• Air date: 06 Oct '05 13 episodes
      The First 48 follows detectives from around the country during these first critical hours as they race against time to find the suspect. Gritty and fast-paced, it takes viewers behind the scenes of real-life investigations with unprecedented access to crime scenes, autopsies, forensic processing, and interrogations.
  • List of Episodes (13)
    • 1. House of Blood; Last Man Standing

      06 Oct '05
      Trails of blood are the common thread between these two crimes.
    • 2. Fish out of Water; Good Samaritan

      13 Oct '05
      Lies can make or break a case as in the first story. Mothers death lays heavy on the mind of her daughter.
    • 3. Duct Tape Murder; Custody of the Devil

      20 Oct '05
      Counterfeit money may have cost a man his life. A hero is slain protecting another man. Will the killers get away?
    • 4. Baby for Sale; The Barrel

      27 Oct '05
      There is nothing more tragic than an injured child. But when there are two dead babies decades apart, emotions are running high!
    • 5. Evil Streak; .50 Caliber

      03 Nov '05
      In Las Vegas, Detectives Mike Wallace and Mark McNett are called out on a nightmare of a case: a beautiful young woman was assaulted and murdered in her own apartment.
    • 6. Foolproof Alibi; Left behind

      01 Dec '05
      A young father killed in broad day light. A woman found dead in her home. Killers flee to avoid the law…will it work?
    • 7. Fifty Dollar Murder; Murder in Liberty City

      15 Dec '05
      People killing people for no reason, and without leaving a clue.
    • 8. Torched

      22 Dec '05
      With a dead store clerk, evidence is not hard to find. But what will hold the key to solving the murder? A dead man and a wounded man…is there a connection?
    • 9. Point Blank; Shoot Out

      29 Dec '05
      A rental car turns up torched and an unidentified victim is inside. A plot of crime is discovered and detectives search to find everyone…but will they disappear before they can be found?
    • 10. Last Exit; Out Cold

      05 Jan '06
      Two dead men will take detectives down separate paths to find the killers. Clues are found that will lead one detective across state lines and another to an uncooperative witness.
    • 11. Dead Man Running; Crash

      12 Jan '06
      With the discovery of two male bodies detectives are left to find answers for the families. About all the detectives know is that the cases are homicides. Investigating these mysterious cases will hopefully lead to a killer.
    • 12. Close Ties; Last Call

      09 Feb '06
      When two men are found dead, one on the porch the other in front of the auto body shop, detectives are left to find answers. With the discovery of a trail of blood and a cell phone…detectives may or may not have found witnesses. But they might have even found a killer.
    • 13. Pack of Lies

      02 Mar '06
      Three young people are found dead. Getting all the facts to prove plain murder or murder suicide is the task at hand. A frantic 911 call leads detectives to a front lawn that holds the body of a young man. He was with his girlfriend the last time the mother her son alive.