In this feature-length episode of "In the Heat of the Night," Gillespie (Carroll O’Connor) suspends his re-election campaign when a young woman is murdered. As he and Forbes (Carl Weathers) investigate, they discover that Gillespie's opponent in the race for sheriff may be involved. But unless their case against smooth-talking businessman Frank Cole (Corbin Bernsen) is airtight, it could jeopardize Gillespie's own chances for another term.