Witness: Timeline Analysis

Sc/Seq

Minutes

 Time

Seconds

FilmTime

1

Funeral. Procession, buggies, pall bearers, mourners

2

41

2.7

2

Funeral reception. Daniel gives condolences to Rachel.

1

53

4.6

3

Lapp Family working in the field

0

32

5.1

OS Decision. Rachel decides to get away and visit her sister

4

Lapp Family travels to town

1

11

6.3

5

Farewell at platform. Daniel races the train.

1

47

8.1

6

Rachel and Samuel delayed at station

2

41

10.8

7

Samuel witnesses killing in washroom

3

34

14.3

8

John Book investigates

2

18

16.6

OS Decision. John Book decides to take Rachel and Samuel with him to ID a suspect that he rousts in a bar.

9

John takes Rachel and Samuel to wrong suspect.

1

22

18.0

10

John roughs up suspect

1

27

19.4

Rachel decides she and Samuel will not stay in a hotel.

OS DECISION. John decides to put Rachel and Samuel with his sister.

11

John hides Rachel and Samuel at his sister's

1

33

21.0

12

Rachel and Samuel go to police station

3

37

24.37

13

Rachel, John, and Samuel eat at restaurant

2

60

27.37

14

Back at the police station, Samuel id's policeman as killer

3

00

30.37

John decides to inform Schaeffer about Samuel's id.

15

John tells his Captain, Schaefer, says no one else knows that the boy has identified a cop as the killer.

2

00

32.37

16

Killer wounds John in underground garage

1

50

34.27

OS DECISION. John decides to destroy police records of Rachel and Samuel and get them into hiding.

17

John escapes, has partner destroy police records.

1

50

36.17

18

Killers investigate John's car.

0

31

19

Killers interrogate John's sister

0

42

20

John drives Rachel and Samuel to Lapp farm, collapses.

2

57

Rachel makes her first active decision. She decides to hide John and look after him

21

Rachel brings healer to see John

2

4

22

Rachel and Eli hide car in barn

0

20

23

Rachel cares for John, who is delirious.

2

15

24

Bad guys think Book is dead

0

31

25

John wakes up, elders visit him

1

60

26

Elders talk among themselves

0

26

27

Samuel finds John's gun. Rachel objects to John letting Samuel handle gun.

2

1

28

Eli talks to Samuel about the evil of the gun

1

56

29

John and Rachel talk about John finding a phone

2

19

30

John in Amish garb gets his gun from Rachel

1

20

31

John calls his partner

1

58

32

John has a moment at home with Rachel

0

40

33

John and Samuel look at water wheel. Sam explains. Shows John the silo where the corn is stored.

0

59

34

John tries to start car. Eli asks John to help with chores

1

1

35

Eli gets John up at four o'clock to milk the cows

1

32

36

Rachel serves breakfast and they all eat

0

53

37

Daniel visits, meets Book, sits on swing with Rachel

1

19

38

John fixes birdhouse, Rachel learns that he is capable with carpentry tools.

1

36

39

John gets car working. He and Rachel dance to "Don't know much about history…." Eli interrupts.

2

60

40

Eli admonishes Rachel for her interest in John Book. Warns her that she could be "shunned". She defies Eli.

2

12

41

Captain interrogates John's partner. Says police are a cult, too, like the Amish

1

32

42

Barn raising. Much flirting between Rachel and John

5

16

43

Meal at raising.

0

45

44

Barn raising continues. Women quilt. Woman reveals to Rachel that some people are gossiping about her and John Book.

0

28

45

Rachel introduces John to the young couple whose barn they have been raising. This is her reaction to the gossip, and indicates her feelings of love for John.

1

25

46

Night scene. Rachel is washing. John sees her. She offers herself to him silently.

1

55

47

He resists and leaves her.

0

15

48

Rachel gathers eggs. John comes to her and tells her that if he had made love to her, either she would have to leave or he would have to stay.

0

38

49

Tourists mill about. John warns a lady not to take his picture

0

50

50

John learns that Carter is dead.

0

50

51

John calls Paul, threatens him, thus letting Schaefer know he is alive and healthy

1

3

John decides to put the pride and safety of his adopted community above his own safety. He risks publicizing his whereabouts by teaching the punks a lesson.

52

Punks harass Amish, John fights the punks. Citizen tells cop that John is staying with Eli.

1

25

John decides to leave the farm in order to avoid luring the killers to Rachel and her family's sanctuary.

53

Sam plays with toy, Rachel watches John put up the bird house, not knowing that he is going to leave.

1

5

54

Rachel learns John is leaving. Her father says, "It's where he belongs."

0

30

55

Rachel and John kiss/embrace in the field.

2

25

56

Bad cops arrive, load their weapons

0

50

57

Cops invade house, interrogate Rachel, chase Book to barn. Book buries one of them under bushels of grain.

7

0

58

2nd Cop (Danny Glover) in barn. Can't find partner.

0

50

59

Cops take Rachel and her father away as hostages. Father motions something in sign language to the boy, Sam.

0

55

60

Book kills 2nd cop in barn.

1

0

61

Sam rings the bell. Schaefer confronts Book, holding Rachel hostage, but the Amish neighbors gather round, stand as witnesses. Book says, "It's over."

2

35

62

Rachel and Sam watch as police arrive to take Schaefer away

0

50

63

Book says goodbye to Sam

0

45

64

Book says goodbye to Rachel and her father. As Book drives away we see Daniel walking down the road to come and court Rachel.

2

30