Stranger in Town (17 Jan. 1989)

In the red light district of the Bottoms, Topaz/Roberta Strutt finds her friend Charmaine Rogers murdered. The Sparta police are called to investigate. Virgil Tibbs rousts a high profile ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Ray Rhodes

Writers:

John Ball (characters), Jordan Budde

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 (credit only)
Lois Nettleton	...	Joanne St. John
David Hart	...	Officer Parker Williams
Geoffrey Thorne	...	Officer Wilson Sweet
Hugh O'Connor	...	Cpl. Lonnie Jamison
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Ash	...	Tom
Suzi Bass	...	Eula
Shilla Benning	...	Angie Dupree
Gary Bullock	...	Man #1
Alan Burrell	...	Man #3
Jerry Campbell	...	Security Guard
Marc Gowan	...	Attorney Royce Johnson

Storyline

In the red light district of the Bottoms, Topaz/Roberta Strutt finds her friend Charmaine Rogers murdered. The Sparta police are called to investigate. Virgil Tibbs rousts a high profile pimp, Atticus Paul, for trying to take over Sparta's prostitution trade. Overhearing a discussion of the case in the Magnolia Cafe, attorney Royce Johnson is appalled. The owner of the Magnolia and Bill Gillespie's lady friend, Joanne St. John, hires drifter Clay Caulder as the new short order cook, which is not to Bill's liking. In a sweep of the Bottoms, Bill and Virgil find Clay with a sixteen-year-old hooker. Bill, of course, considers Clay the likely suspect in Charmaine's murder, but Virgil naturally likes Atticus for the deed.

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Genres:

Drama | Crime | Mystery

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 January 1989 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Covington, Georgia, 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

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