In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995): Season 4, Episode 12 - In the Heat of the Night - full transcript

♪ IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

♪ I'’VE GOT TROUBLES
WALL TO WALL ♪

♪ IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

♪ YEAH

♪ MUST BE AN ENDING
TO IT ALL ♪

♪ OH

♪ BUT HOLD ON

♪ IT WON'’T BE LONG ♪

♪ JUST YOU BE STRONG

♪ AND IT'’LL BE ALL RIGHT ♪

♪ IN THE HEAT
OF THE NIGHT ♪



♪ IN THE HEAT

♪ OF THE NIGHT

WELL, NOW,
MRS., UH...

ABERCROMBE.

UH, PLEASE DON'’T
FORGET THAT, LUANN.

MRS. ABERCROMBE,
WHAT WAS THE NATURE

OF THE PROPERTY
THAT WAS DESTROYED?

MY PRIZE AZALEAS.

MAKE A NOTE OF THAT, LUANN.

AZALEAS, RIGHT.

AND WHAT WAS IT
THAT DESTROYED
THE AZALEAS?

WAS IT
MRS. FINCH'’S DOG?

NO.
A DOG WON'’T EAT AZALEAS.

IT'’S MRS. FINCH'S PIG,
ALBERMARLE.



GOT IT, CHIEF.

I DIDN'’T THINK A PIG
WOULD EAT AZALEAS.

MRS. FINCH SAYS
THAT PIG GOES WILD

WHENEVER VENUS GETS
TOO CLOSE TO EARTH.

WELL, CAN'’T MRS. FINCH
CONSULT THE ALMANAC

AND KEEP ABERCROMBE
PENNED UP?

MYNAME IS ABERCROMBE.

THE PIG IS ALBERMARLE.

OH, YES, MA'’AM.

NOW PLEASE DON'’T
MAKE THAT MISTAKE
AGAIN, LUANN.

YES, SIR.

WELL,
MRS. ABERCROMBE,

I'’LL HAVE TO GO TALK
TO MRS. FINCH.

I BROUGHT IN SOME
OF MY DIVINITY CANDY.

WELL, HOW KIND.

OH, NOT FOR YOU.

FOR LIEUTENANT SKINNER.

IS HE HERE?

IT'’S HIS
EVENING OFF, MA'’AM.

UH, EVENING OFF.

WELL, WHERE IS HE?

I THINK HE'’S
IMPROVING HIMSELF.

WHERE COULD A MAN
THAT GOOD LOOKING
GO TO DO THAT?

I BELIEVE HE GOES
TO A BIBLE CLASS.

WELL, BLESS HIS HEART.

YES.

OW!

QUIT COMPLAINING.

REMEMBER WHEN
I FIRST DRUG YOU
IN HERE?

I WASN'’T THAT BAD.

IF I HADN'’T
HURT MY SHOULDER...

WELL, PARKER?

SHE'’S THE NEW MANAGER.

WONDER IF I COULD
MANAGE A DATE?

YOU GOT TO BE
MORE SELECTIVE.

HOW'’S THAT?

YOU GOT TO LOOK FOR MORE
THAN A--A PRETTY FACE.

PARKER, I DON'’T KNOW
WHO YOU LOOKING AT,

BUT THAT
GIRL'’S GOT MORE
THAN A PRETTY FACE.

SHE LOOKS
FAMILIAR, TOO.

OH, HER NAME'’S
KATHLEEN WHEARTY.

THAT AIN'’T LITTLE
KATHLEEN WHEARTY?

YOU KNOW HER?

I WENT
TO SCHOOL WITH HER
OLDER BROTHER JACK.

A REAL KNOTHEAD.

THOUGHT HE WAS
GOD'’S GIFT TO WOMEN.

EXCUSE ME, PARKER.

UH, KATHLEEN.

KATHLEEN?

UH, IT'’S ME, BUBBA.

I WENT
TO SCHOOL WITH
YOUR BROTHER JACK.

OH, YEAH.
BUBBA SKINNER.

LAST TIME I SAW YOU,

YOU WERE 8 AND
HAD SCABBY KNEES.

YEAH, WELL,
THEY'’VE HEALED.

UH, YEAH, THEY SURE
DONE THAT ALL RIGHT.

LAST TIME I SAW YOU
YOU WERE IN YOUR
FOOTBALL JERSEY.

YOU LOOKED REAL TRIM.

THANK YOU.

WHAT HAPPENED?SAY WHAT?

DON'’T WORRY. YOU JUST
KEEP LIFTING THOSE WEIGHTS.

THERE'’S STILL HOPE.

WHAT?

WHAT'’S WRONG?

WE'’RE OUT OF TOWELS,

THE SAUNA IS ICE COLD,

AND YOUR BROTHER CALLED.

MY BROTHER?

WHAT DID HE WANT?

HE DIDN'’T SAY.

HE ONLY CALLS
WHEN IT'’S MY BIRTHDAY

OR HE NEEDS MONEY,

AND IT AIN'’T
MY BIRTHDAY.

HE IS YOUR
ONLY BROTHER.

I COULDN'’T
TAKE ANOTHER.

HE MIGHT NOT
BE CALLING FOR MONEY.

O.K.

I'’M A SUCKER FOR GUILT.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

[RING]

JACK, I'’M GOING
TO LET THAT PHONE RING

BECAUSE I DON'’T THINK
WE WANT TO TALK--

YOU JACK WHEARTY?

YEAH.

THAT'’LL BE 9.75.

ALL RIGHTY.

THERE YOU GO.

KEEP THE CHANGE,
SWEET THING.

WHAT CHANGE?

JERK!

LOOKS LIKE THEY FORGOT
THE MUSHROOMS, SWEET THING.

TASTES AWFUL GOOD,
ANYHOW.

TERRIBLEST THING
I EVER COME ACROSS.

GONE A FEW MINUTES,
COME BACK AND FIND
A THING LIKE THIS.

O.K., GOT IT.

WE'’D BE ONLY TOO HAPPY
TO COOPERATE, CAPTAIN.

THANK YOU.

WITH WHOM ARE WE
COOPERATING HAPPILY?

HOUSTON POLICE.

SUSPECTED MURDERER
HEADED OUR WAY.

WHY OUR WAY?

EX-SPARTA MAN
NAMED JACK WHEARTY.

HIS SISTER LIVES HERE.

WHO'’D HE KILL?

SOME WOMAN.

NO. WHEARTY MIGHT
SEDUCE A WOMAN,

BUT HE'’D NEVER KILL ONE.

WELL, THEY THINK
HE DID BOTH.

SOME OIL TYCOON'’S WIFE,
NAME OF KINCAIDE.

RAYMOND J.R.J. KINCAIDE

OF HOUSTON, TEXAS?

THAT'’S THE MAN.

WELL, FOR HEAVEN'’S SAKE.

WELL, YOU FAILED
IN YOUR OBJECTIVE,

THOUGH NOT ENTIRELY,

AND YOU WILL
BE COMPENSATED
PROPORTIONATELY.

NOW, I'’M MAKING
OTHER ARRANGEMENTS.

I MUST.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

YOUR NEXT APPOINTMENT
IS HERE.

THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU MIND
WAITING IN HERE?

THIS LITTLE INTERRUPTION

WILL ONLY TAKE A FEW
MINUTES TO DEAL WITH,

THEN I'’LL PAY YOU OFF.

TINY RANDALL.

R.J.

YOU BAD BOY.
HOW ARE THINGS
IN BROWNSVILLE?

I'’M, UH,
LIVING IN DALLAS, R.J.

HAVE A SEAT.

HOW'’S
YOUR DEAR MAMA?

UM, BEEN DEAD ABOUT
FIVE YEARS NOW, R.J.

LOOKS LIKE
YOU PUTTING ON
A LITTLE WEIGHT.

WELL, BEING A BOUNTY HUNTER,
AND RUNNING AROUND LIKE I DO,

IT'’S AWFUL HARD
TO EAT RIGHT AND
EASY TO DRINK HARD.

I SUPPOSE.

PLACE SEEMS A LITTLE EMPTY
WITHOUT THE MISSIS, R.J.

YEAH.
GUESS I'’LL JUST HAVE
TO GET USED TO IT.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT
I'’D PRECEDE MIMI--

YEAH.

WHO'’S THIS JACK WHEARTY
THE COPS ARE LOOKING FOR?

PIECE OF
MIMI'’S TRASH.

I NEVER MET HIM,
BUT I WANT TO.

CAN THE COPS
PIN THE MURDER ON HIM?

I WISHED I KNEW.

WE'’VE GOT
TO MOVE FAST.

I'’M TOLD WHEARTY
RUNS TO HIS SISTER'’S

WHEN HE'’S
IN TROUBLE.

WELL, I'’LL FIND HIM
FOR $50,000.

I WANT HIM DEAD.

THEN I'’LL KILL HIM
FOR $100,000.

BRING HIM HERE
IN A BOX.

NOW, R.J...

THAT'’S GOING TO BE
A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT,
DON'’T YOU THINK?

LIKE I SAID,
I WANT TO MEET HIM.

I SEE.

THEN THAT'’LL BE $200,000.

KILL THE MAN
THAT LET WHEARTY
GET AWAY,

AND I'’LL
PAY YOU $250,000.

R.J., YOU GOT
YOURSELF A DEAL.

WHERE DO I FIND THIS FOOL?

RIGHT THROUGH
THAT DOOR.

OH, REALLY?

REALLY.

R.J., YOU WILL NOT DO.

HI, THERE.

Y'’ALL TAKE CARE
OF CLEANING HIM UP FOR ME.

[PARKER]
MR. SWEET?

YEAH.

SERGEANT JAMISON'’S
RELIEVING YOU.

PARKER,
IS JACK WHEARTY
A BIG FAT GUY?

NO. HE'’S A THIN ONE.
WHY?

THEN SOMEBODY
ELSE JUST CAME
TO SEE MISS WHEARTY.

I'’LL GET THAT
LICENSE NUMBER.

YES?

YOU GOT TO BE
KATHLEEN WHEARTY.

GOT A BROTHER
NAMED JACK?

THAT'’S RIGHT.

WHO ARE YOU?

I'’M A FRIEND
OF JACK'’S.

REALLY?

HOW CAN I BELIEVE ANYBODY

WHO LOOKS
AS TERRIBLE AS YOU?

YOU JUST
MIGHT DO WELL TO.

IT'’S THOSE SLICK
LITTLE PRETTY BOYS

YOU GOT
TO WATCH OUT FOR.

MM-HMM.

LIKE YOUR FRIEND JACK.

NOW, YOU SAID THAT,
NOT ME.

SO, UH, WHAT'’S YOUR STORY?

WELL, YOU BEING
IN BUSINESS AND ALL,

I WAS THINKING YOU
MIGHT HAVE SOME
MAINTENANCE WORK

I COULD DO CHEAP.

I'’M GOOD AT
WIRING, PLUMBING,

AND THAT
KIND OF STUFF.

ALL RIGHT.

WHY DON'’T YOU COME ON IN?

WHY, I THOUGHT
YOU'’D NEVER ASK.

HEY, HOW ARE YOU?

YOU GOT
A PROBLEM, BUB.

PROBLEM?

YOU CAN'’T TAKE NO
FOR AN ANSWER.

WHOA, AND I THINK
YOU'’RE A BIT
CONFUSED, HONEY.

FIRST OF ALL,
I AIN'’T NO STRANGER
TO A SLAMMING DOOR.

SECOND OF ALL,
I AIN'’T LOOKING
FOR FEMALE COMPANY.

OH, REALLY?

YEAH, REALLY.

WHY ARE YOU
FOLLOWING ME AROUND

LIKE A LOVE-SICK PUPPY?

LOVE-SICK?

YEAH.

PUPPY?

YOU WERE AT THE GYM,
THE MAGNOLIA CAFE,

AND NOW YOU'’RE
HERE AT THE MARKET.

WHAT IS THAT--
COINCIDENCE?

YEAH. THAT'’S EXACTLY
WHAT THAT IS.

WELL, I HOPE
COINCIDENCE DOESN'’T TURN
INTO POLICE HARASSMENT.

I DON'’T FOLLOW YOU.

WELL, I'’LL TELL YOU.

THEN SHE KNOWS
WE'’RE WATCHING HER.

NOT EXACTLY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

SHE THINKS
I'’M WATCHING HER.

SHE THINKS YOU
PERSONALLY ARE
WATCHING HER?

THAT'’S IT.
SHE THINKS I WANT
TO DATE HER.

WELL,
YOU PROBABLY DO.

OH, COME ON, CHIEF.

IT'’S A PRESUMPTION,
BUT IT
ISN'’T UNREASONABLE

IN THE LIGHT
OF PAST EXPERIENCE.

LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING ABOUT THAT GIRL.

THAT GIRL IS...

SHE'’S WHAT?

THAT GIRL'’S HERE.

WHO IS IN CHARGE?

THAT WOULD BE
CHIEF GILLESPIE.

CAN I HELP YOU?

ARE YOU CHIEF GILLESPIE?

NO. I'’M
SERGEANT JAMISON,

AS YOU CAN SEE
BY MY NAMEPLATE
AND CHEVRONS.

NOT EVERYBODY GETS
TO SEE THE CHIEF.

MUST BE MY LUCKY DAY.

HE'’S RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

WHAT CAN
I DO FOR YOU?

WHY ARE YOUR MEN
FOLLOWING ME?

I BELIEVE WE MET--

WHY THE INVASION
OF MY PRIVACY?

I REGRET THAT--

WHY?

WE'’RE LOOKING FOR
YOUR BROTHER, JACK.

WHY?

HE MAY HAVE KILLED
A WOMAN IN HOUSTON.

JACK? WHAT IS THIS,
SOME KIND OF JOKE?

NOT TO THE
WOMAN'’S HUSBAND OR
THE HOUSTON POLICE.

JACK COULDN'’T KILL ANYONE.

WHEN WE WERE KIDS,
HE COULDN'’T EVEN
SQUASH A BUG.

THAT WAS
MY IMPRESSION.

HOWEVER, WE'’RE BOUND
TO ARREST HIM.

NOW, I'’M NOT ASKING
YOU TO HELP US,

BUT IF YOU SEE
JACK BEFORE WE DO,

YOU TELL HIM
TO CALL ME.

REALLY.

THANKS A LOT. CHIEF?

YEAH?

INFORMATION ON THAT
GUY AT KATHLEEN'’S.

WHAT?

THE CAR WAS RENTED
TO A ROBERT MANDRAKE

OF 24 AYLMER STREET,
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS.

I WANT TO KNOW
MORE ABOUT THAT.

YOU STAY WITH THAT.

YOU KNOW, JACK DIDN'’T
DO YOU JUSTICE.

I GUESS IT'’S HARD
TO JUDGE YOUR OWN SISTER.

YOU NEVER
REALLY KNOW ABOUT
YOUR KIN, DO YOU?

KATHLEEN...
THERE'’S SOMETHING
BOTHERING YOU.

MAYBE I CAN HELP.

I DON'’T THINK SO.

TRY ME.

I THINK I KNOW WHY
JACK'’S BEEN TRYING
TO GET AHOLD OF ME.

HE'’S IN TROUBLE.

WELL...

ANY IDEA WHAT?

YEAH.

SOMETHING I JUST
CAN'’T BELIEVE.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

YOU WANT ME TO GET THAT?

NO.

[RING]

HELLO?

KATHLEEN, I NEED
YOUR HELP, HONEY.

FIRST CALL FROM YOU
I HOPED WAS LONG DISTANCE.

YEAH, WELL, IT AIN'’T.

I'’M CLOSE,
AND I GOT A PROBLEM.

Where is he?

WHERE ARE YOU?

I'’M AT
BILL AND ED'’S.

BILL AND ED'’S?
YOU'’RE IN SPARTA?

KATHLEEN,
JUST LISTEN, O.K.?

I NEED SOME MONEY,
AND I NEED YOUR CAR.

I'’M IN SERIOUS TROUBLE.

TELL ME ABOUT IT, JACK.

THEY'’RE WATCHING
THE HOUSE.

YEAH, I FIGURED.

THEY SAY THAT YOU
KILLED A WOMAN, JACK.

I SWEAR ON MAMA'’S GRAVE
I NEVER KILLED NO ONE!

IF YOU'’RE REALLY INNOCENT,
GIVE YOURSELF UP.

NO!

THAT WOMAN WAS
FOUND DEAD IN MY BED.

THAT'’S THE KIND
OF THING IT--

IT CAN TURN PEOPLE
AGAINST YOU.

WELL, I SUGGEST YOU START
TURNING THEM AROUND.

YOU KNOW,

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
THE ONE PERSON IN LIFE

I COULD ALWAYS COUNT ON.

THE ONLY THING
I CAN DO FOR YOU

IS BEG YOU TO CALL
CHIEF GILLESPIE.

TURN AROUND SLOW,
OLD MAN.

THIS SLOW ENOUGH?

HEY, WAIT A SECOND!

THAT GUY'’S NUTS!

WHO THE HELL IS THAT?

I RECKONED HE WAS
A NEWSPAPER SALESMAN,

BUT HE TRIED TO BE
A STICK-UP MAN INSTEAD.

HE WAS USING
HIS FINGER.

WHY DID YOU SHOOT?

FOR THE HELL OF IT.

USE THAT ALARM, MAN.

NEXT TIME YOU'’RE ROBBED,
YOU LET US KNOW.

WE'’LL COME OUT AND
SHOOT THEM FOR YOU.

WELL, I DON'’T MIND.

WE GOT A POSITIVE I.D.
ON JACK WHEARTY.

I FOUND SOME BLOOD.
IT'’S NOT EVEN DRY YET.

SURE YOU DIDN'’T HIT HIM?

YEAH.

MAYBE THE OTHER GUY
HIT HIM.

WHAT OTHER GUY?

OH, DIDN'’T I TELL YOU?

NO.

FELLER
IN THAT BLUE CAR

THAT CAME
ZIPPING PAST HERE.

FELLA IN A BLUE CAR?

YEAH.

I'’M GOING
TO CALL THAT IN.

OLD ED MADE
A POSITIVE I.D.

JACK WHEARTY?

JAMISON FOUND SOME
OF WHEARTY'’S BLOOD.

ED SHOT JACK WHEARTY?

ED CLAIMS IT WAS SOMEONE
DRIVING A BLUE CAR

LIKE THE ONE AT KATHLEEN'’S.

COULD BE MANDRAKE'’S CAR.

PARKER SAID HE LEFT
IN TIME TO SHOOT WHEARTY.

CHIEF.

LOOK AT THIS
COMPUTER THING.

"ROBERT MANDRAKE."

HE'’S DEAD
THREE YEARS.

WELL, FOR HEAVEN'’S SAKE.

RANDY CALHOUN.
LOOKING GOOD, SON.

WHAT DID YOU FIND?

JUANITA GAVE IT THE ALARM
WHEN WE GOT WITHIN 100 YARDS.

STARED BARKING,
DID SHE?

NO, TRIED TO
RUN AWAY.

WHAT SCARED HER?

SMELL OF BLOOD...
SCARES HER TO DEATH.

SMELL LED TOWARD THOSE TREES.

NOW HOLD ON.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID THAT
JUANITA WOULDN'’T FOLLOW

THE SMELL OF BLOOD.

SHE DIDN'’T.

I DID.

OH, O.K.

CHIEF,
I GOT YOU SOMETHING.

THAT ROBERT MANDRAKE
YOU WANTED US
TO CHECK UP ON,

WELL, MANDRAKE'’S
A WANTED CRIMINAL--

WANTED DEAD
OR ALIVE--

AND A BOUNTY HUNTER
BROUGHT HIM IN DEAD.

A BOUNTY HUNTER
USING THE NAME OF
THE MAN HE KILLED.

MAYBE.

YOU KNOW, UH,

WHY DON'’T YOU
GET ON THE HORN
TO BROWNSVILLE

AND GET A DESCRIPTION
OF THAT BOUNTY HUNTER.

AND FIND OUT IF ANYBODY
SENT A BOUNTY HUNTER

AFTER JACK WHEARTY.

RIGHT ON IT,
CHIEF.

THAT'’S THE THING TO DO.

THAT'’S IT.

JACK WHEARTY...

POLICE.

HE AIN'’T BEEN GONE LONG.

THIS BLOOD AIN'’T
COMPLETELY DRY YET.

LESS THAN AN HOUR
SINCE HE LEFT.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

[RING]

YEAH.

THE BOUNTY HUNTER
THAT KILLED MANDRAKE

CALLS HIMSELF
TINY RANDALL.

YOU GET A DESCRIPTION
ON THIS TINY RANDALL?

BETTER. GOT A PICTURE.

EXCUSE ME, UH, CHIEF.

WHEN WHEARTY
LEFT HOUSTON,

HE WAS NOT JUMPING BAIL.

A BOUNTY HUNTER
WASN'’T SUPPOSED
TO BE LOOKING FOR HIM.

I'’VE GOT A NOTION

THAT SOMEBODY
BESIDES THE POLICE
IS LOOKING FOR WHEARTY,

AND I'’M NOT SO SURE

THAT WHOEVER IT IS
WANTS HIM BACK ALIVE.

[RING]

HELLO.

KATHLEEN.

PLEASE,
DON'’T HANG UP ON ME.

JACK,
WHERE ARE YOU NOW?

UH, I'’M ON
HENDERSON MILL ROAD.

LISTEN, HONEY,
YOU GOT TO HELP ME.

SOMEBODY'’S TRYING
TO KILL ME.

O.K., UH...

I'’LL COME GET YOU.

ALL RIGHT, LISTEN.

MEET ME AT
THE OLD DRIVE-IN.

I KNOW I DON'’T
DESERVE YOUR HELP.

JACK,
YOU STAY RIGHT THERE.

EVERYTHING'’S
GOING TO BE O.K.

TRUST ME, JACK,
ALL RIGHT?

PLEASE.

I LOVE YOU, KATHLEEN.

I KNOW, JACK.

[BABIES CRYING]

MM. MM!

HONEY, IT'’S THE BABIES.
IT'’S YOUR TURN.

NO. NO. NO.
DID IT LAST TIME.

NO. YOU SLEPT
THROUGH IT LAST TIME.

THAT'’S RIGHT.

BUT THEY SLEEP BETTER
WHEN YOU DO IT.

BABIES NEED
THEIR FATHERS TOO,
SO GO ON.

ALL RIGHT. HERE I GO.

I'’M DOWNSTAIRS. I'M GOING.

IN THE KITCHEN.
I GOT TWO BOTTLES.

ALL RIGHT, LOOK IT.

LET'’S BOTH OF US GO.

IT'’LL BE
A GOOD EXPERIENCE.

DEAL.

WHOA.

WHEW!

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

SPARTA
POLICE DEPARTMENT.

HOW CAN I
BE OF ASSISTANCE?

MISS WHEARTY.

IT'’S LATE FOR YOU
TO BE CALLING.

I, UH,
I HEARD FROM JACK.

WHEN'’D YOUR BROTHER CALL?

PARKER, LET ME SEE THAT.

THIS IS BUBBA SKINNER.

JACK SET UP A MEETING?

Y-YEAH.

HE CALLED ME AND SAID HE
WANTED ME TO MEET HIM...

UH, BEHIND
THE FOUR CORNERS MARKET.

LOOK, YOU SIT TIGHT.

WE'’LL HANDLE IT.

NOTHING'’S GOING
TO HAPPEN TO JACK.

O.K.

WHERE IS HE?

FOUR CORNERS MARKET.

FOUR CORNERS MARKET.

DIDN'’T IT BURN DOWN
LAST YEAR?

IT SURE DID.

YEAH, IT SURE DID,
DIDN'’T IT?

JAMISON,
YOU STILL OUT THERE?

I'’M HERE,
BUT IT'’S GETTING OLD.

SWEET,
HOW ABOUT YOU?

YES, SIR.

YOU CAN SEE THAT HOUSE,
RIGHT?

YEAH, I SURE CAN.

[CAR ENGINE STARTS]

NOW, LET'’S NOT
KEEP JACK WAITING.

YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS,
YOU DRIVE.

YOU SEEM LIKE A BRIGHT
LITTLE LADY.

DON'’T TURN STUPID ON ME.

THEY JUST TURNED ONTO
FLOYD STREET.

I'’M STILL FOLLOWING THEM.

NOT FAR BEHIND YOU,
SWEET.

PULLING ONTO 36
RIGHT NOW.

SWEET'’S AHEAD OF ME,
AND THEY'’RE AHEAD OF SWEET.

PARKER,
YOU OUT THERE?

YEAH, BUBBA,
I'’M WITH YOU.

WAKE UP THE CHIEF.

RIGHT NOW?

HE WANTED
TO BE WAKED UP.

HE TOLD YOU, NOT ME.

PARKER,
I'’M OUT HERE CHASING
A DANGEROUS CRIMINAL.

I'’D LIKE TO BE THERE
INSTEAD OF
STANDING AROUND HERE.

PARKER...

BUBBA,
IT'’S NEARLY 6 A.M.

PARKER, CALL THE CHIEF!

OH.

[RING]

[RING]

[RING]

[RING]

THIS BETTER
BE IMPORTANT.

IT'’S
THE CRACK OF DAWN.

YES, SIR, IT IS.

CALL VIRGIL.

HE'’S UP
WITH THE TWINS.

BUBBA SAID
YOU WANTED TO KNOW.

WHAT? WHAT?

LOOKS LIKE KATHLEEN'’S
ABOUT TO HAVE A RENDEZVOUS

WITH HER BROTHER JACK.

WHERE?

UH, OUT YOUR WAY.

OLD ROUTE 36?

WELL, UH...

AM I GETTING WARM,
PARKER?

YES, SIR.

CHIEF, THEY TURNED ONTO
HENDERSON MILL ROAD.

NOTHING'’S THERE BUT
THE OLD DRIVE-IN.

MUST BE WHERE
THEY'’RE MEETING.

IT'’S THE CRACK OF DAWN!

STAND BY, CRIME UNIT.

HAVE AN AMBULANCE
STANDING BY, TOO.

I HEAR YOU.
WHERE DO YOU WANT US?

OLD DRIVE-IN
ON HENDERSON MILL ROAD.

NOW?

IN 15 MINUTES
UNLESS I SAY FORGET IT.

WHO'’S IN THERE?

BY NOW, EVERYBODY.

I MEAN APART
FROM THE NUT CASES.

BUBBA AND SWEET,
I GUESS.

NOW,
WHERE ARE WE HEADED?

THE MIDDLE,
BY THE OFFICE.

EVER SEE MOVIES
IN THIS OLD PLACE?

QUITE A FEW.
DON'’T REMEMBER ANY.

COME ON.

JACK!

JACK.

JACK.

KATHLEEN.

THANK GOD YOU'’RE HERE.

KNEW I COULD
COUNT ON YOU.

JACK, I GOT TO
TELL YOU SOMETHING.

I WANT TO TELL
YOU AGAIN, HONEY,
I'’M AN INNOCENT MAN.

I'’M A SINNER,

BUT I'’M INNOCENT
OF MURDER.

JACK, I'’M REALLY SORRY.

WHAT'’S WRONG?

THIS WASN'’T
SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.

I JUST WANTED
TO PROTECT YOU

AND SAVE YOU.

WHAT IS IT?

THE GUY IN THE CAR

SAID HE WAS YOUR FRIEND.

LOOK OUT!

GET UP.

YOU WANT ME TO KILL HER?

SURE DON'’T.

I WILL, I SWEAR.

JUST TELL ME WHAT
YOU WANT.

I WANT JACK WHEARTY.

RIGHT HERE.

YOU LET
MY SISTER GO.

ALL RIGHT.

I'’M GOING TO TELL Y'ALL
WHAT'’S GOING TO HAPPEN.

FIRST I'’M GOING
TO KILL JACK.

JACK, MOVE IN
A LITTLE BIT.

THEN ME AND KATHLEEN
GO DOWN THE ROAD.

AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES,

IF NOBODY'’S
IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR,

I'’LL LET HER GO.

IF I SEE A COP,
I'’LL KILL HER.

JACK, NO! RUN!

PUT ANOTHER ROUND
IN THAT BIG FAT BUTT.

DID YOU DO THAT MURDER
THEY'’RE BLAMING ON
SILLY JACK WHEARTY?

NO, SIR.

R.J. KINCAIDE DONE THAT.

HIRED SOME SKINNY
FELLER TO KILL HIS WIFE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

'’CAUSE
HE HIRED ME TO KILL
THE SKINNY FELLER.

WHY'’D YOU WANT TO KILL HIM?

DIDN'’T LIKE HIM.

WELL...

BUBBA, WHAT DO YOU
THINK OF ALL THIS?

I THINK HE'’S TELLING
THE TRUTH, CHIEF.

IT'’S THE ONLY THING
THAT'’LL HELP HIM NOW.

OW!

HOW'’S THAT, CHIEF?

THE ELECTRIC CHAIR
IS LOOMING UP ON ME.

OH, R.J. KINCAIDE,
MAYBE,

BUT HARDLY YOU,
IF YOU COOPERATE.

IF I WAS GOING TO BROWNSVILLE,
I MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE.

HOUSTON'’S DIFFERENT.

THE AUTHORITIES WON'’T BURN
KINCAIDE INSTEAD OF ME.

WELL, YOU NEVER KNOW.

R.J. KINCAIDE
WENT THE WRONG WAY
IN THE LAST ELECTION.

THE PEOPLE WHO COUNT
ARE DISAPPOINTED IN HIM.

WELL, THAT'’S SO.

AND OF COURSE,

POOR LITTLE MIMI
WAS A FAVORITE
OF HOUSTON SOCIETY.

WELL, THERE YOU GO.

THANKS A LOT, CHIEF.

ALL IN A DAY'’S WORK, SON.

DON'’T DELAY PUTTING
SOME KIND OF DRESSING
ON THAT BUTT.

I GOT TO THANK YOU,
CHIEF...

AND BUBBA,

FOR CLEARING
JACK'’S NAME.

OH, HOLD ON, KATHLEEN.

JACK'’S STILL FACING
A MESS OF CHARGES.

CAR THEFT AT LEAST,
BUT DON'’T COUNT ON
THE LEAST.

O.K., LET'’S GO.

YOU TAKING ME
TO JAIL?

THE HOSPITAL FIRST,
THEN JAIL.

I'’LL GO. I WANT
TO BE WITH HIM.

YOU CAN'’T GO WITH HIM
RIGHT NOW.

I'’LL TAKE YOU, THOUGH.

UH, NO,
THAT'’S ALL RIGHT.

WANT ME TO TAKE YOU?

UH, I CAME
IN MY OWN CAR.

O.K.

WEREN'’T YOU
WATCHING MY HOUSE?

WELL, YOU KNOW, MA'’AM...

ORDERS.

THAT'’S O.K.

DO YOU EVER WORK OUT?

I DO SOME RUNNING.

COME BY THE GYM.

I'’LL SHOW YOU
A NEW WAY TO PASS TIME.

BRING HIM, BUBBA.

YEAH.

TELL ME WHEN.

YEAH.

WELL, CHIEF,
IT SURE HAS BEEN
A WEIRD FEW DAYS.

YOU RECKON
THERE BEEN A RING
AROUND THE MOON?

NO. VENUS HAS BEEN
TOO BRIGHT.

WHENEVER VENUS
COMES TOO CLOSE,
WEIRD THINGS HAPPEN.

IT'’S ALWAYS THE WAY.

YEAH, LIKE WHAT?

CATFISH HAVE BEEN KNOWN
TO COME OUT,

FEED ALONG THE SHORE,
GO BACK IN AGAIN.

AW, HELL.