The First 48 Season 12, Episode 12: Cold Light of Day

Pointless/Set Up

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.

45 min

Love Kills/Justified

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Ultimate Price

In Miami, a good Samaritan is shot dead while intervening in a robbery. Det. TC Cepero is forced to resort to a needle-in-a-haystack search for the getaway car, and for the homeless woman who may have seen the killer.

45 min

Hot Lot/Blind Faith

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.

45 min

Missing

In Harris County, Deputy Mario Quintanilla and his team are investigating the mysterious disappearance and possible murder of a 20-year-old single mother. After days of searching and only a bloody, abandoned car as evidence, Investigators needs to retrace her final steps to solve the mystery.

45 min

The Killer Speaks

45 min

Deadly Encounter/Car Trouble

A janitor is stabbed to death in Miami; a Birmingham pedestrian is killed after fixing a car for his friend.

45 min

Down in Overtown/Breaking Point

In Miami, a young father is gunned down after a night of gambling. Detective Emiliano Tamayo has to figure out who would have killed him over twenty dollars. Then in Dallas, a child's birthday party turns deadly. The investigation becomes even more urgent when Detective Leo Gonzalez discovers the killer may be on the way to Mexico.

45 min

Tiny Dancers/Right Hand Man

In DeKalb County, a keyboardist for a local church is gunned down in his home. Detective Lynn Shuler uncovers a web of lies that ultimately puts him on the path of the killers. Then, in Miami, rookie Detective Mario Gonzalez responds to a call about a man found shot dead in an abandoned car. Just as the case is about to run cold, a witness comes forward that shatters the case wide open.

45 min

Under One Roof/Off Target

In Dallas, Detective Brian Tabor investigates the brutal stabbing of a man found in a vacant apartment. Now, detectives need a woman who may have lured him to his death, to come clean. Then in Birmingham, a wild gunfight leaves an innocent young man dead. Detective Jody Jacobs is on the hunt for two shooters and needs to determine who fired the first shot.

45 min

Bad Attitude/Collateral Damage

Mike Smith and Walley Everett investigate the murder of a 23-year-old mother found burned in the backyard of an abandoned house.

45 min

Far From Home/Object of Desire

An unarmed man is gunned down outside a bar; a woman is found bludgeoned to death in her apartment.

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Unarmed/Bad Feeling

Two friends are shot, then burned inside the trunk of a car

45 min

Brutal Business

A woman is murdered in front of her daughter during a home invasion in Harris County, Texas; a Dallas teen runs into serious trouble while trying to sell a gun.

45 min

A Simple Plan/The Rip-Off

An unarmed Miami man is shot in the back; three friends in Cleveland leave a party, but one of the group ends up dead.

45 min

Less Than Zero/Friends for Life

An unarmed Miami man is shot in the back; three friends in Cleveland leave a party, but one of the group ends up dead.

45 min

House of Pain/Into the Night

When a friendly house party turns into a double murder, the only female homicide detective in Cleveland has to piece together what went wrong. In Harris County, a hardworking father stops off for a drink after work and ends up the victim of a robbery gone bad.

45 min

Shattered

In Dallas, a well loved man is discovered in his apartment on a bed of broken glass. With only fragments of clues the homicide team zeros in on a suspect, but nothing is what it seems.

45 min

Massacre in Little Haiti/Exposed

A massacre outside a corner store leaves two dead and two clinging to life. With no witnesses, Miami detectives hope the surviving victims live to tell who pulled the trigger. In Cleveland, a man is found strangled in his apartment. Detectives go on the hunt for one of his friends and uncover a shocking motive.

45 min

Deadly Ride/Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Detectives embark on a four-state manhunt to find the killer of a Cleveland driver; Miami police need citizens to loosen their lips and help them solve a murder.

45 min

Father and Son / Dangerous Attraction

A Miami homicide team investigates the shooting death of a kindly father. Detectives investigate the murder of a Dallas man shot in his sleep, uncovering the shocking story of his girlfriend's dark past.

45 min

Murder in Pleasant Grove

In Dallas, a dismembered body is found burned in an open field. With no leads on the victim’s identity, detectives turn to the public for help in solving this baffling case.

Innocent Bystander/Partners in Crime

Surveillance video of a fatal stabbing at a Texas strip mall leaves a policeman with more questions than answers; a Dallas man is shot to death in his living room.

45 min

Blood Red/Deadly Moves

Two Dallas men on their way to visit family are gunned down; a police detective searches for a burglar who strangled a Cleveland preacher.

45 min

Blood on the Streets

Miami homicide detectives investigating a triple shooting on a crowded bus learn the violence was the result of an escalating street war.

45 min

School Girls/Out of the Shadows

In Dallas, a fight among school girls turns into a deadly home invasion. Then, an attempted car jacking in Cleveland leaves an innocent man shot dead.

45 min

Fatal Call

Dallas homicide detectives call upon the community for help when a man is shot to death in an apartment complex.

45 min

Killer Debt/House of Rage

In Miami, a man is gunned down on a quiet city sidewalk. A mysterious car leads detectives on the trail of a suspect with a violent past. Then in Cleveland, a young mother of five is found shot in her apartment. With no witnesses, detectives turn to her outraged community for help.

45 min

Nightmare in Greedy Grove/Good Man Down

A drive-by shooting in Dallas leads to the death of an innocent bystander; a young Cleveland father is killed as he attempts to break up a fight.

45 min

The House Next Door/The Showdown

A Miami man is stabbed to death and dumped in an empty lot; a young father is the victim of a turf war.

45 min

Strapped/The Killer Next Door

A teen is killed in Miami; two college students are robbed and shot while walking their dog in Cleveland.

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