Brigham City Page #6

Synopsis: Sheriff Wes Clayton is a compassionate lawman and a Mormon bishop in a quiet Mormon community called Brigham. The tranquil town is shaken to the core when a woman from California is found murdered near her car. Clayton, his young deputy, the town's retired sheriff and his shrewd secretary work with an FBI agent sent to investigate. As a civil and spiritual leader in the frightened town, Clayton must serve both justice and mercy to uncover the town's deepest secrets, find the murderer and keep Brigham from ripping itself apart.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Richard Dutcher
Production: Zion Films
  3 wins.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
62
Rotten Tomatoes:
71%
PG-13
Year:
2001
119 min
56 Views


to hide or move anything.

Do you understand?

- Ivan.

- Does this mean we're all suspects?

Yes, it does.

- Ivan:
Morning, Megan.

- Hi.

The sheriff's asked us

to go house to house in the town.

We're looking

for Jamie Harlan.

Yeah?

Morning Sister Peck. Me and Mike

have been asked by the sheriff

to come search

the homes here in town.

We're hoping you won't mind if we

come inside and have a look around?

- You want to what?

- You heard that Jamie Harlan's missing?

We're searching

all the homes in town.

You're not coming

into my house.

You don't have a warrant.

- You're not even policemen.

- No, ma'am, we're not.

We're just out here

trying to do the right thing.

You're not coming

into my house.

Is Steve home?

Maybe we could talk to him.

No, he's not.

He's right...

this is like being missionaries.

I'll wait here at the curb

if you want to run into town.

I'm not

running anywhere.

Ben:

Here we go.

- She won't let you in?

- No, not an inch.

(doorbell rings)

Clara, this is Sheriff Clayton.

I want you to open up this door!

There's a young girl's life

at stake!

Either open up this door

or I'm going to break it down!

Clara!

You guys

stay right here.

Kilo One

to Kilo Two.

Terry?

- Come with me.

- What's going on?

You just

come with me.

Steve:

Bishop.

What's going on?

Your mother won't

let us search the house.

Well, you don't have

a warrant.

Do you really

want me to get one?

This isn't right.

This just isn't right.

You should be ashamed

of yourself!

Poking around

in my house!

- I'm going to sue this town!

- Mother!

I'm going to sue this town

for every penny its got!

Clara, stay back.

Check under the bed.

Steve, I want you

to let me in this closet.

- Bishop.

- Open this door.

No.

- What are you doing?!

- Clara, stay back!

- Get your hands off him!

- Get back!

Okay, Steve, this is

getting out of hand.

I want you to unlock this door

before somebody gets hurt!

Steve!

The key's

in the cup there.

(crying)

Let him go.

You have a darkroom

in the garage.

We're going

to need to see it.

Come on.

I kept meaning

to talk to you about...

I think I would die

if anyone knew.

Steve...

I need you to come back

with me to the station.

For questioning.

- Bishop...

- Don't...

Don't call me "Bishop."

Right now, I have to care

about the people in this town

a lot more than

I care about you.

Do you understand me?

I never hurt anybody.

Not anybody.

Mike:

What's going on, Bishop?

Go ahead and get these people

back to their houses.

It's all right.

There's nothing going on here.

This is the Peck's house.

Let's go, there's nothing wrong here.

Come on,

let's go.

There's nothing

wrong here.

Who's idea was

this fingerprint thing anyway?

Just shut up.

Peg.

Peg!

Yeah?

I need the files on

Lisa Colvin and Tammy Hillam.

Meredith had them out.

I'll find them.

All right,

here comes the last one.

Wes!

This had better be him.

Come on!

Son of a gun.

Peg:

I know him.

- Who is that?

- That's that construction guy.

Big guy.

I remember him.

Come on,

give me the rap sheet.

- Possession of marijuana.

- That's it?

You've got

to be kidding.

You get anything?

I don't think so.

- Now what?

- Now you go home and get some rest.

- Wes...

- Neither of you have slept in 48 hours.

I'm going to need

you fresh again tomorrow.

How long has it been for you?

I'll be fine.

It's all right. We've done

everything we can do for now.

Would it be okay

if we said a prayer?

Sure.

Peg:

Heavenly Father...

right now, we're kind of

at the end of our rope.

We're losing

some of our friends,

some of our family.

Everything's falling apart.

Nobody trusts anybody.

Everybody's afraid.

And we're just so tired.

Please...

help us find Jamie.

Please don't let her die.

Help us find

this man who...

keeps taking our friends.

And if we're just not...

smart enough, or...

strong enough to stop him...

then...

please take it

into Your hands.

Please...

please, Lord.

Please stop this man.

Please make him stop.

In the name

of Jesus Christ, amen.

- Amen.

- Amen.

Wes:

Thanks, Peg.

Here are the files.

Thanks.

Hey, Peg.

You knew her, right?

Tammy Hillam.

Before she took off.

She was a blonde?

If she's a blonde,

I'm a double D.

What do you mean

by that?

She's a blonde

in a bottle.

That girl's had red hair

from the day she was born.

- Good night.

- Good night.

Oh, hey.

Are you going to let

Steve out before you go?

I don't know.

I haven't made up my mind yet.

We really don't have

anything to hold him on.

I know that.

Will you...

will you walk

Peg to her car?

Yeah.

Just call me

if you need me.

I will.

Do you still carry

that.38 in your purse?

This old thing?

I only carry this when

I don't know who to shoot.

You want a lift?

I'm just going to walk.

Are you sure?

I'll be okay.

Okay.

See you bright and early.

Good night, Peg.

Good night.

(screams)

Oh! You scared

the hell out of me.

You scared me.

What are you doing

in here, anyway?

I was waiting for you.

I got tired. I fell asleep.

Come on. Get out.

I'll drive.

Hi, this is Sheriff Clayton.

Is Ryan still there?

Maybe you can help me.

Who is this?

Reed, I need some information

about the California woman.

The one that

was killed in Brigham.

Yes, something from the autopsy report.

Can you pull that for me?

Yeah, sure I can hold.

I'm going to take off

and get some sleep.

I'm going to leave

everything set up,

- If that's all right?

- Yeah, sure.

Meredith, do you need

a place to stay?

My house...

it's kind of empty.

I'm going to be

here tonight.

No, thanks.

I'll just grab a motel.

I have an FBI charge card.

Never leave home

without it.

Yeah, no,

I'm still here.

Yeah, look under hair color.

I need to know if she was really blonde.

Thanks for the offer.

Yeah.

No, it's a strange question,

but I need to know

if she was a natural blonde

or if she dyed her hair.

Natural blonde.

You're absolutely sure

about that?

No, no. Uh-huh.

Yeah.

Thanks, Reed.

Where are you

taking me?

My place.

- Ed...

- Don't Ed me, Peg.

This is not

a make-out thing.

I don't want you

spending the night alone,

or any night alone,

until they catch this guy.

No fooling around?

Oh, I don't know.

No.

I'm saving myself

for our wedding night.

You better be.

Father in heaven...

- Are we here?

- Yeah.

- Did you clean?

- No.

Come on, come on,

come on.

Recording:
We're sorry,

the cellular phone you are calling

is currently unavailable,

or out of the...

- Bishop.

- What are you doing up?

The baby's decided

he's a night owl.

I need to come in.

Yeah.

Come on in.

Between this baby and little Mac I don't

know if I'll ever get any sleep.

- Is Terry home?

- Yeah, he's in the kitchen.

He couldn't sleep either.

Are you hungry?

- Did you get any dinner?

- No.

Hey.

(chuckles)

I thought you were

going to get some sleep.

- (baby crying)

- There he goes again. I'll be back.

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Richard Dutcher

Richard Alan Dutcher (born 1964) is an American independent filmmaker who produces, writes, directs, edits, and frequently stars in his films. After making God's Army, a successful 2000 movie about LDS missionaries, Dutcher became well known among members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Film critic Jeff Vice, of the Deseret News, dubbed Dutcher "The Godfather of Mormon Cinema," a title that is very important personally for Dutcher. In 2007, Dutcher left the LDS Church. more…

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