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

HOLLY!

THAT'S YOU, HOLLY MAYNARD, ISN'T IT?

THAT'S RIGHT. WHO'S ASKING?

BILL GILLESPIE.

HOW'S YOUR MAMA?

SHE'S FINE, MR. GILLESPIE.

THANKS FOR ASKING.

YOU GIVE HER MY BEST, HEAR?

SURE ENOUGH.

[RINGING]

HEY! HERE MY PEOPLE COME.

ALL RIGHT.

YEAH.

YOU WANT CHOCOLATE?

YOU WANT CHOCOLATE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU TAKE CARE NOW.

I'LL GET YOU ONE ORANGE, HUH?

ALL RIGHT.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

PRETTY GOOD, EDDIE.

YOU GOT ANY CONES WITH THE CHOCOLATE AND NUTS?

YOU KNOW I DO.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE ON A DIET.

UH, YES, SIR.

I LOST THREE POUNDS THIS WEEK.

I'VE BEEN WORKING OUT HARD.

THIS IS MY END-OF-THE-WEEK TREAT.

I DON'T WANT TO FEEL DEPRIVED.

THAT'LL BE $1.00, PARKER.

HEY, SHERIFF. HOW ARE YOU DOING?

Y'ALL WANT SOMETHING?

YOU WANT ANYTHING, CHRISTINA?

JUST HAD LUNCH, SIR. NO, THANKS.

I DON'T THINK I BETTER.

I'M TEMPTED, BUT I'M GOING TO RESIST.

HOW MANY POUNDS YOU SUPPOSED TO LOSE?

DOC SAYS THAT 10 WOULD BE GOOD.

WELL, YOU KNOW,

THAT ICE CREAM IS GOING TO RENDER

NULL AND VOID

THE THREE POUNDS YOU ALREADY LOST.

CHIEF-- I MEAN, SHERIFF,

THIS CONE CAN'T WEIGH

MORE THAN 8 OR 9 OUNCES.

THAT'S NOT THE POINT, PARKER.

IT'S THE FAT CELLS YOU HAVE THERE

THAT ARE SO DANGEROUS.

YOU FEED THOSE FAT CELLS,

AND THEY SWELL UP LIKE ALL KINDS OF BALLOONS

WAITING FOR A FIX.

DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO BLOW THEM UP.

BEAUREGARD HERE, FOR INSTANCE,

HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH FAT CELLS

BECAUSE HE RUNS IN THE WOODS EVERYDAY,

TWICE.

IS THAT A FAT-- I MEAN, A FACT?

YES, IT IS.

WHY DON'T YOU PASS THAT OVER

TO ONE OF GOD'S CREATURES

WHOSE SYSTEM IS CAPABLE

OF HANDLING THE FAT CELL PROBLEM?

NOW, IF I START FEELING DEPRAVED, IT'S YOUR FAULT.

THERE AIN'T NO TELLING WHAT I'LL DO.

IF YOU START FEELING DEPRAVED,

CALL ME RIGHT AWAY.

I'LL ASSIGN YOU A BIBLE VERSE TO READ.

GO ON.

[BELLS RINGING]

WHO IS MADELEINE?

A LITTLE FRENCH GIRL,

GOES TO SCHOOL IN PARIS.

SHE WEARS A HAT.

I DON'T LIKE HATS.

DOES SHE SKATEBOARD?

SHE MIGHT IF SHE LIVED HERE.

HOW OLD IS SHE?

YOUR AGE.

HOW? YOU READ ABOUT HER WHEN YOU WERE MY AGE.

SHE MUST BE OLD.

ARE YOU SAYING I'M OLD?

OLDER THAN I AM.

HA!

HEY.

HEY, ED.

ARE YOU READY?

YEAH. YEAH.

MAMA! MAMA!

MAMA!

ICE CREAM TRUCK'S HERE.

GET SOMETHING FOR ME.

WHAT DO YOU WANT, MA?

WHAT YOU GET.

O.K.

[SCREECH]

DENIA!

DENIA!

DENIA!

WHAT HAPPENED?

CALL THE POLICE!

CALL THE POLICE!

MY BABY.

OH, DENIA.

OH, GOD!

STAY BACK!

SOMEBODY CALL THE POLICE!

CALL THE POLICE!

PLEASE!

HOLLY, IS THAT YOU?

ABOUT TIME.

[SIREN]

ALL RIGHT, EDDIE.

I WANT YOU TO TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAW.

IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST.

IS THERE ANYTHING ABOUT THE DRIVER YOU COULD TELL ME?

ONLY THAT SHE WAS WHITE,

THE CAR WAS FOREIGN.

IT HAD A COPPERY COLOR.

THERE'S NOT EVEN A SKID MARK.

SHE DIDN'T EVEN TRY TO STOP.

EDDIE, WHY DON'T YOU GO ON?

WE'LL ASK YOU TO COME TO THE STATION

IF WE NEED ANYTHING AT ALL.

DENIA'S MY BEST LITTLE CUSTOMER ON THIS STREET.

SHE LOVED HER SKATEBOARD AND MY TRUCK.

I SURE HOPE SHE PULLS THROUGH.

YEAH. WE ALL DO.

DRIVE HOME CAREFUL, EDDIE.

NOBODY RECOGNIZED WHOSE CAR IT WAS,

BUT THE NEIGHBOR SAID IT LOOKED LIKE A TOYOTA.

I DON'T KNOW WHY PEOPLE DRIVE THROUGH THESE STREETS SO FAST.

THEY KNOW THESE KIDS ARE PLAYING

UP AND DOWN HERE.

NOT STOPPING.

THAT'S WHAT'S THE COLD-BLOODED PART OF THIS THING.

TAKE THIS OVER TO THE LAB.

WE MIGHT FIND A COPPER-COLORED CAR

WITH DAY-GLO PAINT IN IT.

KID MIGHT NOT MAKE IT.

LITTLE GIRL'S MOTHER ASKED US TO CALL HER HUSBAND.

HERE'S THE NUMBER WHERE HE IS.

YOU WANT ME TO MAKE THAT CALL?

NO. I'LL DO IT.

HOLLY, COME HELP ME DO THESE SHEETS.

YOU SLEEP ON THEM JUST LIKE I DO.

YOU WALKED OFF AND LEFT THEM ON THE LINE

SO EVERY BIRD IN SPARTA--

HELP ME FOLD THE SHEETS, HOLLY.

I TOLD YOU NOT TO SMOKE IN THIS HOUSE.

JUST LEAVE ME ALONE, MA.

YOU'VE BEEN DRINKING,

PACING AROUND HERE LIKE A CAT.

WHAT THE HELL'S THE MATTER WITH YOU NOW?

I--I THINK I HIT A KID.

I'M GOING TO HIT A KID,

MY KID,

IF YOU DON'T HELP ME.

I THINK I RAN OVER A KID IN THE STREET, MA.

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

YOU DON'T LISTEN!

I SAID I THINK I RAN OVER A KID

WITH MY CAR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING!

YOU THINK?

YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW?

I BETTER GET OUT OF TOWN.

YOU DIDN'T STOP?

I DON'T THINK I KILLED HER OR ANYTHING.

SHE CAME FROM OUT OF NOWHERE!

PEOPLE DON'T COME FROM OUT OF NOWHERE.

I GOTTA GO, MA.

GO WHERE?

YOU THINK THEY WON'T FIND YOU?

DON'T YELL AT ME, MA. PLEASE.

HELP ME.

THEY WENT EASY ON YOU BEFORE

'CAUSE YOU WERE UNDERAGE.

YOU'RE 18 NOW, HOLLY.

LET ME TAKE YOUR CAR.

I'LL JUST RIDE OVER TO JACKSON FOR A FEW DAYS.

PLEASE, MA?

I CAN'T LET YOU TAKE MY CAR.

YOU'RE STILL DRINKING.

YOU WANT ME TO GO TO JAIL?

I WANT YOU TO GET YOURSELF STRAIGHT.

I WANT YOU TO STOP THIS!

I TOLD YOU

SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN

SOONER OR LATER.

I TOLD YOU.

IT'S TOO LATE NOW.

DR. MURPHY, DIAL EXTENSION 55, PLEASE.

DR. MURPHY, EXTENSION 55.

MRS. LARSEN, WOULD YOU LIKE A CUP OF COFFEE?

NO, THANKS.

DID YOU REACH MY HUSBAND?

YES, MA'AM. HE'S FLYING BACK TONIGHT.

DENIA, IS, UH...

SUCH A TOMBOY.

I'VE TOLD HER SO MANY TIMES

ABOUT SKATEBOARDING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE STREET.

SHE GOES SO FAST.

SHE'S JUST LIKE MOST KIDS.

NOTHING BETTER THAN TRYING TO DO

EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TOLD NOT TO.

THEY WEAR IT LIKE A BADGE.

YES, THEY DO.

HE'S GONNA BLAME ME

FOR NOT KEEPING A CLOSE ENOUGH EYE ON HER.

I KNOW HE WILL.

THEY, UH...

THEY SAY THAT IT WAS A WOMAN

DRIVING THAT CAR.

WELL, WE'RE NOT SURE,

BUT THAT'S WHAT THE WITNESSES ARE SAYING.

HOW COULD SHE JUST RUN OVER MY BABY

AND KEEP GOING

LIKE SHE WAS NOTHING?

LIKE SHE WAS A BAG OF GARBAGE

SOMEBODY LEFT IN THE STREET?

MRS. LARSEN...

WOULD YOU PLEASE COME IN?

IS SHE, UM...

OH...

DEE, I NEED TO SEE CHIEF FORBES.

SURE, GO RIGHT ON IN, MISS DeLONG.

MORNING, HARRIET.

YOU READING THAT EDITORIAL?

YEAH. BILL SAID THIS PAPER WAS ANTIPOLICE.

AND ANTICITY COUNCIL, TOO.

"WHERE ARE THE POLICE WHEN YOU REALLY NEED THEM?

"YOU BROUGHT IN THIS NEW CHIEF.

NOW WHAT'S HE GOING TO DO?"

AND FOR THE CITY COUNCIL,

"WHY DID YOU COFFEE-DRINKING, GLAD-HANDING IDIOTS

VOTE DOWN SPEED BUMPS FOR THE CITY OF SPARTA?"

AND NOWHERE DOES IT SAY ANYTHING

ABOUT THE MONEY TO PAY FOR IT.

STEAM IS BUILDING ABOUT THIS HIT-AND-RUN.

A DEMONSTRATION'S PLANNED FOR CITY HALL.

I JUST GOT WORD.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL HAVE A CAR OR TWO EXTRA CRUISE THE AREA.

APPRECIATE IT. I DO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY FEEL.

WHOEVER KILLED THAT CHILD--

WELL, I GOT TO RUN.

LET ME WALK OUT WITH YOU.

Y'ALL HAVE A NICE DAY.

ALL RIGHT, AND THANK YOU.

WHAT DO YOU GOT, DEE?

IN THE CITY LIMITS, FIVE DUIs IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS.

THREE WERE WHITE FEMALES.

WE GET A LOT OF SPEEDERS

COMING IN OFF THOSE COUNTRY ROADS.

WHAT'S THE STATUS ON THE DUIs?

ONE'S IN JAIL, ONE LEFT TOWN,

AND THE THIRD LOOKS LIKE A MATCH-UP

WITH SOMETHING THE SHERIFF HAS ON THE COUNTYWIDE LIST.

HIS LIST IS LONGER.

YOU'RE IN IT NOW.

I'M LEAVING.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

YOU WON'T LET ME TAKE YOUR CAR.

YOU DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO ME.

I CAN STAND WITH YOU, BUT YOU HAVE TO FACE IT.

FACE WHAT?

GOING TO JAIL FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE?

I WAS DRUNK!

I DIDN'T MEAN TO HIT THAT KID.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT ANYBODY.

YOU DIDN'T MEAN TO, BUT YOU DID.

YOU CAN'T RUN FROM THIS. IT'S TOO BIG.

NOW WE'LL GET YOU SOME HELP.

HOLLY!

HOLLY!

HOLLY!

THE PAPER SAYS THEY THINK IT WAS

A SMALL COPPER-COLORED CAR.

DON'T GO DRIVING IT AROUND.

I WON'T DRIVE IT AROUND.

I'M GOING TO DRIVE IT AS FAR AWAY AS I CAN GET.

LOOKS LIKE THE PEOPLE HIT THE CITY LIMITS

AND STEP ON THE GAS.

THOSE COUNTRY PEOPLE

THINK THE LAW ENDS AT THE COUNTY LINE.

THERE'S 20 SPEEDING VIOLATIONS ON THIS LIST

IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS.

EIGHT ARE DUIs WITH PRIORS.

MAYBE WE OUGHT TO KEEP A LIST OF THOSE

THAT WE SHOULD TICKET AND THEN MAYBE WE DIDN'T, SEE?

NONE OF THE TICKETED VEHICLES MATCHES

THE HIT-AND-RUN CAR.

ALL RIGHT.

FAX EVERYTHING YOU GOT OVER TO CHIEF FORBES.

dI WANT TO GO OVER TO THE MAYNARD HOUSE IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.

YEAH, I GOT IT. I GOT IT RIGHT HERE.

BUT, LISTEN, THAT CAR YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT

IS NOT THE SAME ONE SHE HAD WHEN WE FIRST PICKED HER UP.

HERE'S THE NUMBER.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

BILL.

HI, CYNTHIA.

I HOPE I'M NOT DISTURBING YOU.

NOT AT ALL.

I CAME TO ASK YOU HOW'S HOLLY THESE DAYS?

OH, SHE'S O.K.

DID SHE EVER GET INTO ONE OF THOSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS?

SHE GOT IN ONE AND GOT OUT.

IT DIDN'T SEEM TO HELP HER.

SHE NEVER WAS ONE TO STICK WITH ANYTHING,

JUST ALWAYS RESTLESS.

I FEEL LIKE THE MOST FAILING PARENT ON EARTH.

OH, NO.

A PERSON'S GOT TO DO THAT HERSELF.

NOBODY CAN DO IT FOR HER.

IS SHE AROUND?

NO, BILL, SHE'S NOT. IS SOMETHING WRONG?

SHE MAY HAVE BEEN A WITNESS TO SOMETHING--

ACCIDENT.

WE'LL CATCH UP WITH HER.

SHALL I HAVE HER CALL YOU?

YES. THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA.

THERE'S MY PHONE OVER AT THE SHERIFF'S STATION.

WELL, SHE DOESN'T HEAR ME, BILL.

I DON'T KNOW WHY.

WELL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TALK WITH HER.

THANK YOU.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF MESS HERE, HUH?

SOMEBODY SURE WAS IN A HURRY TO GET OUT OF HERE.

CAR IN THE GARAGE IS REGISTERED TO CYNTHIA MAYNARD,

NOT HOLLY.

WELL, I'LL BET THIS RUBBER BURNER HERE

IS REGISTERED TO HER SPEED-DEMON DAUGHTER.

LOOKS LIKE SHE RAN OVER THE TRASH CAN.

PROBABLY DRUNK.

DAMN!

LET'S GO!

IT'S A COPPER-COLORED TOYOTA CAMRY.

SHE CAN'T OUTRUN US IN THAT THING.

WE'RE HEADING FOR THE INTERSTATE RAMP,

JUST PASSING THE EVERGREEN EXIT.

LOOKING FOR A TOYOTA IN THAT HIT-AND-RUN.

WHAT?

SHE'S A SUSPECT IN THE HIT-AND-RUN. THE CAR IS ANYWAY.

WONDER WHERE SHE THINKS SHE'S GOING?

STEP OUT OF THE CAR! PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR!

Y'ALL GET MOVING NOW. MOVE ALONG.

YOU OUGHT TO BE OUT CHASING MURDERERS AND DRUG DEALERS.

MOVE IT ON.

PLEASE STEP OUT OF THE CAR.

BRING YOUR LICENSE AND REGISTRATION.

HOLLY MAYNARD.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

LUKE EVERETT, MISS.

I'M HOLLY MAYNARD.

SO I SEE.

YOU THINK YOU CAN WALK A STRAIGHT LINE?

SURE.

WELL, START HERE.

O.K., CHIEF.

HOW'D I DO?

CHIEF SAID TO GIVE HER THE BREATH TEST.

HE'S SENDING SOMEBODY OVER TO IMPOUND HER CAR.

TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND BREATHE INTO THIS TUBE.

BOOK HER.

MISS MAYNARD, YOU'RE UNDER ARREST

FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AND SPEEDING.

DOES THAT MEAN THAT I CAN GO WITH YOU?

SURE DOES.

WHERE?

POLICE STATION.

I WAS THINKING SOMETHING ELSE.

[PROTEST SHOUTING]

WHERE YOU TAKING HER NOW?

BACK TO JAIL, MA'AM.

NOW, DON'T WORRY, MRS. MAYNARD.

HOLLY, I'LL BE THERE

AS SOON AS I GET OFF WORK.

DON'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THESE PEOPLE!

YOU HEAR?

MURDERER! HIT-RUN MURDERER!

HOW'D IT GO?

FELONY DUI, HIT-AND-RUN, MANSLAUGHTER.

SHE HAD PRIORS.

WHEN'S THE TRIAL?

THREE WEEKS.

HE'S NOT WASTING ANY TIME.

A DRUNK DRIVER KILLED HIS NIECE.

JUDGE BRETT. I'M GOING IN TO FACE THE LIONS.

DID YOU GO TO THE ARRAIGNMENT?

YEAH. I JUST CAME FROM THERE.

THE JUDGE ORDERED A PSYCHIATRIST FOR HOLLY MAYNARD.

EVALUATION BEFORE TRIAL?

WELL, HER LAWYER FOUGHT HARD FOR IT AND GOT IT.

WHY NOT ORDER ONE FOR THE GIRL'S FAMILY

SINCE HE WAS ORDERING? THE CITY PAYING FOR IT?

WELL, THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.

WITH WHAT, SUPERMARKET COUPONS?

I DON'T KNOW, DARLIN'. I'LL CALL YOU LATER.

WE GOT HOLLY MAYNARD SITUATED IN A CELL.

WE CAN'T KEEP THE GIRL HERE LONG TERM.

NO, WE SURE CAN'T.

I'D GUESS THIS IS THE LONGEST SHE'S GONE

WITHOUT A DRINK FOR A WHILE.

SHE'S STARTING TO GET THE SHAKES.

LET HER MOTHER VISIT HER IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM.

YES, SIR.

UH, CHIEF FORBES? WE GOT US A MATCH

ON THAT DAY-GLO PAINT ON HOLLY'S CAR.

I THOUGHT WE HAD THAT ALREADY.

YES, SIR, BUT IT'S OFFICIAL NOW--

FROM THE JACKSON LABS.

WE ALL SAW IT, BUT NOW WE KNOW IT FOR SURE.

THANK YOU, PARKER.

YOU'RE WELCOME, SIR.

I'D LIKE TO SEE MS. DeLONG?

YOUR NAME?

CYNTHIA MAYNARD.

UH...YOU DON'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT.

IT'S URGENT.

I'M SORRY. MS. DeLONG HAS PEOPLE WAITING

WITH SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS.

I DON'T GIVE A DAMN.

I TOLD HER YOU HAVE APPOINTMENTS.

MAY I CALL YOU BACK? ALL RIGHT.

THE JUDGE ORDERED A PSYCHIATRIST FOR MY DAUGHTER,

AND THE PROSECUTOR SAYS THERE'S NO MONEY IN THE BUDGET.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

YOU SURE?

YES.

YOU'RE HOLLY MAYNARD'S MOTHER?

MS. DeLONG, MY DAUGHTER--

YOUR DAUGHTER HAS A DRINKING PROBLEM

THAT RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF A CHILD.

SHE'S NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO GO TO JAIL.

LITTLE DENIA LARSEN WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH

TO SURVIVE A HIT-AND-RUN.

PLEASE, MS. DeLONG, SHE NEEDS COUNSELING.

CAN'T YOU PUSH THE COMMITTEE TO RELEASE THE FUNDS?

THE COURT ORDERED THE PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION,

BUT NOT TO BREAK THE RULES TO GET IT.

IF YOU STICK HER IN A JAIL CELL

AND JUST LOCK HER AWAY,

SHE'S GOING TO GO ALL TO PIECES.

NOW, SHE NEEDS HELP!

I'LL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO GET HER SOME HELP,

BUT I CAN'T GUARANTEE ANYTHING.

NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME...

WHAT AN AWFUL THING...

FOR THE FAMILY OF THE DEAD CHILD...

BUT FOR THIS HOLLY KID, TOO.

OH, YES.

I KNOW HER MOTHER.

THE WOMAN HAS TRIED EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD

TO GET THAT CHILD BACK ON THE TRACKS,

BUT... NOTHING WORKS.

IS THERE ALCOHOLISM IN THE FAMILY?

I DON'T THINK SO.

CERTAINLY NOT THE MOTHER.

I DIDN'T KNOW THE FATHER.

HE'S LONG GONE ANYHOW.

WELL, SOMETHING'S GOING ON IN THERE.

SOME PEOPLE JUST SEEM TO NOT WANT TO BE CONSCIOUS.

I SOMETIMES FEEL THAT WAY MYSELF.

DON'T WE ALL? BUT IT'S TEMPORARY.

TELL YOU WHAT-- I'LL SPEAK TO THE JUDGE.

I'LL TELL HIM I'M VOLUNTEERING MY SERVICES TO THE COURT

TO TREAT HOLLY MAYNARD.

I KNEW THAT WOULD BE YOUR RESPONSE, DOCTOR. IT'S VERY GENEROUS,

AND I THANK YOU. YOU KNOW SOMETHING?

THIS IDEA OF FREE PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPY TO INMATES IN JAILS

IS THE MOST UNPOPULAR IDEA I'VE EVER COME ACROSS.

PEOPLE DON'T WANT CRIMINALS HAVING SERVICES

THEY THEMSELVES CAN'T AFFORD...

NOT AT TAXPAYERS' EXPENSE.

THERE YOU GO.

LET ME CALL YOU BACK.

CHIEF?

THAT WAS MRS. MAYNARD.

I TOLD HER VISITING HOURS DON'T BEGIN UNTIL MORNING,

BUT SHE WANTS TO COME BY AND WAIT.

LET HER DO WHAT SHE WANTS.

YES, SIR.

MEN ARE ALL FINISHED.

LET'S GO, HOLLY.

HERE'S A CLEAN TOWEL,

AND PUT YOUR DIRTIES IN THIS BAG.

[ICE CREAM TRUCK BELLS]

[PROTESTERS SHOUTING]

MURDERER!

MURDERER!

MURDERER!

[SHOUTING]

MURDERER!

YOU KILLED HER! YOU KILLED HER!

[DEE] HURRY UP, HOLLY.

I GOT OTHER THINGS TO DO.

WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON IT IN THE MORNING

IF I CAN GET IT TO A VOTE.

LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING AGAINST IT.

DR. ATWILL'S GOING TO COME AND SPEAK TO THAT GIRL

NO MATTER WHICH WAY THEY VOTE.

I'M GLAD, BUT IT SURE MAKES ME LOOK SILLY.

THE COURT KNEW DAMNED WELL

THERE WAS NO MONEY IN THE BUDGET TO PAY FOR IT.

NOW YOU'RE MAKING ME FEEL AS THOUGH I DID SOMETHING WRONG.

YOUR GOOD HEART HAS LED YOU

TO TRAMPLE ON MY PLAN TO CONVINCE THE COURT

NOT TO ORDER THINGS THAT DON'T EXIST.

ISN'T THERE ANY CHANCE OF GETTING SOME MONEY FOR INMATE COUNSELING?

LITTLE OR NONE, AS FAR AS I CAN SEE.

WELL, THEN IT'S A GOOD THING ATWILL'S COMING,

IF ONLY FOR THIS ONE TIME.

MAKING AN EXCEPTION, JUST WHAT I SAID I WOULDN'T DO.

YEAH, WELL I DID IT.

COLMER'S GOING TO DO ME IN.

I CAN HEAR HIM ALREADY.

I'LL PROTECT YOU.

FROM COLMER? THERE'S NO PROTECTION.

HE'S LIKE POISON GAS.

I GOT TO GO.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE. DON'T RUN AWAY LIKE THAT.

OH, FORGOT.

GOOD NIGHT.

I MEAN, WHY CAN'T YOU STAY OVER TONIGHT?

I CAN'T LEAVE MY LITTLE FELLA ALONE ALL NIGHT.

WHEN ARE YOU AND THE KID

GOING TO MOVE IN HERE INTO THIS BIG HOUSE WITH ME?

WHEN I FEEL IT'S RIGHT.

AND WHEN IS THAT GOING TO BE?

I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

HMM.

O.K. LIGHTS OUT, SLEEP TIGHT,

AND YOU KNOW THE REST.

MS. MAYNARD, UH... I BROUGHT YOU SOME COFFEE.

MA'AM, YOU'RE HERE WAY TOO EARLY FOR VISITING.

IT'S GOING TO BE AT LEAST ANOTHER HOUR.

I-I'LL WAIT.

I WANT TO GIVE HER THESE.

OH, THEN--THEN WE'LL HAVE TO INSPECT THAT.

O.K.

HOLLY, YOUR MAMA BROUGHT YOU SOME CLOTHES.

HOLLY?

HOLLY?

HOLLY?

HOLLY.

OH, MY LORD.

PARKER!

WE GOT AN EMERGENCY!

WE GOT A SUICIDE DOWN THERE.

WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE?

SHE'S COLD, PARKER.

GET AN AMBULANCE RIGHT AWAY!

HOLLY! IS IT HOLLY?

GET ME THE CHIEF.

IS IT HOLLY?

I CAN'T LET YOU GO DOWN THERE.

I WANT TO SEE MY DAUGHTER.

PLEASE, MRS. MAYNARD, WAIT OVER THERE.

I NEED TO SPEAK WITH CHIEF FORBES.

HE'S AT THE CIVIL SERVICE MEETING.

IT'S AN EMERGENCY.

GET HIM!

THERE'S A SUICIDE IN THE JAIL.

WE'RE HAVING TO HOLD PRISONERS LONGER

BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE OF CELLS ON THE STATE LEVEL.

I'M SICK AND TIRED OF THIS MOLLYCODDLING OF CRIMINALS!

CAN'T WE FIND A WAY TO OBEY THIS COURT ORDER

BEFORE WE'RE ALL HELD IN CONTEMPT?

WE DO HAVE AN EMERGENCY FUND.

I HAVE SOME STATISTICS HERE

ON THE RECIDIVISM OF INMATES EXPOSED TO COUNSELING

AS OPPOSED TO THOSE NOT EXPOSED TO COUNSELING.

WHAT DOES ALL THAT GOBBLEDYGOOK MEAN?

COMMON SENSE. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO COMMON SENSE?

STATISTICS DON'T MEAN A THING.

YOU'RE OFF THE MARK THERE, MR. COLMER.

PEOPLE WITH SEVERE PROBLEMS NEED MORE THAN COMMON SENSE.

YOU MISSED POINT. I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY NEED.

AH. I DIDN'T MISS IT THAT TIME.

[HARRIET] IF THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENT OR DISCUSSION,

LET'S BRING THIS TO A VOTE.

IF YOU'LL ALL EXCUSE ME, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

THERE'S, UH, AN EMERGENCY AT THE SPARTA JAIL.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I WON'T KNOW THE DETAILS UNTIL I GET THERE.

IF YOU ALL WILL EXCUSE ME...

I TOLD YOU SHE WAS TOO WEAK FOR JAIL.

BUT YOU WOULDN'T LISTEN!

NOW SHE'S DEAD!

HOW DID THIS WOMAN GET IN HERE?

ISN'T ANYBODY MINDING THE DOOR?

OH, MY GOD! OHHH!

[GUNSHOTS]

DR. ATWILL, YOU O.K.?

YES, FINE.

[HARRIET] WE NEED A DOCTOR UP HERE!

YOU O.K.?

I'M O.K.

I GUESS THIS MEETING'S ADJOURNED.

I KNEW SOMETHING WILD WAS COMING.

I WISH YOU'D TOLD US.

COLLY, SHE SAVED YOUR LIFE.

MY LIFE?

I'M NOT DYING.

HELLO. MY NAME'S ED QUINN.

I'M HERE TO SEE CHIEF FORBES.

WE'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU.

I'M LIEUTENANT JAMISON.

CHIEF FORBES WILL BE WITH YOU IN A MINUTE.

HAVE A SEAT.

"MOTHER OF SUICIDE SHOOTS AT CITY COUNCIL.

"CYNTHIA MAYNARD, MOTHER OF THE HIT-AND-RUN KILLER,

WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE AT THE SPARTA JAIL..."

THAT IS THE WORST PICTURE OF ME I HAVE EVER SEEN,

AND THEY MISSPELLED MY NAME.

WHAT'S THE CHARGE GOING TO BE, CHIEF?

ATTEMPTED MURDER.

WHAT ABOUT BAIL?

THERE WILL BE NO BAIL.

CHIEF FORBES, I WAS THINKING...

CYNTHIA'S DAUGHTER'S FUNERAL.

SHE'LL NEED SOME HELP WITH THE DETAILS.

MAY I SEE HER?

THE WOMAN NEEDS HELP, CHIEF.

NOBODY'S HELPING.

NO FAMILY MEMBER HAS COME FORWARD.

SERGEANT, WOULD YOU TAKE MS. DeLONG DOWN

TO SEE CYNTHIA MAYNARD?

YES, SIR. THIS WAY, MS. DeLONG.

I WOULDN'T SO MUCH AS LIFT A FINGER.

WE KNOW THAT, COLMER.

CAN YOU LET HER OUT FOR HER DAUGHTER'S FUNERAL?

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE HER TO IT.

EXCUSE ME. UH, MR. QUINN'S HERE.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MR. QUINN IS FROM

THE MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

HE'S HERE TO INVESTIGATE

THE SUICIDE OF HOLLY MAYNARD.

WELL, ED.

BAD NEW TRAVELS FAR AND FAST, DOESN'T IT?

YES, BILL, IT DOES.

WAS HOLLY THE FIRST SUICIDE IN THIS JAIL?

AS FAR AS I KNOW. I HOPE IT'S THE LAST.

I READ IT, BUT I NEVER QUITE UNDERSTAND THEIR DOING IT.

ME NEITHER.

WELL, I'LL BE UPSTAIRS, MS. DeLONG.

THANKS.

I'M SORRY.

MY MIND IS ON MY CHILD.

I UNDERSTAND.

I'M SORRY FOR WHAT I DID.

IT WAS WRONG TO BLAME YOU.

I HOPE YOU CAN FORGIVE ME.

CYNTHIA...

FROM WHAT BILL TELLS ME,

YOU DID EVERYTHING A MOTHER COULD DO TO SAVE HOLLY.

SO YOU MUSTN'T BLAME YOURSELF.

SHE WAS SO FRAGILE.

YES, AND YOU TRIED TO MAKE HER STRONGER.

THERE ARE SOME...

DETAILS.

IS THERE ANYBODY I CAN CALL FOR YOU?

TH-THERE'S NO ONE.

WELL...

THE MEDICAL EXAMINER NEEDS TO KNOW

WHERE YOU WANT HOLLY SENT.

OH, UM...

I HADN'T THOUGHT...

DO YOU WANT ME TO CHOOSE A PLACE?

THANK YOU.

I REALLY AM VERY SORRY.

I'M THE ONE WHO'S SORRY.

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI IS ISSUING NEW DIRECTIVES

FOR HOUSING INMATES AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVELS.

ISN'T THAT AN INFRINGEMENT OF LOCAL AUTHORITY?

WE DON'T CARE WHOSE AUTHORITY IS INFRINGED.

WE WANT TO GET THE MEDIA OFF OUR BACKS.

WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME...

WHERE DID SHE GET THE PLASTIC BAG?

FROM US.

JAIL EQUIPMENT.

FOR FACE CLOTHS, SOAPS, SHAMPOOS, THAT SORT OF THING.

IN THE NAME OF SANITY, TRY ANOTHER WAY.

TO TELL THE TRUTH,

I PUT THOSE THINGS IN WHEN I WAS CHIEF.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THINGS

A LITTLE MORE CONVENIENT FOR WOMEN.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND

THAT THIS GIRL'S DRINKING PROBLEM

WENT BACK TO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE WAS DEEPLY TROUBLED FOR YEARS.

AND, UH, KILLING THAT CHILD

SENT HER OVER THE EDGE.

OH, YEAH. SHE WAS DEVASTATED.

WE'RE HOPING TO GET A LESSER CHARGE AGAINST THE MOTHER.

WHAT?

WE--WE FEEL THAT SHE DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL ANYBODY.

SHE OPENED FIRE ON A ROOMFUL OF PEOPLE, DOCTOR.

THIS IS A BULLET WOUND, NOT A CHIGGER BITE.

[QUINN] THAT'S BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR D.A.

FOR GOD SAKES, DON'T LET ANYTHING HAPPEN TO THIS MAYNARD WOMAN

WHILE SHE'S IN YOUR CUSTODY.

WE'RE WATCHING HER NIGHT AND DAY.

GOOD. WELL, I HAVE A MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.

LET ME FIND IT AND READ IT FOR YOU.

MRS. LARSEN?

I'M HARRIET DeLONG FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.

THIS IS OFFICER CORBIN FROM THE SPARTA PD.

WE JUST CAME BY TO EXPRESS OUR CONDOLENCES

FOR THE LOSS OF YOUR CHILD.

AND IF WE CAN DO ANYTHING AT ALL

TO ASSIST YOU DURING THIS TIME...

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE, UM...SO APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS.

IS THIS THE MEMORIAL EDDIE PUT UP?

YES, IT IS.

ALL THE CHILDREN IN TOWN LOVE THAT TRUCK.

MY NEPHEW SURE DOES.

EDDIE'S BEEN HERE EVERY DAY.

DENIA WAS HIS BIGGEST FAN.

HE'S FRIENDS WITH ALL THE CHILDREN.

WELL, WE DON'T MEAN TO KEEP YOU.

Y'ALL TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES.