Original subtitles

♪ 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 ♪

NO.

YOU CAN'T.

NO.

NO! GET OUT!

MOM.

MOM, IT'S O.K.

IT'S O.K.

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. IT WAS JUST A DREAM.

OH, JAYCEE!

IT'S OVER NOW.

IT'S AWFUL. I'M SORRY.

SHH.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO SCARE YOU.

YOU DIDN'T.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[KNOCK KNOCK]

OH.

[KNOCK KNOCK]

I BET I KNOW WHO ELSE I WOKE UP.

OUR FAVORITE NEIGHBOR.

[PARKER] KATE, IT'S ME.

GET THE DOOR, HONEY.

O.K.

[KNOCK KNOCK]

[KNOCK KNOCK]

IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT? WHAT HAPPENED?

NOTHING NEW. ONE OF MOM'S NIGHTMARES. SHE'S O.K. NOW.

KATIE, GIRL, YOU SCARED ME TO DEATH.

I'M SORRY.

I'M EMBARRASSED.

NO, I WAS JUST GETTING HOME.

I MEAN, I PULLED THE LATE SHIFT.

ARE YOU SURE EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT?

OH, POSITIVE.

YOU'RE SWEET FOR CHECKING.

NO PROBLEM.

IF THERE'S EVER ANYTHING YOU NEED...

I'LL HAVE MOM SCREAM AGAIN.

YOU WATCH IT, LITTLE'UN.

GOOD NIGHT.

AND THANKS AGAIN.

GOOD NIGHT.

SHE GOT A PHONE CALL THAT GOT HER JUMPY.

WHO WAS IT?

DIDN'T ASK. JUST HANDED HER THE PHONE.

IT WAS SOME WOMAN.

[HORN HONKS]

[SIREN]

MA'AM, YOU RAN A RED LIGHT

AND DARN NEAR HIT SOMEBODY.

SORRY, OFFICER. I DIDN'T EVEN SEE IT.

MARGE WINTHROP.

NEW YORK.

WELL, YOU'RE A LONG WAY FROM HOME.

TELL ME ABOUT IT.

WELCOME TO MISSISSIPPI, MISS WINTHROP.

YOU HAVE A NICE VISIT NOW, YOU HEAR?

THANKS.

IT'S A SURPRISE. DON'T TELL ANYBODY AT THE SCHOOL.

BE RIGHT WITH YOU FOLKS.

YEAH, O.K. WELL, HOW'S OLD MARVIN AND THE KIDS?

UH-HUH.

GOT TO GO. SEE YOU.

UH, CHIEF.

WE'RE HAVING A SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR KATE MORELL.

I WAS JUST MAKING SOME PHONE CALLS

FOR HELPING OUT HER DAUGHTER JAYCEE.

KATE MORELL.

MMM-MMM.

W-WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

HMM?

KATE MORELL.

MMM-MMM.

WELL, I MEAN SHE'S A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, PARKER,

THE TYPE OF WOMAN THAT WOULD DRESS UP ANY PARTY.

THAT'S ALL.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WHOO.

I WANT A PHOTOCOPY OF 119.

SORRY. AND THANK YOU.

SORRY, AND YOU'RE WELCOME.

ALL RIGHT!

SET IT UP! PERFECT!

THERE YOU GO.

OH, GOOD!

GOOD HIT.

ONE MORE POINT. I NEED TO SEE IT.

LET'S GET ANOTHER ONE GOING. COME ON!

GOOD POINT, GIRLS.

GOOD SERVE. SET IT UP.

GOOD! GO FOR IT!

YOU DID IT. ALL RIGHT! GET IT OVER! OH!

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

GOOD GAME. ALL RIGHT, HIT THE SHOWERS, GIRLS.

HEY, YOU REALLY PUT AWAY THAT PRACTICE GAME.

EASY. I CAN DO IT ON TOE OR TAP,

BLOWING BUBBLES AND BLINDFOLDED.

GET OUT OF HERE.

PARKER TELL YOU ABOUT MOM'S PARTY?

WE'LL BE THERE.

WE? YOU BRINGING THE HEAT WITH YOU?

YOU'RE SUPPLYING FOOD AND DRINKS.

I'LL SUPPLY THE SECURITY SYSTEM.

SEE YA.

[MUSIC PLAYS]

OH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

COME ON.

YOU CAN'T SHOW OFF LIKE THAT.

I NEED SOME AIR.

YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?

I'M LOOKING AT IT.

HOW ABOUT YOU TAKE THE BALLET, I TAKE THE JAZZ?

O.K.

O.K. COME ON, PARTNER.

HI THERE.

HI.

YOU GIRLS GO ON UPSTAIRS WITH JAYCEE.

HI.

KATE, LAURA LYNN IS REAL GRACEFUL,

BUT I TELL YOU,

THAT DEBBIE--SHE MUST TAKE AFTER ME.

THAT'S MY PROBLEM NOW.

THEIR FATHER THINKS THAT ANYTHING INVOLVING THE ARTS--

LIKE DANCING-- IS A WASTE OF MONEY,

BUT HE THINKS EVERYTHING

EXCEPT BEER AND TV ARE A WASTE.

WHEN HE SEES THEIR FIRST RECITAL,

HE'LL BE A BELIEVER.

SEE YOU IN TWO HOURS.

ALL RIGHT.

HIT IT, BOY. YEAH, HIT IT. HIT IT.

NO MORE "YASSAH, BOSS."

SHOULDN'T YOU BE DOING YOUR HOMEWORK, HON?

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

HELLO.

HELLO, KATE. I'M HERE NOW.

I KNOW. I SAW YOU ACROSS FROM THE STUDIO TODAY.

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

YOU NEED TO TALK TO ME.

THE SYCAMORE STREET BRIDGE. YOU KNOW IT?

YES.

MEET ME THERE AT MIDNIGHT.

AND COME ALONE.

YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE.

YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT, TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES.

DON'T DO THIS, PLEASE.

YOU THINK YOU DESERVE SPECIAL CONSIDERATION

AFTER WHAT YOU DID?

WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE, TO BREAK INTO MY LIFE?

DON'T DO THIS, PLEASE!

LET GO.

LISTEN, PLEASE!

AAH!

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK IT'S FLOWERY.

MMM.

O.K.

WHAT ABOUT THIS?

OOH.

YELLOW.

I THINK IT'S...

VERY YELLOW...

MAYBE TERMINALLY SO, BUT IT'S NICE!

OH, COME ON, BABY, IT'S NICE.

YEAH.

IT'S NICE.

I GOT TO GET TO SCHOOL.

O.K.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE BEING WONDERFUL ABOUT THIS.

I MEAN-- NOT THE PAINT, THE PAPER--

THAT'S ALL HELPING,

BUT YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S MAKING THE DIFFERENCE.

I ALMOST LAUGHED IN THIS ROOM.

I KNOW.

I THINK IT'S 'CAUSE YOU'RE FINALLY GETTING OVER THE--

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ABOUT OVER IT.

YOU'RE GETTING OVER IT.

YOU CAN SAY RAPE. IT'S O.K.

LISTEN. WHEN--

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

TALK ABOUT TIMING.

IT WOULDN'T BE HARD TO FALL OVER THAT LITTLE RAILING.

YEAH, OR BEEN PUSHED.

MAYBE JUMP.

JUMPERS USUALLY GO FROM HIGHER PLACES.

I'M GOING TO TAKE A LOOK FROM UP THERE.

A BRAKEMAN FOUND HER ABOUT 5:15 AND PHONED IN.

MORNING, CHIEF.

YEAH, MORNING.

ANY GUNSHOT WOUNDS, ANY STAB WOUNDS?

NO, SIR. SHE'S JUST ALL BUSTED UP.

CAN I SEE HER?

YEAH.

WHO IS SHE?

WELL...

ACCORDING TO THIS, NAME'S MARGE WINTHROP.

PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR FROM NEW YORK.

PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR. WELL, WELL, WELL.

HEY, CHIEF.

WE GOT SIGNS OF A STRUGGLE UP HERE.

AND THE CAR THAT WAS PARKED BY THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING--

IT'S HERE.

WHAT CAR?

VIRGIL THINKS HE SAW THIS WOMAN

IN TOWN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

I GAVE HER A TICKET YESTERDAY.

SHE'D BEEN STAYING OUT AT THE KLING MOTEL.

HADN'T CHECKED OUT YET.

THAT MEANS SHE HADN'T FINISHED HER BUSINESS IN TOWN.

WHATEVER THAT WAS.

GO WAKE UP HANNAPIN AT THE PHOTO SHOP.

TELL THEM TO BLOW UP THIS LADY'S LICENSE.

THEN CIRCULATE THE PICTURES AROUND.

YES, SIR.

JAMISON.

BRING SOME EQUIPMENT. WE GOT SOME FOOTPRINTS HERE.

TAKE SOME PICTURES, MAKE CASTS, O.K.?

YEP.

SWEET, GIVE ME A HAND?

LET'S GO.

I'LL GO OVER TO THE MOTEL.

I GUESS WHOEVER SHE WAS INVESTIGATING CLOSED THE CASE, HUH?

WELL...I'VE DECIDED TO REOPEN IT.

ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD.

MS. TIBBS,

YOU EVER SEEN THIS WOMAN BEFORE?

I SWEAR I SAW THIS WOMAN ACROSS THE STREET YESTERDAY.

IT WAS AFTER THE LAST GYM PERIOD.

YEAH, I REMEMBER. SHE WAS RIGHT OVER THERE.

WHAT WAS SHE DOING? DID SHE TALK TO YOU?

NO. SHE JUST STAYED THERE.

KATE, DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS WOMAN FROM SOMEPLACE?

UH, NO. WHO IS SHE?

WAS SHE.

SHE'S DEAD.

WHAT HAPPENED?

THEY THINK SOMEONE THREW HER OFF THE TRAIN OVERPASS.

THAT'S AWFUL. WHY?

WELL, JAYCEE, SHE WAS A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR.

LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY IN SPARTA?

WELL, WE THINK SHE MIGHT HAVE FOUND THEM...

OR THEY FOUND HER.

LADIES, MORNING. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

BYE-BYE. BYE, BUBBA.

BYE, SWEETIE. BYE, KATE.

IF SHE WAS ON A CASE,

THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING HERE--

FILES, EXPENSE SHEET, RECORD OF LEADS,

CONTACTS, OR SOMETHING.

FOR AN OLD CASE, YEAH,

BUT IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING NEW.

MAYBE.

YOU KNOW,

JOSIE OVER AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING

SAID SHE PHOTOGRAPHED SOMETHING,

BUT WHERE'S THE PHOTOGRAPH?

IT'S NOT IN HER CAR OR HER PURSE.

MAYBE WHOEVER PUSHED HER TOOK IT.

UH, WELL, WAIT A MINUTE.

LET'S SEE. WHAT IS THIS?

UH...IS THIS IT?

LET'S SEE.

WELL, IT COULD BE.

IT'S A RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR A BUSINESS LICENSE

DATED 1989 FOR KATE MORELL.

SHE'S THAT WOMAN THAT PARKER'S KIND OF SWEET ON.

IS THIS A SINGLE WOMAN?

WITH A DAUGHTER WHO HAPPENS TO BE ALTHEA'S STUDENT.

OH, YEAH.

DO YOU KNOW EITHER MOTHER OR DAUGHTER?

TO SAY HELLO TO.

YOU OUGHT TO TALK TO PARKER.

YOU OUGHT TO TALK TO PARKER.

I OUGHT TO FIND OUT MORE

ABOUT THIS UNFORTUNATE WINTHROP WOMAN.

I'M SORRY.

I AM REALLY...

I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT MAKING YOU

COME ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE LIKE THIS.

PARKER, PLEASE, JUST STOP APOLOGIZING.

I DON'T REMEMBER YOU EVEN LEAVING YOUR JACKET.

WELL, I DID. I FEEL REALLY DUMB ABOUT IT,

LEAVING MY BADGE IN IT.

IF I LOSE ANOTHER BADGE,

THE CHIEF WILL KILL ME.

I CAN'T IMAGINE ANYBODY GETTING MAD AT YOU.

YOU'RE TOO SWEET.

SWEET? REALLY?

ME?

WE'LL FIND IT.

SURPRISE! SURPRISE! SURPRISE!

WHEW!

♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR KATE ♪

♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

WAIT, WAIT.

NOW I'VE GOT TO MAKE A WISH.

WE WEREN'T CERTAIN HOW MANY CANDLES TO USE.

I SHOULD HOPE NOT. I WAS A CHILD BRIDE.

YOU'RE THE BEST, MOM.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM. I LOVE YOU.

DRINKS ARE OVER THERE. AREN'T WE AWESOME?

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DID THIS, BABY.

I KNOW SOMEBODY WHO DID LEND SOME HELP HERE.

WHO COULD THAT BE?

UH, I DON'T KNOW.

YOU KNOW WHAT THIS STINKER DID?

HE TOLD ME THAT HE LOST HIS BADGE.

HEY, QUIET EVERYBODY, QUIET.

YOU DON'T LOOK FESTIVE.

I'M NOT.

I HAVE TO TALK TO KATE.

I--I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT THIS MEANS TO ME.

I NEVER THOUGHT

THAT I WOULD EVER FIND A PLACE LIKE THIS,

WITH SO MANY KIND PEOPLE AND...

A SAFE PLACE FOR ME TO RAISE MY DAUGHTER.

I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO GET ALL WEEPY-EYED.

WILL YOU GO TURN UP THE MUSIC, PLEASE?

LET'S CUT THE CAKE.

HI. HI, VIRGIL.

UH, THANKS FOR COMING.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KATE.

WANT ME TO GET YOU WINE OR SOMETHING?

NOTHING, THANKS.

HERE.

UH...KATE, I'M SORRY, BUT, UH,

I HAVE TO ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS

CONCERNING THE DEATH OF A WOMAN HERE.

EVER SEE THIS FACE?

SERGEANT SKINNER HAD A COPY OF THIS

AT THE SCHOOL TODAY.

AND, YEAH, I SAW IT ON THE 6:00 NEWS.

EVER SEE IT BEFORE TODAY?

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

SURE YOU DON'T WANT SOME WINE?

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

YOU SEE, KATE, ONE OF THE MOTHERS

SAID SHE SAW THIS WOMAN

ACROSS THE STREET FROM YOUR STUDIO.

REALLY?

YEAH, YEAH.

UH, MARGE WINTHROP.

SHE PHOTOSTATED A COPY OF YOUR BUSINESS LICENSE.

ANY IDEA WHY?

NOPE, I--I REALLY DON'T.

KATE, WE'RE YOUR FRIENDS HERE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIDE THINGS FROM US.

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

DETECTIVE T.

YEAH?

I THINK THAT'S ENOUGH.

NO, PARKER, IT ISN'T.

KATE, YOU SEE--

KATIE SAID SHE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING,

SO SHE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING.

PARKER...

BACK OFF.

I SAID... LEAVE THE LADY ALONE.

PARKER, I WANT YOU TO SPEND 30 MORE MINUTES AT THIS PARTY,

AND THEN REPORT TO ME AT THE STATION.

YES, SIR.

CHIEF, THAT PRIVATE EYE'S ON THE LINE.

SWITCH IT OVER HERE.

PUT THE NEW YORK CALL ON THE CHIEF'S LINE.

DID VIRGIL CALL IN?

HE'S ON HIS WAY.

MR. ARKIN?

I'M ON.

YOU SAID SHE WAS KILLED IN A FALL.

WHAT DID YOU MEAN-- ACCIDENT?

MAYBE NOT, SIR,

WE HAVE EVIDENCE SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN PUSHED.

WAIT. HERE'S THE CHIEF.

MR. ARKIN, I'D LIKE TO KNOW

WHAT YOUR AGENT WAS WORKING ON DOWN HERE.

FIRST OF ALL, SHE'S NOT MY AGENT.

WELL, UH...

THIS CARD WE GOT OUT OF HER WALLET SAYS,

"WELCH, ARKIN, AND WINTHROP, PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS."

SHE HAD THAT PRINTED HERSELF.

WE DON'T USE CARDS.

SHE'S BEEN GONE 1 1/2 YEARS.

WE FIRED HER.

WHY'D YOU DO THAT?

SHE WAS A NO-GOOD CROOK.

I'LL EXPLAIN WHEN I ARRIVE.

COMING HERE?

PLANE TO NEW ORLEANS, THEN DRIVE UP.

SOMEBODY'S GOT TO CLAIM THE BODY, ARRANGE A FUNERAL.

THAT'S NICE OF YOU, CONSIDERING EVERYTHING.

THAT'S THE LEAST I CAN DO.

I WAS MARRIED TO HER 10 YEARS.

CHIEF.

WE MAY HAVE AN INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH PARKER.

GOT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT DANCING LADY?

DID HE TELL YOU WHAT HE WAS WORRIED ABOUT?

HE ONCE THOUGHT KATE MORELL

WAS RUNNING FROM SOMEBODY,

MAYBE HER HUSBAND.

JAYCEE'S FATHER?

I RECKON.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

WHAT A SHAME IT WOULD BE IF PARKER

GOT HIMSELF INTO TROUBLE

FOR COVERING UP A MURDER.

IT'S HAPPENED TO ME.

MORE THAN ONCE.

NOW IT'S HAPPENED TO YOU. IT WILL AGAIN.

WHEN POLICE DUTY RUNS

STRAIGHT INTO SOME PERSONAL PROBLEM

OR CUTS ACROSS PERSONAL INTERESTS,

HOW WILL YOU HANDLE THAT IN THE FUTURE?

I'LL DO MY DUTY.

WITHOUT ANY RESERVATIONS?

YES, SIR, NO RESERVATIONS.

WELL, ALL RIGHT.

CHIEF?

DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY, I'M SORRY?

I'M SORRY.

IT JUST SEEMED LIKE LOUSY TIMING.

IT WAS KATE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY.

THE DETECTIVE COMES OUT THERE

AND STARTS GRILLING HER ABOUT SOME STRANGER.

SOME STRANGER WHO WAS THROWN FROM AN OVERPASS.

KATE WASN'T INVOLVED WITH THAT.

PARKER, KATE IS THE REASON THE DEAD WOMAN

CAME TO SPARTA IN THE FIRST PLACE, O.K.?

KATE DIDN'T KNOW HER.

WELL, KATE WAS LYING.

DON'T SAY THAT!

SEE WHAT I MEAN?

WILL YOU QUIT PLAYING THE FOOL?

CHIEF, SHE'S A NICE WOMAN.

NICE WOMEN HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO LIE!

LIGHTS OUT?

MM-HMM.

MM-HMM.

WAS WHAT YOU DID AT THE PARTY REALLY NECESSARY?

I AM INVESTIGATING A CASE, BABE.

JAYCEE AND PARKER KNOCKED THEMSELVES OUT

TO THROW A PARTY, AND YOU COME IN

AND START GRILLING KATE ABOUT SOME STRANGER.

SOME STRANGER?

BABY, A WOMAN WAS KILLED IN THIS TOWN.

YOU DON'T THINK KATE KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT, DO YOU?

THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAID, ALTHEA.

THAT'S NOT AN ANSWER.

O.K.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW THAT KATE KILLED THIS WOMAN,

BUT I DO KNOW KATE KNOWS WHY SHE'S DEAD.

O.K.? LIGHTS OUT?

MM-HMM.

YEAH.

NO, I'M STILL WORRIED.

THESE ARE THE CASTS?

IT FITS. IT'S KATE MORELL'S.

HER NAME'S IN IT.

WHERE'D YOU GET IT?

OVER AT HER PLACE.

KIND OF EASY, WASN'T NOBODY OVER THERE.

HERE'S OUR SEARCH WARRANT.

MISS MORELL'S THE ONLY ONE IN TOWN SELLS THIS SHOE.

WE CHECKED AND CALLED AROUND.

THEY'RE CALLED CHARACTER SHOES.

THEY MAKE THEM ESPECIALLY FOR DANCERS.

NO DOUBT THOSE OTHER IMPRESSIONS

BELONG TO THE DEAD WOMAN?

NO DOUBT.

CHARACTER SHOES, HUH?

WELL, WELL.

WELL, THIS LITTLE NUMBER...

LOOKS LIKE IT'S DONE A BIT OF DANCING.

MAYBE A BIT OF RUNNING, TOO.

YOU KNOW I DON'T LIKE TO GET INTO YOUR BUSINESS.

MM-HMM.

AND I DON'T WANT TO BE PULLED IN BY IT, EITHER.

BUT...

THIS IS PERSONAL.

I LIKE KATE MORELL,

AND I'M VERY FOND OF JAYCEE.

AND?

AND AFTER YOU LEFT THE PARTY LAST NIGHT,

WELL, THERE WERE WORDS BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM.

JAYCEE SAID SOMETHING FUNNY WAS GOING ON.

SHE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT IT WAS.

KATE SAID NOTHING.

JAYCEE SAID, "WHO WAS ON THE PHONE?

WHY DID YOU GO OUT?"

WELL, WELL, WELL.

DOES THAT MEAN ANYTHING?

YEAH.

THAT MEANS A LOT.

I FEEL LIKE AN INFORMER.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?

HELP SOMEBODY. ISN'T THAT RIGHT?

YEAH.

WELL, THEN DON'T WORRY.

YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING.

BUT I STILL FEEL WORRIED.

"JAYCEE MORELL, BORN IN BOSTON, 1974.

"SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK, SPOKANE, DENVER,

"LOUISVILLE, AND SPARTA, MISSISSIPPI.

"GOOD HEALTH, NO DISABLING AILMENTS.

GOOD ATTENDANCE. GOOD STUDENT."

"A" IN ALGEBRA?

NOW, LET'S SEE.

BUBBA?

HI, CHERYL.

WHEN I HEARD THERE WAS A COP HERE,

I KNEW IT WAS VIRGIL.

HELLO. HOW YOU FEELING?

I'M FINE. I'M COMING AROUND.

WHAT'S UP WITH THE MORELLS?

WELL, NOT VERY MUCH NEW.

WE'RE CHECKING DIFFERENT CITIES, SCHOOLS,

THINGS LIKE THAT.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT PARKER.

YOU KNOW, HE'S REAL SAD ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING.

I THINK HE WAS GETTING READY

TO BUILD THE A-FRAME AND THE PICKET FENCE.

I HAVE AN AWFUL FEELING

JAYCEE'S GOING TO GET HURT.

I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW.

ME, NEITHER,

BUT I HAVE THAT SAME FEELING.

I DIDN'T MEAN DISRESPECT.

KATIE'S REALLY SPECIAL TO ME.

WHEN, UH, SHE FIRST MOVED IN,

I HELPED HER CARRY IN HER STUFF.

YOU KNOW, THE BOXES,

THE COUCH.

ONE DAY.

I WAS A GONER.

I FELL IN LOVE SO FAST.

SHE RESPOND TO YOU?

WELL...

THERE, UH...

REALLY ISN'T ANY ROOM IN KATIE'S LIFE

FOR ANYBODY BUT HER DAUGHTER JAYCEE.

SHE REALLY DOESN'T LET ANYBODY GET THAT CLOSE,

AND SHE MUST HAVE BEEN HURT REAL BAD SOMETIME.

YOU MEAN HER HUSBAND?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THERE WAS A MARRIAGE.

DETEC--

EXCUSE ME. CHIEF SAYS MEET HIM

AT MISS MORELL'S DANCE STUDIO.

YEAH, YEAH.

YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?

I THINK THAT MAYBE KATE MORELL

DOESN'T KNOW A GOOD THING WHEN SHE SEES ONE.

ARMS FIRST AND SECOND.

DEMI PLIE.

NOW GRAND PLIE ALL THE WAY DOWN.

ARMS THROUGH FIRST. AND SECOND.

NOW TAKE IT OVER.

AND STRETCH IT ALL THE WAY BACK.

AND KEEP YOUR ARM THERE.

GOOD.

FRONT. AND TOGETHER.

FRONT.

GOOD. OPEN SIDE.

BIG STRETCH.

AND NOW REACH BACK.

TOGETHER.

NOW REACH BACK.

AND TOGETHER.

AND BACK.

TOGETHER.

THANK YOU, LADIES. THAT WAS WONDERFUL.

THANKS FOR BEING SO GOOD,

NOW OFF TO THE DRESSING ROOMS.

SCOOT.

GIRLS SEEM TO BE ENJOYING THEMSELVES.

WHERE'S YOUR MAMA?

SHE'S NOT HERE.

I THOUGHT I'D BE BOUND TO FIND HER AT THIS HOUR.

THERE SHE IS, SURE ENOUGH.

HELLO, CHIEF.

JAYCEE, HELP THE KIDS SORT OUT THEIR STUFF.

DON'T KEEP SENDING ME OUT OF THE ROOM. PLEASE?

THEY DON'T MATCH,

AND SHARON CAN'T GET BUTTONED IN BACK.

HONEY, LET ME TALK TO THE CHIEF ALONE.

LIBBY'S MOM CAN TAKE YOU HOME.

I'LL BE HOME SOON. DON'T WORRY.

WHEN MARGE WINTHROP WAS KILLED THE OTHER NIGHT,

WHERE WERE YOU?

I DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

SHE WAS PUSHED OFF A RAILROAD OVERPASS

BY ANOTHER WOMAN.

AND, UH...

WE KNOW THAT, UH...

THAT THIS SHOE BELONGED TO THAT WOMAN.

YOUR NAME IS IN IT.

MASSACHUSETTS SAYS NOT ONLY IS THERE

NO RECORD OF YOUR MARRIAGE LICENSE OR DIVORCE,

THERE'S NO RECORD OF JAYCEE'S BIRTH.

STAY OUT OF MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE.

WILL YOU, PLEASE?

THERE'S NO PETITION FOR CUSTODY.

KATE, THERE IS NO LEGAL EVIDENCE

CONNECTING YOU TO JAYCEE ANYWHERE.

WHEN AND WHERE DID YOU HAVE THIS GIRL?

KATE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME DOWN TO THE STATION

AND EXPLAIN SOME THINGS.

SHE CALLED ME, I WENT TO THE OVERPASS.

WHAT DID SHE WANT?

$50,000.

SHE KNEW SOMETHING ABOUT ME

AND SAID IF I PAID,

SHE WOULDN'T TELL.

AND YOU REFUSED?

I SAID I COULD COME UP WITH 25,

BUT I KNEW THAT WOULDN'T DO.

EVEN IF I GAVE HER 50,

SHE WOULD WANT MORE SOONER OR LATER.

SO I--ALL I COULD DO WAS PLEAD FOR SYMPATHY.

THAT'S WHAT I DID.

WHAT DID SHE DO?

SHE STARTED TO WALK AWAY.

I GRABBED HER TO BEG HER NOT TO--

SHE PULLED-- PUSHED ME AWAY.

I HELD ON TO HER.

WE BOTH FELL INTO THE...

GUARDRAIL, AND...

SHE WENT OVER.

I DID NOT MEAN TO KILL HER.

WHO COULD THINK MOM COULD KILL THAT LADY

OR KILL ANYBODY?

WELL AS FAR AS I KNOW,

SHE HASN'T BEEN CHARGED WITH ANYTHING.

WE JUST WANT TO TALK TO HER.

WHY ARE THEY EVEN TALKING TO HER?

WELL, HONEY, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS

WE GOT TO FIND OUT,

IF JUST FOR YOUR SAKE.

WE SHOULD HAVE GONE AWAY AGAIN.

WE'D LEFT BEFORE.

WE SHOULD HAVE DONE IT AGAIN.

HEY, BUBBA.

THE CHIEF AND VIRGIL ARE AT THE CAFE.

THEY GOT THAT NEW YORK VISITOR.

HOW'S MY MAMA?

THEY TELL ME SHE'S DOING FINE.

HAVEN'T YOU SEEN HER?

I JUST CAN'T GO BACK THERE.

I KNOW I OUGHT TO, BUT--

IT'S O.K.

I UNDERSTAND.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE HER BACK THERE?

SURE. COME ON.

BUBBA.

DO YOU THINK ANYTHING COULD BE SAVED FROM THIS?

A KIDNAPPING IS PRETTY SERIOUS STUFF.

BUT SHE'S A GOOD WOMAN.

YEAH? WELL. I DON'T KNOW,

A JUDGE LOOKING DOWN FROM A BENCH MAY NOT SEE THAT.

HEY, HEY...

JUST, UH...

KEEP THINKING THEM GOOD THOUGHTS.

LET'S JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

O.K.

I WAS IN BOSTON.

I WAS WITH A MEDIOCRE LITTLE DANCE COMPANY.

BY THAT TIME, I WAS GOING WITH A LEAD DANCER.

AND WHEN I TOLD HIM I WAS PREGNANT,

HE LEFT.

THAT WAS MY DAD?

NO, HONEY.

ANYWAY, I WENT TO NEW YORK.

I DON'T KNOW WHY.

I WAS REALLY SCARED...

AND VERY LONELY,

BUT I WAS GOING TO HAVE A BABY.

AND I WANTED THAT BABY.

BUT SHE DIED.

I LOST HER.

SWEETIE...

I HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS.

I GOT VERY SICK...

MIXED UP.

I COULDN'T MAKE SENSE OUT OF THINGS.

I COULDN'T SEEM TO FIND MY WAY AROUND PLACES

OR FACES.

REALITY JUST DISAPPEARED.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I DIDN'T WANT TO LIVE,

BUT I COULDN'T SEEM TO FIND THE RIGHT WAY TO KILL MYSELF.

BUT THEN ONE DAY...

OUTSIDE SOME STORE SOMEWHERE...

I SAW THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BABY.

I TOOK HER.

IT WAS YOU.

I'VE NEVER LET GO OF YOU SINCE.

FORGIVE ME.

[BELL RINGS]

THE CHIEF AND MR. TIBBS ARE OVER THERE FOR YOU.

[BELL RINGS]

I SUPPOSE THIS IS MR. ARKIN FROM NEW YORK.

CHIEF GILLESPIE.

MY CHIEF INVESTIGATOR MR. TIBBS.

HOW DO YOU DO?HOW ARE YOU?

CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING?

COFFEE. BLACK.

CHERYL, A CUP OF BLACK COFFEE HERE, PLEASE.

WELL, STRANGE CASE, ISN'T IT?

SAD CASE.

YOUR FORMER WIFE WORKING THIS CASE ALL THESE YEARS.

DON'T PUT THAT ON ME.

WE DIDN'T KNOW IT. MARGE WAS ON HER OWN.

WHEN SHE WORKED FOR US, SHE BLACKMAILED CLIENTS.

SAME THING AS HERE.

YEAH, BUT WAY BEFORE WE KNEW,

WE DROPPED THAT CASE.

SO YOU QUIT LOOKING FOR KATE MORELL?

WE DIDN'T HAVE A NAME IN THE BEGINNING.

THE PERSON TURNED OUT TO BE KATE MORELL.

WE DIDN'T HAVE A NAME,

WE DIDN'T HAVE A LEAD.

PERSONALLY,

I NEVER FIGURED SHE'D SHOW UP IN A SMALL TOWN.

SHE NEEDED BIG TOWNS.

SHE WAS A PROFESSIONAL DANCER.

THANKS.

I KEEP THINKING SHE'S SITTING IN THAT PLACE,

CURLED UP AND CRYING,

AND I WON'T BE THERE IF SHE HAS A NIGHTMARE.

WHEN I WAS LITTLE,

WE USED TO SIT ON THE FLOOR FOR HOURS,

COLORING TOGETHER.

SHE'D ALWAYS LET ME HAVE

THE PURPLE AND VIOLET CRAYONS.

THEY WERE MY FAVORITES.

YOU WANT ME TO GO TO BED, HUH?

NO, NOT IF YOU WANT TO TALK.

SHE ALWAYS LET ME TALK...

AS MUCH AS I WANTED TO.

SHE FED ME ICE CREAM

WHEN I HAD MY TONSILS OUT.

SHE BRAIDED MY HAIR EVERY MORNING.

AND SHE LIED TO ME.

BUT I DON'T CARE WHAT SHE DID WRONG.

I GUESS I SHOULD BE MAD OR SOMETHING, SHOULDN'T I?

OH, HONEY, I CAN'T TELL YOU

ABOUT SHOULDS OR SHOULDN'TS.

SOME PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEM.

I DON'T.

SHE'S JUST...

SHE'S...

I KNOW.

SHE'S YOUR MOM.

YES.

SHE'S MY MOM.

IT'S O.K.

I'VE BEEN A GOOD MOTHER.

UH-HUH. TO THE WRONG CHILD.

EVERY DAY FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS,

YOU'VE BEEN STEALING THAT CHILD

OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

NO.

YOU DID.

EVERY MORNING YOU GOT UP,

YOU MADE YOURSELF BREAKFAST.

YOU MADE THAT SAME DECISION

OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

I WONDER WHAT KIND OF HELL

YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE PUTTING HER PARENTS THROUGH--

IF YOU THOUGHT ABOUT IT AT ALL.

[DOOR OPENS]

NOW...

NOW...

I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.

DO IT.

ALL RIGHT. DON'T BE LONG.

YOU HAVE TO BE SAFE. THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

NO. YOU AND ME TOGETHER--

THAT'S WHAT MATTERS. PLEASE?

I HAVE TO GO TO PRISON.

I'LL LIVE CLOSE BY.

I CAN GET A JOB AND SEE YOU EVERY DAY.

OH, BABY, THEY WON'T LET YOU DO THAT.

YOUR REAL MOTHER AND FATHER ARE HERE.

AN INVESTIGATOR BROUGHT THEM DOWN FROM NEW YORK.

CHIEF GILLESPIE...

HE CHECKED THEM OUT.

THEY'RE VERY GOOD PEOPLE.

I DON'T CARE.

THEY NEVER STOPPED LOOKING FOR YOU.

I'M NOT GOING WITH THEM.

THERE'S NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.

I'M SO SORRY.

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

AND I WON'T EVER LOVE ANYBODY ELSE.

PLEASE, MOM.

SHH, BABY.

YOU TRY.

PLEASE TRY, IF YOU LOVE ME.

I'LL CALL YOU EVERY DAY, IF I CAN.

MOM-- I PROMISE.

I CAN'T DO THIS

UNLESS I KNOW YOU'RE O.K.

YOU KEEP DANCING.

SORRY, MA'AM.

CHIEF, WHERE'S THE HOPE HERE?

IF YOU'RE ASKING ME TO REVEAL THE FUTURE, VIRGIL...

I CAN'T. I CAN'T.

I MEAN, IT'S TERRIBLE FOR THOSE PARENTS,

BUT THEY COULDN'T LOOK AT IT.

THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO THEIR DAUGHTER.

THEY WANTED TO FIND OUT. SO WOULD YOU.

WHEN THE TRUTH COMES OUT,

IT'S ALWAYS TERRIBLE FOR SOMEBODY.

YEAH, BUT LOOK AT THIS--

THIS IS TERRIBLE FOR EVERYBODY, ISN'T IT?

WELL, VIRGIL, IF YOU ASK ME,

IT'S ONLY TERRIBLE FOR EVERYBODY

WHEN THE TRUTH DOESN'T COME OUT.