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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

J.D., I'M HERE.

I GOT IT.

WELL, BRING IT TO ME.

[LAUGHS]

CHICKEN.

HEAR, HEAR, DAMN RIGHT.

I LEFT THE NEW WILL ON THE BED.

READ IT, GIVE ME A CALL.

THANKS FOR THE TOWEL, SIDNEY.

YOU JUST DON'T GIVE UP, DO YOU?

COME ON, SUGAR. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME.

YOU DIDN'T GET THAT, YOU HEAR?

AT LEAST, NOT FROM ME.

[LAUGHS]

NO, NO, NO, NO.

WHAT'S WRONG?

THAT MAN IN THE SUIT. THAT'S VIRGIL TIBBS.

YEAH, I KNOW HIM. SO...

OH, WAIT, I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

YOU'RE HIDING FROM A MAN.

HE'LL SEE ME... WHEN I WANT HIM TO.

GO ON, GET, BEFORE YOU FORGET YOU'RE A CUB SCOUT.

[COUGHING]

[COUGHING]

I DON'T WANT THAT DAMN STUFF.

IT TASTES LIKE TURPENTINE.

FATHER, MUST WE GO THROUGH THIS EVERY FOUR HOURS?

THAT TURPENTINE IS WHAT KEEPS YOUR HEART GOING.

COME ON.

I DON'T WANT THAT DAMN STUFF!

SIR, MISS CHARLOTTE JUST WANT TO SEE YOU GET WELL.

TRAVIS, MAKE SURE HE GETS THE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE

EVERY FOUR HOURS.

YES, SIR, DON'T YOU WORRY NOW.

AND 1/4 MILLIGRAM FUROSEMIDE AT BEDTIME.

HELL, VICKERS, IT'S BEEN BEDTIME AROUND HERE

EVERY WAKING HOUR FOR THREE MONTHS.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR. I'LL STAY WITH HIM.

I KNOW, MY DEAR, YOU ALWAYS HAVE.

THEY HAVEN'T WORKED ON AN ENGINE NEWER THAN A HUDSON.

THEY WOULDN'T KNOW A SQUAD CAR--

HELLO, GENTLEMEN.

MA'AM, YOU LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY?

ANYTHING WE CAN DO, MISSY?

IS THERE ANYTHING AT ALL WE CAN DO?

I'M SURE THAT BETWEEN YOU THREE,

YOU COULD DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.

THANKS, BUT I SEE WHO I CAME FOR.

EXCUSE ME.

HE'S BIG, HE'S GORGEOUS,

AND HE'S SPARTA'S CHIEF OF DETECTIVES.

LORD HAVE MERCY!

J.D. SINCLAIRE!

OH!

I DON'T BELIEVE MY EYES.

MY LORD, YOU'RE EVEN UGLIER THAN I REMEMBER, VIRGIL.

J.D., DAMN, YOU LOOK GOOD.

HONEY, I AM GOOD.

GOD, I'M GOOD,

AND WHEN I'M BAD, I'M EVEN BETTER.

UH...EXCUSE ME.

WHAT IS ALL THE NOISE OUT HERE?

HELLO, CHIEF. YOU STILL KEEPING THIS TOWN DOWN

TO A REASONABLY DREARY DRONE?

WE MANAGE TO SATISFY THE PEOPLE

WHO LIVE AROUND HERE REGULARLY.

I DIDN'T KNOW Y'ALL WERE FRIENDS.

OH, CHIEF, ME AND VIRGIL GO WAY BACK.

THIS HOT SHOT GOT INTO MORE TROUBLE AS A KID.

WE HAD OURSELVES SOME TIMES, DIDN'T WE?

WE SURE DID.

CHIEF, CAN I BORROW MY FRIEND A WHILE?

GO AHEAD. BUSINESS IS SLOW HERE IN THE FORENOON.

THANK YOU.

MISS SINCLAIRE...

WOULD YOU KINDLY GIVE MY REGARDS

TO YOUR SISTER CHARLOTTE AND TO YOUR DADDY,

WHO I BELIEVE IS FEELING POORLY LATELY.

I EXPECT THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HOME NOW, HUH?

YES, SIR, IT IS.

WELL, GO AHEAD. ENJOY YOURSELVES.

THANK YOU.

HOW BAD IS YOUR FATHER?

THAT'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO HELP ME FIND OUT.

NOW, COME ON.

YOU WANT ME TO GO OUT THERE WITH YOU?

WELL, YES.

I DON'T FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE OUT THERE.

YOU MEAN CHARLOTTE DOESN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH YOU.

TO HELL WITH HER.

YOU WERE IN AND OUT OF OUR HOUSE DAILY AS A CHILD.

THAT WAS THROUGH THE BACK DOOR,

AND ONLY BECAUSE MY MOTHER WORKED THERE.

YOU'RE FAMILY. NOW, GET IN.

VIRGIL, I'M WORRIED.

I CAN'T GET PAST CHARLOTTE

TO TALK TO DADDY ON THE PHONE.

HE'S NOT GETTING MY LETTERS, EITHER.

SOMETHING'S WRONG. I CAN FEEL IT.

SHE WOULDN'T DARE STOP ME FROM SEEING HIM

WITH YOU THERE.

O.K.

[TIRES SCREECH]

[TIRES SCREECH]

J.D.!

I COULD HAVE YOU ARRESTED FOR DRIVING LIKE THIS.

HA HA HA HA, J.D.!

[CAR DOOR CLOSES]

MY WORD, IT'S MISS J.D.

AND LOOK WHO SHE'S GOT WITH HER.

J.D.?

MY GIRL, HERE?

SHE LOOKS FINE, I'LL BET.

WHO DID SHE BRING WITH HER?

CHARLOTTE, WILL YOU ANSWER ME?

GIRL, TELL ME HOW MY PRECIOUS BABY LOOKS!

AND TELL ME WHO'S WITH HER,

YOU HEAR ME, NOW?

MISS J.D.!

TRAVIS, YOU OLD SINNER.

MY GOD, IS IT GOOD TO SEE YOUR FACE.

YOU REMEMBER VIRGIL, DON'T YOU?

OF COURSE. VIRGIL.

MISS J.D., YOU SURE LOOK MIGHTY FINE.

MIGHTY FINE.

HOW IS HE, TRAVIS?

OH, SO-SO.

HE'LL BE BETTER NOW YOU'RE HERE.

DAMN STRAIGHT, HE WILL.

SADDLE UP OLD STONEY,

IF YOU HAVEN'T TURNED HIM INTO A BALL OF LARD.

OH, THAT HORSE IS FINE.

I'LL MEET YOU THERE AFTER I SEE DADDY.

VIRGIL CAN WAIT IN THE KITCHEN WITH ME.

OH, TRAVIS, THE WAR IS OVER.

AND YOU WON, REMEMBER?

COME ON, VIRGIL.

DADDY, MY DARLING!

J.D. IS HERE...

TO CHASE ALL THE BLUES AWAY.

AND IT'S ABOUT TIME.

WHERE THE HELL YOU BEEN THIS TIME?

SWITZERLAND. DIDN'T CHARLOTTE TELL YOU?

YOU'RE LOOKING WELL.

AND YOU'RE LOOKING... THE SAME.

LOOK AT WHO I BROUGHT WITH ME, DADDY.

VIRGIL?

VIRGIL, MY BOY, IS THAT YOU?

YES.

MR. SINCLAIRE, HOW ARE YOU?

I'M ALL RIGHT, VIRGIL. I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

GOOD LORD, CHARLOTTE!

AT LEAST LET IN ENOUGH LIGHT

SO THE WALLPAPER CAN FADE.

THE LIGHT IS BAD FOR HIS EYES.

DARKNESS IS BAD FOR HIS SOUL.

WHY IS IT SO QUIET IN HERE?

YOU CAN HEAR YOURSELF THINK.

LET'S HAVE US A LITTLE MUSIC,

WAKE THIS PLACE UP.

REMEMBER THIS?

[PLAYINGIN THE MOOD]

GUESS WHAT I BROUGHT FOR YOU, DADDY.

WHAT YOU GOT?

NECTAR OF THE GODS.

NOW, I WANT YOU TO DRINK YOUR TEA

LIKE A GOOD BOY, YOU HEAR?

ALL RIGHT, J.D., I'LL DO THAT.

AND...

HAVE A HAVANA, OLD CHUM?

YES, I WILL.

NOW, WHO'S DADDY'S FAVORITE LITTLE GIRL?

WELL... I'LL ADMIT,

I WAS A TAD MIFFED WITH YOU, HONEY.

BUT, DAMN, IF YOU'RE NOT THE JOY IN MY LIFE.

OH.

DO YOU HEAR THAT, VIRGIL?

DADDY LOVES HIS LITTLE GIRL.

YES, I DO.

I MISSED YOU, DADDY.

I MISSED YOU, TOO, BABY.

[GASPING]

THANK YOU. IT'S KIND OF YOU TO COME.

I APPRECIATE IT. BYE-BYE.

OH, VIRGIL.

CHARLOTTE.

YOU KNOW MY FIANCE, SIDNEY WALLACE?

FIANCE?

OH, I DIDN'T KNOW, CONGRATULATIONS.

SIDNEY'S BEEN RUNNING THE PLANT SINCE DADDY GOT SICK.

HE'LL BE TAKING OVER.

IT'S GOOD OF YOU TO COME.

THANK YOU.

SIDNEY, I'M NOT FEELING WELL.

WOULD YOU GET ME SOME WATER?

EXCUSE US, VIRGIL.

SURE.

JUST WATER, TRAVIS.

SIDNEY...

DON'T. NO MORE.

BUT...

CHARLOTTE NEEDS ME.

WHY DON'T YOU LIKE J.D.?

TOO OPINIONATED FOR ME.

SHE'S THE KIND OF PERSON WHO THINKS

IF YOU LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN, YOU'RE STUCK,

AND IF YOU LIKE IT, YOU'RE STUPID.

SHE'S SINGING THE SONG OF THE FREE SPIRIT.

UH-HUH.

SEEMS A LOVELY PLACE TO GET STUCK.

IT SURE IS.

BILL, JOANN.

I WAS LOOKING FOR YOU, BILL.

JOANN, WOULD YOU EXCUSE BILL AND ME FOR A MINUTE?

CERTAINLY, I'LL WALK AROUND THE GROUNDS.

SEE YOU LATER.

YEAH.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND, DOC?

SINCLAIRE, THAT'S WHAT.

HIS DYING.

I CHECKED HIS HEART JUST DAYS BEFORE HE DIED.

IT WAS FINE. THE MEDICATION WAS WORKING GREAT.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

ARE YOU SAYING THIS MAN MAYBE OUGHTN'T TO BE DEAD?

MAYBE.

I DON'T KNOW.

I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

WELL, UH, HOW COME YOU WAITED SO LONG

TO TELL ME A THING LIKE THIS?

I DON'T KNOW.

SHOCK, MAYBE.

THIS, MAYBE.

YEAH, WELL, LET ME HOLD THAT.

NOW, LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.

ARE YOU SAYING YOU THINK

MAYBE SINCLAIRE HAD A LITTLE HELP DYING?

I'M JUST SAYING...

BILL, YOU'D BETTER DO AN AUTOPSY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE HAVING THAT BODY EXHUMED.

YES, I AM.

BUT YOU'RE DIGGING UP MR. SINCLAIRE

BASED ON THE WORD OF A DRUNKEN QUACK.

BASED ON THE WORD OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN.

ATTENDING IS ALL HE CAN DO.

THE MAN'S A DRUNK. HIS PRACTICE IS A FARCE.

THE SINCLAIRES HAD ENOUGH MONEY AND ENOUGH SENSE

TO HIRE THE DOCTOR THEY WANTED.

THEY STUCK TO VICKERS RIGHT TO THE END.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.

IT MEANS THEY'RE LOYAL.

IT MIGHT MEAN YOU'RE UNDERESTIMATING

THE MEDICAL ABILITY OF THE MAN.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

CHIEF?

YEAH?

YOUR COURT ORDER'S HERE.

SHOULD I TELL THE CEMETERY TO CRANK UP THE BOX?

YEAH, YOU CAN CALL

AND MAKE THAT DELICATE SUGGESTION.

YES, SIR.

YOU HAVE MEN ALREADY AT THE GRAVE SITE?

DO YOU HAVE A FAMILY CONSENT FORM?

HERE IT IS,

SIGNED BY J.D. SINCLAIRE HERSELF.

I THOUGHT YOU'D KNOW THAT,

YOU TWO BEING SUCH GOOD FRIENDS.

YOU'LL TEAR WHAT'S LEFT OF THAT FAMILY FURTHER APART,

JUST WHEN THEY NEED EACH OTHER THE MOST.

VIRGIL, WE'RE CONDUCTING A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION HERE

INTO THE POSSIBLE WRONGFUL DEATH OF A CITIZEN,

BASED ON THE WORD OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN.

I KNOW YOU'VE KNOWN THE FAMILY A LONG TIME--

I'M GOING OUT THERE.

WHAT YOU GAPING AT?

YOU WERE MAKING A PHONE CALL.

YES, SIR, I'M RIGHT ON IT.

OH, LORD.

SLOWLY, EASY NOW.

EASY.

YOU'RE LEVEL NOW. THAT'S HIGH ENOUGH.

HOLD IT.

MAN, I HATE THIS.

I KNOW.

MAKE SURE THE BODY GETS TO THE PATHOLOGY LAB, O.K.?

YES, SIR.

HERE IT COMES.

STOP THIS RIGHT NOW!

YOU HAVE NO RIGHT!

MR. TIBBS! MR. TIBBS!

I'VE CALLED TO GET AN INJUNCTION

TO STOP THIS.

YOU JUST CAN'T DIG PEOPLE UP.

J.D. SIGNED A FAMILY CONSENT FORM.

DEAR GOD, J.D., THAT IS DADDY.

HOW COULD YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS?

I LOVED HIM JUST AS MUCH AS YOU DID.

YOU CAN'T ALLOW SOMEBODY TO CUT UP HIS FLESH!

WHAT KIND OF LOVE IS THAT?

MY KIND!

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO MY FATHER,

AND IF HE DIED TOO SOON.

CHARLOTTE, I'M SORRY, BUT IT'S ALL VERY LEGAL.

SIDNEY...

WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL HER

THAT SHE HAS NO RIGHT TO ALLOW THIS?

I'M AFRAID SHE HAS.

NO.

YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT.

SHE HAS NO RIGHTS AT ALL, NOT ANYMORE.

DADDY MADE THAT CLEAR WHEN HE CHANGED HIS WILL.

NOW, THIS IS A SECTION OF THE KIDNEY, RIGHT?

YEAH. SEE THOSE AREAS THERE THAT ARE INFLAMED?

YEAH.

COULD THAT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE MEDICATION?

NO, SIR. I WOULDN'T HAVE EXPECTED

TO SEE THAT TOXIC INFLAMMATION AT ALL.

TOXIC? DID YOU FIND POISON IN THIS MAN'S SYSTEM?

YEAH, I'M JUST NOT SURE WHAT IT WAS, THOUGH.

IT COULD BE LEAD OR MERCURY.

THE LAB WILL KNOW.

POISON? ARE YOU SURE?

ABSOLUTELY.

WELL, NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

IF YOU'RE TALKING POISON,

THEN YOU'RE TALKING FOUL PLAY,

HUH, DOC?

YOU'RE ALWAYS ASKING FOR CONCLUSIONS

THAT ARE NONE OF MY BUSINESS.

SINCLAIRE DID NOT DIE OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE.

IT WAS POISON.

WELL, WELL.

OLD DOC VICKERS TURNS OUT TO BE

SOME KIND OF A FOOL, DOESN'T HE?

ALL RIGHT.

DON'T YOU GO BLAMING ME

FOR THIS HORSE'S FAT BACK.

THANK YOURSELF FOR THAT.

DON'T START UP AGAIN.

WELL, YOU'VE BEEN GONE SO LONG.

BUT I'M HOME NOW.

MAYBE FOR A WHILE.

OLD STONEY STILL SCARE THAT SISTER OF MINE?

IF HE DOES, SHE SURE DON'T LET ON.

SHE TAKES HIM OUT REAL REGULAR.

DO ME A FAVOR, SUGAR.

NEXT TIME SHE COMES NEAR YOU,

YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION

TO BUCK HER LITTLE TWEED BRAINS OUT.

THANK YOU.

HAVE A NICE, SAFE RIDE.

WE'VE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH

OF EACH OTHER FOR A WHILE.

LET'S STOP BEFORE WE START.

I DIDN'T COME HERE TO FIGHT, J.D.

I'M ASKING YOU TO DO SOMETHING FOR ME.

OR RATHER, NOT DO SOMETHING.

SOMETHING BEING?

DON'T TAKE SIDNEY.

WHAT?

I'M NOT BLIND, J.D.

I SEE THE LOOKS EVERY TIME YOU COME HOME.

I KNOW HOW HARD SIDNEY TRIES

TO STAY AWAY FROM YOU.

TOO HARD.

BUT I WAS NEVER REALLY SCARED

UNTIL DADDY DIED.

HOW DOES DADDY'S DEATH AFFECT YOU AND SIDNEY?

I REALIZED HOW MUCH I NEED HIM.

EVERYTHING HAS ALWAYS COME

VERY EASILY FOR YOU, J.D.

EVERY MAN WHO SEES YOU...

LOVES YOU.

I'VE GOT SIDNEY,

AND I LOVE HIM SO MUCH.

AND YOU'RE JUST GOING TO GO AWAY AGAIN.

DON'T USE HIM.

WELL...

THAT'S A LITTLE INSULTING TO SIDNEY,

BUT IT CERTAINLY IS AN INTERESTING CHALLENGE.

PLEASE LEAVE HIM ALONE, J.D.

YOU ARE PATHETIC.

EVERY TIME I'VE WALKED INTO THAT HOUSE,

YOU HAVE TREATED ME LIKE DIRT.

YOU HAVE INTERCEPTED MY LETTERS TO MY FATHER,

REFUSED PHONE CALLS.

YOU NEARLY KEPT ME FROM HIM THE DAY HE DIED.

AND YOU ASK ME TO SPARE YOUR FEELINGS?

GET OUT OF MY WAY!

WELL, YOU...

IN AN OFFICE.

LOOKING FOR A JOB?

OF SORTS.

I DIDN'T HEAR YOU DRIVE UP.

WELL, IT'S ONLY A COUPLE MILES.

I RODE.

YOU LIKE TO RIDE, SIDNEY?

IF THE TERRAIN IS PLEASANT

AND I...

I'VE GOT A GOOD MOUNT.

WELL...

VERY GOOD, SIDNEY.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD IT IN YOU.

NOW THAT YOU KNOW I DO,

MIND IF I GET BACK TO WORK?

WHAT WORK?

YOU'RE INCORRIGIBLE, YOU KNOW.

WELL, I...

I DO TRY.

LOOK, J.D.?

FUN IS FUN,

BUT THIS ISN'T REALLY FAIR.

THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE TO CONSIDER.

LIKE WHO?

THERE'S CH-CHARLOTTE.

AND...

OH, THE HELL WITH IT.

OUR TIMING IS LOUSY, YOU KNOW.

I THINK IT'S JUST GREAT.

THE TRUTH IS DADDY GOT FED UP WITH HER.

THE WAY SHE THREW HIS MONEY AWAY,

RUNNING AROUND WITH EUROPEAN LOWLIFES,

FANCY POWDERED PRINCES WITH FANCY ROYAL TITLES

AND NOT A POT.

WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT ROYALTY?

YOU HAVEN'T SET FOOT OUTSIDE OF MISSISSIPPI.

BE THAT AS IT MAY,

WHY DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THIS WILL AND CODICIL?

THAT CODICIL IS PHONY.

WELL, IT ISN'T SIGNED, ANYHOW.

I HAVEN'T BEEN THROUGH ALL THIS,

BUT SIDNEY TELLS ME

THAT YOUR DADDY LEFT NEAR EVERYTHING

TO BE DIVIDED EQUALLY BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU.

BUT THE CODICIL LEAVES EVERYTHING TO CHARLOTTE.

THIS SHOULD BE IN THE PROBATE JUDGE'S HANDS,

NOT THE POLICE CHIEF'S.

THE POINT IS MY FATHER WAS MURDERED.

HE WAS POISONED.

I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW WHO MIGHT BE ANGRY

THAT DADDY HAD CHANGED HIS WILL.

HOW DARE YOU!

THE WILL HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED.

CHARLOTTE AND I SHOULD DIVIDE EVERYTHING EQUALLY.

NO, IT IS ALL MINE.

THE CODICIL SHOWS CLEAR INTENT.

IF I CONTEST THE ORIGINAL WILL,

IT IS STRONG EVIDENCE

OF WHAT DADDY WANTED TO HAPPEN.

WELL, CHARLOTTE,

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU'RE JUST MAD OR WHAT.

YOU REALLY MEAN THAT?

YOU DON'T WANT HER TO HAVE ANYTHING?

THE CODICIL GIVES ME THAT RIGHT.

WELL, SO YOU SAY.

SIDNEY, WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER BENEFICIARIES IN HERE?

ANYTHING CHANGE FOR THEM?

NOTHING, CHIEF.

A SUM OF MONEY WAS LEFT FOR TRAVIS HAVENWELL,

THE FAMILY RETAINER,

BUT THERE'S NO CHANGE IN THAT.

HOW MUCH DID TRAVIS GET?

$10,000.

$10,000?

AFTER ALL THOSE LONG YEARS

OF HARD AND FAITHFUL SERVICE.

$10,000, HUH?

IS ANYBODY ELSE IN THERE?

DOC VICKERS.

VICKERS?

WAS HE LUCKIER THAN POOR OLD TRAVIS?

MR. SINCLAIRE LEFT HIM $250,000.

SAY WHAT?

$250,000.

$250,000 TO DOC VICKERS?

THAT'S A SUBJECT THAT IS SURELY WORTHY OF SPECULATION.

SO, THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE.

YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT MY INHERITANCE,

AND THAT MAKES ME WHAT?

MURDER SUSPECT NUMBER ONE?

NO, NO.

WHY WOULD YOU KILL A MAN

YOU KNEW WAS GOING TO DIE SOON ANYWAY?

WHY WOULD YOU POISON HIM AND THEN ASK ME TO DIG HIM UP?

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I THOUGHT ABOUT SUSPECTS, THOUGH.

WHAT ABOUT THOSE TWO DAUGHTERS? MAYBE?

NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT.

CHARLOTTE SAYS J.D. WAS CUT FROM THE WILL.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

SINCLAIRE MAY HAVE BEEN A MISERABLE OLD TYRANT,

BUT HE ADORED J.D.

SHE COULD SPIT IN HIS FACE, AND HE'D SMILE.

SHE'D BEEN DOING THAT AT LONG RANGE FOR YEARS.

IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HER WANDERLUST,

NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT.

HE'S THE ONE THAT WANTED HER TO TRAVEL,

ENCOURAGED HER, SUPPORTED IT.

IF HE WAS SO CRAZY ABOUT HER,

WHY DID HE SEND HER OFF THAT WAY?

MY THEORY IS HE WAS TRYING TO KEEP J.D.

AWAY FROM SIDNEY WALLACE.

YEAH, WHY?

HE HAD IT ALL PLANNED

FOR SIDNEY TO MARRY CHARLOTTE.

THEY WERE RIGHT FOR EACH OTHER, HE SAID.

AND WHATEVER HE THOUGHT WAS RIGHT,

THAT'S THE WAY IT HAD TO BE.

NO MATTER THE COST,

OR WHO GOT HURT.

YOU DIDN'T CARE FOR HIM, DID YOU?

FRANKLY...

I HATED HIS GUTS.

YEAH, WELL, I HAPPEN TO THINK

THAT HE PROBABLY SUSPECTED THAT.

SO, WHY DID HE LEAVE YOU ALL THAT MONEY?

SINCE IT WAS HIS MONEY,

I THINK IT WAS HIS BUSINESS

WHAT HE DID WITH IT,

NOBODY ELSE'S.

HELLO, TRAVIS.

I THOUGHT MISS J.D. WAS RIDING.

EVERY DAY SHE'S BEEN--

TRAVIS...

I STILL LIVE HERE.

YES, MA'AM.

I DO HOPE YOU WILL BE STAYING ON HERE.

THAT'S WHAT DADDY WOULD HAVE WANTED.

PROBABLY WON'T, MISS CHARLOTTE.

GETTING TOO OLD,

JUST LIKE STONEY.

NEITHER ONE OF US IS MUCH USE ANYMORE.

HAPPENS TO ANIMALS, HAPPENS TO FOLKS.

DO ME A FAVOR AND THINK ABOUT THAT.

SOMEBODY ELSE CAN DO THE WORK.

I JUST WANT YOU TO MAKE SURE

THINGS ARE KEPT THE WAY THEY OUGHT TO BE.

TRAVIS, IF J.D. DOES COME DOWN,

TELL HER SHE CAN'T RIDE ANYMORE.

STONEY IS PART OF THE ESTATE.

HE BELONGS TO ME.

YES, MA'AM.

OH, I'LL BE SURE AND TELL HER THAT.

[NEIGH]

[NEIGH]

AAH...OHH...

[NEIGH]

[NEIGH]

OH, STONEY.

OH, STONEY.

IT WASN'T AN ACCIDENT, SOMEONE CUT THE CINCH.

IF YOU THINK IT WAS ME, YOU'RE CRAZY.

I MAY BE A DUMB OLE LACKEY, BUT I'M NOT CRAZY.

WHY ARE YOU ACTING LIKE THIS?

WE CAME FROM THE SAME PART OF TOWN.

YOU'RE LONG GONE FROM THE BOTTOMS--

AND FROM HERE.

WAS ANYONE ELSE AROUND THE STABLES

BESIDES YOU AND CHARLOTTE?

ONLY DOC VICKERS.

HE WAS HERE?

THAT'S NOT UNUSUAL-- HE LOVES THIS OLD HORSE.

IT'LL BE AWFUL IF WE HAVE TO DESTROY HIM.

WAS HE DRINKING BEFORE CHARLOTTE WENT RIDING?

YES.

MR. SINCLAIRE'S DEATH WAS REAL HARD--

REAL HARD ON HIM.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY MR. SINCLAIRE

LEFT VICKERS SO MUCH MONEY?

MR. SINCLAIRE COULD SOMETIMES BE A VERY GENEROUS MAN.

WELL, NOT TO YOU,

AFTER ALL THE YEARS YOU GAVE HIM.

PERSON GETS PAID FOR WHAT HE KNOWS,

NOT WHAT HE GIVES.

DOC VICKERS KNOWS MORE ABOUT THAT FAMILY

THAN ANYBODY ALIVE.

THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY ABOUT IT.

TRAVIS,

YOU KNOW, YOU WERE THE FIRST BLACK MAN

I EVER HEARD ANYONE CALL "MISTER."

I WANTED TO BE JUST LIKE YOU.

I WANTED TO BE CALLED "MISTER," TOO.

DON'T MATTER WHAT THEY CALL YOU DOWN HERE, VIRGIL.

YOU'LL STILL BE JUST A NIGGER LIKE ME.

TIMES CHANGE.

NOTHING CHANGES.

EVER.

I THINK THIS TOWN HAS CHANGED,

BUT I THINK YOU'VE REMAINED THE SAME.

AND FRANKLY, I THINK IT'S A SHAME.

TAKE CARE.

WHAT HAPPENED?

CHARLOTTE WAS RIDING AND HER SADDLE CAME OFF.

IS SHE ALL RIGHT?

SHE'S PERFECTLY FINE.

STONEY'S LEG MIGHT BE PERMANENTLY DAMAGED.

OH, NO.

WAIT.

I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING.

ABOUT LAST NIGHT...

I'M SORRY.

I COULD HAVE KICKED YOU OUT.

BUT I DIDN'T.

WHAT NEXT?

NOTHING'S CHANGED, J.D.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

I'VE CHANGED.

THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER MEN,

BUT LAST NIGHT WAS DIFFERENT.

LAST NIGHT, I MADE LOVE.

I LOVE YOU, YOU KNOW THAT?

THE PROBLEM IS,

I THINK CHARLOTTE KNOWS IT, TOO.

[SAW BUZZES]

[TURNS SAW OFF]

DEAD.

SHOT HIMSELF DEAD.

YEAH, I WOULD HAVE BET ON IT.

HE WRITES, "I'M SORRY.

"TELL CHARLOTTE I DID NOT MEAN TO HURT HER.

"I CAN'T HANDLE THE LIES ANYMORE.

TOO MANY YEARS."

THAT'S ALL.

GOD KNOWS HOW MANY FAMILY SECRETS

HE TOOK WITH HIM.

HMM.

I'D SAY THE DEVIL KNOWS, TOO.

SWEET!

WE FOUND SOMETHING BACK HERE.

SURE DOESN'T SEEM LIKE DOC VICKERS

WAS REAL INTERESTED IN RECORD KEEPING.

I'D SAY THE MAN LOST INTEREST IN EVERYTHING

A LONG TIME AGO.

HERE'S A MAN WHO WORKED HARD HIS WHOLE LIFE.

HE SUDDENLY INHERITS $250,000,

AND HE DECIDES TO KILL HIMSELF?

DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

I KNOW, I KNOW.

O.K., SO WHAT DO WE HAVE?

FIRST, I WENT TO THE WAKE OF AN OLD FRIEND

WHO DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES,

WHICH TURNS OUT TO BE MURDER.

NEXT, WE HAVE TWO SISTERS

CONTESTING A WILL.

PLUS A SUICIDE BY THE MAN

WHO INHERITED A FORTUNE FROM THE MURDER VICTIM.

YOU THINK DR. VICKERS AND MR. SINCLAIRE

WERE IN CAHOOTS, DON'T YOU?

THEY MUST HAVE BEEN.

HEY, DETECTIVE, LOOK HERE. "J.D. SINCLAIRE."

SHE WAS TREATED AFTER FIGHTING AT SCHOOL

WHEN SHE WAS A LITTLE KID.

THAT SOUNDS JUST LIKE J.D.

WHERE'S IT SAY--

RIGHT THERE.

AGE 9, GRADE FOUR...

OH, HELD FOR POSSIBLE TRANSFUSION--OOH.

HMM. OH, RELEASED, SWELL.

MR. TIBBS, LOOK--

IT'S GOT MR. SINCLAIRE'S NAME ON IT.

WHERE DID YOU FIND THIS?

IN THAT INCINERATOR BY THE SHOP.

WHY BURN MR. SINCLAIRE'S MEDICAL RECORDS NOW?

THIS ISN'T MR. SINCLAIRE'S,

IT'S MRS. SINCLAIRE'S.

SHE'S BEEN DEAD FOR YEARS.

THERE'S A STORY IN THERE SOMEPLACE.

PARKER, WHAT WAS J.D.'S BLOOD TYPE?

UH, BLOOD TYPE "O." TYPE "O."

TYPE "O."

SPEAK TO ME, MRS. SINCLAIRE...

YOU AIN'T GOING TO GET NOTHING

OUT OF THAT OLD BURNED UP STUFF.

THAT'S LOST.

MAYBE. MAYBE NOT.

CHARLOTTE, I'M SO SORRY.

WE DIDN'T PLAN THIS.

MAYBE YOU DIDN'T.

BUT YOU DID-- RIGHT FROM THE START.

NO, I DIDN'T.

YOU TOLD ME AS MUCH.

YOU CALLED HIM "AN INTERESTING CHALLENGE."

BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THEN--

YOU HAD TO DO IT, DIDN'T YOU?

FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN JUST BECAUSE YOU COULD.

YOU HAD TO HAVE SIDNEY, TOO.

MAYBE THAT'S HOW IT STARTED, BUT--

BUT WHAT?

YOU LIKE SEEING ME ALONE AND FALLING APART?

J.D., CHARLOTTE, STOP. STOP IT.

CHARLOTTE, YOU'VE KNOWN ME FOR A LONG TIME,

LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW I'M A PRETTY CAREFUL MAN.

"SENSIBLE," THAT'S WHAT YOU ALWAYS CALLED ME.

DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT J.D. OR SOMEBODY

COULD TALK ME INTO DOING SOMETHING

I DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW I WANTED?

ALL I KNOW...

IS THAT A FEW DAYS AGO, EVERYTHING MADE SENSE.

I HAD A FATHER AND A FIANCE.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

I HAD A HOME...

AND A LIFE.

MISS J.D.,

CHIEF GILLESPIE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU.

PLEASE PARDON THE INTERRUPTION.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

CHARLOTTE, J.D., WE HAVE TO TALK.

VIRGIL, WHAT IS IT?

WE FOUND MEDICAL RECORDS AT DR. VICKERS' OFFICE.

I GUESS HE TRIED TO BURN THEM.

WE'VE RECOVERED ENOUGH TO KNOW

THAT THEY'RE YOUR MAMA'S PAPERS.

MOTHER'S?

THEY WERE BADLY CHARRED,

BUT WE WERE ABLE

TO REHYDRATE AND PHOTOGRAPH THEM--

VIRGIL, WHAT IS IT? YOU'RE SCARING ME.

WELL, WE WERE ABLE TO READ ENOUGH.

J.D., YOUR MOTHER--

[GUNSHOT]

ALL RIGHT, NOW Y'ALL STAY HERE.

HERE, TRAVIS, GIVE ME THAT GUN.

I HAD TO HELP OUT STONEY, YOU UNDERSTAND?

I HAD TO HELP HIM PAST THE PAIN.

YOU SHOT THE HORSE, WE KNOW.

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

WE KNOW THAT J.D. WAS NOT SINCLAIRE'S CHILD.

THE BLOOD TYPES WERE WRONG.

AND THAT MRS. SINCLAIRE

GAVE BIRTH TO A CHILD 33 YEARS AGO, TRAVIS.

AND THE CHILD WAS A BOY.

VICKERS SWITCHED BABIES.

WHAT DID HE DO WITH THE BOY BABY?

HE WAS...

NOT RIGHT.

HE WAS A PITIFUL LITTLE THING TO LOOK AT.

IT WAS A HARD BIRTH.

RIGHT THERE IN THAT SAME ROOM

WHERE MR. SINCLAIRE DIED A FEW DAYS AGO.

WHEN MR. SINCLAIRE SAW

WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HIS SON,

SUPPOSED TO BE THE NEXT JEREMIAH DARLOW SINCLAIRE,

HE...

VICKERS KILLED THE BABY SINCLAIRE DIDN'T WANT.

THEN WHAT?

VICKERS BROUGHT THE POOR LITTLE CREATURE TO ME,

AND THEN HE LEFT.

HE WAS GONE THE WHOLE NIGHT.

BUT WHEN HE GOT BACK...

WELL, WHEN MRS. SINCLAIRE WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING,

THERE WAS HER PRETTY LITTLE J.D. SINCLAIRE,

PINK AND HEALTHY, ALL TUCKED IN BED BESIDE HER.

WHERE DID VICKERS GET THAT BABY?

FROM ANOTHER ONE OF HIS PATIENTS,

A YOUNG, UNWED MOTHER.

AND YOU,

WHERE DID YOU BURY THE BODY OF THAT BABY?

I PLANTED THAT TREE 33 YEARS AGO.

AND THE MERCURY IN MR. SINCLAIRE'S MEDICINE...

YOU PUT IT THERE, DIDN'T YOU, TRAVIS?

THERE WAS A MEANNESS IN HIM.

HE HURT PEOPLE.

LYING TO POOR MRS. SINCLAIRE

ALL THOSE YEARS ABOUT THAT CHILD.

DOC VICKERS WAS A GOOD MAN ONCE...

BEFORE THAT.

IT SEEMS THAT MR. SINCLAIRE

USED TO TAKE A DELIGHT

IN SETTING THOSE TWO SWEET GIRLS AGAINST ONE ANOTHER.

TOOK A DELIGHT IN IT.

SURE, HE HELD ONTO CHARLOTTE,

KEPT HER AT HOME SO SHE COULD PLAY

"LADY OF THE MANOR" FOR HIM.

CLIPPED HER WINGS

BEFORE SHE COULD EVER LEARN TO FLY.

MEAN...

JUST PLAIN MEAN.

J.D. KNOW HE WASN'T HER DADDY?

NO.

THAT OLD MAN LOVED THAT GIRL FOR SURE.

BEST OF ANYTHING.

BUT WHEN IT GOT TO DYING TIME,

HE DECIDED THAT J.D. SHOULDN'T HAVE ANYTHING,

SIMPLY BECAUSE SHE WASN'T A REAL SINCLAIRE.

WELL, I WOULDN'T STAND FOR IT.

WHAT THE DEVIL DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

YOU LIVE YOUR WHOLE LIFE BEING A SINCLAIRE,

YOU ARE A SINCLAIRE.

DON'T YOU GO TELL THAT GIRL, VIRGIL.

THERE'S NO REASON FOR HER TO KNOW

SHE'S NOT A SINCLAIRE.

THAT'S NOT YOUR DECISION.

YOU KILLED A MAN BECAUSE HE MADE DECISIONS

ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES,

I CAN'T LET YOU DO THAT.

[INAUDIBLE]

DETECTIVE?

MISS SINCLAIRE WANTS TO KNOW

IF SHE CAN TALK TO YOU.

OF COURSE, PARKER.

HELLO.

OH.

HELLO.

PLEASE, COME IN.

UH, I'M SORRY, I CAN'T STAY.

I'M ON MY WAY.

OFF INTO THE SUNSET,

MILES TO GO BEFORE I SLEEP.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

OH, MAYBE SWITZERLAND,

OR MAYBE, UM...PARIS.

OR MAYBE ALL THE WAY TO JACKSON.

WANDERLUST IS NEW TO ME.

I THINK THE TRICK IS TO TAKE IT

ONE STAGE AT A TIME.

DEFINITELY.

VIRGIL, I WANTED TO SAY, "THANK YOU."

I HAVEN'T GOTTEN THIS WHOLE MESS

STRAIGHTENED OUT YET, BUT, UH--

WHO HAS?

I'M GLAD, UH...

YOU KNOW, YOU DECIDED TO SPLIT EVERYTHING,

JUST TO SETTLE THIS WHOLE WILL BUSINESS.

RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE, IT IS BEST.

YOU AND J.D., HOW ARE YOU?

AS O.K. AS WE'LL EVER BE,

AND I GUESS THAT'S O.K., TOO.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY, "THANK YOU."

CHARLOTTE...

WILL YOU CALL SOMETIME?

I HEAR YOU CAN BE A VERY GOOD FRIEND.

I'M SORRY I MISSED OUT ON IT ALL THESE YEARS.

YEAH, ME, TOO.

ME, TOO.