In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995): Season 3, Episode 8 - Vengeance - full transcript
After Lt. Bubba Skinner kills a suspect during an armed-robbery attempt, the man's widow and brothers are dead set on revenge.
♪ 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 ♪
HEY.
PAPA WILL
RELIEVE ME SOON.
YOU GOT OFF, TOO?
SURE DID.
CHIEF SAID WE
COULD FISH HIS RIVER BANK,
EVEN USE HIS PLACE.
GOT THE KEYS HERE.
HOW COME HE'S
BEING NICE?
HE WANTS ME
TO MARRY YOU.
ARE YOU GOING TO?
MAMA SAYS I AIN'T READY.
OH!
OW! HEY!
A POLICEMAN'S SUPPOSED TO
STAY OUT OF TROUBLE
ON HIS DAY OFF.
PICK UP A THERMOS
AT MICHAELSON'S
AND CHARCOAL
AT CASSIDY'S.
OK.
EXCUSE ME, MA'AM.
DID YOU MENTION
CASSIDY'S?
SURE DID.THEY STILL
CASH CHECKS?
MONDAY, TUESDAY,
AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE 1:00.
THANK YOU.YOU'RE WELCOME.
BYE. BYE-BYE.
HEY, COME ON, NOW.
OK.
I THINK YOU GOT
YOURSELF A SIDE JOB.
ALL RIGHT!
EVERYBODY STAND STILL!
STAY PUT WHERE YOU ARE!
ANYBODY MOVES,
AND WE WILL BLOW YOU AWAY!
RIGHT, KID.
GRAB AHOLD
OF YOUR MAMA
AND KEEP QUIET.
STAY AWAY
FROM THAT REGISTER.
I RECALL YOUR PIECE
IS NEXT TO IT.
I'LL CLEAN IT OUT.
YOU GO AHEAD
TO THE SAFE.
WHATEVER YOU SAY.
DON'T HURT ANYBODY.
COME ON.
COME ON.
PLEASE, PLEASE! MOVE IT!
COME ON. MOVE IT, POPS.
LET'S GO.
COME ON.
COME ON.
GET ON OFF
TO THAT SAFE.
COME ON.
COME ON NOW.
HURRY UP NOW.
YOU JUST
OPEN THAT SAFE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
PUT THE GUN DOWN.
COME ON! FIRE
THAT GUN AGAIN,
I'LL KILL THE KID!
GET OUT OF HERE, CARMEN!
GET IN THE CAR,
CARMEN!
DRIVE!
GET OUT!
CARMEN.
GET OUT OF HERE.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, SON.
IT'S OVER.
THANK YOU. HERE'S MAMA.
ROD, ARE YOU OK?
ARE YOU OK?
OH, MY GOD.
THANK GOD.
THIS IS ALL WE GOT
ON BUBBA'S SHOOTOUT.
WELL, NOW, LET'S SEE.
THERE'S THREE
WORMLEE BROTHERS.
TOM IS THE OLDEST.
LANE'S THE MIDDLE ONE.
THERE'S A KID BROTHER
RUNNING AROUND SOMEWHERE.
LARRY'S
DOING TIME SOMEWHERE.
YEAH. WELL,
THEY WERE ALL BORN HERE
IN SPARTA.
THEY'VE BEEN
ROAMING AROUND
DOING HOLDUPS.
NOW AND THEN,
THEY TURN UP IN SPARTA.
BUBBA SAID
THE WOMAN'S NAME
WAS CARMEN.
SHE COULD BE
A CREOLE OR LATIN.
SO?
THEY COME MEAN, TOO.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
WORMLEE'S. WHAT CAN
WE DO FOR YOU?
TOM! TOM, IT'S CARMEN.
COME DOWN AND GET ME!
HEY, HOLD IT, HOLD IT.
START AGAIN,
AND TAKE IT SLOW.
WE NEEDED MONEY.
WELL, WE REALLY NEED MONEY,
BUT LANE SAID THAT WE DID.
COME ON.
WHAT HAPPENED?
WELL, LANE
KNEW THIS PLACE
WHERE THEY
KEEP 15-20 GRAND
THREE DAYS A WEEK
FOR CHECK CASHING.
CASSIDY'S?
IT WAS CRAZY.
LANE HEARD SOMEBODY
SAY "CASSIDY'S,"
AND THEN WE WERE THERE
HOLDING IT UP.
SO WHAT HAPPENED?
WE WERE HITTING THE SAFE
WHEN SOME GUY--
A CUSTOMER--
OPENED UP ON US.
HE HIT LANE.
LANE HOLLERED
TO TAKE OFF, SO I DID.
HE KEPT YELLING AT ME,
"GET OUT, CARMEN.
GET OUT."
I'LL JUST KILL MYSELF
IF HE DIES.
JUST CALM DOWN, CARMEN.
WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
I'M AT THE PLACE.
THEY GOT A GOOD MAKE
ON THE CAR, TOM.
EVERY COP IN MISSISSIPPI
MUST BE LOOKING FOR ME.
I THINK
I KILLED SOME OLD MAN.
DON'T FALL APART.
STAY THERE.
NOBODY KNOWS
THAT'S OUR PLACE.
IT'S IN THE NAME
OF SOME OLD LADY
EVERYBODY'S FORGOT.
WAIT. WE'LL DRIVE
DOWN THERE TONIGHT.
WHALEN, LARRY,
LISTEN UP.
WE GOT TO GO TO SPARTA.
SOMEBODY JUST SHOT LANE.
HE MAY BE DYING.
OH, GOD.
SO, GET YOURSELF TOGETHER.
WE'RE LEAVING RIGHT AWAY.
TWO CARS, IN CASE
WE HAVE TO SPLIT UP.
LET'S MOVE.
HEY, BUBBA,
HEAR THEY SAVED
JESSE JAMES.
UH, NOT YET.
HE'S BACK ON
THE OPERATING TABLE.
THEY GOT TWO
SURGEONS WORKING
ON HIM.
WHAT HAPPENED?
THEY TOOK HIM
TO RECOVERY.
STARTED BLEEDING
AGAIN, WENT BACK.
THAT OLD MAN
AT CASSIDY'S
WAS KILLED
WITH A .45.
THAT'S
THE LITTLE DARLIN'
THAT FIRED THAT .45
RIGHT THERE.MM-HMM.
CARMEN AND LANE
WERE MARRIED
IN BOONEVILLE
IN 1987.
SHE'S GOT A FEDERAL
NARCOTICS BUST
IN NEW ORLEANS
AND ASSAULT
WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.
WHERE ARE
THE OTHER BROTHERS?
LARRY IS JUST OUT
OF LEXINGTON FEDERAL.
TOM IS SUSPECTED
OF SIX ARMED ROBBERIES
AND TWO MURDERS,
BUT THEY NEVER
INDICTED HIM.
OWNS A SALOON
IN BOONEVILLE.
NICE FOLKS,
THESE WORMLEES, HUH?
ROBBERY, MURDER.
THEY GOT ANY FAMILY
TO SPEAK OF?
PARENTS DIED
YEARS AGO.
SO FAR I GOT NO LINK.
THEY AIN'T GOT
NO KIN HERE.
IS THIS MAN
IN ANY CONDITION
TO TALK TO ME?
NOT A CHANCE.
HE'S DEAD.
HOSPITAL JUST TOLD US.
NEXT OF KIN
BEEN INFORMED?
WELL, WE GAVE
THE HOSPITAL
SOME NAMES
AND ADDRESSES.
I KNOW THESE WORMLEES.
TIME SEEMS
TO HAVE PASSED THEM BY.
THEY'RE AN OLD
HILLBILLY FAMILY
FROM UP ON
THE TENNESSEE BORDER.
THEY BEHAVE AS THOUGH
THINGS HAVEN'T CHANGED
IN THE LAST 200 YEARS.
YOU DON'T THINK
WE HAVE ANYTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT?
WELL, THEY'LL
COME INTO TOWN
TO CLAIM
THE BROTHER'S BODY.
THEY'LL BE AWFUL MAD
AT WHOEVER KILLED HIM.
YEAH, WELL, IF THEY
WANT TO DISCUSS IT,
I WON'T BE
HARD TO FIND.
WELL, I WANT TO MAKE YOU
HARD TO FIND.
TELL ALL THE MOTELS
TO LET US KNOW
IF ANY WORMLEES
CHECK IN
BY 5:00 THIS EVENING.
CHIEF, DO YOU
REALLY THINK
THEY'RE
GOING TO COME
AFTER BUBBA?
WELL,
THEY MAY NOT,
BUT, UH...
IF THEY DO, UH...
THEY'LL TRY TO KILL HIM.
PAULINE, I DOUBT
THAT'S THE PEOPLE
WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
YOU SAID TO BE
ON THE LOOKOUT
FOR THE WORMLEES.
TWO MEN CHECKED IN.
THEIR NAME
IS WORMLEE.
THEY LOOK LIKE KIN.
OK, UH,
THANKS, PAULINE,
FOR DOING YOUR
CIVIC DUTY, AS USUAL.
SWEET, THIS IS PARKER.
MIGHT BE WISE
TO CHECK OUT
THE CREST MOTEL.
TWO GUYS ANSWERING
THE DESCRIPTION
OF THE WORMLEES
HAVE BEEN
SPOTTED THERE.
ROGER.
CALLING
DMV OPERATOR 51.
SWEET,
SPARTA POLICE.
I NEED AN
IDENTIFICATION
CHECK.
CHIEF, YOU MIGHT WANT
TO HEAR THIS.
YEAH. GO AHEAD.
UH-HUH.
ALL RIGHT.
OKEY-DOKE.
THE WORMLEES ARE HERE.
THEY MUST HAVE DRIVEN
DOWN DURING THE NIGHT.
SWEET SAID THEY CHECKED
INTO THE CREST MOTEL.
THEIR LINCOLN'S
PARKED OUT FRONT
WITH PRENTISS
COUNTY PLATES.
OH, WHY?
HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
THE NEXT OF KIN
WERE ONLY INFORMED
AN HOUR AGO.
THE WOMAN WHO ESCAPED,
SHE PROBABLY TOLD THEM.
THAT'S IT.
SHE DROVE BACK
TO WHERE THEY
WERE STAYING,
PHONED HER
BROTHER-IN-LAWS.
WE GOT TO FIND OUT
WHERE THAT WOMAN
IS STAYING HERE.
THAT'S
OUR FIRST PRIORITY,
ALL DUE REGARD
TO YOU, BUBBA.
CARMEN IS
OUR MURDER CASE.
JAMISON, GO OVER
TO CREST MOTEL.
TAKE MY RIG.
KEEP YOUR EYE
ON THAT LINCOLN.
YES, SIR.
YOU MIND
IF I TALK
TO MARY ANN?
SHE'S REAL ILL
ABOUT YESTERDAY.
AND THEN WHAT?
TRACK DOWN
THE WORMLEES.
NO. THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT I
DON'T WANT YOU DOING.
THE TWO WORMLEES
STILL WALKING THIS EARTH
ARE NOT WANTED
FOR ANYTHING
HERE IN SPARTA.
BUT IN THE SECOND PLACE
I WANT YOU TO STAY
AWAY FROM THEM.
SAY WHAT?
STAY AWAY FROM THEM!
ALL I WANT YOU TO DO
IS KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN
FOR A LINCOLN CAR WITH
PRENTISS COUNTY PLATES.
CALL IN HERE
IF YOU THINK
IT'S FOLLOWING YOU.
WELL, I'D RATHER
GO FOR IT.
NO, YOU WANT TO,
BUT YOU WON'T.
YOU'RE GOING TO
PLAY IT OUR WAY.
AND YOU KNOW WHY.
WELL, JUST BECAUSE
IT'S CORRECT
PROCEDURE,
THAT DON'T MEAN
I GOT TO LIKE IT.
DON'T YOU
SASS ME, BOY!
DO AS YOU'RE TOLD!
NOW YOU SEE...
HE'LL TAKE THE BALL
AND RUN WITH IT.
HE'S GONNA SCORE IT
ALL BY HIMSELF.
YOU OUGHT TO
MAKE HIM LEAVE TOWN.
DON'T YOU TELL ME
WHAT I OUGHT TO DO!
THAT'S WHAT YOU DO--
WHAT YOU OUGHT!
I DO WHAT I FEEL!
DETECTIVE TIBBS,
THERE'S MORE COMPUTER STUFF
COMING IN
ON THE WORMLEES,
ON A JACK WHALEN.
KHARLA?
WHO ARE YOU?
FRIEND
OF TOM WORMLEE.
HE NEEDS A FAVOR.
AND WHERE
THE HELL IS HE?
DON'T WASTE
MY TIME, GIRL.
I WANT
TO TALK TO YOU.
HAVEN'T SEEN TOM WORMLEE
IN TWO YEARS.
TOM SAYS YOU, UH,
KNOW THIS HERO.
SURE DO...
REAL WELL.
CAN YOU SHOW ME
WHERE THIS GUY LIVES?
UH-HUH.
I CAN EVEN LET YOU
IN THE DOOR.
GOT ROOM HERE TO KEEP ME
A COUPLE OF DAYS?
GOT $1,000?
I GOT 500.
WITH THIS KEY,
IT'S GOING TO
HAVE TO BE 1,000.
PARKER, THIS IS LONNIE.
TOM WORMLEE JUST LEFT
IN HIS LINCOLN--
HE'S HEADED
WESTBOUND ON 218.
I'M FOLLOWING.
GOT IT.
OKEY-DOKE.
YOU WILLETS?
YES, SIR.
I'M TOM WORMLEE.
THANK YOU
FOR REQUESTING
OUR SERVICES.
WE'LL HANDLE
THE BURIAL
VERY NICELY
AND DISCREETLY
FOR YOU.
WE GOT A PLOT OVER
AT HEAVEN'S GATE.
FINE. YOU WANT
TO FOLLOW ME
OVER
TO THE MORTUARY?
GOT THE FORMS
THERE.
YOU CAN PICK OUT
THE COFFIN.
OK, BUT I WANT
TO SEE HIM.
TOM WORMLEE MET WILLETS.
LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GOING
TO THE FUNERAL HOME.
WHERE IS
LARRY WORMLEE?
HE'S NOWHERE IN SIGHT.
I'M AT 218
AND OLD COLUMN ROAD.
THERE'S A MARKET
ACROSS THE WAY.
DOES IT
SAY "NALLY'S
NEVER-CLOSE"?
THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS.
I CAN MAKE OUT
A BLONDE INSIDE.
THAT'S THE GUY'S
GIRLFRIEND.
ANY PROBLEM
CHANGING A 50?
NO PROBLEM
AT ALL, SIR.
THANK YOU.
AND YOUR CHANGE
IS $22.70.
Y'ALL HAVE
A GOOD DAY, NOW.
YOU, TOO.
I THOUGHT
YOU WENT TO ALABAMA.
BEEN BACK
A LONG TIME.
YOU KNOW THAT MAN,
BUBBA?
YEAH, I KNOW HIM.
WHAT DID
HE SAY TO YOU?
NOTHING MUCH. JUST
BOUGHT SOME STUFF.
DOES THIS
HAVE ANYTHING TO DO
WITH THE SHOOTING
YESTERDAY?
YEAH, IT'S GOT
A LOT TO DO WITH IT.
HONEY, I BETTER
GET YOU OUT OF HERE.
OK. I'LL CALL PAPA,
HAVE HIM COME IN.
YEAH, DO THAT...
RIGHT NOW.
HEY. HEY, BABY.
YOU'RE
A BEAUTIFUL,
HELPFUL WOMAN,
AND I LOVE YOU.
HI, BUBBA.
THIS IS MARY ANN,
ISN'T IT?
HI. I'M ALTHEA.
THANK YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
YOU CAN TAKE HER
INTO THE DINING ROOM.
YES, MA'AM.
UH, LOOK, ALTHEA,
I HAVE TO KEEP
ON WORKING.
I HOPE THIS ISN'T
TOO MUCH ON YOU.
NOT MORE THAN 30 DAYS
AT A TIME.
THERE'S A LOT MORE
TO BEING A COP'S GIRL
THAN SHE REALIZES,
ISN'T THERE?
YEAH.
OK.
I'M NOT SAYING
ALL MOUNTAIN BOYS
IS RAISED
ON VIOLENCE,
BUT THESE BOYS WERE.
THESE GUYS HAVE
SPENT HALF THEIR
LIVES IN PRISON.
UNTIL WE
FIGURE OUT WHAT
THEY'RE DOING HERE,
IT WOULD BE
BETTER IF YOU
STAYED SOMEPLACE
WHERE THEY
WOULDN'T THINK ABOUT
LOOKING FOR YOU,
LIKE HERE.
BUT, BUBBA, WHY WOULD
THEY WANT TO HURT ME?
BECAUSE
YOU'RE SOMEBODY
I CARE ABOUT...
A WHOLE LOT.
I'VE GONE THROUGH THIS
A COUPLE OF TIMES.
WE'LL JUST
WAIT IT OUT TOGETHER.
YEAH. YEAH.
I'LL GET SOME
OF YOUR STUFF.
I'LL BE
RIGHT BACK.
THERE'S
NOTHING TO IT...
RIGHT?
I'M ASSUMING WE'LL
BURY HIM SOMETIME
TOMORROW, CHIEF.
I'M WAITING
FOR TOM WORMLEE
TO PRODUCE A DEED
TO A BURIAL PLOT
AT HEAVEN'S GATE.
WHAT DEED?
WHO OWNS THE PLOT?
A MRS. CHARITY KILBRIDE
OF ORLANDO,
KIN TO THE WORMLEES,
UH, GRANDAUNT
ON THE MOTHER'S SIDE.
WOULD YOU
EXCUSE ME NOW?
SURE, SURE.
THAT COMPUTER DATA
THAT CAME BACK
ON JACK WHALEN
IS PRETTY
INTERESTING.
HE'S A VIETNAM VETERAN,
DEMOLITION EXPERT,
DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE
FROM THE ARMY.
WHAT'S HE GOT TO DO
WITH THE WORMLEES?
HE LIVES WITH THEM
IN BOONEVILLE,
HELPS TOM
RUN A BAR.
ALSO, ON PAROLE
FROM PARCHMAN.
BUT WHERE IS HE,
IN BOONEVILLE
OR HERE?
WHO KNOWS?
LISTEN, IF THIS
MISS KILBRIDE--
IF SHE'S GOT
A CEMETERY PLOT
HERE IN SPARTA,
MAYBE SHE GOT
SOME OTHER PROPERTY.
IF SHE HAS,
WHERE IS IT?
WHO'S LIVING ON IT?
SEE, SHE'S KIN
TO THE WORMLEES,
BUT THERE'S
ANOTHER LITTLE LADY
THAT'S KIN
TO BOTH OF THEM,
AND THAT'S OUR
MURDERER--CARMEN.
SO YOU SURE YOU WANT
TO KEEP BUBBA HERE?
YES, I'M SURE I WANT
TO KEEP HIM HERE!
NOW, LET'S HAVE
NO MORE DISCUSSION
ON THAT POINT!
CAN I HELP YOU?
NO. MR. SKINNER ORDERED
A SECURITY LOCK.
I'LL LEAVE HIS KEY
WITH YOU WHEN
I'M FINISHED,
AND ALSO THE NEW KEY.
OK. LET ME KNOW IF
YOU NEED ANYTHING.
YES, MA'AM.
I SURELY WILL.
[DOOR SHUTS]
[CAR APPROACHES]
BUBBA.
I BROUGHT
YOUR THINGS.
WHAT DID PAPA SAY
WHEN YOU ASKED
FOR MY STUFF?
I DON'T
THINK HE BELIEVED
YOU'RE STAYING HERE.
WHAT DID HE THINK?
THAT YOU'RE
STAYING WITH ME.
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
DID YOU TELL HIM
ABOUT THE TROUBLE
WE'RE IN?
I HAD TO.OH, BUBBA, WHY?
MARY ANN,
HE'S YOUR DADDY.
SAY, LOOK HERE.
I WANT YOU TO TRY
TO THINK ABOUT
SOMETHING ELSE, OK?
YEAH, LIKE WHAT?
WELL, UH, MAYBE
YOU COULD THINK
ABOUT SOME
ROMANTIC PLACES, UH...
FOR HONEYMOONS
AND STUFF.
HMM? HONEYMOON?
YEAH.
BUBBA,
WE HAVE TO TALK.
NOT OUT HERE,
YOU'RE NOT.
IF YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO
BE HIDING,
THIS ISN'T
THE PLACE TO BE.
MRS. TIBBS IS RIGHT,
AND I GOT TO BE
GOING ANYWAY, OK?
BUBBA. HUH?
HE'S IN A LOT
OF DANGER, ISN'T HE?
IT'S GOING TO BE OK.
HOW CAN YOU TELL?
I DON'T KNOW.
SOMETIMES
I'M ABLE TO FEEL
WHEN THINGS ARE
NOT GOING TO BE OK.
THIS JUST ISN'T
ONE OF THOSE TIMES.
WE WERE THINKING
ABOUT GETTING MARRIED.
HAVE YOU STARTED
PLANNING THE WEDDING?
OH, I--I THINK PLANNING
BETTER WAIT AWHILE.
GIVE ME A MINUTE.
FOR WHAT?
TO GET MY PURSE.
NOT YET. WHAT?
WHY CAN'T YOU
SHIP LANE'S BODY
TO BOONEVILLE?
JUST FORGET
ABOUT THIS DAMN COP!
WHEN ARE YOU
GOING TO START
THINKING ABOUT ME?
I WANT TO LEAVE!
COOL IT!
IT WON'T BE LONG.
I SWEAR
ON LANE'S SOUL.
IT WON'T BE LONG.
MY SISTER
WAS AT CASSIDY'S
DURING THE SHOOTING.
MAMIE SAID
SHE WAS NEVER
SO FRIGHTENED,
BUT THAT SHE FELT
CONFIDENT DEEP DOWN
WITH YOU THERE,
LIEUTENANT SKINNER.
WELL, DO
SAY "THANK YOU"
TO YOUR SISTER
FOR ME, MA'AM.
"HE'S QUITE A HUNK."
THAT'S WHAT MAMIE SAID.
IT'S TRUE,
DETECTIVE TIBBS.
OH, I KNOW,
MA'AM.
WE HEAR THAT
FROM MANY WOMEN
HERE IN SPARTA.
HERE WE ARE.
MRS. CHARITY
CATHERINE KILBRIDE.
THE RESIDENCE
IS LISTED AT
180 ALMA DRIVE.
THIS IS
AN OLD ENTRY.
UM, A MRS. LULA PARKMAN
LIVES THERE.
YOU MIGHT KNOW HER--
REAL NICE WOMAN.
IS THAT THE ONLY
PROPERTY LISTING
UNDER MISS
KILBRIDE'S NAME?
AFRAID SO.
MAMIE'S JUST
GOING TO SWOON
WHEN I TELL HER
WHO WAS IN HERE TODAY.
AS FOR MYSELF,
I FEEL A LOT SAFER
WITH LIEUTENANT SKINNER
ON THE FORCE.
OH, I DO,
TOO, MA'AM.
I REALLY DO.
I'M SO ASHAMED
OF MYSELF.
WHAT DID
HE LOOK LIKE?
HE WAS
KIND OF ORDINARY,
WHITE, HAD
LIGHT BROWN HAIR.
GET THAT FAX PICTURE
OF WHALEN.
YEAH.
BUT YOU LET HIM GO
INTO THE APARTMENT?
WELL, LIKE I SAID,
HE HAD A KEY.
WHY WOULD
HE HAVE ONE
IF HE WASN'T WHAT
HE SAID HE WAS?
BUT THEN
I STARTED THINKING,
SUPPOSE,
AFTER WHAT HAPPENED
AT CASSIDY'S STORE,
HE MIGHT
WANT TO HURT BUBBA?
SO I WENT UP TO THE
APARTMENT TO SEE.
TO SEE WHAT?
THE LOCK. IT WAS
THE SAME OLD LOCK.
HE HADN'T
CHANGED IT AT ALL.
YOU DIDN'T TRY
THE DOOR, DID YOU?
OH, NO.
I DIDN'T TOUCH IT.
I THOUGHT YOU
MIGHT WANT TO TAKE
SOME FINGERPRINTS
OR SOMETHING.
WELL...
COULD BE.
I WOULDN'T
SWEAR TO IT,
BUT COULD BE.
OH, NO. I'M
A LUCKY WOMAN.
DON'T HAVE
NO RENT TO PAY.
I LIVE HERE FREE
IN EXCHANGE
FOR TAKING CARE
OF THE PLACE,
THIS AND
THE OTHER PLACE.
WHAT OTHER PLACE?
THE FARM,
THOUGH NOBODY
FARMS IT NO MORE.
NOW, MISS PARKMAN,
THERE IS NO OTHER
FARM IN THIS COUNTY
IN MISS KILBRIDE'S
NAME.
THAT'S 'CAUSE
THE BRAGG ROAD PLACE
IS IN HER MAIDEN NAME--
McMOYLIN.
N-NOW, WHY
IS THAT, MA'AM?
'CAUSE THAT'S THE WAY
MISS KILBRIDE IS.
SHE DON'T WANT
NOBODY TO KNOW NOTHIN'.
SHE HAD FIVE HUSBANDS.
NOBODY KNEW BUT ME.
SHE'S CONTRARY.
LIVED CONTRARY
AND WILL DIE CONTRARY.
YES, MA'AM.
NO, MA'AM, I'M NOT FREE
TO MEET THE COUNCIL
IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS,
BUT I'LL
TELL YOU WHAT--
ANY COUNCILPERSON
CAN COME BY HERE
AT 8:00 ANY MORNING.
I'LL REVIEW THE MATTER.
I'LL TELL YOU
ALL I KNOW,
BUT Y'ALL KNOW
WHAT I KNOW NOW.
YES, MA'AM.
THANK YOU, MA'AM.
YEAH.
GOOD DAY, MA'AM.
THAT'S COUNCILWOMAN
HARRIET DeLONG.
SHE WANTED TO KNOW
ABOUT THIS RUMOR
THAT BUBBA SKINNER'S LIFE
WAS THREATENED.
HOW DID THAT GET OUT?
WHERE'S BUBBA NOW?
HEADING HOME.
THEN HE'S GOING
TO MY PLACE.
EXCUSE ME.
YEAH. WHAT?
LIEUTENANT SKINNER'S
LANDLADY JUST LEFT.
SHE TOLD ME A FELLOW
STOPPED BY THE PLACE,
SAID HE WAS A LOCKSMITH.
MAYBE THAT WAS
THE WORMLEES' FRIEND--
JACK WHALEN.
SHE LET HIM IN.
JACK WHALEN...
THAT'S
THE DEMOLITIONS EXPERT.
BUBBA! WAIT! WAIT!
BUBBA!
DON'T OPEN THE DOOR.
GET BACK. GET BACK.
GET AWAY FROM IT.
YOU GOT
ANOTHER WAY IN?
YEAH, SURE.
IN THE BACK.
OK. THAT'S
WHAT WE'LL USE.
YOU LEAVE THIS WINDOW
UNLATCHED?
NO.
YEAH? WELL, YOU HAVE
A VISITOR WHO DID.
THIS DEVICE
WOULD HAVE SET OFF
THE WHOLE MECHANISM.
THIS GUY IS GOOD,
REAL GOOD.
HEY, HEY, HEY.
NO, NO, NO.
NO PROBLEM.
HE KNEW YOU WERE
RIGHT-HANDED.
AND WHEN I OPENED
THE CLOSET DOOR...
BOOM.
NAILS WENT FLYING
EVERYWHERE.
PUT YOUR GUN DOWN.
YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
[BEEP]
SO, THEM KNOTHEADS
WOULD HAVE GOT ME
TWO WAYS, HUH?
THREE.
COMING IN...
AND IF
THAT TRIP-SWITCH
HAD FAILED,
THE CLOSET.
IF THAT HAD FAILED,
OR YOU HADN'T
USED THE CLOSET,
AND I WOULDN'T HAVE SEEN
THAT SECOND DOOR SWITCH
ON THE WAY OUT.
IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN OFF
HALF THE BUILDING.
AND MADE
A BIG OLD PINCUSHION
OUT OF BUBBA.
I HAVEN'T SHOPPED LATELY,
BUT THERE'S ENOUGH
TO EAT THERE.
I DON'T FEEL
LIKE EATING.
FINE.
STARVE FOR ONE DAY
AND LOSE 1/4 POUND.
CHIEF,
I HATE THIS.
I AIN'T NEVER
HID FROM ANYBODY
IN MY LIFE.
NOW, LISTEN.
HIDING IS NOT COWARDICE.
SOMETIMES
IT'S THE BEST KIND
OF OFFENSIVE TACTICS.
NOW, FOR INSTANCE,
GENERAL HOOD
WAS NOT SCARED
OF GENERAL SHERMAN.
BUT WHAT HE DID--
PLEASE DON'T TELL ME
ABOUT NO CIVIL WAR.
TELL ME WHY WE CAN'T
ARREST THEM SKUNKS!
IT WASN'T THE WORMLEES.
THAT WAS JACK WHALEN,
WE THINK.
WE'RE TRYING
TO PROVE IT.
JUST SIT TIGHT HERE.
MAYBE WE'LL GET THIS THING
CLEARED UP TODAY.
I DON'T LIKE
SITTING TIGHT.
I DON'T LIKE SITTING.
AND YOU KNOW THAT.
WELL, USE THE TIME
FOR A LITTLE QUIET,
INTELLIGENT THOUGHT,
CONTEMPLATION.
HERE. THERE'S
A WONDERFUL ARTICLE
IN THAT MAGAZINE
ABOUT A FELLA
MADE A SUCCESS
OUT OF MINK FARMING
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
CUTE.
OK, BOYS, LET'S GO.
YOU WANT TO MOVE ALONG?
WHY DON'T YOU
GO HAVE A SEAT
ON THAT FAR BENCH
BACK THERE?
VIRGIL,
THE WORMLEES ARE HERE.
GREAT.
OK, NOW, THIS FACE
ISN'T FAMILIAR TO YOU?
I JUST WASN'T SURE,
AND I'M STILL NOT.
ALL RIGHT.
LOOK THROUGH THERE
AT THE GENTLEMEN
ON THE BENCH.
SEE IF ANY ONE OF THEM
LOOK FAMILIAR.
TELL ME IF HE LOOKS LIKE
THE ONE YOU SAW
IN BUBBA'S ROOM?
RIGHT THROUGH HERE.
THEY CAN'T SEE YOU.
I--I...I THINK
THE YOUNGER ONE.
ON THE LEFT?
NO. ON THE RIGHT.
THE OLDER ONE.
COULD HE PUT ON
HIS COVERALLS?
MA'AM, THE COVERALLS
ARE HIS--
BEATON'S LABEL AND ALL.
PART OF HIS CRIME KIT.
SWEET.
THANKS, THANKS.
RIGHT THIS WAY, MA'AM.
WELL,
I JUST COULDN'T...
I UNDERSTAND.
YES, MA'AM.
BUBBA, THE CHIEF
WANTED ME TO CALL YOU
AND LET YOU KNOW
THERE'S STEAKS
IN THE FREEZER
IN CASE YOU DECIDE
TO EAT.
OK. IF YOU
NEED ANYTHING,
JUST GIVE US A CALL,
AND WE'LL BRING IT OUT
TO YOU. ALL RIGHT.
BYE-BYE.
ESCORT THESE GENTLEMEN
BACK TO THEIR MOTEL.
THANKS FOR
YOUR COOPERATION.
LET'S GO.
[RING]
HELLO? HELLO?
TOM, IS THAT YOU?
HELLO!
HELLO!
HELLO, MISS WORMLEE.
HANDS IN THE AIR
AS HIGH
AS YOU CAN REACH.
YOU WANT TO
KILL ME, TOO.
NO. I MIGHT HAVE TO.
COME ON DO AS I SAY.
YOU CAN'T BE
VERY COMFORTABLE
WITH THIS THING
STICKING IN YOUR TUMMY.
YOU GOT THE OLD MAN
WITH THIS, DID YOU?
I WAS TRYING
TO GET THE GUY
WHO SHOT
MY DARLING LANE,
BUT HE'LL GET HIS.
MAY HE DIE WITH
LARRY'S BULLETS IN HIM.
[CAR APPROACHES]
WHAT ARE YOU LADIES
DOING HERE?
WELL, SHE ASKED ME
TO DRIVE HER HERE.
IT'S AS SAFE HERE
AS ANYWHERE.
SHE HAS A FEW THINGS
TO SAY TO YOU.
CAN IT WAIT A COUPLE OF DAYS?
YOU SHOULD GO TO KENARD.
NO, NOT KENNARD.
PAPA WANTS ME TO GO SEE
MY AUNT ELLEN
IN BAY ST. LOUIS.
BAY ST. LOUIS?
BAY ST. LOUIS IS
A LITTLE FAR OFF.
BUT I DON'T THINK
IT'S UNNECESSARY.
I'M HERE TO PROTECT YOU.
BUBBA, WE GOT COMPANY.
MISS TIBBS, MARY ANN,
GET DOWN ON THE FLOOR.
OH, LORD.
"PUT YOUR GUN DOWN.
PUT YOUR GUN DOWN."
YOU GIRLS
JUST STAY DOWN.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS,
YOU STAY DOWN.
SWEET, THE WORMLEES
AND JACK WHALEN ARE HERE.
OH.
DAMN.
ONE DINOSAUR AT A TIME.
NOW, REMEMBER, STAY DOWN.
I'M GOING AFTER THEM.
IT'S THE ONLY CHANCE
WE GOT.
LARRY, FRONT.
WHALEN, 'ROUND BACK.
HOLD REAL STILL.
AHH.
GO ON.
AAH!
AAH!
AAH!
HEY!
AAH!
OH.
THIS ONE'S
FOR MY BROTHER.
[GUNSHOT]
AAH!
[SIRENS]
COME ON.
AHH!
YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE
TO INSPECT
THE PROPERTY HERE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I LIKE IT, CHIEF.
LOT OF NICE
NATURAL COVER, SECLUDED.
KIND OF PLACE
I COULD GET USED TO.
THAT GUN THERE, UH...
I DIDN'T KNOW
IT WOULD FIRE.
BUBBA?
HEY.
THAT LOOKS TERRIBLE.
IT'S GOING TO
BE ALL RIGHT.
DON'T THINK THIS IS
AN EVERYDAY THING, EITHER.
OH, NO. I DON'T.
I JUST...
UM, ALTHEA'S GOING TO
TAKE ME BACK TO PAPA'S.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND--
I'LL CALL YOU
ON THE PHONE, OK?
YOU'RE STILL GOING
TO BAY ST. LOUIS?
YEAH, I RECKON I WILL.
JUST SEND ME A POSTCARD.
I WILL.
WELL, CHIEF.
GOT ANY MORE ROMANTIC
NOTIONS FOR ME?
OH, WELL, CHIEF,
NOW, UM...
ANY SUGGESTIONS
SHOULD BE
PROFESSIONALLY
COMPATIBLE.
WELL, UH...
PETE FORRAGERE'S
DAUGHTER'S GETTING OUT
THE MARINES.
♪ 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 ♪
HEY.
PAPA WILL
RELIEVE ME SOON.
YOU GOT OFF, TOO?
SURE DID.
CHIEF SAID WE
COULD FISH HIS RIVER BANK,
EVEN USE HIS PLACE.
GOT THE KEYS HERE.
HOW COME HE'S
BEING NICE?
HE WANTS ME
TO MARRY YOU.
ARE YOU GOING TO?
MAMA SAYS I AIN'T READY.
OH!
OW! HEY!
A POLICEMAN'S SUPPOSED TO
STAY OUT OF TROUBLE
ON HIS DAY OFF.
PICK UP A THERMOS
AT MICHAELSON'S
AND CHARCOAL
AT CASSIDY'S.
OK.
EXCUSE ME, MA'AM.
DID YOU MENTION
CASSIDY'S?
SURE DID.THEY STILL
CASH CHECKS?
MONDAY, TUESDAY,
AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE 1:00.
THANK YOU.YOU'RE WELCOME.
BYE. BYE-BYE.
HEY, COME ON, NOW.
OK.
I THINK YOU GOT
YOURSELF A SIDE JOB.
ALL RIGHT!
EVERYBODY STAND STILL!
STAY PUT WHERE YOU ARE!
ANYBODY MOVES,
AND WE WILL BLOW YOU AWAY!
RIGHT, KID.
GRAB AHOLD
OF YOUR MAMA
AND KEEP QUIET.
STAY AWAY
FROM THAT REGISTER.
I RECALL YOUR PIECE
IS NEXT TO IT.
I'LL CLEAN IT OUT.
YOU GO AHEAD
TO THE SAFE.
WHATEVER YOU SAY.
DON'T HURT ANYBODY.
COME ON.
COME ON.
PLEASE, PLEASE! MOVE IT!
COME ON. MOVE IT, POPS.
LET'S GO.
COME ON.
COME ON.
GET ON OFF
TO THAT SAFE.
COME ON.
COME ON NOW.
HURRY UP NOW.
YOU JUST
OPEN THAT SAFE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
PUT THE GUN DOWN.
COME ON! FIRE
THAT GUN AGAIN,
I'LL KILL THE KID!
GET OUT OF HERE, CARMEN!
GET IN THE CAR,
CARMEN!
DRIVE!
GET OUT!
CARMEN.
GET OUT OF HERE.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, SON.
IT'S OVER.
THANK YOU. HERE'S MAMA.
ROD, ARE YOU OK?
ARE YOU OK?
OH, MY GOD.
THANK GOD.
THIS IS ALL WE GOT
ON BUBBA'S SHOOTOUT.
WELL, NOW, LET'S SEE.
THERE'S THREE
WORMLEE BROTHERS.
TOM IS THE OLDEST.
LANE'S THE MIDDLE ONE.
THERE'S A KID BROTHER
RUNNING AROUND SOMEWHERE.
LARRY'S
DOING TIME SOMEWHERE.
YEAH. WELL,
THEY WERE ALL BORN HERE
IN SPARTA.
THEY'VE BEEN
ROAMING AROUND
DOING HOLDUPS.
NOW AND THEN,
THEY TURN UP IN SPARTA.
BUBBA SAID
THE WOMAN'S NAME
WAS CARMEN.
SHE COULD BE
A CREOLE OR LATIN.
SO?
THEY COME MEAN, TOO.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
WORMLEE'S. WHAT CAN
WE DO FOR YOU?
TOM! TOM, IT'S CARMEN.
COME DOWN AND GET ME!
HEY, HOLD IT, HOLD IT.
START AGAIN,
AND TAKE IT SLOW.
WE NEEDED MONEY.
WELL, WE REALLY NEED MONEY,
BUT LANE SAID THAT WE DID.
COME ON.
WHAT HAPPENED?
WELL, LANE
KNEW THIS PLACE
WHERE THEY
KEEP 15-20 GRAND
THREE DAYS A WEEK
FOR CHECK CASHING.
CASSIDY'S?
IT WAS CRAZY.
LANE HEARD SOMEBODY
SAY "CASSIDY'S,"
AND THEN WE WERE THERE
HOLDING IT UP.
SO WHAT HAPPENED?
WE WERE HITTING THE SAFE
WHEN SOME GUY--
A CUSTOMER--
OPENED UP ON US.
HE HIT LANE.
LANE HOLLERED
TO TAKE OFF, SO I DID.
HE KEPT YELLING AT ME,
"GET OUT, CARMEN.
GET OUT."
I'LL JUST KILL MYSELF
IF HE DIES.
JUST CALM DOWN, CARMEN.
WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
I'M AT THE PLACE.
THEY GOT A GOOD MAKE
ON THE CAR, TOM.
EVERY COP IN MISSISSIPPI
MUST BE LOOKING FOR ME.
I THINK
I KILLED SOME OLD MAN.
DON'T FALL APART.
STAY THERE.
NOBODY KNOWS
THAT'S OUR PLACE.
IT'S IN THE NAME
OF SOME OLD LADY
EVERYBODY'S FORGOT.
WAIT. WE'LL DRIVE
DOWN THERE TONIGHT.
WHALEN, LARRY,
LISTEN UP.
WE GOT TO GO TO SPARTA.
SOMEBODY JUST SHOT LANE.
HE MAY BE DYING.
OH, GOD.
SO, GET YOURSELF TOGETHER.
WE'RE LEAVING RIGHT AWAY.
TWO CARS, IN CASE
WE HAVE TO SPLIT UP.
LET'S MOVE.
HEY, BUBBA,
HEAR THEY SAVED
JESSE JAMES.
UH, NOT YET.
HE'S BACK ON
THE OPERATING TABLE.
THEY GOT TWO
SURGEONS WORKING
ON HIM.
WHAT HAPPENED?
THEY TOOK HIM
TO RECOVERY.
STARTED BLEEDING
AGAIN, WENT BACK.
THAT OLD MAN
AT CASSIDY'S
WAS KILLED
WITH A .45.
THAT'S
THE LITTLE DARLIN'
THAT FIRED THAT .45
RIGHT THERE.MM-HMM.
CARMEN AND LANE
WERE MARRIED
IN BOONEVILLE
IN 1987.
SHE'S GOT A FEDERAL
NARCOTICS BUST
IN NEW ORLEANS
AND ASSAULT
WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.
WHERE ARE
THE OTHER BROTHERS?
LARRY IS JUST OUT
OF LEXINGTON FEDERAL.
TOM IS SUSPECTED
OF SIX ARMED ROBBERIES
AND TWO MURDERS,
BUT THEY NEVER
INDICTED HIM.
OWNS A SALOON
IN BOONEVILLE.
NICE FOLKS,
THESE WORMLEES, HUH?
ROBBERY, MURDER.
THEY GOT ANY FAMILY
TO SPEAK OF?
PARENTS DIED
YEARS AGO.
SO FAR I GOT NO LINK.
THEY AIN'T GOT
NO KIN HERE.
IS THIS MAN
IN ANY CONDITION
TO TALK TO ME?
NOT A CHANCE.
HE'S DEAD.
HOSPITAL JUST TOLD US.
NEXT OF KIN
BEEN INFORMED?
WELL, WE GAVE
THE HOSPITAL
SOME NAMES
AND ADDRESSES.
I KNOW THESE WORMLEES.
TIME SEEMS
TO HAVE PASSED THEM BY.
THEY'RE AN OLD
HILLBILLY FAMILY
FROM UP ON
THE TENNESSEE BORDER.
THEY BEHAVE AS THOUGH
THINGS HAVEN'T CHANGED
IN THE LAST 200 YEARS.
YOU DON'T THINK
WE HAVE ANYTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT?
WELL, THEY'LL
COME INTO TOWN
TO CLAIM
THE BROTHER'S BODY.
THEY'LL BE AWFUL MAD
AT WHOEVER KILLED HIM.
YEAH, WELL, IF THEY
WANT TO DISCUSS IT,
I WON'T BE
HARD TO FIND.
WELL, I WANT TO MAKE YOU
HARD TO FIND.
TELL ALL THE MOTELS
TO LET US KNOW
IF ANY WORMLEES
CHECK IN
BY 5:00 THIS EVENING.
CHIEF, DO YOU
REALLY THINK
THEY'RE
GOING TO COME
AFTER BUBBA?
WELL,
THEY MAY NOT,
BUT, UH...
IF THEY DO, UH...
THEY'LL TRY TO KILL HIM.
PAULINE, I DOUBT
THAT'S THE PEOPLE
WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
YOU SAID TO BE
ON THE LOOKOUT
FOR THE WORMLEES.
TWO MEN CHECKED IN.
THEIR NAME
IS WORMLEE.
THEY LOOK LIKE KIN.
OK, UH,
THANKS, PAULINE,
FOR DOING YOUR
CIVIC DUTY, AS USUAL.
SWEET, THIS IS PARKER.
MIGHT BE WISE
TO CHECK OUT
THE CREST MOTEL.
TWO GUYS ANSWERING
THE DESCRIPTION
OF THE WORMLEES
HAVE BEEN
SPOTTED THERE.
ROGER.
CALLING
DMV OPERATOR 51.
SWEET,
SPARTA POLICE.
I NEED AN
IDENTIFICATION
CHECK.
CHIEF, YOU MIGHT WANT
TO HEAR THIS.
YEAH. GO AHEAD.
UH-HUH.
ALL RIGHT.
OKEY-DOKE.
THE WORMLEES ARE HERE.
THEY MUST HAVE DRIVEN
DOWN DURING THE NIGHT.
SWEET SAID THEY CHECKED
INTO THE CREST MOTEL.
THEIR LINCOLN'S
PARKED OUT FRONT
WITH PRENTISS
COUNTY PLATES.
OH, WHY?
HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
THE NEXT OF KIN
WERE ONLY INFORMED
AN HOUR AGO.
THE WOMAN WHO ESCAPED,
SHE PROBABLY TOLD THEM.
THAT'S IT.
SHE DROVE BACK
TO WHERE THEY
WERE STAYING,
PHONED HER
BROTHER-IN-LAWS.
WE GOT TO FIND OUT
WHERE THAT WOMAN
IS STAYING HERE.
THAT'S
OUR FIRST PRIORITY,
ALL DUE REGARD
TO YOU, BUBBA.
CARMEN IS
OUR MURDER CASE.
JAMISON, GO OVER
TO CREST MOTEL.
TAKE MY RIG.
KEEP YOUR EYE
ON THAT LINCOLN.
YES, SIR.
YOU MIND
IF I TALK
TO MARY ANN?
SHE'S REAL ILL
ABOUT YESTERDAY.
AND THEN WHAT?
TRACK DOWN
THE WORMLEES.
NO. THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT I
DON'T WANT YOU DOING.
THE TWO WORMLEES
STILL WALKING THIS EARTH
ARE NOT WANTED
FOR ANYTHING
HERE IN SPARTA.
BUT IN THE SECOND PLACE
I WANT YOU TO STAY
AWAY FROM THEM.
SAY WHAT?
STAY AWAY FROM THEM!
ALL I WANT YOU TO DO
IS KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN
FOR A LINCOLN CAR WITH
PRENTISS COUNTY PLATES.
CALL IN HERE
IF YOU THINK
IT'S FOLLOWING YOU.
WELL, I'D RATHER
GO FOR IT.
NO, YOU WANT TO,
BUT YOU WON'T.
YOU'RE GOING TO
PLAY IT OUR WAY.
AND YOU KNOW WHY.
WELL, JUST BECAUSE
IT'S CORRECT
PROCEDURE,
THAT DON'T MEAN
I GOT TO LIKE IT.
DON'T YOU
SASS ME, BOY!
DO AS YOU'RE TOLD!
NOW YOU SEE...
HE'LL TAKE THE BALL
AND RUN WITH IT.
HE'S GONNA SCORE IT
ALL BY HIMSELF.
YOU OUGHT TO
MAKE HIM LEAVE TOWN.
DON'T YOU TELL ME
WHAT I OUGHT TO DO!
THAT'S WHAT YOU DO--
WHAT YOU OUGHT!
I DO WHAT I FEEL!
DETECTIVE TIBBS,
THERE'S MORE COMPUTER STUFF
COMING IN
ON THE WORMLEES,
ON A JACK WHALEN.
KHARLA?
WHO ARE YOU?
FRIEND
OF TOM WORMLEE.
HE NEEDS A FAVOR.
AND WHERE
THE HELL IS HE?
DON'T WASTE
MY TIME, GIRL.
I WANT
TO TALK TO YOU.
HAVEN'T SEEN TOM WORMLEE
IN TWO YEARS.
TOM SAYS YOU, UH,
KNOW THIS HERO.
SURE DO...
REAL WELL.
CAN YOU SHOW ME
WHERE THIS GUY LIVES?
UH-HUH.
I CAN EVEN LET YOU
IN THE DOOR.
GOT ROOM HERE TO KEEP ME
A COUPLE OF DAYS?
GOT $1,000?
I GOT 500.
WITH THIS KEY,
IT'S GOING TO
HAVE TO BE 1,000.
PARKER, THIS IS LONNIE.
TOM WORMLEE JUST LEFT
IN HIS LINCOLN--
HE'S HEADED
WESTBOUND ON 218.
I'M FOLLOWING.
GOT IT.
OKEY-DOKE.
YOU WILLETS?
YES, SIR.
I'M TOM WORMLEE.
THANK YOU
FOR REQUESTING
OUR SERVICES.
WE'LL HANDLE
THE BURIAL
VERY NICELY
AND DISCREETLY
FOR YOU.
WE GOT A PLOT OVER
AT HEAVEN'S GATE.
FINE. YOU WANT
TO FOLLOW ME
OVER
TO THE MORTUARY?
GOT THE FORMS
THERE.
YOU CAN PICK OUT
THE COFFIN.
OK, BUT I WANT
TO SEE HIM.
TOM WORMLEE MET WILLETS.
LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GOING
TO THE FUNERAL HOME.
WHERE IS
LARRY WORMLEE?
HE'S NOWHERE IN SIGHT.
I'M AT 218
AND OLD COLUMN ROAD.
THERE'S A MARKET
ACROSS THE WAY.
DOES IT
SAY "NALLY'S
NEVER-CLOSE"?
THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS.
I CAN MAKE OUT
A BLONDE INSIDE.
THAT'S THE GUY'S
GIRLFRIEND.
ANY PROBLEM
CHANGING A 50?
NO PROBLEM
AT ALL, SIR.
THANK YOU.
AND YOUR CHANGE
IS $22.70.
Y'ALL HAVE
A GOOD DAY, NOW.
YOU, TOO.
I THOUGHT
YOU WENT TO ALABAMA.
BEEN BACK
A LONG TIME.
YOU KNOW THAT MAN,
BUBBA?
YEAH, I KNOW HIM.
WHAT DID
HE SAY TO YOU?
NOTHING MUCH. JUST
BOUGHT SOME STUFF.
DOES THIS
HAVE ANYTHING TO DO
WITH THE SHOOTING
YESTERDAY?
YEAH, IT'S GOT
A LOT TO DO WITH IT.
HONEY, I BETTER
GET YOU OUT OF HERE.
OK. I'LL CALL PAPA,
HAVE HIM COME IN.
YEAH, DO THAT...
RIGHT NOW.
HEY. HEY, BABY.
YOU'RE
A BEAUTIFUL,
HELPFUL WOMAN,
AND I LOVE YOU.
HI, BUBBA.
THIS IS MARY ANN,
ISN'T IT?
HI. I'M ALTHEA.
THANK YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
YOU CAN TAKE HER
INTO THE DINING ROOM.
YES, MA'AM.
UH, LOOK, ALTHEA,
I HAVE TO KEEP
ON WORKING.
I HOPE THIS ISN'T
TOO MUCH ON YOU.
NOT MORE THAN 30 DAYS
AT A TIME.
THERE'S A LOT MORE
TO BEING A COP'S GIRL
THAN SHE REALIZES,
ISN'T THERE?
YEAH.
OK.
I'M NOT SAYING
ALL MOUNTAIN BOYS
IS RAISED
ON VIOLENCE,
BUT THESE BOYS WERE.
THESE GUYS HAVE
SPENT HALF THEIR
LIVES IN PRISON.
UNTIL WE
FIGURE OUT WHAT
THEY'RE DOING HERE,
IT WOULD BE
BETTER IF YOU
STAYED SOMEPLACE
WHERE THEY
WOULDN'T THINK ABOUT
LOOKING FOR YOU,
LIKE HERE.
BUT, BUBBA, WHY WOULD
THEY WANT TO HURT ME?
BECAUSE
YOU'RE SOMEBODY
I CARE ABOUT...
A WHOLE LOT.
I'VE GONE THROUGH THIS
A COUPLE OF TIMES.
WE'LL JUST
WAIT IT OUT TOGETHER.
YEAH. YEAH.
I'LL GET SOME
OF YOUR STUFF.
I'LL BE
RIGHT BACK.
THERE'S
NOTHING TO IT...
RIGHT?
I'M ASSUMING WE'LL
BURY HIM SOMETIME
TOMORROW, CHIEF.
I'M WAITING
FOR TOM WORMLEE
TO PRODUCE A DEED
TO A BURIAL PLOT
AT HEAVEN'S GATE.
WHAT DEED?
WHO OWNS THE PLOT?
A MRS. CHARITY KILBRIDE
OF ORLANDO,
KIN TO THE WORMLEES,
UH, GRANDAUNT
ON THE MOTHER'S SIDE.
WOULD YOU
EXCUSE ME NOW?
SURE, SURE.
THAT COMPUTER DATA
THAT CAME BACK
ON JACK WHALEN
IS PRETTY
INTERESTING.
HE'S A VIETNAM VETERAN,
DEMOLITION EXPERT,
DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE
FROM THE ARMY.
WHAT'S HE GOT TO DO
WITH THE WORMLEES?
HE LIVES WITH THEM
IN BOONEVILLE,
HELPS TOM
RUN A BAR.
ALSO, ON PAROLE
FROM PARCHMAN.
BUT WHERE IS HE,
IN BOONEVILLE
OR HERE?
WHO KNOWS?
LISTEN, IF THIS
MISS KILBRIDE--
IF SHE'S GOT
A CEMETERY PLOT
HERE IN SPARTA,
MAYBE SHE GOT
SOME OTHER PROPERTY.
IF SHE HAS,
WHERE IS IT?
WHO'S LIVING ON IT?
SEE, SHE'S KIN
TO THE WORMLEES,
BUT THERE'S
ANOTHER LITTLE LADY
THAT'S KIN
TO BOTH OF THEM,
AND THAT'S OUR
MURDERER--CARMEN.
SO YOU SURE YOU WANT
TO KEEP BUBBA HERE?
YES, I'M SURE I WANT
TO KEEP HIM HERE!
NOW, LET'S HAVE
NO MORE DISCUSSION
ON THAT POINT!
CAN I HELP YOU?
NO. MR. SKINNER ORDERED
A SECURITY LOCK.
I'LL LEAVE HIS KEY
WITH YOU WHEN
I'M FINISHED,
AND ALSO THE NEW KEY.
OK. LET ME KNOW IF
YOU NEED ANYTHING.
YES, MA'AM.
I SURELY WILL.
[DOOR SHUTS]
[CAR APPROACHES]
BUBBA.
I BROUGHT
YOUR THINGS.
WHAT DID PAPA SAY
WHEN YOU ASKED
FOR MY STUFF?
I DON'T
THINK HE BELIEVED
YOU'RE STAYING HERE.
WHAT DID HE THINK?
THAT YOU'RE
STAYING WITH ME.
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
DID YOU TELL HIM
ABOUT THE TROUBLE
WE'RE IN?
I HAD TO.OH, BUBBA, WHY?
MARY ANN,
HE'S YOUR DADDY.
SAY, LOOK HERE.
I WANT YOU TO TRY
TO THINK ABOUT
SOMETHING ELSE, OK?
YEAH, LIKE WHAT?
WELL, UH, MAYBE
YOU COULD THINK
ABOUT SOME
ROMANTIC PLACES, UH...
FOR HONEYMOONS
AND STUFF.
HMM? HONEYMOON?
YEAH.
BUBBA,
WE HAVE TO TALK.
NOT OUT HERE,
YOU'RE NOT.
IF YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO
BE HIDING,
THIS ISN'T
THE PLACE TO BE.
MRS. TIBBS IS RIGHT,
AND I GOT TO BE
GOING ANYWAY, OK?
BUBBA. HUH?
HE'S IN A LOT
OF DANGER, ISN'T HE?
IT'S GOING TO BE OK.
HOW CAN YOU TELL?
I DON'T KNOW.
SOMETIMES
I'M ABLE TO FEEL
WHEN THINGS ARE
NOT GOING TO BE OK.
THIS JUST ISN'T
ONE OF THOSE TIMES.
WE WERE THINKING
ABOUT GETTING MARRIED.
HAVE YOU STARTED
PLANNING THE WEDDING?
OH, I--I THINK PLANNING
BETTER WAIT AWHILE.
GIVE ME A MINUTE.
FOR WHAT?
TO GET MY PURSE.
NOT YET. WHAT?
WHY CAN'T YOU
SHIP LANE'S BODY
TO BOONEVILLE?
JUST FORGET
ABOUT THIS DAMN COP!
WHEN ARE YOU
GOING TO START
THINKING ABOUT ME?
I WANT TO LEAVE!
COOL IT!
IT WON'T BE LONG.
I SWEAR
ON LANE'S SOUL.
IT WON'T BE LONG.
MY SISTER
WAS AT CASSIDY'S
DURING THE SHOOTING.
MAMIE SAID
SHE WAS NEVER
SO FRIGHTENED,
BUT THAT SHE FELT
CONFIDENT DEEP DOWN
WITH YOU THERE,
LIEUTENANT SKINNER.
WELL, DO
SAY "THANK YOU"
TO YOUR SISTER
FOR ME, MA'AM.
"HE'S QUITE A HUNK."
THAT'S WHAT MAMIE SAID.
IT'S TRUE,
DETECTIVE TIBBS.
OH, I KNOW,
MA'AM.
WE HEAR THAT
FROM MANY WOMEN
HERE IN SPARTA.
HERE WE ARE.
MRS. CHARITY
CATHERINE KILBRIDE.
THE RESIDENCE
IS LISTED AT
180 ALMA DRIVE.
THIS IS
AN OLD ENTRY.
UM, A MRS. LULA PARKMAN
LIVES THERE.
YOU MIGHT KNOW HER--
REAL NICE WOMAN.
IS THAT THE ONLY
PROPERTY LISTING
UNDER MISS
KILBRIDE'S NAME?
AFRAID SO.
MAMIE'S JUST
GOING TO SWOON
WHEN I TELL HER
WHO WAS IN HERE TODAY.
AS FOR MYSELF,
I FEEL A LOT SAFER
WITH LIEUTENANT SKINNER
ON THE FORCE.
OH, I DO,
TOO, MA'AM.
I REALLY DO.
I'M SO ASHAMED
OF MYSELF.
WHAT DID
HE LOOK LIKE?
HE WAS
KIND OF ORDINARY,
WHITE, HAD
LIGHT BROWN HAIR.
GET THAT FAX PICTURE
OF WHALEN.
YEAH.
BUT YOU LET HIM GO
INTO THE APARTMENT?
WELL, LIKE I SAID,
HE HAD A KEY.
WHY WOULD
HE HAVE ONE
IF HE WASN'T WHAT
HE SAID HE WAS?
BUT THEN
I STARTED THINKING,
SUPPOSE,
AFTER WHAT HAPPENED
AT CASSIDY'S STORE,
HE MIGHT
WANT TO HURT BUBBA?
SO I WENT UP TO THE
APARTMENT TO SEE.
TO SEE WHAT?
THE LOCK. IT WAS
THE SAME OLD LOCK.
HE HADN'T
CHANGED IT AT ALL.
YOU DIDN'T TRY
THE DOOR, DID YOU?
OH, NO.
I DIDN'T TOUCH IT.
I THOUGHT YOU
MIGHT WANT TO TAKE
SOME FINGERPRINTS
OR SOMETHING.
WELL...
COULD BE.
I WOULDN'T
SWEAR TO IT,
BUT COULD BE.
OH, NO. I'M
A LUCKY WOMAN.
DON'T HAVE
NO RENT TO PAY.
I LIVE HERE FREE
IN EXCHANGE
FOR TAKING CARE
OF THE PLACE,
THIS AND
THE OTHER PLACE.
WHAT OTHER PLACE?
THE FARM,
THOUGH NOBODY
FARMS IT NO MORE.
NOW, MISS PARKMAN,
THERE IS NO OTHER
FARM IN THIS COUNTY
IN MISS KILBRIDE'S
NAME.
THAT'S 'CAUSE
THE BRAGG ROAD PLACE
IS IN HER MAIDEN NAME--
McMOYLIN.
N-NOW, WHY
IS THAT, MA'AM?
'CAUSE THAT'S THE WAY
MISS KILBRIDE IS.
SHE DON'T WANT
NOBODY TO KNOW NOTHIN'.
SHE HAD FIVE HUSBANDS.
NOBODY KNEW BUT ME.
SHE'S CONTRARY.
LIVED CONTRARY
AND WILL DIE CONTRARY.
YES, MA'AM.
NO, MA'AM, I'M NOT FREE
TO MEET THE COUNCIL
IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS,
BUT I'LL
TELL YOU WHAT--
ANY COUNCILPERSON
CAN COME BY HERE
AT 8:00 ANY MORNING.
I'LL REVIEW THE MATTER.
I'LL TELL YOU
ALL I KNOW,
BUT Y'ALL KNOW
WHAT I KNOW NOW.
YES, MA'AM.
THANK YOU, MA'AM.
YEAH.
GOOD DAY, MA'AM.
THAT'S COUNCILWOMAN
HARRIET DeLONG.
SHE WANTED TO KNOW
ABOUT THIS RUMOR
THAT BUBBA SKINNER'S LIFE
WAS THREATENED.
HOW DID THAT GET OUT?
WHERE'S BUBBA NOW?
HEADING HOME.
THEN HE'S GOING
TO MY PLACE.
EXCUSE ME.
YEAH. WHAT?
LIEUTENANT SKINNER'S
LANDLADY JUST LEFT.
SHE TOLD ME A FELLOW
STOPPED BY THE PLACE,
SAID HE WAS A LOCKSMITH.
MAYBE THAT WAS
THE WORMLEES' FRIEND--
JACK WHALEN.
SHE LET HIM IN.
JACK WHALEN...
THAT'S
THE DEMOLITIONS EXPERT.
BUBBA! WAIT! WAIT!
BUBBA!
DON'T OPEN THE DOOR.
GET BACK. GET BACK.
GET AWAY FROM IT.
YOU GOT
ANOTHER WAY IN?
YEAH, SURE.
IN THE BACK.
OK. THAT'S
WHAT WE'LL USE.
YOU LEAVE THIS WINDOW
UNLATCHED?
NO.
YEAH? WELL, YOU HAVE
A VISITOR WHO DID.
THIS DEVICE
WOULD HAVE SET OFF
THE WHOLE MECHANISM.
THIS GUY IS GOOD,
REAL GOOD.
HEY, HEY, HEY.
NO, NO, NO.
NO PROBLEM.
HE KNEW YOU WERE
RIGHT-HANDED.
AND WHEN I OPENED
THE CLOSET DOOR...
BOOM.
NAILS WENT FLYING
EVERYWHERE.
PUT YOUR GUN DOWN.
YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
[BEEP]
SO, THEM KNOTHEADS
WOULD HAVE GOT ME
TWO WAYS, HUH?
THREE.
COMING IN...
AND IF
THAT TRIP-SWITCH
HAD FAILED,
THE CLOSET.
IF THAT HAD FAILED,
OR YOU HADN'T
USED THE CLOSET,
AND I WOULDN'T HAVE SEEN
THAT SECOND DOOR SWITCH
ON THE WAY OUT.
IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN OFF
HALF THE BUILDING.
AND MADE
A BIG OLD PINCUSHION
OUT OF BUBBA.
I HAVEN'T SHOPPED LATELY,
BUT THERE'S ENOUGH
TO EAT THERE.
I DON'T FEEL
LIKE EATING.
FINE.
STARVE FOR ONE DAY
AND LOSE 1/4 POUND.
CHIEF,
I HATE THIS.
I AIN'T NEVER
HID FROM ANYBODY
IN MY LIFE.
NOW, LISTEN.
HIDING IS NOT COWARDICE.
SOMETIMES
IT'S THE BEST KIND
OF OFFENSIVE TACTICS.
NOW, FOR INSTANCE,
GENERAL HOOD
WAS NOT SCARED
OF GENERAL SHERMAN.
BUT WHAT HE DID--
PLEASE DON'T TELL ME
ABOUT NO CIVIL WAR.
TELL ME WHY WE CAN'T
ARREST THEM SKUNKS!
IT WASN'T THE WORMLEES.
THAT WAS JACK WHALEN,
WE THINK.
WE'RE TRYING
TO PROVE IT.
JUST SIT TIGHT HERE.
MAYBE WE'LL GET THIS THING
CLEARED UP TODAY.
I DON'T LIKE
SITTING TIGHT.
I DON'T LIKE SITTING.
AND YOU KNOW THAT.
WELL, USE THE TIME
FOR A LITTLE QUIET,
INTELLIGENT THOUGHT,
CONTEMPLATION.
HERE. THERE'S
A WONDERFUL ARTICLE
IN THAT MAGAZINE
ABOUT A FELLA
MADE A SUCCESS
OUT OF MINK FARMING
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
CUTE.
OK, BOYS, LET'S GO.
YOU WANT TO MOVE ALONG?
WHY DON'T YOU
GO HAVE A SEAT
ON THAT FAR BENCH
BACK THERE?
VIRGIL,
THE WORMLEES ARE HERE.
GREAT.
OK, NOW, THIS FACE
ISN'T FAMILIAR TO YOU?
I JUST WASN'T SURE,
AND I'M STILL NOT.
ALL RIGHT.
LOOK THROUGH THERE
AT THE GENTLEMEN
ON THE BENCH.
SEE IF ANY ONE OF THEM
LOOK FAMILIAR.
TELL ME IF HE LOOKS LIKE
THE ONE YOU SAW
IN BUBBA'S ROOM?
RIGHT THROUGH HERE.
THEY CAN'T SEE YOU.
I--I...I THINK
THE YOUNGER ONE.
ON THE LEFT?
NO. ON THE RIGHT.
THE OLDER ONE.
COULD HE PUT ON
HIS COVERALLS?
MA'AM, THE COVERALLS
ARE HIS--
BEATON'S LABEL AND ALL.
PART OF HIS CRIME KIT.
SWEET.
THANKS, THANKS.
RIGHT THIS WAY, MA'AM.
WELL,
I JUST COULDN'T...
I UNDERSTAND.
YES, MA'AM.
BUBBA, THE CHIEF
WANTED ME TO CALL YOU
AND LET YOU KNOW
THERE'S STEAKS
IN THE FREEZER
IN CASE YOU DECIDE
TO EAT.
OK. IF YOU
NEED ANYTHING,
JUST GIVE US A CALL,
AND WE'LL BRING IT OUT
TO YOU. ALL RIGHT.
BYE-BYE.
ESCORT THESE GENTLEMEN
BACK TO THEIR MOTEL.
THANKS FOR
YOUR COOPERATION.
LET'S GO.
[RING]
HELLO? HELLO?
TOM, IS THAT YOU?
HELLO!
HELLO!
HELLO, MISS WORMLEE.
HANDS IN THE AIR
AS HIGH
AS YOU CAN REACH.
YOU WANT TO
KILL ME, TOO.
NO. I MIGHT HAVE TO.
COME ON DO AS I SAY.
YOU CAN'T BE
VERY COMFORTABLE
WITH THIS THING
STICKING IN YOUR TUMMY.
YOU GOT THE OLD MAN
WITH THIS, DID YOU?
I WAS TRYING
TO GET THE GUY
WHO SHOT
MY DARLING LANE,
BUT HE'LL GET HIS.
MAY HE DIE WITH
LARRY'S BULLETS IN HIM.
[CAR APPROACHES]
WHAT ARE YOU LADIES
DOING HERE?
WELL, SHE ASKED ME
TO DRIVE HER HERE.
IT'S AS SAFE HERE
AS ANYWHERE.
SHE HAS A FEW THINGS
TO SAY TO YOU.
CAN IT WAIT A COUPLE OF DAYS?
YOU SHOULD GO TO KENARD.
NO, NOT KENNARD.
PAPA WANTS ME TO GO SEE
MY AUNT ELLEN
IN BAY ST. LOUIS.
BAY ST. LOUIS?
BAY ST. LOUIS IS
A LITTLE FAR OFF.
BUT I DON'T THINK
IT'S UNNECESSARY.
I'M HERE TO PROTECT YOU.
BUBBA, WE GOT COMPANY.
MISS TIBBS, MARY ANN,
GET DOWN ON THE FLOOR.
OH, LORD.
"PUT YOUR GUN DOWN.
PUT YOUR GUN DOWN."
YOU GIRLS
JUST STAY DOWN.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS,
YOU STAY DOWN.
SWEET, THE WORMLEES
AND JACK WHALEN ARE HERE.
OH.
DAMN.
ONE DINOSAUR AT A TIME.
NOW, REMEMBER, STAY DOWN.
I'M GOING AFTER THEM.
IT'S THE ONLY CHANCE
WE GOT.
LARRY, FRONT.
WHALEN, 'ROUND BACK.
HOLD REAL STILL.
AHH.
GO ON.
AAH!
AAH!
AAH!
HEY!
AAH!
OH.
THIS ONE'S
FOR MY BROTHER.
[GUNSHOT]
AAH!
[SIRENS]
COME ON.
AHH!
YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE
TO INSPECT
THE PROPERTY HERE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I LIKE IT, CHIEF.
LOT OF NICE
NATURAL COVER, SECLUDED.
KIND OF PLACE
I COULD GET USED TO.
THAT GUN THERE, UH...
I DIDN'T KNOW
IT WOULD FIRE.
BUBBA?
HEY.
THAT LOOKS TERRIBLE.
IT'S GOING TO
BE ALL RIGHT.
DON'T THINK THIS IS
AN EVERYDAY THING, EITHER.
OH, NO. I DON'T.
I JUST...
UM, ALTHEA'S GOING TO
TAKE ME BACK TO PAPA'S.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND--
I'LL CALL YOU
ON THE PHONE, OK?
YOU'RE STILL GOING
TO BAY ST. LOUIS?
YEAH, I RECKON I WILL.
JUST SEND ME A POSTCARD.
I WILL.
WELL, CHIEF.
GOT ANY MORE ROMANTIC
NOTIONS FOR ME?
OH, WELL, CHIEF,
NOW, UM...
ANY SUGGESTIONS
SHOULD BE
PROFESSIONALLY
COMPATIBLE.
WELL, UH...
PETE FORRAGERE'S
DAUGHTER'S GETTING OUT
THE MARINES.