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In the Heat of the Night S1E4 — Fate
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In the Heat of the Night•Season 1•Episode 4

Fate

8.0/10 · 157 votesMar 22, 198860 min

Ranked #7 of 8 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

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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 down Bubba's cousin, a suspected moonshiner.

Written byRichard Fielder
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Carroll O'Connor

Carroll O'Connor

Bill Gillespie

Howard Rollins

Howard Rollins

Virgil Tibbs

Alan Autry

Alan Autry

Bubba Skinner

Anne-Marie Johnson

Anne-Marie Johnson

Althea Tibbs

David Hart

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Parker Williams

Geoffrey Thorne

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Wilson Sweet

Hugh O'Connor

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Lonnie Jamison

Christian LeBlanc

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Junior Abernathy

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Episode Summary

"Fate" is episode 4 of In the Heat of the Night season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 157 votes, ranking #7 of 8 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Written by Richard Fielder, it aired on March 22, 1988.

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