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

I'M NOT SURPRISED. IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN.

YEAH. THANKS FOR CALLING ME.

GOODBYE, BETTY ANN. BYE NOW.

IT NEVER FAILS.

EVERY TIME OUR DISTINGUISHED DISTRICT ATTORNEY

TAKES A CASE AWAY FROM HIS YOUNG ASSISTANT

AND TRIES IT HIMSELF,

THE JURY BRINGS IN THE WRONG VERDICT.

REMINDS ME OF A HUNTING DOG I HAD NAMED ROSCOE

WHO WAS SHORT-SIGHTED.

I EVER TELL YOU ABOUT ROSCOE,

THE SHORT-SIGHTED HOUND?

OH, YEAH.

YOU SURE?

FAR-SIGHTED. SHORT-SIGHTED.

RIGHT. LOVED TO HUNT.

INSPIRATION TO ME IN MY DARKEST HOURS.

ROSCOE WASN'T AN INSPIRATION.

MATTER OF FACT, ROSCOE WAS KIND OF PITIFUL.

YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME ABOUT HIM, TOO, HUH?

WELL, IF THAT'S YOUR ATTITUDE,

I WON'T TELL YOU ANYTHING.

[TELEPHONE RINGS] ANSWER YOUR PHONE.

SKINNER HERE.

BUBBA?

HELLO THERE, DARYL. HOW YOU DOING?

I WAS HOPING MAYBE WE COULD TALK.

WELL, SURE WE CAN.

I'LL BE OFF IN TWO HOURS. CAN IT WAIT?

YEAH. YEAH, SURE.

IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU?

YEAH, I JUST...

I WON'T TAKE UP ANY MORE OF YOUR TIME.

NO, DARYL, WAIT. HOLD ON. DARYL.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MAY I HELP YOU?

[CLEARS THROAT]

WHAT'S THE MATTER AT THE OTHER END OF THAT LINE?

Huh?

SOUNDS LIKE A SAD PHONE CALL.

NO. AN OLD HIGH-SCHOOL BUDDY, DARYL TYLER.

I REMEMBER THAT NAME.

DIDN'T HE PLAY SOMETHING?

YEAH. HALFBACK ON THE DIVISION WINNING FOOTBALL TEAM.

OH. YEAH.

THE FUNNY THING ABOUT ROSCOE WAS THIS, SEE,

BEING SHORT-SIGHTED,

YOU'D FIRE AT THE DUCK, TURN OLD ROSCOE LOOSE,

HE'D GO RUNNING INTO THE TULES,

SPLASHING IN THE WATER.

IN A FEW MINUTES, HE'D COME BACK...

GNAWING ON THE DECOY.

[CHATTER]

THERE. MY SISTER IN JACKSON USES NOTHING

BUT THAT AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE.

SHE JUST LOVES IT.

HAD THE LONGEST TALK WITH YOUR MANAGER.

SWORE UP AND DOWN HE WOULD GET ONE,

BUT I JUST DON'T SEE IT.

IT'LL TAKE TIME, I GUESS.

YOU'RE PROBABLY HOPING IT WILL.

YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF OUT OF A JOB.

20...40...60...80,

1...20...30...

2...AND 47 CENTS.

[CHUCKLES] CAN'T BE TOO SURE THESE DAYS.

HAVE A NICE DAY, MRS. THURMAN.

MAN: DARYL!

CAN I SEE YOU A MINUTE?

[INAUDIBLE]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[SIREN WAILING]

YOU COULD'VE KILLED SOMEBODY!

LIKE ME, FOR INSTANCE!

I'M SORRY, OFFICER. I WAS JUST...

LET ME SEE YOUR LICENSE.

WOMAN: DARYL?

IT'S ONLY 5:00. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I LEFT EARLY. WASN'T FEELING WELL.

YOU GET SOME REST.

WE'LL TALK AFTER I GET BACK FROM THE STORE.

I'M LEAVING ODELL WITH YOU.

DID YOU HEAR ME?

WHAT IS IT?

CORA...

WHAT?

NOTHING.

I LOVE YOU.

ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT.

WELL, DON'T YOU EVER LET ME FORGET IT.

DARYL?

IS SOMETHING WRONG?

NO.

NOTHING THAT CAN'T BE FIXED.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT DARYL TYLER.

DIDN'T WE HAVE A DARYL TYLER IN HERE

A WHILE BACK, GOT HIMSELF IN SOME TROUBLE?

THAT'S THE SAME FELLA.

THAT WHY YOU DROPPED HIM?

AIN'T NOBODY DROPPED NOBODY, CHIEF.

YOU KNOW HOW IT IS.

GUYS JUST NATURALLY DRIFT APART

AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

DARYL IS, UM...

WELL, DARYL HAD HIS FRIENDS,

AND I HAD MY FRIENDS, OK?

PLUS HE HAD A HARD TIME

ADJUSTING AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

OH, A HARD TIME ADJUSTING.

THAT SOMETIMES MEANS GOING TO JAIL, DOESN'T IT?

I REMEMBER WHEN YOU GUYS PLAYED FOOTBALL TOGETHER.

HE WAS A GOOD HALFBACK FOR A SKINNY FELLA.

FAST, TOO. HE HAD A LOT OF HEART.

HE COULD'VE WENT PRO.

WHY DIDN'T HE?

BLEW OUT HIS KNEE IN THAT ALL-STAR GAME

AND CHANCES FOR A SCHOLARSHIP.

AND THEN YOU CAN'T GO PRO

AND GO TO JAIL AT THE SAME TIME,

I DON'T BELIEVE.

I BELIEVE IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GET OUT OF HERE.

ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU, BUBBA.

[GUNSHOT]

MA'AM, IS DARYL HERE?

NO, BUT COME IN.

LIEUTENANT SKINNER.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

I JUST STOPPED BY TO SEE DARYL.

DARYL'S GONE...

AND SO IS $100,000.

[CHATTER ON POLICE RADIO]

MAN: A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND.

I CAN FINISH A PORTION OF THIS.

LET'S MAKE SOME ROOM HERE.

THAT'S GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

OFFICER: GOT IT?

I KNOW, CORA. I KNOW.

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THAT ROOM.

MAKE SURE NOBODY TOUCHES ANYTHING.

YES, SIR.

TOO MANY PEOPLE AROUND HERE.

I'LL MOVE THEM.

[INDISTINCT TALKING]

CHIEF.

[DOG BARKING]

BUBBA...

I'M AWFUL SORRY ABOUT YOUR FRIEND DARYL TYLER.

WHAT HAPPENED, CHIEF?

HE SHOT HIMSELF.

EXCUSE ME, CHIEF.

WE WERE TEAMMATES, CHIEF.

AND WE PROMISED WE'D ALWAYS

BE THERE FOR EACH OTHER.

I SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE FOR HIM.

THAT'S OVER.

THE ONE YOU WANT TO BE THERE FOR NOW

IS CORA TYLER... AND THE BOY.

HE HASN'T SAID A WORD

SINCE HIS MAMA FOUND HIM.

I KNOW THAT, CHIEF.

I KEEP THINKING IT'S MY FAULT.

YOU DIDN'T PULL THAT TRIGGER, BUBBA.

NO.

I DIDN'T STOP HIM FROM PULLING IT, EITHER.

SAME THING.

[SIGHS]

OH, LORD.

I GOT DARYL TYLER'S THINGS

FROM THE CORONER'S OFFICE.

IT ALWAYS GIVES ME THE WILLIES,

GOING THROUGH A DEAD MAN'S THINGS.

YEAH.

WHAT DO WE HAVE?

HIS WALLET, SOME CHANGE,

A WEDDING BAND,

HIS WATCH,

SOME KIND OF KEY...

ONE COMB...

WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE THIS IS?

IT'S A CELTIC CROSS.

THE COACH GAVE IT TO HIM SENIOR YEAR FOR LUCK.

I'VE SEEN THIS KIND OF KEY BEFORE.

I'LL SEE WHAT IT'S TO.

DARYL DID NOT TAKE THAT MONEY.

I'LL HANDLE THIS.

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE OBJECTIVE ENOUGH

TO HANDLE THIS.

WELL, WHO IS? YOU?

SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE SOLVED THIS ALREADY.

HOW OBJECTIVE IS THAT?

I'M LOOKING AT ALL THE FACTS.

LIKE WHAT?

ONE, YOUR FRIEND DARYL TYLER HAD A RECORD...

THAT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO.

TWO, $100,000 IS MISSING FROM HIS PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT,

AND THREE, POWDER BURNS ON HIS HEAD

AND THE PARAFFIN TEST ON HIS HANDS

PROVED THAT HE USED THE GUN HE KILLED HIMSELF WITH.

WHY DID HE DO IT?

YOU'RE ON A ROLL. TELL ME.

TO AVOID THE CONSEQUENCES OF WHAT HE DID.

COME ON. THAT'S CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.

YOU GOT NOTHING TYING THAT MONEY TO DARYL.

I DON'T HAVE TO STEP IN MANURE

TO KNOW THAT I'M ON A HORSE PATH.

WELL, YOU'RE ON THE WRONG HORSE PATH THIS TIME.

WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME?

HE'S CLOSED UP INSIDE OF HIMSELF,

LIKE HE'S GOT THIS TERRIBLE SECRET

THAT HE'S AFRAID WILL SPILL OUT

IF HE OPENS HIS MOUTH.

THERE'S A WOMAN ON THE CITY COUNCIL

NAMED HARRIET DeLONG.

SHE'S WORKED WITH KIDS LIKE ODELL.

SHE'S TRAINED IN ART THERAPY.

I THINK SHE CAN HELP HIM.

ART THERAPY?

SOMETIMES WHEN PEOPLE GO THROUGH

TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES,

THEY BURY THEIR HURT AND FEAR

INSIDE OF THEM.

I KNOW I DID.

ART THERAPY COULD HELP OPEN THOSE DOORS

AND RELEASE THOSE FEELINGS.

BUT ODELL IS JUST A CHILD.

I KNOW, CORA, BUT CHILDREN IN PARTICULAR

HIDE THEIR FEARS.

CORA: I REALLY NEED MY LITTLE BOY BACK AGAIN, ALTHEA.

WE'RE ALL EACH OTHER HAS RIGHT NOW.

BUBBA: YOU'RE THE ASSISTANT MANAGER?

THAT'S RIGHT.

DO YOU RECALL SEEING ANY CHANGES IN DARYL LATELY?

I MEAN, WAS HE FORGETTING THINGS,

MAKING MISTAKES, THINGS LIKE THAT?

NO. DARYL WAS VERY CONSCIENTIOUS.

HE WAS NEVER A PENNY SHORT.

LET ME ASK YOU THIS.

DO YOU REMEMBER HIM SAYING ANYTHING,

OR DID YOU NOTICE

ANYTHING STRANGE THAT HAPPENED THAT DAY?

THINK ABOUT THIS REAL HARD, NOW.

HMM.

NO. ALL I REMEMBER

IS HE WAS WITH A CUSTOMER,

MR. WILLIAMS CALLED HIM IN THE OFFICE,

THEN HE WENT HOME EARLY.

I DIDN'T TALK TO HIM.

WHEN DID YOUFIND OUT THE MONEY WAS MISSING?

UM...

WHEN MR. WILLIAMS TOLD ME.

THANK YOU, DIANE.

[KNOCKING]

I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

I SURE WILL. YOU, TOO.

WELL, LIEUTENANT SKINNER.

WON'T YOU HAVE A SEAT?

I'LL STAND IF YOU DON'T MIND.

NOT AT ALL.

I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU SPOKE WITH DARYL

RIGHT BEFORE HE LEFT.

YEAH, DARYL CAME IN...

SAID HE WASN'T FEELING TOO GOOD.

DARYL JUST CAME IN TO YOUR OFFICE.

WELL, I MIGHT HAVE CALLED HIM IN HERE

FOR SOMETHING.

OH, I DID. THAT'S RIGHT.

I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE GENERAL LEDGER.

ACTING UNUSUAL TO YOU, ANYTHING?

WELL, THE FACT THAT HE LEFT EARLY

WAS A BIT UNUSUAL.

IN THE TWO YEARS HE WAS HERE,

DARYL WAS NEVER LATE, NEVER MISSED A MINUTE OF WORK.

YOU KNOW HE HAD A RECORD.

THAT'S RIGHT, I DID.

BUT LIKE THEY SAY IN MY CHURCH, LIEUTENANT,

IT'S NOT WHAT A MAN HAS DONE,

IT'S WHO HE IS.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE MONEY.

THE BANK'S INSURED.

I'M JUST SORRY THAT MY FAITH IN DARYL

PROVED TO BE A MISTAKE.

YEAH.

UM...

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

LOOK, I KNOW IT'S NEVER EASY

WHEN A FRIEND DIES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

I KNOW YOU DON'T THINK THIS WAS SUICIDE...

SWEET, UNLESS YOU GOT SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO SAY...

I PULLED DARYL OVER ON HIS WAY HOME THAT AFTERNOON.

HE LOOKED PRETTY NERVOUS.

A TICKET WOULD MAKE ANYBODY NERVOUS.

I MEAN REAL NERVOUS.

IT WASN'T JUST A TICKET.

HE HAD SOMETHING ELSE ON HIS MIND.

SWEET, YOU GOT A RIGHT TO YOUR OPINION.

I GOT A RIGHT TO MINE.

BUT I GOT TO TAKE THIS STUFF TO DARYL'S WIDOW,

AND I DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOURS RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S ENOUGH, MRS. TIBBS. THANK YOU.

I GOT TO TAKE DARYL'S THINGS

OVER TO HIS FAMILY.

I'M JUMPY ENOUGH ALREADY.

I KNOW.

THAT'S THE PART OF THE JOB

VIRGIL HATES THE MOST.

KIND OF FUNNY, AIN'T IT?

IF VIRGIL WASN'T STILL IN NEW ORLEANS,

HE'D BE TALKING TO CORA TODAY.

WHO KNOWS? DARYL MIGHT HAVE CALLED HIM INSTEAD.

HOW COULD ANYONE SAY WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED?

MRS. TIBBS, I'LL SAY THIS,

EVERY INSTINCT I GOT AS A COP AND A MAN

TELLS ME THAT OUR FRIEND DARYL TYLER

DID NOT TAKE THAT MONEY.

I AGREE WITH YOU.

WELL, I GUESS I PUT OFF

WHAT'S GOT TO BE DONE LONG ENOUGH.

BUBBA, YOU AND I ARE RIGHT.

YES, MA'AM.

NOW ALL WE GOT TO DO IS PROVE IT.

MISS DeLONG?

OH, HI.

YOU MUST BE CORA TYLER.

I'M HARRIET DeLONG.

HI.

AND YOU MUST BE ODELL.

ODELL.

OH, THAT'S OK.

I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE SOMEWHERE.

IT PROBABLY FEELS LIKE THE SAFEST PLACE TO HIDE.

YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT, FOR NOW.

MAMA'S LEAVING US ALONE FOR A LITTLE WHILE

SO WE CAN MAKE A MESS.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER, BABY.

MAMAS DON'T LIKE TO SEE THIS SORT OF THING.

WANT TO KNOW WHY?

BECAUSE THEY USUALLY HAVE TO CLEAN UP.

NOW...

OOH.

ISN'T IT FUN?

JUST LIKE MUD OOZING ALL UP BETWEEN YOUR TOES.

THAT'S RIGHT, HOLD YOUR HANDS UP LIKE THAT.

NOW...

JUST RELAX...

AND LET YOUR HANDS JUST SLIDE ACROSS THE PAPER.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S GOOD, ODELL.

OH, LOOK AT THAT.

RELAX YOUR HAND.

THAT'S RIGHT, JUST LET IT SLIDE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S GOOD.

MM-HMM.

SEE?

MAN: [ON PA] ATTENTION.

THE BUS TO JACKSON IS NOW LOADING.

THE BUS TO JACKSON IS NOW LOADING.

THANK YOU.

ATTENTION.

THE BUS FOR JACKSON IS NOW LEAVING

WITH CONTINUING SERVICE TO BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI.

CHIEF: WE JUST NEED TO FIND THE OTHER $80,000.

MAYBE HE HAD A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX.

I HAD AN AUNT HILDA, NEVER TRUSTED BANKS.

SHE TOOK TO SMOKING CIGARS,

AND SHE KEPT HER MONEY IN A CIGAR BOX.

HE COULD HAVE STASHED IT ANYWHERE.

A MATTRESS, BACK YARD.

BEFORE YOU DIG UP CORA'S BACK YARD,

YOU'D BETTER BE SURE DARYL TOOK THAT MONEY.

THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT MR. TYLER'S GUILT, BUBBA.

IN YOUR MIND.

YES, IN MY MIND.

I CAN'T DISREGARD WHAT I SEE.

WHAT I DON'T SEE

IS ANY EVIDENCE IN HIS FAVOR.

HERE'S HIS FILE. HE HAD A RECORD.

THAT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO.

DARYL DIDN'T HAVE NO JOB AT THE TIME.

HE TOOK THAT MONEY TO FEED HIS FAMILY.

THAT OUGHT TO MEAN SOMETHING TO YOU.

COME ON, BUBBA, WILL YOU?

OH, HELL. I GUESS IT DON'T.

HARRIET DeLONG: NOW CLOSE YOUR EYES, ODELL.

WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THERE?

DO YOU SEE ANYTHING?

LET THE PICTURES TALK FOR YOU, ODELL.

YOUR MOTHER TOLD ME YOU SAW SOMETHING.

SOMETHING THAT SCARED YOU.

WHAT YOU SAW WOULD SCARE ANYONE.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT.

I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT IN TIME YOU'LL FEEL BETTER.

YOU'LL RUN AROUND IN THE RAIN

CATCHING RAINDROPS ON THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE,

AND YOU'LL TALK.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, YOU'LL...

I CAN'T GET EXCITED OVER THIS ART THERAPY.

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,

MOST OF THESE ARTISTS NEED THERAPY.

ART THERAPY IS A HIGHLY-RESPECTED FORM OF ANALYSIS.

IF IT'S SO HIGHLY-RESPECTED,

WHY ARE YOU ON THE CITY COUNCIL OF LITTLE SPARTA?

WHY AREN'T YOU IN JACKSON,

TRADING OPINIONS WITH THE CELEBRATED

HEADSHRINKERS OVER THERE?

IT'S A NEW APPROACH,

WHICH WOULD SET YOU AGAINST IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.

BUBBA: LOOK! NONE OF THIS MATTERS.

WE HAVE A WITNESS TO A MURDER.

BUT THE WITNESS CAN'T TELL US ANYTHING.

THE WITNESS CAN'T SPEAK.

AND I THINK YOU'LL AGREE,

THIS IS HARDLY A COMPOSITE DRAWING OF A SUSPECT.

IT'S MORE THAN YOU HAD.

CHIEF, A LITTLE BOY SAW SOMETHING.

OH, WELL...

YOU'RE GOING TO IGNORE THAT?

YOU CAN'T TURN YOUR BACK ON THIS ONE.

YOU OWE IT TO THAT LITTLE BOY

AND HIS MAMA TO REOPEN THIS CASE.

IT'S NOT CLOSED.

WE JUST DON'T HAVE MUCH TO GO ON.

IT'S SOMEPLACE TO START.

I'LL TELL YOU WHERE TO START.

YOU START UP HERE.

YOU NEVER THOUGHT OF THIS,

BUT A DEER HAS NO NATURAL ENEMIES IN THE TREES.

THAT'S WHY A DEER NEVER LOOKS UP.

WHAT DO I MEAN BY THAT?

YOU'VE GOT TO BUILD YOUR STAND UP HERE,

SO THAT YOU CAN LOOK DOWN ON THE SITUATION.

SEE?

COME AGAIN?

I'M TRYING TO SAY TO YOU THAT I MAY BE

THE ONLY ONE WITH AN OBJECTIVE VIEW

OF THIS SITUATION.

PLEASE.

I'M NOT SURE IF I CAN HELP YOU.

MRS. TYLER, YOU MIGHT HAVE EVIDENCE

THAT YOU YOURSELF ARE NOT AWARE OF.

FOR INSTANCE, THAT GUN.

WHERE DID YOUR HUSBAND KEEP IT?

THAT WASN'T HIS GUN.

HOW DO YOU KNOW? DID YOU SEE IT?

NO. DARYL NEVER HAD A GUN.

MRS. TYLER,

DO YOU KNOW OF ANY PEOPLE

THAT MIGHT HAVE WANTED TO HURT YOUR HUSBAND?

NO.

EVERYONE LIKED DARYL.

WELL, MRS. TYLER, EVERYBODY HAS...

DARYL DIDN'T TAKE NO MONEY.

YOU DIDN'T KNOW HIM, CHIEF GILLESPIE.

HE WAS...

HONEST...

AND HARD-WORKING AND...

SURE, HE MADE SOME MISTAKES,

BUT HE PAID FOR THEM.

HE WOULDN'T NO MORE TAKE THAT MONEY

THAN HE WOULD HIS OWN LIFE.

DID HE HAVE ANY OTHER KIN IN TOWN?

UH...

JUST HIS GRANDFATHER, WINSTON.

WE HADN'T SEEN HIM IN YEARS,

BUT HE CAME TO THE FUNERAL.

WHERE DOES HE LIVE?

UH...

145 COUNTY LINE ROAD.

THANK YOU.

THERE WAS ONE THING I REMEMBERED LAST NIGHT.

I NEVER DID TELL BUBBA.

WELL, TELL ME.

WHEN I GOT HOME,

I THOUGHT I HEARD SOMETHING IN THE KITCHEN.

WELL, I WENT IN

AND THE BACK DOOR WAS CRACKED OPEN.

I THOUGHT IT MUST HAVE BEEN ODELL, BUT...

BUT NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT,

HE WAS...

I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

HE WAS THE, UH...

WELL,

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP, MRS. TYLER.

AND, UH...

I'M GOING TO KEEP YOU

AND YOUR LITTLE BOY IN MY PRAYERS.

[CAR DOOR OPENS]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

WHO YOU LOOKING FOR?

WINSTON TYLER.

HE AIN'T HOME.

UH-HUH.

YEAH, WELL, I CAN SEE THAT.

MAYBE YOU CAN TELL ME WHERE HE IS.

DON'T KNOW.

MINDS MY OWN BUSINESS, WHICH IS NOTHING.

SINCE 19 AND 47, NO BUSINESS TO MIND.

Ah!

AND NO MINDS TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

[LAUGHS]

OH, THANK YOU.

YEAH.

UH, NO. I DON'T LIKE THAT KIND.

HA!

WELL, NEITHER DO I,

BUT IT'S THE BEST I CAN DO.

WELL,

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT ALL THIS?

TERRIBLE THING, WHAT HAPPENED TO DARYL.

THAT BOY WAS A NATURAL.

HE USED TO RUN LIKE THE BREEZE

ON A HOT SUMMER'S NIGHT

COMING DOWN OFF THE HILLS,

ABOUT TO PICK YOU UP AND CARRY YOU OFF WITH IT.

MM-HMM. SO I HEARD.

TILL HE HURT HIS KNEE, HUH?

YEAH.

SOMETIMES...

I THINKS TO MYSELF DARYL WAS LIKE A RACE HORSE,

SEE?

IT DON'T MAKE NO SENSE.

YOU MEAN HIS KILLING HIMSELF?

NO.

NO, DARYL DIDN'T TAKE TO NO GUNS.

NEVER DID.

I TOOK THE BOY HUNTING ONCE.

HE CRIED SO MUCH, HE LIKE

TO SCARED AWAY EVERY CRITTER FOR MILES.

HOW VERY INTERESTING.

THE BOY HAD A CURSE ON HIM.

DIDN'T HAVE NO LUCK AT ALL.

EXCEPTING THAT WOMAN.

EXCEPTING CORA.

AND THAT LITTLE BOY, ODELL.

THAT SWEET... LITTLE BOY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP...

MR. WINSTON TYLER?

ANY OF THESE MEN LOOK FAMILIAR, ODELL?

HOW ABOUT THESE?

ANYTHING?

HE HASN'T LIT UP YET.

THANKS, CHIEF.

LIEUTENANT SKINNER'S GOT A FORM THERE

FOR THE RELEASE OF THAT MONEY.

HERE AND HERE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CHANCES ARE

OF FINDING THE OTHER $80,000?

CASH IS HARD TO FIND.

I'D SAY THE ODDS ARE 50-TO-1 AGAINST US.

BUT WE AIN'T GIVING UP.

THE BOY ODELL MAY HAVE GIVEN US A CLUE.

HIS BOY, HUH?

CHIEF: YEAH.

HE HASN'T SAID A WORD

SINCE HE SAW HIS DADDY KILL HIMSELF,

BUT HE MAY YET.

POOR LITTLE BOY.

MMM...

WELL,

Y'ALL TAKE CARE, CHIEF.

SAME TO YOURSELF, SIR.

LIEUTENANT SKINNER.

YEAH, YEAH.

[GUNSHOT]

HONEY,

DOESN'T THAT LOOK LIKE FUN, BABY?

HONEY, DON'T YOU WANT TO SWING?

GO ON, HONEY.

THAT'S IT, BABY. GO ON. GO ON.

THAT'S IT.

THAT'S RIGHT, BABY.

IT'S FUN, REMEMBER? YOU LOVE THE SLIDE.

THAT'S IT. COME ON. I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT.

YOU LOVE THE SLIDE. COME ON, BABY.

YES.

LET'S TRY IT ONE MORE TIME.

MRS. TYLER DIDN'T SEE ANYBODY.

DID ANY OF THOSE OTHER WOMEN

IN THE PARK SEE ANYTHING?

NO, SIR.

WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO US?

I HAVEN'T GOT THE ANSWER,

BUT I'M SURE GOING TO FIND THE ANSWER.

NOW, OFFICER CULBURN IS WAITING FOR YOU.

MRS. TYLER, I'M GOING HOME WITH Y'ALL.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

CORA: ODELL?

COME ON, BABY. WHAT'S THE MATTER?

NOW...

DID YOU SEE THE LOOK ON THAT KID'S FACE?

HELL, YES, I DID.

I'M TELLING YOU, CHIEF. THAT BOY KNOWS SOMETHING.

HERE COMES SOMEBODY ELSE

WHO THINKS SHE KNOWS SOMETHING.

HARRIET, HOW ARE YOU?

HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING?

I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT

THAT YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THESE.

WE'VE GONE AS FAR AS POSSIBLE

WITH ART THERAPY.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOMETHING DRASTIC

TO MAKE THAT BOY TALK.

UH-HUH.

WELL, YOU WEREN'T SO LUCKY

FOR POOR OLD DARYL TYLER.

[TEA KETTLE WHISTLES]

[DIALING]

HARRIET, BILL GILLESPIE HERE.

YEAH, WELL, SORRY TO DISTURB YOU,

BUT I'VE JUST GONE OVER

THESE CHILD'S PAINTINGS THAT YOU GAVE ME

TO LOOK AT.

I SAW SOMETHING VERY INTERESTING HERE.

THERE'S ONE I'M LOOKING AT

THAT HAS A...

I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT.

THE MAGNOLIA? YEAH, THAT WOULD BE FINE.

I'LL MEET YOU THERE.

SURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

BYE.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER] [MUSIC PLAYING ON SPEAKERS]

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

HERE'S CHERYL HERE.

CAN WE GET YOU A CUP OF COFFEE?

HOW ABOUT SOME TEA?

YEAH, FINE. TEA. TEA FOR TWO.

YES, SIR, CHIEF.

NOW, I SURE APPRECIATE YOUR COMING DOWN HERE.

WELL, SURE, CHIEF.

SO, WHAT'S THIS EVIDENCE THAT YOU HAVE?

OH, YEAH.

I WAS LOOKING OVER SOME

OF THESE PAINTINGS OF ODELL'S

THAT YOU BROUGHT BY TODAY.

IN PARTICULAR, THIS ONE HERE.

AND, UH,

I THINK THAT LITTLE FELLA

IS TRYING TO TELL US EXACTLY WHO IT WAS

WHO KILLED HIS DADDY.

MM-HMM. HMM.

WELL, DO YOU KNOW WHO DID IT?

I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA.

OH?

THERE YOU ARE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NOW, THEN...

YOU WANT A PIECE OF CAKE OR SOMETHING?

OH, NO.

NO. WELL, I...

UH, I DON'T NEED ANYTHING.

OK.

UM,

NOW,

THIS, OF COURSE, IS A POCKET WATCH.

MM-HMM. YES, IT IS.

I FIND THAT VERY INTERESTING.

WHY? A LOT OF MEN WEAR POCKET WATCHES.

I KNOW, BUT THIS ONE GAVE ME AN IDEA

THAT I WANTED TO TALK OVER WITH YOU

ABOUT HOW I CAN CATCH THIS GUY.

NOW...

I FIND THIS PARTICULAR POCKET WATCH

VERY INTERESTING.

MR. WILLIAMS.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

NOT AT ALL. UH, WHY THE PARK, CHIEF?

I HAD ONE OR TWO PRIVATE QUESTIONS TO ASK YOU.

THE PARK'S ABOUT THE MOST PRIVATE PLACE I KNOW.

WELL, IF I CAN HELP, I...

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THAT BOY ODELL TYLER.

I KNOW THAT HE SAW SOMETHING,

AND I WISH,

I JUST WISH THAT I COULD GET HIM...

WELL, I DECLARE.

THAT'S THE VERY BOY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

CHIEF: WHY, THAT'S MOST PECULIAR.

HE'S USUALLY WITH HIS MAMA THESE DAYS.

WELL, ODELL, HOW NICE TO SEE YOU.

YOU KILLED MY DADDY.

WELL, LISTEN TO THAT. HE TALKED.

I GOT MY WISH.

SURE ENOUGH.

[CHIEF LAUGHS]

AND LOOK WHO'S COMING.

YOU STOLE THAT MONEY

AND TRIED TO BLAME IT ON THE MAN YOU KILLED.

THAT IS A SHOCKING CRIME.

AS FOR THAT $80,000,

I BELIEVE OUR CHANCES OF FINDING THAT

ARE GETTING BETTER BY THE MINUTE.

ODELL!

MAMA!

BABY!

BUBBA.

YOU SOUNDED REALLY GOOD.

NOW, LISTEN.

I'VE GOT SOMETHING HERE

THAT USED TO BE YOUR DADDY'S.

NOW I GUESS IT'S YOURS.

OH, CHIEF?

YEAH?

THANKS FOR WALKING DOWN THAT HORSE PATH, HUH?

OH, WELL, BUBBA,

YOU WERE WITH ME, WEREN'T YOU? [LAUGHS]