Cold Case

Season 5

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The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned "cold cases". Detective Lilly Rush combines her instincts with the updated technology to bring about justice for all the victims she can.

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18 Episodes

Thrill Kill
E1
Thrill KillRecovered from the shooting, Lilly wants to convince her boss that she's ready to get back to work. The team re-opens the 1994 case of three 10-year-old kids who were beaten to death when Lilly suspects the teens convicted of the killings may have been wrongfully incarcerated.
That Woman
E2
That WomanAfter a piece of clothing belonging to a murder victim is found, the team re-opens the 1998 case of a high school girl who had a reputation for being promiscuous.
Running Around
E3
Running AroundWhen the victim's younger sister comes looking for her, the team re-opens the 2006 case of a missing Amish girl who was murdered while she was in Philadelphia experiencing the Amish rite of passage called "rumspringa".
Devil Music
E4
Devil MusicThe team re-investigates the 1953 case of a talented 19-year-old rock'n'roll singer when new evidence comes forth, suggesting he wasn't killed in the place where his body was found.
Thick as Thieves
E5
Thick as ThievesThe team re-opens the 1989 case of an unidentified Jane Doe when she dies in the hospital, after being comatose since the day she was shot 18 year ago.
Wunderkind
E6
WunderkindThe team re-opens the 2002 case of a 14-year-old math whiz whose half-brother exploited his unusual talents: card counting and safe cracking.
World's End
E7
World's EndWhen human remains are discovered at the bottom of a well, the team opens the 1938 case of a housewife who went missing the night of Orson Welles' radio broadcast of War of the Worlds.
It Takes a Village
E8
It Takes a VillageWhen the body of a newly missing boy is found in a cargo container along with the remains of three other victims who vanished in 1999-2003, the team realizes they're dealing with a serial killer.
Boy Crazy
E9
Boy CrazyThe team re-opens the 1963 case of teenage girl who was then thought to have committed suicide. Now, new evidence leads them to believe the girl might have been murdered for acting and dressing like a boy.
Justice
E10
JusticeThe team re-opens the 1982 case of a well-liked young man who was shot to death after being accused of date rape by several female college students.
Family 8108
E11
Family 8108The team re-investigates the 1945 murder of a Japanese-American family man who was persecuted in his neighborhood following the Pearl Harbor attack. Meanwhile, Lt. Stillman has decided to retire from the force.
Sabotage
E12
SabotageThe team re-opens the 1999, 2001, and 2003 pipe bombing incidents that killed two and blinded one victim. The serial bomber is still on the loose and ready to strike again as he missed his latest target.
Spiders
E13
SpidersThe team reopens the 1998 murder of 17-year-old Tamyra Borden ten years later, after her father Sly, who objected to her lover Truitt 'Spider' Leland, is arrested for beating his stepdaughter. The team discovers that Tamyra herself got entangled with a group of Neo-Nazis, who were suspected of another unsolved murder around the same time.
Andy in C Minor
E14
Andy in C MinorAfter traces of blood linked back to a missing teen are found, the team re-investigates the 2006 case of a boy who disappeared from a high school for deaf children.
The Road
E15
The RoadThe team re-investigates the suspected 2007 murder of a bride-to-be who was kidnapped on the day of her engagement party. Lilly and Scotty travel to West Virginia to escort the prime suspect to Philly, and on their way back, they hear his side of the story.
Bad Reputation
E16
Bad ReputationA drug bust discovers that an ex-convict had been murdered soon after being released in 1997. The investigation discovers that he had been attempting to reestablish a relationship with his teenage son, who had been five years old when he went to prison, against the wishes of the boy's mother and stepfather. The detectives also learn that a former associate had been attempting to lure him back into the life of crime.
Slipping
E17
SlippingThe team re-opens the case of a woman who allegedly committed suicide in 1962 when the victim's granddaughter comes forth with evidence that the note found on the death scene -- then thought to be the suicide note -- was not written in the victim's handwriting.
Ghost of My Child
E18
Ghost of My ChildA drug addict mother, who lost her son in an apartment fire in 2005, comes forth claiming she just saw the same child in the park.