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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 ♪

IS SHE OUT THERE AGAIN?

YEAH.

LOOK, DO YOU WANT ME TO GO OUT AND...

MAKE HER GO AWAY? NO.

I DON'T NEED PROTECTION FROM HER.

MEGAN DOESN'T MEAN ME ANY HARM.

WELL...THEN WHY DON'T YOU GO AND TALK TO HER?

DEAL WITH IT NOW GET IT OVER WITH...

INVITE HER IN.

CAN'T--I'M JUST NOT READY.

EVERY TIME I LOOK AT HER,

I THINK ABOUT GARTH'S SUICIDE.

WHO'S THAT GUY ON THE HARLEY?

NEW BOYFRIEND, I DON'T KNOW.

ANOTHER ONE ALREADY?

IT'S ONLY BEEN, WHAT?

TWO WEEKS SINCE SHE BURIED THE LAST TWO.

HONEY, THAT'S THE WAY SHE IS...

YOU MAKE IT SOUND LIKE A CRIME.

OF COURSE I DO, I'M A COP.

I'LL CALL YOU LATER, O.K.?

[MOTORCYCLE ENGINE STARTS]

[PHONE RINGING]

SPARTA POLICE, CAN I HELP YOU?

UH, YES, MA'AM, CAN I HELP YOU?

YEAH, I NEED TO TALK TO MS. TIBBS.

CAN I GET HER NUMBER?

AREN'T YOU THE GIRL THAT WENT WITH THAT FELLA

THAT KILLED LYLE RIDLEY, AND THEN SHOT HIMSELF?

YEAH, THAT'S ME.

MS. TIBBS' PHONE NUMBER'S PRIVATE.

UH, SHE'S GOT A OFFICE IN YOUR HIGH SCHOOL.

BUT SHE'S BEEN ON LEAVE THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS.

I KNOW SHE'S BEEN ON LEAVE,

BUT YOU CAN REACH HER THROUGH HER OFFICE WITH A MESSAGE,

OR LEAVE A MESSAGE HERE, AND I'LL GET IT TO HER.

NO, YOU DON'T GET IT.

I NEED TO TALK TO MS. TIBBS.

NOW WHAT YOU NEED IS TO LEARN SOME MANNERS.

IT'S A MESSAGE, OR NOTHING.

WELL, YOU GOT A PEN AND PAPER?

HEY, LUKE, HOW YOU DOING?

FINE, I RECKON.

HOW YOU DOING, MISS FOWLER?

NAME'S MEGAN, AND I'M GETTING BY...

JUST.

WELL, I GOTTA RUN.

YOU TAKE CARE.

WHAT'S MEGAN FOWLER UP TO NOW?

SHE WANTS TO CONTACT MS. TIBBS.

SHE JUST RODE OFF WITH SOME GUY ON A BIKE.

SHE DID? RIDING A HARLEY SPORTSTER.

ALABAMA PLATES.

YOU DIDN'T HAPPEN TO CATCH THE LICENSE NUMBER, DID YA?

ONLY A PARTIAL.

SHOULD I TRY TO GET A COMPUTER I.D.?

WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME, EVERETT, SHOULD YOU?

YES, SIR. RIGHT AWAY.

I'M GONNA GET ME A 10-POINT BUCK TODAY.

WHOO-WHEE. COME ON, NOW.

[INDISTINCT SPEECH]

LEAVE ME ALONE.

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

HE THOUGHT HE OWNED ME.

THAT'S CRAZY.

ASK... MS. TIBBS KNOWS.

SHE'S BEEN COUNSELING HIM FOR A YEAR.

I BELONG DOWN HERE WITH MY MAMA.

[GUNSHOT] AAH!

ALTHEA!

ALTHEA!

WHY DON'T YOU COME SIT OVER HERE

WITH US FOR A WHILE?

DO YOU THINK IT'S TOO HOT OUT HERE FOR THEM?

NO, THEY OUT OF THE SUN.

[ALTHEA] THAT'S GOOD.

THEY SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE SUN.

THEY SAY IT ISN'T GOOD FOR PEOPLE ANYMORE.

LOOK LIKE NOTHING'S GOOD FOR US ANYMORE.

WHY DON'T WE TAKE A LONG STROLL

OUT TO THE SQUARE?

NO.

NO, I DON'T FEEL...

I--I--I SHOULDN'T LEAVE.

YES, YOU SHOULD.

SUE EMMA WILL WATCH THEM,

AND THEY WON'T BE ALONE FOR ONE SECOND,

IF WE SHOULD DECIDE TO STAY A WHILE.

I THINK I JUST WANT TO GO INSIDE.

I'LL FEEL BETTER INSIDE.

CHIEF,

ALTHEA IS NOT GETTING ANY BETTER.

I WANT TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP,

BUT WHAT?

NOTHING. JUST KEEP AN EYE ON HER.

IT'S ALL YOU CAN DO.

YEAH, BUT I WANNA BE ENCOURAGING.

AND I FEEL LIKE I'M JUST WALKING ON EGGSHELLS.

IT'S THE STRESS OF WORKING WITH ALL THESE KIDS.

THAT'S THE CAUSE OF THIS.

A LITTLE REST IS BOUND TO HELP.

[LUANN] EXCUSE ME...

COME IN, LUANN.

GOT A MAKE ON THAT HARLEY FROM ALABAMA.

IT'S REGISTERED TO DAVID RITT OUT OF SELMA.

SERVED TIME FOR ROBBERY AND ASSAULT.

WELL, WELL, THANK YOU.

MM-HMM.

WELL, THIS MR. RITT, HERE, HE...

HE LEFT MEGAN FOWLER OFF

IN FRONT OF THIS DOOR THIS MORNING.

MEGAN?

WHAT DID SHE WANT?

SHE WANTED ALTHEA TIBBS' TELEPHONE NUMBER.

AND SHE ENDED UP

LEAVING THIS NOTE FOR YOU.

"MS. TIBBS, I REALLY NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

"PLEASE CALL. SINCERELY, MEGAN FOWLER."

THERE'S THE PHONE NUMBER.

YEAH. NO DOUBT WITH SOME HEAVY NEW PROBLEM

JUST TO LAY RIGHT ON ALTHEA.

OH, WELL, UH...

WHO'S THAT BUM?

YOU'VE BEEN DRINKING AGAIN.

DON'T WALK AWAY FROM ME.

I CAN WALK WHERE I WANT.

MY MAMA MARRIED YOU, BUT YOU AIN'T NOTHING TO ME.

I ASKED YOU A QUESTION...

WHO'S THAT BUM?

HE'S NOT A BUM.

HE'S A BUM...

AND YOU'RE A WHORE.

I WANT THE MONEY MY MAMA LEFT ME.

I'LL GET THE LAW ON MY SIDE, I ALREADY STARTED.

YOU THREATENING ME, SWEET BABY?

YEAH, SO GIVE ME MY MONEY AND LET ME GET OUTTA HERE.

YOU'VE BEEN REAL SWEET TO EVERYBODY ELSE.

NOW YOU'RE GONNA BE REAL SWEET TO ME.

I'LL SHOOT YOU, BUFORD.

WHERE YOU GOING WITH MY GUN?

NOW, DIDN'T I TELL YOU

THAT I WOULD COME BY AND SEE YOU TONIGHT?

MY STEPDADDY HIT ME AGAIN.

WELL, DID YOU GET YOUR SAVINGS BONDS?

NO.

COME HERE.

NOW I GOTTA GET GOING.

I LOVE YOU, DAVY.

112 OVER 68.

VERY GOOD.

WHAT ABOUT MY SLEEPING?

YOU REALLY SHOULD START EXERCISING AGAIN.

YOU'LL SLEEP BETTER IF YOU WORK OFF SOME TENSION.

SCHOOL'S BEEN WONDERING ABOUT YOU.

I DON'T WANNA TEACH ANYMORE.

I ONCE FELT THAT WAY ABOUT MEDICINE.

I GUESS I WAS TOO IDEALISTIC FOR MY OWN GOOD.

I HAD SUCH HIGH EXPECTATIONS.

I BOUGHT INTO THE MYTH

THAT I COULD HELP EVERY PATIENT,

AND THEY'D ALL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL.

AND THEN SUDDENLY, I WAS READY TO HANG IT ALL UP.

WHAT MADE YOU GO ON?

I GOT SOME VERY GOOD ADVICE

FROM A VERY GOOD DOCTOR.

TOLD ME I COULD LET MYSELF OFF THE HOOK...

THAT THE WORLD WAS FAR FROM PERFECT, AND...

ALL I COULD DO WAS TRY MY BEST.

[SIRENS WAILING]

BUT WHAT DO YOU DO

WHEN YOUR BEST TURNS OUT ALL WRONG?

MY BEST KILLED SOMEBODY.

[GASPING]

I CAN'T BREATHE.

I CAN'T BREATHE.

DON'T TRY TO TALK.

JUST LIE QUIET.

WELL, LOOKS LIKE THE ONLY SHOT FIRED

LANDED IN THAT POOR MAN'S CHEST.

REGISTER'S CLEANED OUT,

YOU BETTER GO CALL IT IN.O.K.

IT'S AN ARMED ROBBERY AT PLEASANT AND LAKE.

IT'S A SMALL GROCERY. OWNER SHOT IN THE CHEST.

I COPY THAT.

YOU THE MAN THAT PHONED IN THE SHOOTING?

YES, SIR. WILLIE STEVENS.

IS WENDELL GONNA BE ALL RIGHT?

HE'S IN GOOD HANDS NOW.

COULD YOU TELL US WHAT YOU SAW?

I WAS JUST PASSING THE TIME.

I DIDN'T NOTICE NOTHING TILL I HEARD THE GUNSHOT.

THEN I SEEN THIS GUY RUN ACROSS THE ROAD THERE.

A WHITE GUY?

UH-HUH. JUMPED ON HIS MOTORCYCLE AND TOOK OFF.

YOU SAID HE WAS WHITE. ANYTHING ELSE?

WHITE AND IN A BIG HURRY.

UM, WHAT ABOUT THE MOTORCYCLE?

BLACK AND NOISY.

WHAT ABOUT THE PLATES?

GOLD WITH GREEN LETTERS.

ALABAMA. I COULDN'T READ NOTHING.

ALABAMA.

EVERETT WAS LOOKING UP ALABAMA PLATES THIS MORNING.

THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE

MEGAN KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THAT ROBBERY.

SHE'S WITH RITT,

AND HE'S IN BIG TROUBLE.

LET'S NOT LOOK AT THE WORST BEFORE WE HAVE TO.

YES, SIR.

LIFE HASN'T BEEN KIND TO HER.

I JUST HOPE WE CAN GET TO HER

BEFORE SHE GETS IN ANY DEEPER.

YOU SEE IF SHE'S HOME, I'LL CHECK AROUND BACK.

NOBODY'S ANSWERING.

I GOT A FEELING SOMEBODY'S IN THERE, THOUGH.

WELL, THERE'S NO MOTORCYCLE BACK THERE.

FIRST ROOM ON THE LEFT.

THANK YOU.

DR. ANDREWS, EXTENSION 15.

DR. ANDREWS, EXTENSION 15, PLEASE.

HI, BILL.

WE'RE NOT GONNA BOTHER YOU TOO MUCH.

BUT WE GOT A PRETTY GOOD LEAD

ON THE MAN WHO DID THIS.

DID YOU GET A CHANCE TO SEE HIS FACE?

UH-HUH.

GOOD.

AND WHEN I CATCH HIM,

I'LL BRING HIM IN HERE AND LET YOU IDENTIFY HIM.

IF I HAVE TO SHOOT HIM, I'LL CARRY HIM IN HERE

AND LET YOU IDENTIFY HIM.

BUT HE'S GONNA BE SORRY

THAT HE MESSED WITH A PERSONAL FRIEND OF MINE.

OH.

WENDELL MUNN IS A VERY STRONG MAN.

RECOVERY SHOULD BE 100%.

I'M VERY GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

WHAT'S THE PROGNOSIS FOR ALTHEA'S RECOVERY?

MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY SOMETHING NEW THIS TIME.

SUCH AS?

THERE'S SOMEONE I WANT YOU TO MEET.

HIS NAME'S DR. ATWILL.

I KNOW HIM VERY WELL,

AND HE'S RIGHT HERE IN THE HOSPITAL.

IS HE A PSYCHOLOGIST?

YES, AND A MEDICAL DOCTOR.

HE'S HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS

WITH CASES LIKE ALTHEA'S.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL MEET HIM.

I'LL MEET HIM.

THEY TELL ME ONE OF ALTHEA'S STUDENTS,

MEGAN FOWLER, MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH SHOOTING MR. MUNN.

HER NEW BOYFRIEND WAS,

BUT WE'RE NOT AT ALL SURE ABOUT MEGAN.

WELL, DON'T SAY ANYTHING TO ALTHEA ABOUT IT AT ALL.

THAT'S A DIRE WARNING.

IT IS.

SHE'S ALREADY ON OVERLOAD.

ONE MORE PROBLEM MIGHT COMPLETELY BREAK HER DOWN.

SEE Y'ALL LATER.

THANK YOU, DR. DAY.

OH, MAN...

VIRGIL TIBBS, DR. LEVI ATWILL.

DR. ATWILL, THANK YOU FOR MAKING TIME.

YOUR WIFE DOESN'T WANT TO RETURN TO TEACHING?

YES.

NOW THAT IN ITSELF

IS NOT NECESSARILY A MATTER FOR A DOCTOR'S CONCERN.

BUT HER TENSION AND ANXIETY MUST BE DEALT WITH.

THEY WERE CERTAINLY EXACERBATED BY THE SUICIDE

OF THE WATKINS BOY.

BUT THEY WERE THERE LONG BEFORE THAT.

MAYBE THEY WERE, BUT I WOULDN'T HAVE SAID SO.

YOU DIDN'T NOTICE TENSION AND ANXIETY?

YES, YES...

NOW AND THEN, BUT NOTHING ABNORMAL.

ABNORMAL. WHATEVER THAT IS, EH?

ABNORMAL, TO ME,

IS, UM, IS NOT BEING ABLE TO FUNCTION.

TO ME, IT'S NOT BEING ABLE TO BE HAPPY.

BUT WE ALL THINK DIFFERENTLY,

AND I OFTEN WORK DIFFERENTLY, I SHOULD TELL YOU.

IN WHAT WAY?

I DON'T BELIEVE IN LONG-TIME THERAPY.

PATIENT SPENDS 10 YEARS IN FREUDIAN ANALYSIS,

AND JUST WHEN HE BEGINS TO FIGURE OUT HIS PROBLEMS,

GUESS WHAT?

WHAT?

HIS ANALYST DIES,

AND HE HAS TO START OVER WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO

IS SEE YOUR WIFE AT A TIME AND PLACE

OF MY OWN CHOOSING...

WITH YOUR HELP, OF COURSE.

SURE.

I'LL TRY AND HELP.

FINE.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR.

DR. DAY.

[MOTORCYCLE APPROACHES]

LET'S LEAVE. HE'S GOING TO BE HERE ANY MINUTE.

WELL...

WHY DON'T WE WAIT AND SEE IF HE'S GOT SOME MONEY?

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET ANY MONEY OFF HIM?

I'M GOING TO TAKE IT FROM HIM.

DAVY, HE'S GOT A GUN.

ME, TOO.

SHH, SHH, SHH.

SHH, SHH, SHH.

CLOSE THE DOOR.

DON'T BELIEVE NOTHING SHE SAYS!

TAKE OUT YOUR WALLET.

OH.

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE.

JUST DO WHAT HE SAYS, AND WE'LL LEAVE.

YOU WANT MY MONEY, MEGAN?

BUFORD...

STAND STILL.

WELL, SWEETHEART...

I HOPE YOU HAVE A REAL GOOD TIME...

'CAUSE WHEN I CATCH UP TO YOU...

THEY GONNA NEED DENTAL RECORDS

TO TELL YOU APART FROM THAT JACKASS OVER THERE.

[GUNSHOTS]

[MOTORCYCLE STARTS]

ARE YOU CORINNE FOSTER?

THAT'S RIGHT.

DON'T I KNOW YOU?

PROBABLY. YOUR SISTER ARLENE AND I ARE FRIENDS.

WELL, YOU SURE LOOK GOOD IN YOUR UNIFORM.

CORINNE, ARE YOU FRIENDS WITH MEGAN FOWLER?

WE'RE SORT OF FRIENDS AT WORK, BUT THAT'S ALL.

DO YOU KNOW MEGAN'S FRIEND

WHO DRIVES THE MOTORCYCLE?

DAVY.

HE'S FROM ALABAMA.

WHAT ELSE YOU KNOW ABOUT HIM?

WELL, SHE SAID

THAT HE WAS THE BEST LOVER

THAT SHE EVER HAD,

AND THAT GIRL HAS HAD HERSELF A FEW.

SHE TELL YOU WHERE THE BEST LOVER STAYS?

UM...

WITH A BUDDY IN SOME GARAGE, UH...

CLIFF'S, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

OH. EXCUSE ME, RANDY.

OLD BUFORD HERE TOOK THREE SLUGS.

THE WOMAN WHO PHONED IT IN

SAID SHE ONLY HEARD THE SHOTS.

YOU FIND ANY BULLETS?

WE GOT BULLET HOLES IN THE CEILING ABOVE THE BODY.

AND A LITTLE BLOOD OVER THERE.

SOMEBODY ELSE'S, MAYBE?

WHOEVER KILLED FOWLER?

THERE WASN'T ANYTHING IN HIS POCKETS.

MAYBE HE WAS KILLED FOR MONEY.

DETECTIVE TIBBS. YEAH?

THIS IS TODD DENTON.

HE HAS SOMETHING TO TELL YOU.

I THINK I SEEN THE DUDE THAT DONE THIS,

BUT YOU GOT TO SWEAR YOU'LL KEEP ME OUT OF IT.

O.K.?

NO.

NO?

YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU SAW,

OR I'M GONNA DRAG YOUR ASS OFF TO JAIL.

FIRST I HEARD SOME SHOTS.

HOW MANY?

FOUR AND THEN TWO--SIX.

WHAT DID YOU SEE?

THIS MOTORCYCLE, A HARLEY,

CAME ROARING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY.

WHO WAS ON IT?

A GUY.

WITH MEGAN FOWLER.

THANK YOU.

PEAKE, TAKE HIM. I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.

POLICE! OPEN THE DOOR!

STEP ON INSIDE AND TURN AROUND.

THERE ANYBODY ELSE HERE?

NO, NOBODY.

TURN AROUND.

YOU KNOW DAVY RITT?

YEAH, I KNOW HIM.

HAS RITT BEEN STAYING WITH YOU?

WELL, HE WAS.

WHERE IS HE NOW?

I DON'T KNOW, I AIN'T SEEN HIM SINCE THIS MORNING.

YOU'VE GOT A 9mm BERETTA REGISTERED IN YOUR NAME.

HAVE YOU GOT IT?

RITT'S GOT IT.

YOU LEND IT TO HIM?

NO, HE TOOK IT... AND SOME CLIPS.

I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WAS GONE.

BLOOD. AND IT'S WET.

I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU'VE BEEN DOING ANY BLEEDING?

NO.

YOUR BUDDY RITT WOUNDED ONE MAN, AND KILLED ANOTHER

WITH YOUR GUN.

WAS RITT JUST HERE, BLEEDING A LITTLE BIT?

YEAH, YOU JUST MISSED HIM BY A FEW MINUTES.

HE TOOK A BULLET IN HIS LEG.

HE DIDN'T TELL ME HOW, AND I DIDN'T ASK.

WAS MEGAN FOWLER WITH HIM?

YEAH.

DID RITT TELL YOU WHERE THEY WERE GOING?

NO, HE JUST SAID THEY WAS LEAVING TOMORROW.

MEGAN LEFT ON HER OWN FREE WILL?

OH, YEAH.

AND FROM THE WAY THAT LITTLE GIRL'S ACTING,

SHE'S HAVING THE TIME OF HER LIFE.

COME ON.

CHIEF.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

MEGAN FOWLER.

I CAN'T DENY HAVING PERSONAL ATTACHMENT TO HER.

ANYWAY, SOME OF THE GUYS THOUGHT I SHOULD ASK YOU

TO TAKE ME OFF THIS CASE.

EVERETT, UH, FREE ADVICE IS USUALLY OVERPRICED,

BUT I'LL TELL YOU THIS...

DON'T LISTEN TO SUCH PLATITUDES

AS "NEVER GET PERSONALLY INVOLVED".

BUT I SHOULDN'T BE THINKING ABOUT THE GIRL.

BUT IF I TAKE YOU FROM HERE,

AND I PUT YOU OVER HERE, OR I PUT YOU OVER HERE,

YOU'LL STILL BE THINKING ABOUT HER, WON'T YOU?

PROBABLY.

I'VE HEARD THAT HYPNOSIS

CAN REMOVE A PERSON FROM YOUR MIND.

WOULD YOU WANT US TO SEND YOU DOWN TO MIAMI?

THERE'S A FAMOUS HYPNOTIST DOWN THERE

THAT DOES HYPNO-REMOVAL

FOR DIVORCED COUPLES.

SIR?

WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY

IS THAT NO ADVISER CAN TELL YOU

HOW TO KEEP FROM GETTING PERSONALLY INVOLVED,

BECAUSE IT'S PART OF LIFE, IT'S PART OF POLICE WORK.

I SUPPOSE YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHAT YOU DON'T WANNA DO IS, UH...

HAVE TO ARREST MEGAN FOWLER, ISN'T THAT IT?

THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, THEN YOU GOTTA MAKE SURE

THAT SOMEBODY ELSE DOES IT.

THAT'S ALL I CAN TELL YOU.

[SIRENS WAILING]

RITT IS BY HIMSELF.

WE'RE PASSING ELM, HEADING SOUTH ON SYCAMORE.

10-4.

BUBBA, WE'RE HEADING TOWARDS YOU.

COME ON!

HEY!

COME ON!

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?

WHAT'S WRONG?

GET ON THE RADIO.

CAPTAIN SKINNER, WE'RE IN PURSUIT OF RITT,

HEADING SOUTH ON SYCAMORE PAST CHEAP GAS.

THE BOY DOUBLE BACK?

YES, SIR.

MEGAN FOWLER IS WITH HIM.

THAT'S HIM.

YOU GOT ANY DOUBT ABOUT IT?

NONE.

CHIEF, RITT AND MEGAN FOWLER HAVE BEEN SPOTTED.

TWO UNITS ARE IN PURSUIT, AS WE SPEAK.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?

I THINK HIGHLY OF THAT.

WHERE DO I KNOW YOU FROM?

I WAS THE FIRST OFFICER ON THE SCENE.

I WAITED WITH YOU FOR THE AMBULANCE TO ARRIVE.

I CAN'T SAY I REMEMBER...

BUT I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME THROUGH.

OH, I'M JUST GLAD I COULD BE THERE.

[ENGINE FALTERS]

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I'M OUT OF GAS, AND I'M GONNA MAKE A RUN FOR IT.

WHAT ABOUT ME?

I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU.

YOU TELL THEM I FORCED YOU INTO IT.

THROW THAT WEAPON DOWN, BOY!

YOU DON'T WANT TO END IT ALL HERE.

O.K., DAVY, JUST TELL ME ONE THING.

DID YOU EVER LOVE ME?

NO.

YOU WANT TO RUN?

Y'ALL WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO HAVE A PIECE OF GUM?

MY MOUTH IS REAL DRY.

OH, SURE, I'LL GET YOU A PIECE IN JUST A MINUTE.

LUKE...

YOU'VE GOTTA BELIEVE ME, I DIDN'T DO NOTHING.

MEGAN, YOU'LL WANNA MAKE A STATEMENT

AT THE POLICE STATION.

YOU'LL WANT TO CALL A LAWYER, TOO.

BUT DAVY FORCED ME INTO THE WHOLE THING.

[STAMMERS]

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST, MEGAN,

AND DON'T SAY ANYTHING ELSE.

WELL, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED

IF HE'D HAVE LET ME TALK TO MS. TIBBS!

ME?

I'M SORRY.

COME ON, MEGAN, LET'S GO.

BUFORD WILL TELL YOU IT WASN'T ME...

BUFORD CAN'T TELL US NOTHING,

HE'S DEAD.

OH, YEAH.

THAT'S RIGHT.

I FORGOT.

NOW, THE QUESTION IN YOUR MIND IS,

WHY DID I MAKE YOU COME INTO SCHOOL?

YEAH.

WHY?

UH, YOU DON'T REALLY NEED ME HERE, DO YOU?

NOT AT THIS MOMENT.

I'LL BE RIGHT OUTSIDE.

I LOVE YOU... RIGHT OUTSIDE.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO QUIT TEACHING,

YOU HAVE TO DO IT PERSONALLY.

YOU CAN'T CALL IT IN.

EXCUSE ME?

GO TO YOUR PRINCIPAL

AND EXPLAIN YOUR DISABILITIES TO HIM.

YOU BROUGHT ME IN HERE TO TELL ME THAT?

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I CAN TELL YOU.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME.

I DON'T KNOW, EITHER,

SO GO TO THE PRINCIPAL AND TELL HIM THAT.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG, BUT YOU CAN'T GO ON.

I CAN'T SAY THAT. THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN THERE,

COLLECT YOUR THOUGHTS,

PUT A COGENT STATEMENT TOGETHER,

WRITE IT OUT, STUDY IT.

AND THEN GO PERSONALLY

AND SAY IT TO THE MAN WHO'S BOSS.

WE DIDN'T MEAN TO DISTURB YOU, MS. TIBBS,

BUT WE HEARD YOU WERE HERE

AND COULDN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU.

I'VE MISSED ALL OF YOU VERY MUCH.

WHEN ARE YOU COMING BACK?

WHEN I'M A LITTLE MORE RESTED.

MS. TIBBS, DON'T TELL US THAT.

WE KNOW HOW UPSET YOU'VE BEEN,

BUT WE REALLY NEED YOU HERE.

WE ALL LOVE YOU, MS. TIBBS.

I LOVE YOU ALL VERY MUCH,

AND I'LL BE BACK SOON.

I PUT MY WORD ON IT.

MS. TIBBS, I REALLY NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

IT'S ABOUT MEGAN FOWLER.

LOOKS LIKE YOUR PLAN IS WORKING.

I DIDN'T PLAN ON THOSE STUDENTS.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME MEGAN WAS ARRESTED?

I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO GET INVOLVED. I STILL DON'T.

WELL, I'VE GOTTA GO TO HER.

IF I DON'T HELP HER, WHO WILL?

SIT DOWN. WRITE THE REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD,

WRITE THE REASONS WHY YOU SHOULDN'T.

STUDY THEM.

THINK.

DOCTOR, NO TIME.

I'M GOING TO DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO,

AND THEN I'LL WRITE DOWN THE REASONS WHY I DID.

YOU'RE THE DOCTOR.

THEA, YOU'LL NEVER CHANGE.

DO YOU WANT ME TO?

WELL, LET ME THINK ABOUT THAT ONE...

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU...

I'LL SIT DOWN AND WRITE DOWN THE REASONS WHY I SHOULD.

MM-HMM.