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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

NOT MUCH LIVESTOCK ON THE PLACE--

COUPLE OF GUERNSEYS AND PIGS.

I GOT A FAIRLY BROKEN DOWN OLD MARE

FOR YOUR STAY HERE.

A HORSE? THAT'’S GREAT.

I THOUGHT IT'’D PUT A SMILE BACK ON YOUR FACE.

YOU KNOW, CURT,

YOUR MOTHER JUST WANTED SOMETHING ELSE.

SHE NEVER DID UNDERSTAND YOUR FATHER, RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING,

OR YOU, FOR THAT MATTER.

SHE DIDN'’T EVEN TRY TO.

SHE LOVES YOU.

THOUGHT YOU'’D BE BETTER OFF WITH YOUR FATHER.

THAT'’S FOR SURE.

YOU'’RE NOT THE ONLY KID TO GO THROUGH A DIVORCE.

CHEER UP.

WE GOT LOTS OF WORK TO DO AND FUN TO HAVE.

YES, SIR.

THERE'’S ONE THING I DON'’T HAVE ON THE PLACE

AND NEVER WILL-- CHICKENS.

YEAH? WHY?

A LOT OF DIRTY, SMELLY, PECKY--

NO CREATURE ON GOD'’S GREEN EARTH

STRUTS MORE WITH SO LITTLE TO BE PROUD OF.

CHICKENS.

O.K., THAT'’S ALL. YOU CAN GO.

YOU'’D THINK YOU GUYS HAD BETTER THINGS TO DO

THAN HARASS A DECENT WORKING MAN

WHILE HE'’S SPENDING HIS LEISURE TIME.

WHAT'’S HIS PROBLEM?

EXPLAINING TO HIS WIFE

WHY HE GOT CAUGHT IN A WHOREHOUSE RAID.

THAT WAS SLICK, MR. TIBBS, BUT NEXT TIME LET ME GO.

LET YOU GO WHERE? AND WHAT RAID?

DARLENE'’S PUFF PARLOR LAST NIGHT.

THE ONE YOU SET UP.

I DON'’T KNOW WHAT YOU'’RE TALKING ABOUT, BUBBA.

A RAID AT DARLENE'’S?

HEY, EVERYBODY, LISTEN UP.

SOMEBODY I WANT YOU TO MEET--

MY GODSON, CURT BREYNARD.

THIS HERE'’S DETECTIVE VIRGIL TIBBS.

HOW DO YOU DO, CURT?

JAMISON, SWEET, PARKER, BUBBA.

ME AND HIS DADDY GO WAY BACK.

HE'’S STAYING WITH ME.

WELCOME, CURT. THANK YOU, SIR.

EXCUSE THE GODFATHER AND ME A MINUTE. TOM.

IT'’LL KEEP.

I DON'’T THINK SO.

I GOT TO GET HIM TO SCHOOL.

BUT THIS IS IMPORTANT.

UH, TOM...

I'’M HEADING OVER TO SCHOOL ANYWAY.

WHY DON'’T I TAKE CURT

AND INTRODUCE HIM TO THE COACH?

O.K. SEE YOU LATER.

NICE MEETING Y'’ALL. GOODBYE, CURT.

HE'’S ALL-COUNTY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THE COACH OVER AT SPARTA HIGH IS FAIR,

BUT YOU'’LL HAVE TO WORK HARD. HOW'’S YOUR GRADES?

3.2, SIR.

"SIR?" I APPRECIATE THE RESPECT,

BUT JUST CALL ME BUBBA.

YES, SIR--UH... BUBBA.

UH... SERGEANT?

ARE YOU THE SAME BUBBA SKINNER

THAT PLAYED AT ALABAMA A WHILE?

YEAH. YEAH, I AM.

FOOTBALL'’S STILL RUNNING IN MY BLOOD.

THAT'’S WHY I HELP AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

LET'’S SEE HOW YOU CAN DO.

I'’LL DO MY BEST.

IF YOU HAD CONSULTED WITH ME

ABOUT WHAT YOU HAD IN MIND...

SOME CLEANUP IN THE BOTTOMS.

RIGHT. AT DARLENE'’S PUFF PARLOR.

THE SCUM IN THAT WHOREHOUSE

DISGRACE THE HUMAN RACE.

THOSE WOMEN HAVEN'’T LIVED YET.

NOT ALL THAT SCUM WAS BLACK.

I WAS TALKING ABOUT WHITE JOHNS,

NOT THE PROSTITUTES.

WHY ARE YOU MAKING ME OUT A RACIST?

I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO CRACK DOWN ON FOLKS

TAKING ADVANTAGE OF YOUR PEOPLE

DOWN IN THE BOTTOMS.

I HEARD THERE WAS A DRUG DEAL THERE.

THE LAST THING THOSE GIRLS NEED

IS A DRUG HABIT.

I AGREE, HOWEVER, WHEN YOU--

JUST A SECOND HERE.

NOW, LAST NIGHT,

I KICKED SOME BUTTS,

WHITE BUTTS THAT WERE MESSING YOUR PEOPLE AROUND.

I GOT A LITTLE INFORMATION IN THE PROCESS,

AND THAT, DETECTIVE, IS THE POINT.

THAT'’S NOT THE POINT.

THIS IS MY DEPARTMENT. YOU SHOULD'’VE TOLD ME.

IS THAT WHAT'’S GOT YOU SO BENT OUT OF SHAPE?

I'’M NOT IN THE HABIT OF REPORTING TO YOU YET.

HEY, YOU PISSANTS, GET OUT OF THE DRILL!

ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.

SET...

HUT!

THAT'’S IT. GOOD HIT! GOOD HIT!

COACH, WE TEARED IT UP TODAY.

LOOKING GOOD, BUBBA.

I WONDERED WHY YOU GOT HERE SO EARLY.

THEN I SAW WHO YOU BROUGHT.

HE'’LL BRIGHTEN YOUR LIGHTS.

I SEE WHY HE'’S ALL-COUNTY.

EVER SEE A KID HIS AGE THAT POLITE?

SCARY, ISN'’T IT?

ALL RIGHT. NEW UNIT IN THERE.

CURT BREYNARD, TAILBACK.

DEAVERS, MEYERSON GET IN THERE, TOO.

WATCH OUT. HERE COMES MR. ALL-COUNTY.

NOBODY GETS BY ME.

WE'’LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

SET...

HUT!

GOOD HIT, DEAVERS. GOOD HIT.

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!

PUTTING YOUR FINGERS IN MY EYE!

SETTLE DOWN. IT'’S A HITTING DRILL. ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.

IT WASN'’T NO ACCIDENT!

I DON'’T HAVE TO PLAY THAT WAY.

SETTLE DOWN, BOTH OF YOU.

WE'’RE GOING TO PLAY FOOTBALL.

RIGHT?

RIGHT.

I'’M TELLING YOU STRAIGHT. HE WENT FOR MY EYES.

GET IN POSITION RIGHT NOW. GO ON.

HE'’S NOT HERE, MR. JESSOP. [INTERCOM BUZZES]

THAT'’S WHY I'M ANSWERING HIS PHONE.

YES, YOU'’RE A GOOD FRIEND OF THE CHIEF'’S.

SORRY, BUT PARKER SAID IT'’S URGENT.

I'’M ON THE PHONE.

[INTERCOM RINGS]

THE RECORD OF YOUR ARREST WON'’T BE PUBLICIZED.

YOU REALLY OUGHT TO TAKE THIS ONE, SIR.

SWEET, PLEASE. PLEASE.

OH, YEAH. NOW, AS FAR AS MRS. JESSOP IS CONCERNED,

I WON'’T SAY ANYTHING IF YOU WON'’T.

DETECTIVE.

WHAT, PARKER, WHAT?

THERE'’S THIS GUY ON LINE ONE

WHO INSISTS ON TALKING TO YOU.

HE WON'’T GIVE HIS NAME, A REAL PAIN.

OH, GOD.

DETECTIVE TIBBS. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

YOU CANNOT KEEP ME ON THE LINE 10 MINUTES

WAITING FOR PARKER TO PUT ME THROUGH!

CHIEF, IS THAT YOU? YOU'’RE BACK.

YEAH, I'’M BACK.

WHY DO YOU THINK I'’M CALLING YOU?

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT!

WHY IN HEAVEN'’S NAME ARE YOU TRYING TO BUST MY EAR DRUMS?

I'’M SORRY. I'’M SORRY.

WELCOME BACK, CHIEF. WELCOME BACK.

YEAH.

DAMN! THERE GOES THE POTATO SALAD.

A GREAT WAY TO ANNOUNCE A SURPRISE PARTY.

Shh!

Be quiet!

Parker dropped the potato salad.

Sorry, but if somebody would help...

Go ahead, go ahead.

HEY, CHIEF!

HEY, CHIEF, I GOT SOME OF ALTHEA'’S CHOCOLATE DEV--

OH, NO.

CHIEF!

CAREFUL WHAT YOU TOUCH. PARKER, JAMISON--

SET UP A ROADBLOCK.

YOU GOT IT . SWEET, TAKE THE KITCHEN.

OH, MY GOD.

MR. TIBBS!

OH, MY GOD.

HER BREATHING'’S LABORED.

THERE'’S A PULSE, BUT IT'’S WEAK.

PARKER, CALL AN AMBULANCE!

BUBBA...

THE CHIEF.

HE'’S NOT HERE.

OH, MAN.

[SIREN]

UH...DETECTIVE?

MISS JOANN'’S AMBULANCE JUST PULLED OUT.

I DROPPED MRS. TIBBS OFF AT THE HOSPITAL.

SHE'’LL BE WAITING FOR HER.

GOOD. PARKER, WOULD YOU PRINT THE BEDROOM, PLEASE?

RIGHT ON IT.

VIRGIL, THIS IS NO ROBBERY.

NO.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT MAYBE A CHANCE THING,

MAYBE A CRAZY HOBO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

NO, I DON'’T THINK SO.

I JUST...

OH, GOD. THIS IS AWFUL.

THE ROADBLOCKS ARE SET,

BOUNDARY COUNTY SHERIFFS ON ALERT,

AND HIGHWAY PATROL'’S CALLING APBs.

YOU GOT SAMPLES OF ALL THIS?

YEAH. YEAH, WE'’RE TAKING EVERYTHING TO THE LAB.

WE FOUND HAIRS AND A LOT OF BLOOD SPLATTER.

WHAT HAPPENED HERE ANYWAY?

I THINK THERE WERE AT LEAST, UH...TWO PERPETRATORS

FROM THE SIGNS OF SO MUCH STRUGGLE.

THE WHOLE THING PROBABLY STARTED

RIGHT IN HERE SOMEWHERE.

UH...

THIS SPLATTER PATTERN HERE ON THE HEADREST

INDICATES THAT HE WAS PROBABLY HIT ON THE HEAD.

THE FURNITURE...

WELL, ONE LITTLE STRUGGLE

WHEN THEY FORCED OR DRAGGED HIM OUT.

THEY HIT HIM AGAIN OVER THERE?

YEAH. YEAH.

THEY HAD TO HIT HIM PRETTY HARD

TO MAKE THAT SPLATTERING EFFECT THERE.

YEAH.

EXCUSE ME.

JOANN, WHERE WAS THE CHIEF?

HE WAS ON THE COUCH.

HE HAD HIS PIPE, AND HE WAS, UM...

HOW MANY MEN WERE THERE?

THERE WERE TWO OF THEM.

THEY WERE BY THE COUCH.

THEY WERE BENDING OVER BILL.

THEY WERE YELLING AT HIM.

YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS RIGHT NOW?

I'’M O.K.

THEY HAD THEIR BACKS TO ME.

I DON'’T THINK THEY KNEW I WAS THERE.

DID YOU SEE WHO SHOT YOU?

YES, I DID.

YES.

THERE WAS A THIRD MAN.

THE ONE WHO SAW ME.

HE WAS, UH...

SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH HIS FACE.

WHAT?

IT WAS BIG AND GROTESQUE, LIKE...

IT WAS... IT WAS A MASK.

IT WAS LIKE-- IT WAS LIKE A BIG,

RUBBERY KIND OF HALLOWEEN MASK...

OF SOMEBODY.

THE CHIEF WAS ON THE COUCH.

THEN WHAT?

WELL, HE WAS REACHING.

HE WAS, UM...

HE WAS ON HIS KNEES,

AND HE WAS REACHING UNDER THE COFFEE TABLE FOR--

NO, NO, NO, THAT CAN'’T BE RIGHT.

WHY WOULD HE BE REACHING UNDER THE COFFEE TABLE?

IT'’S O.K. I KNOW WHY.

NO, I'’M SORRY.

WHAT DO YOU WANT DONE WITH THESE REPORTERS?

TELL THEM WE HAVE NO STATEMENT AT THIS TIME.

I DON'’T WANT A SINGLE REPORTER INSIDE.

PUT PEOPLE ON GUARD--

PUT ON GUARDS IF YOU HAVE TO.

YES, SIR, BUT, UH...

EVERY SHERIFF AND CHIEF IN THE STATE HAS CALLED.

THE STATION'’S CRAWLING WITH EVERY KIND OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.

HOW DO I KNOW WHO SHOULD KNOW WHAT?

THE ONES WITH THE BADGES ARE THE GOOD GUYS, O.K.?

YES, SIR.

DON'’T TOUCH IT.

EASY.

I AM A POLICEMAN.

MY BADGE IS IN MY JACKET POCKET.

DETECTIVE TIBBS.

SHOW ME.

[COCKS GUN]

REAL SLOW.

BARRIMAN, FBI.

YOU'’RE HERE A LITTLE EARLY.

I GOT HERE SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THANKS. WE CAN USE HELP.

SOMEONE WENT TO A LOT OF TROUBLE TO PLAN THIS.

SOMEONE KNEW HE WAS COMING BACK FROM QUANTICO ALMOST TWO WEEKS EARLY.

SOMEBODY DIDN'’TKNOW HIS GIRLFRIEND WOULD BE HERE.

YOU KNOW A LOT.

IT'’S MY JOB.

YOU MUST HAVE SAMPLES OF MUD SEDIMENT AND HAIR.

YEAH, ALONG WITH BLOOD, RUG FIBERS, AND PRINTS.

THAT'’S A START AT LEAST.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

UH...WAIT. WAIT, WAIT.

KNOWING SO MUCH ABOUT THIS,

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT'’S BEHIND IT?

I WAS HOPING TO MAKE A CLEAN EXIT

BEFORE YOU ASKED ME THAT.

NO.

IT STINKS TO HIGH HEAVEN, THOUGH, DOESN'’T IT?

FRIEND OF YOURS?

UM... BARRIMAN, FBI. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT RAID AT DARLENE'’S

THE OTHER NIGHT.

YEAH. WHAT ABOUT IT?

MORE THAN JUST BIG SHOTS GOT CAUGHT WITH THEIR PANTS DOWN.

SOME MEAN OLD BOYS DID, TOO.

SOME DID TIME BECAUSE OF THE CHIEF.

DON'’T YOU THINK WE OUGHT TO GO TO DARLENE'’S

AND TALK TO THE LADIES?

THAT'’S A GOOD IDEA, BUBBA. YEAH. LET'’S DO THAT.

PINK OR PURPLE?

NEITHER.

PEACH? BLUE? WE'’LL WEAVE THEM THROUGH HERE.

YOU'’RE NOT PUTTING NO BOWS IN THIS HAIR.

SIT STILL. YOU'’LL LOOK AS GOOD AS ME.

IF I LOOKED LIKE YOU, I'’D BE BROKE BEFORE SUNUP.

WELL, LOOKEE HERE.

THEY SHUT US DOWN, THEN THEY COME CALLING.

IS IT A PROFESSIONAL, OR A SOCIAL CALL?

ANGIE, ANGIE, ANGIE.

ELSIE, ELSIE, ELSIE.

SORRY, MR. TIBBS.

YOU CAUGHT US ON A MENTAL HEALTH DAY OFF.

I MIGHT MAKE AN EXCEPTION

FOR SERGEANT SKINNER HERE.

WHAT'’S GOING ON?

ANGIE, THAT RAID AT DARLENE'’S THE OTHER NIGHT,

TELL US ABOUT IT.

"TELL US ABOUT IT"?

YOU'’RE THE MAN. YOU KNOW.

WHAT DID YOU SEE, ANGIE?

NOTHING.

WHEN I'’M WORKING, I STAY IN MY ROOM.

ALL RIGHT. DID YOU HEAR ANYTHING UNUSUAL?

WAS ANYBODY DIFFERENT THERE? NEW?

THE SAME OLD HORNY PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY.

THEY WASN'’T TOO THRILLED

ABOUT BEING HAULED IN, EITHER.

WELL, NOT ALL OF THEM WERE.

LIKE WHO?

ONE OF MY REGULARS,

I DON'’T ASK NAMES.

BUT THAT CAPTAIN DUGAN--

WHEN YOUR GUYS WAS BUSTING DOWN DOORS,

HE WAS THE ONE BUSTING IN MY ROOM.

HE CAME IN READY TO LOCK THIS GUY UP.

THEN HE SEES WHO IT IS.

HE SWEARS AT HIM, CLOSES THE DOOR AGAIN, AND LEAVES.

ANGIE, UH, LOOK HERE.

I WANT YOU TO DO US A FAVOR.

THE NEXT TIME HE SHOWS UP,

WORK HARDER AND FIND OUT WHO HE IS.

YOU WORK HARDER, CHUMP.

YOU WANT HIS IDENTITY,

YOU COME OVER ON FRIDAYS AND YOU ASK HIM YOURSELF.

YOUR ATTITUDE IS REALLY--

BUBBA. BUBBA.

ANGIE... PLEASE. PLEASE.

THIS IS IMPORTANT. WHAT TIME FRIDAY?

WE'’RE ROLLING.

WE HAD TO NOTIFY THEM.

I GET NERVOUS WHEN THE FBI COMES IN.

WHEN THEY GET JURISDICTION,

WE WON'’T BE ABLE TO ASK THE TIME.

WE CAN MIX IT.

IT'’S NOT A FEDERAL CASE YET.

BUT WE NEED THEIR NETWORK.

WE'’RE RESTRICTED TO THIS COUNTY.

ACTUALLY, IN KIDNAPPING CASES,

THE FBI CAN DEMAND JURISDICTION

IF THERE'’S EVIDENCE OF A FEDERAL CRIME--

UH, SWEET.

THE LAB FOUND MORE THAN ONE BLOOD TYPE.

PEPTIDASE-A, 2-1. THAT'’S FROM A BLACK PERSON.

OH, FIGURES.

WHAT FIGURES?

SHUT THE DOOR BEHIND YOU, SWEET.

THIS DEPARTMENT IS STARTING

A CLEANUP OF THE BOTTOMS, RIGHT?

AFTER THE FIRST RAID, THE CHIEF OF POLICE IS MISSING.

THERE WAS HAIR ON GILLESPIE'’S COUCH

BELONGING TO A BLACK MAN.

TOO MUCH OF IT,

ALMOST AS IF SOMEONE HAD PLANTED IT THERE.

YOU JUST WON'’T LET THESE PERPETRATORS BE BLACK.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

THERE'’S NO RANSOM CALL.

THEY DIDN'’T PASS OUR ROADBLOCKS.

IT'’S NOT MONEY, AND THEY GOT TO BE SOMEWHERE CLOSE.

TOO EARLY TO ASSUME THAT, ORTHAT THEY'’RE BLACK.

SOMEBODY KNEW HE KEPT A GUN UNDERNEATH THAT COFFEE TABLE.

THEY TOOK IT SO HE COULDN'’T GET IT.

BLACK OR WHITE,

THERE'’S A LOT OF HARD-TIMERS IN THE BOTTOMS,

AND SOME DON'’T LIKE THE CHIEF.

IT'’S SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

DON'’T TURN ON THE LIGHT.

WHAT'’S THE MATTER?

THERE'’S A MAN OUTSIDE LOOKING AT THE HOUSE.

I KNOW. HE'’S SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. THE FBI ASSIGNED HIM.

[ sighs ]

I KNOW, BABY, BUT IT'’S BETTER TO BE CAREFUL.

VIRGIL, I AM SO SCARED.

I KNOW.

I'’LL NEVER LET ANYTHING HAPPEN TO YOU,

I PROMISE.

I'’LL FIND OUT WHO'’S DOING THIS.

THIS IS GETTING TO EVERYBODY.

THE KIDS AT SCHOOL ARE SCARED.

WHO WOULD DO THIS TO BILL?

WELL, ACCORDING TO DUGAN,

IT'’S SOMEONE FROM THE BLACK COMMUNITY.

IF YOU LISTEN TO THE FBI,

THEY DON'’T HAVE A THEORY.

IF THEY DO, THEY WON'’T TELL ANYBODY.

IF I'’M GOING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED,

I'’LL HAVE TO DO IT MYSELF.

YOU'’RE BECOMING THE LONE WOLF AGAIN.

HOW?SHUTTING EVERYBODY OUT.

YOU DON'’T TRUST DUGAN OR THE FBI.

YOU ONLY MENTION CLUES AND THEORIES.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS?

I FEEL VERY BAD THAT THE CHIEF HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED.

I CAN'’T LET MY FEELINGS GET INVOLVED.

FEELINGS MUDDLE UP YOUR THINKING.

IGNORING YOUR FEELINGS MESSES THINGS UP EVEN MORE.

THEN ANGER GETS IN THE WAY.

DON'’T PREACH. VIRGIL!

I SAID DON'’T!

DON'’T YOU UNDERSTAND?

SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG, HERE.

I DON'’T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

I DON'’T KNOW WHO TO BELIEVE.

WE MAY ALL BE IN DANGER.

IF I'’M THE ONLY ONE I CAN TRUST,

THEN I'’M THE ONE WHO HAS TO SOLVE THIS.

THAT DOESN'’T LEAVE VERY MUCH ROOM

TO INDULGE MY FEELINGS.

YOU'’RE ON TIME. GOOD.

THIS IS A GOOD THING YOU'’RE DOING, YOU KNOW.

MIGHT AS WELL GET IT OVER WITH.

I KNOW.

IT'’S TIME.

YOU READY?

YES, SIR.

SHAKE IT OFF.

CURT, I'’M ONLY TRYING TO HELP.

TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.

THERE'’S NOTHING TO TELL.

AND THOSE BRUISES?

THEY'’RE JUST BRUISES, O.K.?

I'’M ON THE FOOTBALL TEAM.

SOMETIMES YOU GET BRUISES.

DID YOU WALK THROUGH A DOOR?

MRS. TIBBS, I'’M THE NEW KID HERE.

PEOPLE PLAY TRICKS ON NEW KIDS.

I DID IT TO GUYS IN MARSHALL CITY.

NOW IT'’S MY TURN. IT'’S NOTHING.

STACKING BOOKS IN SOMEONE'’S LOCKER IS A JOKE.

THIS ISN'’T.

MAYBE YOU DON'’T GET IT.

RUNNING TO A TEACHER WON'’T HELP A THING.

IT WILL ONLY MEAN MORE OF THE SAME.

IF KIDS ARE BEATING UP ON OTHER KIDS,

I HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

MRS. TIBBS, ARE YOU LISTENING?

IF I TELL,

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'’LL DO?

IF YOU DON'’T TELL ME,

I'’LL HAVE TO TALK TO YOUR FATHER.

IT WOULD BE BETTER

IF YOU TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS.

THEY WERE A COUPLE GUYS FROM THE TEAM, BLACK GUYS.

THEY DIDN'’T LIKE HOW I RUSHED.

WHAT ARE THEIR NAMES?

ERIC AND KENT.

ERIC DEAVERS AND KENT MEYERSON?

YEAH. MRS. TIBBS, PLEASE...

IF YOU MAKE A FUSS, I DON'’T KNOW WHAT THEY'’LL DO.

THEY WON'’T DO ANYTHING, I PROMISE.

YOU WAIT HERE.

I'’LL BE RIGHT BACK.

HEY, CURT.

OH, WOW, IT'’S TRUE. LOOK AT YOUR FACE.

REMEMBER THAT LITTLE INCIDENT IN PRACTICE?

ERIC AND KENT DECIDED TO EVEN THE SCORE.

AW, THAT SUCKS, MAN.

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'’LL DO NOW?

THEY'’LL GET ALL THEIR BLACK FRIENDS AFTER ME.

THEY SEEMED LIKE O.K. GUYS.

WELL, I THOUGHT SO, TOO.

SEEMS YOU CAN'’T PLAY TOUGH FOOTBALL

WITHOUT SOMEONE BEATING YOU UP.

THEY'’D PROBABLY RATHER HAVE THE TEAM TO THEMSELVES.

YEAH?

WHERE WOULD THEY GET A QUARTERBACK?

WE NEED TO TEACH THEM A LITTLE LESSON.

HOW ABOUT IT?

YOU WANT TO KICK SOME BLACK BUTT?

YEAH.

I KNOW. I'’M SORRY.

NO, IT'’S ALL RIGHT.

BUBBA, CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE?

SURE, SURE.

YEAH, SIT DOWN.

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW I'’LL HANDLE THIS CASE.

O.K., O.K.

THE FBI IS RUNNING ITS INVESTIGATION.

COOPERATION IS FINE,

BUT IN THIS DEPARTMENT, I'’LL WING IT ALONE.

NOT WITHOUT ME AND THE BOYS.

NO, NO, NO.

WITHOUT DUGAN.

HOW COME?

FRANKLY, I DON'’T TRUST HIM.

THE CHIEF USED TO SAY,

IF YEARS ON THE FORCE

NEVER TAUGHT A MAN ANYTHING,

IT'’LL TEACH HIM TO KNOW WHEN HE'’S BEING LIED TO.

DUGAN LIES.

WELL, VIRGIL.

HE GRINDS YOUR SHORTS, THAT'’S NO BIG SECRET.

BUT DROPPING HIM FROM THIS CASE?

ESPECIALLY THIS CASE.

HE SAID SOMETHING THAT REALLY BOTHERS ME.

WHAT?

HE KNEW ABOUT THE GUN

THAT THE CHIEF KEPT UNDERNEATH HIS COFFEE TABLE.

WHAT GUN?

EXACTLY MY POINT.

NEITHER YOU NOR JOANN KNEW ABOUT THE GUN.

HOW WOULD DUGAN KNOW ABOUT IT?

IF DUGAN KNEW ABOUT THE GUN,

DO YOU THINK HE KNEW ABOUT THE CHIEF?

I'’M NOT THINKING ANYTHING YET.

I JUST WON'’T BE SO FREE WITH INFORMATION.

IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE INFORMATION NOT TO BE FREE WITH.

YEAH, LIKE MAYBE WHO IT WAS

DUGAN DIDN'’T ARREST THAT NIGHT AT DARLENE'’S?

YEAH. WHAT DAY IS IT?

FRIDAY.

HE'’S ONE OF ANGIE'S FRIDAY REGULARS.

SHE'’S PROBABLY WORKING AT HER HOUSE.

I'’LL STAKE IT OUT.

USE YOUR TRUCK... AND WEAR CIVIES.

THANKS, CARL. SEE YOU SOON.

HEY, GET YOUR GIRLFRIEND

TO CUT BACK THOSE TOENAILS FOR ME.

YOU SHOULD'’VE SEEN IT. IT WAS HORRIBLE.

THAT BOY'’S FACE WAS SO PUFFY AND BRUISED.

CURT'’S ONLY BEEN IN SCHOOL FOR TWO DAYS.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

I GOT IT.

HOW IN THE WORLD CAN YOU MAKE ENEMIES THAT FAST?

VIRGIL.

IT'’S O.K. IT'S BUBBA.

COME ON IN, BUBBA. MRS. TIBBS.

WHAT'’S UP? THAT GUY SHOWED UP.

THAT WAS TOMMY PALMERTON.

THAT BOOGERHEAD AT THE ROADHOUSE.YEAH.

HERE'’S SOMETHING INTERESTING.

HIS PLACE OUT ON SHELBY PIKE?

IT'’S RIGHT NEXT TO DUGAN'’S PLACE.

VIRGIL, WHAT'’S GOING ON?

I'’LL TELL YOU LATER.

BUBBA, I THINK--I'’LL GET PALMERTON RIGHT NOW.

NO. WE DON'’T HAVE ENOUGH ON HIM YET.

TELL THE GUYS ABOUT HIM.

I THINK THEY'’D APPRECIATE THAT.

I'’LL RUN A CHECK ON HIM, SEE WHAT I CAN FIND.

RIGHT. MRS. TIBBS, LOOKING PRETTY AS EVER.

BABY, I'’LL SEE YOU IN A LITTLE BIT.

WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'’RE DOING?

MY JOB.

I'’VE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THERE.

GOOD BOY. NOW I GET A TURN.

GOOD BOY?

YOU'’RE NOT GOING TO FIND ANYTHING.

I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE TELL ME THE ENDING.

LEAVE THE MAN'’S THINGS ALONE.

THE MAN IS MISSING. WE'’RE TRYING TO FIND HIM.

I'’VE BEEN OVER EVERY INCH OF THIS ROOM.

THERE'’S NOT EVEN A CLUE

AS TO WHAT'’S HAPPENED TO THE CHIEF.

THERE HAS TO BE A CLUE SOMEWHERE.

ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT I AM NOT CAPABLE

OF RUNNING THIS INVESTIGATION?

YES. YOU'’RE TOO PERSONALLY INVOLVED.

WHAT'’S IN HERE?

STAY OUT OF THERE. IT'’S PRIVATE.

THERE'’S NO SUCH THING AS PRIVATE IN A KIDNAPPING.

ALL RIGHT... THEN I'’LL SEARCH IT.

TIBBS, THE FBI, WHICH IS ME,

WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS INTERFERENCE.

NOR IS IT INTERESTED IN YOUR TERRITORIAL INSECURITIES.

LISTEN, BARRIMAN.

IF YOU DON'’T WALK OUT OF THIS OFFICE,

I'’LL THROW YOU OUT. GOT THAT?

DON'’T PUSH ME, DETECTIVE.

I CAN NOT ONLY BAR YOU FROM THIS ROOM,

BUT FROM THIS CASE,

NOT TO MENTION PUTTING YOU IN PROTECTIVE CUSTODY

UNTIL I'’M FINISHED. IS THAT CLEAR?

I KNOW YOU'’RE HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THIS.

THE CHIEF WAS MORE THAN JUST A COP TO ALL OF YOU,

BUT MAYBE MY OBJECTIVITY

IS WHAT'’S NEEDED RIGHT NOW.

GO AHEAD. SEARCH THE LITTLE ROOM.

YOU WON'’T FIND MUCH. I DIDN'’T.

THIS SURE BETTER BE IMPORTANT--

I AIN'’T EVEN HAD MY COFFEE YET.

YOU BET IT'’S IMPORTANT.

WHEN PEOPLE DON'’T FOLLOW ORDERS, WE GOT PROBLEMS.

YOU'’RE THE ONE WHO CAN'’T FOLLOW ORDERS, CAPTAIN.

WHY DID YOU TAKE GILLESPIE?

YOU'’RE KIDDING.

HOW CAN I FUNCTION IF YOU IDIOTS ACT LIKE THIS?

WE DIDN'’T DO IT.

WHAT?

NONE OF US KNEW ABOUT IT.

IF YOU'’RE LYING TO ME--

NOBODY TOUCHED GILLESPIE, NOBODY IN MY BUNCH.

OH, GOD.

I'’VE BEEN STEPPING AROUND THIS CASE LIKE AN IDIOT.

WE'’RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN AS QUIET AS WE CAN

TO FIND OUT WHO TOOK HIM.

PALMERTON, WE GOT TO GET HIM BACK FAST AND FIRST

BEFORE SOMEBODY CATCHES ON TO US.

MORNING.

MORNING.

WHAT BRINGS YOU OUT?

THOUGHT I'’D CATCH SOME FOOTBALL PRACTICE,

SEE HOW THINGS ARE GOING.

LISTEN, TOM, DID CURT TALK TO YOU

ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY, HIM GETTING BEAT UP?

WELL, THAT'’S WHY I'’M HERE.

I'’M HOPING IT'S BOYS BEING BOYS.

I DON'’T WANT HIS DADDY WORRYING ABOUT HIS KID.

ARE YOU HERE '’CAUSE OF CURT?

OH, NO. I'’M THE COACH OF THE DRILL TEAM.

MRS. TIBBS, COME QUICK!

WHAT IS IT?

THEY'’RE FIGHTING!

I'’LL KILL YOU!

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[WHISTLE BLOWS]

Y'’ALL QUIT THIS NOW!

ANY MAN WHO DOESN'’T QUIT IS OFF OF THIS TEAM!

I MEAN IT! QUIT!

I'’M GONE FOR FIVE MINUTES, AND THIS HAPPENS?

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING OF?

ASK HIM! HE STARTED IT!

HE'’S LYING!

YOUR BIG MOUTHS ARE THE PROBLEM!

THEY JUMPED US, COACH.

BREYNARD, HIT THE SHOWERS.

I'’VE HAD ENOUGH FROM YOU.

COACH--NOW.

WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU'’RE BLAMING CURT FOR THIS?

TOM, I'’M NOT LAYING ANY BLAME.

EVER SINCE CURT CAME TO SCHOOL,

WE KEEP HAVING THESE INCIDENTS.

O.K., HIT THE SHOWERS. TALK TO YOU LATER.

YES, SIR.

UH...

LOOK, HE'’S HAD A ROUGH GO.

HIS MAMA UP AND LEFT.

HE GOT DUMPED OFF ON ME.

HE'’S HAVING A HARD TIME.

I'’M NOT MAKING EXCUSES,

BUT I'’LL TALK TO HIM,

SEE WHAT I CAN DO, O.K.?

O.K.

ALL RIGHT, ENOUGH NONSENSE!

GET BACK TO PRACTICE! LET'’S GO!

LET'’S GO! LET'S GO!

YOU ALL KNOW TOMMY PALMERTON,

BUT WE NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HIM.

BE CASUAL.

HE CAN'’T KNOW WE'’RE CHECKING ON HIM, O.K.?

I KNOW SOME FOLKS WITH INFO ON HIM.

SWEET, MOSEY DOWN TO BOTTOMS.

SEE IF YOU FIND ANYTHING THERE.

YOU COME WITH ME.

HEY, DID YOU EAT?YEAH.

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YEAH, THAT'’S WHAT I THOUGHT.

RIGHT.

THANKS A LOT.

BUBBA, THAT WAS THE CRIME LAB IN JACKSON.

THAT BLOOD AT THE CRIME SCENE, THE PEPTIDASE-A-21,

DIDN'’T COME FROM A BODY.

IT CAME FROM A VIAL,

AND THE AMOUNT OF HAIR

WAS FAR MORE THAN WHAT IS NORMALLY EXPECTED.

SOMEONE'’S TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK

LIKE THE CHIEF HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED BY BLACKS.

DON'’T SURPRISE ME.

DUGAN HERE?

HE'’S AT HIS ROADBLOCK WITH THE BANNON SHERIFF.

GOOD.

LOOK WHAT I FOUND ABOUT TOMMY PALMERTON.

HE'’S MORE THAN JUST A GOOD OLD BOY.

HE GOT STRONG IDEAS ABOUT WHITES AND BLACKS

AND A BIG MEAN STREAK.

BEEN LOTS OF INCIDENTS, BUT NOTHING STUCK TO HIM.

LOTS OF FOLKS ARE SCARED OF THAT MAN.

THIS IS THE SAME MAN DUGAN PASSED OVER

IN THE RAID AT THE BOTTOMS?

PROTECTING HIM?

SMELL LIKE ROTTEN CATFISH, DON'’T IT?

YEAH. LET'’S GO TALK TO PALMERTON.

YEAH.YEAH.

YOU!

HEY, YOU!

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'’RE DOING?

I'’M SEEING THAT YOU DON'’T MUCK UP AN OPERATION

I SPENT TWO YEARS SETTING UP!

WHAT?

YOU'’RE ABOUT TO BLOW THE COVER ON AN OPERATIVE

WHO HAS INFILTRATED A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION!

WAIT. A TERRORIST?

BO-AP, THE BROTHERHOOD OF ARYAN PEOPLE.

THEY'’RE RESPONSIBLE FOR BOMBINGS, KILLINGS,

INTIMIDATION ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

THE POWER STRUCTURE MAY BE IN BANNON COUNTY.

I DON'’T CARE ABOUT BO-AP.

I'’M LOOKING FOR CHIEF GILLESPIE.

WHAT'’S THIS GOT TO DO WITH HIM?

WE DON'’T KNOW EXACTLY. BO-AP MAY HAVE TAKEN HIM.

IF CHIEF GILLESPIE IS STILL ALIVE--

AND THERE'’S SOME DOUBT ABOUT THAT--

YOU'’VE GOT ONE HOPE OF GETTING HIM OUT.

WHAT'’S THAT?

THAT HOPE IS TOM DUGAN. HE'’S INFILTRATED BO-AP.

HE'’S RISEN PRETTY HIGH IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.

DUGAN IS FBI?

HE'’S RISKING HIS LIFE FOR US.

HE'’S HOPING TO GET HIS GODSON OUT OF THE GROUP

AND INTO A SANER LIFE.

SO GET THIS-- STAY OFF DUGAN.

GIVE HIM ROOM TO MANEUVER.

HE'’S YOUR ONE HOPE OF SEEING BILL GILLESPIE ALIVE AGAIN.

HELLO!

HEY, I'’M OVER HERE!

IS THAT YOU?

HEY, WHAT'’S GOING ON?

WE'’RE RIGHT HERE, DUGAN.