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In the Heat of the Night•Season 3•Episode 7

Time of the Stranger

7.8/10 · 99 votesDec 5, 198947 min

Ranked #17 of 22 in Season 3•−0.4 vs season avg

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.

Directed byIvan Dixon

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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

Crew1

Ivan Dixon

Ivan Dixon

Director

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Episode Summary

"Time of the Stranger" is episode 7 of In the Heat of the Night season 3. It scored 7.8/10 from 99 votes, ranking #17 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Ivan Dixon, it aired on December 5, 1989.

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