L'hora fosca

During the 2010 Fallas, firefighters put out a fire in a villa in a Riba-roja housing estate. The owner of the house's vehicle was found burnt down in the province of Cuenca. Just 12 hours later, his body was found with a gunshot wound to the head. The Guardia Civil discovers that the victim's life has shadows that could explain what appears to be an execution.

Between November 2020 and April 2021, the bodies of four strangled women appeared in different ditches in the Valencian Community. Witnesses described a hooded man with a lost look and dead eyes, and the media spoke of a possible serial killer, generating a social alarm that disconcerted investigators.

The National Police have a dubious DNA profile of the perpetrator of the murder of Alícia Valera, committed in the Hoia de Elche, but it matches the profile of the perpetrator of a brutal murder in Los Montesinos, in the Baix Segura, three months earlier. The investigators realize that they are dealing with a serial killer who could kill again at any time.

A riot breaks out among young people in an apartment in Valencia. Neighbors report seeing an individual enter through a window of the house. Upon arrival, the police discover the brutally stabbed body of a young drug dealer. The investigation presents a surprise that will shake the foundations of the Forensic Anatomical Institute.

In the summer of 2002, Anthony and Linda O’Malley travel from Wales to Benidorm to buy a house on the Costa Blanca, but never catch the return flight. The British police and the National Police launch a joint investigation to try to locate the couple following the trail of strange banking movements made by Anthony days before he disappeared.

Five months after their disappearance, a man named Phoenix contacts the British police and claims to know the whereabouts of Anthony and Linda O'Malley. Phoenix is ​​not the middleman he claims to be. Meanwhile, investigators work against the clock to locate the couple in the hope of finding them still alive.

We've seen forensic scientists perform a thousand times in movies and television series, but their work is quite different from the image we get from fiction. The Dark Hour delves into the work of professionals to learn up close the techniques and methods used to solve the most disturbing crimes.