Let Him Be
LET HIM BE
In a camcorder recently purchased at a flea market by his
father, Tim Bennett, a documentary filmmaker discovers a
"lost"tape, andcomes face-to-face with footage that could
potentially shake the world. On this shaky homevideo, Tim is
stunned tosee an old man who bears an uncanny resemblance to one of
the greatest icons of the 20th Century, a man whose "assassination"
rocked the world some twenty years earlier.
Determined to confirm first-hand that history has deceived us,
Tim persuades a skeptical and reluctant Kathleen, to take a short
trip to discover the origins of the tape. Armed with a movie camera
and an array of surveillance equipment Tim plans to document their
journey in his quest to uncover the truth.
The search is a series of dead ends until they walk into a small
general store. When a woman and her daughter enter the store Tim
recognizes them from the home movie footage. Following them out
into the car park, he pretends he is interviewing locals for a show
on the area and wants to ask her some general questions. At first
happy to oblige, she quickly becomes suspicious when he starts to
ask personal questions about the man she is dating, and she cuts
the interview short. Tim now believes that he is on to something,
but Kathleen is still far from convinced.
Later, a man comes into the shop sounding like hes just arrived
from Liverpool but leaves before Tim can speak to him. Tim
questions the shopkeeper who reveals his name is Graham and that he
lives near by with his friend Noel, who, now she comes to think of
it, bears a resemblance to the man in Tims photo. The shopkeeper
gives them directions to their farmhouse and they head out, hot on
the trail of what Tim feels could be the discovery of the decade.
Making a wrong turn, they instead come across an eccentric neighbor
who reveals some interesting facts, most significant of for Tim is
that Noel has a band! Tims excitement mounts as he feels the clues
are beginning to add up.
After tracking down and interviewing the members of Noels band
who provide Tim with information that he wants so badly to believe
to prove his suspicions, he is ready to meet the man. The two young
filmmakers locate the right farmhouse but Tim is taken completely
off guard by the hostile reception from Graham who tells them in no
uncertain terms to leave and slams the door in their face.
Frustrated he persuades Kathleen to give the quest a few extra
days. Tim is now completely obsessed with his expose, and what it
could mean to the world. Tim decides to break into Noels farmhouse
and plant his surveillance equipment. Kathleen voices her concerns
about the morality and the legality of what they are doing. Later
in town after planting the spy cameras, Kathleen tries to pay for
some groceries and finds out that Tim has maxed out her credit card
to pay for the surveillance equipment. Its the final straw for her,
they argue and upset she orders him to stop the car, and she gets
out.
That evening when Kathleen returns, she reveals that she was
picked up by Graham and Noel and has spent the day with them. Tim
is stunned especially when she presents him with the first tape
from the surveillance camera he hid in their barn. Tim is
mesmerized by what he sees.
Convinced that he is witnessing a now 67-year-old John Lennon,
he spends his days holed up in the motel room glued to the screen.
Kathleen spends her time getting to know Graham and Noel at the
farm. Her conflict about the spying is becoming more apparent but
when she tells Tim that Noel has asked her to tape his band playing
for his girlfriends daughters birthday, he is ecstatic. Its short
lived when Noels girlfriend appears at their motel distraught,
accusing Kathleen of coming between her and Noel. Kathleen
fervently denies this and Tim dismisses her accusations as jealous
paranoia.
On the night of the party, Tim sneaks up to house and spies on
the band from a window transfixed by what he believes is a
performance by one of the worlds greatest musicians. Back at the
hotel, he tells Kathleen hes ready to show the footage to the world
but she persuades him that they need to be 100% sure and the only
way to do that is see if Noel has bullet wounds on his back.
Kathleen volunteers to find out by staying the night at the
farmhouse and trying to accidentally walk in on Noel with his shirt
off.
The next morning, she returns, and tells him its not him. Tim is
devastated as they pack up and return to the city. On the ride home
Kathleen is very quiet and Tim feels the strain between them.
Several days later, Kathleen is gone taking all her belongings with
her. Tim knows she has returned to the farmhouse but he cannot
bring himself to face it. Eventually he heads up there, only find
it deserted.
Tim believes that he was right all along but at the expense of
losing the woman who meant the world to him.
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