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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, WHAT NUMBER DID YOU CALL?

THE NUMBER WE GOT FOR HIM IN GREENFIELD

GOES TO AN ANSWERING MACHINE IN THE JUDGE'S OFFICE.

WELL, HERE...

JUDGE WALTON'S HOME PHONE IN GREENFIELD IS 7445.

ARE YOU SURE VIRGIL'S THERE?

HE SAID HE WAS GOING THERE FOR DINNER.

THEN WHY BOTHER HIM?

WE GOT THE GUY WHO SHOT AT HIM.

I KNOW HE'D WANT TO KNOW.

IN THE MIDDLE OF DINNER?

I DOUBT IT.

BUT O.K. 7445.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

WELL...

WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE ME TO DO HERE?

JUST FOLD IT UP

OR CHEAT?

[WOOF]

CHEAT. O.K., I WILL.

WELL, LOOK AT THAT.

THAT MAKES IT, TOO.

GILLESPIE'S A CHARACTER, ISN'T HE?

YES.

YES. A MEMORABLE ONE.

YES.

WOULD YOU WANT TO BE A POLICE CHIEF?

YES.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]YOU'D MAKE A GOOD ONE.

WELL, I THINK SO.

I MAY NOT BE UP TO THE POLITICS.

WHAT ABOUT STUDYING LAW

AND GOING ON TO OTHER THINGS?

THE PHONE'S FOR YOU, MR. TIBBS.

OOH. HA HA HA!

THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME.

THANK YOU.

EMORY'S BEEN CHOSEN BY JUSTICE MAGAZINE

AS THEIR JUDGE OF THE MONTH.

YOU HAVE? WELL, THAT'S WONDERFUL, JUDGE.

OH, IT'S--IT'S REALLY NOTHING.

EXCEPT, I GUESS, ONE'S OWN PEERS.

I THOUGHT ABOUT SAYING NO.

THEY'RE PROFILING HIS CAREER--

HOW HE TOOK THE BAR EXAM AT 23,

AND ONWARD AND UPWARD.

BUT THEY BARELY MENTIONED ME.

MY GUIDING LIGHT.

LEAD KINDLY, LIGHT.

CAREFUL.

THE GUIDING LIGHT IS NOT ALWAYS KINDLY.

[GUNSHOT]

[GUNSHOT]

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

SPARTA POLICE.

WAI-WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT.

WHO IS THIS?

O.K. YEAH.

WE WILL GET SOMEBODY OUT THERE RIGHT AWAY.

WHAT AND WHERE?

TWO PEOPLE SHOT AT THE CROSS COUNTY ROADHOUSE

ON THE WAY TO GREENFIELD.

WELL, HERE WE GO AGAIN.

I WISH THEY'D LET US SHUT THAT PLACE DOWN.

PARKER, TELL LONNIE TO MEET ME OUT THERE,

AND TELL THE CHIEF.

SWEET, COME WITH ME.

HERE WE GO. RIGHT OVER HERE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

MA'AM, WERE THESE MASKED GUYS TALL, SHORT, WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW. MY ARM HURTS.

THE FOUR CUSTOMERS ARE SPARTA FOLK.

I GOT THEIR NUMBERS.

O.K.

GOT A SLUG IN THE WALL.

EXCUSE ME. I GOT TO GET TO THE PHONE.

IT'S OUR PHONE.

YEAH. YEAH, IT IS,

BUT YOU GOING TO LET ME USE IT, AIN'T YOU?

IF YOU WERE AT THE STATION,

WE'D LET YOU USE OUR PHONE.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO TO THE STATION?

LET HIM USE THE PHONE!

I'M DYING HERE!

YEAH.

WELL. WINNIE.

LONNIE JAMISON.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

DOING ALL RIGHT.

DID YOU SEE ANY OF THIS?

NUH-UH.

I WOKE UP ABOUT THE TIME Y'ALL GOT HERE.

REALLY? SLEPT THROUGH ALL THEM GUNSHOTS, HUH?

RECKON I MUST HAVE.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

THAT I HAVE TO CRAWL OUT OF BED IN FIVE HOURS.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

I KNOW THE JUDGE'S WIFE BOTHERED YOU.

OLDER SUCCESSFUL WOMEN THINK WE'RE DYING FOR THEIR ADVICE.

I'M GLAD SHE GAVE ME THAT RECIPE,

BUT NOT HOW TO PLAN MY LIFE...

LIKE HAVING ONE OR MORE BABIES.

HELL, SHE'S HAD SEVEN.

AND SHE MENTIONED IT SEVEN TIMES.

DID YOU HEAR HER TELL ME I SHOULD STUDY LAW?

WHAT WAS THAT PHONE CALL ABOUT?

WE CAUGHT SOME GUYS WE'VE BEEN AFTER.

PARKER WANTED TO LET ME KNOW.

IT NEVER ENDS.

DID YOU HEAR HIM SAY

THAT HE THOUGHT THE WORK I WAS DOING

WAS THE GREATEST IN THE WORLD?

YOU HEARD ME SAY IT WAS THE CRAZIEST.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

LOOK AT THAT.

A WIFE CAN'T EVEN ESCAPE IT.

5540.

I'LL BET $5 I KNOW WHO'S CALLING AT 1:00 AM.

HELLO, CHIEF.YOU OWE ME $5.

YEAH. I KNOW WHERE IT IS.

NO. I CAN STOP THERE.

I'LL CALL YOU ON THE WAY BACK.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS WON'T TAKE LONG.

I JUST HAVE TO CHECK ON THE GUYS.

WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

WHAT?

WINNIE?

MRS. TIBBS.

WINNIE FURLONG.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I LIVE HERE.

MY MAMA OWNS THIS PLACE.

REALLY? HOW LONG?

ALL THE TIME WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

WHAT HAPPENED HERE?

SOMETHING TERRIBLE, MRS. TIBBS.

TWO MEN WERE SHOT TO DEATH IN THE BAR.

BLACK GUYS, DRESSED REAL NICE,

AND DRIVING THAT NICE CAR.

AND MAMA'S ARM GOT CUT BY A PIECE OF FLYING GLASS.

NOBODY CAN TELL US ABOUT THE GETAWAY CAR?

NOBODY SAW NOTHING COMING OR GOING.

WHO DID THE SHOOTING?

WELL, THEY SAY ONE GUY DID MOST OF IT.

I DUG THIS SLUG OUT THE WALL.

BUT EVEN WITH MASKS,

DIDN'T ANYBODY GET A HINT OF WHAT THEY LOOKED LIKE?

NOPE.

MAYBE THEY WEREN'T LOCALS.

NOBODY PICKED UP ON THE VOICES.

THAT MIGHT BE WHAT THEY SAID,

BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

YOU KNOW THAT GIRL?

YEAH. ONE OF OUR VERY SAD LITTLE DROPOUTS.

SHE TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED HERE.

TWO YOUNG BLACK MEN SHOT TO DEATH.

WAIT JUST A MINUTE.

WHAT?

JUST A VERY SIMPLE ANSWER.

WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?

HERE?

AT THIS PLACE IN THE ROAD?

ANY PLACE ON ANY ROAD.

IN SPARTA, PHILADELPHIA, THE WORLD.

ALTHEA,

I'M SORRY, BUT IF THIS IS GOING TO BE

A "LET'S TAKE STOCK" TALK, COULD WE--

NO.

WE SHOULDN'T TALK ABOUT IT HERE.

WE SHOULD WAIT.

BUT THE ANSWER IS,

WE AREN'T DOING WHAT WE SHOULD.

IS THERE A SHORT ANSWER TO THE QUESTION

"WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING?"

YEAH.

SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

SOMETHING VERY, VERY DIFFERENT.

MAYBE THE BOTH OF US.

BUT CERTAINLY YOU.

WHERE DO WE GO NOW?

MY UNCLE BART'S SHACK.

FROM THERE YOU GO ONE WAY, I GO ANOTHER.

WHY?

THAT'S WHAT GUY'S DO WHO DONE WHAT WE DONE.

HOW MUCH DID WE GET?

ABOUT $90.

YOU LYING!

THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL HE HAD.

YOU WANT TO SEARCH ME?

YOU SAID THEY'D BE CARRYING $25,000!

THEY ALWAYS DO!

THEN WHERE IS IT?

AND WE KILLED THEM!

SO WHAT IF WE DID?

THEY'S SNAKES.

WORSE!

THEY OUGHT TO BE DEAD.

TWO PEOPLE FOR $90.

THAT'S THREE AND THREE.

YEAH, THAT MAKES SEVEN ALTOGETHER.

THREE FROM EACH BODY MAKES SIX.

WE DUG ONE OUT THE WALL.

IT LOOKED LIKE THAT ONE.

A LITTLE SMALLER THAN THE REST.

MAYBE HIT A BONE, GOT MASHED.

MAYBE FIRED FROM A SMALLER CALIBER.

I DON'T TRUST THAT LAB.

DIDN'T WHEN I WORKED HERE REGULAR.

EVER TELL YOU ABOUT

WHEN LITTLE WILLY MACK SHOT HIS GRANDDADDY?

YES, SIR.

I DUG A PELLET OUT OF HIS BUTT.

YES, SIR, AND YOU DID SPECIFY IT WAS A PELLET.

LAB SAID IT WAS A PIECE FROM A .45.

COPS WERE FIXING TO ARREST A 4-YEAR-OLD.

KNOW WHAT I SAID?

IT WAS A PELLET.

WHAT KIND OF ENTRY WOUND WE GOT THERE?

ANGLE'S DIFFERENT.

COULD'VE BEEN FIRED FROM HIGHER UP.

FIRED BY SOMEBODY TALLER?

YOU GO AHEAD, NOW.

THAT'S A CONCLUSION.

I JUST STAY WITH THE FACTS.

WHOA.

THE FRENCH HAVE A WORD FOR IT-- MACABRE.

IF THAT MEANS DEPRESSING, I AGREE.

WHAT YOU GOT, SWEET?

OH. YEAH. UM...

IT WAS A '88 T-BIRD

REGISTERED OUT OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA,

TO A LAWYER BY THE NAME OF CALLARAN.

IT WAS NOT REPORTED STOLEN.

I'LL BET THE POLICE DIDN'T TELL HIM WHERE IT IS.

NO. THEY THINK THE LAWYER'S A PLAYER.

IS THIS A DRUG-RELATED CASE?

AIN'T THEY ALL, DOC?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO FUSS, MRS. TIBBS.

I CAN ALWAYS SEE VIRGIL AT THE STATION.

HE'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.

I'M SORRY Y'ALL HAD SUCH A LATE NIGHT.

I KNOW I'M SOMEWHAT TO BLAME.

BUT THEN WHEN YOU HAVE A CHIEF INVESTIGATOR

AS ABLE AS VIRGIL TIBBS,

WELL, YOU'RE LIABLE TO LEAN ON HIM TOO MUCH.

GOOD MORNING, CHIEF.

SORRY FOR DROPPING BY SO EARLY,

BUT DRIVING PAST, I SAW THE TWINS ON THE PORCH.

I JUST LEFT YOU IN A DREAM.

YEAH?YEAH.

I DREAMT THAT THE WHOLE TOWN HAD TURNED BAD,

AND YOU AND I WERE HOLDING THEM OFF

FROM BEHIND A POLICE CAR.

ISN'T THAT CRAZY?

NOT CRAZY AT ALL.

ALTHEA, PLEASE.

PLEASE WHAT?

LIGHTEN UP A LITTLE BIT.

I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT A FUNNY DREAM.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING FUNNY ABOUT IT.

I THOUGHT IT WAS...

SOMEWHAT HUMOROUS.

WELL, IT DID HAVE ITS DARK SIDE,

AND SHE SAW THAT MESS AT THE ROAD HOUSE LAST NIGHT.

MY FAULT.

THE WAY THE WORLD IS IS NOT YOUR FAULT.

MORE TO THE POINT,

IT'S NOT MINE OR HERS.

WELL, I DON'T THINK--

THERE'S NO SOLUTION IN MY QUITTING POLICE WORK

TO STUDY LAW AND POLITICS.

WHAT?

HONEY, WHERE'S THE HERRINGBONE TWEED?

MY JACKET?

OF COURSE YOUR JACKET.

I LEFT IT IN MYSELF.

I HAD A LITTLE RIP.

I'LL JUST GET IT.IT WON'T BE READY.

IT HAS TO BE WEAVED.

I'LL ASK THEM FOR IT. BYE.

ALTHEA.

YOUR EYES...

YOUR EYES, UH, LOOK RED.

IT'S NOTHING.

ALLERGIES.

BYE.

DID YOU FAIL TO TELL HER YOU WERE NEARLY SHOT?

YEAH.

OH, WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE

WHEN FIRST WE PRACTICE TO DECEIVE.

I KNOW. I KNOW. I KNOW.

WELL...IS THERE ANY CHANCE

THAT YOU MIGHT STUDY LAW AND SO FORTH AND SO ON?

TOTALLY RIDICULOUS NOTION.

NOW, ON TO OTHER THINGS.

I THINK THE VICTIMS LAST NIGHT WERE PROBABLY BAG MEN

FOR A DOPE SYNDICATE OUT OF BIRMINGHAM.

MM-HMM. BUT WHO KILLED THEM?

JAMISON THINKS THEY'RE LOCAL.

HE'S PROBABLY RIGHT. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A CHANCE BRAWL.

THEY KNEW WHO THEY SHOT.

THEY KNEW THEY WOULD BE THERE.

MAYBE SOMEBODY AT THAT NEFARIOUS JOINT WAS PARTY TO THE THING.

MISS ETTA TELLS ME THESE TWO WILL BE EARLY TALKERS.

AND WALKERS, TOO.

SARAH AHEAD OF WILLIAM, BOTH WAYS.

THEY MUST BE A GREAT JOY TO MRS. TIBBS.

OH, YES.

AND A GREAT WORRY, TOO.

ARE THEY O.K.?

OH, THEY'RE FINE, BABY.

IT'S JUST THAT ALTHEA WAS OUT HERE WITH THEM

JUST BEFORE LEAVING AND...

TALKING TO THEM AND ALL,

AND THAT RADIO WENT FROM MUSIC TO NEWS.

IT WAS TALKING ABOUT THOSE MURDERS LAST NIGHT.

ALTHEA LOOKED OVER IN THE CARRIAGE AT THESE TWO...

BUST INTO TEARS.

HEY.

HI.

ORDER FOR ME.

GIANT PRAWNS, FRIES,

GREENS, AND BLACK-EYED PEAS.

I EAT GOOD LUNCHES, VERY LITTLE AT NIGHT.

KEEPS THE FIGURE TRIM.

MM-HMM.

HI, LONNIE JAMISON. HOW YOU DOING?

TWO NUMBER FOURS, PLEASE.

SURE.THANKS.

SO, WHAT'D YOU REALLY ASK ME HERE FOR?

LIKE I DON'T KNOW.

WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

IT WAS DARK. IT WAS.

I WAS THERE.

ALL I SAW WAS

ONE GUY WAS BLACK, THE OTHER WAS WHITE.

YOU COULD'VE SAID THIS LAST NIGHT.

WHAT IF THOSE GUYS COME LOOKING FOR ME?

OR THEIR FRIENDS?

WHAT FRIENDS?

YOU KNOW THOSE KIND OF GUYS.

NO. WHAT KIND OF GUYS?

YOUNG GUYS WHO GOT NOTHING,

JUST ENOUGH TO GET A GUN AND AN OLD CAR.

THEY AIN'T GOT WORK.

THEY THINK THEY AIN'T NEVER GOING TO GET NO WORK,

NEVER GET NOTHING, NEVER HAVE NO LIFE.

YOU WERE GOING THAT WAY.

NO CHANCE.

LOTS OF PEOPLE SAID SO.

HERE'S YOUR SALADS.

THANK YOU.

I KNEW THE BLACK KID FROM SCHOOL,

BUT I DON'T KNOW HIS NAME.

YOU COULD PICK HIM OUT?

YEAH.

WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, LONNIE?

AIN'T THERE NOTHING IN LIFE

FOR ALL THESE YOUNG CRAZY GUYS BUT GUNS AND DOPE?

WHAT YOU ASKING ME FOR?

I'M JUST A COP. NOW, EAT YOUR LUNCH.

ONE GUY I HEARD PEOPLE CALL CHINA.

WHY? I DON'T KNOW.

THE OTHER GUY WAS CALLED BOP

FROM THE WAY HE WALKED.

WELL, WE WANT TO KNOW WHO KILLED THEM AND WHY.

THEY HAD WHAT YOU CALL A FRANCHISE.

DRUGS?

WELL, WASN'T NO 7-11.

THEY'D MEET A GUY HERE ONCE A WEEK.

WHO?

OLD WHITE CREEP

WHO OWNS MOST OF THESE MANSIONS HERE.

THE GUY CALLED CHINA

WOULD GO SIT IN HIS CAR FOR A WHILE.

THE JAG?

HE DRIVES OVER IN IT FROM MARSHALSBURG.

WELL, NOW, OLD MAN PHILBRICK

DIDN'T KILL CHINA AND BOP.

THE GUYS WHO KILLED THEM COULD HAVE BEEN ANYBODY.

MAYBE 'CAUSE THEY WANTED TO ROB THEM.

I EVER TELL YOU I WANTED TO BE A COP?

NO. A SINGER.

THAT, TOO, BUT A COP FIRST.

I'D BE A LIEUTENANT BY NOW,

TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO.

JIMMY DAWES, JIMMY DAWES.

CHIEF.

WHAT CAN I HELP YOU WITH?

THESE TWO MEN.

I WANT TO KNOW WHO KNEW THEM,

SO COULD YOU SHOW THEM AROUND INTELLIGENTLY?

TRAGIC, ISN'T IT?

UH-HUH.

BUT...

LIFE GOES ON, DON'T IT?

SURE DOES.

[COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYS]

HEY! THERE HE IS.

THERE HE IS.

MISS FURLONG AROUND?

SOMEWHERES.

MIND FINDING HER FOR ME?

WELL, I'M BUSY RIGHT NOW WITH MY CUSTOMERS.

HMM.

DEE, GO FIND HER, PLEASE.

YOU KNOW, SON,

YOU'RE WORKING ON A SERIOUS ATTITUDE PROBLEM.

AIN'T NO LAWS ABOUT ATTITUDE.

NO, BUT, SEE,

THE INFORMATION I GOT ON YOU,

RONNIE PRICE,

IS THAT YOU GOT PROBATION

ON A CHARGE OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.

NOT IN SPARTA.

YOU KNOW,

YOU'RE SO SLOW, I CAN'T EVEN GET MAD.

IF I HAVE TO HAUL YOU IN FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE,

I GUARANTEE YOU'LL DO SOME TIME.

HEY, LIEUTENANT.

YEAH.

YOU CATCH THE BAD GUYS YET?

NO, MA'AM. WE AIN'T GETTING NO HELP.

CAN I TAKE A BREAK?

GO AHEAD.

HE'S A KIND OF UNFRIENDLY GUY,

BUT WITH THE CUSTOMERS I GET,

THAT'S A QUALITY.

DOES PROBATION KNOW HE'S WORKING HERE?

I DON'T KNOW. YOU GOING TO TELL?

I JUST MIGHT.

GOT A GUN HERE?

WELL, SURE.

WHERE IS IT?

HERE BEHIND THE BAR.

CAN I SEE IT?

SURE.

WELL...

NOW, WHY A TEENY-WEENY LITTLE .32?

SO YOU COULD USE IT?

YEAH,

BUT I LAST FIRED IT TWO YEARS AGO.

ANYBODY FIRE IT LAST NIGHT?

I DIDN'T.

HOW ABOUT RONNIE THERE?

THE ONLY GUYS I SEEN WITH GUNS WAS THE KILLERS.

YOU KNOW--NAH. NO.

I BETTER TAKE THIS IN.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I'LL BRING IT BACK.

RECEIPT FOR YOUR PROPERTY, MA'AM.

THAT STUFF'S PRETTY GOOD.

CHIEF-- UH, EXCUSE ME.

I SPOKE TO THAT OWNER IN BIRMINGHAM.

HE SAYS HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT THE TWO MEN WERE DOING AT SPARTA.

HE SAYS HE USED THOSE TWO MEN

AS PROCESS SERVERS NOW AND THEN.

PROCESS SERVERS?

THAT'S AN INTERESTING COVER.

YEAH. INSTEAD OF DELIVERING SUMMONSES,

THEY'D BE DELIVERING DOPE.

AND THERE'S NOTHING IN THE COMPUTERS ABOUT THIS LAWYER.

NO ARRESTS.

THANK YOU.

YOU THINK ONE OF THE SLUGS

THAT WENT INTO THE WALL

AND ONE THAT WENT INTO ONE VICTIM

WAS FIRED FROM THIS .32?

YES, SIR.

AND YOU FIGURE

YOUR FRIEND RONNIE THE BARTENDER FIRED THEM?

I FIGURE RONNIE WAS INVOLVED SOMEWAY,

BUT ON WHOSE SIDE?

THAT'S ALWAYS A VITAL QUESTION, ISN'T IT?

YES, SIR, IT SURE IS.

O.K., COME ON, NOW.

DAD...DY.

DADA.

YES!

HEE HEE! YOU SAID IT!

THAT'S IT. YOU GOT IT.

AH, THAT'S MY GIRL.

DADDY.

CAN YOU SAY IT, WILLIAM?

COME ON.

COME ON. SAY DADDY.

TEACH HIM HOW TO SAY IT.

SAY--SAY DADDY.

NO.[DOORBELL RINGS]

YOU GOING TO SAY IT BEFORE WE FINISH.

DADDY. THAT'S MY GIRL.

HEY, BUBBA, COME ON IN.

HEY.

COME ON IN.DADA.

NO. BUBBA. BUT CLOSE.

HEY, YOU SURE I AIN'T INTRUDING HERE?

OH, NO, NO. I APPRECIATE YOU STOPPING BY.

I GUESS ALTHEA GOT TIED UP SOMEWHERE.

I COULDN'T SEE TAKING THESE GUYS TO THE STATION.

I DON'T KNOW WHY NOT.

THE CHIEF WOULDN'T HAVE MINDED.

O.K.

SO YOU THINK RONNIE FIRED OFF THOSE .32s?

YEAH. I SURE DO.

WITH THIS RIGHT HERE.

PRINTS ON IT?

NO. PROBABLY JUST WIPED IT CLEAN.

I FIGURE IT WENT LIKE THIS--

RONNIE TIPPED OFF THE GUNMEN

THAT THE VICTIMS WAS AT THE ROADHOUSE,

BUT WHEN THEY GOT THERE, SOMETHING MESSED UP,

AND RONNIE GRABBED THIS.

LOOK, THIS CRIB HERE'S THE BAR.

YOU'RE ONE OF THE VICTIMS.

YOU'RE SITTING THERE DRINKING, WHATEVER.

YOU SEE TWO MASKED MEN

COMING IN AND LOCK ON YOU.

YOU GO FOR YOUR GUN,

BUT YOU DON'T FIRE BECAUSE THEY DO FIRST.

RONNIE'S WITH THE LOCALS.

HE GETS OFF SOME ROUNDS, TOO. DOWN GO THE DOPERS.

MASKED MEN RUN OVER,

GO THROUGH THEIR POCKETS,

HAUL BUTT.

YEAH, BUT CHINA WAS SHOT AT THE DOOR.

YEAH, I KNOW. THE ONLY WAY I CAN EXPLAIN THAT

IS SOMEHOW RONNIE DIDN'T SEE HIM.

HE GOT OFF A ROUND, THEN TOOK TWO.

WHAT'S GOING ON?ALTHEA, BABY.

DON'T "ALTHEA, BABY" ME.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M SORRY. I HAVE A MURDER TO SOLVE.

NOT IN FRONT OF THE CHILDREN.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

UH, VIRGIL, UH, I SHOULD TELL YOU NOW

THAT THE TWO SLUGS--

ONE OF THEM HIT A FELLA BY THE NAME OF BOP,

AND THE OTHER ONE STUCK IN THE WALL.

LOOK, I'LL SEE YOU BACK AT THE STATION.

LADIES. MA'AM.

THE BABIES CAN SEE THE GUNS,

AND THEY'LL REMEMBER THAT!

I'M SORRY.

I'LL JUST TAKE THESE TWO UPSTAIRS.

THANK YOU.

YOU USED TO BE SUCH A SENSITIVE MAN.

NOW I JUST DON'T KNOW.

ALTHEA, I--I'M SORRY.

IT WAS STUPID.

YOU USED TO BE AN HONEST MAN, TOO.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT?

THIS IS WHAT I MEAN.

WHAT HAPPENED HERE, A MOTH GOT TO THIS?

I JUST--

I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO WORRY.

THAT'S GREAT.

YOU GOT OUT, YOU NEARLY GET YOURSELF KILLED,

BUT YOU DON'T TELL ME. 'CAUSE YOU DON'T WANT ME TO WORRY.

HOW DID YOU THINK I WAS GOING TO REACT WHEN I SAW THAT?

I WAS NOT THINKING!

NOW I HAVE A LOT MORE TO WORRY ABOUT,

AND SO HAVE YOU.

[DOOR SLAMS]

[BABY CRYING]

HEY, CALVIN.

WHAT YOU WANT, MAN?

YOUR MAMA HOME?

NO. WHY?

SHE BEEN LOOKING FOR DAVY.

HE JUST CAME HOME WITH A CAR.

WHAT IT TO YOU WHO'S LOOKING FOR WHO?

I TAKE AN INTEREST IN MY COMMUNITY.

BEST SHOW SOME RESPECT BEFORE I SLAP YOU.

GOT TO GO.

HEY, WHERE DAVY BEEN?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHERE HE STEAL THAT CAR?

IT AIN'T STOLE. IT'S HIS FRIEND BEAU'S.

BEAU BRYAN?

WHY YOU WANT TO KNOW?

I LOOK OUT FOR MY PEOPLE.

FOR INSTANCE, WHERE YOU GOING, SMALL MAN?

I'M GOING TO MY BALLET CLASS.

I THINK VIRGIL TIBBS LIKES PRESSURE.

I LIKE IT, TOO.I THINK THAT'S WEIRD.

DEE LIKES PRESSURE.NO I DON'T.

THERE'S SOMEONE HERE TO SEE YOU.

WHERE?

GUESS I SHOULD HAVE SAID ACTION.

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE-- ACTION. EXCUSE ME.

SNIFFING THAT KITCHEN MAKES ME WANT TO EAT.

NOW?

NO. MAKES ME WANT TO EAT SOMEPLACE ELSE.

WELL, I LIKE THE FOOD IN THIS RESTAURANT.

MY LUNCH IS COOLING ON MY PLATE, SO...

I'LL BE BRIEF.

YOU WANT A BLACK CAT NAMED DAVY NELLIN.

HMM. HOW DO I KNOW THAT NAME?

CHIEF INVESTIGATOR VIRGIL TIBBS KILLED DAVY'S BROTHER MITCH

A MONTH AGO.

O.K. WHAT ABOUT DAVY?

KILL HIM, AND ALL THAT'S LEFT IS CALVIN.

KILL HIM, YOU'VE WIPED OUT A WHOLE FAMILY.

YOU GOING TO TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT DAVY?

WRITE IT DOWN.

HE'S IN A '76 CHEVY.

IT AIN'T HIS.

BELONGS TO A WHITE BOY BY THE NAME OF BEAU BRYAN.

DAVY'S IN HIS HOUSE ON PEARBLOSSOM STREET,

NUMBER 14.

O.K. HOW MUCH?

AH, DON'T THINK ABOUT IT.

I DO MY BUSINESS WITH THE CHIEF.

A '76 CHEVY...

CAMARO, MAN.

CAMARO.

POLICE HERE, DAVY.

JUST RELAX. KEEP STILL. YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

HANDS ON THE WHEEL.

UP HIGH. THERE YOU GO.

WELL, SON, THERE'S NO SENSE IN PUTTING OFF

WHAT MUST BE DONE,

AND THAT WOULD BEST BE DONE NOW.

WE'D LIKE TO BRING BEAU IN LIKE YOU,

BUT TO BRING HIM IN WITHOUT KILLING HIM,

WE GOT TO SURPRISE HIM.

WE'D LIKE YOUR HELP.

BEAU DON'T WANT TO BE BROUGHT IN NO WAY,

AND I AIN'T GOING TO GO AGIN' HIM.

WELL, IF YOU DON'T,

YOU'RE GOING TO BE BLAMED

FOR THE KILLING HE'S DONE

AND MAYBE FOR ONE HE MIGHT YET DO.

THAT'S HOW YOU FEEL, WE'LL SAY NO MORE

AND PUT YOUR BUTT IN JAIL.

OH, BRING HIM IN.

YEAH. RONNIE WASN'T INCLINED

TO ACCEPT OUR INVITATION.

SIT HIM DOWN?

LET HIM STAND.

I WANT MY PROBATION OFFICER.

I WANT A LAWYER.

EVERYBODY WANTS TO TALK TO SOMEBODY ELSE.

NOBODY WANTS TO TALK TO ME.

DAVY HERE TELLS US

YOU PUT THEM UP TO THIS.

I DIDN'T. I SWEAR.

SHUT UP.

NO. KEEP TALKING, SON.

YOU GOT A NICE VOICE FOR SINGING.

TELLS US YOU FIRED AT BOP AND CHINA.

NOW, YOU'VE BEEN ON PAROLE.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE BIG LOSER.

WELL, I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING,

SO PUT THEM IN THE CELL.

YES, SIR. TOGETHER?

SURE, TOGETHER. LET THEM VISIT A WHILE.

LET DAVY TELL RONNIE WHAT HE'S BEEN TELLING US.

LET THEM GET THEIR STORIES STRAIGHT.

UH-UH! NOT WITH HIM!

NO CHOICE HERE. LET'S GO.

WHAT ARE YOU SCARED OF?

Y-YOUSCARE ME!

PUT THEM IN THERE!

I'LL TELL WHERE BEAU IS.

SHUT UP!

OH, PUT HIM IN A CELL.

YEAH. RONNIE, COME ON.

WE GOT A PHONE DOWN THERE.

YOU CAN USE IT.

NOW, IF YOU'RE READY TO TELL US THE TRUTH,

WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP YOU.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

HELLO?

HI.

NO. I'M GLAD YOU CALLED.

I WAS GOING TO CALL YOU,

BUT YOU KNOW HOW I HATE CALLING THE STATION.

LISTEN. I DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT

THAT WE'RE TALKING ON THE PHONE.

I THINK WE NEED TO TALK FACE-TO-FACE.

WHY'D YOU CALL ME?

DINNER.

I MAY BE LATE.

YEAH, WELL, ALTHEA, WE'RE ON TO SOMETHING.

IT MAY TAKE A WHILE.

I'LL GET BACK TO YOU SOON AS I CAN.

MAYBE WITHIN AN HOUR.

I LOVE YOU.

BYE.

THIS CAME FROM JACKSON A WHILE BACK, AND--

HEY, UH, VIRGIL.

NO, NO. I DON'T THINK THIS GOES

WITH WHAT YOU GOT ON.

CONSIDERING BEAU'S AFFINITY FOR SHOOTING,

I CAN MAKE IT WORK. HOW'S THE LOCATION?

I DON'T REMEMBER. BUBBA?

THERE AIN'T A LOT OF COVER OUT THERE.

WHERE ARE SWEET AND JAMISON?

SWEET'S GOING OVER BEAU'S CAMARO,

BUT JAMISON'S IN THE LOCKER ROOM.

WOULD YOU GET THEM, PLEASE?

YES,SIR.

NOW, YOU HAVE AT YOUR DISPOSAL

A WAY TO GET CLOSE IN THERE,

EVEN THOUGH THE COVER'S SPARSE.

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS]

SWEET, DON'T COME IN FAST.

O.K.

YOU SEE ANYBODY?

NOPE. WE'RE GOING IN.

BEAU BRYAN.

BEAU BRYAN,

COME ON OUT.

WELL, THERE'S NOBODY FISHING HERE TODAY

EXCEPT YOU AND ME.

[ENGINE ROARS]

GOODE AND PEAKE ARE BACKUPS.

PARKER, NOT ON THIS CHANNEL.

NO, SIR. NOT THIS CHANNEL.

HOLD IT! NOW!

UH! AAH!

YOU BEST LAY STILL.

YOU DON'T WANT US TO SHOOT YOU AGAIN.

WELL, HOW IS HE, SWEET?

TWO HITS.

SWEET,

GET HIM TO THE DOCTOR'S, QUICK.

YES, SIR.

LOOK AT THAT.

YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS HOME WITH YOU?

HONEY, I KNOW I'VE BEEN UNFAIR,

BUT NOT FOR BAD REASONS.

I JUST WANT OUR CHILDREN TO HAVE TWO PARENTS,

BUT I MARRIED A POLICE OFFICER,

AND BEING THE DAUGHTER OF ONE,

I--I UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS.

IT'S JUST THAT I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, VIRGIL,

AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL UNDER PRESSURE BY ME.

ALTHEA, I LOVE YOU.

I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING TO YOU, TOO.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

AMAZING.

OHH...

WELL, CHIEF, COME ON IN.

CHIEF. I'LL GET ANOTHER GLASS.

WELL, MRS. TIBBS, CHAMPAGNE.

IS THIS A NEW DEPARTURE?

NON ALCOHOLIC CHAMPAGNE.

OH, WELL.

AS THE BEARER OF GOOD TIDINGS,

I DESERVE A TREAT

WHETHER IT'S WILD OR HOUSEBROKEN.

WHAT ARE THE GOOD TIDINGS?

VIRGIL CAN GO TO LAW SCHOOL IF HE WANTS TO.

I BROUGHT OVER THE PROSPECTUS.

VIRGIL.

YOU DIDN'T TELL ME YOU WERE DOING THAT.

I AGREE WITH MOST OF THE THINGS YOU SAID.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO TELL YOU.

WE CAN KEEP HIM ON WHILE HE TAKES CLASSES TOWARDS HIS DEGREE.

IS THAT POSSIBLE?

I'VE JUST BEEN BURNING UP THE TELEPHONE WIRES,

AND YES, IT CAN BE DONE.

CHIEF, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.

YES. IT IS POSSIBLE.

IT'S A GOOD WAY TO KEEP YOU ON THE FORCE

ANOTHER THREE, FOUR YEARS.

IF HE'S GOING TO LAW SCHOOL,

HE'S GOING TO NEED THE MONEY.

WELL, MRS. TIBBS, TO YOUR VERY GOOD HEALTH.

CHIEF, IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS.

PLEASE CALL ME ALTHEA.

OH.

WELL, ALTHEA, YOUR VERY GOOD HEALTH,

AND THANK YOU.