In the Heat of the Night
The cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.
Cast:Carroll O'Connor , Alan Autry , David Hart , Hugh O'Connor , Howard E. Rollins Jr. , Anne-Marie Johnson , Geoffrey Thorne , Crystal Fox , C.C. Taylor , Dee Shaw , Randall Franks , Denise Nicholas , Harvey E. Lee Jr. , Mark Johnson , Dan Biggers , Tonea Stewart , Wilbur Fitzgerald , Carl Weathers
S3.E1 ∙ Rape
When Althea is raped by a colleague, Gillespie and the Sparta PD must solve the case before a furious Virgil gets revenge on his own.
S3.E2 ∙ Fairest of Them All
Murder takes center stage when the Sparta PD discover that the death of a beauty pageant contestant was no accident.
S3.E3 ∙ Murder Most Ancient
A young man stands accused of his abusive father's murder.
S3.E4 ∙ First Girl
The Sparta Police Department welcome their first female officer.
S3.E5 ∙ Crackdown
Wilson Sweet puts his job on the line when he takes a personal stake in the case of a 13-year-old drug addict.
S3.E6 ∙ Anniversary
Chief Gillespie recounts the events surrounding his kidnapping and the killing of his temporary replacement.
S3.E7 ∙ Time of the Stranger
Parker puts himself in a compromising position when he becomes protective of a friend who is accused of the murder of a private investigator.
S3.E8 ∙ Vengeance
Bubba Skinner is trailed by the family of a man he killed during an armed robbery attempt.
S3.E9 ∙ My Name Is Hank
A Vietnamese teenager comes to town, claiming to be the son of one of Chief Gillespie's GI friends. The Chief must help the boy when he gets himself accused of the murder of a comvienence store owner.
S3.E10 ∙ King's Ransom
A former prize fighter chooses blackmail over testimony when he is called upon by the FBI to testify against an old mob boss.
S3.E11 ∙ Epitaph for a Lady
Chief Gillespie's close friend stands accused of the murder of the doctor who misdiagnosed his wife's terminal cancer.
S3.E12 ∙ Triangle
A local man, thought to be quiet and reserved, murders his wife and her lover when he walks in on them, then holds his daughter hostage.
S3.E13 ∙ Hello in There
A young boy refuses to speak after he witnesses his father's murder.
S3.E14 ∙ December Days
When Chief Gillespie investigates a death at a nursing home, he receives assistance from another resident there who is a former cop.
S3.E15 ∙ A Loss of Innocence
The Sparta Police uncover the shocking living conditions of a high school student, after Althea Tibbs asks them to investigate the residence after the girl's fifth truancy.
S3.E17 ∙ Home Is Where the Heart Is
A minister is killed when he attempts to close down a brothel in Sparta.
S3.E18 ∙ An Angry Woman
Althea grieves when an impoverished coworker dies in a hit-and-run accident, while the Police investigate the incident.
S3.E19 ∙ Indiscretions
Althea's friend comes to town and becomes attracted to Officer Sweet while she is on the run for murdering her married lover.
S3.E20 ∙ Night of the Killing
Gillespie and Tibbs clash over who the guilty party is in the murder of a cab driver, until a local informant provides some vital information.
S3.E21 ∙ Citizen Trundel: Part 1
Harriet Delong's sister is killed in a murder ordered by her married lover, the wealthiest man in Sparta. Harriet accuses the police department of not properly bringing the mam to justice.
S3.E22 ∙ Citizen Trundel: Part 2
Through a search of the killer's house, the smoking gun is found to pin the guilty party. Bill Gillespie and Harriet Delong are asked to be godparents to the Tibbs' expectant child.
