In the Heat of the Night

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Episode 1

★ 8.0

Rape

1989-10-24 · 48m

After being released by his captors, the chief discovers that his abduction is part of a plot to assassinate a visiting civil rights leader.

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Episode 2

★ 7.0

Fairest of Them All

1989-10-31 · 48m

Virgil struggles to help Althea after she is raped by a fellow teacher.Darnell does not think they can get a conviction because the man's wife has given him an alibi.Virgil tries to control his anger - until the man returns to intimidate Althea.And Gillespie tries to convince the wife to tell the truth.

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Episode 3

★ 8.0

Murder Most Ancient

1989-11-07 · 47m

A beauty contest is marred by blackmail and the ambitious mother of a contestant.

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Episode 4

★ 7.0

First Girl

1989-11-14 · 47m

An unhappy wife asks her lover to place a bomb in her abusive husband's truck.

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Episode 5

★ 8.0

Crackdown

1989-11-21 · 48m

Sparta P.D. gets it's first black policewoman.

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Episode 6

★ 8.0

Anniversary

1989-11-28 · 48m

Someone is selling crack to teenagers and Sweet tries desperately to save a young addict.

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Episode 7

★ 7.0

Time of the Stranger

1989-12-05 · 47m

After a private investigator searching for a missing child is found dead, the evidence points to a local dance teacher - a neighbor that Parker has become very fond of.

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Episode 8

★ 7.0

Vengeance

1989-12-12 · 47m

An outlaw family seeks revenge against Bubba after he is forced to shoot one of them during a holdup.The chief wants him to stay out of sight until they are arrested - a suggestion that does not set well with Bubba.

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Episode 9

★ 8.0

My Name is Hank

1989-12-19 · 48m

A young refugee claims to be the son of a Sparta cop who died in the war.But quickly becomes a suspect in a murder/robbery after he accepts a ride with the criminals who actually committed the crime.Gillespie looks into his story, while Virgil and the boys track down the shooter.Meanwhile, the young mans presence triggers a surprisingly bitter reaction from Parker, who views him as a painful reminder of the war.

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Episode 10

★ 6.0

King's Ransom

1990-01-02 · 48m

The F.B.I. tries to talk an ex-boxer into testifying against a mobster he once worked for, but the fighter sees the situation as an opportunity for blackmail.

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Episode 11

★ 7.0

Epitaph for a Lady

1990-01-16 · 48m

A long time friend of the Chief makes threats against a doctor he believes is responsible for his wife's death .When the doctor is killed he becomes the prime suspect.But Gillespie doubts his guilt - even after he confesses.

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Episode 12

★ 8.0

Triangle

1990-01-23 · 48m

A man murders his wife and her lover after he catches them together,then flees to a remote cabin with his daughter who does not know what he has done.The chief and the boys hope to talk him into surrendering without resorting to violence.

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Episode 13

★ 8.0

Hello in There

1990-01-30 · 48m

Bubba refuses to believe that a former teamate embezzled funds from the bank where he worked.And sets out to prove that his friend was framed and murdered.Harriet hopes that art therapy can help the man's traumatized son,who becomes a target himself when the killer realizes he witnessed the crime.

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Episode 14

★ 8.0

December Days

1990-02-13 · 47m

The Sparta police investigate a suspicious death in a nursing home.

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Episode 15

★ 7.0

A Loss of Innocence

1990-02-20 · 48m

Darnell plans on indicting a teenager for murder after her father is found in the basement and her mother turns up missing.But Gillespie and his men don't believe she is guilty.

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Episode 16

★ 8.0

Bubba's Baby

1990-02-27 · 47m

Someone abandons a baby at Bubba's door.

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Episode 17

★ 8.0

Home is Where The Heart Is

1990-03-06 · 48m

Maybelle the madam returns to Sparta with her "" nieces "".And sets up shop just out of Gillespie's jurisdiction.Her return is not without controversy and soon one of her most vocal critics is found murdered.

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Episode 18

★ 7.0

An Angry Woman

1990-03-13 · 48m

First the mother,then the father of two young children are murdered.Althea takes responsibility for the children. The killings appear to be related to a shady trucking firm.

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Episode 19

★ 7.0

Indiscretions

1990-03-20 · 48m

Althea does not realize that an old friend from Philly is hiding a dark secret, nor does Sweet who has fallen in love with the woman.

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Episode 20

★ 8.0

Night of the Killing

1990-03-27 · 48m

Racial tensions run high when a white cabbie is murdered in the bottoms.

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Episode 21

★ 8.0

Citizen Trundel (1)

1990-05-01 · 47m

Harriet's sister is murdered on the orders of the wealthy white man who fathered her child.

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Episode 22

★ 8.0

Citizen Trundel (2)

1990-05-08 · 47m

Harriet's efforts to bring V.J. Trundel to trial are fruitless.The Chief does not believe they will ever get enough evidence to get an indictment,so he tries another method to bring Trundel to justice.

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