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Expert forensic pathologists speak on behalf of the voiceless in this compelling crime drama.
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- 01
Kings Cross, Part OneThe Lyell are called to King's Cross Station Museum, where they discover the bodies of eight victims entombed below. With the knowledge that a prolific serial killer was operating in London nearly 20 years ago, Nikki and the team know this will be a case like no other. - 02
Kings Cross, Part TwoNikki continues to try to identify the last of the remaining bodies, in an effort to uncover any connections and find a motive, while Jack and the police begin to look into several two-decade-old missing-persons cases in the hope that they might reveal the identity of the man dubbed ‘The King's Cross Serial Killer'. - 03
Bad Love, Part OneIn the first case for new recruit Adam, the murder of a swimming instructor leads the team to suspect her ex-boyfriend, a former cop. Meanwhile, Jack has an unexpected visitor.
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Season01
- S01E01Buried Lies, Part OneFebruary 21, 1996Dr Sam Ryan investigates her first case as a police consultant - a tragic case involving the death of a child.
- S01E02Buried Lies, Part TwoFebruary 22, 1996The murder investigation continues and someone breaks into Sam's house. Undeterred, she continues her search for the truth.
- S01E03Long Days, Short Nights, Part OneFebruary 28, 1996When Mark James's decomposing body is discovered, it bears all the signs of a ritualistic killing.
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Long Days, Short Nights, Part TwoFebruary 29, 1996Sam investigates a ritualistic murder - a man is found dead in his house, the main suspect is Sebastian Bird. Everything leads to Bird. When - S01E05
Darkness Visible, Part OneMarch 13, 1996A man is found dead in his cell. It is clear that he has been murdered. Sam comes to the conclusion that one of the officers who was in the - S01E06
Season's bestDarkness Visible, Part TwoMarch 14, 1996A man is found dead in his cell. It is clear that he has been murdered. Sam comes to the conclusion that one of the officers who was in the - S01E07
Sins of the Fathers, Part OneMarch 27, 1996Dr. Sam Ryan's advice is sought on when the arranged marriage of a Vietnamese student, Tran, to an older man goes tragically wrong when a ch - S01E08
Sins of the Fathers, Part TwoMarch 28, 1996Dr. Sam Ryan's advice is sought on when the arranged marriage of a Vietnamese student, Tran, to an older man goes tragically wrong when a ch
Season02
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Blood, Sweat and Tears, Part OneFebruary 14, 1997A boxer dies in the ring and Sam has to investigate his death. She discovers that he had fight before he went into the ring and that that fi - S02E02
Blood, Sweat and Tears, Part TwoFebruary 21, 1997—A boxer dies in the ring and Sam has to investigate his death. She discovers that he had fight before he went into the ring and that that fi - S02E03
Cease Upon the Midnight, Part OneFebruary 28, 1997—Sam has to do a postmortem on the body of Stuart Evans, who was found dead the morning after his party. He was terminally ill with an AIDS r - S02E04
Cease Upon the Midnight, Part TwoMarch 7, 1997—Sam has to do a postmortem on the body of Stuart Evans, who was found dead the morning after his party. He was terminally ill with an AIDS r - S02E05
Only the Lonely, Part OneMarch 21, 1997—Sam is called to the scene of a woman found strangled with her own tights. Superintendent Peter Ross believes that it is connected to an old - S02E06
Only the Lonely, Part TwoMarch 28, 1997—Sam finds herself in danger when the murderer directly threatens her. - S02E07
Season's bestFriends Like These, Part OneApril 4, 1997An old woman's body is found by two teenage boys. Sam is called in to do the postmortem. The police question Chris Palmer, and they soon bec - S02E08
Friends Like These, Part TwoApril 11, 1997An old woman's body is found by two teenage boys. Sam is called in to do the postmortem. The police question Chris Palmer, and they soon bec
Season03
- S03E01An Academic Exercise, Part OneMarch 19, 1998Sam is shaken when she has to look into the death of a very dear friend, Dr. Annabelle Evans, a Cambridge professor. She was found in her ho
- S03E02An Academic Exercise, Part TwoMarch 26, 1998As Sam, et al continue to look into Annabelle's violent murder, another woman is similarly assaulted.
- S03E03Fallen Idol, Part OneApril 2, 1998Gemma Boyd, an attractive 17-yr old, is found dead at the bottom of a staircase. Although the cause of death was a broken neck, there is lit
- S03E04Fallen Idol, Part TwoApril 9, 1998The 2 nd part of A Fallen Idol. A 17 year old attractive teen was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in an empty house for sale. Family
- S03E05Divided Loyalties, Part OneApril 15, 1998Sam Ryan looks into the death of Maggie Collins who died of a heroin overdose. Sadly, her body wasn't discovered for several days and in tha
- S03E06Season's bestDivided Loyalties, Part TwoApril 23, 1998Are the deaths linked to a drug war or to vigilantes?
- S03E07Brothers in Arms, Part OneApril 30, 1998When Philip Nelson is killed in a farm accident, the pathologists conclude they have a straightforward case of man vs. machine and the machi
- S03E08Brothers in Arms, Part TwoMay 7, 1998Sam looks for connections between Ian Neal and a killing in Northern Ireland in 1985.
Season04
- S04E01Gone Tomorrow, Part OneMay 31, 1999After a helicopter sends out a mayday and disappears in a storm en route to provide support to an off-shore oil rig, Sam is called upon to p
- S04E02Season's bestGone Tomorrow, Part TwoJune 8, 1999After a helicopter sends out a mayday and disappears in a storm en route to provide support to an off-shore oil rig, Sam is called upon to p
- S04E03A Good Body, Part OneJune 15, 1999Sam Ryan takes on a gangland murder case to help builder Brian McNally, whom she believes to be innocent.
- S04E04A Good Body, Part TwoJune 22, 1999Following the death of murder suspect Brian McNally, Sam Ryan is approached by his daughter.
- S04E05A Kind of Justice, Part OneJune 29, 1999When a dozen people die in a cinema fire, Connor is in charge of the investigation. Sam Ryan is coming back to Cambridge.
- S04E06A Kind of Justice, Part TwoJuly 6, 1999Having learned that violent criminal Chris Caldwell may have been wrongly convicted for murder, Sam and DCI Michael Connor are eager to get
Season05
- S05E01The World Cruise, Part OneDecember 11, 2000—When twin brothers Jake and Henry Davies are found dead in their home, the police initially suspect robbery as the elderly gentlemen were kn
- S05E02The World Cruise, Part TwoDecember 18, 2000—The continuation of part one, sees Sam delve further into the WW2 atrocities and how it continues to affect those survivors today, as she he
- S05E03Two Below Zero, Part OneFebruary 12, 2001—When the naked body of a young woman is found in the snow at a Norwegian ski resort, Sam Ryan is asked to represent the Townsend family whos
- S05E04Two Below Zero, Part TwoFebruary 19, 2001—Sam learns more about the personality type that has now killed 3 girls.
- S05E05Faith, Part OneMarch 16, 2001—Sam Ryan is under great stress when she learns that she may have a tumor. As a result, she starts to question her judgment when she misses a
- S05E06Faith, Part TwoMarch 23, 2001—Sam's medical condition seems to worsen as rumours fly about her losing her job due to bad judgement.
Season06
- S06E01The Fall Out, Part OneOctober 28, 2002—Sam Ryan assists the police in the investigation of a multi-vehicle collision that results in the death of 11 people. She is joined by two n
- S06E02The Fall Out, Part TwoOctober 29, 2002—The mystery of the severed arm is partly solved when the police discover a body floating in the river with a missing arm. The pathologists c
- S06E03Kith and Kill, Part OneNovember 5, 2002—The police investigate an apparent break-in that results in the death of Derek Irons, his wife and youngest daughter. Two older children sur
- S06E04Kith and Kill, Part TwoNovember 6, 2002—The police continue their investigation into the deaths of several members of the Irons family but based on the forensic evidence, they now
- S06E05Tell No Tales, Part OneNovember 19, 2002—When a decomposed body is found hidden in the wall of an old factory building, Sam Ryan concludes he was murdered. He is eventually identifi
- S06E06Tell No Tales, Part TwoNovember 20, 2002—With the death of a student from a drug overdose, the university must face the wrath of the girl's father, a major benefactor. The autopsy r
- S06E07Closed Ranks, Part OneNovember 26, 2002—The police may have a serial killer on their hands when they locate a second body in a site where the first victim was found several months
- S06E08Closed Ranks, Part TwoNovember 27, 2002—When a second police probationer dies at the police college, Sam concludes that they may be dealing with a copycat murder rather than a seri
Season07
- S07E01Answering Fire, Part OneOctober 11, 2003—In a suspected terrorist attack on a London hotel a government minister is killed. As Sam and the team investigate the case, old friends and
- S07E02Answering Fire, Part TwoOctober 12, 2003—
- S07E03Fatal Error, Part OneOctober 18, 2003—Sam comes under intense scrutiny during an official inquiry into the deaths of two brothers while they were in prison. Her findings are soon
- S07E04Fatal Error, Part TwoOctober 19, 2003—Sam and Leo, colleague Pathologists, are on opposing sides of a high-profile court case.
- S07E05Running on Empty, Part OneOctober 25, 2003—A John Doe is found months after his death; an attractive female agent for a championship athlete is believed to have jumped to her death fr
- S07E06Running on Empty, Part TwoOctober 26, 2003—Sam Ryan steals a toothbrush to get the DNA of the father of the unborn child of a suspected suicide. Tangled relationships between an athle
- S07E07Beyond Guilt, Part OneNovember 1, 2003—Questions about a celebrated pathologist's accuracy in past cases leads to several exhumations; Sam Ryan is assigned to reexamine the remain
- S07E08Beyond Guilt, Part TwoNovember 2, 2003—Sam is determined to find out how Dr. Sachs is able to pinpoint time of death so precisely, even if it means several convictions are overtur
Season08
- S08E01A Time to Heal, Part OneSeptember 5, 2004—
- S08E02A Time to Heal, Part TwoSeptember 6, 2004—
- S08E03Death by Water, Part OneSeptember 12, 2004—
- S08E04Death by Water, Part TwoSeptember 13, 2004—
- S08E05Nowhere Fast, Part OneSeptember 19, 2004—Harry is called out to a death at a racecourse. A jockey was killed when his horse pulled up and fell, crushing him to death.
- S08E06Nowhere Fast, Part TwoSeptember 20, 2004—The police and Harry find that a group of doctors are in a syndicate that owns race horses. One is a kidney Specialist and another is a Plas
- S08E07Body 21, Part OneSeptember 25, 2004—The team investigates the derailment of a train caused by someone leaving Maj. Mark Wiltshire's Land Rover on the tracks. The army is suspec
- S08E08Body 21, Part TwoSeptember 27, 2004—The investigation continues and one of the survivors remembers a vital piece of information. It becomes evident that the identification of b
Season09
- S09E01Ghosts, Part OneJuly 25, 2005—The team is shocked when Leo Dalton's wife and daughter are killed when a fancy sports car careens out of control and smashes into a café. T
- S09E02Ghosts, Part TwoJuly 26, 2005—Unsatisfied with the progress of the case, Leo Dalton takes matters into his own hands trying to get in contact with an identity theft ring.
- S09E03Choices, Part OneAugust 1, 2005—The team is called to a drive-by shooting outside a London nightclub. They arrive to a scene of carnage with several people dead, or dying.
- S09E04Choices, Part TwoAugust 2, 2005—With the murder of the club manager, the pathologists also determine that the club owner shot his own girlfriend, likely by accident. They a
- S09E05The Meaning of Death, Part OneAugust 8, 2005—Harry investigates the death of a woman who drowned in a backyard pool. She was apparently struck on the side of the head and her husband cl
- S09E06The Meaning of Death, Part TwoAugust 10, 2005—Leo and Nikki find yet another victim who was apparently bound and buried alive. However, they continue to have difficulty finding a common
- S09E07Mind and Body, Part OneAugust 15, 2005—The team investigates two deaths, the first a suicide where someone jumped to their death and the second where a paranoid schizophrenic dres
- S09E08Mind and Body, Part TwoAugust 16, 2005—The Director of January House tries to take his own life on the clinic grounds and the pathologists suspect they may have a case of adultera
Season10
- S10E01Cargo, Part OneJuly 16, 2006—When a boat carrying illegal passengers is found crashed in the Thames, the team investigate.
- S10E02Cargo, Part TwoJuly 17, 2006—The team follows the trail of the people traffickers, and has to find any remaining survivors before a highly contagious disease breaks.
- S10E03Terminus, Part OneJuly 23, 2006—Harry investigates a case of hit and run where the victim was a 16 year old boy from the nearby housing estate. Working with Sgt. Susan Fenn
- S10E04Terminus, Part TwoJuly 24, 2006—The pathologists busy week continues with a variety of cases. Nikki examines a death in a telemarketing office. Several workers were vying f
- S10E05Body of Work, Part OneJuly 30, 2006—Harry is shocked when his former university girlfriend, Penny Harris, is brought in dead. She drove her car into a tree and the police initi
- S10E06Body of Work, Part TwoJuly 31, 2006—Nikki and Harry continue to investigate the death of Penny Harris. Harry is shocked to learn that she had apparently at some point in her li
- S10E07Supernova, Part OneAugust 6, 2006—Alison Garland is a 14 year old schoolgirl found dead on the school grounds just after lunch. She appears to have slit her wrists and commit
- S10E08Supernova, Part TwoAugust 7, 2006—A third murder is discovered on school grounds and Leo realises the killings are connected to a sinister teenage pact. Meanwhile, Nikki prov
- S10E09Schism, Part OneAugust 13, 2006—Harry and Nikki deal with the case of a young woman who is found dead in an animal shelter. Her dead body has obviously been posed and the a
- S10E10Schism, Part TwoAugust 14, 2006—Harry and the police desperately search for Nikki as they continue to find more bodies. The animal rights activists' target is a well known
Season11
- S11E01Apocalypse, Part OneAugust 28, 2007—The pathologists investigate when a military helicopter crashes into a refugee detention center. Harry and Nikki actually witnessed the cras
- S11E02Apocalypse, Part TwoAugust 29, 2007—Harry is convinced that the RAF is trying to cover up the real reasons for the crash. This is re-enforced when the dead pilot's father tells
- S11E03Suffer the Children, Part OneSeptember 3, 2007—Leo Dalton investigates the death of a young boy whose body is found in the river. He was badly abused and his hands and feet were severed.
- S11E04Suffer the Children, Part TwoSeptember 4, 2007—When a second person, Vincent Fricks, is found dead with ligature marks around his neck, Nikki and Harry not only find a connection between
- S11E05Hippocratic Oath, Part OneSeptember 10, 2007—Harry Cunningham investigates when a car accident reveals two bodies inside one coffin. The coffin contained the body of 80-year-old Ethel M
- S11E06Hippocratic Oath, Part TwoSeptember 11, 2007—With Claire Kowalski missing and Nikki Alexander unconscious from a blow to the head, Harry and Leo investigate exactly what is going on at
- S11E07Double Dare, Part OneSeptember 17, 2007—Nikki Alexander finds herself working on a case from her past. Four years previously, she had been instrumental in getting 17 year-old Anna
- S11E08Double Dare, Part TwoSeptember 18, 2007—Nikki Alexander begins to have serious doubts about her conclusions four years previously when her testimony helped acquit 17-year-old Anna
- S11E09Peripheral Vision, Part OneSeptember 24, 2007—Harry Cunningham is asked to review a case in a insurance dispute. The insurance company is refusing to pay out on an policy when the autops
- S11E10Peripheral Vision, Part TwoSeptember 25, 2007—George Wood is released by the police but he is soon found dead in his caravan. Although made to look like a suicide, it is clearly a murder
Season12
- S12E01Safe, Part OneOctober 1, 2008—Following a court appearance for drunk driving, Leo is required to perform unpaid work as a punishment, assisting AJ, a community worker on
- S12E02Safe, Part TwoOctober 2, 2008—The examination of the latest body from the housing estate proves it to be that of Errol Harris who was asphyxiated while being tarred and f
- S12E03Death's Door, Part OneOctober 8, 2008—The team is called in to identify the corpse of a woman whose face was surgically removed after death. Janet Mander, a Home Office anthropol
- S12E04Death's Door, Part TwoOctober 9, 2008—Everyone is affected by Holly Farr's murder. The pathologists find that she was tortured and beaten but died from having her throat slit. Th
- S12E05Terror, Part OneOctober 15, 2008—The team is called in after Mr. Stickley of the Police complaints Board feels that something is not right about an armed police raid on a ho
- S12E06Terror, Part TwoOctober 16, 2008—Harry Dalton and DI Helen Okoroafor manage to identify the dead woman from the scene of the raid - who turns out to be a DS who was working
- S12E07Judgement, Part OneOctober 22, 2008—Harry Cunningham investigates the death of a young Orthodox Jew. He accedes to the family's request that he not use invasive procedures in h
- S12E08Judgement, Part TwoOctober 23, 2008—With a second member of the Orthodox Jewish community dead, Harry performs a complete examination. This time, Harry does not hesitate to use
- S12E09The Lost Child, Part OneOctober 29, 2008—The half-naked corpse of a twelve-year-old boy is found in his school grounds and Liam, the child in whose company he was last seen, has dis
- S12E10The Lost Child, Part TwoOctober 30, 2008—A severely mutilated corpse is found on a railway line, belonging to a known paedophile in his twenties, Francis Neil. Noel Hopkins is arres
- S12E11Finding Rachel, Part OneNovember 5, 2008—Stephen Harrington, a friend of Leo, is concerned that his daughter Rachel, an aid worker, has gone missing in Zambia. Leo and his colleague
- S12E12Finding Rachel, Part TwoNovember 6, 2008—With another aid worker now dead, the pathologists are trying to piece together just what Rachel was up to. Dr. Andrews tells them that Rach
Season13
- S13E01Intent, Part OneJanuary 7, 2010—Leo comes under suspicion for fraud when an insurance investigator accuses him of falsifying a post-mortem report, and Harry falls for the c
- S13E02Intent, Part TwoJanuary 8, 2010—Harry puts his career on the line to prove his lover's innocence after Leo is attacked.
- S13E03Voids, Part OneJanuary 14, 2010—Harry and Nikki find themselves on opposite sides of a high profile case.
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Voids, Part TwoJanuary 15, 2010—A revelation emerges that Flannery's first wife also died of a stair fall. - S13E05
Run, Part OneJanuary 21, 2010—Leo is concerned that the police are involved with a cover-up to protect a rogue undercover cop linked to the death of a young woman. - S13E06
Run, Part TwoJanuary 22, 2010—With Danielle missing and her lover on the run, Leo and the police struggle to unravel a complex web of deceit. - S13E07
Shadows, Part OneJanuary 28, 2010—Nikki and Harry try to help wounded victims of a campus shooting while trapped in the building with the rampaging shooter. - S13E08
Shadows, Part TwoJanuary 29, 2010—Nikki and Harry try to help wounded victims of a campus shooting while trapped in the building with the rampaging shooter. - S13E09
Home, Part OneFebruary 4, 2010—An asylum seeker from Zimbabwe is unfairly deported to South Africa, and Leo strives to find a way to have her return to the UK, which may b - S13E10
Home, Part TwoFebruary 5, 2010—An asylum seeker from Zimbabwe is unfairly deported to South Africa, and Leo strives to find a way to have her return to the UK, which may b
Season14
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A Guilty Mind, Part OneJanuary 3, 2011—When the pathologists investigate three suspicious deaths in one night on the same ward, it looks like hospital staff may be behind their mu - S14E02
A Guilty Mind, Part TwoJanuary 4, 2011—Nikki's mental instability worsens, and Harry and Leo are forced to get her psychiatric help. When the true identity of the murderer is disc - S14E03
Lost, Part OneJanuary 10, 2011—Leo finds himself haunted by past memories when he returns to Sheffield after an ancient body is unearthed on Bleaklow Moor. - S14E04
Lost, Part TwoJanuary 11, 2011—After a preserved female body is discovered buried in a peat moor in Sheffield, DI Sonia Hardwick turns to an archaeologist called Professor - S14E05
First Casualty, Part OneJanuary 17, 2011—Nikki is called to perform a post mortem on the body of a woman found in a river, and the discovery that she had recently given birth causes - S14E06
First Casualty, Part TwoJanuary 18, 2011—An X-ray of Lt Lockford's skull reveals a second bullet, confirming suspicions that he was murdered. Danny Ferris's father is not satisfied - S14E07
Bloodlines, Part OneJanuary 24, 2011—Harry is reunited with Anna Sandor when she calls him to Budapest to perform a second post-mortem on the body of a drowned prostitute, Sofi - S14E08
Bloodlines, Part TwoJanuary 25, 2011—Nikki makes her way to Budapest but there's not much she or Leo can do as every move they make is being watched by Tibor Orban. Leo manages - S14E09
The Prodigal, Part OneJanuary 31, 2011—Chief Inspector Rebecca Woods and some members of the Diplomatic Protection Group head to the Dutch embassy to investigate a shooting. They - S14E10
The Prodigal, Part TwoFebruary 1, 2011—Harry discovers evidence of extensive plastic surgery on the corpse of the bodyguard as an autopsy is carried out. Nikki takes a look at the
Season15
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Death Has No Dominion, Part OneApril 1, 2012—When Leo's friend commits suicide, Harry and Nikki are called to the scene of a violent and calculated murder, which is thought to be the wo - S15E02
Death Has No Dominion, Part TwoApril 2, 2012—Harry and DI James deviate from the original investigation to secretly test DNA evidence from the rival Chesham laboratory to try to solve t - S15E03
Domestic, Part OneApril 8, 2012—Harry is disturbed to be called to a crime scene at the home of a family he knows, and finds the bodies of the mother and her teenage daught - S15E04
Domestic, Part TwoApril 9, 2012—Harry and Nikki delve deeper into the tangled lives of the inhabitants of Magnolia Drive. - S15E05
Paradise Lost, Part OneApril 15, 2012—Nikki is approached to help identify the paltry remains of a serial killer's undiscovered victims. - S15E06
Paradise Lost, Part TwoApril 16, 2012—Nikki is forced to confront manipulative serial killer Arnold Mears face-to-face in order to save Annie. - S15E07
Redhill, Part OneApril 22, 2012—Leo battles with the authorities at the notorious Redhill prison to seek justice for the murder of an ex-prison inspector. - S15E08
Redhill, Part TwoApril 23, 2012—While Harry and Nikki investigate DI Bridges, Leo puts himself in danger when he follows his instincts and trails violent prison officer Kes - S15E09
Fear, Part OneApril 29, 2012—Leo is determined to uncover the truth surrounding the mysterious death of a young girl who was being treated by his college friend Delaney. - S15E10
Fear, Part TwoApril 30, 2012—Nikki and Harry track down the Catholic nun behind the exorcism, only to find that John now believes he's possessed - but can he be saved? - S15E11
And Then I Fell in Love, Part OneAugust 19, 2012—Nikki stumbles across a sinister underworld where teenage girls are groomed for sex and forced into prostitution. - S15E12
And Then I Fell in Love, Part TwoAugust 20, 2012—Harry and Nikki make a crucial connection between the dead girls and sex-grooming victim Shannon, but is it too late for Hannah and Lauren?
Season16
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Change, Part OneJanuary 10, 2013When John Briggs, a wealthy business owner, is found dead, Nikki works with forensic scientist Jack Hodgson to convince DI Gold it was murde - S16E02
Change, Part TwoJanuary 11, 2013Whilst Nikki, Leo and Jack struggle to ascertain how Deanna was killed and ended up in the Thames, DI Gold focuses on two main suspects in J - S16E03
Trust, Part OneJanuary 17, 2013The case of two young women shot dead in a house basement forces Jack to lock horns with an old flame, the ambitious DI Chrissy Reed. As the - S16E04
Trust, Part TwoJanuary 18, 2013As the basement women case highlights two cooperating killers, Nikki, Jack and DI Reed realise one victim was killed by a controlled sedativ - S16E05
True Love Waits, Part OneJanuary 24, 2013When a pub landlady is stabbed to death and her little finger cut off, her husband, Roly, is the prime suspect. However, as Nikki, Jack, and - S16E06
True Love Waits, Part TwoJanuary 25, 2013When arrested and interrogated by DI Kate Warren, Alan Lane vehemently protests his innocence and insists he never killed his wife Imogen, b - S16E07
Season's bestLegacy, Part OneJanuary 31, 2013Nikki and Jack are under pressure when a teenager's remains halt an eco-housing project, while Leo is trapped in a dangerous hospital siege - S16E08
Legacy, Part TwoFebruary 1, 2013Whilst Nikki and Jack close the net on Brian Blackburn's troubled son for murdering his co-worker at the eco-housing project, Leo finally fi - S16E09
Greater Love, Part OneFebruary 7, 2013British Army Corporal Scott Lambert requests Leo's expertise in identifying human remains unearthed in Afghanistan, believed to be those of - S16E10
Greater Love, Part TwoFebruary 8, 2013Nikki, Jack and Leo struggle to identify the human remains with only sections of skeleton found and basic forensic facilities, but believe D
Season17
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Commodity, Part OneJanuary 2, 2014Top-flight footballer Isaac Dreyfus' days at the top are numbered when a sex tape links him to the brutal murder of a young woman, threateni - S17E02
Commodity, Part TwoJanuary 3, 2014Footballer Isaac Dreyfus desperately fights to prove his innocence, whilst disillusioned Adam Freedman turns to a mysterious source for help - S17E03
Coup de Grace, Part OneJanuary 9, 2014Nikki delivers ground-breaking testimony in the high-profile appeal court case of David Bennetto, a convicted killer who has spent the last - S17E04
Coup de Grace, Part TwoJanuary 10, 2014Nikki's professional reputation is on the line when her romantic involvement with lawyer Greg Walker leads her face-to-face with a raging Be - S17E05
In a Lonely Place, Part OneJanuary 16, 2014Nikki and Jack head to Scotland to help earnest rural detective DS Jason Ross investigate the chilling murder of a lap dancer found in a rem - S17E06
Season's bestIn a Lonely Place, Part TwoJanuary 17, 2014Nikki, Jack and DS Ross find themselves under pressure to urgently close the net on a serial killer abducting young women. Concerns grow ove - S17E07
Undertone, Part OneJanuary 23, 2014When the body of a pregnant Northern Irish girl is discovered, the team face the urgent task of finding the baby snatched from her womb. The - S17E08
Undertone, Part TwoJanuary 24, 2014Martin, the sole eyewitness in the murder case, is found dead in suspicious circumstances. Threatened by an angry Bekir, Nuri grows increasi - S17E09
Fraternity, Part OneJanuary 30, 2014Following the shocking discovery of a 15-year-old girl's body, DI Dale Carter fixates on his prime murder suspect, Ryan Kelvin. However, Jac - S17E10
Fraternity, Part TwoJanuary 31, 2014Jack's world is blown apart by the discovery of Hannah's dead body. Nikki uncovers the truth behind Jack and Ryan's strained relationship, b
Season18
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Sniper's Nest, Part OneJanuary 6, 2015—DCI Jane De Freitas's personal fallout with boss and partner chief superintendent Robert Drake is the least of her worries when three people - S18E02
Sniper's Nest, Part TwoJanuary 7, 2015—The sniper plays a macabre game of cat and mouse with police, while Jack forms a friendship with the teenage son of one of the victims, offe - S18E03
Season's bestFalling Angels, Part OneJanuary 12, 2015Nikki and Jack investigate a man run down and killed by a tube train. When a female vicar is then murdered after being followed on the under - S18E04
Falling Angels, Part TwoJanuary 13, 2015Tension on the tube network threatens to boil over, and security is stepped up. The accidental verdict in the first death is called into que - S18E05
Protection, Part OneJanuary 19, 2015When suspected paedophile Dale Barge is found murdered in a children's playground, Nikki and Jack are brought in by inexperienced detective - S18E06
Protection, Part TwoJanuary 20, 2015Daniel Garvey is found dead in his car. Social worker Louise fears that he may have been killed by his 16-year-old stepson Kevin, who has ju - S18E07
Squaring the Circle, Part OneJanuary 26, 2015A shootout at a City hotel leaves young Ukrainian nanny Sofia Teplov dead, along with an unknown hitman. The Russian oligarch target Maksim - S18E08
Squaring the Circle, Part TwoJanuary 27, 2015A young woman working for the Doshi property moguls, Amy Greenwood, is found dead in Maksim Bazhanov's apartment. Maksim is discovered to ha - S18E09
One of Our Own, Part OneFebruary 2, 2015Rising star of the police, Sergeant Sam Honeywell, is found beaten and shot in his burnt-out car in Essex. The police are up in arms in what - S18E10
One of Our Own, Part TwoFebruary 3, 2015Known Essex criminal Jason Simons is found murdered in too similar a way to Honeywell to be a coincidence - beaten, shot and dumped. But as
Season19
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After the Fall, Part OneJanuary 4, 2016Nikki questions her judgement of a case in the past when she investigates the apparent suicide of a DJ. She brings what she thinks was her m - S19E02
After the Fall, Part TwoJanuary 5, 2016A senior pathologist that Nikki had come to blows with is murdered and Nikki is prime suspect. The team fight to clear Nikki's name, as she - S19E03
Flight, Part OneJanuary 11, 2016The Lyell team question who would kill a peaceful but outspoken anti-fundamentalist Muslim. DI Nina Ryman joins the team to investigate with - S19E04
Flight, Part TwoJanuary 12, 2016Thomas puts his personal feelings to aside, as the team have to track the extremists before they strike again. It soon becomes clear that Ry - S19E05
Life Licence, Part OneJanuary 18, 2016A ex-convict is found brutally murdered in their home, leaving the team and forensic psychologist Sasha Blackburn to try and work out who ha - S19E06
Life Licence, Part TwoJanuary 19, 2016The team discover that Paul may not be who he actually says he is and they then discover he has been involved in a murder case before now. A - S19E07
Season's bestIn Plain Sight, Part OneJanuary 25, 2016A Polish teenager becomes the victim in an armed police operation, putting the department under severe scrutiny. Soon after the inquest deli - S19E08
In Plain Sight, Part TwoJanuary 26, 2016The body of an armed police officer is found as the investigation continues. The team join the manhunt for a supposed cop killer named Bruno - S19E09
River's Edge, Part OneFebruary 1, 2016The Lyell team investigate the clinical shooting of a mother, stepfather and son by the River Malt, to determine who killed this picnicking - S19E10
River's Edge, Part TwoFebruary 2, 2016As DCI Butcher moves closer to charging the estranged husband of the family killed at the picnic, Jack and Nikki join DS Guillam in search o
Season20
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Identity, Part OneJanuary 2, 2017When a people smuggler is found dead in the City, Nikki must delve into London's illegal immigrant community. She meets a vulnerable Syrian - S20E02
Identity, Part TwoJanuary 3, 2017Breaking into the van, Jack and Nikki are met by a horrifying sight, as Nikki realises that Akka's mother is among the dead.Meanwhile, Sosa' - S20E03
Discovery, Part OneJanuary 9, 2017It's a sunny May bank holiday and the newspapers are abuzz with the news of the disappearance of a young schoolteacher.Investigating officer - S20E04
Discovery, Part TwoJanuary 10, 2017In order to discover the truth between these two cases, Nikki visits disgraced pathologist Mike Liston, convicted of falsifying pathology re - S20E05
Remembrance, Part OneJanuary 16, 2017A woman's body found floating in the Thames leads Nikki and Jack to a riverside community scarred by grief after the disappearance of a teen - S20E06
Season's bestRemembrance, Part TwoJanuary 18, 2017After bereaved mother Ali attacks suspect Aaron, Nikki is under fire for leaking information. Jack and Thomas must bridge internal divisions - S20E07
Covenant, Part OneJanuary 23, 2017Father and son Bill and Frankie McAteer are killed in a horrific car accident on their way home from work at Billingsgate Market. Nikki and - S20E08
Covenant, Part TwoJanuary 24, 2017Examining the contents of Liam's phone, Clarissa has found a longer version of the video and sees a flash of Paul's face as he peers from th - S20E09
Awakenings, Part OneJanuary 30, 2017Nikki travels to Mexico to attend the funeral of Luisa, a former intern at the Lyell Centre who was murdered in a carjacking in her native c - S20E10
Awakenings, Part TwoJanuary 31, 2017A frantic Jack carries out forensic examinations on the spot where Nikki disappeared. With Thomas at the airport ready to come out and help,
Season21
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Moment of Surrender, Part OneJanuary 8, 2018Haunted by her experiences in Mexico, Nikki Alexander is struggling to come to terms with life back home.Whilst on leave she seeks out fello - S21E02
Moment of Surrender, Part TwoJanuary 9, 2018Nikki's suspicions over David Cannon are further aroused when she discovers blood in the boot of his car. With Thomas' support she takes sam - S21E03
Duty of Candour, Part OneJanuary 15, 2018Nikki and Jack deal with their feelings post Mexico in very different ways.Jack is boxing with his sparring partner, DCI Naomi Silva when he - S21E04
Duty of Candour, Part TwoJanuary 16, 2018Nikki comes face to face with CEO Simon Laing when it becomes apparent that the motive for the murders may have been blackmail.When the team - S21E05
A Special Relationship, Part OneJanuary 22, 2018A US diplomat is shot dead in a central London square, forcing the team to work closely with the embassy and the FBI and to overcome jurisdi - S21E06
A Special Relationship, Part TwoJanuary 23, 2018Nikki is still in shock as the team arrive at Matt's residence but insists on working at the Lyell, determined to help. When analysing crime - S21E07
One Day, Part OneJanuary 29, 2018While two care home staff are chasing Kevin McDowd, a young man with learning disabilities and sociopathic tendencies, Nikki and Jack examin - S21E08
Season's bestOne Day, Part TwoJanuary 30, 2018The team are determined to uncover the truth about unexplained deaths of patients at a care home. They are desperate to rescue Serena and re - S21E09
Family, Part OneFebruary 5, 2018It is Christmas morning and Nikki is awaiting a call from Matt who is back in the States. Instead, she receives a call to say that the team - S21E10
Family, Part TwoFebruary 7, 2018As the truth behind the McMorris family is revealed, the team is brought together by the conclusion of a shocking Christmas family tragedy.
Season22
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Two Spirits, Part OneJanuary 8, 2019Fresh from her trip to the States, Nikki and the Lyell unit are called in to investigate an attack against a trans man. When two further att - S22E02
Two Spirits, Part TwoJanuary 9, 2019A slip-up from DCI Cramer results in the premature release of a suspect - and when his mistake becomes evident in the light of incriminating - S22E03
Season's bestLift Up Your Hearts, Part OneJanuary 14, 2019After a teenage boy dies in a meth lab explosion, his inspirational head-teacher, Noah Taylor, resolves to confront the drug dealers preying - S22E04
Lift Up Your Hearts, Part TwoJanuary 15, 2019When tragedy strikes at the heart of the Taylor family, it puts Noah on a collision course with the criminals behind the drugs. Meanwhile, o - S22E05
To Brighton, To Brighton, Part OneJanuary 21, 2019A collection of dismembered body parts, covered in intricate Japanese tattoos, have been found in a Brighton waste dump. The team are called - S22E06
To Brighton, To Brighton, Part TwoJanuary 22, 2019The team struggle to find the final piece of the puzzle left behind by the murders in Brighton. At home, Nikki and Matt discuss their future - S22E07
Deathmaker, Part OneJanuary 28, 2019A car-bomb attack in a quiet suburban street brings back unwelcome memories for Jack, when evidence points to the involvement of a Northern - S22E08
Deathmaker, Part TwoJanuary 29, 2019During the team's search for the killer, Jack works alongside an old friend from Northern Ireland, a fearless journalist who has dedicated h - S22E09
Betrayal, Part OneFebruary 4, 2019Nikki is humiliated in court when a barrister accuses her of making a serious error in the case of a policeman who may or may not have been - S22E10
Betrayal, Part TwoFebruary 5, 2019When Thomas sides against her findings on a controversial case, Nikki suspects foul play and takes steps to prove her theory. Jack and Clari
Season23
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Deadhead, Part OneJanuary 7, 2020The team find unexpected connections between the death of a former US ambassador in a plane crash and the apparent suicide of a successful b - S23E02
Deadhead, Part TwoJanuary 8, 2020The team discover a connection between the plane crash and a sinister online forum. Meanwhile, Matt is grieving for his friend, putting his - S23E03
Close to Home, Part OneJanuary 13, 2020When the body of a missing teenager is found in a field near his village, Nikki and the Lyell team must determine whether the killer is a st - S23E04
Close to Home, Part TwoJanuary 15, 2020Investigating the murder of missing teenager Jason Forbes, Nikki and the Lyell team are pressured by police officers who are keen to secure - S23E05
Seven Times, Part OneJanuary 20, 2020The body of a woman is found on railway tracks in London, badly damaged from electrical burns. On the mortuary slab, the woman's recent and - S23E06
Seven Times, Part TwoJanuary 21, 2020When the team's search for Jenny's killer hits a wall, her friends at the women's refuge seek answers. Meanwhile, Thomas makes some friends - S23E07
Season's bestHope, Part OneJanuary 27, 2020When a skeleton is found in concrete, the Lyell team must investigate a suspicious death dating back 20 years. - S23E08
Hope, Part TwoJanuary 28, 2020The team's investigation leads them to a mysterious cryogenics facility and the discovery of another suspicious death. - S23E09
The Greater Good, Part OneFebruary 3, 2020Thomas performs a post-mortem on a soldier who died in military training. His investigation takes a turn when he discovers traces of a possi - S23E10
The Greater Good, Part TwoFebruary 5, 2020Jack is rushed to hospital after collapsing at the scene of a car crash. Following Thomas's discovery that soldier John Sealy may have been
Season24
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Redemption, Part OneSeptember 6, 2021While investigating a suspicious death in a prison, Nikki focuses her attention on the victim's cellmate, a dangerous criminal from her past - S24E02
Redemption, Part TwoSeptember 7, 2021As the team investigate a second death, Nikki's theory starts to fall apart. Can she put her fixation with Scott aside and find the killer? - S24E03
Season's bestBad Love, Part OneSeptember 13, 2021In the first case for new recruit Adam, the murder of a swimming instructor leads the team to suspect her ex-boyfriend, a former cop. Meanwh - S24E04
Bad Love, Part TwoSeptember 14, 2021Having traced Laura's last movements to a suburban house, the team work to identify the bodies buried in the garden. Meanwhile, Jack must ch - S24E05
Reputations, Part OneSeptember 20, 2021Nikki, Jack and Adam are brought in to investigate the murder of a surgeon in a hospital. DNA evidence suggests the impossible when it impli - S24E06
Reputations, Part TwoSeptember 21, 2021With their suspect in a coma, and an attacker seemingly at large in the hospital, Nikki calls on Adam's expertise to help solve the case. To - S24E07
Brother's Keeper, Part OneSeptember 27, 2021The murder of a promising boxer draws Nikki and Jack into the world of underground boxing. Meanwhile, Jack's brother Ryan is released from p - S24E08
Brother's Keeper, Part TwoSeptember 28, 2021Jack, Nikki and Simone investigate another death connected to the underground boxing ring. Jack's loyalty is tested when he fears Ryan has p - S24E09
Matters of Life and Death, Part OneOctober 4, 2021Nikki's students make an alarming discovery while dissecting a body donated for their training. The case that follows brings Nikki close to - S24E10
Matters of Life and Death, Part TwoOctober 5, 2021Stranded in the flooded care home, Jack and Simone fight to keep the residents alive. Meanwhile, Nikki and Detective Galloway join the emerg
Season25
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History, Part OneMay 23, 2022In Liverpool, following the launch of Sam Ryan's new company, the health secretary is assassinated. Sam summons the Lyell team with a plea t - S25E02
History, Part TwoMay 24, 2022DNA evidence linked to the Health Secretary's assassination forces Nikki to face her past in the present. As her investigation progresses, N - S25E03
Season's bestHistory, Part ThreeMay 30, 2022When a woman confesses to murdering her husband, the Lyell team must determine if all is as it seems. Meanwhile, Simone is shocked to be reu - S25E04
History, Part FourMay 31, 2022A secret from his father propels Jack to Belfast. Meanwhile, Simone and Nikki investigate the mystery of a burned body. As familial secrets - S25E05
History, Part FiveJune 6, 2022The death of an investigative journalist throws the spotlight onto Sam Ryan. Nikki begins to realise that the implications of her discoverie - S25E06
History, Part SixJune 7, 2022As the Lyell team focus their investigation, they bring peril upon themselves. With the world they hold dear teetering on a knife edge, they
Season26
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The Penitent, Part OneJanuary 2, 2023When a man is thrown from a high-rise building, the team are propelled into the criminal underworld of a notorious mafia group, the Ndranghe - S26E02
The Penitent, Part TwoJanuary 2, 2023Nikki becomes even more involved with the Ndrangheta mafia-group and Jack uncovers some disturbing leads. An unlikely alliance leads Nikki c - S26E03
Season's bestFamiliar Faces, Part OneJanuary 9, 2023An abandoned lorry is found at a quarry with several dead and dying people in the back. Initially, it appears to be a classic sex traffickin - S26E04
Familiar Faces, Part TwoJanuary 9, 2023The Lyell team work together to find out why the lorry was found with bodies inside and a dead driver at the wheel, and are truly shocked to - S26E05
Star, Part OneJanuary 16, 2023The Lyell team are thrown into the dark side of social media, where nothing is as it seems, and the perfect profiles of the influencers they - S26E06
Star, Part TwoJanuary 16, 2023The investigation continues to take unexpected turns, with Nikki managing to get behind the mask of the lead suspect. Jack has a breakthroug - S26E07
Hearts of Darkness, Part OneJanuary 23, 2023Levelling-up leaders and environmental activists clash in a small town trying to look to the future. With a sabotaged train and a dead mayor - S26E08
Hearts of Darkness, Part TwoJanuary 24, 2023The Lyell team return to the crime scene as another victim is in peril. Family ties are tested to their limits as they reveal the dark secre - S26E09
Southbay, Part OneJanuary 30, 2023Jack comes to the aid of an old friend and is sucked into a difficult case where he's pitted against his former mentor. As Nikki and the tea - S26E10
Southbay, Part TwoJanuary 31, 2023As the evidence mounts against the accused police officer, the local CID finds dissent within their ranks. The Lyell team unveil corruption
Season27Best season
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Effective Range, Part OneJanuary 8, 2024A new murder victim forces the team to consider whether a notorious serial killer has resurfaced after 20 years, or if they are dealing with - S27E02
Effective Range, Part TwoJanuary 8, 2024When a woman's body is removed from a reservoir, Nikki performs the post-mortem and confirms she is the deceased wife of pathologist Charles - S27E03
Grievance Culture, Part OneJanuary 15, 2024The team pieces together the mystery of a man found dead on the shore of the Thames, while the life of a disgruntled criminology professor b - S27E04
Grievance Culture, Part TwoJanuary 15, 2024Events continue to spiral at the university, and Cara becomes collateral damage. The riddle of the body in the Thames is solved. A breakthro - S27E05
Invisible, Part OneJanuary 29, 2024The team investigate the body of a woman found in a flat after being dead for a year. As they seek to find out the truth of her identity and - S27E06
Invisible, Part TwoJanuary 29, 2024Nikki and Jack work to uncover the truth surrounding a death and consider if it's linked to their original body. Meanwhile, DI Torres search - S27E07
Death by a Thousand Hits, Part OneFebruary 5, 2024The team investigate the death of a Burmese man on a deserted beach, whose young pregnant wife desperately hopes is still alive. Nikki and J - S27E08
Death by a Thousand Hits, Part TwoFebruary 5, 2024Nikki makes a breakthrough, but can the team believe everything they are told? The Lyell is compromised in an unexpected way as the team str - S27E09
Season's bestKings Cross, Part OneFebruary 12, 2024The Lyell are called to King's Cross Station Museum, where they discover the bodies of eight victims entombed below. With the knowledge that - S27E10
Kings Cross, Part TwoFebruary 12, 2024Nikki continues to try to identify the last of the remaining bodies, in an effort to uncover any connections and find a motive, while Jack a
Season28
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Exodus 20:17 - Part OneJanuary 6, 2025The death of an elderly woman found in a cave has the Lyell team asking what drives a person to murder someone so vulnerable. A new boss at - S28E02
Exodus 20:17 - Part TwoJanuary 6, 2025Benjamin continues his desperate search for Gloria. Nikki's disturbing discovery joins the dots. A new team member joins the Lyell. - S28E03
Homecoming - Part OneJanuary 13, 2025When a man is found bludgeoned by a hammer, the Lyell are drawn deep into a conspiracy involving local government. - S28E04
Homecoming - Part TwoJanuary 13, 2025After another hammer attack, the Lyell team start uncovering connections to a conspiracy involving local government. - S28E05
Broken - Part OneJanuary 20, 2025Dismembered body parts take Nikki into the crumbling world of criminal justice. Can the Lyell team find a missing barrister before it's too - S28E06
Broken - Part TwoJanuary 20, 2025Nikki conducts an unusual post-mortem, and a terrifying discovery disturbs the team. DNA evidence forces the Lyall to seek advice from an un - S28E07
Vanishing Point - Part OneJanuary 27, 2025When a mysterious contagion starts to spread on a flight from Mumbai, Dr Nikki Alexander faces a race against time - at 30,000 feet - to con - S28E08
Vanishing Point - Part TwoJanuary 27, 2025When more passengers become infected on the plane, Nikki and the Lyell team must work to uncover the truth and find a cure before it's too l - S28E09
I Believe in Love... - Part OneFebruary 3, 2025When six people are slaughtered by an unknown gunman, Nikki and Jack must work against the clock to find the shooter. Can they find him in t - S28E10
Season's bestI Believe in Love... - Part TwoFebruary 3, 2025The Lyell team investigate another gruesome murder, and the identity of the shooter at the restaurant leads to an unsettling discovery.
Season29
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Season's bestThe Disappearance of Alice Hill - Part OneFebruary 2, 2026Nikki and Jack hunt a suspected hitman across Birmingham, who later claims responsibility for a murder that gripped the nation, for which so - S29E02
The Disappearance of Alice Hill - Part TwoFebruary 2, 2026Nikki and the Bowman team have doubts about a hitman's confession to a notorious murder. - S29E03
Creekwood - Part OneFebruary 9, 2026When an elderly man is found dead with a screwdriver impaled through his eye socket, the Bowman team find themselves navigating the mental h - S29E04
Creekwood - Part TwoFebruary 9, 2026The Bowman's investigation takes a surprising turn as they explore the trials of a homeless community and the mystery of a mental health hos - S29E05
The Enemy Within - Part OneFebruary 16, 2026Nikki, Jack and the team must navigate divisions in their new city in order to solve a racially motivated murder, but not everything is as i - S29E06
The Enemy Within - Part TwoFebruary 16, 2026As social media inflames tensions in the community, finding out the truth of who killed Alex Nelson becomes even more vital. - S29E07
Grace of God - Part OneFebruary 23, 2026As Jack feels the weight of local gun-related deaths on his shoulders, he takes it out on a punter in a bar fight and must decide whether to - S29E08
Grace of God - Part TwoFebruary 23, 2026Nikki and the rest of the Bowman team must race against the clock to prove Jack innocent before they are also found guilty of their own tran - S29E09
Shame - Part OneMarch 2, 2026Nikki, Jack, Harriet and Kit investigate the apparent suicide of a British-Chinese activist and must navigate complex international tensions - S29E10
Shame - Part TwoMarch 2, 2026After the case takes an unexpected turn, the death of a second victim brings the team closer to uncovering the truth, and Nikki finds hersel
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