here below the upstairs rooming house when he moved in. he took along his own green bedspread, this one, which would tie him to the crime scene. again, ray's handwritten account. >> i got my suitcase out of the back of the car. i also put a bed spread in the case as i didn't want to sleep on the one they had there if i had to stay there. >> opposite room 5b, a dirt-streaked bathroom. it's actually not a long walk to the bathroom at all. everybody on this floor would be using this bathroom. >> absolutely. since it was a boardinghouse, there were borders on either side of him, borders down the hall, and everybody had to share a common bathroom. >> across the way, martin luther king was getting ready to leave for supper at reverend billy kyle's house. >> i said, guys, we got to go. we have a rally tonight and we've got to go to dinner. >> kyles walked away. king leaned over the balcony railing talking to others on the ground below. in the boardinghouse, someone locked the bathroom door. >> he stood on the tub, cracked the window, and had a clear view of the people standing on the balcony in front of room 306.