Memphis Beat (2010) s01e05 Episode Script
One Night Of Sin
I think I just saw Dolly Parton in the foyer.
I'm serious, Dwight.
Yeah, mama.
It's a sad day for music.
Ladies and gentlemen, To open our tribute to Darlene Boswell, Please welcome her daughters and husband Sadie, Delilah, and "doc" Boswell.
when the road is rocky and you're carrying a load wait for the light to shine if you find you're friendless on that weary, lonesome road wait for the light to shine Remember when your daddy used to put this song on, And you'd make him turn it up as loud as it would go? Just dancing all over the living room.
wait for the light to shine Wasn't that wonderful, Dwight? We just can't thank y'all enough for coming out today.
I know ma is up there right now, just smiling down on us, So happy y'all are enjoying yourselves.
But before we get these other bands out here to play, Our longtime manager and dear friend Frank Dixon Would like to say a few words.
Frank? What I'll miss the most Is the way she made me feel when she sang.
I mean, that voice of hers Anything she was feeling, you were feeling it, too.
And after all the years Of watching her raise these two beautiful, beautiful girls, With gifts of their own to give I'll always be her biggest fan.
It was nice, huh, mama? Oh, it was beautiful, Dwight.
Excuse me.
Hi.
Melinda Connor.
I'm, um, interviewing fans of the Boswells for a documentary.
I was wondering, maybe you had a few minutes to give me.
No, I'm sorry, ma'am.
I'm not so great on camera.
Hi, I'm Dwight Hendricks, Detective with the Memphis police department And a lifelong Boswell fan.
And an excellent musician in your own right.
I've seen you play.
That right? Yeah.
Yeah, well, I guess I do a little bit of that, too.
I don't know how you can't be a fan of the Boswells, Being from Memphis.
Oh, we're just like any other family, Except we work together, you know? That's a true story.
Water broke right in the middle Of mama and daddy onstage at the opry.
In front of thousands of people, singing.
[ laughs .]
And mama she kept singing, by the way.
She finished that song.
I'm proud to be a Boswell.
Well, my mother, Darlene she likes to say, "someone somewhere might hear one of our songs and smile.
You live longer when you're smiling.
" Uh, she used to say that.
And Darlene, you know, We, uh, we we call her "ma" for a reason.
You ever listen to music and you just feel like You just feel like you're being hugged, you know? God rest her soul.
Hell, I had a crush on every one of them girls, including ma.
What was it about them? I don't know.
Just just the beauty of somebody singing to the rafters, Channeling something, you know? Patrol is here.
Excuse me a sec.
Hendricks.
It's whitehead, I need you down at the palace theater.
Yeah, I'm already here.
Why? What's going on? Frank Dixson is dead, Dwight.
Fell from the roof out back the theater.
All right.
Sorry.
Got to get going.
The job never stops, you know? I'm goin' to Memphis where the beat is tough Memphis I can't get enough oh, well, it makes you tremble and it makes you weak gets in your blood, that Memphis beat oh, yeah Found him about five minutes ago.
He must have jumped from that highest balcony, Judging by the position of the body.
Poor bastard.
From what I understand, Mr.
Dixon was pretty broken up during his eulogy.
Grief plus alcohol.
No.
Frank didn't drink.
Appears to me he had a beer bottle in his hand when he fell.
It shattered on impact.
That's all embedded in his skin.
Thought he was off the booze.
What are those? Looks like he bounced on impact, Dwight.
Dragged his face across the glass.
God rest.
Let's get a witness who saw him jump, Wrap this up quick.
Oh, these poor people.
I told you, the only way to that balcony Is through this room, okay? The only people allowed up here are v.
I.
P.
S on the list.
I made sure of that myself, like I always do.
And I told you I need names and numbers Of everybody that came and went.
And I told you these are v.
I.
P.
S.
I can't hand out phone numbers.
Let me make this real clear to you, flat-top.
This is a suicide investigation.
Got it, Benny? This ain't Hollywood, and it sure as hell ain't Miami.
There's no celebrity treatment here.
You got me? Now, I want the listPronto.
We're gonna do our best to wrap this up quick.
Of course.
Thank you.
Anything we can do.
So, when was the last time y'all saw Frank? In the wings, right after the performance was over.
Doc, you see him anytime after the show? Yep, in here, when I snuck out.
Where'd you "snuck out" to, doc? I snuck out to Willis, my bass player's, dressing room.
Yes, we were.
We were working on our post-gig ritual.
You notice Frank drinking again, Sadie? Uh, acting strange, depressed about ma? No, all Frank could talk about the last few days Was how ma would want us to carry on.
It it he was even planning a new tour.
I mean, he was everything, and I just don't Shh.
Don't worry, baby.
I'm gonna take care of all of us, okay? Where the hell have you been?! Oh, walking.
Who are they? What's go what's going on? Are you drunk? Frank's dead.
What? what are you talking about? What happened? He fell off the balcony, Delilah Or jumped.
Gonna need to ask you a few questions, sweetheart.
You know, I have to go.
Right, walk away.
That's all you know how to do, anyhow.
Why do you have to keep pushing me? Can't you leave me alone? Listen, girls, I don't need this right now.
Come on, ladies.
Well, thank you, Leonard.
We don't need to hear from you.
You're nothing but a parasite.
Marrying my sister don't make you a Boswell.
Oh, you are just selfish spoiled and selfish! Yeah, and you're nothing but a boring little bitch.
Sounds a little different on the other side of the curtain, Doesn't it, detectives? Sorry you had to see all that.
That your '37 f-5 mandolin case, doc? Yes, it is, I am sorry to say.
Baby took a walk after the show.
Ain't showed up yet.
I'm gonna have the head of every roadie from here to Nashville If she doesn't walk back home soon.
I'll tell you that right now.
excuse me.
Them scratches ain't from glass.
That beer bottle could have been on the ground before he fell.
You two mind telling me what you're talking about? Ma Boswell wrote the tune "spiced cider" As an ode to Frank's sobriety.
Man hadn't touched a drop in 30 years.
Family confirmed it.
And doc's mandolin's missing.
Mm-hmm.
A mandolin's real heavy.
Got enough weight to knock a man backwards, Someone gets a good swing going.
And it's got thick metal strings.
Anybody knows anything about Frank Dixon Will tell you the man don't drink, And he didn't kill himself, damn it.
The man was murdered.
Pushing a guy off a balcony With hundreds of folks in the building Ain't premeditated.
That's passion and opportunity.
There was plenty of passion at that memorial service.
Now, who had the opportunity? Got a list of folks who were in v.
I.
P.
That's the only way to access that balcony Frank fell from.
Alibied almost all of them already.
What about the Boswells? Family's all alibied except for Delilah.
I was there when she got the news.
Hit her real hard.
You're you're a fan of these people, right? I feel like I need to remind you That, although they are famous, they are also human, Dwight.
Don't need reminding.
What about the gatecrashers? Don't need my next step.
Got this filmmaker, did hours of footage in v.
I.
P.
yeah, no.
So so her and me we're, like, crouched down In the back of this car, you know? And I'm like really into it, you know, 'cause finally, we're gonna catch these bastards, right? So, you can imagine my surprise, when, all of a sudden, This little c.
I.
's hands start, like, creeping up my thigh.
you know? Wow.
Okay.
Charlie white, listen, one small request Your personal anecdotes are salaciously distracting, So I am going to need you To keep them the hell out of the workplace.
It was funny.
To some of your audience, maybe.
Yeah, whatever.
I got that woman making the Boswell documentary Down in the break room.
Got her backstage footage.
You coming? No, I got a I got a thing I got to do.
A thing? Yeah, a thing, okay? I'll be back.
I don't know.
I haven't even shown this to my producers.
I think if I show you this, You're gonna owe me big-time, Detective.
All right, what do you want? Let me shoot you.
Excuse me? One of your shows I want to shoot it for my documentary.
I-I can't do a doc about Memphis music without you.
It wouldn't be complete.
I don't know.
An interview's one thing, but It seems like you're wasting a lot of time talking When you should be out asking a judge for a warrant To subpoena my footage, right? Oh, really? All right, fine.
Wait, wait.
Go back there.
Oh, Benny, no.
Don't get distracted, Benny.
W-what happened? B-Benny ave his post? Oh, I don't remember.
I'm sorry.
Let me see if I have another shot with him.
Man, all the country-music heavies there.
Lot of women angling to get past Benny.
Oh, stop there.
Who's that guy? You recognize him? Yeah, I've interviewed that guy, But I've interviewed so many people.
God, what is his name? You know, I've been thinking about Getting out and getting a job in security, like yours, Benny.
I figured a gig like yours, you're on the road all the time, All those pretty women wanting to get backstage, you know? Whew! Your wife's a thousand miles away.
Oh, my God.
Sure would make my life a lot easier.
That's for sure.
You know what I'm saying? Yeah, man, it does, believe me.
Yeah.
That's it.
Can we get another drink here, please? Okay.
Thank you.
Look, I'm telling you, man, You find all kinds on the road, all right? Tall ones, short ones Do stuff your wife won't do that's for sure.
I'll betcha.
And I'll bet those little chickies at that memorial service They were hot, huh? And all dressed up in their black dresses.
Oh, yeah, this one girl I didn't have enough hands To deal with what she was bringing to the table.
it was nice.
Now, listen, let me ask you at the memorial service I mean, I'm not in my 20s anymore, right? What do you what do you do? Like, you go in one of the stalls there? It's a little bit tight.
No, no, no, no, no.
You see, most of those theaters Have back stairwells where no one goes.
Really, now? You know who this is? He runs some Boswell-obsessed Web page.
I mean, he's crazy, but he's harmless.
Well, this picture was taken backstage Before the memorial service, Benny.
Now, you think he just, like, slipped in there And went in the v.
I.
P.
Room While you was out getting a blow job? I don't know.
10 minutes? Right around 12:15, 12:30.
Same window of time Frank was killed.
And here's your gatecrasher.
Well, thank you, Benny.
Gene Templer, 43, Lives off disability, schizophrenic.
His caseworker said, last he checked with him, He was on his meds.
When's that? Three weeks ago.
But get this.
He's got restraining orders filed against him By Trisha Yearwood, Pam Tillie, and Ralph Stanley.
Least he's got good taste.
Let's go get this fruit loop, whitehead.
Mr.
Templer? Memphis p.
D.
We need to speak with you.
Mr.
Templer? Hello? What the hell? This guy's got a screw loose, huh? You the pot or the kettle? You guys must share the same decorator.
Our missing mandolin.
Mr.
Templer? Memphis p.
D.
What the hell? Get get him down.
y'all have to get out of here.
I didn't do anything.
I didn't do anything! Just calm down, gene.
Let's talk about this.
You know why we're here.
You killed Frank Dixon.
That's why you were hanging yourself just now.
What did you just say to me? Look, I-I've I've been feeling real down lately About ma and, uh I know I'm gonna burn in hell For what I tried to do to myself in there.
But I changed my mind, And, uh, I'm asking you to have forgiveness.
You got doc's mandolin, gene.
Yeah.
It was used in Frank's murder Yeah.
It don't look too good for you.
Yeah.
I'm sorry about that, yeah.
Everybody was outside, gaping at Frank's body, So I went back to the to the v.
I.
P.
To, uh, get a a cocktail napkin Or some sort of collectible, And and there she was.
And and and I thought to myself I thought to myself, "who would Who would do that sort of thing to an instrument?" One of a kind, too.
Yeah.
It's a shame.
Yeah.
Gene, you're a true fan of the Boswell family.
yeah, yeah.
Let's be honest.
I'll show you some stuff.
True fans had a problem with Frank.
Made the Boswell sound too slick the last 10 years.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Took the concerts out of the state fairs And into the arenas Yeah.
You know, like Like they're too good for the ordinary folk, you know? Yeah, I know who you are.
Yeah, I would have done things a little different If I was the manager.
But as God as my witness, I did not commit murder on Frank Dixon.
Where were you yesterday between noon and 12:40, gene? What after the memorial? Well, I-I was, uh, I was outside, keeping vigil with With some of the other members of the fan club.
Would you all like some peach juice? And what were their names? Uh, uh, uh, sadiesmilesl7.
Uh, uh, banjobob57.
He was real r-real torn up.
Keep talking, cracker barrel.
What did you just say to me? Hey.
Are you did you just call me a name? Right now, you call me a name? Right now? Gene, you got any ideas about who could have killed Frank? Are you kidding me? You're taking this loony bin seriously? Detective, that that's the second time You have dismissed me because of my illness, And, uh, if there's a third, I'll I'll be reporting That that sort of discrimination to your superiors and your mother.
And I don't think your mother would be too proud.
Got a point, whitehead.
Uh, there's a number of possibilities.
Uh, there was the religious cult that That Delilah ran off to in Colorado back in 1999.
Frank pulled her out, had her deprogrammed.
They had a torrid affair afterwards.
Might be the mob.
Doc was deep in with the bookies, And Frank put him on an allowance To try to keep him under control.
Well, you got any evidence of this, gene? Detective, I-I am the the editor of a website newspaper.
My my my sources are on the deep background.
They wish to remain anonymous, so, uh, I'd have Yeah, what would that be fruitcake.
Nut? No.
Bonzoforboswellsblog.
Com.
And, uh, you may you might have already heard, But, uh, Leonard, uh, has finally Finally seen the light and decided to make my My site the official site of the Boswell family.
Leonard.
Yeah.
Sadie Boswell's husband? What's he do in the family business? Uh, Frank made him president of new media.
That's right.
You're gonna have to come with us, gene, Until we verify your alibi.
Okay.
Tout De suite there, por favor.
Okay.
Smells like cat in here.
Gene the superfan's alibi checks out.
From 12:05 to quarter till, He was chatting it up in the lobby with some other fans.
Took the mandolin after Frank was dead.
I'm going right now to bring it to the lab Test the blood and run for prints.
Followed up on one of gene's hunches.
My contact at midsouth bank said Rita, his high-school girlfriend, is a teller there.
She'll never get over him, the way he calls her up and chats her up for info.
Anyway, she said the Boswell family trust, Which Frank controlled It's been paying an allowance to doc Boswell since 1983 5 grand a week.
Stopped two days after ma died.
Pay him a visit.
Man put on an allowance by another man Is humiliating enough, but to have it Pulled out from under you two days after your wife died That's the kind of thing could make a man explode.
The family's so squirrelly about their image, They ain't gonna like us going after doc.
We're gonna have to creep up on 'em.
I think I know a chink in the armor.
I'd rather go blind than be be this misunderstood, yeah brother knows I I ain't no I ain't no weakly child brother knows I I ain't no I ain't no weakly child I really enjoyed the set, Delilah, very much.
Why can't you accept that man threw himself off that damn balcony? Where were you when he got killed? Okay, I left the theater right after the show, And I walked home.
That's when I started getting Benny's "911" texts.
Anyone see you? Oh, I doubt it.
I've gotten pretty good at disappearing lately.
Tell me something.
Your dad and and Frank, the two men in your mama's life, They they get along? No, my daddy's a jerk, and he hated Frank from day one.
That 'cause Frank had your dad on allowance? Wow.
Okay, uh, that was 'cause, uh, Frank wanted my dad to stop touring with us in the '8os.
Sadie told me.
Plus, it made doc crazy That Frank was a better father to me than he ever was.
Son, if you think just 'cause you strum on a guitar every now and then That you and I are gonna have some sort of a fan moment And you can pass that off as part of your job, You can just think again.
Strum my guitar.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
Now, I can see how it must get irritating All the people who think they can do what you do.
People don't get, you got the true gift.
Ain't that right, doc? Damn right, Skippy.
Why Frank pushing you around like you're the kept dog Was so infuriating.
You want to come again? On allowance like a damn teenager, 'cause you couldn't make nice with the fans.
You come again now, 'cause you have no idea What you're talking about, son, none at all.
All right, well, why don't you enlighten me then, doc? Not that it's any of your damn business But that money was so I'd stay married to Darlene And act like we was happy about it.
You two weren't happy together? She was a miserable bitch.
Bet you didn't know that, did you? Frank kept our secrets.
He took care of Delilah when she had that rehab, When she tried to off herself.
How the hell he put up with that drama queen, I'll never know.
Hey, uh, thought you should know we, uh, found your mandolin.
Found baby? Mm-hmm.
well, can I see her? What? It was used in Frank's murder.
You're saying somebody took my 1937 Gibson one-of-a-kind And and used it to kill Frank with? What the hell kind of person would do something like that? Somebody pissed as hell at Frank.
Stay put.
Hey, I got a radio junket.
I called you five times.
Hell are you, whitehead? I got doc in the box.
Hey, Detective.
Uh, doc done yet? I drove him here.
Afraid we might be a while, Leonard.
How's Sadie holding up? Well, poor thing's grieving, you know? Listen, I wanted to mention something to you.
Uh, gene templer crazy gene, he, uh, posted on his blog How you all asked him to be a part of the investigation.
Yeah, well, uh, I just wanted to let you know He'll have his good days and all, But, uh, don't let your guard down.
So, you didn't give him the website, then? Yeah, I tossed him a bone to distract him, quite frankly.
Anyhow, just, uh, stick that in your pocket if it's useful.
Where's whitehead? What's happening with your Frank Dixon case? We got doc Boswell in the box.
Family says he hated Frank.
Where's whitehead? I sent him home while I look into a matter.
You sent my partner home without telling me? What matter? Close the door, Hendricks, and watch your tone.
One of Detective White's confidential informants Came to me claiming they had a sexual relationship, Dwight.
What? Whitehead wouldn't do that.
He's an a-plus cop, and he happens to be married.
A-plus or not, he does prance around here Like he's some kind of don Juan, Talking about women like he's 20 years old.
Therefore, I am inclined to at least listen to this woman.
You got to be kidding me.
You believe her over whitehead? I'll let you know what I decide when I decide it.
Thank you, Detective.
Dwight.
Got the lab reports back on that guitar.
Mandolin.
Mandolin.
Definitely traces of Frank's blood on it.
Doc's prints.
To be expected belongs to him.
Right, but there were others all over the handle.
Neck.
Whatever.
They're Delilah's.
She got an alibi? Not a good one.
I know what the prints say, But I don't like Delilah for this.
She loved Frank like a dad.
Besides, women don't bludgeon, poison, or stab.
Speaking of the fairer sex No.
I-it's not your problem, all right? I got it.
Rice is taking this seriously, man.
You got to make it right.
Here's what we're gonna do.
There's nothing to it, all right? I mean, the c.
I.
's a lunatic.
When rice starts talking to her, She'll see that she's lying and the case will be closed.
So, you're ready to take that chance? What chance? What what what what if she keeps digging? That c.
I.
, man, I mean, she may be lying, But we both know that There's others out there that won't be.
Are you serious? You think I'd step out on Anne Marie? Well, I-kn you You talk like you do All the time.
There are no other women, okay? I love my wife.
It's just talk, okay? It's just talk, and talk is talk, all right? I'm I'm putting on an act.
Why? I don't know.
I think once you start telling yourself these stories, Just feels too good to sto Well, you you got to talk to rice.
No way.
Look, you need to fess up and apologize.
T-tell her you're not the guy you been parading around like.
Promise to drop the act from here on out.
She's a woman, whitehead.
It offends her sensibilities.
It's too humiliating.
Look I'm -I'm not as good at this job without you.
You need motive.
You nail that motive.
This girl, Delilah She's a time bomb, and she's gonna go off.
Need to pick your brain.
Wow.
What we're about to discuss is all off the record, okay? It's sensitive information.
What did your ex-wife make of this room? How'd you know You're on the list.
What list? The fishing list All the eligible bachelors over 35 in Memphis Includes romantic history.
It's a tough list to get your hands on, But Ramona over at the daily grind takes care of me.
Ramona's in on this? Pretty sure it's her list.
Dwight.
Yeah? You can trust me.
Well, a few months before Delilah was born, Frank stopped drinking.
All the photos I can find of him before that time, He's got a beer or some kind of booze in hand.
After that, nothing.
Around that same time, Doc started getting his weekly payments From the corporate account.
Said they were for agreeing to stay married to Darlene.
Frank's sober 'cause he had a problem with it.
Delilah does, too.
Look at this picture.
Besides the alcohol problems And that kind of thing being genetic, They look alike, like family Their noses, the shape of their jaws.
Frank was Delilah's father.
I'll bet all this on that.
You think I'm crazy? I snagged some hairs and a toothbrush, Paid for a test.
It's true.
I think doc was getting those payments Because he found out about Frank and ma And he wanted to quit the group.
Why didn't you tell me about this? I don't even know If I'm gonna use this information for the film yet.
I love this family.
They're screwed up, But I don't want to be the one to air their dirty laundry.
You think Delilah knows? The last few days the worst I've ever seen her.
She's hurting, for sure.
Uh, Detective, when am I gonna get my mandolin back? Well, it ain't yours, gene.
You stole it from doc.
Wouldn't you have done the same thing? Uh, now, uh, Detective, if if If I show this to you, just promise not to tell anyone.
I won't reveal your source, gene.
I promise.
Uh, "dear gene, wow! "saw this in Austin, Texas, when the "when Boswells were here on tour.
Thought you'd want to see.
" And that's Frank and Delilah right there.
Found that motive, whitehead.
Delilah, I I know the truth.
I-I know Frank was your father.
I'm guessing you You found out about you and Frank, And you were drinking, grief-stricken.
And 'cause this happened I'm guessing you were just about out of your mind.
We were in Austi.
.
A few years back, Uh And I'd gotten in a fight with mama, And I went to go talk to Frank about it.
I told him everything.
And He made me feel like I wasn't crazy, Like I was loved.
So, that night After all those years of him being the only one who cared about me, I guess I'd fallen for him.
So I kissed him.
Then he kissed me back.
Then he jumped up and ran out of the room.
I suppose he could have told me that night, But mama didn't want it, So he just let me follow him around Like some lovesick I don't even know what.
Delilah, what happened at the at the memorial? Well, I was drunk, And we were in the v.
I.
P.
Room.
And I thought, now that mama was gone, We could finally be together.
And I went to kiss him.
Oh, God, and that's when he told me That's when he told me.
The only person I had ever trusted, And he'd been lying to me my whole life.
And so I just grabbed the closest thing I could find And I just started whaling on him with it, Just hitting him as hard as I could.
And he was sputtering how sorry he was.
And I told him I said I don't I didn't kill Frank.
He was alive when I left.
But the things I said Oh, the things I said could have made a man jump.
Did anyone see you leave the room Benny, maybe? No.
Benny was too busy handling one of Sadie's panic attacks, Holed up in doc's dressing room.
Well, where was Leonard? He said he was with Sadie.
Oh, no, no.
Leonard wasn't with Sadie.
He couldn't be around her when she was having a panic attack, And Benny was the only one who could calm her down.
it's been that way for years.
Oh, lieutenant, do you have a second? Yeah.
I'd really like to talk to you, if I could.
Oh, I brought you some organic tomatoes from my garden Really good this year.
Thank you.
Listen, um I'd really like to try to explain this matter That we have at hand here.
You know, as well, as crazy as it sounds, I think probably the best thing for me to do Is just jump in and try to explain.
It's okay.
Detective Hendricks spoke to me about your situation, And I told him and I will tell you now I do not envy you all.
Men these dances that you do.
You must be exhausted.
Back to work, then.
Good.
You're here.
Let's go.
Well, thank you.
We know you been lying to us, gene.
Leonard went out of his way to tell me not to trust you, But then he gives you that website.
He was buying you off.
Ain't that right, gene? Well, I-I have years of devoted service To the family, and I No, gene.
Yeah.
He's buying you off So you don't tell us what he did to Frank Dixon, What you saw him do When you snuck up to get that mandolin.
Yeah.
It all comes down to you, gene.
You got the ability to cut this cancer out of the Boswell family.
Gene, fans like us we're a dying breed.
Yeah.
The world's changing fast.
Nothing's pure anymore.
I get it, man all this.
Yeah.
But no matter what happens here And how their family's gonna change, it's okay.
'cause you got a piece of what once was All this.
And that don't go away, right? Yeah.
If you want an an autograph or some Some sort of paraphernalia, you know, you let me know, And that that one will be on me, all right? All right.
Yep.
All right, so, whitehead here is gonna wire you.
Yeah.
You just act natural.
Yeah.
I got to go go to the bathroom.
Well, the the detectives are a-asking for help, Leonard, And I just find it difficult to lie to them.
Listen, I threw you a bone, you little pissant.
I-I don't think you'd be here if if If you weren't willing to give a little bit, Leonard.
Let me ask you something, gene You never liked Frank much, either, did you? I-I thought I never thought that he appreciated all All the work that I did, but, you know, I didn't I didn't think he was a bad man.
He was an asshole! Treated me like some hanger-on nut job, like you.
Yeah.
I mean, my wife my own wife Had to beg him to give me a job, Like I was some kind of idiot who didn't know how to do nothing.
If you let me go on tour with Sadie and Delilah As their manager, I won't tell them that you killed Frank, okay, Leonard? What? You got no ground to stand on, gene.
Don't you get it? you're insane, buddy.
Ain't nobody gonna believe you.
oh, I think they will, Leonard.
I think they're gonna I think they're gonna find out That Sadie's been covering for you And you don't have an alibi.
How do you want to kill yourself, gene Bathtub, the bedroom? Or can you keep it together, buddy? Because the family And I know you love the family They need me.
Frank's gone, and I'm finally the man.
I earned it.
I married for it! Go ahead, Leonard.
Killing Frank was business, gene.
Killing you it's gonna be a pleasure.
Mpd! Put the gun on the ground now! Hands in the air! Hands in the air! Hey, now, now! You and Frank Dixon don't belong in the same sentence.
Get that piece of trash out of here.
Thank you, gene.
That was perfection.
Thank you.
Yeah.
This here is Sutton.
He's gonna go ahead and take your wire off And get you anything you need.
Okay, yeah.
All right? Yeah.
I'll see you around, gene.
Yeah.
Thank you, Sutton.
Get that wire out for you.
Yeah.
He's an extraordinary man.
Yep.
Thank you all for coming out this evening For this very special performance With two Memphis legends.
So, without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, Dwight Hendricks and Delilah Boswell.
I love you, Delilah! one night of sin yeah is what I'm now payin' for the things I did and I saw would make the earth stand still don't call my name it makes me feel so ashamed I lost my sweet helping hand I got myself to blame always lived very quiet life I ain't never did no wrong now I know that very quiet life has cost me nothing but harm one night of sin yeah is what I'm now paying for
I'm serious, Dwight.
Yeah, mama.
It's a sad day for music.
Ladies and gentlemen, To open our tribute to Darlene Boswell, Please welcome her daughters and husband Sadie, Delilah, and "doc" Boswell.
when the road is rocky and you're carrying a load wait for the light to shine if you find you're friendless on that weary, lonesome road wait for the light to shine Remember when your daddy used to put this song on, And you'd make him turn it up as loud as it would go? Just dancing all over the living room.
wait for the light to shine Wasn't that wonderful, Dwight? We just can't thank y'all enough for coming out today.
I know ma is up there right now, just smiling down on us, So happy y'all are enjoying yourselves.
But before we get these other bands out here to play, Our longtime manager and dear friend Frank Dixon Would like to say a few words.
Frank? What I'll miss the most Is the way she made me feel when she sang.
I mean, that voice of hers Anything she was feeling, you were feeling it, too.
And after all the years Of watching her raise these two beautiful, beautiful girls, With gifts of their own to give I'll always be her biggest fan.
It was nice, huh, mama? Oh, it was beautiful, Dwight.
Excuse me.
Hi.
Melinda Connor.
I'm, um, interviewing fans of the Boswells for a documentary.
I was wondering, maybe you had a few minutes to give me.
No, I'm sorry, ma'am.
I'm not so great on camera.
Hi, I'm Dwight Hendricks, Detective with the Memphis police department And a lifelong Boswell fan.
And an excellent musician in your own right.
I've seen you play.
That right? Yeah.
Yeah, well, I guess I do a little bit of that, too.
I don't know how you can't be a fan of the Boswells, Being from Memphis.
Oh, we're just like any other family, Except we work together, you know? That's a true story.
Water broke right in the middle Of mama and daddy onstage at the opry.
In front of thousands of people, singing.
[ laughs .]
And mama she kept singing, by the way.
She finished that song.
I'm proud to be a Boswell.
Well, my mother, Darlene she likes to say, "someone somewhere might hear one of our songs and smile.
You live longer when you're smiling.
" Uh, she used to say that.
And Darlene, you know, We, uh, we we call her "ma" for a reason.
You ever listen to music and you just feel like You just feel like you're being hugged, you know? God rest her soul.
Hell, I had a crush on every one of them girls, including ma.
What was it about them? I don't know.
Just just the beauty of somebody singing to the rafters, Channeling something, you know? Patrol is here.
Excuse me a sec.
Hendricks.
It's whitehead, I need you down at the palace theater.
Yeah, I'm already here.
Why? What's going on? Frank Dixson is dead, Dwight.
Fell from the roof out back the theater.
All right.
Sorry.
Got to get going.
The job never stops, you know? I'm goin' to Memphis where the beat is tough Memphis I can't get enough oh, well, it makes you tremble and it makes you weak gets in your blood, that Memphis beat oh, yeah Found him about five minutes ago.
He must have jumped from that highest balcony, Judging by the position of the body.
Poor bastard.
From what I understand, Mr.
Dixon was pretty broken up during his eulogy.
Grief plus alcohol.
No.
Frank didn't drink.
Appears to me he had a beer bottle in his hand when he fell.
It shattered on impact.
That's all embedded in his skin.
Thought he was off the booze.
What are those? Looks like he bounced on impact, Dwight.
Dragged his face across the glass.
God rest.
Let's get a witness who saw him jump, Wrap this up quick.
Oh, these poor people.
I told you, the only way to that balcony Is through this room, okay? The only people allowed up here are v.
I.
P.
S on the list.
I made sure of that myself, like I always do.
And I told you I need names and numbers Of everybody that came and went.
And I told you these are v.
I.
P.
S.
I can't hand out phone numbers.
Let me make this real clear to you, flat-top.
This is a suicide investigation.
Got it, Benny? This ain't Hollywood, and it sure as hell ain't Miami.
There's no celebrity treatment here.
You got me? Now, I want the listPronto.
We're gonna do our best to wrap this up quick.
Of course.
Thank you.
Anything we can do.
So, when was the last time y'all saw Frank? In the wings, right after the performance was over.
Doc, you see him anytime after the show? Yep, in here, when I snuck out.
Where'd you "snuck out" to, doc? I snuck out to Willis, my bass player's, dressing room.
Yes, we were.
We were working on our post-gig ritual.
You notice Frank drinking again, Sadie? Uh, acting strange, depressed about ma? No, all Frank could talk about the last few days Was how ma would want us to carry on.
It it he was even planning a new tour.
I mean, he was everything, and I just don't Shh.
Don't worry, baby.
I'm gonna take care of all of us, okay? Where the hell have you been?! Oh, walking.
Who are they? What's go what's going on? Are you drunk? Frank's dead.
What? what are you talking about? What happened? He fell off the balcony, Delilah Or jumped.
Gonna need to ask you a few questions, sweetheart.
You know, I have to go.
Right, walk away.
That's all you know how to do, anyhow.
Why do you have to keep pushing me? Can't you leave me alone? Listen, girls, I don't need this right now.
Come on, ladies.
Well, thank you, Leonard.
We don't need to hear from you.
You're nothing but a parasite.
Marrying my sister don't make you a Boswell.
Oh, you are just selfish spoiled and selfish! Yeah, and you're nothing but a boring little bitch.
Sounds a little different on the other side of the curtain, Doesn't it, detectives? Sorry you had to see all that.
That your '37 f-5 mandolin case, doc? Yes, it is, I am sorry to say.
Baby took a walk after the show.
Ain't showed up yet.
I'm gonna have the head of every roadie from here to Nashville If she doesn't walk back home soon.
I'll tell you that right now.
excuse me.
Them scratches ain't from glass.
That beer bottle could have been on the ground before he fell.
You two mind telling me what you're talking about? Ma Boswell wrote the tune "spiced cider" As an ode to Frank's sobriety.
Man hadn't touched a drop in 30 years.
Family confirmed it.
And doc's mandolin's missing.
Mm-hmm.
A mandolin's real heavy.
Got enough weight to knock a man backwards, Someone gets a good swing going.
And it's got thick metal strings.
Anybody knows anything about Frank Dixon Will tell you the man don't drink, And he didn't kill himself, damn it.
The man was murdered.
Pushing a guy off a balcony With hundreds of folks in the building Ain't premeditated.
That's passion and opportunity.
There was plenty of passion at that memorial service.
Now, who had the opportunity? Got a list of folks who were in v.
I.
P.
That's the only way to access that balcony Frank fell from.
Alibied almost all of them already.
What about the Boswells? Family's all alibied except for Delilah.
I was there when she got the news.
Hit her real hard.
You're you're a fan of these people, right? I feel like I need to remind you That, although they are famous, they are also human, Dwight.
Don't need reminding.
What about the gatecrashers? Don't need my next step.
Got this filmmaker, did hours of footage in v.
I.
P.
yeah, no.
So so her and me we're, like, crouched down In the back of this car, you know? And I'm like really into it, you know, 'cause finally, we're gonna catch these bastards, right? So, you can imagine my surprise, when, all of a sudden, This little c.
I.
's hands start, like, creeping up my thigh.
you know? Wow.
Okay.
Charlie white, listen, one small request Your personal anecdotes are salaciously distracting, So I am going to need you To keep them the hell out of the workplace.
It was funny.
To some of your audience, maybe.
Yeah, whatever.
I got that woman making the Boswell documentary Down in the break room.
Got her backstage footage.
You coming? No, I got a I got a thing I got to do.
A thing? Yeah, a thing, okay? I'll be back.
I don't know.
I haven't even shown this to my producers.
I think if I show you this, You're gonna owe me big-time, Detective.
All right, what do you want? Let me shoot you.
Excuse me? One of your shows I want to shoot it for my documentary.
I-I can't do a doc about Memphis music without you.
It wouldn't be complete.
I don't know.
An interview's one thing, but It seems like you're wasting a lot of time talking When you should be out asking a judge for a warrant To subpoena my footage, right? Oh, really? All right, fine.
Wait, wait.
Go back there.
Oh, Benny, no.
Don't get distracted, Benny.
W-what happened? B-Benny ave his post? Oh, I don't remember.
I'm sorry.
Let me see if I have another shot with him.
Man, all the country-music heavies there.
Lot of women angling to get past Benny.
Oh, stop there.
Who's that guy? You recognize him? Yeah, I've interviewed that guy, But I've interviewed so many people.
God, what is his name? You know, I've been thinking about Getting out and getting a job in security, like yours, Benny.
I figured a gig like yours, you're on the road all the time, All those pretty women wanting to get backstage, you know? Whew! Your wife's a thousand miles away.
Oh, my God.
Sure would make my life a lot easier.
That's for sure.
You know what I'm saying? Yeah, man, it does, believe me.
Yeah.
That's it.
Can we get another drink here, please? Okay.
Thank you.
Look, I'm telling you, man, You find all kinds on the road, all right? Tall ones, short ones Do stuff your wife won't do that's for sure.
I'll betcha.
And I'll bet those little chickies at that memorial service They were hot, huh? And all dressed up in their black dresses.
Oh, yeah, this one girl I didn't have enough hands To deal with what she was bringing to the table.
it was nice.
Now, listen, let me ask you at the memorial service I mean, I'm not in my 20s anymore, right? What do you what do you do? Like, you go in one of the stalls there? It's a little bit tight.
No, no, no, no, no.
You see, most of those theaters Have back stairwells where no one goes.
Really, now? You know who this is? He runs some Boswell-obsessed Web page.
I mean, he's crazy, but he's harmless.
Well, this picture was taken backstage Before the memorial service, Benny.
Now, you think he just, like, slipped in there And went in the v.
I.
P.
Room While you was out getting a blow job? I don't know.
10 minutes? Right around 12:15, 12:30.
Same window of time Frank was killed.
And here's your gatecrasher.
Well, thank you, Benny.
Gene Templer, 43, Lives off disability, schizophrenic.
His caseworker said, last he checked with him, He was on his meds.
When's that? Three weeks ago.
But get this.
He's got restraining orders filed against him By Trisha Yearwood, Pam Tillie, and Ralph Stanley.
Least he's got good taste.
Let's go get this fruit loop, whitehead.
Mr.
Templer? Memphis p.
D.
We need to speak with you.
Mr.
Templer? Hello? What the hell? This guy's got a screw loose, huh? You the pot or the kettle? You guys must share the same decorator.
Our missing mandolin.
Mr.
Templer? Memphis p.
D.
What the hell? Get get him down.
y'all have to get out of here.
I didn't do anything.
I didn't do anything! Just calm down, gene.
Let's talk about this.
You know why we're here.
You killed Frank Dixon.
That's why you were hanging yourself just now.
What did you just say to me? Look, I-I've I've been feeling real down lately About ma and, uh I know I'm gonna burn in hell For what I tried to do to myself in there.
But I changed my mind, And, uh, I'm asking you to have forgiveness.
You got doc's mandolin, gene.
Yeah.
It was used in Frank's murder Yeah.
It don't look too good for you.
Yeah.
I'm sorry about that, yeah.
Everybody was outside, gaping at Frank's body, So I went back to the to the v.
I.
P.
To, uh, get a a cocktail napkin Or some sort of collectible, And and there she was.
And and and I thought to myself I thought to myself, "who would Who would do that sort of thing to an instrument?" One of a kind, too.
Yeah.
It's a shame.
Yeah.
Gene, you're a true fan of the Boswell family.
yeah, yeah.
Let's be honest.
I'll show you some stuff.
True fans had a problem with Frank.
Made the Boswell sound too slick the last 10 years.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Took the concerts out of the state fairs And into the arenas Yeah.
You know, like Like they're too good for the ordinary folk, you know? Yeah, I know who you are.
Yeah, I would have done things a little different If I was the manager.
But as God as my witness, I did not commit murder on Frank Dixon.
Where were you yesterday between noon and 12:40, gene? What after the memorial? Well, I-I was, uh, I was outside, keeping vigil with With some of the other members of the fan club.
Would you all like some peach juice? And what were their names? Uh, uh, uh, sadiesmilesl7.
Uh, uh, banjobob57.
He was real r-real torn up.
Keep talking, cracker barrel.
What did you just say to me? Hey.
Are you did you just call me a name? Right now, you call me a name? Right now? Gene, you got any ideas about who could have killed Frank? Are you kidding me? You're taking this loony bin seriously? Detective, that that's the second time You have dismissed me because of my illness, And, uh, if there's a third, I'll I'll be reporting That that sort of discrimination to your superiors and your mother.
And I don't think your mother would be too proud.
Got a point, whitehead.
Uh, there's a number of possibilities.
Uh, there was the religious cult that That Delilah ran off to in Colorado back in 1999.
Frank pulled her out, had her deprogrammed.
They had a torrid affair afterwards.
Might be the mob.
Doc was deep in with the bookies, And Frank put him on an allowance To try to keep him under control.
Well, you got any evidence of this, gene? Detective, I-I am the the editor of a website newspaper.
My my my sources are on the deep background.
They wish to remain anonymous, so, uh, I'd have Yeah, what would that be fruitcake.
Nut? No.
Bonzoforboswellsblog.
Com.
And, uh, you may you might have already heard, But, uh, Leonard, uh, has finally Finally seen the light and decided to make my My site the official site of the Boswell family.
Leonard.
Yeah.
Sadie Boswell's husband? What's he do in the family business? Uh, Frank made him president of new media.
That's right.
You're gonna have to come with us, gene, Until we verify your alibi.
Okay.
Tout De suite there, por favor.
Okay.
Smells like cat in here.
Gene the superfan's alibi checks out.
From 12:05 to quarter till, He was chatting it up in the lobby with some other fans.
Took the mandolin after Frank was dead.
I'm going right now to bring it to the lab Test the blood and run for prints.
Followed up on one of gene's hunches.
My contact at midsouth bank said Rita, his high-school girlfriend, is a teller there.
She'll never get over him, the way he calls her up and chats her up for info.
Anyway, she said the Boswell family trust, Which Frank controlled It's been paying an allowance to doc Boswell since 1983 5 grand a week.
Stopped two days after ma died.
Pay him a visit.
Man put on an allowance by another man Is humiliating enough, but to have it Pulled out from under you two days after your wife died That's the kind of thing could make a man explode.
The family's so squirrelly about their image, They ain't gonna like us going after doc.
We're gonna have to creep up on 'em.
I think I know a chink in the armor.
I'd rather go blind than be be this misunderstood, yeah brother knows I I ain't no I ain't no weakly child brother knows I I ain't no I ain't no weakly child I really enjoyed the set, Delilah, very much.
Why can't you accept that man threw himself off that damn balcony? Where were you when he got killed? Okay, I left the theater right after the show, And I walked home.
That's when I started getting Benny's "911" texts.
Anyone see you? Oh, I doubt it.
I've gotten pretty good at disappearing lately.
Tell me something.
Your dad and and Frank, the two men in your mama's life, They they get along? No, my daddy's a jerk, and he hated Frank from day one.
That 'cause Frank had your dad on allowance? Wow.
Okay, uh, that was 'cause, uh, Frank wanted my dad to stop touring with us in the '8os.
Sadie told me.
Plus, it made doc crazy That Frank was a better father to me than he ever was.
Son, if you think just 'cause you strum on a guitar every now and then That you and I are gonna have some sort of a fan moment And you can pass that off as part of your job, You can just think again.
Strum my guitar.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
Now, I can see how it must get irritating All the people who think they can do what you do.
People don't get, you got the true gift.
Ain't that right, doc? Damn right, Skippy.
Why Frank pushing you around like you're the kept dog Was so infuriating.
You want to come again? On allowance like a damn teenager, 'cause you couldn't make nice with the fans.
You come again now, 'cause you have no idea What you're talking about, son, none at all.
All right, well, why don't you enlighten me then, doc? Not that it's any of your damn business But that money was so I'd stay married to Darlene And act like we was happy about it.
You two weren't happy together? She was a miserable bitch.
Bet you didn't know that, did you? Frank kept our secrets.
He took care of Delilah when she had that rehab, When she tried to off herself.
How the hell he put up with that drama queen, I'll never know.
Hey, uh, thought you should know we, uh, found your mandolin.
Found baby? Mm-hmm.
well, can I see her? What? It was used in Frank's murder.
You're saying somebody took my 1937 Gibson one-of-a-kind And and used it to kill Frank with? What the hell kind of person would do something like that? Somebody pissed as hell at Frank.
Stay put.
Hey, I got a radio junket.
I called you five times.
Hell are you, whitehead? I got doc in the box.
Hey, Detective.
Uh, doc done yet? I drove him here.
Afraid we might be a while, Leonard.
How's Sadie holding up? Well, poor thing's grieving, you know? Listen, I wanted to mention something to you.
Uh, gene templer crazy gene, he, uh, posted on his blog How you all asked him to be a part of the investigation.
Yeah, well, uh, I just wanted to let you know He'll have his good days and all, But, uh, don't let your guard down.
So, you didn't give him the website, then? Yeah, I tossed him a bone to distract him, quite frankly.
Anyhow, just, uh, stick that in your pocket if it's useful.
Where's whitehead? What's happening with your Frank Dixon case? We got doc Boswell in the box.
Family says he hated Frank.
Where's whitehead? I sent him home while I look into a matter.
You sent my partner home without telling me? What matter? Close the door, Hendricks, and watch your tone.
One of Detective White's confidential informants Came to me claiming they had a sexual relationship, Dwight.
What? Whitehead wouldn't do that.
He's an a-plus cop, and he happens to be married.
A-plus or not, he does prance around here Like he's some kind of don Juan, Talking about women like he's 20 years old.
Therefore, I am inclined to at least listen to this woman.
You got to be kidding me.
You believe her over whitehead? I'll let you know what I decide when I decide it.
Thank you, Detective.
Dwight.
Got the lab reports back on that guitar.
Mandolin.
Mandolin.
Definitely traces of Frank's blood on it.
Doc's prints.
To be expected belongs to him.
Right, but there were others all over the handle.
Neck.
Whatever.
They're Delilah's.
She got an alibi? Not a good one.
I know what the prints say, But I don't like Delilah for this.
She loved Frank like a dad.
Besides, women don't bludgeon, poison, or stab.
Speaking of the fairer sex No.
I-it's not your problem, all right? I got it.
Rice is taking this seriously, man.
You got to make it right.
Here's what we're gonna do.
There's nothing to it, all right? I mean, the c.
I.
's a lunatic.
When rice starts talking to her, She'll see that she's lying and the case will be closed.
So, you're ready to take that chance? What chance? What what what what if she keeps digging? That c.
I.
, man, I mean, she may be lying, But we both know that There's others out there that won't be.
Are you serious? You think I'd step out on Anne Marie? Well, I-kn you You talk like you do All the time.
There are no other women, okay? I love my wife.
It's just talk, okay? It's just talk, and talk is talk, all right? I'm I'm putting on an act.
Why? I don't know.
I think once you start telling yourself these stories, Just feels too good to sto Well, you you got to talk to rice.
No way.
Look, you need to fess up and apologize.
T-tell her you're not the guy you been parading around like.
Promise to drop the act from here on out.
She's a woman, whitehead.
It offends her sensibilities.
It's too humiliating.
Look I'm -I'm not as good at this job without you.
You need motive.
You nail that motive.
This girl, Delilah She's a time bomb, and she's gonna go off.
Need to pick your brain.
Wow.
What we're about to discuss is all off the record, okay? It's sensitive information.
What did your ex-wife make of this room? How'd you know You're on the list.
What list? The fishing list All the eligible bachelors over 35 in Memphis Includes romantic history.
It's a tough list to get your hands on, But Ramona over at the daily grind takes care of me.
Ramona's in on this? Pretty sure it's her list.
Dwight.
Yeah? You can trust me.
Well, a few months before Delilah was born, Frank stopped drinking.
All the photos I can find of him before that time, He's got a beer or some kind of booze in hand.
After that, nothing.
Around that same time, Doc started getting his weekly payments From the corporate account.
Said they were for agreeing to stay married to Darlene.
Frank's sober 'cause he had a problem with it.
Delilah does, too.
Look at this picture.
Besides the alcohol problems And that kind of thing being genetic, They look alike, like family Their noses, the shape of their jaws.
Frank was Delilah's father.
I'll bet all this on that.
You think I'm crazy? I snagged some hairs and a toothbrush, Paid for a test.
It's true.
I think doc was getting those payments Because he found out about Frank and ma And he wanted to quit the group.
Why didn't you tell me about this? I don't even know If I'm gonna use this information for the film yet.
I love this family.
They're screwed up, But I don't want to be the one to air their dirty laundry.
You think Delilah knows? The last few days the worst I've ever seen her.
She's hurting, for sure.
Uh, Detective, when am I gonna get my mandolin back? Well, it ain't yours, gene.
You stole it from doc.
Wouldn't you have done the same thing? Uh, now, uh, Detective, if if If I show this to you, just promise not to tell anyone.
I won't reveal your source, gene.
I promise.
Uh, "dear gene, wow! "saw this in Austin, Texas, when the "when Boswells were here on tour.
Thought you'd want to see.
" And that's Frank and Delilah right there.
Found that motive, whitehead.
Delilah, I I know the truth.
I-I know Frank was your father.
I'm guessing you You found out about you and Frank, And you were drinking, grief-stricken.
And 'cause this happened I'm guessing you were just about out of your mind.
We were in Austi.
.
A few years back, Uh And I'd gotten in a fight with mama, And I went to go talk to Frank about it.
I told him everything.
And He made me feel like I wasn't crazy, Like I was loved.
So, that night After all those years of him being the only one who cared about me, I guess I'd fallen for him.
So I kissed him.
Then he kissed me back.
Then he jumped up and ran out of the room.
I suppose he could have told me that night, But mama didn't want it, So he just let me follow him around Like some lovesick I don't even know what.
Delilah, what happened at the at the memorial? Well, I was drunk, And we were in the v.
I.
P.
Room.
And I thought, now that mama was gone, We could finally be together.
And I went to kiss him.
Oh, God, and that's when he told me That's when he told me.
The only person I had ever trusted, And he'd been lying to me my whole life.
And so I just grabbed the closest thing I could find And I just started whaling on him with it, Just hitting him as hard as I could.
And he was sputtering how sorry he was.
And I told him I said I don't I didn't kill Frank.
He was alive when I left.
But the things I said Oh, the things I said could have made a man jump.
Did anyone see you leave the room Benny, maybe? No.
Benny was too busy handling one of Sadie's panic attacks, Holed up in doc's dressing room.
Well, where was Leonard? He said he was with Sadie.
Oh, no, no.
Leonard wasn't with Sadie.
He couldn't be around her when she was having a panic attack, And Benny was the only one who could calm her down.
it's been that way for years.
Oh, lieutenant, do you have a second? Yeah.
I'd really like to talk to you, if I could.
Oh, I brought you some organic tomatoes from my garden Really good this year.
Thank you.
Listen, um I'd really like to try to explain this matter That we have at hand here.
You know, as well, as crazy as it sounds, I think probably the best thing for me to do Is just jump in and try to explain.
It's okay.
Detective Hendricks spoke to me about your situation, And I told him and I will tell you now I do not envy you all.
Men these dances that you do.
You must be exhausted.
Back to work, then.
Good.
You're here.
Let's go.
Well, thank you.
We know you been lying to us, gene.
Leonard went out of his way to tell me not to trust you, But then he gives you that website.
He was buying you off.
Ain't that right, gene? Well, I-I have years of devoted service To the family, and I No, gene.
Yeah.
He's buying you off So you don't tell us what he did to Frank Dixon, What you saw him do When you snuck up to get that mandolin.
Yeah.
It all comes down to you, gene.
You got the ability to cut this cancer out of the Boswell family.
Gene, fans like us we're a dying breed.
Yeah.
The world's changing fast.
Nothing's pure anymore.
I get it, man all this.
Yeah.
But no matter what happens here And how their family's gonna change, it's okay.
'cause you got a piece of what once was All this.
And that don't go away, right? Yeah.
If you want an an autograph or some Some sort of paraphernalia, you know, you let me know, And that that one will be on me, all right? All right.
Yep.
All right, so, whitehead here is gonna wire you.
Yeah.
You just act natural.
Yeah.
I got to go go to the bathroom.
Well, the the detectives are a-asking for help, Leonard, And I just find it difficult to lie to them.
Listen, I threw you a bone, you little pissant.
I-I don't think you'd be here if if If you weren't willing to give a little bit, Leonard.
Let me ask you something, gene You never liked Frank much, either, did you? I-I thought I never thought that he appreciated all All the work that I did, but, you know, I didn't I didn't think he was a bad man.
He was an asshole! Treated me like some hanger-on nut job, like you.
Yeah.
I mean, my wife my own wife Had to beg him to give me a job, Like I was some kind of idiot who didn't know how to do nothing.
If you let me go on tour with Sadie and Delilah As their manager, I won't tell them that you killed Frank, okay, Leonard? What? You got no ground to stand on, gene.
Don't you get it? you're insane, buddy.
Ain't nobody gonna believe you.
oh, I think they will, Leonard.
I think they're gonna I think they're gonna find out That Sadie's been covering for you And you don't have an alibi.
How do you want to kill yourself, gene Bathtub, the bedroom? Or can you keep it together, buddy? Because the family And I know you love the family They need me.
Frank's gone, and I'm finally the man.
I earned it.
I married for it! Go ahead, Leonard.
Killing Frank was business, gene.
Killing you it's gonna be a pleasure.
Mpd! Put the gun on the ground now! Hands in the air! Hands in the air! Hey, now, now! You and Frank Dixon don't belong in the same sentence.
Get that piece of trash out of here.
Thank you, gene.
That was perfection.
Thank you.
Yeah.
This here is Sutton.
He's gonna go ahead and take your wire off And get you anything you need.
Okay, yeah.
All right? Yeah.
I'll see you around, gene.
Yeah.
Thank you, Sutton.
Get that wire out for you.
Yeah.
He's an extraordinary man.
Yep.
Thank you all for coming out this evening For this very special performance With two Memphis legends.
So, without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, Dwight Hendricks and Delilah Boswell.
I love you, Delilah! one night of sin yeah is what I'm now payin' for the things I did and I saw would make the earth stand still don't call my name it makes me feel so ashamed I lost my sweet helping hand I got myself to blame always lived very quiet life I ain't never did no wrong now I know that very quiet life has cost me nothing but harm one night of sin yeah is what I'm now paying for