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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.

[CAR STARTS]

BECKY?

BECKY?

GERARD!

GERARD!

BECKY'�S GONE.

IT'�S AFTER 5 A.M.

I'�LL GIVE HER ONE HOUR.

I'�M GOING TO EMBARRASS HER THIS TIME.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[BARKING]

ALL RIGHT.

[RING]

I CAN GET THE TELEPHONE.

YEAH, WHAT?

HUH.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, SHE'�S GONE AGAIN?

SHE'�S SNUCK OUT AGAIN!

MAYBE SHE DIDN'�T.

WHY'�D SHE DO THAT?

HOW SHOULD I KNOW?

GERARD, MAYBE--

PLEASE, FAYE.

WELL, UH...

IF YOU COULD GUESS WHY SHE LEFT THE HOUSE

IT MIGHT HELP US A LITTLE.

THIS IS SERIOUS, GILLESPIE.

I WANT HER PICKED UP IMMEDIATELY.

SHE HAS NO BUSINESS DOING THIS.

ALL RIGHT. DON'�T HAVE A CONNIPTION FIT.

JUST TELL ME WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE NOWADAYS

AND WHAT SHE WAS WEARING LAST.

O.K., THANK YOU.

BECKY DARNELLE'�S BEST FRIEND HASN'�T SEEN HER

SINCE AFTER SCHOOL YESTERDAY.

NO IDEA WHERE SHE MIGHT BE?

SHE DIDN'�T THINK SHE'�D SNEAK OUT AGAIN

AFTER BEING GROUNDED LAST TIME.

BOYFRIEND HASN'�T SEEN HER SINCE HE DROPPED HER OFF LAST NIGHT.

HE SEEM WORRIED?

YEAH...

WORRIED ABOUT WHO ELSE SHE'�S SNEAKING OUT WITH.

WHAT AM I DOING HERE?

WHY AM I HERE?

WHO ARE YOU?

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

IT'�S ALL RIGHT. NOW JUST HUSH.

COME ON OUT.

COME ON.

I CAN'�T GET UP.

COME ON.

OUCH.

COME ON.

LET GO OF ME.

I'�M NOT GOING TO HURT YOU. COME ON.

WHAT AM I DOING--

GO ON. GET IN.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR, VIRGIL?

I'�M NEVER SURE UNTIL I FIND IT.

YOU'�RE NOT GOING TO FIND MY DAUGHTER THERE.

ARE YOUR MEN DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THAT?

GERARD, PLEASE.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

WHY DON'�T YOU ASK THEM?

I THINK THAT'�S THEM NOW.

BECKY DIDN'�T SNEAK OUT, DID SHE?

WHAT'�S GOING ON?

NOBODY THAT WE SPOKE TO HAS SEEN BECKY.

SHE DIDN'�T LEAVE HERE ON HER OWN.

THAT SCREEN WAS OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE.

YOU DON'�T MEAN SOMEBODY TOOK HER?

WE CAN'�T RULE THAT OUT, DARNELLE.

BUT WHY?

YOU DON'�T THINK THIS IS A...

A SEX THING?

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

YOU BETTER GET THAT, DARNELLE.

[RING]

MR. DARNELLE?

WHO IS THIS?

THE MAN THAT'�S GOT YOUR DAUGHTER.

SHE'�S A PRETTY THING.

IF YOU TOUCH HER, I'�LL--

YOU'�LL WHAT?

I'�LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER TILL I GET WHAT I WANT.

I'�LL BE IN TOUCH.

I WON'�T TELL THE POLICE.

I DON'�T CARE WHO YOU TELL.

IT'�S A KIDNAP ALL RIGHT.

WHAT'�D YOU GET?

THE ONLY PRINTS WERE THE GIRL'�S AND HER PARENTS'.

NO TRACKS.

THIS IS A MAN WHO KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING.

THANK YOU.

HOLD ON.

PARKER SAW A TRUCK OUT HERE LAST NIGHT.

WHAT KIND OF TRUCK?

O.K. THANKS.

THE PICKUP WAS A GMC WITH A CAMPER TOP-- '�70, '71--

RIGHT OUTSIDE THE HOUSE.

WHAT TIME?

ABOUT 5 A.M.

WASN'�T A VEHICLE OF THE DARNELLES, WAS IT?

NO...NO.

THE ONLY THING WE FOUND

WERE SOME MARKS ON THE WINDOW SILL.

THE THING I DON'�T UNDERSTAND--

WHY KIDNAP DARNELLE'�S KID?

SURELY THERE ARE WEALTHIER PEOPLE IN SPARTA.

OH, MUCH.

BUT MAYBE THIS THING ISN'�T ABOUT MONEY AT ALL.

OH...

OH, YOU MEAN SOMETHING PERSONAL.

LIKE REVENGE?

D.A.'�S BOUND TO MAKE A LOT OF ENEMIES.

SOME OF THEM COULD BE DANGEROUS.

GILLESPIE, IT'�S PAST TIME THE FBI WERE CALLED IN.

KIDNAPPING IS A FEDERAL OFFENSE.

THAT'�S RIGHT. THE FBI's ASSISTANCE WILL BE WELCOME.

I'�M NOT INTERESTED IN THEIR ASSISTANCE.

THEY'�LL BE IN COMPLETE CHARGE.

I KNOW THAT. I'�VE ALREADY CALLED THEM.

WHEN WILL THEY BE HERE?

TWO OF THEM SHOULD BE HERE WITHIN THE HOUR.

A THIRD IS COMING DOWN FROM WASHINGTON.

WHY FROM WASHINGTON?

THAT'�S THE WAY IT IS, VIRGIL.

WHEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS IN MISSISSIPPI,

THEY LIKE TO HAVE A YANKEE IN CHARGE.

THEY'�RE AFRAID WE'�LL RUN AROUND LYNCHING PEOPLE.

MEANTIME...

THE SOUTHERN FORCES WILL BE IN RETREAT.

Y'�ALL CAN EXPECT A NORTHERN INVASION BY ABOUT 2:20.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

I THINK THAT JOKE ABOUT LYNCHING

WAS IN REALLY BAD TASTE. DON'�T YOU AGREE?

OH, YES...YES.

I AM PROBABLY WHAT SHAKESPEARE WOULD HAVE CALLED

"A COARSE FELLOW."

DO YOU INTEND TO LET THE FBI TAKE OVER THIS INVESTIGATION?

I INTEND TO GO ON DOING MY JOB

UNTIL SOMEBODY TELLS ME NOT TO.

AND I DON'�T THINK THE FBI CAN TELL ME THAT.

I TAKE IT WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO.

OH, YES. CERTAINLY WE DO.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

IF YOU FAIL TO DO THAT WORK,

YOU'�LL RISK HAVING SOMEBODY COME TO YOU...

LONG AFTER THE EVENT, SEE,

AND ACCUSE YOU OF BEING REMISS IN YOUR DUTIES.

I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THESE CONTINGENCIES MANY TIMES.

CHIEF, WE GOT AN APB OUT ON THAT TRUCK.

THAT'�S GOOD.

I WISH I'�D GOT A BETTER LOOK AT THAT PLATE.

IF WE HAD TO SPEND ALL OUR TIME

WORRYING ABOUT EVERY BEAT-UP PICKUP,

WE'�D HARDLY HAVE TIME FOR ANYTHING ELSE.

OUR FILE ON DARNELLE'�S CASES

ONLY GIVE US CONVICTIONS AND ACQUITTALS.

NO CHARACTER STUFF?

NO, SIR.

CHIEF, YOU RECKON THAT SOMEBODY THAT DARNELLE PUT AWAY

IS MAYBE TRYING TO GET EVEN WITH HIM?

SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT.

YEAH.

SOMEBODY RECENTLY PAROLED.

I COULD GET DARNELLE'�S FILES.

UH-HUH.

THAT'�S ONE TERRIBLE WAY TO GET EVEN WITH SOMEBODY,

KIDNAPPING THEIR DAUGHTER.

THANK YOU.

CHIEF, MISS TURNER AT THE HEART-A-SPARTA MOTEL

SAYS THE FBI IS TAKING OVER HER PLACE.

YOU THINK THEY'�LL LET US HELP THEM?

I DOUBT IT.

THEY MIGHT NOT NEED IT.

BUT IN CASE THEY DO,

WE'�LL BE WORKING ALONGSIDE THEM, WON'�T WE?

OH, SURE. SURE.

BUT ARE THEY GOING TO KNOW WE'�RE WORKING BESIDE THEM?

UH...

NO.

LET ME KNOW IF I CAN HELP, MR. DARNELLE.

BYE, NOW.

AM I TOO EARLY?

NO. THIS IS A SUMMARY OF MR. DARNELLE'�S CASES.

A LOT OF CASES.

BEEN IN THE D.A.'�s OFFICE OVER 10 YEARS.

THEY HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF PROSECUTING.

IF YOU DIDN'�T ARREST SO MANY, WE WOULDN'�T HAVE TO.

I'�LL PASS THAT ON TO THE CHIEF.

THANKS, MARIE.

THANK YOU.

AGENT CHRIS HAYES, FBI.

I NEED SOME INFORMATION

REGARDING MR. DARNELLE'�S PAST CASES.

UH, WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION?

TOM RETSOM WAS THE ONE MOST RECENTLY PAROLED.

CHIEF, I KNOW ALL THESE FELLOWS.

NONE OF THEM'�S A KIDNAPPER.

DIDN'�T TOM RETSOM TRY TO KILL HIS WIFE?

SURE DID.

WELL, THAT'�S NOT KIDNAPPING.

NO, IT'�S MERELY ATTEMPTED MURDER.

TOM'�S WIFE WASFOOLING AROUND ON HIM.

THAT'�S WHY THE JUDGE WENT EASY.

WHY, SURE.

THE JUDGE FOUND HIS OWN WIFE FOOLING AROUND.

TOM COULD'�VE GOT ABOUT 10 YEARS.

OH, SURE. BUT HE GOT JUST A LITTLE BIT.

NOW HE'�S OUT, AND HE'�S FREE.

OLD TOM RETSOM IS ENJOYING HIMSELF.

CAPTAIN.

HOW YOU DOING, FELLA?

FINE. YOU?

PRETTY GOOD.

WHERE YOU LIVING NOW?

OVER THERE IN THE TRAILER.

YOU THERE LAST NIGHT?

YEP. ALL NIGHT.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO HAVE DONE?

WE'�RE JUST CHECKING, TOM.

D.A. DARNELLE'�S DAUGHTER IS MISSING.

WELL, SHE'�S NOT WITH ME.

GO LOOK.

I DON'�T THINK THAT'�S NECESSARY,

BUT, TOM, WE GOT REASON TO BELIEVE

THAT SOMEBODY MIGHT BE AWFUL MAD AT DARNELLE.

I DON'�T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST THE D.A.

HE DID HIS JOB. THAT'�S ALL.

WHILE YOU WERE UP AT PARCHMAN,

ANYONE TALK BAD ABOUT MR. DARNELLE?

COME ON, GUYS.

COME ON, TOM.

WE'�RE TALKING ABOUT THE WELFARE OF A CHILD.

A LOT OF GUYS SHOT THEIR MOUTHS OFF,

BUT THERE WAS ONE GUY WHO SOUNDED LIKE HE MEANT IT.

DANNY SLOAN.

DANNY SLOAN?

I KNEW HIM BEFORE HE WAS SENT UP.

HE OUT NOW?

HE'�S DUE FOR PAROLE.

O.K., TOM. WE APPRECIATE IT.

AND I'�M GLAD TO SEE YOUR JOB'�S WORKING OUT.

YEAH. IF YOU LIKE PIGS.

YOU KNOW, BUBBA, I LIKE PIGS.

THEY'�RE SMART.

SMARTER THAN SOME PEOPLE I KNOW.

PARKER, YOU SHOULDN'�T BE SO HARD ON YOURSELF.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

ALL RIGHT, THAT'�S IT.

TRY TO KEEP HIM ON THE LINE,

BUT WAIT FOR MY SIGNAL.

[RING]

ALL RIGHT...

NOW, DARNELLE.

HELLO? IS BECKY ALL RIGHT?

SHE'�S FINE. YOU DON'�T HAVE TO WORRY.

I'�M TAKING GOOD CARE OF HER.

HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU WANT?

YOU SO SURE IT'�S ABOUT MONEY?

50,000. TOMORROW.

WHY TOMORROW?

LET ME TALK TO BECKY, PLEASE.

SOMEBODY TELL YOU TO KEEP ME ON THE PHONE?

[DIAL TONE]

NOT LONG ENOUGH.

HE KNEW JUST WHEN TO HANG UP.

WHOSE ARE THESE?

THEY BELONG TO A KID I KNOW.

THEY'�RE CLEAN.

DON'�T WEAR THEM IF YOU DON'�T WANT TO.

IT'�S ABOUT TIME YOU GOT BACK.

DON'�T YOU THINK A PERSON NEEDS TO GO TO THE BATHROOM?

I RECKON SO.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

IT'�S RIGHT BACK THERE.

[FLIES BUZZING]

THIS IS DISGUSTING.

IT SURE ENOUGH IS.

GOOD REASON TO MAKE IT QUICK.

[AIRPLANE ENGINE]

DARNELLE DOESN'�T WANT US INVOLVED.

TELL ME WHY.

HE THINKS WE'�LL MESS UP.

WHAT DOES FAYE DARNELLE THINK?

HAS ANYONE ASKED HER?

I'�M SURE DARNELLE DIDN'�T.

WELL, HONEY... WHY DON'�T I?

THEA.

HMM?

THE RESERVATION'�S FOR 7:00.

YEAH, HONEY, I KNOW.

I'�M GOING TO CALL FAYE.

SHE'�D APPRECIATE THAT.

I HATE TO THINK WHAT SHE'�S GOING THROUGH.

[RING]

I'�LL GET IT.

YOU LOOK FOR THE NUMBER.

AH, HELLO.

ED FROM GAS AND GO CALLED.

AN OLDER GUY DRIVING A PICKUP WITH CAMPER TOP

BOUGHT SOME ODD SUPPLIES.

HOW ODD?

WELL, UH, GIRLS'� THINGS--

SCENTED SOAP, TISSUES,

PINK HAIR BRUSH, AND SOME SHOES.

HE USED A PAY PHONE TO MAKE TWO CALLS.

WE'�RE TRYING TO TRACE THEM.

GOOD. KEEP ME POSTED.

WILL DO.

WE MAY HAVE A LINE ON OUR KIDNAPPER.

YOU WEREN'�T EXPECTING FRIED CHICKEN?

YOU NEVER TOLD ME WHAT MY DADDY SAID.

HE ASKED ABOUT YOU.

HE LIKES YOU A LITTLE.

HE LOVES ME.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

HE'�S MY DAD.

YEAH. THAT'�S WHAT DADDIES DO--

THEY LOVE A LOT, AND THEY MISS A LOT.

WHEN WILL I SEE HIM?

SOON ENOUGH.

SOON ENOUGH.

IF YOUR DADDY HAD MORE COMPASSION IN HIS JOB,

EVERYBODY WOULD HAVE BEEN SPARED A LOT OF PAIN,

INCLUDING YOU, CHILD.

NOW EAT.

HI. AGENT HAYES WANTED TO SEE ME?

YES. THAT'�S ME.

HI. I'�M BILL GILLESPIE.

HMM.

WELL, WELL.

UH, YOU CERTAINLY HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF HERE.

THIS IS OUR BASIC FIELD KIT.

I UNDERSTAND FROM DARNELLE'�S ASSISTANT

THAT YOU'�VE BEEN DOING SOME INVESTIGATING ON YOUR OWN.

OH, YOU MUST MEAN ALL THOSE NAMES

THAT LIEUTENANT JAMISON GOT FROM THAT OFFICE.

I TELL YOU WHAT THAT WAS.

THAT WAS INFORMATION WE NEEDED TO HAVE IN OUR COMPUTER.

NOT THAT I OWE YOU AN EXPLANATION.

I'�VE TAKEN OVER THE INVESTIGATION.

I DIDN'�T WANT ANY CONFUSION ABOUT THAT.

OH, WELL, I'�M-- I'�M NOT CONFUSED.

ARE YOU?

YOU'�RE VERY WELL KNOWN IN OUR JACKSON OFFICE.

I WISH I COULD SAY THEY ADMIRE YOU.

OH, WELL, UH...

UH...

AHEM. WELL, UH...

WELL, UH...

WELL, I MIGHT AS WELL JUST GO ON OVER.

I KNOW WHAT I WANTED TO ASK YOU.

HOW MUCH MONEY IS THE KIDNAPPER ASKING FOR?

50,000. WHY?

I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT HE'�D DEMAND MORE THAN THAT,

MUCH MORE.

WELL, IF THERE'�S ANY WAY AT ALL

WE CAN BE OF SPECIFIC HELP TO YOU,

WHY, LET US KNOW.

UH, CHIEF, I GOT SOME INFORMATION ON DANNY SLOAN.

DANNY SLOAN?

YEAH. A FELLOW THAT MR. DARNELLE PUT AWAY.

YOU BETTER TAKE A LOOK AT THE FILE.

WELL, I'�LL READ IT.

I--

THANK YOU.

DANNY SLOAN.

AH.

OH.

WELL...

IT'�S VERY SAD...

BUT VERY INTERESTING.

[MUSIC BOX PLAYS]

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

FAYE.

FAYE.

OH, ALTHEA.

AH, IT'�S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

HOPE I'�M NOT DISTURBING YOU.

OH, NO, NO. I--I WAS...

DO YOU HAVE TIME FOR A LITTLE VISIT?

I JUST HAVE TO FINISH CLEANING UP IN HERE.

I WANT EVERYTHING TO BE NICE FOR BECKY.

HAS THERE BEEN ANY NEWS?

HE'�S ASKED FOR $50,000.

ALTHEA, WHY?

WHY MY LITTLE GIRL?

WHY HER?

YOU'�RE GOING TO HAVE TO TRY TO NOT THINK ABOUT THE WORST.

I KNOW IT'�S GOING TO BE HARD, HONEY,

BUT...I HAVE A FEELING EVERYTHING'�S GOING TO BE O.K.

ALTHEA, I'�M SO GLAD YOU CAME BY.

NO ONE ELSE HAS.

PEOPLE JUST DON'�T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

YEAH.

WOULD YOU JUST LOOK AT THIS ROOM?

I DON'�T THINK IT'�S EVER BEEN THIS CLEAN.

BECKY WON'�T BE ABLE TO FIND A THING.

DARNELLE, YOU GOT A MINUTE?

NOT REALLY, BUT GO AHEAD.

I SUPPOSE YOU KNOW THAT DANNY SLOAN DIED LAST WEEK.

REALLY?

HE'�S THE SON OF A COP IN MARSHALSBURG.

YEAH. BEN SLOAN.

USED TO BE A COP, ANYWAY.

MADE HIMSELF A DAMN NUISANCE DURING THE TRIAL.

YOU SAY THE SON DIED?

HE KILLED HIMSELF.

THEY RECKON HE COULDN'�T STAND

FACING ANY MORE TIME IN PRISON.

DANNY SLOAN HAD A PAROLE HEARING LAST WEEK.

I KNOW.

THE BOARD TURNED HIM DOWN.

ON MY RECOMMENDATION.

HE HAD A HISTORY OF TROUBLE.

JUST '�CAUSE HIS DADDY'�S A COP

DOESN'�T GIVE HIM SPECIAL RIGHTS.

I'�M NOT PROSECUTING YOU, DARNELLE.

WHY ARE YOU BRINGING THIS UP?

WELL, WHOEVER TOOK YOUR CHILD,

I BELIEVE DID IT FOR PERSONAL REASONS.

MAYBE ONE OF SLOAN'�S RELATIVES MIGHT BE WORTH INVESTIGATING.

DON'�T INVESTIGATE.

THE FBI ARE HANDLING THIS.

ANY INVESTIGATING OF YOURS

IS ONLY GOING TO CAUSE PROBLEMS.

LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS CAUSE YOU ANY PROBLEMS.

EXCUSE ME.

Bill: GO AHEAD, VIRGIL.

FROM WHAT I CAN SEE,

SLOAN HASN'�T BEEN HOME FOR DAYS.

I WOULDN'�T BE A BIT SURPRISED.

DID SWEET MATCH THE NUMBER OF THOSE CALLS?

HE SURE DID,

AND WE TRACED THOSE NUMBERS TO DARNELLE'�S HOME PHONE.

MORNING. YOU LIVE HERE?

WHEN I FEEL LIKE IT.

ANY RELATION TO MR. BEN SLOAN?

THAT'�S WHAT THEY TELL ME.

YOU DON'�T BELIEVE IT?

I DON'�T THINK I COULD BE A COP'�S GRANDDAUGHTER.

YOU AIN'�T GETTING ANY ARGUMENT ON THAT ONE.

DON'�T BE RUNNING YOUR SASSY TONGUE,

AND PUT OUT THAT NASTY THING!

MA'�AM, WHERE IS BEN SLOAN?

BEN? I HAVEN'�T SEEN HIM ALL WEEK.

NOT SINCE WE GOT THE NEWS FROM THE PRISON THAT DANNY CUT HIS THROAT.

UM, THE FATHER TOOK IT PRETTY HARD, HUH?

YEAH. HE'�S BEEN RAGING, QUOTING SCRIPTURE--

"AN EYE FOR AN EYE."

I ASSUME HE MEANT DANNY.

YEAH, BUT I DON'�T GET IT.

NOBODY KILLED DANNY. HE KILLED HISSELF.

BEN'�S BEEN GOING AROUND THE BEND LATELY,

BUT THIS THING PUT HIM CLEAR OUT OF SIGHT.

MR. DARNELLE, EXCUSE ME.

I'�M RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS, MARIE.

THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT.

WHAT IS IT?

YOU NEVER SAW THIS, YOU UNDERSTAND?

BUT DON'�T YOU THINK--

COME ON, LET'�S GO.

COME ON.

THAT'�S HIM. THAT'�S THE GUY.

WANT ME TO GO WITH YOU?

YOU BETTER STAY HERE.

I'�LL RUN SHOTGUN FOR YOU.

I CAN HANDLE THIS ONE.

DON'�T WORRY.

MR. DARNELLE WILL BE MAD.

YOU DID THE RIGHT THING.

I HOPE YOU'�RE RIGHT.

UH, CHIEF, THOSE TRUCK PLATES

ARE REGISTERED TO A BENJAMIN SLOAN,

AND JAMISON'�S ON THE RADIO FOR YOU.

LINE 5.

WHERE ARE YOU?

HE TOOK A TRAIL I KNOW.

THERE'�S A CABIN 5 MILES IN.

WAS DARNELLE WITH HIM?

SOMEONE WAS. I COULDN'�T TELL.

FROM THAT CABIN, HE COULD HOLD US OFF.

HE COULD GO BERSERK-- KILL THE KID AND DARNELLE.

ANY OTHER WAY IN THERE?

SOME TRAILS GO AROUND BACK.

YOU ANYWHERE NEAR LYON'�S WOODS?

MAN, I'�M IN THEM.

THEM FOOT TRAILS END IN LYON'�S MEADOW,

ABOUT 15 MILES FROM WHERE HE IS.

WE SUPPOSED TO CALL AGENT HAYES?

I'�M AFRAID OF THAT.

HAYES IS LIABLE TO CALL IN A HELICOPTER,

AND IF SLOAN IS AS CRAZY AS WE THINK HE IS,

THAT COULD PUSH HIM RIGHT OVER THE EDGE.

SAME IF WE GO CHARGING UP THIS ROAD.

HOW LONG TO GET THERE TAKING A BACK TRAIL?

ON FOOT, MOST OF A DAY.

ON YOUR FEET MAYBE,

BUT THERE'�S FEET CAN GET YOU THERE LOTS QUICKER.

YEAH. I LIKE THEM.

[HORN HONKS]

YEAH, HERE COME THE CHIEF.

HERE YOU GO.

I BROUGHT YOU THE .308s.

I LIKE THEM, TOO.

-HYAH! COME ON. -COME ON!

LET'�S GO!

DANNY WASN'�T A MURDERER.

THOSE OTHER BOYS KILLED THAT MAN.

I'�M AWARE OF THAT.

HE PAID FOR HIS MISTAKES.

COULDN'�T YOU LET HIM BE PAROLED?

WHY COULDN'�T YOU, DADDY?

I DIDN'�T THINK I SHOULD.

IT WASN'�T EASY TO DECIDE.

CAN'�T YOU TELL THE CHILD MORE THAN THAT?

ABOUT A YOUNG MAN,

A YOUNG LIFE, GONE NOW?

HIS SON DANNY HAD BEEN IN AND OUT OF PRISON

SEVERAL TIMES.

EACH TIME HE WAS RELEASED,

HE GOT INTO MORE SERIOUS TROUBLE.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT THIS TIME.

I KNOW.

HE PROMISED THE LORD.

HE PROMISED ME-- WITH TEARS IN HIS EYES.

YOU MADE HIM STAY IN PRISON?

YES, I DID.

WHY COULDN'�T YOU LET THE PAROLE BOARD HANDLE IT?

WHY DID YOU HAVE TO THROW YOUR WEIGHT AROUND?

CAN WE TALK ALONE?

WHY?

I GUESS

I DON'�T WANT YOU TO HEAR WHAT I'�M GOING TO SAY.

YOU'�RE USED TO THAT, AREN'�T YOU?

ALL RIGHT, LET'�S GO.

THE CHILD SURE ASKED--

PLEASE.

THE CHILD SURE ASKED SOME HARD QUESTIONS, DIDN'�T SHE?

I GAVE HER THE BEST ANSWERS I COULD.

I JUST HOPE SHE WAS LISTENING.

THEY DON'�T LISTEN, DARNELLE.

WHAT NOW?

I'�M GOING TO KILL YOU.

THAT'�S WHAT IT'�S ALL ABOUT.

YOU COULD HAVE COME IN MY OFFICE AND SHOT ME.

I WANTED TO MAKE IT AS PAINFUL AS POSSIBLE.

AND YOU WERE A COP?

YOU SAID THAT BEFORE AT DANNY'�S TRIAL.

WHAT, A COP JUST SETS ASIDE HIS FEELINGS?

BEN, I BEG YOU,

PLEASE LET BECKY GO FIRST.

DON'�T MAKE HER WATCH THIS.

I'�LL FREE HER BEFORE NIGHTFALL.

SHE'�LL NEVER FIND HER WAY.

I'�LL MAKE SURE THERE'�S LIGHT.

WHEN'�S THIS GOING TO HAPPEN?

WHEN I DECIDE.

I WANT GILLESPIE NOW.

HE'�S NOT HERE. DETECTIVE TIBBS WILL RETURN SOON.

WHO'�S IN CHARGE RIGHT THIS MINUTE?

WELL, I GUESS I AM.

WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME?

NOTHING.

I'�LL MAKE A FEDERAL CASE OUT OF THIS.

I'�LL CHARGE THIS WHOLE RICKY-TICKY POLICE DEPARTMENT

WITH HIDING EVIDENCE, OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE,

ACCESSORY TO A FELONY--

MR. HAYES, PLEASE, JUST CALM YOURSELF, O.K.?

NOW, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

TELL ME WHERE DARNELLE IS.

WE DON'�T KNOW.

HIS ASSISTANT SAID YOU WOULD.

THE KIDNAPPER HAS HIM, WE THINK.

YOU'�RE MAKING TROUBLE FOR YOURSELF ACTING ON YOUR OWN.

WE FOUND IT NECESSARY TO DO WHAT WE DID.

AS SOON AS EVERYONE IS SAFE,

WE'�LL FLY YOU IN BY HELICOPTER.

WHERE?

IT'�S A REMOTE SPOT.

MEANWHILE, WHAT DO I DO?

NOTHING NOW,

BUT YOU AND YOUR MEN WILL MAKE THE ARREST.

AND IF THIS BECOMES A MESS?

THEN IT'�S OUR MESS.

YOU SAID IT, AND YOU HAD BETTER BELIEVE IT.

THAT WAY.

COME ON, MOVE.

COME HERE.

FOLLOW THAT TRAIL.

IT LEADS TO THE HIGHWAY.

WHAT'�S GOING TO HAPPEN?

WE'�RE GOING TO TALK.

-WELL, WHAT ABOUT? -LOTS OF THINGS, DARLING.

JUST GO ON.

NO, I WON'�T GO. HE'�S COMING WITH ME.

REBECCA, GO!

DON'�T MAKE ME LEAVE WITHOUT YOU.

POLICE, SLOAN!

I'�M LOOKING AT YOU FROM BEHIND RIFLE SIGHTS.

SET THE PISTOL DOWN.

JUST THINK ABOUT YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW.

I'�M THINKING ABOUT THEM.

THEY BECAME TRASH ON ACCOUNT OF WHAT HE DID TO MY BOY.

BEN, NO!

[GUNSHOT]

DADDY!

ARE YOU O.K.?

OH, BECKY.

IT'�S ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS BUBBA. WHO'�S WITH ME?

SWEET HERE. SO'�S THE CHIEF.

WHAT'�S THE SITUATION THERE?

WE GOT TWO DOWN. SLOAN'�S IN NO HURRY.

BETTER GET DARNELLE TO THE HOSPITAL.

I'�LL TELEPHONE FOR THE HELICOPTER.

HOLD ON A SECOND, GILLESPIE.

WELL, AGENT HAYES.

YOU'�RE STILL IN TOWN.

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO

TO EXPEDITE THINGS FOR YOU?

YOU KNOW, THEY WERE RIGHT ABOUT YOU OVER IN JACKSON.

YOU BEAR WATCHING.

WELL, I'�M ALWAYS GLAD TO SET AN EXAMPLE.

YOU THINK GILLESPIE WILL STOP BY?

[KNOCKING]

HERE HE IS NOW.

ALTHEA.

HI, CHIEF.

HI, VIRGIL.

WELL, MRS. DARNELLE, HOW ARE YOU?

HOW ARE YOU?

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'�RE FEELING O.K.

SHE WAS COMPLAINING THE OTHER DAY

THAT NOTHING EVER HAPPENS IN SPARTA.

CHIEF, HAYES GET TO YOU?

HE WAS TRYING TO FIND YOU.

YES. I MET HIM OUTSIDE.

I THINK WE'�VE MADE ANOTHER FRIEND IN HIGH PLACES.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING TO YOU.

WELL, I'�M ALL EARS,

AS THE JACKASS SAID WHEN HE LOOKED IN THE MIRROR.

I--I WANTED TO...

WELL, I'�LL--

I'�LL JUST CALL YOU TOMORROW.

FINE, FINE.

TAKE YOUR TIME.

UH, LISTEN, WHATEVER IT IS,

MAYBE IT DOESN'�T EVEN NEED SAYING.