Season 4
(1990)
Cast
as Bill Gillespie
as Virgil Tibbs
as Bubba Skinner
as Althea Tibbs
as Parker Williams
as Wilson Sweet
as Lonnie Jamison
as Luann Corbin
as Harriet DeLong
Episodes
Brotherly Love (1) 0.0
September 18, 1990
Virgil goes to Philadelphia to investigate a friends death.And Bubba (reluctantly) fills in as Althea's Lamaze coach.
Brotherly Love (2) 0.0
September 18, 1990
Virgil is framed for murder and Gillespie travels to Philly to help him clear his name.
Lessons Learned 0.0
September 25, 1990
Gillespie sends Parker to confirm suspicions that a local truck stop is really a front for a prostitution business.When…
Perversions of Justice 0.0
October 2, 1990
A mild mannered school teacher is accused of child molestation.
And Justice For Some 0.0
October 23, 1990
Gillespie and his officers are outraged when a drug courier who ran down the son of Virgil's next door neighbor makes a…
Hearts of Gold 0.0
October 30, 1990
Bubba is reunited with his high school sweetheart, but his happiness is short lived after she resorts to murder to sile…
Quick Fix 0.0
November 6, 1990
The investigation into the death of an abandoned infant leads to a mentally handicapped teenager.
Homecoming 0.0
November 13, 1990
A lawyer has personal reasons for trying to gain early release for a man who was sent to prison after an accident he ca…
A Problem Too Personal 0.0
November 20, 1990
Harriet and Eugene are devastated after Gene's father is arrested for murder.
A Final Arrangement 0.0
November 27, 1990
Sweet is heartbroken when an elderly woman who befriended him is murdered in her bookstore.
Family Matters 0.0
December 4, 1990
Virgil's dream of a better relationship with his Aunt Ruda and her son is shattered when his cousin takes part in a str…
Bounty Hunter 0.0
December 11, 1990
Gillespie receives word that a former Spartan is wanted for the murder of a socialite in Houston.But a ruthless bounty …
Blessings 0.0
December 18, 1990
In this Christmas episode the officers share memories with a reporter from the Sparta Herald.
Shine on Sparta Moon 0.0
January 8, 1991
A bottle of spiked moonshine leads to an accident that claims the life of one teen and blinds another.
Execution of Trust 0.0
January 15, 1991
A psychiatrist tells Gillespie that one of her patients has confessed to a crime that another man is about to be execut…
Child of Promise 0.0
February 5, 1991
A story of two brothers one an honor student that Althea has great plans for, the other a dangerous drug dealer as they…
Paper Castles 0.0
February 12, 1991
Virgil soon regrets telling an old friend that his new business partners are being investigated by the police.
Laid to Waste 0.0
March 26, 1991
Parker protects a blind woman who heard her neighbors murder.
First Deadly Sin 0.0
February 26, 1991
A serial rapist stalks Sparta.
Just A Country Boy 0.0
March 19, 1991
Bubba travels to Los Angeles to arrest an arsonist.When the man is murdered to keep him from talking Bubba teams up wit…
No Other Road 0.0
March 26, 1991
Harriet tries to keep Eugene from giving up when his father faces the death penalty.And the police search for three sus…
A Turning 0.0
April 30, 1991
Althea thinks Virgil needs a new line of work after seeing the aftermath of a deadly shooting at a roadhouse.Virgil fin…