
In the Heat of the Night
Soon after Virgil Tibbs is hired by a local law firm, he investigates a suspicious car accident.

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

Tibbs returns with a law degree, news of his failed marriage, and a murder suspect to defend.

A singer discovers her boyfriend's nightclub is being used as a cover to sell Ecstasy.

Gillespie's daughter suspects her boyfriend is smuggling guns.

A mysterious caller leads police to a body at the bottom of a pond.

Bubba's friend (Lisa Rieffel) is accused of killing the man who infected her with HIV.

Gillespie becomes sheriff; the murders of two Spartans link to a mentally impaired youth.

Bill Gillespie and Hampton Forbes begin their new roles as Sheriff of Newman County and Sparta Chief of Police

The town council decides not to renew Bill Gillespie’s contract, pushing him into a sudden retirement.

Harriet DeLong’s son teams up with a prison pastor to get his father off death row.

Gillespie’s daughter continues to defend her home from her mother’s greedy ex-boyfriend and his mob.

Local mobsters try to force Gillespie's daughter from her home.