05x09 - Sparta Gold

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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.

It'’s just up
the road a piece.

Mary ellen,
you'’ve been saying that
for the last 5 miles.

You know, that chicken'’s
gonna taste just as good
here as...

There! That'’s it. Pull over.where?

Right here?yeah.

Yeah.
This is it.

Honey, you sure this
is the place, huh?yeah.

Yeah, my daddy used to bring
us when we were kids.

Come on, right up
here is sutter'’s rock.

All the way up here
for a rock, huh?

Better be one
hell of a rock.

Somehow,
I remembered
it all.

Whoa.[g*nsh*t]

Hold on, now!
Do we look like deer?

It'’s not even
hunting season.

I said hold your fire!

Captain skinner,
sparta police department.

Almost there now.
I'’m almost there.

All right, hold on
to me. Hold on to me.

Hup! Yeah.oh!

Bubba, why do you
think somebody was
sh**ting at us?

I don'’t know,
but I'’m going
to find out.

Parker, you there?

Bubba, I thought
you were off today.

Yeah, I am. Let me
talk to the chief.

Well, he'’s not here.

Uh, you know, he'’s at
the dentist. He'’s been
puttin'’ it off for weeks.

Parker, listen to me.
Mary ellen'’s been wounded.

Well, how?

Some nut with a r*fle
up at sutter'’s rock.

Yeah, I know
where that is.

Notify the chief.
I'’m gonna ahead and run
her in the emergency room.

I told mary ellen
not to get involved
with a cop.

Uh, mr. Lasso,
mrs. Lasso, don'’t
y'’all worry now, huh?

Mary ellen
will be just fine.

I talked to the doctor,
back there. It'’s nothing
serious at all.

What if getting sh*t at,
isn'’t serious, what is?

She never got sh*t at
when she went out
with arthur fenton.

That'’s right.

Captain skinner?uh-huh?

Call for you.

Would you all excuse me
for a second, please?

It'’s chief gillespie.thank you.

Yeah, chief.

What'’s the matter
with mary ellen lasso?

Well, she got sh*t.

Wait. I don'’t mean
sh*t sh*t.

What happened was
a b*llet hit a rock,

A piece of rock flew off
and hit her behind the leg.

To tell you
the truth, chief,

Mary ellen ain'’t
really who I'’m worried
about right now.

Oh, lord. You mean,
the parents are over there?

Yeah.

I don'’t think, I scored
too many points today.

Well, listen.
Uh, I talked to
sheriff mccomb,

And that sutter'’s rock,
that'’s in his territory.

Well, now, chief,

I don'’t think
I'’m going to be
able to sit back

And let his men
handle this.

You just cool down.

I sent virgil up there
to look around.

Meantime, cool down.
You hear?

Yeah. Yeah.

[Beeping]

Sheriff,
you find anything?

They'’re looking
for the b*ll*ts.

I don'’t know
how they'’re going
to find anything.

Where'’s bubba?

He'’s still
at the hospital.

Come here.

Them sh*ts must have
come from over there.

She was hit
over there.

Well, there'’s no
trace of anybody
being down there.

Are you sure?yes, sir.

Excuse me, sir.

What is it,
lowler?

Just wanna let you
know, the fella says
he'’s captain skinner.

Probably '’cause
that'’s who he is.

Hey, virg.bubba.

How'’s mary ellen?well, she'’s gonna
have a stiff leg

For a while, but
she'’s gonna be okay.good.

Can you tell
us anything

To help us locate
one of those slugs?

Yeah. I sure can.

That second slug
went into the ground,
right there.

Bring that
metal detector
over here.

[Beeping]

[Rapid beeping]

This is in pretty
good shape.

Ballistics should
have no trouble
identifying it.

I'’ll take
care of that.

Yeah, sure.

Going to rain?

No rain.

What brings
you out my way,
bill gillespie?

One of my officers
got sh*t at out here.

That right?yeah.

He thought, maybe
he'’d stumbled on
a still.

Don'’t look at me.
You know I'’m retired.

Oh, yeah,
I know. I...

I just thought, maybe
you could mention
somebody who isn'’t.

I have seen
something, strikes me
as a little bit odd.

What is it?

Big ol'’ pick-up truck.

Double bogie job.

A six wheeler
with the duallies
on the back?

That'’s it.

Drives by here about
twice a week.

Got a red paint job.

One of them
camper shells
on top.

What is he,
a poacher?

Uh-uh.
This here'’s
a nice, new truck.

Ain'’t no poacher.

If he isn'’t a moonshiner,
and he isn'’t a poacher,

What kind of
a lawbreaker do
you reckon he is?

Well, you study
on that a while.

When you work
it out, call me.

Used to be that, uh...

You could visit
an old friend
and sit down,

And have some
friendly conversation.

Pick up some
useful information.

But I guess,
that'’s all gone now.

Jamison,
you within earshot?

Just a minute,
chief.

Yeah, chief,
I'’m here.

I want you to take
samson and delilah
to sutter'’s rock.

Are we looking
for anything
in particular?

The dogs will tell us
what we'’re looking for.

[Dog barking]

Boys,
my eyes fooling me,

Or are we staring
at marijuana?

Well, it looks
a little bit too
tall to be alfalfa.

Don'’t you think,
samson?

How much we
talking about?

Well, the first thing
we found was this
little old stand.

Then, me and lonnie
went over the top
of that hill,

And, chief, they growin'’
it in bunches all over.

Yeah. We found it
right about here.

On this side
of sutter'’s rock.

Uh, chief,
no word yet.

No word on what,
parker?

On that red pick-up
truck you wanted me
to put an apb on.

No word yet.

Parker, you don'’t have
to come and tell me
unless there is word.

Yes, sir.
That'’ll save time.

Go ahead, jamison.

Well, the first stand
we found was small,
about 12 plants.

But like bubba said,
but we found the other
ones, they had 50 0r more.

50 Plants in a stand?

These are
no amateurs,
are they?

No, sir.

These guys are doing
some major planting.

[Bubba] they'’re doing
some major shipping,
too.

'’Cause there's no
way they selling
all this here.

Yeah, but first
a major storing
and processing,

And that has
to be done here.

Yeah.

[Bell rings]

Now, what?

They found our crops.

Man.

After all that work?

I don'’t believe it.

You had to go
and sh**t at
that cop!

Don'’t give me that!

Without my protection,

You'’d have been
locked up a long
time ago.

Your protection'’s
going to getus
locked up.

I'’m going
to call allisond,

Tell him cash
on the barrel--

Take everything we got.

He better come through.

He'’s the one who
talked me into
this mess.

You'’ve done all right.
Kept your business
from going under.

But I don'’t like the way
things are heading now.

This place has got
to be cleaned out.

Darrell!

I made sure we didn'’t
sell anything local.

It'’ll be awful
hard to trace
this stuff to us.

What, pop?

Hey, man,
where you going?

You know
I'’m always late.

What'’s on your mind?

Well, chief heard tell
there'’s some fine
local reefer around.

Why you guys
always busting
harmless pursuits?

I don'’t know.

Why don'’t you
ask your elected
representatives?

You do vote,
don'’t you?

Sure, I vote.

The fine pot you
talking about is
sparta gold.

Gold?

Got a nice
ring to it,
don'’t it?

But too pricey
for around here.

It'’s what's called
an export product.

It goes to places
like miami, new york.

Who'’s exporting it?

Come on, jimmy.

Some guy named allisond.

I don'’t know the man.

Used to be
a cotton broker.

Blew out that business.

Lots of
respectable people

Blow out businesses.

Turn to raising
ol'’ mary jane.

Good citizens
trying to help
the local economy.

Who'’s selling
it locally?

White kid over at
the high school
got some.

White kid?

That'’s not much
to go on.

Call him ninja.

Ninja?

Is he into
martial arts?

No, man.

Ninja'’s one of the
real bad motorbikes
in the universe.

Later.

Hey,
wait a minute!

What you want?

I'’ve been
looking for you.

What for?

Heard you got
some good stuff.

I don'’t know what
you'’re talking about.

Guess I heard wrong.

Hey, wait a minute.

What I got'’s
expensive.

I got $50.

I got one more.

Good.

You know...

This stuff'’s k*ller.

That'’s what we heard.

You'’re under arrest.

[School bell rings]

What'’s going
to happen to
darrell now?

Well, he'’s in
a whole lot of
trouble, mrs. Tibbs.

I hate to
make it worse.

Do you know
something?

Darrell'’s grades
have been going down.

And suddenly
seems to have
a lot of money.

We impounded
his motorbike.

Real fancy.

You know what
his father does?

I think mr. Meecham'’s
in the moving business.

How would darrell
get any of this
stuff anyhow?

Well, we'’re hoping
he'’ll tell us.

Come in, barney,
and sit down
beside darrell.

Yeah.thank you.

So...

What'’s he
done, chief?

I told him
that motorbike

Would get him
into hot water.

Boy'’s been dealing dr*gs.

Uh! What?

So...

So how do you know?

One of our officers
made a buy from him.

Where did you
get it, son?

This guy from
out of town
sold it to me.

I never seen
him before.

This stuff isn'’t
from out of town,
it'’s from here.

Houldn'’t
I have a lawyer?

I guess he'’s
right on that,
chief.

Parker, is that
he truck we have
the apb out on

Parked in front
of the station?

I don'’t know.
What'’s it look like?

Go take a look.yes sir.

I imagine your
boy'’s going to be
arraigned tomorrow.

What can
we expect?

Judge hawthorne.
Nothing light
and easy.

Virgil, that'’s darrell's
father going out there.

Is that your red
pick-up out front?

Yeah.
Something wrong?

No.

I just seldom
see one parked
in a police area.

Oh, I'’m sorry
about that.

I'’ll move it
right away,

I'’m leaving just now.

Got to get a lawyer
for my boy.

His moving business
wasn'’t doing too well

For a long time.

Lately it seems
to have picked up.

I think mr. Meecham'’s
moving a whole lot more
than just furniture.

Bubba, how'’s
mary ellen doing?

Just about as mad
as I am, parker.

We get the results
of those ballistics
tests yet?

Well, the detective'’s
on with the lab right now.

There'’s been
a foul-up.

Foul-up?

He'’s not too
happy about it.

But you better
ask the detective
for details.

Let me try this again.

I did not just
leave the academy.

I know the difference
between a .223,

Which is
a nato round,

And a .22 long.

You say it'’s impossible.

I say you got
the wrong round.

What happened?

[Sighs]

Bubba,
you know that
b*llet you found--

What was the caliber?

About .223
or better.

50 Grains.

Well the lab doesn'’t
seem to think so.

This ain'’t like them.

I know.

Deputy pruitt
sent them the round.

Deputy pruitt
sent them around.

Yeah. He also
missed seeing about
50 marijuana plants

When he was standing
right smack dab in
the middle of them.

Hmm. Maybe pruitt'’s
just a careless type.

Yeah, well, if he'’s the
drug-running cop type,

I can'’t wait
to get him in
my sights.

Bubba, just hold on
for a minute now.

Let'’s just look into
a few things first.

Yeah.

You have
a reading problem?

Maybe.

Did I miss something?

That sign is for
police vehicles.

Deputy gower.
It'’s nice to meet you.

I'’m chief of detectives

Virgil tibbs.
Sparta police.

Where would
you like this--
in the street?

Right there
will be fine.

Thank you.

[Knock on door]

Otherwise my people
will be tied up on
sentry duty

When they could
be out looking
for pot growers.

Tomorrow, then.

Hi there, virgil.

Sheriff.

Just talking
to the drug
enforcement folks.

We can cut down
that old pot
patch tomorrow.

Good, good. You know
the b*llet we found?

The lab says
it was a .22 long.

Kid'’s g*n.

Maybe it was kids.
They'’re crazy enough.

They could be
growing that stuff.

The round I gave
pruitt was heavier.

What are you
talkin'’ about?

The round I gave pruitt
was at least 55 grains.

Now a .22...

Weighs 40.

Maybe the lab
made a mistake.

There are two
other possibilities.

Such as?

One--pruitt
made a mistake.

Two--

He deliberately sent
in the wrong round.

Are you
accusing my man?

Uh, no. I'’m just talking
about possibilities.

You'’re saying
a veteran of
this department

Tampered with evidence.

It could'’ve
been a mistake.

Why would you
fix on pruitt?

The round was
a type commonly used
by s.w.a.t. Units.

The chief tells me
pruitt'’s a member of
your s.w.a.t. Team.

That is plumb wild.

Sheriff...

He tried
to block discovery
of those plants.

Maybe he fired
the warning round.

Maybe...

He didn'’t count
on bubba actually
finding that b*llet.

I guess you saw
a lot of things in
the big city, tibbs.

County deputies ain'’t
like big city cops.

They stay true.

Thanks for your time.

Give gillespie
my regards.

Will do.

Where'’s pruitt?

He took some
vacation time, sir.

You find out
where he is.

Yes, sir.

Hey, parker, I want you
to run a tag on a lincoln,

Mississippi plates.

All righty.
Go ahead.

1-Gpi-598.
Hinds county.

Okey-doke.
Uh, stand by.

Look here, sweet,
coming your way.

Yeah, I have
our little friend.

Parker, do I look
like a police officer?

Well, every inch,
detective.

A fine example.

Thank you.
That helps.

Been having some
doubts about myself.

What caused your
doubts? Mccomb?

How do you know?

He just phoned.
He thought you
might'’ve been offended

By something he said.

I was.

I understand it.

Nobody wants
his department
accused.

He said that
pruitt is away
from the office.

Does he mean
far away?

He doesn'’t know,
but we do.

We'’ve got sweet
tailin'’ him.

Seems deputy pruitt
has a sideline.

[Bell rings]

Now, you don'’t suppose
that building'’s full
of weed, do you?

That'’s exactly
what I suppose.

What I want to know
is how long has this
been going on?

Well, I'’d like to
know the same thing,

But I don'’t want to
do anything about it
this minute.

Just let me know if
anybody interesting
turns up,

And particularly
anybody driving
a lincoln car.

Yes, sir, chief.

So he was headed
out towards jackson,
was he?

Yes, sir.

Well, when they
met, did anything
change hands?

No, they just
argued a lot.

They argued?
Maybe they dickered.
Could that have been it?

Well, now that
you mention it,

Yeah, it could
have been that.

Read me that fax.

Yes, sir. Uh...

Registered owner
of that lincoln is...

Clive allisond.

Business license
as cotton broker.

But it got
suspended
last year.

Uh, doesn'’t say why.

And he'’s got
no previous
convictions.

You know,
I think he made
a deal with pruitt.

Which means he'’s
going to come back.

Now wouldn'’t
that be something.

You mean get
them all together?

Oh, yeah.
That'’s worth
waiting for.

Man, I hate waiting.

Nope.

I...

Really hate...

Waiting.

Well, let'’s do
something else.

[Chuckles]

You just know
this is gonna end
up on the 6:00 news.

Yeah, and the 7:00,
8:00, and 10:00, too.

Who you going to
blast this time?

Where'’s allisond?

He said 8:00.

You think
he'’d rip us off?

Allisond?

I know he won'’t.

Oh. He'’s a good ol'
cotton trader.

He better not
turn out to be
a boll weevil.

He'’s late.

Just like you said,
chief. He'’s comin' in
on jackson road.

Keep some distance
between you and him.

Yes, sir.

I want you to call
everybody, you tell
them all to be nice.

Okay, chief.
No one jumps the g*n.
Should I call mccomb?

No. I'’ll call
him later myself.

I want you to
call virgil, tell
him to meet us there.

Yes, sir.

Well...

Let'’s go.

That scope is
meant for k*lling.

Well, yes, sir,

And sometimes
it'’s to avoid
k*lling.

You'’re not mad,
are you?

Yeah.

We see a lincoln.

Boys ready?

Jamison, sweet--
you in position?

Sure are.

I want to get
them actually
loading that stuff.

Juries love that.

What the hell is this?

Why, this is
my insurance.

Come on.
Let'’s get
on with it.

All right.
Let'’s move up.

We'’re moving up.

Chief...

Listen, y'’all
in that warehouse!

This is bill gillespie,
chief of sparta police.

We'’re putting
y'’all under arrest.

I dearly hope you'’re
not gonna make a fight
out of this thing.

I don'’t want to
see anybody sh*t,
maybe k*lled.

[g*nf*re]

I wish you
hadn'’t done that.

We better take this guy
any way we can, chief.

I'’d sooner we try
to preserve him,
bubba, if possible.

Wilson and I
ought to come
over your way.

I know a way in.

I'’m already
around here.
I'’ll do it.

All right. There'’s
a ventilator in
a window.

On the back wall.
Climb up on it,
you can see in.

Chief, I better go in.
Pruitt'’s liable to
hurt people out here.

You better not
go in there, bubba.

I'’m going
in there, chief.

[g*nf*re]

sh**t them!
sh**t them!

Jamison, sweet...

They'’re going for
that lincoln car.

You better go get them.

[Jamison] chief, we'’ve got
the main guy in custody.

Good. Good.

[g*nf*re]

Now, bubba--
where are you?

Bubba, come in.
You hear me?

[g*nf*re]

I'’m inside, chief.

[g*nf*re]

[Siren approaching]

How you doing?

Bill.

Appreciate the call.

Sorry about
all this, mac.

Virgil.

Sheriff.

You cut my ex-deputy
here some slack.

Yeah, I did.
Figured we all
need to talk to him.

I'’m talking
to nobody.

Want to go
to parchman,
son?

Prison population'’s
always delighted
to welcome a cop.

Some of those
boys might know
you personally.

Sweet, would you
open that case?

I want to see
how much money
was involved here.

Well, shut my mouth.

There'’s no money
in there at all.

Barney?

Is that what you
expected to find

When allisond
opened that case?

What do you reckon
he intended to do
with that?

You know, we may just have
saved barney'’s life here.

Barney, we
saved your life.

Dad?

This is a spectacle,
a sorry spectacle.

Father and son
side by side...

In durance vile.

What'’s that mean?

It means jail.

What'’s gonna happen?

Well, for the boy
it'’s a first offense,

But, barney, I'’m afraid
you'’re gonna have to do
some time.

Sure is ironic.

What'’s that mean?

What you tried to save
your business is what
cost you your business.

I grew marijuana
to keep my home
and my family.

It was a matter of need.

If crime was
justified by need,

It'’d be the main
occupation of the masses.

What would your
mama say if she
could see you now?

Well, she'’d see
you, too, daddy.

I gave you
a nice home...

And a $7,000 motorcycle,
but, no, that wasn'’t
good enough!

No! You had to
go steal that weed.

And sell it--
sell it to kids.

Come off it, daddy.
You done that, too.

I sold it to allisond.

What he done with it...

Out of my hands.

Out of your hands.

I think I'’ll sleep
a while, daddy.

Huh. $7,000 Motorcycle.

Well, barney'’s going to be
a guest at the taxpayers
for at least three years.

Pruitt probably
more than that.

Yeah, o.k., Bye.

Well, sir, with all
those fellas in jail,

That mean we'’ve
won another battle
in the w*r on dr*gs?

It might affect the price
of marijuana in miami
for an hour or so.

Oh. Oh! Sheriff
mccomb, chief,
he'’s here to see you.

Oh, well,
let him in.

Come on in, mac.
How nice to see you.

Actually, I'’m mainly
here to see virgil.

That'’s virgil.

Sheriff.

Guess I'’ll have
to eat some words.

How'’d you
blunder this time?

Maintaining
moral superiority

Of country cops
over city cops.

Ain'’t so.

Just something
I wanted to believe.

I can'’t blame
you for that.

Speaking for my
men, as well, we'’re
grateful for your help.

We wonder if you
might join us for lunch.

Well, thank you.

Thank you.
I'’d be honored.

Honored.
Honored.

Well,
isn'’t that nice?

Is that little
french place still
open in kenard?

You mean cajun.

Yeah.
Is it still open?

It'’s japanese now.

Fine. Wednesday, then.

What?

Wednesday. That'’s
the only day he and
I can be off together.

Oh.

O.k.

If that'’s the way
you want it.

I'’ll phone you.