You were despondent over losing the war,

你为战败沮丧
and you would have done anything you could to save the Confederacy,

你想必竭尽所能挽救南方邦联
including using your own son John.

包括利用你的儿子
Honestly, Mr. Aiken.

老实说艾金先生
So you arranged a meeting with Booth,

你安排与布思见面
figuring he'd befriend your son because of what he knew,

估计他会因为你儿子作为一个情报员
what expert couriers do know.

所知道的消息而去帮助他
And what might that be?

那会是什么情报呢
The best escape routes out of town.

逃出本城的最佳路线
Your son was supposed to lead

那个晚上你儿子应该是负责
the others to freedom that night, wasn't he?

带其他人逃跑的对吧
Except he was the only one that got away.

否则怎么可能只有他一个逃得掉呢