In the Heat of the Night Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - Pilot (1)

First aired: Mar/06/1988
Writer: James Lee Barrett
Director: David Hemmings
Guest star: Mary Elizabeth Blackmon (Nan Woodall), J. Kevin Brune (Ben Gilroy), Kevin McCarthy (Harold LaPierre), Rob Adams (Meese), David Harris (Willie Jones), John Wilmot (Vince Gilroy), Mills Watson (Dr. Bridgers), Helene Udy (Anne), Stocker Fontelieu (Tolliver Morgan), Jill Carroll (Barbara Giles), Doug Savant (Scott LaPierre)

2 :01x02 - Pilot (2)

First aired: Mar/06/1988
Writer: James Lee Barrett
Director: David Hemmings
Guest star: Helene Udy (Anne), Kevin McCarthy (Harold LaPierre), Rob Adams (Meese), Mary Elizabeth Blackmon (Nan Woodall), David Harris (Willie Jones), John Wilmot (Vince Gilroy), Mills Watson (Dr. Bridgers), Doug Savant (Scott LaPierre), Stocker Fontelieu (Tolliver Morgan), J. Kevin Brune (Ben Gilroy), Jill Carroll (Barbara Giles)

3 :01x03 - Road Kill

First aired: Mar/15/1988
Writer: Kathy McCormick
Director: Leo Penn
Guest star: Gail O'Grady (Pauline Slade)

4 :01x04 - Fate

First aired: Mar/22/1988
Writer: Richard Fielder
Director: Tony Wilkinson
Guest star: Stocker Fontelieu (Tolliver Morgan), Randy Brooks (Ty Hayes)

5 :01x05 - Blind Spot (1)

First aired: Mar/29/1988
Director: David Hemmings

6 :01x06 - Blind Spot (2)

First aired: Apr/05/1988
Director: David Hemmings

7 :01x07 - A Necessary Evil

First aired: Apr/12/1988
Writer: Josef Anderson
Director: Winrich Kolbe
Guest star: David Orange (unknown), Jennifer Bassey (Eugete Davenport), Julia Montgomery (unknown)

8 :01x08 - ...And Then You Die

First aired: May/03/1988
Director: Tony Wilkinson

9 :02x01 - Don't Look Back (1)

First aired: Dec/04/1988
Writer: Jeri Taylor, David Moessinger
Director: Peter Levin

10 :02x02 - Don't Look Back (2)

First aired: Dec/04/1988
Writer: David Moessinger, Jeri Taylor
Director: Peter Levin

11 :02x03 - Family Secret

First aired: Dec/06/1988
Director: Lee H. Katzin

12 :02x04 - The Hammer and the Glove

First aired: Dec/13/1988
Director: Harry Harris

13 :02x05 - Prisoners

First aired: Dec/20/1988
Director: Russ Mayberry
Guest star: Ed Ames (Sheriff Ed Thompson)

14 :02x06 - Hot Nights

First aired: Dec/27/1988
Writer: Mark Edward Edens
Director: Harry Harris

15 :02x07 - Gunshots

First aired: Jan/03/1989
Writer: David Moessinger
Director: Lee H. Katzin
Guest star: Ketty Lester (unknown), Afemo Omilami (Jimmy Dawes), De'voreaux White (unknown)

Virgil shoots down a female mugger, only to find later that he may have shot the wrong person.

16 :02x08 - Country Mouse, City Mouse

First aired: Jan/10/1989
Director: Vincent McEveety

17 :02x09 - Stranger in Town

First aired: Jan/17/1989
Director: Michael Ray Rhodes
Guest star: Eric Pierpoint (Clay)

18 :02x10 - Tear Down the Walls

First aired: Jan/31/1989
Director: Vincent McEveety

19 :02x11 - A Trip Upstate

First aired: Feb/07/1989
Writer: Carroll O'Connor
Director: Jeffrey Hayden
Guest star: Christopher Allport (D.A. Dutton)

20 :02x12 - A.k.a. Kelly Kay

First aired: Feb/14/1988
Director: Chuck Bowman

21 :02x13 - These Things Take Time

First aired: Feb/21/1989
Director: Michael Ray Rhodes

22 :02x14 - Intruders

First aired: Mar/07/1989
Director: Chuck Bowman

23 :02x15 - The Creek

First aired: Mar/14/1989
Director: Alexander Singer
Guest star: Afemo Omilami (Jimmy Dawes)

24 :02x16 - Sister,Sister

First aired: Mar/21/1989
Director: Lee H. Katzin

25 :02x17 - Walkout

First aired: Mar/28/1989
Writer: Steven Aspis
Director: Russ Mayberry
Guest star: Darnell Williams (Bobby Dixon), O. J. Simpson (unknown), Lane Smith (unknown), Randy Lane (unknown)

26 :02x18 - Accused

First aired: Apr/04/1989
Director: Chuck Bowman
Guest star: Christopher Allport (D.A. Dutton)

27 :02x19 - Fifteen, Forever

First aired: Apr/25/1989
Director: Vincent McEveety
Guest star: Belinda Montgomery (Nora Womack), Christopher Allport (D.A. Dutton)

28 :02x20 - Ladybug, Ladybug

First aired: May/02/1989
Writer: Terry Erwin
Director: Alexander Singer

29 :02x21 - The Pig Woman of Sparta

First aired: May/09/1989
Director: David Moessinger

30 :02x22 - Missing

First aired: May/16/1989
Director: Alexander Singer

31 :03x01 - Rape

First aired: Oct/24/1989
Director: Paul Lynch

32 :03x02 - Fairest of Them All

First aired: Oct/31/1989
Director: Mario Azzopardi

33 :03x03 - Murder Most Ancient

First aired: Nov/07/1989
Director: Winrich Kolbe

34 :03x04 - First Girl

First aired: Nov/14/1989
Writer: Carroll O'Connor
Director: Gene Reynolds

The first woman police officer in Sparta's force is killed during a case in which Gillespie apprehends a murderous drug dealer.

35 :03x05 - Crackdown

First aired: Nov/21/1989
Director: E. W. Swackhamer

36 :03x06 - Anniversary

First aired: Nov/28/1989
Writer: Mark Rodgers
Director: Harry Harris

37 :03x07 - Time of the Stranger

First aired: Dec/05/1989
Director: Ivan Dixon

38 :03x08 - Vengeance

First aired: Dec/12/1989
Director: E. W. Swackhamer
Guest star: Jacqueline Schultz (Mary Ann)

39 :03x09 - My Name is Hank

First aired: Dec/19/1989
Director: Harry Harris

40 :03x10 - King's Ransom

First aired: Jan/02/1990
Writer: Carroll O'Connor, Kim Friese
Director: Jeffrey Hayden

41 :03x11 - Epitaph for a Lady

First aired: Jan/16/1990
Writer: Steven Baum
Director: Vincent McEveety

42 :03x12 - Triangle

First aired: Jan/23/1990
Writer: Rick Kelbaugh

43 :03x13 - Hello in There

First aired: Jan/30/1990
Writer: William J. Royce, Cynthia Deming
Director: Vincent McEveety

44 :03x14 - December Days

First aired: Feb/13/1990
Writer: Kim Friese
Director: Vincent McEveety

45 :03x15 - A Loss of Innocence

First aired: Feb/20/1990
Director: Paul Lynch
Guest star: Deborah Hobart (Collen Craven)

46 :03x16 - Bubba's Baby

First aired: Feb/27/1990
Director: Jeffrey Hayden

47 :03x17 - Home is Where The Heart Is

First aired: Mar/06/1990
Director: Leo Penn

48 :03x18 - An Angry Woman

First aired: Mar/13/1990
Director: Winrich Kolbe

49 :03x19 - Indiscretions

First aired: Mar/20/1990
Director: Vince Edwards

50 :03x20 - Night of the Killing

First aired: Mar/27/1990
Writer: Mark Rodgers
Director: Chuck Bowman
Guest star: Lisa Guerrero (Lisa Coles)

51 :03x21 - Citizen Trundel (1)

First aired: May/01/1990
Writer: Carroll O'Connor
Director: Leo Penn

52 :03x22 - Citizen Trundel (2)

First aired: May/08/1990
Writer: Cynthia Deming, William J. Royce
Director: Harry Harris

53 :04x01 - Brotherly Love (1)

First aired: Sep/18/1990
Writer: William J. Royce
Director: Harry Harris
Guest star: Larry Gelman (Desk Cop), Bruce Kirby (Harlan Cassidy)

54 :04x02 - Brotherly Love (2)

First aired: Sep/18/1990
Writer: Cynthia Deming
Director: Harry Harris
Guest star: Bruce Kirby (Harlan Cassidy)

55 :04x03 - Lessons Learned

First aired: Sep/25/1990
Director: Mario Azzopardi

56 :04x04 - Perversions of Justice

First aired: Oct/02/1990
Writer: Robert Bielak
Director: Harry Harris
Guest star: Ronnie Claire Edwards (Ms.Reeves)

57 :04x05 - And Justice For Some

First aired: Oct/23/1990
Director: Harry Harris

58 :04x06 - Hearts of Gold

First aired: Oct/30/1990
Director: Russ Mayberry

59 :04x07 - Quick Fix

First aired: Nov/06/1990
Director: Winrich Kolbe
Guest star: Amy Lynne (Kitty Mastin)

60 :04x08 - Homecoming

First aired: Nov/13/1990

61 :04x09 - A Problem Too Personal

First aired: Nov/20/1990
Writer: Carroll O'Connor
Director: Winrich Kolbe

62 :04x10 - A Final Arrangement

First aired: Nov/27/1990
Director: Leo Penn

63 :04x11 - Family Matters

First aired: Dec/04/1990
Director: Vincent McEveety

64 :04x12 - Bounty Hunter

First aired: Dec/11/1990
Director: Russ Mayberry

65 :04x13 - Blessings

First aired: Dec/18/1990
Director: David Soul

66 :04x14 - Shine on Sparta Moon

First aired: Jan/08/1991
Writer: Robert Bielak
Director: Leo Penn

67 :04x15 - Execution of Trust

First aired: Jan/15/1991
Writer: Mitchell Schneider
Director: Leo Penn
Guest star: Christina Pickles (Dr.)

68 :04x16 - Child of Promise

First aired: Feb/05/1991
Writer: Cynthia Deming
Director: Vincent McEveety
Guest star: Temi Epstein (Terri)

69 :04x17 - Paper Castles

First aired: Feb/12/1991
Writer: Arthur Bernard Lewis
Director: Vincent McEveety

70 :04x18 - Laid to Waste

First aired: Mar/26/1991
Writer: Cynthia Deming, William J. Royce
Director: Vincent McEveety

71 :04x19 - First Deadly Sin

First aired: Feb/26/1991
Writer: Julie Friedgen
Director: Peter Salim

72 :04x20 - Just A Country Boy

First aired: Mar/19/1991
Writer: Carroll O'Connor
Director: Carroll O'Connor
Guest star: Franklin Cover (Tommy Vincent)

73 :04x21 - No Other Road

First aired: Mar/26/1991
Writer: Carroll O'Connor
Director: Paul Chavez

74 :04x22 - A Turning

First aired: Apr/30/1991
Writer: Joe Gannon, Carroll O'Connor
Director: Paul Chavez

75 :05x01 - A Woman Much Admired

First aired: Oct/01/1991
Writer: Harry Harris
Director: Harry Harris

76 :05x02 - Baby for Sale

First aired: Oct/08/1991
Writer: Mitchell Schneider, Terry Erwin
Director: Harry Harris

77 :05x03 - Obsession

First aired: Oct/22/1991
Director: Russ Mayberry

78 :05x04 - Liar's Poker

First aired: Oct/29/1991
Director: Harry Harris
Guest star: Robert Colbert (Edgar Van Buren), Dan Biggers (Dr. Frank Robb), Tippi Hedren (Annabelle Van Buren), Cynthia Bond (Laverne Carter)

79 :05x05 - Ruda's Awakening

First aired: Nov/05/1991
Writer: Carroll O'Connor
Director: Russ Mayberry

80 :05x06 - Unfinished Business

First aired: Nov/12/1991
Director: Leo Penn
Guest star: Franklin Cover (Tommy Vincent)

81 :05x07 - The More Thing's Change

First aired: Nov/19/1991
Director: Russ Mayberry

82 :05x08 - Sweet, Sweet Blues

First aired: Nov/26/1991
Writer: William J. Royce
Director: Vincent McEveety
Guest star: James Best (Nathan Bedford)

83 :05x09 - Sparta Gold

First aired: Dec/03/1991
Director: Winrich Kolbe

84 :05x10 - An Eye for an Eye

First aired: Dec/10/1991
Director: Leo Penn
Guest star: Katherine Cannon (Mrs. Darnell)

85 :05x11 - The Littlest Victim

First aired: Dec/17/1991
Writer: Gail Liberti-Kennedy
Director: Paul Chavez

86 :05x12 - The Landlord

First aired: Jan/07/1992
Writer: Carroll O'Connor

87 :05x13 - Fool for Love

First aired: Jan/14/1992
Writer: Cynthia Deming, William J. Royce
Director: Vincent McEveety

88 :05x14 - Love, Honor and Obey

First aired: Feb/04/1992
Writer: William J. Royce, Cynthia Deming
Director: Reza Badiyi

89 :05x15 - Odessa

First aired: Feb/11/1992
Writer: Denise Nicholas
Director: Vincent McEveety

90 :05x16 - A Time to Trust

First aired: Feb/18/1992

91 :05x17 - By Means Most Foul

First aired: Feb/25/1992

92 :05x18 - Trundel's Will Be Done

First aired: Mar/03/1992
Writer: Cynthia Deming, William J. Royce
Director: Harry Harris

93 :05x19 - Moseley's Lot

First aired: Mar/31/1992

94 :05x20 - Family Reunion

First aired: Apr/07/1992
Writer: William J. Royce
Director: Harry Harris
Guest star: Robert Donner (Roy Paxton)

95 :05x21 - Sanctuary

First aired: May/12/1992

96 :05x22 - The Law on Trial

First aired: May/19/1992

97 :06x01 - A Small War (1)

First aired: Oct/28/1992
Writer: Joe Gannon
Director: Harry Harris
Guest star: Mark W. Johnson (Officer Luke Everett)

98 :06x02 - A Small War (2)

First aired: Nov/04/1992
Director: Harry Harris

99 :06x03 - Brother's Keeper

First aired: Nov/11/1992

100 :06x04 - A Frenzied Affair

First aired: Nov/18/1992

101 :06x05 - Discovery

First aired: Nov/18/1992
Director: Paul Chavez

102 :06x06 - Random's Child

First aired: Nov/25/1992
Writer: Carroll O'Connor

103 :06x07 - An Occupational Hazard

First aired: Dec/02/1992

104 :06x08 - Last Rites

First aired: Dec/09/1992
Writer: Mitchell Schneider
Director: Vincent McEveety

105 :06x09 - When the Music Stopped

First aired: Dec/16/1992
Writer: Carroll O'Connor

106 :06x10 - Flowers from a Lady

First aired: Jan/06/1993

107 :06x11 - Private Sessions

First aired: Jan/13/1993

108 :06x12 - Judgement Day

First aired: Jan/20/1993
Guest star: Sherilyn Wolter (Rosalynn Douglas)

109 :06x13 - Falsely Accused

First aired: Feb/03/1993
Writer: Joe Gannon
Director: Reza Badiyi

110 :06x14 - A Step Removed

First aired: Feb/10/1993
Writer: Mitchell Schneider
Director: Paul Chavez

111 :06x15 - A Deadly Affection

First aired: Feb/17/1993

112 :06x16 - The Leftover Man (1)

First aired: Mar/03/1993
Writer: Carroll O'Connor

113 :06x17 - The Leftover Man (2)

First aired: Mar/03/1993
Writer: Carroll O'Connor
Guest star: Afemo Omilami (Jimmy Dawes)

114 :06x18 - A Dish Best Served Cold

First aired: Mar/17/1993
Writer: William J. Royce, Cynthia Deming
Director: Reza Badiyi

115 :06x19 - Legacy

First aired: Mar/24/1993
Writer: Denise Nicholas
Director: Paul Chavez
Guest star: Mark Lenard (Horace Sloan), Katherine Moffat (Amy), Edward Albert (Lamar Sloan)