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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

[GLASS BREAKING]

[GUNSHOTS]

[DOG BARKING]

[BUSY SIGNAL]

I CAN BE AT THE STATION BY NOON,

BUT GIVE ME A COUPLE OF HOURS.

YOU KNOW WHERE I'LL BE

AND HOW YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH ME.

YEAH, BYE.

BOBBY, LET'S GO.

NOW THIS IS GOOD, SEE?

YOU ATE EVERYTHING THIS MORNING,

AND THIS IS THE STUFF THAT WILL PREVENT THE USUAL GAS.

CAN I START IT?GO AHEAD.

CAN I DRIVE IT?

OH, YOU DIDN'T GET YOUR PERMIT.

OH, YEAH.

YEAH, ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.

BEAUREGARD WANTS TO COME, TOO.

OH, NO. YOU WANT TO STAY HERE AND TAKE CARE OF OUR HOUSE, DON'T YOU?

[RUFF RUFF]

YOU HEARD HIM.

YEAH, WELL, ALL RIGHT, COME ON, LET'S GO.

YES, I HEAR YOU.

CHIEF GILLESPIE'S NOT IN RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S AN OFFICER HERE WHO CAN GIVE YOU THAT INFORMATION.

JUST HOLD ON.

NEW ORLEANS FOR YOU, LIEUTENANT. BLINKING LINE.

EVERETT, COME AND GET THIS, PLEASE.

HELLO. LIEUTENANT JAMISON.

YES, MA'AM, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT RIGHT AWAY.

I WANT TO TURN YOU OVER TO ANOTHER OFFICER

WHO'S READY TO TAKE DOWN NAMES AND OTHER PARTICULARS

THAT MIGHT HELP US. HOLD ON.

YES, MA'AM.

TELL IT TO ME, WILL YOU, PLEASE?

YES, MA'AM.

SPARTA POLICE, CORPORAL CORBIN.

YES.

WE'LL GET YOU A CAB.

YES, SIR.

WHERE WAS THIS, SIR?

WELL, JUST A MOMENT, SIR. LET ME PUT YOU ON WITH LIEUTENANT JAMISON.

LIEUTENANT, SOMETHING ABOUT GUNSHOTS IN THE COUNTRY, SOUTH RIM OF TOWN.

IT'S A MAN TALKING.

I GOT ANOTHER CALL, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW

MY CHIEF WON'T LIKE IT.

IT'LL BE ONE MORE REASON

FOR HIM TO BE MAD AT NEW ORLEANS.

WE'LL CALL YOU BACK.

GOOD MORNING, SIR.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT KIND OF SHOTS YOU HEARD?

DID YOU HEAR SHOTS, OR DID YOU SEE A SHOOTING?

UH-HUH.

CAN I HAVE YOUR NAME?

DO YOU KNOW WHO LIVES IN THAT COTTAGE?

GO AHEAD. TELL ME WHAT YOU SAW.

IF THAT THERE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE OUT SOUTH,

THE CHIEF IS HEADING OUT SOUTH THIS MORNING.

KEEP TALKING. I'M GETTING IT.

HE'S GOING TO GO SEE HIS DAUGHTER, I BELIEVE.

NEVER SAY, "NOT AT ANY PRICE."

I DIDN'T MEAN NOT AT ANY PRICE.

THOSE WERE YOUR WORDS.

I WAS TRYING TO SAY I WANT TO LIVE HERE.

I MAY SELL IT SOMEDAY, BUT RIGHT NOW--

WOULD YOU TAKE A MILLION?

YOU GOING TO SHOW ME A MILLION?

FIRST SAY YOU WOULD SELL AT A PRICE,

AND THEN I WANT TO PROVE TO YOU--TRY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR.

RIGHT NOW, MY NEED ISN'T MONEY.

MY NEED IS TO BE HERE.

I CAN'T TELL YOU WHY. I'M NOT SURE MYSELF, BUT...

REALLY, MY "NO" IS FIRM.

IT'S JUST FIRM.

I'M GOING TO PHONE YOU.

I'LL PHONE YOU... WHEN I GET A PHONE.

MISS LANA?

DID YOU KNOW THERE WAS A FELLA JUST A-LURKIN' OUT BY THE SHED?

UH-HUH. I SAW HIM A WHILE AGO.

HE WAS SPYING ON US.

NOT ON YOU, RANDY. ON ME.

WHY?

MAYBE HE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT I'M DOING HERE.

HE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO COME ON YOUR LAND WITHOUT PERMISSION.

I DID LET HIM.

NO, YOU DIDN'T LET HIM.

WELL, I DIDN'T RUN HIM OFF.

YOUR DADDY WOULD HAVE RUN HIM OFF.

WHY? HE'S NOSY, BUT HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG.

HE WAS A-LURKIN'.

YOUR DADDY WOULD HAVE RAISED HIS COLT .44

AND SENT THAT FELLA FLYING.

BET HE WOULDN'T.

WHY, MISS LANA, DON'T YOU KNOW

YOUR DADDY IS THE MEANEST POLICE CHIEF

IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI?

YOU ASK ANYBODY. THEY'LL TELL YOU ABOUT YOUR DADDY.

HE IS THE-- I MEAN TO TELL YOU-- THE MEANEST.

[CAR ENGINE STARTS]

[RAP MUSIC PLAYS]

WELL, GO ON. YOU'RE ALL CLEAR.

FULL STOP.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS TERRIBLE.

WHY DO YOU HATE THIS STUFF?

BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS SOME KID

TRYING TO TELL ME THINGS I DON'T NEED TO HEAR--

"WHAT'S LOVE? WHAT'S LIFE? WHAT'S WRONG?

WHAT'S THE TRUTH? WHAT GOES ON?"

I SHOULD BE TELLING THE KID THOSE THINGS.

IT'S JUST A SONG, CHIEF.

SONG?

HOW CAN IT BE A SONG? I DON'T HEAR ANY MUSIC.

YOU THINK THIS GUY NEEDS ANY HELP?

IF HE DID, HE'D BE FLAGGING US DOWN.

CAN I HELP YOU, SIR?

NO.

YOU FIXING TO BUY SOME PROPERTY OUT HERE, RON?

YOU HEAR ME TALKING TO YOU, RON GRIFF?

I HEAR YOU.

HAVE A NICE DAY.

THAT GUY WAS WEIRD.

I COULD HAVE TOLD YOU THAT.

THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU?

YOU SEEM TO WANT TO FIND OUT THINGS FOR YOURSELF NOWADAYS.

I FOUND OUT THAT GUY DON'T CARE A WHOLE LOT FOR YOU.

THERE'S NO REASON HE SHOULD.

I PUT HIM IN JAIL ONCE.

SHE GOING TO SELL?

NOT SOON.

WE GOT WAYS TO MAKE IT SOON.

YOU GOT SOMETHING BETTER?

YEAH, WAIT. THAT'S BETTER.

TELL THAT TO THE BOSS.

THEY'RE REALLY WHALING ON THAT ROOF.

YEAH, SEEMS AS THOUGH.

WOULD YOU GET UP ON YOUR ROOF LIKE THAT?

SURE, IF I HAD A REASON TO.

I'LL SHOW YOU THREE REASONS NEXT TIME IT RAINS.

IS THAT HER NEW PICKUP?

YEAH.

COOL.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

GILLESPIE HERE.

CHIEF, POOR BENNY REYNO WAS SHOT.

THEY THINK IT HAPPENED EARLY THIS MORNING AT HIS LITTLE PLACE.

OH, LORD.

NO DOUBT ABOUT WHO IT WAS?

NO, SIR, NO DOUBT. HE'S BEEN IDENTIFIED.

HE TOOK FOUR SHOTS IN HIS BACK,

BIG STUFF LIKE MAYBE .357s.

UH, YES, SIR.

RIGHT, CHIEF.

LONNIE NEEDS TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE

INVOLVING YOUR DAUGHTER'S CASE.

GET YOURSELF SET FOR A LITTLE MORE BAD NEWS.

I WARMED HIM UP FOR YOU, LONNIE.

APPRECIATE IT, PARKER.

THE NEW ORLEANS ROBBERY DIVISION CALLED.

THEY ARRESTED JACK RICHARD SMETT LAST NIGHT.

THEY HOLDING HIM DOWN THERE?

YES. POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY.

THEY'RE OPPOSING BAIL.

DO THEY KNOW HE'S WANTED HERE IN COURT TOMORROW?

WE CAN GO GET HIM.

YES, SIR, I TOLD THEM. THEY WON'T LET HIM GO.

YES, SIR.

UH-HUH.

UH-HUH.

MR. DARNELLE'S WALKING IN RIGHT NOW.

WE'LL CALL YOU BACK.

MORNING, EVERYBODY.

MORNING, SIR. BEFORE WE START THE MEETING,

I SHOULD SAY THE NEW ORLEANS POLICE CALLED.

ONE DEFENDANT WON'T MAKE THE TRIAL.

NOT TOMORROW ANYWAY.

ALSO WE GOT SOMETHING ELSE.

LOOKS LIKE WE GOT A MURDER OUT ON THE SOUTH FRINGE.

WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY TO START THE DAY.

MURDERED MAN, BENNY REYNO, HAS A FILE.

SEEMS YOU KNOW HIM.

YOU PUT HIM IN JAIL WHEN YOU WERE ASSISTANT D.A.,

ACCORDING TO THIS.

WELL, BILL GILLESPIE KNOWS THE MAN AS WELL AS I DO.

LORD KNOWS WHY ANYBODY WOULD WANT TO KILL HIM.

NOW, WHY WOULD ANYBODY WANT TO KILL THE MAN, MR. BURROWS?

I DON'T KNOW. I DIDN'T KNOW HIM REAL WELL.

I KNOW HE WASN'T RICH.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET ANY FRESH PRINTS.

AND THERE'S NO SIGN OF ANY SPENT CARTRIDGES.

NO, THAT'S 'CAUSE IT WAS A REVOLVER. FOUR SHOTS.

ALL FOUR SLUGS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THE MORGUE

INSIDE MR. REYNO.

KILLED FROM FAIRLY CLOSE?

NO, NO. NO POWDER MARKS ON THE BODY.

HE WAS PROBABLY SHOT FROM, WELL,

RIGHT ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT THERE.

PROBABLY BY SOMEBODY WHO COULD HANDLE THAT REVOLVER

'CAUSE ALL FOUR SLUGS

ARE BUNCHED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK.

UH, DEE, WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS?

THE ARREST WAS FOR STEALING A CAR,

BUT HIS REAL BUSINESS WAS STARTING FIRES.

ARSONIST...

BY TRADE?

THAT'S RIGHT.

BENNY HAD A WAY OF DOING IT.

NOBODY COULD CATCH HIM.

THE CHIEF WAS FRIENDLY WITH THAT MAN?

IT HAPPENS.

NOW, SIR, YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE MAN

BESIDES HIS HAT AND HIS CAR?

I TOLD YOU HE WAS A WHITE MAN

IN A STATION WAGON, RIGHT?RIGHT.

YEP, THAT'S IT, THEN.

I TOLD YOU ALL I SEEN.

UH, TOLD YOU ABOUT THE CARRY BAG, RIGHT?

NO, SIR, YOU DIDN'T. THE WHAT?

CARRY BAG.

WHEN HE COME OUT THE DOOR, HE HAD A LITTLE CARRY BAG.

I SEEN THAT, TOO...

A LITTLE OLD CARRY BAG.

SO WIDE.

KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

YEAH. UH, THANK YOU.

WHAT'S HE FIXING TO DO?

DON'T WORRY.

YOU AND THAT CROWD FROM NEW ORLEANS,

YOU'RE PRETTY TOUGH,

BUT YOU'RE MESSING WITH THE POLICE CHIEF'S DAUGHTER.

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT I'M GETTING INTO.

YOU DIDN'T DO YOUR JOB.

LET ME HANDLE MINE.

SWEET, THEY'RE LEAVING.

[RUFF RUFF]

[RUFF RUFF]

EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME.

IT'S A BEAUTY. BET IT DRIVES GOOD, HUH?

DRIVES WELL.

CAN I DRIVE IT?

SURE.

WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU CAN'T DRIVE THAT VEHICLE

UNLESS A LICENSED DRIVER'S SITTING ALONGSIDE OF YOU.

I DON'T MEAN RANDY.

JUST GO ON OUT AND WAIT TILL I GET BACK.

I'LL JUST SIT IN IT.

IT LOOKS GOOFY, DOESN'T IT?

YOU'LL HAVE TO COME TO COURT WITH ME IN THIS WILL THING,

BUT TO TURN UP IN COURT IN THIS DeLISSA CASE

WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THERE...

I KNOW.

I DON'T MIND BEING YOUR DAUGHTER.

I DO LIKE MY POP...

BUT I DON'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE CHIEF DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL.

ALL I WAS SAYING WAS

THAT DARNELLE MAY ORDER ME TO BE A WITNESS,

THOUGH I'LL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO GET OUT OF IT.

PUTTING DeLISSA IN JAIL DOES NOTHING FOR ME.

I WON'T GET THE CAR BACK HE STOLE.

I DON'T NEED THE PAPERS. HE CAN'T GET ANYTHING ELSE.

REGARDLESS OF WHAT IT DOES FOR YOU,

HE'S UP FOR SERIOUS CRIMES--

GRAND THEFT, FELONIOUS ASSAULT.

[HORN HONKS]

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TOLD HIM

THAT HE COULD DRIVE THAT VEHICLE.

THAT'S NOT MY HORN. THAT'S SOMEBODY COMING.

OH.

CHIEF!

POOR OLD BENNY REYNO. WHERE IS HE NOW?

VICTIM'S GONE TO POSTMORTEM, CHIEF. HEY, LANA.

HI.

A MR. BURROWS SAW SOMEONE DRIVE AWAY

RIGHT AFTER HE HEARD THE SHOTS.

NOBODY HE KNEW?

NOPE. IT WAS A WHITE MAN HANGING AROUND,

CARRYING LUGGAGE, TOOK OFF IN A STATION WAGON.

THERE WAS A GUY HANGING AROUND HERE THIS MORNING.

THAT'S NOT UNUSUAL, THOUGH.

WAS HE DRIVING A STATION WAGON?

I DON'T KNOW.

GOT ANY IDEAS, CHIEF?

WELL, YOU KNOW, POOR OLD BENNY,

HE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING WORTH ROBBING.

HE WAS A LITTLE GONE IN THE HEAD, YOU KNOW,

BUT, LISTEN, I SAW A WHITE MAN WITH A STATION WAGON.

THIS END OF TOWN?

YEAH, MM-HMM.

NOT FAR FROM HERE.

HEY, LONNIE. WE'D BETTER HURRY.

ALL RIGHT, IF WE'RE READY,

THOUGH I SUSPECT WE ARE NOT,

LET'S CALL THIS FIRST CASE.

WHAT IS IT, SPARTA VS.WHO?

SPARTA VS. DeLISSA AND SMETT,JUDGE.

THANK YOU, MR. DARNELLE.

CALL IT IN THE PROPER WAY, CLARENCE, WILL YOU?

IN COURT, PROPRIETY IS ALL.

COUNTY OF SPARTA, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,

VS. CARL DeLISSA

AND JACK RICHARD SMETT.

INDICTED FOR?

INDICTED FOR FOUR FELONIES, JUDGE.

BREAKING AND ENTERING,

UNLICENSED CARRYING OF CONCEALED WEAPONS,

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, GRAND THEFT.

IT SAYS THEY WERE ON BAIL.

WHO--WHO GRANTED BAIL?

JUDGE CLINT, YOUR HONOR.

HE'S STILL ALIVE?

YES, SIR.

AM I NOW TO UNDERSTAND

THAT THE DEFENDANTS HAVE JUMPED BAIL?

NO, YOUR HONOR.

ONE OF THEM, JACK SMETT,

HAS BEEN...MERELY ARRESTED IN NEW ORLEANS.

HE'S...AWAITING BAIL DOWN THERE.

AH. I SEE.

MERELY ARRESTED. IS THAT ALL?

HE CAN'T BE HERE UNTIL HE'S BAILED OUT OF THERE.

THAT'S FUNNY, AIN'T IT?

I HAVE TO ASK FOR A POSTPONEMENT.

DON'T YOU THINK IT'S KIND OF FUNNY?

DEFINITELY FUNNY, YOUR HONOR.

YOUR HONOR, WHAT I PROPOSE--

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER BIRD?

HE IN A CAGE, TOO?

UH, NO, JUDGE. HE'S FLYING FREE.

MR. DeLISSA IS MERELY DETAINED, JUDGE,

WITH A REASONABLE EXPLANATION, I'M SURE.

I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED--

IN FACT, I FULLY EXPECT

TO HEAR FROM HIM ANY MOMENT.

I EXPECT TO SEEHIM HERE AT ANY MOMENT.

I WANT TO SEE HIM IN THE VERY NEXT MOMENT,

OR I'M GOING TO ISSUE A WARRANT FOR HIM.

WHERE IS HE?

YOUR HONOR, I--

SEE IF HE DIDN'T JUST APPEAR AT YOUR SIDE. LOOK!

SIR!

I DON'T BELIEVE HE DID!

IS HE THERE? LOOK AROUND AND SEE.

HE'S NOT, IS HE?

NO.

NO. OF COURSE HE'S NOT.

I WANT HIM ARRESTED, CLARENCE.

GET THE PARTICULARS ON HIM,

BRING ME A WARRANT TO SIGN,

AND LET'S SEIZE THE BAIL.

YES, SIR.

I WANT TO TAKE A 15-MINUTE RECESS.

[POUNDS GAVEL]

[CLARENCE] 15-MINUTE RECESS.

GET THE WARRANT. GET THE WARRANT.

THE WHOLE LAW'S BECOMING BIZARRE.

NOW...

OH, THANK YOU.

ARE, UH...

YOU THE YOUNG WOMAN THESE DEFENDANTS

BEAT UP AND ROBBED?

YES, SIR.

THAT'S MERELY ALLEGED, YOUR HONOR.

JUST GIVE THAT MAN THE INFORMATION HE NEEDS

AND ADDRESS NO FURTHER REMARKS TO ME.

YOUR HONOR, I MUST PROTEST.

KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

ARE YOU THE DAUGHTER

OF THE LATE GEORGIA FARREN?

GEORGIA AND WHO?

KEN FARREN?

YOUR HONOR, I HAVE TO OBJECT TO--

WHO--WHO ARE YOU OBJECTING TO?

THIS COURT'S IN RECESS.

THE JUDGE ISN'T UP-- ISN'T THERE, IS HE?

IS HE?

NO, SIR, HE ISN'T.

KEN FARREN WAS NOT MY FATHER.

BUT KEN FARREN...

WAS MARRIED TO YOUR MAMA,

AND NOW HE'S IN PRISON FOR KILLING YOUR MAMA.

IS THAT RIGHT?

THAT'S RIGHT,

BUT MY REAL FATHER'S BILL GILLESPIE.

DOES SHE MEAN OUR...POLICE CHIEF?

[CLARENCE] YES.

WELL,

OUR ESTEEMED POLICE CHIEF.

I SUPPOSE...

WE'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT

THIS WHOLE SORRY MARITAL MESS

WHEN AND IF WE FIND WHOEVER'S SUPPOSED TO BE TRIED HERE.

I SUPPOSE.

IT'S TOO BAD.

YES, SIR, IT IS.

AS YOU'VE BEEN THE VICTIM OF A WHOLE LOT MORE

THAN THE INDICTMENT SAYS,

AND NOW...WE'RE GOING TO HASH IT UP ALL OVER AGAIN.

SO THEY TELL ME.

I DON'T GET THIS.

IT SEEMS PRETTY CLEAR.

ONE OF YOUR DEFENDANTS IS IN JAIL,

AND THE OTHER ONE DOESN'T WANT YOU TO PUT HIM THERE.

DARNELLE, WE HAVE SOME THINGS TO TALK ABOUT.

WE SURE DO. WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR CLIENT?

I'LL SEE YOU OUTSIDE IN ABOUT A MINUTE.

SURE YOU WILL.

IF I KNEW WHERE MR. DeLISSA WAS,

I'D HAVE TOLD THE JUDGE, RIGHT?

I WANNA EXPEDITE ALL THIS.

IF I CAN CALL YOU LATER TODAY...

I'LL BE IN AT 2:00.

FINE.

A GUY LIKE DeLISSA COULD BE IN JAIL SOMEWHERE.

OR DEAD SOMEWHERE.

I'LL CALL YOU TOMORROW.

BYE-BYE.

MORNING, MR. MARCUS.

I WASN'T DYING TO SEE CARL DeLISSA,

BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER TO GET IT OVER WITH.

YOU MAY NEVER HAVE TO IF HE PLEADS GUILTY,

IF WE CATCH HIM.

I JUST WANT HIM TO STAY FAR AWAY.

SAME FOR THAT WHOLE BUNCH FROM NEW ORLEANS.

I JUST WISH--

WHAT?[SIGHS]

IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO, TELL ME.

GOT ANY INFLUENCE WITH THE CHIEF?

I NEVER REALLY TRIED TO FIND THAT OUT.

HOW ABOUT A CUP OF COFFEE?

I CAN HANDLE THAT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO STRENGTHEN THE KID'S TESTIMONY.

WHEN'S SHE SUPPOSED TO GIVE IT?

MY PLAN IS TO GET SMETT OUT OF THAT JAIL,

TALK THEM INTO LETTING US HAVE HIM.

THEN I'LL MOVE TO TRY HIM ALONE.

A PITY THE JURY WON'T GET A CHANCE

TO SEE THE REALLY EVIL-LOOKING ONE.

THE REAL PROBLEM'S GOING TO BE

HOW LANA STATES HER CASE.

SHE'S NOT VERY AGGRESSIVE.

SHE'S ALMOST RELUCTANT.

WELL, SHE TOLD HER STORY TO YOU, DIDN'T SHE?

YEAH,

BUT SHE'S GOT TO TALK TO A JURY ABOUT FEELINGS--

HOW SHE FELT WHEN SHE CAME BACK TO THAT MOTEL,

SAW THAT CAR,

THE BUSTED DOOR HANDLE,

NOT KNOWING WHETHER THEY WERE GOING TO KILL HER.

THE JURY WILL ALREADY KNOW

THEY BEAT HER UP, STOLE SOME DOCUMENTS AND A CAR,

'CAUSE I'LL TELL THEM THAT,

BUT THEY'LL WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE PERSONAL STUFF.

WHEN YOU'RE ON THE STAND,

YOU'LL TELL THEM HOW YOU FELT AS A FATHER

WHEN YOU FINALLY CAUGHT UP TO MR. DeLISSA.

HER STORY'S GOT TO BE WELL-TOLD,

'CAUSE SHE'S THE ONLY WITNESS TO IT.

WELL...

I'LL SEE IF I CAN'T WORK HER UP TO SOMETHING.

ANOTHER THING--

SHE'S GOING TO BE CROSS-EXAMINED ABOUT HER WHOLE LIFE,

HER MOTHER'S LIFE,

CRIMINAL ASSOCIATIONS.

THE MEN WHO BEAT LANA AND ROBBED HER

WERE WELL-KNOWN TO HER.

IS ALL THAT BACK STUFF

REALLY RELEVANT TO WHAT WENT ON HERE?

SURE, IT IS.

JUDGE CULLY PRACTICALLY SAID SO THIS MORNING.

SAID IT RIGHT TO LANA,

AND THE LOOK ON HER FACE WORRIED ME.

HOW DID THE LOOK LOOK LIKE?

LIKE SHE WISHED SHE COULD JUST BACK OUT OF THE WHOLE THING.

[SWEET] PEAKE, GET OUT OF THERE, MAN.

I THINK I SEE TROUBLE COMING.

[SWEET] WASTE NO TIME, MAN.

THE FORCES OF EVIL ARE DEFINITELY IN SIGHT.

[GRIFF] I'LL NEED MORE TIME

TO GET THIS THING BACK TOGETHER.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE DAMN THING IS.

WHEN THIS THING'S WORKING,

THESE GLASS CYLINDERS...

PUT OUT RADIATION.

IT GETS BEAMED--

A LASER BEAM--

FROM 550 YARDS OR MORE.

YOU HIT A FUSE BOX OR A METER WITH THE BEAM AND BZZZT!

THE HOUSE GOES UP.

NO ONE EVER KNOWS HOW IT GOT BURNED

OR WHO DONE IT.

SO...

WHEN DOES THIS THING DO WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO DO?

FIRST, I GOT TO DO MORE REWIRING ON IT.

THE OLD WIRE'S BEEN WORN

OR ATE OFF BY SOME KIND OF CRAWLER.

WAS THIS WORTH KILLING A MAN FOR?

BENNY REYNO--

BENNY WASN'T WORTH NOTHING.

NOW, THIS HERE MACHINE IS.

I TOLD HIM I HAD TO HAVE IT.

HE WOULDN'T LOAN IT.

I AIMED TO TAKE IT.

HE WENT FOR THE PHONE.

WELL, I PULLED MY GUN,

AND HE PULLED HIS.

WELL, HE SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT.

GASOLINE AND MATCHES WOULDN'T DO, HUH?

OH, SURE,

IF YOU WANT TO RISK BRINGING THEM UP INTO THE HOUSE

AND BEING SEEN.

NO, I DON'T.

YOU SEE, THIS HERE THING

IS WITNESS-PROOF,

BUT, BETTER THAN THAT,

IT'S COP-PROOF.

THESE ARE ALL THE PICTURES I HAD TIME TO TAKE

BEFORE THEY CAME BACK, AND I HAD TO HIDE IN THE CAR.

DO THESE PICTURES STRIKE A CHORD IN YOUR MEMORY, PARKER?

I AIN'T FEELING NOTHING LIKE THAT,

BUT I DO KNOW WHAT THESE PICTURES ARE OF.

BENNY'S BURN BOX--

IF IT'S BACK IN ONE PIECE AGAIN.

POOR OLD BENNY REYNO.

WHAT'S IT SUPPOSED TO DO?

WELL, IT WAS RUMORED THAT, UH...

BENNY REYNO COULD START INSURANCE FIRES

WITH HIS BURN BOX.

NOT TRUE, CHIEF?

WITH THIS FOOL THING?

BENNY REYNO AND ANOTHER FELLOW INVENTED THIS THING.

THEY TRIED SELLING IT TO THE ARMY.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO KNOCK OUT THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM

OF ENEMY TANKS.

FROM 1,000 YARDS AWAY.

HOW?

PROJECTING A RAY BEAM

LIKE THE RAY BEAMS IN STAR TREK.

BENNY TOOK IT OVER TO GENERAL VOLAND'S HOUSE.

THIS WOULD BE FUNNY IF IT WASN'T SO SAD.

THE GENERAL WAS SETTING UP

AN ELECTRIC TRAIN FOR HIS GRANDKIDS.

BENNY DECIDED TO TEST IT,

AND HE BEAMED THE TRAIN.

WHAT DID IT DO?

IT MADE IT RUN FASTER.

NEVER DID STOP IT.

BENNY'S PRIDE GOT HURT.

THAT'S WHEN HE STARTED PUTTING AROUND SCARY STORIES

ABOUT BEING ABLE TO START FIRES WITH THIS THING.

SOME PEOPLE SURE BELIEVED HIM.

I'D SAY THE KILLER DID. THAT'S WHY HE TOOK THE MACHINE.

RONNY GRIFF IS NOT TOO SMART.

IF HE'S THE KILLER

AND HE WAS HANGING AROUND MY DAUGHTER LANA'S HOUSE

WITH THIS THING,

WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE WAS IN HIS FOOLISH MIND?

SHOULD WE GRAB HIM, CHIEF?

NO.

WE SHOULD GET READY TO GRAB HIM.

DOES SHE UNDERSTAND THAT A POLICE CHIEF

IS NOT EMPOWERED TO MAKE PLEA-BARGAIN DEALS WITH PEOPLE?

SHE KNOWS YOU'RE A GOOD FRIEND OF THE D.A.

OH, AM I?

OF COURSE YOU ARE.

TELL ME WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY TO THE D.A.

JUST THAT SHE WAS THE ONE HURT

AND WHY WASTE TIME AND MONEY PROSECUTING THESE GUYS

WHEN ALL SHE WANTS IS THEM AND THAT NEW ORLEANS CONNECTION

BROKEN FOREVER?

DO YOU REALLY THINK

THAT THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO BREAK IT--

DARNELLE LETTING THEM OFF LIGHT?

SUPPOSE DARNELLE JUST LET THEM OFF?

SUPPOSE YOU QUIT YOUR KIDDING.

HE'S MADE THOSE DEALS BEFORE--

MADE A MAN PROMISE TO STAY AWAY FROM HERE.

I BELIEVE THAT GIRL OF MINE

IS WEAKENING YOUR JUDGMENT.

I SAID TO MYSELF, THESE TWO MEN DOING SOME HEAVY THINKING.

I DON'T KNOW IF I DAREST INTERFERE WITH IT,

EVEN TO SAY GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, MISS KIBBEY. HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD MORNING, MA'AM.

WELL, CHIEF, THINGS ARE WAITING.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN SAY OR DO, GIVE ME A CALL.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

WAS THERE SOMETHING IMPORTANT I STOPPED?

YEAH, BUT IT'S LONG PAST STOPPING TIME.

WELL, WELL.

I DON'T HEAR THESE TWO COMPLAINING ABOUT ANYTHING.

YOU WANT TO HEAR THAT?

I'LL TELL YOU JUST WHEN TO COME BY.

NEWSPAPER SAY THAT MAN MURDERED WAS A FRIEND OF YOURS.

HE WAS IN THE WAR WITH ME, YEAH.

YOU AIN'T WORRIED,

MURDER GOING ON ALMOST NEXT DOOR TO YOUR CHILD?

OH, YEAH. SURE, I AM.

VIRGIL AND ALTHEA STAYING THE NIGHT IN HATTIESBURG.

YOU KNOW THAT?

YES, I DO KNOW THAT.

WELL...

IF YOU WAS WAITING FOR SOMEBODY,

I BELIEVE YOUR WAITING IS OVER.

OH. YEAH.

MMM-HMM.

I'M ON MY WAY.

YOU BETTER COME BY THURSDAY.

I CAN GIVE YOU CHICKEN, PIG FEET, AND STEW ALL AT ONCE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM,

THANK YOU.

AND, UH, HAVE A GOOD DAY.

ALL RIGHT. COME ON.

MISS KIBBEY HAS A STRONG SENSE

OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.

A STRONG OPINION OF EVERYTHING, TOO.

MEANING YOU AND ME?

IT WORRIES HER.

IT.

WHAT IS "IT"?

WHATEVER "IT" IS,

IT WORRIES HER.

ANYWAY, WE GOT A CALL ABOUT SOME ILLEGAL POLICE SURVEILLANCE.

SEEMS SERGEANT WILSON SWEET

WAS SPYING ON LOUIS EPP'S HOME

FROM A PARKED VEHICLE.

WELL, OFFICIALLY, I HAVE TO DENY THAT.

AFTER ALL, MY MEN COULD HAVE BEEN OVER ON RANSOME STREET

FOR ANY NUMBER OF REASONS.

IF YOU HAVE A WARRANT,

MR. EPP SAYS HE HAS A RIGHT

TO DISCOVER THE BASIS FOR ANY WARRANT.

HE'LL HAVE TO TAKE ME INTO COURT

IF HE WANTS TO PRY INTO POLICE BUSINESS.

MIND MY TELLING YOU SOME POLICE BUSINESS?

I'D LOVE IT.

SOUTHERN ESTATES LIMITED IS STILL HUNGERING AFTER OUR SOUTH SIDE.

THEY WANT EVERYBODY IN 5,000 ACRES OUT OF THERE,

INCLUDING YOUR DAUGHTER LANA.

SOUTHERN ESTATES IS THE COMPANY BETTY SIMMS WORKS FOR.

I BELIEVE THEY'RE BOTH WORKING FOR THE BOYS IN NEW ORLEANS.

EXCUSE ME, CHIEF.

I THINK YOU OUGHT TO CALL SWEET ON 3.

HE'S ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

NOW, WHERE EXACTLY ARE YOU?

RIGHT NEXT TO YOUR DAUGHTER'S HOUSE, CHIEF.

[CHIEF] WHAT IS GOING ON?

NOTHING. UH, ONE OF THE WORKERS IS DRIVING AWAY.

NOBODY AROUND...

EXCEPT...

SOMEBODY WHO SHOULDN'T BE AROUND.

WHO?

RONNY GRIFF.

AT THE MOMENT, I'M WATCHING HIM

WATCHING THE TRUCK DRIVE AWAY.

YOU KNOW,

IF RONNY WANTED TO BURN THIS HOUSE,

NOW WOULD BE A PERFECT TIME.

HE WON'T BURN ANYTHING WITH THAT FOOL MACHINE.

I DON'T THINK HE'S GOT IT.

WHAT?

IT'S STILL WHERE IT WAS.

WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?

IT'S ABOUT A CRAZY MAN WITH A CRAZY MACHINE.

I'D WORRY A LOT LESS ABOUT GRIFF

IF HE HAD THAT FOOL THING WITH HIM.

HE CAN'T HARM ANYONE.

HARM TO WHOM?

TO LANA.

MAYBE HE COULDN'T REWIRE IT

AND DECIDED TO WORK WITH SOMETHING ELSE.

SOMETHING SIMPLE.

THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE TRYING TO DO.

AREN'T YOU GOING OUT?

I MIGHT DO THAT.

SHOULDN'T YOU GET STARTED? IT'S A WAY.

WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULD BECOME THE POLICE CHIEF,

AND I'LL GO ON THE CITY COUNCIL AND HARASS YOU.

IF HE'S NOT DOING ANYTHING,

THEN DON'T YOU DO ANYTHING.

NO, SIR.

I DON'T SEE THE DREAM MACHINE.

THE MAIN THING IS TO CATCH HIM IN A CRIMINAL ACT.

YES, SIR. WE GOT YOU.

AIN'T THAT YOUR DAUGHTER LANA IN THE RED PICKUP?

YEAH, IT SURE IS.

SHE'S HEADING HOME.

I'D SAY ABOUT NOW

HEADED HOME IS BETTER THAN BEING HOME.

YEAH.

WHOA. LOOK AT THAT.

EVERY MOVE HE MAKES LOOKS LIKE A CRIMINAL ACT.

HOLD IT!

POLICE! YOU IN THE KITCHEN!

HEY, DID YOU START A FIRE IN THERE?

UGH!

RANDY.

RANDY, YOU'RE O.K.

YOU'RE O.K. JUST STAY STILL.

HERE, SUGAR.

LET PEAKE TAKE CARE OF HIM.

GET A BLANKET FROM THE CAR.

HE'S GOING INTO SHOCK.

WHAT'S THAT FIRE IN THERE?

THIS GUY STARTED IT,

BUT IT'S O.K. WE'RE ON IT, CHIEF.

TRY TO KEEP HIS LEGS RAISED.

YES, SIR.

THIS IS THE CHIEF.

I'M OUT ON HADDON ROAD GOING TOWARD CHALFONTE.

I WANT AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE OUT HERE.

WE'VE GOT GUNSHOT WOUNDS.

THERE'LL BE SOMEBODY ON THE ROAD WAITING TO WAVE YOU IN.

FIRE'S OUT, CHIEF.

DO YOU WANT TO GO SIT IN HERE?

NO.

IS RANDY HIT BAD?

YES, HONEY, I THINK HE IS.

EVERYWHERE MAMA AND I EVER WENT...

PEOPLE GET KILLED...

EVEN NICE PEOPLE.