Original subtitles

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

[ENGINE STARTS]

[HORN HONKS]

HEY!

HEY, IN THE CAR, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

HEY!

YES, SIR. THAT'S STATE 11, NEAR BYANTON ROAD.

I GOT IT.

YOU WEREN'T INVOLVED,

JUST DRIVING BY. IS THAT IT?

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

SPARTA POLICE. THIS IS LUKE EVERETT.

CAN I HELP YOU?

PRISONER VISITING IS ON NOW.

OLDSMOBILE, YES. THE LICENSE NUMBER?

YES, MA'AM.

FIND OUT WHO THAT BELONGS TO.

NOW, THE OTHER CAR THAT DID THE RAMMING,

COULD YOU TELL WHAT MAKE?

MMM-HMM.

LET ME PUT YOU ON WITH ANOTHER OFFICER

SO I CAN GET SOME HELP STARTED OUT THERE.

BRENDA, TAKE THIS, PLEASE.

YES, SIR.

UH-HUH...

Brenda: YES, SIR.

CHIEF, ACCIDENT OUT ON BYANTON ROAD.

I'M SENDING THE CRIME VAN.

IS THERE SOMETHING CRIMINAL ABOUT IT?

THERE'S A WITNESS SAYS YES.

FILE THIS BACK INTO TRAFFIC?

FILE IT IN THE TRASH, PLEASE.

THE PAPER IN THIS BUILDING IS CHOKING ME.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

YEAH, WHAT?

DEE WANTED TAG NAME AND I.D.

GO AHEAD.

THAT'S A '90 OLDS CUTLASS

REGISTERED TO A BISHOP WILLIAM PRINN OF JACKSON.

BISHOP PRINN?

WELL, WELL. HUH.

YOU KNOW HIM, CHIEF?

I MET HIM ONCE AT THE TIBBSES'.

BETTER CALL THE TIBBSES.

DETECTIVE TIBBS IS IN JACKSON, CHIEF.

THIS MAN WAS A FRIEND OF MRS. TIBBS. CALL HER.

IT'S TIME FOR HER TO LEAVE FOR SCHOOL, BUT I'LL TRY.

YEAH.

WELL, WELL.

BYE-BYE, ALTHEA.

[LOUD MUSIC PLAYING]

DEE! WELL, HOW YOU DOING, HON?

OH, ALTHEA JUST THIS MOMENT LEFT HERE.

OH, UH-HUH. WELL, THAT'S BAD NEWS.

I'LL HAVE THIS BACK TO YOU BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

WAIT A MINUTE.

I'M STILL HERE.

O.K., UH-HUH. WELL, THANKS FOR CALLING.

SIT DOWN AND HAVE SOME COFFEE.

I'M GETTING ERIC TO SCHOOL.

BISHOP WILLIAM PRINN WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT.

YOU KNOW, THE PRISON BISHOP.

MY GOD. WHAT A COINCIDENCE.

WHAT IS?

WELL, I JUST WAVED TO EUGENE,

THEN I HEAR ABOUT THE PRISON BISHOP.

HE CAME TO A PARTY HERE,

AND HE SPENT TIME TALKING TO EUGENE.

HE GOT YOU UPSET, TOO.

I GOT TO RUN. BYE.

OH, O.K.

[DOOR CLOSES]

DIDN'T YOU SAY YOU HAD AN EARLY CLASS?

I SAID I HAD AN EARLY APPOINTMENT.

WHAT TIME IS YOUR FIRST CLASS?

MAMMA, WHAT ARE YOU YELLING ABOUT?

I'M NOT YELLING.

GOING TO CHURCH TODAY?

NO. MY FIRST CLASS IS 10:00.

IT'S NOW 8:40.

WHY AM I HERE?

TO MEET WITH THE MAN WHO SEES MY DADDY

AND WORKS WITH HIM TO GET HIS SENTENCE COMMUTED.

WE'RE MEETING HERE IN REVEREND WISHERT'S OFFICE. O.K.?

OF COURSE, IT'S O.K., EUGENE.

THIS IS A WHITE CHURCH.

HUSH, ERIC.

I'M GLAD TO KNOW YOU'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT.

DON'T SAY THAT, MAMMA.

YOU'RE NOT GLAD ABOUT IT.

I'M ONLY SAYING THAT I ADMIRE YOUR LOYALTY.

IT'S NOT LOYALTY.

I LOVE HIM.

HE'S MY FATHER.

EUGENE.

THE BISHOP'S BEEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT.

HE'S ON HIS WAY TO COUNTY HOSPITAL.

HE'S IN FAIR SHAPE.

HE WAS CONSCIOUS AND TALKING.

OH, GOD.

IS THAT BISHOP BILL PRINN?

YES, MISS DeLONG.

EUGENE AND I WERE GOING TO TALK WITH HIM.

I HOPE HE'S O.K.

WANT TO COME IN AND CALL THE HOSPITAL?

NO. I'M GOING TO GO OVER THERE.

[ENGINE STARTS]

BAD LUCK.

HE'S BEEN WAITING ALL WEEK.

I DIDN'T KNOW.

EUGENE, YOUR HUSBAND, AND THE BISHOP WERE--

I DON'T HAVE A HUSBAND.

EUGENE'S FATHER AND I DIVORCED.

I'M--I'M SORRY. I DON'T KEEP UP WITH THAT.

YOU LIVE IN YOUR WORLD, I LIVE IN MINE.

MAY THE LORD BE WITH BILL PRINN.

AMEN TO THAT.

NO, SIR, BUT THE MAN WILL BE O.K.

YOU'VE PULLED A FEW PEOPLE OUT OF WRECKS, HUH?

YES, SIR, A FEW.

WHAT'S THE STORY?

THE TIRE MARKS AGREE WITH WHAT YOU SAID, MR. TURNER.

RAMMED OFF THE ROAD.THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

DRIVER'S DOOR SAYS THE SAME.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN OLDER SEDAN?

YELLOW-TAN.

YELLOW-TAN SEDAN WITH DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT FRONT.

MURDER?

WELL... IF THE MAN DIES.

I HOPE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

ATTEMPTED MURDER FOR SURE.

THE OFFICERS DON'T THINK IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, SIR.

I WON'T ARGUE WITH YOUR OFFICERS.

IF WE SAY A WHITE MAN WENT AFTER ME,

WE'LL HAVE TO GUESS WHY.

THE GUESSING IS GOING TO START

ANGRY RACE ARGUMENTS,

WHICH ARE ALWAYS A BIG SETBACK TO MY WORK.

OOH!

I WANT ANOTHER X-RAY.YES, MA'AM.

WHY?

BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE THAT ONE.

I WANT TO LEAVE.

I WANT TO BE IN JACKSON BY NOON TOMORROW.

NOT NOON TOMORROW

OR NOON DAY AFTER TOMORROW.

CAN SOMEBODY LEND ME A CAR?

I CANNOT AFFORD A RENTAL.

I'LL DRIVE YOU, BISHOP.

HE CAN'T RIDE IN A JEEP

NO MATTER WHEN HE GOES.

NOW, COME ON. WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT?

HAVE YOU HAD ANY THREATS LATELY,

SAY, FROM A WHITE MAN IN HIS 30s?

WHO SAID A WHITE MAN IN HIS 30s?

A WITNESS WHO SAW THE MAN THAT RAMMED YOUR CAR.

CALL FROM SERGEANT SWEET.

EXCUSE ME.

SEE, AS I WAS SAYING,

BEFORE THE INVASION OF DOCTORS, X-RAYS AND POLICE,

THE STRATEGY IS TO NOT TRY FOR A REPRIEVE--

1, 2, 3, LIKE THAT--

THE STRATEGY IS TO GET DELAYS AND MORE DELAYS.

THE MORE YOUR DADDY STAYS AROUND,

THE MORE PEOPLE WILL THINK HE OUGHT TO STAY AROUND.

YOU ASK IF YOUR MAMMA COULD BE HELPFUL?

THE ANSWER IS YES.

LIEUTENANT.YEAH?

MISS HARRIET DeLONG.

HERE TO SEE THE CHIEF?

NO, SIR. FOR YOU.

HEY, MISS DeLONG. HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

I WANTED TO FIND OUT ABOUT BISHOP PRINN.

IF YOU WANT TO SEE HIM--

NO. NOT THIS MINUTE.

HE SEEMS TO BE O.K. HE'S IN ONE PIECE.

LAST TIME I SAW HIM,

HE ASKED WHAT I'D DO FOR MY HUSBAND.

DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A HUSBAND.

MY CHILD'S FATHER WAS TO BE EXECUTED.

WHAT WOULD I DO?

EUGENE WAS WITH HIM JUST NOW.

YOU'VE BEEN HIS COACH.

I KNOW YOU TALK.

YES, MA'AM. NOW AND THEN.

WELL, I WANT YOU TO KNOW WHERE I AM AS HIS MOTHER.

I LIVE MY LIFE FOR HIM...

AND FOR HIS COUSIN WHO'S WITH US...

AND FOR THE PEOPLE I LOVE AND WHO LOVE ME.

I UNDERSTAND.

I REALLY SHOULD BE OVER AT THAT HOSPITAL.

IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO...

BUT I, UH, JUST DON'T FEEL UP TO

A SESSION WITH THE TWO OF THEM.

I'M GLAD THAT BISHOP PRINN IS O.K.

HE'S KIND OF A GREAT MAN.

I'LL TRY TO REACH HIM BY PHONE.

LISTEN, MISS DeLONG.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO...

COULD YOU TELL MY SON...

IF THE OCCASION PRESENTS ITSELF...

TELL HIM WHAT?

SAY SOMETHING TO MAKE HIM...

SAY NOTHING.

WHAT CAN BE SAID?

OH, UH, FROM THE GLOVE BOX,

DOOR POCKETS, UNDER THE SEATS, AND TRUNK.

FIND ANYTHING USEFUL?

YEAH. WE FOUND THIS MESSAGE.

IT'S A NOTE TO THE BISHOP.

MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T HAVE READ IT.

IF YOU WERE FISHING FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL WITHOUT A WARRANT,

WE'LL HAVE A PROBLEM.

WE WEREN'T FISHING FOR NOTHING SPECIAL,

JUST DIGGING FOR WORMS.

FOUND A GOOD ONE.

YEAH. I GOT NO PROBLEM WITH THIS AT ALL.

I'D SAY IT'S GOOD POLICE WORK.

LOOK AT THIS.

HEY! HEY!

HOW'S MY CAR COMING ALONG? I NEED IT.

I RECKON YOU DO.

WHAT HAPPENED TO OURS?

WHAT DO YOU SEE? A LITTLE ACCIDENT.

TAKE ABOUT HALF AN HOUR

TO GET THAT FUEL PUMP BACK ON.

I'LL WAIT.

YOU'LL PAY FOR OUR CAR, TOO.

HI.

COME ON IN.

THIS, UH, THIS IS ONE OF TWO SITTING ROOMS.

THERE'S A PORCH OFF THERE.

WELL, THEY'RE ASKING 79,500 FOR IT.

IT'S A PRETTY FAIR DEAL.

IT'S ONLY THREE BLOCKS FROM THE SQUARE.

GROUND AROUND IT.

IT'S GOT FOUR REGULAR BEDROOMS AND A SMALL ONE.

I'VE SEEN THIS HOUSE BEFORE.

REALLY?

SOMEBODY GAVE A PARTY HERE.

SOMEBODY WHO WAS RENTING IT. I FORGET WHO.

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

IT'S O.K.

IT'S NICE.

WELL, OF COURSE, IT'S, UH,

IT'S TOO BIG FOR JUST ME,

BUT THEN I'VE STILL GOT BOBBY WITH ME.

I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THAT'S GOING TO LAST.

I CAN'T PREDICT THE FUTURE...

AT ALL.

VIOLA'S GOT HER OWN PLACE.

Bill: UH...

IF I STAY BY MYSELF--

BILL.

MY SON IS GOING TO CARRY ON THAT FIGHT FOR HIS FATHER'S LIFE,

AND I'LL LOSE MY SON TO THAT FIGHT.

YOU SAY THAT AS THOUGH

IT'S ABSOLUTELY BOUND TO HAPPEN.

IT IS!

UNLESS I GET IN THE FIGHT WITH HIM.

HOW DO I DO THAT?

WELL, I'M AFRAID MY...

THOUGHTS ON THAT ARE...

ARE NOT VERY HELPFUL.

YOUR THOUGHTS.

YOU MEAN LET EUGENE GO HIS WAY?

DON'T GET INVOLVED WITH THAT MAN?

DON'T GO--

DON'T GO NEAR HIM AGAIN?

[SNIFF]

YOU THINK IF YOU SAID THOSE THINGS TO ME

I'D TURN AWAY FROM YOU?

YES.

WHY WOULD I?

YOU LOVE ME.

YES.

[PEOPLE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

YOU COULD CALL VIC GLINDEN A MODEL PRISONER

BECAUSE HE REALLY IS.

WELL, ACTUALLY, NONE OF THE MEN IN THIS SECTION

GIVE US ANY TROUBLE.

LEASTWAYS, NONE THAT ARE STILL HERE.

BUT VIC GLINDEN'S AN ESPECIALLY EASY MAN TO DEAL WITH.

I WOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT.

VERY INTELLIGENT, VERY COURTEOUS.

VERY HELPFUL TO EVERYBODY,

INCLUDING PRISON PERSONNEL.

WORKS HARD ON HIS OWN CASE.

I GATHER HE WAS WELL THOUGHT OF ON THE OUTSIDE.

I THINK HE WAS.

HE GOT FIRED FROM A JOB, BUT HE SHOULDN'T HAVE.

YOU KNOW WHAT HE TOLD ME ONCE?

"WARDEN LYNCH, I RAN AROUND

"FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS AFTER THAT IN A RED-HOT RAGE

"UNTIL MY HEAD POPPED OPEN AND MY GOOD SENSE FLEW OUT."

WELL, UH...

I DON'T REALLY NEED TO TALK TO HIM.

I--I JUST, UH...

OH, I DONE ALREADY TOLD HIM ABOUT THE BISHOP,

AND HE SAID, "SAD SAM QUIRT MUST HAVE DID THAT."

WHO?

SAD SAM QUIRT'S A GUY

WHO HAD A BROTHER WHO GOT EXECUTED.

HE CLAIMED THE BISHOP DIDN'T HELP HIS BROTHER

BECAUSE HE WAS WHITE.

I SEE.

HAVE A SEAT, CHIEF, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

VIC GLINDEN'S FORMER WIFE

WANTS TO KNOW IF SHE CAN HELP HIM.

ANYBODY CAN HELP HIM.

HE COULD USE IT.

WELL, UH, SHE ISN'T ANYBODY.

SHE WOULD LIKE SOME SPECIFIC ADVICE ON THE THING.

WHAT SHOULD SHE DO?

SHE COULD VISIT HIM,

HELP KEEP HIS HOPE UP,

CONTRIBUTE SOME MONEY IF SHE CAN.

VIC'S LAWYER HAS DROPPED HIM,

SAYS HE HAS TO HAVE SOME MONEY.

UH, VISIT HIM PRIVATELY?

OH, YES. YES, INDEED. YES.

AS PRIVATE AS HE AND SHE WANT IT TO BE.

THEY CAN BE COMPLETELY ALONE,

NOBODY LISTENING, NOBODY SPYING.

UH, WARDEN, SHE'S HIS EX-WIFE.

SHE HASN'T BEEN MARRIED TO HIM FOR YEARS.

WELL, WE DON'T STAND ON A LOT OF FORMALITY

AND PREREQUISITES AROUND HERE, CHIEF.

THIS IS DEATH ROW.

WE TRY TO MAKE LIFE, SUCH AS IT IS,

AS NORMAL AS WE CAN.

WELL, THANK YOU, SIR.

I'LL ADVISE THE LADY.

YOU, UH, YOU KNOW THE LADY WELL, CHIEF?

WELL, SHE'S ON THE SPARTA CITY COUNCIL,

ON THE POLICE COMMITTEE,

AND WE WORK TOGETHER FREQUENTLY.

GOOD, GOOD.

I...WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY, CHIEF,

IS THAT THE CONJUGAL VISIT

ISN'T LISTED IN THE PROGRAM,

BUT IT'S NOT UNHEARD-OF HERE.

THAT'S A FUNNY NAME-- QUIRT.

WHAT DID YOU SAY IT WAS--SAM?

SAD--SAD SAM EVERYBODY CALLED HIM.

MAY I USE THAT PHONE OVER THERE?

OH, CERTAINLY. HELP YOURSELF, CHIEF.

JUST DIAL 91 AND THEN THE NUMBER.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

JAMISON HERE.

YEAH. HEY, CHIEF.

YEAH. I'M GETTING IT DOWN.

Q-U-I-R-T.

YEAH, I GOT IT.

WE'LL RUN IT THROUGH THE COMPUTER RIGHT NOW.

YOU STARTING BACK?

YEAH, O.K.

YEAH, I WILL.

YOU KNOW THAT BYANTON ROAD THING-- BISHOP PRINN?

YEAH.WE GOT A NAME.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL RUN IT THROUGH R2D2.

COME ON, SHARON. LET'S GO.

O.K., OH!

SAM QUIRT.

THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING IN HERE

ON A NAME LIKE SAM QUIRT.

IF THERE ISN'T,

I'LL ENTER IT IN THE GENERAL QUERY POOL

AS QUICKLY...

QUESTION...QUIRT.

HI, DR. WISHERT.

I'M LIEUTENANT JAMISON.

OH, HOW YOU DOING?

WE'RE FOLLOWING UP

ON THE BISHOP PRINN CASE.

WE'RE HOPING YOU COULD HELP.

I SURE HOPE SO.

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THAT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

WE DON'T BELIEVE IT EITHER, SIR.

THE QUESTION NOW IS,

WHO ARE THE BISHOP'S ENEMIES?

IT MIGHT BE SOME SPUR-OF-THE-MOMENT THING.

SOME FOOL DIDN'T LIKE BILL DRIVING A FINE-LOOKING CAR.

IT'S A THOUGHT. IT'S HAPPENED BEFORE.

LOOK AT THIS.

IT'S A NOTE WE FOUND. THERE'S NO SIGNATURE.

IT DOESN'T READ LIKE SOMEONE WHO'S FRIENDLY.

"LIVE WITH THE THOUGHT

"THAT A WHITE MAN IS GOING TO KILL YOU.

WHY? YOU KNOW WHY."

HAS BILL PRINN GOT ANY IDEA?

I'LL ASK HIM, NATURALLY,

BUT HE DOESN'T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING RACIST.

YEAH. I KNOW.

PRETTY PERSONAL, ISN'T IT?

"WHY? YOU KNOW WHY."

SOUNDS LIKE SOMEBODY WITH A REAL WICKED GRUDGE.

WHITE MAN WITH A GRUDGE.

YOU GOT ANY IDEA?

YOU KNOW, I CAN'T IMAGINE.

I CAN PROBABLY NAME A HUNDRED WHITE MEN

WHO ARE HIS FRIENDS, BUT A WHITE ENEMY?

I--I DON'T KNOW A ONE.

Sharon: LIEUTENANT, EXCUSE ME.

COVEY ON THE HORN.

YEAH. O.K.

WELL, EXCUSE ME, REVEREND. THANKS.

I WISH I COULD HAVE HELPED.

Jamison: YEAH, COVEY?

NOTHING AT LAMBARDY'S.

NOTHING AT WALSH BROTHERS.

BUT WE GOT SOMETHING INTERESTING

AT SPARTA AUTOMOTIVE. WHAT, A CAR?

YEAH. BUT IT'S NOT HERE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

FELLA WANTED TO LEAVE HIS CAR FOR WORK.

HE WANTED A LOANER,

AND THEY COULDN'T GIVE HIM ONE.

WHAT KIND OF WORK?

FUEL PUMP.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR A CAR WITH BODY DAMAGE.

THE FELLA HERE KNOWS THIS GUY.

HE'S A CUCKOO.

MEANING WHAT?

MEANING A REAL CASE.

WHEN HE HEARD ABOUT THE RAMMING,

HE WAS THE FIRST ONE THEY THOUGHT OF.

DO THEY KNOW HIS NAME? SURE DO.

SAM QUIRT.

WHAT KIND OF CAR?

'77 BUICK, FOUR-DOOR, PEA GREEN.

CALL IT IN. I WANT EVERYBODY LOOKING FOR THAT CAR.

I SAW THE WARDEN.

HE THINKS YOU CAN HELP VIC.

DID YOU SEE VIC?

YEAH.

HE LOOKS VERY WELL.

THEY ALL THINK VERY HIGHLY OF HIM UP THERE.

WHAT SHOULD I DO?

UH...I'VE GOT A PHONE NUMBER...

ANYTIME YOU GET READY TO USE IT.

I THINK...

NO MATTER WHAT...

YOU CAN'T RISK LOSING YOUR SON.

YOU HAVE TO GO.

YOU CAN GO WHENEVER YOU WANT.

YOU CAN GO TOMORROW.

HOLD ME UNTIL TOMORROW.

ERIC!

BREAKFAST IS ON THE TABLE.

YOU WANT ME TO DROP HIM AT SCHOOL?NO. I'LL DO THAT,

BUT I WANT YOU TO BRING HIM HOME.

MRS. WILLIS WILL GIVE YOU DINNER.

YOU GOING TO BE GONE AGAIN TONIGHT?

I'LL BE BACK BY 8:00 OR 8:30.

AND THEN YOU'LL BE HERE FOR THE NIGHT?

I BELIEVE I WILL.

BUT YOU CAN'T SAY FOR SURE, HUH?

[SIGHS]

DO YOUR PLANS REQUIRE

THAT YOU KNOW WHAT MY PLANS ARE?

I DON'T MIND.

I JUST DON'T LIKE HEARING

MEANNESS AND HARDNESS IN YOUR VOICE.

SHE'S DRIVING TO SUNFLOWER COUNTY.

IS IT FAR?

IT WILL TAKE ME TWO OR THREE HOURS.

HAVE I BEEN THERE?

NO.

OH, I FORGOT. I'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU TO SIGN.

IT'S A PERMISSION TO PRACTICE NOTE.

WHAT'S IN SUNFLOWER COUNTY?

PARCHMAN PRISON.

I THOUGHT YOU KNEW THAT.

WHY YOU GOING UP THERE?

TO SEE IF I CAN HELP.

YOU DOING THIS FOR ME?

YES.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MY DAD.

THERE'S, UH...SOMEONE ELSE

I'D LIKE YOU NOT TO SEE.

I ASK YOU AS A SON.

I HAVE A RIGHT...

HAVEN'T I?

NO.

I'M NOT HUNGRY.

YOU'LL WALK AWAY ONE DAY,

AND I'LL TELL YOU TO KEEP ON GOING.

JUST CHECK THE BOX "YES"

AND SIGN YOUR NAME.

[DOOR SLAMS]

GO AHEAD. CHECK "YES."

MORNING, CHIEF.

YOU KNOW THAT NAME-- SAM QUIRT?

HE SEEMS TO BE THE ONE WE GOT TO FIND.

QUIRT'S GOT FOUR ARRESTS, TWO CONVICTIONS--

DISTURBING THE PEACE AND AN ASSAULT.

WHAT'S HIS PROBLEM WITH THE WORLD?

PEOPLE IN IT WHO AIN'T WHITE, LOOKS LIKE.

HE STARTED A COUPLE OF RACE BRAWLS UP IN THE DELTA,

DID 90 DAYS JAIL TIME IN YAZOO.

HE ALSO UNDERWENT WHAT THEY CALL MENTAL EVALUATION

BECAUSE HE TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF.

THERE'S A NOTE WE THINK QUIRT WROTE TO BISHOP.

IT'S A DEATH THREAT.

O.K. I'LL CALL YOU.

JUST SO YOU WON'T BE SURPRISED,

LUANN JUST BROUGHT A VISITOR INTO YOUR OFFICE.

I DON'T SEE ANYBODY IN THERE.

HE'S LYING ON THE DAVENPORT.

OH, LORD!

BOBBY BROUGHT HIM IN ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL.

BOBBY BROUGHT HIM IN? WHY?

YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO TAKE HIM TO THE VET.

YOU WEREN'T AT YOUR HOUSE, SO...

OH, I FORGOT. UH...

WELL, I'LL GO IN THERE AND CHANGE,

AND THEN I'LL TAKE HIM IN.

O.K.

UM...

DID THE KID SEEM UPSET OR ANYTHING?

NO. I'D SAY HE KNEW.

HE KNEW WHAT?

KNEW WHERE YOU WERE.

OH.

THE DOOR DOESN'T LOCK.

WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT WINDOW IN IT.

THAT LAMP OVER THERE,

YOU CAN TURN IT OFF.

I'LL KNOCK IN AN HOUR.

YOU CAN KNOCK IF YOU'RE READY.

THANK YOU.

HI.

HI.

I SUPPOSE IT'S WRONG TO SAY

THAT YOU'RE LOOKING WELL.

WELL, WHAT'S WRONG WITH SAYING THAT?

IT IMPLIES THAT THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE,

WHICH IS DUMB.

FOR DIET, EXERCISE,

STUDY, CONTEMPLATION,

IT ISTHE PLACE TO BE.

PLEASE SIT DOWN, HARRIET.

THANK YOU.

BISHOP PRINN COMING AROUND?

YES. HE'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

DID YOU TALK TO HIM?

NOT YET.

HMM. WELL, DON'T BE IN A HURRY.

HE'LL ONLY PICK A FIGHT WITH YOU AGAIN.

YOU DON'T NEED THAT.

AREN'T YOU GOING TO SIT DOWN?

BISHOP PRINN IS A GOOD MAN.

HE SURE IS.

HE'S A GREAT MAN.

IF ANYBODY GOING TO SAVE ME,

IT WILL BE HIM.

I LOVE HIM.

HE'S A FIGHTER, ALL RIGHT,

IN THE BEST WAY

AND FOR THE BEST REASONS.

EUGENE'S A FIGHTER, ISN'T HE?

OH, YES.

LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO ANOTHER FIGHTER.

SHE'S THE WOMAN WHO'S BEEN WITH ME

THE LAST SEVEN YEARS.

SHE'S MY MAIN FIGHTER

AND WANTS TO KEEP BEING MY MAIN FIGHTER,

IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

HARRIET, I NEED YOUR HELP.

I NEED YOU TO HELP ME FIND A NEW LAWYER

AND PUT UP MONEY TO RETAIN HIM,

IF YOU CAN.

I CAN DO THAT.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S ALL I WANT, HARRIET.

THAT'S ALL I NEED.

DOES EUGENE KNOW ABOUT HER?

NO. I, UH...

I GOT TO STRAIGHTEN HIM OUT ABOUT A FEW THINGS.

HE'S NOT EASY, VIC,

AND HE'S SO ROUGH ON ME.

WELL, HE'S A KID.

I DO KNOW ABOUT HIS BIG PROJECT,

WHICH IS TO BUST UP YOU AND GILLESPIE.

I DON'T WANT IN IT.

I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT I KNOW.

WHAT DOES EUGENE SAY?

HE CAN'T FIGURE OUT

HOW YOU AND HIM GOT TIGHT.

"OLD WHITE COP" IS WHAT HE CALLS HIM.

I KNEW HIM THROUGH MY WORK.

I DIDN'T LIKE HIM.

THERE REALLY WASN'T ANY REASON TO LIKE HIM.

THEN ONE DAY WE FOUND OURSELVES

LAUGHING ABOUT SOMETHING.

THEN WE FOUND OURSELVES LAUGHING ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE.

EVERYTHING BEGAN TO CHANGE.

THAT'S ALL I KNOW.

I'M GOING TO GIVE A KNOCK.

THAT'S IT?

I GO?

NO. NOW, DON'T BE SILLY.

YOU JUST THIS MINUTE GOT HERE.

FIRST LET'S HAVE SOME TEA,

IF I CAN GET SOME.

YOU WANT SOME?

WELL, I... UM...

IT'S A LONG HAUL BACK.

YEAH. TEA WOULD BE NICE.

THEN YOU CAN GO.

THANKS.

THE OFFICER CAN GO IN,

BUT HE SHOULDN'T STAY LONG.

WE WANT THE PATIENT TO REST.

THE BISHOP CALLS HIM IN.

I'LL HAVE A SETTEE MOVED.

THEN HE WON'T SEE THE OFFICER.

I'LL BE IN MY OFFICE.

UM...WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO TO HIM, ANYWAY?

ANGIOGRAM.

IT'S A PROCEDURE TO FIND OUT

HOW MUCH HIS ARTERIES ARE BLOCKED.

HE COULD LEAVE TOMORROW

OR STAY FOR HEART SURGERY.

THE CHIEF WANTS TO ESCORT HIM TO JACKSON.

HE'S THAT WORRIED?

WELL, QUIRT'S A NUT.

A NUT MIGHT DO ANYTHING.

GOING OVER TO THE COUNTY HOSPITAL,

MAYBE SAY HELLO TO THE BISHOP.

UH...BISHOP PRINN'S BEEN...

WORKING WITH EUGENE GLINDEN, YOU KNOW?

YES, SIR.

THIS WHOLE THING'S BEEN ROUGH ON THE BOY.

I WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING I COULD DO TO HELP,

BUT I'M BAD NEWS WITH HIM.

EUGENE'S GOT A LOT TO LEARN.

I HEAR HIS DADDY DOESN'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHANCE.

THAT'S WHAT THEY TELL ME UP AT PARCHMAN.

CALL ME, WILL YOU?

YES, SIR.

COVEY HERE. ACROSS THE STREET LOOKING AT Y'ALL.

GOT A BUICK, FOUR-DOOR, KIND OF GREEN.

IT COULD BE A '77.

IS ANYBODY AROUND IT?

NEGATIVE. CAR'S LOCKED.

PAIR OF BLACK WORK BOOTS IN THE BACK,

SO THE DRIVER'S PROBABLY MALE, WHOEVER HE IS.

EXCUSE ME.

[GUNSHOTS]

NO!

ARGH!

GET DOWN!

Eugene: REVEREND!

GIVE IT UP!

WHAT CAN WE DO?

CAN WE GET HIM OFF THE FLOOR?

WAIT!

YOU O.K.?

IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT.

HE'S ALREADY DEAD.

I GUESS I WAS UNCONSCIOUS THE WHOLE TIME

WHEN THAT TERRIBLE STUFF WAS HAPPENING,

BUT I WAS DREAMING,

AND IT WAS ALL IN THE DREAM.

ISN'T THAT AMAZING?

ALL THAT SHOOTING AND FIGHTING OUT THERE...

THOUGH I COULDN'T ENVISION WHO WAS DOING WHAT.

WHEN I CAME BACK IN, YOU SEEMED AWAKE.

I KNEW I WAS AWAKE

WHEN THESE WOMEN WERE FUSSING,

LISTENING TO MY POOR OLD HEART.

THEY WERE WATCHING THAT MACHINE

TAKE MY BLOOD PRESSURE.

BISHOP.

THEY TELL ME...

HE KILLED ONE OF YOUR POLICEMEN.

YES, HE DID.

WHY THE LORD WOULD TAKE THAT BOY

AND LET ME STAY?

WELL, IT'S GOOD YOU DON'T NEED SURGERY.

AND YOU CAN GO HOME TOMORROW.

GOOD NIGHT.

SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

GOOD NIGHT.GOOD NIGHT.

I'LL BE JUST DOWN THE WAY

IF YOU NEED ME.

I'LL COME BACK IN THE MORNING, TOO.

THAT'S THE FIRST YOUNG MAN

YOU'VE LOST IN A WHILE.

YES, SIR. ABOUT TWO YEARS.

WELL, WE LIVE WITH SADNESS,

BUT WE NEEDN'T LIVE SADLY.

THAT YOUNG BOY OF YOURS

REALLY LOVES HIS MAMA.

YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT.

THANK YOU.

NOW, WHAT ARE YOU TWO GOING TO DO?

DO YOU KNOW?

TRY NOT TO LIVE SADLY.

HOW?

WELL, YOU KEEP WORKING.

YOU KEEP, UH... STIRRING AROUND.

YOU KEEP MOVING.

KEEP WORKING.

KEEP STIRRING AROUND.

YEAH. I LIKE THAT. I LIKE MOVING.

THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD.

HA-HA! KEEP MOVING.

WELL, WE LOOKED AT A HOUSE.

OH!

THAT'S NICE.

WELL...