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Starring Carroll O' Connor
Season 5 (NBC) (1991-92)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
references:
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######### In The Heat Of The Night ###########
############# season 5 1991-92 ###############
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Supervising Producer Edward Ledding
Produced by Joe Gannon
Co-Producers Herb Adelman and Victoria LaFortune
director of photography Charles Mills (replacing Peter Salim)

Season 4 Title sequence: (same as seasons 2 and 3)
starring:
Carroll O'Connor
and:
Howard Rollins
also starring:
Alan Autry
Anne-Marie Johnson
David Hart
Geoffrey Thorne
Hugh O'Connor

5.01 [075] In The Heat of The Night: A WOMAN MUCH ADMIRED
prod. no. 4803 / 1Oct91
Written Matt Harris
Directed by Harry Harris
director of photography Charles Mills (replacing Peter Salim)
Guest Stars:
Stella Stevens as Georgia Farren
Christine Elise as Lana Farren
Earl Billings
Tony Mockus
Special Guest Star:
George Dicenzo
and
Denise Nicholas ....... Harriet DeLong
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Tony Zaar ............. Carl Delissa
Crystal Fox ........... LuAnn Corbin
Thom Gossom, Jr ....... Ted Marcus (Jr, from this episode)
J.C. Mackenzie ........ Detective Mara
Charles Holman ........ Counterman
John Otrin ............ Medical Technician
Michele Milantoni ..... Miz Patman
Dee Shaw .............. Officer Dee
Randy Franks .......... Officer Randy
A woman from Gillespie's past (Stella Stevens) returns to seek his help.

5.02 [076] In The Heat of The Night: BABY FOR SALE
prod. no. 4809 / 8Oct91
teleplay by Mitchell Schneider / story by Terry Irwin
directed by Harry Harris
guest stars
Mark Rolston
Rick Dean
An adoption turns into a case of blackmail.

5.03 [077] In The Heat of The Night: OBSESSION
prod. no. 4814 / 22Oct91
Written by Mitchell Schneider
Directed by Russ Mayberry
Guest Stars:
Lisa Pelikan
Bill McKinney
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Crystal Fox ........... LuAnn Corbin
David Butler .......... Lowell Kessler
Bill Crabb ............ The Bartender
Janell McLeod ......... Nadine Tucker
C.C. Taylor ........... Officer Peake
Jana Fain ............. The Girl
A woman with reputation as a nymphomaniac is stalked by a lunatic.

5.04 [078] In The Heat of The Night: LIAR'S POKER
prod. no. 4801 / 29Oct91
Written by Mitchell Schneider
Directed by Harry Harris
Guest Stars:
Tippi Hedren
John Saxon
Kim Lankford
Robert Colbert
David Dunard
Thom McFadden
and
Denise Nicholas as Harriet De Long
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Crystal Fox
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Dan Biggers
Thom Gossom, Jr
Kim Waltrip ........... Charlotte
Fred Pinkard .......... Cole Jackson
Cynthia Bond .......... Laverne Parker
Janet Gunn ............ Jessica
Joe Faust ............. Third Player
Sparta's wealthiest man is murdered in bizarre circumstances.

5.05 [079] In The Heat of The Night: RUDA'S AWAKENING
prod. no. 4807 / 5Nov91
Teleplay by Bill Taub and Matt Harris / Story by Bill Taub
Directed by Russ Mayberry
Guest Star:
Fran Bennett as Aunt Ruda Gibson (see also #63, #104)
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Crystal Fox
Tonea Stewart
Dan Biggers
Ray McKinnon ......... Jethro Puller
Michael Burgess ...... Tyrell Gibson
Chris Lobban ......... Bobby Johnson
Robb Edward Morris ... Joe Neffrin
Eric Ware ............ Harlen Neffrin
Jen Harper ........... Dr. Day
Johnny Popwell ....... Melvin Springer
Barry Scott .......... Minister
Kimberly Hawthorne ... Sue Howell
Tom Chapman .......... J.J. Swift
Steve Coulter ........ Man
Michelle Cooper ...... Young Woman
Virgil's aunt's judgement is dangerously prejudiced by her
grudge against him, when she wrongfully accuses Bubba of manslaughter.

5.06 [080] In The Heat of The Night: UNFINISHED BUSINESS
prod. no. 4802 / 12Nov91
written by Joe Gannon
directed by Leo Penn
Guest Stars:
Debra Sandlund
Chi-Muoi Lo
Joe Rosario
Brett Porter
William Flatley
Franklin Cover as Tommy Hacket
Co-Starring: (end credits)
(no details)
Bubba returns to LA to give evidence against the mob.
(sequel to the episode 72 'Just a Country Boy ' in season 4)
In Los Angeles for a murder trial, Bubba encounters killers targeting the key witness.

5.07 [081] In The Heat of The Night: THE MORE THINGS CHANGE
prod. no. 4816 / 19Nov91
Written by Cynthia Deming and Willliam J. Royce
Directed by Russ Mayberry
Guest Stars:
Ben Murphy
Marj Dusay
Rugg Williams
and
Denise Nicholas as Harriet De Long
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Crystal Fox .......... LuAnn Corbin
Kimberly Hawthorne ... Faith Todd
Mert Hatfield ........ Cyrus Chambers
Deborah Duke ......... Mathilda
Rhoda Griffis ........ The Secretary
Vincent Alexander .... Wayne Lippert
Tina Terry ........... Mary Jo
A case of blackmail has far-reaching consequences.
Gillespie and DeLong try romance; a blackmailer is charged with her father's murder

5.08 [082] In The Heat of The Night: SWEET SWEET BLUES
prod. no. 4821 / 26Nov91
Written by William J. Royce
Directed by Vincent McEveety
Guest Star:
James Best (The Dukes of Hazzard)
Special Guest Star:
Bobby Short
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Tonea Stewart ........ Aunt Etta
Edith Ivey ........... Alba Mueller
Roy Lind ............. Delbert Mueller
Paul Vroom ........... Hank Mueller
Pawl Burke ........... Charlie
Romain McCant ........ The Waitress
A blues song provides a clue to a 50-year-old murder case. (Alan Autry/Bubba NOT in this episode)

5.09 [083] In The Heat of The Night: SPARTA GOLD
prod. no. 4819 / 3Dec91
Teleplay by Bill Taub. Joe Gannon / William J. Royce & Cynthia Deming / Story by Bill Taub
Directed by Winrich Kolbe
Guest Stars:
Mark Boone Junior
Anthony Haynes
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Crystal Fox .......... LuAnn Corbin
Ron Culbreth ......... Sheriff McComb
Joe Inscoe ........... Aaron Pruitt
Afemo Omilami ........ Jimmy Dawes
Bill Whitworth ....... Goody Tate
Emily Woodward ....... Mary Ellen Lasso
George Nannarello .... Deputy Gower
Bill Luhre ........... Clive Addisond
Jerome Keane ......... Mr. Lasso
Annette Coleman ...... Mrs. Lasso
Garrett Jones ........ Deputy Lowler
Judith Sullivan ...... The Nurse
Some gunfire leads to the discovery of a dangerous secret. Bubba can't get
another county's authorities to cooperate after discovering marijuana-farming there.

5.10 [084] In The Heat of The Night: AN EYE FOR AN EYE
prod. no. 4814 / 10Dec91
Written by Cynthia Deming
Directed by Leo Penn
guest stars
Claude Akins
Wilbur Fitzgerald .... D.A. Darnelle
Jeff McCarthy
Katherine Cannon
Co-Starring (end credits)
(no details)
A young girl is kidnapped in a case of violent revenge.

5.11 [085] In The Heat of The Night: THE LITTLEST VICTIM
prod. no. 4817 / 17Dec91
Written by Gail Liberti-Kennedy
Directed by Paul Chevez
Guest Stars:
Denise Miller
Jason Presson
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Crystal Fox
Dan Biggers
Michael H. Moss ....... Nick Crewe
Marsh Munro ........... Charlie
Yvette Jones-Smedley .. Mr Lewis
Brent Darnell ......... Robert Fuller
Bubba Baker ........... Tiny
Mike Corrigan ......... Clerk
Bill Crabb ............ Bartender
Ryan Marshall ......... Brad Hornsby
Elaine Wadsworth ...... Cissi Monroe
Dee Shaw .............. Officer Dee
A robbery leads Jamison to a tragic discovery about a former girl friend. Bubba tracks the bad guys on a Harley.
(Howard Rollins NOT in this episode)

5.12 [086] In The Heat of The Night: THE LANDLORD
prod. no. 4818 / 7Jan92
Written by Matt Harris
Directed by Larry Hagman
Guest Stars:
Hunter Von Leer
and
Denise Nicholas as Harriet DeLong
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Crystal Fox
Tonea Stewart
Chris Lobban ......... Bobbie Johnson
Aklam ................ Ernie
Gary Yates ........... Herbie Marr
Mary Holloway ........ Mrs. Reeves
Jozie Hill ........... Lizzie Marr
Janice White Nelson .. Aunt Barbarella
Afemo Omilami ........ Jimmy Dawes
Bill Steis ........... Ed
Georgia Allen ........ Housekeeper
Romonda Shaver ....... Chrissy Rice
Dee Shaw ............. Officer Dee
Tensions run high in a tenement area controlled by a ruthless landlord.

5.13 [087] In The Heat of The Night: FOOL FOR LOVE
prod. no. 4805 /  14Jan92
Written by Cynthia Deming and William R. Joyce
Directed by Vincent McEveety
Guest Stars:
Robert Ginty (Black Sheep Squadron)
Arlene Golonka
Lenore Kasdorf
Neva Patterson
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Laurie Franks ......... Miss Reynolds
Tonea Stewart ......... Aunt Etta
Jac Royce ............. Receptionist
Jophery Brown ......... Nathan
A doctor's affair leads to dire consequences.
Tibbs and Gillespie suspect a doctor who made his girlfriend the prime suspect in his wife's murder
(Howard Rollins NOT in this episode)

5.14 [088] In The Heat of The Night: LOVE, HONOR AND OBEY
prod. no. 4823 / 4Feb92
Written by Cynthia Deming and William R. Joyce
Directed by Reza Bidiyi
Guest Stars:
Blanche Baker
Jefferson Davis
Christine Healy
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Crystal Fox
Dan Biggers
Jill Jane Clements ..... Myrtle
Rus Blackwell .......... Bert Fowler
Tracy L. Roberts ....... Gigi Fowler
John Ribble ............ Kenny Faulkner
James Wagoner .......... Eddy Lee
Heather Medway ......... Girl in Bar
Brigette Langston ...... Amy
Joyce Fair ............. Joyce
The police suspect that an assualt victim may be trying to protect her attacker - her husband!

5.15 [089] In The Heat of The Night: ODESSA
prod. no. 4822 / 11Feb92
Written by Denise Nicholas
Directed by Vincent McEveety
Guest Star:
Denise Nichlolas as Harriet DeLong
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Crystal Fox
Tonea Stewart
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Thom Gossom, Jr
Deborah Duke .......... Odessa Robbins
Wallace Merck ......... Earl Colmer, Sr.
Eugene Glasgow ........ Earl Colmer, Jr.
Charles Lawler ........ Brent Lunay
Ralph Wilcox .......... Rev. Kincaid
Tracy Y. Costen ....... Celestine
Robert Browning ....... Bill Ankst
Jason Byce ............ Eldon Shed
Tom Deardorff ......... Mr. Morton
Kurtis Payton ......... Alvin Talmon
Melanie Ramsey ........ Newscaster
Maureen Dowdell ....... Nurse
The commemoration of a civil rights victory is disrupted by racism.

5.16 [090] In The Heat of The Night: A TIME TO TRUST
prod. no. 4808 / 18Feb92
Written by Patt Shea
Directed by Winrich Kolbe
Guest Stars:
Richard Grove
Janette Lane Bradbury
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Crystal Fox
Tonea Stewart
Dan Biggers
Julian Bond ........... Shelly Hughes
Eliott Keener ......... L.Q. Hill
Brett Rice ............ Manager
Dee Shaw .............. Officer Dee
Sherry Velvet Foster .. Waitress
The Sparta police investigate a series of fatal truck accidents.

5.17 [091] In The Heat of The Night: BY MEANS MOST FOUL
prod. no. 4825 / 25Feb92
Written by Joe Gannon
Directed by Russ Mayberry
[NO guest stars in this episode] 
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Crystal Fox
Tonea Stewart
Dan Biggers
Dee Shaw
Shannon Eubanks ....... Rebecca Ballard
James Brett Rice ...... Brian Moss
Michael McConnell ..... Jerry Tucker
Jen Harper ............ Dr. Winona Day
J. Don Ferguson ....... Kevin Riley
Charles W. Patmon ..... Clyde Smith
Bob Penny ............. Alvin Epp
Scott Higgs ........... Peter Ballard
Pat Fuleihan .......... Mrs. Whittaker
Bill Coates ........... Ronald Cousins
Jane C. Walsh ......... Nurse
Melanie Wheeler ....... Jeannie
A woman plots her husband's murder.

5.18 [092] In The Heat of The Night: TRUNDEL'S WILL BE DONE
(sequel to epidode 3.21/22 - 'Citizen Trundel')
prod. no. 4826 / 3Mar92
Written by Cynthia Deming and William R. Joyce
Directed by Harry Harris
Guest Star:
Denise Nichlolas as Harriet DeLong
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Crystal Fox
Tonea Stewart
Adair Simon ............ Emily Trundel
Nicolas Cowan .......... Eric Delong
Joe Dorsey ............. Mr Jenkins
Karen Carlson .......... Sarah Hullisey
Laura Whyte ............ Judge Whitely
Walter Wulf ............ Chauffer
Dee Shaw ............... Officer Dee
Michael D. Johnson ..... Charles
A custody battle leads to the re-telling of a murder story. Harriet De Long's believes rich and powerful V.J. Trundel
murdered her sister, after an affair which produced a boy, Eric Trundel. Trundel died when his private plane crashed
at the end of the episode 'Citizen Trundel'. Gillespie believed it to be self punishment. Trundel's will
say's that his son Eric, should be looked after by hiswidow Emily. Harriet thinks that she has more right to the child.

5.19 [093] In The Heat of The Night: MOSELEY'S LOT
prod. no. 4815 / 31Mar92
Written by Joe Gannon
Directed by Winrich Kolbe
Guuest Stars:
Graham Jarvis (Andy Griffith Show)
Justin Lazard
Kevin Page
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Dee Shaw ............. Officer Dee
C.C. Taylor .......... Officer Peake
Jennifer Massey ...... Robin Moseley
Nick Savage .......... Tony Bressak
Tom Turbiville ....... Rene Balcer
Paul Armbruster ...... Wesley Goetchais
Joanne Daniels ....... Miss Watson
Dan Fahey ............ Todd Carver
A gambling debt to the Mob could prove fatal.

5.20 [094] In The Heat of The Night: FAMILY REUNION
prod. no. 4812 / 7Apr92
Written by William R. Joyce
Directed by Harry Harris
Guest Star:
Robert Donner
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Crystal Fox
Tonea Stewart
Robby Preddy ......... Vidalia Purdy
Terry Hobbs .......... Laine Paxton
Charlie Hunter ....... Carl Purdy
Mary Ann Hagen ....... Janelle
Michael Montgomery ... Mr. Martini
Jim Grimshaw ......... Coach Linton
Patrick Scott ........ Dale
Jack R. Wilkes ....... Mr. Kincaide
Dee Shaw ............. Officer Dee
An ex-con returns to Sparta with revenge on his mind.

5.21 [095] In The Heat of The Night: SANCTUARY (1/2)
prod. no. 4820 / 12May92
Written by Mitchel Schneider
Directed by Mario Azzopardi
Guest Stars:
Cesare Danova
Francesco Quinn
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Crystal Fox ......... Luann Corbin
Ron Culbreth ........ Sheriff McComb
Chris Lobban ........ Bobbby Johnson
Thom Gossom ......... Ted Marcus
Jim Peck ............ Brother Paul
Geoff McKnight ...... Deputy Farell
Stuart Culpepper .... Judge Sims
C. Harrison Avery ... Clay Isby
Debra Nelson ........ Asst. D.A. Brock
A political prisoner seeks sanctuary in a monastery.
(to be continued on next episode 'The Law on Trial')

5.22 [096] In The Heat of The Night: THE LAW ON TRIAL (2/2)
(sequel to previous episode 'Sanctuary')
prod. no. 4824 / 19May92
Written by Mitchell Schneider
Directed by Russ Mayberry
Guest Stars:
Cesare Danova
and
Denise Nichlolas as Harriet DeLong
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Crystal Fox
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Thom Gossom, Jr.
Ron Culbreth ........ Sherrif McComb
Julio Vivas ......... Carlos Salazar
Chris Lobban ........ Bobby Johnson
Geoff McKnight ...... Deputy Farell
Marc Gowan .......... Lyndon Waters
Andrew Porter ....... Ed Lynch
Stuart Culpepper .... Judge Sims
Bob Penny ........... Alvin Epp
Debra Nelson ........ Asst. D.A. Brock
Marion Guyot ........ Louise Laneer
Charles Black ....... Grover Dorsey
Bonnie Cook ......... Court Clerk
Gillespie, Tibbs, and Father DeMarco are charged with harbouring a fugitive and obstructing justice.

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