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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

HE WON'T TELL ME NOTHING.

I ASK HIM, AND HE MAKES UP SOME JOKE.

LIKE WHAT?

I SAY, HOW CAN THEY PUT THE CHIEF ON TRIAL?

HE SAYS THEY SENT HIM AN INVITATION.

AN URGENT INVITATION.

AN URGENT INVITATION. TO WHAT?

TO COME TO THE COURTHOUSE.

TO PRESENT MYSELF AT THE COURTHOUSE.

WHICH IS TRUE, OF COURSE.

WELL, WHAT'S THE USE?

IT'S A GOOD THING THEY'VE GOT SCHOOLS,

OR I'D BE AWFUL IGNORANT RAISED BY Y'ALL.

THE KID DID ASK A PRETTY GOOD QUESTION.

I CAN'T SEE WHY THEY'RE PUTTING YOU ON TRIAL, EITHER.

AND I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SAY--

"BEING CHIEF AIN'T NO PROOF AGAINST DOING WRONG."

EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF MY CHIEF.

LISTEN, I GOT A FEW MINUTES,

SO, UH, LET'S GO.

HONEY, I'M SORRY.

I DISAGREE.

I JUST DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO THINK

THAT THIS THING'S UPSETTING US,

SO WE'LL JUST GO ABOUT OUR NORMAL ROUTINE.

ISN'T IT NORMAL OF ME

TO WANT TO BE WITH YOU AT A TIME LIKE THIS?

YES, BUT YOU'RE MISSING MY POINT.

I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO GET THE IMPRESSION

THAT THIS IS A CRITICAL TIME.

SO IF YOU'LL JUST BE THERE WHEN I TESTIFY LATER,

THAT'LL BE ENOUGH.

EVERYONE AT SCHOOL IS GOING TO WONDER

WHY I'M NOT IN COURT WITH YOU TODAY.

AND YOU'LL BE CALM.

AND THEY WILL ASSUME

THAT YOU ARE NOT WORRIED ABOUT A THING.

I DON'T THINK I CAN PULL THIS OFF.

THIS COULD BE THE END OF YOUR PROFESSIONAL CAREER

OF BEING A LAWYER, OF BEING ANYTHING!

IF ANYBODY HASN'T SEEN THE SPARTA HERALD,

THERE'S A PICTURE OF VIRGIL AND ME

ON THE FRONT PAGE.

IT SAYS, "WILL THESE MEN HAVE TO GO?

"TWO TOP SPARTA COPS GO ON TRIAL

"FOR CONSPIRACY TO OBSTRUCT JUSTICE.

"COUNTY SHERIFF BLAMES GILLESPIE AND TIBBS

FOR ESCAPE AND DEATH OF SALVADORAN FUGITIVE."

FOR ONCE, THE SPARTA HERALD

SAYS IT ALL AND SAYS IT ACCURATELY.

PARKER.

YES, SIR.

CHIEF...

UH, THIS IS FOR YOU

AND--AND THE DETECTIVE.

IT'S FROM ALL OF US.

IT'S TO HELP PAY FOR YOUR DEFENSE.

WELL...

I WISH I COULD GRANDLY SAY THIS ISN'T NECESSARY,

BUT I CAN'T, BECAUSE IT IS,

AND I THANK Y'ALL KINDLY FOR IT.

UH, BUBBA'S GOING TO BE IN CHARGE

WHILE THE TRIAL LASTS,

BUT I WON'T BE ANY FURTHER AWAY THAN THE COURTHOUSE.

WELL, AT LEAST FOR A WHILE.

BE SEATED.

"THE PEOPLE OF NEWMAN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI,

"VS. CHIEF WILLIAM GILLESPIE,

"DETECTIVE VIRGIL TIBBS,

AND FATHER ANTONIO DEMARCO."

ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS?

I'D LIKE TO RENEW MY MOTION

TO DISQUALIFY TED MARCUS

AS DEFENSE COUNSEL DUE TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST--

BEING ON THE CITY COUNCIL

AND ALSO A FRIEND OF THE DEFENDANTS.

MS. BROCK, MARCUS' VOTE ON THE CITY COUNCIL

COULD BE CONSIDERED PREJUDICED

IN FAVOR OF FRIENDS, AND THAT WOULD BE WRONG.

PREJUDICE IN FAVOR OF CLIENTS WOULD NOT BE WRONG.

I WOULD SAY IT WOULD BE REQUIRED.

NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST. MOTION DENIED.

HOW LONG WILL THIS LAST?

GOING SOMEWHERE? YES.

DOWNSTAIRS TO THE COURTROOM?

WITH YOUR KIND PERMISSION.

THE MEETING WON'T LAST LONG,

IF YOU DON'T ARGUE WITH ME.

I AM GOING TO PROVE

THAT THE DEFENDANTS GILLESPIE AND TIBBS

WILLFULLY AND CORRUPTLY

FAILED TO TAKE INTO CUSTODY AN ESCAPED PRISONER.

I AM ALSO GOING TO PROVE

THAT THE DEFENDANT FATHER DEMARCO

KNOWINGLY CONCEALED AND AIDED

THE SAME PRISONER,

AN ILLEGAL ALIEN NAMED RAMON SALAZAR,

WHO HAD ESCAPED FROM A COUNTY WORK DETAIL.

THE RESULT WAS TRAGIC.

SALAZAR FINALLY LOST HIS LIFE IN THE ATTEMPT,

THROUGH NO FAULT OF THE ARRESTING OFFICERS

OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

THE POINT IS,

THE TRAGEDY WAS AVOIDABLE.

I INTEND TO SHOW

THAT CHIEF GILLESPIE AND DETECTIVE TIBBS

DID NOT COMMIT A WRONGFUL ACT.

THEY RECOGNIZED THAT THEIR DUTY AS LAW OFFICERS

HAD TO BE BALANCED

AGAINST THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF RAMON SALAZAR.

I WILL ALSO SHOW THAT FATHER DEMARCO,

ABBOT OF OUR LADY OF FAITH MONASTERY,

ACTED IN PERFECT ACCORDANCE

WITH HIS VOWS AS A PRIEST.

GILLESPIE'S ON TRIAL RIGHT NOW.

SOONER OR LATER, WE'LL HAVE TO VOTE

ON FIRING HIM AS POLICE CHIEF,

AND I SUBMIT THAT HARRIET DELONG

SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO VOTE.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SILLY,

BUT YOU'RE ALSO DANGEROUS.

ARE YOU DENYING THAT YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP

WITH CHIEF GILLESPIE?

ARE YOU SAYING IT?

YEAH. I RECKON I AM.

IS THIS RELEVANT TO THE ISSUE?

DID HARRIET INFLUENCE CHIEF GILLESPIE

TO ALLOW THAT FUGITIVE TO ESCAPE?

AS TO THE CRIME ITSELF--

LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT-- THE SO-CALLED CRIME.

WE'RE VOTING WHETHER OR NOT TO PLACE GILLESPIE

ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.

YOUR VOTE MIGHT BE BIASED.

WHY SHOULD IT BE?

THERE'S A LOVE AFFAIR

BETWEEN HER AND BILL GILLESPIE!

YOU, SIR, ARE OUT OF ORDER, AND YOU'RE A CAD!

HE'S TELLING THE TRUTH.

THE WHOLE TOWN KNOWS IT.

WATERS HAS SOME ALMIGHTY GALL.

IF I HAVE A SPECIAL INTEREST

IN SEEING BILL GILLESPIE ISN'T HURT,

HE HAS A SPECIAL INTEREST IN SEEING BILL FIRED.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT SPARTA SOUTH?

YES, THAT WHOLE SPARTA SOUTH DEVELOPMENT

THAT BILL GILLESPIE HAS BEEN AGAINST FOR YEARS,

WATERS WANTS TO GO THROUGH.

ONLY BILL AND A FEW OTHERS OPPOSE IT.

YOU REALLY THINK IT WOULD RUIN THIS TOWN?

OH, ABSOLUTELY.

A NEW DEVELOPMENT OF DISCOUNT STORES AND CHAIN STORES

AND MULTIPLE MOVIE HOUSES AND FAST FOODERIES--

THAT'LL TURN SPARTA AND THE SQUARE INTO A GHOST TOWN.

BUT WATERS IS RIGHT ABOUT ONE THING.

I DO WANT TO BE DOWNSTAIRS.

WE WAS OUT AT FILMER ROAD.

THE COUNTY PRISONERS WERE PICKING UP LITTER.

TRAFFIC WAS HELD UP.

SOME IDIOT STARTED BLOWING HIS HORN.

THE OTHER DEPUTY WENT TO SEE

WHAT THIS GUY'S PROBLEM WAS.

THERE WAS A LITTLE CONFUSION.

ATTENTION WAS MOMENTARILY DIVERTED,

AND THIS SALAZAR GUY TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY

TO MAKE A BREAK FOR IT.

THEN YOU GAVE FURTHER CHASE TO SALAZAR?

YES, AS FAR AS I COULD.

I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

I HAVE NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

THE PEOPLE CALL NATHAN McCOMB TO THE STAND.

DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH,

AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD?

YES, MA'AM.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND OCCUPATION FOR THE COURT.

NATHAN G. McCOMB.

I'M THE SHERIFF OF NEWMAN COUNTY.

SHERIFF McCOMB,

HOW DID YOU LEARN RAMON SALAZAR ESCAPED?

IRONICALLY, IT WAS CHIEF GILLESPIE WHO FIRST TOLD ME.

HE WITNESSED THE ESCAPE AND TELEPHONED,

BUT I SOON GOT THE FEELING HIS ATTITUDE WASN'T QUITE RIGHT.

WHAT'S UP WITH SALAZAR?

WORD IS HE'S MAKING ME LOOK LIKE A FOOL.

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE

EXPECTS ME TO CATCH HIM IN THE NEXT 10 MINUTES.

WHY DO THEY STILL BELIEVE HE'S HERE?

BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT.

SOMEBODY REPORTED A MAN WEARING PRISONER'S CLOTHES

WALKING ALONG WILDBERRY ROAD.

THAT'S INSIDE MY CITY LIMITS, JUST BARELY.

I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU'D HAVE YOUR BOYS CHECK AROUND OUT THERE.

SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT, VIRGIL?

NO.

I MEAN, I SUPPOSE IT'S OUR OBLIGATION.

VIRGIL'S NOT CONVINCED THAT THIS MAN SALAZAR

OUGHT TO BE AUTOMATICALLY SHIPPED BACK.

CERTAINLY NOT ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE CRIMINALS.

REALLY, SHERIFF. IN MOST CASES, THESE PEOPLE--

VIRGIL, WE'LL BE AWFUL SORRY

IF WE LET EVERY OTHER NATIONALITY

IMMIGRATE HERE JUST BECAUSE THEY WANT TO.

McCOMB HAS GOT A POINT THERE.

NOW, YOU TAKE THE INDIANS.

THEY LET ALL US EUROPEANS IN HERE,

AND THEY'VE REGRETTED IT EVER SINCE.

A REMARK, WHICH I MAY ADD,

I DID NOT FIND AMUSING IN THE LEAST.

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT MADE US LOOK GOOD OR BAD, VIRGIL.

NOTHING LOOKS GOOD SO FAR, CHIEF.

ROLL THE TAPE.

YEAH. LET ME SPEAK TO BUBBA.

GUESS WHO I SAW GOING INTO EPP'S HOUSE.

THE CHIEF'S DEAR FRIEND COUNCILMAN LYNDON WATERS.

LOOK WHO'S HERE.

AFTERNOON, GENTLEMEN. AFTERNOON, DARNELLE.

ARE YOU HERE TO HELP KAREN BROCK?

UH, YES, FOR THE TIME BEIN'.

WELL, NATURALLY, YOU THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CASE.

I'M SORRY ABOUT THIS, BUT I BEEN PRESSURED.

THE LAST THING I WANNA DO

IS GET IN COURT AND NAIL YOU GUYS.

SEE YA IN COURT, GERARD...UH, MR. DARNELLE.

CAN I HELP YOU?

I'M CARLOS SALAZAR.

YOU MUST BE RAMON'S UNCLE FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.

YES. I'M LOOKING FOR CHIEF GILLESPIE.

WE SPOKE ON THE TELEPHONE.

CHIEF'S NOT HERE NOW.

HE'S ON TRIAL OVER AT THE COURTHOUSE.

THE SHERIFF AND HIS STORM TROOPERS MURDERED RAMON,

AND GILLESPIE'S THE ONE ON TRIAL! HOW ROTTEN.

PERFECTLY ROTTEN.

DON'T MAKE SENSE, NEITHER.

WHAT YOU GOT HERE, PARKER?

THIS HERE IS CARLOS SALAZAR, RAMON'S UNCLE.

MR. SALAZAR, I SUPPOSE YOU'RE HERE FOR RAMON'S FUNERAL.

YES, AND THAT'S NOT ALL.

NOW, SHERIFF McCOMB,

HOW DID YOU ASCERTAIN THAT THE FUGITIVE

WAS ACTUALLY IN THE MONASTERY?

I ASKED THE ABBOT,

NOT THAT HE ANSWERED ME STRAIGHT OUT.

HE HEDGED ABOUT IT.

FATHER, ARE YOU OR ARE YOU NOT

HARBORING A MAN NAMED RAMON SALAZAR?

YOU ARE OBLIGED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

NO, SHERIFF.

I FEEL THAT I'M NOT OBLIGED.

NOW, I KNOW I'M NOT TALKING TO A CHILD.

YOU KNOW IT'S A CRIME

TO HIDE A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE.

MANY GOOD MEN HAVE BEEN FUGITIVES,

AND MUCH JUSTICE HAS BEEN WRONG.

WHAT SOME MEN HAVE CALLED JUSTICE HAS BEEN EVIL.

FATHER, CAN WE PLEASE JUST GET ON WITH THIS?

IF YOU REFUSE US ENTRANCE,

I CAN FORCE MY WAY IN WITH A WARRANT.

WELL, OF COURSE YOU MUST DO YOUR DUTY,

BUT I MUST DO MINE.

YOU THINK YOU CAN TALK SOME SENSE

INTO YOUR FRIEND?

ANTONIO...

SUPPOSE I COULD HAVE

A PRIVATE WORD WITH YOU?

JUST A WORD? NOTHING ELSE?

NOTHING ELSE. I PROMISE.

LET'S GO INSIDE.

BROTHER PAUL, PLEASE.

LET THEM PASS.

AND WHAT DID YOU DO AFTER THAT?

WELL, I WAITED OUTSIDE WHILE GILLESPIE WAS IN THERE.

TIBBS ARRIVED TO TALK TO THE MONKS.

AND THEY LET HIM IN, TOO.

NEXT THING, THEY WERE HELPING SALAZAR ESCAPE.

OBJECTION!

THE WITNESS CAN'T SAY WHAT HAPPENED IN THERE.

SUSTAINED.

SHERIFF McCOMB,

PLEASE STATE ONLY THE FACTS THAT YOU KNOW.

YES, SIR.

NOW, SHERIFF.

EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED WHEN GILLESPIE AND TIBBS

CAME OUT OF THE MONASTERY?

I ASKED GILLESPIE IF HE'D TALKED TO SALAZAR.

HE SAID, "WE DID,"

AND I ASKED, "BOTH OF YOU?"

AND TIBBS SAID, "YES, SIR, BOTH OF US."

WHY DIDN'T YOU ARREST HIM?

WE GAVE OUR WORD WE WOULDN'T.

YOU THINK THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY

IS GOING TO BE IMPRESSED WITH THAT?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

ABOUT YOUR FAILING TO DO YOUR SWORN DUTY.

NOW, THERE ARE TIMES, MAC,

WHEN YOU HAVE TO MAKE PROMISES.

YOU HAD NO BUSINESS MAKING THAT KIND OF PROMISE.

PLEASE TELL THE JURY WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.

I MADE UP MY MIND THAT I'D DO MY DUTY

TO CAPTURE A CONVICT THAT HAD ESCAPED

FROM MY LAWFUL CONTROL.

THIS IS A WARRANT ISSUED BY THE COUNTY OF NEWMAN,

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,

TO SEARCH YOUR MONASTERY FOR RAMON SALAZAR,

A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE.

PLEASE STEP OUT OF THE WAY.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

PLEASE COME WITH ME.

WAS RAMON SALAZAR IN THE MONASTERY?

NO, SIR.

HE WAS GONE.

I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

THAT'LL BE ALL FOR TODAY.

WE'LL RESUME AT 9 A.M. TOMORROW.

YOUR HONOR,

I HAVE A WRITTEN REQUEST THAT SHOULD BE ON YOUR DESK.

IT'S TO DELAY THE TRIAL TOMORROW

SO THE DEFENDANTS MAY ATTEND RAMON SALAZAR'S FUNERAL.

THE COURT SEES NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.

DO THE PEOPLE HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS?

NO, YOUR HONOR.

FINE. THIS COURT WILL RECONVENE TOMORROW AT 1:00.

BILL?

I WANT YOU TO MEET RAMON'S UNCLE, CARLOS SALAZAR.

IT'S AN HONOR FINALLY TO MEET YOU.

I'M SORRY I COULDN'T DO MORE TO HELP RAMON.

MR. SALAZAR KNOWS WHAT YOU TRIED TO DO.

AND I AM MOST GRATEFUL,

BUT I'M FILING WRONGFUL DEATH CHARGES

AGAINST SHERIFF McCOMB

AND THE NEWMAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

WHAT'S THAT GOING TO CHANGE, SIR?

PERHAPS THE WAY PEOPLE VIEW THIS CASE.

I CANNOT LET RAMON'S MURDER GO UNCHALLENGED.

IT'S GOOD TO MEET YOU.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU, SIR.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER. LATER, ANTONIO.

CHIEF, UH, LONNIE JUST CALLED.

WATERS SHOWED UP AT EPP'S HOUSE.

OHH.

[RING]

YES? MR. EPP,

THE UNCLE OF THE GUY WHO WAS KILLED IS HERE.

HE'S GOING AFTER McCOMB. WHAT?

HE'S STARTING SOME KIND OF BIG LAWSUIT.

SOMETHING WE OUGHT TO DO ABOUT THAT?

WE'LL KILL HIM IF WE HAVE TO.

[SINGING IN LATIN]

[PRAYING IN LATIN]

AMEN.

JUST BEGINNING OR JUST ENDING?

BOTH...

BUT YOU'RE STILL IN TIME.

I HOPE YOU AND HE

AREN'T CARRYING MORE GUILT THAN YOU NEED TO.

SHERIFF, HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY THINK

THE CHIEF AND I ARE GUILTY?

WELL, IF YOU ALL AREN'T GUILTY, WHO IS?

THAT BOY RAN MY BLOCKADE.

FARRELL PRACTICALLY SHOT HIM IN SELF-DEFENSE,

BUT WHO PUT HIM IN THAT CAR?

I'M SORRY YOU THINK WE DID.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO,

SPREAD THE BLAME AROUND?

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY,

THAT WE'RE ALL GUILTY?

NO. THAT WE'RE ALL RESPONSIBLE.

[PRAYING IN LATIN]

AMEN.

AMEN.

MY BELOVED BRETHREN, OUR LORD SAID,

"I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE.

"HE THAT BELIEVETH IN ME, THOUGH HE WERE DEAD,

"YET SHALL HE LIVE,

"AND WHOSOEVER LIVETH

AND BELIEVETH IN ME SHALL NEVER DIE."

LET US NOW PRAY THAT THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST,

THE LOVE OF GOD,

AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

BE WITH US ALL EVERMORE. AMEN.

AMEN.

IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER

AND OF THE SON

AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

YOU READY, CHIEF? COME ON IN.

YOU GONNA DRIVE ME? YES, SIR.

BUT YOU GOT A FEW MINUTES AND SOMEONE'S WAITIN' TO SEE YOU.

WHO? WHERE?

STAY HERE. I'LL BE AT THE OTHER DOOR IN A MINUTE.

I WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING TO YOU,

BUT I COULDN'T.

I LOVED SEEIN' YOU THERE.

I'M JUST WONDERIN' IF MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T STAY CLEAR AWHILE.

I SHOULD, AND I WILL.

WHAT DID YOU WANNA SAY TO ME?

I DON'T KNOW.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

CHIEF, LONNIE'S HERE WITH SOME TAPE STUFF.

I'LL BE RIGHT WITH HIM.

CHIEF, YOU GOT A MINUTE?

THAT'S ABOUT ALL.

I GOT TO GET OVER TO THE COURT.

[EPP] HERE'S THE WAY IT IS, WATERS--

IF YOUR GROUP CAN'T SECURE AN OPTION

ON THE SPARTA SOUTH LAND IN 60 DAYS,

MY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO PULL THE FINANCES.

[WATERS] THAT WOULD BE A MISTAKE.

[EPP] WE CAN'T LET OUR CASH JUST SIT,

DOING NOTHING,

WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.

WE GOT TO GET RID OF GILLESPIE.

THERE YOU GO!

AND THOSE TEACHERS AND PREACHERS

THAT WANT TO PRESERVE THE LAND

FOR POSSUMS AND RACCOONS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT GILLESPIE?

WE'RE CHEERING THE D.A. ON, IS WHAT WE'RE DOING.

UH-OH.

WHAT ABOUT THE WOMAN THING?

[CLICK]

WELL, THERE'S MORE, ISN'T THERE? LET IT GO ON.

WELL...AHEM.

CHIEF, THAT'S ALL WE NEED TO TIE WATERS TO EPP.

YEAH, BUT IT WAS JUST GETTING INTERESTING.

PLAY THE REST OF IT.

THE WOMAN THING MAY BACKFIRE.

I BROUGHT UP THE LOVE AFFAIR.

THE REACTION WAS MIXED.

[EPP] HMM.

GET THAT LITTLE SOCIAL ITEM AROUND.

GET IT IN THE PAPER.

LET PEOPLE KNOW

THAT GILLESPIE'S SNEAKING AROUND,

SLIPPING INTO BED WITH THAT WOMAN.

IT'LL HURT HIM BAD.

IT HAS TO.

CHIEF, THAT'S ALL THERE IS, REALLY.

WHEN DID SALAZAR GET AWAY?

WELL, OF COURSE, THE EXACT TIME I CAN'T SAY.

HOWEVER, HE SLIPPED OUT OF THERE

SOMETIME AFTER GILLESPIE AND TIBBS TALKED TO HIM.

SOMEBODY MUST HAVE DROVE HIM TO TOWN, DROPPED HIM OFF,

AND THEN HE STOLE THE CAR.

HEY!

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

GET OUT OF MY CAR!

LET GO!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? GET OUT OF MY--

[McCOMB] IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE HE HIT OUR ROADBLOCK

AND DEPUTY FARRELL SAID THE SAME THING.

GET OUT OF THE CAR!

GET OUT OF THAT CAR.

OUT OF THE CAR, DAMN IT!

LET HIM THROUGH!

DO YOU THINK HE'D STILL BE ALIVE TODAY

IF GILLESPIE AND TIBBS

HAD FOLLOWED NORMAL POLICE PROCEDURE?

OBJECTION! THAT IS SPECULATION.

OVERRULED.

YOU MAY ANSWER THE QUESTION.

I HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE FOR SALAZAR'S ESCAPE

AND, CONSEQUENTLY, FOR SALAZAR'S DEATH,

AND THAT MAN IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE.

THAT IS AN UNWARRANTED CONCLUSION.

MOVE TO STRIKE FROM THE RECORD.

I'M ALLOWING THE ANSWER.

I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

SHERIFF McCOMB...

DIDN'T THE SPARTA POLICE HELP IN THE SEARCH?

YES.

AND CHIEF GILLESPIE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE ESCAPE?

HE DID.

DID YOU NOT ASK THE CHIEF, AND I QUOTE,

"THINK YOU COULD TALK SOME SENSE INTO YOUR FRIEND?"

MEANING THE ABBOT.

YES, I SAID THAT.

SO YOU DIDN'T OBJECT

WHEN THE CHIEF ACCOMPANIED

FATHER DEMARCO INTO THE MONASTERY?

I HAD NO REASON TO--

YES OR NO?

NO.

YOU WANTED HIM TO GO IN THERE.

YES, I DID.

AND YOU WANTED HIM TO TALK SENSE.

YOU DIDN'T SAY, "GO IN THERE AND USE FORCE,"

DID YOU?

NO.

THEN YOU AGREE THAT THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY

TO TAKE CUSTODY OF A MAN?

YES, BUT I NEVER AGREED--

WHO FIRED THE SHOTS THAT KILLED THAT MAN?

SALAZAR WAS TRY-- WHO FIRED THE SHOTS?

DEPUTY FARRELL.

WHO IS DEPUTY FARRELL'S DIRECT SUPERVISOR?

ISN'T THAT YOU?

OBJECTION!

THE FUGITIVE'S DEATH ISN'T AT ISSUE.

SUSTAINED.

SHERIFF McCOMB...

WAS THE NEWMAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT--

YOUR DEPARTMENT--

IN CONTROL OF THE SITUATION?

WELL, FINALLY--

GILLESPIE AND TIBBS WERE OUT OF IT, WEREN'T THEY?

YES.

NO MORE QUESTIONS.

I'D LOVE TO HAVE DINNER TOGETHER.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

WHO IS IT?

SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

JUST A MOMENT, FATHER.

YOU'RE NO SHERIFF.

I WORK FOR SOME BUSINESSMEN

WHO DON'T WANT YOU MAKING TROUBLE FOR SHERIFF McCOMB.

HE KILLED MY NEPHEW!

HE HAD TO.

NOW FORGET IT. LEAVE TOWN.

LEAVE TOWN, HEAR ME?

STAY HERE, MAKE TROUBLE, AND WE'LL KILL YOU.

LET'S GO.

[FATHER DEMARCO] CARLOS!

CARLOS, WHAT'S HAPPENING?

CARLOS!

CARLOS, SPEAK TO ME!

DID HE DESCRIBE THE MAN?

TWO MEN.

ONE IS IN HIS 30s.

HE'S GOT A MUSTACHE AND SLICKED-BACK HAIR.

LIKE THE GUY AT EPP'S HOUSE.

BUT WHY?

WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?

SOMEBODY HEARD HE WAS MAKING TROUBLE FOR SHERIFF McCOMB.

THE IDEA BEING THAT ANYTHING THAT MAKES HIM LOOK BAD

MAKES US LOOK GOOD.

THEY DON'T WANT THAT.

I HOPE THIS MYSTERIOUS "THEY"--

DON'T WORRY, ANTONIO. THERE ISN'T AN ITALIAN IN SIGHT.

BUT THERE IS A MOB, AND THEY'RE INTERESTED IN

THE SPARTA SOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

THEY WANT THE CHIEF OUT.

BILL, IS TOMORROW YOUR DAY?

YES, TOMORROW--MY DAY.

WHAT DID YOU AND FATHER DEMARCO DISCUSS?

HE TOLD ME THAT IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES

HE FELT OBLIGATED TO HELP A FUGITIVE.

I TAKE YOUR POINT,

BUT THIS CASE IS NOT THE SAME

AS WHEN YOU WERE HIDING JEWS IN ITALY 46 YEARS AGO.

THOSE WERE THE VICTIMS OF A JUSTICE THAT WAS CORRUPT,

OF IMMORAL LAWS AND IMMORAL MEN.

BUT WE'RE LIVING IN A CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY.

WE'RE OBLIGATED TO RESPECT THE LAWS WE PASS.

I'M NOT SO SURE.

WE PASS LAWS WITHOUT THINKING.

THEY GO, THEY COME.

WHAT WAS ILLEGAL YESTERDAY IS LEGAL TODAY.

BUT WHAT'S WRONG IN GOD'S EYES...

IT'S WRONG ON ANY DAY.

AND I ALSO KNOW,

AS A PRIEST,

THAT RAMON HAS DONE NO WRONG.

MY DEAR FRIEND,

IF SALAZAR HAS BROKEN OUR LAWS,

SHERIFF McCOMB OUT THERE

HAS A SWORN DUTY TO ARREST HIM.

BILL, IF I BLINDLY COOPERATE

AND TURN RAMON OVER TO THE AUTHORITIES HERE,

THEY'LL DUMP HIM IN EL SALVADOR,

AND A DEATH SQUAD WILL MURDER HIM!

DID DETECTIVE TIBBS JOIN THIS CONVERSATION?

YEAH. TIBBS FOUND OUT

THAT RAMON HAD NEVER HAD A DEPORTATION HEARING.

HE WANTED TO TELL HIM

THAT WE COULD GET HIM THAT KIND OF HEARING

AND PROBABLY A STAY OF DEPORTATION.

SO YOU ARGUED WITH FATHER DEMARCO,

AND HE WON YOU OVER.

NO.

DID YOU EVER ATTEMPT TO ARREST SALAZAR?

NOT BY FORCE. NOT BY FORCE.

NOR BY ANY OTHER MEANS.

DID YOU BRING THIS FUGITIVE OUT

AND TURN HIM OVER TO SHERIFF McCOMB?

WELL... DID YOU?

NO, SIR, I DIDN'T.

THANK YOU.

[SWEET] SUSPECT'S TURNING ONTO EPP'S STREET IN A SILVER CONVERTIBLE.

I'M RIGHT BEHIND HIM.

WE'RE BOTH WHERE WE SHOULD BE.

HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD.

COME ON!

GET OUT OF THE CAR.

LET'S MOVE IT. COME ON!

I TOLD SALAZAR THAT AN ATTORNEY

WANTED TO FILE AN APPEAL ON HIS BEHALF,

BUT THAT THIS ATTORNEY WOULD NEED SALAZAR'S CONSENT.

WHY YOU WANT TO HELP ME?

WELL, SON, BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

[TIBBS] RAMON...

DO YOU HAVE ANY PROOF

THAT YOU'RE A POLITICAL REFUGEE?

WILL YOU LET US HELP YOU?

WILL I GO BACK TO JAIL?

FOR A SHORT TIME, UNTIL YOUR HEARING.

RAMON, YOU JUST CAN'T KEEP RUNNING ALL YOUR LIFE.

SHOW ME A PIECE OF PAPER THAT SAYS,

"RAMON SALAZAR, THIS IS AMERICA, AND YOU ARE FREE,"

AND I WILL GO WITH YOU.

WE HAVE NO SUCH PAPER.

THERE IS NO SUCH PAPER.

I CANNOT TRUST THEM, FATHER.

DID YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ARREST SALAZAR?

YES, OF COURSE.

DID YOU MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO ARREST HIM?

I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE MR. SALAZAR INTO CUSTODY.

USING WHAT MEANS?

PERSUASION.

DO YOU REGULARLY USE THOSE MEANS IN YOUR WORK?

NO, MR. DARNELLE, BUT--

THANK YOU.

I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

DETECTIVE TIBBS,

IS PERSUASION A MEANS YOU'VE NEVER USED?

NO. I'VE FREQUENTLY USED PERSUASION,

AND SOMETIMES IT WORKS.

THANK YOU, DETECTIVE TIBBS.

I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

[JUDGE] THANK YOU, MR. TIBBS.

YOU HOLDING UP ALL RIGHT?

I WISH I COULD SAY EVERYTHING'S GOING WELL,

BUT TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

I'M SCARED TO DEATH.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I WANT TO HAPPEN HERE.

I WANT YOU, THE JURY,

TO FIND ALL THREE OF THESE MEN GUILTY--

FATHER DEMARCO, WHO KNOWINGLY HARBORED

AN ILLEGAL ALIEN WHO ESCAPED FROM THE COUNTY JAIL,

CHIEF GILLESPIE AND DETECTIVE TIBBS,

WHO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ARREST SALAZAR,

BUT REFUSED TO CARRY OUT THEIR SWORN DUTY.

NOW, CHIEF GILLESPIE WAS AN OLD FRIEND OF THE ABBOT,

AND HE DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE THAT FRIENDSHIP.

THAT WAS HIS REASON.

I DON'T KNOW THE REASON FOR DETECTIVE TIBBS,

BUT IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER,

FOR HE'S AS GUILTY AS THE CHIEF.

ALL THREE DEFENDANTS ARE GUILTY,

AND Y'ALL KNOW IT.

WHAT HAPPENS IF VIRGIL IS FIRED?

WHAT IF HE'S ASKED TO LEAVE LAW SCHOOL?

THAT WON'T HAPPEN.

YOU HEAR? IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS ASKING MUCH TOO MUCH OF US.

YOU SEE, HE HAS NOT PROVED THE ELEMENT OF CORRUPTION.

INSTEAD, HE HAS VAINLY ATTEMPTED TO SHOW

THAT THE CHIEF'S OLD FRIENDSHIP WITH FATHER DEMARCO

HAS CLOUDED AND CORRUPTED HIS PERCEPTION OF HIS DUTY.

THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

I URGE YOU TO FIND THE DEFENDANTS NOT GUILTY

OF THE CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST THEM.

THANK YOU.

FATHER DEMARCO, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED

THAT YOU WISH TO MAKE YOUR OWN CLOSING STATEMENT.

I SPEAK TO YOU AS THE SERVANT OF THE LORD.

I HAD TO GIVE THIS MAN

THE ASYLUM DENIED BY THE GOVERNMENT

BUT OFFERED BY GOD.

THE GREATER LAW OF GOD

CANNOT TOLERATE THE INJUSTICES OF MAN'S LAW.

TO ME, BEING TRIED ON THESE CHARGES

IS A SIGN OF GRACE.

BEING TRIED WITH THESE TWO FRIENDS...

IS A SIGN OF HONOR.

I CAN ONLY LOOK AT MYSELF, AT MY HEART,

AND DO WHAT I FEEL IS RIGHT,

AND I KNOW YOU MUST NOW DO THE SAME.

I PRAY...

THAT YOU MAY ALSO RECEIVE THE HELP OF GOD.

THANK YOU.

ARE THOSE PEOPLE CRAZY?

IS THE JURY MADE UP OF CRAZY PEOPLE?

IT'S A TOUGH CASE.

VIRGIL, THIS IS NOT A TOUGH CASE.

THEY SHOULD'VE COME BACK IN 10 MINUTES-- NOT GUILTY.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I'D VOTE IN THEIR PLACE.

WHAT ARE THEY DOING NOW, EATING AT SOME HOTEL?

WELL, THEY'RE SPENDING THE NIGHT

AT THE McGUFFEY HOUSE.

IN THE MORNING, THEY'LL GO BACK TO THE JURY ROOM,

THEY'LL TALK SOME MORE,

AND HOPEFULLY BY ABOUT 10:00 WE'LL KNOW SOMETHING.

[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS]

YOU DON'T WANT ANY OF THIS, DO YOU?

WELL, EVEN SO, IT WOULD JUST KEEP YOU AWAKE.

[CAR APPROACHES]