Episode
In the Heat of the Night: By Means Most Foul
Overview
A restaurateur and her mechanic boyfriend plot to eliminate her husband, but their scheme backfires.Gillespie takes heat over a string of mailbox bashings.And Virgil soon regrets ignoring Parker's theory regarding where the vandals would strike next.
Details
- Series
- In the Heat of the Night
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 1992-02-25
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
By Means Most Foul is Episode 17 in Season 5 of In the Heat of the Night. It aired on 1992-02-25. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 20: Family Reunion
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Episode 22: The Law on Trial
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