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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 ♪

[CAR DOOR OPENING]

[CAR ENGINE STARTING]

[GIRL LAUGHING]

OH, SHOOT. I FORGOT MY BATHING SUIT IN THE CAR.

YOUR TEENY-WEENY BLACK BIKINI?

LYLE, YOU'RE AS BAD AS A HUNGRY DOG.

WORSE.

[HONK]

HI, MEGAN.

LUKE, WHAT BRINGS YOU UP HERE?

TESTING THE LAKE FOR CHEMICAL SPRAYS. AND YOU?

SWIMMING WITH A FRIEND. WHAT ELSE?

WELL, THE WATER'S FREEZING.

I WOULDN'T WANT YOU TO CATCH A COLD.

YOU'RE A REAL SWEETHEART.

WHY DON'T YOU ASK ME OUT?

MAYBE AFTER YOUR NEXT BIRTHDAY.

WE AIN'T GOING TO SIT AROUND AND WAIT FOR IT.

YES, SIR.

SEE YOU.

BYE-BYE, HON.

COME ON.

COME ON BACK HERE.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE RIGHT THERE, MA'AM.

IS ANYBODY HURT?

NO, BUT I BELIEVE THESE LADIES

WOULD HAVE WENT 12 ROUNDS IF WE LET THEM.

HELP THAT MAN CATCH HIS CHICKENS,

AND SEE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.

COME ON. COME ON.

WHOO! NO, YOU AIN'T.

YES, I AM.WHOO!

AAH!

AAH!

[GUNSHOT]

[SCREAMS]

[GUNSHOT]

THIS SIDE OF THE LAKE OR THE OTHER?

OTHER SIDE.

SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS CLOSE TO THE WATER.

RIGHT WHERE YOU JUST WERE. WANT TO GO BACK?

WE BETTER.

MEET YOU OVER THERE.

CHIEF, SOMETHING BAD'S HAPPENED.

IT WON'T GET BETTER

IF YOU MAKE ME WAIT FOR IT.

OH, NO, SIR, UH...

BUFORD FOWLER'S DAUGHTER MEGAN JUST CALLED IN.

WHAT DID BUFORD DO,

BEAT HER UP AGAIN?

NO. MEGAN'S FRIEND WAS KILLED

OUTSIDE HIS CABIN AT PURVIS LAKE.

WHO IS MEGAN'S FRIEND?

RIDLEY. HE'S PART-OWNER OF THE MOVIE HOUSE.

KILLED HOW?

MEGAN SAYS THE SHOTS CAME FROM THE WOODS,

BUT SHE DIDN'T SEE ANYBODY.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THERE?

YES. EVERETT, JAMISON, AND BUBBA.

[SIGHS]

WELL...

LOOK LIKE HE WALKED IN.

LONNIE: YEAH, AND RAN BACK OUT THE SAME WAY.

YEAH.

LONNIE, WHAT WE GOT OVER HERE?

HE WAS WAITING FOR RIDLEY RIGHT HERE.

YEAH. SURE LOOKS LIKE IT, HUH?

[SIGHS]

YOU KNOW, YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T BE SMOKING.

DETECTIVE TIBBS...

MEGAN FOWLER.

THANKS.

SEE YOU LATER, SUGAR.

[DOOR CLOSES]

WHAT HAPPENED?

I WAS WALKING DOWN TO THE LAKE WITH LYLE.

SOMEBODY SHOT HIM.

HOW MANY SHOTS DID YOU HEAR?

I THINK THREE.

I RAN INSIDE AND CALLED THE POLICE.

YOU DIDN'T TRY TO HELP HIM?

NO.

HE WAS DEAD.

YOU COULD CLEARLY SEE THAT HE WAS DEAD.

WHAT WERE YOU TO HIM?

HE MANAGED THE MOVIE HOUSE WHERE I WORK.

NO.

WHY WERE YOU HERE WITH HIM?

HE ASKED ME FOR A SWIM.

AND SEX?

YES.

I NOTICED HIS WEDDING BAND.

[SNIFFLES]

HE AND HIS WIFE DIDN'T CARE FOR EACH OTHER.

LYLE TOLD YOU THAT?

YES.

HE JUST STAYED WITH HER BECAUSE HE LOVED HIS KIDS.

COULD HIS WIFE HAVE DONE THIS?

NO. NO.

CAN YOU THINK OF ANYONE ELSE

WHO MIGHT HAVE WANTED LYLE KILLED?

NO.

NOBODY HATED LYLE.

WHY DO I GET THE FEELING Y'ALL GOT BAD NEWS?

SHELLY, UH, I'M SORRY. WE DO.

THERE'S BEEN A SHOOTING OUT AT PURVIS LAKE.

IS THIS ABOUT MY HUSBAND?

YES, MA'AM.

LYLE WAS SHOT AND KILLED.

LYLE WASN'T ALONE UP AT THAT CABIN, WAS HE?

NO, MA'AM. I'M AFRAID HE HAD A GIRL WITH HIM.

MEGAN FOWLER. DO YOU KNOW HER?

NO.

BUT LET ME GUESS. SHE 21 AND BEAUTIFUL?

17.

LYLE ALWAYS LIKED REAL YOUNG GIRLS,

LIKED ME WHEN I WAS 17, TOO.

I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN.

I KNEW SOME GIRL'S DADDY

WAS GOING TO KILL HIM SOMEDAY.

SOMEBODY KILLED DADDY?

YES, KENNY, HONEY, SOMEBODY KILLED DADDY.

NOW WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

[SIGHS]

YOU WANT ME TO SEND SOMEBODY OVER FROM SOCIAL SERVICES?

WELL, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO?

HELP YOU OUT.

THEY HELP YOU GET THROUGH YOUR GRIEVING PROCESS.

I AIN'T GOING TO NEED NO HELP WITH GRIEVING

'CAUSE I AIN'T GOING TO BE GRIEVING.

IF YOU FIND SOMEONE

TO PAY THE MORTGAGE AND BILLS AND BUY FOOD,

SEND THEM OUT HERE.

I KNOW HOW TO BE REAL NICE TO HIM.

MAN: [ON TV] BACK GOES MULLINS.

HE'S LOOKING DOWNFIELD.

UNDER PRESSURE, HE GETS IT AWAY,

AND IT'S A FLOATER TO THE SIDELINE.

THAT ONE'S GOING TO LAND OUT OF BOUNDS, INCOMPLETE....

WHY'D YOU STOP COMING AROUND, CHIEF?

OH, WELL, I DON'T CARE MUCH FOR MOVIES NOWADAYS.

THEY--THEY SEEM TO LEAVE NOTHING TO YOUR IMAGINATION

EXCEPT THE STORY.

SAD BUT TRUE. NO GREAT DRAMA ANYMORE.

I FEEL LIKE THE ONLY PEOPLE

WHO CRY AT MOVIES ARE POOR THEATER OWNERS.

WELL...

DID YOU KNOW YOUR MANAGER

WAS MESSING WITH THE YOUNG GIRLS WHO WORK HERE?

WELL, NEVER FOR A FACT,

BUT I'D HEAR THINGS, RUMORS,

AND THERE WAS THIS ONE HIGH SCHOOL GIRL

THAT SAID LYLE KEPT TOUCHING HER.

TOUCHING HER?

WELL...

WHAT DID YOU DO ABOUT THAT?

WELL, I TORE INTO HIM,

BUT LYLE SWORE HE NEVER DONE THAT,

AND THE GIRL QUIT,

SO I JUST SORT OF LET THINGS DROP.

CHIEF, LOOK AT THIS.

IT'S A PICTURE FROM A TV SCREEN.

THIS IS FROM A HOMEMADE VIDEO, CHIEF.

OH, SURE ENOUGH.

DO YOU RECOGNIZE THE GIRL IN THAT PICTURE?

THAT'S MEGAN FOWLER.

SHE WORKS HERE.

I'M SURPRISED, BUT I CAN'T SAY I'M SHOCKED.

SHE'S BOY CRAZY.

BOY CRAZY? BUT THIS RIDLEY IS NO BOY.

MENTION A BOY.

GARTH WATKINS.

GARTH WATKINS.

WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE HIM AROUND HERE?

WELL, NOT LATELY. MEGAN TOLD HIM OFF.

WHY?

WELL, UH, I DON'T KNOW,

BUT HE TORE OUT OF HERE JUST MAD AS FIRE.

WELL... THANK YOU, VERN.

YOU'RE WELCOME, CHIEF.

I HARDLY GOT ANY SLEEP LAST NIGHT.

CAN'T YOU LET ME GO HOME?

IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA FOR YOU TO BE ALONE.

I DON'T SEE WHAT GOOD IT DOES FOR ME TO BE HERE.

ALL I CAN THINK OF IS LYLE...

LYING THERE DEAD.

MEGAN, AT SOME POINT

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU WERE DOING

WHEN HE WAS ALIVE. YOU KNOW WHAT WE WAS DOING.

WHAT'S THERE TO TALK ABOUT?

PLENTY,

AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT

IN A VERY POLITE TONE OF VOICE.

I'M SORRY, MS. TIBBS.

ALL RIGHT, UM...

I NEED YOUR HELP THIS AFTERNOON.

GO BACK TO CLASS.

AFTER LUNCH, MEET ME IN THE SCENE SHOP.

YES, MA'AM.

I'M REAL SORRY. I KNOW YOU WAS JUST HELPING ME.

[BELL RINGS]

VIRGIL, HI.

HI. AS LONG AS THIS YOUNG LADY'S HERE,

I'D LIKE TO ASK HER A QUESTION.

SURE. ASK.

WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU SAW GARTH WATKINS?

WHY?

WHEN YOU LAST SAW HIM, YOU HAD A BIG ARGUMENT.

WHEN EXACTLY WAS THAT?

I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY. WHAT WAS IT ABOUT?

IT WAS ABOUT HIM BEING CRAZY.

MEGAN.

CRAZY?

HE THOUGHT HE OWNED ME. THAT'S CRAZY.

ASK MS. TIBBS.

SHE'S BEEN COUNSELING HIM FOR A YEAR.

[DOOR CLOSES]

HOW DOES SHE KNOW THAT?

GUESS HE TOLD HER.

SO THEY WERE CLOSE.

IS GARTH WATKINS INVOLVED IN THIS?

I'M FOLLOWING UP A LEAD.

HONEY, IF YOU'RE THINKING

THAT GARTH KILLED THAT MAN BECAUSE OF MEGAN,

YOU'RE WRONG.

TELL ME ABOUT HIM.

LISTEN, I CAN'T TELL YOU ANY DETAILS, HONEY,

BUT HE'S NOT THE KILLING TYPE.

SELF-DESTRUCTIVE MAYBE,

BUT HE'S DEFINITELY NOT A MURDERER.

O.K.

THANKS. O.K., I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

BYE.

[BLOWS WHISTLE]

LET'S HIT THE SHOWER.

GARTH WATKINS?

YEAH.

DETECTIVE TIBBS, SPARTA P.D.

I'M INVESTIGATING THE MURDER OF LYLE RIDLEY.

WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH ME?

YOU KNOW LYLE?

I KNEW HE RAN THE MOVIE HOUSE.

THAT'S ALL?

IT'S NO SECRET LYLE WAS MAKING IT WITH MEGAN.

THAT WHY YOU KEPT BOTHERING THE GIRL AT THE THEATER?

I WAS STILL IN LOVE WITH HER.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU HAD THE FIGHT

THE LAST TIME YOU WERE THERE.

UH...

IT'S A LONG STORY, BUT, UH...

IT HAD TO DO WITH HER DADDY.

WHAT ABOUT HIM?

I THOUGHT HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BREAKING US UP.

DOESN'T HE LIKE YOU?

HE HATES ANYBODY WHO DATES MEGAN,

ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE MAKING IT WITH HER.

LIKE YOU?

YEAH.

ONE TIME HER DADDY CAUGHT US.

HE RUN ME OUT THE HOUSE,

SCREAMING AND WAVING A GUN.

YOU THINK HE WOULD HAVE SHOT YOU?

HE SAID HE'D SHOOT ANYBODY HE EVER CAUGHT WITH MEGAN.

I SURE BELIEVED HIM.

CAN I HELP YOU?

DID YOU KNOW LYLE RIDLEY,

THE MAN THAT WAS KILLED AT THE LAKE?

NO.

WELL, YOUR DAUGHTER WAS WITH HIM.

WHAT WAS THEY DOING?

WELL, THEY MUST HAVE JUST BEEN, UH...

TALKING BEFORE HE WAS SHOT.

WHAT ARE YOU INSINUATING, BOY?

I'M JUST TRYING TO TELL YOU WHAT I KNOW.

WELL, SOUNDS LIKE

ONE OF HER BASTARD BOYFRIENDS SHOT HIM TO ME.

WELL, MAYBE.

WHERE WERE YOU ON SUNDAY?

[CHUCKLES]

WATCHING THE BALLGAME...

ON THE TV.

ANYBODY WITH YOU?

NO.

ANYTHING ELSE?

NO, THAT'S ALL.

HOW YOU DOING?

O.K.

LOOK, UH...

I TRULY AM SORRY

ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO LYLE.

I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T LIKE HIM.

I--I DIDN'T,

BUT, UH...

I KNOW THAT YOU DID.

WELL, IT'S BEEN HORRIBLE, GARTH.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO...

THANK YOU.

UH...

I'D BE WILLING TO GET BACK TOGETHER.

COME ON, GARTH,

WE'VE BEEN ALL OVER THIS.

IF YOU JUST WANT TO STAY FRIENDS, THAT'S FINE.

BUT IT'S OVER.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

YOU'RE STILL IN LOVE WITH LYLE, AIN'T YOU?

LEAVE ME ALONE.

MAYBE YOU FORGOT

ABOUT HOW GOOD IT WAS TO BE WITH ME,

BUT I HAVEN'T. I LOVE YOU!

GET AWAY! GET AWAY!

YOU JUST-- JUST CAN'T...

STOP IT!

STOP IT!

GARTH! STOP IT!

GARTH. GARTH!

GARTH!

O.K. YES. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION

AND FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

THAT WAS THE LAB.

ALL THEY CAN SAY

IS THAT THE CIGARETTES FOWLER SMOKED

ARE THE SAME KIND FOUND IN THE WOODS.

HELL, THAT AIN'T EVIDENCE.

IT IS.

IT IS, BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO CONVICT.

WELL, HERE'S SOMETHING THAT COULD CONVICT.

A LITTLE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ANYWAY, HUH?

HERE HE IS,

AND HERE'S HIS GUN.

NOW, THIS IS HELPFUL.

WE ALSO FOUND A PAIR OF MUDDY HUNTING BOOTS

THAT ARE CLOSE TO THE SIZE OF THE CAST WE MADE.

THAT'S FUNNY, THOUGH.

WHY WOULD SOMEBODY LEAVE SUCH INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE

HANGING AROUND?

MOST PEOPLE DO.

THEY'RE NOT AWARE WE MAKE CASTS OF BOOT PRINTS.

THESE HERE HUNTING BOOTS MATCH THE CASTS.

THEY GOT THE SAME WEAR PATTERNS.

THERE'S EVEN A TACK IN THE RIGHT BOOT, JUST LIKE IN THE CAST.

HAVE A SEAT.

[SIGHS]

I WANT YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM MEGAN.

YES, MS. TIBBS.

WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR HEAD?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

I MEAN, I GUESS I JUST...

I LOST MY TEMPER, BUT I'M SORRY,

AND I FEEL REAL BAD ABOUT IT.

THIS HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH LYLE RIDLEY, DIDN'T IT?

NO, MA'AM.

DON'T LIE TO ME. MEGAN TOLD ME EVERYTHING.

THEN WHY ARE YOU ASKING ME?

BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT YOU.

NO, YOU DON'T! YES, I DO!

YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO ME ABOUT ANYTHING.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

I WONDER WHAT MY MOTHER WOULD SAY.

SHE WOULD BE ASKING THE SAME THINGS I'M ASKING IF SHE COULD.

SHE'D WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON.

MAYBE SHE ALREADY KNOWS.

YOU DON'T BELIEVE SHE DOES KNOW, DO YOU?

YOU DON'T THINK THAT MY MOTHER

KNOWS EVERYTHING I DO, DO YOU?

GARTH... WHETHER OR NOT THE DECEASED CAN FEEL

OR UNDERSTAND OR SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING

IS BESIDE THE POINT.

SHE KNOWS A LOT.

I VISIT HER.

I KNOW YOU GO OUT TO VALLEY REST.

AND I TALK TO HER,

AND I TELL HER THINGS,

BUT, UH...

THERE'S SOME THINGS EVEN I KEEP FROM HER.

GARTH.

GARTH.

HELLO.

HEY, BABE.

[SIGHS]

WHAT DO WE DO WITH THESE TWO?

DO WE TRY TO SHAPE THEM

INTO WHAT WE BELIEVE IS GOOD AND RIGHT?

MOST PEOPLE DO.

THERE SHOULD BE A SCHOOL FOR PARENTS--

TEACH THEM HOW TO AVOID MAKING MISTAKES.

YOU MUST BE THINKING ABOUT GARTH AGAIN.

I'M JUST HAVING DISTURBING THOUGHTS

ABOUT WHAT GARTH TRIED TO DO TO MEGAN.

OH. WE'RE LOOKING AT MEGAN'S FATHER.

HE HAD MOTIVE, MEANS, AND OPPORTUNITY.

WE FOUND HIS BOOT PRINTS IN THE WOODS.

BALLISTICS CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS HIS RIFLE.

HIS PRINTS WERE THE ONLY ONES ON IT.

GARTH'S FATHER USED TO BEAT HIM.

THEN HE JUST ABANDONED THE WHOLE FAMILY ALTOGETHER.

GARTH HAD TO LIVE WITH THIS HIDEOUS UNCLE.

O.K., SO HE'S AN ANGRY KID, BUT--

HIS GRADES HAVE DROPPED TO ZERO

EVER SINCE MEGAN DUMPED HIM.

THIS AFFAIR BETWEEN MEGAN AND LYLE

COULD HAVE EASILY PUSHED HIM OVER THE EDGE.

LOTS OF THINGS COULD HAVE.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THIS ONE THING.

O.K., I'LL LOOK INTO IT.

I GIVE YOU MY WORD I'LL LOOK INTO IT, O.K.?

[SNIFFS]

NOW, DO I SMELL MACARONI CASSEROLE?

YEAH. YOU SERVE IT UP,

AND I'LL PUT THEM TO BED.

O.K. BEAUTIFUL.

BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL.

YEAH. BEAUTIFUL.

IT IS A BEAUTIFUL WORLD, HUH?

YES. THANK YOU, HONEY.

IT'S INTERESTING TO KNOW

THAT ALTHEA THINKS THAT THIS BOY GARTH WATKINS

IS NOT THE KILLER TYPE.

SHE MUST HAVE CHANGED HER MIND.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE LITTLE GIRL, SHE DID PROVOKE HIM.

SHE SLAPPED HIS FACE.

CHIEF, THE MAN WAS STRANGLING THE GIRL.

WELL.

OH, UH, PARKER,

WHERE IS BUFORD FOWLER?

RIGHT BEHIND ME, CHIEF.

PEAKE'S BRINGING HIM IN RIGHT NOW.

MR. FOWLER, YOU'RE NOT OBLIGED

TO ANSWER ANYTHING WE MAY ASK YOU.

FINE. I WON'T, THEN.

NOW, LISTEN...

I DON'T THINK YOU DID THIS THING.

THEN LET ME GO HOME.

MAYBE I WILL, BUT NOT THIS MINUTE.

STOP FOOLING WITH ME!

HUSH, HUSH, HUSH.

VIRGIL: MR. FOWLER, WE WANT TO HELP YOU,

BUT FIRST YOU GOT TO HELP US.

YES.

ASK WHAT YOU WANT.

O.K.

HOW WELL DID YOU KNOW LYLE RIDLEY?

I DIDN'T KNOW HIM AT ALL.

YOU DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS SEEING YOUR DAUGHTER?

NO. AND THAT'S THE TRUTH.

AND LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE.

WHOEVER DONE KILLED THAT BOY DONE ME A SERVICE,

'CAUSE IF I'D KNOWN WHAT HE WAS DOING WITH MY CHILD,

I'D HAVE SHOT HIM.

HMM.

DID YOU KNOW... GARTH WATKINS?

YEAH, I KNOW HIM.

YOU'RE GOING TO ASK ME WHY I DIDN'T KILL HIM.

NO. NO, I'M NOT.

I DON'T NEED TO KNOW THAT.

HE NEAR DROVE ME TO THE BREAKING POINT.

HE WOULDN'T LEAVE MEGAN ALONE.

CALLING HER DAY AND NIGHT.

WHEN HE WASN'T CALLING HER,

HE'D ACT LIKE MY HOUSE WAS HIS.

I'D COME HOME FROM WORK,

AND HE'D BE IN MY KITCHEN

RUMMAGING THROUGH THE REFRIGERATOR EATING MY FOOD.

I'D COME HOME AND FIND HIM

NAPPING IN MEGAN'S BED.

SO Y'ALL GAVE HIM THE RUN OF THE HOUSE.

WELL, SURE...

UNTIL THAT LAST STRAW.

I COME HOME,

FOUND HIM AND MEGAN

ON THE LIVING ROOM FLOOR DOING IT.

I RUN HIM OUT OF THAT HOUSE BUTT NAKED.

GIRL HAD TO THROW HIS CLOTHES

THROUGH THE WINDOW TO HIM.

SHE HAD THE GOOD SENSE TO DUMP HIM,

BUT SHE DIDN'T HAVE NO SENSE

WHEN SHE TOOK UP WITH THAT MOVIE HOUSE PHONY.

I'D HAVE KILLED GARTH...

EXCEPT...

HE, UH... HE WASN'T ALL THERE.

HE WAS ALWAYS A LITTLE LOONY,

AND YOU JUST KIND OF FELT SORRY FOR HIM.

HOW DO YOU THINK YOUR BOOTS AND YOUR RIFLE

TURNED UP IN THAT FOREST?

WELL, UM...SOMEBODY CAME AND TOOK THEM

AND USED THEM,

AND THEN THEY TOOK THEM BACK.

SOMEBODY WHO COULD GET IN AND OUT OF YOUR HOUSE.

NATURALLY.

NATURALLY.

NATURALLY.

HEY!

THIS ONE IS GARTH WATKINS'.

O.K.

MAKING SPIRITUAL CONTACT. THE AFTER-LIFE EXPERIENCE.

BOTH BY...WHO? EMILIO LLAMADA.

HE WRITES ABOUT THINGS LIKE TALKING TO PEOPLE

WHO AREN'T NECESSARILY HERE.

A GIRL SAW GARTH RUNNING AWAY.

RUNNING, HUH?

MAYBE HE SAW US.

YEAH. DID YOU FIND ANYTHING?

JUST THESE TWO BOOKS. NO WEAPONS.

IS THE BOY KOOKY, MS. TIBBS?

HE'S DISTURBED AND SCARED, BUBBA.

AND DANGEROUS.

JUST BECAUSE NO WEAPON'S HERE

DOESN'T MEAN HE TOOK ONE WITH HIM.

BUT HE COULD HAVE. WHERE'S HE GONE?

AND HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT?

GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR.

AFTERNOON, MA'AM.

UH, ARE YOU GARTH WATKINS' AUNT?

UH, THAT'S RIGHT-- EMMA WATKINS,

AND THIS IS MY HUSBAND TEDDY RESTING THERE.

HOWDY. HOWDY.

IS GARTH HOME, MA'AM?

UH, HE WAS JUST HERE,

BUT HE'S GONE.

DOES GARTH KEEP A GUN?

UH-HUH...

HE HAS A GUN.

SHOTGUN SHELLS.

A COUPLE OF THEM GONE.

I CAN'T FIND NOTHING IN HERE.

DID YOU SEE HIM LEAVE WITH THE GUN, MA'AM?

I DIDN'T SEE HIM LEAVE.

MA'AM, WHO'S THE WOMAN IN THIS PICTURE HERE?

MY SISTER-IN-LAW-- GARTH'S MOTHER.

IS THIS HER GRAVE RIGHT HERE?

YES, SIR, THAT'S HER GRAVE.

WHY DOES HE KEEP THAT PICTURE?

WHO KNOWS WHY PEOPLE DO THINGS?

DO YOU KNOW WHERE THIS CEMETERY IS?

THE ONE BY THE OLD CHURCH ON CATALBA--

VALLEY REST.

[CRYING]

STAY THERE.

GARTH...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

LEAVE ME ALONE, MS. TIBBS.

PLEASE? JUST--

I JUST WANT TO TALK THINGS OUT WITH YOU, GARTH.

MS. TIBBS...

I HUNTED LYLE RIDLEY DOWN,

AND I SHOT HIM.

AND I FIXED IT

SO MEGAN'S DADDY WOULD GET THE BLAME.

BECAUSE OF MEGAN?

YES, MA'AM.

I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH HER.

I COULDN'T HANDLE LOSING HER.

AND THE ONLY THING...

THAT I HAD TO DO...

WAS KILL LYLE.

GARTH.

GARTH, IT'S ALL IN THE PAST.

NOW, WHAT I WANT TO DO NOW...

IS TALK ABOUT

GETTING SOME HELP FOR YOU.

NO! I DON'T WANT NO HELP, MS. TIBBS.

PLEASE...

I DON'T WANT NO HELP.

I BELONG DOWN HERE WITH MY MAMA.

WHAT YOU GOING TO DO, VIRGIL?

I--I DON'T KNOW. JUST WAIT.

[SHOTGUN BLAST]

AAHHHH!!! [SCREAMING]

AAH! AAH!

AAH!

NO! HE DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT!

I JUST WANTED TO TALK TO HIM.

I KNOW I COULD TALK--

IS SHE HURT, VIRGIL?

NO. HE, UH...

HE DIDN'T HURT HER. HE JUST HURT HIMSELF.

ALTHEA.

EXCUSE ME, ARE YOU MR. TEDDY WATKINS?

YEAH. GUILTY.

I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A NEPHEW NAMED GARTH WATKINS.

YEAH. GUILTY OF THAT, TOO.

YOUR NEPHEW WAS KILLED, SIR.

WHO KILLED HIM?

MAY HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT WITH A GUN.

CAN YOU COME AND MAKE AN IDENTIFICATION?

NO.

WHAT'S THE DAMAGE TO THE BODY?

HIS HEAD'S GONE.

THE BODY'S STILL INTACT.

HOW IS ALTHEA TIBBS?

NOT GOOD, CHIEF.

NOW, WHERE DID THEY TAKE HER?

VIRGIL TOOK HER HOME.

TOOK HER HOME?

SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO NO HOSPITAL.

SHE WANTED TO BE WITH HER CHILDREN.

CHIEF: WELL, WHAT DID THE SCHOOL SAY?

VIRGIL: "STAY HOME.

DON'T COME BACK UNTIL..." ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

"WHEN CAN WE ALL COME BY?"

THEY REALLY MISS HER THERE.

THE KIDS ARE CRAZY ABOUT HER.

THEY CAN COVER FOR HER, BUT...

YOU KNOW...

SHE'S SPECIAL.

SHE'S VERY SPECIAL.

EXCUSE ME, CHIEF.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

YEAH.

DID YOU WANT TO GO SIT WITH HER A WHILE, CHIEF?

UH, NO. TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

I'M ABOUT HE WORLD'S WORST CHEERER-UPPER.

I JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT HOW SHE IS

FROM DR. DAY HERE.

LET ME GO BRING HER THIS

AND SEE IF I CAN MAKE HER EAT.

YEAH.

UM...

IS THIS ANYTHING LIKE A BREAKDOWN?

NOT AS BAD.

IT'S A DEGREE OF MENTAL EXHAUSTION,

BUT IT CAN BE TREATED AT HOME.

IT RESPONDS QUICKLY TO REST AND MEDICATION.

COME ON OVER WITH ME, CHIEF.

DON'T WORRY. I KNOW SHE'LL ENJOY SEEING YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

I BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING, BABY.

OH, YOU LOOK SO UNCOMFORTABLE.

IS THAT ALL RIGHT?

WELL, HERE ARE DR. DAY

AND THE CHIEF TO SEE YOU.

HELLO, ALTHEA.

I WANT YOU TO TAKE ONE OF THESE TWICE A DAY.

NOW, DON'T WORRY.

I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU ANYTHING STUPID

LIKE HOW YOU'RE FEELING.

I KNOW HOW YOU'RE FEELING.

I DO WANT TO SAY

THAT YOU LOOK AS NICE AS EVER,

SO I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY.

NO, YOU DON'T.

HOW DO THEY LOOK?

WELL, THEY'RE MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN EVER,

AND THEY'RE TWICE AS BIG.

HOW MUCH WILL YOU TAKE FOR THEM?

TWICE AS MUCH AS LAST TIME YOU ASKED.

YOU COULDN'T AFFORD THAT, SO NOW WHERE ARE YOU?

I'M NOWHERE.

WELCOME.

SAY WHAT?

THAT'S WHERE I AM.

NOWHERE.

WELCOME.