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

YOU AIN'T SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.

YOU'LL GET IN TROUBLE IF MY BOSS CATCHES YOU.

I AIN'T DOING NOTHING.

JUST LOOKING AROUND.

HEY, LOOK AT THIS.

CAN I KEEP IT?

GO AHEAD. I WAS THROWING IT AWAY.

REAL PRETTY STICK.

THAT AIN'T NO STICK.

IT'S GOT WHITTLING ON IT.

HEY!

HEY, KID! HEY!

I TOLD YOU TO STAY OFF THIS PROPERTY.

NOW GET GOING.

I'M JUST DIGGING LIKE Y'ALL.

GIVE ME WHAT YOU GOT IN YOUR HAND.

HEY!

GET GOING, LITTLE SISTER.

YOU'LL GET YOUR BUTT WHIPPED.

I'LL PUT YOU IN THE COUNTY JAIL FOR TRESPASSING.

HEY!

EXCUSE ME.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

OH, NOTHING, OFFICER. NOTHING.

NOTHING?

A GROWN MAN CHASING A LITTLE GIRL...

THAT DON'T LOOK LIKE NOTHING.

THAT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING.

I'M FRANK DAVENPORT.

I OWN THIS PROPERTY.

THE KID'S BEEN HANGING AROUND.

SHE COULD GET HURT.

WHY DO YOU WANT TO PLAY HERE, SWEETHEART?

I'M TREASURE HUNTING.

I GOT IT FROM THAT MAN OVER THERE.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME? LOUISA.

LOUISA,

THAT'S A PRETTY NAME.

COME HERE.

NOW, LOUISA, THIS HERE'S PRIVATE PROPERTY.

YOU CAN'T PLAY HERE.

GIVE THE MAN BACK HIS STICK,

AND OFFICER COVEY AND I WILL TAKE YOU HOME.

SHE CAN KEEP THE THING. I CAN SEE NOW IT AIN'T WORTH NOTHING.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, YOU CAN'T PLAY HERE ANYMORE.

I JUST DON'T WANT HER AROUND.

LET'S TAKE YOU HOME.

LISTEN, DALE.

ANY KID GETS HURT HERE, I'LL GET SUED.

I SEE A KID HERE, AND YOU'RE FIRED.

I THINK WE'VE COVERED EVERYTHING.

DO I GET MY ANNEX?

THE BUILDING BUDGET IS FULL, CHIEF FORBES.

WELL, SO IS MY EVIDENCE ROOM.

WELL, THEN YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO RENT YOURSELF

SOME WAREHOUSE SPACE.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THAT COSTS?

NO, I DON'T.

CAPTAIN SKINNER, PULL THOSE WAREHOUSE ESTIMATES

FOR MISS DeLONG, WILL YOU, PLEASE?

SURE ENOUGH.

AND NOT A DOLLAR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM.

THANKS.

HEY, LIEUTENANT.

YEAH, KEN.

WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF FRANK DAVENPORT?

THE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER?

KIND OF ARROGANT AND MEAN.

HE WAS CHASING THIS LITTLE GIRL.

I HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP HIM.

LITTLE GIRL? HOW LITTLE?

ABOUT 12. WHY?

HE'S KIND OF DIRTY, TOO.

HE CAN'T KEEP HER OFF HIS PROPERTY

BECAUSE SHE THINKS THEY GOT A TREASURE.

SHE WAS CLUTCHING THIS STICK

LIKE IT WAS MADE OF GOLD.

DID YOU GET A GOOD LOOK AT THE STICK?

IT WAS DARK AND HAD CARVING ON IT.

WHAT DID THE CARVING LOOK LIKE?

SOMEBODY TOOK A KNIFE AND CARVED ON IT.

WHY? DO YOU THINK IT'S VALUABLE?

MAYBE.

DAVENPORT THOUGHT IT WAS JUNK.

OH, HE WOULD.

? LET MY PEOPLE GO

? GO DOWN

? MOSES

? WAY DOWN

? IN EGYPTLAND

? TELL OLE

? PHARAOH--

[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS]

I THOUGHT IT WAS AGREED

THAT THE MAN WHO WAS LISTENING INTENTLY

HAD TO BE ASKED.

SORRY, BUT I HATE THAT STUFF.

IT'S EMBARRASSING.

WELL, THAT IS THE FIRST TIME

I'VE EVER HEARD A SPIRITUAL

DESCRIBED AS EMBARRASSING.

WELL, IT'S POOR PEOPLE MUSIC.

NO ONE WANTS TO REMIND THEMSELVES OF THAT.

LISTEN. POOR PEOPLE MAKE RICH MUSIC,

AND THAT HAPPENED TO BE MARIAN ANDERSON.

THAT'S THE FIRST BLACK ARTIST

EVER TO PERFORM AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA.

YOU LIKE OPERA. I DON'T.[TELEPHONE RINGS]

WELL, ALL RIGHT, THEN.

IT'S THE FIRST BLACK ARTIST

EVER TO SING AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

COOL, BUT I CAN'T GET INTO THAT MUSIC.

SHERIFF GILLESPIE'S HOUSE.

OH, HI, MISS DeLONG.

YEAH, HE'S HERE.

O.K.

WELL, YOU, TOO, MA'AM.

BYE.

WELL, WHAT DID SHE SAY?

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO MEET HER

AT THE OAK HILL CONSTRUCTION SITE.

OH, LORD!

WHY HAST THOU DEPRIVED ME OF MY MEMORY?

YOU KNOW, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY RECORDS SHOW

THERE WAS A PLANTATION HOUSE OUT HERE SOMEWHERE.

THAT WAS UNTIL SHERMAN'S TROOPS

BURNED IT AFTER VICKSBURG.

THERE WERE SLAVE QUARTERS, TOO.

WHERE CAN WE FIND FRANK DAVENPORT?

WHO WANTS HIM?

I'M COUNCILWOMAN HARRIET DeLONG,

AND THIS IS PROFESSOR HUDSON FROM SPARTA COLLEGE.

OVER THERE.

THAT TRAILER, SEE?

YOU MEN DUG UP ANYTHING UNUSUAL AROUND HERE?

YOU BETTER CHECK WITH THE BOSS.

I'VE BEEN FINDING THINGS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS NOW.

WOULD YOU SHOW ME WHERE?

SURE. COME ON.

NOW, WE DUG THIS

TO LAY PIPE INTO.

IT'S TO BRING WATER

OVER TO WHERE THE TENNIS COURTS ARE.

TENNIS COURTS?

SURE. THERE'S GOING TO BE 24 OF THEM.

DAVENPORT'S GOT BIG PLANS.

I FOUND A REAL FANCY STICK IN HERE.

IT HAD SNAKES CRAWLING UP THE SIDE OF IT.

SOUNDS LIKE AFRICAN MOTIF.

THAT COULD BE A CHIEF'S STAFF.

WELL, I'M SORRY IF I'M LATE.

YOU'RE JUST IN TIME.

DAVENPORT AND HIS MEN MAY BE PLOWING UP

ALL SORTS OF VALUABLE REMAINS.

REALLY?

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I THINK THEY'RE DOING.

I'M GOING TO TAKE THESE FRAGMENTS

AND FIND OUT WHAT THEY ARE.

ILL YOU COME WITH ME AND TALK TO THE BOSS?

WELL...

SURE HE WILL. COME ON, BILL.

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

DON'T GIVE ME ONE OF THOSE THINGS ON MY NECK.

NOW, MR. DAVENPORT...

OH. EXCUSE US FOR DISTURBING YOU.

OH, SHERIFF GILLESPIE, MISS DeLONG.

THIS IS A SURPRISE.

AND YOU ARE...

DAN HUDSON.

I TEACH ANTHROPOLOGY AT THE COLLEGE.

I'M USED TO CITY OFFICIALS VISITING,

BUT I NEVER HAD A PROFESSOR COME OUT HERE BEFORE.

HI, MISS DeLONG. YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME.

I'M CINDY JENK. MY FATHER'S GUS JENK.

HE SCREENED YOUR BACK PORCH.

OH, YEAH. YES. HI.

UH, MR. DAVENPORT,

ARE YOU AWARE OF WHAT YOUR MEN MIGHT BE DIGGING UP?

I KNOW CONSTRUCTION CREWS ARE ALWAYS DIGGING UP JUNK--

ARROWHEADS, OLD TOOLS AND SUCH.

WELL, SOME OF THIS MAY NOT BE JUNK.

IT MAY BE ARCHEOLOGICAL REMAINS.

YOU'RE PLANNING A HUGE PROJECT HERE, AREN'T YOU?

A WHOLE RESIDENTIAL VILLAGE.

AND WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT NOTHING IMPORTANT

IS LOST OR DESTROYED IN THE PROCESS.

MISS DeLONG, I HAVE A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON.

I CAN'T SHARE YOUR INTEREST.

BILL?

YES. WELL, DAVENPORT,

I'M SURE YOU WOULDN'T MIND A FEW PROFESSIONALS

COMING ON THE SITE HERE

AND DOING A LITTLE POKING AROUND.

NO WAY, GILLESPIE.

NO WAY.

NO POKING AROUND.

IF YOU LIKE, MISS DeLONG,

I COULD HAVE MY MEN PUT ASIDE ANYTHING THEY FIND.

NO. THAT'D BE USELESS.

ONCE YOUR MEN MOVE ANYTHING,

ITS INFORMATIONAL VALUE IS DESTROYED.

I CAN'T DO MORE. I WON'T DO MORE.

I CAN'T LOSE A DAY...

AN HOUR...

OR A MINUTE.

WHAT IS HE DOING WITH THAT CHILD?

WELL, LOUISA.

DON'T YOU HAVE SCHOOL TODAY?

MY MAMA SAID GIVE THIS BACK TO THE COPS.

LET ME SEE THAT.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

LET'S TAKE THIS INSIDE

AND SHOW IT TO MY NEW CHIEF.

WHO THE CHIEF?

THAT'S MY BOSS, CHIEF FORBES.

HE'S A REAL NICE MAN,

AND HE'D LOVE TO SEE THIS THING.

COME ON. LET'S GO INSIDE.

WE CAN'T REALLY EXPECT THE CITY COUNCIL

TO GIVE US MORE MONEY

WHEN THEY CAN'T GET IT FROM THE TOWN.

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A POOR TOWN TO ME.

THE BOTTOMS LOOK PRETTY POOR

AND SOME OF THE MIDSECTIONS ALONG THE TRACKS,

BUT OTHERWISE THINGS LOOK PRETTY GOOD.

HAVE YOU SEEN ALL THE STORES CLOSED

ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDE?

UNEMPLOYMENT'S BIG. SPARTA'S REALLY HURTING.

I GOT TO RUN. TALK TO YOU LATER.

CHIEF.

LATER.

CHIEF FORBES, I GOT A LITTLE LADY HERE

WHO NEEDS TO TALK TO YOU.

COME ON IN, LITTLE MISS.

WHAT YOU GOT THERE IN YOUR HANDS?

IT'S FOR Y'ALL--

A WALKING STICK FROM OLD TIMES.

MY MAMA SAYS SLAVE TIMES.

MISS DeLONG WILL BE THRILLED TO SEE THAT.

YOU GOING TO LEAVE THIS WITH US?

IF YOU TAKE CARE OF IT.

I PROMISE WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

UH, LOUISA, DON'T YOU HAVE SCHOOL?

I'LL TAKE YOU.

UH-UH. PEOPLE SEE ME THERE WITH Y'ALL,

THEY THINK I'M IN TROUBLE.

I CAN WALK. BYE.

BYE, LOUISA.

BYE-BYE.

YOU KNOW, THE CONTRACTOR'S AFRAID

THAT THING IS GOING TO STOP THE WORK.

REALLY?

WE HAVE AN ANTHROPOLOGY LAB HERE IN SPARTA?

NO. PEOPLE DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT STUFF, CHIEF.

COME ON.

I'M COMING.

I DON'T KNOW IF HIRING YOU WAS SUCH A GOOD IDEA.

YOU'RE ALWAYS PULLING ME OUT OF THE OFFICE.

YOU DON'T NEED TO BE THERE.

EVERYBODY ELSE DOES THE WORK.

ALL YOU DO IS SIT AROUND AND YELL.

DALE!

GET OVER HERE.

YES, SIR, MR. DAVENPORT.

I'VE BEEN TOLD YOU WERE TALKING

TO THAT BLACK POLITICIAN AND HER FRIENDS TODAY.

THEY ASKED ME TO HELP THEM.

YOU'RE STUPID, BOY...

AND YOU'RE FIRED, TOO.

FIRED? WHAT DID I DO WRONG?

I NEED THIS JOB.

YOU SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT.

EVERYBODY COULD LOSE HIS JOB

WHILE THEY SNOOP AROUND.

YOU CAUSED MEN TO BE THROWED OUT OF WORK.

YOU BETTER FIND A JOB IN ANOTHER TOWN.

COME ON. I NEED A LITTLE HELP HERE.

DON'T STAND THERE LOOKING AT THE WORK.

WHAT WORK? I'VE JUST BEEN FIRED.

WHY?

ASK DAVENPORT.

I HOPE A WHOLE ARMY OF PROFESSORS

COME UP HERE AND CLOSE THIS DOWN FOREVER.

"THE STAFF DATES FROM THE MID 1800s

"AND DISPLAYS A TYPICAL

"WEST AFRICAN MOTIF.

"IT WAS PROBABLY MADE

"BY SLAVE CRAFTSMEN.

"THE FRAGMENTS OF POTTERY

"ARE ALSO MADE BY SLAVES."

WHY SHOULD THIS INTEREST THE COURT?

WELL, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE VALUABLE HISTORIC REMAINS, JUDGE.

WELL, GILLESPIE,

YOU AND I ARE VALUABLE HISTORIC REMAINS.

NOBODY'S STOPPING WORK FOR US.

YOUR HONOR, MATERIAL EVIDENCE OF SLAVERY IS RARE.

BY LAW, I CAN ONLY STOP CONSTRUCTION

FOR RELIGIOUS SITES AND BURIAL GROUNDS.

WELL, WE KNOW THERE WAS A LARGE SLAVE COMMUNITY AT THAT PLANTATION.

THERE HAD TO BE BURIAL GROUNDS.

I'LL ALLOW THAT.

GOOD. GOOD.

YOU HAVE THREE DAYS.

THANK YOU, JUDGE.

YES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOUR HONOR.

ENJOY YOURSELF.

YOU DID SOME LIVELY TALKING THERE.

I MEANT TO TELL YOU.

I POKED MY NOSE IN SOMEPLACE

WHERE I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T,

BUT I DID IT ANYWAY.

AFTER I SAW DAVENPORT FOOLING WITH THAT CHILD,

I CALLED HER DADDY.

I ASKED HIM IF HE KNEW ALL THAT WAS GOING ON.

AND WHAT DID HE SAY?

HE SAID HE KNEW SHE WAS WORKING

AS DAVENPORT'S SECRETARY.

WELL, THERE YOU GO.

I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANY HARM IN CALLING HIM UP.

MAYBE MORE PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE THAT KIND OF INTEREST.

SURE CAN'T DO THE RIGHT THING FOR EVERYBODY, CAN YOU?

LIFE IS LIVING WITH FIGHTS AND BATTLES

AND BATTLES AND FIGHTS.

IT MAKES YOU PUNCHY.

LUANN, WHY DON'T YOU HELP THE PROFESSOR GET STARTED

WHILE I BREAK THE BAD NEWS TO DAVENPORT.

WHAT YOU DOING HERE WITH THE POLICE?

YOU A FOOL.

ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ARE ALLOWED HERE.

WELL, I THINK A COURT ORDER

IS KIND OF AUTHORIZED, DON'T YOU?

WHAT'S GOING ON, BUBBA?

WE'RE GOING TO SHUT YOU DOWN-- THREE DAYS.

AND WHO HAVE I GOT TO THANK FOR THIS,

MISS HARRIET DeLONG?

NO, DAVENPORT. IT'S A JUDGE'S ORDER.

SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST ROUND YOUR MEN UP HERE...

AND, SHOOT, SEND THEM HOME?

O.K., ANDY, BLUE BUCKET.

TODD, CAREFUL WITH THE INSTRUMENTS.

THIS IS THE SPOT UP HERE?

WHAT'S THAT IDIOT DOING?

HELPING THEM OUT.

HE GOT FIRED, SO HE'S TRYING

TO PUT THE REST OF US OUT OF WORK.

O.K., NOW. LISTEN UP. QUIET.

O.K. THIS IS ONE LOCATION

WE'RE SURE OF.

SO LET'S START SETTING UP.

WE'LL MAP IT AND MAKE A GRID LATER.

O.K., DALE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE

AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE.

EXACTLY HOW WERE THOSE OBJECTS YOU FOUND LYING?

WHAT FACE WAS SHOWING?

I SAID GET OFF THAT MACHINE!

CUT IT!

GET OFF OF THERE!

GO!

NOW, YOU LOOK HERE.

WHEN AN OFFICER SAYS FOR YOU TO STOP,

YOU STOP! YOU GOT THAT?

GO ON.

GET OUT OF HERE.

GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE YOU'RE TEMPTED

TO MAKE SOME MORE TROUBLE.

GO ON! GO ON!

WELL, I'M NOT SURPRISED.

I WAS IN THAT OFFICE FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

YOU'LL PROBABLY BE FINDING OTHER THINGS

AS TIME GOES BY.

THANKS FOR BRINGING THESE.

OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

GAVE ME AN EXCUSE TO COME SEE YOUR SETUP.

WELL, IT'S KIND OF LIKE ME, YOU KNOW.

IT'S OLD ON THE OUTSIDE

AND REMODELED ON THE INSIDE...

I TRUST.

SHERIFF GILLESPIE, I SURE NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EXCUSE ME.

I REALLY DON'T CARE MUCH FOR THIS MAN.

WELL, WELL, HOW ARE YOU DOING?

HELLO, SHERIFF.

I KNOW THAT YOU AND...

WELL, WOULD YOU TALK TO HARRIET DeLONG FOR ME?

THE SITUATION AT MY PLACE

IS COSTING MY PARTNERS AND ME A FORTUNE.

WELL, WHAT IS IT

YOU WANT ME TO SAY TO HER?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

WHEN ARE BLACK PEOPLE GOING TO STOP LOOKING TO THE PAST?

I'M PROVIDING A FUTURE.

I'M CREATING JOBS AND MONEY IN THIS TOWN.

WELL, WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND, DAVENPORT,

IS WHY Y'ALL CAN'T DO THE TWO THINGS AT THE SAME TIME.

WELL, COSTS, GILLESPIE.

COSTS.

LONNIE JAMISON, WERE YOU GOING TO DRIVE WAY

WITHOUT SAYING HI?

I'M SORRY, CINDY. HOW ARE YOU DOING?

FINE. YOU?

HOW'S SCHOOL?

I FINISHED SCHOOL.

I JUST SAW YOU THERE A WEEK AGO.

I GRADUATED MYSELF. GET IT?

YEAH, I RECKON.

I ALREADY GOT A JOB.

I'M WORKING FOR DAVENPORT.

HE'S MY BOYFRIEND, TOO.

WHAT'S YOUR DADDY GOING TO THINK ABOUT THAT?

HE DOESN'T WANT ME TO DATE ANYBODY.

HE'S A WEIRDO. IT DON'T MATTER WHAT HE THINKS.

WELL, WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS, CINDY?

BECAUSE IT'S FUN TELLING YOU,

WATCHING YOU GET MAD.

HEARD THE TOWN PUT YOU OUT OF WORK

SO THEY COULD DIG UP OLD CROCK.

NO. MY BOSS FIRED ME

FOR FINDING THAT STUFF

IN THE FIRST PLACE, MAN.

I HEARD DIFFERENT.

I HEARD YOU MADE TROUBLE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THE COUNCILWOMAN ASKED ME

IF I FOUND ANYTHING.

WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO, LIE TO HER?

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

WHATEVER YOU FOUND, YOU SHOULD HAVE THROWED AWAY.

WHAT I DID WAS RIGHT,

AND WHAT I FOUND--

KEEP IT TO YOURSELF, KID.

CAN'T YOU SEE THAT NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR THAT?

YOU EVER HEAR OF WORKER'S SOLIDARITY?

THIS IS FOR DAVENPORT

AND THE REST OF US.

PERSONALLY, I DO BETTER STAYING OUT OF COMMUNITY STUFF.

STAYING ALOOF?

I HOPE NOT...

BUT APART.

IF PEOPLE SEE ME AS JUST A DOCTOR,

THEN THEY COME TO ME WITH MORE CONFIDENCE, NOT LESS.

THEY DON'T SEE ME MAKING SOCIAL MISTAKES--

SAYING SILLY THINGS AND LOSING MY COOL.

THEN THEY NEVER SEE YOU AS A HUMAN BEING.

BUT I DON'T THINK THEY WANT TO.

THEY WANT TO SEE A DOCTOR, NOT A NEIGHBOR.

AND WHAT KIND OF COP DO THEY WANT TO SEE?

MOSTLY THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY KIND OF COP.

EXCUSE ME. ARE YOU THE POLICE CHIEF?

THAT'S RIGHT.

I'M GUS JENK.

HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT PROTECTING A MINOR GIRL CHILD

FROM THE ADVANCES OF AN OLDER MAN?

YOU WANT TO COME BY MY OFFICE IN THE MORNING?

NO. I'D LIKE A SHORT ANSWER RIGHT NOW, PLEASE.

O.K. YOU GET A COURT ORDER

TELLING THE MAN TO STAY AWAY FROM THE GIRL.

IF THE MAN DOESN'T OBEY THE ORDER,

HE CAN BE ARRESTED, JAILED.

UH-HUH.

YOU WANT TO SIT DOWN, MR. JENK?

NO. I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL YOUR EVENING.

MR. JENK,

IS THE GIRL YOUR DAUGHTER?

YES. I'M SORRY TO SAY SHE IS MY DAUGHTER.

WHEN WAS THE FIRST TIME

SHE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS MAN?

SHE AIN'T EXACTLY COMPLAINED. SHE'S STUPID.

WELL, HI, GUS. HOW YOU DOING?

BILL.

COULD BE DOING A LOT BETTER.

EVENING, MISS DeLONG.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PHONE CALL,

TAKING AN INTEREST IN MY CHILD.

THE LAW CAN'T HELP ME.

THE LAW CAN AND WILL HELP.

NOT IN ANY WAY THAT WOULD HELP ME.

Y'ALL KNOW GUS, CHIEF?

[BILL] WELL.

QUITE WELL.

HE'S THE FATHER OF THE GIRL WE SAW

MUNCHING ON FRANK DAVENPORT'S NECK.

OH, I SEE.

THE GIRL WAS NOT AN UNWILLING PARTNER.

SHE'S ABOUT AS UNWILLING AS SALOME WAS.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[DEE] SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT.

YES, SIR.

WHAT'S THE ADDRESS?

IS THAT YOUR HOME?

ALL RIGHT, SIR.

WE'LL SEND SOMEONE OUT THERE RIGHT AWAY.

THERE'S A MAN DISTURBING THE PEACE

OUT AT 114 LAUREL ROAD.

GET OUT HERE, DAVENPORT!

YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME?

THEN FIGHT ME YOURSELF!

COME ON!

FIGHT ME YOURSELF!

SHOW ME HOW TOUGH YOU ARE!

I'M RIGHT HERE, MAN!

HEY!

WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SON?

DALE.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FACE?

TWO GUYS JUMPED ME OUTSIDE A BAR.

THEY WERE DAVENPORT'S MEN.

WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SETTLE DOWN

'CAUSE I CAN'T LET YOU KEEP DOING THIS.

IT WAS HIS MEN.

THEY TOLD ME THEY WAS WHUPPING ME

BECAUSE I WASN'T LOYAL TO HIM.

AND WHO WERE THESE MEN?

I DON'T KNOW.

THEY BAGGED MY FACE BEFORE THEY STARTED ON ME.

SO YOU NEVER SAW THEM.

HAVE YOU GONE OUT OF YOUR HEAD?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING SCREAMING THREATS AT ME?

WHOA! NO.

GET OFF ME! I GOT SOMETHING TO SETTLE.

IT AIN'T YOUR BUSINESS.

THE WAY YOU'RE GOING ABOUT IT IS MY BUSINESS.

DAVENPORT, THIS FELLA SAID YOUR MEN BEAT HIM UP.

HE'S A LIAR.

THE GUYS NAMED YOU!

WHATCHA KNOW ABOUT IT?

NOTHING. I CAN'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE

EVERY TIME SOMEBODY MENTIONS MY NAME.

I BEEN HOME ALL NIGHT.

THIS AIN'T GOING TO GET SETTLED NOW,

AND YOU NEED A DOCTOR.

[BUBBA] LOOK, OFFICER EVERETT'S RIGHT.

AND AFTER THAT, WE'LL GO HUNTING FOR WITNESSES. O.K.?

THERE WERE NO WITNESSES.

HE SET IT UP THAT WAY.

I AIN'T GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE YOU IN, AM I?

NO. I'LL LEAVE.

LET US TAKE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.

AND LATER...

I'M GOING TO TAKE CARE OF YOU, TOO, DAVENPORT.

YOU COWARD.

CINDY, HURRY UP!

HURRY UP, CINDY!

[HONK HONK HONK]

CINDY!

CINDY, WILL YOU HURRY UP?

CINDY, YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME LATE AGAIN.

I'M SORRY.

PROFESSOR HUDSON HAS FOUND LOTS OF ARTIFACTS.

HE JUST NEEDS MORE TIME.

I'M AGAINST ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION.

THE FIRST ORDER WAS TO LOOK FOR A BURIAL GROUND.

WE COULDN'T FIND ONE.

SO WE HAVE TO DESIGNATE THE AREA HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT.

THAT WOULD GIVE US 180 DAYS TO EXCAVATE.

I'M WORRIED DAVENPORT MIGHT ABANDON THE PROJECT

IF HE GETS MORE OPPOSITION.

IF WE SET THIS PRECEDENT,

IT COULD DISCOURAGE BUSINESSES FROM COMING HERE.

I SAY NO.

I'VE HEARD THIS ARGUMENT.

I SYMPATHIZE WITH THE BUILDER,

BUT BUSINESS VALUES CAN'T BE OUR ONLY CONSIDERATION.

THERE'S ALSO HISTORICAL VALUE.

THERE'S CULTURAL VALUE.

I'VE HEARD THESE ARGUMENTS. I MOVE TO VOTE.

SECOND.

DIDN'T GO TOO WELL?

THEY VOTED AGAINST IT.

THEY START BULLDOZING TOMORROW.

OH, I'M SORRY, HARRIET.

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

YES. FRANKLY, I CAN.

TIMES ARE HARD. PEOPLE WANT TO WORK.

THE COUNCIL KNOWS THAT.

BUT THEY SHOULD KNOW LIFE IS MADE OF MANY ELEMENTS.

WORK IS JUST ONE OF THEM.

YOU COULD BE WRONG.

MAYBE, BUT THAT IS THE WAY I FEEL.

WELL, I'VE JUST BEEN WAITING HERE TO FIND OUT

ABOUT DINNER.

I'M SORRY, BILL. I CAN'T.

I GOT TO GET US SOME MORE TIME.

I'M GOING TO FAX EVERY HISTORICAL COMMITTEE

AND BLACK CIVIC GROUP I KNOW.

CAN'T YOU TRY ONE MORE TIME

TO REACH SOME KIND OF COMPROMISE WITH DAVENPORT?

HE WON'T COMPROMISE.

AND I HAVE TO DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO.

BILL, I DIDN'T LEARN ANY BLACK HISTORY

UNTIL I GOT TO COLLEGE

BECAUSE IT WASN'T CONSIDERED IMPORTANT.

IT'S 25 YEARS LATER,

AND IT'S STILL NOT CONSIDERED IMPORTANT.

I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.

YEAH, I'LL CALL YOU BACK IN A LITTLE WHILE.

EXCAVATION WITH A SPOON.

THIS IS GOING TO TAKE A WHILE.

LOOKING FOR TINY FRAGMENTS...

NO COMMENT, ALL RIGHT?

HEY, BILL.

WELL.

ALL IS SERENE, I TRUST.

YEAH, I'M HAPPY TO SAY.

HEY, THAT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN,

DON'T IT, BOBBY?

LOOKS BORING.

LISTEN, THERE'S A STORY BEHIND EVERY LITTLE PIECE THEY FIND.

THE INTERESTING PART IS LATER

WHEN THEY TELL US WHAT IT ALL MEANS.

LET ME SEE. OH, THAT'S GREAT.

THANK YOU.

HEY, GUYS, THESE ARE FURNACE CLAMPS.

EARLIER WE FOUND CANDLE MOLDS AND LADLES.

THEY'RE ALL MADE BY SLAVES.

SEE, PLANTATIONS HAD TO BE AS SELF-SUFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE,

AND IT TOOK A LOT OF HIGHLY SKILLED PEOPLE TO RUN ONE.

YEAH, WHAT DO YOU WANT?

WHERE'S DAVENPORT?

AIN'T HERE. WHERE IS HE?

I DON'T KNOW.

TELL ME OR I'LL BREAK EVERY BONE IN YOUR FACE.

I THINK HE WENT HOME.

BETTER NOT BOTHER HIM. HE'S WITH HIS GIRL.

HE'D SOON KILL YOU AS LOOK AT YOU.

[STARTS ENGINE]

[DOORBELL]

IS THAT THE DOORBELL?

YES. THAT'S BECAUSE YOU TOOK THE PHONE OFF THE HOOK.

I TOLD YOU SOMEONE WANTS YOU REAL BAD.

IF THAT'S DALE AGAIN,

HE'S GOING TO GET HIS BUTT KICKED.

SHOULD I PUT THE PHONE BACK ON THE HOOK?

THROW THE PHONE OUT THE WINDOW.

[DING-DONG, DING-DONG]

OH, MY GOD.

THIS IS SUCH AN IGNORANT THING TO DO.

I WANT MY DAUGHTER.

THIS IS IN SUCH BAD TASTE.

GET CINDY.

SHE DOESN'T WANT TO SEE YOU, DAD.

SHE FINDS YOU DISGUSTING.

I COME TO TAKE HER HOME.

WHY?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH HER?

AAH!

PARAMEDICS ARE WORKING ON MR. DAVENPORT NOW, CHIEF.

REALLY LOOKS LIKE HE WAS ENTERTAINING COMPANY.

LONNIE THINKS HE KNOWS WHO IT IS.

GIRL NAMED CINDY JENK.

UNDERAGE GIRL?

JUST TURNED 17.

I THINK HER FATHER GUS DID IT.

I SAW HIM LOOKING FOR DAVENPORT.

I SHOULD'VE STOPPED HIM.

BUT THAT KID DALE MIGHT'VE DONE IT.

HE THREATENED DAVENPORT IN FRONT OF ME.

DALE'S NOT THE TYPE.

IS GUS JENK THE TYPE?

OH, YEAH. HE IS THE TYPE DELUXE.

LET'S PICK UP GUS JENK, AND LET'S PICK UP DALE, TOO.

YES, SIR. YES, SIR.

WHAT'S UP?

DALE, YOU GOT TO COME DOWN TO THE STATION.

WHY?

WHAT TIME IS IT?

YOUR BOSS HAS BEEN SHOT. GET SOME CLOTHES ON.

COVEY, STAY WITH HIM.

GO AHEAD. I'M RIGHT WITH YOU.

GUS JENK!

POLICE, JENK.

HEY, YOU FIND ANYTHING?

NOTHING HERE.

PARKER, YOU THERE?

GO AHEAD, BUBBA.

OLD GUS AIN'T HERE. BETTER PUT OUT AN APB.

YOU MAKE ANY CALLS FROM HOME?

NO. WHY?

MAYBE YOU GOT AN ALIBI.

I HOPE YOU HAVE.

HOW CAN I SHOOT ANYBODY WHEN I WAS ASLEEP?

EVERYBODY WANTS TO BELIEVE YOU, DALE,

BUT A POLICE OFFICER SAW YOU GOING AFTER DAVENPORT.

WE PICKED UP YOUR APB ON JENK.

I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF CARS PATROLLING THE COUNTY LINE.

THAT BOY DALE DEFINITELY DIDN'T DO IT.

NOW WHERE'D Y'ALL PICK HIM UP?

HE WAS AT HOME. COVEY AND I GOT HIM.

DALE LIVES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN FROM DAVENPORT.

I CHECKED HIS CAR. HIS ENGINE WAS COLD.

COULD HE HAVE GOTTEN THERE ANY OTHER WAY?

SURE. I JUST THINK HE'S INNOCENT.

HE'S REAL INNOCENT, CHIEF.

ALL RIGHT.

THE MAN I WANT TO SEE NOW IS GUS JENK.

DR. LANGLEY, EXTENSION 22, PLEASE.

EVEN IF DAVENPORT COMES TO,

HE ISN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO YOU.

I JUST FEEL I OUGHT TO BE HERE.

WHERE'S CINDY JENK?

THE FACT THAT SHE ISN'T HERE

MAKES US THINK SHE MUST BE WITH HER DADDY,

THOUGH NOT BY CHOICE.

BOY, WHEN DAVENPORT RECOVERS,

I'M GOING TO TRY VERY HARD TO NEGOTIATE WITH HIM

LIKE YOU SUGGESTED.

MISS DeLONG?

YES.

I'M SORRY. THE PATIENT DIDN'T MAKE IT.

THANK YOU.

COME ON.

I DON'T WANT TO. PLEASE LEAVE ME HERE.

LEAVE ME ALONE.

I'LL LEAVE YOU HERE WITH A BULLET IN YOUR HEAD!

NOW, COME ON!

YOU'RE SURE IT'S NOT A HUSBAND AND WIFE?

NO. FATHER AND DAUGHTER.

AND JUST LIKE THAT DESCRIPTION Y'ALL PUT OUT.

WHAT KIND OF CAR?

PONTIAC SEDAN, MAROON, NOT TOO OLD.

YOU GO OUT FRONT. I'LL COVER THE BACK.

THANK YOU.

STOP THAT.

GET YOUR HANDS OFF.

I'M SICK OF YOUR HANDS ON ME.

SHUT UP. JUST GET IN THIS CAR.

YOU'RE GETTING IN THERE.

OH!

HE KILLED MY BOYFRIEND! HE SHOT HIM DEAD!

HE WAS GOING TO KILL ME, TOO!

SHE DON'T MEAN THAT.

I MEAN IT! YOU'RE A KILLER.

[RINGS DOORBELL]

HI.

I DIDN'T GET FISH

'CAUSE YOU SAID YOU'D GET IT.

WELL, I DIDN'T.

BOBBY BOUGHT BEEF.

HE GOT SOME EXCELLENT GROUND ROUND

WITH A TOUCH OF SAUSAGE BLENDED IN.

WHY NO FISH?

WE EAT SO MUCH FISH

I THINK I'M GROWING A FIN.

I BOUGHT SOME ROLLS FOR BURGERS,

AND I BOUGHT SOME BEAUTIFUL MEXICAN CHILIES FOR GARNISH.

[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS]

WHAT IS THE MATTER?

I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT

HOW I SET THAT MAN UP TO BE KILLED.

YOU DIDN'T SET THE MAN UP.

YOU DIDN'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.

NO, I DIDN'T.

ALL YOU WANTED WAS TO WARN A WIDOW MAN

ABOUT WHAT HIS UNDERAGE DAUGHTER WAS DOING.

I SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT MYSELF.

YOU DID THE RIGHT THING.

AND YOU HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING

WHAT KIND OF MAN GUS JENK WAS.

WELL, LET'S HAVE NO MORE ABOUT THIS NOW.

WHAT ABOUT THE DIGS?

WHAT'S THE NEWS FROM THERE?

THE NEWS IS,

DAVENPORT'S PARTNERS ARE GOING AHEAD WITH THE SUBDIVISION,

AND THEY'LL LET US KEEP DIGGING AT THE SAME TIME.

SO I'M HAPPY.

I DIDN'T WANT SPARTA TO LOSE THOSE JOBS.

I'M CHEF. SOMEBODY SET THE TABLE.

THAT'S ME. WHO'S CLEANING UP?

MISS STELLA DOES THE WASHING

WHEN SHE COMES IN THE EVENING.

CAN WE HAVE SOME DIFFERENT MUSIC MAYBE?

YEAH, YEAH. BUT LET THIS ONE PLAY OUT.

WHEN DID YOU GET INTO RAP?

I AM NOT INTO RAP.

I HATE RAP.

BUT IF I'M EVER GOING TO GET THIS GUY

TO LISTEN TO DON GIOVANNI,

I'LL HAVE TO LISTEN TO A LITTLE SALT-n-PEPA,

A LITTLE ICE CUBE.

WHAT'S THAT BUNCH YOU WERE LISTENING TO THIS MORNING?

PUBLIC ENEMY.

PUBLIC ENEMY!

OH. HOW APPROPRIATE IN THE HOME OF A POLICE OFFICER.

THERE YOU GO.