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Commission than the conspiracy literature. When Oswald emerges before the media, he
is dressed in the same clothes he wore when shot by Ruby: a black pull-over sweater,
shirt and slacks. Instead of being shot, the scene dissolves into light.
The rest of the film flashes between scenes recreating parts of Oswald’s life and
the trial process. In the first flashback, Oswald plays with his daughter while Marina
scolds him the evening before the assassination. Marina asks him why he didn’t he tell
her he was coming on a Thursday, and Lee responds that “I wasn’t sure I would.” 676
That night, Oswald asks Marina to move with him to a new apartment, away from the
home she is staying in while he lives in a rooming house. However, Marina refuses and
they argue. Marina wants to watch the glamorous President Kennedy and his wife on
television, but Oswald wants to go to bed and switches off the television. Marina turns it
back on, and the two take turns switching the screen on and off. Lee leaves the room,
and that morning leaves his wallet and wedding ring on the bureau. In this way, the film
emphasizes Oswald’s difficult relationship with Marina, his alleged personal motive for
the assassination, and the idea that it was a spur of the moment decision and not a well-
planned conspiracy.
These personal difficulties and motivations are also apparent in Oswald’s
defection to the Soviet Union. His suicide attempt is depicted as a legitimate attempt to
kill himself at the thought of having to leave the Soviet Union. The suicide scene has
Oswald write a note quoting from the “historic diary:” “I am shocked!!!My dreams have
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