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S4E7 S4 | E7 The Most Stressful Jobs
In the final episode of the season, we learn about the hardest jobs for ESU officers. (TRIGGER WARNING: This episode references self-harm.)
S4E6 S4 | E6 The Brooklyn Job (Part 4)
Trip Wires and Politics. Once the bombs are discovered, it’s the Bomb Squad’s turn to dispose of them. Meanwhile, the entry team reflects on what just happened.
S4E5 S4 | E5 The Brooklyn Job (Part 3)
Bomb Factory. In Part 3 of The Brooklyn Job, a six-man team prepares to enter the suspects’ apartment. If what the informant says is true, and there is a satchel full of bombs in the apartment, they…
S4E4 S4 | E4 The Brooklyn Job (Part 2)
No Win Situation. In Part 2 of The Brooklyn Job, an Arabic-speaking rookie cop is called in to help translate for the informant. ESU officers prepare for a raid at an apartment in Park Slope,…
S4E3 S4 | E3 The Brooklyn Job (Part 1)
On July 31, 1997, ESU officers get a tip that some people have built a bomb in their Brooklyn apartment, and they plan to detonate it on the subway the next morning. What happens next is known as The…
S4E2 S4 | E2 Liberating Lady Liberty
On July 4, 2018, a woman climbed up the base of the Statue of Liberty to protest the detention of migrant children. There was no way for her to get down on her own.
S4E1 S4 | E1: The Buffs of the Police Department
ESU’s rigorous training is nine months long and requires cross training in tactical, medical and rescue work. For trainees, the key to success is knowing their equipment. Or as one officer says, "You…
S4E1 Season 4, Stories from ESU | Trailer
Break in the Case, Season 4: Stories from the Emergency Service Unit introduces some of the most highly-trained officers in the NYPD. They’re EMTs. Divers. Hostage Negotiators. SWAT. They put their…
S3E7 S3 E7: New York Zodiac Copycat: East New York, Then and Now
The 75th Precinct was a hotbed of crime in the early 90s. In this special episode, officers talk about what it was like to work in East New York back then. We also hear from a present-day Youth…
S3E6 S3 E6: New York Zodiac Copycat: The Trial
After the Zodiac’s arraignment for three murders and one attempted murder in Queens, a Queens prosecutor must prepare to counter a psychiatric defense.
S3E5 S3 E5: New York Zodiac Copycat: Only Orion Can Stop the Zodiac
After an East New York man is arrested in the 75th Precinct for attempted murder, the evidence connects him to more sinister crimes.
S3E4 S3 E4: New York Zodiac Copycat: East New York Chaos
One day in June, 1996, a 911 call leads to a shootout and a hostage situation. Detective Sergeant Joseph Herbert is called to his very first hostage job. And then, the unthinkable happens. True to…
S3E3 S3 E3: New York Zodiac Copycat: Return of the Zodiac
In August, 1994, a new letter from the Zodiac lands on the front page of the New York Post. The Zodiac claims to have shot five more victims in 1992 and 1993, in the same geographic area as his first…
S3E2 S3 E2: New York Zodiac Copycat: We Need to Put This Fire Out
At Zodiac Task Force headquarters in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, tips pour in from across the city. Even the psychics get in on the action. After one of the victims dies from his wounds in the hospital,…
S3E1 S3 E1: New York Zodiac Copycat: Kid, You've Got the Case
It’s the summer of 1990, and crime in New York City is at an all-time high. Daily headlines bring fresh stories of random violence and stranger-on-stranger crime. Then, one day in June, someone…
S3 Introducing Season 3: The New York Zodiac Copycat
Season 3 of Break in the Case goes behind the scenes of one of New York City's notorious cases from the 90s, The New York Zodiac Copycat. Look for new episodes every Tuesday beginning April 25, 2023.
S2E8 SPECIAL EPISODE: The Real Crimes of the Fake German Heiress
Anna Sorokin, also known as Anna Delvey, came to New York City from Germany in 2014 and quickly became a fixture in the downtown social scene. She claimed to be an heiress with a vast fortune. But…
S2E7 S2 E7: Queens Sniper (Part 2)
Season 2 concludes with the second and last episode of the Queens Sniper story. In Part 2, a suspect is in custody, and the case is upgraded to a homicide. The real work begins for the detectives and…
S2E6 S2 E6: Queens Sniper (Part 1)
The night of August 26, 2006, a driver went on a six-hour shooting spree that left one person dead, four injured, and a trail of shattered glass and bullet-scarred vehicles across Queens. He shot at…
S2E5 S2 E5: Two Homicides, One Gun, and a Pink Bag
In the early hours of December 11, 2012, Shalema Gaskin was on her way to visit her daughter at Brookdale Hospital in Brownsville, Brooklyn. It was four blocks away from her home, but she never made…
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