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

BYE, DADDY.

BYE, HONEY.

GOT YOUR LUNCH TICKET?

YEP.

HURRY UP. HURRY, HURRY.

I'M NOT COMING RIGHT HOME AFTER SCHOOL.

KAREN, BE HOME BY 6:00. I MEAN IT.

GIMME A KISS.

DO GOOD ON YOUR TEST. I LOVE YOU.

BE CAREFUL.

BYE.

BYE.

[DOOR CLOSES]

DON'T FORGET YOUR BRIEFCASE.

THANKS, HONEY.

I HOPE ALL GOES WELL.

I'LL CALL YOU.

DON'T DRIVE FAST. THERE'S COPS AROUND.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[SIREN]

COME ON. THAT'S IT.

ALL RIGHT, COME ON THERE.

BRING IT ON BACK.

EASY, EASY.

WHOA!

HOLD IT.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

OFFICER, I'M LATE FOR WORK.

SO IS EVERYBODY ELSE.

BEST BE A LITTLE PATIENT.

YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A BAD MISTAKE.

COME ON. GET OUT OF HERE.

THANK YOU, OFFICER.

COME ON, LET'S GO. COME ON.

[DOG BARKS]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[DOORBELL CHIMES]

HURRY UP. COME ON IN.

LOOK, I'M SCARED. HE LEFT SOMETHING BEHIND.

WILL HE COME BACK?

MAYBE.

LET'S NOT. NOT TODAY.

YES, TODAY. NOW. CALL THE PLANT.

HE'S NOT THERE YET.

LEAVE WORD.

IF HE WANTS WHATEVER HE LEFT, YOU'LL BRING IT.

OK.

[MOANS]

MORNING.

MORNING, ROY.

MORNING, ROY.

MORNING.

JOHN, WHERE YOU BEEN?

TRAFFIC TIE-UP.

RELAX. WE GOT AN HOUR.

IT'LL TAKE EVERY MINUTE TO GO OVER YOUR MATERIAL.

LOOK, WE WRAP THIS THING UP,

WE'LL TAKE SOME TIME OFF AND DROWN SOME WORMS.

ARE WE READY?

A TAKEOVER COULD COST US ALL OUR JOBS.

NOT IF THEY ACCEPT.

WE COULD DOUBLE PRODUCTION IN SIX MONTHS,

RAISING OUR BONUSES.

LET ME READ IT.

I GOT IT BOILED DOWN TO 10 PAGES.

DAMN!

WHAT?

I LEFT IT ON THE HALLWAY TABLE.

JOHN, YOU NUT!

NO MORE OF THIS.

[DOOR OPENS]

[BOTH MOANING]

AAH! DON'T!

[GUNSHOTS]

JOHN!

JOHN SEVRANCE, WHAT DID YOU DO?

[INDISTINCT]

THIS IS IT, HUH?

YEAH, I GUESS.

ROY? YOU GOING TO JOIN US?

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

[RING]

SPARTA POLICE, GOOD MORNING.

WAIT A SECOND. TALK SLOWLY.

YES. BUBBA.

YEAH.

MAN WITH A GUN ON BELVISTA.

SHOOTING IN HIS HOUSE.

OK. FAMILY NAME IS...

SPELL IT.

SEVRANCE. GOT IT. YES.

YOUR NAME, PLEASE?

AND ADDRESS?

AND PHONE.

DEE. YES, SIR?

SEND A COUPLE OF CARS TO 74 BELVISTA.

THE MAN IS ARMED.

YOU TELL THEM BOYS TO USE THEIR HEADS.

YES, SIR.

ANY CARS IN VICINITY OF 74 BELVISTA...

[RING]

[RING]

YEAH, WHAT?

MORNING, CHIEF.

REMEMBER A JOHN SEVRANCE?

UH, THE NAME, YEAH.

WHAT LINE OF WORK IS HE IN?

I FORGET.

WELL, WAIT.

ISN'T THAT THE MAN WHO USED TO RUN THE CONCERTS IN THE PARK?

I THINK HE DID.

BUT THERE'S BEEN SOME SHOTS AT HIS HOUSE.

THAT'S ON YOUR WAY.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO DROP BY.

YEAH, I'LL DROP BY.

SEE YOU.

MR. SEVRANCE.

YES, MA'AM, STILL HERE.

SORRY YOU HAD TO WAIT.

KAREN'S NOT AT SCHOOL.

SHE WENT ON A TRIP TO THE COLLEGE.

OH, OK.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS AN EVENING THING.

ANYTHING URGENT?

NO. NOT AT ALL.

I GOT A PRICE ON AN ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD.

IT WILL KEEP TILL I SEE HER.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR TROUBLE.

BYE-BYE, NOW.

GOOD MORNING. WHAT'S DOING?

DOUBLE HOMICIDE.

HUSBAND KILLED HIS WIFE AND HER BOYFRIEND.

MRS. KOSH LIVES NEXT DOOR.

SHE HEARD THE SHOTS

AND SAW MR. SEVRANCE RUNNING OUT HOLDING A GUN.

JOHN SEVRANCE'S WIFE IS MARGE.

POOR MARGE.

THE MAN IS CULLON WECKER.

YOU KNOW THAT MAN?

I KNOW HIM TO SEE COMING AND GOING,

IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

SHE'S RIGHT.

CULLON WECKER'S HIS NAME.

I CHECKED HIS WALLET. HE MANAGES A RESTAURANT.

THEY WERE MARRIED 17 YEARS.

TWO CHILDREN--

10-YEAR-OLD TAD,

DAUGHTER KAREN AT SPARTA HIGH.

HERE'S A PICTURE OF THE FAMILY.

IT'S FUNNY. I STOPPED HIM THIS MORNING.

SAID HE WAS GOING TO WORK.

WHERE'S THAT?

THAIL RIVER MILL.

HE WENT, BUT CAME BACK.

I WISH HE HADN'T COME BACK.

I ALREADY SENT OUT A DESCRIPTION OF HIM.

FIND HIM BEFORE HE DOES ANYMORE HARM.

YOU THINK HE MIGHT?

WELL, WHEN A MAN GETS CRAZY LIKE THAT...

HE HIT THEM CLOSE WITH A LARGE WEAPON, LIKE A .45.

I THOUGHT I'D GO BY THE BOY'S SCHOOL

IF YOU THINK I SHOULD.

YEAH.

THEN I COULD HAVE MRS. TIBBS TALK TO THE DAUGHTER.

WELL, YOU PICK UP THE BOY,

TAKE HIM TO HIS SISTER'S SCHOOL,

THEN MAYBE MRS. TIBBS

CAN HELP YOU TELL BOTH OF THEM, YOU KNOW.

I CAN ALERT HER.

LOOKS LIKE A SIMPLE CRIME OF PASSION.

YEAH, SIMPLE.

IT'S A TERRIBLE MESS ALL THE SAME.

THERE MAY BE WORSE TO COME.

PLEASE TELL ME.

I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG.

IS IT MY SISTER?

IT'S A FAMILY MATTER, TAD.

THEY'LL TELL YOU IN THERE.

ANYWAY, I THINK MAYBE--

I'LL GET BACK TO YOU, OK?

SURE.

HI, TAD. I'M MRS. TIBBS.

WOULD YOU SIT OVER HERE FOR A SECOND?

I'D LIKE TO TALK TO OFFICER SWEET, OK?

HAVE YOU TOLD HIM ANYTHING?

NOPE. NO GUTS.

THE CHIEF CALLED HIS AUNT.

SHE'S ON HER WAY.

WHERE'S TAD'S SISTER?

SHE'S NOT HERE RIGHT NOW.

SWEET, HER FATHER CALLED.

FROM WHERE?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHERE'S KAREN?

ON A FIELD TRIP.

WE MUST FIND HER.

WAIT. WHY?

WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT HER FATHER.

YOU THINK HE'D HURT HIS KIDS?

HE KILLED HIS WIFE.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

VERY INFORMATIVE.

THANK YOU. BYE-BYE.

[ORGAN PLAYS]

YOU ARE HEARING WHAT?

BACH TOCCATA AND FUGUE.

RIGHT. AND IT'S NOT A RECORDING.

SOMEONE'S PLAYING IT IN THE AUDITORIUM.

PIANO AND ORGAN STUDENTS WILL NOTE

IT IS ONE OF WURLITZER'S FIRST GREAT ORGANS,

DONATED BY THE CHALMISS FAMILY,

WHO ORIGINALLY FOUNDED SPARTA.

AND I HAVE $20 FROM MY DADDY

TO CONTRIBUTE TO THAT ORGAN'S MAINTENANCE.

YOUR DADDY IS MOST KIND.

CHIEF, AN OLD DIRT ROAD LEADS OUT TO THAT LAKE.

NO WORD ON JOHN SEVRANCE.

KAREN ISN'T IN SCHOOL. SHE'S ON A FIELD TRIP.

WHO'S ON THE PHONE?

SWEET.

LET ME TALK TO HIM.

WHAT KIND OF FIELD TRIP?

TO THE COLLEGE.

YOU WAIT WHERE YOU ARE

FOR THE KID'S RELATIVES TO TURN UP.

MAKE SURE HE GOES WITH THEM.

YES, SIR.

[BELL RINGS]

WANT ME TO COME?

NO, NO. JUST ME, I THINK.

I DON'T KNOW.

VIRGIL ALWAYS TOLD ME TO KEEP IT SIMPLE.

I'LL TRY.

TAD.

HONEY, I WANT YOU TO GET READY

FOR SOME VERY SAD NEWS.

OK.

THERE WAS SOME TROUBLE AT YOUR HOUSE

BETWEEN YOUR MOTHER AND YOUR FATHER.

YOU MEAN A FIGHT?

YEAH.

YOUR DAD CAME HOME,

AND THERE WAS ANOTHER MAN AT YOUR HOUSE,

A FRIEND OF YOUR MOTHER'S,

SOMEONE YOUR DAD DIDN'T LIKE.

WAS THE MAN CULLON WECKER?

I DON'T KNOW HIS NAME.

WERE THEY IN BED TOGETHER?

YES, TAD, THEY WERE.

AND MY DAD...

WHAT DID HE DO?

HE SHOT THEM.

THAT'S WHAT HE SAID HE'D DO...

IF THEY EVER DID THAT AGAIN.

HERE'S THE TWO I FOUND.

THEY'RE .45s, ALL RIGHT.

THEY LOOK JUST LIKE THE ONES WE FOUND ON THE FLOOR BY THE BED,

FIRED AT 4 OR 5 FEET.

YOU'LL NEED TO SIGN FOR THOSE.

YOU KNOW, I DELIVERED THIS WOMAN OF HER SECOND CHILD.

JOHN SEVRANCE NEVER BELIEVED THAT CHILD WAS HIS.

WHOSE DID HE THINK?

THIS UNFORTUNATE FELLA HERE.

KAREN.

DADDY! WHY ARE YOU HERE?

I'M SORRY. SOMETHING'S COME UP.

WHAT?

YOU GOT TO COME AWAY WITH ME.

IT'S VERY PRIVATE, HON.

WE HAVE TO HURRY. THE CAR'S OVER HERE.

MR. SEVRANCE!

MR. SEVRANCE, IS THERE A PROBLEM?

I HAVE TO TAKE KAREN.

KIND OF A FAMILY EMERGENCY.

I'M SORRY.

IS IT SOMETHING ABOUT TAD?

NO, HONEY.

MAMA?

I'LL EXPLAIN ON THE WAY TO THE CABIN.

WHY THERE?

I'LL EXPLAIN.

WELL, I HOPE EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT.

THEM PICTURES WAS TAKEN UP BY PURVIS LAKE.

UH-HUH.

THINK HE MIGHT GO THERE?

WHY? MAYBE, BUT WHY?

CAN I COME IN?

SURE, SIT DOWN.

I LIKE YOUR OLD MUG.

ANYTHING MORE DELICATE THAN THAT

GETS BUSTED AROUND HERE.

I WAS MARGE SEVRANCE'S DOCTOR

WHEN SHE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

DO YOU THINK JOHN KNEW ABOUT HIS WIFE

BEFORE TODAY?

I HAVE TO THINK HE DID.

IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS.

REALLY?

MARGE AND CULLON WERE HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS.

WHY DID SHE MARRY JOHN?

WELL, ACCORDING TO MY WIFE,

IT WAS SPITE.

CULLON WAS FOOLING AROUND WITH SOME OTHER GIRL.

SO ALL THESE YEARS,

JOHN SEVRANCE KNEW HIS WIFE WAS HAVING A THING

WITH THIS FELLA CULLON WECKER?

WHY DIDN'T JOHN LEAVE HIS WIFE?

WHO CAN SAY WHY ANY MAN

DOES OR DOESN'T LEAVE HIS WIFE?

I SUPPOSE HE WAS DEVOTED TO HIS CHILDREN,

EVEN IF, UH...

EVEN IF, UH, WHAT?

MARGE TOLD ME JOHN NEVER BELIEVED

TAD WAS REALLY HIS.

THOUGHT MAYBE HE WAS CULLON WECKER'S.

DIDN'T YOU SAY HE WAS DEVOTED TO THE BOY?

I THINK SO.

THOUGH IT WAS MARGE'S IDEA THAT HE WASN'T.

MAYBE HE NEVER BELIEVED

THE GIRL WAS HIS, EITHER.

THIS MAN COULD BE DANGEROUS TO BOTH THE CHILDREN.

WHERE'S THE GIRL?

HER FATHER GOT HER.

WHEN? ABOUT 20 MINUTES AGO.

HE SAID, "WE'RE GOING TO THE CABIN"?

I THINK SO. I HEARD "CABIN."

THANK YOU.

DID SOMETHING BAD HAPPEN TO KAREN'S MOTHER?

I'M AFRAID SO, SIR.

KAREN SEEMED SO SCARED.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT HER.

WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT HER, TOO.

REAL WORRIED.

HERE, DADDY.

PUT MINE ON THE SEAT.

DADDY?

YES, HON?

I GET THE FEELING SOMETHING'S CHANGED WITH YOU.

YES, IT HAS. YOU'RE RIGHT.

CAN I GUESS?

I WANTED TO WAIT AND TELL YOU AT THE CABIN.

YOU'VE STAYED AS LONG AS YOU CAN,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO LEAVE US NOW.

YES, DARLING. THAT'S RIGHT. I'M LEAVING.

BUT YOU'RE JUST LEAVING MAMA, NOT US.

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ALL THAT--

WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO WHEN I'M GONE.

LET'S GET TO THE CABIN FIRST, OK?

OK.

JAMISON, ARE YOU ON?

YEAH. THE FATHER BEAT US TO THE COLLEGE.

HE ALREADY GOT THE GIRL.

A WITNESS OVERHEARD SOMETHING ABOUT A CABIN.

GO TO PURVIS LAKE.

THAT'S WHERE THE CABIN IS. WHERE'S SWEET?

HE'S RIGHT BEHIND ME.

I'M ON.

YOU TAKE OLD COUNTY ROAD 211 TO PURVIS LAKE.

THAT'S THE WAY OUT OF THERE, YOU UNDERSTAND?

NOW, IF YOU DON'T MEET SEVRANCE COMING OUT,

JUST KEEP ON GOING

TILL YOU RUN INTO JAMISON AT THE CABIN.

WE'LL ALSO BE THERE. OK, CHIEF.

DO NOT APPROACH OR TRY TO ENTER THAT CABIN

TILL I'VE TALKED TO THE MAN.

WE HAVEN'T TALKED YET. THE PHONE ISN'T WORKING.

YES, SIR.

YES, SIR.

TAD AND I ALWAYS KNEW ABOUT CULLON WECKER.

I THINK YOU KNEW WE KNEW.

I DID.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU FOUGHT ABOUT IT MUCH.

I ONLY REMEMBER ONE FIGHT.

THERE WERE ONLY A COUPLE OF FIGHTS.

MISSY MORELAND'S DADDY LEFT HER MAMA OVER A THING LIKE THIS.

I HAVE ANOTHER FRIEND-- HER DADDY'S THE ONE WHO FOOLS AROUND.

HER MAMA'S KIND OF LIKE YOU--

I MEAN, SHE DOESN'T SAY MUCH ABOUT IT.

WELL, WHEN YOU'VE SAID "STOP," THERE'S NOT MUCH ELSE TO SAY.

THEY STOP OR THEY DON'T.

YOU STAY OR YOU LEAVE.

IF YOU GOT KIDS YOU LOVE A WHOLE LOT...

I WISH YOU HADN'T GONE THROUGH ALL THAT SUFFERING JUST FOR US.

HONEY, IT WASN'T ALL SUFFERING.

YOU KIDS ARE THE REASON WHY IT WASN'T.

SOMEDAY, WHEN YOU'RE A MAMA,

YOU'LL REALIZE HOW MUCH JOY

DARLING KIDS CAN ADD TO YOUR LIFE,

AND HOW MUCH YOU AND TAD ADDED TO MINE.

TAD, HONEY, THEY TOLD US WHAT HAPPENED,

AND WE'RE HERE FOR YOU.

WE'RE THE LOOMISES.

I'M DAN, AND THAT'S MY WIFE MARTA.

I'M ALTHEA TIBBS.

I KNOW KAREN WELL.

TAD AND I JUST MET.

DID THEY TELL YOU WHAT DADDY DID?

YES. THEY TOLD US.

I KNEW HE WAS GOING TO DO IT.

I HEARD HIM SAY SO.

A COUPLE OF TIMES.

DID YOU EVER HEAR HIM SAY SO?

DID YOU?

WE MAY HAVE, SON.

WELL, YEAH.

BUT YOU ALWAYS HEAR ABOUT PEOPLE GETTING MAD,

TALKING ABOUT THE AWFUL THINGS THEY'RE GOING TO DO.

AND NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT, IS THERE?

WE JUST DIDN'T THINK HE MEANT IT, SON.

I DID.

I GOT SEVRANCE'S WAGON.

HE'S GOT THE GIRL BESIDE HIM.

HE'S HEADING FOR THE PURVIS LAKE EXIT.

DON'T PUSH HIM. JUST KEEP HIM IN SIGHT.

HE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE RUNNING.

IS THAT GOOD OR BAD?

DEPENDS WHAT HE MEANS TO DO WITH THAT GIRL.

DEPENDS ON WHAT HE MEANS TO DO WITH THAT GIRL.

THIS IS A BIB PROBLEM.

HOW YOU GOING TO HANDLE THIS?

THE BOY CAN'T GO TO PASCAGOULA.

HIS MAWMAW IS JUST TOO DELICATE. SHE'S GETTING ON--

62 ISN'T GETTING ON.

AND MY MOTHER HAS MONEY

AND DOMESTIC HELP.

TAD LIKES HER. SO DOES KAREN.

WHAT I DIDN'T WANT TO TELL YOU IS

WHEN I TOLD YOUR MAMA WHAT HAPPENED,

SHE WENT INTO SHOCK, COULDN'T TALK.

SHE ALWAYS DOES THAT.

SHE DROPPED THE PHONE.

ONE OF THE MAIDS HELPED HER TO THE SOFA.

THEN SHE TALKED WITH ME.

MRS. TIBBS, FOLKS, EXCUSE ME.

THE CHIEF WANTS ME TO BRING YOU-ALL OUT TO PURVIS LAKE.

WHY? WHO'S THERE?

MR. SEVRANCE AND KAREN.

WE DON'T WANT TO BUST IN,

AND HE'S NOT COMING OUT.

MAYBE YOU COULD HELP US SOLVE THIS SITUATION.

WHAT'S HE GOING TO DO TO THAT CHILD?

NOTHING, MA'AM. WE HOPE.

LET'S GET OUT TO THE LAKE.

GOD, GOD, GOD.

THE MAN IS A GOOD MANAGER.

HE'S A DEACON OF HIS CHURCH.

HE DESIGNED THE YOUTH CENTER.

HE STARTED THE SPARTA CITIZENS' ORCHESTRA.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WHAT HAPPENED?

RIGHT THIS WAY, FOLKS.

[CAR DOORS OPEN]

[SIRENS]

[GUNSHOTS]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHO YOU SHOOTING AT?

DID HE HIT ANYTHING?

UH-UH. I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR NO RICOCHETS.

DID HE HIT ANYTHING?

NOTHING OVER HERE.

I DON'T EVEN THINK HE AIMED AT ANYTHING.

DADDY, THIS IS CRAZY.

DADDY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

DADDY, TALK TO ME, PLEASE!

WHY DID THE POLICE FOLLOW US HERE?

DADDY, WHY ARE WE HERE?

DADDY, IF YOU DON'T TELL ME, I'M LEAVING.

YOU MUSTN'T DO THAT, KAREN.

WHY? YOU GOING TO SHOOT ME?

WHAT? COME HERE.

NO, MY DARLING. I WOULD NEVER, NEVER, NEVER,

NEVER HARM YOU FOR ANYTHING.

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

YOU CAN GO IF YOU WANT TO.

I'LL TELL THOSE COPS.

THEN I'LL JUST OPEN THE DOOR AND LET YOU GO.

I JUST WISH YOU'D STAY,

SO I CAN TELL YOU ALL THE THINGS I WANT TO TELL YOU.

MAKE ME FEEL A WHOLE LOT BETTER LEAVING.

BUT TO WHERE?

DADDY, THE POLICE ARE HERE. THEY WANT YOU.

WHY?

DADDY, WHAT DO THEY WANT YOU FOR?

THEY WANT TO KEEP ME FROM LEAVING, I GUESS...

THE WAY I MUST LEAVE.

OH, DADDY. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO KILL YOURSELF, ARE YOU?

PLEASE SAY YOU'RE NOT, DADDY.

HONEY, NOW, PLEASE.

I CAN'T TAKE THAT, KAREN.

I CAN'T DEAL WITH A BABY.

WHAT I MUST SEE BEFORE ME NOW,

BEFORE I GO,

A YOUNG WOMAN...

WITH INTELLIGENCE AND MATURITY AND STRENGTH.

MAKE THAT YOUR LAST GIFT TO ME--

TO LET ME SEE THAT YOUNG WOMAN.

AND THEN I CAN END MY LIFE.

NO.

I WILL.

NO, DADDY.

NO.

HERE'S PARKER.

CHIEF, I'M DAN LOOMIS.

THIS IS MY WIFE MARTA,

AND THAT'S TAD SEVRANCE BACK THERE IN THE CAR.

WHAT'S JOHN DOING IN THERE?

I SUPPOSE HE'S IN THERE

TALKING TO HIS DAUGHTER,

EXPLAINING TO HER HIS SIDE OF THINGS.

JOHN SEVRANCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN CALM ABOUT EVERYTHING.

BUT WE ALL KNOW ABOUT STILL WATERS, DON'T WE?

HOW'S THE YOUNG FELLA THERE?

IS HE HOLDING UP ALL RIGHT?

WELL, HE'S HOLDING UP,

BUT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT UNDERNEATH.

THE REASON I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE GIRL IS...

DID HER DADDY EVER EXPRESS ANY DOUBTS ABOUT HER ORIGINS?

NO. TAD ONLY.

I KNOW. I KNOW ABSOLUTELY.

MAYBE YOU CAN TELL US

WHAT THAT MAN'S FIXING TO DO IN THERE.

I'M GOING TO TRY THE PHONE ONE MORE TIME.

YOU EVER KNOWN HIM

TO GO A LITTLE OFF THE TRACKS?

WELL, OFF THE TRACKS? YEAH.

EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE, FROM TIME TO TIME.

DID YOU EVER SEE THE MAN GO NUTS?

NO. HE NEVER, THAT I WITNESSED,

LOST HIS TEMPER.

I CAN SEE HIM MOVING AROUND.

WITH A RIFLE, I COULD TAKE HIM OUT EASY.

IT WOULD BE OVER.

WAIT. WAIT.

I FEEL LIKE CHARGING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

FOR VIRGIL'S SALARY THIS MONTH.

BAD TIMING FOR A JOKE.

IT'S JUST I WISH VIRGIL WASN'T DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS

WORKING FOR THE FBI.

I WISH HE WAS HERE WORKING ON THIS HOSTAGE CASE.

IS THIS REALLY A HOSTAGE CASE?

IF THAT GIRL KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED

TO HER MAMA AND CULLON WECKER,

SHE DOESN'T WANT TO BE IN THAT CABIN.

MEGAPHONE, CHIEF, IN CASE YOU NEED IT.

THANK YOU.

WHAT KIND OF WEAPON YOU GOT IN THE CAR?

MY SHOTGUN, LOADED WITH SLUGS.

TAKE IT AROUND THE WEST SIDE OF THE HOUSE. LOOK FOR POSSIBLE EXITS.

RIGHT ON IT.

JAMISON?

YEAH, CHIEF?

YOU GOT A RIFLE HERE?

.30-'06.

TAKE IT AROUND THE EAST SIDE.

THERE'S SOME WINDOWS.

SEE IF YOU CAN LOOK IN, JUST IN CASE.

YES, SIR.

I HATE THIS.

OH, MRS. TIBBS, I HATE IT, TOO.

I HATE IT.

IS NOTHING GOING TO HAPPEN?

I SURE DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN.

UNLESS HE MAKES IT HAPPEN.

HONEY, I WANT YOU TO KNOW WHERE ALL THIS STUFF IS.

I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.

THIS JEWELRY WAS MY MAMA'S.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO GIVE IT TO YOUR MAMA,

BUT I NEVER COULD.

NOW IT'S YOURS.

YOU KNOW MAMA WON'T LET ME KEEP THAT STUFF.

SHE'S GOT NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT NOW.

HERE. YOU TAKE THIS NOW.

YOU TAKE THIS, HONEY.

JOHN SEVRANCE.

JOHN SEVRANCE, ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?

CHIEF, YOU LISTEN TO ME, OK?

GIVE ME A LITTLE MORE TIME.

JUST A FEW MINUTES,

AND YOU'LL GET WHAT YOU WANT.

I'VE GOT YOUNG TAD OUT HERE WITH ME.

I SURE WISH I HAD KAREN WITH ME, TOO.

KAREN'S FINE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING

IF YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING DUMB

LIKE BLAZING YOUR WAY IN HERE.

JOHN, ALL I WANT TO DO

IS HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU,

BUT I'M IN A BAD POSITION HERE.

I CAN'T OFFICIALLY BELIEVE THAT CHILD IS SAFE

UNTIL SHE'S OUT HERE WITH ME.

I'M TAKING PRESSURE FROM MY MEN OUT HERE.

THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING

AT YOUR HOUSE.

WHAT HAPPENED THERE

WAS THE KILLING

OF A COUPLE OF CHEATING, SINNING DEVILS

WITH NO MORE CONSCIENCE OR DECENCY

THAN A PAIR OF STINKING HORNY BOBCATS!

I SHOULD'VE KILLED THEM LONG AGO!

LONG AGO!

WHEN KAREN WAS A BABY--

MY KAREN--

THE ONLY CHILD I CAN CALL MY OWN, WAS 2!

WHY, DADDY?

WHY NOW?

WHY TODAY, AFTER ALL THIS TIME? WHY NOW?

WHEN I SAW HIS CAR

AND THOUGHT ABOUT ALL THE TIMES

HIS CAR MUST HAVE COME AND GONE,

I COULDN'T HANDLE IT.

AFTER ALL THE YEARS OF STEPPING WITH CARE AND PATIENCE,

I STUMBLED ON A MOMENT

THAT WOULDN'T LET ME GET MY BALANCE,

THAT WOULDN'T LET ME ONCE AGAIN GET MY MIND STRAIGHT.

NOW, LISTEN, HONEY,

I ALMOST GOT NO MORE TIME LEFT.

LOOK AT HERE...

THIS IS HERE-- THIS IS THE DEED

TO THE HOUSE IN NATCHEZ BY THE RIVER.

AND THE REST OF THESE

ARE-ARE-ARE MORTGAGE CERTIFICATES.

INVESTMENTS IN OTHER PROPERTIES NEARBY.

AND, UH, OH, THIS HERE IS A KEY

TO THE SAFE DEPOSIT BOX IN NATCHEZ.

IT'S GOT $11,000 CASH MONEY IN IT

AND SOME STOCK YOU CAN SELL,

'CAUSE IT NEVER GOES NOWHERE.

THERE'S SOME MUNICIPAL BONDS

WRAPPED UP IN THIS PACKAGE.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

WELL, LET'S SEE.

OH, YEAH.

HERE'S THE DEED TO OUR HOUSE ON BELVISTA.

MY INSURANCE WILL PAY OFF WHAT'S LEFT OWING ON IT.

NOW, LET'S SEE. WHAT ELSE?

THE PINK SLIPS ON THE TWO CARS

ARE IN THE DESK AT HOME.

AND... HERE'S THE KEYS TO THE WAGON OUTSIDE.

I LOVE YOU, DADDY.

THIS ENVELOPE'S GOT SOME MORE CASH IN IT--

$7-8,000.

TAD LOVES YOU, TOO.

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED LONG AGO,

YOU'RE THE ONE HE LOVES.

YOU'RE HIS DADDY.

PUT THIS IN YOUR POCKET.

PUT THIS IN YOUR POCKET NOW.

THERE'S AN EXTRA SET AT HOME IN MY DESK

WHERE I KEEP PAPA'S POCKET WATCH.

WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER--

YOU LISTEN, HONEY--

COME BACK HERE BY YOURSELF AND GET THIS BOX--

IT'LL BE UP THERE IN THE STORAGE SPACE--

AND YOU GO BACK TO TOWN YOURSELF.

KAREN, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

COME ON. YOU GOT TO GO.

NO, DADDY. NO, DADDY. PLEASE.

NO, DADDY!

COME ON. NO, DADDY.

KAREN'S COMING OUT, CHIEF!

I'M NOT GOING, DADDY.

NOT IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO WHAT YOU SAID.

YOU WANT ME TO SUFFER MORE THAN EVER BEFORE

THROUGH COURTS, TRIALS AND JAILS,

PICTURES OF EVERYBODY-- YOU-ALL AND ME AND THEM--

AND FINALLY DIE ANYHOW?

BILL GILLESPIE!

COME GET MY CHILD.

BUT DON'T BRING A GUN, OR I'LL FIGHT

AND MAKE YOU DO SOMETHING I BEST DO MYSELF.

COME ON NOW!

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO, LOOK FRIENDLY?

IF YOU CAN.

NO GUN, CHIEF?

WHY? YOU HAVE ONE.

OK, NOW, HERE HE COMES. GO ON.

PLEASE, DADDY.

KAREN. NO, KAREN.

KAREN, LISTEN, LISTEN.

GO ON OVER THERE WITH YOUR AUNT AND UNCLE.

THEY FEEL TERRIBLE.

GO BE WITH THEM. GO AHEAD.

GO AHEAD. GO ON.

I HAVEN'T GOT A GUN IN MY HAND,

AND YOU HAVEN'T, EITHER.

WHY DON'T WE SIT TOGETHER ON THE PORCH?

I'D RATHER BE HERE

WHERE I CAN GET BACK IN QUICK.

THAT'S WHERE I GOT TO BE TO DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO.

NOW, JOHN SEVRANCE, LET ME TELL YOU,

YOU CAN GO BACK AS FAR AS LEVITICUS

TO FIND JUSTIFICATION FOR WHAT YOU DID.

WE SAY IT'S WRONG TODAY, AND WRONG IT IS.

BUT NOT EVEN A NON RELIGIOUS MAN

WOULD ACCUSE YOU OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.

WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS YOU'VE GOT TIME,

YOU'VE GOT A FAMILY,

AND THERE'S YEARS YOU CAN SPEND

WITH THAT FAMILY.

SPEAKING OF WHICH, THERE'S A YOUNG FELLA

WHO WANTS TO BE BY YOUR SIDE.

WHAT YOU HEARD ME SAY BEFORE MEANT NOTHING.

YOU THINK ABOUT IT NO MORE, NEVER AGAIN.

YOU'RE MY BOY.

YOU'RE DADDY'S REAL BOY, HIS ONE AND ONLY BOY,

THE BOY OF MY HEART SINCE YOU WERE BORN...

AND I HELD YOUR LITTLE SELF IN MY ARMS,

IN MY TWO HANDS.

I HOPE YOU AND YOUR SISTER WILL FORGIVE ME

AND LOVE EACH OTHER

AS I HAVE LOVED YOU MORE THAN ALL THE WORLD.

TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER ALWAYS.

I LOVE YOU.

GO ON NOW, AND BE A GOOD BOY.

JUST COOL DOWN NOW. I GOT YOU.

YOU PLAYED IT FALSE, GILLESPIE!

YOU PLAYED IT FALSE!

DON'T SAY ANYMORE, SIR. WE CAN USE IT AGAINST YOU.

THOSE KIDS ARE THE REAL VICTIMS.

YOU KNOW, CHIEF, MRS. TIBBS IS RIGHT.

YEAH.

WELL, OLD CRIMES NEVER DIE,

THEY JUST MOVE TO SPARTA, MISSISSIPPI.

YUP.

OH.

THANK YOU, BUBBA.