Meredith Stiehm
Director
Cold Case (2003)
Season 5
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.
Released Sept. 28, 2003
Episode 44 min
14+
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Production Companies: Jerry Bruckheimer Television, Kurtis Productions, Warner Bros. Television
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
7.0
S5E1 - Thrill Kill
Recovered 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.
Sept. 23, 2007, midnight
7.0
S5E2 - That Woman
After 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.
Sept. 30, 2007, midnight
7.3
S5E3 - Running Around
When 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".
Oct. 7, 2007, midnight
7.2
S5E4 - Devil Music
The 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.
Oct. 14, 2007, midnight
S5E5 - Thick as Thieves
The 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.
Oct. 21, 2007, midnight
3.5
S5E6 - Wunderkind
The 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.
Oct. 28, 2007, midnight
7.5
S5E7 - World's End
When 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.
Nov. 4, 2007, midnight
8.0
S5E8 - It Takes a Village
When 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.
Nov. 11, 2007, midnight
5.4
S5E9 - Boy Crazy
The 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.
Nov. 18, 2007, midnight
8.0
S5E10 - Justice
The 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.
Nov. 25, 2007, midnight
8.0
S5E11 - Family 8108
The 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.
Dec. 9, 2007, midnight
7.7
S5E12 - Sabotage
The 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.
Jan. 6, 2008, midnight
7.0
S5E13 - Spiders
The team re-opens the 1998 case of a murdered 17-year-old girl when her father is arrested for beating another child.
Feb. 17, 2008, midnight
8.0
S5E14 - Andy in C Minor
After 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.
March 30, 2008, midnight
8.0
S5E15 - The Road
The 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.
April 6, 2008, midnight
7.0
S5E16 - Bad Reputation
When a severed hand is discovered at the scene of a drug bust, the team re-opens the 1997 case of a convicted criminal who was thought to be on the run from authorities all these years.
April 13, 2008, midnight
S5E17 - Slipping
The 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.
April 27, 2008, midnight
S5E18 - Ghost of My Child
A 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.
May 4, 2008, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 44 min.
Season Runtime: 6954 min.
Released: Sept. 28, 2003
Last Air Date: May 2, 2010, midnight
Status: Canceled
Certification: TV-14
Common sense age: 14+
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