In the Heat of the Night evaluation action
In the Heat of the Night quotes
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Gillespie: Now, look. I got no wife. I got no kids. Boy, I got a town that don't want me. And I got an air conditioner that I have to oil myself, and a desk with a busted leg. And on top of that, I got this, uh... place. Now, don't you think that'd drive a man to takin' a few drinks? I'll tell you a secret. Nobody comes here. Never.
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[after Virgil Tibb's famous "They call me Mister Tibbs," and Chief Gillespie loudly berates him, telling him to take the evidence away. Only for Virgil Tibbs to coldly say that he will personally send the evidence to the FBI labs. Mrs. Colbert has just witnessed all of this and is shocked and appalled by Gillespie's attitude]
Mrs. Leslie Colbert: My God... *What* kind of people are you? What kind of *place* is this?
[louder and firmer]
Mrs. Leslie Colbert: My husband is dead. Someone is this town KILLED HIM!
[looks directly at Gillespie; angrily]
Mrs. Leslie Colbert: I want you to find out *WHO*!