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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 ♪

HOW ABOUT THAT JELLY DOUGHNUT?

NO JELLY DOUGHNUT, I BEG YOU.

WHY CAN'T PARKER MAKE COFFEE LIKE THIS?

YOU DO WHAT YOU CAN.

DID BUBBA GIVE YOU THAT KIMBROUGH FILE?

NO.

I GUESS I HAVE TO GO THROUGH HIS DESK.

WELL, WHERE IS HE?

VISITING HIS UNCLE EFREM IN BIRMINGHAM.

HE HAS NO UNCLE EFREM IN BIRMINGHAM

OR ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING.

OF COURSE NOT. IT'S A WOMAN.

AGAIN?

WHAT IS SHE GOING TO BE LIKE FROM BIRMINGHAM?

THAT YOUNG MAN HAS NO JUDGMENT WITH REGARD TO WOMEN.

HE WILL NEVER FIND ONE WITH A BRAIN

OR A PENNY TO HER NAME.

COME ON. YOU CAN DO IT.

COME ON, FELLA. OK.

YEAH, CHRISSY, YOU SURE DO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PLACE HERE.

WORTH $2.5 MILLION ON THE MARKET.

BUT NOTHING TO ME WITHOUT SOMEONE TO SHARE IT WITH.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

YEAH, I DO, AND IT EMBARRASSES ME A LITTLE.

WHY?

I SHOULD BE OFFERING YOU THE GOOD THINGS.

OH, COME ON.

WHO OFFERS WHO SHOULD MEAN NOTHING

TO PEOPLE WHO LOVE EACH OTHER.

I DON'T SUPPOSE IT SHOULD.

AND I LOVE YOU.

I FEEL REAL STRONG ABOUT YOU.

BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO MARRY ME?

I DIDN'T SAY THAT, NOW.

WELL, WE SHOULD GET GOING.

I WOULDN'T WANT YOU TO BE LATE FOR WORK.

YOU LET ME WORRY ABOUT WORK, HUH?

BUBBA GET BACK YET?

HE'S ON DUTY THIS AFTERNOON.

CHIEF, BUBBA DID NOT SPEND HIS WEEKEND IN BIRMINGHAM.

OH?

WANT TO KNOW WHERE?

NO.

NOWHERE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, NOWHERE?

I MEAN SPARTA.

HE WAS WITH A FRIEND.

YOU KNOW, A FAIR FRIEND.

YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO?

NO.

CHRISTINE ANDERSON.

CHRISTINE ANDERSON?

YES, SIR.

CHRISTINE ANDERSON MARRIED EARLE MILLINGS.

AND BURIED HIM.

YEAH, OLD EARLE PASSED ON IN APRIL IN JACKSON.

HE LEFT CHRISTINE A CONSIDERABLE FORTUNE IN LOCAL PROPERTY.

SHE'S WORKING WITH HIS LAWYER TRYING TO GET IT ALL TOGETHER.

PARKER, WHERE DO YOU GET ALL THIS INTERESTING STUFF?

FROM A FRIEND IN THE HALL OF RECORDS.

A FAIR FRIEND.

WHY DIDN'T BUBBA EVER MENTION ANY OF THIS?

HE PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW

THAT POLICE OFFICERS HAD TO REPORT THEIR ROMANCES.

HE DOESN'T HAVE TO HIDE THEM.

HE'S NOT HIDING ANYTHING.

NO, SIR.

STEP OUTSIDE AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.

GO AHEAD, TAKE A LOOK OUTSIDE.

DID YOU HAVE A NICE WEEKEND?

YOU TALKING TO ME?

YEAH, AND ANYBODY ELSE THE QUESTION MIGHT APPLY TO.

CHIEF, THIS HERE IS CHRISTINE MILLINGS.

I BELIEVE WE'VE MET.

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?

WHY, FINE.

I'M SORRY I DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT EARLE.

SAM DORTLAND WAS SUPPOSED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW.

UH-HUH.

YEAH, HOW'S SAM THESE DAYS?

FINE, CHIEF.

FINE.

WELL, SEE YOU.

I'M JUST ASKING FOR SOME CONSIDERATION.

YOU'RE PAYING PART-TIME WAGES FOR FULL-TIME WORK.

I'M PAYING WHAT WE AGREED.

WE DID NOT AGREE ON THE WORK.

MR. DORTLAND, I CAN'T TAKE CARE OF YOUR YARD,

YOUR HOUSE, AND RUN YOUR ERRANDS.

THERE JUST AIN'T ENOUGH TIME.

IF YOU WORKED AS HARD AS YOU DRANK,

I THINK YOU'D MANAGE IT.

I AIN'T DONE NO DRINKING ON YOUR TIME.

HOW I SPEND MY TIME IS MY BUSINESS.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE MORE TIME FOR YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

OUR DEAL IS OVER.

SIR?

YOU'RE FIRED, MORGAN.

PACK UP AND BE OUT OF THE COTTAGE BY TOMORROW.

GET OUT!

GET OUT!

MY EX-CARETAKER.

COME ON IN.

NOW, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, CHRIS?

I WANT A NEW EXECUTOR OF THE WILL.

LEGALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

YOUR HUSBAND APPOINTED ME TO HANDLE THE ESTATE.

WHY IS LIQUIDATING THE ASSETS TAKING SO LONG?

EARLE'S BEEN DEAD THREE MONTHS.

I WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE.

THE MARKET'S DOWN.

GOOD OFFERS AREN'T COMING IN.

THEN TAKE THE BEST OFFER.

WHO'S PUSHING YOU, CHRISTINE, YOUR COP FRIEND?

YOU DIDN'T THINK I KNEW ABOUT THAT?

I DON'T GET IT.

WHAT'S HE GOT NOW HE DIDN'T HAVE WHEN YOU WERE 17?

I LOVE HIM.

BUT THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND.

OH?

WHAT DO YOU CALL OUR WEEKEND IN AIKEN?

A MISTAKE.

A YEAR OF WAITING--

NOW YOU TELL ME WE GOT NO FUTURE TOGETHER.

YOU WAITED?

I WAITED WITH EARLE MILLINGS FOR 15 YEARS.

DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT WAITING.

NEVER EASY MARRYING FOR MONEY.

BUT YOU, YOU STARTED OUT POOR.

SHOULDN'T BE HARD TO GO BACK.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

AN INTERESTING DOCUMENT--

YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

YES?

YOUR 1:00 IS HERE.

I'LL BE WITH HIM IN A MINUTE.

YES, SIR.

CHRISTINE, THE LAST THING I'D WANT

IS FOR YOU AND ME TO BECOME ENEMIES.

COME BY MY PLACE TONIGHT.

WE'LL HAVE A DRINK, WE'LL TALK.

WE'LL WORK IT OUT.

WHATEVER YOU'RE TRYING--

10:00.

SOMEBODY LOOKING FOR THAT KIMBROUGH REPORT?

YEAH, THANK YOU.

HEY, BUBBA.

CHRISSY MILLINGS, SHE'S SURE LOOKING FINE.

YEAH, SHE SURE IS, ISN'T SHE, CHIEF?

SHE'S GOT A LOT MORE GOING FOR HER THAN JUST HER LOOKS.

SOMETIMES, WHEN I'M OUT WITH HER,

I FEEL LIKE I'M OUT OF MY ELEMENT.

WHY?

YOU AND SHE GO BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL.

A LOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN.

SHE'S COME INTO A WHOLE MESS OF MONEY.

CONTRARY TO POPULAR OPINION,

MONEY DOESN'T CHANGE PEOPLE VERY MUCH.

IT MIGHT EXAGGERATE SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY THERE,

BUT THAT'S IT.

ANYTHING ELSE?

NAW.

YEAH.

I DON'T KNOW, CHIEF.

THIS GAL, SHE'S GOT ME GOING UPSIDE DOWN,

SIDEWAYS, IN AND OUT...

NOW, BUBBA, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY DETAILS.

I WASN'T GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT'S GOING ON.

IT'S JUST THAT SHE'S GOT ME A TAD CONFUSED

ABOUT HOW I FEEL.

HOW SO?

I...THINK I LOVE HER.

YEAH.

TROUBLE IS, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL HER.

I CAN'T TELL HER.

UH, THE WORDS JUST WON'T COME OUT.

AND THAT GETS HER UPSET.

WELL, UH, SEND HER SOME FLOWERS.

FLOWERS?

YEAH.

YEAH, I OUGHT TO DO THAT, HUH?

SURE.

OR A PRESENT-- A LITTLE SWEETHEART GIFT.

THAT'S IT.

A SWEETHEART GIFT.

THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO. THANKS, CHIEF.

SWEETHEART GIFT.

IT WAS NOTHING. YOUR DAUGHTER DROPPED HER BOTTLE.

SHE'S GOT IT.

SHE'LL STAY QUIET NOW?

SHE SHOULD.

WILL HE?

IF WE'RE LUCKY.

WILL WE EVER SLEEP ANOTHER EIGHT-HOUR NIGHT AGAIN?

OF COURSE!

WHEN WE'RE OLD.

YOU KNOW, SOMEONE SHOULD LET BUBBA KNOW

WHAT HE'S GETTING INTO.

BUBBA? IS HE GETTING MARRIED?

SO I HEAR.

HIGH-SCHOOL SWEETHEART.

HOW ROMANTIC.

BETTER THAN THAT. SHE'S GOT MONEY.

SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT MONEY?

SINCE THOSE TWO UPSTAIRS ARRIVED.

SO, BUBBA'S GIRL...

DID SHE INHERIT THIS MONEY?

SHE MARRIED IT.

AND THEN?

SHE BECAME A LONELY WIDOW.

NO, NO. SHE BECAME A MERRY WIDOW.

MONEY DOESN'T MAKE YOU MERRY.

WHAT DOES?

[BABY CRYING]

TWINS.

WHOA. WOULD YOU LOOK AT YOU?

GOING SOMEWHERE?

JUST A QUICK ERRAND.

I GUESS I SHOULDN'T HAVE JUST DROPPED BY LIKE THIS.

I NEVER MIND YOU DROPPING BY.

IT'S THE LEAVING THAT BOTHERS ME.

WANT TO COME IN?

YEAH, JUST A MINUTE. I'M STILL ON DUTY.

SEEING ME IS A DUTY?

YOU KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE.

CHRISSY, UH, REMEMBER WE WERE TALKING THIS MORNING?

YEAH.

YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW ME.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN HARD FOR ME TO SAY WHAT'S INSIDE.

BUBBA, I DON'T WANT TO RUSH YOU INTO ANYTHING.

I FEEL LIKE I'M PRESSURING YOU ALL THE TIME.

I DON'T MEAN TO.

YOU HAVEN'T. YOU HAVEN'T.

HELL, A MAN OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO SAY WHAT HE FEELS.

AND, CHRISSY...

THIS IS HOW I FEEL.

OH, BUBBA.

YOU LIKE IT?

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

I WANT TO PUT IT ON.

THANK YOU.

WELL, UH, I THINK I'VE USED UP MY MINUTE.

I SWEAR, ONE OF THESE DAYS,

WE'LL HAVE ALL THE MINUTES WE WANT.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[KNOCK KNOCK]

[KNOCK KNOCK]

YOU'RE LATE.

I HAD A VISITOR.

YOUR COP?

YES.

MY COP.

YOU HAD SOMETHING TO SHOW ME?

TELL ME.

DID YOU REALLY LIVE IN A ONE-ROOM SHACK,

OR IS THAT JUST AN EXPRESSION?

WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT?

YOU MAY HAVE TO GET USED TO BEING POOR AGAIN.

A FEW DAYS BEFORE HE DIED,

YOUR HUSBAND GAVE ME ANOTHER WILL.

HANDWRITTEN.

READ THE COPY.

EVERYTHING...

TO THE CHURCH?

THREE CHURCHES, IN FACT.

ONE IN MEMPHIS, ONE HERE, AND ONE ON TELEVISION.

EARLE GOT RELIGION AT THE END.

THOUGHT HE COULD BUY HIS WAY INTO HEAVEN.

MY MAMA HAD THE SAME THOUGHT.

I SAID, "MAMA, WHAT YOU GOT WON'T BUY THE TICKET."

SHE SAID, "YOU'RE RIGHT."

AND SHE LEFT IT ALL TO ME.

THIS CAN'T BE RIGHT.

IT IS.

OF COURSE,

I DON'T HAVE TO SHOW IT TO ANYBODY ELSE.

IF I GO OFF WITH YOU.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE THAT NAIVE.

I WAS ABOUT TO SAY THAT TO YOU.

WHAT WOULD YOU GAIN?

A WOMAN WHO DOESN'T WANT YOU.

YOU ONLY FEEL THAT WAY TODAY.

LET'S JUST TALK ABOUT MONEY.

THERE IS A LOT OF IT HERE FOR BOTH OF US.

I HAVE MONEY.

IT ALWAYS GOES BACK TO THAT WITH YOU, DOESN'T IT?

IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW YOU DO WITHOUT IT.

OH, I WILL FIGHT THIS.

IN COURT.

GO AHEAD.

THE COSTS WILL BREAK YOU,

AND YOUR COUNTRY COP WILL LEAVE YOU.

TOO BAD, CHRISTINE.

WE COULD'VE WORKED OUT

A WONDERFUL LIFE TOGETHER.

OH.

I CAME IN THIS MORNING. THAT'S HOW I FOUND HIM.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. YOU'VE BEEN REAL HELPFUL.

CLEANING LADY FOUND THE BODY.

ANYBODY ELSE ON THE PREMISES?

CARETAKER LIVES BACK HERE.

TODAY'S HIS DAY OFF. WE'RE LOOKING FOR HIM.

SOMEBODY BEAT HIM WITH SOMETHING.

THIS TENNIS PLAYER LOOKS TO BE THE SOMETHING.

BEEN DEAD AWHILE.

SOMETIME AROUND MIDNIGHT,

I'D GUESS.

BILLFOLD AND WATCH ARE MISSING.

HOW WELL DID YOU KNOW HIM?

CHRISSY INTRODUCED ME TO HIM ONCE.

NICE FELLA?

CAN'T SAY I REALLY CARED FOR HIM MUCH.

STRUCK ME AS BEING A REAL UPPITY TYPE, YOU KNOW?

EXCUSE ME. IS IT OK TO MOVE THE BODY NOW?

YEAH.

OK. GO AHEAD.

THE PRINTS IN THE BEDROOM AIN'T MUCH GOOD.

CAN THEY BE HELPED?

IT'S UP TO THE LAB.

I DID FIND SOMETHING ELSE, THOUGH.

I FOUND IT RIGHT ON TOP OF THE DRESSER.

NOW WHY WOULD A BURGLAR

LEAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT BEHIND?

MAYBE HE MISSED IT.

IT WAS OUT IN THE OPEN. LEFT THERE.

WELL, MAYBE HE FOUND IT

AND THEN FORGOT TO TAKE IT.

DETECTIVE?

YES, LUANN?

THE LAB PHONED.

NO PRINTS ON THE TROPHY

AND NO READABLE PRINTS ON THE WINDOW, EITHER.

THANK YOU, LUANN.

MM-HMM.

THE GROUND OUTSIDE THAT WINDOW

IS SURROUNDED BY FLOWERS.

THE ONLY WAY TO GET IN THE WINDOW

IS TO MASH DOWN SOME OF THE FLOWERS.

BUT SUPPOSE THE GUY WALKED RIGHT IN THE FRONT DOOR?

HAD A KEY.

AN ASSOCIATE.

A GIRL FRIEND.

SOMEBODY WHO BECAME AN ENEMY.

HERE'S THE SEARCH WARRANT.

WE CAN GO THROUGH HIS RECORDS.

WHAT ABOUT THAT CARETAKER?

WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR HIM.

AND WHAT ABOUT THIS RING?

I'VE SEEN A COUPLE THAT BIG. I'D SAY $20,000 AT LEAST.

DID HE HAVE A LADY FRIEND?

I DON'T KNOW.

ENEMIES? NO, I DON'T KNOW OF ANY.

OF COURSE, BEING A LAWYER,

HE WAS ALWAYS INVOLVED IN, YOU KNOW,

ANGRY, BAD STUFF.

THANK YOU.

DID SAM EVER DISCUSS BUSINESS WITH YOU?

ONLY MY OWN BUSINESS MATTERS.

DID HE SEEM WORRIED ABOUT ANYTHING LATELY?

NO.

OF COURSE, IF HE WAS, HE'D NEVER SHOW IT.

WAS THERE A WOMAN IN HIS LIFE?

NOT THAT I KNOW OF.

HE NEVER MENTIONED A WOMAN?

WELL, NOT IN THAT WAY, NO.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR A THIEF.

WE ARE. WE ARE.

AMONG OTHER PEOPLE.

WELL...

THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU LET ME KNOW IF YOU FIND ANYTHING?

SAM WAS A GOOD FRIEND.

OF COURSE.

AND YOU CALL ME IF YOU THINK OF ANYTHING.

REALLY GOOD.

[RING]

EXCUSE ME JUST A SECOND.

SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT. PARKER WILLIAMS SPEAKING.

HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

YES, MA'AM.

WELL, THANK YOU, MA'AM. CAN I GET YOUR NAME, MA'AM?

HELLO?

EXCUSE ME.

IS JAMISON STILL LOOKING

FOR RAMSEY MORGAN, THE HANDYMAN?

SURE IS.

WE GOT A TIP--

A WOMAN SAW A LIGHT IN RAMSEY'S COTTAGE.

WHO'S THE WOMAN?

SHE JUST HUNG UP.

ONE OF THEM MONOGAMOUS TIPS.

COME IN, SERGEANT JAMISON.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[BABY CRIES]

[RING]

[RING]

HELLO?

THIS IS CHRISTINE MILLINGS.

I HOPE I HAVEN'T DISTURBED YOU.

NO.

NOT AT ALL.

DID YOU THINK OF SOMETHING?

I DID. I SUPPOSE IT COULD WAIT TILL MORNING.

UH, NO. THAT'S ALL RIGHT, REALLY.

WHAT IS IT?

WELL, THIS MIGHT NOT MEAN ANYTHING,

BUT WHEN I VISITED SAM DORTLAND THE OTHER DAY,

HE WAS HAVING AN ARGUMENT WITH HIS CARETAKER,

THAT MAN MORGAN.

NOTHING PHYSICAL,

BUT HE DID FIRE HIM,

AND THE MAN LOOKED PRETTY ANGRY.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

I'M GLAD YOU CALLED, SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

WHAT YOU TOLD ME IS VERY IMPORTANT.

FINE. GOOD NIGHT, NOW.

GOOD NIGHT.

THAT TIP PAID OFF.

FOUND THESE IN MORGAN'S ROOM.

THESE THINGS BELONG TO DORTLAND?

YES, SIR.

NOW WE KNOW WHY MORGAN'S BEEN HARD TO FIND.

PARKER JUST GOT A CALL ABOUT HIM NOW.

I JUST HEARD FROM RANDY.

HE'S GOT A MAKE ON MORGAN'S PICKUP.

PROBABLY A MISTAKE, THOUGH.

WHY?

IF RAMSEY KILLED SOMEBODY,

HE'S NOT FOOL ENOUGH TO STAY IN SPARTA.

IT TAKES A FOOL TO COMMIT MURDER.

GET BACK ON THE HORN. GET RANDY SOME BACKUP.

YES, SIR. RIGHT ON IT.

RANDY, I HEARD YOU KNOW THIS FELLA.

I SURE DO. SMART FELLA.

RANDY PLAYED CHECKERS WITH HIM LAST TIME WE JAILED HIM.

BUBBA, HE BEAT ME.

YEAH, WELL, RANDY, YOU TAKE AROUND BACK.

[LOUD MUSIC PLAYS]

YOU RAMSEY MORGAN?

YEAH. WHAT YOU WANT?

YOU.

HEY, HOW YOU DOING, RAMSEY?

COME ON NOW, MR. MORGAN.

I WAS GOING TO PAY THEM TRAFFIC TICKETS.

THIS AIN'T ABOUT NO TRAFFIC TICKETS.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST FOR THE MURDER OF MR. SAMUEL DORTLAND.

I HAVEN'T BEEN BACK.

THE LAST TIME I SAW DORTLAND WAS WHEN HE FIRED ME.

WHAT WAS HIS WATCH AND WALLET DOING IN YOUR BUREAU?

I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY GOT THERE.

SOMEBODY'S DOING THIS TO ME. I WAS WITH ERNIE HOTCHKISS.

SOMEBODY GO FIND ERNIE.

I GOT PEAKE LOOKING FOR HIM.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING?

DRINKING.

WHERE?

HIS PLACE.

HO HO. ERNIE HOTCHKISS THREW A PARTY, HUH?

HE JUST HAD A JUG OF HOMEMADE, THAT'S ALL.

WELL, WE'RE GOING TO HOLD YOU, RAMSEY.

I KNEW IT.

COME ON, MR. MORGAN.

BUBBA.

HUH?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK HE'S TELLING THE TRUTH.

HOW MUCH DID HE HAVE?

ABOUT 5 BUCKS.

WHY WOULD HE LEAVE DORTLAND'S FAT OLD WALLET

WHEN HE WENT OUT LOOKING FOR FUN?

THESE WERE IN MR. DORTLAND'S OFFICE STUFF.

THANK YOU, LUANN.

CREDIT CARD RECEIPTS FROM ALLANBY'S FLORIST.

IT SEEMS LIKE DORTLAND WAS SENDING SOMEONE FLOWERS

ON A REGULAR BASIS.

IT'S THE SAME OLD STORY-- FIND THE WOMAN.

DON'T YOU MEAN, CHERCHEZ LA FEMME?

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

YEAH. I'M COMING, COMING.

HEY.

I THOUGHT I'D SURPRISE YOU.

AND YOU SURE DID.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR DINNER?

I'M FRYING SOME CHICKEN.

LET'S GO TO JACKSON

AND EAT IN THEIR BEST RESTAURANT?

WE CELEBRATING SOMETHING?

US.

OUR GOOD LUCK AND THAT INCREDIBLE FATE

THAT BROUGHT US TOGETHER AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.

WELL, LIFE DO TAKE SOME INTERESTING TURNS, DON'T IT?

WE'VE GOT SO MUCH TO MAKE UP FOR.

WE SHOULD GO AND SEE THE WORLD.

WE SHOULD LEAVE TONIGHT.

TONIGHT?

YOU KNOW YOU'D NEED AT LEAST A WEEK TO PACK.

I'M SERIOUS.

SAY THE WORD, I'LL GO.

EASY NOW. EASY.

WE GOT LOTS OF TIME.

THERE'S NEVER AS MUCH TIME AS WE THINK.

LIFE JUST GOES RUSHING BY,

AND YOU HAVE TO REACH OUT AND GRAB WHAT YOU WANT,

OR IT'S GONE.

I LOST YOU ONCE.

HEY, COME HERE.

I WANT YOU TO LOOK HERE.

WE WERE YOUNG,

AND WE MADE SOME YOUNG MISTAKES,

BUT THAT IS OLD NEWS.

I JUST DON'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

ALL THEM SWEET WORDS,

AND YOU ALREADY STOPPED WEARING MY HEART.

OH...NO...

I MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN IT.

IT'S OK. IT'S OK.

THE ONE THAT COUNTS IS HERE.

YOU WERE RIGHT.

DORTLAND WAS KILLED BETWEEN 11:00 AND 12:00.

HE WAS DRINKING A BIT, TOO.

THINK HE WAS TAKEN BY SURPRISE?

THERE'S NO SIGN OF A STRUGGLE,

NO SCRATCHES,

NO BRUISES, EXCEPT THE WOUND TO THE HEAD.

THAT'S THE INTERESTING PART, THOUGH.

WHAT IS?

THE FIRST WOUND WAS SUPERFICIAL.

IT WAS THE SECOND ONE THAT KILLED HIM.

SO WHOEVER HIT HIM MAY NOT HAVE BEEN VERY POWERFUL.

MAY HAVE BEEN WEAK.

A STRONG MAN WOULD HAVE DONE MORE DAMAGE.

BUT MORGAN'S A PRETTY STRONG FELLOW, ISN'T HE?

HE DIDN'T DO IT.

THE QUESTION IS,

WHO PLANTED DORTLAND'S THINGS IN MORGAN'S HOUSE?

WHO GAVE YOU THE TIP ON THE LIGHT SHOWING IN THAT HOUSE?

WE DON'T KNOW.

A WOMAN.

CHRISSY GAVE ME THE TIP ABOUT DORTLAND AND MORGAN.

SHE WAS RIGHT. MORGAN WAS FIRED.

HE GOT ANGRY AND DRUNK.

CHIEF, ACCORDING TO THE FLORIST,

MR. DORTLAND WAS SENDING FLOWERS TO CHRISTINE MILLINGS.

LET ME SEE THIS...

DO PEOPLE WRITE LOVE STUFF ON THESE RECEIPTS?

SOME FOLKS DO.

"LUNCH WAS GREAT.

"HOW ABOUT DINNER AND BREAKFAST?

LOVE, SAM."

WHOO!

SOMETHING WAS GOING ON.

WHERE WAS THIS WOMAN

WHEN DORTLAND WAS HIT ON THE HEAD?

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

DETECTIVE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MA'AM.

WON'T YOU COME IN?

THANK YOU.

WELL...

WHAT ELSE CAN I TELL YOU?

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SAMUEL DORTLAND.

YES. HE FIRED MORGAN.

YES, YOU TOLD ME, AND IT WAS VERY HELPFUL,

BUT WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT HIS PERSONAL LIFE?

PLEASE, SIT DOWN.

THANK YOU.

WELL...

PRACTICALLY NOTHING.

WOULD YOU MIND EXPLAINING THESE, THEN?

THOSE FLOWERS DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING.

AT THE LEAST, THEY MEANT HE WAS FOND OF YOU.

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO ENCOURAGE HIM,

BUT I SUPPOSE THAT'S TRUE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU MENTION THEM BEFORE?

I DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE BUBBA THE WRONG IDEA

IN CASE YOU AND HE WERE TALKING.

SO, WHERE WERE YOU THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER?

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

YOU CAUGHT SAM'S KILLER, DIDN'T YOU?

NO.

RAMSEY MORGAN DIDN'T DO IT.

WELL, THEN, WHO DID?

WE'RE STILL HOPING THAT SOMEONE WHO KNEW HIM WELL

MIGHT BE ABLE TO TELL US.

AFTERNOON, MA'AM.

HEY, BUBBA.

YOU ACCUSING CHRISSY OF MURDER?

NO, BUBBA. NOT YET.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

THE FACTS IN THAT FILE SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. WHY DON'T YOU READ IT?

I DON'T HAVE TO.

DORTLAND SENT CHRISSY FLOWERS.

SO WHAT?

WE CAN'T FORGET CHRISSY AS A POSSIBLE SUSPECT.

CHIEF, YOU'RE WAY OFF ON THIS ONE NOW.

THE MAN WAS NOTHING TO HER.

BUBBA, SHE'S A SUSPECT.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

SIT DOWN AND READ THIS FILE!

I'M SORRY.

YEAH, YOU ARE SORRY--

YOU A SORRY EXCUSE FOR A DETECTIVE.

I'LL PASS THE BAR BEFORE THIS IS THROUGH.

WE'LL NEED MORE HELP WITH THIS.

LIKE A LAWYER.

AND A CPA AND SOME ASSISTANTS.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

WELL, IF THAT DOESN'T OPEN BUBBA'S EYES, NOTHING WILL.

HI, BUBBA.

HEY, MS. TIBBS.

UH, IS VIRGIL HOME?

NO, BUBBA, HE LEFT FOR THE STATION.

THEY FOUND SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT ABOUT THE DORTLAND CASE.

THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO SEE HIM.

GUESS YOU HEARD, HUH?

YEAH. VIRGIL TOLD ME.

I DON'T WANT THERE TO BE ANY HARD FEELINGS.

OH, BUBBA, VIRGIL UNDERSTANDS.

I SURELY UNDERSTAND.

IT'S ROUGH WHEN PEOPLE PUT SOMEONE YOU LIKE IN A BAD LIGHT.

YES, MA'AM, IT SURE CAN BE.

I WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING I COULD SAY.

BUBBA, YOU'RE MY FRIEND, MY COACH.

YOU ALREADY HAVE.

SPEAKING OF THAT, HOW ARE THE LITTLE TIBBSES?

THEY'RE FINE.

THEY'RE BUSY AT THEIR FAVORITE ACTIVITY.

LOOK. AIN'T YOU CUTER THAN A BUG'S EAR?

LISTEN, BUBBA, I KNOW IT'S HARD,

BUT IF YOU TAKE A FEW STEPS BACK...

I KNOW--GET A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE.

WELL, I BETTER BE RUNNING OFF NOW.

THANKS A LOT.

BYE-BYE, NOW.

MILLINGS' NEW WILL IS DATED SEVEN DAYS BEFORE HE DIED.

DIDN'T MENTION CHRISTINE AT ALL.

DORTLAND MUST HAVE HELD IT, I GUESS.

MAYBE.

UNTIL THE NIGHT SHE KILLED HIM.

MAYBE HE SAID, "MARRY ME OR ELSE."

THAT'S CRAZY.

LOVE IS CRAZY.

PARKER!

YES, SIR?

WHERE'S THAT DORTLAND MURDER FILE?

UH...

WELL, UH...

BUBBA STOPPED BY AND PICKED IT UP.

I FIGURED IT WAS OK TO GIVE IT TO HIM.

HEY, GIRL.

YOU GOT A FEW MINUTES?

YEAH. ALWAYS.

COME HERE.

BUBBA, THE POLICE, THE REST OF THEM,

THEY THINK THE WORST, I KNOW.

YEAH, WELL, THEY GOT TO KEEP OPEN MINDS ABOUT THINGS.

YOU, TOO?

YEAH, SURE.

THE DIFFERENCE IS, I'M PLUMB CRAZY ABOUT YOU.

STILL?

ALWAYS.

THAT'S WHAT THAT HEART MEANT.

I FEEL TERRIBLE ABOUT LOSING IT.

AW, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

THAT HEART CAN BE REPLACED.

COME HERE.

THIS INVESTIGATION IS RUNNING ME RAGGED,

BUT, WE'LL WIND IT UP TOMORROW,

'CAUSE WE GOING TO TEAR

THAT CARETAKER'S HOUSE APART.

WHAT ELSE ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

WE FIGURE WHOEVER SET MORGAN UP,

MAYBE THEY FORGOT SOMETHING,

LEFT SOMETHING BEHIND.

IF SOMEONE SET HIM UP.

YEAH. YEAH.

WELL, UH...

SUPPOSE I GOT TO GO.

WHEN WILL I SEE YOU?

SOON.

REAL SOON.

YOU LOOKING FOR THIS?

I GUESS...

I DROPPED IT...

HERE.

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I WAS HOPING

THAT YOU WOULDN'T SHOW UP HERE.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

I THINK YOU KILLED DORTLAND.

ALL RIGHT.

I DID.

BUT IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE.

HE WAS TRYING TO--

CHRISSY, HUSH, HUSH, HUSH.

I READ THE REPORT,

AND I GOT A PRETTY GOOD IDEA WHY YOU KILLED THE MAN.

SAM WAS TRYING TO RUIN ME.

THERE WAS NEVER ANYTHING BETWEEN US...

BUT HE WANTED ME FOR HIMSELF.

WHEN I SAID NO, HE THREATENED TO TAKE ALL I HAD AWAY.

YOU HAD ME.

HE NEVER COULD HAVE TOOK THAT AWAY.

I DID IT FOR US.

EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE OURS.

IT STILL CAN BE.

YOU JUST GOT TO STAND BY ME.

DON'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE LITTLE HEART...

OK?

JUST TELL THEM YOU BELIEVE IN ME.

I CAN'T...

BECAUSE I DON'T.

AND THAT JUST ABOUT DOES IT, DON'T IT?

PLEASE, BUBBA...

A QUICK DRIVE TO JACKSON.

A FLIGHT TO ATLANTA.

THEN LONDON.

WE COULD BE FAR AWAY IN A FEW HOURS.

NO, CHRISSY.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE YOU IN.

THAT LITTLE HEART.

IF ONLY I HADN'T DROPPED IT HERE.

WELL, YOU DIDN'T.

I FOUND IT IN YOUR DRIVEWAY.

BUBBA.

YES, SIR?

PART OF THIS FILE YOU HAVEN'T READ YET.

WE FOUND A WILL GIVING ALL OF MILLINGS' ESTATE TO CHARITY.

SHE WANTED IT ALL.

THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN CHRISSY'S PROBLEM.

WELL, NO HARM IN THAT,

LONG AS YOU CAN RECONCILE YOURSELF

TO WHAT "ALL" REALLY MEANS.

HEY, UH, VIRGIL...

SORRY ABOUT, UH... JUMPING ON YOU.

BUBBA, AFFAIRS OF THE HEART

MAKE US ALL A LITTLE CRAZY.

BUBBA...

I'M REAL SORRY.

YEAH, UH...

WELL...

GUESS THIS LITTLE DOODAD...

BELONGS IN THE EVIDENCE ROOM.

LUANN.

YES, SIR?

GET TO THE CELLS AND TURN RAMSEY MORGAN LOOSE.

HE'S NOT READY TO LEAVE RIGHT NOW, SIR.

WHY NOT?

HE'S PLAYING CHECKERS WITH RANDY.

OH, I DON'T LIKE TO INTERRUPT THAT,

SEEING HOW THE MAN'S FREEDOM

IS OF SECONDARY IMPORTANCE,

BUT TELL HIM I NEED THE SPACE.