In the Heat of the Night (1988)
In the Heat of the Night is an American television series based on the motion picture and novel of the same name starring Carroll O'Connor as the white police chief William Gillespie, and Howard Rollins as the African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs. It was broadcast on NBC from 1988 until 1992, and then on CBS until 1995. Its executive producers were Fred Silverman, Juanita Bartlett and Carroll O'Connor. TGG Direct released the first season of the series to DVD on August 28, 2012.
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3x01 Rape
24 October, 1989 8:00 am
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.
3x02 Fairest of Them All
31 October, 1989 8:00 am
A beauty contest is marred by blackmail and the ambitious mother of a contestant.
3x03 Murder Most Ancient
07 November, 1989 8:00 am
An unhappy wife asks her lover to place a bomb in her abusive husband's truck.
3x05 Crackdown
21 November, 1989 8:00 am
Someone is selling crack to teenagers and Sweet tries desperately to save a young addict.
3x06 Anniversary
28 November, 1989 8:00 am
After being released by his captors, the chief discovers that his abduction is part of a plot to assassinate a visiting civil rights leader.
3x07 Time of the Stranger
05 December, 1989 8:00 am
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.
3x08 Vengeance
12 December, 1989 8:00 am
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.
3x09 My Name is Hank
19 December, 1989 8:00 am
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.
3x10 King's Ransom
02 January, 1990 8:00 am
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.
3x11 Epitaph for a Lady
16 January, 1990 8:00 am
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.
3x12 Triangle
23 January, 1990 8:00 am
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.
3x13 Hello in There
30 January, 1990 8:00 am
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.
3x14 December Days
13 February, 1990 8:00 am
The Sparta police investigate a suspicious death in a nursing home.
3x15 A Loss of Innocence
20 February, 1990 8:00 am
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.
3x17 Home is Where The Heart Is
06 March, 1990 8:00 am
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.
3x18 An Angry Woman
13 March, 1990 8:00 am
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.
3x19 Indiscretions
20 March, 1990 8:00 am
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.
3x20 Night of the Killing
27 March, 1990 9:00 am
Racial tensions run high when a white cabbie is murdered in the bottoms.
3x21 Citizen Trundel (1)
01 May, 1990 8:00 am
Harriet's sister is murdered on the orders of the wealthy white man who fathered her child.
3x22 Citizen Trundel (2)
08 May, 1990 8:00 am
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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