Episodes
1. A Small War (1)
October 28, 1992
60 min
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.
2. A Small War (2)
November 4, 1992
60 min
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.
3. Brother's Keeper
November 11, 1992
60 min
Louann's ne'er-do-well brother returns home after being paroled.
4. A Frenzied Affair
November 18, 1992
60 min
Althea 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.
5. Discovery
November 18, 1992
60 min
Althea 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.
6. Random's Child
November 25, 1992
60 min
Lana 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.
7. An Occupational Hazard
December 2, 1992
60 min
A secretary takes drastic measures to protect herself from sexual harassment.
8. Last Rites
December 9, 1992
60 min
Virgil fears for his Aunt Ruda's safety after several killings occur in the hospital where she is being treated.
Guest Stars:
Earl Holliman
9. When the Music Stopped
December 16, 1992
60 min
Singer Eddie Larran returns to Sparta for a concert,but not everyone is a fan.An angry man insists that Eddie owes him money.And their dispute soon ends in violence.
Guest Stars:
Robert Goulet
10. Flowers from a Lady
January 6, 1993
60 min
A city councilwoman becomes dangerously obsessed with Bubba.
11. Private Sessions
January 13, 1993
60 min
One 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.
12. Judgement Day
January 20, 1993
60 min
A 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.
Guest Stars:
Sherilyn Wolter, Gail Everett-Smith
13. Falsely Accused
February 3, 1993
60 min
Sweet is the target of false accusations by two corrupt and racist car salesmen.
14. A Step Removed
February 10, 1993
60 min
Parker's stepfather Roy threatens his former employer after an altercation.When the boss is murdered Roy is arrested.
15. A Deadly Affection
February 17, 1993
60 min
A 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.
16. The Leftover Man (1)
March 3, 1993
60 min
A white supremacist politician plans to have his wife's lover murdered and blame it on black radicals.
Guest Stars:
Afemo Omilami
17. The Leftover Man (2)
March 3, 1993
60 min
A white supremacist politician plans to have his wife's lover murdered and blame it on black radicals.
Guest Stars:
Afemo Omilami
18. A Dish Best Served Cold
March 17, 1993
60 min
A swindlers homecoming upsets his wife and the families of his victims - especially Etta.
19. Legacy
March 24, 1993
60 min
A 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.
Guest Stars:
Edward Albert, Katherine Moffat, Mark Lenard
20. Even Nice People
April 28, 1993
60 min
Corrupt developers set their sights on Lana's farm. When she refuses to sell they enlist the services of an arsonist to force her out.
Guest Stars:
Burgess Meredith
21. Lake Winahatchie
May 5, 1993
60 min
Bill discovers the motivation behind a crime syndicates attempt to muscle in on Sparta and the reason they are determined to get Lana's land.
Guest Stars:
Michael Edwards, Burgess Meredith
22. A Correct Settling
May 12, 1993
60 min
Eugene 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.
