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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 ♪♪

"ATKINS, LEWIS" ISN'T IN THE COMPUTER

OR IN THE OLD FILE.

WHERE DID PARKER DO WITH THE GUY?

HE FILED HIM-- YOU CAN BE SURE OF THAT.

BUT UNDER WHAT?

SOMETHING TO DO WITH AN ACCIDENT

'CAUSE ATKINS WAS AN ACCIDENT CASE.

I REALLY NEED TO TALK TO PARKER.

HE'S OFF-DUTY.

HE LEFT WITH HIS BOWLING BALL.

ATKINS SHOULD'VE BEEN FILED UNDER "A" FOR ATKINS.

TRY LOOKING UNDER "V" FOR VEHICLES.

IT'S TOO BIG A CATEGORY.

THEN LOOK UNDER "C" FOR CARS.

HEY, MAN, REMEMBER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PARKER.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

SPARTA PD.

O.K., HOLD ON. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK TO YOU.

ALL UNITS--ANYONE NEAR MASON'S DIXIELINE BAR?

[SWEET] I'M OVER ON MANSFIELD.

I'M ON MY WAY.

[JAMISON] 10-4. I'M PROCEEDING.

[ALL CLAMORING]

[SIREN APPROACHING]

COME ON! GET HIM, ROY!

YOU'RE BREAKING UP A GOOD FIGHT!

GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME!

HEY, YOU'RE ARRESTING ME, LONNIE JAMISON?

I'VE GOT TO, ROY.

3 STRIKES IN THE 10th FRAME--

WHERE'D YOU LEARN TO BOWL LIKE THAT?

I MAJORED IN BOWLING IN COLLEGE.

AND, UH, WHAT COLLEGE WAS THAT?

BOWLING GREEN.

PARKER, YOU GOT A MOMENT?

SURE, LONNIE.

OH, UH, Y'ALL EXCUSE ME WHILE I GO FRESHEN UP.

UH, YEAH, LONNIE.

WH-WHAT'S UP?

LISTEN, WE HAD TO ARREST YOUR STEPDADDY.

I FIGURED YOU'D WANT TO KNOW.

WELL, WHAT HAPPENED?

HE WAS FIGHTING SOMEBODY 20 YEARS YOUNGER AT MASON'S.

DID ROY GET HURT?

NO. THE YOUNGER GUY'S LUCKY WE CAME ALONG.

HEY, WHAT'S UP, GUYS?

IT'S NOTHING. ENJOY YOUR EVENING.

HEY, LUKE.YEAH?

YOUR DADDY EVER EMBARRASS YOU?

SURE. NOT AS MUCH AS I EMBARRASSED HIM.

I GUESS I BETTER GO TO THE STATION.

HE'S STILL PRETTY DRUNK.

LET HIM SLEEP IT OFF.

WE CAN DEAL WITH IT IN THE MORNING.

THAT MAN WAS HIGHLY DECORATED IN THE NAVY.

HE WAS WOUNDED TWICE, I BELIEVE.

HE SERVED ALL KINDS OF PLACES-- KOREA, VIETNAM.

WAS HE AN OFFICER?

NO, AND NO GENTLEMAN, NEITHER, I'M AFRAID.

HE ALSO PUT IN A BUNCH OF TIME IN THE BRIG.

GUYS LIKE THAT SCARE ME, CHIEF.

WELL, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT A HOTHEAD'S GOING TO DO.

NEITHER DOES THE HOTHEAD.

UH-HUH.

OBJECTION OVERRULED.

THIS IS MERELY AN ARRAIGNMENT.

SERGEANT SWEET, PLEASE CONTINUE.

YES, MA'AM, UM...

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00,

ROY EVERSOLE WAS ARRESTED

IN THE PARKING LOT OF MASON'S DIXIELINE BAR.

HE WAS CHARGED WITH DISORDERLY CONDUCT

AND FOR BEING DRUNK IN A PUBLIC PLACE.

THANK YOU, SERGEANT.

MR. EVERSOLE, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND?

HAVE YOU UNDERSTOOD THE CHARGES AGAINST YOU TODAY?

YES, MA'AM.

HOW DO YOU PLEAD?

UH...

GUILTY, YOUR HONOR.

HAVE YOU BEEN ADVISED

THAT YOU COULD BE FACING A 30-DAY JAIL SENTENCE?

YES, MA'AM.

MR. EVERSOLE, THE CHARGES AGAINST YOU ARE MISDEMEANORS.

HOWEVER, THIS COURT DOES NOT TAKE THEM LIGHTLY.

YOUR HONOR,

WE ASK THE COURT FOR LENIENCY

IN VIEW OF MR. EVERSOLE'S MILITARY RECORD

AND HIS ADVANCED AGE.

CAN YOU STAY OUT OF TROUBLE?

YOU GOT MY WORD, JUDGE.

VERY WELL.

YOU ARE HEREBY FINED $500 FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT

AND $100 FOR BEING DRUNK IN PUBLIC.

YOUR HONOR...

I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY.

COULD YOU RAISE IT BY 5:00 ON FRIDAY?

NO, MA'AM.

I GUESS I JUST GOT TO SERVE THE TIME.

YOUR HONOR,

CAN I ADDRESS THE COURT?

GO AHEAD.

UH, YOUR HONOR,

I'M, UH, READY TO PAY MR. EVERSOLE'S $600 FINE.

VERY WELL. SEE THE CITY CLERK.

NEXT CASE.

JAMISON.

YES, SIR.

WHAT YOU GOT, ROY EVERSOLE'S BOOKING SLIP?

YEAH.

WHAT IS THE STORY ON HIM?

SAME OLD STORY. YOU WANT TO HEAR IT?

[SIGHS]

NO, IT'S BEEN OLD FOR YEARS.

WHEN IS THIS MAN

EVER GOING TO GET AHOLD OF HIMSELF?

I GET JOB OFFERS, BUT THEY FALL THROUGH.

UH, NO, THANKS, HON.

I'M FLAT-BROKE, PARKER.

I DON'T KNOW WHEN I CAN PAY YOU THAT $600.

GO BACK TO THE MILL AND TALK TO OUR BOSS.

NO. THAT WIMP HAD NO RIGHT TO FIRE ME.

WHO THE HELL DOES HE THINK HE IS?

THE NEW OWNER.

I HATE HIM.

ROY, FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE,

WHY DON'T YOU...

SWALLOW YOUR PRIDE AND-- AND BE A LITTLE HUMBLE?

ARE YOU ASKING ME TO SHAME MYSELF?

NO.

I DID NO WRONG, PARKER.

THAT LITTLE JERK WOULD MAKE A SAINT LOSE SERENITY.

JUST TELL THE MAN YOU'RE SORRY.

WHY SHOULD I?

YOU NEED THE JOB.

I NEED THE JOB, BUT I ALSO NEED MY DIGNITY.

WHO WOULD LEAVE A CUP

ON THE CORNER OF A TABLE LIKE THAT?

I'M SORRY, HON.

COME ON IN.

I GOT YOUR CASH.

THANKS, LORETTA.

DAMN! LOOK WHO'S HERE!

THIS IS NORBERT CLEMENS.

ROY EVERSOLE'S APPROACHING MY OFFICE.

I WANT HIM THROWN OFF THE PREMISES.

YES, SIR.

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU GUYS DOING?

[GUARD] COME ON. LET'S GO.

I ONLY WANTED MY JOB BACK!

WHAT, YOU THINK I'M GONNA KILL YOU?

COME BACK AGAIN AND I'LL HAVE YOU JAILED FOR TRESPASSING.

YOU STUPID LITTLE EGG-SUCKER!

MAYBE I WILL KILL YOU!

OW!

HAVE A NICE DAY.

EXCUSE ME, CHIEF.

I, UH...

FOUND THAT MISSING ACCIDENT REPORT.

WELL, ARE YOU GOING TO TELL ME ABOUT IT

OR GIVE IT TO ME?

UH, YES, SIR.

AHH, WELL, WELL, SO...

YOU DIDN'T GET THAT PHONE CALL YOU WERE WAITING FOR, DID YOU?

JUST BECAUSE ROY EVERSOLE SAYS HE'LL CALL

DOESN'T MEAN HE WILL.

I JUST WISH FOR ONCE HE WOULD.

WELL, MAYBE HE HASN'T GOT OUT TO THE MILL YET.

MAYBE HE HASN'T GOT ANY NEWS.

NO. IT'S THE SAME AS WHEN I WAS GROWING UP.

HE'D LEAVE MAMA AND ME AND GO OFF TO SEA,

AND WE WOULDN'T HEAR FROM HIM FOR MONTHS.

UH, WHEN DID SHE DIVORCE HIM?

WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

I HARDLY HEARD FROM ROY AFTER THAT,

THOUGH HE NEVER REALLY WANTED TO BE

ANYTHING LIKE A FATHER TO ME.

BUT YOU STILL SEEM TO WANT THE MAN'S RESPECT.

I SUPPOSE I DO,

THOUGH RESPECTABLE HE AIN'T.

WE GOT A FATAL SHOOTING.

THE MAN'S NAME IS NORBERT CLEMENS.

HIS HOUSEKEEPER JUST DISCOVERED HIS BODY.

CLEMENS?

I KNOW A GUS CLEMENS THAT DIED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.

IS THIS A RELATION?

NORBERT'S HIS SON, CHIEF.

HE'S THE FELLA THAT TOOK OVER THE MILL.

DO TELL.

CHIEF,

THIS IS ANNIE TUCKER.

SHE'S MR. CLEMENS' HOUSEKEEPER.

I ALMOST DIED MYSELF WHEN I SEEN THAT BODY.

YOU WORKED FOR MR. CLEMENS FULL TIME?

EXCEPT FOR TWO NIGHTS WHEN I STAYED AT MY OWN PLACE.

DID ANYBODY NOTIFY HIS FAMILY OR...

THERE WASN'T NOBODY TO NOTIFY.

HE HAD A FATHER WHO JUST PASSED ON.

HE NEVER MENTIONED NO ONE ELSE.

DID HE HAVE A GIRLFRIEND?

WELL, HE WAS SEEING SOMEONE,

THOUGH I NEVER SAW HER MYSELF.

THEN HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?

OH, I--I BEEN FINDING TRACES OF HER AROUND.

TWO SHOTS TO THE HEART.

I'D SAY A .38 AT CLOSE RANGE.

DO WE KNOW WHEN HE DIED?

BETWEEN 11:00 AND 1:00 LAST NIGHT.

THE BODY'S COMPLETELY STIFF.

WALLET WAS LYING A COUPLE OF FEET AWAY.

NOTHING IN IT BUT THIS.

WHAT IS THAT?

A FORTUNE FROM A FORTUNE COOKIE.

OH. WHAT DOES IT SAY?

"CHOICE, NOT CHANCE DETERMINES DESTINY."

HMM.

HE JUST BUSTED IT AND REACHED IN.

IS THERE ANY GRAVEL OUT THERE?

NO, CHIEF,

BUT THERE IS A FAIR FOOTPRINT OUT HERE.

MAN'S SIZE...9 1/2.

HOW CAN YOU READ A SHOE SIZE OFF A FOOTPRINT?

I CAN'T,

BUT I USED TO SELL SHOES.

I FOUND AN APPOINTMENT BOOK OPEN TO TODAY'S DATE.

HE'S GOT A NAME WRITTEN DOWN IN THERE-- "CAROLYN"--

AND A PHONE NUMBER.

WHY DO I THINK I KNOW THAT PHONE NUMBER?

IT'S THE NUMBER FOR NEWTON GENERAL HOSPITAL.

OH. SO IT IS.

SO IT IS. WELL, WELL.

DR. DANS, DIAL 55, PLEASE.

DR. DANS, DIAL 55.

HEY, TRACEY.

HI, LONNIE. CAN I HELP YOU?

DO YOU HAVE A CAROLYN ON THE STAFF?

GOT TWO. HERE'S ONE--

CAROLYN BOSHELL, A NURSING ASSISTANT.

HI, CAROLYN. DO YOU KNOW A MAN NAMED NORBERT CLEMENS?

YES.

WHAT'S WRONG?

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW HIM?

OH, MY GOD. WHAT HAPPENED?

SOMEBODY SHOT HIM. HE'S DEAD.

WERE YOU A GOOD FRIEND OF HIS?

WE WERE DATING.

SATURDAY WOULD HAVE MADE A MONTH.

I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.

DO YOU KNOW IF ANYTHING WAS WORRYING HIM OR ANYBODY?

HE SAID HE HAD A NASTY EXPERIENCE WITH A FIRED EMPLOYEE,

BUT NORBERT DIDN'T SOUND THAT WORRIED ABOUT IT.

DID HE MENTION THE EMPLOYEE'S NAME?

NO.

EXCUSE ME.

I JUST NEED TO SIT DOWN.

DID MR. CLEMENS USUALLY CARRY

A LOT OF CASH AROUND WITH HIM?

HE LIKED CASH. HE SIGNED OUT SOME MONEY YESTERDAY.

DO YOU REMEMBER THE EXACT AMOUNT?

$500--

THREE 100s AND, UH, FOUR 50s.

MM-HMM.

WHY DID HE FIRE ROY EVERSOLE?

HE HATED HIM.

ROY WOULDN'T TAKE ORDERS FROM HIM.

IN FACT, HE ALMOST LAUGHED IN NORBERT'S FACE.

IT WAS NORBERT'S DADDY THAT KEPT HIM AROUND.

HE WAS AN OLD NAVYMAN LIKE HIM,

AND HE LIKED ROY, BUT THEN HE DIED.

NORBERT BECAME ROY'S BOSS,

AND I DON'T BLAME HIM FOR GETTIN' RID OF ROY.

WHAT KIND OF THREAT DID ROY MAKE?

I HEARD ROY TELL NORBERT

THAT HE WOULD KILL HIM.

THINK HE MEANT IT?

I HAVE NO DOUBT HE MEANT IT, ABSOLUTELY.

HIS WORDS PUT COLD CHILLS UP MY SPINE.

O.K., THANK YOU.

CHIEF...

ROY EVERSOLE HAS A .38 SMITH & WESSON

REGISTERED IN HIS NAME--

THE SAME CALIBER THAT KILLED CLEMENS.

I'VE KNOWN ROY A LONG TIME.

AND I KNOW HE'S GOT A BAD TEMPER,

BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE HE'D SHOOT A MAN IN COLD BLOOD.

DO WE QUESTION HIM NOW?

NO, WE DON'T WANT TO BIRD-DOG HIM AT THIS MOMENT.

DOES THAT MEAN LET'S NOT ALERT HIM JUST YET?

YEAH. THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS.

IT SURE IS HARD ON PARKER.

YEAH, I KNOW, UH...

I SURE HATE DOING IT TO HIM.

HEY.

WHAT ARE YOU SAD ABOUT?

I'M NOT SAD. I'M WORRIED.

WORRYING'S LIKE A TREADMILL.

IT WEARS YOU OUT AND GETS YOU NOWHERE.

I KNOW. BUT HOW WOULD YOU FEEL

IF YOU HAD THE POLICE OUT SHADOWING YOUR STEPDADDY?

WHAT ELSE COULD THE CHIEF DO?

NOTHING.NOTHING?

IF YOU WERE CHIEF?

NO. I'D DO THE SAME THING.

I'D HAVE SOMEBODY OUT SHADOWING ROY.

I'D JUST HOPE THE POLICE WOULDN'T FIND ANYTHING.

PARKER, I'M WITH YOU ON THAT.

I DON'T BELIEVE PARKER'S STEPDADDY KILLED THAT MAN.

YOU'RE RIGHT. LET'S CALL IT A NIGHT.

WE CAN'T DO THAT.

YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT, TOO.

OPEN THE DOOR, RICHARD.

HEY, THERE. HOW YOU DOING?

ALL RIGHT, SWEET. I'LL LET THE CHIEF KNOW.

CHIEF, SWEET CALLED IN.

THEY FOLLOWED ROY TO A CARD GAME ON HAZEL.

WELL, THERE ISN'T ANYTHING IN THAT, IS THERE?

I DON'T KNOW. I JUST CAN'T HELP THINKING

I SHOULDN'T HAVE PUSHED ROY ON HIS BOSS.

YOU DON'T THINK HE KILLED HIM, DO YOU?

NO, SIR. I DON'T.

I JUST FEEL I SHOULD BE DOING MORE TO HELP ROY.

HELP HIM?

UH...HOW? AS A STEPCHILD OR...

AS A PARENT?

AS AN OFFICER OF THE LAW?

HEY, BABE.

HOW'S YOUR WORK?

WHY ARE YOU SO DRUNK?

'CAUSE I HAD A LOT TO DRINK.

I BEEN SITTING HERE THINKING ABOUT HOW MUCH I STILL LOVE YOU.

JOHNNY, I DON'T WANT TO.

HEY, I'M STILL YOUR HUSBAND, AIN'T I?

LEGALLY, BUT NOT REALLY.

MY HEART DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT, CAROLYN.

I DON'T WANT THAT DIVORCE.

WE'VE MANAGED TO STAY FRIENDS.

DON'T FORCE ME TO START HATING YOU.

YOU HATE ME?

THAT'S A LAUGH, MAN.

I'M THE ONE WHO'S HAD TO STOMACH YOU RUNNIN' AROUND WITH OTHER MEN.

THEN GO OUT WITH OTHER WOMEN.

YOU LIKE OLDER MEN, DON'T YOU, CAROLYN?

YES, I DO.

ESPECIALLY THE KIND THAT GOT MONEY.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH MONEY.

HOW COULD YOU PICK A MAN LIKE NORBERT CLEMENS OVER ME?

WHERE'D YOU GO LAST NIGHT?

I WENT OUT.

WHERE?

HERE AND THERE.

WHERE I GO IS MY OWN DAMN BUSINESS.

[DOOR CLOSES]

THIS 'BOUT THEM TRAFFIC TICKETS?

YEAH, NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT.

BUT I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN THAT GAME BACK THERE.

JUST A FRIENDLY GAME.

WELL, WHICH FRIEND'S WINNING, AND WHICH ONE'S LOSING?

I'M LOSING, AND SO IS ROY EVERSOLE.

HOW MUCH IS EVERSOLE LOSING?

A LOT.

HE PULLED OUT $100 AND BLEW IT IN 10 MINUTES.

BUT HE'S STILL IN THE GAME?

YEP. SURE IS.

WHIPPED OUT ANOTHER C-NOTE AND STARTED LOSING THAT.

ROY USUALLY BRING $100 BILLS TO THE GAME?

NOPE.

I AIN'T GOING TO GIVE YOU ANY MORE MONEY.

HEY, COME ON EVERYBODY!

EVERYBODY THAT LOVES BEER!

BUT THINK OF THE MONEY HE SAVED.

COME ON, ROY, DON'T YOU KNOW ANY CLEAN ONES?

THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY NAMED BANKER,

THAT STOWED AWAY ON A TANKER.

SHE AWOKE WITH DISMAY,

WHEN SHE HEARD THE MATE SAY,

"LET'S HOIST UP THE TOPSHEET AND SPANKER."

HEY, Y'ALL DOING O.K.?

HEY, BRING MY FRIENDS ANOTHER ROUND OF DRINKS.

HERE, KEEP THE CHANGE FOR YOURSELF.

HEY, LUKE.

LET ME BUY YOU A DRINK.

NO THANKS. WE'RE JUST PASSING THROUGH.

DID ROY EVERSOLE GIVE YOU THAT 50?

YEAH. IT AIN'T COUNTERFEIT, IS IT?

WHAT'D HE PAY HIS LAST ROUND WITH?

A 50. PAID HIS BAR TAB, TOO.

DOES ROY USUALLY PASS 50s AND BUY DRINKS FOR EVERYBODY?

HECK, NO.

WHAT'D HE DO, ROB A BANK OR SOMETHING?

[ROY] YOU MADE A GOOD BATCH THIS TIME.

HERE WE GO. OH, HO.

YES, SWEET. GO AHEAD.

UH-HUH.

IS THIS ABOUT ROY?

FINE. HOLD ON.

CHIEF, SWEET'S ON LINE FOUR.

YEAH?

YEAH?

EVENING, ROY.

WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT?

CHIEF HAS A FEW QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT?

Y'ALL THINK I KILLED HIM, DON'T YOU?

NOBODY'S SAYING THAT.

FINE. GO TELL YOUR CHIEF I'M BUSY.

DON'T MAKE THIS A PROBLEM.

IT'S YOU THAT'S CAUSING THE PROBLEM.

I CAN ARREST YOU AND TAKE YOU TO THE STATION.

WILL YOU GO TO HELL?

CUFF HIM.

WHAT ARE THE CHARGES? YOU GOING TO TELL ME THE CHARGES?

YES, ROY. YOU'RE BEING ARRESTED FOR MURDER.

THANKS, PEAKE.

YOU THINK YOU'RE A REAL HOTSHOT, DON'T YOU, ROY,

TOO TOUGH TO TALK?

A REAL MAN WOULD TELL THE TRUTH RIGHT NOW.

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, JOHN WAYNE?

YOU GOT NOTHING ON ME.

YOU THREATENED TO KILL NORBERT CLEMENS, AND NOW HE'S DEAD.

WHAT A LOSS. JUST PASS THE HANKIE, PLEASE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU, ROY?

ROY, WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

EXCUSE ME, PARKER.

WE JUST WANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU WERE THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER.

CHIEF, I WANT YOU TO KNOW I'M DEEPLY INSULTED BY THESE ACCUSATIONS.

WHO'D YOU SPEND THE NIGHT WITH, ROY?

I SPENT THE NIGHT WITH MR. JACK DANIELS.

OH, COME ON, ROY.

ALL RIGHT. WHERE'S YOUR OLD .38?

IF WE HAD IT, WE COULD RUN IT THROUGH BALLISTICS.

WE COULD MAYBE CLEAR YOU.

WHY WON'T YOU TELL US WHAT YOU DID WITH IT?

I GAVE IT AWAY YEARS AGO TO A YOUNG LADY.

SHE NEEDED IT FOR HER PERSONAL DEFENSE.

WHERE'S THAT YOUNG LADY NOW?

SHE SHOT SOME GUY IN TALLAHASSEE.

I SUPPOSE SHE'S DOWN THERE SOMEWHERE.

ROY, YOU WERE SPENDING 100s AND 50s THAT NIGHT.

100s AND 50s WERE TAKEN FROM NORBERT'S WALLET.

WHERE'D YOU GET YOUR MONEY?

THAT MONEY WAS MY EMERGENCY STASH.

THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH NORBERT.

THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE BESIDES THAT TWERP WHO CAN WALK AROUND WITH 100s AND 50s.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU WERE BROKE.

WELL, I WASN'T. BUT I WAS OUT OF A JOB.

I FIGURED I'D MAKE A FEW BUCKS PLAYING POKER,

BUT THE CARDS WEREN'T FALLING FOR ME,

SO I GOT OUT WHILE I STILL HAD MONEY LEFT.

I WENT AND BOUGHT A FEW DRINKS FOR MY FRIENDS.

I LAID OUT $600 TO KEEP YOU OUT OF JAIL.

I KNOW YOU DID, PARKER.

AND I KNEW WHEN I SAW YOU IN THAT COURTROOM

THAT YOU WERE GOING TO PAY THE FINE IF I COPPED FOR THE TIME.

AWFUL TRUTH IS I USED YOU, SON.

I USED YOU.

WHY, ROY?

TELL ME WHY.

BECAUSE I AIN'T NO DAMN GOOD, BOY. THAT'S WHY.

ROY, UM, DID YOU KNOW ANYBODY THAT WANTED TO SEE NORBERT DEAD?

CAN'T THINK OF ANYBODY THAT WANTED HIM ALIVE.

DID YOU EVER SEE ANYBODY EXPRESS ANY KIND OF HATRED FOR HIM,

ANYBODY AT ALL?

OH...YEAH...

YEAH, THERE WAS THIS GUY...

IN THE PARKING LOT ABOUT A WEEK OR SO AGO,

CORNERED NORBERT.

AND THEY STARTED ARGUING

AND...AND THIS GUY WAS VERY MAD.

I MEAN, HE WAS SPITTING TACKS.

DID YOU CATCH WHAT HE WAS MAD ABOUT?

A WOMAN.

NORBERT WAS FOOLING AROUND WITH HIS WOMAN.

WELL, WELL.

TRACEY, YOU GOT A MINUTE?

I DO IF I CAN KEEP MOVING.

SURE THING. YOU KNOW CAROLYN BOSHELL?

SHE DATED THE GUY THAT GOT MURDERED.

YES, OF COURSE. I'VE HEARD THAT.

WAS SHE DATING ANYBODY ELSE?

WELL, I CAN TELL YOU THIS-- SHE'S BEEN MARRIED.

WHEN WAS SHE DIVORCED?

I DON'T THINK SHE DID.

ARE YOU SAYING CAROLYN'S STILL MARRIED?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT GOES ON THERE, PARKER,

BUT THEY STILL LIVE TOGETHER.

I GOT TO GO.

WELL, THANKS, TRACE.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

IS THIS ABOUT NORBERT?

YES. CAN WE COME IN?

YEAH.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US YOU WERE MARRIED?

I DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF MARRIED.

I, FRANKLY, DIDN'T THINK IT WAS ANYBODY ELSE'S BUSINESS.

WELL, YOUR HUSBAND WENT TO SEE NORBERT CLEMENS LAST WEEK.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

I DIDN'T KNOW JOHNNY KNEW ABOUT NORBERT TILL LAST NIGHT.

WELL, WHAT DID HE SAY THEN?

HE WANTED TO KNOW HOW I COULD LEAVE HIM FOR A MAN LIKE NORBERT.

HE SCARED ME. HE WAS SO ANGRY.

EVEN THOUGH HE KNEW NORBERT WAS ALREADY DEAD.

DOES JOHNNY KEEP A GUN?

YEAH...

IN HIS BEDROOM.

HE SLEEPS IN A SEPARATE BEDROOM?

MOST NIGHTS.

TOP DRAWER.

IT'S A .38, AND IT'S BEEN FIRED.

LOOK, HERE.

100s...50s.

NORBERT CLEMENS' CREDIT CARDS.

WHERE IS HE NOW?

HE'S AT WORK.

THE CRUSHER RUN PLANT AT TYSON'S QUARRY.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WE'RE LOOKING FOR JOHNNY BOSHELL, WHERE IS HE?

DOWN THERE...

BY THE DUMP TRUCK.

PARKER, HE'S IN ONE OF THE MONSTER TRUCKS.

YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP HIM WITH A CAR.

I GOT IT, LONNIE.

UH, THANK YOU, PEAKE.

WELL, ROY...

WE'RE GOING TO DROP THE MURDER CHARGE AGAINST YOU, NATURALLY.

NATURALLY. HOW CAN I EVER THANK YOU?

BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I JUST WISH THERE WAS A JOB WAITING FOR YOU OUT THERE.

A JOB SOMEWHERE, YES, BUT NOT IN SPARTA.

EVERY BOSS I'VE HAD IN SPARTA WAS A SILLY FOOL,

AND I'M TIRED OF WORKING FOR SILLY FOOLS.

OH, PARKER, I WAS JUST TELLIN--TELLIN' YOUR CHIEF

WHAT A FOOL I'VE BEEN.

I DIDN'T HEAR THAT, ROY.

ALL THESE YEARS,

I JUST TOOK OUR RELATIONSHIP FOR GRANTED,

AND WE COULD'VE BEEN GOOD FRIENDS.

CLOSE FRIENDS.

THAT'S THE TRUTH, ROY.

WELL, THAT'S HISTORY. IT DOESN'T MATTER.

TOO LATE TO SET THINGS RIGHT?

NO, I DON'T THINK SO, ROY.

GOOD. THAT'S WHAT I PLAN TO DO IF I STAY IN THIS EGG-SUCKING TOWN.

AHEM. YOU FIXING TO GO SOMEWHERE?

I THOUGHT I MIGHT GO DOWN TO TALLAHASSEE

TO SEE THAT LITTLE LADY I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT,

SEE IF SHE'S SET UP TO TAKE CARE OF ME.

IF SHE WASN'T, I'D COME BACK AND TRY TO BE A GOOD DADDY TO YOU.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THAT?

SURE THING, ROY.

UH, HOW YOU PLANNING ON GETTING TO TALLAHASSEE?

WHY, HELL. I AIN'T PROUD.

I'LL RIDE THE BUS.

LOTS OF PEOPLE DO.

THAT'S TRUE.

I WONDER IF I COULD FLOAT A LOAN

FOR THE PRICE OF THE TICKET.

GEE, ROY, I'M A LITTLE SHORT

ON ACCOUNT OF THE FINE AND EVERYTHING.

LISTEN.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I CAN DO.

I CAN FLOAT THAT LOAN FOR THE TICKET

PROVIDED IT'S A ONE-WAY TICKET.

HOW ABOUT THAT?

YOU GOT IT, CHIEF.

YOU GOT IT!

PARKER, YOU'RE GONNA BE A LOT BETTER OFF WITHOUT ME.

I JUST KNOW YOU WILL.