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Gillespie (Carroll O'Connor) suspects Sheriff Thompson (Ed Ames), an old friend, may be responsible for a man's death. With Howard Rollins and Geoffrey Thorne.

Gillespie (Carroll O'Connor) suspects Sheriff Thompson (Ed Ames), an old friend, may be responsible for a man's death. With Howard Rollins and Geoffrey Thorne.

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In the Heat of the Night

S5, EP10 "An Eye for an Eye"

Gillespie and Virgil try to outwit FBI agents who are searching for the man who kidnapped the daughter of District Attorney Darnell.

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S5, EP11 "The Littlest Victim"

Officer Jamison encounters a violent robbery suspect while attempting to rescue an infant from a negligent, alcoholic mother.

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S5, EP12 "The Landlord"

Gillespie is leery of the evidence in the murder of an abusive landlord (Hunter Van Leer). Directed by Larry Hagman.

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S5, EP13 "Fool for Love"

Gillespie and Virgil become suspicious of a local doctor who implicates his mistress in the death of his wealthy but invalid wife.

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S5, EP9 "Sparta Gold"

When Bubba stumbles upon a marijuana farm in a neighboring county, he finds local law officers less than cooperative in smoking out the growers.

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S5, EP8 "Sweet, Sweet Blues"

A blues singer (Bobby Short) claims he witnessed the 40-year-old race-motivated slaying of Sweet's grandfather.

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S5, EP7 "The More Things Change"

A woman is the prime suspect in the murder of her father, while a more likely culprit continues an affair with the dead man's wife.

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S5, EP6 "Unfinished Business"

While in Los Angeles to testify in an organized-crime case, Bubba tries to protect a boy who is the state's key witness.

Carroll O'Connor stars as a small-town police chief (and later a sheriff) in fictional Sparta, Miss. For a small town, Sparta has its share of murder, rape, corruption, racism and drunken driving, so O'Connor's Chief William Gillespie has his hands full. The TV series is based on the novel and film of the same name.
Starring: Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson, Carroll O'Connor, Christian LeBlanc, David Hart, Denise Nicholas, Dennis Lipscomb, Howard E. Rollins, Hugh O'Connor, Jill Carroll, Peter Gabb
Original Air Date: Mar 6, 1988
Genres: DramaTV Series
Rating: TVPG
Playback: HD
2 seasons available on demand
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