A long time friend of the Chief makes threats against a doctor he believes is responsible for his wife's death .When the doctor is killed he becomes the prime suspect.But Gillespie doubts his guilt - even after he confesses.

Bubba refuses to believe that a former teamate embezzled funds from the bank where he worked.And sets out to prove that his friend was framed and murdered.Harriet hopes that art therapy can help the man's traumatized son,who becomes a target himself when the killer realizes he witnessed the crime.

The Sparta police investigate a suspicious death in a nursing home.

Virgil's dream of a better relationship with his Aunt Ruda and her son is shattered when his cousin takes part in a string of burglaries that result in murder.

A story of two brothers one an honor student that Althea has great plans for, the other a dangerous drug dealer as they struggle to influence a younger sibling.

Virgil soon regrets telling an old friend that his new business partners are being investigated by the police.

Parker protects a blind woman who heard her neighbors murder.

The lyrics to a blues song recall a murder that happened 50 years earlier.The victim - Sweet's grandfather.And the only people left with the answers are the bluesman who wrote the song and a retired sheriff.

A doctor plots to eliminate his wife -- and his mistress.

Racists target a ceremony honoring a civil rights pioneer.

Virgil fears for his Aunt Ruda's safety after several killings occur in the hospital where she is being treated.