Criminal Justice Season 1 May 2026

More importantly, the heroin in Ben’s system was at a level that would have rendered him unconscious for 6–8 hours. Forensic expert testimony suggests the murder likely occurred while Ben was in a deep nod , making it physically impossible for him to have committed the act.

Rashid tells him: “Then you tell your lawyer, and you plead guilty. Get a lesser sentence.” criminal justice season 1

The police pick him up within 48 hours. DI Munday presents a damning picture: Ben’s prints on the murder weapon (a kitchen knife), his DNA mixed with Mel’s blood, a neighbor who heard a man’s angry voice that night, and Mel’s diary entries that suggest she feared a younger lover. More importantly, the heroin in Ben’s system was

But the prosecution has a star witness: Mel’s neighbor, who now changes her story under pressure, claiming she saw Ben standing over Mel with the knife while laughing . She’s lying—she’s been threatened by Mel’s ex—but the jury doesn’t know that. Get a lesser sentence