Schedule

Dallas SWAT responds to a dangerous call out--a man has barricaded himself in his apartment and is shooting multiple rounds aimlessly out the window. Trapped on the scene are a number of patrol officers who Rich Emberlin and his squad must rescue. Later, Rich goes on a shopping spree with his daughter in preparation for a Daddy Daughter Dance at her elementary school. She's been calling him all week, making sure that he'll attend. But when Rich is called to help execute a last minute ATF warrant, his plans for the dance are in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Officer Johnny Baker helps to execute a narcotics warrant at a home where two young children reside. His job is to pry the door open, which he must do quickly or else SWAT will be forced to pull off the cage doors. All the while, he awaits the birth of his fourth child.

The strangest and eeriest calls on the bayou happen at night, especially when a full moon shines overhead. Detective Terry Daigre has been trying to track down a gang of thieves that are preying on empty camps in the deep bayou, and when Sgt. Dudley "DJ" Authement calls him with a fresh lead on the night of the full moon, it's the first clue that leads to a wild and action-packed manhunt. Also, Deputy Melissa "Catfish" Quintal gets the strangest call of the night when she's dispatched to a horse stable where all of the horses manes and tails have been braided. The distraught woman who called in the complaint believes it's the work of the "Lutin," a mischievous spirit of an un-baptized baby ghost.

Mardi Gras is the biggest party of the year in Southern Louisiana, and it doesn't just happen in New Orleans. Terrebonne Parish is home to the second biggest Mardi Gras in the state, which means the deputies are working around the clock. Deputy Paul "Highlights" Thibodeaux is dispatched to a routine alarm call at a warehouse only to find out that an expensive sound system has been snatched from a high-profile Mardi Gras float. He passes the case onto Detective Lt. Terry Daigre who gets a hot lead and sets up a stakeout a local bar. When the suspect comes in to the bar trying to sell the sound system, Daigre gets ready to pounce. Also, Deputy Melissa "Catfish" Quintal tries to settle a dispute between an estranged husband and wife who are disputing over their Mardi Gras beads, and Deputy Keith Bergeron must settle down the rowdy riders of a party bus.

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.

In Southern Louisiana, alligators are just a part of everyday life. When a vicious alligator attacks a family's dog, Deputy Melissa "Catfish" Quintal must call in the services of her alligator hunter boyfriend, Jacob Lirette, known as the "Gator Man", to handle the threat. The sheriff's office also gets a new lead on a suspect from a major local theft ring, and their hunt takes them on a dramatic chase through the razor-like sugar cane fields. Also, water patrol officers "Funkie Nuts" and "DJ" are sent out in the dead of night to one of the strangest and eeriest bayou calls they've ever seen.

Upon opening in rural New York State, Attica was hailed as an architectural landmark and model for the confinement of the most dangerous criminals. Over time, its name became a battle cry for death, despair, and violence. Paul Sorvino narrates a look at the home of the worst prison riot in American history in September 1971.

Located near Belfast, Maze Prison holds both Catholic and Protestant prisoners, members of paramilitary groups like the Irish Republican Army. The prison consists of eight H-shaped cellblocks with cameras, searchlights, 16-foot walls, and guard towers. Outside, British soldiers patrol. We investigate several incidents, including: the Blanket Protests, when IRA inmates refused to wear uniforms; the Dirty Protest, when prisoners smeared human waste on prison walls; and the Bobby Sand hunger strike.

The ladies of Naperville PD show just how tough they are as they combat out of control suspects including a kid who tries to charge one of the officers and a mother with a violent daughter seeking advice.

Sgt. Betsy Brantner-Smith and Officers Julie Lardino and Tracy Nance release some aggression and train for hand-to-hand combat with their nightstick batons. Then, Officer Dawn Yorke deals with a belligerent homeless man accused of casing a parking lot for possible theft.

Story of Thomas Capano, the powerful former Delaware prosecutor who was sentenced to death for the murder of his ex-lover. Though Capano claimed another one of his mistresses killed the woman in a jealous rage, the case cracked open when Capano's brother admitted helping Thomas dump her body into the sea.

A look at how the justice system handled the unique case of Dr. L. Stan Naramore, who was convicted of attempting to murder a 78-year-old terminally ill woman and of killing an 81-year-old farmer. But "tough Irish" defense attorney Kurt Kerns, who "bawled like a baby" and threw up when Naramore was convicted, later persuaded the Kansas Board of Appeals to issue a highly unusual ruling. Includes interviews with Naramore and Kerns.

Neighbors always mix up sisters Sarah and Stevie, but their polar-opposite personalities is what set them apart in the end. Elena and Christina were both adopted, but these teenage sisters love, laugh, and battle like blood relatives.

When a friendly neighbor marries barely legal Linda, he rescues her from abject poverty, and invites her sister, Patti, into their twisted relationship. But when their new life is threatened, neither sister will let anything--including the other--take it away. While Ana refuses to give up her earthly ways, Mary tries relentlessly to help her sister find the Lord. But when a scandalous accusation goes too far, only one of them will really see the light.

When Teresa's brother marries Betty Jo, the young bride becomes the sister Teresa was always dying for. Over the years, tragedy, accusations and wild tempers repeatedly get in the way, until one night they both wish they'd never met each other. When teen sisters Sandra and Jossie both get pregnant, one pays for the maternal instincts of the other with her life.

The shocking story of how two young boys were led to kill their father, and the unique way that the State of Florida delivered justice in the case.

In-depth look at police on trial for corruption and brutality. Examines how police are treated as defendants and the types of sentences they face; and reveals research results that show that police and the general public are held to different standards of justice.

Kosta Fotopoulos, a prominent member of the Greek-American community in Daytona, Florida, invents a club for killers and convinces his lover to join the club by brutally murdering a drifter. Includes an interview with the lover, Deidre Hunt, who is now serving a life sentence in prison.

While awaiting trial, Darli Velazquez Armas, a player in Miami's drug world, decides to go on the lam. Bounty hunter Rolando Betancourt is assigned the case, and an incredible international manhunt ensues. There are several near misses and high-speed car chases. Betancourt flies back and forth across the Atlantic, doggedly pursuing every lead, until he finally sees his chance to bring the fugitive in and end the epic five-month chase once and for all.

Craig Pritchert and his girlfriend, Nova Guthrie, become the modern day Bonnie and Clyde. After falling in love, the two go on a bank robbery spree, making off with $500,000 in cash. They flee the U.S., but Detective Tom VanMeter, FBI Special Agent Mike Sanborn, and Special Agent Alvie Price take up the chase. When a tip comes in that Pritchert and Guthrie are in Cape Town, South Africa, the FBI sends a team to take the two down and end the six-year manhunt.

Investigators Lise Olsen and Fred Paige are on a mission to examine the confessions of inmate Edward Harold Bell. He has confessed to the brutal murder of eleven teenage girls. But is he a serial killer or just an attention-seeking liar?

Two weeks before Christmas, Earl Forrest burst into a friend's house and gunned down two people in cold blood. Still thirsty for mayhem, Forrest then ambushed the deputies who came knocking, leaving four more people shot. What triggered this orgy of violence? Now on death row, Forrest reveals the surprising reason behind the killing spree.

Benjamin Crump and his team of experts analyze the authenticity of a recently revealed mystery confession letter. New evidence emerges that may break the case wide open.

Squad Deputy Director Jerry Lester and Special Agent Richard Metcalfe investigate a major drug smuggling operation potentially connected to the Crips and abetted by a source outside the prison. A case that involves cocaine, morphine and a bizarre love triangle lead the Squad into the community for a dramatic street bust.

Two inmates suffer life-threatening stab wounds during a melee on the exercise yard that involves one shank, one pool stick, and two rival gangs. Squad members Jason Woodall and John Fisher must determine what motivated the fight and who is responsible--before the prison explodes.