Gillespie is asked by a condemned prisoner to be present at his execution.Gillespie is asked by a condemned prisoner to be present at his execution.Gillespie is asked by a condemned prisoner to be present at his execution.
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Howard E. Rollins Jr.
- Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs
- (as Howard Rollins)
Anne-Marie Johnson
- Althea Tibbs
- (credit only)
Randal Patrick
- Lenny Cowes
- (as Randall Patrick)
Iva Franks Singer
- Woman Shot in Bank
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThis segment is very similar to Prime of Life (1963), where police detective Adam Flint, played by Paul Burke is sent to attend the execution of a murderer he apprehended.
- GoofsThe chief's first shot outside the bank hits the glass of the rear view mirror of the getaway vehicle which would make him behind the vehicle. The next camera shot shows the vehicle driving towards the Chief and he shoots out the tire.
- Quotes
Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie: You really hate this
[execution]
Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie: don't you?
Sheriff Ketch Monroe: After war, it's about the worst thing we do. It's useless. But the people want it.
- ConnectionsEdited into In the Heat of the Night: Blessings (1990)
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The last will and testament
Capital punishment is the theme of this In The Heat Of The Night story, Carroll
O'Connor gets a request from a condemned prisoner whom he apprehended
years ago to be present at his execution. So he makes an overnight trip to Parchement prison to visit Paul Benjamin set to die. Benjamin has a special request.
Benjamin's scenes with O'Connor are wonderful to watch. A man totally at peace with himself and regretting the wrong he did and waiting to meet his maker,
On the other hand Christopher Allport the DA in the county Sparta is in is hot to trot to execute a pair of escaped criminals that Howard Rollins led the Sparta Police in apprehending. This DA also manages to make one royal foolof himself.
But the main reason to watch this episode is Paul Benjamin.
Benjamin's scenes with O'Connor are wonderful to watch. A man totally at peace with himself and regretting the wrong he did and waiting to meet his maker,
On the other hand Christopher Allport the DA in the county Sparta is in is hot to trot to execute a pair of escaped criminals that Howard Rollins led the Sparta Police in apprehending. This DA also manages to make one royal foolof himself.
But the main reason to watch this episode is Paul Benjamin.
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- bkoganbing
- Nov 5, 2020
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