Season 3
22 episodes · Oct 24, 1989
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- S3E1
Rape
Oct 24, 198948mAfter being released by his captors, the chief discovers that his abduction is part of a plot to assassinate a visiting civil rights leader.
- S3E2
Fairest of Them All
Oct 31, 198948mVirgil 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.
- S3E3
Murder Most Ancient
Nov 7, 198947mA beauty contest is marred by blackmail and the ambitious mother of a contestant.
- S3E4
First Girl
Nov 14, 198947mAn unhappy wife asks her lover to place a bomb in her abusive husband's truck.
- S3E6
Anniversary
Nov 28, 198948mSomeone is selling crack to teenagers and Sweet tries desperately to save a young addict.
- S3E7
Time of the Stranger
Dec 5, 198947mAfter 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.
- S3E8
Vengeance
Dec 12, 198947mAn 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.
- S3E9
My Name is Hank
Dec 19, 198948mA 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.
- S3E10
King's Ransom
Jan 2, 199048mThe 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.
- S3E11
Epitaph for a Lady
Jan 16, 199048mA 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.
- S3E12
Triangle
Jan 23, 199048mA 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.
- S3E13
Hello in There
Jan 30, 199048mBubba 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.
- S3E14
December Days
Feb 13, 199047mThe Sparta police investigate a suspicious death in a nursing home.
- S3E15
A Loss of Innocence
Feb 20, 199048mDarnell 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.
- S3E17
Home is Where The Heart Is
Mar 6, 199048mMaybelle 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.
- S3E18
An Angry Woman
Mar 13, 199048mFirst 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.
- S3E19
Indiscretions
Mar 20, 199048mAlthea does not realize that an old friend from Philly is hiding a dark secret, nor does Sweet who has fallen in love with the woman.
- S3E20
Night of the Killing
Mar 27, 199048mRacial tensions run high when a white cabbie is murdered in the bottoms.
- S3E21
Citizen Trundel (1)
May 1, 199047mHarriet's sister is murdered on the orders of the wealthy white man who fathered her child.
- S3E22
Citizen Trundel (2)
May 8, 199047mHarriet'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.