Blind Spot: Part 2 (5 Apr. 1988)

Continuation of Episode #1.5. Virgil Tibbs was not injured in the ambush by Logan and Bass, but Wallace Posey was killed. Chief Gillespie "calls in a favor" from Rattler, a flamboyant ... See full summary »

Director:

David Hemmings

Writer:

William Gray

Stars:

Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Carroll O'Connor	...	Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie
Howard E. Rollins Jr.	...	Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs (as Howard Rollins)
Alan Autry	...	Sgt. V. L. 'Bubba' Skinner
Anne-Marie Johnson	...	Althea Tibbs
David Hart	...	Officer Parker Williams
Christian LeBlanc	...	Patrolman Junior Abernathy
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jill Carroll	...	Barbara Giles
Cameron Dye	...	Buddy Trent
Peter Gabb	...	Horace Goode
Ralph Joseph	...	Rattler
Dennis Lipscomb	...	Mayor Jim Findlay
Hugh O'Connor	...	Cpl. Lonnie Jamison
Douglas Rye	...	Logan
William Sadler	...	Ritchie Epman (as Bill Sadler)
George Sanchez	...	Agent Brack

Storyline

Continuation of Episode #1.5. Virgil Tibbs was not injured in the ambush by Logan and Bass, but Wallace Posey was killed. Chief Gillespie "calls in a favor" from Rattler, a flamboyant African-American drug dealer, through unusual methods of intimidation not found in police manuals. The favor leads to the investigation of Ritchie Epman for wholesale drug trafficking and murder. In a desperate effort to tie up loose ends, Bass tries to kill John Reeves in the hospital. Bass attacks Althea, who is visiting Reeves. The climax at the hospital and at Epman's estate is powerful. Even Buddy Trent get in his licks on the side of the good guys.

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Genres:

Drama | Crime | Mystery

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 April 1988 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hammond, Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fred Silverman Company, JADDA Productions, MGM Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

During the shootout in the hospital where Virgil kills bad guy #1, the camera is switched to show bad guy #2 driving off in the blue Firebird. When the scene switches back to to the interior of the hospital, the blue Firebird can be clearly seen in the parking lot outside the window.

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