
In the Heat of the Night
An imperfect stepfather is suspected of murdering his ex-boss after losing his job.

An imperfect stepfather is suspected of murdering his ex-boss after losing his job.

Arrested after harassing Gillespie and DeLong, a businessman accuses Sweet of soliciting a bribe.

An ex-convict is accused of murdering a judge's (Ken Kercheval) alcoholic wife; guest Lois Chiles.

A waitress under a psychiatrist's care dies mysteriously; Virgil's friend is a suspect.

The victim of an armed robbery becomes obsessed with Bubba when she misinterprets his kindness for romance.

A country singer accused of stealing songs accidentally kills his accuser.

Morphine tablets have been disappearing from Newton General Hospital and Tibbs investigates.

Rose Murphy is sexually assaulted at work by her boss and, fending off another attack, she kills him.

Gillespie's estranged daughter from a brief romance returns to Sparta to settle her mother's estate.

The suicide of an ex-boyfriend pushes Althea to the brink of a nervous breakdown; guest Allan Arbus.

A man is accused of killing his teen stepdaughter's married lover; guest Allan Arbus.

Corbin (Crystal Fox) pursues her brother (Meshach Taylor), an ex-con who robbed a bar in town.

Sparta is sent reeling from a wave of drug overdose cases as Gillespie and Tibbs close in on The Crew.

A drug dealing gang from nearby Jackson bring violence and tragedy with them when they move into Sparta.

The sheriff argues that Tibbs and Gillespie's obstruction of justice led to Salazar's death.

Gillespie and Tibbs try to prevent a political refugee's extradition.

Roy served time for robbery and is released from a Texas prison with a mission: finding the stolen money.

A man comes to his son's rescue when the lad is caught gambling with someone else's money.

A wealthy widow claims Harriet DeLong's nephew, saying her husband fathered him.

A woman and her lover plan to kill her husband for a large life insurance policy, but their plan goes awry.