Burning Ambition

Burning Ambition refers to episode 5 of the Season 5 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on October 10, 2000.

Plot summary
In 1996, when Seattle, Washington policeman Matt Bachmeier's house goes up in flames because of arson, investigators suspect it could have been committed by someone with a vendetta against the officer.

One month later, in an ironic twist, Officer Bachmeier arrests low-level drug dealer James Wren, who confesses to the arson. But when the suspect vanishes, investigators start to question the authenticity of the confession.