Lincoln · written by Tony Kushner · 2012

Hollister fires a derringer over Bilbo's head as Bilbo retrieves the dropped patronage portfolio.

Scene 46 of 102 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

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Begins 1:09 into a 2:06 film

The story so farBefore scene 46

In the final winter of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln risks a fragile coalition and the chance of an early peace to force an amendment abolishing slavery through a divided House of Representatives.

Scenes 1–7
The reelected president balances military command, popular affection and a household wounded by grief.
Scenes 8–13
Lincoln needs a durable constitutional abolition measure and commits to passing it before the term ends.
Scenes 14–16
Radical allies and discreet patronage operatives join the campaign as the amendment enters House debate.
Scene 17
Robert returns, bringing the family's private struggle over his enlistment into Lincoln's public campaign.
Just before
Scene 43
Pendleton and Wood expose Hawkins's patronage deal and intimidate him.
Scene 44
Hawkins runs from Bilbo, fearing that a vote for abolition will make his neighbors kill him.
Scene 45
Seward's operatives report that peace rumors are costing them votes and hardening Democratic resistance.
Scene 46
This scene

46EXT. A STREET IN GEORGETOWN - NIGHT

Bilbo is talking to HAROLD HOLLISTER (D, IN), who pulls out a derringer. Bilbo bolts, dropping the folder.

He stops, runs back, and bends to retrieve the folio as Hollister fires the gun over Bilbo's head.