This Thursday, A&E brings back the pressure-cooker intensity of the interrogation room with a new episode of The First 48 Presents Critical Minutes. Airing at 8 PM ET, Interrogations: Lies and Tells 2 revisits cases where the clock is ticking, the stakes are high, and detectives face down stonewalling suspects, unexpected personal connections, and the weight of justice hanging in the balance.
In Tulsa, investigators must use every trick in the book to outsmart a suspect who refuses to cooperate after a deadly shooting. Meanwhile, another homicide detective resorts to an unconventional, last-ditch effort to gain a killer’s trust. The hour also turns the spotlight on a case that gets complicated fast when a detective realizes the main suspect is someone from his own past.
Hosted by seasoned veterans of The First 48, Critical Minutes pulls back the curtain on how homicide investigations really work—from the adrenaline-fueled first 48 hours to the painstaking work of piecing together fragmented truths. For true crime fans, it’s a front-row seat to the psychological battles that often decide a case.
The First 48 Presents Critical Minutes airs Thursday, June 5 at 8:00 PM ET on A&E.
