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Season 1

  • S01E01 Predators Among Us

    • September 16, 2020
    • Investigation Discovery

    Larry Nassar is attacked by angry parent; A gang member, a snitch and the F.B.I. collide; Defendant curses out judge; Murderer taunts mother of two teenage son; Singing for a lenient sentence; Prisoner meets his baby in courtroom.

  • S01E02 If I Can't Have You

    • September 23, 2020
    • Investigation Discovery

    A grieving father goes on the attack; Jealous obsession ends in murderous rage; A victim faces her stalker; A prosecutor throws a temper tantrum in court; A hero judge chases prisoners who bolt; and will a third trial set an innocent man free?

  • S01E03 Sex, Lies and Crimes

    • September 30, 2020
    • Investigation Discovery

    A scandalous affair between a tutor and student; Young father's shocking lie; An attorney blindsided by an angry client's fist; Man threatens to kill judge; Bailiff's shoe saves an escapee's life; Judge and defendant have shared past.

  • S01E04 Boiling Point

    • October 7, 2020
    • Investigation Discovery

    Grieving father screams at son's murderer; Angry defendant flips a table; Woman convicted of murder says judge "unfair."; Famous magician forced to reveal secrets; Mother punches two men at custody hearing; Judge sentences troubled teen to art project.

  • S01E05 Trial by Violence

    • October 14, 2020
    • Investigation Discovery

    A father lunges at a serial killer; a defendant attempts to stab an attorney; an Alaskan wildlife enthusiast is tased; a daughter yells at her father's killer; a man threatens a female judge; a defendant walks out of his trial; a man lights up in court.

  • S01E06 Enough is Enough

    • October 21, 2020
    • Investigation Discovery

    A courthouse brawl after a manslaughter conviction; a woman claims Jesus is her attorney; a man becomes outraged when denied bond; a group text gone wrong; an attorney steals a wallet; a man flees an Ohio courtroom; a salad heist takes a violent turn.

  • S01E07 Abuse of Power

    • October 28, 2020
    • Investigation Discovery

    A life spared by a jury's mistake; a brawl after a delayed hearing; a man wearing no pants walks into a courthouse; a former judge dragged out of court; a man paying a parking ticket is attacked; and a commissioner throws an attorney out of court.

  • S01E08 Fit of Rage

    • November 4, 2020
    • Investigation Discovery

    A former basketball star sentenced for abusing a girlfriend; an inmate shoots two deputies dead; a defendant throws chairs; a sex offender attacks a prosecutor; a man leapfrogs his way out of court; and a Rastafarian pot smoker lost in translation.

  • S01E09 Hate Kills

    • November 11, 2020
    • Investigation Discovery

    A rumored hate crime disproven; a seasoned criminal gets a second chance; a defendant shouts an eerie message; a woman accused of attempted murder screams at a judge; and a man shoves a deputy then bolts.

  • S01E10 Terror in the Court

    • November 13, 2020
    • Investigation Discovery

    A father lunges at a militia member; a defendant sucker punches a lawyer; a woman is chased by a judge; a man threatens to kill his family; a deputy attacks a defendant; a drunk driver crashes into a courthouse; and a proposal shocks a probation officer.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Cruel and Unusual

    • December 27, 2021
    • Investigation Discovery

    A public defender punched in court loses his job, and a surgeon logs into a Zoom hearing from the operating room. Also, a child pleads with an exasperated judge in a custody battle, and an inmate makes a daring dash for freedom in a courthouse hall.

  • S02E02 Chances and Circumstances

    • January 19, 2022
    • Investigation Discovery

    A mother attacks the brother of a world-famous Olympian after a judge acquits him of murder, and a courthouse scuffle leads to a potentially deadly situation. Next, a Zoom hearing takes a scary turn, and four teens escape a juvenile detention facility.

  • S02E03 Acts of Violence

    • January 19, 2022
    • Investigation Discovery

    A notorious nanny who viciously murdered two children asks for forgiveness, and a bailiff risks his life to catch a fleeing defendant. Plus, a judge throws a fit and a book at a reluctant jury member, and a woman flashes a judge at a bond hearing.

  • S02E04 Contempt of Court

    • January 26, 2022
    • Investigation Discovery

    A Tiger King star facing allegations of animal abuse turns on former volunteers, and a judge restrains an out-of-control defendant. A cop-killer spews evil threats in court, and an unlikely group of jailhouse saviors rescues a guard.

  • S02E05 Raise Your Right Hand

    • January 26, 2022
    • Investigation Discovery

    Police arrest and tase a black attorney when he shows up to court in street clothes, and a judge's affair with a key witness comes to light. A public defender fends off an attack in open court, and a heartbreaking childhood leads to a surprise adoption.

  • S02E06 Rules Don't Apply

    • February 2, 2022
    • Investigation Discovery

    An attorney is accused of coercing sex in exchange for legal services ; a court deputy body slams a man at security for a presumed threat; a murder victim's son lunges at his mother's killer; and a teen in custody takes a 12 ft. dive from a window.

  • S02E07 Surprise Witness

    • February 9, 2022
    • Investigation Discovery

    A massive brawl breaks out in a courthouse after the murder of a family member accused of snitching. A hallway duel breaks out between a judge and an attorney, and a tragedy turns into a wedding gift.

  • S02E08 Rush to Judgment

    • February 16, 2022
    • Investigation Discovery

    A mother waits in agony as her teenage daughter receives a 20-year sentence, and a Russian inmate tries to escape from a glass cage in court. Then, one judge punishes a disrespecting spectator while another clears out of a courtroom after an Ebola scare.

  • S02E09 Sudden Impact

    • February 16, 2022
    • Investigation Discovery

    The Parkland shooter launches a surprise attack on a security guard, and an angry ex lunges at a judge in a domestic violence hearing. A woman faints at her murder-for-hire plot sentencing, and thieves carry out a smash-and-grab spree at courthouse ATMs.

  • S02E10 Court of Public Opinion

    • February 23, 2022
    • Investigation Discovery

    A judge on a hot mic unleashes public outrage when his personal opinions go viral, and a man arrested for murder escapes an interrogation. A judge jails a victim of domestic violence, and an adorable Zoom mishap lights up the internet.

  • S02E11 Repeat Offender

    • February 23, 2022
    • Investigation Discovery

    Parents of a teacher and her teen victim square off at a scandalous sex trial, and prisoners flee a flimsy holding cell in Thailand. A judge punishes a belligerent defendant with hard time, and an X-rated screen name ticks off the judge in a Zoom hearing.

  • S02E12 Collateral Damage

    • March 2, 2022
    • Investigation Discovery

    Rowdy supporters of a man accused of shooting his own child face contempt of court; a 72-year-old lawyer is tackled at security; an inmate tries to escape her fate through the ceiling; and a plaintiff suffering a stroke has an unlikely savior.