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The Best Episodes of In the Heat of the Night Season 4

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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 as the white police chief William Gillespie, and Howard Rollins

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 4 - Perversions of Justice
    8.9/10(115 votes)

    S4:E4

    A mild mannered school teacher is accused of child molestation.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  2. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 5 - And Justice For Some
    8.9/10(123 votes)

    S4:E5

    Gillespie and his officers are outraged when a drug courier who ran down the son of Virgil's next door neighbor makes a deal with the F.B.I. to avoid prosecution.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 1 - Brotherly Love (1)
    8.7/10(114 votes)

    S4:E1

    Virgil goes to Philadelphia to investigate a friends death.And Bubba (reluctantly) fills in as Althea's Lamaze coach.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 2 - Brotherly Love (2)
    8.7/10(107 votes)

    S4:E2

    Virgil is framed for murder and Gillespie travels to Philly to help him clear his name.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 10 - A Final Arrangement
    8.6/10(79 votes)

    S4:E10

    Sweet is heartbroken when an elderly woman who befriended him is murdered in her bookstore.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 12 - Bounty Hunter
    8.5/10(88 votes)

    S4:E12

    Gillespie receives word that a former Spartan is wanted for the murder of a socialite in Houston.But a ruthless bounty hunter, sent by the victim's jealous husband is already in Sparta and sees the man's sister as a means to locate his quarry.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 18 - Laid to Waste
    8.5/10(104 votes)

    S4:E18

    Parker protects a blind woman who heard her neighbors murder.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 7 - Quick Fix
    8.4/10(82 votes)

    S4:E7

    The investigation into the death of an abandoned infant leads to a mentally handicapped teenager.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 14 - Shine on Sparta Moon
    8.4/10(92 votes)

    S4:E14

    A bottle of spiked moonshine leads to an accident that claims the life of one teen and blinds another.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  10. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 16 - Child of Promise
    8.4/10(101 votes)

    S4:E16

    A story of two brothers one an honor student that Althea has great plans for, the other a dangerous drug dealer as they struggle to influence a younger sibling.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 3 - Lessons Learned
    8.3/10(102 votes)

    S4:E3

    Gillespie sends Parker to confirm suspicions that a local truck stop is really a front for a prostitution business.When a young prostitute is found dead Gillespie is shocked at her fathers reaction.Parker is dismayed when he recognizes one of the ladies.

    Director:Mario Azzopardi
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 6 - Hearts of Gold
    8.3/10(84 votes)

    S4:E6

    Bubba is reunited with his high school sweetheart, but his happiness is short lived after she resorts to murder to silence an attorney who was threatening to stop her from inheriting her late husband's estate.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 8 - Homecoming
    8.3/10(82 votes)

    S4:E8

    A lawyer has personal reasons for trying to gain early release for a man who was sent to prison after an accident he caused while drinking and driving.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 19 - First Deadly Sin
    8.2/10(87 votes)

    S4:E19

    A serial rapist stalks Sparta.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 9 - A Problem Too Personal
    8.1/10(80 votes)

    S4:E9

    Harriet and Eugene are devastated after Gene's father is arrested for murder.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 11 - Family Matters
    8.0/10(81 votes)

    S4:E11

    Virgil's dream of a better relationship with his Aunt Ruda and her son is shattered when his cousin takes part in a string of burglaries that result in murder.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 13 - Blessings
    8.0/10(86 votes)

    S4:E13

    In this Christmas episode the officers share memories with a reporter from the Sparta Herald.

    Director:David Soul
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 15 - Execution of Trust
    8.0/10(86 votes)

    S4:E15

    A psychiatrist tells Gillespie that one of her patients has confessed to a crime that another man is about to be executed for, but she refuses to divulge his identity.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 17 - Paper Castles
    8.0/10(77 votes)

    S4:E17

    Virgil soon regrets telling an old friend that his new business partners are being investigated by the police.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Arthur Bernard Lewis

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  20. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 20 - Just A Country Boy
    8.0/10(87 votes)

    S4:E20

    Bubba travels to Los Angeles to arrest an arsonist.When the man is murdered to keep him from talking Bubba teams up with a pretty insurance investigator to solve the crime.

    Director:Carroll O'Connor
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 21 - No Other Road
    7.9/10(72 votes)

    S4:E21

    Harriet tries to keep Eugene from giving up when his father faces the death penalty.And the police search for three suspects in connection to a robbery/murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. In the Heat of the Night Season 4 Episode 22 - A Turning
    7.7/10(72 votes)

    S4:E22

    Althea thinks Virgil needs a new line of work after seeing the aftermath of a deadly shooting at a roadhouse.Virgil finds himself in danger when they arrest the man who committed the crime.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Joe Gannon

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Perversions of Justice" is the best rated episode of "In the Heat of the Night" season 4. It scored 8.9/10 based on 115 votes. Directed by Harry Harris and written by Robert Bielak, it aired on 10/2/1990. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "And Justice For Some".