[Near the train station, shortly after the film has begun]

• (Doctor) It’s Colbert, all right. Skull's caved in.
• You ever take a homicide picture before, son?
• Well, at least he won't be movin' on me.
• That's for sure. I want you to cover every angle. Do you hear me? Every angle.
• Uh, you boys, move on back now, OK?
• Came all this way to build us a factory, make somethin' outta this town.
• Look what it got him.
• Yeah.
• Sam, did he have a wallet, identification, anything like that?
• That's the first thing I looked for. Whoever fixed him musta took 'em.
• Nothin'.
• Any witnesses?
• I mean, not even a cat.
• How long's he been dead?
• Oh, less than an hour.
• Less than an hour.
• Maybe half that.
• Maybe half.
• Could have been a hitchhiker.
• Check both ends of town, check the depot, and check the pool hall. OK?
• Pool hall closed at one o'clock, Chief.
• I said check it, Sam.
• Yes, sir.

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• On your feet, boy.
• I mean now!
• Get against that wall. Get them hands high!
• Spread them fingers out. I wanna count all ten.
• You move before I tell you to, boy, by God, I'm gonna clean your plough.
• [Taking wallet from pocket] That's pretty fat there, ain't it, boy? Huh?
• Now, outside there's a police car.
• You're gonna pick up that bag. You're gonna walk out, and you're gonna plant yourself in the back.
• And you're gonna be a real nice quiet boy all the way in. You hear?!
• C'mon, boy. Move it!
• Chief here?
• Hey, what's up, Sam?
• (Sam) Chief?
• What's goin' on?
• Sam?
• (squeaking) (clattering) (quicker clattering)
• Wood?
• Yes, sir?
• When's the last time I asked Courtney to get oil for this damn thing?
• Uh, last Wednesday.
• Would you be kind enough to go outside and remind him what day it is today?
• Well, uh... how about the prisoner here?
• Don't you worry about him.
• Got a name, boy?
• Virgil Tibbs.
• Virgil?
• Well, I don't think we're gonna have any trouble, are we, Virgil?
• No trouble at all.
• Oh, you can go now, Sam.
• Yes, sir.
• [Sheriff, to Tibbs] What did you hit him with?
• Hit whom?
• [Tibbs] "Whom"? Whom?
• [Sheriff] You a Northern boy? What's a Northern boy like you doin' all the way down here?
• [Tibbs] I was waiting for the train.
• There ain't no trains this time of mornin'.
• Tuesdays only. . to Memphis.
• You say.
  (train horn in distance)
• Well ... All right, you say right.
• All right ... Virgil.