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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

[STRING BASS]

I WENT DOWN

TO THE ST. JAMES INFIRMARY

TO SEE MY BABY THERE

SHE WAS LYING ON A LONG WHITE TABLE

SO SWEET, SO COOL, SO FAIR

WENT UP TO SEE THE DOCTOR

SHE'S VERY LOW, HE SAID

WENT BACK TO SEE MY BABY

GREAT GOD! SHE WAS LYIN' THERE DEAD

LET HER GO, LET HER GO

GOD BLESS HER

WHEREVER SHE MAY BE

SHE MAY SEARCH THIS WIDE WORLD OVER

NEVER FIND ANOTHER MAN LIKE ME

OH, WHEN I DIE

PLEASE BURY ME

IN MY HIGH-TOP STETSON HAT

PUT A GOLD PIECE ON MY WATCH CHAIN

SO THEY'LL KNOW I DIED STANDING PAT

GET SIX GAMBLERS TO CARRY MY COFFIN

SIX CHORUS GIRLS TO SING MY SONG

PUT A JAZZ BAND ON MY TAILGATE

TO RAISE HELL AS WE GO ALONG

NOW THAT'S THE END OF MY STORY

LET'S HAVE ANOTHER ROUND OF BOOZE

AND IF ANYONE SHOULD ASK YOU

JUST TELL THEM

I'VE GOT THE ST. JAMES INFIRMARY BLUES

HI, LONNIE. HEY, CHES.

I'D LIKE TO MEET OUR NEW CHIEF, HAMPTON FORBES.

HI, CHIEF.

CHES, NICE TO MEET YOU.

SO YOU'RE FROM MEMPHIS.

THAT WAS MY LAST ROOST.

NEW ORLEANS, ORIGINALLY.

BIG TOWNS OF MINE IN THE BAD OLD DAYS.

DON'T YOU MEAN THE GOOD OLD DAYS?

IF THEY WERE, I'D STILL BE THERE.

WHAT WAS SO BAD ABOUT THEM?

EVERYTHING BUT THE MONEY.

HA HA!

HI, CHIEF. HI, LONNIE.

HEY, AL.

NOT TO INTERRUPT, BUT YOUR VERY SPECIAL PARTY JUST ARRIVED.

EXCUSE ME.

CHES, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TALK TO YOU BEFORE WE LEAVE.

ARE WE?

ABOUT THE THREATS YOU'VE BEEN GETTING.

OH.

WHEN YOU'RE READY,

UH, WE'LL ALL HAVE A CHAT BACKSTAGE, HUH?

O.K.

OH, CHES!

THANK YOU.

WHY DON'T YOU ASK HIM OVER?

THE GRAND LADY JUST SUMMONED ME.

I MIGHT BE A FEW MINUTES.

GO AHEAD.

MY DIARY TELLS ME IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS.

I'D HAVE GUESSED THAT.

YOU JUST GET BACK? TODAY. COME. SIT DOWN.

CHES, DEAR, I WANT TO HEAR GRAY SUNDAYS IN.

YOU SHALL HEAR IT.

YOU'RE LOOKING WELL.

SO ARE YOU.

YOU LOOK NICE IN MUFTI.

WELL, THANK YOU. I'M WEARING THESE

ABOUT HALF THE TIME THESE DAYS.

WOULD YOU WEAR A TIE IF I BOUGHT YOU A NICE SELECTION?

CORDELIA, PLEASE.

AUNT COR, I DON'T REALLY WEAR TIES MUCH.

MM-HMM.

[APPLAUSE]

WE'RE BACK.

ONCE UPON A TIME, IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK,

I WAS PLAYING A LITTLE SKINNY SALOON

WITH BLACK WALLS

OWNED BY SOME BIG FAT MEN WITH WHITE FACES.

[DRUM ROLL]

TWO FOLKS WHO WERE CRAZY IN LOVE

USED TO COME AND SEE ME THERE.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, ONE WAS FROM RIGHT AROUND HERE.

THEY USED TO TALK ABOUT THEIR LITTLE MEETING PLACE IN THE BIG CITY,

AND FOR THEM, I WROTE THIS LITTLE SONG.

? WHEN I THINK ABOUT ROMANTIC MOMENTS ?

? I DON'T CONSIDER VERY MUCH ?

THE POPULAR PLACES

THOSE WIDE OPEN SPACES

WITH SUN AND SAND AND SUCH

I DREAM OF A SMALL APARTMENT

OUR LITTLE SEVENTH STORY DEN

WINTER SUNDAYS IN TOWN

WITH NOBODY AROUND

I WISH WE COULD LIVE THEM AGAIN

THOSE HAPPY GRAY SUNDAYS IN

ABOVE THE QUIET CITY

AND JUST WE TWO

ALONE

MORNING PAPERS SPREAD A-FLURRY

ALL THE WORLD THAT WE'D REQUIRE

NOTHING EVER GAVE US WORRY

BUT THE COFFEE ON THE FIRE

GRAY SUNDAYS IN

A LITTLE MUSIC PLAYING

SOMETHING FROM LONG AGO

AND IF RAIN FELL PAST THE WINDOW

WE NEVER CARED A PIN

THOSE QUIET, HAPPY

GRAY SUNDAYS IN

[APPLAUSE]

IT'S THAT RED CHEVY RIGHT OVER THERE.

GO TO THE PLANT AND GET THE TOW TRUCK.

TOW TRUCK'S GOT THE NAME

OF YOUR DADDY'S COMPANY ALL OVER IT.

I'LL HOT-WIRE THE CHEV.

CLU'S RIGHT.

GO.

GENTLEMEN, MEET MS. ELLEN SHORE,

WHO TOLD YOU ABOUT SOME THREATS I'VE BEEN GETTING,

WHICH I DON'T TAKE SERIOUSLY.

DEAREST DARLING, LIEUTENANT JAMISON AND CHIEF FORBES.

EVENING, GENTLEMEN.

THESE ARE WHAT I WANTED TO SHOW Y'ALL.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS.

I'M OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW WHEN I SHOULDN'T

AND SHOULD DO SOMETHING.

HE MAKES A JOKE OUT OF EVERYTHING,

AND THIS AIN'T NO JOKE.

KIND OF HALLOWEENY, HUH?

THE GOBLIN WILL GET YOU, SO STAY IN YOUR PLACE.

IT ALSO SAYS THE GOBLIN KILLS.

"THE GOBLIN DON'T LIKE BLUES, BLUES MAN.

"GOBLIN SAYS LET'S LOSE THE BLUES.

"THE GOBLIN KILLS."

I'M PUTTING HIS LAUNDRY IN THE CAR.

OH, GOT SOME PHONE CALLS, TOO.

ONLY A COUPLE.

MALE OR FEMALE?

IT WAS A GUY.

SOME DUMBBELL PUTTING ON A FUNNY VOICE.

WHAT'D THE FUNNY VOICE SAY, CHES?

HE SAID SHE WON'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU,

SO YOU STAY AWAY FROM HER.

LEAVE SOON OR DIE SOON.

THAT'S KID STUFF.

KIDS KILL TOO, CHES.

NOW WHO WAS THE WOMAN IN THE NOTE,

"SHE WON'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU?"

WHO IS SHE?

IS SHE YOUR FAN?

WELL, YOU KNOW, IN THIS BUSINESS, WE DO GET FANS,

WOMEN FANS,

AND SOMETIMES THEY CAN GET PRETTY, UH,

HOW CAN I PUT IT? DEVOTED.

[ENGINE STARTS]

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THAT CAR?

YOU GET OUT OF IT, YOU HEAR ME?

JACOB, HEY.

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THIS CAR? WHAT...

CAN YOU GIVE US SOME NAMES

OF WOMEN LIKE THAT IN SPARTA?

I SUPPOSE I COULD, BUT WHY?

MAYBE SOME OF THESE WOMEN HAVE MEN FOLKS.

MAYBE THESE MEN FOLKS GET MAD AT YOU.

TWO MEN JUST STOLE CHES'S CAR.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DONE,

BUT THE DOORMAN'S ON THE GROUND.

I'M GOING TO CALL THE PARAMEDICS.

MR. JACOB OLIN?

THAT'S ME.

I HOPE YOU'RE NOT IN PAIN.

I AM,

BUT THANKS.

MR. OLIN, YOU THINK YOU COULD TELL US SOMETHING?

THEY WAS STARTING THE CAR,

AND I STARTED YELLING.

BEFORE I KNEW IT,

THEY CROWNED ME WITH SOMETHING.

IT WAS A WHITE GUY AND A BLACK GUY.

RECOGNIZE THEM?

I THINK THE BLACK GUY MIGHT'VE BEEN CLU DEETER.

WORKS AT THE WOODLIN ENGINEERING PLANT.

WHY GO TO ALL THAT TROUBLE TO STEAL A FIFTIES CAR?

WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN WE FIND HIM.

YEAH. HUH?

OH, YOU THINK RED.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, YES, MA'AM.

UH, COULD YOU HOLD PLEASE?

CHIEF, YOU WANT TO TAKE A CALL

FROM MS. ELLEN SHORE?

YEAH.

MORNING, MS. SHORE.

NO, MA'AM. I JUST GOT IN.

EXCUSE ME, CHIEF FORBES.

WE GOT AN INTERESTING CAR.

UH, HOLD ON A SEC, PLEASE.

TELL ME.

WELL, SIR, IT'S AN OLD CAR.

MORE THAN LIKELY A CHEVY, PROBABLY RED.

IT WENT OVER THE CLIFF ON ROUTE THREE.

IT BURNED UP, AND IT'S STILL SMOKING IN THE RAVINE.

THANK YOU.

WE JUST GOT SOME INFORMATION, MS. SHORE.

IF I DON'T CALL YOU BACK,

WE'RE STILL LOOKING AND CHECKING.

WHY YOU WORRYING?

IT'S ONLY AN OLD CAR, SUGAR PLUM.

YOU TELL THAT TO THE COPS, NOT TO ME.

KEEP COOL, PRECIOUS.

YOU'RE NOT SCARED, HUH?

WHAT YOU WANT ME TO SAY?

TELL THAT OLD LADY NOT TO COME TO THE CLUB ANYMORE.

I'M SCARED OF THAT FAMILY.

WHITE AND RICH IS DANGEROUS,

BUT WHITE, RICH, AND CRAZY IS DEADLY.

THE WOODLIN FAMILY DON'T SCARE ME, BABY.

SOMEBODY'S SCARING YOU, CHES.

I KNOW IT AIN'T ME.

HAMP.

HEY.

MY DEPUTIES PULLED THAT WRECK

OUT OF THE RAVINE.

BILL, IS THIS CASE IMPORTANT,

OR IS IT JUST WEIRD?

WEIRD CAN GET DANGEROUS,

AND DANGEROUS IS IMPORTANT.

CHES COLLINS IS MAKING BELIEVE

THAT THERE'S NOTHING TO THIS THING.

AND THIS WOMAN, ELLEN SHORE--

BY THE WAY, WHO IS SHE?

ELLEN SHORE AND CHES COLLINS

HAVE BEEN MARRIED TWICE AND TWICE DIVORCED,

AND NOW,

THEY'RE JUST OLD FRIENDS

TAKING CARE OF EACH OTHER.

SHE TOLD ME THAT CHES HAS HAD MANY YOUNG WOMEN

CHASING AFTER HIM OVER THE YEARS,

AND THERE'S NEVER BEEN ANY TROUBLE BEFORE.

NO THREATS AND MANY INVITATIONS--

NOW, THAT'S WHAT I CALL A PLEASANT LIFE.

SPEAKING OF INVITATIONS.

WHO INVITED WHOM?

WELL, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

THAT'S NOT A ROMANTIC LUNCH.

THAT'S JUST AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.

UH, SOME SAY IT'S A CONSPIRACY

BECAUSE WHENEVER CHES WOULD GO AWAY TO PLAY

ONE OF THOSE TOWNS, LIKE NATCHEZ, NEW ORLEANS, NEW YORK,

CORDELIA WOODLIN WOULD TAKE A TRIP TO SEE HIS SHOW,

BUT SOMEBODY ELSE, THEY SAY,

WOULD ALSO TAKE A TRIP TO SEE CORDELIA.

THAT WAS THE BIG AFFAIR.

THIS SOUNDS LIKE PURE GOSSIP.

MORE LIKE IMPURE.

AND YOU LISTEN TO GOSSIP.

I CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO.

HA HA HA HA!

I WASN'T SURE YOU'D COME BACK THIS TIME, CORDY.

OH, SOONER OR LATER, I'LL ALWAYS BE BACK.

I HATE IT, BUT IT'S MINE--

WHICH I'M GOING TO CALL MY BOOK, BY THE WAY.

SO I COME BACK.

BACK FROM ATHENS.

BACK FROM LONDON.

EVEN BACK FROM NEW YORK,

WHERE MY HEART REALLY LIVED,

ALL ALONE,

WAITING FOR ME...

ABOVE THE QUIET CITY.

NONE OF THOSE EXOTIC PLACES,

NO PART OF ANY OF THEM IS MINE.

ONLY LITTLE OL' MEAN,

DANGEROUS SPARTA, MISSISSIPPI, IS MINE.

IT HANGS ON ME

LIKE ONE OF THOSE LEECHES IN BREWER'S POND.

I CAN'T SHAKE IT LOOSE.

CAN I PUT THAT IN A SONG?

NO, YOU CAN'T. I FORBID IT.

YOU'VE EXPOSED ENOUGH OF MY PRIVATE LIFE

IN YOUR TRASHY SALOONS.

I WANT TO BUY YOU A NEW CAR.

I KNOW YOU WOULD, BUT NO.

I KNEW YOU'D SAY NO.

WE BOTH KNOW EACH OTHER TOO WELL.

OUR FRIENDSHIP COMES FROM, UH...

A DUMP IN GREENWICH VILLAGE.

HA HA HA HA.

BUT I WANT JERRY TO DRIVE YOU HOME

FROM THE CLUB EVERY NIGHT

UNTIL YOU GET YOURSELF A NEW CAR.

NO, NO.

YOU BEHAVE.

AL RUGER HAS ORDERS TO FIRE YOU IF YOU DON'T.

HI, AUNTIE.

NICE TO SEE YOU.

RAUL, IS THAT YOU?

FOR HEAVEN SAKE, YOU SHAVE SOMETHING?

YEAH, MUSTACHE.

DO YOU KNOW CHES COLLINS?

ANY CHANCE OF TALKING TO YOU?

ABOUT YOUR FUTURE AGAIN?

YES, MA'AM.

WILL YOU SAY HELLO TO MR. COLLINS?

NO, MA'AM.

THEN I AM NOT INTERESTED

IN YOUR FUTURE, RAUL.

AM I LOOKING AT TROUBLE IN HIGH SOCIETY?

YEAH.

CORDELIA'S GOT A COUPLE OF GRAND-NEPHEWS

WHO DISAPPOINTED HER.

WOULD ONE OF THEM BE A CERTAIN COP

IN MY DEPARTMENT BY THE NAME OF LONNIE JAMISON?

BECAUSE HE WON'T TAKE HER MONEY

AND DO WHAT SHE WANTS.

NOW, THAT ONE THERE,

HE'D TAKE IT ALL IF HE COULD GET IT

BECAUSE HE'S NO-ACCOUNT,

AND HE'S STUPID,

AND HE'S PROBABLY TREACHEROUS.

WHAT AM I TALKIN' TO YOU FOR?

YOU KNOW THEM PEOPLE. YOU'RE ONE OF THEM.

CAN'T YOU SEE THAT DRUNK GRANT WOODLIN DOING THIS?

MAKING WEIRD THREATS? NO.

TRYING TO MAKE CHES TROUBLE,

SCARE HIM OUT OF TOWN.

I THINK IT'S SOMEONE THAT'S GOING AROUND THE LITTLE CLUB,

SOME CUSTOMER.

NO. IT'S WOODLIN.

IT'S HIS DOING, ANYWAY.

THANKS, MS. ELLEN.

WHERE'D YOU SAY CHES' CAR IS--

POLICE STATION?

NO, IT'S ACROSS THE LOT FROM THE SHERIFF'S STATION.

[LONNIE] IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN A TYPEWRITER.

GOT TO BE A COMPUTER.

COULD HAVE BEEN DONE ANYWHERE.

COULD HAVE BEEN DONE HERE ON OUR COMPUTER.

IF YOU PUT A PROGRAM IN.

IF WE HAD THE SAME DISK OR PROGRAM

WITH DIFFERENT STYLES, SIZES OF TYPE,

WE COULD DO THIS OUTSIDE.

YOU'RE RIGHT. IT COULD BE DONE ANYWHERE.

BUT THEY WEREN'T EATING IN ANY OL' CHAIN RESTAURANT.

THEY WERE AT WILLOW OAKS.

I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THEM, SON.

WHAT DO YOU GIVE A DAMN ABOUT?

THAT'S A TOUGH QUESTION.

ME?

MAMA? THIS FAMILY?

WHY, ALL OF YOU FROM TIME TO TIME, I SUPPOSE.

THAT OLD LADY'S GOING TO SINK US ALL.

WANT TO KILL HER?

WILL YOU STOP TALKING LIKE AN INSANE PERSON?

IT'D MAKE MORE SENSE

THAN KILLING THAT PIANO PLAYER.

HE'S NOT WRITING HER WILL.

SHE IS.

LAST TIME AUNTIE COR WAS IN TOWN,

SHE TOLD ME SHE WASN'T GOING TO LEAVE ME NOTHING.

KNOW WHAT SHE SAYS TODAY?

I DON'T TALK TO CHES COLLINS,

SHE DON'T TALK TO ME.

RIGHT OUT IN PUBLIC.

NO.ASK CHERRY. SHE WAS THERE.

CHERRY?

OUR SECRETARY, DADDY, IN THE RECEPTION ROOM.

OH. THAT'S HER NAME.

WELL, I DON'T NEED TO CONSULT CHERRY.

I KNOW WHAT CORDELIA THINKS ABOUT YOU,

ME, AND EVERYBODY.

I CAN'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THAT WOMAN, YOU KNOW.

THIS HAPPENED 'CAUSE CHES IS FRIENDS WITH HER.

MM-HMM.

SHE'S PRETTY FOND OF CHES, HUH?

OH, THEY WAS ALWAYS BOTH CRAZY ABOUT EACH OTHER,

BUT THEY NEVER DONE NOTHING.

IT WASN'T ABOUT THAT.

SHE JUST WANTED THE SPARTA BOY TO BE SOMETHING GREAT,

AND HE LOVED HER BECAUSE SHE LOVE HIS MUSIC.

SHE LOVE HIM 'CAUSE...

HE TOUCH HER SOUL SOME WAY I DON'T KNOW.

YOU THINK HER HUSBAND'S FAMILY IS AFRAID OF CHES?

SURE THEY IS.

CRAZY FAMILY.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

ALL MY LIFE,

THE CRAZIEST PEOPLE I EVER MET WAS WHITE PEOPLE.

HA HA HA HA.

JUST SOME REMAINS OF STUFF.

SOME PAGES IN THE ADDRESS BOOK DIDN'T BURN,

AND THE LITTLE COMPACT COULD MAYBE BE CLEANED UP.

YEAH. WELL...

I'LL CLEAN IT UP.

HE BOUGHT THIS FOR ME

LONG TIME AGO.

SOMEWHERE WAY UP IN CONNECTICUT.

WELL, WELL, WELL.

HOW COME YOU GET TIME OFF IN THE AFTERNOON

TO COME AND HAVE TEA?

I SQUEEZED IT IN BETWEEN AN ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.

WHAT'S GOING ON, JER?

NOTHING GOOD, LONNIE BOY.

UH, YOU SEE THAT CADILLAC THERE?

YEAH. THAT'S DOC CAMERON'S CAR.

WAS IT A HURRY-UP CALL?

NO, IT WAS MORE OF A COME-AS-SOON- AS-YOU-CAN CALL.

THE GRAND LADY PASSED A STIRRING-AROUND NIGHT,

AND MISS DANA--

SHE CALLED THE DOCTOR. OF COURSE,

GRAND OLD LADY FIRED HER.

IF MY RADIO SQUAWKS, WILL YOU GET ME?

SURE WILL. THANK YOU.

HEY, DANA. HEY.

I HEAR YOU'RE UNDER SOME FIRE.

JUST A SMALL BARRAGE--

A FEW FIELD GUNS, A COUPLE OF TANKS.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER? DO YOU KNOW?

SAME OL' THING--

SHE CAN'T LAST WITHOUT GOING TO THE HOSPITAL,

LET 'EM DO SURGERY,

DO SOMETHING.

YOU BETTER CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE, CORDELIA.

I HAVEN'T CHANGED MY ATTITUDE IN 40 YEARS.

WHY SHOULD I?

TO HAVE MORE TIME TO LIVE.

I CAN'T EVEN ENJOY THE TIME I'VE GOT?

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH

UNTIL I GET A PROBE INSIDE OF YOU.

YOU AND YOUR PROBES BETTER KEEP YOUR DISTANCE, KENNETH CAMERON.

WHERE'S MY POOR LITTLE OL' DANA?

OUT FRONT, WAITING TO BE UNFIRED.

COME ON IN, CHILD.

LET ME HUG YOU.

LONNIE'S WITH ME.

WELL, BRING HIM IN.

YES, MA'AM.

LET'S GO IN.

DON'T GIVE ME THAT LOOK.

I'M ILL-TEMPERED BECAUSE IT GOES WITH HEART FAILURE.

YOU HAVEN'T HAD HEART FAILURE.

WELL, HEART ATTACK.

I CAN'T BE SURE, UNLESS--

UNLESS YOU PROBE ME.

WELL, THAT'S OUT. NO PROBINGS.

JUST WITH A TINY CATHETER.

LAST THING I WANT ANYBODY TO PROBE ME WITH

IS A TINY CATHETER.

OH, I NEED TO BE FREE OF STRESS, THAT'S ALL.

I NEED OBEDIENCE.

OBEDIENCE TO WHAT, AUNT COR?

TO MY WISHES.

THEY'RE ONLY IN THE BEST INTEREST

OF THOSE I CARE FOR. ISN'T THAT TRUE, KENNETH?

YOU ALWAYS SPEAK TRULY, CORDELIA.

I MUST GO. DANA. LIEUTENANT.

AFTERNOON.

DINNER, EARLY, SUNDAY?

YES, CORDELIA.

COCKTAILS AT 5:00.

YOU, TOO. DINNER.

I'M AFRAID I'M ON DUTY.

I WANT YOU OFF DUTY.

I'LL SEE, BUT I'M GOING--

IT STARTS AT 5:00 TO WHENEVER.

PLEASE DON'T FIGHT ME.

YES, MA'AM.

DANA.

YOU TWO LOOK VERY NICE TOGETHER,

YOU KNOW THAT?

ANSWER MY QUESTION. DO YOU KNOW THAT?

I KNOW DANA LOOKS VERY NICE,

JUST AS ALWAYS.

I SAID TOGETHER.

NOW, AUNT COR,

THAT'S KIND OF AN EMBARRASSING QUESTION.

IT CERTAINLY IS.

NOW, RAUL, YOUR COUSIN,

IS DOING THESE TERRIBLE THINGS TO CHES COLLINS.

NOW, YOU HEAR ME, LONNIE? DON'T PRETEND IGNORANCE.

I KNOW YOU KNOW THAT IT'S TRUE.

CORDELIA, IF HE KNEW IT WAS TRUE,

HE'D HAVE TO ARREST RAUL.

RAUL IS MENTALLY, UH,

HOW SHALL I SAY,

NOT QUITE AS QUICK AS EVERYBODY ELSE?

STOP HIM DOING THESE THINGS

WITHOUT GETTING HIM INTO TROUBLE.

HOW'S A POLICE OFFICER SUPPOSED TO DO THAT?

I MEAN, IF RAUL'S BROKEN THE LAW--

I'M TALKING ABOUT FAMILY TIES AND DUTIES,

NOT ABOUT COP STUFF.

YOU KNOW THE FAMILY TIES ARE THIN AROUND HERE.

I'LL SAY WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE THIN.

THEY'RE AS THIN OR THICK AS I WANT THEM TO BE.

I'M THE HEAD OF THIS FAMILY.

DANA, POUR THE TEA, CHILD, WILL YOU?

I'D RATHER BE HERE

THAN ANY PLACE I KNOW

I'D RATHER BE HERE

THAN ANY PLACE I KNOW

IT'LL TAKE THE SERGEANT

FOR TO MAKE ME GO

COMIN' DOWN TO THE RIVER

THERE'S A REASON WHY

I'M GOIN' DOWN TO THE RIVER

THERE'S A REASON WHY

'CAUSE THE RIVER'S WET

AND BEALE STREET'S DONE GONE DRY

CHES! THERE'S SOME GUYS OUT THERE! WATCH OUT!

AAH!

THEY GET YOU, SWEET JERRY BOY?

JERRY! JERRY!

LIEUTENANT JAMISON?

YES, MA'AM. THIS IS SERGEANT CORBIN.

HE'S BEEN EXPECTING YOU, LIEUTENANT.

GO RIGHT ON IN. THANK YOU.

LIEUTENANT JAMISON COMING IN, MR. WOODLIN.

I WANT TO SEE YOUR COMPUTER.

YOU CAN'T.

YES, I CAN. JUST MOVE ASIDE.

I'M DOING SOME WORK ON THIS.

WELL, THAT'S O.K. JUST PRESS "SAVE" AND MOVE OVER.

DON'T MAKE ME ASK YOU AGAIN,

OR YOU'RE IN TROUBLE, GIRL.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THESE TWO BOYS WORK FOR RAUL

OR WORK FOR THIS COMPANY?

THE BLACK KID, CLU DEETER,

WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE CLUB DOORMAN.

THE WHITE KID I THINK IS HIS FRIEND, DIDDY FORDE.

WELL, HOW WOULD I KNOW, LONNIE?

I JUST WANT TO SEE CLU AND DIDDY.

CAN YOU GET THEM?

[SIGHS]

FORDE AND DEETER.

JUST A MINUTE.

[BUZZ]

YES, SIR?

YES, SIR. FORDE AND DEETER.

I'LL FIND OUT, SIR.

HI. THIS IS CHERRY HAYNES

IN MR. WOODLIN'S OFFICE.

MR. WOODLIN WOULD LIKE TO SEE

DAVID FORDE AND ROGER DEETER.

CALL ME WHEN YOU'VE FOUND THEM, PLEASE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND HERE.

I MEAN, I WROTE THOSE NOTES IN THERE,

BUT I WAS ONLY FOLLOWING ORDERS.

I THOUGHT IT WAS ALL SOME KIND OF A JOKE,

THAT'S ALL.

CORDELIA DOESN'T WANT RAUL TO GET INTO ANY TROUBLE.

NEITHER DO I, BUT HE MIGHT HAVE SET THESE TWO GUYS

TO DOING WHAT THEY DID.

WHAT'S TO BE GAINED BY DOING A THING LIKE THAT?

NOTHING AT ALL.

THEN WHY DO YOU THINK RAUL WOULD DO IT?

FRANKLY, 'CAUSE HE AIN'T TOO BRIGHT, GRANT.

ALL RIGHT, LONNIE. I WANT YOU OUT OF HERE.

[CHERRY] MR. WOODLIN, PERSONNEL SAYS

FORDE AND DEETER WORK IN THE MOTOR POOL IN THE SERVICE BAY

AND THAT NEITHER ONE'S AT WORK TODAY.

WELL, YOU HEARD THAT.

I WANT CLU AND DIDDY'S ADDRESSES.

OH, COME ON NOW!

THERE'S AN OLD-FASHIONED CHARGE

CALLED "OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE."

I'M READY TO ARREST YOU ON THAT RIGHT NOW.

I'LL MAKE YOU SORRY FOR THIS.

JUST GET ME THE ADDRESSES.

MORNING, MISS CORDELIA.

MORNING, SHERIFF.

SOMETHING WRONG?

NO. I'M BRINGING YOU GOOD NEWS.

YOUR DRIVER JERRY SHELBY

IS NOT IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

IN FACT, HE'S FEELING FINE.

HE'S IN A VISITING MOOD.

WELL, THAT'S FINE 'CAUSE I'M ON MY WAY TO VISIT.

GOOD.

UH...

COME SIT DOWN A MOMENT.

HOW LONG YOU FIGURE TO BE ABOVE GROUND, BILL GILLESPIE?

WELL...

I THINK I CAN, UH, STRETCH IT TO 10 YEARS.

OH, WELL, I CAN'T.

I'M TIRED.

YOU KNOW... WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES,

YOU COULD DO ME A FAVOR.

TELL LONNIE JAMISON HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT. I'VE SEEN TO THAT.

DON'T YOU WANT TO TELL HIM THAT YOURSELF?

OH, LORD, NO.

I'D HAVE TO ANSWER 100 WHYS AND WHEREFORES,

AND IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS--

I'VE LIVED A DISTRACTED LIFE,

APART FROM BUSINESS.

A THOUGHTLESS LIFE.

A...

A SELFISH LIFE.

NEVER TRIED TO HELP HIM AND HIS MAMA.

I SEE MY LOVELY NIECE NOW

WHEN I, UH... WHEN I LOOK AT HIM.

TELL HIM? SURE ENOUGH.

WHEN THE TIME COMES.

OH, YES, MA'AM.

EXCUSE ME, CHIEF. COVEY AND EVERETT LOST ONE OF THEM.

THEY WANT SOME HELP DOWN IN PEARBLOSSOM.

TAKE ME DOWN THERE.

DIDDY FORDE!

IT'S THE POLICE.

SON, WE WANT YOU.

IT AIN'T GOING TO DO YOU ANY GOOD TO RUN!

YOU AIN'T GOING TO GET ANYWHERE!

COME ON, DIDDY.

DROP YOUR WEAPON AND COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP.

DROP IT AND STAND STILL!

NO!

LET IT GO!

WHAT YOU WANT ME FOR?

FOR BEING SUCH A BAD CHARACTER, SONNY.

FOR CARRYING THIS PIECE AROUND,

FOR SHOOTING, STEALING,

WRECKING CARS.

NOT ME, MAN! NOT ME!

AND FOR BEING A LIAR.

YOU A BIG LIAR.

YOU'RE ALL THOSE THINGS I SAID,

AND YOU ARE GOING TO DO A NUMBER OF HARD YEARS

IN PARCHMAN PRISON. HUH? UNLESS...

WHAT?

WE FIND OUT

WHO'S BEHIND ALL THIS CRAZY STUFF

THAT I TRULY HATE A LOT.

I WANT TO MAKE SOME ARRESTS, SONNY.

HMM?

HMM?

I'M IN A TRANCE

A BEAUTIFUL TRANCE

SINCE I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT HAPPENED TO ME

IT SEEMED TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

WAS IT A DREAM?

WAS IT A DREAM?

WE WERE ALONE

AND YOU WERE IN MY ARMS LAST NIGHT

WAS IT A DREAM?

WAS IT A DREAM?

WE MADE A VOW

BENEATH THE PALE MOONLIGHT

I NEVER KNEW, I NEVER THOUGHT

SUCH BLISS AS THIS COULD FILL ME

WITH A LOVE DIVINE

I'M AFRAID I'LL WAKE AND FIND

IT WAS ONLY ON MY MIND

WAS IT A DREAM

OR ARE YOU REALLY MINE?

I'M AFRAID I'LL WAKE AND FIND

IT WAS ONLY ON MY MIND

WAS IT A DREAM

OR ARE YOU REALLY

MINE?

[APPLAUSE]

HI, CHES.

I'M GLAD YOU COULD COME.

OH, YEAH.

WE'LL HAVE SOME FUN.

OH, I'VE HAD ENOUGH FUN, CHES.

ALL I WANT TO DO IS REMEMBER MY FOOLISHNESS.

I'LL HELP YOU.

THOSE HAPPY

GRAY SUNDAYS IN

ABOVE...

I SUPPOSE YOU TAKE OFFICIAL ORDERS.

YES, MA'AM.

UNOFFICIAL?

NOT TOO OFTEN, BUT I HAVE ON OCCASION.

YOUR MAMA WAS THE SAME, SO WAS YOUR DADDY.

TOO INDEPENDENT, ALWAYS...

SO WAS I.

THAT WE'D REQUIRE

NOTHING EVER GAVE US WORRY

BUT THE COFFEE ON THE FIRE

GRAY SUNDAYS IN

A LITTLE MUSIC'S PLAYING

SOMETHING FROM LONG AGO

AND IF RAIN FELL PAST THE WINDOW

WE NEVER CARED A PIN

THOSE QUIET

HAPPY

GRAY

SUNDAYS

THOSE QUIET

HAPPY

GRAY

SUNDAYS

IN