In the Heat of the Night Page #2

and get me long-distance?

(Courtney) Police business, honey.

Chief's on the line.

No. He catch you listenin' in,

he'll run your butt around the block.

- He don't panic me none.

- No?

- Where's the chief?

- You got the pictures of the dead man?

Sure do. I got him top,

bottom, sideways - you name it.

- Good. I'll take 'em, son.

- No, I wanna give 'em to the chief.

- I said I'd take 'em, Charlie.

- Do like he tells you, Charlie.

Somebody owes me

some money for those.

I had to buy paper and film

and developin'.

That's all right. Just bill the department.

Everything will be taken care of.

God Almighty. He sure looks bad.

May I see the man

I am supposed to have killed?

Sure. I don't know why not.

(whispers) Hey, Sam. He's finished talkin'.

- Here's the photos of the dead man.

- OK.

Got your chief on the phone.

He wants to talk to you.

Hello? Yes, sir. I'm sorry

to have gotten you involved in this.

I really had no choice.

Yes, sir.

You can't be serious, sir. I mean, even

if I could be of help, they wouldn't want it.

No, sir. I'm not prejudiced.

Yes, sir. I am a police officer

and they're police officers, but...

Hello. This is Gillespie.

Yes, sir. Yep, well...

You don't say?

He's your number one homicide expert?

Well, my, my, my.

I don't think we need any help.

We can wrap this up ourselves.

Yes, sir. But I do want to thank you

for offering me such a powerful piece

of manpower as Virgil Tibbs.

Yes, sir. Thank you.

Yeah. Goodbye, now.

Oh, it's all there.

We paid for the phone call ourselves.

Now, you are the number one

homicide expert.

- That's right.

- I bet you look at a lot of dead bodies.

Lots.

Well?

- Well, what?

- Well...

I just thought maybe, uh... Maybe you

wouldn't mind takin' a look at this one?

No, thanks.

- Why not, expert?

- Because I've got a train to catch.

Wait a minute.

That train don't leave till noon.

They pay you $162.39 a week just to look

at bodies. Why can't you look at this one?

- Why can't you look at it for yourself?

- Because I'm not an expert...

Officer!

Ten cents, ten million dollars - just

doesn't matter when a man's time comes.

Mm-hm.

I could give him a nicer service

right here in Sparta

than he could ever get up there

in Chicago. And at half the price, too.

- I got a rosewood casket out there...

- (door opens)

Ted Ulam, Chief.

We haven't had the pleasure.

That's for sure.

He's with me.

Hello, Doc.

Yep.

Well...

Uh...

Do you wanna look at it?

(Virgil) New manicure. That's good.

That's very good.

- I'll need a few things.

- (Gillespie) Such as?

Ammonium hydrosulphide,

benzidine, superoxide of hydrogen.

Copper powder, distilled water.

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