In the Heat of the Night

A troubled young boy emulates the violence he sees on television and in society.

A retarded youth is lured into taking part in an armed robbery.

A burned-out lawyer searches for a way to help a retarded youth facing possible murder charges.

A friend of Bubba's is accused of killing the man who gave her AIDS.

A murder stemming from a romantic triangle turns out to be more complex than it first appears.

Sheriff Gillespie's daughter learns that an old flame may be a gun-runner.

LuAnn discovers that her boyfriend is being blackmailed by a drug dealer.

Virgil Tibbs returns to Sparta and takes his first case as a lawyer.

Bubba tries to help his nephew overcome his addiction to drugs.

LuAnn cares for an infant found at a crack house.

When an alcoholic kills a young girl in a drunk driving accident, Gillepsie and Forbes must choose between punishment and psychiatric treatment.

The shooting of a white girl who was dating a black student stirs up racial tension in Sparta.

A former girlfriend accuses Parker of using excessive force during a drug bust.

A City Councilman is linked to the death of a prostitute.

An aspiring young boxer under Forbes' tutelage turns to crime.

A close friend of Jamison's great-aunt receives mysterious death threats.

A new synagogue in Sparta is the target of anti-Semitic attacks.

Eugene puts his probation in peril when he tries to protect a friend from the police.

The discovery of slave artifacts at a construction site triggers a chain of tragic events.

Parker's stepfather comes to Sparta pursued by a pair of desperate art thieves.

On the eve of his wedding to Harriet, Gillespie is stalked by a vengeance-seeking killer.

Soon after Virgil Tibbs is hired by a local law firm, a pair of wealthy clients, the Bookers, are in a car accident; Chuck Booker survives, but Abby is killed. Chuck claims he was dodging a deer, but Tibbs suspects that Abby’s death was no accident.