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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 ♪

IT WILL BE READY FOR YOU.

IS THAT THE SHOE PRINT OF THE RAPIST, DETECTIVE?

IT MAY BE. IT'S A SIZE 11.

YOU GOT SOMETHING FOR ME?

THE LAB REPORT JUST COME IN

FOR THE NOLLEY CASE,

AND THE BLOOD TYPE OF THE RAPIST IS "O."

CHIEF: WE GOT THAT BLOOD TYPE OFF THE SEMEN,

IF YOU CAN DEPEND ON THAT.

AND WE FOUND THE SKIN UNDER THE NAILS

FROM HIM THAT PROVES HE'S A WHITE MAN.

WE'LL GET HIM,

BUT WILL SHE BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE HIM?

THAT'S ALWAYS A PROBLEM.

ESPECIALLY WHEN SOMEBODY ATTACKS YOU FROM BEHIND

AND TIES A PILLOWCASE OVER YOUR HEAD.

ELLIOT GARDNER PHONED

REMINDING YOU ABOUT TODAY'S HOSPITAL FUND RAISER.

NOW, WHY DID I AGREE TO THAT

IN THE FIRST PLACE?

AT THE TIME, YOU THINK YOU'RE ESCAPING.

ISN'T THAT RIDICULOUS?

YEAH. YOU PUT IT OFF YOUR MIND,

AND I STILL GOT TO PUT IT ON THE CALENDAR.

BOYD: "EVERY MAN SHALL GIVE AS HE IS ABLE,

"ACCORDING THE THE BLESSING OF THE LORD THY GOD,

"WHICH HE HATH GIVEN THEE.

"HEAL THE SICK,

"CLEANSE THE LEPERS,

"RAISE THE DEAD,

"CAST OUT DEVILS.

"FREELY YE HAVE RECEIVED, FREELY GIVE.

"EVERY MAN ACCORDING,

"AS HE PROPOSES IN HIS HEART,

"SO LET HIM GIVE.

"NOT GRUDGINGLY OR OF NECESSITY,

"FOR GOD LOVETH A CHEERFUL GIVER."

ALL: AMEN.

MY BOY HAS A FINE PRESENCE, HASN'T HE?

THEY SAY HE'S GOING ON TO BE A PREACHER.

SOUNDS GREAT, DOESN'T HE?

HE SURE DOES, ELLIOT.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR LUNCHEON

FOR THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WING.

BUT BEFORE WE DEPART,

HOW ABOUT A HAND FOR OUR FUND RAISER--

AND THE PROUD FATHER OF OUR READER--

THE CHAIRMAN OF OUR HOSPITAL COMMITTEE

MR. ELLIOT GARDNER.

THANK YOU.

WELL, ELLIOT, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME.

THANK YOU FOR THE DONATION.

EVERYTHING HELPS.

LIKE THE WIDOW WHO GAVE HER MIGHT,

WE ALL DO WHAT WE CAN.

THAT READING SOUNDED GOOD.

WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO ADD THAT EMPHASIS?

I JUST PICKED IT UP.

SOMEBODY TOLD ME YOU'RE GOING INTO A SEMINARY NEXT FALL.

IT'S NOT FOR SURE YET.

OF COURSE IT IS, AT THE MOMENT.

IT WAS NICE SEEING YOU, SIR.

LIKEWISE, YOUNG MAN.

I'LL SEE YOU, ELLIOT.

[CLASS BELL RINGS]

HI, BOYD.

BOYD?

AFTERNOON, MS. TIBBS.

MR. REYNOLDS TOLD ME YOU'RE DROPPING OUT OF EARTH SCIENCE.

WELL, IT IS AN ELECTIVE.

WHAT WILL YOU TAKE IN ITS PLACE?

WOODWORKING. I ENJOY USING MY HANDS.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DISCUSS THAT ONE.

COME TO MY OFFICE TOMORROW.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU THEN.

[CLASS BELL RINGS]

MARCELLA.

OHH!

OH, LORD. YOU STARTLED ME.

I'M SORRY.

LISTEN, YOU HAVE BOYD GARDNER

IN YOUR HOMEROOM, DON'T YOU?

YEAH, AND FOR ENGLISH, TOO. WHY?

DOES HE SEEM LIKE HE'S-- I DON'T KNOW--

ACTING A LITTLE STRANGE LATELY?

UH...

NOT THAT I NOTICED.

HMM. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING'S BOTHERING HIM.

I DON'T KNOW.

I GUESS YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT I'M DOING HERE, HUH?

COMPUTERS ALWAYS MAKE ME WONDER.

I'M ENTERING SOME TEST SCORES

I FORGOT TO INCLUDE.

JULIE PATTERSON USUALLY DOES THAT FOR ME.

YEAH. WELL, I DON'T LIKE TO TROUBLE HER

WITH MY LITTLE MISTAKES.

I'LL LET YOU GET BACK TO YOUR WORK.

O.K.

ALTHEA?

WHY DON'T WE TRY TO GET TOGETHER FOR LUNCH SOMETIME--

MAYBE SOME PLACE OTHER THAN OUR DREADFUL CAFETERIA?

THAT WOULD BE NICE.

GREAT.

I'LL CHECK AROUND BACK.

MRS. NOLLEY.

YOU CALLED US HERE, MA'AM?

PLEASE COME IN.

I--I HEARD SOMEBODY OUT THERE--

OUT BY THE KITCHEN DOOR WHERE I WAS ATTACKED.

DID YOU SEE SOMEBODY?

NO.

I--I WAS TOO FRIGHTENED TO LOOK.

DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT A THING, YOU HEAR?

AN OFFICER IS OUT THERE CHECKING EVERYTHING.

I BEEN--

I BEEN THINKING ABOUT-- SHOPPING THAT DAY.

I DON'T RECALL TALKING TO ANYBODY AT KOBB'S MARKET.

WELL, DO YOU RECALL SEEING ANYBODY

THAT YOU THOUGHT MIGHT HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING YOU HOME?

I--I DIDN'T NOTICE.

YOU THINK HE CAME BACK HERE?

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

OH!IT'S O.K., MA'AM.

IT'S JUST SERGEANT JAMISON.

IT WILL BE O.K.

LOOK HERE, WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN FOR A LITTLE BIT?

YEAH, THAT'S IT.

YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW,

I'LL BET YOU IT WAS JUST A DOG

RUMMAGING AROUND OUT THERE.

YEAH, I GUESS.

IT--IT HAPPENS.

YOU THINK THAT'S WHAT I HEARD?

YEAH, I'LL BET. I WAS TELLING HER IT WAS A DOG.

YEAH. IT'S HARD TO TELL.

MRS. NOLLEY,

HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT MAYBE

GOING AND SPENDING SOME TIME WITH RELATIVES?

THE NEAREST ONE LIVES IN JACKSON.

I GOT TO WORK HERE.

UM, WHAT ABOUT SOME FRIENDS?

ALL MY FRIENDS HAVE TOO MANY KIDS

AND TOO LITTLE ROOM.

HAVE YOU CONTACTED SOCIAL SERVICES YET?

I'M NOT READY TO TALK TO SOME STRANGER

ABOUT BEING RAPED.

YES, MA'AM.

IT PROBABLY WAS JUST A DOG OUT BACK.

YOU SURE?

PRETTY SURE.

HOW SURE WOULD YOU BE IF SOMEBODY WAS AFTER YOUR WIFE

OR YOUR SISTER?

[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS]

[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS]

[TELEVISION PLAYS]

WHY AREN'T YOU AT MARCELLA'S?

I KNOCKED ON THE DOOR, BUT NO ONE ANSWERED.

SHE WASN'T HOME?

SHE WAS HOME.

THEN WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

SHE WAS ENTERTAINING.

WHAT?

I HEARD MUSIC, AND I SAW A MAN THROUGH THE WINDOW.

YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS LESSONS.

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE TIME.

IT'S NOT LIKE HER. SHE PROBABLY FORGOT.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR ATTITUDE.

YOU SHOULD HAVE BUSTED IN AND DEMANDED YOUR TIME.

WHICH I'M PAYING A FORTUNE FOR.

I CAN GET YOU IN THE SEMINARY, BUT THAT'S STEP TWO.

I KNOW, DAD.

[RING]

HELLO?

ELLIOT: PUT MARCELLA ALLEN ON.

WHO IS THIS?

WHO ARE YOU?

DETECTIVE TIBBS, SPARTA P.D.

WHY WOULD THE POLICE BE AT MARCELLA'S HOUSE?

WHY? SAY SOMETHING!

I DON'T KNOW, SIR.

I DON'T KNOW.

WHO WAS ON THE PHONE?

THE MAN HUNG UP.

ANY IDEA WHO?

NO.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE HERE, AND AN AMBULANCE IS ON ITS WAY.

THE NEIGHBORS DIDN'T SEE OR HEAR ANYTHING.

THERE'S A LOT OF ROOM BETWEEN THE HOUSES,

JUST LIKE THE NOLLEY CASE.

UH, THE AMBULANCE JUST GOT HERE.

OH, GOOD.

LUANN WILL GO WITH YOU TO THE HOSPITAL.

I--I CAN'T. I--I HAVE TO--

I CAN'T GO LIKE THIS.

I--I NEED TO SHOWER,

AND I WANT TO CHANGE MY CLOTHES.

MARCELLA, PLEASE,

YOU'LL HAVE TO STAY JUST AS YOU ARE

FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER.

WH-WHY?

THIS IS THE WAY THE DOCTOR HAS TO EXAMINE YOU.

IT GIVES US A BETTER CHANCE

TO CATCH THE MAN WHO DID IT, O.K.?

IT'S O.K.

COME IN.

HOW YOU FEELING?

PRETTY CALM, CONSIDERING.

TELL ALTHEA THE FLOWERS ARE LOVELY.

OH, YEAH. SHE SHOULD BE HERE ANY MINUTE.

YOU FEEL LIKE ANSWERING A FEW MORE QUESTIONS?

UH, I THINK SO.

YOU SAY YOU WERE ON YOUR WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL.

YEAH, I STAYED LATE

TO CATCH UP ON SOME PAPERWORK.

DID YOU STOP ANYWHERE?

NO, I CAME STRAIGHT FROM SCHOOL.

DO YOU SHOP AT, UH, KOBB'S MARKET?

SOMETIMES.

VIRGIL: DID YOU TALK TO ANYONE THERE?

NO. WELL, JUST THE-- THE CHECK-OUT GIRL. WHY?

I'M SORRY. I WANT TO SEE IF THERE IS A PATTERN,

IF YOUR STORY IS ANYTHING LIKE ANOTHER WOMAN

WHO WAS RAPED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.

YOU WANT TO HEAR SOMETHING FUNNY?

I ALWAYS LEAVE THE MUSIC ON

SO BURGLARS WILL THINK SOMEONE'S HOME.

IF I HADN'T, MAYBE SOMEBODY WOULD HAVE HEARD ME SCREAMING.

O.K. IF I COME IN?

HOW AWFUL DO I LOOK?

WELL, YOU LOOK ABOUT RIGHT

CONSIDERING WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

WELL, I'M GOING TO LET YOU TWO TALK, O.K.?

UH, MARCELLA, YOU CALL ME IF YOU THINK OF ANYTHING--

ANYTHING AT ALL.

O.K.

O.K.

THE WHOLE TIME IT WAS HAPPENING,

I KEPT THINKING--

"WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS?"

I KNOW.

YOU KEEP BLAMING YOURSELF,

BUT DON'T.

YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.

GOD, I'M TIRED.

BUT EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY EYES, I JUST--

SEE THAT PILLOWCASE, AND I--

I START TO FEEL LIKE I'M SUFFOCATING.

MAYBE YOU NEED SOMETHING TO HELP YOU SLEEP.

YEAH. BUT WHAT DO I DO TO ESCAPE IT?

NOTHING.

BUT YOU WILL ESCAPE IT.

IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME,

BUT GRADUALLY YOU JUST STOP THINKING ABOUT IT.

I DON'T THINK I'LL--

I'LL EVER FEEL SAFE IN MY OWN HOUSE AGAIN.

ALTHEA: YES, YOU WILL.

I USED TO FEEL THAT WAY.

I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE REALLY HARD TO BELIEVE...

BUT YOU WILL GET YOUR PEACE OF MIND BACK.

YEAH.

WELL, WHAT DO WE KNOW?

DOES HE, UH, GO FOR THE SAME TYPE OF WOMEN?

MAYBE.

THEY'RE BOTH BLONDES IN THEIR 30s.

COULD JUST BE COINCIDENCE,

BUT WE KNOW BOTH VICTIMS LIVED ALONE

AND USED REAR ENTRANCES TO THEIR HOMES.

HE TRAILED THEM AND WAITED FOR THE RIGHT MOMENT.

DR. ROBB.

ELLIOT, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WE'RE FINALIZING PLANS FOR THE NEW CHILDREN'S WING.

THERE'S BEEN ANOTHER RAPE?

YES. A YOUNG TEACHER.

MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE POOR GIRL.

DR. ROBB, ABOUT THE LAB REPORT?

THERE WAS NOTHING ON HER CLOTHES TO HELP,

BUT WE GOT A BLOOD SAMPLE

FROM UNDERNEATH HER FINGERNAILS.

TYPE "O."

WELL. SAME AS THE OTHER GUY.

OR THE SAME GUY.

MMM.

ANYTHING ELSE?

NO.

WHAT DID YOU FIND AT THE CRIME SCENE?

WELL, YOU'VE SEEN ALL WE'VE FOUND.

NICE TO SEE YOU, ELLIOT.

BILL.

HMM. BOYD. COME ON IN.

SO HOW ARE THINGS GOING?

FINE, MS. TIBBS,

BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

YOU DID SO WELL IN CHEMISTRY.

I WANT YOU TO RECONSIDER DROPPING EARTH SCIENCE.

I'VE ALREADY THOUGHT IT THROUGH.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING I WANT TO STUDY.

WELL... HAVE YOU CONSIDERED

THE OTHER CLASSES THAT ARE AVAILABLE BESIDES WOOD SHOP...

LIKE, UM... CREATIVE WRITING

OR, UH, MODERN LITERATURE?

MY MIND IS MADE UP.

[CLASS BELL RINGS]

I DON'T WANT TO BE LATE FOR MS. ALLEN'S CLASS.

MS. ALLEN ISN'T HERE TODAY.

WHY? IS SHE SICK?

A MAN BROKE INTO HER HOUSE.

HE ATTACKED HER.

IS SHE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT?

IN TIME.

MS. TIBBS, DO THESE KINDS OF GUYS EVER COME BACK?

TO THE SAME WOMAN?

NOT AS A RULE.

UH, MAYBE. BUT THEY'LL GO ON AND ON

UNTIL THEY'RE IDENTIFIED, CAUGHT, AND STOPPED.

I'M SURE BOYD'LL APPRECIATE HEARING THAT.

IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SPEAK TO YOU, REVEREND.

REVEREND CAMPBELL HEARD YOU READING AT THE WOMEN'S CLUB,

SAID YOU ARE THE TYPE OF YOUNG MAN

THEY LIKE AT THE SEMINARY,

SO IT'S ON TO STEP TWO.

DAD, THE GUY I SAW AT MARCELLA'S HOUSE

MUST'VE BEEN THE GUY WHO RAPED HER.

BOYD, YOU NEVER ACTUALLY SAW THAT HAPPEN.

I THINK I SHOULD GO TO THE POLICE, SIR.

WHY? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY

ABOUT YOUR REASON FOR BEING THERE?

I WENT FOR TUTORING.

THERE'S NO CRIME AGAINST BEING TUTORED.

SON, WE BOTH KNOW IT GOES MUCH FURTHER THAN THAT.

ONE THING'S BOUND TO LEAD TO ANOTHER.

THE WOMAN IS NOT IN A RATIONAL STATE.

BUT I'M A WITNESS.

THE MAN'S A SERIAL RAPIST.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

THE POLICE SAY SO.

YOU TALK TO THEM?

NO, SIR. IT WAS ON THE RADIO.

THE POLICE HAVE ALREADY ZEROED IN ON THE CULPRIT.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

I RAN INTO CHIEF GILLESPIE AT THE HOSPITAL.

I JUST WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

WELL, YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING

BY NOT GETTING INVOLVED.

TRUST ME, SON.

AAH!

[DOG BARKS]

CHAMP.

EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

OH, DETECTIVE.

YES?HERE'S THE REPORT.

THANK YOU, DEE.

WE OUGHT TO GET A LIST OF ALL MEN IN SPARTA

WITH TYPE "O" BLOOD,

THEN NARROW IT DOWN TO THE ONE TYPE "O"

WHO WEARS A SIZE 11 BOOT.

THAT'S INGENIOUS, PARKER.

THANK YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENT, SIR.

LYDIA KINSEY NEVER SAW HIS FACE.

AVERAGE HEIGHT, MEDIUM BUILD,

NOTHING VERY SPECIAL ABOUT HIM.

EXCEPT FOR THAT PILLOWCASE HE LEFT BEHIND.

YEAH.

AS SHE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM KOBB'S MARKET,

MS. NOLLEY WAS RETURNING HOME FROM THERE,

AND MARCELLA ALLEN SHOPS THERE, TOO.

CHIEF: IT APPEARS...

THE GENTLEMAN PREFERS BLONDES.

BYE! BYE!

MARCELLA: WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU STOPPING BY, CHIEF GILLESPIE.

NO, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN MORE HELPFUL.

I--I JUST CAN'T RECALL ANYTHING ELSE.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO FOR YOU?

NOTHING. I'LL BE FINE.

MY SISTER'S COMING TO STAY WITH ME.

THAT'LL HELP A LOT.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD. IN THE MEANTIME,

I'VE DOUBLED OUR POLICE PATROLS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]EXCUSE ME.

HELLO?

NO. I GOT HOME THIS MORNING.

I'M DOING...O.K.

IT'S SWEET OF YOU TO CALL. THANKS, BOYD.

BYE-BYE.

I KNOW A BOYD.

BOYD GARDNER.

YES. HE'S MY STUDENT

FOR HOME ROOM AND ENGLISH.

IT'S JUST LIKE HIM TO CALL.

I EXPECT HE MUST BE AN EXCELLENT STUDENT.

YES.

HE'S A WONDERFUL READER OF THE SCRIPTURES.

EVER HEAR HIM?

NO, I HAVEN'T, BUT I'VE HEARD THAT ABOUT HIM.

WELL...

THANK YOU.

DAD!

ELLIOT: IN HERE.

WHAT'S WRONG?

YOU WEREN'T QUITE STRAIGHT WITH ME, SIR!

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

BRIAN KINSEY'S SISTER WAS ATTACKED.

IT WAS THE SAME GUY WHO RAPED MS. ALLEN.

YOU SAID THE POLICE WERE ABOUT TO ARREST THAT GUY.

WELL, THEY WERE.I HAVE TO GO TO THEM,

I HAVE TO TELL WHAT I SAW.

AND RISK EVERYTHING?

I'VE GOT TO STOP HIM.

IT'S NOT YOUR CONCERN!

IT IS! HOW COULD YOU BE LIKE THAT?

HOW COULD YOU NOT CARE?

I CARE...ABOUT YOU.

I WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO JEOPARDIZE YOUR FUTURE.

WE BOTH HAVE TOO MUCH TO LOSE HERE.

PEOPLE SHOULDN'T SUFFER SO I CAN HIDE MY PROBLEMS.

THEY'VE ALREADY SUFFERED!

YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT, FOOLISH BOY!

YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT!

WOMAN: WE NEED CLEAN UP ON AISLE TWO.

CLEAN UP ON AISLE TWO, PLEASE.

EXCUSE ME, MA'AM.

I NOTICED YOU'RE HAVING A HARD TIME DECIDING.

YES. I'VE NEVER TRIED THIS BRAND.

IT'S GOOD, BUT THE FAMILY SIZE IS A MUCH BETTER VALUE.

MMM. I LIVE ALONE. IT WOULD ONLY SPOIL.

THANK YOU.

RIGHT.

UH-HUH.

JUST LET US KNOW.

WHAT?

BUBBA AND THE BOYS ARE IN PLACE.

WELL, WHATEVER DID YOU HAVE IN MIND, SIR?

GET SERIOUS. YOU HIT ON ME AT THE MARKET,

THEN FOLLOWED ME HOME.

YOU NEED HELP. I'LL GET YOU HELP.

I SAID I DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT NO RAPES.

THEN WHY'D YOU FOLLOW THIS OFFICER HOME?

SHE FLIRTED WITH ME.

I WANTED TO ASK HER OUT.

VIRGIL: THAT'S A DIFFERENT WAY OF ASKING A WOMAN OUT.

WALK UP BEHIND HER, THEN JUMP ON HER.

THE DOOR WAS OPEN. I DIDN'T ATTACK HER.

I STUMBLED AND FELL.

AND ACCIDENTALLY PUT A PILLOWCASE OVER MY HEAD.

WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO PIN THESE RAPES ON ME?

WE GOT HIS BLOOD TEST BACK.

WHAT IS HIS BLOOD TYPE?

TYPE "O."

BLOOD TYPE "O" IS THE SAME TYPE AS THE RAPIST'S.

THAT DON'T MEAN A DAMN THING.

YOU KNOW, HE'S RIGHT.

HE'S GOING BACK IN HIS CELL, BUT HE IS RIGHT.

SWEET, PLEASE?

PLEASURE, SIR. LET'S GO.

I WANT THAT MAN IN A PRISON UNIFORM!

YES, SIR!

YES?

I NEED TO SEE CHIEF GILLESPIE.

HE'S RIGHT ABOUT THE BLOOD TYPE. IT'S PURELY CIRCUMSTANTIAL,

BUT SO'S THE PILLOWCASE, COME TO THAT.

WELL, I'M GOING TO HOLD HIM FOR ASSAULT ANYHOW. AGGRAVATED.

LET'S TRY TO GET MORE.

I HEAR YOU.

WELL, BOYD.

COME ON IN. HAVE A LITTLE VISIT.

MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE ON THAT SOFA THERE.

THANK YOU, PEAKE.

YES, SIR.

WELL, WELL.

UH, THIS IS DETECTIVE VIRGIL TIBBS OVER HERE.

THIS IS BOYD GARDNER.

BOYD: HOW DO YOU DO, SIR?HI.

WELL, SON, WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

I MAY HAVE SEEN THE MAN WHO RAPED MS. ALLEN.

REALLY?

I WENT TO THE HOUSE THAT NIGHT.

KNOCKED ON THE DOOR.

SHE DIDN'T ANSWER.

SO I WENT AROUND THE SIDE.

THAT'S WHEN I SAW HIM.

EXACTLY WHAT DID YOU SEE?

A WHITE MAN.

HE WAS TUCKING IN HIS SHIRT.

HE WAS FIXING HIS BELT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US THIS RIGHT AWAY?

I WAS ASHAMED.

I DIDN'T WANT ANYBODY TO KNOW

SHE'D BEEN TUTORING ME.

WHAT IS SHAMEFUL ABOUT BEING TUTORED?

BOYD: I JUST DIDN'T WANT ANYBODY TO KNOW.

SHE'D BEEN HELPING ME

PREPARE TO GET INTO THE SEMINARY.

CHIEF?

LET'S DO A LINEUP.

YES.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

THAT'S HIM. SECOND FROM THE LEFT.

YOU SURE?

ABSOLUTELY.

WELL, GOOD. THEN YOU'RE OUR WITNESS.

WHY DIDN'T HE SAY SOMETHING BEFORE?

VIRGIL: WE DON'T KNOW.

I THINK HE'S AFRAID OF GETTING FOUND OUT.

UH, COULD THEY BE HAVING AN AFFAIR?

NO.

ALTHOUGH SHE COULD BE DOING SOMETHING MORE THAN TUTORING.

HOW?

ALTHEA: I CAUGHT HER DOING SOMETHING

WITH THE SCHOOL'S MAIN FRAME COMPUTER.

I THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE,

BUT I DIDN'T GIVE IT A SECOND THOUGHT.

WHAT DOES THE SYSTEM STORE?

TEST SCORES.

TRANSCRIPTS.

GRADE CHANGING?

NOW...

WHEN AM I LEAVING HERE?

YOU'LL BE LEAVING PRETTY SOON, BOYD.

NOW, THIS IS THE GOOD BOOK.

OPEN IT TO THAT BOOKMARK.

AND IT'S SET AT MATTHEW23, VERSE 28.

I WANT YOU TO READ THAT FOR ME.

I'D RATHER NOT, SIR. I--

I KNOW IT, BUT READ IT ANYHOW.

UM...

"E-EVIN..."

OH, UM...

"I...SO..."

I CAN'T, SIR.

"EVEN SO YE ALSO OUTWARDLY APPEAR RIGHTEOUS UNTO MEN,

"BUT WITHIN, YE ARE FULL OF HYPOCRISY AND INIQUITY."

I DID WHAT YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE. I MEMORIZED THAT.

SEE, PEOPLE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE REALLY READING...

BECAUSE YOU MEMORIZED THINGS,

AND YOU WENT OVER THEM AND OVER THEM AND OVER THEM AGAIN--

NO DOUBT WITH SOMEBODY HELPING YOU.

I NEVER MEANT TO LIE, SIR.

IT WASN'T MY IDEA.

BUT I DON'T IMAGINE

THAT YOU THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD IDEA.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MS. ALLEN.

MAY WE COME IN?

Y-YEAH. PLEASE DO.

SO, WHAT BRINGS THE TWO OF YOU HERE?

BOYD CAME BY HERE THE DAY THAT YOU WERE RAPED,

AND HE IDENTIFIED THE MAN WHO WAS IN HERE WITH YOU,

AND WE ARRESTED HIM.

YOU SAW IT HAPPEN?

I CAME FOR MY REGULAR LESSON.

OH...GOD.

THEY KNOW ABOUT THE TUTORING.

BOYD DIDN'T WANT TO RISK ANYBODY ELSE'S

FINDING OUT ABOUT HIS SPECIAL PROBLEM.

YEAH, WELL, BOYD'S FATHER WANTED TO KEEP IT A SECRET,

SO I WENT ALONG.

YOU BROKE THE LAW, MS. ALLEN.

I'M--I'M SORRY, I'M NOT FOLLOWING YOU.

BOYD READS LIKE A THIRD GRADER,

BUT HIS TRANSCRIPT AND THE COPY

THAT WENT INTO THE COMPUTER

REGISTERS NOTHING BUT As AND Bs

RIGHT UP THROUGH THE 12th GRADE.

IF I DID ANYTHING, I WAS ONLY TRYING TO HELP.

YOU WERE TRYING TO HELP YOURSELF BY ACCEPTING BRIBES

TO FALSIFY HIS RECORD.

N--YOU FALSIFIED A PUBLIC DOCUMENT.

NO.WHAT DO YOU MEAN, NO?

I WAS...WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY?

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA

HOW HARD IT IS TO MAKE ENDS MEET

ON A TEACHER'S SALARY?

THERE'S MILLIONS OF TEACHERS

TRYING TO DO THAT VERY THING,

BUT THEY WOULDN'T CONDONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

BOYD: IT WASN'T HER FAULT.

MY DADDY CAN BE VERY CONVINCING.

HE WAS GOING TO BUY MY WAY INTO THE SEMINARY

AND TRANSFER ME TO A REGULAR COLLEGE

JUST AS SOON AS I COULD READ BETTER.

DON'T BLAME HER. SHE REALLY TRIED TO TEACH ME.

PLEASE...

I'LL LOSE MY LICENSE.

OH, I EXPECT YOU WILL.

YOU MAY LOSE A LITTLE FREEDOM AS WELL.

OH...GOD.

AFTERNOON, CHIEF.

HEY, CHIEF.WELL.

THE D.A. IS GOING TO WANT BOYD

TO TESTIFY AGAINST HIS DADDY.

THAT'S HORRIBLE. WILL HE?

I HAVE MY DOUBTS.

WHERE WILL THIS CASE BE IF HE DOESN'T?

WHAT ABOUT MARCELLA?

VIRGIL: SHE GAINS NOTHING BY TALKING.

HER LAWYER WILL TELL HER TO KEEP QUIET AND CHALLENGE US.

DID ELLIOT GARDNER BRIBE ANYONE ELSE?

VIRGIL: WE FIGURED OUT THAT, UH,

HE MUST HAVE BEEN PAYING SOMEBODY ALL ALONG

TO FIX THE BOY'S GRADES THROUGHOUT SCHOOL.

HARD TO BELIEVE A THING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN.

ILLITERACY HAPPENS.

COVER-UPS HAPPEN MORE THAN WE SUSPECT.

THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.

THINK OF ALL THE HELP

THAT MAN HAD TO PAY FOR.

HE CALLED ME ON THE PHONE, YELLED AT ME,

TOLD ME I'D HAVE DONE NO LESS FOR A SON OF MINE.

NOT FOR HIS SON. FOR HIMSELF.

GOD FORBID HE SHOULD BE KNOWN

FOR FATHERING A KID THAT WASN'T PERFECT.

PRIDE. IT'S STUPID.

SINFUL, TOO.

FIRST DEADLY.

SIN OF LUCIFER.