In the Heat of the Night - Season 3

In the Heat of the Night - Season 3

Season 3

Network
Episodes22
DatesOct 24, 1989 - May 8, 1990
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Episodes

Rape
Season 3Episode 160 min

Rape

After being released by his captors, the chief discovers that his abduction is part of a plot to assassinate a visiting civil rights leader.
Oct 24, 1989
Fairest of Them All
Season 3Episode 260 min

Fairest of Them All

Virgil struggles to help Althea after she is raped by a fellow teacher.Darnell does not think they can get a conviction because the man's wife has given him an alibi.Virgil tries to control his anger - until the man returns to intimidate Althea.And Gillespie tries to convince the wife to tell the truth.
Oct 31, 1989
Murder Most Ancient
Season 3Episode 360 min

Murder Most Ancient

A beauty contest is marred by blackmail and the ambitious mother of a contestant.
Nov 7, 1989
First Girl
Season 3Episode 460 min

First Girl

An unhappy wife asks her lover to place a bomb in her abusive husband's truck.
Nov 14, 1989
Crackdown
Season 3Episode 560 min

Crackdown

Sparta P.D. gets it's first black policewoman.
Nov 21, 1989
Anniversary
Season 3Episode 660 min

Anniversary

Released by his kidnappers, Chief Gillespie hunts for Dugan's killers while attempting to prevent the assassination of a civil rights leader.

Nov 28, 1989
Time of the Stranger
Season 3Episode 760 min

Time of the Stranger

After a private investigator searching for a missing child is found dead, the evidence points to a local dance teacher - a neighbor that Parker has become very fond of.
Dec 5, 1989
Vengeance
Season 3Episode 860 min

Vengeance

An outlaw family seeks revenge against Bubba after he is forced to shoot one of them during a holdup.The chief wants him to stay out of sight until they are arrested - a suggestion that does not set well with Bubba.
Dec 12, 1989
My Name Is Hank
Season 3Episode 960 min

My Name Is Hank

A young refugee claims to be the son of a Sparta cop who died in the war.But quickly becomes a suspect in a murder/robbery after he accepts a ride with the criminals who actually committed the crime.Gillespie looks into his story, while Virgil and the boys track down the shooter.Meanwhile, the young mans presence triggers a surprisingly bitter reaction from Parker, who views him as a painful reminder of the war.
Dec 19, 1989
King's Ransom
Season 3Episode 1060 min

King's Ransom

The F.B.I. tries to talk an ex-boxer into testifying against a mobster he once worked for, but the fighter sees the situation as an opportunity for blackmail.
Jan 2, 1990
Epitaph for a Lady
Season 3Episode 1160 min

Epitaph for a Lady

A long time friend of the Chief makes threats against a doctor he believes is responsible for his wife's death .When the doctor is killed he becomes the prime suspect.But Gillespie doubts his guilt - even after he confesses.
Jan 16, 1990
Triangle
Season 3Episode 1260 min

Triangle

A man murders his wife and her lover after he catches them together,then flees to a remote cabin with his daughter who does not know what he has done.The chief and the boys hope to talk him into surrendering without resorting to violence.
Jan 23, 1990
Hello in There
Season 3Episode 1360 min

Hello in There

Bubba refuses to believe that a former teamate embezzled funds from the bank where he worked.And sets out to prove that his friend was framed and murdered.Harriet hopes that art therapy can help the man's traumatized son,who becomes a target himself when the killer realizes he witnessed the crime.
Jan 30, 1990
December Days
Season 3Episode 1460 min

December Days

A retired detective (Ken Curtis) assists Gillespie's probe of a murder at a rest home; guest Louise Fletcher.

Feb 13, 1990
A Loss of Innocence
Season 3Episode 1560 min

A Loss of Innocence

Darnell plans on indicting a teenager for murder after her father is found in the basement and her mother turns up missing.But Gillespie and his men don't believe she is guilty.
Feb 20, 1990
Bubba's Baby
Season 3Episode 1660 min

Bubba's Baby

Someone abandons a baby at Bubba's door.
Feb 27, 1990
Home Is Where the Heart Is
Season 3Episode 1760 min

Home Is Where the Heart Is

Maybelle the madam returns to Sparta with her "" nieces "".And sets up shop just out of Gillespie's jurisdiction.Her return is not without controversy and soon one of her most vocal critics is found murdered.
Mar 6, 1990
An Angry Woman
Season 3Episode 1860 min

An Angry Woman

First the mother,then the father of two young children are murdered.Althea takes responsibility for the children. The killings appear to be related to a shady trucking firm.
Mar 13, 1990
Indiscretions
Season 3Episode 1960 min

Indiscretions

After her involvement in a crime committed in Philadelphia, Regina, an old friend of Althea's runs to Sparta. She stays with Althea and sparks fly with Officer Sweet, but her past catches up when a dead body is found, and it's connected to her.

Mar 20, 1990
Night of the Killing
Season 3Episode 2060 min

Night of the Killing

Racial tensions run high when a white cabbie is murdered in the bottoms.
Mar 27, 1990
Citizen Trundel (1)
Season 3Episode 2160 min

Citizen Trundel (1)

Harriet's sister is murdered on the orders of the wealthy white man who fathered her child.
May 1, 1990
Citizen Trundel (2)
Season 3Episode 2260 min

Citizen Trundel (2)

Harriet's efforts to bring V.J. Trundel to trial are fruitless.The Chief does not believe they will ever get enough evidence to get an indictment,so he tries another method to bring Trundel to justice.
May 8, 1990

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