In the Heat of the Night The Leftover Man: Part 1 (1988–1995) Online
- Original Title :
- The Leftover Man: Part 1
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
- Year :
- 1988–1995
- Directror :
- Larry Hagman
- Cast :
- Carroll O'Connor,Howard E. Rollins Jr.,Alan Autry
- Writer :
- James Lee Barrett,Carroll O'Connor
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 1h
- Rating :
- 7.4/10
Senatorial candidate George Deschamps, a racist bigot leftover from a former era, sets up a fake assassination attempt on himself to garner sympathy and votes. Meanwhile, Chris Pastore, a campaign worker, is having an affair with Deschamps' wife. The assassination plan is risky, and Pastore is critically injured. Is it an accident or on purpose?
| Episode credited cast: | |||
 | Carroll O'Connor | - | Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie |
 | Howard E. Rollins Jr. | - | Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs (as Howard Rollins) |
 | Alan Autry | - | Capt. V.L. 'Bubba' Skinner |
 | Anne-Marie Johnson | - | Althea Tibbs |
 | David Hart | - | Cpl. Parker Williams |
 | Geoffrey Thorne | - | Sgt. Wilson Sweet (credit only) |
 | Hugh O'Connor | - | Lt. Lonnie Jamison |
 | Denise Nicholas | - | Harriet DeLong |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Dan Biggers | - | Dr. Frank Robb |
| Charles Black | - | Grover Dorsey (as Charles A. Black) |
| Loretta Calabro | - | Cheryl Yunger |
| Della Cole | - | TV Producer |
 | Maureen Dowdell | - | Nurse |
 | Crystal R. Fox | - | Cpl. Luann Corbin (as Crystal Fox) |
| Michael Genevie | - | Ron Dubois |