Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science
Season 5
TV-PG
This series features interesting crimes stories where forensic science played critical role in solving.
11 Episodes
- Deadly Thrills
E1Episode 1Deadly ThrillsA young gas station attendant in rural Nova Scotia is found dead. He has been shot twice and the gas station robbed. With no eye-witnesses, the police have a monumental task before them. After weeks, the case appears to have reached a dead end, until another shooting reveals a forensic connection. - Slaughter of Innocence
E2Episode 2Slaughter of InnocenceA young Asian student is raped and murdered in the apartment she shares with her sister. The killer has left a minute trace of himself in the apartment. His identity is a complete mystery. Who could have killed this innnocent girl and why? Forensic fingerprinting points to a suspect but it will be tears that close the case. - The OrphanE3
Episode 3The OrphanA family is found murdered in their home. They have been sealed up in their suburban house for over a week. The police come upon a ghastly scene. There is no sign of forced entry. Is this a burglary gone terribly awry or something more sinister? Forensic entomology, bloodstain analysis and computer analysis will draw a net around the killer. - Killer Next Door
E4Episode 4Killer Next DoorTwo teenage girls are ambushed by a man wielding a baseball bat. He wants to party. The girls resist but in the struggle, one girl is beaten and left in a coma and the other is raped and murdered, her body dumped in the nearby river. As police mobilise their investigation, the killer taunts them by telephone. For months, the killer eludes the police and terrorises the town. - My Brother's KeeperE6
Episode 6My Brother's KeeperWhen a young man goes missing and his wallet is found near Algonquin Park, his sister and mother call it murder, but without evidence, the police must deem him a "missing person." From interviews with relatives, it looks like the young man wanted to get away - he was on parole, his marriage had broken up, and his father's suicide still haunted him. - Night of Rage
E7Episode 7Night of RageOn Victoria Day as fireworks are going off, someone is on a killing spree. The next morning, three prostitutes are found shot dead. One is a transvestite, one is a transsexual and the third is a woman. The bullets from each killing prove to come from the same gun. - Blast!
E9Episode 9Blast!In this special one-hour episode, a labour dispute at the Giant gold mine in Yellowknife has the town divided. After months on strike, tensions reach a boiling point when replacement workers are brought in and union members begin crossing the line. When nine miners are killed down in the mine, forensic experts establish the explosion is deliberate - this is murder! - Master Mind
E10Episode 10Master MindWhen a respected gallery owner suspects he is being scammed, he calls in the police. He has been sold a painting by a well-known artist that he fears is a fake. The detective on the case undertakes a crash course in the colourful world of art; a world with its dark side of master thieves and fraud artists. - Predator
E11Episode 11PredatorOn a cool November evening, a young woman walks home from the bus stop through a local park. Suddenly, she is approached by a man. He politely asks her if she dropped any money. But before she can respond, he grabs her and drags her off the path, where he sexually assaults her. This begins a week of terror for three more unsuspecting women.
