About this season
In Lodz, during the 1990s, investigative detectives work to unravel the mystery of a dark network of connections between emergency medical workers and funeral home owners, a scheme that led to the deaths of many patients.
Episodes (4)
1. The Birth of Evil
Aired 30 October 2024 • 37 min
In 1990s Łódź, Poland, the story of “skin hunters” begins as morticians and emergency workers work out a system to trade data on deaths for money.
2. Awaiting Death
Aired 30 October 2024 • 42 min
Over a decade, "skin trading" grows into a full-blown information system that draws in more doctors, paramedics and funeral-home owners.
3. The Final Breath
Aired 6 November 2024 • 38 min
After a new doctor becomes director in the emergency department, he notices an alarmingly excessive use of a powerful muscle relaxant. As he teams up with trusted staff for an internal investigation, journalists are conducting their own at the same time.
4. The Perfect Crime?
Aired 6 November 2024 • 48 min
2002. An explosive investigative article on the skin hunters puts pressure on local law enforcement. But as they hit a wall in finding evidence that victims were killed, one paramedic's chilling testimony emerges.