♪ 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 ♪
Well, welcome
To mississippi.
Thank you, thank you.
These his bona fides?
That's an elegant title
For an extradition order,
But I like it, anyway.
There's also
An arrest report in there
By sergeant parker williams.
Thank you, sir.
I hope we can find one
To send back to you sometime.
You find one of ours,
You just keep him.
Would it interfere with
Y'all's police business
If I waved that jet in here?
We're all through here.
Bring him on.
Come on right to me.
Right to me. Right to me.
Is that ace priestly's jet
Out of new orleans?
No, sir.
It's a charter jet
Out of westchester county
Airport in new york.
Is that right?
( Speaking italian )
Sheriff lloyd
Is calling for you
From gainsville, florida.
I don't wanna talk to him.
He's waiting on the line.
What should I say?
Just let that line die.
You know who
Any of those people are?
Only the fella
That seems to be
In charge of everything.
Name's george sparkman.
Pilots over there
Might know
Who they all are.
It isn't important.
That woman reminds me
Of an actress.
But when would
A private jet be
Landing an actress here?
Yeah, when?
A couple of these houses
Were here when I was little.
My mother's sister ida
Lived in that one with
The dogwood in front.
Man: the plane'll wait
Till tomorrow morning
Without extra charge,
But after that--
I told you I need
Three days, george.
( Speaking italian )
Make other arrangements.
( Speaking italian )
What are you saying?
Sorry. I just said
It looks like
A place in italy.
We're flying to spain
On the tenth.
Mona, I need to speak
To miss gillespie, please.
Yes, sir, sheriff.
Miss gillespie?
Sheriff wants
To speak to you.
Excuse me.
Hi. My meeting's still on.
Can I call you back?
Just tell me this--
Do you remember
A mrs. Nedda losey?
She was an aunt
To that girl
Who was getting
In trouble
All the time.
Sure. I know her very well.
Did she die
Or something?
No, she didn't die.
While I've got you
On the phone,
Can you go to dinner
On wednesday
With the laniers?
Yes, I can.
Good, then let's
Talk later. Bye.
I know that mrs. Losey.
I see her at the market
A lot.
Uh-huh. Well...
You have a key?
Yes, suite .
Mr. Sparkman,
Let me register you.
Yeah.
Oh, of course.
His name is donald muir.
He's been working here
A month.
You gonna arrest him
For something?
We're watching him,
But if you see him talking
To any of the hotel guests,
Let me know.
It's routine, miss bendel.
It's like locking doors.
( Knock on door )
And I've been told
People do know you here.
Let him do his job, eh?
They know her everywhere.
Mmm, everywhere--
Berlin, rome...
Sparta, mississippi.
Don't worry, darling.
Cable is giving you
A whole new life now.
It's gonna make you
Famous in your
Own country.
Excuse me.
If you need me,
I'm three doors down.
Okay, thanks.
Now, I'm gonna hold
The plane over
Till the day
After tomorrow.
That's enough time
For the kid to say
Yes or no to you,
And then we can
Get out of here
Real fast, right?
It will not be
Real fast.
Besides her sister,
She has the property.
I can handle that.
That's what
A manager does.
Georgie, stay out of this.
You just don't believe
In what I'm doing.
I believe.
I believe in letting
Sleeping dogs lie,
That's what I believe.
I am here
To see people, georgie,
Not dogs.
And they are not sleeping
They are up and around
And getting in trouble,
So just shut up
About it.
We gotta fly to spain
On the tenth, kiddo.
Stop repeating that.
I'm not Ret*rded.
Sorry, darling.
Sorry, sorry.
Okay, remember,
We are the marko
Market chain
For the next
Couple of days.
This hiding
Is so stupid.
Clara: it is necessary.
If people find out
Who we are--
Who I am--who cares?
I don't care anymore.
Clara, can you call
Nedda and tell her
That we are here
And we'll be seeing her
At her place?
After dark, please.
Let's not roam around
By daylight.
And I want to see
Laura, too.
Even after you
Take custody of that kid,
She's grown up.
I don't understand
What you're planning
To do with her.
Thank you.
Good morning, luke.
Morning, sheriff.
You still got mail
Coming here.
And I got a bunch
For you.
Leave it right there,
Will you, please?
Yes, sir.
I got something
For chief forbes.
Chief doesn't wanna inspect
Those buildings, sheriff.
It sounds like
Fire department stuff
To me.
It ought to be.
Could it be a sheriff
Department's job?
That's what
I came to tell you.
It could be.
All you gotta do
Is request it.
Okay. I hereby request it.
Fill out the forms.
Thanks, my friend.
Did sheriff lloyd
Down in florida
Ever catch up with you?
No. He caught up
With christina.
You did know he wanted
That plane of his
To turn right around?
That plane of his
Did turn around
And went right home.
Yeah, but they didn't want
The prisoner in it.
Decided not to
Extradite him
After all.
I didn't wanna hear that.
Hamp, may I have
Your permission to review
One of your files?
Well, sure.
You go right ahead.
Dee, look up the file
On this, will you?
I know that you
Worked that case.
Oh, yeah,
I remember it well.
And you might call up
That miss losey
And ask her if you can
Be of any help to her.
Yes, sir.
It's nice to see you.
You know, parker,
I wouldn't be surprised
If they fly you
Down to florida
To help make this case.
Oh, that'd be just fine
With me, chief forbes.
Well, wouldn't
That be nice?
You could drive
Right through panama city,
And you could
Drop in there and say
Hello to your stepdaddy
And his lovely lady,
Miss rhoda.
Yes, sir.
Yo, man. I know you
From jackson.
Yeah, that's right.
When you were
Over there
Chasing that fool
With that old
Browning machine g*n.
Yeah, that's right.
What's happening?
Well, I was disabled out,
And, uh--
Oh, sorry to hear
About that.
I got a job with this
Security company,
And I'm over here
Taking care of a party
Which name I ain't
Supposed to mention.
That's fine with me.
Nowadays, anything
I don't have to know,
I don't wanna know.
I heard that.
She wants you to rent
A plain, ordinary car
For tonight
To drive her around.
It's okay?
Yes, ma'am. What time
Would she like that?
For just as soon
As it's dark, please.
Yes, ma'am.
Seems like my client
Wants to see sparta
By moonlight.
Yeah, yeah,
She just got here.
You know who I mean.
Who you waiting for?
Yeah, well, she here.
Here in this hotel
I'm working at.
Yeah, I just see her
Come in.
Hey, I don't wanna
Hurt her.
I just wanna get
Some money out of her.
Hurt you? How is it
Gonna hurt you?
Don't thr*aten me.
Look, woman,
Don't thr*aten me.
I'll cut you up.
Laura, he is here.
Ooh, baby.
Hey, baby.
Laura, honey,
It's about time
You start--
Hey...
Now, you see why
I call this woman
"The fly"?
'Cause she so fast.
She zoom out of a room.
Before you can blink an eye,
She zoom right back.
Now, why he have
To be here?
Why do you hate me
So much, mama?
Come on, let's go.
You ain't leaving, I hope.
Your sister's
Gonna be here
Before long.
Why is that woman
Coming here anyhow?
I mean, I wanna know
A few things about
That woman.
You stay away from her.
You don't know her,
You hear me?
I do not hear you, mama.
Why you call her
And tell her to come
Way back from europe?
Shut up, donny.
Come on, let's go.
Wait a minute, baby.
All right?
What, she come to check on
Her property here?
Or she checking
On laura? Or you,
Me, what?
You? She don't even know
You in this world.
She gonna meet me 'fore
She leave this here town.
And she gonna
Be hanging loose
A lot more money, too.
More than she been
Paying over to y'all.
You a dog, you know that?
Let me tell you who you are.
You donald the dog.
So sick of this.
No, see, I know why
You hate me, mama.
Yeah, because
I'm blacker than you
And her, that's all.
The only man
I ever loved
Was blacker than you,
You dog.
Then what is it
You hate, then, mama?
Just you.
I hate the way
You walk in a house.
I hate the way
You sit on a sofa.
I hate the way you dress,
The way you stand.
I hate the way you look.
I hate the way
You touch that girl.
And I hate you
Calling me "mama."
Come on.
That's a long list.
Bye, mama.
Oh, lord.
Ha ha ha ha ha.
You wanted
To see me, louis?
I been asking for you
All day.
I'm sorry to hear that.
I want out.
You're gonna have to
Tell me something new.
I know about
A connection.
Come on, that's old.
You got anything else?
No, no. A connection
Between here and jackson.
Okay, tell me some names.
Donny muir...
All right,
That's a good one.
That's from around here.
What about a name
Or two from jackson?
I want out of here.
You k*lled a fella, louis.
Self-defense.
I'm gonna have to
Persuade the d.a.
Serenity glen...
Trailer park.
Your sincerity
Just might
Help you, louis.
"Donald muir...
One arrest
Here in sparta...
"as*ault...no w*apon found."
No other details.
The reason is,
We didn't do
Anything about it.
Bartender at piedmont
b*at donald up,
Donald got in
A few good licks,
And everybody said,
"Call it even."
It's from jackson.
"In jackson,
Donald muir, as*ault...
Again with his fists."
"And three possessions.
Only one conviction."
He's never done any time.
That's the way
He was in school.
This guy never got
In big trouble,
But he was always
In the principal's office
For this and that.
But he graduated.
Cat's slippery.
Chief, you have a minute?
Is that all you need,
A minute?
Well, let's say or .
Will that do it, louis?
You people lost?
Not lost, but looking.
May I see your
Driver's license, sir?
You know me,
Charlie p.?
Yes, ma'am.
I noticed you
Back there.
Then maybe
You can tell me
Where number is.
Is this pear blossom?
Yes, sir, it is,
But I can't tell you
About numbers
'Cause I've never seen
A number on any house
On this street.
Evening, ma'am.
Good evening.
Maybe if you
Mention the name.
Uh, donald muir?
Isn't that
That busted bike house?
Yeah, donald muir
Moved from this street.
He lives two streets
Over on yerkes.
How will I
Tell the house?
It has a busted motorbike
By the porch.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
I've seen
That white woman
Someplace, I know.
There's nothing in that
That tells you what to do.
So it comes down to
The same old question--
Who pays?
( Telephone rings )
The people in the county
Say it's strictly
A sparta expense,
Forgetting they benefit
From street lights
Every time
They come into town.
And forgetting that sparta
Is still in the county.
What you ought to do
Is make that a ballot
Proposition,
And then you put it
On the county ballot
And get it through,
Sparta's part of the county.
You know, you're
Kind of tricky,
I'm finding out.
That officer
Name of everett
Is on the phone.
You wanna take it?
Yeah, I better.
Excuse me.
Yeah, luke.
How you doing?
I hope I'm not
Disturbing you, sheriff.
No. Go ahead.
Sheriff, I just said "hey"
To a woman in a car
That looked like that
Foreign actress
That's supposed
To be from here.
Different people say
She's one thing
And another.
I could be mistaken, huh?
No, son,
I think you right.
Is she here,
Like, confidential?
Yes, I think so.
Where did you see her?
In the bottoms.
Geli bendel
In the bottoms?
Yes, sir. She had
A driver and another
Woman with her.
They were looking
For the guy we just
Happen to be watching.
Yeah. Yes, sir.
Well, how you spell
That name, sheriff?
Yeah. Sho' enough.
Well, thank you, sir,
And have a good evening.
You'll never guess
Who luke everett
Just saw in the bottoms.
Somebody wanted?
No, but you might say
A fugitive from sparta,
Anyway--geli bendel.
Oh, I know who she is,
But she used to be
Somebody else.
Who was geli bendel?
She was gilda burrows,
And she looked white.
She's got a real
Young sister still here--
Laura burrows.
She's what we call...
Light, bright,
Two drops short
Of white, so not quite.
Mona, they used to
Say that about me.
Oh, I know. Ha ha ha.
I remember mrs. Burrows.
She was nedda losey's sister,
And nedda buried her
A good while back.
And she had
Those two girls
By a white man
Who used to own
Sparta dairies--
A marshall lundeen.
Well, mona said it all.
Say, well, well, well...
Ha ha ha ha.
You know
When she seen me last?
Yeah, I believe
You told me, baby.
When you was ten.
I tell you that?
Laura, honey,
Come on, let's go.
Nedda took me.
We went to chicago.
We had a birthday.
Ice cream and cake
In a hotel room.
I tell you that?
No, baby, I don't think
You told me that.
Then she had to work,
So nedda took us
To a movie.
And then we went to bed,
And we took the bus
Back home.
Whoo, big time.
No issue. We can have
A bigger party than
That right here.
Let me fix y'all
Something to drink.
What y'all want?
Have a seat.
I got plenty of space.
We come
To fetch ya, child,
So we can
Talk about things,
Just family.
What family?
You, nedda?
You the only family
I see here.
Some white woman
And some big,
Black buffalo.
We gotta talk.
Money. That's all
I wanna talk about.
Money.
You wanna talk about money?
Yes.
Well, nedda and me--
We need mo'.
Laura, that ain't so.
I need mo'.
Yeah, and why don't you
Give her an inheritance?
You look cute.
Now, you don't look clean
And you don't look well,
But you look so cute.
Two weeks in spain,
And I'll make you
Look adorable.
We're gonna go to valencia.
That's a city by the sea.
We buy clothes
And shoes,
Pick things out
For each other.
You're gonna be in a movie.
You'll have money.
You'll make it yourself.
The people you'll meet,
The fun you'll have.
The life you see
And touch...
You can't imagine.
I don't believe
All that.
I'll show you.
I don't believe you.
I'll show you.
Okay, cut all the crap.
She ain't going nowhere,
White lady.
Just stay
Where you are, donald.
Don't tell me what to do
In my own house.
Why should I go
Anywhere with you?
To make the most
Out of yourself.
And that's
Only with you?
You ain't seen her
In nine years,
And now you know
All about her?
How can that be so,
White lady?
How can you be a dog
And talk like a human?
I'm gonna k*ll you, mama.
You know
All about me?
You know. That's why
You're gonna come with me.
You don't love her.
You shut your mouth.
Tell her you love her.
You're not gonna
Tell me that, are you?
No.
Mm-hmm. See? See?
You...you shut up.
Stop.
Nedda...stop.
Stop it!
Miss losey, you okay?
Nedda, go.
Get out. Get out.
All of you, just get out.
Get out of here.
Get out.
Leave me alone.
Excuse me, chief.
We gave some people
Directions
In the bottoms
Last evening.
I wrote it up.
Who and why?
Pete knew one of them.
Yeah, one of the women,
Chief. Miss nedda burrows.
The other one was white,
And there was a guy driving.
Let me guess.
Tommy ammons
From jackson.
Yeah, that's right,
And his i.d. Said
He was a private detective.
Since we were watching
A guy by the name
Of donald muir,
This is the guy
Those people
Were looking for.
I told them
The house, chief.
I didn't see
Any reason not to.
We asked the sheriff
About the white woman
Who looked so familiar.
This here's the name
He guessed she was.
I can't say it.
Can this be the same woman
I've seen in a couple of
Foreign movies?
She's an actress,
Sho' enough.
Thanks, fellas.
Yes, sir.
A famous foreign actress
Looking for a dope pusher
Here in sparta.
Can't be.
Pardon me. Pardon me.
Is there a map
That shows us
The numbers
In the streets?
There isn't and there never
Has been a map like that.
But if you give me
The name of the street,
I can find it on
One of the maps
We do have.
Get the picture out.
Is it an old picture?
Very old.
Street names
Are seldom seen
In pictures,
And old names have a way
Of vanishing
I mean to say
Disappearing
From signs
As the years
Have come and gone.
Who can say why?
Nowhere do I see
A street name,
But there's the number,
Number , above the door.
Being that many streets
Would have the number ,
You wouldn't be able
To locate a street
Just by the number.
And nothing about
The looks of the street
Would suggest...
What street it is?
Yeah.
No.
Do the best you can
With this.
I gotta get back
For that phone call.
Thanks, friend.
But they're not
Going to call you now.
It's p.m. In spain.
You're right about that.
They're six hours
Ahead of us.
You from spain?
No. From italy.
And thank you, sir.
Perhaps there is
Someone around here
Who can look at this picture
And identify
This old building.
Oh, I can identify
The building.
It's the lundeen building.
I thought
You wanted to know
What street it was on.
Yes. What street is it?
There I can't help you.
I never could
Remember the name
Of that street myself.
I gotta tell you,
Donald's not her first.
Donald's not
The worst, either.
Here dee comes now.
Hi. I'm dee shepard.
Hi. Thanks for coming.
Anything to help
Miss nedda. We've become
Real good friends.
When did this donald
Come in the picture?
I know she had
Other friends
Before him.
Did you know those boys?
There really haven't
Been any boys.
She been with men.
I knew one other
Black fella and donald,
But any others,
I didn't know.
Me, neither.
Though I saw
A couple of 'em
From a distance.
She was with a white man
At a motel for money,
And he b*at her up.
And that's where
I came in.
That was the time
Miss nedda wrote to you
That laura was
In the hospital
With pneumonia.
Dee wanted me
To tell you the truth,
But I didn't dare.
I was afraid
You'd cut us off.
Why should you
Be supporting this?
You won't give up on her.
I think I lost ground
With her.
She was listening
To what you said.
Can you get 'em
Together again, alone?
I don't know.
So who came in on the jet?
Our guests arrive
In cars, not planes.
But not in limos
With chauffeurs?
I can't comment on that.
The chauffeur did.
Said someone was speaking
Foreign part of the time.
Said they came in on
A chartered jet.
Who are they?
We are not
Permitted to reveal
The name of guests.
Unless, guests
Request we do so.
I chartered that plane,
Young man.
My name is george sparkman.
I represent the marko
Maxi-mart retail chain.
We're gonna be big here.
If you wanna
Give us publicity,
I'll sit down with you.
Was you the one
Speaking foreign?
Yes, I frequently
Speak foreign--
Italian, spanish,
And a kind of a german.
So do the women with me
Who handle marketing
And research for mmm.
Shall we sit down?
Thanks for nothing, guys.
This is an overseas
Call for you.
Oh, thank you.
Sparkman.
We'll be there.
Eternal rest
Grant unto him, o lord,
And may perpetual light
Shine upon him. Amen.
All: amen.
Good morning,
Miss burrows.
Or perhaps
I should call you
By your famous name.
Either's fine.
When I was little,
My mama brought me here,
People called me gilda.
I know. I remember
'Cause my mama
Brought me here, too.
Sometimes I tell people
I knew you back when.
But I assure you,
Only special people,
And I don't dwell
On the subject.
Where'd they put my mama?
Go straight down
The path here
Till you come to
The old oak tree,
Then turn right.
Right away, you'll see
The beautiful stone
You set marking
Her grave.
Thank you.
Clara.
Want a hanky?
It's a clean hanky.
Here comes the boy scout.
Tell him to stay back.
I ain't gonna hurt you,
But I talk to you alone.
I ain't as bad
As you might think.
I just wanna be able
To take laura and me
Out of this town.
That's all
She want, too.
Well, I don't think
He's gonna jump her,
Not with her bodyguard
And her preacher
Looking at him.
Why hurt her?
There's nothing in that.
No, he wants something.
Money?
If I leave here
And leave her behind,
What's gonna happen?
She'll have to get
Her cocaine
From another pusher.
Right. That's where
The big danger is,
Sister.
Some of these guys
Use her up, pitch her
In the dumpster.
I'm the only one
That love her.
I'll take care of her.
Make sure she always
Got food and a bed
And protection.
The way I see it,
The only way you're gonna
Help your little sister
Is to help me.
That's a pure fact.
She gonna be dead
If you don't.
( People chattering )
( Car radio blasting )
( Rap tune plays
On the car radio )
This is a ' cutlass
Convertible we looking at,
Mississippi tags,
The numbers tell me jackson.
Black top, red body.
( Clicking )
Here's that fax
You wanted.
Uh-huh.
( Rings )
Sheriff gillespie's
Office.
Someone I know
You wanna hear from.
Good morning.
Hi. Geli bendel.
Can I have a little bit
Of your time privately?
I hope you're not
Angry with me
For kind of ignoring you
At the airfield
The other day.
You know
When you see someone
And you're so surprised...
I know exactly
What you mean.
Now, are you having lunch
With anybody?
No--oh, you.
And you're very kind.
Where?
What time? Okay.
I'll be there.
Thank you.
( Speaking italian )
( Speaking italian )
( Speaking italian )
, Please.
Tommy, she's on her way
Down to the lobby now.
Well, this is a pleasure.
Welcome back.
Thank you for coming.
Oh, tommy, you don't
Have to wait.
Go and ask george
If he needs you.
Okay. I can be here
In a few minutes when
You wanna be picked up.
Fine.
Well, I take it
You found this place
Easily enough.
I was here several times
Years ago with my mama.
The duvaliers lived here.
And my mama handmade
All the curtains.
I helped her, sort of.
I was nine or ten.
Well, still
A grand old place.
I was explaining
To clara, my assistant,
That these old mansions
Aren't what they were.
She wants to see tara.
I told her that was
Only somebody's dream.
Well, speaking of dreams,
You must've had
A few dreams come true
Over the years, gilda.
Unless you'd rather
Be called by your
Professional name.
I like geli.
Do you remember
When mrs. Armfelt
Took me to chicago?
Oh, I sure do.
There was a german girl
Who took care of me--
Geli bendel.
I like it.
I remember you hated to go.
Your mama said,
"I'm gonna give this child
To miss luther armfelt."
I looked down
And had to find
A hanky for you
'Cause you cried.
I seemed white,
So I was sent away
To be white.
Any regrets?
Many,
But it's too complicated
To talk about, and...
It's not important anymore.
I've come here
To take laura away.
She's in awful trouble.
Yes, well, i, uh...
I brought this for you
To look at.
Oh, I see we're having
White wine here.
You have a mersault,
Five years old.
May we have a bottle
Of that, please?
Yes, sir.
And now she's with
This criminal.
Huh! He wants me
To give him money
So he doesn't
Have to sell dope.
He says.
He wants me
To give him a car.
He wants to take laura away.
He is her salvation, he says.
Laura's not ten,
Like I was.
I can't make her
Leave with me.
I can't even get her alone
To talk about leaving.
I don't know what to do.
I think I can help
In a small way.
Hey, you pushing
A vacuum cleaner?
That's real funny
'Cause I know you pushing
Bigger stuff than that.
What's the real deal?
Look, man,
Don't bother me.
This hotel
One of your
Territories?
Just keep moving
And stay off me.
Hey, you got real
High-class help here.
You got plenty money,
And you don't need
No job like this,
But you like working
Hotel lobbies, huh?
I know,
I got plenty of friends
That can take care of you
Real good.
Watch you don't mess
With me, you hear me?
Don't mess with me.
Just a couple
Of seconds more.
I don't believe
The pusher's gonna go off
And leave the house alone
With his merchandise in it.
That bar tells the story.
He's got his stuff
In here somewhere.
Charlie, come here.
Well, she's breathing.
Go call the paramedic.
I can't find laura.
You wanna go look
At donald's place?
I'll take you.
I been. Nobody's in.
It's all locked up.
Oh, please.
Gilda can't leave
Till she's had a chance
To talk to that child.
And talking don't mean
Just a day or two days.
It could mean a week,
Two weeks.
Nedda, don't be silly.
The truth is,
It could take a year,
And after a year,
You could still be
No place.
Believe me,
I been all through this
With a couple of others.
One of my own...
Lost to me,
Somewhere out there.
But we've all got jobs
And a life
And other people
Depending on us.
And we can't just
Stop all that.
( Siren )
Luann for the lieutenant.
Come on, please.
My brother.
Jamison: go ahead, luann.
Little donny's visiting
With the two wise guys
In the jackson car.
Just talking.
Nothing's going down.
Okay. - .
Excuse me.
Luann just called in.
She says donny muir's
Over at serenity glen
With his connection.
Do you want her
To stay with him?
No, no. We better
Bring her on in.
I'm afraid donny boy'll
Recognize her.
I know
He was in church one sunday
When she was singing there.
Donny muir in church?
I can't quite call up
A mental picture of that.
I once knew a church deacon
Of enormous piety
Who used to love
To chop people up.
Well, I just wish that
We could jump on donny.
That's what the sheriff's
Asking me to do.
You don't mean book him.
Y'all not ready for that, huh?
Well, we been
Leaving him off the leash,
Trying to find out
Where he goes
And who he sees.
Well, we wouldn't
Have to keep him very long.
Just pick him up,
Hold him a couple of hours,
Turn him loose.
I could take care
Of that myself.
How soon?
Well, right away.
Geli bendel's got
To get some time alone
To talk to that
Kid sister of hers.
If you're thinking
About talking
To laura burrows, sheriff,
Don't count on it today.
Oh, harriet,
I'm sorry for crying.
You have a right
To cry all you want.
Let's sit down.
Laura is with this
Terrible young man.
And we cannot allow it.
We gotta stop it.
We gotta keep him
Away from her.
Now, I know the police
Won't do nothing.
They'll just say
She's of age
And she can live
The way she want to.
Well, they are right,
Nedda.
But people say
The sheriff is powerful
And can do just about
Anything he wants.
And now he does
What you tell him.
Really? People
Really think that?
They say you
Stronger than him.
You got him
When nobody else could.
They say you control him
'Cause you smart,
And he's getting on.
Nedda, I'm gonna see
What I can do.
God bless you.
I do wish we could send
Your niece off somewhere.
That donald muir
Won't leave her alone
So gilda can talk to her.
I wish we could make him
Just disappear.
Arresting him's
The only way to do that.
They should send him
To prison.
Everybody but the white cops
Know he bring dr*gs
To the motels.
And he's got laura
On the dr*gs.
And she's like
A sl*ve to him.
Roberta, let's have some tea.
Ain't that miss bendel
And her driver
Pulling away over there?
Well, it's the car,
All right.
It's her.
It might very well be.
Occasionally,
She'll just leave
Without saying she's going.
You're standing here
Promising us we're gonna
Get to talk to her,
She's sneaking out
The back door.
Thanks a lot, mister.
You know what?
You're a phony.
I'm very disappointed
In your tone of voice.
I was told young
Southern fellas
Were especially polite
To older people.
Can I be of some service
To you, ma'am?
No, sir,
I don't think you can.
I noticed you
Taking a measure of
This fine old building.
Struck me you might
Be interested in it.
Well, yes, I am.
Your name?
My name is anson lundeen.
Geli bendel.
I've got the keys
To the place here
If you'd like to
Look around inside.
I'm not actually
The owner.
No. You're the executor
Of a will, isn't that true?
That's exactly right, ma'am.
The will of
The former owner,
My late brother marshall.
However,
If you're interested
In buying the place--
Oh, no,
I don't wanna buy it.
I wanna sell it.
I am the present owner
Of this building.
Well, now, if that
Were true, ma'am,
And since the former owner
Was my brother,
Why, he'd have
To be your daddy.
Well, he didn't have to be,
And I wish he hadn't been,
But he was.
Reporter: is that her car?
That's miss bendel.
( All yell at once )
Well, boys,
We got gumbo, sausage
And cabbage for lunch.
But if I hear one word
Directed at any
Of these visitors
About to come through here,
There ain't
Gonna be no lunch.
My advice is,
Don't even look at 'em.
How's it going?
Like the man says,
"No sweat...not yet."
Stay cool.
I smell cabbage.
Yes, sir. There's
Some sausage under it.
Come on, let's go.
Good afternoon, miss bendel.
Ma'am, I'm chief forbes.
Good afternoon.
This is officer covey.
Pleasure to meet
You, ma'am.
Nic to meet you.
I'll talk to you later, chief.
I understand things
Are not going
The way you want,
And we gonna
Try to help you.
Thank you, chief.
We can make sure
You get a chance
To visit with your sister.
I don't know where
My sister is right now.
We do. She's here.
What happened?
We think she mixed
Some booze and some dr*gs
And passed out.
It's an overdose,
But not in a critical sense.
She's okay. She just...
Sleeping it off.
( Knock on door )
She doesn't look great,
But she's really okay.
No bad heart signs,
Nothing like that.
Don't you think
She should see a doctor?
They took her to emergency.
Doctor said
It wasn't an emergency.
Take her home.
So we thought
She'd get more rest here.
Soon as she wakes up,
We gonna take her home.
Tomorrow you'll be able
To talk to her.
Reporter: here she comes,
Here she comes.
In the red.
( All talk at once )
Geli, I got some questions.
Geli bendel, we'd like
To talk to you.
Go on, sh**t as much
As you want.
Are you and
Franco farnese split?
Well, I'm in america,
And he's in france.
The rome express says
He had a complete breakdown
And went to stay
With his mother
In switzerland.
Sidney shard says he's gone
Completely out of his mind,
And he accuses you
Of having black parents,
And that you wanna
Bring them back here to live
With him and you.
Let me say my husband
Is doing very well.
Shard says he's
One of italy's new fascists.
Is that true what he said
About your parents?
It's half true.
Both my parents are dead.
Buried here?
Both buried here.
Is it true that you've
Got property here?
Yes.
Which one is the black parent,
Geli, mom or pop?
( All yell questions at once )
No, that unpalatable rag'll
Only turn me off
The fine breakfast
You put before me.
Put it right here.
My stomach is tougher
Than his.
And why is your stomach
Tougher than mine?
Because moonshine liquor
Has never passed these lips.
I can't say that for you,
Or come to think of it,
One or two of the ladies
You have known.
Naturally, the herald
Made sure to use
A picture of the woman
With her skirt
Nearly up to her hips.
Skirt's too short, anyhow.
I'm just talking about
The choice of picture.
You go and dress
Like that,
Ain't no way
You gonna move without
Showing your drawers.
Ha ha ha.
Well, the herald's
Certainly learning some
Tricks from the tabloids.
And look at the way
They write this story.
He done said
He don't wanna see it.
Well, I bet I can guess
What it says, anyway.
"Expatriate actress
In guilt trip
Back to sparta."
Your guess is wrong,
But not far wrong.
Let me see it.
"White actress..."
( Continues reading )
Well, I matched
The rotten tone
Pretty well, didn't i?
You sure did. I'm finding
New talents in you every day.
"Finally admits
Her origins."
Well, I reckon we all
Come to it sooner or later.
Let me read it through.
Speaking of late,
That's what I am.
I'm gonna run.
Bye.
I'll call you later.
Hold it, man.
Hold it for what?
Put your hands up.
I said put your hands up
And get up against the car.
What's going on?
All right, get in
The back, come on.
Inside.
Haven't you got anything
Better to do around this town?
It's gonna get into print
Far beyond the confines
Of this burg.
It is already gone,
Obviously, everywhere.
Those animals
Are not all from here.
There was german,
Italian press.
I saw one from new orleans.
I heard one guy
Say he's from memphis.
God, they get here so fast,
Like those flies.
Med flies.
Med flies.
( Speaking italian )
It's time. Start packing.
Tommy...
All set.
Don't look so tragic.
So they've
Found out about me.
Everyone who
Didn't know now knows.
So what? What's so bad?
What can it hurt?
Only my heart,
Not my career.
Not nowadays.
Ha ha ha.
Please be careful,
Darling.
You never know, georgie.
Some creep might come along,
Wanna write my life story.
Then another creep
Might come along
Wanna make a movie.
They're gonna keep you busy.
No. Because they don't
Need me for any of that.
They don't even need you.
( Door closes )
Morning, sheriff.
Morning, chief.
I was just asking
Donald here
If he was any kind
Of a hand with horses
Because his daddy,
Elon muir,
Was one of the best
Ever seen anywhere.
Is that right?
Yeah. Elon muir used to
Break horses for people
From miles around,
Over as far as kennard
And marshalsburg.
He had a trick of
Leading the two-year-olds
Into earl's creek
Whenever he wanted to
Throw a saddle on 'em
For the first time.
And in between
The water pressure
On the legs
And the mud
Holding the feet,
Why, those horses
Couldn't buck.
Cherokees used to do that.
Your daddy teach you
Anything about horses?
Yeah, he taught me
A lot of things
I couldn't use.
You ever try?
Try what?
Anything your daddy
Teach you?
Where we at, hmm?
Back in school,
Counselor's office,
Playing this is your life?
What y'all bring me
Down here for?
What'd I do?
Donald, you've had
A lot of arrests.
In the past, sheriff.
Mmm. Well,
The most recent one
Was for riding a motorbike
Without a driver's license.
Your license was
Suspended at the time
Of your last drug bust.
I ain't been
Driving nothing, lately.
I had you picked up
Because you're on probation,
And you was seen
In the company of
Two known drug merchants.
Seen by who?
By sparta
City police officers.
You know something,
You got too many damn
Different kind of cops
Running around
This little town.
Young man...
There's one
City councilman
And at least
One kind of supervisor
Who agree with you,
But all the rest--
They think
We need more cops.
See, they feel
There's too damn
Many of you guys
Running around
This little town.
For instance, there's
One clifford eubanks
Of the city of jackson,
Well-known bad character,
Driving a brand-new
Cutlass convertible,
Who's with us
At this moment.
And he's got
This big white boy
Riding around with him.
Donald, who is this
White boy?
Now don't do
The dummy act, please.
You used to get
High marks in school.
You are no dummy.
You're a very smart
Young man.
Too smart to talk to y'all
Without a lawyer.
Y'all know how
To line yourselves up
With lawyers, don't ya?
Yeah. My lawyer's
Ken trifolo
From number seven,
Sparta square east,
Suite three.
I've got it all
Written down.
He's told me three times.
Fine.
Thank you, sheriff.
Don't mention it, chief.
( Door opens and closes )
Well, henry, I guess
You can let him
Watch some tv.
( Door opens and closes )
( Someone plucking
Off-key guitar notes )
Have you been talking?
Yeah, only I always
Say what I ain't
Supposed to say,
Which is all I know to say,
So I ain't said much.
I just stop
And watch her,
Like this.
What are you supposed
To say, nedda?
Tell me, please.
Anything at all,
As long as it's
Got nothing to do
With the way she is.
That's what the therapists
Down at the drug center say.
Make believe
That you don't notice
Anything different.
Make believe
You don't see
Anything wrong
With the cocaine
And the alcohol.
Make believe your heart
Ain't breaking
And don't cry or scream
Like you wanna.
Laura...laura, honey...
What you want,
White lady?
Come over here
And sit by me
So we can talk a little.
Why?
Because I'm leaving,
And I don't wanna leave
Without you.
I mean, I want you
To come with me.
I want that more than
Anything in the world.
But if you won't,
Okay, but...
I have some things
That I have to tell you,
Like how you can reach me.
You go on.
You just go on.
Let nedda
Give little laura
Some ice cream.
Ice cream real good...
Like in chicago.
It's real good.
Ain't like you.
You ain't good.
You ain't real.
You ain't real.
Yes, I am, sweetie.
I'm real.
I'm your real,
Real sister.
Same mama and papa.
And I beg you...
To come with me...
Just for a little visit.
We can go first to new york,
And then, if you want,
But only if you want,
We can go to spain.
I don't ever wanna
Be away from you again.
I got--i gotta go now.
I gotta go in my room
And lie down.
I can't take no more
Light today.
I gotta go, white lady.
I can't take no more you.
I gotta go.
( Door opens and closes )
I'm sorry, gilda.
Both: aah!
( Sirens )
He's dead, chief.
Is this
Miss losey's house?
Yes, sir.
Dee, you and johnny go see
If anybody's inside there.
Anybody out here
Call this in?
Ma'am.
Everybody in here
Okay?
Yeah, everything's okay.
My aunt and laura
Are in the bedroom.
I think my sister
Has to go to
The hospital this time.
Just three of you
In here, ma'am?
Yeah.
Did you see
What happened here?
Okay, I'd like you
To stay here.
When our officers
Come back,
You give a statement?
Thank you.
Did you happen
To see this thing,
Miss bendel?
Yes, I did.
I saw the car.
I saw the men in it.
I saw what they did.
Good morning, sir.
You rented a trailer
To a couple of fellas
From jackson.
They were driving
A cutlass convertible.
Which trailer was it?
They ain't here.
I didn't ask you that,
Mr. Gentry.
I just wanna know
Which trailer it was.
It's the little one
Right there by the oak.
Thank you, sir.
They ain't in it.
One of the guys
Was a white man.
You know his name?
No.
Now, who in the hell
Is this coming?
I do believe that's
The county sheriff.
Morning, bill.
Lonnie.
Does this man here
Know the name
Of the good-looking
White fella,
So described, who totes
The -gauge shotgun?
He says no.
I don't know
Why everybody
Is so interested
In shielding this bad boy.
Is he perhaps
The son of one of america's
First families or something?
Well, sir, he's crazy.
He's what?
I talked to this lady
Back there,
And she said everybody's
Scared of that white boy
'Cause he's crazy.
Uh-huh. Where is the woman?
She'll be along directly.
She didn't have
Any clothes on.
I talked to her through this
Teeny-tiny little window,
And she said
She wasn't dressed yet.
She also said he loved
To fire that g*n,
And he sh*t it several times
In the last few days.
sh*t at her trailer
And hit it.
She also said
He's on dope
All the time.
Does she know where he is?
No, sir, but I looked.
I think those two
Aren't done with
This trailer yet.
Is he coming back here?
I got no idea whatsoever.
Let's go in
And have a talk,
Shall we?
Hold it, ma'am.
Well...
I never knew the word
"Dope" to produce such
Instantaneous results.
Woman over p.a.:
Dr. Duke to o.r., Please.
Dr. Duke to o.r., Please.
She's okay, darling.
The doctor told me.
Really very healthy,
In spite of everything.
Come on, georgie.
Let's go.
Physical therapy to admitting.
Physical therapy to admitting.
Can I help you?
Yes. Is this where
They keep the people...
A couple people
Being prepared for
Postmortem examinations.
Would you know if there's
A tommy ammons in there?
Yes, ma'am.
She thinks
She has to look at him,
But you don't need her
To do that, do you?
No, sir.
It isn't necessary.
I need to. May i?
He worked for me.
Woman: here she comes.
Man: miss bendel,
One question, please.
Officer: just stay back
And give them room.
( Speaking italian )
( Speaking italian )
What? What?
Anson lundeen.
He wants...something.
Your father's brother?
That's the guy?
So he says.
But you don't know?
Why would he lie
To me, georgie?
( Speaking italian )
Let me get rid of him.
You've got nothing
To say to him.
He's a ganef.
He's trying to sell you
Your property.
What's on his mind?
I'm gonna talk to him.
Geli, don't.
Ah, what a meshugass.
I knew you'd be back.
Revelation like that,
I couldn't ignore it.
Now, how did you think
You were gonna
Sell my property?
I was gonna do it.
Wasn't anybody around
To step up and tell me
I couldn't.
What if I got
The law after you?
Worry about that
When it happened.
What can I do for you,
Mr. Lundeen?
Step over here,
Give a little nod
To my sister-in-law,
Margaret mary,
My brother's widow.
Not related to you,
And yet...
She had a stroke
First of last month.
But she understands
Everything we say
And knows everything
That's going on.
She wanted to see you.
Just wanted
One look at you.
I know.
I just wanted
One look at y'all.
Luann out here
On old route .
They just went by me,
Coming your way. Over.
Jamison: okay, drive in.
We're in position.
Yes, sir. - .
Hey, gentry.
You in there, gentry?
Anybody been here
Looking for me?
I don't think so.
The guy that came to see me
The other day.
I don't think so.
What you mean,
You don't think so?
I'm talkin' about donald,
You fool.
I ain't seen him.
Well, ask your wife.
You see that fella?
She said no.
You did very well,
Mr. Gentry.
And thank you,
Mrs. Gentry.
Jamison: police.
Gentlemen, hold it there
And put your hands in the air.
I suggest you do
As you're told.
All right,
Up against the car.
Y'all are supposed
To be city police,
Not a couple
Of rent-a-cops
Hired by this hotel
To push people around.
I'm sorry,
But the man just concerned
About too many people
Hanging around in the lobby.
Hanging around?
Son, you're talking
To the press.
It's our job to be
Where things are happening
And to report those things
To the people.
Some of the guests
Complained
About y'all being in the way
And using bad language.
Excuse me,
But y'all gonna have
To stand to the side
So people can get in.
Right this way,
Miss delong.
I know I shouldn't
Leave it there.
Can you help me?
Yes, ma'am.
The keys in it?
Yes.
I'll put it
Right over there
For you.
Well, looky here.
Rent-a-cops doubling
As parking attendants.
Yeah, go on, boy.
( Car door closes )
I'm harriet delong...
Gillespie.
I am so pleased
To meet you, madam.
Please come in.
Thank you.
I'm clara piera.
Hi. I'm gilda burrows.
Hi.
That's who I really am.
The sheriff
Called me gilda.
Please sit down.
I have coffee made.
I'll bring it right here.
I'm only gonna
Stay a minute.
I know y'all getting
Ready to leave.
For new york,
I hear.
No, to jackson first
To see tommy ammons' family
And help them bury him.
It's awful sad.
He was a very nice man.
He got a call,
"Come to sparta,
Protect some woman."
"Sure. Fine."
And then he gets k*lled.
Why?
I want you to know
We're gonna take care
Of your sister laura.
We could've been
Doing a lot more,
Or at least trying
A lot harder for her.
You're very kind.
Too kind to me.
Where was i?
Now listen,
We've all got some past
We'd like to fix.
But we can't
Be worrying about that
Because we need to be
Thinking about now.
I was gonna ask your husband
To do something for me,
But I may not see him, and...
You want me
To give this to him?
I will.
There's information
About a building I own
And two pieces of property
From here to marshalsburg.
My mama left them to me.
And all I want
Is to list them
With a good broker.
I can do that myself.
Life is funny...
So strange.
Your husband was
The last man I saw
When I left sparta
And the first man I saw
When I came back.
I think the two of you
Have a lot of nerve.
Both working for
A little town in the south,
Getting married,
And getting away with it.
The jury's
Still out on that.
I believe I will
Have some coffee.
You warned me
Not to get in
Trouble again,
And here I am,
In trouble.
But not with me.
You're not gonna
Lock me up
In some facility?
Who, me? I didn't
Even arrest you.
The cops sure did.
They didn't take you
Down to the station
And book you, did they?
They put me
In a police car
And held me with handcuffs.
Brought me here.
Well, now, honey child,
Nobody's fixing
To put you anywhere.
Not yet.
But you remember...
My telling you that
The last time we talked,
Don't you? Not yet.
It was that time...
At the motel.
Yes. And you said to me
Very sincerely,
"I'm gonna change my ways."
But I didn't.
No.
I don't think I can.
I don't know
How to live no other way
But what I'm living.
One of these days,
I'm gonna do something...
I don't know what.
But I'm past now,
And they gonna
Have to put me away.
It's gonna happen.
I know it.
It's what I was thinking...
During the night,
Lying awake in that bed.
Well, I sure don't
Want it to happen.
It's blood-pressure time,
Temperature time,
And...medication time.
So...back in bed.
I expect you want me
Out of here, then.
Just for ten minutes.
I'll be right back
Because I wanna
Talk to you
About doing
Something else.
Chief forbes
From the police station.
Hi, chief.
Yeah.
Well, what is his name,
Finally?
You're joking.
Say it again.
Thank you.
They found out the name
Of that white guy.
The one that k*lled
Tommy the security man?
Mmm. His name
Is sonny sunday.
What?
You heard me.
Sonny sunday.
Hold that takeoff,
New york.
The county sheriff's coming.
Vaya con dios.
Ah, si. Without god,
There is nothing.
Or sin dios,
Todo es nada.
08x02 - Who Was Geli Bendl?
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A sequel to the 1967 film, follows the cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.
A sequel to the 1967 film, follows the cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.