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S5.E1 ∙ A Woman Much Admired

Mon, Sep 30, 1991

Gillespie receives a life altering shock when an old flame comes for a visit and is later murdered.

8.7 /10

S5.E2 ∙ Baby for Sale

Mon, Oct 07, 1991

Bubba discovers that his cousins have adopted their baby under questionable circumstances.

7.9 /10

S5.E3 ∙ Obsession

Mon, Oct 21, 1991

A promiscuous high school teacher is stalked by her dangerous ex-boyfriend.

8 /10

S5.E4 ∙ Liar's Poker

Mon, Oct 28, 1991

A man hosting his annual high stakes poker game is murdered.

7.9 /10

S5.E5 ∙ Ruda's Awakening

Mon, Nov 04, 1991

When Virgil's estranged aunt is eyewitness to a teenager killed in a botched arrest, her resentment for Virgil clouds her better judgement as to what really happened.

8.3 /10

S5.E6 ∙ Unfinished Business

Mon, Nov 11, 1991

Bubba returns to Los Angeles to tie up some loose ends from his last trip there.

7.9 /10

S5.E7 ∙ The More Things Change

Mon, Nov 18, 1991

Cyrus Chambers threatens to sell his business and leave for an extended trip with his wife Irene, to the dismay of his junior partner, Tom Dalton, who is having a torrid affair with Irene. Chambers also has financial problems with his illegitimate African-American daughter, Faith Todd. Subsequent events bring disaster and redemption.

8.8 /10

S5.E8 ∙ Sweet, Sweet Blues

Mon, Nov 25, 1991

A local jazz musician reveals information about the murder of Officer Sweet's grandfather, which reopens the 40-year-old case.

8.6 /10

S5.E9 ∙ Sparta Gold

Mon, Dec 02, 1991

Bubba stumbles upon a marijuana growing operation, later found to be led by a Sheriff's Office deputy.

8.4 /10

S5.E10 ∙ An Eye for an Eye

Mon, Dec 09, 1991

D.A. Darnell's daughter is kidnapped by the father of a man Darnelle sent to prison, who committed suicide.

8.2 /10

S5.E11 ∙ The Littlest Victim

Mon, Dec 16, 1991

Lonnie Jamison is saddened to discover that his high school girlfriend is now an impoverished, single mother.

7.9 /10

S5.E12 ∙ The Landlord

Mon, Jan 06, 1992

When a slumlord is mysteriously murdered, it is implied that he had dealings with dope pushers. Until informant Jimmy Dawes provides some vital information.

7.6 /10

S5.E13 ∙ Fool for Love

Mon, Jan 13, 1992

When a doctor's disabled wife discovers his affair with one of his patients, he takes matters into his own hands to correct the situation.

8 /10

S5.E14 ∙ Love, Honor and Obey

Mon, Feb 03, 1992

Parker's friend takes matters into her own hands when she is fed up with her husband's physical abuse.

8.7 /10

S5.E15 ∙ Odessa

Mon, Feb 10, 1992

Sparta Police is on guard to control racial tension when a ceremony is held to honor the first black woman who registered to vote in Sparta.

7.7 /10

S5.E16 ∙ A Time to Trust

Mon, Feb 17, 1992

The stepfather of one of Althea's students is implicated in a drug trafficking investigation.

7.5 /10

S5.E17 ∙ By Means Most Foul

Mon, Feb 24, 1992

When a woman plots to kill her husband in order to continue her torrid love affair, things don't go exactly as planned.

8.1 /10

S5.E18 ∙ Trundel's Will Be Done

Mon, Mar 02, 1992

The wife of Harriet's sister's lover seeks custody of Harriet's nephew, the product of her late husband's affair.

8.4 /10

S5.E19 ∙ Moseley's Lot

Mon, Mar 30, 1992

The son of a local electrical contractor resents the fact that his father is always bailing his younger brother out of financial messes.

7.9 /10

S5.E20 ∙ Family Reunion

Sun, Apr 19, 1992

A paroled robber returns to Sparta in search of a $750,000 stash.

8.3 /10

S5.E21 ∙ Sanctuary

Mon, May 11, 1992

Gillespie & Tibbs, along with the abbot of a local monastery, stand accused of harboring a fugitive who escaped from a chain gang.

8.2 /10

S5.E22 ∙ The Law on Trial

Mon, May 18, 1992

The trio receives an outpouring of support from the town and the police department in the days leading up to their trial. Romance is in the air for Bill Gillespie and Harriet DeLong.

8 /10