♪ 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 ♪
Chief forbes, won't it
Be something
Just like the fbi?
Yeah, it'll be somethin'.
I heard they
Got over million
Fingerprint files
In their system,
And that computer
Of theirs
Can identify
Practically anybody.
Too bad it can't
Hunt 'em down
And catch 'em.
That wouldn't
Do us any good.
Where'd that
Leave us at?
I don't think
You have to worry
About that, parker.
You've got your
Own kind of
Specialized talent.
I do?
Yeah.
You know,
You got more facts about
The goin's-on in sparta
Than any ten people
I know.
I don't think they can
Find a computer
To keep up with you.
Yes, sir, I guess
It would be
Hard, at that.
Bubba: we got to get
A move on, chief.
It's that late?
Yeah.
To pick her up.
Yes, sir.
Will do.
Bubba?
Yeah?
That you're goin' to
Your own weddin'.
All weddings
Make me nervous.
So who you goin'
With? Tracey?
Yeah, yeah.
I feel safe with her.
Safe?
'Cause I know
She'd never have me.
Forbes: let's go!
Oh! Miss cory heflin,
Please.
Who's gettin' married?
Oh, john ryan
Is marryin'
Pauline medford.
She used to be
A gibbons--
But she caught herself
An older, sickly gentleman
With many millions,
And she married him,
And she came into
A huge fortune
When he d*ed.
And she's marryin' who?
A poor man.
Used to be a cop.
John ryan.
Yeah, boy, I wish
I had his luck.
Oh, miss heflin, yes.
Parker williams here.
Yeah, that's right.
Ten minutes.
What about you two?
When are you gonna
Set him straight, tracey?
You and the chief
Been goin' out
As long as we have.
Not so.
Pretty near.
Well, hello there, bill.
Hi, trina.
Johnny, you look nice
All dolled up.
You're lookin'
Well, trina.
I am well, thanks.
Just payin'
My respects.
Don't mind me.
Y'all go on.
( Organ plays
"Here comes the bride" )
( Playing dance music )
Don't think I didn't
Notice you with
Those kids at the hospital.
You just lit up
Around 'em.
You're the one's
Crazy about kids.
Yeah, other people's.
I don't want my own...
Just yet.
Well, I feel
The same way.
Oh...
You don't want
Your own?
I don't mind
Takin' care of
My own little kids.
I just don't want
To take care of
A grown-up husband.
Oh, my god.
You're not one of those
That'd have kids
Without a regular
Husband, are you?
I don't know.
I had two dreams
About that.
What...
You're gonna
Have a dance.
Tracey, i...
If I'd only known
She felt that way.
Any woman'd
Feel that way.
It ain't supposed
To be for her.
I do not want that
Ugly-lookin' thing
In my house,
No matter who
It's for.
Come on, phil.
Let's go home.
You heard
The lady, phil.
Now you take
Her home, okay?
I love the gift, phil,
But you see the problem.
Let me walk y'all
Out to the car.
Let me carry that
For you.
Glad you could
Make it, chief.
Pleasure to be here.
Cory, how are you?
Hi. Good to see you.
Tracey, you
Look beautiful,
Congratulations.
Hi, captain.
Hi ma'am.
Yeah. Happy times.
Come on.
I wanna dance.
Duty calls.
Duty? Is he kiddin'?
If that's duty, wow!
Yeah, well, some fellas
Are just like that.
Takes them the longest time
To realize what they got.
You sure got lucky.
You did very well
For yourself in
Your old age.
I can hardly
Believe it.
That beautiful woman
Over there is now
Mrs. John ryan.
She's got it all, bill,
And money to buy
What she doesn't have.
Oh, lord.
Is she behavin' herself?
Far as I know.
Mind if I borrow
Johnny for a minute?
Excuse us, bill.
Comin' to church
Is one thing.
It's a public building.
But when it comes to
Private homes,
You wait until you're asked.
What do you
Want, trina?
Don't be that
Way, johnny.
Why shouldn't I
Be here?
I know you better
Than all these people,
Includin' her.
Because you
Weren't invited.
Because you're a louse.
But I don't care.
I need some money.
What do you mean?
This second?
Well, it happens
At this second,
I got nothin'
In my purse.
Here. Should be
About there.
That's all I got.
I appreciate that,
Johnny.
I really do.
But, that won't go
Hardly nowheres.
How much you
Dreamin' about, trina?
We better have
A little meetin' about this.
How much, trina?
I was thinkin' more like
Grand, for openers.
What?!
I don't have
That kind of money.
But the new
Mrs. John ryan does.
Where's your car?
Over there.
I'm not ready
To go yet.
I want some more
Champagne.
I'll call you
Tomorrow.
We'll have
Your meetin'.
But you have to go.
You gonna help me
Down the steps?
Uh-uh-uh-uh.
I would love
To hear all about it,
But later, dear.
They gotta be doin'
At least .
Over.
( Starts car )
( Siren blares )
We were just about
To stop
Not that he's drunk,
'Cause he ain't.
No.
He just ain't
Feelin' so good
All of a sudden.
You been doin'
Some drinkin', sir.
No.
We were at
The ryans' wedding,
Officer.
He's just had
A little champagne.
Come on outta
There, sir,
And let's see how much
Is a little.
Hey, miss allwood.
You got your
Driver's license
With you?
I think so.
I ain't had
Nothin' to drink, mind.
No, I don't
Believe so,
But you're gonna
Need to drive
Phil home, miss lilly.
Fine, fine.
Here it is.
The license.
Good-lookin' box.
It's gotta be for
Either liquor
Or a p*stol.
I wish it wasn't
For neither.
Neither's in it now.
But there sure enough
Was a big g*n in it
Just about an hour ago.
You know the gal
With the black hat
Went outta here
A minute ago?
Wasn't that
Trina mallin?
Back in his
Drinkin' days.
I was surprised to
See that woman here.
I thought she
Looked familiar.
She's a secretary
Down at
Tom harward's office.
Oh, yeah.
That's the one.
Don't you think
It's time to leave
The newlyweds alone?
Yeah.
That's
A good idea.
You leavin' already?
Yes, my dear pauline.
And I know that you
Are heartbroken to
See us go.
It has been
A long day.
Where'd you say
Harriet was?
You tell her that
We missed her.
I sure will.
Thanks for standin'
Up with me, bill.
Once again, john,
Much happiness.
Let me kiss the bride,
And I'll be on my way.
See ya.
Bye-bye.
Okay, john.
You might as well
Tell me about it now.
Her name's trina--
Trina mallin.
I'm so sorry
About this--
So terribly sorry.
How long
Have you known her?
I used to see her
Quite a bit--
Years ago.
What does she
Want now?
Money.
How much, john?
, --She says.
Is it a loan?
She may want more.
What's she got
On you, john?
Something from
A long time ago.
I'd been drinkin'.
I was drivin'...
Drunk.
She was with me.
I want to
Go to bed.
Pauline, I love you.
I love you,
Too, john.
It's gonna be okay.
Let's talk about it
Tomorrow.
( Telephone rings )
Hello?
Just a moment, please.
It's trina.
Trina.
Talk to her, john.
I'll pick up
On the other line.
No, pauline.
Come on.
What is it?
What took you so long?
I told you I would
Get you some money.
( Drunkenly )
Apologize to pauline
For me.
Tell her I'm sorry
To spoil her joy like this.
I'm going to
Hang up, trina.
I want the money...
Tomorrow, not in a week.
I'll try.
Just leave me alone.
Why do you hate me
So much?
You didn't used to.
We were gonna
Get married, johnny.
No, we weren't,
Trina.
You ruined my life...
Johnny.
I'll get--i'll get
You some money.
I still love you.
You say you were drunk?
I was very drunk.
We both were
Very drunk.
Were you drivin'?
Did you hit somebody, john?
Is that it?
That's right.
Can she do what she says?
Can she ruin our lives?
I k*lled somebody.
There is only one way
That we will be free of her.
But I don't wanna
Discuss it right now.
I do wanna discuss it
Tomorrow.
Parker: uh, number --
We had a breakin'
And enterin' at
Miss mayda davis' house.
The items that
Were taken included
Her grandmother's silver,
Her tv, and some jewelry.
There seems to be
Some discussion about
The worth of that silver.
Mamie--mayda's sister--
She seems to think
It was plated.
But mayda swears
It was the genuine article.
On the other hand...
All right, parker.
Ahem.
What else?
There was some vandalism
At sparta high,
And there were seven--
Seven duis reported
This weekend.
Seven?! We got us
A new record.
If judge white
Would give them
The maximum sentence,
They'd walk
A straighter line.
Bubba: yeah, yeah.
Let's start at
Main and maryland,
Right near
The mason-dixon
Line bar.
Yeah, that's
A good one.
We should also
Put a car at
The high school--
Give the kids
A warning before
The saturday dance.
We'll put
A few there, too.
Jamison, you tell
Sheriff gillespie?
Yes, sir.
Well, is that it?
Anything?
Breakfast is ready,
Miss med...miss ryan.
Ooh, mercy,
What a wild night--
What I can remember
Of it.
Here. You need that
Worse than me.
That's questionable,
But thanks, angel.
Hadn't we better
Get into the office?
What's the point?
Trina, don't worry about
Goin' in today.
I ain't worryin'.
When you goin' in?
I'm not.
You're not?
Nope. Gonna fold up
Shop, honey.
Move my practice
Somewhere else--
Come on. You're just upset
'Cause those people
Are suin' you.
It'll get
Settled.
They'll wait
For their money.
What do you say
We go down to texas?
Pay daddy a little visit?
Texas?!
We can get
The hell outta
This town.
I don't want
To go to texas, tom.
You go.
I'm not goin', tom.
We could even
Get married if
That's what you want.
Married?!
Well...
I got some plans
Of my own.
I'm leavin' sparta, too,
But not for texas.
For where?
Well, I'm workin' on that.
Hawaii, maybe.
See friends.
Where are you
Gonna get the money?
I'm workin' on that, too.
That's all you gonna
Tell me?
Yep. That's all
I'm gonna tell ya.
No, no, I think
It's about time.
I'll put about
Four cars on it.
I've been thinkin'
About that highway
Lounge
For quite a while.
Yes, I'm gonna send
One car out there
Just to keep
An eye on them.
Yeah. Bye.
Seven duis, to me,
Means at least more
That weren't caught.
Oh, lord.
Well, where we
Gonna eat?
Fat eddie--the man
Who laughs at
Heart att*cks.
Sheriff, county clerk
Just dropped this off.
Oh, that's too bad.
Ask deputy taylor
To come see me, will you?
Yes, sir.
Well, we're gonna
Have to lay hold of
Tom harward's
Goods and chattels.
Old tom.
Bein' a lawyer
Usually pays well.
Yeah, if your
Clients pay you.
If your clients
Have any money.
If you have any clients.
Yeah. Just can't help
But feel sorry
For the man.
And I believe
He is the first
Well!
Captain skinner.
You wanted me, sheriff?
Plus various
Other goods.
Tom harward?
Uh-huh.
You're not gonna
Send me out there,
Are you, sheriff?
I sure am.
I want you to take
Deputy cook with you.
But, sheriff,
Tom's my cousin.
I know that, deputy.
That's why I'm
Sendin' you.
I know you'll
Be nice to him.
It didn't happen
At the crossroads.
We never figured on
Anybody crossing.
He just ran out.
Why?
What do you
Mean, why?
Why would a kid
Just run out
I don't know.
I think someone
Must've been chasin' him.
I can't think what else.
That means someone else
Saw you hit him.
I don't know.
I just don't know.
But they wouldn't
Have seen much.
I was really movin'.
, .
It was dark.
Not a light
In the world
But my own two.
All we know is that
Nobody ever reported it
Happening.
He was just found
Over there.
That was the end of it?
They forgot
All about it.
He was just another kid
Out here in the country.
Just another black kid
Out in the country.
His name was richard.
He was seven.
I'll run it out
To mr. Allwood myself,
Unless we should
Keep it for a while.
You mean you want me
To hold the box
For questioning.
I guess I was silly,
But her story
Sounded so weird.
If he had just given
The g*n to john ryan
As a present,
Why didn't he
Leave the box?
Allwood was drunk.
Yeah, he sure was,
And we just released him.
He said the new
Mrs. Ryan
Threw him
Out of the party.
And?
Phil allwood
Bought the g*n here
At davison sporting.
It's a .
Colt magnum
Ten inch,
And it's registered.
I guess he
Had a good reason
For keeping the box
And leaving the g*n.
Anyway, if you'd
Just call him
And tell him
We're gonna
Give it back,
And we're sorry,
And all that,
I'd sure love it.
You got it.
( Turns engine off )
( Cell phone rings )
Did you talk to her?
Yeah, just now.
She's loaded, all right.
Well, I'm watchin'
The house.
Shall we pay her
, Just once?
See if it works?
It won't. It can't.
It's not enough.
Shall we try, once?
We are gonna go through
With what we planned.
We have no choice.
I'm not so sure of that.
If I was just sure...
Give her some money.
After all, she was
Part of it.
Here she comes.
( Car starts )
She is plumb drunk, okay.
Listen, honey,
I'm gonna hang up,
Make that call. Bye-bye.
Okay. Bye.
( Dialing )
Sparta p.d.
Sergeant corbin speaking.
Yes, ma'am.
Hold on just a minute.
You're talkin' about
A drunk driver?
Did you get
The license number?
Can you describe
The car, then?
Where is she?
Yes, ma'am, if you
Know her name,
That would help us.
Trina mallin?
Okay, I got that.
And your name?
What's your name?
I can't tell you that.
I gotta live in sparta,
Too, ya know.
Wouldn't leave
Her name, huh?
She thought she better
Call us this time
Before she
Hurt someone,
Or even
k*lled herself.
I said that to trina once.
"You're gonna hurt someone
Or you're gonna
k*ll yourself."
( Siren blares )
Bubba: pull over
To the side.
Uh-oh.
Hey, there.
Somethin' wrong?
Hi, trina.
You are trina
Mallin, right?
I sure am.
I thought I knew y'all.
Yes, ma'am.
Would you step
Out the car, please?
Can't we just talk
Right in here?
Would you please
Step outta the car?
I have on high heels.
Mm-hmm.
Trina, would you
Do me a favor?
Would you put
Your arms out
Like this,
And close your eyes
And touch your nose
For me,
Just like
This here?
I will do
No such thing.
( Laughs )
Don't you dare
Sigh at me
Like I'm some
Silly fool.
You are the silly fool.
You want to see
Somethin' silly?
Look in this.
That is a silly face.
You see that lady
Right there?
She's under arrest.
? That's
Pretty steep
Bail, isn't it?
Not for
A second offense,
And not steep enough,
In my opinion.
She hasn't exactly
Been cooperative,
Ya know.
Let me loose now.
I'll be glad to,
Now that you can
Walk on your own.
I can walk just fine
And I could've walked
A perfectly straight line,
And you know it.
She's also bein' charged
With resistin' arrest.
The reason why
We didn't make you
Walk a straight line,
Ma'am,
Is because
You couldn't
Stand up.
I remember I was pushed
By that silly cop
Over there
Who was gettin'
Fresh with me,
I don't think
You realize
What you're in for,
Miss mallin,
With a second offense.
Tom, you
Better tell her.
There's a possibility
The fine could be
Up to $ , .
And some jail time.
Jail?!
Tom, you gotta
Fix this for me.
I didn't do
Nothin' wrong.
This one--that big one...
He was tryin'
To fondle me.
I just paid your bail.
We can leave.
Let's go.
I was sick, that's all.
A little woozy
From stomach poisoning
Due to some clam
And mushroom soup
That was left out.
Parker: wow!
It'd be nice if we had
More concerned neighbors
In this town
Who'd call us like
That trina mallin's
Neighbor did.
I don't know
About that, parker.
Sparta could turn
Into a w*r zone
If people start
Turnin' in their
Neighbors.
Not if they did it
Anonymously,
Like her neighbor did.
Tom.
I can't believe
You're doin'
This, scott.
I hate it, tom,
But there it is.
"By court order,
We here claim titles..."
Not my car?!
Please just hand
Over the keys
To deputy cook.
I intend talkin' to
Sheriff gillespie
About this.
He's the one
That sent us over.
Give us the keys, please.
You're not takin'
The truck, too?
Well...
I don't think
The sheriff
Would want you
To be stranded.
That's mighty
Nice of him.
We're just followin'
The court's orders, tom.
You have two weeks
To come up with
The money,
'Fore we lay hold
Of everything,
And auction it off.
Two weeks?
Someone's gonna die
And leave me
A bunch of money
In the next two weeks?
Did I tell you
Me and angel
Are gonna start
A business
You won't believe it.
Trina: hold that whiskey.
I'll be right there.
Oh, look at that.
The rich stuff.
Two fingers or thirty?
Hell, make it a whole hand.
Framati's!
Reminds me of some
Good old days.
Anything goes, johnny.
Anything goes.
Shall we keep the child
Tall and strong?
Leave the child to mama.
Right now, mama
Needs a kiss.
Johnny?
You're not concentratin'.
No, of course not.
You came here
To keep things down.
You scared?
You just married yourself
Into a very fancy future.
You don't want
To see it bust
Like a balloon.
You don't wanna
Bust it on me,
Do you, trina?
I love bustin' balloons.
But I'll tell you what
I love more,
Now that I'm
A grown-up girl
With some sense.
I love security.
You're gonna
Give it to me,
And you can keep
Your balloon.
You were in
That car with me.
You've been keepin'
Your mouth shut
All these years.
You're just as guilty.
Don't be stupid, john.
I don't give a damn!
I got nothin' to lose.
You do.
( Knock on door )
Who's that?
You're not gonna
Believe this, trina.
They took
My damn car.
I'm busy now, tom.
What's he doin' here?
It has nothin' to do
With you. Go now.
I just stopped by
To lend trina
Some money.
I'll have that
For you tomorrow.
John!
Goodnight.
And bring
Your checkbook, john.
Let's keep this balloon
Up in the air.
This isn't
Gonna work.
We wait till he leaves,
And then, we try again.
What?
Have my money,
And come back
For more and more.
I'm not gonna let her
Ruin our lives.
Tom harward
Just saw me.
So? He saw you leave, too.
Well, the city council
Isn't exactly wild
About our roadblock.
Oh! Because we didn't
Notify them first,
Or because we got
A city councilman
Downstairs in jail?
You're kiddin'?
No, sir.
It's gettin'
A little crowded
Downstairs.
Absolutely overnight.
Bill, you think
A councilman
Would mind
Sharing a cell
I think he'd hate it,
But I'd find it
Very amusing.
And councilman ellis
Is demandin' to see you.
Well, would you put
Councilman ellis
In an interrogation cell?
I'll come down there
And see him in
Five minutes.
Yes, sir.
I'm gonna
Call it a night.
I'll call up
Sheriff dawson
Over there in
Murfreesboro
And talk to him
Just in case
We need more
Jail cells.
Good. We were
Goin' through records
And came across
Your friend
John ryan's file.
Very impressive.
There are several
Commendations listed.
Oh, he was a good cop.
Why did he quit?
Well, he didn't explain it.
Something happened--
Some kind of sadness.
I never asked.
Well, happy days
Are with him now.
Oh, they
Sure enough are.
( Engine starts )
What are you waiting for?
Waiting for me.
Waiting for john ryan.
Get himself ready.
Catch up with his intentions.
I can see her in the window.
Okay.
Wait till I
Turn the light off,
And then you
Come on in.
( Door opens )
Tom, is that you?
It's me, john,
Trina.
Johnny!
You got somethin'
For me, huh?
Yeah. I got it.
That calls for a drink.
I went through
The good stuff,
Okay.
( Door opens )
Come on, come on,
Come on, come on.
Grab the bottle
And her purse.
Come here, come here,
Come here.
Have you got yourself
Together?
I'm okay.
Darlin'.
My god!
What did we do?
We? You mean she.
What did she do?
Come on. We gotta
Finish this up.
This is
A bad accident.
A drunk driver
Has run another car
Over the edge. Come on.
What happened?
We just stopped.
There was a collision,
And this car pushed
Another car over the side.
Holy moly!
I got a c.b.
I'll call "react"
For help.
Now what?
We get
Our stories straight,
( Sirens whaling )
Did you see
The accident?
No, but they did.
They were here
When I drove up.
Woman in the other
Car is hurt.
We better get out.
No, not yet.
If they
Don't buy it...
They will buy it.
I know. It's all
They can buy
For now, but--
John, everything is
Gonna be fine.
We're just gonna stick
To what we said.
What is she
Gonna say?
Whatever she wants.
Another car went off
Over there.
I'm goin' down.
One of you guys
Come with me.
And we didn't know
What to do,
Because she was drunk,
And... And...
We were
Right behind her.
Who was drunk?
The lady in the car--
Trina mallin.
Did you know you were
Followin' trina mallin?
Sure. It was her car,
Where were y'all at?
We were behind her,
Followin' her.
She was all over
The road.
And then,
That other
Car came,
Really fast.
It was awful.
You mean the car
At the bottom of the hill?
Yes. Are they okay?
They're checkin'
On them now.
The woman in the car
Is still unconscious.
Her name is trina mallin.
Bad concussion,
Looks like.
What about the others
Down there?
It's a pretty bad
Drop, ma'am.
Oh, john.
Lieutenant, you there?
Go ahead, everett.
Got a couple of kids.
They didn't make it.
Man: all right,
Set 'em down.
You got it.
You know 'em?
Driver's billy todwin.
That's booth wilkes.
Couple of nice kids.
Well, at least
They went fast.
I'm gonna have to cut
The passenger outta here.
Yeah. Yeah.
Oh, lordy.
Who are they?
That's the wilkes boy's
Daddy ted,
And grandma amy.
You wanna...?
Yeah.
Mr. Wilkes.
That my boy?
No, sir.
That's the driver,
The todman boy.
My boy's still in there?
Yes, sir. I'm
Afraid they have
To cut him out.
( Sobbing )
Let me go.
Mr. Wilkes,
It's bad.
You're gonna be
Asked to make
A formal identification
Later.
Cleanin' him up
And presentin' him
On a slab
Ain't gonna make it
Any easier, is it?
No, I guess not.
Lotsa booze, huh?
Judgin' by the smell
In the car,
And on her breath.
Scotch bottle
Was open?
If there were
Skid marks,
Yeah, she was conscious
At the time of impact.
Trina mallin
Must've
Crossed over
Seems mr. And ms. Ryan
Just happened to be
Followin' trina.
Does tom harward
Know about this yet?
Yes, sir.
Parker called him.
Take it easy, honey.
You're gonna
Have to leave now, tom.
No. I want tom here.
He'll be right outside
In the waiting area.
I'll be right out here, honey.
You know what
I'm talkin' about?
How you feelin'?
How do you think
I'm feelin'?
Like you got a knot
On your head, I imagine.
You remember how
You got that knot?
I don't remember anything.
Is that bad?
That's pretty normal
For a concussion.
Sometimes people can't
Remember what happened
The entire day before.
Chief, I got
A right to be in here
If you're gonna
Question my client.
I came to arrest her.
Trina, you're bein'
Charged with
Drivin' under
The influence
And two counts
Of vehicular manslaughter.
I can't stand this.
What do you suggest--
That we go to
The hospital?
No.
Maybe we should.
No. Can't do that.
No liquor, john,
Not after that valium.
The valium
Isn't working.
Gillespie called.
I told him
You were asleep.
I wish I could sleep.
Is gillespie
A suspicious
Kind of man?
The worst.
He sure seems
Real concerned
About you.
Yeah, well, that's his way.
You know, if her concussion
Is real bad,
She might not
Remember a thing.
Well, that happens.
But let's say she does.
She is a lush.
You mean they
Might not believe her--
About last night?
About anything--
About last night,
About a long time ago.
Wouldn't it be great
If she just d*ed?
It's gonna be
Okay, john,
No matter
What she says,
Because we are gonna
Hold each other's hand
Like this,
And we are gonna
Look at them
And smile...
Like this.
Are you gonna
Keep her here
For the memory thing?
No. There's not too much
I can do about that.
She can probably
Go tomorrow.
She'll be in my jail
Till the arraignment.
I see.
I will be in
Close touch
With her.
Okay.
You heard what
I told the doc.
Yeah. I'm hopin'
For modest bail.
You're not gonna get it.
It's gonna be high.
Chief, I need
A moment alone
With my client.
Of course.
Go ahead.
Nobody else
Gets in here
Without my permission.
Yes, sir.
This looks bad, trina.
Probably is bad.
Hush, tom.
I'm tryin'
To think.
What do you remember?
I remember enough.
Enough for what?
I was in my car.
I was in
The passenger seat.
John was puttin' me
Behind the wheel.
John was in your car?
He planned
This whole thing.
He probably
Meant to do it
When you were there,
That first time.
He came back later.
He probably
Hit me then.
I don't think you're
Makin' sense, honey.
I think your head
Is really hurt.
Why don't you
Lay back down there?
He tried to k*ll me, tom.
But they k*lled
Somebody else instead.
They need me.
They need little trina.
But does little trina
Need them?
I don't know.
I can't tell yet.
You're right.
I'm a touch woozy.
Well, is this how
They do it nowadays--
All this recording,
Et cetera?
You're not gonna
Be videotaped, pauline.
But you are gonna
Be audiotaped,
Which is standard
Nowadays.
Video monitor's
Just there for
You to refer to.
That tape is of
The road where
The accident occurred.
Now, where did you
First see trina?
Well, actually,
It was a little
Further down the road.
It was around in there
Somewhere.
John: that's right.
We pulled up
Behind her.
Where were you two goin'?
We was headed over to
Henderson mill for dinner.
About what time was that?
I guess around : .
Is that your usual time
For dinner?
No. Just runnin'
A bit late that
Day, that's all--
'Cause of cleanin' up
After the wedding
And everything.
Mm.
Lieutenant jamison said
That you told him
You were following trina
Because she was drunk.
Oh, there is no doubt
About that.
I mean, we did not know
What to do.
Now there...
There is where
The kids passed us.
There is where
Trina swerved
And forced those kids
Off the road.
Do you think that
Trina knew that you
Were following her?
I don't know.
Why?
Give you any indication
That she knew that
You were behind her?
You thinkin' maybe
We scared her?
We were only
Tryin' to help, chief.
I would hate to think
That we had anything
To do with what happened.
I'm not sayin' you did.
But if she saw your car,
And she took
Her concentration
Off the road...
Whether she
Noticed us or not,
She was outta control.
Do you have a car phone?
Yes. Don't know what good
It could've done.
Couldn't have stopped her.
Right.
Well, you were tryin'
To do the right thing.
Well, I hope we were
Of some help, hamp.
You were. Thanks.
Has trina remembered
Anything that happened yet?
No. The whole day,
In fact, is a total blank.
Imagine that.
Anything?
Maybe.
I don't know.
Pauline: we were only
Tryin' to help, chief.
You know that call
We got the other day--
The anonymous one?
Yeah. A woman reporting
Trina driving drunk.
Right.
I want a voiceprint
Comparison between that
And pauline's voice
On this.
Right away.
Everything
All right, ma'am?
Mr. John, is there
Something wrong
With your tea?
No, lizzie.
It's fine. Thanks.
If I can
Get something
For you, tell me.
Sure enough.
I don't know.
About gillespie?
I don't think
You should talk to him.
He'll know
What's goin' on.
How will he know
Any more than we do?
He might tell me
Something about
Tom harward--
Like, if he's
Up to something.
He might also wonder
Why you are wonderin'.
Harward's been
Foolin' around with trina,
And she's
His assistant.
Though what he
Paid her with
I can hardly imagine.
Couldn't gillespie
Make something
Out of that--
Like maybe tom
Had a reason to k*ll her?
Listen to me.
The police aren't
Thinkin' about us.
We had no reason
In the world
To do any of
The things
That we did do.
If worse comes to worse,
And trina lives
And remembers,
And the two of them
Blab their heads off,
There's a good
Chance, honey,
That ain't nobody
Gonna believe them
Anyway.
It's unbelievable.
Oh, baby.
We don't have
To talk in
Here, do we?
Yes, ma'am.
Unless you don't want
To talk at all.
This or nothin',
Trina.
Oh, well, what
Are we lookin' at?
Only eight months
If you plead guilty.
What do you think
About goin' into
That program?
Well, the bad part's
Not the dryin' out.
It's all those doctors
Askin' you
All those questions.
"What's really
Behind your drinkin'?"
"How's your childhood?
Hate your mama?
Daddy pull your pants down?"
Better that than
Doin' jail time, trina.
Well, I don't know.
At least in there,
They pretty much
Leave you alone.
I don't know what
You're tryin' to pull
With all this.
You testify
Against 'em,
And then that's it.
I was blackmailin' 'em.
Over what?!
Sh!!
It doesn't matter.
But for blackmail,
You were right.
Crime lab says
The voiceprint's
A match.
So pauline made
The call.
Which she could deny.
Yeah, sure could.
And would.
And I've never known
A jury to believe
A machine over
A woman in tears.
Chief.
Hi, cristina.
Sheriff's
Expectin' you.
Thanks.
Hamp!
Come and tell me
What I can do for ya.
Tom harward.
I understand he's
Havin' some problems.
Financial ones,
Yes.
They bad?
About as bad
As you can get.
We had to seize
His automobile
For auction.
What's your interest
In it?
You know he's
Trina mallin's lawyer?
Uh-huh.
I got a feelin'
He's conspirin'
With his client.
Isn't that what
Lawyers do?
He's conspirin' to do
Something illegal
With his client.
Oh, well,
That's a different matter.
That's what you call
A crime.
I think he's desperate,
Bill, and so is she.
And therefore anxious
To get some financial relief?
Is tom the type?
I don't think so.
Okay. That's all
I wanted to know.
Hey.
You are gonna
Drive yourself
Crazy, john.
Read this.
John...
No.
Let me say this.
Two kids are dead.
Don't tell me I
Can't have feelings
About that.
Shh. You have
Two customers.
We're just lookin'.
Y'all talkin' about
That car wreck?
Yes, we were.
And throw away
The key.
Well, I bet there are
Some people that
Would agree with that.
Would you just
Excuse us for
One moment?
Sure.
I know you have feelings.
I have feelings
Right now, too,
And I'm feelin' scared.
You scare me.
You gotta
Keep it together.
Can you do that?
I'm sorry.
Yes, I can.
I'll manage the store
While you carry
All your stuff
Over to our house.
I'm assumin' that
You're ready
To start livin'
A nice, normal life
With your wife.
Of course I am,
Darlin'.
I love you.
Is there anything
Particular you
Had in mind?
So, what's
Botherin' you?
These tire tracks--
They don't line up
With the impact point.
Maybe they're from
Another incident--
Unrelated.
Ryan said in his statement
Trina slammed on the brakes.
You think
He's lyin'?
I don't wanna think it.
Because he's a cop?
Think one of us can't lie?
Come on, man,
I know better.
Yeah, well, he don't know
John ryan from way back.
What are you sayin'?
Do you trust him?
Well, I've known
The guy years, but...
When you get
Right down to it,
I don't really know him.
I didn't go to
His first weddin',
Didn't know his wife.
Didn't know the girlfriends
He dated
After he got
Divorced.
Didn't know
Trina mallin.
Definitely didn't know
Pauline medford.
Then, boom!
Here comes this invitation
To his weddin'.
He's a funny guy.
Always liked him,
But he's a funny guy.
Yeah, I've known trina
A good while.
For trina to have
Hit that car and
Pushed it over,
She would've had to
Have been headin'
For the edge herself.
She a su1c1de type?
Not at all.
Is that
The last of it?
Sure is.
I cannot believe
You carried that
Old safe.
I bounced it down,
Step by step.
It's your back,
Honey.
Ms. Ryan?
Yes.
Tom harward.
Trina mallin's attorney.
May I come in?
John, can you join me?
We have company.
Comin'.
May I get you anything,
Mr. Harward?
That's fine,
Thank you.
Business and all.
Tom.
Surprised to see
You here.
Really? I wasn't
Surprised to see you
In court today.
You were in court? Why?
What do you want, tom?
Why would we
Want to do that, mr. Harward?
Because trina really remembers
Everything that happened
That night.
She only pretended
Not to.
She's willin'
To work somethin' out,
As she'll
Tell you herself.
You'll get that money back.
In due course.
Don't thr*aten us, tom.
I know how
To deal with threats.
And don't you
thr*aten me, john.
We'll bail her out,
Mr. Harward.
Good.
Then we'll sit down
To a reasonable
Negotiation.
Blackmail's not a negotiation.
Jimmy del rey--
He's a bail bondsman.
He'll work out
The details.
I'll call you
Tomorrow.
( Door opens and closes )
We're not gonna
Make it, sugar.
What?
The old boat's
Shippin' water faster
Than we can bail it.
Don't you be
Talkin' like that.
Those dumb word games--
Your imagination is
Breakin' you down.
Please don't tell me
To get a hold of
Myself again.
Johnny darlin',
I'm just...
Doesn't matter
What the hell
I do, you do.
Two other people
Are runnin'
This here show.
Two other people
Are now tellin' us
That we belong to them--
That we live our lives
To suit them.
They want all the money--
They can get it.
They want the house--
They can get it.
If she wants me,
How do I tell her no?
I cannot deal with
This crazy talk.
It's not craziness, darlin'.
Just suppose he
Took into his head
He wanted you?
How would you
Tell him no?
Where's the limit?
How do you set it?
We have to wait.
We...we have to think
Like tom harward.
Now what is he
Fixin' to do?
How is he gonna
Get into all
That we have,
And enjoy it,
And not feel guilty,
And keep us goin'?
Because he has
Got to keep us
Goin', sweet man of mine.
He can't let
Anything bad
Happen to us.
So don't you see?
We have an advantage
Over him.
We don't have to worry
About somethin' bad
Happenin' to him.
All we have to do
Is hope it does.
Hey, jimmy.
Well, hey there,
Parker. Haven't seen you
In a while.
How's it goin'?
Pretty good.
What can I do ya for?
Trina mallin.
I understand
She's a guest here
In your establishment.
Trina mallin.
Somebody posted
Her bond?
I ain't here
To sh**t the breeze, son.
All righty. I'll tell
Chief forbes.
So who posted it?
Jimmy's bail bonds
You know that.
It was her lawyer
Tom harward.
Well, hello, jimmy.
Hello, chief,
Glad to see ya.
Trina mallin,
Chief forbes.
Really?
Yeah. Tom harward
Posted bond.
Really?
Yes, sir.
Bubba.
Yeah-huh.
You got any idea
How a man
Who has just had
His car repossessed
Could come up with
$ , In bail?
He'd only need to
Come up with ten percent
For the bail bondsman,
And that's what,
, ?
Yeah. Quite true.
But note--
He's just had
His car repossessed,
The sheriff's got
A lien on his home
And all his holdings.
Man's broke.
Oh, I see what
You're gettin' at.
No security for
That bond, huh?
Uh-huh.
So, who gave
Tom harward
That money?
This is luke.
Brenda: roger, luke.
Well, now,
What a beautiful house!
Ain't this gorgeous?
It's nice,
Sure enough.
Makes my place
Look like
The hovel it is.
Oh, come on!
Were you talkin'
To me, you m*rder*r?
Please. I thought
You wanted
A business discussion.
Tom: that's right.
So go ahead.
May I sit down?
When you have
A concussion,
You ain't
Too firm
On your feet.
Please, have
A seat, trina.
Is there anything
I can get you?
Vodka, straight.
No ice.
Tom?
Please. The same.
Now the facts
Are simple.
You're both gonna get
The maximum for
What you done.
Need I define that?
I don't think so.
My client, if she
Takes the rap,
Could be out
In eight months.
My client is willin'
To spend that time in jail
For the sum of
One million dollars--
In advance.
I worked that out,
And it comes to
$ An hour.
Now that ain't bad.
It's really a deal.
You'll go through that
And be back for
Another million.
Pauline: and maybe
Still another.
Where does it stop?
Just where I said
It'd stop.
Well, why stop there?
I mean, there's more
Than a million to be got.
If you don't
Believe what I say,
I don't know
How to help you.
I don't know how to make
This deal right for you.
Trina: and this is a deal
Y'all better take,
Or everything's gonna
Turn into a hell of a mess
In a hell of a hurry.
I'll get you the money.
Forbes: gillespie's sure
They got somethin'
On the ryans.
And lonny's been
Goin' through
Some old files
From when john and trina
Were an item--
Right before he
Retired from the force.
All the files?
No, just
The unsolved files--
And gotten away
With it.
There's a good
Few cases
We don't have
The answers for.
Okay. Y'all figure out
What it might be,
And give me a call.
But I'll leave you
With somethin'
Real definite--
Trina mallin's
Goin' to jail.
When?!
Early as I can
Get her to trial,
Days from now.
She gonna wait?
More reason to wait
Than jump, I'd say.
Well, I let
The stocks go.
Broker said it was
A bad time to sell,
But I'd rather get
The money there'n
From someplace else.
When you figure on
Turnin' it over?
I'll have the cash
Day after tomorrow.
Then they can
Come and get it.
Y'all want to go upstairs?
Is that a joke?
You think I can
Do that now?
Well...you could try.
They say it's
A great reliever
Of stress.
I feel like
I'm dead--
Well, darlin',
You don't look dead.
You know, when
I was married
To medford,
We went to australia.
Oh, I loved it.
New zealand, tasmania.
Sure was beautiful.
We could move
To the moon.
It wouldn't be
Far enough.
Mm! The moon is bare
And cold, sweet man.
I'm thinkin' of
More romantic places.
I see what
You've done here.
You've selected
These relevant cases.
Just a sh*t in the dark.
Mm.
All happened in
That particular time.
Well, there was a rumor
That john ryan quit the force
Because he was
Bein' investigated
At the time.
Oh, yes, I remember
That rumor well.
It wasn't based on
Anything in particular.
Just something that
Trina said when
She was drunk.
And then, when
She got sober,
She couldn't remember
What she said.
So it was a whole lot
Of nothin'.
Did you believe it
At the time?
Well, bein'
Inordinately suspicious,
I kinda did.
What would you think
If I asked ryan to
Take a polygraph?
I'd think you were bein'
Inordinately suspicious.
What do you think
Ryan would say?
He'd think you
Suspected him,
And he'd get
Mad at you,
And he wouldn't
Take the test.
Well, he wouldn't
Have to.
He sure enough wouldn't.
Hmm. Yeah.
( g*nsh*t )
( Gasps )
Hamp.
Well, is there
Any mystery here?
No, bill.
He k*lled himself
With a . Magnum.
Had it
In a safe.
It was on the floor
Beside him in
The basement.
He left this.
It's incredible.
Seems our hunch
Put us on the right track.
It was
The hit-and-run.
Pauline was out there
In the garden
When he did it.
Is there anything
I can do for you,
Pauline?
I had such plans.
I had such
Wonderful plans.
Do you know about
Any of the things
That he confessed
To in that note?
He didn't want me
To know.
He didn't want me
To be associated with
That part of his life.
It's pretty plain
From the note
He tried,
Convicted and ex*cuted
Himself alone.
That's the way
He wanted it.
He wanted to be
Alone in it.
Leave me out of it.
Well...
My condolences,
Ms. Ryan.
Thank you.
08x04 - Grow Old Along With Me
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A sequel to the 1967 film, follows the cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.
A sequel to the 1967 film, follows the cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.