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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

WELL, NOW, MRS., UH...

ABERCROMBE.

UH, PLEASE DON'’T FORGET THAT, LUANN.

MRS. ABERCROMBE, WHAT WAS THE NATURE

OF THE PROPERTY THAT WAS DESTROYED?

MY PRIZE AZALEAS.

MAKE A NOTE OF THAT, LUANN.

AZALEAS, RIGHT.

AND WHAT WAS IT THAT DESTROYED THE AZALEAS?

WAS IT MRS. FINCH'’S DOG?

NO. A DOG WON'’T EAT AZALEAS.

IT'’S MRS. FINCH'S PIG, ALBERMARLE.

GOT IT, CHIEF.

I DIDN'’T THINK A PIG WOULD EAT AZALEAS.

MRS. FINCH SAYS THAT PIG GOES WILD

WHENEVER VENUS GETS TOO CLOSE TO EARTH.

WELL, CAN'’T MRS. FINCH CONSULT THE ALMANAC

AND KEEP ABERCROMBE PENNED UP?

MYNAME IS ABERCROMBE.

THE PIG IS ALBERMARLE.

OH, YES, MA'’AM.

NOW PLEASE DON'’T MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN, LUANN.

YES, SIR.

WELL, MRS. ABERCROMBE,

I'’LL HAVE TO GO TALK TO MRS. FINCH.

I BROUGHT IN SOME OF MY DIVINITY CANDY.

WELL, HOW KIND.

OH, NOT FOR YOU.

FOR LIEUTENANT SKINNER.

IS HE HERE?

IT'’S HIS EVENING OFF, MA'’AM.

UH, EVENING OFF.

WELL, WHERE IS HE?

I THINK HE'’S IMPROVING HIMSELF.

WHERE COULD A MAN THAT GOOD LOOKING GO TO DO THAT?

I BELIEVE HE GOES TO A BIBLE CLASS.

WELL, BLESS HIS HEART.

YES.

OW!

QUIT COMPLAINING.

REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST DRUG YOU IN HERE?

I WASN'’T THAT BAD.

IF I HADN'’T HURT MY SHOULDER...

WELL, PARKER?

SHE'’S THE NEW MANAGER.

WONDER IF I COULD MANAGE A DATE?

YOU GOT TO BE MORE SELECTIVE.

HOW'’S THAT?

YOU GOT TO LOOK FOR MORE THAN A--A PRETTY FACE.

PARKER, I DON'’T KNOW WHO YOU LOOKING AT,

BUT THAT GIRL'’S GOT MORE THAN A PRETTY FACE.

SHE LOOKS FAMILIAR, TOO.

OH, HER NAME'’S KATHLEEN WHEARTY.

THAT AIN'’T LITTLE KATHLEEN WHEARTY?

YOU KNOW HER?

I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HER OLDER BROTHER JACK.

A REAL KNOTHEAD.

THOUGHT HE WAS GOD'’S GIFT TO WOMEN.

EXCUSE ME, PARKER.

UH, KATHLEEN.

KATHLEEN?

UH, IT'’S ME, BUBBA.

I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR BROTHER JACK.

OH, YEAH. BUBBA SKINNER.

LAST TIME I SAW YOU,

YOU WERE 8 AND HAD SCABBY KNEES.

YEAH, WELL, THEY'’VE HEALED.

UH, YEAH, THEY SURE DONE THAT ALL RIGHT.

LAST TIME I SAW YOU YOU WERE IN YOUR FOOTBALL JERSEY.

YOU LOOKED REAL TRIM.

THANK YOU.

WHAT HAPPENED?SAY WHAT?

DON'’T WORRY. YOU JUST KEEP LIFTING THOSE WEIGHTS.

THERE'’S STILL HOPE.

WHAT?

WHAT'’S WRONG?

WE'’RE OUT OF TOWELS,

THE SAUNA IS ICE COLD,

AND YOUR BROTHER CALLED.

MY BROTHER?

WHAT DID HE WANT?

HE DIDN'’T SAY.

HE ONLY CALLS WHEN IT'’S MY BIRTHDAY

OR HE NEEDS MONEY,

AND IT AIN'’T MY BIRTHDAY.

HE IS YOUR ONLY BROTHER.

I COULDN'’T TAKE ANOTHER.

HE MIGHT NOT BE CALLING FOR MONEY.

O.K.

I'’M A SUCKER FOR GUILT.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

[RING]

JACK, I'’M GOING TO LET THAT PHONE RING

BECAUSE I DON'’T THINK WE WANT TO TALK--

YOU JACK WHEARTY?

YEAH.

THAT'’LL BE 9.75.

ALL RIGHTY.

THERE YOU GO.

KEEP THE CHANGE, SWEET THING.

WHAT CHANGE?

JERK!

LOOKS LIKE THEY FORGOT THE MUSHROOMS, SWEET THING.

TASTES AWFUL GOOD, ANYHOW.

TERRIBLEST THING I EVER COME ACROSS.

GONE A FEW MINUTES, COME BACK AND FIND A THING LIKE THIS.

O.K., GOT IT.

WE'’D BE ONLY TOO HAPPY TO COOPERATE, CAPTAIN.

THANK YOU.

WITH WHOM ARE WE COOPERATING HAPPILY?

HOUSTON POLICE.

SUSPECTED MURDERER HEADED OUR WAY.

WHY OUR WAY?

EX-SPARTA MAN NAMED JACK WHEARTY.

HIS SISTER LIVES HERE.

WHO'’D HE KILL?

SOME WOMAN.

NO. WHEARTY MIGHT SEDUCE A WOMAN,

BUT HE'’D NEVER KILL ONE.

WELL, THEY THINK HE DID BOTH.

SOME OIL TYCOON'’S WIFE, NAME OF KINCAIDE.

RAYMOND J.R.J. KINCAIDE

OF HOUSTON, TEXAS?

THAT'’S THE MAN.

WELL, FOR HEAVEN'’S SAKE.

WELL, YOU FAILED IN YOUR OBJECTIVE,

THOUGH NOT ENTIRELY,

AND YOU WILL BE COMPENSATED PROPORTIONATELY.

NOW, I'’M MAKING OTHER ARRANGEMENTS.

I MUST.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

YOUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS HERE.

THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU MIND WAITING IN HERE?

THIS LITTLE INTERRUPTION

WILL ONLY TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO DEAL WITH,

THEN I'’LL PAY YOU OFF.

TINY RANDALL.

R.J.

YOU BAD BOY. HOW ARE THINGS IN BROWNSVILLE?

I'’M, UH, LIVING IN DALLAS, R.J.

HAVE A SEAT.

HOW'’S YOUR DEAR MAMA?

UM, BEEN DEAD ABOUT FIVE YEARS NOW, R.J.

LOOKS LIKE YOU PUTTING ON A LITTLE WEIGHT.

WELL, BEING A BOUNTY HUNTER, AND RUNNING AROUND LIKE I DO,

IT'’S AWFUL HARD TO EAT RIGHT AND EASY TO DRINK HARD.

I SUPPOSE.

PLACE SEEMS A LITTLE EMPTY WITHOUT THE MISSIS, R.J.

YEAH. GUESS I'’LL JUST HAVE TO GET USED TO IT.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT I'’D PRECEDE MIMI--

YEAH.

WHO'’S THIS JACK WHEARTY THE COPS ARE LOOKING FOR?

PIECE OF MIMI'’S TRASH.

I NEVER MET HIM, BUT I WANT TO.

CAN THE COPS PIN THE MURDER ON HIM?

I WISHED I KNEW.

WE'’VE GOT TO MOVE FAST.

I'’M TOLD WHEARTY RUNS TO HIS SISTER'’S

WHEN HE'’S IN TROUBLE.

WELL, I'’LL FIND HIM FOR $50,000.

I WANT HIM DEAD.

THEN I'’LL KILL HIM FOR $100,000.

BRING HIM HERE IN A BOX.

NOW, R.J...

THAT'’S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT, DON'’T YOU THINK?

LIKE I SAID, I WANT TO MEET HIM.

I SEE.

THEN THAT'’LL BE $200,000.

KILL THE MAN THAT LET WHEARTY GET AWAY,

AND I'’LL PAY YOU $250,000.

R.J., YOU GOT YOURSELF A DEAL.

WHERE DO I FIND THIS FOOL?

RIGHT THROUGH THAT DOOR.

OH, REALLY?

REALLY.

R.J., YOU WILL NOT DO.

HI, THERE.

Y'’ALL TAKE CARE OF CLEANING HIM UP FOR ME.

[PARKER] MR. SWEET?

YEAH.

SERGEANT JAMISON'’S RELIEVING YOU.

PARKER, IS JACK WHEARTY A BIG FAT GUY?

NO. HE'’S A THIN ONE. WHY?

THEN SOMEBODY ELSE JUST CAME TO SEE MISS WHEARTY.

I'’LL GET THAT LICENSE NUMBER.

YES?

YOU GOT TO BE KATHLEEN WHEARTY.

GOT A BROTHER NAMED JACK?

THAT'’S RIGHT.

WHO ARE YOU?

I'’M A FRIEND OF JACK'’S.

REALLY?

HOW CAN I BELIEVE ANYBODY

WHO LOOKS AS TERRIBLE AS YOU?

YOU JUST MIGHT DO WELL TO.

IT'’S THOSE SLICK LITTLE PRETTY BOYS

YOU GOT TO WATCH OUT FOR.

MM-HMM.

LIKE YOUR FRIEND JACK.

NOW, YOU SAID THAT, NOT ME.

SO, UH, WHAT'’S YOUR STORY?

WELL, YOU BEING IN BUSINESS AND ALL,

I WAS THINKING YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME MAINTENANCE WORK

I COULD DO CHEAP.

I'’M GOOD AT WIRING, PLUMBING,

AND THAT KIND OF STUFF.

ALL RIGHT.

WHY DON'’T YOU COME ON IN?

WHY, I THOUGHT YOU'’D NEVER ASK.

HEY, HOW ARE YOU?

YOU GOT A PROBLEM, BUB.

PROBLEM?

YOU CAN'’T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER.

WHOA, AND I THINK YOU'’RE A BIT CONFUSED, HONEY.

FIRST OF ALL, I AIN'’T NO STRANGER TO A SLAMMING DOOR.

SECOND OF ALL, I AIN'’T LOOKING FOR FEMALE COMPANY.

OH, REALLY?

YEAH, REALLY.

WHY ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME AROUND

LIKE A LOVE-SICK PUPPY?

LOVE-SICK?

YEAH.

PUPPY?

YOU WERE AT THE GYM, THE MAGNOLIA CAFE,

AND NOW YOU'’RE HERE AT THE MARKET.

WHAT IS THAT-- COINCIDENCE?

YEAH. THAT'’S EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS.

WELL, I HOPE COINCIDENCE DOESN'’T TURN INTO POLICE HARASSMENT.

I DON'’T FOLLOW YOU.

WELL, I'’LL TELL YOU.

THEN SHE KNOWS WE'’RE WATCHING HER.

NOT EXACTLY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

SHE THINKS I'’M WATCHING HER.

SHE THINKS YOU PERSONALLY ARE WATCHING HER?

THAT'’S IT. SHE THINKS I WANT TO DATE HER.

WELL, YOU PROBABLY DO.

OH, COME ON, CHIEF.

IT'’S A PRESUMPTION, BUT IT ISN'’T UNREASONABLE

IN THE LIGHT OF PAST EXPERIENCE.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT THAT GIRL.

THAT GIRL IS...

SHE'’S WHAT?

THAT GIRL'’S HERE.

WHO IS IN CHARGE?

THAT WOULD BE CHIEF GILLESPIE.

CAN I HELP YOU?

ARE YOU CHIEF GILLESPIE?

NO. I'’M SERGEANT JAMISON,

AS YOU CAN SEE BY MY NAMEPLATE AND CHEVRONS.

NOT EVERYBODY GETS TO SEE THE CHIEF.

MUST BE MY LUCKY DAY.

HE'’S RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

WHY ARE YOUR MEN FOLLOWING ME?

I BELIEVE WE MET--

WHY THE INVASION OF MY PRIVACY?

I REGRET THAT--

WHY?

WE'’RE LOOKING FOR YOUR BROTHER, JACK.

WHY?

HE MAY HAVE KILLED A WOMAN IN HOUSTON.

JACK? WHAT IS THIS, SOME KIND OF JOKE?

NOT TO THE WOMAN'’S HUSBAND OR THE HOUSTON POLICE.

JACK COULDN'’T KILL ANYONE.

WHEN WE WERE KIDS, HE COULDN'’T EVEN SQUASH A BUG.

THAT WAS MY IMPRESSION.

HOWEVER, WE'’RE BOUND TO ARREST HIM.

NOW, I'’M NOT ASKING YOU TO HELP US,

BUT IF YOU SEE JACK BEFORE WE DO,

YOU TELL HIM TO CALL ME.

REALLY.

THANKS A LOT. CHIEF?

YEAH?

INFORMATION ON THAT GUY AT KATHLEEN'’S.

WHAT?

THE CAR WAS RENTED TO A ROBERT MANDRAKE

OF 24 AYLMER STREET, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS.

I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT.

YOU STAY WITH THAT.

YOU KNOW, JACK DIDN'’T DO YOU JUSTICE.

I GUESS IT'’S HARD TO JUDGE YOUR OWN SISTER.

YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW ABOUT YOUR KIN, DO YOU?

KATHLEEN... THERE'’S SOMETHING BOTHERING YOU.

MAYBE I CAN HELP.

I DON'’T THINK SO.

TRY ME.

I THINK I KNOW WHY JACK'’S BEEN TRYING TO GET AHOLD OF ME.

HE'’S IN TROUBLE.

WELL...

ANY IDEA WHAT?

YEAH.

SOMETHING I JUST CAN'’T BELIEVE.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

YOU WANT ME TO GET THAT?

NO.

[RING]

HELLO?

KATHLEEN, I NEED YOUR HELP, HONEY.

FIRST CALL FROM YOU I HOPED WAS LONG DISTANCE.

YEAH, WELL, IT AIN'’T.

I'’M CLOSE, AND I GOT A PROBLEM.

Where is he?

WHERE ARE YOU?

I'’M AT BILL AND ED'’S.

BILL AND ED'’S? YOU'’RE IN SPARTA?

KATHLEEN, JUST LISTEN, O.K.?

I NEED SOME MONEY, AND I NEED YOUR CAR.

I'’M IN SERIOUS TROUBLE.

TELL ME ABOUT IT, JACK.

THEY'’RE WATCHING THE HOUSE.

YEAH, I FIGURED.

THEY SAY THAT YOU KILLED A WOMAN, JACK.

I SWEAR ON MAMA'’S GRAVE I NEVER KILLED NO ONE!

IF YOU'’RE REALLY INNOCENT, GIVE YOURSELF UP.

NO!

THAT WOMAN WAS FOUND DEAD IN MY BED.

THAT'’S THE KIND OF THING IT--

IT CAN TURN PEOPLE AGAINST YOU.

WELL, I SUGGEST YOU START TURNING THEM AROUND.

YOU KNOW,

I THOUGHT YOU WERE THE ONE PERSON IN LIFE

I COULD ALWAYS COUNT ON.

THE ONLY THING I CAN DO FOR YOU

IS BEG YOU TO CALL CHIEF GILLESPIE.

TURN AROUND SLOW, OLD MAN.

THIS SLOW ENOUGH?

HEY, WAIT A SECOND!

THAT GUY'’S NUTS!

WHO THE HELL IS THAT?

I RECKONED HE WAS A NEWSPAPER SALESMAN,

BUT HE TRIED TO BE A STICK-UP MAN INSTEAD.

HE WAS USING HIS FINGER.

WHY DID YOU SHOOT?

FOR THE HELL OF IT.

USE THAT ALARM, MAN.

NEXT TIME YOU'’RE ROBBED, YOU LET US KNOW.

WE'’LL COME OUT AND SHOOT THEM FOR YOU.

WELL, I DON'’T MIND.

WE GOT A POSITIVE I.D. ON JACK WHEARTY.

I FOUND SOME BLOOD. IT'’S NOT EVEN DRY YET.

SURE YOU DIDN'’T HIT HIM?

YEAH.

MAYBE THE OTHER GUY HIT HIM.

WHAT OTHER GUY?

OH, DIDN'’T I TELL YOU?

NO.

FELLER IN THAT BLUE CAR

THAT CAME ZIPPING PAST HERE.

FELLA IN A BLUE CAR?

YEAH.

I'’M GOING TO CALL THAT IN.

OLD ED MADE A POSITIVE I.D.

JACK WHEARTY?

JAMISON FOUND SOME OF WHEARTY'’S BLOOD.

ED SHOT JACK WHEARTY?

ED CLAIMS IT WAS SOMEONE DRIVING A BLUE CAR

LIKE THE ONE AT KATHLEEN'’S.

COULD BE MANDRAKE'’S CAR.

PARKER SAID HE LEFT IN TIME TO SHOOT WHEARTY.

CHIEF.

LOOK AT THIS COMPUTER THING.

"ROBERT MANDRAKE."

HE'’S DEAD THREE YEARS.

WELL, FOR HEAVEN'’S SAKE.

RANDY CALHOUN. LOOKING GOOD, SON.

WHAT DID YOU FIND?

JUANITA GAVE IT THE ALARM WHEN WE GOT WITHIN 100 YARDS.

STARED BARKING, DID SHE?

NO, TRIED TO RUN AWAY.

WHAT SCARED HER?

SMELL OF BLOOD... SCARES HER TO DEATH.

SMELL LED TOWARD THOSE TREES.

NOW HOLD ON.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID THAT JUANITA WOULDN'’T FOLLOW

THE SMELL OF BLOOD.

SHE DIDN'’T.

I DID.

OH, O.K.

CHIEF, I GOT YOU SOMETHING.

THAT ROBERT MANDRAKE YOU WANTED US TO CHECK UP ON,

WELL, MANDRAKE'’S A WANTED CRIMINAL--

WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE--

AND A BOUNTY HUNTER BROUGHT HIM IN DEAD.

A BOUNTY HUNTER USING THE NAME OF THE MAN HE KILLED.

MAYBE.

YOU KNOW, UH,

WHY DON'’T YOU GET ON THE HORN TO BROWNSVILLE

AND GET A DESCRIPTION OF THAT BOUNTY HUNTER.

AND FIND OUT IF ANYBODY SENT A BOUNTY HUNTER

AFTER JACK WHEARTY.

RIGHT ON IT, CHIEF.

THAT'’S THE THING TO DO.

THAT'’S IT.

JACK WHEARTY...

POLICE.

HE AIN'’T BEEN GONE LONG.

THIS BLOOD AIN'’T COMPLETELY DRY YET.

LESS THAN AN HOUR SINCE HE LEFT.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

[RING]

YEAH.

THE BOUNTY HUNTER THAT KILLED MANDRAKE

CALLS HIMSELF TINY RANDALL.

YOU GET A DESCRIPTION ON THIS TINY RANDALL?

BETTER. GOT A PICTURE.

EXCUSE ME, UH, CHIEF.

WHEN WHEARTY LEFT HOUSTON,

HE WAS NOT JUMPING BAIL.

A BOUNTY HUNTER WASN'’T SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING FOR HIM.

I'’VE GOT A NOTION

THAT SOMEBODY BESIDES THE POLICE IS LOOKING FOR WHEARTY,

AND I'’M NOT SO SURE

THAT WHOEVER IT IS WANTS HIM BACK ALIVE.

[RING]

HELLO.

KATHLEEN.

PLEASE, DON'’T HANG UP ON ME.

JACK, WHERE ARE YOU NOW?

UH, I'’M ON HENDERSON MILL ROAD.

LISTEN, HONEY, YOU GOT TO HELP ME.

SOMEBODY'’S TRYING TO KILL ME.

O.K., UH...

I'’LL COME GET YOU.

ALL RIGHT, LISTEN.

MEET ME AT THE OLD DRIVE-IN.

I KNOW I DON'’T DESERVE YOUR HELP.

JACK, YOU STAY RIGHT THERE.

EVERYTHING'’S GOING TO BE O.K.

TRUST ME, JACK, ALL RIGHT?

PLEASE.

I LOVE YOU, KATHLEEN.

I KNOW, JACK.

[BABIES CRYING]

MM. MM!

HONEY, IT'’S THE BABIES. IT'’S YOUR TURN.

NO. NO. NO. DID IT LAST TIME.

NO. YOU SLEPT THROUGH IT LAST TIME.

THAT'’S RIGHT.

BUT THEY SLEEP BETTER WHEN YOU DO IT.

BABIES NEED THEIR FATHERS TOO, SO GO ON.

ALL RIGHT. HERE I GO.

I'’M DOWNSTAIRS. I'M GOING.

IN THE KITCHEN. I GOT TWO BOTTLES.

ALL RIGHT, LOOK IT.

LET'’S BOTH OF US GO.

IT'’LL BE A GOOD EXPERIENCE.

DEAL.

WHOA.

WHEW!

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT.

HOW CAN I BE OF ASSISTANCE?

MISS WHEARTY.

IT'’S LATE FOR YOU TO BE CALLING.

I, UH, I HEARD FROM JACK.

WHEN'’D YOUR BROTHER CALL?

PARKER, LET ME SEE THAT.

THIS IS BUBBA SKINNER.

JACK SET UP A MEETING?

Y-YEAH.

HE CALLED ME AND SAID HE WANTED ME TO MEET HIM...

UH, BEHIND THE FOUR CORNERS MARKET.

LOOK, YOU SIT TIGHT.

WE'’LL HANDLE IT.

NOTHING'’S GOING TO HAPPEN TO JACK.

O.K.

WHERE IS HE?

FOUR CORNERS MARKET.

FOUR CORNERS MARKET.

DIDN'’T IT BURN DOWN LAST YEAR?

IT SURE DID.

YEAH, IT SURE DID, DIDN'’T IT?

JAMISON, YOU STILL OUT THERE?

I'’M HERE, BUT IT'’S GETTING OLD.

SWEET, HOW ABOUT YOU?

YES, SIR.

YOU CAN SEE THAT HOUSE, RIGHT?

YEAH, I SURE CAN.

[CAR ENGINE STARTS]

NOW, LET'’S NOT KEEP JACK WAITING.

YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS, YOU DRIVE.

YOU SEEM LIKE A BRIGHT LITTLE LADY.

DON'’T TURN STUPID ON ME.

THEY JUST TURNED ONTO FLOYD STREET.

I'’M STILL FOLLOWING THEM.

NOT FAR BEHIND YOU, SWEET.

PULLING ONTO 36 RIGHT NOW.

SWEET'’S AHEAD OF ME, AND THEY'’RE AHEAD OF SWEET.

PARKER, YOU OUT THERE?

YEAH, BUBBA, I'’M WITH YOU.

WAKE UP THE CHIEF.

RIGHT NOW?

HE WANTED TO BE WAKED UP.

HE TOLD YOU, NOT ME.

PARKER, I'’M OUT HERE CHASING A DANGEROUS CRIMINAL.

I'’D LIKE TO BE THERE INSTEAD OF STANDING AROUND HERE.

PARKER...

BUBBA, IT'’S NEARLY 6 A.M.

PARKER, CALL THE CHIEF!

OH.

[RING]

[RING]

[RING]

[RING]

THIS BETTER BE IMPORTANT.

IT'’S THE CRACK OF DAWN.

YES, SIR, IT IS.

CALL VIRGIL.

HE'’S UP WITH THE TWINS.

BUBBA SAID YOU WANTED TO KNOW.

WHAT? WHAT?

LOOKS LIKE KATHLEEN'’S ABOUT TO HAVE A RENDEZVOUS

WITH HER BROTHER JACK.

WHERE?

UH, OUT YOUR WAY.

OLD ROUTE 36?

WELL, UH...

AM I GETTING WARM, PARKER?

YES, SIR.

CHIEF, THEY TURNED ONTO HENDERSON MILL ROAD.

NOTHING'’S THERE BUT THE OLD DRIVE-IN.

MUST BE WHERE THEY'’RE MEETING.

IT'’S THE CRACK OF DAWN!

STAND BY, CRIME UNIT.

HAVE AN AMBULANCE STANDING BY, TOO.

I HEAR YOU. WHERE DO YOU WANT US?

OLD DRIVE-IN ON HENDERSON MILL ROAD.

NOW?

IN 15 MINUTES UNLESS I SAY FORGET IT.

WHO'’S IN THERE?

BY NOW, EVERYBODY.

I MEAN APART FROM THE NUT CASES.

BUBBA AND SWEET, I GUESS.

NOW, WHERE ARE WE HEADED?

THE MIDDLE, BY THE OFFICE.

EVER SEE MOVIES IN THIS OLD PLACE?

QUITE A FEW. DON'’T REMEMBER ANY.

COME ON.

JACK!

JACK.

JACK.

KATHLEEN.

THANK GOD YOU'’RE HERE.

KNEW I COULD COUNT ON YOU.

JACK, I GOT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

I WANT TO TELL YOU AGAIN, HONEY, I'’M AN INNOCENT MAN.

I'’M A SINNER,

BUT I'’M INNOCENT OF MURDER.

JACK, I'’M REALLY SORRY.

WHAT'’S WRONG?

THIS WASN'’T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.

I JUST WANTED TO PROTECT YOU

AND SAVE YOU.

WHAT IS IT?

THE GUY IN THE CAR

SAID HE WAS YOUR FRIEND.

LOOK OUT!

GET UP.

YOU WANT ME TO KILL HER?

SURE DON'’T.

I WILL, I SWEAR.

JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT.

I WANT JACK WHEARTY.

RIGHT HERE.

YOU LET MY SISTER GO.

ALL RIGHT.

I'’M GOING TO TELL Y'ALL WHAT'’S GOING TO HAPPEN.

FIRST I'’M GOING TO KILL JACK.

JACK, MOVE IN A LITTLE BIT.

THEN ME AND KATHLEEN GO DOWN THE ROAD.

AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES,

IF NOBODY'’S IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR,

I'’LL LET HER GO.

IF I SEE A COP, I'’LL KILL HER.

JACK, NO! RUN!

PUT ANOTHER ROUND IN THAT BIG FAT BUTT.

DID YOU DO THAT MURDER THEY'’RE BLAMING ON SILLY JACK WHEARTY?

NO, SIR.

R.J. KINCAIDE DONE THAT.

HIRED SOME SKINNY FELLER TO KILL HIS WIFE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

'’CAUSE HE HIRED ME TO KILL THE SKINNY FELLER.

WHY'’D YOU WANT TO KILL HIM?

DIDN'’T LIKE HIM.

WELL...

BUBBA, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF ALL THIS?

I THINK HE'’S TELLING THE TRUTH, CHIEF.

IT'’S THE ONLY THING THAT'’LL HELP HIM NOW.

OW!

HOW'’S THAT, CHIEF?

THE ELECTRIC CHAIR IS LOOMING UP ON ME.

OH, R.J. KINCAIDE, MAYBE,

BUT HARDLY YOU, IF YOU COOPERATE.

IF I WAS GOING TO BROWNSVILLE, I MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE.

HOUSTON'’S DIFFERENT.

THE AUTHORITIES WON'’T BURN KINCAIDE INSTEAD OF ME.

WELL, YOU NEVER KNOW.

R.J. KINCAIDE WENT THE WRONG WAY IN THE LAST ELECTION.

THE PEOPLE WHO COUNT ARE DISAPPOINTED IN HIM.

WELL, THAT'’S SO.

AND OF COURSE,

POOR LITTLE MIMI WAS A FAVORITE OF HOUSTON SOCIETY.

WELL, THERE YOU GO.

THANKS A LOT, CHIEF.

ALL IN A DAY'’S WORK, SON.

DON'’T DELAY PUTTING SOME KIND OF DRESSING ON THAT BUTT.

I GOT TO THANK YOU, CHIEF...

AND BUBBA,

FOR CLEARING JACK'’S NAME.

OH, HOLD ON, KATHLEEN.

JACK'’S STILL FACING A MESS OF CHARGES.

CAR THEFT AT LEAST, BUT DON'’T COUNT ON THE LEAST.

O.K., LET'’S GO.

YOU TAKING ME TO JAIL?

THE HOSPITAL FIRST, THEN JAIL.

I'’LL GO. I WANT TO BE WITH HIM.

YOU CAN'’T GO WITH HIM RIGHT NOW.

I'’LL TAKE YOU, THOUGH.

UH, NO, THAT'’S ALL RIGHT.

WANT ME TO TAKE YOU?

UH, I CAME IN MY OWN CAR.

O.K.

WEREN'’T YOU WATCHING MY HOUSE?

WELL, YOU KNOW, MA'’AM...

ORDERS.

THAT'’S O.K.

DO YOU EVER WORK OUT?

I DO SOME RUNNING.

COME BY THE GYM.

I'’LL SHOW YOU A NEW WAY TO PASS TIME.

BRING HIM, BUBBA.

YEAH.

TELL ME WHEN.

YEAH.

WELL, CHIEF, IT SURE HAS BEEN A WEIRD FEW DAYS.

YOU RECKON THERE BEEN A RING AROUND THE MOON?

NO. VENUS HAS BEEN TOO BRIGHT.

WHENEVER VENUS COMES TOO CLOSE, WEIRD THINGS HAPPEN.

IT'’S ALWAYS THE WAY.

YEAH, LIKE WHAT?

CATFISH HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO COME OUT,

FEED ALONG THE SHORE, GO BACK IN AGAIN.

AW, HELL.