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In the Heat of the Night•Season 3•Episode 20

Night of the Killing

8.5/10 · 99 votesMar 27, 199048 min

Ranked #9 of 22 in Season 3•+0.3 vs season avg

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

Directed byChuck Bowman

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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

David Hart

Parker Williams

Geoffrey Thorne

Geoffrey Thorne

Wilson Sweet

Hugh O'Connor

Hugh O'Connor

Lonnie Jamison

Crystal R. Fox

Crystal R. Fox

Luann Corbin

Denise Nicholas

Denise Nicholas

Harriet DeLong

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Chuck Bowman

Director

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Episode Summary

"Night of the Killing" is episode 20 of In the Heat of the Night season 3. It scored 8.5/10 from 99 votes, ranking #9 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Chuck Bowman, it aired on March 27, 1990.

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