Sometimes, the only way to stop a madman before he kills again is to get inside the mind of a monster and think like he does. Cops go head-to-head with the most dangerous and deadly criminals in one-on-one battles of wits, only one of them will win.
As Washington, DC burns, investigators realize they are hunting the most prolific arsonist in US history, and he has been getting away with it for decades. They must learn what compels him to torch everything in sight and stop him before more people die.
When a negotiator gets called to a hostage situation, he quickly discovers he has never dealt with anything like this before. As he uncovers multiple murders, he must determine how to talk the gunman into laying down his weapons before more people die.
New York City is in a panic, and anyone using the pickup line “What’s your sign?” might be a murderer as a copycat Zodiac killer terrorizes the city for years. It falls to veteran NYPD detectives to outwit him before he brings the city to its knees.
Detectives track a predator who uses the great outdoors as both a hunting ground and a hiding place; the killer's knowledge of the wilderness gives him advantage, forcing investigators to dig deep into his psyche and rely on their training.
A detective discovers that he knows a kidnapper personally and that getting the victim back alive now hinges on his relationship with a maniac.