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The Best Episodes of The First 48 Season 5

Every episode of The First 48 Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The First 48 Season 5!

The Best Episodes of The First 48 Season 5

The First 48 follows detectives from around the country during these first critical hours as they race against time to find the suspect. Gritty and...
  1. Background image for Fatal Pickup / Bad Neighbor
    8.4/10(23 votes)

    #1 - Fatal Pickup / Bad Neighbor

    S5:E1

    In Detroit, a double shooting in a vacant lot leads Lieutenant John Morell and Sergeant LaNesha Jones to an unlikely suspect—a 61 year old man. And in Dallas, Detective Eddie Ibarra must unravel the complex life of a victim riddled with bullets and dumped in a downtown park.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Up in Smoke / Shot in the Dark
    7.8/10(27 votes)

    #2 - Up in Smoke / Shot in the Dark

    S5:E2

    In Memphis, a truck fire brings Sgt. William Ashton and the homicide team to the scene of a double murder. When the smoke clears, Ashton must track down a series of suspects in pursuit of the killer. In Kansas City, Kansas, Det. Bill Michael works the murder of a woman found dead in the street. With few leads to go on, he's wondering how to find the killer when anyone could be a suspect.

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    Director:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Blood Trail / 50G Murder
    7.6/10(28 votes)

    #3 - Blood Trail / 50G Murder

    S5:E3

    In Memphis, Tennessee, a woman is brutally stabbed and left for dead in the street. When a witness comes forward with the license plate number of a van she saw driving from the scene, the homicide team must employ unique tactics to lure the suspect in. In Dallas, Texas, Detective Rick Duggan investigates the murder of an elderly man, shot inside his dental clinic. Investigators have little to work with until a woman comes into headquarters with information that seems too good to be true.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Live to Tell / Field of Lies
    7.7/10(21 votes)

    #4 - Live to Tell / Field of Lies

    S5:E4

    In Miami, Ricardo John catches his first case as lead detective: a young woman apparently raped and murdered in a vacant lot. In Dallas, Detectives Scott Sayers and Kenneth Penrod investigate a home invasion that left one man dead and his fianc e critically wounded. The case hangs on whether the surviving witness can identify her attackers.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Stray Bullet / Payback
    8.0/10(30 votes)

    #5 - Stray Bullet / Payback

    S5:E5

    A family man is shot dead inside his apartment. Detective Kim Sanders and Paul Ellzey believe that the shooter killed the wrong man. They must find the intended target before the killer does; rookie Detective Mario De Los Santos gets his first big case-- a triple homicide. He finds himself in the middle of a cycle of violence that threatens to spin out of control.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for The Good Book / Nightmare
    8.3/10(13 votes)

    #6 - The Good Book / Nightmare

    S5:E6

    In Miami, Detective Manny Castillo is investigating a brutal double homicide. The key to the case could be a surviving third victim, who is clinging to life after being shot multiple times. In Dallas, detective PE Jones faces the ultimate whodunit when he finds the charred remains of a body in a burning car. With 35 years as a cop under his belt, Jones uses old-fashioned footwork to find justice.

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  8. Background image for To Die For / Highway Revenge
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    #7 - To Die For / Highway Revenge

    S5:E7

    In Memphis, Tennessee, Sergeant Caroline Mason takes it personally when a 75-year-old man is shot dead in her old neighborhood. In Detroit, a man is found dead behind the wheel on Interstate 96 and Sergeant Mike Russell tracks a notorious gang to find the killer.

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    Director:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Final Investment / Writing on the Wall
    7.5/10(22 votes)

    #8 - Final Investment / Writing on the Wall

    S5:E8

    A well-loved neighborhood investor is shot and the only eyewitness is a young girl on her way home from school. Sergeant Mitch Oliver and his team must persuade the girl's mother to let her talk to police; the murder of a homeless man appears to involve the notorious Mississippi-13 gang.

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    Director:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Silenced
    7.6/10(25 votes)

    #9 - Silenced

    S5:E9

    In Dallas, Detectives Bob Ermatinger and Ken Penrod investigate the murder of an unidentified young woman found shot to death at White Rock Lake. In order to identify the victim and begin tracking down her killer, the detectives must rely on the few leads they have, from a cell phone found at the crime scene to the clothes the victim was wearing.

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Last Dance / Deadly Deal
    7.7/10(23 votes)

    #10 - Last Dance / Deadly Deal

    S5:E10

    Detective Robert Quirk is investigating a gang shooting that left two dead and four with gunshot wounds. When surveillance tapes fail to identify the shooter, detectives must rely on witnesses for information; Detective Robert Blehm is working the murder of a suburban man found dead in his pickup truck with a fist full of dollars and drugs.

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Hard Fall
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    #11 - Hard Fall

    S5:E11

    A former airline executive is stabbed to death in his car. Rookie Detective Mario De Los Santos tracks two suspects and finds out that both the suspect and his victim shared promising futures-and a deadly vice.

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  13. Background image for Reversal of Fortune / Running Scared
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Reversal of Fortune / Running Scared

    S5:E12

    Detective Rick Duggan must unravel the mystery of a body rolled up in a carpet and dumped on the side of a road; Detective Fernando Bosch takes it personally when a 66-year-old Cuban man is shot dead in the street.

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    Director:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Missing Witness / Who's Knocking
    7.5/10(27 votes)

    #13 - Missing Witness / Who's Knocking

    S5:E13

    In Miami, 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 suspect is hiding out. In Cincinnati, Detectives Doug Lindle and Matthew Thompson investigate the murder of a man shot outside his apartment. They learn that moments before the murder, the victim received a house call from a stranger. They must uncover the identity of the unexpected visitor to find the killer.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Fatal Pickup / Bad Neighbor" is the best rated episode of "The First 48" season 5. It scored 8.4/10 based on 23 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/18/2007. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Up in Smoke / Shot in the Dark".