In the Heat of the Night (1988)
The cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.
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Episode 1 - Rape
Release Date: 24 Oct. 1989When Althea is raped by a colleague, Gillespie and the Sparta PD must solve the case before a furious Virgil gets revenge on his own.
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Episode 2 - Fairest of Them All
Release Date: 31 Oct. 1989Murder takes center stage when the Sparta PD discover that the death of a beauty pageant contestant was no accident.
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Episode 3 - Murder Most Ancient
Release Date: 7 Nov. 1989A young man stands accused of his abusive father's murder.
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Episode 4 - First Girl
Release Date: 14 Nov. 1989The Sparta Police Department welcome their first female officer.
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Episode 5 - Crackdown
Release Date: 21 Nov. 1989Wilson Sweet puts his job on the line when he takes a personal stake in the case of a 13-year-old drug addict.
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Episode 6 - Anniversary
Release Date: 28 Nov. 1989Chief Gillespie recounts the events surrounding his kidnapping and the killing of his temporary replacement.
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Episode 7 - Time of the Stranger
Release Date: 5 Dec. 1989Parker becomes protective of a friend who is being trailed by a private investigator.
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Episode 8 - Vengeance
Release Date: 12 Dec. 1989Bubba Skinner is trailed by the family of a man he killed during an armed robbery attempt.
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Episode 9 - My Name Is Hank
Release Date: 19 Dec. 1989A Vietnamese teenager comes to town, claiming to be the son of one of Chief Gillespie's GI friends. The Chief must help the boy when he gets himself accused of the murder of a comvienence store owner.
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Episode 10 - King's Ransom
Release Date: 2 Jan. 1990A former prize fighter chooses blackmail over testimony when he is called upon by the FBI to testify against an old mob boss.
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Episode 11 - Epitaph for a Lady
Release Date: 16 Jan. 1990Chief Gillespie's friend stands accused of the murder of the doctor who was treating his terminally ill wife.
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Episode 12 - Triangle
Release Date: 23 Jan. 1990A local man, thought to be quiet and reserved, murders his wife and her lover when he walks in on them, then holds his daughter hostage.
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Episode 13 - Hello in There
Release Date: 30 Jan. 1990A young boy refuses to speak after he witnesses his father's murder.
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Episode 14 - December Days
Release Date: 13 Feb. 1990When Chief Gillespie investigates a death at a nursing home, he receives assistance from another resident there who is a former cop.
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Episode 15 - A Loss of Innocence
Release Date: 20 Feb. 1990The Sparta Police uncover the shocking living conditions of a high school student, after Althea Tibbs asks them to investigate the residence after the girl's fifth truancy.
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Episode 16 - Bubba's Baby
Release Date: 27 Feb. 1990Bubba's former acquaintance leaves a baby on his doorstep.
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Episode 17 - Home Is Where the Heart Is
Release Date: 6 Mar. 1990A minister is killed when he attempts to close down a brothel in Sparta.
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Episode 18 - An Angry Woman
Release Date: 13 Mar. 1990Althea grieves when an impoverished coworker dies in a hit-and-run accident, while the Police investigate the incident.
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Episode 19 - Indiscretions
Release Date: 20 Mar. 1990Althea's friend comes to town and becomes attracted to Officer Sweet while she is on the run for murdering her married lover.
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Episode 20 - Night of the Killing
Release Date: 27 Mar. 1990Gillespie and Tibbs clash over who the guilty party is in the murder of a cab driver, until a local informant provides some vital information.
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Episode 21 - Citizen Trundel: Part 1
Release Date: 1 May 1990Harriet Delong's sister is killed in a murder ordered by her married lover, the wealthiest man in Sparta. Harriet accuses the police department of not properly bringing the mam to justice.
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Episode 22 - Citizen Trundel: Part 2
Release Date: 8 May 1990Through a search of the killer's house, the smoking gun is found to pin the guilty party. Bill Gillespie and Harriet Delong are asked to be godparents to the Tibbs' expectant child.