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Cpl. Dee Shepard is a fictional character portrayed by Dee Shaw in the TV series In the Heat of the Night.
They appear in 85 episodes out of a total of 146 aired

Cpl. Dee Shepard

by Dee Shaw

character

Episodes85

  • 8
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    Accused
    episode S2.E18 april 1989
    Bubba and Virgil bond as friends and coworkers is tested when Bubba is accused of rape by two different women.
  • 7.6
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    My Name Is Hank
    episode S3.E9 december 1989
    A Vietnamese teenager comes to town, claiming to be the son of one of Chief Gillespie's GI friends. The Chief must help the boy when he gets himself accused of the murder of a comvienence store owner.
  • 8
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    Triangle
    episode S3.E12 january 1990
    A local man, thought to be quiet and reserved, murders his wife and her lover when he walks in on them, then holds his daughter hostage.
  • 8.1
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    December Days
    episode S3.E14 february 1990
    When Chief Gillespie investigates a death at a nursing home, he receives assistance from another resident there who is a former cop.
  • 7.9
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    A Loss of Innocence
    episode S3.E15 february 1990
    The Sparta Police uncover the shocking living conditions of a high school student, after Althea Tibbs asks them to investigate the residence after the girl's fifth truancy.
  • 8.3
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    Bubba's Baby
    episode S3.E16 february 1990
    Bubba's former acquaintance leaves a baby on his doorstep.
  • 7.5
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    Home Is Where the Heart Is
    episode S3.E17 march 1990
    A minister is killed when he attempts to close down a brothel in Sparta.
  • 7.6
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    An Angry Woman
    episode S3.E18 march 1990
    Althea grieves when an impoverished coworker dies in a hit-and-run accident, while the Police investigate the incident.
  • 8.4
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    Indiscretions
    episode S3.E19 march 1990
    Althea's friend comes to town and becomes attracted to Officer Sweet while she is on the run for murdering her married lover.
  • 8.3
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    Citizen Trundel: Part 1
    episode S3.E21 may 1990
    Harriet Delong's sister is killed in a murder ordered by her married lover, the wealthiest man in Sparta. Harriet accuses the police department of not properly bringing the mam to justice.
  • 8.7
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    Citizen Trundel: Part 2
    episode S3.E22 may 1990
    Through a search of the killer's house, the smoking gun is found to pin the guilty party. Bill Gillespie and Harriet Delong are asked to be godparents to the Tibbs' expectant child.
  • 8.1
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    Lessons Learned
    episode S4.E3 september 1990
    A father is overcome with guilt when his daughter is killed after he disowned her.
  • 8.9
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    And Justice for Some
    episode S4.E5 october 1990
    Virgil's young neighbor is badly injured in a hit-and-run accident caused by a cocky drug trafficker.
  • 8.2
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    Heart of Gold
    episode S4.E6 october 1990
    Bubba Skinner rekindles an old romance, then finds himself hurt and confused when she stands accused of murder.
  • 8
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    Quick Fix
    episode S4.E7 november 1990
    While spending his day off fishing, Bubba's dog unearths a dead infant, found to have been born to a mentally-challenged teenager.
  • 7.8
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    A Problem Too Personal
    episode S4.E9 november 1990
    Harriet Delong's son is implicated in the investigation of an armed robbery committed by her ex-husband.
  • 8.4
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    A Final Arrangement
    episode S4.E10 november 1990
    Wilson Sweet has a hard time believing that his good friend murdered his wife, who had been diagnosed with cancer.
  • 7.6
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    Family Matters
    episode S4.E11 december 1990
    Virgil's cousin is accused of a string of robberies in the midst of him trying to bring some peace back to the family.
  • 8.1
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    Blessings
    episode S4.E13 december 1990
    During the Christmas season, a flirtatious newspaper reporter prints an unflattering story about the Sparta Police Department.
  • 8.3
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    Shine on Sparta Moon
    episode S4.E14 january 1991
    A teenage girl is killed and her boyfriend blinded in a car accident caused by spiked moonshine.
  • 8
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    An Execution of Trust
    episode S4.E15 january 1991
    A psychiatrist, bound by her own rule of confidentiality, holds information proving that a man about to be executed for murder may actually be innocent.
  • 8.1
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    A Child of Promise
    episode S4.E16 february 1991
    A promising high school student is determined to encourage his younger brother to make positive choices in his life.
  • 7.8
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    Paper Castles
    episode S4.E17 february 1991
    Virgil puts himself in a compromising position when he uses inside information to inform a friend that he was cheated when he invested in a building project.
  • 8.3
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    Laid to Waste
    episode S4.E18 february 1991
    Parker finds himself attracted to the main witness of a murder investigation, a beautiful blind girl who overheard her neighbor's murder.
  • 8.2
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    First Deadly Sin
    episode S4.E19 february 1991
    Althea's colleague is the latest victim of a serial rapist who preys on single, blonde women.
  • 7.5
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    No Other Road
    episode S4.E21 march 1991
    Harriet's son tries to have his father's death row conviction overturned.
  • 7.6
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    A Turning
    episode S4.E22 april 1991
    Althea is starting to feel the strain of being the wife of one police officer and the daughter of another.
  • 8.6
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    A Woman Much Admired
    episode S5.E1 october 1991
    Gillespie receives a life altering shock when an old flame comes for a visit and is later murdered.
  • 7.9
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    Baby for Sale
    episode S5.E2 october 1991
    Bubba discovers that his cousins have adopted their baby under questionable circumstances.
  • 8.1
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    Obsession
    episode S5.E3 october 1991
    A promiscuous high school teacher is stalked by her dangerous ex-boyfriend.
  • 7.8
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    Liar's Poker
    episode S5.E4 october 1991
    A man hosting his annual high stakes poker game is murdered.
  • 8.3
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    Ruda's Awakening
    episode S5.E5 november 1991
    When Virgil's estranged aunt is eyewitness to a teenager killed in a botched arrest, her resentment for Virgil clouds her better judgement as to what really happened.
  • 8.3
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    Sparta Gold
    episode S5.E9 december 1991
    Bubba stumbles upon a marijuana growing operation, later found to be led by a Sheriff's Office deputy.
  • 8.3
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    An Eye for an Eye
    episode S5.E10 december 1991
    D.A. Darnell's daughter is kidnapped by the father of a man Darnelle sent to prison, who committed suicide.
  • 7.9
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    The Littlest Victim
    episode S5.E11 december 1991
    Lonnie Jamison is saddened to discover that his high school girlfriend is now an impoverished, single mother.
  • 7.6
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    The Landlord
    episode S5.E12 january 1992
    When a slumlord is mysteriously murdered, it is implied that he had dealings with dope pushers. Until informant Jimmy Dawes provides some vital information.
  • 7.7
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    A Time to Trust
    episode S5.E16 february 1992
    The stepfather of one of Althea's students is implicated in a drug trafficking investigation.
  • 8
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    By Means Most Foul
    episode S5.E17 february 1992
    When a woman plots to kill her husband in order to continue her torrid love affair, things don't go exactly as planned.
  • 8.3
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    Trundel's Will Be Done
    episode S5.E18 march 1992
    The wife of Harriet's sister's lover seeks custody of Harriet's nephew, the product of her late husband's affair.
  • 7.9
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    Moseley's Lot
    episode S5.E19 march 1992
    The son of a local electrical contractor resents the fact that his father is always bailing his younger brother out of financial messes.
  • 8.3
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    Family Reunion
    episode S5.E20 april 1992
    A paroled robber returns to Sparta in search of a $750,000 stash.
  • 8.2
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    Sanctuary
    episode S5.E21 may 1992
    Gillespie & Tibbs, along with the abbot of a local monastery, stand accused of harboring a fugitive who escaped from a chain gang.
  • 8.7
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    A Small War: Part 1
    episode S6.E1 october 1992
    While Sparta's police chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie celebrates a mis-trial with Harriet DeLong, they worry about her son Eugene Glendon, who is out on probation. He was tricked into waiting in his friend Byron's car while Byron bought cocaine from dealer Clay Wilson. The crack pusher gang 'the Crew' from Jackson kills both by shooting through the wall. Sparta's police investigates and tries to keep the drug pests from spreading from the city. The Crew returns to spread free drug samples, soon causing an OD wave.
  • 8.5
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    A Small War: Part 2
    episode S6.E2 november 1992
    Despite his disdain for Bill Gillespie, Harriet's son Eugene helps the Sparta Police bring down the crack house after he is an eyewitness to his best friend's drug-related murder.
  • 8.1
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    A Frenzied Affair
    episode S6.E4 november 1992
    A troubled high school student murders his ex-girlfriend's lover, then fixes it so her stepfather is blamed for the crime. Althea suffers a nervous breakdown after witnessing the student's suicide.
  • 8.5
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    Random's Child
    episode S6.E6 november 1992
    Bill Gillespie makes peace with his estranged daughter after she comes to Sparta to settle her deceased mother's affairs.
  • 7.8
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    An Occupational Hazard
    episode S6.E7 december 1992
    Computer thieves provide a man with a window of opportunity to cover up for his wife's violent retaliation against her abusive boss.
  • 7.8
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    Last Rights
    episode S6.E8 december 1992
    The doctor treating Virgil's dying aunt is the chief suspect in a series of mercy killings.
  • 7.2
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    When the Music Stopped
    episode S6.E9 december 1992
    A washed up country singer, whose biggest fan is Bubba Skinner, is accused of the murder of his former road manager.
  • 8.2
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    Flowers from a Lady
    episode S6.E10 january 1993
    Bubba is first on the scene of a carjacking and first in the heart of the victim, a city council woman with a history of "man problems".
  • 8.5
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    Private Sessions
    episode S6.E11 january 1993
    When a young woman takes her life by jumping off a bridge, her boyfriend, who is also Virgil's law school classmate, stands accused of her murder.
  • 8.1
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    Judgment Day
    episode S6.E12 january 1993
    A prominent judge's wife threatens to reveal a skeleton in his closet unless he grants her a lucrative divorce.
  • 8.1
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    Falsely Accused
    episode S6.E13 february 1993
    Wilson Sweet's job is put on the line when he is accused of soliciting a bribe from a shady used car salesman.
  • 7.7
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    Deadly Affection
    episode S6.E15 february 1993
    A single mother is harassed by her landlord, who also happens to be her ex-boyfriend.
  • 7.8
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    Leftover Man: Part 1
    episode S6.E16 march 1993
    When a racist politician visits Sparta during his political rally, a staged assassination attempt intended to make him look better to his perspective voters goes horribly wrong.
  • 7.8
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    Leftover Man: Part 2
    episode S6.E17 march 1993
    The Sparta Police investigate when it is discovered that the murder attempt may not have been staged after all.
  • 7.8
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    A Dish Best Served Cold
    episode S6.E18 march 1993
    When an embezzler returns to Sparta after serving a prison sentence, quite a few people become suspects when the man is killed.
  • 7.7
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    Legacy
    episode S6.E19 march 1993
    A man is determined to make sure a young woman does not receive her inheritance, promised by his grandfather 3 decades earlier.
  • 7.6
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    Even Nice People
    episode S6.E20 april 1993
    Shady real estate developers try to drive Gillespie's daughter out of her property, in order to make way for a new development project.
  • 8.2
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    Lake Winahatchie
    episode S6.E21 may 1993
    The common-law husband of Lana's mother returns to Sparta and tries to extort money from the land developers, who are eventually driven out of town.
  • 8.3
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    A Correct Settling
    episode S6.E22 may 1993
    Sparta Police investigate the possibility of a prison bishop being forced off the road being racially motivated. Bill Gillespie and Harriet Delong discuss taking their relationship to the next level.
  • 8.7
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    Child's Play
    episode S7.E1 september 1993
    Many changes come to Sparta. Virgil Tibbs has left the Sparta Police Department and he, Althea and their twins have returned to Philadelphia, PA so Virgil can complete his law school studies. Bill Gillespie has been voted out as chief and is replaced by FBI Agent Hampton Forbes from Memphis, TN. Forbes inherits the case of a reclusive man who is murdered as he is awaiting trial for manslaughter.
  • 8.2
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    Hatton's Turn: Part 1
    episode S7.E2 september 1993
    Gillespie gets the last laugh against the city council when he is named Newman County Sheriff to replace an ailing Will McComb, who has suffered a heart attack. As county sheriff, Gillespie's first case is that of a triple murder, where the investigation points to a good natured, mentally challenged teenage boy.
  • 8.6
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    Hatton's Turn: Part 2
    episode S7.E3 september 1993
    Gillespie and Forbes become fast friends when both police forces team up and solve the triple murder. Attorney Wade Hatton returns to Sparta and hopes to rekindle a romance from the past with Sarah Hallisey.
  • 8.9
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    A Depraved Heart
    episode S7.E4 september 1993
    Bubba Skinner is determined to have a womanizing real estate agent charged with attempted murder after the man knowingly infected Bubba's friend with HIV.
  • 7.5
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    Incident at Brewer's Pond
    episode S7.E5 september 1993
    A local drunk kills the man he believed was having an affair with his wife.
  • 8.2
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    A Love Lost
    episode S7.E6 october 1993
    When Lana's ex-boyfriend comes to Sparta, dim-witted Randy Calhoun stumbles upon the real reason for his visit: an illegal gun running operation.
  • 8.2
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    Virgil Tibbs: Attorney at Law
    episode S7.E8 november 1993
    Virgil Tibbs returns to Sparta with a law degree, news of his failed marriage and a murder suspect to defend.
  • 8.3
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    A Baby Called Rocket
    episode S7.E10 november 1993
    Luann tries desperately to adopt a baby that was abandoned in a crack house raid.
  • 8.3
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    Little Girl Lost
    episode S7.E11 december 1993
    A hit-and-run accident caused by an alcoholic teenager claims the life of a 10-year-old girl.
  • 7.4
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    Your Own Kind
    episode S7.E12 december 1993
    An interracial high school couple is the target of a racist sniper on the Sparta High School field.
  • 7.8
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    Maybelle Returns
    episode S7.E14 january 1994
    Former madam Maybelle Chesboro returns to Sparta and opens up a phone sex operation disguised as a communications business.
  • 7.9
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    The Last Round
    episode S7.E15 january 1994
    Angela Dolphy, Chief Forbes's fiancée, is in Sparta from Memphis for a week to entice Forbes to change professions before they get married. The chief arranges a dinner with Bill Gillespie and Harriet DeLong to coax Angela to relocate to Sparta. An example of Forbes's work is the new boxing program for at risk young men. Unfortunately, the finest boxer, African-American Kevin "Cat" Brooks, is involved with a professional burglar, Caucasian Dennis Cantrell, in a series of home invasions and robberies. Forbes and Angela must come to terms with their personal goals and the impact on their relationship.
  • 7.7
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    Ches and the Grand Lady
    episode S7.E16 january 1994
    Jazz musician Ches Collins returns to Sparta and it is soon evident that he has a history with Cordelia, the grande dame of Sparta. Cordelia's nephew, Raoul, will stop at nothing to put an end to any hope of a union between the two. It is up to Cordelia's other nephew, Lonnie Jameson, to put an end to Raoul's antics.
  • 7.7
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    Conspiracy of One
    episode S7.E17 february 1994
    Virgil Tibbs finds himself on both sides of the law when he is asked to handle the probate of a verbally abusive alcoholic woman, whose death may not have been an accident.
  • 7.5
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    Hard Choices
    episode S7.E19 march 1994
    Eugene Glendon is accused of committing a robbery after he tries to persuade the real suspect not to go through with it.
  • 7.6
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    Time's Long Shadow
    episode S7.E20 march 1994
    Womanizer Frank Davenport is the general contractor on a large residential project in Sparta that threatens an area of slave artifacts. He is also having a torrid affair with his new secretary, Cindy Jenk, whose father Gus is a protective hot head. There are hard feelings, even fights, among the townspeople who either support or oppose stopping the construction project to save the antiquities. It is a toss-up who will get to Davenport first.
  • 7.5
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    Poor Relations
    episode S7.E21 march 1994
    In a somewhat comical episode, Parker's stepfather returns to Sparta with his new wife and runs Parker out of house and home. Among Roy's possessions is an ornate painting, the value of which Roy is unaware.
  • 8.6
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    Dangerous Engagement
    episode S7.E22 may 1994
    A newspaper misprint makes Bill Gillespie the target of an escaped killer in the days leading up to he and Harriet's wedding. Bill and Harriet are married in a beautiful, simple ceremony with Chief Forbes serving as best man.
  • 7.7
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    Give Me Your Life: Part 1
    episode S7.E23 may 1994
    Sparta Police and the Newman County Sheriff's Department join forces to investigate the antics of a religious cult that has taken up residence in an abandoned school building.
  • 8.3
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    Give Me Your Life: Part 2
    episode S7.E24 may 1994
    The investigation uncovers evidence of statutory rape and drug dealing within the cult. It is further complicated by the actions of an overly aggressive newspaper reporter, as well as the discovery of school age children being members of the cult. But in the end, teamwork pays off and everyone is driven out.
  • 7.5
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    A Matter of Justice
    episode S8.E1 october 1994
    An local retired judge's depraved grandson goes on a serial killing spree in Sparta.
  • 7.4
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    Who Was Geli Bendl?
    episode S8.E2 december 1994
    A former resident of the bottoms, who is now a famous movie star, returns to Sparta to try to persuaded her sister to go after a better quality of life.
  • 7.6
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    By Duty Bound
    episode S8.E3 february 1995
    When Gillespie runs for a permanent position as county sheriff, his running mate is investigated for allegations of insurance fraud, corruption and murder.
  • 7.7
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    Grow Old Along with Me
    episode S8.E4 may 1995
    When a former cop marries a wealthy widow, his ex-girlfriend sees an opportunity for blackmail. But their plan to keep her quiet and out of their lives does not exactly go as planned.