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Chapter 1: Execution-Style Murder

Episode number: 1

Overview: In 1993, the execution-style killing of a Boston police officer sets off a frantic citywide search for suspects.

Chapter 2: Usual Suspects

Episode number: 2

Overview: 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.

Chapter 3: Three Trials

Episode number: 3

Overview: 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.

Chapter 4: Badge Of Shame

Episode number: 4

Overview: Journalists expose corruption in the Boston Police Department, inspiring Ellis to seek a new trial and perhaps a new lawyer.

Chapter 5: Hidden Link

Episode number: 5

Overview: 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.

Chapter 6: A Taste Of Freedom

Episode number: 6

Overview: Knowing it's his last chance, Ellis nervously prepares for a fourth murder trial. Also, an investigator searches for an old witness.

Chapter 7: Black Irish

Episode number: 7

Overview: As the voters of Suffolk County prepare to elect their next district attorney, Scapicchio digs into who funded the reward for Ellis' conviction.

Chapter 8: Worst Case Scenario

Episode number: 8

Overview: The election of a new district attorney gives Ellis reason to hope. Later, a hush-hush press conference puts everyone on edge.