With narrative driven exclusively by the detectives themselves, each episode ventures deep into the mind of a homicide detective as they describe in vivid detail the one case forever ingrained in their memory.
Detective Eddie Herman's ego gets in the way during an investigation into a double homicide, and the killer walks free.
Still troubled after killing someone in the line of duty, Detective C.W. Jensen faces the most haunting case of his career -- the pursuit of a serial killer who murders children, and the case pushes the detective to the brink of suicide.
When all signs point to suspects with friends in high places in the horrific murder of a young woman, Texas Ranger Phil Ryan goes against the grain to get justice for this discarded victim.
Detective Don Tabak becomes world-weary and hardened while working homicides in Los Angeles until a murder victim's mother opens his eyes.
New homicide detective Leigh Maroni makes a rookie mistake when she gets too close to a murder victim's mother; as Maroni unearths the dark secrets that led to the murder, she is forced to share them with the victim's devastated mother.
hit-and-run accident manages to tear a family apart and Detective Tommy Ray takes the grieving wife and daughter under his wing.
A Seattle PD detective's investigation into a series of murders of women is aided by a call from an inmate at King County Jail.
John Cameron attempts to clear a suspect's name in the disappearance of a child and along the way he finds out about the world of a ritualistic child killer.
Inspectors John Conaty and Ray Giacomelli take on a murder case, in which the prime suspect is a dangerous killer who was put behind bars years earlier.
One year into the most demanding case of his career, senior investigator Bob Creed arrives at the scene of the 16th murder in a string of slayings, and it turns out to be on his grandfather's property where he spent most of his youth.
A witness's fears prove challenging for an Indianapolis detective who needs her to come forward to close an execution-style murder case.
In Sacramento, Calif., FBI Special Agent Jeff Rinek searches for 7-month-old Frankie Proctor, who was kidnapped from his home, while fearing the baby may already be dead.
In Wausau, Wis., a well-liked man doesn't show up for work, and the case turns suspicious; Investigator Larry Woebbeking finds himself in a predicament when the victim's girlfriend appears to fall for him.
When a Florida investigator is called to the case of the rape-murder of a young girl, he uncovers bad police work and - finally - the real killer.
A detective overseeing the case of a missing young woman later found decapitated finds a connection between her and the leader of a cult-like church.
A Houston detective breaks down recounting his most horrific case, identifying an abandoned, brutally murdered little girl and discovering her killer.
