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Yet not me!

Chief Forrest, won't it be something when we can pull up fingerprint cards

our own computer, just like the FBI?

Yeah, it'll be something.

I heard they got over three million fingerprint files in their system, and

computer of theirs can identify practically anybody.

Too bad it can't hunt them down and catch them.

Well, that wouldn't do us any good. I mean, where'd that leave us at?

I don't think you have to worry about that, Parker.

You've got your own kind of specialized talent.

I do?

Yeah.

You know, you got more facts about the goings -on and spotting than any ten

people I know.

I don't think they can find a computer to keep up with you.

Yes, sir. I guess it would be hard at that, wouldn't it?

Bill, we got to get a move on, Chief.

We're going to be walking down the aisle with the bride if we don't hurry up

here. This is that late? Yeah.

Parker, you call Cora and tell her we're going to be there in ten minutes to

pick up, huh? Yes, sir. Will do.

Bubba? Yeah.

You look nervous enough that somebody might think that you're going to your

wedding. All weddings make me nervous.

Well, so who are you going with? Tracy?

Yeah, yeah. I feel safe with her.

Safe? How can you feel safe with as good a looking woman as she is?

Because I know she'll never have me.

Let's go.

Miss Corey Hepburn, please.

Who's getting married?

Oh, John Ryan is marrying Pauline Medford. She used to be a Gibbons, one

poorest families in town.

But she caught herself an older sickly gentleman with many millions, and she

married him. And she came into a huge fortune when he died.

When she's marrying who? A poor man.

Used to be a cop.

John Ryan.

Yeah, boy, I wish I had his luck.

Oh, Miss Heflin. Yes. Parker Williams here.

Yeah, that's right. Ten minutes.

What about you two?

When are you going to set them straight, Tracy?

You and the chief have been going out as long as we have.

Not so.

Pretty near.

Well, hello there, Bill.

Hi, Trina.

Johnny.

You look nice all dolled up.

Are you looking well, Trina?

I am well, thanks.

Just paying my respects.

Don't mind me.

Y 'all go on.

Don't think I didn't notice you with those kids at the hospital.

You just lit up around them.

You're the one that's crazy about kids.

Yeah, other people. I don't want my own.

Just yet.

Well, I feel the same way.

No.

You don't want your own?

Well, I don't mind taking care of my own little kids. I just don't want to take

care of a grown -up husband.

Oh, my God.

You're not one of those that have kids without a regular husband, are you?

I had two dreams about Paul.

What? You're going to have a day.

If I'd only known she felt that way. Any woman feel that

way. That thing is no kind of wedding present. Well, it ain't supposed to be

her.

Oh, I do not want that ugly -looking thing in my house, no matter who it's

It's going out of here, Pauline.

Come on, Phil. Let's go home.

You heard the lady, Phil.

Now you take her home, okay?

I love that you feel to see the problem.

Come on, let me walk y 'all out to the car.

Here, let me carry this.

Glad you could make it, Chief.

Oh, pleasure to be here.

Corey, how are you? Good to see you. Tracy, you look beautiful, absolutely

beautiful.

Here's to happy times. Aw, thank you. Yeah, happy times.

I want to dance.

Duty calls.

Duty, is he kidding? A beautiful girl like that in his arms.

That's duty, wow.

Yeah, well, some fellas are just like that.

Takes them the longest time to realize what they got.

You sure got lucky.

You did very well for yourself in your old age.

I can hardly believe it.

That beautiful woman over there is now Mrs. John Ryan.

She got it all, Bill.

Money to buy what she doesn't have.

Oh, Lord.

Is she behaving herself?

As far as I know.

Mind if I borrow Johnny for a minute?

Excuse us, Bill.

You know, coming to church is one thing.

It's a public building. When it comes to private homes, you wait until you ask.

Don't you understand that?

What do you want, Trina?

Don't be that way, Johnny.

Why should I be here?

I know you better than all these people, including her.

Because you weren't invited.

Because you're a louse.

I don't care.

What do you mean?

This second?

Well, it happens at this second. I got nothing in my purse.

It should be about 300 there.

That's all I got.

I appreciate that, Johnny.

I really do.

But that won't go hardly nowhere.

How much you dreaming about, Trina?

We better have a little meeting about this. How much, Trina?

I was thinking more like 50 grand for openers.

What?

I don't have that kind of money.

But the new Mrs. John Ryan does.

Where's your car?

Over there.

I'm not ready to go yet.

I want some more champagne.

I'll call you tomorrow.

We'll have your meeting.

But you have to go.

You going to help me down the stairs?

I would love to hear all about it.

But then...

They've

got to be doing it. Home.

We were just about to stop, and I was going to take over the driving. Not that

he's drunk, because he ain't. No. He just ain't feeling so good all of a

You've been doing some drinking, sir. We were at the Ryan's wedding, officer.

He's just having a little champagne.

Well, climb on out of there, sir, and let's see how much is a little.

Let's see what we can do here.

Hey, Miss Allwood.

You got your driver's license with you? I think so.

I ain't had nothing to drink, mind.

No, I don't believe so.

But you're going to need to drive Phil home, Miss Lily.

Fine, fine.

Here it is.

The license.

Good -looking box.

Got to be for either liquor or a pistol.

And I wish it wasn't for neither.

Well, neither's in it now.

But there sure enough was a big gun in it just about an hour ago.

Well, you know the girl with the black hat that went out here just a minute

Wasn't that Trina Miller?

Yeah. She and John used to fool around together back in his drinking day. I

you, I was surprised to see that woman there.

I thought she looked familiar.

Yeah, she was secretary at the end of Tom Harwood's office.

Oh, yeah.

The lawyer who's always getting his cases thrown out of court. That's the

Don't you think it's time to leave the newlyweds alone?

Oh, yeah, that's a good idea.

Oh,

are you leaving already?

Yes, my dear Pauline.

And I know that you're heartbroken to see us go.

It has been a long day.

Where did you say Harriet was?

She's down at Hattiesburg, funeral of a friend.

Will you tell her that we missed her?

I sure will. Thanks for standing up with me, Bill. Once again, John, much

happiness. Let me kiss the bride here and I'll be on my way.

We'll see you.

Okay, John, you might as well tell me about it now.

Her name's Trina.

Trina Mallon.

And what is she to you?

I'm so sorry about this.

So terribly sorry.

Oh, come on. Let's not make a big deal out of it. We're not children.

How long have you known her?

I used to see her quite a bit.

Fifteen years ago.

And what does she want now?

Money.

How much, John?

Fifty thousand, she says.

Is it a loan?

She may want more.

What's she got on you, John?

Something from a long time ago.

I'd been drinking.

I was driving.

Drunk. She was with me.

It's going to be okay.

Let's talk about tomorrow.

Hello.

Just a moment, please.

It's Trina.

Trina.

Talk to her, John. I'll pick up on the other line.

No, Pauline. I don't want you involved in this.

Come on.

What is it?

What took you so long?

I told you I would get you some money.

Apologize to Pauline for me. Tell her I'm sorry to spoil her joy like this.

I'm going to hang up, Trina.

I want the money.

Tomorrow.

Not in a week.

I'll try. Just leave me alone.

Why do you hate me so much?

You didn't used to. We were going to get married, Johnny.

No, we weren't, Trina.

You ruined my life, Johnny.

I'll get you some money.

I still love you.

You say you were drunk?

I was very drunk.

We both were very drunk.

Were you driving?

Did you hit somebody, John, is that it?

That's right.

Did she do what she says? Can't she ruin our lives?

I killed somebody.

There is only one way that we will be free of her.

I do want to discuss it tomorrow.

Number 14.

We had a break -in and enter in at Ms. Maida Davis' house.

The items that were taken included her grandmother's silver, her TV, and some

jewelry.

Now, there seems to be some discussion about the worth of that silver. See,

Maida's sister.

She seems to think it was, uh, plated. But Mayda swears that it was a genuine

article. Now, on the other hand, if a real... All right, Parker.

What else?

Well, there was some vandalism at Sparta High.

And there were seven, seven DUIs reported this weekend.

Seven? We got us a new record.

Well, if Judge White would give them the maximum sentence, they'd walk a

straighter line.

I think we need to set up the roadblocks again.

Yeah, yeah.

Let's start over there at Maine and Maryland, right near the Mason -Dixon

bar. Yeah, that's a good one.

Okay, we'll put a few of them up around town.

We should also put a car at the high school, give the kids a warning before

Saturday dance.

All right, we'll put a few there, too.

Jameson, you tell Sheriff Gillespie?

Yes, sir.

Well, is that it? Anything?

Ready, Miss Ryan.

Oh, mercy. What a wild night. But I can remember of it.

Here.

You need that worse than me.

That's questionable, but thanks, Angel.

Oh.

Hadn't we better get into the office?

What's the point?

Trina, don't worry about going in today. I ain't worrying.

When are you going in?

I'm not.

You're not?

Nope. Gonna fold up shop, honey.

Move my practice somewhere else. Somewhere I can make some money.

Oh, come on. You're just upset because those people are suing you.

It'll get settled.

They'll wait for the money.

What do you say we go down to Texas?

Pay Daddy a little visit.

Texas? Yeah, you and I get some money together somehow, and you and I get the

hell out of this town. What do you say?

I don't want to go to Texas, Tom. You go.

I can't go without you, Trina, honey. You know that.

not going, Tom?

Oh, we could even get married if that's what you want.

Married?

Well,

I got some plans of my own.

I'm leaving Sparta, too, but not for Texas.

For where?

Well, I'm working on that.

Hawaii, maybe.

See friends.

Where are you going to get the money?

I'm working on that, too.

That's all you're going to tell me?

Well, that's all I'm going to tell you.

No, no, I think it's about time.

I'll put about four cars on it.

I've been thinking about that hideaway lounge for quite a while.

Yes, I'm going to send one car out there just to keep an eye on them.

Oh, yeah.

Fine.

Seven DUIs to me means at least a hundred more than one call.

Oh, Lord.

Well, where are we going to eat?

Oh, man, I've been craving Fat Eddie's barbecue all morning.

Fat Eddie, the man who laughs at heart attack.

Sheriff, county clerk just dropped us off.

Oh. Oh, that's too bad.

Ask Deputy Taylor to come and see me, will you? Yes, sir.

Well, we're going to have to lay hold of Tom Harwood's goods and chattels.

Oh, Tom, being a lawyer usually pays well.

Yeah, if your clients pay you, if your clients have any money, if you have any

clients. Yeah, just can't help but feel sorry for the man.

And I believe he is the first lawyer I've ever felt sorry for.

Well... Captain Skinner, you wanted me, Sheriff?

This is a court order requiring us to pick up Tom Howard's automobile plus

various other goods.

Tom Howard?

Uh -huh.

You're not going to send me out there, are you, Sheriff?

I sure am.

I want you to take Deputy Cook with you.

But, Sheriff, Tom's my cousin.

I know that, Deputy. That's why I'm sending you.

I know you'll be nice to him.

It didn't happen at the crossroads.

Happened 50, 60 yards east, that way, where you'd never figure on anybody

crossing. It just ran out.

Why?

What do you mean, why?

Why would a kid just run out in the middle of the road like that?

I don't know.

I think someone must have been chasing him.

I can't think what else.

That means someone else saw you hit him.

I don't know. I just don't know.

That they wouldn't have seen much.

I was really moving.

70, 80. It was dark.

Not a light in the world, but my own, too.

All we know is that nobody ever reported it happening.

He was just found over there.

That was the end of it?

They forgot all about it.

He was just another kid out here in the country.

Just another black kid out in the country.

His name was Richard.

He was seven.

I'll run it out to Mr. Allwood myself.

Unless we should keep it for a while.

You mean you want me to hold the box for questioning?

Well, I guess I was silly, but...

Her story sounded so weird.

If he'd just given the gun to John Ryan as a present, why didn't he leave the

box?

Allwood was drunk.

He sure was, and we just released him.

And he said the new Mrs. Ryan threw him out of the party.

So I just thought I'd make some calls about it.

And?

Phil Allwood bought the gun here at Davidson's Forting. It's a .44 Colt

10 -inch.

And it's registered.

I guess he had a good reason for keeping the box and leaving the gun.

Anyway, if you just call him and tell him we're going to give it back and

sorry and all that, I'd sure love it.

Did you talk to her?

Yeah, just now.

She's loaded all right.

Well, I'm watching the house.

Should we pay her $50 ,000 just once?

See if it works.

It won't.

It can't. It's not enough.

Should we try once?

No, we are going to go through with what we planned. We have no choice.

I'm not so sure of that.

If I was just sure.

Give her some money. After all, she was part of it.

Here she comes.

She was long drunk, okay?

Now listen, honey, I'm going to hang up and make that call.

Bye -bye.

Okay, bye.

Sparta PD, Sergeant Corbin speaking.

Yes, ma 'am. Hold on just a minute.

You're talking about a drunk driver?

Okay, did you get the license number?

Well, can you describe the car, then?

Where is she?

Yes, ma 'am. If you know her name, that would help us.

Trina Mallon?

Okay, I got that.

And your name?

What's your name?

I can't tell you that. I got to live in Sparta, too, you know.

Wouldn't leave a name, huh? No. She said the woman is her neighbor. She thought

she better call us this time before she hurt someone or even killed herself.

You know, I said that to Trina once.

You're gonna hurt someone or you're gonna kill yourself.

Something wrong?

Hi, Trina.

You are Trina Madeline, right? I sure am. I thought I knew y 'all.

Yes, ma 'am. Would you step out the car, please?

Can't we just talk right in here?

Would you please step out of the car?

I'm out on High Hill.

Uh -huh.

Uh, Trina, would you do me a favor? Would you put your arms out like this

and close your eyes and touch your nose for me? Just like this here.

I would do no such thing. That's the silliest thing I ever saw in my life.

Don't you dare sigh at me like I'm some silly fool.

You are the silly fool.

Now, you want to see something silly?

Look at this.

That is a silly face.

Will you see that lady right there?

She's under arrest.

Now, Hunter, that's pretty steep, Val, isn't it?

Well, not for a second offense and not steep enough, in my opinion. She hasn't

exactly been cooperative enough.

You can let me loose now.

Well, I'll be glad to, now that you can walk on your own.

I can walk just fine, and I could have walked a perfectly straight line, and

know it. Come on, that's not doing anybody any good. Sit down.

She's also being charged with resisting arrest.

And the reason why we didn't make you walk a straight line, ma 'am, is because

you couldn't stand up.

I remember I was pushed by that silly cop over there who was getting fresh

me and tried to make me look in a mirror.

I don't think you realize what you're in for, Miss Mallon, with a second

offense. Tom, maybe you better tell her.

Well, there's a possibility the fine could be up to $1 ,000.

And some jail time.

Jail?

Tom, you gotta fix this for me. I didn't do nothing wrong. This one, that big

one.

He was trying to...

Now,

come on now. I just paid you back. We can leave. Come on.

Let's go.

I was sick, that's all. A little woozy from stomach poisoning due to some clam

and mushroom soup that was left out.

Wow.

You know, it would be nice if we had more concerned neighbors in this town

call us like that Trina Mallon's neighbor did. I don't know about that,

A spotter could turn into a war zone if people started turning in their

neighbors.

Not if they did it anonymously like her neighbor did.

I can't believe you're doing this, Scott.

I hate it, Tom, but there it is.

A court order. We hear claims, titles.

It's not my car.

Please just hand over the keys to Deputy Cook.

I intend talking to Sheriff Gillespie about this.

He's the one who sent us over.

Now give us the keys, please.

You're not taking the truck, too?

Well...

I don't think the sheriff would want you to be stranded.

Well, that's mighty nice of him.

We're just following the court's orders, Tom.

You have two weeks to come up with the money before we lay hold of everything

and auction it off.

Two weeks?

Someone's going to die and leave me a bunch of money in the next two weeks?

I'm real sorry, Tom. I'm not a man who likes his work.

Say, did I tell you me and Angel are going to start a business selling

Mississippi -style tortilla chips?

You wouldn't believe this.

Rich stuff.

Two fingers or three?

Hell, make it a whole hand.

From Artie's.

Reminds me of some good old days.

Anything goes, Johnny. Anything goes.

Shall we keep the child tall and strong?

Be the child to Mama.

Right now, Mama needs a kiss.

Johnny, you're not concentrating.

Trina didn't come here to start things up.

No, of course not.

He came here to keep things down.

You scared?

You just married yourself into a very fancy future.

You don't want to see it bust like a balloon.

You don't want to bust it on me, do you, Trina?

I love busting balloons.

But I'll tell you what, I love more.

Now that I'm a grown -up girl with some sense, I love security.

And you're going to give it to me and you can keep your balloon.

You were in that car with me.

You've been keeping your mouth shut all these years. You're just as guilty.

Don't be stupid, John.

I don't feel a deal.

I got nothing to lose.

You do.

You're not going to believe this, Trina. They took my damn car.

I'm easy now, Tom.

What's he doing here?

It has nothing to do with you going there, okay? I just dropped by to lend

some money.

That's all. I'll have that for you tomorrow. John, I want to see you first

in the morning.

And bring your checkbook, John.

Let's keep this balloon up.

We wait till he leaves, and then we try again.

What? John, I'm not gonna let that woman have my money and come back for more

and more. I'm not gonna let her ruin our lives.

Tom Howard just saw me.

So he saw you leave, too.

Well, the city council isn't exactly wild about our roadblock.

Oh.

Because we didn't notify them first?

Or because we got a city councilman downstairs in jail?

You're kidding.

No, sir.

It's getting a little crowded downstairs.

You want to keep them all locked up overnight?

Absolutely overnight.

Bill, do you think a councilman would mind sharing a cell with three habitual

nuisances?

I think he'd hate it, but I'd find it very amusing.

And Councilman Ellis is demanding to see you.

Well, would you put Councilman Ellis in an interrogation cell?

I'll come down there and see him in five minutes.

Yes.

Well, I'm going to call it a night.

I'll call up Sheriff Dawson over there in Murfreesboro and talk to him just in

case we need more jail cells.

Good. You know, we were going through our records and came across your friend

John Ryan's file.

Very impressive.

There were several commendations listed.

Oh, he was a good cop.

Well, why'd he quit?

There's no explanation of it in his file.

Well, he didn't explain it.

Something happened, some kind of sadness.

I never asked.

Well, happy days are with him now. Oh, sure enough are.

If we're ready, catch up with his intentions.

I can see her in the window.

Okay.

Wait till I turn the light off.

Then you come on in.

It's me, John, Trina.

Johnny!

You got something for me? Yeah, I got it.

That calls for a drink. I went to the good stuff, but I'll get us something

cheap and powerful, okay?

Okay.

Are you guys yourself together?

I'm okay.

it's done

My God, what did we do?

We? You mean she? What did she do?

Come on.

Come on, we've got to finish this up. This is a bad accident. A drunk driver

run another car over the edge. Come on.

We just stopped.

There was a collision, and this car pushed another car over the side there.

Move.

I got a CB. I'll call React for help.

Now what?

We get a story straight, and we tell it that's what.

Did you see the accident?

No, but they did. They're here when I drove up.

The woman in the other car is hurt.

We better get out. No, not yet.

Now, if they don't buy it... They will buy it. I know it's all they can buy for

now, but... John, everything is going to be fine. We're just going to stick to

what we said.

But what is she going to say?

Whatever she wants.

The car went off over there. I'm going down. One of you guys come with me.

And we didn't know what to do because she was drunk and we were right behind

her. Who was drunk?

The lady in the car, Trina Mallon.

Did you know you were following Trina Mallon?

For sure, it was her car and we could make it out that she was in there.

Where were y 'all at?

We were behind her, following her. She's all over the road.

And then that other car came really fast.

You mean the car at the bottom of the hill?

Yes.

Are they okay?

They're checking on them now.

The woman in the car is still unconscious.

Her name is Trina Mallon.

Bad concussion, looks like.

What about the others down there?

Pretty bad drop now.

Lieutenant,

you there?

Go ahead, Abbott.

Got a couple of kids.

They didn't make it.

You know, the driver's Billy Todman and that's both Wilkes.

A couple of nice kids.

Well, at least they went.

I'm going to have to cut the passenger out of here.

Yeah.

Oh, Lordy.

Good morning.

Good morning.

That's the Wilkes boys, Daddy Ted and Grandma Ann.

Do you want to sit?

Mr. Wilkes. Is that my boy?

No, sir. That's the driver, the Todman boy.

My boy's still in there?

Yes, sir. I'm afraid they're going to have to kill him.

Let me go.

Mr. Wilkes, it's bad.

You're going to ask to be making a formal identification.

Cleaning him up and presenting him on a slab ain't going to make it any easier,

is it?

Lots of booze, huh?

Judging by the smell on the car and on her breath.

This guy's bottle was open?

Yes, it almost all spilled out on the floor.

If there was skid marks, then she was trying to control the car.

Oh, yeah, she was conscious at the time of impact.

Trina Mallon must have crossed over on the wrong side of the road and caused

accident. Seems Mr. and Ms. Ryan just happened to be following Trina.

Was Tom Howard know about this yet?

Yes, Parker called him.

Take it easy, honey.

You're going to have to leave now, Tom.

No.

I want Tom here.

He'll be right outside in the waiting area.

I'll be right out here, honey.

Now, you don't want to say anything until we talk. You know what I'm talking

about?

How you feeling?

How you think I'm feeling?

Like you got a knot on your head, I imagine.

Remember how you got that knot?

I don't remember anything.

Is that bad?

Well, that's pretty normal for a concussion.

Sometimes people can't remember what happened the entire day before.

I don't even remember driving there.

Chief, I've got a right to be in here if you're going to question my client. I

didn't come here to question her.

I came to arrest her.

Trina, you're being charged with driving under the influence and two counts of

vehicular manslaughter.

I can't stand this.

Well, what do you suggest? That we go to the hospital?

No. Well, maybe we should.

No. I can't do that.

No liquor, John. Not after that Valium. The Valium isn't working.

Gillespie called.

I told him you were asleep.

I wish I could sleep.

Is Gillespie a suspicious kind of man?

The worst.

Well, he sure seems real concerned about you.

Yeah, well, that's his way.

You know, if her concussion is real bad, she might not remember a thing.

Well, that happens.

But let's say she does.

She is a lush.

Do you mean they might not believe her? About last night? About anything about

last night, about a long time ago.

Wouldn't it be great if she just died?

It's going to be okay, John.

No matter what she says.

Because we are going to hold each other's hand like this.

And we are going to look at them and smile like this.

Physical therapy. Are you going to keep her here for the next time? No, there's

not too much I can do about that.

She can probably go tomorrow.

Well, she can't go home. She's still in custody.

She'll be in my jail till the ring. I see.

Well, I want to be in close touch with her.

Okay.

You heard what I told the doc? Yeah, I'm hoping for a modest bail.

Well, you're not going to get it. It's going to be hard.

Chief, I need a moment alone with my client.

Of course, go ahead.

Nobody else gets in here without my permission.

Yes, sir.

This looks bad, Trina.

Probably is bad.

Gosh, Tom.

I'm trying to think.

What do you remember?

I remember nothing.

Enough for what?

I was...

In my car.

I was in the passenger seat.

John was putting me behind the wheel.

John was in your car?

He planned this whole thing.

He probably meant to do it when you were there that first time.

He came back later.

He probably hit me then.

I don't think you're making sense, honey. I think your head is really hurt.

Why don't you lay back down there?

He tried to kill me, Tuff.

But they killed somebody else instead.

They need me.

They need little Trina.

But does little Trina need them?

I can't tell yet.

You're right.

I'm a touch woozy.

Well, is this how they do it nowadays, all this recording, et cetera?

You're not going to be videotaped, Pauline.

But you are going to be audiotaped, which is standard nowadays.

The video monitor is just there for you to refer to, and that tape is of the

road where the accident occurred.

Where did you first see Trina?

Well, actually, it was a little further down the road.

It was around in there somewhere.

That's right. We pulled up behind her.

Where were you two going?

We headed over to Henderson Mill for dinner.

About what time was that?

I guess around 9 o 'clock.

Is that your usual time for dinner?

No, we just ran a bit late that day, that's all, because of cleaning up after

the wedding and everything.

Lieutenant Jameson said that you told him you were following Trina because she

was drunk.

Oh, there is no doubt about that.

I mean, we did not know what to do.

Now there, there is where the kids passed us.

And there is where Trina swerved and forced those kids off the road.

Do you think that Trina knew that you were following her?

I don't know.

Why?

She didn't look back or wave or, you know, give you any indication that she

that you were behind her.

You thinking maybe we scared her?

We were only trying to help, Chief.

I would hate to think that we had anything to do with what happened.

I'm not saying you did.

But if...

She saw your car and she took her concentration off the road.

Whether she noticed us or not, she was out of control.

Do you have a car phone?

Yes.

Don't know what good it could have done.

Couldn't have stopped her.

Right.

Well, you were trying to do the right thing.

Well, I hope we were of some help, Hap.

You were, thanks.

Has Trina remembered anything that happened yet?

No.

The whole day, in fact, is a total blank.

Imagine that.

Anything? Maybe.

I don't know.

We were only trying to help, Chief. I would hate to think that we had anything

to do with what happened.

You know that call we got the other day, the anonymous one?

Yeah, a woman reporting Trina driving drunk.

Right.

I want a voice -print comparison between that and Pauline's voice on this.

Right away.

Everything all right, ma 'am?

Mr. John, is there something wrong with your teeth?

No, Lizzie. It's fine.

Thanks. If I can get something for you, tell me.

Sure.

I don't know.

About Gillespie?

I don't think you should talk to him.

He'll know what's going on.

How will he know any more than we do?

He might tell me something about Tom Haver.

Like, if he's up to something.

Might also wonder why you are wondering.

Well, Harwood's been fooling around with Trina.

She's his assistant.

Though what he paid her worth, I can hardly imagine.

Couldn't Gillespie make something out of that?

Like maybe Tom had a reason to kill her?

Listen to me.

The police aren't thinking about us.

We had no reason in the world to do any of the things that we did do.

Now, if worse comes to worse, and Trina lives and remembers, and the two of them

blab their heads off, well, there's a good chance, honey, that ain't nobody

gonna believe them anyway.

It's unbelievable.

Oh, baby.

We don't have to talk in here, do we? Yes, ma 'am. Unless you don't want to

at all.

It's this or nothing, Trina.

Well, what are we looking at?

Only eight months if you plead guilty. What do you think about going into that

program?

Well, the bad part's not the drying out. It's all those doctors asking you all

those questions.

What's really behind you drinking?

And how's your childhood? Hate your mama, daddy, pull your pants down?

Better that than doing jail time, Trina.

Well, I don't know.

Beast in there, they pretty much leave you alone.

I don't know what you're trying to pull with all this. You testify against them

and then that's it.

Well, you were right. Crime lab says the voice prints a match.

So Pauline made the 911 call.

But she could deny it.

Yeah, she could.

And would.

And I've never known a juror to believe a machine over a woman in tears.

Hi, Christina.

Chef's expecting you.

Thanks.

Ham!

Come and tell me what I can do for you.

Tom Harwood.

I understand he's having some problems.

Financial ones, yes.

They're bad.

About as bad as you can get.

We had to seize his automobile for auction.

What's your interest in it?

You know he's Trina Mallon's lawyer?

Uh -huh.

I got a feeling he's conspiring with his client.

Isn't that what lawyers do?

He's conspiring to do something illegal with his client.

Oh, well, that's a different matter.

That's what you call a crime.

I think he's desperate, Bill.

So is she.

And, uh,

therefore, anxious to get some, uh...

Financial relief.

Is Tom the type?

I don't think so.

Okay, that's all I want to know.

Hey.

You are going to drive yourself crazy, John. Read this.

John. No.

Let me say this.

Two kids are dead.

Don't tell me I can't have feelings about that.

You have two customers.

We're just looking.

Y 'all talking about that car wreck? Yes, we were.

I reckon they ought to lock up Trina Mallon and throw away the key.

Well, I bet there's some people that would agree with that.

Would you just excuse us for one moment?

Sure.

I know you have feelings.

I have feelings right now, too, and I'm feeling scared.

You scare me.

Now, you've got to keep it together. Can you do that?

I'm sorry.

Yes, I can.

All right, I'll manage this door while you carry all your stuff over to our

house.

I'm assuming that you're ready to start living a nice, normal life with your

wife. Of course I am, darling.

Now, is there anything particular you had in mind?

No, what about him?

He's tired, Prats. They don't line up with the impact point.

Well, maybe they're from another incident. I'm related.

Ryan said in his statement Trina slammed on the brakes.

You think he's lying?

I don't want to think it.

Because he's a cop?

You think one of us can't lie?

Come on, man. I know better. Sister Forbes is kind of suspicious.

Yeah, well, he don't know John Ryan from way back.

So what are you saying? Do you trust him?

Well, I've known the guy for 20 years.

But...

When you get right down to it, I don't really know him.

I didn't go to his first wedding.

Didn't know his wife.

Didn't know the girlfriends he dated after he got divorced.

Didn't know Trina Mello.

Definitely didn't know Pauline Medford.

Then, boom, here comes this invitation to his wedding.

He's a funny guy.

Always liked him, but he's a funny guy.

Yeah, I've known Trina a good while.

Had Trina do have hit that car and pushed it over, she would have had to

been heading for the edge herself.

She a suicide pet?

Not at all.

Is

that

the last of it?

It is.

I cannot believe you carried that old safe.

I bounced it down step by step.

Go back on it.

Ms. Ryan?

Yes.

Tom Harwood, Trina Mallon's attorney.

May I come in?

John, can you join me? We have company.

Coming.

May I get you anything, Mr. Harwood?

Oh, that's fine. Thank you. Business and all.

Surprised to see you here.

Really? I wasn't surprised to see you in court today.

You were in court?

Why?

What do you want, Tom?

Trina's bail is $20 ,000. I want you to put it up.

Now, why would we want to do that, Mr. Harwood?

Because Trina really remembers everything that happened that night.

She only pretended not to.

She's willing to work something out, as she'll tell you herself.

Now, bailing her out isn't going to cost you anything. You'll get that money

back, but be prepared to turn loose a lot more than that in due course.

Don't threaten us, Tom.

I know how to deal with threats.

And don't you threaten me, John.

Well, bail her out, Mr. Howard.

Good. And then we'll sit down to a reasonable negotiation.

Blackmail's not a negotiation.

Jimmy Del Rey is a bail bondsman.

He'll work out the details.

I'll call you tomorrow.

We're not going to make it, sugar.

What?

The old boat's shipping water faster than we can bail it.

Don't you be talking like that. Those dumb word games. Your imagination is

breaking you down.

Please don't tell me to get a hold of myself again.

Johnny, darling.

It doesn't matter what the hell I do, you do.

Two other people are running this here show.

Two other people are now telling us that we belong to them.

That we live our lives to suit them.

They want all the money, they can get it.

They want the house, they can get it.

She wants me, how do I tell her no?

I cannot deal with this craziness. It's not craziness, darling.

Just suppose he took it to his head he wanted you. Now how would you tell him

no?

Where's the limit? How do you set it? We have to wait.

We? We have to think like Tom Howard.

Now, what is he fixing to do?

How is he going to get into all that we have and enjoy it and not feel guilty

and keep us going?

Because he has got to keep us going, sweet man of mine.

He can't let anything bad happen to us.

about something bad happening to him. All we have to do is hope it does.

Oh, hey, Jim.

Well, hey there, Parker. Haven't seen you in a while. How's it going?

Pretty good, pretty good. What can I do you for?

Well, Trina Mallon, I understand. She's a guest here in your establishment.

Well, Trina Mallon, somebody posted her body.

Well, I ain't here to shoot the breeze, son.

All right. I'll tell Chief Forbes.

So who posted it?

Well, now, Jimmy's Bell Bonds respects the confidentiality of its clients. You

know that?

It was her lawyer, Tom Harwood.

Well, hello, Jimmy.

Oh, Chief. Glad to see you.

Trina Mallon, Chief Forbes.

Really? Yeah, Tom Harwood posted Bonds.

Really?

Yes. Oh.

Yeah. You got any idea how a man who has just had his car repossessed could come

up with $20 ,000 in bail?

Well, he'd only need to come up with 10 % for the bail bondsman, and that's

what, $2 ,000? Yeah, quite true.

But note, he's just had his car repossessed.

The sheriff's got a lien on his home and all his holdings.

The man's broke.

Well, I see what you're getting at.

No security for that bond, huh? Oh.

So, who gave Tom Harwood that money?

This is Luke. Dancer and Prancer are visiting with the Ice Queen.

Roger, Luke.

Well, now.

What a beautiful house.

Ain't this gorgeous?

It's nice, sure enough.

Makes my place look like the hovel it is.

Oh, come on.

Were you talking to me, you murderer?

Please, I thought you wanted a business discussion, hmm? That's right.

So, go ahead.

May I sit down? I ain't feeling greatly, you know, when you have a concussion.

Due to being hit on the head with something, you ain't too firm on your

Please, have a seat, Trina.

Is there anything I can get you?

Vodka, straight, no ice.

Tom, please, a second.

Now, the facts are simple.

You're both going to get the maximum for what you've done.

Need I define that?

I don't think so.

My client, if she takes the rap, could be out in eight months.

My client is willing to spend that time in jail for the sum of $1 million in

advance.

I worked that out, and it comes to $172 an hour.

Now, that ain't bad.

It's a really good deal.

Y 'all go through that and be back for another million.

And maybe still another.

Where does it stop?

Just where I said it would stop.

Well, why stop there? I mean, there's more than a million to be got.

If you don't believe what I say, I don't know how to help you.

I don't know how to make this deal right for you.

And this is a deal y 'all better take or everything's going to turn into a hell

of a mess in a hell of a hurry.

I'll get you the money.

Gillespie's sure they got something on Ryan.

Yeah, Molly's been going through some old files from when John and Trina went

him right before he retired from the force.

You mean all the files?

No, just the unsolved files. The idea being that John Ryan might have done

something and gotten away with it. And only Trina knew about it.

That's a good few cases we don't have the answers for.

Darnell, it's got to be something like that.

Okay.

You all figure out what it might be and give me a call.

But I'll leave you with something real definite.

Trina Mallon's going to jail.

When?

Early as I can get her to trial, which is 90 days from now.

Is she going to wait?

More reason to wait than jump, I'd say.

Stocks go.

Broker said it was a bad time to sell, but I'd rather get the money there from

somewhere else.

When you figure on turning it over.

I'll have the cash day after tomorrow. Then they can come and get it.

You all want to go upstairs?

Is that a joke?

You think I could do that now?

Well, you could try.

They say it's a great relief of stress.

I feel like I'm dead.

One of the living dead.

Well, darling, you don't look dead.

You know, when I was married to Medford,

We went to Australia.

Oh, I loved it.

New Zealand, Tasmania.

Sure was beautiful.

If we could move to the moon, it wouldn't be far enough.

The moon is bare and cold, sweet man.

I'm thinking of more romantic places.

I see what you've done here. You've selected these relevant cases.

Just a shot in the dark.

Jewel theft, possible hit and run, check cash robbery, all happened at that

particular time.

Well, there was a rumor that John Ryan quit the force because he was being

investigated at the time.

Oh, yes, I remember that rumor well.

It wasn't based on anything in particular, just something that Trina

she was drunk.

And then when she got sober, she couldn't remember what she said, so it

whole lot of nothing.

Did you believe it at the time?

Well, being inordinately suspicious, I kind of did.

What would you think if I asked Ryan to take a polygraph?

I think you would be an inordinately suspicious.

What do you think Ryan would say?

He'd think you suspect as hell.

And he'd get mad at you.

And he wouldn't take the test.

Well, he wouldn't have to.

I'm sure I wouldn't.

Well, is there any mystery in it?

No, Bill.

He killed himself with a .44 Magnum.

Had it in the safe.

It was on the floor beside him in the basement.

He left it.

It's incredible.

Seems our hunch put us on the right track.

It was the hit and run.

Pauline was out there in the garden when he did it.

Is there anything I can do for you, Pauline?

You know, I had such plans.

I had such wonderful plans.

Do you know about any of the things that he confessed to in that note?

He didn't want me to know.

He didn't want me to be associated with that part of his life.

Well, that's pretty plain from the note. He tried, convicted, and

executed himself alone.

Well, that's the way he wanted it.

He wanted to be alone in it.

Leave me out of it.

My condolences, Ms. Ryan.

Thank you.