The Day Lincoln Was Shot

April 14, 1865. As four year of Civil War draw to a close, our country again faces unforgettable tragedy: the assassination of the President. This is a detailed chronicle of the plot, murder and manhunt that changed America forever. To avenge what he called the Confederacy's 'noble cause,' Booth conspires with his motley followers, rages and boasts, and aspires to a place in history as a Great Man. The weary Lincoln, longing for a just peace, meets with his Cabinet, steals precious time with his family and dreams -- literally -- of the death of a President. Minute by minute, killer and victim edge closer to the burst of gunfire at Ford's Theatre that stopped Lincoln's heart -- and shattered the country's soul.