Hayes Morrison finds herself in a predicament with the potential for public disgrace. To salvage her reputation and protect her family, she enters into a secret agreement with her rival, Conner Wallace. Together, they will challenge the Con…

The Criminal Investigation Unit revisited the case that propelled Wallace to prominence, yet unforeseen complications arose within the rape and robbery investigation. The woman at the heart of the crime found herself victimized once more, t…

The Criminal Investigation Unit is working to clear the name of a political activist, a figure known for controversial beliefs, who is currently serving a life sentence for the bombing of a mosque. The attack resulted in the death of a prom…

Hayes and her team confront a difficult case: a mother found guilty in the death of her autistic son.

Following her widely discussed interview, Hayes initiated a period of careful management, striving to contain the fallout for both her family and her mother's Senate bid. Simultaneously, the CIU began investigating the case of a young man f…

The death of a young Black boy, fatally shot by a police officer, ignited a racial firestorm, prompting Hayes to revisit the contentious case of Porscha Williams. A dedicated civil-rights activist and leader within the Black community, Will…

Hayes's next assignment for the CIU concerns Leo Scarlata, a man whose mental faculties are impaired and who is incarcerated for the arson that destroyed his family’s restaurant, resulting in fatalities. As Hayes considers the case, she beg…

The case of Sierra Macy, a teenager abducted a decade prior and presumed deceased, has been reopened by CIU. Her fate shifted dramatically when, following the captor's sudden death from a heart attack, she managed to escape his residence.

Wallace presents the case of Earl Slavitt, a man awaiting execution, to the Criminal Investigation Unit. Slavitt stands convicted of the murder of Tom Simon, a federal prosecutor and a close friend of Wallace’s. Simon had been a staunch opp…

Following their intense night together, Hayes tentatively began to contemplate a relationship with Wallace. At the same time, she wrestled with the lingering pain of her defeat in the Earl Slavitt death penalty case, seeking a way to atone …

Torn between their careers and private lives, Hayes and Wallace are called to a crime scene bearing the unmistakable hallmarks of the notorious Black Orchid Killer. Is this latest death the act of an imitator, or could the man currently inc…

President Morrison made an unexpected call on Hayes, urging her – and the CIU – to consider the case of Omar Abbas. A Muslim-American citizen, he had been detained for years without charge, held in a military facility on suspicion of plotti…