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In the Heat of the Night Season 3

October. 24,1989

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In the Heat of the Night

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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1988

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Carroll O'Connor, Alan Autry

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Episode 22 - Citizen Trundel (2)

First Aired: May. 08,1990

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.

Episode 21 - Citizen Trundel (1)

First Aired: May. 01,1990

Harriet's sister is murdered on the orders of the wealthy white man who fathered her child.

Episode 20 - Night of the Killing

First Aired: March. 27,1990

Racial tensions run high when a white cabbie is murdered in the bottoms.

Episode 19 - Indiscretions

First Aired: March. 20,1990

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.

Episode 18 - An Angry Woman

First Aired: March. 13,1990

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.

Episode 17 - Home is Where The Heart Is

First Aired: March. 06,1990

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.

Episode 16 - Bubba's Baby

First Aired: February. 27,1990

Someone abandons a baby at Bubba's door.

Episode 15 - A Loss of Innocence

First Aired: February. 20,1990

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.

Episode 14 - December Days

First Aired: February. 13,1990

The Sparta police investigate a suspicious death in a nursing home.

Episode 13 - Hello in There

First Aired: January. 30,1990

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.

Episode 12 - Triangle

First Aired: January. 23,1990

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.

Episode 11 - Epitaph for a Lady

First Aired: January. 16,1990

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.

Episode 10 - King's Ransom

First Aired: January. 02,1990

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.

Episode 9 - My Name is Hank

First Aired: December. 19,1989

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.

Episode 8 - Vengeance

First Aired: December. 12,1989

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.

Episode 7 - Time of the Stranger

First Aired: December. 05,1989

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.

Episode 6 - Anniversary

First Aired: November. 28,1989

Someone is selling crack to teenagers and Sweet tries desperately to save a young addict.

Episode 5 - Crackdown

First Aired: November. 21,1989

Sparta P.D. gets it's first black policewoman.

Episode 4 - First Girl

First Aired: November. 14,1989

An unhappy wife asks her lover to place a bomb in her abusive husband's truck.

Episode 3 - Murder Most Ancient

First Aired: November. 07,1989

A beauty contest is marred by blackmail and the ambitious mother of a contestant.

Episode 2 - Fairest of Them All

First Aired: October. 31,1989

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.

Episode 1 - Rape

First Aired: October. 24,1989

After being released by his captors, the chief discovers that his abduction is part of a plot to assassinate a visiting civil rights leader.

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