The Fifth Estate Season 34 Episodes

Episode 1

Disappearing Act

Wed, Oct 1, 2008 60 mins

An interview with David Reiner, a bookkeeper who turned fugitive after stealing almost a million dollars from nonprofit day-care centers.

Episode 2

Inside Room 222

Wed, Oct 8, 2008 60 mins

Episode 3

Shadows of Doubt

Wed, Oct 15, 2008 60 mins

The death of Royal Military College cadet Joe Grozelle, whose disappearance in October 2003 kicked off an NIS search.

Episode 4

The Girl in Saskatoon (Update)

Wed, Oct 22, 2008 60 mins

Linden MacIntyre returns to Saskatoon, Sask., for a follow-up report on the unsolved murder of Alexandra Wiwcharuk, a former beauty queen.

Episode 5

After the Storm

Wed, Oct 29, 2008 60 mins

The 2007 murder of filmmaker Helen Hill in New Orleans.

Episode 6

Overboard (Update)

Wed, Nov 5, 2008 60 mins

An update on the case of Laura Gainey, who was swept overboard while sailing on the Picton Castle in December 2006.

Episode 7

The Gospel of Green

Wed, Nov 12, 2008 60 mins

German parliamentarian Hermann Scheer spearheads efforts to increase his nation's reliance on renewable-energy sources.

Episode 8

Head Games

Wed, Nov 19, 2008 60 mins

The short life expectancy of professional football players in Canada is investigated.

Episode 9

Where the Women Went

Wed, Nov 19, 2008 60 mins

When faced with economic hardship, they turned to their most valuable export -- themselves.

Episode 10

The Chess Master

Wed, Dec 3, 2008 60 mins

Your backstage pass to political theatre.

Episode 11

A Death in the Family

Wed, Jan 7, 2009 60 mins

The case of Bill Mullins-Johnson, who served 12 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of the rape and murder of his 6-year-old niece.

Episode 12

Someone Got Away With Murder

Wed, Jan 21, 2009 60 mins

The story of Andy Rose, who was wrongly convicted for the murders of Bernd Goericke and Andrea Scherp and later exonerated for the crimes.

Episode 13

Strangers in Paradise

Wed, Jan 28, 2009 60 mins

What happens when someone's virtual fantasy takes over their real life.

Episode 14

Collateral Damage

Fri, Oct 9, 2009 60 mins

A report on two men who were implicated in the 2005 shootings of four RCMP officers in Mayerthorpe, Alta.

Episode 15

Powerless

Fri, Feb 13, 2009 60 mins

An Alberta teen addiction rehab centre and its controversial treatment methods.

Episode 16

Black Widow

Fri, Feb 20, 2009 60 mins

She preyed on the lonely, then married and buried them.

Episode 17

The Code

Fri, Feb 27, 2009 60 mins

Hockey's unwritten law about fighting.

Episode 18

Top Gun

Fri, Mar 6, 2009 60 mins

A report on the potential dangers of video-game obsession.

Episode 19

Staying Alive

Fri, Mar 13, 2009 60 mins

Issues concerning a community center are examined.

Episode 20

The Elephant in the Room

Fri, Apr 10, 2009 60 mins

A report on the Airbus affair and Karlheinz Schreiber's dealings.

Episode 21

A Fight to the Death

Fri, Feb 6, 2009 60 mins

Episode 22

Amazing Grace

Fri, Feb 13, 2009 60 mins

Episode 23

Bad Day in Barrhead

Fri, Feb 27, 2009 60 mins

Episode 24

Life & Death in Kandahar

Thu, Mar 12, 2009 60 mins

The war in Afghanistan is examined through the eyes of the medical professionals serving at Canada's trauma center at the Kandahar Air Base.