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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 ♪

SO I GOT THIS LITTLE COUSIN,

AND SHE'S LIKE 7-- YOU KNOW, CUTE.

SHE ASKED ME WHAT DOES IT MEAN

WHEN A POLICEMAN SAYS HE HAD A GOOD DAY?

DOES IT MEAN HE ARRESTED A LOT OF PEOPLE OR HE DIDN'T ARREST ANY?

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

I SAID A GOOD DAY IS WHEN THERE'S NO TROUBLE

AND THE SHIFT GOES QUICK,

LIKE IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES.

YEAH, RIGHT.

JAMISON, SWEET, COME IN, PLEASE.

GO AHEAD, PARKER.

SPARTA ARMS. GOT US A CELEBRITY ARRIVING.

WE OFF IN 10 MINUTES.

YOU WANT ME TO TELL THE CHIEF THAT?

WHO'S THE CELEBRITY?

EDDIE LARRAN. HE'S PLAYING AT THE McGUFFEY HOUSE.

HE WAS A CELEBRITY A LONG TIME AGO.

HE'S STILL LOVED BY MANY PEOPLE

ACROSS THIS GREAT LAND OF OURS.

WE'RE ROLLING, PARKER.

NICE TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING.

LET ME SIGN THAT QUICKLY.

I CAN ONLY SIGN ONE.

I'VE GOT TO GET INSIDE.

COME ON WITH ME. COME ON, FOLLOW ME.

[CHEERING]

HOW ARE YOU? NICE TO SEE YOU.

EDDIE, YOU PROBABLY DON'T REMEMBER ME,

BUT THE NAME'S BUBBA SKINNER.

OH, SURE, I REMEMBER YOU.

DO YOU REALLY? YEAH. YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD.

YOU'RE COMING TO THE SHOW?

I WOULDN'T MISS IT.

HEY, EDDIE!

STEP OVER HERE AND LAY SOME MONEY ON ME.

OH, WHAT WE GOT HERE?

HEY, HOTSHOT, YOU HEAR ME?

LOOK AT ME WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU.

SIR, WE DON'T WANT TO START NO TROUBLE.

I GOT A RIGHT TO BE HERE.

NOT IF YOU'RE A TROUBLEMAKER.

COME TO THE STATION, OR WALK AWAY FROM HERE.

WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

I'LL WALK AWAY. LEAVE ME ALONE.

DID YOU FELLAS GET TO SEE EDDIE LARRAN?

WE DID, BUT FROM A DISTANCE.

THERE'S THE MAN WHO SHOOK HANDS WITH HIM.

WE SAW YOU GREETING EDDIE.

IT AIN'T EVERY DAY WE GET A WORLD-CLASS ENTERTAINER.

I WANTED TO MAKE HIM FEEL WELCOME.

YOU AND EDDIE OLD BUDDIES?

NOT OLD BUDDIES,

BUT I HAD THE HONOR OF TALKING TO HIM ONCE.

IT WAS AT A BIG CONCERT IN BIRMINGHAM,

AND I GOT TO SAY HELLO TO HIM.

YES, SIR, EDDIE LARRAN

IS ONE OF THE ALL-TIME GREATS OF COUNTRY-WESTERN MUSIC.

REMEMBER ABOUT A MILE, CHIEF?

MMM.

ABOUT A MILE WHERE?

COME ON, SWEET. IT'S A SONG.

IT'S EDDIE'S SIGNATURE SONG.

ONE TIME YOU COULDN'T TURN ON THE RADIO WITHOUT HEARING IT.

CHIEF, WE'RE SURROUNDED BY MUSICAL IGNORAMUSES.

I KNOW THE SONG WELL.

I DON'T LISTEN TO COUNTRY.

I LISTEN TO JAZZ AND BLUES.

WHAT ABOUT YOU, CHIEF?

JAZZ? YEAH, SURE, IF IT'S OLD JAZZ,

AND BLUES IF IT'S OLD BLUES.

I JUST WISH THAT WE'D GET SOMEBODY MODERN,

SOMEBODY FROM TODAY TO GIVE US A CONCERT.

OH, YEAH.

THAT WOULD BE REAL GOOD.

PROBABLY END UP WITH SOME FREAK

WITH HAIR DOWN TO HIS BUTT.

I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT EDDIE LARRAN.

EDDIE LARRAN WRITES SONGS.

HE SINGS SONGS PEOPLE CARE ABOUT.

HE SINGS SONGS THAT PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND.

OH, WHAT'S THE USE?

BIG CROWD AT THE HOTEL?

OH, NO, SIR. JUST 30 PEOPLE OR SO,

MOSTLY OLD-TIMERS.

THERE WAS ONE LOUD DRUNK, THOUGH.

JUST STEPPED UP AND DEMANDED MONEY FROM EDDIE.

NOTHING SERIOUS.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT KIND OF CRAZIES

THESE CELEBRITIES BRING OUT.

WHY AIN'T WE PLAYING RIGHT HERE?

AT LEAST IT'S NEW AND CLEAN.

McGUFFEY HOUSE IS THE ONLY PLACE THAT BOOKS ACTS.

THESE SMALL TOWNS AIN'T HELPING US.

YOU GOT TO KEEP WORKING.

YOU GOT TO GO WHERE THE PEOPLE REMEMBER YOU.

HOW ARE WE GOING TO HANDLE ACE McCABE?

I'D LIKE TO HANDLE HIM WITH AN AX HANDLE.

GET ME ANOTHER DRINK.

WE NEED TO GO TO THE JOINT AND SET UP.

MAL, GET ME A DRINK.

WELL, DUKE, BE A BIG CROWD TONIGHT, HUH?

I DOUBT IT.

EDDIE LARRAN AIN'T NOTHING THESE DAYS.

THEN WHY DID Y'ALL BRING HIM THEN?

HE'S CHEAP.

ALL RIGHT, LOOK HERE, DUKE.

YOU CAN'T BLOCK YOUR BACK ENTRANCES WITH BEER CASES

AND KEEP THAT DOOR UNLOCKED

AND KEEP THE ALLEYWAY CLEAR.

THEM VIOLATIONS I SAW COMING IN.

I'VE BEEN RUNNING THIS BAR A LONG WHILE.

IF YOU WANT TO KEEP RUNNING IT, DO WHAT I TOLD YOU.

THE LAST TIME EDDIE PLAYED THIS PLACE,

HE HAD TO DO THREE SHOWS A DAY

JUST TO HANDLE THE CROWD.

I DON'T SEEM TO REMEMBER THAT.

THAT'S BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T PAYING ATTENTION

TO SUCH EVENTS 10 YEARS AGO.

NO, SIR. I WASN'T.

IT WAS JAM-PACKED IN HERE.

OLD EDDIE--HE'D GET US TO SCREAMING AND YELLING,

AND THEN QUIET YOU DOWN JUST LIKE THAT--

MAKE YOU LAUGH, CRY.

HE WAS THE ALL-AMERICAN MUSIC MAN,

ONE OF THE GREATEST SHOWMEN OF ALL TIME.

HEY, HOW YOU DOING?

OH, REAL GOOD, EDDIE.

KIND OF EARLY FOR THE SHOW.

WE'RE CHECKING SOME THINGS.

TONIGHT WHEN YOU'RE HERE, SIT DOWN FRONT.

THAT'S WHERE MY FRIENDS SIT.

I MAY LET YOU DO A NUMBER WITH ME.

WHOA!

LET'S TRY THIS.

♪ YOU ARE NEAR TO ME

♪ WHEN THE HIGHWAY GETS LOST ♪

♪ IN THE PLAIN--

GIVE ME LESS BASS AND A LITTLE MORE TREBLE.

I REMEMBER THERE'S A BIT OF BOUNCE ON THE CEILING.

♪ YOU ARE NEAR TO ME

♪ WHEN THE HIGHWAY GETS LOST ♪

♪ IN THE PLAIN

YOU AIN'T SINGING THAT TILL I SEE MONEY.

I WANT TO SEE 50,000,

AND THAT'S JUST FOR THAT SONG

AND LAST YEAR.

YOU AIN'T GOING NOWHERE WITH THAT.

I'M GOING TO BUST THAT HEAD.

I'M GOING TO BUST YOU INTO JAIL.

YOU KNOW HIM? WHAT'S HIS PROBLEM?

EDDIE'S A CROOK AND A FRAUD.

HE KNOWS ME.

WE'LL TAKE CARE OF HIM.

DON'T THINK THIS ENDS IT!

YOU AND I ARE GOING TO FINISH OUR BUSINESS!

I'LL GET WHAT YOU OWE ME, OR I'LL KILL YOU!

YEAH, CHIEF, ACE McCABE'S CRAZY.

NOTHING HE SAYS IS THE TRUTH.

WELL, GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING CRAZY.

WELL, HE CLAIMS HE WROTE EDDIE'S BEST SONGS FOR HIM,

BUT EDDIE LARRAN IS THE SQUAREST GUY IN THE WORLD.

HE WAS A WAR HERO.

HE WON SOME MEDALS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

SEEMS I READ ABOUT THAT.

SURE YOU DID--1965.

YEAH, I KNOW, NOBODY TALKS ANYMORE ABOUT THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,

BUT LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

THERE WAS A LOT OF BRAVE AMERICANS

THAT LAID THEIR LIFE ON THE LINE THERE.

EDDIE LARRAN WAS ONE OF THEM.

HOW WAS THE SHOW?

OOH, IT WAS WONDERFUL.

EDDIE CAME OVER AFTERWARDS,

AND WE HAD US A NICE LONG TALK.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I SAW HIM.

OH, HE SOUNDS BETTER THAN HE EVER DID,

BETTER THAN HE EVER DID.

♪ I LOVE MY TRUCK

GOOD TO HEAR IT.

IS ANYTHING WRONG?

NO, NO. A FAN'S A FAN.

DID ACE McCABE CALL A LAWYER?

HE CALLED HIS DAUGHTER IN NATCHEZ.

UH, COLLECT, CHIEF. I MADE SURE OF THAT.

SHE'S COMING DOWN WITH THE BAIL MONEY.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

HOW YOU FEEL THIS MORNING, MR. McCABE?

WHAT DO YOU CARE?

RECKON I DON'T. JUST ASKING.

DO YOU GIVE HIM BREAKFAST?

HE THREW IT IN THE TOILET.

MAN STOLE MY LIFE. NOW HE'S GOT ME IN JAIL.

YOU GOT YOURSELF IN JAIL.

I STOPPED YOU FROM GOING AFTER HIM WITH A BEER BOTTLE.

WHAT A JOKE.

IF I WAS A MAN WITH SOME GUTS,

I'D GONE AFTER HIM WITH A .38.

YOUR HERO IS LUCKY.

"THE PEOPLE OF NEWMAN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI,

"VS. JOE JOHN ACE McCABE--

ATTEMPT TO COMMIT ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON."

HOW DO YOU PLEAD?

NOT GUILTY, YOUR HONOR.

MAY I SEE THE COMPLAINT?

YOUR HONOR, THIS MAN HAS NO TIES TO THE COMMUNITY,

AND TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION,

WE'RE ASKING $50,000 BAIL

TO ENSURE THE DEFENDANT'S APPEARANCE AT TRIAL.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO COLLECT MONEY OWED ME.

I HAVE NO FUNDS.

MY DAUGHTER HAS TO PAY MY MOTEL BILL.

IS THIS YOUR LAWYER? YES, SIR. RIGHT HERE.

THIS MAN LARRAN, YOUR HONOR--

SHUT UP!

YOU ARE ADEQUATELY REPRESENTED

BY A PUBLIC DEFENDER.

THIS JUST ISN'T FAIR.

WELL, MA'AM, WHAT'S YOUR DADDY'S SPECIFIC CLAIM, ANYWAY?

THE SONG ABOUT A MILE.

OH, UH, EDDIE'S SIGNATURE SONG, HUH?

DADDY WROTE IT.

IF YOU WOULD'VE SAID ANY ONE BUT THAT ONE...

EDDIE PUT HIS NAME ON IT.

DADDY AGREED TO IT FOR MONEY.

WELL, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, MA'AM,

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

BELIEVE WHAT YOU WANT.

I'M GOING TO SET BAIL IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000

AND REMAND THE DEFENDANT INTO THE CUSTODY OF HIS DAUGHTER,

MISS JUNE McCABE OF NATCHEZ.

I'M GOING TO SET THE TRIAL

FOR THE 25th DAY OF NEXT MONTH

AT 9:00 IN THE MORNING IN THIS COURTROOM.

NEXT CASE.

[PIANO PLAYS]

♪ SOMETIMES I THINK OF LOVIN' YOU ♪

♪ AND THEN I THINK ABOUT THE WAY ♪

♪ WE LOVED BEFORE

♪ AND I REMEMBER ALL THE HEARTACHE ♪

♪ AND PAIN WE BOTH KNEW

♪ AND THEN I THINK ABOUT THE NIGHTS ♪

♪ WE HELD EACH OTHER TIGHT

♪ AND HOW NO ONE HAS EVER LOVED ME ♪

♪ THE WAY YOU DID

♪ BEFORE YOU TURNED AND WALKED OUT THE DOOR ♪

♪ AND SO I JUST TRY TO START OVER ♪

♪ TRY TO GIVE LOVE ANOTHER CHANCE ♪

♪ TO FIND ROMANCE

♪ THE FEELINGS THAT LEFT US SO LONG AGO ♪

♪ DON'T YOU KNOW THAT I LOVED YOU SO? ♪

♪ AND HOW IT HURT AS I WATCHED YOU GO ♪

♪ I JUST CAN'T LET YOU GO

YOU JUST GOING TO LET THEM RUN ME OFF?

I THOUGHT YOU HAD MORE GUMPTION THAN THAT.

IT'S NOT ABOUT GUMPTION, IT'S ABOUT SENSE.

YOU KEEP AFTER EDDIE,

AND THERE WON'T BE ENOUGH BAIL MONEY IN MISSISSIPPI

TO GET YOU OUT.

ALL I WANT'S SIMPLE JUSTICE.

YOU CALL THIS SIMPLE JUSTICE?

IT'LL SERVE.

IT'LL SERVE TO PUT YOU IN THE PENITENTIARY,

THAT'S WHAT IT'LL DO.

NOW, I LOVE YOU, DADDY,

BUT YOU'RE A FOOL.

I'M GETTING RID OF THIS.

PUT IF BACK WITH THE REST OF MY STUFF.

I'LL TOTE IT BACK TO NATCHEZ AND SELL IT.

DON'T TAKE IT, PLEASE. I NEED THE MONEY.

PUT ON THE NEWS.

MAYBE THEY'LL GIVE US THE WEATHER REPORT.

MAYBE WE'LL HEAD BACK TONIGHT.

DADDY?

OH, DADDY.

♪ IT'S HURTS SO BAD WHEN YOU TURN TO GO ♪

♪ I JUST CAN'T LET YOU GO ♪

HEY, THEY LOVED ME.

DAMN STRAIGHT THEY DID.

YOU COULD BE OUT THERE DOING ENCORES ALL NIGHT LONG.

I WISH WE'D BEEN IN A SHOWROOM OR THEATER--

SOMETHING BIG.

WE WERE GREAT. DID YOU HEAR THEM?

THIS TOWN WAS LUCKY FOR ME AND WILL BE AGAIN.

I'M HERE TO KILL YOU.

COME ON, ACE. DON'T BE STUPID.

HEY, BUDDY, COME ON NOW. BE HAPPY FOR A CHANGE.

HERE. HAVE A DRINK,

AND MAYBE WE CAN TALK LIKE CIVILIZED FOLK.

WHAT'D YOU THINK OF THAT CROWD?

THE OLD TUNES ARE THE BEST,

AND YOU HELPED ME PUT THEM TOGETHER.

CUT THE CRAP! I WANT 50,000 TO BEGIN WITH!

NOW, ACE, YOU NEED TO BE REASONABLE.

HE NEEDS TO BE SOBER.

WE BEEN PAYING YOU A LONG TIME--

ABOUT A MILE,

NOT TO MENTION COUNTRY WEDDING,

OIL TOWN, FARAWAY LOVE.

YOU MADE A LIVING OFF THEM.

I AIN'T MAKING THE KIND OF MONEY I USED TO.

YOU'RE DRIVING A CADDY. I'M WALKING.

YOU STAY IN HOTEL SUITES.

I LIVE IN CHEAP MOTEL ROOMS.

I CARRIED YOU. I'LL CARRY YOU AGAIN WHEN THINGS IMPROVE.

DON'T PROMISE HIM A DAMN THING.

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU ONE THING STRAIGHT--

THE OLD DEAL IS OVER.

IT'S OVER--FINISHED.

I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANY OF MY OLD ACTION.

NO MORE PERCENTAGE, ACE.

NO MORE GROSS POSITION.

YOU GET IT.

I GOT TO GET IT, TOO, PARTNERS.

NO.

IT'S LIKE EDDIE SAID.

WE'LL CARRY YOU BEST WE CAN.

I'M DONE BEING JERKED AROUND!

EDDIE, HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S DEAD.

NAH, HE AIN'T DEAD.

HE SURE AIN'T BREATHING.

WELL, DON'T THINK ABOUT IT.

IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE.

WHAT? HE WASN'T GOING FOR ME.

WE GOT TO SAY HE WAS.

I SAVED YOUR LIFE. WHAT ARE YOU RAVING AT?

ACE WAS AIMING AT YOU, AND I HIT HIM.

WHY?

SO THAT LIFE CAN GO ON,

SO THAT YOUR TOUR CAN GO ON,

SO THAT THE MONEY DON'T STOP.

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS A DATE.

THIS COULD BE OVER.

RIGHT.

RIGHT.

SO, YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

YEAH.

I THINK I SAVED MY OWN, TOO.

YEAH, SURE. SURE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

ACE WAS HOLDING THE GUN, AND HE FIRED IT.

NOW, IF MAL HADN'T HIT HIM,

I'D BE LYING THERE WHERE ACE IS NOW.

WHAT MADE HIM SO FURIOUS?

WE LET HIM GO. WE COULDN'T AFFORD A FULL-TIME ARRANGER.

WELL, THIS SONG ABOUT A MILE,

I UNDERSTAND THAT ACE McCABE

HAD SOME KIND OF A CLAIM TO THAT?

I WAS THE ONE THAT MENTIONED THAT, EDDIE.

WHERE'D YOU HEAR THAT?FROM McCABE'S DAUGHTER.

OH, SHE DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT.

WELL, WHY DO YOU THINK McCABE KEPT FOLLOWING YOU AROUND

CLAIMING HE WROTE SONGS THAT--

DON'T ASK ME TO EXPLAIN WHY PEOPLE DO THINGS.

ASK A HEAD DOCTOR ABOUT THAT. EVEN THEN--

DID YOU NEED TO HIT HIM THAT HARD?

I THOUGHT SO.

I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS TOO HARD.

YOU EVER KNOW McCABE TO CARRY A GUN BEFORE?

NO...I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER HE DID OR DIDN'T.

I NEVER SAW THE GUN EITHER.

CHIEF, I GOT TO GET READY FOR MY SHOW TONIGHT.

I THOUGHT YOU CANCELLED TONIGHT.

WHY? PHONE'S RINGING OFF THE HOOK.

WE GOT A BIGGER CROWD THAN LAST NIGHT.

SURE, MR. LARRAN, YOU GO ON AHEAD.

AND YOU, TOO, MR. TALBOT. YOU CAN GO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH, SEE YOU AGAIN.

WHEN THAT REPORT IS READY,

YOU WALK IT OVER TO THE D.A.'s OFFICE.

YES, SIR.

IT'S TOO BAD YOU CAN'T PUT IN THAT REPORT

THAT EDDIE NURSED A SICK WIFE FOR 25 YEARS

AND WHEN SHE DIED, IT TORE HIM TO PIECES.

DID YOU KNOW THAT?

NO, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

THERE'S PLENTY THE PUBLIC DON'T KNOW ABOUT EDDIE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW IT?

'CAUSE I'M THE MAN'S FRIEND. WE TALK.

AND IF HE SAID IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE,

IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE.

WE'RE MAINLY MAKING A REPORT ON THE MANAGER, AIN'T WE?

MISS McCABE,

I'M BILL GILLESPIE.

I'M VERY SORRY ABOUT YOUR DADDY.

WHEN YOU GOING TO ARREST SOMEBODY?

WELL, UM...FIRST, I MUST IDENTIFY THE CRIME.

MY FATHER IS LYING IN THERE

WITH HIS HEAD MASHED IN ON A SLAB,

AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CRIME WAS?

WE KNOW THAT MAL TALBOT HIT YOUR DADDY,

BUT WHY HE DID THAT--

WHY DOES A KILLER KILL?

MANY REASONS.

FOR MONEY.

YES. HATE.

JEALOUSY.

MISS McCABE, UH...

DID YOUR DADDY OWN A .38 CALIBER REVOLVER

WITH PEARL GRIPS?

I REALLY COULDN'T SAY.

YOU REALLY COULDN'T?

YES!

BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO,

AND I DON'T INTEND TO HELP YOU

DEGRADE MY DADDY'S NAME.

THE BLOOD ON THIS IS THIS VICTIM'S BLOOD.

OH.

ANY FINGERPRINTS ON THAT?

YEAH, WE GOT SOME.

ANYTHING TO COMPARE THEM WITH?

WELL, WE GOT A CALL IN TO WASHINGTON.

CHIEF, DID YOU COME TO LOOK AT THE VICTIM?

YEAH, UH...

DO I NEED TO?

NO, SIR.

OH, WELL, GOOD. I'LL FORGO THE PLEASURE.

♪ I WAS LOST

♪ BUT NOW I'M LEARNING

♪ WHAT TO DO

♪ ROLLER COASTER OF LOVE

♪ ROLLER COASTER OF LOVE

[APPLAUSE]

I THANK YOU. I THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN A LITTLE LIKE OLD DODGE CITY AROUND HERE,

BUT I'M STILL WALKING AROUND

WITHOUT ANY UNNATURAL PERFORATIONS.

THANK THE GOOD LORD AND MY MANAGER MAL TALBOT.

EVERYTHING'S NICE AND QUIET NOW...

EXCEPTING FOR ALL THE NOISE WE'RE MAKING HERE, BUT THIS IS HAPPY NOISE.

SPEAKING OF HAPPY NOISE...

LET'S DO THIS ONE.

♪ SOME GUYS LOVE THEIR WOMEN ♪

♪ GIVE 'EM ALL THEY GOT ♪

♪ FLOWERS, CANDY HEARTS, AND JEWELRY ♪

♪ GLOWIN' IN THE DARK

♪ DINNERS NEAR THE CANDLELIGHT ♪

♪ BRINGS LOTS O' LUCK

♪ BUT ME, I'M HAPPY AS A CLAM ♪

♪ YOU SEE, I LOVE MY TRUCK ♪

♪ I LOVE MY TRUCK

♪ IT TAKES ME WHERE I WANT TO BE ♪

♪ RIGHT UP TO THE MOUNTAINTOPS ♪

♪ OR RIGHT DOWN TO THE SEA ♪

♪ AND IF SOMEDAY SOME WOMAN GOES ♪

♪ AND FALLS IN LOVE WITH ME ♪

♪ I WILL LOOK HER IN THE EYE ♪

♪ AND TELL HER LOVINGLY

♪ THAT IT GETS ME WHERE I WANT TO GO ♪

♪ AND GETS ME BACK FROM THERE ♪

♪ IT TAKES ME TO THE HARDWARE STORE ♪

♪ AND TO THE COUNTY FAIR

♪ OTHER GUYS JUST SPEND THEIR NIGHTS ♪

♪ AS LONELY AS CAN BE

♪ BUT ME, I'M NEVER ALL ALONE ♪

♪ I LIVE IN REVERIE

♪ I LOVE MY TRUCK...

CHIEF, THIS WASN'T HARD TO FIND.

COULDN'T MISS IT AT ALL.

IT LEFT A HOLE IN THIS MIRROR HERE.

BALLISTICS HASN'T CONFIRMED,

BUT THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE BULLET McCABE FIRED.

WELL, IT DIDN'T HIT ANYBODY, SO WHAT'S THE BIG INTEREST?

WELL, UM...

THEY SAY THAT McCABE WAS TRYING TO SHOOT EDDIE.

IF THAT'S SO, THE BULLET WOULD'VE HIT THIS DOOR

OR THE WALL 'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE EDDIE WAS STANDING.

THE MANAGER CAME OUT OF THE DRESSING ROOM

AND HIT McCABE FROM BEHIND,

SO HOW COULD McCABE'S BULLET GO BEHIND THE MANAGER

AND INTO THE DRESSING ROOM?

SEEMS IT COULD ONLY GO THIS WAY

IF IT WAS FIRED THIS WAY.

IF IT WAS FIRED THIS WAY, HE WAS SHOOTING AT MAL, NOT EDDIE.

AND IT WAS EDDIE WHO HIT HIM.

MM-HMM, YEAH.

HEY, COME ON.

GIVE HIM A HAND. COME ON.

YOU CAN DO IT. DON'T BE NERVOUS.

♪ I LOVE MY TRUCK

♪ HE LOVES HIS TRUCK

♪ IT TAKES ME WHERE I WANT TO BE ♪

♪ RIGHT UP TO THE MOUNTAINTOPS ♪

♪ OR RIGHT DOWN TO THE SEA ♪

♪ AND IF SOMEDAY A WOMAN GOES ♪

♪ AND FALLS IN LOVE WITH ME ♪

♪ I WILL LOOK HER IN THE EYE ♪

♪ AND ASK HER LOVINGLY

♪ DO YOU LOVE MY TRUCK?

♪ OR DO YOU LOVE ME?

♪ AM I ALL YOU WANT IN LIFE? ♪

♪ DO I FIT YOU TO A TEE? ♪

♪ WILL YOU THROW MY HEART IN OVERDRIVE ♪

♪ AND TAKE ME TO THE STARS? ♪

♪ I PRAY THAT YOU WON'T DUMP ME ♪

♪ FOR SOME CRUMMY FOREIGN CAR ♪

HEY, HEY, BUBBA!

YOU'RE NOT LOOKING FOR ME, ARE YOU?

YES, MA'AM, IF YOU HAVE A SECOND.

THIS IS TINA YOST.

SHE WAS WITH DADDY MANY YEARS.

MISS YOST.

YEAH, I WAS WITH HIM

UNTIL HE STARTED LOOKING FOR EDDIE

TO TRY AND FIND SOME OF THE MONEY HE OWED US.

'CAUSE ACE AND ME,

WE DIDN'T HAVE NOTHING TO LIVE ON.

WH--HOW COME, MA'AM?

I JUST TOLD YOU HOW COME.

'CAUSE HE WOULDN'T PAY US THE MONEY HE--

HE OWED US.

I MEAN, HOW COME YOU HAD NO OTHER WAY OF--

TO FIND MONEY?

YES, MA'AM.

FINDING THE MONEY WOULD JUST GIVE HIM

THE GREEN LIGHT TO GO ON CHEATING US.

UH-UH, NO WAY.

WE WEREN'T GOING TO LIFT A FINGER.

HE--HE S-STUCK US WHERE WE WERE.

HE COULD PULL US OUT.

I JUST FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT--

OH, YOU ONE OF THEM HERO-WORSHIPPING COUNTRY BOYS?

HUH? DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE NOTHING WRONG

ABOUT MR. EDDIE LARRAN.

TELL YOU HE LET HIS WIFE DIE POOR AND WANTING,

YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT.

TELL YOU HE WEREN'T NEVER DECORATED FOR NOTHING!

HE WEREN'T EVEN IN THE ARMY!

YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT.

YOU DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE IT 'CAUSE...

IT--IT'LL MAKE A FOOL OUT OF YOU.

MISS JUNE, I JUST--

IT'D MAKE A DAMN FOOL OUT OF YOU!

WORSHIPPING A FAKE!

HE STOLE ALL THE BEAUTIFUL MELODIES THAT MY HUSBAND--

MY HUSBAND WHO'S JUST...

HE IS JUST MY HUSBAND IN NAME ONLY,

BUT HE COULDN'T--

HE COULDN'T FIND A WAY TO...

TO MARRY ME...

AND KEEP THE WOMAN HE LOVED.

HE LOVED ME, AND WE--

SHH. TINA, PLEASE.

THE LITTLE GIRL...

TINA, HUSH NOW. PEOPLE ARE LOOKING.

MA'AM, I'LL MAKE THIS QUICK.

YES, PLEASE.

YOU SEE HOW SHE IS.

YEAH. IT'S THAT THE FOLKS AT THE MORGUE--

I MEAN, THE HOSPITAL,

CAN'T RELEASE YOUR DADDY UNTIL DAY AFTER TOMORROW

BECAUSE OF A PILEUP--

I DIDN'T MEAN "PILEUP." IT'S--

ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!

I NEED THIS...

TINA, PLEASE!

YOU WAS JUST A LITTLE GIRL.

I'M GOING TO GET A GUN!

TINA, PLEASE!

YOU UNDERSTAND ME? THERE'S NOBODY BUT ME--

SHH.

WELL...I'M SORRY.

SHE SAID, "IF I HAD A GUN."

IT ISN'T AS THOUGH SHE SAID,

"I'M GOING TO GET MY GUN."

NO, NO, NO.

I'M NOT DISCOUNTING ANY POSSIBILITY

HOWEVER REMOTE IT MIGHT BE.

WHAT I'M SAYING IS

WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO WATCH THE LADY.

WE'LL HAVE TO WATCH BOTH LADIES VERY CAREFULLY.

YOU MIGHT ALSO ASK THE PROPOSED VICTIM

IF HE THINKS WE HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

YEAH.

MM-HMM.

THAT'S BUBBA.

PROPOSED VICTIM? WHO'S PROPOSED AS A VICTIM?

EDDIE LARRAN ONCE AGAIN.

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT THE LADY,

THOUGH I DO APPRECIATE YOU TELLING ME.

WHY, I'VE HEARD HER SAY MANY TIMES THINGS LIKE,

"EDDIE, I'M GOING TO KILL YOU."

I MEAN, MANY TIMES.

NO DOUBT YOU'VE NOTICED SHE'S, UH...

A DRINKER. YEAH.

WE USED TO SAY...

"A LITTLE UNRELIABLE."

I NEVER KNEW WHEN SHE MIGHT SHOW UP AND DENOUNCE ME.

COULD BE AT THE STAGE DOOR OF A THEATER

OR ON THE FRONT STEPS

OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF MEMPHIS.

I RECKON SHE HAD A FEW CHOICE ITEMS

TO TELL YOU ABOUT ME.

YEAH. YEAH, UH...

McCABE'S DAUGHTER JUNE DID, TOO.

MY WHOLE LIFE'S A LIE, RIGHT?

THAT'S ABOUT IT, EDDIE. YEAH.

WELL, I GUESS A LOT OF IT IS

IF YOU GO BY WHAT THE NEWSPAPER WRITERS

OR THOSE PRESS AGENTS SAY.

IT'LL TAKE ME A WHILE TO STRAIGHTEN THAT OUT.

MAYBE...

MAYBE I'LL WRITE A BOOK SOMEDAY,

AND AS FOR THE SONGS I WROTE,

OR I DIDN'T WRITE--

HEY, HEY, HEY.

YOU DON'T OWE ME ANY EXPLANATIONS FOR ANYTHING.

ALL YOU EVER OWED ME

WAS A GOOD SHOW FOR THE MONEY I PAID,

AND YOU GAVE ME THAT EVERY TIME.

NOW, IF I EXPECTED MORE,

AND, WELL, MAYBE I DID,

THEN THAT'S MY FAULT.

YOU NEVER PROMISED IT.

WELL, BEST GET GOING.

EDDIE, I WISH YOU WELL. I REALLY DO.

THERE HE IS!

HEY, EDDIE!

WHERE'S EDDIE? WHERE'S EDDIE?

THAT'S EDDIE BACK THERE.

THERE'S EDDIE. THERE HE IS.

HOWDY! HOWDY! HOW ARE YOU?

EXCUSE ME.

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.

EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

DID THE POLICE MAKE ANY CHARGES?

NO. I JUST GAVE THEM MY STATEMENT.

Y'ALL BROKEN UP OVER THE DEATH OF ACE McCABE?

THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING.

TINA YOST IS IN TOWN. SHE MADE A STATEMENT.

WE'RE LATE. PEOPLE ARE WAITING.

MAYBE LATER TONIGHT OR TOMORROW.

THIS IS DELLA COLE REPORTING FOR WTSG NEWS.

GOOD-BYE, EDDIE!

[COUNTRY-WESTERN MUSIC PLAYS]

CHIEF GILLESPIE,

YOU GOT A MINUTE?

I SURE HAVE.

HOW YOU DOING, EDDIE? ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS PARKER WILLIAMS, ONE OF MY OFFICERS.

HOW ARE YOU? PLEASURE.

I DON'T RECKON, UH,

OLD BUBBA IS COMING TO THE CONCERT TONIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW. IS HE?

UH, HE'S BUSY, CHIEF. ACTUALLY HE'S ON DUTY.

IF Y'ALL EXCUSE ME, I GOT TO SEE TO SOMETHING.

GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD.

WELL, I KNOW IT'S BEEN

KIND OF A SORRY VISIT.

NO, NO, NO. WE DID JUST FINE.

WE, UH, MADE EXPENSES AND THEN SOME.

I BROKE IN A LOT OF MY HIT RECORDS RIGHT HERE.

OH, I RECALL THAT.

YOU KNOW,

I REALLY ENJOYED BUBBA.

I MEAN, HE REMINDED ME

OF A LOT OF MEN I ADMIRED

WHEN I WAS GROWING UP.

I MEAN, THEY WERE TALL AND TOUGH AND TRUE.

I NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO TELL HIM THAT.

I'LL TELL HIM THAT.

CHIEF...

LOOKING BACK,

I MEAN, WHAT DO YOU REGRET MOST?

EDDIE, I AM NOT IN A CONFESSING MOOD.

WELL--WELL, THEN,

WHAT WORRIED YOU?

I MEAN, ABOUT YOURSELF.

OH, ALMOST EVERYTHING.

UH, I WAS ALWAYS AFRAID OF BEING FOUND OUT,

SO, UH, I GOT LIKE SOME SPOOKY OLD HOUSE--

ALL CLOSED IN AND SHUTTERED UP,

STONE COLD FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.

YOU KNOW, AT ONE TIME,

I MIGHT HAVE MADE A SONG OUT OF THAT.

[APPLAUSE]

ENJOY THE SHOW.

THANK YOU, SIR.

♪ YOU SMILED AT ME

♪ AND EVERYTHIN' CHANGED

♪ MY LIFE, MY DREAMS ♪

♪ ALL MY PLANS REARRANGED ♪

♪ I LEARNED HOW LOVIN' ♪

♪ CAN MAKE THE WORLD NEW ♪

♪ AND IT ALL BEGAN WITH YOU... ♪

THE PRINTS WE GOT OFF THE CROWBAR

WILL BE BACK FROM JACKSON TOMORROW.

WE'LL MATCH THEM UP WITH THESE.

THIS SHEET'S TALBOT'S.

CAME IN LATER THAN LARRAN'S

BECAUSE IT WAS PASSPORT PRINTS.

LARRAN'S ARE FROM THE NAVY.

I BET WE'LL FIND BOTH THEIR PRINTS ON THAT THING.

EDDIE WAS IN THE NAVY?

MM-MM. MARINE CORPS. SEE THAT?

NAVY DEPARTMENT.

HE DID A HITCH IN THE CORPS IN THE SIXTIES.

♪ CAN'T YOU FEEL MY HEARTACHE? ♪

♪ WON'T YOU EVEN TRY?

♪ I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S OVER ♪

♪ AND YOU'RE SAYIN' GOOD-BYE... ♪

LET'S GO.

THANK YOU.

THANK Y'ALL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I HOPE THE SHOW AIN'T OVER YET.

OH, HE'LL PROBABLY DO ONE OR TWO MORE.

THANK YOU.

I--I CAN'T LEAVE YOU ALL

WITHOUT SAYING A FEW WORDS

ABOUT ACE McCABE.

I TOLD POLICE CHIEF GILLESPIE

WHAT HAPPENED TO OLD ACE WHEN HE PULLED A GUN BACKSTAGE HERE.

I'D LIKE TO CORRECT THAT STATEMENT.

WHEN I FINISH THIS LAST NUMBER,

THE CHIEF AND I WILL TAKE A RIDE TO THE STATION,

MAYBE COME UP WITH SOME TRUTH.

OLD ACE AND I...

WE WROTE A LOT OF STUFF TOGETHER,

SO MUCH IT'S HARD TO KNOW

WHO WROTE THIS AND WHO WROTE THAT.

I MOSTLY WROTE THE WORDS.

WE BORROWED LOTS OF STUFF FROM LOTS OF PEOPLE.

WE PLUMB STOLE A SONG FROM A GERMAN GUY

WHO WROTE IT 160 YEARS AGO,

A FELLA BY THE NAME OF ROBERT SCHUMANN.

ACE DID THE ARRANGEMENT,

AND, OF COURSE, THE...THE WORDS WERE MINE

'CAUSE THEY'RE ABOUT MY WIFE FAY--

GOD REST HER SOUL...

WHO ALWAYS SAT BESIDE ME IN THE OLD DAYS

WHEN I DROVE THE BUS FROM TOWN TO TOWN.

Y'ALL KNOW IT--

ABOUT A MILE.

♪ YOU ARE NEAR TO ME

♪ WHEN THE HIGHWAY GETS LOST IN THE PLAIN ♪

♪ WHEN I LOOK FOR YOU

♪ THROUGH THE NIGHT OF A SOFT-FALLIN' RAIN ♪

♪ WHEN THE STARS ALL FALL AWAY ♪

♪ I FIND YOUR EYES

♪ I SEE YOUR SMILE

♪ THEN I TOUCH YOUR FACE ♪

♪ AS THE LIGHTS IN THE TOWN ♪

♪ TOUCH THE SKY

♪ AND YOUR LIPS PRESS MINE ♪

♪ LIKE A HIGH-RIDIN' BEAM RUSHIN' BY ♪

♪ AND THE ROCKIN' IN THE WIND ♪

♪ JUST SEEMS TO BE

♪ YOU HOLDIN' ME

♪ YOU WON'T APPEAR WHERE HIGHWAYS END ♪

♪ IN ANGRY CITIES

♪ I CAN'T PRETEND

♪ ALONE IN DREAMS OF YESTERDAY ♪

♪ I CALL YOU BACK

♪ BUT YOU STAY AWAY

♪ BUT YOU'RE NEAR AGAIN

♪ WHEN THE HIGHWAY GETS LOST IN THE PLAIN ♪

♪ WHEN I LOOK FOR YOU

♪ THROUGH THE NIGHT OF A SOFT-FALLIN' RAIN ♪

♪ WHEN THE STARS ALL RUN AWAY ♪

♪ I FIND YOUR EYES

♪ I SEE YOU SMILE

♪ FOR JUST A WHILE

♪ ABOUT A MILE

EDDIE, EDDIE, EDDIE. DON'T DO THIS.

LET IT PLAY OUT LIKE I SAID.

CAN'T HELP IT, OLD BUDDY.

THERE'S NO CRIME SO FAR.

AIN'T GOING TO BE ONE.

EDDIE, I'M SO SORRY.

PLEASE FORGIVE ME.

I DON'T WANT TO GO TO NATCHEZ.

TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF OF ME.

I'M TRYING TO TALK TO HIM.

I DON'T WANT ANYTHING BUT TO BE WITH YOU.

I WANT TO BE WITH YOU FOR ALWAYS!

EDDIE! EDDIE...

MY NAME IS TINA!

EDDIE!

I SAID "RIDE."

TOO FAR TO WALK?

NO. IT'S A VERY PLEASANT WALK.

GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT, OLD BUDDY.

ENJOY THE SHOW?

JUST LIKE ALWAYS, EDDIE.