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"Cold Case" (2003): :  -- The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she's assigned "cold cases" -- older crimes that have never been solved.
"Cold Case" (2003): :  -- The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she's assigned "cold cases" -- older crimes that have never been solved.
"Cold Case" (2003): :  -- The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she's assigned "cold cases" -- older crimes that have never been solved.
"Cold Case" (2003): :  -- The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she's assigned "cold cases" -- older crimes that have never been solved.
"Cold Case" (2003): :  -- The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she's assigned "cold cases" -- older crimes that have never been solved.

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7.7/10   4,872 votes
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | unknown full episode list
Release Date:
28 September 2003 (USA) more
Tagline:
Hope lives...because the evidence never dies.
Plot:
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she's assigned "cold cases" -- older crimes that have never been solved. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 8 wins & 23 nominations more
User Reviews:
Never ceases to amaze me more (61 total)

Cast

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Kathryn Morris ... Lilly Rush (145 episodes, 2003-2010)

John Finn ... John Stillman (145 episodes, 2003-2010)

Jeremy Ratchford ... Nick Vera (145 episodes, 2003-2010)
Thom Barry ... Will Jeffries (145 episodes, 2003-2010)

Danny Pino ... Scotty Valens (140 episodes, 2003-2010)

Tracie Thoms ... Kat Miller (92 episodes, 2005-2010)
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60 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The flashback scenes are usually shot with the type of film stock used at the time of the setting. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Frequently, in various episodes, the detectives say that a gun is registered to someone (or that someone has no registered guns, or the like). There is no gun registration in Pennsylvania; it's prohibited by state law. more
Quotes:
Scotty Valens: Did your dad follow up with this guy?
Daniel: Not that I heard about.
Nick Vera: If I spent five years in a box getting tortured while some guy is taking my wife to dinner...
Scotty Valens: I'd follow up.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "CSI: NY: Cold Reveal (#3.22)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Nara more

FAQ

Det. Rush's mother, Ellen, got married in Season 3 Episode 19 "Beautiful Little Fool", yet when we see her again in Season 4, Episode 21 "Torn", she is alone. Is this a goof?
But it wouldn't make sense for the copyright owners to not license these songs for a DVD release, would it? When the songs are heard on the DVD release, wouldn't many people be inspired to purchase the CD or pay for a download?
In Season 1, Episode 12 "Glued", Lt. Stillman mentions that his daughter was born while he was working the Tim Barnes case in 1980, putting her in her mid 20's, yet in Season 2, Episode 16 "Revenge" his daughter, Janie, mentions being 18 nearly 20 years ago, putting her in her late 30's. Is this a goof, or does he have more than one daughter?
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44 out of 53 people found the following review useful.
Never ceases to amaze me, 4 January 2004
Author: Danielle from Los Angeles, CA

"Cold Case" features fictional cases that have been unsolved for years. The stories are touching, even though we know these situations are not real. The show never ceases to amaze me and touch me in ways most television shows cannot. Somehow it seeps under your skin because you know thousands of people in the real world live with the things that go on in the episodes. Kathryn Morris gives a stellar performance each week and always has the audience rooting for her to kick some butt. The editing is unique, as well, and I think the strongest tactic the show uses is how they always wrap up the case and the episode by arresting the person as they are now, but never failing to cut to show what they would look like if they had gotten arrested when they first committed the crime. The victim almost always appears vindicated at the end. This of course works best when they go back to cases some ten or more years earlier. This is a new show, and it has certainly broken out of the mold. It is not just another formulaic crime drama. The fact that each episode is about the individual case and not the saga of the detectives makes it easy to tune it at any time and get heavily involved. CBS has done it again - their demographic is no longer just middle aged middle class individuals. With shows like this they are proving they can reach a wider, savvier audience. Jerry Bruckheimer is back on top to stay,

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