When police are called out to a shooting they discover the body of local resident Rick Smith. He's been shot through the windscreen of his car as he backed out of a neighbours driveway. Can police get to the bottom of this crime? Featuring in-depth interviews with the key players including detectives, prosecutors, defense attorneys, families of victims and sometimes even the offenders themselves, After The First 48 presents the full story of these homicide investigations, from crime to arrest to trial and beyond. Through these exclusive interviews, and in some cases actual trial footage, we take you on a dramatic emotional journey and learn, in the end, the lasting impact a murder has on everyone involved.