Viola... We got company
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[after Chief Gillespie convinced Virgil Tibbs to stay in town and finish the investigation, they both go to a mechanic's place to get Tibbs a car] Chief Gillespie:
Jess. [Jess, a black mechanic, appears from under the car he is working on] Chief Gillespie:
Jess, this is, uh... This is Virgil. He's working for me. Give him something that runs. You fix him up, you hear. Jess:
What I fix runs. Who pays. Chief Gillespie:
Police. [to Tibbs:] Chief Gillespie:
Well, you know where to find me. [after Gillespie has left, Jess looks Virgil and his suit up and down] Jess:
What you doin' here, man. Virgil Tibbs:
Policeman. Jess:
You're a policeman here in Sparta. Virgil Tibbs:
They've got a murder they don't know what to do with. They need a whipping boy. Jess:
You got a roof. Virgil Tibbs:
No. I'll find a Motel. [Jess chuckles and picks up Virgil's suitcase] Jess:
Viola... We got company
Jess. [Jess, a black mechanic, appears from under the car he is working on] Chief Gillespie:
Jess, this is, uh... This is Virgil. He's working for me. Give him something that runs. You fix him up, you hear. Jess:
What I fix runs. Who pays. Chief Gillespie:
Police. [to Tibbs:] Chief Gillespie:
Well, you know where to find me. [after Gillespie has left, Jess looks Virgil and his suit up and down] Jess:
What you doin' here, man. Virgil Tibbs:
Policeman. Jess:
You're a policeman here in Sparta. Virgil Tibbs:
They've got a murder they don't know what to do with. They need a whipping boy. Jess:
You got a roof. Virgil Tibbs:
No. I'll find a Motel. [Jess chuckles and picks up Virgil's suitcase] Jess:
Viola... We got company
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Jess this is uh
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This is Virgil He's workin' for me
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Give him somethin' that runs Fix him up
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What I fix runs Who pays
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Police
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Well you know where to find me
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What you doin' here man
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Policeman
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Movie Summary
A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.
