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THEY STOPPED ME PROTESTING IN FRONT OF THE COURTHOUSE.

ON WHAT EXCUSE?

THAT I WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE HEAVY FLOW OF TRAFFIC

IN FRONT OF THAT BUILDING.

I'VE BEEN IN THIS BEAUTIFUL TOWN OF SPARTA TWO DAYS.

I HAVEN'T SEEN HEAVY TRAFFIC ANYWHERE.

THIS TELEGRAM SAYS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL

HAS DECIDED THAT BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENCE

AT THE HIGH SCHOOL,

IT WOULDN'T BE PRUDENT TO HOLD A RALLY.

"PERMISSION TO HOLD A RALLY IS THEREFORE DENIED

"WITH THE FULL CONCURRENCE

OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES."

WHERE'S THESE LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES?

I DON'T SEE THE CHIEF

OR HIS BLACK ASSISTANT AROUND HERE.

AFTER HAVING DENIED ME MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS,

THEY'VE ALL RUN LIKE RABBITS.

I'M GETTING A COURT ORDER.

I INTEND TO STAY HERE IN SPARTA

UNTIL I GET THE USE OF THAT STADIUM.

I THANK THE TV NEWS MEDIA FOR BEING HERE TO RECORD THIS.

THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN. EVERYBODY.

BACK OFF.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

THAT'S IT, FOLKS, UNLESS YOU'RE WAITING FOR MY SPEECH.

YEAH. YEAH.

HEH HEH.

WELL, ALL RIGHT, BUT TIME BEING SHORT, BOTH YOURS AND MINE,

I'LL GIVE YOU THE END.

THANKS FOR COMING, Y'ALL, NICE TO SEE Y'ALL,

AND GOD BLESS Y'ALL.

GO ON.

HE'S BEEN LIKE THAT ALL NIGHT.

HE'S OUT FOR A WHILE,

THEN HIS EYES OPEN LIKE HE WANTS TO TALK--

IF HE DIDN'T HAVE THAT TUBE.

THE EYES DON'T INDICATE IMPROVEMENT.

I WOULDN'T EXPECT HIM TO COMMUNICATE ANY FURTHER.

YOU MEAN TODAY?

NOT TODAY, AND I WOULDN'T THINK TOMORROW, EITHER.

WHAT CAN HE TELL YOU ANYHOW?

FROM WHAT I GATHER, HE NEVER SAW THE GUNMAN.

WHERE EXACTLY DID THE BULLETS HIT HIM?

ONE HIT HIS PARIETAL LOBES.

THAT'S WHY HE CAN'T LAST.

BRAIN SWELLS AND--

EXCUSE ME. WHERE'S CHRIS PASTORY'S DOCTOR?

I'M THE DOCTOR? WHO ARE YOU, MA'AM?

I'M LIBBY DESCHAMPS, GEORGE DESCHAMPS' WIFE.

OH, WELL, CHIEF GILLESPIE, SPARTA POLICE--

VIRGIL TIBBS, CHIEF INVESTIGATOR.

GOOD MORNING, MA'AM.

GOOD MORNING.

CAN I SEE CHRIS?

HE CAN'T TALK, BUT YOU CAN SEE HIM.

NURSE, COULD YOU TAKE THIS LADY

TO BED THREE, INTENSIVE CARE?

YES, SIR.

HE AND I AND MY HUSBAND ARE VERY CLOSE.

UH, MA'AM, WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE MR. PASTORY?

I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN THE PAST TWO DAYS.

WILL YOU EXCUSE ME?

PAGING DR. McCORMICK, DR. McCORMICK.

UH, CHIEF, IF SHE'S TELLING THE TRUTH...

DEE SAW SOMEBODY ELSE IN PASTORY'S BED.

WELL?

WELL, SHE'S NOT TELLING THE TRUTH.

NO. SHE'S NOT TELLING THE TRUTH.

THE GUYS HAVE BEEN WAITING HERE FOR AN HOUR.

THEY WANT TO SEE SOME MONEY.

THEY'LL SEE MONEY,

BUT WE HAVEN'T SEEN A FINISHED JOB.

CHRIS PASTORY IS FAR FROM DEAD.

FOR NOW, GIVE THEM THIS.

I'M IN A HURRY, RON. LET'S GO.

HOW MUCH DID HE GIVE YOU?

$200.

$200? IS DESCHAMPS OUT OF HIS MIND?

I CAN'T GO HOME. THE COPS ARE LOOKING FOR ME.

THEY COULD BUST IN HERE ANYTIME.

THERE'S A COP OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, MAN!

IT'S NOTHING. THE COP STOPPED SOMEBODY.

I COULD STAY IN THE VAN UNTIL TOMORROW, THEN I GOT TO SPLIT.

LATER. I'M OUT OF HERE!

COWAN!

I AIN'T GOING TO GO LOOKING FOR YOU.

YOU WON'T HAVE TO.

JUST GET ME MY 1,000,

AND DON'T TRY TO MESS WITH ME, HONKY-DOODLE.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

YOU TALK TO ME THAT WAY AGAIN, BOY, AND I'LL KILL YOU.

I DON'T LET NO MAN TALK TO ME LIKE THAT, MUCH LESS YOUR KIND.

TOMORROW, MAN.

Y'ALL SHOULD'VE BEEN ON TELEVISION WITH ME THIS MORNING.

TWO CAMERA CREWS COVERING ME AT THE POLICE STATION,

WAITING FOR SOMEBODY TO SHOOT AT ME AGAIN.

WHO WANTS TO TAKE A SHOT AT YOU?

PEOPLE AFRAID OF ME AS A POLITICAL LEADER, BOY.

AS A LEADER?

WHERE DO YOU WANT TO LEAD US PEOPLE?

TO THE REALIZATION THAT THIS BELOVED LAND

IS GOING TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET, BOY!

THAT'S MY MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE.

BY "PEOPLE"...

SURELY YOU DON'T MEAN US "BOYS," TOO.

YOU PEOPLE HAVE LEADERS.

I HOPE THEY MAKE IT CLEAR

YOU DON'T SHARE A DESTINY WITH THE WHITE MAN.

HIS FUTURE IS NOT YOUR FUTURE.

WHY NOT JUST BUY ME OUT?

YOU'RE NOT MAKING SENSE, BOY.

GIVE ME A ANOTHER COUNTRY THAT SHARES THE FUTURE WITH EVERYBODY.

LAY SOME MONEY ON ME!

I MIGHT GET MY BLACK ASS OUT OF HERE FOR GOOD.

GET OUT OF MY SIGHT.

BUT YOU WON'T DO THAT.

YOU'RE A LIAR, A PHONY, AND A RACIST PIG!

ON YOUR WAY, BOY! HOLD ON A MINUTE!

I DON'T WANT ANY MORE TROUBLE BETWEEN YOU AND THESE STUDENTS.

THEY'RE DISRUPTING MY MEETING.

THEY'RE JUST DOING WHAT PEOPLE ALWAYS DO AT THESE KIND OF MEETINGS.

THEY'RE JUST ASKING UNFRIENDLY QUESTIONS.

YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO SHUT THEM UP,

AND DON'T YOU TRY.

ALL RIGHT. EUGENE, YOU GUYS... IT'S OVER.

LET HIM FINISH HIS SPEECH.

YOU SAID WE COULD QUESTION HIM.

BUT YOU CAN'T STOP HIM OR USE FIGHTING WORDS.

THE LAW SAYS THAT?

YES. THE LAW ACTUALLY SAYS, "NO FIGHTING WORDS."

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER TO SAY,

EXCEPT COME TO THAT STADIUM SATURDAY NIGHT.

HELP ME SAY A PRAYER FOR CHRIS PASTORY,

WHO WAS GUNNED DOWN BY BLACK RADICALS

WHO MAY BE HERE TODAY.

THANK YOU. THANK Y'ALL.

EUGENE, YOU SURE CAME A LONG WAY FROM SCHOOL

JUST TO SEE THAT JERK.

I WAS JUST PASSING BY.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE WASTED MY TIME.

SEE IF OUR INVALUABLE ACQUAINTANCE IN THE BOTTOMS

COULD HELP US IDENTIFY THE SHOOTERS, WILL YOU?

YES, SIR.

HEY, DOC.

[MONITOR FLATLINES]

ALL RIGHT, SUSAN, OUT!

COME ON, TAKE IT! GET IT! GET IT!

GET SERIOUS.

MR. PASTORY'S DEAD.

HAD TO PULL THE PLUG, HUH?

WE DON'T PULL PLUGS, BUBBA.

NOTHING COULD KEEP HIM GOING?

HE COULDN'T HAVE TALKED TO YOU IF I HAD.

NO FURTHER ARTIFICIAL MEASURES WERE CALLED FOR.

WHAT'S HAPPENING TO CHRIS?

WE WEREN'T ABLE TO SAVE HIM, MRS. DESCHAMPS.

HE'S DEAD?

YES, MA'AM.

OH, CHRIS. OH, CHRIS!

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

GENTRY RESIDENCE.

ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.

IT'S MR. DuBOIS, SIR.

YES?

UH-HUH.

WHEN?

LIBBY? WHAT DID SHE DO?

WHEN SHE HEARD THE NEWS ABOUT PASTORY,

SHE FAINTED DEAD AWAY.

SHE HAD TO BE CARRIED OFF THE FLOOR.

I SAID SHE FAINTED.

HMM. PITY WE COULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN RID OF THEM BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.

PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT.

WHY DON'T YOU GO TO THE STORE?

YES, SIR.

LIBBY'S A PROBLEM, ARB.

DON'T YOU DO ANYTHING VIOLENT, GEORGE.

SHE WAS HELPING CHRIS PASTORY TO WRITE ARTICLES ABOUT ME.

BAD ARTICLES?

ALL ABOUT MY INTIMATE LIFE

FROM COLLEGE TO NOW.

SHE WAS HELPING HIM.

THAT'S INCREDIBLE, BUT TRUE.

ONE OF OUR PEOPLE ON THE MIAMI TIMES RECORD TIPPED ME OFF.

ALL OUR FRIENDS WERE GOING TO BE MENTIONED.

YOU, TOO, ARB.

CAN WE GET AHOLD OF THESE WRITINGS?

I THINK LIBBY KNOWS WHERE THEY ARE.

THAT'S WHY I GOT TO BE VERY CAREFUL HOW I HANDLE HER.

I CAN'T WORK IN THAT HOUSE NO MORE.

THOSE MEN ARE CRAZY.

WELL, GET IN HERE AND TELL ME ABOUT IT.

TEST TIME.

OOH.

YEAH, ALRIGHTY.

HEY, BOBBY JOHNSON AND HIS FRIEND...

HIS FRIEND THAT I KNOW.

DIDN'T I TALK TO YOU THE DAY OF THE SHOOTING?

HE'S THE ONE, CAPTAIN.

HE WANTED TO TALK TO THE CHIEF.

ABOUT WHAT, SON?

I SAW THAT VAN AGAIN.

THAT THE BLACK GUY WAS DRIVING?

THIS TIME A WHITE GUY WAS DRIVING IT,

AND HE HAD A WOMAN WITH HIM.

WHEN WAS THIS?LAST NIGHT.

I SEEN THEM DRIVE INTO THIS TRAILER PARK.

THE VAN WAS STILL THERE TODAY.

IT WAS HEARTBREAKING HEARING ABOUT MY EX-HUSBAND

STRUGGLING FOR HIS LIFE IN THAT WAY.

IT WAS HARD TO GO UP TO MY OFFICE

AND GET TO WORK.

IT WAS AN EX-CON TOLD YOU THIS?

A PAROLEE, HENRY COWAN.

HMM.

I WISH I COULD HELP YOU.

ADVISE ME.

WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT VIC?

MAKE BELIEVE HE WAS NEVER IN MY LIFE,

THAT HE'S NOT MY BOY'S DADDY,

OR HELP HIM OPENLY WITH EVERYTHING I'VE GOT,

IF ONLY FOR EUGENE'S SAKE?

COME HERE.

ARE YOU WILLING TO GO AND SEE HIM

AND GET CLOSE TO HIM AGAIN

IN THE TIME REMAINING?

NO.

NO, I CAN'T DO THAT.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

I FEEL LIKE I'M LYING A LOT LATELY,

MOSTLY TO EUGENE ABOUT WHERE I GO.

I FEEL KIND OF SNEAKY.

I'M SURPRISED AT MYSELF.

I'M NOT SURPRISED AT ME.

I BEEN SNEAKY ALL MY LIFE.

NO. WHAT HAVE YOU EVER HAD TO HIDE?

I DON'T THINK THERE WERE THINGS I HAD TO HIDE,

BUT THERE WERE THINGS I THOUGHT I OUGHT TO HIDE.

AND THERE STILL ARE.

HARRIET, THE WORLD DOESN'T KNOW...

WHEN OR WHERE,

BUT, UH...THE FACT THAT WE DO MEET

I THINK IS WELL KNOWN.

AND NOBODY SAYS A WORD.

NO.

I FIND MYSELF GETTING FUNNY LOOKS.

NOT AS FUNNY AS I GET.

'CAUSE THEY THINK YOU'RE CRAZIER THAN I AM.

WHY?

'CAUSE...YOU'RE A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN

WHO COULD DO MUCH BETTER.

THEY DON'T BLAME ME.

OF COURSE, THEY DO HATE ME FOR BREAKING RULE ONE.

THEY BLAME YOU.

THEY SAY, "WHAT'S A POOR FELLOW SUPPOSED TO DO?

SHE'S IRRESISTIBLE. SHE'S BEWITCHED HIM."

I HOPE SO.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYS]

THEY WENT INTO THE TRAILER COURT

ACROSS FROM SWEETIE'S BAR.

HE'S GOT THE VAN, AND THEY'VE GONE INTO IT.

YOU GOT A POSITIVE I.D. ON THAT VAN?

YES, SIR.

I'LL GET A CLOSER LOOK.

CHIEF, WE JUST LOCATED BUDDY YUNGER.

EVERETT SAW YUNGER GET INTO THAT VAN WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

EVERETT, IS HE LEAVING IN IT?

NO, SIR. HE'S GOT A GIRL WITH HIM.

HE CAN LEAVE WITH A GIRL, CAN'T HE?

YEAH, IF HE WANTS TO,

BUT I DON'T THINK HE WANTS TO.

WE'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

NOW, LISTEN. WE GOT TO ARREST THIS GUY, YUNGER.

I MEAN, WE GOT TO GET HIM ALIVE AND WELL.

YES, SIR.YES, SIR.

THEY'RE STILL IN THE BLUE VAN OVER THERE.

I'LL GO AROUND BACK AND COVER YOU.

[WOMAN GIGGLING]

POLICE! OPEN UP, PLEASE.

WHAT IN THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?

AAH!

COME HERE.

[BARKING]

LUANN, I'M IN POSITION HERE.

DON'T CALL ME. LET ME CALL YOU.

LOOK WHAT I'VE GOT FOR YOU.

THERE YOU GO.

I FOUND THE GUY YOU WANTED, TALKED TO HIM.

WHAT DID HE SAY?

THERE WAS TWO TRIGGERS PULLED,

AND WHITE MEN PULLED THEM.

HE SAW THIS?

HE SAW THIS.

WELL, WHAT'S HE WANT?

FIRST--HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE INVOLVED.

SECOND--HE WANTS $5,000 TO GO FAR AWAY.

THIRD THING HE WANT IS ANOTHER $1,000

FOR THE MAN WHO WAS THE GO-BETWEEN,

MEANING YOU KNOW WHO.

YOU KNOW WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY.

COPS WILL LOOK BAD.

THIS STORY GOING TO BE IN EVERY NEWSPAPER AND TELEVISION.

THEY ALL GOING TO BE SAYING

IT WAS AN ATTEMPT ON GEORGE DESCHAMPS' LIFE.

WE CAN'T WORRY ABOUT THE PRESS.

PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT DESCHAMPS IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT WE KNOW.

THAT DEAD GUY WAS ALWAYS A TARGET FROM THE BEGINNING.

DESCHAMPS SET IT UP.

HE'S A MENACE TO FREE INSTITUTIONS.

MAN, YOU SURE GOT A WAY WITH WORDS.

$6,000 IS A MODEST SUM OF MONEY I'M ASKING

TO HELP Y'ALL MAKE THAT CASE.

I'M BEING MORE THAN FAIR.

THINK ABOUT IT, MAN.

THINK ABOUT IT.

LUANN, DO YOU READ ME?

I READ YOU, LIEUTENANT.

JIMMY JUST LEFT.

CAN YOU STAY WITH HIM?

UNLESS HE DRIVES THROUGH A HOLE IN A FENCE.

CHIEF, YOU THERE?

YEAH, I'M HERE.

JIMMY DAWES SAYS WE'RE LOOKING FOR TWO WHITE GUYS.

I THINK BUBBA'S PICKING ONE UP RIGHT NOW.

I'M BETTING THIS THIRD GUY'S BLACK--

THE WITNESS WHO WANTS TO MAKE THE DEAL.

YOU KNOW HIS NAME?

NOT YET.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?TO TALK ABOUT CHRIS.

TALK TO SOMEBODY--

YOU KILLED CHRIS! YOU MURDERING--

SHUT UP. GET IN HERE.

AAH!

YOU GO ON LIKE THAT, I'M GOING TO WRING YOUR NECK.

YOU HEAR ME?

YOU WANT TO TALK, WAIT HERE.

I'LL BE BACK.

YES, SIR? CAN I HELP YOU?

I'D LIKE TO SEE THE CHIEF.

WHAT FOR?

YOU ARRESTED A CLIENT OF MINE NAMED BUDDY YUNGER.

AND YOUR NAME IS?

RON DuBOIS. I'M AN ATTORNEY.

OOH.

WELL, UH, MR. DuBOIS...

WE'D BETTER GET YOU RIGHT IN THERE.

JUST WALK IN THERE AND I'LL TAKE YOU IN.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE BRINGING ME TO SEE THE CHIEF.

I DON'T KNOW THIS MAN.

THIS IS OUR CHIEF OF DETECTIVES VIRGIL TIBBS.

I'M AN ATTORNEY.

BUDDY YUNGER IS HERE IN YOUR JAIL.

I WANT TO SEE HIM NOW.

WELL!

CHIEF GILLESPIE.

IT SEEMS I KNOW YOU, SIR.

AREN'T YOU PERCY DuBOIS?

PERCY DuBOIS IS MY BROTHER.

HE LIVES IN TEXAS. I'M RON DuBOIS.

WE HAVE HIS CLIENT DOWNSTAIRS.

SIR, HE'D LIKE TO SEE HIS CLIENT.

BUT WAIT A MINUTE.

PERCY DuBOIS IS THE LAWYER, ISN'T HE?

PERCY IS A DENTIST. I'MTHE LAWYER.

OH, WELL, I'VE GOT IT ALL TURNED AROUND.

SEE, I THOUGHT THAT RON DuBOIS WAS SOME KIND OF JANITOR...

OVER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

I'VE BEEN A NUMBER OF THINGS, CHIEF.

I HAVE MY LAW DEGREE. I'M ADMITTED TO PRACTICE.

I USED TO OWN D&B SPORTING GOODS.

I WAS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR.

NOW I'M A CUSTODIAN AT SPARTA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.

OH!

SO YOU'RE THE ONE YUNGER PHONED FROM HERE.

THAT'S RIGHT. AS I SAID, HIS ATTORNEY.

YES, YES, I REMEMBER. UH...

UH, MR. DuBOIS IS INDEED AN ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.

BUBBA, WOULD YOU TAKE LAWYER DuBOIS DOWNSTAIRS

AND LET HIM TALK TO BUDDY YUNGER?

YES, SIR. RIGHT THIS WAY, MR. DuBOIS.

FOLLOW ME. I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT CELL.

I'D LOVE TO RAM HIM INTO THAT CELL WITH THE OTHER GUY,

BUT I'LL CONTROL MYSELF. YOU WATCH ME.

I'LL SHOW YOU SOME PATIENCE.

LET ME TALK.

THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE YOU PROMISES

IF YOU SAY WHAT THEY WANT...

ABOUT ME...

ABOUT DESCHAMPS...

ABOUT EVERYTHING.

DON'T BELIEVE THEM.

THEY WON'T TAKE CARE OF YOU.

I WILL.

WHERE'S THE...

I'M GOING TO TAKE HIM OUT OF THE PICTURE.

WHERE'S CHRIS' FILE?

SAY WHAT?

CHRIS' FILE, RON.

I KNOW YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

AIN'T YOUR HUSBAND GOT IT?

HE WAS STANDING NEXT TO IT ON THE FIELD.

GEORGE?

GEORGE NEVER SAW THAT FILE.

EVERYBODY SAW IT.

YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT BROWN ENVELOPE WAS SITTING ON THE FIELD?

IT WAS IN A BRIEFCASE.

THE BRIEFCASE WAS ON THE FIELD.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE THE CAUSE OF ALL OF THIS.

IT WASN'T SO MUCH THE FILE.

NO, I'M NOT, RON.

GEORGE NEVER CARED WHAT I DID OR WHO I DID IT WITH.

DOES THAT MEAN THERE WAS ALWAYS A CHANCE FOR ME, LIB?

WHERE'S THE FILE, RON?

I KNOW GEORGE DOESN'T ENJOY YOU.

AND CHRIS PASTORY,

HE'S BEYOND ALL ENJOYMENT, ISN'T HE?

BUT YOU SEE KNEELING BEFORE YOU

A MAN WHO'D ENJOY YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING.

GET OFF OF ME.

DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT TROUBLE YOU'RE GETTING INTO?

DON'T TALK TO ME THAT WAY.

GET OFF THE LADY, DuBOIS.

GET OFF OF HER!

LORD HAVE MERCY, DuBOIS.

THE LADY DON'T WANT NO JELLY GUTS LIKE YOU

LYING ALL OVER HER.

IT'S A DISGUSTING SIGHT.

DID YOU COME HERE TO GET KILLED, HENRY?

NO, I CAME FOR THE MONEY YOU OWE ME. THEN I'LL LEAVE HERE.

TELL YOU WHAT--

LET'S CALL MR. DESCHAMPS, ASK HIM FOR THE MONEY.

I CAN'T WAIT, DuBOIS.

GIVE ME WHATEVER YOU GOT HERE AND YOUR CAR KEYS.

LET'S SEE WHAT'S IN THIS DRAWER.

AIN'T NOTHING IN IT SINCE I TOOK THAT GUN OUT.

DuBOIS, YOU FOOL.

YOU MIGHT HAVE KILLED ME WITH THIS,

BUT THAT ONE AIN'T READY.

AAH!

IT'S TERRIBLE, AIN'T IT?

YOU DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO KNOW

THAT YOU WERE HERE TONIGHT TO MEET HIM

FOR LORD KNOWS WHAT.

YOU'RE MIXED UP IN THIS DIRTY BUSINESS, TOO.

NO. I SHOULDN'T BE HERE.

NO, MA'AM.

ME, NEITHER.

BUT I WON'T TELL ANYBODY YOU WAS HERE.

YOU WON'T TELL ANYBODY ABOUT ME.

NO.

ARE YOU?I WON'T!

GOOD.

[WHIMPERING]

THAT WAY THERE WON'T BE NO TROUBLE FOR ANYBODY.

NOW, YOU'RE GOIN' HOME. KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

OKAY.

GO ON.

OH, THIS IS CRAZY.

WHAT AM I DOING?

THERE YOU LIE, DEAD MAN.

AND HERE I AM...

ABOUT NEAR DEAD AS YOU.

CHIEF.

JIMMY, THAT MONEY IS OUT OF THE QUESTION.

JUST RIDICULOUS.

WELL, WHAT CAN I EXPECT, CHIEF?

I SEE $100 HERE.

COME BACK TO ME WITH YOUR FRIEND, I CAN FIND ANOTHER 100.

THAT'S A PITIFUL AMOUNT OF MONEY.

I KNOW IT'S PITIFUL. I'M EMBARRASSED BY IT.

BUT TIMES ARE TOUGH, JIMMY.

THE RECESSION IS TOUGH. OUR BUDGET IS SQUEEZED.

WE CAN'T EVEN AFFORD TO BUY DOUGHNUTS FOR MORNING COFFEE.

WHAT YOU OFFERING MY FRIEND?

I'M GOING TO OFFER HIM PROTECTION.

I'LL SEE TO IT THAT HE'S NOT CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.

I'LL GET HIM A LAWYER. I'LL SEE THE JUDGE.

I WANT TO SAVE HIS LIFE, GIVE HIM ANOTHER CHANCE.

NOW, THAT'S REASONABLE.

GIVE ME A COUPLE MINUTES, CHIEF.

SHOULD I FOLLOW HIM?

NO, THERE'S NO NEED TO.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GUESS WHAT HAPPENED.

I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT.

WHAT, A COUPLE OF GUYS WORKING FOR DESCHAMPS KILLED PASTORY?

YEAH. THEY TURNED IT ALL AROUND.

THAT'S WHAT THE DEAD MAN SAID.

SURPRISED, CHIEF?

NO. I FIGURED YOU'D COME BACK WITH MR. COWAN.

HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT, CHIEF?

I TOLD HIM.

I, UH, I KNEW

IT WAS GOING TO COME DOWN, CHIEF.

I KNEW WHAT I'D DO.

THERE WASN'T NOTHING ELSE TO DO.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS COOL.

KNOW WHAT I MEAN? NO SHOOTING.

[BUBBA] YEAH, LONNIE, YOU GETTING ME?

COME IN IF YOU GOT ME.

I SUPPOSE YOU JUST DROVE THE CAR.

YES, SIR.

MY JOB WAS TO STEAL IT AND THEN DRIVE IT.

NO SHOOTING?

NO, SIR. THAT WAS YUNGER AND DuBOIS.

DuBOIS TOOK THE GUNS AFTER EVERYTHING WAS OVER.

WHAT WAS THIS ALL ABOUT?

IT WAS PASTORY'S IDEA.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MAKE-BELIEVE.

THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD ME.

THEY WANTED IT TO SEEM

LIKE SOMEONE'S SHOOTING AT DESCHAMPS,

WHIP UP SUPPORT FOR HIM.

THE SHOTS WERE SUPPOSED TO HIT THE GROUND.

NEXT THING I KNEW, PASTORY FELL OVER.

I SAID TO MYSELF, THIS AIN'T NO MISTAKE.

THESE CATS REALLY WANTED THIS.

WELL, WHERE WAS HE WHEN--

WHEN JIMMY FETCHED HIM TO ME?

HE WAS IN HIS FATHER'S HOUSE.

MY FATHER'S OLD HOUSE, SIR.

MY DADDY'S OLD FRIEND STAYS THERE NOW.

OH. YOU CASH COWAN'S BOY?

YES, SIR.

I WOULDN'T SWEAR HE WAS THERE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO, HONEY.

MY DADDY'S OLD FRIEND WILL.

YEAH, CHIEF,

THAT WAS BUBBA.

SOMEBODY SHOT AND KILLED RON DuBOIS

AT HIS HOUSE.

OH, MY GOD.

THAT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN YOU, COULD IT, HENRY?

LAST TIME I SAW DuBOIS ALIVE WAS YESTERDAY, CHIEF.

I CAN'T BELIEVE ANYBODY WOULD HIRE HIM AS A JANITOR!

YOU KILLED HIM FOR THAT FILE!

WAS IT WORTH YOUR TROUBLE?

CHRIS PASTORY WAS THE VICTIM OF AN ACCIDENT.

AND YOU TWO ARE CELEBRATING!

YOU CAN'T EXPECT ME TO BE CROSSED OVER HIS DEATH.

THE FILE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WAS A SERIES OF ARTICLES

PASTORY WAS WRITING FOR THE MIAMI TIMES RECORD.

YOU HELPED HIM PUT IT TOGETHER!

A WOMAN WOULD DO MOST ANYTHING FOR LOVE--

BETRAY HER HUSBAND...

FORTUNATELY, WE HAVE A FRIEND ON THAT PAPER...

UNFORTUNATELY FOR CHRIS.

HE WAS COMPILING A POISONOUS PICTURE OF MY PERSONAL LIFE.

WHERE IS IT?

HE PUT THAT FILE IN HIS BRIEFCASE

WHEN HE MET Y'ALL AT THE ATHLETIC FIELD.

THE FILE WAS IN THAT BRIEFCASE?

I DID NOT TAKE THAT BRIEFCASE OFF THE FIELD.

I THOUGHT NOTHING ABOUT IT.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU KILLED HIM FOR?

HERE'S TO ALL THE FOOLS.

THEY ADD SO MUCH INTEREST TO THINGS.

[GLASS BREAKS]

CHIEF, THIS M-14 RIFLE DIDN'T DO THAT.

WE'LL TAKE THREE .45 SLUGS OUT OF THAT BODY.

THREE SHELL CASINGS.

CHIEF, MR. AND MRS. DESCHAMPS JUST ARRIVED.

OH, WELL, LET THEM IN. WHERE'S GENTRY?

WELL, SINCE BUDDY YUNGER LOST HIS LAWYER,

GENTRY'S LOOKING FOR ANOTHER.

WHY CAN'T THESE PEOPLE KILL ME

INSTEAD OF VICTIMIZING MY FRIENDS?

WHAT PEOPLE, MR. DESCHAMPS? WHO ARE THEY?

WHAT PEOPLE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

DON'T Y'ALL KNOW?

NO. WE'D APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN IDENTIFYING THEM.

MRS. DESCHAMPS, MAYBE YOU COULD HELP US.

CAN YOU MAKE ANY GUESS AS TO WHO DID THIS?

WELL, I HARDLY KNEW THE POOR MAN.

I ASSUME MY HUSBAND'S ENEMIES

WERE HIS ENEMIES, TOO, HOWEVER.

WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE HIM?

WELL, IT WAS, UH...

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

HE CAME BY MR. GENTRY'S HOUSE.

SAID HE WAS GOING TO THE POLICE STATION

TO CONSULT MR. BUDDY YUNGER,

WHOM Y'ALL ARE HOLDING DOWN THERE.

WELL, MR. DESCHAMPS,

A MAN CALLED ME AND SAID HE'D KILL YOU.

WHO COULD THAT HAVE BEEN?

I THINK I WOULD ASK THOSE YOUNG...

BLACK MEN WHO WERE HARASSING ME.

MAY WE GO HOME?

I'VE GOT THAT MEETING TONIGHT.

OH. WHERE ARE YOU MEETING?

I'LL SPEAK TO MY SUPPORTERS

AT THE HIGH SCHOOL GYM.

WELL. FIRST I'VE HEARD OF THAT.

COULD WE GO, GEORGE? I DON'T FEEL WELL.

WHAT IS BEING DONE, IF I MAY ASK,

WITH CHRIS PASTORY'S THINGS?

EVERYTHING'S BEEN TAKEN TO THE STATION.

THEY'LL BE KEPT AS EVIDENCE.

HE MAY HAVE HAD SOME... IMPORTANT NOTES,

MEMORANDA, MESSAGES, THAT SORT OF THING,

RELATING TO THE CAMPAIGN.

EVERYTHING'S BEING LOOKED AT.

AND ANYTHING THAT RELATES ONLY TO YOUR CAMPAIGN

WE CAN FIND A WAY FOR YOU TO SEE.

LAST TIME I SAW HIM, HE HAD A BRIEFCASE.

YEAH. THAT BRIEFCASE IS AT THE POLICE STATION.

YEP. SEEMED TO BE JUST FULL OF EVIDENCE, TOO.

YOUR PAROLE OFFICER'S HERE TO SEE YOU, HENRY.

IF SHE'S HERE TO TELL ME I'M GOING BACK IN, I ALREADY HEARD.

MRS. WOODRIN'S HERE TO HELP YOU.

SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE HERE,

SO YOU GO ON AND TALK TO HER.

WHAT'S SHE GOING TO DO FOR ME?

WANTS TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A LAWYER.

SOUNDS GOOD. LET'S GO.

COWAN.

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'M WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO EAT.

IN A HOUR, I'LL BE GIVEN A LIGHT SUPPER.

DuBOIS WAS LOOKING FOR YOU.

DuBOIS?

DuBOIS IS DEAD.

SOMEBODY SHOT HIM IN HIS HOUSE...

SO THEY TELL ME.

I WONDER WHAT DuBOIS WANTED WITH ME.

DO YOU KNOW, BUDDY?

NO.

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, I RECKON IF YOU DON'T KNOW, NOBODY KNOWS.

LONNIE, IF NEITHER ONE OF THOSE FELLAS SAYS ANYTHING,

WHAT DO YOU THINK'S GOING TO HAPPEN

TO THAT FOOL DESCHAMPS?

MAYBE NOTHING.

DESCHAMPS COULD GO ON FOR A LONG TIME.

I WON'T GIVE UP. I'LL BE HERE WITH Y'ALL,

SO LONG AS I'M WANTED AND I'M NEEDED.

THEY MAY KILL MY FRIENDS...

AND MY SUPPORTERS,

BUT UNLESS AND UNTIL THEY KILL ME,

I WILL BE HERE WITH Y'ALL.

I WILL BE CAMPAIGNING.

THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE

WHO WANT TO HEAR MY MESSAGE

THAN ONE MIGHT THINK FROM THIS TINY GATHERING.

DEAR FRIENDS...

I DO NOT SAY TINY TO DISPARAGE YOU,

BECAUSE OF ALL MY SUPPORTERS,

YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY THE MOST COURAGEOUS--

THOSE WILLING TO TAKE A PUBLIC STAND

THAT MAY NOT BE POLITICALLY SAFE,

BUT ONE WE KNOW IS TRUE OF MOST WHITE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION!

I WISH YOU HADN'T COME HERE, BABY.

UH... NOTHING MAY HAPPEN,

BUT, UH, YOU KNOW. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW.

VIRGIL, THIS SCHOOL IS MY TERRITORY,

AND I'LL BE HERE ANYTIME I FEEL IT'S RIGHT TO BE.

I'M NOT AFRAID OF HIM.

CHIEF'S RIGHT.

A LEFTOVER MAN IS WHAT HE IS.

THESE ENEMIES ATTEMPTED TO KEEP ME FROM MY PEOPLE.

I WASN'T GIVEN A MICROPHONE

AND PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I MAKE DO...

WITH THE VOICE THE GOOD LORD GAVE ME!

[RING]

HI. CHIEF HERE.

OH, HI, VIRGIL.

IS IT ALL OVER?

UH-HUH. ALL SERENE, HUH?

WELL, THAT'S GOOD NEWS.

CROWD LEAVE THE GROUNDS YET?

LEAVING NOW?

WELL, FINE.

UH, THANK YOU FOR CALLING.

I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

BYE.

YOU WERE SAYING?

MISS HARRIET DeLONG SAID

THE COUNCIL DECIDED TO LET MR. DESCHAMPS SPEAK AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

THE SUPERVISOR SIGNED A PERMISSION DOCUMENT.

FINE.

DID MISS DeLONG SAY WHERE SHE'D BE LATER?

SAID SHE'D BE HOME.

IF YOU SEE A LIGHT ON IN THE SITTING ROOM,

IT'S NOT A GOOD TIME TO STOP IN.

WELL, WHERE IS THAT BRIEFCASE?

IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM.

WELL, THAT'S A SWITCH, ISN'T IT?

IF YOU SEE A LIGHT, GO AWAY.

WELL...

WELL, WHAT'S IT LIKE?

IT'S REAL EMBARRASSING, CHIEF.

HAVE WE GOT A RIGHT TO GO THROUGH THIS?

YOU'RE BOTH POLICE OFFICERS,

AND YOU'VE BEEN ASSIGNED TO EXAMINE EVIDENCE.

DON'T THINK ABOUT IT TWICE.

WELL, IF WHAT MR. PASTORY WRITES IS TRUE,

CANDIDATE DESCHAMPS WAS LIVING A VERY WEIRD LIFE.

YOU MEAN SEX STUFF?

OH, YEAH. PLENTY.

A LOT OF IT IN THE STRANGE RANGE.

THE WORST THING IS THE PEOPLE HE'S CLOSE TO

WHO'VE GIVEN HIM MONEY AND SUPPORT.

WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL THIS?

WE'LL SEND IT TO THE D.A.

AND SEE IF HE CAN'T MAKE A CASE OF IT.

OR WE'LL SEND IT

TO THE PEOPLE WHO PAID FOR IT--

MIAMI TIMES RECORD.

ONE WAY OR ANOTHER,

CANDIDATE DESCHAMPS IS GOING TO HAVE TO ACCOUNT

FOR HIS SINS.

THAT'S GOOD, ISN'T IT?

THAT'S GOOD.THAT'S GOOD.

GOOD NIGHT.

NIGHT, CHIEF.

IS SHE STILL DOWNSTAIRS?

MM-HMM.

IN THE LIVING ROOM,

WAITING FOR ALL THE NEWS.

RIGHT NOW, ONLY 19.95.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET IN ON THIS BARGAIN,

CALL TOLL-FREE 1-800--

WHAT DID HE SAY?

OH, SAME OLD STUFF HE'S ALWAYS SAYING.

Y'ALL WANT SOME TEA?

NO. YOU KNOW, I THINK I'LL GO UPSTAIRS TO BED.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'LL EVER ARREST DESCHAMPS.

WELL, MAYBE NOT.

BUT EVERYBODY KNOWS HE DID IT, HE'S GUILTY.

WHO IS EVERYBODY, ETTA?

EVERYBODY DOWN IN THE BOTTOMS.

WHEN WERE YOU THERE?

I JUST SEND WORD DOWN THERE

WHEN I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

GEORGE DESCHAMPS MURDERED THE MAN

WHO TOOK POSSESSION OF HIS WIFE.

NOW, THAT'S KNOWN AS A CRIME OF PASSION.

DESCHAMPS NEVER PAID FOR IT.

THAT'S THE CONSENSUS IN THE BOTTOMS?

SURE. OUR PEOPLE ALWAYS KNOW THESE THINGS.

THEN WE TELL THE WHITE FOLKS, THEN EVERYBODY KNOWS IT.

THAT'S THE WAY IT IS IN THE SOUTH.

WELL, UH, DON'T WHITE PEOPLE EVER FIND OUT FIRST?

ONCE IN A WHILE

A WHITE PERSON FINDS SOMETHING OUT,

THEN THEY TELL US

AND LET US TELL THE REST OF THE WHITE FOLKS.

BUT, UH, DON'T WHITE PEOPLE TALK TO EACH OTHER?

NO.

WHITE FOLKS THINK IT'S UNDIGNIFIED

TO TELL EACH OTHER SORRY NEWS. HA HA HA!

I GOT TO MAKE A PHONE CALL, BABY.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, BABY.

[RING]

HELLO.

IS IT ALL OVER?

WELL, GOOD.

DIDN'T LAST LONG.

NOT EVEN AN HOUR.

IT WAS VERY LOW-KEY,

IF YOU CALL HATE LOW-KEY.

THANK GOD THERE WERE NO FIGHTS.

WE WERE ALL WORRIED

AFTER GIVING THAT MAN PERMISSION.

WAS BILL THERE?

NO. HE STAYED AT THE STATION

WORKING ON SOME OTHER THINGS.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR CALLING. DO I HEAR THOSE TWINS?

[CHILDREN TALKING]

YEAH. UPSTAIRS REPRIMANDING THEIR MOTHER.

NEW GENERATION RISING UP.

WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO FIND HERE?

WELL, GOOD NIGHT.

I PRAY GOD THEY DON'T FIND TOO MUCH PAIN.

WE FOUND TOO MUCH PAIN.

YOU SAY SOMETHING, MAMA?

YES, BUT I WASN'T TALKING TO YOU, DARLING.

YOU TALK TO YOURSELF A LOT. YOU KNOW THAT?

YES, I KNOW THAT, EUGENE.

I ALWAYS KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.

YOUR MAMA'S A STRANGE WOMAN.

WHY ARE YOU LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW?

YOU WAITING FOR SOMEBODY?

NO.

WHO WOULD BE COMING THIS LATE AT NIGHT?

I'M JUST FIXING TO GO TO BED.