05x05 - Ruda's Awakening

[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

Ruda?

Ruda.

Ruda, hi.
It'’s althea.

Let me help you
with this.

I don'’t
need your help.

I didn'’t know
you worked
at swift'’s cafe.

Ruda, why don'’t you
call me?

Or maybe
I can even call you.

And we could get
together again.

Please?

Hey! Hey!

Hey!

Let me see if I got this.
It'’s a 1978 beige pickup

With "springer'’s roofing"
on the side.

That'’s right.

Melvin?

Chief.

Everything all right?

No. My truck
got stole.

Oh? Well,
I'’m sorry to hear that.

And all the equipment
I own, pretty near.

I'’m getting
right on it, chief.

A roofing truck--

That shouldn'’t be
too hard to find.

I sure hope not.

If it'’s still in sparta.

She didn'’t look that bad.

Just tired, like she'’d
been working really hard.

I'’m trying to remember
the last time I saw her.

Wasn'’t it
at tyrell'’s trial?

No. It was
a while after that,

At brown'’s market--
that'’s where it was.

She wouldn'’t
even talk to me.

Last time ruda saw me,
she crossed the street

So she wouldn'’t have
to say hello.

My own sister.

She can be tough.

She don'’t
bother me.

I consider myself
lucky.

I didn'’t know she was
working at that diner.

That woman going
to work herself to death

Trying to help tyrell.

No amount of money

Gonna get that boy
out of jail

Or make him walk again.
Doctor said so.

Unless the lord
works a miracle.

I just wish she'’d stop
blaming virgil.

And she love virgil.
Did you know that?

It must be
awful for her.

Trouble was,

My sister didn'’t know

What that boy of hers
was doing.

Hmm. But then, nowadays,

Who know what
their kids are doing?

[Engine starts]

[Knock on door]

[Beep beep beep]

Think I just saw
two black kids

Breaking in the back
of fieldstone'’s pawn.

Just hold still, fellas.

This is the police.

Uh-uh.

You boys do what
the officer said.

You been caught, so make it
easy on yourselves.

I warned you, now.

I'’ll have
to whup you.

[g*nsh*t]

[g*nsh*t]

Give me that g*n!

[g*nshots]

[Sirens]

Good lord almighty.

Stop! Come on,
give it up, kid!

Come on, let'’s get
out of here!

Is that bad?

No. The slug
went clean through,

But sweet'’s going
to the hospital.

Why?

Two kids jumped him.

There was three
of them all told.

Third one'’s
over there.

He'’s the one
who gave me this.

When I caught him,
he put up quite a fight.

Wound up
sh**ting himself

Once in the belly
and...

Looks to be once
to the heart.

There was one lady here
when it happen,

She'’s the only one
who did see it.

Where is she?

She'’s in the diner
where she works.

Where'’s leroy?

Where'’s leroy?

Left him.why?

We took different ways.
We'’ll see him tomorrow.

Something happened.

What happened?

We had to run for it.
That'’s what happened.

Now, leroy is o.k.

Let me go.

I told you, he o.k.!

Did you see
that accident outside?

I didn'’t see
no accident.

I saw a k*lling.

Well, I'’m told

There was wrestling
over a g*n.

What I saw

Was the same
as what happened

When a cop
sh*t my...

Boy tyrell.

Aren'’t you
mrs. Ruda gibson,

Virgil tibbs'’
auntie?

Not by my reckoning.

I ain'’t nothing
to virgil tibbs,

And he'’s less
than nothing to me.

Now, I just saw
a strong, big cop

k*ll a scared little boy.

He'’s an awfully big
little boy, mrs. Gibson.

He'’s a dead boy,
ain'’t he?

Yes, ma'’am.

Dead ain'’t big.

Dead is very little--
next to nothing.

You put it in a box,

And then it
ain'’t nothing.

He had a g*n,
he was trying--

Far as I could see,
he didn'’t have a chance.

Not a chance.

I don'’t know
but he ain'’t better off

Than my poor boy.

Can you tell us
calmly and quietly

Exactly
what happened?

I just told you
what happened.

And I ain'’t
gonna tell it no different

The second time
or the 22nd time.

I saw m*rder.
That'’s what I saw.

m*rder!

Whoever took it decided
they didn'’t want it.

Keys in the ignition,
equipment left in it.

Yeah, but why did they
take it, chief?

I guess they wanted
the roofer off the roof

After he made that hole
up there for them.

For the guys
that took the truck?

Uh-huh.

Roofer spent the day
looking for his truck.

Reckon that'’s what
they wanted him to do.

Leaving
them a way in.

You figure the guys
that took this truck

Are the same guys
as robbed the store?

Mm-hmm.

They'’d have to know
that roof was being
worked on, huh?

I bet one of them did.

Leroy bremer.

What was
that dead boy'’s name?

Leroy who?

Bremer.

Bremer...
How do I know
that name?

We got him
for armed robbery
five years ago,

Back when he was 12.

12? My god.

He'’s got a record
going back to when
he was 8 years old.

He was just let out again...
On probation.

That explains
why he fought hard.

Didn'’t want
to go back to jail.

Yeah.

He sure
got his wish.

Sparta herald,boys.
'’Morning.

Either of you involved
in that sh**ting last night?

No. I was out there,
though.

Which explains the unusual
expression on his face.

Hm.

The folks in the bottoms
are upset at one of you fellas

For sh**ting and k*lling
another of their boys.

Peake, you were
in the bottoms
this morning, I believe.

From before daylight
to just now.

Anybody say anything
about being upset down there?

Nobody said
anything to me.

Maybe that'’s 'cause they'’re
a little bit afraid of you.

I wish they were.

Excuse me.

Mr. J.j. Swift,
detective.

You don'’t want
to see me.

You want to see
the black woman.

The dishwasher.

But she ain'’t
here today.

Mm-hmm.
Where is she?

Saturdays
she goes over

To the ellen county
penitentiary

To see her poor,
crippled son.

Your cousin,
I believe.

Drop that g*n
out in front of you!

I really came
to see you, anyway.

Maybe you can
help me.

I ain'’t seen nothing.

Captain skinner,

Who had that fight
with the kid last night,

He'’s quite sure mrs. Gibson
saw exactly what happened.

She doesn'’t seem
to want to tell us.

She ain'’t told me
nothin'’ neither.

But she works
for you.

Tell her...

All this stuff
is gettin'’ you real nervous.

That ain'’t no lie.

Tell her you don'’t want
the police always
comin'’ around here.

That'’s right!

I ain'’t meanin'
no disrespect.

Hush, j.j.
Just listen, will you?

Say that you want her
to tell the truth to somebody

'’Cause you don't want
all this commotion going on.

Why don'’t you tell her?

Oh, you full of words.

About times gone by
and all the family together.

And sunday dinners
out under the trees.

And wavin'’ to the trains
passing by.

And laughin'’ together
and lovin'’ each other.

There ain'’t no family
no more.

Not for me.

Only tyrell.

I'’ll be waitin' for him
when he gets out of jail.

But I don'’t never ever
want to see any
of y'’all again.

Can I go back
to work, please?

Go on back to work,
mr. Swift.

[g*nsh*t]

Morning.

Mrs. Bremer
here?

She here.

She either
of you all?

No. Neither.

What'’s the matter
with the lieutenant?

Can'’t he talk?

Yeah. He can talk.

Looks like he'’s scared
of something.

You scared of something,
white boy?

I ain'’t scared
of nothing.

Um, we have to see
mrs. Bremer.

She don'’t want
to see nobody.

She don'’t want to talk.

She lying in there
facing the wall.

I expect
she want to die.

I expect she will.

Dennis,
call the medics.

She don'’t want no medics.

Well, I do.

Now, where'’s the car?

What car?
You see a car here?

Well, it seems like
I saw one last night.

Dodge.

A old one.

Leroy bremer'’s car.

Leroy
didn'’t have no car.

A blue dodge.

I said no car, man.

He was riding in one.

Maybe it was joe neffin'’s.

'’Cause joe came
to pick leroy up
last evening.

But leroy
ain'’t had no car.

Hush up, girl.

Come on, let'’s go.

When those medics
get here,

Make sure you don'’t
get in their way.

Let them tend
to that woman.

We'’ll be back.

[Doorbell rings]

Hey!

Coach, you'’re up and around.
Should you be?

Yeah, yeah. I'’m o.k.

Hi, chief. Come on in.
You guys want some tea?

Oh, no, thank you.
We can'’t stay
but a moment.

It'’s just, bubba wanted
to ask you something.

Yeah.

Mrs. Tibbs, do you have
any influence at all

With virgil'’s
aunt ruda gibson?

You want a very
short answer?

No.

Bubba: she'’s lying.

She saw what happened.

She couldn'’t have
been much further
from me than you are.

Bubba, I believe you.

And I'’ll try to talk to her.

If she slams the door
in my face,

I'’ll talk
through the door.

I'’ll even go to
where she works,

I just don'’t want you
to expect anything.

Who could get to her
if not you or virgil?

I don'’t know.

Maybe nobody.

Nobody.

Mama...

I'’ve been thinking
about virgil tibbs

And all
that'’s happened.

I didn'’t come here
to talk about
virgil tibbs.

All I want to talk
about is you.

Mama, did you hear
what happened
in sparta last night?

I heard it
on the radio.

Leroy bremer got sh*t
with his own g*n.

I don'’t know
nothing about it.

And I don'’t want
to hear it.

Mama, listen.

Sounds like
what happened to me.

I don'’t wanna hear
no excuses.

You ain'’t
gonna hear none

And no more lies,
neither.

No sense in going
on with the lies.

I sh*t myself, mama.

You hear?

I had the g*n
in my hand.

This hand.

I pulled the trigger.

I thought I was going
to get virgil, k*ll him.

I didn'’t care.

I was so crazy
out of my mind,

I didn'’t know which way
the g*n was looking.

And I really, truly,
honest to god, mama,

sh*t my own self.

Don'’t go on
blaming virgil.

It ain'’t right.

Yeah. That sounds fine.

Now, why can'’t
I have it now?

It has to
be processed.

Meaning what?

It'’s been involved
in a crime, melvin.

Through no wish
of its own.

We'’ve got to get
fingerprints.

There'’s some other
paperwork we have to do.

Jamison, when can
mr. Springer get
his truck back?

He can get it any time
after noon tomorrow.

What I mean,
he truck is
completely innocent.

Oh, that'’s true, sir.

How come you left
this innocent truck
all by itself,

Unguarded, while you
went on the roof

To do your work?

I didn'’t leave it
unguarded.

A kid who works
for me now and then

Was supposed to have
been watching it,

But he had to go
to the bathroom, he said.

When he got back,
there it was--gone.

What'’s this kid's name?

Joe neffin.

Did you say neffin?

A woman told us that
he and leroy were buddies.

Where the kid now?

I don'’t know.

♪ Were you there

♪ When they crucified
my lord? ♪

♪ Were you there

♪ When they crucified
my lord? ♪

♪ Oh

♪ Sometimes it causes me
to tremble ♪

♪ Tremble

♪ Tremble

♪ Were you there

♪ When they crucified
my lord? ♪

♪ Were you there

♪ When he rose up
from the grave? ♪

These the boys?

One of them is
for sure.

We going in?

Did you see anyone
inside?

Nobody. Unless
they'’re hiding out.

I don'’t think mama
would'’ve locked them in.

♪ Oh

♪ Sometimes it causes me

♪ To tremble...

Nobody?

Just mom and pops.

Went to church,
it looks like.

The boys ain'’t lived
there for a while.

They'’ve been sharing a shack
with the dead kid,

I still gotta find out
where it is.

Stay close to the parents.
Watch what they do.

O.k.

The preacher said,

"There is nothing new
under the sun,

"And what will be done

"Has been done before."

Ecclesiastes.

And there'’s no stronger
testimony to that

Than the shocking pages
of our daily newspapers.

Amen.

Nor do we need
to bring in

The shocking pages
from vicksburg,

Hattiesburg,

Jackson, meridian...

Amen.

We find
the shocking pages here

In thesparta herald.

Woman: right here
in sparta!

On this day, sunday.

A boy of 17,

Leroy bremer,

Son of our neighbors
marjorie

And the late
melton bremer,

sh*t to death
by police

While trying
to avoid capture.

Leroy was caught
trying to steal something.

Couple of boys
got into a pawnshop,

The paper say.

Leroy was
trying to run away

When they sh*t him,

The paper say.

Three police officers.

Just a couple of boys.

And today a mama
is missing

From her accustomed place
among us.

Four sh**t last year.

Two deaths.

One boy
turned into a cr*pple.

Not enough that boy
went to prison.

He had to be
carried there.

He has to be
carried still.

Is this my story?

A horror tale
of my invention?

No.

No.

It is a story
from your sunday paper.

Preach, rev!

We knew,
like the preacher said,

It would happen again.

That'’s right.

And, well...

Here it is.

[Music plays]

Parker, do we need
that music?

Well, no, sir,
I suppose not.

Could get rid of it?

There'’s other music on.

If you want to listen
to something classical,

92'’S playing marches

By the ringling
circus band.

Nothing, parker.
Thank you.

You want it off?

Please.

Okey-doke.

How can somebody
print stuff like that?

Ain'’t true, and people
will believe all of it.

You'’re asking me--

Sparta'’s cold-hearted
black cop

Who would sh**t his own
relative to get ahead in life?

You asking me?

What are we supposed
to do about it, nothing?

Iron jaw peterson--
althea'’s father--

He said to me once,

"I can never
turn a man around

"So'’s he'll see
the truth.

"I can only hope
the lord will do that

In his own way."

For thine is the kingdom,

The power,
and the glory

Forever. Amen.

All: amen.

[Piano plays]

Come forward, and make
your humble confession.

Meekly kneeling.

♪ There is a fountain
filled with blood ♪

♪ Drawn from
emmanuel'’s vein ♪

♪ And sinners plunged

♪ Beneath that blood

[Singing continues]

♪ Lose all
their guilty stain ♪

♪ Lose all
their guilty stain ♪

♪ And sinners plunged...

This is my body
which is broken for you.

This do
in remembrance of me.

This represents my blood
which is spilled

For the remission
of your sins.

Now rise
and go in peace.

As these return,
let others come.

♪ Guilty stain

♪ Lose all
their guilty stain ♪

♪ Lose all
their guilty stain ♪

♪ And sinners plunged
beneath that flood ♪

♪ Lose all
their guilty stain ♪

[Church bell tolling]

Morning, ruda.

Who'’s this boy?

This is bobby johnson.

Bobby, this is
mrs. Ruda gibson.

Morning, ma'’am.

He'’s staying here so he could
go to school in sparta.

Living with y'’all?

No, ma'’am.

Living with
the chief of police
right now.

He'’s staying
with the chief

Until virgil and I
can fix up more space.

We'’re working
on the carriage house

In back of the kitchen.

You the boy
lost your brother
last year?

Accident.

Like what happened
to leroy bremer
last night,

Fighting over a g*n.

Give me that g*n!

Come on!

[g*nshots]

There'’s the chief.

Well, here I am.
You ready?

I'’ve been ready.

Oh. Uh, ladies.

I believe you remember
virgil'’s aunt, ruda gibson.

Indeed, I do.
How are you,
mrs. Gibson?

I think we better
get started.

Huh?

We got to get
beauregard home.

Oh, yes.

On sundays,
the dog expects
an early dinner.

See you later,
mrs. Tibbs,
mrs. Gibson.

Mrs. Gibson,
whenever you feel
like talking to me,

I hope you phone.

What about me, ruda?

Would you care
to talk to me?

I have my car here.

Can I take you home?

How come you'’re
not wearing your g*n?

I don'’t like to wear it
right up front of the church.

I thought you was always
supposed to wear your g*n.

I wear it
when I want to.

When do you
don'’t wear it?

When I don'’t want to.

If some dude was to try
to get a hold of your g*n,

And y'’all was fightin'
over it,

And it went off
and it k*lled you,

Whose fault
would it be?

Be his fault.

And if it k*lled
the dude?

Still be his fault.

Why is it always
the dude'’s fault?

The fault goes to the man
who had no right to the g*n.

Let me tell you,
you can'’t say,

"When do you don'’t
wear a g*n."

You must say, "when do you
not wear a g*n?"

You can'’t make
no southern gentleman
out of me.

Why not?

'’Cause I'm not white.

Well, if white
makes a gentleman,

I'’ve got far too many
gentlemen down the jail
at this moment.

Truth is,
what makes a gentleman

Is correctness...
And kindness...

And courtesy.

I know you'’re not
going to work

Dressed up
like a playboy.

To the country club
for brunch,

If you must know.

And have you just arrested
a boy and his dog?

They'’re both guests
in my home,
if you must know.

Say hello
to the doctor.

Good afternoon, sir.

What'’s the matter
with you?

[Arf arf]

[Arf]

Did you
do the autopsy

On a kid
named leroy bremer?

Dr. Perry did.

I suppose you can'’t
tell me anything?

I can tell you
everything.

The most important
thing is

The .32 p*stol
was tight against his body

When it discharged
two slugs

Into the spleen
and heart.

So the victim
sh*t himself
with his own g*n.

I can'’t make the jump
to that conclusion,

But if you put that
probability with an
eyewitness account,

You'’d be doing a certain
police officer
a great service.

[Horn honks]

You'’re blocking
the street.

[Honk]

I'’ve got the witness,
but I can'’t get the account.

I had a call an hour ago
from the d.a.

He wanted to know
if there was a basis

For a manslaughter charge.

Against bubba skinner?
No.

Yes.

[Honk]

[Honk]

Darnell can'’t be
serious about that.

[Honking]

All right.

Oh, lord, that woman
can'’t be from here.

Take one of these
every eight hours,

As it says there,
till they'’re all gone.

"Augmentin."
What'’s that?

A very strong
antibiotic.

That'’s a big wound.

We don'’t want it
getting infected.

Take your temperature
twice a day.

If it goes up,
come back in.

Yeah, thank you,
doctor.

I think I'’m supposed
to sign that.

Doc, excuse me.

I was wondering,
did a mrs. Bremer
brought in here?

I can'’t help you
on the first name,

But it would have
been some time
yesterday morning.

Mrs. Albert bremer.

You don'’t want
to see her, do you?

Well, yes, ma'’am,
i--i was thinking
I might.

And say what?

Just, uh, tell her
how bad I feel
about things.

You think
it'’d help her?

Bubba, nothing
ever helps
the parents.

I can'’t believe y'all
didn'’t bring no money.

Where was they going
to get money?

This is sunday?

What you gonna do
with all that stuff?

That ain'’t worth nothing
unless we get to alabama.

How we going
to get there on $9.00?

I can get
some money tomorrow.

We can'’t wait
till tomorrow.

Cops going
to be scratching
up these streets.

They ain'’t going
to be, they is.
They'’re here.

All right,
listen up!

I want everybody
out of there.

Let'’s go.

You ain'’t going
to sh**t nobody,
is you?

I sure don'’t want to.

If the boys
give up their g*ns.

They ain'’t got
no g*ns.

I want to see
their hands in the air,

Palms facing me.
Let'’s do it.

Right there.

This was a very unkind
thing to do, gentlemen.

Hi, baby. I need
a hug and a kiss.

Thank you, hon.

Whew! O.k.,
I'’m going to go back
to the station

And we gotta book
those kids we caught
at that pawnshop.

Wait. Wait.
Somebody'’s here.

They want to talk
to you.

They want to see you.
Come on in.

Who?

Oh...

[Laughs]