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[RING]

HELLO?

HI.

I'LL BE THERE IN 10 MINUTES.

[LAUGHS]

NO, SILLY.

BEAU'S STILL AT WORK.

MMM.

I CAN HARDLY WAIT.

MMM, BYE.

[HOOTING]

[CHUCKLES] OH!

AAH!

OH, GOOD GRIEF.

VIRGIL...

HONEY, WILL YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS?

IT'S APPALLING.MM-HMM.

DIPPING BACK 20 YEARS IN THE PAST

FOR SOME ABSOLUTELY GRISLY MURDER

AND EXPLOITING IT TO SELL USED CARS.RIGHT.

ISN'T IT BAD ENOUGH SHE HAD HER HEART RIPPED OUT?

IT WAS CUT OUT.

NOW EVERYONE'S LOOKING FOR SOME TACKY PLASTIC HEART

SO THEY'LL WIN A PRIZE.

NOBODY'S TAKING IT SERIOUSLY.

MY GOD, IT'S DISGUSTING!

WHERE ARE PEOPLE'S HEADS, ANYWAY?

THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE

SPARTA'S ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.

WOULDN'T GOOD TASTE BE IN ORDER?

THERE, DONE.

LOOK AT THIS!LOOK AT THIS!

I'LL SHOW YOU MINE IF YOU SHOW ME YOURS.

YOU'RE ON.

NOW, THIS IS MY 12-POINT REORGANIZATION PLAN

FOR THE SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT.

IT'S TIME SPARTA CAME INTO THE 20th CENTURY.

"DIVISION OF DUTIES.

"EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.

"EFFICIENCY AND MOTION-STUDY MODEL."

PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.OH, THANK YOU, BABY.

I'M GIVING IT TO THE CHIEF

FIRST THING THIS MORNING.

I HAVE A FEELING WILLIAM O. GILLESPIE

IS NOT GOING TO HAVE A VERY GOOD DAY.

GOOD DAY.

ALL THIS STUFF USED TO COME IN ON TRAINS...

WHEN WE HAD SENSE ENOUGH TO HAVE TRAINS.

TWO LOOKING AT YOU STILL WORKING.

HI, JACK.

THERE YOU GO, MICHELLE.

TWO SUGAR DOUGHNUTS AND A COKE.

THANKS, JOANNE.

THERE YOU GO.

NOT THE GREATEST BREAKFAST IN THE WORLD, SWEETIE.

I KNOW, BUT I'M RUNNING LATE.

THERE YOU ARE.THANKS.

BYE.BYE-BYE.

HI, CHIEF. HOW YOU DOING?

GOOD MORNING, MICHELLE, HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD.

IT IS SHAMELESS.

"FIND THE MISSING HEART."

WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO, ANYWAY?

MORNING, BILL.

GOING TREASURE-HUNTING, WIN YOURSELF A CAR?

NO, I SPENT ENOUGH TIME 20 YEARS AGO

LOOKING FOR BETTY JO'S REAL HEART.

EULA: AND YOU NEVER FOUND IT, NEITHER.

NO, EULA, I DID NOT.

GOOD MORNING.

HOW ARE YOU?

HE CAUGHT HER HUSBAND, THOUGH.

SENT HIM TO THE GAS CHAMBER.

SOME THINK BRADLEY DIDN'T KILL HER,

ALTHOUGH SHE WAS STEPPING OUT ON HIM.

CHIEF GILLESPIE, DID BRADLEY DO IT?

IF I SAID WHAT I THOUGHT,

THE TOWN WOULD BE SCARED OF ME.

THAT GIRL'S BOUND AND DETERMINED

TO GET HERSELF INTO TROUBLE.

SHE SAID SHE WAS RUNNING LATE.

THAT LITTLE TRAMP ALWAYS HAS TIME FOR A MAN.

OH, NOW, EULA, BE KIND.

YOU KNOW SHE'S HAD A HARD TIME

EVER SINCE SHE LOST HER MOMMA AND DADDY.

ALL SHE NEEDS IS PROBABLY A LITTLE AFFECTION.

WELL, THAT'S ONE WORD FOR IT.

I'M TELLING YOU, THE STORIES ABOUT THAT GIRL

WOULD CURL YOUR HAIR. WHY, JUST LAST...

YOU KNOW, EULA, THAT LITTLE GIRL COULD HAVE BEEN ME,

A LONG TIME AGO.

AND I KNOW YOU'D NEVER SAY ANYTHING UNKIND ABOUT ME, WOULD YOU?

HERE LET ME HEAT UP THE COFFEE.

I WORK AT THE HOUSEWARES STORE.

IF I COME VISIT YOU,

YOU SUPPOSE I COULD CHEW ON ONE OF YOUR SUGAR DOUGHNUTS?

MAYBE.

MICHELLE!

TIME TO GO TO WORK.

YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE SURE LIKE BUTTING INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S BUSINESS.

GO ON, NOW, SCAT.

TALK TO YOU LATER.

BYE.

HEY, MAN, THE LADY AND I WERE HAVING A CONVERSATION.

I REMEMBER YOU FROM LAST YEAR.

I'M TELLING YOU, STAY AWAY FROM OUR GIRLS.

I REMEMBER YOU, TOO, COWBOY.

I'M WARNING YOU, STAY OFF MY CASE.

CARNY, YOU GIVE ME HALF AN EXCUSE,

I'LL KICK YOUR BUTT FROM HERE TO NEXT SUNDAY.

OOH...

I'M GOING TO BE WATCHING YOU.

HEY...POINTS.

YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A NEW SET OF POINTS.

CAN YOU FIND SOME IN THIS HICK TOWN?

I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN COME UP WITH.

STAY AWAY FROM THAT COP.

IF HE THINKS YOU'RE WITH THE CARNIVAL,

HE'LL PUT YOU ON A HIT LIST.

HEY, VIRGIL!

VIRGIL TIBBS.

COUNCILMAN, HOW YOU DOING?

FINE. GLAD I CAUGHT YOU.

LET'S TALK. GOT A MINUTE?

WHAT'S UP?

WELL, YOU MAY THINK... [LAUGHS]

AND I GUESS MANY PEOPLE DO IN SPARTA,

THAT THE JOB OF POLICE CHIEF

HAS BEEN GRANTED IN PERPETUITY TO BILL GILLESPIE.

THAT WOULD BE ALL RIGHT WITH SPARTA.

ONLY WITH PARTS OF SPARTA.

WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT?

THE POLICE CHIEF IS APPOINTED BY CITY COUNCIL

EVERY FOUR YEARS.

NEW TERM'S COMING UP.

SOME OF US WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU HAVE THAT JOB.

YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.

OH, MAN, I AM. LOOK, WE MAY ALREADY HAVE THE SUPPORT.

THERE'S NO REASON TO REPLACE GILLESPIE.

GILLESPIE'S BEEN A GOOD MAN, A FAIR MAN.

BUT HE'S BEEN IN THERE TOO LONG.

NOW IS THE TIME FOR ONE OF OUR PEOPLE.

WHY? IF THE MAN IS DOING A GOOD JOB...

OPEN YOUR EYES, VIRGIL.

THE NEW SOUTH IS JUST LIKE THE OLD SOUTH.

THEY JUST PUT IT IN A DIFFERENT WRAPPING.

WE NEED MORE OF OUR PEOPLE ON TOP.

I AGREE WITH THAT.

OUR YOUNG PEOPLE NEED BETTER ROLE MODELS,

MORE MAYORS, JUDGES, CONGRESSMEN, POLICE CHIEFS.

DON'T ANSWER ME NOW. JUST THINK ABOUT IT.

TALK IT OVER WITH YOUR WIFE.

SLEEP ON IT.

JUST KEEP AN OPEN MIND.

PLEASE.

I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT.

DON'T BE THAT WAY.

WELL, YOU KNOW YOU COULD IF YOU WANTED TO.

I TOLD YOU, I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANDY ANYMORE.

YOU ARE THE ONE I WANT TO BE WITH.

LOOK, YOU HAVE TO SEE ME TONIGHT.

IT'S IMPORTANT.

YEAH.

I HAVE TO TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I READ THE BONES.

NO!

NO, I WON'T LEAVE THEM ALONE!

I HAVE THE POWER NOW, YOU KNOW THAT.

I KNOW HOW TO READ THE SIGNS.

YEAH.

AND WHAT I SAW IN THE BONES, WELL...

IT SPELLED...

DEATH.

[PHONE RINGS]

YOU WANT ME TO GET THIS SIR?

NO, NO. NO, YOU JUST SIT THERE.

SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT, PARKER WILLIAMS.

HELLO? HELLO? OH.

BOY... IF IT WAS UP TO ME,

I'D SELL OUT THIS AND BUY A NEW AIR CONDITIONER

INSTEAD OF TRYING TO FIX THIS OLD JUNKER ALL THE TIME.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

UH, SIR, I'M WILSON...

SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT. PARKER, GET AFTER THESE PHONES.

UH, NO, MA'AM, THE TREASURE HUNT IS NOT FOR REAL,

JUST A FAKE ONE.

MM-HMM.

GOOD MORNING, SIR, I'M WILSON...

PARKER, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

[PIANO KEY PLAYS]

SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT.

GOTTA BRING THIS OVER HERE IN THE OLD MAN'S LOCKER.

OKAY, BYE.

PARKER, GET OVER HERE AND HANDLE THE PHONES.

WELL, IF THE CHIEF WASN'T SUCH A TIGHT WAD,

WE'D BE WORKING IN A NICE COOL STATION HOUSE.

AND IF YOU'D USE YOUR BRAINS MORE THAN YOUR MUSCLE,

MAYBE YOU WOULDN'T SWEAT SO MUCH.

IT'S GONNA BE A HUNDRED DEGREES IN HERE, CHIEF.

[PIANO PLAYING][BOTH TALKING AT THE SAME TIME]

WHAT IS THIS?

YOU PLANNING TO RUN THE DANCE HERE?

SORRY ABOUT THAT, CHIEF. I WAS JUST TRANSPORTING THIS EVIDENCE TO THE LOCKER ROOM.

WELL, TRANSPORT IT, DON'T TORTURE IT.

CHIEF, COULD I TALK TO YOU?

AND THEN I WANT YOU TO RUN OVER TO THAT CARNIVAL,

MAKE SURE HE'S GOT ALL THE PERMITS HE NEEDS.

YES, SIR, THAT'S FIRST THING ON MY PRIORITY LIST.

YOU MAKE SURE THEY GOT ALL FOUR OF THEM OR WE GONNA SHUT THEM DOWN.

OH, WELL, WELL, BUBBA, WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

YOU GOT A HEADACHE TODAY?

YEAH, CONNIE'S GIVING ME A HEADACHE.

CHIEF, HERE IT IS.

HERE IS WHAT?

MY 12-POINT REORGANIZATION PLAN.

I'VE TOLD YOU ABOUT IT.

OH, UH...

THIS IS IT, HUH?

THE CUTTING EDGE OF POLICE SCIENCE.

IF THIS CUTTING EDGE

PUTS US OVER OUR OPERATIONAL BUDGET,

WOULD YOU MIND DIPPING INTO YOUR OWN BANK ACCOUNT TO PAY FOR IT?

WHO'S THAT?WILSON SWEET.

WHO?WILSON SWEET, SIR, REPORTING FOR DUTY.

UH-HUH, WITH YOUR HAND IN YOUR POCKET, HUH?

YES, SIR.

OFFICER SWEET GRADUATED FROM THE ACADEMY AT JACKSON. HE'S BEEN ASSIGNED TO US.

I ALREADY GOT A PHONE CALL ON YOU.

THEY SAY YOUR GRADES WERE OUTSTANDING

IN MARKSMANSHIP, PHYSICAL TRAINING, AND FORENSICS.

GOOD WORK.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YOU ALSO GOT WHAT THEY CALL "MARGINAL"

WHEN IT COMES TO RESPECT FOR AUTHORITY FIGURES.

I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT'S TRUE, SIR.

YOU'RE PROUD OF THAT?YES, SIR. THE WAY I SEE IT,

BLIND OBEDIENCE TO AUTHORITY'S DANGEROUS.

IS THAT RIGHT?

IT PREVENTS ME FROM THE FREE EXPRESSION OF MY INDIVIDUALITY.

UH-HUH.

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, MR. SWEET.

I'M THE ONLY ONE AROUND HERE

WHO HAS ANY FREE EXPRESSION OF INDIVIDUALITY.

EVERYBODY ELSE DOES WHAT I SAY.

UNDERSTAND THAT?YES, SIR.

AS FOR RESPECT FOR AUTHORITY FIGURES,

DETECTIVE TIBBS WILL SEE YOU COME UP TO AN A-PLUS.

HE'LL BE YOUR TRAINING OFFICER.

WHO, ME?

ANY MAN THAT CAN WRITE A REPORT LIKE THAT

MUST BE AN EXPERT ON AUTHORITY.

EXCUSE ME, CHIEF, BUT MY DUTIES DO NOT INCLUDE TRAINING ROOKIES.

VIRGIL, TEACH THIS MAN TO HAVE RESPECT FOR HIS SUPERIORS.

AND PLEASE DON'T START

BY SETTING HIM A BAD EXAMPLE YOURSELF.

MM-HMM.

MICHELLE!

ANDY, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO VISIT ME AT WORK.

THINK I DIDN'T SEE YOU?

SEE WHAT?

YOU COMING ON TO THAT CARNY!

FIRST OF ALL, I WASN'T.

SECOND, IT'S NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUSINESS.

SO, LEAVE ME ALONE.

YOU AIN'T TARTING AROUND WITH EVERY SCUZZBALL THAT COMES THROUGH TOWN.

I DON'T BELONG TO YOU.

I'LL DO WHATEVER I PLEASE.

WHAT YOU DO IN THIS TOWN...

HEY, BABY.

WHAT TIME YOU GET OFF?

NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

I'M TALKING TO THE LADY.

SHE AIN'T TALKING TO YOU.

BACK OFF, JUNIOR.

THAT'S UP TO HER.

JUST TELL ME WHAT TIME...

ANDY! STOP IT!

ANDY!

BUBBA, TAKE THAT GUY!

WHAT THE HELL? KNOCK IT OFF!

COME ON, SPREAD 'EM!

ANDY! ANDY!

WHAT'S THIS, NOW?

WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE? IT'S LEGAL.

IT'S FOLDED AND IT STAYED IN MY POCKET.

LOOKS LIKE DRIED BLOOD, CHIEF.

I USE IT FOR SKINNING DEER.

I'M CONFISCATING IT TILL IT'S TESTED AT THE CRIME LAB.

HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

ANDY STARTED IT.

YOU BITCH...HOLD IT, HOLD IT!

ANDY, YOU BE STILL, YA HEAR?

ALL RIGHT, BUBBA, GET THESE TWO KNOTHEADS AWAY FROM HER

AND OUT OF HERE.

NO MORE, ANDY!

BOTH OF YOU, GET OUT!

GET ON OUTTA HERE!

[SIGHS] WELL, MICHELLE, YOU GOT A BIT OF A MESS.

IT'S JUST CARPET AND STUFF.

I CAN GET IT BACK TOGETHER.

I WASN'T TALKING ABOUT THAT.

I WAS TALKING ABOUT YOU.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

YEAH, YEAH.

I GUESS I KNOW.

YOU GOT TO MAKE A NICE YOUNG MAN HAVE RESPECT FOR YOU.

MAKE A MAN PUT SOME REAL VALUE ON YOU.

I KNOW THAT, CHIEF...

AND I PROMISE,

I REALLY PROMISE THAT...

I WON'T GET INTO TROUBLE LIKE THIS AGAIN.

[CHANTING]

WELL, YES.

NO, THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MARCUS.

OF COURSE I...

HAVE YOU SEEN MY BRIEFCASE?

OKAY. THANK YOU. BYE-BYE.

VIRGIL, THAT WAS TED MARCUS ON THE PHONE.

HE'S ON THE SCHOOLBOARD.

HE WANNA KNOW IF I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN GOING BACK TO TEACHING?

NO KIDDING, THAT'S GREAT.

HAVE YOU SEEN MY APPOINTMENT BOOK?

UM, YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T DECIDED YET,

BUT I WANT TO TALK TO HIM SOME MORE ABOUT IT.

BUT HE ALSO SAID SOMETHING ELSE, VIRGIL.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU WERE RUNNING FOR CHIEF OF POLICE?

IS THAT WHAT HE SAID?

IN SO MANY WORDS, YEAH. VIRGIL, WHAT'S GOING ON?

MMM, NOTHING.

HE JUST ASKED ME TO CONSIDER IT, THAT'S ALL.

WELL, IT SOUNDED A LOT MORE SERIOUS THAN THAT.

OH, BABE, TED MARCUS IS A POLITICIAN

HE PUTS THINGS THE WAY HE WANTS THEM TO HAPPEN.

DON'T WORRY. I'VE ALREADY TOLD HIM NO.

WELL, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. WHAT ABOUT ME GOING BACK TO TEACHING?

OH, I THINK IT'S GREAT, WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.

WHEN?

SOON!

IT'S RIGHT THERE.

IT'S SHIFTED A COUPLE MILLIMETERS SINCE LAST YEAR.

UH-HUH.

IS THAT BAD OR GOOD?

YOU'VE BEEN CARRYING THAT METAL IN YOUR BODY

FOR THE LAST 45 YEARS.

NO WAY IS THAT GOOD.

YOU CAN'T CALL IT BAD, EITHER.

I WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW IT WAS THERE,

EXCEPT YOU KEEP TELLING ME.

I'M TELLING YOU IT'S MOVED.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

YOU SHOULD HAVE ATTENDED OL' MISS INSTEAD OF HARVARD.

YOU'VE GOT A JOB WITH A LOT OF STRESS,

LOT OF LONG HOURS.

IT'S A PHYSICAL KIND OF JOB.

IT TAKES ITS TOLL.

FRANK, TELL ME SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW.

I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU'VE THOUGHT OF RETIRING.

YOU WORRY ME, OLD FRIEND.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'LL DO.

I'LL MAKE A DEAL WITH YOU.

THE DAY YOU RETIRE, I WILL, TOO.

[PIANO PLAYING] PARKER: LONNIE IS THAT THE ONLY SONG YOU KNOW?

STILL NEEDS TO WORK ON THAT A LITTLE BIT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

YOU KNOW, THE LAST TIME I VISITED THE STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL,

I HEARD A PATIENT PLAYING.

JUST LIKE THAT

SORRY ABOUT THAT CHIEF. I WAS JUST INSPECTION THIS PIECE OF EVIDENCE HERE.

OH!

HEY, CHIEF!

JOE PIMMINGTON WANTS YOU TO CUT THE RIBBON ON HIS TREASURE HUNT.

WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT. YOU GO AND DO IT FOR ME.

AND TELL THAT PHONY PIMMINGTON THAT I THINK HIS TREASURE HUNT IS A DISGRACE

AND IF I COULD STOP IT LEGALLY, I WOULD.

THOUGHT OLD JOE WAS A FRIEND OF YOURS.

YEAH, HE WAS, TILL HE SOLD ME A FOUR-WHEELER WITH A LEAKY TRANSMISSION.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

WHY, YOU HEAR ME COMPLAINING?

TODAY WAS YOUR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT.

HE ADVISED ME TO LOSE WEIGHT

AND SWITCH FROM BOURBON TO RYE.

HAVE YOU READ IT YET?

JAMISON!

YES, SIR.

IT'S 100 DEGREES IN HERE!

FIX THESE AIR CONDITIONERS.

I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

MY 12-POINT REORGANIZATION PLAN.

YOU HAD IT ALL NIGHT. HAVE YOU READ IT?

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I HAVE.

I FIGURED IT WOULD COST THIS DEPARTMENT

ABOUT $400,000 EXTRA A YEAR

TO PUT ALL YOUR PROGRAMS INTO OPERATION.

JUST A MINUTE. JUST A MINUTE,

BECAUSE MY EYE FELL ON A CERTAIN ITEM HERE

THAT I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT.

I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT CHOLESTEROL AND FIBER

HAS TO DO WITH A POLICE DEPARTMENT.

IT HAS TO DO

WITH KEEPING THE OFFICERS HEALTHY.

I'VE HEARD ENOUGH HEALTH TALK FROM DR. ROBB.

I DON'T WANT ANY FROM MY CHIEF OF DETECTIVES.

I WANT YOU TO TURN WILSON SWEET

INTO A POLICE OFFICER.

IT WASTES MY TIME TO TRAIN ROOKIES.

MR. TIBBS!

I WILL DECIDE WHAT IS A WASTE OF YOUR TIME.

I AM YOUR CHIEF!

YES, SIR.

YES, SIR.

[CHEERING]

SOMEWHERE IN THESE WOODS, WHERE BETTY JO BRADLEY MET HER UNTIMELY END

20 YEARS AGO,

WE'VE HIDDEN A RED PLASTIC HEART.

NOW, BETTY JO'S HEART WAS NEVER FOUND.

BUT WHOEVER FINDS THE HEART

OF PIMMINGTON USED CARS

WILL WIN HIMSELF OR HERSELF

AN ALMOST-NEW USED CAR.

[CHEERING]

OFFICER, ARE YOU READY?

YEAH, GIVE IT HERE.OKAY, LET HER RIP!

ALL RIGHT, PARKER, LET'S GO.

WHAT, YOU MEAN GO?

YEAH, COME ON.

NO, I'M FINDING THAT TREASURE, BUBBA!

PARKER, GET BACK HERE, OR I'LL JUMP ALL OVER YOU!

PARKER: NO WAY, BUBBA!

BUBBA: PARKER!

PARKER: JUST A LITTLE FURTHER, BUBBA.

I KNOW IT'S AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.

PARKER, THIS IS CRAZY.

CHIGGERS ARE EATING ME UP. I WANT TO GO HOME.

YOU'RE TOO TOUGH FOR CHIGGERS, BUBBA.

I FEEL IT BEATING AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.

I'LL BET NEXT WEEK'S PAYCHECK.

YOU OWE ME LAST WEEK'S.

WHOA!

IF YOU'D DONE WHAT I SAID,

THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED.

OH, LORD.

GOODNESS GRACIOUS, WHAT'D YOU DO TO YOURSELF?

IT'S NOT MY BLOOD.

I LOOKED AT THE ACADEMY AS A PLACE TO DEVELOP A CERTAIN STYLE.

STYLE?

THAT'S RIGHT. SO, FOLLOWING A LOT OF RULES, YOU KNOW, EXACTLY,

WELL, THAT'S ONLY GONNA MAKE ME LOOK JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN?

SWEET, BEING LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IS THE BEST WAY TO START.

JUST START ACTING LIKE A POLICEMAN.

OTHERWISE WE MIGHT NOT GET A CHANCE TO SEE HOW SPECIAL YOU ARE.

SEE WHAT I MEAN?

UH, YES, SIR, MR. TIBBS. I INTEND TO, HONEST.

IN FACT, I GOTTA GO.

I'M GONNA BE THE FIRST BLACK POLICE CHIEF SPARTA EVER HAD.

SWEET: ISN'T THAT THE CHIEF'S CAR?

THAT'S CORRECT, SWEET.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I'M GONNA BUY YOU A DRINK, SWEET.

A COLD DRINK.

WELL, WELL. WHAT YOU DOING HERE?

I'M SHOWING OFFICER SWEET

SOME OF THE POINTS OF INTEREST IN SPARTA.

GOOD.

WE'VE SEEN CITY HALL, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND THE COURTHOUSE.

I THOUGHT HE SHOULD SEE THE REAL SEAT OF POWER,

MARIE BABINEAUX'S TAVERN.

STILL GOT YOUR HANDS IN YOUR POCKETS, HUH?

UH, NO, SIR.

NO, SIR.

VIRGIL, COME HERE.

YOU KNOW THIS WOMAN, LIKE HER MOMMA BEFORE,

HELPS US KEEP A LID ON THINGS IN THE BOTTOMS.

USING HER MUSCLE MEN TO SCARE EVERYONE HERE.

COME ON, CHIEF.

I'VE KNOWN ABOUT THAT OPERATION SINCE I WAS A KID.

SHE GAVE ME A TIP

ON THAT WAREHOUSE BURGLARY

YOU'VE BEEN TRYING TO SOLVE

FOR FIVE MONTHS.

WANT ME TO KISS HER?

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME?

YOU DON'T USE POLICE INFORMERS

IN THAT WONDERFUL CITY OF PHILADELPHIA?

OHH...

HERE, HERE, HERE.

THAT'S THE NAME OF THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

NOW WHAT'D YOU DO WITH OFFICER SWEET?

HE...

SWEET!

WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?

HERE YOU GO, MR. TIBBS.

ON THE HOUSE.

IT'S MY PLEASURE TO TREAT YOU, MR. TIBBS.

NO, THANK YOU. WE'LL PAY.

YOU'RE IN MY ESTABLISHMENT.

I MAKE THE RULES HERE.

AND I SAY YOU DON'T PAY.

ABSOLUMENT.

IN THAT CASE...

WE DON'T DRINK.

ABSOLUMENT.

COME ON, SWEET, LET'S GO.

MAN: [ON POLICE RADIO] WE HAVE A 10-43. PLEASE RESPOND.

[SIREN WAILS]

HEY! ALL YOU PEOPLE, PLEASE.

CLEAR OUT OF HERE.

PLEASE.

CLEAR THIS ENTIRE AREA.

PARKER, PARKER.

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?

THESE PEOPLE COULD BE WALKING ALL OVER THE EVIDENCE.

STRING A TAPE AROUND THIS AREA.

HELP PARKER DISPERSE THESE PEOPLE.

YES, SIR.

PARKER.

WHERE'S THE BODY?

I CUT HER DOWN.

YOU DID WHAT?

IT WAS THE WRONG PROCEDURE,

BUT I COULDN'T STAND SEEING HER HANG LIKE THAT.

HAS JAMISON TAKEN ANY PICTURES YET?

NO, SIR, HE'S ON HIS WAY.

YOU CUT THE BODY DOWN...

I'VE KNOWN HER SINCE SHE WAS A BABY.

THAT YOU, MR. TIBBS?

YES.

YOU BETTER GET ON DOWN HERE.

ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, THIS IS POLICE BUSINESS.

BACK OFF, GO ON OUT OF HERE.

VIRGIL.

THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.

THE GIRL'S HEART HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT.

EVERYTHING IS SIMILAR TO BETTY JO'S MURDER 20 YEARS AGO.

I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I'M LOOKING AT.

THE BODY WAS CUT DOWN BEFORE ANY PICTURES WERE TAKEN.

I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO PARKER ABOUT THAT.

OH, YOU TALKED TO PARKER? THAT'S REALLY GOOD.

THAT'S REALLY GOING TO HELP US

WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO ESTABLISH A PRIMA FACIE CASE.

I'M GETTING FED UP HOW YOU TELL ME

MY DEPARTMENT DOESN'T MEASURE UP.

THIS DEPARTMENT DOESN'T MEASURE UP.

YOU LISTEN HERE.

IT MAY SURPRISE YOU,

BUT WE SOLVED QUITE A FEW CRIMES

BEFORE YOU ARRIVED ON THE SCENE.

WE MIGHT SOLVE THIS ONE WITHOUT YOUR HELP.

OH? WHAT'S THAT MEAN?

I'M CHIEF OF DETECTIVES. THIS INVESTIGATION IS MINE.

I'M THE CHIEF OF POLICE.

AND EVERY INVESTIGATION IS MINE.

BUT YOU GO AHEAD, DO WHAT YOU WANT.

I WON'T STOP YOU,

BUT DON'T KID YOURSELF

THAT WE CAN'T MANAGE WITHOUT YOU.

FINE. DO WHATEVER YOU LIKE.

I BELIEVE I JUST SAID THAT.

WILSON!

AS SOON AS JAMISON GETS HERE, SEND HIM TO ME.

PARKER, GET THE TAPE STRUNG.

I WANT ALL PERSONNEL TO COMB THESE WOODS.

[SIREN WAILING]

WHERE THE HELL YOU BEEN?

I JUST GOT THE CALL.

NEVER MIND.

[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]

REED, MAY I HAVE A MOMENT OF YOUR TIME?

SOMEWHERE ELSE.

I HATE TO BOTHER YOU AT WORK.

I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW

THAT MICHELLE'S DEAD.

DEAD?

SHE WAS MURDERED.

WE FOUND HER HANGING IN THE WOODS

NOT FAR FROM WHERE WE FOUND YOUR PARTNER'S WIFE

20 YEARS AGO.

KILLED JUST AS BETTY JO BRADLEY WAS,

ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME WAY.

YEAH, THAT, TOO.

HER CHEST CUT OPEN BY SOME BUTCHER.

HER HEART CUT RIGHT OUT OF HER.

I'M TELLING YOU IT WAS TERRIBLE.

I MEAN, REALLY AWFUL.

YOU'RE NOT HAVING TROUBLE TELLING ME ABOUT IT.

WHEN YOU'RE IN MY BUSINESS,

YOU GET NUMB, THAT'S THE WORD FOR IT.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

DON'T PLAY THE SLY, OLD FOX WITH ME.

YOU'RE AS OBVIOUS AS DIRT.

YOU'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT I KILLED BETTY JO.

NO, I DID THINK

YOU WERE HAVING A THING WITH HER.

I KNOW SHE WAS SEEING YOU

THE NIGHT SHE WAS KILLED.

YOU KNOW MORE THAN I DO.

OR THE JURY DID.

FUNNY THING.

WHEN I WAS IN THE WOODS,

IT HIT ME LIKE A TREE.

MICHELLE CARPENTER LOOKED LIKE BETTY JO BRADLEY.

IS THAT IT?

I KILLED BETTY JO AND CARVED UP MICHELLE?

I'M NOT CHARGING YOU, BUT YOU CAN'T BLAME ME

FOR THINKING THE SAME PERSON KILLED BOTH GIRLS.

I KNOW BEAU BRADLEY DIDN'T DO IT,

UNLESS WE DIDN'T BURY BEAU.

I SWEAR WE DID.

YOU MAKE ME SICK.

EVERY TIME I'VE SEEN YOU,

YOU'VE LOOKED AT ME LIKE GOD SENT YOU TO SPARTA

TO JUDGE RIGHT AND WRONG.

I'VE GOT NEWS, GILLESPIE.

YOUR ONLY MISSION FROM GOD

IS WRITING PARKING TICKETS.

YOU ALSO HAD A THING WITH MICHELLE CARPENTER.

YOU HIRED HER,

YOU WENT TO BED WITH HER.

AND THEN...

YOU FIRED HER.

I'M AN UNMARRIED MAN, GILLESPIE.

AND MICHELLE WAS A CONSENTING ADULT.

IF THE AGE DIFFERENCE BOTHERS YOU,

IT DIDN'T BOTHER US.

SHE BROKE IT OFF.

I DIDN'T FIRE HER, SHE QUIT.

SHE WAS IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

YEAH, WHO?

SHE NEVER SAID.

I PRESUMED IT WAS SOMEONE MUCH YOUNGER.

OLD MEN CAN DECEIVE THEMSELVES FOR A WHILE,

BUT INEVITABLY THEY LOSE,

DON'T THEY, CHIEF?

YOU'RE MAKING ME FEEL LIKE A FREAK.

THE GIRL HAD HER HEART CUT OUT.

THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF SICK THINGS GOING ON.

FOR INSTANCE, MUTILATION OF ANIMALS.

WE ARRESTED YOU FOR THAT NOT TOO LONG AGO.

I'VE ARRESTED YOU SINCE YOU WERE 13

FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS,

ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FIREARMS,

DISTURBING THE PEACE,

FIST FIGHTS.

YOU'D DONE JAIL TIME LONG AGO BUT FOR YOUR MOMMA.

WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT?

I WAS RIGHT HERE.

ANYBODY ELSE BESIDES YOU COULD SAY SO?

YEAH, MOMMA, I SUPPOSE.

SHE WAS AT A COUNCIL MEETING,

THEN SHE CAME BACK.

YEAH, SHE SAW ME HERE.

WHAT TIME?

COME ON, CHIEF.

MICHELLE CARPENTER WAS THE EASIEST THING IN TOWN.

WHY WOULD I RUIN MY LIFE

FOR A CHEAP SLUT THAT GOT PASSED AROUND?

YOU'RE A RARE KIND OF GENTLEMAN, AREN'T YOU, ANDREW?

WHAT IN THE WORLD'S GOING ON OUT HERE?

GOOD AFTERNOON, LORRAINE.

BILL.

MOMMA, TELL HIM YOU SAW ME HERE LAST NIGHT.

HE SAYS I KILLED MICHELLE.

I HAVE TO TALK TO EVERYBODY I CAN FIND

WHO KNEW THAT CHILD.

YOU'LL HAVE A LONG LIST.

IT'LL END IN THE BOTTOMS.

I HEARD SHE WAS CHASING SOME BLACK.

YOU HEARD OR YOU KNOW?

I SAID I HEARD.

CAN YOU NAME IT?

I WISH I COULD.

IF I WERE GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY,

THAT'S THE BASTARD IT WOULD BE.

I THINK THIS CONVERSATION'S GONE FAR ENOUGH.

DON'T YOU, BILL?

WAS ANDREW HERE WHEN YOU CAME HOME

FROM THAT COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT?

[CHUCKLES] YES. HE HAD HIS NOSE STUCK IN THE REFRIGERATOR

LETTING OUT ALL THE COLD AIR.

AND THAT WAS AROUND 11:00.

UH-HUH.

WELL, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, BOTH.

BILL?

YES, MA'AM?

YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW

WHAT WENT ON AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

AS YOU KNOW, YOU'RE UP FOR REVIEW.

AND TED MARCUS THINKS IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE.

THE CANDIDATE HE'S BACKING

IS YOUR CHIEF OF DETECTIVES, VIRGIL TIBBS.

YOU'D BE SURPRISED

HOW MANY OF THOSE COUNCILMEN AGREED WITH HIM.

WELL, I'D GUESS ABOUT FIVE...

INCLUDING YOU, LORRAINE.

HE'S WORKING HERE IN THE NAME OF LUKE POTTER.

HE'S 6'4", 210, DARK HAIR, BLUE EYES,

BIG BROWN MOLE UNDER HIS LEFT EAR.

THAT RING ANY BELLS, BOBBY?

KENNY PULVER.

IN MARSHALL CITY?

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU, BOBBY.

OKAY, WE GOT A CARNY MATCHING HIS DESCRIPTION

GOT ARRESTED FOR DRUNKENNESS IN TRAYNOR.

GAVE THE NAME "KENNY PULVER,"

SAID HE HAD FAMILY IN MARSHALL CITY.

I'LL CHECK THAT NEXT.

YOU'RE REALLY OUT FOR HIM.

CALL THE CRIME LAB IN JACKSON.

ASK FOR RESULTS ON THAT KNIFE.

YOU'RE ON HIM LIKE A HOUND DOG AFTER A RABBIT.

YOU SURE IT'S WORTH IT?

YEAH, PARKER, I'M SURE.

YEAH, JOHNNY.

BUBBA SKINNER HERE IN SPARTA.

[GROANS]

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I THINK,

I THINK THE KILLING WAS CONNECTED TO VOODOO.

YOU DO, DO YOU?

THE MURDER WAS BIZARRE AND RITUALISTIC.

ADD TO THAT THE FACT I FOUND A VOODOO DOLL

IN THE VICTIM'S ROOM LAST NIGHT.

IS THAT RIGHT?

CHIEF.

SOMEBODY HIT ME OVER THE HEAD.

THEY TRIED TO BURN THE PLACE.

THAT SOMEBODY THOUGHT THE VOODOO DOLL

WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO STEAL.

WELL, I KNOW THERE'S SOME PEOPLE STILL AROUND

WHO BELIEVE IN THAT KIND OF FOOLISHNESS.

I DIDN'T THINK A CITY-TRAINED GENIUS LIKE YOU

WOULD GIVE IT A SECOND THOUGHT.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE THAT'S BETTER?

NOTHING. BUT "NOTHING" IS AS GOOD AS VOODOO.

I GOT WORK TO DO.

YOU TAKE SWEET WITH YOU.

I'LL BE MOVING TOO FAST FOR BABYSITTING.

VIRGIL.

I SAID TAKE HIM WITH YOU.

GOOD MORNING, VIRGIL.

TED, HOW YOU DOING?

OH, WE'RE DOING FINE,

BETTER THAN I EVER EXPECTED.

SEE, I TOSSED YOUR NAME OUT FOR CHIEF

AT THE COUNCIL MEETING.

YOU DID WHAT?

LET'S GO. BUBBA GAVE US A JOB TO DO.

WHY HURRY?

RECREATION'S GOOD FOR NERVES.

LOOK, BUBBA LIKES TO BE OBEYED.

SO IF HE SAYS JUMP, YOU SAY HOW HIGH?

HOW HIGH...

SIR?

UH, SIR.

THE SUBJECT YOU ORDERED US TO SURVEIL

HAS NOT YET ARRIVED.

IS THAT RIGHT?

COME HERE.

WHO IS THAT OVER THERE?

HOW YOU DOING, COWBOY?

YOU HERE WITH MY KNIFE?

THIS HEAP YOURS?YOU KNOW IT IS.

IT'S GOT MORE VIOLATIONS

THAN A HOUND HAS FLEAS.

YOU'RE BLIND AND DON'T SEE IT'S BEING FIXED.

YOU A LICENSED MECHANIC, BOY?

NOT IN THIS STATE.

DIDN'T KNOW I NEEDED TO BE ONE.

LOOKEE, HERE.

A BROKEN TURN SIGNAL.

I'LL HAVE TO WRITE YOU UP.

I KNOW WHY YOU'RE ON MY CASE.

LAST TIME THROUGH, I STOLE HIS GIRLFRIEND.

SHE FOLLOWED ME FROM TOWN TO TOWN

FOR, OOH, THREE MONTHS.

TIRES ARE BALD.

I'LL TICKET YOU FOR THAT, TOO.

LISTEN, YOU NAZI BASTARD,

IF YOU WEREN'T WEARING THAT BADGE,

I'D KICK YOUR BRAINS OUT.

YOU WANNA COME AGAIN?

I SAID I'D KICK YOUR DAMNED BRAINS OUT.

OH, I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID.

YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO DO THAT.

I WAS TESTING THE WATERS.

TED...

IT SEEMED YOU HAD A CHANCE.

HOW CAN YOU REFUSE?

TED, READ MY LIPS. NO.

BUBBA! BUBBA, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?

COOL OUT.

BUBBA!

COME ON!

BUBBA! BUBBA!

BUBBA! BUBBA, NO!

COOL DOWN NOW, BUBBA, IT'S OVER.

THE HELL IT'S OVER!

IT'S OVER WHEN I NAIL HIM TO THE WALL.

BECAUSE HE STOLE YOUR GIRLFRIEND?

THIS IS THE MOST UNPROFESSIONAL DEPARTMENT

IN THE WHOLE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.

I EXPECT YOU'LL BE FIXING ALL THAT UP PRETTY SOON,

WON'T YOU, MR. TIBBS?

WON'T YOU?

WHEN THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS YOU CHIEF OF POLICE?

YOU'LL CLEAN UP THE WHOLE MESS.

YOU'LL HAVE US ALL AUTOMATED, COMPUTERIZED,

AND ACTING LIKE ROBOTS.

I DON'T BLAME ANY MAN

FOR BEING KISSED ON THE LIPS BY AMBITION.

YOU WEREN'T MAN ENOUGH

TO COME FORWARD AND TELL ME.

THERE'S NOTHING TO TELL.

YOUR NAME WASN'T MENTIONED AT THE COUNCIL MEETING?

THAT HAPPENED...

IT HAPPENED BECAUSE YOU WANT MY JOB.

YOU DON'T THINK OLD POPS GILLESPIE

AND HIS HILLBILLY BOYS

KNOW HOW TO DO ANYTHING IN SPARTA.

I'M NOT JUDGING ANYTHING.

I'M BEING TREATED LIKE AN OUTSIDER.

YOU ARE AN OUTSIDER.

I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE.

I RETURNED BECAUSE I WANTED TO.

YOU'RE FROM HERE,

BUT YOU TALK AS IF YOU DON'T BELONG HERE.

I'M WONDERING WHY YOU DON'T PACK YOUR BAGS

AND GO ON BACK TO PHILLY.

DON'T YOU EVER TELL ME WHERE I SHOULD LIVE

OR WHAT I SHOULD DO.

THAT'S AN ATTITUDE I WON'T TOLERATE.

IT'S ALSO AN ATTITUDE THAT MAKES ME THINK

THAT JUST MAYBE YOU SHOULD BE REPLACED.

LIKE YOU JUST GOT THE IDEA.

MAYBE IT'S NOT SUCH A BAD IDEA.

MAYBE I SHOULD BE THE CHIEF OF POLICE OF SPARTA.

I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING.

THE DAY THAT THAT HAPPENS,

WILL BE EXACTLY ONE DAY AFTER MY FUNERAL.

PARKER: [ON RADIO] SPARTA CENTRAL TO SPARTA-1.

CHIEF, YOU OUT THERE? THIS IS PARKER.

YEAH, PARKER. WHAT IS IT?

WHEN YOU STORMED OUT OF HERE,

YOU NEVER SAID WHERE YOU WERE GOING.

GOING TO THE MAYOR'S HOUSE.

WHAT FOR?

POLITICS. WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK?

LISTEN, YOU TELL JAMISON

TO QUIT PLAYING WITH THAT PIANO, HEAR?

[HISSING]

[HORN BLARES]

AAH.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?

I HAD TO KILL A SNAKE IN MY CAR YESTERDAY.

I WONDERED IF THAT SNAKE DIDN'T USED TO LIVE HERE.

THAT TANK HELD A BLUE-TONGUE LIZARD

THAT DIED THREE DAYS AGO.

I THINK IT HELD A COTTONMOUTH THAT DIED YESTERDAY.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

TWO THINGS, THE MURDER OF MICHELLE

AND THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF ME.

YOU'RE REALLY REACHING, GILLESPIE.

WHY WOULD I DO A LOOK-ALIKE MURDER?

WHY WOULD I PUT A SNAKE IN YOUR CAR

WHEN EVERYONE KNOWS I KEEP SNAKES?

YOU THINK I'M STUPID?

NO, YOU'RE NOT STUPID AT ALL.

YOU'RE A HIGHLY INTELLIGENT MAN.

YOU LIKE TO KEEP TWO JUMPS AHEAD OF EVERYBODY.

SO YOU COULD CUT OUT MICHELLE'S HEART

AND TRY TO KILL ME

BECAUSE YOU'RE THE PERSON

LEAST LIKELY TO BE SUSPECTED.

YOU KNOW YOUR PROBLEM, GILLESPIE?

YOU'RE OVER THE HILL.

YOU'RE LIKE AN OLD MAN SITTING IN A ROCKER,

FANTASIZING ABOUT LOST YOUTH

AND IMAGINED GLORY.

WELL, HANG IT UP, CHIEF,

BEFORE YOU EMBARRASS YOURSELF AND THE WHOLE TOWN.

YOU REALLY WANT TO SEE THE END OF ME, REED,

WHY DON'T YOU JUST TRY A SHOTGUN?

MR. TIBBS...

YOU CAME TO TAKE ME UP ON THAT SOFT DRINK.

NO, I CAME TO TALK ABOUT A MURDER.

WHERE'S ATTICUS?

WHY? YOU JEALOUS?

HE'S OUT.

WE'RE ALL ALONE.

MICHELLE CARPENTER'S DEATH MADE ME THINK OF VOODOO.

AND YOU THINK I KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT VOODOO?

RUMOR HAS IT THAT YOUR MOTHER WAS A VOODOOIENNE.

MY MOTHER, YES.

SHE DANCED NAKED IN MOONLIGHT.

RICH MEN CRAWLED AT HER FEET.

WHAT HAS THAT GOT TO DO WITH ME?

YOU USE VOODOO

TO CONTROL PEOPLE HERE IN THE BOTTOMS.

YOU DON'T LIKE ME, MR. TIBBS.

THAT'S TOO BAD.

I COULD LIKE YOU IN WAYS MORE POWERFUL

THAN YOU COULD POSSIBLY IMAGINE.

VOODOO MURDER.

YOU TALK LIKE AN IGNORANT BLACK MAN.

THERE IS NO VOODOO HERE.

DO YOUR HOMEWORK, MR. TIBBS.

THE MURDER WAS COPYCAT, ISN'T THAT RIGHT?

IF I KNOW THAT, SURELY YOU KNOW THAT.

DO YOUR HOMEWORK, MR. TIBBS.

FIND OUT WHAT THE MURDER 20 YEARS AGO

WAS ALL ABOUT.

STOP WASTING MY TIME, YOUR TIME,

COMING AROUND HERE LOOKING FOR VOODOO.

WHAT'S THIS?

JAMBALAYA MIX?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

STEP RIGHT UP, STEP RIGHT UP...

I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE IT'S NOT RIGHT HAVING A CELEBRATION.

WITH THAT POOR GIRL DEAD,

SOME MANIAC STILL OUT THERE SOMEWHERE.

IT'S HORRIBLE.

WELL, THAT'S THE WAY PEOPLE ARE.

THEY DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT DEATH ALL THE TIME.

THEY WANT TO FORGET IT, ENJOY THEMSELVES.

MAYBE THAT'S WHAT THEY OUGHT TO DO.

WELL...

ALL RIGHT. IN THAT CASE, LET'S HAVE SOME FUN.

COME ON.

HOWDY, FOLKS. BUCK A TOSS, JUST PUT IT THROUGH THE TIRE.

OKAY, JOE NAMATH,

SHOW US HOW IT'S DONE.

I, UH...WELL, UH, I BETTER NOT.

I HURT MY SHOULDER YESTERDAY.

I COULDN'T HIT A BARN DOOR WITH THIS FOOTBALL.

YOU SURE ARE SOMETHING TODAY.

YEAH, WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

SO SERIOUS.

WELL, CAN'T A PERSON BE SERIOUS EVERY NOW AND THEN?

FINE BY ME.WOMAN: HEY, JOANNE.

HOW'D YOU HURT YOUR SHOULDER?

OH, I SLEPT ON THE WRONG SIDE.

WHAT SOME PEOPLE WOULD DO

WITH A SORE SHOULDER,

IS SEE A DOCTOR.

OF COURSE, THAT'S PEOPLE WITH BRAINS.

OH, SEE A DOCTOR, SEE A DOCTOR.

NEXT, YOU'LL TELL ME TO RETIRE.

[LAUGHS] THAT'S A FUNNY PICTURE.

WHY?

[LAUGHS] THAT'S FUNNY.

WELL, I THINK I DESERVE A LITTLE REST

AFTER WORKING ALL THESE YEARS.

WHAT I'M SAYING IS,

THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER.

BUT IF YOU WERE TO RETIRE... [WHISTLES]

YOU'D BE SO BORED

YOU WOULDN'T BE FIT FOR HUMAN COMPANIONSHIP.

AT LEAST, NOT MINE.

[CHUCKLES]

MAN: UH, EXCUSE ME?

WOMAN: YES, SIR?

MAN: I'M TRYING TO FIND SOME BOOKS ON...

MORNING.[PIANO PLAYING]

MR. TIBBS?

YEAH?

YOU GOT A MINUTE?

CERTAINLY.

MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS, UH...

WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY, UH...

I THINK WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO THE CHIEF STINKS.

YES?YEAH.

AND EVERYBODY HERE WANTS YOU TO KNOW SOMETHING.

IF YOU THINK YOU CAN COME INTO THIS DEPARTMENT

AND RUN HIM OUT,

YOU JUST MIGHT FIND YOURSELF

IN A WHOLE MESS OF TROUBLE.

[SIGHS] THAT'S REALLY NO SURPRISE, BUBBA.

HE'S A GOOD MAN, VIRGIL.

AND, UH...

AND HE'S BEEN LIKE A DADDY TO ME.

WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS HURTING HIM,

HURTING HIM REAL BAD.

AND I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN SOMEBODY HURTS THE CHIEF.

NEITHER DO I.

YEAH.

MORNING.

HOW ARE YOU?

HEY, CHIEF...

FOUND THIS ON THE FRONT STEPS.

IS THAT FOR ME?

IT'S FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

IT'S GOT A CARD, LET ME READ IT.

"CHIEF WILLIAM GILLESPIE,

"ON SPARTA'S 150th ANNIVERSARY."

GET THE PETTICOATS OFF.

WHAT IS IT?

I JUST KNOW THE GOVERNOR'S FAMOUS

FOR SENDING PRALINES AROUND TO PEOPLE.

DON'T ALL CROWD AROUND.

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME.

WELL, YOU ALL BETTER COME TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

VIRGIL...

WHAT IS THAT?

WELL...

IT SURE ISN'T PRALINES.

DETECTIVE, WHAT IS IT?

IT APPEARS TO BE A HUMAN HEART.

THAT'S ONE OF THE MISSING PAGES.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, MISSING PAGES?

MISSING FROM WHAT?

FROM THE VOLUME OF NEWSPAPERS AT THE LIBRARY.

I WAS READING ABOUT THE MURDER.

SEVERAL PAGES WERE RIPPED OUT.

THAT'S ONE OF THEM.

PARKER, JAMISON, GET ON THE TELEPHONES THERE

AND CALL AROUND TO GIFT SHOPS, FLOWER SHOPS,

ANYPLACE THAT SELLS BIG BASKETS OF GIFTS.

SEE WHAT YOU CAN FIND.

RIGHT, CHIEF.

[CLEARS THROAT] UH, BUBBA,

GET THIS HEART TO JACKSON FOR TISSUE TYPING.

THE OTHER THINGS, YOU CAN PUT IN THE EVIDENCE LOCKER.

CHIEF, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO WITH THIS STUFF?

YOU DRIVE THE HEART TO JACKSON FOR TISSUE TYPING,

AND PUT ALL THE REST OF THE STUFF IN THE EVIDENCE LOCKER.

YES, SIR.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, FINE. WHY YOU ASK?

IT MUST HAVE BEEN QUITE A SHOCK OPENING THAT PACKAGE.

YEAH, IT WAS A SHOCK.

IT SHOCKED YOU, TOO, RIGHT?

YEAH, YEAH.

I JUST THOUGHT...WHAT'D YOU THINK?

I WAS GOING TO START SCREAMING FOR SMELLING SALTS?

YOU THINK I'M GOING WEAK IN THE KNEES?

NO, JUST THOUGHT I'D ASK.

UH-HUH.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU ASKED, YOU GOT YOUR ANSWER.

WAIT, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I'M GOING TO WORK.

I GOT A MURDER TO SOLVE.

I BELIEVE YOU'RE WORKING ON THE SAME CASE.

BUT YOU'RE DOING IT YOUR WAY,

I'M DOING IT MINE.

REMEMBER?

BILL, YOU'VE BEEN READING TOO MANY HORROR STORIES.

HUMAN SACRIFICE WAS NEVER PART OF VOODOO RITUALS.

MM-HMM.

SO, WHEN SOMEBODY SENDS ME A LITTLE BOX

WITH A HUMAN HEART IN IT,

THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR?

OH, CHERI,I'M SURE IT MEANS SOMETHING.

IT JUST DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH VOODOO.

OKAY.

MARIE, I WANT TO ASK YOU SOMETHING

I SUPPOSE I SHOULDN'T, BUT...

I REALLY WANT TO KNOW.

SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT YOU'RE BEAU BRADLEY'S DAUGHTER.

[LAUGHS]

BILL, AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER,

I'VE BEEN CALLED THE ILLEGITIMATE DAUGHTER

OF EVERY WHITE MAN IN TOWN.

I'M SURPRISED NOBODY SAID YOU WAS MY PAPA.

[CHUCKLES]

MY MAMA WAS SURE SOMETHING.

OH, YEAH.

SHE SURELY WAS.

BUT THEN, YOU ARE, TOO.

I DON'T LIKE THIS.

YOU BROUGHT IT ON US.

SO, GO DO YOUR WORK.

DON'T GET CRAZY ON ME NOW.

[PHONE RINGS]

MR. TIBBS, I CHECKED ON WHAT YOU TOLD ME,

AND, BOY, YOU NAILED THAT ONE

RIGHT IN THE OLD CRANIUM.

SWEET: UH, MR. TIBBS, CAN I MAKE AN OBSERVATION?

THIS THING ABOUT YOU, UH, RUNNING FOR POLICE CHIEF?

WHEN I TOLD YOU I WANTED TO BE THE FIRST BLACK POLICE CHIEF,

YOU SAID NOTHING ABOUT YOU.

I DIDN'T HAVE IDEAS ALONG THAT LINE THEN.

WELL, MR. TIBBS, CAN I MAKE ANOTHER OBSERVATION?

I CAN HARDLY WAIT.

THE TOWN OF SPARTA ISN'T READY

FOR EITHER ONE OF US TO BE CHIEF.

YOU MAY BE RIGHT.

FACE IT,

THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT PEOPLE SAY AND WHAT THEY MEAN.

YOU DON'T BACK OFF, YOU'LL GET LYNCHED OR SOMETHING.

IF I WAS GOING TO WORRY ABOUT IT,

I'D WORRY ABOUT THE SOMETHING, NOT THE LYNCHING.

THERE HE IS.

IF YOU'RE HERE TO SEE MRS. BABINEAUX, SHE'S GONE.

I'M HERE FOR YOU.

WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH ME?

WHAT WERE YOU TO MICHELLE CARPENTER?

NOTHING.

YOU KNOW WHO SHE IS.

HAVE TO BE BLIND, DEAF, AND DUMB NOT TO KNOW.

IT'S A HOT DAY.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE OFF YOUR SHIRT?

SAY, MAN. WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?

SAY, FOOL!

YOU ATTACKED ME. YOU TRIED TO BURN ME ALIVE.

MR. SWEET, DRAW YOUR WEAPON.

IF THIS BASTARD MAKES ONE WRONG MOVE,

SHOOT HIM.

DO WHAT, SIR?

I SAID SHOOT HIM!

YES, SIR.

YOU'RE NOT SO TOUGH WHEN YOU CAN'T SNEAK UP BEHIND ME.

YOU'RE CRAZY, MAN.

YOU'RE GOING TO DO HARD TIME FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.

I'M GOING TO LOWER THIS LONG ENOUGH FOR YOU TO TALK ABOUT MICHELLE.

YOU GOT THAT?

THREE SECONDS.

GIRL WAS HOT FOR ME... WOULDN'T LEAVE ME ALONE.

NO, YOU WERE MARIE BABINEAUX'S MAN.

MICHELLE KNEW THAT.

MICHELLE, SHE DIDN'T CARE.

SHE WAS CRAZY HOT.

YOU WENT TO BED WITH HER?

SHE WOULDN'T LET UP...

ALWAYS THROWING HERSELF AT ME.

MARIE KNEW ABOUT IT?

WENT CRAZY...

SAID SHE'D KILL ME... KILL THE GIRL.

I TOLD MICHELLE IT WAS OVER.

THEN SHE STARTED VOODOO.

TO GET YOU?

SHE PUT A... GRIS-GRIS ON ME.

MAKE MY SPIRIT COME TO HER...

LEAVE MARIE.

IT WAS BAD, MAN.

MARIE DON'T LIKE ANYBODY TO CROSS HER.

THEN... MICHELLE GOT KILLED.

MARIE MADE ME GO CLEAN OUT HER ROOM.

DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING TRACED BACK TO HERE.

WELL, MARIE BABINEAUX.

WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, MRS. TIBBS.

TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO FIND YOU, CHIEF GILLESPIE.

[CHUCKLES] WELL, I'VE BEEN HIDING HERE.

I DO THAT NOW AND THEN.

IT'S A NICE, QUIET PLACE.

I CAN COMMUNE WITH NATHAN THERE.

HIS NAME WASN'T NATHAN,

BUT I IMAGINE HE'S A LOT LIKE MY GRANDDADDY,

HIS NAME WAS NATHAN.

HE WAS KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA.

THEY SAY THE SLAUGHTER WAS SO GREAT THERE,

THE RIVER WAS RED WITH BLOOD.

BODIES WERE JUST STACKED UP LIKE CORD WOOD.

YOU SAY YOU WAS LOOKING FOR ME FOR SOMETHING?

YEAH, UM...

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU...

ABOUT A HYPOTHETICAL PERSON.

A HYPOTHETICAL PERSON?

RIGHT, NOT NECESSARILY ANYBODY YOU AND I KNOW.

AHA... WELL, GO AHEAD.

UM...

SOMETIMES THIS... PERSON...

SAYS THINGS HE REALLY DOESN'T MEAN.

WELL, THAT HAPPENS.

SOMETIMES HE LETS HIS ANGER GET THE BEST OF HIM,

AND HE OPENS HIS BIG MOUTH BEFORE HE THINKS.

AFTER HE'S SHOT HIS MOUTH OFF,

HE'S STUCK WITH WHAT HE SAID.

BUT HE HAS A HELL OF A LOT OF PRIDE.

WELL, TEMPER, HASTE, AND PRIDE.

THIS IS A PERSON

WHO...REALLY OUGHT TO TAKE A LOOK AT HIMSELF.

HE ALSO HAS A KIND HEART AND A SENSITIVE SOUL

THAT MAKES HIM FEEL AWFUL

WHEN HE PUTS HIS FOOT IN HIS MOUTH.

ONLY NOW HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.

WELL, I KNOW A PERSON JUST LIKE THAT.

SAYS AND DOES THINGS

THAT LATER HE WISHED HE HADN'T.

HE'S STUBBORN,

AND HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT, EITHER.

THANKS FOR TALKING TO ME, CHIEF.

NICE TALKING TO YOU, MRS. TIBBS.

MISS BABINEAUX.

MR. TIBBS, YOU CAN'T SEEM STAY AWAY FROM ME, CA VA?

I'M TAKING YOU IN FOR QUESTIONING

CONCERNING MICHELLE CARPENTER'S DEATH.

COME QUIETLY, OR I'LL PUT YOU IN HANDCUFFS.

YOU FOOLISH, FOOLISH MAN.

BILL GILLESPIE WILL HAVE ME OUT OF THERE IN FIVE MINUTES.

VIRGIL, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M TRYING TO SOLVE A MURDER.

SHE WAS HEARD MAKING THREATS.

SHE HAS A VERY GOOD MOTIVE,

JEALOUSY.

MAIS OUI, NOT TO MENTION

THAT I MAKE A PRACTICE IN DARK, SATANIC RITUALS.

OF CUTTING OUT THE HEARTS OF STILL-LIVING VICTIMS.

YOU DON'T REALLY THINK I'M JEALOUS OF POOR LITTLE MICHELLE.

POOR CHILD...

DESPERATE FOR A MAN.

YOU DON'T KNOW ME WELL...

BUT DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE TO YOU, BILL?

UH, WELL, I DON'T KNOW, MARIE,

BUT, UH... NOW, VIRGIL,

YOU CAN ONLY HOLD MISS BABINEAUX HERE

A COUPLE HOURS FOR QUESTIONING,

AND THEN YOU GOT TO BOOK HER.

TO CHARGE HER, YOU GOT TO HAVE EVIDENCE.

I DON'T SEE EVIDENCE, ONLY SUSPICIONS.

ALL RIGHT, MARIE, YOU CAN GO ON HOME.

THANK YOU, CHERI.

I DON'T HOLD ANY GRUDGES, MR. TIBBS.

YOU CALL ME ANYTIME.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.GOOD NIGHT.

NOW, VIRG, HOLD IT.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING, BUT YOU'RE WRONG.

I'M RIGHT AND YOU KNOW IT.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

YEAH, WHAT?

MAN: REED NICHOLSON WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.

OH...

YEAH, ALL RIGHT. PUT HIM ON.

GILLESPIE, REED NICHOLSON.

I'M AT THE MILL.

I'D BE GRATEFUL IF YOU'D COME OVER IMMEDIATELY.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

SOMETHING HAS JUST HAPPENED.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT I TALK WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT, YOU JUST WAIT THERE.

I'LL COME ON OVER.

UH, REED NICHOLSON ON THE PHONE HERE.

HE'S, UH, SOMEHOW INVOLVED IN ALL OF THIS.

I SEE.

I'M GOING OVER TO THE MILL

TO TALK WITH HIM.

YOU CAN COME WITH ME IF YOU WANNA.

ME?NO, NOT YOU, MY OTHER CHIEF OF DETECTIVES.

YEAH, YOU.

AREN'T YOU TRYING TO SOLVE THIS THING?

RIGHT...LET'S GO.

WHAT DID I SAY? LET'S GO.

[KNOCKING]

REED?

[KNOCKING]BILL GILLESPIE HERE.

REED?

VIRGIL: "YOU DID IT, AND I'LL GET YOU."

DOESN'T MINCE WORDS DOES HE?

HE GETS TO THE POINT.

I SHOULD'VE TOLD YOU.

I GOT ONE OF THOSE, TOO.

LIKE THAT?YEAH, ON NEWSPAPER, THREATENING MY LIFE.

THE NEXT DAY SOMEBODY PUT A COTTONMOUTH IN MY CAR.

YOU'RE KIDDING?MAYBE SOME LUNATIC'S KILLING

EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THIS CASE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?

WELL, I DIDN'T WANT TO. FOOLISHNESS.

NEXT TIME SOMETHING HAPPENS,

YOU BETTER SPEAK UP.

YEAH, FINE, FINE.

SHOULD'VE JOINED THE MARINES.

WOULDN'T SEE HALF THE DEAD BODIES.

FINISHED, JAMISON?YES, SIR, I GOT 'EM ALL.

OKAY, BUBBA, LIFT HIM UP.

DO IT, WILL YOU, BUBBA?

TURN HIM AROUND, LIFT HIM UP.

SWEET, HOLD HIS HEAD UP.

SAY WHAT?

TO SEE HOW HE LOOKS WITH IT UP.

HOLD HIS HEAD UP.

VIRGIL: LET'S CHECK THE ANGLE OF ENTRY.

GOOD.

OH.

SOMETHING WRONG, OFFICER SWEET?

THEY DIDN'T COVER THIS AT THE POLICE ACADEMY, SIR.

THE PENCIL FOLLOWS THE EXACT PATH OF THE WOUND.

NO BULLET HOLES IN THE WINDOWS.

HE STOOD AT THE DOOR.

THIS WILL TELL US

THE APPROXIMATE HEIGHT AND POSITION OF OUR SHOOTER.

HOW TALL YOU RECKON HE WAS?

ABOUT 6 FEET.

HE, OR SHE...

STOOD ABOUT HERE...

AND BLEW HIM AWAY WITH A 9mm HANDGUN.

GIVE ME A BREAK, VIRGIL.

HOW DO YOU KNOW IT WAS A 9mm?

WHY NOT A .38 OR SOMETHING?

HE'S RIGHT, BUBBA.

OUR SHOOTER LEFT HIS BRASS BEHIND.

THAT'S A 9mm SHELL.

OKAY.

LET'S CHECK THE WALL. SEE IF WE CAN FIND THE SLUG.

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?

YOU STILL SAY THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH VOODOO?

OR MARIE BABINEAUX?

[MUSIC PLAYING]

WHAT'S THE MATTER, MARIE?

[READING]

LOOK AT THAT THING.

YOU LIED TO ME ABOUT BEAU BRADLEY, DIDN'T YOU?

HE WAS YOUR DADDY, WASN'T HE?

YES.

THAT BUTCHER WAS MY FATHER.

AND HE SHAMED YOU, HUH?

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO CARRY THE BLOOD

OF SOMEONE WHO CUT HIS WIFE'S HEART OUT?

THE DARKNESS.

THE EVIL.

I LAY AWAKE NIGHTS THINKING ABOUT IT.

I AM ASHAMED.

WELL...

DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT THIS.

NOBODY'S GOING TO HURT YOU.

I'M GOING TO PROTECT YOU.

I PROMISE.

VIRGIL...

WE'RE GOING TO PROTECT THIS WOMAN NIGHT AND DAY.

YEAH, OKAY, SO WE'RE BACK WHERE WE STARTED.

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING.

LIKE WHAT?

THREE OF THOSE FOUR NEWSPAPERS

HAD THE SAME TYPE THING WRITTEN ON THEM...

"YOU'RE NEXT," "BLOOD FOR BLOOD," THINGS LIKE THAT.

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

MAYBE THE FOURTH HAD SOMETHING ON IT, TOO.

THE ONE AROUND THE HEART, SOAKED IN BLOOD.

OKAY, WHAT ABOUT IT?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE WE'RE MISSING SOMETHING.

I'VE BEEN ON SIMILAR CASES.

THESE MESSAGE WRITERS

DAMN NEAR ALWAYS TRIP THEMSELVES UP.

LET'S GO.WHERE WE GOING?

WE'RE GOING HOME.

ALTHEA: I HOPE INSTANT'S OKAY.

YEAH, FINE, ANYTHING AT ALL.

I APOLOGIZE FOR BUSTING IN.

IT WAS YOUR HUSBAND'S IDEA.

SOMETIMES HE THINKS HE'S SHERLOCK HOLMES.

WELL, SHERLOCK HOLMES DID NOT HAVE PRESOAK.

PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN

WHAT TO DO WITH IT, ANYHOW.

PRESOAK CONTAINS A PINEAPPLE DERIVATIVE

CALLED "PROTEINASE."

I'M GOING TO TRY TO REMEMBER THAT WORD, VIRGIL.

WELL, PROTEINASE CONTAINS AN ENZYME

THAT HYDROLYZES PROTEIN. GET IT?

BREAKS DOWN BLOOD, LETS IT WASH AWAY.

IS IT HARD LIVING WITH SOMEONE

WHO KNOWS SO MUCH?

PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

AND WITH THAT IN MIND, I'LL SAY, "GOOD NIGHT."

OH, GOOD NIGHT, BABE.

GOOD NIGHT, MRS. TIBBS, SEE YOU SOON.

A VERY PLEASANT PERSON.

AND I GUESS IT TAKES ONE.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT TAKES A PLEASANT PERSON

TO LIVE WITH THE BAD AND THE GOOD.

WHICH ONE OF US ARE YOU REFERRING TO?

WELL, I'M NOT LOOKING YOUR WAY, VIRGIL.

YOU'RE NOT AN EASY MAN.

I KNOW THAT.

BUT WHEN YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO CHANGE THE WORLD,

YOU'RE KIND OF NICE TO HAVE AROUND.

AND YOU'RE A GOOD COP.

AND SOMEDAY...

YOU'LL BE A CHIEF.

I KNOW.

BUT NOT YET.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

WILL YOU GET THAT?

YEAH.

[RING]

YEAH, WHAT?

I MEAN, TIBBS RESIDENCE, WHAT?

NO, PARKER, YOU FOOL, IT'S ME.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

SAY WHAT?

YEAH.

YEAH, ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. YEAH, WE'LL BE DOWN THERE.

JAMISON ARRESTED ANDY WHITE, SPEEDING.

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LIQUOR. YOU KNOW WHAT?

HE HAD A 9mm PISTOL

ON THE SEAT BESIDE HIM.

I AIN'T GOING TO ANSWER MORE QUESTIONS,

NOT TILL I SEE MY LAWYER.

MAYBE WE GOT ENOUGH ALREADY.

YOU HAD THREE BIG DRINKS AT SWEENIE'S.

THAT'S A MILE FROM NICHOLSON'S PLACE.

NICHOLSON WAS KILLED WITH A 9mm PISTOL.

LIKE THE ONE IN YOUR CAR.

YOU AIN'T GOT THE BRAINS

GOD GAVE A POLLIWOG.

PERHAPS I OUGHT TO SHOW YOU

WHAT GOD DID GIVE ME, YOU LITTLE TURD.

GET OFF ME, YOU FAT BASTARD!

THIS ISN'T THE GUN THAT KILLED NICHOLSON.

WHAT'D YOU FIND?

I TEST FIRED IT

AND COMPARED EJECTOR MARKS OF BOTH CASINGS.

DIDN'T MATCH?NO.

SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO CHECK WITH THE JACKSON LAB?

TRUST ME.

CHIEF, MRS. WHITE...

WHAT IS HAPPENING?

THEY YANKED ME FROM MY CAR, DRAGGED ME DOWN HERE.

THEY'RE SAYING I KILLED NICHOLSON.

WE MADE A MISTAKE.

THANK GOD THAT MAN CAUGHT IT.

YOU'VE DONE THIS TO MY SON FOR THE LAST TIME.

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,

YOU'VE JUST COMMITTED POLITICAL SUICIDE.

AND THAT IS SPARTA'S NEXT CHIEF OF POLICE.

UH, NO.

MRS. WHITE, I AM NOT A CANDIDATE FOR THAT OFFICE.

CHIEF GILLESPIE IS DOING A FINE JOB.

IN MY OPINION, SPARTA'S LUCKY TO HAVE HIM.

LORRAINE, SERGEANT SKINNER'S GOING TO BOOK ANDREW HERE

FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FIREARMS

AND DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

YOU CAN POST BAIL TOMORROW IN THE MAGISTRATE'S COURT

AND TAKE HIM HOME.

DETECTIVE TIBBS, MAYBE WE OUGHT TO GO SEE NOW

IF THE ENZYMES HAVEN'T HYDROLYZED THOSE PROTEINS, HUH?

GET OUT OF THE WAY, ANDREW.

WELL, THERE GOES OUR THEORY.

THERE'S NO MESSAGE.

YEAH, BUT...

WELL, I MEAN, MAYBE THERE WAS,

AND MAYBE IT DISSOLVED OVER THERE.

NO, THE NEWSPRINT WOULD HAVE DISSOLVED

RIGHT ALONG WITH IT.

HE DIDN'T WRITE ANYTHING.

HE JUST WRAPPED IT AROUND THE HEART.

DAMN.

I THOUGHT WE WERE ONTO SOMETHING.

WAIT A MINUTE.

I THINK IT'S RIGHT IN HERE,

LOOK AT THAT.

THAT'S THE ONE PERSON...

I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

[INDISTINCT TALKING ON MICROPHONE]

DOUBLE YOUR PRIZES.

ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS PUT THE FOOTBALL THROUGH THE HOLE,

AND I WILL GIVE YOU ANY PRIZE YOU WANT.

YOU WIN, YOU CHOOSE, YOU WIN, YOU CHOOSE.

TIME'S GROWING SHORT TO WIN BIG PRIZES.

LAST CHANCE, STEP RIGHT UP.

PUT THE FOOTBALL THROUGH THE TIRE.

WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON HERE?

IS THIS THE MAN?THAT'S THE ONE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

THIS LADY STANDING HERE HAD HER LIFE THREATENED.

YOU LEFT HER PLACE JUST BEFORE IT HAPPENED.

HAVEN'T BEEN THERE IN DAYS.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME, BOY?

LUKE POTTER.

YOU USE THAT HERE. EVERY TOWN IT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

"RICHARD ALLEN FISHER."

ISN'T THAT MORE LIKE WHAT YOUR MAMA CALLED YOU?

FIVE DIFFERENT ALIASES.

THREE DIFFERENT STATES.

WE SPENT ALL NIGHT RUNNING YOU DOWN.

OH, AND THAT KNIFE, COWBOY,

THE LAB CONFIRMED HUMAN BLOOD.

THAT'S A LIE!

THERE'S 12 WARRANTS FOR YOUR ARREST.

WE'RE ADDING TWO HOMICIDE COUNTS.

ALL RIGHT, BUBBA. Y'ALL BOYS LAY HOLD OF HIM.

[SCREAMING]

BUBBA, SETTLE DOWN, SETTLE DOWN.

ALL RIGHT, LUKE, IT'S ALL OVER NOW!

GET HIM UP, HELP HIM UP.

[GROANS]

I DIDN'T KILL NOBODY!

LIARS! LIARS!

NICE WORK, DETECTIVE TIBBS,

BUT YOU OWE ME A BOTTLE OF PRESOAK.

OH, YEAH?MM-HMM.

WELL, WHY DON'T WE GO HOME

AND TALK THE WHOLE THING OVER?

[BOTH LAUGHING]

I HOPE I HELPED, BILL.

OH, YEAH, YEAH. BUT NOW, MARIE,

I'LL HAVE TO ASK YOU TO SIGN A STATEMENT.

AFTER THAT, YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK.

ONLY IF YOU HAVE A DRINK WITH ME.

WE'LL HAVE A CELEBRATION OF OUR OWN.

FINE, FINE.

12 YEARS OLD.

WELL...

SMOOTH AS VELVET.

AS A RULE, I DON'T TAKE SPIRITS EARLY IN THE DAY,

BUT THIS BEING AN OCCASION...

WELL, WHY NOT?

A VOTRE SANTE.

WELL, THE SAME TO YOU.

[CRASH]

GO AHEAD.

FINISH THOSE DRINKS.

I DON'T KNOW YOU, SON...

I SAID DRINK! SWALLOW, NOW!

THERE. THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S YOUR LAST DRINK,

LIKE DADDY'S LAST MEAL

BEFORE THEY MURDERED HIM IN THE GAS CHAMBER.

BEAU BRADLEY? YOU HIS SON?

DIDN'T YOU GET MY NOTE?

YOU ARRESTED THE WRONG MAN!

EXACTLY RIGHT, BITCH!

THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

WHAT I'M DOING?

I'M KILLING YOU, YOU OLD BASTARD!

YOU TOOK MY DADDY TO THE GAS CHAMBER.

I'M TAKING YOU TO HELL.

JACK!

OOH! OH!

GET UP!

[GRUNTING]

I'LL KILL YOU, GILLESPIE,

YOU AND THAT BLACK BITCH THAT DIRTIED MY FAMILY'S BLOOD!

SHUT UP! YOU'RE FINISHED KILLING.

NOT TILL YOU'RE DEAD LIKE NICHOLSON!

HE KILLED MAMA! YOU KILLED DADDY!

I'M WARNING YOU.SCUM! YOU SET ME UP!

YEAH, WE DID!

FOUND YOUR NAME IN AN OLD NEWSPAPER.

TRACED YOU TO THAT CARNIVAL.

EVEN THEN, WE DIDN'T KNOW WHO YOU WERE.

YOU BE STILL, YOU HEAR?

ANYTHING YOU SAY FROM HERE ON

YOU'RE LIABLE TO HEAR IN COURT.

GO ON, TAKE HIM AWAY.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT...

WELL, YOU CUT IT PRETTY CLOSE, DIDN'T YOU?

I HATED LOOKING IN THE MUZZLE OF THAT 9mm THERE.

I WAS RIGHT WITH YOU ALL ALONG.

YOU WERE WITH ME?

YEAH.

MARIE, YOU DID VERY WELL.

I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS AGAIN.

THIS THING WOULDN'T HAVE WORKED WITHOUT YOU.

HE HAD TO BELIEVE HE'D GET US TOGETHER.

THAT SPURRED HIM ON.

BUT DON'T YOU WORRY.

I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU

TO DO ME ANY MORE FAVORS.

NOT FOR AWHILE.

YOU CAN GO TO SLEEP TONIGHT

KNOWING YOU HELPED THE CAUSE OF JUSTICE.

I OUGHT TO SUE FOR FALSE ARREST.

IT HAD TO LOOK CONVINCING.

HOPE YOU KNOW THAT KID WASN'T A CARNY.

HE STARTED TAGGING ALONG IN GREENWOOD,

DOING ODD JOBS.

OH, OH, I LIED ABOUT THE BLOOD.

IT WASN'T HUMAN BLOOD.

NO, TRACES OF FRUIT JUICE.

[ALL CHUCKLING]

YEAH? THAT MAKES US EVEN,

'CAUSE I LIED ABOUT YOUR GIRLFRIEND.

SHE DIDN'T FOLLOW ME AROUND FOR THREE MONTHS.

IT WAS ONLY THREE STATES.

[LAUGHS]

WELL, LUKE, THE WAY I FIGURE,

WE GOT US TWO OPTIONS HERE.

WE CAN GO OUT THERE AND FINISH OUR FIGHT,

OR GO HAVE A FEW BEERS.

IT'S UP TO YOU.

WELL, GIVEN A CHOICE LIKE THAT, COWBOY...

I HAVE TO SAY I'M THIRSTY.

TED: I'M GLAD THAT YOU DECIDED TO JOIN US.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.TED.

VIRGIL.

HI, HONEY.

HOW YOU DOING?

OKAY GUESS YOU KNOW I'VE OFFICIALLY LEFT THE RUNNING?

YEAH, BUT I WON'T STOP PUSHING.

WE'VE GOT TO, JUST TO KEEP FROM LOSING GROUND.

NOBODY WILL BE PUSHING HARDER THAN I AM.

WELL, AT LEAST I'VE CONVINCED ONE TIBBS TO CHANGE JOBS.

ALTHEA'S AGREED TO TAKE A JOB AT SPARTA HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU ARE? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME, HONEY?

I DID TELL YOU.

I GUESS I'LL TELL YOU ALL OVER AGAIN, HUH?

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE JOB. SEE YOU, VIRG.

OKAY, TED.

SO, NOW YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME

ABOUT HOW I DON'T LISTEN TO YOU, RIGHT?

I'M JUST GOING TO SAY

HOW YOU DON'T LISTEN TO ME

WHENEVER YOU'RE WORKING ON A CASE.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

CHIEF!ANY TIME.

[CLEARS THROAT]

WELL, HELLO, MRS. TIBBS.HI.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE DINNER

WITH ALTHEA AND ME TONIGHT?

OH, WELL, I'D LIKE IT FINE,

BUT I HAVE OTHER PLANS.

YOU ALWAYS SAY THAT, THEN YOU DINE ALONE.

YEAH, WELL, THAT HAS ITS ADVANTAGES, YOU KNOW.

IF YOU WANT TO EAT PIE WITH YOUR SPOON,

THERE'S NOBODY THERE TO CALL YOU A FOOL.

THERE IS SOMETHING I'M STILL CURIOUS ABOUT, CHIEF.

WHO DID KILL BETTY JO BRADLEY?

WAS IT HER HUSBAND OR NICHOLSON?

I DON'T KNOW, VIRGIL,

AND NOW REED NICHOLSON'S GONE, WE MAY NEVER KNOW.

THAT'S POLICE WORK.

YOU GET THE ANSWERS HALF THE TIME, YOU'RE LUCKY.

BUT I WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOU

ON SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

BUT IT WAS A MUTUAL EFFORT.

YEAH, IT WAS A MUTUAL EFFORT.

IF YOU AND I WORK TOGETHER LONG ENOUGH,

I MIGHT TURN YOU INTO A FIRST-CLASS POLICEMAN.

WELL, I THINK SATCHEL PAIGE SAID IT BEST

WHEN HE SAID...

DO YOU KNOW WHO SATCHEL PAIGE WAS?

I SAW SATCHEL PAIGE PITCH BASEBALL

WHEN YOU WERE IN YOUR DIAPERS.

WHAT DID HE SAY?

OH, HE SAID, UM, "DON'T LOOK BACK,

"BECAUSE SOMEBODY MIGHT BE GAINING ON YOU."

♪ IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

♪ OOH

♪ IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

♪ IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

♪ OH, OH, OH