The more Carl and Joe talked, and the more Lila researched, the more the case unraveled. Joe assumed that “telling the truth” would finally lead to a confession. Joe and his neighbor, Lila, researched the original trial data Lila did so very carefully. When approached about the biography, there was some jousting back and forth, but eventually enough mutual trust developed that Carl pledged to tell the truth - a dying declaration. He put up little resistance at the trial, though he did not admit guilt. He is, however, rational.Ĭarl Iverson was a distinguished Vietnam veteran he was convicted of the brutal rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl. He has terminal cancer and not long to live. There is one, though: Carl Iverson has recently been paroled after spending 30 years in prison for rape and murder. The problem here is that through one form of dementia or another, most residents do not have the capability to reliably recall their lives. Having no elderly relative nearby, he researches people who are in a nearby nursing home. Joe Talbert is taking a college English class and has been assigned to write a short biography of an elderly person.
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