
In the Heat of the Night
When Virgil Tibbs joins the Sparta, MI, police, resentment festers in Chief of Police Bill Gillespie.

When Virgil Tibbs joins the Sparta, MI, police, resentment festers in Chief of Police Bill Gillespie.

Gillespie (Carroll O'Connor) and Forbes link a suspect to a witness of a hit-and-run fatality.

Businessman runs against Gillespie (Carroll O'Connor) for sheriff.

Mississippi sheriff (Carroll O'Connor) knows actress's (Sydne Rome) identity.

Mississippi policemen (Carroll O'Connor, Carl Weathers) hunt serial killer.

Forbes (Carl Weathers) clashes with a charismatic cult leader (Peter Fonda).

On the eve of his wedding to Harriet De Long, Sheriff Gillespie is stalked by a vengeance-seeking killer.

Much to the dismay of Parker Williams, his wayward stepfather and his current girlfriend return to Sparta.

When a number of old slave artifacts are discovered, it triggers a chain of events that ends in murder.

Harriet DeLong's son Eugene witnesses a robbery in which a store owner is wounded.

A rabbi returns to Sparta, his hometown, and faces anti-Semitism.

Soon after Virgil Tibbs is hired by a local law firm, he investigates a suspicious car accident.

A blues singer starts receiving racist death threats after spending time with Lt. Jamison's wealthy aunt.

Forbes' fiancee delivers an ultimatum; a boxer Forbes has been grooming commits a burglary.

A former madam's (Elizabeth Ashley) phone-sex business creates an uproar.

Tibbs defends Parker against charges that he assaulted an ex-girlfriend's fiance.

Interracial sweethearts at Sparta High School are targeted by a racist sniper.

A woman with a history of drunken driving is involved in a girl's hit-and-run death.

LuAnn becomes attached to an undernourished 4-month-old baby found in a crack house.

After his nephew almost dies from a drug overdose, Bubba travels to Atlanta to help him overcome his addiction