Detectives investigate different homicide cases in inner-city Baltimore. Working for the police department, these detectives are committed to bringing justice to the streets of Baltimore.
Hostage - Part 1: Pembleton returns to work just as a school is being taken hostage. (S5, ep 1) Also in UHD.
Hostage - Part 2: As the hostage situation continues, the detectives debate their course of action. Pembleton experiences more problems while recovering from his stroke. (S5, ep 2) Also in UHD.
The detectives investigate a murder committed during a prison riot, while Pembleton jeopardises his recovery as he practices for his firearms exam. (S5, ep 3) Also in UHD.
Lewis teams with a narcotics officer to catch the culprit who's selling poison-laced heroin, while Kellerman is investigated for corruption. (S5, ep 4) Also in UHD.
The arrival of a new Chief Medical Examiner upsets Bayliss at first, but results in an old case's exhumation and correct determination as a homicide. (S5, ep 5)
An article in The Baltimore Sun about an investigation of the arson unit upsets Kellerman. (S5, ep 6) Also in UHD.
Survivors in a grief-support group discuss the circumstances of three murders one Saturday night in Baltimore. (S5, ep 7) Also in UHD.
An outstanding computer genius at a prestigious prep school is found stabbed to death. (S5, ep 8) Also in UHD.
On Pembleton's first case back, he looks into a divorced woman who is found stabbed to death and her 10-year-old twin boys shot in the head. (S5, ep 9) Also in UHD.
A robbery gone wrong kills Danver's bride-to-be while trying on a wedding dress. Once again, Pembleton and Bayliss disagree on theories of the crime. (S5, ep 10) Also in UHD.
On New Year's Eve, Brodie screens his documentary about the detectives that reveals embarrassing lies and hidden truths. (S5, ep 11) Also in UHD.
A girl is found with a broken rib which punctured her lung and 26 belt buckle marks on her body. (S5, ep 12) Also in UHD.
An Asian store owner, a war hero, tried to forbid dope dealers from operating outside his store. His killing leads detectives to Mahoney. (S5, ep 13) Also in UHD.
Pembleton and Lewis are assigned to the brutal murder of a wealthy woman, as each focus on a different suspect. (S5, ep 14) Also in UHD.
When a police officer is found shot to death, Elizabeth Wu writes an article praising his dedication to the job. (S5, ep 15) Also in UHD.
Two bombings near Valentine's Day result in two deaths with no apparent connections. (S5, ep 16) Also in UHD.
Munch's high school love interest, Helen Rosenthal, is raped and murdered, leaving Munch and Kellerman trying to solve the case. (S5, ep 17) Also in UHD.
Chris Thormann must confront the fact that the assailant who shot and blinded him is up for parole - and he might get it. (S5, ep 18) Also in UHD.
Autopsy reveals that the death of a recent arrival from Europe was caused by a burst baggie he had swallowed, one of over 70 bags of heroin found in his stomach. (S5, ep 19) Also in UHD.
Just another midnight shift for the Homicide squad, with yet another shooting in West Baltimore. (S5, ep 20) Also in UHD.
Bayliss has disappeared again as Pembleton and Brodie make their way to the scene of a shotgun suicide. (S5, ep 21) Also in UHD.
Felton's murder investigation involves the whole squad plus Falsone from Auto and Gharty from IID. (S5, ep 22) Also in UHD.