<Li> The final season's opening credits consisted of moving images of the show's characters, rather than still drawings of the show's characters in the first six seasons . </Li> <Li> This season consisted of 24 episodes . </Li> <Table> <Tr> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Director </Th> <Th> Writer (s) </Th> <Th> Original airdate </Th> <Th> Production Code </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> "Child's Play" </Td> <Td> Harry Harris </Td> <Td> Mitchell Schneider </Td> <Td> September 16, 1993 (1993 - 09 - 16) </Td> <Td> 2806 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Chief Gillespie is fired by the city council and Sparta's new police chief Hampton Forbes arrives in town . Bill's last case with Sparta P.D. is a murder investigation in which a young boy has been implicated . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> "Hatton's Turn: Part 1" </Td> <Td> Carroll O'Connor </Td> <Td> Carroll O'Connor </Td> <Td> September 18, 1993 (1993 - 09 - 18) </Td> <Td> 2809 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Hampton Forbes assumes the office of Chief of Police and Bill becomes the Sheriff of Newman County . Former Spartan Wade Hatton returns to Sparta hoping to make sense of his life and rekindle his relationship with Sarah Hallisey . Bubba and Covey take the new chief on a tour of Sparta and Bill takes Wade to visit some distant cousins . Meanwhile two young criminals involve a mentally handicapped young man in a terrible crime . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> "Hatton's Turn: Part 2" </Td> <Td> Carroll O'Connor </Td> <Td> Carroll O'Connor </Td> <Td> September 18, 1993 (1993 - 09 - 18) </Td> <Td> 2810 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Wade and Sarah try to keep young Henry (Wayne Brady) from being punished for a crime he did not commit and Forbes and his officers search for the two men who are really responsible . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> "A Depraved Heart" </Td> <Td> Harry Harris </Td> <Td> Cynthia Deming, William J. Royce </Td> <Td> September 23, 1993 (1993 - 09 - 23) </Td> <Td> 2805 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> The daughter of an old friend asks Bubba to arrest the man who knowingly gave her AIDS . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> "Incident at Brewer's Pond" </Td> <Td> Russ Mayberry </Td> <Td> Terry Kay </Td> <Td> September 30, 1993 (1993 - 09 - 30) </Td> <Td> 2801 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> A night of revelry at a local pond turns deadly . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> "A Love Lost" </Td> <Td> Larry Hagman </Td> <Td> Joe Gannon </Td> <Td> October 14, 1993 (1993 - 10 - 14) </Td> <Td> 2807 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Lana's ex - boyfriend comes to see her and brings a load of stolen rifles with him . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> "Singin' the Blues" </Td> <Td> Gail Liberti - Kennedy </Td> <Td> Cynthia Deming </Td> <Td> October 28, 1993 (1993 - 10 - 28) </Td> <Td> 2813 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Luann moonlights as a singer at a nightclub and finds romance with the clubs owner . Her happiness is short - lived when she realizes that the bartender is dealing drugs . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> "Virgil Tibbs: Attorney at Law" </Td> <Td> Charles Mills </Td> <Td> Mitchell Schneider </Td> <Td> November 4, 1993 (1993 - 11 - 04) </Td> <Td> 2812 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Attorney Virgil Tibbs returns to Sparta and is soon assigned his first case as a defense attorney . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> "Every Man's Family" </Td> <Td> Harry Harris </Td> <Td> Cynthia Deming, William J. Royce </Td> <Td> November 10, 1993 (1993 - 11 - 10) </Td> <Td> 2815 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Bubba travels to Atlanta to help his nephew after the boy overdoses on drugs . He soon teams up with a street wise cop to take down the drug ring . Based on Hugh O'Connor's real - life struggle with drug addiction . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> "A Baby Called Rocket" </Td> <Td> Paul Chavez </Td> <Td> Gina Barnett </Td> <Td> October 25, 1993 (1993 - 10 - 25) </Td> <Td> 2814 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> A neglected baby stirs maternal feelings in Luann . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Td> "Little Girl Lost" </Td> <Td> Larry Hagman </Td> <Td> Denise Nicholas </Td> <Td> December 9, 1993 (1993 - 12 - 09) </Td> <Td> 2819 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Tragic story of an alcoholic teen who accidentally kills a little girl while she is drinking and driving . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> "Your Own Kind" </Td> <Td> Dick Martin </Td> <Td> Denise Nicholas </Td> <Td> December 16, 1993 (1993 - 12 - 16) </Td> <Td> 2808 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Gillespie and Forbes investigate the attempted shooting of an interracial high school couple . Meanwhile, Harriet holds a fundraiser to raise money for pregnant teens at her art studio . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Td> "Good Cop, Bad Cop" </Td> <Td> Winrich Kolbe </Td> <Td> Cynthia Deming </Td> <Td> January 6, 1994 (1994 - 01 - 06) </Td> <Td> 2823 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Virgil defends Parker after he is falsely accused of police brutality by a drug dealer . The prosecution's main witness - the man's girlfriend, who was once engaged to Parker . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 </Th> <Td> "Maybelle Returns" </Td> <Td> Russ Mayberry </Td> <Td> Joe Gannon </Td> <Td> January 12, 1994 (1994 - 01 - 12) </Td> <Td> 2811 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Maybelle's new phone sex business is a great success - until one of her girls decides to moonlight as a prostitute . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 15 </Th> <Td> "The Last Round" </Td> <Td> Reza Badiyi </Td> <Td> Mitchell Schneider </Td> <Td> January 19, 1994 (1994 - 01 - 19) </Td> <Td> 2817 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Forbes is delighted when his fiancée Angela comes to see him, but is disappointed when he realizes that they have very different plans for the future . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 16 </Th> <Td> "Ches and the Grand Lady" </Td> <Td> Vincent McEveety </Td> <Td> Carroll O'Connor </Td> <Td> January 26, 1994 (1994 - 01 - 26) </Td> <Td> 2818 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Follow up to "Sweet, Sweet Blues". Lonnie must protect his Aunt Cordelia when her cherished friendship with Ches Collins angers one of his cousins . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17 </Th> <Td> "Conspiracy of One" </Td> <Td> Joe Gannon </Td> <Td> Joe Gannon </Td> <Td> February 2, 1994 (1994 - 02 - 02) </Td> <Td> 2820 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Virgil accepts a position at a prominent law firm . But as a former police officer he feels conflicting emotions when he realizes that one of their clients is guilty of murder . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 18 </Th> <Td> "The Rabbi" </Td> <Td> Winrich Kolbe </Td> <Td> David O'Connor, Elyse O'Connor </Td> <Td> February 9, 1994 (1994 - 02 - 09) </Td> <Td> 2816 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> A Rabbi (Jerry Stiller) returns to Sparta after many years . Racists vandalize his synagogue and soon after their Torah is stolen . Forbes investigates but the Rabbi refuses to trust Bill because of his inaction while investigating a hate crime many years ago . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 19 </Th> <Td> "Hard Choices" </Td> <Td> Russ Mayberry </Td> <Td> Gina Barnett </Td> <Td> March 9, 1994 (1994 - 03 - 09) </Td> <Td> 2802 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Eugene tries to protect a friend who was an unwilling accomplice to a robbery and in doing so endangers his probation--and his life . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20 </Th> <Td> "Time's Long Shadow" </Td> <Td> Paul Chavez </Td> <Td> David O'Connor, Elyse O'Connor </Td> <Td> March 16, 1994 (1994 - 03 - 16) </Td> <Td> 2803 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Harriet tries to stop an arrogant developer from destroying an important archeological site . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 21 </Th> <Td> "Poor Relations" </Td> <Td> Reza Badiyi </Td> <Td> Denise Nicholas, Carroll O'Connor </Td> <Td> March 30, 1994 (1994 - 03 - 30) </Td> <Td> 2822 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Follow up to "A Step Removed". Comedic episode in which Parker's ne'er - do - well stepfather (Hingle) returns to Sparta with a new wife, a stolen painting and two inept art thieves who are determined to steal the painting back . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 22 </Th> <Td> "Dangerous Engagement" </Td> <Td> Vincent McEveety </Td> <Td> Mitchell Schneider </Td> <Td> May 4, 1994 (1994 - 05 - 04) </Td> <Td> 2821 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Bill and Harriet's wedding plans are interrupted by a sniper who mistakes Bill for Sheriff McComb . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 23 </Th> <Td> "Give Me Your Life: Part 1" </Td> <Td> Russ Mayberry </Td> <Td> John Ball, Cynthia Deming, Carroll O'Connor, William J. Royce </Td> <Td> May 11, 1994 (1994 - 05 - 11) </Td> <Td> 2824A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Part 1 of a two - part series finale . Bill and Harriet travel to New Orleans for their honeymoon . Forbes learns that a cult which has rented an old school building may be involved in child abuse and other illegal activities . While inspecting the premises Bubba and Dee rescue a frightened young girl . Bubba finds a foster home for the girl but the girl's mother tries to regain custody in court - with Sarah Hallisey as their attorney . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 24 </Th> <Td> "Give Me Your Life: Part 2" </Td> <Td> Russ Mayberry </Td> <Td> John Ball, Cynthia Deming, Carroll O'Connor, William J. Royce </Td> <Td> May 11, 1994 (1994 - 05 - 11) </Td> <Td> 2824B </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Part 2 of a two - part series finale . Bill and Harriet return home . The cult kidnaps the girl from her foster home . And Forbes and his men arrest a man who has been supplying drugs used to keep the cult members under control . Soon a standoff develops and the officers realize that they have no intention of surrendering . Sarah is taken hostage . As they attempt to rescue the women and children Lonnie and Parker find themselves defusing a bomb and Bubba risks his life to rescue a small child from the building . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Director </Th> <Th> Writer (s) </Th> <Th> Original airdate </Th> <Th> Production Code </Th> </Tr>

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