The Last Ride

On December 30, 1952, Hank Williams hired Charles Carr, a freshman at Auburn, to drive him in his 1952 powder-blue Cadillac from Montgomery, Alabama to shows in Charleston, West Virginia and Canton, Ohio. Snow fell most of the way. The afternoon of December 31, Williams learned that snow had canceled his flight to Charleston. They checked into a Knoxville hotel. The hotel porters had to carry Williams, under the influence of two shots of morphine, to the backseat of the limo when it was decided that they would drive to Canton. The next morning, in Oak Hill, West Virginia, Carr found Williams dead, lying in the same position in which the porters had placed him. Carr remained in Montgomery and worked in investment and real estate until he retired. He died in July 2013, at age 79.

After agreeing to hire him, Stan tells Silas: "Be at this address Monday at 8:00." When Silas picks up Mr. Wells, "December 30, 1952" is on the screen. December 30, 1952 was actually a Tuesday.