Former Syracuse, New York, police detective Carrie Wells has hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to visually remember everything. She reluctantly joins the New York City Police Department's Queens homicide unit after her former boyfriend and partner asks for help with solving a case. The move allows her to try to find out the one thing she has been unable to remember, which is what happened the day her sister was murdered.
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When a young man is found dead in an expensive sports car he was delivering to a diplomat, each clue leads Carrie and Al to yet another possible motive for the murder.
The episode was rated 7.68 from 380 votes.
Carrie and Al’s reputation for closing cases results in an offer to join the Major Crimes Section of the NYPD. But when their first case – a high-profile child kidnapping – hits close to home for Carrie, it leaves her wondering if a move from Queens to Manhattan is what’s best for her.
The episode was rated 7.70 from 443 votes.
Carrie and Al’s latest case – the murder of an Afghani cab driver – has the potential to turn into a matter of national security when it’s discovered that the victim was a government informant.
The episode was rated 7.71 from 387 votes.
When Carrie and Elliott are attending a party sponsored by the mayor, a group of criminals seizes control of the building, and demand a hefty ransom. It is up to Carrie to thwart their plans by playing from the Die Hard book.
The episode was rated 7.78 from 320 votes.
Carrie's high school reunion is suddenly cut short when an alum shows up dead. Carrie has to remember back 22 years to understand the events that led to this crime.
The episode was rated 7.82 from 343 votes.
The murder of an urban explorer leads Carrie and Al to not only search for the killer, but to pick up the trail of clues the victim was following on the hunt for a treasure supposedly hidden under the streets of New York.
The episode was rated 7.84 from 385 votes.
Carrie and Al are unable to discern why a businessman was murdered in his hotel room until it’s discovered that his death was collateral damage in a larger plot to assassinate a diplomat.
The episode was rated 7.85 from 397 votes.
After a wealthy couple is murdered, Carrie and Al pose as a married couple to lure in the killer, who Al believes is linked to a series of unsolved homicides he once investigated.
The episode was rated 7.90 from 382 votes.
Carrie catches a deadly assassin who has eluded her before, but must put her personal vendetta aside when it’s revealed that the woman has vital information to prevent a terrorist attack on New York City.
The episode was rated 7.90 from 359 votes.
When the scientist who helped Carrie understand her memory abilities is murdered, she must track down other people with the same skill in the hopes that one of them holds the key to finding the killer.
The episode was rated 7.91 from 400 votes.
The murder of a prominent lawyer leads Carrie and Al to reexamine a rape case that moved Manhattan thirteen years before. Soon, they realize that the case was not as clear cut as it was portrayed by the media, and an innocent man may have been wrongfully convicted.
The episode was rated 7.93 from 314 votes.
Carrie goes undercover with a team of bank robbers when The Major Crimes Section gets a lead on the gang’s leader, a notorious thief who rarely shows his face.
The episode was rated 7.95 from 419 votes.
A murdered body washes ashore in the Hamptons, and Carrie and Al's boss offers them a "paid vacation" in his beautiful Southampton cottage, in order to help local law enforcement find the killer, who may or may not be related to a previous serial killer.
The episode was rated 7.97 from 296 votes.
