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Author: marcoasalazarm

Nov 27th 2017 at 12:47:31 PM

''Series/TheTwilightZone2002'': the story "The Executions Of Grady Finch" features the titular man sentenced to die because of a murder charge that he keeps insisting he's innocent of, and every attempt to execute him (electrocution, lethal injection, gas, and the victim's irate son [[VigilanteExecution pulling a gun on him and trying to shoot him]]) is stopped by DivineIntervention prefaced by Finch hearing a ghostly voice saying "[[ThisIsNotYourTime not yet!]]" Finally, after about a dozen attempts, Finch's lawyer is able to convince the court that keeping on trying would be considered cruel and unusual punishment and that it ''must'' mean he's innocent and they must let him go. [[spoiler:Right after being set free, Finch finally musters up the courage to confesses to his lawyer that he ''was'' the murderer and walks out of the courthouse... [[KarmicTwistEnding and this is the moment when he hears the divine voice whispering "now!" and he's crushed by the courthouse's statue of Justice falling on him]].]]