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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'’S JUST UP THE ROAD A PIECE.

MARY ELLEN, YOU'’VE BEEN SAYING THAT FOR THE LAST 5 MILES.

YOU KNOW, THAT CHICKEN'’S GONNA TASTE JUST AS GOOD HERE AS...

THERE! THAT'’S IT. PULL OVER.WHERE?

RIGHT HERE?YEAH.

YEAH. THIS IS IT.

HONEY, YOU SURE THIS IS THE PLACE, HUH?YEAH.

YEAH, MY DADDY USED TO BRING US WHEN WE WERE KIDS.

COME ON, RIGHT UP HERE IS SUTTER'’S ROCK.

ALL THE WAY UP HERE FOR A ROCK, HUH?

BETTER BE ONE HELL OF A ROCK.

SOMEHOW, I REMEMBERED IT ALL.

WHOA.[GUNSHOT]

HOLD ON, NOW! DO WE LOOK LIKE DEER?

IT'’S NOT EVEN HUNTING SEASON.

I SAID HOLD YOUR FIRE!

CAPTAIN SKINNER, SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT.

ALMOST THERE NOW. I'’M ALMOST THERE.

ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON TO ME. HOLD ON TO ME.

HUP! YEAH.OH!

BUBBA, WHY DO YOU THINK SOMEBODY WAS SHOOTING AT US?

I DON'’T KNOW, BUT I'’M GOING TO FIND OUT.

PARKER, YOU THERE?

BUBBA, I THOUGHT YOU WERE OFF TODAY.

YEAH, I AM. LET ME TALK TO THE CHIEF.

WELL, HE'’S NOT HERE.

UH, YOU KNOW, HE'’S AT THE DENTIST. HE'’S BEEN PUTTIN'’ IT OFF FOR WEEKS.

PARKER, LISTEN TO ME. MARY ELLEN'’S BEEN WOUNDED.

WELL, HOW?

SOME NUT WITH A RIFLE UP AT SUTTER'’S ROCK.

YEAH, I KNOW WHERE THAT IS.

NOTIFY THE CHIEF. I'’M GONNA AHEAD AND RUN HER IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

I TOLD MARY ELLEN NOT TO GET INVOLVED WITH A COP.

UH, MR. LASSO, MRS. LASSO, DON'’T Y'’ALL WORRY NOW, HUH?

MARY ELLEN WILL BE JUST FINE.

I TALKED TO THE DOCTOR, BACK THERE. IT'’S NOTHING SERIOUS AT ALL.

WHAT IF GETTING SHOT AT, ISN'’T SERIOUS, WHAT IS?

SHE NEVER GOT SHOT AT WHEN SHE WENT OUT WITH ARTHUR FENTON.

THAT'’S RIGHT.

CAPTAIN SKINNER?UH-HUH?

CALL FOR YOU.

WOULD YOU ALL EXCUSE ME FOR A SECOND, PLEASE?

IT'’S CHIEF GILLESPIE.THANK YOU.

YEAH, CHIEF.

WHAT'’S THE MATTER WITH MARY ELLEN LASSO?

WELL, SHE GOT SHOT.

WAIT. I DON'’T MEAN SHOT SHOT.

WHAT HAPPENED WAS A BULLET HIT A ROCK,

A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OFF AND HIT HER BEHIND THE LEG.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, CHIEF,

MARY ELLEN AIN'’T REALLY WHO I'’M WORRIED ABOUT RIGHT NOW.

OH, LORD. YOU MEAN, THE PARENTS ARE OVER THERE?

YEAH.

I DON'’T THINK, I SCORED TOO MANY POINTS TODAY.

WELL, LISTEN. UH, I TALKED TO SHERIFF McCOMB,

AND THAT SUTTER'’S ROCK, THAT'’S IN HIS TERRITORY.

WELL, NOW, CHIEF,

I DON'’T THINK I'’M GOING TO BE ABLE TO SIT BACK

AND LET HIS MEN HANDLE THIS.

YOU JUST COOL DOWN.

I SENT VIRGIL UP THERE TO LOOK AROUND.

MEANTIME, COOL DOWN. YOU HEAR?

YEAH. YEAH.

[BEEPING]

SHERIFF, YOU FIND ANYTHING?

THEY'’RE LOOKING FOR THE BULLETS.

I DON'’T KNOW HOW THEY'’RE GOING TO FIND ANYTHING.

WHERE'’S BUBBA?

HE'’S STILL AT THE HOSPITAL.

COME HERE.

THEM SHOTS MUST HAVE COME FROM OVER THERE.

SHE WAS HIT OVER THERE.

WELL, THERE'’S NO TRACE OF ANYBODY BEING DOWN THERE.

ARE YOU SURE?YES, SIR.

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

WHAT IS IT, LOWLER?

JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW, THE FELLA SAYS HE'’S CAPTAIN SKINNER.

PROBABLY '’CAUSE THAT'’S WHO HE IS.

HEY, VIRG.BUBBA.

HOW'’S MARY ELLEN?WELL, SHE'’S GONNA HAVE A STIFF LEG

FOR A WHILE, BUT SHE'’S GONNA BE OKAY.GOOD.

CAN YOU TELL US ANYTHING

TO HELP US LOCATE ONE OF THOSE SLUGS?

YEAH. I SURE CAN.

THAT SECOND SLUG WENT INTO THE GROUND, RIGHT THERE.

BRING THAT METAL DETECTOR OVER HERE.

[BEEPING]

[RAPID BEEPING]

THIS IS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.

BALLISTICS SHOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE IDENTIFYING IT.

I'’LL TAKE CARE OF THAT.

YEAH, SURE.

GOING TO RAIN?

NO RAIN.

WHAT BRINGS YOU OUT MY WAY, BILL GILLESPIE?

ONE OF MY OFFICERS GOT SHOT AT OUT HERE.

THAT RIGHT?YEAH.

HE THOUGHT, MAYBE HE'’D STUMBLED ON A STILL.

DON'’T LOOK AT ME. YOU KNOW I'’M RETIRED.

OH, YEAH, I KNOW. I...

I JUST THOUGHT, MAYBE YOU COULD MENTION SOMEBODY WHO ISN'’T.

I HAVE SEEN SOMETHING, STRIKES ME AS A LITTLE BIT ODD.

WHAT IS IT?

BIG OL'’ PICK-UP TRUCK.

DOUBLE BOGIE JOB.

A SIX WHEELER WITH THE DUALLIES ON THE BACK?

THAT'’S IT.

DRIVES BY HERE ABOUT TWICE A WEEK.

GOT A RED PAINT JOB.

ONE OF THEM CAMPER SHELLS ON TOP.

WHAT IS HE, A POACHER?

UH-UH. THIS HERE'’S A NICE, NEW TRUCK.

AIN'’T NO POACHER.

IF HE ISN'’T A MOONSHINER, AND HE ISN'’T A POACHER,

WHAT KIND OF A LAWBREAKER DO YOU RECKON HE IS?

WELL, YOU STUDY ON THAT A WHILE.

WHEN YOU WORK IT OUT, CALL ME.

USED TO BE THAT, UH...

YOU COULD VISIT AN OLD FRIEND AND SIT DOWN,

AND HAVE SOME FRIENDLY CONVERSATION.

PICK UP SOME USEFUL INFORMATION.

BUT I GUESS, THAT'’S ALL GONE NOW.

JAMISON, YOU WITHIN EARSHOT?

JUST A MINUTE, CHIEF.

YEAH, CHIEF, I'’M HERE.

I WANT YOU TO TAKE SAMSON AND DELILAH TO SUTTER'’S ROCK.

ARE WE LOOKING FOR ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR?

THE DOGS WILL TELL US WHAT WE'’RE LOOKING FOR.

[DOG BARKING]

BOYS, MY EYES FOOLING ME,

OR ARE WE STARING AT MARIJUANA?

WELL, IT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT TOO TALL TO BE ALFALFA.

DON'’T YOU THINK, SAMSON?

HOW MUCH WE TALKING ABOUT?

WELL, THE FIRST THING WE FOUND WAS THIS LITTLE OLD STAND.

THEN, ME AND LONNIE WENT OVER THE TOP OF THAT HILL,

AND, CHIEF, THEY GROWIN'’ IT IN BUNCHES ALL OVER.

YEAH. WE FOUND IT RIGHT ABOUT HERE.

ON THIS SIDE OF SUTTER'’S ROCK.

UH, CHIEF, NO WORD YET.

NO WORD ON WHAT, PARKER?

ON THAT RED PICK-UP TRUCK YOU WANTED ME TO PUT AN APB ON.

NO WORD YET.

PARKER, YOU DON'’T HAVE TO COME AND TELL ME UNLESS THERE IS WORD.

YES, SIR. THAT'’LL SAVE TIME.

GO AHEAD, JAMISON.

WELL, THE FIRST STAND WE FOUND WAS SMALL, ABOUT 12 PLANTS.

BUT LIKE BUBBA SAID, BUT WE FOUND THE OTHER ONES, THEY HAD 50 0R MORE.

50 PLANTS IN A STAND?

THESE ARE NO AMATEURS, ARE THEY?

NO, SIR.

THESE GUYS ARE DOING SOME MAJOR PLANTING.

[BUBBA] THEY'’RE DOING SOME MAJOR SHIPPING, TOO.

'’CAUSE THERE'S NO WAY THEY SELLING ALL THIS HERE.

YEAH, BUT FIRST A MAJOR STORING AND PROCESSING,

AND THAT HAS TO BE DONE HERE.

YEAH.

[BELL RINGS]

NOW, WHAT?

THEY FOUND OUR CROPS.

MAN.

AFTER ALL THAT WORK?

I DON'’T BELIEVE IT.

YOU HAD TO GO AND SHOOT AT THAT COP!

DON'’T GIVE ME THAT!

WITHOUT MY PROTECTION,

YOU'’D HAVE BEEN LOCKED UP A LONG TIME AGO.

YOUR PROTECTION'’S GOING TO GETUS LOCKED UP.

I'’M GOING TO CALL ALLISOND,

TELL HIM CASH ON THE BARREL--

TAKE EVERYTHING WE GOT.

HE BETTER COME THROUGH.

HE'’S THE ONE WHO TALKED ME INTO THIS MESS.

YOU'’VE DONE ALL RIGHT. KEPT YOUR BUSINESS FROM GOING UNDER.

BUT I DON'’T LIKE THE WAY THINGS ARE HEADING NOW.

THIS PLACE HAS GOT TO BE CLEANED OUT.

DARRELL!

I MADE SURE WE DIDN'’T SELL ANYTHING LOCAL.

IT'’LL BE AWFUL HARD TO TRACE THIS STUFF TO US.

WHAT, POP?

HEY, MAN, WHERE YOU GOING?

YOU KNOW I'’M ALWAYS LATE.

WHAT'’S ON YOUR MIND?

WELL, CHIEF HEARD TELL THERE'’S SOME FINE LOCAL REEFER AROUND.

WHY YOU GUYS ALWAYS BUSTING HARMLESS PURSUITS?

I DON'’T KNOW.

WHY DON'’T YOU ASK YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES?

YOU DO VOTE, DON'’T YOU?

SURE, I VOTE.

THE FINE POT YOU TALKING ABOUT IS SPARTA GOLD.

GOLD?

GOT A NICE RING TO IT, DON'’T IT?

BUT TOO PRICEY FOR AROUND HERE.

IT'’S WHAT'S CALLED AN EXPORT PRODUCT.

IT GOES TO PLACES LIKE MIAMI, NEW YORK.

WHO'’S EXPORTING IT?

COME ON, JIMMY.

SOME GUY NAMED ALLISOND.

I DON'’T KNOW THE MAN.

USED TO BE A COTTON BROKER.

BLEW OUT THAT BUSINESS.

LOTS OF RESPECTABLE PEOPLE

BLOW OUT BUSINESSES.

TURN TO RAISING OL'’ MARY JANE.

GOOD CITIZENS TRYING TO HELP THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

WHO'’S SELLING IT LOCALLY?

WHITE KID OVER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL GOT SOME.

WHITE KID?

THAT'’S NOT MUCH TO GO ON.

CALL HIM NINJA.

NINJA?

IS HE INTO MARTIAL ARTS?

NO, MAN.

NINJA'’S ONE OF THE REAL BAD MOTORBIKES IN THE UNIVERSE.

LATER.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE!

WHAT YOU WANT?

I'’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.

WHAT FOR?

HEARD YOU GOT SOME GOOD STUFF.

I DON'’T KNOW WHAT YOU'’RE TALKING ABOUT.

GUESS I HEARD WRONG.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

WHAT I GOT'’S EXPENSIVE.

I GOT $50.

I GOT ONE MORE.

GOOD.

YOU KNOW...

THIS STUFF'’S KILLER.

THAT'’S WHAT WE HEARD.

YOU'’RE UNDER ARREST.

[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

WHAT'’S GOING TO HAPPEN TO DARRELL NOW?

WELL, HE'’S IN A WHOLE LOT OF TROUBLE, MRS. TIBBS.

I HATE TO MAKE IT WORSE.

DO YOU KNOW SOMETHING?

DARRELL'’S GRADES HAVE BEEN GOING DOWN.

AND SUDDENLY SEEMS TO HAVE A LOT OF MONEY.

WE IMPOUNDED HIS MOTORBIKE.

REAL FANCY.

YOU KNOW WHAT HIS FATHER DOES?

I THINK MR. MEECHAM'’S IN THE MOVING BUSINESS.

HOW WOULD DARRELL GET ANY OF THIS STUFF ANYHOW?

WELL, WE'’RE HOPING HE'’LL TELL US.

COME IN, BARNEY, AND SIT DOWN BESIDE DARRELL.

YEAH.THANK YOU.

SO...

WHAT'’S HE DONE, CHIEF?

I TOLD HIM THAT MOTORBIKE

WOULD GET HIM INTO HOT WATER.

BOY'’S BEEN DEALING DRUGS.

UH! WHAT?

SO...

SO HOW DO YOU KNOW?

ONE OF OUR OFFICERS MADE A BUY FROM HIM.

WHERE DID YOU GET IT, SON?

THIS GUY FROM OUT OF TOWN SOLD IT TO ME.

I NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE.

THIS STUFF ISN'’T FROM OUT OF TOWN, IT'’S FROM HERE.

HOULDN'’T I HAVE A LAWYER?

I GUESS HE'’S RIGHT ON THAT, CHIEF.

PARKER, IS THAT HE TRUCK WE HAVE THE APB OUT ON

PARKED IN FRONT OF THE STATION?

I DON'’T KNOW. WHAT'’S IT LOOK LIKE?

GO TAKE A LOOK.YES SIR.

I IMAGINE YOUR BOY'’S GOING TO BE ARRAIGNED TOMORROW.

WHAT CAN WE EXPECT?

JUDGE HAWTHORNE. NOTHING LIGHT AND EASY.

VIRGIL, THAT'’S DARRELL'S FATHER GOING OUT THERE.

IS THAT YOUR RED PICK-UP OUT FRONT?

YEAH. SOMETHING WRONG?

NO.

I JUST SELDOM SEE ONE PARKED IN A POLICE AREA.

OH, I'’M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I'’LL MOVE IT RIGHT AWAY,

I'’M LEAVING JUST NOW.

GOT TO GET A LAWYER FOR MY BOY.

HIS MOVING BUSINESS WASN'’T DOING TOO WELL

FOR A LONG TIME.

LATELY IT SEEMS TO HAVE PICKED UP.

I THINK MR. MEECHAM'’S MOVING A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN JUST FURNITURE.

BUBBA, HOW'’S MARY ELLEN DOING?

JUST ABOUT AS MAD AS I AM, PARKER.

WE GET THE RESULTS OF THOSE BALLISTICS TESTS YET?

WELL, THE DETECTIVE'’S ON WITH THE LAB RIGHT NOW.

THERE'’S BEEN A FOUL-UP.

FOUL-UP?

HE'’S NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT IT.

BUT YOU BETTER ASK THE DETECTIVE FOR DETAILS.

LET ME TRY THIS AGAIN.

I DID NOT JUST LEAVE THE ACADEMY.

I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A .223,

WHICH IS A NATO ROUND,

AND A .22 LONG.

YOU SAY IT'’S IMPOSSIBLE.

I SAY YOU GOT THE WRONG ROUND.

WHAT HAPPENED?

[SIGHS]

BUBBA, YOU KNOW THAT BULLET YOU FOUND--

WHAT WAS THE CALIBER?

ABOUT .223 OR BETTER.

50 GRAINS.

WELL THE LAB DOESN'’T SEEM TO THINK SO.

THIS AIN'’T LIKE THEM.

I KNOW.

DEPUTY PRUITT SENT THEM THE ROUND.

DEPUTY PRUITT SENT THEM AROUND.

YEAH. HE ALSO MISSED SEEING ABOUT 50 MARIJUANA PLANTS

WHEN HE WAS STANDING RIGHT SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF THEM.

HMM. MAYBE PRUITT'’S JUST A CARELESS TYPE.

YEAH, WELL, IF HE'’S THE DRUG-RUNNING COP TYPE,

I CAN'’T WAIT TO GET HIM IN MY SIGHTS.

BUBBA, JUST HOLD ON FOR A MINUTE NOW.

LET'’S JUST LOOK INTO A FEW THINGS FIRST.

YEAH.

YOU HAVE A READING PROBLEM?

MAYBE.

DID I MISS SOMETHING?

THAT SIGN IS FOR POLICE VEHICLES.

DEPUTY GOWER. IT'’S NICE TO MEET YOU.

I'’M CHIEF OF DETECTIVES

VIRGIL TIBBS. SPARTA POLICE.

WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE THIS-- IN THE STREET?

RIGHT THERE WILL BE FINE.

THANK YOU.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

OTHERWISE MY PEOPLE WILL BE TIED UP ON SENTRY DUTY

WHEN THEY COULD BE OUT LOOKING FOR POT GROWERS.

TOMORROW, THEN.

HI THERE, VIRGIL.

SHERIFF.

JUST TALKING TO THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT FOLKS.

WE CAN CUT DOWN THAT OLD POT PATCH TOMORROW.

GOOD, GOOD. YOU KNOW THE BULLET WE FOUND?

THE LAB SAYS IT WAS A .22 LONG.

KID'’S GUN.

MAYBE IT WAS KIDS. THEY'’RE CRAZY ENOUGH.

THEY COULD BE GROWING THAT STUFF.

THE ROUND I GAVE PRUITT WAS HEAVIER.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN'’ ABOUT?

THE ROUND I GAVE PRUITT WAS AT LEAST 55 GRAINS.

NOW A .22...

WEIGHS 40.

MAYBE THE LAB MADE A MISTAKE.

THERE ARE TWO OTHER POSSIBILITIES.

SUCH AS?

ONE--PRUITT MADE A MISTAKE.

TWO--

HE DELIBERATELY SENT IN THE WRONG ROUND.

ARE YOU ACCUSING MY MAN?

UH, NO. I'’M JUST TALKING ABOUT POSSIBILITIES.

YOU'’RE SAYING A VETERAN OF THIS DEPARTMENT

TAMPERED WITH EVIDENCE.

IT COULD'’VE BEEN A MISTAKE.

WHY WOULD YOU FIX ON PRUITT?

THE ROUND WAS A TYPE COMMONLY USED BY S.W.A.T. UNITS.

THE CHIEF TELLS ME PRUITT'’S A MEMBER OF YOUR S.W.A.T. TEAM.

THAT IS PLUMB WILD.

SHERIFF...

HE TRIED TO BLOCK DISCOVERY OF THOSE PLANTS.

MAYBE HE FIRED THE WARNING ROUND.

MAYBE...

HE DIDN'’T COUNT ON BUBBA ACTUALLY FINDING THAT BULLET.

I GUESS YOU SAW A LOT OF THINGS IN THE BIG CITY, TIBBS.

COUNTY DEPUTIES AIN'’T LIKE BIG CITY COPS.

THEY STAY TRUE.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

GIVE GILLESPIE MY REGARDS.

WILL DO.

WHERE'’S PRUITT?

HE TOOK SOME VACATION TIME, SIR.

YOU FIND OUT WHERE HE IS.

YES, SIR.

HEY, PARKER, I WANT YOU TO RUN A TAG ON A LINCOLN,

MISSISSIPPI PLATES.

ALL RIGHTY. GO AHEAD.

1-GPI-598. HINDS COUNTY.

OKEY-DOKE. UH, STAND BY.

LOOK HERE, SWEET, COMING YOUR WAY.

YEAH, I HAVE OUR LITTLE FRIEND.

PARKER, DO I LOOK LIKE A POLICE OFFICER?

WELL, EVERY INCH, DETECTIVE.

A FINE EXAMPLE.

THANK YOU. THAT HELPS.

BEEN HAVING SOME DOUBTS ABOUT MYSELF.

WHAT CAUSED YOUR DOUBTS? McCOMB?

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

HE JUST PHONED. HE THOUGHT YOU MIGHT'’VE BEEN OFFENDED

BY SOMETHING HE SAID.

I WAS.

I UNDERSTAND IT.

NOBODY WANTS HIS DEPARTMENT ACCUSED.

HE SAID THAT PRUITT IS AWAY FROM THE OFFICE.

DOES HE MEAN FAR AWAY?

HE DOESN'’T KNOW, BUT WE DO.

WE'’VE GOT SWEET TAILIN'’ HIM.

SEEMS DEPUTY PRUITT HAS A SIDELINE.

[BELL RINGS]

NOW, YOU DON'’T SUPPOSE THAT BUILDING'’S FULL OF WEED, DO YOU?

THAT'’S EXACTLY WHAT I SUPPOSE.

WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON?

WELL, I'’D LIKE TO KNOW THE SAME THING,

BUT I DON'’T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT THIS MINUTE.

JUST LET ME KNOW IF ANYBODY INTERESTING TURNS UP,

AND PARTICULARLY ANYBODY DRIVING A LINCOLN CAR.

YES, SIR, CHIEF.

SO HE WAS HEADED OUT TOWARDS JACKSON, WAS HE?

YES, SIR.

WELL, WHEN THEY MET, DID ANYTHING CHANGE HANDS?

NO, THEY JUST ARGUED A LOT.

THEY ARGUED? MAYBE THEY DICKERED. COULD THAT HAVE BEEN IT?

WELL, NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT,

YEAH, IT COULD HAVE BEEN THAT.

READ ME THAT FAX.

YES, SIR. UH...

REGISTERED OWNER OF THAT LINCOLN IS...

CLIVE ALLISOND.

BUSINESS LICENSE AS COTTON BROKER.

BUT IT GOT SUSPENDED LAST YEAR.

UH, DOESN'’T SAY WHY.

AND HE'’S GOT NO PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS.

YOU KNOW, I THINK HE MADE A DEAL WITH PRUITT.

WHICH MEANS HE'’S GOING TO COME BACK.

NOW WOULDN'’T THAT BE SOMETHING.

YOU MEAN GET THEM ALL TOGETHER?

OH, YEAH. THAT'’S WORTH WAITING FOR.

MAN, I HATE WAITING.

NOPE.

I...

REALLY HATE...

WAITING.

WELL, LET'’S DO SOMETHING ELSE.

[CHUCKLES]

YOU JUST KNOW THIS IS GONNA END UP ON THE 6:00 NEWS.

YEAH, AND THE 7:00, 8:00, AND 10:00, TOO.

WHO YOU GOING TO BLAST THIS TIME?

WHERE'’S ALLISOND?

HE SAID 8:00.

YOU THINK HE'’D RIP US OFF?

ALLISOND?

I KNOW HE WON'’T.

OH. HE'’S A GOOD OL' COTTON TRADER.

HE BETTER NOT TURN OUT TO BE A BOLL WEEVIL.

HE'’S LATE.

JUST LIKE YOU SAID, CHIEF. HE'’S COMIN' IN ON JACKSON ROAD.

KEEP SOME DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND HIM.

YES, SIR.

I WANT YOU TO CALL EVERYBODY, YOU TELL THEM ALL TO BE NICE.

OKAY, CHIEF. NO ONE JUMPS THE GUN. SHOULD I CALL McCOMB?

NO. I'’LL CALL HIM LATER MYSELF.

I WANT YOU TO CALL VIRGIL, TELL HIM TO MEET US THERE.

YES, SIR.

WELL...

LET'’S GO.

THAT SCOPE IS MEANT FOR KILLING.

WELL, YES, SIR,

AND SOMETIMES IT'’S TO AVOID KILLING.

YOU'’RE NOT MAD, ARE YOU?

YEAH.

WE SEE A LINCOLN.

BOYS READY?

JAMISON, SWEET-- YOU IN POSITION?

SURE ARE.

I WANT TO GET THEM ACTUALLY LOADING THAT STUFF.

JURIES LOVE THAT.

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?

WHY, THIS IS MY INSURANCE.

COME ON. LET'’S GET ON WITH IT.

ALL RIGHT. LET'’S MOVE UP.

WE'’RE MOVING UP.

CHIEF...

LISTEN, Y'’ALL IN THAT WAREHOUSE!

THIS IS BILL GILLESPIE, CHIEF OF SPARTA POLICE.

WE'’RE PUTTING Y'’ALL UNDER ARREST.

I DEARLY HOPE YOU'’RE NOT GONNA MAKE A FIGHT OUT OF THIS THING.

I DON'’T WANT TO SEE ANYBODY SHOT, MAYBE KILLED.

[GUNFIRE]

I WISH YOU HADN'’T DONE THAT.

WE BETTER TAKE THIS GUY ANY WAY WE CAN, CHIEF.

I'’D SOONER WE TRY TO PRESERVE HIM, BUBBA, IF POSSIBLE.

WILSON AND I OUGHT TO COME OVER YOUR WAY.

I KNOW A WAY IN.

I'’M ALREADY AROUND HERE. I'’LL DO IT.

ALL RIGHT. THERE'’S A VENTILATOR IN A WINDOW.

ON THE BACK WALL. CLIMB UP ON IT, YOU CAN SEE IN.

CHIEF, I BETTER GO IN. PRUITT'’S LIABLE TO HURT PEOPLE OUT HERE.

YOU BETTER NOT GO IN THERE, BUBBA.

I'’M GOING IN THERE, CHIEF.

[GUNFIRE]

SHOOT THEM! SHOOT THEM!

JAMISON, SWEET...

THEY'’RE GOING FOR THAT LINCOLN CAR.

YOU BETTER GO GET THEM.

[JAMISON] CHIEF, WE'’VE GOT THE MAIN GUY IN CUSTODY.

GOOD. GOOD.

[GUNFIRE]

NOW, BUBBA-- WHERE ARE YOU?

BUBBA, COME IN. YOU HEAR ME?

[GUNFIRE]

I'’M INSIDE, CHIEF.

[GUNFIRE]

[SIREN APPROACHING]

HOW YOU DOING?

BILL.

APPRECIATE THE CALL.

SORRY ABOUT ALL THIS, MAC.

VIRGIL.

SHERIFF.

YOU CUT MY EX-DEPUTY HERE SOME SLACK.

YEAH, I DID. FIGURED WE ALL NEED TO TALK TO HIM.

I'’M TALKING TO NOBODY.

WANT TO GO TO PARCHMAN, SON?

PRISON POPULATION'’S ALWAYS DELIGHTED TO WELCOME A COP.

SOME OF THOSE BOYS MIGHT KNOW YOU PERSONALLY.

SWEET, WOULD YOU OPEN THAT CASE?

I WANT TO SEE HOW MUCH MONEY WAS INVOLVED HERE.

WELL, SHUT MY MOUTH.

THERE'’S NO MONEY IN THERE AT ALL.

BARNEY?

IS THAT WHAT YOU EXPECTED TO FIND

WHEN ALLISOND OPENED THAT CASE?

WHAT DO YOU RECKON HE INTENDED TO DO WITH THAT?

YOU KNOW, WE MAY JUST HAVE SAVED BARNEY'’S LIFE HERE.

BARNEY, WE SAVED YOUR LIFE.

DAD?

THIS IS A SPECTACLE, A SORRY SPECTACLE.

FATHER AND SON SIDE BY SIDE...

IN DURANCE VILE.

WHAT'’S THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS JAIL.

WHAT'’S GONNA HAPPEN?

WELL, FOR THE BOY IT'’S A FIRST OFFENSE,

BUT, BARNEY, I'’M AFRAID YOU'’RE GONNA HAVE TO DO SOME TIME.

SURE IS IRONIC.

WHAT'’S THAT MEAN?

WHAT YOU TRIED TO SAVE YOUR BUSINESS IS WHAT COST YOU YOUR BUSINESS.

I GREW MARIJUANA TO KEEP MY HOME AND MY FAMILY.

IT WAS A MATTER OF NEED.

IF CRIME WAS JUSTIFIED BY NEED,

IT'’D BE THE MAIN OCCUPATION OF THE MASSES.

WHAT WOULD YOUR MAMA SAY IF SHE COULD SEE YOU NOW?

WELL, SHE'’D SEE YOU, TOO, DADDY.

I GAVE YOU A NICE HOME...

AND A $7,000 MOTORCYCLE, BUT, NO, THAT WASN'’T GOOD ENOUGH!

NO! YOU HAD TO GO STEAL THAT WEED.

AND SELL IT-- SELL IT TO KIDS.

COME OFF IT, DADDY. YOU DONE THAT, TOO.

I SOLD IT TO ALLISOND.

WHAT HE DONE WITH IT...

OUT OF MY HANDS.

OUT OF YOUR HANDS.

I THINK I'’LL SLEEP A WHILE, DADDY.

HUH. $7,000 MOTORCYCLE.

WELL, BARNEY'’S GOING TO BE A GUEST AT THE TAXPAYERS FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS.

PRUITT PROBABLY MORE THAN THAT.

YEAH, O.K., BYE.

WELL, SIR, WITH ALL THOSE FELLAS IN JAIL,

THAT MEAN WE'’VE WON ANOTHER BATTLE IN THE WAR ON DRUGS?

IT MIGHT AFFECT THE PRICE OF MARIJUANA IN MIAMI FOR AN HOUR OR SO.

OH. OH! SHERIFF McCOMB, CHIEF, HE'’S HERE TO SEE YOU.

OH, WELL, LET HIM IN.

COME ON IN, MAC. HOW NICE TO SEE YOU.

ACTUALLY, I'’M MAINLY HERE TO SEE VIRGIL.

THAT'’S VIRGIL.

SHERIFF.

GUESS I'’LL HAVE TO EAT SOME WORDS.

HOW'’D YOU BLUNDER THIS TIME?

MAINTAINING MORAL SUPERIORITY

OF COUNTRY COPS OVER CITY COPS.

AIN'’T SO.

JUST SOMETHING I WANTED TO BELIEVE.

I CAN'’T BLAME YOU FOR THAT.

SPEAKING FOR MY MEN, AS WELL, WE'’RE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR HELP.

WE WONDER IF YOU MIGHT JOIN US FOR LUNCH.

WELL, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I'’D BE HONORED.

HONORED. HONORED.

WELL, ISN'’T THAT NICE?

IS THAT LITTLE FRENCH PLACE STILL OPEN IN KENARD?

YOU MEAN CAJUN.

YEAH. IS IT STILL OPEN?

IT'’S JAPANESE NOW.

FINE. WEDNESDAY, THEN.

WHAT?

WEDNESDAY. THAT'’S THE ONLY DAY HE AND I CAN BE OFF TOGETHER.

OH.

O.K.

IF THAT'’S THE WAY YOU WANT IT.

I'’LL PHONE YOU.