In the Heat of the Night

1A Small War (1)

60 minOct 28, 1992

Big city crack dealers invade Sparta.Eugene witnesses the drive by shooting of a friend and his offer to help the police identify the shooters leaves Harriet frightened and angry at Bill.

2A Small War (2)

60 minNov 4, 1992

The police wage war against the big city drug dealers who have moved into Sparta.Eugene identifies the men who murdered his friend.And Bubba is teamed with and intrigued by a lady police lieutenant from Jackson.

3Brother's Keeper

60 minNov 11, 1992

Louann's ne'er-do-well brother returns home after being paroled.

4A Frenzied Affair

60 minNov 18, 1992

Althea places herself in harms way trying to help one of her students, a disturbed and violent young man; after he is implicated in a murder case.

5Discovery

60 minNov 18, 1992

Althea has trouble dealing with the violent death of a student.Young Megan Fowler quickly finds herself yet another dangerous boyfriend and they are soon wanted by the police.

6Random's Child

60 minNov 25, 1992

Lana Gillespie comes to Sparta to claim her inheritance,but is stalked by a mobster who dated her mother.Meanwhile Harriet encourages Bill to talk to his daughter,but Lana doesn't seem to be interested.Officer Randy Goode helps keep the bad guys at bay by playing them a little tune on the guitar.

7An Occupational Hazard

60 minDec 2, 1992

A secretary takes drastic measures to protect herself from sexual harassment.

8Last Rites

60 minDec 9, 1992

Virgil fears for his Aunt Ruda's safety after several killings occur in the hospital where she is being treated.

9When the Music Stopped

60 minDec 16, 1992

Singer Eddie Larran returns to Sparta for a concert,but not everyone is a fan.An angry man insists that Eddie owes him money.And their dispute soon ends in violence.

10Flowers from a Lady

60 minJan 6, 1993

A city councilwoman becomes dangerously obsessed with Bubba.

11Private Sessions

60 minJan 13, 1993

One of Virgil's classmates from law school is arrested following the death of his former girlfriend, but the man insists that her death was the result of her relationship with her psychiatrist.

12Judgement Day

60 minJan 20, 1993

A judge schemes to get rid of his wife after she tries to blackmail him into giving her a divorce and a generous settlement by revealing a secret from his past.

13Falsely Accused

60 minFeb 3, 1993

Sweet is the target of false accusations by two corrupt and racist car salesmen.

14A Step Removed

60 minFeb 10, 1993

Parker's stepfather Roy threatens his former employer after an altercation.When the boss is murdered Roy is arrested.

15A Deadly Affection

60 minFeb 17, 1993

A woman asks Harriet to help her get an eviction order rescinded.The chief gives Parker a new radar gun - and soon comes to regret it.Sheriff McComb requests that Gillespie and Bubba help investigate a murder.Meanwhile Lonnie and Luann search for the boy who reported the murder.

16The Leftover Man (1)

60 minMar 3, 1993

A white supremacist politician plans to have his wife's lover murdered and blame it on black radicals.

17The Leftover Man (2)

60 minMar 3, 1993

A white supremacist politician plans to have his wife's lover murdered and blame it on black radicals.

18A Dish Best Served Cold

60 minMar 17, 1993

A swindlers homecoming upsets his wife and the families of his victims - especially Etta.

19Legacy

60 minMar 24, 1993

A wealthy man plans to grant a promise made to a black sharecropper many years ago by giving land to the man's descendant.But his greedy son disapproves.

20Even Nice People

60 minApr 28, 1993

Corrupt developers set their sights on Lana's farm. When she refuses to sell they enlist the services of an arsonist to force her out.

21Lake Winahatchie

60 minMay 5, 1993

Bill discovers the motivation behind a crime syndicates attempt to muscle in on Sparta and the reason they are determined to get Lana's land.

22A Correct Settling

60 minMay 12, 1993

Eugene hopes a well known minister can save his father from Death Row.But someone runs the Reverend off the road on his way into town and the Sparta police try to protect him and track down his assailent.Meanwhile Harriet struggles with what her part in her ex-husbands appeal should be and is even more unsettled when Eugene demands that she break up with Bill.