Gerry did murder someone....just not this one.
asks for typewriter to type letter to newspaper
he was a blackmailing guy who used women
angry at prosecutor??
Gerry (Harry Guardino) is on death row and his execution is imminent. So, on what is probably the final day of his life, he asks for a typewriter and begins a long letter to the press. Apparently, he's angry because the murder he was convicted of committing is one he did not commit....and he's really angry at the prosecutor about this. Oddly, because Gerry is a complete sociopath, in this long letter, he DOES admit guilt in three other murders as well as a pattern of his using and blackmailing women! This is weird, how he complaints about the injustice of his conviction while ignoring all the pain he caused so many other times! And, in the end, this long letter comes to bite him on the butt! Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy!
I liked this episode quite a bit...possibly because years ago I was a therapist who worked with the prison population. I knew folks like Gerry...who would insist how innocent they were about a particular crime....while completely ignoring all the awful things they really DID do! A wonderful portrait of an awful person...and a really nice twist at the end!