7.3/10103 votes#1 - Chapter 1: Execution-Style Murder
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/11/2020
In 1993, the execution-style killing of a Boston police officer sets off a frantic citywide search for suspects.
Director: Rémy Burkel
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1094 votes
#2 - Chapter 2: Usual Suspects
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/11/2020
Police home in on a suspect, a 19-year-old named Sean K. Ellis. Boston journalists and cops recall another murder case that fanned racial tensions.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1089 votes
#3 - Chapter 3: Three Trials
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/11/2020
As Ellis and his lawyers recount his first jury trial, former jurors share their decision processes. A witness's statements are put to the test.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1084 votes
#4 - Chapter 4: Badge Of Shame
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/11/2020
Journalists expose corruption in the Boston Police Department, inspiring Ellis to seek a new trial and perhaps a new lawyer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1083 votes
#5 - Chapter 5: Hidden Link
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/2020
Ellis' attorney, Rosemary Scapicchio, remains dogged in her pursuit of the missing documents that may hold the key to her client getting a new trial.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1083 votes
#6 - Chapter 6: A Taste Of Freedom
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2020
Knowing it's his last chance, Ellis nervously prepares for a fourth murder trial. Also, an investigator searches for an old witness.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1082 votes
#7 - Chapter 7: Black Irish
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2020
As the voters of Suffolk County prepare to elect their next district attorney, Scapicchio digs into who funded the reward for Ellis' conviction.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1078 votes
#8 - Chapter 8: Worst Case Scenario
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2020
The election of a new district attorney gives Ellis reason to hope. Later, a hush-hush press conference puts everyone on edge.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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Charged as a teen in the 1993 killing of a Boston cop, Sean K. Ellis fights to prove his innocence while exposing police corruption and...
Genres:DocumentaryCrimeReality
Network:Netflix
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Chapter 1: Execution-Style Murder" is the best rated episode of "Trial 4" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 103 votes. Directed by Rémy Burkel and written by N/A, it aired on 11/11/2020. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Chapter 2: Usual Suspects".