The First 48: Season 17
Season 17 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 The First 48 Season 16.
- 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 17 Progress Shield
Honor Code
Oct 19, 2017 · 45 min
In Atlanta, a decorated veteran and grandfather is ambushed when he checks on a rental property.
Runner Runner
Oct 26, 2017 · 45 min
In Mobile, when a quick money scam ends in a double murder, a rookie homicide detective takes it personally.
Monster
Nov 30, 2017 · 45 min
A Tulsa, Oklahoma, police detective tracks a sadistic killer who murdered the brother of a man who stole his truck.
Dangerous Company
Dec 7, 2017 · 45 min
A missing father turns up dead when his plans to evict a tenant ignites a murderous rage.
Endless Love & Out of Time
Dec 14, 2017 · 45 min
A woman is beaten and stabbed to death in her home in an act of vengeance; a Kansas City man is unable to get out of a dangerous business.
Trap House
Dec 21, 2017 · 45 min
When a man is murdered just before Christmas, his family helps Tulsa, Okla., detectives search for his killers.
Devil in Me & Trail of Blood
Jan 1, 2018 · 45 min
A Tulsa, Okla., man is shot and killed when a stranger sees an opportunity too good to pass up; in Atlanta, an escalating argument ends with one man dead and the other in danger.
Cruel Summer
Jan 4, 2018 · 45 min
Gunmen open fire on a porch, shooting four children and three adults; a police detective turns to the New Orleans community for help in solving the case.
Rearview Killer & Point Blank
Jan 11, 2018 · 45 min
A parking lot drug deal turns into a shootout that claims the lives of two Atlanta men; an execution outside a Tulsa, Okla., motel escalates into a double murder when the killer sp
Score to Settle & In Her Arms
Jan 18, 2018 · 45 min
A father is killed when a man opens fire in a crowded convenience store in Atlanta; a Tulsa, Okla., groom-to-be is gunned down before he can turn his life around.
The Girl Next Door
Mar 29, 2018 · 45 min
In Atlanta, when a young man is shot from 235 feet away, Detective Darrin Smith discovers an escalating feud that threatens to tear apart a neighborhood.
Fallen Hero / The Last Deal
Apr 5, 2018 · 45 min
When a 90-year-old war hero is shot in the back, detectives discover his former neighbor may hold the key to what went down; a young man's future is cut short when a plan to make a
Inside the Tape Special #4
Apr 12, 2018 · 45 min
A late-night shooting in North Minneapolis leaves one man dead and another alive to help detectives identify the killer. In Tulsa, a late night party turns into a blood bath, but a
Inside the Tape Special #5
Apr 19, 2018 · 45 min
In New Orleans, when a man is robbed and shot multiple times on his payday, Detective Rob Barrere has a hunch this isn’t just a random robbery gone wrong. In New Orleans, when an e
Inside the Tape Special #6
Apr 26, 2018 · 45 min
In Minneapolis, surveillance cameras at a convenience store capture more than just a shooting. When a dead body is found days after the murder, Minneapolis Homicide must scramble t
Inside the Tape Special #7
May 22, 2018 · 45 min
In New Orleans, when a star witness identifies her boyfriend’s killers, detectives suspect it may be too good to be true. After two young men are killed, Detective Nick Williams tr
Stolen Innocence
Aug 23, 2018 · 45 min
When a young mother and her friend are murdered in front of her children, Tulsa detectives hope a suspicious vehicle will lead them to the killer.
Deadly Secrets & True Lies
Aug 23, 2018 · 45 min
Detectives investigate the double murder of two family men in Minneapolis, urging a witness to come clean; in Tulsa, Okla., a young woman is found dead in a dumpster after she disc
Bad Lick & Red Dawn
Aug 30, 2018 · 45 min
After a generous Atlanta man is murdered, Detective Egbert suspects he may have been a victim of his own kindness; in Tulsa, Okla., a man is shot while driving down the street; Sgt
Last Hope & Truth and Consequences
Aug 30, 2018 · 45 min
In Atlanta, a teenager's life is cut short over a neighborhood beef; in Tulsa, Okla., a young woman goes missing, and her family fears she was murdered.
Standing Ground
Sep 6, 2018 · 45 min
In Tulsa, a high-school football player is gunned down when his friends make a dangerous decision. Detectives must separate witnesses from suspects to find out who fired the fatal
End of the Road
Sep 13, 2018 · 45 min
In Tulsa, Okla., an unsolved case comes to life when new evidence sheds light on a dead man's friend.
Lost Boys
Sep 13, 2018 · 45 min
In Tulsa, an innocent grandmother is gunned down steps from her front door, and Detective John Brown discovers that her killers may be 14-year-old boys.
Predator
Oct 4, 2018 · 45 min
In Harris County, a woman is found bound by the side of the road; as Sgt. James Dousay works the case, he discovers that he may be looking for a serial killer.
For a Friend & The Last Gamble
Oct 11, 2018 · 45 min
In Atlanta, a teenager is killed when he steps in front of a gunman to save his friend; in Tulsa, Okla., a man is shot dead and left in a church parking lot when he tries to sell a
Knock at the Door & The Brave One
Oct 18, 2018 · 45 min
A Tulsa, Okla., man is murdered in front of his fiancée when death comes knocking at their door; a beloved man is gunned down while protecting his friends from a shooter's rage.
Unspeakable
Oct 25, 2018 · 45 min
A man gunned down inside an apartment sets off a chain of events unlike anything Tulsa Homicide has ever seen.
Unspeakable Part 2
Nov 26, 2018 · 45 min
Tulsa Ok. Detective Jason White continues to investigate Courtney Palmers disappearance. The missing persons case turns into a detective's worst nightmare