THE HANGING OF GORDON NORTHCOTT

The movie Changling starring Angelina Jolie contains a scene that I've never been able to forget.




Gordon Northcott has been sentenced to death by hanging.




He stands with hands cuffed and a guard at each side while the warden reads his sentence.

Thirteen wooden steps lead to the noose on a raised platform.




"Do you have any last words?"




"Nuh." Gordon says, trying to half smile. A nervous crease forms on his brow. His hands are shaking.




As the two men push him forward he says something...