Motive

2012 • USA
4.5
336 reviews
TV-14
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Season 1 episodes (13)

1 Creeping Tom
5/20/13
When a well-liked high school science teacher is found murdered in his bedroom, a home invasion gone wrong doesn't feel like the right motive to Detectives Flynn and Vega. As they follow a plausible lead to an adulterous wife and a possible crime of passion, Angie's second sense points her in the direction of one of the students at the dead teacher's school, a serial thief known only as The Creeper.
2 Crimes of Passion
5/23/13
When a teenage girl is killed in a hit-and-run accident, clues point Detectives Flynn and Vega toward the girl's disgruntled ex-boyfriend. But Angie believes the boyfriend is innocent and begins to unravel a connection between the victim and an eminent prosecutor in the midst of a mayoral campaign.
3 Pushover
5/30/13
When a customs officer murders a limo driver, Detectives Flynn and Vega search for the killer and his motive, which leads them to a femme fatale waitress at a dockside café - who has charmed the unsuspecting sap into stealing, lying and ultimately committing murder, all in the name of love.
4 Against All Odds
6/27/13
A high-priced lawyer is discovered murdered in his home, the apparent victim of a burglary gone awry. A million dollar life insurance policy payout gives the victim's wife motive, but Flynn (Kristin Lehman) is not biting. While she works the case, her son Manny (Cameron Bright) is arrested for vandalism, forcing her to apply some tough love on the home front.
5 Public Enemy
7/11/13
A health food guru is found dead in his hot tub, apparently electrocuted with a stun gun. Detectives Flynn (Kristin Lehman) and Vega (Louis Ferreira) discover that this man, who inspired healthy living and positive lifestyle change, doesn't always practice what he preaches. The transformational experience he brought to at least one young woman was indeed, a motive for vengeance.
6 Detour
7/18/13
A mortgage broker is found strangled in his office parking lot. Detectives Flynn (Kristin Lehman) and Vega's (Louis Ferreira) initial investigations turn up a disgruntled ex-wife as well as a petty thief, but neither lead pans out. Then a composite police sketch and a stubborn refusal to follow orders leads Flynn to a man whose desire to make amends with his family, coupled with an ill-timed lapse in sobriety, has led to tragic results.
7 Out of the Past
7/25/13
The execution-style murder of a news shop proprietor with high-level military training, leads Detectives Flynn (Kristin Lehman) and Vega (Louis Ferreira) to a local gang who are terrorizing the community's residents. Further investigation reveals that the news shop owner was stalking a respected paediatric doctor and her family, leading Angie to question the doctor's credentials and to a motive that lies in a secret past that has returned to haunt her.
8 Undertow
8/1/13
When a young man is found beaten and suffocated, Detectives Flynn and Vega follow a maze of clues back to a clandestine relationship between the victim and a young woman promised to another man in a pre-arranged marriage. The young woman's father seems to be the perfect suspect, until Angie's investigation uncovers a Hitchcockian tale of tragedy and desperation in which an act of deadly revenge may ultimately have the power to heal.
9 Framed
8/8/13
Detectives Flynn and Vega are called to the scene to investigate the death of a beautiful, young art aficionado who was shot and killed on her morning run. When the murder weapon turns out to be an antique firearm, the case focuses on a nerdy gun collector still living at home with his mother. Angie will discover that blood is indeed thicker than water when she realizes the lengths to which a son will go to protect his mother.
10 Fallen Angel
8/15/13
When a controversial, outspoken priest is found bludgeoned to death and his church ransacked, Detectives Flynn and Vega find themselves adrift in a sea of suspects. From the realm of the church and spirit to the seedy world of organized crime, Angie's investigation reveals that even the best intentions can lead to murder, and that the motive for the present-day homicide may lie in a decades old crime.
11 Brute Force
8/22/13
Two brothers. One murder. A famous boxer is found stabbed to death in his own gym. For Flynn and Vega, there's no lack of suspects - a disgruntled ex-boxing protégé - the wife? Everyone seems to have a motive. But when Angie digs deeper, she finds the victim's paraplegic brother, a business partner in the gym, all too eager to take over the family business.
12 Ruthless
8/29/13
An executive assistant is found dead in a hotel room during a corporate retreat. Detectives Flynn and Vega discover that the poisoned breakfast he ate was never intended for him, but for the woman with whom he was having an office romance. In their search, Flynn and Vega come across a suspect who clearly had the means and opportunity. But, as far as the motive goes, Angie's stumped...until she discovers an unexpected link between the killer and the victim...a link that threatens to expose an even more deadly secret.
13 The One Who Got Away
8/29/13
Angie's home life is about to change forever as she comes to grips with her son Manny heading off to college. But there's little time to reflect on her new empty-nester status as a brutal crime focuses her attention on another young man. While investigating the murder of a teenage boy, Angie's past comes back to haunt her in the form of the homicide that inspired her interest in police work. Navigating a maze of red herrings and investigative dead ends, it takes all of Angie's experience and training to right the wrongs of the past as she races against time to catch a killer before he kills again.

About this show

From Daniel Cerone, the executive producer of Dexter and The Mentalist, comes Motive, a thrilling crime drama with a unique twist focusing not on who did the crime, but why the crime was committed in the first place. When murder is committed, Angie Flynn, a loving, single mother and a damned good homicide detective, along with her partner, Detective Oscar Vega, are on the case, looking for clues that will lead them to the killer. But "Motive" turns the tried-and-true crime drama formula on its head by identifying the Killer and Victim at the beginning of each episode.

Ratings and reviews

4.5
336 reviews
shermine89
March 27, 2017
Need to make a 5th season! !New spin on murder mystery .knowing the killer and victim first and then following both of their stories to the reason or motive.. dont get why usa just started showing it calling episodes new when they aired over a year ago ..
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Cassandra Stafford
June 1, 2015
Absolutely LOVE this show! Never miss an episode if I can help it. Already bought seasons 1&2 can't wait for season 3 to become available
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Michele Wilson
July 15, 2018
I LOVE this program. Why r all the good shows cancelled? I like their selection of actors, storylines, characters. Angie's my fave. Please bring this show back. Its something out of the ordinary. We now have a gazillion channels & very few good, interesting shows to watch.
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