06x16 - The Leftover Man: Part 1

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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 ♪

That luann
waiting for you?

I didn'’t want you
driving me to work

First thing
in the morning.

How many people
do you think
we'’re fooling?

Quite a few--
seven, maybe nine.

Go ahead. Get going.

If you'’re trying
not to be seen
with me,

You'’re too late.

Maybe a year
too late.

Good-bye.

Well...

I sure didn'’t expect
a funny look from you.

What did the look
look like?

I don'’t give looks
like that. That'’s
a white look.

Ms. Delong,
don'’t let the man
bother you too much.

I beg your pardon.

Him being
a white supremacist.

I can'’t blame you
for getting mad.

He can'’t paste
political flyers

On the wall
of city hall.

That'’s all
there is to it.

Don'’t I know you?

Yes, ma'’am, you do.

I'’m cash cowan's son
henry.

Yeah.

I'’ve been away
for a while.

Let me take that
for you.

I'’ll throw it
in the trash for you.

Thanks.

I'’ve been in, uh,
parchman prison,
matter of fact.

I'’m sorry, henry.

So what are you
doing with yourself?

What I'’m doing
with myself is looking
for something

For myself to do.

I just got
my driver'’s license

And permission to drive
to orlando for a job.

Good luck in orlando.

I saw your husband once
or twice in the prison.

Vic and I
haven'’t been married
for a long time.

They keep
the death-row guys
away from us...

But I could see him
through the fence.

He looks
pretty good.

He jogs around,
exercises.

They tell me
he'’s always got
his law book out,

Working on his case,
trying to save himself.

I'’m late.

If there'’s anything I can do
to help you, call me.

Yes, ma'’am.
Bye, ms. Delong.

Heh heh heh.

Why, your
campaign manager'’s
really hurting.

Look at him limp.

I'’ll, uh,
see y'’all later.

What made
chris do it?

He couldn'’t stand seeing me
riding that mule bareback.

Had to be
as good as me.

Poor boy.

35 Ain'’t no boy.

Should'’ve had
more sense.

He'’s just a poor city kid
trying to have fun.

Chris pastory always
competes with me--

In large ways,
small ways...

Every way.

He shouldn'’t.

And he shouldn'’t try
to live a secret life.

Can'’t be done.

He'’s a fool.

That old mule
threw him

About 10 feet up
in the air.

I don'’t
have to mention
what he landed on.

We going to get
the high school?

Well, they don'’t
want us to have it,

But they can'’t
keep us out of it.

The more they try
to stop us,

The better it is
for us.

We got to build
our constituency--

People who are afraid
of the black interests

Taking precedence
over everything locally,

On a state level,
on a national level.

They know
I'’m the only one

Who wants to stop it,

And nothing
can make them madder

Than to see
the black interests

Ganging up against me.

My feeling is that
we must not even risk

Doing anything
unconstitutional.

This town doesn'’t want
that man to speak here,

Certainly not
on public property.

We'’re supposed to have
power to stop things.

There are people
who want to hear him.

Very few. Are we living
in a democracy?

Have things changed
since I went to bed?

Why must the majority
be frustrated?

What'’s your opinion,
detective tibbs?

Ladies and gentlemen,
I'’m here to speak
about security

And the extra money
it'’s bound to cost us.

You can speak your mind.

Mr. Collins invited
you here to do that.

I say--i speak
for the chief, too--

Let the man talk.

Let him get this
over with.

The klan
has had rallies

In front
of this city hall.

They had
a constitutional
right to be here

If they didn'’t
interfere with
anyone'’s rights.

I say deny him permission

And keep denying him
until the courts overrule us.

By the time that happens,
he may not be here.

That'’s not going
to make the man leave.

He'’ll probably stay
and fight,

Get a lot more
publicity,

And maybe leave
with more supporters

Than when he first came.

Mr. Christopher pastory
is the campaign manager

For
mr. George deschamps.

Do we know
where pastory is?

I called
arb gentry'’s house.

A couple of fellas
are staying there,
but not pastory.

We need to find out
whether he'’s hired
any security people.

If he has,
it don'’t matter.

We have to prevent
any v*olence.

Corbin, can you deal
with that?

Yeah. If I do a good job
protecting deschamps,

I won'’t have
to chase a brother
for k*lling him.

Didn'’t there used to be
a women'’s store in this space?

That'’s right, chief.

I remember when this window
used to be full of underwear.

Pretty underwear,
too.

Well, here I am.
What'’s doing?

I wanted
to show you this.
It'’s a starlite.

Pat, tell the chief
what this thing'’s worth.

Well, being
not quite new,

I'’m pricing it at 85.

That all for a scope
like this?

Not $85, chief, 8,500.

I hope you'’re
not thinking

About ordering some
of these for us.

Point is, a guy
put a deposit on it,

Said he wanted
the best sight
for night sh**ting.

Then he wanted
two scope sights
for day sh**ting.

Fella'’s name
is buddy yunger.

Didn'’t we have a fella
named yunger

In our jail a year ago?

Yeah. He was sh**ting
at black folk on a picnic.

Yeah.

Where did all
the underwear go?

Went to
a better part of town--
glover'’s avenue.

Oh.

Thanks, pat.

O.k., Lieutenant.

Ron dubois
and buddy yunger

Are going up
with a flat carrying case.

Gillespie: what
does it look like?

Well, if it'’s not
a long birthday cake,

It'’s got to be r*fles.

Get inside.

Those are
the day sights,

If you want
to check them out.

We ought to go back
to the night plan.

You mean when there are
people in the stadium

Listening to george?

That'’s good.

That'’s real good.

Yeah,
that'’d be great
public relations--

k*ll somebody.

We don'’t aim
to k*ll nobody.

You'’re not even
supposed to hit
anybody.

Where do you think
the b*ll*ts

Are supposed to go
at night?

Anywhere
I want them to go.

[Click]

Well,
you can forget that.

Now, when I set
this briefcase down
on the field,

That'’s your signal.

I'’ll step towards george,
you fire,

You miss the briefcase.

You put two slugs
in the ground.

You got that?

Open the door.

sh**ting'’s no problem.

Getting away
will be tough
in the daytime.

You wouldn'’t mind
taking me

To the newspaper
office, would you?

I got to put an ad
in the paper.

Harriet?

Anybody home?

We'’re both home.
We'’re back here.

Oh.

So this is who
you meant by we?

The tv says that that
n*zi guy who got here

Really wants to be
president.

You really shouldn'’t
let that dog on the bed.

You let him
on the bed.

That'’s because I've lost
all control of him.

Now, you have
the opportunity

To change some of his
worst habits.

How you
figure that?

Because you live here,

You have time with him,
more time than I have.

Looks like
we ain'’t going
to be together long.

Why not? Who'’s leaving,
you, me, or him?

Me. Ms. Tibbs said
that room is ready.

Oh.

Well, now, that'’s not
just a room.

They got a whole
carriage house.

It'’s nothing
I ain'’t got here.

It'’s nothing
you do not have here.

That'’s right. It ain't.

[Telephone rings]

[Ring]

Yeah. What?

Well, i--

Well, uh, I always
appreciate a warning

Of any kind...

Unless the warning itself
is malicious,

And what you just told me
is certainly. I--

[Dial tone]

Hello?

[Ring]

Yeah?

Chief! Mm-hmm.

That'’s what you get

For putting
your number
in the phone book.

Yeah, um, so you want us
to send somebody out there?

O.k., Chief.

Chief said somebody
called him up

And said
that george deschamps
was going to be k*lled.

Unless what?

Wh-what do you mean?

The caller say

He'’s going to k*ll
deschamps unless what,

The man leaves sparta?

All he said was that deschamps
was going to be k*lled

While he was here.

If he was really serious
about k*lling him,

Why is he calling us?

He wants us
to stop him?

Or help him.

They are bringing us in
on this for some reason.

They'’re setting us up
for something.

Would you vote
for new federal taxes?

Would I vote
for new federal taxes?

No, not unless we want
to fight another w*r.

Maybe against castro.

I'’d raise taxes
to pay for that w*r,

Not go into debt.

Do I believe in
the head-start programs? No.

I don'’t believe in them
for whites, either.

The biggest head start
anyone needs

Is being born
in this blessed
united states.

There'’ll always
be employment for people
with the right stuff.

Color'’s got nothing
to do with it.

Althea, turn
that thing off, please.

I can'’t even keep
my breakfast down.

I don'’t believe
in mixing...

And most of you colored
and black people

Agree with that, too.

Do you feel
that the state gov--

Honey, why don'’t you
run for political office?

Sure, baby.
When should I start
running? Today?

Yes, today, or at least
start planning today.

O.k. I'’ll quit
law school

And give the chief
my two-week notice

That I'’m leaving.

Those two things
I can definitely
do today.

You'’d better see
how much you got
in your bank account.

What do you think
I ought to start
running for,

Uh, sparta
city council,

Uh, mississippi state
legislature, or...

U.s. Senator?

You could run
for congress.

What party?

Independent.
You want to stay away
from parties.

Good. That'’s right.
Stay away from people

Who might raise money

Because you don'’t want
the taint of money

On your campaign.

O.k.

And you don'’t want money

To pay your law-school fees
or household bills,

And lord knows you don'’t
want money to campaign on.

What you'’re
saying is,

If a man doesn'’t have
his family obligations
covered,

Then
he can never run
for public office?

Well...

That'’s the way
it is today, baby.

It was that way
yesterday, too.

The only way we can
stop these people

Is with
political strength.

You know
how we do that?

By practicing
politics!

If that requires
sacrifice,

Let'’s figure out
a way to handle this.

Because, honey, if you don'’t,
maybe I will.

She could handle it, too.

[Babies crying]

And who'’s going
to be handling that
in the meantime?

I don'’t know, but I'll
go handle it now.

[Knock knock]

So tell me,
in your expose
of my husband,

What did you write
in there about me?

It says that you'’re
beautiful...

Mm-hmm?

And irresistible.

Mm-hmm?

I'’m not being
too forward, am i?

I wouldn'’t say forward.

I'’d say...

Responsive.

To what?

My deep desire for you.

What else have they got
in that motel room?

They all seem
interested in weapons.

Maybe they got
a whole lot in there.

No doubt
about buddy yunger?

No, nor about dubois.
I know them both.

So yunger bought
those sights
to show pastory?

Yeah, it seems.

Why?

Well, I don'’t know. Uh...

They wouldn'’t
be using those weapons

To protect deschamps,
would they?

Not likely.

It'’s all
too confusing
still, chief.

Dee, we'’re going
to need more.

Yes, sir. I'’ll see
what I can do.

[Honk]

[Honk]

Let'’s go.

Wait a minute,
wait a minute.

What'’s the matter?

Look who just arrived.

That'’s gillespie,
the old chief,
isn'’t it?

Yeah. Let him
get inside.

I reckon he'’s here
to protect
deschamps.

Yeah, I reckon.

Yeah, I'’ve seen
the chief.

He don'’t hardly
look like he could
protect himself.

He'’ll fool you.

O.k., Let'’s go.

Ms. Tibbs, chief of police
is coming.

Is there going to be
trouble around here?

How would I know?

She talking about that guy
that'’s anti-black

That'’s coming here?

Yes. Why do you girls
always ask me

To predict
the future?

Who is going
to be president?

When is it
going to rain?

I appreciate
the confidence
you have in me,

But I do not have
that seeing power.

Have I come
at a busy time?

They would like
to know if there
will be trouble.

If people don'’t make it,
we won'’t have it.

Yes, sir, chief.yes, sir, chief.

I'’ll give you
a not-too-fresh
cup of coffee.

Thank you.

Why is george deschamps
coming here?

Is he going to
address the students,

Or will we
be spared of that?

He'’ll be speaking
at your stadium
on saturday.

He'’s here today
to look things over.

Doesn'’t he trouble you,
chief?

Well, he isn'’t
going anywhere

Unless we do
something to
push him along.

Like what?

att*ck him.

I wanted to talk to you
about bobby johnson.

He says you'’re ready
to take him in.

Is that so?

Anytime
he wants to come.

Well, fine.

I'’ll run him
over there

As soon as
I get a chance.

All he has
will fit in my car.

Good.

Oh. Look here.

Uh-oh.

Here come our
distinguished guests.

Why the stadium?

Does he expect
that big of a crowd?

Seems silly,
doesn'’t it?

I suppose he'’d like
someone to att*ck him.

Yeah, but not take
a sh*t at him.

Who'’s going to do that?

I don'’t know who,

But some
"who" called me
on the phone,

Said he was
going to do it.

What you want, honey?

Oh, sorry.

You looking
for chris pastory?

No.

Then you'’re in
the wrong room, honey.

I beg your pardon,
ma'’am.

This is it.
This is it.

Now we'’re rolling, arb.
Now we'’re rolling.

This is real risky--
getting away from here
in broad daylight.

I moved the cars
closer already.

Good.

How many people
you think this'’ll hold?

Huh?

We can get
3,500 people in here.

Watch your step there.

We'’re going to need you.

Here he comes now.

Yeah.

Where you been?

Sorry about that, boys.

Suppose only a few
people turn up?

I'’ll do what any old
country preacher would do--

I'’ll wave them down here
and talk to them.

I'’ll get off the stand--
we'’ll have a stand?

Yes, george.

I'’ll come down here
with my microphone--

Get one with a nice
long cord attached--

I'’ll wave the faithful
down here
and make my remarks.

Now, will that pose
any problems for the po-lice?

Nothing that wouldn'’t
be any problem, anyway.

George,
I'’d like to show you where
we'’ll put the speaker stand.

Let me know if
it'’ll be the right distance
from the crowd.

What about
this over here?

Uh, george--now
wait a second, george.

Oh, my god.

Get those people out!

Let'’s go! Go!
Quick! Quick!

Move! Go!

Get out of here!
Go with your boss!

Luann,
call an ambulance.

Maybe we should
put him in a car?

No. Now go on.

Move it! Move it!

Hey!

Mr. Pastory, can you hear me?
Can you see me?

Yeah.

We got an ambulance coming.
Just rest easy now.

They...turned it around.

They what?

They...turned it all around.

[Siren]

Well, I think I messed up
on this one.

If you'’d gone up there,
you might'’ve caught a b*llet.

You know, those sh*ts
sounded different.

Say what?

To my ear,
they sounded like
two different weapons.

Say again what you saw.

Well, pastory sets
his briefcase down.

Deschamps
walks away from him,

Waves pastory over.

Pastory gets
a couple of steps--
bang, bang.

Excuse me, chief.
Got a minute?

Yeah. Sure have.

This young man
saw a blue van--
maybe a dodge--

Leaving real fast
from right up there
after the sh*ts.

Who was in it?

I saw a black guy
driving.

Anybody with him?

I think maybe
a white guy.

Well, thank you,
young man.
You helped us.

Yes, sir.

Come on.

Pastory said, "they turned it
all around"?

That'’s what he said.

Well, it seems
to go this way...

Yunger bought a pair
of scope sights,

And dee saw him
and dubois deliver those

To pastory'’s hotel room.

Then pastory tested
one of them on a r*fle.

Does any of that
make sense to you?

Mm-mmm.

No, it doesn'’t make
sense to me, either.

Well?

Pastory'’s
in intensive care.

Very critical.

Critical with hope?

Not much.

We'’re looking
for a black guy

That drove a van
away from the scene.

What happened to
dubois and yunger?

They'’re...

Last time I saw you,
you weren'’t very friendly.

I can'’t recall.

You weren'’t
even polite, chief.

I'’ve been known
to have lapses.

Where was it?
Rotary-club lunch?

Maybe sparta
boosters dinner?

You really want to keep
talking about this,

Or do you want to tell me
about your friend?

Did mr. Pastory
recognize y'’all?

We think he did.

Was he able to say
anything to you?

No, not a word.
Didn'’t even try.

He said a funny thing
to one of my officers.

He said, "they turned it
all around."

Can you help us with that,
mr. Deschamps?

No idea whatsoever.

Would you excuse us,
please?

Certainly.

Certainly.

Maybe something
happened to mr. Pastory
he wasn'’t expecting.

Somebody was
expecting it, though.

Mm-hmm.

Oh, yeah.

Uh-huh.

A van like the one
that kid told you about

Was stolen yesterday
from behind city hall.

But not a bluedodge van.

Kind of blue.
1974 With local plates.

Uh, bubba,

The word I got is that
the dubois fella--

He'’s just a volunteer
campaign worker.

But yunger--
he'’s a full-fledged
paid security man.

Didn'’t we have him downstairs
for disturbing the peace?

Yeah, we sure did.

Didn'’t you say
he was buying scope sights

At pat mckay'’s
last week?

He sure was.

Ma'’am,
we'’re looking for
mr. Buddy yunger.

Is he in?

He ain'’t here now.

I'’m afraid
we'’ll have to come in
and look around anyway.

Wait. Can y'’all
just do that?

We got a warrant
right here.

O.k.

Luann, check back there.

Yes, sir.

What you got
against buddy?

Are you his wife,
cheryl?

Yes, sir, that'’s right.

What you want with him?

Ma'’am, where'd your husband
keep his r*fles?

What?

We'’re looking
for g*ns.

Buddy don'’t keep
no g*ns here.

[Thump]

I hear somebody
moving around in the back.

Don'’t worry about it.

Don'’t worry? There's
somebody back there!

It'’s only us, ma'am.

These here are .308s,

And there'’s 12
missing out of the box.

Where'’d you
find them?

Underneath
a bed in the back.

Along with these
two scope boxes.

One'’s a burris,
the other'’s a redfield.

Where is buddy,
ma'’am?

[Baby cries]

These officers
going to stay
with you a while.

Please do not
leave this house

Or warn buddy
by phoning him,

Or they'’ll
have to arrest you.

You and your baby
don'’t need that.
You understand?

Mm-hmm.

You sure?

Morning.morning, chief.

Hi.hi.

How you doing
with this sh**ting?

We know a young black fella

Was driving a stolen van
away from the scene.

I need to see you.

That'’s the way I feel
all the time.

I need your advice.

Well, say when.

Tomorrow afternoon
is soon enough,
about 2:00.

Can you make it?

Sure enough.

Bye.

Can I help you,
ladies?

I have to expect
this sort of thing,

'’Cause my intention
is to wreck
the american gravy train.

Yes, ma'’am.
Wreck the gravy train--

Both state and national.

So I'’m going to be
the object of hatred

For people who feel
they can'’t live

Unless the gravy
train'’s running.

Are you referring to
black people mainly?

I'’m referring
to all people.

You want to put it
on a racial basis,

Do it yourself.

Look around.

See the kind
and the color

Of the people riding
that gravy train.

Your eyes can tell.

And you think that that'’s
a strong enough motive

To sh**t someone?

I know these
people'’ll sh**t you

For $200 or $300

The public is paying them
every week in welfare

Because they'’ll sh**t
a citizen on the street
for $1.00.

When you say--

Let me say
what I want to say here.

Chris pastory
took some b*ll*ts
that were meant for me.

But b*ll*ts are not going
to stop this campaign.

I'’m going on with it.

This state, this nation,

Has thrown aside
traditional conservatism
in all matters--

Political, social,
legislative,

Sexual, entertainment,
the arts.

We need a revival of that
conservative tradition,

And I am the man who wants
to lead that revival.

That'’s a cut.
Thank you.

George, that'’s telling them
like it is.

I should'’ve asked you,
mr. Deschamps,

How will your message
be received

By our black citizens,
who make up
50% of this state?

The black people
of this state

Make up a very
large percentage

Of the people
on welfare,

But only
a small percentage
of the voters.

I'’m not going
to worry about them.

And I don'’t think
the black people want me
worrying about them.

The chief
says mr. Deschamps
ain'’t from around here.

He'’s from
not too far away.

The deschamps had
a poor little old farm
in collard county

When we all had one.

We didn'’t have much,

But they had much less.

They used to ride around
in their old car

And talk to us
like we were still slaves
on somebody'’s plantation.

One day, my daddy--
virgil'’s granddaddy--

Walked over
to the deschamps

To see this man
george'’s granddaddy.

And he asked him how much
he'’d take for his farm,

Knowing full well
it was about to be foreclosed.

Old man deschamps said,

"My place ain'’t for sale
to no nigra.

"And if you ever walk
on my property again

"Without
a written invitation,

I'’ll blow
your damn head off."

What did granddaddy do?

He didn'’t do nothing.

We was used
to that kind of talk,

Like hearing
dogs bark.

Your grandpa
just smiled...

And walked away.

Chief gillespie
says george deschamps
is a leftover man.

What did he mean?

He says a leftover
is kind of stale.

You don'’t find
too many people
wanting it.

Did the chief tell you
you can move in anytime?

Ms. Tibbs,
I don'’t think I'm
ready to move yet.

Well, that'’s o.k.

I still want you
to see the room.

Look, I'’m going
to have to leave.

I thought this
was your night off.

The hospital called.

Pastory was conscious for
a short time, then out again.

I'’m going there in case
he tells who did it.

Like who?

Like that leftover man.

That'’s right, virgil.

He done it!

Wait and see.