Scene 1: The Assassination
In June 4 1968, Robert F. Kennedy, delivered a speech in the Ambassador hotel to address his victory of the California and South Dakota primary elections for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. After delivering his speech, he made an exit through the kitchen of the Ambassador hotel where he shook the hands of Keiko and one of his cooks. A 23-year old Jordanian immigrant named Sirhan Sirhan fatally shoots Robert Kennedy. His hand is held by a kitchen worker of the Ambassador hotel, and Kennedy is quickly comforted by his wife Ethel. Keiko flees the kitchen and rushes his way through the panicking crowds and makes it safely out of the hotel. Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of murder in 1969 and then given death penalty. His sentence was later commuted to life in prison ("Kennedy Is Dead," 1968).