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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 ♪

[THUNDER]

[WHISTLES]

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

VIRGIL.

WHAT?

IT'S FOR YOU.

[RING]

HOW CAN YOU TELL IT'S FOR ME?

THE RING. THAT'S YOUR RING.

HELLO.

DETECTIVE, SEEMS LIKE WE GOT OURSELVES A HOMICIDE.

THE ADDRESS IS 1114 POLK WAY

WHERE IT STARTS AT THE BOTTOMS.

THE VICTIM WAS PROBABLY KILLED BY AN INTRUDER.

MAYBE A BURGLAR.

WHO'S ON IT?

JAMISON. BUBBA AND SWEET JUST LEFT.

THE VICTIM WAS A LADY.

NAME?

A MOST IMPORTANT NAME--

DeLONG.

WHAT?

DeLONG, BUT NOT THE COUNCILWOMAN HARRIET,

BUT, UH, NATALIE, HER SISTER.

YOU SURE?

YES, SIR.

PHONE THE CHIEF.

YES, SIR. WE'RE RIGHT ON IT.

O.K.

DO YOU KNOW HARRIET DeLONG'S SISTER?

ONLY TO SAY HELLO TO. WHY? WHAT'S WRONG?

SHE'S DEAD.

SOMEBODY JUST...

GOT INTO HER HOUSE AND KILLED HER.

MMM. GOD.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

YEAH. WHAT?

HOMICIDE, CHIEF. HOUSE ON POLK. FEMALE.

DRIVER'S LICENSE INFORMATION FROM SERGEANT JAMISON...

WHO'S ON THE SCENE NOW?

OH.

THANK YOU.

[RING]

[RING]

[RING]

[RING]

HELLO.

OH, YES, CHIEF.

SHE'S HERE.

SHE CAN'T COME TO THE PHONE.

NO, SIR.

SHE'S TAKING IT VERY BADLY.

I WILL, SIR.

BYE.

WATCH YOUR BACK THERE.

CAREFUL OF THIS NEXT DOOR.

CAREFUL.

WE CALLED HIS AUNT.

SHE'LL BE MEETING YOU. O.K.

SEE THE OLD-TIMER ON THE PORCH?

YEAH. STARING LIKE HE KNOWS SOMETHING.

OH, HE DOES.

HOW YOU KNOW?

SOME MIGHTY STRONG VIBES COMING OFF THAT PORCH, SWEET.

WANT ME TO TALK TO HIM?

NO. HE'LL COME AND TALK TO US WHEN HE WANTS TO...

NOT ONE LITTLE SECOND BEFORE HE WANTS TO.

WE GOT TIRE TRACKS NEXT DOOR.

THE GUY CAME OVER THE FENCE.

WE GOT FOOTPRINTS BY THE BUSHES AND STEPS

AND FRESH MUD BY THE DOOR.

AND IN THE HALL, TOO.

THE GUY HAD A KEY.

THE LOCKS WEREN'T MESSED WITH.

CAN THEY TAKE THE PICTURE FRAME TO THE LAB?

OH, YEAH, SURE.

THANK YOU.

BUBBA, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK,

DO A LOT OF LOOKING AROUND.

THINGS WILL TELL US MORE ABOUT A WOMAN THAN PEOPLE CAN.

IN THE PEOPLE DEPARTMENT, SHE DID HAVE A BOYFRIEND.

I DON'T RECALL HIS NAME, BUT HE'S ON OUR FILES.

WHAT FOR?

ASSAULT.

AND THEN THERE'S THE SISTER...

WHO I GLADLY LEAVE TO YOU AND THE CHIEF.

COME ON, SWEET. LET'S TAPE IT OFF.

...TO PEDIATRICS.

DR. McMOORE TO PEDIATRICS.

THEY TELL ME THE NAME DeLONG

WAS ON THE DECEASED'S DRIVER'S LICENSE.

I INFER SHE WAS UNMARRIED WITH A 9-YEAR-OLD SON.

HOW WAS SHE KILLED?

SHE WAS SMOTHERED.

HOUSEKEEPING TO ROOM 40.

HOUSEKEEPING TO ROOM 40.

HELLO, BILL.

THIS IS A SHOCKING THING, HARRIET. I...

CAN HARDLY BELIEVE IT.

BUT YOU COULD EXPLAIN IT, COULDN'T YOU?

WELL?

COULDN'T YOU?

SHE TAKING CHARGE OF THE BOY?

TAKING HIM HOME.

JUST WAITING TO HEAR WHEN SHE CAN HAVE HER SISTER'S BODY.

DR. VICTOR TO RADIOLOGY.

DR. VICTOR TO RADIOLOGY.

WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE I'VE KNOWN YOU

THAT YOU'VE ASKED ME A QUESTION.

AND WHAT'S THE ANSWER?

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.

I HAVE TO SAY I HAVEN'T THE FAINTEST IDEA.

[SQUAWK FROM POLICE RADIO]

YOU MAD AT THAT COP?

I GUESS I SHOULDN'T BE.

THAT SERGEANT WAS NICE TO ME.

HE WAS THE ONE WHO CAME WHEN I CALLED.

YOUCALLED?

OH, SURE, YOU DID.

I NEVER THOUGHT TO ASK WHO.

WHO ELSE BUT YOU?

SO YOU WENT IN TO WAKE HER UP, AND...

I DIALED EMERGENCY.

AM I GOING TO STAY HERE WITH YOU NOW?

YES, BABY.

YOU'RE GOING TO STAY HERE WITH ME.

WE NEED EACH OTHER. WE REALLY DO. O.K.?

GO ON IN. NELLIE'S FIXING YOU SOMETHING NICE.

YOU HANGING AROUND HERE FOR A REASON?

ORDERS, MA'AM.

WHY?

ANYBODY WHO'D HARM ONE SISTER

MIGHT HARM THE OTHER.

WHO'S HE THINKING ABOUT?

HE JUST SAID ANYBODY.

THAT WOMAN IS SERIOUSLY MAD.

TELL ME.

WHEN'S THE CHIEF EXPLAINING THIS CASE TO US?

A GUY KILLED A WOMAN. THAT'S THE CASE.

THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN THAT.

SOMEONE'LL BE BY ABOUT 3:00 TO RELIEVE YOU.

'COURSE I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

A SHOCK LIKE THAT,

YOU'RE LIABLE TO DO OR SAY THE WRONG THING.

I DON'T WANT THAT HAPPENING.

[KNOCK KNOCK]

UH...

HOLD ON.

I'LL BE WITH YOU IN A MINUTE, VIRGIL.

NOW--NOW LISTEN.

YOU WERE FINE AT THE HOSPITAL.

PLEASE GO ON THAT WAY.

H-H-HARRIET, I--I WON'T KEEP

MY MEN THERE LONG,

BUT, PLEASE, JUST BEAR WITH ME.

AND LISTEN...

DON'T GO MAKING PHONE CALLS.

DON'T START ACCUSING PEOPLE OF ANYTHING.

DON'T DO ANYTHING.

DON'T TALK TO ANYBODY BUT ME,

NOT ANYBODY.

YOU HEAR ME?

BYE.

THAT'S, UH, HARRIET DeLONG.

MM-HMM.

UH, WILL YOU ALLOW HER TO TALK

TO YOUR CHIEF INVESTIGATOR?

WELL, WHY WASTE TIME? UH...

WE KNOW THAT HARRIET'S SISTER NATALIE

KEPT COMPANY WITH A SPARTA MAN.

WE KNOW THAT HE'S HERE. HE'S BEEN SEEING HER LATELY.

YOU TOLD HARRIET NOT TO ACCUSE ANYBODY.

WHY?

WHEN YOU'RE FEELING GRIEF,

YOU LIABLE TO SAY THINGS YOU SHOULDN'T,

GET PEOPLE EMBARRASSED. EMBARRASSED!

A VERY SIGNIFICANT WORD.

A WORD FOR PEOPLE IN HIGH PLACES.

THAT'S SILLY. IT'S TRUE.

BIG PEOPLE GET EMBARRASSED.

LITTLE PEOPLE GET SCARED.

SO WHO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

I THINK I'M THROUGH TALKING.

WHO WOULD HARRIET ACCUSE?

CHIEF, THOSE PICTURES OF TIRE TRACKS WERE USELESS.

THEY WERE MOSTLY ON THE LAWN.

O.K., THANK YOU.

NOW, VIRGIL,

I DON'T WANT YOU TO GET OFF

THE MAIN INVESTIGATIVE TRACK HERE,

WHICH BEGINS WITH THAT CARD IN YOUR HAND.

SO YOU ORDER ME NOT TO SPEAK TO HARRIET DeLONG.

I WOULD PREFER.

WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU'RE ALREADY LOOKING FOR THIS MAN.

YOU HAVE ASSIGNED PEOPLE ALREADY.

YES, I ASKED--

THANKS FOR INFORMING ME...

CHIEF.

I'M SORRY, MA'AM. RESTRICTED AREA.

IT'S MY SISTER'S HOUSE. GET OUT OF MY WAY.

PEAKE, LET HER BY.

STILL RUMMAGING?

HARRIET, YOU KNOW WE HAVE TO.

THERE WAS A PICTURE HERE.

YEAH.

THE MAN WHO CAME IN HERE TOOK IT WITH HIM.

HARRIET, DO YOU RECALL WHO WAS IN THAT PICTURE?

WAS THERE A MAN IN THE PICTURE?

OH, GOD.

OH, NATALIE.

IT'S O.K., LUANN. I'M ON MY BREAK.

MS. TIBBS, I SHOULD'VE GONE IN THERE TO YOU,

BUT I WANTED TO BE NEAR MY RADIO.

THAT'S O.K.

I NEED YOUR HELP WITH HARRIET DeLONG.

WHAT'S WRONG?

LOSING A SISTER IS AWFUL ENOUGH,

BUT LOSING ONE THIS WAY

COULD PUT YOU OUT YOUR MIND.

I WANT TO SEE HER.

I EVEN TRIED CALLING, BUT SHE WASN'T HOME.

THE MAN THAT DID IT

IS GOING TO TURN OUT TO BE SOMEBODY

WHO KNEW THE YOUNG WOMAN, HAD RELATIONS WITH HER.

THAT'S WHAT VIRGIL SAID.

HARRIET THINKS THAT PARTIES FAR REMOVED FROM THIS TOWN

MAY BE RESPONSIBLE.

NOW, I DON'T WANT HER YELLING THAT TO THE WORLD.

COULD DISCREDIT HER,

CAUSE HER GREAT DAMAGE.

YEAH, WELL...

WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?

I WANT HARRIET TO HELP US FIND THE ACTUAL MURDERER,

WHO IS HERE IN SPARTA.

I WANT HER TO PUT HER MIND ON THAT.

"PARTIES FAR REMOVED"? WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THIS IS SWEET LOOKING FOR THE CHIEF.

YEAH, SWEET. HERE HE IS.

YEAH, SWEET. WHAT?

SHE LEFT A LITTLE WHILE AGO. STILL GONE.

SHE HAVE ANY VISITORS?

COUPLE OF COUNCILMEN, THAT'S ALL.

CALL AGAIN, HEAR? YES, SIR.

YOU'RE WATCHING HER HOUSE?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF KILLER THIS IS.

CHIEF, NATALIE DeLONG HAD A LIFE OUTSIDE OF SPARTA.

MAYBE HER SON ERIC IS FROM THAT LIFE.

I CAN'T INVESTIGATE OUT THERE.

WELL, THEN MAYBE HARRIET'S RIGHT.

EVEN IF SHE WERE,

WE'D HAVE TO NAIL THE LOCAL MURDERER TO PROVE IT.

AM I MAKING SENSE?

I CAN'T ARGUE WITH YOU.

CAN YOU BRING HARRIET AROUND TO MY POINT OF VIEW?

I'LL TALK TO HER.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WHEN WILL THE HOUSE CEASE TO BE EVIDENCE?

UM...

NOT RIGHT AWAY.

I WANT TO TAKE CERTAIN THINGS

AND DISPOSE OF ALL THE REST.

YEAH.

THE CHIEF AND THE D.A.

MIGHT WANT TO KEEP EVERYTHING AS IS

TILL WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE A CASE.

HARRIET.

CAN YOU TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS?

ABOUT WHAT?

ABOUT HER BOYFRIENDS?

GILLESPIE PROBABLY KNOWS MORE THAN I DO.

IF YOU'RE HANGING IT ON A BOYFRIEND, I'M NOT HELPING.

I'M NOT 'CAUSE I KNOW BETTER.

I'M TIRED, VIRGIL. I'M GOING ON HOME.

I RAISED MY BOY.

NOW I'M GOING TO RAISE MY SISTER'S.

WHAT YOU WANT?

BURT WILLINS YOUR BOY?

HE IS.

TELL HIM PARKER WILLIAMS IS HERE.

HE KNOWS ME.

I ARRESTED HIM LAST YEAR.

I HEARD WHAT HAPPENED.

NATALIE DeLONG GOT KILLED THIS MORNING.

BURT KEPT COMPANY WITH HER.

WHERE'S BURT?

MY SON DIDN'T KILL HER.

SHE WAS KILLED BY A WHITE MAN. Y'ALL KNOW IT.

WE DON'T KNOW THAT.

DON'T BOTHER MY SON. AND DON'T BOTHER ME.

YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO DONE IT,

GO ASK CHIEF GILLESPIE.

HE KNOW. HE CAN TELL YOU WHO DONE IT.

I GOT A HEAP OF WORK. CAN I GET TO IT?

YES, MA'AM.

WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME, BURT WILLINS?

THANKS FOR COMING.

I CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR YOU.

LOOK, I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS.

NOTHING? I'M NOT SO SURE.

I DIDN'T.

IF I THOUGHT YOU DID,

I WOULD'VE SHOT YOU DEAD.

HARRIET, I NEED HELP.

I THINK THE COPS WANNA GIMME TROUBLE.

WELL, WHAT WE GOT HERE?

SHE CAME HOME, WENT RIGHT BACK OUT.

TO MEET HIM. DON'T KNOW HIM.

I KNOW WHO HE IS, AND I WANT HIM.

YOU GO ON IN.

I'M GOING ROUNDABOUT.

STOP TELLING ME THINGS I ALREADY KNOW

TELL ME WHAT I DON'T KNOW.

WHY THIS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?

WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN YOU AND HER AND HER AND HIM? WHAT?

WHAT MADE THAT DEVIL DO THIS?

UH, EXCUSE ME.

SIR, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A WORD WITH YOU.

YOU FOLLOWED ME HERE?

YES, MA'AM.

YOU EFREM TALLY? YES, SIR.

HOW DO YOU DO?

YOU, UH, WANTED TO SEE ME.

MY NEPHEW IS BURT WILLINS.

HE'S ALL UPSET.

HE SAY YOU HUNTING HIM.

WELL, YOU HUNTING THE WRONG MAN.

A WHITE MAN KILLED THAT WOMAN,

AND SOME BLACK MAN WAS WITH HIM.

HAPPENED ABOUT 5:00 IN THE MORNING.

I WAS UP TO MAKE SERVICE RUNS TO KENARD AND McCOMB.

HERE COME A CAR ROUND BY THE CHURCH ON POLK.

AND, UH...

EXCUSE ME. DON'T GO AWAY.

STOP BUGGING ME. YOU TOLD ME NOBODY SAW ANYTHING.

THAT'S WHAT I'M COUNTING ON.

MORNING, MR. TURKUS.

ARE YOU MR. TURKUS?

YEAH. WHY?

ARE YOU HIRING FOR TRUNDEL-MART?

NOT AT THIS FACILITY.

I'M A COP LOOKING FOR OFF-DUTY SECURITY WORK.

I GOT SECURITY.

I HEARD TRUNDEL GAVE PREFERENCE TO LOCAL POLICE.

I'D WRITE A COMPLAINT LETTER

TO V.J. TRUNDEL, NEW ORLEANS,

BUT I WOULDN'T WAIT FOR AN ANSWER

BEFORE LOOKING AROUND FOR OTHER WORK, HEAR?

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

POLICE PICKED UP NATALIE'S BOYFRIEND.

WASTE OF TIME.

VIRGIL SAID THERE COULD BE A COUPLE OF BOYFRIENDS.

VIRGIL DOESN'T KNOW.

HE WAS LONG GONE WHEN IT STARTED.

THE CHIEF WAS HERE.

AND THE CHIEF KNOWS.

BUT THE CHIEF DOESN'T WANT TO KNOW.

I'M SORRY FOR BEING RUDE

AND NOT EVEN TALKING SENSE.

HARRIET, YOU CAN SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT, HOWEVER YOU WANT.

THE MAN WHO KILLED MY SISTER

IS THE FATHER OF HER CHILD.

HE DIDN'T DO IT HIMSELF, BUT HE PAID SOMEBODY.

IS THE FATHER OF THE CHILD FROM HERE?

YES, AND HE'S NOT ONE OF THOSE LOCAL JOKERS

NATALIE HAD HANGING AROUND.

YOU KNOW, ALTHEA, I DON'T USUALLY TAKE SPIRITS, BUT--

OH.

I CAN BRING YOU A GLASS OF WINE.

THANK YOU.

SO YOU HEARD NATALIE ON THE PHONE ONE DAY?

NOT WHO SHE WAS TALKING TO.

SHE SAID?

"I'LL RUIN YOU. I'LL PULL YOU DOWN."

THAT'S ALL.

LET ME SEE YOUR KEYS.

WE CHECKED ON THE ASSAULT CHARGE.

YOU BEAT UP A MAN AT REMO'S BAR.

NATALIE WAS WITH YOU.

HE SAID THINGS ABOUT HER AND ME.

THIS IS NATALIE'S OWN KEY TO HER HOME.

OPENS BOTH, THE BACK AND FRONT DOOR.

YOU GOT THE SAME KEY ON YOUR RING.

WANT TO MAKE A PHONE CALL? WHY?

YOU'RE STAYING HERE.

AW, COME ON!

COME ON! YOU'RE WITHHOLDING CRIMINAL EVIDENCE!

AND, GOOD LORD, CAN YOU LIE.

DON'T YOU LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT.

YOU LIED ABOUT REMO'S BAR.

WE KEEP NOTES ABOUT THOSE THINGS.

ALL A MAN DID WAS WALK UP TO YOUR TABLE,

A MAN NAMED QUENTIN WHO FILED THE ASSAULT CHARGE.

HE SPOKE TO NATALIE.

YOU PUNCHED HIM AND HIT HIM WITH A CHAIR.

THEN YOU THREATENED NATALIE.

YOUR EXACT WORDS WERE,

"I'LL CHOKE THE LIFE OUT OF YOUR BODY."

MY, MY. YOU'RE A JEALOUS MAN...

WITH A MOTIVE TO KILL,

ACCESS TO THE HOUSE...

THEN WHEN WE ASKED YOU WHERE YOU WERE THE OTHER NIGHT,

ALL YOU COULD SAY WAS YOUR MAMA'S HOUSE.

THAT'S PITIFUL.

I'M GOING TO HOLD YOU,

SEE IF A JUDGE BELIEVES YOU.

BUBBA, PUT THAT MAN DOWNSTAIRS.

YES, SIR. COME ON.

HIS UNCLE REPORTED A WHITE MAN AND A BLACK MAN IN THE CAR.

THAT'S WHAT I SAW AT TRUNDEL-MART--

SAME TWO GUYS, SAME FORD CAR.

THEN PICK UP TURKUS.

AND BE CAREFUL OF HIM. HE'S DANGEROUS.

I WANT HIM IN HERE WALKING AND BREATHING

ON A MURDER WARRANT.

WELL, BETTER TURKUS THAN WILLINS.

WAIT. WHO IS TURKUS, ANYWAY?

AND WHY WOULD YOU PUT JAMISON ONTO HIM?

THE MINUTE YOU TOLD ME

THAT MR. TALLY MENTIONED A WHITE MAN,

I KNEW IT WAS TURKUS.

HE'S BEEN WATCHING NATALIE DeLONG FOR A LONG TIME.

WHY?

BECAUSE HIS BOSS WANTED HER WATCHED.

WHAT BOSS?

I'M ABOUT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO HIM.

DID THIS SAME BOSS WANT HER KILLED?

I PRESUME SO.

TURKUS IS OUR KILLER, BUT...

THAT'S THE MAN THAT RUNS TURKUS.

WELL, IT'S YOU AGAIN.

GLAD YOU REMEMBER.

WELL, YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

WHAT IS IT FOR?

WE'VE GOT A WARRANT FOR MURDER.

[MAN] COME ON OUT HERE. CHECK IT OUT.

[GRUNTS]

DON'T DO THAT, MAN. PUT THE GUN DOWN.

[MAN] STILL GOING AFTER HIM.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.

[SECOND MAN] BOY, Y'ALL BETTER GET BACK TO WORK.

THE CHIEF WAS RIGHT ABOUT THIS GUY.

THIS GUY TURKUS IS A GOON FOR TRUNDEL.

I'VE HAD TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HIM

TO ATLANTA, HOUSTON, NEW ORLEANS--

EVERY PLACE TRUNDEL HAS AN OPERATION.

I'M TOLD TURKUS IS PRETTY GOOD AT HIS JOB,

WHICH IS TO MAKE PEOPLE AGREEABLE

BY PUSHING THEM AROUND

OR BUSTING THEIR HEADS

OR EVEN KILLING SOMEBODY

TO LET THEM KNOW WHERE THE POWER IS.

BUT YOU WOULDN'T THINK A MAN LIKE V.J. TRUNDEL

WOULD KEEP ANIMALS OF THAT BREED.

ALL RIGHT, I CAN BELIEVE THAT.

WHAT I REALLY FIND INCREDIBLE

IS THE STORY ABOUT NATALIE DeLONG.

BUT HE MET HER IN NEW ORLEANS.

ANYBODY CAN MEET ANYBODY THERE.

O.K., BUT THAT HE'S THE FATHER OF THAT BOY?

I WISH I KNEW WHO WAS IN THAT PICTURE.

SO DO I.

HERE COMES OUR WITNESS.

THANK YOU FOR COMING, MR. TALLY.

YOU GOING TO TURN MY NEPHEW LOOSE?

WE WANT TO KNOW IF YOU CAN IDENTIFY

THE MAN WE'VE GOT IN COURT.

THEN TELL BURT TO COOPERATE.

LET'S GET THIS OVER WITH.

BUBBA IS WAITING FOR HIM.

YES, SIR.

WE'VE GOT OUR TURKUS,

BUT THIS IS HARRIET DeLONG'S CANDIDATE

FOR DEATH ROW.

THAT MAN WILL NEVER SEE

THE INSIDE OF A COURTROOM,

MUCH LESS PARCHMAN PRISON.

V.J.'S LANDING THE PLANE. HE CAN'T TAKE A CALL.

ARE YOU KIDDING?

V.J. DOESN'T MESS WITH THIS STUFF. I SHOULDN'T, EITHER.

DID YOU CALL NEW ORLEANS?

WHAT DID THEY SAY?

WELL, DO THAT.

THE MONEY DOESN'T MATTER.

JUST KEEP HIM OUT OF JAIL.

JAIL? WHO?

ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES, A WHITE MAN,

IS BEING HELD IN CONNECTION WITH A BLACK WOMAN'S DEATH.

SEEMS HE FATHERED HER CHILD AND SO ON.

THE USUAL.

WE'LL BE AT THE MANSION IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES.

VIDGE? LOOKS LIKE RAIN.

WELL, WELL. LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING TO ASK FOR BAIL.

WELL, YOU WON'T GET IT.

WHY WOULD YOU OPPOSE THAT?

TURKUS IS A KILLER.

THE JUDGE WON'T SAY THAT.

THE GRAND JURY MIGHT, BUT THAT'S TWO WEEKS AWAY.

LET HIM OUT. WHY BE VINDICTIVE?

JUST CAN'T HELP IT. RAISED THAT WAY.

WHY NOT ASSUME THE DUTY OF GUARANTEEING TURKUS' COURT APPEARANCE

RATHER THAN PUTTING UP MONEY?

THAT DUTY DOESN'T NATURALLY FALL TO AN ATTORNEY, CHIEF.

I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF BAIL

IN A CASE OF PREMEDITATED MURDER.

BEEN TOO LONG UP NORTH, MR. TIBBS.

MAYBE, BUT THE CHIEF AND I

ARE GOING INTO COURT WITH MR. DARNELLE,

AND YOU WILL NOT GET BAIL.

I AM SETTING BAIL AT $100,000

UNTIL THE CONVENING OF THE GRAND JURY HERE IN 15 DAYS.

AFTER THAT, WE'LL CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT TO CONTINUE.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

BOND, MR. AIKENS.

CASH, YOUR HONOR. CAME PREPARED.

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE.

WHY, MISS DeLONG?

THE MAN'S ENTITLED TO BAIL

UNTIL HE'S INDICTED.

IF HE'S INDICTED.

HE'LL BE INDICTED, COUNSELOR.

YOUR HONOR, THIS IS MOST UNUSUAL. I MUST ADMIT--

IT IS DONE, MR. DARNELLE.

LET'S HEAR NO MORE OF IT.

HE'S CRAZY!

YOU'RE A CRAZY JUDGE!

I AM WARNING YOU, MISS DeLONG.

YOU CAN'T LET THIS MAN OUT!

YOU'RE NOT FIT TO SIT ON THAT BENCH!

I'M REPORTING YOU TO THE--

I'M PUTTING YOU IN CONTEMPT OF COURT!

I HELD THIS COURT IN CONTEMPT BEFORE YOU SAID SO.

DAMN FOOL!

PUT THAT WOMAN IN JAIL.

PUT THAT WOMAN IN JAIL!

YOU CAN'T LET HIM OUT!

PUT HER IN JAIL!

HE KILLED MY SISTER! YOU CAN'T--

HE KILLED MY SISTER!

DID YOU RECORD THAT? READ THAT BACK.

RECORD THAT!

I WANT THAT ORDER FILED DOWNSTAIRS IMMEDIATELY.

NOW! BEFORE LUNCH!

NOBODY EATS UNTIL MY ORDER IS ENTERED!

[GAVEL POUNDS]

JAMISON.

THAT'S MR. TALLY.

WE CAN'T LET ANYTHING HAPPEN TO HIM.

YES, SIR.

VIRGIL, YOU'RE KIND, JUST LIKE YOUR MAMA.

SHE HELPED ME WHEN MY MAMA DIED

AND I HAD TO LOOK AFTER LITTLE NATALIE.

I REMEMBER.

SHE WAS THE ONE WHO KEPT AFTER NATALIE

WITH THAT MUSIC AND SINGING.

NATALIE MADE TWO RECORDS

AND SANG IN THIS BIG CLUB IN NEW ORLEANS.

AND THEN?

BACK TO SPARTA, PREGNANT.

HE BOUGHT HER THAT LITTLE HOUSE.

SHE WOULDN'T DREAM ABOUT HAVING AN ABORTION.

OH, NATALIE WANTED THAT BABY.

WE FORGET SOMETIMES GIRLS DO.

AND WHAT ABOUT HER CAREER?

OVER.

SHE NEVER SAID ANOTHER WORD ABOUT IT.

SHE STAYED HERE, SHE RAISED ERIC,

MADE A FEW GOOD-FOR-NOTHING FRIENDS.

AND FINALLY...

SHE GOT KILLED.

WE CAN'T KEEP IT UP--

MAKING BELIEVE VIDGE TRUNDEL HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS.

WE KNOW OUR MURDERER.

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE HIM.

IF TURKUS TRIES TO LEAVE TOWN--

I WANT VIDGE TRUNDEL.

HARRIET, WE ARE NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE

TO CONNECT V.J. TRUNDEL TO THIS THING.

HE MAY HAVE WANTED HER KILLED,

HE MAY HAVE ORDERED HER KILLED,

BUT WE WILL NEVER FIND ANYBODY WILLING TO SAY,

"I GOT THAT ORDER FROM HIM,"

OR A WITNESS WHO WILL SAY,

"I WAS THERE, AND I HEARD THAT."

YOU KEEP SAYING NEVER.

NEVER. BECAUSE NOBODY WHO KNOWS TRUNDEL

HAS ANYTHING TO GAIN BY EXPOSING HIM.

EVERYBODY HAS PLENTY TO LOSE.

AND THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE

AND ALL KINDS OF LOSSES.

CAN'T WE AT LEAST TRY AND GET THAT OUT OF TURKUS?

VIRGIL, I DON'T BELIEVE

THAT V.J. TRUNDEL EVEN KNOWS WHO TURKUS IS.

YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING TO YOU?

MMM.

WELL...

I GUESS I HAVE TWO THINGS TO DO UP IN JACKSON--

GET THAT MENACE COLTER OFF THE BENCH

AND GET YOU OFF THIS CASE.

I'M ASKING THE GOVERNOR TO SEND A SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR

AND TO TURN THIS WHOLE MATTER OVER TO THE STATE POLICE.