SURPRISING MOTIVES ARE UNCOVERED AS THE DETECTIVES INVESTIGATE A YOUNG WOMAN'S MYSTERIOUS DEATH LINKED WITH A CHILD, AND A COLLEGE JANITOR FOUND MURDERED WITH DRUGS IN HIS SYSTEM, ON ABC'S "DETROIT 1-8-7"

"Lost Child/Murder 101" - A horrifying crime enrages Fitch, Washington, Stone and Sanchez when a young woman is shot multiple times in her SUV while hiding a safe, but terrified two-year-old in the back. The long and winding road of discovery runs from the woman's ex-husband to an under-the-radar, possibly illegal manipulation of the foster care system. Meanwhile, Longford and Mahajan investigate the homicide of a college janitor found with drugs in his system. It looks to be the "perfect murder," until the detectives crack the case with an unusual motive, on "Detroit 1-8-7," TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Detroit 1-8-7" stars Michael Imperioli as Detective Louis Fitch, James McDaniel as Sergeant Jesse Longford, Aisha Hinds as Lieutenant Maureen Mason, D.J. Cotrona as Detective John Stone, Jon Michael Hill as Detective Damon Washington, Shaun Majumder as Detective Vikram Mahajan, Natalie Martinez as Detective Ariana Sanchez and Erin Cummings as Dr. Abbey Ward.

Guest starring in "Lost Child/Murder 101" are Rochelle Aytes as Alice Williams, Adriane Lenox as Eva Gibbons, Johanna Braddy as Elizabeth Fadden, Sara Mornell as Eileen Mitchell, Fatso Fasano as Dwayne Rollins, Mekenna Melvin as Karla Lawford, Matt Knudsen as Mark Young, Matt DeCaro as Simon Edwards and Karin Anglin as Dean Pritchard.

"Lost Child/Murder 101" was written by Jason Richman and Nikki Toscano and directed by Paul McCrane.

"Detroit 1-8-7" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.

This episode of "Detroit 1-8-7" will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online. For more information on "Detroit 1-8-7" please visit ABC.com.