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Real Detective - Episode Guide

Season 1

Redemption

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2016

Redemption

Detective Eddie Herman's ego gets in the way during an investigation into a double homicide, and the killer walks free.

Malice

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2016

Malice

Still troubled after killing someone in the line of duty, Detective C.W. Jensen faces the most haunting case of his career -- the pursuit of a serial killer who murders children, and the case pushes the detective to the brink of suicide.

Damage

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Jan 21, 2016

Damage

When all signs point to suspects with friends in high places in the horrific murder of a young woman, Texas Ranger Phil Ryan goes against the grain to get justice for this discarded victim.

Silence

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Jan 28, 2016

Silence

Detective Don Tabak becomes world-weary and hardened while working homicides in Los Angeles until a murder victim's mother opens his eyes.

Retribution

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Feb 4, 2016

Retribution

New homicide detective Leigh Maroni makes a rookie mistake when she gets too close to a murder victim's mother; as Maroni unearths the dark secrets that led to the murder, she is forced to share them with the victim's devastated mother.

Darkness

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Feb 11, 2016

Darkness

hit-and-run accident manages to tear a family apart and Detective Tommy Ray takes the grieving wife and daughter under his wing.

Vengeance

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Feb 18, 2016

Vengeance

A Seattle PD detective's investigation into a series of murders of women is aided by a call from an inmate at King County Jail.

Misery

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Feb 25, 2016

Misery

John Cameron attempts to clear a suspect's name in the disappearance of a child and along the way he finds out about the world of a ritualistic child killer.

Season 2

Blood Brothers

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Mar 2, 2017

Blood Brothers

Inspectors John Conaty and Ray Giacomelli take on a murder case, in which the prime suspect is a dangerous killer who was put behind bars years earlier.

The Riverside Killer

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Mar 9, 2017

The Riverside Killer

One year into the most demanding case of his career, senior investigator Bob Creed arrives at the scene of the 16th murder in a string of slayings, and it turns out to be on his grandfather's property where he spent most of his youth.

No One is Safe

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Mar 16, 2017

No One is Safe

A witness's fears prove challenging for an Indianapolis detective who needs her to come forward to close an execution-style murder case.

No Remorse

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2017

No Remorse

In Sacramento, Calif., FBI Special Agent Jeff Rinek searches for 7-month-old Frankie Proctor, who was kidnapped from his home, while fearing the baby may already be dead.

Every Rose Has a Thorn

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Mar 30, 2017

Every Rose Has a Thorn

In Wausau, Wis., a well-liked man doesn't show up for work, and the case turns suspicious; Investigator Larry Woebbeking finds himself in a predicament when the victim's girlfriend appears to fall for him.

Lambs to the Slaughter

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Apr 6, 2017

Lambs to the Slaughter

When a Florida investigator is called to the case of the rape-murder of a young girl, he uncovers bad police work and - finally - the real killer.

Puppet Master

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Apr 13, 2017

Puppet Master

A detective overseeing the case of a missing young woman later found decapitated finds a connection between her and the leader of a cult-like church.

Angel Doe

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Apr 20, 2017

Angel Doe

A Houston detective breaks down recounting his most horrific case, identifying an abandoned, brutally murdered little girl and discovering her killer.

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