Manhunt
Warning ! This clause contains major spoilers forManhuntepisode 3 .
Summary
Manhuntepisode 4 turn over deeper into the gravid Confederate conspiracy to sabotage the newly - won United States , and pinpoints one mankind as a drive violence behind not only Booth ’s assassination of Abraham Lincoln , but a greater trunk of Confederate insurgency . Anthony Boyle ’s John Wilkes Booth is an afterthought in episode 4 , as the developing cat - and - mouse game between him andSecretary of War Edwin Stantonis traded in for a tense face - off between Stanton and the military personnel behind the Confederate curtain , George Sanders . While past episode hinted at Sanders ' involvement , installment 4 paints him as the mastermind of the Confederate Secret Service .
While the journeying of Booth and his accomplice , David Herold , drag one’s heels in the forests of Maryland , Edwin Stanton ’s pursuit of Booth take a fresh good turn . With Confederate Secret Service agentive role John Surratt , Jr. out of his grasp , Stanton believes that his best prospect at finding Booth is to get information out of his fiscal backer , suspected Confederate agent George Sanders . The wealthy man of affairs is shown to have had a handwriting in a number of Confederate plots , and Episode 4 sees Stanton uncover one final plot of land from Sanders , bringingManhuntone step nearer to its endgame .
Is John Wilkes Booth A Pawn In The CSS’s Bigger Mission?
Booth may have pulled the trigger on Lincoln, but there is a larger game afoot.
Booth being somewhat dismiss in instalment 4 is an of import admonisher that while Edwin Stanton ’s pursuit of the assassin might be the central plot line , the intrigue ofManhuntis in the larger conspiracies at workon both sides of the American Civil War that led to the character assassination . Manhuntepisode 3 explainedhow important Booth believed himself to be , but in reality he was more of a instrument than a hero . The oddment of the Confederacy had far grander designs in judgement to regenerate their elbow room of sprightliness , and Booth eliminating Lincoln was necessary to make that a reality .
George Sanders' Role In Numerous Confederate Plots Explained
Sanders masterminded the Confederate insurgency as a whole.
In episode 3 and episode 4 ofManhunt , George Sanders is shown to be one of the most influential menin both New York , the substance of finance in the United States , and Montreal , the inwardness of the Confederacy after the downfall of Richmond . So far , he ’s present to have had a deal in moving Confederate leaders into and out of the United States , plotting a serial publication of fire across Manhattan , and control Wall Street to benefit southerly Au and damage the Union dollar .
The Manhattan Fire Plot reference inManhuntwas carried out in genuine sprightliness by a radical of southerly operatives know as the " Confederate Army of Manhattan . " While they were ultimately unsuccessful , they attempted to get going fire at more than 20 locations across the urban center , including P.T. Barnum ’s American Museum .
While Sanders ' Confederate involvement is ostensibly known , Stanton discovers that his wealth and influence has kept him from wearing handcuffs or standing in front of a evaluator . He even apparently has his hooks in the new president , Andrew Johnson , who award Sanders a major Army contract to produce raw summer uniforms . That leadsStanton to seek a one - on - one encounter with Sanders , as the declaration ultimately is his to award . At the meeting , Stanton offer Sanders the contract and then some , no questions require , in exchange for Booth ’s whereabouts .
Sanders arrogate not to know , and a tense standstill - off that sees both men draw shooting iron stretch out before Sanders is arrested ( and fleetly released thanks to some well - placed greenbacks ) . Sanders never explicitly admit it inManhuntepisode 4 , but his conversation with Stanton strongly implies thatSanders was in fact the driving force behind Booth ’s blackwash of Abraham Lincoln , and that it may have been spurred by Stanton ’s own attempt on the life of Confederate President Jefferson Davis .
Why Wall Street Backs the Confederacy
Despite sitting in New York, Wall Street had many reasons to favor the South.
Part of the reason Sanders is so unassailable is that he has the backing of the balance of Wall Street . As evil as slavery was , it was unquestionably profitable for those invested in tobacco plant , cloth , sugar , and other commodities . TheManhuntepisode 4 shot in which Agent Lafayette Baker and his agents hale out a group of Confederate - leaning Wall Street dealer ( including Edwin Stanton ’s own father - in - law ) proves justhow large a part money played in the American Civil War . electric sander as a lineament is intended to constitute this group , and why Confederate sympathy still ran deep in the Union states .
Did Edwin Stanton Really Plot to Have Jefferson Davis Killed?
Episode 4 provided a look into the origins of the scandalous “Dahlgren Affair.”
Manhuntepisode 4 break that it was widely believed that Edwin Stanton was responsible for an blackwash plot on Jefferson Davis , the Confederate President , during the Civil War . The most important setting involvingHamish Linklater ’s Abraham Lincolnin episode 4 revolve around a discussion between Lincoln and Stanton about the quickest path to triumph . It’sStanton who suggests removing Davis from power is the prompt way to end the state of war , and it ’s also Stanton who posits that the distinctive wartime rules of engagement surrounding presidents may not really apply to Davis .
Manhunt Episode Release Schedule
Episode
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Release Date
Episode 1 : " Pilot "
3/15/2024
Mahunt is an AppleTV+ mini-series focusing on the hunt for John Wilkes Booth after he assassinates Abraham Lincoln. Anthony Boyle stars as John Wilkes Booth alongside Tobias Menzies, Lovie Simone, and Will Harrison in the series created by Monica Beletsky.
Episode 2 : " Post Mortem "
Episode 3 : " Let the Sheep Flee "
3/22/2024
sequence 4 : " The Secret Line "
3/29/2024
Episode 5 : " A Man of Destiny "
4/5/2024
sequence 6 : " Useless "
4/12/2024
Episode 7 : " The Final Act "
4/19/2024
Lincoln leaves it up to Stanton to make the final decisionon whether to carry out the assassination plot , but arranges to put him in touch with the son of Lincoln ’s right booster , Admiral Dahlgren . This is a reference to a actual outrage that occurred in March 1864 , in which a break raid was conducted on Richmond by Brigadier General Hugh Kilpatrick and Colonel Ulric Dahlgren . The military man were task with disengage Union prisoners and damaging Richmond on their way out of the city .
Dahlgren was killed in the maraud , and papers on his torso revealed that he was also under orders to assassinate Jefferson Davis and his cabinet too . The uncovering spark outrage in the South , while Dahlgren ’s father insist the papers were a counterfeit . Whether they were real or not , the belief was that Edwin Stanton was behind the game , as George Sanders claims inManhuntepisode 4 . It ’s believed that Booth ’s assassination of Lincoln was verbatim retaliation for the perceive breach in communications protocol involved in an effort on Davis ' life , which the show paint as part of Sanders ' motivating .
Is Sanford Conover A Confederate Double-Agent?
The mysterious Conover has followed the money.
Sanford Conover , or James Wallace as he ’s known to the Confederate leaders , has operate in the shadow seemingly for both sides inManhunt . He ’s acted as a undercover agent for Agent Lafayette Baker , reporting back on Confederate activities in Montreal , face John Surratt , Jr. as he fly the United States and , in his capacity as a reporter , was recruited by Stanton and Baker to change the narrative ring the Dahlgren newspaper publisher . However , inManhuntepisode 4 , it seems pretty percipient where his true trueness lie .
Conover is shown in deep discussion with George Sanders , specifically regarding the contract that he form out with President Andrew Johnson . Agent Lafayette Baker later on discover multiple Montreal railroad train tickets for Conover in Sanders ' authority , betoken that he likely hasspent much more sentence in the metropolis than he has rent Baker love about . Conover may only be patriotic to money , but if that ’s the case , then he ’s certainly under the influence of George Sanders .
How Stanton Discovers Booth’s Destination
Sanders' smallpox plot left the clue Stanton needed.
While he had been behind legion Confederate plots both leading up to and after the end of the Civil War , George Sanders was proven to be responsible for one more act of insurgency inManhuntepisode 4 . A shipment of Union Armyuniforms from his clothing manufacturer turn out to be contaminated with smallpox , the deadly and extremely infective computer virus that was a major health concern in America during the nineteenth century . While Eddie Stanton was able-bodied to stop the freight from going out and planned to have them burned , his founding father stopped the burn .
Smallpox was one of the with child biological killers of the last two millennium , but it has been efficaciously eradicated since 1977 .
Edwin Stanton correctly generalize that the contaminated uniform would be distributed by Confederate Secret Service agents . Therefore , theshipping manifest should unveil where CSS agent were locate , and render a word picture of what the Secret Line looked like . Stanton ’s presumption proved correct , which stand for the map of the path from Maryland to Richmond – the very path John Wilkes Booth was on – was now his .
Why Mary Simms Leaves Dr. Mudd
Simms took a big step forward.
Thereal Mary Simms ' theatrical role in the meter follow Lincoln ’s assassinationis why her character has gotten screentime in every episode . ManhuntshowrunnerMonica Beletsky choose to apply the grapheme of Mary Simms to provide perspective for the newly unblock former hard worker in America , and for the brave individuals who testified against Booth and his co - machinator . It ’s sure that Lovie Simone ’s Mary Simms will have her moment in later episodes pursue Booth ’s capture , but inManhuntepisode 4 she gets to experience the victory of leave her former master turned ugly employer .
Simms received a land President Grant from the War Department in episode 3 , andepisode 4 view her defiantly quitting the employ of Dr. Samuel Mudd , a Confederate comforter and the man who do by John Wilkes Booth ’s fracture leg . Mary ’s storey keep to showcase the most prescribed outcome of the American Civil War , as she is shown teaching black children , many of whom have never been instruct before , despite having no formal education herself . Mary dish up as a reminder of what valet like Booth and Sanders were fighting against : forward-moving progress for all Americans , regardless of race or background .
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Mahunt is an AppleTV+ mini - serial focusing on the search for John Wilkes Booth after he assassinate Abraham Lincoln . Anthony Boyle star as John Wilkes Booth alongside Tobias Menzies , Lovie Simone , and Will Harrison in the series created by Monica Beletsky .
