In the Heat of the Night

4 seasons available

Investigators tackle difficult cases.
A Small War
S6 E1

Councilwoman DeLong's son objects to her romance with Chief Gillespie and refuses to cooperate after witnessing the gang-style execution of his best friend.

A Small War
S6 E2

Chief Gillespie is caught between Harriet and her son when Eugene agrees to identify the gang members responsible for his best friend's murder.

Brother's Keeper
S6 E3

Officer Corbin is forced to pursue her ex-con brother when he returns to Sparta and becomes a suspect in a robbery.

Discovery
S6 E5

Althea goes into a deep depression sparked by the suicide of a troubled student while his former girlfriend falls for a biker.

Random's Child
S6 E6

Gillespie tries to befriend the daughter he never knew when she returns to Sparta to settle her deceased mother's estate.

An Occupational Hazard
S6 E7

Althea withholds the truth about a murder from Virgil when a friend confides that she killed her boss during a sexual attack.

Last Rights
S6 E8

A doctor who is treating Virgil's terminally ill aunt falls under suspicion when Chief Gillespie investigates a series of mercy killings.

When the Music Stopped
S6 E9

A country singer (Robert Goulet) accused of stealing songs accidentally kills his accuser; guest Gary Crosby.

Flowers From a Lady
S6 E10

DeLong warns Gillespie about a carjacking victim, a lawyer (Linda Gehringer) who has taken a romantic interest in Bubba.

Private Sessions
S6 E11

Virgil's investigation into the apparent suicide of a waitress leads him to an old college acquaintance who was the last person to be seen with the victim.

Judgment Day
S6 E12

A local judge running for public office frames an ex-con for the murder of his alcoholic wife and kills him, claiming self-defense.

Falsely Accused
S6 E13

Sgt. Sweet is accused of soliciting a bribe by two men who created a disturbance outside a private party that ejected them for insulting Harriet.

A Step Removed
S6 E14

Parker Williams is placed in a difficult position when his hot-tempered stepfather is arrested for the murder of his former employer.

Deadly Affection
S6 E15

Gillespie worries about Harriet's involvement in a landlord dispute case when he learns her client was acquainted with a murder victim.

The Leftover Man
S6 E16

A sniper kills a white supremacist's campaign manager who staged, for sympathy votes, an attempt on his candidate's life.

The Law on Trial
S5 E22

Gillespie and Tibbs are tried on charges that their actions led to the death of the fugitive they were trying to save from deportation.

Brotherly Love
S4 E1

While in Philadelphia to investigate a former partner's death, Virgil (Howard Rollins) is arrested for the murder of a city cop.

Brotherly Love
S4 E2

Gillespie travels to Philadelphia to help Tibbs, who has been arrested for a murder he did not commit.

Lessons Learned
S4 E3

Chief Gillespie is shocked by the seemingly uncaring reaction of the father of a murdered teenage prostitute.

Perversions of Justice
S4 E4

Gillespie tries to calm public furor while investigating charges a science teacher molested a student.

Citizen Trundel
S3 E21

Chief Gillespie refuses to point out the obvious suspect in the murder of Councilwoman DeLong's sister.

Citizen Trundel
S3 E22

Councilwoman DeLong ventures outside Sparta to find the powerful figure responsible for her sister's murder.