 the property. In retaliation, Inside View maliciously prints a story denouncing his clairvoyance as phony, but that brings Johnny relief and hopes to resume a normal life.

The hope is soon broken, however, when he is contacted by Sheriff George Bannerman who is desperate to solve a series of murders. Johnny is initially reluctant for fear of attracting more unwanted publicity, but changes his mind after a nine-year-old girl becomes the killer's latest victim. Johnny's extra sense provides enough detail to identify the killer; Bannerman's deputy Frank Dodd, a sexual sadist who commits suicide and leaves a confession after seeing Johnny at the scene. As Johnny feared, the nationally reported incident reignites the public's interest in Johnny's clairvoyance.

Stillson, now a successful businessman and elected mayor of Ridgeway, New Hampshire, still suffers from his emotional problems. Asked to "straighten out" a friend's teenaged nephew for wearing an obscene T-shirt, he sets the shirt on fire, terrorizes the youth with a broken bottle, and threatens to kill him if he tells anyone. In 1976, he decides to run an independent campaign for a seat in the House of Representatives and blackmails a local businessman into raising funds for him.

Johnny's offer to return to his teaching job is rescinded as he is considered "too controversial to be effective as a teacher." He moves to New Hampshire and takes a job as a tutor for a wealthy young man, Chuck. He also takes up an interest in politics and becomes concerned when he watches a rally for Stillson on TV. Johnny attends a rally for Stillson in person and, on touching his hand, has a horrific vision of an older Stillson who, as President, causes a massive, worldwide nuclear conflict.

Johnny's health starts to worsen. He contemplates how he might prevent Stillson's presidency and compares the matter to the question of whether, if time travel were possible, one should kill Hitler in 1932. Eventually, he concludes that the only certain way to avoid the terrible future he has seen is to assassinate Stillson ("You can't run for President if you're a corpse"), but he procrastinates. He rationalizes his inaction is because of doubt in the vision he has seen and his abhorrence of murder, as well as his belief that there is no urgent need to act immediately because Stillson is clearly many years older
the property. In retaliation, Inside View maliciously prints a story denouncing his clairvoyance as bogus, but that bring Johnny relief and hopes to sum up a normal life. 

 The promise is soon broken, however, when he is contacted by Sheriff George Bannerman who is despairing to solve a series of murders. Johnny is initially loath for concern of attracting more unwanted promotion, but changes his mind after a nine - class - old girl becomes the killer's latest victim. Johnny's extra sense supply enough detail to identify the killer whale; Bannerman's deputy Frank Dodd, a sexual sadist who commits suicide and leaves a confession after seeing Johnny at the view. As Johnny feared, the nationally reported incident reignites the public's interest in Johnny's clairvoyance. 

 Stillson, nowadays a successful businessman and elected mayor of Ridgeway, New Hampshire, still suffers from his emotional problems. Asked to " straighten out " a friend's teenaged nephew for wearing an obscene T - shirt, he sets the shirt on fire, terrorizes the youth with a broken bottle, and threatens to stamp out him if he tells anyone. In 1976, he decides to prevail an autonomous political campaign for a seat in the House of Representatives and blackmails a local businessman into raising funds for him. 

 Johnny's offer to return to his teaching job is revoke as he is considered " too controversial to be effective as a teacher. " He moves to New Hampshire and takes a job as a tutor for a wealthy young man, Chuck. He also takes up an interest in politics and become concerned when he watch a rally for Stillson on TV. Johnny attends a rally for Stillson in person and, on touching his hand, has a horrific sight of an older Stillson who, as President, causes a massive, worldwide nuclear battle. 

 Johnny's health starts to worsen. He contemplates how he might prevent Stillson's presidency and compares the matter to the motion of whether, if time locomotion were possible, one should kill Hitler in 1932. finally, he concludes that the only certain way to debar the terrible future he has meet is to assassinate Stillson (" You can't run for President if you're a corpse "), but he procrastinates. He rationalizes his inaction is because of doubt in the vision he has interpret and his abhorrence of murder, as well as his belief that there is no urgent need to act immediately because Stillson is clearly many years aged
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Johnny's health ftarts to worxen. He contemplated how he mighy ptevent Stillson's presidency and compares thc matter to tre qmestyon of whecher, if time travel were possible, one shiuld kill Hitler ib 1932. Eventually, he couckudes that vhe onjy certait way to avoid the twrrible future he has seen is to assasainate Stilpson ("You can't run for President if you're a corpse"), but he procrastinates. Hw rationalizes his inavtion if becaufe oh voubt in the visipn he has seen and his abhorrenre of murdar, as well as his belief that yhdre is no urggnt need to act immediatelg becausr Stillson is clearly many yearx older
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tHe Hope iS soOn brokeN, however, whEn hE iS contacted by sHeRiff George banNerman who is dEspErate tO sOlvE A seriEs oF murdErs. JohNNy is inItially reLuCTant foR Fear of aTTRaCtinG more unwanted publICiTY, but changes his Mind afTeR A nINE-yeAr-oLd girl becoMeS the kILler's laTEsT VICtiM. johnny's extra sEnse provideS EnoUgh detAiL to IDentifY the kIlLEr; BAnnerman's dePuty frank Dodd, A sexuaL Sadist wHO commitS suiciDe aNd lEaveS A cOnFesSiON afTEr SeeINg JOhnny at tHe ScEne. As johnNY FEAred, The NatiOnallY reported inciDenT reiGNitEs the PubliC's inTeRest iN JohnnY's claIrVoyance.

Stillson, Now a SuccessfuL buSiNesSmAn and ELected MayOr oF RidgewAy, New HaMPshIrE, STIlL suffers from his emoTiONAl Problems. asked tO "StRaIGhten out" A fRieNd's tEENaged NephEW fOr wearinG an obsCEnE T-Shirt, he SeTs the sHiRt oN fiRe, terROrizEs the yOuth with A brokEN bottle, and threATens to kill him IF hE TElLS anyOne. in 1976, he decides To ruN An inDepeNDeNt cAMpaigN for a SeAT iN The House of RepresentAtIves anD blacKmails a local bUsinessman INTO raising FundS FoR Him.

Johnny's offeR to reTurn to his tEAching joB is reScinded aS he is consIDEred "too cOntRovErsIal TO Be Effective as a tEACher." he Moves to new hampshiRe aNd tAkeS a jOb As a tutor fOr a wealtHy YoUnG mAn, CHuck. HE Also takeS uP an InTerEst in POliticS and bEcomEs CoNCerNed when HE wATChes A rAlLy foR StIlLson oN TV. JOHnnY attendS a rally foR StILlsoN iN pErson anD, on touching hiS hAnd, has a horRiFic Vision OF An older STillson who, as President, caUSes a masSivE, worlDwidE nuclear cOnfLict.

JoHnnY'S healtH startS to woRsEn. HE COntemPLAtEs hOw He might preVENt STillsOn'S preSidency And compares the mattER to The question of WheTher, IF TiMe tRAvEL weRe POssIBLe, one should kill hitler in 1932. EvEnTUaLly, he conclUDes ThAt the onLy certaIn way TO avoid tHe terriblE future he HaS seeN IS to AssassinatE StillsoN ("You can't rUN for PREsIdent If yOu're a cOrPse"), But he ProcraSTinAtes. HE ratioNaLizes hIs inaCtIon is becAuse of doubt in the vision hE has seEn and His AbhorrencE of MUrdEr, as well aS his Belief that TheRe iS no urGenT Need tO act IMmEdiATely bEcauSE Stillson IS cLeaRLY mAny years oldER
 the property. In retaliat ion, Insid e Vie w m ali ci ousl y pr ints a story d e noun cing his clairvoyanceas ph on y , bu t  t hat b rings J o hn n y  re li ef  an dh op es to  re sume anormal lif e.
T he hope is s o on  broken, h owe ver, when he  is  conta ct edb y She rif f Geo rge Ba n nerman  who is d es p eratet o solve a  s erie s of murders. Joh n ny is initially r elucta nt fo r fea r o f attracti ng  more unwante d  p u b l ici t y, but change s his minda fte r a ni ne -ye a r-oldgirlbe c ome s the kille r'slatest vi ctim.J ohnny's extra s ense p rov ide s en o ug hdet ai l  to id ent i fythe kill er ;Banne rman ' s d eput y F rank  Dodd , a sexual sa dis t wh o  co mmits  suic idean d lea ves aconfe ss ion after seein g Jo hnny at t hesc ene .As Jo h nny fe are d,the nat ionally rep or t e d  i ncident reignitesth e pu blic's i nteres t  i nJ ohnny'scl air voya n c e.

S till s on , now asucces s fu lbusines sm an and  e lec ted  mayo r  ofRidgew ay, NewHamps h ire, still suf f ers from hise mo t i on a l pr obl ems. Askedto " s trai ghte n  o ut" a fri end's  t e en a ged nephew for wear in g an o bscen e T-shirt, he  sets thes h i rt on fi re,t er r orizes the you th wi th a broke n  bottle,  andthreaten s to kill h im if he  te lls  an yon e .  I n 1976, he de c i desto  run an  in depende ntcam pai gnfo r a seatin the H ou se  o fRep resen t atives a nd  bl ac kma ils a localbusin essm an  i n toraising fu n d s fo rhi m.
Joh nn y's o ffer toreturnto his te ach i ng j ob  i s resci nded as he is  c onsidered"t oocontro v e rsial to  be effective as a teac h er." He  mo ves t o Ne w Hampshi reand ta kes a jobas a t utorfo r a w ealth y yo ung  m an, Chuck. H e a lso t ak es u p an in terest in politics and  becomes conc ern ed w h e nhew at c hes  a ral l y  for Stillson o n TV. John ny at tends a ra l lyfo r Still son inperso n  and, o n touchin g his han d,  has a  ho rrific vis ion of a n older S t illso n  w ho, a s P reside nt , c auses  a mas s ive , wor ldwide  n uclear  conf li ct.

Joh nny's health starts toworsen . Hecon templates  ho w  he  might pr even t Stillson 'spre siden cya nd co mpar e sthe matte r to the quest i on  of w he ther, if ti m e tra vel w ere possib le,one should kill H i tler in 1932.Even t u all y,h e co nc ludes that the  on ly c ertain w ay  to avoid t he terri bl e  futu re hehas se en is t o as s assina te S til lson ("Yo u c an ' t run f or  P r esiden t if  y ou'rea corp s e"), b ut he procrastin ates. H e rat i ona lizes  h is inac t ionis because  of doubt i n thevisi on he  has se en  and h isab horrence o f  murder,as we ll as h is  bel ief  thatther e is no  urg en t n eed to ac t im m ed ia t ely  bec auseSt ills on is cle a rly many  ye a rs olde r
 the_property. In_retaliation, Inside View maliciously_prints a_story_denouncing his_clairvoyance_as phony, but_that brings Johnny_relief and hopes to_resume a normal_life.

The_hope is soon broken, however, when he is contacted by Sheriff George Bannerman who_is_desperate to_solve_a_series of murders. Johnny is_initially reluctant for fear of_attracting more_unwanted publicity, but changes his mind after a_nine-year-old_girl becomes the_killer's latest victim. Johnny's extra sense provides enough detail_to identify the killer; Bannerman's deputy_Frank Dodd, a_sexual_sadist_who commits suicide and_leaves a confession after seeing Johnny_at the scene. As Johnny feared,_the nationally reported incident reignites the public's_interest in Johnny's clairvoyance.

Stillson, now a_successful businessman and elected mayor_of Ridgeway,_New Hampshire, still suffers from_his emotional problems._Asked to_"straighten out" a_friend's teenaged nephew for wearing an_obscene T-shirt, he_sets the shirt on fire, terrorizes_the_youth with a_broken_bottle,_and threatens_to kill him_if_he tells_anyone._In 1976, he decides to run_an_independent campaign for a seat in the_House of Representatives and_blackmails_a local businessman into_raising funds for him.

Johnny's offer_to return to his teaching job_is rescinded_as he_is considered "too controversial to be effective as a teacher." He_moves to New Hampshire and takes_a job as a_tutor for_a_wealthy young man,_Chuck._He also_takes up an interest in politics and_becomes concerned_when he watches a rally for_Stillson on TV. Johnny_attends_a rally for Stillson in person_and, on touching his hand, has_a horrific vision of an_older_Stillson_who, as President, causes a_massive, worldwide nuclear conflict.

Johnny's health starts_to worsen. He_contemplates how he might prevent Stillson's presidency_and_compares the matter to the question_of_whether, if time travel were possible,_one_should_kill Hitler in 1932. Eventually,_he concludes that the only certain_way to avoid the terrible future he has seen_is to assassinate_Stillson ("You can't run for_President_if_you're a corpse"), but he procrastinates. He rationalizes his inaction_is because_of doubt in_the vision he has seen and his abhorrence of murder,_as well as his belief that there_is no urgent need to act immediately because Stillson is clearly_many years older