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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

AAH!

IT'S DONE.

PARKER, LUANN, CAN YOU TAKE A T.A. AT EARLE'S CREEK?

WHAT YOU GOT?

98 FEET.

MAN HE MUST HAVE BEEN TRAVELING

WHEN HE COME OFF THE ROAD.

O.K. TAKE HIM OUT.

ALL RIGHT, COME ON THROUGH. COME ON!

ALL RIGHT, BACK IT UP A LITTLE BIT.

BROKEN PIECE OF HEADLIGHT.

YOU KNOW, IF HE HIT ANOTHER CAR, YOU'D SEE METAL OR PAINT.

OR SOMETHING.

WELL.

WE GOT SOME WOOD.

WOMAN: JAMISON?

YOU GOT ANYTHING YET?

JAMISON: YEAH, LUANN, WE'RE FINISHING UP THE EARLE'S CREEK FATAL.

THE DECEASED WAS RONALD PAPAZIAN,

P-A-P-A-Z-I-A-N.

159 DEL RIO DRIVE, HOUSTON, TEXAS.

JUST TELL THE CHIEF IT LOOKS LIKE A SOLO SPIN-OUT.

THERE YOU ARE, MR. PATEN. $40 IN NICKELS.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?

NO.

GOOD DAY, THEN.

NEXT!

MORNING, GRACIE, OR SHOULD I SAY GOOD AFTERNOON BY NOW?

I'M SORRY, CHIEF. IT'S THE BOSS.

SAYS HE WANTS TO FORCE THE CUSTOMERS

TO USE THE AUTOMATIC TELLER.

UH-HUH.

UH, LISTEN, THE BANK HAS BEEN MAKING

CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS FROM MY FUNDS.

I WONDER IF YOU'D EXPLAIN THEM TO ME.

THIS ONE, FOR INSTANCE.

THAT'S YOUR SERVICE FEE.

SERVICE. AND WHAT IS THAT ONE?

THAT'S YOUR HANDLING EXPENSE.

AND THIS LAST ONE HERE?

THOSE ARE A.T.M. CHARGES.

IS IT COSTING ME ANYTHING TO PUT MONEY IN THE BANK?

CHIEF, I JUST WORK HERE.

UH, BILL!

HOW YOU DOING?HI, HI.

I'D LIKE YOU TO COME OVER AND MEET MICHAEL LAWRENCE.

HE'S FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS. HE'S A REGULAR WHIZ KID.

IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

WELL... SOME OTHER TIME.LOOK, UH, CHIEF,

I WANT THEM TO KNOW THE CITY OF SPARTA'S BEHIND THIS PROJECT,

INCLUDING THE CHIEF OF POLICE.

ESPECIALLY AFTER THAT TRAGEDY AT EARLE'S CREEK.

RONALD PAPAZIAN WAS THEIR PARTNER.

OH, YES, YES. WELL, UH, YES. ALL RIGHT.

GOOD, GOOD.

MIKE LAWRENCE, BREE HARRIS.

THIS IS CHIEF GILLESPIE.CHIEF GILLESPIE, IT'S A PLEASURE.

HI, HI, IT'S A PLEASURE TO KNOW YOU.

MY CONDOLENCES ON LOSING YOUR PARTNER MR. PAPAZIAN.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT'S VERY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT HE'S GONE.

I KNOW, I KNOW

BUT IT'S LIKE RONNY WOULD SAY,

"LIFE MUST GO ON."

I KNOW THIS WILL BE A FITTING MEMORIAL TO THAT FINE YOUNG MAN.

MAKING THE MAGNOLIA MALL THE PRIDE OF SPARTA

IS WHAT RONNY WOULD HAVE WANTED, YOU'RE RIGHT.

MUST BE A COMFORT TO KNOW THAT.

CHIEF GILLESPIE, THOMAS SPIERS.

VIRGIL TIBBS IS MY GOOD FRIEND.

OH, IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, MR. SPIERS.

YOU INVOLVED IN THIS ENTERPRISE?

CERTAINLY LOOKING THAT WAY.

WE'D BE PROUD TO HAVE YOU ON OUR TEAM.

WELL, IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

SEE YOU ALL AGAIN SOON.

WELL, GENTLEMEN, AS I WAS SAYING,

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR ARE ACTIVE,

INVOLVED PARTNERS-- TOTAL HANDS-ON COMMITMENT.

WELL, WELL. WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

HOW ARE YOU DOING, BILL?

OH, I'M FINE.

I SUPPOSE THE CITY COUNCIL'S CRAZY ABOUT THAT MALL IN THERE.

THEY CERTAINLY ARE. I'M THE POINT PERSON ON THE PROJECT.

WHICH REMINDS ME,

CITY PLANNING NEEDS YOUR TRAFFIC SURVEY.

THESE PEOPLE WANT ANOTHER STOPLIGHT OR TWO.

THEY EXPECT TO BE THAT BUSY DO THEY?

WELL, THEY EXPECT PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND,

THE NEAREST OTHER MALL BEING IN JACKSON.

OH, YEAH. I'VE BEEN TO THAT ONE.

THEY GOT EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE ONE THING YOU DROVE ALL THE WAY TO FIND.

SO...THE SURVEY?

OH, YES. OH, SURE.

WE'LL GET RIGHT ON IT. WE'LL GIVE IT WHAT THEY CALL TOP PRIORITY.

WELL, I GOT TO MEET WITH TUCKER.

DID YOU SEE THE MODEL?UH-HUH.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL, I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH PAINT AND CARDBOARD.

YOU ARE QUITE INCORRIGIBLE.

I HOPE SO.SEE YOU LATER. HA HA HA!

THANK YOU, DOCTOR.

YEAH, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND RELEASE THE BODY NOW.

GO AHEAD.

BYE.

OH, THIS, UH...

HAVE YOU SEEN JAMISON'S REPORT

ON THAT FATAL OUT THERE AT EARLE'S CREEK?

NO. WHY?

THAT WAS DR. ROBB. HE SAID THEY FOUND NO TRACES OF ANY DRUGS,

INCLUDING ALCOHOL, IN THE VICTIM, PAPAZIAN,

WHEN HE FLEW HIS CAR OFF THAT ROAD DOWN TO EARLE'S CREEK.

SO? HE WAS GOING TOO FAST AND HE LOST IT.

YEAH. BUT I CAN'T EXPLAIN THAT GLASS ON THE ROAD THERE.

HOW DO YOU MEAN?

WELL IT CAME EITHER FROM PAPAZIAN'S CAR OR SOME OTHER VEHICLE,

BUT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A COLLISION.

THE LAB COULD TELL IF THE GLASS MATCHES PAPAZIAN'S CAR.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST SEND IT IN?

I BELIEVE I WILL.

UH, I WAS OVER TO THE BANK THIS MORNING AND, UH...

I RAN INTO PAPAZIAN'S SURVIVING PARTNERS--

FELLOW--MIKE LAWRENCE-- AND THE WOMAN-- BREE HARRIS.

THEY WERE PROMOTING THE MALL THERE.

AND THEY DIDN'T SEEM PARTICULARLY GRIEF-STRICKEN.

MAYBE THEY'RE NOT SORRY.

I ALSO MET A FELLOW THERE, A FRIEND OF YOURS--

TOMMY SPIERS.

HE APPEARS TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT ENTERPRISE.

YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW, TOMMY'S A FRIEND.

HE'S BEEN THROUGH SOME ROUGH TIMES.

WHAT KIND OF ROUGH TIMES?

UM...

BUSINESS FAILURES,

A MARRIAGE THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT,

PROBLEMS WITH BOOZE.

HE COULD REALLY USE SOME SUCCESS.

WELL, MAYBE HE'LL GET SOME. IT COULD WORK OUT.

IS THERE SOMETHING... YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME?

NO. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING AT ALL.

SEEMS TO BE A GOOD DEAL, ISN'T IT?

I DON'T KNOW...

BUT NOW YOU GOT ME WORRIED BECAUSE TOMMY HAS A TALENT FOR PICKING LOSERS.

MAN: IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.

GIVE ME ANOTHER VODKA ROCKS. DOUBLE HONEY?

NO, I'M FINE, THANKS.ANYONE?

MMM-HMM.

YOU KNOW, I'M SO GLAD WE COULD GET TOGETHER AT SUCH SHORT NOTICE.

I MEAN WE REALLY HATE LOSING TOUCH WITH OUR FRIENDS, YOU KNOW.

AND IT'S GREAT TO FINALLY MEET SAMANTHA.

TOM, YOU'RE A LUCKY MAN.

I DIDN'T TELL YOU HOW LUCKY.

YOU MIND?

SAMANTHA HAS CONSENTED TO MARRY ME.

HA HA HA HA!

CONGRATULATIONS!BRING US SOME CHAMPAGNE, PLEASE.

YES, SIR.HEY!

I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO THAT.

FOR ONCE, EVERYTHING IS TURNING OUT RIGHT IN MY LIFE.

OH, YEAH, THE CHIEF TOLD ME YOU'RE GETTING INVOLVED IN SOME BUSINESS DEAL?

MAGNOLIA MALL.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN A VIDEO RENTAL BUSINESS.

WOMAN: UH-OH. GET VIRGIL AS A CUSTOMER.

HE NEVER BRINGS THE TAPES BACK.

[LAUGHING]

THAT'S A GREAT BUSINESS, TOM.

WELL, WE THINK SO. IT'S GREAT GETTING IN AT THE START LIKE THIS.

IT'S A TERRIFIC DEAL.

HOW DO YOU MEAN?

THEY GOT IT SET UP SO THE TENANTS ARE PARTNERS.

YOU MEAN INVESTORS.YEAH, SURE.

WE GET EQUITY AND A BREAK ON RENT.

YOU PUT UP LOTS OF MONEY?

ALL WE'VE GOT, BUT WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO WORK.

YOU KNOW, THE BIG PROBLEM IS WITH THE CITY.

THE BUILDING PERMITS ARE TAKING FOREVER.

YEAH, BUT, DID YOU CHECK THESE PEOPLE OUT,

OTHER PROJECTS THEY'VE DONE?

SURE. THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR A WHILE YOU KNOW.

SPARTA SAVINGS THINKS THEY'RE SOLID.WELL, NOW, TOM,

PLEASE. BANKS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO MAKE MISTAKES.

YOU KNOW THE PROBLEM WITH BEING A COP?

YOU START SUSPECTING EVERYONE.

HONEY, PLEASE. THEY JUST GOT ENGAGED.

YOU KNOW, WHEN VIRGIL PROPOSED,

HE READ ME MY RIGHTS. [LAUGHS]

AND THEN I TOOK HER INTO CUSTODY.

[ALL LAUGH]

THEY'RE IN A HURRY, VIRGIL. THAT'S WHAT HARRIET DELONG TELLS US.

AND THEY ARE WAITING ON US!

HOW CAN WE TELL THE NUMBER OF LIGHTS

IF WE DON'T KNOW WHERE INTERNAL STREETS WILL CROSS THE MAIN?

WELL, LET US SEE THE PLANS. WHERE'S THE PLANS?

I DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM FOR REASONS OTHER THAN TRAFFIC.

THEN WHERE'S THE MAP?WE HAVEN'T GOT A MAP.

LETTER?HAVEN'T GOT A LETTER.

PHONE CALL?HAVEN'T GOT A PHONE CALL.

WELL, NOW, WHO'S GOING TO RUN TO THE HALL OF RECORDS AND RUN THIS THING DOWN?

A MAN WHO TO MY KNOWLEDGE DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING PARTICULAR TO DO THIS MOMENT

OR A MAN WITH THREE DIFFERENT CASES PENDING ON HIS DESK?

WHO?

WELL, OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THAT MAN,

SO IT MUST BE THIS MAN.

SO WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT, VIRGIL?I DON'T KNOW.

JUST SAY I HAVE A SUSPICIOUS MIND.

SETH!

THIS IS DETECTIVE VIRGIL TIBBS FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT!

A DETECTIVE WOULD HARDLY BE FROM ANIMAL REGULATION.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, MR. TIBBS?

THE MAGNOLIA MALL!

HAVE THE PLANS BEEN APPROVED YET?

WOULD Y'ALL STOP SHOUTING AT ME?

I JUST PUT NEW BATTERIES IN THIS DARN THING.

AND THE ANSWER IS NO.

WHY-- WHY NOT?

BECAUSE THEY AIN'T BEEN SUBMITTED.

THAT'LL DO IT EVERY TIME.

WHAT DID THEY APPROVE?

A BUNCH OF PRETTY DRAWINGS,

WHICH IS ALL WELL AND FINE,

BUT TO GET BUILDING PERMITS,

YOU NEED REAL PLANS--

STRUCTURE DETAILS, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, ENGINEER WORK.

DID THEY SAY ANYTHING... DID THEY SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE DELAY?

WHICH DAY OF THE WEEK?

THERE'S A STORM IN HOUSTON.

THE ARCHITECT IS SICK.

I'M WAITING FOR THE LAWRENCE FELLOW TO TELL ME TO HEAR THE DOG ATE THEM.

MAYBE THERE AREN'T ANY.

CAN'T TRUST NO ONE FROM HOUSTON, NOT NO MORE.

THANKS, SETH!

VIRGIL.

NOW DON'T GO GETTING EXCITED ABOUT SOME DELAYED PLANS.

CAUSE THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I'M HERE TO TELL YOU

PRACTICALLY EVERY MAJOR PLAYER IN SPARTA IS INVOLVED IN THIS DEAL.

MY ADVICE IS DON'T ROCK THAT BOAT.

HARRIET, I DON'T REALLY CARE AT ALL ABOUT THE MAJOR PLAYERS,

BUT I HAVE A FRIEND WHO'S BEEN DOWN SO MANY TIMES

I DON'T KNOW IF HE CAN TAKE ANOTHER FAILURE.

YOU'RE A SWEET MAN... BUT DON'T BE RECKLESS.

AND YOU'RE A SWEET LADY.

AND THANKS FOR CARING ABOUT ME.

O.K.O.K.

PARKER, VIRGIL.

I WANT YOU TO CALL HOUSTON BUNCO

AND SEE IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING ON LAWRENCE AND PAPAZIAN.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE?

TODAY WE SIGNED PARTNERSHIP PAPERS.

NOW, BY DOING SO, WE HAVE LAID

THE FOUNDATION FOR A PROJECT THAT WILL TAKE SPARTA

INTO THE NEW MILLENNIUM!

[CROWD CHEERING]

THANK YOU. NOW--NOW, AS WE ALL KNOW,

NONE OF THIS WOULD'VE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE LEADERSHIP

AND THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ZEAL OF YOUR GENERAL PARTNERS.

SO NOW I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU

MR. MICHAEL LAWRENCE AND MISS BREE HARRIS!

[CROWD CHEERING]

BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING,

I WOULD LIKE TO DEDICATE THIS MOMENT

TO RONALD PAPAZIAN.

THANK YOU, RONNY. I KNOW YOU'RE UP THERE SOMEWHERE WATCHING.

WHEN I FIRST CAME TO SPARTA,

I KNEW THAT IT WAS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE.

I FELT THAT I HAD A PERSONAL DESTINY HERE.

I FELT THAT I WANTED TO CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING TO THIS COMMUNITY.

TO QUOTE A SON OF THE SOUTH... I HAD A DREAM.

[APPLAUSE]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WITH YOUR HELP,

AND THE HELP OF ABE TUCKER AND THE SPARTA SAVINGS,

THAT DREAM IS ABOUT TO COME TRUE.

-HEAR, HEAR! -[CROWD CHEERING]

LAWRENCE: THANK YOU.

WHAT YOU TRYING TO DO, MAN, POISON ME?

YOU DON'T LIKE IT?LIKE IT?

TASTES LIKE YOU BOILED SOCKS IN IT.

THERE'S NO CALL TO BE INSULTING.

THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL YOUR NEW CAJUN SPICY-FLAVORED COFFEE.

I THINK IT'S PIQUANT.WHAT?

PRETTY DARN GOOD!

WHAT'S THAT TERRIBLE SMELL? I SURE HOPE IT'S COMING FROM THE STREET.

AIN'T NOTHING I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR.

UH-HUH.

IS THERE ANYTHING I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE NIGHT SHIFT?NO, NOT REALLY, CHIEF.

WELL, A COUPLE OF LEADING CITIZENS GOT ADVISED TO CAB IT HOME

FROM THE SPARTA SAVINGS AND LOAN SHINDIG THAT'S ABOUT IT.

QUITE A DO, WAS IT?

I SUPPOSE IF YOU'RE SPENDING THE CUSTOMERS' MONEY,

YOU CAN AFFORD TO SPLASH AROUND THE CHAMPAGNE.

WHAT IS THAT?

PAPAZIAN'S LAB REPORT. WE DON'T HAVE A MATCH ON THE HEADLIGHT.

MMM...

SO THE GLASS Y'ALL FOUND ON THE ROAD

IS NOT THE SAME AS HIS CAR, HUH?

NO, SIR. DIFFERENT BRAND ENTIRELY.

NOW, WHAT WOULD YOU CALL THAT A HIT AND RUN?

THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE PAINT ON PAPAZIAN'S CAR.

AND THERE AIN'T NONE. NOT EVEN A MOUSE LICK.

WELL, THEN I BELIEVE

Y'ALL OUGHT TO GO BACK TO EARLE'S CREEK AND SNOOP AROUND A LITTLE MORE.

YES, SIR. COME ON, LET'S GO.

SURE, ANYTHING YOU GOT.

RIGHT. I'D APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

WELL, IT SEEMS THAT LAWRENCE IS DIRTY.

YEAH? WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT?

WELL, HOUSTON BUNCO HAS AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON--

THEIR LAST MALL PROJECT. LAWRENCE RAISED LOTS OF MONEY.

CONSTRUCTION NEVER STARTED. INVESTORS LOST EVERYTHING.

WILL HOUSTON CHARGE THE MAN WITH ANYTHING?

WELL, THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOR A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT.

CHIEF, UM, WELL, YOU KNOW I HAVE A FRIEND INVOLVED IN ALL OF THIS.

YEAH, I WISH HE WASN'T.

WHAT WOULD YOU THINK IF I WAS TO TELL HIM ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION?

I'D SAY DON'T DO IT...

IF I KNEW FOR SURE THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO DO.

RIGHT.

RIGHT.

LOOKS LIKE WE GOT SOME TIRE TRACKS HERE.

LOOKS LIKE MX-5s OFF OF SOME BIG EUROPEAN CAR PROBABLY.

LOOKS LIKE THEY CAME OFF THE ROAD HERE.

WE ALSO GOT CIGARETTE BUTTS WITH LIPSTICK ON THEM.

WELL, WHAT WE GOT HERE?

WHAT YOU GOT THERE?

WELL, SOMEBODY SPILLED SOMETHING OUT HERE.

I'LL SEND SOME SAMPLES TO THE LAB. TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS.

YEAH, WE FOUND TIRE TRACKS AND A DUMPED ASHTRAY OVER THERE.

YEAH, SOMEBODY WAS DOING SOMETHING OUT HERE.

BUT WHAT THAT SOMETHING IS, IS ANOTHER MATTER.

TOMMY.VIRGIL.

HOW YOU DOING? HELLO, SAMANTHA.

WHAT WILL YOU HAVE?I'M NOT. ALTHEA'S EXPECTING ME HOME.

I'LL HAVE ANOTHER SHOT.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

THESE ARE MY NOTES ON LAWRENCE'S PAST PROJECTS.

I PROMISED SAM WE'D GET OUR OWN PLACE.

HONEY, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

SOMEWHERE WITH AN EXTRA BEDROOM.

WE'RE PLANNING ON KIDS. DID I TELL YOU?

I FIGURED.

BUT WE'RE TOGETHER, BABY. THAT'S ALL THAT COUNTS.

IT TOOK TWO YEARS TO SAVE THAT MONEY.

NO MEALS OUT, NO MOVIES. TWO JOBS.

I JUST THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW, TOMMY.

MAYBE THERE'S SOME WAY YOU CAN GET YOUR MONEY BACK.

THANKS, VIRGIL.

YOU'RE A REAL FRIEND.

CAN I HANG ONTO THIS?

SURE.

I SHOULD GO.

CAN WE TALK TOMORROW?YEAH. YEAH, O.K.

SAMANTHA.

THERE'S NO WAY I'M GOING TO LET

THESE CLOWNS RIP ME OFF.

WHY, TOMMY.

COME IN.

TOMMY SPIERS, WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

IT'S LATE, BUT, WHAT THE HELL. HOW ABOUT A DRINK?

I WANT MY MONEY BACK.

YOU HEAR THAT, HONEY? HE WANTS HIS MONEY BACK.

SIT DOWN. RELAX.

TELL ME. WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

THIS WHOLE DAMN THING IS A SCAM FROM THE START.

YOU'RE NOT BUILDING ANY MALL.

THE REASON THE PLANS NOT APPROVED,

YOU NEVER SUBMITTED PLANS. GIVE ME MY MONEY.

TOMMY, COOL IT. THE PLANS ARE DELAYED. IT'S NO BIG DEAL.

YOU'RE BEING SUED, YOU'RE BEING AUDITED, YOU'RE BEING INVESTIGATED

BY A GRAND JURY. AND YOU ARE GOING TO GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK.

WHERE DID YOU GET ALL THAT?

FROM DETECTIVE VIRGIL TIBBS, SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT.

HE'S INVESTIGATING YOU, TOO.

THE MONEY, LAWRENCE.

[SIGHS] TOMMY, THE MONEY IS NOT YOURS,

AND IT'S NOT MINE TO GIVE BACK.

THAT'S... PARTNERSHIP MONEY.

IT'S...COMMINGLED.

SO UNMINGLE IT.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.

I KNOW WHAT THAT DAMN AGREEMENT SAYS.

IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. GIVE ME MY MONEY OR YOU AREN'T GOING TO HAVE ANY DEAL.

HOW DO YOU MEAN?

WHAT I MEAN, LAWRENCE, IS REAL SIMPLE.

I'LL CALL THAT STUPID BANKER. I'LL CALL ALL THE OTHER PARTNERS

AND TELL THEM THIS DEAL'S A PAPER CASTLE.

I'LL TELL THEM WHAT'S IN HERE.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE A REALLY BAD IDEA.

REALLY BAD.

YOU GOING TO GIVE ME MY MONEY?

NO.

THEN I GOT CALLS TO MAKE.

I'M GOING TO START RIGHT NOW.

[GUNSHOT][SCREAMS]

WELL, THAT WAS REAL SMART.

SHUT UP AND HELP ME.

I WOULD IF I KNEW WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO DO!

JUST GRAB HIM AND LIFT HIM UP.

[GRUNTS] GET HIM UP. GET HIM UP.

[GUNSHOT]

LET HIM DOWN. LET HIM DOWN.

BREE, GET OVER HERE.

GET OVER HERE!

[COUGHS]

TALK TO THE POLICE. BE REAL UPSET.

WHY DO YOU SUPPOSE THIS POOR FELLOW SPIERS WANTED TO KILL YOU?

THE SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT.

REALLY?

HOW DO YOU RECKON THAT?

THE FOLDER. TAKE A LOOK IN THAT FOLDER.

WANT TO, CHIEF?

YEAH, LET ME SEE IT.

IT SEEMS YOU HAVE A DETECTIVE TIBBS

WHO HAS BEEN BADMOUTHING MYSELF AND MY ASSOCIATE.

HE CONVINCED...

THAT POOR MAN THAT HE WAS GOING TO GET RIPPED OFF.

HE CAME BACK HERE TO GET HIS MONEY.

I TOLD HIM I DIDN'T HAVE THAT KIND OF CASH AROUND.

HE...

HE WENT CRAZY.

REAL CRAZY.

I THOUGHT HE'D KILL US BOTH.

WHY? DID HE THREATEN YOU IN ANY WAY?

WELL, NO, BUT...

I THOUGHT HE MIGHT, YOU KNOW.

YOU MURDERED MY FRIEND!

UH, DETECTIVE TIBBS, COULD I SEE YOU IN THE FOYER PLEASE?

THE FOYER, PLEASE.

THEY ARE CLAIMING THAT TOMMY ATTACKED THEM.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

THEY CLAIM YOU PUT HIM UP TO IT

BY TELLING HIM THAT MALL WAS A BAD DEAL.

IT IS A BAD DEAL.

I WAS HELPING A FRIEND GET OUT OF IT.

BUT YOU WERE HELPING HIM

WITH INSIDE POLICE INFORMATION.

THERE'S YOUR NOTES ON THE FLOOR IN THERE.

IT'S OFFICIAL POLICE DOCUMENTS FOUND ON THE SCENE.

CHIEF...

YOU BLAMING ME FOR THE DEATH OF MY FRIEND?

THEY ARE BLAMING YOU. I'M TRYING TO BE YOUR FRIEND.

WE GOT TO HOLD THOSE TWO.

WE'VE GOT NOTHING TO HOLD THEM WITH.

WE SHOULDN'T JUST LET THEM WALK.

YES, WE SHOULD. FOR NOW.

WELL, WHERE IS HE?

MR. TUCKER, YOU GOT TO WAIT OUT THERE.

CHIEF: PARKER, TELL TUCKER I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

I HOPE SO. I GOT A BIG BONE TO PICK WITH YOU!

PARKER, WOULD YOU KINDLY RESTRAIN UNAUTHORIZED USE OF THAT POLICE RADIO?

MR. TUCKER, YOU CAN'T DON'T DO THAT.

I JUST DID.

OH, MR. TIBBS. I'D LIKE A WORD WITH YOU, PLEASE.

DO YOU HAVE VERY MUCH EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS, MR. TIBBS?

MONKEY BUSINESS, YEAH, HOW ABOUT AND YOU?

DON'T BE BEING INSOLENT WITH ME!

YOU DON'T STUCK YOUR NOSE WHERE IT DON'T BELONG.

LOTS OF IMPORTANT PEOPLE ARE MADDER THAN HELL,

AND YOU'RE COSTING THEM MONEY!

WHY ARE VOICES BEING RAISED IN HERE?

BECAUSE OF POLICE STUPIDITY.

OH, LORD.

DID YOU SEARCH LAWRENCE'S BUSINESS PAST

WITH THE TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE?

NO. WHY?

YOU EVER HEAR OF SILVER SPUR INVESTMENTS OR SNAKE HILL PROPERTIES?

YOUR MAN, CHIEF, BY ATTACKING THE REPUTATION OF MR. LAWRENCE,

HAS SINGLE-HANDEDLY JEOPARDIZED THE MOST IMPORTANT

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY TO EVER COME TO SPARTA,

NOT TO MENTION CAUSING THE UNTIMELY DEATH

OF MR. LAWRENCE'S INVESTOR

BY WHIPPING HIM UP INTO A FRENZY!

HOW ABOUT THE SADDLEPEAK PARTNERSHIP?

THIS IS STUFF YOU DON'T CATCH ON COMMERCIAL TRWs.

WILL YOU REIN HIM IN?

NO. I WANT TO HEAR SOME MORE.

THE PARTNERSHIPS ARE ALL IN CHAPTER SEVEN.

THE MONEY IS LONG GONE. UNTRACEABLE.

TELL ME SOMETHING, MR. TUCKER.

THE MONEY THAT'S PUT INTO THE MAGNOLIA MALL,

IS IT AN ESCROW ACCOUNT?

ABE? IS IT?

THAT WOULD APPEAR TO BE PRUDENT.

ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T HAVE TO STAND HERE AND LISTEN TO YOU CAST ASPERSIONS

ON MY ABILITY AS A BANKER.

NO. NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAND THERE AT ALL.

THE DOOR IS RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

YOU KNOW, HARRIET CALLED.

THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE BAYING FOR MY BLOOD.

THEY CAN BAY ALL THEY WANT

AS LONG AS THEY CAN'T BITE NONE.

THEY CAN'T DO THAT UNLESS YOU HAPPEN TO BE WRONG ABOUT THIS.

MR. LAWRENCE, I MEAN.

WHAT'S THAT?THE LAB REPORT ON THAT SPILL.

IT SAYS IN THERE IT WAS SULFURIC ACID.

OH, REALLY? WELL, NOW, WHAT IS SULFURIC ACID DOING OUT

DOWN THAT ROAD?

MORE THAN LIKELY SPILLED OUT OF A CAR BATTERY.

A BATTERY, YEAH. THANK YOU, SERGEANT.

YES, SIR.

THAT ACCIDENT'S REALLY BUGGING YOU, ISN'T IT, CHIEF?

IT IS.

SOMETHING VERY WEIRD HAPPENED OUT THERE AT EARLE'S CREEK.

I'D APPRECIATE YOUR HELP FIGURING WHAT.

WELL, THE BOOK SAYS FIND THE MOTIVE, THE OPPORTUNITY,

AND FIND THE METHOD.

SO WHAT'S THE MOTIVE?

WELL, I'D SAY ONE PARTNER AGAINST ANOTHER PARTNER.

YOU KNOW, WHEN PEOPLE ARE PARTNERS IN CRIME,

BUSINESS DISPUTES DON'T GET SETTLED IN COURT.

THAT'S TRUE.

THIS LOOKS LIKE A FINE PLACE FOR A SUCCESSFUL WRECK.

IF THAT'S WHAT THIS IS.

YEAH, AND OPPORTUNITY.

IT'S A LONELY ROAD HERE. IT'S ALMOST DESERTED AT NIGHT.

A GUY DRIVING DOWN FROM HIS CABIN.

BUT HOW DID THEY KNOW WHEN HE'D GET HERE?

I'D SAY THEY MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO MEET FOR DINNER.

THAT WAY, HE'D KNOW WHEN HE WAS LEAVING.

YEAH?

AND AS FOR METHOD, WE FOUND BATTERY ACID,

WE FOUND THOSE SPLINTERS OF WOOD,

WE FOUND HEADLIGHT GLASS THAT DIDN'T MATCH ON THE ROAD.

CHIEF, I DON'T KNOW, JUST...

O.K., UH... I'M THE VICTIM.

I COME BARRELING DOWN THIS ROAD.

I KNOW NO ONE IS THERE BECAUSE IT'S NIGHT

AND YOU CAN SEE ANOTHER CAR APPROACHING.

SO AROUND THIS CORNER...

AROUND THIS CORNER, AND SOMETHING MAKES ME FLY OFF THE ROAD.

EXCUSE ME.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO A PAIR OF HEADLIGHTS

ON HIGH BEAM, BLINDING YOU?

YOU MEAN SOMEBODY SET THEM

AND THEN TURNED THEM ON?

UH-HUH, AND FROM THOSE WOOD SPLINTERS WE FOUND,

THEY COULD'VE SET THEM ON THIS.

WHICH EXPLAINS WHY THERE'S NO EVIDENCE OF ANOTHER CAR.

THESE PEOPLE ARE PRETTY FOXY.

THE EVIDENCE IS TOO CIRCUMSTANTIAL TO BUILD A CASE ON.

WELL, THEN I THINK WE BETTER DO SOMETHING ELSE.

YEAH.

LET'S DO THAT.

MICHAEL, WE HAVE COMPANY.

NOW WHAT?NOW WE'RE GOING TO THE POLICE STATION.

I MEAN, YOU AND MISS HARRIS HERE.

WE'RE KIND OF BUSY RIGHT NOW.

WE'D BE GLAD TO COME TO THE INQUEST--

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE UNFORTUNATE MR. SPIERS.

WE'LL GET TO THAT IN DUE COURSE.

WELL, THEN WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?

IF YOU'LL LET US TELL YOU, MR. LAWRENCE,

IT'S ABOUT THE DEATH OF YOUR PARTNER RONNY PAPAZIAN.

WHAT ABOUT IT?

WE THINK YOU KILLED HIM.

SO, FIRST YOU TRY TO RUIN OUR DEAL,

YOUR MEDDLING GETS THOMAS SPIERS KILLED,

AND NOW YOU HAVE THE GALL

TO COME WALKING INTO OUR HOME SAYING I WAS

SOMEHOW INVOLVED WITH THE LOSS OF MY BEST FRIEND?

NOBODY SAID YOU WERE SOMEHOW INVOLVED.

WE SAID YOU KILLED HIM.

NOW, UH, LET'S GO.

EXCUSE ME.

WHAT'S THAT FOR?

TO CHECK AUTO PARTS STORES, FIND OUT IF THEY REMEMBER

YOU BUYING BATTERIES OR HEADLIGHTS.

I WANT TO CALL MY ATTORNEY.

WE WANT YOU TO.

IN A FEW MINUTES.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT WE DID THIS?

WE'VE GOT TIRE IMPRESSIONS MATCHING YOUR CAR,

CIGARETTE BUTTS FROM MRS. HARRIS' CAR.

PRINTS CAN BE LIFTED FROM THEM

USING A NEW LASER METHOD.

I'LL BET YOU THAT OFFICER'S GOING TO FIND

WHERE YOU GOT ALL THAT PARAPHERNALIA.

WE THINK WE GOT A CASE.

AND I THINK THAT YOU HAVE NOTHING, MR. GILLESPIE.

AND OUR ATTORNEY IS GOING TO PRESS CHARGES AGAINST YOU FOR FALSE ARREST.

I'LL CALL BACK IN A LITTLE WHILE, CHIEF.

THEN THERE'S WHAT WE CALL

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES--

LYING IN WAIT WITH INTENT TO KILL AS YOU DID THAT NIGHT.

THAT MAKES THE CHARGE A CAPITAL OFFENSE.

I SAW AN EXECUTION.

THEY USE A LETHAL INJECTION NOW.

EXECUTIONER COMES IN,

ONLY HE LOOKS MORE LIKE A DOCTOR.

THEY ATTACH AN I.V. LINE TO YOUR ARM AND INJECT A DRUG

THAT PARALYZES THE RESPIRATION, STOPS THE HEART.

THE EXECUTIONER, WHY, HE DOESN'T CARE IF YOU'RE OLD

OR YOUNG LIKE YOU

OR WHITE OR BLACK OR MALE OR FEMALE,

BECAUSE FROM WHERE HE WORKS HE DOESN'T EVEN SEE YOU.

I SUPPOSE IT'S KIND OF PEACEFUL,

UH, IF YOU RELAX AND GO WITH IT.

YOU DON'T SCARE ME.

I AM MERELY APPEALING TO YOUR SENSE OF SELF-PRESERVATION.

IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT A DEAL--

YOU'LL HAVE TO GO TO PRISON.

I KNOW, BUT I'M IN NO MOOD TO DO A WHOLE LOT OF TIME.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

BREE, THEY DO NOT HAVE A CASE.

I CAN'T REALLY DEPEND ON THAT, NOW CAN I, MIKE?

PARKER! PARKER! PARKER! PAR-PARKER, DON'T HIT HIM. JUST RESTRAIN HIM.

YOU TALK TO THEM, AND I SWEAR... I'LL MAKE YOU SORRY.

I SWEAR!

I'LL DO MY OWN TALKING.

WELL, NOW... ARE YOU GOING TO TELL US ALL ABOUT THIS?

I WANT A DEAL.

SURE YOU DO.

I'M FIXING TO MAKE ONE FOR YOU.

WHAT MADE LAWRENCE KILL PAPAZIAN?

PAPAZIAN HAD BECOME A TOTAL PAIN.

HE LOVED TO SPLASH THAT MONEY AROUND, MAINLY ON GIRLS.

AND HE HAD A BIG MOUTH,

WHICH WAS GETTING WAY OUT OF HAND.

ANOTHER?

HE'D DEFINITELY BECOME A MAJOR RISK.

OH, AN UNNECESSARY PARTNER.

IN THE WORST WAY. MIKE PROMISED ME HIS CUT.

SO MIKE'S NEW PARTNER WAS YOU.MM-HMM.

THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS TO GET MR. RONNY PAPAZIAN WHERE WE WANTED HIM TO BE.

DON'T WASTE MUCH TIME, DO YOU?

I TOLD YOU I DIDN'T HAVE ANY TO WASTE.

ANY COMPLAINTS?

HEH. NO.

HEH. NO COMPLAINTS.

YOU'LL HAVE TO GIVE ME ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

WE CAN'T GET BACK AT THE SAME TIME.

I THINK YOU OUGHT TO TELL MIKE.

TELL HIM WHAT?

TELL HIM YOU'RE WITH ME NOW.

LET'S JUST MAKE SURE THAT I REALLY AM.

WE'LL SEE HOW THINGS WORK OUT.

BUT YOU LEAVE IT TO ME TO SAY WHEN, O.K.?

I'M RIGHT BEHIND YOU, BABE.

HOW'D IT GO? Y'ALL HAVE FUN?

OH, I HAD FUN...THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE, MIKEY.

YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE THAT.

I REALLY DO.

YOU BETTER GET SET. RONNY WON'T WAIT 10 MINUTES.

IT'S DONE.

MIKE SAID IT WAS PERFECT.

RONNY WAS AN ACCIDENT JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN.

WE JUST ADVANCED THE DATE.

WE?

YOU WANT TO ADMIT BEING COMPLICIT IN THAT?

OF COURSE NOT. EVERYTHING I DID...

I WAS FORCED TO DO.

WHAT KIND OF FORCE?

TERROR. MIKE TERRORIZED ME.

REALLY? AND WHAT ABOUT TOMMY SPIERS, MISS HARRIS?

WHAT KIND OF DEAL ARE WE TALKING?

A DEAL TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.

NOW, UH... THE DETAILS

ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE WORKED OUT BY OTHERS,

BUT IF YOU'RE WILLING TO TESTIFY IN FULL

ON ALL OUTSTANDING MATTERS

INCLUDING TOMMY SPIERS AND THE MAGNOLIA MALL,

YOU MIGHT BE FREE AGAIN WHILE YOU'RE STILL YOUNG.

TOMMY SPIERS WAS THREATENING TO... TORPEDO THE DEAL.

MIKE SHOT HIM.

DID TOMMY REALLY BRING A GUN?

NO. THAT WAS MY GUN.

AND THE MALL?

MIKE'S ALREADY TRANSFERRED THE MONEY TO THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.

CAN'T HELP YOU WITH THAT.

ALL RIGHT. THIS IS YOUR STATEMENT.

WE'LL TRANSCRIBE IT, TYPE IT.

YOU'LL READ IT AND SIGN IT.

WILL YOU?

WITH BOTH HANDS.

NEXT.

SIR, YOU GOT PLENTY OF NICKELS LAST TIME.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE EXCUSE ME. I WON'T BE BUT A MOMENT.

GRACIE, GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, CHIEF. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU TODAY?

YOU CAN ADD UP MY ACCOUNTS.

GIVE ME A CASHIER'S CHECK FOR THE SUM OF SAME.

YOU WANT TO CLOSE YOUR ACCOUNTS?

THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.

UH, MR. TUCKER.

GRACIE. WHAT IS IT?

I'M CLOSING OUT MY ACCOUNTS IN THIS BANK.

WHAT?

CHIEF, YOU'VE BEEN BANKING HERE SINCE YOU WERE KNEE-HIGH TO A QUARTER HORSE,

AND YOUR DADDY BEFORE THAT.

MY DADDY WOULD TURN IN HIS GRAVE

IF HE KNEW THE BANKING PRACTICES GOING ON HERE TODAY.

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR THESE PEOPLE IN THIS BANK?

YOU LINE 'EM UP, THAT'S ALL.

THESE HONEST PEOPLE, THEY CAN'T GET LOANS HERE

TO BUILD A HOME OR START A BUSINESS.

THERE YOU ARE, CHIEF.

THAT WILL BE YOUR BALANCE.

YOU GOT PLENTY OF MONEY FOR ANY BLACKGUARD,

CHARLATAN, OR MOUNTEBANK THAT COMES DOWN THE PIKE WITH ANY KIND

OF HOLLOW SCHEME FULL OF JUNK AND HOT AIR.

MY MONEY IS NOT SAFE IN THIS BANK, YOU HEAR?

MY MONEY IS BETTER OFF AT HOME...

UNDERNEATH THE MATTRESS...

WITH THE DOG LYING ON IT.