08x04 - Grow Old Along With Me

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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 ♪

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.