8.045 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
LatestTwenty years after Mary Fisher's death, Internal Affairs Sgt. Lynch and Det. Chen fly to Texas to interview Trey Carano, a former friend of Eric's, who shares his account of Eric's whereabouts in the days and hours leading up to the murder.
Based on a true story that spanned more than 30 years in which a young man was charged and convicted of brutally murdering his mother. Each episode is structured around an interrogation taken directly from the real police case files, with the goal of turning the viewer into a detective.
Acting
Sarsgaard's interrogator is smarmy, terrifying, weirdly magnetic
Writing
Script builds same events from contradictory POVs flawlessly
Editing
Timeline shuffles keep you as disoriented as the suspect
Creators
John Mankiewicz, Anders Weidemann
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the real case of Eric Fisher, whose conviction was overturned in 2018 after 34 years — the show filmed before his exoneration.
Each episode's cinematography shifts subtly to match the interrogator's perspective — warm and trustworthy or cold and accusatory — conditioning your sympathy without you noticing.
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