Mastermind of Murder Season 1: Episode Guide & Ratings

When a man is shot after answering a local help wanted ad, detectives discover there are other victims with eerily similar stories; their quest to locate a possible serial killer leads them to a suspected killer working for an evil manipulator.

A father shoots a masked intruder after he is ambushed in his own garage, but as the unknown assailant clings to life and LAPD try to make sense of the strange situation, a twisted web of manipulation and lies within the family is revealed.

A Navy veteran is brutally stabbed in his senior living community, but as detectives work to find the killer, they discover a persuasive con artist.

A town councilwoman is gunned down in her home and the only evidence left behind is a bouquet of plastic roses, but as detectives work to find the triggerman, they learn that the person calling the shots is close to home.

A quiet town is rocked to its core when a brutalized corpse of a single father is discovered by the side of a residential road; detectives are led down an unexpected path of betrayal, lies, manipulation and murder.

After the wife of a naval officer is shot dead in a parking lot, the case quickly hits a dead end; it's not until years later that a murder plot unravels involving power, greed and deadly ambition by a mastermind willing to risk everything.

A retired farmer thinks he's struck gold after natural gas is found on his property; when he's found dead and a family feud breaks out over his estate, detectives uncover a tale of lies, deceit and manipulation orchestrated by someone close to home.

A tragic car accident on a canyon road turns into a murder investigation when detectives discover possible foul play.

After leaving a support group, a young mother is gunned down by a masked shooter -- as investigators try to make sense of the case, they reveal a story of religious manipulation that leads to one person committing the ultimate sin.

An elderly real estate broker is attacked and left for dead in one of his listings; as detectives dig for clues, they uncover a business deal gone bad and a mastermind willing to use someone close to home to carry out a heinous plot.