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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

THANK YOU.

WELCOME TO MAISON BALLARD.

THAT WILL BE $2.00.

TO PARK IN A EMPTY PARKING LOT? ARE YOU CRAZY?

VIRGIL. HERE YOU GO.

PARKER, THIS IS VIRGIL. I'M 10-7 AT BALLARD'S.

HE'S HAVING LUNCH WITH HIS WIFE!

COME ON. I AM ON DUTY.

IF THEY WANT YOU, THEY CAN BEEP YOU.

I'M NOT GOING TO LISTEN TO TAG CHECKS.

NO TAG CHECKS.

NO.

ALTHEA...

HA HA HA. HI!

OH, YOU FINALLY DRUG HIM DOWN HERE.

I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING, MRS. BALLARD.

OH, PLEASE. REBECCA.

REBECCA.WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

I GUESS WE CAN FIND YOU A TABLE.

I'M SURE BUSINESS IS BOUND TO PICK UP, REBECCA.

IT HAD BETTER. MY HUSBAND'S GOING TO KILL ME.

THANK YOU.

BY THE WAY, PETER'S GOING TO DESIGN A MINI-MALL

FOR KEVIN RILEY, THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR.

KEVIN RILEY-- HE'S QUITE A CHARACTER.

DO WE KNOW HIM?

I DO. HE'S MIXED UP WITH EPP'S CROWD.

WHOEVER THEY ARE, I HOPE THEY GOT MONEY.

GOD KNOWS PETER COULD USE SOME.

WE BOTH COULD. NOW, DRINKS?

YES. I, UM...

ICED TEA.

MMM. YEAH. THE SAME.

[COUGHING]

LOOK AT THESE PRICES.

HONEY, YOU'RE NOT AT THE MAGNOLIA, YOU KNOW.

WELL, MAYBE I OUGHT TO BE.

OY.

PRICES ARE STEEP HERE.

NATURALLY. THIS IS A FRESH-FLOWERS PLACE NOW.

UH, JUDY, I GUESS I'M GOING TO HAVE THE MEAT LOAF,

DOUBLE ORDER OF MASHED POTATOES,

AND SOME FRIED OKRA, PLEASE.

IT SOUNDS WONDERFUL.

IT'S GETTING TO BE TORTURE EATING WITH YOU.

AND FOR YOU, CHIEF?

TUNA FISH ON TOAST.

HOLD THE MAYO. AND HOLD ANYTHING ELSE THAT HAPPENS TO BE GOOD.

I SAW YOU SITTING IN HERE.

I RECKON YOU DID.

HOW CAN WE HELP?

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?

BUSTED UP MAILBOX?

THAT'S THE WAY I FOUND IT THIS MORNING.

WELL, UM...

THAT IS SURE ENOUGH DISTRESSING.

WHERE IT HAD BEEN BLASTED BY VANDALS.

OH, YOU DON'T SUPPOSE A CAR HIT THAT?

NO.

BEHOLD THE EVIDENCE OF A BASEBALL BAT.

WELL, MAYBE SO.

I'M DEMANDING YOU CATCH THE PERPETRATORS.

EVEN A CHIEF DESERVES TO HAVE LUNCH IN PEACE.

PLEASE REPORT THIS TO PARKER WILLIAMS AT THE OFFICE.

DON'T YOU TAKE THAT TONE WITH ME, BUBBA SKINNER.

MY NEXT STOP IS THE SPARTA HERALD,

THEN YOU'LL SEE.

I'M SORRY, MRS., UH... WHAT IS HER NAME AGAIN?

WHITTAKER.

I THOUGHT THOSE PEOPLE MOVED AWAY.

AFTERNOON, CHIEF.

HELLO, MR. RILEY.

HI, THERE.

MR. BALLARD.

CHIEF, WHO WAS THAT GUY WITH RILEY?

THAT'S PETER BALLARD.

THE BALLARDS HAVE JUST OPENED UP THAT FANCY NEW RESTAURANT.

OH, YEAH.

THE ONE WITH THAT SEXY HOSTESS REBECCA.

WITH THE WIFE OF THE OWNER REBECCA.

HERE WE GO.

WAIT A MINUTE, PLEASE, UM...

I DON'T WANT THIS. I WANT WHAT HE HAS.

I DIDN'T SAY NOTHING.

GET IT, PLEASE.

UH, SURE THING, CHIEF.

WHEN I SHOW YOU THE SITE, YOU'LL TAKE PICTURES.

WILL YOU TAKE REBECCA?

NO. SHE'S GOT TO SPEND EVERY MINUTE AT THAT RESTAURANT.

YOU AIN'T INTO THAT.

I'M NOT. I WISH SHE WASN'T.

SHE'S GOT TO DO HER OWN THING.

CAN'T KEEP THEM AT HOME NO MORE.

NOW, WHAT YOU GENTLEMEN HAVING?

TUCKER, WHAT YOU AT?

I AIN'T PAYING YOU TO FOOL AROUND WITH YOUR TRUCK.

CHANGE THAT CAMARO'S OIL.YEAH, YEAH.

MORNING, MISS BALLARD.

MORE PROBLEMS?

OH, YEAH.

I STILL GOT THAT SHIMMY.

JUST PULL HER RIGHT IN.

PETER JUST CALLED ME.

YEAH?

WHAT HE CALL YOU?

BE SERIOUS.

HIM AND RILEY'S GOING TO TAKE A RIDE TOMORROW.

UH-HUH.

SO?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "UH-HUH. SO?"

IT HAPPENS TOMORROW MORNING, RIGHT?

O.K.

RIGHT. SWELL.

UNDERSTOOD.

I GOT SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU.

ONE LIFE INSURANCE POLICY.

1 MILLION.

WHICH WE SPLIT, SUGAR.

YOU GOT A MINUTE?

I GOT MORE THAN THAT.

YOU?

CHIEF, I HAD LUNCH AT BALLARD TODAY.

AND?

THE FOOD'S GREAT.

I JUST DON'T THINK A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE GOT $40 TO DROP ON LUNCH.

PETER BALLARD MUST BE TRYING TO GET RICH IN A HURRY.

YEAH, HE'S ALSO DOING BUSINESS WITH RILEY.

I SAW THEM TOGETHER.

DOES BALLARD KNOW WHO RILEY IS?

WHO EPP IS?

MAYBE NOT. HIS WIFE DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW.

HE'S GONNA BEGIN.

OKAY.

WHO IS GONNA BEGIN WHAT?

PARKER'S GOT SOME IDEA ABOUT THE MAILBOX BASHING.

THAT AGAIN? THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

WE'RE GETTING A WHOLE LOT OF COMPLAINTS, DETECTIVE.

WELL, THAT'S PEOPLE FOR YOU, THEY CALL IN ABOUT MAILBOXES,

TAKE MURDERS FOR GRANTED.

FOLLOW ME.

ALL RIGHT.

I WANT YOU ALL TO REVIEW YOUR NOTES

ON THOSE HOT TAGS, UH, OUR MISSING PAROLEE,

AND OUR DUI TARGET.

NOW, OUR FINAL ITEM TONIGHT

CONCERNS THE RECENT MAILBOX BASHINGS.

OFFICER PARKER WILLIAMS HERE

HAS AN IDEA HE'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US.

WILL THIS TAKE LONG, PARKER?

AFTER I'M DONE, YOU'LL THANK ME FOR THIS.

NOW, THUS FAR, A TOTAL OF 15, UH, MAILBOXES

HAVE BEEN CRIMINALLY DAMAGED.

AS IN ALL SERIAL CRIMES, THERE'S A PATTERN,

IF YOU KNOW HOW TO LOOK FOR IT.

NOW, ON THE 15th...

CALHOUN STREET.

AND ON THE 17th...

LAMAR CIRCLE,

THEN POLK WAY...

AND BIBB ROAD...

BRAG.

PALMER...

AND RANKIN.

AND TWO NIGHTS AGO...

IT WAS, UM...

BELVISTA.

THEN LAST NIGHT...

DREXEL.

NOW...

SEE WHAT I MEAN?

NO, PARKER, I DON'T.

NOT YET, PARKER.

THEN YOU'RE JUST NOT LOOKING RIGHT.

HELP US... PARKER.

ALL RIGHTEE, DETECTIVE...

I'LL CUT TO THE CHASE.

PLEASE. SHH.

NOW, ACCORDING TO MY CALCULATIONS,

THE NEXT TARGET OF OUR VANDALS

IS GOING TO BE ELM STREET.

PARKER, THAT'S WHERE I LIVE.

THERE YOU GO. YOU BETTER BEWARE.

WHAT ARE YOUR CALCULATIONS, PARKER?

NOW, CHIEF, I CANNOT DIVULGE

THE EXACT NATURE OF MY ALGORITHM.

IT COULD BE PATENTABLE AND WORTH LOTS OF MONEY,

BUT YOU CAN COUNT ON IT BEING ELM STREET.

SHOULD I STAKE OUT MY MAILBOX, PARKER?

THAT'S NOT A BAD IDEA, DETECTIVE.

YOU DONE?

YEAH.

CAN WE ALL SAY THANK YOU TO OFFICER WILLIAMS?

THANKS, PARKER. THANKS, PARKER.

HEY, PETER. MORNING, KEVIN.

READY TO CLIMB THAT OLD HILL?

I DON'T SEE HOW YOU'LL GET EARTH-MOVING GEAR UP THERE.

I DOUBT YOU CAN MAKE IT IN THIS THING.

YOU GOT YOUR CAMERA? YEAH.

I JUST ABOUT LEFT IT IN MY CAR.

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

PEOPLE, WE NEED YOU TO STEP BACK, PLEASE.

PLEASE.

A LITTLE MORE. THANK YOU.

TRY AND GET RID OF THESE PEOPLE, WILL YOU?

YES, SIR.

THERE WE GO.

YOU PEOPLE WANT TO CLEAR OUT OF HERE, PLEASE?

RIGHT NOW.

THERE MAY BE FURTHER EXPLOSIONS,

SO JUST GO ON ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS.

AAH!

PLEASE, MA'AM, JUST GO ON HOME.

YOU CAN SEE ALL THIS ON TV LATER.

BUT NOT AS GOOD AS HERE.

THIS IS MR. COUSINS.

RONALD COUSINS.

DID YOU SEE ANYTHING, SIR?

I KNEW YOUR FATHER.

PLEASED TO MEET YOU, SIR.

HE'S DEAD NOW.

YES, SIR.

20 YEARS DEAD.

YOU WOULDN'T REMEMBER HIM.

NOT TOO WELL, SIR.

UH, MR. COUSINS, JUST WHAT DID YOU SEE?

A CAR... OVER THERE.

A CAR.

WHAT KIND OF CAR?

BLACK.

YES, SIR. BLACK.

AND WHAT ELSE?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE.

MR. COUSINS, UH... DO YOU SEE THAT CAR OVER THERE?

SURE. I AIN'T BLIND.

NO, BUT WHAT KIND OF CAR IS THAT?

WHITE,

BUT DON'T ASK ME WHAT ELSE.

YOU'RE WHITE,

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU IS.

YOU'RE BLACK.

I KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU IS.

YOU THE SON OF LOUIS WILSON SWEET, JR.

YES, SIR.

HA HA HA!

THE BLACK CAR WAS A 351 V-8

WITH TWO HEADERS AND SOME KIND OF FULL-BARREL CARBURETOR

AND MUST HAVE HAD THOSE FAT RADIALS

'CAUSE HE TOOK OFF FAST, BUT NO SQUEAK.

DID YOU BREAK THE NEWS?

YEAH, YEAH.

YOU KNOW, CHIEF, RINGING THAT DOORBELL'S BAD ENOUGH,

BUT THAT DOOR COMES OPEN

AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT TWO TEENAGE GIRLS--

OH, LORD.

YEAH, UH, WHAT DID THE FIRE CHIEF SAY?

THEY RECKON THERE WAS 10 STICKS OF DYNAMITE UNDER THE GAS TANK,

WHICH, BY THE WAY, WAS FULL.

WHAT ABOUT BALLARD?

THEY DIDN'T THINK HE'D MAKE IT.

HI, ALTHEA, THANKS FOR COMING.

ROBB TOLD ME YOU KNOW MRS. BALLARD.

A LITTLE. HOW IS SHE?

HARD TO SAY.

HOW'S HE DOING?

WE'RE NOT A TRAUMA CENTER. WE'RE DOING OUR BEST.

REBECCA.

ALTHEA.

HAVE THEY TOLD YOU ANYTHING?

THEY SAY HE HAS A CHANCE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING.

HELLO, ALTHEA.

IS HE GONE? NO, DEAR. FAR FROM IT.

HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT?

I THINK WE CAN SAVE HIM.

HIS BLOOD PRESSURE'S STABLE.

WE'LL SEE IF HE'S HAD ANY BRAIN INJURY.

SORRY. I KNOW IT'S HARD.

I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN STAND THIS.

I WANT TO GO HOME.

BUT WE SHOULD HEAR SOMETHING PRETTY SOON NOW.

OF COURSE WE'D CALL YOU.

IF YOU WANT TO WAIT, I CAN WAIT WITH YOU.

I'D JUST BE WAITING FOR HIM TO DIE.

I GUESS SHE MISUNDERSTOOD ME.

I DON'T GET IT.

DON'T START. I DID WHAT YOU WANTED.

PETER'S ALIVE.

HE WASN'T IN THE CAR WITH RILEY LIKE YOU SAID.

I GUESS WE WEREN'T AS SMART AS WE THOUGHT WE WERE.

COULD HE STILL DIE?

IF I HAVE ANY SAY.

BABY, I TOLD YOU TO TURN THEM DOWN!

HONEY, THE HOSPITAL NEEDS PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY

ON THE ETHICS COMMITTEE.

THIS IS ABOUT LIFE AND DEATH DECISIONS.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? ISN'T THAT WHAT YOUDO?

YES, THAT'S WHY I'M TELLING YOU IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA.

WHY YOU SAY THAT?

YOU THINK ONLY MEN SHOULD HAVE A SAY IN THESE THINGS?

NOW, ETTA, THAT IS NOT WHAT I MEANT.

IT SURE SOUNDED LIKE IT!

IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE!

'CAUSE I'M GONNA DO WHATEVER I WANNA DO.

HA HA HA. YOU ALWAYS HAVE.

ONE OF THE MANY REASONS I LOVE HER.

NOW HERE COME THE SWEET TALK.

I KNOW, BUT I LIKE IT.

[ crash ] WHAT WAS THAT?

I'M GONNA CHECK ON THOSE TWINS.

IT CAME FROM OUTSIDE!

EXACTLY.

UNBELIEVABLE.

THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!

YES, SIR, DETECTIVE. WE'RE RIGHT ON IT.

AND I'LL MOST CERTAINLY LET YOU KNOW. BUT I DID...

I TOLD YOU TO WATCH OUT FOR YOUR MAILBOX.

MAYBE NEXT TIME, THEY'LL BELIEVE ME.

LIEUTENANT JAMISON, SERGEANT SWEET,

YOU FELLAS COPY?

YEAH. WHAT'S UP?

TALLYHO! THE MAILBOX BANDIT HAS STRUCK AGAIN.

ON ELM, JUST LIKE I SAID HE WOULD.

YOU OWE PARKER AN APOLOGY.

AND YOU?

NO APOLOGY NECESSARY, GENTLEMEN.

JUST GET OUT THERE AND CATCH THOSE VANDALS.

YOU BROUGHT THIS ON, YOU KNOW.

ALL RIGHT!

WELL, WELL. JERRY TUCKER.

CLYDE SMITH.

YOU COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

I COULD HAVE GOT HURT.

YEAH, YOU STILL COULD.

COME DOWN FROM THERE. COME ON.

GET IN THE BACK OF OUR CAR.

YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WE KNOCKED OVER SPARTA SAVINGS.

YO, SWEET, LOOK AT THIS.

LOOK AT THESE KILLS. WOW!

THEY'RE SOME REAL DAREDEVILS!

OR A PAIR OF DUMBBELLS.

MM-HMM.

GO HAVE A SEAT ON THE DAVENPORT.

[SIGH] WHY?

WE SAW IT ON CABLE... IN SOME MOVIE.

AND?

IT LOOKED LIKE FUN.

IS IT?

YEAH.

ACTUALLY, IT WAS THRILLING!

WELL, YOU MIGHT FIND THE COUNTY JAIL

KIND OF THRILLING, TOO.

YOU AIN'T THE JUDGE.

I KNOWTHE JUDGE.

YOU WERE BROUGHT IN HERE WHEN YOU WERE 7

FOR SOME KIND OF MISBEHAVING.

I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT

YOU'D GROWN UP A LITTLE BIT SINCE THEN.

O.K., IT WAS STUPID.

AM I FINALLY HEARING SOME SENSE?

NOW, IF YOU MAKE A WHOLE BUNCH OF APOLOGIES

AND YOU MAKE RESTITUTION...

WHICH MEANS PAYING PEOPLE BACK FOR THE DAMAGE,

IT MAY HELP YOU, AND I SAY MAY.

NOW, NOBODY WANTS TO SEE Y'ALL GET A CRIMINAL RECORD.

ASK THE JUDGE TO GO EASY.

SURE.

MAYBE.

WE'LL SEE.

EXCUSE ME, CHIEF?

YES, LUANN?

UM, MISS BALLARD IS HERE.

THANK YOU.

YOUR ME-MA'S COMING TO BAIL YOU OUT,

AND YOUR DADDY'S COMING FOR YOU.

KEEP THEM WITH YOU ABOUT 20 MINUTES, WILL YOU?

YES, SIR.

LET'S GO.

THANK YOU, CHIEF. UH-HUH.

THANKS.UH-HUH.

EXCUSE ME.

THE CHIEF WILL SEE YOU NOW.

THANK YOU.

WHO IS THAT LADY?

OH, THAT'S MISS REBECCA BALLARD.

POOR LADY.

HER HUSBAND WAS ONE OF THE FELLAS BLOWN UP YESTERDAY.

HE WAS ONE OF THOSE GUYS?

YEAH. YOU SEEN HER BEFORE?

A FEW TIMES AT MOSS MOTORS, WHERE I WORK.

OH, IS THAT RIGHT?

UH, JERRY?

OH, MISS BALLARD.

PLEASE, SIT DOWN.

I'M AWFULLY SORRY TO TROUBLE YOU

WHEN YOUR HUSBAND'S OVER THERE

FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE, BUT...

CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING?

NO.

NO. I'M FINE.

YOU'RE SURE?

REALLY.

ANY IDEA WHO DID IT?

I ALWAYS HAVE A FEW IDEAS, OF COURSE,

BUT I DON'T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THEM

UNTIL I GET THEM BOILED DOWN TO ONE.

DID YOUR HUSBAND EVER MENTION THE EPP CROWD

OR MR. RILEY?

PETER SAID HE WAS WORRIED.

WHO'D HE SAY HE WAS WORRIED ABOUT?

I CAN'T RECALL ANY NAMES.

WHEN HE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT BEING WORRIED,

DIDN'T HE EVER SAY,

"DARLING, I'M WORRIED ABOUT SO-AND-SO"?

HE MIGHT HAVE, BUT...

I MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION.

SEE, I'VE BEEN BUSY WITH MY RESTAURANT.

NO NAMES AT ALL?

NONE THAT I CAN REMEMBER, SIR.

CAN WE DRIVE YOU HOME?

NO.

I'LL BE O.K.

FINE. FINE.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

MOSS MOTORS.

THAT JERK YOU GOT WORKING FOR YOU,

HE SAW THE CHIEF TODAY.

WHO, JERRY? WHY?

I DON'T KNOW WHY.

YOU THINK HE SAW YOU HERE?

I DON'T KNOW. JUST DO SOMETHING.

LIKE BLOW HIM UP?

WELL, YOU AIN'T TOO GOOD AT THAT, ARE YOU?

OH, I'M DAMN GOOD,

EXCEPT WHEN I GET CROSSED UP.

REBECCA?

SORRY.

PROBLEMS.

SO, UH, WHO EXACTLY IS ON THIS PANEL?

DR. DAY, MYSELF, AND COUNSELOR TIBBS.

ALTHEA TIBBS?

WELL, WHY?

WELL, SHE'S ON OUR COMMITTEE, AND SHE'S A FRIEND.

HMM.

HI. HI, REBECCA.

THANKS FOR COMING IN.

PLEASE, BE SEATED.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING

IS TO HELP YOU MAKE A HARD DECISION,

PROBABLY THE HARDEST YOU'LL EVER MAKE.

PETER IS BEING TOTALLY SUSTAINED ON LIFE SUPPORT.

NOW, IF THAT EQUIPMENT WERE TO BE TURNED OFF,

HE'D DIE.

HE'S IN A DEEP COMA.

BRAIN ACTIVITY IS MINIMAL.

CHANCES OF ANYTHING LIKE FULL RECOVERY ARE CLOSE TO ZERO.

REBECCA, THE COMMITTEE HAS TO ASK--

IF PETER'S CONDITION DETERIORATES,

DO YOU WANT THE HOSPITAL TO KEEP HIM ALIVE UNCONDITIONALLY?

PLEASE DO ANYTHING YOU CAN,

JUST AS LONG AS HE ISN'T SUFFERING.

WE HAVE TO ASK YOU SOMETHING ELSE.

DOES YOUR HUSBAND HAVE A LIFE-INSURANCE POLICY?

WHY, YES, UH...

I MEAN, HE DOES.

GOOD. THAT WILL HELP.

HOW DO YOU MEAN?

HELP PAY THE BILLS.

KEEPING PETER ALIVE IS VERY COSTLY.

WHEN HE DOES GO,

THE INSURANCE MONEY WILL HELP SETTLE WITH THE HOSPITAL.

THANK YOU.

MR. TIBBS, I THANK YOU MOST KINDLY FOR COMING.

HOW CAN WE HELP YOU, MR. EPP?

I'M GOING TO TRY TO HELP YOU.

IN WHAT WAY?

HELP YOU CATCH WHOEVER KILLED MY FRIEND KEVIN RILEY.

ANY IDEA WHO IT WAS?

WHY WOULD I KNOW?

I PRESUME YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT RILEY'S BUSINESS

AND THE PEOPLE WHO WERE CLOSE TO HIM.

I DON'T CARE AT ALL FOR YOUR TONE OF VOICE, TIBBS.

WHAT DO YOU WANT, EPP? I'M IN A HURRY.

AS I SAID,

I WANT TO HELP YOU.

$10,000 FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE CAPTURE OF THE GUILTY PARTIES,

MADE OUT TO THE DEPARTMENT.

WELL, AN ACT OF CONCERNED CITIZENSHIP.

SURPRISED?

NOT AT ALL.

NOTHING YOU DO WOULD SURPRISE ME, MR. EPP.

I'D HAVE SAID THE SAME.

AS LONG AS THERE'S HOPE, YOU CAN'T GIVE UP.

OF COURSE NOT... EVEN AT 1,500 A DAY,

HALF A MILLION A YEAR.

OR MORE THAN ONE YEAR. GOT TO FACE THAT.

I KNOW.

GOOD THING YOU'VE GOT THAT LIFE INSURANCE.

ISN'T IT?

EXCUSE ME.

ALTHEA, I WANT TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH PETER.

OH, SURE.

YOU MAY COME IN NOW, MRS. BALLARD.

WELL, HE'S DOING AS WELL AS THE DOCTOR EXPECTS.

I HATE HIM BEING LEFT ALONE LIKE THIS.

WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS?

HE'S HOOKED UP TO ALL SORTS OF MONITORS.

ANY CHANGE, AND THE ALARMS RING.

THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.

I CAN LEAVE YOU ALONE WITH HIM.

NO. THAT'S O.K.

THAT WOULD JUST MAKE ME SAD.

WELL... I'M SURPRISED.

I DIDN'T THINK THAT EVEN EPP

WOULD TRY A GAG LIKE THIS.

THAT CHECK IS A BLUFF.

HE'S SURE NOBODY WILL GET IT.

I'M NOT SURE HE'S EVEN IN THIS GAME.

THEN A REWARD CHECK'S GOOD PR AT NO COST.

WHAT DID YOU FIND?

THE BOMBER'S DRIVING SOME MUSCLE CAR.

THERE'S A HUNDRED OF THOSE.

WHAT DO WE DO?

BEST WE CAN. GO AHEAD.

YOU WORKING PART-TIME NOW?

HAD A LITTLE PROBLEM. SORRY I'M LATE.

YOU SAW THE POLICE.

YOUR GIRLFRIEND TOLD YOU.

WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT-- "GIRLFRIEND"?

OH, COME ON, MAN.

MRS. BALLARD... I AIN'T STUPID,

AND YOU WASN'T CHANGING HER HEAD GASKET EVERY WEDNESDAY.

YOU TOLD THE COPS YOU SEEN HER HERE.

WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL? HER HUSBAND GOT BLOWED UP.

WHAT DO I CARE?

UNLESS...

YEAH?

UNLESS THERE'S MONEY IN ALL OF THIS,

AND I CAN'T GET NONE.

HEY! GET OFF ME!

HELP! SOMEONE, HELP!

HELP! SOMEONE, HELP!

[BLOWS FALLING]

[CAR ENGINE STARTS]

AND THIS IS CROSS-REFERENCED TO THAT.

I KNOW ONLY ONE PERSON

WHO WOULD REACH AROUND ME AND DO THAT,

AND HERE HE IS.

YOU HAD AN ELECTRIC BELL 10 YEARS AGO.

WHAT HAPPENED TO IT?

I'M SAVING ON CURRENT.

I THINK DR. ROBB WANTS TO TALK TO YOU, CHIEF.

WELL, MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT, PARKER.

AND I THINK IT'S ABOUT THE BOMBING.

HE'S RIGHT.

WILL YOU STEP THIS WAY, GILLESPIE?

I THINK HE WANTS TO HAVE A PRIVATE CHAT.

YEAH, I SUPPOSE HE DOES. THANK YOU, PARKER.

YES, SIR.

TELL ME. UH...

HOW IS POOR MR. BALLARD?

WELL, THERE'S NO CHANGE,

BUT IT'S MISS BALLARD I FIND ODD.

IN WHAT WAY?

WHEN WE ASKED IF SHE WANTED PETER LEFT ON LIFE SUPPORT,

I FELT SURE SHE WANTED TO SAY NO.

YOU MEAN, UH, SHE JUST COULDN'T GET THE "NO" OUT?

NOT IN FRONT OF ALTHEA TIBBS.

YOU THINK SHE SHOULD HAVE SAID NO?

WELL, BALLARD'S BRAIN-DEAD.

HE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT ARTIFICIAL HELP

OR A MIRACLE.

MISS BALLARD'S BETTING 1,500 A DAY

ON A MILLION-TO-1 SHOT.

I'M SURE SHE DOESN'T WANT TO.

NOW, WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF I WAS LYING THERE?

WOULD YOU PULL THE PLUG ON ME?

YOU'RE NOT GETTING ME ON THAT.

I BELIEVE YOU WOULD,

BUT THEN, ON THE OTHER HAND,

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD.

A PROFOUND CONCLUSION.

WHAT DID YOU WANT TO SEE ME ABOUT?

SEE YOU?

YOU CAME IN TO SEE ME.

NO, I DIDN'T. YES, YOU DID.

YOU WALKED IN HERE,

YOU RANG THAT BELL...

I SHOULD HAVE CALLED YOU.

WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.

DO YOU THINK REBECCA BALLARD

HELPED TO KILL HER HUSBAND?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

OH, I'M PAST THINKING.

I'M SURE SHE DID.

CLYDE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP HERE?

J-J-JUST WAITING TO SEE JERRY.

IS THIS WHERE HE WORKS?

YEAH. FOR MOSS.

THERE'S SOMETHING WEIRD GOING ON.

THERE USUALLY IS. WHAT LOOKS WEIRD TO YOU?

WELL, I WAS COMING ALONG TO SEE JERRY,

WHEN I SEE MOSS PULLING AWAY IN JERRY'S PICKUP,

AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE JERRY IS.

IS THIS MOSS' CAR?

G-G-GUESS SO. CAN I GO?

JUST WANTED TO SEE JERRY.

PLANNING ON BASHING IN MORE MAILBOXES?

NO, SIR. NO WAY.

UH-HUH.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

GIVE ME A LIFT DOWNTOWN?

WE GOING DOWNTOWN?

AS FAR AS THE POLICE STATION.

LONG AS I DON'T HAVE TO GO IN.

COME ON.

REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

NEXT TIME YOU NEED A TAXI, JUST WAVE.

ANY LUCK?

NAH. TOWN'S FULL OF MUSCLE CARS.

PARKER, YOU KNOW ANYBODY NAMED MOSS?

MOSS. UH, NO, NOT PERSONALLY,

BUT I DO KNOW THE NAME.

YOU GOING TO TELL US, OR WHAT?

UH, YEAH. MOSS MOTORS.

YOUNG JERRY TUCKER WE HAD HERE,

HE WORKED FOR MOSS.

WE WAS JUST THERE.

WELL, ANYBODY WANT TO GRAB SOME LUNCH?

YEAH. I'M ABOUT READY.

YOU KNOW, THAT MOSS IS A VERY POOR MECHANIC.

JERRY MENTIONED HE'D SEEN

REBECCA BALLARD OVER THERE QUITE OFTEN.

HE SAW REBECCA BALLARD AT MOSS'?

THAT KID CLYDE SAID SOMETHING WEIRD WAS GOING ON.

I KIND OF FELT IT.

MOSS IS A VERY WEIRD GUY,

IN ADDITION TO BEING A POOR MECHANIC.

MAYBE WE OUGHT TO PUT OFF LUNCH.

BRIAN MOSS.

WHAT YOU BOYS JUMPING OUT FROM THERE FOR?

AIN'T NOBODY JUMPING, JUST STROLLING.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR JERRY, HE TOOK OFF.

SAID HE'S LEAVING TOWN.

SAY WHAT TOWN HE LIKED BETTER?

HE JUST WENT OFF.

THAT YOUR CAR OVER THERE?

SURE IS. MY PRIDE AND JOY.

WHAT YOU GOT UNDER THERE?

351 WITH TUNED HEADERS.

MAYBE A FOUR-BARREL HOLLY?

MATTER OF FACT, YES.

NOW, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

MAYBE WE'LL GET SOMETHING GOING AT THE STATION.

YOU ARRESTING ME? YEAH.

YOU GOT TO CHARGE ME.

O.K. STORING AND USING INFLAMMATORY SUBSTANCES

SUCH AS KEROSENE, BENZENE, PROPANE, AND GASOLINE

IN AN UNSAFE MANNER, THEREFORE ENDANGERING THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

WHEN WE GET TO THE STATION,

WE'LL ALL SIT AROUND

AND TRY FIGURING OUT IF THIS IS SOMEBODY WE USED TO KNOW.

WHAT'S MRS. BALLARD DOING?

SHE SERVING FREE LUNCHES?

WE GOT POPULAR OVERNIGHT

WHEN MR. BALLARD GOT BLEW UP.

WHAT YOU WANT, SON? YOU CAN'T PARK A POLICE CAR.

YOU CAN'T LEAVE IT HERE.

YES, I CAN.

YOU WATCH IT, BUT DON'T TOUCH IT.

HELLO, VIRGIL.

REBECCA.

AND THIS IS?

UH, I'M SORRY.

UM, OFFICER SHEPARD.

IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

I HAVE NO CHOICE.

I HAVE TO STAY OPEN. THE HOSPITAL NEEDS THE MONEY.

NOW...

TWO FOR LUNCH? UH, NO.

NO. WE'RE ON DUTY.

NOT... PETER?

NO.

PETER'S THE SAME.

I'D LIKE IT IF YOU COME WITH US.

WHY?

UH, WE'D PREFER IT IF YOU'D JUST COME QUIETLY, REBECCA.

WE'LL TALK AT THE STATION.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

YOU DO KNOW MS. BALLARD.

SHE WAS A CUSTOMER.

WHY, 'CAUSE YOU'RE A RENOWN MECHANIC?

I DOUBT IT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT SHE VISITED YOU RATHER FREQUENTLY.

SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN BACK A TIME OR TWO,

HAVE THINGS ADJUSTED.

IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL IT?

WHERE IS TUCKER, MR. MOSS?

I DON'T KNOW. HOW MANY TIMES I TELL YOU?

I KEEP HOPING IT WILL COME TO YOU.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

HELLO.

OH, BRING HIM IN.

YOUNG FELLA SAID HE'D BE HAPPY TO HELP US, CHIEF.

FINE.

NOW, SON, UH...

DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS MAN HERE?

YES, SIR.

WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE HIM?

COUPLE OF HOURS AGO.

HE WAS DRIVING JERRY'S TRUCK.

WHO IS THIS KID? I NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE.

WHAT DID YOU DO WITH JERRY TUCKER, MR. MOSS?

I WANT TO TALK TO A LAWYER.

WE'LL MOVE HIM TOMORROW.

AFTER THAT, I DON'T KNOW.

VIRGIL SAYS THEY HAVE A CASE, SO SOONER OR LATER,

REBECCA OR MOSS WILL TRY TO MAKE A DEAL.

MEANING EACH WILL BLAME THE OTHER.

WHATEVER HAPPENS, REBECCA WILL NEVER GET THE INSURANCE MONEY.

WHAT HAPPENS TO IT?

INSURANCE COMPANIES JUST WON'T PAY

IF THERE'S ANY SUSPICION OF THE BENEFICIARY.

JUST A SUSPICION? THAT'S RIGHT.

I JUST HAD AN AMUSING THOUGHT.

REBECCA'S STILL ON THE HOOK FOR THE HOSPITAL BILL.

MR. EPP, THAT'S ENTIRELY UP TO THE COURTS,

BUT WE DO ANTICIPATE A CONVICTION.

UH--

OH, THANK YOU.

WHAT DOES EPP WANT, GET HIS MONEY BACK?

IF NO PARTY HAS FULFILLED HIS REQUIREMENT...

IN OTHER WORDS, YES.

WELL, I HATE TO SEE HIM

GET $10,000 REWARD MONEY BACK.

ISN'T ANYBODY ELSE ENTITLED TO IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

NOW, WHAT ABOUT THAT KID?

CLYDE PUT US ON TO MOSS, DIDN'T HE?

YOU COULD SAY SO, YEAH.

I JUST DID SAY IT.

THE ONLY THING IS,

WHAT WOULD CLYDE DO WITH ALL THAT MONEY?

BLOW IT. IN A WEEK, SURE ENOUGH,

UNLESS...

WHAT DID EPP SAY?

HOW DID HE SAY WE SHOULD USE THE MONEY?

"AT OUR DISCRETION," HE SAID.

WELL, MY DISCRETION WOULD BE

TO PUT THAT MONEY INTO SOME KIND

OF A COLLEGE TRUST FUND FOR YOUNG CLYDE.

WHY IS THAT FUNNY?

I WAS JUST THINKING, HERE'S THIS KID--

NOT MUCH GOING FOR HIM--

GOES AROUND MAILBOX BASHING,

THEN WINDS UP WITH 10 GRAND.

IT'S JUST...WELL, MAYBE IT'S WEIRD,

BUT, UH...

I'M SATISFIED WITH WEIRD--

NOW AND THEN.