Don't Look Back: Part 1
A young woman is murdered in the exact same manner to a notorious murder Chief Gillespie investigated 20 years ago and he is threatened as well.
8.7 /10
Don't Look Back: Part 2
Tension is created between Tibbs & Gillespie when Tibbs is nominated to be the new Chief of Police. The party responsible for the murder is found to be surprisingly close.
8.7 /10
The Family Secret
After a prominent businessman is mysteriously murdered, evidence of incestuous relationships with his daughter and granddaughter are uncovered.
8.6 /10
Prisoners

Mon, Dec 19, 1988
When Officer Sweet's first bust, his best friend from childhood, dies in the Newman County Jail under mysterious circumstances, he presses Gillespie to investigate the matter.
8.8 /10
Hot Nights

Mon, Dec 26, 1988
Bubba Skinner enters into a whirlwind romance with a seductive author passing through Sparta.
7.5 /10
Gunshot

Mon, Jan 02, 1989
Virgil Tibbs shoots and kills a robbery suspect during a foot pursuit, unaware that it was a girl.
8.3 /10
Country Mouse, City Mouse
Bubba's nephew and Virgil's visiting niece become friendly and are chased by a dangerous criminal thought to have died in an explosion.
8.4 /10
Stranger in Town
The investigation of a prostitute's murder is complicated when a traveling cook comes to Sparta and starts working at the Magnolia Cafe.
8.1 /10
Tear Down the Walls
A skeleton in the closet of a local pastor surfaces after he mysteriously drops dead during a church service.
8.1 /10
A.K.A. Kelly Kay
Joanne must reveal a painful part of her past to Gillespie after a long lost acquaintance escapes from prison.
8.1 /10
Intruders

Mon, Mar 06, 1989
The son of a city councilwoman is accused of a string of robbery/murders.
8 /10
Sister, Sister

Mon, Mar 20, 1989
Sibling rivalry between two sisters intensifies when their bedridden father dies.
8.2 /10
Walkout

Mon, Mar 27, 1989
Sparta becomes a battleground in the midst of a violent union strike.
8.3 /10
Accused

Mon, Apr 03, 1989
Bubba and Virgil bond as friends and coworkers is tested when Bubba is accused of rape by two different women.
8 /10
Fifteen Forever
The town of Sparta grieves when a horrific drunk driving accident claims the lives of multiple girls on the Sparta High School cheerleading squad.
8.2 /10
Missing

Mon, May 15, 1989
Chief Gillespie returns from a convention, only to be kidnapped and presumed dead.
8.2 /10
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