"[Frogs Croaking, Crickets Chirping]" "[ThunderCrashes]" "[Woman] Oh, thankyou." "They'reprettypeaches." " Yes, ma'am." " So, how you been ?" "I'm pretty good, I reckon." "You had any health problems since I saw you last ?" " Ma'am ?" " Have you been sick ?" "Well, back's been hurtin' a little." "No, no, it's not your back." "Have you been bleeding somewhere ?" "Well" " Yes, ma'am, a little." " Yeah." " Have you been to a doctor ?" " Oh, I" "I don't much like going to no doctors." "Well, I think maybe you should go." "No, it's not a venereal disease." "I just think it's some kind of kidney or some bladder infection." "But it's been around for a while." "Could lead to some more serious problems." "Do you want me to call a doctor foryou ?" " All right." " Okay." "You kidsget on to bednow." "It'snearIy 9.:00." "Ah, Mama, can I stay up just a little bit ?" "No." "You heard me, mister." " Mama ?" " Hmm ?" "What does "fuck" mean ?" "It's a bad word, hon, for something nice." "But what does it mean ?" "Well, it means making love." "It's how your daddy and me made your brothers and you." "Take his turtles off, hon." " Mike, did you hear me ?" " What ?" "I said get to bed." "Oh, Mike, your lip's dragging the floor." " It's gonna freeze like that." " You act like I'm a kid." "You are a kid, honey." "valerie, you mayas well takeyourgIasses off." "Iknowhe'sbeen hittingyou again." "[ Chuckles ]" " I see your lip." " Oh, no." "Oh, it-- itjust embarrasses me." "It's okay." "Come on." "Hegot worse." "I went to the store yesterday 'cause we's out ofsome things." "And he got home from work early, before I could get back." "He was waiting with a razor strap." "My legs are all cut up." "And I got welts the size of footballs on my back and my legs." "I feel guilty, you payin' me money to tell you to get away from him." "You got to get help." " Legal help." " You don't know Donnie Barksdale." "He'll kill me if I leave him." "He'll fiind me." "He said he would." "No, he's not crazy enough to kill anybody." "He'sjust an insecure redneck." "What ?" "Um," "I think he's got a woman on the side." "Yeah, he's been laying out at night." "[Knock On Door]" "Excuse me, but the school's on the phone." "Theysay Mike's in some kindoftroubIe." "Mrs. Wilson." "Hi." "Come on in." "Have a seat." " Uh, where-- where's Mike ?" " He's in the infiirmary." "Now, it's nothing to get worked up about." "He's fline." "He's got a few, um-- Sit down." "He's got a few, uh, nicks and bruises." "I think he might have a-- have a pretty good black eye by tomorrow." "But he's, uh-- he's okay." " He was in another flight ?" " Yes, he was." "His grades are, uh-- are getting worse too." "How's he doing at home ?" "Um, not much better." "He's real distant." "Mm-hmm." "Well, Mrs. Wilson," "I don't pretend to be a psychologist, but, um, it's obvious to me that your boy's got a lot ofanger in him." "Well, um, it's about this time last year his daddy passed away." "He's still real messed up over it." "Yeah." "I never knew your husband." "I understand he was a fline man." "Yes, he was." "Well, I don't know how you feel about therapy, but, uh" "Ifyou think Mike needs somebody to talk to, I know a gentleman over" "Mike doesn't need a therapist, Mr. Collins." "He can talk to me." "Do you think he will, though ?" "I'm sorry, Wayne." "Ididn 't know you hadanybody in here." " Oh, hi." "Um" " Ruby wasn't at her desk." "Yeah, she's out sick today." "Uh, Mrs. Wilson, this isJessica King," " my fiancee." " Nice to meet you." "You too." "We'rejust going to be a couple of minutes." "Okay." "Uh, I gotta go anyway." "I got people waiting." "Thanks a lot, Mr. Collins." " I'm real sorry about all this." " Oh, it's myjob." "He'sjust a boy, that's all." "You're not that Wilson that's a fortune-teller, are you ?" "I don't call myselfthat." " I'd love you to read my fortune." " I'm pretty booked up." "Do you think we'll live happily ever after ?" "[Jessica] What's the matter?" "You see something bad ?" "Ofcourse not." "No, I'm sureyou'II be reaIhappytogether." "[ TV Chatter, Indistinct ]" "[ Television Continues ]" " Hey, how you gettin' along today ?" " I'm fline, Buddy." "Except the fact Ican't keep mycar doorfromjust flying right open." "Have you got the time to flix it ?" "I-I-I can get to it, uh, about an hour or two." "Uh, you wanna wait ?" "Uh, no." "Uh, I got to get home." "I got people coming." "Hey, you just want-- you just wanna leave it here, and I'll-- I'll carry you on home ?" "I can have it to you by-- probably by 6:00." "That gonna be all right ?" " Yeah, yeah, that's fline." " All right." "All right." " Buddy ?" " Yeah ?" "Uh, I'm a little" " I'm a little low on my money this week." "I wasjust wondering if" "Don't you worry about" " No, really." " No, stop it." "Oh, come on, look." " I feel bad." "For all that you've done for me," "I just" " I just think the world ofyou." "You're about the only one I call a friend to me." "Thankyou." "Yeah, you know." "Annie." "I'IIget the truck." "Take your time." "[Annie] Howyou been, Buddy ?" "I've been having some, uh-- some bad thoughts lately." "But I, you know-- Yesterday, I was feeling so happy." " Yeah ?" " I was feeling on top ofthe world." "Good on you." "I-I-I didn't even feel like I needed my medicine." "I took it anyway." "[ Laughs ]" "You know, I'm getting-- I'm getting hooked on that stuff." "Well, I thinkyou're gonna have a lot of happy days, Buddy." "Yeah, you're gonna get better and better." "Well, uh, I believe you when you say so." "Buddy ?" "Honey ?" " Honey, what's wrong ?" " [ Exhales ]" "You have to tell me." "You have to tell me now." "I'll" " I'll tell you, hon." "If I look into a blue diamond... and I think a negative thought," "am I gonna die ?" "No." "Mm-mmm." "You're not gonna die." "You're not gonna die, Buddy." "[ Crying ] Oh, my God !" "Oh, my God !" "Oh, my God !" "Oh, look" "Okay." "Well, thankyou." "'Cause ifyou had said "yes,"" "I would have to kill myself before the sun goes down." " Oh, Buddy." "Oh, honey." " [ Sobbing ]" "You don't have to kill yourself, honey." " You know I'll always tell you." " Oh, man." " I'll always tell you, Buddy." " Oh, man." "You're fline." "You can always talk to me, Buddy." "Always." " Oh, don't use that, honey." " I feel embarrassed." " No." "Here." "Huh ?" " Oh, no." " I can't soil that." " Buddy, I want you to have it." " This one'sBen's." "Idon't" " He'd want you to have it." "Thankyou." "Thankyou." " You all right ?" " Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm all right." " All right." " All right." "I-I can walk home." "You don't have to drive me." "You can" "No, no." "No, I'm" " I'm good." "I'm good. [ Laughs ]" " Yeah ?" "You sure scared me, hon." " Oh, yeah." "No, I'm all right." "I'm all right." "All right." "You just take it nice and slow." " Nice and slow." " [ Exhales ]" "[Tapping]" "[Knock On Door]" "Could I help you ?" "Yes, ma'am." "I'm Donnie Barksdale." "I'm sorry to botheryou so late, but I believe you know my wife Valerie." "Yes, I do." "I know who you are." "Can I come in and talk to you ?" "It's about my wife." "Something's happened to her." "What's happened ?" "She okay ?" "Well, no, she's not, ma'am." "Ma 'am, Ipromise." "I'IIjust take a minute." "All right." "Come on." "What's happened is she's getting her head fiilled full ofshit... by a goddamn Satan worshipper." "Ora damngoodcon artist, one ofthe two." "Iknowshe'sbeen coming over to seeyou andyourdamn voodoo." "You tell her bad things about me, don't you ?" "You ain't no better than aJew or a nigger." "Do you know what this is ?" "It's a voodoo doll." "I'm going to use this voodoo doll on you, some ofyour own medicine." "Ifyou don't stop seeing my wife," "I'm stickin' me a pin in this thing every night... till you learn to leave folks alone." "Go back to bed." "Everything's fine." "I bet you love those little children, don't you ?" "And I bet they need their mama, don't they ?" " What's your name ?" " Get your ass out of my house !" "Don't you threaten me or my kids." "Now, what I do here is my business." "Ifyour wife has any sense, she'll leave you so far behind, you'll never fiind her." "Now you get out of here before I have you thrown in jail." "Messing with the Devil is gonna get you burned." "Everybody knows that." "I'll see you soon, boys." "Go back to bed." "Come on." "[EngineStarts]" "[Tires squealing]" " Something smells like catpee." " It'sperfume, Ben." "And you're not supposed to cuss in front ofappointments." "Something smells like cat pee." "Something smells like cat pee." " Something smells like cat pee." " Be quiet!" "[ Chuckles ] He's got a great sense of humor." " Oh, he loves you." " [DoorOpens]" "[Annie] VaIerie." "Oh, honey, y-you know, youshouIdn 't be here." "I'm sorry about the other night." "Oh, that's okay." "I can take care of myself." "And I hate coming over here, but" "I really need to talk to you." "Maybe you could read for me." "Under a bridge or something." "All right, I'll read foryou." "But you got to start listening to me." "I can't leave him." "Don't you understand ?" "Hon, he's gonna keep hurting you till he puts you in the hospital." "I don't have anything to look forward to." "Maybe you can give me some hope." "Oh, Valerie, hon, I don't know how to make myselfany clearer-  [Donnie] VaIerie !" " Oh, Annie !" "Annie, it's him !" "No !" " Calm down." "I'll call the law." " No." "No." "No, Annie, no !" "Ifyou're my friend, you won't !" "No !" "I'll deal with you later, you goddamn bitch !" "You witch !" "Get your ass in the truck !" "That ain't fast enough !" " ItoIdyou not to come here !" " [ Screaming ]" " You let her go !" " All right !" "All right !" " [Donnie] Get in !" " Mike, you stay there !" "[ Donnie ] What did I fucking tell you ?" "[ Valerie ] All right !" "Ow !" "Ow !" "SweetJesus." "Mike ?" "Y'all bring Miss Francis her clothes." "Thanks, hon." "Granny." "[Woman] Hey, AnnabeIIe." "Gran" " Granny, what are you doing here ?" "I brought you some persimmons, hon." "Remember how you liked persimmons when you was little ?" "Hmm ?" "Granny, you're not supposed to be here." "How" " How'd you get here ?" "Oh, it ain't far to walk." "Ohh !" "That boy's got your granddaddy's eyes." "Well, hon," "I better get back." "Looks like there's a storm coming." "No, Granny, it-- it's clear." "Uh-uh." "[WindBIowing, ThunderRumbIing]" "Annie, always use yourinstinct, honey." "@ I've been asleep when teardrops come to stay @" "@ It hurts me, but I know @" "@@@It'sjust mysentimentaI way@@@@@@" "Now you tell Miss Francis I'll be home by 9:30, okay ?" " [ Ben ] Bring back something." " All right, I promise." " I love you too, Mama." " I know." "And I love you too, hon." " Be good." "Bye." " [ Boys ] Bye, Mama." " [ Sighs ]" " You ready ?" "I don't know why I let you talk me into this." "'Cause it's time you quit living like a nun, that's why." "Don't worry." "You're going to be the prettiest girl here, next to me." "You still a married man ?" "I don't know about that." " Oh, thankyou." " Thankyou very much." " Do we pay him now or" " Uh-uh." "I sign for it later." " Is it good ?" " Mmm." " Annie, there he is." " Who ?" "Thatguy I" " ThatguyI was teIIingyou about." "Lookat him." "He's right overthere bythe bar." "Don't he IookIikeAntonio Banderas?" "Oh, my God !" "He saw me !" "Shit !" "He saw me staring at him." "All right, get your cards out." "Tell me if he's gonna come over here." "I don't have my cards with me." "I am off-duty." "hello, Mrs. wilson." " It's Annie." " Sit down." "You're blocking my view." "Oh." " Sorry." "You rememberJessica ?" " Hi, Annie." "I didn't know you were a member ofthe country club." "I'm not." "I kind oftagged along with Linda." " How nice." "It's a great outfiit." " Thankyou." " What's Mike up to tonight ?" " Moping around his baby-sitters." "Yeah ?" "He's-- He's a great kid." "I was actually thinking you should have him come down to school and" "Come on, Wayne." "Let's not talk shop tonight, all right ?" " Let'sjust have fun." " Okay." " Hi there, fun-seekers." " Hey, there." " How about a dance with Daddy ?" " Ofcourse I will, handsome." "[Wayne]Mr. King, Idon't know ifyou know, uh, Annie wilson." "Oh, yeah." "Yeah." "I think I've seen you at church." " That is quite a dress, Miss Linda." " I'm glad somebody noticed." " You want to give it a try ?" " Oh, no." "No, I don't think so." "No, thankyou." "Come on." "I asked you to dance, not walk on hot coals." "When was the last time you danced ?" "I think it's so long, I've forgotten how to do it." "Well, I'll make you look good then, 'cause I'm a terrible dancer." "[Linda] Wayne." "I'll dance." " Good luck." " Yeah." "Missed your big chance." "@@@@@@[Country]" "@@@ well, I'm doin'mybest not to open with "I Ioveyou"@@@@@@" "@@ [ Stops ]" "Thankyou." "Ohh !" "Somebody might come in here." "I guess you better fuck me fast." "[Jessica Moans]" "You having a good time ?" " Me neither." " [ Laughs ]" "YouseenJessica around?" "She up and disappeared on me again." "She's got a way ofdoing that." " What do you think ofJessica ?" " She's" " She's very beautiful." "Yeah, the main thing about her, she'sjust... so full of life." "We're a little different in that respect." "Oh." "I'm used to tennis shoes." "This kind of reminds me when I was a kid." "I'd sit out on that porch." "I'd have so many thoughts, just couldn't count 'em." "How'd you wind up in Brixton ?" "My husband." "He got a job here at the cable plant." "Right." "What ?" "Did" " Did you know... something was going to happen to your husband ?" "In an E.S.P. kind ofway ?" " Well, I don't know" " You don't believe in it." "I don't know." "I guess I just" "I don't believe there are any great mysteries in life." "Ikindoffigure what yousee is whatyouget." "Well," "I didn't know that there was going to be an explosion." "But... the night before, Ihadthis reaIbad, bad dream, you know." "I dreamt that I was all by myself." "That Ben" "He wasn't around anymore and... tried to stop him going to work the next day, but" "So you can't keep a good man from work, right ?" "Mm-hmm." "You kind of remind me of him." "[Jessica] Wayne ?" " I've been looking foryou." " I've been right here." "I see." " Hi." " Hi." "Let's go talk to Daddy." "He's feeling real depressed tonight." "That big deal he's working on went bad." "Oh, we got a major crisis here, Annie." "Excuse us ?" " Okay." " Bye." "[Ben] Seeyou later, alligator." " In a while, crocodile." " Good night, boys." "Go to sleep for Mama." " What's that, hon ?" " Blueberry muffiins." "Whatcha doin' with muffiins in your pockets ?" "Miss Francis cooked them." "Yeah, but what are they doing in your pockets ?" "They're in my pockets 'cause I put 'em there when she wasn't looking... so I didn't have to eat them." " Her blueberry muffiins is terrible." " [CIunking]" "Uh, y'all wait here a minute." "Take Ben, hon." "[PreacherOn TV, Indistinct]" "[CIanking]" "When God's fighting foryou, everysoIdier's important." "When God's fighting foryou, everysoIdier's important." "Goddoesnotgive one to the devil." "IfeverychiIdofGod obeyedGod, the DeviIcannot wipeyou out." "He cannot takeyou out beforeyourtime." "Ifyou obey God, Idon't care what the devil... haspIaceduponyourIife, Jesus can deIiveryou." "Jesus came to bringyou out ofyourprison house." " Mama, is everything okay ?" " Yeah, everything's fline." " You sure ?" " Yeah." "Time foryou to go to bed." "I know him." "He's a squirrel-hunting buddy of mine." " But I-I don't think that Donnie" " I'm telling you it was him." "What makes you think he'd want to bust into your house ?" "Well, his wife, she's a client of mine, and he thinks I'm trying to break up their marriage." "Are you ?" "Listen, um, Donnie's high-strung." "Uh, you know, ain't no doubt about that." "But I don't think he's the one that busted into your house." "Listen, I appreciate the coffee and everything." "Take care." "[Buddy] Ijust can'tget through a waIIofsome kindin myhead... or, uh-- ormysouI." "Sometimes I don't even know the difference... between my head or my soul." "I think everybody has that trouble, Buddy." "All right." "Your daddy" "He took things away from you when you-- when you were a little boy." "Do you understand that ?" "He" " He seen me playing around with something, like a toy or something, he'd just take it away from me." "Did he take other things away from you ?" "[ Laughs ]" "Buddy" " Um" " You got to fiind out, hon, why you hate him so much." "My daddy's a good man." "I don't hate my dad." "He's good to Mama and me." "Every kid needs a hit with a belt sometime." "I mean-- [ Chuckles ]" "Buddy, you got to try to get past this wall that you're talking about." "Hon, you need to talk about your daddy." "Why don't you tell me why I hate him ?" "You're the goddamn psychic !" "Huh ?" "You're the goddamn psychic !" "I think I better go." "I-I have to go home, um," "right now." "I'm sorry I yelled at you." "It's all right." "I-Ijust need-- Ijust needyourheIp." "Ijust keep thinkingabout that blue diamond." "Ikeep thinkingabout" "Buddy, ifyou think about these things in your childhood, hon, and you face up to them, then I will be able to help you." "Iknow, hon." "Ijust" "I thinkyou got to do some thinking on your own." "Okay." "Oh. [ Laughs ] You" " Ahh !" " [Phone Rings]" " I'll help you there." " Okay, you put it up there." " Hey, Ben." " Hello ?" " You got a lot of pretty things." "I liked looking at them." "You ever seen anybody skin a squirrel ?" "You stick a knife in its belly and zip." "That's what I'm going to do to you and your children... you ever call the police again." "I did not." "Ow !" "Ow !" "Ow !" "Ow !" "Ow !" "[ Both Laughing ]" "Mama ?" "Hey." " How come you're not asleep ?" " Idon't know." " What's that bat for?" " Oh." "Don't worry, honey." "I'm" " I'm just working on my swing." "How come we never go to the cemetery and see Daddy ?" "Well, we went out there just last month on his birthday." "Honey, I'm real busy, you know that." "Well, it seems like you have time for a lot ofstrangers." "Ifwe're talking about my appointments, they're not strangers." "They're the ones that put food on our table." "But howcome we don't even taIkabout Daddy ?" "Go on, Mike." "I'm trying to read." "[ Gasps ]" "[ Bell Clanging ]" " Annie ?" " We're going to have to frame that." " It'sjust a painting." " That's beautiful." " Annie." " Hey." "Hey, listen." "I know why Kenneth King wasn't in church today." " Put your belt on." "Why ?" " 'Cause his daughter disappeared." "Jessica ?" " Mm-hmm." "What do you mean she disappeared ?" "Well, Kenneth woke up this morning and Jessica wasn't there, and her bed hadn't even been slept in." "Annie, you think she ran off ?" "I know her and Wayne were supposed to be married inJune." " Maybe she got cold feet." " Maybe." "Maybe this will clear the way foryou and Wayne." " What are you talking about ?" " Oh, come on." "I saw the way y'all were looking at each other Friday night." "Y'all both just had stars in your eyes." "Oh, Linda, that's nuts." " Yeah." "Annie, love is nuts." " Come on." "Go home." "[ Laughing ] Listen, I want you to get some rest." "You look terrible, okay ?" "Bye, boys." " I got to go." " [Boys]Bye, MissLinda." "Ben, get your hand out ofthere !" "That's fory'all's cake tonight." "What am I gonna ice the cake with ?" "I like icing', Mama." "Yeah, I can see that, punkin." "Miller !" "Miller, hon, would you go ask Miss Francis... ifshe's got another can of icing, please ?" " [Ben] Mama !" " I'm coming, Ben." "[ Engine Starts ]" "Where you going, son ?" "You wanna ride in the truck ?" "I got a question foryou." "You know my wife Valerie ?" "She been around to seeyourmama lately ?" "Hey, boy, I asked you a question." "Get my hat." "You know, I feel sorry foryou and your brothers." "I mean, your mama being a witch and all." "Ifshe don't stop her evil ways, some day somebody's gonna burn her up." "And then you boys are gonna be without a daddy... or a mama." "Hey, miller?" "You aIIright ?" "He said mama's a witch and they're gonna burn her up." "Oh, he did ?" " You better mind your own business." " I intend to, Donnie." "[ Yelling ]" "[Donnie] Motherfucker!" "Goddamn it!" "Fuck!" " Look, fucker !" " [ Cocks Gun ]" "Shoot me !" "Shoot me !" "Shoot me, you motherfucker !" "Shoot me !" "Shoot me !" "You aIIright ?" "[Annie] Tuscan Rouge." "What was I thinking ?" "I want icin', Mama." "Hon, you've had icing enough to put you in a coma." "Andfrom nowon," "I want to know where you all are every minute ofthe day." "All right ?" "Mike, I'm gonna start driving you and Miller to school." "I wish Daddy was here." "Well, he's not, hon." "But Mama is." "Okay ?" "[Phone Rings]" "Eat your cake." " Hello." " Uh, this is Kenneth King." " Mr. King." " I imagine you, uh, heard about my daughter's disappearance ?" " Yes." " Well, um" "Mrs. Wilson, I don't believe in what you do." "I'll just be straight with you." "Not only that, I don't like it." "But we've got to the end ofthe road... andourinvestigation Iookedunder everyrock there is to look under, and we'd like you to tell us what you can to help us." "Now, no hocus-pocus and chanting and carrying on." "We knowyou talk to a Iot offoIks, knowa Iot offoIks'business." "You might have heard something orsomething." "[Mr. King] The onlything we knowis, uh, one ofSheriffJohnson's men found my daughter's car... sitting out on the parking lot ofthat honky-tonk called AyJay's." "But nobodythat was there on Saturdaynight... admits to havingseen her." "So I'm afraid she might have been kidnapped or something ?" "Oh, Mr. King, I'm" " I'm sorry." "I don't know anything about your daughter's disappearance." "I think we werejust hoping" "Is there anything you can tell us ?" "I could read foryou." "But that-- that's about all I could do." "I need you to cut the cards for me." "Oh, boy." "Thankyou." "All right." "You ready ?" "Okay." "When were you getting married again, Wayne ?" "June 20" " We're supposed to ask questions," " notyou." " Shut up, Pearl !" "Goddamn it !" "Look, I have a hard time concentrating... with more than one person in the room." "Well, I'm staying right here." "I'm the law, and I need to hear this." "Please, ma'am, just-- just try to tell us what you see." "just try to tell us what you see." "I'm trying." "All right." "All right, all I'm picking up-- it's like a-- it's a fence." "Like a split rail fence." "Do you know how many fences there are in this county ?" "And some pillars, like, with an opening going through." "And there's lots ofwhite flowers." "I can" " I" "Y-Yes." "And, uh, is that whereJessie is ?" "Oh." "Well, that's-- that's, um, all I'm-- all I'm seeing." "This isjust mishmash." "I told you this wouldn't lead to nothing." "You're right." "It won't." "I can't concentrate." " I can't do this now." "I'm sorry." " Please, ma'am." "I really do hope you fiind your daughter." "But I'm" " I'm just not the person to help you with this." "@@@@@@[fiddle]" "[ Playing Frantically ]" "Hey, Butch." "[ Whimpers ]" "[Annie] Andit washorribIe." "But that same chain that was wrapped around her when she was floatin', you know, up in my tree, it was the same chain that I had in my dream." " Idon't know." "Ijust thought" " Dave ?" "Yes, sir ?" "IcouIdhavesworn there wasan ecIairin there." " I didn't get it." " Uh-huh." "Tim was in a little earlier." "So you saw all this in a dream ?" "It wasn'tjust a dream." "I don't investigate somebody's dream." "I think she's dead, Sheriff." "And I think she's in a pond." "What do you know about this you ain't telling me ?" "Hmm ?" "You canget in serious trouble withholding information." "Does it sound like a place you know ?" "Yeah, a bunch of places I know." "Split rail fence, a pond, a stretch ofwoods." " Every rawbone ol' boy got that." " What about the fiiddler ?" "Well, ol' Tommy Lee Ballard plays a fiiddle." "But he wouldn't kill nobody." "I've known him since he's a kid." "No, no, it's not the fiiddler." "Who are his neighbors ?" "Well, his closest neighbor would be, uh" "Well, let me see here." "I guess-- [ Inhales ]" "Well, his property borders, uh, Donnie Barksdale's place." "Doyou know Donnie BarksdaIe ?" "Ma 'am ?" "Tim !" "On the gate !" "[Mr. King] You didget a search warrant, didn 'tyou ?" "I want everything to be IegaIandproper." "Didn't have to." "Got permission from the owner." "Donnie BarksdaIe gaveyoupermission" "His wife did." "I told her it was routine." "We're checking all the ponds in the county." "[SheriffJohnson] Donnie'sgone fishing today." "[ Chattering ]" "[ VaIerie] Excuse me." "SheriffJohnson ?" " How much longery'all gonna be ?" " Long as it takes." "All right." "You just said you're gonna be a few minutes." "And we're going on two hours." "Hey, Pearl !" "I think I got something !" "False alarm." "It'sjust an old bicycle." "None ofy'all brought a Thermos ofcoffee out here ?" "That day at school." "You looked kind ofstrange at me and Jessica." "Did you think something bad then ?" "Shit." "Come on." " Donnie, he called." "I told him" " Pearl !" "Shut your mouth !" "Goddamn it, Pearl, what are you doing on my property ?" "I'm on Sheriff's business, Donnie." "I got permission from your wife." "You think I let that little ninny talk for me ?" "How'd your arm get all scratched up ?" "Stray cat." "She didn't like it when I killed her." " Now what brought you here ?" "Just routine investigation." "We're checking all the ponds in the county." " Iknewit wasyou." " No !" "You" " Uhh !" "Hey !" "I'm on County business, Donnie." "Don't fool with me." " Hey, Pearl !" " What ?" " You need to take a look at this." " Watch him." "HauIit up, boys !" " It's her !" " Donnie ?" "Get those hooks out of my baby !" " Get her offthem hooks !" "Ohh !" " Cuff him !" " No !" "No !" " Mr. King !" " No !" "Ohh !" " Get an ambulance !" "I think he's having a heart attack !" " I didn't do this !" " Get him out of here !" "This ain't right !" "Pearl !" "Bitch !" "[ Spits ] Bitch !" "Bitch !" "Pearl !" "Come in." "Somebody might come in here." "I guess you better fuck me fast." "You want some coffee ?" "Mrs. Wilson ?" "You want some coffee ?" "No, thankyou." "Have a seat." "Why" " Why have you called me here ?" "Tomorrow Donnie Barksdale goes on trial for murder... and I feel that we have a powerful case." "In fact, today the coroner verifiied..." "Donnie's tissue under the victim's fiingernails." "Now, I only have one weak link I got to worry about." " What ?" " You." "Yousee, you're how we foundout where the victim 'sbody was." "And how you found out, well, that might open up a real can ofworms for us." "Psychic phenomena, E.S.P., dreams, visions." "The defense couIdgo to town onyou." "Andifthat'snot badenough, Iunderstandthere wasbadbIood... between you and Donnie Barksdale." "Yeah." "He threatened my kids." "That's what Iheard." "IaIso heard thatyou threatenedhim right back." "ToIdhis wife to leave him." "Donnie's quite a ladies' man." "Wereyou involved with him ?" " What ?" " Ican deal with any revelation... right now." "But at the trial there can't be any surprises." "So, is there anything I need to know about you or Donnie... orDonnie's wife orthe victim ?" "No." "Will that be all ?" "Yes, ma'am." "You know, Mr. Duncan, the victim had a name." "It wasJessica King." "Mr. Hawkins, howIonghaveyou workedout atAyJay's ?" "Mr. Hawkins, howIonghaveyou workedout atAyJay's ?" "About ten years." "Now, were you working at AyJay's on Saturday night, April 8 ?" " Yes, sir." " Anddidyousee the defendant," "Donnie BarksdaIe, there that night?" "Yes, sir." "Could you describe the circumstances when you saw him ?" "The circumstances were I come outside to throw out some trash." "Anddoyou recall what time it was ?" "About midnight, I reckon." "Anyhow, Iseen Donnie BarksdaIe out there byhis truck... havin'an argument with this white lady." "Shescratchedhisarm andhesIappedthe tarout ofher." "About that time, Igo backinside." "Is this the woman you saw with Donnie Barksdale ?" " Yes, sir." " Your Honor, let the record show... that I'vejust shown Mr. Hawkins a photograph ofJessica King." "You just said that your attention was drawn to the defendant's pond." "Drawn in-- Well, drawn in what way ?" "Me, Wayne Collins and Kenneth King... went to see a woman, name ofAnnie Wilson." "What made you think this woman would be able to help you ?" "Well, word around town was that she was a, uh" " well, Idon't knowthe right word." " Isn't it fortune-teller ?" "Iguessso." "What didthis fortune-teIIersee... when she looked into her little crystal ball ?" "Well, she didn't have no ball." "She had these, uh, special cards." "What did she see when she looked into her little special cards ?" "Uh, she didn't actually see nothing then." "But next day, she come to see me and... told me she had this dream." " She had a dream ?" " Yes, sir." "She'd seen this pond and it looked a lot like Donnie Barksdale's and... then she woke up from herdream... andshe went outside andIookedup in this tree." "I'm all ears." "She seenJessica King... floating' in the tree, half-naked, with a chain wrapped around her." "Floatin' around a tree ?" "Yes, sir." "Floatin' in a tree, haIf-naked," "with a chain wrapped around her." "Thankyou, Sheriff." "That little squirrel, Weems, isjust mean and skinny." "Neverhave known a Weems worth a damn." "Well, he was just doing hisjob." "Uh, Mrs. Wilson ?" "Can I talk to you for a minute ?" " Um" " Uh, just call me later on, okay ?" " Oh, okay." " Okay, bye." "Buddy, I got a lot on my mind." "It's not a good time, okay ?" "Um, Mrs. Wilson ?" "You did tell me to do some thinkin' and talkin'." "And I've been thinkin'." "What ?" "What ?" "Can you tell me why I do things to myself... when I think about my daddy ?" "All right, well" "Bud, you call me later, hon, and we'll talk, all right ?" " I need to talk to you." " Buddy." "I've been thinking about my daddy and I've been touching myself." " Touching yourself?" "How ?" " Why do I do that ?" "It's not a good time." " Something's bad wrong with me." " Look, Buddy" "And I" " I keep thinking about that blue diamond." "You look into the blue diamond, you won't think a negative thought." "I promise." "Now, hon, I'm going through a hard time myself." "I'm" "I just" " I can't talk to you now, okay ?" "[Man] You'regonna burn in hell, Annie wilson !" "Now, Mike, Iknowyouskipped schooIand went to that trial." " How'd you know ?" " A little bird told me." "It's time you started making things easier on me instead of harder." " [Phone Ringing]" " I'm very disappointed in you." " The phone's ringing, Mama." " Second ofall," "I'm gonna have to testify at that trial tomorrow." " The phone's ringing, Mama." " I'm not deaf, Miller." "Let the machine get it." "Donnie Barksdale's side, they're gonna try and give me a hard time." "They're gonna call me names and I" "I just want y'all to be prepared... ifyou hear any bad stuff about me, all right ?" "Now, we're all gonna have to be sticking together on this one." "[Woman] Annie wilson, it'sBuddy'smother." "Buddy's donegone crazy." "He's threatening to kiIIhis daddy!" "He's got Odell tied up in the backyard, accusing him of horrible things." " Have you called the police ?" " He said if I did he'd kill Odell." "He wants you." "[ Buddy Sobbing ]" "Hey, Buddy." "Buddy, put that strap down and tell me what he's done to you." "I'm here, Buddy." "Like you said, you can talk to me, honey." "It's too late for that !" "It's too goddamn late !" "Thishere isa criminal." "And he's gonna be punished." "Bud-Buddy." "Buddy, it's Annie." " You shut up !" "You shut up !" " It's all right." " Get away !" "Where were you ?" " I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." "You knew everything and you did nothing." "You ruined me." "You ruined me !" "I wasjust a little boy, Daddy." "It got so I was embarrassed to go to school, Daddy." "How could you do that to your little boy ?" "No, Buddy." "You put that down." "No, Buddy." "You put that down, Buddy." "You put that down." "You listen to me." "You get away !" "You get away !" "Get away !" "All right, Buddy." "All right." "It's all right." "Come on." "Why" " Why didn't you help me, Annie ?" "What ?" "Why didn't you help me ?" " I had you for a friend and then" " I am your friend, Buddy." "Now I have nobody." "I have nobody !" "But I'm gonna-- I'm gonna kill this thing." " No !" " No, Buddy !" "No !" "Help me !" " help me!" " Look at that goddamn thing." "Andyou teIIme what kind ofthoughtsyou have ?" "You look!" "You look into that thing !" "[Sirens wailing]" "[Duncan] Mrs. wilson ?" "Mrs. wilson." "Mrs. Wilson, your husband, Ben Wilson Senior, was one ofthe men killed last year in the explosion... out at the Reinhold Cable Plant." "Yes, that's right." "Andyou were left with threesmaII children to raise onyourown." "Yes, sir." "How do you provide foryou and your sons ?" "I get a little bit of money from Social Security... as a result of my husband's death." "And, uh," "I also give readings." " Psychic readings." " Yes, sir." "What doesbeingpsychic enabIeyou to do ?" "I see things... and I, you know-- I sense... things... that-- well, they hadn't happened yet... orthey were happening someplace else." "My granny told me that I-- I had a gift that runs in my family." "And she told me that I shouldn't be afraid of it." "I should just always use my instinct and I'd" " I'd be all right." "So, you'reswearing before this court... that you didn't get your information about this tragedy... from any other means than your special ability ?" " Your gift." " Yes, sir." "I'm swearing that." "Yes." " Thankyou, Mrs. Wilson." " Yes, sir." " I have no further questions." " [Judge]Mr. Weems." "[Weems] Mrs. wilson." "How many fiingers am I holding up behind my back ?" " Objection, Your Honor." " YourHonor, my client is sitting in this courtroom on trial for his life... partIybecause ofpowers that this woman claims to have." "Now, in all fairness, I believe I should be given the opportunity... to test the alleged powers... instead of having to stand here and take her word for it." "You have a good point." "Objection overruled." "Can everyone in thejury box see how many fiingers I'm showing ?" "How many fiingers, Mrs. Wilson ?" "I don't know." "You don't know ?" "Seven." "Seven fingers." "That" " That doesn't prove anything." "Your Honor, I can't do this, you know, at the drop ofa hat." "Well, then, ma'am, how about doing it at the drop ofa dollar bill ?" "What are you trying to say ?" "I'm trying to say maybe this special gift ofyours doesn't work... unless you're being paid for it." "Like they say in the army, "No money, no honey."" "No, that's not true." "Are you aware that in Hatcher County it's against the law... for a psychic to set up shop and charge people money ?" "Well, I don't charge money." "You just testifiied that you do charge money." "No." "I accept donations." "People give me gifts." "Oh." "A distinction worthy ofa lawyer." "Mrs. Wilson, you a rich woman ?" " No." " Why not ?" "If I had psychic powers and could read the future, I'd be fiilthy rich." "I'dbepIaying theStockMarket." "I'dbe overin mobile betting on the dogs." "I'd certainly warn my husband not to go to work... on the day I know the Reinhold Plant's gonna blow up... leaving three little ol' children to be raised in a carnival sideshow." "Well, it doesn't work that way, sir." "I can't use my gift for personal gain." "Except for those, uh, what you call 'em, donations ?" "You've had some personal trouble with Donnie Barksdale, haven't you ?" "Yes, I have." "Just a few weeks ago, you told him-- I believe the exact words was... you was gonna have his ass thrown in jail." " But he was threatening my kids." " Ain't it also true... that a few weeks ago in one of those famous readings ofyours, when you were doing your so-called E.S.P., you told Valerie Barksdale, Donnie's wife, that Donnie wasjust an insecure redneck... and that he wasn't really crazy enough to kill anybody ?" "Yes, I did say that." "Then why today are you saying he did kill somebody ?" "Wait a second." "I've never said that." "You might as well have, ma'am." "You wanted his ass in jail." "He's on trial for his life." "I just told the sheriffwhat I saw." "And how could any of us ever forget that ?" "Jessica Kingjust floating' up in that tree, naked, with a chain... wrappedaroundher." "It must be so much fun foryou." "You must be having the time ofyour life... entertaining yourself with your dreams and your visions." "You think it's fun seeing decomposed bodies in my tree, do you, sir ?" "You think that's fun ?" "Do you think it's fun I have people trying to strangle me in my sleep ?" "NowI'm sittinghere andI'm blaming myself... 'cause some poor crazy man tried to burn his daddy halfto death." "And you think I'm sitting here having fun ?" "I'm sorry, sir." "You're crazy ifyou think that." "No more questions, Your Honor." "[Judge] You're dismissed." "Like theysay in hollywood, Iet'sjust cut to the chase." "Did you or did you not kill Jessica King ?" "I did not." "Did you or did you not seeJessica King on the night she was killed ?" "Yeah, I seen her." "Would you describe the circumstances, please ?" "Well, I'd been seeing her for quite a while." "WouIdyou clarify what you mean by "seeing" ?" "I mean, her and me had been having sex." "Okay, go ahead." "well, she caIIedme about 1 1.:00." "So I told her I'd meet her out at AyJay's." "And I told my wife I was going out for a beer." " What happened after that ?" " Well, we got in an argument." "She told me she didn't want to see me no more." "Did she tell you why ?" "She said she was getting married... in a couple of months and she wanted to stop playing around." "At least tiIIafterthe wedding." "Andduring the course ofthisargument with Miss King, did you at any moment strike her ?" "Yes, sir." "What happened afteryou struck her ?" "well, she bangedherhead prettyhard when she went down, so I" " Idecided to take herto the hospital." " Did you reach the hospital ?" " No, sir." "Are you feeling okay ?" "I'm fline." "I wanna go back." "I don't wanna go to the hospital." "Someone" "Someone might see me." "Shesaidshe wasfeeIingbetter, so Itookherback toAyJay's." "Idroppedheroff, then I went on backhome." "Andthat was the veryIast time thatyousawJessica KingaIive ?" " Yes, sir." "The very last." " Donnie, are you guilty ofthe charge against you ?" "I'm guilty ofcheating on my wife, ofbeinga badhusband, a badchristian." "But I ain't guilty of killingJesse." "I swear to God." "No more questions, Your Honor." "Mr. Duncan." "Mr. Barksdale, you're a wife-beater, aren't you ?" "I've swore to tell the truth here today." "Yeah, I've hit VaIerie before." "I guess it ain't no secret." "So, you admit to havinga history ofvioIence against women ?" "You also admit to having beaten up the victim... on the night that she was murdered." "I wouldn't exactly say that I beat her up." "You're the expert." "You teIIme." "Just howbadIy doyou... have to beat a woman before it flits your defiinition of "beating up" ?" "Now, yourstoryis thatyou've been havingan affair... with the victim." "But tell us why a beautiful young woman likeJessica King... from one ofthe fiinest families in Brixton, just about to be married to a good, decent professional man... and with a bright, shining future in front ofher" "Why would a woman like that get involved with something like you ?" "I asked her that myselfone time." "She said I was the only man in town who knew how to fuck." "[Murmuring]" "You're really disgusting." "You know that ?" " Objection, Your Honor." " Objection sustained." "Mr. Duncan, you will refrain from making those personal comments." "I apologize, Your Honor." "It won't happen again." "So, let's get this straight." "Let's clarify this." "You're saying it was just a coincidence... that on the very same night that you physically assaulted Jessica King, someone else put her body in your pond ?" "I'm not saying it was a coincidence." " What are you saying ?" " I'm saying I got framed !" "Oh, well, what an original defense." "Did you think ofJessica King as a stray cat ?" "No." "Did you tell SheriffJohnson that a stray cat had clawed your arm ?" " Yeah." " Didn't you just tell the court..." "Jessica had scratched your arm ?" " Yeah, but" "Didn't you tell SheriffJohnson you got scratched by the stray cat... because she didn't like it when you killed her ?" "Yeah, but I was lying." "My wife was standing right there !" "How do I know you're not lying now?" "Because I'm not, goddamn it !" " It's her, goddamn it !" " Be seated, Mr. Barksdale !" "She's the reason I'm up here !" "She'sagoddamn witch !" "She'sputting spells on every-goddamn-body in town !" "Witch !" "Witch !" "Yeah, you run !" "[Judge] I'IIhave ordering the courtroom." "In Brixton today, a sensational murdertriaI was concluded." "DonaIdJ." "BarksdaIe wasfoundguiIty... in thesexandstranguIation killing ofJessica King, daughteroftheprominent Brixton businessman, Kenneth King." "Is everything gonna be all right now, Mama ?" "Yeah, hon." "We can get on with our lives now." "I guess I'm the last person you wanna see." "How you been ?" "Terrible." "Annie, ifyou tell me to get going, I will." "I wouldn't blame you." "But I need you to read for me." "Give me a hand." "I feel like I can't hold on any longer." "I know Donnie's mean and everything, but I feel real lost without him." "You know, I ain't never been on my own before." "And I'm-I'm scared, Annie." "You don't need to be scared, hon." "You'll be fline." "You see that in the cards ?" "Mm-hmm." "Right through here." "But can you see what-- what I'm thinking ?" "Can you see that in the cards ?" "What do you mean ?" "Well," "I've been thinking some real bad, bad thoughts." "Unchristian thoughts." "Like what ?" "Like" "I'm glad that girl's dead." "Jessica." "She was messin' around with my husband and deserved what she got." "No one deserves that." "Like I said, I know it's unchristian." "What ?" "What, areyou seeingsomethingbad?" "I don't know." "It's not clear." "[Woman Crying]" " Fuckyou !" " [ Gasps ]" "[CIattering]" "Wayne ?" "Wayne ?" "It's not normally like this." "You need to lie down." "I'm really not sleepy." "I think ifyou sleep, you'll feel better." "Thankyou, Annie." "Oh." "It's okay." "Wayne." "I don't think this is a good idea." "No." "It's not." "I just thought we could forget all this for a while." "You want to, don'tyou ?" "I know there's something between us." "I can't." "I guess I still feel married." "You're not, though." " He's gone." " I know." "You gotta learn to deal with that." "The same way I gotta learn to deal with the fact thatJessica's gone." "She's dead." "Oh, Wayne, I'm so sorry." "It's okay." "No, it's not okay." "I" " I don't think Donnie Barksdale killed her." " No, no, Annie." " I'm really sorry." "I can't" " I can't do this." "It's fiinished." "I know." "I wanna let that bastard rot in jail." " But he's guilty." " No, Wayne." "I see it." "I see he didn't do it." " Do you see who did ?" " Uh, I'm trying, but I" " I" "I don't know yet." "What are we gonna do ?" "Well, if I had a piece ofclothing... or maybe I could go out to the pond or see if I" "It's not over." "Jesus." "[ThunderCrashes]" "[ Knocking ]" "Come on in." "Well, what brings you out here ?" "Well, I'll just come straight out and say it." "I don't think Donnie Barksdale killed Jessica King." "Well, sure he did." "It was an open-and-shut case." "I'm telling you he didn't." "The person that killed Jessica is still out there someplace." "What's the deal ?" "The Barksdales been threatening you ?" " No." " I'll talk to Pearl Johnson." "This has nothing to do with the Barksdales." "Listen." "I know that Donnie didn't kill Jessica... the same way that I knew that her body was in his pond." "And do you know who did kill her ?" "No." "So, what do you care ?" "The son ofa bitch is in jail." "I got a warning today." "I think somebody is gonna try and kill me." "What do you want me to do ?" "Reopen the case and fiind out who really did it." " I can't." "He's been convicted." " Well, you can talk to somebody." "I've got no basis to open this case." "I'd look like a fool." "I don't give a damn how you look." "Now, you listen to me." "I know you had an affair withJessica." "So how do you thinkyou're gonna look if people fiind out... you had sex with the victim the night before she was killed ?" "Do you want money ?" "No." "I want you to reopen the case." "There's a saying about letting sleeping dogs lie." "You thinkyou're in danger now ?" "Look at it logically." "The real danger begins ifthis case gets reopened and someone starts... worrying that you're gonna have another one ofyour damn dreams." "All I know is, the wrong man's in jail." "I don't care how awful he is." "And I helped put him there." "I can't live with something like that." "So you fiind a way to reopen this case, sir." "Or I will." "Buddy !" "Buddy, I'm here ifyou" " [ Woman ] Hello." " Hi, Miss Francis." "I'm back." " Good." " How are the boys ?" "They're fline." "They went to sleep." "You want me to bring 'em over ?" "No." "No." "Listen." "Could we stay over your house tonight ?" " Sure you can." "You all right ?" " Oh, yeah, I'm fline." "[Creaking]" "Come over." "I'll make a bed foryou." " All right." "I'm just gonna lock up." " Okay, doll." " Okay, thankyou." " Bye-bye." "Buddy !" "Oh !" "Did you see Buddy Cole ?" "Buddy ?" "No." "I thought he was at the hospital over in Benton ?" " Oh, he is." "Maybe I imagined it." " Are you okay ?" "I don't know what I'm gonna do." "Ever since you told me what you told me, I feel like I'm going crazy." "Annie, I can't stand another night ofthis." "I need you to read for me." "It's no good." " Try it again." " I can't make it happen." "How about what you said today ?" "What ?" "Thepond." "What ifwe did go back out there ?" "Do you think it might help you ?" "I" " I" "I don't know." "Yeah." "Uh, maybe." "Yeah, okay." "Well, it's worth a try, right ?" "You mean tonight ?" "No, Wayne." "I can't" " I can't do that." "I got my kids." "It's dark." "You know, it's, uh-- it is a pol-- it's a police matter now." "HowIong doyou think that'sgonna take, Annie ?" "It's gonna sit on somebody's desk for months." "Nothing's gonna happen." "It's over for them." "They've got their man." "It's up to us." "I know that, Wayne." "But I'm telling you, I don't see anything." "I can't keep running from things." "[ThunderCrashes]" "Maybe ifyou just sort ofwalk around." "All right." "Oh, shoot !" "Jeez, you all right ?" "You okay ?" "Yeah." "Yeah." "What are you doing here ?" "Youseeingsomething ?" "I've been thinking some reaIbad, badthoughts." "Annie ?" "I'm gIadthatgirIis dead." "Jessica." "She was messin' around with my husband and deserved what she got." "I couldn't sleep." "Met the girls for a drink." "Take offyour clothes." "[Jessica's Voice] Aren'tyou takingyours offtoo ?" "[Duncan's Voice] There'sa saying about letting sleeping dogs lie." "You just fucked him, didn't you ?" "Hmm ?" "Donnie Barksdale ?" "So ?" "Why would you do this to me ?" "Hmm ?" "I love you." "Maybe I wanted to be with a man for a change." " Watch your mouth." " You watch your mouth." "Fuckyou !" " I'm sorry." " We're through." "I don't like being spied on." "The only reason I'm with you is 'cause my daddy likes you." "You horrible little bitch !" "I'll show you a bitch ifyou don't let go of me." "Let go !" " I think we better go back." " Nothing's coming to you ?" "No." "Nothing." "You know." "I knew if I got you close enough to it that you'd see it." " Wayne, I told you" " No, no." "It's okay." "I swear to God, Annie, it's okay." "It's okay." "I wanted you to." "I swear to God." "I wanted you to see it so bad." "I mean, that's why we're here." "I'm not some killer, Annie." "I'm not." "You don't" " I mean, do you know what it was like with her ?" "She was so fucking hurtful and spiteful and all of it" "Wayne, I'm not gonna" "But all of itjust happened in this flash ofa moment." " Wayne, I" " Listen to me." "I'm agoodman." "If it had been you instead of her, none ofthis would have happened." "Wayne." "It's all right, you know ?" "I won't" " I won't tell." "I-I-I won't-- I won't tell anybody." "No, Annie" "You all right, Mrs. Wilson ?" "I thought you were supposed to be in the hospital." "I escaped, Mrs. Wilson." "I'm free." "Buddy, I'm so sorry I wasn't there foryou." " I should've" " Now, don'tyousayanother word." "You was the onlyone that wasa friendto me." "And I love you." "You're the soul ofthis town, Mrs. Wilson." "And you just need to keep doing what you're doing." "I washed it." "Will you come back into town with me ?" "Yeah." "You know you're gonna have to go back." "Yes, ma'am, I know." "Can I have your keys, ma'am ?" "well," "I just talked to Wayne." "He pretty much admitted to everything." "I've known that boy half my life." "Itjust goes to show, you can know somebody and... not know 'em." "How's his, um-- How's his head ?" "Well, you put a pretty good dent in it." "Oh, no, Sheriff, I told, uh" "I told the deputy it wasn't me who did that." "It was, um-- It was Buddy Cole." "He saved me." " No, ma'am." "It weren't Buddy." " Well, yes, it was." " Why don't you just ask Wayne ?" " I did." "He don't remember what happened." "Head injuries is funny." "I'm telling you, it was Buddy Cole." "What I'm tryin' to say is, it couldn't have been Buddy." "I" " Ijust caIIedup at theState hospital." " He told me he escaped." " Ma 'am." "Buddy Cole is dead." "He hangedhimseIf in theshowerroom... 6.:00 this evening."