Inside the Theatre

[LincolnMan]

Part of the problem in reacting or not to the situation in the theater was that the audience didn't know if whatever had taken place was part of the play or some surprise to the program. It would have taken a few seconds to even determine in one's mind if some terrible and unplanned thing had just happened or was it part of the entertainment. With the delay in trying to sort it out, Booth had time for an exit. Some audience members were more astute at figuring out that the event was not part of the show-and that a crime had just taken place. Even still, those individuals didn't have time either. booth planned the perfect place for his deed, for sure.