
In the Heat of the Night
An acquaintance rapes Althea, but police don't have enough evidence to prosecute.

An acquaintance rapes Althea, but police don't have enough evidence to prosecute.

When Tibbs investigates Gillespie's kidnapping, all the signs seem to point to a racially motivated crime.

A local eccentric is linked to dismembered skeletons found on a rich recluse's estate.

While Chief Bill Gillespie is out of town, a series of mysterious fires break out in town.

Ex-police Capt. Dugan suspends retirement to probe three deaths.

Charges of rape against Bubba test the loyalties of Gillespie and Tibbs.

An ambitious councilman won't support black workers who crossed an all-white picket line.

Estranged sisters (Mary Crosby, Judith Chapman) fight over a man and their father's will.

An assault on a woman conjures up distressing memories for Tibbs and suspicions in Gillespie.

Virgil and Althea's relationship is strained when her dad visits.

The mother of an infant found dead in a trash bin may not be responsible for the crime.

The menace of an escaped convict makes Joann disclose a shocking secret to Gillespie.

On the eve of his execution, a convict asks Gillespie a favor.

Virgil and his wife attend services at an all-white church. The reverend collapses, dead at the pulpit.

Tibbs and Gillespie clash over the prime suspect in a young prostitute's murder.

Virgil's niece and Bubba's nephew are determined to uncover the truth after they witness a crime.

Tibbs finds the robbery suspect he killed is a young, unarmed girl.

Bubba falls for a woman (Barbara Stock) with devious plans for him.

A rookie officer's first arrest, a childhood buddy, dies in jail; guest Ed Ames.

Several murders occur while Tibbs' former partner is visiting.