In the Heat of the Night Last Rights (1988–1995) Online
- Original Title :
- Last Rights
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
- Year :
- 1988–1995
- Directror :
- Vincent McEveety
- Cast :
- Carroll O'Connor,Howard E. Rollins Jr.,Alan Autry
- Writer :
- John Ball,James Lee Barrett
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 1h
- Rating :
- 7.3/10
Dr. Frank Robb, the county coroner, reports several suspicious deaths by morphine overdose at Newton General Hospital to Chief Bill Gillespie. In addition, a considerable quantity of narcotics is missing from the hospital pharmacy. Cora Lucas, Aunt Ruda Gibson's roommate in the hospital is the latest victim. Suspicion falls on Dr. Lambert, who has access to hospital narcotics and has attended each of the dead patients, as well as Ruda Gibson. Virgil Tibbs is convinced his Aunt Ruda knows more than she is willing to admit about the situation.
| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | 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 (credit only) |
 | Fran Bennett | - | Aunt Ruda Gibson |
 | Earl Holliman | - | Dr. Lambert |
 | Crystal R. Fox | - | Cpl. Luann Corbin (as Crystal Fox) |
| Dee Shaw | - | Cpl. Dee Shepard |
 | Tonea Stewart | - | Aunt Etta Kibbey |
| Dan Biggers | - | Dr. Frank Robb |
 | Wilbur Fitzgerald | - | Dist. Atty. Gerard Darnelle |
The "Sanctuary" situation (#5.21, #5.22) is referenced in this episode when District Attorney Darnell mentions that a resolution to the case is coming soon.