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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

[IMITATES AIRPLANE]

IT'S A 747 COMING IN FOR A LANDING.

RUNWAY CLEAR! COMING IN!

[IMITATES AIRPLANE]

SMOOTH AS SILK.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

A 747?

YEAH, WHAT?

ALL FATHERS SAY THAT.

IT'S A DAD THING.

OH.

DIDN'T YOUR DAD SAY THAT TO YOU?

NO.

OH, WELL, THEN THAT EXPLAINS IT.

THAT EXPLAINS WHAT?

WELL, YOUR SERIOUS NATURE. WHAT ELSE?

VIRGIL, YOU BETTER WATCH IT.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET SOMEONE

TO HELP US WITH THESE BABIES.

I THOUGHT WE DECIDED ON MY AUNT ETTA.

NO, HONEY. WE DIDN'T DECIDE.

YOU DECIDED.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH AUNT ETTA?

NOTHING, EXCEPT SHE HATES ME.

OH, THAT'S JUST ETTA. SHE HATES EVERYBODY.

BYE.

BYE.

BYE. BYE.

[BOUNCING BASKETBALL]

WHOA.

KEVIN!

THANKS.

SO DID YOU MAKE THE TEAM?

THE COACH'S GOING TO TELL US TODAY.

YOU'LL MAKE IT.

GOOD LUCK, KID.

THANKS.

NOT IN THE HOUSE,

UNLESS YOU WANT TO SKIP PRACTICE

AND POLISH MY KITCHEN FLOOR.

LET'S GO, KEV. I GOT AN EARLY APPOINTMENT.

YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE UNTIL YOU EAT BREAKFAST.

BUT, MOM--

YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID. SIT.

DAD.

LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE RIDING YOUR BIKE THIS MORNING.

BYE.

I HEARD THAT.

MORNING, PARKER. MORNING, JAMISON.

MORNING, DETECTIVE.

I BET HE'S GOING IN TO TELL THE CHIEF

ANOTHER CUTE BABY STORY.

YOU GOT SOMETHING AGAINST CUTE BABY STORIES?

NO, BUT WHEN THERE'S TOO MANY, THEY AIN'T CUTE.

YEAH.

CHIEF, YOU'LL NEVER GUESS--

SOMETHING NEW AND DELIGHTFUL

ABOUT THE BABIES, I ASSUME.

YEAH.

WELL, BEFORE YOU GET STARTED,

MAY I SAY ONE OR TWO THINGS TO YOU?

YEAH.

HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN SHARING THIS OFFICE?

OH, THREE YEARS.

YEAH, THREE YEARS.

BEFORE THAT I HAD THE PLACE TO MYSELF,

BUT THAT'S WATER OVER THE DAM.

BUT IN ALL THAT TIME,

HAVE I EVER COMPLAINED ABOUT ANYTHING?

WELL, AT CHRISTMAS--

LEAVING ASIDE CHRISTMAS.

WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT?

VIRGIL, PROUD AS I AM

TO BE THE GODFATHER OF YOUR TWO BABIES,

I MUST ADVISE YOU

THAT BABY STORIES ARE ONLY CUTE

IF THEY'RE SHORT AND INFREQUENT.

PARKER, YOU READ ME?

GOOD MORNING. YOU'RE ON THE AIR.

[GILLESPIE] PARKER, JUST TALK TO THE MAN!

ANYTHING TO REPORT, OFFICER SWEET?

NO. I'M HEADING BACK IN.

[ENGINE RATTLES]

I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK IT'S THE DAMN UNIVERSAL JOINT.

I'M COMING UP ON SOME FLY-SPECK TOWN

ON THE MAP OF OLD MISS.

I'M GOING TO PULL OFF AND GET IT FIXED.

CALL MEMPHIS AND TELL THEM I'LL BE LATE.

[SERVICE BELL RINGS]

[UNIVERSAL JOINT RATTLES]

[TIRES SCREECH]

[CRASH]

AAH!

THE KID WAS HIT! GET ON THE PHONE!

CALL AN AMBULANCE!

I NEED AN AMBULANCE UP BY FAIN'S PLACE.

A BOY'S BEEN HIT BY A CAR.

HEY, HE'S TAKING OFF!

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

COME BACK HERE!

ANYONE GET THE NUMBER?

GET THE LICENSE PLATE NUMBER?

I GOT AN AMBULANCE COMING.

I WANT YOU TO MAKE SURE NOBODY MOVES HIM.

YOU WATCH TRAFFIC.

A HIT-AND-RUN AT ALCOVEY AND CAMDEN.

IT'S A LATE MODEL TAN MINIVAN.

HE TURNED EAST ON REEVES.

OUT-OF-STATE LICENSE PLATES.

GIVE ME SOME HELP.

O.K., BUBBA.

I'M BEHIND THAT FURNITURE STORE ON GREEN STREET.

GET OUT OF THE VAN.

DON'T SHOOT ME, COWBOY.

UP AGAINST THAT VAN AND SPREAD 'EM.

I SAID SPREAD 'EM!

THAT GOOD FOR YOU?

YOU SHUT UP.

YES, SIR.

LET ME SEE YOUR LICENSE.

WHAT DID I DO?

SHUT YOUR SMART-ALECK MOUTH!

I SEEN WHAT YOU DID TO THAT BOY.

THE BOY'S GOING TO LEARN THE HARD WAY--

LOOK BEFORE CROSSING THE STREET.

HARD WAY, HUH?

HARD WAY, HUH?

NO, BUBBA, NOT IN THE FACE!

GIVE ME THAT LICENSE.

SAY, YOU LIKE MY PICTURE?

[LAUGHING]

FOLKS, GIVE HIM SOME ROOM.

SPREAD OUT A LITTLE.

HE IN?

YES.

THAT'S ALL, FOLKS.

LET'S CLEAR IT OUT OF HERE. COME ON.

SEE YOU.

VEHICLE NOT REPORTED STOLEN.

NO WARRANTS ON A TROY CALDWELL.

THANKS.

HE'S CLEAN.

IT DOESN'T EXPLAIN TENNESSEE PLATES

ON A VAN REGISTERED TO A COMPANY IN NEW ORLEANS.

IS THAT A QUESTION?

THE QUESTION'S WHY ARE YOU HERE?

DON'T SAY IT'S YOUR DIAPER ROUTE.

LET'S LOOK AT THOSE DIAPERS.

EXCUSE ME. GOT A WARRANT?

NO. I WAS A WITNESS TO A FELONY HIT-AND-RUN.

ALL WE NEED IS THAT KEY.

BUBBA, YOU BETTER COME ON BACK HERE.

WELL...

OH, YEAH. THIS AIN'T NO BABY POWDER.

LUANN, DO WE HAVE A POSITIVE I.D. ON THAT VICTIM?

KEVIN DAWSON-- 12 YEARS OLD, WHITE.

KEVIN?

YOU KNOW HIM, SIR?

HE'S MY NEIGHBOR.

I SAW THAT BOY LESS THAN AN HOUR AGO.

WELL, HE'S IN SURGERY.

VIP ROOM?

BY ALL MEANS.

THIS HERE IS TROY CALDWELL, CHIEF.

SIT DOWN.

MR. CALDWELL, YOU'RE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE.

YEAH, I KNOW, CHIEF.

THE UNIVERSAL JOINT STARTED KNOCKING,

AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE.

CARRYING A MESS OF COCAINE,

YOU HIT A BOY.

NATURALLY, YOU RUN OFF.

WE GOT FOUR CHARGES AGAINST YOU,

TWO OF THEM FEDERAL.

WHERE'S MY VAN?

AREN'T YOU AT ALL CURIOUS

ABOUT THAT LITTLE KID YOU HIT?

OH, YEAH, I AM.

WHY DO YOU THINK HE DID SOMETHING CRAZY

LIKE RUNNING THROUGH A RED LIGHT?

HA HA HA HA HA.

THIS IS NO JOKING MATTER, CALDWELL.

LIKE I TOLD YOUR OFFICER,

I HAD NO IDEA I EVEN HIT THE LITTLE GUY.

INTERESTING, SEEING AS HOW HIS BODY

BROKE YOUR WINDSHIELD.

I THOUGHT IT WAS ONE OF THEM MISSISSIPPI SKEETERS.

WHOO-WHEE, THEM SUCKERS IS BIG!

WHOEVER THREW THIS GUY'S HEART TO THE HOGS

SHOULD HAVE SLOPPED THE REST OF HIM WITH IT.

THAT'S COLORFUL. I LIKE THAT!

COULD YOU WRITE THAT DOWN, PLEASE?

BOYS! BOYS! BOYS!

VIRGIL! BUBBA!

PLEASE.

I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME I CALLED MY LAWYER.

ALL RIGHT, PUT HIM DOWNSTAIRS, BUBBA.

GO AHEAD.

LET'S GO.

WHAT ABOUT THAT PHONE CALL?

OH, YOU'LL GET IT.

LET HIM PHONE FROM DOWNSTAIRS,

AND, UH, BUBBA,

BE SURE AND DISINFECT THAT PHONE.

YES, SIR. GET OUT OF HERE.

LUANN.

YES, SIR.

SEE IF YOU CAN GET SOME WORD ON KEVIN'S CONDITION.

DID YOU NOTIFY THE PARENTS?

I CONTACTED THE MOTHER.

OFFICER GOODE'S RUNNING HER OVER TO THE HOSPITAL.

I CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHERE THE FATHER WORKS.

MR. DAWSON IS OUT ON A CALL.

DID YOU LEAVE A MESSAGE?

JUST TO GET A HOLD OF ME.

DETECTIVE TIBBS.

YEAH.

NOBODY CAN TELL ME ANYTHING YET.

I NEED SOME AIR.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THIS, SWEET. THANKS.

WHERE'S MY SON, MY LITTLE BOY?

WHAT'S YOUR SON'S NAME?

KEVIN, KEVIN DAWSON.

HE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON HIS BIKE.

MRS. DAWSON, YOUR SON IS IN SURGERY.

DR. CURTIS--

WHAT KIND OF SURGERY?

WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO HIM?

THAT'S ALL I KNOW.

THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

GET SOMEBODY DOWN HERE

WHO CAN EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON.

I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN FIND OUT.

WHAT IS IT, VIRGIL?

UH, KEVIN'S BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.

THEY'VE TAKEN HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.

UH, HOW BAD?

THEY'RE WORKING ON HIM, DUWAYNE.

A BROKEN ARM, WHAT?

ALL I KNOW IS THAT HE'S IN SURGERY.

DUWAYNE.

I'LL DRIVE.

ISN'T THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN GET A HOLD OF HIM?

YES, HAVE HIM CALL HIS WIFE

AT THE HOSPITAL RIGHT AWAY.

HAVE THEY TOLD YOU ANYTHING?

NO, NOTHING.

I'M GOING OUT OF MY MIND.

DO THE POLICE KNOW WHO HIT HIM?

YEAH, WE KNOW.

THE OFFICER SAID IT WAS HIT-AND-RUN.

HIT-AND-RUN?

WE'VE GOT HIM, DUWAYNE. HE'S NOT FROM SPARTA.

MR. AND MRS. DAWSON, THIS IS DR. CURTIS.

KEVIN'S OUT OF SURGERY.

CAN WE SEE HIM?

YOU CAN SEE HIM IN THE ICU SOON.

WELL, HOW IS HE?

IT'S A LITTLE PREMATURE YET.

YOUR SON IS IN A COMA.

THE BRAIN WAVES APPEAR NORMAL,

BUT HE'S SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE

TO THE LOWER LUMBAR REGION.

WILL HE... BE ABLE TO WALK?

I'M SORRY. I DON'T KNOW.

OH, MY GOD.

I WON'T LIE TO YOU, CALDWELL.

YOU'LL BE DOING TIME.

HOW COME?

IF THAT'S REALLY A QUESTION,

IT'S A STUPID ONE.

REALLY?

I THOUGHT BENITAS COULD GET ME SOMEBODY

THAT COULD GET ME OUT OF THIS JOINT.

NOBODY CAN GET YOU OUT OF THIS MESS.

CONSIDERING MR. BENITAS

IS OUT $12 MILLION WORTH OF HIS MERCHANDISE,

YOU'RE LUCKY HE SENT ANYBODY AT ALL.

WELL, UM...

WAS HE MAD?

HE'S NOT HAPPY.

HOWEVER, MR. BENITAS WILL SEE TO IT

THAT YOU'RE WELL-COMPENSATED FOR YOUR...

INCONVENIENCE.

WHY DID WE DESERVE THIS?

WHAT DID WE DO?

NOTHING WRONG, DUWAYNE.

I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING WRONG WE DID.

WHAT DID WE FAIL AT, HUH?

WHAT?

HOW DO WE KNOW?

IT MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING, I SUPPOSE.

EVERYBODY MISSES SOMETHING.

WHAT WAS IT THE PREACHER SAID

IN CHURCH JUST LAST SUNDAY?

"IF THE WHOLE WORLD DID WHAT IT OUGHT--

"THOUGHT THE RIGHT THOUGHTS,

"PAID ATTENTION TO THE RIGHT THINGS--

"THERE WOULD BE NO MISERY

"OR SICKNESS OR WAR OR CRIME.

EVERYTHING THAT'S WRONG WOULD BE RIGHT."

WHAT HAPPENED TO US WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED.

I FAILED MY BOY...

BUT I'LL MAKE IT UP TO HIM, I WILL.

AFTERNOON, LIEUTENANT.

HEY, DARNELLE.

I CAN'T WAIT TILL YOU GET CALDWELL IN COURT.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME

I'VE LOOKED FORWARD TO SITTING IN A COURTROOM.

THE WHOLE TOWN SHARES THAT SENTIMENT.

AN ATTORNEY CAN USE THAT,

CLAIM HIS CLIENT CAN'T GET A FAIR TRIAL

HERE IN SPARTA.

DON'T MATTER. CALDWELL'S GUILTY.

I'LL TESTIFY TO THAT ANYWHERE.

MAY I PARK HERE, LIEUTENANT?

I'M DICK DONNELLY, FBI, JACKSON.

YEAH, SURE. GO AHEAD.

THIS IS D.A. DARNELLE.

PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

IS CHIEF GILLESPIE IN?

YES, I JUST LEFT HIM.

THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME.

IF CALDWELL EVER SEES A SPARTA JURY.

WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

I DON'T KNOW, BUBBA.

I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT.

JUST FORGET IT TILL FURTHER NOTICE.

CHIEF.

WHO DID YOU BRING ME HERE?

FBI AGENT RICHARD DONNELLY.

HOW DO YOU DO?

PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.

COME ON IN. MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE.

THANK YOU.

I JUST TALKED TO YOUR BOSS IN JACKSON.

YOU GOT HERE FAST.

YOUR COMPUTER FED US CALDWELL'S ARREST.

OUR GUYS IN NEW ORLEANS

PICKED UP CALDWELL'S PHONE CALL TO BENITAS.

WE'VE TAPPED BENITAS' PHONE.

WHOSE PHONE?

JULIO BENITAS.

I APOLOGIZE.

I'D ASSUMED YOU HAD GOTTEN THAT MUCH OUT OF JACKSON.

JULIO BENITAS IS SEOR COCAINE IN NEW ORLEANS.

CALDWELL'S PHONE CALL WAS TO BENITAS

TO GET HIM A LAWYER.

HE GOT HIM ONE.

A LOCAL MAN, MR. EPP, IS TALKING TO CALDWELL.

NEEDLESS TO SAY,

THE FBI IS INTERESTED IN THIS CASE.

SO ARE WE.

I MAY HAVE UNDERSTATED MY CASE.

NO. I FOLLOW YOU, MR. DONNELLY,

BUT CALDWELL WAS ARRESTED ON A LOCAL CHARGE.

HE'S GOING TO BE TRIED RIGHT HERE.

WHEN HE CROSSED THE STATE LINE WITH THOSE DRUGS,

IT BECAME A FEDERAL CASE.

NOT THE HIT-AND-RUN. THAT'S LOCAL,

AND THERE'S THE ARRESTING OFFICER.

WE'RE BOTH JUST DOING OUR JOBS.

YOU'VE DONE YOURS.

MY JOB'S TO TAKE HIM TO NEW ORLEANS,

AND I WILL.

NOT TILL WE'RE DONE WITH HIM, YOU AIN'T.

THAT MAN IS GOING TO BE CONVICTED HERE

AND PUT IN THE PEN.

YOU CAN FETCH HIM OUT OF THE PEN LATER ON

IF YOU WANT TO,

BUT HE'S GOING TO BE PUT ON TRIAL HERE.

CHIEF, WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS,

I'M HERE TO OFFER HIM COMPLETE IMMUNITY

IN EXCHANGE FOR HIS TESTIMONY.

THERE WILL BE NO CASE AGAINST TROY CALDWELL

FOR A HIT-AND-RUN OR ANYTHING ELSE.

HOW'S THE BOY?

ALIVE. THAT'S ALL YOU CAN SAY RIGHT NOW.

WHAT DID THE FEDS WANT?

THEY WANT TO SEE TROY CALDWELL.

THEY WANTED TO OFFER HIM FULL IMMUNITY

IN EXCHANGE FOR HIS TESTIMONY

AGAINST SOME BIG DRUG DOG FROM NEW ORLEANS.

THAT MUST BE BENITAS.

I HEARD ABOUT HIM WHEN I WAS THERE.

IT'S LIKE THIS WHOLE HIT-AND-RUN THING

JUST NEVER HAPPENED.

WELL, CALDWELL HASN'T TAKEN THE DEAL YET.

OH?

I GUESS HE'S THINKING IT OVER.

HMM. MUST BE AFRAID OF BENITAS.

I HAVEN'T TALKED TO HIM

SINCE WE PUT HIM DOWNSTAIRS.

HE HAS TALKED TO HIS LAWYER, EPP.

I PRESUME MR. EPP TOLD HIM TO PLAY THE GAME BY THE RULES.

BENITAS IS LETHAL.

CHIEF, PARKER JUST CALLED.

HE SAID THAT DARNELLE WOULD BE IN HIS OFFICE

FOR AN HOUR.

THANK YOU, CHERYL.

WELL, AN HOUR.

YOU HEAR THIS?

HIS HANDS WERE TIED. YOUR HANDS WEREN'T TIED, DARNELLE.

YOU MERELY WASHED YOUR HANDS.

THE PONTIUS PILATE REFERENCE

IS COMPLETELY OUT OF LINE, GILLESPIE.

NO, IT ISN'T. YOU COULD HAVE SAID NO!

YOU COULD HAVE SAID,

"IT'S A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE,

AND I WON'T BE A PARTY TO IT."

TO WHOM, THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT?

YES, INDEED, THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT,

CERTAINLY IF THEY'RE WRONG!

MAYBE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES

KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.

MAYBE IT'S HOW HE DOES IT.

WAIT A MINUTE. HOW CAN YOU BLAME DARNELLE?

WHY, VIRGIL TIBBS, I'M REALLY SURPRISED AT YOU.

A VICIOUS MALEFACTOR

PUT YOUR NEIGHBOR'S CHILD INTO A COMA IN THE HOSPITAL

THIS VERY MORNING!

I KNOW.

YES.

I ALSO KNOW THAT JULIO BENITAS

WILL PUT MORE KIDS IN HOSPITALS--AND ADULTS,

KILLING MOST OF THEM AND DRAINING THE SPIRIT

OUT OF THOSE LEFT.

WHEN YOU GET RID OF BENITAS, WHAT THEN?

ANOTHER BENITAS TAKES HIS PLACE!

ON IT GOES, ON AND ON.

THEY CAN'T STOP IT. THEY DON'T KNOW HOW!

MEANTIME, WHAT HAPPENS TO TROY CALDWELL?

WE JUST SEND HIM

TO A PLEASANT LITTLE FARAWAY SUBURB

AND PUT HIM IN A NEW HOUSE WITH A NEW JOB,

NEW IDENTITY,

ALL AT THE TAXPAYERS' EXPENSE.

IF CUTTING A DEAL WITH TROY CALDWELL

WILL STOP SOMEONE LIKE THAT--

IT JUST CAME TO ME

WHY THE LITTLE LADY HOLDING THE SCALES OF JUSTICE

IS ALWAYS BLINDFOLDED--

BECAUSE SHE CAN'T STAND WATCHING YOU LAWYERS MAKE DEALS!

WELL, I'M NOT BLINDFOLDED...

I WILL NOT LOOK AWAY,

AND I WILL NOT MAKE ANY DEAL!

ANY WORD?

IS MARGARET HOME?

SHE HASN'T LEFT THE HOSPITAL.

I JUST COULDN'T--

I HAD TO LEAVE.

I KNOW.

HOW DO YOU TELL YOUR BOY HE MAY NEVER WALK AGAIN,

MIGHT NEVER PLAY BALL WITH HIS FRIENDS,

DANCE AT THE PROM?

HE DIDN'T SAY HE WOULDN'T WALK.

HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW.

WHEN I GOT BACK FROM THE HOSPITAL,

THERE WAS A CALL FROM HIS SCHOOL.

THEY THOUGHT KEVIN WAS HOME SICK TODAY.

COACH SOLLEY CALLED TO SAY

KEVIN MADE THE TEAM.

HOW DO I TELL HIM, VIRGIL?

YOU SAW HIM.

HE WAS ALWAYS OUT THERE AT NIGHT,

IN THE RAIN.

MAKING THAT TEAM MEANT EVERYTHING TO HIM.

WHAT DO I SAY?

IF IT HAS TO BE SAID,

YOU'LL FIND THE RIGHT WORDS TO USE.

MOST IMPORTANT IS FOR KEVIN TO KNOW

THAT YOU ARE THERE FOR HIM

REGARDLESS OF HIS CONDITION.

I CAN'T HELP THINKING IF I HAD DRIVEN HIM TO SCHOOL...

DUANE... IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT.

IT WAS NOT YOUR CAR THAT HIT KEVIN.

IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT.

THAT GUY BETTER ROT IN JAIL.

I AGREE.

HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THEY'LL GIVE HIM, VIRGIL?

THINGS DON'T ALWAYS GO THE WAY WE THINK THEY SHOULD.

WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT?

THE FBI CAME TODAY.

THEY MADE AN OFFER OF IMMUNITY

AGAINST THE HIT-AND-RUN CHARGE.

WHY?

IN EXCHANGE FOR HIS TESTIMONY.

THE DRIVER OF THE VAN

WAS TRANSPORTING A LARGE AMOUNT OF COCAINE.

SO THEY OFFER HIM IMMUNITY?

NOW, HOW CAN THAT BE?

HE BROKE THE LAW!

NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME

HE WON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR WHAT HE'S DONE?

HE MAY NOT.

HE HASN'T ACCEPTED THE OFFER YET,

BUT I'M SURE BY THE MORNING--

WHO DO THE FBI THINK THEY ARE?

MY BOY IS STILL IN A COMA,

AND THEY'RE ALREADY MAKING THEIR DEALS?

BELIEVE ME, I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.

OH, DO YOU?

DO YOU REALLY?

WHAT IF THAT WAS YOUR BOY

OVER THERE IN THAT HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW?

TELL ME YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO KILL THAT GUY

WITH YOUR OWN TWO HANDS.

I THINK THE CHIEF IS RIGHT.

IF IT WAS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S KID,

WOULD THEY BE ANXIOUS TO STRIKE A DEAL?

PROBABLY NOT.

IT'S EASY TO PLAY POLITICAL GAMES

WITH SOMEONE ELSE'S KIDS.

THAT'S TRUE.

UNFORTUNATELY,

IT'S THE TESTIMONIES FROM PEOPLE LIKE TROY CALDWELL

THAT PUT THESE DRUG LORDS AWAY.

THEA, IT'S SIMPLY ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS

WHERE THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG.

SO IT'S A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE?

RIGHT.

MY PERSPECTIVE IS THERE'S NO JUSTICE.

THAT'S NOT WHY YOU BECAME A COP.

THEA, DON'T MAKE IT PERSONAL.

WHY NOT?

IT'S NOT FAIR.

WHO CARES?

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

IT'S DARNELLE.

TROY TOOK THE DEAL.

SURE, HE DID.

SURE, HE DID.

YOU MAKE THIS COFFEE AGAIN?

YES, SIR.

WELL, IT'S CONSISTENT.

NOTHING'S GOOD TODAY.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, GILLESPIE.

WELL, YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID IN YOUR OFFICE.

I MEANT IT.

NO DEAL FOR ME.

I'M NOT GOING TO TURN CALDWELL OVER TO THE FBI.

YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THIS CASE IS OVER, GILLESPIE.

THIS MATTER NO LONGER CONCERNS YOU.

OH, I DISAGREE. I'M VERY MUCH INVOLVED.

THIS MATTER VERY MUCH CONCERNS ME.

THIS MAN IS A PRISONER IN MY JAIL.

I'M NOT GOING TO TURN HIM LOOSE

UNTIL YOU'RE READY TO PUT HIM ON TRIAL HERE.

THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, GILLESPIE.

NOW, YOU'RE ACTING LIKE A FOOL.

MAYBE, IF A FOOL IS SOMEBODY

WHO BELIEVES IN OLD-FASHIONED JUSTICE.

THE COUNTY SHERIFF WILL COME OVER

AND TAKE THAT PRISONER AWAY FROM YOU.

DO YOU WANT TO BE SUBJECTED TO THAT INDIGNITY?

YOU CAN CALL IT AN INDIGNITY IF YOU WANT.

I CALL IT AN HONOR.

MARGARET, I'D WANTED TO TELL YOU AND DUWAYNE TOGETHER.

THE DRIVER TOOK THEIR OFFER.

YES, HE DID,

BUT I'M SURE THAT COMES AS NO SURPRISE TO YOU.

WE'RE HERE TOGETHER, MARGARET,

BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THIS JUST ISN'T POLICE BUSINESS.

AS YOUR NEIGHBORS AND AS YOUR FRIEND,

WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW

WE SYMPATHIZE AND WE'RE HERE FOR YOU.

I APPRECIATE THAT, ALTHEA,

BUT YOU CAN'T TELL ME ANYTHING

I HAVEN'T ALREADY TOLD MYSELF.

IT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY EASIER TO ACCEPT.

RIGHT NOW I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT DRIVER.

HE'S THE LEAST OF MY CONCERNS.

I JUST WANT MY LITTLE BOY.

I JUST PRAY THAT GOD MAKES EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT AGAIN.

WE'RE PRAYING WITH YOU, MARGARET.

YES.

DR. CURTIS--

MRS. DAWSON! GOOD NEWS.

I WAS GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTACT YOU.

KEVIN IS AWAKE.

OH...

KEVIN!

WILL HE BE O.K.?

WILL HE WALK?

I CAN'T GIVE ANY GUARANTEES,

BUT THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE.

HOW ARE YOU, HONEY?

I'M SORE.

YOU HAD ME SO WORRIED.

I CAN'T HARDLY MOVE.

LIKE I TOLD KEVIN, THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED.

HE WAS BRUISED PRETTY BAD.

MOM, DO YOU KNOW IF I MADE THE TEAM?

I DON'T KNOW, HONEY.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOUR DAD SAID YOU DID.

IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME AND HARD WORK,

BUT YOU'LL BE READY FOR NEXT YEAR'S TEAM.

THANK YOU, DR. CURTIS.

OH, YEAH. YES, MA'AM.

THAT'S THE ONLY GOOD NEWS I'VE HEARD IN DAYS.

WHAT DID SHE SAY?

LET ME TELL THE GANG.

HEY, Y'ALL, LOOK HERE. KEVIN HAS COME TO.

HEY, IT GETS BETTER.

THE DOCTOR SAID HE'LL PROBABLY MAKE IT BACK

TO A-1 CONDITION.

THAT'S WONDERFUL!

PARDON ME, MA'AM?

NO, DETECTIVE TIBBS HASN'T MADE IT BACK JUST YET.

I--I SEE.

Y-YES, MA'AM, I SURE ENOUGH WILL.

I DO NOT LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT.

THE SOUND OF WHAT?

SHE SAID SHE TRIED TO CALL DUWAYNE AT WORK TODAY,

BUT HE NEVER MADE IT IN.

I BETTER RUN THIS ONE BY THE CHIEF.

PARKER, YOU GO OVER TO THAT OFFICE.

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR DUWAYNE.

LET US KNOW IF HE TURNS UP.

YES, SIR.

YOU BETTER TAKE ANOTHER SWING PAST THE DAWSON HOUSE.

RIGHT, CHIEF.

UH, CHIEF, WHY? WHAT'S WRONG?

THERE'S NOTHING IN PARTICULAR WRONG.

WE'RE JUST TAKING SOME PRECAUTIONS.

NOBODY KNOWS WHERE DUWAYNE IS.

WELL, MAYBE HE'S MAKING HIS WAY TO THE HOSPITAL.

KEVIN'S AWAKE.

WELL, IF HE IS, HE AIN'T MADE IT YET.

MRS. DAWSON CALLED TO GIVE HIM THE GOOD NEWS.

HE COULD BE WITH A CLIENT.

THAT COULD BE.

I HOPE HE'S WITH A CLIENT.

YEAH. I'M GOING TO LOOK AROUND OUTSIDE, CHIEF.

MM-HMM.

CHIEF.

I KNOW WHO'S OUT THERE.

GO ON. INVITE THEM IN.

YES, SIR.

HOW YOU DOING, MAC?

FINE, BILL.

HOPE THERE WON'T BE ANY FOOLISHNESS.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD THE CHARGES.

SWEET, READ THE CHARGES, PLEASE.

YES. WE GOT RECKLESS DRIVING,

POSSESSION OF ILLEGAL DRUGS, VEHICULAR ASSAULT,

AND FLEEING THE SCENE OF A CRIME, HIT-AND-RUN.

MAYBE MORE. ENOUGH TO KEEP HIM IN THE PEN MANY YEARS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, BILL.

I CALL UPON YOU, MAC, TO STAND BEHIND ME

AND FORCE THESE FBI PEOPLE

TO BRING IN FEDERAL MARSHALS.

I'M SORRY, BILL, THE AUTHORITIES HAVE CALLED ON ME

TO DO MY DUTY.

I CHOOSE TO DO IT.

I'M SATISFIED THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE ON MY CONSCIENCE.

YOU MADE THAT CLEAR, BILL.

ALL RIGHT, SWEET. FETCH OUT MR. CALDWELL.

YES, SIR.

MR. DONNELLY,

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE MET DETECTIVE TIBBS.

DETECTIVE.

THE LITTLE BOY AND HIS FAMILY

ARE NEIGHBORS OF THE TIBBSES.

IT'S A VERY...

DIFFICULT SITUATION.

I EXPECT IT IS,

PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU KNOW

THAT THE VICTIMS HAVE A FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

IT'S NEVER EASY.

MR. DONNELLY...

LET ME SAY...

I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR PLEA BARGAINS.

I UNDERSTAND THE NEED

TO RID OUR STREETS AND SCHOOLS OF DRUGS.

PEOPLE LIKE JULIO BENITAS ARE RIPPING HOLES

IN THE VERY FABRIC OF OUR SOCIETY.

BUT TRY AS I DO,

I'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND A SYSTEM

WHERE THE GUILTY GO FREE...

AND IT IS THE VICTIM WHO HAS TO SUFFER.

GENTLEMEN, THIS IS MY JOB.

I DON'T MAKE THESE DECISIONS.

I JUST SEE THAT THEY GET CARRIED OUT.

IT SEEMS AS IF I'VE HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE

IN SEVERAL PLACES.

YOU CAN REMOVE THE CUFFS, OFFICER.

HEY, YOU GOT A LOVELY TOWN HERE, BOYS.

I'M REALLY GOING TO MISS IT.

NO SIGN OF DUWAYNE ANYWHERE.

THEN TELL THE SHERIFF

TO BRING THAT MAN OUT HERE.

BRING HIM ON OUT, MAC.

DUWAYNE!

NO!

GET DOWN!

GET DOWN!

HOLD IT! IT'S ALL RIGHT!

CALL AN AMBULANCE!

BUBBA, CALL THE AMBULANCE.

YEAH, I'LL GET RIGHT ON IT.

HE'S DEAD.

YES, HE IS, SURE ENOUGH.

FOR SURE, BILL. FOR SURE.

OH, LORD, HELP US.

I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU'LL MAKE A DEAL WITH HIM.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

Y'ALL GOT NOTHING TO GAIN WITH THAT KIND OF DEAL,

THOUGH THE DEAL YOU MADE WITH THE OTHER MAN

IS WHAT DROVE HIM OUT OF HIS MIND.

YOU'RE SUGGESTING TEMPORARY INSANITY.

ISN'T THAT HIS LAWYER'S DECISION?

I PERSONALLY DON'T HOLD THAT MAN RESPONSIBLE.

WHO DO YOU SUGGEST WE HOLD RESPONSIBLE

FOR HIM KILLING THAT MAN?

I DIDN'T DO IT.

AGENT DONNELLY DIDN'T DO IT.

OH, I KNOW WHO DID IT, ALL RIGHT.

HE DESERVES SOME KIND OF JUSTICE,

LIKE ANYBODY ELSE--

HE, HIS WIFE,

HIS LITTLE BOY LYING IN THAT HOSPITAL THERE.

OTHERWISE WE BETTER CHANGE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

FROM "LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL"

TO "LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR SOME...

FOR THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO MAKE A DEAL WITH Y'ALL."