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In the second episode of the 2024 Apple TV+ series , titled "Post-mortem," the narrative intensifies as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (Tobias Menzies) launches a desperate search for John Wilkes Booth while navigating the immediate political fallout of Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Plot Summary: S01E02 "Post-mortem"

: Andrew Johnson (Glenn Morshower) is sworn in as the 17th President of the United States. A clear tension immediately forms between Johnson and Stanton, as Johnson makes it clear he does not share Lincoln’s priority for civil rights.

While the series is praised for its atmosphere, it takes several historical liberties in this episode: Manhunt subtitles English S01E02

The episode picks up in the chaotic 24 hours following Lincoln's death. Key developments include:

: Critical witnesses and conspirators are apprehended. Louis Weichmann provides information leading to the arrest of his landlady, Mary Surratt (Carrie Lazar). During her interrogation, a blood-stained Lewis Powell (Spencer Treat Clark) arrives at her boardinghouse and is arrested after a struggle with Thomas Eckert. In the second episode of the 2024 Apple

: The episode mentions Booth broke his tibia , but most historical accounts (including Booth’s own diary) state he broke his fibula . Where to Watch with Subtitles

: In the show, Mary Surratt and Lewis Powell are arrested on April 15. In reality, their arrests did not occur until late in the evening on April 17, 1865 . While the series is praised for its atmosphere,

: Stanton Jr. proposes the idea of a funeral train that will carry Lincoln’s body to Springfield, Illinois. Stanton approves the plan, seeing it as a way to unite the grieving nation and maintain public support for Lincoln's vision. Fact vs. Fiction