▁men , ▁h ides ▁Temple ▁in ▁a ▁corn ▁c rib ▁in ▁the ▁bar n . ▁But ▁Pope ye , ▁who ▁has ▁obviously ▁been ▁de vis ing ▁a ▁scheme , ▁soon ▁disco vers ▁them ▁there . ▁He ▁mur ders ▁Tommy ▁with ▁a ▁gun shot ▁to ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁head ▁and ▁then ▁proceed s ▁to ▁ra pe ▁Temple ▁with ▁a ▁cor nc ob . ▁After ward , ▁he ▁puts ▁her ▁in ▁his ▁car ▁and ▁drives ▁to ▁M emph is , ▁Tennessee , ▁where ▁he ▁has ▁connections ▁in ▁the ▁criminal ▁under world . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁Good win ▁disco vers ▁Tommy ' s ▁body ▁at ▁his ▁bar n . ▁When ▁the ▁police ▁arrive ▁on ▁the ▁scene , ▁they ▁assume ▁Good win ▁committed ▁the ▁crime ▁and ▁arrest ▁him . ▁Good win ▁knows ▁of ▁Pope ye ' s ▁gu ilt , ▁but ▁doesn ' t ▁imp licate ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁fear ▁of ▁ret ali ation . ▁In ▁Jefferson , ▁Good win ▁is ▁ja iled , ▁and ▁Ben bow ▁takes ▁up ▁his ▁legal ▁defense , ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁knows ▁that ▁Good win ▁cannot ▁pay ▁him . ▁Ben bow ▁tries ▁to ▁let ▁Ruby ▁and ▁her ▁sick ly ▁infant ▁child ▁stay ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁in ▁Jefferson , ▁but ▁N arc issa , ▁acting ▁as ▁half - owner , ▁ref uses ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁Good win ▁family ' s ▁reputation . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁Ben bow ▁has ▁no ▁choice ▁but ▁to ▁put ▁Ruby ▁and ▁her ▁son ▁in ▁a ▁room ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁hotel . ▁ ▁Ben bow ▁tries