On the Case with Paula Zahn: Season 22
Season 22 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 21.
- 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 22 Progress Shield
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Apr 4, 2021 · 43 min
A compassionate and outgoing woman's dream vacation turns into a deadly nightmare when she crosses paths with a wolf in sheep's clothing.
A Complicated Relationship
Apr 11, 2021 · 43 min
A beloved mother of four disappears just days after her stepdaughter vanished; police investigate their complicated relationship.
A Blue Raincoat
Apr 18, 2021 · 43 min
After a young girl disappears on her way home from school, police find her blue raincoat thirty miles away. It marks the start of a heartbreaking homicide investigation.
It Won't End Well
Apr 25, 2021 · 43 min
A young woman's strange encounter with a man outside her home becomes the thread that unravels a terrifying murder mystery.
Clearing the Docket
May 2, 2021 · 43 min
A teenager vanishes during a walk to the store on a cold winter night; the next morning police find her lifeless body in a snowbank six miles away.
Follow That Car
May 9, 2021 · 43 min
When a loving father is found murdered execution-style in his own home, investigators must follow the trail of his missing car to find his cold-blooded killer.
Cali-Doe
May 16, 2021 · 43 min
A young girl is murdered in Caledonia, NY, and police struggle to identify her. The tragedy leads the town make her one of their own, with the name Cali-Doe.
Evidence Lost, Justice Found
May 23, 2021 · 43 min
A young woman riding her bicycle is forced off the road and savagely murdered. Police chase her killer for decades until an overlooked clue ultimately leads to justice.