The essential episodes of Motive
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Motive — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Vancouver homicide detective Angie Flynn investigates the murder of a popular high-school teacher in the opener of this crime-drama series.
- 02
When a teenage girl is killed in a hit-and-run accident, Flynn and Vega search for a connection between the victim and an eminent prosecutor in the midst of a mayoral campaign.
- 03
A murder mystery author is poisoned; Lucas' personal life takes a hit; Angie gets a nice surprise.
- 04
A sleazy photographer is the prime suspect in the murder of his assistant; each of the detectives are interviewed about Angie's methods.
- 05
A plastic surgeon is the focus of Angie's investigation, the prime suspect is owner/operator of a recently renamed strip club.
- 06
The detectives must find the common denominator in three separate homicides in order to catch a killer in the midst of a crime spree.
- 07
Angie and Vega realize their prime suspect in the murder of an insurance adjuster, the victim's wife, may be a victim of foul play herself.
- 08
In the season finale, Flynn, Vega and Lucas are determined to prove that Neville Montgomery is behind the murder of Maria Snow.
- 09
Angie and newly minted Staff Sergeant Vega must adjust on the fly to their changed working dynamic, while dealing with the added pressure of bringing a cop killer to justice.
- 10
Angie and the team's investigation of a death in a spa takes a turn when the body is discovered to be infected with a mysterious disease.
- 11
A gruesome murder with the same signature as one of Paula's previous homicide cases could mean an innocent woman was convicted of a crime she didn't commit.
- 12
The team's investigation into the murder of a suburban mom takes a drastic turn when the victim's ill child is abducted.
- 13
Flynn and Vega butt heads over their approach to solving a case involving a high-school student's death. Meanwhile, things get personal between Lucas and Sung.
- 14
The team investigates the death of a costumed woman who appears to have been killed with a medieval weapon.
- 15
Three years after Judge Natalie Rodman's killer got away, Detective Angie Flynn returns to Vancouver from her assignment in Paris, to finally bring the killer to justice.
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