♪ 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, whoa ♪
♪ 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 ♪
( Band plays mellow jazz )
How long do you reckon
We have to stay at this thing?
Oh, we just got here.
Yeah, well,
I've already had enough.
Where is your sense
Of civic pride?
It ran away whimpering.
Oh, honey.
This is a perfect day
For fishin',
And here we are
At a hot air marathon.
Well, you promised,
So you're just gonna
Have to go through with it.
I know it.
Hey, hey!
Oh, hi!
Y'all remember corey?
Sure, I remember corey.
How could you forget
Little corey? How ya doin'?
Hi. Fine, thank you.
Hi, corey.
Hi.
Is hamp treatin' you
All right?
Well...i'm glad
You introduced us.
And so am i.
Bill, how'd she
Get you out here?
I'm fixin'
To buy a boat,
So I have to be
On my best behavior.
( Chuckles )
I'm gonna go circulate.
Don't be too long
About it, please.
There's something else
About universal health care.
You're gonna have folks
Lining up for operations
Just because it's free.
You mean
When they're not sick?
People are gonna
Get operations just
Because it's free?!
I don't think so.
Oh, yeah, grover.
People'll do that.
Oh. Hi, harriet.
Holly. Grover.
Everyone.
I don't think
You've met kerry madigan.
Madigan wholesale.
No, I haven't.
Harriet delong.
I've heard quite a lot
About you.
I hope not all
From holly.
Very little
From holly.
How do you like bein' married
To a county sheriff?
Well, I like the one
I'm married to.
Great. Glad to see things
Are going so well for you.
Say, harriet, do you have
A little bon mot
For the herald?
A caption for
This charming event?
I'm workin' you.
Why, preston, sure.
Let's see...what about,
"Taxpayers throw party for
The well-heeled--why?"
Stirs up resentment--
I like that.
Well, I don't.
Talk to you later.
I see what you mean. Wow.
And with gillespie
Doing what she tells him,
She's running
The whole damn county.
Are you gonna help us
Change that or not?
I'm not gonna
Listen to this.
Why not?
You're the press,
Ain't ya?
The impartial press.
Oh, ridiculous.
You can't stand gillespie
Any more than the rest of us.
Are you gonna
Announce formally?
Why not?
Gillespie's fair game.
Great! All right,
A toast, then.
To the future sheriff
Of newman county...
Our friend, kerry madigan.
Cheers.
Whoo! Look at me!
( Rock music blares,
Crowd shouting )
A-whoo!
Hey, trace.
All right, jimmy!
You're a regular
Roy rogers, ain't ya?
Roy who?
( Pager beeping )
The bossman.
You keep these losers
From bothering trace, okay?
Sure, frankie.
Wanna dance?
I dunno.
Come on!
Yeah?
Mr. Madigan,
This is cole.
Yeah, cole.
Make it tomorrow night,
Not thursday.
I'm all set
For thursday.
Well, get un-set.
Tomorrow night, okay?
Yes, sir.
You're the boss.
Got a minute?
Did you just see me
Come in?
Uh-huh.
Then you must have seen
My wife's with me.
Uh-huh.
You stay away from me,
Will ya?
I just need a minute.
Good morning, parker.
Good morning,
Chief forbes.
What treasures
Did the night bring us?
A peepin' tom.
Turned out to be
A raccoon.
You know, I had one
As a pet when I was
Ten years old.
Cute little fella,
Too.
Okay.
That's the good news,
Parker.
What about now?
Well, uh,
Attempted m*rder,
Two aggravated assaults
And a street holdup,
With no suspect yet
On the holdup.
Mornin', chief.
What did you do
With those
Other suspects?
The assaults we had to
Put over with the county,
And the attempted m*rder
Is in a holding cell
Down under
The courthouse.
Jamison: chief.
Preston donner
Is waiting.
In my office?
He made an appointment.
You're right.
Mornin', preston.
Mornin', chief.
Can I get you
Some more coffee?
The lieutenant
Just got it.
So, when do you figure
On bein' chief, son?
I don't.
Indian tilly told me it wasn't
In my future, mr. Donner.
( Chuckles )
What can I do for you?
Well, you all know
That crime is
The number one concern
These days--
So you tell us
In the herald.
And the herald is doing
A special feature
On law enforcement--
A frank, hard look
At performance here.
My performance?
No, not yours.
But there's a lot of people
Unhappy about the sheriff.
So we have to
Look at that.
He's the best cop
I ever worked with.
Will you excuse me,
Chief?
That does not
Answer my question.
Can I speak entirely
On the record?
Of course you can.
I know your style,
Donner.
I know you're tryin'
To do a hatchet job
On gillespie.
And I don't like it.
Well, I'm sorry
You feel that way.
Can you take that out
With you?
I said rare, remember.
Oh, I still got
The bruise, honey.
Don't worry,
I ain't forgot.
Here.
What's she doin' here?
She knows I ain't got
Her money for them smokes.
If she don't,
I'll tell her.
Ha ha ha!
Lookit.
Ha ha ha!
Whoa. Bummer, girlfriend.
No! It's great!
Karen, I want a baby.
I've always wanted one.
Karen: you want
Your head examined.
You go to jackson,
You take care of it.
No way!
I'm havin' the baby.
I've made my mind up.
Well, it is
A free country.
You know,
You're wrong
About frank.
I know he's
Gonna help out.
Sorry I don't
Have your money.
You can give it to me later.
That woman is insane.
I know it.
( Coins jingle )
( Dialing )
Loudspeaker: personal call
For frank cole, line three.
Frank cole, line three.
This is cole.
Frank? It's me.
I told you, beep me.
Don't call me here.
I'm just so excited.
I have to see you tonight.
Well, I want to see you too,
Honey, but I'm busy tonight.
Frank, I'm pregnant.
We're pregnant!
Okay.
Foreman to dock two.
Foreman to dock two.
I got to go now.
Frank,
When you get off?
When can I see you?
Beep me tomorrow.
Bye-bye.
Sounds to me like
You're gettin' a little
On the side.
Well, if I was,
I sure wouldn't want it
Gettin' around.
Better not.
If you're gonna be
My chief deputy,
You gotta be a fine,
Upstanding citizen
Like myself.
I'm workin' real hard
On it, mr. Madigan.
So, how many cases
You planning on boosting?
Thirty.
And two for me
Make thirty-two, right?
Only two?
My needs are modest.
What's it like
Out there tonight?
Should be good for you
Now that we
Dealt with everything.
Parker: whoa, whoa.
Not quite everything.
The evening shift
Closed out all incidents
Except for a disturbance
Out at the flats.
Hmm, the ramirez residence.
Well, we've
Been there before.
You ready?
Always a fun way
To start a shift--
Preventin' a m*rder
In a household.
Mm-hmm.
Man: estoy cansado de
Explicartelo, maria.
Sea razonable--
Nunca, nunca,
Nunca me dejas en paz!
Ya no te aguanto mas, hector!
Hemos terminado.
Largate, y no vuelvas.
A mi no me importa
Un pleo si regresas o no.
Maria, shh!
Tome solo unas bebidas!
Sea razonable!
Okay, what's happening here?
He's drunk again.
I had a few drinks.
She's crazy!
He's a liar!
( Door slams )
I'm sorry for the trouble.
No trouble.
What you gonna do?
Well, this has
Happened before.
I have somewhere to stay.
You okay to ride, sir?
We can give you a lift.
I'm fine. Gracias, really.
Okay.
Think he'll be okay?
Well, if he falls,
He ain't far from the ground.
( Both laugh )
It's hector.
What the hell's
He doing here?
Hey, hector!
How you doin', man?
Mr. Cole, I'm sorry.
You know my wife maria,
She's crazy.
She threw me out again.
Yeah, well, you ain't supposed
To be out here at night.
Yeah, I know,
I was just gonna sleep
On the dock till worktime.
But, uh, I'll--
I'll go now.
Hell, no, come on.
Let's hang out.
Okay.
This here is a situation.
What are we gonna do?!
So, how come
You're working
So late?
We're just doin'
What we're told.
Mr. Madigan
Told you to do this?
Yeah.
You got a problem
With that?
Maybe.
You're stealing
These cigarettes,
And mr. Madigan,
He don't mind?
What's it to ya, hec?
Gonna do something
About it?
Me?
Oh, no.
Ooh.
He dead?
Not far from it.
Grab his arms.
Let's put him
In the truck.
I got him.
Go get the bike.
Where we gonna
Take him?
To that place where he had
His unfortunate accident.
Start the truck up.
( Starts engine )
This baby'll do fifty,
Sheriff.
You'll be the king
Of lake winahatchie.
Fifty?!
You mean knots
Or miles an hour?
Knots. She'll do sixty
With the custom prop.
What kind of lake fishin'
Needs pursuin' at sixty knots?
( Chuckling )
Good question.
We'd better concentrate
On these pontoons over here.
They're real slow.
I know it,
But that's all right, slow.
I'm gonna have
Plenty of time on my hands.
I think this is
A handsome vessel.
I kinda like this,
It's like a floating patio.
See, you could fish,
I could read my book--
This works.
Sure, and you could
Cook the fish
On a little gas grill
I'll put in the stern
For ya there.
If you clean it first.
Fine.
You thinkin' about retiring,
Sheriff?
Well, most people do
Sooner or later, don't they?
Yeah, but you
Only been sheriff
For a year.
Everybody knows he was just
Finishing out mccomb's term.
That term is up.
Maybe I can get
Some rest now--
Maybe.
Yeah, maybe.
( Pager beeps )
Excuse me.
Oh, this is chief forbes
Callin' me.
We're gonna have to
Cut this thing short.
Gillespie: I wanna come back
And have a test drive.
Well, you just
Let me know when.
Fine.
Ten a.m. Tuesday.
Sheriff gillespie
Goofing off in the boatyard.
Possible caption:
"Bad guys can relax.
Sheriff gillespie does."
( Monitor beeping )
( Crying )
Hey, bill, chris.
I've sent for
The priest.
Well, this is a shame.
Jamison:
Hit and run.
School bus driver
Found him on jackson highway.
Happened sometime
Last night.
We only got him
An hour ago.
You mean if you'd
Got him earlier,
Might have
Made a difference?
Lord knows.
We're not a trauma center,
But he mighta had a chance.
( Monitor flatlines )
( Crying )
Ekg tech to o.r.
Ekg tech to o.r., Please.
The man just d*ed.
Somebody just
Ran him off the road
And left him there?
Yes, sir.
Looks like.
The d.a. Might call this
Felony manslaughter,
But leavin' a man like that
Is m*rder, plain and simple.
I agree with you.
We oughta be able
To find paint chips
Or something to help us
Identify that car.
I'll see
What I can do.
If you work up
That incident report,
Will you fax a copy
Over to my office?
Yes, sir.
Well, mornin',
Mr. Madigan.
Takin' an early lunch?
No, sir, I just
Left something in my car.
You overdid it again.
I did like you said.
You're takin' away
Too much,
I can't get a write-off
For that much pilferage.
Well, then don't take
That big a write-off.
Then it don't pay me
To let you steal.
I'm givin' you back
Twenty percent of what I make,
So you got that,
Plus the insurance.
Plus a write-off.
Ain't that enough?
No.
( Dialing car phone )
Hey, sugar.
Frank, I really need
To talk to you.
How in the hell
Did this happen?
Well, you oughta know, frank,
You wouldn't wear anything.
Look, I got work to do.
I'll see you later.
When can I see you
And really be alone with you?
We gotta talk!
Uh, nine o'clock
At the lake.
Fine.
Damnit all to hell.
So, what'd he say?
He didn't like it.
Did you tell
You want to keep the baby?
You're wrong about him,
Karen.
And when you gonna pay me
For them smokes?
Hey, you know
We're good for it.
Ted: hey, harriet.
How ya doin'?
Fine, how are you?
I'm fine. You ready
For some fun and games?
Well, I'm ready
For the whatever.
Do you know
What it is?
No, he didn't say,
But he had that tone
In his voice--you know.
I know it too well,
Unfortunately.
Holly:
Hello, harriet, ted.
Ted: hey, holly.
Hey, everybody.
Grover.
Hi.
Hello.
Harriet: so...
What's the secret topic?
Well, it's no secret
At all, harriet.
Sheriff mccomb's term is up.
And I'm sure we all hope
Gillespie will run
For a full term, right?
I think we hope that
The most qualified person
Will be the new sheriff.
Isn't what I just said,
Holly?
You know what
Gillespie's intentions are?
You know, pillow talk?
What has a county sheriff's
Intentions
Got to do with
This city council?
Well, we have
A very strong contender.
I'd like you all
To meet him-- consider
A council endorsement.
Now, who is this?
Kerry madigan.
Your buddy.
You know,
No one would expect you
To be objective, harriet...
Since you're married
To gillespie.
You dragged me over here
For this?
And you didn't even
Have the courtesy
To ask me-- or bill--
If he wanted to run!
Holly: well, I can't say
I'm surprised.
You know, you folks
Are gonna shine to kerry.
How fast do you reckon
The vehicle was movin'?
They were goin'
Pretty slow.
Slow, huh?
How can you tell?
By the debris pattern.
It indicates
The impact velocity.
( Sighs )
What does it look like?
Well, ramirez
Was hit from behind
By a vehicle goin'
No more than miles an hour.
Here.
These are good
Numbers, lonnie.
What do you think happened?
I don't know.
His light was on and working.
We checked the filament.
Any idea where he was going?
Well, the place he worked
Is a couple of miles back.
There's nothing out this way
Until marshallberg.
He lived in town.
Yes, sir.
Not yet.
Yeah.
Crappies.
Excuse me?
Oh--calico bass.
Hard to catch,
Easy to eat.
Pot roast.
You can catch some
Right here.
Easy to eat.
Oh! Oh, oh, yeah, yeah.
Oh, my goodness.
And it smells wonderful, too.
Oh, look at this.
Um...i sense there's
Something botherin' you.
Well...
We had a city council
Meeting today.
That'll do it
Every time.
Holly and some
Of the others
Are pushing for
A new sheriff.
Well, sure.
They figure
I'm not gonna run,
And for once,
They're right.
They're pushing
For kerry madigan.
Uh-huh.
Oh, yeah,
The big wholesale guy.
Yeah.
Well, uh, i--
He might be good.
Why?
He doesn't have
Any experience.
He has no integrity.
He'd be terrible!
Well, uh...
Let's see if the voters
Agree with you.
I can't believe
You don't care.
Well, I might,
But so what?
You don't want me
To stay in there
Another term, do you?
No.
No.
Oh, this is purely delicious.
Yes, I'll have a biscuit.
There any gravy here?
Can't yo live
Without gravy?
( Chuckles )
Hey, jules,
What's happenin'?
Mmm...
You're late,
That's what's'
Happening.
I brung you
Some smokes.
No. I don't want none.
I gave 'em up.
Well, you can sell 'em.
I know that you sell 'em.
Ah, come on, sugar babe.
Frank, we gotta talk.
Awright, we can talk.
Do a little bump...
And you and I can chit-chat
From now to forever.
Frank!
What about our baby?
You wanna poison
Your own child?
You ain't thinkin'
About havin' it.
Of course I'm havin' it.
( Sniffs )
Well, you ain't makin' it now,
Except for what I give you.
How the hell are you
Gonna raise a child?
Well, you're just gonna
Have to give me more.
You're dreamin',
Honey.
I'll give you just enough
For an abortion.
Frank, you don't understand!
I'm havin' our child!
Oh, no, no. You see,
I already have a child--
With my wife.
This ain't our child.
This here is a mistake.
No, it ain't!
Look--why don't you beep me
When you come to your senses?
And I'll give you enough money
To get rid of it.
I believe
The state of mississippi
Will have something to say!
Are you threatening me
With a paternity suit?
That's exactly right.
And don't think I won't tell
About them smokes, neither.
Aaah!
Aaah! Damn you!
( Julie screaming )
( Starts car )
Arrggh!
( Revs engine )
Ha ha ha ha!
Whoo!
Ha ha!
Ha ha!
Ha ha!
Damn club!
It's bent or something.
It bends when you swing it,
Holly. It's supposed to.
I believe your game is
Actually getting worse.
Thank you, preston.
I can always depend
On the fourth estate
For an encouraging word.
Don't worry,
I'll keep it
Off of page one.
Preston:
All right, kerry!
Very nice!
That was winning form!
Holly: good sh*t!
So when are we
Gonna see something?
Soon. I got my ace girl
On gillespie.
Pity you couldn't do something
On mrs. Gillespie
Throwing a tantrum
In the council meeting.
I'd love to.
You just give me the word.
Can the council
Really endorse somebody?
They done it before.
'Cause if gillespie does run,
I'm gonna need that.
You know what
Would really help you?
Get chief forbes
Behind you.
Isn't he buddies
With gillespie?
Forbes is a good man
And he ain't in
Gillespie's pocket.
Holly: ha ha ha ha!
And you laughed at me!
Ha ha ha ha!
Good morning, everybody!
All right, parker--
What hapless female
Has fallen for those
Pleading eyes?
Is it that obvious?
Unfortunately.
Well, her name
Is melissa farmer,
And I met her
Line dancin' at tj's.
Didn't we just get
A parole report
On a farmer that just
Moved to the area?
What?!
Yeah.
What?
Hey, lieutenant.
We got that crime lab report
On that hit and run.
Thanks, doc.
Appreciate it.
Crime lab couldn't find
Any paint on the ramirez bike.
They're sayin' it was
Run over by a vehicle,
Not hit.
Doc robb says ramirez d*ed
Of blunt force to the skull.
No abrasions.
Injuries are consistent
With a fall, not a wreck.
So we've got ourselves
A m*rder
Pretending to be
An accident.
Lotta great options,
Sheriff.
Look at that there.
What is that?
That's a -dimensional sonar
For finding the fish.
Well, uh...
I guess I'd have to
Have that, huh?
Electric ice chest
For your beer.
Well, that's
A definite necessity.
You put horsepower
On here
And you could be
Water-skiing or tubing...
Tubing?
You sit down in an inner tube
And get towed by a rope.
Everybody's doing it!
I'm worried about you,
Barney.
All right, then.
What's your price?
I'll make you a sweet deal,
Sheriff, real sweet.
You just say a number.
Uh, over ten thousand.
( Chuckles )
( Camera shutter clicking )
Okay, it's : wednesday.
Caption:
"Your tax dollars at work."
I think we oughta
Be gettin' back now.
Hey, he wavin' at us?
Oh, that's willie arbuckle.
So it is.
What's up, willie?
Somethin' weird, sheriff.
Look what I hooked
Out here.
You gonna have to
Boil it good, willie!
Is that oil there?
Come and look
Through this thing
And tell me
What you see there.
It ain't a rock.
No...
It sure isn't.
( Dialing cell phone )
Thank you, willie.
Jimmy: man,
They on to something.
Just shut up, jimmy.
Let me handle this.
Make yourself busy.
That there ain't madigan,
That's frank cole.
But he's real tight
With madigan.
Well, just be
Your usual charming self.
Howdy, frank.
Hey. Parker, ain't it?
Yeah, that's right.
We met a few times
At tj's.
This here is
Lieutenant jamison.
Mr. Cole, were you
Mr. Ramirez's supervisor?
Yeah.
I'm just sick about this.
Hector was a good guy.
Do you have any idea
Why he was headed
Away from town
When he got hit?
Maybe he was lost,
Comin' out here.
His kind is partial
To the bottle, you know.
What do you mean
"His kind"?
Oh, you know--mexican.
Actually, he's from
San salvador.
Wherever.
You know what I mean.
Yeah, I know
What you mean.
Did he often
Come out here at night?
Only when his old lady
Got sick of him.
Like that night.
Mrs. Ramirez
Told you that?
No, he--he--
He mentioned he was
Havin' some problems,
So I just figured.
Okay, mr. Cole.
If you think of anything else,
Give me a call, will ya?
Will do.
See ya at tj's.
Take care, parker.
Man, they on to somethin'.
What'd they say?
What'd they say?
Man, this whole thing
Is very uncool.
What'd you have to
k*ll him for?
We had to k*ll him,
Boy. We.
You just remember that.
What kind of guy is he?
You know, when he's out,
Let's say, at tj's.
Loves to party.
All the time,
With everybody.
Is he married?
Yeah, she loves to party,
Too, with everybody.
Radio: yo, parker.
Go ahead, brenda.
The chief needs
Lieutenant jamison
Down at the lake.
Oh, not with
The dive gear.
And you need to
Pick up the dive gear.
Ha ha ha!
He's on his way.
You wouldn't believe
What's growin' in that lake.
( Starts car )
Charlie to
The foreman's office,
Charlie to
The foreman's office.
Frank!
Frank!
What's goin' on?
The cops were here
About ramirez.
Yeah?
What were they askin'?
Why he was out this way.
Come on down here.
Ramirez came here
That night, didn't he?
Maybe.
Don't you
Mess with me, frank!
He came here the night
You were loading the stuff,
Didn't he? What happened?
You don't want to know.
No. No.
Was he here?
He's cool.
Does he know?
He don't know nothin'.
Is he dumb?
Very dumb.
Dumb is dangerous.
Julia, you in there?
I got your damn money.
Julia!
Hey, karen!
What do you want?
Couple of packs
That's all.
You'll have to wait.
I'm out right now.
Okay, bring it in.
Jamison:
There's someone in there.
I think it's a woman.
Yeah, I was afraid of that.
Here's the tag.
Run this, please.
Right away,
Chief.
Is she in there alone,
I hope?
I think so.
We'll find out right now.
Did anyone call in
A missing person?
Do you think
This could be an accident?
I guess it could.
Julia lawrence,
Chief.
Lived over there
At shady glen.
You know her?
No.
But I know shady glen.
Oh, hello there
Mr. Madigan.
Chief forbes
Is expecting you.
Come on in.
Why thank you,
Sergeant, uh...
Shepard. Dee shepard.
Just dee really.
Dee? Ha! I always
Loved that name.
Well, thank you
Very much.
Mmm-hmm.
As soon as you're
Ready, doc.
Hmm.
Mr. Madigan.
Please.
Appreciate your time,
Chief.
That's what
I'm here for.
Is this about
Your employee,
Ramirez?
We're all really upset
About hector.
Can't believe somebody
Ran him down
And just drove on.
No, nor can i.
Did he have any problems
With anybody at work?
No, no. We're just
Like one big family.
There can be
Trouble in the
Best of families.
What are you
Driving at, chief?
You think somebody
Deliberately ran hector down?
Well, I have
To consider that.
Well...
If I knew anything,
Believe me,
I'd help you, chief.
But that's not
What I came in about.
Oh.
Put plainly,
I am gonna run.
Run.
For sheriff.
Oh.
Now I've got strong
Support in the city council.
In the business community.
And from just regular folk.
And I'm hopin'
To add your support.
Well, mr. Madigan,
A couple of things--
First, I try real hard
To stay out of politics.
Second, bill gillespie
Is a good friend of mine.
Oh, of course, of course.
But I hear he's not gonna run.
Well, he hasn't
Told me that.
I don't think
He'd want to run.
Not without support.
And besides, people are
Just plain tired of gillespie.
Well, sir,
If you run and become sheriff,
I look forward to a good
Professional relationship
With you.
In the meantime,
My office is always open.
Thanks for comin' in.
Well, i--
I guess that's fair enough.
Thanks for your time,
Chief.
Well, this must be
The place.
You lookin'
For julia?
You a friend of hers?
More like a neighbor.
She in some kind of trouble?
Dead.
Whoa. What happened?
Her car went into the lake.
Parker:
Excuse me, miss.
Do you know if she's
Got a key anywhere?
You don't need a key
To get into these things.
Thank you, ma'am.
Karen. Van--
Just karen.
Yes, ma'am.
Eww-whee!
Did she have
A boyfriend?
Yeah, I think so.
She wasn't exactly
House proud, was she?
Neither was
Her boyfriend.
Did her boyfriend
k*ll her?
Why should
Anybody k*ll her?
She just drive herself
Into the lake?
Maybe. Maybe not.
Well, lookie here.
And here.
That is a whole lot
Of cigarettes, isn't it?
Sure is.
Heck of a lot more
Than she'd ever use.
Karen, do you know
Who julia's boyfriend was?
Well, if she did have one,
He didn't come here.
I'd a known--
Ain't no secrets here.
Then you know why
She had all them
Cartons of cigarettes
In there, then.
No,
I think she just
Liked to smoke.
Thank you,
Karen.
( Starts car )
What's the deal?
Well, I reckon
Julia's boyfriend
Done her in.
You tell the cops anything?
Be right back.
Where you goin'?
Gonna get us
Some smokes.
Hey, doc.
Got a double homicide here.
Oh. She was pregnant.
How pregnant?
First trimester.
And you're sure
This was a homicide?
I believe she was
Unconscious when
Her car went off that dock.
She had a massive bruise
To the face.
Could this have been
Caused by impact?
Well, maybe,
But I doubt it.
It's all right here.
Hmm.
And there was nothin' else,
Like dr*gs or alcohol?
Not very recently.
But there was damage
To the nasal tissue--
Cocaine.
Thanks, doc.
Doc, suppose we
Had a suspect--
Could we get a dna match
From the fetus,
Legally identify
The father?
I believe you could.
You got a suspect?
No, not yet.
Anyway, the father
May not be the m*rder*r.
It's just an angle.
I'll send tissue to jackson--
Get it rolling.
Thanks, doc.
( Coins jingle )
Hi. In sparta,
The number for
Madigan wholesalers,
Please.
( Phone rings )
Warehouse.
It's for you, frank.
Frank: who is it?
I ain't your secretary.
Yo.
Karen: is this frank cole?
Who's this?
A friend of
The lady in the lake.
I don't know what in the hell
You're talkin' about.
Oh, don't you...
"Mr. Smokes"?
Well, I guess
The cops will.
You must be thinking
Of someone else.
Yeah?
Well, I'm guessin' you didn't
Want to keep the baby.
What do you want?
Haven't figured it out yet.
I'll call you
When I have,
And you best be in
A generous frame of mind.
( Smack )
How'd I do?
You done real good.
What's up?
Ain't nothin' up.
Just do your work.
Tilly: cops! Ha ha ha!
I don't know if
I should be happy or scared.
Be happy, tilly.
My heavens!
Look at this--
You got the chief here.
I told you I would.
Jambalaya catfish
With collards?
My number one item.
Sounds great to me.
Tilly, I want you
To tell the chief
What you told me
About him.
You're losin' popularity
With the women.
What am I doing wrong?
You ain't doin'
Nothin' wrong.
That's what's wrong.
You see, in order
To be romantic--
And therefore popular--
You've got to do
Something wrong.
But nothin' big.
Like you wouldn't
Need to...
To k*ll a man
And take his wife.
Takin' his wife
Would be enough.
Suppose I already
Had a wife?
Hmm...
Then you couldn't
Take a second,
But you could creep.
That means to philander.
But you got to
Get a wife first.
You can't creep unless you got
Somebody to creep on.
Now, all these women
Wanna be the one
You creepin' on
Or the one
You creepin' to.
And they gettin' mad waitin'
For you to pick one of 'em.
Thank you.
I'm gonna have to
See what I can do
To get more popular
Around here.
You better.
Meanwhile...
I'm sorry about this.
Oh, uh...
I saw that.
I've come to expect that.
Why do you think
They're running this now?
Why not just wait to see
If you're gonna run again?
I think they're trying
To keep me from running.
Yeah, well,
I wonder if madigan's
Not behind this,
Because he came by
To see me today.
Tried to enlist me
For the cause.
Oh, sure.
Madigan's a friend
Of holly's and that bunch,
And this fella that runs
That terrible newspaper.
But hamp, I can't
Worry about it.
It's politics,
Impure and simple.
Bill...
Are you gonna run again?
No.
But I don't want to
Say anything about it
Until I have to.
I don't think
A lame duck sheriff
Is good for the county.
I think it's very exciting
For certain excitable people.
Well, selfishly speaking,
I really wish
You'd run again.
Put some fire
In your bellies,
And some spring
In your step.
Did you take me serious
A few minutes ago?
Oh, I sure did.
Good.
'Cause you can't go wrong
Listenin' to indian tilly.
Thank you.
Okay, everybody.
Y'all know that
We're workin' two fatals.
The ramirez hit and run,
Which is beginning
To look like a m*rder,
And the lawrence drowning,
Which always
Looked like m*rder.
Now it appears there is
Gonna be a connection.
Lieutenant?
Well, we know from his wife
That ramirez sometimes
Spent the night
At the warehouse
When she threw him out.
What did he see
That would lead someone
To k*ll him?
Something he wasn't
Supposed to see.
In the middle
Of the night?
That's exactly when
He would see something
He wasn't supposed to.
Julia lawrence had cigarettes
All over her trailer.
Way too many--
I mean, it was ridiculous.
And most of madigan's business
Is wholesaling cigarettes.
You think she was ripping off
The madigan warehouse?
Not her, her boyfriend.
And who's that?
Seein' as how
There's no evidence
Of a break-in,
It would have to be
Someone who works there.
My guess is frank cole.
Parker: he's married,
But everybody knows
He's foolin' around.
Everybody says that,
But nobody's actually
Said they saw him
With miss lawrence.
Well, no sir,
They haven't.
No. Which means
We're gonna have to
Make this case
The old-fashioned way--
With one twist.
If we can get enough on cole
To get a search warrant,
We might be able
To nail him with a dna test.
I don't get it.
The drowned lady
Was pregnant.
If we can prove
That cole is the father,
We have a possible motive,
And opportunity for sure.
And can we get a warrant
To get the test?
So far, no.
But we are workin' on that.
Forbes:
Afternoon, judge.
Chief forbes.
I guess something
Must have thrown
My concentration.
Guess so.
This gonna take long?
I don't think so.
I'll catch up with you,
George.
Now, what's so important
This couldn't wait
Till tomorrow morning?
I need a search warrant.
For a blood test
On one frank cole.
Kerry madigan's guy.
I know frank.
Yes, sir.
We think he m*rder*d
Julia lawrence,
The woman who
Went into the lake.
Based on what?
Talkin' to him--
And certain facts.
Bottom line, judge,
A dna test would establish
His motive positively.
Oh, one of those things,
Huh?
Are you familiar
With the term "dragnet"?
Yes, sir.
Because a dragnet
Has been illegal
Since .
Otherwise you'd be out here
Testin' everybody once a week.
Have you got any hard evidence
That frank cole
Has committed a crime?
He got the girl pregnant,
And he k*lled her
And the child
She was carrying--
His child.
A test will prove it.
Warrant denied.
You're new here, chief.
I hope you'll be
Catchin' on to our ways soon.
Excuse me.
Harriet gillespie,
Can we take a minute
Of your time?
Well! It looks like
Your desk don't know
You're married!
Did I say you could
Take my picture?
You're in a public place.
You work for the public,
I work for a newspaper.
What do you want?
Your reaction to stories
That gillespie's gonna retire.
You know, preston,
You don't report the news,
You fabricate it.
Print that.
What about rumors
Of a ruckus on the council?
Consider the sourc--
Consider the source.
We both know who he is.
So you're confirming trouble.
I'm confirming
A breach of confidentiality
By your informant.
Well, as his wife,
Don't you want gillespie
To retire?
As his wife, preston,
I have this to say--
You have been
Attacking a man
Who's given his entire life
To this community.
He's got plenty of life left.
Doesn't he want to
Spend some time on himself
And his new bride?
( Camera shutter clicks )
It's time for you
To leave this office.
I'm gone, sugar.
Get out! Out!
Thank for
The cooperation!
Get out!
Call for frank cole,
Call for frank cole.
Yo.
Karen: I've decided
What I want.
Look, we don't allow
No personal calls.
Give me your number,
I'll call you back.
You must think
I'm really stupid.
You just wanna find out
Where I'm at, don't you?
Okay, you call me.
- In thirty minutes.
Better be there.
Jimmy!
Cover for me.
Sure thing, frank.
( Car phone rings )
Yeah.
Here's the deal.
Ten thousand,
We leave sparta,
All done.
You think I just have
Ten big ones lyin' around?
Well, I know
You can get it.
There's a phone
In tj's near the men's room.
You be there at eleven.
Okay?
Yeah.
Kerry! Thanks for coming.
You bet.
Hello, everybody.
Here, sit down.
Please.
I appreciate y'all
Havin' me here.
I wanted a chance
For my colleagues
To get to know you
Like I do.
Well, I'm an open book,
Ladies and gentlemen.
Ask away.
Mr. Madigan...
Do you have any previous
Law enforcement experience?
Sure do. m*llitary police.
'Nam, three tours.
You feel that
Kind of experience
Translates to sparta?
If there's one thing
That we know,
We've got to
Bring the whip down,
Got to get tough on crime.
Three strikes and you're out?
Hell--one strike
And you're out, with me.
Mr. Madigan,
You have a business.
How can you run that
And be sheriff?
I have a most capable staff
Whom I trust completely
To run my business.
Wholesale distribution
Isn't rocket science.
I know his people,
And they are first-rate.
Can you tell us
Something about
Why you'd like
To be sheriff?
Sure can, miss delong.
I've lived in this community
For a long while,
I'm successful,
And I've derived great benefit
From bein' here in sparta.
Now I want to
Give something back.
Why, mr. Madigan,
You've always had
That opportunity.
I don't recall ever seein' you
At any fund-raising events
Or civic functions.
Until last sunday.
Now, harriet,
I've got to object to that.
The man is here now--
I mean, ain't that
Good enough?
Miss delong has every right
To ask that question.
You're right.
I want to make up
For that,
And I think this is
The best way I can do that.
Is this your first step
Into politics?
Is that what this is
Really all about?
Mary, if you're trying
To make me cringe
By accusin' me
Of being political,
I'm gonna disappoint you.
'Cause I am political.
I'm political
Through and through.
I love politics,
And if politics wants
To take me to the
Highest peaks of promise,
I am ready to go.
Wow. Look out, washington,
Here he comes.
Maybe.
Why not?
Why not?
It's not that far.
It's not that far
In any way.
Just you take a hard look
At that place
And tell me if you see anybody
Who's that much different
Than me.
Go ahead, harriet.
Can you? Truthfully?
Mr. Madigan,
That is an unfair question.
Ain't he
One hell of a guy?
Ha ha ha ha!
Oh. Hey, jimmy.
How ya doin'?
I'm worried, man.
Shh!
Them cops ain't stupid,
You know?
What are you
Talkin' about?
I'm sayin' they ain't gonna
Stop sniffin' around here!
They don't give a damn...
Now, listen--
We got to deliver
Some smokes tonight.
I--i got a feeling
Something bad's gonna happen.
Yeah?
That maybe you gonna make
Some good money?
( Laughs )
I want you to meet me
At shady glen at eleven.
I'll meet you there.
Okay?
Okay.
I guess.
All right.
Now, get back to work.
The dark blue towel is yours,
The aquamarine one is mine.
They're both brand new.
Gillespie: what?
I said, the dark blue towel
Is yours!
What? The blue?
Yes.
Well, they're both
Kind of blue.
The dark one is yours!
I already started usin'
The other one.
What did you say?
Nothin'.
( Chuckling )
Just get dry.
( Laughing ) don't walk
On that polished floor
With your feet wet.
These new towels
Are permeated with
Something funny.
They don't hold water.
Give 'em a chance.
Rub harder.
The best thing
For dryin' off
Is the old-fashioned
Terry cloth robe,
Just like this one here.
Why don't you wear
That beautiful
Forest green robe
I bought for you?
Well, I just picked the one
My eye first fell on.
You look like a beet root,
Just pulled up.
( Chuckles )
I told off preston donner
On your behalf today.
Well, that was
A bad idea.
Wasn't my idea.
He came askin' for it.
Well, I don't need you
To fight my battles for me.
And I'll tell you
Somethin' else--
If you make an enemy
Of preston donner,
You can kiss your
Political ambitions goodbye.
Well, if it comes to that,
I'll kiss sparta goodbye.
Do you want to?
No, no.
And I don't have to.
Not yet. Maybe never.
This is my town
And I love it.
Of course,
I didn't love it
When living here
Was a nightmare.
Holly colmer's a throwback
To those days.
So is kerry madigan.
I can handle them.
Well, I was never
Very good at that stuff.
But isn't that
One of the reasons
You married me?
No. Not at all.
What in the world
Ever made you think that?
( Music blares
From nightclub )
Tracy:
Hey! Where's your manners?
Frank: got a lot
On my mind.
You always got
A lot on your mind.
Who's he with?
That is his wife.
I know it sounds corny,
But she could be his daughter.
Rumor has it
She had something on him
And made him marry her.
How come you know
So much about him,
Parker?
You know, you hear things
At tj's, partying and such.
Don't tell me this is where
You met your dream lady.
Is she gonna be in there?
Maybe.
( Chuckling )
Come on.
( Rock music blares )
What will
You have?
I'll have a cold sh**t.
She'll have a snowball.
What is "she"?
A cat's mother?
Keep it up, trace,
And you'll see.
I gotta make a phone call.
You stay here.
This place
Is pretty busy.
Well, you know
What it's like.
I give it six months,
Tops.
Hey, what's your problem?
It'll be your problem
If you don't git!
( Ringing )
This is cole.
Karen: got the money?
Yeah, I got it.
What's it in?
In a...brown bag.
Okay. Go out
The emergency exit.
Right outside,
You'll see a trash barrel.
Trash barrel, right.
Wait until you see
A motorcycle.
It'll flash its lights
Twice. Got it?
Yeah.
Drop the bag
Into the trash barrel.
Drop it in
The trash barrel.
Then back into tj's--fast.
Okay.
( Starts motor )
( Starts car )
What kind of dump
Is this?
A dump that
Needs some smokes.
Who cares?
So, where is he?
Don't make no sense.
Maybe he just come right out,
Put the money in, and split.
( Starts motor )
Gimme that box.
You open the door.
It's locked.
Stand back.
What's the deal?
Ain't they here?
Said he'd be
A little late,
But we ain't waitin'.
Open it up.
Give it a big pull.
Ain't they gonna mind
You breakin' in
Like this?
Too bad.
Go get another box.
Something's real wrong here.
Let's get outta here.
We gonna wait for this guy
And get paid?
Sorry, jimmy.
( Starts car )
( Phone rings )
Police emergency.
Hello, dispatch.
Okay. An interrupted
At shady glen.
Okay, thanks.
Shady glen.
That place sure
Keeps us busy.
Any unit, we have
An interrupted
At shady glen.
Please respond.
This is a set-up!
Who is that?!
Is he dead?
Let's get him
Out of here.
What are you
Talkin' about?!
Cole done this!
Get his feet!
( Both grunting )
( Siren blares )
Hold it!
Don't move your hands!
Lie down right now!
You too, ma'am!
Get down!
This one's gone.
How'd you k*ll him?
You don't understand--
I was set up!
What'd you
k*ll him with,
Fella?
I don't know!
I didn't do it!
( Jukebox plays )
There he is.
Where was he?
I don't know.
Men's room, I guess.
Where the hell
Have you been?
Nowhere, honey.
Just got talkin',
Was all.
Gimme another sh**t.
( Pager beeps )
It's the station.
They're beepin' us
With nines. It's urgent.
Someone you know?
No one I know.
They're stickin'
To their story.
They say
They were set up.
The prints on
The m*rder w*apon
Are sonny's.
Yeah. If it's a set-up,
It's a pretty good one.
How long was cole
Out of your sight?
So he could have
Gone on out the back.
Yeah, the exit's
Aren't alarmed.
Excuse me,
Chief.
Dr. Robb sent these over.
Personal effects
Of the deceased.
Said there's something
You should look at.
The license.
No...
This is too much.
Julia lawrence's
License.
Are we supposed to believe
That jimmy k*lled julia?
It'd be real nice for cole
If we did.
There's no way
We can get a warrant
On him, huh?
I couldn't.
Good afternoon,
Judge.
Gillespie, you're gonna
Have to excuse me.
I just need a moment
Of your time.
( Sighs ) I'll be
Just a minute.
So? What is it?
It's the matter
Of the search warrant
For frank cole.
I told forbes no.
I say the same to you--no.
Hmm.
Well, but, uh...
There's been
Another m*rder
Since then.
Look, even if you prove
That cole was the father
Of the unborn child,
You still haven't proved
That he k*lled the mother.
Judge, I need that warrant.
Let me remind you
Of somethin'.
( Conversation indistinct )
I appreciate
Your cooperation.
We can dispense with
The hypocritical niceties.
I'd like you to phone it in
As soon as possible.
I've got a telephone
Over in the car.
I have my own phone.
Oh, I see.
Well, that's all right, then.
( Car door slams,
Car starts )
( Car drives away )
( Both chuckling )
I take it you got
What you wanted.
Well, sure.
I just had to remind the judge
Of one or two things.
Like what?
What's it to you, missy?
Oh, nothing.
I lost a bet, though.
A bet about what?
About the warrant.
I bet someone two dollars
That you wouldn't get it.
Well...
Your confidence in your boss
Is deplorably low.
I thought judge simms
Was the one man in sparta
That wasn't afraid of you.
But it seems like
I was wrong.
Come on.
( Starts car )
( Chuckling )
Is there anything
You want to tell me?
No, sir.
What's this
All about?
We're gonna find out
In a minute.
Good morning,
Mr. Madigan.
Chief.
What can I do for you?
We're here
For frank cole.
What for?
Got a search warrant
On you, mr. Cole.
I ain't got
Nothin' to hide.
Go ahead and search
All you want.
Well, the warrant
Is on your body.
In particular,
For a blood sample.
What are you
Talkin' about, blood?
We just want
A couple of drops--
For a test.
This ain't righteous,
Man.
This is plain harassment,
Is what it is.
Madigan:
Just hold on
A minute.
Chief, just because
Jimmy rodman was crooked,
Got himself k*lled,
Doesn't give you cause
To harass cole.
Man, I ain't gonna
Give you no blood.
And if I ain't gonna
Give you no blood,
How you figure
You're gonna get it?
We're gonna take it,
Mr. Cole.
Why?
We're gonna run a dna test
To see if your blood
Matches up
With julia lawrence's
Unborn baby.
Ha ha ha ha!
That's good.
Ha ha ha ha!
Yeah,
That's right.
We think you're the father.
And if he was,
What in the world are you
Gonna charge him with?
And I personally believe
That the two of y'all
Are workin' a conspiracy here
To skim profits
And dodge taxes.
Since when is a county sheriff
A tax auditor?
Since never, mr. Madigan,
But what we're
Gonna try to do
Is nail you for grand theft,
And then let superior minds
Take it where they will.
Let's go, frank.
Hey-- hey!
Hey! Hey!
Madigan!
( Handcuffs click )
Madigan!
Hold on a minute!
Just hold on a minute,
Will ya?!
May I have a word
With my employee, please?
Fellas.
All right, now, frank--
Frank, listen to me.
Will you listen to me?
Now, we take care
Of our own,
And I'm gonna
Call you an attorney
Right away.
Yeah, I reckon
You will.
I will.
Hey, just take it easy!
Aauggh!
Appreciate all your help,
Mr. Madigan.
Yeah. And some people
Are gonna see this
For exactly what it is--
You're comin' after cole
To make me look bad.
Oh, yeah, people are
Gonna see it that way,
Sure 'nuff.
Chief, I got a
Business to run.
And gillespie,
I'll see you on election day.
Which election
Is that gonna be,
Mr. Madigan?
Well,
I've heard that you have
A number of
Future elections
In your mind.
Maybe even the highest
In the land...
If we don't catch you first.
Excuse me, chief, bill.
We just got the dna test
In from jackson.
Positive match
On frank cole.
No surprise there.
Would you take it directly
To the d.a.'S office, please?
On its way.
Well, I wonder if
The sparta herald's
Gonna give us an "attaboy"
For catching cole.
I'm not gonna
Hold my breath for it.
But maybe now they'll
Get off your back, though.
And maybe the moon
Is made of green cheese.
I wish we could get cole
To talk about his boss.
No, they need each other now
More than ever.
They won't turn and rat,
Neither one.
You're gonna have to
Work really hard to get cole
For just one
Of those murders.
And as for madigan,
You may not get him
For anything.
Well, you know he's still
Gonna run for sheriff.
And he's got a good chance,
Unless you run.
Well, I'm thinkin'.
You come to
Any conclusions?
Uh, just one--
I'm crazy.
That means you're gonna run.
It sure comes to
The same thing,
Doesn't it?
See you later, hamp.
( Chuckling )
Later, bill.
You certainly are
Bein' very mysterious
About it.
Well, if there's no mystery,
There's no surprise.
Well, I'm still
Gettin' over
My other surprise.
Oh, come on, now,
You knew very well
That if madigan ran
I was gonna have to run.
Now--
Look over here
To your right
At this magnificent craft.
What exactly is this?
This is my new bass boat.
But what happened to this
Nice floatin' patio boat?
Let's not think about this
Any more,
Because it's too slow,
I haven't got time for it.
Put your mind on this
Over here.
You expect me
To ride in this?
I expect you to drive this.
Me?!
Unless you're
Too scared.
I am not scared.
You just show me what to do,
And I'll do it, thank you.
Fine. Just step
Right in the boat.
Put yourself
Behind the wheel.
Now, over there
On your right
You'll see
The ignition key.
Now, you just turn that on
As if it were a car.
You've driven
A car, huh?
Yes.
All right,
Turn on the ignition.
( Motor starts )
Okay, now,
That's a throttle.
Don't do anything with that
Until I tell you.
All right, now,
Let barney push us off.
Now hit that throttle!
Bill!!!
Gillespie:
Sayonara!
♪ Ooh ♪
♪ ( In the heat of the night
Instrumental theme plays ) ♪
08x03 - By Duty Bound
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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.