| Burning Ambition | |
| Season 05, Episode 05 | |
| Air Date | October 10, 2000 |
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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.