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Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
	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 (credit only)
	Hugh O'Connor	...	Lt. Lonnie Jamison
	Denise Nicholas	...	Harriet DeLong (credit only)
	Fran Bennett	...	Aunt Ruda Gibson
	Earl Holliman	...	Dr. Lambert
	Crystal R. Fox	...	Cpl. Luann Corbin (as Crystal Fox)
	Dee Shaw	...	Cpl. Dee Shepard
	Tonea Stewart	...	Aunt Etta Kibbey
	Dan Biggers	...	Dr. Frank Robb
	Wilbur Fitzgerald	...	Dist. Atty. Gerard Darnelle

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Storyline

Dr. Frank Robb, the county coroner, reports several suspicious deaths by morphine overdose at Newton General Hospital to Chief Bill Gillespie. In addition, a considerable quantity of narcotics is missing from the hospital pharmacy. Cora Lucas, Aunt Ruda Gibson's roommate in the hospital is the latest victim. Suspicion falls on Dr. Lambert, who has access to hospital narcotics and has attended each of the dead patients, as well as Ruda Gibson. Virgil Tibbs is convinced his Aunt Ruda knows more than she is willing to admit about the situation. Written by richardann

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Certificate:

TV-PG

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 December 1992 (USA) See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fred Silverman Company, JADDA Productions, MGM Television See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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Trivia

The "Sanctuary" situation (#5.21, #5.22) is referenced in this episode when District Attorney Darnell mentions that a resolution to the case is coming soon. See more »