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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

RUDA?

RUDA.

RUDA, HI. IT'’S ALTHEA.

LET ME HELP YOU WITH THIS.

I DON'’T NEED YOUR HELP.

I DIDN'’T KNOW YOU WORKED AT SWIFT'’S CAFE.

RUDA, WHY DON'’T YOU CALL ME?

OR MAYBE I CAN EVEN CALL YOU.

AND WE COULD GET TOGETHER AGAIN.

PLEASE?

HEY! HEY!

HEY!

LET ME SEE IF I GOT THIS. IT'’S A 1978 BEIGE PICKUP

WITH "SPRINGER'’S ROOFING" ON THE SIDE.

THAT'’S RIGHT.

MELVIN?

CHIEF.

EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

NO. MY TRUCK GOT STOLE.

OH? WELL, I'’M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.

AND ALL THE EQUIPMENT I OWN, PRETTY NEAR.

I'’M GETTING RIGHT ON IT, CHIEF.

A ROOFING TRUCK--

THAT SHOULDN'’T BE TOO HARD TO FIND.

I SURE HOPE NOT.

IF IT'’S STILL IN SPARTA.

SHE DIDN'’T LOOK THAT BAD.

JUST TIRED, LIKE SHE'’D BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD.

I'’M TRYING TO REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I SAW HER.

WASN'’T IT AT TYRELL'’S TRIAL?

NO. IT WAS A WHILE AFTER THAT,

AT BROWN'’S MARKET-- THAT'’S WHERE IT WAS.

SHE WOULDN'’T EVEN TALK TO ME.

LAST TIME RUDA SAW ME, SHE CROSSED THE STREET

SO SHE WOULDN'’T HAVE TO SAY HELLO.

MY OWN SISTER.

SHE CAN BE TOUGH.

SHE DON'’T BOTHER ME.

I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY.

I DIDN'’T KNOW SHE WAS WORKING AT THAT DINER.

THAT WOMAN GOING TO WORK HERSELF TO DEATH

TRYING TO HELP TYRELL.

NO AMOUNT OF MONEY

GONNA GET THAT BOY OUT OF JAIL

OR MAKE HIM WALK AGAIN. DOCTOR SAID SO.

UNLESS THE LORD WORKS A MIRACLE.

I JUST WISH SHE'’D STOP BLAMING VIRGIL.

AND SHE LOVE VIRGIL. DID YOU KNOW THAT?

IT MUST BE AWFUL FOR HER.

TROUBLE WAS,

MY SISTER DIDN'’T KNOW

WHAT THAT BOY OF HERS WAS DOING.

HMM. BUT THEN, NOWADAYS,

WHO KNOW WHAT THEIR KIDS ARE DOING?

[ENGINE STARTS]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[BEEP BEEP BEEP]

THINK I JUST SAW TWO BLACK KIDS

BREAKING IN THE BACK OF FIELDSTONE'’S PAWN.

JUST HOLD STILL, FELLAS.

THIS IS THE POLICE.

UH-UH.

YOU BOYS DO WHAT THE OFFICER SAID.

YOU BEEN CAUGHT, SO MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELVES.

I WARNED YOU, NOW.

I'’LL HAVE TO WHUP YOU.

[GUNSHOT]

[GUNSHOT]

GIVE ME THAT GUN!

[GUNSHOTS]

[SIRENS]

GOOD LORD ALMIGHTY.

STOP! COME ON, GIVE IT UP, KID!

COME ON, LET'’S GET OUT OF HERE!

IS THAT BAD?

NO. THE SLUG WENT CLEAN THROUGH,

BUT SWEET'’S GOING TO THE HOSPITAL.

WHY?

TWO KIDS JUMPED HIM.

THERE WAS THREE OF THEM ALL TOLD.

THIRD ONE'’S OVER THERE.

HE'’S THE ONE WHO GAVE ME THIS.

WHEN I CAUGHT HIM, HE PUT UP QUITE A FIGHT.

WOUND UP SHOOTING HIMSELF

ONCE IN THE BELLY AND...

LOOKS TO BE ONCE TO THE HEART.

THERE WAS ONE LADY HERE WHEN IT HAPPEN,

SHE'’S THE ONLY ONE WHO DID SEE IT.

WHERE IS SHE?

SHE'’S IN THE DINER WHERE SHE WORKS.

WHERE'’S LEROY?

WHERE'’S LEROY?

LEFT HIM.WHY?

WE TOOK DIFFERENT WAYS. WE'’LL SEE HIM TOMORROW.

SOMETHING HAPPENED.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WE HAD TO RUN FOR IT. THAT'’S WHAT HAPPENED.

NOW, LEROY IS O.K.

LET ME GO.

I TOLD YOU, HE O.K.!

DID YOU SEE THAT ACCIDENT OUTSIDE?

I DIDN'’T SEE NO ACCIDENT.

I SAW A KILLING.

WELL, I'’M TOLD

THERE WAS WRESTLING OVER A GUN.

WHAT I SAW

WAS THE SAME AS WHAT HAPPENED

WHEN A COP SHOT MY...

BOY TYRELL.

AREN'’T YOU MRS. RUDA GIBSON,

VIRGIL TIBBS'’ AUNTIE?

NOT BY MY RECKONING.

I AIN'’T NOTHING TO VIRGIL TIBBS,

AND HE'’S LESS THAN NOTHING TO ME.

NOW, I JUST SAW A STRONG, BIG COP

KILL A SCARED LITTLE BOY.

HE'’S AN AWFULLY BIG LITTLE BOY, MRS. GIBSON.

HE'’S A DEAD BOY, AIN'’T HE?

YES, MA'’AM.

DEAD AIN'’T BIG.

DEAD IS VERY LITTLE-- NEXT TO NOTHING.

YOU PUT IT IN A BOX,

AND THEN IT AIN'’T NOTHING.

HE HAD A GUN, HE WAS TRYING--

FAR AS I COULD SEE, HE DIDN'’T HAVE A CHANCE.

NOT A CHANCE.

I DON'’T KNOW BUT HE AIN'’T BETTER OFF

THAN MY POOR BOY.

CAN YOU TELL US CALMLY AND QUIETLY

EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED?

I JUST TOLD YOU WHAT HAPPENED.

AND I AIN'’T GONNA TELL IT NO DIFFERENT

THE SECOND TIME OR THE 22nd TIME.

I SAW MURDER. THAT'’S WHAT I SAW.

MURDER!

WHOEVER TOOK IT DECIDED THEY DIDN'’T WANT IT.

KEYS IN THE IGNITION, EQUIPMENT LEFT IN IT.

YEAH, BUT WHY DID THEY TAKE IT, CHIEF?

I GUESS THEY WANTED THE ROOFER OFF THE ROOF

AFTER HE MADE THAT HOLE UP THERE FOR THEM.

FOR THE GUYS THAT TOOK THE TRUCK?

UH-HUH.

ROOFER SPENT THE DAY LOOKING FOR HIS TRUCK.

RECKON THAT'’S WHAT THEY WANTED HIM TO DO.

LEAVING THEM A WAY IN.

YOU FIGURE THE GUYS THAT TOOK THIS TRUCK

ARE THE SAME GUYS AS ROBBED THE STORE?

MM-HMM.

THEY'’D HAVE TO KNOW THAT ROOF WAS BEING WORKED ON, HUH?

I BET ONE OF THEM DID.

LEROY BREMER.

WHAT WAS THAT DEAD BOY'’S NAME?

LEROY WHO?

BREMER.

BREMER... HOW DO I KNOW THAT NAME?

WE GOT HIM FOR ARMED ROBBERY FIVE YEARS AGO,

BACK WHEN HE WAS 12.

12? MY GOD.

HE'’S GOT A RECORD GOING BACK TO WHEN HE WAS 8 YEARS OLD.

HE WAS JUST LET OUT AGAIN... ON PROBATION.

THAT EXPLAINS WHY HE FOUGHT HARD.

DIDN'’T WANT TO GO BACK TO JAIL.

YEAH.

HE SURE GOT HIS WISH.

SPARTA HERALD,BOYS. '’MORNING.

EITHER OF YOU INVOLVED IN THAT SHOOTING LAST NIGHT?

NO. I WAS OUT THERE, THOUGH.

WHICH EXPLAINS THE UNUSUAL EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE.

HM.

THE FOLKS IN THE BOTTOMS ARE UPSET AT ONE OF YOU FELLAS

FOR SHOOTING AND KILLING ANOTHER OF THEIR BOYS.

PEAKE, YOU WERE IN THE BOTTOMS THIS MORNING, I BELIEVE.

FROM BEFORE DAYLIGHT TO JUST NOW.

ANYBODY SAY ANYTHING ABOUT BEING UPSET DOWN THERE?

NOBODY SAID ANYTHING TO ME.

MAYBE THAT'’S 'CAUSE THEY'’RE A LITTLE BIT AFRAID OF YOU.

I WISH THEY WERE.

EXCUSE ME.

MR. J.J. SWIFT, DETECTIVE.

YOU DON'’T WANT TO SEE ME.

YOU WANT TO SEE THE BLACK WOMAN.

THE DISHWASHER.

BUT SHE AIN'’T HERE TODAY.

MM-HMM. WHERE IS SHE?

SATURDAYS SHE GOES OVER

TO THE ELLEN COUNTY PENITENTIARY

TO SEE HER POOR, CRIPPLED SON.

YOUR COUSIN, I BELIEVE.

DROP THAT GUN OUT IN FRONT OF YOU!

I REALLY CAME TO SEE YOU, ANYWAY.

MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME.

I AIN'’T SEEN NOTHING.

CAPTAIN SKINNER,

WHO HAD THAT FIGHT WITH THE KID LAST NIGHT,

HE'’S QUITE SURE MRS. GIBSON SAW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

SHE DOESN'’T SEEM TO WANT TO TELL US.

SHE AIN'’T TOLD ME NOTHIN'’ NEITHER.

BUT SHE WORKS FOR YOU.

TELL HER...

ALL THIS STUFF IS GETTIN'’ YOU REAL NERVOUS.

THAT AIN'’T NO LIE.

TELL HER YOU DON'’T WANT THE POLICE ALWAYS COMIN'’ AROUND HERE.

THAT'’S RIGHT!

I AIN'’T MEANIN' NO DISRESPECT.

HUSH, J.J. JUST LISTEN, WILL YOU?

SAY THAT YOU WANT HER TO TELL THE TRUTH TO SOMEBODY

'’CAUSE YOU DON'T WANT ALL THIS COMMOTION GOING ON.

WHY DON'’T YOU TELL HER?

OH, YOU FULL OF WORDS.

ABOUT TIMES GONE BY AND ALL THE FAMILY TOGETHER.

AND SUNDAY DINNERS OUT UNDER THE TREES.

AND WAVIN'’ TO THE TRAINS PASSING BY.

AND LAUGHIN'’ TOGETHER AND LOVIN'’ EACH OTHER.

THERE AIN'’T NO FAMILY NO MORE.

NOT FOR ME.

ONLY TYRELL.

I'’LL BE WAITIN' FOR HIM WHEN HE GETS OUT OF JAIL.

BUT I DON'’T NEVER EVER WANT TO SEE ANY OF Y'’ALL AGAIN.

CAN I GO BACK TO WORK, PLEASE?

GO ON BACK TO WORK, MR. SWIFT.

[GUNSHOT]

MORNING.

MRS. BREMER HERE?

SHE HERE.

SHE EITHER OF YOU ALL?

NO. NEITHER.

WHAT'’S THE MATTER WITH THE LIEUTENANT?

CAN'’T HE TALK?

YEAH. HE CAN TALK.

LOOKS LIKE HE'’S SCARED OF SOMETHING.

YOU SCARED OF SOMETHING, WHITE BOY?

I AIN'’T SCARED OF NOTHING.

UM, WE HAVE TO SEE MRS. BREMER.

SHE DON'’T WANT TO SEE NOBODY.

SHE DON'’T WANT TO TALK.

SHE LYING IN THERE FACING THE WALL.

I EXPECT SHE WANT TO DIE.

I EXPECT SHE WILL.

DENNIS, CALL THE MEDICS.

SHE DON'’T WANT NO MEDICS.

WELL, I DO.

NOW, WHERE'’S THE CAR?

WHAT CAR? YOU SEE A CAR HERE?

WELL, IT SEEMS LIKE I SAW ONE LAST NIGHT.

DODGE.

A OLD ONE.

LEROY BREMER'’S CAR.

LEROY DIDN'’T HAVE NO CAR.

A BLUE DODGE.

I SAID NO CAR, MAN.

HE WAS RIDING IN ONE.

MAYBE IT WAS JOE NEFFIN'’S.

'’CAUSE JOE CAME TO PICK LEROY UP LAST EVENING.

BUT LEROY AIN'’T HAD NO CAR.

HUSH UP, GIRL.

COME ON, LET'’S GO.

WHEN THOSE MEDICS GET HERE,

MAKE SURE YOU DON'’T GET IN THEIR WAY.

LET THEM TEND TO THAT WOMAN.

WE'’LL BE BACK.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

HEY!

COACH, YOU'’RE UP AND AROUND. SHOULD YOU BE?

YEAH, YEAH. I'’M O.K.

HI, CHIEF. COME ON IN. YOU GUYS WANT SOME TEA?

OH, NO, THANK YOU. WE CAN'’T STAY BUT A MOMENT.

IT'’S JUST, BUBBA WANTED TO ASK YOU SOMETHING.

YEAH.

MRS. TIBBS, DO YOU HAVE ANY INFLUENCE AT ALL

WITH VIRGIL'’S AUNT RUDA GIBSON?

YOU WANT A VERY SHORT ANSWER?

NO.

Bubba: SHE'’S LYING.

SHE SAW WHAT HAPPENED.

SHE COULDN'’T HAVE BEEN MUCH FURTHER FROM ME THAN YOU ARE.

BUBBA, I BELIEVE YOU.

AND I'’LL TRY TO TALK TO HER.

IF SHE SLAMS THE DOOR IN MY FACE,

I'’LL TALK THROUGH THE DOOR.

I'’LL EVEN GO TO WHERE SHE WORKS,

I JUST DON'’T WANT YOU TO EXPECT ANYTHING.

WHO COULD GET TO HER IF NOT YOU OR VIRGIL?

I DON'’T KNOW.

MAYBE NOBODY.

NOBODY.

MAMA...

I'’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT VIRGIL TIBBS

AND ALL THAT'’S HAPPENED.

I DIDN'’T COME HERE TO TALK ABOUT VIRGIL TIBBS.

ALL I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS YOU.

MAMA, DID YOU HEAR WHAT HAPPENED IN SPARTA LAST NIGHT?

I HEARD IT ON THE RADIO.

LEROY BREMER GOT SHOT WITH HIS OWN GUN.

I DON'’T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT.

AND I DON'’T WANT TO HEAR IT.

MAMA, LISTEN.

SOUNDS LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO ME.

I DON'’T WANNA HEAR NO EXCUSES.

YOU AIN'’T GONNA HEAR NONE

AND NO MORE LIES, NEITHER.

NO SENSE IN GOING ON WITH THE LIES.

I SHOT MYSELF, MAMA.

YOU HEAR?

I HAD THE GUN IN MY HAND.

THIS HAND.

I PULLED THE TRIGGER.

I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET VIRGIL, KILL HIM.

I DIDN'’T CARE.

I WAS SO CRAZY OUT OF MY MIND,

I DIDN'’T KNOW WHICH WAY THE GUN WAS LOOKING.

AND I REALLY, TRULY, HONEST TO GOD, MAMA,

SHOT MY OWN SELF.

DON'’T GO ON BLAMING VIRGIL.

IT AIN'’T RIGHT.

YEAH. THAT SOUNDS FINE.

NOW, WHY CAN'’T I HAVE IT NOW?

IT HAS TO BE PROCESSED.

MEANING WHAT?

IT'’S BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRIME, MELVIN.

THROUGH NO WISH OF ITS OWN.

WE'’VE GOT TO GET FINGERPRINTS.

THERE'’S SOME OTHER PAPERWORK WE HAVE TO DO.

JAMISON, WHEN CAN MR. SPRINGER GET HIS TRUCK BACK?

HE CAN GET IT ANY TIME AFTER NOON TOMORROW.

WHAT I MEAN, HE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY INNOCENT.

OH, THAT'’S TRUE, SIR.

HOW COME YOU LEFT THIS INNOCENT TRUCK ALL BY ITSELF,

UNGUARDED, WHILE YOU WENT ON THE ROOF

TO DO YOUR WORK?

I DIDN'’T LEAVE IT UNGUARDED.

A KID WHO WORKS FOR ME NOW AND THEN

WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN WATCHING IT,

BUT HE HAD TO GO TO THE BATHROOM, HE SAID.

WHEN HE GOT BACK, THERE IT WAS--GONE.

WHAT'’S THIS KID'S NAME?

JOE NEFFIN.

DID YOU SAY NEFFIN?

A WOMAN TOLD US THAT HE AND LEROY WERE BUDDIES.

WHERE THE KID NOW?

I DON'’T KNOW.

♪ WERE YOU THERE

♪ WHEN THEY CRUCIFIED MY LORD? ♪

♪ WERE YOU THERE

♪ WHEN THEY CRUCIFIED MY LORD? ♪

♪ OH

♪ SOMETIMES IT CAUSES ME TO TREMBLE ♪

♪ TREMBLE

♪ TREMBLE

♪ WERE YOU THERE

♪ WHEN THEY CRUCIFIED MY LORD? ♪

♪ WERE YOU THERE

♪ WHEN HE ROSE UP FROM THE GRAVE? ♪

THESE THE BOYS?

ONE OF THEM IS FOR SURE.

WE GOING IN?

DID YOU SEE ANYONE INSIDE?

NOBODY. UNLESS THEY'’RE HIDING OUT.

I DON'’T THINK MAMA WOULD'’VE LOCKED THEM IN.

♪ OH

♪ SOMETIMES IT CAUSES ME

♪ TO TREMBLE...

NOBODY?

JUST MOM AND POPS.

WENT TO CHURCH, IT LOOKS LIKE.

THE BOYS AIN'’T LIVED THERE FOR A WHILE.

THEY'’VE BEEN SHARING A SHACK WITH THE DEAD KID,

I STILL GOTTA FIND OUT WHERE IT IS.

STAY CLOSE TO THE PARENTS. WATCH WHAT THEY DO.

O.K.

THE PREACHER SAID,

"THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN,

"AND WHAT WILL BE DONE

"HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE."

ECCLESIASTES.

AND THERE'’S NO STRONGER TESTIMONY TO THAT

THAN THE SHOCKING PAGES OF OUR DAILY NEWSPAPERS.

AMEN.

NOR DO WE NEED TO BRING IN

THE SHOCKING PAGES FROM VICKSBURG,

HATTIESBURG,

JACKSON, MERIDIAN...

AMEN.

WE FIND THE SHOCKING PAGES HERE

IN THESPARTA HERALD.

Woman: RIGHT HERE IN SPARTA!

ON THIS DAY, SUNDAY.

A BOY OF 17,

LEROY BREMER,

SON OF OUR NEIGHBORS MARJORIE

AND THE LATE MELTON BREMER,

SHOT TO DEATH BY POLICE

WHILE TRYING TO AVOID CAPTURE.

LEROY WAS CAUGHT TRYING TO STEAL SOMETHING.

COUPLE OF BOYS GOT INTO A PAWNSHOP,

THE PAPER SAY.

LEROY WAS TRYING TO RUN AWAY

WHEN THEY SHOT HIM,

THE PAPER SAY.

THREE POLICE OFFICERS.

JUST A COUPLE OF BOYS.

AND TODAY A MAMA IS MISSING

FROM HER ACCUSTOMED PLACE AMONG US.

FOUR SHOOTINGS LAST YEAR.

TWO DEATHS.

ONE BOY TURNED INTO A CRIPPLE.

NOT ENOUGH THAT BOY WENT TO PRISON.

HE HAD TO BE CARRIED THERE.

HE HAS TO BE CARRIED STILL.

IS THIS MY STORY?

A HORROR TALE OF MY INVENTION?

NO.

NO.

IT IS A STORY FROM YOUR SUNDAY PAPER.

PREACH, REV!

WE KNEW, LIKE THE PREACHER SAID,

IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN.

THAT'’S RIGHT.

AND, WELL...

HERE IT IS.

[MUSIC PLAYS]

PARKER, DO WE NEED THAT MUSIC?

WELL, NO, SIR, I SUPPOSE NOT.

COULD GET RID OF IT?

THERE'’S OTHER MUSIC ON.

IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO SOMETHING CLASSICAL,

92'’S PLAYING MARCHES

BY THE RINGLING CIRCUS BAND.

NOTHING, PARKER. THANK YOU.

YOU WANT IT OFF?

PLEASE.

OKEY-DOKE.

HOW CAN SOMEBODY PRINT STUFF LIKE THAT?

AIN'’T TRUE, AND PEOPLE WILL BELIEVE ALL OF IT.

YOU'’RE ASKING ME--

SPARTA'’S COLD-HEARTED BLACK COP

WHO WOULD SHOOT HIS OWN RELATIVE TO GET AHEAD IN LIFE?

YOU ASKING ME?

WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO ABOUT IT, NOTHING?

IRON JAW PETERSON-- ALTHEA'’S FATHER--

HE SAID TO ME ONCE,

"I CAN NEVER TURN A MAN AROUND

"SO'’S HE'LL SEE THE TRUTH.

"I CAN ONLY HOPE THE LORD WILL DO THAT

IN HIS OWN WAY."

FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM,

THE POWER, AND THE GLORY

FOREVER. AMEN.

All: AMEN.

[PIANO PLAYS]

COME FORWARD, AND MAKE YOUR HUMBLE CONFESSION.

MEEKLY KNEELING.

♪ THERE IS A FOUNTAIN FILLED WITH BLOOD ♪

♪ DRAWN FROM EMMANUEL'’S VEIN ♪

♪ AND SINNERS PLUNGED

♪ BENEATH THAT BLOOD

[SINGING CONTINUES]

♪ LOSE ALL THEIR GUILTY STAIN ♪

♪ LOSE ALL THEIR GUILTY STAIN ♪

♪ AND SINNERS PLUNGED...

THIS IS MY BODY WHICH IS BROKEN FOR YOU.

THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME.

THIS REPRESENTS MY BLOOD WHICH IS SPILLED

FOR THE REMISSION OF YOUR SINS.

NOW RISE AND GO IN PEACE.

AS THESE RETURN, LET OTHERS COME.

♪ GUILTY STAIN

♪ LOSE ALL THEIR GUILTY STAIN ♪

♪ LOSE ALL THEIR GUILTY STAIN ♪

♪ AND SINNERS PLUNGED BENEATH THAT FLOOD ♪

♪ LOSE ALL THEIR GUILTY STAIN ♪

[CHURCH BELL TOLLING]

MORNING, RUDA.

WHO'’S THIS BOY?

THIS IS BOBBY JOHNSON.

BOBBY, THIS IS MRS. RUDA GIBSON.

MORNING, MA'’AM.

HE'’S STAYING HERE SO HE COULD GO TO SCHOOL IN SPARTA.

LIVING WITH Y'’ALL?

NO, MA'’AM.

LIVING WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE RIGHT NOW.

HE'’S STAYING WITH THE CHIEF

UNTIL VIRGIL AND I CAN FIX UP MORE SPACE.

WE'’RE WORKING ON THE CARRIAGE HOUSE

IN BACK OF THE KITCHEN.

YOU THE BOY LOST YOUR BROTHER LAST YEAR?

ACCIDENT.

LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO LEROY BREMER LAST NIGHT,

FIGHTING OVER A GUN.

GIVE ME THAT GUN!

COME ON!

[GUNSHOTS]

THERE'’S THE CHIEF.

WELL, HERE I AM. YOU READY?

I'’VE BEEN READY.

OH. UH, LADIES.

I BELIEVE YOU REMEMBER VIRGIL'’S AUNT, RUDA GIBSON.

INDEED, I DO. HOW ARE YOU, MRS. GIBSON?

I THINK WE BETTER GET STARTED.

HUH?

WE GOT TO GET BEAUREGARD HOME.

OH, YES.

ON SUNDAYS, THE DOG EXPECTS AN EARLY DINNER.

SEE YOU LATER, MRS. TIBBS, MRS. GIBSON.

MRS. GIBSON, WHENEVER YOU FEEL LIKE TALKING TO ME,

I HOPE YOU PHONE.

ALTHEA.CHIEF.

WHAT ABOUT ME, RUDA?

WOULD YOU CARE TO TALK TO ME?

I HAVE MY CAR HERE.

CAN I TAKE YOU HOME?

HOW COME YOU'’RE NOT WEARING YOUR GUN?

I DON'’T LIKE TO WEAR IT RIGHT UP FRONT OF THE CHURCH.

I THOUGHT YOU WAS ALWAYS SUPPOSED TO WEAR YOUR GUN.

I WEAR IT WHEN I WANT TO.

WHEN DO YOU DON'’T WEAR IT?

WHEN I DON'’T WANT TO.

IF SOME DUDE WAS TO TRY TO GET A HOLD OF YOUR GUN,

AND Y'’ALL WAS FIGHTIN' OVER IT,

AND IT WENT OFF AND IT KILLED YOU,

WHOSE FAULT WOULD IT BE?

BE HIS FAULT.

AND IF IT KILLED THE DUDE?

STILL BE HIS FAULT.

WHY IS IT ALWAYS THE DUDE'’S FAULT?

THE FAULT GOES TO THE MAN WHO HAD NO RIGHT TO THE GUN.

LET ME TELL YOU, YOU CAN'’T SAY,

"WHEN DO YOU DON'’T WEAR A GUN."

YOU MUST SAY, "WHEN DO YOU NOT WEAR A GUN?"

YOU CAN'’T MAKE NO SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN OUT OF ME.

WHY NOT?

'’CAUSE I'M NOT WHITE.

WELL, IF WHITE MAKES A GENTLEMAN,

I'’VE GOT FAR TOO MANY GENTLEMEN DOWN THE JAIL AT THIS MOMENT.

TRUTH IS, WHAT MAKES A GENTLEMAN

IS CORRECTNESS... AND KINDNESS...

AND COURTESY.

I KNOW YOU'’RE NOT GOING TO WORK

DRESSED UP LIKE A PLAYBOY.

TO THE COUNTRY CLUB FOR BRUNCH,

IF YOU MUST KNOW.

AND HAVE YOU JUST ARRESTED A BOY AND HIS DOG?

THEY'’RE BOTH GUESTS IN MY HOME, IF YOU MUST KNOW.

SAY HELLO TO THE DOCTOR.

GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR.

WHAT'’S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

[ARF ARF]

[ARF]

DID YOU DO THE AUTOPSY

ON A KID NAMED LEROY BREMER?

DR. PERRY DID.

I SUPPOSE YOU CAN'’T TELL ME ANYTHING?

I CAN TELL YOU EVERYTHING.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS

THE .32 PISTOL WAS TIGHT AGAINST HIS BODY

WHEN IT DISCHARGED TWO SLUGS

INTO THE SPLEEN AND HEART.

SO THE VICTIM SHOT HIMSELF WITH HIS OWN GUN.

I CAN'’T MAKE THE JUMP TO THAT CONCLUSION,

BUT IF YOU PUT THAT PROBABILITY WITH AN EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT,

YOU'’D BE DOING A CERTAIN POLICE OFFICER A GREAT SERVICE.

[HORN HONKS]

YOU'’RE BLOCKING THE STREET.

[HONK]

I'’VE GOT THE WITNESS, BUT I CAN'’T GET THE ACCOUNT.

I HAD A CALL AN HOUR AGO FROM THE D.A.

HE WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A BASIS

FOR A MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE.

AGAINST BUBBA SKINNER? NO.

YES.

[HONK]

[HONK]

DARNELL CAN'’T BE SERIOUS ABOUT THAT.

[HONKING]

ALL RIGHT.

OH, LORD, THAT WOMAN CAN'’T BE FROM HERE.

TAKE ONE OF THESE EVERY EIGHT HOURS,

AS IT SAYS THERE, TILL THEY'’RE ALL GONE.

"AUGMENTIN." WHAT'’S THAT?

A VERY STRONG ANTIBIOTIC.

THAT'’S A BIG WOUND.

WE DON'’T WANT IT GETTING INFECTED.

TAKE YOUR TEMPERATURE TWICE A DAY.

IF IT GOES UP, COME BACK IN.

YEAH, THANK YOU, DOCTOR.

I THINK I'’M SUPPOSED TO SIGN THAT.

DOC, EXCUSE ME.

I WAS WONDERING, DID A MRS. BREMER BROUGHT IN HERE?

I CAN'’T HELP YOU ON THE FIRST NAME,

BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SOME TIME YESTERDAY MORNING.

MRS. ALBERT BREMER.

YOU DON'’T WANT TO SEE HER, DO YOU?

WELL, YES, MA'’AM, I--I WAS THINKING I MIGHT.

AND SAY WHAT?

JUST, UH, TELL HER HOW BAD I FEEL ABOUT THINGS.

YOU THINK IT'’D HELP HER?

BUBBA, NOTHING EVER HELPS THE PARENTS.

I CAN'’T BELIEVE Y'ALL DIDN'’T BRING NO MONEY.

WHERE WAS THEY GOING TO GET MONEY?

THIS IS SUNDAY?

WHAT YOU GONNA DO WITH ALL THAT STUFF?

THAT AIN'’T WORTH NOTHING UNLESS WE GET TO ALABAMA.

HOW WE GOING TO GET THERE ON $9.00?

I CAN GET SOME MONEY TOMORROW.

WE CAN'’T WAIT TILL TOMORROW.

COPS GOING TO BE SCRATCHING UP THESE STREETS.

THEY AIN'’T GOING TO BE, THEY IS. THEY'’RE HERE.

ALL RIGHT, LISTEN UP!

I WANT EVERYBODY OUT OF THERE.

LET'’S GO.

YOU AIN'’T GOING TO SHOOT NOBODY, IS YOU?

I SURE DON'’T WANT TO.

IF THE BOYS GIVE UP THEIR GUNS.

THEY AIN'’T GOT NO GUNS.

I WANT TO SEE THEIR HANDS IN THE AIR,

PALMS FACING ME. LET'’S DO IT.

RIGHT THERE.

THIS WAS A VERY UNKIND THING TO DO, GENTLEMEN.

HI, BABY. I NEED A HUG AND A KISS.

THANK YOU, HON.

WHEW! O.K., I'’M GOING TO GO BACK TO THE STATION

AND WE GOTTA BOOK THOSE KIDS WE CAUGHT AT THAT PAWNSHOP.

WAIT. WAIT. SOMEBODY'’S HERE.

THEY WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

THEY WANT TO SEE YOU. COME ON IN.

WHO?

OH...

[LAUGHS]