The First 48: Season 6
Season 6 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 5.
- 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 6 Progress Shield
Blindsided
Jul 12, 2007 · 45 min
In Dallas, Detective Eddie Ibarra discovers a woman shot dead in the lobby of her workplace. When he uncovers video surveillance of the murder he is given an unusual piece of evide
20 Bucks / Family Friends
Jul 19, 2007 · 45 min
In Cincinnati, a teenager watching a street fight is killed by a stray bullet. With little to go on, veteran homicide Detective Bob Randolph must piece together the truth behind wh
Bicycle Bandits / First Sho
Jul 26, 2007 · 45 min
In Miami, a recent high-school graduate is gunned down and left to die in his father's arms. It's up to Sergeant Eunice Cooper and her team to track down the suspects, two teens wh
Last Birthday
Aug 2, 2007 · 45 min
In Cincinnati, a well-loved 58 year-old man is found shot dead in a hallway, still clutching a five-dollar bill. Detectives Matt Thompson and Doug Lindle visit the grief-stricken w
Floated Away / Tagged
Aug 9, 2007 · 45 min
In Dallas, Detetective Dan Lusty and the homicide squad find a man with his throat slashed floating in a creek. The mystery deepens when they dig deeper into the victim's personal
Friend or Foe / Code of Silence
Aug 16, 2007 · 45 min
In Cincinnati, detectives Kurt Ballman and Jeff Schare investigate the murder of a 17-year-old boy who had been shot in the head while he was sleeping. They have to find out if the
Thrown Away / Crimson Trail
Aug 23, 2007 · 45 min
In Miami, Detective Armando Aguilar may be working his last case in homicide. He must unravel the sad and mysterious death of a 14-year-old boy found decomposing in a dumpster. In
About Face / Backyard Murder
Aug 30, 2007 · 45 min
On a rainy night in Detroit, Sergeant Mike Martel finds a young man shot to death in a neighborhood yard. Martel finds he must rely on a friend of the victim's to help him close th
Stepping Up / Foul Shot
Sep 13, 2007 · 45 min
In Dallas, a man is shot to death while trying to protect a friend outside a crowded nightclub. With little physical evidence to go on, Detective Robert Quirk must convince relucta
Double Life
Sep 20, 2007 · 45 min
In Miami, Detective Ricardo John discovers a man stabbed to death behind an abandoned church. With no identification, the investigation hinges on identifying the victim through his
Shooting Spree / Lady in the Fire
Oct 11, 2007 · 45 min
In Detroit, Officer Anthony Wright Jr. is investigating the death of a man found shot behind an abandoned house. Then Wright learns that just minutes after the homicide there had b
Bad Call / Ricochet
Oct 18, 2007 · 45 min
In Miami, Florida, Detective Freddy Ponce and Sergeant Louis Melancon unravel the mystery of a man found shot dead in his car. The key to the case could be the victim's cell phone,
Neighborhood Sweetheart / Hail of Gunfire
Oct 25, 2007 · 45 min
In Miami, Detective Ricardo John is investigating the brutal homicide of a 19-year old girl. The detectives believe that she may have been murdered to send a message to her boyfrie
Mislead / Somebody's Daddy
Nov 1, 2007 · 45 min
In Miami, Detective Rolly Garcia investigates the murder of a 17-year-old boy beaten to death and dumped in the back seat of his car. To find his suspect, Garcia must first track d
Motel No-Tell / Brotherly Love
Nov 8, 2007 · 45 min
In Dallas, Detective Phil Harding investigates a brutal shooting in a motel parking lot that killed a 22-year-old and injured two of his friends. The surviving victims are the only
The Tender Trap / Bait and Switch
Nov 29, 2007 · 45 min
In Miami, a mechanic is shot to death in his shop. Detective Juan Hererra and his team focus on the victim's everyday habits to find a reason why someone would want him dead. In Da
Fit of Rage / Mean Streets
Dec 6, 2007 · 45 min
A man is gunned down at close range in broad daylight. Detective Freddie Ponce and his team follow a blood trail at the scene to an apartment complex, where they believe the suspec