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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 ♪

Yeah.

YEAH! HERE HE IS.

YEAH.

I'LL TAKE HIM, VIRGIL.

THAT'S OK. I GOT HIM.

THANKS.

FINE.

JUST TRYING TO HELP.

YOU WANT YOUR DADDY TO CARRY YOU IN THE HOUSE, DON'T YOU?

THIS CAN'T POSSIBLY GO ON THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE VISIT.

IT CAN ONLY GET WORSE.

THAT SPARTA BABY STORE HAD SOME OF THE CUTEST THINGS.

NOTHING THAT WANAMAKERS IN PHILADELPHIA WOULDN'T HAVE HAD.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

I GOT IT, I GOT IT.

HELLO.

VIRGIL, CHIEF WANTED US TO START COVERING THE TRUCK STOP TODAY.

YEAH. WHO'S OUT THERE?

HE SAID PARKER.

TELL PARKER TO GET REAL COMFORTABLE.

JUST STAY A WHILE.

I SURE WILL.

THE BABIES GETTING ALL SETTLED IN?

YEAH, YEAH.

JUST A LITTLE OVERCROWDED.

I GOT YOU. IN-LAWS, RIGHT?

RIGHT. I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.

HEY.

YES.

MY MOTHER, EUGENIE, ALWAYS WAS PARTIAL TO LITTLE GIRLS.

CALVIN, DON'T START.

AND SO WAS MY MOTHER, SARAH.

MOTHER WANTED ME TO NAME ALTHEA AFTER HER,

BUT RUTH INSISTED...

WE DECIDED ON SARAH RUTH. YOU KNOW THAT.

AND THIS IS BILLY.

SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL GET USED TO IT.

WILLIAM JAMES TIBBS.

DOESN'T THAT SOUND LIKE A MAN OF DESTINY?

JAMES FOR VIRGIL'S FATHER, OF COURSE.

AND WILLIAM FOR CHIEF GILLESPIE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MISS...UH...

ZENORA BROWN.TOO LATE.

WHO IS THIS ELDERLY PARTY SITTING ON THE BENCH?

THAT'S MISS LYDIA CRANE.

SHE'S JUST RECENTLY OUT OF BED.

WELL, MISS LYDIA.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU UP AND AROUND AGAIN.

WHY SHOULDN'T I BE?

I'M ONLY 85. HOW OLD ARE YOU?

ABOUT THE SAME, IT SEEMS LIKE.

DO YOU LIKE PEOPLE TALKING

LIKE YOU'VE GOT ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE?

THAT'S WHAT GETS OLD.

OH, YES. IT SURE DOES.

SURE DOES.

WELL, WELL, JUDD WALKER.

WHERE YOU BEEN KEEPING YOURSELF?

GILLESPIE. PARKER.

I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN TWO, THREE YEARS.

THAT'S WHEN YOUR MISSUS PASSED ON.

YEAH. I BETTER BE GOING.

WAIT.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTER?

SHE MUST BE READY TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL.

I GOT THINGS TO DO.

ANYTHING YOU WANTED?

I DON'T WANT TO KEEP YOU.

WELL, GOODBYE THEN.

WHAT'S THAT DAUGHTER'S NAME?

RAYLYNN.UH-HUH.

YOU'RE MAMA'S LITTLE ANGEL.

YES, YOU ARE.

COME ON.

YOU BE A GOOD GIRL FOR MRS. DAVIS.

I'LL BE HOME SOON, OK?

HOW LONG YOU GOING TO KEEP THIS UP, RAYLYNN?

I PAY YOU TO BABY-SIT, NOT ASK QUESTIONS.

I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE ASKING.

SHE'S GOING TO ASK A FEW SOMEDAY.

I KNOW.

BUT I GOT PLANS FOR US.

AND IT WON'T BE LONG.

BYE, SWEETHEART.

I'LL BE AT THE BIG T.

CHARLENE?

CHARLENE ROSS?

I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU SINCE HIGH SCHOOL.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

HI, UH...

PARKER.

PARKER WILLIAMS.

YOU SAT IN FRONT OF ME IN ALGEBRA II.

RIGHT.

HOW COULD I FORGET?

I HEARD YOU JOINED THE POLICE.

YES, MA'AM.

IT'S MY NIGHT OFF.

THIS IS A FRIEND OF MINE--BUDDY.

BUDDY, PARKER.

PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

YEAH, YEAH. SAME HERE.

EXCUSE ME.

CHARLENE ROSS.

YOU'RE EVEN PRETTIER THAN YOU WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

SO ARE YOU, PARKER.

I GOT TO GO.

IT'S NICE SEEING YOU AGAIN.

I'LL BE BACK IN A MINUTE.

CHARLENE, WHERE YOU GOING?

RAYLYNN!

RAYLYNN!

HEY, KIDDO.

DON'T GO FORGETTING WHO YOU BORROWED IT FROM.

THANKS, HON.

WISH ME LUCK.

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT.

YOU BE CAREFUL.

HE'S IN A FOUL MOOD TONIGHT.

ARE YOU SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING?

IF I SET MY MIND ON SOMETHING, I'LL STICK TO IT,

EVEN IF IT KILLS ME.

OOH. LOOKING MIGHTY HOT TONIGHT, MISS WALKER.

I GOT TO TALK TO YOU.

I'M HERE. I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT MOVING ON.

OF COURSE, THAT WOULD TAKE A LITTLE MONEY.

RAYLYNN!

RAYLYNN!

YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE AN HOUR AGO.

OK. LET'S GO THEN.

HEY, ROCKY. ROCKY, COME HERE.

YOUR TAB'S GETTING A LITTLE OUT OF HAND.

FINE, HOW MUCH?

100.

APPRECIATE IT.

WHAT'S THE HURRY? GOT TO GET HOME.

MY WIFE'S BEEN ASKING QUESTIONS.

HAVE YOU BEEN TALKING?

WHY WOULD I DO THAT?

YOU'VE BEEN HINTING ABOUT HER FINDING OUT.

SHE BETTER NOT FOR YOUR SAKE.

I DON'T THINK SHE'S GOING TO FIND OUT.

COME ON, WE'RE WASTING VALUABLE TIME.

JUST GET IN THE TRUCK.

WELL? HOW IS IT?

OK, NOT AS GOOD AS MINE.

I AIN'T TALKING ABOUT THE COFFEE.

I'M TALKING ABOUT J.W.'S.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE CHIEF'S RIGHT

ABOUT THE INCREASE IN J.W.'S BUSINESS.

I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS BECAUSE THEY ADDED PECAN PIE TO THE MENU.

THIS IS NOTHING TO JOKE ABOUT.

WELL, SORRY, PARKER.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS SUCH A PERSONAL THING.

HOW MANY HOOKERS DID YOU SEE?

ONE. JUST ONE.

YOU'D THINK IT WAS HIS SISTER.

HE AIN'T GOT A SISTER.

I KNOW, LONNIE.

I WAS TRYING TO GIVE IT THE SENSE OF THE METAPHORIC.

I'M NOT USED TO A MAN HELPING ME IN THE KITCHEN.

BETTER NOT GET USED TO IT.

SOME THINK A MAN'S PLACE IS STRICTLY AT THE TABLE.

IT IS.

MEN IN THE KITCHEN GET IN THE WAY.

SLOW DOWN THE FEEDING PROCESS.

I GET IT. YOU'RE BEING CONSIDERATE.

HOW NICE.

YOU TWO...

THERE THEY GO AGAIN.

THERE-- I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING.

[BABIES CRY]

I'M GLAD I'M RETIRED

SO WE CAN STAY AND HELP ALTHEA.

EXCUSE ME.

[DOOR SLAMS]

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

WHAT HAS THAT MAN DONE TO HELP?

VIRGIL, THEY'RE DOING THEIR BEST.

THEA, HOW MUCH LONGER ARE THEY GOING TO BE HERE?

THESE ARE MY PARENTS.

I CAN'T ASK THEM TO LEAVE.

YOU WANT ME TO DO IT FOR YOU?

HONEY, I'VE GOT TWO BABIES.

I DON'T NEED ANOTHER ONE.

MRS. DAVIS, LET ME GIVE YOU OVER TO LIEUTENANT SKINNER.

ACTUALLY, IT LOOKS LIKE HE JUST STEPPED OUT.

I'M RAYLYNN WALKER'S LANDLADY.

RAYLYNN DIDN'T COME HOME LAST NIGHT.

RAYLYNN WALKER? AT THE TRUCK STOP?

WHAT KIND OF CAR DOES SHE DRIVE?

WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

WILL YOU REMIND LIEUTENANT SKINNER

I MADE THE SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE AT THE PICNIC SATURDAY?

HE LOVED IT SO.

YES, MA'AM. SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE.

I'LL REMIND HIM. I'M SURE HE'D LIKE ANOTHER ONE.

I'LL TELL HIM YOU WILL BE DROPPING BY.

BYE, NOW.

ONE OF YOUR FANS, LIEUTENANT SKINNER?

AND DON'T YOU HAVE SOME WORK TO DO, COLEMAN?

GIVE IT HERE.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

VIRGIL, WHAT'S AILING YOU?

IRON-JAW'S ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT

HOW WONDERFUL PHILADELPHIA IS,

BUT HE'S IN NO HURRY TO RETURN.

IF MY IN-LAWS STAY MUCH LONGER, I'LL LEAVE.

WHAT'S UP?

MRS. DAVIS CALLED.

SAID A YOUNG GAL NAMED RAYLYNN WALKER IS MISSING.

SHE DIDN'T COME HOME LAST NIGHT.

MRS. DAVIS LIVE WITH THE GIRL?

SHE'S THE LANDLADY. SHE LOOKS AFTER RAYLYNN'S BABY.

IS THIS A ROUTINE MISSING PERSONS OR WHAT?

MAYBE NOT.

THE INTERESTING THING IS RAYLYNN WAS HEADED

TO THE BIG T TRUCK STOP ABOUT 10:00.

THE BIG T AT 10:00?

WHAT WAS SHE DOING THERE?

MRS. DAVIS DIDN'T WANT TO TELL ME.

PARKER, DID YOU SEE HER?

NO, SIR.

ONLY GIRL I SAW

WAS SOMEONE I KNOW FROM HIGH SCHOOL, CHARLENE ROSS.

SHE WAS WORKING, BUT SHE WASN'T NO WAITRESS.

DO YOU KNOW RAYLYNN?

YES, SIR.

THE CHIEF AND HER DADDY USED TO BE FRIENDS.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT CHARLENE.

THIS HOOKING WOULDN'T BE GOING ON

IF THE CHIEF HADN'T RUN MAYBELLE OUT OF TOWN.

WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST WE DO,

CHOOSE THE CRIME WE'LL LIVE WITH?

NOW, THAT, BUBBA, IS A VERY OLD AND INTERESTING QUESTION.

HEY, ROCKY.

ANYBODY TURN IN A MONEY CLIP?

NO.

IF IT HAD ANY MONEY IN IT, NOBODY WOULD.

YEAH.

HOW YOU DOING, OFFICER?

'BOUT TIME YOU BOYS FREQUENTED MY PLACE.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR RAYLYNN WALKER.

RAYLYNN?

HADN'T SEEN HER SINCE LAST NIGHT.

DOESN'T SHE WORK HERE?

JUST HANGS OUT HERE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

WHY?

WHY WOULD ANYBODY HANG OUT HERE?

SHE JUST SEEMED TO NEED THE COMPANY.

YOU EVER NEED THE COMPANY?

I WOULDN'T LOOK FOR IT HERE.

HER CAR'S OUTSIDE.

I'LL BE TALKING TO YOU LATER.

MISSING, HUH?

HOW YOU KNOW SHE DIDN'T JUST RUN OFF?

SHE WOULDN'T LEAVE A BABY BEHIND.

RAYLYNN HAD A BABY?

DID HER HUSBAND CALL IN?

NOPE. LANDLADY.

SHE DOESN'T LIVE AT HOME,

AND SHE DOESN'T HAVE A HUSBAND.

OH.

WELL...

I DON'T THINK I WANT TO CALL JUDD PARKER

TILL WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION.

SHOULD BE PRETTY SOON NOW.

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THIS GIRL?

I KNEW HER WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE.

SHE MUST BE ABOUT 17 NOW.

I SURE HOPE THAT, UH...

I'D LIKE TO SEE HER AGAIN.

GOT SOMETHING.

SOMEHOW I DOUBT THAT BELONGS TO RAYLYNN.

HEY, Y'ALL.

YOU BETTER COME SEE THIS.

[FLIES BUZZING]

SURE DIDN'T WANT TO SEE HER THIS WAY.

SHE WAS KILLED AROUND MIDNIGHT.

STRANGLED.

LOOKS LIKE SOME KIND OF ROPE WAS USED.

LEFT UNUSUAL MARKINGS, HUH?

SOME SORT OF BLACK STAINS.

SOME SORT?

WHAT SORT?

THE LAB WILL TELL US.

PATIENCE, PLEASE.

THERE'S ONE MORE THING YOU MIGHT FIND INTERESTING.

DON'T TRY AND MYSTIFY US.

SAY IT OUT.

SHE HAD SEXUAL RELATIONS SHORTLY BEFORE SHE WAS KILLED.

SOUNDS LIKE SHE MET SOMEBODY AT THE TRUCK STOP.

WAS IT BUSINESS OR PLEASURE, I WONDER.

BRING HIM IN.

IT'S THE, UH, GIRL'S FATHER.

THAT'S HER.

ANYTHING ELSE?

THAT'S ALL FOR ME.

JUDD?

HAVEN'T YOU GOT ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS?

NO.

IT'S ONLY 10 A.M., FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES.

I GOT TO QUESTION YOU ABOUT RAYLYNN WALKER.

ASK.

WHO WAS SHE MEETING AT THE BIG T?

HOW SHOULD I KNOW?

YOU WORKED WITH HER.

WORKED WITH HER?

CHARLENE, SHE WAS A HOOKER, AND SO ARE YOU.

OK.

SO WHAT?

IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO FOR YOU, PARKER?

YEAH. YOU CAN TELL ME WHY.

WHY, CHARLENE?

YOU HAD EVERYTHING GOING FOR YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL.

I HAD NOTHING GOING FOR ME.

I NEEDED THE MONEY.

I WISH I COULD SAY SOMEBODY FORCED ME INTO IT,

BUT I FIGURED IT WAS AS GOOD A JOB AS ANY.

NOW, RAYLYNN WAS DIFFERENT.

SHE WAS JUST A KID.

WITH THAT BABY AND ALL,

SHE WAS AN EASY MARK.

FOR WHO?

SOMEBODY TALK HER INTO THIS?

WHO WOULD WANT TO KILL THAT LITTLE GIRL?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW NOTHING.

FINE.

AS A COP, I'LL PROBABLY BE ARRESTING YOU ONE DAY.

BUT AS A FRIEND,

I KNOW YOU DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS.

RAYLYNN DIDN'T JUST "HANG OUT HERE."

I TOLD THAT OTHER OFFICER--

HOW LONG PROSTITUTES BEEN WORKING HERE?

ACCORDING TO RAYLYNN'S LANDLADY, QUITE SOME TIME.

ALL RIGHT.

SHE WAS WORKING THE TRUCKERS.

IT WASN'T NONE OF MY BUSINESS.

DID YOU SEE RAYLYNN WITH ANYONE IN PARTICULAR?

PRETTY BUSY NIGHT.

I WAS WATCHING BUSINESS.

COME ON. YOU SEE EVERYTHING.

I DIDN'T SEE NOTHING.

IF YOU WERE SO BUSY WATCHING BUSINESS THAT NIGHT,

YOU MUST HAVE SEEN WHO CARRIED THIS MONEY CLIP.

NO. CAN'T SAYS THAT I DID.

CASHIER MIGHT COULD HELP YOU, THOUGH.

I'LL PUT IT TO YOU LIKE THIS--

EITHER YOU FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS,

OR YOU'LL BE OUT OF BUSINESS.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

MAYBE YOU CAN HAND OUT THEM SOUVENIR CUPS WITH YOUR FACE ON IT.

THIS REMINDS ME OF MY UNCLE'S PLACE OVER IN KENARD.

I USED TO ENVY JUDD THIS FINE HOUSE AND ALL THIS PROPERTY,

BUT SITTING HERE LIKE THIS,

SEEMS TO BE A BURDEN.

CHIEF.

IF YOU'RE IN THERE, JUDD,

COME ON OUT.

I'M NOT LEAVING TILL YOU DO.

WELL, BILL GILLESPIE.

TO WHAT DO I OWE THIS PLEASURE?

I CAME TO GIVE YOU SOME NEWS

ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTER'S MURDER.

NOT INTERESTED.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

YOU INVITING US IN?

NO. THEN STAND STILL WHERE YOU ARE.

RAYLYNN WAS A PROSTITUTE.

SHE WAS PROBABLY KILLED BY ONE OF HER CUSTOMERS.

YOU CAME HERE TO TELL ME THAT?

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,

I CAUGHT HER MESSING AROUND WHEN SHE WAS 15.

THE SLUT GOT HERSELF PREGNANT,

AND THEN SHE WAS OUT OF HERE.

SHE RAN AWAY FROM HOME?

HELL, NO.

SHE WANTED TO LIVE HERE.

I THREW HER OUT.

JUDD, SHE WAS 15. YOU WERE HER DADDY,

THE ONLY ONE SHE HAD TO DEPEND ON.

SHE MADE A MISTAKE. GOD FORGAVE HER. WHY COULDN'T YOU?

THANKS FOR THE SERMON, GILLESPIE.

NOW I CAN SKIP CHURCH ON SUNDAY.AÀ

I NEVER HAD THE CHANCE YOU HAD.

MY LITTLE CHILD DIED

BEFORE I COULD BE A DADDY.

BUT NOW YOU HAVE A SECOND CHANCE

WITH YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER.

SHE'S ALL THAT'S LEFT OF RAYLYNN,

ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU.

YOU BETTER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT LITTLE GIRL.

YOU BETTER NOT DEFY THE LORD AGAIN.

WHY DO YOU WANT MY HUSBAND?

WE BETTER DISCUSS THAT WITH HIM, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

WELL, I DO MIND.

WELL, OK, UH...

OFFICER SWEET HERE HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING A YOUNG LADY'S DEATH.

WHAT'S SHE GOT TO DO WITH ROCKY?

OH, HER NAME IS RAYLYNN WALKER.

UH-HUH. WELL, ROCKY, HE WAS THE LAST PERSON TO--

YEAH?

HE WAS THE LAST PERSON TO BE SEEN WITH HER.

THE LAST TO BE SEENWITH HER?

JUST WHAT ARE YOU IMPLYING?

PAULA?

HEY, ROCKY.

HEY, HEY. COME HERE.

ROCKY, I DO BELIEVE YOU IN SOME TROUBLE, BOY.

WE KNOW YOU WERE AT THAT TRUCK STOP.

WHAT DOES THAT PROVE?

TELL US THE TRUTH.

GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST.

I MIGHT HAVE TALKED TO RAYLYNN.

YOU DID MORE THAN TALK.

WE CAN PROVE THESE THINGS.

COME ON. I'M A MARRIED MAN.

SO YOU HAD TO KILL RAYLYNN?

NO, I DIDN'T KILL HER!

ROCKY, YOU BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS?

NO...

CASHIER AT BIG T SAID IT LOOKED LIKE YOURS.

I LOST IT, OK?

WHERE'D YOU FIND IT? COME ON.

YOU KNOW WHERE WE FOUND IT.

IN RAYLYNN'S CAR, WHERE YOU DROPPED IT.

WE WERE IN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK.

WHEN I LEFT TO GO HOME

SHE WAS STILL ALIVE, I SWEAR!

WHAT TIME YOU LEAVE HER?

BEFORE 11:00.

BECAUSE I PROMISED MY WIFE

I'D BE HOME BY 11:00,

AND I WAS.

HOLD ON, VIRGIL, WOULD YOU?

DO WE KNOW WHAT TIME RAYLYNN WAS KILLED EXACTLY?

NO. NOT EXACTLY,

BUT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 12:00 AND 1:00, WHY?

THAT TRUCKER BACK THERE SWEARS HE WAS WITH HIS WIFE DURING THAT TIME.

SHE BACKS HIM UP, WE GOT NO CASE.

HAVE A SEAT.

YOU'VE BEEN MAKING YOURSELF SCARCE THE PAST FEW DAYS.

DIDN'T THINK IT'D BE SMART

HANGING AROUND HERE AND GET BUSTED.

TOO BAD RAYLYNN BROUGHT ALL THAT HEAT ON US, HUH?

YEAH.

POOR LITTLE RAYLYNN.

WISH ME LUCK.

YOU GIRLS WERE BRINGING IN A GOOD RETURN.

WE DID OUR BEST.

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT.

HOW MUCH IS IN THERE?

1,000.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO BETTER THAN THAT, J.W.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

EVEN IF IT KILLS ME.

I DON'T WANT TO END UP LIKE RAYLYNN.

I ALWAYS WANTED TO MANAGE A BUSINESS.

I FIGURE YOU AND ME COULD BE PARTNERS.

I DON'T NEED NO PARTNER.

YOU NEED ME, J.W.

I SAW WHAT HAPPENED WHEN RAYLYNN SAID SHE WAS LEAVING.

I HEARD YOU BEG HER TO STAY.

I SAW YOU HIT HER.

I SAW EVERYTHING ELSE THAT HAPPENED.

AAH!

AND I SAY THAT MAKES US PARTNERS.

I'M NOT RAYLYNN.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL GET USED TO THE IDEA.

WE COULD HAVE A NICE LIFE TOGETHER.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

BUT WE GOT TO START LIKING EACH OTHER...

TRUSTING EACH OTHER.

WE GOT QUITE A FEW LITTLE DETAILS TO WORK OUT.

YOU COME SEE ME TOMORROW.

DELIVERY, J.W.

DELIVERY, J.W.

I TOLD HER THE TRUTH.

WE ARE LEAVING BECAUSE I FEEL ACUTELY INSULTED.

DO YOU HAVE TO UPSET ALTHEA?

THAT'S THE LAST THING SHE NEEDS.

IF THE TRUTH UPSETS HER, I CAN'T HELP IT.

I USED TO GET THAT LOOK BEFORE I GOT PUNISHED.

WHAT'S WRONG?

WE SEEM TO BE GETTING IN THE WAY.

DAD...

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

NO. ACTUALLY, IT'S MY FAULT.

NO. NOT ENTIRELY.

I HAVEN'T BEEN THE EASIEST PERSON TO GET ALONG WITH.

I'VE BEEN INTERFERING AND THINGS.

BEFORE YOU CONTINUE, VIRGIL HAS SOMETHING TO SAY.

YES.

WE'VE BEEN TALKING.

AND SINCE THE NAME IS SO VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU...

WE'VE DECIDED THAT WILLIAM CALVIN TIBBS

IS THE RIGHT NAME FOR A MAN OF DESTINY.

WHY, THAT'S WONDERFUL NEWS.

OH, WONDERFUL!

NOW WE CAN STAY ON INDEFINITELY.

UM, IS GILLESPIE IN?

NO. YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR HIM?

MY, UH, GRANDDAUGHTER, CLARA...

WHERE COULD I FIND HER?

SHE'S OVER AT MRS. BARRETT'S CHILDREN'S SHELTER.

YOU THINK THEY MIGHT-- THE CHIEF'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

BILL, MY GRANDDAUGHTER CLARA...

I WAS WONDERING WHERE I COULD FIND HER.

YOU CAN SEE HER AT THE CHILDREN'S HOME.

DO YOU THINK SHE MIGHT UNDERSTAND WHO I AM?

DON'T KNOW WHY SHE WOULD.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THE HOSPITAL.

YOU GOT ANY NOW?

WHEN YOU FOUND HER...

WHERE WAS SHE?

IN A DUMPSTER.

[SOBBING]

THE TISSUE SAMPLES REPORT IN THE WALKER CASE.

PRETTY INTERESTING.

STRANGLED WITH A THIN PIECE OF BRAIDED LEATHER.

THE RESIDUE WAS FROM BLACK DYE.

BELT?

PRETTY THIN BELT.

THANKS FOR COMING IN, MRS. SIMMS.

WHAT MADE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?

I WANTED HIM TO STEW IN JAIL.

GIVE HIM A TASTE OF WHAT HE'LL GET AT HOME.

WELL, SHE SAID OLD ROCKY WAS HOME

SAFE AND SOUND WITH HER BY 11:00.

WELL, IT'S UP TO THE D.A.

I'LL TAKE HIM OVER.

OPEN UP.

LET ROCKY OUT.

YES, SIR.

YOUR WIFE BACKED YOU UP.

THE D.A. SAYS WE CAN LET YOU GO.

GLAD TO BE OUT, BUT I'M IN NO HURRY TO GET HOME.

THE D.A. WANTS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT NIGHT.

ROCKY...

DID YOU SEE RAYLYNN WITH ANYONE ELSE?

NO,

BUT WHY DON'T YOU ASK J.W.?

SHE WORKED FOR HIM.

YOUR INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM FULLY.

I KNOW,

BUT WHEN I SAW CHARLENE THERE,

I HAD TO LEAVE.

IF YOU'D STAYED ON, YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN

WHO ALL WAS INVOLVED IN THE THING.

UH, CHIEF. ROCKY SAYS THAT J.W.

PIMPED FOR THE GIRLS.

I'M BEGINNING TO THINK THAT ROCKY WAS FRAMED.

WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO BRING J.W. IN, WON'T WE?

AND PARKER,

I'LL HAVE TO SEE THIS FRIEND OF YOURS.

WHAT'S THE CHARGE ON THEM?

PANDERING AND PROSTITUTION, NATURALLY.

[HUMMING]

SURPRISE.

J.W...

TSK TSK TSK.

POOR CHARLENE.

SCARED, AREN'T YOU?

SCARED OF LITTLE OLD ME.

FORGET ABOUT LAST NIGHT, J.W.

I WAS OUT OF LINE.

WE CAN GO BACK TO THE WAY THINGS WERE.

I WON'T CAUSE ANY TROUBLE.

IT'S NOT THAT EASY.

I CAN MAKE YOU HAPPY, J.W.

RAYLYNN COULD BE OUR LITTLE SECRET.

I WISH I COULD BELIEVE YOU,

BUT YOU'RE TOO GREEDY FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.

AAH!

AAH!

HE KILLED HER!

HE KILLED HER!

HE KILLED HER!

HE WON'T BE HURTING ANYONE ANYMORE.

HE KILLED HER!

IT'S ALL RIGHT NOW.

YOUR FRIEND GOING TO BE OK?

UH, CHARLENE? YEAH.

I DON'T KNOW.

SHE'S LEAVING TOWN.

YEAH? WELL, THAT'S GOOD...

I GUESS. ISN'T IT?

WELL, HER MOM LIVES IN JACKSON.

SHE'S GOING TO VISIT HER.

WELL, YOU BELIEVE HER?

I'D REALLY LIKE TO.

DON'T SHE LOOK JUST LIKE ME?

I CAN'T SEE IT.

OH, I CAN.

FIRST TIME I SAW THAT SWEET LITTLE FACE,

SOMETHING HAPPENED INSIDE ME.

SHE DIDN'T KNOW ME AT FIRST.

SHE WAS A LITTLE STIFF.

PRETTY SOON, SHE REMINDED ME OF RAYLYNN AS A BABY.

I GOT A FAVOR TO ASK OF YOU.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'LL FEEL ABOUT IT.

YOU WANT TO KNOW?

OF COURSE.

THEN YOU BETTER ASK.

WELL, I GOT THIS HEARING NEXT WEEK

WITH THE CHILD SERVICE PEOPLE.

THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M FIT TO RAISE CLARA.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

BILL, AM I?

I DON'T KNOW. YOU TELL ME.

WELL, I--I--I WASN'T...

BUT I AM NOW.

SURE?

OH, I AM, BILL.

I SWEAR TO GOD, I AM.

WELL, MOST OF THE YEARS I'VE KNOWN YOU,

YOU'VE BEEN A PRETTY DECENT FELLOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU DESERVE THAT LITTLE GIRL,

BUT I GUESS I COULD TAKE A CHANCE,

BE A CHARACTER REFERENCE FOR YOU.

BUT I'LL HAVE MY EYE ON YOU.

I'LL BE WATCHING YOU LIKE A CAT WATCHING A FISHBOWL.

WELL, VIRGIL, YOU'RE JUST IN TIME.

CONGRATULATE JUDD WALKER.

HE'S JUST BECOME A GRANDFATHER.

THAT'S GREAT. CONGRATULATIONS. BUT...

I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS, TOO.

ALTHEA'S PARENTS ARE FINALLY LEAVING.

YEAH. OLD IRON-JAW PETERSON

DECIDED TO HEAD FOR FLORIDA.

OUR HOUSE CAN FINALLY BE PEACEFUL ONCE AGAIN.

PEACEFUL, HUH?

OH, VIRGIL,

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

I--I WISH I COULD SHARE

YOUR ENTHUSIASTIC PREDICTION, BUT, UH...

YOU KNOW, TWINS IN THE HOUSE...

I DON'T KNOW IF YOUR HOUSE

IS EVER GOING TO BE PEACEFUL AGAIN.

I DOUBT IT.