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In the Heat of the Night

Season 1 Episode 7: A Necessary Evil

Gillespie and Tibb's reluctant investigation of a bigamy case becomes absurd with the accused's half dozen wives, and serious when he is found dead in his cell.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot: Part 1

1. Pilot: Part 1

Aired: Mar 5, 1988

Chief Gillespie reluctantly accepts visiting Sparta native Virgil Tibbs as hi...

Episode 2 Pilot: Part 2

2. Pilot: Part 2

Aired: Mar 5, 1988

Gillespie and Tibbs learn to get used to each other's working habits and bond...

Episode 3 Road Kill

3. Road Kill

Aired: Mar 14, 1988

Despite compelling evidence, Gillespie refuses to believe that his best frien...

Episode 4 Fate

4. Fate

Aired: Mar 21, 1988

Racial tensions boil over in Sparta when a married, white woman has an extram...

Episode 5 Blind Spot: Part 1

5. Blind Spot: Part 1

Aired: Mar 28, 1988

When two local locksmiths uncover a cocaine fencing operation, all evidence p...

Episode 6 Blind Spot: Part 2

6. Blind Spot: Part 2

Aired: Apr 5, 1988

Tibbs gets a long overdue dose of self-satisfaction when the Sparta Police cl...

Episode 7 A Necessary Evil

7. A Necessary Evil

Aired: Apr 12, 1988

Gillespie and Tibb's reluctant investigation of a bigamy case becomes absurd ...

Episode 8 ...And Then You Die

8. ...And Then You Die

Aired: May 3, 1988

Althea Tibbs is kidnapped and taken hostage by the prime suspect in a serial ...

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Info about In the Heat of the Night

Seasons: 8

Current Status: Ended

Network: CBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery