Fairest of Them All

7.7/10 · 112 votesOct 31, 198948 min

Ranked #20 of 22 in Season 3•−0.5 vs season avg

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

Cast9

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

Crystal R. Fox

Luann Corbin

Denise Nicholas

Harriet DeLong

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Mario Azzopardi

Director

Paul Lynch

Director

Nancy Bond

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Fairest of Them All" is episode 2 of In the Heat of the Night season 3. It scored 7.7/10 from 112 votes, ranking #20 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Mario Azzopardi, Paul Lynch and written by Nancy Bond, it aired on October 31, 1989.

Fairest of Them All

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