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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

BUBBA, WHAT'’S YOUR POSITION?

SAY AGAIN.

PLEASE RESPOND WITH YOUR POSITION, BUBBA.

PARKER, WILL YOU KNOCK OFF THAT MIAMI VICESTUFF?

YOU KNOW WHERE I'’M AT, HAVING LUNCH.

DON'’T SNAP AT ME '’CAUSE YOU'RE TICKED OFF AT YOUR GIRLFRIEND.

YOU DON'’T HAVE TO BROADCAST MY PERSONAL LIFE

TO EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE

IN THE COUNTY, EITHER.

SHE'’S BEEN CALLING EVERY FIFTEEN MINUTES.

IF YOU SEE A PHONE, PLEASE CALL HER.

PUT THE POOR THING OUT OF HER MISERY.

FOR THAT MATTER, ME, TOO.

HEY, PARKER.

I THINK I JUST SPOTTED MR. BELSON'’S STOLEN TRUCK.

I'’M GOING AFTER HIM.

I'’M GOING AFTER HIM.

[CAR HONKING]

[CAR HONKING]

[CAR HONKING]

[SIREN WAILING]

NO.

HI, BUBBA, REMEMBER ME?

I WAS IN YOUR BIBLE STUDY CLASS LAST SUMMER.

I DON'’T CARE IF HE WAS JUST JOYRIDING.

HE'’S A THIEF, CHIEF GILLESPIE.

TECHNICALLY, HE DID COMMIT A FELONY.

WE'’LL DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE,

BUT I DON'’T THINK THE KID MEANT HARM.

DIDN'’T YOU EVER GET IN TROUBLE AS A KID?

WHO SHOULD I BLAME,

THE KID OR THE COP WHO HIT HIM?

IF YOU PUT THAT WORD "BLAME" OUT OF MIND,

A FEELING OF PEACE WILL COME OVER YOU.

BUBBA, YOU MUST'’VE BEEN ONE HELL OF A LINEBACKER.

IF YOU'’RE GOING TO SAY WHAT I THINK, DON'’T.

IF YOU HIT QUARTERBACKS LIKE YOU HIT THAT TRUCK...

WHY DON'’T YOU DO SOMETHING USEFUL WITH YOURSELF?

HOLD ON, PLEASE.

BUBBA, LINE ONE.

IT'’S LANEY. PLEASE TALK TO HER.

HELLO, HONEY.

YEAH, I KNOW YOU BEEN CALLING,

BUT I BEEN OUT ON PATROL.

I COULDN'’T GET BACK TO YOU.

YEAH.

I DON'’T THINK NOW'’S THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

I'’LL CALL YOU TONIGHT. BYE-BYE.

YEAH, WELL--

10 YEARS I BEEN WAITING FOR THAT TRUCK.

I FINALLY GOT MY OWN BUSINESS.

NOW, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

THE CITY OF SPARTA'’S GOT INSURANCE

THAT WILL COVER YOUR MESS

AND OUR MESS AS WELL.

THAT MAN'’S A MENACE.

HE SHOULDN'’T BE ALLOWED ON THE STREETS.

MR. BELSON, I'’LL WALK YOU TO YOUR CAR.

GOODBYE, MR. BELSON, SEE YOU SOON.

HOW YOU COMING WITH THAT REPORT?

IT'’S ALMOST DONE.

IT'’S A PITY WHEN YOU TAUGHT THAT KID THE SCRIPTURES

YOU COULDN'’T HAVE PUT IN A WORD SAFE DRIVING.

YEAH.

HONEY, WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT ALL NIGHT

BUT YOU'’VE GOT TO MAKE A DECISION.

IS EVERYTHING ALWAYS SO SIMPLE TO YOU?

MA'’AM, COULD I HAVE ANOTHER DRINK?

I'’LL HAVE ANOTHER ICED TEA.

SWEETEN IT MORE THIS TIME, PLEASE.

BUBBA, IT'’S A TERRIFIC JOB.

IT'’S SOMETHING I'’M REALLY INTERESTED IN.

I CAN MAKE LOTS MORE MONEY THAN IN SPARTA.

IT COSTS MORE TO LIVE IN JACKSON, THOUGHT ABOUT THAT?

I'’VE THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING.

THAT'’S THE PROBLEM.

THERE'’S ONLY ONE THING THAT WILL MAKE ME STAY.

I'’VE TOLD YOU I'M JUST NOT READY TO GET MARRIED.

I'’VE JUST NOT.

DON'’T, TIM!

AUDREY, BABY.GET OUT OF HERE!

BUBBA, PLEASE-- PLEASE LISTEN TO ME.

I'’M NEARLY 30.

WE COULD GO FIVE YEARS

AND YOU STILL MIGHT NOT BE READY.

BY THEN NOBODY ELSE WOULD WANT ME.

LANEY, I'’M SORRY. I--I WISH THAT...

I CAN'’T MAKE ANY--

FINE. JUST FINE.

I'’M MOVING TO JACKSON.

I GUESS YOU'’RE GOING TO DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.

IT ISN'’T HARD TO SEE HOW HARD I'’LL BE MISSED.

I'’LL TAKE A COUPLE EXTRA NAPKINS THERE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL IN MARSHALL CITY

AND BE AN OFFICER HERE?

FRIDAYS I'’LL DRIVE ALL NIGHT,

TAKE WEEKEND CLASSES, RETURN SUNDAY.

SLEEP THREE HOURS, COME ON DUTY.

YOU'’LL BE DEAD IN A MONTH.

JAMISON, YOU NEVER SET GOALS.

YOU NEVER PUSH YOURSELF OR TEST THE ODDS.

I TEST THE ODDS WHENEVER I TAKE YOU ON PATROL.

ALL UNITS, ZONE THREE.

AN ASSAULT WITH POSSIBLE RAPE

AT HURLY'’S ROADHOUSE.

ALL ZONE THREE UNITS PLEASE RESPOND.

UNIT 20. WE'’RE ROLLING.

WHAT HAPPENED HERE?

SOME WOMAN GOT RAPED LEAVING THE CLUB.

MA'’AM, YOU WANNA TELL US WHAT HAPPENED?

ANYONE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED?

SHE GOT JUMPED OUT BACK.

I GUESS SHE WAS GOING TO HER CAR.

ANYBODY SEE HIM, WHICH WAY HE WENT?

HE DIDN'’T GO ANYWHERE.

I HIT HIM WITH A ROCK.

I HOPE I KILLED HIM.

ALL RIGHT, LOOK.

THIS IS POLICE BUSINESS.

GO BACK IN THE PLACE.

WHO'’S OUT THERE?

OVER HERE!

OH, MY GOD.BUBBA.

I KNOW THIS IS DIFFICULT,

BUT I HAVE TO ASK IT.

WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME

WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE BEHIND THE ROADHOUSE?

I WAS WALKING TOWARDS MY CAR,

AND I HEARD THIS NOISE BEHIND ME,

AND I TURNED AROUND AND SOMETHING HIT ME IN THE FACE.

WERE YOU KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS?

I DON'’T KNOW.

I GUESS I MUST HAVE BEEN.

I DON'’T REMEMBER HITTING THE GROUND.

THEN HE STARTED SHOVING MY FACE.

TO THE GRAVEL.

AND, UM, IT WAS LIKE

I DIDN'’T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

UM, I JUST COULDN'’T FIGURE IT OUT.

I UNDERSTAND.

YOU TAKE AS MUCH TIME AS YOU NEED.

THEN HE STARTED TEARING MY CLOTHES.

RIPPING AND PULLING.

AND HE LAID ON TOP OF ME.

AND I COULDN'’T BREATHE.

I WANTED TO TELL HIM TO GET OFF,

BUT I JUST COULDN'’T GET ANY AIR INSIDE ME.

I WAS SCARED AND I WAS HURTING.

AND I TRIED TO MOVE HIM,

BUT HE WAS JUST TOO BIG AND HEAVY.

THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE LET UP.

AND I GOT THIS ROCK AND I SWUNG IT ROUND AND I HIT HIM.

AS HARD AS I COULD.

AND...

AND HE DROPPED.

I WISH I WOULD'’VE KILLED HIM.

IS IT TRUE?

IS HE ONE OF YOURS?

A COP?

WELL, I WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO ME.

I WANT HIM BEHIND BARS!

HEY, CHIEF.

HEY, HOW YOU DOING?

NOT SO HOT. I GOT A SORE HEAD.

WELL, I'’M NOT SURPRISED.

IT SAYS HERE YOU GOT EIGHT STITCHES IN IT.

WHAT HAPPENED ANYWAY?

WELL, I WASN'’T THERE. YOU WERE.

TELL ME.

WELL, IT AIN'’T TOO CLEAR. I...

WHY DON'’T YOU STEP OUTSIDE SO WE CAN TALK?

THIS IS YOURS.

DON'’T LOOK WORRIED.

IF HE STARTS DYING, I'’LL CALL YOU.

NOW, LET'’S HEAR IT.

WELL-- I REMEMBER COMING OUT OF OLD HURLY'’S ROADHOUSE

HEADING DOWN THE ROAD TO MY PICK-UP.

I SEEN THIS MAN WRESTLING WITH THIS WOMAN,

SO I RUN OVER, THREW THE GUY OFF.

THE NEXT THING I KNEW,

DOC PERRY'’S ASKING ME HOW MANY FINGERS HE'’S WAVING.

NOW, WE'’RE TALKING ABOUT RAPE.

YOU SAW A MAN RAPING THAT WOMAN?

THERE'’S PROBABLY TWO OF THEM,

BECAUSE SOMEBODY HIT ME UPSIDE THE HEAD GOOD,

AND IT COULDN'’T HAVE BEEN THE GUY I THREW OFF.

WELL, UH, UH...

WHAT'’S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

I JUST, UH-- HERE'’S VIRGIL.

HEY, BUBBA. HOW YOU DOING?

CONFUSED AS HELL. HOW ABOUT YOU?

UH, ALL RIGHT.

I JUST HAD A TALK WITH THE VICTIM.

YOU MEAN THE WOMAN THAT THE GUY WAS ATTACKING.

YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. THE VICTIM.

SHE, UH, WANTS TO PRESS CHARGES.

WELL, I BET SHE DOES.

AGAINST YOU, BUBBA.

HUH?

SHE SAYS YOU'’RE THE ONE

THAT ALMOST RAPED HER.

SHE MANAGED TO GET HER HANDS ON A ROCK,

HIT YOU UPSIDE THE HEAD

BEFORE YOU SUCCEEDED.

YOU BOYS ARE PULLING MY LEG.

NO, BUBBA, THAT IS WHAT THE WOMAN SAID,

AND SHE DIDN'’T MENTION ANY OTHER MAN OUT THERE.

WELL, THAT'’S...

THAT AIN'’T WHAT HAPPENED.

I MEAN, THAT'’S-- I'D...

WHERE IS THIS WOMAN? WE GOT TO TALK.

STAY THERE.

YOU CAN'’T GO ANYWHERE.

DOC PERRY SAYS YOU'’RE STAYING OVERNIGHT.

I'’M NOT GOING TO SIT HERE

WHILE SOMEBODY'’S SPREADING LIES LIKE THAT.

WE'’RE LOOKING INTO IT.

I'’M SURE THERE'S SOME LOGICAL EXPLANATION.

WE'’LL FIND IT.

YEAH. YOU JUST STAY HERE.

WE'’LL LOOK INTO IT IN THE MORNING.

WHAT IS THIS?

THIS IS A NIGHTIE. PUT THIS NIGHTIE ON.

SO WHAT'’D HE SAY, BUBBA?

HE SUSPENDED ME.

HE DOESN'’T MEAN ANYTHING BY IT.

IT MEANS I'’M ACCUSED OF A FELONY CRIME

AND I CAN'’T WORK.

THEY'’LL GET IT ALL CLEARED UP.

THAT'’S WHAT I HEAR.

"BUBBA, WE'’LL FIX IT UP.

DON'’T GET UPSET, BUBBA."

IT ISN'’T HAPPENING THAT WAY, IS IT?

THAT'’S OK, 'CAUSE...

SOMEBODY'’S SPREADING LIES ABOUT ME, I'’LL CLEAR IT UP MYSELF.

DON'’T DO SOMETHING STUPID, BUBBA!

SO WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

I CAN'’T FIGURE IT OUT.

THERE'’S BUBBA KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS THERE WITH A ROCK,

THIS WOMAN SAYS SHE USED ON HIM

TO KEEP HIM FROM RAPING HER.

NOW, I CAN'’T BELIEVE THAT, CAN YOU?

OF COURSE YOU CAN'’T, BUT THEN WHAT HAPPENED?

WHAT HAPPENED?

WHAT'’S GOING ON WITH THIS DEPARTMENT?

CHIEF, IT'’S MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY DUTTON.

YEAH. YES, SO IT APPEARS, PARKER. THANK YOU.

POLICE OFFICERS ARE RAPING CITIZENS?

IS THAT WHAT'’S HAPPENING HERE?

PARKER, I WANT YOU TO GO AND POST NOTICE ON THE BULLETIN BOARD.

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ALL POLICE DEPARTMENTS MEMBERS

ARE TO REFRAIN FROM RAPING WOMEN.

RIGHT ON IT, CHIEF.

I DON'’T SEE THIS AS A JOKE, CHIEF.

ADDRESS ME WITH A JOKE, AND THAT'’S MY RESPONSE.

WHERE IS HE NOW?

YOU GOT HIM LOCKED UP?

BUBBA SKINNER JUST LEFT.

YOU TURNED HIM LOOSE?

JUDGE McCURTAN AT THE COURT TURNED HIM LOOSE.

WHAT'’S KNOWN AS DUE PROCESS OF LAW.

I'’M SURE THEY TAUGHT YOU THAT

BEFORE YOU LEFT LAW SCHOOL.

THERE'’LL BE NO FAVORITISM.

THIS DISEASE MUST BE PURGED FROM THIS DEPARTMENT.

THE BLACK COMMUNITY WILL NOT ACCEPT ANYTHING LESS.

YOU'’VE BECOME AN EXPERT ON THE BLACK COMMUNITY.

I'’M TALKING JUSTICE, MR. TIBBS.

SWIFT JUSTICE.

WHEN I ADDRESS THE LIONS CLUB

IN BRADLEYVILLE NEXT MONTH,

I DON'’T WANT MICROPHONES STUCK INTO MY FACE

AND HAVE TO ADMIT THAT ONE OF SPARTA'’S FINEST

IS A SEX CRIMINAL.

THAT'’S WHY YOU CAME OVER HERE THIS MORNING,

TO PRACTICE YOUR SPEECH BEFORE THE LIONS CLUB.

IT SOUNDED PRETTY GOOD. HOW ABOUT YOU, VIRGIL?

VERY MOVING.

I'’LL SAY THIS DIRECTLY TO YOU, CHIEF.

THE PEOPLE WILL NOT STAND FOR A COVER-UP,

AND THAT MEANS NO EVIDENCE DISAPPEARING

AND NO WITNESSES THAT CAN'’T BE LOCATED.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,

I FIND THAT AN INSULTING ORDER.

TAKE IT ANY WAY YOU WANT,

BUT I WANT REPORTS ON MY DESK DAILY.

WHY DO YOU PUT UP WITH THAT MAN?

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT PUTS ME IN MIND?

DON'’T TELL ME ABOUT THE DONKEY AND THE POSSUM.

NO.

I WASN'’T THINKING ABOUT THAT.

WHAT CAME TO MY MIND WAS EARL'’S CREEK.

WHAT HAPPENS WITH EARL'’S CREEK

WHEN THE WATER JUMPS HIS LEVEES

AND FLOODS OUT THE BERRY PATCHES?

I DON'’T KNOW.

NOTHING.

ANYBODY HOME?

MISS MOORE!

WAIT! I JUST WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

GO AWAY!

WAIT!

I JUST WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

I GOT NOTHING TO SAY.

YOU BEEN TELLING LIES.

THEY WEREN'’T LIES. LEAVE ME ALONE.

SHE DON'’T WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

BOYS, GET OUT OF HERE NOW. I'’M A POLICE OFFICER.

NOT NOW.

YOU GOT LAID OFF.

LET ME PUT IT ANOTHER WAY.

I'’M NOT PLAYING.

I'’M DOING SOMETHING THAT NEEDS DOING.

[ALL GRUNTING]

HOLD IT!

DROP IT!

LET HIM GO!

JUST IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, HUH?

WE FIGURED YOU'’D COME HERE.

WE THOUGHT YOU'’D TRY SOMETHING STUPID.

YEAH, WELL THANKS.

WE CAN'’T FOLLOW YOU AROUND.

USE YOUR HEAD, BUBBA.

LET VIRGIL AND THE CHIEF HANDLE IT.

YES, I COULDN'’T AGREE MORE.

RIGHT. THANK YOU. BYE.

THAT'’S TED MARCUS.

HE SAYS THE BLACK COMMUNITY IS DETERMINED

TO HAVE THE POLICE DO EVERYTHING

TO APPREHEND AUDREY MOORE'’S ATTACKER--

WHOEVER THAT IS.

THEY'’RE TURNING THIS INTO A RACIAL ISSUE.

TELL ME ABOUT IT.[KNOCK ON DOOR]

AND D.A. DUTTON IS DETERMINED TO USE THIS CASE

TO ADVANCE HIS CAREER.

I MEAN...

HELLO.

REMEMBER ME? I'’M CHARLENE.

I WORK FOR JOANNE AT THE CAFE.

OH, YES, OF COURSE. PLEASE COME IN. HAVE A SEAT.

I GOT TO GET HOME,

BUT THERE'’S SOMETHING I THOUGHT YOU OUGHT TO KNOW.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME COFFEE?

THANKS, BUT I CAN'’T STAY.

I HEARD ABOUT BUBBA SKINNER.

EVERYBODY'’S TALKING ABOUT IT.

I'’M SO SURE.

MAYBE I SHOULDN'’T TELL YOU THIS

'’CAUSE I PROMISED I WOULDN'’T,

BUT I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, AND IT SEEMED I HAD TO.

ALL RIGHT. WHAT IS IT?

A FRIEND OF MINE, FRANCES WATKINS--

SHE WORKS OVER AT THE AUTO PARTS STORE--

SHE GOT RAPED ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO.

I NEVER SAW A REPORT.

SHE DIDN'’T TELL ANYONE BUT ME.

SHE CAME TO MY HOUSE THAT NIGHT, SCARED TO DEATH.

I LET HER STAY BUT...

SHE WOULDN'’T CALL THE POLICE.

SHE WAS AFRAID FOR THE PUBLICITY.

DID SHE KNOW WHO DID IT?

NO, BUT I WAS THINKING MAYBE IT'’S THE SAME ONE

ATTACKED THAT BLACK WOMAN.

ANOTHER ASSAULT.

I'’M LATE.

I'’VE KNOWN BUBBA MOST OF MY LIFE.

I KNOW HE COULDN'’T HAVE DONE IT.

PLEASE DON'’T TELL FRANCES I TOLD.

SHE'’S AFRAID SHE'’LL LOSE HER JOB,

AND SHE'’S GOT A LITTLE GIRL TO SUPPORT.

I UNDERSTAND.

I GOT TO GO.

ALL RIGHT.

I PROMISE.

WOW.

A REPEATER IN SPARTA.

WHY DIDN'’T YOU REPORT THE RAPE TO THE POLICE?

I JUST DIDN'’T WANT ANY TROUBLE.

PLEASE DON'’T MAKE ANY FUSS ABOUT THIS.

FUSS? YOU WERE RAPED.

ANOTHER WOMAN WAS ATTACKED.

YOU WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO OTHER PEOPLE?

NO!

I DON'’T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I GOTTA GET BACK TO WORK.

MR. BLEDSOE DOESN'’T LIKE PERSONAL VISITS.

FORGIVE ME, BUT I CAN HAVE YOU SUBPOENAED

AND FORCED TO GIVE PUBLIC TESTIMONY,

AND I'’LL DO IT,

UNLESS YOU TELL ME WHO IT WAS THAT RAPED YOU,

AND FRANCES, YOU DO KNOW WHO IT WAS, DON'’T YOU?

YES.

GOD FORGIVE ME, I DO.

OK.

IT WAS BUBBA SKINNER.

HEY, CHIEF. WANNA SEE ME?

OH, YEAH. COME ON IN.

THANKS FOR COMING SO FAST.

I WAS COMING OVER ANYWAY

'’CAUSE I THINK I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO MISS MOORE.

I WENT TO WHERE SHE SAID SHE WAS ATTACKED.

THE ATTACKER WAS WAITING FOR HER TO COME OUT--

WHAT?

YOU EVER KNOW A FRANCES WATKINS?

YEAH, SURE. WHY?

SOMEONE YOU DATED? WENT OUT WITH?

GIVE ME A BREAK.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

SHE'’S NOT MY TYPE.

UH, BUBBA, WHERE DO YOU KNOW HER FROM?

I GREW UP AROUND HER.

SHE HAD KIND OF A CRUSH ON ME. WHY?

WELL, SHE GOT RAPED.

OH...NO.

VIRGIL FOUND OUT ABOUT IT AND WENT TO QUESTION HER.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING, BET IT WAS THE SAME GUY ATTACKED THEM.

SHE SAID YOU DID IT.

NO.

I NEVER TOUCHED THAT WOMAN.

WELL, BUBBA,

WE HAVE A SIGNED STATEMENT BY HER.

I DON'’T GIVE A DAMN WHAT SHE SIGNED.

SHE SAID ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, SHE WAS AT A BAR.

SHE LEFT ABOUT 1:00, GOT HOME,

PAID THE BABYSITTER, WENT TO BED,

HEARD A NOISE DOWNSTAIRS.

YOU WERE THERE, AND YOU RAPED HER.

AND SHE WAITED THREE WEEKS TO REPORT IT?

SHE SAID YOU BEING A POLICEMAN, SHE WAS SCARED TO.

WHAT'’S GOING ON HERE, HUH?

I MEAN, I GET ACCUSED BY ONE LUNATIC,

THEN HE GOES OUT AND FINDS ANOTHER ONE.

YOU'’LL DO ANYTHING TO PROVE YOUR CASE, WON'’T YOU?

BECAUSE THAT FIRST WOMAN WAS BLACK, THAT'’S WHY!

WAIT A MINUTE--

IT'’S DIFFERENT WHEN YOU GET ACCUSED OF SOMETHING.

YOU'’RE SAYING I LOOKED FOR A VICTIM?

DAMN RIGHT I AM!

SHUT UP, BOTH OF YOU.

NOW SHUT UP!

JUST WAIT HERE FOR ME, VIRGIL.

BUBBA, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

COME ON.

GO ON IN THE EVIDENCE ROOM OVER THERE.

YOU BELIEVE WHAT HE'’S TRYING TO DO TO ME?

DON'’T BE SILLY, WILL YOU?

WE'’RE NOT TRYING TO DO ANYTHING, JUST FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED.

YOU TELL ME WHY HE'’S STICKING UP FOR HER.

STICKING UP FOR HER?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

SWEET LORD, GIVE ME SOME PATIENCE.

LISTEN TO ME. NOW, LISTEN TO ME.

WE GOT A MESS HERE.

I GOTTA CLEAN IT UP.

I DON'’T WANT TO, BUT I GOT TO DO IT.

THE WOMAN FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT.

I GOT TO BOOK YOU.

BOOK ME?

DON'’T JUMP DOWN MY THROAT.

I'’LL BE WITH YOU IN FRONT OF THE JUDGE.

HE'’LL RELEASE YOU ON YOUR OWN RECOGNIZANCE.

OTHERWISE, WE'’RE GOING TO HAVE A SITUATION IN THIS TOWN.

YOU KNOW?

I HEARD FROM YOU IN THERE,

ONLY THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

NOTHING TO WAIT ON IN HERE, COME ON.

PARKER, BOOK SERGEANT SKINNER HERE.

AND THE CHARGE,

YOU CAN COPY OFF THE COMPLAINT.

PHOTOGRAPH HIM, DO ALL THE USUAL THINGS.

WHY ARE YOU SITTING THERE?

GO AND DO IT.

YES, SIR.

BUBBA?

SHH. LET'’S JUST GO DO IT.

IT'’S THE WORST CRIME IMAGINABLE.

HIYA.

I'’M JOINING YOU.

I CAN SEE THAT.

WELL, HELLO.

HI. HOW ARE YOU?

FINE. HOW'’S BUBBA DOING?

BUBBA'’S FINE, FINE.

WANNA HEAR THE SPECIAL?

UH, NO. I DON'’T WANT TO EAT.

I'’M JUST HOUND-DOGGING VIRGIL.

WHAT IS IT WITH VEAL?

EVERY TIME I DO SOMETHING WITH VEAL, NO TAKERS.

LISTEN, WHAT I WANNA TELL YOU

IS, UH, BUBBA DIDN'’T MEAN THAT.

WHEN A PERSON'’S UNDER A LOT OF STRESS,

THEIR REAL SELF COMES OUT.

WE WON'’T SEE AN END TO THAT FOOLISHNESS

TILL WE COLONIZE THE MOON,

UNLESS WE PUT TOO MANY GOOD OL'’ BOYS UP THERE.

THE THING IS, I'’M GETTING IT FROM BOTH SIDES.

IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY I'’M TOO WHITE,

AND IN THE WHITE COMMUNITY, I'’M TOO BLACK.

WELL, IT ISN'’T SO,

SO I WOULDN'’T WASTE MY BREATH ARGUING ABOUT IT.

TROUBLE IS I'’VE SEEN PEOPLE GO TO JAIL

FOR FAR SILLIER THINGS THAN THIS MORE THAN ONCE.

YOU'’RE WORRYING ABOUT BUBBA, AREN'’T YOU?

YES.

LET'’S YOU AND I MAKE SURE HE DOESN'’T GO TO JAIL.

ALL WE CAN DO.

I'’M GOING.

ORDER THE SPECIAL. MAKE HER FEEL GOOD.

WHERE YOU GOING?

OH...

I'’M GOING FISHING.

WHEN YOU'’VE BEEN DOING THIS WORK AS LONG AS I HAVE,

YOU SEE SOME TERRIBLE THINGS,

AWFUL THINGS.

IS SEEING A POLICE OFFICER ABUSE HIS POWER.

THAT MAKES MY BLOOD BOIL.

MY BOSS DON'’T LIKE ME TALKING TO PEOPLE

DURING WORKING HOURS.

THIS JOB'’S AWFUL IMPORTANT TO ME.

I GOT A LITTLE GIRL TO SUPPORT.

I'’LL BE BACK IN AN HOUR.

I'’M NOT GOING TO REST

UNTIL I SEE BUBBA SKINNER IN PRISON WHERE HE BELONGS.

I UNDERSTAND YOU CAN'’T TALK TO ME HERE.

WHAT TIME DO YOU GET OFF WORK, ABOUT 5:00?

YES, SIR.

OK. HERE'’S MY CARD.

COME ON DOWN TO MY OFFICE.

SEE YOU ABOUT 5:15.

BE THERE, YOU HEAR?

WE'’LL PUT THAT OL'’ BOY OUT OF HIS MISERY.

WE'’LL CLEAN THAT OL'’ BOY'S PLOW.

WHO'’S THAT?

DISTRICT ATTORNEY DUTTON.

I TOLD HIM I WAS WORKING AND COULDN'’T TALK.

IF THIS IS UPSETTING YOU, NOBODY CAN MAKE YOU TALK ABOUT IT--

POLICE, D.A., NOBODY.

YOU GOT YOUR RIGHTS TO PRIVACY.

WHY DID IT HAVE TO HAPPEN TO ME?

CHILD, LIFE IS JUST LIKE THAT SOMETIMES,

BUT I SWEAR,

WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS,

IT ALWAYS ENDS UP MAKING YOU A BETTER PERSON.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'’M CHIEF GILLESPIE.

YOU'’RE LIKE THE PRESIDENT AROUND HERE,

OR MAYBE THE AYATOLLAH.

IF I WAS LIKE THE AYATOLLAH,

I'’D GET THINGS DONE A LOT QUICKER.

YOU MADE A STATEMENT TO MY CHIEF DETECTIVE TIBBS,

AND I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT IT.

MM-HMM. HE WARNED ME YOU MIGHT TRY THIS.

HETOLD YOU. WHO TOLD YOU?

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

SAID YOU'’D TRY TO CHANGE MY MIND.

OH, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

NOW, WHAT DID HE TELL YOU TO SAY?

HE SAYS HE KNOWS THAT WHITE COP'’S GUILTY,

PROMISED ME HE'’LL BE CONVICTED AND SENTENCED TO JAIL.

HE BOTHERING YOU, AUDREY?

WHAT'’S HE DOING HERE?

WHAT'’S THAT GUY DOING?

WHAT I'’M DOING HERE

IS WHAT I'’M SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. WHAT ABOUT YOU?

YOU WANT TO GET THAT REDNECK SERGEANT OFF THE HOOK, RIGHT?

I BELIEVE I WILL.

AND GET SOMEBODY ELSE ON IT.

TELL US IF HE'’S BOTHERING YOU.

YEAH, HE'’S BOTHERING ME.

EVERYBODY'’S BOTHERING ME.

I WISH EVERYBODY WOULD LEAVE ME ALONE.

GIVE ME TIME TO GET BACK TO THE STATION,

AND THEN GET ON YOUR TELEPHONE AND CALL ME.

I DON'’T HAVE A TELEPHONE.

REALLY?

I WOULDN'’T HAVE SAID

THOSE LINES WERE FOR HANGING OUT THE WASH.

I BET YOU MISPLACED IT SOMEPLACE.

MAYBE YOU'’LL FIND IT UNDER THE DAVENPORT OR SOMETHING.

THEN YOU CALL ME... YOU HEAR?

WELL, I HAVEN'’T SEEN YOU IN A WHILE.

YOU EITHER, BEN.

HOW ARE YOU, ANNABELLE?

I SEEN YOU ROAMING AROUND. WHAT'’S YOUR NAME?

NAMES AIN'’T IMPORTANT IN THIS PART OF TOWN.

NEVER HAVE BEEN.

IF YOU DON'’T CARE ABOUT YOUR NAME,

I GUESS I DON'’T EITHER.

MAKE A HOLE THERE, PLEASE.

HOW DO YOU FEEL DOWN HERE BY YOURSELF?

RIGHT AT HOME, RIGHT AT HOME.

YOU'’RE NOT GOING TO GET HIM OFF, CHIEF!

YEAH, WE WANT JUSTICE!

JUSTICE!

D.A. DUTTON SAID HE WAS GUILTY!

YEAH, HE'’S GUILTY, AND YOU KNOW IT!

WE WANT JUSTICE, CHIEF!

I HEREBY ADVISE YOUR CLIENT TO APPEAR AS SCHEDULED--

WOMAN: HE CAN'’T BE DISTURBED!

CHIEF.

HOW DARE YOU GO DOWN INTO THE BOTTOMS

TELLING THAT WOMAN BUBBA SKINNER'’S GUILTY

AND YOU'’RE GOING TO CONVICT HIM?

SOMEONE HAD TO REASSURE OUR BLACK COMMUNITY

THAT THERE WOULD BE NO WHITEWASH IN SPARTA.

OH, YOU CARE A LOT ABOUT THE BLACK COMMUNITY.

YOU ONLY CARE ABOUT YOUR OWN POLITICAL FUTURE!

TAKE IT EASY. YOU'’RE GETTING OUT OF CONTROL.

YOU LISTEN TO ME.

I WON'’T LET YOU SACRIFICE ONE OF MY FINEST OFFICERS

FOR YOUR POLITICAL AMBITIONS.

THERE ARE MANY WAYS I CAN MESS YOU UP,

AND I WILL, BECAUSE YOU ARE AN UNCONSCIONABLE,

GATOR-FACED OPPORTUNIST.

WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?

I CALLED YOU A GATOR-FACED,

SHOVEL-FOOTED POLITICAL CLIMBER,

AND I'’M GOING TO GET YOU!

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, GILLESPIE,

BECAUSE YOU ARE IN VIOLATION OF CODE SECTION 97-9-55--

THREATENING A PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.

I COULD GO TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND HAVE YOU ARRESTED,

AND I WILL UNLESS YOU QUIT THIS INTERFERING.

I DON'’T WANT YOU TALKING TO MY WITNESSES

OR DISCUSSING THIS INVESTIGATION WITH ANYBODY!

DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?

THAT'’S IT! YOU'’RE OFF THIS CASE!

GET OUT! YOU'’RE OFF THIS CASE!

HONEY, COME ON. IT'’S YOUR TURN.

IT'’S WHAT?

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

BUBBA.

MS. TIBBS.COME ON IN.

VIRGIL HERE?

YEAH.

UH, COME ON IN.

BUBBA, MAN, THIS IS A...SURPRISE AND AN HONOR.

YOU'’VE NEVER BEEN TO OUR HOME BEFORE.

AND IT'’S A BEAUTIFUL HOME, TOO.

WELCOME.

I'’LL GET SOME COFFEE.

COULD YOU STAY HERE, MS. TIBBS?

VIRGIL, ALL THIS STUFF THAT'’S BEEN COMING DOWN ON ME

HAS GOT ME ACTING KIND OF SQUIRRELLY.

I GUESS THINGS JUST BUILT...

LOOK, I DIDN'’T MEAN WHAT I SAID. I'’M SORRY.

NO. YOU DON'’T HAVE TO APOLOGIZE TO ME.

IT'’S BEEN ROUGH ON YOU.

IT'’S GOING TO GET ROUGHER.

CHIEF GOT KICKED OFF THE CASE TODAY.

HE WHAT?

YEAH. HE BLEW UP AT DUTTON.

DUTTON CITED SOME CODE SAYING HE CAN'’T BE INVOLVED,

TALK TO WITNESSES, SUSPECTS, NOTHING.

I CAN'’T BELIEVE THAT.

WELL, I GOT TO GET THIS CLEARED UP QUICKLY

BECAUSE THE LONGER IT GOES ON, THE GUILTIER I LOOK.

I GOT A LOT TO DO, I BETTER GET GOING.

MS. TIBBS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME IN YOUR HOME.

UH, BUBBA, WAIT.

YEAH?

FROM THE HIP,

I BELIEVE YOU.

I WANT TO HELP YOU.

I WANT TO WORK WITH YOU TO FIND OUT

WHAT THIS WHOLE MESS IS ALL ABOUT...

IF YOU WANT.

SHOOT YEAH, I WANT TO.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

NIGHT.

THINGS SURE SEEM QUIET WITH HIM HOLED UP IN THERE.

YOU MISS HIM YELLING?

NO. I HATE SEEING HIM BACK DOWN FROM DUTTON.

GIVING DUTTON ANY MORE CAUSE

MIGHT MAKE IT HARD ON BUBBA.

DAMN.

WHAT'’S WRONG?

I SENT AUDREY MOORE'’S CLOTHES TO THE CRIME LAB

HOPING TO FIND HAIR, FIBERS, SOMETHING WE CAN USE,

BUT THEY CAME BACK CLEAN.

WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US?

RIGHT WHERE WE STARTED.

TWO WOMEN ACCUSING BUBBA

AND US WITH NO EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY.

HEY, VIRGIL.

I THINK I MIGHT BE ON TO SOMETHING.

TIM SHERMAN. SWEET KNOWS HIM.

HE TRIED TO HIT ME WITH A BASEBALL BAT.

HE WORKS AT THE AUTO PARTS STORE WITH FRANCES WATKINS.

IT GETS BETTER.

GUESS WHO ELSE USED TO WORK THERE.

AUDREY MOORE.

RIGHT, AND THEY HAD A LITTLE SPAT THE NIGHT SHE WAS ATTACKED.

LET'’S GO.

I THOUGHT I MADE IT CLEAR I GOT NOTHING TO SAY.

GIVE US FIVE MINUTES OF YOUR TIME.

MS. MOORE, I KNOW A MAN ATTACKED YOU,

AND I KNOW IT WASN'’T ME.

MAYBE THAT SAME MAN RAPED FRANCES WATKINS,

MEANING THERE'’S SOMEBODY DANGEROUS HERE

WHO COULD AND PROBABLY WILL CONTINUE HURTING WOMEN UNLESS WE STOP HIM.

I'’D THINK YOU'D WANT TO HELP US.

SURE. TAKE THE HEAT OFF OF YOU

BY POINTING THE FINGER AT SOMEBODY ELSE.

WILL YOU STOP IT AND JUST LISTEN?

I KNOW THIS MAN. I BELIEVE HIM.

I KNOW HE'’S INCAPABLE OF DOING WHAT HE'’S BEEN ACCUSED OF.

I PROMISED HIM WE'’D WORK TOGETHER

UNTIL WE DISCOVER WHO THE REAL RAPIST IS.

HELP US, PLEASE?

JUST TRUST US.

EXCUSE ME.

I SAID...EXCUSE ME.

HI.

CAN I HAVE A DRINK?

SURE.

THIS IS A REAL SWITCH.

YOU WOULDN'’T GIVE ME THE TIME OF DAY BEFORE.

I DON'’T MIX BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE.

IT WOULDN'’T HAVE BEEN COOL

FOR YOU TO GROPE ME IN THE BACK ROOM.

THE OTHER NIGHT YOU TOLD ME TO GET LOST.

THAT WAS BEFORE I KNEW HOW MUCH YOU CARED.

MEANING WHAT?

I HAVE THE FEELING

THAT WAS YOU THAT JUMPED ME

IN THE PARKING LOT THAT NIGHT.

IF YOU WANTED ME THAT BAD,

YOU DIDN'’T HAVE TO GET DRASTIC.

JUST LET ME KNOW.

THINK I GOT TO KNOCK SOMEBODY DOWN TO GET WHAT I WANT?

I CAN GET IT ANYPLACE.

NOT FROM ME.

MAYBE YOU GOT REAL FRUSTRATED.

MAYBE YOU DIDN'’T LIKE ME TELLING YOU NO.

I'’M NOT SAYING I MIND.

COME ON, TELL ME THE TRUTH,

AND MAYBE WE COULD WORK SOMETHING OUT.

YEAH?

YEAH.

YOU'’RE SOME WEIRD CHICK, YOU KNOW THAT?

WELL, SO MUCH FOR YOUR BIG IDEA.

IT WASN'’T BIG ENOUGH TO HELP BUBBA OUT, WAS IT?

THANKS ANYWAY.

UH, WE'’LL TAKE YOU HOME IF YOU'’D LIKE.

I'’M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

I HAVEN'’T BEEN OUT SINCE THIS HAPPENED.

I FEEL LIKE DANCING.

BUBBA, I'’M SO SORRY, MAN, I'’M SO SORRY.

TO HELL WITH IT.

HEY, BABY, YOU REALLY MEAN WHAT YOU SAID?

WHAT?

THAT ALL I HAD TO DO WAS ASK?

YEAH, MAYBE, BUT NOT TONIGHT.

YOU'’RE A REAL LITTLE TEASE, YOU KNOW THAT?

YOU BETTER LET ME GO, OR I'’LL START SCREAMING.

YOU JUST STAY PUT, YOU HEAR ME?

JUST GO HOME, TIM.

GO HOME!

SHUT UP!

I CAN HIT YOU, LIKE LAST TIME,

OR YOU CAN KEEP QUIET.

WHICH WAY DO YOU WANT IT?

PLEASE DON'’T HURT ME.

GET IN THAT CAR.

OH, BUBBA, I THOUGHT YOU LEFT ME.

WE WOULDN'’T LET YOU WALK OUT HERE BY YOURSELF.

THANK YOU, BUBBA. I'’M SORRY.

IT'’S OK.

I'’M SO SORRY.IT'’S OK.

BE REASONABLE, WILL YOU?

YOU GOT YOUR SUSPECT LOCKED UP IN THERE.

YOU GOT YOUR RAPE VICTIMS WAITING TO TESTIFY.

WHAT ABOUT THIS WATKINS WOMAN?

WHY DIDN'’T SHE OWN UP BLEDSOE RAPED HER

INSTEAD OF FINGERING BUBBA SKINNER?

DUTTON, SHE DIDN'’T WANT TO LOSE HER JOB.

SHE'’S A SINGLE MOTHER. NO SKILLS.

SHE WORKED FOR BLEDSOE BECAUSE HE PAID MORE THAN MINIMUM WAGE.

YOU DON'’T THINK THE DEFENSE IS GOING TO LIKE THAT?

PUTTING A PROVEN LIAR ON THE STAND.

YOU GOT EVIDENCE AND A MESS OF BLOOD.

CHARLENE'’S GOT CLOTHES FRANCES WORE WHEN SHE WAS RAPED.

TAKE A BLOOD SAMPLE,

COMPARE IT WITH THE BLOOD SAMPLE FROM BLEDSOE.

MAYBE I DO HAVE A GOOD CASE.

I CAN TELL THE LIONS CLUB

I PUT A RAPIST BEHIND BARS.

THERE YOU GO.

AND I AM CONTINUING IN MY CONSTANT VIGIL

TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF SPARTA.

WELL, NOW, SAY THAT SERIOUSLY, MR. DUTTON,

'’CAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU'’RE DOING.

YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY, HUH?

THANK YOU. SAME TO YOU.

SAME TO YOU, SIR.

WHAT'’S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

YOU'’RE LETTING THAT KNOTHEAD

TAKE CREDIT FOR THIS CASE.

COME ON.

SOMETIMES IT'’S WISER TO LET A MAN FLATTER HIMSELF.

DID I EVER TELL YOU THE STORY

ABOUT THE HANDSOME, CLEVER FOX?

THERE WAS A TIRED OLD ROOSTER.

THE FOX JUMPED IN THE COOP,

WALKED UP TO THAT ROOSTER,

LOOKED AT HIM AND SAID, "YOU'’RE MY DINNER."

THE ROOSTER SAID "I'’VE SEEN ENOUGH.

"GO AHEAD AND EAT ME,

"BUT I GOT TO TELL YOU,

"I'’M SURPRISED AT YOU--

"CLEVER, HANDSOME GUY LIKE YOU--

"WASTING HIS APPETITE

ON A MISERABLE CREATURE LIKE ME."

THE FOX DREW BACK.

HE SWELLED UP WITH PRIDE,

LOOKED HIMSELF OVER,

LOOKED AT THE ROOSTER, AND SAID, "BIRD, I BELIEVE YOU'’RE RIGHT."

AND HE LEFT TO FIND HIMSELF ANOTHER DINNER

MORE BEFITTING OF HIS GREAT BEAUTY.

YOU FOLLOW MY DRIFT, BUBBA?