Encounters
Overview
Massive UFO sightings over the past five decades create a captivating enigma in this compelling docuseries. Through a combination of firsthand testimonies, insights from experts, and the presentation of newly discovered evidence, the series delves into the phenomenon that has intrigued humanity for years. Each episode unravels the layers of this global mystery, inviting viewers to ponder the possibilities of extraterrestrial life and challenge conventional understanding of our universe. Encounters promises to engage both skeptics and believers alike in a thought-provoking exploration of the unknown.
Episodes
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1
Messengers
In 2008, unusual light formations in the skies above Central Texas draw both media fascination and skepticism. As reports flood in from witnesses, new...
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Insight
Ally Walker, known for her role in "While You Were Sleeping," takes on the lead as Dr. Sam Waters, a talented forensic psychologist with a remarkable ...
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Believers
In 1994, more than 60 students at a school in Zimbabwe reported witnessing extraterrestrial beings. As the years have passed, those who experienced th...
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Ring of Fire
Dr. Sam Waters (Ally Walker) becomes part of the newly established Violent Crimes Task Force, under the leadership of her mentor, Bailey Malone (Rober...
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The Broad Haven Triangle
In a small Welsh village, an unusual incident at a local school ignites a wave of mysterious sightings. The event captivates the community and draws t...
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Unholy Alliance
Sam delves into a string of murders that closely resemble the techniques of a killer, Benjamin Mouton, whom Bailey incarcerated a decade ago. Convince...
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4
Lights Over Fukushima
In the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear catastrophe, those who endured the crisis began to share unsettling accounts of luminous orbs hovering...
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4
I'll Be Watching You
Dr. Sam Waters and her Violent Crimes Task Force are in a race against time to track down a deranged killer, Jason Rainwater, before he targets a prom...
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5
Unsoiled Sovereignty
After a string of bomb explosions at power plants, Dr. Sam Waters and her task force head to Pittsburgh, where she encounters a charismatic bomb squad...
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Modus Operandi
After the gruesome murder of a beloved neighborhood handyman, Don Keefer, Sam uncovers a chilling pattern: the serial killer, known as Jack-of-all-tra...
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Night Dreams
Title: Midnight Pursuit Plot: Sam and Bailey scramble against time to apprehend a serial abductor (guest star Stephen Lee) targeting a diverse group ...
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Cruel and Unusual
Title: Cruel and Unusual Plot: Sam and the team delve into a string of strange murders linked to a charismatic murderer (guest star Gary Stretch) fac...
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice
After a series of ritual murders targeting Native American chiefs on the reservation, Sam and his team navigate the community's fears and beliefs, wit...
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10
Shattered Silence
Title: Shattered Silence Plot: Two renowned physicians (guest stars Scott Koes, Buddy Farmer) are abducted under mysterious circumstances, promptin...
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Doppelganger
Title: Doppelganger Plot: Sam faces off against Arthur deRhodes (guest star Edward Albert, "Beauty and the Beast"), a former foe and notorious serial...
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12
Learning from the Masters
As a string of murder victims is discovered posed in intricate, artistic displays, Sam realizes the ruthless murderer is mimicking renowned artworks w...
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13
The House That Jack Built
As Jack of All Trades, the cunning and elusive serial killer, continues to torment Sam and the VCTF team, Bailey takes decisive action by relocating e...
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14
Shadow of Angels (1) (a.k.a. Noblesse Oblige)
In this gripping two-hour episode, Dr. Sam Waters and her VCTF team delve into a string of unsettling murders, where victims—including a U.S. Senato...
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15
Shadow of Angels (2) (a.k.a. Gestalt)
Title: Shadow of Angels (2) (a.k.a. Gestalt) Plot: In this gripping two-hour episode, Dr. Sam Waters and the VCTF team delve into a string of peculia...
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Film at 11
Sam and the task force investigate a chilling string of murders that are meticulously recorded and dispatched to news outlets by a vigilante killer (g...
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17
Crisis
Title: Crisis Plot: Sam finds himself in peril after being taken hostage by a fervent anti-nuclear scientist (guest star Robert Sampson) and a group ...
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18
Blue Highway
Sam and the VCTF delve into a string of deadly hit-and-run incidents occurring on secluded highways, where the only evidence consists of deserted vehi...
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19
FTX: Field Training Exercise
Title: FTX: Field Training Exercise Plot: As the task force faces mounting pressure from the FBI over suspicions of an insider leaking sensitive info...
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20
Into the Abyss
Title: Into the Abyss Plot: Sam, feeling the weight of exhaustion, observes as a former psychic now author (guest star Leland Crooke) grapples with t...
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21
Venom (1)
Sam (Ally Walker) and the VCTF team find themselves tormented by a cunning serial killer (guest star Lori Petty, "Free Willy") who employs an array of...
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Venom (2)
Sam and the VCTF team find themselves in a deadly game with a cunning serial killer, portrayed by Lori Petty, who employs a range of exotic, venomous ...
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Ambition in the Blood
Title: Ambition in the Blood Plot: As Bailey (Robert Davi) fights for his life in an Atlanta hospital, Sam and her team are drawn into a high-stakes ...
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Primal Scream
Title: Primal Scream Plot: In Atlanta, a series of brutal murders leaves four victims dead. The Violent Crimes Task Force (VCTF) is called to unravel...
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It Cuts Both Ways
Jack has returned, creating chaos alongside his deadly apprentice, Sharon Lesher (Traci Lords). The VCTF heads to New Orleans after a research librari...
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Second Best
Title: Second Best Plot: After a hospital suffers a bombing, the VCTF is dispatched to uncover the truth. Upon their arrival, it becomes evident that...
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Power Corrupts
The VCTF team is pursuing a serial killer targeting individuals he perceives as corrupt. In Chicago, three murders occur in rapid succession: a former...
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Old Acquaintance
Coop's passing deeply affects Sam and the VCTF team. To help Sam heal, Bailey and Angel encourage her to attend a college reunion with some old friend...
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Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Quick
After the main suspect in the 'Old Acquaintance' murder case is discovered dead, Sam (Ally Walker) suspects one of her friends, either Greg or Monica,...
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Victims of Victims
When a murder emerges that resembles an unsolved serial case from the 1950s, Sam and the VCTF team jump into action. Their examination of evidence fro...
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Birthright
Title: Birthright Plot: Driven by the delusion that he was swapped at birth, a murderer targets those he believes have hijacked his identity. When tw...
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Dying to Live
Two men are murdered, and, intriguingly, their organs are delivered to hospitals just minutes before they’re needed for transplant surgeries. Sam an...
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Ties That Bind
Title: Bonds of Blood Plot: A series of ritualistic killings sweep through Atlanta and its surrounding areas, with victims stabbed and their residenc...
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12
Shoot to Kill
Ohio is gripped by fear as a mysterious sniper targets both civilians and law enforcement. In response to the escalating violence, the governor calls ...
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Bloodlust
In the Boston area, a series of severely beaten bodies are discovered, leading Sam and the team to deduce that these men were caught in a brutal under...
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14
Every Five Minutes
Women in the Florida Panhandle are being hunted by a serial rapist, prompting Sam and the VCTF to step in. The victims provide crucial details that he...
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Breaking Point
Title: Breaking Point Plot: In a desperate bid to save his son from execution, a father abducts Angel, Sam’s roommate. The son has been wrongfully ...
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Lethal Obsession
Title: Fatal Fixation Plot: Sam and the VCTF delve into the case of the "prime time kidnapper," a deranged individual who craves media spotlight an...
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Cycle of Violence
A string of murders carried out by a vigilante points the team toward a quirky cartoonist whose art has inspired the killer. Meanwhile, Sam is honored...
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18
Die Beautiful
The VCTF team is called in to assist with the unresolved murder of a teenage beauty, who was killed a year earlier, with no suspects apprehended. Duri...
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The Root of All Evil (1)
The team races to apprehend a vengeful murderer targeting those whose greed blinds them to the consequences of their actions worldwide, beginning with...
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Coronation
The morning following Jack's ingenious breakout from prison, after Samantha's failed attempt to draw him out that ended with Sharon's death, Samantha ...
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Cravings
The team delves into the case of a serial rapist who has escalated to murder in Illinois. Sam is baffled by the irregular timing of the assaults and t...
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Do the Right Thing
Title: Uphold Justice Plot: A murderer with a disturbing pattern of castrating his targets appears to be motivated by a twisted sense of civic duty a...
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Double Vision
In a small town in Alabama, twelve residents vanish without a trace. The situation takes a dark turn when one of the missing individuals is discovered...
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The Sum of Her Parts
Years of enduring both verbal and physical abuse take a tragic turn when the victim finally retaliates against his tormentor. Unable to confront his m...
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The Monster Within
The VCTF steps in to help with a stalled case, but Sam hesitates because her friend and former lover, Michael Westmore, is in charge of the investigat...
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Perfect Helen
In George's hometown, a troubling series of thefts unfolds as the bodies of young Jewish women are being stolen, sparking George's concern that it cou...
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Home for the Homicide
In a twisted take on 'Party of Five,' the youngest sibling in a troubled orphaned family resorts to murder to keep them intact. The first victim is th...
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All in the Family
Driven by their traumatic past, a brother and sister take it upon themselves to rescue another child from a similar fate. To achieve this, they commit...
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Ceremony of Innocence
A decade after Sam's first profile led to a man being sentenced to death, the inmate is on the verge of execution when a series of murders reminiscent...
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Where or When
A serial killer, known for using his bare hands, leaves the remains of his male victims at iconic Hollywood spots like the Brown Derby and the Trocade...
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Inheritance
Title: Legacy Plot: A series of seemingly unrelated murders in the Southeastern U.S. raises alarms when Grace discovers all the victims share an unus...
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Heads, You Lose
Title: Heads, You Lose Plot: In the vibrant locale of South Beach, Florida, a sinister figure is targeting the young and attractive, gruesomely decap...
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Otis, California
When Donald Lucas, the notorious Jack-of-All-Trades killer, manages to access the Internet from his prison cell, Bailey becomes alarmed, suspecting he...
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Spree of Love
A string of murders in the Southwest USA draws Sam and the VCTF team into a perplexing case involving an unlikely duo: 32-year-old Josie Wells and 16-...
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Burnt Offerings
Title: Burnt Offerings Plot: Sam and his team set out to track down a mystic arsonist terrorizing Atlanta. He deduces that the suspect may be putting...
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Three Carat Crisis
Sam and Bailey find themselves trapped in a jewelry store during a heist led by three unstable criminals: Randy, Kate, and Stevie. As tensions rise, t...
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Seduction
George and Sam go incognito as IRS agents at Borden & Associates, a management firm in Palm Beach, Florida, after five clients are found murdered, eac...
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Grand Master (2)
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Las Brisas
Title: Las Brisas Plot: The trial of Donald Lucas kicks off as the team travels to the Mexican town of Las Brisas, where a year-long mystery surround...
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What's Love Got to Do with It?
Title: What's Love Got to Do with It? Plot: Sam and Bailey join forces with FBI agent Susan Marsh, who is on the trail of Robert Lee Gregg, a conserv...
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Reunion (1)
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Reunion (2)
Captured by the ruthless Jack of All Trades, Sam (Ally Walker) tries to buy time while he manipulates her into believing that she could become a kille...
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Blind Eye
Agent Rachel Burke, now part of the VCTF team, investigates a disturbing string of murders targeting accomplished women. The perpetrator subjects thes...
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Old Ghosts
Title: Old Ghosts Plot: Malone, consumed by his fixation on a cold case from Georgia involving the brutal murders of teenage girls 15 years prior, fi...
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Infidelity
Rachel and Bailey delve into a string of murders in Ohio, where the disfigured victims are all unfaithful husbands. They suspect the vengeful boyfrien...
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To Serve & Protect
Title: To Serve & Protect Plot: As a string of seemingly random murders rocks St. Louis, Rachel and the VCTF team suspect that the killer may be a mi...
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Original Sin
With Christmas approaching, Rachel and the VCTF are burning the midnight oil to track down a demented serial killer (guest star Ben Bode) who targets ...
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Train Man
Rachel and Bailey investigate a disturbing trend of elderly individuals being strangled while traveling by train in the Southwest. During their examin...
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Quid Pro Quo
Rachel and the VCTF team are on the hunt for a serial killer (guest star Greg Kean) who strangles women using knots made from their own hair. The situ...
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Clean Sweep (2)
Title: Clean Sweep (2) Plot: Jarod and Rachel Burke stumble upon the bodies of two corrupt Secret Service agents, their only leads to the assassin re...
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Random Act
While at a convenience store with his girlfriend Kate (guest star Samantha Smith), Agent John Grant steps in to stop a robbery. However, when Kate get...
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Besieged
While visiting her alma mater for a radio call-in show focused on a disturbing series of sexual assaults on campus, Rachel encounters a personal twist...
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Proteus
When several authority figures, including a police officer, are discovered with stab wounds in their backs, Rachel shifts her focus to Pamela (guest s...
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Paradise Lost
Rachel, Bailey, and their team travel to Yosemite National Park after a horrific crime where a mother and her two daughters were brutally murdered. Wh...
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The Long Way Home
Rachel is haunted by her past as she confronts the re-emergence of a disturbed child abductor, played by Harry Groener, whom she failed to convict dur...
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House of Cards
In a frantic race against time, Rachel and the VCTF team urgently try to piece together a profile of a mysterious sniper stationed atop the dam’s pu...
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Mea Culpa
Rachel and her team dive into the case of a serial killer who appears to operate without any discernible pattern after a 10-year-old boy is kidnapped ...
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Pianissimo
Title: Pianissimo Plot: After the shocking murder of a gifted concert pianist, Rachel initially points her suspicions towards the victim's demanding ...
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On Your Marks
Rachel remains unsettled by Marks (Gregory Itzin) while she and her team delve into a string of killings targeting businessmen linked to the same woma...
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Tsuris
In the gripping season finale, Rachel is left shattered by her brother's death and becomes increasingly unsettled by the psychological manipulation of...
