"Matthew Ponsley is not a good youth, he is a cold-blooded murderer." In response to Hilton's sensational words, the prosecution lawyer said, "He shot Walter twice in the back of the head, strong." He raped Hope and stabbed her seventeen times, and finally shot the girl twice in the back of the head. In the midst of the lawyer's accusations, Matthew calmly and calmly, and even pouted his lips disdainfully, his unremorseful and even cold-blooded expression made everyone in the movie theater gasp, "The parents of the deceased will never see their children graduate, will never be able to attend their children's weddings, will never be able to spend Christmas together, and will never have grandchildren." They have lost their beloved sons and daughters, and they only want the prisoners to be executed accordingly! ”

These words made Joshua feel uneasy, even ashamed of what he had just thought. But Joshua vaguely knew that something was wrong with the character, but he couldn't say it. It's just that Joshua is not the only one who thinks so, and on the big screen, Helen is also on pins and needles.

When Helen was nearly speechless when confronted by Walter and Hope's parents, Walt's father, Earl, angrily accused, "How can you sit next to Ponsley and not come to talk to us two couples?" How can you worry about Ponsley without considering that maybe we need you too? ”

Overwhelmed by Earl's accusations, Helen could only stand uneasily in place, lost in thought. And the depression that pervades the movie theater also makes everyone's impetuous mood precipitate.

In the end, the pardon rejected Matthew's appeal, and the death sentence was still held as scheduled.

Helen began to visit Walter and Hope's family, Walter's family was already in tatters, because of Walter's death, his parents went through grief, quarrels, and cold wars, and finally chose to divorce, and now they are about to leave the house that has built the good memories of the whole family, and the whole world has begun to fall apart, leaving only the eternal memories churning in the scars.

The same is true of Hope's home, who are always immersed in the memories of their daughter, and can even tell every little detail of each day, but when they recall the details of the afternoon of their daughter's murder, they are overwhelmed by their own grief. Hope's father even regretted that he did not kill Matthew with his own hands on the day of the trial, which allowed Matthew to live another six years and not be executed until now.

Helen's eyes were filled with tears, and she was moved by the great affection of her parents before her, which made her doubt herself deeply. But when Hope's parents question why Helen continues to help Matthew, Helen tries to explain that God will help everyone, and she wants Matthew to confess her guilt, but Hope's parents simply can't accept this idea and they vehemently invite Helen to leave their home.

This almost made Helen fall into a breakdown, she wanted to help Matthew, but she simply thought that everyone was equal before God, everyone should have a chance to atone for their sins, and if Matthew was guilty, then she wanted Matthew to confess; If Matthew is innocent, she hopes to find the real culprit.

But her idea was not recognized by others, and her insistence was so ridiculous in the eyes of others, because the pain endured by the two deceased families was unimaginable to ordinary people, and not only could she not ignore the parents of the deceased, but as a nun, she should also become the sustenance of the two deceased families.

This dilemma tortured Helen's faith, and even caused her to start to doubt herself: Should she really continue to believe in God and choose to help Matthew?

When Helen heard Matthew on the TV news, "I have no feelings for this government, I'm a member of the Germanic Brotherhood, No. Special. Le was right to massacre the Jews...... I'm going to join a terrorist organization, I'm going to blow up government buildings......"

This shocked Helen, "How could I help such a person?" I must be crazy! ”

The tormented Helen and Matthew confronted each other, and in the face of Matthew, who had no remorse, Helen tried to convince Matthew that it was wrong to hurt others, to make Matthew realize that no one should be simply executed, and to make Matthew realize the pain that those two families were suffering. But Matthew was obsessed, he just insisted that he hated the government, insisted that he didn't kill anyone, and even applied for a polygraph test, just to let his mother know that he was innocent.

Matthew's stubbornness and ruthlessness make Helen's situation even more difficult, and the communities where she works are rife with gossip, and even neighbors in these communities have begun to distance their children from Helen. Helen is now also on the "Matthew side", and people believe that Helen is helping the demons, so they are alienating Helen as much as the Ponsleys.

As Matthew's execution approached, Helen's struggles became more and more turbulent. At Helen's persuasion, Matthew began to read the Bible, which led to a much more substantial conversation between the two of them, and Helen told Matthew, "Love can bring about change, and those who are neglected are like prostitutes." Women, beggars, and the poor, they have finally found people who respect and love them, and let them understand the value of their own existence. They have since gained dignity and strength. ”

Seeing this, Joshua suddenly understood, this is the reason why Helen has been insisting on helping Matthew, Helen wants to use the power of love to change Matthew, she can't change the established facts, but she can change Matthew.

With the murderous murderer on the one hand, and the tragic and pitiful victim's family on the other, Helen's plight also made everyone in the movie theater, including Joshua, start to think. It's not choosing a side, but it's also choosing a side.

Murderers are hateful, but what about the murderer's family? And can the murderers themselves be redeemed? Although the victim's family is sad, can a tooth for a tooth and blood for blood really relieve hatred? And how should their lives continue? Does God really love everyone? So do the executioners who strangled their lives deserve God's forgiveness and redemption?

There is no breakthrough in these countless contradictory ideological conflicts, and they can only collide left and right in the chaotic mind. At this moment, Joshua even forgot about Hugo and Susan, because the delicate performances of these two actors have substituted all the audience into the whole story scene, and it is Matthew and Helen who appear on the big screen, and the shock of the whole story is quietly spreading, making everyone's heart heavy and difficult to breathe.

Helen fainted directly because of the excessive pressure, which made Matthew worried, and the next time they met, Matthew's fear of loneliness and fear of death made him lose control, and he looked at Helen complaining and worrying, like Helen was his last rope.

Matthew pinned all his hopes on the polygraph ceremony, the governor's attitude, the Supreme Court's decision...... But one by one, these hopes were extinguished. As the time for Ma Xian's punishment drew nearer, even Helen began to feel fear, because there was a living life that would be strangled in front of her, and even the death of an animal would make people feel pity and sorrow, not to mention a living human being, her kind, which made Helen feel fear too.

Looking at Matthew who was panicking because of death, looking at Helen who was panicking because of witnessing death, Joshua felt that he was about to lose his breath, he looked at Matthew who lit a cigarette with slightly trembling hands on the big screen, the stubbornness and panic in those amber eyes gradually became blurred in the smoke of the swirling smoke, just felt that a boulder was pressed on his chest, and he couldn't tell what kind of emotion it was, pity? Worry? Fear? But at least not an abomination.

The day of the execution came, and the Ponsley family was able to gather, and in front of the family, Matthew completely relaxed, feeling the joy and ease that he had not felt for a long time, and the whole room was filled with laughter. His three younger brothers, his mother, they are all innocent, but their lives have been shattered by Matthew's status as a "death row prisoner". At this point, there is no difference between the Ponsleys and the families of Walter and Hope. Faced with her son who is about to be executed, Lucille can't even give Matthew a hug.

But when the topic of death came again, everyone fell silent, and the deathly silence made the air tense, and no one knew how to face such a problem. How to learn to face death is a subject that can never be learned.

Seeing Matthew who was escorted away, Lucille completely collapsed, tears broke her eyes, and the whole person helplessly unloaded all her strength, and Matthew, who could no longer see the outside scene, was only worried, "Is my mother okay?" ”

The grief and helplessness of the Ponsleys, the grandeur and panic of Matthew, and the depression and sadness of Helen, who seemed so pale and powerless in the face of the indifference and numbness of the prison guards, set off a storm in the hearts of every audience in the cinema. Joshua wasn't sure anymore, he wasn't sure if Matthew was really guilty, he wasn't sure if his speculation about the movie was correct, and he wasn't even sure if he wanted Matthew to be executed......

Matthew, who had started eating his last meal, still refused to tell the truth, much to Helen's disappointment. At this time, the movie began to reveal the truth. Matthew and Carl meet Walter and Hope in the suburbs and escort them aside.

As he gets closer to death, Matthew begins to lose control, and he is angry with everything around him, even hating the two parents who want to see him die. Faced with such a Matthew, Helen began to press step by step, "Don't shirk responsibility!" You blame Karl, blame the government, poison. Pin, blacks, parents of the deceased! You blame the two children for showing up in the suburbs! And what about Matthew Ponsley? What about his role? Is he really innocent? Or a victim? ”

"I'm not a victim!" Matthew suppressed the anger in his heart and whispered to Helen.

In the face of such Matthew, Helen was almost crazy, at this time Matthew had no way to escape punishment, Helen only hoped that Matthew could tell the truth, she only hoped that Matthew could redeem herself.

As the time for the execution approached at twelve o'clock in the evening, the people who watched the execution came one after another, and they even enjoyed the buffet outside, like a feast; And Matthew was making a final phone call with his mother, in which Lucille broke down, and Matthew couldn't cry, he was completely out of control, holding the phone receiver and crying.

Helen looked at the Bible that Matthew had just handed to her, and fell silent, she decided not to give up and make one last attempt!