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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

[GLASS BEING TAPPED]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

THESE TWO AWARDS GO TO A COUPLE OF VOLUNTEER COACHES

FROM THE SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT

WHO HELPED LEAD OUR SPARTAN TEAMS

TO A 10 AND 2 RECORD IN FOOTBALL,

AND TO A FIRST DIVISION FINISH

IN THE STATEWIDE TRACK AND FIELD COMPETITIONS.

[APPLAUSE]

CAPTAIN V.L. "BUBBA" SKINNER,

AND LIEUTENANT LON JAMISON.

COME ON UP, BOYS.

COME ON, BUBBA--

SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS ON BEHALF OF BOTH OF US.

YOU CAN'T SAY YOUR OWN WORDS?

NO.

JIMMY, HUSH NOW.

[BUZZ]

DON'T GO NOWHERE.

FRONT DESK.

YES, MR. BRYSON, WE'LL SEND ONE RIGHT UP.

BE RIGHT WITH YOU.

DALE?

DALE!

SOMEBODY OWES ME 50 CENTS.

WELL, I'LL TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHO.

MEANTIME, TAKE THIS TO ROOM 17.

CAN I HELP YOU?

WHAT'S GOING ON IN THERE?

THEY HAVING A DINNER FOR COPS?

I WOULDN'T KNOW.

OR ARE THEY JUST HONORING A COUPLE OF COPS?

I WOULDN'T KNOW THAT EITHER.

JIMMY?

I WAS FIXING TO SAY

I THOUGHT YOU WERE SEEING...

MARY JO.

WELL, YOU WERE SEEING HER LAST WEEK.

WELL, YOU DIDN'T ASK ME.

SURE, I'LL GO.

WHAT TIME ARE YOU GOING TO PICK ME UP?

DON'T BE LATE. YOU'RE ALWAYS LATE.

I'VE BEEN ASKED TONIGHT TO GIVE OUT A SPECIAL AWARD

TO A VERY SPECIAL YOUNG MAN,

A VOLUNTEER COACH WHO USED HIS HEAD OUT ON THE FIELD.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT,

HE WAS ABLE TO SAVE A BOY'S LIFE.

? WELL, IT'S LONELY OUT TONIGHT ?

? AND THE FEELIN'S...

SO GIVE A BIG OLD ROUND OF APPLAUSE

TO MR. LAINE PAXTON.

COME ON, LAINE, COME UP HERE.

? WON'T YOU PLAY

? ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG ?

? THAT MAKES ME FEEL AT HOME ?

? WHILE I MISS MY BABY

? WHILE I MISS MY BABY

? OH, HEY

? WON'T YOU PLAY

? ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG ?

? AND MAKE ME FEEL ALL RIGHT ?

? WHILE I MISS MY BABY

? OH, I MISS MY BABY

? I SAID--

AAH!

I HATE THAT SONG.

UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS...

[CROWD GASPS AND MURMURS]

WHY DON'T Y'ALL JUST STAY SEATED,

AND WE'LL TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK, JUST...

I'LL GET IT.

SOMETHING IN ROOM 17 KNOCKED OUT THE MAIN POWER.

WE BETTER GO CHECK OUT ROOM 17,

MAKE SURE NOBODY GOT HURT.

YEAH.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

HELLO?

[SHOWER RUNNING]

ANYBODY IN HERE?

[GASP]

[DOG HOWLING]

THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

THAT WAS AT LEAST A "B" FLAT, MAYBE IT WAS A "C."

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

JUST A MINUTE.

YEAH, WHAT?

UH, IT'S BUBBA, CHIEF.

YEAH, WHAT YOU WANT?

IS THIS A BAD TIME?

WELL, YOU GOT BAD NEWS?

UH, YES, SIR.

IT'S A BAD TIME, THEN.

WELL, WE GOT US MAYBE A MURDER

AT THE OLD McGUFFEY HOUSE.

WHO DID IT?

IF IT IS A MURDER, WE DON'T KNOW.

IF IT AIN'T, IT'S PROBABLY SUICIDE.

DID YOU CALL VIRGIL?

YES, SIR, HE'S ON HIS WAY RIGHT NOW.

FINE, FINE. I'M GOING TO BED.

HEY, HEY, HEY, CHIEF.

THERE'S AN OLD DUKE WAYNE MOVIE ON CHANNEL 9.

YEAH, YEAH. O.K., I'LL KEEP IN TOUCH.

NOW.

WE CAN EITHER LISTEN TO VERDI AND PUCCINI,

OR WE CAN WATCH DUKE WAYNE CATCH SOME BAD GUYS.

NOW, YOU GOTTA TELL ME WHICH YOU WANT.

[BARKS]

GOOD. YOU GOT IT.

HEY, VIRGIL!

NO WALLET.

MAYBE HE DIDN'T CARRY ONE.

MAYBE, BUT IF HE DID, IT'S GONE.

WAS THIS A ROBBERY?

I DON'T THINK SO.

I FOUND A WATCH WORTH AT LEAST 500 SITTING RIGHT THERE.

ANY SIGN OF FORCED ENTRY?

WE THINK HE GOT IN WITH A KEY.

AND I'LL DENY IT TILL MY DYING DAY.

MORNING, CHIEF.

VIRGIL, DID I EVER TELL YOU

ABOUT THE STRANGEST DEATH I EVER SAW?

ABOUT THE BODY IN THE TREE, YES.

THIS WAS ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO.

I WAS JUST A ROOKIE,

AND WE WERE WORKING A MISSING-PERSONS CASE.

WE LOOKED FOR THAT MAN FOR WEEKS,

AND DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE FOUND HIM?

YES.

UP IN A TREE.

WHY, I MUST HAVE TOLD YOU THIS, HUH?

YOU DID.

YOU SAID THAT YOU AND YOUR MEN HAD TO ASSUME

THAT HE HAD TOUCHED A HIGH-VOLTAGE WIRE,

RUNNING THROUGH THE BRANCHES.

YES, BUT...

WE NEVER FOUND OUT

WHY THE MAN WENT UP THE TREE.

[SWEET] CHIEF, EXCUSE ME.

COME IN, SERGEANT, COME IN.

YOU KNOW THE CREDIT CARD MR. BRYSON USED AT THE MOTEL?

WHO IS MR. BRYSON?

UH...

THE VICTIM?

THE MAN IN THE SHOWER.

OH, YES.

YEAH, THAT CREDIT CARD WAS PROVIDED FOR HIM

BY THE COMPANY HE WORKED FOR--

TRANS-WORLD FIDELITY INSURANCE.

WELL...

I HAVE A POLICY WITH THAT COMPANY.

SWEET, WAS MR. BRYSON AN INSURANCE AGENT?

NO, SIR. HE'S A CLAIMS INVESTIGATOR.

YOU KNOW, A MOTIVE FOR KILLING AN INVESTIGATOR

IS STOPPING THE INVESTIGATION.

YES, BUT ANOTHER MOTIVE

IS NOT LIKING THE MAN PERSONALLY.

SHE'S A BEAUTY.

IT'S NOT A SHE.

IT'S A HE.

A STUD HE AT THAT.

CAN I HELP YOU?

IF YOU'RE LAINE PAXTON, AND I THINK YOU ARE,

I'M LOOKING FOR YOU.

OKAY, YOU FOUND ME. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

I'M HERE TO DO SOMETHING FOR YOU, BOY.

MISTER, I'M KINDA BUSY RIGHT NOW.

PLEASE, NO, DON'T CALL ME "MISTER."

IT'S TOO FORMAL.

HOW ABOUT...

"DADDY"?

WHY?

WHY WOULD YOU CALL SOMEONE "DADDY"?

YOU'RE MY FATHER?

YES, SON...

I AM YOUR FATHER.

I DON'T REMEMBER YOU.

WHY SHOULD YOU?

YOU REMEMBER MUCH FROM WHEN YOU WAS FOUR?

NO.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I JUST WANNA SHAKE MY BOY'S HAND,

TELL HIM HOW PROUD HE'S MADE HIS OLD MAN.

WHAT RIGHT DO YOU HAVE TO COME DOWN HERE

AND CALL YOURSELF MY FATHER?

NONE AT ALL.

I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO HATE ME.

I DON'T HATE YOU.

GOOD.

HOW ABOUT YOUR MAMA?

YOU THINK SHE'D SEE ME?

UH, MAMA? I DON'T KNOW, UM...

I HAVEN'T SEEN MAMA IN A WHILE.

SHE GOT REMARRIED AND ALL.

YEAH. I FIGURED AS MUCH.

WELL...

IF YOU SEE HER, SAY "HELLO" FOR ME.

YOU TELL HER I'LL BE STAYING OVER AT THE OLD...

"McGOOFY HOUSE" FOR A DAY OR SO.

I WILL.

GOOD TO MEET YOU, SON.

YEAH.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

CURL UP AND DYE. CAN I HELP YOU?

YEAH. SHE'S HERE.

VIDALIA, IT'S LAINE.

TELL HIM TO CALL BACK.

WELL, HE SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT.

CONNIE, COULD YOU--

CERTAINLY, MISS PURDY.

WHAT ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH

COULD BE SO ALL-POWERFUL IMPORTANT?

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL HIM. UH...

I JUST...

WELL, YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO SAY I WAS DEAD!

I COULDN'T TELL HIM THAT. I HATE THE WORD "DEAD."

I JUST TOLD HIM I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE YOU WERE,

YOU'D REMARRIED.

YOU DIDN'T TELL HIM MY MARRIED NAME, DID YOU?

NO.

OH, GOOD. THAT'LL GIVE US A LITTLE TIME.

TIME FOR WHAT?

LAINE, I WANT YOU TO MEET ME

AT THE HARDWARE STORE IN 30 MINUTES.

WHY THE HARDWARE STORE?

'CAUSE YOU, ME, AND CARL GOT TO TALK.

NOW, BE THERE.

YES, MAMA, I'LL BE THERE.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

NO.

CHIEF...

LISTEN--

AS OF TODAY,

I CAN FIND FOUR DIFFERENT THINGS ON THIS.

ALL RIGHT, CHIEF.

[COMPUTER BEEPS]

NOW, LISTEN--

I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE

WITH TRANS-WORLD FIDELITY INSURANCE.

THE MAN IN THE SHOWER-- RON BRYSON--

WAS WORKING A CASE HERE.

WHAT KIND OF A CASE?

ARMED ROBBERY, 15 YEARS AGO.

AN ARMORED CAR WAS KNOCKED OVER,

AND TRANS-WORLD FIDELITY PAID OUT AN INSURANCE CLAIM

FOR $750,000.

WE NEVER HAD THAT KIND OF A HOLDUP HERE IN SPARTA.

YEAH, I KNOW, BUT THE MONEY MIGHT HAVE WOUND UP HERE.

THE INVESTIGATOR WAS TRACKING A MAN NAMED ROY PAXTON.

WE GOT ANY PAXTONS HERE IN SPARTA?

WELL... ONLY ONE.

LIVES OUT ON OLD ROUTE 278.

YEAH.

HE HAS EARS

LIKE A JACK RABBIT.

LAINE, I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE, BABY,

MAMA GONNA NEED YOUR HELP.

WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

UH...

I AIN'T YOUR REAL DADDY, SON.

I KNOW THAT.

YOU DO? WELL, GEE, I THOUGHT--

SHUT UP!

NOW LISTEN, LAINE...

YOUR REAL DADDY WAS NOT A MISSIONARY PREACHER,

KILLED IN BRAZIL, LIKE I TOLD YOU.

NOBODY ET HIM--

I KNOW THAT, TOO, MAMA.

I TOLD YOU, I DONE SEEN HIM ALREADY.

YOUR DADDY GOT LOCKED UP FOR ARMED ROBBERY.

I TOOK WHAT HE ROBBED AND DISAPPEARED.

SHE MEANS SHE CAME HERE AND MET ME.

ROY'S GOING TO WANT HIS MONEY.

WELL, IS IT A LITTLE?

IT'S A LOT.

WELL, THEN YOU CAN'T GIVE IT TO HIM.

THAT'S WHAT I SAID.

I'VE SPENT A BUNDLE ON YOU AND YOUR HORSES AND...

HIM...

AND HIS POWER MOWERS AND CHAINSAWS.

BUT THEY'S STILL PLENTY LEFT.

SHUT UP!

ALL RIGHT, WELL, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS A LONG TIME--

BEST PART OF AN HOUR.

WE GOT TO KILL HIM.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, WE?

IT'S EITHER US OR HIM.

WELL, I CAN'T.

IT'S AGAINST THE LAWS OF NATURE TO KILL YOUR DADDY.

THE BOY'S RIGHT.

WHY DON'T YOU DO IT, HONEY?

YOU AIN'T RELATED TO HIM.

NEITHER ARE YOU.

I AIN'T GOT THE GUTS.

WHAT COULD I DO TO HIM?

PUT ON THAT PURPLE SLINKY NUMBER,

LURE HIM TO SOME SECLUDED RENDEZVOUS,

AND...POISON HIS FOOD.

MM-HMM. AND WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

I'LL GET YOU THE POISON.

I GOT IT RIGHT INSIDE, I'LL SHOW YOU.

UHH!

YOU RECOGNIZE THIS MAN?

YEAH, LOOKS KIND OF FAMILIAR, WHY?

WAS HE IN HERE LAST NIGHT?

YEAH.

HE WAS STANDING HERE RIGHT BEFORE Y'ALL FOUND THAT BODY.

HE WAS LOOKING FOR SOME COPS.

WHY?

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE HE WANTED TO REPORT SOMETHING.

HEY, THAT'S IT, HE WANTED TO REPORT THAT MURDER TO Y'ALL.

MMM...

LISTEN...

GUY WHO TOOK THAT HAIR DRYER TO ROOM 17

IS RIGHT OVER THERE.

[BANGING]

VIRGIL, I SAY YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT THIS ONE.

I HOPE SO.

BUT LAINE'S THE ONLY PAXTON WE CAN FIND HERE IN SPARTA.

WELL, I JUST CAN'T SEE A NICE KID LIKE THAT

HAVING A JAILBIRD FOR A DADDY.

[BUBBA] HEY, LAINE!

AFTERNOON, BUBBA.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR Y'ALL?

THIS IS OUR CHIEF INVESTIGATOR, VIRGIL TIBBS.

HOW DO YOU DO?

WE'RE, UH, LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE NAMED PAXTON,

ROY PAXTON.

HERE, SUGAR.

THAT A GIRL.

UH, WELL, MY DADDY'S NAME IS ROY PAXTON.

NEVER MET HIM PERSONALLY.

HAS HE TRIED TO CONTACT YOU RECENTLY?

NO. WHY?

HAS HE TALKED TO YOUR MAMA?

WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

WELL, SEEMS YOUR DADDY, ROY PAXTON'S IN TOWN.

IN SPARTA?

YEAH. HE WAS SEEN AT McGUFFEY'S HOTEL LAST NIGHT.

WHY ARE YOU LOOKING FOR HIM?

WELL, HE'S OUT ON PAROLE FROM THE TEXAS SYSTEM.

IS HE?YEAH.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

YEAH, UH, LOOK HERE, LAINE,

I WANT YOU TO JUST BE EXTRA CAREFUL, O.K.?

ROY PAXTON MAY HAVE KILLED A MAN LAST NIGHT.

ARE YOU SURE?

SEEMS THAT WAY.

LET US KNOW IF HE GIVES YOU A CALL.

YES, I--I CERTAINLY WILL.

O.K.

I WISH YOU COULD KNOW ROY.

WELL, I'D SURELY LOVE TO MEET HIM.

WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE THE MAN.

WELL, I DON'T NEED A DESCRIPTION OF HIM, MRS. PURDY.

VIDALIA, PLEASE.

CERTAINLY--VIDALIA.

WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE ROY?

14 YEARS AGO.

DALLAS, TEXAS.

THE SHERIFF WAS HAULING HIM OUT OF A COURTROOM,

AND INTO A JAIL.

AND THEN YOU DIVORCED?

WELL, DIVORCE IN THE FORMAL SENSE WASN'T NECESSARY.

ALL I HAD TO DO TO DISSOLVE OUR UNION WAS TAKE OFF--

WHICH I DID.

AND YOU HAVEN'T SEEN HIM SINCE?

NO.

O.K.

WELL, YOUR PRESENT HUSBAND, UH...

HE SEEMS TO HAVE DONE AWFULLY WELL

OUT OF THAT HARDWARE STORE.

YOU KNOW, CHIEF GILLESPIE,

I'D BET THERE'S A SCREWDRIVER IN EVERY HOUSEHOLD IN AMERICA.

OH, HARDWARE'S A GREAT BUSINESS.

AND CARL'S A HARDWARE GENIUS.

HE CAN SHOW YOU HOW TO DO ANYTHING...

AND SELL YOU THE TOOLS TO DO IT WITH.

[LAUGHS]

YEAH.

WELL, I GOT TO BE ON MY WAY.

UH...

IF YOU SEE ROY AGAIN, OR YOU HEAR FROM HIM,

YOU'LL BE SURE AND LET ME KNOW, WON'T YOU?

YOU'LL BE THE FIRST PERSON I CALL, CHIEF.

UH, MAY I CALL YOU "BILL"?

WHY, CERTAINLY, VIDALIA.

I'LL SEE YOU SOON.

ARE THE ORCHIDS IN BLOOM,

OR IS THAT GORGEOUS AUTUMN FLOWER YOU, VIDALIA?

IT IS I, ROY.

AND WHAT IS THAT SCENT IN THE AIR?

I WEAR TEA ROSE, ROY, YOU KNOW THAT.

WELL, IT DRIVES ME WILD.

THEN DON'T GET TOO CLOSE.

WHAT'S TOO CLOSE, DARLIN'?

MISSISSIPPI'S TOO CLOSE.

I DON'T WANT TO STAY HERE, SWEETHEART.

SOON AS I GET THE MONEY, I LEAVE.

BANK'S CLOSING AS WE SPEAK.

I WANT THE MONEY TOMORROW, DUMPLIN'.

WE'LL MEET AT LAINE'S HOUSE.

SURE IS A NICE BOY, MY SON LAINE.

MEET AT LAINE'S?

YEAH.

AND I'LL BE WATCHING YOU, VIDALIA.

[ETTA] I'M JUST SURPRISED IT TOOK Y'ALL THIS LONG

BEFORE YOU STARTED INVESTIGATING VIDALIA PURDY.

HOW'D YOU GUESS?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE SHERLOCK HOLMES

TO KNOW WHEN SOMETHING'S AFOOT.

AFOOT? THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT SHERLOCK HOLMES USED TO SAY

WHEN HE MEANT SOMETHING WAS GOING ON.

ETTA, WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT VIDALIA PURDY?

WELL, I KNOW THAT BEFORE CARL MARRIED HER,

ALL HE HAD WAS ONE DINKY SHOP, ALWAYS EMPTY.

NOW HE GOT A GREAT BIG SHOP, STILL EMPTY.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

EVERY TIME I GO BY THERE, I'M THE ONLY CUSTOMER.

WHAT ABOUT LAINE?

HE SEEMS LIKE A GREAT GUY,

BUT HOW DOES A 20-YEAR-OLD OWN A STABLE AND HORSES?

SOMEBODY FINANCED HIM.

I THINK I KNOW WHERE THAT FINANCE MONEY CAME FROM.

I JUST WONDER HOW MUCH IS LEFT...

AND WHERE IT'S AT.

I HATE DOING THIS.

IT'S O.K. HERE'S A SEARCH WARRANT.

THAT JUDGE LENNOX...

SOMEBODY LOSES A FOUNTAIN PEN, HE ISSUES A SEARCH WARRANT.

WHAT ABOUT MRS. PURDY?

HERE'S THE ACCOUNT... UH, 298.

THE ACCOUNT NUMBER?

NO, THAT'S THE AMOUNT.

$298,000?

NO, $2.98.

WHAT ABOUT A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX?

NOPE.

LAINE AND CARL, THEY DO THEIR BANKING HERE?

SURE DO, BOTH OF THEM.

YOU PROBABLY GOT MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKET

THAN CARL HAS IN HIS ACCOUNT.

PAXTON, UH, LAINE...

FEW HUNDRED BUCKS.

WELL, THANKS FOR YOUR TROUBLE, MR. KINCAIDE.

WHILE I'M DOING THIS,

WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR OWN ACCOUNT BALANCE?

I DON'T BANK HERE.

CHIEF, ARE YOU LISTENING?

YEAH, GO AHEAD.

I JUST FOLLOWED MRS. PURDY TO THE BANK,

UH-HUH...

AND SHE WALKED IN CARRYING A SMALL SUITCASE.

[TIBBS] SHE'S NOT GONNA NEED IT.

I JUST SPOKE WITH KINCAIDE.

WHEREVER HER MONEY IS, IT SURE AIN'T IN SPARTA FEDERAL.

WELL, THEN THAT BAG MEANS SOMETHING.

[GILLESPIE] OR IT MEANS NOTHING AT ALL.

JAMISON, STAY CLOSE TO THAT WOMAN,

BECAUSE SHE KNOWS MORE DODGES THAN A MAMA CHIPMUNK.

YES, SIR.

[LAINE] WHY DID YOU AND MAMA HAVE TO CHOOSE MY HOUSE?

[CARL] WE DIDN'T. ROY DID.

IT'S WHERE HE TOLD YOUR MAMA TO MEET HIM.

CARL, I TOLD YOU, I DON'T WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS.

LAINE, I DON'T LIKE THIS ANY BETTER THAN YOU DO.

YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR SWEET MAMA IN JAIL?

LOOK, I GOT A GOOD MIND TO CALL THE COPS.

YOUR MAMA SAID IF YOU GET OBSTREPEROUS,

I SHOULD JUST PUT A BULLET IN YOU, SOMEWHERE.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

DID YOU HEAR A CAR?

I HEAR CARS ALL THE TIME.

THIS IS ALL GOING TO BE OVER SOON.

WE CAN ALL GET BACK TO NORMAL.

I GOTTA TRY AND BE MORE OF A DADDY TO YOU.

YOU WASN'T DRIVING A RED ASPEN, WAS YOU?

NO, NEVER.

I CAN BARELY MAKE OUT THE FRONT END OF ONE.

LET ME STEP OUT HERE AND SEE.

YOU WANT TO GIVE YOUR OLD MAN A HAND?

THIS FELLA'S GOT SOME GIRTH TO HIM.

HE GAVE ME THAT BAT.

UH, WHEN I WAS LITTLE.

WELL, IT SAVED HIS LIFE.

I COULD HAVE SHOT HIM.

BUT FINDING THE BAT...

I MERELY BASHED HIM.

LAINE...

YOU STICK WITH ME,

WE'LL HAVE ALL KINDS OF MONEY.

REALLY?

SURE.

WE'D NEVER SEE ANY OF IT, IF IT'S UP TO YOUR MAMA.

BUT, SON...

THERE'S A WHOLE OTHER WORLD OUT THERE.

I'LL TAKE YOU TO PLACES...

LIKE MILWAUKEE.

BLACKFOOT, IDAHO.

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA.

SOUNDS GOOD TO ME...

DADDY.

ALL WE GOTTA DO IS SIT BACK...

AND WAIT FOR YOUR MAMA.

AREN'T PAXTON STABLES OUT ON 278?

UH, YEAH, LONNIE,

WATCH OUT FOR BOWER'S PACKAGE STORE,

ABOUT 2 MILES SHY OF NOONAN'S.

A SIMPLE YES OR NO WOULD DO, PARKER.

YES.

THEN, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE HEADED FOR LAINE'S.

[CHIEF] DON'T GO IN THERE ALONE, HEAR?

WE'RE ON OUR WAY OUT THERE NOW.

YOU KNOW, LAINE...

I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING TO THIS HEREDITARY BUSINESS.

THINK SO?

SURE.

WE'RE A LOT ALIKE, YOU AND ME.

BOTH MADE THE HEADLINES.

O.K., SHE'S GOING IN.

[CHIEF] WHO ALL'S THERE?

HERS AND LAINE'S ARE THE ONLY CARS IN SIGHT.

THAT DON'T MEAN NOTHING.

LAINE? HONEY?

CARL?

WHERE IS HE?

RIGHT THERE, MAMA.

TURN AROUND, SUGAR.

CARL DIDN'T TRY NOTHING RASH, DID HE?

NOPE.

ALL HE DID WAS STEP OUTSIDE.

WELL, WHERE IS HE?

WE PUT HIM IN THERE.

WHAT'S IN THE BAG, MAMA? THE MONEY?

NOTHING. OPEN THE BAG, SON.

SHE'S TOO SMART TO BRING THE MONEY.

THANK YOU, ROY.

SHE WAS JUST MAKING-BELIEVE AT THE BANK.

SHE KNEW I'D BE WATCHING.

SHE THOUGHT I'D BE FOLLOWING THAT BAG,

WHICH I DID, OF COURSE.

AND SHE'D SHOOT ME.

BUT SHE WAS NEVER SMART ENOUGH TO REALIZE

THAT SHE WASN'T AS SMART AS ME.

NOW, VIDALIA...

LET'S GO GET IT--

FOR REAL--

OR I WILLKILL EVERYBODY.

LET'S NOT GET KILLED, MAMA.

THERE AIN'T NOTHING IN THAT.

THEY'RE COMING OUT NOW-- LOOKS LIKE BUBBA WAS RIGHT.

IS ROY PAXTON WITH HER?

YOU MIGHT SAY SHE'S WITH HIM.

SO ARE CARL AND LAINE, AND NOT BECAUSE THEY WANNA BE.

THEY'RE WALKING IN FRONT OF A SHOTGUN.

CHIEF, THEY'RE HEADING STRAIGHT FOR YOU.

CHIEF, YOU WANT ME TO SET UP A ROAD BLOCK?

NO. LET THEM GO BY.

LET'S SEE WHERE THEY GO.

I WANT TO GET THAT WHOLE BUNCH ALIVE AND WIGGLING.

PLUS, I WANNA FIND THAT MONEY--

WHEREVER IT IS.

NICE CAR.

SUITS MY NEEDS.

[ROY] MUST HAVE COST A BUNCH.

WELL, ROY, A GOOD CAR IS AN INVESTMENT.

JUST HOW MUCH OF MY MONEY HAVE YOU INVESTED OVER THE YEARS?

ROUGHLY?

YEAH.

QUARTER MILLION.

OH...

THAT IS ROUGH, DARLING.

YOU HATE IT, HUH?

YEAH, SUGAR.

I SURE DO.

THEY'RE MAKING A LEFT ON McGUIRTY BRIDGE ROAD.

BUBBA, THE ONLY THING OUT THAT WAY IS "HUSH YOU HEROES."

WHAT'S THAT?

[PARKER] AN OLD MILITARY CEMETERY.

[CHIEF] SINCE WHEN DID THEY CALL THIS "HUSH YOU HEROES"?

[FEMALE OFFICER] SINCE IDA BELLE FRENCH McCLURE

BOUGHT THAT SIGN FROM A BLACKSMITH IN YAZOO CITY.

WE GOING TO NEED THAT?

OH, YES, YES.

CAN'T GET THE MONEY WITHOUT IT.

I FIGURED THE WHOLE THING OUT.

I DESIGNED IT.

BEAUTIFUL PLACE. WHY HERE?

SAFER THAN A BANK.

NOBODY EVER COMES VISITIN' POOR KILROY,

BEIN' A PATHETIC YANKEE LIKE HE IS.

IS HE SOMEBODY TO US, MAMA?

NO. JUST KIND OF AN UNKNOWN SOLDIER.

THIS WAS THE EASIEST TOMB TO GET INTO.

I TOOK OUT THE OLD LOCK, PUT IN A NEW LOCK.

CARL'S A GENIUS.

MY BOY'S A HERO.

MADE THE HEADLINES.

THEY SAY YOU SAVED A BOY'S LIFE.

DIDN'T SAY EXACTLY HOW YOU DID IT.

I WAS RUNNIN' AWAY WHEN THE HIGH SCHOOL STANDS FELL THROUGH.

GUESS I DONE SOMETHIN' ELSE,

BUT I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT.

I RECKON THAT'S, UH, 25 OR 30,000 A BAG, HUH?

THAT'S RIGHT.

CHIEF...

THE AGENTS FROM TRANS-WORLD FIDELITY ARE HERE.

OH, BRING THEM IN, PLEASE.

CHIEF...

YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE THEM HAPPY, ARE YOU?

PROBABLY NOT.

THIS IS MR. MARTINI, MR. THURMAN,

AND MISS, UH...

SMALL.

HOW Y'ALL?

THAT'S CHIEF GILLESPIE AND DETECTIVE TIBBS.

CHIEF GILLESPIE, DETECTIVE...

ON BEHALF OF TRANS-WORLD FIDELITY,

WE WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON A JOB WELL-DONE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WELL, I SUPPOSE YOU'LL...

NEED TO HOLD ON TO SOME OF THESE AS EVIDENCE?

UH, NO, ALL OF THEM.

UH... REALLY?

OH, REALLY.

ALL OF THEM? YES, YOU SEE...

THIS MONEY IS NOT REALLY YOURS.

WHEN YOUR COMPANY PAID OFF ON THE LOSS OF THIS MONEY...

MAY I STAND BETWEEN YOU AND THE MONEY, PLEASE?

YOUR COMPANY RAISED THE PREMIUMS

TO THOUSANDS OF POLICY-HOLDERS,

AND I HAPPEN TO BE ONE OF THE POLICY-HOLDERS.

SEE, THIS MONEY REALLY BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAD TO STAND THE LOSS.

YOU'RE JOKING?

NO, I'M NOT.

WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO BE SUED.

I KNOW IT.

PEOPLE ARE...

GONNA SAY YOU'RE ODD.

THAT'S WHAT THEY DOSAY.

SOME WILL SAY YOU'RE CRAZY.

YEAH, THEY'RE GONNA SAY THAT, TOO.

YEAH, I SUPPOSE, FINALLY,

YOU'LL GET CUSTODY OF THESE, UH, RUBBER HOT WATER BOTTLES HERE...

AND, IN THE END,

I SUPPOSE YOUR LAWYERS WILL GET YOU CUSTODY OF THE WHOLE THING.

BUT I'M GONNA TELL YOU SOMETHING--

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO STRUGGLE FOR IT.

HARD.

NOW WOULD Y'ALL KINDLY EXCUSE US HERE?

$500,000 DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH, DOES IT?

BUT IT WOULD IF YOU TURNED IT INTO SWEET POTATOES.

IT SURE WOULD.