Original subtitles

♪ IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT ♪

♪ I'VE GOT TROUBLES WALL TO WALL ♪

♪ IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

♪ YEAH

♪ MUST BE AN ENDING TO IT ALL ♪

♪ OH

♪ BUT HOLD ON

♪ IT WON'T BE LONG

♪ JUST YOU BE STRONG

♪ AND IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT

♪ IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

♪ IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT ♪

♪ OOH

[TIRES SQUEAL]

HEY, YOU BLIND?

[SIREN]

[SIREN]

HI.HI.

MAY I SEE YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE, MA'AM?

WAS I GOING TOO FAST?

MAYBE, BUT YOU RAN THAT RED LIGHT BACK THERE.

I DID?

YEAH, YOU DID.

DAMN.

I MUST HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE MAP.

I'M TRYING TO FIND THE HIGHWAY.

DON'T PEOPLE BELIEVE IN STREET SIGNS IN MISSISSIPPI?

MOST PEOPLE AROUND HERE

ALREADY KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING, MA'AM.

I WISH YOU WOULD STOP CALLING ME "MA'AM."

IT MAKES ME FEEL OLD.

I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT... MISS HOLT.

THE FINE'S $30. YOU CAN PAY IT AT THE COURTHOUSE.

I MAY JUST HAVE TO WRITE TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT

HERE IN SPARTA, MISSISSIPPI,

AND TELL THEM HOW NICE YOU'VE BEEN.

OFFICER SKINNER, IS IT?

SERGEANT SKINNER, MA'AM.

IT'S BEEN VERY NICE TO MEET YOU, SERGEANT--

WELL WORTH $30.

NOW, DON'T WORRY, MR. COBB.

IT'S GOING TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.

I WANT SOME ACTION, CHIEF GILLESPIE,

NOT SOME RUNAROUND.

YOU'LL SEE SOME ACTION.

I'M PUTTING DETECTIVE TIBBS

IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION.

WHAT OPERATION?

I DON'T WANT THOSE YOUNG HOOLIGANS MOLLYCODDLED.

THEY'VE GOT TO KNOW YOU MEAN BUSINESS.

BY THE WAY, ONE OR TWO OF THEM

HAVE BEEN SEEN NAKED UP THERE.

HMM.

WELL, DETECTIVE TIBBS ALWAYS MEANS BUSINESS.

HE HAS SEEN ACTION AGAINST

SOME OF THE TOUGHEST STREET GANGS IN THE NORTH,

IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

HE NEVER MOLLYCODDLES ANY HOOLIGANS.

HE'S PARTICULARLY TOUGH ON NAKED ONES.

AM I RIGHT, MR. TIBBS?

WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?

I'LL EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU LATER.

THERE'S NO SENSE IN YOUR WASTING MORE TIME HERE.

GO ON ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS.

LEAVE IT TO ME

TO FILL IN DETECTIVE TIBBS

ON THE ENTIRE SITUATION.

I APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION.

DON'T MENTION IT. GOODBYE, MR. COBB.

WHAT'S THE JOKE HERE?

THERE'S NO JOKE.

YOU'RE HEADING A MAJOR POLICE OPERATION.

RIGHT.

WE'VE GOT TO MUSTER ALL AVAILABLE FORCES

TO PROTECT A HIGHLY STRATEGIC POSITION FROM ATTACK

FROM OUR MOST HARDENED CRIMINAL ELEMENT.

MEANING?

WE'RE PROTECTING HUELL COBB'S LAKEFRONT PROPERTIES

FROM KIDS SWIMMING THERE AT NIGHT,

SOME NAKED.

COME ON, CHIEF.

NOBODY MEANS NO HARM OUT THERE.

DOESN'T MATTER. WE GOT TO RUN THEM OFF,

OR HE'LL COMPLAIN TO THE CITY.

WE'RE COMMITTING MANPOWER

TO KEEP TEENAGERS FROM SWIMMING

IN A PUBLIC LAKE?

WHERE THE KIDS SWIM IS PRIVATE.

IT'S THE SITE OF MR. COBB'S VACATION HOME.

EXCUSE ME, CHIEF.

A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN TO SEE SERGEANT SKINNER.

WHAT FOR?

HELL, I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW. I'LL SEE.

SOMETIMES I GET SO TIRED.

WELL, HELLO THERE.

SERGEANT SKINNER.

I HAD TO THANK YOU

FOR GIVING ME THAT TICKET.

THAT SOUNDS FUNNY,

BUT I FOLLOWED YOUR DIRECTIONS WHILE LEAVING TOWN

AND FOUND THE PERFECT PLACE

TO FINISH MY NEW BOOK.

HEY, WELL, THAT'S, THAT'S TERRIFIC.

I'VE LOOKED FOR A PLACE AWAY FROM EVERYTHING

SO I COULD WORK WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS.

YOU'RE A WRITER, HUH?

I FIGURED YOU FOR A MODEL OR SOMETHING.

NO?

NO, UM...

I'VE RENTED A CABIN NEAR BRADFORD WOODS.

IT'S REAL PRETTY UP THERE.

IT'S MORE THAN PRETTY--

IT'S PERFECT.

IT SEEMS I'LL STAY IN SPARTA FOR A WHILE.

I'M OFFICER LON JAMISON.

IF I CAN BE OF SERVICE...

OFFICER LON JAMISON,

YOU CAN FINISH YOUR REPORT

ON THAT CAR THEFT, RIGHT NOW.

[LAUGHTER]

[BUBBA] SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I CAN SEE YOU'RE BUSY,

SO, UH...UM...

WELL, I'LL WALK YOU TO THE DOOR.

O.K.

I HOPE I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN.

WHY, I--I SURE HOPE YOU DO.

BYE.

COMING ON TO BUBBA?

WHY?

HOLD ON.

NOBODY'S COMING ON TO NOBODY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

SHE JUST WANTED TO THANK HIM

FOR A TRAFFIC TICKET.

IF YOU'D GIVEN HER TWO,

THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT SHE WOULD HAVE DONE.

PARKER...

OH, UH, BUBBA?

YOU GOING OUT TO BRADFORD WOODS

TO MAYBE TAKE A MOONLIGHT DIP?

I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

IT'S A LITTLE TOWN CALLED "SPARTA."

I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU'VE HEARD OF IT.

NO, IT'S IN MISSISSIPPI.

I'VE RENTED A PLACE HERE.

NO, I HAVE NOT LOST MY MIND,

I HAVE AN IDEA.

I AM TIRED OF RUNNING.

I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

I THOUGHT YOU'D SAY THAT.

I JUST DON'T CARE.

YOU'LL THANK ME WHEN THIS IS OVER!

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT, PARKER WILLIAMS SPEAKING.

YES, MA'AM.

HOLD ON, PLEASE.

BUBBA, IT'S YOUR LADY FRIEND,

THE ONE WHO'S TURNED ON OVER TRAFFIC TICKETS.

I'LL TAKE IT IN THE CHIEF'S OFFICE.

LINE ONE.

PARKER, ONE OF THESE DAYS,

YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR SOMETHING ON THAT PHONE

THAT WILL TURN YOU INTO A BITTER MAN.

I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT LIKE THAT, CHIEF.

MAKE SURE ALL THE DOORS AND WINDOWS ARE LOCKED.

I'LL BE RIGHT OVER.

YEAH, I'LL BE RIGHT OVER.

O.K., BYE-BYE.

GOT AN EMERGENCY, CHIEF.

LAST TIME I CAUGHT YOU USING MY PHONE,

THE EMERGENCY WAS ABOUT SOME WOMAN

DRIVING YOUR CAR DRESSED IN BLACK LACE UNDERWEAR.

I WISH THERE WERE SOME THINGS YOU'D FORGET, CHIEF.

WELL, IF THERE WAS SOMEBODY OUT THERE,

THEY'RE GONE NOW.

YOU'RE SURE?

YEAH.

YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD A POSSUM OR RACCOON...

I'M SURE THERE WAS SOMEONE OUT THERE.

YOU SURE THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA,

STAYING THIS FAR OUT OF TOWN?

I WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM PEOPLE

SO I COULD WORK.

AND BESIDES, THERE'S SOMEONE AFTER ME.

I WAS MARRIED BEFORE, AND IT DIDN'T WORK OUT.

HE'S NEVER ACCEPTED IT.

YOUR HUSBAND?

WELL, HE'S NOT MY HUSBAND ANYMORE. WE'RE DIVORCED.

BUT HE WON'T LEAVE ME ALONE.

SO, YOU'RE RUNNING FROM HIM?

HE FOLLOWS ME, SCARES ME.

HE WANTS ME BACK, AND HE ALWAYS SEEMS TO FIND ME.

HE'S BEEN GETTING SICKER AND SICKER.

HE'S GOT A GUN,

AND I'M AFRAID HE'LL USE IT ON ME.

I CONSIDERED GETTING A GUN,

BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIRE ONE.

DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT NOTHING.

I'M GOING TO TAKE CARE OF YOU.

I KNEW THAT.

THE FIRST TIME I SAW YOU,

I KNEW THAT.

WILL YOU STAY WITH ME TONIGHT?

EVER SINCE THAT WOMAN ARRIVED,

BUBBA--HE'S IN OVER HIS HEAD.

SHE'S A BEAUTIFUL, SOPHISTICATED YOUNG WOMAN,

AND BUBBA...

WELL...

YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE SEES IN HIM.

IN A WORD, NO.

LET ME TRY TO EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU.

BUBBA...

IS A HUNK.

HUNK?

HE'S MANLY, HE'S STRONG, HE'S CONSIDERATE,

AND JUST RIPPLING WITH MUSCLES.

ALTHEA, ALTHEA...

YOU'RE A MARRIED WOMAN.

HEY, I'M MARRIED, I'M NOT BLIND.

WELL...

IF BUBBA'S A HUNK...

WHAT DOES THAT MAKE ME?

A SUPER HUNK.

OH.

WELL...

[SNORING]

OH, BUBBA.

HMM?

BUBBA...

BUBBA, THAT'S IT.

OH...

OH...YOU'RE THE BEST, BUBBA.

THAT'S IT...

OH, BUBBA...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

YEAH, RIGHT ON IT.

WE'RE GOING OVER THESE DIRECTORIES

FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, CHIEF.

SERGEANT SKINNER WAS GOING OVER THEM WITH US.

BUBBA, GO IN THE OFFICE. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

YES, SIR.

WHEN I WAS HALF YOUR AGE,

I COULD LIE TWICE AS GOOD.

[TIBBS] YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

O.K. GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

BUBBA.

WELL, VIRGIL,

NOW THAT YOUR MAJOR OPERATION IS ORGANIZED,

PLANNED, CALCULATED,

SCHEDULED,

MAYBE YOU'LL EXPLAIN IT

TO SERGEANT SKINNER HERE.

YEAH, SURE.

SINCE WE HAVE TO PROTECT

HUELL COBB'S LAKEFRONT PROPERTY,

I'VE DRAWN UP A SCHEDULE OF PATROLS.

IF WE STAY FOR A WEEK STRAIGHT,

WE'LL BREAK THE KIDS' HABIT OF SWIMMING THERE.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT, AND NEITHER DO YOU.

OFFICIALLY, I TAKE IT AS GOSPEL.

PERSONALLY...

I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS.

BUBBA, POST THAT.

AND NOTICE, YOU HAVE THE FIRST PATROL TONIGHT.

TONIGHT?

WHY? YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT?

NO, UH-UH.

WAIT HERE A MINUTE, WILL YOU?

CAN I USE THE OFFICE FOR A FEW MINUTES?

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD STEP OUTSIDE

FOR A FEW MINUTES.

STEP OUT? THIS IS MY OFFICE, TOO.

THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING YOU,

NOT TELLING YOU.

I'D LIKE A MOMENT OR TWO IN PRIVATE

WITH SERGEANT SKINNER.

OH!

YEAH, RIGHT.

BUBBA.

THANK YOU.

NOW, BUBBA, WHAT'S WRONG?

YOU LOOK KIND OF TIRED LATELY.

WELL, CHIEF, IT'S BEEN A LITTLE TOO HOT

TO SLEEP AT NIGHT.

WHAT'S TOO HOT,

THE WEATHER OR THE COMPANY?

I'LL FIND MORE TIME TO GET SOME SLEEP.

THEN YOU SHOULD SET ASIDE THE TIME FOR IT.

YOU PUT EVERYTHING ELSE UP A LITTLE EARLIER.

I BETTER GET BACK TO WORK.

I GOT A LITTLE BEHIND.

I'LL BET YOU DID.

I JUST BET YOU DID.

BUBBA?

CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE?

YEAH, I GUESS SO.

IT'S ABOUT THE WOMAN YOU'RE SEEING.

YEAH?

WELL...

I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU...

GO FOR IT!

[LAUGHTER]

[BUBBA] WHAT?

[JACKIE] YOU KNOW WHO YOU REMIND ME OF?

JOHN WAYNE.

OH, COME ON NOW.

IT'S TRUE. A STRONG, SILENT TYPE, A MYTHIC HERO.

ME?

YEAH.

ME AND THE DUKE, HUH?

WELL, LET'S TAKE 'EM TO MISSOURI, JACKIE.

WHO DO I REMIND YOU OF?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

THERE MUST BE SOMEBODY ROMANTIC THAT YOU THINK OF.

OH...I'M NOT TOO GOOD AT THIS SORT OF THING.

WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?

WE GOT US KIND OF A STAKEOUT.

CAN'T YOU STAY A LITTLE LONGER?

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

HELLO?

I FOUND YOU, JACKIE.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

I'M GOING TO GET YOU FOR IT.

I'M GOING TO HURT YOU REAL BAD.

WHAT'S WRONG?

THAT WAS FRANK.

HE'S FOUND ME.

HE SOUNDED LIKE HE WAS DRUNK.

HE SAID HE WAS COMING AFTER ME.

WHERE WAS HE CALLING FROM?

I DON'T KNOW, SOME MOTEL.

YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME, PLEASE DON'T GO.

I GOT TO BE ON DUTY IN A FEW MINUTES.

HE'S GOING TO COME HERE AFTER ME!

CALM DOWN. FIRST THING TOMORROW--

TOMORROW'S TOO LATE! WHAT ABOUT TONIGHT? HE'S COMING HERE.

SHH! HUSH, HUSH.

IT'S O.K., IT'S O.K.,

IT'S O.K.

UH...JAMISON, YEAH, BUBBA.

YEAH, I KNOW IT'S LATE.

CAN YOU COVER FOR ME TONIGHT?

I GOT A BELLYACHE.

YEAH.

O.K., WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN.

I'VE ALWAYS HATED GUNS.

YOU GOT TO LEARN TO PROTECT YOURSELF WHEN I'M NOT AROUND.

WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN.

O.K., NOW TAKE AIM.

HOLD IT STEADY, NOW,

AND SQUEEZE THAT TRIGGER.

WELL, YOU'RE CLOSING IN ON IT.

IT'S HOPELESS. I DIDN'T COME WITHIN A MILE.

NOW, HUSH UP, IT IS NOT HOPELESS.

YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP PRACTICING,

GET COMFORTABLE WITH IT.

LOOK AT ME--

IF OLD FRANK WAS TO SEE YOU WITH THAT GUN,

HE'D THINK TWICE.

HMM?

HMM.

HMM.

HMM.

COME ON.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

HOW ARE YOU?

JUST FINE.

TOM, EULA.

MORNING, BILL.

GOOD MORNING.

WELL, BILL, LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA HAVE WEDDING BELLS

IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SOON.

A POLICE CHIEF IS LIKE THE POOR WIFE--

ALWAYS THE LAST TO KNOW.

EULA SAYS A CERTAIN SOMEBODY SPENDS LOTS OF TIME

NEAR THEIR PLACE AT BRADFORD WOODS,

AND IT'S GETTING SERIOUS.

REAL SERIOUS.

COULD I HAVE A HONEY BUN, IF YOU PLEASE?

I DON'T PLEASE, YOU HAD TWO YESTERDAY.

HOW ABOUT SOME BRAN?

BRAN IS FOR FEEDING HOGS.

A HONEY BUN IS WHAT HUMANS WANT WITH COFFEE.

CORA MAE OVER AT THE BEAUTY PARLOR

WAS TELLING ME THAT MISS JACQUELINE HOLT--

THAT'S HOW SHE SAYS IT, "JACQUELINE,"

HAS BEEN THUMBING THROUGH BRIDAL MAGAZINES.

GILLESPIE, I THOUGHT YOU TOLD ME

YOUR BOYS WOULD PROTECT MY PROPERTY.

THAT'S WHAT I TOLD YOU, HUELL.

THERE WASN'T A MAN THERE UNTIL 2 A.M.

BY THEN A PARTY WAS GOING ON THERE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE.

NOW, I EXPECT THE LAW TO BE UPHELD.

IF NOT, I'LL SPEAK TO MY FRIENDS ON THE CITY COUNCIL.

GOOD MORNING, HUELL.

WHAT'S BOTHERING HIM IS HE WISHES

HE WERE SPENDING EVERY NIGHT AT BRADFORD WOODS,

IF YOU GET MY MEANING.

IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO GET A HONEY BUN.

NOW IT'S GETTING HARD TO EAT ONE.

HEY, CHIEF.

HEY!

SINCE WHEN DO MY POLICE OFFICERS

CHANGE SHIFTS WITHOUT ASKING MY PERMISSION?

I WAS SICK. I DIDN'T WANT TO BOTHER YOU.

I KNOW WHO YOU CALLED. I CALLED AT 3 A.M.

THEY TOLD ME.

ALL RIGHT, IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS WOMAN?

EXCUSE ME, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT'S MY BUSINESS.

YOU'RE NOT TAKING CARE OF YOUR BUSINESS VERY WELL.

I MEAN, WHAT IS IT?

ARE YOU SERIOUS ABOUT THIS MISS HOLT?

I DON'T KNOW.

IS SHE GOING TO BE STAYING AROUND HERE,

OR MOVING SOMEPLACE WITH A LITTLE MORE GLAMOUR?

YOU THINK SHE'S TOO GOOD FOR ME, RIGHT?

I THINK MISS HOLT WILL SOON GET TIRED

OF A LITTLE TOWN LIKE SPARTA.

OR A HICK LIKE ME, RIGHT?

YOU SAID THAT, BUBBA, I DIDN'T.

BUT I'LL SAY THIS--

YOU WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST GUY

WEARING HIS HEART ON HIS SLEEVE

TO GET IT BRUSHED OFF.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING MORE TO SAY...

I'LL GET BACK TO WORK.

GO AHEAD.O.K.

GO AHEAD.

JACKIE, YOU O.K.?

YES, WHERE ARE YOU?

I'M AT THE WHITE COLUMNS INN NEAR POTTER CITY.

THERE'S A MAN HERE THAT FITS YOUR DESCRIPTION

OF YOUR EX-HUSBAND.

HE'S REGISTERED UNDER THE NAME "ANDERSON."

I'LL WAIT HERE FOR HIM, TALK TO HIM,

SEE IF MAYBE IT'S YOUR EX.

WHAT IF HE DOESN'T GET BACK UNTIL LATE?

IT'LL BE DARK BEFORE YOU'RE HERE.

COME STAY WITH ME.

DON'T WORRY.

I'LL BE OVER RIGHT AFTER I GET OFF DUTY.

I'VE BEEN THINKING.

REMEMBER WHEN YOU ASKED ME

IF YOU REMINDED ME OF ANYBODY?

YES.

WELL, I THINK I THOUGHT OF SOMEONE.

PRINCESS MADELINE.

WHO'S THAT?

SHE WAS IN THIS BOOK I READ

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID.

SHE WAS KIND AND BEAUTIFUL,

AND EVERYBODY LOVED HER.

NATURALLY, SHE HAD ALL SORTS OF GUYS AFTER HER.

BUT...

SHE CHOSE THE POOR MAN BECAUSE HIS HEART WAS TRUE.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

HUH, OH...

HELLO?

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, SLUT.

I'LL GET YOU FOR IT.

IT'S FRANK.

LET ME SEE THAT.

FRANK, STOP CALLING HERE. MY NAME'S BUBBA SKINNER, I'M A COP.

OH, YOU'RE THERE WITH MY WIFE, COP?

WELL, HOW ABOUT IF I BLOW YOU AWAY, TOO?

IF YOU COME ANYWHERE NEAR HERE,

I'M PERSONALLY GOING TO ADJUST THAT ATTITUDE OF YOURS.

I DON'T THINK FRANK LIKED THAT.

HE HUNG UP.

OH, I AM SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

I'M GLAD I'M HERE, TOO.

[GUNSHOT]

[GUNSHOT]

I SHOT HIM.

I SHOT HIM!

I WAS GETTING WATER. I HEARD THE DOOR OPEN.

HE WAS STANDING THERE. I SAW HE HAD A GUN.

I GRABBED THE GUN YOU GAVE ME.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I PULLED THE TRIGGER.

OH, GOD.

IT ISN'T FRANK.

IT ISN'T FRANK!

HIS NAME'S JOHN ANDERSON.

IT WAS SO DARK, I COULDN'T TELL WHO IT WAS.

THAT LOCK'S HARD TO PICK.

YOU SURE IT WAS BOLTED?

I DON'T REMEMBER.

I THINK I BOLTED IT BEFORE GOING TO BED.

HOW DID HE GET IN?

I DON'T KNOW!

ALL I KNOW IS HE WAS STANDING THERE.

I KILLED HIM! I'M A MURDERER!

STOP IT!

JUST STOP IT!

IT WAS DARK AND THE MAN HAD A GUN.

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES THAT MAKE?

IT'S NOT MURDER WHEN YOU SHOOT AN ARMED MAN

BREAKING INTO YOUR HOUSE.

WHY DID YOU GIVE ME THE GUN, ANYWAY?

I TOLD YOU I HATE GUNS, I DIDN'T WANT IT!

YOU HAD TO PROTECT YOURSELF, AND YOU DID.

WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE ME?

YOU'RE A POLICEMAN. IF YOU HAD DONE IT,

NOBODY COULD SAY ANYTHING.

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME.

YOU COULD SAY IT.

NOBODY WOULD SAY ANYTHING, THEY'D ALL BELIEVE YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST WANT IT TO BE OVER.

BUBBA, WHERE EXACTLY WERE YOU

WHEN YOU HEARD THE SHOTS?

I WAS IN BED.

WERE YOU ASLEEP?

DAMN IT, VIRGIL! I CAN MAKE OUT MY OWN REPORT.

IT'S STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR A POLICEMAN INVOLVED IN A SHOOTING

TO BE INTERROGATED BY A SUPERIOR OFFICER.

DETECTIVE? FBI OFFICE IN CHICAGO.

THANKS.

YEAH, VIRGIL TIBBS HERE.

SO, IT WAS TOO DARK IN THAT DOORWAY

TO SEE VERY WELL.

YES.

YOU COULDN'T TELL WHETHER YOUR HUSBAND

WAS STANDING THERE.

WHAT MADE YOU THINK IT WAS?

HE'D BEEN CALLING ME, THREATENING ME.

JUST THAT NIGHT, BUBBA--

SERGEANT SKINNER TALKED TO HIM ON THE PHONE,

AND HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO KILL US.

HE'S A VIOLENT MAN.

I KNEW HE WAS CAPABLE OF KILLING.

I WAS TERRIFIED.

CAN I GET YOU SOME COFFEE OR TEA?

I'D LIKE SOME WATER.

SOME WATER.

THANK YOU.

GET SOME WATER. BRING IT IN TO HER.

HEY, CHIEF?

YEAH?

SHE TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED?

YEAH. SHE SAID IT WAS DARK.

SHE SHOT THE WRONG MAN.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, BYE.

CHIEF, CAN I SEE YOU FOR A MINUTE?

YEAH.

[TIBBS] LOOK, I, UH...

I HAD THE FBI RUN A CHECK ON THAT VICTIM...

[INAUDIBLE]

GOT SOMETHING TO DO WITH ME?

YEAH, VIRGIL MADE SOME CALLS.

YOU TELL HIM.

I HAD THE FBI RUN A CHECK

ON THE VICTIM, ANDERSON.

HE'S A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR

WHO FREELANCES ON CASES WHERE A REWARD'S OFFERED.

BOUNTY HUNTER.

BOUNTY?

WHAT WOULD A BOUNTY HUNTER WANT WITH JACKIE?

I ALSO HAD THE FBI CHECK ON JACKIE HOLT.

BUBBA, SHE'S MARRIED...

TO A MAN WHO IS A FUGITIVE,

WANTED FOR THE ARMED ROBBERY

OF A CASH TRANSFER COMPANY IN GARY, INDIANA.

SHE'S DIVORCED, SHE TOLD ME.

HER EX-HUSBAND'S FOLLOWING HER, THAT'S ALL.

THE FBI ISN'T WRONG.

SHE'S GOT A HUSBAND.

SHE'S PROBABLY PLANNING TO MEET THAT HUSBAND.

HE'S STILL HOLDING THAT HALF MILLION DOLLARS

FROM THAT ROBBERY.

MAYBE SHE'S CHASING HIM.

BUT SHE'S SURE ENOUGH A LIAR.

YOU GOT TO FACE THAT, SON.

ANDERSON WAS FOLLOWING HER

TO FIND HER HUSBAND AND THE MONEY.

DO YOU THINK SHE SET YOU UP?

EXCUSE ME.

YOU LIED TO ME--

ABOUT EVERYTHING.

ABOUT BEING MARRIED, ABOUT FRANK BEING AFTER YOU.

YOU CALLED ANDERSON, DIDN'T YOU?

NO.

I FOUND HIM FOR YOU.

AND YOU WAITED WITH AN OPEN DOOR AND A GUN.

NO! I...

AND YOU TRIED TALKING ME INTO SAYING I SHOT HIM?

BUBBA!

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS LIKE WITH FRANK.

IF I TRIED DIVORCING HIM, HE'D KILL ME.

WHEN THE POLICE TOLD ME ABOUT THE ROBBERY,

I JUST STARTED DRIVING.

I HOPED HE WOULDN'T FIND ME

BEFORE THE POLICE FOUND HIM.

I'VE BEEN AFRAID FOR SO LONG.

BUT WHEN I SAW YOU, I KNEW I'D BE SAFE.

I COULDN'T TELL THE TRUTH AND RISK LOSING YOU.

YOU MEANT TOO MUCH TO ME.

DAMN, THAT WAS GOOD, REAL GOOD.

BUBBA.

CHIEF, I GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.

WAIT A MINUTE, BUBBA.

JUST LISTEN TO ME, HUH?

THERE ISN'T A MAN ALIVE WHO LIKES WOMEN

THAT HASN'T PLAYED THE FOOL AT LEAST ONCE,

SOME MORE THAN ONCE.

YOU ALL MUST'VE HAD A PRETTY GOOD LAUGH.

NOBODY LAUGHED AT ANYTHING!

FUNNY THING IS, I KNEW DEEP INSIDE.

WHAT WOULD SHE SEE IN ME?

I WANTED TO BELIEVE HER.

YOU'RE MOVING TOO FAST.

NO MATTER WHAT ANYBODY THINKS,

WE CAN'T JUDGE THAT WOMAN NOW.

THE FACTS AREN'T IN.

WE GOT TO WORK TOGETHER TO GET THE FACTS.

CUT THIS OUT AND START ACTING LIKE A POLICE OFFICER.

I GOT SUCKERED, AND A MAN IS DEAD.

I AIN'T FIT TO BE A POLICE OFFICER.

YOU DON'T MEAN THAT.

THE HELL I DON'T.

HERE.

OH, I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THAT.

WIDE OPEN.

YEAH.

IT'S THE BACK DOOR I'M INTERESTED IN.

YEAH.

THE BACK DOOR WAS BOLTED.

NOW IF IT WASN'T,

A PROFESSIONAL COULD'VE GOTTEN THROUGH THAT LOCK.

YEAH.

LOOKS LIKE A PUBLISHER'S LETTER.

SEE IF YOU CAN READ THAT.

REJECTION SLIPS.

WELL, AT LEAST SHE WANTED TO BE A WRITER.

"GENTLEMEN,

"PLANNING ON BEING IN NEW YORK AT MONTH'S END

"TO MEET WITH THE EDITOR OF YOUR COMPANY

"TO TALK ABOUT A NEW BOOK.

I'M SURE YOU'LL BE INTERESTED."

DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A WOMAN

RUNNING FROM A BOUNTY HUNTER.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

NO, BUT THERE'S ALL KINDS OF PECULIAR PEOPLE

WRITING BOOKS NOWADAYS.

HATE TO BOTHER YOU.

WHAT DO YOU WANT, TOM?

THERE'S SOMETHING OVER AT MY PLACE YOU OUGHT TO SEE.

WANNA GO WITH HIM?

I FIGURED HE'D JUST RUN OFF.

I WAS HUNTING HICKORY NUTS,

FOUND HIM LAYING RIGHT THERE.

HAD HIS THROAT CUT.

BEST HUNTING DOG I EVER OWNED.

IT'S A SHAME, TOM. IT'S A SHAME.

I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU CUT THIS FENCE.

I SURE DIDN'T,

I FIGURED YOU OUGHT TO KNOW.

CHIEF...

I'M GUESSING THIS WAS ANDERSON.

HE WAS COMING TO THE HOUSE LAST NIGHT.

HE DIDN'T WANT THE DOG TO ALERT SOMEONE.

HE CUT THE FENCE AND CAME THROUGH.

THEN MISS HOLT MIGHT JUST BE TELLING THE TRUTH.

ALL RIGHT, HUDDLE UP!

HUT!

YEAH!

ALL RIGHT!

BRING IT BACK, FIRST DOWN.

FIRST DOWN.

COME ON, GET OVER THERE, COME ON.

COME ON, NOW. HERE WE GO.

HUT! ALL RIGHT, GO, GO!

OH...WHOO!

[LAUGHTER]

WELL, BUBBA.

SEEMS KIND OF FUNNY, YOU SITTING UP HERE,

NOT TEARING AROUND ON THAT FIELD DOWN THERE.

I'LL BET YOU NEVER SAT HERE

WATCHING GAMES WHEN YOU WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

YEAH. I REMEMBER SITTING UP HERE,

DOWN AROUND MIDFIELD,

WATCHING THAT LAST GAME YOU PLAYED

IN YOUR FINAL YEAR--

AGAINST POTTER CITY.

AND WE WERE LOSING,

WE NEEDED A TOUCHDOWN TO WIN.

THEY THREW YOU A PASS IN THE FLAT,

AND THAT BIG OLD BOY HIT YOU SO HARD,

I NEVER SEEN ANYBODY HIT THAT WAY.

I DIDN'T THINK YOU WAS GONNA GET UP.

THOUGHT THEY'D HAVE TO CARRY YOU OFF THE FIELD.

BUT NO, YOU GOT UP

AND YOU JUST SHOOK IT OFF.

STAYED IN THE GAME.

AND THEN, WITH LESS THAN A MINUTE TO GO...

THEY PULLED A DRAW PLAY.

THEY SLIP YOU THE BALL,

AND YOU BROKE THROUGH AND SCORED.

THE WHOLE TOWN STOOD UP, CHEERING THEIR HEADS OFF.

THEY WON THE GAME.

WELL, YOU WON THE GAME.

'CAUSE YOU STAYED IN IT.

YOU STAYED WITH IT.

CHIEF, YOU DIDN'T COME OUT HERE

TO TELL ME FOOTBALL STORIES.

BUBBA...

WE THINK THIS GUY ANDERSON

KILLED A DOG AND CUT A FENCE

TO GET ON THAT PROPERTY.

SO, WE KNOW HE WASN'T PAYING ANY CORDIAL VISIT.

WE RELEASED MISS HOLT FOR NOW.

WE TOLD HER TO STAY HANDY.

WHAT I MEAN IS...

WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE LAST NIGHT.

SO, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS,

MAYBE I WAS WRONG.

MAYBE SHE WASN'T LYING TO ME, RIGHT?

WELL, BUBBA, I DON'T KNOW, UH...

WELL, I DON'T KNOW, EITHER.

'CAUSE THIS WOMAN GOT ME ALL MIXED UP, CHIEF.

UH, BUBBA...

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU ABOUT HER.

ALL I CAN SAY IS,

WHATEVER LIFE BRINGS YOU IN THAT WAY,

I SURE HOPE IT BRINGS YOU THE BEST.

BECAUSE YOU'RE ONE OF THE BEST MEN I'VE EVER KNOWN.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO DO ANYTHING FOOLISH.

I CAN'T STAND SEEING YOU DO ANYTHING FOOLISH.

HUT! AHH! YES!

ALL RIGHT, NICE ONE!

ALL RIGHT, THROW IT BACK HERE, BACK HERE!

DID YOU TALK TO BUBBA?

YEAH.

HOW'S HE DOING?

HE'S GONNA BE O.K., HE'S FINE.

I SURE HOPE SO. THINGS WOULDN'T BE THE SAME.

CHIEF?

I'VE BEEN OVER TO THE HOSPITAL.

I HAD A SALIVA TEST RUN ON THAT CIGARETTE.

SLOW DOWN. WHAT ABOUT IT?

I HAD IT TESTED AGAINST ANDERSON'S BLOOD TYPE.

THEY'RE NOT THE SAME.

WHOEVER KILLED THE DOG, IT WASN'T ANDERSON.

WHO ELSE WOULD WANT ON THAT PROPERTY

BAD ENOUGH TO KILL A DOG?

THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

SOMEBODY ELSE MUST BE AFTER JACKIE HOLT.

WELL, I THINK WE, UH...

WE BETTER GO OUT THERE.

BECAUSE I THINK BUBBA WENT OUT THERE.

[PISTOL COCKS]

HOLD IT, COWBOY.

PUT UP YOUR HANDS.

PUT 'EM UP!

FRANK, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

WE'LL TAKE A WALK DOWN BY THE RIVER.

JUST TIE HIM UP.

WE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO GET AWAY.

I'M THE ONLY ONE LEAVING HERE.

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU, NIGHT AFTER NIGHT.

AFTER A WHILE, YOU WEREN'T PRETENDING, WERE YOU?

YOU SAID TO DO WHATEVER I HAD TO DO!

WELL, IT GOT OUT OF CONTROL.

YOU LOVED IT, DIDN'T YOU?

WHY ARE YOU SAYING THIS?

I SAW WHAT WENT ON.

HOW HE MADE YOU FEEL.

OBVIOUSLY, I JUST DON'T CUT IT ANYMORE.

WHAT DO YOU NEED WITH ME?

WHAT DO I NEED WITH YOU?

I KEPT ANDERSON AWAY!

I HAD THE MONEY!

WHO'S HE?

IT'S HER HUSBAND--

FRANK.

JAMISON, GET ME THE FIRST AID KIT.

RIGHT.

I'LL CALL IN FOR AN AMBULANCE.

I'VE GOTTA PUT THESE ON YOU.

I KNOW.

AND...LIFT.

[SIREN]

BUBBA?

CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE?

PLEASE, JUST FOR A MINUTE.

I'M SO SORRY.

SORRY? OH, WELL, IF YOU HADN'T DISTRACTED HIM,

HE WOULD HAVE KILLED ME.

I OWE YOU MY LIFE.

BUT I OWE YOU MINE.

GUESS I WAS PRETTY MUCH A FOOL, HUH?

YOU AREN'T A FOOL, BUBBA.

YOU'RE A GOOD AND DECENT MAN.

YEAH.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'LL EVER

BELIEVE ME ABOUT ANYTHING.

I'D LIKE YOU TO BELIEVE

THAT WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN US WAS REAL.

I DON'T WANT YOU LIVING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

THINKING IT WASN'T.

I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU.

I HOPE YOU WON'T FORGET ME.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY WAY I CAN.

UH, BUBBA...

YES, SIR.

OH, LISTEN, UH...

HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT TAKING A COUPLE DAYS OFF?

NO, UH...

I THINK I'M GOING TO DO WHAT YOU SAID.

WHAT DID I SAY?

I'M GOING TO STAY WITH IT.

MM.

FINE, FINE.

O.K.

BUT NOW, UH...

YOU KNOW WHERE I LIVE,

AND YOU KNOW WHEN I'M THERE, DON'T YOU?

YES, SIR, I DO.

I SURE DO.

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