Murder in Small Town X
Ten ordinary people compete to track down a fictional killer in a town filled with improvisational actors playing the suspects and witnesses.
- 2001-2001
- 1 season
- Fox Network
- Game Show, Suspense, Reality
- TV-MA
Ten ordinary people compete to track down a fictional killer in a town filled with improvisational actors playing the suspects and witnesses.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2001
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Tue, Jul 24, 2001
The double murder is seen from the killer's POV prior to the arrival of the 10 contestant-detectives, who enter Sunrise and then begin their investigation under the orders of their coordinator and handler, LAPD sergeant Gary Fredo.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
Tue, Jul 31, 2001
Three investigators search the home of one suspect attending the Flint funeral, where other sleuths find the disturbed grave of another suspect's husband. Also, a suspect is caught in a lie about her relationship with one victim.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
Tue, Aug 7, 2001
Three investigators question and plant a bug on Abby's boyfriend, whom they tail to a rendezvous with her best friend; a nighttime stakeout is set up in hopes of finding Abby's missing ca
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
Tue, Aug 14, 2001
Investigators learn of another murder but without a body; the killer leaves a film about a disfigured Burnt Man whose ID is unknown; evidence from Abby's car leads to a strip club across the bay, where the sleuths are summoned by the owner
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
Tue, Aug 21, 2001
Investigators witness a marital quarrel involving a suspect whose fingerprint was found at a murder scene; two suspects argue in front of an investigator, who sees one of them toss the possible murder weapon.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
Tue, Aug 28, 2001
A video left by another victim names a killer, but contradicts other evidence; a money link between Nate and the leader of the mind/science group leader is investigated by two sleuths, who undergo the group's initiation ritual.
Episode 7
Episode #1.7
Tue, Sep 4, 2001
A clue sends a team to New Hampshire to talk with a former asylum inmate who describes a past secret society in Sunrise; a suspect describes having had a vision, and later publicly claims to be the killer.
Episode 8
Episode #1.8
Tue, Sep 4, 2001
In the conclusion of the game, the sleuths are called to a town meeting after the discovery of decomposed bodies in a vault, suggesting a parallel to the current murders.