On the Case with Paula Zahn: 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 On the Case with Paula Zahn 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
A Hero Betrayed
Feb 24, 2019 · 43 min
When a hero firefighter is found savagely murdered in his own home, the trail of evidence police find takes them on a twisting and tension filled journey to justice.
She's Gone
Mar 3, 2019 · 43 min
When a young girl kidnapped from her bed in the middle of the night is found dead in a nearby canal, it marks the beginning of one of Salt Lake City's most notorious child murder i
While Her Children Slept
Mar 10, 2019 · 43 min
After a four-year-old girl finds her mother's lifeless body, police must try to unravel a puzzling mystery. A murder investigation in which they must rule out multiple solid suspec
Rumors, Lies and Murder
Mar 17, 2019 · 43 min
After two sisters are found murdered, police find evidence painting a grim picture of the heartbreaking double homicide.
Good Morning, Goodnight and Goodbye
Mar 24, 2019 · 43 min
When a 16-year-old girl disappears on her way to visit friends, the police retrace her last known movements and uncover a terrifying possibility that she may have been kidnapped by
Smoke and Lies
Mar 31, 2019 · 43 min
Police investigate a residential house fire and discover it was intentionally set to cover-up a savage murder. Had the killer managed to destroy all the evidence or was there a clu
A Handful Of Coins
Apr 14, 2019 · 43 min
When a loving mother is found gunned down just steps from her front door, police in her small town are baffled; as the investigation unfolds their initial confusion will quickly bo
Before Her Eyes
Apr 21, 2019 · 43 min
A teenage couple out on a date are ambushed by a gun-wielding madman; the lone survivor's heartbreaking account may hold the key to bringing a cold-blooded killer to justice.
Never the Same
Apr 28, 2019 · 43 min
A woman and her teenage daughter are savagely murdered in their own home; police find clues at the crime scene, including a bloody bare footprint and an unharmed 3-year-old girl wi
The Truth Never Dies
May 5, 2019 · 43 min
When a young woman is found shot to death in her home, police are baffled; then a cryptic letter from a mysterious source sends the investigation down a twisting road to the truth.
Cloud of Darkness
May 12, 2019 · 43 min
A college student disappears in broad daylight after an afternoon of sunbathing at a busy lake; the mystery deepens when her wallet is found along with personal items belonging to
Rocky Mountain Mystery
May 19, 2019 · 43 min
When a young woman disappears on a cold night in Breckenridge Colo., one of the state's darkest mysteries begins.
Nowhere to Run
May 26, 2019 · 43 min
Two girls take a trip to the mall and never come home; less than 24 hours later they are found shot to death in a desolate field; investigators ask whether they were killed by some
Capitol Murder
Jun 9, 2019 · 43 min
Investigators look into the case of an elected community official who is found stabbed to death at his own home in Washington DC.
Connected by Murder
Jun 23, 2019 · 43 min
After years of frustration and heartbreak, investigators from three states work together to find the deadly predator responsible for three murders that are connected by one common
A Life Halted
Jun 30, 2019 · 43 min
When a young woman is savagely murdered in her own home, police must study the bloody crime scene to find the clue that will lead them to her killer.