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A local retired judge's depraved grandson goes on a serial killing spree in Sparta.

A former resident of the bottoms, who is now a famous movie star, returns to Sparta to try to persuade her sister to go after a better quality of life.

When Gillespie decides on running for the permanent position as county sheriff, his opponent and employee is investigated for allegations of insurance fraud, corruption and murder.

When a former cop marries a wealthy widow, his ex-girlfriend sees an opportunity for blackmail. But their plan to keep her quiet and out of their lives does not exactly go as planned.

Sparta Police and the Newman County Sheriff's Department join forces to investigate the antics of a religious cult that has taken up residence in an abandoned school building.

Althea Tibbs is kidnapped and taken hostage by the prime suspect in a serial murder investigation.

Luann tries desperately to adopt a baby that was abandoned in a crack house raid.

Sparta Police investigate the possibility of a prison bishop being forced off the road being racially motivated. Bill Gillespie and Harriet Delong discuss taking their relationship to the next level.

Bubba Skinner is determined to have a womanizing real estate agent charged with attempted murder after the man knowingly infected Bubba's friend with HIV.

When an embezzler returns to Sparta after serving a prison sentence, quite a few people become suspects when the man is killed.

Wilson Sweet has a hard time believing that his good friend murdered his wife, who had been diagnosed with cancer.

A troubled high school student murders his ex-girlfriend's lover, then fixes it so her stepfather is blamed for the crime. Althea suffers a nervous breakdown after witnessing the student's suicide.

The Sparta Police uncover the shocking living conditions of a high school student, after Althea Tibbs asks them to investigate the residence after the girl's fifth truancy.

When Lana's ex-boyfriend comes to Sparta, dim-witted Randy Calhoun stumbles upon the real reason for his visit: an illegal gun running operation.

Gillespie and Tibb's reluctant investigation of a bigamy case becomes absurd with the accused's half dozen wives, and serious when he is found dead in his cell.

Computer thieves provide a man with a window of opportunity to cover up for his wife's violent retaliation against her abusive boss.

Harriet Delong's son is implicated in the investigation of an armed robbery committed by her ex-husband.

While Sparta's police chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie celebrates a mis-trial with Harriet DeLong, they worry about her son Eugene Glendon, who is out on probation. He was tricked into waiting in his friend Byron's car while Byron bought cocaine from dealer Clay Wilson. The crack pusher gang 'the Crew' from Jackson kills both by shooting through the wall. Sparta's police investigates and tries to keep the drug pests from spreading from the city. The Crew returns to spread free drug samples, soon causing an OD wave.

Despite his disdain for Bill Gillespie, Harriet's son Eugene helps the Sparta Police bring down the crack house after he is an eyewitness to his best friend's drug-related murder.

A threat made in anger makes Parker's stepfather the prime suspect in the murder of his former boss.

The stepfather of one of Althea's students is implicated in a drug trafficking investigation.

Gillespie is asked by a condemned prisoner to be present at his execution.

Althea is starting to feel the strain of being the wife of one police officer and the daughter of another.

Gillespie receives a life altering shock when an old flame comes for a visit and is later murdered.

Joanne must reveal a painful part of her past to Gillespie after a long lost acquaintance escapes from prison.