The Fifth Estate — Season 34
Where the story doesn't end with the headline
About this season
Each week the fifth estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians – delivering a dazzling parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy.
Episodes (18)
1. Disappearing Act
Aired 1 October 2008 • 60 min
He was just an ordinary guy who stole almost a million dollars.
2. Inside Room 22
Aired 8 October 2008 • 60 min
The latest episode in the long, strange and troubling story of ex-NHL player agent David Frost.
3. Shadows of Doubt
Aired 15 October 2008 • 60 min
On a rainy night in Kingston in October 2003, third-year Royal Military College cadet Joe Grozelle simply vanished.
4. The Girl in Saskatoon (Update)
Aired 22 October 2008 • 60 min
An old cold case is warming up.
5. After the Storm
Aired 29 October 2008 • 60 min
A story of love and murder in post-Katrina New Orleans.
6. Overboard (Update)
Aired 5 November 2008 • 60 min
Bob Gainey's long fight to reveal the truth about his daughter's death at sea.
7. The Gospel of Green
Aired 12 November 2008 • 60 min
Giving power to the people. Germany's green revolution and the man who's leading it.
9. Where the Women Went
Aired 19 November 2008 • 60 min
When faced with economic hardship, they turned to their most valuable export -- themselves.
10. The Chess Master
Aired 3 December 2008 • 60 min
Your backstage pass to political theatre.
11. A Death in the Family
Aired 7 January 2009 • 60 min
The price an entire family pays when one member is wrongfully convicted of murder.
12. Someone Got Away With Murder
Aired 21 January 2009 • 60 min
13. Strangers in Paradise
Aired 28 January 2009 • 60 min
What happens when someone's virtual fantasy takes over their real life.
14. Collateral Damage
Aired 4 February 2009 • 60 min
He was sentenced in the killing of four Mounties. But, his story has never been heard. Until now.
15. Powerless
Aired 13 February 2009 • 60 min
An Alberta teen addiction rehab centre and its controversial treatment methods.
16. Black Widow
Aired 20 February 2009 • 60 min
She preyed on the lonely, then married and buried them.
17. The Code
Aired 27 February 2009 • 60 min
Hockey's unwritten law of fighting and the men who live by it.
19. Staying Alive
Aired 13 March 2009 • 60 min
It's been called a "community centre for junkies".
20. The Elephant in the Room
Aired 10 April 2009 • 60 min