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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 Worst Episode
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    In the Heat of the Night Season 2 Episode 19 - Fifteen, Forever
    0.0/10(134 votes)

    #1 - Fifteen, Forever

    S2:E19

    Sparta grieves after a drunk driver causes a fatal crash with high school cheerleaders on their way home from a game.While the officers try to find other driver, Althea tries to help the victim's families deal with their loss. The accident brings back painful memories for retired officer Tom Dugan.Meanwhile, district attorney Dutton accuses the department of being inadequate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. In the Heat of the Night Season 2 Episode 20 - Ladybug, Ladybug
    0.0/10(100 votes)

    #2 - Ladybug, Ladybug

    S2:E20

    With the Chief in Quantico Bubba and Virgil try to catch a serial arsonist.Things get complicated after a man dies in one of the fires.And Councilwoman White stirs things up by appointing Tom Dugan acting chief of police in Gillespie's absence.

    Director:Alexander Singer
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. In the Heat of the Night Season 2 Episode 21 - The Pig Woman of Sparta
    0.0/10(104 votes)

    #3 - The Pig Woman of Sparta

    S2:E21

    It seems that a serial killer has been burying his victims in a wooded area owned by a wealthy hermit that Virgil refers to as ""Sparta's Howard Hughes"". Suspicion immediately falls on an eccentric woman who lives in the woods with her pigs and chases away trespassers with a shotgun.The officers ask the landowner's disturbed son for help and Bubba is surprised to find that a woman he attended high school with is working as the man's ""nurse"".Also Parker and Sweet compete with one another to solve the case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 1 - Rape
    0.0/10(168 votes)

    #4 - Rape

    S3:E1

    After being released by his captors, the chief discovers that his abduction is part of a plot to assassinate a visiting civil rights leader.

    Directors:Paul Lynch, Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 2 - Fairest of Them All
    0.0/10(102 votes)

    #5 - Fairest of Them All

    S3:E2

    Virgil struggles to help Althea after she is raped by a fellow teacher.Darnell does not think they can get a conviction because the man's wife has given him an alibi.Virgil tries to control his anger - until the man returns to intimidate Althea.And Gillespie tries to convince the wife to tell the truth.

    Directors:Mario Azzopardi, Paul Lynch
    Writer:Nancy Bond

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  6. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 3 - Murder Most Ancient
    0.0/10(102 votes)

    #6 - Murder Most Ancient

    S3:E3

    A beauty contest is marred by blackmail and the ambitious mother of a contestant.

    Directors:Mario Azzopardi, Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 4 - First Girl
    0.0/10(130 votes)

    #7 - First Girl

    S3:E4

    An unhappy wife asks her lover to place a bomb in her abusive husband's truck.

    Directors:Gene Reynolds, Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 5 - Crackdown
    0.0/10(156 votes)

    #8 - Crackdown

    S3:E5

    Sparta P.D. gets it's first black policewoman.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 6 - Anniversary
    0.0/10(99 votes)

    #9 - Anniversary

    S3:E6

    Someone is selling crack to teenagers and Sweet tries desperately to save a young addict.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Nancy Bond

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  10. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 7 - Time of the Stranger
    0.0/10(89 votes)

    #10 - Time of the Stranger

    S3:E7

    After a private investigator searching for a missing child is found dead, the evidence points to a local dance teacher - a neighbor that Parker has become very fond of.

    Director:Ivan Dixon
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 8 - Vengeance
    0.0/10(108 votes)

    #11 - Vengeance

    S3:E8

    An outlaw family seeks revenge against Bubba after he is forced to shoot one of them during a holdup.The chief wants him to stay out of sight until they are arrested - a suggestion that does not set well with Bubba.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 9 - My Name is Hank
    0.0/10(99 votes)

    #12 - My Name is Hank

    S3:E9

    A young refugee claims to be the son of a Sparta cop who died in the war.But quickly becomes a suspect in a murder/robbery after he accepts a ride with the criminals who actually committed the crime.Gillespie looks into his story, while Virgil and the boys track down the shooter.Meanwhile, the young mans presence triggers a surprisingly bitter reaction from Parker, who views him as a painful reminder of the war.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 10 - King's Ransom
    0.0/10(81 votes)

    #13 - King's Ransom

    S3:E10

    The F.B.I. tries to talk an ex-boxer into testifying against a mobster he once worked for, but the fighter sees the situation as an opportunity for blackmail.

    Director:Jeffrey Hayden
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 11 - Epitaph for a Lady
    0.0/10(94 votes)

    #14 - Epitaph for a Lady

    S3:E11

    A long time friend of the Chief makes threats against a doctor he believes is responsible for his wife's death .When the doctor is killed he becomes the prime suspect.But Gillespie doubts his guilt - even after he confesses.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 12 - Triangle
    0.0/10(107 votes)

    #15 - Triangle

    S3:E12

    A man murders his wife and her lover after he catches them together,then flees to a remote cabin with his daughter who does not know what he has done.The chief and the boys hope to talk him into surrendering without resorting to violence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 13 - Hello in There
    0.0/10(121 votes)

    #16 - Hello in There

    S3:E13

    Bubba refuses to believe that a former teamate embezzled funds from the bank where he worked.And sets out to prove that his friend was framed and murdered.Harriet hopes that art therapy can help the man's traumatized son,who becomes a target himself when the killer realizes he witnessed the crime.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 14 - December Days
    0.0/10(108 votes)

    #17 - December Days

    S3:E14

    The Sparta police investigate a suspicious death in a nursing home.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Kim Friese

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  18. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 15 - A Loss of Innocence
    0.0/10(109 votes)

    #18 - A Loss of Innocence

    S3:E15

    Darnell plans on indicting a teenager for murder after her father is found in the basement and her mother turns up missing.But Gillespie and his men don't believe she is guilty.

    Director:Paul Lynch
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 16 - Bubba's Baby
    0.0/10(111 votes)

    #19 - Bubba's Baby

    S3:E16

    Someone abandons a baby at Bubba's door.

    Director:Jeffrey Hayden
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 17 - Home is Where The Heart Is
    0.0/10(92 votes)

    #20 - Home is Where The Heart Is

    S3:E17

    Maybelle the madam returns to Sparta with her "" nieces "".And sets up shop just out of Gillespie's jurisdiction.Her return is not without controversy and soon one of her most vocal critics is found murdered.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 18 - An Angry Woman
    0.0/10(85 votes)

    #21 - An Angry Woman

    S3:E18

    First the mother,then the father of two young children are murdered.Althea takes responsibility for the children. The killings appear to be related to a shady trucking firm.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 19 - Indiscretions
    0.0/10(102 votes)

    #22 - Indiscretions

    S3:E19

    Althea does not realize that an old friend from Philly is hiding a dark secret, nor does Sweet who has fallen in love with the woman.

    Director:Vince Edwards
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 20 - Night of the Killing
    0.0/10(89 votes)

    #23 - Night of the Killing

    S3:E20

    Racial tensions run high when a white cabbie is murdered in the bottoms.

    Director:Chuck Bowman
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 21 - Citizen Trundel (1)
    0.0/10(98 votes)

    #24 - Citizen Trundel (1)

    S3:E21

    Harriet's sister is murdered on the orders of the wealthy white man who fathered her child.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. In the Heat of the Night Season 3 Episode 22 - Citizen Trundel (2)
    0.0/10(112 votes)

    #25 - Citizen Trundel (2)

    S3:E22

    Harriet's efforts to bring V.J. Trundel to trial are fruitless.The Chief does not believe they will ever get enough evidence to get an indictment,so he tries another method to bring Trundel to justice.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Fifteen, Forever" is the worst rated episode of "In the Heat of the Night". It scored /10 based on 134 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/25/1989. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Ladybug, Ladybug".