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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 ♪

MM-HMM.

WE'LL GET US SOMETHING HERE.

AUNT ETTA GONNA FIND THAT BABY SUPPER.

YEAH. OH, I SEE SOMETHING YOU'RE GONNA LIKE.

SURE WILL.

THAT'S RIGHT.

NOW IF I MAKE THAT--OH, LET'S SEE.

LET ME GET IT. OH, HERE WE GO.

SOMETHING HERE.

AND--

UH-HUH.

MONOLITH.

MONOLITH SOUNDS LIKE SOME KIND OF DISEASE.

AHH.

AH, AH, AH!

YOU PUT THAT BACK NOW.

I'D GET ARRESTED FOR THAT, NOT YOU.

COME ON, Y'ALL. COME ON. LET'S GO.

SERGEANT SWEET, LINE FIVE.

UH, SERGEANT SWEET SPEAKING. GOOD MORNING.

MRS. KIBBEY.

I NEED TO SPEAK TO THE CHIEF.

WELL, I'M SORRY. HE JUST LEFT.

ONE OF THE GUYS

IS TAKING A FAX TO YOU.

I'M NOT THERE. WHAT IS IT?

VIRGIL AND ALTHEA'S PHONE NUMBER IN NATCHEZ,

THE MOTEL, AND SOME PEOPLE THEY'LL BE SEEING.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

WHEN'S THE CHIEF RETURNING?

I'D SAY IN ABOUT AN HOUR.

MRS. KIBBEY, IS THERE SOMETHING TROUBLING YOU, MA'AM?

YES, SON, THERE IS.

I--I--THERE'S SOMETHING

I WANT TO TALK TO THE CHIEF ABOUT.

THERE'S JUST SOMEBODY I SAW

I DIDN'T THINK I WAS EVER GOING TO SEE.

THAT'S ALL.

O.K., WELL, I WILL TELL THE CHIEF.

BYE, NOW.

WHAT'S WORRYING HER?

OH, SOMEBODY SHE SAW.

SOUNDED PRETTY UPSET.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

HIYA, SUG.

SHUT MY MOUTH.

WELL, AIN'T YOU GOING TO INVITE ME IN?

YEAH.

COME ON.

LANCE: WHO IS IT, CARLA?

HE USED TO BE MY HUSBAND.

RECKON HE STILL IS. ARE YOU?

RECKON SO.

WELL, WE GOING TO DRINK SOME OF WHAT YOU GOT?

WHY NOT?

YOU OPEN IT.

I'LL GET THE GLASSES.

WELL, MRS. KIBBEY.

I'M VERY, VERY UPSET.

I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT. WHAT CAN I DO?

JIMMY RAY IS BACK IN SPARTA.

I SAW HIM AT THE MARKET. WALKED PAST ME.

WELL, JIMMY RAY.

I THINK I RECALL THE NAME.

JIMMY RAY PUT MY HUSBAND MARCUS IN HIS GRAVE.

HOW?

KILLED HIM.

WELL, MRS. KIBBEY, I THOUGHT YOUR HUSBAND DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES.

MM-MMM. MM-MMM.

NOTHING NATURAL ABOUT NO MAN DYING

AT 46 YEARS OF AGE.

RAY RUINED HIM.

HE WAS IN WITH HIM

IN SPARTA'S FINEST AUTO CENTER--

PARTS AND SERVICE.

MY HUSBAND BROUGHT IN ALL OUR SAVINGS

AND THE KNOW-HOW.

AND, UH, THE OTHER FELLA HANDLED THE BUSINESS, DID HE?

HE SURE DID.

HE DISAPPEARED WITH THE MONEY.

NOW, ARE YOU SURE THAT THE MAN YOU SAW--

I'LL NEVER FORGET JIMMY RAY LONG AS I LIVE.

I WANT THAT MAN PUNISHED.

WELL, NOW DON'T YOU FRET YOURSELF, MRS. KIBBEY.

WE'LL LOOK INTO THIS THING.

I WANT YOU TO DO MORE

THAN LOOK INTO IT, CHIEF GILLESPIE.

I WANT YOU TO ARREST THAT MAN.

UH, CHIEF, HERE YOU GO.

THE FILE YOU ASKED FOR.

IS IT JIMMY RAY?

UH, YES, SIR.

THAT'S A AWFUL FUNNY CASE.

CHARGES WERE NEVER BROUGHT AGAINST JIMMY RAY.

YEAH. WELL, THANK YOU, PARKER.

I GUESS THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

MUST'VE EXPIRED ON JIMMY RAY BY NOW.

THERE IS NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

ON EMBEZZLEMENT, NOT IN MISSISSIPPI.

WELL, I WONDER IF JIMMY RAY KNOWS THAT.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE HE DOESN'T CARE.

I AIN'T SEEN YOU FOR AGES.

I HEARD YOU WERE LIVING WITH YOUR NEPHEW.

THAT'S RIGHT.

CONNIE, I COME TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

WHAT?

JIMMY RAY'S COME BACK.

YOU SURE?

I SAW HIM MYSELF, CONNIE.

WELL, HE BETTER NOT STAY.

HE'LL GET HISSELF KILLED.

I'M TELLING YOU IN CASE PERRY OR YOUR DADDY

SAW HIM.

DADDY DON'T GO OUT NO MORE,

BUT PERRY--

IN CASE PERRY SAW WHO?

ETTA SAYS SHE'S SEEN JIMMY RAY.

WHERE?

HERE IN TOWN. I SAW HIM AT THE MARKET.

WHERE'S HE STAYING?

NOW, PERRY, I COME SO IF YOU SEE HIM--

IF I DO, I'LL BREAK HIM IN TWO.

PERRY, YOU QUIT THAT.

CALM DOWN, PERRY. CHIEF GILLESPIE'S WORKING ON IT.

JUSTICE WILL BE DONE.

JUSTICE'S REAL GOOD FOR POETRY,

BUT IT DON'T MEAN NOTHING.

WHY DO I GET THE FEELING

YOU WANT TO SEE ME?

WHY DID THE D.A.'s OFFICE FAIL TO PROSECUTE

THE EMBEZZLER JIMMY RAY?

THE EMBEZZLER JIMMY RAY?

THAT WAS WAY BACK. I WAS ONLY A CLERK IN THOSE DAYS.

THAT WAS A VERY FUNNY CASE.

JIMMY RAY GOT CLEAN AWAY WITH IT,

AND NOW VIRGIL TIBBS' AUNT ETTA KIBBEY

WANTS ME TO LOCK HIM UP IN JAIL,

AND I DON'T BLAME HER.

FIRST OF ALL, THINGS HAVE CHANGED A LOT

IN 20 YEARS.

OH, I DON'T NEED A HISTORY LESSON, DARNELLE.

THE OLD D.A., BOB LOVELLE,

WAS A GOOD OLD BOY.

JIMMY RAY WAS WELL-RESPECTED,

AND MARCUS KIBBEY WAS, YOU KNOW...

SURE, I KNOW.

NOBODY CARED ABOUT HIM.

WELL, SOMEBODY CARES ABOUT HIM NOW.

PROBLEM IS, SINCE CHARGES WEREN'T BROUGHT

WITHIN THE FIRST 275 DAYS,

WE'RE GOING TO NEED NEW EVIDENCE

TO FILE CHARGES NOW.

NEW EVIDENCE?

HE WASN'T EVEN TRIED ON THE OLD EVIDENCE,

WHICH I'M GOING TO LOOK INTO MYSELF.

I DON'T THINK WE CAN DO ANYTHING.

I'M AFRAID WE'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE TO LIVE

WITH JIMMY RAY,

VIRGIL'S AUNT INCLUDED.

WELL, WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

HERE'S EVERY RECORD I HAVE

ON THE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP,

RETURNED TO ME BY THE D.A.'s OFFICE 20 YEARS AGO.

NOBODY WENT THROUGH IT.

I'LL GO THROUGH IT AS SOON AS I CAN.

I'M SURPRISED THIS MAN CAME BACK HERE

WHERE SO MANY PEOPLE HATE HIM.

WHY IS HE HERE?

WHAT IS HE UP TO NOW?

WELL, HE DOES HAVE A WIFE HERE.

OH, CHIEF, DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH.

THAT WOMAN MAY BE MARRIED TO HIM ON PAPER,

BUT SHE SURE AIN'T MARRIED TO HIM IN BED.

I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING.

JIMMY RAY GOING TO PAY FOR WHAT HE DONE,

ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

THERE'S PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN

THAT'LL KILL HIM WITHOUT LOOKING AT HIM TWICE.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

MRS. RAY, I'M BILL GILLESPIE,

CHIEF OF SPARTA POLICE.

I BET YOU'RE LOOKING FOR JIMMY.

YES, MA'AM.

HE WENT FOR A STROLL.

GEE, I GUESS YOU MISSED HIM.

EXCUSE ME A MINUTE.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU, TOO, IF I MAY.

WHY?

MRS. RAY, DID YOUR HUSBAND LET YOU KNOW

THAT HE WAS COMING HOME?

NO, BUT THAT'S JIMMY.

YOU KNOW, HE JUST POPPED UP.

YEAH. DID HE SEND YOU MONEY OVER THE YEARS

AND PAY DOWN THE MORTGAGE OF THIS HOUSE?

WELL, I DON'T THINK THAT'S ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS.

WELL, IT MIGHT BE,

UH, BECAUSE, UH, THE QUESTION HAS COME UP ONCE AGAIN

ABOUT A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY

THAT, UH, YOUR HUSBAND, UH, WENT OFF WITH.

JIMMY: WHO'S THIS?

UH, BILL GILLESPIE, CHIEF OF POLICE, JIMMY.

WELL, EXCUSE ME.

YOU WEREN'T CHIEF WHEN I KNEW YOU.

I'VE BEEN WONDERING IF THE COPS WOULD ARREST ME.

THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THAT YOUNG TIBBS BOY.

NEPHEW.

WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT?

'CAUSE HIS LITTLE CONSCIENCE

IS PRICKLING HIM IS WHY.

YOU WANT TO CUFF ME?

DID I SAY I WAS GOING TO ARREST YOU, JIMMY?

THEN WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I WANT TO KNOW...

WHY YOU CAME BACK.

CARLA: 'CAUSE HE WANTS TO LIVE WITH ME AGAIN.

WOULDN'T YOU?

WELL, WITH YOUR HUSBAND STANDING THERE LOOKING AT ME,

I DON'T BELIEVE I'D CARE TO SAY.

BYE-BYE.

CHIEF: BYE.

YES, PARKER?

CHIEF, I--I BEEN THINKING, UH--

WELL, THAT'S ALLOWED.

JIMMY RAY'S WIFE CARLA'S BEEN SEEING A FELLA

BY THE NAME OF LANCE CARTER FOR SOME TIME.

WHO'S HE?A BIG TOUGH GUY.

MAYBE WE SHOULD WATCH HIM

BEFORE THERE'S ANY TROUBLE.

THAT IS, IF WE CAN FIND HIM.

WELL, YOU FIND CARLA, YOU FIND HIM.

YES, SIR. I CAN GO RIGHT OUT--

I NEED YOU HERE, PARKER.

THAT'S A GOOD SUGGESTION, BUT I NEED YOU HERE.

UH, JAMISON!

YES, SIR?

I THINK WE SHOULD KEEP AN EYE

ON MRS. CARLA RAY.

SURE THING, CHIEF.PARKER'S SUGGESTION.

CHIEF, I'D BE GLAD TO HANDLE THAT ASSIGNMENT.

I NEED YOU HERE, PARKER.

YOU DO? WHAT FOR?

TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS.

YES, SIR.

UH, CHIEF, I ALSO HEARD MENTION

OF AN OLDER FELLA,

UH, AN EMPLOYEE WHO WAS LAID OFF

WHEN, UH, DETECTIVE TIBBS' UNCLE

CLOSED UP SHOP.

NOW, HE MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING.

WHO IS HE?

UH, LESTER MEACHAM.

WHERE IS HE?

HE LIVES IN AN OLD WHITE BRICK HOUSE

ON CATALBA ROAD OFF OLD ROUTE 9.

NOW, I CAN GO RIGHT OUT THERE.

NO, NO, PARKER, NO.

I NEED YOU HERE.

YOU'RE AMAZING, PARKER.

YES, SIR.

HI.

SIT DOWN.

WHAT WILL YOU HAVE?

UH...NOTHING.

YOU PROBABLY HEARD MY HUSBAND'S BACK IN TOWN.

WHY'D HE COME BACK?

WELL, KNOWING JIMMY,

IT WASN'T JUST TO SEE ME.

MUST'VE BEEN SOME MONEY INVOLVED IN THERE SOMEWHERE.

ANY MONEY HE'S GOT BELONGS TO MY DADDY AND ME.

WELL, NOW YOU SEE,

YOU AND ME COULD WORK THAT OUT

IF IT WASN'T FOR HIM.

I--I HEARD THE POLICE IS ON IT.

HA!

POLICE CAN'T TOUCH HIM.

YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

I'M AS SORRY ABOUT IT AS YOU ARE.

I DON'T WANT HIM AROUND.

I DON'T WANT HIM LIVING.

I HATE HIM.

YOU WANTED TO KILL HIM.

WHO--WHO SAID?YOU SAID THAT.

YOU SAID IT TO ME.

I WAS ONLY 18 THEN.

WOULD YOU KILL HIM NOW?

WHY SHOULD I TELL YOU WHAT I'M GOING TO DO?

I MIGHT COULD GIVE YOU SOME-- SOME GOOD MONEY.

GET YOU OUT OF THIS TOWN.

WELL, TRAVELING MONEY--

WHAT ABOUT YOUR KILLING MONEY?

DO YOU WANT ANOTHER SODA?

YEAH, I'LL HAVE ONE MORE. THANK YOU.

YEAH, PARKER, WHAT DOES CARLA RAY'S BOYFRIEND LOOK LIKE?

WELL, SHE WAS WITH SOME OTHER GUY JUST NOW.

IN FACT, HE'S LEAVING RIGHT NOW.

UH--UH, LEAVING IN WHAT?

UH-HUH. '65 GMC PICKUP.

ALL RIGHT. UH, WHAT'S THE LICENSE?

YEAH. WELL, I'VE ONLY GOT A PARTIAL MISSISSIPPI.

MISSISSIPPI? ALL RIGHT.

8-L-N-U.

YEAH, I GOT IT. UH-HUH. ALL RIGHT. BYE-BYE.

HI.

HI. I'M CHIEF GILLESPIE.

WHAT YOU WANT?

IS YOUR DADDY HERE?

WHERE ELSE WOULD HE BE?

I WANT TO SEE HIM.

IS THIS ABOUT JIMMY RAY?

UH-HUH.

DADDY CAN'T HELP Y'ALL

ANY MORE THAN HE DID 20 YEARS AGO.

DOES HE LIVE HERE WITH YOU?

I'VE BEEN TAKING CARE OF HIM

SINCE I WAS 10,

WHEN HE LOST HIS MONEY AND MAMA LEFT US.

DADDY.

WE GOT COMPANY.

LESTER...

I'M BILL GILLESPIE. REMEMBER ME?

UH, I'M LOOKING INTO THIS CASE

OF, UH, JIMMY RAY, THE EMBEZZLER.

I'D LIKE TO TALK TO THE PEOPLE WHO WERE INVOLVED.

WELL, UH, I'LL COME A BETTER TIME.

AIN'T NO BETTER TIME.

IF HE AIN'T LIKE THIS,

HE'S ASLEEP.

THANK YOU.

JIMMY.

HMM?

IF YOU KNEW YOU COULDN'T BE ARRESTED,

HOW COME IT TOOK YOU SO LONG TO COME HOME?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHY DID YOU HAVE TO COME HOME AT ALL?

TO BE WITH YOU.

WHAT MADE YOU THINK I'D WANT TO BE WITH YOU, JIMMY?

DON'T YOU?

I WAS SO GLAD WHEN YOU LEFT.

I'M 65, CARLA.

THIS IS MY HOUSE. I OWN IT.

I WANT TO LIVE IN MY OWN HOME.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? MAYBE I CAN HELP.

THE KEYS TO THE JUNKYARD.

THE JUNKYARD?

WHY DON'T YOU, UH, WHY DON'T YOU STAY OUT THERE?

I TOLD YOU WHERE I'M STAYING.

I GOT TO LOOK THINGS OVER.

AT THIS HOUR OF THE NIGHT? WHY?

I'M GOING TO SELL IT.

MAYBE TOMORROW.

PERRY, YOU AIN'T GOT NO BETTER TIME THAN RIGHT NOW.

NO, HE AIN'T IN THE BED.

HE WENT OUT TO HIS JUNKYARD.

KNOW WHY I LIKE YOU?

NO. WHY YOU LIKE ME?

'CAUSE YOU'RE A DIRTY, BIG PIG.

[GUNSHOTS]

AAH!

LOTS OF BULLET HOLES AND NO BLOOD.

AND NO BODY. AND SOMEBODY WAS A BAD SHOT.

WHOSE BODY WE SUPPOSED TO FIND?

THE CAR BELONGS TO JIMMY RAY.

I DON'T GET IT. IF HE STOLE MONEY FROM DETECTIVE TIBBS' UNCLE,

SHOULDN'T WE PICK HIM UP?

IT DOESN'T MATTER NOW, ANYWAY. WHERE'S SWEET?

OVER THERE LOOKING FOR FOOTPRINTS AND TIRE TRACKS.

I FOUND HIM. HE'S OVER HERE.

I DON'T SEE ANY BULLET WOUNDS.

THE BLEEDING MUST BE FROM INTERNAL INJURIES.

SO THIS IS JIMMY RAY?

YEAH, UM...

I WAS LOOKING AT THOSE TRACKS OVER THERE.

I'D SAY IT WAS A 31.

YEAH, THEY'RE TRUCK TIRE TRACKS, ALL RIGHT.

THE GUY I SAW AT THE BAR WITH CARLA RAY

WAS DRIVING A TRUCK.

SO WAS CARLA'S BOYFRIEND LANCE. HE DRIVES A TRUCK.

ABOUT A MILLION PEOPLE DRIVE TRUCKS.

BUT I GOT A SUSPICION ABOUT THIS GUY AT THE BAR.

PARKER'S CHECKING THE TAG NOW.

THAT'S WHY YOU CAME HOME SO LATE?

WHAT HAPPENED, PERRY?

ALL'S YOU NEED TO KNOW IS I'M LEAVING.

LEAVING? FOR WHERE?JUST LEAVING.

I'LL WRITE TO YOU WHEN I GET THERE.

WHAT'D YOU DO, PERRY?

YOU'RE SCARING ME. WHAT'S HAPPENING?

I GOT SOMEBODY GOING TO HELP ME GET OUT OF TOWN.

LET ME ALONE SO I CAN FINISH THIS.

YOU DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS TRUCK, HEAR ME?

ALL RIGHT.

LOOK AT WILLIAM GETTING READY TO THROW THAT BALL.

THAT A BOY, WILLIAM. THERE YOU GO.

NOW...

YEAH.

WELL, MRS. KIBBEY.

CHIEF.

I GOT SOME NEWS FOR YOU.

GO AHEAD.

SOMEBODY MURDERED JIMMY RAY.

WELL, I CAN'T SAY I'M TOO SURPRISED.

WELL, IT KIND OF CLOSES THE CASE ON HIM, DOESN'T IT?

IT'LL BE WELCOME NEWS TO MORE THAN A FEW FOLKS.

OF COURSE, WE'VE GOT A NEW CASE

OF FINDING OUT WHO MURDERED HIM.

FIND OUT WHO HATED HIM.

THAT SHOULDN'T BE TOO HARD.

HAVE YOU GOT ANY IDEAS ON THAT, MRS. KIBBEY?

SURE, I HAVE AN IDEA,

BUT IT'S AN IDEA I'M GOING TO KEEP TO MYSELF.

WHY, YOU KNOW THAT ISN'T RIGHT.

DON'T YOU TELL ME, BILL GILLESPIE, WHAT'S RIGHT.

WAS IT RIGHT FOR THAT D.A.

TO LET JIMMY RAY WALK AWAY 20 YEARS AGO?

THAT MAN DESERVED WHATEVER PUNISHMENT

GOD SAW FIT TO DELIVER UPON HIM.

BUT SOMEBODY OUT THERE WASN'T WILLING TO WAIT

AND LEAVE IT TO GOD.

CHIEF...

I CAN'T TELL YOU WHO KILLED THAT MAN.

LOOK UP THE PEOPLE HE HURT.

IT'S ALL A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD.

THE KIDS ARE SO CUTE.

[SOBBING]

WOMAN: EKG TECH TO O.R.

EKG TECH TO O.R., PLEASE.

NOW, DR. ROBB IS COMING DOWN TO RUN SOME MORE TESTS,

BUT, UH, I'M SURE WE'LL BE ABLE

TO RELEASE YOUR HUSBAND TO THE FUNERAL HOME SHORTLY.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

YOU'VE BEEN SO KIND.

WHAT A TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE THING.

HIM JUST COMING HOME LIKE THAT AND...

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

MRS. RAY, I'M SORRY.

I KNOW THIS IS A BAD TIME,

BUT I NEED TO GET SOME INFORMATION FROM YOU.

OF COURSE.

BETWEEN 10:00 AND MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT,

YOUR HUSBAND WENT OUT TO THE JUNKYARD. WHY?

HE INSISTED ON GOING OUT THERE.

HE WANTED TO TAKE CARE OF SOME THINGS.

I--I THINK HE WANTED TO SELL IT.

DID ANYBODY ELSE KNOW HE WAS GOING OUT THERE?

SOMEBODY ELSE?

NO, NO, I--

JIMMY DIDN'T SAY.

WE WEREN'T CLOSE, YOU KNOW, ANYMORE.

I TRIED TO TALK HIM OUT OF IT.

ISN'T THAT FUNNY, CHIEF?

SOMETHING MUST'VE BEEN TELLING ME HE MUSTN'T GO.

WELL, YOU DID YOUR BEST, I'M SURE.

UH, TELL ME THEN--

AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED, YOU WERE ALONE?

I WAS IN BED.

WAS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT COULD VERIFY THAT?

SORRY TO SAY THERE WASN'T.

THE X-RAYS ARE CONSISTENT

WITH YOUR SUSPICIONS OF A HIT-AND-RUN.

IF THERE'S NOTHING MORE FOR ME,

I'D LIKE TO GO HOME.

OH, YES, NATURALLY, DOCTOR.

THERE'S NO REASON TO SUBJECT HER

TO ANY MORE OF THIS DISCUSSION.

THERE'S ONE MORE THING.

HUH?

THE X-RAYS REVEALED A TUMOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BRAIN.

YOUR HUSBAND DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT.

EVEN IF HE HADN'T BEEN RUN DOWN BY A VEHICLE,

HE WOULD'VE DIED OF CANCER IN A MONTH OR SO.

[GASPING]

OH, LORD.

HOLD IT.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

WHY DON'T WE GO OUTSIDE

AND GET A LITTLE FRESH AIR?

EXCUSE ME.

31s. SAME KIND OF TIRES WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

THIS BUMPER'S BEEN WORKED ON, TOO.

LANCE CARTER DID NOT KILL JIMMY RAY.

HE WAS HOME FROM SUNSET TO SUNRISE,

ACCORDING TO THAT LADY WITH THE GREEN APRON.

SEE THE OPERA GLASSES IN HER HAND?

LANCE WAS HERE ENTERTAINING JIMMY RAY'S WIFE

WHILE JIMMY RAY WAS BEING DONE IN.

CONNIE!

MRS. KIBBEY, I WAS JUST LEAVING.

WELL, CAN'T WE SIT A MINUTE?

WHAT ABOUT JIMMY RAY?

I HEARD ABOUT IT.

WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?

LAST NIGHT.

IF YOU KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT IT, CHILD,

YOU BETTER TELL THE POLICE 'FORE SOMEBODY GET HURT.

I DON'T KNOW NOTHING.

IF YOU MEAN PERRY,

HE WAS JUST TALKING. I'M SURE OF IT.

I GOT TO GO.

CONNIE...I NEVER MEANT TO CAUSE TROUBLE.

GOD HELP ME, I WAS TRYING TO PREVENT IT.

SOMETHING'S TELLING ME I BETTER GET HOME, MRS. KIBBEY.

CHIEF, PERRY MEACHAM, WHO'S LESTER MEACHAM'S SON--

HE KILLED JIMMY RAY 'CAUSE WHAT JIMMY RAY DID

TO HIS POOR DADDY AND TO DETECTIVE TIBBS' UNCLE.

COULD YOU SIMPLIFY THAT?

YES, SIR.

PERRY MEACHAM KILLED JIMMY RAY FOR REVENGE.

THAT'S THE WAY YOU FIGURE, HUH?

THE DMV FINALLY MATCHED THAT PARTIAL TAG I GAVE THEM.

YES, SIR. REVENGE... IS A DISH BEST SERVED COLD.

I HAVE TO AGREE WITH PARKER,

EXCEPT I WOULDN'T SAY IT WAS FOR REVENGE.

I THINK CARLA RAY PAID HIM TO DO IT.

WHY YOU THINK THAT?

I CAN'T SAY FOR SURE,

BUT I COULD'VE SWORN I SAW HER MAKING

SOME KIND OF DEAL AT HANK AND JERRY'S.

GOOD WORK, PARKER. I'M PROUD OF YOU.

AND IF THIS THING TURNS OUT THE WAY YOU SAY,

I BELIEVE I'LL GIVE YOU BACK YOUR SERGEANT'S STRIPES.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

HAS SOMEBODY BEEN WORKING ON THIS TRUCK?

WHY? WHAT DO YOU WANT?

WE WANT TO SEE PERRY MEACHAM.

HI, MR. MEACHAM.

WE'RE HERE TO ARREST YOUR SON PERRY.

LEAVE PERRY ALONE.

I DID IT.

YOU'RE SAYING YOU KILLED JIMMY RAY?

I GOT MORE REASON THAN ANYONE LIVING TO KILL HIM.

HE'S MAKING A RUN FOR IT.

PERRY, STOP!

PLEASE DON'T SHOOT HIM!

WAIT! WAIT! PLEASE TAKE ME WITH YOU.

THOSE WOODS--THEY BACK OFF INTO MILLER'S POND.

WAIT! PLEASE LET ME COME WITH YOU.

HE WON'T LISTEN TO ANYONE ELSE.

GET IN THE BACK.

PLEASE DON'T SHOOT HIM.

[SIREN]

STAY IN THE CAR.

HE'S GOT A GUN.

COME ON, MEACHAM. YOU GOT NOWHERE TO GO.

STAY IN--

PERRY!

PARKER, LET HER GO.

NO, NO! PERRY, NO!

GET OUT OF THE WAY! GET OUT OF THE WAY!

LISTEN, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO GET YOURSELF SHOT TO DEATH.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

LAW'S GOING TO KILL ME ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

MAYBE NOT, PERRY. GIVE YOURSELF EVERY CHANCE.

PERRY, LISTEN TO HER.

I MEAN, YOU'LL GET OFF.

EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU'RE NOT LONG ON GOOD SENSE.

PERRY...

HOW LONG IS THIS GOING TO GO ON?

ALL THIS LOSS.

PERRY...

I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE, PERRY.

I CAN'T LOSE YOU, TOO.

IT'S O.K.

IT'S O.K.

IT'S O.K.

LET HER GO.

NO, NO.

IT'S O.K.

GET UP. GET UP.

PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.

I'M SORRY.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INTOLERABLE.

I MEAN, HOW DARE YOU?

CHIEF, WILL YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME?

THESE PEOPLE BARGED INTO MY HOME

AND DRAGGED ME DOWN HERE.

SHE WOULDN'T COME PEACEFULLY, CHIEF.

SHE KNOWS THE CHARGES, AND SHE WAS READ HER RIGHTS.

WELL, BILL...

OH, SURELY YOU DON'T THINK THAT I--

LET ME TELL YOU WHAT WE THINK--

LET ME TELL YOU WHAT WE HAVE TO THINK.

THAT YOU PUT PERRY MEACHAM

UP TO KILLING YOUR HUSBAND.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW PERRY MEACHAM.

OH, YES, YOU DO.

I WAS WONDERING WHY

YOU WERE IN SUCH A HURRY TO KILL POOR JIMMY,

BUT YOU HAD NO IDEA

THAT HE WAS GOING TO DIE ANY DAY NOW,

BECAUSE, AS YOU SAY,

UM, YOU AND HE WERE NOT CLOSE.

YOU KNOW...

LIFE IS VERY HARD ON WOMEN.

[PIANO PLAYING]

MRS. KIBBEY,

YOU SHOULD'VE STOPPED BY MY OFFICE.

YOU KNOW MY DOOR'S ALWAYS OPEN,

ESPECIALLY FOR YOU.

I'M HAVING A HARD ENOUGH TIME TELLING HIM, REVEREND.

OH.

WELL, I'M SORRY SOMETHING IS GRIEVING YOU.

REVEREND...

A MAN I HATED FOR 20 YEARS...

HAS BEEN KILLED.

OH, I SEE.

I KNOW THE LORD IS LOOKING DOWN HERE, THINKING,

ETTA KIBBEY HAS STRAYED.

YOU CERTAINLY HAVEN'T STRAYED...

COMING HERE, THE LORD'S HOUSE.

A MAN IS DEAD, REVEREND,

AND I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL GLAD

THAT HE IS DEAD.

PUT YOUR MIND TO FORGIVING THAT MAN FOR WHAT HE DID,

AS THE LORD HAS FORGIVEN US ALL.

THANK YOU, REVEREND.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SUNDAY.

MRS. KIBBEY.

CHIEF.

UH, I GOT THE INFORMATION

YOU WANTED ABOUT THE FUNERAL.

WE ARE RELEASING JIMMY RAY'S BODY TO THE MORTUARY TODAY,

AND SO THE INTERMENT WILL BE TOMORROW.

IS IT?

CYPRESS MEADOW CEMETERY.

OH.

NOW, WHY DID YOU WANT TO KNOW THAT?

BE A GOOD TIME TO TELL JIMMY RAY...

I FORGIVE HIM.

YOU GOING TO THAT FUNERAL?

I BELIEVE I WILL.

CAN YOU DO THAT?

IF THE LORD HELP ME,

AND I'LL ASK HIM TO HELP ME.

LET ME GIVE YOU A RIDE HOME.

THANK YOU, CHIEF,

BUT I FIGURED ON WALKING TODAY.