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And I...

Welcome to Mississippi.

Thank you, thank you.

He's as bona fides?

That's an elegant title for an extradition order, but I like it anyway.

There's also an arrest report in there by Sergeant Parker Williams.

Thank you, sir. I hope we can find one and send it back to you sometime.

If you find one of ours, you just keep it.

Would it interfere with y 'all's police business if I waved that jet in here?

We're all through here. Bring him on.

Come on right to me.

Right to me.

You got any species of jet out of New York?

No, sir. It's a charter jet out of Westchester County Airport in New York.

Sheriff Lloyd is calling for you from Gainesville, Florida.

I don't want to talk to him.

He's waiting on the line. What should I say?

Just let that line die.

Do you know who any of those people are?

Only the fellow that seems to be in charge of everything, named George

Pilots over there might know who they all are.

It isn't important.

That woman reminds me of an actress.

But when would a private jet be landing an actress here?

Yeah, where?

All these houses were here when I was little.

Oh, my mother -sister, I had a leak in that one with the dogwood in front.

The plane will wait till tomorrow morning without extra charge, but after

that... No, I told you I need three days, George.

Quattro, penso, anche cinque.

Make other arrangements.

I'm full of Calabria.

What? What? What are you saying?

Sorry, I just said it looks like a place in Italy.

We're flying to Spain on a tent.

Mona, I need to speak to Ms. Gillespie, please.

Yes, sir, Sheriff.

Ms. Gillespie?

Sheriff won't speak to you. Excuse me.

My meeting's still on. Can I call you back?

Yeah, well, just tell me this.

Do you remember Mrs.

Nedda Losey?

She was an aunt to that girl who was getting in trouble all the time.

Sure, I know her very well.

Did she die or something?

No, she didn't die.

Look, while I've got you on the phone, can you go to dinner on Wednesday with

the Lanieres?

Yes, I can.

Good, then let's talk later.

Bye.

I know that, Mrs.

Losey. I see her at the market a lot.

Uh -huh.

Well...

Do you have a key? Yes, suite 206.

Oh, Mr. Sparkman. Yeah? Let me register. Oh, of course.

His name is Donald Muir. He's been working here a month.

You gonna arrest him for something?

We're just watching him, but if you see him talking to any of the hotel guests,

let me know.

True, King. It's like locking doors.

And I've been told people do know you here.

Life can do its job, huh?

They know her everywhere.

Everywhere.

Berlin, Rome, part of Mississippi.

Don't worry, darling.

Cable is giving you a whole new life now. It's going to make you famous in

own country.

Excuse me. If you need me, I'm three doors down.

Okay, thanks.

Now. I'm going to hold the plane over till the day after tomorrow.

That's enough time for the kid to say yes or no to you, and then we can get

of here real fast, right? But, excuse me, it will not be real fast. Okay,

besides your sister, she has the property.

I can handle that. That's what a manager does.

Georgie, stay out of this.

You just don't believe in what I'm doing.

I believe.

I believe in letting sleeping dogs lie. That's what I believe.

I am here to see people, Georgie, not dogs.

And they are not sleeping. They are up and around and getting in trouble. So

just shut up about it. We got a flight to Spain on the 10th, kiddo. Stop

repeating that.

I'm not retarded. Sorry, darling. Sorry, sorry.

Okay, now, remember, we are the Marco Market chain for the next couple of

This hiding is so stupid. It is necessary.

If people find out who we are, who I am, who cares?

I don't care anymore.

Clara, can you call Nada and tell her that we are here and we'll be seeing her

at her place?

After dark, please.

Let's not roam around by daylight.

And I want to see Lara, too.

Even after you take custody of that kid.

She's grown up.

I don't understand what you're planning to do with her.

Morning, Luke.

Morning, Sheriff.

You still got mail coming here.

And I got a bunch for you. Leave it right there, will you please? Yes, sir.

I got something for Chief Hall.

Chief doesn't want to inspect this building, Sheriff.

It sounds like fire department stuff to me.

It ought to be.

Could it be a sheriff department shop?

That's what I came to tell you. It could be. All you got to do is request it.

Okay, I hereby request it.

Fill out the form.

Thanks, my friend.

Did Sheriff Lloyd down in Florida ever catch up with you?

No, he caught up with Christina.

You did know that he wanted that plane of his to turn right around.

That plane of his did turn around and went right home.

Yeah, but they didn't want the prisoner in it. Decided not to extradite him

after all.

I didn't want to hear that.

May I have your permission to review one of your files?

Oh, sure. You go right ahead.

Dee, look up the file on this, will you?

I know that you worked that case.

Oh, yeah. I remember it well.

And you might call up that Ms. Losey and ask her if you can be of any help to

her.

Yes, sir. It's nice to see you.

You know, Parker, I wouldn't be surprised if they fly you down to

help make this case.

Oh, that'd be just fine with me, Chief Forbes.

Well, wouldn't that be nice?

You could drive right through Panama City and you could drop in there and say

hello to your stepdaddy and his lovely lady, Miss Rhoda.

Yes, sir.

Yo, man.

I know you from Jackson.

Yeah, that's right.

From when you were over there chasing that fool with that old Browning machine

gun. Yeah, that's right.

What's happening?

Hey, well, I was disabled out and... Oh, sorry to hear about that.

Yeah, I got a job with this security company and I'm over here taking care of

party which name ain't supposed to mention.

That's fine with me. It's getting so nowadays anything I don't have to know,

don't want to know.

I heard that.

Um, she wants you to rent a plain, ordinary car for tonight to drive her

It's okay?

Ah, yes, ma 'am. What time would she like that?

For just as soon as it's dark.

Yes, ma 'am.

Seems like my client wants to see Sparta by moonlight.

In this hotel I'm working at, you have to see her come in.

Hey, I don't want to hurt her.

I just want to get some money out.

Hurt you?

How's it going to hurt you?

Don't threaten me.

Look, woman, don't threaten me.

I'll cut you off.

He is here.

Laura,

honey. It's about time you start.

Now, you see why I call this woman to fly?

Because she's so fast.

She zoom out of the room before you can blink an eye. She zoom right back.

Now, why do you have to be here?

Why do you hate me so much, mama?

Come on, let's go.

You ain't leaving, I hope.

Your sister's going to be here before long.

Why is that woman coming here anyhow?

I mean, I want to know a few things about that woman.

You stay away from her.

You don't know her, you hear me?

No, I do not hear you, Mama. I mean, why are you calling until I come way back

from Europe, huh? Shut up, Donnie. Come on, let's go.

No, wait a minute, baby. Wait a minute.

All right?

Now, what, she come and check on the property here or what?

Or she checking on Laura?

Or you, me, what?

You? She don't even know you in this world, clown.

Well, she gonna meet me before she leave this here town, baby. And she gonna be

hanging loose a lot more money, too.

More than she been paying over the hour.

You a dog.

You know that?

Let me tell you who you are. You Donald the Dog.

No, no, no, see? See, I know why you hate me, Mama. Mm -hmm.

Yeah, because I'm blacker than you and her. That's all.

The only man I ever loved was blacker than you.

You talk.

Then what is it you hate then, Mama?

Just you.

I hate the way you walk in a house.

I hate the way you sit on a sofa.

I hate the way you dress.

The way you stand.

I hate the way you look.

I hate the way you touch that girl.

I hate you calling me mama.

Wanted to see me, Lewis?

Yeah, I've been asking for you all day.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

I want out.

Well, you're going to have to tell me something new.

I know about a connection.

Come on, that's old.

You got anything else?

No, no.

A connection between here and Jackson.

Okay, tell me some names.

Donnie Muir.

All right, that's a good one. That's from around here.

What about a name or two from Jackson?

I want out of here.

You killed a fellow, Lewis.

Self -defense.

I'm going to have to persuade the DA.

Serenity Glenn.

Trailer Park.

Your sincerity just might help you, Lewis.

Donald Mule.

One arrest here in Sparta.

Assault.

No weapon found.

No other details.

Well, the reason is we didn't do anything about it.

The bartender at Piedmont beat Donald up. Donald got in a few good licks, and

everybody said call it even.

Who's that?

And that's Donald Neal.

A cult.

Again with his fist.

And three possessions, only one conviction.

He's never done any time.

That's the way he was in school.

I mean, this guy never got in big trouble, but he was always in the

office for this and that.

No, but he graduated.

Cass Slipper.

Chief, you have a minute?

Is that all you need, a minute?

Well, let's say 10 or 15.

Would that do it for you, Lewis?

You people lost?

Not lost, but looking.

May I see your driver's license, sir?

You know me, Charlie Pig?

Yes, ma 'am. I noticed you back there.

Well, then maybe you can tell me where number 17 is.

Uh, is this, uh, a pair of blossoms?

Yes, sir, it is.

But I can't tell you about numbers, because I've never seen a number on any

house on this particular street.

Evening, ma 'am.

Maybe if you mention the name.

Donald Muir.

Isn't that that busted bike house?

Yeah, Donald Muir moved from this street. He lives two streets over on

How will I tell the house?

It has a busted motorbike by the post.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

I've seen that white woman from a place I know.

There's nothing in that that tells you what to do. So it comes down to the same

old question.

Who pays?

The people out in the county say this is strictly a Sparta expense.

Forgetting that they benefit from street lights every time they come into town.

And forgetting that Sparta is still in the county.

What you ought to do is make that a ballot proposition.

And then you put it on the county ballot.

And get it through.

Sparta's part of the county.

You know, you kind of...

Tricky, I'm finding out.

That officer named Everett is on the phone. You want to take it?

Yeah, I better.

Yeah,

Luke, how you doing?

I hope I'm not disturbing you, Sheriff.

No, no, go ahead.

Sheriff, I just said hey to a woman in a car that looked like that foreign

actress that's supposed to be from here.

Different people say she's one thing and another.

I could be mistaken, huh?

No, son, I think you're right.

Was she here like confidential?

Yes, I think so.

Where did you see her?

In the bottoms.

Kelly Bendel in the bottoms?

Yes, sir. She had a driver and another woman with her.

They were looking for the guy we just happened to be watching.

Yeah.

Yes, sir.

Well, how do you spell that name, Sheriff?

Yeah.

Sure enough.

Well, thank you, sir, and have a good evening.

You'll never guess who Luke Everett just saw in the bottom.

Somebody want him?

No, but you might say a fugitive from Sparta, anyway. Gilly Bindle.

Oh, I know who she is.

She used to be somebody else. Who was Gilly Bindle?

She was Gilda Burroughs, and she looked white.

She's got a real young sister still here, Laura Burroughs.

She's what we call light, bright, two drops short of white, so not quite.

Mona, they used to say that about me.

Oh, I know.

I remember Mrs.

Burroughs. She was Netta Lose's sister. Netta buried her.

a good while back.

And she had those two girls by a white man who used to own Spotted Dairies,

Marsha Lundin.

Well, Mona said it all.

You know when she seen me last?

Um, yeah.

I believe you told me, baby. When you was ten, right?

I tell you that?

Laura, honey, come on.

Let's go. Netta told me we went to Chicago.

We had a birthday.

Ice cream and cake in a hotel room.

I tell you that?

No, but I don't think you told me that.

Then she had to work.

So Netta took us to a movie.

And then we went to bed, and then we took the bus back home.

Big time.

Oh, shoot, we can have a bigger pie than that right here.

So let me fix y 'all something to drink. What y 'all want?

Have a seat. I got plenty of space.

We come to fetch you, child, so we can talk about things. Just family.

She wants family.

You, Netta?

You're the only family I see here.

No more white woman and some big black buffalo.

We gotta talk.

Money. That's all I want to talk about.

Money.

You want to talk about money?

Yes.

Well, that doesn't mean we need more.

Laura, that ain't so.

I need more.

Yeah, yeah. Why don't you give her a hand?

You look cute.

Now, you don't look clean and you don't look well.

But you look so cute.

Two weeks in Spain and I'll make you look adorable.

We're going to go to Valencia.

That's a city by the sea.

We buy clothes and shoes.

We pick things out for each other.

You're going to be in a movie.

You'll have money.

You'll make it yourself.

The people you meet.

The fun you'll have.

The life you see and touch.

You can't imagine.

I don't believe all that.

I'll show you.

I don't believe you.

I'll show you.

Okay, look, cut all the crap. She ain't going nowhere, white lady.

Just stay where you are, Donald.

Don't tell me what to do in my own house.

Why should I go anywhere with you?

To make the most out of yourself.

And that's only with you?

Huh? You ain't seen her in nine years and now you know all about her?

Now how can that be so, white lady?

How can you be a dog and talk like a human?

I'm gonna kill you, mama.

You know all about me? You...

That's why you're gonna come with me.

You don't love her.

You shut your mouth.

Tell her you love her.

You're not gonna tell me that, are you?

No.

Mm -hmm. See?

See?

You... You shut up!

What's going on?

Excuse me, Chief.

We gave some people directions in the bottom last evening.

I wrote it up.

Who? Why?

Well, Pete knew one of them.

Yeah, one of the women, Chief. Miss Netterborough's.

The other one was white and there was a guy driving them.

Let me guess, a black guy named Tommy Ammons from Jackson.

Yeah, that's right. And his ID said he was a private detective.

Well, since we were watching a guy by the name of Donald Muir, this is the guy

those people were looking for.

I told him the house, Chief.

Well, I didn't see any reason not to.

We asked the sheriff about the white woman who looked so familiar.

This here's the name he guessed she was.

I can't say it.

Can this be the same woman I've seen in a couple of foreign movies?

Well, she's an actress, sure enough.

Thanks, fellas.

Yes, sir. Thank you.

A famous fellow and actress looking for a dope pusher here in Sparta.

Pardon me.

Pardon me.

Is there a map that shows us the numbers in the streets?

There isn't and there never has been a map like that, but if you give me the

name of the street, I can find it on one of the maps we do have.

Get the picture out.

Is it an old picture? Very old.

Street names are seldom seen in pictures, and old names have always had

vanishing. I mean to say disappearing from signs as the years have come and

gone. Who can say why?

Nowhere do I see a street name.

But there's the number, number 11.

Above the door.

Well, being that many streets would have the number 11, you wouldn't be able to

locate a street just by having a number on it.

And nothing about the looks of the street would suggest... What street it

Yeah. No.

Do the best you can with this, will you? I gotta get back for that phone call.

Thanks, friend.

Thanks. But they're not going to call you now. It's 10 p .m. in Spain.

Oh, you're right about that, ma 'am. They're six hours ahead of us in Spain.

You from Spain?

I know, from Italy.

And thank you, sir.

Perhaps there is someone around here who can look at this picture and identify

this old building.

Oh, I can identify the building.

It's the Lundin building.

I thought you wanted to know what street it was on.

Yes, what street is it?

Well, there I can't help you. I never could remember the name of that street

myself.

I gotta tell you, Donald's not the first, Donald's not the worst either.

Heidi comes now.

Hi, I'm Dee Shepherd. Hi, thanks for coming.

Anything to help, Miss Netta. We've become real good friends.

When did this Donald come in the picture?

Well, I know she had other friends before him.

Did you know those boys?

There really haven't been any boys.

She's been with men.

I knew one other black fella in Donald, but any others, I didn't know.

Me neither, though I saw a couple of them from it.

She was with a white man at a motel for money, and he beat her up.

And that's where I came in.

That was the time that Miss Netta wrote to you that Laura was in the hospital

with pneumonia.

He wanted me to tell you the truth, but I didn't dare.

I was afraid you'd cut us all.

I mean, why should you be supporting this?

You won't give up on her.

I think I lost ground.

She was listening to what you said.

Can you get them together again, alone?

I don't know.

So who came in on the jet? Our guests arrive at our door in cars, not planes.

But not in limos with chauffeurs. I can't comment on that.

Well, the chauffeur did. Said some of them were speaking something foreign

of the time. Said they came in on a chartered jet.

So tell me, who are they? We are not permitted to reveal the name of guests

unless guests request we do so.

I chartered that plane, young man.

My name is George Sparkman. I represent the Marco Maximar retail chain.

We're going to be big here.

You want to give us a little publicity? I'll be glad to sit down over here with

you. Was you the one speaking foreign? Yes.

I frequently speak foreign. Italian, Spanish, and a kind of a German.

And so do the women with me who handle marketing and research for MMM. Shall we

sit down?

Thanks for nothing, guys.

This is an overseas coffee, Mr. Sparkman. Oh, thank you, thank you.

Sparkman, we'll be there.

Grant unto him O Lord And may perpetual light Shine upon him

Good morning, Miss Burns.

Or perhaps I should call you by your famous name.

Either is fine.

When I was little and my mama brought me here, people called me Gilda.

I know.

I remember because my mama brought me here, too.

Sometimes I tell people I knew you back when.

But I assure you, only special people, and I don't dwell on the subject.

Where did they put my mama?

Go straight down the path here.

Until you come to the old oak tree and turn right.

And right away you'll see the beautiful stone you set marking her grave.

Thanks.

Bye.

One hanky?

Come here, Nick.

Come to boy scout.

Come to stay back.

I ain't gonna hurt you, but I'll talk to you alone.

Not as bad as you might think.

I just want to be able to take Laura and leave this here town.

That's all she wants, too.

Well, I don't think he's going to jump her. I mean, not with her bodyguard and

her preacher looking at him, right?

Why hurt her?

There's nothing in that.

No, he wants something.

Money?

If I leave here and leave her behind, what do you think will happen?

She'll have to get her cocaine from another pusher.

Right, right.

That's where the big danger is, sister.

See some of these guys use up picture in the dumpster somewhere.

So I'm the only one that love her.

I take care of her.

Make sure she always got food in the bed and protection.

So the way I see it, the only way you're going to help your little sister is to

help me.

That's a pure fact.

You're going to be dead if you don't.

Thank you.

This is a 94 Cutlass convertible we're looking at.

Mississippi tag.

The numbers tell me Jackson.

Black top, red body.

What is that fax you wanted?

Sheriff Leslie's office.

Someone I know you want to hear from.

Good morning.

Hi, Kelly Bendall.

Can I have a little bit of your time privately?

I hope you're not angry with me for...

Kind of ignoring you at the airfield the other day. You know when you see

someone and you're so surprised that... I know exactly what you mean.

Now, are you having lunch with anybody?

No. Oh, you.

And you're very kind.

Where?

What time?

Okay.

I'll be there.

Thank you.

Colazione. un ristorante che una volta era un mansion.

Ah.

Posso vedere io un mansion come... Come si dice? Tara.

Tara?

Ma Tara esiste solo nei sogni di qualcuno.

Arrivederci. Arrivederci.

Tutto fatto.

Tommy, she's on her way down to the lobby now.

Well, this is a pleasure.

Welcome back.

Thank you for coming.

Oh, Tommy, you don't have to wait. Why don't you go and ask George if he needs

you? Okay. I can be in a few minutes whenever you want to be picked up. Fine.

Well, I take it you found this place easily enough?

Well, I was here several times years ago with my mama.

The Duvaliers lived here, and my mama handmade all the curtains. I helped her.

mean, sort of. I was nine or ten.

That was still a grand old place.

I was explaining to Clara, my assistant, that these old mansions aren't what

they were.

She wants to see Tara.

I told her that was only somebody's dream.

Well, speaking of dreams, you must have had a few dreams come true over the

years, Gilda.

Unless you'd rather be called by your professional man.

I like Gilly.

Do you remember when Mrs. Honfeld took me to Chicago?

Oh, I sure do.

Well, there was a German girl who took care of me.

Gilly Bender.

You hated to go.

Your mama said I'm going to give this child to Miss Luther Armfelt.

I looked down and I had to find a hanky for you because you cried.

I seemed white.

So I was sent away to be white.

Any regrets?

Many.

Dad, this is too complicated to talk about.

Not important anymore.

I've come here to take Laura away.

She's in awful trouble.

Yes, well, I have.

I brought this for you.

Look here.

Oh, I see we're having white wine here. You have a Merceau, five years old. May

we have a bottle of that, please?

Yes, sir.

And now she's with this criminal.

He wants me to give him money so he doesn't have to sell dope.

He says.

He wants me to give him a car. He wants to take Laura away.

He is her salvation.

Laura is not a parent like I was.

I can't make her leave with me.

I can't even get her alone to talk about me.

I don't know what to do.

I think I can help in a small way.

Hey,

you pushing a vacuum can?

That's real funny because I know you're pushing bigger stuff than that.

Now, what's the real deal?

Man, don't bother me, all right? I just moved this hotel one of your

territories. Just keep moving and stay off me.

Hey, you got real high class help here.

You got plenty of money and you don't need no job like this.

But you just like working hotel office, huh?

I got plenty of friends that can take care of you real good.

Why don't you don't mess with me, baby?

Don't mess with me.

Just a couple of seconds more.

I don't believe a pussy's gonna go off and leave the house alone with his

merchandise, then. Well, that bar tells the story.

He's got his stuff in there somewhere.

Charlie, come here.

Well, she's breathing.

We'll call a paramedic.

I can't find Laura.

You want to go look at that old fool Donald's place? I'll take you. I've

Nobody's in.

It's all locked up.

Oh, please.

Gilda can't leave till she's had a chance to talk to that child.

And talking don't mean just a day or two days. It could mean a week.

Two weeks.

Meta, don't be silly.

The truth is it could take a year.

And after a year, you could still be no place.

Believe me, I've been all through this with a couple of others.

What am I on?

Lost to me.

Somewhere out there.

But we've all got jobs and a life.

And other people dependent on us.

And we can't just stop all that.

Luann, for the lieutenant, come on, please.

Go ahead,

Luann. Little Donnie's visiting with the two wise guys in the Jackson car.

They're talking. Nothing's going down.

Okay, Jack Paul.

Excuse me.

Luann just called in. She says Donnie Muir is over at Serenity Glen with his

connection. Do you want her to stay with him? No, no, no.

We better bring on in.

I'm afraid Donnie Boyle recognized her.

I know he was in church one Sunday when she was singing there.

Donnie Muir in church?

I can't quite call up a mental picture of that.

Well, I once knew a church deacon of enormous piety who used to love to chop

people up.

I just wish that we could jump on Donnie.

That's what the sheriff's asking me to do.

He don't mean booking.

You all not ready for that, huh?

Well, we've been leaving him off the leash trying to find out where he goes

who he sees.

Well, we wouldn't have to keep him very long. Just pick him up, hold him a

couple of hours and turn him loose.

I could take care of that myself.

How soon?

Well, right away.

Gally Bandle's got to get some time alone to talk to that kid's sister.

You're thinking about talking to Laura Burrow, Sheriff.

Don't count on it today.

Oh, Harriet, I'm sorry.

You have a right.

Cry all you want, but sit down.

Laurie is with this terrible young man.

And we cannot allow it.

We gotta stop it.

We gotta keep him away from her.

Now, I know the police won't do nothing.

They'll just say she's of age and she can live the way she wants to.

Well, they're all right, Netta.

But people say the sheriff is powerful and can do just about anything he wants.

And now he does what you tell him.

Really?

People really think that?

They say you're stronger than him, but you got him when nobody else could.

They say you control him because you're smart and he's getting on.

I'm going to see what I can do.

God bless you.

I do wish we could send your niece off somewhere.

That Donald Muir won't leave her alone so Gilda can talk to her.

I wish we could make him just disappear.

Arresting him is the only way to do that.

Well, they should send him to prison.

Everybody but the white cops know he brings drugs to the motels.

He's got Laura on the trucks.

She's like a slave to him.

Roberta, let's have some tea.

Benderlin, her driver, pulling away over there.

Well, it's the car, all right.

It's her.

It might very well be.

Occasionally, she'll just leave without saying she's going.

And you're standing here promising us we're going to get to talk to her. She's

sneaking out the back door. Well, thanks a lot, mister.

You know what? You're a phony.

I'm very disappointed in your tone of voice.

I was told that young Southern fellas were especially polite to older people.

Can I be of some service to you, ma 'am?

No, sir. I don't think you can.

I noticed you taking the measure of this fine old building here.

Struck me you might be interested in it. Well, yes, I am.

Your name?

My name is Anson Lundin.

Gallybender.

I've got the keys to the place here if you'd like to look around inside.

I'm not actually the owner.

No. You're the executor of a will. Isn't that true, Mr. Lundin?

That's exactly right, ma 'am. The will of the former owner, my late brother,

Marshall.

However, if you're interested in buying the place... Oh, no, I don't want to buy

it. I want to sell it.

I am the present owner of this building.

Well, now, if that were true, ma 'am, and since the former owner, Marshall

Lundin, was my brother...

What? He left to be your daddy. Well, he didn't have to be.

And I wish he hadn't been.

But he was.

Well, boys, we got gumbo, sausage, and cabbage for lunch.

But if I hear one word directed at any of these visitors about to come through

here, there ain't going to be no lunch.

My advice is don't even look at it.

How's it going?

Like the man says, no sweat, not yet.

Okay, cool.

I smell cabbage.

Oh, yes, sir. There's some sausage under it. Come on, go.

Good

afternoon,

Ms. Vandal. Ma 'am, I'm Chief Forbes.

Good afternoon.

This is Officer Colby.

Pleasure to meet you, ma 'am. Nice to meet you.

I'll text you later, Chief.

I understand things are not going the way you want, and we're going to try to

help you.

Thank you, Chief.

We can make sure you get a chance to visit with your sister.

I don't know where my sister is right now.

We do.

She's here.

What happened?

Well, we think she makes some booze and some drugs and passed out.

It's an overdose, but not in a critical sense. She's okay.

She just sleeping it off.

She doesn't look great.

But she's really okay.

No bad heart signs, nothing like that.

Don't you think she should see a doctor?

Well, they took her to emergency, ma 'am. The doctor said it wasn't an

emergency. Take her home.

So we thought she'd get more rest here.

As soon as she wakes up, we're going to take her home.

Tomorrow you'll be able to talk to her.

Come on, Kelly.

Hey, Kelly.

Kelly, Kelly, I got some questions for you. Kelly, Kelly, we'd like to talk to

you.

Are you Franco Farnese's friend? Well, I'm an American. He's his friend. The

Rome Express says he had a complete breakdown and went to stay with his

in Switzerland.

Sidney, God says that he's completely out of his mind. He accuses you of

black parents and that you want to bring them back here to live with him and

you. Now, first of all, let me say that my husband is doing very well. That's

what he said about your parents?

Well, I have to.

Both my parents are dead.

Buried here? Both buried here. Is it true that you've got property here? Yes,

have some. Which one is the black, Perigelli? The black.

No, that unpalatable rag will only turn me off the fine breakfast you put before

me. Put it right here. My stomach's tougher than his.

And why is your stomach tougher than mine?

Well, because moonshine liquor has never passed these lips.

I can't say that for you. Oh, come to think of it, one or two of the ladies

have known.

Nat. Actually, the Herald made sure to use a picture of the woman with her

nearly up to her hips.

Skirt's too short, ain't it?

I'm just talking about the choice of picture.

You go and dress like that.

Ain't no way you gonna move without showing your drawers.

Well, the Herald's certainly learning some tricks from the tabloids.

And look at the way they write their story.

He done said he don't want to see it.

Well, I bet I can guess what it says anyway.

Expatriate actress in guilt trip back to Sparta.

Your guess is wrong, but not far wrong.

Well, let me see it.

White actress finally admits her origins. Hidden fortune in Sparta said

the reason.

Well, I matched the rotten tone pretty well, didn't I?

You sure did. I'm finding new talents in you every day.

Finally admits her origins.

Well, I reckon we all come to it sooner or later.

Let me read it through.

Read me late. That's what I am. I'm going to run.

I'll call you later.

Put your hands up against the floor.

What's going on?

Get me back.

Come on.

Sorry.

We got anything both of you around this town?

It's going to get into print far beyond the confines of this burg.

It is already gone, Georgie. Obviously everywhere.

Animals are not all from here. There was German press, Italian press.

I saw one from New Orleans.

I heard one guy say he's from Memphis.

God, they get here so fast.

Like those flies.

Medflies. Medflies.

Don't look so tragic.

So they're finding out about me.

Everyone who didn't know now knows.

So what?

What's so bad?

What can it hurt?

Only my heart.

Not my career.

Not nowadays.

Please be careful, darling.

You never know, Georgie.

Some creep might come along and want to write my life story. Then another creep

might come along and want to make a movie.

They're going to keep you busy.

No.

Because they don't need me for any of that.

They don't even need you.

Morning, Sheriff.

Morning, Chief.

I was just asking Donald here if he was any kind of a hand with horses, because

his daddy, Elon Muir, was one of the best ever seen anywhere.

Is that right?

Yeah, Elon Muir used to break horses for people from miles around, over as far

as Canard and Marshallburg.

He had a trick of leading the two -year -olds into Earl's Creek.

Whenever he wanted to throw a saddle on them for the first time.

And then between the water pressure on the legs and the mud holding the feet

while those horses couldn't buck.

Cherokee used to do that.

Did your daddy teach you anything about horses?

Yeah, he taught me a lot of things I couldn't use.

You ever try?

Try what?

Anything your daddy teach you.

Where we at?

Back in school?

Counsel's office?

What, playing this is your life?

What y 'all bring me down here for?

What'd I do?

Well, Donald, you've had a lot of arrests.

In the past, Sheriff.

Well, the most recent one was for riding a motorbike without a driver's license.

The license was suspended at the time of your last drug bust.

Well, I ain't been driving nothing lately.

Well, I had you picked up because you're on probation and you were seen in the

company of two known drug merchants.

Seen by who?

By Sparta City Police officers.

You know something? You got too many damn different kinds of cops running

this little town.

Young man, there's one city councilman and at least one kind of

supervisor who agree with you.

But all the rest, they think we need more cops.

See, they feel that there's too damn many of you guys running around this

town.

For instance, there's one Clifford Eubanks of the city of Jackson.

Well -known bad character.

Driving a brand new Cutlass convertible.

He's with us at this moment.

And he's got this big white boy.

riding around with him.

Donald, who is this white boy?

Now, don't do the dummy act, please.

You used to get high marks in school.

You are no dummy. You are a very smart young man.

Too smart to talk to y 'all without a lawyer.

Y 'all know how to line yourselves up with lawyers now, don't you?

Yeah.

Mullow is Ken Trifilo from number seven, Spartan Square East, suite

three. I've got it all written down, sir.

He's told me three times.

Fine.

Thank you, sir.

Don't mention the chief.

Henry, I guess you can let him watch some TV.

Have you been talking?

Yeah.

Only, I always say what I ain't supposed to say.

Which is all I know to say, so I ain't said much.

I just stop and watch her.

Like this.

What are you supposed to say to me, honey? Tell me, please.

Anything at all.

As long as it's got nothing to do with the way she is.

the therapist down at the drug center say.

Make believe that you don't notice anything different.

Make believe that you don't see anything wrong with the cocaine and the alcohol.

Make believe your heart ain't breaking.

And don't cry or scream like you want to.

Laura?

Laura, honey?

What do you want?

Come over here and sit by me so we can talk a little.

Why?

Because I'm leaving and I don't want to leave without you.

I mean, I want you to come with me.

I want that more than anything in the world.

But if you won't, okay, but I have some things that I have to tell you, like

how you can reach me.

You're gone.

You're just gone.

Letting out a little larsome ice cream.

Ice cream real good.

Like in Chicago.

It's real good.

Like you.

am, sweetie.

I'm real.

I'm your real, real sister.

Same mom and papa.

And I beg you to come with me just for a little visit.

We can go first to New York and then, if you want, but...

my lady.

He's dead, Chief.

Is this Ms. Lowe's house?

Yes, sir.

Dee, you and Johnny, go and see if anybody's inside there.

Anybody out here call this in?

No.

Everybody in here okay?

Yeah, everything's okay.

My aunt and Laura in the bedroom.

I think my sister has to go to the hospital this time.

Just three of you in here, ma 'am? Yeah.

Would you by any chance see what happened here?

Okay, I'd like you to stay here. When our officers come back out, you give a

statement. Thank you.

Do you happen to see this thing, Ms. Bender?

Good morning, sir.

You rented a trailer to a couple of fellas from Jackson.

They were driving a Cutlass convertible. Which trailer was it? They ain't here.

I didn't ask you that, Mr. Gentry. I just want to know which trailer it was.

It's a little one.

Right there by the oak.

Thank you, sir.

They ain't in it.

One of the guys was a white man. You know his name?

No.

Who in the hell is this coming?

I do believe that's the county sheriff.

Morning, Bill.

Lonnie?

Does this man here know the name of the good -looking white fella so described?

You totes the 12 -gauge shotgun?

He said no.

I don't know why everybody is so interested in shielding this bad boy.

Is he perhaps the son of one of America's first families or something?

Well, sir, he's crazy.

He's what?

I talked to this lady back there, and she said everybody's scared of that

boy because he's crazy.

Where is the woman?

She'll be along directly. She didn't have any clothes on.

I mean, I talked to her through this teeny tiny little window and she said

wasn't dressed yet. She also said that he loved to fire that gun and he shot it

several times in the last few days.

Shot at her trailer and hit it.

She also said he's on dope all the time.

Does she know where he is?

No, sir. But I looked and...

I think those two aren't done with this trailer yet.

Is he coming back here?

I got no idea whatsoever.

Let's go in and have a talk, shall we?

Hold it, man.

I never knew the word dope to produce such instantaneous results.

Okay, darling.

The doctor told me.

Really, really very healthy in spite of everything.

Come on, Georgie.

Let's go.

Physical therapy to admitting.

Physical therapy to admitting, please.

Can I help you?

Yes, is this where they keep the people?

A couple of people being prepared for post -mortem examinations.

Would you happen to know if there is a Tommy Ammons in there?

Yes, ma 'am.

She thinks she has to go in and look at him, but you don't need her to do that,

do you?

No, sir.

It isn't necessary.

I need to.

May I?

What?

What?

Your father's brother?

That's the guy?

So he says.

But you don't know.

Why would he lie to me, George? Let me get rid

of him. You've got nothing to say to him.

He's a gunner. He's trying to sell you your property.

What's on his mind?

I'm going to talk to him.

Kelly, don't.

What a mishegoss.

I knew you'd be back.

A revelation like that, I couldn't ignore it.

Now, how did you think you were going to sell my property?

I was going to do it.

When anybody around would step up and tell me I couldn't.

What if I got the lot?

Worry about that when it happened.

What can I do for you, Mr. Lumley?

You could step over here and give a little nod to my sister -in -law,

Mary, my brother's widow.

Not related to you.

Yes.

She had a stroke part of last month.

But she understands everything we say and...

Knows everything that's going on.

She wanted to see you.

Just wanted one look at you.

I know.

I just wanted one look at you.

We're waiting out here on Old Route 11.

They just went by me coming your way. Over.

Okay, drive in. We're in position.

Yes, sir. 10 -4.

Hey, Gentry.

You in there, Gentry?

Anybody been here looking for me?

I don't think so.

The guy that came to see me the other day?

I don't think so. What do you mean you don't think so?

I'm talking about Donald, you fool.

I ain't seen him.

Well, ask your wife.

You see that fella?

She said no.

Very well, Mr. Gentry.

And thank you, Mr. Gentry.

Gentlemen, just hold it right there and put your hands in the air.

I suggest you do as you're told.

All right, up against the car.

Y 'all are supposed to be... city police, not a couple of rented cops

this hotel to push people around.

Well, I'm sorry, sir, but the manager's concerned about too many people hanging

around in the lobby. Hanging around? Son, you're talking to the press. It's

job to be where things are happening and to report those things to the people.

Well, if somebody gets complained, but y 'all just being in the way and using

bad language.

Excuse me, people, but y 'all don't have to stand to the side so people can get

in. I know I shouldn't leave it there. Can you help me? Just move the keys in

it. I'll put it right over there for you.

Well, looky here. Rent -A -Cop's doubling his parking attendance.

Yeah, go on, boy.

I'm Harriet DeLong.

Gillespie. I'm so pleased to meet you, madam. Please come in. Thank you.

I'm Clara Pieta.

Hi.

I'm Gilda Burroughs. Hi.

That's who I really am. The sheriff called me Gilda.

Please sit down. I have coffee made. I'll bring it right here.

I'm only going to stay a minute. I know y 'all are getting ready to leave.

For New York, I hear?

No, to Jackson first, to see Tommy Evans' family.

And help them bury him.

That's awful sad. He was a very nice man.

He got a call, come to Sparta, protect some woman.

Sure, fine.

Then he gets killed.

Why?

I just want you to know that we're...

We're going to take care of your sister, Laura.

We could have been doing a lot more, or at least trying a lot harder for her.

You're very kind.

Too kind to me.

Where was I?

Now listen, we've all got some past we'd like to fix.

But we can't be worrying about that because we need to be thinking about

I was going to ask your husband to do something for me, but I may not see him.

You want me to give this to him? I will.

There's information about a building I own and two pieces of property from here

to Marshallsburg.

My mama left them to me.

And all I want is to list them with a good broker.

Oh, well, I can do that myself.

You know, life is funny and so strange.

Your husband was the last man I saw when I left Sparta.

And the first man I saw when I came back.

I think the two of you have a lot of nerve.

Both working for a little town in the south, getting married, and getting away

with it.

Well, the jury's still out on that.

I believe I will have some coffee.

I mean, not to get in trouble again.

Here I am in trouble.

Well, not with me.

You're not going to lock me up in some facility or something?

Who, me?

I didn't even arrest you.

The cops sure did.

Well, they didn't take you down to the station and book you, did they?

No, they put me in a police car and held me with a handcuff.

Brought me here.

put you anywhere.

Not yet.

But you remember my telling you that the last time we

talked, don't you? Not yet.

It was that time.

The motel.

Yes.

And you said to me very sincerely, I'm going to change my ways.

But I didn't.

I don't think I can.

I don't know how to live no other way but what I'm living.

One of these days I'm going to do something.

I don't know what.

But I'm past 18 now and they're going to have to put me away.

It's going to happen.

I know it.

It's what I was thinking.

During the night, lying awake in that bed?

Well, I sure don't want it to happen.

It's blood pressure time, temperature time, and medication time. So, back in

bed. Well, I expect you want me out of here then, huh? Just for ten minutes?

Yeah. And I'll be right back because I want to talk to you about doing

else.

Chief Forbes from the police station.

Hi, Chief.

Yeah.

Well, what is his name, finally?

You're joking.

Say it again.

Thank you.

They found out the name of that white guy.

The one that killed Tommy, the security man?

His name is Sonny Sunday.

What? You heard me.

Sonny Sunday.

Ah, si.

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