Cold Case Season 1 Episode 7 Cast

[Tadeo Lentz]

ColdCase is an American police procedural crime drama television series. It ran on CBS from September 28, 2003, to May 2, 2010. The series revolved around a fictionalized Philadelphia Police Department division that specializes in investigating cold cases, usually homicides.

Usually, each episode would focus on a single investigation. All cases involved murders committed (or bodies found) in Philadelphia, although investigations occasionally required travel outside the city. Cases were also spread out over much of the previous century, with some as recent as a year or two old and others dating back to the 1910s. Generally, an investigation would begin when the police received a new lead, or new direction, on a case.

Over the course of the episode, the detectives would interview witnesses associated with the crime and piece together the story of what led the victims to their death. These interviews were accompanied by flashback sequences to the era of the murder, which dramatized the testimony. Through the flashbacks, the show examined many issues related to 20th century history, including racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, abortion, and police brutality.

The show was distinguished by double casting, in which the characters and witnesses would flash back and forth in the scene representing them as they looked at the time of the crime and in the present day. At the end of the episode, when the killer or killers were exposed and confronted, the confession would be in a flashback scene depicting the murder. The police would be shown arresting the killer and walking them into custody. The victims would sometimes also reappear as fading visions to one of the police officers.

The theme song is an excerpt from "Nara" by E.S. Posthumus, with an introduction by series composer Michael A. Levine that begins with an otherworldly wail from vocalist Elise Morris.[1] Besides Levine's original music, each episode makes extensive use of era-appropriate music for flashbacks to the year in question. Some episodes contain music only from one artist such as Ray Charles, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, The Doors, John Mellencamp, Johnny Cash, Bob Seger, Pink Floyd, Tim McGraw, Bob Dylan, Santana, Frank Sinatra and John Lennon. Pearl Jam's music was used in the two-part season-six finale, the first time one artist's music has been used for two full episodes.[2]

In 2005, John Finn, Kathryn Morris and Jeremy Ratchford appeared in a satirical promo on the Irish-language television station TG4. The commercial won a gold medal in the "Best Drama Promos" category of the 2007 Sharks International Advertising Awards Festival of Ireland (Sharks Awards).[11] The promotion features John Finn and Kathryn Morris in character interrogating a murder suspect (Peader Cox) from the TG4 soap Ros na Rn who refuses to speak in English; both detectives then begin talking in Gaelic, much to the surprise of Jeremy Ratchford's character. The promo tied in with a murder investigation in Ros na Rn.[12]

At the launch of Cold Case in July 2003, a Canadian journalist asked the launch panel about similarities between Cold Case and a Canadian series called Cold Squad which had debuted five years earlier.[13][14] Cold Squad fans accused the American series of copying the Canadian program's basic premise and characters. In 2003, the Cold Squad creators considered seeking legal redress against the Cold Case producers over copyright issues.[15][16] Both shows air in Canada (and on the same network, CTV). In November 2003, the law firm O'Donnell & Schaeffer, which had successfully represented Art Buchwald in his copyright-infringement suit against Paramount and who has defended the James Bond franchise against copycats, confirmed it agreed to represent the Cold Squad producers, who claim the CBS series was a copy of their own hit show. The Globe and Mail reported that Meredith Stiehm, the American series creator, attended a TV writing seminar at the Canadian Film Centre in 2002 where the Cold Squad concept was discussed. O'Donnell lawyer, Carole Handler stated: "Our clients are very concerned about many striking similarities and have retained counsel to investigate the situation and, if necessary, to take appropriate action."[13]

Since it had become customary to end each season with a cliffhanger, season 7's final episode, "Shattered", ended leaving viewers wondering about the fates of several characters. The cancellation of the show left those questions unresolved.

The series aired in syndication on CBS, and also on Ion Television in the U.S. and on Viva in Canada.[22] Sleuth also aired the series occasionally. In 2011, the show aired on MyNetworkTV.[23] The show made its debut on the new over-the-air channel Start TV when it launched on September 3, 2018. It also airs on MBC Action. As of 2022, reruns are often shown on TNT channel.

In May 2020, the Roku Channel in the United States released all episodes of Cold Case to stream for the first time, in a high-definition digital format, with full subtitles and all contemporary music from the original CBS broadcasts left intact.[24] The streaming ended in December 2020. The show returned to the service in September 2021.[25]

A soundtrack CD was released in 2008 by Lakeshore Records, featuring incidental music composed by Michael A. Levine from the first four seasons, as well as the song 300 Flowers, sung by Robbyn Kirmsse.[27]

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The series revolves around the Philadelphia Police Department's Homicide squad. The detectives reopen the case after new evidence comes up, this might be the victim's body is found, the murder weapon is found, an accused person turned up to be innocent, etc. The detectives would interview witnesses and suspects related with the crime and piece together the story of what led the victims to their death.

A playlist collection of songs which used during the closing montage of the episode in every season. Note that the Nara (Theme from Cold Case series) was included, and not every songs were included in the playlist (replaced by Cold Case theme music instead) or some was used the other version, due to its inavailability in the app.

When you're working on cold cases, it helps to have a loyal partner. Someone who sticks around as long as it takes to wrap the case. On Cold Case, Lilly Rush wouldn't find that perfect fit until her second try.

In the first episode of Cold Case, we meet Lilly's original partner Chris Lassing. Lilly dubs him "Lass," and right from the start, she and Lass do not see eye to eye on the time they need to put in to solve the crimes that have gone so long unsolved. Maybe it's because Lass has a wife and a whole life beyond the work, things we know don't necessarily interest Lilly. Whatever the reason the pair didn't quite jive, Lass doesn't last long, and here's the actual reason why. See Also

Lass was played by actor Justin Chambers, who was just coming off of two hit movies when he was cast: playing D'artagnan in The Musketeer and Massimo (the guy Jennifer Lopez's character spurns) in the rom-com The Wedding Planner, both in 2001. It makes sense that audiences continued to want to see the actor in leading man roles, with love interests to track. And though on Cold Case he played a decent detective, he didn't add the tension that Danny Pino brought with Scotty Valens, Lilly's next partner who shows up two episodes after Chambers left the show.

No, what made more sense for Chambers was to join the cast of a quite different show: Grey's Anatomy. Offered the part of Dr. Alex Karev, Chambers left Cold Case for scrubs and love (including a scandalous plotline involving Katherine Heigl's character Izzie Stevens).

So it was out with "Lass" and in with Scotty, who not only didn't mind the long hours Lilly kept, but notably shows up at just the right time to save Lilly's life. With respect to Lass, maybe that's the kind of partner Lilly needed all along.

As Season 5 begins, our investigative police unit, especially Sunny, is still mourning the loss of DCI Stuart. Enter the business-like and abrupt new boss, DCI Jessica James, to investigate the discovery of human remains in a newly renovated home in West London. She needs to be at the top of her game, but her first day on the job is marred by a crushing surprise in her family life. How will a grieving team and a fractious boss ever find their rhythm?

The much-awaited fifth season of Unforgotten began Sunday, September 3, 2023 on MASTERPIECE on PBS, inaugurating a new DCI, uncovering another poignant cold case, exploring four seemingly unrelated suspects, and ultimately carrying us to the provocative conclusion.

Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James, with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The Masterpiece Trust, created to help ensure the series' future.

A Cold Case revival might finally get the CBS crime drama the recognition it's always deserved -- but more than that, it's exactly what would spice up a predictable genre. Detective Lilly Rush and her colleagues were a breath of fresh air when Cold Case premiered in 2003, and they developed a loyal fan base over seven seasons and more than 150 episodes because they didn't do things the procedural way.

Now CBS is reportedly developing a new Cold Case series, and there's every reason to get excited about it. The characters and storytelling are worth revisiting, especially with the original show having rebuilt its audience through streaming and cable TV reruns. But the crime genre has also changed an awful lot since Cold Case went off the air in 2010 -- and the current trends are playing right into Lilly and company's hands.

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