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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

HEY.

PAPA WILL RELIEVE ME SOON.

YOU GOT OFF, TOO?

SURE DID. CHIEF SAID WE COULD FISH HIS RIVER BANK,

EVEN USE HIS PLACE.

GOT THE KEYS HERE.

HOW COME HE'S BEING NICE?

HE WANTS ME TO MARRY YOU.

ARE YOU GOING TO?

MAMA SAYS I AIN'T READY.

OH!

OW! HEY!

A POLICEMAN'S SUPPOSED TO STAY OUT OF TROUBLE ON HIS DAY OFF.

PICK UP A THERMOS AT MICHAELSON'S

AND CHARCOAL AT CASSIDY'S.

OK.

EXCUSE ME, MA'AM. DID YOU MENTION CASSIDY'S?

SURE DID.THEY STILL CASH CHECKS?

MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE 1:00.

THANK YOU.YOU'RE WELCOME.

BYE. BYE-BYE.

HEY, COME ON, NOW.

OK.

I THINK YOU GOT YOURSELF A SIDE JOB.

ALL RIGHT!

EVERYBODY STAND STILL! STAY PUT WHERE YOU ARE!

ANYBODY MOVES, AND WE WILL BLOW YOU AWAY!

RIGHT, KID.

GRAB AHOLD OF YOUR MAMA AND KEEP QUIET.

STAY AWAY FROM THAT REGISTER.

I RECALL YOUR PIECE IS NEXT TO IT.

I'LL CLEAN IT OUT.

YOU GO AHEAD TO THE SAFE.

WHATEVER YOU SAY. DON'T HURT ANYBODY.

COME ON. COME ON.

PLEASE, PLEASE! MOVE IT!

COME ON. MOVE IT, POPS.

LET'S GO.

COME ON.

COME ON. GET ON OFF TO THAT SAFE.

COME ON.

COME ON NOW. HURRY UP NOW.

YOU JUST OPEN THAT SAFE.

THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.

PUT THE GUN DOWN.

COME ON! FIRE THAT GUN AGAIN,

I'LL KILL THE KID!

GET OUT OF HERE, CARMEN!

GET IN THE CAR, CARMEN!

DRIVE!

GET OUT!

CARMEN.

GET OUT OF HERE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, SON. IT'S OVER.

THANK YOU. HERE'S MAMA.

ROD, ARE YOU OK?

ARE YOU OK?

OH, MY GOD. THANK GOD.

THIS IS ALL WE GOT ON BUBBA'S SHOOTOUT.

WELL, NOW, LET'S SEE. THERE'S THREE WORMLEE BROTHERS.

TOM IS THE OLDEST. LANE'S THE MIDDLE ONE.

THERE'S A KID BROTHER RUNNING AROUND SOMEWHERE.

LARRY'S DOING TIME SOMEWHERE.

YEAH. WELL, THEY WERE ALL BORN HERE

IN SPARTA.

THEY'VE BEEN ROAMING AROUND DOING HOLDUPS.

NOW AND THEN, THEY TURN UP IN SPARTA.

BUBBA SAID THE WOMAN'S NAME WAS CARMEN.

SHE COULD BE A CREOLE OR LATIN.

SO?

THEY COME MEAN, TOO.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

WORMLEE'S. WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?

TOM! TOM, IT'S CARMEN.

COME DOWN AND GET ME!

HEY, HOLD IT, HOLD IT.

START AGAIN, AND TAKE IT SLOW.

WE NEEDED MONEY.

WELL, WE REALLY NEED MONEY, BUT LANE SAID THAT WE DID.

COME ON. WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL, LANE KNEW THIS PLACE

WHERE THEY KEEP 15-20 GRAND

THREE DAYS A WEEK FOR CHECK CASHING.

CASSIDY'S?

IT WAS CRAZY.

LANE HEARD SOMEBODY SAY "CASSIDY'S,"

AND THEN WE WERE THERE HOLDING IT UP.

SO WHAT HAPPENED?

WE WERE HITTING THE SAFE WHEN SOME GUY--

A CUSTOMER-- OPENED UP ON US.

HE HIT LANE.

LANE HOLLERED TO TAKE OFF, SO I DID.

HE KEPT YELLING AT ME,

"GET OUT, CARMEN. GET OUT."

I'LL JUST KILL MYSELF IF HE DIES.

JUST CALM DOWN, CARMEN.

WHERE ARE YOU NOW?

I'M AT THE PLACE.

THEY GOT A GOOD MAKE ON THE CAR, TOM.

EVERY COP IN MISSISSIPPI MUST BE LOOKING FOR ME.

I THINK I KILLED SOME OLD MAN.

DON'T FALL APART. STAY THERE.

NOBODY KNOWS THAT'S OUR PLACE.

IT'S IN THE NAME OF SOME OLD LADY EVERYBODY'S FORGOT.

WAIT. WE'LL DRIVE DOWN THERE TONIGHT.

WHALEN, LARRY, LISTEN UP.

WE GOT TO GO TO SPARTA.

SOMEBODY JUST SHOT LANE. HE MAY BE DYING.

OH, GOD.

SO, GET YOURSELF TOGETHER. WE'RE LEAVING RIGHT AWAY.

TWO CARS, IN CASE WE HAVE TO SPLIT UP.

LET'S MOVE.

HEY, BUBBA, HEAR THEY SAVED JESSE JAMES.

UH, NOT YET. HE'S BACK ON THE OPERATING TABLE.

THEY GOT TWO SURGEONS WORKING ON HIM.

WHAT HAPPENED?

THEY TOOK HIM TO RECOVERY.

STARTED BLEEDING AGAIN, WENT BACK.

THAT OLD MAN AT CASSIDY'S

WAS KILLED WITH A .45.

THAT'S THE LITTLE DARLIN'

THAT FIRED THAT .45 RIGHT THERE.MM-HMM.

CARMEN AND LANE WERE MARRIED

IN BOONEVILLE IN 1987.

SHE'S GOT A FEDERAL NARCOTICS BUST IN NEW ORLEANS

AND ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.

WHERE ARE THE OTHER BROTHERS?

LARRY IS JUST OUT OF LEXINGTON FEDERAL.

TOM IS SUSPECTED OF SIX ARMED ROBBERIES AND TWO MURDERS,

BUT THEY NEVER INDICTED HIM.

OWNS A SALOON IN BOONEVILLE.

NICE FOLKS, THESE WORMLEES, HUH?

ROBBERY, MURDER.

THEY GOT ANY FAMILY TO SPEAK OF?

PARENTS DIED YEARS AGO.

SO FAR I GOT NO LINK. THEY AIN'T GOT NO KIN HERE.

IS THIS MAN IN ANY CONDITION TO TALK TO ME?

NOT A CHANCE. HE'S DEAD.

HOSPITAL JUST TOLD US.

NEXT OF KIN BEEN INFORMED?

WELL, WE GAVE THE HOSPITAL

SOME NAMES AND ADDRESSES.

I KNOW THESE WORMLEES.

TIME SEEMS TO HAVE PASSED THEM BY.

THEY'RE AN OLD HILLBILLY FAMILY

FROM UP ON THE TENNESSEE BORDER.

THEY BEHAVE AS THOUGH THINGS HAVEN'T CHANGED

IN THE LAST 200 YEARS.

YOU DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT?

WELL, THEY'LL COME INTO TOWN

TO CLAIM THE BROTHER'S BODY.

THEY'LL BE AWFUL MAD AT WHOEVER KILLED HIM.

YEAH, WELL, IF THEY WANT TO DISCUSS IT,

I WON'T BE HARD TO FIND.

WELL, I WANT TO MAKE YOU HARD TO FIND.

TELL ALL THE MOTELS TO LET US KNOW

IF ANY WORMLEES CHECK IN

BY 5:00 THIS EVENING.

CHIEF, DO YOU REALLY THINK

THEY'RE GOING TO COME AFTER BUBBA?

WELL, THEY MAY NOT,

BUT, UH...

IF THEY DO, UH...

THEY'LL TRY TO KILL HIM.

PAULINE, I DOUBT THAT'S THE PEOPLE WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

YOU SAID TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE WORMLEES.

TWO MEN CHECKED IN.

THEIR NAME IS WORMLEE.

THEY LOOK LIKE KIN.

OK, UH, THANKS, PAULINE,

FOR DOING YOUR CIVIC DUTY, AS USUAL.

SWEET, THIS IS PARKER.

MIGHT BE WISE TO CHECK OUT THE CREST MOTEL.

TWO GUYS ANSWERING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE WORMLEES

HAVE BEEN SPOTTED THERE.

ROGER.

CALLING DMV OPERATOR 51.

SWEET, SPARTA POLICE.

I NEED AN IDENTIFICATION CHECK.

CHIEF, YOU MIGHT WANT TO HEAR THIS.

YEAH. GO AHEAD.

UH-HUH.

ALL RIGHT.

OKEY-DOKE.

THE WORMLEES ARE HERE.

THEY MUST HAVE DRIVEN DOWN DURING THE NIGHT.

SWEET SAID THEY CHECKED INTO THE CREST MOTEL.

THEIR LINCOLN'S PARKED OUT FRONT

WITH PRENTISS COUNTY PLATES.

OH, WHY? HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

THE NEXT OF KIN WERE ONLY INFORMED AN HOUR AGO.

THE WOMAN WHO ESCAPED, SHE PROBABLY TOLD THEM.

THAT'S IT.

SHE DROVE BACK TO WHERE THEY WERE STAYING,

PHONED HER BROTHER-IN-LAWS.

WE GOT TO FIND OUT

WHERE THAT WOMAN IS STAYING HERE.

THAT'S OUR FIRST PRIORITY,

ALL DUE REGARD TO YOU, BUBBA.

CARMEN IS OUR MURDER CASE.

JAMISON, GO OVER TO CREST MOTEL.

TAKE MY RIG.

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THAT LINCOLN.

YES, SIR.

YOU MIND IF I TALK TO MARY ANN?

SHE'S REAL ILL ABOUT YESTERDAY.

AND THEN WHAT?

TRACK DOWN THE WORMLEES.

NO. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I DON'T WANT YOU DOING.

THE TWO WORMLEES STILL WALKING THIS EARTH

ARE NOT WANTED FOR ANYTHING HERE IN SPARTA.

BUT IN THE SECOND PLACE I WANT YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM THEM.

SAY WHAT?

STAY AWAY FROM THEM!

ALL I WANT YOU TO DO IS KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN

FOR A LINCOLN CAR WITH PRENTISS COUNTY PLATES.

CALL IN HERE IF YOU THINK IT'S FOLLOWING YOU.

WELL, I'D RATHER GO FOR IT.

NO, YOU WANT TO, BUT YOU WON'T.

YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY IT OUR WAY. AND YOU KNOW WHY.

WELL, JUST BECAUSE IT'S CORRECT PROCEDURE,

THAT DON'T MEAN I GOT TO LIKE IT.

DON'T YOU SASS ME, BOY!

DO AS YOU'RE TOLD!

NOW YOU SEE...

HE'LL TAKE THE BALL AND RUN WITH IT.

HE'S GONNA SCORE IT ALL BY HIMSELF.

YOU OUGHT TO MAKE HIM LEAVE TOWN.

DON'T YOU TELL ME WHAT I OUGHT TO DO!

THAT'S WHAT YOU DO-- WHAT YOU OUGHT!

I DO WHAT I FEEL!

DETECTIVE TIBBS, THERE'S MORE COMPUTER STUFF

COMING IN ON THE WORMLEES,

ON A JACK WHALEN.

KHARLA?

WHO ARE YOU?

FRIEND OF TOM WORMLEE.

HE NEEDS A FAVOR.

AND WHERE THE HELL IS HE?

DON'T WASTE MY TIME, GIRL.

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

HAVEN'T SEEN TOM WORMLEE IN TWO YEARS.

TOM SAYS YOU, UH, KNOW THIS HERO.

SURE DO...

REAL WELL.

CAN YOU SHOW ME WHERE THIS GUY LIVES?

UH-HUH.

I CAN EVEN LET YOU IN THE DOOR.

GOT ROOM HERE TO KEEP ME A COUPLE OF DAYS?

GOT $1,000?

I GOT 500.

WITH THIS KEY,

IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE 1,000.

PARKER, THIS IS LONNIE.

TOM WORMLEE JUST LEFT IN HIS LINCOLN--

HE'S HEADED WESTBOUND ON 218. I'M FOLLOWING.

GOT IT. OKEY-DOKE.

YOU WILLETS?

YES, SIR.

I'M TOM WORMLEE.

THANK YOU FOR REQUESTING OUR SERVICES.

WE'LL HANDLE THE BURIAL

VERY NICELY AND DISCREETLY FOR YOU.

WE GOT A PLOT OVER AT HEAVEN'S GATE.

FINE. YOU WANT TO FOLLOW ME

OVER TO THE MORTUARY?

GOT THE FORMS THERE.

YOU CAN PICK OUT THE COFFIN.

OK, BUT I WANT TO SEE HIM.

TOM WORMLEE MET WILLETS.

LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO THE FUNERAL HOME.

WHERE IS LARRY WORMLEE?

HE'S NOWHERE IN SIGHT.

I'M AT 218 AND OLD COLUMN ROAD.

THERE'S A MARKET ACROSS THE WAY.

DOES IT SAY "NALLY'S NEVER-CLOSE"?

THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS.

I CAN MAKE OUT A BLONDE INSIDE.

THAT'S THE GUY'S GIRLFRIEND.

ANY PROBLEM CHANGING A 50?

NO PROBLEM AT ALL, SIR.

THANK YOU.

AND YOUR CHANGE IS $22.70.

Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY, NOW.

YOU, TOO.

I THOUGHT YOU WENT TO ALABAMA.

BEEN BACK A LONG TIME.

YOU KNOW THAT MAN, BUBBA?

YEAH, I KNOW HIM.

WHAT DID HE SAY TO YOU?

NOTHING MUCH. JUST BOUGHT SOME STUFF.

DOES THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO

WITH THE SHOOTING YESTERDAY?

YEAH, IT'S GOT A LOT TO DO WITH IT.

HONEY, I BETTER GET YOU OUT OF HERE.

OK. I'LL CALL PAPA, HAVE HIM COME IN.

YEAH, DO THAT...

RIGHT NOW.

HEY. HEY, BABY.

YOU'RE A BEAUTIFUL, HELPFUL WOMAN,

AND I LOVE YOU.

HI, BUBBA.

THIS IS MARY ANN, ISN'T IT?

HI. I'M ALTHEA.

THANK YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU.

YOU CAN TAKE HER INTO THE DINING ROOM.

YES, MA'AM.

UH, LOOK, ALTHEA, I HAVE TO KEEP ON WORKING.

I HOPE THIS ISN'T TOO MUCH ON YOU.

NOT MORE THAN 30 DAYS AT A TIME.

THERE'S A LOT MORE TO BEING A COP'S GIRL

THAN SHE REALIZES, ISN'T THERE?

YEAH.

THANKS.SEE YOU.

OK.

I'M NOT SAYING ALL MOUNTAIN BOYS

IS RAISED ON VIOLENCE,

BUT THESE BOYS WERE.

THESE GUYS HAVE SPENT HALF THEIR LIVES IN PRISON.

UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING HERE,

IT WOULD BE BETTER IF YOU STAYED SOMEPLACE

WHERE THEY WOULDN'T THINK ABOUT LOOKING FOR YOU,

LIKE HERE.

BUT, BUBBA, WHY WOULD THEY WANT TO HURT ME?

BECAUSE YOU'RE SOMEBODY I CARE ABOUT...

A WHOLE LOT.

I'VE GONE THROUGH THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES.

WE'LL JUST WAIT IT OUT TOGETHER.

YEAH. YEAH.

I'LL GET SOME OF YOUR STUFF.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

THERE'S NOTHING TO IT...

RIGHT?

I'M ASSUMING WE'LL BURY HIM SOMETIME TOMORROW, CHIEF.

I'M WAITING FOR TOM WORMLEE

TO PRODUCE A DEED

TO A BURIAL PLOT AT HEAVEN'S GATE.

WHAT DEED? WHO OWNS THE PLOT?

A MRS. CHARITY KILBRIDE OF ORLANDO,

KIN TO THE WORMLEES,

UH, GRANDAUNT ON THE MOTHER'S SIDE.

WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME NOW?

SURE, SURE.

THAT COMPUTER DATA THAT CAME BACK ON JACK WHALEN

IS PRETTY INTERESTING.

HE'S A VIETNAM VETERAN, DEMOLITION EXPERT,

DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE ARMY.

WHAT'S HE GOT TO DO WITH THE WORMLEES?

HE LIVES WITH THEM IN BOONEVILLE,

HELPS TOM RUN A BAR.

ALSO, ON PAROLE FROM PARCHMAN.

BUT WHERE IS HE, IN BOONEVILLE OR HERE?

WHO KNOWS?

LISTEN, IF THIS MISS KILBRIDE--

IF SHE'S GOT A CEMETERY PLOT HERE IN SPARTA,

MAYBE SHE GOT SOME OTHER PROPERTY.

IF SHE HAS, WHERE IS IT?

WHO'S LIVING ON IT?

SEE, SHE'S KIN TO THE WORMLEES,

BUT THERE'S ANOTHER LITTLE LADY

THAT'S KIN TO BOTH OF THEM,

AND THAT'S OUR MURDERER--CARMEN.

SO YOU SURE YOU WANT TO KEEP BUBBA HERE?

YES, I'M SURE I WANT TO KEEP HIM HERE!

NOW, LET'S HAVE NO MORE DISCUSSION

ON THAT POINT!

CAN I HELP YOU?

NO. MR. SKINNER ORDERED A SECURITY LOCK.

I'LL LEAVE HIS KEY WITH YOU WHEN I'M FINISHED,

AND ALSO THE NEW KEY.

OK. LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.

YES, MA'AM. I SURELY WILL.

[DOOR SHUTS]

[CAR APPROACHES]

BUBBA.

I BROUGHT YOUR THINGS.

WHAT DID PAPA SAY WHEN YOU ASKED FOR MY STUFF?

I DON'T THINK HE BELIEVED YOU'RE STAYING HERE.

WHAT DID HE THINK?

THAT YOU'RE STAYING WITH ME.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

DID YOU TELL HIM ABOUT THE TROUBLE WE'RE IN?

I HAD TO.OH, BUBBA, WHY?

MARY ANN, HE'S YOUR DADDY.

SAY, LOOK HERE.

I WANT YOU TO TRY TO THINK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE, OK?

YEAH, LIKE WHAT?

WELL, UH, MAYBE YOU COULD THINK

ABOUT SOME ROMANTIC PLACES, UH...

FOR HONEYMOONS AND STUFF.

HMM? HONEYMOON?

YEAH.

BUBBA, WE HAVE TO TALK.

NOT OUT HERE, YOU'RE NOT.

IF YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HIDING,

THIS ISN'T THE PLACE TO BE.

MRS. TIBBS IS RIGHT,

AND I GOT TO BE GOING ANYWAY, OK?

BUBBA. HUH?

HE'S IN A LOT OF DANGER, ISN'T HE?

IT'S GOING TO BE OK.

HOW CAN YOU TELL?

I DON'T KNOW.

SOMETIMES I'M ABLE TO FEEL

WHEN THINGS ARE NOT GOING TO BE OK.

THIS JUST ISN'T ONE OF THOSE TIMES.

WE WERE THINKING ABOUT GETTING MARRIED.

HAVE YOU STARTED PLANNING THE WEDDING?

OH, I--I THINK PLANNING BETTER WAIT AWHILE.

GIVE ME A MINUTE.

FOR WHAT?

TO GET MY PURSE.

NOT YET. WHAT?

WHY CAN'T YOU SHIP LANE'S BODY TO BOONEVILLE?

JUST FORGET ABOUT THIS DAMN COP!

WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO START THINKING ABOUT ME?

I WANT TO LEAVE!

COOL IT! IT WON'T BE LONG.

I SWEAR ON LANE'S SOUL.

IT WON'T BE LONG.

MY SISTER WAS AT CASSIDY'S DURING THE SHOOTING.

MAMIE SAID SHE WAS NEVER SO FRIGHTENED,

BUT THAT SHE FELT CONFIDENT DEEP DOWN

WITH YOU THERE, LIEUTENANT SKINNER.

WELL, DO SAY "THANK YOU"

TO YOUR SISTER FOR ME, MA'AM.

"HE'S QUITE A HUNK."

THAT'S WHAT MAMIE SAID.

IT'S TRUE, DETECTIVE TIBBS.

OH, I KNOW, MA'AM.

WE HEAR THAT FROM MANY WOMEN HERE IN SPARTA.

HERE WE ARE.

MRS. CHARITY CATHERINE KILBRIDE.

THE RESIDENCE IS LISTED AT 180 ALMA DRIVE.

THIS IS AN OLD ENTRY.

UM, A MRS. LULA PARKMAN LIVES THERE.

YOU MIGHT KNOW HER-- REAL NICE WOMAN.

IS THAT THE ONLY PROPERTY LISTING

UNDER MISS KILBRIDE'S NAME?

AFRAID SO.

MAMIE'S JUST GOING TO SWOON

WHEN I TELL HER WHO WAS IN HERE TODAY.

AS FOR MYSELF, I FEEL A LOT SAFER

WITH LIEUTENANT SKINNER ON THE FORCE.

OH, I DO, TOO, MA'AM.

I REALLY DO.

I'M SO ASHAMED OF MYSELF.

WHAT DID HE LOOK LIKE?

HE WAS KIND OF ORDINARY,

WHITE, HAD LIGHT BROWN HAIR.

GET THAT FAX PICTURE OF WHALEN.

YEAH.

BUT YOU LET HIM GO INTO THE APARTMENT?

WELL, LIKE I SAID, HE HAD A KEY.

WHY WOULD HE HAVE ONE

IF HE WASN'T WHAT HE SAID HE WAS?

BUT THEN I STARTED THINKING,

SUPPOSE, AFTER WHAT HAPPENED AT CASSIDY'S STORE,

HE MIGHT WANT TO HURT BUBBA?

SO I WENT UP TO THE APARTMENT TO SEE.

TO SEE WHAT?

THE LOCK. IT WAS THE SAME OLD LOCK.

HE HADN'T CHANGED IT AT ALL.

YOU DIDN'T TRY THE DOOR, DID YOU?

OH, NO. I DIDN'T TOUCH IT.

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE

SOME FINGERPRINTS OR SOMETHING.

WELL...

COULD BE.

I WOULDN'T SWEAR TO IT,

BUT COULD BE.

OH, NO. I'M A LUCKY WOMAN.

DON'T HAVE NO RENT TO PAY.

I LIVE HERE FREE

IN EXCHANGE FOR TAKING CARE OF THE PLACE,

THIS AND THE OTHER PLACE.

WHAT OTHER PLACE?

THE FARM,

THOUGH NOBODY FARMS IT NO MORE.

NOW, MISS PARKMAN,

THERE IS NO OTHER FARM IN THIS COUNTY

IN MISS KILBRIDE'S NAME.

THAT'S 'CAUSE THE BRAGG ROAD PLACE

IS IN HER MAIDEN NAME--

McMOYLIN.

N-NOW, WHY IS THAT, MA'AM?

'CAUSE THAT'S THE WAY MISS KILBRIDE IS.

SHE DON'T WANT NOBODY TO KNOW NOTHIN'.

SHE HAD FIVE HUSBANDS. NOBODY KNEW BUT ME.

SHE'S CONTRARY.

LIVED CONTRARY AND WILL DIE CONTRARY.

YES, MA'AM.

NO, MA'AM, I'M NOT FREE TO MEET THE COUNCIL IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS,

BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT--

ANY COUNCILPERSON CAN COME BY HERE

AT 8:00 ANY MORNING.

I'LL REVIEW THE MATTER. I'LL TELL YOU ALL I KNOW,

BUT Y'ALL KNOW WHAT I KNOW NOW.

YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

YEAH. GOOD DAY, MA'AM.

THAT'S COUNCILWOMAN HARRIET DeLONG.

SHE WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS RUMOR

THAT BUBBA SKINNER'S LIFE WAS THREATENED.

HOW DID THAT GET OUT? WHERE'S BUBBA NOW?

HEADING HOME. THEN HE'S GOING TO MY PLACE.

EXCUSE ME.

YEAH. WHAT?

LIEUTENANT SKINNER'S LANDLADY JUST LEFT.

SHE TOLD ME A FELLOW STOPPED BY THE PLACE,

SAID HE WAS A LOCKSMITH.

MAYBE THAT WAS THE WORMLEES' FRIEND-- JACK WHALEN.

SHE LET HIM IN.

JACK WHALEN...

THAT'S THE DEMOLITIONS EXPERT.

BUBBA! WAIT! WAIT!

BUBBA! DON'T OPEN THE DOOR.

GET BACK. GET BACK. GET AWAY FROM IT.

YOU GOT ANOTHER WAY IN?

YEAH, SURE. IN THE BACK.

OK. THAT'S WHAT WE'LL USE.

YOU LEAVE THIS WINDOW UNLATCHED?

NO.

YEAH? WELL, YOU HAVE A VISITOR WHO DID.

THIS DEVICE WOULD HAVE SET OFF THE WHOLE MECHANISM.

THIS GUY IS GOOD,

REAL GOOD.

HEY, HEY, HEY.

NO, NO, NO. NO PROBLEM.

HE KNEW YOU WERE RIGHT-HANDED.

AND WHEN I OPENED THE CLOSET DOOR...

BOOM.

NAILS WENT FLYING EVERYWHERE.

PUT YOUR GUN DOWN.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING?

[BEEP]

SO, THEM KNOTHEADS WOULD HAVE GOT ME TWO WAYS, HUH?

THREE.

COMING IN...

AND IF THAT TRIP-SWITCH HAD FAILED,

THE CLOSET.

IF THAT HAD FAILED,

OR YOU HADN'T USED THE CLOSET,

AND I WOULDN'T HAVE SEEN THAT SECOND DOOR SWITCH

ON THE WAY OUT.

IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN OFF HALF THE BUILDING.

AND MADE A BIG OLD PINCUSHION OUT OF BUBBA.

I HAVEN'T SHOPPED LATELY,

BUT THERE'S ENOUGH TO EAT THERE.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE EATING.

FINE. STARVE FOR ONE DAY

AND LOSE 1/4 POUND.

CHIEF, I HATE THIS.

I AIN'T NEVER HID FROM ANYBODY IN MY LIFE.

NOW, LISTEN. HIDING IS NOT COWARDICE.

SOMETIMES IT'S THE BEST KIND OF OFFENSIVE TACTICS.

NOW, FOR INSTANCE,

GENERAL HOOD WAS NOT SCARED OF GENERAL SHERMAN.

BUT WHAT HE DID--

PLEASE DON'T TELL ME ABOUT NO CIVIL WAR.

TELL ME WHY WE CAN'T ARREST THEM SKUNKS!

IT WASN'T THE WORMLEES.

THAT WAS JACK WHALEN, WE THINK.

WE'RE TRYING TO PROVE IT.

JUST SIT TIGHT HERE.

MAYBE WE'LL GET THIS THING CLEARED UP TODAY.

I DON'T LIKE SITTING TIGHT.

I DON'T LIKE SITTING. AND YOU KNOW THAT.

WELL, USE THE TIME

FOR A LITTLE QUIET, INTELLIGENT THOUGHT, CONTEMPLATION.

HERE. THERE'S A WONDERFUL ARTICLE IN THAT MAGAZINE

ABOUT A FELLA MADE A SUCCESS

OUT OF MINK FARMING IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

CUTE.

OK, BOYS, LET'S GO.

YOU WANT TO MOVE ALONG?

WHY DON'T YOU GO HAVE A SEAT

ON THAT FAR BENCH BACK THERE?

VIRGIL, THE WORMLEES ARE HERE.

GREAT.

OK, NOW, THIS FACE ISN'T FAMILIAR TO YOU?

I JUST WASN'T SURE,

AND I'M STILL NOT.

ALL RIGHT. LOOK THROUGH THERE

AT THE GENTLEMEN ON THE BENCH.

SEE IF ANY ONE OF THEM LOOK FAMILIAR.

TELL ME IF HE LOOKS LIKE THE ONE YOU SAW IN BUBBA'S ROOM?

RIGHT THROUGH HERE. THEY CAN'T SEE YOU.

I--I...I THINK THE YOUNGER ONE.

ON THE LEFT?

NO. ON THE RIGHT. THE OLDER ONE.

COULD HE PUT ON HIS COVERALLS?

MA'AM, THE COVERALLS ARE HIS--

BEATON'S LABEL AND ALL.

PART OF HIS CRIME KIT.

SWEET. THANKS, THANKS.

RIGHT THIS WAY, MA'AM.

WELL, I JUST COULDN'T...

I UNDERSTAND. YES, MA'AM.

BUBBA, THE CHIEF WANTED ME TO CALL YOU

AND LET YOU KNOW

THERE'S STEAKS IN THE FREEZER

IN CASE YOU DECIDE TO EAT.

OK. IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,

JUST GIVE US A CALL,

AND WE'LL BRING IT OUT TO YOU. ALL RIGHT.

BYE-BYE.

ESCORT THESE GENTLEMEN BACK TO THEIR MOTEL.

THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

LET'S GO.

[RING]

HELLO? HELLO?

TOM, IS THAT YOU?

HELLO!

HELLO!

HELLO, MISS WORMLEE.

HANDS IN THE AIR AS HIGH AS YOU CAN REACH.

YOU WANT TO KILL ME, TOO.

NO. I MIGHT HAVE TO.

COME ON DO AS I SAY.

YOU CAN'T BE VERY COMFORTABLE

WITH THIS THING STICKING IN YOUR TUMMY.

YOU GOT THE OLD MAN WITH THIS, DID YOU?

I WAS TRYING TO GET THE GUY

WHO SHOT MY DARLING LANE,

BUT HE'LL GET HIS.

MAY HE DIE WITH LARRY'S BULLETS IN HIM.

[CAR APPROACHES]

WHAT ARE YOU LADIES DOING HERE?

WELL, SHE ASKED ME TO DRIVE HER HERE.

IT'S AS SAFE HERE AS ANYWHERE.

SHE HAS A FEW THINGS TO SAY TO YOU.

CAN IT WAIT A COUPLE OF DAYS?

YOU SHOULD GO TO KENARD.

NO, NOT KENNARD.

PAPA WANTS ME TO GO SEE MY AUNT ELLEN

IN BAY ST. LOUIS.

BAY ST. LOUIS?

BAY ST. LOUIS IS A LITTLE FAR OFF.

BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S UNNECESSARY.

I'M HERE TO PROTECT YOU.

BUBBA, WE GOT COMPANY.

MISS TIBBS, MARY ANN, GET DOWN ON THE FLOOR.

OH, LORD. "PUT YOUR GUN DOWN. PUT YOUR GUN DOWN."

YOU GIRLS JUST STAY DOWN.

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, YOU STAY DOWN.

SWEET, THE WORMLEES AND JACK WHALEN ARE HERE.

OH.

DAMN.

ONE DINOSAUR AT A TIME.

NOW, REMEMBER, STAY DOWN. I'M GOING AFTER THEM.

IT'S THE ONLY CHANCE WE GOT.

LARRY, FRONT.

WHALEN, 'ROUND BACK.

HOLD REAL STILL.

AHH.

GO ON.

AAH!

AAH!

AAH!

HEY!

AAH!

OH.

THIS ONE'S FOR MY BROTHER.

[GUNSHOT]

AAH!

[SIRENS]

COME ON.

AHH!

YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE

TO INSPECT THE PROPERTY HERE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I LIKE IT, CHIEF.

LOT OF NICE NATURAL COVER, SECLUDED.

KIND OF PLACE I COULD GET USED TO.

THAT GUN THERE, UH...

I DIDN'T KNOW IT WOULD FIRE.

BUBBA?

HEY.

THAT LOOKS TERRIBLE.

IT'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

DON'T THINK THIS IS AN EVERYDAY THING, EITHER.

OH, NO. I DON'T. I JUST...

UM, ALTHEA'S GOING TO TAKE ME BACK TO PAPA'S.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND--

I'LL CALL YOU ON THE PHONE, OK?

YOU'RE STILL GOING TO BAY ST. LOUIS?

YEAH, I RECKON I WILL.

JUST SEND ME A POSTCARD.

I WILL.

WELL, CHIEF.

GOT ANY MORE ROMANTIC NOTIONS FOR ME?

OH, WELL, CHIEF, NOW, UM...

ANY SUGGESTIONS

SHOULD BE PROFESSIONALLY COMPATIBLE.

WELL, UH...

PETE FORRAGERE'S DAUGHTER'S GETTING OUT THE MARINES.