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-OHH

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

[RING]

HELLO. NO. VIRGIL'�S NOT HERE.

PARKER, IS THIS YOU?

IS THIS AN EMERGENCY?

NO. HE'�S IN HIS CAR. WAIT. HOLD ON.

ETTA, WHERE DOES RUTA LIVE?

COLBYVILLE.

VIRGIL'�S ON HIS WAY TO HIS AUNT'�S HOUSE.

SHE LIVES IN COLBYVILLE.

MM-HMM.

O.K. ALL RIGHT. BYE-BYE.

WHY COLBYVILLE?

IT WAS NAMED FOR AN OLD MAN

THAT WAS KILLED BY A TRAIN.

NO. WHY DOES YOUR SISTER

LIVE SO FAR AWAY FROM THE REST OF THE FAMILY?

'�CAUSE SHE'S CONTRARY.

RUTA COULD LIVE IN SPARTA WITH ME,

BUT SHE WON'�T LIVE HERE.

REALLY? WHY NOT?

CAN'�T FIGHT WITH ME IF SHE LIVE WITH ME,

AND SHE'�D RATHER FIGHT WITH ME.

WHERE'�S BUBBA NOW?

HE'�S AT SPARTA JEWELERS OR ON HIS WAY BACK.

SWEET'�S DEFINITELY AT THE JEWELERS

MAKING A LIST OF STOLEN STUFF.

O.K. I'�M ON MY WAY IN THERE NOW.

DID YOU TELL VIRGIL?

UH, CORBIN'�S TRYING TO REACH HIM RIGHT NOW.

YES, SIR. BYE-BYE.

SPEAK IF YOU WANT SOMETHING.

GO AHEAD. SPEAK.[WOOF]

ALL RIGHT. SEE, YOU GOT TO TELL ME IF YOU WANT ANYTHING.

UH-HUH. I SEE.

DOES THE OWNER OF THE STORE KNOW ABOUT IT?

UH-HUH. WELL, WHO'�S ON IT?

TELL BUBBA I SHOULD BE AT THE STATION IN HALF AN HOUR.

O.K.? BYE.

GOOD MORNING, AUNT RUTA.

WHAT BRINGS YOU OUT THIS WAY?

NOTHING BUT YOU.

COME ON IN, VIRGIL.

NICE PICTURE OF TYRELL.

IS HE HERE?

NO. HE GOES TO A JOB.

YOU EXPECT HIM TO BE DOING NOTHING?

NO. NO, I JUST...

TY'�S WORKING. HE WORKS. BOUGHT ME THAT NEW SOFA.

SIT ON IT. I'�LL GET COFFEE.

YES, MA'�AM.

[JUKEBOX PLAYS ROCK MUSIC]

I AIN'�T GIVING NO MORE OF OUR STUFF AWAY.

THIS GUY IN SPARTA THINKS HE CAN ROB US

'�CAUSE HE'S THE ONLY FENCE.

WELL, AIN'�T HE?

YEAH. IN THIS TOWN, BUT A GUY'�S COMING IN FROM JACKSON.

LOOK, I DON'�T WANNA WAIT. JUST GIVE ME MY CUT.

NOT YET.WHY?

THE MAN FROM JACKSON WON'�T DEAL

UNLESS WE HAVE MORE TO OFFER.

NO. I DONE MY LAST JOB.

NO MORE.

ONE MORE.

NO MORE.

TY, LOOK AT THAT GUY OVER THERE.

HE AIN'�T MUCH OLDER THAN US,

AND I AIN'�T GOING TO WIND UP DOING THAT.

NOW, WE COME A GOOD WAYS.

WE ONLY GOT A LITTLE WAYS TO GO.

TY WENT AND BOUGHT THEM BLANKETS

I SENT OVER FOR YOUR BABIES.

THANK YOU. THEY'�RE BEAUTIFUL.

WOULD YOU ASK TY TO COME, TOO, ON SATURDAY?

YEAH, I'�LL ASK HIM,

THOUGH I AIN'�T DECIDED IF I'�M COMING MYSELF.

RUTA, PLEASE, WE WANT YOU TO SEE THE TWINS.

ALTHEA WANTS TO SEE YOU, TOO.

ETTA DON'�T.

YES, SHE DOES.

DON'�T KEEP THIS THING GOING.

TIME IS FLYING. WE GOT TO AT LEAST TRY.

WE SHOULD TRY TO BE LIKE A FAMILY,

LIKE WE WAS WHEN OUR SISTER,

YOUR MAMA, WAS LIVING

AND YOUR DADDY WAS LIVING

AND ETTA'�S HUSBAND AND MINE WAS LIVING

AND ALL OUR CHILDREN WERE STILL HERE IN SPARTA.

YEAH. I WANT THAT BACK.

WELL, YOU CAN'�T

'�CAUSE IT'�S FOREVER GONE.

WELL, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

CAN'�T WE TRY?

LET'�S TRY.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

ETTA KIRBY SPEAKING.

AUNT ETTA, THIS IS VIRGIL.

SATURDAY, WE'�LL BE A FAMILY AGAIN,

OR SOMETHING LIKE A FAMILY.

IS SHE COMING?

YEAH, AND MAYBE TYRELL, TOO.

I BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT.

JUST GIVE HER A CHANCE, PLEASE.

ONLY CHANCE SHE WANT

IS TO BEAT MY EARS OVER THAT HOUSE.

SHE WON'�T MENTION IT, UNLESS YOU DO.

WHY SHOULD I?

ALL I GOT TO SAY BEEN SAID MANY TIMES.

I WILL NOT SELL.

ETTA, MY DARLING, ALL I WANT TO DO

IS HAVE A NICE TIME SATURDAY.

THAT'�S ALL I REALLY WANT, O.K.?

PLEASE? THANKS.

BYE-BYE NOW.

WHEW. BOY.

TIME TO WORK.

WE GOT ENOUGH.

A COUPLE MORE, WE'�RE GONE.

MAN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I THOUGHT YOU WAS OFF TONIGHT.

YOU CRAZY, TY GIBSON.

HOW YOU GET MIXED UP WITH THAT LOSER?

COME ON, WADE. HE AIN'�T GOING TO SAY NOTHING.

DAMN RIGHT.

[GUNSHOTS]

CALL THE STATION.

COME ON!

POLICE!

EASY. EASY.

HE WAS A MARRIED MAN, FAMILY OF FOUR.

LIVES OVER ON PEAR BLOSSOM.

WOULD YOU TELL THEM?

YEAH, I WILL.

SWEET?

THERE'�S NO PRINTS HERE.

HE WAS CAREFUL.

TRY THE SHELVES OVER THERE.

YES, SIR.

DID THE ALARM GO OFF?

TURNED OFF. NO FORCED ENTRY.

SAME AS THE LAST TWO OR THREE,

THOUGH OF COURSE NOW WE'�RE DEALING WITH MURDER.

NEVILLE JOHNSON TOOK THREE ROUNDS AT CLOSE RANGE.

OH.

HOW'�S LUANN?

SHE SAYS FINE. DOCTOR DISAGREES.

SHE'�S GOING FOR X-RAYS.

HERE'�S A LIST OF STOLEN APPLIANCES AND SERIAL NUMBERS.

THANKS, LUANN.

I DON'�T SEE ANY MARKS ON YOU.

YOU AIN'�T SUPPOSED TO. MY PANTS ARE ON.

OH. WELL, I DON'�T KNOW WHY

YOU DIDN'�T JUST STAY HOME TODAY, GET SOME REST.

I CAN'�T REST WHEN I'�M MAD.

LUANN.

WE'�RE VERY PROUD OF YOU.

WHY? CAN'�T SAY WHO I SAW.

YOU GAVE US A DESCRIPTION OF THE VAN.

AND WE KNOW IT'�S GOT A BULLET HOLE IN THE WINDSHIELD.

I GOT BULLET HOLES IN TWO,

BUT THEY AIN'�T VANS-- A PASSENGER CAR AND A BIG RIG.

YOU WANT TO LOOK?NOT IF YOU'�RE SURE.

YEAH, I'�M SURE.

THE GUYS YOU'�RE AFTER WILL WAIT TO FIX THEIRS.

UNLESS THEY'�RE IN A HURRY TO DRIVE SOMEWHERE.

RIGHT.

DID HE SAY ANYTHING?

NO, MA'�AM. NOBODY WAS WITH HIM WHEN HE DIED.

I KNEW IT WOULD HAPPEN.

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?

NEVILLE TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD...

SOMEDAY.

ALL THAT STUFF

WAS TOO MUCH TEMPTATION--

TOO EASY TO GET TO

AND NOT ENOUGH SECURITY.

THE GUYS WOULD TALK ABOUT IT.

WHO MIGHT THAT BE?

I DON'�T KNOW.

SOMEONE AT MAMA LOU RAE'�S TOLD NEVILLE...

I DON'�T KNOW.

THANK YOU, MA'�AM.

SOMEONE FROM THE ASSISTANCE DETAIL,

THEY'�LL BE DOWN TO SEE YOU.

SINCE WHEN YOU STOP LIKING MY OKRA AND GREENS?

I JUST AIN'�T HUNGRY. THAT'�S ALL, MA.

BUT, HONEY, YOU GETTING TO LOOK LIKE A SCARECROW.

MAMA, I'�M GOING TO LEAVE TOWN.

WHERE FOR?

NEW ORLEANS, I'�M THINKING.

BUT YOU FINALLY DOING GOOD. WHAT YOU WANT TO LEAVE FOR?

DON'�T SEE NO FUTURE HERE, MAMA.

SOMETHING WRONG.

WHAT IS IT?

THERE'�S NOTHING WRONG, MAMA.

I LOVE YOU, MAMA.

ALL THAT I DO, I DO FOR YOU,

AND I AIN'�T DONE NOTHING BAD.

I'�D KNOW IT IF I SOLD A WINDSHIELD.

WOULD YOU KNOW IF YOU WAS MISSING ONE?

I DON'�T KNOW WHAT YOU'�RE TALKING ABOUT.

THAT VAN IN YOUR YARD GOT NO WINDSHIELD.

RED VAN. TWO-DOOR.

OH. I SOLD THE GLASS YEAR OR TWO BACK.

AIN'�T BEEN BACK THERE SINCE.

LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS FRESH PRINTS ALL AROUND.

MEANING WHAT?

YOU'�RE A LIAR.

AIDING AND ABETTING A MURDERER IS A VERY SERIOUS CRIME.

NOW, YOU HOLD ON.

I DON'�T KNOW ABOUT NO MURDER.

I SOLD A MAN SOME GLASS.

WHAT MAN?

LOOK HERE, BOY.

I WANT TO KNOW WHO THAT MAN IS

AND EXACTLY WHEN HE TOOK THAT GLASS.

[STEREO PLAYS ROCK MUSIC]

WHY DON'�T YOU SIT DOWN?

I'�M SITTING. WHAT NOW?

HAVE A DRINK. RELAX.

WHERE'�S THE MAN WITH THE MONEY?

YOU DON'�T WANT TO WAIT, LEAVE.

[CAR APPROACHES]

COPS IS IN FRONT.

MAKE YOURSELF USEFUL. PICK UP THAT GUN.

THERE'�S ONLY TWO OF THEM.

GO ON! PICK UP THAT GUN!

COME ON, LET'�S MOVE!

[GUNSHOTS]

BUBBA.

YEAH. JUMP ON HIM.

UNH-UNH. THAT'�S AS FAR AS YOU'�RE GOING, BOY.

UH-HUH. YES, SIR.

YES, SIR.

I WILL TELL LIEUTENANT SKINNER.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

BYE.

THAT BOARD OF INQUIRY

WILL MEET A WEEK FROM TOMORROW AT 9:00.

IT'�S BAD ENOUGH YOU GOT TO KILL SOMEBODY,

THEN THEY MAKE YOU DISCUSS IT TWO HOURS.

JUST THANK THE LORD

YOU AREN'�T THE VICTIM UNDER DISCUSSION.

WE JUST GOT THE BALLISTICS REPORT.

OH...

ON THE BULLETS THAT KILLED THAT JANITOR?

THEY WEREN'�T FROM THE GUN FOUND ON WADE BAXLEY.

DETECTIVE TIBBS, WE SEARCHED THE HOUSE.

WE DIDN'�T FIND OTHER GUNS.

THE MAN YOU WERE CHASING PROBABLY HAS IT.

PROBABLY KILLED NEVILLE JOHNSON, TOO.

I GOT SOME GOOD PRINTS OFF A VODKA BOTTLE.

GOOD.

UH, DETECTIVE,YEAH.

I FOUND SOMETHING INTERESTING,

AN OLD PAYROLL RECEIPT.

UH, "CRADDOCK'�S JANITORIAL COMPANY."

MM-HMM.

SO WADE WAS A JANITOR IN 1989.

SEEMS AS THOUGH.

AND JANITORS HAVE KEYS TO GET INTO PLACES.

PLUS THEY KNOW HOW TO TURN OFF SECURITY ALARMS.

YEAH.

MAYBE WADE'�S PARTNER WAS A JANITOR LIKE HIMSELF.

MAYBE.

ALL THAT POWDER WILL MAKE THAT BABY SNEEZE.

POWDER KEEPS AWAY RASHES.

I DON'�T SEE NO RASHES ON THESE BABIES.

LET'�S PUT THE BABIES DOWN FOR THEIR NAP,

AND I'�LL MAKE LUNCH.

SOUNDS GOOD, ALTHEA.

THAT'�S FINE WITH ME.

GOOD. WE FINALLY AGREE ON SOMETHING.

AND I'�LL GET STARTED ON THE TUNA CASSEROLE.

YOU KNOW I HATE CASSEROLE.WHY?

IT'�S LIKE PUTTING A HOME-COOKED MEAL IN A CAN.

I BROUGHT FRESH VEGETABLES. I'�LL COOK THEM UP.

YOU WON'�T FORCE OKRA AND GREENS DOWN ME.

HOLD IT.

THIS IS MY HOUSE. I'�LL MAKE THE MEALS.

ALTHEA'�S RIGHT.

THIS IS HER HOUSE.

LEAST YOU REALIZE WHO THISHOUSE BELONGS TO.

JEBB CRADDOCK.

VIRGIL TIBBS.

HAVE A SEAT, DETECTIVE.

THANK YOU.

I FEEL BAD ABOUT THIS.

NEVILLE JOHNSON WAS A GOOD MAN.

I SHOULDN'�T HAVE HIRED WADE BAXLEY.

WHY DID YOU?

HE'�S A GREAT SALESMAN.

WADE COULD SELL A HOT STOVE.

I KNEW HIS PRISON RECORD,

BUT HE CONVINCED ME HE DESERVED A CHANCE.

AND WHY WAS HE FIRED?

STEALING EQUIPMENT.

I LOOKED UP YOUR PERMIT.

YOU SERVICED ALL THREE BUSINESSES THAT WERE BURGLARIZED.

THAT'�S RIGHT.

SO, UH, WADE BAXLEY HAD ACCESS TO ALL OF THEM?

ACTUALLY, NO.

THE JEWELRY STORE'�S A NEW ACCOUNT

SINCE WADE WAS FIRED.

LAWTON APPLIANCES IS NEW,

AND THEY JUST CHANGED THEIR LOCKS.

WELL...

THAT COULD MEAN THAT SOMEONE STILL WORKING FOR YOU

WAS ALSO WORKING WITH WADE.

30 YEARS, WE'�VE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF TROUBLE.

THE MAN WE'�RE LOOKING FOR IS BLACK, MEDIUM HEIGHT.

WE'�VE GOT LOTS OF EMPLOYEES.

WE SERVICE SPARTA, KENARD, AND OTHER OUTLYING AREAS.

I'�M GOING TO NEED A LIST OF YOUR EMPLOYEES

AND THE TIMES THEY WORKED.

I'�LL HAVE SOMEONE GET STARTED.

I CAN'�T ISSUE THAT CHECK TILL MONDAY.

I'�VE ALREADY EARNED THE MONEY.

YOU'�VE DONE IT FOR OTHER PEOPLE.

ONLY WITH AN ORDER FROM UPSTAIRS.

THIS IS A BUSINESS. WE RUN THINGS ACCORDING TO PROCEDURE.

TYRELL?

HI.

HEY, VIRGIL. IT'�S BEEN A LONG TIME.

YEAH.

SO, THIS IS WHERE YOU WORK?

YEAH, THIS IS IT.

I STOPPED BY YOUR MAMA'�S HOUSE

AND SAW THE SOFA YOU BOUGHT HER.

OH, YEAH?

SHE'�S REALLY PROUD OF YOU.

WELL, I BEEN TRYING.

SO, WHAT BRINGS YOU DOWN HERE?

NEVILLE JOHNSON'�S MURDER. YOU KNEW HIM?

YEAH.

FRIEND OF YOURS?

NO, I NEVER HUNG WITH HIM.

SURE WAS A SHAME, THOUGH.

YEAH.

WELL, I BEST BE GOING.

YOUR MAMA'�S GOING TO SPEND THE DAY WITH US.

MAYBE YOU'�D LIKE TO COME BY FOR DINNER?

NO, I GOT SOMEPLACE TO BE.

O.K. SOME OTHER TIME.

OH, AND, TYRELL?

THANKS FOR THE BLANKETS YOU SENT THE TWINS.

YEAH.

I'�LL SEE YOU.

RIGHT, CHIEF.

TYRELL GIBSON.

WELL, VIRGIL, THERE'�S NO USE IN WORRYING NOW.

COULD BE ANY NUMBER OF REASONS

WHY YOUR COUSIN'�S GETTING NERVOUS.

I KNOW, BUT SOMETHING IN MY GUT

TELLS ME TYRELL IS INVOLVED.

UH-HUH.

WELL, LISTEN, ENJOY YOUR DINNER.

I JUST GOT IN.

WE'�RE GOING TO START CHECKING THINGS NOW.

THANKS, CHIEF.

WHAT'�S GOING ON?

UH, JUST SOMETHING I WANTED TO TELL THE CHIEF ABOUT.

I HEARD YOU MENTION TYRELL.

NO, SOMEBODY LIKE TY--

IT SEEMS THAT TYRELL

IS CONNECTED WITH THESE ROBBERIES.

OH, NO.

BUT MAYBE NOT. MAYBE NOT.

WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO KNOW?

I DON'�T KNOW, BABY.

Ruta: NEED ANY HELP IN THERE?

NO, NO, WE'�LL BE RIGHT OUT.

BETTER GET STARTED.

HOW BIG IS THAT LIST?

WE'�RE LOOKING AT 40 BLACK EMPLOYEES.

I'�LL START ELIMINATING SOME BY AGE.

YEAH, DO THAT.

LISTEN, DEE, BEFORE YOU GO...

LOOK UNDER "G" ON THE LIST, WILL YOU?

O.K.

YOU FIND THE NAME TYRELL GIBSON THERE?

IT'�S HERE.

WAS HE WORKING THE NIGHTS OF THOSE BURGLARIES?

NO, SIR, HE WASN'�T.

WHAT MADE YOU THINK OF THAT NAME, CHIEF?

IT'�S A NAME I JUST GOT OVER THE TELEPHONE

FROM VIRGIL TIBBS.

ISN'�T TYRELL THE DETECTIVE'�S COUSIN?

UH-HUH. SURE IS.

DID I TELL YOU I RAN INTO TYRELL AT HIS JOB?

WHEN DID TYRELL GET A JOB?

LONG TIME NOW.

YOU WERE AT CRADDOCK'�S?

YEAH. ROUTINE BUSINESS.

RUTA WAS SAYING BILLY LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE TYRELL DID

WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER.

REALLY?

YEAH, SAME EVERYTHING.

I CAN'�T SEE IT, THOUGH HE DOES FAVOR TYRELL A LITTLE WHEN HE SCREAMS.

NOW, YOU SAID YOURSELF

THAT BILLY HAD THOSE SAME LONG LEGS,

AND SOON NOBODY'�D BE ABLE TO CATCH HIM, JUST LIKE TYRELL.

I WILL SAY THIS--

TYRELL WAS ONE OF THE HAPPIEST, SMILINGEST CHILDREN

I'�VE EVER KNOWN,

WITH THOSE ADORABLE EYES

AND WONDERFUL DISPOSITION.

TILL HE LOST HIS DADDY.

WHEN A BOY LOSES HIS DADDY,

LOTS OF THINGS CHANGE.

WELL, THEY CAN CHANGE AGAIN.

AND THEY WILL.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

NO, I'�LL GET IT.

[RING]

HELLO?

SORRY TO INTERRUPT AGAIN.

OH, NO PROBLEM, CHIEF.

YOUR COUSIN IS ON CRADDOCK'�S LISTS,

AND HE'�S THE ONLY MAN NOT WORKING ALL THREE NIGHTS.

I HAD A FEELING.

I'�M AFRAID WE'�RE GOING TO HAVE TO TALK TO HIM.

I'�LL BE RIGHT OVER.

I HAVE TO LEAVE.

POLICE BUSINESS?

WHAT ELSE, RIGHT?RIGHT, I'�M AFRAID.

IMPORTANT?

ROUTINE. ROUTINE.

ROUTINE?

SO FAR.

WELL, COME ON. DIG IN.

WELL...

TOTAL RETAIL VALUE OF THE THREE BURGLARIES

IS $87,000 AND CHANGE.

NO VALUE, OF COURSE, ON NEVILLE JOHNSON'�S LIFE.

THE JURY WILL DETERMINE THAT VALUE.

LUANN JUST REPORTED IN.

TYRELL NEVER WENT BACK TO THE HOUSE.

PARKER HASN'�T SPOTTED HIM

AT THE BUS OR THE TRAIN.

WELL, HE'�S UNDOUBTEDLY DRIVING.

SEND WORD OVER TO KENARD AND MARSHALBURG.

YES, SIR.

ISN'�T THAT SOMETHING?

I'�M PUTTING MY BUSTED-UP FAMILY BACK TOGETHER.

NOW I'�M HUNTING TY.

STAY OUT OF IT.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I'�M TALKING ABOUT LEAVING THE JOB TO PEOPLE

WHO'�LL DO IT WITH A CLEAR HEAD.

THE BOY HAS A GUN.

I'�M AFRAID HE MIGHT DO SOMETHING CRAZY.

YOU THINK HE WON'�T JUST BECAUSE YOU'�RE THERE?

I DON'�T KNOW.

I ONCE SAW A FELLA TAKE A SHOT AT HIS DADDY.

HE WASN'�T IN HIS RIGHT MIND.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

[BUZZ]

UH, VIRGIL TI--

OH, HI, BABY. WHAT'�S UP?

YES, YES! I'�LL DO WHATEVER YOU SAY.

ALL RIGHT. BYE.

ALTHEA TOLD RUTA.

THERE'�S SOME KIND OF BLOWUP,

RUTA GOES HOME ALL BY HERSELF.

THEY THINK SHE WALKED TO THE TAXI.

NOW ALTHEA WANTS ME TO GO TALK TO HER.

SHE'�S RIGHT.

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THIS YOUNG MAN TYRELL?

I THINK I SAID HELLO

TWICE AT CHURCH WITH HIS MOTHER.

I REMEMBER HE DROPPED OUT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL

WHEN I STARTED WORKING THERE.

HE WAS KNOWN AS AN ANGRY YOUNG MAN.

I WANTED TO WAIT FOR THAT ANGER TO PASS

BEFORE WE GOT TOGETHER TO TALK.

THAT WAS MY WAY OF DODGING THE PROBLEM.

HMM. WELL...

CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING?

YES. I'�D LIKE TEA AND SOME PEACH COBBLER.

YES, MA'�AM.

THIS IS NOT A THING Y'�ALL SHOULD FEEL GUILTY ABOUT.

THAT'�S HOW WE DO FEEL.

YOU AND I HAVE HAD THIS ARGUMENT BEFORE,

ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU CAN HELP PEOPLE.

THERE WAS A WOMAN HERE

WHO MADE A NAME FOR HERSELF

BY WORKING WITH OTHER PEOPLE'�S CHILDREN, THE POOR,

AND GIVING GOOD COUNSEL TO THE DOWNHEARTED.

FIRST THING YOU KNOW,

HER HOUSEHOLD BEGAN TO SUFFER

WORSE THAN ANY SHE WAS VISITING.

YOU'�RE SAYING I SHOULD PUT MY OWN CONCERNS FIRST?

YOU PUT YOUR CONCERNS WHERE YOU WANT TO,

BUT YOUR PERSONAL OBLIGATIONS,

YOU CAN'�T PUT THEM ANYPLACE BUT FIRST.

THANKS.

THANK YOU.

YOU SUPPOSE YOU COULD GET VIRGIL

TO LEAVE THE TRACKING DOWN OF THIS YOUNG MAN TO US?

WHAT I TOLD HIM DIDN'�T SINK IN.

VIRGIL WON'�T SIT AND DO NOTHING.

TYRELL IS HIS FIRST COUSIN.

THE BEST WAY TO HELP A RELATIVE

IS TO MAKE SURE HE GETS A GOOD DEFENSE.

BUT THE WORST THING A POLICE OFFICER CAN DO

IS TRY TO PROTECT A RELATIVE

BY GETTING IN THE WAY OF THE LAW,

BY PUTTING HIMSELF IN THE MIDDLE.

CHIEF?

YES, SWEET?

HOW YOU DOING, MISS TIBBS?HI, SWEET. NICE TO SEE YOU.

WE JUST GOT A CALL IN ABOUT TYRELL GIBSON.

ONE OF OUR PEOPLE IN THE BOTTOMS SAW HIM ON THE MOVE.

I HATE TO LEAVE YOU HERE, MISS TIBBS,

BUT I BETTER SEE

IF I CAN'�T DO SOME GOOD HERE.

I'�LL PRAY THAT YOU CAN.

CHIEF, I'�LL TALK TO VIRGIL.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THIS POLICE STUFF?

NO.

I AIN'�T BLIND. I SEE THAT WOMAN SITTING OVER THERE.

CAN I COME IN?

COME ON IN.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I WANT TO HELP.

IT'�S TOO LATE FOR HELP.

WHERE WERE YOU WHEN MY BOY NEEDED SOMEONE?

I DON'�T KNOW. I...

I GUESS I DIDN'�T KNOW HE NEEDED SOMEONE.

YOU KNEW HE HAD NO DADDY.

YOU KNEW HIS DADDY GOT WOUNDED

FOR HIS COUNTRY AND DIED.

YEAH, I KNEW THAT.

YOU NEVER CALLED TYRELL.

RUTA, I DID CALL.

YOU CALLED ME. ALWAYS ME. YOU NEVER CALLED HIM.

BUT I ALWAYS ASKED.

ASKING "HOW'�S TY?" AIN'�T NOTHING.

YOU NEVER ASKED TO TALK TO HIM

ABOUT HIS FUTURE, DID YOU?

NO, I DIDN'�T.

WELL, IT'�S TOO LATE NOW,

BECAUSE NOW HE AIN'�T GOT NO FUTURE.

HAS HE?

I DON'�T KNOW.

I MEAN, YES.

YES, HE DOES HAVE A FUTURE.

WHAT IS IT?

WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

WHAT'�S GOING TO HAPPEN TO MY BOY?

AUNT RUTA...

HE HAS TO STOP RUNNING.

BUT HE'�S SO SCARED.

HE HAS TO TURN HIMSELF IN.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE HE IS?

AUNT RUTA, I GOT TO FIND HIM

BEFORE HE DOES SOMETHING ELSE BAD.

WHERE IS HE?

I DON'�T KNOW.

AUNT RUTA, TO THE COPS OUT THERE

HE IS JUST ANOTHER CRIMINAL,

MAYBE EVEN A MURDERER.

TYRELL DIDN'�T KILL NOBODY.

HE'�S YOUR BOY.

HE'�S MY COUSIN.

I DON'�T WANT TO SEE TYRELL GET HURT.

DO YOU SWEAR...

THAT HE WON'�T BE HARMED?

I JUST WANT TO PROTECT HIM.

HE'�S IN THE OLD WAREHOUSE...

ON PINE.

YEAH, WE'�RE AT SLAUSON'�S WAREHOUSE. GIBSON'�S IN THERE.

YOU KNOW THAT FOR SURE?

I SAW HIM RUN IN.

HE'�S IN THERE, ALL RIGHT.

WE JUST CIRCLED THE PLACE.

NOW I SEE VIRGIL'�S HERE.

LISTEN, LISTEN! CHIEF...

I'�LL GO IN AND TALK HIM OUT.

DON'�T COME IN UNLESS I YELL.

AND, CHIEF, PLEASE DON'�T SEND ANY BACKUP.

WE GOING IN, CHIEF?

WE LET VIRGIL TALK TO HIM.

YOU THINK THAT'�S BEST, CHIEF?

I DON'�T KNOW, SWEET,

BUT WE'�LL GIVE HIM A MINUTE.

WHAT, TILL VIRGIL YELLS FOR US?

TILL A MINUTE GOES BY.

YES, SIR.

TYRELL!

LET'�S TALK.

PLEASE?

I JUST CAME FROM YOUR MAMA.

SHE AGREES WITH ME.

YOU GOT TO TURN YOURSELF IN.

THEN...THEN WE CAN TALK.

WE'�LL FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO.

AIN'�T NOTHING TO DO BUT FIGHT, MAN.

I'�LL FIGHT AS LONG AS I GOT BULLETS.

I HAVE NO GUN IN MY HANDS.

I DON'�T NEED A GUN. I JUST WANT TO TALK.

AND TAKE ME IN.

SURE, TYRELL, I HAVE TO TAKE YOU IN,

BUT I'�M GOING TO HELP YOU.

WE'�RE GOING TO DO THINGS, MAKE THINGS BETTER.

WHY?

BECAUSE WE'�RE FAMILY.

WE'�RE GOING TO BE A REAL FAMILY.

I DIDN'�T...I DIDN'T SHOOT NEVILLE JOHNSON.

I NEVER THOUGHT YOU DID.

WADE DID IT. BUT I GOT HIS GUN.

GIVE THE GUN TO ME.

YOU WANT TO HANG THAT KILLING ON ME.

I WANT TO SAVE YOU FROM ALL THAT.

I'�LL FIGHT FOR YOU, TY.

GIVE ME THE GUN.

DROP THAT GUN OUT IN FRONT OF YOU!

[GUNSHOT]

HOUSEKEEPING TO ROOM 102.

HOUSEKEEPING TO ROOM 102.

WHAT DID THAT DOCTOR MEAN BY SPINAL INVOLVEMENT?

THAT'�S WHERE A BULLET HIT TYRELL.

IT'�S LODGED IN HIS SPINAL CORD.

IT COULD MEAN PARTIAL PARALYSIS.

DID THEY TELL HIS MAMA THAT?

THEY TOLD HER HE'�LL PROBABLY MAKE IT,

BUT NOT HOW HE'�LL BE.

DR. HORNER TO E.R. STAT, CODE BLUE.

DR. HORNER TO E.R. STAT, CODE BLUE.

TRAUMA TEAM TO E.R. STAT.

TRAUMA TEAM TO E.R. STAT.

AUNT RUTA, I DON'�T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

I DON'�T KNOW ANY WORDS THAT CAN, UM...

DON'�T TROUBLE YOURSELF ABOUT WORDS.

I DON'�T NEED NO WORDS FROM YOU

'�CAUSE YOUR WORDS DON'�T MEAN NOTHING.

OH, YOU FULL OF WORDS

ABOUT TIMES GONE BY

AND ALL THE FAMILY TOGETHER

AND SUNDAY DINNERS OUT UNDER THE TREES

AND WAVING TO THE TRAINS PASSING BY

AND LAUGHING TOGETHER AND LOVING EACH OTHER.

BUT THERE AIN'�T NO FAMILY NO MORE,

NOT FOR ME.

ONLY TYRELL.

I'�LL BE WAITING FOR HIM

WHEN HE GETS OUT OF JAIL.

BUT I DON'�T NEVER, EVER

WANT TO SEE ANY OF Y'�ALL AGAIN.

EVER.