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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

OKAY, THIS IS WHERE TURN IT ON, GO!

START YOUR SPRINT BEFORETHE FAR TURN!

HEY, MRS. TIBBS.

YOU A TRACK FAN?

MM-MMM.

I NEED TO TALK TO THAT YOUNG MILER DOWN THERE.

EUGENE GLENDON?

MM.

IF HE DOESN'T PICK UP HIS GRADES,

HE CAN'T RUN IN THE STATE MEET.

CAN'T RUN IF HE DON'T PICK UP HIS FEET, EITHER.

SERGEANT JAMISON SAYS HIS HEART AIN'T IN IT.

BOY, I TELL YOU, IF MY FATHER WAS ON TRIAL FOR MURDER IN THIS TOWN...

I'D HAVE A HARD TIME

KEEPING MY MIND ON TRACK, TOO.

YOU WANT ME TO GO GET HIM FOR YOU?

NO.

I'LL TALK TO HIM SOME OTHER TIME.

O.K.

GOT TO GIVE IT UP, LONNIE.

WELL, O.K., GENE.

I'LL TELL THE HEAD COACH.

I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR WASTING EVERYBODY'S TIME.

MY TIME IS YOUR TIME, YOU KNOW THAT.

I JUST HATE TO SEE YOURTIME WASTED.

I CAN'T THINK ABOUT RUNNING,

OR SCHOOL.

THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE.

I DON'T SEE HOW I CAN STAY IN THIS TOWN.

GENE, WHY DON'T YOU JUST THINK ABOUT NOW?

WHY DON'T YOU DO WHAT THE GOOD LORD

GAVE YOU TO DO TODAY,

AND THE FUTURE WILL WORK ITSELF OUT JUST FINE.

VIC WANTS TO GIVE ME THIS...

WHY?

YOU USED TO BE HIS WIFE.

I GATHER IT'S A FAIRLY NICE CONDO IN NORTH MIAMI.

ISN'T ANYBODY LIVING IN IT?

ISN'T HE SHARING HIS LIFE WITH SOMEONE?

I DON'T KNOW.

HE SAYS THE PLACE IS EMPTY.

WHEN IS THIS TRIAL GOING TO BE OVER?

COUPLE OF DAYS, UH...

COURT RECESS IS ABOUT OVER.

I NEED TO GET BACK.

HOW'S IT GOING, TED?

FAST.

HE'S A TOUGH CLIENT TO DEFEND.

I CAN'T DISPUTE THE FACTS,

SO I'LL JUST TRY TO SOFTEN THEM UP A LITTLE.

HE DOESN'T HAVE A PRIOR CRIMINAL RECORD.

I JUST HOPE THE JURY DOESN'T HANG HIM.

WELL, THESE DAYS, THEY, UH...

I KNOW.

IT'S THAT OTHER THING.

IT'S MUCH HARDER TO SAY.

HIS SON CAME TO SEE HIM.

AND?

HE SAID, "NO."

HE DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THE KID IN THERE.

CHIEF?YEAH?

THE DETECTIVE IS CALLING IN.

WHERE IS HE?

TUCKER WAREHOUSE ON SEABOARD TRACKS.

O.K.

CHIEF, HE'S ON NOW.

YEAH, VIRGIL?

HE'S IN THE WAREHOUSE.

BUBBA THINKS YOU CAN HELP US.

WHERE'S BUBBA?

BUBBA'S RIGHT HERE.

IS THAT WOTTLE, SURE ENOUGH, IN THERE?

YEAH, GLENN--NOT SHORTY.

THE GUY WITH GLENN GOT AWAY FROM US.

WELL, MAYBE THATWAS SHORTY.

NO, IT WAS A BIG OL' GUY.

SHORTY JUST AIN'T AROUND HERE.

O.K., I'M ON THE WAY.

UH, CHIEF--

WE GOT A LITTLE BIT ON THAT CAR.

IT'S SILVER, FOUR-DOOR, GEORGIA LICENSE PLATES.

THEM WOTTLES HAD KIN IN GEORGIA, DIDN'T THEY?

THEY SURE DID.

UH, CORBIN?

YEAH?

A MESSAGE FOR THE DETECTIVE

FROM MRS. TIBBS.

MM-HMM.

RIGHT OFF THE ICE FOR YOU, MRS. TIBBS.

THERE'S THE SNAPPER,

AND HERE ARE THE SCALLOPS.

IT'S DOUBLE-WRAPPED IF YOU WANT TO FREEZE IT.

THANK YOU, MRS. BREENE.

I LOST TRACK OF TIME.

THE ELECTION IS COMING UP SOON.

YES. SOMEONE TOLD ME TODAY

THAT I MIGHT AS WELL TAKE HARRIET DeLONG'S POSTER

OUT OF THE WINDOW--

THAT SHE WASN'T GOING TO RUN--

WHICH WOULD BE A SHAME, IF TRUE.

YES, IT WOULD BE.

MY FIRST HUSBAND-- I'VE HAD THREE--

AFTER I LEFT HIM,

HE WENT AND ROBBED A BANK IN TEXARKANA, TEXAS.

BUT ME, I ACTED LIKE IT HAD NOTHING IN THE WORLD

TO DO WITH ME.

WHICH IT HADN'T.

TRUTH IS, IT DID SHAME ME.

BUT I KNEW IF I WAS TO LET ON,

MY LIFE WOULD BE OVER.

I NEVER COULD HAVE GONE MARCHING ON

TO GET TWO MORE HUSBANDS.

EXCUSE ME.

[SIREN]

DETECTIVE?

CHIEF, THAT SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE LETTING OUT

IN 15 MINUTES.

IT'D BE MIGHTY NICE IF WE COULD WRAP THIS UP

BEFORE THOSE KIDS HIT THE STREETS.

HAS HE FIRED AT YOU?

ONE ROUND. I FIRED BACK ONE JUST TO SAY, "HI."

SURE HOPE YOU CAN TALK HIM OUT OF IT.

FEW OF THE BOYS ARE EAGER TO HAVE IT OUT WITH HIM.

NOW, BUBBA...

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY NOTIONS LIKE THAT.

OUR JOB IS TO BRING A MALEFACTOR TO JUSTICE,

AND NOT TO BRING JUSTICE DOWN UPON HIM.

YOUR JOB IS TO MAKE SURE

THAT ALL OUR OFFICERS UNDERSTAND THAT.

I KNOW, CHIEF, BUT THAT MAN IS A BORN SON OF SPARTA,

COME BACK TO ROB AND KILL HIS OWN PEOPLE.

THAT'S AWFUL HARD FOR SOME OF THEM TO TAKE.

THIS BUSINESS OF MAKING JUDGMENTS

IS NO BUSINESS OF OURS.

CHIEF, THERE'S A JURY IN SUPERIOR COURT LOOKING AT VIC GLENDON.

MAKING JUDGMENTS IS THEIR BUSINESS,

AND THEIR POINT OF VIEW IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS OURS--

FOR THE MAN WHO HARMS THEIR OWN,

THEY SHOW NO MERCY.

VIRGIL, I THINK THAT WE OUGHT TO TRY

NEVER TO KILL IN ANGER.

NOW, LET ME SEE IF I CAN'T GO AND...

FOLLOW MY OWN PRECEPT HERE.

GLENN WOTTLE?

BILL GILLESPIE HERE.

NOW, GLENN... I SURE HOPE

WE'RE NOT GOING TO START SHOOTING AT EACH OTHER.

HOW COME I SEE THAT HOG LEG IN YOUR HAND, UNCLE BILL?

WHAT DID YOU EXPECT TO SEE, AN ICE CREAM CONE?

YOU GOT GUNS IN FRONT AND BACK OF ME.

NOBODY WANTS TO USE THEM.

I'LL BET YOU DON'T WANT TO BE IN HERE, GLENN.

I'LL BET YOU'RE RIGHT, CHIEF.

EASY, EASY-- DON'T FIRE.

HE'S NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING.

DON'T FIRE.

YOU KNOW ME A LONG TIME, SON,

AND YOU KNOW I'M NOT VERY BIG ON KILLING.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF THEM, THOUGH.

THEY THINK I SHOT MR. CLIDDER AT THE MARKET

AND THAT BLACK GUY AT THE CHECK-CASH PLACE.

BUT IT WASN'T ME THAT MURDERED THEM MEN.

IF YOU WANT TO TELL ME ALL ABOUT THAT,

WHY DON'T YOU COME ON DOWN HERE?

I'LL SEND EVERYBODY ELSE AWAY,

AND YOU AND I, WE'LL JUST SIT AWHILE.

LEAVE LUANN HERE.

Y'ALL JUST FIND SOMETHING BETTER TO DO.

HE'LL BE DOWN AFTER A LITTLE MORE TALKING.

CHIEF, THIS GUY'S KILLED TWO PEOPLE.

DON'T WORRY, WILL YOU?

PLEASE, VIRGIL, DON'T WORRY.

I'M GOING TO DIE, HUH, UNCLE BILL?

WE ALL GOING TO DIE, GLENN.

QUESTION FOR YOU AND ME IS,

ARE WE GOING TO DIE IN THIS NASTY OLD WAREHOUSE--

NOW...

OR PICK A... A BETTER TIME AND PLACE?

I REMEMBER ONE TIME,

YOU DID GIVE ME AN ICE CREAM CONE.

THAT'S WHAT MY MESSAGE MEANT.

EUGENE IS SO ALONE.

I SENT FOR HIM, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND HIM.

I THINK A MAN SHOULD TALK TO HIM ANYWAY-- LIKE VIRGIL.

BOY BEEN RULED BY A WOMAN A LONG TIME.

HE DON'T WANNA LISTEN TO NO MORE WOMEN.

WELL, DO THE KIDS IN SCHOOL MAKE REMARKS?

NOT AT ALL.

THAT COULD BOTHER THE BOY, TOO--

NOT KNOWING WHAT ANYBODY'S THINKING.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

I'LL GET IT.

THE KIDS AREN'T THINKING ANYTHING.

THEY DON'T CARE.

SOME DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

VIRGIL TIBBS HERE.

HOLD ON, DETECTIVE, BUBBA WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.

HEY, VIRGIL.

WE GOT US KIND OF A SILVERY SEDAN

WITH A GEORGIA PLATE,

PARKED OUTSIDE THE CREST MOTEL.

LET'S JUST WATCH THE VEHICLE,

UH, FROM A PLAIN CAR.

HAVE ANOTHER CAR CRUISING,

AND IF THE VEHICLE MOVES, FOLLOW IT AND REPORT IN.

YOU GOT IT.

I THINK ETTA'S RIGHT

ABOUT A MAN TALKING TO EUGENE DeLONG.

EUGENE GLENDON, ISN'T IT?

HE STILL CARRIES

HIS PITIFUL DADDY'S NAME, DON'T HE?

THEA, EUGENE'S NOT ENTIRELY WITHOUT MALE INFLUENCE.

WELL, HONEY,

I DON'T THINK EUGENE HAS MUCH IN COMMON

WITH SERGEANT JAMISON,

WHO CAN BE A BIT COLD AND WORLDS APART...

IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

SHE MEANS HE'S TOO WHITE.

YOU HAD YOUR DINNER?

YES, SIR.

WELL, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

YOU GO WITH THIS OFFICER,

WILL YOU PLEASE?

YES, SIR.

HAVEN'T SEEN YOU AT MY TRIAL.

WELL, I LOOKED IN ONE DAY

WHEN MY OFFICERS

WERE TESTIFYING ABOUT THE ROBBERY,

ABOUT CATCHING YOU.

I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN YOUR DEAL--

MOVED THE TRIAL TO ANOTHER TOWN.

I DON'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS HERE, AFTER ALL.

EVEN THAT GUY YOU JUST TOOK OUTTA HERE HATES ME.

HE DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ME.

HE READ THE SPARTA HERALD.

NOW HE SAYS THEY GONNA COME DOWN HEAVY ON HIM

BECAUSE OF ME.

I STARTED A TREND.

"NATIVE SONS VICTIMIZE HOMETOWN SPARTA."

I DON'T READ THE PAPER.

LONNIE, THAT CAR RIGHT THERE

IS REGISTERED TO MR. FRANK KLOOT

OUT OF DECATUR, GEORGIA.

THE FRONT DESK SAID HE LEFT THIS MORNING.

NOBODY'S SEEN HIM COME BACK,

BUT THERE'S HIS CAR RIGHT THERE.

THE CHIEF THINKS THERE'S A THIRD MAN INVOLVED.

THEY'RE THE ONLY TWO REGISTERED HERE,

SO I SAY NUMBER THREE IS IN OUR JAIL.

LONNIE, WHY DON'T YOU MAKE SURE HE CAN'T RUN?

AND IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES,

I'LL FLUSH HIM OUT FOR YOU.

NO PROBLEM.

MR. CLIDDER'S DAUGHTER SAYS THE MAN WHO SHOT HER FATHER

WAS ABOUT 5'11", AVERAGE WEIGHT,

DARK HAIR, AND ABOUT 35 YEARS OLD.

THAT SURE SOUNDS A LOT LIKE YOU.

DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR STATEMENT?

I HOLD WITH WHAT I SAID--

FRANK KLOOT DONE THE SHOOTING.

THE SAME FOR THE CHECK-CASHING PLACE?

THAT'S RIGHT.

I DIDN'T SHOOT THAT BLACK GUY, NEITHER.

KLOOT KILLED BOTH OF THEM,

JUST LIKE I SAID THERE.

YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT SHORTY,

I DON'T THINK, DID HE?

NOTHING ABOUT SHORTY.

DON'T YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING

ABOUT YOUR BROTHER SHORTY?

YEAH. SHORTY WASN'T WITH US.

HE DIED ABOUT A YEAR AGO

OF BUSTED ULCERS IN ATLANTA.

I SEE.

O.K., MR. WOTTLE,

GO AHEAD AND SIGN IT.

OH, GO AHEAD, GLENN.

YOU CAN GO BACK ON IT LATER

ON YOUR LAWYER'S ADVICE.

MEANTIME, WE MIGHT BE ABLE

TO GET YOU SOME KIND OF DEAL WITH THAT.

IF, OF COURSE, WE TAKE FRANK KLOOT ALIVE.

O.K.

WHY NOT? IT'S THE TRUTH.

O.K., GLENN.

I TOLD YOU, MR. KLOOT, THE NAME IS PRESTON.

AND THIS MESSAGE IS FOR MR. GLENN WOTTLE

AT THE SPARTA CITY JAIL,

WHERE I RECENTLY WAS MYSELF.

I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT ON THE PHONE.

I CAN COME TO YOUR ROOM, YOU CAN COME TO THE LOBBY--

IT'S YOUR CALL.

THE ICE MACHINE OUT BACK.

NO, THAT'S O.K., I'LL MEET YOU THERE RIGHT NOW.

BYE.

MAE, YOU ALL HAVE

AN ICE MACHINE WAY OUT BACK THERE?

UH-UH, I DIDN'T THINK SO.

YOU KNOW, AIN'T IT TERRIBLE

HOW PEOPLE MAKE UP STORIES?

YOU HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, KLOOT!

COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS EMPTY--PLUM EMPTY!

COME ON!

JUST DO AS YOU'RE TOLD AND DON'T MAKE US KILL YOU.

YEAH, THIS IS GOOD, THIS GONNA BE REAL GOOD--

NOT LIKE THE GLENDON CASE,

WITH JUST ONE MAN TO HANG THAT MURDER RAP ON.

I DIDN'T MURDER NOBODY.

YOU GOT THE GUY IN YOUR JAIL.

MY GOOD BUDDY GLENN WOTTLE--

HE DONE THE KILLING, I'LL SIGN A STATEMENT.

THE TRIAL SHOULD BE OVER TOMORROW.

THE QUICKEST ONE I'VE EVER SEEN.

HOW LONG DO WE HAVE TO KEEP HIM?

UNTIL HE'S SENTENCED. THAT A PROBLEM?

NO, SIR, I JUST THINK IT WAS A BAD DAY

FOR EUGENE AND HIS MAMA WHEN HE CAME BACK HERE.

AND I JUST DON'T THINK THEY'RE GONNA HAVE

ANY GOOD ONES UNTIL HE'S GONE.

OH, CHIEF!

THE DETECTIVE IS ON THE PHONE.

HE'S GOT WORD ON THE OTHER WOTTLE BROTHER.

YEAH.

THINGS YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT,

YOU BEST JUST LEAVE THEM.

LEAVE THEM TO WHO?

OH, I THINK YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.

YES, SIR, DETECTIVE-- OH, HE'S RIGHT HERE.

CHIEF?

YEAH, I'M WITH YOU.

GLEN WOTTLE'S BROTHER MAY BE IN TOWN,

AS YOU FIGURED.

WHY?

THIS YOUNG LADY STROLLER SAID SHE WAS WITH HIM--

WENT TO A COTTAGE WITH HIM.

IF THAT HOOKER'S VERY YOUNG, I DOUBT IT.

SHE WOULDN'T KNOW ANYTHING

ABOUT AN OLD CREEP LIKE SHORTY.

SHE'S 40, IF SHE'S A DAY.

OH, WELL, THEN SHE IS WORTHY OF OUR ATTENTION.

WE'LL FOLLOW IT UP.

FINE.

CHIEF? A YOUNG WOMAN BROUGHT THIS OVER FROM CITY HALL--

A SECRETARY TO MISS HARRIET DeLONG.

WELL, LET'S...

WHEN DID THIS COME IN?

OH, ABOUT 20 MINUTES AGO, AROUND ABOUT 8:30.

MM-HMM.

THANK YOU.

LUANN...

[BELL CHIMING]

YOU'RE PRETTY FAR AWAY FROM SCHOOL.

I DIDN'T GO TO SCHOOL. I WAS AT COUNTY COURT.

THAT'S A LONG WAY FROM HERE, TOO.

I CAME BY TO ASK YOU...

ARE YOU GONNA GO TO THE TRIAL?

'CAUSE THERE'S NOT MUCH TIME LEFT.

I ASKED THE CHIEF TO LET ME SEE VIC.

YOU AIN'T GOING TO THE TRIAL?

PLEASE HELP ME OUT BY LETTING ME FINISH.

I DON'T WANNA SEE VIC IN THE BEST OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

I CERTAINLY DON'T WANNA SEE HIM AT HIS PUBLIC TRIAL.

WHAT WOULD SHOW ON MY FACE-- THAT I'M AGAINST HIM?

WELL, I'M NOT.

THAT I'M FOR HIM?

I'M NOT!

YOU WANT HIM TO DIE?NO!

MAMA, THAT JURY'S GOING TO EXECUTE HIM.

BUT IF YOU'RE THERE, MAYBE THEY WON'T.

THEY'RE NOT GONNA PAY ANY ATTENTION TO ME,

IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I WAS HIS WIFE!

THEY'LL SAY, "HARRIET DeLONG IS OUR GOOD FRIEND,

AND FOR HER SAKE, WE WON'T KILL VIC GLENDON."

IF THEY SEE YOU THERE...

MAMA, I KNOW HE'S NOT YOUR HUSBAND ANYMORE.

BUT HE'LL ALWAYS BE MY FATHER.

EUGENE, I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT'S AHEAD FOR US,

NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT...

[BRAKES SCREECHING]

[HONKING]

TALK TO ME, PARKER. YEAH, BUBBA, I'M HERE.

I CAN SEE THE BACK OF THE PLACE, UH...

THERE'S A PICKUP BACK THERE.

I THINK THERE'S SOMEBODY INSIDE THAT HOUSE.

ME, TOO, BUT LET'S DON'T FIND OUT BY BEING TARGETS.

NO, SIR.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ABOUT TIME

SOMEBODY TURNED ON A LIGHT IN THERE.

LONNIE, YOU OUT THERE?

LONNIE HERE, I'M BY THE COURTHOUSE.

WE'RE OUT HERE ON OLD HELLAS ROAD,

ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM ROUTE 10.

COME ON OUT HERE.

BE RIGHT THERE.

JUST NOW? OH, 10 MINUTES AGO.

O.K.

O.K., THANK YOU.

CHIEF?

COURT JUST ADJOURNED FOR THE DAY.

UH-HUH.

YOU GET EVERYTHING SET UP?

YES, SIR, AND I'M GOING TO SEE TO IT MYSELF.

FINE. I'M GOING TO STAY HERE AWHILE,

YOU KNOW, IN CASE...

YES, SIR.

WE'LL PUT THE CONDOMINIUM IN EUGENE'S NAME.

I'LL JUST BE THE TRUSTEE

UNTIL HE'S, UM...

21 OR 25.

TILL HE'S 30.

HE OUGHT TO LET IT MAKE A LITTLE INCOME

FOR A WHILE.

WILL YOU TELL TED?

YES, I WILL.

DID YOU WRITE TO BATON ROUGE,

TELL THEM EVERYTHING?

NO.

YOU WANT ME TO?

TELEPHONE MY SISTER.

SHE'LL TELL THE REST.

O.K.

WELL...

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD DO?

BE HAPPY.

I WISH YOU...

GOD'S KINDNESS, VIC.

AND SOME GOOD LUCK.

AND I WISH THE SAME TO YOU, HARRIET.

THANKS.

CHIEF?

THANKS.

WILL YOU COME IN?

OH, I HAVE TO GO.

WELL, I THINK I DID THE RIGHT THING.

ITHINK YOU DID THE RIGHT THING.

EUGENE SAYS HE CAN'T STAY IN SPARTA.

I MIGHT FEEL THE SAME WAY, I DON'T KNOW.

WELL...

IF HE WON'T STAY, I CAN'T STAY,

CAN I?

AND LET THE BOY GO OFF BY HIMSELF?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

WHEN THE WORLD WAS DIFFERENT,

I'D PROBABLY LET HIM GO.

BUT NOW...

I GUESS I'D PLAN TO BE WITH HIM.

OF COURSE...

I'D HOPE THAT HE CHANGED HIS MIND.

STILL NOT A MOVE, AND IT'S BEEN OVER 12 HOURS.

WE'RE THROUGH WAITING.

I GOT MORE MEN COMING WITH ASSAULT SHIELDS.

WHEN THEY GET HERE,

WE'RE GOING TO GO IN AND GET HIM.

WAIT A MINUTE.

I BELIEVE HE'S KIDDING US.

HE'S GOING OUT THE BACK DOOR. COME ON!

HOLD IT! POLICE!

WELL, OLD SHORTY'S GONE.

SORRY.

COULDN'T HELP IT.

YEAH, WELL, IT HAPPENS.

GO GET A COVER FROM THE CAR.

CHARLIE.

GO GET THE COVER FROM THE CAR.

THIS HERE'S OUR KILLER, RIGHT THERE.

HOW DO WE KNOW FOR SURE?

'CAUSE THIS ONE PUT UP THE FIGHT.

COULD THAT GET HIS BUDDIES OFF THE HOOK?

NO WAY.

AND ANOTHER DEFENDANT'S ABOUT TO FIND THAT OUT.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

YES, MARIE?

SERGEANT JAMISON WANTS TO SEE YOU A MINUTE.

A MINUTE'S ALL IT CAN BE.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING.

MORNING, SERGEANT. GOING ON DUTY?

NO, JUST CAME OFF.

COURT STARTS IN A FEW MINUTES,

SO, IF THIS NEEDS A LOT OF TIME...

NO, SIR, I JUST WANTED YOU TO THINK ABOUT SOMETHING--

DROPPING THE CHARGES AGAINST EUGENE GLENDON.

CAN'T DO IT.

HE WAS IN POSSESSION OF MONEY FROM THE ROBBERY,

AND TRYING TO HELP A KILLER--

WHOSE CRIME HIS DADDY'S GONNA HAVE TO PAY FOR.

MR. DARNELL, EUGENE'S AN INNOCENT KID.

HE DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE WHAT HE WAS DOING.

SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD MESS UP YOUR WHOLE LIFE, AND IT SHOULDN'T.

I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD, ON GENE'S BEHALF,

THAT I'D STAND RESPONSIBLE

FOR HIM DOING RIGHT IN THE FUTURE.

PLEASE.

SERGEANT, I CAN, IF I CHOOSE,

TURN EUGENE'S CASE OVER

TO THE MISSISSIPPI YOUTH SERVICES--

REFEREE CAN WORK OUT A PROBATION DEAL--

OR I CAN PROSECUTE HIM

AS A CRIMINAL ACCESSORY.

BUT I CAN'T JUST DROP THE MATTER.

I WILL CONSIDER YOUR STANDING UP FOR THE BOY.

I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU'VE DONE THAT FOR MANY PEOPLE.

NO, SIR--FIRST TIME.

CALL ME NEXT WEEK.

THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

EUGENE!

WE HAVE ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

CAN YOU SPARE ME TWO?

YOU CAN'T LET WHAT HAPPENS IN HERE

AFFECT WHAT YOU DO.

YOU WANT TO SAY, "HOW CAN IT NOT?"

I SAY THAT'S STRICTLY UP TO YOU.

WHAT OTHER PEOPLE DO IS NOTSTRICTLY UP TO ME.

WHAT I MEAN IS,

WE ALL HAVE TO PLAN THE RACE WE RUN.

WE CAN'T CHANGE THAT PLAN

BECAUSE THE CROWD YELLS THIS OR THAT.

I'M THROUGH WITH THE RACE.

DON'T QUIT, EUGENE,

DON'T GO AWAY.

I'M AS GOOD AS GONE, MR. TIBBS.

I ALREADY LEFT THE TRACK.

MR. MARCUS,

THE COURT WILL NOW HEAR THE DEFENSE IN SUMMATION.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

THE DEFENSE HAS NEVER CLAIMED INNOCENCE

IN THIS CRIME,

EXCEPT IN THE MATTER OF MURDER.

THE DEFENDANT CERTAINLY DID ENTER THE LAMBRY PLANT

WITH TWO COMPANIONS

ON A CERTAIN SUNDAY MORNING.

THE MOTIVE IS UNDENIABLE.

IT WAS TO STEAL $290,000,

WAITING TO BE PAID OUT ON MONDAY.

WITH HIM WAS A MAN EXPERT IN OPENING SAFES,

AND ANOTHER MAN WHO WAS LOOKOUT AND DRIVER.

THESE MEN HAD CRIMINAL RECORDS.

THE DEFENDANT HAD NEVER COMMITTED A CRIME.

THESE MEN FIRED THEIR WEAPONS AT SPARTA POLICE.

THE DEFENDANT NEVER FIRED HIS WEAPON AT ANYBODY.

VIC GLENDON GUIDED THIS PROJECT.

HE WAS ABLE TO DO THAT

BECAUSE HE WAS ONCE A HIGH OFFICIAL AT LAMBRY.

HE WAS PAYMASTER AND GENERAL MANAGER.

IF HE WERE A SON OF MINE,

I COULDN'T HAVE TREATED HIM BETTER.

I ADVANCED HIS FORTUNE

ABOVE ANY WHITE MAN IN MY EMPLOY.

BUT THAT WASN'T ENOUGH.

HE HAD TO HAVE A WHITE WOMAN--

MRS. AMOS L. McCURTAIN.

AND ALL THE WHILE BETRAYIN' A...

A LOVELY WOMAN WAITING FOR HIM AT HOME,

WHO YOU'RE NOW TRYING TO PROTECT

AGAINST THE AGONY OF PUBLICITY.

THAT WAS OUR FIRST THOUGHT, JESS.

I DID HARRIET A FAVOR WHEN I FIRED VIC.

AND I WILL NOW DO HER A GREATER SERVICE

BY REMOVING HIM FROM HER LIFE FOREVER.

I WILL MAKE NO DEAL.

YOU HAVE HEARD CHARACTER TESTIMONY

FROM CITIZENS OF SPARTA.

VIC GLENDON WAS WELL-LIKED,

WELL-RESPECTED...

AND HE WAS A FAMILY MAN.

BUT THEN...

HE MADE A MISTAKE--

AND WHO DOESN'T?

A SERIOUS, SOCIAL MISTAKE IN THIS CASE.

HE HAD A LOVE AFFAIR.

THE OWNER OF LAMBRY THREW HIM OUT

AND VIRTUALLY BANISHED HIM FROM THIS TOWN.

EIGHT YEARS LATER, HE TRIED TO GET EVEN.

BUT AS YOU HAVE HEARD HIM TESTIFY UNDER OATH,

HE NEVER INTENDED TO USE THE WEAPON HE CARRIED.

HE NEVER INTENDED VIOLENCE.

HE NEVER INTENDED MURDER.

I CAN'T SIT STILL

AND WATCH SOMETHING HOPELESS.

YOU GOING TO THE STATION?

NO.

UH, HOME, IF YOU WANT ME.

LADIES. LADIES.

HEY, BABE.

HI. HOW'S IT GOING?

ONLY WAY IT COULD GO.

I'M GOING TO BE BRIEF...

FOR THERE IS NO REASON NOT TO BE.

THE FACTS IN THIS CASE ARE CLEAR,

NOT DENIED BY THE DEFENDANT,

AND BROUGHT TO US BY THE POLICE OFFICERS

WHO MADE THE ARREST IN THIS CASE.

ON THAT SUNDAY MORNING,

WHEN ALL WAS KINDA QUIET AS USUAL IN THIS CITY,

AN ALARM WAS ACTIVATED AT THE LAMBRY PLANT,

AND PICKED UP BY A MONITOR AT THE POLICE STATION.

PARKER.

HOLD IT! HOLD IT!

HEY--STAY WHERE YOU ARE AND DROP THOSE GUNS!

HOLD IT!

DROP YOUR WEAPON!

ON THE GROUND, ON THE GROUND.

COME ON.

GLENDON?

ARE YOU VIC GLENDON?

I AM.

YOU'VE HEARD THE DEFENSE ADMIT GUILT IN THIS CRIME.

VIC GLENDON NOT ONLY PLANNED IT,

BUT HE RAN IN WITH A GUN IN HIS HAND.

AND HE HAD A SECOND WEAPON--

A PARTNER WITH A MACHINE GUN.

NOW, THE FIRST GUN DID NOT KILL THE GUARD--

THE SECOND ONE DID.

BUT DOES IT REALLY MATTER?

BECAUSE THIS MAN BROUGHT BOTH WEAPONS.

THISIS THE KILLER.

[PEOPLE MURMURING]

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

YEAH, WHAT?

CHIEF, VIRGIL.

OH, HI, VIRGIL.

THE JURY WENT OUT AND CAME RIGHT BACK.

THEY FOUND GLENDON GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER.

THEY GAVE HIM THE DEATH PENALTY.

WELL...

LORD HELP HIM.

THANK YOU FOR CALLING, VIRGIL.

BYE.

JAMISON--WE HAVE AN INQUIRY WEDNESDAY

INTO THE SHOOTING OF SHORTY WOTTLE.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT PEAKE.

YEAH, THE FIRST TIME SHAKES YOU UP.

MAYBE YOU CAN TALK TO HIM TONIGHT?

YEAH. COUPLE OF SAD SACKS GOING ON DUTY.

MAYBE WE CAN CHEER EACH OTHER UP.

I SEE SOMETHING RIGHT NOW THAT MIGHT CHEER YOU UP.

LOOK WHO'S COMING.

THAT MEAN SOMETHING GOOD?

DON'T KNOW, BUT I'M GONNA PRETEND IT DOES.

HEY, GENE.HI.

WHY DON'T YOU JOG AROUND ONCE,

THEN GIVE ME AN EASY QUARTER IN ABOUT A MINUTE-THIRTY.

YOU GOT IT.