07x11 - Little Girl Lost

[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 ♪

Holly!

That's you,
holly maynard,
isn't it?

That's right.
Who's asking?

Bill gillespie.

How's your mama?

She's fine,
mr. Gillespie.

Thanks for asking.

You give her my best,
hear?

Sure enough.

[Ringing]

Hey!
Here my people come.

All right.

Yeah.

You want chocolate?

You want chocolate.

Thank you very much.
You take care now.

I'll get you
one orange, huh?

All right.

How are you doing?

Pretty good, eddie.

You got any cones with
the chocolate and nuts?

You know I do.

I thought you were
on a diet.

Uh, yes, sir.

I lost three pounds
this week.

I've been
working out hard.

This is my
end-of-the-week
treat.

I don't want
to feel deprived.

That'll be $ . ,
Parker.

Hey, sheriff.
How are you doing?

Y'all want something?

You want anything,
christina?

Just had lunch, sir.
No, thanks.

I don't think
I better.

I'm tempted,
but I'm going to resist.

How many pounds
you supposed to lose?

Doc says
that would be good.

Well, you know,

That ice cream
is going to render

Null and void

The three pounds
you already lost.

Chief--
I mean, sheriff,

This cone can't weigh

More than
or ounces.

That's not the point,
parker.

It's the fat cells
you have there

That are so dangerous.

You feed
those fat cells,

And they swell up like
all kinds of balloons

Waiting for a fix.

Doesn't take much
to blow them up.

Beauregard here,
for instance,

He doesn't
have any problem
with fat cells

Because he runs
in the woods everyday,

Twice.

Is that a fat--
I mean, a fact?

Yes, it is.

Why don't you
pass that over

To one
of god's creatures

Whose system
is capable

Of handling
the fat cell problem?

Now, if I start
feeling depraved,
it's your fault.

There ain't no telling
what I'll do.

If you start
feeling depraved,

Call me right away.

I'll assign you
a bible verse to read.

Go on.

[Bells ringing]

Who is madeleine?

A little french girl,

Goes to school
in paris.

She wears a hat.

I don't like hats.

Does she skateboard?

She might
if she lived here.

How old is she?

Your age.

How? You read about her
when you were my age.

She must be old.

Are you saying
I'm old?

Older than I am.

Ha!

Hey.

Hey, ed.

Are you ready?

Yeah.
Yeah.

Mama! Mama!

Mama!

Ice cream truck's here.

Get something for me.

What do you want, ma?

What you get.

O.k.

[Screech]

Denia!

Denia!

Denia!

What happened?

Call the police!

Call the police!

My baby.

Oh, denia.

Oh, god!

Stay back!

Somebody
call the police!

Call the police!

Please!

Holly, is that you?

About time.

[Siren]

All right, eddie.

I want you to tell me
exactly what you saw.

It all happened
so fast.

Is there anything
about the driver
you could tell me?

Only that
she was white,

The car was foreign.

It had
a coppery color.

There's not even
a skid mark.

She didn't even
try to stop.

Eddie,
why don't you go on?

We'll ask you to
come to the station

If we need
anything at all.

Denia's my best
little customer
on this street.

She loved her skateboard
and my truck.

I sure hope
she pulls through.

Yeah. We all do.

Drive home careful,
eddie.

Nobody recognized
whose car it was,

But the neighbor said
it looked like a toyota.

I don't know why
people drive through
these streets so fast.

They know these kids
are playing

Up and down here.

Not stopping.

That's what's
the cold-blooded part
of this thing.

Take this
over to the lab.

We might find
a copper-colored car

With day-glo paint
in it.

Kid might not make it.

Little girl's mother
asked us
to call her husband.

Here's the number
where he is.

You want me
to make that call?

No. I'll do it.

Holly, come help me
do these sheets.

You sleep on them
just like I do.

You walked off and
left them on the line

So every bird
in sparta--

Help me fold
the sheets, holly.

I told you not to smoke
in this house.

Just leave me alone, ma.

You've been drinking,

Pacing around here
like a cat.

What the hell's
the matter with you now?

I--i think
I hit a kid.

I'm going
to hit a kid,

My kid,

If you don't
help me.

I think I ran over
a kid in the street, ma.

What are you saying?

You don't listen!

I said I think
I ran over a kid

With my car

While I was driving!

You think?

You mean
you don't know?

I better
get out of town.

You didn't stop?

I don't think
I k*lled her or anything.

She came from
out of nowhere!

People don't come
from out of nowhere.

I gotta go, ma.

Go where?

You think
they won't find you?

Don't yell at me, ma.
Please.

Help me.

They went easy
on you before

'Cause you were underage.

You're now, holly.

Let me take your car.

I'll just ride
over to jackson
for a few days.

Please, ma?

I can't let you
take my car.

You're still drinking.

You want me
to go to jail?

I want you to
get yourself straight.

I want you
to stop this!

I told you

Something like this
would happen

Sooner or later.

I told you.

It's too late now.

Dr. Murphy,
dial extension , please.

Dr. Murphy,
extension .

Mrs. Larsen,
would you like
a cup of coffee?

No, thanks.

Did you reach
my husband?

Yes, ma'am.
He's flying back
tonight.

Denia, is, uh...

Such a tomboy.

I've told her
so many times

About skateboarding
down the driveway
into the street.

She goes so fast.

She's just like
most kids.

Nothing better
than trying to do

Exactly what
you're told not to.

They wear it
like a badge.

Yes, they do.

He's gonna blame me

For not keeping a
close enough eye on her.

I know he will.

They, uh...

They say that
it was a woman

Driving that car.

Well, we're not sure,

But that's
what the witnesses
are saying.

How could she just
run over my baby

And keep going

Like she was nothing?

Like she was
a bag of garbage

Somebody left
in the street?

Mrs. Larsen...

Would you please
come in?

Is she, um...

Oh...

Dee, I need to see
chief forbes.

Sure, go right on in,
miss delong.

Morning, harriet.

You reading
that editorial?

Yeah.
Bill said this paper
was antipolice.

And anticity council,
too.

"Where are the police
when you really
need them?

"You brought in
this new chief.

Now what's he
going to do?"

And for the city council,

"Why did you
coffee-drinking,
glad-handing idiots

Vote down speed bumps
for the city of sparta?"

And nowhere does it
say anything

About the money
to pay for it.

Steam is building
about this hit-and-run.

A demonstration's
planned for city hall.

I just got word.

All right.

I'll have a car or two
extra cruise the area.

Appreciate it.
I do understand
how they feel.

Whoever k*lled that child--

Well, I got to run.

Let me walk out
with you.

Y'all have a nice day.

All right,
and thank you.

What do you got,
dee?

In the city limits,
five duis
in the last three months.

Three were white females.

We get a lot of speeders

Coming in
off those country roads.

What's the status
on the duis?

One's in jail,
one left town,

And the third
looks like a match-up

With something
the sheriff has
on the countywide list.

His list is longer.

You're in it now.

I'm leaving.

Where are you going?

None of your business.

You won't let me
take your car.

You don't care
what happens to me.

I can stand with you,
but you have to face it.

Face what?

Going to jail
for the rest of my life?

I was drunk!

I didn't mean
to hit that kid.

I didn't mean
to hurt anybody.

You didn't mean to,
but you did.

You can't run
from this.
It's too big.

Now we'll get you
some help.

Holly!

Holly!

Holly!

The paper says
they think it was

A small copper-colored
car.

Don't go driving it
around.

I won't drive it
around.

I'm going to drive it
as far away
as I can get.

Looks like the people
hit the city limits

And step on the gas.

Those country people

Think the law ends
at the county line.

There's speeding
violations on this list

In the last
three months.

Eight are duis
with priors.

Maybe we ought to keep
a list of those

That we should ticket
and then maybe we didn't,
see?

None of the ticketed
vehicles matches

The hit-and-run car.

All right.

Fax everything you got
over to chief forbes.

Di want to go
over to the maynard house
in about five minutes.

Yeah, I got it.
I got it right here.

But, listen, that car
you're talking about

Is not the same one
she had when we
first picked her up.

Here's the number.

[Knock on door]

Bill.

Hi, cynthia.

I hope I'm not
disturbing you.

Not at all.

I came to ask you
how's holly these days?

Oh, she's o.k.

Did she ever
get into one of those
treatment programs?

She got in one
and got out.

It didn't seem
to help her.

She never was one
to stick with anything,

Just always restless.

I feel like
the most failing parent
on earth.

Oh, no.

A person's
got to do that herself.

Nobody can do it
for her.

Is she around?

No, bill, she's not.
Is something wrong?

She may have been
a witness to something--

Accident.

We'll catch up
with her.

Shall I have her
call you?

Yes. That would be
a good idea.

There's my phone
over at the sheriff's
station.

Well, she doesn't
hear me, bill.

I don't know why.

Well,
we're going to have
a talk with her.

Thank you.

There's a little bit
of mess here, huh?

Somebody sure was
in a hurry
to get out of here.

Car in the garage
is registered
to cynthia maynard,

Not holly.

Well, I'll bet this
rubber burner here

Is registered to her
speed-demon daughter.

Looks like she ran over
the trash can.

Probably drunk.

Damn!

Let's go!

It's a copper-colored
toyota camry.

She can't outrun us
in that thing.

We're heading
for the interstate ramp,

Just passing
the evergreen exit.

Looking for a toyota
in that hit-and-run.

What?

She's a suspect
in the hit-and-run.
The car is anyway.

Wonder where she
thinks she's going?

Step out of the car!
Put your hands
in the air!

Y'all
get moving now.
Move along.

You ought to be
out chasing murderers
and drug dealers.

Move it on.

Please step
out of the car.

Bring your license
and registration.

Holly maynard.

What's your name?

Luke everett, miss.

I'm holly maynard.

So I see.

You think you can
walk a straight line?

Sure.

Well, start here.

O.k., Chief.

How'd I do?

Chief said
to give her
the breath test.

He's sending
somebody over
to impound her car.

Take a deep breath
and breathe
into this tube.

Book her.

Miss maynard,
you're under arrest

For driving
under the influence
of alcohol and speeding.

Does that mean
that I can go with you?

Sure does.

Where?

Police station.

I was thinking
something else.

[Protest shouting]

Where you
taking her now?

Back to jail,
ma'am.

Now, don't worry,
mrs. Maynard.

Holly,
I'll be there

As soon as
I get off work.

Don't pay any attention
to these people!

You hear?

m*rder*r!
Hit-run m*rder*r!

How'd it go?

Felony dui,
hit-and-run,
manslaughter.

She had priors.

When's the trial?

Three weeks.

He's not wasting
any time.

A drunk driver
k*lled his niece.

Judge brett.
I'm going in
to face the lions.

Did you go
to the arraignment?

Yeah. I just
came from there.

The judge ordered
a psychiatrist
for holly maynard.

Evaluation before trial?

Well, her lawyer
fought hard for it
and got it.

Why not order one
for the girl's family

Since he was ordering?
The city paying for it?

Well,
that's what he said.

With what,
supermarket coupons?

I don't know, darlin'.
I'll call you later.

We got holly maynard
situated in a cell.

We can't keep the girl
here long term.

No, we sure can't.

I'd guess
this is the longest
she's gone

Without a drink
for a while.

She's starting
to get the shakes.

Let her mother visit her
in the conference room.

Yes, sir.

Uh, chief forbes?
We got us a match

On that day-glo paint
on holly's car.

I thought
we had that already.

Yes, sir, but
it's official now--

From the jackson labs.

We all saw it, but
now we know it for sure.

Thank you, parker.

You're welcome, sir.

I'd like to see
ms. Delong?

Your name?

Cynthia maynard.

Uh...you don't have
an appointment.

It's urgent.

I'm sorry. Ms. Delong
has people waiting

With scheduled
appointments.

I don't give a damn.

I told her you have
appointments.

May I call you back?
All right.

The judge ordered
a psychiatrist
for my daughter,

And the prosecutor says
there's no money
in the budget.

It's all right.

You sure?

Yes.

You're holly maynard's
mother?

Ms. Delong, my daughter--

Your daughter has
a drinking problem

That resulted in
the death of a child.

She's not strong enough
to go to jail.

Little denia larsen
wasn't strong enough

To survive
a hit-and-run.

Please, ms. Delong,
she needs counseling.

Can't you push
the committee
to release the funds?

The court ordered
the psychiatric
evaluation,

But not to break
the rules to get it.

If you stick her
in a jail cell

And just lock her away,

She's going to go
all to pieces.

Now, she needs help!

I'll do everything I can
to get her some help,

But I can't guarantee
anything.

Now, if you'll excuse me...

What an awful thing...

For the family
of the dead child...

But for this
holly kid, too.

Oh, yes.

I know her mother.

The woman
has tried everything
in the world

To get that child
back on the tracks,

But...
Nothing works.

Is there alcoholism
in the family?

I don't think so.

Certainly
not the mother.

I didn't know
the father.

He's long gone
anyhow.

Well, something's
going on in there.

Some people just seem
to not want to be
conscious.

I sometimes feel
that way myself.

Don't we all?
But it's temporary.

Tell you what--
I'll speak to the judge.

I'll tell him
I'm volunteering
my services to the court

To treat holly maynard.

I knew that would be
your response, doctor.
It's very generous,

And I thank you.
You know something?

This idea of free
psychological therapy
to inmates in jails

Is the most
unpopular idea
I've ever come across.

People don't want criminals
having services

They themselves
can't afford...

Not at taxpayers'
expense.

There you go.

Let me call you back.

Chief?

That was
mrs. Maynard.

I told her
visiting hours don't
begin until morning,

But she wants
to come by and wait.

Let her do
what she wants.

Yes, sir.

Men are all finished.

Let's go, holly.

Here's a clean towel,

And put your dirties
in this bag.

[Ice cream truck bells]

[Protesters shouting]

m*rder*r!

m*rder*r!

m*rder*r!

[Shouting]

m*rder*r!

You k*lled her!
You k*lled her!

[Dee]
hurry up, holly.

I got other things
to do.

We're going to
vote on it
in the morning

If I can get it
to a vote.

Lot of people
are talking
against it.

Dr. Atwill's going
to come and speak
to that girl

No matter which way
they vote.

I'm glad, but
it sure makes me
look silly.

The court
knew damned well

There was no money
in the budget
to pay for it.

Now you're making
me feel as though
I did something wrong.

Your good heart
has led you

To trample on my plan
to convince the court

Not to order things
that don't exist.

Isn't there any chance
of getting some money
for inmate counseling?

Little or none,
as far as I can see.

Well, then
it's a good thing
atwill's coming,

If only
for this one time.

Making an exception,
just what I said
I wouldn't do.

Yeah, well I did it.

Colmer's going
to do me in.

I can hear him
already.

I'll protect you.

From colmer? There's
no protection.

He's like
poison gas.

I got to go.

Now, wait a minute.
Don't run away like that.

Oh, forgot.

Good night.

I mean, why can't you
stay over tonight?

I can't leave
my little fella
alone all night.

When are you
and the kid

Going to move in here
into this big house
with me?

When I feel it's right.

And when is that
going to be?

I'll let you know.

Hmm.

O.k. Lights out,
sleep tight,

And you know
the rest.

Ms. Maynard, uh...
I brought you
some coffee.

Ma'am, you're here
way too early
for visiting.

It's going to be
at least another
hour.

I-i'll wait.

I want to
give her these.

Oh, then--then
we'll have to
inspect that.

O.k.

Holly, your mama
brought you
some clothes.

Holly?

Holly?

Holly?

Holly.

Oh, my lord.

Parker!

We got an emergency!

We got a su1c1de
down there.

Who committed su1c1de?

She's cold, parker.

Get an ambulance
right away!

Holly! Is it holly?

Get me the chief.

Is it holly?

I can't let you
go down there.

I want to see
my daughter.

Please, mrs. Maynard,
wait over there.

I need to speak
with chief forbes.

He's at the civil
service meeting.

It's an emergency.

Get him!

There's a su1c1de
in the jail.

We're having to hold
prisoners longer

Because of the shortage
of cells on the state level.

I'm sick and tired
of this mollycoddling
of criminals!

Can't we find a way
to obey this court order

Before we're all held
in contempt?

We do have
an emergency fund.

I have some
statistics here

On the recidivism of inmates
exposed to counseling

As opposed
to those not exposed
to counseling.

What does all
that gobbledygook
mean?

Common sense.
Whatever happened
to common sense?

Statistics
don't mean a thing.

You're off the mark there,
mr. Colmer.

People with severe problems
need more than common sense.

You missed point.
I don't care
what they need.

Ah. I didn't miss it
that time.

[Harriet]
if there's no further
comment or discussion,

Let's bring this
to a vote.

If you'll all excuse me,
ladies and gentlemen,

There's, uh, an emergency
at the sparta jail.

What's going on?

I won't know the details
until I get there.

If you all
will excuse me...

I told you she was
too weak for jail.

But you wouldn't listen!

Now she's dead!

How did this woman
get in here?

Isn't anybody
minding the door?

Oh, my god!
Ohhh!

[g*nshots]

Dr. Atwill,
you o.k.?

Yes, fine.

[Harriet]
we need a doctor
up here!

You o.k.?

I'm o.k.

I guess this meeting's
adjourned.

I knew something
wild was coming.

I wish you'd told us.

Colly, she saved
your life.

My life?

I'm not dying.

Hello. My name's
ed quinn.

I'm here to see
chief forbes.

We've been
expecting you.

I'm lieutenant
jamison.

Chief forbes
will be with you
in a minute.

Have a seat.

"Mother of su1c1de
sh**t at city
council.

"Cynthia maynard, mother
of the hit-and-run k*ller,

Who committed su1c1de
at the sparta jail..."

That is the worst
picture of me
I have ever seen,

And they misspelled
my name.

What's the charge
going to be, chief?

Attempted
m*rder.

What about bail?

There will be no bail.

Chief forbes,
I was thinking...

Cynthia's daughter's
funeral.

She'll need some help
with the details.

May I see her?

The woman needs help,
chief.

Nobody's helping.

No family member
has come forward.

Sergeant, would you
take ms. Delong down

To see cynthia maynard?

Yes, sir.
This way,
ms. Delong.

I wouldn't so much
as lift a finger.

We know that, colmer.

Can you let her out
for her daughter's
funeral?

We're going to
take her to it.

Excuse me. Uh,
mr. Quinn's here.

Ladies
and gentlemen,
mr. Quinn is from

The mississippi
state department
of justice.

He's here
to investigate

The su1c1de
of holly maynard.

Well, ed.

Bad new travels
far and fast,
doesn't it?

Yes, bill, it does.

Was holly
the first su1c1de
in this jail?

As far as I know.
I hope it's the last.

I read it, but I never
quite understand
their doing it.

Me neither.

Well, I'll be
upstairs, ms. Delong.

Thanks.

I'm sorry.

My mind
is on my child.

I understand.

I'm sorry
for what I did.

It was wrong
to blame you.

I hope you can
forgive me.

Cynthia...

From what bill
tells me,

You did everything
a mother could do
to save holly.

So you mustn't
blame yourself.

She was so fragile.

Yes, and you tried
to make her stronger.

There are some...

Details.

Is there anybody
I can call for you?

Th-there's no one.

Well...

The medical examiner
needs to know

Where you want
holly sent.

Oh, um...

I hadn't thought...

Do you want me
to choose a place?

Thank you.

I really am very sorry.

I'm the one who's sorry.

The state of mississippi
is issuing new directives

For housing inmates
at the local and state
levels.

Isn't that an infringement
of local authority?

We don't care
whose authority
is infringed.

We want to
get the media
off our backs.

Will someone
please tell me...

Where did she get
the plastic bag?

From us.

Jail equipment.

For face cloths,
soaps, shampoos,
that sort of thing.

In the name of sanity,
try another way.

To tell the truth,

I put those things in
when I was chief.

I just wanted
to make things

A little more
convenient for women.

It's important
to keep in mind

That this girl's
drinking problem

Went back
to junior high school.

She was deeply troubled
for years.

And, uh,
k*lling that child

Sent her over the edge.

Oh, yeah.
She was devastated.

We're hoping to get
a lesser charge
against the mother.

What?

We--we feel
that she didn't mean
to k*ll anybody.

She opened fire
on a roomful
of people, doctor.

This is
a b*llet wound,
not a chigger bite.

[Quinn]
that's between you
and your d.a.

For god sakes, don't
let anything happen
to this maynard woman

While she's
in your custody.

We're watching her
night and day.

Good. Well,
I have a message
from the governor.

Let me find it
and read it for you.

Mrs. Larsen?

I'm harriet delong
from the city
council.

This is officer corbin
from the sparta pd.

We just came by
to express our condolences

For the loss
of your child.

And if we can do
anything at all

To assist you
during this time...

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

We, um...so appreciate
your thoughtfulness.

Is this the memorial
eddie put up?

Yes, it is.

All the children in town
love that truck.

My nephew sure does.

Eddie's been here
every day.

Denia was
his biggest fan.

He's friends
with all the children.

Well, we don't
mean to keep you.

Y'all take care
of yourselves.