In the Heat of the Night: Season 1
Episodes
Pilot (1)
Mar 6, 1988 · 60 min
Virgil Tibbs returns to Sparta and joins the police force as chief of detectives.His arrival is met with resistance from police chief Bill Gillespie - who resents having an office
Pilot (2)
Mar 6, 1988 · 60 min
The investigation into the brutal murders of a young girl and the suspect in her death, leads Tibbs and Gillespie to the son of one of Sparta's wealthiest and most influential citi
Road Kill
Mar 15, 1988 · 60 min
The affair between the husband of a wealthy woman and her distant cousin leads to her murder. Virgil immediately suspects the pair.But he has a difficult time persuading Gillespie,
Fate
Mar 22, 1988 · 60 min
Racial tensions run high when a married white woman has an affair with a black businessman from New York.Meanwhile Virgil is not happy when the Chief enlists his aid in tracking do
Blind Spot (1)
Mar 29, 1988 · 60 min
Virgil refuses to let go of a grudge against a wealthy former classmate who cheated him out of a scholarship.The man has promised city leaders that he will move his business to Spa
Blind Spot (2)
Apr 5, 1988 · 60 min
An angry Gillespie seeks answers when an old friend is shot.And Virgil narrowly escapes death after trying to ascertain the real reason behind an old adversary's return to Sparta.N
A Necessary Evil
Apr 12, 1988 · 60 min
In this humorous episode Virgil and the Chief arrest a man for bigamy.It soon becomes a polygamy case after an endless parade of wives come to visit their husband.
...And Then You Die
May 3, 1988 · 60 min
The Sparta police search for a killer and his girlfriend.But the case becomes personal when they take Althea and the grandson of one of the victims hostage.