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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

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

NO, ALTHEA. I DIDN'T HEAR A THING.

THAT'S WHAT'S SO SCARY ABOUT IT.

ONE MINUTE THEY'RE WHEEZING WITH EVERY BREATH,

AND THE NEXT, THEY'RE COMPLETELY SILENT.

ALTHEA, IT'S JUST A COLD.

CHILDREN GET COLDS EVERY DAY.

NOT THIS KIND. THE WHEEZING IS NEW.

NO SUCH THING AS NEW WHEEZING.

PEOPLE BEEN WHEEZING FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS.

IT'S NEW TO ME.

I THINK I HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE THE OVERPROTECTIVE MOTHER JUST ONCE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S SUPPOSED TO MEAN,

BUT GO AHEAD.

SALLY!

OH, ALTHEA TIBBS.

I DIDN'T EVEN SEE YOU.

IS EVERYTHING O.K.?

OH, I'M JUST FINE, THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET VIRGIL'S AUNT ETTA.

THIS IS SALLY NASH,

ONE OF TINA'S PARTNERS AT THE BEAUTY PARLOR.

OH, AUNT ETTA.

I HAVE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT YOU.

SALLY NASH...

SEEMS LIKE I HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT YOU, TOO.

OH, AND THESE MUST BE THE TWINS.

HELLO, LITTLE BABY.

OH! HA HA.

THIS MUST BE LITTLE SARAH.

THEY'RE JUST AS DARLING AS YOU SAID THEY WERE.

ALTHEA.

KITCHY-KITCHY-COO. HI, BABY.

HELLO THERE, HONEY.

ALTHEA.

HI, BABY. IT'S ME. HI.

SALLY.

MAMA.

YES, HONEY. SALLY.

SALLY...

WE'RE LATE FOR AN APPOINTMENT.

OH. SO AM I.

I WONDER WHAT KIND OF APPOINTMENT SHE GOT.

CAN I HELP YOU?

YOU CERTAINLY CAN, DOCTOR.

WHAT IS IT, SALLY?

SUGAR, WE'VE GOT OURSELVES A DEFINITE PROBLEM.

SALLY, I'M A VERY BUSY MAN.

I'VE GOT A WAITING ROOM FILLED WITH PATIENTS.

WHAT IS IT THIS TIME?

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO BE SUCH A BURDEN.

SALLY, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?

THE PROBLEM IS YOUR WIFE.

DO WE HAVE TO DISCUSS THIS EVERY TIME WE MEET?

NO, WE DON'T.

I JUST THOUGHT YOU'D WANT TO KNOW

THAT ARDICE INVITED ME TO LUNCH TOMORROW.

WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT?

WHAT DID YOU TELL HER?

I TOLD HER I'D BE DELIGHTED.

WHAT?

SALLY, ARE YOU CRAZY OR SOMETHING?

CRAZY? THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK?

WELL, MAYBE I AM CRAZY.

DR. TALBOTT?

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT, SALLY.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO TOMORROW.

OH.

WE'VE BOTH WAITED LONG ENOUGH.

YES. IT'S BEEN LONG ENOUGH.

SORRY I'M LATE, DARLING.

UM, IT WAS A BUSY DAY.

WELL... MY DAY WASN'T MUCH BETTER.

I'M AFRAID I'VE GOT SOME RATHER DISTRESSING NEWS.

OH, REALLY?

SHALL I ASK DAPHNE TO SERVE THE SALAD,

MISS HOLLINGS?

IT'S MRS. TALBOTT.

SHE'S NO LONGER MISS HOLLINGS,

AND THIS IS NO LONGER THE HOLLINGS ESTATE.

IT IS MY HOME. IT HAS BEEN FOR 12 YEARS NOW.

YOU'VE HAD SUFFICIENT TIME TO ADJUST TO THE CHANGE.

YES, SIR.

NO, LORNA. I THINK WE'LL HOLD OFF ON THE SALAD. THANK YOU.

MA'AM.

I'M SORRY, DARLING.

YOU WERE SAYING?

I'M HAVING COMPANY FOR LUNCH TOMORROW.

WELL, GOOD.

OH, I'M GLAD.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO SOCIALIZE, ARDICE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW GLAD EITHER OF US WILL BE.

DEPENDING ON WHAT I FIND OUT,

THERE MAY BE QUITE A FEW CHANGES AROUND HERE.

I SEE.

HM... I SEE.

AH-CHOO!

CHIEF, I MADE YOU A NICE CUP OF HOT TEA.

SECOND BEST THING IN THE WORLD FOR A COLD.

I KNOW I'M GONNA REGRET THIS,

BUT WHAT IS THE FIRST?

THE FIRST... THAT'D BE NEXT TUESDAY.

NO, PARKER.

I MEANT THE REMEDY.

OH. CHIEF, YOU REMEMBER MY AUNT MARGE?

NO, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER, DOES IT?

SHE MAKES HER OWN HOME REMEDIES.

WHAT, MOONSHINE?

NO, SIR. SHE TAKES A GRAPEFRUIT, PEEL AND ALL,

AND BOILS IT IN TWO CUPS OF WATER.

AND YOU EAT THE GRAPEFRUIT?

YOU DRINK THE WATER. FIXES YOU RIGHT UP.

PARKER...

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO ME.

WHY, THANK YOU, CHIEF.

OHH...

LORD, HELP ME OUT.

GOOD MORNING, MS. TIBBS.

HI, PARKER.

I'LL BET YOU'RE HERE FOR THE DETECTIVE'S PAYCHECK.

I KNOW LAW SCHOOL WAS MY IDEA,

BUT I NEVER GET TO SEE MY HUSBAND.

WELL, CHIEF'S GOT THE CHECK.

-GO AHEAD RIGHT IN. -THANKS.

[NOSE BEING BLOWN]

AHA!

"AHA"?

WHEN A PERSON SNEEZES, YOU SAY "GOD BLESS YOU."

MM-MMM.

NOT TO THE MAN WHO GAVE MY CHILDREN

THE WORST COLDS OF THEIR LIVES.

ALTHEA, THE WAY YOU SAY IT...

YOU WERE AT MY HOUSE, PLAYING WITH YOUR GODCHILDREN

JUST TWO DAYS AGO.

WELL, THEY WERE PLAYING WITH ME.

ONE OF THEM SNEEZED RIGHT ON ME.

WILLIAM DID A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT.

THE CHECK.

CERTAINLY.

THERE YOU ARE.

GESUNDHEIT.

OH, THANK YOU.

HAVE A SEAT, MISS NASH.

MISS HOLLINGS'LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, NATHAN.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MA'AM.

HI.

WELL...

I SUPPOSE YOU DO YOUR OWN HAIR.

I DIDN'T COME HERE TO TALK ABOUT MY HAIR.

OF COURSE NOT.

THANK YOU.

I DIDN'T COME HERE TO EAT, EITHER, MRS. TALBOTT.

IN FACT, I FIND THIS MOST PECULIAR.

OH?

WELL, IF I SUSPECTED MY HUSBAND

OF SLEEPING WITH ANOTHER WOMAN,

I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T WANT TO EAT WITH HER.

THAT'D BE THE LAST THING I'D WANT TO DO.

NOW, I'M CURIOUS.

WHAT EXACTLY WOULD YOU DO?

YOU SEE, I LOVE MY HUSBAND.

BUT I'M AT A LOSS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I THOUGHT OF OFFERING YOU MONEY.

YOU CAN SAVE YOUR MONEY.

VANCE AND I ARE IN LOVE.

DON'T DELUDE YOURSELF, MISS NASH.

VANCE TALBOTT COULD NEVER LOVE A WOMAN SUCH AS YOURSELF.

AND DO YOU THINK HE LOVES YOU?

NOW LOOK WHO'S KIDDING HERSELF.

HE NEVER LOVED YOU.

HE ONLY MARRIED YOU FOR YOUR MONEY.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

VANCE AND I...

SOMEBODY HELP!

HELP!

QUICK, NATHAN. CALL THE DOCTOR.

OH, DEAR LORD.

OH... HOLD ME, VANCE.

WHAT IS IT, SALLY?

OH, I FEEL SO AWFUL

FOR FEELING SO GOOD ABOUT SOMETHING SO AWFUL.

WHAT?

ARDICE IS DEAD.

MY GOD. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

OH... NO.

Y-YOU THINK...

WELL, I... I DIDN'T.

NO. I COULDN'T.

I MEAN, SHE JUST DIED,

RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF ME.

ARDICE IS DEAD?

VANCE, I THOUGHT THAT WAS WHAT YOU WANTED.

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

SHE WAS MY WIFE FOR 12 YEARS.

BUT VANCE...

THIS IS WHAT YOU AND I

HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR ALL THIS TIME.

NOW I CAN BE YOUR WIFE.

YOU ARE SUCH A CHILD, SALLY.

I'VE GOT SOME THINGS TO TAKE CARE OF.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

AFTERNOON, CHIEF.

AFTERNOON. WELL, HERE I AM.

NO APPOINTMENT.

WELL, WE'LL TRY AND SQUEEZE YOU IN.

HAVE A SEAT.

EXCUSE ME. I'M HERE BECAUSE THE DOCTOR ASKED TO SEE ME.

OH, I SEE.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

DR. TALBOTT'S OFFICE.

IT'S FOR YOU.

THANK YOU.

GILLESPIE HERE.

YOU DIDN'T BOIL THAT GRAPEFRUIT LIKE I TOLD YOU TO,

DID YOU, CHIEF?

WHY DO YOU THINK THAT?

IF YOU DID, YOU WOULDN'T BE AT THE DOCTOR'S.

WHAT DO YOU WANT, PARKER?

TO MAKE SURE YOU GOT DR. TALBOTT'S MESSAGE.

UH, DID YOU?

DON'T YOU REMEMBER WHERE YOU JUST CALLED ME?

YOU'RE AT THE DOCTOR'S.

CAN'T YOU PUT THAT ANSWER TOGETHER

WITH THE PREVIOUS QUESTION?

YEAH, RIGHT, CHIEF.

SOMETIMES I TICKLE MYSELF.

WELL, BYE-BYE FOR NOW.

GO ON IN, CHIEF.

THANKS.

CHIEF GILLESPIE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING BY, SIR.

PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.

DON'T MENTION IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

IT'S ABOUT MY WIFE.

SHE, UH...

SHE DIED EARLIER TODAY.

YEAH, I HEARD ABOUT THAT,

AND I'M VERY SORRY.

THE POOR THING,

SHE WAS CONFINED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS

IN A WHEELCHAIR, WASN'T SHE?

YES. HER, UH, HEART WASN'T VERY STRONG.

WELL, NORMALLY, UH, THESE THINGS

DON'T HAVE TO BE REPORTED TO US.

I KNOW, BUT YOU SEE...

ARDICE SEEMED TO BE GETTING SO MUCH BETTER.

IS THAT A FACT?

YOU MEAN THIS WAS KIND OF A RELAPSE?

OH, NO. I DON'T THINK THAT'S VERY LIKELY.

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU SUGGESTING HAPPENED?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT SOMETHING JUST DOESN'T SIT RIGHT.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I CAN DO.

I CAN, UH, ARRANGE AN AUTOPSY.

LET ME GET RIGHT ON IT.

THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.

AT LEAST THAT WAY I'D KNOW FOR SURE.

YES. WELL, SO WOULD I.

ORDINARILY THE FAMILY DOESN'T SUGGEST THIS,

BUT I'M GLAD YOU DID.

[WHISTLES]

THE CHIEF SAID THE HOLLINGS

ARE ONE OF THE OLDEST FAMILIES IN SPARTA.

THEY PROBABLY EVEN GOT SLAVE QUARTERS OUT BACK.

DON'T LOOK AT ME, SWEET.

NONE OF MY PEOPLE EVER LIVED HERE...

THAT I KNOW OF.

SO MRS. TALBOTT WAS OUT HERE WHEN SHE PASSED AWAY?

THAT'S RIGHT,

BUT I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE HERE.

YOU SAID SHE'D JUST STARTED LUNCH WHEN IT HAPPENED.

ABOUT WHAT TIME WAS THAT?

12:30. SHE ALWAYS ATE AT 12:30.

SHE HADN'T EATEN MUCH WHEN SIS...

I MEAN, MISS HOLLINGS WAS A LITTLE GIRL

WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE TO WORK.

LAST FEW WEEKS SHE SEEMED SO MUCH BETTER.

UM, MAID SAYS MRS. TALBOTT HAD SOME COMPANY FOR LUNCH.

THAT GIRL WAS HERE.

A FRIEND OF MRS. TALBOTT'S?

I'D HARDLY CALL SALLY NASH A FRIEND.

SALLY NASH?

WHY WAS SALLY NASH HERE?

THAT GIRL WAS CARRYING ON WITH DR. TALBOTT.

MISS HOLLINGS CALLED HER HERE TO GIVE HER WHAT FOR.

AND THEN THIS, UH, SALLY DISAPPEARED

RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENED.

MA'AM, YOU DIDN'T HAPPEN TO SAVE

ANY OF THE LEFTOVERS FROM THAT LUNCH, DID YOU?

OF COURSE NOT.

MISS HOLLINGS DIDN'T BELIEVE IN LEFTOVERS.

WELL, MA'AM, WE STILL HAVE TO CHECK OUT THE KITCHEN.

I'LL NOTIFY THE STAFF.

EXCUSE ME, MA'AM.

WHERE WAS DOC TALBOTT

WHEN ALL THIS WAS HAPPENING?

AT WORK, BUT HE WAS OUT OF THE OFFICE

WHEN I PHONED.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

WELL, THIS SALLY NASH SOUNDS KIND OF...

"KOOKY" IS THE WORD YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, SWEET.

THINK THIS IS A HOMICIDE?

IT'S TOO SOON TO TELL, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THIS:

I'M REAL INTERESTED TO SEE THE RESULTS OF THAT AUTOPSY.

UH, HI.

I WANTED TO THANK YOU, MARGARET ROSE,

FOR STAYING LATE TO WORK ON THAT.

I SUPPOSE IT COULDN'T HAVE WAITED TILL TOMORROW?

NO. WE'RE IN A BIG HURRY. DID YOU FIND ANYTHING?

'COURSE I FOUND SOMETHING.

ARDICE HOLLINGS DIED OF HEART FAILURE,

BUT IT WASN'T BY NATURAL CAUSES.

OH. MAY I ASK WHAT YOU MEAN BY THAT?

I MEAN THAT SHE HAD A LITTLE HELP.

C2-F2-Na-O2.

HUH?

SODIUM FLOUROACETATE.

OH, YEAH.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, DO YOU?

NO, BUT I KNOW YOU GONNA TELL ME,

AREN'T YOU, MARGARET ROSE?

RAT POISON.

IT WASN'T EASY TO FIND.

AT FIRST IT LOOKED LIKE A NORMAL HEART ATTACK.

WELL, MAYBE THAT'S WHY IT WAS CHOSEN.

THE ONLY THING IN HER BLOODSTREAM

WAS HER USUAL MEDICATION.

POISON TURNED UP IN THE HEART TISSUE.

RAT POISON.

THAT STUFF WORKS PRETTY QUICK, DOESN'T IT?

IT'S ONE OF THE FASTEST ACTING POISONS AROUND.

SO THAT THE PERSON WHO GAVE IT TO HER

WAS PROBABLY THERE WHEN SHE DIED.

AND WHEN WAS THAT?

BETWEEN 12 AND 1 P.M.

OH.

NOW, MARGARET ROSE, AREN'T YOU GLAD YOU STAYED

AND FOUND OUT ALL OF THIS FOR ME?

SURE.

SURE.

NOW WE CAN SLEEP EASIER KNOWING ANOTHER MURDER

HAS BEEN COMMITTED IN OUR FAIR CITY.

GOOD NIGHT, MARGARET ROSE.

GENTLEMEN, I'M SORRY TO KEEP Y'ALL WAITING.

QUITE ALL RIGHT.

COME RIGHT THIS WAY.

THANK YOU.

CONSIDERING THE HOUR,

I'M SURE Y'ALL DON'T HAVE GOOD NEWS.

NO.

UH, YOUR WIFE WAS POISONED.

POISONED.

HOW?

I WISH I KNEW.

SIR, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ASK YOU

A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DAY SHE DIED.

OF COURSE.

MISS REYNOLDS COULDN'T GET A HOLD OF YOU WHEN IT HAPPENED.

OH, I'D JUST LEFT THE OFFICE WHEN THE CALL CAME IN.

YOU DID?

YEAH. MY RECEPTIONIST CAN TELL YOU I WAS THERE ALL MORNING.

UH, WHAT ABOUT SALLY NASH?

WELL, SHE'S A PATIENT OF MINE.

YES.

BUT SHE HAD LUNCH HERE WITH YOUR WIFE

THE DAY THAT MRS. TALBOTT DIED.

I WASN'T AWARE OF THAT.

REALLY?

SO YOU GOT NO IDEA WHAT THAT LUNCH WAS ALL ABOUT, HUH?

WELL, NO. I HAVE NO IDEA.

WELL, CAN YOU TELL US ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT SALLY NASH?

I FEEL SORRY FOR SALLY.

SHE TOOK MY PROFESSIONAL CONCERN FOR SOMETHING ELSE.

THE GIRL... SHE THINKS SHE'S IN LOVE WITH ME.

WELL, THAT HAPPENS.

AND YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO ENCOURAGE IT, DID YOU?

NO, I DID NOT, CAPTAIN SKINNER.

SALLY IS A VERY DISTURBED WOMAN.

YOU MEAN SHE'S A MENTAL CASE?

I'M HER MEDICAL DOCTOR, CHIEF GILLESPIE,

NOT HER PSYCHIATRIST.

WELL...

ALL RIGHT.

UH, WOULD THAT BE EVERYTHING?

I EXPECT WE'LL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU.

WAS HE SUGGESTING...

SALLY NASH POISONED MY WIFE?

UH, I DIDN'T HEAR THAT, DOCTOR.

HEY, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

A PICTURE IN A HEART.

KIND OF TOUCHING, ISN'T IT?

BOTTLE'S KIND OF OLD.

SHE MUST'VE GOT IT A FEW YEARS BACK.

YEP.

GUESS SALLY THOUGHT IT MIGHT COME IN HANDY SOME DAY.

THIS THE BEST LITTLE HAIR HOUSE?

CAPTAIN SKINNER, SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT.

NO, MA'AM, I DON'T NEED AN APPOINTMENT.

WHAT I DO NEED IS TO TALK TO SALLY NASH.

LEFT YESTERDAY AT NOON?

THAT'S WHAT I CALL

A PRETTY LONG LUNCH BREAK, HUH?

APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. THANK YOU.

HERE'S THE LAB RESULT.

NOBODY'S SEEN HER SINCE SHE LEFT THE HOLLINGS ESTATE.

MORNIN'.

MORNIN', CHIEF.

I DIDN'T SEE ANY LAB RESULT.

I GOT IT RIGHT HERE, CHIEF.

THE POWDER WE FOUND AT SALLY NASH'S PLACE

IS THE SAME POISON THAT KILLED ARDICE HOLLINGS.

WE GET ANY FINGERPRINTS OFF THAT CONTAINER?

NOT A ONE.

THAT'S INTERESTING.

PECULIAR.

UH-HUH.

ACHOO!

ETTA, I DIDN'T GET MUCH SLEEP LAST NIGHT.

I HAVE NO STRENGTH TO ARGUE WITH YOU.

GOOD. I WANT YOU TO DRINK THIS.

WHAT IS IT?

UH-UH. IF I TOLD YOU, YOU'D NEVER DRINK IT.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

I'LL GET IT.

THAT'S O.K. IT'LL STILL BE HERE WHEN YOU GET BACK.

HI!

HI, CHIEF. COME ON IN.

THANK YOU. HOPE YOU DON'T MIND MY POPPING IN.

NO. WOULD YOU LIKE SOME COFFEE?

YES, YES. I DON'T MIND IF I DO.

WE'RE IN HERE, IN THE KITCHEN.

THAT WOULD BE NICE.

GOOD MORNIN', MS. KIBBY.

MORNIN', CHIEF.

I DROPPED BY TO SEE YOU'RE DOING ALL RIGHT

WITH VIRGIL OUT OF TOWN.

WE'RE MANAGING, I GUESS.

SOUND LIKE SOMETHING'S TROUBLING YOU.

SALLY NASH FROM THE BEAUTY PARLOR IS MISSING.

YEAH. YEAH, I KNOW.

Y'ALL FRIENDS OF SALLY NASH?

I KNOW HER. THE BEAUTY PARLOR CALLED ME

TO RESCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT.

THEY SAID SHE'S MISSING.

YES. UM...

DO YOU KNOW IF SALLY NASH

WAS SEEING THIS DR. VANCE TALBOTT?

I KNOW SHE WAS A PATIENT OF HIS.

SHE WAS HIS GIRLFRIEND.

CHIEF, THAT'S THE TYPE OF TALK

YOU HEAR AT THE BEAUTY PARLOR.

SALLY ALWAYS HOOKED UP WITH THE WRONG MEN.

MARRIED MEN.

SHE LET MEN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HER.

I SUPPOSE YOU MAKE YOUR OWN BED.

YOU OUGHT TO STAY IN YOUR OWN BED.

WELL, UH, MS. TIBBS...

DO YOU THINK THAT SALLY NASH

WAS CAPABLE OF DRASTIC MEASURES?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT YOU KNOW, CHIEF,

I REMEMBER ONCE SHE WAS CUTTING MY HAIR

AND I NOTICED THAT HER BRACELET SLIPPED.

I SAW ON HER WRIST A REAL DEEP CUT,

LIKE A SCAR.

NOW, THAT'S DRASTIC.

SUICIDE, BUT NOT MURDER.

MM-HMM.

WELL.

VANCE, WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

SHH.

SALLY, DARLING, YOU'VE GOT TO RELAX.

YOU'RE... YOU'RE BESIDE YOURSELF.

WELL, UH, I'M JUST CRAWLING OUT OF MY SKIN.

THE... THE POLICE WERE AT THE HOUSE.

I THINK THEY SUSPECT SOMETHING.

SALLY, OF COURSE YOU'RE A SUSPECT.

YOU WERE THERE AT THE TIME OF ARDICE'S DEATH.

BUT I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

OF COURSE NOT.

THEN YOU... YOU GOT TO BELIEVE ME.

YOU DO, DON'T YOU?

SALLY, HONEY, I'M NOT THE ONE YOU HAVE TO CONVINCE.

HERE. THESE WILL CALM YOUR NERVES.

WHAT... WHAT ARE THEY?

IT'S A GENTLE SEDATIVE.

OH, I DON'T WANT ANY PILLS.

NOW, SALLY, YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE THESE.

YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME.

NOW, I'LL GET YOU A GLASS OF WATER.

HERE WE GO.

OH, V-VANCE, I THINK THE POLICE KNOW ABOUT US.

I GUESS THEY DO.

YOU GOT TO BELIEVE ME.

I DIDN'T KILL ARDICE.

OH, I BELIEVE YOU, SALLY.

NOW, TAKE THE SEDATIVES.

ALL OF THEM.

O.K.

THERE YOU GO.

GOOD GIRL.

NOW, YOU JUST RELAX.

JUST LIE BACK AND RELAX.

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE FINE NOW.

NOW I'LL GO HAVE A WORD WITH THE POLICE.

I MAY BE ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THIS WHOLE THING OUT.

VANCE?

YEAH?

THANK YOU.

SURE.

THAT'S THE RAT POISON.

YEAH. LOOK AT THAT.

AND THAT'S SALLY'S HEARTTHROB.

YEAH.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, HE JUST WALKED IN THE DOOR.

REALLY?

SO HE DID.

UH... CHIEF?

I'M SHOCKED.

WHY?

DR. VANCE TALBOTT TO SEE YOU, SIR.

WELL, SWEET, SEND HIM IN.

YES, SIR.

DO WE HAVE ANY LINE ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF SALLY NASH?

NO, SIR. WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR HER.

[GILLESPIE] WELL, DOCTOR. COME IN, PLEASE.

SEAT YOURSELF OVER ON THE SOFA.

THANK YOU.

JAMISON, YOU CAN TAKE THIS STUFF AWAY, PLEASE.

YES, SIR.

NOW, DOCTOR, WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?

CHIEF, I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE.

SALLY NASH AND I WERE HAVING AN AFFAIR.

WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO THIS REVELATION?

I'M WORRIED ABOUT SALLY.

I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT SHE'S DONE.

YOU THINK SHE KILLED YOUR WIFE?

THAT'S WHAT SHE TOLD ME.

WHEN?

THIS MORNING.

I GOT A TELEPHONE CALL.

UH, WHERE DID THAT TELEPHONE CALL COME FROM?

ARDICE'S FAMILY... THEY HAVE A CABIN OUT BY THE LAKE.

WE USED TO GO THERE SOMETIMES.

YOU AND SALLY SOMETIMES

WENT TO YOUR WIFE'S CABIN ON THE LAKE, HUH?

WELL, IS SALLY STILL THERE?

I'M NOT SURE. I...

I MEAN, I DON'T REALLY KNOW.

[SIREN]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

MISS NASH?

CHECK FOR A PULSE. I'LL CALL AN AMBULANCE.

IT'S AWFUL SLIGHT, BUT IT'S THERE.

YEAH, THIS IS CAPTAIN SKINNER.

I NEED AN AMBULANCE AT 1820 COUNTY LINE ROAD RIGHT NOW.

IS SHE GOING TO MAKE IT?

DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.

THIS LOOKS LIKE THE SAME STUFF WE FOUND AT SALLY'S HOUSE.

WHY'D SHE DO IT?

SHE PROBABLY THOUGHT SHE'D GET CAUGHT.

BUT ISN'T IT AWFUL CONVENIENT

THAT WE'D FIND THE SAME POISON AT SALLY'S HOUSE?

YEP.

AND NO PRINTS ON THE BOTTLE.

YEAH. PRETTY CONVENIENT, TOO, THAT SHE KILLED HERSELF

BEFORE SHE TOLD HER SIDE OF THINGS, TOO.

I THINK THE DOCTOR REQUESTED THAT AUTOPSY

BECAUSE HE KNEW THAT THE RESULT

WOULD POINT TO THAT POOR GIRL IN THERE.

YOU THINK HE KILLED HIS WIFE?

YEAH, I DO.

GOOD LORD. WHAT KIND OF MAN WE TALKING ABOUT HERE?

A SORRY SPECIMEN, BUBBA.

A SORRY SPECIMEN.

HOWDY, CHIEF.

GOOD MORNIN', MISS REYNOLDS.

I MUST SAY THAT'S A CHARMING HAT.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

OH, UH...

WELL, UH...

I WANT YOUR HELP IF I CAN GET IT.

MISS SALLY NASH KILLED HERSELF LAST NIGHT.

SURE SHE DID.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

I MEAN, IT'S NO SURPRISE TO ME.

VANCE TALBOTT COULD BE THE RUIN OF ANY WOMAN.

OH, INCLUDING HIS WIFE?

SURE. INCLUDING HIS WIFE.

WELL, WASN'T HE IN LOVE WITH HIS WIFE?

HE WAS IN LOVE WITH HER MONEY,

BUT SHE WAS BEGINNING TO CATCH ON.

UH-HUH. IS THAT WHY SHE INVITED

POOR SALLY OVER HERE FOR LUNCH?

EXACTLY. DAY BEFORE IT HAPPENED,

SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS CHANGING HER WILL.

DID VANCE TALBOTT KNOW THAT?

SURE HE DID.

SHE MADE HERSELF PRETTY CLEAR THAT NIGHT DURING DINNER.

WELL, UM...

THANK YOU, MISS REYNOLDS.

WHAT YOU GOT THERE, PARKER?

A PILL.

WITH NO DUST ON IT.

COULDN'T HAVE BEEN UNDER THERE THAT LONG.

UH-UH.

HEY, HEY. WHERE YOU GOING WITH THAT?

IT'S O.K., BUBBA.

YOU WANT ME TO ASK YOU

WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO WITH THE MATCHES, HUH?

UH-HUH.

WHAT YOU GONNA DO WITH THE MATCHES?

YOU'LL SEE.

YEP.

THAT THERE IS RAT POISON.

DETECTIVE TIBBS TAUGHT ME THAT LITTLE TRICK.

WELL, DOC MORRIS,

I SURE HOPE WE GOT US SOMETHING HERE.

HOPING WON'T MAKE IT SO.

WELL, I'LL BE.

THERE'S TWO PARTIAL PRINTS HERE.

YEAH!

DIDN'T YOU SAY MISS TALBOTT

WAS ON PRESCRIBED MEDICATION?

THAT'S RIGHT.

I SUPPOSE YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THAT REPORT.

IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL, YEAH.

FBI JUST FAXED US TALBOTT'S PRINTS.

SEEMS HE SPENT SOME TIME IN THE SERVICE.

HERE'S THE REPORT.

TRACES FOUND.

WHY DO YOU SUPPOSE ONLY TRACES, HUH?

BECAUSE SOMEBODY REPLACED HER MEDICATION WITH RAT POISON?

SWEET, LET ME SEE THEM PRINTS.

WELL, IT AIN'T A HELL OF A LOT.

SURE HOPE IT'S ENOUGH FOR DARNELLE.

CALL THE CHIEF.

SURE IS A SHAME, ISN'T IT?

"WHAT A FALLING OFF WAS HERE."

SHAKESPEARE.

JUST SIGN RIGHT THERE, PLEASE.

EXCUSE ME? DID THE DOCTOR ASK TO SEE YOU AGAIN, CHIEF?

NO.

DID Y'ALL HAVE AN APPOINTMENT?

NO. NO.

I'M VERY GLAD YOU CAME BY TO SEE ME.

WELL, I'M AFRAID ANOTHER EXAMINATION MIGHT BE NECESSARY.

YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM ME.

AH, CHIEF, WHAT ARE YOU...

OH. OH, YES, UH...

I ALREADY HEARD ABOUT POOR SALLY.

YEAH. I'M SURE YOU DID. FIRST HAND.

DOCTOR, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ARREST YOU FOR MURDER.

YOU KILLED THE TWO WOMEN WHO LOVED YOU.

THAT'S MOST UNUSUAL.

WHAT?

SALLY NASH AND ARDICE HOLLINGS.

YOU WAIT JUST ONE MINUTE, HERE.

NO, YOU JUST WAIT ONE MINUTE.

HOW DARE YOU COME WITH SUCH AN ACCUSATION.

DOCTOR, YOU'RE A CAUTION.

YOU TRIED TO PIN THE MURDER OF ONE WOMAN ON THE OTHER.

BUT YOUR PLAN DIDN'T WORK.

LET'S SEE WHAT MY LAWYER SAYS ABOUT THAT.

WELL, HEY, HEY. MAKE THE PHONE CALL ON US.

FROM JAIL.

THIS IS ALL GUESSWORK, GILLESPIE.

YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.

NO, NOTHING EXCEPT A LITTLE-BITTY PILL

THAT GOT AWAY FROM YOU.

THAT'S THE ONLY THING YOU DIDN'T WIPE YOUR PRINTS OFF OF.

FINGERPRINTS ON A PILL?

I COULD HARDLY BELIEVE IT MYSELF, BUT THERE IT WAS.

BUBBA, WE ALL READY TO LEAVE HERE?

OH, YEAH.

COME ON.

LORD, LORD.

OH, EXCUSE ME, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

LET ME OPEN THIS DOOR FOR CAPTAIN SKINNER HERE.

O.K., BUBBA.

IT'S ALL CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.

YOU'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO GET A CONVICTION, GILLESPIE.

WELL, IT ISN'T MY JOB TO GET A CONVICTION.

THAT'S UP TO A JURY.

GO ON.

YES. SEE, WELL, THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.

NOW, UH...

I THINK MAYBE Y'ALL OUGHT TO TRY

AND RESCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENTS WITH ANOTHER DOCTOR

BECAUSE THIS ONE'S GOING TO BE OTHERWISE OCCUPIED,

AT LEAST FOR A LITTLE WHILE.