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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

[WOMAN] I TOLD YOU TO GET OUT OF HERE!

[MAN] I AM NOT LEAVING TILL THIS THING'S SETTLED--

ONE WAY OR ANOTHER!

NO! NO!

[SOBBING]

[BANGING SOUND]

[WOMAN SCREAMS]

[CRASH]

CAN I HELP YOU?

OPERATOR, THIS IS AN EMERGENCY.

WILL YOU GIVE ME THE POLICE, PLEASE?

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT,

OFFICER SWEET SPEAKING.

O.K. JUST--JUST STAY CALM.

HOW LONG AGO DID THIS HAPPEN?

UH, JUST HOLD ON.

WHAT YOU GOT?

WOMAN HEARD A FIGHT IN THE APARTMENT NEXT DOOR.

SHE SOUNDS PRETTY UPSET.

DID SHE SEE WHO'S FIGHTING?

NO, JUST HEARD IT.

UH, WHERE'S THIS AT?

UH, MONTICELLO STREET.

I THINK PARKER'S IN THAT AREA.

TELL HER WE'LL SEND SOMEBODY RIGHT OVER.

YES, SIR. UH, MA'AM?

WE GOT AN OFFICER IN THE AREA,

HE'LL BE RIGHT BY, YOU JUST SIT TIGHT.

FIVE MINUTES.

OF COURSE I WILL. WHERE'S THE ADDRESS?

ONE-ZERO-SEVEN MONTICELLO.

THE CALLER'S NAME IS JULIE LOFTON.

GOT IT. RIGHT ON IT.

[FOOTSTEPS]

[CAR TRUNK SLAMS]

[DOGS BARK]

[FOOTSTEPS]

[CAR DOOR SLAMS]

[ENGINE STARTS]

[CAR DRIVES AWAY]

CAROLYN!

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

ARE YOU THERE? CAROLYN?

MS. LOFTON?

YES?

OFFICER PARKER WILLIAMS, SPARTA POLICE.

OH, THANK GOD.

UH, MA'AM... SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR LIGHTS?

NO.

SAVES ON THE ELECTRICITY BILL.

UH, YES... MA'AM.

UH...

UH, M-MAY I SEE YOUR BADGE?

[STAMMERS]

YES, MA'AM. YOU SURE CAN.

O.K.

COME ON IN.

UH, I'LL GET THIS.

UH...

M-MISS LOFTON...

IT SEEMS QUIET NEXT DOOR,

I GUESS I MISSED ALL THE FIREWORKS.

HE LEFT.

WELL, WHAT EXACTLY DID YOU HEAR?

I HEARD CAROLYN-- THAT'S MY NEIGHBOR--

I HEARD HER ORDER HIM OUT.

AND THEN...

HIM? UH, WHO'S THAT-- HER HUSBAND?

SHE DOESN'T HAVE A HUSBAND.

I--I DON'T KNOW WHO IT WAS,

I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THE VOICE.

WELL, THEN WHAT?

THEN THERE WAS A STRUGGLE,

AND, UM, CAROLYN HIT THE WALL OR SOMETHING,

AND SOMETHING BROKE, -- SOMETHING LIKE GLASS.

NOW, YOU SAID SOMEBODY LEFT.

YES.

WELL, HOW DO YOU KNOW IT WASN'T YOUR NEIGHBOR?

I COULD TELL BY THE FOOTSTEPS.

YOU SEE, CAROLYN BARELY WEIGHS 100 POUNDS.

THIS--THIS MAN MUST'VE WEIGHED...

250 POUNDS, I THINK.

NOW, MISS LOFTON, YOU WAIT HERE.

SPARTA POLICE!

WHAT'S HER FULL NAME?

CAROLYN NORRIS.

MS. NORRIS?

CAROLYN, YOU IN THERE?

SH-SHE MAY BE HURT!

NOW, YOU'RE SURE YOU DIDN'T HEAR TWO PEOPLE LEAVING?

YES, I'M POSITIVE.

UH, CAN I USE YOUR PHONE?

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT,

OFFICER SWEET SPEAKING.

YEAH, JUST A MINUTE.

THAT PARKER?

YES, SIR.

FINALLY.

I'M ON MY WAY HOME, PARKER, WHAT?

WELL, IT DOESN'T SOUND TOO COMPLICATED TO ME.

MAYBE THEY BOTH LEFT.

ISN'T MUCH WE CAN DO, IS THERE?

WELL, SIR, THE NEIGHBOR, MS. LOFTON--

WELL, SHE ONLY HEARD ONE PERSON LEAVE.

I KNOCKED ON THE DOOR,

BUT THERE WASN'T ANY ANSWER.

DID SHE SEE HIM LEAVE?

NO, SIR. UM...

UH, CHIEF, SHE'S BLIND.

UH, I--I--I WAS THINKING, UH...

MAYBE SHE'S IN HER APARTMENT AND HURT.

OH, WELL, YOU BETTER BUST IN THERE, PARKER.

YES, SIR.

CHIEF, YOU WANT ME TO CALL YOU,

TELL YOU WHAT PARKER FINDS OUT?

ONLY IF HE FINDS SOMEBODY'S HEAD IN A HATBOX.

MS. NORRIS?

MS. NORRIS?

DID YOU FIND HER?

UH...

NO, MA'AM, I DIDN'T.

SHE HAS TO BE THERE, I KNOW SHE DIDN'T LEAVE.

I LOOKED ALL OVER-- I DIDN'T SEE ANY SIGN OF HER.

THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

UH, MA'AM...

WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

NOW...

MS. LOFTON--JULIE, DON'T YOU WORRY.

SEE, I'M NOT THROUGH YET.

I'LL DO SOME MORE CHECKING TOMORROW MORNING.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE CAROLYN WORKS?

KENSIDYNE.

KENSIDYNE.

WELL, I'LL CALL HER TOMORROW MORNING AT WORK,

AND MAKE SURE SHE'S O.K.

THANK YOU, OFFICER WILLIAMS.

MY PLEASURE, MA'AM.

MY PLEASURE.

NO, MA'AM.

WELL, THANK YOU MUCH, I'LL CALL YOU BACK LATER.

DETECTIVE?

YEAH, PARKER?

I JUST DID A ROUTINE FOLLOW-UP ON A CALL.

WHAT CALL?

SOME WOMAN HEARD SOME FIGHTING NEXT DOOR.

THE NEIGHBOR-- CAROLYN NORRIS--

SHE WASN'T HOME WHEN I ARRIVED.

YOU CHECK WITH HER WORK TODAY?

YES, SIR. SHE HASN'T COME TO WORK YET.

PARKER, THERE COULD BE A WHOLE NUMBER OF REASONS.

WASN'T TOO TICKLED ABOUT COMING IN TODAY MYSELF.

I HEAR YOU, BUBBA.

UH, DETECTIVE?

THE MISSING GIRL'S NEIGHBOR, JULIE LOFTON--

SHE WAS REAL UPSET.

SHE'S AFRAID CAROLYN MIGHT'VE BEEN MURDERED.

MURDERED?

YES, SIR. JULIE CALLED THIS MORNING

AND SAID CAROLYN NEVER CAME BACK HOME.

WHEW!

YOU THINK SHE'D HAVE CALLED WORK BY NOW.

UH-HUH. THAT MEANS NOBODY'S HEARD FROM HER

SINCE THE FIGHT LAST NIGHT.

...AND THEN THE TRUNK WAS SHUT.

YOU'RE SURE IT WAS A TRUNK,

AND NOT JUST ANOTHER CAR DOOR?

YES.

[JAMISON] VIRGIL.

LUGGAGE IS STILL HERE.

DOES IT LOOK LIKE ANYTHING'S MISSING?

NOPE, NOT YET.

THE ANSWERING MACHINE'S BLINKING.

PROBABLY A MESSAGE ON IT.

WRAP IT UP, JAMISON.

LET'S TAKE IT TO THE STATION.

O.K., UM...

LET'S GO BACK.

SO, CAROLYN ORDERS THIS MAN OUT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THEN HE SAID... HE WASN'T LEAVING UNTIL IT WAS SETTLED.

CAROLYN SCREAMED,

AND SOMETHING HIT THE ADJOINING WALL.

AND SOMETHING CRASHED TO THE FLOOR.

WELL, YOU WERE RIGHT--

THESE KEYS WERE IN THAT TOYOTA PARKED OUT FRONT.

THE RUG IS MISSING.

WHAT?

THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE A WOVEN RUG HERE.

WHO'D TAKE JUST A RUG AND LEAVE EVERYTHING ELSE?

COULD BE AT THE CLEANER'S.

OR IT COULD'VE BEEN USED TO TAKE SOMETHING OUTTA HERE.

LIKE CAROLYN?

VIRGIL, I FOUND HER PURSE BESIDE THE BED.

EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE IN IT, INCLUDING HER WALLET.

CAROLYN WOULD'VE NEVER LEFT WITHOUT HER PURSE.

NOT OF HER OWN FREE WILL.

YEAH, CHIEF?

YEAH, UH...

I'M AT CAROLYN NORRIS' APARTMENT.

WE NOW HAVE EVIDENCE OF FOUL PLAY.

O.K., SHE'S READY TO GO.

[BEEP] HI, CAROLYN. THIS IS DAD.

JUST CALLIN' TO SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING. LOVE YOU.

[BEEP] CAROLYN, IT'S ME.

WHERE ARE YOU? I THOUGHT IT WAS URGENT.

I HOPE YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY.

[BEEP] CAROLYN, THIS IS NED CONKLIN. IT'S ALREADY 10 A.M.

PLEASE CALL ME IF YOU'RE NOT COMING TO WORK TODAY.

[BEEP] IT'S ME AGAIN.

GUESS IT WASN'T THAT URGENT LAST NIGHT,

OR YOU WOULDN'T HAVE STOOD ME UP.

SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE.

THAT LAST FELLA SOUNDED LIKE HE MIGHT BE A BOYFRIEND.

OR USED TO BE.

COME ON IN, DETECTIVE. UH, HAVE A SEAT.

AFTERNOON. I, UH, HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS

ABOUT CAROLYN NORRIS.

YOU DON'T THINK SOMETHING'S HAPPENED TO HER, DO YA?

MAYBE, WE DON'T KNOW.

WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT, CONKLIN?

DETECTIVE TIBBS, THIS IS CRAFTON DONNER.

HE OWNS THE PLANT.

IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN HELP YOU WITH?

HE'S CHECKING ON CAROLYN NORRIS.

CAROLYN?

SHE HASN'T SHOWN UP FOR WORK YET TODAY.

OH. IS--IS SHE THE ONLY EMPLOYEE WHO HASN'T SHOWN?

NO, SIR.

THEN...WHY IS THAT A POLICE MATTER?

CAROLYN'S NEIGHBOR REPORTED A DISTURBANCE

AT HER PLACE LAST NIGHT.

MAYBE HER NEIGHBOR IS JEALOUS.

WHAT DO YOU DO HERE AT KENSIDYNE?

OH, WE MAKE CIRCUIT BOARDS.

WHAT ARE THEY FOR, CONKLIN?

FOR COMPUTERS AND SUCH.

UH...AND WHAT'S CAROLYN'S JOB HERE?

SHE IS IN SAFETY MANAGEMENT.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN EXACTLY?

SHE MAKES SURE THE EMPLOYEES WEAR

ADEQUATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING--

UH, PROTECTIVE GOGGLES AND SO FORTH,

UH, THAT THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IS CORRECTLY GROUNDED.

THAT SORT OF THING, YES.

IS SHE PARTICULARLY CLOSE TO ANY OF HER COWORKERS?

WE DON'T KNOW WHO ANYBODY'S CLOSETO.

I DON'T PERSONALLY KNOW

OF ANY CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS, NO, SIR.

THANK YOU...

FOR YOUR HELP.

YEAH.

EXCUSE ME, SIR. YOUR NAME LESTER NORRIS?

YEAH.

YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW WHERE WE COULD FIND

YOUR DAUGHTER CAROLYN?

NO, WHY YOU LOOKING FOR HER?

SHE DIDN'T SHOW UP TO WORK THIS MORNING.

HASN'T BEEN HOME SINCE YESTERDAY.

AND WHEREVER SHE IS,

SHE LEFT HER PURSE AND HER CAR BEHIND AT HOME.

WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT?

WELL, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIND OUT.

MR. NORRIS, WAS SHE DATING ANYBODY IN PARTICULAR?

WHY ARE YOU ASKING?

ONE OF HER NEIGHBORS OVERHEARD HER ARGUING WITH A MAN.

AND A MAN LEFT A COUPLE MESSAGES

ON HER ANSWERING MACHINE.

AND IT SOUNDED LIKE SHE WAS GOING TO GO MEET THAT MAN.

MIGHT'VE BEEN REARDON.

YOU GOT A FULL NAME FOR ME?

TAYLOR REARDON.

THEY WERE GOING TOGETHER TILL...

CAROLYN COME TO HER SENSES AND BROKE IT OFF.

HOW LONG AGO WAS THAT?

OH, FOUR, MAYBE FIVE MONTHS.

YOU KNOW ANY REASON WHY SHE'D MEET HIM NOW?

NO.

THEY NEVER COULD GET ALONG.

HE WAS THE JEALOUS TYPE, HAD A VIOLENT TEMPER.

EVER TAKE IT OUT ON HER?

YEAH. MORE THAN ONCE.

WELL... WHERE MIGHT WE FIND THIS REARDON FELLOW?

HE'S GOT AN OLD HOUSE OUT ON JOHNSON'S CROSSING.

FIXES CARS.

CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE?

WELL, LAST SUNDAY AT DINNER,

CAROLYN... WASN'T HERSELF.

DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH OF IT.

I GUESS I SHOULD'VE KNOWN SOMETHING WAS WRONG.

IF WE FIND ANYTHING OUT, SIR, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.

YEAH, PLEASE DO.

[DOG BARKING]

SETTLE DOWN, GEEZER, YOU DONE YOUR JOB.

WHO ARE YOU?

VIRGIL TIBBS.

SPARTA P.D.

ARE YOU TAYLOR REARDON?

YEAH.

YOU LEFT A COUPLE OF MESSAGES

ON CAROLYN NORRIS' PHONE MACHINE.

SOME LAW AGAINST THAT?

WHY WERE YOU MEETING HER?

SEEMS TO ME THAT'S OUR BUSINESS.

NOW IT'S POLICE BUSINESS.

WHY WERE YOU MEETING CAROLYN LAST NIGHT?

I DON'T KNOW.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW, WHO DOES?

WHY DON'T YOU ASK HER?

I'M ASKING YOU.

ALL I KNOW IS, SHE CALLED ME UP,

SAID SHE NEEDED SOME ADVICE.

ADVICE? FROM A MAN SHE HAD BROKEN UP WITH?

A MAN WHO STRUCK HER?

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

NOW, WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME

WHAT THE HELL THIS GOT TO DO WITH THE POLICE?

CAROLYN DISAPPEARED.

SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET ME AT THE STIRRUP CUP.

I WAITED ALL NIGHT FOR HER.

YOU DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT WAS BOTHERING HER?

NO. LIKE I SAID...

SHE STOOD ME UP.

WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.

OH, REARDON MIGHT BE YOUR MAN,

BUT WHAT ABOUT HIS PHONE CALL FROM THE BAR THAT NIGHT?

NICE WAY TO ESTABLISH AN ALIBI.

YEAH, VIRGIL, BUT NOT A GOOD ENOUGH ONE.

SEE, I JUST TALKED TO THE BARTENDER,

AND HE'S PRETTY FUZZY ABOUT THE TIME

HE SAW REARDON THERE.

THAT REARDON INTERESTS ME.

GOOD AFTERNOON, DETECTIVE.

HOW DID YOU KNOW I WAS HERE?

I RECOGNIZED YOUR COLOGNE.

WELL...

MS. LOFTON, I'M CHIEF GILLESPIE.

OH, EXCUSE ME.

PARKER'S TOLD ME A LOT ABOUT YOU, SIR.

WELL...

ONLY GOOD THINGS, CHIEF.

WHAT ELSE IS THERE, PARKER?

WON'T YOU SIT DOWN IN THIS CHAIR?

OH, HERE--YES.

THANK YOU.

NOW...

WE WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO THIS...

TAPE FROM YOUR FRIEND CAROLYN'S ANSWERING MACHINE.

OH, UH...I DON'T, I DON'T THINK--

I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD DO THAT.

WHY, CERTAINLY YOU COULD.

THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT.

WE THINK YOU'LL RECOGNIZE THE MAN ON THE TAPE

AS THE SAME MAN YOU HEARD IN CAROLYN'S APARTMENT.

[BEEP] CAROLYN, IT'S ME.

WHERE ARE YOU? I THOUGHT IT WAS URGENT.

I HOPE YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY.

NO.

I'M SORRY.

[BEEP] CAROLYN, THIS IS NED CONKLIN. IT'S ALREADY 10 A.M.

PLEASE CALL ME IF YOU'RE NOT COMING TO WORK TODAY.

THAT'S HIM.

THAT'S THE VOICE I HEARD.

NED CONKLIN'S VOICE?

YES, THAT IS THE MAN

THAT I HEARD FIGHTING WITH CAROLYN.

ARE YOU SURE?

I'M POSITIVE.

THATIS THE MAN.

WHOA, WHOA! HOLD ON THERE!

WHERE Y'ALL FIXIN' TO TAKE THAT CAR?

THE POLICE GARAGE, MR. CONKLIN.

WELL, I HOPE Y'ALL GOT A WARRANT FOR THIS.

DO YOU MIND TELLING ME WHAT GILLESPIE THINKS

HE'S GONNA FIND IN MY CAR?

I GUESS IT INVOLVES THAT CAROLYN NORRIS CASE.

WHAT CASE? AND WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH MY CAR?

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FIXIN' TO FIND OUT.

THIS HERE'S AN INVENTORY OF YOUR PERSONAL BELONGINGS.

WILL YOU SIGN HERE, PLEASE?

UH-UH. NO, SIR.

TAKE IT AWAY, SAM.

NOW WHAT?

NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, CONKLIN.

WELL, THEY OBVIOUSLY SUSPECT ME.

LET THEM.

BUT WHAT IF THEY FIND SOMETHING IN MY CAR?

I THOUGHT YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT.

I WENT OVER IT PRETTY GOOD,

BUT I MIGHT HAVE MISSED SOMETHING.

WHATEVER THEY FIND, THEY HAVE TO MATCH WITH THE BODY, DON'T THEY?

AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE BODY, CAN THEY?

CAN THEY?

NO, THEY CAN'T!

THEN STOP DRIVING ME CRAZY!

ETTA, DON'T DO THAT.

I HATE TO SEE FOOD MIXED UP LIKE THAT.

I DON'T KNOW WHY.

WHAT YOU THINK IT LOOK LIKE AFTER YOU EAT IT?

LISTEN, NO, NO, NO...

WHY DON'T WE JUST SIT BACK AND RELAX,

AND FORGET ABOUT THE DISHES?

DON'T MIND ME.

Y'ALL SIT.

I'M GONNA TAKE THESE IN THE KITCHEN,

AND Y'ALL TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR YOURSELVES.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I TRY TO CHANGE HER.

I KNOW IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

VIRGIL, YOU'RE A MILLION MILES AWAY.

WHAT'S WRONG?

I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT--

REMEMBER THAT BLIND GIRL

THAT YOU WENT TO SCHOOL WITH UP IN PHILLY?

ROXY BISHOP?

DID SHE EVER HAVE A ROMANCE?

THERE WAS A BOY THAT USED TO TAKE HER TO SCHOOL

ON A BIKE BUILT FOR TWO.

THEY LOOKED PRETTY CUTE TOGETHER.

I HAVEN'T SEEN A BIKE LIKE THAT IN YEARS.

WHAT MADE YOU THINK OF HER?

WELL...

WE'RE WORKING ON A CASE

THAT INVOLVES A BLIND GIRL.

PARKER LIKES HER, I THINK.

NOW, THAT WILL NEVER WORK OUT.

ETTA, WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?

TINA MILLS-- A WOMAN THAT WORKS WITH ME--

SHE'S BLIND, BUT SHE'S MARRIED WITH TWO KIDS.

ALL I KNOW IS...

A WOMAN DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S GETTIN'

IF'N SHE'S BLIND.

WHY?

'CAUSE SHE CAN'T SEE HIM.

BUT SHE CAN FEEL HIM.

ALTHEA TIBBS, I NEVER THOUGHT

I'D HEAR SUCH TAINTED TALK FROM YOUR LIPS.

AND YOU WITH YOUNG CHILDREN GROWING UP.

HMPH!

WE FOUND A FEW SPOTS ON THE CARPET--

ONE OR TWO OF THEM COULD HAVE BEEN BLOOD.

WE SENT IT TO THE LAB.

GOOD. DO WE HAVE TWEEZERS AND A PLASTIC BAG?

SURE DO.

ALL RIGHT.

GREAT.

MM-HMM. THESE FIBERS DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY COME

FROM THE CAR'S CARPET.

LOOKS LIKE A HOUSE RUG.

MAYBE THE RUG FROM CAROLYN'S APARTMENT.

COULD BE.

WHAT YOU GOT?

RUG FIBERS.

COULD BE FROM CAROLYN'S APARTMENT.

WELL, DR. ROBB CALLED.

THE BLOOD FROM THE TRUNK WAS "B" POSITIVE.

CAROLYN'S DOCTOR SAID THAT'S HER TYPE,

SO, WE CAN DO A DNA--

BECAUSE SHE HAD RECENT TESTS,

INCLUDING A PAP SMEAR.

THAT'S ALL WE NEED.

YEP.

OH, UH--WAIT A MINUTE.

JAMISON, OPEN THAT TRUNK ONE MORE TIME, WILL YOU?

NOW CLOSE IT, PLEASE.

SWEET, CLOSE THE DOOR OF THE CAR.

THEY'RE DIFFERENT, AREN'T THEY?

YEAH.

SHE COULD HAVE HEARD TWO DIFFERENT SOUNDS.

SURE ENOUGH.

I UNDERSTAND YOUR OBJECTIONS, MR. DONNER.

RIGHT.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT, I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

AT LEAST HE MAKES NO PRETENSE

AS TO WHOSE SIDE HE'S ON.

RIGHT, I'LL, UH, I'LL CALL YOU LATER.

SOUNDS LIKE CRAFTON DONNER'S WORRIED.

WELL, SO IS OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

MR. DONNER'S AN IMPORTANT MAN IN THIS COUNTY--

MAYBE THE MOST IMPORTANT MAN.

I HOPE YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN AN OBJECTIVE VIEW

THROUGHOUT THIS CASE.

WHAT CASE, GILLESPIE?

GERARD, WE HAVE AN EAR-WITNESS THAT PLACES NED CONKLIN

IN CAROLYN NORRIS' APARTMENT THE NIGHT SHE WAS KILLED.

WE ALSO HAVE CAROLYN'S BLOOD,

AND RUG FIBERS FROM HER APARTMENT

FOUND IN CONKLIN'S TRUNK.

FIRST OF ALL, THERE'S NO WAY TO PROVE

THAT SHE'S BEEN KILLED--OR WHY.

HOW'D YOU MATCH HER BLOOD WITHOUT A BODY?

HER GYNECOLOGIST.

WE'RE WAITING FOR RESULTS FROM THE DNA TEST RIGHT NOW.

BOTH THE DNA TEST AND THE EAR-WITNESS

HAVE BEEN CONTESTED BEFORE.

WHAT I NEED IS A MOTIVE

AND...A BODY.

WE'LL FIND YOU A BODY, GERARD.

I JUST WANTED TO COME BY AND LET YOU KNOW

THAT I MIGHT HAVE TO ARREST CONKLIN

AND HOLD HIM.

WE MAY HAVE GIVEN HIM A REASON TO RUN.

FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, CONKLIN CAN RUN

WHEREVER HE WANTS TO AT THIS POINT, GILLESPIE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DETAILED OPINIONS.

YES, ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO EXPEDITE THE RESULTS

OF THE DNA TEST WOULD BE...

[SIGHS]

WELL, O.K., I CAN APPRECIATE THAT.

BUT I HAVE A D.A. WHO IS NOT QUITE SO PATIENT.

IT...

RIGHT.

PARKER?

IS THERE SOMETHING YOU NEED?

UH...

NO, SIR. THANK YOU, THOUGH, DETECTIVE, UH...

I WAS JUST...

WELL, I--I HAD SOMETHING

THAT I WANTED TO TALK OVER WITH THE CHIEF.

DOES IT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CASE?

WELL, IN A WAY, YES, SIR.

IS IT SOMETHING TO DO WITH JULIE LOFTON?

IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM FAIR.

I MEAN, I SEE--

I--I CAN SEE HOW BEAUTIFUL,

I MEAN, TRULY BEAUTIFUL JULIE IS.

BUT SHE CAN'T SEE...

THAT'S WHAT I THINK MAKES JULIE SO SPECIAL--

SHE JUDGES WITH HER HEART, NOT HER EYES.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE,

WHAT COLOR YOU ARE...

BUT SHE CAN REALLY SEE YOU.

AND THAT'S WHAT REALLY MATTERS.

[LAUGHTER]

[PARKER] NAH.

PARKER, WHERE ARE YOU LEADING ME?

OH, NO, NO, MA'AM.

YOU HAVE TO, UH, GUESS.

THAT'S PART OF OUR DEAL, REMEMBER?

O.K.

O.K.

LET'S SEE...

WELL, I HEAR CHILDREN PLAYING.

UH-HUH.

SMALL STEP.

WELL, NOW WHAT DO YOU HEAR?

WATER.

YEAH, IT'S JUST A LITTLE BITTY WATERFALL.

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SPOTS.

I, UH, COME HERE TO...

WELL, THINK THINGS OVER, OR...

WHEN I GOT A PROBLEM.

THE SOUND OF THE WATER

HAS A WAY OF MAKING THINGS SEEM O.K.

PARKER WILLIAMS...

YOU SURE ARE A SWEET MAN.

AND I REALLY LIKE YOUR FAVORITE PLACE.

WHAT'S IT CALLED?

LEGION PARK.

I'VE BEEN HERE.

WHEN WAS THAT?

CAROLYN BROUGHT ME HERE ONCE

TO COLLECT WATER SAMPLES.

COLLECT WATER SAMPLES?

IT WAS PART OF HER JOB.

BUT I THOUGHT SHE WAS IN SAFETY MANAGEMENT.

SHE DID TESTS TO MAKE SURE

KENSIDYNE WASN'T POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT.

SO SHE KEPT TRACK OF THEIR TOXIC WASTE?

OH, CHIEF. I--I THINK I KNOW WHAT IT IS.

YOU DO?

WELL, WHAT IS IT, PARKER, DID YOU SOLVE THE CASE?

UH, CHIEF-- HE MAY HAVE.

TELL ME.

UH, CHIEF, THOSE FOLKS AT KENSIDYNE

DIDN'T EXACTLY TELL US THE TRUTH

ABOUT CAROLYN NORRIS' JOB.

WHAT DID THEY LEAVE OUT?

SHE WAS WORKING ON TOXIC WASTE FOR KENSIDYNE.

WHAT EXACTLY WAS SHE DOING?

RUNNING TEST SAMPLES, CHECKING FOR CONTAMINATION.

WELL...

DO YOU SUPPOSE THAT CAROLYN FOUND SOMETHING WRONG

WITH THE WAY THEY WERE REMOVING THE CONTAMINATION

OR THE TOXIC WASTE OR SOMETHING?

COULD BE.

OR MAYBE CONKLIN WASN'T FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES

THAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO.

THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THEIR MOTIVE FOR, UH...

GETTING RID OF MISS NORRIS.

DON'T YOU THINK THAT PARKER...

MIGHT JUST HAVE SOMETHING HERE?

'CAUSE, UH, I DO.

[BELLS TOLLING]

THANK YOU.

WELL?

I THINK WE GOT IT.

THAT WAS A GBH--

A COMPANY THAT USED TO HANDLE KENSIDYNE'S WASTES

UNTIL TWO YEARS AGO.

DID KENSIDYNE TAKE THEIR BUSINESS ELSEWHERE?

WELL, I CALLED ELSEWHERE, AND THERE ARE ONLY TWO OTHER

EPA-REGISTERED DUMPS IN THE STATE.

NONE OF THEM DO BUSINESS WITH KENSIDYNE.

WELL, WHAT DO THEYDO,

POUR THEIR WASTES INTO THE GROUND? PARKER!

YOU CALLED, CHIEF?

FIND OUT IF KENSIDYNE OWNS ANY OTHER PROPERTY

IN OR AROUND SPARTA.

SPECIFICALLY LAND OR WAREHOUSES, PARKER.

YES, SIR, RIGHT ON IT.

SEE, THE GUY I TALKED TO AT GBH

SAID CAROLYN CALLED HIM ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.

SHE WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION

THAT THEY WERE STILL HANDLING KENSIDYNE'S WASTES,

BUT, NO--THEIR CONTRACT WAS CANCELED.

WHO CANCELED IT?

CONKLIN...

OR DONNER.

I THINK CAROLYN ASKED WHAT WAS GOING ON.

CONKLIN WENT TO HER APARTMENT THAT NIGHT...

AND TRIED TO BUY HER OFF.

THATWAS THE ARGUMENT THAT JULIE HEARD.

AND THERE'S YOUR MOTIVE.

WELL, I THINK DISTRICT ATTORNEY DARNELLE

IS STILL GONNA WANNA SEE A BODY.

GOOD MORNING, MR. DONNER.

MAY I ASK WHY YOU FOUND IT NECESSARY

TO SUMMON ME OUT HERE?

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE

THAT OUR TALK WAS GONNA BE PRIVATE.

IN FULL VIEW OF ALL MY EMPLOYEES?

WELL, I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY SEE,

AS LONG AS THEY DON'T HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING TO YOU.

WELL, WHATIS IT?

WE BELIEVE THAT YOUR MANAGER MR. CONKLIN

KILLED CAROLYN NORRIS.

WHY WOULD HE DO A THING LIKE THAT?

I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU COULD HELP US.

BELIEVE ME, CHIEF, I WOULD IF I COULD.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A WITNESS.

A--A--A WITNESS?

YES, WHAT WE CALL AN EAR-WITNESS.

THIS IS A BLIND GIRL.

SHE WAS A NEIGHBOR OF CAROLYN NORRIS',

AND SHE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED CONKLIN'S VOICE.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS VERY IMPRESSED BY HER.

HE SAYS THE JURY'S GONNA LOVE HER.

OH--WHY DON'T YOU ARREST HIM NOW?

WELL, WE WANNA WAIT ON SOME TESTS--

TAKE A LITTLE TIME,

AND MAYBE WE GET A CONFESSION OUT OF HIM,

SAVE THE COUNTY A WHOLE BUNCH OF MONEY.

I WISH I COULD HELP YOU, CHIEF,

I AM SIMPLY APPALLED.

WELL, CONKLIN'S PROBABLY GONNA ASK WHY I CAME TO SEE YOU.

AND I WISH YOU WOULD TELL HIM

THAT WE'RE WORKING ON A LOVE ANGLE HERE--

A BOYFRIEND-GIRLFRIEND THING.

THAT'S USUALLY AT THE ROOT OF THESE THINGS, ISN'T IT?

YES. YOU'RE NOT AFRAID OF CONKLIN, ARE YOU?

OF HIM--ME? I CAN HANDLE HIM.

FINE. BUT I'M GONNA BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU ANYHOW.

FINE.

CHIEF?

YOU LISTENING?

YEAH, SWEET, I'M WITH YOU.

CONKLIN JUST CUT THE LID OFF ONE OF THEM DRUMS.

NOW HE'S LEAVING.

GOD, I WISH I KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING.

THAT'S O.K., SON--

I KNOW.

WHAT--

YEAH, CONKLIN, YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

[STAMMERS]

WAIT--WAIT A MINUTE!

WH-WH-WHAT?

I-I'M--I'M JUST IN THE WRONG PLACE.

I--I WAS LOOKING FOR A FRIEND.

THAT'S THE DUMBEST THING I EVER HEARD

FROM A MAN WITH A BLACKJACK IN HIS HAND.

OW!

OH!

JULIE, DID YOU--DID YOU RECOGNIZE THAT VOICE?

YEAH, THAT'S HIM.

I'M--I'M SO SORRY TO PUT YOU THROUGH THIS.

PARKER.

PARKER.

HUH? WHAT?

LOOK HERE--YOU MAKE SURE SHE'S SETTLED DOWN

BEFORE YOU GET BACK TO THE STATION.

THANKS, BUBBA.

YEAH.

GOOD NIGHT, MISS LOFTON.

GOOD NIGHT.

YOU REALLY THINK I'M GOING TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS?

NO, OF COURSE NOT, BUT WE ALWAYS ASK

A FEW, PRO FORMA-- JUST PRO FORMA.

THAT MEANS, "JUST ROUTINE."

MM, IT ALSO MEANS, "PUT THIS MAN IN A CELL."

YES, SIR. COME ON, CONKLIN.

I WANT MY LAWYER, AND I WANT HIM NOW!

YEAH, YOU'RE GONNA GET HIM.

WE GOT A SPECIAL PHONE FOR YOU BY YOUR CELL.

UH, CHIEF?

YOU WERE RIGHT.

KENSIDYNE OWNS ANOTHER WAREHOUSE OUT ON ROUTE 22.

THANK YOU, PARKER.

THEY COULD BE STORING TOXIC WASTE OUT THERE.

AMONG OTHER THINGS.

THIS CONKLIN ISN'T GONNA TALK.

BUT IF DONNER THINKS HE IS...

OH, I'M RIGHT ON IT, CHIEF.

YOU'RE RIGHT ON IT? RIGHT ON WHAT?

ANYTHING YOU WANT.

WELL, WE WANT DONNER-- WE WANT HIM WATCHED,

AND WE WANNA GET STARTED.

I'M GONNA STAY HERE AND ROUND UP A POSSE,

IN CASE I FEEL OBLIGED TO CUT ANYBODY OFF AT THE PASS!

YES, SIR!

CHIEF--DONNER'S ON THE MOVE IN A FLATBED PICKUP.

ALL RIGHT, SO ARE WE.

TELL THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY

WE'RE SENDING A CAR TO PICK HIM UP.

CHIEF, IT'S 5 A.M.

GOOD.

MR. DONNER...

WHAT IS IN THAT DRUM?

MR. DONNER...

WHO HAULED THIS STUFF OVER HERE FOR YOU?

THEY WERE NICE PEOPLE.

I ASSUMED THEY HAD PERMITS.

NICE PEOPLE HAVE PERMITS.

AND WHEN CAROLYN FOUND OUT

YOU HAD CANCELED THE CONTRACT,

YOU DECIDED TO HAVE HER KILLED.

I DON'T MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.

NED CONKLIN IS A NICE MAN, TOO,

AND DEDICATED--

MAYBE TOODEDICATED--

BUT A GOOD COMPANY MAN.

DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS

TO FIND TALENTED EXECUTIVES?

CHIEF, LOOK HERE.

I BELIEVE NOW IS THE TIME, CHIEF.

CRAFTON DONNER,

I ARREST YOU FOR COMPLICITY

IN THE MURDER OF CAROLYN NORRIS.

AMONG OTHER THINGS.

AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS.

YOU THINK IT'S EASY BEING IN BUSINESS THESE DAYS?

LET ME TELL YOU,

THE KOREANS, WHEN THEY MAKE CIRCUIT BOARDS,

THEY JUST FLUSH THE SOLVENTS

RIGHT DOWN THE TOILET.

THEY DON'T HAVE ANY EPA BOTHERING THEM ALL THE TIME.

I MEAN, DOWN THE TOILET,

GONE!

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

OH, BOYS, STAY WITH THAT MAN.

YES, SIR.