On the Case with Paula Zahn: Season 21
Season 21 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 20.
- 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 21 Progress Shield
Crime And Injustice
Nov 29, 2020 · 43 min
In February 1976, 19-year-old Michelle Mitchell vanished from a well-lit parking lot in Reno, NV; the young woman's disappearance would quickly be at the center of one of the most
A Murder In Thunderbolt
Dec 6, 2020 · 43 min
When a couple is found shot down in front of their home in the suburb of Thunderbolt, the entire community hears the barrage of gunfire. As police sift through the evidence they mu
A Jewel Stolen
Dec 13, 2020 · 43 min
After a young mother is found murdered in her own home, investigators must untangle a web of lies using wiretaps and secret recordings to ultimately pick up the trail of her cold-b
When, Where, and Who?
Dec 27, 2020 · 43 min
When a 15-year-old girl vanishes from her front porch, police must uncover when she was last seen, where she might have been going, and who would have wanted her dead.
Follow the Footprints
Jan 3, 2021 · 43 min
When the lifeless body of a young girl is found on the shore of the Feather River, police hope that following a trail of footsteps and discarded articles of clothing will lead them
Christina's Story
Jan 10, 2021 · 43 min
When a young girl vanishes while walking her dog on a military base, it marks the beginning of a missing persons case that would capture the hearts of the entire county.
A Brand New Dress
Jan 17, 2021 · 43 min
An argument among sisters over a new dress leads a young girl to leave her house to calm down. But when she never returns, the desperate search to find her begins.
Gone in Less Than 3 Minutes
Jan 24, 2021 · 43 min
A teenage lifeguard vanishes from a quiet community swimming hole less than three minutes after her mother dropped her off for work.
A Storm of Rage
Jan 31, 2021 · 43 min
A beautiful young mother vanishes just hours before the deadliest hurricane in Texas history; the investigation forces her loved ones to weather a storm and then survive a tempest.