, mr. Lessenberry, And what kevorkian proposes goesagainst every fiber of my being. - If this were accepted...- Room service. ...How on god's green earthwould we prevent abuse? Nobody here orderedany room service! - Who is this? Hello?- Open the door. - Who is this? - It's the police, jack.We know you're in there. - What is this? - Get out of the way.Get out of the way. - Don't you push me, sir.- Where is it, jack? Nothing is going on here.We're just talking. - Where are you folks from?- California. - Nothing illegal is going on.- Why are you harassing us? We're not criminals! - You don't have to say a word.- What's in the case? I know that toomany sick people lack access To care and support, too many familiesare saddled with medical expenses, But if this were legalized, it couldlead to cost- containment strategies. - We're here to prevent a suicide.- We came to save your life. - Check this out.- Who the hell asked you to? - Who the hell ask you?- I'm sorry, isabel. Where is the suicide poisons?Where do you keep them? - Don't they have to have a search warrant?- A srch warrant? This is not the world Iraised my three boys in. It's not a worldI'd recognize. "not a worldI would recognize"? What is this dickthompson bullshit? I believeit's called journalism. Both sides deservea voice, geoff. Well, fuck thatand fuck you! You think you're hot shit because "thenew york times" is printing you? Look. There's only oneside to this story-- ours. Don't let me cut offyour access to jack. I feelfor our patients. - They deserve better.- Yeah. Someone like isabel,she deserves respect. What are we doingsneaking around Like we're thieves?What is that? - We're the good guys.- Yeah. They bust downthe motel door With crowbars and guns Like we're-- we're somechicago bootleggers. We have to hide 'emin places like this. We have tohandle these things In the backs of vans inthe middle of the night, Drop bodies off In emergency roomparking lots. We're not criminals. We're not criminals. The criminals are those whoare trying to stop us. Those are the ones thatshould be ashamed. 0-1-5-0-6,saginaw motel. 0-1-5-0-6,saginaw motel. Reported assisted suicide.Dr. Jack kevorkian. Huh.This may count as loitering. We shouldn't be out here toolong without an attorney. - Let's go.- Yup. 0-6-1-1-9, 0-6-1-1-9, - Suspect not on premises. - Female, late 50s.- 7-8-5, no resident here. R-34, roger. C-3-3-5, cleared outnumber 1 to number 3. Please tell me whatit is your daughter has In her brain that won'tlet her accept the fact That you can pay abill with cash? - Please. I did.- And the one thing-- - What you don't do-- what you don't do...- Calm down. - Shh. - ...Is pay with a check. You don't pay billswith a check. Why, my dear girl?Becae bills paid by check Leave a paper trail. A paper trail is somethingsomeone can follow, And just so you know-- Just so you know, What I predictedhas come true. The cops traced-- - The cops?- They traced it To my storage file. They broke inand they took-- Whatever, who knows?--All my personal files To do god knowswhat with. - And now they padlocked it...- All right. - ...So I can't get in!- I'm sorry about it, jack. - I'm sorry.- You're sorry? I'm sorry it happened.No one would expect this to happen, And mr. Fieger can geteverything back for you again. - Oh, mr. Fieger's gonna do it.- Just calm down. - I have explained to you.- Nobody's gonna put Humpty dumpty together again.Do you understand? He is gone. - He is finish.They have my files! - Shh. Shh. I'm sorry about that.There was an overdue bill... - That's right. - ...And ava sent the check in. - She just wasn't thinking.She wasn't thinking. - She wasn't thinking? - Wasn't thinking? You're being so generous.- That's right. It was stupid.It was blatant stupidity - On her part and your part.- Keep your voice down. - Stupid! Stupid. She was being stupid.- Hold on there. - Stupid stupid. - Don't youtalk about my daughter that way. - I'll talk about her that way.- Do you hear me? - You calm down. Now stop it!- I am completely calm! - Calm down! You're not calm!- You know, I can't trust you. - I can't trust you and I can't trust her.- You can't trust me? Either one of you. Together.You don't make it easy for me. You're supposed to make iteasy for me, but you don't. How dare you, jack?How dare you? You did this for the last time.For the last time. All my life, I've beenmaking it easier for you. - Yeah, you make it-- - all my life!Do you hear me? - Look who's yelling now.- And it's been no walk in the park! That's right, it's beenno walk in the park! And I'm going to tell you somethingelse-- nobody takes care of me. I want to ask you: Who doyou think takes care of me? - Nobody! Not you, jack.- I'm gonna take care of you. - Certainly not you!- Right now I'm gonna take care of you. From now on, all you're gonnado is operate the camera. That'll take care of you.Believe me. You'll be fine with that,'cause you can't screw that up. - Okay, is that what you think?- As for your daughter-- - I have news for you.- As for your daughter, the jury is out. You'll be doing it for yourself.You do it for yourself. You're gonna do it.How's that for news? - You'll do it, jack!- That's fine by me. - I'm through with you! - I'm through with it!- Go ahead, set the alarm. Who cares? Is this us?Yeah. You set that off. Where the hellis she going? Margo, could you stepinto my office For a second?I need to talk to you. My dream wasto be an olympic skier. And after the caraccident, there was... A chance-- Well, they told me thatthere was a chance That I'd get the use of my legsagain, but it never happened. So... I doused myself withgasoline one night And lit a match. You know, the only thing worsethan this nightmare existence Is the nightmare of abotched suicide attempt. I wish I could help you, son,but it's not possible. What-- what you'resuffering-- What Dr. Kevorkian is trying to say, glen, Is that you'reclinically depressed, And under these circumstances,we can't help you. If you deal withyour depression, You can lead a fulfillingand satisfying life. And we'll help you findsomeone that will do that. Parkinson'stakes years-- Years before it compromisesyour daily activities. I don't think we can helpyou now is what I'm saying. But if and whenthe time comes, We'll be here for you. Okay. You know I've never beenone to hold grudges And I'd like to letbygones be bygones. What do you say? Good. So we're reconciled? - I hope so.- Well, that's good. Good.It's good to see you. Good to see you. You need to get ready. Ready for what? Dinner at mr. Fieger's. Very nice. What's that? Oh, it's a notice of sale. I mean, this wholebuilding's kaput. Well, don't worry about it. We can live together. We'll be known as theunemployed kevorkians! Yay! Unemployed?What does that mean? It means... I got fired. No.When? A few weeks ago. You're justtelling me now? Jack, we hada falling out. What happened? I'm your sister. What else? life is god's choice!Life is god's choice! - Oh, my gosh.- These are my new daily visitors. Life is god's choice! Are you going to kill everysingle person in a wheelchair? Disabled people are not worthless.They are not a drain on society. You cannot rid the worldof inconvenience. You are worse than an . Oh, shut up,you witch! These are notcomparable issues. Some great minds have died withthe assistance of their doctors-- Sigmund freud,king george. If it's goodenough for the aristoi, It's good enough forthe hoi polloi. He is leading society intoan age of enlightenment, - You idiots!- Only god can create and destroy. Have you no religion?Have you no god? Oh, I do, lady.I have a religion. His name is bach--johann sebastian bach. And at least my godisn't an invented one. life is god's choice! Life isgod's choice! Life is god's choice! Life isgod's choice! Life is god's choice! - Life is god's choice!- Who do you think you are?! Life is god's choice! - Life is god's choice!- Who do you think you are?! Life is god's choice!Life is god's choice! Life isgod's choice! Life is god's choice! Life isgod's choice! Life is god's choice! "a fart on thomas putnam!" Of course, that was the lonelaugh in the entire play. "because it my name. Because I cannot haveanother in my life. Because I am notworth the dust On the feetof them that hang. How may I livewithout my name? I've givenyou my soul; Leave me my name." Oh. Is thereany more to that? no. - Oh, jack.- That was beautiful, jack. - Thank you.- I didn't know you knew that. That's very good.That was great. - It's all I know.- You didn't like the sea bass? It wasa bit fishy, but-- - Oh.- No no no no. Why didyou never marry, jack? Oh.He was engaged once. She worked at hudson'son woodward, downtown. - I knew her. I saw her.- Let's not go there. Let's not go there. - You never even liked her.- No, I didn't like her. - Let's not go there.- All right, I won't go there. Oh, come on, come on.Tell me about this fiance. Come on, jack.Say a few words. - A little something?- What can I tell you? - We broke up. It was-- youknow-- - I think the truth is That girls just make youshake in your boots, jack. - Okay. Yeah.- All right then. Somebody needssome coffee. So come, margo, Come where it's safe. Governor engler's gonna be signinga ban in a couple of months. It'll make assisting asuicide a four-year felony. Oh.Oh, that's laughable. It's a fucking charade, And I'll appeal it whenthe time is right. In the meantime, if youhave anything lined up, I suggest you getit done pronto. We'd have beenshit out of luck If I hadn't tracedthose two down At a wholesalerin kalamazoo, Where it just so happens anold flame of mine works. A couple of happy-hourmargaritas sealed the deal. Then it wasworth the drive? it's always worth it. Jack, I just ain't surethese are gonna be enough. I'll make it work.I can ration it. Anyway, I thinkI've got an idea, A way to recapturethe gas. Let's stop overat the hardware store. Oh, and that's-- I apologize for puttingyou through is, ma'am. It's the emphysema. I know.Yes, I know. I know.We'll just wait for it to pass. Let him have this one out.Go ahead. and we breathe. - Okay.- Okay. Okay, so we're-- I think we're readyfor the box first. Like I saidto you before, Because of thecircumstances I'm in now, We have to use this becauseI'm saving the gas. You understand?We're going to recapture the gas. They won't give memore canisters, And I haveother patients to serve-- Two others, and I-- Maybe this isn't sucha great idea, doctor. - I don't think it's gonna hold.- I think it's gonna be fine. We're almost there. Just a littlemore tape right here... - There. - ...Just to keep it in. Here we go. Like we talked aboutbefore, all right? What we said-- neal is gonnaturn on the gas canister... - Okay. - ...When you are ready. So we're gonna getthe signal from you. - Yes, sir.- Sorry for this. - This is not usual-- - no no.No no. This is not usually what we do,but we've run out of luck here. - It's okay.It's all right. - Okay. Ready. All right. Thank you fora great life, cheryl. You too. You're so brave. Wait.Take-- take it off. Take-- take it off. Take it off. Take it off. - Getting hot.- Hot? - Watch his-- watch his-- - hot.Oh. - Getting so hot.- It's what? - Getting so hot.Hot. - Hot. - He's burning up.- Okay, maybe we-- this has got to wait. - Oh, I think so.- No no, please. I wasn't-- I wasn'tprepared for the issue. - I'm awfully sorry.So let's-- - it's all right, doc. It's all right.Now, please. Do it now, please.do it. Okay, let's do itthis way. You kn,let's get rid of that. Just-- let's just put the box on.It'd be better. This is gonnabe easier, hugh. - This--- watch your head. - Down.- Okay. - Watch your head.- Here it is. - Mind your head.- Mind your head. Just push it-- that's it.That's fine. This is gonnabe easier now, Because the gas willescape now. It won't heat up. Just like that, hugh.Okay? Okay? Now air is gonna get through,so you'll be all right. You're not gonna heat up. Let me just get this. Here we are. Okay. Once again, whenyou're ready, hugh, We'll have neal turnthe gas on again. I love you, darling. - I love you.- I love you. it's okay, darling. - You-- -I love you. - Oh god. I love you. I love you,darling. I love you. he's gone, my dear. I'm gonna type out thefinal action report. And give itto you tomorrow. God! So you ever gonnasay anything? Because nothing irks me more thanhaving you sitting there simmering. God forbidI should irk you. Well, just spit it out.You've got something to say. The great jack kevorkian.You know better. - That's right.- Nothing gets in the way of the mission. The mission?What mission. Is that whatyou call rationing, Taping a fucking sheet of plasticaround a poor guy's head? We should've waitedtill we had more gas. - Oh, and when would that have been I wonder?- I should've insisted. He was-- he was-- hewas-- he was done. Do you understand?He wand it done. He was begging for it.We wanted to go. We were ready to go.He was beggingus to stay. He wanted it done.You saw that. Yeah, I saw it.It freaked the shit out of me. Well, it worked out. It got done. I knew it would. We can't be cuttingcorners anymore. This isn't the old days. We're not down in thelab winging it anymore. Jack, the next time itdoesn't feel right, Call it off. These aremy decisionsto make, neal. Mine alone. Yes, sir, kemo sabe. This is the one we got Through the searchwarrant at kevorkian's, And you can see where he's whited outa number of lines and typed over. And this is the onefound in nicol's trash By a concerned activist. mr. Gale's desperate pleasto take off his gas mask Were deleted and replacedwith the phrase... "patient became flushed, agitated.Breathing deeply." "increased rate of respirationand muscle tension - With no overaction." - this directly contradicts - mr. Nicol's photocopied version...- "saying 'take it off.'" ...And suggests that Dr. Kevorkian was attempting to cover something up. "saying 'take it off'once again, He fell into unconsciousness." The tragedy is that mr. Gale did not want to die that day, But Dr. Kevorkian didn't care. An inquest will be held. He liedin his report! He is the mosthonest man I know. - Honest to a fault!- Could we continue please? mr. Nicol, when mr. Gale said, "take it off"-- He was talkingabout the plastic tent On his head,not the gas mask. And his lungs locked up.That happens with emphysema. Then why would Dr. Kevorkian Feel the needto correct-- You're graspingat straws here. It was a simpletypographical error, Which I hadpointed out to him And he corrected. He typed up a new copy whieh wasgoing to go in our records. Before you ransackedhis apartment! But this typo, in its original,was four lines long. Why wouldn't he just rip it up andstart again if it was a mistake? To save on paper. Dr. Kevorkian is Incredibly cheap. It wasa very emotional day, As they all are. And I'm surewhen he typed it up, It was in the middleof the night And he was trying to dothree things at once Like he always does. Mrs. Gale, please, For your husband's sake, The truth. My husband of 22 years Faced death so many timesfrom his seizures, He used to praynot to wake up. He talked aboutshooting himself, But he didn't want to leaveme the mess to clean up. So here's your truth, mr. Thompson. As sick as hugh was, I begged hnot to make the call. I begged him everynight for nine months. And then before christmas, I asked him what hewanted for a gift-- The last gift I'dever give him-- And he said, "there's only onething you can get me, sweetheart. It's an appointment with Dr. Kevorkian." I find no factual basisto proceed. Exonerated once again. Jack, 15:0 thompson, zilch. Wow. No wonder everyone'sdrinking at this show. Is that santa clausstepping on a baby? - Yes. - Tell meabout doc's christmases. It looks quite morbid-- Well, except forthe flower that is. Thank godI'm not a shrink. Our grandparents,our aunts, our uncles, The armenian holocaust wasthe same as the jews. Only our parents--barely teenagers-- Were able to flee. Growing up, all we heard were thoseterrible stories of all the bloodshed, And it frightened jack so. It's all dealing with themelancholy age-old struggle Between warmth of life,the iciness of death. Only I'm sure that themewould be better served Had a real artist done it. Many nights he wouldjust sit in his bed-- Lights on a must--you know, Clutching that littledog of ours so tightly. Wait a minute. Wait a minute.He had a dog? You're lookingso intently. - Yes. - What are you feeling?That's what I'd like to know. - Jack, it's, uh-- it's--- it's, uh-- - Hi.- Hi. - It's, um-- - I knowwhat you're feeling. You're feeling it's--it's macabre. It is macabre, my friend. Yes, but you'relooking at it nonetheless. It's like war.War, you're drawn to it, But after you've been through it,you say, "oh, that was grotesque, Macabre, strange, ugly." That's the feeling I'mtrying to convey. - I'm sold.- I heard "sold." - How much, jack?- Whatever you think is fair. - My patients thank you in advance.- Good. This is frommy private collection. Hello. Dr. Kevorkian, I'm afraid we have Some bad news regardingyour sister. It appears she hadthe heart attack A couple of hours beforeshe called 9-1-1. Perhaps she thought that whateverit was, it would just pass. I'm terribly sorryfor your loss. Wouldn't you liketo see her? no. "by late, muchtoo often deceived, By too early a deathnow relieved Of the burden she bore, My sis margo gave more To my life than sheever received." The whole questionof death and dying Involves the most profound andcomplex ethical questions That we must decideas a society. At no time have thepeople of michigan Or the michigan legislaturegranted jack kevorkian Or any other individualthe sole right To decide who lives ordies in our state. - Thank you. - Thank you, governor.Congratulations. Over here.Just bring it right over here. We're going to save some of that stuff. We allsupport you, jack. Oh, thanks, fellas.Thank you. - Could I?- Oh yeah. - jimmy!Yeah, give me a hand here. I'm signingautograph! Okay? Wait a minute. ♪ gonna grab me a plane ♪ ♪ that'll take me backhome to my folks... ♪ ♪ maybe real soon...♪ ♪ just as soon as I get afew dollars ahead... ♪ I got it in a settlementa couple of years ago. It beats the hell outof your apartment. a lake. - oh! - Geese? - Yeah. Well, it is a bitromantic for my taste. Well, sue me for trying to put agoddamn roof over your head, jack. - Well-- - I'm not lettingyou live in some y.M.C.A. - Come on.- Fine. Only I haven'ttaken this yet. And if I do,I'm paying the rent. No charity case. Okay, I'll take it. Okay.Geoff? - Yeah?- Let's go. Let's go.Don't you have work to get back to? Like what? "like what?" Like appealing the 15-monthban that's tying my hands. What's on your mind, jack? They made a lawspecifically to stop me. - I want to challenge it. I want to test it. What is this? Thomas hyde,30 years old, Lou gehrig's disease. Oh. Are you gonna go alongwith me on this? I'm with you, jack. Okay,don't strain too much. Don't strain.Don't strain. - Ah!- He's gonna get a cramp here? Does he? Yes. All right, that'senough of the physical stuff, tom. No more physical. I just wanted youto move a little for the record. So now, tom, tell me: What is it you wish? In plain english. Bond is set for $50,000.Are you gonna pay that today? Oh, that is beyondegregious, your honor. That is no way I'm going to paya bond like that, your honor. You can forget it.You can forget it, - Because this is the last time...- Jack. ...You people unjustly takeaway from me my liberties. - I need a moment with my client, your honor.- The last time. And I will not-- hear menow-- I will not eat. - Jack.- Guaranteed. - I apologize for my client.- You are assisting in my suicide. please.Jack jack jack, just come on. Jack, this is betterthan I could've imagined. Every paper is treatingyou as a victim. Don't even thinkabout paying my bond. - Let 'em convict me.- You're not getting convicted on my watch. Here, jack.Come on. - Huh?- Have a bazooka. - Bazooka?- No, it is not cheating. It's justa little apple juice. I put some vitamindrops in, that's all. Go ahead. - Vitamin drops?- Yummy. There you go. I've seen you before, haven't I?What the hell is in there? You've seen better days, doc.Just drink it down. I sure have. That's it. Mmm. That's sweetof you, janet. - Oh, my pleasure, doc.- Share some with me. No no no, you have it.I'm on the wagon. - "because it's"-- - "because it's"-- What's this?I know this. I know this well. Why can't I-- "because it is my name." "because it is"-- "...My soul." "because it"-- How couldI not know that? "because it is my name. - Because I cannot have"-- "because I cannot haveanother in my-- Because I cannot haveanother in my life." "because it is my name." "I have given you... My life." "I've given you my life." "because I would-- Because I would"--no no no. "because I-- I cannothave"-- "because I cannot have"--let meot-- "I cannot-- I cannot haveanother in my life." "how may I live without my name?" "I've given you my soul." Margo. Margo. You were right. It's nicer. It is nicer. Oh. "because it is--because it is-- Because it is my-- Because it is"-- It's been 19 days. I'm granting mr. Fieger's request To reduceyour bond to $100. Thank you, your honor. if you wantto fire me, go ahead. So isthere anything else You wish to add, tom,or have heidi tell us? Or, heidi, is thereanything you would add Before we concludethis discuion? I'm sorry, honey. That's allI wanted to say. It's too much for us. jail jack!Jail jack! Jail jack!Jail jack! Jail jack!Jail jack! Jail jack! Jail jack!Jail jack! mr. Thompson, what happened? I remind kevorkian this"not guilty" verdict Does not change the fact thatwe still have a ban in effect. I think mankind took-- Took an historicstep today Out of the dark ages. It makes me think ofthe nuremberg trials. When a law is deemedimmoral by you, You must disobey it.You must disobey it. - Thank you.- Dick. The man's invincible.So am I. I just got word that thecourt of appeals is Gonna hear argumentson your ban! Hell, I'm gonnawin that too! Why can't we haveclinics doing this stuff? Every city should have a clinicwhere someone can go to. As a matter of fact, I just got an idea.I'm gonna have one of my own. How does it feelto be victorious? Victorious?I never feel victorious. I just go aheadand do what I do. This isn't a victory to me.It's just common sense. You don't need hardly nouhing.The walls are good. No, they're not.You can't leave it white. - What's wrong with white?- You want something that's cream Or robin's egg blue.Something that's warm. Somethingthat's peaceful. Should it behigher, you think? Well, I don't have any windownails on me right now, doc. Well, you know, neal, it'snot like it's 500 lbs. You just lift it up--there it is. That looks good. It's not centered enough,but who cares, right? - There you go.- I think it's perfect. - Yup.- No, I couldn't tell Because I've got to gooutside and see it. Here. Oh, yeah.Oh, yeah! So if you're unconscious,they have the right To turn off the feedingtube and let you die. But if you'reconscious, rational And beggingfor assistance, To be allowed to die, We refuse.We refuse. Now how is it possible That a mentally-competent adult Does not have the right tolook a doctor in the eye And say "I've had enough"? "I can't endureanymore pain. Help me. I've had enough." Do we really want The government makingthose decisions for us? No. It can't be. It just can't be. In a rentedstorefront in warren, Kevorkian aided the death of akanuas city, missouri, woman - Who had been inflicted with lou gehrig's disease.- Forget it. Forget it. Are you trying to say youdidn't know who I was? You didn't really think it was gonnabe an armenian bakery, did you? You've got 24 hours to vacate.Not a minute more. If we can get intoanother storage unit-- Not storage unit,but another place, We've gota place to move-- Move all the crap sowe don't have to-- You've got to store it Or they're gonna throwit out on the street. - Oh, shoot. - Ray boy.- They shut us down, ray. They just shut us down. You know,the same kind of thing, Spurred the '67 riots,you know. You remember? Of course you remember.You were there. You were a captain,weren't you? What's the matter? - Ooh.- Hey, jan. - Janny?- Hmm? - What's going on?- I've got the cancer, Pancreatic. They diagnosed methis morning. They've given mesix months, But I'm notrolling over like that. Here, make yourself useful.Put that in the oven. - Here.- Oh, what you got, - Pecan sandies here?- No, it's chocolate chip. - Here, here's another one.- Yeah So what's new with you? They shut us down, So we're gonna have to, You know,find another place. We will.We'll find another place. Don't worry. Hey, jack. Hey, geoff. They don't wantto eat today. I'm sorry to hearabout janet. Here. The court of appeals'ruling just came in And they ruledin our favor. They said that the lawwas so poorly worded That it could notbe upheld. Oh.Well, I'm glad to hear There's still some smartpeople in power left. That wasthe good news. They also ruled that there's noconstitutional right to commit suicide... I take backwhat I just said. ...And that aidingin one falls under An old common-lawdefinition of murder. Common law?What the hell is that? We're gonna retry himon sherry miller And marjorie wantz.Those two weren't terminal And it's my job to seethey get justice. - Are you really certain that-- -I've got him in my crosshairs now. The public doesn't wantanother trial. From all I hear, they'reready to turn the page. I stopped worrying abouman:Blicperception public crusader ago, david. - Or attention- grabbing egotist?- Okay, jack? - I'm okay.- You be the judge as Dr. Jack kevorkian Appears at the courthouse Locked in an old-fashionedwooden pillory. Prosecutor dick thompson canonly hope his roll of the dice Finally muzzles themaverick physician. Top defense lawyer mayermorganroth has his money on jack. - Why the stocks?- This is a clear manifestation Of the existence Of the inquisitionin the state. Medieval punishment fora medieval concept. - This is not a trial.- Your honor, please. What law have I broken? Tell.What law he I broken? Some antiquated common laws.Common law. - Do you know that it's a crime...- You honor-- ...To convert fromchristianity to islam? - Did you know that was a common law?- May I continue please? Also, it's a crime not tobelieve in the bible. That's a common law.This is not a trial. - Your honor-- - this is t a trial.It's a lynching, And I'm not gonna participatein my own lynching. Can we all presume-- justfor the hell of it-- - That we are really in a courtroom, okay?- No, I will not presume. - That there's a judge, a jury...- I refuse to presume. ...And real witnesses.Can we presume that this is a real trial? No, we can't, becausethere is no law here. - Am I wrong?- You're wrong! Prove it.Cite to me one... Common-law caseof assisted suicide. - One. Go ahead. I'm listening.- I will ask the questions, sir. - We're all waiting. Cite one.- Are you gonna answer my question? - Smartass. Go ahead and do it.- Your honor. Dr. Kevorkian, I'm warning you. You know, your honor, youmay cite me for contempt, But I am finishedwith this farce. M not gonna be a part of it.I just can't. I'm so sick and tired... - ...Of this fusion...- Resume the stand, Dr. Kevorkian. ...Of religiousdogma and medicine! Can I ask for a recess, please?Just a couple of minutes, your honor. - Recess. - Thank you, your honor.Thank you. Can't-- there's nothinganybody can do For me and there'scertainly no step... Time to give it up, dick. ...Or I would not be here. Go on.Go on. Jack. Jack. I told you those videotapes weregoing to be our golden ticket. We have to take this tothe supreme court, geoff. We have to do it. We've still gotto get a law - Legalizing assisted suicide, no?- Congratulations. Hey, jack. Come on.You won. Enjoy yourself. Morganroth is right, jack.You'll never see another courtroom again. The house of cardsis falling And engler'sgoing down with it. - Ladies and gentlemen!- Come on. Please please, I havean important announcement. I have decidedto run for governor. Hear hear! - Whoo!- Fieger for governor! Feiger'syour finest! Next stop--lansing! David gorcyca,oakland county prosecutor. It hasa nice ring to it. You know, you owe me after the wayI demolished thompson for you. And I know you'll stayout of jack's hair. Thomson blew away toomany taxpayer dollars On these prwsecutions. I've no intention towaste one more nickel. As long as kevorkianstays in line, He can assist as many patientsas he damn well pleases. No worries. Jack's learned tolisten to everything I say. You know, I'monly operating By the grace ofthis prosecutor. "go ahead.You can go do your thing In some dark littlecorner of the universe, But do it quietly." you know? Oh, the lingeringof death. What a business. Keep death alive. Hospitals don't makemoney otherwise. Drug companies either. If you're rich andyou have the money, You can pay to die. But the poor, theycan only afford To stick it outand suffer. They say complacencyis a virtue. Oh, stop whining.You make me more nauseous than my chemo. You have full reign.Just deal with it. Yeah. I think thebiggest mistake of my life Was not getting married. - Excuse me?- I could've, you know, Procreated. Kept the family name alive. - Why not?- Procreate? You ld've madethat big a sacrifice To keep the family name alive?You would've done that? Well, sometimes, you've got toget your hands a little dirty. Well, could you haveloved though, doc? That's the bigger question. Could you have loved? You didn't put sugarin here again. Ah.Don't get up. We need to havea conversation. Mmm.You know I'm not lugging This thing around just'cause it's sexy. And you're the onlydoctor in my neighborhood That practices euthanasia. Oh, we're not there yet. You've gotplenty of time. fieger!Fieger! Fieger! Okay okay, let'skeep these signs up. Let's keep 'em up there.Oh, don't drop that. did you get a t-shirt? Get those buttonsout there. Buttons!Buttons! What is yourofficial stance On the assisted suicide issue? I give my word to thepeople of michigan That I will not be supportingdoctor-assisted suicide. Even with your history with Dr. Kevorkian? What I've always saidis I support The individual's rightto choose. But I repeat-- I will not be supportingdoctor-assisted suicide. There youhave it, folks. Now back to you, john. This is meganfrom channel 4 news. There's somethinghappening here, people. And if you don't know whatit is, it's geoffrey fieger. The 47-year-old fieger'sflare for the dramatic Has enlivened a campaignthat most analysts Said would bedishwater dull. No longer advocatingfor kevorkian, Fieger is nowadvocating for himself And campaigning withmichigan voters, Lling himself as theanti-politician. Governor engler isdumber than dan quayle And twice as ugly. He's a racistand he's a liar. It's the acerbictongue of geoffrey fieger's That republicans say they'llmake the major issue Of this upcoming race. God had his chanceto come take me. I'll go to him instead. Are you gonnalook at me, doc? Or is itan armenian thing? - Is what?- You know, keeping it all inside, Just keep it going.Is that an armenian thing? - Oh, I don't know. - Actually, howcould it be an armenian thing? Margo was just as armenian as youare and she talked my ear off. she told me everything. She could share.You don't share. What do youwant me to share? Anything.Everything. - I'm afraid-- - I know.I know. - No, you don't.- Yes, I do. I'm not afraidfor myself, you dope. I'm afraid for you. Your little band of kevorkiansis shrinking into nothing. Will you come closer?I can't see you right there. Here. - Right here.- Yes. Okay. See, you know margo andI were the only two That could tell you to shut up. Look. You need morepeople in your corner, Not less. People that you can trust. And the only way peopletrust each other Is if they know each other. And nobody knows you. Nobody. How did it feel When your motherwas dying? You were a doctor,a healer, And you were helpless.How did that feel? you know, I failed her. I failed my mother. And? She once said to me "imagine, jack, The worst toothachein the world. Now imaginethat toothache Being in every bonein your body." That's-- That's what washappening to her. She was my mother.I devoted my life to her. So... Eh... So how did--how did you feel? I remember-- I remember being in thislittle hospital room-- This clly little room, A lone windowin the red brick wall-- That's what it faced-- And all these doctorscircling around my mother Trying to keep her alive. And I was helpless. I was powerless, Helplessand ineffectual. And I felt Lost. I walost. That's how I felt. Thanks, doc. Thanks. - Ray and the kids--- Yeah. give my love to margo. Yes. Hey, guys. Okay. Your littleband of kevorkians Is shrinkinginto nothing. jack!Jack! Dr. Kevorkian! Dr. Kevorkian!Jack, over here! I'm afraid for you. You're not the bestpokespersonfor the cause, really. We have to take this tothe supreme court, geoff, 'cause I don'thave forever. Your little band ofkevorkians is shrinking Into nothing,disappearing. Dr. Kevorkian, a question! Dr. Jack kevorkian wasamong the who's who on hand To celebrate "time" magazine's75th anniversary gala At radio city music hall. The big night was attendedby many of the faces Who have appeared on "time"'scovers over the decades. You need morepeople in your corner. I'm afraid for you. ...Joe dimaggio to jerry falwell To raquel welch tohenry kissinger. I'm afraid for you. Your little nd of kevorkiansis shrinking into nothing. I don't have forever.We have to take this To the supreme court, geoff. Jack, I'm dealingwith the religious right. - My condolences.- And the disability group-- I mean, They think you want to killthe whole lot of them. So?What have we accomplished? No law has been passed.I mean, this is the prelude. This is the beginning.The battle of concord, - The battle of lexington--- what are you thinking? I'm thinkingof the supreme court! I'm thinking ofgoing all the way. If they want to silence me,let them prosecute me, Convict me,send me to jail Like martin luther king, - Galileo or-- - the supremecourt has already said That the states do have the rightto outlaw doctor-assisted suicide! See? You don't listen.You don't listen! They also said That they would hear a caseif the right one came along. If it was for a particularlysuffering individual, They would hear it.You don't listen. Okay, tom, sohave you discussed Your wishes with yourwife and family? Do they want youto go on? yes, They understand Why. It's my decision. He's saying, "it's my decision." Okay. Now, tom, I will be administeringdirect lethal injection, What's called "activeeuthanasia." You don't want towait a month or so? No, I do not. How about two weeks?Two weeks? No. A week?Can you wait a week? Yeah. Okay. Okay, we'll stretchit out another week. You're doingthe deed yourself? This is really crossinginto uncharted territory. Well, so I set sail. Rudderless, I admit, But that's the way it goes. This is gonna allowme to do direct lethal injection. I'm all alone, neal, And I'm runningout of time. That first day35 years ago You came downto the basement lab And talkedto all us med techs. You were the only doctorin our whole hospital We didn't think was apompous son of a bitch. Well, that wasyour first mistake. I let you stickneedles in me, Transfuse cadaver blood. Shit, you weren't the only onethat got hepatitis, jack. Hell, we hsome good times. you hadpurpose, jack. You had purpose and Iguess I needed some too. And I know thatthis is your decision, But if you decide to pull theplug on somebody yourself, You're gonnabe flying solo. - Yes.- This is melody youk. I'm-- I'm sorryto call so late, But it's tom. He can't waitany longer. He's terrified. Oh, okay.Okay. I'm on my way. Just say yourgoodbyes then, melody, Because I don't want anyone tobe there when I do this thing. I'm on my way. - Jack.- Hey, jack. Look what I got. I wanta national debate on ts, Because once that happens,they have to charge me. - They have no choice, right?- With murder, maybe. I want to puteuthanasia on trial. Let the people decideif it's murder or not. You wantto sacrifice yourself? Because you'd go to prisonfor the rest of your life. You know I knowbarbara walte. She likes me, But I wanta bigger audience. You know mike wallace,don't you? No, I under-- yeah. I mean if-- If you put himon the air, Will you be dealing witha rational human being? Well, I can't promise rationalwith kevorkian, mike. But if you're askingif he's sane, I'd say yes. He knows exactlywhat he's doing. Dr.Jack kevorkian, who has acknowledged Helping more than 130patients kill themselves, Tonight reveals thattwo months ago He killed oneof his patients himself And recorded iton video tape. Tom youk ledan active life. He restored and racedvintage cars. But two years agoat age 50, He was diagnosed withlou gehrig's disease, A devastatingincurable illness That destroyedhis muscles. He lost the usof hislegs and then his arms. His family says he wasin terrible pain, Had trouble breathingand swallowing, And was choking onhis own saliva. And we're ready to inject. We're going to injectyour right arm. Okay? First the doctorgave him seconal To put himto sleep quickly. Sleepy, tom?Tom, are you asleep? Are you asleep?He's asleep. Then he injecteda muscle relaxant To stop his breathing. - And this?- Paralyzes the muscles. But he's still alive at-- He's still alive,but that's why-- Now you see-- now this lack ofoxygen is getting to him now. But he's unconscious, deeply,so it doesn't matter. - Is he dead now?- He's dying now, Because his oxygen's cutoff, he can't breath. So I'll nowquickly inject The potassium chlorideto stop the heart. Now there'sa straight line. - He's dead.- Yeah. - The heart has stopped.- I'm shocked that it's come to this, That in thf '90s We have to make such anissue out of something A person should bein control of-- Their own lifeand death. And those who saythat jack kevorkian, Dr. Death, is a fanatic? Zealot.I'm fighting for me, mike, For me.Because this is a right I want. I might wind up beingterribly suffering. I'd like to know there'sa colleague out there Who will come to mein my time of need. Now that might soundselfish, and maybe it is, But if it helpseverybody else, Then so be it. This whole thing's makingme sick to my stomach. Well, he admits on nationaltv that he's a killer. 50 million homes heard himsay "fuck you" to us. I want thatwhole interview And I want him convicted. Let's makeit happen, john. He's gone too far. I'm gonnarepresent myself. What?What, you're firing me? Finally I get to saywhat I want to say. No lawyer,not even you, Can addressa jury theay I can. Ho!Skedaddle! Migrate, will you?! Jack, you don't know shit about law. Okay?They'll hurt you. No, I'm gonna hurt them, Because if I lose, I hurtthem; if I win, I hurt them. Well, you're luckyyou're in michigan, 'cause if you were in some otherstate, they'd fry your ass. Here they'll just toss you in a celland throw away the key forever. - This is not a game.- No, it's a game. It's a game thatif I lose, I win, Because I goto the supreme court. I get this debate in front ofthe people where it belongs. That's an assumption.What if you're wrong? - Never been wrong. - Are you willingto set back the legalization - Of assisted suicide for god knows how long?!- I'm not gonna start now. - Migrate, will you?!- Jack, jack, would you forget the geese? Migrate! Look at you,hiding behind the boat. You know, I neverminded feeding them, But look at this.All over there's poop! Watch where you're stepping.Look at this. Geoff. - Yeah?- Your problem-- You don't seethe big picture. My problem is thatyou're a stubborn fool. For a brilliant man, you showan alarming lack of judgment - When it counts the most.- I don't care what happens to me, And I'm not afraidbecause I'm right. - Thank you very much! Man a grateful john engler enjoysthe thrill of his victory For a third term asmichigan's governor. He trounced hisdemoatic opponent. Geoffrey fieger has tofeel somewhat humiliated today. - This is a man who is not used to losing... ...Not used to losingthe big es, certainly, The voters of michigan havepretty resoundingly said, "geoffrey, we might hire youif we had a legal case, But we don't want youto be our governor. death is not welcome here!Death is not-- Pretrial hearingsget underway today On the people of the state ofmichigan versus jack kevorkian. Now this is following thatcontroversial broadcast Of the videotape showing Dr. Jack kevorkian Giving a fatal dose ofchemicals to thomas youk On the news program "60 minutes." A wide array of protestgroups have amassed Here outside the oaklandcounty court house, Contentiously voicing boththeir opposition and support. One way or another, this is Dr. Jack kevorkian's fifth trial And it very wellmay be his last. I've looked at allthe motions, gentlemen. mr. Gorosh, I'mdenying your motions To quash all the charges against Dr. Kevorkian. Therisno basis to dismiss. But I do think thereis an argument here That murderand assisted suicide are Incompatible chargesby definition. Well, that may be something to bedebated in a law school class, But not in my courtroom. And, mr. Skrzynski, I'mgranting your motion To limit testimonyon the murder charge But noton assisted suicide. A person's pain andsuffering is very relevant When defending anassisted suicide charge. The trial startsin five days. Okay, thank you. It just occurred to me-- Why don't we drop the assistedsuicide charge altogether? What are you saying? I'm saying thatwhat proved lethal In all our other cases was The family memberstestifying, Juries hearing about theconditions of the victims, How much painthey were in And all that bullshit. So if we dropthe charge, Make it allor nothing on murder, The widow,the brother-- Theyon't getto testify. Precisely. Just take all that sympathyout of the courtroom. Hmm. Do you understand, Dr. Kevorkian, That you are charged withfirst-degree murder And deliveryof a controlled substance And that the assistedsuicide charge - Has been dropped?- I do. Yes. You understandthat you could spend The restof your lifein prison? Whatever isleft of it, sure. You understandwhat prison is? Did you see "the shawshankredemption," sir? No. Do you understand you may notdisrupt or inconvenience the court In any way,shape or form? I will act likethe guest that I am. You're no guest.You're the defendant. What do you think of Dr. Jack kevorkian Actually helping peoplekill themselves? Well, my grandma'svery sick And everydayshe asks me "bring me jack kevorkian." Doctors aresupposed to uphold The hippocratic oath,though, save lives. Some people are dying And they should be dyinggracefully with dignity and honor. But I don't think we ought to putthem out to pasture this way. I think he rocks.He gives people a choice Of whether or notthey want to suffer Throughoutterminal illnesses or not. Dr. Jack kevorkian is oneof the most audacious Serial killers thiscountry has ever known. Let's say your motherwanted his help, Wanted to kill herself. What wouldyou think of that? Well, if she wasmentally competent, I would ask herwhat she wanted And support her. The names ofdozens of other people Who have died with thehelp of jack kevorkian Laid out on the courthouselawn to make a point. Conviction is important,cause jack kevorkian is The most public symbol of the euthanasiamovement and we need to stop him. Please tell us, Dr. Dragovic, Did mr. Youk's a.L.S.Contribute to his death at all? - No. - Then how did he die? He was poisoned by intravenously-injected substances. Is homicidealways murder, doctor? - No, sir.- When is it not murder? Objection.That's a legal question. Sir, you may question him inregard to his autopsy report, But nothing furtherthat's legal. - But why? Look, I-- -If you had consulted Your attorney, he'dtell you why. Uh, okay. - Is euthanasia always murder?- Objection. Always homicide? - Yes, sir.- Yes, it's always homicide. And you statedthat homicide Is not necessarilyalways murder. Therefore... Out of pure logic,wouldn't you say That euthanasia isnot always murder? Objection.Calls for a legal conclusion. No, it callsfor simple logic. It's-- it's--it's a syllogism. It calls for nothingbut syllogism. Again, you're asking him tomake a legal conclusion. No, but this is amathematical conclusion. It's simple arithmetic. I don't know shitabout the law either, But I know when I'mwatching a train wreck. Yeah, well, I told himgorosh is a putz. It can't possiblybe a fair fight. You gotta do something, geoff.Anything. - Dr. Kevorkian.- Oh. Tom's brother's flightfrom France Got delayed,but he will be here soon. Okay, don't worry. We'rgonna get you bothon the stand to testify. I know you want to call melodyyouk as your first witness, But what is it that she'sgoing to testify to? Well, she's going totestify about my intent, What she observed andour discussions-- Dr. Kevorkian, that hasno relevance here. I assumed your counsel would'veadvised you about this, That once the assistedsuicide charge was dropped, You could no longer put thesewitnesses before the jury. Yeah, but I'm talkingabout what went on, You know,as to my intent. Your feeling compelled to help mr. Youk Is not a legal defense, And you're already awarethat a person's condition Has no bearing ina murder case. But that I didn't killher husband, you see. - This is relevant.- Okay. Okay. We'll makea special record Outside the presenceof the jury. I will rule on that. - Okay.- All right? - Can I-- okay.Thank you. - Thank you. Melody, did you tell me It was your intention Or tom's intention - That I kill him?- Oh, no no no no. That was not our intent. And when I met you, I feltit was not your intent. It was never your intentor our intent that tom-- There it is.There it is. You see? --Other than releasedfrom suffering. So the word "kill," did it ever crop up?Or "murder"? No.No. Ugly words. Ugly ugly words. You're talkingabout mercy killing. And her statementscan't show Your state of mind.They only show hers. Therefore, I cannot allow herto testify before the jury. But wait.I want to say something-- That-- I haveso much I want to say. I have been waiting for four goddamnmonths for this opportunity! You may call itmercy killing. I callit something else. I call ita medical service For an agonized, incurablysuffering patient. That's what I call it.All right? Why don't-- what differencedoes it make what you call it? When you have these finestipulations of law Standing in the way of adedicated physician-- And I ama dedicated physician. I mean, my integritywould be destroyed If I turned my backon that patient. I would ratherbe dead. It-- it's far worse. You could-- you could take my life.It would be worse. This was a service.This was a service. It had nothing to dowith "kill" or "murder" Or wh-- it was a service. It was a medical servicethat was being done. I can't be clearer. I can't be clearerthan that, your honor. I see the emotion, I understand it, butit's not relevant. Please step down, mrs.Youk. Jessica cooper has already ruled that Dr. Kevorkian's side Can't put into evidence thatthere was suffering here By the victim.Does that make any sense? No, 'cause, see, I thinkit's an improper ruling Both in terms of thenature of this trial And criminal defensesin general. You're entitled to put forwardany plausible defense To explainthe context of your act, And she's already limitedhim from doing that. It's like watchinga man hang himself. I've been watchingthe television. Once you knew they were droppingthe assisted suicide charge, - What was your plan?- He doesn't let me help him. - Hey, what am I supposed to do?- You're supposed to Get creative, that's whatyou're supposed to do. Why didn't you argue thatyouk's wife and brother Were eyewitnessesto the event That the prosecutor'scalling a murder? Then judge cooper would've hadto have let them testify. But that window'sclosed now. Did you ever pass the fucking bar exam? Dave. There are those who would say about Dr. Jack kevorkian, "right message,wrong messenger." And who isthe right messenger? Uh... Now I'm confused about this, Dr. Kevorkian. You said you hadanother witness. I'm not allowinghis testimony On the same grounds Ididn't allow mrs. Youk's. I'm sorry you flew all this way, mr. Youk. Would you liketo take the stand In your own defense, Dr. Kevorkian? I'm sorry. Sir, would youlike to take the stand - In your own defense?- Oh, I heard you. I did. Um. You know,I don't lie And I-- I--I don't exaggerate. And, um, you know,you never said why. You accuse meof these heinous things, But you never said why.Did you? No, just saying.I'm just saying. You know,just so you know. Sir, let's keepto the relevance here. Oh, this is--oh, it's not relevant? I guess it's not. It's not relevant. Uh. I will ask you again. Would you like to take the standin your own defense, sir? It's now or never. Never. No.No. The defense...Rests. Not sinceruby killed oswald Did we see a murderon television. Jack kevorkian came likea hit man in the night With a bag of poisonto do his job. What would happenif he got his way And madethe state policyeuthanasia? What could go wrong? Well, there are 11 millionsouls buried in europe... - Oh! - ...That can tell you that when you make Euthanasiaa state policy Some catastrophic thingscan evolve - From opening up that box.- How dare you?! - How dare you...- Dr. Kevorkian! - ...Compare euthanasia with the genocide?! - How dare you!- You have crossed the line! - Where is your decency and respect?- Order in the court. Order in this court. We will takea brief recess. Do you seea criminal? Do you seea murderer? If you do, Then you--you must convict. And then take the harshjudgment of history And the even harsherjudgment of your children And their children ifthey should ever come To need this choein their lives. I just ask youto think about that. Guilty of the lesser chargeof second-degree murder. - Yes. And withregard to count two, What is yourerdict? Guilty of deliveryof a controlled substance. He's out of time.Yes. You invited yourself hereto make a final stand. You invited yourselfto the wrong forum. Our nation toleratesdifferences of opinions Because we have a civilizedand non-violent way Of resolvingour conflicts. We have the meansand methods To protest laws withwhich we disagree. You can criticizethe law, Lecture about the law, Speak to the mediaor petition voters, But you must always stay Within the limitsprovided by the law. You may notbreak the law Or take the law intoyour own hands. No one's unmindful Of the controversy andemotion that exists Over end-of-life issuesand pain control. I assume the debatewill continue In a calm and reasoned forumlong after this trial And your activities have fadedfrom the public memory. But this trial was notabout that controversy. This trial wasabout you, sir. You've ignoredand challenged The legislature andthe supreme court. Moreover, you've defied yourown medical profession. This trial was aboutlawlessness, About your disregardfor a society That existsand flourishes Because of the strengthof our legal system. No one isabove the law. You had the audacity to goon national television, Show the worldwhat you did, And dare the legalsystem to stop you. You publicly and repeatedlyannounced your intentions To disregard thelaws of michigan. Because of this,I am imposing The maximum sentenceof 10 to 25 years. You may now, sir, Consider yourself stopped. Yeah, doc!Yeah, doc! You the man, jack!You the man! Hey, jack! Provided by kp99 Modify by Blue-Bird™ Sync & corrections by Blue-Bird™