Ep 4. Dangerous Company

In the seventeenth season of the popular reality crime show The First 48, the fourth episode is titled "Dangerous Company". This episode follows the investigation of the murder of a young man, Aaron Huff, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The episode begins with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department receiving a call from a concerned family member who had not heard from Aaron in a few days. When police officers arrive at his apartment, they find him dead in his bedroom. The 22-year-old had been shot multiple times, and the state of his apartment suggested a struggle had taken place.

Detective David Osorio is the lead detective on the case, and he begins by interviewing Aaron's family and friends. They describe him as a quiet and hardworking young man who had recently started a new job. However, they also mention that he had recently ended a relationship with a woman who had a reputation for being involved with drugs and criminal activity.

As Detective Osorio delves further into Aaron's past, he discovers that he had been involved in a drug ring with some dangerous individuals. Aaron had been dealing drugs for a man named Ricky, who operated out of a hotel in the city. Ricky is a known associate of a notorious gang and is suspected of being involved in several violent crimes.

Detective Osorio and his team set out to track down Ricky and his associates. They conduct several interviews and gather surveillance footage from the hotel where Ricky was known to work. As they sift through the evidence, they discover that Ricky was one of the last people to see Aaron alive.

The investigation takes a twist when a witness comes forward and tells the detectives that they saw Aaron in the hotel room with Ricky and two other men on the night of his murder. The witness describes hearing gunshots and seeing the men leaving the hotel room with a large bag.

Based on this information, Detective Osorio and his team obtain a search warrant and raid the hotel room where Aaron was last seen. They find evidence of drug trafficking and discover a large bag containing Aaron's personal belongings. The bag had been stolen from his apartment after his murder.

The detectives continue to put the pieces of the puzzle together and manage to locate one of the suspects in Aaron's murder. He is arrested and brought in for questioning, but he denies any involvement. The detectives keep up the pressure, and eventually, the suspect cracks and provides them with the names of the other two men who were with him and Ricky on the night of the murder.

Detective Osorio and his team work tirelessly to track down the remaining suspects. They use all the resources at their disposal, including tracking their phones and conducting stakeouts. Eventually, they manage to locate and arrest the final two suspects.

In the end, the detectives manage to build an airtight case against the four suspects. Ricky, the ringleader, is charged with first-degree murder, along with several drug and firearms charges. The other three are charged with accessory to murder and drug-related offenses.

The episode ends with Detective Osorio reflecting on the case and the hard work that went into solving it. He expresses his satisfaction at seeing justice served for Aaron and his family, and he hopes that this will send a message to those involved in criminal activity that the police will not rest until they are brought to justice.