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In the Heat of the Night S7E2 — Hatton's Turn (1)

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In the Heat of the Night•Season 7•Episode 2

Hatton's Turn (1)

8.4/10 · 97 votesSep 18, 199360 min

Ranked #9 of 24 in Season 7•+0.2 vs season avg

Hampton Forbes assumes the office of Chief of Police and Bill becomes the Sheriff of Newman county.Former Spartan Wade Hatton returns to Sparta hoping to make sense of his life and rekindle his relationship with Sarah Hallisey.Bubba and Covey take the new chief on a

Directed byCarroll O'Connor

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Cast7

Carroll O'Connor

Carroll O'Connor

Bill Gillespie

Alan Autry

Alan Autry

Bubba Skinner

David Hart

David Hart

Parker Williams

Hugh O'Connor

Hugh O'Connor

Lonnie Jamison

Crystal R. Fox

Crystal R. Fox

Luann Corbin

Denise Nicholas

Denise Nicholas

Harriet DeLong

Carl Weathers

Carl Weathers

Hampton Forbes

Crew1

Carroll O'Connor

Carroll O'Connor

Director

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Episode Summary

"Hatton's Turn (1)" is episode 2 of In the Heat of the Night season 7. It scored 8.4/10 from 97 votes, ranking #9 of 24 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Carroll O'Connor, it aired on September 18, 1993.

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