Ranked #3 of 8 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg
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 citizens.As they come closer to the truth things become dangerous for Virgil.
Carroll O'Connor
Bill Gillespie
Howard Rollins
Virgil Tibbs
Alan Autry
Bubba Skinner
Anne-Marie Johnson
Althea Tibbs
David Hart
Parker Williams
Geoffrey Thorne
Wilson Sweet
Hugh O'Connor
Lonnie Jamison
Christian LeBlanc
Junior Abernathy
Kathy McCormick
Writer
Leo Penn
Director
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"Pilot (2)" is episode 2 of In the Heat of the Night season 1. It scored 8.5/10 from 205 votes, ranking #3 of 8 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Leo Penn and written by Kathy McCormick, it aired on March 6, 1988.
