Desperate for startup stardom, an overly ambitious finance mastermind lies, cheats and schemes his less-than-authentic company up the ladder to success.
British true crime documentary series using powerful and emotional testimony from families and friends when a missing persons enquiry turns into a murder investigation.
For Vera, risk analysis was her profession and game theory an academic discipline. However, when her daughter is kidnapped, this is the only weapon she has left.
Anna Lee is a British television series produced by Brian Eastman and Carnival Films for London Weekend Television. Following a 1993 pilot, five two-hour programmes were produced in 1994, loosely based on the detective novels of Liza Cody. These were broadcast in the U.S. on the A&E cable network. The title role was played by Imogen Stubbs. Music was by Anne Dudley with theme song "Sister, Sister" and some additional songs by Luciana Caporaso. Considerable alterations were made from the original books so that sometimes they seem to share only their titles. According to actor Ken Stott's webpage:
While investigating the murder of two young men, reporter Caco Barcellos discovers a group of murderers in ROTA police squad who act with the approval of military justice.
Following the loss of their son, Rosalie and Luke find their marriage under immense strain. Maddie and Rosalie find themselves in the caring hands of Jed, a charming and charismatic young man that they encounter at bereavement counselling who is also suffering under the weight of his own grief. Jed rekindles a hope for the future within the Douglas household. But underneath, a deadly and morally corrupt triangle is taking shape.
A fictitious department "Finger" established within the Metropolitan Police Department to deal with the social problem of keyboard murder = finger murder, in which the victim commits suicide in the worst case, suffering from slander and burning on the Internet.
Based on the heartbreaking true story of Banaz Mahmod, the young Londoner murdered by her own family for falling in love with the wrong man, Honour follows Detective Chief Inspector Caroline Goode's passionate search to discover the fate of missing 20-year old Banaz.
Shocking true stories involving sex, money, murder – or a fatal cocktail of all three. Told through in-depth interviews, reenactments and archival footage, each hour-long episode delves into an edgy mystery filled with expert detective work, unexpected turns and stunning revelations.
Brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez are on trial for the August 1989 shotgun murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in the family’s Beverly Hills mansion. The brothers were arrested in March 1990 after Erik confessed during a session with his psychologist. During the highly publicized trial, the prosecution claimed the motive was greed as the brothers stood to inherit $14 million. The defense claimed that it was an act of self–defense in a desperate attempt to escape years of childhood family violence and sexual abuse.
A childhood accident left Irin with a unique ability for frequency and sound, which most people cannot decipher. Her skills were tested when she took an emergency call at the precinct and had to endure her father’s murder in progress. Following a series of other similar deaths, she searches for his killer, which unveiled a web of corruptions and deceit.
The nerve-racking events of a cold winter's day, seen from two different perspectives. The odd episodes tell the story of a team of police negotiators and special forces who respond to a hostage crisis in a small bank branch. The even episodes tell exactly the same events, only through the eyes of the criminals inside and their victims.
A brutal murder case causes twin sisters to be reunite again. Their life trajectories, which are like parallel lines, get intertwined. They exist in different realms when they meet again.
Due to investigation into an explosion case, Hong Kong police officer Yuen Sing-kit reaches Singapore. His girlfriend Leung Hei, an insurance claims investigator, is missing.
While cracking down on people smugglers, Singapore STAR Wei Xiao Chen discovers her younger sister Leung Hei’s dead body.
Wei Xiao Chen’s sister’s tragic death causes her to recall her childhood memories. To catch the perpetrator and find the truth, Wei Xiao Chen goes to Hong Kong. She disguises herself as Leung Hei and investigates people around Leung Hei. When the conundrum is about to be deciphered, she finds out Leung Hei’s death had implications for other crimes.
Wei Xiao Chen gets further from the truth as investigation progresses. The darkness behind the crimes is bottomless.
After surviving a series of attempts on his life, successful businessman Lew Burnett decides to remain "dead" after the most recent one so he can go undercover and find out which of his close friends and business associates want him dead.