Episode
The First 48: Down in Overtown/Breaking Point
Overview
In Miami, a young father is gunned down after a night of gambling. Detective Emiliano Tamayo has to figure out who would have killed him over twenty dollars. Then in Dallas, a child's birthday party turns deadly. The investigation becomes even more urgent when Detective Leo Gonzalez discovers the killer may be on the way to Mexico.
Details
- Series
- The First 48
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2012-03-22
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Down in Overtown/Breaking Point is Episode 8 in Season 12 of The First 48. It aired on 2012-03-22. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 7: Deadly Encounter/Car Trouble
A janitor is stabbed to death in Miami; a Birmingham pedestrian is killed after fixing a car for his friend.
Episode 9: Tiny Dancers/Right Hand Man
In DeKalb County, a keyboardist for a local church is gunned down in his home. Detective Lynn Shuler uncovers a web of lies that ultimately puts him on the path of the killers. Then, in Miami, rookie Detective Mario Gonzalez responds to a call about a man found shot dead in an abandoned car. Just as the case is about to run cold, a witness comes forward that shatters the case wide open.
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Episode 10: Under One Roof/Off Target
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Episode 5: Missing
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Episode 11: Bad Attitude/Collateral Damage
Mike Smith and Walley Everett investigate the murder of a 23-year-old mother found burned in the backyard of an abandoned house.
Episode 4: Hot Lot/Blind Faith
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Episode 12: Cold Light of Day
An out-of-state truck driver is found dead in the cab of his rig; Texas investigators probe the murder of an exotic dancer.
Episode 3: Ultimate Price
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Episode 13: Far From Home/Object of Desire
An unarmed man is gunned down outside a bar; a woman is found bludgeoned to death in her apartment.
Episode 2: Love Kills/Justified
Episode 14: Unarmed/Bad Feeling
Two friends are shot, then burned inside the trunk of a car