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"
: John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle) and David Herold (Will Harrison) remain at the home of Dr. Samuel Mudd (Matt Walsh). Booth is forced to shave his "signature" mustache to evade recognition. Mary Simms (Lovie Simone), a formerly enslaved woman working for Mudd, begins to suspect the identity of their guests after finding Booth’s boot inscribed with "JWB". Manhunt subtitles English S01E02
: 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