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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

WHAT THEY GET PAID TO DO.

WHAT'S THAT OVER THERE?

CHECK IT OUT.

COME HERE.

IN A PARKING LOT? THESE DAYS?

THEY HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.

THEY WERE LOVERS IN HIGH SCHOOL,

BUT HER FATHER FORBADE HER TO MARRY HIM.

SO THEY WENT THEIR SEPARATE WAYS,

CARRYING THEIR BROKEN HEARTS WITH THEM.

FINALLY, THEY COULD STAY APART NO LONGER.

YOU KNOW THEM?

NO. BUT ISN'T THAT A BEAUTIFUL STORY?

WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU BRUSHED YOUR TEETH?

LOOK, THAT WAS A MEAN THING TO SAY, EVEY.

I BRUSH MY TEETH EVERY DAY.

WITH WHAT, DAY-OLD COFFEE AND CIGARETTE BUTTS?

HERE THEY COME.

THE STATE'S GOING TO HAVE TO LET ME KNOW

HOW MUCH MONEY THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE ME

SO I CAN PUT ON THE EXTRA OFFICERS

IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO PATROL THAT ROAD.

I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE A CLUE YET.

THE MAIN OBJECTION... I KNOW.

THE RECREATION AREA NEAR THAT SITE.

WHAT WORRIES ME...

ONE DUMP TRUCK IN ONE ACCIDENT INVOLVING A CHILD

AND THE CITY OF SPARTA WILL BE SUED,

UP ONE SIDE AND DOWN THE OTHER.

WE SHOULD SUBMIT THE COSTS FOR THE EXTRA PERSONNEL,

MOVE THINGS ALONG.

I'LL WORK UP SOME FIGURES.

MY CLIENT PREFERS TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS,

WHETHER THIS PROJECT GOES THROUGH OR NOT.

THERE'S NO NEED TO DISCUSS HIS NAME.

I'VE GOT A NEPHEW WAITING FOR HELP WITH HIS HOMEWORK.

GOOD NIGHT.

BILL, I'LL RUN YOU BACK TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

FINE, TED.

GOOD NIGHT, MISS GRIMES.

GOOD NIGHT.

SERENA, THE TROUBLE WITH THESE PROJECTS IS,

HALF THE PEOPLE ARE FOR THEM AND HALF ARE AGAINST.

YOU CAN'T TELL WHICH IS THE BIGGER HALF.

HOW PROFOUND, BILL.

I'LL SEE YOU SOON.

GOOD NIGHT.

[CAR ALARM BEEPS]

THAT WAS THE POLICE CHIEF.

SO?

DAMN! NOBODY ON THE ROAD BUT ME

AND HE HAS TO HIT ME.

NICE LADY, NICE CAR.

NOW GIVE ME THE KEYS.

DON'T BE RIDICULOUS. GET OUT OF HERE.

GIVE ME THE JEWELRY AND THE PURSE NOW!

COME HERE.

YOU'RE A TWO-FER.

NEW CAR, FINE BROAD, FOR THE PRICE OF ONE.

YOU'RE A MONSTER!

YOU KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN, LADY.

PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SLEEP!

OHH! OHH! NO!

I SAID HOLD STILL!

SHH! HOLD STILL!

AAH!

HELP!

ANYONE IN THE VICINITY OF KELLOG AND PRESTON ROADS,

REPORTED ARMED ROBBERY, CAR AND POSSIBLY VALUABLES.

I'M RIGHT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WHAT ELSE YOU GOT?

WOMAN ON THE GROUND. NO NAME YET.

A MRS. HAWTHORNE, 7532 KELLOG, CALLED IT IN.

SHE HEARD A SCREAM THAT MADE HER HAIR JUMP UP AND SALUTE.

GOT A DESCRIPTION OF THE WOMAN?

NOT YET.

BUBBA'S ON HIS WAY OVER THERE.

CALL THE PARAMEDICS.

YES, SIR.

BUBBA: LUANN, YOU THERE?

SORRY, THAT WAS THE CHIEF. YOU GOT IT?

7532 KELLOG ROAD,

MISS HAWTHORNE.

[SIREN WAILING]

UH, MISS HAWTHORNE, I'M BUBBA SKINNER, SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT.

YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE A COP.

AND IT'S MRS.HAWTHORNE.

UH, SORRY, MA'AM. MRS.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR CALLING THIS IN.

I JUST HOPE SHE'S ALIVE.

THE WAY SHE SCREAMED,

I THOUGHT THAT WAS IT.

UH, HERE YOU GO. LET ME HELP YOU.

NOW, CAN YOU TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAW?

I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING TILL THAT SCREAM.

I SAW THE ONE THAT PUNCHED THAT POOR WOMAN.

I SHINED MY LIGHT

RIGHT IN HIS UGLY FACE.

WOULD YOU MIND COMING DOWN TO THE STATION?

WELL, I DON'T DRIVE.

I'LL SEND SOMEBODY FOR YOU.

FINE. IT WAS A FORD FAIRLANE.

EXCUSE ME?

HE JUMPED IN A FORD FAIRLANE

AND DROVE AWAY FAST.

ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

WELL, I HAD ONE LIKE IT.

I'D SAY IT WAS ABOUT A 1963,

DARK COLOR.

O.K., I'M GOING TO GO PUT THAT OUT ON THE WIRE.

AND, MRS. HAWTHORNE, YOU'RE A GOOD CITIZEN.

WHO WAS THAT WOMAN VICTIM?

NAME'S SERENA GRIMES, CHIEF.

YOU KNOW HER?

YES, I DO.

I WAS JUST AT A MEETING WITH HER AND MISS DeLONG.

THEY SAY SHE'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

NOTHING'S BROKE.

CHIEF, I THOUGHT YOU WAS AT A MEETING.

I WAS. SO WAS THE VICTIM.

WHAT'S HER CONDITION?

JAW'S INJURED, BUT NOT FRACTURED.

CAN SHE TALK?

I DON'T KNOW. SHE'S IN OUTPATIENT.

CHIEF, I'D LIKE TO ASK HER A FEW QUESTIONS.

WELL, COME WITH ME.

GIVE MISS BOGGS A RIDE HOME.

HEY!

IT'LL JUST BE A LITTLE BIT,

UNLESS YOU'D LIKE TO WAIT?

NO, THANKS. I WORK HERE, REMEMBER?

CALL ME. YEAH.

WHAT'D YOU GIVE ME?

A MUSCLE RELAXER.

EXCUSE ME, MISS GRIMES.

UH, WOULD YOU BE UP TO ANSWERING A FEW QUESTIONS?

SHE CAN'T TAKE THE ICE PACK OFF.

CHIEF,

I THOUGHT I'D SAID GOOD NIGHT TO YOU.

OH, SERENA, I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE THIS.

THIS IS... THIS IS SO AWFUL.

REMEMBER WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL BE FINE.

IT HAPPENED SO FAST.

UH, DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU HAD IN YOUR POCKETBOOK?

EVERYTHING... MONEY, CARDS,

THE KEYS TO MY HOUSE,

MY ADDRESS.

HE TRIED TO... YOU KNOW...

HE GRABBED ME AND HE GROPED ME.

WE GET IT, SERENA.

YOU TAKE IT EASY.

EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE OLD BUMP-ROB-AND-RUN.

THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF THESE LATELY.

I CAN'T GO HOME.

DON'T WORRY. YOU'LL BE FINE.

WE'RE PUTTING A WOMAN POLICE OFFICER WITH YOU.

THE THIEF WHO PUT THE GUN TO MY HEAD WAS A WOMAN.

THINGS SURE GETTING EQUAL.

UH, WE'RE GOING TO WANT YOU

TO COME DOWN TO THE STATION TO LOOK AT PICTURES.

THAT MAN,

WHEN HE PUT HIS HANDS ON ME...

DON'T UPSET YOURSELF, SERENA.

JUST YOU BE CALM. WE'LL WAIT FOR YOU OUTSIDE THE DOOR.

BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, HUH?

OH, SHE CERTAINLY IS.

SHE'S SINGLE, TOO,

INCIDENTALLY.

I WAS JUST MAKING A COMMENT.

SEEMED AWFULLY DISTURBED, DIDN'T SHE?

OF COURSE SHE'S DISTURBED.

AFTER WHAT HAPPENED TO HER, WHY WOULDN'T SHE BE?

NO, I MEANT, UH...

LISTEN, SHE'S PLENTY DISTURBED.

THERE'S NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THAT.

A TYPICAL COP. ALWAYS LOOKING FOR FAULTS.

HI, BUBBA. SHE SEEMS TO BE DOING BETTER.

O.K.

[RINGING]

[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

WHY, CAPTAIN SKINNER, GOOD MORNING.

WELL, HELLO, MISS GRIMES.

I THOUGHT I'D SEE HOW YOU WAS DOING.

HOW KIND.

I GOT BRAND-NEW LOCKS.

WISH I COULD FIX THIS JAW AS EASILY.

DON'T GO WORRYING ABOUT YOUR FACE NONE.

I'M SURE IT WILL HEAL REAL NICE AND QUICK.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU'VE GOT TO REMEMBER IS JUST TO

GET BACK TO YOUR NORMAL ACTIVITIES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

LIKE GETTING BACK ON A HORSE AFTER YOU'VE BEEN THROWN?

YEAH, EXACTLY.

I TRIED THAT ONCE. GOT THROWN RIGHT BACK OFF.

YEAH, WELL, I GUESS THAT'S POSSIBLE. UH...

DO YOU MIND IF I ASK YOU A FEW MORE QUESTIONS?

ALL RIGHT.

DO YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING MORE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED?

I REMEMBER HIS TEETH.

THE MAN WHO HIT ME HAD THE WORST TEETH.

THEY'S ROTTEN?

YES. AND HE SMILED.

GOD!

CAN YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING ELSE?

NOT BLOND, NOT DARK,

TALL, ON THE THIN SIDE.

I CAN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING ELSE. IT WAS VERY DARK.

YEAH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S JUST FINE.

UH, LOOK HERE, WE'LL BE IN TOUCH, O.K.?

UH, MISS GRIMES,

I BET IT'S HARD TO EAT

WITH THAT THING ON YOUR FACE.

HARD TO CHEW?

I MANAGED SOFT CEREAL AND COFFEE.

THAT DOESN'T SOUND TOO APPETIZING.

I KNOW A PLACE THAT SERVES THE BEST HOMEMADE SOUP.

IT'S RIGHT OVER ON...

CAPTAIN SKINNER, IS THAT AN INVITATION TO LUNCH?

YEAH. YEAH, IT IS.

IS THIS A SERVICE

YOU PROVIDE TO ALL YOUR VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME?

NO, MA'AM.

WELL, I'M GLAD.

THAT MAKES ME SPECIAL.

YEAH.

UH, TOMORROW.

THAT'LL BE FINE, SIR.

THIS THING AIN'T GOING TO BE READY TO ROLL BY TONIGHT.

DID I SAY TONIGHT?

THAT'S WHAT I HEARD.

WELL, TOMORROW'S FINE.

WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT LOOK FRESH.

HEY, MONK, I FELT LIKE WE WAS BONNIE AND CLYDE.

EXCEPT YOU GOT TO GET YOUR TEETH FIXED.

YOU WOULDN'T BE HALF BAD IF YOU HAD SOME NEW TEETH.

I KNEW YOU WAS COMING AROUND TO LIKING ME.

DON'T GET TOO STUCK ON YOURSELF.

HEY, WHERE'D YOU GET THAT RING, LITTLE GIRL?

OFF THAT RICH LADY'S FINGER.

SHE PROBABLY GET PLENTY MORE.

LET'S JUST GET THIS JOB DONE.

WE CAN TAKE A BREAK.

NO BREAKS! NOT NOW!

O.K.

WELL, GOOD MORNING, HARRIET.

DON'T YOU LOOK NICE.

THANKS. WHERE ARE YOU RUSHING OFF TO?

WELL, SERENA GRIMES WAS ROBBED AT GUNPOINT LAST NIGHT.

LAST NIGHT? WHERE?

SHE WAS GOING HOME FROM THAT MEETING.

SHE O.K.?

SHE'S O.K., BUT SHE TOOK SOME HARD PUNCHES.

THEY STOLE HER CAR, TOOK ALL HER JEWELRY

AND EVERYTHING SHE HAD IN HER PURSE.

I GUESS THAT CANCELS THIS MORNING'S MEETING.

I'LL CALL HER.

EVERY TIME SHE GETS SOMETHING GOOD GOING,

SOMETHING ELSE FALLS OUT OF PLACE.

SHE DOES BRING SOME OF IT ON HERSELF.

LIKE WHAT?

OH, JUST MAN PROBLEMS.

OH.

WELL, YOU BE CAREFUL, HEAR?

BYE.

NOW, YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THIS.

I WON'T BE MORE THAN A MINUTE, CHIEF.

WELL, SINCE FLOWERS BRING RELIEF FROM THE HUMDRUM,

WHICH OFTEN AFFLICTS MY POLICE STATION, GO AHEAD.

APPRECIATE IT. YOU MAKE IT FAST.

WELL, DID HE SAY WHO'S THE LUCKY LADY?

NO. BUT I RECKON EVERYBODY'S LUCKY.

FLOWERS MAKE EVERYBODY FEEL GOOD.

THEY SURE PUT A SMILE ON A WOMAN'S FACE.

I SEE IT, BUT THERE MUST BE SOME MISTAKE.

NO, NOT IF THERE'S A CAPTAIN SKINNER HERE.

SEE? "DELIVERY FOR CAPTAIN BUBBA SKINNER."

ME?

YOU CAPTAIN BUBBA SKINNER?

YEAH.

YOU'RE THE LUCKY MAN. THIS IS FOR YOU.

Y'ALL HAVE A NICE DAY.

CAPTAIN BUBBA SKINNER.

LUANN: HA HA HA HA!

WHAT Y'ALL LOOKING AT?

LUANN: NOTHING.YOU.

I KNOW THAT, PARKER.

THEY'RE A BUNCH OF FLOWERS.

A BIGBUNCH OF FLOWERS.

EXPENSIVE BUNCH OF FLOWERS.

I GUESS YOU LADIES DIDN'T GET LUCKY TODAY.

SURE DIDN'T. THANKS FOR MENTIONING IT.

WELL...

THAT'S NICE.

THAT'S NICE.

WELL, MRS. HAWTHORNE, NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

THAT'S A PRETTY HAT YOU GOT.

WELL, THANK YOU, CAPTAIN SKINNER.

I'LL GET MRS. HAWTHORNE

STARTED ON THE MUG BOOKS.

MISS GRIMES SAID THE MAN WAS TALL, MEDIUM-BROWN HAIR,

AND REALLY BAD TEETH.

I'LL BE IN THERE WITH YOU ALL IN A MINUTE.

MRS. HAWTHORNE: WHO'S THE LUCKY LADY?

THOSE KIND OF FLOWERS MEAN L-O-V-E.

LUANN: HA HA HA HA!

ALL RIGHT, WHO'S BEEN WORKING HER CHARMS, LUANN OR DEE?

RIGHT THIS WAY, MRS. HAWTHORNE.

BUBBA, ARE THOSE FLOWERS REALLY FOR YOU?

Y'ALL SEEM TO BE TAKING A GREAT INTEREST IN THEM.

WELL, WE LOVE FLOWERS. THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.

YEAH. THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH POLICE WORK.

I MEAN, THEY'RE HERE.

YEAH.

DID YOU WANT TO TELL ME SOMETHING?

YES, SIR. MRS. HAWTHORNE'S HERE IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM.

MISS GRIMES GAVE US A LITTLE MORE ON ONE PERPETRATOR.

FINE.

YEAH.

AND THEM FLOWERS ARE FROM MISS GRIMES.

KIND OF A THANK YOU FOR LAST NIGHT.

VIRGIL: THAT'S CLASS.

NOT MANY CITIZENS WOULD COME UP WITH THAT.

YEAH, AND I GUESS I OUGHT TO SAY...

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO LEAVE?

NO. NO, VIRGIL, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S JUST THAT, UH,

I WENT BY THERE THIS MORNING,

NOT KNOWING ABOUT THEM FLOWERS,

AND I ASKED HER TO LUNCH,

BUT ONLY BECAUSE, UH, SHE SEEMED SO, YOU KNOW, UM...

FRAGILE.

YES, SIR.

NOW I'M KIND OF SORRY I DID

BECAUSE THOSE FLOWERS MAKE ME FEEL KIND OF, YOU KNOW...

OBLIGATED?

THAT'S IT. OBLIGATED.

WELL, LUNCH DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.

YOU SURE?

OH, A DINNER,

THAT COULD MEAN SOMETHING,

BUT I'VE NEVER KNOWN LUNCH TO MEAN ANYTHING.

YEAH.

O.K. YOU SURE?

SURE, I'M SURE.

ALL RIGHT, THEN,

WE'LL SEE YOU.

LUNCH DOESN'T WORRY YOU?

NO.

I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING DANGEROUS ABOUT LUNCH. CAN YOU?

YES.

LUNCH CAN BE DANGEROUS.

I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING, JIMMY,

IS WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT WOULD IT TAKE?

YOU GO TO SOME PLACES IN JACKSON,

TELL THEM THE VOLUME OF WORK YOU EXPECT,

AND THEY SHOW YOU THE STUFF YOU'LL NEED.

SO IF SOMEBODY WANTED

TO START A LITTLE BUSINESS ON THE SIDE,

DO A LITTLE CAR-PAINTING AT HOME...

THEY'D STILL NEED THE SAME STUFF.

SOME KNUCKLEHEAD COME IN WANTING TO BUY EQUIPMENT.

IF I SOLD HIM MY STUFF, WHAT'D I DO?

WHO WAS HE?

SOME WHITE GUY.

I SAID HE COULD COME WORK FOR ME,

BUT HE SAID HE COULD MAKE MORE ON HIS OWN.

WHAT'D HE LOOK LIKE?

NOT MUCH. KIND OF RAGGEDY ABOUT THE MOUTH.

OH...

THANKS, JIMMY.

I'LL TAKE YOU AROUND, MISS GRIMES.

THANKS, BUT I CAN SEE HOW THINGS ARE DONE.

CLUB POLICY, MA'AM. I HAVE TO SHOW YOU.

IF YOU MUST, LET'S START OVER THERE.

CERTAINLY, MA'AM.

YOU FOLLOWING ME, CAPTAIN SKINNER?

NO, MA'AM. DIDN'T KNOW YOU WORKED OUT HERE.

I DON'T. I MEAN... I'M NEW.

I'M JUST GETTING STARTED.

PERHAPS YOU COULD GIVE ME SOME TRAINING POINTERS SOMETIME.

YEAH, SURE ENOUGH...

BUT I CAN'T DO IT TODAY.

GOT TO GET THOSE GUYS THAT TOOK YOUR CAR...

WHICH MEANS I HAVE TO POSTPONE THAT LUNCH

FOR A COUPLE DAYS.

WELL, UH, LOOK HERE,

YOU HAVE A GOOD WORKOUT.

I'LL BE TALKING TO YOU SOON.

MISS GRIMES, IF YOU'LL FOLLOW ME.

I DON'T WANT TO FOLLOW YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANYTIME, CHIEF.

SERENA OUGHT TO BE BACK AT WORK BY NOW.

SHE'S WELL ENOUGH TO ACCEPT

A LUNCHEON ENGAGEMENT WITH BUBBA.

IS THAT A FACT?

THAT'S A FACT,

AND SHE JUST SENT HIM A BUNCH OF FLOWERS.

MORNING.

THAT'S NICE, A WOMAN SENDING A MAN FLOWERS.

YOU DON'T THINK THAT SETS UP A NEED,

I MEAN, A NEAR NECESSITY TO RESPOND IN KIND?

I SUPPOSE IT COULD, BUT IT'S A NEW DAY.

WOMEN FEEL FREE TO DO MANY THINGS THEY DIDN'T USED TO,

AND I AM DELIGHTED.

WELL...

GOOD MORNING, MISS DeLONG, CHIEF GILLESPIE.

MR. MASON.

GOOD MORNING, MR. MASON. NICE TO SEE YOU.

YEAH. SURE IS.

ARE WE TESTING PUBLIC OPINION OUT HERE?

WELL, IF WE ARE, WE JUST WON BY ONE VOTE.

OF COURSE, NOW I DON'T CARE MUCH ABOUT PUBLIC OPINION.

I'M LOOKING AT RETIREMENT.

YOU, ON THE OTHER HAND,

AREN'T YOU STILL LOOKING FOR VOTES?

WHITE ONES AS WELL AS BLACK ONES.

CARING LESS AND LESS ABOUT WHETHER I GET THEM.

ANYWAY, THE ELECTION'S NOT TOMORROW.

TRUE. MAY I CALL YOU LATER

AND MAKE BELIEVE I DIDN'T?

WELL, BY ALL MEANS.

AND WE HAVE A COMPLAINT FROM MINOW'S CONVENIENCE STORE.

TOO MANY SCHOOL KIDS ARE SQUEEZING IN AT ONE TIME.

HE CAN'T WATCH THEM ALL, AND... HE'S HAVING A FIT.

THE MAN HATES KIDS. ALWAYS DID.

SOME KIDS.

STILL WE GOT TO CHECK IT OUT, O.K.?

HERE'S THE LATEST ON THE "BUMP, ROB, RUN" PHENOM.

IMPRESSIVE RAP SHEET.

PHENOM?

CHILL, JAMISON.

BERNARD "THE MONK" STILES SERVED 18 MONTHS

FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.

FIRST OFFENSE, HE TOOK A VOW OF SILENCE

FOR THE DURATION OF HIS PRISON TERM.

MUST BE OUR MAN.

WOULDN'T SMILE IN HIS MUG SHOT.

HE KEPT THAT RAGGEDY MOUTH SHUT.

SOMEONE GET ON THE MOTOR VEHICLES DIVISION. GET HIS ADDRESS.

DEE, I WANT YOU TO MAKE COPIES OF THIS PICTURE.

MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S GOT ONE.

WILL DO. O.K.

DID YOU HAVE THAT LUNCH YET?

NO, BUT I SAW HER AT THE GYM.

YOU BE CAREFUL.

IT'S JUST A LUNCH, CHIEF.

LISTEN...

IT'S MY EXPERIENCE THAT LUNCHES

CAN BE DANGEROUS.

WHAT ABOUT THE LICENSE PLATE?

DIDN'T YOU TAKE IT OFF THE OTHER CAR?

YOU DIDN'T SAY TO, MONK!

NEVER MIND. WE'LL GET IT ON THE WAY OUT.

COME ON. LET'S GO.

GOOD GOD, MONK, WE GOT COMPANY.

HOLD YOUR FIRE!

LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU COME ON OUT OF THERE?

IT'S TOO DAMN HOT FOR THIS.

YOU'LL HAVE TO COME OUT EVENTUALLY.

WHY NOT MAKE IT NOW?

[COUGHING]

STOP STRUGGLING SO I DON'T HAVE TO HURT YOU.

LOOK, KNOWING WHEN TO QUIT IS THE FIRST SIGN OF WISDOM.

MAN ON TV: YEAR-END CLEARANCES AND...

[SIREN WAILING ON TV]

WOMAN ON TV: BY FRIDAY...

ANNOUNCER: NOW NUMBER 19, DANIELS

TAKES HIS PLACE IN THE BATTER'S BOX...

AND HERE'S THE PITCH...

YOU WANT TO TALK?

NOPE.

YOU SURE?

NOPE.

YOU GOING TO SAY "NOPE" TO EVERYTHING?

WELL, UH, ASK ME SOMETHING ELSE.

WANT TO...

CUDDLE?

[TURNS OFF TELEVISION]

YEP.

[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

MISS GRIMES, WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT SO LATE?

LOOKING FOR YOU.

LOOKING FOR ME?

I'M A GOOD DETECTIVE.

YES, MA'AM...

YOU SURE ARE.

WHEN DO I GET MY CAR BACK?

WELL, IT'S IN EVIDENCE RIGHT NOW.

SERENA: I DON'T LIKE THAT PAINT.

NO, IT'S NOT A PRETTY COLOR, IS IT?

IT'S BEEN A ROUGH DAY, AND I'M TIRED,

BUT WE'LL GET YOUR CAR BACK TO YOU SOON.

BUBBA?

YEAH, HONEY. I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

I KNEW YOU HAD COMPANY.

YEAH, AND I BETTER...

I WANT TO SEE YOU.

MISS GRIMES, UH,

MAYBE THAT'S NOT SUCH A GOOD IDEA.

WHY NOT?

WELL, I ALREADY HAVE A...

A GIRLFRIEND? THEN WHY DID YOU COME ON TO ME?

BUBBA: MA'AM, I WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE YOU WAS ALL RIGHT.

I DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING.

AND YOU DIDN'T MEAN THAT.

AND I'M SORRY.

I AM TRULY SORRY IF YOU TOOK IT THE WRONG WAY.

BUT RIGHT NOW, UM...

I REALLY GOT TO GO.

O.K., MISS BOGGS, YOU WANT CAPTAIN SKINNER

TO MEET YOU AT THE ARAGON AT 7:45.

I'LL GIVE HIM THE MESSAGE.

MM-HMM. BYE-BYE.

LORD.

MISS GRIMES. NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

CAN I HELP YOU?

BUBBA: I'LL BE THERE IN A MINUTE.

COVEY, TAKE THEM TO THE CELLS.

CAPTAIN SKINNER, THERE'S A MESSAGE FROM MISS BOGGS.

LUANN, JUST BRING THAT TO THE OFFICE.

WELL, SERENA, I HOPE YOU'RE FEELING ALL RIGHT.

YES, BILL, JUST FINE.

ANY WORD ON OUR INCINERATOR PROJECT?

NOTHING.

I SUPPOSE THAT'S BUREAUCRACY.

THEY MOVE ABOUT AS FAST AS A PREGNANT SNAIL.

IT'S CERTAINLY GOOD TO SEE YOU UP AND AROUND

AND LOOKING SO WELL.

WHY, THANK YOU, BILL.

ARE YOU HERE FOR YOUR CAR?

NO. THE PAINT SHOP IS PICKING IT UP.

THAT COLOR... I COULDN'T DRIVE.

WELL, THAT WAS SMART.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO,

GIVE ME A SHOUT.

THANK YOU, BILL.

I WANTED TO SEE CAPTAIN SKINNER.

HE'S IN A MEETING WITH THE CHIEF AND DETECTIVE TIBBS.

IT WOULD ONLY TAKE A SECOND.

THEY GOING TO BE A WHILE, MISS GRIMES.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME?

WHAT'S HER PROBLEM?

I DON'T KNOW.

SERENA NEVER CAN START OVER

WITHOUT THE WEIGHT OF THE PAST

CRASHING IN ON HER.

SHE REPEATS THE SAME BEHAVIOR...

I DIDN'T TELL BILL ALL THIS. I FEEL SORRY FOR HER.

I FEEL SORRY FOR BUBBA.

HE PROBABLY DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

I HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE IN COLLEGE.

I ONLY DATED THE GUY TWICE,

BUT HE WOULDN'T LET GO.

HE STALKED ME, AND NOBODY COULD DO ANYTHING

BECAUSE THERE ARE NO LAWS AGAINST IT.

WHAT DID YOU DO?

I CAME ON TO HIM REAL STRONG.

OH, LORD!

BUT IT WORKED! HE COOLED DOWN AND DISAPPEARED.

I THINK HE JUST WANTED POWER AND CONTROL.

HI. YOUR SECRETARY TOLD ME I COULD WAIT HERE.

LANDRY FROM THE STATE CAPITAL'S ON THE LINE.

GO AHEAD.

YES, LANDRY. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

NO. YOU'RE RIGHT. THINGS HAVE COME TO A STANDSTILL.

NO, THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT.

MISS GRIMES HAS THE POWER OF ATTORNEY.

IF SHE'S NOT FEELING UP TO DEALING WITH IT,

THERE'S NO DEALING AT ALL.

IF I HEAR ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY,

I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL.

YES.

I'LL TALK WITH YOU SOON.

ALL RIGHT. BYE.

I BROUGHT OVER THE FIGURES FOR THOSE EXTRA POLICE.

LANDRY IS CHAFING AT THE BIT.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I'M GLAD THINGS HAVE SLOWED DOWN.

THE MORE I LOOK AT THIS INCINERATOR PROJECT,

THE LESS I LIKE IT.

YOU TALK TO SERENA GRIMES LATELY?

NO. I TALKED TO ALTHEA ABOUT HER.

SHE PITCHED A FIT AT THE POLICE STATION TODAY

BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T GET TO SEE BUBBA SKINNER.

SHE YELLED AT A COUPLE OF MY WOMEN POLICE OFFICERS.

SHE'S A COMPLICATED CASE.

WHAT IS IT? IS IT SEXUAL?

MAYBE NOT.

THEN MAYBE WHAT?

IT SEEMS MORE ABOUT POWER.

ALTHEA SAID SHE HAD AN EXPERIENCE LIKE IT IN COLLEGE,

AND THE GUY WAS MORE INTERESTED IN CONTROLLING HER

THAN IN GOING TO BED WITH HER.

WELL, YOU CAN'T HAVE THE SECOND

WITHOUT YOU GET THE FIRST.

IT'S NOT THE SAME.

IT'S MORE LIKE SOMEONE GETTING IT IN THEIR HEAD

THAT YOU MUST FOCUS ON THEM

WHENEVER THEY WANT YOU TO.

WELL, DON'T MOST PEOPLE?

NO. A NORMAL PERSON WOULDN'T EXPECT YOU

TO EXCLUDE EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE ELSE

FROM YOUR FIELD OF FOCUS.

WELL, POOR OLD BUBBA.

EVERY TIME HE LOOKS AROUND, THERE SHE IS.

KIND OF SPOOKY.

I GUESS YOU CAN'T BE NICE TO PEOPLE ANYMORE.

OH, YOU CAN BE NICE,

AND MOST PEOPLE RESPOND IN KIND.

SERENA RESPONDS IN ANOTHER WAY.

SHE NEEDS HELP AGAIN.

YOU KNOW, IT'S AWFUL HARD TO STAND HERE LIKE THIS

AND TRY TO CONCENTRATE ON SERENA AND BUBBA.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

OH... I'M SORRY. MISS DeLONG,

YOU HAVE A FINANCE MEETING. IT'S LATE.

THANK YOU.

I GOT TO GO.

CALL ME.

YEAH. UH, UH, LISTEN...

I'M SORRY SHE SAW ALL THAT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.

[GIGGLING]

SEE IF YOU CAN'T GET MISS GRIMES ON THE PHONE.

YES, SIR, CHIEF.

IT'S WARM OUT THERE.

CHIEF, I DIDN'T MEAN TO SET THIS THING OFF.

IT ISN'T YOUR FAULT. YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

BOY, AM I HAPPY TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT,

'CAUSE LAST NIGHT THE WOMAN COME TO MY HOUSE.

WHEN I WOULDN'T LET HER IN,

WHOA! SHE WALLOPED ON THE DOOR.

I KNOW THE WOMAN PERSONALLY.

I'LL HAVE A TALK WITH HER.

I'D SURE APPRECIATE THAT.

CHIEF, I GOT MISS GRIMES ON THE LINE,

BUT SHE HUNG UP WHEN I SAID WHO IT WAS.

DID SHE SAY ANYTHING?

CHIEF, I DON'T...

WHAT DID SHE SAY?

SHE SAID, "TELL BILL GILLESPIE TO GO TO HELL."

[KNOCKING]

OPEN UP!

I WANT MY CAR NOW!

OH, HOWDY, MISS GRIMES.

WE ABOUT TO CLOSE FOR THE DAY.

IS MY CAR READY?

COURSE NOT, MA'AM. WE JUST PICKED IT UP THIS MORNING.

WON'T BE READY FOR FOUR DAYS, AT LEAST.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO IN THE MEANTIME?

MISS GRIMES, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO SOMEWHERES,

WE'LL TAKE YOU.

I WANT MY CAR. NOW.

ANYTHING YOU SAY. I'LL GET YOUR KEYS,

AND YOU CAN DRIVE IT OUT YOURSELF.

HERE YOU GO, MISS GRIMES.

DRIVE IT RIGHT ON OUT.

ANSWERING MACHINE: THIS IS TRACEY. PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE AT THE BEEP.

[BEEP]

IT'S BUBBA. I'M RUNNING A LITTLE LATE,

BUT I'LL BE THERE BEFORE THE MUSIC STARTS.

HI.

I'M SORRY.

NOW, SERENA,

THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO, IS IT?

NO, BILL.

IT'S NOT.

WOULD YOU ALLOW ME

TO OFFER TO FIND SOME HELP FOR YOU?

HELP?

YES.

BUT...

WHY DOES HELP ALWAYS TURN INTO THIS?

WELL, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN'T FIND OUT.