The Law on Trial (19 May 1992)

Chief Gillespie and Detective Tibbs along with Father DiMarco stand trial together for conspiracy to obstruct justice charges, which deals with failing to turn over escaped prisoner Ramon ... See full summary »

Director:

Russ Mayberry

Writer:

Mitchell Schneider

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	...	Capt. V.L. 'Bubba' Skinner
Anne-Marie Johnson	...	Althea Tibbs
David Hart	...	Cpl. Parker Williams
Geoffrey Thorne	...	Sgt. Wilson Sweet
Hugh O'Connor	...	Lt. Lonnie Jamison
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Black	...	Councilman Grover Dorsey
Ron Culbreth	...	Sheriff Will McComb
Stuart Culpepper	...	Judge Sims
Cesare Danova	...	Father DiMarco
Wilbur Fitzgerald	...	Dist. Atty. Gerard Darnelle
Crystal R. Fox	...	Officer Luann Corbin (as Crystal Fox)
Randall Franks	...	Officer Randy Goode
Thom Gossom Jr.	...	Ted Marcus

Storyline

Chief Gillespie and Detective Tibbs along with Father DiMarco stand trial together for conspiracy to obstruct justice charges, which deals with failing to turn over escaped prisoner Ramon Salazar who fled a county work detail. Meanwhile, the Sparta P.D. finds there is more to Councilman Waters determination to get Gillespie fired from the police force, when they run surveillance on a prominent Sparta businessman's home.

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Genres:

Drama | Crime | Mystery

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 May 1992 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fred Silverman Company, JADDA Productions, MGM Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the last original episode broadcast on NBC.

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Goofs

When Sheriff McComb was on the witness stand, he was allowed to make offhand remarks and offer opinions that no defense attorney would have let go unchallenged.

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