In the Heat of the Night

3 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.

A Woman Much Admired
S5 E1

While investigating the death of the woman he once loved, Gillespie meets his daughter for the first time.

Baby for Sale
S5 E2

A friend of Bubba's, fearing the loss of his adopted son, is coerced by the boy's biological father into committing a fatal armed robbery.

Obsession
S5 E3

Gillespie and Tibbs meet legal resistance trying to protect a high-school teacher from a disturbed admirer.

Moseley's Lot
S5 E19

A man (Warren Kendrick) comes to his son's (Justin Lazard) rescue when the lad is caught gambling with someone else's money. With Carroll O'Connor.

Family Reunion
S5 E20

An insurance investigator's murder points to an ex-convict (Robert Donner) seeking his 14-year-old stash.

Sanctuary
S5 E21

Tibbs and Gillespie are charged with obstruction of justice when they aid a fugitive who wishes to avoid returning to his homeland and certain death.

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.

Homecoming
S4 E8

Willing suspects hamper the investigation after a paroled convict is murdered; Gillespie is held responsible for the convict's earlier release.

A Problem Too Personal
S4 E9

Gillespie appears to be apathetic about prosecuting Harriet DeLong's ex-husband, who has been arrested on a murder and robbery charge.

A Final Arrangement
S4 E10

All signs point to bookstore owner Carl Tibbitts as a suspect in his wife's murder, but Sweet believes in his friend's innocence.

Family Matters
S4 E11

Virgil's cousin is the prime suspect in a robbery-murder, complicating Virgil's attempts to reconcile his aunt with the family.

Bounty Hunter
S4 E12

Gillespie must stop a hired bounty hunter who plans to kill a Sparta man wanted for questioning in a Houston murder.

Blessings
S4 E13

A local reporter (Judith Robinson) writes an article on an unconsenting Chief Gillespie (Carroll O'Connor), who suspects her motives. With Howard Rollins and Alan Autry.

Shine on Sparta Moon
S4 E14

An accident related to moonshine whiskey blinds a high-school football star and kills his girlfriend.

Execution of Trust
S4 E15

A psychiatrist protects a patient who confessed to a murder for which an innocent man stands to be executed.

Child of Promise
S4 E16

Virgil's arrest of a young drug pusher has serious side effects for the youth's family, particularly his brother, and for Althea.

Paper Castles
S4 E17

Virgil suspects the promoters of a crooked real estate deal in the murder of his friend, even though their alibi appears to be airtight.

Laid to Waste
S4 E18

A young blind woman reports hearing what she thinks is a murder, but Gillespie and Tibbs cannot find a body.

First Deadly Sin
S4 E19

A man prohibits his son from contacting the police after the boy witnesses a rape, fearing it will affect his future.

Just a Country Boy
S4 E20

Bubba and an insurance investigator (Debra Sandlund) search Los Angeles for a bail jumper from Sparta.

No Other Road
S4 E21

Lonnie Jamison and Virgil show a despondent Eugene DeLong, whose father is facing the death penalty for murder, that life continues.

A Turning
S4 E22

Gillespie and Tibbs track the killers of two drug dealers; Althea worries about the dangers Virgil faces and suggests he change careers.