Episode
The First 48: Taken for a Ride
Overview
In Atlanta, a brash murder in front of an elementary school turns up a familiar name.
Details
- Series
- The First 48
- Season
- Season 16
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2016-12-08
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Taken for a Ride is Episode 2 in Season 16 of The First 48. It aired on 2016-12-08. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 1: Deadly Premonition
After a young woman has a deadly premonition, the New Orleans homicide team discovers her killer may have killed before.
Episode 3: Killer Contact
When a young man is found shot dead in his van, Tulsa Homicide retraces his final hours and gets caught up in a web of lies.
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Episode 4: Mr. New Orleans / No Shelter
New Orleans Homicide works the stabbing death of an infamous local criminal. In Minneapolis, a squabble amongst friends leaves a woman brutally murdered in a bus station.
Episode 5: Bad Romance / Out of Control
In Minneapolis, when a young Somali girl is executed in bed, Sergeants Charlie Adams and Chris Thomsen uncover a secret relationship that may have turned deadly. In Tulsa, a beloved son is shot dead when a house party spins out of control, and Detective Ronnie Leatherman hits roadblocks in his search for a desperate and dangerous killer.
Episode 6: Murder on the Bluff
When a turf war leaves an elderly woman dead, Atlanta Homicide turns up the heat to prevent more bloodshed.
Episode 7: A Fighting Chance
When an argument at a local bar ends with a young social activist shot sixteen times, Tulsa Detective Ronnie Leatherman searches for answers in a divided community.
Episode 8: Deadly Favor / Just Kids
Detective Rayell Johnson investigates the shooting death of an elderly New Orleans man found dead outside his home. A man and a woman are caught on camera committing a murder.
Episode 9: Deadly Lies / Stay Down
In Tulsa, when a man is shot and run over by a car, Detective John Brown must cut through conflicting stories to separate friend from foe. In Atlanta, when one man is killed and another clings to life after a gunman opens fire outside of a nightclub, surveillance video will be key to Detective Summer Benton’s investigation.
Episode 10: The Other Wife
When a father is gunned down protecting his wife in Kansas City, detectives hope his ex-wife knows who wanted him dead.
Episode 11: Love Hate / A Soldier's Life
In Tulsa, a young woman goes on the run when her boyfriend is murdered. In Atlanta, an army veteran is gunned down after helping a homeless man.
Episode 12: A Man's Game
In Atlanta, when a young man is shot and left to die in the bushes, a mysterious white Town Car will be the key to Detective Calvin Thomas’s investigation.
Episode 13: Fatal Mistake
A night out leaves an innocent man dead. When solid leads hit dead ends, detectives discover a motive they never expected.