01x16 - One Life to Lose

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independence I'd declare it on the side

of life let builders out for your

freedom r*pe and patriotic voices never

give up

here are some exciting seeds from

today's episode of Liberty's kids yes of

two months ago we are the United States

of America there will be no turning back

from that

every kind of service necessary to the

cause of freedom becomes honorable by

being necessary

New York City is teeming with his

Majesty's troops the tension here is

excruciating

it has been over a year since the

rebellion began and General Washington

has been retreating from Manhattan as it

burns behind him

still this beautiful autumn evening

finds me full of hope Congress has

appointed a committee to meet with

Admiral Papp his Majesty's Navy in their

subject peace this esteemed committee is

composed of mr. John Adams mr. Edward

Rutledge of South Carolina and not

surprisingly our own dr. Benjamin

Franklin

my prayers dear mother are with them

gentlemen we shall be the instruments

that will forge a great peace between

ourselves and Britain much as a father

might help to solve an argument between

a mother and her adult child who has

moved away from the family

where are the fools Oh gentlemen I am

honored by your presence I trust you

will find the accommodations to your

liking it is my belief that Admiral Howe

has not been given the power to offer us

anything it is also my belief that we

must not offer him anything don't shut

the window we shall be suffocated but

the evening air by cold doctor the air

within this chamber will soon be and

indeed is now worse than that out of

George come I'll convince you I believe

you're not acquainted with my theory of

colds I have read of your theory but

I've always thought it incorrect hey my

friend air that is cold when one

breathes it in becomes warm in the lungs

see my breath is warm yes I see

it will soon be widely recognized as a

truism cold air in fact is a benefit to

a man suffering from the common cold

and the proof is in the pudding

at least one how accepts our credentials

will be recognizing us as ambassadors

from the United States a nation separate

from Britain do you think General

Washington has a chance to win back New

York no idea but if I was 40 years

younger I'd sign up dialed in not even

20

there's nothing exciting happening here

I know hmm I do wish dr. Franklin had

let us go with him

don't do it son bye children I have to

try you do British man-of-w*r like him

what do you mean sir

he heard of impressment that kidnapping

him forcing him to join the English Navy

new large will be next if you don't

leave this place now how the square can

probably stay I don't know do you want

him I'm staying there's an important

story here young uns what won't it be

hard to make deadline filing your story

from a British ship my friends I'm

afraid I'm aside with the lady on this

issue

oh you must who are you wait who are you

I'm a school teacher my name's Nathan

Hale

you

that was quick thinking what's your name

on the wheel affair Patriot always a

pleasure to meet a fellow Patriot I am

Miss Sarah Phillips

I am honored miss Phillips oh brother

mr. Hale it is a pleasure to meet a man

of such high breeding a rare pleasure

so Nathan what's a highly bred

schoolteacher doing wandering around the

docks in wartime one never knows where

one might find a job what do you teach

mr. Hale why I teach I cannot lie to a

lady such as yourself miss Phillips I am

in the employ of General George

Washington you will of course repeat

that to no one as my mission is quite

secret by us by i must embrace you I'm a

journalist Nathan what's your mission

I won't publish till you complete it I'm

sorry I've told you too much already I

must go I must say I am shocked that a

man of your station would take on such a

vile duty as spying it is a role most

unworthy of a gentleman I know many

believe that miss Phillips but every

kind of service necessary to the cause

of freedom becomes honorable by being

necessary you are I assume aware of the

penalty for spying should you be caught

I am it is death by hanging a shameful

death surely

do nevertheless for a year I have been

attached to the army and have not

rendered any material service this shall

be my service good day and God be with

you all wherever this nathan hale goes i

regret

gentlemen that i am unable to accept

your credentials that would mean the

King agrees that his colonies are

independent nation John

however His Majesty has generously

permitted me to offer a full pardon to

any and all colonists to swear

allegiance to Britain Admiral Howe as of

two months ago we are the United States

of America there will be no turning back

from that no turning back gentlemen

I've come to love this land I feel for

America as for a brother and if America

should fall I would lament its loss like

that of a brother we will do our best to

save your lordship from that pain

so far so good

he has no idea we're watching him

finally he's going to do some spying

that British ship is sending men to meet

him well has it has something to do with

his horrid burning of New York City

maybe he's pretending to be a British

agent Nathan agent maybe he's a better

spy than I thought

hello Patriots

couldn't see the warship he must have

thought they're Americans

Ryan Nathan run for the woods

the bridges Navy catches you

James you shouldn't be here

what are these general ow sir we

captured him at Flushing Bay we found

these hidden in the cells of this one's

shoes that one's in a foreign language

sir I am grateful for your help saying

yes sir it is in fact in Latin and

contains information about the placement

of His Majesty's troops useless

information ten days old which does

nothing to alter the fact that you sir

are a spy what is your name sir I am

captain Nathan Hale of the Continental

Army of the United States of America

what is your mission sir I was sent by

General George Washington to gain

whatever intelligence I could concerning

the position and strength of our

opponents forces in New York well

captain Hayden you have failed in your

mission

utterly I have sir but there are better

men who will succeed forgive me general

but one day soon you will have to take

your leave of this fine mansion on the

bay

and you are you a spy too

no sir we found this on him general a

journalist the dr. Franklin

go return to our Fred excuse me

gentlemen but I want to stay here to

report this man's story leave now young

man while you still can

I think the American public ought to

know how King George deals with spies

you don't have anything to hide do you

general

we give you our permission to write your

story

we will now pass sentence on this spy

mother what are we going to do find

James who knows what they plan for him

we must take the chance we have no

choice

captain Nathan Hale for the crime of

spying against his Majesty King George

the third I sentence you to be hanged

this very morning

captain Hale yes sir

rise and follow me

now

to journalists

don't worry laddie you'll calm down

after 3 or 4 years at sea thank you

leave me alone let me go let go please

why should we let this little rebel go

because they are going to be married yes

he is my fiance what's a high-class mich

like you doing with a scruffy rank like

him he's actually quite gracious and

cultured when you get to know him

certainly and my James does plan to join

His Majesty's Navy he does but he must

wait until were married

it's very hush-hush with all the tension

in the city can you imagine what the

rebels would do to him if they knew he

was to marry an English girl and join

the British Navy James loves our King so

much he's dying to join up but he knows

he must wait just a little longer

dearest hold on just a little bit longer

Shay telling the truth

yes she's my fiancee we are very much in

love please don't take my love away from

me nothing now not after all we've been

through please

go on then far be it for me to intrude

on the course of true love

good luck miss

you too daddy mm-hmm see it save Thank

You says thank you ever so much I'm

waiting for a thank-you from you they

think I'm gonna be sick first

please release my hand that's the

easiest thing anyone's ever asked me to

do so when is the big day

listen I have bad news as you do they

warned I fear I am of too Frank and open

a temper to act successfully the part of

spy I hope you can forgive me for trying

and as for the method of my death take

courage and be not ashamed I die proud I

die free I die an American your loving

brother Nathan give me that

rebels you'd never know they had a man

in their army who could die with so much

badness

are there other letters sir I request to

see a clergyman please request denied

sir I request a Bible please request

denied in the man of quiet gods

Nathan

Dulcy prefer have any last words I do

sir

speak them now it is the duty of any

good soldier to obey any order from his

commander-in-chief I have obeyed an

order and I am here I am ready to my foe

you soldiers of Britain my brothers I

say may you be as ready as I to meet

your end in whatever shape it might

appear to my countrymen old and young I

say let us never lay down our arms until

we obtain our independence if I had ten

thousand lives

I would lay them all down if called to

it in defense of our glorious new nation

in defense of freedom freedom

I only regret that I have but one life

to lose for my country

well I think of how Nathan the way he

wants me to write this story

he knows Nathan's hanging will lower

American spirits I'm not going to play

his game the general does not know

Nathan does not know America they most

certainly does not know you let us

remember Nathan's spirit his dignity and

his courage and let us tell others it

the same

his world Nathan's worlds will be a

weapon in defense of his cause power

cause freedom but only if you write them

James

and we will need weapons now that we

know the British have no interest in

making peace James you must write this

story

I'll make him like it

I shall help you

Nathan hey Oh did not die in vain surely

it is our responsibility to search out

the seeds of victory and defeat in

failure and even in death

dr. Franklin will you do me a favor

what's that my boy make sure my friend

General Howe gets the first copy of this

that I will James that I will