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The Birth of Evil

Episode number: 1

Overview: In 1990s Łódź, Poland, the story of “skin hunters” begins as morticians and emergency workers work out a system to trade data on deaths for money.

Awaiting Death

Episode number: 2

Overview: Over a decade, "skin trading" grows into a full-blown information system that draws in more doctors, paramedics and funeral-home owners.

The Final Breath

Episode number: 3

Overview: After a new doctor becomes director in the emergency department, he notices an alarmingly excessive use of a powerful muscle relaxant. As he teams up with trusted staff for an internal investigation, journalists are conducting their own at the same time.

The Perfect Crime?

Episode number: 4

Overview: 2002. An explosive investigative article on the skin hunters puts pressure on local law enforcement. But as they hit a wall in finding evidence that victims were killed, one paramedic's chilling testimony emerges.