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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

YOU SAID YOU'D DO IT. WANT ME TO?

I SAID I WOULD.

WELL, THEN, GO ON, THEN.

NAP, WE GOT TO GO NOW,

TAKE THE CAR HOME.

HENRY.

HENRY.

ABOUT THEM PEOPLE WE SHOT...

YOU KNOW WE HAD TO DO THAT, RIGHT?

SO THEY WOULDN'T TELL.

THAT'S RIGHT.

NOW COLEY'S AFRAID THAT YOU GOING TO TELL.

AND IF YOU TELL SOMEBODY LIKE YOUR WHITE DADDY,

MAN, COLEY GOING TO COME BACK

AND SHOOT YOU WITH THAT SHOTGUN...

AND SHOOT YOUR WHITE DADDY.

I WON'T TELL.

HE WANTS ME TO SHOOT YOU NOW...

WITH THIS.

BUT I WANT YOU TO RUN THATAWAY...

TO OLD ROUTE 11.

TAKE YOUR FIRST RIGHT.

YOU'LL BE HOME IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.

WILL Y'ALL BRING PAPA ARVIN'S CAR BACK?

I'LL ASK COLEY. DO LIKE I TOLD YOU.

STRAIGHT THAT WAY.

GO ON NOW. GO! GO!

WHAT YOU THINKING ABOUT DOING?

YOU THINKING ABOUT KILLING ME WITH THAT PIECE?

NO, COLEY. WHY?

'CAUSE I WANT MORE MONEY.

YOU WANT ALL OF IT.

NO, COLEY, THERE'S ENOUGH.

WHY DIDN'T YOU KILL HENRY?

I COULDN'T. I JUST COULDN'T.

THERE'S NO NEED BECAUSE NOBODY TAKES HENRY SERIOUS.

LET'S WALK BACK TO THE PICKUP.

COLEY.

AIN'T NOBODY GOING TO BELIEVE POOR HENRY,

EVEN IF HE TELLS.

HUSH, NAP, WILL YOU?

I CAN'T HEAR MYSELF THINKING WHEN YOU'RE TALKING.

HAVE THE POLICE GOT ANY IDEAS?

I'M NOT THE POLICE.

IS THE NEW CHIEF WORKING THIS HIMSELF?

ASK THE NEW CHIEF.

WHEN'S HE GOING TO TALK TO US?

ASK A POLICEMAN. HERE COME ONE.

WOULD Y'ALL CLEAR THIS HALLWAY, PLEASE?

COME ON. LET'S MOVE IT.

SLUGS THEY PULLED OUT OF THE WOMEN ARE .38s.

HE MADE THEM LIE FACE-DOWN.

THERE WAS NO BLOOD OR BRAINS OR LEAD

ANYWHERE BUT ON THE FLOOR.

NOTHING ON ANY OF THE WALLS.

HE DIDN'T EVEN NEED TO SHOOT THE WOMEN WITH THE PISTOL.

I THINK THERE WAS ANOTHER GUY.

THAT FIRED THE PISTOL?

MM-HMM.

TWO GUYS, THEN.

YEAH, AT LEAST TWO.

I COULD SEE WHERE THEY WAS STEPPING ALL AROUND THE BODIES.

CAN'T TAKE IT IN.

THEY WEREN'T THE KIND TO KEEP MONEY AROUND.

WELL, SOMEBODY THOUGHT THEY WERE.

THAT'S ALL IT TAKES.

DID THEY EVER HAVE VISITORS?

OH, YES, YES. WE USED TO VISIT THEM OURSELVES.

YOU AND JOANNA?

LAURA WOULD COME, TOO. SO WOULD HENRY.

WHERE'S MY HENRY? ANY WORD?

NO, LAURA, NOT YET.

THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING ABOUT THE POOR BARRONS.

WE'VE BEEN DRIVING ALL OVER...

THE SCHOOL... THE MORGUE...

THAT BURGER PLACE WHERE THE KIDS GO.

DOES HENRY EVER STAY THE NIGHT WITH SOMEONE?

NOT WITHOUT TELLING US.

THE BARRONS AND ELLIE RENTER

WERE SIMPLY SLAUGHTERED, THEY SAY.

THE SHERIFF SEEMS TO THINK

THAT HENRY LEFT HERE WITH TWO OTHER YOUNG MEN.

WHAT? HENRY LEFT...

WHAT?

WE THINK HE FOLLOWED TWO OF HIS FRIENDS WHO HAVE A PICKUP,

AS IF THEY ALL HAD SOMEPLACE ELSE TO GO.

WHY MIX UP HENRY WITH THIS OTHER THING?

I--I MEAN...

FROM THE BARRONS YOU JUMPED TO HENRY. WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HENRY AS WELL, NOW, WEREN'T WE?

YOU HAVE NO REASON, NO REASON WHATSOEVER,

FOR THINKING WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

ONLY YESTERDAY I SAW THIS FELLA WALKING AROUND.

NO, STAY THERE, HENRY. DON'T MAKE US RUN AFTER YOU.

EASY, HENRY. SIT BACK DOWN AND TELL US

WHERE YOU BEEN SINCE YESTERDAY.

SINCE LAST NIGHT, HE'S BEEN HERE.

HE SLEPT HERE...

AFRAID TO GO HOME.

WHAT DID YOU DO, HENRY? WHY YOU AFRAID?

UM...

I TOOK PAPA ARVIN'S CAR.

BUT HE WAS ALLOWED TO DRIVE IT.

HE'S BEEN IN HERE MANY, MANY TIMES

ASKING QUESTIONS AND LEARNING ABOUT IT.

DID YOU DRIVE THE CAR BACK HERE LAST NIGHT?

YOU DIDN'T DRIVE IT HERE?

WHERE IS IT, HENRY?

O.K. COME WITH US.

GUESS Y'ALL KNOW,

THIS BOY HAS A PROBLEM.

YES, MAC, WE KNOW.

COME WITH US, HENRY.

THIS MAN COLEY WHO WORKED FOR YOU...

HE A MISSISSIPPI RESIDENT?

NEVER ASKED.

DID YOU ASK TO SEE HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE?

I MADE SURE HE HAD A DRIVER'S LICENSE.

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

WHAT STATE ISSUED THE LICENSE, YOU RECALL?

MISSISSIPPI, I BELIEVE.

WELL, YOU READ IT. WHAT DID IT SAY?

I BELIEVE IT WAS MISSISSIPPI.

WHAT WAS COLEY'S FIRST NAME, SIR?

COLEY WAS HIS FIRST NAME.

HIS SECOND NAME WAS HIFFERN.

I REMEMBER 'CAUSE I WROTE HIM CHECKS.

REMEMBER HOW YOU SPELLED THE NAME?

WELL, SURE, I DO.

IT'S HIFFERN. H-I-F-F-E-R-N. HIFFERN.

GET THE SPARTA POLICE ON THE TELEPHONE.

HOW MUCH DID HE MAKE WHEN HE WORKED FOR YOU?

$5.00 AN HOUR.

WHAT MORE COULD A BODY WANT?

I USUALLY GAVE HIM MORE FOR THE BLACK GUY.

WHAT BLACK GUY?

WITH HIM A LOT. WHAT WAS HIS NAME?

NEVER ASKED.

CAPTAIN SKINNER?

AH, YES, SIR. GOT THE NAME. COLEY HIFFERN.

WHAT?

A DOG?

YEAH, O.K.

YOU KNOW, WE GOT US THE PRESS HERE, TOO.

THEY SAW US BRINGING IN THE KID HENRY ELMER.

YOU KNOW, I GOT AN IDEA,

AND IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU,

I'LL TELL FORBES.

YES, BUBBA, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

YOU TELL THE CHIEF.

THOSE WINE BOTTLES HAVE NO TAX STAMP.

I DON'T MAKE WINE.

WE'RE ONLY TRYING TO DO A JOB.

WISH YOU COULD HELP US.

PLAY THAT BACK, FRIEND, AND MAKE BELIEVE I JUST SAID IT TO YOU.

WAS THE OTHER GUY WHITE, HENRY?

NO.

HE WAS A BLACK FELLA.

I--I--I DIDN'T SEE HIM.

HOW MANY OTHER FELLAS WERE THERE, HENRY?

THEY...

THEY WENT AWAY.

FOUND ANOTHER PLACE TO KEEP THE KID.

WELL, HI.

BILL, I DON'T WANT TO EXPOSE THE KID TO THE PRESS.

OH, I HEAR YOU.

I DON'T WANT TO KEEP HIM WITH THE OTHER GUESTS WE HAVE HERE.

LET'S DO WHAT BUBBA SAYS.

IS THE COUNTY JAIL ANY BETTER?

POPULATION IS WORSE,

BUT I'VE GOT A SECURE APARTMENT ON THE PREMISES THERE.

THEN THANKS.

WELL, HENRY, YOU WANT TO TAKE A RIDE WITH ME IN MY CAR?

I WANT TO SEND AN OFFICER WITH YOU.

FINE. HOW YOU DOING, LUANN?

HI, CHIEF-- I MEAN, SHERIFF.

WELL, COME ON. WE'LL GO.

I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S SO DIFFICULT

FOR Y'ALL TO UNDERSTAND, BUT I'LL SAY IT AGAIN.

WE DON'T WISH YOU TO HAVE THE KID'S PICTURE.

SUPPOSE WE'D GOTTEN ONE OUTSIDE?

WOULD YOU TAKE IT AWAY FROM US?

NO, SIR, NOR WOULD I PREVENT YOU FROM TAKING IT.

WE JUST THINK IT'S WRONG

TO PRESENT YOU WITH A PRISONER FOR PHOTOGRAPHING.

WHAT THE HELL'S COME OVER HIM?

WELL, SIR, HE WENT TO WASHINGTON

AND VISITED THE SUPREME COURT

AND HE HASN'T BEEN THE SAME SINCE.

WOULD IT BE WRONG AT LEAST

TO GIVE US YOUR PRISONER'S NAME?

YES, SIR, WE FEEL IT WOULD BE

UNTIL THE D.A. HAS FORMERLY CHARGED THE JUVENILE.

SITTING ROOM.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE DOING ALL WE CAN TO PROTECT HENRY.

FROM WHAT?

IS HE IN DANGER IN THAT JAIL?

NO, NO, MA'AM. NO PHYSICAL DANGER.

BUT THE WAY HE IS...

WHAT WAY DO YOU THINK HE IS?

HENRY'S RETARDED, MA'AM.

PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD THAT

DO NOT ROUTINELY THINK THAT.

LISTEN TO ME. THIS IS NOT A TIME FOR MAKE-BELIEVE.

IF A JURY GETS THE IDEA HENRY IS NORMAL,

HE'LL BE CONVICTED OF MURDER.

HOW CAN THEY THINK OF TRYING THAT BOY FOR MURDER?

MY GOD.

MY GOD.

WHERE IS HE NOW?

HE'S IN A SAFE PLACE BY HIMSELF.

Y'ALL CAN GO SEE HIM.

HIS LAWYER CAN GO SEE HIM AND SHOULD DO SO RIGHT AWAY.

I PRESUME MR. HATTON?

YES. YES!

NO. NO.

CHIEF FORBES, I WILL, OF COURSE,

MAKE SURE HENRY HAS THE BEST POSSIBLE COUNSEL AND RIGHT AWAY,

BUT I'M NO LONGER IN PRACTICE.

WADE, YOUR PEOPLE ARE DEPENDENT ON YOU

IN A TIME OF BAD NEED.

YOU GOING TO FAIL US?

I WOULD ONLY FAIL YOU IF I ATTEMPT SOMETHING I'M NO LONGER FIT TO DO.

I CALL ON YOU TO HELP US, WADE HATTON.

AND I WILL HELP YOU ALL I CAN.

YOU'LL BE HENRY'S LAWYER.

NO, DARLIN', I'M SORRY. I CAN'T BE.

LADIES.

THE BOY IS IN SHERIFF GILLESPIE'S CUSTODY.

IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS,

YOU CAN CALL GILLESPIE OR ME.

THANK YOU.

STAY COOL. BACK OUT.

DON'T MAKE NO FUSS,

OR I'LL HAVE TO KILL YOU AND DRIVE THIS MYSELF.

HI. DID YOU JUST COME FROM SEEING JOANN AND ARVIN?

YES. WE NEED A CHANGE OF CLOTHES FOR YOUNG HENRY.

I WANTED TO SAY HOW SORRY I AM ABOUT ALL THIS.

ARE THEY DEVASTATED?

THAT IS THE WORD.

I UNDERSTAND.

I GUESS I'M GOING TO BE REPRESENTING HENRY.

THEY ASKED HIM, BUT HE WON'T.

DO YOU KNOW WHY? NO.

THIS KIND OF A CASE SURE IS HIS SPECIALTY.

MM-HMM.

BUT THERE'S SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP.

I'M SURE THERE IS, MISS SARAH.

I WANT TO SEE HENRY SOMETIME TODAY.

THERE'S SOMETHING YOU COULD SET UP FOR ME.

SURE, I BET I CAN.

TELL ME WHAT YOU NEED.

I'D APPRECIATE IT.

RIGHT. I'LL CALL YOU.

O.K.

YOU WON'T HELP?

I CAN'T REPRESENT HENRY.

I GOT TO GO IN.

SARAH...

WHEN YOU FINISH WITH THOSE PEOPLE,

I WANT TO SEE YOU.

YOU GOING TO SEE ME TONIGHT. NO, NO, NO.

I WON'T BE THERE TONIGHT. IT JUST...

DOESN'T SEEM APPROPRIATE.

I THOUGHT ABOUT PUTTING IT OFF,

BUT EVERYBODY'S GOT TO HAVE DINNER SOMEPLACE.

I SIMPLY DON'T WANT TO BE WITH OTHER PEOPLE RIGHT NOW.

WADE, I'VE GOT TO FLY OUT OF HERE.

I'LL BE AN HOUR LATE FOR ANOTHER APPOINTMENT.

ARE YOU GOING TO REPRESENT THEM?

YES.

GOOD.

YOU'LL DO IT RIGHT.

I ALSO WANT YOU TO REPRESENT ME.

MY CASE.

TRY AND MAKE SOME TIME FOR ME, WILL YOU?

YEAH.

[DOORBELL CHIMES]

THEY'RE WAITING FOR YOU.

THIS CANNOT FAIL.

WE MUST NOT ALLOW THIS TO FAIL.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, ARVIN?

HE MEANS WE DID NOT FAIL.

HENRY DID NOT FAIL.

WE ALL BUILT A FAMILY HERE.

WE THINK IT WAS A WISE THING TO DO.

A CORRECT THING TO DO.

THE WORLD MUST NOT LOOK ON IT AS A FAILURE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

DID YOU THINK HENRY DID THIS?

NO.

DO YOU THINK HE'S IN ANY WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS?

NO!

HOW COULD HE BE RESPONSIBLE?

HE NEVER KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT ATROCIOUS THINGS LIKE THIS.

I'M--I'M TRYING TO FIND SOME REASON

THAT WE CAN GIVE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY

WHY HE SHOULDN'T PROSECUTE HENRY.

BEFORE YOU SAY ONE WORD,

I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU

I LOVE IT WHEN THE PRESS

TELLS ME THINGS THE POLICE SHOULD HAVE.

GOOD MORNING, MR. DARNELL.

YOU CAN'T KEEP THAT KID

IN SOME KIND OF HOTEL SUITE.

HE'S IN THE SHERIFF'S JAIL, SIR.

I KNOW THAT.

TO THE PRESS IT'S PRIVILEGED QUARTERS

BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR WAS ONCE HELD THERE.

THE PRESS WERE ASKING ME

WHY A YOUNG KILLER IS PRIVILEGED.

THE KID ISN'T PRIVILEGED.

IN FACT, HE'S HANDICAPPED.

HE REQUIRES A DIFFERENT KIND OF CUSTODY.

AND WHY ASSUME HE'S THE KILLER?

IS IT NECESSARY FOR THIS CUSTODY TO LOOK LIKE CUDDLING?

CAN YOU TELL ME HOW YOU'RE GOING TO CHARGE HIM?

OH, I CAN TELL YOU,

WHEN I KNOW MYSELF.

THEY FOUND THE ALLENBYS' CAR, CHIEF.

MR. ALLENBY WANTS THIS BACK RIGHT NOW, CHIEF.

TELL HIM SORRY, IT'S EVIDENCE NOW.

THE TOW TRUCK'S ALREADY ON THE WAY.

FINE.

WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE TO YOU, SERGEANT?

THAT'S A PIECE OF DOG BISCUIT, CHIEF.

YEAH. THE ALLENBYS DON'T HAVE A DOG.

ACCORDING TO YOU, COLEY HIFFERN HAD A LITTLE WHITE DOG.

YES, HE DID, OTHER NIGHT IN HIS TRUCK.

I GUARANTEE YOU, THIS CAR'S WHAT HE WAS DRIVING TODAY.

NOBODY HIS DESCRIPTION ENTERED THESE STORES, CHIEF.

I DON'T THINK HE CAME HERE TO SHOP.

I THINK HE WANTED TO CHANGE CARS AGAIN.

IF HE STOLE ANOTHER ONE, WE OUGHT TO BE GETTING A REPORT.

YEAH, THAT'S IF THE OWNER'S STILL ABLE TO REPORT.

[TV] [BOING]

[CARTOON MUSIC PLAYS]

[TRAIN CROSSING BELL RINGS]

[CARNIVAL MUSIC PLAYS]

YOU KNOW WHO HE IS?

NO, SIR. NOTHING IN HIS POCKETS.

HIS CLOTHES ARE NICE. EXPENSIVE SHOES.

THIS MAN WORKS FOR A VIDEO COMPANY,

LIKE A DISTRIBUTOR FROM JACKSON.

I SAW HIM DOING BUSINESS AT THE DOLLAR MART.

HE EVEN SAID HI.

THEY'D KNOW HIS NAME.

HE MUST'VE HAD A CAR.

WHERE DID HE LEAVE IT?

OR WHERE WAS HE ROBBED OF IT?

I THINK I KNOW WHERE.

[DOORBELL CHIMES]

EVENING.

MS. HALLISEY'S NOT EXPECTING ME,

BUT COULD YOU PLEASE TELL HER

WADE HATTON IS HERE TO SEE HER?

YES, SIR, MR. HATTON. MY NAME IS CHARLES. PLEASE STEP IN.

THANK YOU.

MS. HALLISEY, MR. HATTON IS IN THE HALL.

OH!

EXCUSE ME JUST A MOMENT.

WELL, THIS IS A NICE SURPRISE.

I'M GLAD YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND.

WE'RE HAVING DINNER IN 10 MINUTES.

NO, THANK YOU. I'M NOT HUNGRY.

COULD I HAVE THOSE 10 MINUTES WITH YOU ALONE?

MY OTHER GUESTS ARE IN THE SITTING ROOM.

LET ME TEND TO THE VIDEOTAPE I'VE JUST PUT ON.

THE OTHER GUESTS ARE HAVING SOME DRY WINE, SIR.

CAN I GET YOU A TOUCH?

NO, THANK YOU. BOURBON. TWO TOUCHES.

YES, SIR.

[CARTOON MUSIC PLAYS]

THEN WHY DID YOU TAKE THE CAR, HENRY?

THEY SAY WE NEEDED A DIFFERENT CAR TO GET AWAY IN

TO GO TO THE RIVER.

TO WHERE?

NATCHEZ.

'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE COLEY GOT THE BOAT,

AND THAT'S WHERE WE GOING TO LIVE,

SO WE CAN GO UP AND DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI,

RAIDING ALL THE TOWNS,

EVERY NIGHT A DIFFERENT TOWN.

WOULD THAT BE FUN, ROBBING PEOPLE?

YEAH.

YEAH, IT WOULD.

WOULDN'T THAT BE WRONG?

YEAH...

IT WRONG.

AND WHAT ABOUT SHOOTING PEOPLE?

YEAH.

THAT WRONG.

THEN WHY DO IT?

HUCK WOULD'VE DONE IT, IF HE HAD A GUN...

OR IF THE DUKE AND THE DAUPHIN HAD GUNS.

WHAT HAPPENED AT THE BARRONS' HOUSE, HENRY?

COLEY, HE, UM...

HE MADE THEM OPEN THE BOX

AND LAY ON THE FLOOR.

AND, UM...

AND THEN H-H-HE SHOT THEM WITH THE SHOTGUN.

H-H-HE TORE THEM UP.

AND...

THE WOMEN WAS TWITCHING,

SO--SO--SO NAP SHOT THEM WITH THE PISTOL.

THEN NAP LOOK AND SAY, "THEY AIN'T NO MILLION HERE,

AND COLEY NEAR TURN AND SHOOT ME,

SO NAP TOLD ME TO GET OUT ON THE PORCH.

WHY WOULD COLEY WANT TO SHOOT YOU?

'CAUSE THERE WASN'T NO MILLION DOLLAR.

WAS THAT YOUR FAUL?

UH-UH.

INDIAN TILLY.

WHO?

INDIAN TILLY.

IT WAS INDIAN TILLY'S FAULT.

I DON'T WANT TO WATCH CARTOONS NO MORE.

BILL, THIS IS SO SAD.

DO YOU THINK HENRY KNEW

THAT SHOOTING--

REAL SHOOTING...

KILLS PEOPLE?

NO.

I THINK HE DOES NOW,

BUT THEN, I THINK

HE THOUGHT HE WAS IN AN ADVENTURE STORY.

SEE, THE WAY IT WAS,

I USED TO GO READ THE CARDS

FOR POOR MS. BARRON AND MS. ELLIE.

A COUPLE TIMES THAT HENRY

WAS VISITING WITH MS. JO ALLENBY.

ONE TIME HE COME TO ME AND HE SAID

HIS PAPA ARVIN HAD MORE MONEY THAN MR. BARRON.

I SAY, "HOW YOU KNOW MR. BARRON AIN'T GOT MORE?

HE GOT $1 MILLION IN THAT IRON BOX."

WHY DID YOU SAY THAT, TILLY?

I WAS, UH...

JUST JOKING, THAT'S ALL.

BUT YOU BELIEVED IT WAS TRUE, DIDN'T YOU?

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, CAPTAIN.

OTHER PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT, TOO, NOW.

EVERETTE JUST SPOTTED OUR GUY

IN A NEW CHEVY ON ELY HEADED FOR THE INTERSTATE.

THEY CUT HIM OFF.

HE'S HEADED BACK TOWARD TOWN ON VILLAGE STREET.

JAMISON, LET'S TRY TO TAKE HIM ON HIS FEET.

YES, SIR.

MISS TILLY, WHY WOULD YOU TELL THAT BOY

A CRAZY THING LIKE THAT?

JUST FOR FUN.

MAKE HIS EYES LIGHT UP.

'COURSE, NOW, YOU KNOW HE CRAZY, TOO,

BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS THAT MURDERING, KILLING KIND OF CRAZY.

I JUST THOUGHT HE WAS SILLY, STUPID,

MAKE YOU LAUGH KIND OF CRAZY.

YEAH.

O.K., MS. TILLY, I'M GOING TO RUN THIS BACK FOR YOU

AND MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SAID.

YOU SAID YOU WASN'T GOING TO HOLD ME LONG, NOW.

I GOT CLIENTS WAITING ON ME,

PEOPLE WHO CAN'T FACE TOMORROW

UNLESS I SAY THEY CAN.

[SIREN]

[GUNSHOT]

HOLD IT, COLEY!

[GUNSHOT]

AAH.

EVERYBODY, HOLD YOUR FIRE!

I WANT TO BRING THIS GUY TO A COURTROOM.

TAKE HIM IN OUR CAR, CHIEF FORBES?

YEAH. COUNTY HOSPITAL.

ASK FOR DR. DAY TO WORK ON HIM.

[ARF ARF ARF]

WELL, LOOKIE HERE. COME HERE.

COME HERE.

YEAH.

YEAH.

HE'S GOING TO BE O.K.

HI. HI.

YOU CAN HAVE THOSE 10 MINUTES NOW THAT YOU WANTED,

OR MORE.

THANK YOU.

IS THAT COLEY HIFFERN?

THAT'S THE KILLER...

COMPLETELY VULNERABLE...

HELPLESS.

HARD TO BELIEVE HE DID WHAT HE DID.

I'VE REPRESENTED HIS KIND BEFORE.

HAVE YOU EVER REPRESENTED ANYBODY LIKE POOR HENRY?

DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW OF A CASE OF MINE

IN ST. GALLEN PARISH IN LOUISIANA?

NO.

ONLY MURDER CASE I EVER LOST. I SHOULDN'T HAVE.

MY CLIENT DIDN'T KILL ANYBODY...

BUT THEY SENT HIM TO THE ELECTRIC CHAIR.

WHEN I TOLD THE JURY HE WAS INNOCENT,

THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE ME.

TO THEM I WAS JUST SOME FAMOUS SHYSTER.

I'D LOST ALL MY CREDIBILITY.

I LOST THE MAN.

DOES HENRY REMIND YOU OF THAT MAN THAT YOU REPRESENTED?

HE CAN TALK TO YOU...

FOR A FEW MINUTES...

UNTIL THE SEDATIVE PUTS HIM OUT.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE GOING TO TALK WITH HIM?

WELL, I'M GOING TO TRY. I'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT COMES OUT.

HE'S ON VALIUM.

WHO ARE YOU?

I'M AN ATTORNEY.

I JUST MIGHT BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.

WHY DON'T THEY JUST GIVE ME THE NEEDLE ALREADY?

I'M ALREADY HOOKED UP.

BE SAVING IN TIME AND MONEY.

WELL, IF YOU WANT THE NEEDLE, I CAN'T HELP YOU.

IF YOU DON'T WANT IT...

MAYBE I CAN.

[CRYING]

WHO'S THAT WOMAN?

THE MOTHER OF NAP REEM.

SHE CAME TO IDENTIFY HIM.

HE WAS THE THIRD KID AT THE BARRONS',

THE ONE THE WHITE BOY SHOT.

HIS TESTIMONY COULD'VE HELPED POOR HENRY.

SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHY WE COULDN'T HAVE HELPED HER BOY.

SHE SAYS HER BOY WAS NOT A KILLER.

SHE SAYS HE WAS A VICTIM.

DOES SHE KNOW THE FACTS?

SHE DOESN'T WANT TO HEAR FACTS.

AS A POLITICIAN, I'M HERE TO TELL YOU

PEOPLE DON'T BELIEVE FACTS.

THEY BELIEVE WHAT MAKES THEM FEEL RIGHT.

EVEN IF IT'S WRONG? WHATEVER IT IS.

AND I MEAN THE WHOLE WORLD.

HARRIET, THE WHOLE WORLD'S NOT THAT CRAZY.

IT ISN'T?

THEN YOU AND I ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WORLDS, HONEY.

QUITE THE CONTRARY, MR. DARNELL.

IF I MAY SAY SO,

THE POLITICAL EFFECTS OF DISREGARDING

THIS BOY'S MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HISTORY

JUST TO SATISFY A PUBLIC HOWL--

MR. HATTON, SATISFYING PUBLIC HOWLS

IS THE ESSENCE OF POLITICS.

THE ESSENCE.

AND WHAT THE PUBLIC IS HOWLING FOR NOWADAYS IS PROTECTION...

FROM THIS.

ONE OF THE FELLOWS WHO DID THIS IS DEAD,

THE OTHER'S IN CUSTODY. WHAT MORE DO WE WANT?

IF THE JUDGE GOES ALONG, I WON'T FIGHT YOU.

I WANT YOU TO GO ALONG SO THE JUDGE WON'T FIGHT.

FIGHT WHAT?

THE JUDGE LISTENS TO OTHER PEOPLE FIGHT.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A MOTION

IN THE ALLENBY MURDER CASE, YOUR HONOR.

YOU GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION?

UH, NO, SIR. MR. WADE HATTON HERE.

I SEE.

CLIMB ANY WATER TOWERS LATELY?

I'VE GIVEN ALL THAT UP, SIR.

I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.

IT MEANS YOU'RE GETTING SEDENTARY, HUH?

HUH?

WELL, CHIEF, HOW YOU DOING, CHIEF?

I'M A LITTLE LONESOME, YOUR HONOR.

WELL, YOU KNOW HOW TO CURE THAT, DON'T YOU?

YES, SIR.

I'M HERE TO SUPPORT MR. HATTON, JUDGE.

YOUR HONOR, I DON'T WANT A 17-YEAR-OLD RETARDED BOY

TO GO ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.

HE WAS ON THE SCENE, BUT HE DID NOT TAKE PART.

HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE MURDERERS WERE ABOUT TO DO.

JUDGE, IT'S MY CASE HE DID UNDERSTAND.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO INDICT HIM?

WELL... I WISH THAT DIDN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN.

THE ACTUAL MURDERERS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR.

TO GO AFTER THIS BOY WOULD BE NOTHING MORE THAN SENSELESS REVENGE.

WELL, THE PUBLIC LIKES REVENGE.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT? DOESN'T IT?

THAT'S BEEN MY OBSERVATION, SIR.

HENRY ELMER OUGHT TO BE COMMITTED

FOR PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION.

THEN AFTERWARDS, BE CONFINED FOR A TIME

IN ONE OF THE STATE'S INSTITUTIONS FOR REHABILITATION.

THAT WOULD NOT BE A PENAL INSTITUTION, JUDGE.

ARE YOU THE ATTORNEY OF RECORD, MR. HATTON?

NO, YOUR HONOR, I AM NOT.

MR. ELMER'S ATTORNEY IS STANDING RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S RIGHT, YOUR HONOR.

I'M REPRESENTING HENRY ELMER.

I CONCUR WITH EVERYTHING MR. HATTON SAID.

NOW, WAIT!

NOW, WHO-- BESIDES HIS LAWYER--

IS GOING TO SAY TO THE WORRIED WORLD,

"OH, HENRY ELMER, HE DIDN'T KILL ANYONE?

HE'S INNOCENT OF THIS CRIME."

THE MAN WHO DID KILL THEM.

THE MAN WHO'S GUILTY-- COLEY HIFFERN.

THE SAME MAN WHO'S GOING TO TELL THE TRUTH.

HOW YOU GOING TO GUARANTEE THAT?

I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN WITH HIM.

I HAVE AGREED

TO TRY AND SAVE COLEY HIFFERN FROM EXECUTION

IF HE CLEARS HENRY ELMER.

WHEN COLEY COMES TO TRIAL, I'LL BE REPRESENTING HIM.

FIVE MINUTES, YOUR HONOR.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

HERE'S YOUR LUNCH, CLARENCE.

CHICKEN SALAD FOR YOU ON WHOLE WHEAT TOAST,

A LITTLE COFFEE, REGULAR, LIKE YOU LIKE IT.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

YES, SIR.

NOW, WHAT IS IT Y'ALL WANT ME TO DO?

I WANT THE COURT

TO ORDER MY CLIENT SENT TO WHITFIELD, YOUR HONOR,

FOR EVALUATION.

YEAH, TH-THAT DOES MEAN CONFINEMENT, YOUR HONOR.

WHO ASKED YOU, GILLESPIE?

WELL, YOU SAID Y'ALL,

AND I HAPPEN TO BE STANDING HERE.

HA HA.

WELL, I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO ALL DO A LITTLE MORE TALKING ABOUT THIS

IN A PUBLIC WAY WHEN COURT RECONVENES.

WOULD THAT BE ASKING TOO MUCH? NO.

WELL, JUST LET ME GET MY ROBES ON.

I CAN'T DO ANY LEGAL THINKING

WITHOUT MY ROBES.

I WANT TO THANK YOU.

MOST CHIEFS WOULD JUST FOLLOW ROUTINE.

WELL, I TRY NOT TO BE ROUTINE.

THANK YOU, BILL. OH, DON'T MENTION IT. DON'T MENTION IT.

YOU WANT TO HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE?

SURE, LET'S GO.

YEAH. YEAH, SEE Y'ALL.

THAT'S REALLY AN ABOUT-FACE.

YOU GOING TO REPRESENT COLEY?

I REALLY AM.

YOU OUGHT TO TITLE THAT BOOK YOU'RE GOING TO WRITE

HATTON'S TURN.

THE OTHER DAY, WHEN WE WERE HAVING LUNCH,

YOU WOULDN'T LET ME RECALL SOMETHING.

WHAT?

SOMETHING I SAID TO YOU WHEN WE WERE KIDS.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

I SAID...

I THINK I LOVE YOU.