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The Best Episodes of In the Heat of the Night Season 3

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The Best Episodes of In the Heat of the Night Season 3

In the Heat of the Night is an American television series based on the motion picture and novel of the same name starring Carroll O'Connor...

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  1. Background image for Rape
    9.2/10(138 votes)

    #1 - Rape

    S3:E1

    After being released by his captors, the chief discovers that his abduction is part of a plot to assassinate a visiting civil rights leader.

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  2. Background image for Fairest of Them All
    7.8/10(83 votes)

    #2 - Fairest of Them All

    S3:E2

    Virgil struggles to help Althea after she is raped by a fellow teacher.Darnell does not think they can get a conviction because the man's wife has given him an alibi.Virgil tries to control his anger - until the man returns to intimidate Althea.And Gillespie tries to convince the wife to tell the truth.

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  3. Background image for Murder Most Ancient
    8.1/10(84 votes)

    #3 - Murder Most Ancient

    S3:E3

    A beauty contest is marred by blackmail and the ambitious mother of a contestant.

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  4. Background image for First Girl
    8.6/10(109 votes)

    #4 - First Girl

    S3:E4

    An unhappy wife asks her lover to place a bomb in her abusive husband's truck.

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  5. Background image for Crackdown
    8.5/10(133 votes)

    #5 - Crackdown

    S3:E5

    Sparta P.D. gets it's first black policewoman.

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    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Anniversary
    8.5/10(82 votes)

    #6 - Anniversary

    S3:E6

    Someone is selling crack to teenagers and Sweet tries desperately to save a young addict.

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    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Nancy Bond
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  8. Background image for Time of the Stranger
    7.7/10(75 votes)

    #7 - Time of the Stranger

    S3:E7

    After a private investigator searching for a missing child is found dead, the evidence points to a local dance teacher - a neighbor that Parker has become very fond of.

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    Director:Ivan Dixon
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Vengeance
    8.6/10(91 votes)

    #8 - Vengeance

    S3:E8

    An outlaw family seeks revenge against Bubba after he is forced to shoot one of them during a holdup.The chief wants him to stay out of sight until they are arrested - a suggestion that does not set well with Bubba.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for My Name is Hank
    7.7/10(83 votes)

    #9 - My Name is Hank

    S3:E9

    A young refugee claims to be the son of a Sparta cop who died in the war.But quickly becomes a suspect in a murder/robbery after he accepts a ride with the criminals who actually committed the crime.Gillespie looks into his story, while Virgil and the boys track down the shooter.Meanwhile, the young mans presence triggers a surprisingly bitter reaction from Parker, who views him as a painful reminder of the war.

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    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for King's Ransom
    6.9/10(66 votes)

    #10 - King's Ransom

    S3:E10

    The F.B.I. tries to talk an ex-boxer into testifying against a mobster he once worked for, but the fighter sees the situation as an opportunity for blackmail.

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    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Epitaph for a Lady
    7.6/10(78 votes)

    #11 - Epitaph for a Lady

    S3:E11

    A long time friend of the Chief makes threats against a doctor he believes is responsible for his wife's death .When the doctor is killed he becomes the prime suspect.But Gillespie doubts his guilt - even after he confesses.

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    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Triangle
    8.0/10(92 votes)

    #12 - Triangle

    S3:E12

    A man murders his wife and her lover after he catches them together,then flees to a remote cabin with his daughter who does not know what he has done.The chief and the boys hope to talk him into surrendering without resorting to violence.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Hello in There
    8.5/10(100 votes)

    #13 - Hello in There

    S3:E13

    Bubba refuses to believe that a former teamate embezzled funds from the bank where he worked.And sets out to prove that his friend was framed and murdered.Harriet hopes that art therapy can help the man's traumatized son,who becomes a target himself when the killer realizes he witnessed the crime.

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    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for December Days
    8.1/10(92 votes)

    #14 - December Days

    S3:E14

    The Sparta police investigate a suspicious death in a nursing home.

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  16. Background image for A Loss of Innocence
    7.9/10(89 votes)

    #15 - A Loss of Innocence

    S3:E15

    Darnell plans on indicting a teenager for murder after her father is found in the basement and her mother turns up missing.But Gillespie and his men don't believe she is guilty.

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    Director:Paul Lynch
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Bubba's Baby
    8.4/10(95 votes)

    #16 - Bubba's Baby

    S3:E16

    Someone abandons a baby at Bubba's door.

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    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Home is Where The Heart Is
    7.6/10(75 votes)

    #17 - Home is Where The Heart Is

    S3:E17

    Maybelle the madam returns to Sparta with her "" nieces "".And sets up shop just out of Gillespie's jurisdiction.Her return is not without controversy and soon one of her most vocal critics is found murdered.

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    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for An Angry Woman
    7.7/10(70 votes)

    #18 - An Angry Woman

    S3:E18

    First the mother,then the father of two young children are murdered.Althea takes responsibility for the children. The killings appear to be related to a shady trucking firm.

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    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Indiscretions
    8.4/10(84 votes)

    #19 - Indiscretions

    S3:E19

    Althea does not realize that an old friend from Philly is hiding a dark secret, nor does Sweet who has fallen in love with the woman.

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    Director:Vince Edwards
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Night of the Killing
    8.5/10(73 votes)

    #20 - Night of the Killing

    S3:E20

    Racial tensions run high when a white cabbie is murdered in the bottoms.

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    Director:Chuck Bowman
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Citizen Trundel (1)
    8.4/10(82 votes)

    #21 - Citizen Trundel (1)

    S3:E21

    Harriet's sister is murdered on the orders of the wealthy white man who fathered her child.

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    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Citizen Trundel (2)
    8.6/10(98 votes)

    #22 - Citizen Trundel (2)

    S3:E22

    Harriet's efforts to bring V.J. Trundel to trial are fruitless.The Chief does not believe they will ever get enough evidence to get an indictment,so he tries another method to bring Trundel to justice.

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    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Rape" is the best rated episode of "In the Heat of the Night" season 3. It scored 9.2/10 based on 138 votes. Directed by Paul Lynch, Harry Harris and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/24/1989. This episode is rated 1.4 points higher than the second-best, "Fairest of Them All".