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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

♪ IT CAME UPON

♪ A MIDNIGHT CLEAR

♪ THAT GLORIOUS SONG

♪ OF OLD

♪ FROM ANGELS BENDING

♪ NEAR THE EARTH

♪ TO TOUCH THEIR HARPS

♪ OF GOLD

♪ PEACE ON THE EARTH

♪ GOODWILL TO MEN...

IT'S 7:07. SWEET STILL ON SHIFT.

THE CITY OF SPARTA IS SAFE TILL FURTHER NOTICE.

WELL, MR. SWEET,

ON BEHALF OF 11,700 SOULS,

I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS SPARTA'S DEEPEST GRATITUDE.

STOP JAMMING THE AIR WITH THAT NONSENSE.

I'M ALMOST AT THE COUNTY LINE.

I'M TURNING AROUND NEAR PERKINS'.

♪ JOY TO THE WORLD, THE LORD IS COME ♪

♪ LET EARTH...

MORNING, FELLAS. CAN I HELP YOU?

HOW MUCH FOR A FIFTH OF BOURBON?

WELL, WE'VE GOT A CHRISTMAS SPECIAL.

SIX DOLLARS.

GOOD.

OPEN UP THAT CASH REGISTER,

SO WE CAN GET THE MONEY TO PAY YOU.

[GROANS]

[ENGINE REVVING]

WE JUST GOT A CALL FROM A MISS THATCHER

ON BIRD ROAD.

THINKS SHE HEARD GUNSHOTS OVER BY PERKINS MARKET.

I'M A HALF MILE AWAY.

MR. PERKINS?

MR. PERKINS?

[GROANING]

OH, LORD.

OK, CHINA BOY, END OF THE LINE.

JUMP OFF.

THANK YOU FOR RIDE.

FORGET IT.

AND WE MEAN FORGET IT.

HEY.

YOU DON'T WANT TO FALL ASLEEP HERE, KID.

I'LL ONLY HAVE TO WAKE YOU UP AGAIN.

YOU GOT ANY I.D.?

I.D.?

IDENTIFICATION.

YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?

YEAH. SPEAK ENGLISH.

UM, YOU GOT ANY PAPERS? PASSPORT?

NO. NOT WITH.

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

TO SEE CHIEF GILLESPIE,

YOUR POLICE.

WELL, UH, I CAN ARRANGE THAT.

COME WITH ME.

LET'S GO.

[HONK]

OH, SKIP, IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

I'LL LET YOU CALL HIS WIFE.

YEAH, BUT SHE'S CLOSER TO THE HOSPITAL SO I TOLD HER TO MEET US THERE

THAT MAN AIN'T GONNA MAKE IT.

AW, NOW, VIRGIL, PLEASE...

CHIEF, GOT A PROBLEM?

DIDN'T I MAKE IT CLEAR

I DIDN'T WANT A CHRISTMAS TREE IN THIS OFFICE,

HALF OF WHICH IS MINE.

SO ONCE AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH I LOVE CHRISTMAS

I'VE GOT TO PLAY BOB CRATCHIT

TO YOUR EBENEZER SCROOGE.

YOUR LITERARY COMPARISON IS FALSE.

SCROOGE THOUGHT THAT CHRISTMAS WAS THE BUNK.

I, ON THE OTHER HAND,

THINK IT IS REAL AND SINCERE AND HOLY,

BUT, UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME,

UH, VERY MELANCHOLY.

HOW ABOUT THE SAME DEAL AS LAST YEAR?

I DON'T REMEMBER.

JUST THE TREE. NO DOODADS.

I CAN WORK WITH THAT.

JUST LET ME TAKE THIS OUT OF MY EYE-LINE.

[SIGHS] OK.

BUT NOW, THERE'S THIS KID HERE

WHO SEEMS TO BE AN ALIEN.

UH-HUH. WHAT'S HE DONE?

APPARENTLY NOTHING. HE'S HERE TO SEE YOU.

WHY?

HE'S VIETNAMESE.

THAT'S NO REASON TO SEE ME.

OH, BUT IT IS.

THAT'S HIS REASON FOR WANTING TO SEE YOU.

PARKER.

WHERE'S THAT KID?

I GOT TIRED OF LOOKING AT HIS FACE,

SO SWEET TOOK HIM OUT FOR BREAKFAST.

PROBABLY A BOWL OF RICE AND SOME EEL.

WHO IS THIS KID,

AND WHAT IS HE DOING HERE?

HE SNUCK OUT OF VIETNAM ON A BOAT.

HE FIRST WENT TO HONG KONG,

BRAZIL, CAPE TOWN,

AND FINALLY, GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI.

WHERE HE JUMPED SHIP.

RIGHT. HE'S A PROFESSIONAL COOK.

HIS FATHER WAS AN AMERICAN,

A COP WHO HE SAYS YOU KNEW IN THE SIXTIES.

UH, HENRY BOYER.

OH. OH, YEAH, HENRY BOYER.

YEAH, I REMEMBER HIM VERY WELL.

HUH. NOT A BAD FELLOW.

HE DRANK HIMSELF OUT OF THE POLICE FORCE.

THEN HE WENT IN THE ARMY,

OVER TO VIETNAM.

YEAH, WHERE HE FATHERED THIS KID.

OH...

WELL, HE WROTE ME A COUPLE OF LETTERS.

I WROTE A COUPLE TO HIM.

HE GOT KILLED OVER THERE,

I'M SAD TO SAY.

UH, I'LL GO CHANGE,

THEN I'LL GO SEE THE KID MYSELF.

KILLED IN ACTION IN 1972,

THE YEAR I WAS BORN.

YOU USED TO CALL HIM HENRY ALWAYS.

HE LIKED HENRY BETTER THAN HANK.

YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT.

WHO TOLD YOU THAT?

MY MOTHER. SHE CALLED ME HANK.

MY NAME IS HANK.

WHERE IS YOUR MOTHER?

SHE'S DEAD. SHE TOLD ME TO COME

TO WHERE MY FATHER WAS BORN.

SPARTA, RADFORD STREET, NUMBER 35.

THAT COULD BE. I DON'T REMEMBER.

HE WENT WITH YOU TO CATFISH FESTIVAL,

THE SAME YEAR HE LEFT FOR ARMY. YOU REMEMBER?

I DON'T REMEMBER THAT EITHER.

THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

CHIEF, I WAS JUST TELLING HANK,

HE CAME A LONG WAY,

BUT HE CAME THE WRONG WAY.

ILLEGALLY. WITHOUT PAPERS.

HE'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, HANK.

IT WAS THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO COME.

THIS IS MY FATHER'S COUNTRY.

SO...

MY COUNTRY.

VIRGIL: YEAH, OK.

NO, I UNDERSTAND. YEAH, THANKS.

YEAH, BYE.

THAT WAS THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT DIRECTOR

AT THE IMMIGRATION SERVICE.

HE SAYS WE SHOULD HOLD THE KID UNTIL THE 26TH,

THEN DRIVE HIM TO NEW ORLEANS FOR A HEARING.

CALL COUNCILMAN TED MARCUS.

HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP.

I'VE ASKED LUANN TO GIVE THE KID SOME CHORES.

LATER, SHE'S GOING TO DRIVE HIM OVER

TO THAT SHELTER THAT SALLY BIRDLY RUNS.

HE CAN BUNK THERE.

I JUST CALLED THE SHELTER FOR KIDS.

IT'S CLOSED. WHY?

NO MONEY, CHIEF.

ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND COUNTY FUNDS

HAVE BEEN CUT OFF.

AND THE GREATEST OF THESE IS CHARITY.

WHATEVER BECAME OF THAT?

LORD, HERE, PLEASE, TAKE THIS TREE AWAY.

PUT IT IN THE EVIDENCE ROOM.

YES, SIR.

NOW WE CAN HAVE A NICE CUP OF TEA.

YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD

MAKES TEA THE SAME WAY

EXCEPT THE JAPANESE.

YOU KNOW WHY THE JAPANESE WAY IS DIFFERENT?

NO.

BECAUSE THEY WEAR KIMONOS.

WELL... [TELEPHONE RINGS]

MAYBE IT ISN'T FUNNY BECAUSE IT'S TRUE.

YEAH, WHAT?

OFFICER: UH, CHIEF, OLD MAN PERKINS

JUST DIED ON THE OPERATING TABLE.

[SIGHS] OH, LORD.

UH, DID HE EVER SAY ANYTHING?

NOT A THING. WE ONLY GOT THE .45 SLUG THAT KILLED HIM.

WE HAVE HAD LESS.

WILL YOU GIVE MY CONDOLENCES

TO THE POOR SOUL'S FAMILY?

YES, SIR. I'LL DO THAT.

BYE.

[SNIFFS] WELL...

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, CHIEF.

WHAT ARE YOU MESSING WITH IN HERE?

BREAKFAST. I USED MANY LEFTOVERS.

OH, YOU DID, DID YOU?

WELL, LET'S TRY THAT OUT.

HMM...

THAT'S INTERESTING.

WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO WHIP THIS UP?

THIS? SAIGON.

I'VE LEARNED TO COOK FROM MANY PLACES.

THAT'S VERY INTERESTING INDEED.

I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT YOU COULD DO

WITH SOMETHING OTHER THAN LEFTOVERS.

WELL, MAYBE SOMEDAY SOON, CHIEF.

YEAH. MAYBE. THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

GOOD MORNING.

CHIEF, COUNCILMAN MARCUS AND THE DETECTIVE

ARE WAITING IN YOUR OFFICE.

UH-HUH.

SEE IF YOU CAN FIND SOME GOOD USE FOR HANK.

THE ONLY GOOD USE FOR HIS KIND

IS FERTILIZING RICE PADDIES.

WHAT DID I HEAR YOU SAY?

NOTHING, SIR.

IT WASN'T NOTHING.

IT WAS MEAN AND LOW,

WHICH IS LESS THAN NOTHING.

PARKER, THIS IS SWEET, ON THE SQUARE.

IS THERE A MAKE TO BE HAD

ON A RED '56 CHEVY PICKUP,

TEXAS LICENSE L4790?

'56 RED CHEVY PICKUP? REPEAT THE PLATE NUMBER.

[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ON POLICE RADIO]

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

MY PROBLEM IS WITH RED PICKUPS FROM TEXAS.

LET ME SEE YOUR LICENSE.

YOU GOT THE REGISTRATION IN THERE?

HE SURE HAS, AND MORE BESIDES.

WHEN DID YOU GET HERE?

JUST DROVE IN OFF THE HIGHWAY.

WHERE'S THE DRIVER?

HE WENT FOR A WALK.

JONAH JOSEPH SUMMERS?

WHAT'S THE DRIVER'S NAME?

JUST SOME GUY GAVE ME A LIFT.

THAT'S HIS GUN. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT WAS IN THERE.

STEP OUT OF THE TRUCK.

WHAT HAVE I DONE?

I DON'T ANSWER QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY LAWYER'S ADVICE.

NOW GET ON OUT OF THE TRUCK.

I'VE HANDLED MANY IMMIGRATION CASES

WHEN I WAS PRACTICING IN TEXAS...

YOU'VE GOT A BIG PROBLEM.

VIRGIL: YOU DIDN'T HEAR ME.

THE CHIEF IS GOING TO SAY HE KNOWS

THE KID IS BOYER'S SON.

I DID HEAR YOU.

IS THIS CHIEF OF POLICE GOING TO LIE

TO THE IMMIGRATION PEOPLE?

THEY'RE GOING TO BELIEVE ME DOWN THERE.

I'M GOING TO SING THEM A ROUSING CHORUS

OF AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL.

THEY'LL GIVE HIM A PASSPORT

A DISH OF APPLE PIE AND SAY, "YOU IN."

CHIEF, WE DON'T REALLY NEED JOKES HERE.

NOW, LOOK, ISN'T THERE SOME SORT

OF PROVISION THAT SAYS IF AN ENTRANT

HAS A SPECIAL SKILL OF SOME SORT THEN--

YOU DON'T NEED THAT

IF YOU CAN PROVE HIS ORIGINS.

WHAT ABOUT PERSECUTION?

FOR INSTANCE, A VIETNAMESE KID

WHO'S BEEN KICKED AROUND OVER THERE

BECAUSE HIS DADDY WAS AN AMERICAN?

I'LL TELL YOU AGAIN.

PROVE HE'S AMERICAN, AND YOU DON'T NEED THE REASONS.

OTHERWISE, THE REASONS DON'T SOUND COMPELLING.

NOT TO ME.

HEY, IT'S LEGAL TO PARK HERE.

IS THIS YOUR TRUCK?

IT'S MY BOYFRIEND'S.

IS YOUR BOYFRIEND J.J. SUMMERS?

THAT'S MY BOYFRIEND'S FRIEND.

WHERE'S MY BOYFRIEND?

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIND OUT.

YOU'D BETTER COME TO THE STATION.

I CAN'T. I'VE GOT TO GO TO THE POST OFFICE

AND COME RIGHT BACK FOR AN APPOINTMENT.

NOW, HONEY, YOU LOOK HERE.

YOUR BOYFRIEND IS IN TROUBLE.

YOU WANT SOME, TOO?

[DOOR OPENING]

THAT'S THE GUY! THE CHINESE KID.

THAT'S THE KID THAT SHOT THE MAN!

HIM! HE'S THE ONE!

SHUT UP, FIRST OF ALL.

NOW, TELL ME QUIETLY WHAT YOU JUST SAID.

I'M CONFESSING. AT LEAST PARTLY.

I WAS THERE, BUT I DIDN'T TAKE PART.

I DIDN'T SHOOT HIM.

HE DID. THE CHINA BOY.

HANK, DO YOU KNOW THIS KID?

HE'S LYING.

WHY IS HE SAYING THIS?

HE'S LYING. I SHOT NO ONE.

CHIEF, CAN I TALK TO YOU IN THE OFFICE?

YEAH.

THAT RED PICKUP COULD HAVE BEEN

THE ONE I SAW IN THE SQUARE.

HANK RODE INTO TOWN AT THE SAME TIME.

WAS IT THAT TRUCK?

I DIDN'T SEE ANY OTHER VEHICLES

THAT COULD HAVE DROPPED HIM OFF.

I DON'T KNOW.

JUST HAD TO MENTION IT.

WELL-- CHIEF?

I FOUND THESE LETTERS IN HANK'S BAG.

YOU'D BETTER READ THEM.

HOW DID YOU GET THEM?

I SEARCHED HIS BAG

WHEN HE WENT TO DR. ROBB'S

FOR HIS PHYSICAL.

PUT THEM BACK IN THE BAG.

YOU AIN'T GOING TO READ THEM?

THEY WEREN'T WRITTEN TO ME.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WROTE THEM MYSELF.

WHY SHOULD I READ THEM?

CHIEF, WHAT'S GOING ON?

OUR PART-TIME DETECTIVE HERE

WENT THROUGH HANK'S BAG FOR NO GOOD REASON.

AND FOUND LETTERS WHICH THE CHIEF WROTE TO HENRY BOYER

WHICH THIS KID MEMORIZED

TO MAKE US THINK HE'S BOYER'S SON.

HANK WAS READING HIS FATHER'S LETTERS.

THAT'S NOT A CRIME.

HE READ LETTERS HE FOUND OR STOLE.

HE UNDERLINED THINGS TO HIT ON.

I SAY HENRY BOYER WAS NOT HIS FATHER.

PARKER,

I THINK YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE KID IS LYING

SIMPLY BECAUSE HE'S VIETNAMESE, YOU KNOW THAT?

YES, SIR, YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHEN PEOPLE SAY THEY'RE GOING

TO TREAT YOU FAIR AS A PRISONER,

AND THEN THEY BEAT YOU,

BREAK YOUR ARM AND FINGERS,

AND URINATE IN YOUR FACE,

I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THOSE PEOPLE AFTER THAT.

YOU WANT ME TO READ THESE THINGS?

NO DOUBT YOU'LL FIND THINGS IN THERE

THAT HANK SAID HIS MAMA TOLD HIM.

I CAN'T BELIEVE

THAT HANK WAS ANY PART OF THAT ROBBERY.

HE HAD $20 IN HIS POCKET.

HE SHOWED ME.

WELL, LET'S SEE HOW MUCH YOU TRUST HIM.

WOULD YOU GIVE HIM $100,

A BUS TICKET TO NEW ORLEANS,

A LETTER TO THE IMMIGRATION PEOPLE,

AND TURN HIM LOOSE?

NO.

MM-HMM.

SWEET?

WOULD YOU HOLD THIS KID?

YES, SIR.

WHAT FOR?

SUSPICION OF MURDER.

HMM...

LISA: YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I LOVE SKIP.

I'D DIE FOR HIM.

HE CAME TO MARRY ME.

I UNDERSTAND.

I'M REAL WORRIED ABOUT HIM.

YOU SAY HE AIN'T AT MY HOUSE.

NOPE.

FIRST PLACE WE LOOKED.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE HE WOULD HAVE GONE.

IF HE DONE WHAT YOU SAID,

HE MUST'VE HAD GOOD REASON.

HE MUST BE OUT WALKING AROUND,

LOOKING FOR MY PLACE...

LOST.

YEAH.

I'M GOING TO LET YOU GO BACK TO THE SHOP.

I'LL HAVE SOMEONE GO WITH YOU. MIKE.

AND WE WERE FIXING TO HAVE

SUCH A NICE CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.

BUBBA, WHO HAVE WE GOT

MOVING AROUND OUT THERE?

JAMISON AND SWEET ARE WATCHING HER HOUSE.

GIVE ME THE MIKE, PLEASE.

YES, SIR.

JAMISON, SWEET, WHOEVER.

JAMISON, CHIEF.

I'M SITTING AT 1124 CLEARWATER,

LISA GRIBELLE'S LITTLE HOUSE.

NOTHING'S HAPPENING.

ARE YOU SURE HE DIDN'T GET THERE BEFORE YOU,

THAT HE MIGHT NOT BE IN THERE NOW?

WE WENT THROUGH THE PLACE. IT'S SMALL.

NO WAY FOR HIM TO HIDE IN THERE.

OK.

[GROANING]

THAT SLUG TAKEN FROM MR. PERKINS

DIDN'T COME FROM THAT BIG MOUTH'S .45.

THE OTHER FELLA, SKIP,

MUST HAVE KILLED HIM.

HE COULD HAVE LEFT TOWN ALREADY,

JUST BY HITCHING A RIDE ON THE INTERSTATE.

NOT IMPOSSIBLE,

BUT I GOT A FEELING HE'S STILL HERE.

HE SEES US, BUT WE DON'T SEE HIM.

HERE YOU GO.

WELL...

NOW...

ONE OF MY OFFICERS

SAW THAT TRUCK RIGHT AFTER THE HOLDUP.

WE THINK YOU WERE IN IT.

NOW, WE TELEPHONED SOME FRIENDS OF HENRY BOYER'S

AND HIS SISTER,

AND THEY THINK YOU MIGHT BE MAKING UP A STORY.

THE TRUTH'S GOING TO COME OUT.

WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE LETTERS?

ARMY BUNKER NEAR DA NANG.

MM-HMM.

WELL, IT MIGHT HAVE WORKED,

IF YOU'D CAUGHT A RIDE INTO SPARTA

WITH SOMEBODY ELSE.

I'LL TRY AGAIN, SOME OTHER WAY.

MY FATHER, HE'S AMERICAN.

NOT BOYER, BUT SOMEBODY.

THIS IS MY COUNTRY.

NOW, HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT, HANK?

MAYBE YOUR FATHER WAS A FRENCHMAN

OR AN AUSTRALIAN

OR ANY OTHER KIND OF WHITE EUROPEAN.

I KNOW.

DID YOUR MAMA TELL YOU?

NO.

WELL, THEN, HOW DO YOU KNOW?

I KNOW.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

EXCUSE ME.

[RINGING]

VELLA'S. LISA HERE. CAN I HELP YOU?

HI, BABY.

GET READY TO LEAVE.

SKIP, DARLING,

THERE'S A COP HERE.

HE WALKS THROUGH EVERY FIVE MINUTES

CHECKING THE BACK AND FRONT.

WHO'S THERE WITH YOU?

TWO CUSTOMERS AND MILDRED.

ALL RIGHT.

TELL MILDRED YOU GOT TO MEET ME TO SAY GOOD-BYE

ON HIGHWAY 78.

BUT YOU'LL REALLY MEET ME AT YOUR HOUSE.

THEY'LL FOLLOW ME.

NO, THEY WON'T.

THEY'LL GO WHERE MILDRED TELLS THEM,

TO HIGHWAY 78.

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

DO WHAT I TELL YOU...

PLEASE.

IT'S OUR ONLY HOPE.

THE COP'S OUT FRONT NOW.

SKIP: [OVER PHONE] NOW'S THE TIME.

MILDRED?

COULD YOU COME HERE, PLEASE?

WHICH PART OF OLD ROUTE 78 ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

THERE'S STILL 13 MILES OF IT LEFT.

I CAN'T SAY, EXACTLY.

SHE'S HEADED OUT THERE TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE GUY

AND THAT'S ALL WE KNOW.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL PUT IT OUT.

JAMISON, SWEET, COME IN, PLEASE.

THIS IS LONNIE, COME ON.

THE GUY WE WANT AIN'T THERE.

WE HEAR HE'S OUT ALONG OLD ROUTE 78

ON FOOT.

HEADED WHICH WAY? EAST OR WEST?

DON'T KNOW, BUT HIS GIRLFRIEND'S GOT HER CAR,

AND THEY'RE MEETING.

MAYBE FOR THEM, IT'S "HI, HONEY, LET'S FLY."

LET'S GO.

ROUTE 78.

THAT'S VERY PECULIAR.

OLD ROUTE 78 GOES NOWHERE.

THAT'S A BREAK FOR US.

MAYBE NOT.

MAYBE NOT.

NOW, YOU TAKE A SQUIRREL.

HE MAY SEEM TO RUN TO A LIMB'S END

THAT TAPERS OFF INTO NOTHING,

BUT HE ISN'T THERE.

HE RAN OUT A FOOT OR TWO

AND THEN DOUBLED BACK ON THE BLIND SIDE.

HE NEVER LEFT THE PLACE YOU FIRST SAW HIM.

THINK ABOUT THAT.

I DON'T WANT TO.

OH...

[HORN HONKS]

GET IN.

I CAN'T JUST LEAVE. LET'S GO.

I'LL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING WHEN WE'RE GONE.

LUANN: THAT'S ALL WE KNOW.

THAT'S THE MESSAGE LISA LEFT.

BILL: [OVER PHONE] HAVE RANDY REPORT BACK TO THE STATION.

STAY THERE IN CASE LISA GRIBELLE COMES BACK.

TRY TO GET HER TO HELP US.

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING]

POLICE! POLICE!

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THE GIRL THAT LIVES THERE?

WE NEED TO FIND HER BOYFRIEND.

BOTH OF THEM HAVE GONE.

THEY LEFT HERE.

HER CAR'S STILL HERE.

THEY LEFT IN MY CAR.

YOU LET THEM TAKE IT?

NO, I CERTAINLY DID NOT.

THAT MAN HOGTIED ME,

AND THEN THEY STOLE MY CAR.

HE'S ON CLARENDON HEADING OUT TOWARDS THE INTERSTATE,

ABOUT 150 YARDS AHEAD DOING A CAREFUL 40.

HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE STOPPED.

BESIDES, SPEED WON'T HELP HIM.

HE'S GOT TO BE LUCKY

AND WE'VE GOT TO BE DUMB

IF HE'S GOING TO REACH LOUISIANA.

HE'S GOT TO TURN ONTO THAT BRIDGE

AT THE END OF KINGSTON

IF HE WANTS TO HIT THE I-20.

HE'S GOING EITHER EAST OR WEST.

THAT'S WHERE WE'LL PUT HIM IN A CORNER.

REMEMBER, THAT LITTLE GIRL IS HIS HOLE CARD.

LET'S BE VERY CAREFUL.

I'M ON CLARENDON NEAR THE OLD COLUMN ROAD.

HE'S BEHIND ME. BUBBA'S WAY BEHIND.

SWEET'S MEETING US AT THE BRIDGE.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS HOPELESS, SKIP.

I MURDERED A MAN.

I CAN'T FIX IT.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME

I EVER MET UP WITH HOPELESS.

I'LL HAVE TO STUDY HOW TO HANDLE IT.

IF YOU JUST STOP AND GIVE YOURSELF UP,

I THINK THAT MIGHT BE BEST.

I'LL STICK BY YOU NO MATTER WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

YOU KNOW THAT.

YOU KNOW I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU.

I SUPPOSE IT WOULD BE MOST SENSIBLE,

BUT I JUST CAN'T.

I KNOW HOW THIS WILL GO,

BUT I HAVE TO LET IT PLAY OUT.

IT'S THE WAY I AM.

BUT I LOVE YOU, TOO, LISA.

YOU WANT A PIECE OF PIZZA?

YOU'LL BE OUT OF HERE SOON.

YEAH, OUT OF COUNTRY.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

THE FELLA THAT SHOT THAT MAN,

THEY'RE AFTER HIM NOW.

THE KINGSTON BRIDGE IS IN FRONT OF ME.

HAS OUR GUY STARTED RUNNING?

THAT BOY WON'T RUN.

IT'S WHAT HE'LL DO WHEN HE STOPS THAT WORRIES ME.

WHEN HE TURNS ONTO THAT BRIDGE,

SWEET WILL BLOCK HIM AT THE SOUTH END.

WE WILL BACK UP SWEET.

THEN JAMISON WILL BLOCK CLARENDON OFF,

FORCING JENSEN TO TURN ONTO THE BRIDGE.

BUBBA WILL BLOCK THE BRIDGE AT THE NORTH END.

ME AND JAMISON GOT OUR .30-'06s.

DON'T USE THEM UNLESS I GIVE THE BYE-BYE SIGNAL

WITH THE CAP FROM ME.

WELL, HERE IT IS, HONEY.

IT WON'T BE LONG NOW.

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU.

CHIEF, THIS ISN'T A HOSTAGE THING.

THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE.

AH, JENSEN?

I HOPE YOU'RE GOING TO BE

A NICE FELLA AFTER ALL.

DON'T YOU HURT THAT LITTLE GIRL.

NONE OF Y'ALL COME ANY CLOSER THAN YOU ARE.

DO YOU HEAR ME?

LISA AND ME NEED SOME TIME TO THINK.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST LET HER GO,

LET HER WALK TO ME?

AND THEN WE CAN DECIDE WHAT ELSE TO DO.

DO YOU WANT TO?

NO.

LISA WILL STAY WITH ME, SIR.

WE WILL NOT BE PARTED.

WHERE I GO...

SHE WILL GO.

OH, GREAT.

I DON'T LIKE THAT TONE OF VOICE, LONNIE.

SOUNDS KIND OF PREACHY, LIKE DOOM OR SOMETHING.

YOU BETTER GET READY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK THE WORST,

BUT I GOT TO BE SURE OF IT.

MR. JENSEN,

I WAS HOPING WE COULD END THIS THING

WITHOUT ANY MORE SADNESS.

YOU'VE MADE A BAD MISTAKE,

BUT THERE'S SUCH A THING

AS PAYING FOR MISTAKES.

PAYING FOR MISTAKES YOUR WAY

DOES NOT INTEREST ME, SIR.

WILL YOU GO WHERE I GO, DARLING?

I WISH WE COULD BE HERE FOR CHRISTMAS,

BUT I'LL GO WHERE YOU GO.

[GUN COCKING]

IS HE COCKING THAT GUN?YES.

OH, LORD HELP US.

[GUNSHOT]

[SIGHS]

[LISA SOBBING]

BILL: PARKER!

YEAH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [LAUGHS]

YES, SIR, CHIEF.

GET HANK OUT OF THE CELL.

DO YOU MIND IF SOMEBODY ELSE DOES THAT?

YOU DON'T LIKE GOING NEAR HIM, DO YOU?

NO, SIR, I DON'T.

OH.

WELL...

HOW MANY YEARS WERE YOU OVER IN VIETNAM?

IT WAS TWO, WASN'T IT?

YES, SIR, TWO YEARS.

AND HOW MANY CHILDREN

DID YOU FATHER OVER THERE?

EXCUSE ME?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, CHIEF?

I MEAN HOW MANY!

THINK!

THREE? FOUR?

HOW MANY VIETNAMESE WOMEN

DID YOU GO FORNICATING WITH OVER THERE?

I DON'T REMEMBER THAT.

YOU'RE TOO INTELLIGENT TO THINK THAT

THAT KID BACK THERE HAD ANYTHING TO DO

WITH WHAT THE VIETCONG DID TO YOU.

YOU'RE MAD BECAUSE YOU'RE GUILTY,

AND YOU'RE GUILTY BECAUSE YOU HAVE A FEELING

MAYBE YOU LEFT A LITTLE FELLA OVER THERE

WITHOUT A FATHER.

HOW DO YOU KNOW IT WASN'T THAT KID?

I'M SORRY I BROUGHT THIS UP, CHIEF,

BUT I JUST WANT TO FORGET IT ALL.

FORGET IT. GO AHEAD.

I WON'T FORGET IT!

I WON'T FORGET IT...

UNTIL I SEE YOU BRING THAT KID OUT HERE

WITH YOUR HAND ON HIS SHOULDER,

LIKE A DECENT, CHRISTIAN,

SOLDIERLY MAN.

THANK YOU. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY.

ALL: MERRY CHRISTMAS.

WHERE'S THE CHIEF?

OH, MRS. TIBBS. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

I HAVE THE ANGEL FOR THE TREE. WHERE IS IT?

OH, THE TREE. GO BACK IN THERE AND GET THAT TREE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE PLANNED TONIGHT,

BUT I'M HAVING SOME FRIENDS OVER.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME...

WELL, THANK YOU VERY KINDLY, MRS. TIBBS,

BUT I HAVE AN INVITATION

OF LONG STANDING.

WILL YOU GET THAT TREE OUT?

WELL, I HAVE THE ANGEL--

WHO DO WE HAVE HERE?

OH, THIS IS HANK.

HE'S A VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN BOY

SPENDING HIS FIRST CHRISTMAS IN THIS COUNTRY.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

YOU CAN PUT YOUR ANGEL ON THAT TREE, IF YOU WANT.

NO. IT'S YOUR ANGEL. THAT'S YOUR TREE.

OH, WELL, ALL RIGHT.

I'LL PUT IT UP THERE.

HOW DOES IT LOOK UP THERE?

WHAT DO YOU HAVE AGAINST CHRISTMAS, ANYWAY?

WELL, CHRISTMAS, UH...

TAKES ME BACK TO OTHER TIMES

WHERE I DON'T WANT TO BE,

BECAUSE WHEN I HAVE TO LEAVE

AND RETURN TO THESE TIMES,

I FEEL, OH...

SO SAD.

VIRGIL: HO, HO, HO, HO, HO!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

MERRY CHRISTMAS. [PEOPLE GREETING EACH OTHER]

VIRGIL: MERRY CHRISTMAS, JAMISON.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY. BYE!

HAVE A NICE CHRISTMAS!

YOU, TOO.

HO, HO, HO, HO, HO!

[SIGHS] WELL.

ANOTHER CHRISTMAS EVE, EH, CHIEF?

OH, YEAH, YEAH.

UH-HUH.

YOU SPEND CHRISTMAS EVE ALONE, CHIEF?

WELL, USUALLY SOMEBODY TAGS ALONG,

LIKE YOU.

THE SPECIAL IS, OF COURSE,

ROAST TURKEY, CORNBREAD DRESSING,

AND MASHED POTATOES.

YOU EVER EAT THAT?

ONCE. HONG KONG. AMERICAN CHURCH.

NOW YOU CAN EAT IT HERE, WHERE IT'S FAMOUS.

WE'LL HAVE THAT. THANK YOU.

I'VE GOT A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR YOU.

YOU DO?

YEAH. VIRGIL AND I SET UP A HEARING

IN NEW ORLEANS FOR YOU.

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO STAY HERE

IF WE CAN ESTABLISH

THAT YOUR FATHER WAS MOST PROBABLY A G.I.

WE KNOW HENRY BOYER ISN'T.

WELL, WHO COULD IT BE?

I KNOW A FELLOW WHO MIGHT BE PERSUADED

TO STEP FORWARD

AND SAY IT'S ENTIRELY POSSIBLE

THAT YOU AND HE...

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

THEN WE SHOW YOU HAVE A SPECIAL SKILL--

COOKING--

SO YOU CAN GET GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.

WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SWING IT.

THANK YOU, CHIEF. NOW...

OH. THERE WE ARE.

NOW THAT LOOKS GOOD.

HERE'S THE ROLLS, HANK.

JUST HELP YOURSELF.

THESE...

I KNOW THESE ROLLS ARRIVED

ON A DAY OTHER THAN THIS ONE.

HANK, I WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT MOST AMERICANS DO NOT SPEND

CHRISTMAS EVE THIS WAY.

STILL, FOR ME,

IT'S A REAL GOOD CHRISTMAS EVE, CHIEF.

RIGHT.

THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THESE DAYS OF ABUNDANCE.

♪ SLEEP IN HEAVENLY

♪ PEACE

♪ SLEEP IN

♪ HEAVENLY

♪ PEACE