Chapter 1355 1355 Conflict of Ideas

"Matthew Poncelet is not a kind young man, he is a cold-blooded murderer." Facing Hilton's sensational remarks, the prosecution lawyer said, "He shot Walter twice in the back of the head, raped Hope, and He stabbed her seventeen times, and finally fired two shots in the back of the girl's head." Amidst the accusations from the lawyer, Matthew was calm and composed, and even pouted his lips in disdain, showing no remorse or even cold blood. The expression made everyone in the cinema take a deep breath, "The parents of the deceased will never see their children graduate, they will never be able to attend their children's weddings, they will never be able to spend Christmas together, and they will never have grandchildren. They have lost their love for their children. Girl, I just want the prisoners to be executed accordingly!"

These words made Joshua feel restless, and even felt ashamed because of what he had just thought. But Joshua was vaguely aware of what was wrong with the character, but he couldn't tell. It's just that Joshua is not the only one who has such an idea. On the big screen, Helen is also on pins and needles.

When Helen faced Walter and Hope's parents, she was almost speechless, Walter's father Earl angrily rebuked, "How can you sit next to Poncelet and not come to talk to the two of us. Talk? How can you worry about Poncelet without thinking maybe we need you too?"

Facing Earl's accusation, Helen was at a loss, she could only stand uneasy and fell into contemplation. And the kind of depression that pervaded the movie theater also made everyone's impetuous mood settle down.

In the end, the **** office rejected Matthew's appeal, and the execution was held as scheduled.

Helen began to visit Walter and Hope's family, Walter's home was in pieces, because of Walter's death, his parents went through grief, quarrel, cold war, and finally chose to divorce, and now they are leaving. This has built a beautiful family The house of memories, the whole world has begun to fall apart, leaving only the eternal memories constantly churning in the scars.

The same is true of Hope's home. They are always immersed in the memories of their daughter, and they can even talk about every little detail of each day. When recalling the details of the afternoon that their daughter was murdered, they were stunned by themselves. grief broke. Hope's father even regretted that he did not kill Matthew himself on the day of the trial, which allowed Matthew to live another six years, and will not be executed until now.

Helen's eyes were full of tears, and she was moved by the great affection of the parents in front of her, which made her deeply doubt herself. But when Hope's parents questioned why Helen continued to help Matthew, Helen tried to explain that God will help everyone, and she wanted Matthew to confess the crime, but Hope's parents could not accept this idea at all, they fiercely Helen was invited to leave their house.

This almost brought Helen into a meltdown. She wanted to help Matthew, but she simply believed that everyone was equal before God and that everyone should have a chance to atone. If Matthew is guilty, then she hopes Matthew pleads guilty; if Matthew is innocent, she hopes to find the culprit.

But her idea was not recognized by others. Her insistence was so ridiculous to others, because the pain suffered by the two deceased families was unimaginable. Not only could she not ignore the deceased's parents, but as a nun , she should also be the sustenance of the two deceased families.

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

When Helen heard Matthew rant on the TV news, "I have no feelings for this government, I'm a member of the Germanic Brotherhood, H. T. Le is right to kill the Jews... I'll join a terrorist group, I'll bomb Drop the government building..."

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

The tormented Helen and Ma Xiu confronted each other. In the face of the unrepentant Matthew, Helen tried hard to convince Matthew that it was wrong to hurt others and that no one should be punished. The simple execution made Matthew aware of the pain the two families had endured. But Matthew was obsessed. He just insisted that he hated the government, insisted that he did not kill anyone, and even applied for a polygraph test, just to let his mother know that he was innocent.

Matthew's stubbornness and ruthlessness made Helen's situation even more difficult, and rumors spread in the communities where she worked, and even the neighbors in these communities began to distance their children from Helen. Helen is now also "on Matthew's side", and people think that Helen is helping the devil, so they are alienating Helen like they are alienating the Poncelet family.

As Matthew's execution time drew nearer, Helen's struggle became more and more turbulent. At Helen's persuasion, Matthew began to read the Bible, which added a lot to the conversation between the two of them. Helen told Matthew, "Love can bring about change, those who are ignored, such as prostitutes. Beggars, poor people, they have finally found someone who respects and loves them and makes them understand the value of their existence. They have dignity and strength since then."

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

On one side is the murderer who looks vicious, and on the other side is the tragic and pitiful victim family, Helen's plight also makes every audience in the cinema, including Joshua, start to think. This is not choosing a position, but it is also choosing a position.

Murderers are hateful, but what about the murderer's family? And can the murderer himself be redeemed? The victim's family is sad, but can a tooth for a tooth and blood for blood really solve the hatred? And how should their lives go on? Does God really love everyone? So should those executioners who strangle their lives deserve God's forgiveness and redemption?

These countless contradictory ideological conflicts can't find a breakthrough at all, they can only be chaotic left and right collisions in the mind. At this moment, Joshua even forgot Hugo and Susan, because the delicate performance of these two actors had already substituted all the audience into the whole story scene, and it was Matthew and Helen who appeared on the big screen , and the shock of the whole story unfolded quietly, making everyone's heart heavy and hard to breathe.

Helen fainted directly because of the excessive pressure, which made Matthew worried. The next time we met, Matthew's fear of loneliness and fear of death made him lose control. He watched Helen complaining and saying yes. Worry, 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 these hopes were quenched one by one. The time of Matthew's execution is getting closer and closer, and even Helen is beginning to feel scared, because a living life will be strangled in front of her, even the death of an animal will make people feel pity and sadness, not to mention It was a living human being—her kind, which made Helen feel terrified too.

Looking at Matthew who was panicking because of death, and looking at Helen who was panicking because of witnessing death, Joshua felt like he was about to breathe. He looked at Matthew who lit a cigarette with slightly trembling hands on the big screen. The stubbornness and panic in the amber eyes gradually became blurred in the lingering smoke, but he felt that a boulder was pressed against his chest, and he couldn't tell what emotion it was, pity? Worried? fear? But at least not hatred.

The day of execution came, and the Poncelet family was able to gather together. In front of the family, Matthew completely relaxed, feeling the joy and ease that he had not seen for a long time, and the whole room was filled with laughter. His three younger brothers, his mother, are all innocent, but their lives have begun to fall apart because of Matthew's "death row" status. In this regard, the Poncelet family is no different from the Walter and Hope families. In the face of 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 was silent, and the dead 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 will never be learned.

Watching Matthew who was being escorted away, Lucille collapsed completely. Tears filled her eyes, and her whole body was helpless, and all her strength was helpless. The only thing Matthew, who could not see outside, was worried about was, "I Is mom okay?"

The grief and helplessness of the Poonsley family, the grandeur and panic of Matthew, the depression and sadness of Helen, all seemed so pale and powerless in the face of the indifference and numbness of the prison guards, but they stirred up deep in the hearts of every audience member in the cinema. Stormy waves. Joshua is not sure anymore, he is not sure if Matthew is really guilty, he is not sure if his speculation about the movie is correct, he is not even sure if he wants Matthew to be executed...

Matthew, who began to eat his last meal, still refused to tell the truth, much to Helen's disappointment. At this point, the film began to reveal the truth. Matthew and Carl met Walter and Hope on the outskirts and took them aside.

Matthew, who was getting closer and closer to death, began to lose control. He spoke nonsense in the cell, was angry with everything around him, and even hated the two parents who wanted to see him die. In the face of such Matthew, Helen began to press step by step, "Don't shirk the responsibility! You blame Carl, the government, drugs, black people, the parents of the dead! You blame the two children for showing up in the suburbs! Then Matthew Pang What about Sly? What about his character? Is he really innocent? Or a victim?"

"I'm not a victim!" Matthew suppressed his inner anger and whispered towards Helen.

In the face of such Matthew, Helen was almost going crazy. At this time, Matthew had no way to escape the punishment. Helen only hoped that Matthew could tell the truth, and she only hoped that Matthew could achieve self-redemption.

The execution time was getting closer and closer to midnight, and the people watching the execution came one after another. They even enjoyed the buffet outside, which was like a feast; while Matthew was making a final phone call with his mother. On the phone, Lucille collapsed, and Matthew broke down in tears. He was completely out of control and burst into tears while holding the phone receiver.

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