Sparta is in grief when a drunk driver causes a fatal car crash with high school cheerleaders on their way home after a game. Althea tries to counsel the victim's families to cope with their loss, while the Sparta P. D. begins a search for the other driver. With Chief Gillespie out of town, Tibbs and the department work with recently retired highway patrol officer Tom Dugan on this case. Dugan has to deal with bad memories that come back to him due to this tragedy. Additionally the police department is up against D.A. Dutton after he accuses them of not properly handling the investigation.
—anonymous