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The docu-drama tells the fateful encounter between Abraham Lincoln and his murderer, John Wilkes Booth, who was a fanatic Southern and also a popular actor. Hence it is not surprising that his plan for the President’s assassination was put together like a Shakespearian plot.

The first episode of "Lincoln’s Last Night" tells the story of Lincoln’s early career and ascent in America’s politics. It’s a story of a young boy from the prairie who fought his way all the way to the top: to become the 16th President of the United States. And who, at the peak of his power, was killed while attending a theater performance.
The second episode deals with what happens after the assassination: it shows the hunt for the murderer and the revelation of the group of conspirators who helped Booth with his fatal deed. At the same time, the nation is in shock. A funeral train travels through the country, drawing seven million people to railway tracks and city halls to pay their last respects to their President.