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The First 48

Season 11 2011 - 2012
TV-MA

  • 2011-05-13T01:00:00Z on A&E
  • 45m
  • 1d 3h (36 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Drama, Documentary, Crime
Follows detectives during the hours immediately following a homicide.

36 episodes

Season Premiere

2011-05-13T01:00:00Z

11x01 Fear Factor/Fall Guy

Season Premiere

11x01 Fear Factor/Fall Guy

  • 2011-05-13T01:00:00Z45m

In Birmingham, Detectives Eric Torrence and Henry Lucas investigate the murder of a 31-year-old male found dead in a field. But with a tight-lipped community where street law is paramount, finding someone to talk is the team's biggest challenge. As the clock winds down, will the community pull through and bring the killer to justice? Then, in Charlotte a man is chased down and killed in front of his nine-year-old son. Detective Blair Fitch is shocked to discover the killer was getting even with someone else. The case takes a surprising turn and leads detectives to New York where the suspect turns up in relation to another murder.

2011-05-20T01:00:00Z

11x02 Mother and Child

11x02 Mother and Child

  • 2011-05-20T01:00:00Z45m

In Miami, ten days before Christmas, a young corrections officer is shot dead with her two-year-old son while sleeping in their bed. Det. Kevin Ruggiero and Sgt. Ervens Ford take the case personally--not only do they consider the victim 24-year-old Ciara Lee as "on our team", but the death of her baby boy hits them emotionally. In this intense manhunt the detectives uncover the intended target, the motive, and the suspected killers, making an arrest two days before Christmas. But a surprise twist at the end leaves them frustrated and determined.

2011-05-27T01:00:00Z

11x03 The Ring/Last Drive

11x03 The Ring/Last Drive

  • 2011-05-27T01:00:00Z45m

In Birmingham, lead Detective Henry Lucas is working the brutal stabbing of a young mother killed in her own bedroom. With no obvious motive, the investigation hits a wall until Lucas discovers the victim is missing a diamond ring. Meanwhile, the Harris County Homicide squad and lead investigator Sgt. James Dousay are hunting the killer of a man found shot to death in his car. With no witnesses, Dousay hopes the last messages on the victim's phone and the victim's family and friends can lead them to their suspect.

In a remote area 20 miles east of Houston, a man walking in the woods discovers a startling sight--the remains of decomposed body hidden in the foliage. In one of his most challenging cases, Dep. Dennis Wolfford must first identify the body, before he can even begin unraveling the mystery of who to put it there. And in Miami, Sgt. Fernando Bosch investigates the murder of a 24-year-old father of two, gunned down while riding his bike. With no initial leads, detectives embark on an extensive canvass that proves fruitful when a witness comes forward with information that turns the case on its head: What detectives initially thought was the motive, is not. The murder is far more personal.

2011-06-10T01:00:00Z

11x05 Cold and Callous

11x05 Cold and Callous

  • 2011-06-10T01:00:00Z45m

In Harris County, Deputy Jason Brown and the homicide unit investigate the cold-blooded murder of a 15-year-old boy who was stripped down and shot during a home invasion.

2011-06-17T01:00:00Z

11x06 Snake Eyes/No Way Out

11x06 Snake Eyes/No Way Out

  • 2011-06-17T01:00:00Z45m

In Birmingham, AL, an innocent man is shot and killed in crossfire from a shoot out that erupted at a friendly dice game. Detective Jerry Williams and his team must first locate the shooters involved and then decide who and what to believe from the conflicting interviews. And in Harris County, TX, Dep. Jason Brown and the Homicide Unit investigate the murder of a 17-year-old student, gunned down in a flea market parking lot that also left his 14-year-old cousin wounded. The trail heats up when Brown finds another student that was involved in the shooting and in the gang confrontation that precipitated it.

In Louisville, Det. Kristen Downs responds to the killing of a man shot while answering his door. Before he died he told his fiance who did it, but his declaration leaves more questions than answers. Then in Harris County, TX, neighbors find a teenage girl in the woods, shot dead. The case takes a turn when the trail of clues leads Dep. James Cassidy to one of the victim's friends.

Miami detective, Fabio Sanchez and the homicide team investigate the murder of a man stabbed in the street. After piecing together the victims last moments, they realize they may have a vigilante on their hands. In Dekalb County, Georgia, shots are fired in broad daylight on a residential street, leaving one teenage boy dead and another critically injured. Lead Detective Bruce Brueggeman is shocked to discover that the shooters mother may have been with him when he pulled the trigger. But forcing the family to give up the suspect is not going to be easy.

Birmingham Detective Warren Cotton investigates the murder of three family members, including a 12-year-old girl, who were stabbed to death in their home and then burned. In Miami, Detective Ricardo John and his team are working the shooting of a young man who has been a witness in several previous homicide investigations.

In Birmingham, a 49-year-old man is beaten and shot in the middle of a housing complex in broad daylight. In a community where no one wants to be seen as "snitching," finding someone to come forward with information will be Detective Chris Anderson's biggest challenge. Then, in DeKalb County, lead detective Chris Franklin investigates the murder of an 18-year-old male, gunned down in an apartment complex. The case takes a turn when Franklin learns the killer's intended target was actually the victim's friend.

2011-08-26T01:00:00Z

11x11 Hit List/Hand in Hand

11x11 Hit List/Hand in Hand

  • 2011-08-26T01:00:00Z45m

In Miami, lead detective TC Cepero investigates the murder of a 20-year-old male, gunned down in the middle of the street in broad daylight. With surveillance video of the suspect and possible witnesses they learn the victim may have been on the killers hit list. Then, in DeKalb County, a 20-year-old man is shot dead while walking his girlfriend home at night. Sergeant Matthew Ferreira and team must work quickly to solve this senseless murder that also left two others injured.

2011-09-02T01:00:00Z

11x12 No Return/Dangerous Game

In Harris County, a family man is shot down in his driveway. With no motive or witnesses lead investigator Deputy Juan Viramontes hopes a clue found on the victim's car can lead to the killer. And in Miami, as a family settles in for the night, gunshots erupt in their front yard. A startled mother walks outside and discovers her son shot dead. Rookie homicide Det. Frank Castillo must delve into the vices of the victim in order to track down the person responsible for this brazen act of violence.

2011-09-09T01:00:00Z

11x13 Love Her Madly/Off Track

In Miami, the Homicide Unit responds to a scene to find the 911 caller covered in blood and a 35-year-old woman brutally stabbed. And in DeKalb County, Det. Joe Renaud and his team are working the shooting murder of a 22-year-old man.

2011-10-14T01:00:00Z

11x14 Blood Alley/Bad Deal

11x14 Blood Alley/Bad Deal

  • 2011-10-14T01:00:00Z45m

A man is found dead in an alley in a Birmingham suburb; A 24-year-old man is shot to death in his apartment in DeKalb County, Ga.

2011-10-21T01:00:00Z

11x15 The Chase/One Shot

11x15 The Chase/One Shot

  • 2011-10-21T01:00:00Z45m

In Harris County, Deputy Abraham Alanis is working the homicide of a 69-year-old Navy veteran. When Alanis' first big break, surveillance video of the potential perpetrator, fails to show the suspect's face, investigators take a closer at the footage and notice something big--a small detail in the video, could be a huge break for the case. And in Birmingham, Det. Marcel Walker responds to the city's first homicide since a deadly tornado ravaged the city. Walker needs to determine whether two people seen fleeing the crime scene moments after the shooting are witnesses to the heinous act or responsible for it.

2011-10-28T01:00:00Z

11x16 Caught in the Middle

11x16 Caught in the Middle

  • 2011-10-28T01:00:00Z45m

In Miami, two men are found beaten and shot behind an abandoned house. As Det. TC Cepero digs deeper into the case he unearths more than one reason the men could have been killed.

2011-12-09T02:00:00Z

11x17 Pointless/Set Up

11x17 Pointless/Set Up

  • 2011-12-09T02:00:00Z45m

In Birmingham, Detective Chris Anderson investigates the gruesome murder of a woman who is shot to death and then set on fire. Anderson hunts down his suspects, but it's the victim's family that reveals a final, disturbing twist in the case. In DeKalb County, Detective Joe Renaud is working the homicide of a father of four, gunned down outside an apartment complex on the east side of town. Without little to go on, Renaud and his team must put the pieces of this puzzle together to track down the killer.

2011-12-16T02:00:00Z

11x18 Love Kills/Justified

11x18 Love Kills/Justified

  • 2011-12-16T02:00:00Z45m

In Miami, Detectives Anthony Reyes and Manny Castillo investigate a man shot dead on a residential street. The case takes a turn when they learn that the house he was found in front of is where his ex-girlfriend lives. Then in Birmingham, a gunfight at a gas station leaves one man dead. Detective Cynthia Morrow discovers surveillance video that shows who killed the man, but eyewitness testimony calls in to question who is to blame.

2012-01-06T02:00:00Z

11x19 Ultimate Price

11x19 Ultimate Price

  • 2012-01-06T02:00:00Z45m

A person is killed in Miami while trying to stop a robbery.

2012-01-20T02:00:00Z

11x20 Hot Lot/Blind Faith

11x20 Hot Lot/Blind Faith

  • 2012-01-20T02:00:00Z45m

In Birmingham, Lead Det. Henry Lucas and the Birmingham Homicide Team are trying to solve the mystery of how a young man ended up shot in the back in the middle of a scrap yard. With no witnesses, Lucas hopes the victim's friends can lead him to the killer. In DeKalb County, Lead Det. Lynn Shuler and the Major Felony Unit are called to a motel where a woman has been found dead. The case takes a dark turn when the team learns that a man was in the room shortly before the woman died, but had since disappeared.

2011-01-14T02:00:00Z

11x21 Waterworld

11x21 Waterworld

  • 2011-01-14T02:00:00Z45m

Miami detectives investigate the murder of a man found floating in Biscayne Bay, and a second homicide that may be connected to the first case.

2011-01-21T02:00:00Z

11x22 The Slip/Pure Victim

11x22 The Slip/Pure Victim

  • 2011-01-21T02:00:00Z45m

Detroit detectives investigate a double homicide; an elderly woman is murdered while taking groceries out of her car in Harris County, Texas.

In Charlotte, when a store clerk and father of three young children is shot in a robbery by a masked man, lead Detective David Osorio and his team interview witnesses and find that no one knows the shooter. With little to go on, Osorio must find a way to identify his suspect before he can hope to track him down. And in Miami, lead Detective Kevin Ruggiero and his team head to Overtown to investigate the murder of a young father shot in the street. When Ruggiero learns that the victim’s friends are out to retaliate, he must race to find the shooter before there’s another killing.

2011-02-04T02:00:00Z

11x24 Final Call/Fatal Fury

11x24 Final Call/Fatal Fury

  • 2011-02-04T02:00:00Z45m

In Charlotte, rookie homicide Det. Brian Whitworth is assigned his first case when a woman is discovered on her bedroom floor, stabbed to death. Hampered by false leads and a lack of eyewitnesses, Whitworth must rely on the physical evidence to bring the killer to justice. Meanwhile, in Louisville, Det. Jon Lesher investigates the homicide of a 43-year-old father, gunned down in front of his house for telling a rowdy group of men next door to quiet down. The case comes to a standstill when an eyewitness steadfastly upholds the street's code of silence. Lesher must use his veteran-interview techniques to break the code and get the witness to talk.

2011-05-13T01:00:00Z

11x25 Fear Factor/Fall Guy

11x25 Fear Factor/Fall Guy

  • 2011-05-13T01:00:00Z45m

In Birmingham, Detectives Eric Torrence and Henry Lucas investigate the murder of a 31-year-old male found dead in a field. But with a tight-lipped community where street law is paramount, finding someone to talk is the team's biggest challenge. As the clock winds down, will the community pull through and bring the killer to justice? Then, in Charlotte a man is chased down and killed in front of his nine-year-old son. Detective Blair Fitch is shocked to discover the killer was getting even with someone else. The case takes a surprising turn and leads detectives to New York where the suspect turns up in relation to another murder.

2011-05-20T01:00:00Z

11x26 Mother and Child

11x26 Mother and Child

  • 2011-05-20T01:00:00Z45m

In Miami, ten days before Christmas, a young corrections officer is shot dead with her two-year-old son while sleeping in their bed. Det. Kevin Ruggiero and Sgt. Ervens Ford take the case personally--not only do they consider the victim 24-year-old Ciara Lee as "on our team", but the death of her baby boy hits them emotionally. In this intense manhunt the detectives uncover the intended target, the motive, and the suspected killers, making an arrest two days before Christmas. But a surprise twist at the end leaves them frustrated and determined.

2011-05-27T01:00:00Z

11x27 The Ring/Last Drive

11x27 The Ring/Last Drive

  • 2011-05-27T01:00:00Z45m

In Birmingham, lead Detective Henry Lucas is working the brutal stabbing of a young mother killed in her own bedroom. With no obvious motive, the investigation hits a wall until Lucas discovers the victim is missing a diamond ring. Meanwhile, the Harris County Homicide squad and lead investigator Sgt. James Dousay are hunting the killer of a man found shot to death in his car. With no witnesses, Dousay hopes the last messages on the victim's phone and the victim's family and friends can lead them to their suspect.

In a remote area 20 miles east of Houston, a man walking in the woods discovers a startling sight--the remains of decomposed body hidden in the foliage. In one of his most challenging cases, Dep. Dennis Wolfford must first identify the body, before he can even begin unraveling the mystery of who to put it there. And in Miami, Sgt. Fernando Bosch investigates the murder of a 24-year-old father of two, gunned down while riding his bike. With no initial leads, detectives embark on an extensive canvass that proves fruitful when a witness comes forward with information that turns the case on its head: What detectives initially thought was the motive, is not. The murder is far more personal.

2011-06-10T01:00:00Z

11x29 Cold and Callous

11x29 Cold and Callous

  • 2011-06-10T01:00:00Z45m

In Harris County, Deputy Jason Brown and the homicide unit investigate the cold-blooded murder of a 15-year-old boy who was stripped down and shot during a home invasion.

2011-06-17T01:00:00Z

11x30 Snake Eyes/No Way Out

11x30 Snake Eyes/No Way Out

  • 2011-06-17T01:00:00Z45m

In Birmingham, AL, an innocent man is shot and killed in crossfire from a shoot out that erupted at a friendly dice game. Detective Jerry Williams and his team must first locate the shooters involved and then decide who and what to believe from the conflicting interviews. And in Harris County, TX, Dep. Jason Brown and the Homicide Unit investigate the murder of a 17-year-old student, gunned down in a flea market parking lot that also left his 14-year-old cousin wounded. The trail heats up when Brown finds another student that was involved in the shooting and in the gang confrontation that precipitated it.

In Louisville, Det. Kristen Downs responds to the killing of a man shot while answering his door. Before he died he told his fiance who did it, but his declaration leaves more questions than answers. Then in Harris County, TX, neighbors find a teenage girl in the woods, shot dead. The case takes a turn when the trail of clues leads Dep. James Cassidy to one of the victim's friends.

Miami detective, Fabio Sanchez and the homicide team investigate the murder of a man stabbed in the street. After piecing together the victims last moments, they realize they may have a vigilante on their hands. In Dekalb County, Georgia, shots are fired in broad daylight on a residential street, leaving one teenage boy dead and another critically injured. Lead Detective Bruce Brueggeman is shocked to discover that the shooters mother may have been with him when he pulled the trigger. But forcing the family to give up the suspect is not going to be easy.

Birmingham Detective Warren Cotton investigates the murder of three family members, including a 12-year-old girl, who were stabbed to death in their home and then burned. In Miami, Detective Ricardo John and his team are working the shooting of a young man who has been a witness in several previous homicide investigations.

2011-09-09T01:00:00Z

11x34 Love Her Madly/Off Track

In Miami, the Homicide Unit responds to a scene to find the 911 caller covered in blood and a 35-year-old woman brutally stabbed. And in DeKalb County, Det. Joe Renaud and his team are working the shooting murder of a 22-year-old man.

2011-10-14T01:00:00Z

11x35 Blood Alley/Bad Deal

11x35 Blood Alley/Bad Deal

  • 2011-10-14T01:00:00Z45m

A man is found dead in an alley in a Birmingham suburb; A 24-year-old man is shot to death in his apartment in DeKalb County, Ga.

2011-10-21T01:00:00Z

11x36 The Chase/One Shot

11x36 The Chase/One Shot

  • 2011-10-21T01:00:00Z45m

In Harris County, Deputy Abraham Alanis is working the homicide of a 69-year-old Navy veteran. When Alanis' first big break, surveillance video of the potential perpetrator, fails to show the suspect's face, investigators take a closer at the footage and notice something big--a small detail in the video, could be a huge break for the case. And in Birmingham, Det. Marcel Walker responds to the city's first homicide since a deadly tornado ravaged the city. Walker needs to determine whether two people seen fleeing the crime scene moments after the shooting are witnesses to the heinous act or responsible for it.

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