06x01 - A Small w*r: Part 1

[bunniefuu]

♪ In the heat of the night

♪ I've got troubles
wall to wall ♪

♪ In the heat of the night

♪ Yeah

♪ Must be an ending
to it all ♪

♪ Oh

♪ But hold on

♪ It won't be long

♪ Just you be strong

♪ And it'll be all right

♪ In the heat of the night

♪ In the heat
of the night ♪

[Opera plays]

Now, isn't that
beautiful?

Oh, that's the best.

[Singing along
in italian]

What are you waiting for?

I know it's a quartet,

But you and i,
we'll make it a sextet.

[Dog whimpers]

Come on,
let's hear something.

[Dog whines tunefully]

Well, now,
that's magnificent!

[Telephone rings]

[Ring]

Yeah, what?

Chief, now, that isyou,
isn't it?

Hello, parker. What can I
do for you?

Well, sir,
I was wondering...

This evening are you
going to be celebrating

Your well-deserved
acquittal?

Parker, a mistrial
is not an acquittal.

Now...

What do you want?

I just wanted you to know
that everything's quiet.

No, you just
wanted to know if
I was still here.

Now that I've
caught up with you,

Where you gonna be tonight?

Am I now obliged
to report my personal
movements to you?

Uh, no, sir, but I
really ought to have

A location
or a phone number.

No, parker.

That's why
we have beepers--

So people don't
have to know our
phone numbers

Or where we are!

Y-yes, sir.
Well, I'm sorry to bother you.

Uh, this is
good night,
parker...

I do hope.

Beeper?

Well, parker,
you get anything
out of him?

Yeah. He said he's
wearing a beeper.

Where'd he get that thing?

I got it
for him today

So he could have
a private life.

What you mean
is a secret life.

You don't think we're
all entitled to that?

Lonnie, you should know,
there ain't no secrets
in a town like sparta.

Beeper?

[Telephone rings]

[Ring]

Now what?

Oh, uh...

Well, I thought
it was my mother
parker yet again.

I hope you never talk
to your mother like that.

Just wanted to let you know
I'm leaving now.

Well, so am i.

Bye.

Well, now,
don't you look nice!

Thanks.

You too big for a hug?

No, mama.

Come here.

Where are you going?

With a friend
to a party.

Anybody I know?

[Horn honks]

[Rap music plays]

Byron.

Eugene, do you have
to hang out with him?

He's my friend.

Your friend?

That's right.

Do you have
to judge him?

Yeah.

I think he's a jerk.

O.k.

Good night, mother. Good night.

I guess I won't
wait up for you.

♪ Watch out

Yo, homeboy!

What's up?

Got it.

♪ There was plenty
of food ♪
♪ and threads to wear

♪ Silk for her body

We gonna party? Party hearty.

♪ There were lots
of fresh-- ♪

♪ For my posse and me

♪ Ho ho

♪ As the years go by
and I grow into a man ♪

♪ I learn about livin'
and I get what I can ♪

♪ People think
I'm greedy... ♪

Come on.

What's
the big deal?

It's only dope.

Yeah?

They don't call it
"smart," do they?

You a mama's boy.

You smoke too much.

This ain't the way
to jule's house.

Got a little
errand to run.

Where at?

Clay's place.

Oh, man!

You going to score,
ain't you?

No, man.
Byron...

I swear.

I swear,
homes.

What you doing
at clay's, then?

Settling
a little business.

I'm on probation, man.

If I get caught
with any--

Will you chill?

I ain't got
nothing on me,

And I ain't
getting nothing.

I'm stopping by
to give the guy
some money.

Yo, maybe,
I'll stop by later.

You out of it,
o.k.?

You just going to
give him some money?

That's all.
Scout's honor.

They kicked your butt
out of the scouts.

Well, if you really want
to talk about eugene...

I was talking about
his friend byron.

I don't like him,
and I don't trust him.

Oh. Is eugene, uh...

Getting into dr*gs?

No, not eugene.

He seems me take
two glasses of wine,

And he wants me
to go to a.a.

Byron and eugene
have been close buddies
since first grade.

Naturally, I did
the wrong thing--

Disapproved,
made byron
irresistible.

Why you asking me
about dr*gs?

Kids get into dr*gs.

Mm-mm.

You're trying to
tell me something
about eugene.

What?

He's been seen
with a pusher...

Name of clay wilson.

Well, I guess
that's that.

I'm gonna have
to lay down
the law.

You do that,
and you know what
he's going to say.

What? That I got it
from you?

So what?

He's going to have himself
put in the youth facility.

I'm sorry
I brought it up.

You couldn't hide it from me.

I should have...

At least
for an hour or so.

It's on my mind all day
every day, anyway.

Well...

Here's to, uh...

Something.

[Rap music plays]

♪ This is my world,
and this is my stuff ♪

♪ If it makes you
weak or wary ♪

♪ Well, that's just tough

♪ Get off of--

Five, o.k.?

O.k.

Oh, my man!

Yo, clay.

What happen, byron?
Come in!

Can't stay.
My boy's in the car.

Oh, yeah?
Who's that?

He's cool.

He'd better be.

We're livin'
in dangerous times.

This last week's
been too weird.

How's that?

What you want, anyway?

Uh, an eight-ball.

Get your high beams on.

So, uh...
What's too weird?

Man, you know,
I deal some blow--

Just to friends,
like that.

Now come along
this jackson dude,

Tells me
he's with a g*ng
called the crew.

Tells me
I'm getting into
the cr*ck business

And that I better not.
Can you believe that?

What did you
tell him?

No big cr*ck
scene in sparta,

And leave me
the hell alone,

Or I'm going to
let mama browning
deal with him.

That'll work. Yeah,
I believe so.

See here.

This is the place--

The house of clay.

Yeah, man...

And this is
what they call

An upscale
neighborhood.

Come on.

It's all yours. There you go.

Oh...my treat.

My boy's waiting, man.

Well, he's already
mad at me.

Come on,
come on!

Down, byron!

[Siren]

The cops!
The cops!

Hit 'em!

Get in there.
Get in!

Come on, let's go!

Parker. Yeah, lonnie?

We just got
machine-gunned
off the road

By three guys headed north
on peachblossom
towards hoover.

They're in a late model
bronze four-door caddy.

Do not approach.

Find and follow them.

I repeat--
do not approach.

Will do.
Are you guys o.k.?

Yeah, we're all right,
but send some paramedics.

There could be casualties
in the house.

Eugene!

Eugene, wait up!

Man!

Aw, hell.

I hurt.

We're going to get you
to a hospital.

I got an ambulance
on the way.

I ain't
gonna make it.

Yes, you are.

Don't talk like that.

You'll be
just fine, man.

They're going
to fix you up.

Byron, do you know
who did this to you?

Leave him alone!

Eugene,
get out of my way.

Ask him later. Get out of my way!

Come on, man...
What's this
all about?

Clay was having problems
with some guys from jackson.

Byron, you've got
to give me a name.

I got to have
a name, man.

Crew.

Crew?

Man, we should've
gone to the party
like you said.

It's o.k.

We'd be kickin' it
with some honeys

And trippin' out,
do some dancing.

[Siren]

We'd be having
a good time, right?

Sure.

Like always.

Yeah.

Like always.

O.k., Parker.
Call virgil.

If jamison
is on the scene,

Patch me through
to him.

There's been a sh**ting
down in the bottoms.

Jamison.

Yeah, we got two dead--

One resident wilson,
the other our friend byron,

The kid we've
been watching.

Was anybody with him?

Yes, sir.
Eugene glendon.

Is he hurt?

No. He's just
real unhappy.

He's not hurt.

O.k. I'll see you.

What is it?

Uh...eugene.

Now, please, stay calm.

He's o.k.
He's not hurt.

He just was
on the scene there.

My god.

Where is he?

The middle of
peachblossom street.

You want me to take you
down there?

How would that look?

Parker, look here--

We're at maple
and lemoyne.

Suspect's vehicle
appears to have
been abandoned.

I copy.

Where's the chief?

I'm with you, bubba.

Ain't nobody here,
chief.

They still got gas
in the car.

Maybe they had
another car waiting.

Yeah, or stole
another one.

Call sheriff mccomb.
Put out an apb.

For who and what?

Jamison says three
weird-looking teenagers,
both black and white,

Maybe headed
for jackson.

I already put out
that apb.

Chief, you out in
your car somewhere?

Precisely, bubba.

I'm somewhere.

You o.k.?

Fine, mama.

You could have
been sh*t!

Byron's dead.

Oh, eugene.

How'd you find out
about this so fast?

Please don't.

I'm so very sorry
about your friend.

To you he was
nothing but a jerk.

[Siren]

Last time I saw
a house sh*t up this bad

Was in philadelphia.

And that was a mob w*r.

This looks
like a w*r.

They were using
m*llitary a*mo.

You're lucky
to be alive,
jamison.

We both are.
About five of those
hit the car.

There's our witness
over there.

This dead boy
byron actually
said "the crew"?

Did I not
hear him right?

You sure enough did.

Harriet.

Virgil.

Eugene, you were
in that house when
they sh*t it up?

[Harriet]
I don't think
he should answer that.

Because you haven't yet
told him why he's being
detained here.

He could say something--

Harriet,
he's a witness.

He's not a suspect.

Your best witness
is your lieutenant
right there.

He's the one who called it
in to the chief.

And how do you know that?

It makes no difference.

I was in byron's car
right there.

So you saw
the sh**t.

No, sir.

Not at all? No.

But you were waitin'
right there in the car.

I heard the f*ring,
and I ducked down.

Of course he did.

But you didn't
see the car?

Not really, no.

Do you know
how many of them
there were?

Yeah. Three.

Eugene, how would you
know that if you
didn't see them?

We're going on home now,
virgil.

I'm guessing.

Man, what does it matter
to you, anyway?

It's not like
anybody important

Got k*lled here today.

Come on, eugene.

Come on, let's go.

Harriet, no.
I'm not finished
here yet.

Let them go, virgil.

But, chief-- we'll pick it up
later.

I really believe
the boy can't help us.

Lonnie recognized
the w*apon.

Yeah. It was
a b.a.r.

Browning
a*t*matic r*fle.

Next thing you know,
they're gonna have

Field a*tillery
in the bottoms.

Yeah.

So, parker,
who's this expert
we're waiting on?

Lieutenant keller from
the state task force on gangs.

What's he going to
tell us?

He's gonna tell us
that youth gangs are bad.

About lieutenant keller.
You should know that--

Parker.

Just hold on a minute.

O.k. Now, it's true
that when higher-ups

Step down to talk
to us,

They usually emphasize things
that we already know.

But in this case,
the information is useful.

Good morning.

Hold on.

I'm sorry, ma'am, but
you can't come in here.

No?

Bubba--

No. See, this is
kind of a police meeting,

But check with
officer everett
out front.

He'd be happy
to help you out.

I did.
He sent me in here.

Once again, I tried
to tell you something,

But no...

Lieutenant keller,

Uh, parker williams, ma'am.
Pleasure.

Uh, welcome to sparta.

Uh, this here
is chief gillespie.

Well, how do you do?

This is our
chief of detectives--

Virgil tibbs.

Please sit down
over here.

We're just having
a meeting.

This is officer
dee shepherd over here

And lieutenant jamison.

Gentlemen...
Ladies...

I'm not trying to tell
y'all what to do.

As a matter of fact,
I'm sorry I'm here

Because it means
we've failed to stop

The spread of g*ng activity
into smaller communities.

According to this info,

You don't think what happened
was an isolated incident.

No, that memo is correct.

The larger cities
are saturated

With pushers and users.

g*ng members are seeking
new bases of operation.

"Change location
of headquarters

To safer places."

k*lling all the locals
who get in the way.

Excuse me,
uh, lieutenant,

But don't you think
that's a little
dramatic?

Yes. And I'd say what
happened last night

Was very dramatic.

From where we were
sitting,

I'd have to agree
with her.

We're coming down hard
on a g*ng called the crew.

We think they want
to move here.

Well, uh, miss...

Lieutenant keller.

Lieutenant keller,

How can we help
each other?

Join forces.
Move freely around.

Make our facilities yours
and vice versa.

Gladly.

You think you have
a witness

Who can identify
the sh**t?

We think he can,
but we're not sure he will.

I want to ask
my captain here

To work very closely
with you.

Uh, bubba,

I want you to show
miss--

I--i'm sorry.

Lieutenant keller.

Lieutenant keller

All we have
on this fella clay

And that nefarious
crew.

Yes, sir.

Eugene.

Hi.

Mr. Tibbs...

You want me
or my mama?

Well, I'd like to know
how you're doing first.

How do you feel?

I don't think
my mental state

Is your main concern.

No. My main concern
is for the lives

That are going
to be lost

If this g*ng thing
takes on here in sparta.

What was byron doing
at clay's?

Just seeing him
about something.

He had almost 4 grams
of cocaine on him,
eugene.

You know more
than I do.

Are you sure?

I don't do that.
I'm on probation!

I'm not stupid.

[Loud rap music plays]

You don't think it
was stupid

For you to go on
a drug buy with byron?

I told you
I didn't know about that.

Ever meet
any of the crew?

The what?

The crew. It's a g*ng.

I don't even know
who you're talking
about.

Virgil. Harriet, hi.

What's going on?

You finished
with me?

No, but go ahead.

Let me know if anything
jogs your mind.

Jogs his mind
about what?

The description
of the sh**t.

I'm sure if he'd
seen anything,

He'd tell you,
virgil.

I mean,
why wouldn't he?

I don't know, harriet.

Uh...

Maybe the kid's scared.

[Engine starts]

What?

Deke.

Everything all right?

Yeah, man.
No problemo.

Just here to deliver,
just like you said.

Hey, guys,
welcome to sparta.

Yo, haskell.

So...

What do you think?

Steel,
just like you said.

Looks fine to me.

It's cool.

O.k.

That's a lot of rocks
you're fronting me.

We got to get
this thing going.

How many crackheads
you got in this town?

Well, not too many...
Right now.

Well, then your
mission, my man,

Is to create
the market.

Think of yourself
as a pioneer.

Yeah.

Like
johnny appleseed.

Now, this here is
a freebie.

Wow. Really?

Thanks, man.

Yeah, but there's
a catch.

You get it free.
You give it free.

What, are you
kidding me?

I never kid.
You givethis away,

And don't be
thinking about

Trying
to cross me up.

You remember what
happened

To that fat fool
clay,

Why he got
blowed away?

For having
sticky fingers.

Yo.

Who you looking at?

That beautiful
car, man.

What's your problem?

I ain't got a problem.

He was admirin'
your ride, man.

You got a feeling
you seen him before?

Naw,
but I got a feeling
he's seen me.

Here. I brought you
some coffee.

All we got
is black.

How I like it.
Thanks.

Yeah. You're welcome.

Well, you
finding anything
interesting there?

Couple familiar names.

Tommy haskell.

I've seen him
around jackson.

Old tommy,
he gets around.

One time he told me
he was getting
"into manure."

Thought tommy
was going honest.

Then he explained
that "into manure"

Was french
for businessman.

Oh, everybody wants
a touch of class.

Yeah. That's right.

Well,
I got to get going.

Uh, lieutenant, uh...

Look here.

I just want to tell you
that I'm sorry

About jumping to that
conclusion earlier.

It's just that, um...

A woman such
as yourself...

You know.

No. You tell me.

Well, uh,
an attractive woman...

Go on.

Well, you just don't
look like any lieutenant
I've ever seen.

Well, now, captain,
that isn't very p.c.

Say what?

Politically correct.

Latest jargon.

In other words,
avoiding words
that are sexist,

Prejudiced,
or patronizing.

Whoa. I don't hold any
of them things.

Good.

And thanks
for the compliment.

You're welcome.

You know, uh, maybe
you ought to come
to jackson.

Go through
our files.

Yeah, I better do that.
That's a good idea.

It's a date then.

Date.

[Woman]
he ran on ahead!

Where is he?

I wasn't doing
nothing.

I just found
the brother.

Don't worry. He's over here.

Move out of the way.

You better get that
in an evidence bag.

[Woman]
you see anything?

[Boy]
uh-uh.

What have we got
here?

Maybe a cr*ck overdose.

That'll be
the second one.

Man, two cr*ck ods
in one day.

You guys better get
with this.

I appreciate your advice.

I heard
these new cr*ck guys
are from big towns.

They ain't afraid
of y'all.

Francis, just worry about
takin' care of your patient.

My name is frank.

Always been francis
since homeroom.

Take this cr*ck
to the hospital
with the kid.

Give it to the doc
and get a receipt for it.

Yes sir.

What's with that medic?

We had a falling out
in junior high.

Junior high?

God, you boys
have long memories.

Parker, we got
a possible o.d.

En route to
the emergency room.

Okey-doke.
I got it, lieutenant.

Can't find the parents.
Left a message.

Who with? Family friend
she says.

That's all we can do
right now.

Dr. Sullivan, radiology.

Doc, cops found this
with him.

Oh, no.

Looks like
he's having
an arrhythmia.

I need 50 milligrams
of lidocaine.

I.v. Push, please.

That's what we used
to call a galloper.

How we coming
with the ekg?

We're rocking
and...rolling.

[Monitor beats rapidly]

Looks like
he's having an m.i.

See the s.t. Segment
elevation?

I see it.

I just don't
want to believe it.

Nurse, I need you
to start a lidocaine drip

At 2 milligrams
per minute, please.

Dr. Hodge, 721.
Dr. Hodge...

Dr. Robb,
how's he doing?

Not good.

He's one of yours?

One of my finest...

In every way.

I can't imagine him
doing this.

Could I just see
the dr*gs, dr. Robb?

Ohh... Althea.

Is this connected to
the sh**ting last night?

Most likely.

That was like philly
or trenton.

Now it's here, baby,
I'm afraid.

I want to see michael.

Go ahead.

Dr. Vernon, to admitting.

Dr. Vernon...

Chief, that
lieutenant keller's
a smart woman.

I'm mighty impressed
with her.

Well, ask her out.
Tell her.

You mean a date?

A quiet evening alone,
dinner.

That's what I mean.

Well, I don't think
about her like that.

Well, ask her out.

It'll come
into your mind.

Wait a minute.
Look over there.

Hey, you!
Stand right there.

I knew he was going
to do that.

All right, boy.
Keep your hands in sight.

Get them up
on the wheel!

Get them up there!

Now, any unit
close to plum,

There's a white male

Running through
the back yards,
on his way towards elm.

I want to talk
to him about cr*ck.

[Parker]
right, chief.

Even if we catch him,
we can't hold him.

I want him anyway.
Get out of there,
boy.

What's wrong with you?
Come on.

Bubba, i--i think

He's choking on
something, bubba.

Now, wait a minute.
Let me move away.

Make him throw up.

[Retching]

Oh, lord. What is that?

Looks like four rocks
of cr*ck cocaine.

Isn't that disgusting?

Aren't you
aaron tanner's son?

I got nothing to say.

Well, I got something
to say to you.

In addition
to being arrested,

You've just lost
your car.

What you
talking about?

He's talking about
using that vehicle
to buy dr*gs!

He's talking
about forfeiture.

I didn't buy nothing!

Somebody give it
to you free?

You got it, man.
That's exactly right.

Oh, bubba,
go through him.

They gave it
to me free!

Free, huh?
We'll give you
something free!

Chief!
Chief, no sign of
no running fella.

We'll find him.

I want you to come
and book useless here

For illegal possession
of cr*ck cocaine.

Now, peake, tell him
that thing

We always tell
everybody, huh?

Yes, sir.

You have the right
to remain silent.
Anything you say...

Dee, what's
happening?

[Dee]
got a disturbance report

From earl's creek road
and parkside.

Bubba and i,
we'll take that.

Uh, parker, have this mustang
towed to the pound.

Make sure almont gets
a receipt to remember it by.

Yes, sir.
My pleasure.

Chief, you got this
other mouth in here.

You got anything
in that mouth?

Hey, eugene.

Come try it.
This is wild.

You messing up big time.

You're such
a boring guy, genie.

Yeah. Genie-weenie.

That's what
we'll call you.

Yoo-hoo,
genie-weenie.

[Laughter]

Hmm. Hi.

It's awfully late.

Yeah, well, i...

I went back by
the hospital,

And michael downs
didn't make it.

So...

His parents
finally get home,

After the bars
closed, of course,

And they were
quite certain...

That their son
was not into cr*ck.

Are they
just as certain

That they're not
into booze?

Right.

Honey, what about
our kids

When they're 8, 9, 12?

What are we going to do,
drive them
to their playmates

Or buy them
b*llet-proof clothing?

It's not going to be
that bad here.

You don't think so?

Why are you
so mad at me?

'Cause you're the law!

If it's not your fault,
whose fault is it?

I'm sorry.

I know it's not
your fault.

It's not
the chief's fault.

You just get to clean up
the mess.

I wish we could put
a stop to it.

The fault...

Is at the home...

With the parents.

They can take
some action.

They can...

Chase after
their kids.

Intrude on them.
Spy on them, even.

It's their right.

But we as police...

We don't have
that right.

[Knock on door]

Eugene.

I was walking around.
Saw your light on.

Uh, come on in.

Hi, eugene.

Hey, ms. Tibbs.
I won't come in.

I just want
to tell you,

I did see the guys
who sh*t byron.

I saw their faces.

I want to help.

O.k.

That's good.