thomas scott and his execution is portrayed in sources by many historians controversially. as mentioned, there is plenty of speculation of his behavior in prison, the event of his execution and the way in which he died and was laid to rest. in louis riel (comics), chester brown portrays scott as a nuisance. according to brown, scott was aggravating, insulting, and rude while imprisoned in fort garry. these qualities are supposedly what may have led to his execution. in the george bloomfield directed movie, riel (film), thomas scott's trial and execution is briefly portrayed. he is depicted as loud and uses offensive words such as "savage." he is only depicted in this way however, after he is convicted and led to his execution.