Elizabeth Vargas

Thank you.

Thank you.

Now on 2020, as a father begs for his son's life. Stunning news just last night.

Now on 2020, as a father begs for his son's life. Stunning news just last night.

For that very son who plotted the murder of his entire family.

For that very son who plotted the murder of his entire family.

How could a son do that?

How could a son do that?

And how could a father do the nearly impossible, forgive him?

And how could a father do the nearly impossible, forgive him?

And I'm Elizabeth Vargas. And this is 2020.

And I'm Elizabeth Vargas. And this is 2020.

In a race against time, 38-year-old Thomas Bart Whitaker's final days are ticking down on Death Row. Now he awaits a destiny that seems all but assured, execution by lethal injection. His father Kent spends these final days in a desperate hunt for mercy. On this day, savoring what may be his last visit with his son in prison.

In a race against time, 38-year-old Thomas Bart Whitaker's final days are ticking down on Death Row. Now he awaits a destiny that seems all but assured, execution by lethal injection. His father Kent spends these final days in a desperate hunt for mercy. On this day, savoring what may be his last visit with his son in prison.