6.4/1070 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/27/2020
In 1986, police discover a grisly crime scene: a family shot in their beds at point-blank range. The mystery deepens when a sole survivor appears.
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6.2/1062 votes#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/4/2021
A calm, bespectacled suspect reenacts the massacre and says an odd entity made him do it. But his lawyer has a theory about a real motive.
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5.8/1060 votes#3 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/11/2021
Observed at a psychiatric hospital and composed in court, the accused remains a locked box and offers few clues. Now the therapist revisits his case.
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5.4/1058 votes#4 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/18/2021
His lawyer has his own ideas while his chronicler glimpses his real feelings. Can the truth about the past — or an enigma's present — be understood?
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In Jerusalem 1986, a 14-year-old boy shoots his family point-blank in their beds. Yet questions persist. In this docuseries, insiders come forward.
Genres:DocumentaryCrime
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "The Motive" season 1. It scored 6.4/10 based on 70 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/27/2020. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".