06x03 - Brother's Keeper

[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 ♪

♪ Born under a bad sign

♪ Since I began to crawl

♪ If it wasn't
for bad luck ♪

♪ I wouldn't have

♪ No luck at all

♪ No

♪ Bad luck and trouble's

♪ Been my only friend

♪ I been down
ever since I was 10 ♪

♪ Born under a bad sign

♪ I've been down since
I began to crawl ♪

♪ If it wasn't
for bad luck ♪

♪ I wouldn't have
no luck at all ♪

♪ Now wine and women

♪ Is all I crave

♪ Big red woman's
gonna carry me ♪

♪ To my grave

♪ Born under a bad sign

♪ I been down
since I began to crawl ♪

♪ If it wasn't
for bad luck ♪

♪ I wouldn't have
no luck at all ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh

♪ Ow

[Engine stalls]

[Engine won't start]

Oh, man!

[Parker]
howdy.

Howdy.
Can we give you
a hand here?

I'd really appreciate
the help, officer.

I'm not going
to the gym today,

So I can use
the exercise.

Just get in
and steer.

What's wrong
with this puppy?

Well, it's a dog--
it's a big dog.

I hope you
don't have
far to go.

No, but this ain't
goin' nowhere.

Okay, okay...

Well, I hate to
tell you this,

But I'm afraid
you can't
leave it here.

Oh...uh...

Do either one
of you gentlemen

Happen to know
luann corbin?

Well, yeah, I do.

Well, I'm her brother,
tyler corbin.

Well, now, a pleasure.
Parker williams,

And this here's
willson sweet.

Pleased to meet you.

Well, luann's not
expecting me.

I'm kinda
trying to surprise
my mama and her.

That'd be nice.

So don't tell her
you've seen me just yet.

Uh...no problem.

Welcome home.

Thank you.
I'm going to
get a mechanic.

Don't worry
about that.

Nobody's going to
ticket luann corbin's
brother's car.

It'll be fine
right here.

Hey, I appreciate that.[Sweet]
see you around.

[Parker]
have a good one.

Luann never
mentioned her brother.

She's not too
proud of him.

Seems o.k. To me.

Seems flat broke.

Well, that ain't
hard these days.

♪ We got to get
out of this place ♪

♪ If it's the last
thing we ever do ♪

Hold it down,
thomas.

Gonna make me,
pretty boy?

You're already charged
with one crime, thomas.

Singing that bad
is a felony for sure.

All right, alby.
Lieutenant wants
to see you.

Again? Why all
the questions?

'Cause when you
sh**t someone,

You get asked
a lot of questions.

Alby, this is
mrs. Hallisey

From the public
defender's office.

Mr. Coswell.

Why don't you try
being something

Besides the
knothead you are?

She's here
to help you.

I ain't very
wealthy, you know.

Well, I am.

So I won't be asking
youfor any money.

You told the police
you sh*t a man
in self-defense.

What kind of w*apon
did he att*ck you with?

g*n.

We can't find
this g*n.

That's strange,
'cause he took
a sh*t at me.

Alby, do you have any idea
what he did with this g*n?

Can't you
figure that out?

No.

Help me.

Well, let's start
with my color.

What about your color?

Aks him.

He says
he's black.

Cops hid the g*n.

They're protecting
the white man
who used it.

How do you
handle this?

Are you being serious?

You are not
a white man?

Go look at my old
mama and daddy.

Where are they?

Dig 'em up.

Back of the african
methodist church
on catawba.

Alby, why don't
you just tell us

What youwere
doing with the g*n?

You just happen
to carry one?

Don't answer that.

I can't allow that.

My attorney says
not to answer that.

You know it wouldn't
be the first time

The police...
Framed somebody.

Now, would you mind

Giving us some time alone?

We've already got
the sh**t downstairs.

What more do they want?

I warned you,
and you wouldn't listen.

I cannot enforce
a city ordinance

That does not exist.

Ted, you're a lawyer...

Bill, folks are upset
over this sh**ting.

We want you to shut
down star-sports,

And restore
some tranquility

To a struggling
neighborhood.

I do not find
the appropriate
regulations.

A place is running
a bookmaking
operation--

Besides a
telephone service
for prostitutes--

And no doubt a drug market

And you can't find
an appropriate
regulation?

Uh, barbara, listen...

Now, the chief can
prosecute the crimes.

Let me explain
the difference

Between specific
crimes and premises--

Don't you patronize
me, ted marcus.

Oh, lord...

Hold it.
Wait, wait.

What was all that?

That represents a
total misunderstanding

Of the role
of police in society,

Is what's all of that.

By the way,
I was downstairs

Having a talk
with alby...

Chief, the man
is missing
a few screws.

Well, sara hallisey
is downstairs

Talking to him now.

Speaking of which,
she's cooking up
allegations.

Allegations
about what?

That we removed
a w*apon from the victim.

Why?

To set up alby.

Why?

Because he's
black, he says.

I don't know!
Is he?

I-i'll call you back.

Hey!

You guys gonna scare
my customers away.

Why? They doin'
something illegal?

They're just
having fun.

Having fun
gambling, maybe?

Not here. That's
against the law.

Nobody looks
scared to me.

People are
scared of cops.

It's just a fact.
Cops scare people.

Some people
scare cops.

Did you
know that?

Look here...

We wanna talk about
that sh**t'.

Oh, man!

Y'all were
the first two out there?

Like we said.

And the victim
did not have a g*n?

How many time we
got to tell you?

Dude alby
was spoiling
for a fight.

He followed
the customer
out of here,

He sh*t him.

For the first time, tell me
what they was arguing about.

No idea, captain,

Noidea.

Was a woman
with them?

Maybe. Place
was crowded.

We couldn't tell.

How well did they
know each other?

Hey--i got work to do.

Walk away from me, boy,
I'm gonna arrest you.

You gonna have
a helluva time
arresting me,

Ape-face--ooh!

He's under arrest.

What for?

Resisting arrest.

Hey, mama.

Tyler!

Whoo!

Oh, girl,
I missed you.

Well, I couldn't tell.

Oh, mama,
I meant to call.
Really, I did.

You hungry? Starving.

Well, come on in.
I'll fix you up.

Hey, uh,
is luann home?

She's at work,
but don't worry.

She's going to be
glad to see you.

No way.

But that's o.k.,

'Cause I came
to see you.

Uh...

I'm sorry,
I don't think we
got room downstairs.

Well, how about
interrogation?

That's doing duty
as a t*nk.

Got three fellas
down there now.

What about the yard?
It's a nice day.

There you go.

Dennis, al--
one for the yard.

Oh, uh, luann!

Hmm?

Your brother's in town.

Say that again?

His car broke
down, and sweet
and I helped him.

I promised not to
tell you he's here,

But I knew I couldn't
keep that promise,

'Cause I know you
don't like surprises.

Hi, sis.

You bust out?

Yeah, I jumped
right over the wall.

Luann, ain't you gonna hug
and kiss your own brother?

I got out on
early release--
good behavior.

When was that?

Luann... Stay out
of it, mama.

About a month back.

Now, don't talk
to me like that.

So...

What do you want?

I wanna see
my family.

Come on,
officercorbin.

You must be broke.

Ain't no crime.

Until you
makeit one!

Now, I ain't gonna
stand for this--

You may hate your
brother, but he
is still my son!

He ain't
staying here. What you talkin' about?!

This is myhouse. You want me
to leave, too?

Mama! Last time
he was around,

He stole from us,
don't you remember?

And I'm gonna
pay back every cent.

See, he's changed. Give me a chance.

You've had six or seven
chances already.

See, mama?
I told you.

You throwin' my son
out, I'll go, too,

And never mind where.

I probably
should go, mama.

No, you stay put.

That one-eyed jack,
queen of heart,

Coming side by side
like that,

That's another man
with inclinings
to the woman you love.

Used to love.

No, that would be
the queen of club,

Which ain't yet
been seen here.

This queen is the queen
of your heart right now.

Now, that king of spade
on the left...

Is a business partner--
needs close watching.

That'd be me.

No, 'cause he's
north of here, see?

He has power
over this man
in front of me.

D.a. In memphis is
gonna drop a charge
pending against me.

Ace of diamonds!

Lots of money coming in.

Mm-hmm.

Jack of clubs,
that's a...

There's a bunch
of money going out.

Not supposed to be
no money going out.

Son, you got a man
close to you that's
gonna steal from you.

If you mean a man relative,
I ain't got none
in 1,000 miles.

Somebody close--
realclose.

Listen to me now...

Realclose.

Well, good news, cooper--

You gonna be let loose.

You tell him that,
miss tilley?

That's the first thing
I told him.

She said right about now.

Old indian tilley knows
what's gonna happen, now.

Yeah, well,
the bad news is,
we got a tracer on you

Going out over
the entire computer network,

Which means you'll
probably be back tomorrow.

Dennis, show the man
out the front way, huh?

Yes, sir.

[Tilley]
ha ha ha ha!

The king of diamond
just came up.

That's you, cap'n.
See that?

It's you.

The king,
king of diamonds.

Well, miss tilley,
what's it mean?

That's gonna cost you
about $9.00, cap'n.

Oh, ho, no way...

I'll give you two.

Come on, cap'n.

Uh-uh.

Here, miss tilley.

Oh!

You know, I wonder
if we should set them up.

Why don't we plant
covey as a gambler?

You wouldn't worry
about being accused
of entrapment?

No, I'd just say it
was all youridea.

What a guy.

I hate this place.

Dr. Carter, 5724...

Dr. Robb.

Ah, gentlemen. You know
mrs. Hallisey?

Yes, we met
when you were
representing--

Yes.

I appreciate
you informing me
about this.

We were trying
to improve your opinion
of our department.

Nothing there.

Uh, excuse me...

I would say that
the deceased...
Is left-handed,

Since he wore
a watch on the right hand.

I was just
coming to that,
mrs. Hallisey.

This could be
powder residue.

Is the test reliable?

It's questionable.
He could've fired
a g*n earlier.

Can you
send a sample
to the crime lab?

Sure.

I'll be back
at the station.

Um...are you ready

To drop charges
against alby coswell?

No.

Isn't it obvious
he's telling the truth?

Well...faber here

Could have been
defending himself
against your client.

Well, once again...

Where is the g*n?

Thank you.

Huh!

Oh, man.

[Television plays]

Come on!

All right,
you little beauty, you!

Come on!

All right!

All right. All right!

Yes!

Mmm!

O.k., Al...

Give me some
of my money
back, man.

Guy with a cue case.

Must be a hustler.

Well, now...

I have been called that.

You wanna try me?

I don't mind.

Ten?

Twenty?

Twenty is a good beginning.

Chief...

There may be a way
to shut down star-sports.

What'd you find out?

Cooper got his liquor
license by fraud.

What type of fraud?

There's a r.i.c.o.
Charge pending

From tennessee
for illegal gambling.

And still,he got
his license here.

Well, it's all
in the knowin',

And he knew who to see
and how much to pay.

Mm, I reckon.

Chief, can I see you
for a moment?

Sure you can.

Wait, uh, is this
something personal?

Yes, but I want you
to hear it, too.

My brother's back in town.

Oh, yes, I heard that.

He's trouble.

He's always been trouble
as long as I can remember.

He's staying
at my place.

I can't take it,
and I can't tell him
to leave.

Well, why not?

My mother won't let me.

Your mother
won't let you?
It's your house!

I need some time off
to find a place to stay
just till he leaves.

Please don't
question me, detective.

But...

Luann, this is
the craziest thing
I've ever heard.

Just help me, please?

Sure, we're
gonna help you.

Sure. Take some time off...

And find yourself
another place to stay.

That's really kind of tough
around here, chief.

Luann, you can stay
with us.

Really?

Of course!

I'll call althea
right now.

Thanks, detective.

Well, there you go.

Isn't that nice? Yeah.

In the meantime,

We'll find something
for your brother to do.

What's he good at?

Hustling pool.

Thank you, ladies.

Pleasure doing business
with you.

Yeah, you, too.

Hey!

Go again?

This time,
I'll rack them for you.

Sure, man.
Let's go again.

Would you repeat
that statement again?

My client says
you're protecting
frank cooper

And his partner.

Why should we?

For money.

Do you believe him?

That is his defense.

I thought
he was claiming

That he was
being persecuted
as a black man.

That, too.

Well, he's
the only white man

I've ever heard
make that claim.

This is a bad joke.

And you're
wasting our time...

Retelling a bad joke.

I came
to see my client--

Not you.

You asked
to speak with me.

Peake!

Where is her client?

He's in the showers
right this minute.

Go get him
out of the showers.

Meanwhile,
take mrs. Hallisey
to the conference room,

And bring the prisoner
to the conference room.

Yes, sir.

I believe you're
studying law.yes.

Let me instruct you--

Even bad jokes
are appropriate
in a defense.

My client says
that he is black

Because all the people
who know him so well

Say that.

He shouldn't go around
passing as a white man,

And claiming that
he's a black man

Whenever it suits him.

Why not?

Gets him by.

Life's tough...

And we made it
that way.

If I were downstairs
in one of those cells,

I'd want her on my side.

Sometimes,
I find you weird.

That's the way you get
when you're over the hill.

[Telephone rings]

Hello.

Tyler corbin, please.

He isn't here
right now.

Miss luann?

Yes, it is.

How you doing?

I ain't seen you
in an age.

Just fine, thanks.

Who is it?

Can you take a message?

It's for tyler.

Yes, but who isit?

Well, why don't
you take it?

Don't be taking
that tone with me,
young lady.

Hello. This is
tyler's mother.

Can I help you?

What you doing?

Packing.

Well, if you're trying
to make me feel guilty,

It ain't gonna to work.

I know.

Where you gonna go?

I'm staying with virgil
and althea tibbs.

I suppose
you gonna tell them

How I forced you out
your own house?

No, mama.

Why can't you forgive
your brother?

I did!
I forgave him
over and over.

Oh, I see.

You a cop,
so now you got
to behave white.

You want to see him
back in jail!

Mama, how is
that good for me?

And don't be throwing back
in my face how you paying
for me to stay here.

'Cause I'm gonna be looking
for somewhere else myself,

Then you can have
the place to yourself.

I expect you'd
be happy then.

[Door slams]

So she said o.k.,
And he took her
to pascagoula.

[Indistinct chattering]

[Man]
yeah, I left it
in the office, man.

I'll go get it.

Call the cops!

Call the cops!

Luann, there's
no question--

It's family that brings
the most joy in life,

And the most pain.

See, who else could
affect you so much?

Well... Let's just hope
there's more joy than pain.

But my mother
turning on me
like that...

That I will
neverunderstand.

Luann, your mother
didn't necessarily
turn away from you.

She just didn't
want to turn away
from her son.

Althea, it didn't
come out like that,
believe me.

I know.

And I don't
want to sound
like a pollyanna,

But I'm sure this
is gonna blow over.

But you can stay here
as long as you like.

Yeah.

And...

In the meantime...

[Telephone rings]

[Ring]

Virgil tibbs here,
hello?

We've got a robbery
at star-sports.
350, Cash.

W-with a g*n?

No, until cooper made
like wild bill hickok.

It's a miracle
he didn't k*ll
three or four customers.

Did anyone get hurt?

No, dickerson
got popped
by the robber.

Can he say
who it was?

No, just that he was
hanging around here.

Other pool player
left this behind.

We're looking for a guy
with the initials "t.c."

Okay. I'll put
the word out.

Why is this guy
so upset about
a couple hundred bucks?

Why not?

It's good money,
ain't it?

Huh, you a rich guy?

Now, you know that
you got thousands
in gaming money

Stashed around here.

You sure that pool player
didn't take off with
a bundle of that?

I don't know nothing
about no bundle of money.

It had to be
someone who knew

That there was money there.

That star-sports
is a real dump.

The robber
was a real dope.

Why?

He left his cue case there
with his initials on it.

O.k., Gentlemen,
continuing
our morning update

Of the night's
activities.

[Parker]
get on with it, covey.

Stolen auto from
outside hurley's
at 3 a.m.

Uh, '72 gremlin,
lime green.

[Jamison]
that'd be a real
dumb car thief.

Yeah. Stolen motorbike,
garage at 794 pine.

[Parker]
I got it.

[Sweet]
10-4.

Mac, I thought you said
you gonna have it ready.

I noticed a leak
from the water pump.

I'll take it
the way it is.

Not till
I put the pump back.

Where's tyler?

He ain't
no little kid,

I don't ask him
where he's going.

Tyler give you this?

What if he did?

He won it playing pool.

He stoleit.

He robbed
a bar last night,

And assaulted
one of the owners.

Tell me where he went.

Or what?
You going to
rough me up?

Where is he, mama?!

I'm ashamed of you.

You ain't
tyler's sister.

You ain't even
my daughter.

I don't have
no daughter.

O.k., Man,
how much do I owe you?

Uh...

Make it 100.

[Engine won't start]

Come on, man,
what's the matter
with you?

Battery's dead.

You must have k*lled it.

You must have
left something on.

Take it easy.
We'll just jump it.

No bother.

Covey, luann.

Go ahead, luann.

Possible location
for star-sports
suspect--

Mac rogers' garage
on jackson highway.

Requesting backup.

Roger, luann.

I believe the car
is a chevy nova.

Suspect may have
left the garage.

I heard that,
let's go.

[Engine starts]

Luann, have you got
any more on this suspect,

Like an i.d.?

Tyler corbin.

Tyler corbin?

Her brother?

That "t.c." On
the case we found,
it has to be him.

O.k., Luann,
uh, we en route.

[Train whistle blows]

[Train whistle
blows continuously]

[Siren]

You can put
your hands down,
just stay there.

[Siren]

So, what we
waiting for, them?

That's right.

I'm sorry, luann.

I--i said I'm sorry
before a lot, I know,

But I meant it.

I hated
seeing you hurt,

Watching you
and mama cry.

I hated
the stuff I done.

I wanted to change
and do better,

A-at times, I thought
I was changing.

And then slam! Bam!
I'm back in trouble again.

I don't know what's
the matter with me...

But...

I'm truly sorry
for hurting you
so much.

I'm sorry, too, tyler.

You are?

Yes...

Because I love you
so much.

Yeah, uh...

Now...

Uh, alby,
you're out on bail,

But you're not
out of the woods.

We appreciate you
not opposing bail, chief.

Alby?

Appreciate it, chief.

Miss sara here
assures me that you
will stick around.

Will you?

Word of honor, chief.

And we can count on you
to not carry a g*n?

Alby?

Yes, ma'am.

No, sir,
no w*apon.

No way.

Well, o.k., Then.

Come to my office
in the morning
at 10:00.

Yes, ma'am.

Now, you wanted me
to see tyler corbin?

Yes, and as you
can see there,

Tyler corbin
is a special case.

Judge wallace
may assign him
another lawyer,

But let's talk to him.

Fine, fine.

Now, here he is.

Tyler, come here
a minute, uh...

Would you sit
yourself down
over here?

Mr. Corbin...

They wanna give you a break.

'Cause of my sister?

Yes.

The people
you robbed

Said you took
a few hundred
dollars,

But when
your sister
arrested you,

You had 5,000.

I didn't rob nobody
straight and legal,

And that's all I really
wanna say about it.

Well, you gonna have to
say more, mr. Corbin.

You got the money back.
If you wanna give it back

To them folks, o.k.

I wouldn't--
but I ain't you.
You ain't me.

That argument won't work
in court, tyler.

You never know
what's gonna work
in court these days.

That's very true,
mr. Tibbs.

Anyway, we want
those men at star-sports,

So we need your help.

Tell us
the truth about them,

And we'll reduce
your charges.

What about dropping
the charges?

I can't preempt the power
of the d.a., Counselor.

You can discuss this
with your lawyer.

Meanwhile, peake,
show them to
the conference room.

Thank you,
mr. Tibbs.

Thank you,
mrs. Hallisey.

Now, the next
order of business
is luann corbin.

What about her?

Take her home
to her mama.

Chief, she's
a young woman,
not a child.

Well, we're all
children in some ways.

Well, then why don't you
take her home to her mama?

She is staying with you.
You're her host.

You're the appropriate escort.

Don't you feel
a little manipulative?

Sure.

That's what the chief
of police does,
he manipulates.

He manipulates
to get into his job,

He manipulates
to stay on the job.

I could teach a course
in manipulation,

If your law school
would let me.

May I come in?

Yes, child, come in.

Now, uh...

I wanna send you
home to your mama,

But I don't want you
to go alone.

No, you're right--
I need someone with me.

Yes.... I need you,chief...

And I love you...

For helping me this way.