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Forensic Files

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Real crimes, disease outbreaks and accidents around the world are solved by experts using scientific laboratory analysis which helps them find previously undetectable evidence. Brilliant scientific work helps convict the guilty and free the innocent.

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Seasons 1–2

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#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Disappearance of Helle Crafts	Apr 21, 1996	8.5
2	The Magic Bullet	Oct 3, 1996	0.0
3	The House That Roared	Oct 10, 1996	0.0
4	The Footpath Murders	Oct 17, 1996	9.0
5	Planted Evidence	Oct 24, 1996	0.0
6	Southside Strangler	Oct 31, 1996	0.0
7	Legionnaires' Disease	Nov 7, 1996	0.0
8	The Wilson Murder	Nov 14, 1996	0.0
9	Deadly Neighborhoods	Nov 21, 1996	0.0
10	Insect Clues	Nov 28, 1996	0.0
11	Outbreak	Dec 5, 1996	0.0
12	The List Murders	Dec 12, 1996	0.0
13	Raw Terror	Dec 19, 1996	0.0

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Common Thread	Oct 2, 1997	0.0
2	The Dirty Deed	Oct 9, 1997	0.0
3	Killer Fog	Oct 16, 1997	0.0
4	Sex, Lies & DNA	Oct 23, 1997	0.0
5	Bitter Potion	Oct 30, 1997	1.0
6	The Blood Trail	Nov 6, 1997	0.0
7	Fatal Fungus	Nov 20, 1997	9.0
8	Charred Remains	Nov 13, 1997	9.0
9	Something's Fishy	Dec 4, 1997	9.0
10	Sealed with a Kiss	Dec 18, 1997	9.0
11	Postal Mortem	Jan 15, 1998	9.0
12	Micro-Clues	Feb 5, 1998	0.0
13	Deadly Parasites	Mar 5, 1998	0.0

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Without a Trace	Oct 1, 1998	10.0
2	Knot for Everyone	Oct 8, 1998	0.0
3	The Talking Skull	Oct 15, 1998	0.0
4	Foreign Body	Oct 22, 1998	0.0
5	Deadly Delivery	Oct 29, 1998	0.0
6	'Sim'ilar Circumstances	Nov 5, 1998	0.0
7	Grave Evidence	Nov 12, 1998	1.0
8	Deadly Formula	Nov 19, 1998	0.0
9	Beaten by a Hair	Dec 3, 1998	6.0
10	Crime Seen	Dec 17, 1998	0.0
11	Speck of Evidence	Jan 7, 1999	0.0
12	Broken Bond	Jan 14, 1999	0.0
13	Out of the Ashes	Jan 21, 1999	0.0

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Invisible Intruder	Jun 10, 1999
2	The Killing Room	Jul 1, 1999
3	Ultimate Betrayal	Jul 8, 1999
4	Cement the Case	Jul 22, 1999
5	Innocence Lost	Jul 15, 1999
6	'Til Death Do Us Part	Jul 29, 1999
7	Ties That Bind	Aug 5, 1999
8	Body of Evidence	Sep 16, 1999
9	Accident or Murder?	Aug 19, 1999
10	Core Evidence	Oct 14, 1999
11	Haunting Vision	Dec 15, 1999
12	With Every Breath	Dec 22, 1999
13	Slippery Motives	Dec 29, 1999

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Badge of Deceit	Sep 12, 2000
2	Dew Process	Sep 19, 2000
3	A Woman Scorned	Sep 26, 2000
4	A Voice from Beyond	Oct 3, 2000
5	Burning Ambition	Oct 10, 2000
6	Memories	Oct 17, 2000
7	Trail of Truth	Oct 24, 2000
8	Material Evidence	Oct 31, 2000
9	Kill'igraphy	Nov 7, 2000
10	Nursery Crimes	Nov 14, 2000
11	Lasting Impression	Nov 21, 2000
12	Foundation of Lies	Nov 28, 2000
13	Unholy Vows	Dec 5, 2000
14	Deadly Knowledge	Dec 5, 2000
15	Broken Promises	Dec 12, 2000
16	Time Will Tell	Dec 19, 2000
17	Second Shot at Love	Dec 26, 2000
18	Journey to Justice	Jan 2, 2001
19	Video Diary	Jan 9, 2001

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Missing in Time	May 21, 2001	0.0
2	Missing Pearl	May 28, 2001	0.0
3	Man's Best Friend?	Jun 4, 2001	0.0
4	Hand Delivered	Jun 11, 2001	0.0
5	Death Play	Jun 18, 2001	0.0
6	Fire Dot Com	Jun 25, 2001	0.0
7	Mistaken for Dead	Jul 2, 2001	0.0
8	Frozen Evidence	Jul 9, 2001	0.0
9	Soft Touch	Jul 16, 2001	0.0
10	Church Disappearance	Jul 23, 2001	0.0
11	Photo Finish	Jul 30, 2001	0.0
12	Whodunit	Aug 6, 2001	0.0
13	Horse Play	Aug 13, 2001	0.0
14	Treads and Threads	Aug 20, 2001	1.0
15	Killer's 'Cattle' Log	Aug 27, 2001	0.0
16	Skin of Her Teeth	Sep 3, 2001	0.0
17	Line of Fire	Sep 10, 2001	0.0
18	Bad Blood	Sep 17, 2001	0.0
19	Pure Evil	Sep 24, 2001	0.0
20	Root of All Evil	Oct 1, 2001	0.0
21	Where the Blood Drops	Oct 8, 2001	0.0
22	Punch Line	Oct 15, 2001	0.0
23	Sibling Rivalry	Oct 22, 2001	0.0
24	Pastoral Care	Oct 29, 2001	0.0
25	Bagging a Killer	Nov 5, 2001	0.0
26	Double Trouble	Nov 12, 2001	0.0
27	Cats, Flies, and Snapshots	Nov 19, 2001	0.0
28	Naked Justice	Nov 26, 2001	0.0
29	Treading Not So Lightly	Dec 3, 2001	0.0
30	Shopping Spree	Dec 10, 2001	0.0

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Cheater	Jan 1, 2002
2	Forever Hold Your Peace	Jan 8, 2002
3	Reel Danger	Jan 15, 2002
4	Who's Your Daddy	Jan 22, 2002
5	The Alibi	Jan 29, 2002
6	A Bite Out of Crime	Feb 5, 2002
7	Purr-fect Match	Feb 12, 2002
8	Bio-Attack	Feb 19, 2002
9	A Shot in the Dark	Feb 26, 2002
10	Without a Prayer	Mar 5, 2002
11	A Clutch of Witnesses	Mar 12, 2002
12	Scout's Honor	Mar 19, 2002
13	A Touching Recollection	Mar 26, 2002
14	A Leg to Stand On	Jul 10, 2002
15	Partners in Crime	Jul 17, 2002
16	Within a Hair	Jul 31, 2002
17	Chief Evidence	Jul 24, 2002
18	A Bitter Pill to Swallow	Sep 12, 2002
19	Sip of Sins	Aug 26, 2002
20	Telltale Tracks	Aug 27, 2002
21	Ghost in the Machine	Aug 28, 2002
22	Frozen in Time	Aug 29, 2002
23	Cold Storage	Aug 30, 2002
24	The Metal Business	Sep 26, 2002
25	Dressed to Kill	Sep 4, 2002
26	Palm Print Conviction	Oct 3, 2002
27	A Vow of Silence	Oct 10, 2002
28	Elephant Tracks	Oct 17, 2002
29	A Bag of Evidence	Oct 31, 2002
30	Tooth or Consequences	Nov 7, 2002
31	The Sniffing Revenge	Nov 14, 2002
32	Sleight of Hand	Nov 21, 2002
33	Scratching the Surface	Nov 28, 2002
34	Fire Proof	Dec 5, 2002
35	X Marks the Spot	Dec 9, 2002
36	All Charged Up	Dec 10, 2002
37	Breaking the Mold	Dec 11, 2002
38	House Call	Dec 12, 2002
39	Marathon Man	Dec 13, 2002
40	The Sniper's Trail	Dec 19, 2002
41	Plastic Fire	Jan 22, 2003
42	Last Will	Jan 29, 2003

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Dessert Served Cold	Apr 2, 2003	0.0
2	The Music Case	Apr 9, 2003	0.0
3	Paintball	Apr 16, 2003	0.0
4	Sign Here	Apr 23, 2003	0.0
5	Shadow of a Doubt	Apr 30, 2003	0.0
6	Tourist Trap	Jun 4, 2003	0.0
7	Once Bitten	Jun 11, 2003	0.0
8	All Wet	Jun 18, 2003	0.0
9	Shot of Vengeance	Jun 25, 2003	0.0
10	Dinner and a Movie	Jul 23, 2003	0.0
11	A Wrong Foot	Jul 30, 2003	0.0
12	Order Up	Aug 6, 2003	0.0
13	When the Dust Settled	Aug 13, 2003	0.0
14	A Welcome Intrusion	Aug 27, 2003	0.0
15	Within Arm's Reach	Aug 25, 2003	0.0
16	Private Thoughts	Aug 26, 2003	0.0
17	Brotherhoods	Aug 28, 2003	0.0
18	Hair of the Dog	Aug 29, 2003	0.0
19	Breaking News	Sep 3, 2003	0.0
20	All the World's a Stage	Sep 10, 2003	0.0
21	The Big Chill	Sep 17, 2003	0.0
22	Bound for Jail	Oct 1, 2003	0.0
23	Sphere of Influence	Oct 8, 2003	0.0
24	Nailed	Nov 5, 2003	0.0
25	Sign of the Zodiac	Dec 3, 2003	0.0
26	Letter Perfect	Dec 10, 2003	0.0
27	True Lies	Jan 7, 2004	0.0
28	Bed of Deceit	Jan 21, 2004	0.0
29	Smoke in Your Eyes	Jan 14, 2004	0.0
30	Flower Power	Jan 28, 2004	0.0
31	Past Lives	Feb 18, 2004	0.0
32	Over and Out	Feb 25, 2004	0.0
33	Death by a Salesman	Mar 3, 2004	0.0
34	Web of Seduction	Mar 31, 2004	1.0
35	Grounds for Indictment	Apr 7, 2004	0.0
36	Dueling Confessions	Apr 21, 2004	0.0
37	Traces of Truth	May 5, 2004	0.0
38	Honor Thy Father	May 19, 2004	0.0
39	Hack Attack	Sep 4, 2006	0.0
40	Deadly Curve	Oct 10, 2006	0.0
41	Visibility Zero	Nov 15, 2006	0.0
42	Flashover	Dec 21, 2006	0.0

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Road Rage	Jun 2, 2004
2	Hunter or Hunted	Jun 9, 2004
3	In Harm's Way	Jun 16, 2004
4	No Corpus Delicti	Jun 23, 2004
5	News at 11	Jun 30, 2004
6	Burning Desire	Jul 7, 2004
7	Cloak of Deceit	Jul 14, 2004
8	Bad Medicine	Jul 21, 2004
9	Stick 'em Up	Jul 28, 2004
10	Head Games	Aug 4, 2004
11	Making the Collar	Aug 11, 2004
12	Financial Downfall	Aug 18, 2004
13	A Daughter's Journey	Aug 23, 2004
14	Over a Barrel	Aug 24, 2004
15	Pinned by the Evidence	Aug 24, 2004
16	Cries Unheard	Aug 25, 2004
17	Buried Treasure	Aug 26, 2004
18	Badge of Betrayal	Sep 22, 2004
19	Deadly Matrimony	Sep 29, 2004
20	Muddy Waters	Oct 13, 2004
21	Point of Origin	Oct 27, 2004
22	Seeds for Doubt	Nov 3, 2004
23	Saving Face	Nov 17, 2004
24	Northern Exposure	Dec 8, 2004
25	Silk Stalkings	Dec 29, 2004
26	Fishing for the Truth	Jan 12, 2005
27	For Love or Money	Jan 19, 2005
28	South of the Border	Feb 2, 2005
29	The Stake-Out	Feb 9, 2005
30	Walking Terror	Mar 2, 2005

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Trial by Fire	Apr 27, 2005	0.0
2	Marked for Life	May 18, 2005	0.0
3	Plastic Puzzle	Jun 1, 2005	0.0
4	Up in Smoke	Jun 29, 2005	0.0
5	Soiled Plan	Jul 6, 2005	0.0
6	Headquarters	Jul 13, 2005	0.0
7	One for the Road	Jul 20, 2005	0.0
8	Army of Evidence	Jul 27, 2005	0.0
9	Shear Luck	Aug 3, 2005	1.0
10	Tagging a Suspect	Aug 10, 2005	0.0
11	Strong Impressions	Aug 17, 2005	0.0
12	Cereal Killer	Aug 24, 2005	0.0
13	Crash Course	Aug 31, 2005	0.0
14	A Leg Up on Crime	Sep 7, 2005	1.0
15	Tight-Fitting Genes	Sep 14, 2005	0.0
16	Deadly Valentine	Sep 21, 2005	0.0
17	Picture This	Sep 28, 2005	0.0
18	Oily in the Morning	Oct 5, 2005	0.0
19	Gold Rush	Oct 12, 2005	0.0
20	Four on the Floor	Oct 19, 2005	0.0
21	Writer's Block	Oct 26, 2005	0.0
22	A Clean Getaway	Nov 2, 2005	0.0
23	Prints Among Thieves	Nov 9, 2005	0.0
24	Unholy Alliance	Nov 16, 2005	0.0
25	Signed, Sealed & Delivered	Nov 23, 2005	0.0
26	Cop Out	Dec 14, 2005	0.0
27	Summer Obsession	Dec 21, 2005	0.0
28	Enemy Within	Dec 28, 2005	0.0
29	Elemental Clue	Jan 4, 2006	0.0
30	Moss, Not Grass	Jan 11, 2006	0.0
31	Material Witness	Feb 8, 2006	0.0
32	Garden of Evil	Feb 22, 2006	0.0
33	Sunday School Ambush	Mar 8, 2006	0.0
34	Penchant for Poison	Mar 22, 2006	0.0
35	Bump in the Night	Apr 5, 2006	0.0
36	Sole Searching	Apr 12, 2006	0.0
37	Murder on the Menu	Apr 26, 2006	0.0
38	Hot on the Trail	May 10, 2006	0.0
39	High 'n Dry	May 31, 2006	0.0
40	To the Viktor	Jun 14, 2006	0.0
41	Wired for Disaster	Jun 21, 2006	0.0
42	Wood-be Killer	Jul 12, 2006	0.0

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Naughty or Nyce	Jul 19, 2006	0.0
2	Going for Broke	Jul 26, 2006	0.0
3	Just Desserts	Aug 2, 2006	0.0
4	Sunday's Wake	Aug 9, 2006	0.0
5	Shattered Dreams	Aug 16, 2006	0.0
6	Dockter Visit	Aug 23, 2006	0.0
7	Murder, She Wrote	Aug 30, 2006	0.0
8	Concrete Alibi	Sep 6, 2006	0.0
9	Key Evidence	Sep 13, 2006	0.0
10	The Gambler	Sep 20, 2006	0.0
11	Weakest Link	Sep 27, 2006	0.0
12	Capitol Crimes	Oct 4, 2006	0.0
13	Undertaken	Oct 11, 2006	0.0
14	Dark Waters	Oct 18, 2006	0.0
15	Nice Threads	Oct 25, 2006	6.0
16	Grave Danger	Nov 1, 2006	0.0
17	Internal Affair	Nov 8, 2006	1.0
18	A Case of the Flue	Nov 15, 2006	0.0
19	No Safe Place	Nov 22, 2006	0.0
20	Live Wire	Nov 29, 2006	0.0
21	Van-ished	Dec 6, 2006	0.0
22	A Novel Idea	Dec 13, 2006	0.0
23	Chief Suspect	Dec 20, 2006	0.0
24	Water Hazard	Dec 27, 2006	0.0
25	Shell Game	Jan 3, 2007	0.0
26	Ring Him Up	Jan 10, 2007	0.0
27	Killer Impression	Jan 17, 2007	0.0
28	If I Were You	Jan 24, 2007	0.0
29	As the Tide Turns	Jan 31, 2007	0.0
30	A Tight Leash	Feb 7, 2007	0.0
31	Muffled Cries	Feb 14, 2007	0.0
32	Critical Maneuver	Feb 21, 2007	0.0
33	Skirting the Evidence	Feb 28, 2007	0.0
34	Small Town Terror	Mar 7, 2007	0.0
35	Fresh Heir	Mar 14, 2007	0.0
36	Ticker Tape	Mar 21, 2007	0.0
37	Step by Step	Mar 28, 2007	0.0
38	Blanket of Evidence	Apr 4, 2007	0.0
39	Fired-Up	Apr 11, 2007	0.0
40	Two in a Million	Apr 18, 2007	0.0
41	Bitter Brew	Apr 25, 2007	0.0
42	Message in a Bottle	May 2, 2007	0.0

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Sharper Image	Sep 26, 2007	0.0
2	Insulated Evidence	Oct 3, 2007	0.0
3	Cold Hearted	Oct 10, 2007	0.0
4	Wheel of Misfortune	Oct 24, 2007	0.0
5	Quite a Spectacle	Oct 31, 2007	0.0
6	Transaction Failed	Nov 7, 2007	0.0
7	The Day the Music Died	Nov 14, 2007	0.0
8	Sole Survivor	Nov 19, 2007	0.0
9	Insignificant Others	Dec 10, 2007	0.0
10	Catch 22	Dec 17, 2007	0.0
11	A Cinderella Story	Dec 24, 2007	0.0
12	Screen Pass	Jan 7, 2008	0.0
13	Pressed for Crime	Jan 14, 2008	0.0
14	Finger Pane	Jan 21, 2008	1.0
15	Good as Gold	Jan 28, 2008	0.0
16	Freedom Fighter	Jun 13, 2008	0.0
17	Dog Day Afternoon	Feb 25, 2008	1.0
18	Shattered Innocence	Mar 7, 2008	0.0
19	All Butt Certain	Mar 14, 2008	0.0
20	Jean Pool	Apr 18, 2008	2.0
21	Traffic Violations	May 9, 2008	1.0
22	Brotherly Love	May 23, 2008	0.0
23	Disrobed	Jun 6, 2008	2.0
24	Driven to Silence	Jun 20, 2008	0.0
25	Printed Proof	Jun 28, 2008	1.0
26	About Face	Jul 18, 2008	0.0
27	In the Bag	Jul 25, 2008	0.0
28	Yes, in Deed	Feb 9, 2008	0.0
29	Guarded Secrets	Aug 22, 2008	1.0
30	Smoking Out a Killer	Feb 17, 2008	2.0

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Frozen Assets	Sep 12, 2008	0.0
2	House Hunting	Sep 19, 2008	0.0
3	Shoot to Thrill	Oct 3, 2008	0.0
4	Political Thriller	Oct 10, 2008	1.0
5	Double Cross	Oct 24, 2008	0.0
6	Dancing with the Devil	Oct 31, 2008	1.0
7	Last Dance	Nov 14, 2008	1.0
8	Constructive Criticism	Nov 21, 2008	0.0
9	Home Evasion	Dec 5, 2008	0.0
10	Window Watcher	Dec 12, 2008	0.0
11	Stranger in the Night	Dec 19, 2008	0.0
12	Kidnapping	Jan 9, 2009	0.0
13	Sands of Crime	Feb 20, 2009	0.0
14	Calculated Coincidence	Feb 6, 2009	1.0
15	Sworded Scheme	Jan 30, 2009	2.0
16	Unmasked	Feb 20, 2009	0.0
17	Fashion Police	Mar 13, 2009	0.0
18	Church Dis-service	Apr 3, 2009	0.0
19	Seedy Intentions	Apr 17, 2009	0.0
20	DNA Dragnet	May 15, 2009	0.0
21	Smiley Face	May 22, 2009	0.0
22	Dirty Laundry	Jun 5, 2009	0.0
23	Drowning Sorrows	Jun 12, 2009	0.0
24	As Fault	Jun 19, 2009	0.0
25	Family Ties	Jul 17, 2009	6.0
26	Trouble Brewing	Jul 24, 2009	1.0
27	Holy Terror	Aug 14, 2009	0.0
28	Needle in a Haystack	Aug 28, 2009	0.0
29	Room with a View	Sep 11, 2009	0.0
30	Dollars and Sense	Sep 25, 2009	0.0
31	Hair Line	Oct 2, 2009	1.0
32	All That Glitters Is Gold	Oct 16, 2009	0.0
33	Deadly Rebellion	Oct 30, 2009	0.0
34	Sign of the Crime	Nov 13, 2009	0.0
35	Covet Thy Neighbor	Nov 20, 2009	0.0
36	Writing on the Wall	Dec 4, 2009	0.0
37	Hundreds of Reasons	Dec 11, 2009	0.0
38	Cold Feet	Dec 18, 2009	0.0
39	Separation Anxiety	Jan 8, 2010	0.0
40	Office Visit	Mar 5, 2010	0.0
41	Palm Saturday	Mar 12, 2010	0.0
42	Shoe-In for Murder	Mar 19, 2010	0.0
43	Family Interrupted	Apr 2, 2010	0.0
44	Runaway Love	Apr 16, 2010	0.0
45	Watchful Eye	Apr 30, 2010	0.0
46	Waste Mis-Management	May 14, 2010	0.0
47	Dirty Little Secret	May 28, 2010	10.0
48	Lights Out	Jun 11, 2010	0.0
49	Pet Rock	Jun 25, 2010	0.0
50	Best Foot Forward	Jul 9, 2010	0.0

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Purebread Murder	Jul 16, 2010	0.0
2	Hear No Evil	Jul 30, 2010	0.0
3	Hell's Kitchen	Aug 13, 2010	0.0
4	Three's a Crowd	Aug 27, 2010	0.0
5	A Squire's Riches	Sep 10, 2010	0.0
6	Home of the Brave	Sep 24, 2010	0.0
7	Freeze Framed	Oct 8, 2010	0.0
8	Touch of Evil	Dec 17, 2010	0.0
9	Textbook Murder	Dec 31, 2010	0.0
10	Filtered Out	Jan 14, 2011	0.0
11	Water Logged	Jan 28, 2011	0.0
12	Social Circle	Feb 11, 2011	9.0
13	Low Maintenance	Feb 25, 2011	0.0
14	Fate Date	Mar 11, 2011	0.0
15	Trail of a Killer	Mar 25, 2011	0.0
16	Gone Ballistic	Apr 8, 2011	0.0
17	Seeing Red	Apr 22, 2011	10.0
18	Auto-Motive	May 6, 2011	0.0
19	Skeleton Key	May 20, 2011	0.0
20	Funeral Services	Jun 3, 2011	0.0
21	Expert Witness	Jun 17, 2011	0.0

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