Faking It: Tears of a Crime

A man attempts to deceive a daytime television programme to win a cash prize. Three years on, he murders his partner and deliberately creates, in a calculated fashion, a series of misleading clues. Investigators eventually piece together the truth behind his scheme.

The Daytime TV Killer is presented as an episode‑style programme, offering a compact, self‑contained narrative that follows a single criminal case. Classified under the genre of an episode, the show adopts a documentary‑like approach, delivering its material in a concise format that mirrors traditional television investigations. It's designed to guide viewers through the events step by step, focusing on the key moments that define the case. The storyline begins with a man who attempts to deceive a daytime television programme into granting him a cash prize. His scheme hinges on tricking the show's format to secure the money. After this initial ruse collapses, three years later he murders his partner. In the aftermath, he's calmly laying a series of misleading clues, deliberately planting false leads intended to steer suspicion away from himself. Investigators and forensic specialists soon begin to scrutinise the fabricated trail. By methodically comparing the planted clues with the factual evidence, they've identified inconsistencies that point to deliberate manipulation. Their systematic review uncovers how the false leads were engineered to misdirect the inquiry, gradually revealing the underlying deception. This careful work demonstrates the importance of meticulous analysis in untangling a deliberately obscured crime. Ultimately, the experts piece together the truth, exposing the man's deception and confirming his responsibility for the murder. Their findings have brought the concealed reality to light, concluding the episode's investigation.