The First 48: 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 The First 48 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
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Spree Killer
Jan 10, 2019 · 45 min
When a potential spree killer targets the most vulnerable in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Detective Max Ryden must stop the murderer before he kills again.
The Grudge
Jan 17, 2019 · 45 min
In Mobile, Alabama, a man who turned his life around is gunned down in cold blood. Detectives need to know if his troubled past came back to haunt him.
A Bad Run-In / Inferno
Jan 24, 2019 · 45 min
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a barrage of gunfire kills a man while he's sitting in his car, with his 2-year-old daughter in the back seat. An elderly Atlanta man is burned alive in a build
Last Rap
Jan 31, 2019 · 45 min
When a young man is found executed in the street and a second victim is shot nearby, detectives scramble to track down the dangerous gunman before he kills again.
Flashing Colors
Feb 7, 2019 · 45 min
In Georgia's Gwinnett County, a teenager is gunned down outside a nightclub when he winds up at the center of a gang feud.
Buried Secrets
Feb 14, 2019 · 45 min
In Mobile, Alabama, a 68-year-old woman goes missing after checking into a casino where she had lost millions.
The Visitor
Feb 21, 2019 · 45 min
In Atlanta, after his mother reports him missing, a man is found dead, naked and shot twice in his bedroom.
Rise Up / Somebody's Friend
Feb 21, 2019 · 45 min
In Atlanta, a woman is found dead in a garbage can, and a young man is ambushed by neighborhood bullies.
Family First
Feb 28, 2019 · 45 min
When a young man goes missing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, detectives must crack a family's code of silence in order to find him.
After Hours / The Cutting Edge
Feb 28, 2019 · 45 min
In Atlanta, a stranger guns down a new father in a parking lot. In Georgia's Gwinnett County, a man is stabbed more than 20 times when someone he trusts turns against him.
The Deadliest Sin / Bloodlines
Mar 7, 2019 · 45 min
In Mobile, Alabama, the murder of a 19-year-old becomes personal when the team learns that the victim is Detective Jermaine Rogers' cousin. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a 31-year-old mother
A Killer Fight / Do the Right Thing
Mar 7, 2019 · 45 min
In Mobile, Alabama, a street fight escalates to a shooting that leaves a man dead in his front yard. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a drive-by shooting stemming from a gang feud claims the li
The Fallen Angel
Apr 4, 2019 · 45 min
A beautiful teenager found naked and shot to death in an Atlanta park. With no evidence to work with, rookie detective Andre Lowe struggles to unravel the mystery. But the viciousn
The Brotherhood & Lit Up
Apr 11, 2019 · 45 min
In Mobile, Alabama, a young man is murdered at his girlfriend's house when drive-by shooters unload several dozen rounds at the home; in Tulsa, Okla., a Jeep is found crashed along
Young Guns
Apr 18, 2019 · 45 min
When an innocent bystander protecting a young woman is gunned down, detectives scramble to learn who fired the fatal shots before anyone else gets hurt.
Tracked
Apr 25, 2019 · 45 min
When a father of three is executed on his front porch, Gwinnett County Homicide discovers that those closest to him are hiding a dark secret.
Random Acts & Blunt Force
May 9, 2019 · 45 min
In Mobile, Alabama, a 70-year-old Vietnam vet is found beaten to death in his home, where detectives discover cryptic threatening letters; in Tulsa, Okla., a random shooter reveals
Crossroads
May 16, 2019 · 45 min
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, detectives suspect a random roadside encounter when they find an unidentified cyclist gunned down in the middle of an intersection outside the airport.