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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

EVERETT, ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT THE AIRWAVES ARE OPEN.

THAT'S WHY WE KEEP OUR LANGUAGE CLEAN

ON THIS RADIO.

YES, SIR. NOT A PROBLEM.

FOLKS DON'T REALIZE THAT RADIO WAVES KEEP GOING ON AND ON,

EVEN OUT INTO THE COSMOS.

SIR?

USE FOUL LANGUAGE HERE,

SOONER OR LATER, SOME ALIEN BEING'S GOING TO HEAR IT.

AND WHAT IF THEY DID?

ARE THEY GOING TO COME WASH YOUR MOUTH OUT?

YOU BELIEVE IN ALIENS?

IT'D BE SUPREME ARROGANCE TO THINK WE'RE ALONE

IN THIS BIG, WONDERFUL UNIVERSE.

EVERETT, DON'T ENCOURAGE HIM.

HAVE YOU SEEN AN ALIEN?

IF I THOUGHT YOU WERE ASKING THAT QUESTION SERIOUS,

MY ANSWER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU...

SURPRISE YOU BOTH.

UH, EVERETT, GET THE D.A.'s OFFICE ON THE LINE.

RIGHT ON IT, CHIEF.

HE SOUNDS LIKE YOU.

YES, SIR. HE'S COMING ALONG GREAT.

WE DO HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP,

BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE EVERY DECISION IN MY LIFE.

MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS.

JUST BE AWARE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

I KNOW THE CIRCUMSTANCES BETTER THAN YOU DO.

WE'LL SEE IF YOU DO.

I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE WHEELING ME DOWN HERE

LIKE A CHILD IN A CARRIAGE.

MORNING, MISS DeLONG. CHIEF AND MR. TIBBS ARE EXPECTING YOU.

THANK YOU.

WHEN YOU'RE READY, EUGENE,

LIEUTENANT JAMISON'S WAITING OUT BACK.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME TALKING BEFORE THAT.

COME ON, EUGENE.

WELL, I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S A PROBLEM.

EUGENE GLENDON IS ON PROBATION.

I THINK HE'D BE A VERY CREDIBLE WITNESS.

UH, HARRIET DeLONG JUST ARRIVED,

SO I THINK WE, UH,

WE BETTER CALL YOU BACK LATER.

MAN: I'LL BE HERE FOR ANOTHER 15 MINUTES.

FINE, UH...

GOOD MORNING, HARRIET, AND GOOD MORNING, EUGENE.

MORNING.

WELL, NOW, DON'T YOU THINK YOU COULD'VE TALKED TO ME FIRST?

WELL, UH...

YES.

MAYBE.

THIS IS SOMETHING EUGENE WANTED TO DO HIMSELF.

SOMETHING EUGENE IS GOING TO DO.

AND IF EUGENE IDENTIFIES

THESE MURDEROUS GANG MEMBERS

WHO SHOT UP SPARTA WITH IMPUNITY,

WHO IN HELL IS GOING TO PROTECT HIM?

WE ARE.

HE'S A 17-YEAR-OLD BOY.

I'M NOT SOME LITTLE CHILD, MAMA.

DID YOU EXPECT US TO REJECT EUGENE'S OFFER TO HELP US?

I EXPECT YOU TO TALK TO ME FIRST.

IF WE HAD CONSULTED WITH YOU FIRST, HARRIET,

WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE SAID?

NO, YOU CANNOT TALK WITH EUGENE.

THAT'S WHAT SHE WOULD'VE SAID.

WE'LL PROTECT HIM, HARRIET.

I DON'T NEED PROTECTION.

OH, YES, YOU DO.

HARRIET, WOULD YOU PLEASE SIT DOWN?

I DON'T WANT HIM TO DO THIS.

I HAVE TO.

THEY KILLED MY BEST FRIEND.

HARRIET, PLEASE.

[DOOR CLOSES]

I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR MAMA.

YEAH, ME, TOO.

BUT THE THING I'M SORRIEST ABOUT

IS HER AND YOU.

I'M GLAD SHE WALKED AWAY FROM YOU.

I HOPE SHE KEEPS ON WALKING.

YOU ALL WRONG FOR MY MAMA, CHIEF.

WRONG JOB,

WRONG AGE,

WRONG COLOR.

I KNOW THE WAY TO JACKSON.

WHY ARE WE DOING ALL THIS?

IT'S CORRECT PROCEDURE, EUGENE.

PROTECTION. [LAUGHS]

O.K., YOU'RE RIGHT, BUT YOU MUST ADMIT,

LONNIE'S CAR'S A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN A POLICE VAN, RIGHT?

WE'RE GOING IN THE 'VETTE?

THAT'S RIGHT.

GET IN ON THIS SIDE FOR A CHANGE.

DRIVE IT?

UNLESS YOU'RE SCARED OF IT.

THIS CAME IN, AND WE CHECKED THAT OUT...

CHIEF.

UH, MAY I SAY...

I SEE WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH

WITH EUGENE, HARRIET...ALL THAT.

AND THAT I THINK, UH,

TIME...TIME WILL MAKE IT BETTER.

MORE LIKELY WORSE, VIRGIL.

MORE LIKELY WORSE.

BUT, UH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[SIGHS]

GILLESPIE? I CAN'T STAND HIM.

HOW WOULD YOU FEEL?

THE GUY THAT PUTS YOUR DADDY IN PARCHMAN PRISON

ROMANCING MY MAMA.

AN OLD WHITE GUY LIKE THAT.

YOUR DADDY WOULD BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT

HE GOT HIMSELF PUT IN PARCHMAN.

OH, SURE. HE WANTS TO BE ON DEATH ROW.

OF COURSE HE DOESN'T,

BUT I THINK HE UNDERSTANDS WHY HE'S THERE.

I STILL DON'T NEED GILLESPIE AROUND MY MOM.

I UNDERSTAND YOUR FEELINGS,

BUT THAT'S ABOUT ALL I CAN SAY ABOUT THAT.

YOU AGREE, THEN?

LISTEN, WHY DON'T WE PASS THIS SLOWPOKE UP HERE?

YOU WANT ME TO PASS THIS FARMER?

YEAH. JUST BE CAREFUL.

WE'RE IN SHERIFF McCOMB'S TERRITORY.

BLACK?

YEAH. PLEASE. THANK YOU.

YOU GET INTO JACKSON MUCH?

OH, EVERY NOW AND THEN.

PRETTY MUCH WHENEVER THERE'S A CONNECTION

BETWEEN HERE AND SPARTA.

YOU LIKE THE CITY?

OH, I'M KIND OF A RURAL-TYPE GUY.

I NEVER WOULD'VE GUESSED.

YEAH.

I LIKE THE COUNTRY, TOO.

SOMETIMES.

YOU LIKE TO FISH?

AND CAMP.

I COULD DO WITHOUT THE BUGS, THOUGH.

YEAH, WELL, THAT'S, UH...

WE GOT BINGO OVER HERE.

WELL.

THAT'S HIM. THAT'S THE ONE.

"LAURANTS BELLWOOD."

I KNOW WHERE WE CAN FIND HIM. SEE ANYBODY ELSE?

NO, NOT YET.

I'VE GOT MR. BELLWOOD HERE.

MUCH ON HIM?

JUST ABOUT ANYTHING YOU LIKE.

HE'S SUSPECTED IN A WHOLE BUNCH OF DRIVE-BYS.

DRIVE-BYS, HUH?

EUGENE, THAT'S THE KIND OF KILLING THAT TOOK YOUR PAL.

THIS GUY'S FOR SURE,

AND I WANT TO GET HIS BUDDIES, TOO.

CHIEF, JAMISON FROM JACKSON ON 7.

YEAH. WHAT?

EUGENE I.D.'d A GUY.

THEY'RE GOING TO TRY AND PICK HIM UP.

UH, BE CAREFUL OF EUGENE, YOU HEAR?

MY STAR HALF-MILER? YOU KNOW IT. I'LL CALL YOU BACK.

I HATE DRAGGING THAT KID AROUND.

MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T.

EUGENE'S A BIG HELP, CHIEF,

AND WE NEED HELP...FAST.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THIS NEIGHBORHOOD'S IMPROVED A LITTLE.

YOU GREW UP AROUND HERE?

MISSISSIPPI,

BUT DOWN BY PASCAGOULA.

YOU?

UH, AROUND MERIDIAN, YEAH.

YOU GOT A NAME BETWEEN CAPTAIN AND SKINNER?

UH, YES, MA'AM, I DO,

BUT BUBBA WOULD DO JUST FINE. AND YOURSELF?

KATHERINE.

KATHERINE.

THAT'S A NICE NAME, KATHERINE.

MY GIRLFRIEND'S NAME IS BEULAH LAND FISHBITE.

THAT'S NICE, TOO, HUH?

MAN: THIS IS BIRD-DOG.

BIRD-DOG?

THAT'S A NICE NAME, TOO.

GO AHEAD, BIRD-DOG.

THE GUY EUGENE PICKED OUT,

HE'S OUTSIDE THE POMPEII,

LEAVING A RED SPORTS CAR.

HE'S GOT A BUDDY. COULD BE YOUR SHOOTER.

ROGER, POMPEII. BE THERE IN FIVE. NEED BACKUP?

WE GOT TIME.

LET'S SEE IF EUGENE CAN I.D. THIS OTHER GUY.

IT'S COOL, MAN.

COME ON.

HARRIET: BILL GILLESPIE KNOWS HOW MUCH EUGENE MEANS TO ME.

DOESN'T HE CARE?

I'M SURE HE DOES.

I WAS SURPRISED AT VIRGIL.

WELL, HARRIET, VIRGIL'S CAUGHT IN A TOUGH SPOT.

DID HE HAVE TO ENCOURAGE EUGENE?

I DON'T THINK HE DID THAT.

WE'RE ALL FRIENDS. CLOSE FRIENDS.

VIRGIL HAD NO CHOICE.

NEITHER DID THE CHIEF.

I'M NOT SO SURE ABOUT THAT.

ANYWAY, IT'S DONE NOW.

IT'S OUT OF MY HANDS.

WILL YOU JUST SIT DOWN, HAVE SOME TEA?

IT'S NOT SO MUCH THAT I'M ANGRY. I'M CONFUSED.

BUT WHY SHOULD I BE?

WHY SHOULD I EXPECT ANYONE

TO SEE THIS MY WAY?

AFTER ALL, EUGENE IS MY CHILD.

HARRIET, WHEN EUGENE TOLD US HE WAS GOING TO TESTIFY,

THAT WASN'T A CHILD TALKING.

THAT WAS A YOUNG MAN, ONE TO BE PROUD OF.

I'M PROUD OF HIM, ALTHEA.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO LOSE HIM.

[MUSIC PLAYING] [INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

SURE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN SPARTA.

YEAH.

WELL...

YOU AIN'T MISSING MUCH.

WHERE'S LAURANTS?

RIGHT OVER THERE.

IS THAT THE SHOOTER?

THAT'S TWO OF THEM.

THE WHITE GUY DID THE SHOOTING.

THAT'S GOOD.

ALL WE NEED IS THAT THIRD GUY.

I DON'T SEE HIM.

HE'LL COME. THIS IS A HAPPENING PLACE.

WE BETTER GET YOU OUT OF HERE BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO YOU.

I WANT TO STAY, SEE THESE GUYS GET BUSTED.

NO. I PROMISED THE CHIEF I'D TAKE CARE OF YOU.

YEAH? I DON'T CARE WHAT HE WANTS.

I DO. YOU'LL HAVE YOUR DAY IN COURT,

BUT I WANT YOU OUT OF HERE... NOW.

HE DOESN'T SEEM TOO FOND OF YOUR CHIEF.

NO, HE ISN'T.

WE CAN'T TAKE THEM HERE.

PEOPLE COULD GET KILLED.

YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST THINKING THAT.

? SHAKE IT UP

? THE RHYTHM'S LIKE A RED HOT COAL ?

? SHAKE IT UP WITH ME...

SOMEONE YOU KNOW?

YEAH.

MY OLD BUDDY TOMMY HASKELL.

HEY, REMEMBER THAT KID HANGING AROUND THE HOUSE IN SPARTA?

THE ONE I SAID TO CHECK OUT?

I THINK HE CHECKING YOU OUT. HE WAS IN HERE.

MAYBE HE'S LOOKING FOR A LITTLE JACKSON ACTION.

WELL, LOOKS LIKE THE BUFFALOES

FEEL SOMETHING IN THE WIND.

DISPATCH, KELLER.

WE NEED OUR BACKUP.

YEAH. I HOPE IT'S ROLLING CLOSE BY.

I DON'T WANT TO STAY HERE.

LET'S GO.

BETTER TELL YOUR FOLKS TO STEP ON IT.

SUBJECTS ARE ON THE MOVE. OFFICERS NEED ASSISTANCE.

THE BIG GUY BEHIND US...STOP HIM.

HOLD UP THERE. THIS IS THE VIP AREA.

HOLD ON, NOW. POLICE BUSINESS.

THIS COP IS HARASSING ME!

STEP ASIDE! YOU'RE INTERFERING WITH OFFICERS.

I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

WHO WANTS TO GO TO JAIL? YOU CAN ALL GO.

I'LL GO IF YOU TAKE ME.

I'M COMING BACK FOR YOU.

HEY, YOU A FOX FOR A COP.

[SIGHS] WE HAD THEM AND WE LOST THEM.

YEAH, WE SURE DID, DIDN'T WE?

ALL UNITS RESPONDING TO POMPEII,

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT SUSPECTS HAVE LEFT.

THAT BURNS ME UP.

COME ON, LIEUTENANT.

I'M GOING TO BUY YOU A CUP OF COFFEE.

IT'S FIVE TILL 3:00. WHAT ABOUT SOME SLEEP?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UP WITH ME.

I'D LIKE TO GO HOME ANYWAY.

NOT A GOOD IDEA. THOSE GUYS ARE STILL ON THE LOOSE.

HEY, IT'S ONLY ME.

YOU GET THEM?

UH, NO.

I THINK I'LL CATCH SOME Zs.

YOU HANG IN THERE, EUGENE.

HEY, WE'LL SEE YOU.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL, UH, THEY SPOTTED US AND TOOK OFF,

AND SOME OF THEIR PALS SLOWED US UP.

ONE OF THE GUYS SAW ME...

THE WHITE DUDE I TOLD YOU ABOUT.

TOMMY HASKELL.

NOW THEY GOT NO DOUBT THAT I'M HELPING THE COPS.

THAT'S WHY I'D LIKE YOU TO STAY HERE A FEW DAYS.

WHAT IF YOU DON'T CATCH THEM IN A FEW DAYS?

YOU'RE WELCOME HERE. THE GUEST MATTRESS IS LUMPY,

AND THE ICEBOX PICKINGS ARE SLIM,

BUT IT BEATS PROTECTIVE CUSTODY.

WHAT ABOUT MY MOM?

CHIEF'S WATCHING HER.

[SCOFFS] YEAH.

I'M SURE HE IS.

CAN I SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT?

I CAN'T STOP YOU.

YEAH.

I AGREE WITH YOU.

BUT A WISE FELLOW ONCE SAID TO ME,

IF TWO GROWN FOLKS ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY,

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM KEEPING COMPANY?

NOW, I HAD SOME REASONS FOR THEM,

BUT, UH,

I COULDN'T GET THEM OUT.

I CAN GET THEM OUT.

OH, YOU COULD?

WELL, IF YOU CAN GET THEM REASONS OUT...

AND I KNOW WHAT THEY ARE...

AND NOT FEEL LIKE A FOOL IN THIS DAY AND AGE,

WELL, YOU A STEADIER MAN THAN I AM.

GO AHEAD. START WITH THE RACE STUFF FIRST.

THE MAIN REASON IS THAT

THEY ONLY THINKING ABOUT THEMSELVES.

THAT'S THE MAIN REASON?

YES.

I'M GOING TO BED.

GOT TO GO TO JACKSON IN THE MORNING.

GIVE MY REGARDS TO KATHERINE.

YEAH, THANK YOU. I SURE WILL.

I DO APPROVE OF THAT.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

GOOD MORNIN'.

WHERE'S MY SON?

HE'S WITH BUBBA FOR A FEW DAYS.

I'M AFRAID, UH,

SOME OF THOSE YOUNG GANGSTERS

MIGHT TRY AND HURT YOU.

ME?

AS WELL AS EUGENE?

MAYBE.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

WELL, LEAVE THE HOUSE FOR A FEW DAYS.

YEAH, AND GO AND STAY WITH BUBBA, TOO?

NOW, SERIOUSLY, HARRIET...

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

THEN LET LUANN COME AND STAY WITH YOU.

NO, THANK YOU.

WHAT'LL I DO WITH YOU?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING WITH ME.

I'LL PUT A POLICEMAN OUT THERE.

THAT'LL BE INTRIGUING TO MY NEIGHBORS.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S...

YOU THINK THEY'RE BLIND?

THEY WON'T CARE.

YES, THEY DO CARE.

LOOK, I THINK WE BETTER COOL IT FOR A WHILE.

COOL IT?

REALLY?

YES.

PARTICULARLY RIGHT NOW.

UNTIL WHEN?

I DON'T KNOW.

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

TALLYHO. JACKSON HIGHWAY.

GOT A LATE MODEL RED SPORTS CAR,

TWO OCCUPANTS...

LAURANTS AND A WHITE GUY.

[RADIO STATIC]

THE WHITE GUY'S DEKE,

BETTER KNOWN AS MACHINE GUN KELLY.

LISTEN, I WANT YOU TO WATCH OUT.

PUT A SOFT TAIL ON HIM FROM WAY BACK.

O.K.

LUANN PICKED UP LAURANTS COMIN' BACK.

SHE'S ON HIM.

DID BUBBA CALL IN?

NOT IN THE LAST HOUR.

HE'S COMIN' BACK WITH LIEUTENANT KELLER.

I PUT AN UNDERCOVER CAR ON 3156 HARPER STREET.

HARRIET DeLONG'S HOUSE?

CHIEF'S ORDERS.

O.K.

RANDY: DEE JUST CALLED.

THEY PICKED UP ON LAURANTS, TOO.

VIRGIL: DEE, WHERE YOU AT?

EMMETT AND WALDO.

WE WANT TO PICK HIM UP WITH OUR DEALERS.

I READ YOU, SIR.

EMMETT AND WALDO'S NEAR THAT CRACK HOUSE, RIGHT?

NOT NEAR IT. AT IT.

[KNOCKS]

THEY'RE INSIDE.

HOPE THEY DON'T SEE US.

WE AIN'T GOT A SWAT TEAM, HUH?

YES, WE HAVE, SON.

WE'RE IT.

UH, BUBBA, WE LOCATED THE BIG SHOOTERS.

WHERE'S CHIEF?

GETTIN' READY. HI, MISS KELLER.

YOU LOCATED 'EM WHERE?

UH, YE OLDE CRACK HOUSE.

DEE FOLLOWED 'EM THERE.

AIN'T MUCH HAPPENING HERE, BUT, UH...

IT'LL GET BETTER.

ALWAYS DOES, MAN.

BUY ME SOME CRACK?

WHAT YOU GONNA PAY ME BACK WITH?

WHATEVER YOU WANT, MAN.

LATER.

GILLESPIE: WHERE'D YOU GET THIS THING?

JAMISON: FROM THE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY.

IT'S LIKE THE GUN THAT KILLED CLAY AND BYRON

AND SHOT DEE AND ME OFF THE ROAD.

BROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLE.

THEY WERE FIRING THIS THING IN WORLD WAR II.

EVEN BEFORE IT.

THIS IS AN OLD WEAPON.

WELL, THEY GOT SOME NEW ONES, TOO.

THESE ARE WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST.

MMM-HMM.

YOU KNOW, A CRACK HOUSE IN SPARTA

AIN'T EXACTLY YOUR JURISDICTION.

WELL, JACKSON WASN'T EXACTLY YOURS.

DID I MENTION THAT?

BESIDES, I LIKE TO SEE THINGS THROUGH, DON'T YOU?

YEAH, I DO.

LAURANTS IS A COWARD. HE'LL COME EASY.

HE AIN'T THE ONLY ONE I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE HAD TO DO THIS.

I HAVEN'T MISSED IT.

SHOULD WE BRING SOME GAS?

O.K.

AND, UH, BRING A COUPLE OF THOSE STUN GRENADES.

I NEVER THOUGHT I WAS GONNA GET PAID

TO LIGHT OFF A BIG OLD M-80.

[CHUCKLES]

[RADIO STATIC]

CHIEF, SOMEBODY NEW ON A MOTORBIKE.

O.K. WE SEE HIM.

[RADIO STATIC]

YOU WANT US TO TAKE THAT RIDER NOW?

GET HIM WHEN HE'S IN THERE.

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HE'S GOT IN THAT BACKPACK.

YES, SIR.

HEY, MAN, WHAT'S HAPPENING?

SHRADER, THOMAS, LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT.

COME ON. GET IT OPEN.

THERE.

500 ROCKS...

PACKED BY THE EVER-LOVING HANDS OF OUR STAFF.

O.K.

I'M GOING TO CHARGE 20.

IS 10 FAIR FOR YOU, MAN?

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

HOW ABOUT SOME SERVICE AROUND HERE, MAN?

I NEED A ROCK.

WELL, JUST NEED IT SOME MORE

AND WAIT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

YOU MOVE ENOUGH PRODUCT,

AND, UH, WE'LL CONSIDER ANOTHER FRANCHISE.

OH, DON'T WORRY.

I HAVE A WINNING ATTITUDE.

LET'S GO.

BETTER COVER THE REAR.

I GOT IT.

RANDY, DENNIS, GO ON BACK THERE WITH HER.

YOU OVER THERE.

CHIEF, WANT ME TO TAP ON THAT DOOR?

YEAH, TAP ON THAT DOOR.

ONE...

TWO...

THREE.

UH!

DAMN THAT FOOL.

I'M GONNA BLOW HIS HEAD OFF.

[BANGING]

WOMAN: OH, NO!

COPS! COPS! COME ON!

[BANGING]

COME ON!

GO! GO!

COME ON!

[COUGHING]

[COUGHING]

[GAGGING]

HERE, HERE, HERE.

GO ON HOME. GO HOME!

[COUGHING]

[TOILET FLUSHES]

GRENADE! GRENADE!

[EXPLOSION]

JAMISON: CHIEF, GOT THREE OF 'EM.

YOU GET THE SHOOTER?

WE DON'T KNOW YET.

NOW, WHERE'S LIEUTENANT KELLER?

OH!

OH.

[GUNFIRE]

[SIREN]

OH.

GOT AN OFFICER DOWN. WE NEED AN AMBULANCE.

LET ME SEE THAT.

GO GET A FIRST-AID KIT.

WELL, LIEUTENANT,

LOOKS LIKE YOU TOOK ONE.

NO KIDDING.

I'M O.K. SOMEBODY GET HIM.

I'M GONE.

YOU JUST SIT RIGHT THERE.

WE'RE GONNA GET HIM FOR YOU. IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT.

OUT! GET OUT!

O.K.! O.K.!

OH!

[ENGINE STARTS]

OUT!

NO! LET GO!

[STRUGGLING]

OOH!

VIRGIL, CLEAR!

YOU PIG!

AH!

UH!

OH!

LET GO!

HEY, THESE CUFFS ARE TOO TIGHT, MAN!

WELL, YOU'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO GET USED TO 'EM.

STAY STILL.

CHIEF.

YEAH. GO AHEAD.

WE GOT OUR SHOOTER IN CUSTODY.

BRING HIM 'ROUND FRONT

SO HE CAN GO TO JAIL WITH THE REST OF HIS FRIENDS.

YOU KNOW, I'M SUING YOU...

FALSE ARREST AND POLICE BRUTALITY.

GOOD! THAT'LL KEEP YOU BUSY FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS.

CHIEF...

THIS IS A MISUNDERSTANDING.

WHAT IS MISUNDERSTOOD?

I WAS JUST RENTING TO THESE PEOPLE.

I CAME BECAUSE I HEARD THEY WERE BAD FOLKS.

I WAS GONNA THROW THEM OUT.

YOU'RE ACTUALLY THE OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY?

BOUGHT AND PAID FOR.

ALL MY SAVINGS ARE IN THIS.

I'M JUST A LANDLORD HERE.

AND YOUR NAME IS...

THOMAS HASKELL, SIR.

I'M BILL GILLESPIE,

AND I'M GOING TO START FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS

AGAINST THIS PROPERTY.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS WERE GONNA TAKE IT AWAY FROM YOU.

NOW, HOW YOU DOIN'?

FINE.

I'LL LIVE.

SURE YOU WILL.

UH, CHIEF,

YOU MIND IF I RIDE WITH HER?

YOU WANT HIM TO?

GO AHEAD.

WELL, HERE'S THE BIG GUN HIMSELF.

HOLD ON THERE, EUGENE.

DON'T WORRY, LONNIE.

I WANTED TO SEE HIM.

YOU RECOGNIZE HIM, EUGENE?

YES, I DO.

THAT'S THE KILLER

THAT FIRED THAT MACHINE GUN INTO THE HOUSE.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SAY IT IN COURT.

[SIREN]

GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

I JUST WANT TO THANK Y'ALL FOR LETTING ME HELP.

WE APPRECIATE IT...

EUGENE.

REALLY.

[SIGHS]

I'M GOING TO BE LATE TONIGHT.

DON'T WAIT UP FOR ME TO BATHE THE TWINS.

I DON'T BATHE THEM. THEY BATHE ME.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER

I'LL BE HOLDING EXTRA COUNSELING SESSIONS.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ALL THE STUDENTS?

NEARLY ALL OF THEM.

ALL THAT KNEW BYRON AND MICHAEL.

THINK YOU CAN GET 'EM OFF OF CRACK?

NO, BUT I THINK I CAN WARN THEM AWAY FROM IT.

[LAUGHTER]

OH, THAT'S VIRGIL OUT THERE MAKING THEM LAUGH.

MAYBE HE COULD GIVE THE TWINS THEIR BATH TONIGHT.

ALL HE DOES IS DROP THE TOYS IN THE TUB

AND LET 'EM PLAY AROUND.

VIRGIL: WHAT'S HER NAME?

HMM?

HEY, BABY.

HI.

YOU GOING TO BE HOME THIS EVENING?

UH...

[CHILD MUMBLING]

YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT.

THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

I HAVE NO TIME FOR MY FAMILY,

MY WIFE, OR MY HOME.

YOU'LL HAVE MORE TIME WHEN YOU FINISH LAW SCHOOL.

OH, LAW SCHOOL'S PARTLY THE PROBLEM.

ARE YOU GETTING DISCOURAGED?

NO, I'M JUST...

JUST HOMESICK.

I KNOW.

WE'RE LONESOME, AND WE WANT YOU HOME, TOO.

YOU WOULDN'T BE INTERESTED

IN GIVING THE TWINS THEIR BATH TONIGHT,

WOULD YA?

BATH?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, WATER, SOAP,

SQUEAKY DUCKS.

I COULD DO THAT.

GOOD. ON ONE CONDITION.

WHAT?

THAT TOMORROW,

I GET THE WATER...

I GET THE BATH...

AND I GET THE SQUEAKY DUCKS.

I COULD DEFINITELY DO THAT.

OW.

SEE YA.

YEAH.

THANKS.

WOMAN: [OVER PA] DR. PERRY, CALL THE PAGE OPERATOR.

DR. PERRY, CALL THE PAGE OPERATOR.

WELL, HOW YOU DOING?

FINE, THANKS. YOUR CAPTAIN HAS BEEN KEEPING ME ENTERTAINED

WITH FISHING TALES.

HOPE HE DIDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT THE LOG.

WHAT LOG?

NO, YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THAT ONE.

I DO.

OH, IT'S A DISGUSTING TALE.

COME ON.

WELL, O.K.

SEE, THERE WAS THIS FELLA...

FROM TENNESSEE.

ALABAMA.

ANYWAY, HE WAS FISHING OFF HIS LITTLE BOAT

IN SARDIS LAKE...

WHEN HE FELL IN.

THEY COULDN'T GET THE BOAT

TURNED RIGHT-SIDE UP

BECAUSE HE WAS A YANKEE.

FROM ALABAMA?

MINNESOTA.

HE DECIDES HE'S GONNA SWIM TO THE SHORE,

BUT THE SHORE'S A MILE AWAY.

HE GETS REAL TIRED...

AND HE SEES THE LOG.

LET HIM FINISH THE STORY, VIRGIL.

ANYWAY, HE SEES A LOG, RIGHT?

SAYS TO HIMSELF, "HEY, I'M GONNA REST UP."

SWIMS OVER THERE, PUTS BOTH ARMS AROUND IT...

EXCEPT IT AIN'T NO LOG AT ALL.

WELL?

WHAT WAS IT?

WATER MOCCASINS.

THOUSANDS OF 'EM,

JUST ALL WRAPPED AROUND ONE ANOTHER

AND FLOATIN' ALONG LOOKIN' LIKE THAT,

LIKE A LOG.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GUY?

KATHERINE, THINK ABOUT IT.

OH, THAT IS SO GROSS.

WELL, I TOLD YOU. I TOLD YOU.

WHAT A GREAT STORY.

OH, LISTEN TO THIS.

[LAUGHS]

UH-OH. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN HAND HOLDIN' STARTS?

LEAVE.

I'M GONE. ME, TOO.

SHE'S CUTE, ISN'T SHE?

VERY. VERY.

AND SHE LIKED THAT LOG STORY.

YEAH.

WASN'T THAT ONE OF YOUR FAMOUS ANIMAL STORIES?

OH, SURE IT WAS.

THE MAN DIED AN AWFUL DEATH.

I HAD TO INFORM THE NEXT OF KIN.

CHIEF.

WOMAN: [OVER PA] DR. BAKER, CALL 721.

DR. BAKER, CALL 721.

OH, UH, HELLO.

HI.

HI.

EUGENE THOUGHT WE SHOULD VISIT.

WELL, THAT'S A VERY GOOD THOUGHT, EUGENE.

HEARD YOU HAD A LOT OF EXCITEMENT.

MORE THAN I COULD USE, UH, PERSONALLY.

YOU O.K.?

OH, SURE.

WHY, YOU KNOW, ALL THE BOYS HANDLE EVERYTHING.

HOW ARE YOU?

WELL, I...

COULD FEEL BETTER.

WELL, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

YOU STILL...

THINK WE OUGHT TO COOL IT?

I'LL CALL YOU.