
The Forgotten
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A team of dedicated amateurs work on cases involving unidentified victims. After the police have given up, this group must first solve the puzzle of the victim's identity in order to then help catch the killer. They work to give the deceased back their names, lest they become -- The Forgotten.
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- 01
PilotThis crime-drama series follows the Forgotten Network, volunteers who try to identify the victims of unsolved murders. In the opener, the remains of a woman are found in a wooded area. - 02
Living DoeA young man awakens from a coma caused by a violent assault with no recollection of his identity and asks the network for help, and the subsequent investigation steers the team into a world of crime.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
PilotSeptember 22, 2009This crime-drama series follows the Forgotten Network, volunteers who try to identify the victims of unsolved murders. In the opener, the re - S01E02
Diamond JaneSeptember 29, 2009—A murdered fiancée leaves behind an engagement ring and a mystery for the network to solve. - S01E03
Football JohnOctober 6, 2009—The death of a professional athlete has the network delving into the world of football. - S01E04
Parachute JaneOctober 13, 2009—An unidentified teen dies from what appears to be an insulin overdose, but the team suspects foul play was involved when their investigation - S01E05
River JohnOctober 20, 2009—The body of a man who was shot to death is recovered from a drainage tunnel, and the evidence suggests he was searching for someone before h - S01E06
Canine JohnOctober 27, 2009—A stray dog maintains a vigil over the grave of a man whose body was found at a vacation spot. - S01E07
Railroad JaneNovember 3, 2009—The discovery of a female skull and an artificial kneecap leads the network to the victim's only surviving relative, a sister who's in a com - S01E08
Prisoner JaneNovember 17, 2009—The discovery of a woman found strangled to death in a warehouse kicks off an investigation that leads the network to addiction-support grou - S01E09
Lucky JohnDecember 1, 2009—A corpse recovered from the trunk of a car after four months has DNA that matches an ex-convict who died four years ago, and the investigati - S01E10
Double DoeJanuary 5, 2010—A man and a woman are shot to death and buried in the snow near a sleazy motel. The cash found with the bodies and their notable age differe - S01E11
Patient JohnJanuary 12, 2010—After finding the body of a recently naturalized citizen in a seepage pit, the team delves into the world of pharmaceutical trials when they - S01E12
My JohnFebruary 9, 2010—A man falls to his death from a skyscraper, and the team delves into the world of parkour, also known as free-running, in their bid to ident - S01E13
Mama JaneFebruary 16, 2010—The team investigates the murder of a 40-year-old woman whose body was found at a bar. The investigation uncovers her desire to adopt a baby - S01E14
Train JaneFebruary 23, 2010—The network explores a secret society of roving nightclubs while trying to identify a woman whose body was found in the wreckage of a derail - S01E15
Donovan DoeMarch 9, 2010—A young girl's bones are found in an old ammunition box and Russell tells the network that the find could be the remains of Alex's daughter. - S01E16
Designer JaneJuly 3, 2010—Gunfire near a charity event kills a Jane Doe and injures Alex's old classmate Lydia Townsend. The team tries to determine why the victim wa - S01E17
Living DoeJuly 3, 2010A young man awakens from a coma caused by a violent assault with no recollection of his identity and asks the network for help, and the subs
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