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

OOH

BUBBA: NOW, HONEY, CATCHING FISH JUST AIN'T ABOUT FISH.

IF FISH IS ALL YOU WANT,

YOU CAN BUY IT AT THE STORE.

UH-HUH.

JUST THE SAME, I GOT TO CATCH THREE OF FOUR MORE.

YOU BEEN TWO HOURS CATCHING THIS LITTLE FELLA.

BEFORE YOU'RE FINISHED, HE'LL BE SMELLING.

FIRST RULE OF FISHING--

PATIENCE.

PATIENCE.

[CHUCKLES]

MORNING, BOYS.

WELL, SHERIFF MONROE.

I TOLD THE CHIEF YOU WERE COMING IN HERE

BUT HE SAID HE WOULDN'T BELIEVE YOU TILL YOU WAKED IN THE DOOR.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE? OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

WAS WHEN WE ARRESTED YOUR COUSIN

FOR TEARING DOWN THOSE "MONDALE FOR PRESIDENT" SIGNS.

[LAUGHS]

HOW YOU DOING, VIRGIL TIBBS?

FINE. HOW ARE YOU DOING?

I DO RECALL YOU,

BUT I WONDERED WHETHER I WOULD.

DON'T BLAME ME. YOU KNOW THE WAY OUT ROUTE 25.

I'VE TAKEN IT. I NEVER FIND YOU IN.

[ALL LAUGH]

IT'S DELIGHTFUL WE ALL TALK

AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK.YEAH.

COME ON OVER. SIT DOWN.

WELL, KETCH, TIME FLIES,

AND IT'S TERRIBLE WHEN I DON'T SEE YOU.

WHY?

'CAUSE YOU LOOK SO DAMN OLD WHEN I DO.

[LAUGHS]

COME ON, SIT DOWN.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL... SO TELL ME,

WHAT BRINGS THE MOUNTAIN TO MOHAMMED?

IT MUST BE SOMETHING AWFUL POWERFUL.

IT'S PECULIAR. [CHUCKLES]

IT'S REAL PECULIAR.

IT'S A MESSAGE THEY ASKED ME TO DELIVER.

O.K. LET'S HAVE IT.

THE SUPERINTENDENT AT THE STATE PEN

SAYS THAT A CONDEMNED PRISONER WANTS TO SEE YOU BEFORE HE GOES.

HE REFUSED TO SAY WHY,

SO THE WARDEN COULDN'T MAKE A FORMAL REQUEST.

HE JUST TOLD ME TO TELL YOU TO COME ON UP IF YOU WANNA.

WHO IS THIS CONDEMNED PRISONER?

GEORGE BROWNLOW.

BROWNLOW.

HEY, VIRGIL, THIS GEORGE BROWNLOW--

THAT'S THE GUY I CAUGHT ROBBING THAT BANK

THE TIME I SHOT THOSE TWO GUYS.

WHY IN THE NAME OF REVELATIONS DOES HE WANT TO SEE ME?

HE WOULDN'T TELL ANYBODY.

HE JUST SAID HE WANTED TO SEE

CHIEF BILL GILLESPIE, IN SPARTA.

I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO.

I'LL JUST TELL THE WARDEN YOU COULDN'T GET AWAY.

ARE YOU GOING THERE?

I GOT TO. I'M SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY

WHERE GEORGE BROWNLOW WAS CONVICTED.

Huh.

I GOT TO WITNESS HIS EXECUTION.

THEY ONLY WANT YOU TO TALK TO HIM.

I'M GOING TONIGHT, IF YOU WANT MY COMPANY.

I DON'T WANT TO GO. I CAN'T GET AWAY.

IT'S YOUR CHOICE, BILL.

WELL, I GOT TO GO.

LET'S GET TOGETHER SOMETIME SOON.

YEAH, YEAH, SOON.

NICE TO SEE YOU, VIRGIL TIBBS.

SHERIFF, YOU TAKE CARE.

BUBBA: WELL, I WONDER WHO WE GOT HERE.

HERE. HOLD THIS FOR A SECOND.

HONEY, REEL THAT ON IN.

I DO BELIEVE WE HOOKED THE LAST ONE

IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI THIS SEASON.

DON'T THEY MAKE YOU NERVOUS?

SOMEBODY FISHING? WHY SHOULD IT?

WHY IS HE LOOKING AT US LIKE THAT?

HE'S NOSY.

PEOPLE AROUND HERE ARE JUST PLAIN NOSY.

VIRGIL: NOW, THAT'S AN INVITATION I'D FIND VERY INTERESTING.

IT DOESN'T INTEREST ME.

IT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE.

I DON'T KNOW THE MAN.

HE WAS IN OUR JAIL THREE DAYS

BEFORE THEY TOOK HIM TO KENNARD.

I NEVER SPOKE THREE WORDS TO HIM.

BUT NOW HE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.

JUST BEFORE HE GETS THE BIG NEEDLE.

AND YOU DON'T FIND THAT INTERESTING?

WHY SHOULD I?

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO CAUGHT HIM.

I KNOW IT-- AND TESTIFIED AGAINST HIM

AND SENT HIM TO HELLFIRE.

I SUPPOSE HE WANTS TO GIVE ME THE EVIL EYE

BEFORE HE GOES TO THE DEVIL.

NOBODY KNOWS HOW MANY BANKS HE ROBBED,

EXCEPT THAT LAST ONE.

TWO INNOCENT PEOPLE WERE KILLED. I SAW THAT ONE.

I'D SEE THE MAN

BECAUSE HE MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL ME,

GET SOMETHING OFF HIS MIND.

MAYBE SOMETHING I COULD USE AS A COP,

MAYBE SOMETHING ABOUT ONE OF THOSE OLD ROBBERIES.

ISN'T THIS YOUR DAY OFF?

I THOUGHT I SAW MELVIN NALLY LESS THAN AN HOUR AGO.

NOW I'M SURE.

WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU SAW HIM?

BY EARL'S LAKE, IN A CAR AND TRAILER.

THERE'S ANOTHER GUY WITH HIM.

HE'S WANTED FOR TWO MURDERS IN '86

AT THE CROSS COUNTY ROADHOUSE.

THE FBI WANTS HIM, TOO.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I DON'T KNOW.

SPARTA POLICE! I WANT TO TALK TO YOU!

TALK ABOUT WHAT?

GOT A COMPLAINT THAT YOU'RE USING

ARSENIC OR SOME CHLORIDE SPRAY OUT HERE.

HOW DO WE KNOW YOU'RE POLICE?

I JUST INTRODUCED MYSELF. GET OUT HERE!

LET'S GO, MAN! LET'S GO!

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!

DON'T START THE CAR. YOU'RE SURROUNDED.

HE'S BLUFFING ME.

DO NOT START THE CAR! YOU ARE SURROUNDED!

I AIN'T WAITING ON HIM.

BUBBA: DISCARD THEM GUNS, BOYS.

I MEAN NOW!

EASE ON OUT OF THERE

WITH YOUR HANDS UP AND EMPTY.

OR SOME PEOPLE IN WHITE SUITS WILL PULL YOU OUT.

I DIDN'T USE NO SPRAY.

IS THAT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT?DON'T YOU WISH IT WAS?

ABOUT KILLING TWO PEOPLE

AT THE CROSS COUNTY ROADHOUSE.

I DIDN'T KILL NOBODY AT NO ROADHOUSE.

JUST SHUT UP.

NEITHER ONE OF US KILLED NOBODY.

NOW, THAT'S ALL WE GOT TO SAY.

WE AIN'T GOT TO SAY NOTHING ELSE.

NOTHING.

VIRGIL: HEY, CHIEF.

BUBBA WAS RIGHT. IT IS MELVIN NALLY.

WELL, WELL. MELVIN NALLY.

LET'S RENEW AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.

THE MAN WITH HIM IS A LEONARD COWES.

HE'S GOT A GEORGIA LICENSE.

STOLEN CAR?

[DOOR CLOSES]

BILL: SWEET.YES, SIR.

VIRGIL: SWEET.

WELL, MELVIN, YOU'RE LOOKING KIND OF PALE.

I DO BELIEVE YOU'VE LOST SOME WEIGHT.

YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A LAWYER.

DO YOU KNOW ONE?

O.K., WE'LL GET YOU ONE.

THAT'S THE SAME STORY WITH THAT GENTLEMAN THERE.

NO PHONE NUMBER AT THE ADDRESS ON HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE.

SWEET: HE DOESN'T WANT TO CALL ANYONE ANYWAY UNLESS HE CHANGED HIS MIND.

VIRGIL: YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND, MR. COWES?

YOU GOT TIME.

WHAT I WANT TO DO TOMORROW MORNING IS...

OH, LORD, YOUR FRIEND AND MINE--THE D.A.

WELL, MR. DUTTON.

SURPRISED SEEING YOU THERE.

GENERALLY, THERE'S A PRISONER IN THAT CHAIR.

I JUST GOT MR. TIBBS' MESSAGE.

ABOUT MELVIN NALLY.

OH. THE BOYS BROUGHT OFF

A PRETTY NICE OPERATION OUT THERE TODAY.

THEY CAPTURED THOSE TWO, AND NOBODY GOT HURT.

TOO BAD YOU DIDN'T SNUFF THEM.

EXCUSE ME?

WE WANT TO SNUFF THEM ONE DAY.

MIGHT AS WELL HAVE BEEN TODAY.

THAT'S NOT WHAT THE POLICE...

I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF CASE YOU'LL GIVE ME.

WHAT WITNESSES WILL I HAVE?

WE LOST THAT SUPERMARKET ROBBERY

BECAUSE OF SHAKY WITNESSES.

IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN?

THE MEN WHO KILLED THOSE PEOPLE AT THE BAR

WERE WEARING STOCKING MASKS,

BUT WE HAVE RECOGNITION ANYWAY.

SOMEBODY SAW NALLY OUTSIDE WITH THE MASK OFF.

IT WAS AT NIGHT--LISTEN TO ME. I'M A LAWYER.

I CAN MAKE MUSH OUT OF WITNESSES LIKE THAT...

UNLESS THEY WAS REAL FIRM.

FIND THOSE WITNESSES AND FIRM THEM UP.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

FIRM THEM UP SO THEY'LL IMPRESS THE JURY.

OUR BEST HOPE IS IN THE BULLETS WE HAVE ON FILE.

MATCHING THOSE WITH THE WEAPONS--

FACTS DON'T WEIGH AS HEAVY AS IMPRESSIONS, MR. TIBBS,

NOT WITH THE PEOPLE ON JURIES DOWN HERE.

REMEMBER THAT.

I'M FROM DOWN HERE, MR. DUTTON. REMEMBER THAT?

WELL, THEN.

YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT--

THE HIGHER IMPORTANCE OF IMPRESSIONS.

I KNOW YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

SO... ENOUGH SAID?

GOOD NIGHT, GENTLEMEN.

GOOD NIGHT, SIR.GOOD NIGHT.

MR. DUTTON.

[WHISTLES]

PARKER, I CAN'T SWEAR THAT PHONE'S GOING TO RING,

BUT IF IT DOES, WHO'S OVER THERE?

I'M RIGHT ON IT, CHIEF.

WELL, WE'LL SEE WHAT TOMORROW MORNING BRINGS.

IN THE MEANTIME,

YOU DID VERY WELL OUT THERE.

I KNEW YOU WOULD. THAT'S WHY YOU WERE IN CHARGE.

AND AT THE SAME TIME I WANTED THEM TO KNOW THAT WHEN I'M AWAY,

YOU'RE IN CHARGE.

I THOUGHT I'D SET THAT UP.

YEAH, I GOT THAT.

THANK YOU.

UH, ALSO I'VE THOUGHT OVER YOUR RECOMMENDATION

ABOUT GOING UP THERE TO THE STATE PEN.

I'VE DECIDED TO GO.

YEAH, I'M DRIVING UP THERE

FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

I'M STAYING HERE TONIGHT TO GET AN EARLY START.

WELL, THEY'VE GOT BOWLING ALLEYS IN THE PRISONS NOW?

JUST A CHANGE OF SHIRT, SOCKS, DRAWERS

IN CASE I NEED THEM, WHICH I PROBABLY WON'T.

I'll be turning around so fast.

NOW, LISTEN, UM...

YOUNG MR. DUTTON, THE D.A.,

IS GOING TO HAVE A TOUGH CASE HERE.

IF HE FAILS, HE'LL BLAME IT ON US.

JUST BE PREPARED.

OH, I WILL.

WELL, I'LL SAY GOOD NIGHT, THEN.

O.K., CHIEF.

I'LL BE IN EARLY TO SET THE DRILL.

I'LL BE GONE BEFORE YOU GET HERE.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

WELL!GOOD MORNING.

IS 6 A.M. A RESPECTABLE HOUR

FOR YOU TO BE COMING TO MY DOOR?

MORE RESPECTABLE THAN LEAVING IT AT 6 A.M.

WE HAVEN'T EVEN MADE THE COFFEE.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

I WON'T BE IN FOR LUNCH.

I'M GOING UPSTATE TO SEE SOMEBODY.

OH?

YEAH, POLICE BUSINESS.

HMM...

NOT THAT I'M CURIOUS OR ANYTHING.

NO. YOU OUGHT TO SEE YOUR EYES--

LIKE A CAT LOOKING UP A TREE.

YOU LOOK TIRED. DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT?

YEAH, BEAUTIFULLY... FOR ONE HOUR.

OH, GREAT.

SOMETHING TELLS ME THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO GO

WHEREVER IT IS YOU'RE GOING.

YES, MA'AM, YOU'RE RIGHT,

I HATE IT. I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW.

I'M GOING TO THE STATE PEN,

AND I HATE PRISONS, EVEN AT A DISTANCE.

I'D PREFER SEEING A CYCLONE.

YOU DRIVE CAREFULLY, YOU HEAR?

I MEAN, THE SPEED LIMIT ON STATE HIGHWAYS

IS STILL 55.

IN THAT PICKUP, IT WAS ALWAYS 55.

BYE.

BYE.

[MADAME BUTTERFLY A ARIA PLAYS]

CHIEF BILL GILLESPIE HERE TO SEE YOU.

GOOD. BRING HIM ON IN.

COME RIGHT ON IN.THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD TO SEE YOU, CHIEF. HAVE A SEAT.

YEAH. THANK YOU, SIR.

I'M GLAD YOU COULD COME UP.

BROWNLOW PARTICULARLY WANTS TO SEE YOU.

YEAH, WELL, I'VE NO IDEA WHY.

I THINK THAT IS EASIEST EXPLAINED...

BY SHOWING YOU THIS RIGHT HERE.

IT WAS TYPED UP FOR GEORGE THIS MORNING.

AND I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT MYSELF UNTIL THEN.

HE WANTS ME TO BE THE EXECUTOR OF HIS WILL?

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SIGN,

IF YOU'RE WILLING.

IT GOES INTO PROBATE BACK IN SPARTA.

THE JUDGE ORDERS THE BANK

TO MAKE PAYMENT TO THE BENEFICIARY.

THE BANK INFORMS YOU IT'S BEEN DONE,

THEY SEND YOU A LITTLE FEE AND THAT'S IT.

WHY ME?

WELL, GEORGE WOULDN'T TELL ME.

HE SAID HE'D TELL YOU.

$1,900.

LESS DEDUCTIONS.

ALL HE HAS TO THE MARCY HOME FOR THE INFIRM BLIND

IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.

HE DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE TO LEAVE THE MONEY TO.

HE REMEMBERS HIS MAMA SENT $5.00 THERE

EVERY YEAR AT CHRISTMASTIME.

HE NEVER DID KNOW WHY.

I DON'T BELIEVE, UH,

I'VE EVER SEEN A MORE SIMPLE LITTLE DOCUMENT.

WELL...

WHY NOT?

YOU CARE TO GO SEE HIM NOW, CHIEF?

YEAH, MIGHT AS WELL.

GET IT OVER WITH AND GET ON HOME.

WELL, RIGHT THIS WAY.

THANK YOU.

GEORGE?

CHIEF GILLESPIE FROM SPARTA'S HERE TO SEE YOU.

GO ON IN, CHIEF.BILL: THANK YOU.

HAVE A GOOD VISIT, CHIEF.YEAH.

WELL, GEORGE,

I SIGNED THE WILL AS EXECUTOR.

GOOD.

THANKS, CHIEF.

WHY DID YOU WANT ME?

TRUST YOU, CHIEF.

YOU'LL SEE THINGS DONE RIGHT.

I KNOW.

I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN YOU AND ME

WHEN YOU WERE BACK THERE IN SPARTA.

WHAT HAPPENED WAS YOU DIDN'T KILL ME.

I MEAN WHEN I HAD YOU IN THE JAIL.

I COULD SEE YOU WANTED TO SHOOT ME DEAD

RIGHT THERE IN THE CAR.

MANY OF TIMES I WISH YOU HAD,

BUT IT WASN'T RIGHT ONCE YOU HAD ME,

SO YOU DIDN'T DO IT.

YOU WANTS TO DO NOTHING BUT RIGHT,

LIKE BACK IN SPARTA WHEN THEM COPS WANTED TO BEAT ME.

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE IT

'CAUSE THAT WASN'T RIGHT.

YOU WANTS EVERYTHING TO BE RIGHT.

WELL, NOW, ANYWAY, GEORGE,

I'LL SEE THAT THIS WILL IS DONE RIGHT.

I KNOW IT.

I KNOW IT.

I COULDN'T THINK OF NOBODY ELSE LIVING

WHO WOULD DO RIGHT LIKE YOU WOULD.

AUNT LORRAINE GONE NOW.

MAMA LONG GONE.

GEORGE, UH, DID YOU AND I...

DID WE-- DID WE SAY ANYTHING TO EACH OTHER

WHEN YOU WERE IN THE JAIL?

I DIDN'T SAY NOTHING. YOU DID, THOUGH.

I CAN'T RECALL.

YOU SAY ME AND MY FRIENDS,

WHEN WE KILLED THEM PEOPLE,

WE WAS THE THREE MEANEST NIGGERS YOU EVER SEEN,

AND YOU SEEN SOME.

WELL...

I SAID THAT, DID I?

YEP.

AND NOW ALL THE MEANNESS GOING TO GET WHAT'S COMING,

AND IT'S COMING...

FOR THINGS YOU KNOW...

AND THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW.

WELL, IF IT WOULD MAKE YOU, UH,

FEEL ANY BETTER TO TELL ME

ABOUT SOMETHING, UH...

WISH I HAD TIME TO DO SOME GOOD,

MAKE UP FOR THE BAD,

BUT THERE AIN'T NO TIME. THAT'S THE WORST OF IT.

ALL THE YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE IN THIS JAIL,

THERE WAS NEVER NO TIME TO DO NO GOOD.

AND NOW...

NO TIME AT ALL.

WELL, GEORGE,

UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO...

UH, TELL ME ABOUT THE WILL

OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT--

YOU GOT TO GO?

YEAH, IT'S A LONG HAUL BACK TO SPARTA.

MMM-HMM.

THOUGHT MAYBE YOU COULD STAY.

BE WITH ME WHEN THEY SEND ME OFF.

NO, GEORGE, NO. I--I COULDN'T.

I'VE GOT TO BE BACK THERE BY THIS EVENING.

MMM-HMM.

TIME RUNS US ALL, DON'T IT?

I'M AFRAID IT DOES, GEORGE.

TIME AIN'T GOT NO MERCY. DRIVES US ON,

WHIPPING US ALL THE WAY.

WON'T LET US WAIT TO DO NO GOOD.

MAYBE JESUS WILL GIVE ME SOME TIME WHEN I SEE HIM,

IF I BELIEVE IN HIM, AND I BELIEVE.

I'VE BEEN STUDYING FOR THE WORDS HE SAY,

AND I CAN'T FIND THEM.

WORDS THE PREACHER SAY WHEN HE BURIED MY MAMA,

WHAT HE SAY JESUS SAY.

"I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE."

YEAH.

THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.

CHIEF, YOU KNOW IT. THA-THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.

SAY IT AGAIN.

SAY IT AGAIN FOR ME.

"I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE,

"AND WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN ME...

SHALL NEVER DIE."

"I AM...

"THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE

"AND WHOSOEVER--"WHOSOEVER...

BOTH: "BELIEVETH IN ME

SHALL NEVER DIE."

DIE.

WELL, THERE YOU ARE.

THIS IS YOUR COPY.

O.K. HE GOES AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING, HUH?

YES, SIR. 8:00 SHARP.

I'M GOING TO GRAB A MOTEL ROOM

AND STAY OVER AND BE WITH HIM, IF THAT'S O.K.

OH, YEAH. THAT'S FINE.

I'M GLAD. THEY SEEM TO TAKE IT BETTER

IF THERE'S SOMEBODY THEY CAN LOOK OUT AT

I SUPPOSE.

OTHER THAN THE GUARDS AND THE PRESS

AND THE RELATIVES OF THE PEOPLE THEY KILLED.

SOME OF THEM GOING TO BE THERE, TOO?

OH, YEAH. THERE'S TWO OF THEM.

THEY GOT A RIGHT, CHIEF,

GOT A RIGHT TO SEE JUSTICE DONE.

WELL, SIR, SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

SEE YOU THEN, CHIEF.

YES, SIR, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

WELL, NOTHING IN A TUX OR TAILS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

WOULD YOU HAVE A PLAIN DARK SUIT,

A SHIRT, AND TIE? I'LL RETURN IT TOMORROW MORNING.

WE CAN SATISFY YOU.

YEAH.

MAY I MAKE A CREDIT CARD CALL TO SPARTA?

GO AHEAD. HELP YOURSELF.THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LET'S SEE, NOW.

LIKE SOMETHING FOR A FORMAL PARTY,

BUT NOT QUITE A FANCY PARTY.

NO, NO. NOTHING FANCY, NO.

IT ISN'T GOING TO BE FANCY.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

THAT YOU, KETCH?YEAH, BILL.

IT'S OPEN. COME ON IN.

WELL...

IT LOOKS GOOD, BILL.

UH, I THINK A LITTLE FORMALITY'S IN ORDER.

YEAH.

I RENTED ABOUT TWICE AS MUCH FORMALITY AS I NEEDED.

OH, HERE'S, UH...

HERE'S YOUR RAZOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SURE.

WELL, WE STILL GOT TIME.

I'M GOING ON UP EARLY.

I GOT SOME PAPERS TO SIGN.

I GOT TO TAKE MY OWN RIG ANYHOW

SO'S I CAN TURN AROUND AND START BACK.

WHAT YOU GOT THERE?

BILL, UM,

THIS HERE CARD I'VE HAD A LONG TIME.

I ALWAYS BRING IT WITH ME TO THESE THINGS.

IT'S JUST A PRETTY SCENE

OF THE MISSISSIPPI WITH KIDS FISHING ON IT.

I JUST LOOK AT IT,

AND I KEEP ON LOOKING AT IT AND...

WELL,

UNTIL THEY DO WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO.

I SAW ONE AT THE DESK LIKE IT.

I PICKED IT UP FOR YOU,

THAT'S IF YOU WANT IT.

OH, YEAH.

YEAH, IT'S, UH...

YEAH, I-- I'LL JUST KEEP THIS.

THANKS VERY MUCH.

KETCH...

YOU HATE THIS THING, DON'T YOU?

OH, YEAH, I HATE IT.

AFTER WAR, IT'S PROBABLY THE WORST THING PEOPLE DO,

AND IT'S USELESS,

BUT PEOPLE WANT IT. WE GOT IT.

I GO ALONG WITH IT.

SEE YOU UP THERE, BILL.

GOOD MORNING, GEORGE. IT'S TIME. REVEREND, IT'S TIME TO GO.

GEORGE, WE NEED YOU TO STAND UP, PLEASE, SIR.

STAND UP FOR US, GEORGE.

LEON?

NOW, GEORGE, THIS PARAPHERNALIA THAT LEON HAS HERE

IS STRICTLY ROUTINE.

I KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE

ANY TROUBLE WITH YOU. NO, SIR.

REVEREND, GEORGE BROWNLOW HAS BEEN A MODEL PRISONER

DURING HIS ENTIRE STAY WITH US.

GOD BLESS YOU, GEORGE.

MEET YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE, MAN.

HEY, YOU'RE NOT ALONE.

[PULSING BEEP]

[PRAYING]

[CONTINUES PRAYING]

[STEADY BEEP]

"I AM THE RESURRECTION..."

HI, CHIEF. HOW WAS YOUR TRIP?

LIKE ANY TRIP AT MY AGE, SON--

YOU JUST AS SOON NOT HAVE MADE IT.

CHECK ON THOSE PRISONERS?

JUST CHECKED THEM. MY SECOND TIME.

ASIDE FROM TELLING ME TO LEAVE THEM ALONE,

THEY HAVEN'T EVEN ASKED FOR A PHONE CALL.

WELL, GOOD NIGHT, SWEET.

SEE YOU LATER, CHIEF.

LONNIE: OH, CHIEF.

ARE YOU NOT OFF DUTY YET?

IN A MINUTE. HOW'S YOUR TRIP?

JUST SAW ANOTHER PIECE OF MISSISSIPPI.

THERE ARE TWO OF THOSE WITNESSES STILL HERE IN SPARTA.

THE INFORMATION'S ON YOUR DESK.

GOOD. GOOD.

WHAT ARE BUBBA AND VIRGIL STILL DOING HERE?

BALLISTICS STUFF.

GOOD NIGHT, CHIEF.GOOD NIGHT.

HEY, CHIEF.

SO, CHIEF, HOW--

THE TRIP WAS THE TRIP. LET IT GO AT THAT.

I'M GOING TO CHECK WITH THE LAB MYSELF,

BUT NALLY'S GUN WAS THE MURDER GUN-- SMITH & WESSON .38.

COWES HAS A RUGER. NO MATCH.

AND WHAT ABOUT NALLY?

IS HE STILL CLAMMED UP IN THERE?

EXCEPT FOR CALLING MR. SWEET A NOSY BLACK.

I PUT PARKER ON TO PROVE NOSES ALSO COME IN WHITE.

WELL, I WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT HIM.

O.K.

[DOOR CLOSES]

CHIEF, HOW WAS YOUR TRIP?

IT WAS FINE, PARKER. FINE. FINE.

WHAT ABOUT OUR FRIEND NALLY OVER THERE?

HAS HE SAID ANYTHING YET?JUST A LITTLE BIT.

AFTER WE FED HIM, HE ASKED ABOUT SOME FOLKS

WE BOTH KNEW IN NEWTON AND KENNARD. THAT'S ABOUT IT.

OH.

WELL...

PARKER: DETECTIVE, YOU DIDN'T KNOW

NALLY AND I WENT TO SCHOOL TOGETHER, DID YOU?

YEAH. HE WAS ALWAYS TOUGH,

TOUGH AS AN OLD CHAW EVEN AT 10 OR 11.

SCARED OF NOTHING.

VIRGIL: THAT MAY CHANGE FOR HIM.PARKER: NAH.

I'LL BET WHEN THEY COME TO GIVE MELVIN THE JUICE,

HE'LL JUST LAUGH AND GIVE IT TO HIMSELF,

JUST TO STEAL THEIR THUNDER.

VIRGIL: DID YOU FIND OUT ANYTHING THERE?

NO. NOTHING THAT WOULD MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE TO YOU OR ME...

OR THE WORLD,

THE WORLD BEING WHAT IT IS.

WELL, MR. DUTTON.

APPEARS YOU'VE BEEN AT A PARTY.

I'VE BEEN TO A HELL OF A PARTY.

I'VE BEEN UP TO OXFORD--

LITTLE ALUMNI DO AT OLE MISS.

OH.

THE GOVERNOR WAS THERE.

BILL: OH.

YOU KNOW...

HE DIDN'T REMEMBER ME.

YEAH, NOW, MR. DUTTON,

I THINK I'M GOING TO GET SOMEBODY TO DRIVE YOU HOME.

I MEAN, NO OFFENSE INTENDED.

OH, NO. NO OFFENSE. THAT'S A DAMN GOOD IDEA

'CAUSE I'M TOO TIRED TO DRIVE ANOTHER YARD.

BESIDES, THAT'S WHAT THE POLICE ARE FOR--

TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM LOOKING FOOLISH. [LAUGHS]

BUBBA, TELL WALDRON TO GET READY

TO DRIVE MR. DUTTON HOME, WILL YOU?

YES, SIR.

BILL: NOW.

I CANNOT KEEP BATTING 4 FOR 7 AROUND HERE.

I MEAN, THAT'S PHENOMENAL FOR A BASEBALL TEAM.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S GREAT,

BUT FOR PROSECUTING CRIMINAL CASES,

IT IS RIDICU-- LUDICROUS.

I'M IN BIG TROUBLE.

YOU'RE IN BIG TROUBLE, TOO,

'CAUSE YOU AND TIBBS HERE

HAVE NOT GIVEN ME A GOOD MURDER CASE!

THESE BUMS COULD GET 12 OR 20 YEARS

INSTEAD OF GETTING SNUFFED, THE WAY I WANT THEM TO BE.

THE WAY WE ALL WANT--

SNUFFED!

THE EVIDENCE IS WEAK. IT'S--

LOOK AT THIS. THERE'S HOLES IN IT.

NALLY'S GUN KILLED THOSE PEOPLE, MR. DUTTON.

WONDERFUL. WONDERFUL. THAT'S WONDERFUL.

NOW ALL I GOT TO PROVE

IS HE USED HIS GUN ON THE SCENE,

OR THAT HE EVEN OWNED IT AT THE TIME,

AND THEN SOME WISE GUY,

LIBERAL, BIG-MOUTHED LAWYER

IS GOING TO COME DOWN HERE

DEMANDING SEPARATE TRIALS

AND CUTTING LOOSE WITH LOW-DOWN LEGAL TRICKS!

WELL, WELL, SIR, WE CAN WIN

AGAINST LOW-DOWN LEGAL TRICKS,

OR WE CAN BE SURE THE MEN WE CONVICT

GOT A FAIR TRIAL, MORE THAN FAIR.

THEN WE CAN FEEL A LOT BETTER ABOUT SNUFFING THEM.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT...

BUT YOU'RE IN BIG TROUBLE.

I'M IN BIG TROUBLE.

WOULD SOMEBODY TAKE ME TO THE TOILET?

I HAVE TO THROW UP.HEY, HEY, HEY...

GET OUT OF HERE.

WELL, WELL.

WE'LL GET THEM SNUFFED FOR HIM ALL RIGHT.

DETECTIVE TIBBS,

WHAT DO YOU THINK THE WISE MEN WHO WROTE OUR FIRST LAWS MEANT

WHEN THEY WROTE NO CRUEL OR UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT?

YOU SUPPOSE THEY WERE THINKING ABOUT NO SNUFFING?

I DOUBT IT.

I THINK THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT NO TORTURE.

OH.

I DON'T FANCY DRIVING ANYMORE MYSELF,

SO I JUST THINK I'LL GO IN THERE AND GET SOME SLEEP

AND HOPE THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT DOES THE SAME THING.

SO, THEN YOU THINK OUR WISE FOUNDING FATHERS

THOUGHT THERE WAS A BIG DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN EXECUTION AND TORTURE?

THEY MUST HAVE. THEY KEPT ONE AND THREW OUT THE OTHER.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, BUBBA?

HMM?

OH, BETWEEN EXECUTION AND TORTURE?

YEAH. I THINK THERE'S A HELL OF A DIFFERENCE.

WELL, I BETTER CHECK ON DUTTON THERE.

NOW, WELL, IT CAME TO ME,

YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM UP THERE.

I JUST THOUGHT TO MYSELF,

THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN EXECUTE A MAN WITHOUT TORTURING HIM

IS TO TELL HIM YOU FORGIVE HIM.

THAT'S RIGHT.

TELL HIM YOU FORGIVE HIM,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO TURN HIM LOOSE.

AS SOON AS YOU SEE A HAPPY SMILE COME OVER HIS FACE,

SHOOT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

WELL, GOOD NIGHT.