Synopsis
Motive (2013), Season 1 — watch online on iFILM. Thirteen episodes of this Canadian crime drama that names the killer in the first few minutes of every case.
The question here isn't who did it but why. Vancouver homicide detective Angie Flynn works each murder alongside her partner Vega, and because the audience already knows the culprit, the pull is watching how their connection to the victim comes apart on screen. The season runs a wide spread of deaths through that format — a popular high-school teacher, a teenage girl killed in a hit-and-run, a strangled mortgage broker, a boxer stabbed in his own gym. A thread about Angie's son Manny runs underneath it all, and the thirteenth episode finally turns personal, tying a case to the old homicide that drew Flynn to police work in the first place.
This inverted-mystery structure, the kind Columbo made famous, keeps the show leaning on psychology rather than the chase for a name. Kristin Lehman makes Flynn sharp and human. A good fit for anyone tired of guessing the villain and ready to watch a motive take shape. Stream Motive Season 1 online on iFILM.
13 episodes
S1·E1Creeping Tom
Vancouver homicide detective Angie Flynn investigates the murder of a popular high-school teacher in the opener of this crime-drama series.
S1·E2Crimes of Passion
Detectives Flynn and Vega investigate a hit-and-run accident that resulted in the death of a teenage girl.
S1·E3Pushover
The murder of a limo driver leads detectives to a waitress who cons her prey to steal, lie and kill.
S1·E4Against All Odds
After a lawyer is murdered, his wife, who receives a $1 million life-insurance payment, is the prime suspect.
S1·E5Public Enemy
Flynn and Vega investigate the murder of a health food guru, while Manny tries to get better grades.
S1·E6Detour
Detectives Flynn and Vega investigate the death of a mortgage broker who was found strangled in his office parking lot.
S1·E7Out of the Past
The murder of a news shop owner leads detectives to a respected pediatric doctor with a secret past.
S1·E8Undertow
Flynn and Vega investigate the murder of a young man who was found beaten and suffocated. Clues indicate that the victim was involved with an engaged woman, and suspicion initially falls on the woman's father.
S1·E9Framed
When a beautiful, young art aficionado is shot and killed, Detectives Flynn and Vega’s investigation proves that blood is indeed thicker than water.
S1·E10Fallen Angel
Detectives Flynn and Vega investigate the murder of a controversial and outspoken priest.
S1·E11Brute Force
There is no lack of suspects when a famous boxer is discovered stabbed to death in his own gym.
S1·E12Ruthless
Flynn and Vega identify a suspect in the death of an executive assistant, but there appears to be no motive.
S1·E13The One Who Got Away
The first season ends with Angie's son Manny preparing to leave for college. Meanwhile, an investigation into the murder of a teenage boy is linked to a past homicide that sparked Angie's interest in police work.
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