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In the Heat of the Night•Season 4•Episode 12

Bounty Hunter

8.5/10 · 88 votesDec 11, 199060 min

Ranked #6 of 22 in Season 4•+0.2 vs season avg

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.

Directed byRuss Mayberry

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Cast9

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

Russ Mayberry

Russ Mayberry

Director

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Episode Summary

"Bounty Hunter" is episode 12 of In the Heat of the Night season 4. It scored 8.5/10 from 88 votes, ranking #6 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Russ Mayberry, it aired on December 11, 1990.

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