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Conviction Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2016 - 2017
Episode 1
Pilot
Mon, Oct 3, 2016 59 mins
Crime drama about a woman who heads an agency that attempts to reverse cases where innocent people were jailed for crimes. First up, she champions a former high-school football star serving time for murdering his girlfriend.
Episode 2
Bridge and Tunnel Vision
Mon, Oct 10, 2016 59 mins
Wallace's career-making case is reexamined by CIU team, but there are unforeseen complexities in this rape and robbery case, and the woman at the center of the crime becomes victimized again, this time by the press.
Episode 3
Dropping Bombs
Mon, Oct 17, 2016 59 mins
The CIU team tries to exonerate a political activist with suspect views who is serving a life sentence for bombing a mosque and killing an influential Imam and three followers.
Episode 4
Mother's Little Burden
Mon, Oct 24, 2016 59 mins
Hayes and the team tackle the case of a mother convicted in the death of her autistic son.
Episode 5
The 1% Solution
Mon, Nov 7, 2016 59 mins
The CIU examines the case of a young man taken in by a wealthy family and convicted of killing one of the members, while Hayes scrambles into damage-control mode after her controversial nationally televised interview that may have repercussions to her mother's Senate run.
Episode 6
#StayWoke
Mon, Nov 14, 2016 59 mins
The CIU team takes up the case of a African-American civil-rights activist serving time for killing a white female cop at a race-equality rally. Meanwhile, Maxine becomes torn between her racial identity and her chosen profession.
Episode 7
A Simple Man
Mon, Nov 21, 2016 59 mins
The CIU takes up the case of a man with diminished mental capacities, who was imprisoned for burning down the family restaurant, a crime that led to fatal repercussions. Meanwhile, Wallace allows a documentary crew to follow the team, which leaves Hayes having to face her discomfort with cameras and other team members to reveal intimate details about themselves and others.
Episode 8
Bad Deals
Mon, Nov 28, 2016 59 mins
CIU reopens the case of a man convicted of kidnapping a teenage girl 10 years ago who recently escaped her captor's home when he died from a heart attack.
Episode 9
A Different Kind of Death
Mon, Dec 5, 2016 60 mins
The case of a death-row inmate convicted of murdering a federal prosecutor who was one of Wallace's best friends is reopened. The subsequent investigation uncovers questions as well as cracks in the dead man's reputation.
Episode 10
Not Okay
Sun, Jan 1, 2017 60 mins
The team investigates the case of a woman convicted of killing a popular college-basketball player whom she said raped her.
Episode 11
Black Orchid
Sun, Jan 8, 2017 60 mins
The team investigates when a crime scene matches the M.O. of the notorious "Black Orchid Killer," and try to determine if it's the work of a copycat since there is already a man serving time for the original murders.
Episode 12
Enemy Combatant
Sun, Jan 15, 2017 60 mins
The team is lobbied by former President Morrison to investigate the case of a Muslim-American citizen who allegedly planned a chemical attack on Manhattan and has been held for years without a trial.
Episode 13
Past, Prologue & What's to Come
Sun, Jan 29, 2017 60 mins
In the Season 1 finale, the failed case of a man found guilty of murdering his wife is revisited, which happened to be the case on which Hayes met Wallace nearly 10 years before. Meanwhile, a CIU team member must revisit their suspect actions in a controversial case.
