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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 ♪

YES, SIR, APPLICATIONS TAKEN BETWEEN 9:00 AND 6 P.M.

YOU NEED THREE REFERENCES,

AND IT PAYS $7.00 AN HOUR.

NO, YOU DON'T GET TO CARRY A GUN.

THIS IS NOT EXACTLY POLICE WORK, SIR.

RIGHT.

GOOD-BYE TO YOU, TOO, SIR.

EXCUSE ME, I'M HERE ABOUT THE AD--

YOU TAKE THIS PEN AND THIS APPLICATION HERE.

YOU MOVE OVER THERE AND YOU FILL IT OUT FRONT AND BACK,

THEN YOU BRING IT BACK AND YOU PUT IT ONTOP OF THESE OTHERS.

ALL RIGHT.

THANKS.YOU'RE WELCOME.

TOM.

HEY, VIRGIL.

HI, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

PUTTING IN AN APPLICATION.

FOR WAREHOUSE MANAGER?

I WAS HOPING I'D BE FIRST.

IT'S NOT THE MOST CHALLENGING POSITION.

A MAN OF YOUR EXPERIENCE--

BELIEVE ME,

I'M BEING BEAT OUT OF LESSER JOBS

BY MEN WITH MORE EXPERIENCE.

EVERYONE'S LOOKING THESE DAYS.

GOOD LUCK, TOM. RIGHT.

OH! ALTHEA'S HAVING LUNCH WITH MY ROSE.

DID YOU KNOW? THAT'S NICE.

NO, I DIDN'T KNOW. SEE YOU.

RIGHT. [TELEPHONE RINGS]

SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT, PARKER WILLIAMS.

APPLICATIONS TAKEN ANY TIME BETWEEN 9:00 AND 6 P.M.

MORNING, PARKER.

YOU NEED THREE REFERENCES,

AND IT PAYS $7.00 AN HOUR.

HA HA HA!

OH, NO, I REALLY LOVE WORKING WITH THE KIDS,

BUT SOMETIMES I MISS THE ADULT WORLD. MAKING ADULT DECISIONS.

I WISH I WERE WITH YOU.

REALLY? YEAH.

HOW ARE THINGS GOING?

OH, FINE, I GUESS, IN SOME WAYS.

YOU USED TO LOVE IT.

YEAH, WELL, SAME OLD THING. YOU KNOW.

WHY, ALTHEA TIBBS.

YOU ARE LOOKING SCRUMPTIOUS AS EVER.

I'M SURPRISED YOUR HUSBAND LETS YOU OUT.

AWFULLY NICE OF HIM, ISN'T IT?

WELL, I DON'T WANT TO INTERFERE WITH Y'ALL'S GIRL TALK, HERE.

ROSE, BRING ALTHEA BY THE OFFICE.

IT WOULD BRIGHTEN UP THE PLACE.

NOT THAT YOU DON'T, MY DEAR,

BUT A ROSE FROM ANOTHER GARDEN, YOU KNOW.

HEH HEH. NICE SEEIN' Y'ALL.

WHAT A JERK.

IS HE A PROBLEM?

HE'S BEEN BOTHERING ME.

BOTHERING YOU? LIKE HARASSING YOU?

HE'S ALWAYS COMING UP, PUTTING HIS HANDS ON ME,

SAYING THINGS...

HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON?

A FEW MONTHS.

EVER SINCE HE FIRED THAT WOMAN HE CALLED A BOOKKEEPER.

WELL, ROSE, YOU CAN FILE CHARGES.

CALL THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION.

I CAN'T DO THAT. HE'D FIRE ME.

WITH TOM OUT OF WORK, THE KIDS AND ALL...

I HAVEN'T EVEN TOLD ANYBODY ABOUT THIS,

NOT EVEN TOM.

ROSE, THE EOC TAKES THIS VERY SERIOUSLY. THEY CAN PROTECT YOU.

I--I CAN'T TAKE THAT CHANCE.

HE'D JUST FIND SOME REASON TO GET RID OF ME.

LISTEN, I KNOW WOMEN THINK

THEY HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS, BUT THEY DON'T.

BY SPEAKING OUT, YOU CAN HELP THEM, TOO.

I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.

DEBBIE, DON'T LET YOUR SISTER GET DIRTY. DINNER WILL BE READY SOON.

YES, MA'AM. COME ON, LORI.

HI. HI. HI, HONEY.

IT'S A HEAVY ONE. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT IN THERE?

OH, JUST THE USUAL.

ANY LUCK TODAY?

NO. I PUT IN APPLICATIONS AT SIX DIFFERENT PLACES.

THE POLICE WAREHOUSE THING DOESN'T LOOK TOO PROMISING.

ROSE!

ROSE, THIS IS OVER $100.

WE HAVE TO EAT, TOM.

WE MIGHT HAVE TO PUT OFF THE HOUSE PAYMENT.

I'M SORRY, HONEY.

COME ON.

WE SHOULD BE THANKFUL YOU GOT SUCH A GREAT JOB.

YEAH.

WE SHOULD BE THANKFUL.

LITTLE BILLY GONNA BE THE SMARTEST OF THE TWO,

I DO BELIEVE.

WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?

HE JUST CALLED ME ETTA.

SHOOT, SARAH'S BEEN SAYING MOMMY AND DADDY

FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS.

YEAH, WELL, ANY OLD BABY CAN SAY THAT.

NOW, ETTA--

THAT TAKES REAL GENIUS.

TOM MURPHY WAS IN TODAY.

REALLY?

WHAT ABOUT?

THAT JOB AT THE WAREHOUSE.

YOU SHOULD PUT A GOOD WORD IN FOR HIM.

THAT'S FIVE I'M SUPPOSED TO PUT IN GOOD WORDS FOR.

FIVE GOOD WORDS.

THE LORD WILL BE PLEASED.

DO YOU THINK HE'LL GET THE JOB?

NO. TOO MANY PEOPLE BEFORE HIM.

HMM.

ROSE NEEDS SOME GOOD NEWS.

YOU HAD LUNCH WITH HER. HOW IS SHE?

SHE'S HAVING TROUBLE AT WORK.

WHAT KIND OF TROUBLE?

YOU KNOW--WOMAN TROUBLE.

WOMAN TROUBLE.

NOW, WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

MEANS SHE DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS.

THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.

THEY FINALLY HIRED THE WAREHOUSE MANAGER.

THANK GOODNESS.

I TOOK MY SHARE OF THOSE CALLS.

I CAN HEAR THAT PLAYING LIKE A BROKEN RECORD IN MY SLEEP.

APPLICATIONS ARE TAKEN BETWEEN 9:00 AND 6 P.M.

THEN YOU AIN'T GONNA MIND CHANGING YOUR TUNE.

SOMETHING LIKE, SORRY, BUT POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED.

BUBBA, I CAN'T DO IT.

I MEAN, I JUST CAN'T. I CAN'T, I CAN'T, I CAN'T.

I'M NO GOOD AT THAT.

BUT CORBIN-- PARKER,

YOU CAN.

YOU CAN.

HERE YOU GO, CHIEF. THANK YOU, LUANN.

BESIDES THESE COMPUTERS, THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE MISSING?

ACCORDING TO THIS, SEVEN COMPUTERS WERE STOLEN,

THE ALARM WAS DEACTIVATED.

THEY ESTIMATE THE VALUE AT $25,000.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS A VAN OR TRUCK

AND AT LEAST TWO STRONG MEN ON IT. YEAH.

MRS. TIBBS IS ON ONE.

THANK YOU, LUANN.

YEAH, BABE?

JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION.

O.K., GO AHEAD.

REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I INVITED PEOPLE OVER

AND I DIDN'T TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT FIRST?

WHO'S COMING TO DINNER?

TOM AND ROSE, BUT I HAVEN'T INVITED THEM YET.

YOU JUST HAD LUNCH WITH HER.

I KNOW, BUT, UH, SHE NEEDS A FRIEND.

DINNER'S FINE.

THANKS. BYE.

THANK YOU.

YES, UH, MAY I SPEAK TO ROSE, PLEASE?

OH. UH, WELL, WHERE IS SHE?

SHE'S NOT OUT OF THE OFFICE?

OH, NO, NO, NO.

I DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT HER WHEN SHE'S WITH HER BOSS.

TELL HER ALTHEA TIBBS CALLED.

O.K. THANK YOU.

BYE.

UH, CELIA, SEE THAT WE'RE NOT DISTURBED.

ROSE, HONEY, JUST HAVE A SEAT

OVER THERE ON THE COUCH.

NOW...

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ABOUT THIS HERE SITUATION?

I DON'T SEE WHY THERE HAS TO BE A SITUATION, MR. HUGHES.

YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL.

YOU DON'T FEEL ANYTHING?

NO, NOTHING.

I'VE TOLD YOU THAT.

I WOULDN'T DREAM OF DOING SOMETHING OUTSIDE MY MARRIAGE.

BUT, NOW, YOU THINK ABOUT IT, DON'T YOU?

BECAUSE YOU MAKE ME THINK ABOUT IT.

HA HA HA.

WELL, NOW, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT,

IS IT SO HORRIBLE?

I CAN'T, MR. HUGHES.

WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE ME?

IT DOESN'T.

BUT THEN YOU LEAVE ME NO CHOICE.

PLEASE, DON'T MAKE ME DO THIS TO KEEP MY JOB.

I DO A GOOD JOB FOR YOU.

PLEASE, MR. HUGHES?

OH, STAN, ROSE.

STAN.

I GOT TO HAVE THIS JOB.

MY FAMILY--

THE LAST THING THAT I WANT TO DO

IS TO TAKE THIS JOB AWAY FROM YOU.

[LOCKS DOOR]

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WANT TO DO THIS,

KNOWING HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT.

PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME.

NOW, I'M NOT MAKING YOU, HONEY.

NOW, COME ON.

IT'S NOT GONNA BE SO BAD.

[CRYING]

PLEASE DON'T! YOU HUSH, NOW.

IT WON'T TAKE LONG.

AND THEN, YOU GONNA BE SAFE,

AND YOUR JOB WILL BE SAFE.

NO!

[CRYING]

NO! PLEASE!

I GOT IT. THANK YOU.

I'VE GOT A TROUBLE REPORT FROM DRAYTON INDUSTRIES.

SOMEBODY TRIPPED THE ALARM.

SOMEBODY COULD BE OUR BURGLARS.

IS THAT THE SECURITY COMPANY?

YEAH. THEY SAID THE CLEANING WOMAN

USUALLY COMES BY ABOUT THIS TIME.

HOPE THEY DON'T MEET. WHO'S OUT THAT WAY?

I'LL FIND OUT.

ON THE WEST SIDE, COME IN.

THIS IS STATION 115.

I FOUND THE ALARM OFF.

YEAH, I'M GONNA GO ABOUT MY WORK.

I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW.

AAH!

NO. THAT'S ENOUGH, MAN.

SHE SAW YOU. SHE WON'T REMEMBER ME.

THE WAY YOU HIT HER, SHE PROBABLY WON'T REMEMBER NOTHIN'!

PARKER.

UNCONSCIOUS, BUT SHE'S GOT A GOOD PULSE.

O.K., I'LL CALL IT IN.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

HELLO.

OUR COMPUTER BANDITS AGAIN.

THEY'RE MOVING FAST.

GET ON THE PHONE THERE WITH VIRGIL, WILL YOU?

YES, SIR. UH, DETECTIVE?

YEAH. THEY LEFT A CLEANING LADY WITH A CONCUSSION.

DR. ROBB'S GONNA KEEP HER OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION.

DID SHE SEE ANYTHING?

YES, SIR, SHE SAW A FELLA.

THINK MAYBE SHE CAN TALK TO SCOTT?

I THINK SO. SHE'S PRETTY MUCH WITH IT.

SEE IF SCOTT CAN DO A SKETCH.

YEAH, NOTHING TO LOSE.

O.K. GOOD NIGHT, CHIEF.

SOMETHING HAPPEN?

WELL, A COUPLE OF BANDITS ARE HITTING OFFICE BUILDINGS.

THIS TIME THEY ASSAULTED A WOMAN.

IS SHE ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. NEXT ONE MAY NOT BE.

COMPUTERS. WHAT KIND?

DESKTOP STUFF.

UNEMPLOYMENT GOES UP, I GUESS CRIME DOES, TOO.

ALWAYS.

WHO WAS THAT? HMM. OUR CHIEF. ANOTHER ROBBERY.

YOU NEED HELP IN THERE, BABE?

ONE NIGHT I'LL SURPRISE YOU AND SAY YES.

WHY DON'T WE SIT DOWN FOR A MINUTE?

DOES THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOUR BOSS?

UH, ROSE,

YOU'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE IT GOES TOO FAR.

WHAT HAPPENED?

HE--

HE WAS GONNA FIRE ME.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.

I LET HIM.

OH, ALTHEA, I'M SO SCARED.

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO WORK LATE AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT

ON AN ACCOUNT.

ROSE, YOU HAVE GOT TO STAND UP TO HIM.

HE WON'T DO IT AGAIN.

I'LL MAKE SURE OF THAT.

THE EYES WERE A LITTLE CLOSER.

YEAH! YEAH, LIKE THAT.

AND I THINK THE FACE WAS A LITTLE HEAVIER.

LOOKEE HERE. I THINK WE GOT SOMETHIN'.

I BROUGHT THE PAPERWORK FOR THE ROCKDALE ACCOUNT.

LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT BUSINESS.

THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO TALK ABOUT.

WELL, THEN, WHY TALK AT ALL?

WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE...

IT WAS WRONG AND CRAZY AND TERRIBLE,

AND IT IS NOT GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN.

NOW, ROSE...

DON'T BE THAT WAY.

I LOVED IT.

YOU DID, TOO.

LET'S JUST GO ON ENJOYING IT.

N-NOW, ROSE, W-WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?

WHY WON'T YOU JUST LET ME DO MY JOB?

SURELY YOU DON'T THINK THIS IS THE WAY TO KEEP YOUR JOB.

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M--I'M GONNA MAKE SURE YOU DON'T COME NEAR ME AGAIN.

NOW, ROSE...

UH!

[SNORING]

[SNORING]

TOM.

WHERE IS HE?

WHERE'S THE GUN?

IN THERE.

WHY'D YOU BRING A GUN?

I COULDN'T LET HIM TOUCH ME.

HE'S TRIED THIS BEFORE, HASN'T HE?

HASN'T HE?

YES, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED.

I DIDN'T LET HIM. I DIDN'T LET HIM.

IT'S O.K., ROSE. SHH...

I KNOW. SHH...

HE WAS COMING AT ME. HE WANTED TO...

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT.

DID ANYONE SEE YOU GO IN THERE?

I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW.

ROSE, DID ANYONE SEE YOU GO IN THERE?

NO.

TOM, WHAT ABOUT THE POLICE?

I'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.

I'LL JUST...I'LL TELL THEM THAT HE WAS TRYING TO...

ROSE, WE CAN'T TAKE A CHANCE ON THEM

BELIEVING YOUR STORY.

NOW, COME ON.

COME ON, NOW.

GO ON HOME.

HERE.

COME ON.

GO ON HOME. I'LL TAKE CARE OF THIS.

TOM...

I LOVE YOU.

GO ON.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

HELLO?

WHAT?

KENSIDYNE?

OH, NO.

ALL RIGHT.

O.K., O.K.

KENSIDYNE WAS ROBBED LAST NIGHT. STAN HUGHES WAS KILLED.

OH, LORD.

[CRYING]

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HER?

SHE SAW THAT HORRIFIED LOOK COME OVER OUR FACES.

DON'T YOU WORRY, PRECIOUS.

IT'LL BE A LONG TIME

BEFORE YOU HAVE TO LIVE IN THAT OLD MEAN WORLD.

YOUR DADDY, HE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR YOU.

THAT'S RIGHT.

DON'T CRY. HE GOING BYE-BYE, THAT'S ALL.

THEA.

THEA.

IS SOMETHING WRONG?

OH, STAN WAS, UH, ROSE'S BOSS.

HE WAS KILLED BY BURGLARS?

SO IT SEEMS. WHY?

I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW SHE WOULD TAKE THIS, THAT'S ALL.

WAS SHE, UM...

CLOSE TO HIM?

NOT AT ALL. IT'S JUST...

ALL RIGHT, MA'AM. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LOOKS LIKE A .38. AT CLOSE RANGE, TOO.

WHY'D THEY KILL HIM AND NOT THE CLEANING LADY?

MAYBE HE FOUGHT BACK.

NOT WITH A GUN. SECRETARY SAID HE DIDN'T OWN ONE.

HMM. ANYTHING MISSING BESIDES COMPUTERS?

UH-UH.

AND YOU KNOW, I'M MORE THAN A LITTLE SURPRISED

THAT THEY LEFT THIS WALLET BEHIND.

HOW MUCH MONEY'S IN THERE?

WELL, A LITTLE OVER $200.

THAT'S FUNNY.

ROSE, YOU GOT TO CUT THIS OUT.

THE KIDS WILL BE HOME SOON.

I CAN'T HELP IT.

ROSE, YOU GOT TO GET AHOLD OF YOURSELF.

THE POLICE WILL BE LOOKING FOR BURGLARS.

I SHOULD TELL THE TRUTH.

I SHOULD CALL VIRGIL. AND HAVE THEM PUT YOU AWAY? NO.

IF IT COMES TO THAT, I'LL TELL THEM I DID IT.

NO, TOM. I COULDN'T LET YOU DO THAT.

I HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF GETTING OFF.

THEY'D SAY YOU WERE ASKING FOR IT,

BUT I'D BE A JEALOUS HUSBAND DEFENDING HIS WIFE'S HONOR.

THAT'S THE WAY THE SYSTEM WORKS.

NO. YOU CAN'T BE SURE OF THAT.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WOULD DO.

PLEASE, I JUST... ROSE. ROSE.

YOU'VE GOT TO THINK OF THE KIDS.

IF THEY SENT ME AWAY,

IT'D ONLY BE FOR A FEW YEARS.

THEY'D BE WITH YOU. THEY GOT TO HAVE YOU.

NO.

SHH...NO. COME ON.

IT'S NOT GOING TO COME TO THAT.

THEY'LL BLAME IT ON THE BURGLARS,

WHO ARE PROBABLY LONG GONE BY NOW.

SHH...

YEP. IF THAT AIN'T HIM, IT'S HIS TWIN BROTHER.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL CAPTAIN SKINNER ABOUT THE BLUE VAN?

THOUGHT I'D PAY HIM A VISIT, BEING NEW NEIGHBORS AND ALL.

NEIGHBORS?

YEAH. THAT'S THEIR PLACE DOWN YONDER.

A BLUE VAN PULLED AROUND FROM THE BACK,

COME TOWARDS ME. SEEMED FRIENDLY.

DID YOU SAY THERE WERE TWO MEN?

I DIDN'T, BUT THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, THANK YOU, SIR.

COME ON, GARY. LET'S LOAD THIS STUFF UP

AND HEAD OVER TO JACKSON.

WHAT ARE YOU SO NERVOUS ABOUT?

WAITING HERE. I DON'T FEEL SAFE.

QUIT HEARING THINGS.

HE WAS HEARING THINGS.

PUT THE GUN DOWN ON THE TABLE--NOW.

DO WHAT HE SAYS.

NOW, BOTH OF YOU MOVE OVER THERE.

IT'S A .38.

WELL, LOOKEE HERE.

YOU KNOW, I'M A BIG BELIEVER

IN THIS ENTREPRENEUR STUFF,

BUT I THINK YOU BOYS

ARE TAKING IT A LITTLE TOO FAR, HUH?

COVEY, GO AHEAD.

YOU BOTH UNDER ARREST FOR ASSAULT, ROBBERY, AND MURDER.

MURDER? WHAT THE HELL YOU MEAN, MURDER?

WE NEVER MURDERED NOBODY.

GO AHEAD, BOYS. TAKE THEM ON OUT.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT...

BILL, WHY SHOULD WE BELIEVE THEM?

THE COMPUTERS FOUND MATCH THE OTHER TWO JOBS.

WE HAVE A POSITIVE I.D. FROM A WITNESS.

ARE YOU THE ONE WHO HIT THAT GIRL?

NO. JACK DONE THAT.

SHE'S ALL RIGHT, AIN'T SHE?

JUNE'S FINE. STAN HUGHES ISN'T.

IS THAT THE MAN AT THAT KENSIDYNE PLACE

YOU KEEP TALKING ABOUT?

THAT'S WHO IT IS, SON.

WHAT HAPPENED, HUH?

FRIEND GOT CARRIED AWAY? DIDN'T KILL A WOMAN, SO HE'S GOING TO--

WE DIDN'T WANT TO KILL NOBODY, AND WE DIDN'T.

THE DRAYTON HIT WAS OUR LAST JOB.

I'M NOT SAYING NOTHING ELSE WITHOUT A LAWYER.

WANT ME TO TAKE HIM BACK, CHIEF?

YES, PEAKE. PLEASE, TAKE HIM BACK.

LET'S GO.

JUST DOESN'T FIGURE.

WHY WOULD THEY PULL ANOTHER JOB

AFTER WHAT HAPPENED WITH JUNE?

AND, YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE THAT BLACK GUY.

THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY SIGNS OF ANY COMPUTERS

FROM KENSIDYNE, JUST FROM THE OTHER TWO JOBS.

MY GUESS IS THAT THE BULLET WE GOT OUT OF HUGHES

WILL NOT MATCH THIS GUN.

THEN SOMEBODY WENT TO A WHOLE LOT OF TROUBLE

TO MAKE THIS THING LOOK LIKE A ROBBERY.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?

MM-HMM. MEANS WE'RE STARTING OVER.

BUT, UH, NOT UNTIL THE MORNING, HUH?

[KEYS RATTLING]

OH, HI. HI.

I SAVED SOME DINNER FOR YOU.

NO, I'M NOT HUNGRY, BABE.

I'M GOING TO GO STRAIGHT UP AND GO TO BED.

ANY MORE NEWS ON THE HUGHES THING?

WE CAUGHT THE BURGLARS.

LOOKS LIKE THEY DIDN'T KILL HUGHES.

SOMEBODY SET IT UP TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THEY DID.

DID YOU TALK TO ROSE?

NOT YET.

THOUGHT YOU WOULD HAVE GIVEN HER A CALL.

HONEY.

THERE'S SOMETHING I HAVEN'T TOLD YOU.

ABOUT ROSE?

ROSE TOLD ME THAT, UM...

STAN HUGHES HAD BEEN HARASSING HER.

HARASSING HER.

YOU MEAN IN A SEXUAL WAY?

WHEN DID SHE TELL YOU THAT?

VIRGIL, I CAN'T BELIEVE

SHE COULD HAVE KILLED HIM.

HONEY, WHEN DID SHE TELL YOU?

WELL, IT WAS CERTAINLY BEFORE THE MAN WAS KILLED.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT IT THEN?

ROSE TOLD ME IN CONFIDENCE,

AND YOU SAID BURGLARS WERE RESPONSIBLE.

I THOUGHT THEY WERE.

VIRGIL, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MURDER,

AND I JUST DON'T BELIEVE IT.

I JUST DON'T BELIEVE SHE DID IT.

WELL, ROSE HAS A MOTIVE.

ROSE? YOU THINK ONE WOMAN

HAULED ALL THOSE COMPUTERS AWAY BY HERSELF?

NO.

BUT I CAN PICTURE HER HUSBAND TOM DOING IT.

CAN YOU PICTURE THE TWO OF THEM DOING IT TOGETHER?

I DON'T KNOW,

BUT I TOLD HIM ABOUT THOSE BURGLARIES

THAT NIGHT AT DINNER.

THINK MAYBE YOU GAVE HIM AN IDEA?

SEE, I JUST WISH I KNEW

WHETHER ALTHEA WAS TELLING ME EVERYTHING,

BUT I... I CAN'T ASK HER.

I GOT GOOD NEWS...I THINK.

I MIGHT HAVE AN EYEWITNESS WHO WAS THERE

THE NIGHT HUGHES WAS MURDERED.

MIGHT? WHAT DID HE SEE?

WELL, I'LL LET HIM TELL YOU.

COULD BE JUST A LITTLE RELIABILITY PROBLEM, THOUGH.

WHERE IS HE?

HERE.

[RINGS DOORBELL]

OH, HI, DEE. HOW ARE YOU?

HI, ROSE.

CAPTAIN SKINNER HERE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU AND TOM.

TOM'S OUT BACK.

WON'T Y'ALL COME IN?

AFTERNOON.

MR. MURPHY.

I KNOW Y'ALL DIDN'T COME WAY OUT HERE

TO TELL ME I DIDN'T GET THAT JOB.

NO, IT ISN'T ABOUT THE JOB.

WHERE WERE YOU NIGHT BEFORE LAST ABOUT 9 P.M.?

PROBABLY RIGHT HERE. WHY?

WE HAVE A WITNESS WHO SAW A MAN

GO INSIDE KENSIDYNE CORPORATION

THE NIGHT STAN HUGHES WAS KILLED.

THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MAN SOUNDS LIKE YOU.

BUT I THOUGHT BURGLARS KILLED STAN.

THE BULLET DIDN'T COME FROM THE BURGLARS' GUN.

MAY WE SEE YOUR GUN?

ACCORDING TO THE REGISTRATION, IT'S A .38.

I KILLED HIM--BECAUSE OF WHAT HE'D BEEN DOING TO MY WIFE.

I EXPECT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. I WAS OUT OF CONTROL.

MR. MURPHY, DON'T SAY NO MORE.

I NEED BOTH OF Y'ALL TO COME DOWN.

CAN'T YOU LEAVE ROSE OUT?

NO. SHE SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY BIG PART.

SIR.

AND NOW, I KNOW THIS IS A DELICATE MATTER, MRS. MURPHY,

BUT TELL US, WHAT DID STAN HUGHES DO TO YOU?

I DON'T SEE WHY SHE HAS TO GO INTO DETAIL.

SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING,

NOT A WORD, IF THAT'S WHAT SHE CHOOSES.

WE'D LIKE TO BE HELPFUL.

WE'D LIKE TO BE ON YOUR SIDE IF WE CAN.

HOW DID IT ALL GET STARTED?

AT FIRST, I THOUGHT HE WAS FLIRTING WITH ME--

YOU KNOW, THE WAY MEN DO AROUND THE OFFICE.

THEN IT TURNED INTO SOMETHING ELSE, HUH?

HE...HE STARTED BOTHERING ME.

ROSE, IN WHAT WAY?

YOU KNOW... PUTTING HIS HANDS ON ME.

UH, SORT OF TOUCHING YOUR PERSON, UH...

YES...

EVERYWHERE.

DID HE RAPE YOU?

YES.

HE MADE ME DO IT AGAINST MY WILL.

BUT YOU LET HIM?

I LET HIM... AGAINST MY WILL.

HE WAS GOING TO FIRE ME, TOM.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

TOM,

YOU DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.

IT DOESN'T MATTER. I KILLED HIM.

HE WAS HARASSING HER, TORMENTING HER.

I KILLED HIM.

PEAKE...PEAKE.

TAKE MR. MURPHY DOWNSTAIRS, PLEASE.

TOM, I DID IT FOR YOU,

FOR YOU AND THE GIRLS.

TOM?

HELLO.

OH, COME HERE.

DON'T YOU LOOK SPECIAL?

HEY, WHAT'S THAT? WHAT'S THAT, HUH?

O.K.

MORNING. MORNING.

WE ARRESTED TOM MURPHY FOR MURDER.

HE CONFESSED,

BUT I THINK HE'S TRYING TO PROTECT YOUR FRIEND ROSE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE ROSE KILLED STAN HUGHES.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO TELL ME ANYTHING

YOU HEARD IN CONFIDENCE,

BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING

IF THE STORY SHE TOLD US

WAS THE SAME ONE SHE TOLD YOU.

ROSE WAS WORRIED ABOUT WORKING LATE THAT NIGHT.

SHE SAID THAT SHE WAS GOING TO MAKE SURE

NOTHING LIKE THAT EVER HAPPENED AGAIN.

I THOUGHT SHE MEANT SHE WAS GOING TO THREATEN TO FILE CHARGES.

THAT'S NOT WHAT SHE MEANT, IS IT?

I RECKON NOT.

DO YOU THINK A JURY WOULD EVER BELIEVE HER STORY?

WELL, THE TRICK WITH THE JURY

IS TO MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION.

SHE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION.

I HAD TO TELL THE TRUTH, TOM.

YOU HAVE A FUNNY IDEA

ABOUT WHEN TO START TELLING THE TRUTH.

DEE, TAKE HER STATEMENT, PLEASE.

YES, SIR.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FEEL, VIRGIL?

HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF ALTHEA WAS ROSE?

TOM, SHE WAS ONLY DOING WHAT SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD TO.

YEAH.

COULD I HAVE A FEW WORDS WITH HER?

AS LONG AS THEY'RE THE RIGHT ONES.

THANKS, VIRGIL.

THEY WILL BE.

PARKER, WILL YOU SEE TO THAT?

I CERTAINLY CAN, DETECTIVE.

COME WITH ME, MR. MURPHY.

WHAT HAPPENED TO ROSE?

WHAT HAD TO HAPPEN. SHE'S BEING INDICTED FOR MURDER.

OH, NO. HONEY, WHAT ABOUT SELF-DEFENSE?

I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE MEANT TO USE THAT GUN.

I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'S BEING INDICTED.

THE D.A. LOOKS AT IT THIS WAY--

SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE BROUGHT THE GUN TO CONFRONT THE MAN.

NO, LISTEN.

THE BEST WAY TO DEFEND HERSELF

WAS TO WALK AWAY FROM IT,

TO QUIT HER JOB.

WHAT KIND OF CHOICE IS THAT?

IT'S A TERRIBLE CHOICE, BUT THE LAW ONLY SEES THINGS ONE WAY.

IS THAT RIGHT?

IT'S THE LAW.