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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. ♪

HERE ARE THE OVERNIGHTS.

I SIGNED THEM FOR BUBBA.

WHAT'’S THE MATTER WITH BUBBA?

NOTHING, I'’M JUST FILLING IN.

BUBBA WENT TO A BABY PARTY.

WHAT BABY IS HE MIXED UP WITH NOW?

DON'’T WORRY, CHIEF. THERE'’S NO PROBLEM,

THE BABY'’S MOTHER IS A COUSIN OF BUBBA'’S.

THAT'’S RIGHT, LONNIE.

SHE IS A VERY NICE WOMAN.

SHE FINALLY GOT THE BABY SHE'’S WANTED

FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

GOT IT UNDER UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES, TOO.

I SUPPOSE YOU WANT ME TO ASK YOU

WHAT WERE THOSE UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES, PARKER?

ONLY IF YOU'’RE INTERESTED, CHIEF.

I'’M VERY INTERESTED.

BUT...I DON'’T THINK IT'’S ANY OF MY BUSINESS.

HEY, BUBBA.

HELLO THERE, MISS CANDACE.

KEVIN'’S GONNA BE GLAD TO SEE YOU.

I BROUGHT THIS FOR THE LITTLE ONE.

THAT'’S SWEET. THANK YOU.

YOU'’RE WELCOME. CANDACE, I WAS THINKING...

IF YOU AND ME ARE COUSINS,

THEN WHAT DOES THAT MAKE

THE LITTLE BOY TO ME?

OH, UM... COUSIN ONCE REMOVED?

YEAH, YEAH.

KEVIN...

LOOK WHO'’S HERE.

TRY TO CHEER HIM UP. SOMETHING'’S GOT HIM DOWN.

HEY, HOW'’S THE PROUD PAPA, HUH?

NO COMPLAINTS.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING?

IT'’S JUST PLUM WONDERFUL...

SEEING YOU CELEBRATING THE FIRST BIRTHDAY

OF YOUR LITTLE BOY.

IT'’S LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE.

RIGHT.

WELL, I'’VE GOT TO GET YOU SOMETHING TO EAT.

NO. I'’M TRYING TO CUT DOWN.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

I'’LL GET THAT.

LET'’S GO SAY HELLO TO MATTHEW.

YEAH, LET'’S DO THAT.

WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT LITTLE FELLOW THERE?

NOT A CARE IN THE WORLD.

SURROUNDED BY NOTHING BUT PURE LOVE.

WE WERE A LONG TIME WAITING.

I DON'’T KNOW HOW WE EVER GOT BY WITHOUT HIM.

WELL, ANYWAY, WHAT HAVE WE HERE?

AW, IT'’S JUST... A LITTLE THING I PICKED UP.

I LOVE PRESENTS.

OH, BUBBA. IT'’S ADORABLE!

NEVER TOO EARLY TO STARTING THINKING

ABOUT OLD MISS.

KEVIN, LOOK AT WHAT BUBBA GAVE MATTHEW.

HONEY, I'’VE GOT TO LEAVE.

WHAT'’S THE MATTER?

THAT WAS RALPH NEWBORN ON THE PHONE.

HE SAYS THERE'’S A PROBLEM AT THE MILL.

CAN'’T SOMEONE ELSE HANDLE IT?

NO, NO.

LISTEN, I'’LL BE BACK AS FAST AS I CAN.

I'’M AWFUL SORRY ABOUT THIS, BUBBA.

WORK'’S WORK.

SLEEP TIGHT, LITTLE MAN.

IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT WITH THE BABY?

YEAH, SURE. FINE.

HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN ACTING...

LIKE THAT?

A FEW DAYS NOW.

MATTHEW'’S FINAL ADOPTION HEARING IS COMING UP,

AND I THINK HE'’S WORRIED ABOUT IT.

IT'’S JUST A FORMALITY, ISN'’T IT?

YEAH. UNLESS THERE'’S A CHALLENGE.

ANY CHANCE OF THAT?

NO. THE FATHER'’S NOT EVEN KNOWN,

AND THE MOTHER, PATTY... SHE'’S BEHIND US ALL THE WAY.

YOU KNOW WE HELPED HER OUT WITH SOME CASH.

WHAT'’S PATTY DOING NOW?

I HEARD SHE WAS WORKING OUT AT WESTERN DINER.

LUCKIEST DAY OF OUR LIVES WAS THE DAY WE MET PATTY.

WELL, '’CUZ,

THIS OLD BOY'’S GOT TO HIT THE ROAD.

THANKS FOR COMING BY. THANKS FOR THE PRESENT.

UH-HUH.

HI.

HEY.

[GIGGLING]

SO, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'’D LIKE?

I'’D LIKE SOME SWEETENED ICE TEA.

HOW ABOUT SOME MUD PIE?

NO, THANK YOU, PATTY.

SOMETIMES I FORGET I'’M WEARING THIS NAME TAG.

I THOUGHT I KNEW YOU.

YOU DO KNOW SOME KINFOLK OF MINE.

WHO?

KEVIN AND CANDACE REILLY.

THEY'’RE REAL NICE PEOPLE.

YEAH, THEY ARE.

I DO KNOW YOU. YOU'’RE A COP, RIGHT?

YUP. YUP.

I BEST GET YOUR TEA.

HEY, GEORGE.

HOW YOU DOING, BUBBA SKINNER?

PRETTY GOOD. I WAS WONDERING,

COULD YOU GIVE ME THE ADDRESS

OF YOUR WAITRESS PATTY?

SHE DONE SOMETHING WRONG?

WELL, GEORGE, IF YOU DON'’T MIND,

COULD YOU JUST GIVE ME WHAT I ASKED YOU FOR?

I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU NOT TO CALL MY HOUSE.

YOU DON'’T WANT ME TO CALL, DO WHAT I SAY.

I GAVE PATTY $10,000.

SHE SPENT IT. NOW I WANT MINE.

I AIN'’T GOT NO MORE MONEY.

AND YOU'’VE GOT NOTHING COMING.

OH, I THINK I HAVE, KEV.

I'’M THE VICTIM HERE NOW.

I WAS SO THRILLED TO FIND OUT I HAD A SON,

I RUSHED BACK HERE FROM TENNESSEE

ONLY TO FIND OUT

THAT PATTY HAD SOLD MY CHILD.

I NEVER GAVE HER PERMISSION TO DO THAT.

THINK OF ALL THE GOOD TIMES

YOU'’RE GOING TO HAVE WITH MY SON.

I AIN'’T GOING TO BE AROUND

THE FIRST TIME HE SAYS, "DADDY,"

OR THE FIRST TIME HE HITS THAT BIG HOME RUN

IN LITTLE LEAGUE.

THERE'’S NO MORE MONEY.

WELL...

THEN WE GOT OURSELVES

A LITTLE PROBLEM HERE, DON'’T WE, BOY?

FOR ME, THERE'’S NO SOLUTION.

I'’LL JUST HAVE TO FIGHT YOU IN COURT.

THAT'’LL GET YOU IN DEBT,

BUT YOU WON'’T WIN.

GOT NO CHOICE.

YES, YOU HAVE.

ALL YOU GOT TO GIVE ME IS NINE NUMBERS.

GIVE YOU WHAT?

THE FIVE-NUMBER CODE

TO THE ALARM SYSTEM IN NEWBORN'’S MILL,

AND THE FOUR-NUMBER CODE TO THE OUTSIDE DOOR.

FORGET IT.

O.K., MAN. IF THAT'’S THE WAY YOU WANT IT.

I GUESS THE NEXT TIME I SEE YOU,

IT'’LL BE IN COURT.

YOU TRASH.

YOU WATCH YOUR MOUTH.

YOU'’RE TALKING TO MATTHEW'’S DADDY.

IT JUST SEEMS THAT

AS SOON AS I MANAGE TO MAKE ENDS MEET,

SOMEBODY COMES ALONG AND MOVES THE ENDS.

RAISING A FAMILY IS THE WORLD'’S MOST EXPENSIVE...

PERSONAL ACTIVITY.

TELL ME ABOUT IT.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS BUBBA'’S DAY OFF.

HE CAME IN TO RUN A TENNESSEE PLATE.

WHY?

HE'’S WORRIED ABOUT HIS COUSIN CANDACE,

WHO BOUGHT A BABY.

BOUGHT WHAT?

BOUGHT A BABY FROM SOME PEOPLE WHO HAD ONE.

IT'’S LEGAL... AS LONG AS THE ADOPTION PROCESS IS LEGAL.

IF PEOPLE CHOOSE TO EXCHANGE MONEY,

THE LAW DOESN'’T MIND.

YEAH, BUT...

IT'’S BEEN YEARS SINCE I HEARD OF ANYBODY...

DOING THAT.

TENNESSEE LICENSE PLATE DDA621.

REGISTERED TO WAYLON DAVIS.

I KNOW THAT NAME.SO DO I.

WHERE DO WE KNOW IT FROM?

HE HUNG OUT WITH THE OLIN BROTHERS.

WAS HE AS NASTY AS THEM?

NOBODY'’S THAT BAD, BUT WAYLON DAVIS WAS CLOSE.

AND HE WORKED AT TYLER PLUMBING A FEW YEARS BACK.

I FORGET, BUBBA.

AND HE HAD A RECORD, DIDN'’T HE?

I FORGET THAT, TOO. WHY DON'’T YOU PUNCH IT UP ON THE COMPUTER?

WELL, PARKER, I THOUGHT YOU WERE

THE MAIN COMPUTER ON THESE PREMISES.

He'’s almost asleep.

You two look so beautiful together.

Special day. YEAH.

His first birthday.

I'’m sorry I had to leave.

Oh..., honey,

You don'’t need to worry.

Everything'’s going to be O.K.

I promise.

I love you so much.

I love you, too.

Kevin, we'’re a family now.

Nobody'’s going to ever take that away from us.

You'’re right.

Well...I better put Matthew down.

YEAH. WE NEED TO TALK.

YES, YOU SWINE. TONIGHT.

YOU SHOULD SEE THE LINE AT THE BANK.

PRETTY LONG, HUH?

RIDICULOUS. SOMETIMES I WONDER

WHY I STILL BOTHER DOING THIS.

TRADITION, DAD. THE WORKERS APPRECIATE YOUR CASHING THEIR CHECKS.

WHY DON'’T I JUST PAY EVERYBODY CASH, LIKE THE OLD DAYS?

A LOT OF THEM WANT CHECKS,

AND YOU LIKE GIVING THEM WHAT THEY WANT.

HOW DID THE BIRTHDAY PARTY GO?

IT WAS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE.

THANK YOU FOR THE DAY OFF.

I LOVED IT.

YOU'’LL FIND THERE'S NOTHING AS REWARDING AS HAVING CHILDREN.

WHAT'’S THIS?

A LITTLE SOMETHING FROM ME AND GARVIN

FOR YOUR BOY.

IT AIN'’T NO BIG DEAL.

THANK YOU.

THANK BOTH OF YOU VERY MUCH.

IT'’S AWFUL KIND.

HAVE A SEAT, CAP.

WELL, THANK YOU.

WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT WAYLON DAVIS?

FIRST OF ALL, WHY DID HE QUIT?

HE DIDN'’T QUIT. I FIRED HIM TWO YEARS AGO.

WHY?THE MAN WAS NO GOOD.

HE WAS ROTTEN. SOME PEOPLE JUST BORN THAT WAY.

HOW, EXACTLY, DID YOU FIND OUT?

HE WANTED ME TO LOAN HIM MONEY.

THAT MADE THE MAN ROTTEN?

AS YOU CAN PLAINLY SEE, I'’M A FAMILY MAN,

BUT I'’M ONLY HUMAN.

I HAD A LOVELY SECRETARY WHO HAS SINCE LEFT SPARTA.

WAYLON CLAIMED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS...INDISCRETION.

THREATENED TO TELL MY WIFE

IF I DIDN'’T HELP HIM OUT.

SOUNDS LIKE EXTORTION, DON'’T IT?

THERE YOU GO.

WHAT DID YOU DO ABOUT IT?

I TOLD HIM TO GO AHEAD AND TELL MY WIFE.

AND I ASKED HIM WHAT HYMN HE WANTED SUNG AT HIS FUNERAL.

YUP.

ABOUT A YEAR AGO?

YES, MA'’AM. THE MOTHER'’S NAME WAS PATTY BOWDEN.

YOU NOTICE MORE GIRLS BEING BORN THAN BOYS?

NO, CAN'’T SAY THAT I HAVE.

THE NUMBER OF BOYS HAS STEADILY BEEN DECREASING,

AND YOU KNOW WHY?

NO.

FLUORIDE.

EVER SINCE THEY PUT IT IN THE DRINKING WATER,

WOMEN STOPPED HAVING BOYS.

THE BABY'’S NAME IS MATTHEW?

YES, MA'’AM.

WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.

MAY I, UH...

AS LONG AS IT'’S LOCAL.

THANK YOU.

YEAH, PARKER. IT'’S SWEET.

CAN YOU PUT ME THROUGH TO BUBBA?

UH, HOLD ON A SECOND, SWEET.

UH, BUBBA.

YEAH.SWEET'’S ON LINE TWO.

I'’LL TAKE IT IN HERE.

YEAH, SWEET?

YEAH.

WELL, I HAD STRONG SUSPICIONS ABOUT THAT.

THANKS FOR CALLING.

WHAT'’S UP?

WAYLON DAVIS IS THE BOY'’S NATURAL FATHER.

YOU THINK HE MAY BE PUTTING THE SQUEEZE ON KEVIN?

YEAH.

VIRGIL, I DON'’T KNOW WHY THEY GOT INVOLVED

WITH A KNOTHEAD LIKE HIM.

DIDN'’T THEY TELL YOU?

NO. THEY SAID THEY WAS ADOPTING A BABY.

THEY DIDN'’T SAY FROM WHERE.

MAYBE THEY THOUGHT THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD GO.

YEAH, I GUESS.

NO, I DON'’T GUESS.

IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN, I WOULD HAVE BUTTED IN,

BECAUSE, VIRGIL, TO PAY MONEY FOR A BABY...

THAT'’S WRONG.

THE LAW DOESN'’T OBJECT.

YEAH.

THE LAW.

THE LAW COULD BE CHANGED

IF IT'’S BROUGHT TO THE LEGISLATURE'’S ATTENTION.

STILL, THEY CAN'’T INTERFERE WITH A PERSON'’S RIGHT

TO MAKE PRIVATE ARRANGEMENTS.

DIDN'’T YOU SAY THE FATHER ABANDONED THE MOTHER?

THAT'’S WHAT CANDACE TOLD BUBBA.

SURELY THE COURT WILL LOOK AT THAT

IF WAYLON CHALLENGES THE ADOPTION.

BUT THIS MAN IS STILL THE BABY'’S REAL DADDY.

THE COURT WILL LOOK AT THAT, TOO.

BUT HIS RIGHTS COULD BE TERMINATED

IF THE COURT FOUND HIM UNFIT.

IS HE A CRIMINAL?

NO RECORD.

IS HE A CRIMINAL WITHOUT A RECORD?

THAT'’S A GOOD QUESTION.

SOMEONE COULD BE UNFIT, AND WHO WOULD KNOW?

I WOULD.

JUST GIVE ME FIVE MINUTES WITH A PERSON.

ARE BUBBA'’S FRIENDS ADOPTING THROUGH THE STATE?

I THINK THEY TRIED AND GOT NOWHERE.

THE STATE PROBABLY SPENT FIVE MINUTES WITH THEM

AND SAID, "NO."

PUBLIC ADOPTIONS OF WHITE BABIES

TAKES FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS.

WHY?

BECAUSE YOU CAN'’T GET THEM.

SINCE WHEN WHITE PEOPLE CAN'’T GET WHAT THEY WANT

IN MISSISSIPPI?

THERE'’S A SHORTAGE OF WHITE BABIES.

EVEN IF A COUPLE WANTED TO ADOPT A WHITE BABY,

THEY'’D HAVE TO GO THROUGH CHECKUPS--

FINANCIAL STATUS, AGE. A LOT OF THINGS.

YEAH. AND THIS GUY'’S OVER 40,

AND I DON'’T THINK HE MAKES A LOT OF MONEY.

SO THEY CHOSE TO ADOPT PRIVATELY.

NOW YOU SEE HOW LUCKY YOU WAS

TO BE BLESSED WITH TWINS.

[BABY CRIES]

AUNT ETTA, I COUNT MY BLESSINGS

EVERY DAY.

MISTER!

I JUST OUGHT TO SHOOT YOU RIGHT NOW.

JUST TAKE IT EASY.

PUT THE MONEY DOWN.

ALL RIGHT.

JUST DON'’T SHOOT ME, MAN.

BUBBA.

KEVIN.

WHAT HAPPENED?

SOMEBODY SHOT YOUR BOSS.

RALPH NEWBORN IS...DEAD?

YEAH. GARVIN FOUND HIM THIS MORNING

WHEN HE CAME TO WORK.

ANY IDEA WHO DID THIS?

SOMEBODY WHO KNEW HIS WAY AROUND HERE.

GARVIN SAID YOU AND HE WERE THE ONLY ONES WITH THE ALARM CODES.

THAT'’S RIGHT. WHY?

HE WAS WRONG.

THE BURGLAR KNEW. BOTH ALARMS WERE OFF.

THIS IS...

REALLY TERRIBLE.

I'’M GOING TO HAVE TO ASK YOU SOMETHING AS A COP.

GO RIGHT AHEAD.

WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT?

YOU THINK THAT I HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS?

NO, BUT I DO HAVE TO KNOW WHERE YOU WERE.

I WAS HOME WITH CANDACE AND THE BABY.

CAN YOU GIVE US WHEN TO WHEN?

DINNERTIME RIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING.

AND HOW ARE THINGS WITH THE BABY, KEVIN?

FINE.

I MEAN THE WHOLE SITUATION WITH THE BABY.

CAPTAIN SKINNER, THE WHOLE SITUATION

IS JUST FINE.

I'’M GOING TO GO ON IN.

YEAH-- HOLD ON, CHIEF.

DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING?

A LOT OF READABLE PRINTS-- TOO MANY.

MOST ARE PROBABLY NEWBORN'’S.

GOOD.

THE GUY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS DOING.

HE ALSO KNEW IT WAS PAYDAY.

I SUPPOSE THAT'’S COMMON KNOWLEDGE AROUND THERE.

YEAH. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT

HE KNEW THE CODE TO THE ALARM

OR JUST HOW TO DEACTIVATE IT.

THE BOSS COULD'’VE DEACTIVATED IT BEFORE HE GOT SHOT.

WE GOT SOME TIRE TRACKS.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE'’LL BE HERE A WHILE.

STAY IN TOUCH.

O.K.VIRGIL.

COULD YOU COME OVER HERE FOR A MOMENT?

IT LOOKS LIKE I FOUND SOME BLOOD HERE.

SEEMS LIKE NEWBORN MIGHT HAVE WINGED THAT BIRD.

YEAH.

WELL...

IS THAT CANDACE'’S HUSBAND?

YEAH, KEVIN REILLY-- TRUSTED EMPLOYEE.

DAMN YOU, IT HURTS!

WELL, I AIN'’T SURPRISED.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'’S INFECTED.

I GOT TO GET TO A DOCTOR,

ONE THAT WON'’T BLAB.

YOU'’RE LIABLE TO GET BLOOD POISONING.

IT'’S FATAL.

WELL, IF I CROAK,

I'’LL LEAVE THE 18 GRAND FOR YOU.

YOU'’RE RUNNING A FEVER.

GET OFF OF ME!

YOU CAN'’T GO LIKE THIS.

DON'’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO.

SUIT YOURSELF.

THE COPS ARE GOING TO FIGURE THIS OUT.

I TOLD YOU THIS WAS TOO RISKY.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

IT'’S KEVIN.

WELL, LET HIM IN.

WHY THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT?

HE JUST CAME IN ON ME.

WOULD YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY?

NO, I WOULDN'’T...

BUT I THINK THE POLICE KNOW.

I TOLD YOU.

SHUT UP!

KNOW WHAT?

SOME.

MAYBE EVERYTHING.

DID YOU GET YOUR MONEY?

I GOT A FEW BUCKS, YEAH.

THEN YOU BOTH BETTER LEAVE TOWN.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT?

FLY LIKE A BIRD?

HE GOT SHOT.

WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT FROM ME?

I WANT YOU TO KEEP YOUR TRAP SHUT.

I'’LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN I NEED YOUR HELP.

HEY, I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER SOMETHING.

IF I GO DOWN...

I'’M TAKING YOU WITH ME...

KEV.

KEVIN'’S ALIBI CHECKED OUT.

HE WAS HOME LAST NIGHT.

YOU STILL THINK HE'’S INVOLVED?

HE COULDN'’T HAVE. HE'’S TOO NICE.

MY GUT FEELING SAYS HE WAS.

KNOW HIM, PARKER?

NO, SIR.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

HIS WIFE CANDACE IS ONE OF SPARTA'’S FINEST LADIES.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

ASKED HER TO MARRY ME.

SHE TURNED ME DOWN.

CHIEF, IT DOES APPEAR INSIDE INFORMATION

WAS USED TO DEACTIVATE THAT ALARM.

WHY ARE YOU GUESSING

THAT WAYLON DAVIS WAS MIXED UP IN THIS?

'’CAUSE HE'S RESORTED TO EXTORTION BEFORE.

CHIEF, WE JUST GOT SOME INFORMATION.

DAVIS OWNS A .22 PISTOL.

WE THINK A .22 IS WHAT KILLED RALPH NEWBORN.

YOU THINK?

WE GOT TO GET THE SLUGS

AND CHECK THE BALLISTICS,

BUT, YEAH.

HMM. WELL, SAY SOMETHING, VIRGIL.

THE MAN'’S NEVER BEEN CONVICTED

OF ANYTHING MORE THAN A TRAFFIC VIOLATION.

IF WE FIND HIM,

AND HE'’S NURSING A BULLET WOUND...

WELL, I SHO'’ HOPE WE'RE WRONG ABOUT YOUR FRIEND.

YEAH.

I HEARD ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO RALPH NEWBORN.

WHO TOLD YOU?

BUBBA WAS HERE.

HE WAS HERE?

WHY?

WELL, HE'’S WORKING ON THE CASE.

WHAT DID HE ASK YOU?

HONEY, WHAT'’S GOING ON?

KEVIN?

CANDACE...

I'’M IN A LOT OF TROUBLE.

I'’VE DONE SOMETHING...

SOMETHING REALLY TERRIBLE.

HONEY, NO MATTER WHAT IT IS,

I KNOW WE CAN HANDLE IT.

NO, IT'’S TOO LATE NOW.

NO. IT IS NEVER TOO LATE. NOT FOR US.

COME HERE.

YOU'’RE SO GOOD.

HONEY.

POLICE! OPEN UP!

POLICE!

BLOOD'’S STILL TACKY.

MUST NOT HAVE MISSED THEM BY MUCH.

WELL...

LOOK AT THIS.

MM-HMM.

A WELDING TORCH.

ALL WE NEED TO DO NOW

IS FIND OUT WHERE THE OWNER IS.

CAN I HELP YOU?

UH, YEAH. IS BUBBA SKINNER AROUND?

HOW ARE YOU DOING, KEVIN?

I GOT SOME THINGS I WANT TO TELL YOU.

WHY DON'’T WE GO TALK TO THE CHIEF?

CHIEF, THIS HERE'’S KEVIN REILLY.

HE'’S GOT SOME THINGS HE WANTS TO TELL YOU.

ALL RIGHT, SIR. GO AHEAD.

UH...

UM...

BUBBA KNEW.

I DON'’T KNOW HOW HE KNEW, BUT, UM--

YOU TOLD ME IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

NOW TELL ME.

IT'’S MY FAULT THAT RALPH NEWBORN WAS KILLED.

BUT YOU DIDN'’T SHOOT HIM YOURSELF?

NO, SIR.

I WASN'’T IN THE YARD

THE NIGHT OF THE BURGLARY.

WAYLON DAVIS DID IT.

YOU SEE...

WAYLON WAS THE NATURAL FATHER OF MY BABY.

HE WAS GOING TO CHALLENGE THE ADOPTION.

HE WAS GOING TO TAKE MY BABY,

SO I GAVE HIM THE ALARM CODES.

KEVIN, WHY DIDN'’T YOU COME TO ME FOR HELP?

'’CAUSE I WAS A FOOL.

I AIN'’T GONNA ARGUE WITH THAT.

THERE'’S A CHANCE IT WOULDN'’T HAVE STOOD UP IN COURT.

I WAS AFRAID TO TAKE THAT CHANCE.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT MY WIFE.

PARKER!

DO YOU KNOW WHERE WAYLON DAVIS IS NOW?

NO.

ANYBODY WITH HIM?

I DON'’T KNOW.

MAYBE HIS WIFE.

HE KEEPS HIS GUN

IN HIS RIGHT PANTS LEG.

DO YOU HEAR THAT, BUBBA?

YES, SIR.

PARKER, BOOK MR. REILLY

FOR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT A FELONY

AND ACCESSORY TO MURDER.

YES, SIR.

COME WITH ME, MR. REILLY.

CANDACE DIDN'’T HAVE

NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS, CHIEF.

I WOULD STAKE MY LIFE ON THAT.

JAMISON AND SWEET ARE ON ROUTE 9.

THEY SPOTTED WAYLON DAVIS. RADIO FOUR.

JAMISON, SWEET--

IS DAVIS ON HIS WAY TO THE INTERSTATE?

MAYBE, CHIEF, BUT HE CAN STAY ON 9 IF HE'’S HEADING NORTH.

I'’M GOING TO HIT 9 AT CLYDE ROAD.

ROGER.

LUANN, GET VIRGIL ON THIS RIGHT AWAY, WILL YOU?

YES, SIR.

HANG ON. WE'’RE ALMOST ON HIM.

HELL, IF HE'’S ONLY GOT A .22,

WE SHOULDN'’T HAVE TOO MUCH TROUBLE.

WE'’RE GOING TO PULL HIM OVER.

I'’M ROLLING ON 9 RIGHT NOW.

I'’M GOING TO BE RIGHT WITH YOU, BUBBA.

YOU'’RE GOING TO KILL US!

SHUT UP!

WE'’RE ON OL'’ CARVER FARM ROAD

OUT PAST THE GRAVEYARD.

THE TULIES, GENTLEMEN, THE TULIES.

I'’M HEADING RIGHT AT HIM.

GET IN THE BAG.

O.K., LET'’S NOT MAKE A BIG FUSS, MR. DAVIS.

PUT YOUR HANDS UP AND WALK ON OUT.

.22?

MORE LIKE TWO TIMES .22.

HOLD ON. HE GOT TO BE ALIVE TO TAKE THAT MURDER RAP.

WAYLON, PLEASE.

I DON'’T WANT TO DIE.

I AIN'’T GOING TO KILL YOU.

NOW, THESE GUYS OUT HERE, YOU NEVER KNOW.

[GUNSHOTS]

YOU BOYS COVER ME NOW.

BUBBA!

COME ON OUT, MAN!

YOU DON'’T WANT TO COME OUT HORIZONTAL. GIVE UP!

HERE YOU GO.

GET OFF OF ME SO I CAN KILL YOU.

WILL YOU SHUT UP?

WELL, I THINK WE GOT THIS OL'’ BOY, HUH?

I HAVE HEARD THE FACTS SURROUNDING THIS CASE.

THEY ARE QUITE EXTRAORDINARY.

THERE'’S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT MATTHEW

SHOULD NOT BE RETURNED TO HIS NATURAL PARENTS,

IF AND WHEN THEY SHOULD BE RELEASED FROM PRISON.

HOWEVER, ADOPTIVE LAWS HAVE AS THEIR PRIMARY FOCUS

THE PROMOTION OF THE WELFARE OF THE CHILD,

RATHER THAN THE DESIRE OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENTS,

TO ENJOY THE PRIVILEGES OF PARENTHOOD.

THAT BEING SAID,

IS THERE ANYTHING MORE YOU WISH TO SAY?

I KNOW WHAT KEVIN DID WAS WRONG.

HE KNOWS WHAT HE DID WAS WRONG,

BUT HIS ACTIONS, HOWEVER MISGUIDED,

WERE TAKEN OUT OF LOVE FOR MATTHEW.

SO NOTED.

MR. TIBBS.

I THOUGHT YOUR HONOR MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW

KEVIN REILLY'’S ATTORNEY REACHED AN AGREEMENT

WITH DISTRICT ATTORNEY DARNELLE'’S OFFICE.

AND WHAT IS THAT AGREEMENT?

MR. REILLY WILL SPEND FIVE YEARS ON PROBATION

IN RETURN FOR TURNING STATE'’S EVIDENCE AGAINST WAYLON DAVIS,

IF IT PLEASES THE COURT.

PERHAPS PROBATION IS THE BEST ANSWER

FOR ALL CONCERNED.

I'’M GOING TO PLACE MATTHEW IN YOUR CONTINUING CUSTODY.

THAT CUSTODY WILL BE MONITORED BY SOCIAL SERVICES.

THIS CASE WILL BE REVIEWED AGAIN

IN SIX MONTHS.

DOES THAT MEAN THAT WE CAN KEEP MATTHEW?

YES, TILL I RULE OTHERWISE.

YOU MAY GO.

WILL YOU HOLD MATTHEW?

SURE. I DO A LOT OF THAT THESE DAYS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I DON'’T KNOW HOW TO THANK YOU.

CANDACE, WE'’RE FAMILY. NO THANKS NEEDED.

THERE MAY NOT BE A NEED FOR THANKS,

BUT THERE'’S DEFINITELY A NEED TO CHANGE THIS BABY'’S DIAPER.

I SPEAK WITH TWICETHE EXPERIENCE OF EVERYONE PRESENT.