Morrison Murders, The: Based on a True Story (1996)

[bunniefuu]

[music playing]

This will only
take a minute, sugar.

KIMBERLY: I hope so.

Here, boys.

Daddy?

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we got a warm front passing
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this afternoon.

Temperatures are up a
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for this time of year.

We're cool and--

Kimberly!

Kimberly?

KIMBERLY: What is it, baby?

Oh.

They're dead.

What?

Mama and Daddy and
Bobby, someone shot them.

[honking]

Patty!

Patty!

Luke, what is it?

Uh, uh--

What?

- They're dead.
- Who is?

What happened?

Someone shot his Folks

What?

Garth and Flo are dead?

And Bobby too.

Did you call the sheriff?

Well, go in and
call the sheriff.

I'll call the dispatcher
and get them to call

Walker and get him home.

Someone take
care of those dogs.

There's a kennel in the back.

Whoa.

Kid says there's
three down that he saw.

Walk around?

No.

My guess is he's
out on the road.

Let's go.
Come on, boys.

George, take the back.
- Let's go.

Frank, check that side.

All right, over here.

10 hours at least.

Byron.

He never felt a thing.

What a terrible waste.

Poor Flo.

If there's a heaven, she's
bound to be there now.

CLYDE (VOICEOVER):
Walker, you copy?

Walker Morrison, you copy?

Walker here, Clyde.

How's it hanging, boy?

CLYDE (VOICEOVER):
You got to come home.

There's some trouble
at your parents' place.

What kind of trouble?

What's going on, Clyde?

CLYDE (VOICEOVER): I don't
know anything about it,

partner, honest.

The Sheriff's there.

We want you back.

OK, you tell him
I'm three hours away.

Out.

Luke, do you have any idea
who might have done this?

Um, no, sir.

Do you think they
could come back?

I mean, if somebody's k*lling
Morrison's, maybe we're next.

I don't know.

Where's Walker at?

PATTY: He's on his way.

Would have k*lled Luke
too if he'd been home.

Who could have done this?

Daddy, he had his enemies.

You know, it could have been
another trucking outfit or--

Were there any drivers
your daddy had a fight with?

I don't know.

Did you ever hear anyone
threaten your daddy?

Nobody.
Who?

Who?

That'll calm ya.

Help you sleep.

Well, we believe they
were k*lled the night

before you found them.

Now, do you remember
seeing any strange cars

parked on the road?

I've been at Kimberly's.

I hadn't been home in,
um, in a couple days.

Couldn't we do this
in the morning, George?

Yeah.

I should get back to the house.

Slow down, Walker.

Slow down.
- What's going on, George?

You can't go in right now.
- Where's my mama?

You can't go in right now.
I'm sorry.

- Mama!

Daddy!
- You can't go in.

Walker, something
terrible's happened.

Your Mama and Daddy are dead.

Young Bobby too.

Someone shot them.

No.

I'm real sorry, Walker.

I want to see them right now.

Not right now.

Look, we're gathering evidence.

What about Luke?

Where's Luke?

Luke's the one to
find them, Walker.

He's over at your place.

Why don't you go see him?

He needs ya.

You go to sleep
now, sweet pea.

Mama, what's wrong
with Uncle Luke?

Never mind that now, OK?

We'll talk about
it in the morning.

Why don't you go climb in bed?
- OK.

Go on.

Oh, Walker, I'm so sorry.

Where's Luke?

He's on the couch.

I was at Kimberly's
when it happened.

I came home, and check in
before I went on my run.

I just wish I
could've been there,

you know, because then I could--

You could have been
k*lled yourself, Luke.

I'm here now.

We're gonna find
out who did this.

You just get some sleep.

Come on.

We'll talk tomorrow.

Lay down.

Come on.

You just rest.

So, it looks like they
must have shot Garth

dead in the hallway, then
continued on to Bobby's room,

shot him.

Then on into the
parents' bedroom,

they shot Flo,
wounding her first.

She must have tried
to use the telephone.

They found her
bloody prints on it.

The k*ller or K*llers
knew what they were doing.

No spent shells,
no fingerprints,

no signs of forced entry.

Nothing seems to be
missing from the house,

so we can rule out robbery.

We need some theories, boys.

Well, you know
how old Garth was.

It wasn't love that
built Morrison Trucking.

Yeah.

I think it was
someone they knew.

Stranger never could
have got past those dogs

without waking everybody up.

Who could have
got past the dogs?

Well, couple of neighbors,
cleaning lady, Luke.

And Walker.

Why don't you, uh, why don't
you try to eat something, Luke?

It's funny.

Just the other day,
Daddy was talking

about how he was going to
take us up to that rodeo

up in Stanton.

I just-- I still can't
believe he's gone.

That was the funeral home.

Somebody has to pick out some
clothes for them all to wear.

You're more familiar with
where their things are, Luke.

I can't.

I don't ever want to
go in that house again.

You can stay here as long
as you want, right, hon?

Of course, you can.

You can have the
room in the basement.

You can have it as
long as you need it.

I'll get Aunt Clara to
pick out some clothes.

Morning, Patty.

Morning, Byron.

Walker.

How are you holding up?

Lousy timing on my part, but
I have some questions for you.

Well, uh, come on,
come on in, Byron.

Well, it might be best if
you come down to the office.

OK, I'll get my keys.

You know what?

Why don't you just ride with me.

We can talk on the way.

What's going on?

It's just routine, Patty.

We have a lot of blanks to fill.

You don't think my
brother had anything

to do this, do ya, Byron?

It's OK.

I'll be back in a little while.

If you were up state at
the time of the murders,

show us a gas receipt.

I already told
you, Byron, I already

fueled up before I left.

What about a
receipt from a diner?

Patty packed my meals.

You didn't check
in with anyone

when you picked up your load?
- No.

They left it for me in the lot.

Why do you think I'd
k*ll my family, Byron?

Morrison Trucking
would be yours.

Your daddy leaned on you
all your life, Walker.

We all know that.

We all understand why you'd
want to put a stop to it.

Look at this.

Roll grime.

I got dirt on my truck.

This company is going
to hell in a hand cut.

You don't even make
a decent trucker.

You know what?

You do it.

I'll go work for somebody else.

You know, you still ain't too
big to take a hog's strap too.

Yes, I am, Daddy.

You walk out of
here now, that's it.

You get nothing, you leave now.

You go now, this is it.

Nothing.

You're right.

My daddy did lean on
me all my life, Byron.

You know what?

I could take it.

After I went back to
work for him last year,

thinks were good between us.

He lost that mean streak,
and now, he's gone.

You're free to go, Walker.

You've had him in
there for six hours.

A man who just lost
most of his family.

For someone who's supposed
to know people, Byron,

you sure missed on this one.

I'll be checking out
your alibi, Walker.

And I think it's best
if another driver

makes your out of state runs.

I'll find out who
k*lled my family, Byron.

Looks like someone left
Mama's nightlight on.

Spooky, isn't it?

Someone's still in there.

You haven't been inside?

No.

I can't face it.

We'll get someone to go in
and clean up after Byron

says it's all right.

You know, here's
Billy Tedhauser.

He had it in for Daddy.

What was that trouble?

Daddy caught him
switching some old tires

for some new ones,
and he fired him.

Billy said he'd k*ll him.

I don't think he'd
have it in him.

But if they hated Garth,
why k*ll Flo and Bobby?

So there wouldn't
be any witnesses.

Luke, how you doing?

You got anything over there?

No.

I've looked until my head hurts.

This whole things been
really hard on Kimberly too.

I should really go how
she's doing. tonight.

I'd be nice if
we could all stay

together as family for a while.

It's OK, Luke, go ahead.

Just don't forget, you got the
big Fern Nicker load you gotta

take up to Toronto on Thursday.

Can't Willy take it?

I just-- I don't
feel up to it, man.

Well, OK.

It's going to take both of
us to look after things.

I mean, that's what Daddy
would say if he was here.

Business first.

Doesn't matter what's
happened when your top

$300,000 this year, you know?

Yeah.

That's what he'd say.

Into your hands,
oh, merciful, Savior,

we commend your
servants, Bobbie Jo, Rita

Florence, and William Garth.

Receive them into your
mercy, into blessedest rest

and everlasting peace.

Let them rest eternal, oh
Lord, and let life perpetually

shine upon them.

I'm never gonna see
Grandma and Grandaddy again?

No, honey, they've
gone up to heaven.

They're with angels now.

We commit their bodies to
the ground and their souls

to the glorious company
of their angels.

Go on, Luke.

I can't.

Thanks for calling.

Hey.

Luke, you all right?

Can you get up?

I'm fine.

Come on.

Mama's looking down on you,
what do you think she'd say?

Hey, Walker, you know
they're saying the sheriff's

checking you out.

What?

You a m*rder*r, Walker?

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Hey.
It's all right.

It's all right.

I'm gonna puke.

You never could
hold your beer.

Come here.

Thanks, brother.

I'm sorry, Walker.

You gotten nothing to
be sorry about, Luke.

We've all got to get
through this in our own way.

I just don;t want
you to hurt yourself.

You're a good brother.

Always looking out for me.

Come here.

I don't know what
I'd do without you.

I love you, man.

I love you too.

Come on, let's go.

Let's get outta here.

Give me your hand.

There you go.

You all right?

Yeah.

I'm all right.

Come on, get in the truck.

So, you'll each
be entitled to half

of the company,
all of its assets,

and your parents'
home and property.

Walker, as the
eldest, you become

the executor of the estate.

That means, Luke, that he'll
hold your money in trust

until you come of age at 21.

OK.

Um, I just don't really make all
that much money from driving.

Daddy always used to
give me an allowance.

I can't even just get a little
bit of that money to live on?

Well, there is something else.

Your daddy had a life
insurance policy.

He named Luke and
Bobby as beneficiaries.

$200,000.

Since Bobby's gone, it
all goes to you, Luke.

Well, Jim, why
Luke and Bobby only?

Well, it was when you had
that falling out about two

years ago, and you went and
drove for that other company

for a while.

Your daddy took your name
right off his policy.

I remember that.

Daddy said he was going to
take you off the will too.

He said he was
writing up a new will,

but he never submitted it to me.

Man.

Well, you know how Daddy was.

One day, he's mad at ya.

Next day, he's your best friend.

He's probably all just talk.

Boy, $200,000.

For real, I can
certainly live on that.

We found the UPS guy that had
delivered a package of flower

seeds sometime
between the murders

and when the bodies were found.
- Yeah?

He didn't see anything.

Byron, the new forensics.

They found blood
traces in the basement.

the k*ller went to the
basement after the murders.

Yeah?

Why would he do that?

Steal something?

Hide something?

Get Charlie D in here.

I'll be back in an hour.

Well, where you going, Byron?

I think I'll go fishing.

Hey, look who's here.

I wonder what he wants?

Hey, Byron.

Boys.

Any news?

Nothing yet.

We, uh, checked the list
of names you gave us.

We're checking out some leads.

Little like hunting rabbits.

You've got to eliminate
every bush till you

find out where that rabbit is.

Sooner or later, though,
we'll get a break.

Right now, the polygraph
man is down from Atlanta.

He wants to test everyone
connected with the case.

I'd appreciate it if the
two of you would come in.

Both of us?

Yeah.

They want to do everyone.

I gotta service the truck
for that Stevenson load

up to Kansas City
this afternoon.

I could maybe do it
sometime next week.

No, no, this is
more important.

Let's cooperate.

Willy can take that load.

Clear our names so he can get
on with his investigation.

Come on.

I'll meet you down there.

Is your wife's name Patty?

WALKER: Yes.

Do you have green eyes?

Yes.

Is there any information
you're hiding about the murders

of your parents and brother?

No.

You know, I've been
thinking about it, Byron.

Daddy kept a lot
of things from us,

but he had these dealings
with this Cincinnati company

up in Chicago a while back.

They were mafia, you know?

He cut off business with
them all of a sudden, and--

you know how stubborn
Daddy can be sometimes.

I just-- I get the feeling
that this whole thing

is a mafia hit, you know?

CHARLIE: Whenever you're ready.

I mean, you all
should check that out.

We're ready.

Just relax, Luke.

This will only take a minute.

You wearing a black t-shirt?

Yes, sir.

CHARLIE: Did you
drive here today?

Yes.

Do you know who m*rder*d
your parents and brother?

No, sir, I wish I did.

Just answer yes or no.

Sorry.

How'd it go?

It was good.

Great.

It's weird, though.

You get hooked up
to that machine,

I swear, it doesn't
matter if you're innocent.

You just start to
feel all nervous.

Well, thanks for
coming in, boys.

I'll keep you informed
about the investigation.

Byron, take a look at this.

Here and there.

Oh no.

Oh.

Look at that one, sugar.

You like this one?

Uh-huh.

I do.

It matches my boots.

It suits you.

You can get.

May I help you, son?

Well, sir, I believe I'm
going to have to buy this car.

Well, let me say that you
have made a fine choice,

and that you're a
lucky man, because

on this little sweetheart,
I could offer you

reasonable monthly payments.

Well, um, I was thinking
actually that I don't really

want to make monthly payments.

Well, how are you supposed
to pay for this son?

You all do accept
cash, don't ya?

I always wanted to do that.

GEORGE: How long has your
daughter been dating Luke?

About a good
nine months by now.

It's a terrible shock
to think something

like this could happen.

Kimmy will tell you it's
almost destroyed the boy.

Do you have any
suspects, sheriff?

No one we can talk
about yet, Mr. Granger.

Now, on that night,
Luke slept here.

Yes, that's right.

He'd do that from time to time.

Down here on the couch.

Kimmie, of course,
was upstairs in her room

with the door closed.

Yes, but, are you sure
he was here all night?

You're not thinking of Luke?

Oh, ma'am, it's just routine.

We have to eliminate everyone.

See, there's one thing
that I don't understand.

How is it you can be sure
that he was here all night?

You were asleep.

I got up a couple of times.

He's up every two
hours with his kidneys.

I checked on Luke every time,
and the boy was on the couch.

Mr. Granger, is
it possible that he

might've gone out for a couple
hours, and you didn't know?

I'd have heard him.

I'd have known.

Sheriff, I had a
beautiful young daughter

upstairs and a healthy
young buck downstairs.

Believe me, I had
have known if he'd

set one foot off this couch.

I'm telling you,
the boy was here

on the couch all night long.

Well, it'd be 50 minutes
each way at the speed limit.

Yeah, at the speed limit.

The last thing
the boy'd want is

for a trooper to pull him over.

How long you figure
in the house?

20 minutes.

15 at the least.

So he'd had to be
gone two hours.

We should go back and
time Granger's kidneys.

Yeah.

All right, let's walk
this thing through again.

Hey, Patty.

Walker.

What brings you all out here?

Well, we were having another
look through the house.

Yeah?

And what?

Did you find something?

First piece of hard evidence.

We found it in Bobby's
room between the mattress

and the headboard.

Well, that's great.

Can you connect
it to the k*ller?

It's a 16 gauge.

We're going to put it
through ballistics comparing

it to a short barrel
Remington, one

of the g*ns in the basement.

Walker, do you know the
last time that g*n was used?

No, I don't.

It was cleaned recently.

We believe that the k*ller was
very familiar with the house.

Now, if it is the m*rder
weapon, the k*ller

found the cleaning materials,
cleaned the weapon,

and put everything
back in its place.

Woohoo.

[honking]

Hi.

There is something
else I should tell you.

Luke failed the polygraph.

He's now our prime suspect.

What?

You must be crazy, Calhoun.

Hey, Byron, how's the
investigation going?

Getting real close, Luke.

Real close.

We'll be in touch.

Uncle Luke.

Uncle Luke.

I am in love.

That little sweetheart's
got 350 cubic inches,

325 horse, pure power.

You want to take her out?

Yeah, yeah.

Not right now, Luke.

What old Byron have to say?

Found a shell casing
in Bobby's room.

16 gauge.

Says it's a real good lead.

Yeah?

All right.

That's good.

It's about time he
did something, huh?

Well, that is a
beautiful necklace.

Isn't that nice?

Luke bought it for me.

He's such a sweet thing.

It's real 18 carat gold.

And a diamond watch, too.

It's Swiss.

Luke's got one too.

You're just all
set now, aren't ya?

Who wants to
make some lemonade?

Me.

I do.

Oh, yeah, I betcha
I'll beat you there.

That 16 gauge is
Luke's g*n, isn't it?

Now, what, you, you,
believe Luke k*lled

Mama and Daddy and Bobby?

I don't know, but I
think it's not impossible.

Hey, that's the craziest
thing I ever heard.

That test don't mean nothing.

Byron went after me.

Now, he's going after Luke.

He's running around
in damn circles.

Did you hear
what he was saying?

It was someone who knew
the house, knew the g*n.

I don't want to hear
anymore about that.

That's enough.

Yes.

The property is gorgeous.

I have several
buyers up in Atlanta

who I know will be interested
in a property like this.

We should have no
trouble at all.

Daddy was so proud
of this big house.

Lots of good memories
for me growing up here.

Three bedrooms, is that right?

Uh-huh, two little
ones upstairs.

The master bath
is nice and big.

There's room for a Jacuzzi.

Nothing's changed.

Like you could almost
think it never happened.

Here, take this
carcass, Walker.

Well done there, Lucas.

You got your first turkey.

Make a hunter out
of you yet, boy.

OK.

Thanks.

Bye, now.

You know, my daddy
cleared this land

and built this house brick
by brick all by himself.

It's a family home, and I
don't think I can sell it.

Truth is, the thing
that wold make me happy

is moving back in here.

Yo want to live here?

We could do it.

Hon, we could sell
the house in town,

got the office and
the shed's right here.

We got the woods and the fields.

I mean, this is where
the kids should grow up.

They'd love it here.

I don't know if it's
such a good thing to do.

Maybe it's the
best thing to do.

It's a way to face up
to what's happened here

and put it all behind us.

I don't know if I can.

Well, Patty, I really think
that we can be happy out here.

I mean, it's what my Mama
and Daddy would have wanted.

Can we just give it a try?

What on earth would possess
you all to move in that house?

Well, it's the practical
thing to do, Luke.

Why don't you think about
moving back into your old room?

Luke couldn't live in that
house after what he saw.

I'm surprised you can.

I won't go in that house,
let alone live there.

Y'all knew that.

Luke, anyway, you got
a room there anytime

you want to change your mind.

Hi, Patty.

Byron.

Let me give you a hand here.

Thank you.

Another gorgeous day.

Sure could use some rain though.

Byron, you didn't come find
me to talk about weather.

I just went by the house, but
I guess Walker's out on a run.

It's been confirmed, Patty.

The m*rder weapon was the
16 gauge from the basement.

That's Luke's g*n, isn't it?

I don't know.

I guess he used it sometimes.

What Luke say when he
found out we had the shell.

He didn't say much.

Said it was good.

Good?

What about Walker?

He, uh, give any more
thought to what we told him?

You're going to
have to ask him.

Isn't that Luke's stuff?

Yeah, I'm gonna send
it on over to him.

Well, hold on.

I've been talking to him.

Maybe he's going
to change his mind.

Walker, I don't want
Luke living with us.

I don't even want Luke around
after what I've been told.

After you've been told what?

What are you talking about?

The lab confirmed
it was Luke's

shotgun that k*lled your folks.

Who told you that?

Byron.

Byron told you that?

What's Byron talking to you for?

That son of a--

Luke's here!

Hey, how you guys doing?

Good.

You miss your Uncle Luke?

Yeah?

I got something for ya.

Housewarming gift.

Well, that's
really nice, Luke.

You didn't have to do that.

Hey, not a problem.

Can we tell them now?

I've asked Kimberly
to be my wife.

You actually want to marry
this no good pea picker?

You know I do.

Well, I'm happy for you all.

Lord knows we can give you
some happiness in this family.

Yeah

When's the big day?

Can we come?

Sure, you can, baby doll.

Planning to do it this
Saturday after next.

So soon?

I don't see no reason to wait.

Do you, sugar?

Walker, I'd, um, appreciate
if you'd be my best man.

Well, it'd be an honor.

Daddy wanted yo u to take
that money, go to college,

make a better life for yourself.

I got a good life, bro.

I got money.

I'm marrying the most
beautiful girl in the county.

Well, how much of the
money from Daddy's insurance

you got left now?

That's my affair.

Well, he'd gone crazy
see how you're spending it.

Well, Daddy's not
around anymore, is he?

Why you marrying Kimberly?

Look, I'm not saying
nothing against it.

If you're happy, Luke.

But you know what
Mama would have said,

Kim a Methodist and all.

Man, I swear you are sounding
more and more like Daddy

every day, you know that?

I mean, you're not a
quarter as bad as he is yet,

but you're headed
in that direction.

And I'm not a kid, Walker.

I'm not asking for
your permission.

Luke, I just want
you to be happy.

That's all.

Kimberly?

Do you think this
is such a good idea?

So soon after the murders?

Getting married?

Luke seems to think
it's a good idea.

Well, I mean, with
the case still open.

You know they're
investigating Luke?

Everybody knows
that's ridiculous.

Are you sure you want
to marry him before he's

cleared of the crime?

Of course, I am.

Life has to go on.

That's what Luke says,
and I agree with him.

I think, it's a good idea.

Luke, before we go
back in, I gotta talk

to you about something.

Byron told me you failed
your polygraph test.

I know it's stupid, and
things are all screwed up.

It's that Byron, he
had it out for me.

Now, he's got it in
his head it's you,

and I just want you to
clear your name, all right?

So he can get on looking
for the real k*ller.

Now, I checked it out,
you can go to Atlanta,

and they can give you
a more complete test.

I won't to go to Atlanta.

I know you don't
want to go to Atlanta,

but I'm going to take care
of the expenses on this one.

It's a waste of
time and money.

It's not going to mean a thing.

I'm innocent.

I don't give a damn if some
sheriff don't believe that.

Do it for me.

All right, we don't
even got to tell Byron.

Just take that test for me?

I ain't gonna do it for you.

It hurts me that you'd even ask.

I'm not going, and that's it.

Luke, I'll tell you
what I'm going to do.

You go to Atlanta, and I'm
going to sell one of the trucks

and give you the cash as
a wedding present, OK?

I don't give a damn
about your money.

One of the trucks mine anyway.

Whole damn companies mine
if I ever find that will.

Hey, Luke, you don't
do this one thing for me,

then, I'm sorry, I
don't think I can be

your best man at your wedding.

Honey, Kimberly is
anxious to get started.

He ain't coming, Aunt Claire.

He said he wouldn't,
and he's not.

I can't believe he'd miss
his own brother's wedding.

What is going on
between you two?

You best ask him.

He's so damn stubborn.
Let's start.

Uncle Luke caught the biggest
catfish in the whole pond.

No, he didn't.

Yes, he did.

You know what I did?

I grabbed onto him, yes,
sir, and he grabbed on to me,

and we grabbed onto that
big old tree by the pond,

and we pulled that
fish to the shore.

Did not.

Yes, we did.

And then you know
what else happened?

Mama cooked it up, and we
fed half the county, and--

No, you didn't.

Yes, we did.

Still had some for
breakfast, didn't we, Mama?

OK, come on, time for bed.

You think they're married yet?

Well, I don't know, buddy.

I feel bad we couldn't go too.

Sometimes grownups just
disagree on things.

All right, you two, come on.

It's time to brush your teeth.

Suck your blood.

Come on.

Goodnight.

Oh, you're getting big.

Mom, can you read
us a story, please?

Walker, you ruined the most
important day of my life.

Will you keep your voice down?

Everyone's coming
into the church

all asking me where's Walker?

What am I supposed to tell them?

Well, Luke, you
made your decision.

I made mine.

Now everyone's starting
to think you're against me.

Oh, Luke, your
brother's not against you.

Well, someone around here is.
You?

You and your little
friend, the sheriff?

Tell me something, Patty?

Do you think that it was
right that my brother never

came to my wedding?

Sure, you do.

Walker can do no wrong.

You know who you remind me of?

Mama.

You could be just like her.

Bobby this and Bobby that.

Mama's sweet little Bobby.

Bobby could do no wrong either.

Well, let me tell
you something, sis.

Walker, my brother.

That's a bond that's
stronger than any marriage.

So don't you think that you
can ever come between us.

You understand?

Walker, you're supposed to
be the head of the family now,

and instead, you're
tearing it apart.

I'll tell you the
rumors are flying.

Some say it's money,
some say you just

hate the Grangers,
others have it

you're in love with
Kimberly yourself.

Oh, come on.

As if this family
hasn't had enough tragedy.

Just what is going
on between you two?

You want to know
what's going on?

Luke failed his polygraph
test, now Byron's suspects him.

Of the murders?

I want him to go to
Atlanta, take another test,

clear his name.

He won't do it.

He refuses.

But you must
know in your heart

Luke had nothing to do with it.

I want some answers, Claire.

Hey, Wilma?

Yeah?

Hey, where are
Bo and Michelle?

Didn't Uncle Luke
pick them up at lunch?

I thought I saw that car of his.

Walker!

Walker, he's taken the kids.

- Who?
- Luke.

He took them out of
school hours ago.

I called the house, there's
absolutely no answer.

Kimberly doesn't
know where he is.

Ah, he probably
took them for a ride.

He loves those kids.

I'm going to find Byron.

Don't involve Byron.

Are you coming or not?

Patty?

Patty?

How long they've been gone?

Just since noon.

I'm sure everything's fine.

Yeah they'll turn up.

Best thing for you
to do is go home.

They might be there
or they might call.

George?

No, no, I would really
like to go with you

and look for them, please?

That's our job, Patty.

You go home.

Come on, he's right.

Let's go.

Bo?

Michelle?

Bo?

Oh.

Walker?

It's OK.

We'll find them.

They'll be all right.

Come on.

Surprise.

We got you so good.

Parked the car in the shed
so you couldn't see it.

Where were you, Luke,
and what were you doing?

We were driving
around in the car.

Seeing the sights.

Is there something wrong?

Yes, something's wrong.
What were you thinking of?

You didn't realize
how upset we'd be?

No, I didn't.

I'm sorry.

I would have had
them back sooner,

it's just we were having too
much danged fun, weren't we,

guys?

Yeah.

I don't want you around
my family anymore, Luke.

You understand that?

I beg your pardon?

You stay away from us.

Patty.

Oh, don't, Walker.

You don't want me
around here anymore?

No.

Well, then that's
the way it's gonna be.

Patty, honey,
Luke's my brother,

and I'll deal with him, OK?

Can't you see he's dangerous?

He threatens me, he
takes off with the kids.

What does he have to do?

k*ll us all?

You listen to me.

My brother loved my Mama
and Daddy and Bobby.

Now, you're asking me to
believe that my little brother

k*lled my whole family?

I can't do that.

I'm sorry.

Walker!

Hey, man, you feel like
going where you're going?

Oh.

Thank you.

Have a safe trip.

OK.

What do you want?

Just thought I'd
come over for a visit.

Walker's going to be gone
until tomorrow morning.

I thought we'd
have some privacy.

I told you not to
come around here.

Yeah, well, I think
you and I got some things

we need to talk about.

I have nothing to say to you.

Well, I do.

I ain't leaving until we
reach an understanding.

All right, then, I'm
just going to go inside,

and I'm going to
check on the kids,

and then we can talk out here.

Patty, if you don't
come back, I will come in.

Hello?

Is Byron in?

Can you radio his car and tell
him to get out the Morrison

place as quickly as he can?

Thank you.

Why don;t you come on
over here and sit down?

What do you want
to talk to me about?

You really think
I k*lled my folks?

Because if you
do, that hurts me.

You think that I went
in there with my shotgun

and I blew them all away, Bam.

Bam.

Bam.

Mama and Daddy, sweet little
Bobby, and the other day,

you thought I might
even hurt your kids.

Me.

What kind of person
do you think I am?

And I can see that you're
scared I might hurt you,

my own sister-in-law.

You're trying to turn
my brother against me,

break up what's
left of our family.

You think I might hurt you.

Well, that hurts me, Patty.

When are you going
to stop hurting me?

[siren]

Man, what'd you have
to go and do that for?

Was just having such
a nice little chat.

What are you doing, Luke?

Just having a little
visit with my sister.

Did you invite him?

No.

Did you ask him to leave?

Yeah.

Well, that sounds like a
case of harassment to me.

Get in the car.

You can have a
little visit with me.

I'm not going anywhere
with you, Byron.

Is that a fact?

Uh-huh.

You've got a choice, boy, you
can get in that car by the time

I count to three,
or you're gonna

be picking gravel out of your
backside for the next week.

One way or another, we're
going to have a little chat.

One, two--

All right, Byron, I'll
play your little game.

I'll see ya soon.

Get in the car.

OK, Luke, we want you
to go through it again.

We've got a few more questions.

Nothing to hide.

Who's he?

I'm the man with
the questions.

Where is he?

Byron.

Where's my brother?

We're asking him
some questions.

Well, let me talk
to him, because this

is going to stop right now.

Coming around scaring Patty?

Yeah, she's got good
reason to be scared.

I don't want to get
into that again, Byron.

This is family business.

Just let me take him home.

First, I want you to
listen to something.

Come on.

All right, again.

After you turned the corner?

I told you.

I saw Daddy in the hall.

I went up to him.

I saw he was dead.

Then I went in Bobby's room,
and I saw Bobby on the bed.

I went up to him, but
I didn't touch him.

I knew he was dead.

Who's he?

FBI Special Agent Fraser,
criminal psychologist.

LUKE: I hate talking about this.

AGENT FRASER: Did you
go into the big bedroom?

I told you no.

I turned and ran.

I don't remember much then.

All right, all right.

All right, what if I told
you that your prints are all

over your Mama's bedroom door?

Yeah, so what?

I lived there.

I went in my Mama's
room all the time.

But on the day, the day
you discovered the murders,

did you go into
your Mama's bedroom?

I don't remember.

It all happened so fast.

It all happened so fast is not
going to cut it with us, Luke.

You're going to
have to remember.

I don't want to remember,
don't you understand that?

Sit down.

Now, did you go into
your mother's room?

Yeah.

Maybe I went in the room.

Yeah, you'd have to.

You'd have to be
right beside her.

I mean, you told the
sheriff that you looked

right in your Mama's eyes.

You'd have to be
standing right over her.

FLO: Now, you eat up all of
your French toast, Bobby, honey.

I made it because
it's your favorite.

Hey, where's my French toast?

FLO: You're late.

You can have cornflakes.

That ain't fair.

BOBBY: Hey!

Mom!

FLO: Luke, what have you done?

You don't give
a damn about me.

FLO: Luke.

Luke, did you
k*ll your mother?

No, sir, I did not.

I could never have
k*lled my Mama.

It's just that I have
trouble remembering, is all.

I blocked it all out.

Yeah.

Yeah, I remember, I
was inside the room.

Did you, uh, see
the name she wrote?

What name?

On the headboard.

She wrote it in her own
blood before she died.

What if I was to tell you
that the name that she wrote

was yours?

I guess that's 'cause
Mama loved me best.

AGENT FRASER: I think
you're lying to me now.

Mama never wrote
no name on any bed.

You guys are grasping at straws.

That means you ain't got nothing
one me, ain't that right?

Walker?

Yeah?

I need your help.

You may be walking
out of here this time,

but just remember
something, Luke,

there's two people
in this world who

knows who k*lled your family.

I'm looking at one and
you're looking at the other.

What the hell you doing?

Looking for Daddy's will, what
the hell you think I'm doing.

Hey, Luke, you want
the whole company, huh?

You want the trucks?
You want everything?

There's no will here.

I need money, Walker.

You had $200,000
and you blew it all.

Stupidest thing I ever saw.

You're talking
like Daddy again.

I hate it when you do that.
- Yeah?

Like you hated him, huh?

Like you hated Mama and Bobby?

Oh, that's right.

Now, you're thinking
about it, aren't you?

You're wondering did
Little Luke do it?

Did you do it, Luke?

Oh, what do you think?

You think I did it?

I don't want any games, Luke.

It's just interesting
to me to see the faith

that my brother has in me.

Sheriff's been working on Patty,
Patty's been working on you.

Get your hands off me.

Walker, where--

You're gonna
come in that house,

and you're going
in those bedrooms

and you're going to
show me what you saw.

No.

I ain't going in that house.

I'm not going in
that house, Walker.

Show me, and tell me
that you didn't do it.

Did you do it?

You believe what you want
to believe, big brother.

Do what you gotta do.

Stop, Walker!

Don't, Walker.

Please, don't do this, Walker.

Just let him go.

Let him go, please.

You take two of the Macks.

That's your half.

You send Willy or someone
around tomorrow to pick them up.

I'll sign the papers.

They'll be on the front seat.

Then I don't owe you anything.

I never want to see you again.

You understand?

OK.

If you come back here,
Luke, I'll k*ll ya.

Hey, Byron, how you doing?

I thought you
were up in Atlanta?

Yeah, we were, but,
uh, we're back now.

Staying up in the
Winborne place.

This here's my boy.

Ain't he a cute little devil?

Luckily, he got his
looks from his mama.

We've got to straighten
something out, Luke.

It's all very well talking out
here in the street like this,

showing off your boy,
but nothing's changed.

Just so you don't misunderstand.

Morning, Walker.

Hey, Byron.

Patty said you might be here.

That's nice of you, Byron.

You know, uh, my mama's
over there by those trees.

I even have a plot of my own.

I like to know where
I'm going to end up.

I'm no rush, you understand, but
my line of work you never know.

Saw a mutual acquaintance
of ours in town yesterday.

You know Luke's back?

I heard something about it.

He call you yet?

No, he won't.

I hear he's out of money,
that's why he's come back.

Sooner or later, he'll call ya.

I know who k*lled
your family, Walker.

Deep down, I think you do too.

Luke belongs in prison.

Nothing's going to bring
my family back, Byron.

No, but I think it's
the only way your Mama

and Daddy and Bobby
can rest in peace.

Hey, pal.

Not in the road, buddy.

No, no, can't go in the road.

Mama?

There's Mama over here.

What you so worried about?

Look what you got here?

Just to Nassau,
just for a week.

Mama said she can
take care of the baby.

We can't afford it, Kimberly.

Why don't we sell the truck?

It's not like it's making
us some big income.

I tell you two times I
screw up, they blacklist me.

I betcha it's because my
brother's been bad mouthing me

to them, you know?

Luke, when we got
married, you said

you owned Morrison Trucking.

That's what you said.

I didn't know we were going
to be having money problems.

[phone ringing]

Hello?

Walker.

Phone.

Yeah?
PATTY: Come on.

-

LUKE: Hey, how's it going?

Hello, Luke.

What do you want?

I was just thinking
about you is all.

We haven't even talked to
each other in two years.

Just hoping there'd be some
way we could patch things up.

How's work?
They, uh, give you some loads.

You know they're not.

Stafford's nothing
but a horse's a*s.

I heard you sold a truck?

Yeah.

Yeah, I had to.

Other one's in tip
top shape though.

It's all ready to go.

Look, Walker, truth is I want
to come back, work for you.

I don't know, Luke.

I gotta think about that.

Yeah, well, of course.
You think about it.

I'll give you a call
back in a couple of days.

I appreciate it.

Just, uh, you tell Patty
and the kids I said hi.

OK.

What does he want?

To come back.

You're not going to let him?

We've had two good years
without him in our lives.

If he comes back to
work for the company,

it'll be like it was before.

But if you refuse him,
it could be worse.

I know.

Can't you just give him some
money and make him go away?

I don't want him
back in our lives.

Neither do I. If I was to
do this, how would it work?

Well, we'd put a mic on ya.

Then you invite him over for
a visit, when the two of you

are alone, you'll
have to draw him out.

Tell him you think
that he was the victim.

Let him know that
you believe he was

justified in doing what he did.

Believe me, if there
was any other way

to find out the truth.

What if he catches on?

You'll have to
trust us, Patty.

We'll have several agents near
him, and a sharpsh**ter on him

at all times.

A sharpsh**ter?

The way I see it,
you've got two choices.

You can settle this thing
now once and for all,

or you can spend the rest your
life never knowing the truth.

All right, now, I want you to
try and face him when he talks.

Don't get too far away.

How's that?

Just try and keep him
around the office, trucks,

and tool shed.

You should be well covered.

Now, the DA's office has only
given us one shot at this, so,

uh, give it your best.

Oh, you expecting
the governor, Patty?

Cooking calms my nerves.

Listen, the kids
are at your Mom's,

we go Walker well covered.

I've never seen
him so nervous.

He could just break
down, and Luke could

do about anything out there.

Look, he'll be fine.

You just serve up one
of your famous dinners,

and keep Kimberly
out of the way.

Byron, you just get
him through this alive.

Yeah.

OK, they're here.
get comfortable.

LUKE: Oh, that pie was good.

About the best darn lasagna
I've ever eaten too.

Thanks, Luke.

I knew it was your favorite.

What about mine?

Well, yours is good, honey.

Yours is.

Yeah.

It's just as about as close
to paradise as a man could come,

you know?

Hey, Walker, you hear
old Jake Lummocks died?

It's a shame.

He was a good old man.

Yeah, none better.

Didn't his granddaughter
move to New York?

Married that dentist?

I heard she was trying
to be a singer in LA.

Actually, that was
her sister, Mary Beth.

That's right.

People's lives are interesting.

They sure are.

You know, we have
a lot of pie left.

Why don't you all
take some home?

Well, all right.

I don't mind if I do
take a slice or two.

It's going to get dark soon.

Why don't we go, uh, take
a look at that truck?

See if she's in one piece?

Sure.

They're heading out.

Now, fall back.

Well, you know,
I've kept her up.

Regular service.

Luke, you know, I feel bad
about the way we fell out.

It's been two years, and,
uh, I've been thinking maybe

you're right.

Maybe we should put
the past behind us.

Yeah.

The way I figure it, I can
buy back into the company

with the truck.

Help you run things, you
know, the way you want.

We can build this
company up together.

I mean, that's what
Daddy would have wanted.

Oh, hell, I don't
even care about that.

I mean, I've been--

I've been thinking, and,
uh, in a strange way,

we're better off without him.

You really think that?

Luke, all I'm worried about
is what works for you and me.

I've been thinking about
putting some cows out

here in this pasture.

LUKE: Are you serious?

Yeah.

What kind you figuring on?

Oh, I don't know.

Maybe, uh, Charolais.

Hundred head to start.

That'd be all right.

We got ourselves a
couple of horses,

we get roundups
going on in spring.

Get rid of these damn trucks.

We just become
full time cowboys.

Yeah.

Man, I forget how
much fun we had.

We're gonna have ourselves
a heap more of fun.

That's for sure.

Come on, let's take a walk.

So I told her, you gotta be
crazy hanging with that guy

when he pulls those
kind of things.

Girl, you get out of
that relationship.

That's what I told her.

Good for you, Kim.

Hey, Kim, do you think maybe
you could finish up for me here?

Put away that crystal?

Sure.

I've got a little
headache coming on.

I'm going to go take an aspirin.

You know, um, what you
were saying earlier about us

being better off without Daddy?

Yeah.

I'm just surprised is all.

Because I always figured you
took him for the cat's a*s.

Well, Luke, I'll
tell you, there

was times he made me so mad,
that I felt like k*lling

him right on the spot.

Mama never loved us
like she loved Bobby.

I just-- I tell you the
truth, I don't miss any

of them a whole hell of a lot.

Bobby and Mama spouting that
Bible trash all the time.

I hated going to church.

Look, I'm saying
life goes on, Luke.

Let's just go on with it, huh?

[phone ringing]

Let me get that.

Morrison Trucking.

Yeah, listen, Walker,
you're doing real good.

He's starting to trust you.

Now, ask him some questions.

Ask him about the
shell we found.

OK, sure.

Bring him along to where
he's gonna be talking,

and then you be quite, OK?

We need a full confession.

OK, gotcha.

Yeah, you take care too.

Who was that?

Ray Spicer, about the tire.

I want to tell you, if you did
do it, you were smart, man.

I mean, you didn't leave
that Byron anything.

LUKE: Byron's a horse's a*s.

Couldn't solve a m*rder if
his life depended on it.

Just that one shell.

You know they matched
it to your g*n, right?

I looked all over
for that dang thing.

I've been thinking
about it, Luke,

and, uh, I'm ready to
bring you in, 50/50.

Full partner.

That's all I wanted.

That's all I ever wanted.

Just you and me.

I can't see him.

It's no good.

They're blocked.

Number two, find a
position and take over.

Patty?

What are you doing?
- Grab her.

What the hell are you doing?

Luke!

Put her in the kid's room.

Luke!

Well, the thing is, Luke,
if we're going to be partners

and working together
every day, I got to know

what happened that night.

Everything.

You know, that's how partners
have to be with one another.

What was that?

What?

That sound.

I heard something.

I didn't hear anything, Luke.

I did.

Why you asking me
about the killings?

Why would Ray Spicer be calling
about tires on a Sunday?

I don't know.

You working with Byron?

Hey, come on.

Put that g*n down.

Are you?

You wearing a wire or something?

I'm not wearing a wire.

Put the g*n down.

Prove it.

Prove it, big brother.

Strip.

What?

I want to see if
you're wearing a wire.

Take it off.

If he finds the
mic, sh**t him.

Come on.

I'll strip for you, Luke.

I'm sorry, brother.

I guess I'm just paranoid.

I tried so hard to please Mama.

I could never do anything right.

Bobby could never
do anything wrong.

That day I'd gone
to church, with Mama

and Bobby in the morning.

And I left early.

Daddy found out about it.

He lost it.

Told me I was
grounded for the day.

He took away my keys.

Said I was going to have
to cut all the grass.

I'd had it.

I took one of the
Macks and I headed

on down to Kimberly's place.

Went to sleep.

Later on, about 2:00 AM,
everyone was sleeping.

I took their family car,
and I came back home.

I came in through
the kitchen doors.

I'd left them unlocked.

So you planned it, Luke?

Yeah, it was planned.

I came in, took the
phone off the hook

so they couldn't out
from the bedroom.

I went downstairs to the
basement, got my 16 gauge,

because I knew it
wasn't going to jam.

I decided I was going
to do Bobby first.

WALKER: Did Bobby wake up?

LUKE: He never
knew what hit him.

Then I went in Mama
and Daddy's room.

I hit Mama first, but
Daddy, he jumped up,

he started hollering at me.

So I got scared and I ran.

Then I realized I was going to
have to finish what I started.

Turned back around, shot Daddy.

Then I went onto Mama.

WALKER: Did Mama
know it was you?

LUKE: She looked me
right in the eyes.

She didn't say anything.

She just sat there holding
that Bible as usual.

I shot her three times.

Then I picked up all the shells.

Daddy was always telling us we
got to pick up all the shells.

I went down to the
basement, I cleaned my g*n,

put it back on the rack.

I got in the car, went on
back to Kimberly's place.

I passed out on the couch.

You sorry, Luke?

No I'd I'd do it all the
same if I had a chance.

BYRON: Hold steady.

Standby.

Feels good being able
to talk to you about this.

BYRON: Get ready
to move in, boys.

It feels real good to
know that you understand,

and now we can finally
put this thing behind us.

Move on.

BYRON: OK, now, go, go, go.

Freeze!

Don't move!

LUKE: Walker!

get them off me.

Hey, Walker?

We both knew this
day would come.

Luke Jackson Morrison,
you are under arrest

for the murders of
Garth Morrison, Florence

Morrison, and Bobby Morrison.

You have the right
to remain silent.

Anything you say
can and will be used

against you in a court of law.

I didn't want it to be Luke.

I didn't want it to be Luke.

I know.

I'm sorry.

It's going to be OK.

Get him outta here.

KIMBERLY: What is going on here?

Luke?

Luke?

Let go of me.

Take her in for questioning.

All rise.

In the matter of
the state of Georgia

versus Luke Jackson Morrison,
the prisoner will rise.

Luke Jackson
Morrison, this court

has found you guilty of three
counts of capital m*rder

in violation of
the criminal code

and against the
peace and dignity

of the state of Georgia.

In a premeditated act, you
did brutally m*rder three

members of your own family.

Do you have anything you wish to
say before sentence is passed.

Only that you don't
prosecute my wife.

She had nothing to do with it.

Now, son, I want
to hear you tell

me did you k*ll your daddy?

Yes, sir.

And while he was sleeping,
did you k*ll your little brother

Bobby?

Yes, sir.

And, son, did you
k*ll your good mama?

Yes, sir, I did.

Well, under these
circumstances,

this court sees
fit to sentence you

to death by electrocution
on a future date yet

to be determined.

Order.

Order in my court.

Your honor?

I'm Walker Morrison.

May I speak?

Go ahead.

Luke is my last
surviving brother.

He's the last of my family,
and we're all that's left.

Now, it was me that got him to
confess to this horrible thing

that he did, but nobody said
anything about k*lling him.

There's been enough death
in my family, your honor,

I gave him to you.

But if you sentence
him die, I'm going

to have the death of my
little brother on my hands.

The court has heard
you, Mr. Morrison.

In the light of Mr. Walker
Morrison's comments,

the court has reconsidered
sentence, and now

sentences Luke Jackson Morrison
to three consecutive life

terms for the m*rder of
his mother, his father,

and of his brother.

There will be no
possibility of parole.

Court is adjourned.

Officers, take
away the convicted.

Mommy, look, Daddy's here.

Daddy!

Daddy!

Hey.

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