Episode 1
Robert Spencer, a Jacksonville drug dealer, is known for his temper. One day, he gets angry at his girlfriend and fires a series of shots into her window with the intention of scaring her. She is hit and dies.
Episode 2
Phillip Anthony Williams of Albuquerque murders his ex-girlfriend as she attempts to get into her car after work.
Episode 3
Michael Hess of Tampa, Florida is sentenced to 35 years in prison for a series of convenience store robberies. After seven years as a model prisoner, he escapes and catches a bus to California.
Episode 4
Edward Roberson is sentenced to five years in prison for a string of motor vehicle thefts. A failed escape attempt earns him another 10 years.
Episode 5
Courtenay Savage shoots into the home of her former friend and business partner three times, nearly inflicting life-threatening damage. She is charged with attempted murder.
Episode 6
Recently paroled Raymond Ross steals a car and runs over its owner, teenaged Troy Bowman. Ross takes the stolen car to his hometown of Humboldt, Tennessee, where he strips it for parts.
Episode 7
Marijuana smuggler Steve Lamb and his crew are arrested in the largest marijuana bust in US history. All participants receive 20 years in prison, but are paroled after two years.
Episode 8
Manhattan drug dealer and aspiring rapper Sean Salley plans to rob a rival dealer with his accomplice, Andre Smith. The pair go to an apartment located above the Carnegie Deli and shoot all of the occupants execution style in order to leave no witnesses behind.
Episode 9
The Republic of Texas is a militia group that believes the state of Texas is being held illegally by the United States and supports Texas seceding from the Union. After a contentious hostage situation, police raid the compound for illegal firearms.
Episode 10
Drug enforcer Dallas Slettvet gets into a fight at a home where he is sent and stabs the victim to death with his own knife. Realizing he has taken a life, he panics.
Episode 11
James Clement is selling a boat, and is murdered by two men, the Ellis brothers, posing as potential buyers. The Ellises drive the boat to the Bahamas, where drug dealer Anthony Ragno will sell it on the black market.
Episode 12
Erick Quesada is wanted for the murder of his best friend turned enemy Michael Newhouse in a drive-by shooting in the suburbs of San Antonio. The day after the shooting, Quesada's mother takes him to a relative in Mexico to stay.
Episode 13
After four years of marriage, 25-year-old Randall Zandstra and his wife separate. When he finds her with a new boyfriend, Zastra shoots the new boyfriend and flees.