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A look at the mob problems in Atlantic City, New Jersey--the East Coast gambling mecca. Narrated by Paul Winfield.

Detective Jaime Baynes is called to the scene of a possible homicide. After interviewing a few witnesses, Baynes learns the victim ran 100 yards, coughing up blood along the way. He banged on a couple of doors crying for help, before falling on his back and dying in the grass. In his death grip is a folded-up dollar bill with methamphetamine inside. The medical examiner finds a bullet from a small caliber 25 mm gun had ricocheted around in his body, causing internal bleeding. At the crime scene, where detectives believe the shooting occurred, no shell casings are found. With no suspects or leads, the forensic team tests the methamphetamine for a unique chemical formula, which may lead them to the neighborhood that produced the drugs. Hopefully the drugs' formula and the signature way the drugs were wrapped in the dollar bill, can lead detectives to the source and a possible suspect.

Two men who live next to each other in a housing project get into a deadly argument. One is shot and killed. Detectives Crewell and Williams take the two men's girlfriends back to headquarters to find out what happened. One story tells of murder, the other self-defense. Detectives try to unravel the different accounts given by the girlfriends. The key may lie with a gun that was recovered from a trash can behind the house. A Federal lab tests a bullet found at the scene and the gun to determine if it is the murder weapon. Meanwhile, Crewell and Williams try to find holes in the girlfriends' stories. As the girlfriends' stories start to fall apart, the suspect on the run is feeling the heat.

The colorful story of the ex-cop and curvaceous former Playboy Bunny who was charged with the murder of her husband's ex-wife. After conviction, Lawrencia "Bambi" Bembenek went on the lam, and the whole town of Milwaukee, if not the entire country, cried "run, Bambi, run!" It took years before she was finally found in Canada and extradited back to the U.S. Paul Winfield narrates.

A look at the mob problems in Atlantic City, New Jersey--the East Coast gambling mecca. Narrated by Paul Winfield.

The strange case of the candy heiress who disappeared without a trace in February 1977. Even though her former lover was convicted in 1995 in connection with her death, her body has never been found, and questions about her disappearance remain.

An affair between a heart doctor and his nurse leads to his and his wife's death, and puts the home-wrecking nurse on trial for murder.

On Nightwatch not all tragedies are created equal and tonight, when the men and women serving New Orleans get word that one of their own has been critically injured, they reflect on the risks they all take. The other calls of then night mirror that reality - including a scene where a small party was thrown into chaos by armed intruders, and a bar where a fight ended with a good Samaritan getting seriously wounded while trying to break it up.

Yonkers first responders Alex and Jamal face unexpected challenges when they respond to a call for a man with a broken ankle who fell from a fire escape. The night really starts to heat up for Steven Lopez and Sam Netheron in Tucson when they are called to a structure fire and must search inside for possible victims. Things get personal for Niki Johnson in Baton Rouge when a call for a patient with back pain takes an emotional turn.

In Terrebonne Parish, shrimping season is about to get underway as fishermen are getting their trawl boats ready and stretching out their nets. Deputy Paul "Highlights" Thibodeaux and Deputy LeAnn Fitch are dispatched to an alarm call at a warehouse in Shrimper s Row, and they find that several expensive shrimp nets have been stolen. A tip leads them to a suspect, but when Deputy Thibodeaux realizes the suspect s nephew is the real culprit, the nephew bolts and disappears in the murky waters of the bayou. After hours of searching, it s getting dark and the boy still can t be located. Could he have possibly pulled off an unbelievable swamp escape' Also, Deputy Keith Bergeron helps a woman who believes she and her mother were scammed by a fraudulent faith healer, or what the Cajuns call a "treateur."

In Southern Louisiana, the mosquito problem is so rampant and the annoying pests can get so big, the locals will often say the mosquito is the "state bird". In this episode, Deputy Tom Arnold is called down the bayou to investigate a man disturbing his neighbors. The suspect, who is not a Cajun, is literally being driven crazy by mosquitoes and is trying the most outrageous methods to eradicate the annoying insects. Deputy Arnold tries repeatedly to get the suspect to give up the futile battle, but the man goes too far and puts the entire neighborhood in jeopardy. Also, Deputy Keith Bergeron is dispatched to a creepy bayou mansion where a woman believes a noise in her attic is the haunting of the legendary "Lady Long Fingers". And Deputy Melissa "Catfish" Quintal encounters the craziest Cajun she's ever met when she's dispatched to talk with a woman accusing her next door neighbor of poisoning her dog.

The rich culture of Southern Louisiana is steeped with Cajun folklore and superstition. Weeks earlier, Deputy Tom Arnold was cursed by a suspect, and this comes to haunt the former California native; he must face the fact that this voodoo curse is affecting him. After grappling with one mishap after another, Tom seeks the help of a voodoo priestess to see if she can cure him once and for all. Down the bayou, a "Hatfields and McCoys" type dispute between local shrimpers escalates out of control. Lt. Merlin Daigle and Sgt. Dudley "DJ" Authement struggle to piece together the truth from two very different sides of the story. When one of the shrimper's boats catches fire that same evening, Lt. Daigle must determine whether it's a case of retaliation or if the shrimper is dealing with a curse of his own.

After a violent boating accident, Sheriff Vernon Bourgeois joins forces with multiple agencies to recover a boat, and possibly a body, from the murky depths of the Mississippi waters. Meanwhile, Deputy Keith Bergeron and Sgt. Dudley DJ Authement, both raised on the bayou, head deep into the swamps in the middle of the night to investigate a hair-raising sighting of the legendary Rougarou, the local name for a "shape-shifting swamp monster." When the witness hands over video of the half-man, half-wolf creature prowling the weeds behind his camp, the officers have no choice but to explore the very woods where the mysterious beast disappeared. The next morning, Deputy Bergeron puts two and two together when he is called to the scene of a mutilated calf near where the Cajun swamp monster vanished.

Sheriff Vernon Bourgeois is only weeks away from retirement, but he's making it his mission to take down a major copper theft ring that's been terrorizing his parish. After Detective Lt. Terry Daigre interrogates a copper thief suspect from a previous arrest, the suspect gives up vital information that the ringleader and two cohorts from the theft ring are planning to steal copper from a huge warehouse down the bayou. The department springs into action trying to prepare for the bust. Also, Deputy Melissa "Catfish" Quintal tries to sort out a strange case of theft of an expensive "privy bottle". Catfish is shocked and somewhat disgusted to find out that privy bottles are found at the base of old outhouse holes. And Lt. Peter Guidry and Sgt. Dudley "DJ" Authement investigate a case of shots fired in the middle of the swamps in the dead of night.

Sheriff Vernon Bourgeois' time as sheriff is finally coming to an end, but he won't be satisfied retiring until he catches the leader of a very elusive copper theft ring. They had the main suspect in their grasps, but the previous bust didn't yield the results they had hoped, and Bourgeois is more determined than ever to nab him. Deputy Melissa "Catfish" Quintal turns a disappointing birthday dinner with her gator man into an exciting gator hunting adventure in the swamps, and in the creepiest call yet, a man captures a creature in his barn that he is convinced is the elusive swamp creature, the "rougarou".

The Squad fears that prison gang members are running an extortion game when an inmate's family starts receiving violent threats from a mysterious caller with ties to the Crips. Investigators Jason Woodall and John Fisher rush to find the source of the threatening calls while the innocent lives of an inmate's family hang in the balance.

Inmate predators force weaker inmates to hide drugs in their cells and take the rap if they're caught. But one inmate risks his life and turns informant to help Sergeant Valerie "Snoop Dogg" Hampton and Special Agent John Fisher eliminate the inmates' outside drug source. Acting on this intelligence, the Squad conducts a massive cell search and ramps up their investigation outside the prison--where they hope to ensnare their suspect in an elaborate trap.

The warden receives an anonymous letter from an inmate threatening to raise a small army to attack correctional officers. Sgt. Nicky Jordan orders a Trojan Horse-style raid on the cell block, breaks up a secret meeting of the Vice Lordz, and explores a possible Aryan connection--all in a race against time to catch the would-be killer.

A woman suffering from mental illness leads police on a chase across state lines. When her tires are flattened, she shocks pursuing officers by pretending to have a gun and stealing their patrol car. Then, a young man caught in a sting operation then leads police on a dramatic high-speed pursuit that ends with guns drawn. For the first time on television, hear from the people who have lead police on some of the most dangerous high-speed pursuits ever.

A suspect in an armed robbery flees the state after seeing himself on the news. A high-speed chase ensues and ends with the man fleeing on foot. A man depressed over a failed relationship gets caught buying drugs and leads police on a dangerous chase through a residential neighborhood. Eventually cornered by officers, he makes a last ditch effort to escape, causing one officer to open fire, and leaving the suspect critically injured.

A struggling father resorts to illegal means to make a living, leading him into a situation involving stolen property. Pulled over by police, he runs on foot, steals a van and leads officers on an extremely dangerous chase that ends after he crashes into another vehicle. A doting grandfather ends up on the wrong side of the law and flees after being pulled over. Barely able to see after being pepper-sprayed, he leads officers on a dangerous chase on a two-lane road.

Part 1 tells of the childhood and youth of John Gotti Junior. While growing up in Howard Beach, New York, and as a student at New York Military Academy® John learns of, and we follow the story of his father's meteoric rise to power in the world of organized crime. Years later, after graduating, instead of going on to pursue a career in the military, at his father's urging John Junior takes a year off. That's when his troubles begin and he gets in a barroom brawl. John's father "punishes" him by forcing him to spend his days hanging out at the Bergin Hunt and Fish Social Club, his father's mob headquarters. By the time John is in his twenties, he is asked and chooses to become a made member of the Gambino Crime Family.

In Part 2, the FBI is focused on taking down Gotti and the Gambino Crime family, as well as the bosses of all five New York mafia clans. When Gotti's underboss, Sammy Gravano agrees to testify for the government, Gotti Senior is convicted and sentenced to life in prison. John Junior becomes the acting boss of the crime family. With this transition of power, John Junior quickly becomes the prime target of the FBI. John Junior, having resolved to quit the life of organized crime, pleads guilty to racketeering, serves over seven years in prison, and must still withstand four federal trials all ending in mistrials before he is set free to pursue his life as a "civilian," a husband to his wife, father to his five children, and a law abiding citizen who honors his vow to quit the mob.

Part 1 tells of the childhood and youth of John Gotti Junior. While growing up in Howard Beach, New York, and as a student at New York Military Academy® John learns of, and we follow the story of his father's meteoric rise to power in the world of organized crime. Years later, after graduating, instead of going on to pursue a career in the military, at his father's urging John Junior takes a year off. That's when his troubles begin and he gets in a barroom brawl. John's father "punishes" him by forcing him to spend his days hanging out at the Bergin Hunt and Fish Social Club, his father's mob headquarters. By the time John is in his twenties, he is asked and chooses to become a made member of the Gambino Crime Family.