In the Heat of the Night

Hello?

Hi.

I'll be there in 10 minutes.

No, silly.

Beau's still at work.

Mmm.

I can hardly wait.

Mmm, bye.

Oh!

Aah!

Oh, good grief.

Virgil...

Honey, will you take a look at this?

Dipping back 20 years in the past

for some absolutely grisly murder

and exploiting it to sell used cars.Right.

Isn't it bad enough she had her heart ripped out?

It was cut out.

Now everyone's looking for some tacky plastic heart

so they'll win a prize.

Nobody's taking it seriously.

My god, it's disgusting!

Where are people's heads, anyway?

This is supposed to be

sparta's anniversary celebration.

Wouldn't good taste be in order?

There, done.

Look at this! Look at this!

I'll show you mine if you show me yours.

You're on.

Now, this is my 12-point reorganization plan

for the sparta police department.

It's time sparta came into the 20th century.

'Division of duties.'

'Educational program.'

'Efficiency and motion-study model.'

Pretty impressive. Oh, thank you, baby.

I'm giving it to the chief

first thing this morning.

I have a feeling William o. Gillespie

is not going to have a very good day.

Good day.

All this stuff used to come in on trains...

When we had sense enough to have trains.

Two looking at you still working.

Hi, Jack.

There you go, Michelle.

Two sugar doughnuts and a coke.

Thanks, joanne.

There you go.

Not the greatest breakfast in the world, sweetie.

I know, but I'm running late.

There you are.Thanks.

Bye.bye-bye.

Hi, chief. How you doing?

Good morning, Michelle, how are you?

Good.

It is shameless.

'Find the missing heart.'

What is this world coming to, anyway?

Morning, bill.

Going treasure-hunting, win yourself a car?

No, I spent enough time 20 years ago

looking for Betty Jo's real heart.

Eula: And you never found it, neither.

No, eula, I did not.

Good morning.

How are you?

He caught her husband, though.

Sent him to the gas chamber.

Some think Bradley didn't kill her,

although she was stepping out on him.

Chief Gillespie, did Bradley do it?

If I said what I thought,

the town would be scared of me.

That girl's bound and determined

to get herself into trouble.

She said she was running late.

That little tramp always has time for a man.

Oh, now, eula, be kind.

You know she's had a hard time

ever since she lost her momma and daddy.

All she needs is probably a little affection.

Well, that's one word for it.

I'm telling you, the stories about that girl

would curl your hair. Why, just last...

You know, eula, that little girl could have been me,

a long time ago.

And I know you'd never say anything unkind about me, would you?

Here let me heat up the coffee.

I work at the housewares store.

If I come visit you,

you suppose I could chew on one of your sugar doughnuts?

Maybe.

Michelle!

Time to go to work.

You know, some people sure like butting into other people's business.

Go on, now, scat.

Talk to you later.

Bye.

Hey, man, the lady and I were having a conversation.

I remember you from last year.

I'm telling you, stay away from our girls.

I remember you, too, cowboy.

I'm warning you, stay off my case.

Carny, you give me half an excuse,

I'll kick your butt from here to next Sunday.

Ooh...

I'm going to be watching you.

Hey... points.

You're going to need a new set of points.

Can you find some in this hick town?

I'll see what I can come up with.

Stay away from that cop.

If he thinks you're with the carnival,

he'll put you on a hit list.

Hey, Virgil!

Virgil tibbs.

Councilman, how you doing?

Fine. Glad I caught you.

Let's talk. Got a minute?

What's up?

Well, you may think...

And I guess many people do in sparta,

that the job of police chief

has been granted in perpetuity to bill Gillespie.

That would be all right with sparta.

Only with parts of sparta.

What are you getting at?

The police chief is appointed by city council

every four years.

New term's coming up.

Some of us would like to see you have that job.

You can't be serious.

Oh, man, I am. Look, we may already have the support.

There's no reason to replace Gillespie.

Gillespie's been a good man, a fair man.

But he's been in there too long.

Now is the time for one of our people.

Why? If the man is doing a good job...

Open your eyes, Virgil.

The new south is just like the old south.

They just put it in a different wrapping.

We need more of our people on top.

I agree with that.

Our young people need better role models,

more mayors, judges, congressmen, police chiefs.

Don't answer me now. Just think about it.

Talk it over with your wife.

Sleep on it.

Just keep an open mind.

Please.

I'd really like to see you tonight.

Don't be that way.

Well, you know you could if you wanted to.

I told you, I don't care about Andy anymore.

You are the one I want to be with.

Look, you have to see me tonight.

It's important.

Yeah.

I have to tell you what happened when I read the bones.

No!

No, I won't leave them alone!

I have the power now, you know that.

I know how to read the signs.

Yeah.

And what I saw in the bones, well...

It spelled...

Death.

You want me to get this sir?

No, no. No, you just sit there.

Sparta police department, Parker Williams.

Hello? Hello? Oh.

Boy... if it was up to me,

I'd sell out this and buy a new air conditioner

instead of trying to fix this old junker all the time.

Uh, sir, I'm Wilson...

Sparta police department. Parker, get after these phones.

Uh, no, ma'am, the treasure hunt is not for real,

just a fake one.

Mm-hmm.

Good morning, sir, I'm Wilson...

Parker, what are you doing?

Sparta police department.

Gotta bring this over here in the old man's locker.

Okay, bye.

Parker, get over here and handle the phones.

Well, if the chief wasn't such a tight wad,

we'd be working in a nice cool station house.

And if you'd use your brains more than your muscle,

maybe you wouldn't sweat so much.

It's gonna be a hundred degrees in here, chief.

What is this?

You planning to run the dance here?

Sorry about that, chief. I was just transporting this evidence to the locker room.

Well, transport it, don't torture it.

Chief, could I talk to you?

And then I want you to run over to that carnival,

make sure he's got all the permits he needs.

Yes, sir, that's first thing on my priority list.