Traces Season 1, Episode 7: Herostratus Syndrome

Judges

The head of the forensic department, Markos Papaloukas, gives his special team of collaborators the files of a 25-year-old case, suspecting that an innocent man has been unjustly imprisoned all these years. With the new technological methods they use, they have the opportunity to reexamine old cases seen under a new eye. The means and the knowledge are there, all that is needed is a key element. Markos has already discovered it…

45 min

The Art of Murder

Between surrealism and reality, a killer turns crime into art and murder into mystery. The forensic team struggles between symbolism, questionable motives and multiple suspects. But what happens when the killer leaves no trace behind, only an elaborate murder scene?

45 min

Babies

The most inhumane, the cruelest. A newborn baby is found in the trash. Shortly afterwards, the mother who gave birth to it is found dead in a studio apartment. The forensic team will try to stifle feelings of anger and sadness and work methodically. Strange coincidences and mysterious circumstances lead to suspicions beyond all logic. People beyond suspicion pull the strings of a harsh reality that takes on uncontrollable proportions.

45 min

Illusion

A young woman is raped and confesses her ordeal to the forensic team. She met her rapist online and has been harassing her non-stop ever since. But the evidence shows something different. Very different. So, even when she recognizes her rapist, the team can do nothing to help her. The cohesion and functioning of the team are tested.

45 min

Dead Again

When old secrets become a crime in the present, then you have to dig up the traces from the past. A young man is found brutally murdered, just like he was found murdered ten years ago! Fate can play many games, but how can someone be destined to die a second time? Is it, after all, better for the past to remain forgotten? What could someone choose between oblivion and fear?

45 min

Episode 6

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Shop Window

In a shop window, a beautiful doll can look alive. In a shop window, a beautiful dead woman can look like a doll… Everyone loved her. Everyone admired her. Everyone desired her. So who killed Angeliki? Why? Who was bothered by her innocence, her sweet smile, her warm heart? Forensic science invades the world of a multi-story department store to learn its dark secrets and bring justice.

45 min

Secret Life

In a luxury housing complex, a charming man's birthday party ends in tragedy when the celebrant leaves his guests to walk his dog for a few minutes. His body is found in a nearby park, prompting the forensic team to open "Pandora's box." Trying to uncover the secrets hidden by the victim's relatives, our heroes will discover that some people are capable of doing anything to keep their secret lives a secret.

45 min

The Curse of the Well

Daphne went to Lavrio for the case of a girl who disappeared from her home and is now missing as well. The team realizes the paradox. To find Daphne, they must follow the course of her investigations step by step. To talk to those she spoke to, to find out what she learned and if they are lucky enough to get on her trail. What they don't know is that Daphne has time as an opponent as she is inside a well and a strong storm raises the water level, threatening to drown her.

45 min

Antidote

A case that is born in the rubble of a building. Many years ago, the premises of a pharmaceutical company collapsed, killing dozens of helpless employees. Although the owner of the company was responsible for their deaths, as he had approved the building's inappropriate construction plan, he was acquitted by the court. Years later, however, someone convicted him and he is found murdered in his office – poisoned with hydrogen cyanide. The forensic team investigates the case and brings to light brutal and horrific truths.

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