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In the Heat of the Night•Season 5•Episode 6

Unfinished Business

8.2/10 · 82 votesNov 12, 199160 min

Ranked #13 of 22 in Season 5•−0.1 vs season avg

Bubba returns to Los Angeles to testify at a murder trial and is reunited with Pat Day as they try to protect Mike from killers sent to prevent him from testifying.

Directed byLeo Penn

Written byJoe Gannon

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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

Crew2

J

Joe Gannon

Writer

Leo Penn

Leo Penn

Director

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Episode Summary

"Unfinished Business" is episode 6 of In the Heat of the Night season 5. It scored 8.2/10 from 82 votes, ranking #13 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Leo Penn and written by Joe Gannon, it aired on November 12, 1991.

Next: E7 · The More Thing's Change Best of Season 5