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 ♪

YES, MA'AM, I SYMPATHIZE,

BUT THERE'S JUST NO LAW AGAINST A ROOSTER CROWING BEFORE DAWN.

LOOK, I SUGGEST THAT--

[CLICK]

I LIVE TWO HOUSES DOWN FROM THAT SAME ROOSTER.

I HAVEN'T HAD A DECENT NIGHT'S SLEEP IN YEARS.

YOU LOOK WELL RESTED TO ME, PARKER.

DENNIS, SHOW SONNY TO HIS FAVORITE CELL.

CHARLIE, YOU GET THE BOOKING SLIP.

I'M GOING TO SIT DOWN.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO INTRODUCE HIM TO A SHOWER FIRST.

WHOO, LORD.

BUBBA? YEAH?

CAN I SEE YOU IN MY OFFICE?

YEAH, SURE.

CHIEF, THEM DRUNKS KEEP GETTING MEANER AND YOUNGER,

BUT I JUST KEEP GETTING OLDER.

IS THERE SOMETHING TROUBLING YOU?

YOU GOT A CALL WHILE YOU WERE OUT.

WELL, WHO WAS IT?

YOUR NEPHEW'S IN THE HOSPITAL IN ATLANTA.

MATT?

WHAT HAPPENED? SOME KIND OF ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING?

APPARENTLY, HE HAD A DRUG OVERDOSE.

WHAT, UH...

WHAT'D THEY SAY, EXACTLY?

THE DOC DIDN'T GIVE ANY DETAILS.

SAID HIS CONDITION WAS CRITICAL, THOUGH.

I KNOW IT'S SHORT NOTICE,

BUT I'M FLYING UP THERE.

WHAT ABOUT HIS PARENTS?

I'M ALL HE'S GOT.

WELL, GOOD LUCK.

YOU CALL ME FROM ATLANTA.

YEAH. YEAH.

CHIEF...

THANK YOU.

BUBBA DOESN'T TALK MUCH ABOUT HIS NEPHEW.

IT'S HIS BROTHER'S SON.

TOM WAS MATT'S DADDY.

TOM AND CAROLINE SKINNER DIED A FEW YEARS BACK.

HOW'D THEY DIE?

CAR CRASH.

HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A DRUNK DRIVER.

DR. BASS, DIAL 101, PLEASE.

DR. BASS, DIAL 101.

MATT?

HE'S BEEN WORKING HIS WAY UP TO THIS

FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AS YOU CAN SEE.

ARE YOU CAPTAIN SKINNER?

YES, SIR.

DR. ROSS CUNNINGHAM.

HOW IS HE, DOC?

HIS BREATHING SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN STABILIZED,

BUT IT'S STILL TOUCH AND GO.

HOW'D Y'ALL TRACK ME DOWN?

WHEN THE POLICE SEARCHED MATT'S HOUSE,

THEY FOUND YOUR NAME IN HIS ADDRESS BOOK.

THEY ALSO FOUND A STASH OF HEROIN.

♪ HOVERING BY MY SUITCASE

♪ TRYIN' TO FIND A WARM PLACE ♪

♪ TO SPEND THE NIGHT

♪ HEAVY RAIN FALLIN'

♪ SEEMS I HEAR YOUR VOICE CALLIN' ♪

♪ IT'S ALL RIGHT

♪ A RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA

♪ A RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA

♪ IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S RAININ' ALL OVER THE WORLD ♪

♪ I FEEL LIKE IT'S RAININ' ALL OVER THE WORLD ♪

♪ NEON SIGNS A FLASHIN'

♪ TAXI CABS AND BUSES PASSIN' THROUGH THE NIGHT ♪

♪ THE DISTANT MOANING OF A TRAIN ♪

♪ SEEMS TO PLAY A SAD REFRAIN ♪

♪ TO THE NIGHT

♪ A RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA

♪ SUCH A RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA ♪

♪ LORD, I BELIEVE IT'S RAININ' ♪

♪ ALL OVER THE WORLD

♪ I FEEL LIKE IT'S RAININ' ALL OVER THE WORLD ♪

[BEEP]

[REWINDING]

HEY, MATT, IT'S DERRICK.

I NEED THAT MONEY, MAN.

I'LL DROP BY AT 10:00 TOMORROW MORNING TO COLLECT.

YOU BE THERE.

DON'T MESS WITH ME.

[BEEP]

YO, MATT!

YOU BETTER HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY.

THE MAN'S GETTING IMPATIENT.

YEAH? YOU CAN TELL HIM TO CHILL OUT.

HEY, WHAT'S UP, MAN?

YO, DERRICK.

WHAT'S UP?

I WAS HOPING YOU'D BE HERE.

HERE I AM. WHAT YOU WANT?

O.K.

HEY, MISTER, CAN WE HAVE OUR FRISBEE BACK?

YEAH, SURE, DARLING.

THANKS.

TAKE A HIKE, SLIM.HEY, WHAT IS THIS?

WHAT THE HELL YOU DOING?

WE'RE TAKING A RIDE TO THE POLICE STATION.

I WOULD'VE LET YOU WALK,

BUT NOW WE'LL TAKE A RIDE.

CHECK MY BACK POCKET.

DO WHAT? CHECK MY BACK POCKET.

SIT STILL.

YOU BETTER LET ME DRIVE.

YEAH.

I GOT TO RUN THIS FILE TO THE SHERIFF.

I'M GLAD I RAN INTO YOU.

ME, TOO. SAVED ME A TRIP.

OH, YES. THIS.

I CAME TO SEE IF YOU HAD WORD FROM BUBBA.

YEAH. IT'S NOT LOOKING REAL GOOD.

CONDITION OF HIS NEPHEW HASN'T CHANGED.

OH. OH.

POOR OLD BUBBA. I WONDER HOW HE'S HOLDING UP.

IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE HIM SITTING BY A BEDSIDE.

YEAH.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

HEY, MISTER!

GOT A CALL ON LINE 3.

PHONE'S OVER THERE.

YEAH.

HEY, I'M GLAD YOU CALLED.

MESSAGE SAYS YOU HAVE SOME INFORMATION FOR ME.

YEAH, I DO.

WHAT'S WITH YOU, SKINNER?

I TOLD YOU TO BACK OFF.

MAYBE YOU'D LIKE TO TALK TO THE CHIEF.

I WAS JUST GOING TO SUGGEST THAT.

I'LL BE RIGHT ALONG.

I'VE HEARD WALKER'S SIDE OF THIS.

CAPTAIN SKINNER, WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN THE PARK?

TRYING TO STOP A DRUG DEAL,

I THOUGHT.

YOU CAME ALL THE WAY TO ATLANTA?

WHAT IS THIS, THEY DON'T HAVE DRUGS IN SPARTA?

YES, SIR. WE GOT OUR SHARE.

THIS GUY NEAR BLEW MY COVER.

CALM DOWN, WALKER.

I'M SURE CAPTAIN SKINNER HAS A GOOD EXPLANATION.

NOW, WHAT IS IT?

I THINK THIS GUY DERRICK'S THE FELLA

THAT PUT MY NEPHEW IN THE HOSPITAL.

OVERDOSE?

YES, SIR.

AND DERRICK HAD HELP, DIDN'T HE?

I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL THAT I'M INSENSITIVE.

THE FACT IS MY OWN BOY HAD A PROBLEM WITH DRUGS.

THEN YOU DO UNDERSTAND.

BUT I THINK WALKER'S RIGHT.

YOU'LL BE OUT THERE WORKING THIS CASE EITHER WAY,

SO I'LL LET YOU LEND DETECTIVE HARRIS A HAND.

IF YOU THINK I'LL WORK WITH--

UNLESS THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS, DETECTIVE HARRIS.

NO, SIR.

GOOD. THEN FILL HIM IN.

THE NEXT TIME YOU MESS UP,

I'LL PUT YOU ON THE NEXT TRAIN TO SPARTASVILLE.

I'M VERY SORRY ABOUT THAT, WALKER,

THOUGH I MUST ADMIT YOU MAKE A CONVINCING JUNKIE.

MY HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA TEACHER THANKS YOU.

DRAMA, HUH?

YOU GOT SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT IT?

ME? NO.

DRAMA.

WHAT? NOTHING.

SIT DOWN.

FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS,

I'VE BEEN BUYING HEROIN FROM DERRICK.

TO GET ACQUAINTED.

NEXT I'LL ASK FOR A LARGER QUANTITY.

MORE THAN HE CAN MOVE.

IF THAT DON'T LEAD TO THE MAIN GUY?

THEN I'LL TRY AGAIN.

I THINK I CAN SAVE Y'ALL TIME AND TROUBLE

'CAUSE I THINK I KNOW WHO DERRICK'S CONNECTION IS.

IS THAT RIGHT?

OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

THEN TAKE ME TO HIM.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST FOLLOW ME?

[BUZZ]

WELL, LOOK WHO'S WITH US.

HELP!

HELP! I CAN'T BREATHE!

RELAX NOW. YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE FINE.

YOU SURE THAT'S WHO YOU SAW?

YEAH. WHY, YOU KNOW HIM?

NOT PERSONALLY.

NAME'S TK-- TOMMY KENDRICKS.

HAD A FEW PRO FIGHTS.

LAST I HEARD, HE WAS A BODYGUARD.

HEY! WHAT ABOUT YOU?

HE TALKING TO ME?

I THINK HE'S TALKING TO YOU.

YOU WANT TO SPAR?

YEAH, WELL, JUST IGNORE HIM.

EVER BEEN IN A RING?

NO, BUT I BEEN IN THE MASON DIXON BAR

SATURDAY NIGHT BACK HOME. SAME THING.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, BABY? YOU AFRAID?

SHOULD I BE AFRAID?

YEAH, YOU SHOULD BE AFRAID.

YOU SHOULD BE VERY AFRAID.

YEAH. THANKS, BUDDY. YEAH.

WELL.

I WON'T HURT YOU TOO BAD.

OH, WELL, UH, I APPRECIATE THAT.

YOU'RE NOT HALF BAD.

WELL, YEAH, FOR A COUNTRY BOY.

WELCOME TO THE CITY.

COME ON.

COME ON!

THANKS FOR THE DANCE!

WHO THREW THAT TOWEL IN THERE?

I DID.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY DO THINGS UP HERE IN ATLANTA,

BUT IN SPARTA WE DON'T THROW IN TOWELS.

YOU LET THEM BEAT YOU UP?

HEY, I COULD HAVE TAKEN HIM.

YEAH, YOU COULD HAVE KILLED HIM.

DID YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED

WHEN HE THREW THAT BIG LEFT?

YEAH, HE HIT YOU RIGHT SIDE YOUR HEAD.

I KNOW, BUT HE DROPPED HIS RIGHT HAND,

WHICH LEFT HIM WIDE OPEN

TO HIT HIM WITH MY RIGHT UPPER CUT

AND MY LEFT HOOK.

WHY DON'T YOU TRY HITTING THE SHOWERS?

I'LL KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR DANCE PARTNER.

HIYA, BIG'UN.

BUBBA.

HOW YOU FEELING?

LIKE HELL.

YEAH, WELL, MAYBE THE MAN UPSTAIRS

IS TRYING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

BUBBA, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LECTURE ME, ARE YOU?

NO, MATT, I AIN'T GOING TO LECTURE YOU,

BUT WE ARE GOING TO TALK,

'CAUSE, SON, WE GOT TO FIND OUT

WHY YOU'RE DOING THAT TO YOURSELF.

WE GOT TO DO THIS NOW?

WELL, SINCE THE DOCTOR SAYS YOU'RE UP TO IT,

AND SINCE I'M PAYING FOR THE HOSPITAL BILL,

I THINK WE BETTER, YEAH.

HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND HOW I FEEL?

LOOK AT YOU, UNCLE BUBBA.

EVEN OUT OF UNIFORM, YOU'RE STILL A COP.

YOU KNOW, MATT, UH,

SOME TIME AGO, WHEN YOU WAS JUST A LITTLE FELLA,

WELL, I HAD MYSELF A SERIOUS BOUT.

IT WAS WITH THE BOTTLE.

AND, UH, I NEARLY DRANK AWAY EVERYTHING I HAD--

MONEY, HEALTH, FRIENDS, EVERYTHING.

BUT I GRABBED HOLD OF IT, AND I LICKED IT.

I'M HERE TO HELP YOU DO THE SAME THING.

YOU FINISHED YET?

YEAH, UH, FOR NOW, I GUESS I AM.

YEAH, WELL, THAT'S GOOD, 'CAUSE I--

I'M SICK ENOUGH WITHOUT LISTENING TO THIS.

I'LL COME BACK A LITTLE LATER.

I DIDN'T ASK YOU TO COME HERE.

I DIDN'T ASK YOU TO PAY THE BILL,

AND I DIDN'T ASK FOR YOUR HELP.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO.

EXCUSE ME, LADIES.

CHIEF McCAULEY SAID I SHOULD HAVE A WORD WITH DR. HILLIARD.

IS HE IN?

HE?

DID I SAY HE?

MM-HMM.

COME ON IN, CAPTAIN SKINNER.

McCAULEY TOLD ME YOU'D BE STOPPING BY TODAY.

HAVE A SEAT.

OH, THANK YOU.

NOW,

WHAT SEEMS TO BE YOUR PROBLEM, CAPTAIN?

WELL, IT'S NOT MY PROBLEM EXACTLY.

I'M FINE.

WELL, MAYBE NOT FINE. WE ALL GOT PROBLEMS, RIGHT?

WHAT IS THE PROBLEM, CAPTAIN?

IT'S MY NEPHEW.

HE, UH...

HE'S AN ADDICT.

YOU'RE WRONG, CAPTAIN. IT IS VERY MUCH YOUR PROBLEM,

AS LONG AS YOU CONTINUE TO CARE FOR YOUR NEPHEW.

I WANT TO GET HIM THE BEST THERAPY I CAN.

I CAN GIVE YOU A LIST OF THERAPISTS AND TREATMENT CENTERS.

I'D SURE APPRECIATE THAT.

I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU.

YOU'LL BE WASTING YOUR MONEY

IF YOUR NEPHEW DOESN'T WANT TO GET WELL.

YES, MA'AM.

BUT CHIEF McCAULEY WAS NICE ENOUGH

TO HAVE A WORD WITH THE D.A.,

AND THEY'VE OFFERED MATT PROBATION

IN EXCHANGE FOR THERAPY.

I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU. I GOT NO CHOICE.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT. PARKER WILLIAMS SPEAKING.

HEY, PARKER.

OH, HI, BUBBA.

HOW'S MATT?

HE LOOKS LIKE HE'LL MAKE IT.

WELL, THAT'S GREAT.

HEY, IS THE CHIEF THERE?

YEAH, WELL, UH, HE'S RIGHT HERE.

IT'S BUBBA.

YEAH. MATT PULLED THROUGH.

GREAT NEWS, BUBBA.

HEY, UH, THANKS, CHIEF.

I THINK I'LL NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME.

UH, HOW LONG YOU TALKING ABOUT?

A WEEK, A MONTH?

WELL, WHAT I REALLY NEED IS A...

IS A LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

A LEAVE?

WELL, I UNDERSTAND.

YOU GOT TO DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.

THANKS A LOT, CHIEF.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYS]

WHOO! OH, YEAH!

MMM. THANK YOU, HONEY.

I THOUGHT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING.

WE ARE. I'M KEEPING AN EYE ON TK.

YEAH, WELL, YOU GOT A HECK OF A TALENT THERE.

HEY, TK ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE.

THINK HE LED US TO MR. BIG.

THE GUY THAT'S BRINGING IN THE SMACK.

IT'S A GOOD THING FOR MR. BIG

MY NEPHEW DIDN'T DIE IN THAT DRUG OVERDOSE.

HEY, COME ON, MAN, LET'S GO.

HEY, JASMINE, BABY. GUESS WHO.

HEY, WALKER, HONEY, HOW ARE YOU?

I WANT YOU TO MEET SOMEBODY.

MR. BUBBA SKINNER.

NICE TO MEET YOU, MA'AM.

MA'AM? I LIKE THAT.

HAVE A SEAT.

HEY, JASMINE, BABY, I NEED A FAVOR.

ANYTHING FOR YOU, SUGAR. WHAT'S UP?

IS THAT TK's NEW BOSS?

YOU MEAN MR. TRIHN.

TK STARTED BRINGING HIM IN HERE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.

BIG SPENDER?

DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT MAN GETS HIS MONEY,

BUT HE SURE HAS PLENTY OF IT.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

HEY, DOC. THANKS FOR DROPPING BY.

COME ON IN.

THANKS.

ALL HE'S BEEN DOING IS PAINTING ALL DAY LONG.

DR. HILLIARD, THIS IS MY NEPHEW MATT.

HI, MATT. HI.

I ASKED THE DOCTOR TO DROP BY TODAY.

THAT'S GOOD, 'CAUSE, UH, I'M NOT FEELING SO WELL.

NO, I GUESS NOT.

YEAH, WELL, THEY GIVE ME SOMETHING AT THE HOSPITAL,

BUT IT WORE OFF.

WELL, I'M NOT HERE TO MEDICATE YOU, MATT.

I SEE.

NO, NO. ACTUALLY, I CAME

BECAUSE I'VE CLEARED MY SCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW MORNING.

SO YOU CAN STOP BY,

AND WE CAN DISCUSS REHAB CENTERS

AND...POSSIBLE MEDICATIONS.

HMM.

THIS IS REALLY GOOD WORK.

LISTEN, DOC...

DON'T BOTHER.

I'M NOT INTERESTED IN YOUR OPINION

OR YOUR PSYCHOANALYTICAL GARBAGE.

HEY, HEY, YOU HOLD ON, NOW.

FIRST, YOU DON'T TALK TO A LADY LIKE THAT.

SECOND, YOU AIN'T GOT A CHOICE. IT'S THIS OR JAIL.

YEAH, WELL, GO AHEAD, BUBBA.

READ ME MY RIGHTS.

IF I WASN'T A COP,

YOUR BUTT WOULD ALREADY BE IN JAIL.

THIS LADY WAS NICE ENOUGH TO COME DOWN AND HELP US OUT.

IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S HELPING YOU OUT, NOT ME.

DON'T YOU WALK AWAY FROM ME.

HEY! MATT, HEY!

DON'T. DON'T. NOT THIS WAY.

HE'S GOING TO GET SOME THERAPY

IF I HAVE TO POUND IT INTO HIS HEAD.

FORCING HIM INTO THERAPY IS A SHORT-TERM FIX AT BEST.

THEN WHAT IS THE ANSWER, DOC?

HELP ME OUT HERE, 'CAUSE I DON'T SEE IT.

MATT HAS TO SEE IT.

THAT'S THE ANSWER.

CALL CUSTOMS BACK.

WE SHOULD BE HEARING FROM THEM ANY MOMENT,

IF YOU'LL JUST BE PATIENT.

DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND, SIR?

YEAH.

I COULD THINK OF A FEW THINGS.

[LAUGHS]

OH, YOU MEAN THE RUG.

YES. WERE YOU LOOKING FOR AN 8 x 10 OR SOMETHING LARGER?

THIS ONE IS GOOD.

THAT ONE'S JUST 1,500.

GIVE ME A MINUTE, O.K., BABY?

I'LL BE RIGHT OVER HERE.

O.K.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

GATSBY'S.

YEAH. SO WHAT'S THE HANG-UP ON THE RUGS?

I SEE.

YEAH. YEAH, THANK YOU.

YOUR SHIPMENT SHOULD CLEAR CUSTOMS TOMORROW NIGHT.

WE CAN DELIVER THAT TOMORROW.

YOU KNOW, I'VE DECIDED ON A BEARSKIN RUG.

UH, MORE MY STYLE.

I'LL SAY.

THIS BETTER BE GOOD, HARRIS. WE'RE BUSY HERE.

O.K., SHOOT.

IT'S ABOUT TRIHN.

THEY'VE GOT A SHIPMENT COMING IN.

I LOOKED INTO MR. TRIHN.

HE'S HIGHLY REGARDED IN THE IMPORT BUSINESS

AND SEEMS RESPECTABLE.

PROBABLY WHY HE'S BEEN GETTING AWAY WITH IT SO LONG.

HE'S GOT A POINT.

TRIHN'S EXPECTING A RUG SHIPMENT.

WE THINK HE'S USING THAT SHOWROOM FOR A COVER.

THAT'S ALL YOU'VE GOT IS RUGS?

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

THE HOSTAGE SITUATION IS HEATING UP, CHIEF.

I'M ON MY WAY.

WHEN YOU TWO HAVE SOMETHING CONCRETE

THAT I CAN GET THE D.A. EXCITED ABOUT,

THEN WE'LL TALK.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[TELEPHONE IS PICKED UP]

BUBBA, IS THAT YOU?

YEAH. I'M STILL HERE IN ATLANTA.

YEAH. UH, HOW'S THE NEPHEW?

HE'S, UH, HE'S PRETTY MIXED UP.

YOU'RE NOT ALONE, BUBBA.

EVERY MAN'S FAMILY

HAS BEEN TOUCHED BY THIS ADDICTION THING.

YEAH.

HOW DO YOU HELP SOMEBODY THAT DON'T WANT IT?

WELL, YOU JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE THERE

WHEN HE DOES WANT IT.

YEAH, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE WHEN HIS FOLKS DIED.

OH, WELL, NOW, BUBBA,

THE MAIN THING IS

YOU'RE THERE WITH HIM NOW.

AND I THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE ALL THE TIME YOU NEED THERE.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

HEY, MATT, UH...

BOUGHT YOU SOMETHING.

MONET.

I WISH I COULD WAKE UP ONE MORNING

AND PAINT LIKE HIM.

HEY, I THINK YOU PAINT PRETTY DARN GOOD.

MATT, ABOUT TODAY, UH...

I KNOW I COME DOWN ON YOU PRETTY HARD.

I WAS WRONG.

TODAY I WAS THINKING ABOUT HOW YOUR DADDY AND I

USED TO TAKE YOU TO THE BALLGAME.

I THINK I CAN SNAG A COUPLE OF TICKETS

TO THE BRAVES GAME THIS WEEKEND.

AND GUESS WHO'S IN TOWN-- THE DODGERS.

I DON'T LIKE MUCH THINKING ABOUT THOSE TIMES.

YEAH.

I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.

YOU KNOW, WHEN TOM DIED,

I GUESS I PUSHED AWAY EVERYTHING

THAT REMINDED ME OF HIM,

INCLUDING YOU.

AND, MATT, THAT WAS WRONG...

AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW SORRY I AM.

I KNOW.

NOTHING'S BEEN RIGHT SINCE THAT NIGHT.

NOTHING.

BUT IT CAN BE.

I'M GOING TO HIT THE SACK.

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

GET RID OF THIS FEELING.

GET WELL.

GOOD.

THERE ARE METHADONE CLINICS, YOU KNOW.

YEAH, I KNOW ABOUT THOSE.

A BUDDY OF MINE TRIED THAT.

HE'S BACK ON THE STUFF.

WELL, THEY WORK FOR SOME PEOPLE.

I'M GOING TO NEED MORE HELP THAN THAT.

WELL, ATLANTA DOES HAVE SOME EXCELLENT DETOX PROGRAMS.

IF YOU WANT ME TO, I'LL MAKE SOME CALLS FOR YOU THIS AFTERNOON.

THANKS, DOC.

DR. HILLIARD.

OH, MATT, I ALMOST FORGOT.

I HAVE A FRIEND WHO OWNS AN ART GALLERY.

HE WANTS TO SEE SOME OF YOUR WORK.

NO, I'M NOT READY FOR A SHOW.

DON'T WORRY.

WE'LL TAKE IT ONE STEP AT A TIME.

O.K.?

MMM.

I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.

RIDGEWAY HAS AN OPENING.

NOW, I WANT THE BEST.

I WANT TO THANK YOU.

MATT TOLD ME ABOUT THE GALLERY SHOWING.

HE'S A LITTLE SCARED OF GOING FORWARD.

THAT'S BECAUSE HIS MAIN EXPERIENCE IS OF GOING BACKWARD.

YEAH, AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH?

A LITTLE RECOGNITION COULD GO A LONG WAY

TOWARD HEALING THE PAST.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT HIS FOLKS?

THAT'S WHAT THE DRUGS WERE FOR,

TO MASK ALL THOSE FEELINGS.

EXCEPT WHEN HE COMES DOWN, HE ONLY FEELS WORSE.

HE HAS A HARD ROAD AHEAD OF HIM.

YEAH.

AND, UH... THAT'S WHY I'VE, UH,

DECIDED TO STICK AROUND FOR A WHILE.

I'M GLAD TO HEAR IT.

NOT JUST FOR MATT.

[LOUD ROCK MUSIC PLAYS]

[MUSIC TURNS OFF]

WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR?

THE GOOD LORD SAVES YOUR LIFE,

AND THIS IS WHAT YOU DO WITH IT?

HEY, MAN, I'M WORKIN'.

THE HELL YOU ARE! YOU'RE RUNNIN'!

AND YOU'RE HIDIN'!

YOU TRY TO JUSTIFY IT BY SLAPPING SOME PAINT ON A CANVAS.

THAT DON'T CUT IT WITH ME.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ART?

NOTHING, BUT I KNOW A WHOLE LOT ABOUT DRUGS.

THERE'S NO WAY YOU'LL LICK 'EM

TILL YOU WANT TO BAD ENOUGH.

THEN IT'S AN UPHILL BATTLE.

YOU OUGHT TO GO ON A LECTURE CIRCUIT.

YOU GOT THIS BIT DOWN TIGHT.

YOU'LL MAKE A MINT.

YOU DIDN'T LEARN NOTHIN' THROUGH ALL THIS, DID YOU?

YOU KNOW--YOU KNOW, IT'S PROBABLY MY FAULT.

MAYBE I MADE THINGS TOO EASY FOR YOU.

MAYBE YOU'D HAVE BEEN BETTER OFF

IF YOU SPENT SOME TIME IN JAIL.

HEY...THAT'S WHERE ALL THE GOOD DRUGS ARE.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

YEAH.

I'M AT TRIHN'S PLACE.

I THINK THE DELIVERY JUST ARRIVED.

O.K., UH...

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

YOU KNOW THAT SOONER OR LATER

THIS IS GOING TO KILL YOU.

I COULD TAKE THIS,

GO FLUSH IT DOWN THE TOILET RIGHT NOW,

BUT YOU'D JUST GO OUT AND GET SOME MORE PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE.

UH-UH.

ME DOIN' IT AIN'T GOING TO SOLVE NOTHIN'.

YOU'RE GOING TO LIVE,

OR YOU'RE GOING TO DIE...

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE YOUR CHOICE.

WELL, THE WAY THIS NIGHT'S BEEN GOING,

PROBABLY NOTHING IN THERE BUT A BUNCH OF RUGS.

IT'S MATT, ISN'T IT?

YEAH.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, BUBBA?

YOU'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT THROWING IN THE TOWEL, ARE YOU?

I DON'T KNOW, WALTER.

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THERE'S MUCH I CAN DO

ABOUT THAT SITUATION.

BUT...

THERE'S SURE SOMETHING I CAN DO ABOUT THIS ONE.

WE GOING TO CALL IT IN OR TAKE 'EM?

YOU KIDDING ME?

IF IT ISN'T MY OLD DANCING PARTNER.

PUT THE GUN DOWN.

JUST SLIDE IT.

DON'T MOVE!

THANKS FOR THE DANCE.

SO HE DROPPED HIS RIGHT, HUH?

MATT!

MATT!

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

ARE YOU?

I FLUSHED IT.

TO RIGHT WHERE IT BELONGS.

I'VE SUNK ABOUT AS LOW AS I CAN GO.

I ALMOST DIED.

CAME PRETTY CLOSE.

THE LORD GIVE ME A SECOND CHANCE.

WILL YOU... UNCLE BUBBA?

WE'RE FAMILY.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

THINK YOU CAN STILL GET THEM BALL TICKETS?

OH, YOU BETCHA.

YOU BET.

WELL...

THERE'S SOME GOOD-LOOKING WOMEN IN ATLANTA.

SO THEY TELL ME.

I WAS A LITTLE BIT TOO BUSY

TO NOTICE THE WOMEN.

BUBBA, I ALMOST FORGOT.

YOU GOT A MESSAGE FROM A...

KATHLEEN HILLIARD.

WELL...

NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT,

THERE WAS ONE VERY PRETTY LADY.

WHO'S KATHLEEN HILLIARD?

OH, A DOCTOR.

NOTHING TO IT.

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A DOCTOR?

PLAY GOLF WITH HER, MAYBE.

I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK.

WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS NOW?

WELL, I...

WE'LL SEE.

BUT THERE'S ONLY ONE THING

THAT I'M ABSOLUTELY SURE OF.

AND THAT IS,

THAT I'M GOING TO GO

TO MY NEPHEW'S

FIRST GALLERY SHOWING.

TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

LET ME LOOK AT THIS.

AHEM.

[BUBBA] WELL?

IS THAT ONE OF HIS PAINTINGS?

YEAH, THAT'S ONE OF HIS PAINTINGS.

WHAT'S IT SUPPOSED TO BE, BUBBA?

OH, FELLAS, COME ON.

COME HERE. TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

IT'S ME.

WELL, LOOK, THERE'S--THERE'S MY LIPS,

MY CHIN, MY EYEBROWS, UH,

ONE OF MY EYES.