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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 ♪

PARKER: HEY, CHIEF.CHIEF: YEAH, WHAT?

CALLAGHAN, FBI. LINE TWO.

GET HIM ON THIS THING HERE.

CHIEF'S HERE, MR. CALLAGHAN.

MORNING, CHIEF GILLESPIE.

WANT ME TO RECORD THIS?

THAT WOULD BE SNEAKY, WOULDN'T IT?

WELL, THEY DO IT.

HE'S RIGHT. YOU'LL HEAR THE ADVISORY BEEPS.

WELL, TO BEGIN WITH,

THIS BROTHERHOOD OF ARYAN PEOPLE,

KNOWN AS THE B.O.A.P.,

THEY'RE STILL IN EXISTENCE,

AND SEVERAL OF THEIR MEMBERS

ARE AWAITING TRIAL FOR MURDER DOWN HERE.

THE MAIN VICTIM BEING YOUR REPLACEMENT, CHIEF DUGAN.

THAT'S RIGHT, SIR.

[BEEP]

WHAT WAS THAT?

THAT WAS YOUR ADVISORY BEEP.

HE TOLD YOU ABOUT IT, CHIEF.

WELL, O.K. UM...

I WAS KIDNAPPED BY THESE ARYAN IDIOTS.

I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT I SAW

AND WHAT OTHER PEOPLE TOLD ME THEY SAW.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

[FLIES BUZZING]

YOU A HUNTER?

I'VE HUNTED SOME.

SAW YOUR GUN STICKING OUT.

I USED TO CARRY MY RIFLE THAT WAY--

BROKE DOWN IN THE BAG.

UH-HUH.

HUNTING AIN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE IN MISSISSIPPI.

DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU'RE HUNTING.

HEY.

HEY!

HEY! HEY!

I NOTICED YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOUR WATCH.

SOMEBODY MEETING YOU IN SPARTA?

NO.

NOBODY.

WILL YOU DROP ME WHERE I CAN CALL A TAXI?

UH-HUH.

HEY!

THANK YOU.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

THE WHOLE COUNTY'S LOOKING FOR YOU AND CAPTAIN DUGAN.

I'M IN A HURRY.

YES, SIR.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERS]

CHIEF!

CHIEF! LOOK AT YOU!

YOU REALLY LOOK GOOD.

WELL, I FEEL FINE.

I FEEL JUST FINE.

I'M AFRAID WE'LL HAVE TO SEND

AN INVESTIGATIVE TEAM BACK TO THE WOODS

TO PICK UP PAUL DUGAN.

UH, HEY, CHIEF...

IT'S FBI AGENT BARRIMAN.

WELL, NOT NOW. LATER.

NOT NOW. LATER.

THEY TELL ME JOANN'S ALL RIGHT.

JOANN'S FINE.

DOING JUST FINE.

HOW DID THEY KILL DUGAN?

WELL, THEY JUST, UH...

GUNNED HIM DOWN.

I TOLD EVERYBODY YOU'D MAKE IT.

I KNEW YOU WOULD.

I TOLD EVERYBODY.

THERE WERE TIMES I WISH

I'D BEEN AS CONFIDENT AS YOU.

CHIEF, WE ARE NOWHERE CLOSE

TO AN EXPLANATION ON ANY OF THIS.

HAVE YOU GOT ANYTHING WE CAN USE?

I'M AFRAID I HAVEN'T.

IT'S NOT OVER YET.

WELL, I'M BACK ANYHOW, PRAISE THE LORD.

PRAISE THE LORD.

THANK YOU ALL FOR STOPPING BY.

LIEUTENANT SWEET HERE WILL TAKE CARE OF EVERYBODY.

JAMISON, YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD.

I OUGHT TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL, HUH?

I'LL RUN YOU OVER.

CHIEF, YOU'RE DIRTY.

WHAT?

HE MEANS, WHY DON'T YOU CLEAN UP SOME?

YEAH, I'D CLEAN UP A LITTLE BIT.

OH, ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

O.K.

I TALKED WITH DUGAN'S FAMILY.

THEY WANT TO KNOW WHEN THEY CAN HAVE HIM.

WHEN WE FINISH THE AUTOPSY.

I'LL CALL THEM BACK.

WHY DID THEY LEAVE THE CHIEF ALIVE?

WE DON'T KNOW YET.

WHAT DID THEY HAVE AGAINST DUGAN,

WHOEVER THEY ARE?

CHIEF, HEY, WELCOME BACK TO THE WORLD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ALAN, UH...

MIND EXCUSING US?

OH, NO. SURE, CHIEF.

IS HE REALLY A HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR?

IT SEEMS ANYBODY CAN BE ANYTHING NOWADAYS.

WE GOT EVERYBODY OUT LOOKING FOR CURT BREYNARD.

THAT'S DUGAN'S GODSON.

HE STARTED RACIAL TROUBLE AT SCHOOL.

RIGHT NOW I'M MORE INTERESTED

IN HOW THE CHIEF ESCAPED.

THEY LET ME WALK AWAY FINALLY.

I DIDN'T KNOW THEM.

WHY DIDN'T THEY KILL ME?

TELL ME WHATEVER YOU CAN.

THEY HAD ME IN THE WOODS.

THEY BROUGHT DUGAN THERE.

I DIDN'T SEE THEM KILL HIM,

BUT I SURE HEARD THEM.

BUBBA, WHO'S THAT RACIST NUT?

TOMMY PALMERTON.

DID YOU QUESTION HIM? OH, YEAH.

CHIEF, THAT'S AN EXCITING STORY ABOUT THE WOODS,

BUT I WISH IT WERE HELPFUL.

MAYBE IF YOU'D TOLD US

DUGAN WAS AN FBI INFORMANT,

WE COULD HAVE KEPT HIM ALIVE.

HE WAS UNDERCOVER.

TELLING YOU ABOUT DUGAN WOULD BE DANGEROUS.

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, CHIEF,

I'M GLAD YOU'RE BACK.

I'LL BE IN TOUCH.

WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH THAT WOMAN?

YOU KNOW WHAT SHE NEEDS, DON'T YOU?

I DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK SHE NEEDS.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

THANKS.

YEAH, IT'S BAD.

EVEN THE MESSAGE IS INFLAMMATORY.

IT GIVES ME THE WILLIES.

"STATEWIDE ALERT. ALERT."

FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

TO THE MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY PATROL

RIGHT DOWN TO US. BUBBA, READ IT TO US.

"ADVISE ALL AGENCIES

"THAT THE REVEREND JOHN CARTER WILL ARRIVE

"AT 1400 HOURS TOMORROW TO ATTEND A RECEPTION

"ON SATURDAY THE 19th.

"THE RECEPTION COMMEMORATES THE 25th ANNIVERSARY

"OF REVEREND CARTER LEADING A MARCH TO JACKSON.

IT WILL BE HELD AT DAVID MORGAN'S ESTATE."

IS THAT RELATED TO YOUR ABDUCTION?

IF CARTER HAD COME EARLIER,

YEAH, BUT WE JUST GOT INFORMED.

WHO NEEDS THIS VISIT ANYHOW?

IT ONLY BRINGS ALL THE NUTS

OUT OF THE WOODWORK.

YOU AGAINST IT?

YES!

IT'S BAD FOR GOOD PEOPLE

WHO DON'T WANT PEOPLE DIGGING INTO THEIR PASTS.

IT'S GOOD FOR BAD PEOPLE

LOOKING FOR AN EXCUSE TO COMMIT MURDER.

THAT'S GOOD AND BAD WHITE PEOPLE.

WHAT ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE?

THEY WANT TO SEE CARTER.

AND APPARENTLY, ONE PROMINENT WHITE MAN DOES, TOO.

THAT'S DAVID MORGAN.

CARTER GOING TO MAKE TROUBLE HERE.

CHIEF: WAIT, BUBBA. GET IT STRAIGHT.

THE REVEREND DR. CARTER

DOESN'T INTEND TO MAKE TROUBLE.

HE'S A MAN OF PEACE.

BUT OTHERS USE HIM

AS AN EXCUSE TO MAKE TROUBLE.

IT WRECKS HIS VISIT.

HE MARCHED RIGHT THROUGH HERE.

HE STARTED HERE BECAUSE HE'S FROM HERE.

AND DAVID MORGAN WANTS TO REMEMBER THAT MARCH

AND HONOR THE MAN FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO CIVIL RIGHTS.

VIRGIL, WE STILL HAVE LOTS OF LUNATICS HERE,

ORGANIZED LUNATICS LIKE WE HAD 25 YEARS AGO

WHEN I FIRST WORE A BADGE.

YOU WERE AGAINST CARTER

COMING THROUGH MISSISSIPPI THEN, RIGHT?

WAIT.

25 YEARS LATER, YOU'RE STILL AGAINST THAT MAN COMING HERE.

NOW, VIRGIL.

HOLD ON.

THE MAN IS COMING HERE

AS A PROUD LEADER OF PEOPLE--

BLACK AND WHITE.

YOU KNOW,

I NEVER FIGURED YOU'D THINK THAT WAY.

BUT, I SEE I WAS WRONG ABOUT YOU.

IF YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT ME,

YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT MOST TOWNSPEOPLE.

BLACK OR WHITE?

EITHER ONE!

SORRY IT DIDN'T GO BETTER.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

YOU'D HAVE THOUGHT I'D DO BETTER.

MAYBE YOU JUST HAD AN OFF NIGHT.

YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME.

YEAH.

I FORGOT MY JACKET.

I'M SORRY.

REAL SORRY.

WELL, TOMMY, WE HOME.

WE HOME.

GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME.

HE BROKE MY WINDOW.

YOU BROKE MY DAMN WINDOW!

GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME!

HEY, KNOCK IT OFF!

I'LL BREAK YOUR LEG OFF!

GET HIM IN THERE, SWEET.

GET YOUR HANDS OFF!

COME ON!

BROKE MY WINDOW.

WELL, WELL, WELL, THIS IS, UH...

TOMMY PALMERTON KINDLY CONSENTED TO COME IN.

THE GENTLEMAN THAT OWNS THE TAVERN, YEAH.

COME ON IN, MR. PALMERTON.

I BROUGHT YOU IN BECAUSE DETECTIVE TIBBS

WANTS TO ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS.

MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE RIGHT IN THAT CHAIR, HUH?

YES, RIGHT THERE.

SIT DOWN!

GO AHEAD.

I UNDERSTAND YOU KNOW SOMETHING

ABOUT THE CHIEF'S KIDNAPPING.

ANY TRUTH TO THAT?

I'M A TAVERN OWNER.

I DON'T KIDNAP PEOPLE.

I DON'T EVEN SERVE PEOPLE THAT DO.

YOU BELONG TO B.O.A.P., ISN'T THAT RIGHT,

A RACIST TERRORIST GROUP?

MIGHT HAVE HEARD OF THEM.

I MAY EVEN AGREE WITH THEM.

BUT I AIN'T JOINED THEM.

WHERE'S DUGAN'S GODSON, CURT BREYNARD?

I IMAGINE HE'S GONE TO BURY HIS GODFATHER.

I NEED TO CALL MY ATTORNEY.

NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL YOUR ATTORNEY

'CAUSE WE'RE NOT CHARGING YOU.

I'M GOING TO TURN YOU LOOSE.

GET OUT OF THAT CHAIR.

DON'T JUST STAND THERE.

GET OUT OF HERE.

WAIT, WAIT A MINUTE.

WHY BRING THE MAN IN

IF YOU'RE JUST GOING TO LET HIM GO?

WHAT AM I GOING TO HOLD HIM FOR?

I COULD FIND SOMETHING.

FOR DAMAGING A POLICE CAR.

YEAH!

IF I KEEP HIM HERE, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

YOU'LL ASK QUESTIONS.

HE'LL GIVE YOU LIES.

IF I TURN HIM LOOSE,

HE MIGHT LEAD US TO SOMEBODY

I'D LIKE TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT, CURT BREYNARD.

THERE'S PLENTY OF KOOKS

I'D LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT.

WE'VE WORKED OUR INFORMANTS

SINCE YOUR DISAPPEARANCE. NOTHING.

DETECTIVE. LINE TWO.

PALMERTON'S JUST THE TIP

OF THE NOSE OF THE COTTONMOUTH.

THE WHOLE ANIMAL'S STILL UNDER THE WATER.

MANY PEOPLE WOULD LOVE TO KILL REVEREND CARTER.

THEY'D HIRE KILLERS FROM OUTSIDE TO DO IT.

WANT ME TO BIRD DOG PALMERTON?

I THINK YOU SHOULD.

SAY, PARKER. YEAH?

YOU HEARD HIM. LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT, SWEET. WHAT YOU GOT?

THE DRIVER WAS HER PIMP.

THEY HAD AN INTERESTING CUSTOMER.

DEBBIE, TELL DETECTIVE TIBBS WHAT YOU TOLD ME.

I HAD A REAL WEIRDO.

HE'D BEEN IN PRISON.

I THOUGHT HE'D TAKE HOURS.

NOTHING HAPPENED.

HE TRIED, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED.

KEEP GOING.

I LEFT MY JACKET. WHEN I WENT BACK,

HE WAS FITTING A RIFLE.

"REVEREND CARTER COMING TO TOWN."

AND A STRANGER IN TOWN WITH A RIFLE.

MR. MORGAN, WE DON'T KNOW.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

FINGERPRINTS ON THE BOTTLE AND GLASS.

GOOD. THE NCIC CAN CHECK THEM IN 20 MINUTES.

SHH! I'M ON THE PHONE WITH MR. MORGAN.

YES, SIR.

NO, WE DID NOT ARREST HIM.

WE CAN'T EVEN IDENTIFY HIM.

WE DON'T KNOW. HE COULD BE ANYPLACE

BETWEEN THE AIRPORT AND TOWN.

HE MIGHT SHOW UP

AT THAT RECEPTION OF YOURS TOMORROW.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD-BYE.

HE'S GOT A PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICE.

I KEEP THINKING WHAT HAPPENED TO ME AND DUGAN.

THERE'S SOME CONNECTION.

IS THERE ANYTHING NEW ON PALMERTON?

WE GOT NOTHING NEW.

SOMEBODY'S ON HIM CONSTANTLY.

GUESS WHAT?

PARKER, DON'T MAKE ME GUESS.

I GOT A HEADACHE GROWING RIGHT HERE.

YES, SIR. I'M SORRY.

SOMEBODY JUST STOLE A LE BARON CONVERTIBLE

FROM AROUND THE CORNER FROM THAT GUY'S ROOMING HOUSE.

OUR FRIEND MAY BE HEADING TO THE AIRPORT.

BUBBA, RUN OUT THERE, WILL YOU?

LOOK AROUND THE WHOLE PERIMETER.

YES, SIR.

CHIEF! DETECTIVE!

WE JUST GOT AN I.D. ON THOSE PRINTS.

NOAH JAMES CROWLEY.

15 YEARS IN JOLIET FOR RAPE AND MURDER.

REVEREND CARTER WAS A FRIEND OF THE VICTIM'S.

HE WAS PRINCIPAL WITNESS AGAINST CROWLEY.

THIS IS ONE MAN OUT FOR VENGEANCE.

CROWLEY'S A LOOSE CANNON.

DID YOU REPORT HIM?

I WARNED MR. DAVID MORGAN.

WHO IS THIS MAN, MORGAN,

BESIDES BEING A WEALTHY BUSINESSMAN?

HE'S A LIBERAL DO-GOODER, YOU KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW HIM WELL.

HE'S NOT THE KIND TO BE FRIENDLY WITH ME.

YOU'RE NOT THE KIND TO BE FRIENDLY

WITH A DO-GOODER, HUH?

NO, VIRGIL, I GUESS I'M NOT.

THIS IS THE STOLEN CAR.

SEE ANYTHING OVER THERE?

YES, SIR.

WE FOUND THE LE BARON IN THE WOODS.

WE GOT NO DRIVER.

WELL, WORK YOUR WAY TO THE AIRPORT FROM THERE.

WHERE WILL YOU PUT YOUR MEN?

THERE. THERE. THERE.

O.K.

BETTER CHECK BEHIND THE HANGARS.

RIGHT.

HELLO, JOHN.

WELCOME.

HOW ARE YOU, DAVID?

WONDERFUL. WELCOME TO SPARTA.

YOU REMEMBER MY WIFE?

OF COURSE. HOW ARE YOU?

HEY! DROP IT!

GET DOWN! GET DOWN!

GET DOWN, EVERYBODY!

HE'S GONE.

CALL AN AMBULANCE RIGHT NOW.

WE GOT HIM!

WHO'S DOING ALL THE SHOOTING?

WE DON'T KNOW, BUT APPARENTLY WE GOT HIM.

YOU O.K.?

THIS IS DETECTIVE TIBBS.

HOW DO YOU DO?

HOW DO YOU DO?

THIS IS CHIEF GILLESPIE.

HELLO, REVEREND.

I'M SORRY ABOUT THIS.

THIS MIGHT NOT HAVE HAPPENED

IF I'D BEEN ON TIME.

I WAS TOLD YOU WERE RIGHT ON TIME.

I WAS DELAYED.

I THOUGHT I'D BE HERE 48 HOURS AGO.

THERE'S A CAR WAITING.

MR. MORGAN, TAKE REVEREND CARTER TO THE CAR.

WELL, I GUESS YOU KNOW NOW

WHY I WAS KIDNAPPED, DON'T YOU?

THEY KIDNAPPED YOU TO DIVERT ATTENTION

FROM THE ATTEMPT ON CARTER'S LIFE.

THE ATTEMPT WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE PLACE 48 HOURS AGO.

WHILE THEY'RE HEADED FOR MORGAN'S PLACE,

I'D BETTER HAVE THEM ESCORTED.

GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD.

WELL, LOOKS LIKE WE CAUGHT YOUR LOOSE CANNON.

WELL, HOORAY FOR US,

BUT WE'RE STILL LOOKING

AT AN ORGANIZED CONSPIRACY AGAINST CARTER.

UNLESS WE START ACTING SMART FAST,

THIS TOWN'S GOING TO BE FAMOUS IN SPITE OF ITSELF.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I GOT A CALL SAYING CARTER WAS DELAYED.

I TOLD WASHINGTON TO KILL NOTIFICATION TO SPARTA.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE VISIT?

VIRGIL, THERE HAVE BEEN SOUTHERN LAWMEN

WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TRUST.

YOU HEAR THAT?

I'M NOW CLASSIFIED AS A SOUTHERN LAWMAN.

IF YOU CAN'T TRUST US,

HOW DO YOU EXPECT LAW TO BE ENFORCED HERE

FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS--

WITH FEDERAL TROOPS?

CHIEF, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT

BY WORKING TOGETHER THE REST OF THE TIME CARTER'S HERE.

FINE. FINE, FINE.

OH, EXCUSE ME.

WE GOT THAT BALLISTICS REPORT.

NOW, WE DROPPED CROWLEY WITH 9 MILLIMETERS, RIGHT?

"BALLISTICS EXAMINATION REVEALS THE BULLET KILLING THE DECEASED

ENTERED HIS HEAD--"

BUBBA... WHAT?

BOIL IT DOWN, WILL YOU?

THAT BULLET DIDN'T COME FROM NO POLICE WEAPON.

IT'S FROM A .357 MAGNUM.

THAT'S THE SAME KIND OF GUN THAT KILLED DUGAN. BUBBA: THAT'S RIGHT.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

YEAH, WHAT?

HE WHAT?

RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, THERE'S AN INSPIRING PIECE OF NEWS.

THE REVEREND JOHN CARTER DECIDED TO TAKE HIMSELF

A STROLL DOWN IN THE BOTTOMS.

WHAT DID HE GO THERE FOR?

HE WANTS TO SEE BLACK PEOPLE.

WHERE ELSE YOU GONNA GO

IF YOU WANT TO SEE BLACK PEOPLE?

OUT OF THE WAY, PLEASE.

YEAH. RIGHT.

MY, YOU LOOKING GOOD.

MY, MY, MY...

GOOD DAY TO YOU, SISTER.

I TOUCHED YOUR FACE.

REVEREND JOHN, DO YOU REMEMBER ME?

I REMEMBER YOU, SISTER.

I CAME BACK FOR YOU.

YOU'RE LOOKING SO PRETTY.

YOU TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER, YOU UNDERSTAND?

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL SEE YOU LITTLE LATER. TAKE GOOD CARE NOW.

LOOKIE THERE.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE LOOKING FINE.

I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU MAKING PROGRESS.

I'M PROUD OF YOU.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR TAKING CARE OF HIM.

SURPRISE.

TELL ME.

REVEREND CARTER, WE NEED TO KNOW

WHO YOU FIRST CONTACTED HERE IN SPARTA

WHEN YOU FOUND OUT YOU WERE GOING TO STAY

IN NEW YORK LONGER THAN EXPECTED.

I DON'T KNOW.

ONE OF MY ASSOCIATES IN CHICAGO

CALLED WHOEVER NEEDED CALLING.

HE MIGHT HAVE CALLED ANY NUMBER OF MY FRIENDS.

I'LL CHECK IF IT'S IMPORTANT.

OH, YES.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

SWEET, PALMERTON JUST PULLED OUT,

HEADED FOR SWANSON'S CORNER.

I'LL CALL FOR BACKUP.

AND EMPLOYMENT FOR ALL THOSE

WILLING AND ABLE TO WORK FOR A BETTER LIFE!

AND IF THE NATION HAS ONLY 6% UNEMPLOYED,

THEN THE BOTTOMS OF SPARTA

SHOULD HAVE 6% AND NOT 96!

ALL: YEAH!

WE MUST STRIVE FOR IT.

HUH?

NOW, THIS MAY BE HARD...

BUT WE MUST NOT ONLY DO THIS FOR OURSELVES,

BUT FOR THE REDEMPTION OF THE SOULS

OF THOSE WHO WITHHOLD EQUALITY FROM US.

OUR STRIVING WILL BE PLEASING

TO THE EYE OF THE LORD.

BLESS YOU, MY SISTERS...

AND BROTHERS!

AMEN.

I LOVE YOU! WE LOVE YOU, TOO!

HERE'S $1,000.

CALL ME FROM NEW ORLEANS.

TELL ME WHERE YOU'RE AT.

GO HOME WHEN IT'S OVER.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DONE.

WILL I EVER KNOW WHO KILLED MY GODFATHER?

I HOPE SO.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT NOW.

REMEMBER YOU GOT FRIENDS HERE AND YOU DONE GOOD.

STAY AWAY FROM NEW ORLEANS LADIES AND BOOZE.

THEY ROT YOUR BRAIN.

[SIREN]

GET OUT OF THE CAR.

GET YOUR HANDS UP.

OUT OF THE CAR, HANDS UP!

GET YOUR HANDS UP!

OUT OF THE CAR NOW.

WHAT KIND OF GUN'S HE GOT?

.357 MAGNUM.

I'LL CALL IN THE SERIAL NUMBERS.

IT'S NOT MINE!

I'M HOLDING IT FOR SOME GUY.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THIS GUY OUT OF HERE.

ON THAT .357 MAGNUM WE GRABBED,

WASHINGTON WILL HAVE SOME INFORMATION IN ABOUT AN HOUR.

ALL RIGHT.

WE GOT A SNIPER!

HE'S HIT!

GET AN AMBULANCE!

GET BEHIND THE BUILDING.

LET'S GO!

BRING HIM TO THE CAR!

SEE A MUZZLE FLASH?

SEE WHERE IT'S FROM?

NO!

GET HIM OUT OF HERE!

BREYNARD'S GUN CAME FROM A GUN SHOP IN LOUISIANA.

THIS ORGANIZATION IS INTERSTATE, REVEREND.

PLEASE, SIT DOWN, WON'T YOU?

BUT WAS CROWLEY REALLY PART OF THE CONSPIRACY?

I TESTIFIED AGAINST HIM IN COURT, YOU KNOW, LONG AGO.

I PUT HIM IN PRISON.

THAT'S THE KIND OF INFORMATION

THIS BROTHERHOOD OF ARYAN PEOPLE

WOULD FILE AWAY.

APPROACHED A MAN IN JAIL,

USED HIM AFTER HIS RELEASE.

WHY DID THEY KILL THEIR OWN HIRED ASSASSIN?

THEY DIDN'T WANT HIM CAPTURED ALIVE.

THAT'S WHY THEY WENT AFTER THIS YOUNG FELLOW BREYNARD.

WHAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION, GENTLEMEN?

WE THINK THEY'LL TAKE ANOTHER WHACK AT YOU.

CANCEL THE RECEPTION, LEAVE SPARTA.

LEAVE MISSISSIPPI.

YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY, DETECTIVE TIBBS?

YES, I DO, REVEREND.

THE CHIEF IS RIGHT.

I DON'T THINK WE COULD KEEP YOU ALIVE.

WELL...I WANT TO THANK YOU BOTH

FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.

THE GOOD POLICE WORK I CAN SEE ALL AROUND ME.

BUT IF I DIDN'T RETREAT 25 YEARS AGO,

DID YOU REALLY THINK I WOULD RETREAT NOW?

I KEEP THINKING THERE'S SOMETHING WE'VE FORGOTTEN.

IT MUST HAVE BEEN A BIT LIKE THIS 25 YEARS AGO.

OH, IT WAS WORSE.

WHENEVER YOU PICKED UP THE PHONE,

IT WAS SOMEBODY SAYING THERE'D BE

A BOMB OR MACHINE GUN ALONG THE LINE OF MARCH.

EVERYTHING TURNED ON THE CHIEF.

THE CITY GAVE HIM MORE THAN HE WANTED.

HE HAD GUNS AND STICKS. THEY GAVE HIM DOGS.

THEY GAVE HIM GAS, GAVE HIM GAS MASKS.

I WAS NEW AND WANTED TO DO MY JOB.

I ASKED FOR THAT BADGE,

BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO TURN THAT STUFF LOOSE ON UNARMED PEOPLE.

SO THEN ALONG ABOUT DAWN,

THE CHIEF MADE UP HIS MIND.

WE WERE ALL ON THE HIGHWAY

WAITING FOR CARTER AND HIS PEOPLE TO TURN UP,

AND THE CHIEF COME UP AND LOOKED AT US,

LOOKED DOWN THE ROAD

AND LOOKED BACK AT US,

AND HE SAID, "LET THE MARCHERS GO THROUGH."

I'M HERE TO TELL YOU

I WAS VERY GLAD ABOUT IT.

CAN YOU TELL US SOMETHING, CURT BREYNARD?

THOUGHT I WAS DOING THE RIGHT THING.

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

WHAT WAS IT ALL ABOUT, SON?

THEY SAID IT WOULD BE A BETTER AMERICA.

STRONGER.

WE COULD LEAD THE WORLD AGAIN.

CURT, THE LAST TIME YOU SAW CAPTAIN DUGAN,

WHAT DID HE SAY TO YOU?

THERE WAS A CALL FOR HIM...

AND I ASKED WHO IT WAS.

A MAN SAID, "DUGAN WILL KNOW.

HAVE HIM CALL ME RIGHT AWAY."

HE CAME HOME...

JUST NODDED HIS HEAD WHEN I TOLD HIM...

MADE A CALL.

THAT WAS THE LAST I EVER SAW HIM.

THEY KILLED HIM.

THANK YOU.

THANKS.

HELLO, CHIEF!

MR. TIBBS.

WELL, WHAT ARE Y'ALL DOING HERE?

I CAME TO SEE THAT YOUNG FBI MAN

WHO WAS WOUNDED AT THE AIRPORT.

HE WASN'T ENTIRELY CONSCIOUS,

BUT I THINK HE UNDERSTOOD ME

WHEN I THANKED HIM AND BLESSED HIM.

YOU MAKE ME FEEL ASHAMED.

THAT'S WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE.

YOU MEAN, WE SHOULD HAVE DONE.

YEAH.

WELL, MAYBE YOU ALL CAN DO IT TOMORROW.

EXCUSE ME.

CAN I ASK A QUESTION?

YEAH, SURE, GO AHEAD.

UM...DIDN'T WE KNOW EACH OTHER,

SAY MAYBE 50 YEARS AGO?

I RECKON IT WAS A LITTLE MORE THAN 50.

AARON SUNDERSON'S WATERMELON FIELD

OVER BY KENARD'S, WASN'T IT?

I WAS HOPING YOU WOULDN'T REMEMBER THAT.

COUNTY SHERIFF ARRESTED MY BROTHER AND ME

FOR STANDING, LOOKING AT SOME WATERMELONS

BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

AND YOU CAME OUT OF THAT FIELD.

YEAH, I CAME OUT OF THE FIELD,

SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING,

AND LET THAT DEPUTY SHERIFF ARREST Y'ALL,

THOUGH IT WAS I, MYSELF,

WHO STOLE THOSE WATERMELONS.

YES, YOU DID.

BUT HE WAS A NICE DEPUTY.

HE SAW THE PICTURE.

HE DIDN'T TAKE US IN. HE TOOK US HOME.

SO, IT DIDN'T MATTER.

IT MATTERED TO THE LORD, RIGHT?

YES, LIKE ALL THINGS WE DO.

BUT I CAN GET YOU OFF THE HOOK

BY SAYING... I FORGIVE YOU.

WELL...

WELL, NOW I'M GLAD YOU REMEMBERED.

YOU GOT EVERYTHING?

I GOT IT ALL. UNIFORM, .357.

GIVE ME A BOX OF AMMO.

HOW COME SO MUCH?

I MAY HAVE TO DEFEND MYSELF BEFORE THIS ENDS.

WHY COULDN'T THEY HIT CARTER IN THE BOTTOMS?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT NOW YOU GET YOUR CHANCE.

MAKE SURE THIS TRUCK IS WHERE IT SHOULD BE.

GET ME AND THAT BIKE WHEN I NEED TO GET OUT.

A MAN WHO IS ILLITERATE IS NOT FREE.

A HOMELESS FAMILY ISN'T FREE.

A CHILD KILLED IN A CRACK WAR

HAS NEVER BEEN FREE.

NOT ENOUGH CHANGE.

NOT ENOUGH.

THE HONOR OF INTRODUCING JOHN CARTER

GOES TO THE GENEROUS HOST

WHO PROVIDED THIS RECEPTION,

DAVID MORGAN.

THANK YOU, ALTHEA.

WE HAVE A TRADITION AROUND HERE

THAT THE INTRODUCTION TAKES LONGER

THAN THE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER'S MESSAGE.

I'LL BREAK WITH TRADITION AGAIN

AND SIMPLY INTRODUCE A MAN OF GOD,

A LEADER OF ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE REVEREND JOHN CARTER.

THANK YOU, DAVID. THANK YOU.

I'M GRATEFUL TO YOU AND SHARON

FOR YOUR WONDERFUL INVITATION

TO RETURN HERE,

TO COME HOME AND REMEMBER THAT BLESSED TURNING POINT

25 YEARS AGO.

AMEN.

THAT'S ALAN THURMAN. THURMAN?

THE HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR.

GOOD LORD.

JUST A SCRATCH, DON'T EVEN NEED ASPIRIN.

A LONG-TIME EMPLOYEE OF THE HOSPITAL.

IT'S DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE.

I'M SORRY IT GOT THIS FAR,

ESPECIALLY AT OUR HOME.

NOW, DAVID, YOU CAN'T FEEL GUILTY.

BUT HE CAN, REVEREND.

DAVID HAS A LOT TO FEEL GUILTY FOR.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WHEN REVEREND CARTER LEARNED HE WOULD BE DELAYED,

HIS PEOPLE NOTIFIED SOMEONE IN SPARTA.

THAT WAS YOU.

YES, BUT THAT'S HARDLY...

DUGAN WASN'T AT HOME TO RECEIVE HIS CALL.

HE HAD TO CALL BACK.

WE TRACED THAT CALL TO YOUR PRIVATE NUMBER.

YOU THOUGHT DUGAN WARNED THE FBI

ABOUT AN ASSASSINATION HERE IN SPARTA.

YOU SENT THAT MAN TO HIS DEATH.

WHEN WE DISCOVERED

CROWLEY WAS THE ONE MAN WE MIGHT TAKE ALIVE,

I TOLD MR. MORGAN HERE.

I DIDN'T TELL ANYBODY BUT HIM.

INSIDE AN HOUR, CROWLEY WAS DEAD.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST

FOR THE MURDERS OF DUGAN AND CROWLEY,

AND THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF BREYNARD AND REVEREND CARTER.

TAKE THIS INCREDIBLE, DISGRACEFUL MAN TO JAIL.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO FEEL AS YOU DO,

AS I HAVE THE RIGHT TO FEEL I'VE PERFORMED

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO MY RACE.

THINGS WOULD BE DIFFERENT TODAY

IF MY ORDERS HADN'T BEEN DISOBEYED,

WHICH WERE TO BLOW YOUR HEAD OFF.

JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT.

PLEASE, BOYS, TAKE HIM AWAY.

CHIEF, WHEN DO WE MEET AGAIN,

IN ANOTHER 25 MORE YEARS?

IF WE'RE GOING TO PLAN SOMETHING,

I THINK WE'D BETTER PLAN SOMETHING SOONER.

LET'S SAY SOONER.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SAVING MY LIFE.

NOT THAT IT'S ALL THAT IMPORTANT,

BUT THE TOUGH TRUTH IS,

IT TAKES PEOPLE A WHILE TO FIND THEMSELVES

WHEN A LEADER HAS BEEN SHOT DOWN.

THE OTHER SIDE...

THEY ACCEPT DEATH WITH SOME KIND OF FANATICAL INDIFFERENCE.

WELL, I WANT TO SAY,

IN FRONT OF VIRGIL HERE,

I WAS WRONG ABOUT THIS VISIT OF YOURS.

THE CHIEF THOUGHT YOUR VISIT

WOULD STIR UP A LOT OF BAD MEMORIES.

YEAH, I WORRY ABOUT, UH,

MAKING PEOPLE THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT THE PAST.

WHAT'S THE GOOD WHEN PEOPLE

ARE TRYING TO TURN THEMSELVES AROUND?

I'VE OFTEN WORRIED ABOUT THAT VERY THING, CHIEF.

OFTEN, I'VE WANTED TO DECLINE INVITATIONS TO APPEAR,

BUT SOME HIGHER GOOD

ALWAYS COMES OUT OF THESE THINGS.

I SAW THAT GOOD TODAY

IN THE FACES OF PEOPLE WHO CAME TO GREET YOU,

AND I'LL REMEMBER IT MORE POWERFULLY THAN THE EVIL.

MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU IN ALL YOUR TRAVELS.

THANK YOU.

WELL, THERE GOES MY LEADER.

WELL, YOU DON'T OWN THE MAN, VIRGIL.

HE GRIPPED MY HAND AS WELL AS YOURS.

[LAUGHS]