In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995): Season 3, Episode 2 - In the Heat of the Night - full transcript

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♪ IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

♪ I'VE GOT TROUBLES
WALL TO WALL ♪

♪ IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

♪ YEAH

♪ MUST BE AN ENDING
TO IT ALL ♪

♪ OH

♪ BUT HOLD ON

♪ IT WON'T BE LONG

♪ JUST YOU BE STRONG

♪ AND IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT



♪ IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

♪ IN THE HEAT
OF THE NIGHT ♪

UP IN JACKSON, THE TRAFFIC
DEPARTMENT DOES THIS.

WELL, UP IN JACKSON,
THEY GOT TRAFFIC.

I HATE DIGGING HOLES.

NOT AS BAD AS I HATE

COMING OUT HERE
SUPERVISING YOU.

NOW GET WITH IT.

[LOUD MUSIC PLAYING
OVER SPEAKERS]

OH, SORRY, MELVIN.

I GOTTA RUN, REALLY.

OH, LOOK
AT THE TIME--5 A.M.

IF YOU WANNA CALL ME,

I'LL BE HERE
OR AT REHEARSAL, O.K.?



SURE.

O.K.
WHAT?

YOU ALL RIGHT,
LIZABETH?

DO I KNOW YOU?

WELL, YOU USED TO,

WHEN YOU LIVED ON JEPSON
AND I LIVED ON HARLEY.

WHY, I DECLARE!

BUBBA SKINNER?

YOU WANDERED OFF
TO ALABAMA.

YEAH, AND YOU
WANDERED OFF EVERYWHERE.

YEAH.

BUT WE BOTH
WANDERED BACK, HUH?

NO...I WAS DRAGGED.

I'M STILL BEIN'
DRAGGED.

I'M HERE FOR
THE TRI-COUNTY
BEAUTY CONTEST.

UH...BEAUTY CONTEST?

YOU'RE IN THAT SHOW?

SURE AM.

WE'LL SEE MORE OF YOU.
WE'RE DOING
THE AUDITORIUM SECURITY.

NO, YOU'RE DOING
SECURITY,
I'M GOING FISHING.

OH...

NO, NO, NO.

LIZABETH, WHY DON'T I
WALK YOU TO THE HOUSE?

O.K.

O.K.

EASY, NOW.

[DOOR OPENING]

LIZABETH!

LIZABETH, PLEASE COME IN!

IT'S AWFUL LATE
FOR PEOPLE

WITH THINGS TO DO
IN THREE HOURS.

LISTEN TO YOUR MAMA.

YOU NEED
YOUR BEAUTY REST.

YEAH...EXPECT I DO.

NIGHT, BUBBA.

GOOD NIGHT.

SWEET DREAMS.

[VOICE ECHOING]
STOP IT! LIZABETH!

STOP...

STOP IT!

SOMEBODY HELP ME!

SOMEBODY...HELP!

LIZABETH?

LIZABETH!

LIZABETH, HUSH!

YOU'RE YELLING.
EVERYBODY WILL
RUN IN HERE

TO SEE WHAT'S
THE MATTER.

WHAT IS WRONG
WITH YOU?

NOTHING, MAMA.

JUST HAVING A DREAM.

PEOPLE HAVE DREAMS,
YOU KNOW, MAMA.

DON'T DRINK,
AND YOU WON'T HAVE.

CHIEF: YOU WANT ME
TO DO WHAT?

HELP JUDGE
THE BEAUTY PAGEANT.

IT'D BE AN HONOR, BILL.

BUT THE THING IS
SATURDAY NIGHT.

HOW COME YOU COME
SO LATE TO HONOR ME?

ONE OF OUR JUDGES DIED.

WELL, NOW, WHY DON'T
YOU ASK A--A YOUNG MAN,

WHO'D BE MORE INTERESTED
IN THINGS LIKE THIS,

LIKE SWEET HERE?

PEOPLE HAVE NO CONFIDENCE
IN YOUNG JUDGES.

IS VIRGIL TIBBS
TOO YOUNG?

NO. HE'S JUST...WRONG.

HAS COLOR GOT ANYTHING
TO DO WITH THIS?

YES, IT HAS.

IT HAS?

WE'VE GOT TWO BLACK JUDGES.

BESIDES, I NEED SOMEBODY
LIKE VINCENT MURPHY,
THE JUDGE WE LOST--

SOMEBODY WHITE AND OLD.

[CHUCKLING]

I'M A BUSY MAN,
FOLSEY.

WELL, I WOULDN'T WORRY
ABOUT THE CHIEF,
MR. FOLSEY.

HE'S NEVER LET
THE COMMUNITY DOWN YET.

FOR A POSITIVE-TYPE
PERSON,

YOU'RE LOOKING
REAL NEGATIVE NOW.

AM I?

CONFIDENTIALLY,
THAT FROWN SPOILS
YOUR LOOKS.

I DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY, DO I?

I'M NOT THE ONE ENTERING
A BEAUTY PAGEANT.

"THE ULTIMATE
EXPLOITATION
OF OUR SOCIETY'S WOMEN."

QUOTE ME ACCURATELY,
DINA.

I NEVER SAID
"ULTIMATE."

EXPLOITATION, MAYBE,
BUT IT'S MY BEST CHANCE.

I'VE KICKED
THE DRUGS AND BOOZE

AND SAVED ENOUGH MONEY
TO ENTER IN STYLE.

AND I THINK I CAN WIN.

A LITTLE BEAUTY PAGEANT
IN A LITTLE SOUTHERN TOWN.

BUT AFTERWARD,

A BIG MODELING
SCHOLARSHIP
UP IN NEW YORK.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

DINA, HEY!

HI, TERRY!

DINA!

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

SEE YOU LATER.

PHONE THE GARAGE--
SEE IF MY CAR'S READY.

I SEE DINA.
SHE'S YOUR COMPETITION
IN THIS THING.

LIZABETH:
SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL.

YOU'RE GONNA WIN,
I GUARANTEE IT.

HOLD YOUR SHOULDERS
BACK, DON'T SLOUCH.

ARE YOU SURE YOU WEREN'T
A MARINE DRILL SERGEANT
IN ANOTHER LIFE?

IN ANOTHER LIFE,
I WAS MUCH
MORE IMPORTANT

THAN I AM
IN THIS ONE.

BYE, MAMA.

HEY!

GIRL: HOW WAS YOUR TRIP?

LIZABETH: OH, IT WAS GREAT!
PALM TREES,
JACUZZIS,

AND A LOT
OF CUTE GUYS.

DINA, HI.

HI.

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?

I'VE BEEN BUSY.

TERRY: SOMEBODY TELL ME
I LOOK TERRIFIC.

I NEARLY DIED
LOSING 15 POUNDS.

YOU LOOK TERRIFIC,
TERRY.

JILL, WAIT!

HEY...

WHAT HAPPENED?

WE WERE FRIENDS.
WHAT DID I DO?

FORGET IT.

LIZABETH: I WISH I COULD.

I CAN'T. I EVEN HAD
A BAD DREAM.

YOU WERE CALLING OUT FOR HELP
AND I COULDN'T GET TO YOU.

DID THAT EVER HAPPEN?

YOU'RE REALLY
ASKING THAT?

I CAN'T REMEMBER.

WELL, WE DID SOME THINGS,
WE PARTIED.

LOT OF STUFF WENT
OUT OF MY HEAD.

TELL ME, WHAT?

YOU'VE JUST GOT TO KNOW.

SALLY PAT HAS HAD COSMETIC
SURGERY ON HER BUTT.

IS HE WAITING FOR YOU?

WE'RE LATE, LET'S GO.

DINA! DINA!

MAN: BIG SMILES, GIRLS.
LOTS OF PERSONALITY.

COME ON.

ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD!

FOR A FIRST REHEARSAL,

YOU'RE DOING FINE,
REAL FINE.

LET'S KNOCK IT OFF
FOR TONIGHT.

TELL YOU WHAT, UH,
TOMORROW MORNING...

NO BOYFRIENDS
AT THE SWIMSUIT REHEARSAL.

LEAVE THAT
HOOTIN' AND HOLLERIN'

FOR SATURDAY NIGHT.
[LAUGHS]

O.K., THANK YOU.

SEE YOU LATER,
THANKS FOR COMING.

HE ACTUALLY THINKS
HE'S FUNNY?

HE IS.

LET'S GET
SOME COFFEE.

YOU FEELING BETTER?

I'M FEELING GREAT.
WHY SHOULDN'T I?

A DANCE NUMBER...

YEAH?

I SWUNG AROUND
LIKE THIS...WHOA...

I THOUGHT YOU
WERE GOING FISHING.

THAT'S STILL
AN OPTION,

AFTER I CHECK
THE SECURITY LAYOUT.

I FEEL SAFER ALREADY.

THE MIAMI POLICE
AREN'T NEARLY
AS REASSURING.

MIAMI? WHEN
WERE YOU IN MIAMI?

THE PAST FEW MONTHS,

TAKING SINGING LESSONS
AND DANCING LESSONS.

CAN I LET YOU IN
ON A SECRET?

LIZABETH,
I COULDN'T STOP YOU.

REMEMBER WHEN
YOU PLAYED FOOTBALL?

YEAH, LONG AGO.

I WAS PRESIDENT
OF THE BUBBA BOD FANS.

THE WHAT?

GIRLS WHO THOUGHT
YOU HAD THE GREATEST BODY
IN ALL OF MISSISSIPPI.

[CHUCKLES]

JUST A BUNCH
OF YOUR EVERYDAY,
OVERSEXED KIDS.

BUBBA BODY CLUB.

OH, MY GOD.

MAN: GIVE ME THE NUMBER OF
THE DEVERAUX BOUTIQUE.

WOMAN: HOLD FOR
YOUR NUMBER, PLEASE.

WOMAN: YOU KNOW,
I'M NOT LIKE THIS,

BUT...I'M GONNA RISK
THE SIN OF PRIDE

TO TELL YOU GALS
I'VE OUTDONE MYSELF.

ISN'T THIS SOMETHING?

IT IS BEAUTIFUL.

WE'VE GOT
TWO WINNERS--

THE GOWN
AND THE GAL.

I'M NOT SO SURE
ABOUT THE GAL.

LISTEN AT HER,
WILL YA?

HEY, WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

WHY?

THE GIRL
I DROVE THIS MORNING
HAD CONFIDENCE.

IT'S PAGEANT JITTERS.

THEY COME AND THEY GO.

I HAVE SOME SHOPPING
OF THE GROCERY KIND
TO DO.

ENOUGH OF THIS
FANCY BOUTIQUING.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER?

RIGHT, LATER.

[SHOP DOOR
BELL RINGS]

IT'S A SHAME
WHAT HAPPENED
TO MRS. TIBBS.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

DEVERAUX BOUTIQUE,
MAY I HELP YOU?

MAN: LET ME SPEAK
TO DINA.

DINA!

FOR YOU!

IT'S A MAN.

HELLO?

IT'S CLAY.
HI.

I BEEN WATCHING YOU,
BEAUTIFUL.

WHERE ARE YOU?

RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.

HEH, HEH, HEH, HEH.

I WANNA SEE YOU.

WHY?

I'LL TELL YOU
AT MY OFFICE.

YOU BE THERE AT 9:30.

[LOUD MUSIC PLAYING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

GIRL: BOBBY! IF YOU DO THAT
ONE MORE TIME...

MAN 1: WHERE'S THE PUNCH?

MAN 2: RIGHT BACK HERE.

MAN 1: WHERE'S THE PUNCH?

C'MON, HONEY,
GIVE THAT POOR BOY
SOME AIR, HUH?

WHOA, WHOA,
WHOA, WHOA.

HEY, OFFICER.
AS LONG AS YOU'RE HERE,

I'D LIKE TO REPORT
A SEX CRIME.

DON'T YOU WISH?

BUBBA... WELCOME.

HELLO, LIZZY.

WHERE'S THE HOST
OF THIS PARTY?

HE WENT TO HIS OFFICE.
HE'LL BE BACK.

THE NEIGHBORS
ARE COMPLAINING
ABOUT THE NOISE.

TELL THEM
TO DROP IT DOWN.

RELAX AND HAVE A DRINK.

DRINKING NEVER DID
RELAX ME MUCH,

AND BESIDES,
I'M STILL ON DUTY.

JUST TELL THEM
TO EASE UP SOME, HUH?

I KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE THINKING--

I SHOULDN'T DRINK
A FEW NIGHTS
BEFORE THE PAGEANT.

RULES AND ALL THAT.

THAT'S NONE
OF MY BUSINESS, NOW.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

HMM?

IT ISN'T.

AND WHO ARE YOU?

WELL, I AM
THE HOST.

OH, WELL, THEN,
YOU'RE MY BUSINESS.

SETTLE THEM DOWN
IN THERE,

OR SETTLE YOUR BUTT
IN MY CAR,

AND I'LL HAUL YOU IN
FOR DISTURBING
THE PEACE.

HOLD IT DOWN IN HERE!

YOU BE CAREFUL, HUH?

UH, BUBBA, UM...

I'M GONNA NEED
A RIDE.

A RIDE?
UH, WHERE TO?

HOME.

I'D RATHER NOT HAVE
MR. MASON DRIVE ME.

DO YOUR CIVIC DUTY
TO A GIRL IN DISTRESS.

PICK ME UP IN AN HOUR, O.K.?

YOU'LL STILL BE ON DUTY?

YEAH...YEAH.

CHIEF: BUON GIORNO, SIGNORE.
COME VA?

THE ANSWER'S
AT THE TOP THERE.

BENE, GRAZIE.
E LEI?

WHAT AM I HEARING
IN THERE?

CHIEF HEARD
ABOUT THESE ITALIANS
WHO MAKE SCOOTERS

LOOKING
FOR FACTORY SITES.

IDEA'S TO MAKE 'EM
FEEL AT HOME.

THEY'LL FEEL
FAR FROM HOME.

I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU SPOKE
THAT THERE ITALIAN.

I LEARNED SOME
DURING THE WAR.

WHICH WAR
WOULD THAT BE?

THE BIG ONE, SON.

I MARRIED AN ITALIAN
AND LEARNED LOTS MORE.

NOW HE'S TEACHING ME
SOME, POCO A POCO.

YEAH, SEE? POCO A POCO,
"LITTLE BY LITTLE."

LITTLE BY LITTLE,
THAT'S VERY GOOD.

ECCO CAFE, SIGNORE.
DESIDERA?

SI, GRAZIE.

ONE OF THESE DAYS,
I'M GONNA BE SINGING
FIGARO.

HEY, BABY.

WHAT'S WRONG?

I PHONED DINA RAINES
AT THE MOTEL.

THE CLERK SAID
SHE ISN'T ANSWERING
TO ANYBODY.

WHO'S SHE?

A GIRL IN THE PAGEANT,
CHIEF--

SOMEONE I'M
PRETTY CONCERNED ABOUT.

I'D GO WITH YOU,

BUT I HAVE TO STAY
AND WAIT FOR
SOME PHONE CALLS.

I'M SORRY.

NO, I'LL SEND SOME
OF THE BOYS WITH YOU.

JAMISON AND SWEET THERE,

GO WITH MRS. TIBBS.

YES, SIR.

MAY I GO, TOO?

YEAH, SURE, YOU CAN.

[SIREN]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

ALTHEA: DINA?

[KNOCK] DINA!

OH! OH, MY GOD.

DINA...

IT'S SWEET
AT THE KLING MOTEL.

I NEED AN AMBULANCE HERE.
IT'S AN EMERGENCY.

IT'S NO USE, MRS. TIBBS,
SHE'S DEAD.

DINA, WHY'D YOU DO IT?

WHY DID YOU DO IT?

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

YOU FIND A NOTE
WRITTEN BY THE GIRL?

NO, SIR, NO NOTE.

HMM...

CHIEF, I FOUND THIS BOX
WITH DINA'S NAME ON IT.

WHERE?

OUT BY THE INCINERATOR.
SHE MUST HAVE THROWN
SOMETHING IN THE FIRE.

SHOW IT TO THE LAB
WITH A SAMPLE OF ASHES
FROM THE INCINERATOR.

YES, SIR.

CHIEF?YEAH?

I THINK
I FOUND HER DIARY.

CHIEF: "DAY BY DAY
WITH DINA RAINES."

YOU GONNA BE
ALL RIGHT FROM HERE?

MAMA WENT
TO MARSHALSBURG

TO VISIT
AUNT PHOEBE.

WELL, YOU MAKE SURE
YOU LOCK THAT DOOR,
YOU HEAR?

DO YOU LOOSEN UP ANY
WHEN YOU SAY GOOD NIGHT
TO A GIRL?

WELL, I THINK
I'M LOOSE ENOUGH.

WHY NOT COME UPSTAIRS
AND TUCK ME IN?

NO, UH...
I BETTER NOT DO THAT.

OH.

WELL...

THEN I GUESS I'LL JUST
HAVE TO SETTLE FOR...

FOLSEY: I'M AS SHOCKED
AS ANYBODY ELSE.

APPARENTLY, SHE'S TAKEN
THIS MEDICATION BEFORE.

SHE COULDN'T GET
TO SLEEP LAST NIGHT,

SHE WAS A LITTLE TENSE,
SHE TOOK SOME PILLS.

THEY DIDN'T WORK,
SHE TOOK MORE.

WE'VE GOT A TRAGIC CASE
OF OVERDOSE,

BUT NOT, FOR PETE'S
SAKE, A SUICIDE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW ALL THAT?

ISN'T IT BEST FOR
THE POOR GIRL'S IMAGE

IF THAT'S THE STORY?

IMAGE?

NOTHING WILL AFFECT
HER IMAGE NOW.

I MEAN THE WAY
WE REMEMBER HER.

DON'T LET THAT
BE SPOILED.

I CAN'T CALL THIS
AN ACCIDENT.

MR. TIBBS,
THINK ABOUT WHAT
THE CHIEF IS SAYING.

THIS BEAUTIFUL GIRL,
A ROLE MODEL

TO YOUNG PEOPLE
OF YOUR RACE,

AND BILL GILLESPIE
WOULD LET THAT
BE SPOILED!

MR. FOLSEY, I'M AFRAID
WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.

A PIECE OF ADVICE--

IF I WERE YOU,
I'D BE MORE COOPERATIVE
WITH MY REAL FRIENDS.

I MEAN, ONES
THAT LOOK LIKE ME.

YOU'RE LOSING
SOME OF US.

YOU NEED ALL OF US.

O.K., I WANT THE GIRLS

THAT ARE INVOLVED IN
THAT INTERNATIONAL
NUMBER UP HERE.

ALL RIGHT, GIRLS,
COME ON, COME ON.

IF YOU WALK OUT THERE
LOOKING LIKE THAT,

WE WON'T
EVEN GET TO JACKSON.

MAMA, DINA DIED LAST NIGHT.

AND IT'S TRAGIC,

BUT THOSE OTHER GIRLS
WILL DO THEIR BEST.

YOU'VE GOT TO DO YOURS.

WE WERE FRIENDS, THEN
SHE WANTED TO AVOID ME.

WHATEVER HAPPENED
BETWEEN YOU IS PAST.

FOLSEY: LIZABETH?

WE'RE WAITING ON YOU.

SHE'LL BE
RIGHT THERE.

THIS COLOR'S BECOMING.
I'M GLAD WE BOUGHT IT.

YOU, ELIZABETH?

NOW, BETTER
GET MOVING.

FOLSEY: ALL RIGHT, GIRLS, UH,

LET'S GIVE ME
A "V" RIGHT HERE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING
OVER, MRS. TIBBS.

I, UH...WELL, I MIGHT AS
WELL GET RIGHT TO IT...

AND, UH, SHOW YOU THIS.

THAT'S
A YOUNG GIRL'S DIARY

THAT I WAS READING
LAST NIGHT.

I FELT I HAD TO.

IT'S EMBARRASSING
IN SOME WAYS,

BUT VERY SWEET
IN MANY OTHER WAYS.

YOU WERE MENTIONED
A LOT IN THERE.

SHE WAS
VERY FOND OF YOU.

SHE LOOKED UP AT YOU
LIKE A BIG SISTER.

I KNOW.

DID YOU
FIND OUT ANYTHING?

WELL, THERE'S
QUITE A BIT WRITTEN
ON EVERY PAGE,

EXCEPT FOR, UH,
LAST MAY THE 12th.

UH, NOW, YOU NOTICE,
UH, ON MAY THE 11th,

LIZABETH
WAS IN TOWN FOR
SOMEBODY'S WEDDING,

AND THERE WERE LOTS
OF PARTIES GOING ON.

LIZABETH CALLED
DINA, WHO WAS HERE,

TO ONE SUCH PARTY.

YOU CAN READ IT
RIGHT THERE.

"I'M NOT SURE
IF I WANT TO GO,

"BUT I'M GOING
TO CALL HER BACK
AND SAY SURE, WHY NOT."

YEAH. NOW READ
WHAT IT SAYS

ON THE 12th.

ALTHEA: "I WAS CRAZY TO GO.
CRAZY."

SOMETHING HAPPENED
TO HER, CHIEF.

DID DINA RAINES...

DID DINA RAINES
HAVE ANY HISTORY

OF MENTAL PROBLEMS OR...

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE?

SHE TOLD ME SHE USED TO
HAVE BOUTS OF DEPRESSION

WHEN SHE WAS 15 OR 16.

I RECENTLY SAW HER
GO THROUGH ONE

WHEN SHE TRIED TO BREAK UP
WITH HER PARENTS.

DRUGS HAVE ANYTHING
TO DO WITH THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU
AND VIRGIL GONNA DO?

OH, WELL, WE'VE GOT

THE BOYS OUT, UH,

QUESTIONING EVERYBODY

SHE SAW YESTERDAY,

AND CHECKING OUT

EVERYTHING SHE DID.

VIRGIL'S GONNA
TALK TO LIZABETH

THIS AFTERNOON.

I'VE GOT TO CALL
LIZABETH'S MAMA

AND TALK TO HER.

I PARKED MY CAR
OUTSIDE THE AUDITORIUM,

AND MET UP WITH DINA
AND LIZABETH.

WE WERE COMING INSIDE,

AND DINA
NOTICED SOMETHING.

IT WAS A CAR PARKED
ACROSS THE STREET.

THE MAN IN IT
KEPT LOOKING AT US.

DINA KNEW WHO HE WAS.

SHE GOT ALL STRESSED OUT.

UH, WHAT ABOUT THE CAR?

I THINK IT WAS A CAMARO.

IT WAS RED--A NEW CAR.

O.K.

EXCUSE ME.

MS. HAGEN.

YES.I'M, UH...

GOOD AFTERNOON.

COULD WE...

I'M CHIEF GILLESPIE.

HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

I'M INVESTIGATING
THE DEATH OF THIS
GIRL, DINA RAINES.

YOU'RE TALKING TO
ALL THE GIRLS, I GUESS.

YES, MA'AM.

AND IF YOU DISCOVER
WHY SHE DID IT,

WILL THAT HELP ANYBODY?

I HOPE IT WILL.

CAN'T WE JUST LET HER
REST IN PEACE?

WE SURELY CAN, MA'AM,

BUT I HAVE TO FIND OUT
WHY SHE DEPARTED
THIS EARTHLY REALM.

DINA'S TROUBLE
WAS ONLY WHAT SHE
MADE FOR HERSELF.

GOOD GIRLS
DON'T EVER
HAVE TO BE AFRAID

OF ANYBODY
TELLING ON THEM, CHIEF.

TELLING WHAT, MS. HAGEN?

OH, JUST A FIGURE
OF SPEECH.

DINA WAS A STRONG CONTENDER
IN THIS BEAUTY CONTEST.

I MEAN,
SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN
STIFF COMPETITION

FOR LIZABETH,
WOULDN'T SHE?

I HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING.

GUESS WE'LL NEVER
KNOW NOW, WILL WE?

WELL, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR HELP, MS. HAGEN.

YOU AND DINA WENT
TO SOME PARTY.

THAT'S OUR INFORMATION.

MR. TIBBS, THINK BACK
TO WHAT YOU DID ON THE 11th.

REMEMBER ANY SPECIFICS? [CHUCKLES]

WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

MAY 11th IS THE DAY
AFTER MY BIRTHDAY.

I SPENT THE ENTIRE DAY
RECOVERING.

TELL ME SOMETHING--

COULD THE PARTY HAVE
BEEN AT CLAY MASON'S,

LIKE THE OTHER NIGHT?

COULD HAVE BEEN
AT 20 DAMN HOUSES.

I DON'T THINK SO--
NOT IN SPARTA.

NOW, TRY TO RECALL.

YOU WERE HERE
ON A QUICK VISIT.

WHO GAVE THE PARTY?

I CAME
FOR LAINEY'S WEDDING.

THERE WAS MORE
THAN ONE PARTY.

I JUST WANNA
KNOW ABOUT
THE ONE ON THE 11th.

THAT'S ALL.

MAYBE LAINEY'S SISTER
GAVE IT,

I CAN'T REMEMBER.

DO YOU REMEMBER
IF ANYONE WAS
USING ANY DRUGS?

NOT THAT I SAW.

I HAD TO LEAVE EARLY.

JUST LIKE NOW. I'M LATE
FOR AN APPOINTMENT.

MAY I GO?

GO ON.

IT WAS ABOUT 4:00
YESTERDAY.
MRS. TIBBS HAD LEFT,

AND THEN THE PHONE CALL
CAME FOR DINA.

I THINK IT CAME FROM
A MAN IN A CAR.

DID YOU ASK WHO HE WAS?

NO, I DIDN'T,

BUT HE SOUNDED LIKE
A YOUNG FELLAH--A WHITE.

AND WHAT
DOES WHITE SOUND LIKE?

[LAUGHS]
LIKE YOU, SUGAR PIE.

SO, WHAT'S WRONG?

WHAT HAPPENED WITH DINA
AFTER I LEFT THAT PARTY?

THE ONE LAST MAY?

WHY?

SHE WAS COLD TO ME
AFTER THAT PARTY,

I WANNA KNOW WHY.

YOU SHOULD HAVE ASKED HER
BEFORE SHE TOOK THOSE PILLS.

WHAT HAPPENED?

IT'S ANCIENT HISTORY.

IT'S NOT TO THE POLICE.

WHY DON'T YOU STAY
AWAY FROM THAT COP?

LET GO OF ME, DAMN IT!

TELL ME, OR I'LL ASK
THAT COP TO FIND OUT.

ALL RIGHT, BUT YOU AIN'T
GONNA LIKE IT.

LOOKS LIKE
YOU FOLLOWED ME HERE.

YEAH, YEAH.

WHY, TO TALK ABOUT DINA?

WE CAN TALK ABOUT YOU,
IF YOU'D LIKE.

LET'S GO IN.

DADDY MADE FUN OF THESE.

SAID HE WISHED THEY
WERE FOR GOLF OR RIDING.

YOU KNOW,
SOMETHING
HE COULD RESPECT.

HE CALLED THIS
"THE LIZABETH HAGEN
MEMORIAL ROOM."

I WONDER HOW MANY
OF THESE DINA HAD.

SHE HAS A COUPLE.

THREE, I THINK.

WE USED TO SAY
THEY WERE LIKE A LADDER.

YOU KNOW, STEPS GOING UP.

YEAH, YOU GOTTA WATCH
OUT FOR THEM LADDERS.

SAME STEPS TO CARRY
YOU UP, CARRY YOU DOWN.

YOU'D HAVE HIT IT OFF
WELL WITH MY DADDY.

SO, YOUR AUNT
EDNA MAY

KNOWS THE HAGENS
PRETTY WELL?

KNEW THEM, CHIEF,

WHEN THEY USED
TO LIVE HERE REGULAR.

BEFORE THEY STARTED
CHASING CONTESTS.

THIS MIGHT BE YOURS.

SO WHY YOU EATING IT?

JEEZ, SWEET.

CHIEF: I MUST HAVE
MISSED SOMETHING

AS THE YEARS
WENT FLYING BY, BUT...

I ALWAYS THOUGHT

IF A GIRL
WENT INTO A PAGEANT,

THAT'S IT, WIN OR LOSE,
THE ONE AND ONLY.

NO MORE.

THEY GOT MISS THISs
AND MISS THATs EVERYWHERE NOW.

THEY GOT PUBLICITY
TO BE GOT,

PRIZES TO BE WON,
AND THE CHANCE OF SOMEBODY
IMPORTANT SEEING THEM.

OH. BUT WHAT ABOUT
LIZABETH'S DADDY?

DID HE CHASE THESE CONTESTS
LIKE THE MAMA?

NO, SIR.

WALDEN B. HAGEN NEVER
STIRRED HIMSELF MUCH.

OH, IS THAT
WALDEN B. HAGEN,

THE DISGRACEFUL DRINKER?

[CHUCKLES] YES, SIR.

OH, A VERY FAMOUS DRINKER

WHO HARDLY LEFT
HIS LAKE COTTAGE.

HE DIED THERE
OF A STROKE.

WHO'S OUT THERE NOW?

NOBODY.
MS. HAGEN STORES
HER STUFF THERE,

BUT SHE DOESN'T
WANNA LIVE THERE.

MOSQUITOES?

NO, DEEP SADNESS.

CHIEF, YOU THINK
LIZABETH HAGEN

KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT
THAT BLACK GIRL?

YES, PARKER,
THAT IS WHAT WE THINK.

IF ANYBODY CAN FIND OUT
FOR SURE, IT'S BUBBA.

MM...

YOU KNOW, YOU TWO
WERE REALLY SOMETHING.

IS IT REGULAR THAT
TWO GIRLS WHO COMPETE

BECOME GOOD FRIENDS
LIKE YOU AND DINA?

NOT OFTEN,

AND ESPECIALLY NOT
A BLACK AND WHITE GIRL.

YOU KNOW
HOW IT IS.

LOTS OF THINGS
HAVE CHANGED,

LOTS OF THINGS HAVEN'T.

BUT THERE WAS
ALWAYS SOMETHING
BETWEEN DINA AND ME.

IT WAS THERE
THE MINUTE WE MET.

SOME MAGIC THING,

AS IF WE'D ALWAYS
BEEN TOGETHER.

OF COURSE, WE WEREN'T.

AS IF WE'D BEEN BROUGHT UP
CLOSER THAN SISTERS.

WE ALWAYS KNEW
WHAT WE WERE THINKING,

AND WE ALWAYS
THOUGHT ALIKE.

BUT, OF COURSE, YOU HAD
DIFFERENT FRIENDS, HUH?

WE HAD NOFRIENDS.

JUST PEOPLE--MEN, MOSTLY,

WHO WE THOUGHT
COULD DO US GOOD.

MEN WHO CAME UP
WITH PHONY PROMOTIONS.

FAKES, USERS, LIARS.

WOMEN CAN SEE LYING
IN OTHER WOMEN,

BUT MEN FOOL US
EVERY TIME.

DINA AND I
WERE BOTH HURT--

SHE MORE THAN I.

SOMETHING HAPPENED
TO DINA THIS PAST WEEK--

SOMETHING THAT
PUSHED HER OVER THE EDGE.

AND I BELIEVE YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT SOMETHING WAS.

AND I BELIEVE
YOU WANNA TELL ME.

PUT YOUR ARM
AROUND ME, O.K.?

[SOBBING]

THAT'LL DO IT, BUBBA.
WE'LL WRAP THIS UP TODAY.

YEAH, BYE.

THIS IS THE LAB REPORT
ON DINA'S CARDBOARD BOX.

TELL ME WHAT IT IS,
AND KEEP IT SIMPLE.

"TRACES
OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES

"FOUND INSIDE
THE CONTAINER,

"ALONG WITH OTHER
SUBSTANCES PRESENT,

"INDICATE THE CONTAINER
HELD PHOTOGRAPHS."

PHOTOGRAPHS SHE THREW
IN THAT INCINERATOR.

THEY COULD HAVE BEEN JUST
OLD PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHS.

OR SOME
EMBARRASSING ONES.

SOME MODELS MAKE EXTRA
BUCKS POSING FOR NUDIES.

WHY NOT GO ALL THE WAY
AND GUESS PORNOGRAPHY?

CHIEF? I JUST CHECKED
ON THOSE PHONE CALLS

MADE FROM
CLAY MASON'S CAMARO.

THE MOST RECENT WENT TO
MISS DEVERAUX'S BOUTIQUE.

DINA RAINES TOOK A CALL
FROM THAT GUY IN THERE.

THEN SHE KILLED HERSELF
A FEW HOURS LATER.

OH. LISTEN, YOU GET
THAT MS. HAGEN,

AND BRING HER IN
TO SEE ME THIS AFTERNOON.

YES, SIR.

IN FACT, I WANNA SEE EVERYBODY
CONNECTED WITH THIS TODAY,

BECAUSE I'M BEGINNING
TO SMELL

THE ANSWER
TO THE BIG QUESTION,

AND THE ODOR
IS NOT VERY GOOD.

IT'S NOT VERY GOOD.

GIRLS, UH, GATHER ROUND.

MRS. TIBBS HAS SOMETHING
SHE NEEDS TO SAY TO YOU.

DINA WAS HAVING PROBLEMS
WITH HER FAMILY,

SO I THINK I CAN
BE HER FAMILY NOW.

I CARED FOR HER VERY MUCH.

SHE WAS A BEAUTIFUL GIRL--

INWARDLY, AS WELL
AS OUTWARDLY.

SHE WASN'T PERFECT.

SHE WAS WORKING HARD
TO CHANGE.

FOR SOME REASON,
SHE JUST STOPPED TRYING.

NOW, IF ANYONE HERE
KNOWS WHY SHE STOPPED,

PLEASE LET US KNOW.

THANK YOU, GIRLS.

ELIZABETH?

IF I'M GONNA MAKE THIS
CONTEST, I'D BETTER GO...

N-NO, THE CHIEF'S
WAITING ON YOU NOW.

LET'S GET IT OVER WITH.

THERE'LL BE TIME
TO GET READY.

COME ON, NOW, LET'S GO.

LIZABETH PHONED ME.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE
SHE WAS LAST NIGHT,
BUT SHE IS ALL RIGHT.

MM, WELL, WE'RE GONNA
HAVE A MEETING HERE.

WHAT ABOUT?

ABOUT DINA RAINES--

HER SUICIDE.

WHO WILL BE HERE?

LIZABETH'S
GOING TO BE HERE--

SHE'S TALKED
TO MY OFFICER,

AND HE'S BRINGING HER--
AND CLAY MASON AND YOU.

I REFUSE.

I CAME HERE
WITH THIS OFFICER

MERELY OUT OF COURTESY.

THANK YOU.
WE'LL NEED YOU HERE.

YOU'LL DO WITHOUT ME.

I DEMAND TO BE RETURNED
TO MAGNOLIA HOUSE.

I INSIST THAT YOU STAY.

ARE YOU ARRESTING ME?

NO, I'M TRYING
TO SPARE YOU AN ARREST.

ARREST FOR WHAT?

FOR CONSPIRING
TO COMMIT EXTORTION.

NOW, YOU'RE GONNA
BE HERE FOR A WHILE,

SO MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE,

PLEASE SIT DOWN.

MR. MASON.

WHAT?
WHAT'S GOING ON?

HEY, YOU CAN'T...
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

WE HAVE A WARRANT
TO SEARCH THESE PREMISES.

CHIEF WANTS
TO TALK TO YOU.
CHARLIE, TAKE HIM.

WE ALL KNOW
THAT THE GIRL
KILLED HERSELF.

WHAT MORE
DO YOU WANT?

I WANNA UNDERSTAND IT.

I WANNA KNOW
ABOUT A PARTY LAST MAY--

A PARTY
DINA RAINES WAS AT.

I CAN'T HELP YOU.

YES, HE CAN!

HE GAVE THAT PARTY.
I WAS THERE, TOO.

VIRGIL: DID YOU SEE DINA
AFTER SHE LEFT
THE PARTY?

UH, TWO DAYS AFTER.

SHE TELL YOU
WHAT HAPPENED?

SOMETHING AWFUL,
SHE SAID, THAT'S ALL.

HOW WAS SHE WHEN
YOU LEFT THE PARTY?

SHE'D HAD
A COUPLE OF DRINKS,

DONE A FEW LINES.

DONE WHAT?

SNORTED COCAINE.

BUT...I THOUGHT
SHE WAS OFF OF THAT.

MASON GOT HER
BACK ON IT.

IS ALL THIS
I'M HEARING SO?

I'M ADVISING MY CLIENT
NOT TO ANSWER.

ELIZABETH SAYS
YOUR CLIENT'S
IN THE BUSINESS

OF TAKING
PORNO PICTURES.

DID HE TAKE PICTURES
OF DINA, TOO?

I THINK HE DID.
THERE WERE TWO MEN
AT THE PARTY

THAT WORKED FOR HIM
THAT WAY.

WAS SHE WILLING
TO POSE WITH THOSE MEN,

OR WAS SHE AFFECTED
BY YOUR COCAINE

AND ALCOHOL?

DON'T ANSWER.

I AM NOT
IN THE PORNO BUSINESS,

AND I'VE NEVER BEEN.

JUST A MINUTE...
MS. HAGEN?

I HAVE NOTHING
TO DO WITH THIS.

YOU HAVE EVERYTHING
TO DO WITH THIS!

YOU SAID GOOD GIRLS
DIDN'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID

OF ANYBODY
TELLING ON THEM.

YOU ADMITTED TO BLACKMAIL
EVEN BEFORE I MENTIONED IT.

I THINK CLAY MASON
SHOWED YOU THOSE PICTURES.

YOU WANTED
YOUR DAUGHTER TO WIN,

AND YOU SAW A WAY
TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

SHE WAS HEADED FOR BIG
THINGS--IF SHE WON.

SO, YOU BOUGHT
MR. MASON'S SERVICES.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

SIT DOWN.

CLAY: SHE NEVER PAID ME
ANYTHING.

SHE DIDN'T OFFER YOU ANYTHING
FOR BLACKMAILING THAT GIRL--

LIKE A PIECE
OF HER DAUGHTER'S SUCCESS?

THE RIGHT TO MANAGE
LIZABETH?

AM I CLOSE?

DARLIN'?

CHIEF: JUST A MINUTE,
YOUNG LADY--

DON'T YOU LEAVE HERE.

YOU GO SIT DOWN
RIGHT OVER THERE.

WE FOUND A LOT OF INTERESTING
STUFF OVER AT MR. MASON'S--

DRUGS, AND SOME PHOTOS
YOU WOULDN'T WANT
SPARTA KIDS TO SEE.

DID YOU GET A WARRANT?

SIGNED
BY JUDGE LANE.

HERE'S A FEW OF THAT
PARTY THAT NIGHT.

OH, LORD,
WHERE IS THY LIGHT?

ALL RIGHT, BOYS.
LOCK THIS GUY UP.

TELL HIM THAT THING
ABOUT HIS RIGHTS.

BUBBA, MAKE OUT
A BOOKING SLIP ON THIS GUY

FOR POSSESSION
OF NARCOTICS, PLEASE.

WE'LL BRING YOUR CLIENT
BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE
TOMORROW MORNING.

THEN YOU CAN COME
AND BAIL HIM OUT.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S
ANYTHING FURTHER TO SAY.

GOOD DAY, SIR.

THIS IS A
A TERRIBLE THING...

TO TRY TO BLACKMAIL
THAT GIRL

INTO LEAVING
THAT CONTEST

BY THREATENING
TO EXPOSE
SOMETHING SHE DID

WHEN SHE WAS
OUT OF CONTROL.

YOU KNEW HER WEAKNESS...

AND YOU
TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT.

AND THE POOR CREATURE
WENT AND KILLED HERSELF.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW

IF OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
CAN MAKE A CASE OUT OF THAT.

BUT, UH...

THERE'S GONNA BE
A TRIAL...

IN YOUR HEART.

AND YOUR CONSCIENCE
IS GONNA BE THE JUDGE.

AND YOU KNOW IT.

I NEVER WANNA
SEE YOU AGAIN.

LIZABETH, BABY--I DIDN'T KNOW
THE GIRL WAS GOING TO DIE.

WAS IT SO TERRIBLE
FOR A MOTHER

TO WANT HER DAUGHTER'S
DREAMS TO COME TRUE?

MYDREAMS? EVER SINCE
I WAS A KID

AND YOU PUSHED ME
INTO THAT FIRST CONTEST,

IT'S BEEN A WAY OF LIFE
TO YOU.

AND TO YOU.

WHAT WRONG DID I DO?

THAT GIRL DIDN'T DESERVE
TO BE IN THE CONTEST!

ANYBODY WHO WAS
A DRUG ADDICT

AND POSED FOR
PORNOGRAPHIC PICTURES--

WHO WAS FILTH--

SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED
TO COMPETE IN A CONTEST
WITH MY DAUGHTER.

SO, YES, I
TRIED TO GET HER OUT.

BUT I DID IT FOR YOU!

OH, MOM.

WHATEVER ELSE
YOU THINK,

I WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT I DID IT
BECAUSE I LOVE YOU,

AND I WANTED THE BEST
FOR YOU.

AND I'LL LOVE YOU

WHETHER YOU GO THROUGH
WITH THIS CONTEST OR NOT.

OH, I INTEND TO
GO THROUGH WITH IT,
ALL RIGHT.

AND I'LL BE RIGHT THERE
WATCHING YOU, BABY.

I KNOW YOU WILL.

[MUSIC PLAYING] [CAMERAS CLICKING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[ALL CLAPPING]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

THE WINNER--

THE QUEEN OF THIS YEAR'S

MISSISSIPPI TRI-COUNTY
BEAUTY PAGEANT IS...

MISS LIZABETH ALICIA
HAGEN!

[ALL CHEERING]

I'D LIKE
TO THANK EVERYONE

FOR THE HONOR GIVEN ME.

AND I'D LIKE TO DEDICATE
THIS EVENING

TO THE MEMORY
OF MY FRIEND, DINA RAINES.

TONIGHT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
HER NIGHT,

BUT SOMEONE ELSE
WANTED THIS CROWN.

[ALL MURMURING]

YOU WANTED IT SO BAD,
WELL, HERE IT IS.

LIZABETH...

[INAUDIBLE]

YOU WERE REAL BRAVE
UP THERE.

I WAS SCARED.

AND I'M STILL SCARED
I'LL NEVER BE FORGIVEN

FOR DINA'S DEATH.

YOU WEREN'T RESPONSIBLE
FOR THAT.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT
THAT HOUSE THAT NIGHT,

AND I KNEW IT.

MAYBE...

WHAT IS IT?

MAYBE I WANTED SOMETHING
TO HAPPEN TO HER.

I'M LEAVING AGAIN.

WHERE YOU
GONNA GO?

GO TO SOME
OTHER PLACES,

DO SOME OTHER THINGS.

LOOK...

I'M SORRY ABOUT US.

THERE'S NOTHING
TO BE SORRY ABOUT,
NOTHING HAPPENED.

I KNOW.

THAT'S WHAT I'M
SORRY ABOUT.

ELIZABETH...

YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF,
YOU HEAR?

CHIEF: BUBBA?

COME ON IN HERE.

HAVE A SEAT THERE.
S'ACCOMODI.

OH, CHIEF, NOW, YOU
AIN'T GONNA START

TEACHING ME ITALIAN
AGAIN, ARE YOU?

WELL, WHY NOT?

HEY, LISTEN--

A LITTLE COME STA,
OR BENVENUTO--

NICELY SAID--

COULD GET YOU ONE OF THOSE
LITTLE MOTOR SCOOTERS.

VIRGIL, HE'S ANGLING
FOR ONE OF THEM, RIGHT?

SEE THAT?

DID YOU SEE
THAT GESTURE THERE?

VIRGIL MADE A VERY
SIGNIFICANT GESTURE.

NOW, LET ME EXPLAIN.

THAT LITTLE GIRL,
LIZABETH HAGEN,

WHO JUST LEFT HERE...

NOW, IF I
WAS TO TELL YOU

THAT SHE WON'T BE LONG
AWAY FROM SPARTA

BECAUSE SHE MISSES YOU,
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?

I'D SAY,
"HOW'D YOU KNOW?"

THAT'S RIGHT,
YOU'D SAY,

"HOW DO YOU KNOW?"

AND I WOULD DO THIS.