Episode
In the Heat of the Night: Citizen Trundel (1)
Overview
Harriet's sister is murdered on the orders of the wealthy white man who fathered her child.
Details
- Series
- In the Heat of the Night
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 1990-05-01
- Runtime
- 47 min
Episode context
Citizen Trundel (1) is Episode 21 in Season 3 of In the Heat of the Night. It aired on 1990-05-01. The runtime is 47 min.
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Episode 20: Night of the Killing
Racial tensions run high when a white cabbie is murdered in the bottoms.
Episode 22: Citizen Trundel (2)
Harriet's efforts to bring V.J. Trundel to trial are fruitless.The Chief does not believe they will ever get enough evidence to get an indictment,so he tries another method to bring Trundel to justice.
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Episode 14: December Days
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