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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-OHH

♪ 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 ♪

WELL, WELL, WELL.

LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY DECIDED REGISTRATION WAS OPTIONAL THIS YEAR.

WHAT'’S THE PROBLEM? I WASN'’T SPEEDING.

YOU GOT A LICENSE?

YES, SIR.

"EVAN WINSLOW."

I SUPPOSE YOU GOING TO TELL ME

YOU WASN'’T NOTIFIED THEM PLATES THERE WAS EXPIRED.

OH. I DID GET SOMETHING IN THE MAIL.

YOU JUST FORGOT, HUH?

I'’M JUST HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE MONEY TOGETHER.

I KNOW YOU'’LL COME TO THE POLICE STATION

AND TELL ME YOU TOOK CARE OF THIS.

OH, YEAH. YES, SIR.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

GO ON, GET OUT OF HERE.

LORD, I BE GETTING OLD AND I BE GETTING SOFT.

"THAT'’S ABOUT IT FROM QUANTICO.

"I AM AMAZED AT HOW SOPHISTICATED

"LAW ENFORCEMENT IS BECOMING,

"BUT, VIRGIL, THAT'’S NO SURPRISE TO YOU.

"BEFORE I SIGN OFF,

JAMISON, STAY AWAY FROM THAT PIANO..."

"AND, PARKER, BE READY TO ANSWER THE TELEPHONE.

BEST, CHIEF BILL GILLESPIE."

I GUESS WE CAN CALL IT A DAY, FELLAS.

SWEET, HAVE YOU FINISHED THAT REPORT ON THE FIRE?

NOT QUITE.

GOOD EVENING, GENTLEMEN.

OH, COUNCILWOMAN WHITE.

I'’M GLAD TO SEE YOU ALL IN.

IT'’LL MAKE THINGS SIMPLER.

YES, MA'’AM, BUT WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

GENTLEMEN,

MAY I INTRODUCE YOUR NEW ACTING CHIEF OF POLICE,

THOMAS DUGAN?

AIN'’T MY IDEA, GUYS.

I'’D JUST AS SOON BE FISHING OR PLAYING GOLF.

MISS WHITE TWISTED MY ARM.

THE COUNCIL HAS APPOINTED A REPLACEMENT FOR CHIEF GILLESPIE?

TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT.

CAPTAIN DUGAN WILL BE HERE

ONLY UNTIL BILL RETURNS.

WHY DID THE COUNCIL FEEL WE NEEDED AN ACTING CHIEF?

IT'’LL ONLY BE A MONTH BEFORE THE CHIEF RETURNS.

I'’VE BEEN DOING THOSE DUTIES.

DOING A FINE JOB.

DETECTIVE TIBBS,

THE CITY COUNCIL DOESN'’T WANT

THIS DEPARTMENT TO BE RUDDERLESS.

RUDDERLESS?

ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU HAVE AN ARSONIST LOOSE.

HAVE YOU FIGURED OUT WHO'’S BEEN SETTING THOSE FIRES?

IT'’S ONLY BEEN A WEEK.

CAPTAIN DUGAN, REMEMBER,

YOU HAVE THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS,

JUST PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL ME.

WE WON'’T HAVE PROBLEMS.

ME AND THE BOYS WILL GET ALONG JUST FINE.

FINE. GOOD NIGHT.

FINE. GOOD NIGHT.

PARKER, THIS IS BUBBA.

GO AHEAD, BUBBA.

WE GOT ANOTHER FIRE HERE.

TREEBROOK LANE. I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

BETTER GET SOME CARS HERE.

RIGHT, BUBBA.

JAMISON, COME WITH ME.

SWEET, FINISH THAT REPORT.

PARKER, STAY AND ANSWER THE PHONE.

ANSWER THE PHONE.

DAMN.

TOM, I'’LL SEE YOU LATER.

LET ME COME ALONG.

O.K., ALL RIGHT.

HOSE TEAM NUMBER ONE, SET UP ON LEFT SIDE!

HOSE TEAM NUMBER TWO, RIGHT SIDE!

HOSE TEAM NUMBER THREE, AROUND BACK!

LET'’S EVACUATE! GET OUT OF THERE!

WE'’RE LOSING IT!

SERGEANT, GET THOSE PEOPLE BACK.

YOU PEOPLE JUST STAY ON BACK THERE.

LET'’S BACK UP, EVERYONE.

LET THEM DO THEIR JOB.

HEY, BUBBA. WHAT YOU GOT?

WHAT YOU DOING HERE?

CAPTAIN DUGAN IS SPARTA'’S NEW ACTING POLICE CHIEF.

YEAH, WELL, UH...

THIS HOUSE HERE BELONGS TO THE TATE FAMILY--

GARRETT AND HIS WIFE CHRISTINE.

TATE?

YOU KNOW CHRISTINE, JOANN'’S FRIEND,

HANDICAPPED LADY, HAD POLIO.

BUBBA, IS ANYBODY IN THERE?

WE DON'’T KNOW. NOBODY'’S GOTTEN IN.

CAR'’S IN THE DRIVEWAY.

IF ANYBODY'’S--

I'’VE GOT TO TALK TO THE FIRE CHIEF.

WHO MADE HIM CHIEF?

ACTING CHIEF. THAT'’S JUST UNTIL GILLESPIE GETS BACK.

CITY COUNCIL, UNDER THE THUMB OF MRS. WHITE.

WE JUST HAVE TO RIDE IT OUT.

HEY, UH, LONNIE, COME OVER HERE A MINUTE.

WHAT YOU NEED, BUBBA?

KEEP THESE PEOPLE BACK THERE, O.K.?

I'’LL BE RIGHT BACK.

WHAT IS IT, BUBBA?

NOTHING. I THOUGHT I SAW SOMEBODY.

I'’LL BE RIGHT BACK.

VIRGIL!

THIS IS GARRETT AND CHRISTINE'’S HOUSE.

I KNOW.

JOANN, I'’M SO SORRY.

HAS ANYBODY CALLED THEM?

THEY'’RE NOT THERE?

NO. THEY'’RE IN JACKSON.

CHRISTINE HAD TO GO BACK IN THE HOSPITAL.

HOW AWFUL FOR THEM,

AS IF THEY HAVEN'’T BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH.

THEY HAVE THEIR LIVES. BE THANKFUL.

SECOND TEAM, MOVE TO THE LEFT!

BACK OFF! BACK OFF!

OFF TO THE SIDE. GET CONTROL.

WE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT.

IT DIDN'’T COOL DOWN UNTIL THIS MORNING.

WE GOT TWO HOT SPOTS--

DEAD GIVEAWAY THAT THIS IS AN INCENDIARY FIRE.

THE FLAMES BURNED OUT ALONG THE FLOOR

AND NOT STRAIGHT UP.

LIKE THE OTHER TWO PLACES THAT BURNED.

WHY? WHAT'’S THE MOTIVE?

THERE'’S NO COMMON DENOMINATOR.

FIRST A WAREHOUSE, THEN A GRAIN BIN,

AND NOW SOMEONE'’S HOME.

AN ARSONIST'’S HARD TO FIGURE.

IT'’S USUALLY FOR THE THRILL.

I GOT ONE MAN HOSPITALIZED,

TWO OUT INJURED.

I'’D SURE LIKE TO CATCH THAT CREEP.

CHIEF! THERE'’S SOMETHING YOU OUGHT TO SEE.

GOOD MORNING, VIRGIL.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF OUR NEW ACTING CHIEF?

WE'’RE GETTING ALONG ALL RIGHT, I GUESS.

I NEED TO SPEAK TO YOU.

YEAH. HERE.

UH...

I JUST RETURNED FROM INVESTIGATING THE FIRE SCENE

OVER AT THE TATES'’ PLACE.

IT SEEMS THE HOUSE WASN'’T EMPTY LAST NIGHT.

THEY FOUND A BODY.

IT COULD BE GARRETT.

OH, MY GOD, NO.

HOW COULD THAT BE?

THEY'’RE IN JACKSON AT THE HOSPITAL.

IT'’LL BE A WHILE BEFORE THEY MAKE A POSITIVE I.D.

THERE WAS A WATCH.

THEY FOUND THEY COULD MAKE OUT THE WORDS--

"TO GARRETT" INSCRIBED.

OH, MY GOD.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

WELL, HELLO.

JOANN. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE?

DON'’T TELL ME YOU COULDN'’T STAND

NOT SEEING ME FOR A WHOLE WEEK.

I HAD TO COME TO JACKSON

TO CHECK OUT A NEW COFFEEMAKER,

SO I THOUGHT I'’D SURPRISE YOU.

WHAT A SWEETIE YOU ARE. THANK YOU.

I KNOW THIS ISN'’T THE MOST GRACIOUS SURROUNDINGS,

BUT CAN I OFFER YOU SOME HOSPITAL WATER?

NO. I THINK I'’LL PASS.

SO, HOW'’S IT GOING?

ARE YOU LEAVING TODAY?

YEAH. I'’M OUT OF HERE, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.

I'’M GETTING MY FILL OF HOSPITALS.

WELL, WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM?

ACHES...

PAINS...

FATIGUE.

THE DOCTORS SAID IT WAS POST-POLIO SYNDROME.

I GUESS THE OLD BODY'’S WEARING OUT

FASTER THAN MOST.

THERE'’S NOT MUCH THEY CAN DO,

SO I FIGURED IT WAS BETTER

TO NOT DO IT AT HOME.

WHERE'’S GARRETT? IS HE TAKING YOU HOME?

I WOULD THINK HE COULD GET HIS NOSE

OUT OF HIS LOAN APPLICATIONS LONG ENOUGH TO PICK ME UP.

THEN HE'’S HERE?

NO. HE'’S AT HOME.

WE TALKED LAST NIGHT.

HE SAID HE'’D COME AROUND 3:00.

WHY? WHAT IS IT?

CHRISTINE, I-I'’M SO SORRY TO BE THE ONE

TO HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS.

THERE WAS A TERRIBLE FIRE

AT YOUR HOUSE LAST NIGHT.

A FIRE?

YEAH...THE HOUSE WAS DESTROYED.

OH, MY GOD. HOW?

I DON'’T KNOW.

IT WAS TERRIBLE.

I WAS THERE.

OH, JOANN...

WHERE'’S GARRETT?

OH, HONEY. THERE WAS A BODY.

THEY FOUND IT THIS MORNING.

...OVER HERE

AND WHEN WE WERE HERE EARLIER...

THIS IS WHERE WE FOUND THE FIRST HOT SPOT.

DETECTIVE. LOOK WHO'’S HERE.

WELL, WELL, HERE'’S OUR FEARLESS LEADER NOW.

SURE SLIPS INTO COMMAND REAL EASY, DON'’T HE?

THE CHIEF'’S CAR ISN'’T EVEN COLD YET.

I WONDER WHAT THE CHIEF WOULD SAY.

"THERE'’S NOTHING I'’D RATHER DO

THAN HUNT, FISH, OR PLAY GOLF," HE SAID.

HOWDY.

HEARD YOU ALL'’S OVER HERE.

FIGURED I SHOULD BE, TOO. RIGHT, VIRGIL?

YOU DIDN'’T WASTE TIME

GETTING INTO UNIFORM AND THE CHIEF'’S CAR.

I MIGHT AS WELL LOOK OFFICIAL.

AS I WAS TELLING SWEET AND PARKER HERE,

I FIGURE OUR TORCH STARTED UPSTAIRS,

THEN STARTED THIS ONE IN THE KITCHEN.

THINK HE KNEW ANYBODY WAS HOME?

THAT WOULD PUT A DIFFERENT LIGHT ON THINGS.

YOU AGREE WITH THAT, SWEET?

THERE'’S BEEN THREE FIRES, AND A MAN'’S DEAD.

WHAT GETS YOUR ATTENTION?

I MIGHT BE MORE EFFECTIVE LOOKING AROUND ON MY OWN.

MY MIND WON'’T LET GO OF THIS THING.

QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, PROBABILITIES, TRUTHS, HALF-TRUTHS--

REAL FASCINATING.

WAS OUR PERPETRATOR A PRO OR AN AMATEUR?

I DONE A LOT OF READING.

I FOUND SOME AMATEURS ARE QUITE SOPHISTICATED,

MOTIVATION USUALLY SEPARATING THE TWO CATEGORIES--

YOUR AMATEUR ACTING OUT OF SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL NEED,

YOUR PROFESSIONAL DRIVEN BY THE PROFIT MOTIVE.

WHAT WAS THE BOOK'’S NAME?

I'’D LIKE TO READ IT.

IN ANY LIBRARY UNDER "C" FOR CON.

THAT'’S MISS ST. JOHN, ISN'’T IT?

WHO'’S THAT WITH HER?

THAT'’S MISS TATE.

THIS IS HER HOUSE.

THIS MUST BE HARD ON HER.

YEAH. WELCOME HOME.

YOU SURE THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA?

WE WERE GOING TO ENLARGE THE KITCHEN.

MORE WORK SPACE, YOU KNOW...

NEW APPLIANCES,

ALL NEW GADGETS.

THAT WAS FOR ME.

BACK OVER BEHIND THE GARAGE,

WE'’D HAVE A WORKSHOP FOR GARRETT.

WHENEVER HE WASN'’T AT THE BANK,

HE WAS ALWAYS BUILDING SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW, HE WAS THE ONLY MAN I EVER MET

THAT DIDN'’T TREAT ME LIKE A CHINA DOLL,

LIKE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BREAK...

IF YOU TOUCHED IT.

HE WAS VERY SPECIAL.

BUT YOU KNOW...

ALL I EVER WANTED TO BE WAS TOUCHED,

TO BE HELD BY STRONG ARMS LIKE HIS.

YOU KNOW, YOU WERE RIGHT.

IT WASN'’T SUCH A GOOD IDEA TO COME HERE.

I'’VE NEVER SEEN SUCH SAD EYES.

SHE'’S HAD HER SHARE OF HARD TIMES.

GOOD MORNING.

HEY, VIRGIL, GOT A MINUTE?

YEAH, WHAT'’S UP?

MAYBE NOTHING, BUT IT WON'’T LET GO OF MY MIND.

MORNING, BOYS. WHAT YOU GOT?

WE'’RE TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT NOW.

IT'’S ABOUT THESE FIRES.

I WAS TELLING VIRGIL THIS MAY MEAN NOTHING,

BUT THE NIGHT THE TATE HOUSE BURNED UP,

THIS KID WAS WATCHING THE FIRE.

I MEAN, REALLY WATCHING THE FIRE.

I TURNED TO LONNIE,

THE BOY WAS GONE, LIKE THAT.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF COPS,

ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'’RE 6'3" TALL.

WELL, THAT'’S NOT ALL THERE WAS TO IT, NOW.

I PULLED THAT KID OVER NEAR THE HOUSE

NOT FIVE MINUTES BEFORE I SPOTTED THE FIRE.

WHAT'’S THIS BOY'S NAME?

EVAN WINSLOW.

EVAN WINSLOW. YOU SURE?

NEVER HEARD OF HIM.

HE'’S FAIRLY NEW IN TOWN.

NOBODY KNOWS HIM MUCH.

ANY PRIORS?

UH-UH.

I CHECKED ON HIM. NOTHING.

BUT THERE'’S SOMETHING ABOUT THE KID.

WELL, MAYBE IT'’S INSTINCTS, SERGEANT.

GOOD POLICEMAN'’S GOT GOOD INSTINCTS, RIGHT?

YEAH.

SOME OF THEM.

WHAT DID THIS GUY LOOK LIKE?

WAS HE BLACK OR WHITE?

WHITE.

HAD HE BEEN DRINKING?

YOU STOP HIM FOR DUI?

NO, SIR, FOR IMPROPER REGISTRATION.

WHAT YOU GETTING AT?

PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE OF AN ARSONIST.

USUALLY, THEY'’RE YOUNG, MALE,

WHITE, VERY LOW SELF-ESTEEM,

USUALLY FROM A BROKEN HOME,

VERY POOR WORK RECORD,

PRONE TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE,

SOMETIMES SEXUALLY DISTURBED,

EVEN CAPABLE OF SADISTIC BEHAVIOR.

ARE YOU MAKING THIS UP?

WHERE DID YOU LEARN THAT STUFF?

CHAPTER FOUR,

MAN AND HIS FASCINATION WITH FIRE,

DR. DUDLEY C. MONTWEILER.

DUTY CALLS.

SWEET.

YES, SIR?

YOU GOT GOOD INSTINCTS.

YOU'’LL BE A CHIEF SOMEDAY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YOU BET.

CHRISTINE.

HI.

YES.

I'’M CAPTAIN TOM DUGAN WITH THE LOCAL POLICE.

I'’M REAL SORRY ABOUT YOUR LOSS.

THANK YOU.

JOANN ST. JOHN OVER AT THE CAFE

TOLD ME I MIGHT FIND YOU OVER HERE.

YES. I REALLY LOVE THIS PARK.

IT'’S LIKE SOMETHING

OUT OF ONE OF THOSE STORYBOOKS, YOU KNOW?

ONE OF THOSE FANTASY PLACES

THAT YOU DON'’T REALLY THINK EXISTS.

I FEEL REAL PEACEFUL WHEN I COME HERE.

HOPE YOU DON'’T THINK

I'’M STEPPING OUT OF BOUNDS HERE,

BUT JOANN SAYS YOU MIGHT BE

GOING TO WORK AT THE CAFE?

WHILE CHARLENE'’S ON VACATION, YES.

THAT A GOOD IDEA? YOU'’VE HAD A SHOCK.

I WANT TO, CAPTAIN.

I'’M ONE OF THOSE THAT'’S MUCH BETTER OFF

WITH SOMETHING TO DO.

DID YOUR HUSBAND HAVE ANY KIND OF TROUBLE,

ENEMIES, ANYTHING LIKE THAT?

HE WAS A WONDERFUL MAN.

HE GOT ALONG WITH EVERYBODY.

BEING LOAN OFFICER AT THE BANK,

HE MUST HAVE MADE A FEW PEOPLE UNHAPPY.

THEN YOU'’LL HAVE TO CHECK AT THE BANK.

AT HOME, HE DIDN'’T TALK ABOUT HIS WORK.

IT'’S ONE AREA OF HIS LIFE HE DIDN'’T SHARE.

I WON'’T TAKE UP ANY MORE OF YOUR TIME.

IF YOU HAPPEN TO THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE,

GIVE ME A CALL.

CAPTAIN.

YES, MA'’AM.

THIS DOESN'’T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH WORK

AND IT MAY NOT BE IMPORTANT,

BUT THERE WAS THIS BOY,

A YOUNG MAN, REALLY.

HE DID YARD WORK FOR US.

WE THINK HE STOLE THINGS,

LITTLE THINGS--

TOOLS, CLOTHING-- FROM THE GARAGE.

BUT ONE DAY I CAUGHT HIM

PEEKING AT ME THROUGH THE WINDOW

WHEN I WAS TAKING A SHOWER.

GARRETT GOT SO MAD THAT HE ACTUALLY HIT THE BOY.

THAT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO.

I HAVEN'’T SEEN HIM SINCE.

WHAT'’S THE BOY'S NAME?

IT ISN'’T MY DAMN FAULT

SHE NEVER PULLS DOWN THE SHADES.

I'’M JUST HUMAN. A WOMAN PARADES NAKED,

I'’M NOT GOING TO CLOSE MY EYES,

ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE LIKES IT.

SHE TOLD HER HUSBAND, AND SHE TOLD ME.

MAYBE SHE DIDN'’T REALLY LIKE IT.

SHE TOLD HER HUSBAND?

UH-HUH.

THAT'’S A GOOD ONE.

GUESS YOU DIDN'’T LIKE HIM.

YOU BURNED HIS HOUSE DOWN AFTER HE FIRED YOU, RIGHT?

BUNCH OF CRAP.

CRAP, IS IT?

DIDN'’T YOU SET THEM FIRES IN MARSHALL CITY?

THAT'’S WHEN I WAS A KID.

UH-HUH.

IT WAS AN OLD TOOL SHED

AND THEN A GARAGE BEHIND A VACANT HOUSE.

DIDN'’T NOBODY GET HURT.

THEY PUT YOU ON PROBATION.

YEAH, BUT THAT'’S-- THAT'’S OVER NOW.

I CAME HERE TO START OVER.

HOW COME YOU RUN THAT NIGHT AT THE FIRE?

'’CAUSE I FIGURED I'’D WIND UP RIGHT HERE.

BAD LUCK HAS A WAY OF HANGING ON.

WAS IT BAD LUCK I PULLED YOU OVER NEAR THE TATE HOUSE

RIGHT BEFORE THE FIRE?

WELL, SIR, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THAT,

'’CAUSE ALL I WAS DOING WAS DRIVING AROUND.

I AIN'’T ARRESTING YOU NOW

'’CAUSE THERE AIN'T NO EVIDENCE.

BUT DON'’T LEAVE TOWN TILL I SOLVE THIS THING.

IF I CATCH YOU LOOKING IN MORE WINDOWS,

YOU'’LL BE MEETING SOME PECULIAR PEOPLE IN JAIL.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

THAT'’S IT FOR ME.

BLEW UP EVERY BIT OF MY STUFF.

PAY ME, AND I'’LL BE ON MY WAY.

HOW ABOUT ONE OF THOSE FOR ME?

YEAH, SURE.

JUST MAKE IT FAST, ALL RIGHT.

YOU MIGHT BE DRINKING ALONE.

IT'’S ALL IN THERE.

THE DENOMINATIONS THAT YOU ASKED FOR.

I'’M JUST REALLY SORRY IT TURNED OUT THIS WAY.

YOU'’RE SORRY. HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL?

I NEVER--I NEVER KILLED ANYBODY BEFORE.

OH, HOWARD. COME SIT BY ME.

I DON'’T FEEL TOO TERRIFIC MYSELF.

YOU KNOW WHAT THE IRONY OF MY MARRIAGE WAS?

PEOPLE ALWAYS WONDERED HOW I COULD SATISFY GARRETT.

THE TRUTH WAS THAT HE COULD NEVER SATISFY ME.

WHY DO I GET THE FEELING

YOU WANT SOMETHING, MRS. TATE?

I'’M JUST SAYING HIS DEATH WAS AN ACCIDENT,

AND I'’M SORRY ABOUT IT,

BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME, I FEEL FREE.

YOU HAVEN'’T EVEN BURIED HIM YET.

I'’M WORRIED ABOUT THE ACCIDENT.

I'’M WORRIED WHAT PEOPLE WILL THINK

IF THERE AREN'’T MORE FIRES.

SO BURN SOMETHING FOR ME,

AND I DON'’T CARE IF IT'’S A CHICKEN COOP.

UH-UH. NO FREEBIES.

IT'’S UNPROFESSIONAL.

I'’LL PAY YOU JUST SOON AS I GET MY MONEY.

MY HUSBAND, REST HIS SOUL,

LEFT ME VERY WELL OFF.

WHAT WILL YOU DO FOR ME TONIGHT?

MAKE A LIST.

THEN I'’LL THROW IN A COUPLE OF EXTRAS.

MMM.

I DON'’T WANT YOU TO BE GENTLE WITH ME, HOWARD--

'’CAUSE I WON'T BREAK.

I'’M TELLING YOU, BABY,

I DON'’T TRUST THE MAN.

WHENEVER I ASK HIM

WHY TAKE A JOB YOU DON'’T REALLY WANT,

HE GIVES ME THE SAME ANSWER--

"AW, SHUCKS, I'’D RATHER BE DOWN ON THE FARM."

DO YOU THINK MAYBE YOUR NOSE IS OUT OF SHAPE

BECAUSE THE CITY COUNCIL DIDN'’T APPOINT YOU ACTING CHIEF?

NO, BUT I'’D LIKE TO KNOW

WHY THEY THOUGHT WE NEEDED SOMEONE AT ALL.

THE CHIEF WILL ONLY BE GONE FOUR WEEKS.

THE COUNCIL KNEW ABOUT THAT WAY IN ADVANCE.

IT'’S STRANGE THEY DIDN'’T SAY SOMETHING

ABOUT THIS BEFOREHAND.

YOU SAID SOMEONE COULD BE TWISTING HIS ARM.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD FIND OUT

WHO'’S DOING THE TWISTING.

THAT WON'’T BE HARD.

OH?

OH, PLEASE.

COUNCILMAN WHITE IS NOT A BIG FAN

OF CHIEF GILLESPIE'’S.

AND AFTER WE ARRESTED HER SON,

THAT REALLY MADE HER MAD.

I FIGURE SHE TOOK THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY

TO STIR UP A LITTLE TURMOIL.

BUT WHY DUGAN?

BECAUSE HE WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME.

THAT, OR SHE HAD A MARKER TO CALL IN.

[SIREN]

OH, NO.

HERE WE GO AGAIN.

THIS LOOK LIKE THE SAME OLD STORY?

I THINK SO.

IT'’S A SIMPLER PATTERN THAN SOME OF THE OTHERS,

BUT INTENTIONALLY SET, THAT'’S FOR SURE.

YEAH, WELL, IT'’S THE FOURTH ONE IN TWO WEEKS.

WE'’VE GOT TO GET THIS LUNATIC.

I KNOW WHAT I'’LL DO TO HIM IF I CATCH HIM.

CHIEF.

EXCUSE ME.

COME OVER HERE.

VIRGIL, I MIGHT JUST BE AN OLD COUNTRY FARMER,

BUT SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BOTHERS ME.

SEEMS OUR MAN'’S GOING OUT OF HIS WAY

TO BURN DOWN EMPTY PLACES-- EXCEPT THE TATES'’.

THE TATE PLACE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE EMPTY.

YEAH, MAYBE.

YOU THINK SOMEBODY KNEW GARRETT WOULD BE THERE?

LOOK AT IT THIS WAY.

FIRE NUMBER ONE-- CONWAY'’S WAREHOUSE.

IT WAS TOTALLY EMPTY.

ALL HE'’LL GAIN FROM THAT IS AGGRAVATION.

MM-HMM.

BOBBY RAY'’S GRAIN BIN.

WASN'’T EVEN INSURED.

NO GRAIN, NO GAIN.

RIGHT.

THIS OLD SHACK IN THE BOTTOMS--

NOBODY WILL GAIN FROM THIS.

IN ALL THAT MIX,

THE TATE FIRE STANDS OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB.

COUNTRY FARMER, YOU SURE MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

I DON'’T KNOW. I'D--

JUST NAGGING AT ME.

HI.

SOMETHING WRONG?

NO. NO, I'’M FINE.

I'’M JUST GOING TO SIT DOWN FOR A MINUTE.

WELL, MORNING, JOANN.

MORNING, TOM.

YOU WANT SOME COFFEE?

UH, NO. NO, THANKS. MRS. TATE.

HI. JUST THE LADY I WANT TO SEE.

MIND IF I SIT DOWN?

NO. HELP YOURSELF.

THANK YOU.

WELL, GUESS YOU HEARD

THERE WAS ANOTHER FIRE LAST NIGHT.

YEAH, I DID.

WHEN'’S IT GOING TO END?

I DON'’T KNOW.

I JUST SAW YOUR INSURANCE POLICY.

SEEMS YOU ONLY HAD MINIMUM COVERAGE?

THAT WOULDN'’T HARDLY COVER REBUILDING AT TODAY'’S PRICES.

YEAH. I'’M AFRAID THAT WAS AN AREA

WHERE GARRETT WAS TOO THRIFTY.

WHAT YOU GOING TO DO?

DON'’T MEAN TO PRY,

BUT DID GARRETT PROVIDE FOR YOU

ANY BETTER THAN HE DID FOR THAT HOUSE?

THERE'’S A LITTLE SOMETHING,

SOME STOCKS AND SECURITIES.

I'’LL BE ALL RIGHT FOR A WHILE.

YOU DON'’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME.

NOTHING'’S EVER COME EASY FOR ME.

I'’VE LEARNED TO WORK FOR THINGS.

YOU, UH... YOU AND GARRETT,

YOU HAD A PRETTY GOOD MARRIAGE, DID YOU?

MY MARRIAGE WAS THE BEST PART OF MY LIFE.,

WELL, I'’M GLAD TO HEAR IT.

A GOOD MARRIAGE IS ABOUT AS RARE

AS BLACKBERRIES IN JANUARY.

BYE, NOW.

SEE YOU, JOANN.

[THUNDER]

REALLY STARTING TO COME DOWN.

THERE YOU GO.

[RING]

MAGNOLIA CAFE.

OH, HOLD ON.

IT'’S FOR YOU.

OH.

HELLO.

YES.

IT'’S FINISHED. WE NEED TO TALK.

WELL, I'’M AT WORK NOW.

CAN WE MEET LATER?

I'’LL BE AT TURNER LAKE IN AN HOUR.

YOU BE THERE.

WHAT'’S THE MATTER?

JOANN, CAN I BORROW YOUR CAR?

SURE. YOU WANT ME TO DRIVE YOU SOMEWHERE?

NO, THANKS.

THAT WAS MY LAWYER.

HE'’S GOT SOME PAPERS FOR ME TO SIGN-- RIGHT NOW.

MY CAR'’S IN THE GARAGE.

I CAN'’T WALK THAT FAR.

EVERYTHING'’S HAPPENING AT ONCE.

I'’M NOT SURE I'’LL MAKE IT.

CHRISTINE, I'’M GOING TO DRIVE YOU.

NO. NO, LOOK, PLEASE.

I'’VE LOST NEARLY EVERYTHING.

DON'’T TAKE MY INDEPENDENCE, TOO.

IT'’S TAKEN TOO LONG TO GET IT.

IT'’S OUT BACK.THANK YOU.

WHOSE CAR?

JOANN'’S.

WHAT IS IT YOU NEED?

MORE OF THAT.

YOU CALLED ME AWAY FROM WORK.

NO, BABY.

I CALLED TO TELL YOU

THERE ARE THINGS IWANT NOW.

ONE--IS A LOT MORE OF YOU.

THE OTHER-- IS A LOT MORE MONEY.

WE HAD A DEAL.

THAT DIDN'’T INCLUDE MURDERING YOUR HUSBAND.

YOU SET ME UP.

YOU'’RE GOING TO MAKE LOTS OF MONEY,

AREN'’T YOU?

SO NOW YOU'’RE GOING TO DO EXACTLY AS I SAY,

AND I SAY YOU'’RE GOING TO SHARE SOME OF THAT,

LIKE ABOUT 100,000...

AND YOU'’RE GOING TO GIVE ME LOTS MORE

OF WHAT YOU GAVE ME LAST NIGHT.

YOU LIKED IT?

YOU ARE SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW, I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT.

SO, UH...

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY LITTLE PLAN?

WELL, I GUESS I DON'’T HAVE MUCH CHOICE...

NOT THAT I'’D WANT ONE.

I'’LL TALK TO THE LAWYER.

I'’LL HAVE THE MONEY IN A COUPLE DAYS.

AND THE OTHER...

I'’LL HAVE TONIGHT.

SAME PLACE?

SAME PLACE.

HI.

HI. I'’M BACK.

YOU GET EVERYTHING DONE?

ALL TAKEN CARE OF.

I DON'’T KNOW WHY IT WAS SO URGENT.

THAT'’S A LAWYER FOR YOU.

OH, WAIT.

SOMEBODY LEFT THIS FOR YOU.

WHO?

I DIDN'’T SEE.

EULA SAID HE WAS GORGEOUS,

BUT YOU KNOW EULA.

SEARCH THIS GUY'’S CAR.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

AFTERNOON. HOW YOU DOING, TOM?

WHAT'’S HAPPENING HERE?

I'’VE SEEN SOME BRUTAL ONES IN MY TIME.

THIS ONE'’S RIGHT AT THE TOP.

THE VICTIM WAS RUN OVER--NOT ONCE--

BUT AT LEAST... A DOZEN TIMES,

BACK AND FORTH,

TILL HE WAS MASHED SO FLAT...

I CAN'’T RECOGNIZE HIM.

WHO COULD? NO I.D.

THE CAR'’S RENTED. NO TRACE YET.

LET'’S GET THE CORONER.

MAYBE HE CAN FIND SOMETHING.

VIRGIL.

LOOK WHAT WAS IN THE TRUNK.

LET ME SEE.

A DETONATING CAP?

SAY, Y'’ALL RECKON THIS COULD BE A TORCH FOR HIRE?

SOMEBODY DECIDED HE'’S NO LONGER USEFUL?

WELL, WHY WOULD SOMEBODY HIRE HIM,

KILL HIM,

THEN LEAVE HIS BODY IN PLAIN SIGHT?

MAYBE THEY WEREN'’T STRONG ENOUGH TO MOVE HIM.

WHAT YOU GOT HERE?

A TIRE IMPRESSION.

PRETTY GOOD ONE FOR THESE CONDITIONS.

YOU'’RE THE ONE DOES IMPRESSIONS?

UH, NOT EXACTLY, UH,

DETECTIVE USUALLY DOES THEM,

BUT I BEEN PRACTICING.

I MUST HAVE MADE 50 OR 60 SHOE MOLDS.

COUSINS, AUNTS, UNCLES--

WHOLE FAMILY'’S BEEN WEARING EVERY PAIR OF SHOES THEY OWN.

I'’M GETTING PRETTY GOOD.

WELL, LET'’S SEE IT.

ALL RIGHT.

SPECIALTY TIRE. NEARLY NEW.

THEM ARE CALLED WEATHER-TRACTORS.

SUPPOSED TO GIVE EXTRA TRACTION.

SAFETY-CONSCIOUS PEOPLE BUY THEM.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS?

I RECOMMENDED THEM TO A SAFETY-CONSCIOUS PERSON.

SHE BOUGHT FOUR OF THEM ABOUT A WEEK AGO.

WHO?

HEY!

WHAT IN THE WORLD'’S GOING ON?

WE THINK THIS CAR DELIBERATELY RAN SOMEONE OVER.

WE ALSO THINK CHRISTINE WAS DRIVING.

CHRISTINE?

WHA--SHE COULDN'’T DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

JOANN, THIS IS A MURDER INVESTIGATION.

WE NEED A STRAIGHT ANSWER.

DID CHRISTINE DRIVE THIS CAR TODAY?

YES. BUT--

WHOA.

WHAT YOU GOT, BUBBA?

SOMETHING WEDGED IN HERE.

WHAT IS IT?

WELL...I DON'’T RIGHTLY KNOW, VIRGIL,

BUT...

IT LOOKS LIKE A PIECE OF SOMEBODY'’S HEAD.

OH, GOD.

WHERE'’S SHE GONE?

I DON'’T KNOW. SHE...JUST LEFT.

SHE GOT A NOTE.

EULA SAID IT WAS DELIVERED,

SOME YOUNG GUY DELIVERED IT.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

EVAN?

IT'’S CHRISTINE. CHRISTINE TATE.

UH, J-JUST A MINUTE.

MAY I COME IN?

SURE.

THANK YOU.

SO...

THIS IS YOUR LITTLE PLAYPEN.

I WONDERED WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE.

WHAT YOU WANT, MISS TATE?

THE QUESTION IS...

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

SO...

YOU'’RE ONTO ME.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

AHEM.

WELL...

YOU KILLED YOUR HUSBAND.

THAT A QUESTION OR A STATEMENT?

YOU TRIED TO FRAME ME.

REALLY?

YEAH.

YOU, UH...

FOUND OUT ABOUT ME SOMEHOW,

ABOUT MY PAST.

THAT'’S WHY YOU HIRED ME TO WORK AROUND YOUR HOUSE.

EVAN...THE REASON I HIRED YOU

IS BECAUSE THE BEST LOVERS I'’VE EVER HAD

HAVE BEEN YOUNG MEN LIKE YOU--

STRONG, INNOCENT,

AND WILLING TO DO ANYTHING I WANT THEM TO.

YOU TOLD THE POLICE THAT I...

PEEKED THROUGH YOUR WINDOWS.

WELL, YOU DID, DIDN'’T YOU?

YOU LEFT THE SHADES UP.

I'’M SORRY IF I CAUSED YOU ANY PAIN.

I KNOW YOU HAD A LOT OF PAIN

WHEN YOU GREW UP.

IT WAS CRUEL OF ME,

AND I APOLOGIZE.

COME...SIT MY ME.

I WANT YOU NEAR ME

SO I CAN RUB YOUR BACK.

DON'’T YOU EVER HAVE FANTASIES

WHEN YOU'’RE LYING IN BED ALONE?

WE CAN EXPLORE THEM, YOU KNOW.

ONE BY ONE.

THEN WE CAN GET INTO A COUPLE OF MINE.

SO HERE'’S THE PLAN...

I GOT YOU NOW.

I GOT IT ALL HERE.

ALL YOU HAVE IS THE WHIMPERINGS OF A LITTLE BOY

WHO DOESN'’T EVEN KNOW HOW TO GET SEDUCED.

IT'’S A SHAME. I WAS GOING TO ENJOY IT.

IT'’S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE--

PUT THE GUN DOWN, MA'’AM.

PUT IT DOWN!

THANK GOODNESS YOU'’RE HERE!

HE WAS TRYING TO ATTACK ME.

STAND UP.

I SAID HE WAS ATTACKING ME!

PARDON ME FOR BEING DUMB, MA'’AM,

BUT I DO BELIEVE IT WAS THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

HER REAL NAME IS LUCY KILPATRICK.

SHE KILLED A HUSBAND IN MICHIGAN,

AND SHE KILLED ANOTHER IN CALIFORNIA.

SHE PLANNED IT ALL,

EVEN USING ME.

SHE RESEARCHED EVERYTHING THOROUGHLY,

ESPECIALLY HER HUSBANDS.

WON THEM, WOOED THEM,

AND KILLED THEM.

THEY WERE ALL MEN

THAT SEEMED TO BE OF MODERATE MEANS,

EXCEPT EACH OF THEM HAD SQUIRRELED AWAY

MONEY OR PROPERTY OR SECURITIES.

PRAYING MANTIS.

HMM?

PRAYING MANTIS--

SHE MATES, AND WHEN SHE'’S THROUGH,

SHE RIPS HER MATE'’S HEAD OFF.

WELL, SON...

SHE DIDN'’T GET YOUR HEAD, DID SHE?

COME ON, LET'’S HAVE A SODA POP.

HEY, HEY.

YOU TOOK CARE OF THAT REGISTRATION?

OH, YES, SIR, SERGEANT.

I PROMISE.

WELL, THAT'’S GOOD.

THAT'’S GOOD.

WELL, VIRGIL, I GUESS WE WORK TOGETHER

PRETTY WELL AS A TEAM, HUH?

TOM, I WANT TO ASK YOU SOMETHING.

YOU SAID YOU DIDN'’T NEED THIS JOB.

WHY DID YOU TAKE IT?

JUST TO HELP OUT.

WE DON'’T NEED THE HELP.

CITY COUNCIL JUST DECIDED WE DID.

YOU KNOW HOW PERSISTENT POLITICIANS CAN BE.

NO. THAT DOESN'’T RING TRUE.

YOU DON'’T STRIKE ME

AS THE KIND WHO CAN'’T SAY NO.

VIRGIL...

SOMETIMES...

YOUR PAST JUST WON'’T LET YOU GO.

LOOKS LIKE WE'’RE GOING TO BE WORKING TOGETHER HERE,

SO WHAT SAY WE MAKE THE BEST OF IT?

RIGHT.

SEE YOU LATER.