In the Heat of the Night

Season 6

Bill Gillespie is a police chief in a small town in the American South, and later becomes sheriff of the county. As Bill tries to solve crimes and catch criminals, aided by his capable investigator Virgil Tibbs and police lieutenant Bubba Skinner, he must navigate tricky small-town politics. Racial tensions often run high in the South and this theme is frequently explored. Bill's personal life is often portrayed in this TV drama, as well.

Where to Watch In the Heat of the Night • Season 6

22 Episodes

A Small War (1)
E1
A Small War (1)Big city crack dealers invade Sparta.Eugene witnesses the drive by shooting of a friend and his offer to help the police identify the shooters leaves Harriet frightened and angry at Bill.
A Small War (2)
E2
A Small War (2)The police wage war against the big city drug dealers who have moved into Sparta.Eugene identifies the men who murdered his friend.And Bubba is teamed with and intrigued by a lady police lieutenant from Jackson.
Brother's Keeper
E3
Brother's KeeperLouann's ne'er-do-well brother returns home after being paroled.
A Frenzied Affair
E4
A Frenzied AffairAlthea places herself in harms way trying to help one of her students, a disturbed and violent young man; after he is implicated in a murder case.
Discovery
E5
DiscoveryAlthea has trouble dealing with the violent death of a student.Young Megan Fowler quickly finds herself yet another dangerous boyfriend and they are soon wanted by the police.
Random's Child
E6
Random's ChildLana Gillespie comes to Sparta to claim her inheritance,but is stalked by a mobster who dated her mother.Meanwhile Harriet encourages Bill to talk to his daughter,but Lana doesn't seem to be interested.Officer Randy Goode helps keep the bad guys at bay by playing them a little tune on the guitar.
An Occupational Hazard
E7
An Occupational HazardA secretary takes drastic measures to protect herself from sexual harassment.
Last Rites
E8
Last RitesVirgil fears for his Aunt Ruda's safety after several killings occur in the hospital where she is being treated.
When the Music Stopped
E9
When the Music StoppedSongwriter Ace McCabe accuses country/western singing star Eddy Larren of stealing his most popular hit. McCabe heckles Larren for alleged unpaid royalties and pulls a gun. McCabe is killed in the fight, and Eddy's manager, Mal Talbot, takes the blame. In the investigation Bubba Skinner must face the difference in hype and reality.
Flowers from a Lady
E10
Flowers from a LadySerena Grimes is attacked and her car stolen by a man and a woman. When Bubba Skinner consoles her after the incident, she mistakes his good intentions for something more personal. She sends him flowers at the police station as her affection becomes an obsession.
Private Sessions
E11
Private SessionsOne of Virgil's classmates from law school is arrested following the death of his former girlfriend, but the man insists that her death was the result of her relationship with her psychiatrist.
Judgement Day
E12
Judgement DayA judge schemes to get rid of his wife after she tries to blackmail him into giving her a divorce and a generous settlement by revealing a secret from his past.
Falsely Accused
E13
Falsely AccusedSweet is the target of false accusations by two corrupt and racist car salesmen.
A Step Removed
E14
A Step RemovedCpl. Parker Williams' drunken step-father, Daddy Roy Eversole, is arrested in a bar fight, and Parker appears in court to pay the fine. Roy asks Norbert Clemens for his old job back but is thrown off the property. Roy threatens to kill Clemens. When Clemens is killed, Roy is arrested.
A Deadly Affection
E15
A Deadly AffectionA woman asks Harriet to help her get an eviction order rescinded.The chief gives Parker a new radar gun - and soon comes to regret it.Sheriff McComb requests that Gillespie and Bubba help investigate a murder.Meanwhile Lonnie and Luann search for the boy who reported the murder.
The Leftover Man (1)
E16
The Leftover Man (1)A white supremacist politician plans to have his wife's lover murdered and blame it on black radicals.
The Leftover Man (2)
E17
The Leftover Man (2)A white supremacist politician plans to have his wife's lover murdered and blame it on black radicals.
A Dish Best Served Cold
E18
A Dish Best Served ColdA swindlers homecoming upsets his wife and the families of his victims - especially Etta.
Legacy
E19
LegacyA wealthy man plans to grant a promise made to a black sharecropper many years ago by giving land to the man's descendant.But his greedy son disapproves.
Even Nice People
E20
Even Nice PeopleBig land developers from New Orleans, with reputed connections to the mob, want to buy a large tract of land near Sparta for a reservoir and housing development. By chance, Lana Farren's (Bill Gillespie's daughter) property is a major part of the plan, but she does not want to sell. To make the deal work, Sparta real estate agent Betty Simms and lawyer Alvin P. Epp conspire with arsonist Ron Griff to torch Lana's house.
Lake Winahatchie
E21
Lake WinahatchieBill discovers the motivation behind a crime syndicates attempt to muscle in on Sparta and the reason they are determined to get Lana's land.
A Correct Settling
E22
A Correct SettlingEugene hopes a well known minister can save his father from Death Row.But someone runs the Reverend off the road on his way into town and the Sparta police try to protect him and track down his assailent.Meanwhile Harriet struggles with what her part in her ex-husbands appeal should be and is even more unsettled when Eugene demands that she break up with Bill.