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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

ALL RIGHT. NOW REMEMBER, BOBBY,

A LITTLE WATER EVERY DAY.

THANK YOU, BROTHER. YES, SIR.

BILL, ARE YOU HEADED HOME ALREADY?

WELL, WE'RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE MORE SHOPPING ALONG THE ROAD HERE.

CHIEF SAYS THE SWEETEST FRUIT IN THE WORLD'S THIS WAY.

ALMOST AS SWEET AS THE FRUIT THEY GROW IN AREZZO.

THAT IN MISSISSIPPI?

NO, IT'S IN ITALY, WHERE I WAS BORN.

AND WHERE CHIEF GILLESPIE'S WIFE WAS BORN.

YOU NEVER TOLD ME THAT.

WELL, I NEVER THOUGHT TO.

HE KEEPS HER PICTURE ON THE PIANO.

YES. I'VE SEEN IT.

BILL, I MUST COME AND COOK DINNER FOR YOU.

AND WE'LL HAVE?

WE'LL HAVE...

PENNE ALL' ARRABIATA.

WONDERFUL.

AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE CARCIOFI?

OF COURSE.

WHAT'S THAT?

ARTICHOKES.

ALLA JUDEA.ALLA JUDEA.

PERFECT. YES, INDEED.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

ARRIVEDERCI.

ARRIVEDERCI.

[WHISTLES]

[WHISTLES]

KEEP GOING.

ARE THOSE DUDES KILLERS?

NO. THE BAD GUYS THEY SEND OVER TO PARCHMAN.

THOSE ARE JUST SHORT-TERM COUNTY PRISONERS.

AND THEY MAKE THEM WORK OUTSIDE?

THOSE MEN VOLUNTEER FOR IT

TO MAKE A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY FOR CIGARETTES,

SNACKS, ONE THING OR ANOTHER.

THEY AIN'T FORCED, RIGHT?

YOU DON'T SEE CHAINS ON THEM, DO YOU?

NO.

JUST DUDES WITH SHOTGUNS.

HOLD UP! LET'S GO.

GOOD DAY, MA'AM. GOOD DAY, CHIEF.

WELL, LOOK AT ALL THIS.

IT LOOKS SO PRETTY WITH THE PEPPERS

AND THE ZUCCHINI AND--HERE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT SQUASH?

I HEAR IT'S BEST SERVED TO SOMEONE ELSE.

WELL, THAT ISN'T FUNNY. I...

[HONKING]

[HONKING]

YOU GOT A PROBLEM, MISTER?

I'M LATE FOR AN IMPORTANT MEETING.

YOU'LL BE LATER IF YOU DON'T QUIT HONKING.

GET THESE GUYS OUT OF MY WAY AND LET ME THROUGH!

I NEED TO SEE YOUR LICENSE.

WHAT FOR? THIS IS SO STUPID!

GET OUT OF THE WAY! COME ON, LET'S GO.

MOVE, MOVE, MOVE, MOVE.

COME ON, IN THE BUS.

COME ON!

[GUNSHOT]

COME ON, LET'S GO.

[GUNSHOTS]

CHIEF GILLESPIE FOR YOU, SHERIFF.

YEAH, BILL?

OH, UH, MAC, UH...

I'M ON FILMORE ROAD ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF THE MONASTERY.

ONE OF YOUR PRISONERS HAS JUST ESCAPED FROM A ROAD GANG.

I JUST NOW SAW IT HAPPEN.

MY DEPUTIES ON HIM?

YES. A DEPUTY ON A HORSE IS CHASING HIM NOW.

THAT'S A SURPRISE. THOSE MEN GOT MORE TO LOSE BY RUNNING.

IT WOULD SEEM SO.

WELL, LET ME KNOW WHAT HAPPENS, WILL YOU?

I'LL CALL YOU.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

THEY ALWAYS CATCH THESE GUYS?

ALMOST ALWAYS.

SOMETHING BOTHERING YOU?

I FEEL SORRY FOR HIM.

YOU SHOULD FEEL SORRY FOR HIM.

I KIND OF HOPE HE GETS AWAY.

WELL, EVERYBODY KIND OF HOPES THAT.

YOU, TOO? SURE.

BUT I WANT THOSE DEPUTIES TO CATCH HIM.

IT DON'T MAKE SENSE.

WELL, SON, YOU JUST SAID THE ONE THING WE HUMANS

CAN DEFINITELY SAY ABOUT OURSELVES.

WHAT?

WE DON'T MAKE SENSE.

OKAY, NEXT UP WE GOT A BLUE TRICYCLE

STOLEN FROM THE YARD AT 208 BIRCH DRIVE.

THEN A RADAR DETECTOR,

WHICH WAS STOLEN FROM A FORD PICKUP TRUCK--

AHEM!

AHEM!

YEAH, PARKER?

BUBBA, THAT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A TODDLER

WHO DON'T WANT TO GET CAUGHT IN A SPEED TRAP TO ME.

YEAH, WELL, THAT BRINGS US

TO THE LAST THING ON THE LIST.

SOME OF Y'ALL PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW

THAT SHERIFF McCOMB LOST A PRISONER

OFF THE WORK GANG OUT ON FILMORE ROAD.

NOW, THIS PRISONER'S NAME...

IS RAMON SALAZAR.

CORBIN, WHY DON'T YOU HAND THESE OUT?

NOW, MR. SALAZAR ESCAPED

RIGHT ABOUT HERE. SEE THERE?

AS YOU CAN SEE,

THIS ROAD SEPARATES SPARTA FROM THE COUNTY.

NOW, SALAZAR IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE SOME RELATIVES IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

MAYBE HE'S HEADING THERE. YEAH, CORBIN?

ACCORDING TO THIS,

SALAZAR'S ONLY CRIME WAS BEING AN UNDOCUMENTED ALIEN.

YEAH, THE MAN DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE DANGEROUS,

BUT AS USUAL, I EXPECT ALL Y'ALL TO APPROACH WITH CAUTION.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

GET UP!

GET UP, MAN!

UP!

GET ON YOUR WAY.

[BELL TOLLS]

[SOFT SINGING]

[PRAYING IN LATIN]

WHERE THERE IS INJURY, PARDON.

WHERE THERE IS DOUBT, FAITH.

WHERE THERE IS DESPAIR, HOPE.

[PRAYING IN LATIN]

WHERE THERE IS DARKNESS, LIGHT.

AND WHERE THERE IS SADNESS, JOY.

HE IS A PRISONER, ESCAPED FROM THE COUNTY ROAD GANG.

IT WAS ON THE RADIO THIS MORNING.

FOR IT IS IN GIVING THAT WE RECEIVE.

IT IS IN PARDONING THAT WE ARE PARDONED.

AND IT IS IN DYING THAT WE ARE BORN TO ETERNAL LIFE...

IN JESUS CHRIST'S NAME.

AMEN.

CHIEF, THIS FAX SAYS

THAT THERE'S A WARRANT OUT FOR SALAZAR

IN LOUISIANA.

THE I.N.S. ARRESTED HIM IN NEW ORLEANS.

HE WAS TO BE DEPORTED,

BUT HE ESCAPED FROM A MEDICAL FACILITY.

SOME DEPUTY PICKED HIM UP FOR HITCHHIKING THROUGH HERE.

IS THAT WHAT HE WAS PICKED UP FOR?

WELL, NO.

HE MISTOOK HIM FOR SOMEONE ELSE THEY WERE LOOKING FOR.

KEPT HIM A LITTLE LONGER THAN THEY WANTED TO,

WAITING FOR PAPERWORK TO BE PROCESSED.

SEE, UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS ARE BROUGHT TO EL PASO.

FROM THERE, THEY ARE SHIPPED TO THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN,

WHICH, IN THIS CASE, WOULD BE EL SALVADOR.

NOT THE MOST ATTRACTIVE SPOT ON EARTH AT THIS MOMENT.

DID HE SNEAK OUT OF THERE?

SURE.

AND THEN DID HE SNEAK IN HERE?

NATURALLY.

IS HE A MEMBER OF WHAT THEY CALL A PERSECUTED GROUP?

IF HE'S A STUDENT, A MEMBER OF A TRADE UNION,

OR A CHURCH WORKER, THE DEATH SQUADS WERE LOOKING FOR HIM.

BILL.

HI, MAC. HOW YOU DOING?

WHAT'S THE WORD ON SALAZAR?

WORD IS HE'S MAKING ME LOOK LIKE A FOOL.

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE

EXPECTS ME TO CATCH HIM IN THE NEXT 10 MINUTES.

WHY DO THEY STILL BELIEVE HE'S HERE?

THEY BELIEVE IT BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT.

SOMEBODY REPORTED A MAN WEARING PRISONER'S CLOTHES

WALKING ALONG WILDBERRY ROAD THIS MORNING.

THAT'S INSIDE MY CITY LIMITS, JUST BARELY.

I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOUR BOYS CHECKED AROUND THERE.

SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT, VIRGIL?

NO.

I MEAN, I SUPPOSE IT'S OUR OBLIGATION.

UH, VIRGIL'S NOT CONVINCED THAT THIS MAN SALAZAR

OUGHT TO BE AUTOMATICALLY SHIPPED BACK.

CERTAINLY NOT ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE CRIMINALS.

I'D SAY THEY'RE HERE SEEKING A BETTER LIFE.

HALF OF THEM END UP ON WELFARE.

KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS TO OUR TAX BURDEN?

NOW, REALLY, SHERIFF. IN MOST CASES, THESE PEOPLE--

VIRGIL, WE'LL BE AWFUL SORRY

IF WE LET EVERY OTHER NATIONALITY

IMMIGRATE HERE JUST BECAUSE THEY WANT TO.

McCOMB HAS GOT A POINT THERE.

NOW, YOU TAKE THE INDIANS.

THEY LET ALL US EUROPEANS IN HERE,

AND THEY'VE REGRETTED IT EVER SINCE.

HOW MANY MORE WE GOT AFTER THIS ONE?

JUST A COUPLE. THEN IT'S COUNTY LAND.

YEAH?

CLAY, A PRISONER ESCAPED FROM A WORK DETAIL,

AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR HIM.

HOW SHOULD I KNOW IF I SAW HIM?

I DON'T THINK YOU'D HAVE A PROBLEM RECOGNIZING PRISON CLOTHES.

I DIDN'T SEE NONE.

COULD SOMEBODY HAVE SPENT THE NIGHT IN THERE?

I DON'T KNOW.

REASON I ASK IS THERE'S A BLANKET THERE

AND A SPOT WHERE HAY'S BEEN SPREAD AROUND FOR LYING DOWN.

CLAY ISBY, YOU DID HARD TIME AT PARCHMAN.

SO? WHY YOU MESSING WITH ME NOW?

DON'T BE GETTIN' YOURSELF INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLE.

HE OUGHT TO COME TO THE STATION AND LET CHIEF GILLESPIE EXPLAIN--

WAIT. WAIT. I DID SEE A MAN.

I SENT HIM ON HIS WAY.

AND WHICH WAY WAS THAT?

THAT WAY.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

YEAH.

HE POINTED EAST.

YEAH, I SAW THAT.

THAT'S WHY I'M BETTING HE HEADED WEST.

[BELL TOLLS]

UH-MM. NO BET.

[BELL TOLLS]

THERE'S MORE LENTIL SOUP.

NO, THANK YOU. IT'S DELICIOUS.

I'M SORRY YOU WERE DISTRESSED THE OTHER NIGHT.

COMO?HOW?

I HEARD YOU SCREAMING IN YOUR SLEEP.

I'M SORRY.

DON'T WORRY.

SOMETIMES THE MEMORY CAN BE EVEN WORSE THAN THE EVENT.

FATHER, I'M NOT A CRIMINAL.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

BUT I'D LIKE TO MAKE A CONFESSION.

YES.

LET'S WALK OUT TO THE GARDEN.

OH, GOOD DAY.

WHAT BRINGS YOU OFFICERS OUT THIS WAY?

AN ESCAPED PRISONER.

A MAN OFF A WORK GANG ON FILMORE ROAD.

WE'RE HELPING SHERIFF McCOMB LOOK FOR THE MAN.

WELL...UH, OF COURSE YOU ARE.

WE WERE WONDERING IF ANY OF THE BROTHERS MIGHT HAVE SEEN HIM.

WELL, UH...

WE COULD ASK THEM IF YOU'D LIKE.

COULD I HELP YOU WITH SOMETHING?

THESE MEN ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY, FATHER.

YES?

A FUGITIVE NAMED RAMON SALAZAR.

FROM THE ROAD GANG, FATHER.

OH, WELL, HE COULD EASILY GET HERE FROM THERE.

THIS IS A VERY GOOD PLACE FOR ANYONE TO STOP--

WHETHER A TRAVELER OR A FUGITIVE.

I'M SURE WE GET BOTH KINDS.

THEY COME HERE TO REFRESH THEMSELVES,

TO REST, TO PRAY.

DO YOU EVER NOTICE ANYONE IN PARTICULAR?

YES. QUITE A FEW OF THEM.

THEY WANT TO CHAT ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS,

OR PERHAPS ATTEND MASS, GO TO CONFESSION.

ARE YOU BOYS CATHOLIC?

NO, SIR. NO, SIR.

NEVERTHELESS, THE CHURCH IS ALWAYS OPEN

FOR ALL WHO WANT TO COME IN--

TO VISIT, TO MEDITATE, TO PRAY.

NICE TO SEE YOU.

DID YOU ACTUALLY SEE ANY SIGN OF SALAZAR?

NO, SIR. NO SIGN OF HIM AT ALL.

AND THE ABBOT DIDN'T ADMIT HE'D BEEN THERE?

NO. AND WOULDN'T.

WHAT?

THAT WAS JUST SWEET SAYING HE WOULDN'T.

WE COULD TELL HE WASN'T GONNA ADMIT ANYTHING,

BUT THAT FUGITIVE'S IN THERE.

THE QUESTION IS, WHAT DO WE DO?

WANT US TO GO BACK AND LOOK FOR HIM?

NO.

NO. LET ME THINK ABOUT THIS.

YES, SIR.

THAT MONASTERY IS INSIDE McCOMB'S JURISDICTION.

YOU GONNA NOTIFY HIM?

SURE. I HAVE TO.

MAYBE I SHOULD SEE TED MARCUS.

HE'S HANDLED I.N.S. CASES BEFORE.

Bubba: THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

DIDN'T HE GET A GOOD DEAL FOR THAT VIETNAM KID?

YES, HE DID.

BUT I TELL YA, THERE'S GOING TO BE TROUBLE

WHEN McCOMB AND HIS DEPUTIES GET TO THAT MONASTERY.

YOU REALLY THINK SO?

I GOT A BAD FEELING ABOUT IT, YEAH.

I GOT THE SAME FEELING AS YOU.

FATHER, ARE YOU OR ARE YOU NOT

HARBORING A MAN NAMED RAMON SALAZAR?

YOU ARE OBLIGED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

NO, SHERIFF,

I FEEL THAT I AM NOT OBLIGED.

NOW, I KNOW I'M NOT TALKING TO A CHILD.

YOU KNOW IT'S A CRIME TO HIDE A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE.

MANY GOOD MEN HAVE BEEN FUGITIVES.

AND MUCH JUSTICE HAS BEEN WRONG.

WHAT SOME MEN HAVE CALLED JUSTICE HAS BEEN EVIL.

FATHER DEMARCO, CAN WE PLEASE JUST GET ON WITH THIS?

IF YOU REFUSE US ENTRANCE,

I CAN JUST FORCE MY WAY IN WITH A WARRANT.

WELL, OF COURSE YOU MUST DO YOUR DUTY,

BUT I MUST DO MINE.

YOU THINK YOU CAN TALK SOME SENSE INTO YOUR FRIEND?

ANTONIO...

SUPPOSE I COULD HAVE A PRIVATE WORD WITH YOU?

JUST A WORD? NOTHING ELSE?

NOTHING ELSE. I PROMISE.

LET'S GO INSIDE.

BROTHER PAUL, PLEASE.

LET THEM PASS.

THANK YOU.

HOOK.

I TAKE YOUR POINT,

BUT THIS CASE IS NOT THE SAME

AS WHEN YOU WERE HIDING JEWS IN ITALY 46 YEARS AGO.

THOSE WERE THE VICTIMS OF A JUSTICE THAT WAS CORRUPT,

OF IMMORAL LAWS AND IMMORAL MEN.

BUT WE'RE LIVING IN A CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY.

WE'RE OBLIGATED TO RESPECT THE LAWS WE PASS.

I'M NOT SO SURE.

WE PASS LAWS WITHOUT THINKING.

THEY GO, THEY COME.

WHAT WAS ILLEGAL YESTERDAY IS LEGAL TODAY.

BUT WHAT'S WRONG IN GOD'S EYE...

IT'S WRONG ON ANY DAY.

AND I ALSO KNOW, AS A PRIEST,

THAT RAMON HAS DONE NO WRONG.

MY DEAR FRIEND,

IF SALAZAR HAS BROKEN OUR LAWS,

SHERIFF McCOMB OUT THERE...

HAS A SWORN DUTY TO ARREST HIM.

BILL, IF I BLINDLY COOPERATE

AND TURN RAMON OVER TO THE AUTHORITIES HERE,

THEY'LL DUMP HIM IN EL SALVADOR,

AND A DEATH SQUAD WILL MURDER HIM.

CHIEF'S INSIDE.

JUST THE CHIEF?

YEAH. HE'S TALKING TO FATHER DEMARCO.

I GOT TO SPEAK TO SALAZAR. THIS IS VITAL.

VIRGIL, IT AIN'T ME YOU GOT TO CONVINCE.

YEAH.

COME ON IN.

BROTHER PAUL, ISN'T THIS MAN A DETECTIVE?

YES.

HE'S ALSO MY VERY GOOD FRIEND VIRGIL TIBBS.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND, SIR?

I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO RAMON.

THAT'S OUT OF THE QUESTION.

I'VE JUST CONSULTED WITH A MEMBER OF OUR CITY COUNCIL

WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO BE AN EXCELLENT ATTORNEY.

HE THINKS HE CAN GET RAMON A HEARING

TO STAY HIS DEPORTATION.

RAMON WILL NOT RISK THAT.

WELL, WON'T YOU AT LEAST TAKE US TO HIM

AND LET US TELL HIM ABOUT THIS

AND LET THE MAN MAKE HIS OWN CHOICE?

IS IT YOUR INTENTION

TO PULL THAT MAN OUT IN HANDCUFFS?

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

NO, NO. I GIVE YOU MY WORD ON THAT.

I GIVE YOU MY WORD, TOO.

THANK YOU.

[LATIN HYMN BEING SUNG]

WAIT, RAMON. THEY ARE FRIENDS.

THEY'RE POLICE.

YES, BUT FRIENDS. TRULY.

I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY.

Virgil: ALL RIGHT... THEN LISTEN.

YOU SIGNED A VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE FORM.

THAT AUTHORIZES IMMIGRATION TO SEND YOU BACK TO EL SALVADOR.

THAT'S WHAT ALL THIS TROUBLE IS ABOUT.

WE CAN STRAIGHTEN IT OUT-- WE THINK.

I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE RELEASED WHEN I SIGNED.

YEAH. UM...RELEASED TO EL SALVADOR.

WE HAVE AN ATTORNEY WHO'S WILLING TO FILE AN APPEAL ON YOUR BEHALF.

THE ONLY THING WE NEED IS YOUR O.K.

WHY DO YOU WANT TO HELP ME?

WELL, SON, WE WANT TO HELP YOU

BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

Virgil: RAMON...

DO YOU HAVE ANY PROOF

THAT YOU'RE A POLITICAL REFUGEE?

I'M...

DEEPLY SHOCKED BY THAT.

BUT NOW WILL YOU LET US HELP YOU?

WILL I GO BACK TO JAIL?

JUST FOR A SHORT TIME-- UNTIL YOUR HEARING.

RAMON, YOU JUST CAN'T KEEP RUNNING ALL YOUR LIFE.

SHOW ME A PIECE OF PAPER THAT SAYS,

"RAMON SALAZAR, THIS IS AMERICA, AND YOU ARE FREE,"

AND I WILL GO WITH YOU.

WE HAVE NO SUCH PAPER.

THERE IS NO SUCH PAPER.

RAMON, IT'S UP TO YOU WHETHER YOU TRUST.

PADRE, YOU'RE THE ONLY MAN HERE

WHO WILL DO ONLY AND ALWAYS WHAT IS IN HIS HEART.

I CAN TRUST YOU.

BUT I CANNOT TRUST THEM, PADRE.

I'M SORRY.

KELLY'S JUST RADIOED.

HE'S RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD WITH A WARRANT.

SOON AS IT'S HERE, WE'RE GOING IN.

DID YOU TALK TO SALAZAR?

YES, WE DID.

BOTH OF YOU?

YES, SIR. BOTH OF US.

WHY DIDN'T YOU ARREST HIM?

WE GAVE OUR WORD WE WOULDN'T DO THAT.

YOU THINK THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF NEWMAN COUNTY

IS GOING TO BE IMPRESSED WITH THAT?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

ABOUT YOUR FAILING TO DO YOUR SWORN DUTY.

WHEN IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.

THERE ARE TIMES, MAC, WHEN YOU HAVE TO MAKE PROMISES--

NO, SIR!

YOU HAD NO BUSINESS MAKING THAT KIND OF PROMISE.

NO BUSINESS AT ALL!

[CAR HORN HONKS]

Deputy: HERE IT IS, SHERIFF.

BILL GILLESPIE, YOU COULD HAVE SAVED US A LOT OF TROUBLE.

THIS IS A WARRANT ISSUED BY THE COUNTY OF NEWMAN,

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,

TO SEARCH YOUR MONASTERY FOR RAMON SALAZAR,

A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE.

PLEASE STEP OUT OF THE WAY.

Officer: BROTHER, YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

HAVE TO APPREHEND YOU.

RAMON!

YOU MUST LEAVE. I WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS.

VAYA CON DIOS. LET'S GO.

RAMON, THIS MAN WILL TAKE YOU TO THE TRAIN STATION,

BUY YOUR TICKETS TO WASHINGTON.

I'LL TELEPHONE THE NUMBER YOU GAVE ME

AND TELL THEM TO EXPECT YOU THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, OKAY?

THINGS WILL BE BETTER THERE.

I HAVE FAITH.

GOD BLESS YOU, MY SON.

GO.

HERE YOU GO. GOD BLESS YOU, SON.

I'M SURE YOU WON'T BE SURPRISED TO KNOW THE MAN'S GONE.

I'M SORRY ABOUT ALL THIS.

ME, TOO, BILL,

'CAUSE WE BEEN FRIENDS FOR A LONG TIME.

WELL, NOW, MAC, THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE.

HAS TO, BILL.

HOW DO YOU FIGURE THAT?

I'M PUTTING YOU UNDER ARREST.

I'LL WAIVE CUSTODY,

BUT I WARN YOU TO BE AVAILABLE IN YOUR OFFICE

TOMORROW AT NOON SO YOU CAN BE SERVED WITH PROPER SUMMONS.

SHERIFF, REALLY--

SAME GOES FOR YOU, DETECTIVE TIBBS.

YOU'RE BOTH CHARGED WITH HARBORING A FUGITIVE,

AIDING AND ABETTING A FELONY,

INTERFERING WITH OFFICERS OF THE LAW,

AND THAT MAN WILL BE CHARGED WITH OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

I WILL PERSONALLY APPEAL TO THE SPARTA CITY COUNCIL

TO HAVE YOU BOTH FIRED FROM THE POLICE FORCE.

BIRMINGHAM, ATLANTA, CHARLOTTE,

RICHMOND, AND WASHINGTON, D.C....

HERE YOU GO.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU.

HEY!

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

GET OUT OF MY CAR.

LET GO OF ME.

GET OUT OF MY CAR!

GET OUT OF MY CAR!

[TIRES SCREECHING]

YES, MA'AM.

SOMEBODY'S ON THEIR WAY.

I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

UH, CHIEF,

A BLUE OLDSMOBILE WAS JUST STOLEN

OVER FROM THE BOOKSTORE BY HIGHLAND AND RAILROAD.

AND GUESS WHAT--

THE DRIVER WAS A MALE LATINO, LATE 20s.

COULD BE, HUH?

WHERE WOULD YOU HEAD IF YOU WERE SALAZAR?

THE INTERSTATE, IF I KNEW WHERE IT WAS.

EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T, YOU'D HEAD NORTH.

I'M GOING TO CALL McCOMB,

TELL HIM ABOUT IT.

PRAY TO THE LORD THIS DOESN'T TURN INTO A HIGH-SPEED CHASE.

O.K. I'LL SEND TWO CARS TO RAMPS 40 AND 43.

FINE. WHERE'S BUBBA?

I BELIEVE HE'S ON HIS WAY HOME.

GET ME THAT INFORMATION. AND SOMEBODY CALL UP BUBBA.

TELL HIM TO HEAD FOR THE INTERSTATE ALONG FILMORE ROAD.

HELLO. THIS IS CHIEF GILLESPIE OF SPARTA.

TELL THE SHERIFF TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE

AND HEAD OFF A STOLEN BLUE OLDSMOBILE.

HE'S GOING NORTH.

LICENSE PLATE 1EAK204.

I'LL REPEAT THAT. IEAK204.

CHIEF, SALAZAR'S HEADING NORTH ON JUNIPER AT FILMORE.

HE'S ABOUT A MILE FROM THE FEED ONTO THE HIGHWAY.

Gillespie: BUBBA, KIND OF HANG BACK A BIT, WOULD YOU?

WE DON'T WANT THE MAN TO PANIC.

YES, SIR.

O.K., CHIEF, WE'RE BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY

A MILE FROM BAILEY'S JUNCTION.

WELL, WHAT IS THE BEST THING TO DO?

SOON AS HE SEES THAT ROADBLOCK, HE'S GONNA STOP AND SO WILL I.

AND I'LL BLOCK HIM FROM BEHIND.

O.K. DO IT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO!

GET HIM OUT!

GET OUT OF THE CAR!

GET OUT OF THAT CAR.

OUT OF THE CAR NOW, DAMN IT!

LET HIM THROUGH!

BILL GILLESPIE,

YOU GOING TO BE CALLED TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS.

YOU THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT MAN'S DEATH.

FARRELL!

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THE DEFENDANTS ARE CHARGED

WITH HARBORING AN ILLEGAL ALIEN,

HARBORING A FUGITIVE,

AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

MR. MARCUS, I SEE YOU HAVE FILED A PETITION BEFORE THIS COURT?

YES, YOUR HONOR.

I MOVE THAT ALL CHARGES AGAINST THESE MEN BE DROPPED.

THE DEFENDANTS WERE IMPROPERLY ARRESTED

ON HIGHLY SPECULATIVE CHARGES.

MOTION TO DISMISS THE CHARGES IS DENIED.

YOUR HONOR, THE PEOPLE MOVE THAT MR. TED MARCUS

BE RULED UNQUALIFIED AS COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENSE.

THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

MR. MARCUS IS A MEMBER OF THE SPARTA CITY COUNCIL.

THE COUNCIL WILL BE MEETING INDEPENDENTLY OF THIS COURT

TO RULE ON THE EMPLOYMENT STATUS

OF CHIEF GILLESPIE AND DETECTIVE TIBBS.

I WILL ALLOW MR. MARCUS TO REPRESENT THE DEFENDANTS

FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARRAIGNMENT.

YOU MAY MAKE THIS MOTION AGAIN, HOWEVER.

IN THE MEANTIME,

I ADVISE THE DEFENDANTS TO SEEK DIFFERENT COUNSEL

BEFORE THE PRELIMINARY HEARING.

YOUR HONOR, I RESPECTFULLY ASK ONCE AGAIN

THAT ALL CHARGES BE DROPPED.

NOW, THESE MEN WERE ACTING IN GOOD FAITH--

MR. MARCUS, I HAVE RULED ON THAT.

THE DEFENDANTS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO ANSWER THE CHARGES.

YES, SIR.

SOME VERY SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE HERE,

AND THIS CASE MUST BE TRIED.

PRELIMINARY HEARING IS SET FOR NEXT MONDAY.

THE COURT RECOMMENDS THE DEFENDANTS BE RELEASED

ON THEIR OWN RECOGNIZANCE.

THE PEOPLE HAVE NO OBJECTION.

COURT IS DISMISSED UNTIL 2 P.M.

THANK YOU, TED.

YOU KNOW, BILL,

WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT DOING SOMETHING FOR A LONG TIME.

I THINK WE BETTER DO IT NOW,

OR WE MAY NEVER HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE.

I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT GLOOMY TONE OF VOICE.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO BE GLOOMY,

BUT PERHAPS URGENT.

WELL, IF YOU MEAN THIS EVENING,

I ACCEPT WITH PLEASURE.

IT'S A DATE.

UN APPUNTAMENTO.

I HATE THE PHRASE

"ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE OF ABSENCE."

WHY?

BECAUSE I HATE EUPHEMISMS.

WHAT'S THAT?

IT'S A NICE WAY OF SAYING SOMETHING ROTTEN.

LIKE WHAT?

LIKE, "YOU'RE FIRED."

WELL, IT ISN'T AS BAD AS THAT.

ANYWAY, THEY KEEP YOU ON SALARY.

THAT'S DISCRETIONARY.

WHAT'S THAT?

IT MEANS THEY DON'T HAVE TO KEEP YOU ON SALARY.

THERE'S NO SENSE WORRYING ABOUT IT.

I THINK EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT

ONCE THE WHOLE STORY COMES OUT.

NOW WHO WILL STIR THE PASTA FOR NINE MINUTES?

THAT'S ME, FATHER. I'LL DO IT.

THANK YOU. MM-HMM.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THE SHERIFF HASN'T SPOKEN TO YOU SINCE THE SHOOTING.

WELL, IT'S TRUE. NOT A WORD.

HOW'S THAT FOR THE VALUE

OF A 40-YEAR FRIENDSHIP?

WELL, I THINK THE SHERIFF WAS TERRIBLY HURT

BECAUSE HE BELIEVES TWO COLLEAGUES LET HIM DOWN BADLY.

HOW DOES HE FIGURE THAT?

WELL, HE'S GOT BLIND SPOTS LIKE THE REST OF US.

HE THINKS RAMON'S DEATH IS OUR FAULT

EVEN THOUGH HIS MEN FIRED THE RIFLE.

LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

THIS IS IT.

THIS IS THE PICTURE I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.

WHAT DOES IT SAY HERE?

THAT'S A PICTURE OF ANNA

WHEN SHE WAS 20 YEARS OLD.

WHAT DOES IT SAY?

IT SAYS, "DON'T EVER FORGET ME."

DOESN'T IT SAY THAT HERE?

THAT'S RIGHT. THIS IS THE NAME OF THE SONG--

NON TI SCORDAR DI ME-- DON'T EVER FORGET ME.

WHY IS IT HERE?

WELL, ANNA ALWAYS USED TO PLAY IT

AND SING IT,

AND AFTER SHE DIED,

WHY, I--I JUST LEFT IT THERE ON THE PIANO.

IS IT TOO SAD TO PLAY?

NO.

THE FACT THAT IT WAS, UH, ANNA'S FAVORITE,

UH, MAKES IT JOYFUL.

GO AHEAD AND PLAY IT.

? NON TI SCORDAR

? DI ME

? LA VITA MIA LEGATA E TE... ?

[CONTINUE SINGING]

? NON TI SCORDAR

? DI ME

? LA VITA MIA LEGATA E TE... ?

WHAT DID HE SAY THIS SONG SAYS?

DON'T EVER FORGET ME.

? NON TI SCORDAR DI ME