Episode
Detroit 1-8-7: Motor City Blues
Overview
As the detectives embark on emotional shifts in their lives, a young graffiti artist is murdered; Fitch receives shocking news from his ex-wife.
Details
- Series
- Detroit 1-8-7
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 2011-03-15
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Motor City Blues is Episode 17 in Season 1 of Detroit 1-8-7. It aired on 2011-03-15. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 16: Stone Cold
When the detectives investigate the murder of a college student, a former rival of Stone's surfaces as a possible suspect.
Episode 18: Blackout
A nemesis from New York shows up in Detroit, agitating Fitch; an entire family is murdered; Longford starts to reconsider his retirement.
More episodes from this season
Episode 15: Legacy/Drag City
Mahajan and Longford are in for a few surprises when they investigate a bludgeoning; an ex-con confesses to killing two rivals; a woman from Stone's past complicates his relationship with Sanchez.
Episode 14: Beaten/Cover Letter
Fitch, Washington, Stone and Sanchez delve into the boxing world to investigate a woman's death. Her fiancé is preparing for a match against her ex-boyfriend and she was hiding a secret that could have thrown the fight. Longford and Mahajan are forced to face some tough ethical issues if they are to bring a resolution to the cold case they are re-examining. It seems that the victim led two lives, one with his wife and daughter and one with his married lover.
Episode 13: Road to Nowhere
When a respected philanthropist is found dead in his car, Detective Fitch is the main suspect; three murder victims are found on a bus.
Episode 12: Key to the City
A stunned squad investigates the shooting death of an assistant prosecutor.
Episode 11: Ice Man/Malibu
The squad investigates the murder of a movie star who had been filming in the city; a young homeless man is found encased in ice in a shantytown.
Episode 10: Shelter
Two bodies are found in an abandoned shelter. Longford's father, to everyone's surprise is able to help with this investigation. Meanwhile, Fitch, Washington, Stone and Sanchez investigate the murder of a Latina.
Episode 9: Home Invasion/Drive By
Longford, Mahajan, Stone and Sanchez investigate the slaying of a wealthy, retired auto industry executive in his palatial home; Fitch, Washington and Lt. Mason comfort the family of an 11-year-old boy who was killed by a drive-by shooter.
Episode 8: Deja Vu/All In
A missing teen seems to have been murdered; a poker player is killed.
Episode 7: Broken Engagement/Trashman
Stone and Sanchez, dealing with the fallout from their personal attraction, are assigned with Fitch to investigate the murder of successful executive Abigail James from Detroit's "Tech Town."
At the same time, Longford and Washington need to piece together the back story of another fresh murder case -- the lifeless body of a young drug dealer, "Toucan," is discovered in a trash bin.
Episode 6: Lost Child/Murder 101
A woman in an SUV is shot multiple times while hiding a 2-year-old in the back of the vehicle; a college janitor with drugs in his system is found dead.