mountchessington: i am aware. [gun cocks]. mrs. mountchessington: mr. trenchard, you are not used to the manners of good society and that, alone, will excuse the impertinence of which you have been guilty. asa trenchard: don't know the manners of good society, eh? well, i guess i know enough to turn you inside out, old woman; you sockdologizing old man-trap! tom hanks: on the evening of april 13th, 1865, john wilkes booth initiates his plan not only to kill abraham lincoln, but to decapitate the government of the united states. a civil war that has lasted four years is drawing to an end. while washington city celebrates the surrender of robert e. lee's confederate army, booth and his co-conspirators plot a carefully coordinated triple murder. john wilkes booth: and? mister powell? lewis powell: the secretary of state ain't going nowhere soon. confined to his bed and slow to recover. got his-self a nurse. a little slip of a man. and there's a nigger butler. john wilkes booth: mister atzerodt, you will check into the kirkwood tomorrow morning. vice presid