I (Almost) Got Away With It

Season 1

Murders, drug dealers, bank robbers or jail escapees. The stories are different, but the motive is always the same: to stay out of prison. See what pushed these fugitives to their crimes, how they changed their identities, evaded the law and - almost - got away with it.

Where to Watch Season 1

13 Episodes

Got Remarried
E1
Episode 1Got RemarriedAfter an argument one morning, Michael McGuffey shoots his wife point blank in the head. With support from his mother, Michael flees to Mexico where he remarries and has a child. The FBI is able to trace Michael by his bank records and he is brought into custody.
Got Dumped
E2
Episode 2Got DumpedMichael Alfonso shoots his ex-girlfriend Sumanear Yang in the head. Nine years later, he shot another girlfriend, Genoveva Velasquez, and fled to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, finding a job as a bartender.
Got No Fingerprints
E3
Episode 3Got No FingerprintsJerry Bowen fled before sentencing of the murder of Brenda Breckenridge. Bowen erased his fingerprints with acid and befriended homeless men to assume their identities. After 7 yrs, detectives were able to find enough remaining prints to declare a match.
Got a Video Rental Store
E4
Episode 4Got a Video Rental StoreIn 1975, Michael Wayne Brown is one of a trio of teens committing a string of burglaries. One night, they are in the process of burglarizing an insurance office when they are surprised to see the owner appear.
Got Two Homes in Mexico
E5
Episode 5Got Two Homes in MexicoGonzolo Martinez is a 17-year old gang member, sentenced to 48 years in prison. A chance arises, and Martinez escapes to Mexico and becomes a drug dealer. Only when Martinez tries to cross the border, do the feds get their chance to capture him.
Got the Wrong Four People Killed
E6
Episode 6Got the Wrong Four People KilledDorsey Sanders III and Scott Burnside hire John Barrett to kill Dorsey's mother Joanne. Barrett botches the hit, instead killing Joanne's new fiancé and three workers in the process of renovating the house.
Got Caught in the Shower
E7
Episode 7Got Caught in the ShowerRichard Garber thinks he has gotten away with murder, after he bludgeons a neighbor to death. But when he becomes the lead suspect in the case, Garber hits the road spending 8 months dodging the Feds and sneaking cash from his girlfriend.
Got to Sing Karaoke
E8
Episode 8Got to Sing KaraokeJoe Crouch of Memphis, Tennessee is a compulsive gambler whose addiction has led him to write bad checks for over $80,000. When he discovers that he is facing criminal charges, he confesses his crimes to his wife.
Got Revenge
E9
Episode 9Got RevengeDrug enforcer Marshall Brown is sentenced to life in prison for murdering a witness scheduled to testify against him. After spending 16 years as a model prisoner, he escapes and reenters the drug trade.
Got to Rob Banks
E10
Episode 10Got to Rob BanksJoe Loya lives a double life as a charming man, working as a cook at a restaurant, playing golf, and wearing expensive designer clothes. His friends think highly of him. Meanwhile, he is secretly a career bank robber whom police have dubbed the "Beirut bandit" due to his dark complexion.
Go to Go to Canada
E11
Episode 11Go to Go to CanadaScott Freeburg has been in and out of prison since age 18. While working as an enforcer for a drug dealer, he gets into a fight with his victim, whom he shoots to death with the victim's gun.
Got a Gun Made Out of Toilet Paper
E12
Episode 12Got a Gun Made Out of Toilet PaperKerry Silvers was facing 55 years in the slammer for robbery and battery, so he decided to escape. Along with two other prisoners they overpowered a few guards and were able to calmly walk out of prison.
Got to Get Bike Parts
E13
Episode 13Got to Get Bike PartsMarvin Carson is a member of a motorcycle gang. One day, a friend who broke up with her boyfriend, a rival biker gang member, asks Carson to go to her ex's house and retrieve her bike. He does so. When the rival biker threatens Carson's friends, Carson shoots one of his rivals.