Murder in the First

Detectives Terry English and Hildy Mulligan find out that a murder case might be related to a young billionaire; Terry's wife battles cancer; a flight attendant is found dead.

Terry English and Hildy Mulligan investigate the death of Erich Blunt's flight attendant; Terry deals with his wife's death; an autopsy reveals a shocking secret.

The inspectors search for clues; a witness from a past investigation approaches Hildy with concern for his mother's safety.

Erich Blunt ignores his lawyer's advice and escapes for a drug-fueled weekend; Terry and Hildy must deal with the repercussions of Hildy's officer involved shooting; Terry works to get his partner out of trouble.

Erich Blunt takes a lie detector test to prove his innocence; Hildy and Terry discover that a past suspect's alibi does not check out.

Erich Blunt is put on trial for the murder of his flight attendant; Terry decides to start making amends; Hildy begins to reconnect with her ex-husband.

A key witness in the Cindy Strauss murder case turns up dead; Terry and Hildy set out to find the truth; Erich Blunt's attorney tries to prove his innocence.

The trial against Erich Blunt reaches a dramatic conclusion, and attorney Warren Daniels considers calling Blunt to the stand; Terry suspects that a previous investigation had significant holes.

The department investigates a death involving a drug-addicted socialite and her playboy husband; Terry and Hildy discover that key witnesses in the Kevin Neyers case have recanted their statements.

Inspectors English and Mulligan are fully immersed in the tangled web of trying to solve the Kevin Neyers' murder. As they investigate possible suspects one by one, they discover a series of shocking secrets on their pursuit of eventual justice.