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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

I FEEL LIKE CRYING.

NOW, THAT WOULD BE A SPECTACLE, WOULDN'T IT?

A POLICE OFFICER CRYING ON A PUBLIC STREET.

WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?

LISTEN, THE BIBLE SAYS

THERE'S A TIME FOR EVERYTHING.

THE BIBLE NEVER SAID, "BYE, BYE, BILL."

WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT?

THE ANSWER TO THAT, SUGAR CHILD, IS NOTHING.

THE CITY COUNCIL HIRED ME,

AND THEY CAN QUIT HIRING ME,

OR, IN OTHER WORDS,

THEY CAN FIRE ME.

BUT, SEE, YOUR JOB IS DIFFERENT

BECAUSE YOU'RE UNDER THE NEW CIVIL SERVICE PLAN.

CHIEF, STICK TO THE SUBJECT, WHICH IS YOU,

NOT ME.

YOU COULD FIGHT THIS THING.

YOU COULD GET A LAWYER.

IT'S A NEW KIND OF DISCRIMINATION.

FIGHTING THESE PEOPLE WOULD BE LIKE FIGHTING SHADOWS.

YOU COULD NAME THEM, BUT YOU'D NEVER TOUCH THEM,

AND THERE THEY ALL SIT UP THERE

IN HEAVY CONSULTATION--

ALL THE SHADOWS.

GOOD NAME FOR THAT PLACE. THE HOUSE OF SHADOWS.

YOU ARE A LIAR, AND YOU'RE OUT OF ORDER.

MISS DeLONG, THIS COMMITTEE HAS THE POWER

TO RENEW A CONTRACT OR NOT.

GILLESPIE'S OUT. FORBES IS IN.

THOSE VOTES WERE TAKEN

WHEN CHIEF GILLESPIE'S SUPPORTERS WERE AWAY.

I MOVE WE VOTE AGAIN.

I SECOND THE MOTION.

NO. A QUORUM WAS PRESENT.

IT WAS A PERFECTLY LEGAL VOTE.

ASK MARCUS HERE.

THE VOTE'S LEGAL AND BINDING.

AND DONE.

FORBES WILL BE DRIVING IN

FROM MEMPHIS TOMORROW,

READY TO TAKE OVER NEXT WEEK

WHEN GILLESPIE'S CONTRACT EXPIRES.

I WANT THE REASON CHIEF GILLESPIE WAS OUSTED

STATED FOR THE RECORD.

FOR THE RECORD,

THE PEOPLE OF THIS TOWN

WANTED A CHANGE.

WHY DON'T YOU SAY WHAT YOU REALLY MEAN.

FINE.

FOR THE RECORD, CRIME SKYROCKETED

DURING GILLESPIE'S ADMINISTRATION.

WE HAD RAPES,

WE'VE HAD BURGLARIES,

AND WE'VE HAD MORE VIOLENT MURDERS THAN EVER.

CULVER, SPARTA'S CRIME RATE

HAS GROWN WITH THE POPULATION,

SAME AS EVERYWHERE ELSE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, MISS DeLONG,

OUR JOB IS TO SEE THAT SPARTA, MISSISSIPPI,

DOES NOT GROW LIKE EVERYWHERE ELSE.

NOT IN ANY WAY.

YOU REALLY ARE DESPICABLE.

[HORSE WHINNIES]

GO GET 'EM!

[WOOF WOOF]

[WOOF WOOF]

[WOOF WOOF]

I DON'T SEE HOW I'M GOING TO STOP IT.

THERE ISN'T ANYTHING TO STOP.

MY CONTRACT HAS EXPIRED.

THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE REFUSES TO RENEW IT,

AND THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.

THAT VOTE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ABILITY.

IT WAS ALL ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP.

WELL, SURE,

BUT THOSE PEOPLE NEVER LIKED

THE WAY I OPERATED AS CHIEF.

YOU WERE THE BEST CHIEF THEY EVER HAD.

WELL, THANK YOU, BUT MAYBE IT'S TIME I DID RETIRE.

IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK.

VIRGIL WILL BE BACK SOON.

YEAH. HE'LL BE BACK WITH A LAW DEGREE,

WANTING TO MOVE ON TO OTHER THINGS.

UH, CHIEF,

OH, EXCUSE ME.

NO, COME IN, PARKER.

UH, CHIEF, I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE

PROTECTING YOU FROM ARLO BAILEY.

AGAIN?

YES, SIR. HE WAS RAISING THE DEVIL ABOUT SOME KIDS,

DEMANDING TO TALK TO YOU.

HOW LUCKY I WASN'T HERE.

YES, SIR.

CHIEF, HE SOUNDED REAL CRAZED,

UH, EVEN FOR HIM,

SO I SENT A CAR

OUT HIS WAY TO CHECK THINGS OUT.

LISTEN, TELL JAMISON I WANT TO SEE HIM

AS SOON AS HE ARRIVES.

YES, SIR, CHIEF.

SOMETHING ELSE WRONG?

UH, NO, SIR.

NOT--NOT REALLY,

'CEPT I'M REALLY GOING TO MISS CALLING YOU CHIEF.

OH.

CAN YOU CALL A MAN CHIEF EVEN AFTER HE'S GONE?

AFTER HE'S GONE, YOU CAN CALL HIM ANYTHING YOU WANT.

[WOOF WOOF]

[WOOF WOOF WOOF]

LET'S GO!

[WOOF WOOF]

THOSE DOGS OF YOURS ARE LITTLE DARLINGS.

NOT IF YOU TRESPASSING, THEY AIN'T.

WHAT DID YOU CALL ABOUT THIS TIME, ARLO,

THE KIDS AGAIN?

YEAH, ABOUT THE 10th TIME.

KEEP THOSE SUCKERS OFF MY PROPERTY,

OR I'LL HANDLE THEM MYSELF.

LIKE YOU HANDLED BEN ROGERSON?

ROGERSON ATTACKED ME.

MY LAWYER'S GOING TO PROVE IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE.

YEAH.

WELL, WHO WAS THE KID BOTHERING YOU THIS TIME?

BILLY CATON AND HIS FRIEND.

TELL HIS MAMA HE NEEDS TO BE WHOOPED.

HE'S ONLY A LITTLE KID.

YEAH, I KNOW THAT.

IF HE WEREN'T, I'D SHOOT HIM.

[TV] AND NOW IN NATIONAL NEWS,

HERE'S JERRY SANDERS.

THE CASE OF THE ALLEGED 13-YEAR-OLD KILLER

KEN WALLACE, CONTINUES TO GRIP THE COMMUNITY

OF PUREWATER, FLORIDA.

EARLIER TODAY, BONNIE BAXTER WAS OUTSIDE

THE CLAXTON COUNTY POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

JERRY, I'M HERE WITH THE CLAXTON COUNTY

DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHESTER QUINN.

MR. QUINN, WE'VE HEARD REPORTS

THAT THE JUVENILE STALKED HIS VICTIM.

CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT?

WE BELIEVE THE BOY WATCHED THE MAN

WITH BINOCULARS,

ENTERED HIS HOUSE THROUGH A WINDOW,

AND SHOT HIM.

HOW DID HE COME INTO POSSESSION

OF A .44 MAGNUM?

HE FOUND IT AT HOME.

WHY DID THE BOY TAKE SUCH DRASTIC ACTION?

I GUESS HE WANTED REVENGE.

JERRY, CITIZENS HERE IN FLORIDA

ARE STILL STUNNED

BY THE RECENT ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE.

[MRS. CATON] BILLY RAY?

OH, BILLY RAY'S JUST FINE.

YEAH.

NOW, I WANT TO KNOW...

YEAH. I WANT YOU TO TAKE ME

TO THAT PLACE YOU TOOK ME TO THE OTHER NIGHT.

WELL, WE COULD GO TOMORROW NIGHT.

I WILL NOT.

NO.

WHAT? [LAUGHING]

NOW, COME ON.

WELL, NOW YOU STOP TALKING LIKE THAT.

[LAUGHING]

OH...

THE COMMITTEE REFUSED TO TAKE ANOTHER VOTE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S OVER.

HARRIET, IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON.

THAT'S WHY I ASKED YOU

TO COME AND MEET ME HERE NOW.

TO LOOK AT THIS HOUSE AGAIN?

NO, NO.

I WANTED TO ASK YOU TO HELP ME DECORATE IT.

YOU BOUGHT IT?

MY OFFER WAS ACCEPTED JUST A WHILE AGO.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THAT MEANS YOU'LL HELP ME, HUH?

OF COURSE I WILL.

IT WOULD BE A JOY.

CAN I REALLY?

WELL, YOU THE ONLY ONE THAT KNOWS WHAT YOU LIKE,

AND THE WAY YOU LIKE IT,

UH, THAT'S WHAT I WANT.

[MACHINE GUN FIRES]

HEY, DEE.

HOW'S YOUR MAMA AND THEM?

OH, GETTING BY.

LYDIA, THIS IS LIEUTENANT JAMISON.

WE'RE HERE BECAUSE YOUR SON'S BEEN PLAYING

ON ARLO BAILEY'S LAND.

YOU TALKING ABOUT THAT NUT CASE

WHO LIVES ACROSS THE WOODS?

BAILEY'S NOT A MAN TO BE MESSING WITH.

HE'S AWAITING TRIAL FOR MANSLAUGHTER.

WHY DON'T YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT HIM?

YOU JUST KEEP YOUR BOY OFF HIS LAND.

NOBODY WANTS TO SEE BILLY RAY GET HURT.

THANKS FOR THE TIP.

THAT WASN'T A TIP, MA'AM.

THAT'S A SERIOUS WARNING.

PULL BACK!

THERE'S ANOTHER ONE OVER THERE!

[BANG]

LOOK OUT!

[MACHINE GUN]

MOVE, MEN, MOVE!

DON'T STAND THERE.

[MACHINE GUN]

YOU BEEN FOOLING AROUND ON ARLO BAILEY'S LAND?

JUST PLAYING.

WELL, STOP.

THAT MAN IS CRAZY.

JOHNNY SAID HE KILLED SOMEONE.

YOU STAY AWAY FROM THERE.

GO WATCH TV IN YOUR ROOM.

YOU READY?

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

LET'S GO TO THE FISHING SHACK.

YOU AIN'T GONNA KILL ARLO.

YOU AIN'T EVEN GOT A GUN.

IS THAT THING LOADED?

YOU'RE CRAZY, BILLY RAY.

GOOD BOY.

[CRASH]

YOU, BOY!

I'M GOING TO BEAT YOU TO DEATH.

[DOGS BARK]

[WOOF WOOF]

[WOOF WOOF]

[WOOF WOOF WOOF]

SIGN RIGHT HERE, MA'AM.

PLEASE DRIVE SAFE.

EXCUSE ME, OFFICER.

COULD YOU DIRECT ME TO THE HEART OF SPARTA MOTEL?

ARE YOU WHO I THINK?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M HAMPTON FORBES.

YOU'RE REPLACING OUR CHIEF, BILL GILLESPIE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

MY NEW BOSS.

MM-HMM.

WELL, HI.

HI.

YOU DON'T WANT TO STAY

AT THE HEART OF SPARTA.

THERE ARE FRIENDLIER PLACES.

THERE ALWAYS ARE, THANK THE LORD.

NOW, IF YOU TAKE YOUR NEXT RIGHT,

YOU'LL RUN INTO THE McGUFFY HOUSE.

GOOD HOTEL, GREAT STEAKS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, OFFICER CORBIN.

ANY TIME.

ALL UNITS, WE GOT A FATAL SHOOTING

AT 32 AXLIN LANE.

WOULD THAT BE ARLO BAILEY'S ADDRESS?

SURE IS. SOMEBODY KILLED THAT FOOL.

[WOOF WOOF WOOF]

[WOOF WOOF WOOF]

CHIEF, UH, THIS HERE'S BETSY MULLIGAN.

SHE CALLED IT IN.

HI, BETSY.

YOU FOUND HIM DEAD, DID YOU?

YEAH. SHE USED TO WORK FOR ARLO.

COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK I RUN ERRANDS.

WHAT TIME DID YOU FIND HIM?

HALF PAST 3:00.

UH, THESE DOGS HERE,

W-WERE THEY INSIDE THE HOUSE

WHEN YOU FOUND HIM?

OH, THEY WAS OUTSIDE,

ROAMING AROUND LIKE USUAL.

THOSE DOGS LIKE TO BITE,

SO I LOCKED THEM UP INSIDE

AFTER I CALLED Y'ALL.

UH-HUH.

UH, EXCUSE ME, CHIEF.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT THIS.

WELL, UH, THE SCREEN DOOR

WAS BUSTED FROM THE INSIDE.

DOES THAT MEAN SOMETHING?

WELL, IT CERTAINLY MEANS SOMETHING, PARKER.

IT DEPENDS ON WHO DID IT AND WHEN.

IT WAS NO ROBBERY, CHIEF.

NO?

HIS WALLET WAS LYING RIGHT OVER THERE.

CASH IS STILL IN IT.

WHAT DID YOU DO ABOUT THE DOGS?

ANIMAL CONTROL'S ON ITS WAY.

FINE.

WHAT TIME DID THIS HAPPEN?

I'D SAY IT WAS ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.

THE BODY'S STILL PRETTY WARM.

WHAT WENT ON HERE, YOU RECKON?

THE SHOOTER WAS ABOUT 5 FEET AWAY

AND HIT HIM WITH THREE SMALL-CALIBER SLUGS.

WAS THIS WINDOW FORCED OPEN?

NO, BUT THE WEEDS

LOOK LIKE THEY'VE JUST BEEN MASHED DOWN,

AND THERE'S AN OVERTURNED TRASH CAN HERE.

UH-HUH.

WHAT, A LOT OF PEOPLE HATE THIS GUY?

I CAN'T THINK OF A LIVING SOUL

WHO'D TELL HIM IT WAS TUESDAY.

[LUANN] IS THAT WHY WE'RE STAKING OUT ROGERSON NOW?

YEAH. YEAH.

DO YOU THINK WE'RE WASTING OUR TIME?

AW, I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE ROGERSON THOUGHT

THAT ARLO WAS GOING TO GET AWAY

WITH KILLING HIS KID.

BUBBA.

THAT LOOKS LIKE ROGERSON'S BLUE PICKUP.

WHAT'S HE CARRYING, SOME KIND OF PURSE?

GUN CASE.

OH, CHIEF.

LOOK WHAT YOUR FAVORITE NEWSPAPER JUST CAME OUT WITH.

WELL, WELL.

WELL, YOU KNOW,

THEY PRACTICALLY JUST FLAT-OUT ACCUSED ROGERSON

OF MURDERING ARLO BAILEY.

WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE

TO SEARCH ROGERSON'S HOUSE.

WHERE'D THAT PAPER GET EVIDENCE?

WELL, THIS EDITOR'S A VIGILANTE.

VIGILANTE DOESN'T NEED EVIDENCE.

ALL HE NEEDS IS A VICTIM.

A LOT OF PEOPLE HATED ARLO,

BUT EVERYBODY FIGURED

HE WAS GOING TO BEAT THAT MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE.

THINK HE WOULD HAVE, CHIEF?

OH, I SURE DO.

YEAH, THE LAW'S WRITTEN TO PROTECT EVERYBODY.

EVERYBODY WHO CAN AFFORD A GOOD LAWYER.

THERE'S ROGERSON.

PULL OVER HERE.

[WOMAN] CAN I HELP YOU?

YOU CAN'T GO BACK THERE!

MR. ROGERSON, YOU GET OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW.

DONNER, YOU'RE A FILTHY LIAR!

I JUST PRINTED THE FACTS.

ARLO BAILEY DESERVED HIS DAY IN COURT!

DAY IN COURT?

I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT A DAY IN COURT!

MY BOY NEVER HAD A DAY IN COURT!

NO! GET AWAY!

HELP!

HOLD ON.

THAT MAN TRIED TO KILL ME,

JUST LIKE HE KILLED ARLO BAILEY!

HELLO. I'M HAMPTON FORBES.

YES, SIR. I'M DEE SHEPHERD.

CHIEF GILLESPIE'S EXPECTING YOU.

CHIEF GILLESPIE, HAMPTON FORBES.

WELL, THANK YOU, DEE.

PLEASE SIT DOWN, MR. FORBES.

AND WELCOME TO SPARTA.

THANK YOU, CHIEF GILLESPIE.

WELL.

I'M GOING TO BE MEETING

WITH SOME MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL TOMORROW.

I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO MEET YOU.

I DON'T WANT ANY MISUNDERSTANDING BETWEEN US.

WELL, NEITHER DO I.

AND THERE ISN'T GOING TO BE ANY.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU'LL BE WORKING HERE

WITH SOME FINE MEN AND WOMEN.

THERE'S NEVER BEEN A PUBLIC COMPLAINT

AGAINST ANY POLICEMAN EXCEPT ONE.

BY THE WAY, HERE'S A CASE YOU'LL INHERIT FROM ME.

OH, YEAH. I READ ABOUT THIS FELLA ROGERSON.

ONE HIGHLY EXCITABLE MAN.

YEAH, WHY, HE SURE IS,

THOUGH I HAVE TO CONFESS

IT KIND OF TICKLED ME,

HIS ASSAULT ON THAT NEWSPAPER EDITOR.

UH, PRESTON DONNER,

WHO IS THE OWNER AS WELL AS THE EDITOR,

MAY BE THE WORST ENEMY I'VE EVER HAD.

BECAUSE OF YOU PERSONALLY

OR BECAUSE OF YOU AS A POLICEMAN?

WELL, THERE'S THE PERSONAL THING,

BUT HE'S VERY MUCH DOWN ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

YOU'LL MEET HIM SOON ENOUGH.

THE MAN THAT HE SLANDERS IN HERE,

ROGERSON, PROBABLY HAS AN ALIBI IN THE CASE.

HE CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN WITH HIS BROTHER

OUT IN THE WOODS SHOOTING TARGETS AT THE TIME.

OH. UH, INSPECTOR FORBES,

THIS IS BUBBA SKINNER, YOUR CAPTAIN OF PATROL.

PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.

YEAH, YEAH, ME, TOO.

BY THE WAY, VIRGIL TIBBS, YOUR CHIEF INVESTIGATOR,

USUALLY SITS OVER THERE.

HE'S ON A LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

UH, CHIEF, UH, ROGERSON'S BROTHER

SUPPORTED WHAT EARL SAID,

AND THE STORIES MATCH.

THAT'S THAT ALIBI I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

MEANTIME, I'VE BEEN THINKING

ABOUT ARLO'S TWO GUARD DOGS.

TWO MEANEST MUTTS YOU EVER SAW.

JUST AS SOON CHEW ON YOU AS LOOK AT YOU.

MAYBE THEY KNEW THE SHOOTER.

WELL...

I'LL BE AT THE McGUFFY HOUSE

TILL I FIND A PERMANENT PLACE.

FINE. WE'LL MEET DURING THE WEEK.

SEE YOU ALL SOON.

YEAH, YEAH. YOU BET.

WELL, HE SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY NICE FELLA.

YEAH. CITY COUNCIL THINKS SO, ANYHOW.

OH, CHIEF, YOU KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING?

MAYBE THEM DOGS WAS DRUGGED.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL...

PUTS US BACK WHERE WE WERE.

IN ORDER TO DRUG THEM,

YOU GOT TO GET CLOSE TO THEM.

WHY WOULD THE MURDERER DRUG THEM? WHY DIDN'T HE KILL THEM?

HMM. GOOD QUESTION.

IT'S TOO BAD DOGS CAN'T TALK, HUH?

BEAUREGARD CAN ALMOST TALK.

BUT I GUESS IF DOGS COULD TALK,

THEY WOULDN'T BE MAN'S BEST FRIEND.

DO YOU SUPPOSE ANYBODY COULD GET IN HERE

PAST BEAUREGARD?

NO. NO ONE COULD GET PAST BEAUREGARD...

EXCEPT FOR THAT ONE TIME.

WHEN WAS THAT?

TIME MY BICYCLE WAS STOLEN.

WELL, WHERE WAS HE?

I WAS FEEDING HIM INSIDE THE HOUSE.

RIGHT HERE.

[WOOF]

INSPECTOR FORBES, YOU KNOW,

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A MAN LIKE YOU FOR A LONG TIME.

I'LL CERTAINLY TRY TO LIVE UP TO YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

OH. PRES.

I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET CAPTAIN FORBES.

THIS IS PRESTON DONNER.

HE'S THE OWNER OF THE SPARTA HERALD.

WHEN YOU HAVE A MINUTE, WE'LL HAVE A CHAT.

I RECOMMEND THAT YOU HOLD YOUR QUESTIONS

TILL AFTER MR. FORBES TAKES OVER.

HE'S GOING TO BE CHIEF,

NO MATTER WHAT YOU ASK.

DON'T GET ME WRONG.

THE SPARTA HERALD WELCOMES YOU, CHIEF.

ONLY TOO GLAD TO SEE THE LAST OF GILLESPIE.

HE WAS BAD FOR THIS TOWN.

WELL, YOU CAN ASK ME ANYTHING,

ANYTIME YOU SEE ME, INCLUDING NOW.

ALL RIGHT. YOUR RANK ON THE MEMPHIS POLICE FORCE

WAS INSPECTOR. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT TITLE.

WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL?

INSPECTOR IS LIKE A PRECINCT COMMANDER.

MEMPHIS HAS FIVE PRECINCTS--

NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST,

AND MY DISTRICT-- DOWNTOWN CENTRAL.

DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS.

GUESS YOU SEE EVERYTHING THERE.

EVERYTHING, AND THEN SOME.

WHAT MADE YOU CHOOSE OUR TOWN?

WELL, OUR TOWN CHOSE HIM.

WE WERE LOOKING FOR A CHANGE.

SPEAKING ONLY FOR MYSELF,

I CAN SAY THAT MR. COLEMAN'S RIGHT.

I WANTED A CHANGE.

CHIEF, BETSY MULLIGAN.

OH, YES.

DO COME IN, MISS BETSY.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN.

I'LL ONLY TAKE A SECOND.

YOU SEEN ARLO FEED THOSE DOGS.

NOW WHERE DID HE FEED THEM,

INSIDE THE HOUSE OR OUTSIDE THE HOUSE?

NO. INSIDE. HE'D CALL THEM INSIDE

AND FEED THEM ON THE PORCH.

OH. HOW MANY TIMES A DAY?

OH, JUST ONCE, ALWAYS AROUND 3:00.

AROUND 3:00.

THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO KNOW, MISS BETSY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. ANYTIME.

ARLO BAILEY WAS SHOT AROUND 3 PM.

NOW THOSE DOGS, THEY WERE EATING

ABOUT THE SAME TIME, I PRESUME.

WELL, THE SCREEN HOOK WAS BROKEN,

SO ARLO DIDN'T LET THEM OUT.

THEY MUST HAVE BUSTED OUT

WHEN THEY HEARD THE GUNSHOTS.

SURE. THEY WERE SCARED. THAT COULD BE.

BUT IF ROGERSON DID KILL ARLO,

HE HAD TO HAVE BEEN WATCHING HIM.

HE HAD TO KNOW WHEN ARLO LOCKED THOSE DOGS INSIDE.

WHO ELSE...

KNEW ABOUT THAT FEEDING TIME?

DON'T TELL ME BILLY RAY'S IN TROUBLE AGAIN.

NO. UH-UH. WE WERE JUST HOPING

HE COULD HELP I.D. A SUSPECT.

HE'S INSIDE WATCHING TV.

I GOT TO RUN TO THE BANK.

YOU GOING TO NEED ME?

NO, NOT RIGHT NOW.

THE PUREWATER, FLORIDA, CASE

IS YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE

OF THE RAMPANT VIOLENCE SWEEPING OUR NATION.

ONE CAN POINT TO THE ABUSES SOME CHILDREN SUFFER

OR THE STRESS OF GROWING UP

IN OUR MODERN SOCIETY.

BUT PERHAPS WE'LL NEVER TRULY UNDERSTAND

WHAT MOTIVATES A CHILD TO KILL.

FOR THE ENTIRE CHANNEL 9 NEWS TEAM--

[KNOCK KNOCK]

I'M JERRY SANDERS WISHING YOU--

HEY, BILLY RAY.

WE GOT SOMETHING TO ASK YOU.

YOU MEAN ABOUT ARLO?

YEAH, AS A MATTER OF FACT.

I HEARD SOMEONE SHOT HIM.

WHO TOLD YOU THAT, SON?

HEARD PEOPLE TALKING.

DO YOU GO TO MR. BAILEY'S HOUSE A LOT?

YEAH.

ME AND JOHNNY REED.

DO YOU EVER SEE THIS MAN?

I THINK I'VE SEEN HIM IN THE NEWSPAPER.

YOU EVER SEEN HIM OVER AT ARLO BAILEY'S?

I SEEN HIM A COUPLE TIMES.

WHAT WAS HE DOING?

I DON'T KNOW. JUST WALKING AROUND.

GUESS YOU SAW HIM DRIVING AROUND

IN HIS RED PICKUP, TOO, HUH?

YEAH. I SEEN HIM DRIVING IT.

ROGERSON'S PICKUP'S NOT RED.

IT'S BLUE.

BLUE AS THE SKY.

THINK THE KID WAS JUST CONFUSED?

NO. I THINK THE BOY WAS LYING.

LET ME TALK TO THE CHIEF.

JUST LIKE YOUR DADDY TAUGHT YOU, NOW.

EXCUSE ME, SIR. YOU'RE CHARLIE REED.

THAT'S RIGHT. WHAT'S GOING ON?

OH, WE JUST NEED TO TALK TO YOUR BOY.

JOHNNY.

WHAT DID YOU DO?

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

JUST WANT TO KNOW IF, UH, YOU EVER SEEN THAT FELLA.

I NEVER SEEN HIM.

WELL, YOUR FRIEND BILLY RAY SAID

HE SAW THIS GUY HANGING AROUND ARLO BAILEY'S.

MAYBE HE DID.

YEAH.

AND, UH, MAYBE HE DIDN'T.

AND MAYBE THE WRONG GUY COULD GO TO PRISON.

NOW YOU WOULDN'T WANT THAT.

DO I HAVE TO WHIP THE TRUTH OUT OF YOU?

NO. I'D HAVE TO STOP YOU FROM DOING THAT.

BILLY RAY WANTED TO GET ARLO BACK FOR THEM DOGS.

HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO KILL HIM.

I FIGURED HE WAS JUST JOKING AROUND,

BUT WHEN WE GOT THERE,

HE PULLED OUT HIS MAMA'S GUN.

DID YOU GO IN WITH HIM?

NO, SIR. I WENT HOME.

SO YOU DIDN'T SEE HIM SHOOT ARLO BAILEY.

NO, SIR.

ARE YOU GOING TO ARREST BILLY RAY?

WE JUST GONNA TALK TO HIM RIGHT NOW.

THEN WHAT?

AND THEN SEE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.

MRS. CATON?

WHAT'S WRONG NOW?

UH, MRS. CATON, IS YOUR BOY HOME?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M JUST BACK FROM THE MARKET.

DO YOU OWN A .22?

YES. WHY?

LET'S GO GET IT, PLEASE.

BILLY RAY!

BILLY RAY CATON!

I GUESS HE'S GONE.

WHERE IS HIS BEDROOM?

COME ON.

WHEN WAS THIS LITTLE BANK BUSTED OPEN?

BILLY RAY MUST HAVE JUST DONE THAT.

OH. UH, WELL, WHERE'S THE .22?

IN MY ROOM.

TOP DRAWER MIDDLE.

.22'S BEEN FIRED, CHIEF.

SO IT HAS.

YOU BEEN DOING ANY FIRING WITH THIS?

NO.

YOU DON'T REALLY THINK BILLY RAY KILLED THAT MAN.

I THINK HE COULD HAVE.

Y'ALL HAVE ANY RELATIVES IN TOWN, MA'AM?

NO. THEY'RE ALL IN BATON ROUGE.

THE, UH, THE BOY'S DADDY--

DOES HE LIVE WITH Y'ALL?

HE'S DEAD.

KILLED HIMSELF.

OH. WELL, WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN?

A YEAR AGO IN LOUISIANA.

MA'AM, DOES THE BOY HAVE ANY, UH, PLACES--

HIDING PLACES HE MIGHT HAVE RUN OFF TO?

SOMETIMES BILLY RAY AND JOHNNY PLAY

BY THAT FISHING SHACK DOWN AT BREWER'S POND.

MAYBE THAT'S WHERE HE IS.

DOES YOUR SON KNOW HIS DADDY'S DEAD?

OH, SURE.

BILLY RAY FOUND HIM DEAD.

[CAR APPROACHING]

THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE.

CHIEF, WE'LL SEARCH AROUND BACK HERE.

GO AHEAD.

THERE HE GOES.

COME ON.

HE'S O.K. HE WASN'T HURT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ALL OVER NOW.

IT'S JUST BEGINNING.

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER LITTLE BOY?

JOHNNY REED?

HE'LL TESTIFY FOR THE STATE.

BILLY RAY IS-- IS 9 YEARS OLD.

I MEAN, THIS IS A SHAME.

I HEAR THEY'LL PROSECUTE THAT BOY FROM FLORIDA

AS AN ADULT, TOO.

'CAUSE HE'S ALL OF 13.

BUT ARLO BAILEY'S MURDER HERE

WAS JUST AS COLD AND CALCULATED A KILLING.

WE DON'T KNOW THAT.

THE BOY HASN'T TALKED YET.

HE COULD GET 12 YEARS.

12. KID HASN'T EVEN LIVED THAT LONG.

IF YOU DIDN'T FILE ANY COMPLAINT--

WELL, I DID.

HI.

OH, HI.

SO HOW DO I READ THIS FACE?

SAD TO BE LEAVING ALL THIS, OR GLAD?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY ALL THIS,

ALL THE TERRIBLE THINGS THAT GO ON?

BECAUSE THERE'S NO LEAVING THEM

UNTIL WE LEAVE THIS WORLD, SURELY.

WELL... SO HOW ABOUT LUNCH?

NO TIME.

GOT TIME FOR SUPPER?

THAT WOULD BE NICE.

FINE. MEANTIME, I'VE GOT A DESK I GOT TO CLEAN OUT.

CHIEF.

UH, IT--IT'S TIME TO TRANSFER THE LITTLE BOY.

HI.

HI.

WANT TO TAKE A RIDE WITH ME?

WHERE?

TO ANOTHER PLACE--

SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BUT A WHOLE LOT NICER.

BUT NOT HOME?

NO.

NOT FOR A FELLA THAT SHOT SOMEBODY.

I TRIED TO LEAVE.

SAY WHAT?

I WANTED TO GO OUT THE WINDOW.

WHY DID YOU CLIMB IN THAT WINDOW WITH THAT PISTOL

IN THE FIRST PLACE?

I HATED HIM. HE TRIED TO KILL ME.

HE TURNED HIS DOGS LOOSE ON ME.

I WENT IN THERE TO KILL HIM,

BUT I GOT SCARED, AND I COULDN'T.

YOU SAY YOU WANTED TO GO BACK OUT THAT WINDOW--

I THINK, ANYHOW.

WHY DIDN'T YOU?

ARLO CAME CHARGING AT ME.

HE SAID HE'D KILL ME WITH A BASEBALL BAT.

WITH A BASEBALL BAT? HMM.

SO...

YOU SHOT HIM TO PROTECT YOURSELF, HUH?

YES, SIR.

LISTEN, ON THE WAY TO WHERE WE'RE GOING...

LET'S STOP OFF AND SEE A FRIEND OF MINE.

YOU'LL LIKE HIM.

WHO?

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

WE'LL GO SEE HIM TOGETHER. COME ON.