Without Motive

Name: Without Motive
Released: 2000-10-02
Rating: 6

2000 · 1h 0m · TMDB 6.0/10 (3 votes)

Detective Constable Jack Mowbray has seen a lot of disturbing things on the job. But somehow the family man has never taken it home with him—until now. The brutal murder of a young woman in Bristol sets off a chain of events that may change Mowbray forever and tear his family apart. When the Bristol murder is linked to a series of recent killings, the investigating team grows to more than a dozen detectives and just as many petty jealousies and full-blown rivalries. Mowbray’s boss, DCS Henderson keeps the pressure on as it becomes clear that the latest killing will not be the last. Mowbray and his colleagues race to find a predator who will strike again—without apparent motive.

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About Without Motive

Detective Constable Jack Mowbray has seen a lot of disturbing things on the job.

But somehow the family man has never taken it home with him—until now.

The brutal murder of a young woman in Bristol sets off a chain of events that may change Mowbray forever and tear his family apart.

When the Bristol murder is linked to a series of recent killings, the investigating team grows to more than a dozen detectives and just as many petty jealousies and full-blown rivalries.

Mowbray’s boss, DCS Henderson keeps the pressure on as it becomes clear that the latest killing will not be the last.

Mowbray and his colleagues race to find a predator who will strike again—without apparent motive.

Status: Ended
TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 3 votes
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 12

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Series 2

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S2 E1Sep 27, 200160 min

Episode 1

Robert Jackson is convicted of murdering five women. A day later, another woman is killed in a similarly brutal manner. The detectives fall under pressure when questions arise about how Jackson had managed to slip through the police's net.

S2 E2Oct 4, 200160 min

Episode 2

The team investigates whether the latest murder was a revenge killing, a challenge to the police, or a copycat. Meanwhile, Mowbray and Henderson face their own court trial, and the detective has to decide whom he can trust.

S2 E3Oct 11, 200160 min

Episode 3

As Mowbray and Henderson head for trial, it appears that someone has been providing the prosecution with inside information. A senior police officer advises Mowbray to place truth over loyalty in the courtroom. Outside the courtroom, the killing continues.

S2 E4Oct 18, 200160 min

Episode 4

The investigation into the most recent murder brings about unforeseen consequences in high places. Cracks also begin to emerge in the case against Robert Jackson when Mowbray learns that crucial evidence had been suppressed.

S2 E5Oct 25, 200160 min

Episode 5

Jackson is released from prison and seeks to cash in on his celebrity, while the detectives have to sift through all the old evidence again. Finally, they get a breakthrough--a link between the latest killing and one of the Welsh murders.

S2 E6Nov 1, 200160 min

Episode 6

Henderson realizes the killer has to be someone they all know. As Mowbray closes in on a suspect, he alerts his family to the danger. In the end, it's a race to see who can get to their target first.