
John Doe: Vigilante
I suppose I should, uh...
thank you... for the opportunity,
for choosing me above the others.
Can I ask why me?
With your reputation, your history,
you were clearly the only choice.
Are you the serial killer known as John Doe?
That's for the jury to decide.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
have you reached a verdict?
Yes, we have, your honor.
Will the defendant please rise?
On the 33 counts of murder, how do you find?
We believe in you, John Doe!
We are standing here today
outside the Supreme Court,
where over 100,000 people have gathered
to await the verdict in the extraordinary trial
of John Doe.
The entire world is watching this bizarre trial,
and nobody knows which way the jury will vote.
But, one thing's for certain.
Whichever way the...
Wait.
It looks like we may have a verdict.
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your patience.
Not guilty!
This trial is unprecedented in our history.
It has sparked controversy and
evoked emotions worldwide.
We are now in a position to announce
trial and jury deliberation,
we finally have a verdict.
Good evening.
This afternoon we received brutal footage
from a masked man calling himself John Doe.
We must warn you that some viewers
may find the following footage disturbing.
Do you know me?
I'm just like you.
I'm just another face in the crowd.
I'm the guy next door.
Wife, child, mortgage...
a job I hate...
a life I hate...
a life without meaning.
I'm John Doe.
You just witnessed the brutal murder
of retired priest Xavier Edwards.
At this time, it remains a mystery
as to why this man calling himself John Doe
murdered Mr. Edwards.
So, that's the story you ran?
Yes.
Mm-hmm.
It's not unusual for us to edit footage.
We often do it to protect people.
Yeah, I'm familiar with
that concept, Matt, thanks.
But you were withholding
certain aspects of the story,
aspects that were quite clear and self-explanatory
on the footage John Doe supplied.
We were under orders.
From whom?
At that stage, what did you know about John Doe?
Well, nothing really...
only that he had a lot of
information about his victims.
Where do you think that information came from?
He was a very sophisticated
and intelligent predator.
And he seemed to have a wide network.
Exactly when was the task force formed?
I was brought in after the fifth killing.
And Task Force Swordfish was formed.
The pressure to catch him must have been immense.
Absolutely.
We can't have someone running
around killing people, can we?
Justified or not.
"Justified"?
You can cut that last bit out.
So, you were frustrated?
You could say that, yes.
Because you must have understood
that once you released the footage,
you would be fair game?
Of course.
But only half the story was being told.
Well, I think it's fair to say, though,
when you start killing people,
you can't reasonably expect the responsible media
to be on your side.
So media manipulation is something
we should all just accept?
I was aware of what was going
I mean, everybody was.
We were a fairly small operation back then,
and, consequently, we were only getting
slightly more information
than the mainstream media
were feeding Joe Public.
- Mm.
- And who did he contact?
He called our head reporter, Sam,
asked if we wanted copies of the murders.
Sam Foley?
Yeah.
And you jumped at that?
Not at first, no.
I'm... not in the habit of promoting murder.
Then why?
He offered us exclusive footage from there on out.
Ah. So you're happy to air murders
as long as you've got the exclusive, Bob?
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