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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 ♪

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, MR. TIBBS,

THIS IS ALL PART OF MY PLAN.

WHAT PLAN, SWEET?

MY PLAN TO BECOME GOVERNOR.

GOVERNOR?

I'M GETTING MY LAW DEGREE.

I'M GOING TO BE SPARTA'S FIRST BLACK POLICE CHIEF.

THEN I'LL USE THAT PLATFORM TO RUN FOR MAYOR.

AFTER THAT, I'LL RUN FOR THE U.S. CONGRESS

TO GET THAT EXPERIENCE NATIONALLY.

WITH THAT BACKGROUND, I'LL BE THE MOST QUALIFIED CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR

SOMEWHERE AROUND THE FIRST DECADE OF THE 21st CENTURY.

THAT'S QUITE SOME PLAN, SWEET.

BUT IT ALL HINGES ON MY GETTING THAT LAW DEGREE.

THIS MAY BE SELFISH OF ME,

IN VIEW OF YOUR FUTURE IMPACT ON THE STATE,

INDEED, THE ENTIRE COUNTRY,

BUT I WAS HOPING

THAT YOU WANTED TO BE TRAINED AS A DETECTIVE.

I--I--I APPRECIATE THAT, MR. TIBBS,

BUT TO BE HONEST,

BEING A DETECTIVE DOESN'T FIT INTO MY CAREER PLANS.

GO AFTER PARKER.

HE WANTS TO BE A DETECTIVE.

HOLD ON, SWEET. SOMETHING'S OUT THERE.

I'LL GET THIS SIDE.

WE GOT TO GET THIS WOMAN OUT OF THE WATER.

[GROWLING]

[GROWLING]

[GROWLING]

[GROWLING]

MR. TIBBS?

CALL AN AMBULANCE!

YES, SIR.

OH...

[CRYING]

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

HELP ME.

I'M A POLICEMAN.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF YOU.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED?

HE HIT ME.

THEN HE...

DON'T LEAVE ME.

PLEASE...

I WON'T.

WE FINISHED THE WORK-UP.

SHE SUFFERED A RATHER SEVERE BLUNT TRAUMA.

DR. PERRY, HOW BADLY WAS SHE HURT?

POSSIBLE CONCUSSION, BROKEN LEFT WRIST, MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.

WE'RE KEEPING HER OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION.

I THINK SHE'LL BE O.K.

YOU TESTED FOR A SEMEN SAMPLE.

HOW SOON CAN YOU GET A BLOOD TYPE?

THERE'S NO EVIDENCE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.

THE WOMAN WAS RAPED.

NOTHING INDICATES SHE WAS.

DID SHE TELL YOU THE ATTACKER RAPED HER?

NO, I JUST ASSUMED.

WE DID SEE SOME TISSUE UNDER HER FINGERNAILS.

SHE MUST HAVE SCRATCHED HIM.

MAYBE WE'LL GET A BLOOD TYPE FROM THAT.

CAN I SEE HER?

THANK YOU.

MRS. CASEY?

HI.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

COMPARED TO WHAT?

TRAIN WRECK...

EARTHQUAKE.

OH...I'M TERRIFIC.

MY HUSBAND--

WE'VE CONTACTED HIM. HE'LL BE HERE SHORTLY.

WHEN YOU'RE FEELING UP TO IT,

I HAVE PICTURES I'D LIKE YOU TO LOOK AT,

MUG SHOTS, TO SEE IF YOU RECOGNIZE ANY OF THEM.

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO FOUND ME.

YES.

AND I WAS IN THE WATER.

MRS. CASEY,

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY HE ATTACKED YOU?

DID HE ATTEMPT TO ASSAULT YOU SEXUALLY?

I DON'T KNOW. HE JUST...

HIT ME.

WAS ANYTHING STOLEN?

MY--MY EARRINGS.

HE TORE THEM OFF.

MY HUSBAND GAVE THEM TO ME.

LITTLE DIAMONDS.

OH, GOD.

BABY...OH, NO!

MR. CASEY, I'M DETECTIVE TIBBS.

I'LL LEAVE YOU TWO ALONE,

BUT I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU TOMORROW.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

I WAS ONLY GONE AN HOUR.

ARE YOU O.K.?

IS IT BAD?

IT'S NOT BAD.

I'LL BE O.K.

BABY, I'LL NEVER LET ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN TO YOU AGAIN.

I PROMISE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

DON'T YOU WORRY.

[SOBBING]

[GROWLING]

VIRGIL?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

CHECKING OUT THE EVIDENCE.

WHAT EVIDENCE?

LAUREN CASEY'S EARRING.

FELL DOWN HER DRESS WHEN SHE WAS ATTACKED.

THE OTHER ONE WAS EITHER STOLEN...

OR IS STILL OUT THERE ON THE GROUND.

UH-HUH.

CHIEF.YEAH?

I FOUND SIX MUG SHOTS

THAT FIT MRS. CASEY'S DESCRIPTION.

HE'S A BLACK MAN ABOUT 6' TALL,

IN HIS 30s, WITH A BEARD AND A MUSTACHE.

ONE OF THEM'S OUR OLD FRIEND JIMMY DAWES.

WELL, WELL.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW? JIMMY DAWES.

I'D LIKE TO KILL HIM.

SAY WHAT?

HE HIT HER ON THE HEAD AND DRAGGED HER DOWN.

AT FIRST SHE STRUGGLED, BUT HE KEPT HITTING HER.

WHEN HE RAPED HER, SHE TRIED TO SCREAM,

BUT NO SOUNDS CAME OUT.

THE WOMAN WASN'T RAPED.

I'M GOING TO GET HIM.

VIRGIL.

WHAT?

WHAT'S WRONG?

WHY?

I SAID THE WOMAN WASN'T RAPED.

SOMETHING ABOUT THIS CASE GETTING TO YOU?

EXCUSE ME. I'M JUST TRYING TO SOLVE A CRIME.

[BLUES GUITAR PLAYS]

JIMMY DAWES.

JIMMY DAWES.

GOOD MORNING, JIMMY DAWES.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WAS A MUSICIAN, JIMMY.

PROBABLY LOTS YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME, SERGEANT.

I JUST BET THAT'S TRUE.

I DECIDED IT DON'T PAY TO BE A BAD ASS.

THINK I'LL BE A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN.

MAYBE BE A BIG STAR.

WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?

TRAVEL AROUND IN A BIG MOTOR HOME,

FIGHTING MY WAY THROUGH THE LADIES TRYING TO GET AT ME.

YEAH, YEAH.

WELL, WAS YOU FIGHTING A LADY LAST NIGHT?

WHAT?

WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT BETWEEN 9:00 AND 12:00?

HERE.DOING WHAT?

STARTING MY NEW CAREER.

WAS ANYBODY WITH YOU?

NOBODY.

WHY NOT TAKE A LITTLE BREAK

FROM THAT CAREER OF YOURS

AND COME ON DOWN TO THE STATION, HUH?

WHAT FOR?

IDENTIFICATION.

POSSIBLE CHARGE OF ASSAULT AND BATTERY AGAINST A WOMAN.

DON'T YOU EVER GET TIRED OF HASSLING ME?

NO, I ENJOY IT EVERY TIME.

GET MOVING.

ALL RIGHT, NUMBER TWO, STEP FORWARD.

TURN TO YOUR LEFT.

BACK RIGHT.

BACK FORWARD.

NEXT!

ALL RIGHT, NUMBER THREE.

GIVE ME THE SAME.

NEXT!

JIMMY, STEP UP TO THE MARK.

HAVE HIM STATE HIS NUMBER!

GO ON, STATE YOUR NUMBER.

YOU GOT A HEARING PROBLEM?

FOUR. NUMBER FOUR.

HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?

GOD, I THINK THAT'S HIM.

YOU!HOLD ON, MR. CASEY!

HEY, I AIN'T TAKING THIS, NO WAY!

I AIN'T TAKING IT!

I AIN'T TAKING IT NO MORE!

YOU KNOW YOU'RE LYING!

YOU GO IN THERE AND ESCORT THOSE FOUR MEN OUT, WILL YOU?

NOW, MRS. CASEY, ARE YOU SURE

THAT THE MAN YOU PICKED OUT IS THE MAN?

THE EYES!

THAT'S WHAT I REMEMBER.

I WAS SO SCARED.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CHARGE HIM FORMALLY.

WE'LL NEED FURTHER STATEMENTS.

HASN'T SHE BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH?

I DON'T WANT TO SEE HIM AGAIN.

IF HE PLEADS GUILTY, YOU WON'T HAVE TO.

IF THERE'S A TRIAL, YOU'LL SEE LOTS OF HIM.

OH, MY GOD.

MR. CASEY, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE YOUR WIFE HOME?

GO AHEAD.

THANKS.

COME ON.

IF HE PLEADS GUILTY,

NO PLEA BARGAINING.

IF HE GOES TO TRIAL,

THROW THE WHOLE BOOK AT HIM.

THAT'S THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S BUSINESS,

NO BUSINESS OF YOURS.

WHY ARE YOU GETTING SO FUSSED OVER THIS CASE?

TRUTHFULLY, I THINK THAT WOMAN'S LYING.

[DISTORTED VOICE]

[DISTORTED VOICE]

[GROWLING]

VIRGIL.

VIRGIL.HMM...

VIRGIL.

MMM...MMM.

VIRGIL, WAKE UP.

WHAT?

WHAT?

YOU WERE MOANING IN YOUR SLEEP.

MOANING?

RIGHT. YOU WERE HAVING A NIGHTMARE, HONEY.

I DON'T REMEMBER. WHAT WAS I MOANING?

MMM. NOTHING. JUST NOISES.

I GUESS I WAS...

DREAMING.

I SURE DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS.

UH, DETECTIVE?

YES, PARKER?

HAVE YOU TALKED TO THE CHIEF?

ABOUT WHAT?

ABOUT ME.

I GUESS NOT.

I DEEPLY DISLIKE THIS CLOCK, EVERYBODY.

CHIEF, WHAT WAS PARKER TALKING ABOUT?

I DIDN'T HEAR HIM TALKING.

YEAH, HI.

WHO? DR. PERRY? YEAH, PUT HER THROUGH.

YES'M.

YUP.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DID,

BUT I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME.

YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BYE.

DR. PERRY TOOK THAT BLOOD SAMPLE JIMMY DAWES GAVE

AND COMPARED IT WITH TISSUE SAMPLE

FROM UNDER MRS. CASEY'S FINGERNAILS.

AND?

THEY DON'T MATCH. JIMMY DAWES IS NOT THE MAN.

DAMN!

I TOLD YOU THAT WOMAN WASN'T TELLING THE TRUTH.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN SHE WAS LYING.

SHE MADE A MISTAKE.

THAT HAPPENS TO ANYONE.

BUT WHY WOULD ANY STRANGER ATTACK THAT WOMAN?

THERE WAS NO SEXUAL ASSAULT.

IF THE MOTIVE WAS ROBBERY,

WHY ONLY STEAL ONE EARRING?

MAYBE WE CAN AGREE ON AT LEAST ONE THING...

JUST A MINUTE.

LET ME FINISH WHAT I STARTED.

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG HERE.

I KNOW WHEN YOU WERE IN PHILADELPHIA,

YOU MUST HAVE HANDLED MANY AN ASSAULT CASE,

AND YOU'VE HANDLED TWO DOWN HERE.

WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT THIS ONE?

THERE IS NOTHING SPECIAL.

IT'S A CRIME. I'M TRYING TO SOLVE IT.

A MAN ATTACKED A WOMAN.

HE'S FEELING REALLY GOOD NOW,

BECAUSE HE'S GETTING AWAY WITH IT. DAMN!

I CAN'T DEAL WITH THAT.

WELL, JIMMY.

THANKS. I WANT YOU TO TAKE THAT GUY

AND GET HIM A LITTLE FRESH AIR.

WE'RE GOING TO LET YOU GO.

IS THAT RIGHT?

LABORATORY TESTS CLEARED YOU.

NO KIDDING. WHERE DO I FILE A WRONGFUL ARREST SUIT?

HIRE A LAWYER AND GO TO COURT.

I GOT A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.

BUSINESS?

YEAH. LISTEN...

THE GUY THAT ASSAULTED THAT MRS. CASEY

LOOKED JUST LIKE YOU.

IF YOU GOT ANY IDEAS,

OR GET ANY IDEAS ABOUT WHO HE IS,

COME LET ME KNOW.

I STILL THINK HE'S ROAMING AROUND

IN THE BOTTOM SOMEWHERE.

YOU WANT ME TO BE YOUR SNITCH.

YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING.

NOW, JIMMY,

I ALWAYS RETURN FAVORS FOR FAVORS GIVEN.

A GUY LIKE YOU IS GOING TO NEED FAVORS.

UNLESS YOU JOIN THE PEACE CORPS

AND DEVOTE YOUR LIFE

TO HUMAN SERVICE IN THE THIRD WORLD.

IS THAT YOUR BUSINESS PROPOSITION?

WE GOT A LITTLE FUND TO HELP PEOPLE WHO HELP US.

WELL, I'LL TALK IT OVER

WITH MY BUSINESS MANAGER AND MY LAWYERS.

SEE WHAT THEY GOT TO SAY ABOUT IT.

FINE, FINE. WHY DON'T WE GET YOUR CLOTHES?

I REALLY HATE TO BOTHER YOU AGAIN,

BUT I'D LIKE YOU TO LOOK AT THESE OTHER PICTURES.

MR. TIBBS, I DON'T WANT TO LOOK

AT ANY MORE PICTURES.

I ACCUSED AN INNOCENT MAN BEFORE,

AND I WAS JUST SO SURE.

THAT'S NOT UNUSUAL.

SOMETIMES IT TAKES SEVERAL TRIES.

WELL, IT'S OVER NOW.

CAN'T WE JUST FORGET IT?

NO.

WE CAN'T.

WHY NOT?

THERE'S A DANGEROUS MAN RUNNING LOOSE.

HE COULD ATTACK OTHER WOMEN,

HURT THEM, KILL THEM.

YOU WANT THAT ON YOUR CONSCIENCE?

I DON'T WANT IDENTIFYING THE WRONG MAN ON MY CONSCIENCE, EITHER.

IF YOU FIND SOMEONE, LET ME KNOW.

[GROWLING]

MR. TIBBS...

WHAT'S THE MATTER? YOU O.K.?

YES.

YES, OF COURSE.

MY HUSBAND HAS TAKEN THIS ALMOST HARDER

THAN I HAVE.

HIS WORK HAS SUFFERED,

AND I CAN'T ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN.

HE'S ONE OF THE YOUNGEST MEN IN HIS OFFICE.

LAST WEEK, HE WAS MADE SALESMAN OF THE MONTH.

IF HE WERE HERE RIGHT NOW,

HE'D HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR A FULL-LIFE ANNUITY

BEFORE YOU EVEN KNEW IT.

WHEN I MET PHILLIP,

I WAS A MESS AND GOING NOWHERE.

I'M NOT EDUCATED, MR. TIBBS.

I'M NOT TRAINED FOR ANYTHING.

I WAS WORKING AT A FAST FOOD COUNTER IN JACKSON.

I HAD NO HOPE, NO FUTURE...

NOT A FRIEND.

AND THEN THIS HANDSOME...

WONDERFUL MAN CAME ALONG.

AND HE LIKED ME.

HE GAVE ME EVERYTHING-- CONFIDENCE, TRUST...

LOYALTY.

I OWE HIM MY LIFE.

AND I CAN'T LET THIS AWFUL INCIDENT

GET IN THE WAY OF HIS HAPPINESS.

SO...

IT'S OVER.

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, IT NEVER HAPPENED.

NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED

IF YOU HADN'T GOTTEN THE POLICE INVOLVED.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING.

THEY'LL NEVER LET UP. THEY'LL KEEP AFTER YOU.

PLEASE DON'T BE MAD.

I'VE TOLD YOU, YOU CAN'T TRUST THOSE PEOPLE.

YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYBODY.

I'M THE ONLY ONE.

YES.YOU DON'T MEAN IT!

YOU GET POLICE INVOLVED.

I HAVE TO AGREE TO IT.

YOU CALL THAT LOYALTY?

NO, PLEASE!

IF YOU BETRAY ME, WHY SHOULD I PROTECT YOU?

PLEASE DON'T HURT ME.

OHH!

AAH, OHH.

WHAT'S THAT?

DON'T, PHILLIP.

YOU'RE STUPID.

YOU'RE STUPID!

NO, PLEASE, PHILLIP, I LOVE YOU.

PLEASE, PHILLIP.

[SOBBING]

[BELL RINGS]

OH, HEY, EULA.

I GUESS JOANN'S OFF TODAY.

SHE'S IN JACKSON LOOKING AT FLATWARE FOR THE CAFE.

WELL, I WAS LOOKING FOR VIRGIL,

BUT HE'S OBVIOUSLY NOT IN HERE.

SEE YA LATER.

CAN I HELP, MRS. TIBBS?

OH, HI, CHIEF.

NO. NO, THAT'S O.K.

GOOD MORNING.

YOU'RE A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT SOMETHING.

CHIEF...

HAVE YOU NOTICED ANYTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT VIRGIL?

YEAH. I THINK IT'S THIS ASSAULT CASE WE'RE WORKING ON.

VIRGIL'S BEEN HAVING THESE NIGHTMARES.

HE TOSSES AND MOANS,

AND THEN WHEN HE WAKES UP,

HE SAYS, "IT'S JUST NOTHING.

IT MEANS NOTHING."

WELL, I TRIED TO TAKE IT UP WITH HIM.

HE JUST LOOKED AT ME--

THOSE TWO EYES-- LIKE A PAIR OF PISTOLS.

WHEN HE'S HAVING THESE NIGHTMARES,

"REMMY...RENNY,"

SOMETIMES IT SOUNDS LIKE HE'S EVEN SAYING "MOMMY."

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY IT EXACTLY,

BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE HE'S CALLING TO SOMEONE.

AND HE SOUNDS REAL FRIGHTENED.

HE SAYS "REMMY"?

ANY IDEA WHAT THAT COULD BE?

NO, BUT I CERTAINLY CAN DO SOME DIGGING THERE.

AND IF I FIND ANYTHING,

I'LL CERTAINLY LET YOU KNOW.

WELL, THANKS. I GOT TO GET BACK TO THE KIDS.

SEE YA.

DETECTIVE, I DON'T THINK YOU'LL FIND THAT EARRING HERE.

THE BOYS AND I CHECKED THIS AREA AFTER THE CRIME.

A GOOD DETECTIVE DOESN'T STOP THERE, PARKER.

IF YOU NEED EVIDENCE,

YOU LOOK FOR IT TILL YOU FIND IT.

YES, SIR, I KNOW THAT.

IN THIS CASE, YOU NEED TO FIND THAT EARRING

TO RULE OUT ONE MOTIVE AND HIT UPON ANOTHER.

HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT?

I PICK UP ON THINGS.

YOU BEEN ASSUMING THE MOTIVE WAS ROBBERY

BECAUSE OF MRS. CASEY'S MISSING EARRING.

ONE OF THEM TURNED UP IN HER CLOTHES,

SO, UH, MAYBE ROBBERY WASN'T INVOLVED.

THAT'S RIGHT.

IF WE FIND THE MISSING EARRING,

WE CAN RULE OUT ROBBERY AS A MOTIVE.

YOU BRINGING ME HERE TO HELP YOU LOOK--

DOES THAT MEAN YOU'LL START TRAINING ME

TO BE A DETECTIVE?

I CAN'T MAKE THAT DECISION MYSELF.

THE CHIEF WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE.

THAT'D MEAN A LOT.

I'D WORK HARDER THAN ANY TWO MEN YOU COULD PICK.

I KNOW YOU WOULD.

I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.

YES, SIR, THANKS.

MEANWHILE, LET'S LOOK FOR THAT EARRING.

IF IT'S HERE, WE'LL FIND IT.

[GROWLING]

[GROWLING]

[GROWLING]

DETECTIVE?

DETECTIVE?

DETECTIVE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I THOUGHT I SAW THE EARRING

IN THE STREAM BED.

I GUESS NOT.

HOW YOU DOING?

JIMMY.

JIMMY DAWES?

AREN'T YOU GOING TO INVITE ME IN?

WE CAN TALK OUT HERE.

SURE WE CAN.

CHARLIE REDMAN.

DO YOU KNOW THAT NAME?

YEAH. CHARLIE REDMAN USED TO SHARECROP

ON LEN BELLOW'S FARM.

THAT'S RIGHT, AND HE WAS YOUR GRANDMA'S FRIEND.

WHERE CAN I FIND HIM?

HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN YEARS.

GRANDMA MIGHT KNOW.

BUT SHE'S IN HATTIESBURG AT A FUNERAL.

UH-HUH.

I THOUGHT YOU'D BE COMING ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE.

YEAH?

LIKE THAT ASSAULT THING.

WELL, WELL.

WHERE DID THAT TURN UP?

WELL, CHIEF,

THAT'S THE INTERESTING PART.

WHERE WAS IT?

ON THE LAWN OUTSIDE OF LAUREN CASEY'S HOUSE.

HER HOUSE?YEAH.

COUPLE OF BOYS DOING YARD WORK FOUND IT.

THEY TOOK IT TO JIMMY DAWES

TO ASK HOW TO SELL IT

WITHOUT GETTING IN TROUBLE.

THE ATTACK OCCURRED OVER A MILE FROM HER HOUSE.

DID IT?YES.

WELL, MAYBE IT DID.

THEN AGAIN, MAYBE IT DIDN'T.

SEE, I STILL THINK THE WOMAN IS LYING.

HERE YOU ARE, SWEETHEART.

WITH HONEY AND CREAM, LIKE YOU LIKE IT.

THANK YOU.

BABY, I'M SO SORRY.

I KNOW HOW IT IS.

UH, YOU'RE...

YOU'RE UNDER A LOT OF STRESS.

IT'S THAT DAMNED QUOTA SYSTEM THEY SET UP.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I'LL SELL

ENOUGH POLICIES TO KEEP UP.

I WISH I COULD DO MORE TO HELP YOU.

YOU...

ARE THE MOST...

PERFECT WOMAN.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO WITHOUT YOU.

PROMISE ME YOU'LL NEVER LEAVE ME.

OH, PHILLIP.

I COULD NEVER DO THAT.

I LOVE YOU.

BE PATIENT WITH ME.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND.

I WILL NEVER...

NEVER HURT YOU AGAIN.

I KNOW THAT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

DON'T FEEL BAD, O.K.?

OH, SWEETHEART.

[CAR DOOR SHUTS]

DAMN!

PHILLIP, WHAT IS IT?

IT'S THAT DAMNED DETECTIVE.

WHAT'S HE DOING HERE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I MADE IT CLEAR

I'M NOT PRESSING CHARGES.

SO YOU SAY.

IF I HADN'T STAYED TO CARE FOR YOU,

I WOULDN'T BE HERE, WOULD I?

OH, PHILLIP.

YOU THINK I'M BLIND, I'M THAT STUPID?

DON'T. PLEASE.

GO TO THE BEDROOM.

I'LL SAY YOU'RE ASLEEP.

AND DON'T YOU COME OUT OF THERE.

[DOORBELL RINGS]HEAR ME?

[RING]

[RING RING RING]

MR. CASEY.

DO YOU MIND IF I COME IN?

LAUREN'S ASLEEP.

SHE'S STILL GETTING HER STRENGTH BACK.

I SEE.

UH, HOW'S SHE BEEN FEELING?

OH, BETTER. MUCH BETTER.

SHE'S STILL A LITTLE EDGY, YOU KNOW.

I GUESS SHE'LL HAVE THAT FOR A WHILE.

CASE OF NERVES.

MR. CASEY, THE NIGHT YOUR WIFE WAS BEATEN...

WHERE DID YOU SAY YOU WERE?

OH, I TOLD YOU.

I LEFT THE HOUSE TO CALL ON A CLIENT.

HE WASN'T HOME, SO I STOPPED AT A BAR,

HAD A COUPLE DRINKS.

I'VE BEEN UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE AT WORK.

I WAS UPSET WHEN THE CLIENT WASN'T THERE.

I FIGURED IT WAS A SURE SALE.

I THOUGHT MAYBE A COUPLE OF BEERS

MIGHT JUST HELP ME RELAX.

AND WHAT BAR WAS THAT?

WHAT IS THIS?

YOU ACT LIKE I'M ON TRIAL, FOR GOD'S SAKE.

LET ME ASK YOU ONE, DETECTIVE.

WHY ARE YOU SNEAKING TO SEE MY WIFE

WHEN YOU THINK I'M NOT HOME?

SNEAKING?

MR. CASEY, I'M WORKING ON A CASE.

I'M TRYING TO FIND A MAN WHO ASSAULTED YOUR WIFE.

I HAVE TO TALK TO HER.

I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE HERE.

I TOLD YOU, SHE'S SLEEPING.

WAKE HER UP.

YOU CAN'T ORDER ME AROUND LIKE THAT.

PHILLIP, DON'T ARGUE.

I TOLD YOU TO STAY IN THERE!

MRS. CASEY, I'M TAKING YOU OUT OF HERE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE!

WE'RE GOING TO THE STATION.

DON'T FOLLOW US.

WE'LL CONTACT YOU IF WE NEED YOU.

HOW DID YOU GET THOSE BRUISES?

I FELL. I'VE BEEN DIZZY EVER SINCE THE ATTACK.

I AM GOING TO TAKE CARE OF YOU,

KEEP YOU SAFE.

PLEASE TELL ME THE TRUTH.

WHO HURT YOU?

I WON'T LET YOU BE HURT AGAIN.

PHILLIP.

NO, IT'S MY FAULT. IT REALLY IS.

PHILLIP NEVER HITS ME UNLESS I UPSET HIM.

THAT'S WHAT HE TELLS YOU.

HE'S BRAINWASHING YOU INTO THINKING

IT'S YOUR PROBLEM.

HE LOVES ME.

HE SAYS HE COULDN'T GET ALONG WITHOUT ME.

AND THEN, INEVITABLY, HE GETS MAD.

SOME LITTLE THING SETS HIM OFF,

AND HE HITS YOU.

IF I WERE MORE SUPPORTIVE, SOMEHOW...

YOU COULD NEVER DO ENOUGH.

NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY,

NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU GAVE,

THERE WILL BE ALWAYS SOMETHING

THAT WILL SET HIM OFF.

GET AWAY FROM HIM.

YOU'RE IN DANGER IF YOU RETURN TO HIM.

THAT'S NOT SO.

I MEAN...

I KNOW HE'S BEEN VIOLENT,

BUT THAT'S ONLY JUST BEEN LATELY.

HE'S UNDER SO MUCH STRESS.

I HAVE TO GO BACK.

NO, NO...

LAUREN.

IF YOU GO BACK TO THAT HOUSE,

YOU'LL PROLONG THE PROBLEM.

YOU MUST MAKE CHOICES FOR YOURSELF.

ALTHEA, I'M GOING DOWN TO THE STATION

TO REPORT THIS TO THE CHIEF.

WITH YOUR PERMISSION,

I'LL CHARGE YOUR HUSBAND WITH BATTERY.

NO! DON'T DO THAT, PLEASE.

LAUREN, YOUR HUSBAND NEEDS HELP.

THIS IS ONE WAY TO SEE THAT HE GETS IT.

HE CAN BE REQUIRED

TO GET PSYCHIATRIC COUNSELING.

YES.

O.K.

DON'T MAKE A DECISION NOW.

TOMORROW, WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN.

HOW'S THAT?

WELL, MR. REDMAN, IT ONLY PROVES

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING,

YOU ASK SOMEONE WHO WAS THERE.

THANKS FOR COMING IN.

HOPE YOU GET EVERYTHING SQUARED AWAY.

WITH WHAT YOU TOLD US, MAYBE WE WILL.

WELL, GOOD EVENING TO YOU.

REGARDS TO THE FAMILY.

PHILLIP CASEY'S ON THE PHONE,

AND HE'S WHOPPING MAD, AND...

MR. CASEY, CHIEF GILLESPIE HERE.

UH...WAIT A MINUTE.

DETECTIVE TIBBS DID WHAT?

I SEE.

JUST HOLD IT, NOW.

I'LL TAKE IT UP WITH DETECTIVE TIBBS

WHEN HE COMES IN.

MR. CASEY, DON'T GET YOURSELF EXCITED.

IT ISN'T GOOD FOR YOU.

YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY CHARGES,

GO TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND MAKE THEM.

DO WHATEVER YOU FEEL IS RIGHT TO DO.

WE'LL DO THE SAME HERE.

BYE.

SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT FELLA.

THAT'S TELLING HIM, CHIEF.

PARKER, FIND OUT WHERE VIRGIL...

OH, VIRGIL.

MR. CASEY WAS ON THE PHONE,

SQUAWKING LIKE A MASHED CAT.

HIS WIFE IS AT MY HOUSE.

WHY DID YOU BRING HER THERE?

SHE'S ADMITTED THAT HER HUSBAND BEAT UP ON HER THAT NIGHT.

SHE RAN OUT OF THE HOUSE

AND KEPT RUNNING

AND FELL INTO THAT STREAM.

SHE WOULDN'T INCRIMINATE HER HUSBAND,

SO SHE MADE UP THIS STORY

THAT SHE WAS ASSAULTED BY SOMEONE ELSE.

I WON'T ARREST THE HUSBAND

UNLESS THE WIFE SIGNS A COMPLAINT.

CHIEF, SHE'S A TYPICAL BATTERED WOMAN.

SHE'S CONVINCED IT'S HER FAULT

WHEN HER HUSBAND BEATS HER.

THAT HE REALLY LOVES HER AND NEEDS HER,

AND WOULDN'T HURT HER UNLESS SHE DESERVED IT.

YEAH.

ALTHEA AND I HAVE TRIED TO CONVINCE HER

TO STAY AWAY FROM THAT HOUSE,

THAT SHE'S IN DANGER. SHE WON'T BELIEVE IT.

WELL, UH, JUST WE LEAVE THAT ASIDE FOR THE MOMENT,

BECAUSE I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

PARKER, WHEN I SEE YOU AWAY FROM THAT PHONE,

I GET AS NERVOUS AS A PREGNANT POSSUM.

WOULD YOU PLEASE? CLOSE THE DOOR ON THE WAY.

YES, SIR.

NOW, I TALKED WITH MRS. TIBBS ABOUT YOU.

WHY?

BECAUSE I WANT TO,

THAT'S WHY.

SHE TOLD ME YOU HAVEN'T BEEN YOURSELF LATELY.

YOU DON'T SLEEP WELL, YOU HAVE NIGHTMARES.

AND YOU KEEP REPEATING A CERTAIN NAME

IN THE NIGHTMARE--

"REMMY," OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

FINALLY, THROUGH MR. REDMAN,

WE FIGURED OUT IT HAD TO BE "MARYEMMA."

DO YOU REMEMBER MARYEMMA?

MARYEMMA?

YOUR SISTER?

[GROWLING]

YOU FOUND HER IN THE CREEK.

MR. REDMAN WAS A NEIGHBOR OF YOURS OUT THERE

IN THOSE DAYS.

HE SAID THERE WERE SOME POACHERS LIVING IN THE WOODS.

YOU KIDS WERE TOLD NOT TO GO IN THERE.

MARYEMMA, SHE DID GO IN.

THERE WERE BLACKBERRIES IN THE WOODS.

AND YOU LET HER.

I TOLD HER TO BRING SOME BACK FOR ME.

WELL, ANYWAY, WHEN THEY FOUND SHE WAS MISSING,

THEY GOT SCARED,

STARTED SCURRYING AROUND LOOKING FOR HER AND...

AND YOU WERE THE ONE THAT FOUND HER.

THERE WAS BLOOD...

ALL OVER HER.

MR. REDMAN SAYS THAT

WHEN YOU GOT HER OUT OF THE CREEK,

YOU KEPT YOUR EYES CLOSED.

YOU KEPT THEM CLOSED ALL THAT DAY.

AND HE SAID YOU WOULDN'T SPEAK.

THE WAY HE REMEMBERS IT,

YOU DIDN'T TALK TO ANYBODY

FOR ABOUT A WEEK.

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.

I KNOW SHE WENT AWAY.

AND SHE DIDN'T COME BACK.

AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHY.

THEY SENT HER

TO SOME OF YOUR MAMA'S PEOPLE OVER IN TRAYNOR.

THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA.

IT DIDN'T DO MUCH GOOD.

SHE NEVER WAS THE SAME AGAIN.

AND THEN ONE DAY,

SHE WALKED OUT IN FRONT OF A CAR

AND GOT KILLED.

OH, GOD.

OH, GOD.

WHAT MR. REDMAN SAID WAS THAT, UH...

AFTER THEY FOUND OUT THAT MARYEMMA WAS RAPED,

THEY TOLD THE POLICE RIGHT AWAY,

BUT THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

THAT WAS PROBABLY TRUE IN THOSE DAYS.

HOW COULD THAT HAPPEN?

HOW COULD A WHOLE PART OF MY LIFE

JUST DISAPPEAR?

WELL, VIRGIL, AFTER ALL,

YOU WERE ONLY A KID THEN.

YOU REFUSED TO LET IT ENTER YOUR MIND.

YOU PUSHED IT AWAY UNTIL IT WAS OUT OF SIGHT.

THEN THIS ASSAULT CASE STARTED BRINGING IT BACK.

FINDING MRS. CASEY IN THAT CREEK

STARTED YOU REMEMBERING MARYEMMA AGAIN.

SHE USED TO SING TO ME.

EVERY NIGHT BEFORE I WENT TO SLEEP.

WELL, LISTEN.

NOW THAT IT'S COMING OUT,

I JUST THINK YOU SHOULD LET IT ALL COME OUT,

AND TELL MRS. TIBBS ABOUT IT.

SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT YOU, ANYWAY.

WHEN IT IS ALL OUT,

MAYBE ONE OF THESE DAYS

YOU'LL BE ABLE TO TELL US ALL

LOVELY LITTLE STORIES

ABOUT YOU AND YOUR SISTER

WHEN YOU WERE BOTH CHILDREN,

AND ENJOY IT.

[TELEPHONE BUZZES]

I'LL GET THAT.

GILLESPIE HERE, YEAH.

SHE DID?

WELL, WHEN WAS THAT?

WELL, THANK YOU FOR CALLING.

DON'T WORRY. WE'LL LOOK INTO IT RIGHT AWAY.

YES, MA'AM.

THAT WAS MRS. TIBBS ON THE PHONE.

SHE SAID MRS. CASEY HAD JUST LEFT YOUR HOUSE.

AND WHERE DID SHE GO?

BACK TO HER HUSBAND.

PHILLIP?

LEAVE THE LIGHT OFF,

PLEASE.

OH, PHILLIP, YOU SCARED ME.

WHY ARE YOU SITTING HERE IN THE DARK?

THINKING.

COME HERE, LAURIE.

I'M SO SORRY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

I CAME BACK AS SOON AS I COULD.

I RAN ALL THE WAY HERE, I PROMISE.

ALL I KNOW...

IS I CAN'T BEAR TO LOSE YOU.

YOU WON'T.

I CAME BACK, DIDN'T I?

AS SOON AS I COULD.

THOSE OTHER PEOPLE,

THEY'LL ALWAYS TRY TO DRIVE US APART.

THEY'LL TELL LIES.

THEY'LL DO ANYTHING.

I'M THE ONLY ONE YOU CAN REALLY TRUST.

PHILLIP, HONEY...

I'LL GO FIX YOU DINNER.

WHERE THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?

JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE DINNER.

I'LL TELL YOU WHEN TO MAKE DINNER.

YOU HEAR ME?

UNTIL THEN,

YOU DO WHAT I SAY.

I WILL.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

WHO'S THAT?

OPEN UP, POLICE.

MRS. CASEY?

KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

MRS. CASEY?

[KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK]

CHIEF GILLESPIE.

MR. CASEY.

MR. TIBBS.IS YOUR WIFE HERE?

HOW DID YOU CUT YOUR LIP, MA'AM?

IT'S NOTHING.

SHE JUST BIT IT.

OH, COME ON, CASEY.

A HOUND COULDN'T BITE HIMSELF THAT WAY.

MRS. CASEY?

PLEASE TELL US.

YOU MUST TELL THE TRUTH BEFORE WE CAN DO ANYTHING.

I TOLD YOU THE TRUTH.

NOW GET OUT OF MY HOUSE.

WE CAN'T HELP YOU UNTIL YOU HELP YOURSELF.

I THINK YOU HAVE YOUR ANSWER.

NOW PLEASE LEAVE.

VIRGIL, WE'VE DONE ALL WE CAN, COME ON.

MAKE THE CHOICE...

FOR YOURSELF.

MR. TIBBS...

MY HUSBAND HIT ME.

YOU BITCH!

WILL YOU FILE CHARGES AGAINST HIM?

YOU KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!

CASEY!YOU KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!

WILL YOU FILE CHARGES

THAT YOUR HUSBAND ASSAULTED YOU?

YES.

CASEY, COME DOWN TO THE STATION WITH ME.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING.

WILL YOU COME EASY,

OR WILL YOU WEAR THESE?

I'M NOT GOING TO RUN, CHIEF,

BUT I WANT MY LAWYER.

WE GOT A PHONE DOWN THERE.

THANK YOU.

NO.

THANK YOU.

FOR MORE THAN YOU KNOW.