Virgil Tibbs and the Fallen Body

Here is the third short story about Virgil Tibbs, the famous black detective of "In the Heat of the Night." In this case Virgil Tibbs is a kind of professional onlooker, an innocent bystander lending a helpful hand; but it is Virgil Tibbs from the sidelines who provides the crucial clue . . . A hint to the reader: it is unlikely that this story could have been written, say, twenty years ago . . .