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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 ♪

♪ OH ♪

[WOMAN] YOU'RE NOT AFRAID TO BE HERE ALONE?

I'VE BEEN ALONE FOR 20 YEARS.

NO NEED TO FEAR TONIGHT.

BUT AFTER WHAT HAPPENED.

LIGHTNING DOESN'T STRIKE TWICE.

HE STOLE EVERY PIECE OF JEWELRY I HAD THE FIRST TIME.

GO ON HOME, MERCY. I'LL BE FINE.

NIGHT, HELEN. CALL ME IF YOU NEED ME.MMM.

MR. TIBBS, YOU THINK I SHOULD GET MARRIED?

YOU DIDN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION, MR. TIBBS.

WILSON, JUST BECAUSE A GIRL INVITES YOU TO HER HOUSE FOR SUNDAY SUPPER,

DOESN'T MEAN SHE WANTS TO MARRY YOU.

DON'T MEAN SHE DOESN'T.THAT'S TRUE.

WHAT SHOULD I DO?ELOPE--

SAVES TIME AND TUXEDO RENTALS.

YEAH. THANKS A LOT.NO, I'M SERIOUS.

GETTING MARRIED...

WAS THE BEST THING THAT HAPPENED IN MY LIFE.

[DOOR CREAKING]

[GASPING]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

WHO'S THERE?

IS ANYONE THERE?

[MERCY SCREAMING]

NOW, THE WEDDING WAS A ROYAL PAIN IN MY--

[MAN ON RADIO] ALL UNITS PROCEED TO 154 MAGNOLIA.

NEIGHBOR REPORTS A POSSIBLE BURGLARY IN PROGRESS.

O.K. THIS MAY BE OUR BOY.

[TIRES SCREECH]

YOU GO AROUND THE FRONT. I'LL GO AROUND BACK.

HOLD IT!

POLICE!

[GRUNTS]

[GROANS]

MY GOD, MY BACK.

MR. TIBBS, YOU O.K.?YEAH, I'M FINE.

OW!

[ALTHEA] DO YOU WANT ME TO STOP?[VIRGIL] YES.

NO. I DON'T KNOW.

[GROANING]

IT WOULD HELP IF YOU RELAX.

HOW CAN I RELAX? WE HAD HIM. I BLEW IT.

YOU'LL CATCH HIM LATER.

LATER-- WHEN?

AFTER HE'S BEAT UP ANOTHER DEFENSELESS OLD LADY?

LISTEN, I KNOW THIS ISN'T EXACTLY THE PERFECT TIME

TO MENTION THIS--TO MENTION WHAT?

WELL, YOU KNOW MY PARENTS, MOM AND DAD,

THEY'RE COMING FOR A VISIT.

SO, WHEN'S IT GOING TO BE-- AH,

NEXT THANKSGIVING OR CHRISTMAS?

WELL, ACTUALLY, IT'S... TOMORROW.

OR, MORE ACCURATELY, TODAY.

AAH! TODAY?

DON'T GET CRAZY. I JUST HEARD.

I DIDN'T WANT TO BOTHER YOU.

YOU'RE BUSY WITH THE INTRUDER CASE.

I DIDN'T WANT TO UPSET YOU.

WHY WOULD I GET UPSET?

YOUR MOTHER WILL COOK EVERYTHING I HATE.

YOUR FATHER WILL TELL ME

AND ANYONE ELSE WHO'LL LISTEN

ALL THE DARING ADVENTURES

THAT MADE HIM IRON JAW PETERSON,

A BETTER COP THAN I AM.

MAYBE NOT, NOW THAT HE'S RETIRED.

OHH.

BABY...

NOW THAT HE'S RETIRED,

HE'LL TELL MORE STORIES THAN EVER.

VIRGIL, LISTEN,

HE CAN'T GET HIS BLOOD PRESSURE DOWN. I'M WORRIED ABOUT HIM.

BEING A COP WAS HIS WHOLE LIFE.

I WANT YOU TO TRY TO BE NICE TO HIM.

I TRY, BABY, BUT THE MAN--

THE MAN TREATS ME LIKE DIRT.

HONEY, LOOK,

I JUST WANT YOU TO BE PATIENT,

UNDERSTANDING, FOR ME.

PLEASE?OW!

O.K. YEAH.

YEAH?YEAH, YEAH.

I CAN'T HEAR YOU.YEAH!

GOOD.

MISS WHITE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY.

I'M SORRY YOU FEEL THE WAY YOU DO.

YOU KNOW, PREVENTING CRIME

IS A LITTLE LIKE PREDICTING HAIL STORMS.

I'M NOT INTERESTED IN FRONT PORCH PHILOSOPHY.

NEITHER ARE THE FAMILIES OF THOSE SENIOR CITIZENS

WHO'VE BEEN ASSAULTED AND ROBBED,

AND NEITHER IS THE CITY COUNCIL.

ANYTIME THE COUNCIL WANTS ME THERE--

WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.

FIRST I HAVE TO REPORT I TALKED WITH YOU

AND GOT VERY LITTLE SATISFACTION.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING.

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT WOMAN NEEDS?

I KNOW WHAT YOU THINK SHE NEEDS,

SO YOU NEEDN'T TELL ME.

HEY, PARKER, CALL UP THE HOSPITAL, PLEASE.

MAKE AN INQUIRY ABOUT MERCY WILLFORD.

I JUST DID THAT.

NO CHANGE. SHE'S STILL CRITICAL.

NOW, THIS IS AWFUL. I'VE KNOWN MISS MERCY SINCE I WAS 5 YEARS OLD.

EVERY CHRISTMAS SHE'D GIVE US KIDS DIVINITY.

I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN HER WITHOUT A SMILE.

WHO'D WANT TO DO THIS?

HERE IT IS, EMMA FLOYD.

DOESN'T SHE LIVE ALONE?

SHE SURE DOES. GOOD MEMORY, JAMISON.

SHE'S UP IN HER 80s.

WHAT'S THE ADDRESS? I'LL SEND A UNIT THERE,

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR HER.

164 STOKES.

PAULA MOSLEY, 784 McCORMICK ROAD.

WHY DON'T YOU PIN THAT UP THERE, TOO, VIRGIL?O.K.

ANYTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU?

I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT.

THE COP ON THE DESK SAID IT WAS O.K.

CALVIN.

HI, VIRGIL.

ALTHEA ASKED ME TO BRING YOUR PAIN PRESCRIPTION.

CHIEF GILLESPIE, THIS IS CALVIN PETERSON.

HE'S MY FATHER-IN-LAW.

YOUR FATHER-IN-LAW?

WELL, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.

NICE TO MEET YOU, CHIEF.

WELL, NICE TO MEET YOU.

I'M HAPPY TO SAY YOU HAVE A VERY LOVELY DAUGHTER,

AND I OFTEN THINK SHE'S MUCH TOO GOOD

FOR OUR FRIEND VIRGIL.

ANY COP...

I PRAYED SHE WOULDN'T MARRY A COP.

BUM LIKE ME, RIGHT, VIRGIL?

SEE, I CAN SAY THAT.

I'VE BEEN A COP 33 YEARS--

SOUTH PHILLY, ARMPIT OF THE WORLD.

TOUGHEST PLACE YOU EVER SEEN IN YOUR LIFE.

CALVIN, THIS IS SERGEANT BUBBA SKINNER,

OFFICER PARKER WILLIAMS,

AND OFFICER LONNIE JAMISON.

HOW DO YOU DO?

GOT YOURSELF A NICE LITTLE TOWN.

I WALKED ON MY WAY FROM THE DRUGSTORE.

I ALWAYS LIKE TO WALK.

16 OF MY 33 YEARS WAS ON A BEAT,

WEARING OUT SHOE LEATHER.DO TELL.

I KNOW YOU'RE DYING TO GET HOME AND SEE ALTHEA.

I'LL TAKE YOU HOME.

TAKE YOUR MEDICINE, BOY.

I CAN'T STAND SEEING YOU IN SO MUCH PAIN.

GO ON, BOY. TAKE THAT MEDICINE.

HEAR YOU GOT YOURSELF A GRANNY BASHER.

YEAH, INDEED WE DO.

THESE PINS SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT THE POTENTIAL VICTIMS?

UH-HUH.

I'D DO THE SAME IF I DIDN'T HAVE LEADS.

LOCATE THE DANGER SPOTS, POUR IN EXTRA MANPOWER,

AND SHOOT HIM ON SIGHT.

YOU ALL RIGHT, MR. TIBBS?

WILSON...

IF YOU NEVER LISTEN TO ANYTHING I SAY,

PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS.

WHAT'S THAT?

DON'T EVER GET MARRIED.

EVER.

WHAT'S IT LIKE BEING A COP HERE IN HICKSVILLE?

SO FAR, SO GOOD.

MUST BE AS EXCITING AS WATCHING THE GRASS GROW.

CALVIN, WANT SOME MORE CHICKEN?

THAT MEANS, "CALVIN, SHUT YOUR MOUTH."

WHAT'S FOR DESSERT, BABY?

YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE DESSERT.

FIRST, I'M OFF THE FORCE,

AND NOW I'M A MONK?

I WANT TO KEEP YOU AROUND.

FOR WHAT?

I NEVER SEE MY LITTLE GIRL.

YOU BOTH CAN STAY AS LONG AS YOU WANT.

CAN'T THEY, VIRGIL?

WELL, SURE, HONEY.

I'VE GOT A BETTER IDEA.

YOU TWO CAN COME BACK TO PHILADELPHIA.

WELL, MAYBE AFTER SCHOOL LETS OUT,

AND VIRGIL GETS TIME OFF.

I'M TALKING ABOUT NOW.

PERMANENTLY.

WHAT?WHAT?

YOU CAN UNLOAD THIS PLACE, MAKE SOME MONEY,

AND HEAD ON HOME.

THIS IS MY HOME.

IT'S NOT ALTHEA'S.

SHE'S MISERABLE HERE.

DADDY, THAT'S NOT TRUE.

CALVIN, THAT ISN'T FAIR TO SAY.

YOU SAID THERE'S NOTHING FOR HER TO DO--

NO THEATER,

NO CONCERTS, NO ART GALLERIES.

THAT'S A VERY SMALL PART OF MY LIFE.

NOT ACCORDING TO YOUR MOTHER.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

CALVIN, THAT IS OUT OF THE QUESTION.

WE CAME HERE TO GET AWAY FROM PHILADELPHIA.

THE AIR POLLUTION...

CORRUPTION...

NOISE.

ALTHEA AND I GOT OUT.

WE COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.[KNOCKING CONTINUES]

[CALVIN]TELL ME THE TRUTH, ALTHEA.

TELL ME YOU NEVER GET HOMESICK.

[ALTHEA] SOMETIMES.

THAT'S ONLY NORMAL WHENEVER YOU BUILD A NEW LIFE SOMEWHERE.

PARKER?

COME IN.

I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU AT HOME, DETECTIVE.

IS SOMETHING WRONG?

YES, SIR.

POOR OLD MISS WILLFORD DIED.

THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG.

THAT'S REAL WRONG.

SO I GUESS WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT

ASSAULT AND ROBBERY ANYMORE.

I GUESS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MURDER.

PARKER...

MR. PRESIDENT, FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS,

THREE SAVAGE ASSAULTS, AND NOW SOMEBODY HAS DIED.

OUR LIVES ARE IN DANGER,

AND THE POLICE DON'T SEEM ABLE TO PROTECT US.

WELL, MRS. WHITE, IF YOU MEAN

GIVING EVERY CITIZEN OF SPARTA

A 24-HOUR ARMED GUARD,

UH, I'M AFRAID WE CAN'T.

WHAT WE REALLY WANT IS JUST A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT WHAT'S BEING DONE. THAT'S ALL.

WE'RE CONDUCTING AN APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION.

IN THE MEANTIME, I'VE ASSIGNED EXTRA OFFICERS

TO FOOT PATROL AT NIGHT.

WHAT RESULTS CAN WE EXPECT FROM THIS MASSIVE EFFORT?

DO YOU HAVE ONE TANGIBLE CLUE?

ARE YOU ANY CLOSER TO MAKING AN ARREST

THAN BEFORE POOR MERCY WILLFORD WAS MURDERED?

[MAN]FOLKS, HOLD IT DOWN.

LET THE CHIEF HAVE HIS SAY.

I WISH I COULD TELL YOU WE HAVE SOME SUSPECTS,

BUT WE HAVEN'T GOT ANY.

WE'RE INTERVIEWING ALL THE NEIGHBORS OF WOMEN ASSAULTED,

TRYING TO GET A DESCRIPTION.

WE HAVE A PARTIAL DESCRIPTION,

AND WE'RE GOING TO COMPARE THAT

WITH PHOTOGRAPHS OF KNOWN BURGLARS WE HAVE ON FILE.

YOU'VE ANSWERED MY QUESTION, CHIEF GILLESPIE.

YOU HAVE NOTHING CONCRETE.

EXCUSE ME.

MIND IF I SAY SOMETHING?

AND WHO ARE YOU, SIR?

SERGEANT CALVIN PETERSON, PHILADELPHIA P.D., RETIRED.

GOOD EVENING, SIR, GOOD EVENING.

I KNOW THIS GENTLEMAN HERE.

33 YEARS' EXPERIENCE ON THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE FORCE,

AND I'LL BET HE'S GOT SOMETHING INTERESTING TO SAY.

WE HAD A CASE LIKE THIS NOT LONG AGO.

THAT SO?[CALVIN] YES.

A GUY KILLED FOUR OLD LADIES BEFORE WE GOT HIM.

ALL HE EVER TOOK WAS PEARLS.

IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE PEARLS, HE WASN'T INTERESTED.

HE PUNCHED THEM LIKE THEY WAS A HEAVY BAG.

WHAT FINALLY DID HIM IN--

AND HERE'S MY POINT--

WAS NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH.

LISTEN TO HIM.

ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THAT PROGRAM DOWN HERE?

PREPARATION,

COOPERATION,

VIGILANCE.

THAT'S SOMETHING YOU PEOPLE CAN DO

TO HELP PROTECT YOURSELVES.

I CANNOT BELIEVE HE DID THIS TO ME.

I'M GLAD HE WALKED IN THERE.

HE LET THIS OLD CATFISH OFF THE HOOK.

CHIEF! MR. TIBBS!

WILSON, WILSON. WHAT? WHAT?

I DID LIKE YOU SAID.

I CHECKED SIMILARITIES AMONG THE VICTIMS,

ANY EVENTS THEY SHARED.

YES. AND?

YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS.

ALL THESE WOMEN HAD THEIR HOUSES PAINTED RECENTLY.

I MIGHT LOVE IT IF I UNDERSTOOD IT.

PAINTED BY THE SAME PERSON.

OH.

WHO IS THIS PERSON?

ANDY WHITE.

MRS. COUNCILWOMAN WHITE'S SON.

NOW, VIRGIL, I'M GOING TO LET YOU HANDLE THIS.

I'VE HAD ALL I CAN TAKE OF THAT WOMAN.

GOOD WORK, SWEET.YES, SIR.

OH, SWEET.

[HOUSEKEEPER] MR. ANDREW'S ROOM IS UP HERE.

THAT BOY WON'T KEEP IT CLEAN FOR NOTHING.

I CLEAN IT, AND IN AN HOUR IT'S A MESS.

IF I'D KNOWN YOU WAS COMING, I'D HAVE CLEANED IT UP.

IT'S HARD TO STAY AHEAD OF THAT BOY.

I'M EMBARRASSED YOU'RE SEEING IT.

DON'T WORRY, MISS EMMY.

MAYBE IT'S TIME ANDREW LEARNED

TO PICK UP AFTER HIMSELF.

SERGEANT SKINNER, DETECTIVE TIBBS.

WHAT MUST YOU BE THINKING?

MRS. WHITE, HOW ARE YOU?

WHY ARE YOU IN HERE?

WE HAVE A SEARCH WARRANT

TO LOOK FOR EVIDENCE IN THE INTRUDER CASES.

SEEMS ANDREW DID WORK FOR EACH OF THE VICTIMS.

MIGHTY COINCIDENTAL, DON'T YOU THINK?

IS THIS A POLICE STATE?

AN INNOCENT YOUNG BOY BEING HOUNDED

BECAUSE HIS MOTHER DARES TO QUESTION BILL GILLESPIE

IN FRONT OF THE CITY COUNCIL?

INNOCENT ANDY SURE DO HAVE INTERESTING READING MATERIAL.

THEY SAY YOUNG BOYS LIKE HIM

CAN GET REALLY HOT AND BOTHERED BY THIS STUFF.

OOH!

I DO NOT CENSOR MY SON'S READING MATERIAL.

WELL, DO YOU CENSOR HIS WEAPONS?

A HUNTING KNIFE IS A COMMON ENOUGH POSSESSION.

AS COMMON AS THIS?

NOW, IF I WAS TO CHECK OUR LIST OF STOLEN JEWELRY,

YOU THINK I MIGHT FIND THIS ON IT?

WHERE IS YOUNG ANDREW?

HE'S PAST THE AGE OF INFORMING ME

OF HIS COMINGS AND GOINGS.

I HAVEN'T THE SLIGHTEST IDEA.

NOW IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.

ALL RIGHT, BUBBA.

[WOMAN] HEY, CHIEF.MORNING.

CHIEF GILLESPIE, GOOD MORNING.

WELL, MR. PETERSON, HOW ARE YOU?

JUST TAKING MY MORNING CONSTITUTIONAL.

I WALK 5 MILES EVERY DAY.

CAN'T BREAK OLD HABITS.TELL ME ABOUT IT.

GOING THIS WAY?YES.

OLD VIRGIL WAS UP AND GONE BEFORE DAYBREAK.

HE'S LOOKING FOR A SUSPECT IN THIS ASSAULT CASE.

I IMAGINE YOU'LL MISS HIM.

WELL, I--

SAY WHAT?

I MEAN WHEN HE AND ALTHEA

GO BACK TO PHILADELPHIA.

I FIGURED HE'D TOLD YOU.

WELL, I CAN'T RECALL AS HE DID. UH...

I GUESS I LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG.

SO'S IT WON'T COME OUT OF THE BLUE,

LET ME TELL YOU WHAT'S THE SITUATION.

SEE, THEY NEVER WERE REALLY HAPPY HERE.

I THOUGHT VIRGIL WAS HAPPY--THEY PRETENDED,

BUT HOW LONG CAN YOU KEEP THAT UP?

[COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYS]

UM, EXCUSE ME,

WHICH ONE IS, UH, MELINDA MASON?

UM, MELINDA.

MISTER, I DON'T MEAN NOTHING WRONG,

BUT YOU'D BE BETTER OFF GOING SOMEPLACE ELSE.

ARE YOU MELINDA MASON?

YEAH, BUT I'M AWFUL BUSY, SO...

I UNDERSTAND YOU BEEN KEEPING TIME WITH ANDY WHITE.

UH, SOMETIMES.

YOU SEEN HIM LATELY?

NOT FOR A WEEK. WHY?

NO, I'LL ASK THE QUESTIONS.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE HE IS?

[MAN] YOU GOT ORDERS STACKING UP HERE.COMING. I GOT TO GO.

WAIT. IF YOU HAPPEN TO SEE OR HEAR FROM HIM,

PLEASE CALL ME.

SURE, MM-HMM.

THANK YOU.

YOU ALL RIGHT, FELLA?

DIDN'T HURT YOURSELF, DID YOU?

I'M FINE.

HOW ABOUT YOU?

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, FELLAS. NO, NO, NO,

THAT WOULD NOT BE A GOOD IDEA.[COUGHING]

OH!

I DON'T CARE IF YOU ARE A COP.

I DON'T WANT YOU BACK IN HERE AGAIN.

[PIANO PLAYS]

[PLAYS WRONG NOTE]

THAT'S THE SAME PLACE YOU ALWAYS USED TO MAKE YOUR MISTAKE.

I GUESS THINGS HAVEN'T CHANGED.

CALVIN, EXACTLY WHAT DO YOU THINK

YOU'RE TRYING TO DO HERE?

VIRGIL!

WHAT KIND OF WAY IS THAT TO ENTER A ROOM?

DO YOU THINK...

[GROANS]

I'M AN IDIOT?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS I'M TALKING ABOUT.

SON...

IF YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY...

OUT WITH IT.

I'VE BEEN TO THE STATION

WHERE MY COMMANDING OFFICER TELLS ME

THAT YOU WENT TO HIM AND TOLD HIM

ALTHEA AND I WERE MOVING BACK TO PHILADELPHIA,

AND HE SHOULD START LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT.

CALVIN, DEAR.

I MADE NO SECRET THAT I'D LIKE YOU BACK HOME.

YES, AND YOU'RE WILLING TO USE ANY DEVIOUS SCHEME YOU CAN

TO ACCOMPLISH IT.

VIRGIL.

TELLING THE CHIEF BLATANT LIES,

COMING INTO MY HOME AND DISRUPTING EVERYTHING

WITH THIS ABSURD NOTION

THAT WE ARE MOVING BACK TO PHILADELPHIA!

DADDY.

THIS IS MY HOME...

AND I WILL MAKE THAT DECISION.

I WON'T HAVE YOU COMING HERE

TRYING TO RUN MY LIFE!

IF I WERE YOUNGER, I'D KNOCK SOME SENSE INTO YOU.

IF YOU WERE YOUNGER,

THE ONLY THING YOU'D BE IS A YOUNGER CORPSE.

DON'T TALK TO HIM THAT WAY.

THAT...

WOULD BE A PLEASURE.

OW!

[DOOR SLAMMING]

HEY, MR. TIBBS.

WELL, LOOK WHO'S HERE.

I THOUGHT YOU WENT HOME FOR THE NIGHT.

WELL, I CAME BACK.

WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR DINNER?

I DIDN'T EAT.

THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD WAY TO DIET--

INVITE YOUR FATHER-IN-LAW

AND LET HIM EAT ALL YOUR FOOD.

HE DRIVES ME CRAZY.

COME ON, VIRGIL.

REMEMBER, YOU CAME ALONG

AT A MUCH BETTER TIME FOR YOUR PEOPLE THAN HE DID.

CHIEF, PLEASE, I DON'T NEED A LECTURE ON BLACK HISTORY TONIGHT.

I'M NOT LECTURING YOU.

I'M ONLY TRYING TO REMIND YOU

OF THINGS YOU ALREADY KNOW.

YOU GOT LOTS BETTER CHANCES IN LIFE THAN HE GOT.

YOU GOT MORE OPPORTUNITIES, MORE OPTIONS.

MOST IMPORTANT, YOU GOT HIS LITTLE GIRL.

MEANING?

MEANING,

"TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN, MUCH IS REQUIRED."

MM-HMM. WHY DON'T YOU MOVE TO PHILADELPHIA WITH HIM THEN?

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

NOW, THAT IS JUST SILLY.

YEAH, WHAT?

O.K.

WE'LL BE THERE.

BYE.

WELL, VIRGIL, SMILE.

THE NIGHT MAY TURN OUT TO BE PRETTY GOOD YET.

COME ON.

ROOM SERVICE!

WHAT IN THE HELL?

WELL, WELL, WELL.

I DO BELIEVE THAT'S YOUNG ANDREW WHITE

THERE IN THE BED.

SUPPOSE THIS IS HOW YOU BOYS GET YOUR KICKS, HUH?

OH, NO, IT AIN'T.

ACTUALLY, IT EMBARRASSES THE HELL OUT OF ME.

YEAH. WELL, THIS IS NORMAL ENOUGH,

BUT STILL LARGELY DISAPPROVED.

I FEEL SO ASHAMED!

THAT'S ALL RIGHT, HONEY.

GET UP. PUT SOME CLOTHES ON.

THESE BOYS'LL CLOSE THEIR EYES.

WHY DON'T YOU SHUT UP,

STOP SHOWING OFF AND TELL ME WHERE YOU GOT THIS.

IT WAS HIDDEN IN YOUR PIGPEN OF A ROOM.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

HIDDEN FROM THE DAMN MAID.

SHE'LL STEAL ANYTHING SHE CAN GET HER HANDS ON.

QUESTION IS, WHERE'D YOU STEAL IT, USELESS?

COME ON, CHIEF, I DIDN'T. I BOUGHT IT.

MY OWN HARD-EARNED MONEY.

NOT MAMA'S.

I'M A WORKING MAN NOW. PAINT CONTRACTOR.

ANDREW WHITE AND COMPANY.

SOMEDAY AFTER MELINDA MARRIES ME

AND GIVES ME A COUPLE GOOD, STRONG PUPS,

IT'LL BE ANDREW WHITE AND SON.

LET ME HAUL HIM IN NAKED.

COME ON, PLEASE.

WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON, BUBBA.

LOOK, CHIEF, I TOLD YOU.

I BOUGHT THAT CHAIN DOWN WHERE MELINDA WORKS.

COME ON, TELL HIM, HONEY.IT'S TRUE.

WELL, UH, WHO SOLD IT TO YOU, ANDREW?

WHAT'S THE PERSON'S NAME?

I DON'T KNOW THE NAME!

THE GUY WALKED IN.

BIKER TYPE. REAL BIG UGLY SUCKER,

LIKE SERGEANT SKINNER THERE.

COME ON, TELL HIM, HONEY!

HE HAD A DENIM JACKET ON,

NO SLEEVES, PATCHES ON IT,

BUT HE WASN'T THAT UGLY.

CAN ANYONE ELSE VERIFY THIS LITTLE TRANSACTION, ANDREW?

YEAH. TOMMY DID. THE BARTENDER.

HE SAW THE WHOLE THING.

HE WANTED TO BUY THE THING HIMSELF.

YEAH, BUT, MISTER, NO OFFENCE,

MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO SEND A WHITE OFFICER IN NEXT TIME.

TOMMY'S KIND OF FUNNY.

OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DARLING,

BUT WE'RE USED TO HANDLING THAT KIND OF FUNNY.

ARREST HIM, BUBBA.

DAMN IT!

ALTHEA.

BABY?

ALTHEA, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT ASLEEP.

BABY, YOU HAVE GOT TO HELP ME HERE.

I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T FIND YOU ANYMORE.

HE'S MY FATHER, VIRGIL.

HE'S WHAT I'VE KNOWN, WHAT I'VE BEEN.

IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO ME

THAT YOU'RE TRYING VERY HARD TO UNDERSTAND THAT.

SO THIS WHOLE THING'S MY FAULT?NO.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THE MATURITY TO DEAL WITH IT.

MATUR--

BABY, WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR FATHER,

YOU HAVE TUNNEL VISION.

I SEE HIM MUCH CLEARER THAN YOU THINK,

AND I KNOW HIM BETTER THAN YOU DO.

HE GAVE ME MY LIFE, MY EDUCATION

HE ALMOST KILLED HIMSELF DOING IT.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR MOTHER?

SHE DIDN'T WORK HARD LIKE DADDY.

BECAUSE HE LOVED IT. HE FED ON IT.

IRON JAW PETERSON.

SMOKING CIGARS, STRUTTING AROUND LIKE A KING.

BABY, I'M NOT SAYING

THAT YOUR FATHER WASN'T A DAMN GOOD COP

OR THAT HE DIDN'T SACRIFICE FOR YOU,

BUT HE HAS NO RIGHT TELLING ME TO REARRANGE EVERYTHING

SO HE CAN BE CLOSER TO HIS LITTLE GIRL.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH INDULGING THE FANTASIES OF A SICK MAN?

HE'S GOT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

HE'S LOST A JOB HE'S HAD FOR 30 YEARS.

BECAUSE HE WANTS US TO MOVE TO PHILADELPHIA.

HE'S SCARED!

WHY CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'M BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND.

THAT YOU NEVER REALLY LEFT HOME YET,

NOT REALLY.

LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU DECIDE TO.

I'D REALLY LOVE YOU TO COME AND LIVE WITH ME.

HEY, TOM PALMERTON.WE'RE NOT OPEN YET.

I NEVER DRINK WHEN I'M WEARING BLUE ANYWAY.

I'M SUPERSTITIOUS.

YOU COULD HAVE GOTTEN MY PLACE BUSTED UP YESTERDAY.

WHAT'S THE IDEA SENDING OUT A BLACK COP?

I DON'T SEE ANY SIGNS HERE

SAYING, "NO BLACK COPS ALLOWED."

MAYBE 'CAUSE YOU'RE WEARING BLINDERS.

[GROANS]

OH, GOD!

MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION FOR JUST A MINUTE?

ANDY WHITE.

BOY SAYS YOU SAW HIM BUY A LOCKET.

IS THAT RIGHT?

WHO?ANDY WHITE.

HE'S GOT A MAMA ON THE CITY COUNCIL.

SHE'S REALLY INFLUENTIAL

WHEN IT COMES TO RENEWING LIQUOR LICENSES.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TELL HER WHERE HER SON HANGS OUT?

NO.

THE KID DATES MELINDA.

YEAH.

THAT'S RIGHT. HE BOUGHT A TRINKET OR SOMETHING.

FROM WHO?

SOME BIKER, I GUESS.

A NAME WOULD HELP.

DON'T HAVE ONE TO GIVE.

SOME GUY WITH A CHOPPER,

PASSES THROUGH ON HIS WAY TO AND FROM FLORIDA.

KIND OF TALL, LONG HAIR,

WEARS A BUNCH OF PATCHES ON HIS JACKET.

AND I BET YOU WOULD SIGN A STATEMENT

SAYING THAT YOU SAW THAT BIKER

SELL OLD ANDY A LOCKET, WOULDN'T YOU?

YEAH.

YEAH, I WOULD.

I BET YOU WOULD.

POUR SOME BEER ON THAT. IT'LL HELP IT.

HEY!

TELL THAT DARKY COP TO STAY OUT OF HERE.

TOMMY, I GOT A BETTER IDEA.

ON HIS NEXT DAY OFF,

YOU FELLAS HAVE A LITTLE MEETING IN THAT ALLEY.

THEN YOU CAN TELL THAT DARKY COP YOURSELF.

I THINK HE'D LIKE THAT.

HE'LL SWEAR TO IT?

WELL...

THAT'S A DEAD END.

O.K., BUBBA, THANKS.

WELL, I GUESS THAT TAKES CARE OF THAT.

THE CHIEF SAYS HE'LL BE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL

TRYING TO IRON OUT A FEW RUFFLED FEATHERS.

YEAH. O.K.

UH, JAMISON.YEAH, SIR.

LET ANDY WHITE GO.

THE STORY CHECKED OUT?

GREAT. SO WE'RE BACK TO NOTHING.

I'M SORRY.

I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD TAKE OFF FOR AN HOUR OR SO.

SOMETHING WRONG?

I WANT TO GO TO MISS WILLFORD'S AND LOOK AROUND.

SEEMS NOBODY'S SEEN HER OLD MAN SINCE THAT NIGHT.

MISS WILLFORD'S OLD MAN?

YES, SIR.

I HOPE HE HASN'T CRAWLED OFF SOMEWHERE AND DIED.

SCARED AND HUNGRY.

CATS WILL DO THAT.

O.K., PARKER.

I'LL GO WITH YOU.

OH, GOOD.

[PARKER] PSST! OLD MAN?

PSST! OLD MAN?

THIS PLACE STILL SMELLS LIKE PEPPERMINT, THE WHOLE HOUSE.

REAL NICE, AIN'T IT?

I DON'T SMELL IT.YOU'RE KIDDING.

BOY, I DO.

THAT'S HER HUSBAND.

THAT WAS TAKEN THE DAY HE WENT TO WAR.

THEN HE WAS KILLED IN THE NORMANDY INVASION.

MISS MERCY SPENT THE REST OF HER LIFE ALONE.

LOOK, I'M GOING OUT BACK

AND SEEING IF THAT FOOL'S POUTING AROUND THERE.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

PSST! OLD MAN?

LOOK WHO WAS SITTING BY THE BACK DOOR.

JUST WAITING FOR OLD PARKER, RIGHT, OLD MAN?

I SHOULD TAKE HIM HOME AND PUT HIM UNDER HOUSE ARREST.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WITH THOSE CLAWS DIGGING INTO YOU,

YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH CHOICE.

ANYTHING WRONG, DETECTIVE?

THE ONLY THING WRONG

IS THAT I DIDN'T SEE THIS SOONER.

[CALVIN] NICE LITTLE TOWN.

I GRANT YOU THAT.

BUT IT'S AWFULLY QUIET.

KIND OF DULL.

[CHURCH BELL TOLLING]

DON'T YOU EVER GET BORED?

[ALTHEA] NO, FRANKLY, I DON'T.

WHERE'S YOUR MOTHER? I'M HUNGRY.

SHE WON'T BE HERE FOR A WHILE.

LET'S HAVE A SEAT RIGHT HERE.

YOUR MOTHER'LL BE LOOKING FOR US.

SHE'S GOING TO LEAVE US ALONE FOR A WHILE.

DAD, YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU VERY, VERY MUCH,

AND THAT YOU'VE BEEN A WONDERFUL FATHER TO ME...

BUT I'M NOT YOUR LITTLE GIRL ANYMORE.

I'M MARRIED.

I HAVE MY OWN HOME, A CAREER,

A HUSBAND THAT I LOVE VERY, VERY MUCH.

WE'VE CHOSEN, VIRGIL AND I,

TO LIVE HERE IN SPARTA.

I'M NOT SAYING IT HASN'T BEEN HARD FOR ME TO ADJUST,

OR THAT I DON'T GET HOMESICK SOMETIMES.

BUT--

AND THIS IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND...

I'M NEVER COMING BACK TO PHILADELPHIA TO LIVE...EVER.

WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE...

I WAS WORKING REAL HARD,

TRYING TO PROVIDE FOR YOU CHILDREN AND YOUR MOTHER.

WE WANTED THINGS FOR YOU.

EXTRA THINGS...

LIKE LESSONS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

AND TRIPS...

COLLEGE EDUCATION.

THINGS THAT COST MONEY.

SO I WORKED EXTRA HOURS, AND I WORKED WEEKENDS,

AND I MANAGED TO PROVIDE

THOSE EXTRA THINGS FOR YOU CHILDREN.

SEE, I MISSED OUT ON A LOT.

BIRTHDAYS AND CHRISTMASES.

ONE DAY I LOOKED UP...

AND YOU WERE ALL GROWN UP.

I NEVER KNEW MY LITTLE GIRL.

DADDY, IT'S NOT TOO LATE.

I JUST THOUGHT...

THAT...

IF YOU MOVED BACK...

MAYBE WE'D GET A CHANCE TO KNOW EACH OTHER.

DADDY, WE CAN'T HAVE THE RELATIONSHIP

WE DIDN'T HAVE WHEN I WAS LITTLE.

ALL WE CAN HAVE

IS WHAT WE CAN HAVE NOW.

THAT'S A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

THEN, UH...

YOU'RE NOT MAD AT ME FOR TRYING TO GET YOU TO MOVE BACK?

I LOVE YOU, DADDY.

[VIRGIL] YEAH, I THINK I GOT IT THIS TIME.

YEAH, CHIEF, THIS LOOKS LIKE IT.

WELL, I CAN'T MAKE OUT ANY OF THE DETAILS ON IT,

IT'S ALL WASHED OUT HERE.HMM.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ONE.

DOES THAT LOOK FAMILIAR?

YEAH. IT LOOKS JUST LIKE THE LOCKET

THAT BUBBA FOUND IN ANDY WHITE'S ROOM.

THE POLICE REPORT SAYS THAT LOCKET WAS STOLEN FROM HELEN CALDWELL.

THIS, I BELIEVE, IS HELEN CALDWELL,

AND THAT'S MERCY WILLFORD.

YEAH. AND THERE'S THE LOCKET AGAIN.

MM-HMM.

THE QUESTION IS...

WHO'S THIS GIRL IN THE MIDDLE WEARING IT?

THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO FIND OUT, CHIEF.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MISS HELEN.

MAY I PRESENT DETECTIVE TIBBS.

HOW DO YOU DO?

I CAN TELL YOU HAVEN'T CAUGHT THAT INTRUDER YET.

NO, MA'AM, BUT, UH, I THINK WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.

I SHOULD HOPE SO.

IT'S A SORRY THING WHEN PEOPLE CAN'T SLEEP EASY.

WELL, I--

UM, MRS. CALDWELL,

WE FOUND THIS AT MERCY WILLFORD'S HOUSE.

LET ME SHOW THAT PICTURE TO MISS HELEN OVER HERE.

MERCY!

WOULD YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THAT PHOTOGRAPH, MISS HELEN, PLEASE?

NOW... NOW...

NOW...

I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S YOU OVER THERE ON THE RIGHT.

YEAH.

AND I'D SAY THAT'S MERCY THERE. HUH?

MMM. NEW ORLEANS.

MUST HAVE BEEN THE SPRING OF 1938.

WELL, NOW, UH...

UH, WHO'S THAT ONE IN THE MIDDLE?

THAT'S MARY.

STUBBORN, STUBBORN GIRL.

CAN YOU SEE THAT LOCKET AROUND HER NECK THERE?

DOES IT LOOK ANYTHING LIKE ONE OF THE THINGS YOU LOST?

YES. IT LOOKS THAT WAY.

MRS. CALDWELL, HOW DID YOU COME BY THE LOCKET?

WELL, MARY DIED A FEW MONTHS BACK.

SHE'D HAD A HARD LIFE WITH HER TERRIBLE FAMILY,

SO SHE LEFT MOST OF HER JEWELRY TO US.

WELL, NOW, UH...

HOW'D THE FAMILY FEEL ABOUT HER LEAVING ALL HER JEWELRY TO Y'ALL?

WELL, HOW DO YOU SUPPOSE THEY FELT?

HOW WOULD YOU FEEL?

I HEARD MARY'S GRANDDAUGHTER WAS FURIOUS.

MADE A BIG SCENE ABOUT IT.

BUT MARY'S GRANDDAUGHTER

WAS NEVER ANYTHING BUT A DISAPPOINTMENT.

WHO IS HER GRANDDAUGHTER?

SHE'S A PRETTY LITTLE PIECE OF TRASH.

NAME'S MELINDA MASON.

[COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYS]

ANDY! I'M WORKING.

OH, COME ON, SUGAR.

COME HERE!

HEY, PARKER!

SETTLE DOWN!

HE AIN'T WORTH IT!

KEEP THAT PIG OFF ME!

YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH.

MAYBE I'LL LET HIM HAVE MORE.

GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

I WASN'T IN ON IT.SHUT UP!

I WASN'T ANYWHERE NEAR THOSE PLACES.

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT DID IT.

I ONLY TOLD YOU ABOUT THE JEWELRY.

SHUT UP!

YOU BROKE IN AND TOOK IT ALL.

SHUT UP!

JAMISON, READ HIM HIS RIGHTS.

[JAMISON] YOU GOT THE RIGHT--

I TOLD YOU HOW I GOT THE LOCKET.

ASK TOMMY.

I GOT THE LOCKET RIGHT HERE.

COME ON, TOMMY. TELL THEM!

HEY, WHAT CAN I SAY.

I AIN'T GOING TO JAIL FOR YOU.

I GAVE YOU $500!

TAKE HIM OUT OF HERE.

[JAMISON] ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU.

LET ME HELP YOU WITH THOSE.

NO. I GOT THEM.

I'LL GET THE DOOR.

VIRGIL...

I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M SORRY ABOUT THE WAY I ACTED.

I'M NOT THE EASIEST PERSON TO GET ALONG WITH EITHER.

WELL...

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE A PART OF THE FAMILY.

I THINK THEY'VE MADE SOME SORT OF PEACE.

BUT, ALTHEA, YOU KNOW, DON'T YOU?

THEY ARE NEVER GOING TO REALLY LIKE EACH OTHER.

OH, I KNOW, MOM.

BUT THEY ACCEPT EACH OTHER.

THAT'S ENOUGH.

OH!

LOOK, AT LEAST LET ME HELP YOU LOAD THEM INTO THE--

NO, NO, VIRGIL.

I DON'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WRECKING YOUR BACK.

I CAN HANDLE IT.

I AIN'T NEVER HAD NO BACK PROBLEMS MYSELF.

BUT ONCE I TOOK A FALL

THAT WOULD'VE KILLED MOST MEN.

WE WERE AFTER TWO GUYS WHO KILLED FOUR PEOPLE

IN A ROBBERY.

WE CHASED THEM ONTO A ROOF, AND...

I GUESS I DID IT AGAIN, HUH?

DADDY, I LOVE YOUR STORIES.

YOU DO?MM-HMM.

I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS LITTLE,

LYING AWAKE IN BED,

I'D HEAR YOUR VOICE DOWNSTAIRS,

LAUGHING AND JOKING WITH MOM.

THOSE SOUNDS MADE ME FEEL SO SAFE.

IT WAS LIKE,

DADDY'S HOME AND EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,

YOU CAN TELL THOSE STORIES AS MUCH AS YOU WANT.

I LOVE YOU, DADDY.