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In the Heat of the Night•Season 5•Episode 7

The More Thing's Change

8.9/10 · 101 votesNov 19, 199160 min

Ranked #1 of 22 in Season 5•+0.6 vs season avg

A man murders his business partner and frames the man's illegitimate daughter for the crime in an attempt to gain the man's business and his wife.

Directed byRuss Mayberry

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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

Russ Mayberry

Russ Mayberry

Director

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Episode Summary

"The More Thing's Change" is episode 7 of In the Heat of the Night season 5. It scored 8.9/10 from 101 votes, ranking #1 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Russ Mayberry, it aired on November 19, 1991.

Next: E8 · Sweet, Sweet Blues Best of Season 5