05x14 - Love, Honor and Obey

[bunniefuu]

♪ 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 ♪

[Telephone rings]

Sparta police department.
Sergeant sweet speaking.
Can I help you?

Could you speak up
a little?

I need a policeman
to come to my house.

You in some kind
of trouble?

I can't talk.

Just send someone
to 201 commonwealth.

[Click]

Someone
in trouble?

I don't know.

Luann, I'm headed
to sparta federal.

Tell the chief
bubba's got the guy

Who's been hitting
the auto-tellers.

Yes, sir.

A westside woman's
in a panic,

But she couldn't talk.

Well, parker's
out there.

Well, send him.

We're assuming
this is not a nutcase?

If it is,
all we lose is time.

No telling what we'll lose
by not responding.

Send parker.

[Giggling]

Hi. Parker williams.

Eddy lee,
back again, I see.

Can't you find
a better place
than this to tryste?

I think you mean tryst,
parker.

You know what I meant.

Yeah.

It's time you get
betty lou pittman
home again.

O.k.

Parker, come in,
parker.

Betty lou pittman?
What's he mean
betty lou pittman?!

Yeah, luann, I'm with you.
What you got?

We have a request
for an officer's
assistance.

Can you be
more specific?

All we have
is the address--
201 commonwealth.

She seemed
afraid to talk.

201 Commonwealth.

I'll handle it.

You know,
that's my specialty--

Calming ladies down.

Ma'am, did you
call the police?

Yes.

Is there something
I can help you with?

Thank you.

Susan, who is it?

Oh...is that
parker williams?

Jenny sawyer?

Girl?

Yep.

What happened
to you?

Oh, I was mugged.

Around here?

Yeah. Walking through
legion park.

When, just now?

She got to my house
about 20 minutes ago.

Well, I'm just glad
you weren't hurt.

Not too bad.

Legion park.

Yeah.

By the bridge.
They took my purse.

That's why I came here
instead of home.

See, now I don't
have my keys.

You said "they."
How many were there?

Two.

Two.

Uh, men?

Yeah. Two men.

Uh, black or white?

Well, um...

They came up
from behind me.

I really
don't know.

Well, jenny, it was
broad daylight.

Now just...
Think back a second.

Were they white
or black?

One white, one black.

What was
in your purse?

Uh, my wallet,
40 bucks...

Um, you and wesley
still live
across the street?

Yeah. Yeah.

Well, I'm taking
you home.

Oh...no.
Parker, you don't have to.

It'd be my pleasure.

Besides,
you can't get in
without your keys.

I can probably
open your door
or a window...

Unless
wesley's there.

No.

No, he's not home.

Then come on.

I'm always
locking myself
out of my house.

I'll get you in.
Come on.

All right.

If I'd wanted the police,
I'd have called the police.

All I really needed
was a friend.

I haven't seen you
in church lately.

Haven't seen you
anywherein a long while.

Well,
I've been busy.

Took some trips
to see family...

It's none
of my business.

Oh, I don't mind,
parker.

We're old friends.

That's right. We are.

Most people hide
a spare key somewhere.

I don't.

Well, let's see
what we can do.

Oh, look!

I must have
forgotten to lock it.

Oh, if you had credit cards
in your wallet,

Cancel them right away.

I will.

O.k.

I'll give you a call.

Thanks.

Hey, officer.

Yes, sir.

They tell me
there was a mugging here.

That's what we hear.

What time was that
supposed to happen?

About a couple hours ago.

I doubt it.

Why is that?

We been sitting here
for a couple hours,
I didn't see nothing.

Muggers don't operate
in the day, do they?

Sure, it's been
known to happen.

If a woman had been mugged,
she'd have screamed.

I suppose.

I didn't hear
anything. You?

Not in the last two hours.
Not all day long.

Thank you, sir.
I'll make a note of that.

Thank you.

Anybody tell you
anything?

No. Only talked
to a few people.

Not that many out here now.

Did you look
for the purse?

Yeah. If they dumped it,
they didn't around here.

You didn't lose this.

You weren't mugged
in the park
this afternoon.

It was wesley again,
wasn't it?

He said he was just
letting off steam.

You don't
have to take that.

I know.

Then call your friend
officer parker.

Tell him
what's going on.

They can jail him
for what he's done to you.

Yeah?
And the next day,
when he's out?

Jenny,

I found out
there's a shelter
for battered women.

And then what?

Then you'll be safe.
They can help you.

How?

I can't stay
in there forever.

I have to go somewhere.

That's right.
You have to go somewhere.

You have to start
all over again,

And you can do that.

You don't understand,
susan.

He'd only find me.

He always does.

Now, then, just a few notes
for those of y'all

Going out on
the evening shift.

Looks like the driver

Of the phantom
white convertible
has struck again.

This time, he hit
ed's gas 'n' go

And made off with
$12 worth of gas,

But not before ed
put a couple of slugs

In his trunk.

Keep your eyes open.
Keep tabs on the body shops.

And please, let's catch
this old boy before ed does.

We also had a report
of a mugging in legion park.

The victim's name--
let's see--

Jenny sawyer.

Yeah.
Yeah, jenny sawyer.

Where are we on this?

Found nothing
in the park,
no witnesses.

I'm starting to question
the victim's statement.

What do you mean,
question it?

I mean I doubt it.

You doubt it?
You think she's lying?

It's possible.

I've known
jenny sawyer
for years.

We go to
the same church.

Because nobody saw it,
doesn't mean it didn't happen.

Hold on.
Nobody here says
it didn't happen.

What was that case
a while back...

A woman
who was beaten up
at earle's creek?

She was too ashamed to admit
that her husband did it.

And was doing it
over and over.

Did that woman
have her purse stolen

With her
credit cards in it?

I don't remember.
Did she?

No, sir, she didn't.

And there's the difference.
That makes this a mugging.

But if your friend jenny
hadn't been robbed, parker...

You see the point
we're trying to make here?

Well, yes, sir,
I can, but...

You say she had her
credit cards stolen?

Yes, sir, and she was going
to report them stolen.

Well, let's find out
if she did.

That'll tell us
something, won't it?

Fine.

[Car approaches]

[Door opens]

Jenny!

Darling,
where are you?

Jenny!

I'm up here.

Baby, let's go out
for supper tonight.

O.k.

You do this just
to aggravate me.

Let's see if I can tell
where you're going

By the clothes
you're packing.

I can't tell by this...

And I can't tell by that...

I guess you'll
have to tell me!

Wesley, you're
hurting my arms.

Where are you going?

I just felt
I had to get away.

You ain't going nowhere.

I said you weren't
going nowhere!

No!

You're not leaving
this house!

You're not going
anywhere!

I'm sorry.
No, I'm sorry. Please.

Please don't hurt me.
Don't hurt me, please.

I don't want
to hurt you.

I know
I do sometimes,

But I don't want to.

Why won't you
let me leave?

Why do you
want me to stay?

You must hate me.

I don't hate you.

I love you, jenny.

I--i can't live
without you.

That's why I dragged you
all the way to jackson.

That's why I dragged you
to memphis...

I can't live
without you.

Why do you make me
hurt you, though?

No!

I know this isn't
a social call, parker.

I'm kind of busy.

Jenny, there's
one or two things

I have
to talk to you about
yesterday afternoon.

I thought
I went over all that.

If you won't
talk to me,

You'll have to talk
to somebody else,

Somebody
that you don't know.

What do you
want to know?

Just a few things...

Like time.

You're sure
it happened at 2:00?

Yeah, I'm sure. Why?

Nobody in the park
saw or heard anything.

I'm not saying
it didn't happen.

Maybe I got
the time wrong,

But that is
where it happened.

Susan backed up
the time.

You say that wesley
was out when it happened?

That's right.

At work.

What's this
all about, parker?

Jenny, did
anything else happen,
anything at all?

No!

Jenny, don't be upset,

But if something else
happened,

You got to let me know.

Nothing else happened.

All right, jenny.

It's awful when somebody
you liked and respected,

They turn out
to be lying to you.

Parker, the woman
didn't cancel any
major credit cards,

So we can assume
that she wasn't robbed.

If she was not robbed,
then she was not mugged.

If not mugged,
what happened to her?

It's like I said...
She lied.

If she lied,
her friend lied, too.

[Band playing]

♪ She had that certain look
in her eye ♪

♪ Told me she was ready for
some needin' ♪

♪ And wanted me
to fill that spot ♪

♪ But little did I know

♪ That later on
down the road ♪

♪ The fire would ever
get that hot ♪

♪ And I was sh*t...

Thank you,
myrtle.

♪ Straight through the heart,
it was just fatal enough ♪

♪ Knockin' me to my knees,
drownin' me in her blood ♪

♪ I was sh*t
by a b*llet of love ♪

♪ Loaded with both barrels

♪ She cut like a Kn*fe

♪ Ripped my heart to pieces
all through the night ♪

♪ Like a six-sh*t revolver
smokin' from the fire ♪

♪ Set my soul ablaze
from the old desire... ♪

Hey, I need
just a little
more money.

Thanks, sweet thing.

Come on.
I'll be back
in just a minute.

That's what he said
an hour ago.

♪ Knockin' me to my knees,
drownin' me in her blood ♪

♪ I was sh*t
by a b*llet of love ♪

♪ I was sh*t...

Hi.

I don't think
I know you.

You don't,

But I got this idea
you're falling for me.

Did he say
what I think?

Yeah.

I think
you might be right.

My problem's
telling that to my
husband over there.

Let's just not
tell him at all.

Wake up, bert. 1.50.

Come on, gigi,
let's go.

Now you're ready,
huh? Well, I'm not.
I'm having fun.

She's having fun,
stupid.

Just go back there
and play darts
with the other kids.

You want
some of me, man?
Come on, man!

Let's go.

Just take him home
and tuck him in,

Then come on back.

I'm going to k*ll you, man!
I'm going to k*ll you!

Let him go.

Glad he told me that.

I'll watch for that boy.

One of these days, sawyer,
one of these days.

What?

Don't be surprised
if you wake up

And find
yourself dead.

♪ I was sh*t
by a b*llet of love ♪

♪ I was sh*t
by a b*llet of love ♪

Wesley sawyer may be
the most hateful man
I've ever met.

But why are you
asking me about him?

You're supposed to be
after some mugger,
aren't you?

Yes, we are...

But we can't
find one.

What does that mean?

It means there
may not be a mugger.

Well, then...
What next?

Well, if there's
no mugger,

Then who b*at up
on jenny sawyer?

Why are you asking me?
I'm not involved.

Yes, you are
involved in this.

You're the one who
called the police.

You were
taking care of your
assaulted friend...

When
officer williams
answered the call.

What is it
you want from me?

Officer williams
has a feeling

That you just
don't believe
jenny's story.

Well, officer williams
is mistaken.

I was just upset.

Are you sure

That the man
who b*at up on,

Gave those bruises
to jenny,

Wasn't her husband?

I can only go along
with what jenny said.

I can't tell you
anything else.

Thank you,
mrs. Lawrence.

You know...

I admire your loyalty
to your friend,
but...

You're not
helping her at all.

You do know that?

I'll see myself out.

Good night.

[Ring]

[Ring]

[Ring]

You're going
to drive that car
and k*ll yourself.

I've never k*lled myself
driving.

There's always
a first time
to k*ll yourself.

I'll see you tomorrow.

And I'll be
the last one to leave
once again.

Good night.

Bye.

Wesley?

Honey,
what you doing here?

[Crying]

Jenny.

[Telephone rings]

[Dog barking]

All right. All right.

I hear it
as well as you.

[Ring]

Yeah, what?

Sorry to wake you,
chief.

You're always
waking me up.
What is it?

There's been a sh**ting
at hank and jerry's.

A fatal sh**ting?

Yes, sir,
I'm afraid so.

The victim
was wesley sawyer.

Say that name again,
parker.

Sawyer. It's the name
of the lady

Who reported a mugging
a couple days ago--

Jenny sawyer.

What is wesley to her?

That's her husband, chief.

Oh?

Who's that?

His name's wesley sawyer.

sh*t six times by a .32.
Here are the shells.

From close range, huh?

Yeah.
And no robbery.

Anger or passion.

Sawyer.

That's the woman
who was mugged.

Yeah.
That's the husband.

Now, myrtle, look here.

Uh, once again,

You say you heard,
but you didn't see.

I heard a g*nsh*t.

I knew it wasn't
no car noise.

What time was that?

Clock said 2:05.

I always
keep the bar clocks
10 minutes ahead.

I want to get the booze
off the counter in time.

That's my girl.

Did you see
any cars leaving?

Nope.
Heard them, though--

Tires screeching
over that ways somewheres

One street over.

Now, this fella
that was k*lled,

Was he
a regular customer?

Yeah. Good old boy,
you know.

Yeah.

Nearly got himself
into a fight
earlier tonight.

Woman's husband
got mad at him.

Mad enough
to sh**t him?

Mad enough to say,
"I'm going to k*ll you."

Drunk?

Yeah, but, uh,
everybody in the place
was drunk.

Yeah.

All right, myrtle,
thanks a lot.

Sure.

You bert fowler?

Yeah. What's going on?
I was in bed, man.

Well, now
you're up, huh?

Well, no. I mean...
Well, I ain't dressed.

We won't look at you
more than we have to.

Go put something on.

Yeah.
Why don't you?

I'll go with you.

Bert?

I don't know.

Is there a problem,
officers?

A fella got sh*t
over at hank
and jerry's bar.

Oh, my god.
That's awful.

What's that have
to do with us?

We understand a fella
was flirting with you.

That wasn't
anything serious.

Your husband
took it serious.

I did it to
make him jealous.
Worked, too.

Maybe it worked
a little too good.

Can't we take this up
in the morning?

We're taking you in
on suspicion of m*rder.

Why?

Do you own a .32?

No.

Where were you at 1:55?

I was in there
with her.

That's right.

We've been in bed
since we got home,

Which was three hours ago.

Uh...

Let's go.

Don't y'all
believe her and me?

Why should we?

We're honest people.
Ask myrtle at the bar.

Myrtle.

She's honest?

Yeah.
She most certainly is.

You sure?

Yeah.

She said you promised
to k*ll sawyer.

What?

Come on now. Let's go.

Ma'am.

Wait a minute.

No, no, no.

Ma'am.

Bert?

[Knock on door]

Who is it?

Parker.

Parker?

Well, you want
to come in?

It's about wesley.

He didn't come home
last night.

I'm sorry, jenny.

I got some
really bad news.

What is it?

Wesley's been sh*t.

How bad?

He's dead.

No.

Oh, my god.

No.

No, parker, no!

Shh. Shh.
Take it easy.

Why?

Well--who did it?

That's why I wanted
to talk to you.

To me?

I know this is hard,

But I need you to tell me
anything you can.

Can you think of anyone who'd
want to hurt your husband?

No.

Anyone at all?

There's no one!
No! No!

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.

Oh, no!

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

That jenny sawyer's file?

I assume
you didn't hear me.

Yeah, it's hers.
And you're right.

Gillespie, I know
we've been friends--

What is the matter?

You're nervous
as a mare
at a stud farm.

Technically, I can't
let you look at this

Without a court order.

I don't want
to look at it.

I want you
to look at it.

Me?

Yes.

I want you to tell me

If that woman made
an unusual number of trips

To the emergency room.

Thank you.

Well?

Well, the evidence
is circumstantial
at best. However...

Jenny sawyer broke two ribs
a couple of months ago,

Tripped over a rake
in the garden, she says.

Then some kids hit her
with a baseball,

Bruised her face,
injured her eye, she says.

Is that it?

No. Then there was
a broken nose.

That took six stitches.

These things are all
careless accidents,
she says.

She must be terribly
accident prone.

Well,
some people are.

But other people
lie about it.

I just checked
with the ncic.

Uh, sweet, please.

I can't remember
all these initials.

Uh, national crime
information computer.

Thank you.

It turned up some handguns
registered in sparta.

Any to wesley sawyer?

No, sir.
But to jennifer sawyer,
.32 a*t*matic.

Didn't think she was
the handgun type.

It's a wonder
she never
sh*t herself.

What about jenny sawyer?

She owns
a .32 a*t*matic.

So do a lot of people.
So what?

Well, now, parker,

Jenny sawyer
was not mugged.

You know that,
and we know that.

I did some
informal checking

At the hospital
this morning--

Uh, from dr. Robb?

It doesn't matter
who I did it with,
does it?

Somebody with access
to the emergency
section files.

Your friend
was being abused
by her husband.

Parker,

She took a lot.

She probably decided
that she couldn't
take any more.

We think that jenny
k*lled wesley sawyer.

Thank you very much.

The neighbor
across the street

Heard g*nshots
from the woods
behind jenny's house.

Hunters?

Maybe. I'll
catch up with you.

Jenny sawyer.

Open up. It's the police.

We got a search warrant.

Mrs. Sawyer.

.32s.

I found them
fired into a tree--

Into a heart
with two names
carved in it.

Guess whose.

His and hers?

Mm-hmm. Does that
say anything?

What did she do
with the g*n?

Wouldn't
have been smart
leaving it here.

Nothing she's done's
been too smart.

Mm-mmm.

I think she planned
to k*ll him,

But not on how
to get away with it.

We searched every room
in the house.

That leaves
the backyard.

Chief, this is parker.

Just like we figured,
she's inside the church.

What is she doing?

She's praying.

Want me to go get her?

No. No.
Let her come out
when she's ready.

Be careful. We haven't
found that g*n yet.

Hey.

Hi, mrs. Tibbs.

Hope I'm
not disturbing
your thoughts.

Oh, no, ma'am.
No intrusion.

Actually,
I'm glad to see you.

Maybe you can help me
figure out something.

I heard about
your friend
jenny sawyer.

I'm sorry.

I've known her for years.
Met her in church.

She's a pretty lady,
sweet as she can be.

Why would she
stay with somebody
who hurt her?

There's a lot
of explanations.

I knew a woman
in philly once
who was abused.

She felt
she deserved it.

That's crazy.

I know.

If only jenny had come in
and reported him.

I could have helped her.

Maybe she was afraid
that he'd get out,

And then what?

Probably b*at her up
even worse.

I saw her face that day.

If only I'd asked
the right questions.

Parker,

You can't
blame yourself.

She made this choice
way before that night.

Some women
have the strength,
or the families,

To help support them
and get them out.

Some don't.

Some do exactly
what jenny did.

You know,
I read someplace that...

Over 500 abused women
k*ll their husbands
each year.

That's horrible.

There's got to be
some way to help jenny.

Well, let's just do
what we can do.

I have to decide
on a lawyer.

I wish I knew one
well enough to recommend.

I'm being charged
with m*rder.

Jenny, it wasn't
self-defense.

You planned
to k*ll him.

I had to.

I tried to leave.

Once, I went to jackson.

Once, I made it
all the way to memphis.

But he found me.
He always found me.

He said if I left again,
he'd k*ll me.

He meant it.

Didn't you know
he was like this

Before
you married him?

No.

I thought we were
deeply in love.

I could hardly wait
to say those words--

Love, honor,
and obey.

They didn't mean
anything to wesley,

Except
the obey part.

But they did to me.

I loved him, parker.

Even after it got bad.

Uh, your arraignment's
scheduled for noon tomorrow.

I have to decide
on a lawyer.

What do you think
she'll get?

Considering
the premeditation,

The judge will probably
give her life.

She needs
a good lawyer

And a lot
of sympathy.

Seems she's been in prison

Since the day
she got married.

The courts are very strict
on this kind of k*lling.

You sound like
a prosecuting attorney
there, virgil.

I wish I was. I wish
I was defending her.

I'd establish
new precedents,

New rules for
life-threatening abuses.

Well, one day, you'll
get your chance, virgil.

In the meantime,
I've been on the phone.

You'll be able to share
your legal opinions

With ms. Caroline
foote mccord.

She wants to be jenny's
defense attorney.

Is she good?

The best.

She better be.