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Chief Gillespie is caught between Harriet and her son when Eugene agrees to identify the gang members responsible for his best friend's murder.

Starring: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins, Anne-Marie Johnson, Alan Autry
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Original Air Date: Nov 4, 1992

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S1, EP3 "Road Kill"
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S1, EP3 "Road Kill"

Gillespie and Tibbs (Carroll O'Connor, Howard Rollins) are at odds when Virgil suspects that the chief's friend is a murderer. Lane Smith and Gail O'Grady guest star.

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S1, EP4 "Fate"
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S1, EP4 "Fate"

Tension mounts when a black businessman is rumored to be romancing the married white owner of a newspaper.

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S1, EP5 "Blind Spot"
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S1, EP5 "Blind Spot"

A supply of cocaine, a double disappearance and Virgil's reluctance to forget a grudge are somehow linked together.

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S1, EP6 "Blind Spot"
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S1, EP6 "Blind Spot"

Virgil narrowly escapes death at the hands of Richie Epson's henchmen, but Gillespie still hasn't garnered enough evidence to prove Epson is a major drug supplier.

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S7, EP22 "Dangerous Engagement"

S7, EP22 "Dangerous Engagement"

Harriet and Bill become targets of a crazed gunman on the eve of their wedding; guest William Gannon.

S7, EP21 "Poor Relations"

S7, EP21 "Poor Relations"

Against Gillespie's warnings, Parker's rowdy stepfather (Pat Hingle) returns to Sparta followed by homicidal art thieves; guest Anne Meara.

S7, EP20 "Time's Long Shadow"

S7, EP20 "Time's Long Shadow"

The discovery of slave artifacts at a construction site leads to an archaeological survey and murder.

S7, EP19 "Hard Choices"

S7, EP19 "Hard Choices"

Harriet DeLong's son Eugene witnesses a robbery in which a store owner is wounded and his friend is involved.


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Carroll O'Connor stars as a small-town police chief (and later a sheriff) in fictional Sparta, Miss. For a small town, Sparta has its share of murder, rape, corruption, racism and drunken driving, so O'Connor's Chief William Gillespie has his hands full. The TV series is based on the novel and film of the same name.
Starring: Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson, Carroll O'Connor, Christian LeBlanc, David Hart, Denise Nicholas, Dennis Lipscomb, Howard E. Rollins, Hugh O'Connor, Jill Carroll, Peter Gabb
Original Air Date: Mar 6, 1988
Genres: DramaTV Series
Rating: TVPG
Playback: HD
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