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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

VIRGIL, ALTHEA.

DR. LAMBERT,

HOW'S MY AUNT?

SHE'S NOT IMPROVING, VIRGIL.

WHAT DID THE SURGEON SAY?

HE THINKS THIS TUMOR IS INOPERABLE.

DOES SHE REALIZE?

SHE KNOWS.

CHEMOTHERAPY?

IT'S NOT THE TREATMENT OF CHOICE.

ISN'T THERE ANYTHING NEW YOU CAN TRY?

HONESTLY? NO.

SHE'S GOT TWO MORE RADIATION SESSIONS, AND THEN WE JUST...

JUST TRY TO KEEP HER OUT OF PAIN.

SHE'LL BE GLAD TO SEE YOU.

AUNT RUDA, HI.

ALTHEA,

YOU DON'T NEED TO BE SPENDING YOUR MONEY ON FLOWERS.

SPEND IT ON YOUR CHILDREN.

WELL, THEY BOUGHT YOU THESE,

BUT THEY DON'T KNOW IT.

MMM.

AUNT ETTA WILL BE VISITING TOMORROW.

YOU TELL ETTA NOT TO EVEN THINK ABOUT SELLING OUR HOUSE.

EVEN IF SHE GOING TO KEEP ON LIVING THERE WITH Y'ALL,

SHE MUST NOT SELL PAPA'S HOUSE THAT HE LEFT TO US--

NOT FOR A LONG TIME.

I KNOW. I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

VIRGIL, YOU DO WHAT I TELL YOU,

YOU HEAR?

A W-WOMAN

FROM THE HOSPITAL BILLING OFFICE

WAS QUESTIONING ME...

ASKING ABOUT PROPERTY.

I TOLD HER I DIDN'T HAVE NONE.

I DON'T WANT NO MONEY SPENT ON ME IN HERE

AND NO MONEY ON MY FUNERAL NEITHER.

OH, RUDA-- LISTEN...

I STILL HAVE TYRELL

TO THINK ABOUT.

THAT HOUSE

SHOULD BE SAVED FOR HIM.

I KNOW, AND I'M GOING TO WORK ON THAT.

I WANT TO SEE MY BOY.

CAN YOU GET HIM OUT OF PRISON,

JUST TO COME AND SEE HIS MAMA?

I'LL DO WHAT I CAN.

I PRAY TO THE LORD

I GET A CHANCE TO SEE MY BOY

ONE MORE TIME BEFORE I DIE.

RUDA,

YOU GOT TO STOP TALKING LIKE THAT.

AIN'T NO USE PRETENDING, HONEY.

I KNOW WHAT I GOT,

AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE ME PRETTY QUICK NOW.

BUT DON'T SAY IT.

WHY NOT, CHILD?

BECAUSE IT MAKES ME SO SAD.

HI, ALTHEA,

DETECTIVE TIBBS. DR. DAY.

MAY I HAVE A MOMENT WITH YOU?

IT'S ABOUT THAT MATTER I DISCUSSED WITH YOU EARLIER.

I WON'T KEEP HIM TOO LONG.

NO, IT'S OKAY. I'LL MEET YOU OUTSIDE.

THIS WAY.

SO WHAT'S THE LATEST?

I GOT SOMEBODY I WANT YOU TO MEET.

THE PHARMACIST?

YEAH. HE JUST HAPPENS TO BE HERE.

I KNOW IT'S A BAD TIME FOR YOU.

THAT'S O.K.

I JUST FINISHED INVENTORY ON THE HOSPITAL PHARMACY.

LARGE QUANTITIES OF DRUGS ARE MISSING--

BARBITURATES, AMPHETAMINES, TRANQUILIZERS.

DO YOU HAVE A LIST?

WHAT WORRIES ME MOST ARE THE MORPHINE SULFATE TABLETS.

MORE THAN 300 60 MILLIGRAM TABLETS ARE MISSING.

WOW.

WHO HAS ACCESS TO THE PHARMACY?

THIS MAN AND ABOUT FOUR OTHER KEY PEOPLE HAVE FULL ACCESS.

ANYONE ELSE ON THE STAFF

COULD HAVE GOTTEN IN AT SOME POINT.

O.K., LET'S MEET HIM.

GUS, DO YOU KNOW DETECTIVE TIBBS?

HAVEN'T MET. HI.

HI. I SUPPOSE YOU KNOW ABOUT DR. DAY'S INVENTORY.

SURE DO. I DON'T KNOW THE RESULTS YET.

I'VE CIRCLED THE SHORTAGE RIGHT HERE.

HAVE ALL YOUR LOCKS CHANGED IMMEDIATELY.

I MOST CERTAINLY WILL.

GOOD. I'LL HAVE AN OFFICER

LOOK AT YOUR SECURITY SYSTEM,

SEE IF YOU NEED ANYTHING EXTRA.

I'D APPRECIATE THAT.

I HOPE THOSE PILLS DON'T TURN UP ON THE STREET.

BUT THEY WILL, DR. DAY.

WHERE ELSE?

MAY I SEE YOUR LICENSE AND REGISTRATION?

YES, SIR.

YOU STEP ON OUT OF THE CAR, PLEASE?

HOW MANY DRINKS HAVE YOU HAD, MR. THOMPSON?

I HAD ONE, MAYBE TWO. NO MORE.

CLYDE THOMPSON, YOU SWORE YOU'D STAY OUT OF TROUBLE.

LUANN, I AIN'T DRUNK. HONEST.

BEND YOUR HEAD DOWN, LOOK STRAIGHT AT THE GROUND,

AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT KNEE.

I'M GOING TO TEST YOUR ALCOHOL LEVEL.

SUPPOSE I SAY NO?

YOU'LL BE SORRY.

I'M GOING TO BE SORRY WHATEVER I DO.

NOW, TAKE A DEEP BREATH IN,

PLACE YOUR LIPS TIGHTLY AROUND THE TUBE,

AND BREATHE OUT FROM THE BOTTOM OF YOUR LUNGS.

BLOOD ALCOHOL IS .18.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST, MR. THOMPSON, FOR DRUNK DRIVING.

PLEASE TURN AROUND AND PUT YOUR HANDS ON THE HOOD.

WHERE'D YOU GET THE PILLS?

I DIDN'T KNOW THE DUDE.

WHY NOT? ISN'T HE FROM AROUND HERE?

I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE'S FROM.

CLYDE'S PROBLEM IS,

HE KNOWS THIS CONNECTION IS A WHITE MAN,

BUT HE DOESN'T WANT TO TELL US WHO

BECAUSE HE'S AFRAID HE HAS CONNECTIONS HERE--

HERE IN THIS BUILDING, OUR BUILDING.

CLYDE THINKS THAT THIS IS A WHITE POLICE FORCE,

IN A WHITE TOWN,

IN A WHITE STATE.

SO WE WON'T GO AFTER THE WHITE MAN, HUH?

YOU THINK WE'RE GOING TO PROTECT THE WHITE MAN EVERY TIME?

WELL,

I CAN'T DEAL WITH YOUR MISTAKEN NOTIONS, YOUNG MAN.

TELL YOU WHAT WE CAN DO.

WE'LL TRY TO GET THE D.A. TO DROP THE POSSESSION CHARGE,

BUT YOU GOT TO TELL US WHERE YOU GOT THE PILLS FROM.

LIKE I SAID, I DIDN'T KNOW THE DUDE.

WELL, GO ON BACK DOWNSTAIRS

AND REST A WHILE

AND THINK IT OVER.

BY THE WAY,

DO WE HAVE ANY WHITE PRISONERS DOWNSTAIRS TODAY?

YES, SIR. MOSTLY WHITE MEN TODAY.

HE'S IN A CELL WITH ONE.

DOES THAT MAKE CLYDE RIGHT OR WRONG, WOULD YOU SAY?

OH, I'M, UH...

I'M TRYING TO WORK THAT OUT, CHIEF.

WHAT ARE YOU FEEDING HIM?

CLYDE GOT HERE AT A GREAT MOMENT, CHIEF.

LULA WILLIAMS MADE HER AWARDING-WINNING, FOUR-FISH GUMBO

FOR DINNER.

LET'S GO, CLYDE.

CHIEF, I JUST GOT BACK FROM THE HOSPITAL.

300 MORPHINE PILLS ARE MISSING.

I THINK IT'S THE PHARMACIST.

CLYDE'S THE SECOND GUY WE NAILED WITH THOSE PILLS.

BUT THE THING IS,

MORPHINE SULFATE IS NOT USUALLY A STREET DRUG.

IT'S PRESCRIBED FOR PATIENTS THAT ARE TERMINAL.

THIS WILL STOP PAIN, HELP YOU SLEEP.

THANKS, DOREEN.

IT WON'T BE LONG.

WISH I COULD JUST...

FALL ASLEEP AND NEVER WAKE UP.

TRUST ME, RUDA.

I'LL DO WHAT'S RIGHT.

YOU PROMISED.

CORA,

ARE YOU SURE?

I'M NOT AFRAID.

I'M READY.

YOU HAVE TO DO THIS ALL BY YOURSELF.

CAN YOU?

I CAN.

GOD BLESS YOU, DR. LAMBERT.

GOD BLESS YOU, TOO.

BILL, I JUST DID A POSTMORTEM

ON A WOMAN NAMED CORA LUCAS.

UH-HUH.

SHE DIDN'T DIE FROM HER CANCER.

SHE DIED OF AN OVERDOSE OF MORPHINE.

HOW DOES MORPHINE KILL?

IT CAUSES A RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION.

THE BODY SHUTS DOWN A LITTLE AT A TIME,

UNTIL THE LUNGS STOP.

ACTUALLY, IT'S A VERY GENTLE WAY TO GO.

WAS THIS OVERDOSE AN ACCIDENT?

I DOUBT IT.

SHE TOOK PILLS IN ADDITION TO HER I.V. DRIP.

I TAKE IT YOU DON'T THINK THIS WAS AN ISOLATED CASE?

BILL, A PATIENT NAMED BETTY DOBBS

DIED A FEW WEEKS BACK.

SHE WAS ALSO SUFFERING FROM CANCER.

BUT SHE SEEMED TO DIE AWFUL QUICK,

EVEN FOR SOMEBODY IN HER CONDITION.

BETTY DOBBS WAS THE FOURTH

IN A QUICK SUCCESSION,

AND NOW CORA LUCAS.

HOW YOU DOING, LEONARD?

SURVIVING.

GOT MY GOOD DAYS AND MY BAD.

I MISS BETTY A LOT.

SHE WAS A GOOD FRIEND.

SHE WAS THE BEST WIFE A MAN COULD EVER HOPE FOR.

LEONARD, THIS IS CAPTAIN SKINNER.

MR. DOBBS, UH,

DON'T GET OVERLY ALARMED ABOUT WHAT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU,

BUT WE DO HAVE REASON TO SUSPECT

THAT YOUR WIFE'S DEATH MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ENTIRELY NATURAL.

WHAT WAS UNNATURAL ABOUT IT?

MAYBE IT WAS...

KIND OF HELPED ALONG.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

SHE MAY HAVE DIED OF A MORPHINE OVERDOSE.

WELL, IT WAS GOD'S MERCY IF SHE DID.

WE GOT TO BE SURE IT WAS GOD'S MERCY, NOBODY ELSE'S.

WHICH IS WHY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO...

UH, EXHUME HER BODY AND HAVE AN AUTOPSY.

NO WAY.

I WON'T ALLOW THAT.

SIR, WE CAME HERE TO

INFORM YOU, UH,

NOT ASK YOUR PERMISSION.

WE GOT-- WE GOT A COURT ORDER.

PLEASE, CAN'T YOU JUST LET HER REST IN PEACE?

WELL, SAY SOMETHING, DEE.

WE CAN'T.

WE JUST CAN'T.

VISITING HOURS WILL BE OVER AT 2 P.M.

VISITING HOURS WILL BE OVER AT 2 P.M.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

VIRGIL. HI.

THIS IS ABOUT MY MAMA, ISN'T IT?

SHE'S NOT GETTING ANY BETTER.

IT'S NOT FAIR.

WHY IS GOD PUNISHING HER LIKE THIS, VIRGIL?

I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO ANSWER THAT.

IT'S BECAUSE OF ME. I KNOW IT IS.

IT'S--IT'S--

YOU CAN'T BLAME YOURSELF

FOR YOUR MOTHER'S ILLNESS.

HOW LONG HAS SHE GOT?

DOCTORS CAN'T SAY FOR SURE,

BUT YOU SHOULD SEE HER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

I JUST PUT IN FOR AN OFFICIAL REQUEST.

EVER SINCE I DONE THEM ROBBERIES WITH WADE,

EVERYTHING'S TURNED OUT BAD.

AIN'T NOTHING GOOD GONNA HAPPEN FOR ME NO MORE.

NOTHING.

DID YOU KNOW THE LADY WELL?

WELL AS A NURSE GETS TO KNOW A PATIENT.

DID YOU LIKE HER?

YES. MISS LUCAS NEVER GAVE ME ANY PROBLEMS.

FELT SORRY FOR HER. SHE'D LOST HER WILL TO LIVE,

EVEN ASKED IF I'D HELP HER DIE.

SHE DID?

WHAT'D YOU TELL HER?

I SAID NO, THAT WOULD BE IMMORAL.

WHO WAS THE LADY'S DOCTOR?

DR. LAMBERT.

I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT A PATIENT

BY THE NAME OF BETTY DOBBS.

BY ANY CHANCE, WAS SHE A CASE OF YOURS?

NO.

WHO WAS HER DOCTOR?

LAMBERT.

DID YOU ACTUALLY FIND OUR MEDICATIONS ON THE STREET?

WE FOUND THE SAME TYPES.

WE NEED TO KNOW WHO, BESIDES GUS,

HAD ACCESS TO THE PHARMACY.

A LIST WOULD HELP.

ALL RIGHT.

THEY'RE WORKING ON THE ALARM SYSTEM.

WE'LL NEED A NEW, SHORTER ACCESS LIST.

SORRY TO BE LATE. I WAS IN THE WEST WING.

CORA LUCAS DIED DURING THE NIGHT.

ISN'T SHE NEXT TO MY AUNT RUDA? YES.

SHE WAS SUFFERING WITHOUT ANY HOPE.

DEATH WAS IMMINENT.

I'LL BE AT THE OFFICE.

UH, DOCTOR, ISN'T IMMINENCE OF DEATH

A CONCLUSION THAT VARIES FROM PHYSICIAN TO PHYSICIAN?

WELL, I SUPPOSE.

AFTER A CERTAIN POINT,

THERE SHOULD BE NO DOUBT AND NO DIFFERENCE.

AN EXTRA COUPLE OF WEEKS OR DAYS

WOULD ONLY PROLONG A PATIENT'S DEATH, NOT HIS LIFE.

YOU THINK A PATIENT HAS THE RIGHT TO KILL HIMSELF?

THAT'S A DILEMMA DOCTORS HAVE BEEN GRAPPLING WITH FOREVER.

I BELIEVE EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO DECIDE HIS OWN FATE.

FIRST ARGUMENT YOU'RE GOING TO GET IS FROM THE GOVERNMENT,

WHICH ALWAYS BELIEVES

THAT IT HAS THE RIGHT TO DECIDE EVERYBODY'S FATE.

WELL, UH, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

I'M SURE Y'ALL HAVE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO

THAN STAND AROUND

PHILOSOPHIZING ABOUT THE HUMAN CONDITION.

WELL, NOTHING'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN PHILOSOPHIZING,

BUT THERE ARE SOME MATTERS THAT NEED MY ATTENTION.

YOU WANTED TO ASK ME SOMETHING?

YES. HAVE YOU ANY IDEA AT ALL

WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED TO THE MISSING DRUGS?

NO.

CAN YOU HELP US IN ANY WAY?

AFRAID I CAN'T.

WELL, EXCUSE ME.

VIRGIL.

WELL, GERARD.

I MAY HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS THIS WEEK

ON THE SANCTUARY CASE.

GOOD NEWS FOR YOU AND McCOMB?

FOR YOU AND FOR GILLESPIE.

McCOMB AND I HAVE HAD A CHANGE OF HEART. SO HAVE I.

NOBODY WANTS ANOTHER TRIAL

AND ANOTHER HUNG JURY,

SO IT MAY BE OVER SOON.

THAT IS GOOD NEWS. YOU GET MY MEMO?

THE AUTOPSY REPORT ON BETTY DOBBS CAME IN.

SHE DIED FROM A MORPHINE OVERDOSE,

JUST LIKE CORA LUCAS.

LET'S MOVE CAREFULLY ON THAT.

IF WE GET MORE EVIDENCE,

I'LL CHARGE LAMBERT WITH MURDER.

OF COURSE EVEN IF HE'S GUILTY,

THERE'S NO MALICE AFORETHOUGHT,

NO INTENT TO HARM.

WOULDN'T AIDING SUICIDE BE A MORE APPROPRIATE CHARGE?

JUST WHAT I NEED--

A DETECTIVE STUDYING TO BE A LAWYER.

GERARD, ANSWER MY QUESTION.

VIRGIL, I HAVE THE DISCRETION TO CHARGE LAMBERT

AS I SEE FIT.

MALICE DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO MEAN ILL WILL.

IT COULD MERELY BE THE INTENT TO VIOLATE THE LAW.

YES, BUT HIS INTENT SEEMS TO BE

ALLEVIATING SUFFERING.

THE LAW CAN'T LET SANCTITY OF LIFE

BE REPLACED BY QUALITY OF LIFE.

OTHERWISE, YOU'RE MAKING VALUE JUDGMENTS.

DO YOU TERMINATE DEFECTIVE NEWBORNS?

HOW ABOUT THE HANDICAPPED?

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. POINT WELL TAKEN.

IS THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT

IN DR. LAMBERT'S CASE?

YOU TELL ME.

IF HE'S TAKING HUMAN LIFE,

HE SHOULDN'T BE PRACTICING MEDICINE.

THE MAN BELONGS IN THE PENITENTIARY.

UH, VIRGIL.

THIS FAX JUST COME IN FOR YOU.

RED TAPES JUST KEEP GETTING WORSE.

BAD NEWS, DETECTIVE?

THE WARDEN WON'T RELEASE MY COUSIN FOR A VISIT.

SOMETHING ABOUT A REVIEW BOARD.

HOW LONG'S THAT GOING TO TAKE?

MAYBE A WEEK.

IS TYRELL GOING TO GET HERE

IN TIME TO SEE HIS MAMA?

PARKER, HOW ARE WE GOING TO KNOW THAT?

THERE'S A LEGISLATOR IN JACKSON

THAT OWES ME A FAVOR.

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE RIGHT FAVOR TO ASK.

PARKER, COULD YOU GET A HOLD

OF REPRESENTATIVE CULBERT McALISTER?

YES, SIR. RIGHT ON IT.

YOUR AUNT RUDA WAS SHARING A ROOM WITH POOR CORA LUCAS,

AND I WAS JUST WONDERING

IF MAYBE SHE OBSERVED SOMETHING.

I DON'T KNOW...

AND I HATE TO ASK.

OH, I KNOW.

BUT YOU'RE PROBABLY THE ONLY ONE WHO COULD ASK

WITHOUT ALARMING HER.

HI.

YOU KNOW...

I FELL THIS MORNING.

I CAN'T WALK NO MORE BY MYSELF.

I NEED A NURSE TO HELP ME NOW.

WELL, I SPOKE WITH A SPECIALIST IN NEW ORLEANS,

BEST IN HIS FIELD,

AND HE'S WILLING TO TREAT YOU.

INSTEAD OF DR. LAMBERT?

UM...NO, NOT INSTEAD OF...

IN COOPERATION WITH.

WELL, FORGET IT.

DR. LAMBERT'S KIND AND CARING.

HE'S DOING ALL HE CAN.

DID YOU KNOW CORA LUCAS?

WOMAN THAT DIED RIGHT OVER THERE?

YES.

SURE, I KNEW HER.

I DIDN'T TALK WITH HER MUCH, THOUGH.

DID SHE LIKE DR. LAMBERT, TOO?

NOW, HOW WOULD I KNOW?

DID DR. LAMBERT SAY ANYTHING TO CORA THE NIGHT SHE DIED?

I GOT MY OWN TROUBLES.

I DON'T NEED TO BE LISTENING

TO THE TROUBLES OF OTHERS.

TYRELL CALLED.

SAID YOU WAS UP TO SEE IN PARCHMAN.

YES.

HE LOOKED WELL.

WHEN AM I GOING TO SEE MY BOY?

IT'LL BE VERY SOON.

SOMETHING'S WRONG, AIN'T IT?

NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

I KNEW I WASN'T GOING TO GET TO SEE HIM.

AUNT RUDA, THE CHIEF IS TRYING

TO CUT THROUGH THE RED TAPE.

OH, EXCUSE ME.

DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD COMPANY.

D-D-DOCTOR! NO, JUST A MOMENT.

CAN I SPEAK WITH YOU?

SURE.

DR. GOLD, DIAL 24, PLEASE.

DR. GOLD, DIAL 24, PLEASE.

DOCTOR, DO YOU MIND IF I BRING IN A SPECIALIST?

NO. BY ALL MEANS.

I'D WELCOME ANOTHER OPINION.

JUST DON'T RAISE ANYONE'S EXPECTATIONS--

HERS OR YOUR OWN.

I'VE GOT TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

I UNDERSTAND.

MEANWHILE, I'LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES

TO MAKE HER COMFORTABLE.

HELLO, SEAN.

HELLO, PEARL. HOW ARE YOU FEELING, HON?

DOCTOR, I NEED MORE PILLS.

I JUST REFILLED YOUR PRESCRIPTION.

THEY'RE GONE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY'RE GONE?

PEARL...

NOW, YOU TELL ME THE TRUTH.

ARE YOU TRYING TO SAVE UP THOSE PILLS

SO YOU CAN TAKE THEM ALL AT ONCE?

NO.

I DON'T WANT TO DIE.

I STILL WANT TO LIVE.

THEN WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM?

DID HE GET AHOLD OF THOSE PILLS?

SOMEONE'S BEEN SELLING PILLS LIKE THAT.

JED'S SEEN MONEY BEING PASSED.

HE JUST WANTS SOME OF THAT MONEY.

JED, DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE CAN GET MONEY FOR THESE?

IT'S SO SAD.

HONEY, CAN'T DR. LAMBERT DO SOMETHING

FOR HER DEPRESSION?

HE SAID HE'D TALK TO HER.

IS SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON?

NO.

THE ONLY THING GOING ON IS...

SHE'S DYING.

IF EVERYBODY WHO WANTED TO SEND YOU FLOWERS SENT THEM,

WE'D HAVE TO MOVE YOU TO A BIGGER ROOM, MISS RUDA.

SO TO BE SPECIAL,

ALL 12 OF US, WE SENT YOU ONE ROSE...

AND OUR NAMES ARE ON THE CARD HERE.

Y'ALL ARE SO KIND.

THE CHIEF SAID THAT HE'S GOING TO COME VISIT YOU TOMORROW.

AND MY MAMA'S COMING BY WITH MISS SHEELS,

WHO USED TO BE YOUR NEIGHBOR ON McCABE.

THAT'S SO LONG AGO.

MY LANDLADY, IS MAKING DIVINITY TODAY,

AND I'M GOING TO BRING YOU SOME BY TOMORROW.

DIVINITY IS O.K., ISN'T IT, DOCTOR?

SURE, SURE.

WELL, WE GOT TO RUN, MISS RUDA,

BUT WE'LL SEE YOU SOON.

I'LL COME BY TOMORROW.

YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, PARKER WILLIAMS.

BYE-BYE.

WELL, RUDA--

AHEM--

HOW YOU DOING?

I'M SO HUMILIATED.

WHY?

NEEDING THAT NURSE

TO HELP ME GO TO THE BATHROOM...

WAS THE MOST AWFUL THING.

NURSES DON'T MIND.

I MIND.

I LOST ANY DIGNITY I HAD LEFT.

I'M SO TIRED...

OF ALL THIS.

RUDA, WHAT ABOUT TYRELL'S VISIT?

HE AIN'T COMING.

IT WAS JUST A LIE.

CAN YOU HELP ME...

THE WAY YOU HELPED CORA?

PLEASE?

RUDA, I, UH...

I'M NOT SURE I CAN GET THE RIGHT DRUGS ANYMORE.

I'M DEPENDING ON YOU, DOCTOR.

I KNOW YOU ARE, DEAR LADY.

I KNOW.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, DOCTOR?

SEEING A PATIENT AND LOOKING FOR YOU.

HERE I AM.

WHY ARE YOU BUYING DRUGS

THAT BELONG TO MY PATIENTS?

I AIN'T DOING THAT.

IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT KID

WHO DON'T TALK,

HE CAME TO ME ONE DAY WITH PILLS.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE GOT THEM PILLS.

WHY DID HE COME TO YOU?

HE MUST HAVE SEEN YOU SELLING PILLS.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE HE DID...

BUT I DIDN'T ENCOURAGE HIM.

SEE, I DON'T NEED HIS PILLS.

I GET ALL I WANT RIGHT FROM YOUR HOSPITAL, DOC,

JUST LIKE YOU DO.

I WANT THOSE PILLS BACK.

I'M WILLING TO BUY THEM.

WELL, THEM PARTICULAR PILLS IS LONG GONE, DOC.

ALL RIGHT, I WANT THE SAME KIND.

WHY?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

TO PUT THEM ON MY CORN FLAKES.

HOW MANY YOU WANT,

WHOLE PRESCRIPTION?

NO. NO, I NEED A LOT MORE THAN THAT.

THAT'S GOING TO COST YOU.

NO KIDDING.

DOC...

IF THIS IS SOME KIND OF FRAME,

SOME KIND OF SETUP,

I'LL MAKE YOU SUFFER.

WHAT YOU WANT NOW?

LUANN, YOU THINK THEY'RE GOING TO SEND ME

BACK TO PRISON?

MAYBE.

MAYBE PARCHMAN THIS TIME.

I THINK I'M GOING TO GO INSANE.

I FORGOT HOW HORRIBLE BEING LOCKED UP WAS.

YOU THINK THAT DETECTIVE WAS JIVING

ABOUT DROPPING THE POSSESSION CHARGE?

NO.

IF HE SAID HE'D TALK TO THE D.A., HE WILL.

DUDE I GOT THEM PILLS FROM WILL KILL ME IF HE FINDS OUT.

YOU GOT SOMETHING TO TELL ME OR NOT?

YOU TELL THE DETECTIVE,

THE GOOD BLACK BROTHER,

THAT I BOUGHT THEM PILLS

FROM A WHITE MAN...

PURVIS BELL.

HI, PURVIS.

MAN, I HATE THE WAY YOU SAY THAT--

"HI, PURVIS--"

LIKE YOU WAS FRIENDLY.

I DO MY BEST.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

CHIEF WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.

SOMEONE BEEN TALKING TO HIM ABOUT ME?

THAT'S THE WAY IT ALWAYS HAPPENS.

AIN'T IT A SHAME?

DAMN!

I KNEW I WAS BEING SET UP.

I KNEW I SHOULDN'T TRUST NO DOCTOR.

WHO WAS THAT IN THE CAR?

THE DAMN DOCTOR.

YES, SIR, CHIEF,

THAT CAR IS REGISTERED TO DR. LAMBERT.

MMM.

WHY DOES A DOCTOR HAVE TO BUY DRUGS

FROM A STREET HUSTLER?

AT THE HOSPITAL, HE'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH DR. DAY.

COULDN'T DR. LAMBERT JUST GIVE THEM MORPHINE INJECTIONS?

YES. BUT HE SEEMS TO WANT TO DO IT THIS WAY.

HE DOESN'T WANT TO SHOOT ANYBODY,

SO HE JUST HANDS THEM A LOADED GUN.

THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE O.K.?

IT'S NOT O.K. BY ME.

HE WORRIED HIS AUNT RUDA MIGHT BE NEXT?

MM-HMM.

SO AM I.

HELLO, MAMA.

OH, MY BOY.

DIDN'T THINK I'D EVER

GET TO LOOK INTO YOUR EYES AGAIN.

VIRGIL GOT ME OUT.

YOU KEEPING UP WITH YOUR PHYSICAL THERAPY?

PRISON NURSE TRIES, MAMA,

BUT THEM EXERCISES HURT ME TOO MUCH.

HONEY... YOU GOT TO FORCE YOURSELF.

NO USE.

I AIN'T NEVER GOING TO WALK NO MORE.

DON'T YOU EVER SAY THAT...

EVER.

THEY'RE ALWAYS COMING UP

WITH NEW KINDS OF OPERATIONS...

BUT YOU GOT TO KEEP YOURSELF STRONG

IN THE MEANWHILE.

I LOVE YOU, MAMA.

YOU ALWAYS DID GOOD.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO EVER GIVE UP.

PROMISE ME.

I PROMISE YOU, MAMA.

BUT YOU GOT TO PROMISE ME THE SAME THING.

NOW, WE'RE GOING TO SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN, RIGHT?

YES.

YOU GOT MY WORD.

SOMETHING WRONG?

DR. LAMBERT, YOU'RE UNDER ARREST

FOR THE ILLEGAL PURCHASE OF MORPHINE TABLETS.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MORPHINE TABLETS

YOU BOUGHT FROM PURVIS BELL,

WHO ORIGINALLY BOUGHT THEM FROM HIM, THE PHARMACIST.

PURVIS BELL TOOK THOSE PILLS FROM A RETARDED BOY,

WHO SWIPED THEM FROM HIS MOTHER.

THAT WAS MY PRESCRIPTION.

SAVE LONG STORIES FOR OTHER LISTENERS.

THE D.A. BELIEVES YOU WERE USING THOSE PILLS TO KILL PEOPLE.

I'VE DONE NOTHING WRONG.

MY ONLY INTENTION--

DOC, PLEASE.

I ADVISE YOU NOT TO SAY ANOTHER WORD

TILL YOU CONSULT AN ATTORNEY.

DR. DAY, DO YOU BELIEVE I DID ANYTHING WRONG...

REALLY?

YES.

WHAT ABOUT YOU, CHIEF?

YEAH, I THINK YOU DID SOMETHING WRONG.

EVERETT.

I THINK THEY MEAN FOR YOU TO GO WITH ME.

DON'T I KNOW YOU, SON?

YES, SIR. LUKE EVERETT.

YOU PULLED MY DADDY THROUGH.

HELLO.

SO DID YOU AND TYRELL HAVE A GOOD VISIT?

OH, YES.

FOR A LITTLE WHILE,

EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD SEEMED RIGHT AGAIN.

ME AND TYRELL MADE A VOW.

MM-HMM.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.

SURE YOU WILL, RUDA.

SURE YOU WILL.

YOU KNOW...I WAS READY TO DO AWAY WITH MYSELF.

HOW?

OH, THERE ARE...

THINGS YOU CAN TAKE-- PILLS.

CORA TOOK THEM.

DID DR. LAMBERT GIVE THEM TO HER?

I NEVER SAW THAT.

HELLO.

HEY!

DID YOU TELL HER THE NEWS?

NOT YET, NOT YET.

VIRGIL FOUND YOU A SPECIALIST.

HE WANTS TO START SOME NEW TREATMENTS RIGHT AWAY.

YOU'RE GONNA LET IT?

WE NEED YOUR O.K.

WELL, WHAT'S HE GOING TO DO?

HE DIDN'T TELL ME,

AND IF HE DID, I STILL WOULDN'T KNOW.

HE'S GOT A VERY LONG, COMPLICATED NAME.

HE HAS A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH THIS.

HOW AM I GOING TO PAY SOMEBODY LIKE THAT?

WE'RE GOING TO PAY-- YOUR FAMILY.

UH, RUDA...

SINCE I LIVE WITH THESE YOUNG PEOPLE--

DON'T YOU SELL OUR HOUSE.

I ALREADY TOLD YOU I DON'T WANT THAT HOUSE SOLD.

IT AIN'T GONNA BE SOLD.

IT SURE AIN'T GONNA JUST SIT UP THERE.

IT'S GOING TO BE RENTED.

YOU'RE GOING TO LET STRANGERS LIVE IN OUR HOUSE?

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'LL DO.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO KEEP THEM OUT.

TAKE THAT WAY, ETTA. TAKE THAT WAY!

YOU GOT TO TAKE THAT WAY.

YOU!

GET YOURSELF BETTER

AND MOVE YOURSELF INTO THAT HOUSE.

I WILL.