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♪ 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

O.K., SUGAR, YOU READY?

I'M READY.

O.K., HERE WE GO.

WE CAN USE THE ROOM FOR HALF AN HOUR. THAT O.K.?

I MAY NEED MORE ATTENTION THAN THAT.

I SHARE IT WITH ANOTHER GIRL.

HALF AN HOUR WITH ME WILL BE JUST FINE.

I NEVER GETS NO COMPLAINTS.

CHARMANE!

COME ON, GIRL. YOUR TIME'S UP.

WHAT YOU DOING LAZING ROUND HERE?

I TOLD YOU, YOU GOT TO BE MORE BUSINESSLIKE.

I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU HAVE TO BE SO CONTRARY.

GOT YOUR FINGERPRINTS.

WHY NOT TELL US YOUR NAME?

I SAID MY NAME'S TOPAZ.

YOU WON'T SAY IF IT'S YOUR FIRST OR LAST NAME.

I AIN'T GOT NO LAST NAME.

IT'S LIKE CHER OR MADONNA.

THEY DON'T GOT NO LAST NAME.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

A FRIEND OF YOURS WAS MURDERED TONIGHT.

DOESN'T THAT MATTER TO YOU?

NOW, PLEASE, JUST HELP US.

WE ARE TRYING TO HELP YOU.

LOOK AT ME.

NOW COME ON, THIS IS SILLY.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

ROBERTA STRUD.

BUBBA, WRITE DOWN "ROBERTA STRUD."

BUT I'M TOPAZ NOW.

THAT'S MY NAME.

MY RIGHT TO HAVE ANY NAME I WANT.

CAN YOU GIVE US ANY IDEA AT ALL

ABOUT THIS GUY YOU SAW WITH YOUR FRIEND BEFORE SHE GOT KILLED?

NO.

WHITE OR BLACK GUY?

WOULD IT MAKE SOME KIND OF DIFFERENCE?

YOU LOOK LIKE THE TYPE WHO WOULD KILL SOMEBODY.

IF YOU SAW THAT MAN, HE SAW YOU.

MAYBE HE'S COMING BACK TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

YOU GET MY MEANING?

I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF...

ALWAYS HAVE.

LET HER GO, BUBBA.

LISTEN, YOU STAY OFF THEM STREETS.

IT'S DANGEROUS OUT THERE.

HONEY, DIDN'T YOU HEAR?

I'LL BE UP AT THE UNIVERSITY NEXT WEEK.

GOT MY FINAL EXAMS.

I'M GOING TO BE A DAMNED NEUROSURGEON.

THERE'S LOTS OF BRAINS THAT NEED WORKING ON AROUND HERE.

THAT WOMAN'S LYING.

SHE KNOWS SOMETHING.

I WANT MY CHECK.

COMING. YEAH, I'M COMING.

HERE YOU GO.

HOT SCRAMBLED EGGS. HERE WE GO.

I WANT MY CHECK!I HEARD YOU THE FIRST TIME.

HOLD YOUR HORSES.

GIVE ME A HAND.

TAKE THESE TO THE BOOTH OVER THERE.SURE.

HERE YOU GO, FELLAS.

HOT OFF THE GRIDDLE.

OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

ENJOY YOUR BREAKFAST.

THANKS, ROYCE.

YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY.

I'M GOING TO MARSHALL CITY

TO TAKE SOME DEPOSITION FROM A TRUCK DRIVER WHO CAN'T EVEN TALK.

AW... WELL, GOOD LUCK.

JOANN, SLOW DOWN.

YOU'LL LIVE A LOT LONGER.

OH, WELL, MY COOK TOOK OFF FOR HATTIESBURG.

HE JUST-- I DON'T KNOW,

SOME KIND OF FAMILY TROUBLE.

HE JUST THREW DOWN HIS APRON AND LEFT.

A WAITRESS IS SICK.

I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT,

BUT I CAN COOK.

SHORT ORDER-- ANYTHING YOU WANT.

I COULD USE THE WORK.

JOANN, YOUR KITCHEN'S ON FIRE.

OH, NO, THE BACON.

YOU'RE HIRED.

[ENGINE REVVING]

[REVVING]

CHARMANE ROGERS.

WHAT?

I SAID CHARMANE ROGERS. YOU KNOW HER.

NOT THAT I RECALL,

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT ISN'T POSSIBLE.

SHE WAS MURDERED LAST NIGHT.

I HEARD ABOUT THAT.

WHO'D YOU SAY SHE WAS?

GIRL IN THAT PICTURE.

THAT WAS IN HER PURSE.

SEE, THAT'S CHARMANE WITH GUESS WHO.

I GO TO BARS, AND PEOPLE COME UP TO ME.

YOU'RE TRYING TO BECOME SPARTA'S FIRST AND ONLY PIMP.

WHAT?

ORGANIZING SOME GIRLS BY TWISTING ARMS AND PUNCHING FACES.

YOU BELIEVE HOOKERS' STORIES?

I BELIEVE THE ONES WITH SWOLLEN LIPS AND BLACK EYES.

I SAW SOME TODAY.

YOU HEAR ME GOOD, ATTICUS.

I'M HOLDING YOU RESPONSIBLE.

YOU'RE MY PRIME SUSPECT IN THIS GIRL'S MURDER.

TOPAZ!

COME ON OUT!

I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE.

WHAT TIME IS IT, ATTICUS?

IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL.

I PROMISED YOUR MAMA AND DADDY YOU WOULDN'T BE LATE.

SHE'S MY LITTLE NIECE.

I'M BABY-SITTING.

LIKE YOU BABY-SAT FOR CHARMANE ROGERS?

I'LL GET YOUR BUTT IF IT TAKES THE REST OF MY CAREER.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

I DIDN'T DO IT.

FROM THIS POINT ON, YOU'RE OUT OF THE PIMPING BUSINESS.

EVERY MAN ON THIS FORCE IS GOING TO BE WATCHING EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE.

CHIEF?YEAH.

AMMO REQUISITIONS, UNIT MILEAGE COMPARISONS,

AND JANITORIAL SUPPLIES.

PUT THEM IN THE TRAY OVER THERE, WILL YOU?

YES, SIR. UH, CHIEF?

HAVE YOU BEEN OVER TO THE MAGNOLIA TODAY?

NO, I HAVE NOT. WHY?

I WAS JUST WONDERING.

I WAS WONDERING IF YOU'D MET JOANN'S NEW COOK.

NO, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW SHE HAD ONE.

KNOWING IT DOESN'T CHANGE MY PULSE RATE ANY.

HE'S A GOOD-LOOKING FELLOW, CHIEF.

I MEAN REAL GOOD-LOOKING.

HE CAN LOOK LIKE A POSSUM

AS LONG AS HE DOESN'T BURN BEANS.

YES, SIR.

OH, AND PARKER?

YOU'RE JUST ABOUT AS SUBTLE

AS A SHOVELFUL OF FERTILIZER.

THAT'S TRUE, CHIEF.

THAT'S THE TRUTH.

OH!

OH! OH, NO!

OH, HI, BILL.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?

THIS HAS BEEN THE CRAZIEST DAY I'VE EVER HAD.

DO TELL.

LET ME HELP YOU.

BILL, THIS IS CLAY CALDER.

MY COOK SUDDENLY TOOK OFF FOR A FEW DAYS.

CLAY POPPED INTO TOWN AND NEEDED WORK, SO...

SO HERE WE ARE WITH THE GUMBALLS.

HOW YOU DOING?

ALL RIGHT.

BILL'S THE POLICE CHIEF.

I NOTICED AS MUCH.

IT SAYS RIGHT THERE

ON HIS BADGE-- "C-H-I-E-F."

CAN YOU DO ANYTHING WITH TURNIP GREENS

SO I'LL WANT TO EAT THEM?

WELL, I CAN TRY.

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

CLEVELAND, BUT I'VE MOVED AROUND PLENTY.

HOW LONG YOU PLANNING ON STAYING?

CLAY, I'M PRETTY WELL CAUGHT UP HERE,

AND I KNOW YOU WANT TO GET SETTLED IN.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT NOW?

NICE MEETING YOU, CHIEF.

UH-HUH.

YOU TASTED HIS COOKING YET?

NO, BUT THE CUSTOMERS SEEM HAPPY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE MY LUCK.

HE BRING ANY REFERENCES?

NO, HE JUST SORT OF POPPED IN.

POPPED IN FROM WHERE?

I DON'T KNOW. WHY?

WELL, IT'S LIKE THE FELLA SAID ABOUT FLIES.

IT'S WHERE THEY'D BEEN THAT BOTHERED HIM.

MY INSTINCT SAYS HE'S PERFECTLY FINE.

HE'S A GOOD MAN. I JUST KNOW IT.

YOU GO ON YOUR INSTINCT. I'M GOING ON MINE.

WANT LUNCH?

EVERYTHING COMES WITH A SIDE ORDER OF GUMBALLS.

YEAH, O.K.

IT'S A GOOD DEAL. WHY DON'T YOU GO FOR IT?

JIVE TURKEY!

NO LUCK, HUH?

MAYBE WHAT YOU NEED IS A LITTLE PERSONAL MANAGEMENT.

ATTICUS, PLEASE!

CAN'T YOU LEAVE ME ALONE?

I NEED EVERY DIME I CAN EARN.

THINGS IS BAD FOR ME, REAL BAD.

KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO ME?

YOU'RE BREAKING MY HEART.

IT'S THE MAN!

WE'RE IN!

ROOM SERVICE! SWEET!

GO! TAKE THEM!

WE'RE UPSTAIRS.

POLICE! OPEN UP!

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, HOLD IT!

DON'T MOVE. DON'T MOVE!

GET UP! GET UP!

[BABY CRIES]

FULL HOUSE TONIGHT, CHIEF.

YEAH.

LET ME IN THERE, SWEET. SEE WHAT WE GOT HERE.

HOLD UP YOUR HEAD THERE, FELLA.

WELL, WELL.

THE TRAVELING COOK FROM CLEVELAND.

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK IT WAS.

YOU WERE IN BED MESSING WITH A MINOR CHILD.

YOU'LL WISH YOU NEVER SAW THIS TOWN.

I DIDN'T TOUCH HER!

WERE YOU HELPING WITH HER HOMEWORK?

CALDER, EARLIER THIS YEAR,

YOU SPENT 30 DAYS IN JAIL IN MEMPHIS FOR ASSAULT.

YOU ALMOST KILLED A PIMP

OVER A DISPUTE WITH ONE OF HIS GIRLS.

HE PICKED A FIGHT.

I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS A PIMP.

YOU KNOW PLENTY ABOUT HOOKERS.

BUT THIS GIRL WAS ONLY 16!

IT'S NOT AGAINST THE LAW TO TALK TO HER.

EXCEPT SHE WAS IN A WHOREHOUSE.

WHERE WERE YOU FRIDAY NIGHT?

ON MY WAY HERE. I ARRIVED ON SATURDAY.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR A MAN

WHO MURDERED A PROSTITUTE!

SHE WAS BEATEN, STRANGLED.

SHE WAS AS OLD AS THIS KID I CAUGHT YOU WITH.

I WON'T TOLERATE THIS!

YOU'RE LIKE COPS EVERYWHERE.

I'M THE CONVENIENT STRANGER,

THE PATSY FOR CRIMES YOU CAN'T SOLVE!

IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO CHARGE ME WITH, DO IT!

OTHERWISE LET ME GO.

CHARGE YOU WITH SOMETHING?

CHIEF, CHIEF.

LET ME TALK TO YOU.

SIT DOWN.

THAT'S NOT OUR MAN.

WELL, THEN WHO IS?

ATTICUS PAUL.

YOU'RE BACK ON THAT OLD TUNE AGAIN.

LOOK, HE'S TRYING TO ORGANIZE PROSTITUTES.

IF THEY MAKE TROUBLE, THEY'RE BEATEN.

IF THEY'RE MAKING HIM MONEY, WHY KILL ONE?

TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE,

TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY CAUSE TROUBLE.

BEATING ON THEM ISN'T ENOUGH?

YOUR PROBLEM WITH THIS GUY ATTICUS IS

HE IS JUST THE KIND OF BLACK GUY

THAT YOU, AS A BLACK POLICE OFFICER, CAN'T STAND.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT! WAIT A MINUTE.

CALDER'S JUST THE KIND OF MAN YOU CAN'T STAND.

HE'S WORKING A LITTLE TOO CLOSE TO JOANN.

YOU HOLD IT NOW.

IN ANOTHER MINUTE, WE'RE BOTH GOING TO BE SWIMMING

IN THE MIDDLE OF LAKE SILLY.

I COULD MAYBE HOLD HIM FOR STATUTORY RAPE.

I COULD CERTAINLY HOLD HIM FOR CORRUPTING MORALS OF A MINOR.

NOT YET.

PLEASE, I GOT A FEELING. JUST NOT YET.

O.K. I'LL GO ALONG WITH YOUR INTUITION.

I'LL LET HIM RUN, BUT I'LL KEEP A TIGHT REIN ON HIM.

WHAT ABOUT A TIGHT REIN ON ATTICUS PAUL?

YOU ALREADY GOT A REIN ON HIM.

NOT ENOUGH.

NOT NEARLY ENOUGH.

I'M LETTING YOU LEAVE.

I MEAN LEAVE THE POLICE STATION.

DON'T LEAVE TOWN WITHOUT MY PERMISSION.

I HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF LEAVING.

AND QUIT WORKING AT THE MAGNOLIA CAFE.

WHY?

'CAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU AROUND THERE.

UH-HUH. AROUND JOANN.

THAT WOULD SEEM TO FOLLOW, WOULDN'T IT?

YEAH.

GO ON.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE HE'S LIVING.

FIND OUT, WILL YOU?YES, SIR.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

AW...

SHOOT.

[KNOCK]

HONEY, I DON'T WORK AT HOME.

WELL, I'M HERE ON POLICE BUSINESS.

POLICEMENS ARE JUST LIKE ANYBODY ELSE--

EXCEPT THEY USUALLY END UP WANTING IT FREE.

YEAH, WELL... MAY I COME IN?

SURE, WHY NOT?

YOU CAN WATCH MY POLISH DRY.

TOPAZ, IS IT FAIR

TO ASK YOU HOW LONG YOU'VE WORKED THE STREETS?

THIS IS A TRICK QUESTION.

I JUST KNOW IT.

O.K...

I DON'T WORK THE STREETS.

YOUR PARENTS HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU DO?

WELL, I HOPE SO. MY MAMA GOT ME STARTED.

SHE'S WHAT A POLITE PERSON CALLS A DRINKING WOMAN.

HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT OF GOING SOMEPLACE ELSE,

QUITTING, STARTING A NEW LIFE?

UH-UH. WHAT I DO BEST,

I DO LYING FLAT ON MY BACK,

RIGHT HERE IN SPARTA, MISSISSIPPI.

ONLY AS LONG AS YOU BELIEVE IT.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

HUH? GET A JOB WORKING IN THE COTTON MILL?

GETTING OLD AND UGLY?

GIVING IT TO THE FOREMAN EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT SO'S I WON'T GET FIRED?

HONEY, YOU CAN STARVE TO DEATH

WORKING FOR A LIVING.

FINISH SCHOOL.

THERE'S VOCATIONAL TRAINING.

THERE ARE EVEN CLASSES AT NIGHT AT SOME OF THEM.

YOU COULD LEARN A TRADE.

I GOT ONE.

I'M REAL SKILLED.

SO GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE

AND LEAVE ME ALONE.

TELL ME THE TRUTH ABOUT CHARMANE ROGERS, AND I'LL GO.

YOU SAW THE MAN SHE WAS WITH LAST NIGHT, DIDN'T YOU?

WELL?

NO, I DIDN'T SEE NOTHING.

I TOLD YOU THAT.

HAVE A NICE DAY, NOW.

BOY, TALK ABOUT BEING SWAMPED.

YOU REALLY SAVED MY LIFE AGAIN TODAY.

IT LOOKS LIKE I'LL HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER JOB.

WHY? I THOUGHT YOU COULD STAY TILL WEEK'S END.

I WAS THINKING OF ASKING YOU TO STAY ON.

WELL, YOUR FRIEND...

HE ALL BUT ORDERED ME OUT OF TOWN,

OR OUT OF HERE.

BILL?WHATEVER YOU OWE ME, THAT'LL BE FINE.

BILL SAID YOU COULDN'T WORK HERE?

THESE THINGS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.

NOT TO ME, THEY DON'T HAPPEN.

JO, IT'S NOT WORTH IT.

YOU CAN'T GO BACK THERE.

CHIEF!

HOW DARE YOU TELL ME WHO I CAN AND CANNOT HIRE?

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO VISIT YOUR STATION

AND TELL YOU HOW TO RUN YOUR BUSINESS?

I AM A GROWN WOMAN.

I CAN HANDLE THINGS MYSELF.

HOLD EVERYTHING.

YOU WANT TO TALK, LET'S GO IN THE OFFICE.

YES, I CERTAINLY WILL.

KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN.

I WILL KEEP IT DOWN.

GET CONTROL OF YOURSELF.

LOOK, I AM A GROWN WOMAN.

I CAN RUN MY BUSINESS.

WELL, I GUESS THERE IS NO SENSE IN MY TALKING TO YOU.

PARKER, COME HERE.YES, SIR.

YOU TELL THIS WOMAN WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT HER NEW COOK CLAY CALDER.

WELL, MISS JOANN, WE FOUND MR. CALDER WITH A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL.

A 16-YEAR-OLD PROSTITUTE. SAY IT, PARKER.

A 16-YEAR-OLD PROSTITUTE IN A SWEEP LAST NIGHT.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.

YES, MA'AM, IT'S TRUE.THANK YOU, PARKER.

YOU CAN'T BELIEVE IT? I CAUGHT HIM MYSELF IN A DIRTY LITTLE WHOREHOUSE,

SITTING WITH A 16-YEAR-OLD CHILD.

I HAVE REASONS TO SUSPECT

HE MIGHT BE THE GUY

THAT MURDERED THAT OTHER POOR LITTLE HOOKER CHARMANE.

THAT'S RIDICULOUS!

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, RIDICULOUS?

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HIM?

HE ASKED YOU FOR A JOB.

I ASKED HIM TO WORK FOR ME.

PARKER SAW IT DIFFERENTLY.

I WON'T ARGUE ABOUT IT.

HE'S A MURDER SUSPECT.

I DON'T WANT HIM AROUND THE CAFE.

I KNOW YOU'RE TRYING TO PROTECT ME, AND I'M GRATEFUL,

BUT WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE

IF HE WAS WITH A PROSTITUTE?

HE'S GUILTY OF THE SAME ITCH

THAT HALF THE MEN IN THIS TOWN HAVE.

YOUR PROBLEM,

YOU DIDN'T LIKE HIM

FROM THE MINUTE YOU LAID EYES ON HIM.

NOW, LISTEN,

MY PROBLEM IS WITH AN INDIVIDUAL

THAT I COULD CHARGE

WITH TWO SERIOUS COUNTS OF FELONY.

UNTIL I KNOW THAT INDIVIDUAL IS CLEAN,

I DON'T WANT HIM ANYWHERE AROUND YOU,

AND THAT'S FINAL.

THAT IS FINAL!

HAS ANYTHING HAPPENED?

NO, NO, IT'S BEEN PRETTY QUIET.

I MUST BE DISCOURAGING BUSINESS.

NOT TOO MANY GIRLS OUT.

IF YOU'D LET THEM GET A GLIMPSE OF ME,

WE'D HAVE SWARMS OF THEM AROUND.

TAKE IT EASY, SWEET.

THE GIRLS NEED OUR PROTECTION.

THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR!

YOU WANT MY CLOTHES ON OR OFF?

I JUST WANT TO KNOW...

HAS ANYBODY EVER TRIED ANY ROUGH STUFF WITH YOU?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

HAS ANYBODY ASKED YOU

IF THEY COULD WHIP YOU OR TIE YOU UP?

GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU FREAK!

NO, I JUST WANT TO KNOW

IF YOU'D DONE THAT WITH ANYBODY.

I SAY, MAYBE I HAVE,

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT ME TIED UP SOMEWHERE.

I'VE SEEN YOUR KIND BEFORE.

LEAVE ME ALONE!

AAH!

GET AWAY FROM ME! AAH!

HE'S OUT THERE.

IT'S SICK!

HE WANTED ME TO DO...

NO, IN PLAIN ENGLISH. DID THE MAN HURT YOU?

DID HE?I ALREADY TOLD YOU EVERYTHING.

I WANT TO GO HOME.NO,

YOU'RE NOT GOING HOME, TOPAZ.

YOU'RE NOT GOING HOME

UNTIL YOU TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT THE MAN DID.

NOW, DID THE MAN ASSAULT YOU PHYSICALLY,

YES OR NO?

COURSE HE DID.

I SAID THAT.

WAS THIS SOME SEX ACT?

VIRGIL, THE CHILD SAID HE ASSAULTED HER.

THAT'S ALL WE NEED TO KNOW.

I'M SORRY, CHIEF, BUT I'M NOT PICTURING WHAT WENT ON--

IF I HADN'T SCREAMED, WHO KNOWS? I'D BE DEAD NOW.

TOPAZ, YOU WANT TO GO HOME?

GO AHEAD.

WELL, IT'S ABOUT...

TIME.

DON'T GIVE ME THE MAD LOOK.

ONCE YOU START BROWBEATING HER,

YOU DON'T GET MORE, YOU GET LESS.

BROWBEATING ?

SHE DRIED UP PRETTY DAMN QUICK WHEN YOU DISMISSED HER.

I SAW THAT FOUNTAIN QUIT.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED,

AND WE KNOW WHAT WE GOT IN MR. CLAY CALDER.

NO, NO.

THAT'S NOT EXACTLY TRUE.

WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A HYSTERICAL YOUNG GIRL

WHO'S NOT BEING DETAILED OR SPECIFIC

ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT HE DID TO HER.

THERE'S VERY LITTLE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN ONE DIRTY DETAIL AND ANOTHER.

WE HAVE A PRETTY FAIR PICTURE

OF A SPOOKY BIRD WHO LIKED TO FREQUENT THE WHOREHOUSES,

MESS WITH YOUNG PROSTITUTES,

AND LIKED TO BEAT ON THEM.

ONE NIGHT HE BEAT TOO MUCH

ON POOR LITTLE CHARMANE, AND HE KILLED HER.

YOU THINK IT'S ATTICUS PAUL

BECAUSE THAT'S STUCK IN YOUR HEAD.

WHAT'S IN YOUR HEAD?

YOU DISLIKE CLAY CALDER.

DON'T TELL ME THAT'S BECAUSE

YOU THOUGHT HE WAS A MURDERER.

O.K., I NEVER LIKED HIM. I ADMIT THAT.

THANK YOU.

BUT I STILL SAY HE'S THE PRIME MURDER SUSPECT,

AND I THINK YOU KNOW THAT.

I GOT AN A.P.B. OUT ON HIM.

THERE'S NOTHING MORE TO BE GAINED BY THIS DISCUSSION.

I'M GOING TO SEE A WOMAN ABOUT SOME CORNBREAD.

I WISH I HAD SOMETHING I COULD THROW.

THERE YOU GO, ROLAND.THANK YOU.

HOW ABOUT YOU, HURLEY?

SURE.

WELL, HELLO. WHAT CAN I GET YOU?

CAN I SEE YOU?

UH, YEAH.

I'M A LITTLE BUSY RIGHT NOW.

WHAT IS IT?

SINCE YOU AND I TALKED LAST,

HAVE YOU HEARD FROM CLAY CALDER?

NOW, LISTEN TO ME, JOANN,

I'VE HAD TO PUT OUT AN ALL POINTS BULLETIN

ON THAT GUY.

HE WAS DOWN IN THE BOTTOMS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON.

HE ASSAULTED ANOTHER YOUNG HOOKER.

IT'S JUST SO HARD TO TAKE IN.

EVERY BONE IN MY BODY TOLD ME THAT HE WAS A GOOD MAN.

WELL, IF HE GETS IN TOUCH WITH YOU,

YOU LET ME KNOW.

I--I GUESS I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY.

I MEAN, YOU WERE RIGHT ALL ALONG.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW AS I'D SAY APOLOGY.

YOU WERE PROBABLY RIGHT ABOUT THOSE FEELINGS YOU ACCUSED ME OF.

FEELINGS?

I NEVER THOUGHT I WAS A JEALOUS MAN. I STILL DON'T.

BUT YOU GOT TO ADMIT IT LOOKED REAL FUNNY

TO SEE YOU CRAWLING AROUND ON THE FLOOR

WITH SOME MYSTERY MAN.

I GUESS THAT'S JUST HUMAN.

I MEAN, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT,

BILL GILLESPIE, JUST BEING PLAIN OLD HUMAN.

PLAIN AND HUMAN IS FINE.

LEAVE OFF THE OLD.

[SINGING RAP]

OH, HONEY,

I KNOW HOW TO TREAT YOU NICE. I SURE DO.

YOU GIVING IT AWAY TONIGHT?

I AIN'T NO CHARITY.

I AIN'T EVEN TAX DEDUCTIBLE.

OH, YEAH?

HOW MUCH?

DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT A THING.

YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE, GIRL.

HEY, MAN!SORRY. SHE'S NOT AVAILABLE.

BESIDES, YOU DON'T WANT THIS ONE ANYWAY.

SHE'S LAZY IN BED.

YOU JUST COST ME $25!

MR. TIBBS, WE GOT A DISTURBING THE PEACE CALL.

READ HIM HIS RIGHTS AND BOOK HIM ON ASSAULT.

YES, SIR.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YES, SIR, I'M O.K.

I'M DETECTIVE TIBBS,

SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I KNOW THAT.

WHAT HAPPENED HERE TONIGHT?

LOOK, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

HE'S GONE TO JAIL.

IF YOU PRESS CHARGES, HE CAN GO TO PRISON.

OH, THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

I SEND HIM TO JAIL?

YOU KNOW WHAT HE'D DO TO ME WHEN HE GOT OUT?

JUST LIKE HE DID CHAR--

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

LOOK, IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT A CRIME AND YOU WITHHOLD IT,

YOU'LL BE IN AS MUCH TROUBLE AS HE IS.

MR. TIBBS,

I THINK ATTICUS KILLED CHARMANE.

TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW.

CHARMANE, SHE WAS LIKE ME--

SHE WOULDN'T GIVE HIM NO CUT OF WHAT SHE MADE.

ATTICUS SAID IF SHE DIDN'T CHANGE HER MIND,

HE'D MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF HER.

BUT CHARMANE WAS STUBBORN.

SO HE KILLED HER?

TOPAZ KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT.

YOU GO ASK HER.

THANK YOU.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

HELLO?

OH, EULA. HI, HONEY.

CAN I CALL YOU BACK? I'VE GOT TO PUT MY GROCERIES AWAY.

YEAH, I'LL CALL YOU BACK.

BYE.

DARN.

AAH!

CLAY, WHAT HAPPENED?

I NEED YOUR HELP.

OHH!

HERE.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO SCARE YOU.

I...

THAT LOOKS... REALLY BAD.

YOU SHOULD SEE A DOCTOR.

I'LL--I'LL PHONE ONE FOR YOU.

NO, DON'T!

PLEASE.

WELL, AT--AT LEAST IT SHOULD BE BANDAGED.

I CAUGHT IT ON A WIRE FENCE.

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO COME.

I'LL JUST CLEAN UP THAT ARM FOR YOU.

BUT, UH, THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO GO.

I DIDN'T KILL THAT GIRL, JOANN. I SWEAR.

I'M HERE BECAUSE MY... DAUGHTER RAN AWAY TWO YEARS AGO,

AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND HER.

OH... CLAY,

WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING?

WHY DIDN'T YOU-- WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL THE POLICE,

TO ASK FOR HELP?

I USED TO DO THAT

WHENEVER I GOT TO A TOWN SHE MIGHT BE IN.

THEY JUST DECIDED I WAS A SUSPICIOUS STRANGER

AND STARTED ACCUSING ME OF CRIMES THEY WERE WORKING ON.

THEY FOUND YOU WITH THOSE GIRLS IN THE BOTTOMS.

ONE SAID YOU ATTACKED HER.

NO, I DIDN'T. I SWEAR TO GOD I DIDN'T.

YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE ME. I JUST NEEDED INFORMATION.

I JUST ASKED QUESTIONS, THAT'S ALL.

JOANN, MY...

SEE, SARAH--

MY DAUGHTER...

SHE'S A PROSTITUTE.

AT LEAST, THAT'S WHAT SHE BECAME WHEN SHE RAN AWAY.

SHE WAS ANGRY WITH ME,

AND WE JUST STARTED FIGHTING ABOUT EVERYTHING AND...

SCHOOL AND BAD GRADES AND DRUGS AND...

I THOUGHT IT WAS WHAT EVERY PARENT AND TEENAGER WENT THROUGH.

MY WIFE TRIED TO TELL ME IT WASN'T MY FAULT.

YOU THINK SHE'S HERE IN SPARTA?

NOW?NO,

BUT I THINK THERE'S SOMEBODY WHO LIVES IN SPARTA WHO...

WHO KNEW HER.

I BELIEVE HIS INITIALS ARE R.J.

HE'S EITHER A BUSINESSMAN OR-- OR A LAWYER.

WELL, WE HAVE A LAWYER HERE WHO WE CALL R.J.,

BUT HE'S THE LAST PERSON IN THE WORLD

YOU'D EVER FIND WITH PROSTITUTES.

I WANT TO SEE HIM.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

WHO'S THERE?

TOPAZ, IT'S ME-- DETECTIVE TIBBS.

I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

EVERY TIME YOU COME AROUND

YOU GET ME IN TROUBLE.

I NEED TO TALK TO YOU!

ATTICUS AIN'T HERE.

I KNOW THAT. ATTICUS IS IN JAIL.

YOU'RE KIDDING ME.NO.

ASSAULT CHARGES-- HE WAS BEATING UP ON ANGIE.

STUPID GIRL.

HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO TAKE

FOR HER TO WISE UP?

SHE TOLD ME THAT ATTICUS KILLED CHARMANE,

AND THAT YOU KNEW ABOUT IT.

OH, MAN, AND I SUPPOSE YOU BELIEVED HER.

TOPAZ, NOW IS THE TIME FOR YOU TO TELL ME THE TRUTH.

CLAY CALDER DIDN'T ASSAULT YOU, DID HE?

HE WAS JUST ASKING YOU QUESTIONS.

NOW, ONE GIRL IS DEAD.

ANOTHER HAS BEEN BEATEN.

AND IT'S GOING TO GET WORSE... AND WORSE.

DO YOU WANT THAT ON YOUR CONSCIENCE ALL YOUR LIFE?

I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD COME DOWN THIS BAD.

IF YOU'RE PROTECTING ATTICUS

BECAUSE YOU'RE AFRAID OF HIM, NOW IS THE TIME TO TALK.

HE CAN'T HURT YOU!

I GOT THE NAME. WHEN WAS THIS?

YES. AS LONG AGO AS THAT, HUH?

CHIEF...

WE WERE BOTH WRONG.

EXCUSE ME A MINUTE.

WHAT WERE WE WRONG ABOUT?

JUST TALKED TO TOPAZ.

SHE FINALLY BROKE DOWN AND TOLD THE TRUTH.

ATTICUS WAS WITH CHARMANE BEFORE SHE WAS KILLED.

HE BEAT HER BECAUSE SHE WOULDN'T SPLIT HER TAKE.

YOU'RE STILL SAYING HE KILLED HER?

NO. TOPAZ WALKED IN ON THEM.

ATTICUS LEFT WITH TOPAZ.

AS THEY LEFT, THEY SAW A WHITE GUY HEAD TOWARDS THE ROOM.

THAT'S THE LAST PERSON WHO SAW CHARMANE ALIVE.

WHO WAS THAT-- CLAY CALDER?

NO.

I WANT TO SEE EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT

ON SEX OFFENDERS, SEX FREAKS, WHATEVER.

WHAT KIND OF GUY?

SHORT, UH, PUDGY, UH, KIND OF BALD.

OUR CHIEF OF DETECTIVES WALKED IN.

SAYS THE GUY WE WANT

IS SHORT, BALDING, AND KIND OF PUDGY.

HI.

ALL RIGHT. EXCUSE ME.

WELL, WHAT'S DOING?

CLAY WAS AT MY HOUSE.

WHAT FOR?

HE TOLD ME WHY HE'S HERE.

IT'’S A SAD REASON.

HE'S LOOKING FOR HIS DAUGHTER. SHE'S A RUNAWAY.

SHE'S, UH... SHE'S BECOME A PROSTITUTE.

HE'S BEEN TRYING TO FIND HER FOR OVER A YEAR.

YEAH. DAUGHTER'S NAME IS SARAH, ISN'T IT?

HOW DID YOU KNOW?

BECAUSE I'M TALKING TO THE NASHVILLE POLICE HERE.

SHE WAS A HOOKER, ALL RIGHT.

BUT SHE'S DEAD NOW.

SHE WAS, UH... SHE WAS MURDERED.

OVER A YEAR AGO.

BEATEN, STRANGLED. CLAY KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT.

HE STAYS IN TOUCH WITH THEM.

HE'S STILL LOOKING FOR HER.

JUST A MINUTE.

LET ME CALL YOU BACK.

UH, YEAH. THANKS A MILLION. YEAH, BYE.

HE'S LYING.

WHAT HE'S LOOKING FOR IS THE MAN WHO KILLED HIS DAUGHTER.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE CLAY CALDER IS NOW?

I JUST... I JUST TOOK HIM TO SEE ROYCE JOHNSON.

ROYCE JOHNSON.

THAT'S THE LAWYER.

WHERE?

COURTHOUSE.

EVENING, CHIEF!

IS ROYCE JOHNSON IN THE BUILDING?

HE'S UP IN THE COURTROOM.

WHY?HE'S SETTING UP FOR SOME CASE.

IS ANYONE WITH HIM?

SOME GUY.

SAID HE WAS HELPING HIM.

YEAH. THAT WOULD KILL HIM, ALL RIGHT.

HE KILLED MY LITTLE GIRL.

YEAH. AND CHARMANE, TOO.

OH, YES.

HE USED TO GO FAR FROM SPARTA,

FIND PROSTITUTES...

PAY THEM FOR THE THRILL OF MISTREATING THEM...

GIVE THEM PAIN.

THEN HE STARTED DOING IT AROUND HERE.

HE... HE WENT TOO FAR.

IT'S A PITY YOU COULDN'T HAVE TOLD ME ABOUT THIS

FROM THE BEGINNING.

NO. THEY...

THESE PEOPLE FIND LEGAL WAYS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.

WHO WOULD YOU BELIEVE, CHIEF?

A HOOKER... AN OUTCAST...

OR A RESPECTABLE MAN ABOUT TOWN?

NO.

I WANTED THIS ANIMAL TO GET JUSTICE.

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S GOING TO GET THE JUSTICE.

AND I'M DEEPLY SORRY TO HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT.

I WANT YOU TO CALL ME ONCE A WEEK.

LET ME KNOW HOW YOU'RE DOING.

IF I WON'T BE FLUNKING OUT.

DON'T TALK LIKE THAT.

YOU'RE GOING TO KNOCK THEM DEAD IN BEAUTY SCHOOL.

I DON'T KNOW, MR. TIBBS.

I AIN'T GOOD AT STUDYING.

YOU'RE REAL GOOD AT FIXING HAIR.

YOU'RE REAL GOOD AT DOING NAILS.

MAYBE IT'S A MISTAKE.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE MONEY AND ALL.

I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN CUT IT IN JACKSON.

THE CHOICE IS BETWEEN WORKING THE STREETS

OR GETTING OUT AND MAKING GOOD.

AT LEAST HERE, I KNOW WHAT I AM.

I LIVE COMFORTABLE.

YES, AND YOU PAY FOR THAT COMFORT

WITH YOUR DIGNITY, YOUR SELF-RESPECT, YOUR FREEDOM.

THAT'S WHAT YOU USE WHEN YOU GOT NO MONEY.

NOT TO MENTION BEING BEATEN BY ATTICUS.

YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR THAT?

MY DADDY SLAPPED ME AROUND WORSE.

HE NEVER EVEN PUT MONEY IN MY POCKET

OR FOOD ON MY TABLE.

O.K. YOU WAIT FOR ATTICUS PAUL.

YOU WORK THE STREETS.

BUT KEEP YOUR LOOKS, AND DON'T GET PREGNANT.

DON'T GET THE CLAP!

SYPHILIS!

AIDS!

MR. TIBBS!

WHAT?

I GUESS I'M SCARED.

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.

EVERYBODY'S SCARED, LEAVING SOMETHING THEY KNOW.

BABY, IF ANYBODY COULD MAKE IT, MY GOD, YOU CAN!

YOU CAN.

I GOT ME A NEW NAME.

ALBERTA.

IT MEANS NOBLE AND BRILLIANT.

I LIKE ALBERTA.

I LIKE IT.

IT'S ENOUGH LIKE MY OLD NAME ROBERTA,

TO HELP ME REMEMBER SOME THINGS.

BUT IT'S DIFFERENT ENOUGH SO I CAN DAMN WELL FORGET MOST THINGS.

YOU'RE THE ONLY MAN

WHO NEVER WANTED TO TRY NOTHING WITH ME.

THERE'S SOMETHING MORE TO A BEAUTIFUL GIRL

THAN JUST... THAT.

YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU?

THERE'S SOMETHING MORE.