48 Hours: Season 18
Season 18 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of 48 Hours Season 17.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 18 Progress Shield
Written in Blood
Sep 25, 2004 · 60 min
An investigation into whether a screenplay about a murder written by two boys is fact or fiction. Lesley Stahl is the host.
Dark Side of the Mesa
Oct 9, 2004 · 60 min
In the high desert, on the Rockies western slope, the Mesas tower over the town of Grand Junction, Colo., protected from the outside world. But on June 4, 2002, Grand Junction saw
Blood Feud
Apr 9, 2005 · 60 min
An investigation into the 2004 Michigan murder of Bob Seaman in which his wife, Nancy, a fourth-grade teacher, is charged. Maureen Maher is the correspondent.
A Prescription For Murder?
Apr 16, 2005 · 60 min
Chris Pittman shoots his grandparents at a close range and sets their house on fire.