in jerusalem, the more john the baptist denounces herrod, the more he risks inflaming herrod's anger.danger that could follow. >> you could talk about repentance and judgment day and maybe not get into much trouble. but you start to attack herrod personally, and he's going to attack you personally. >> what's wrong? >> i see herrod as a really divided soul. he was really kind of caught between his ambition, his desire to rule and his desire for his wife. by marrying his wife, he had transgressed jewish law, and that put him in a difficult situation as he sought the control of his power. >> a man insults your wife and you let him get away with it. >> herrodeus was a formidable character. >> you're not a man. you're a coward. >> she acts on her own desires, her own lust, and breaks laws by doing so. >> arrest him. >> humiliated by john, herrod is forced to put a stop to his verbal assaults. he arrests him as a threat to state security. and even then john will not be silenced. >> herrod! you are the criminal! not me! i am totally blind. and sometimes i struggle to sleep at night, and stay