Cold Case (season 4)

Cold Case (season 4)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 24
Release
Original network CBS
Original release September 24, 2006 – May 6, 2007

Season four of Cold Case, an American television series, began airing on September 24, 2006 and concluded on May 6, 2007. Season four regular cast members include Kathryn Morris, Danny Pino, John Finn, Thom Barry, Jeremy Ratchford and Tracie Thoms. This is the only season of the series to feature 24 episodes.

During this season before the season finale "Stalker", Danny Pino guest starred as his character Scotty Valens in an episode of CSI:NY, also produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.

Cast

Actor Character Main cast Recurring cast
Kathryn Morris Det. Lilly Rush entire season N/A
Danny Pino Det. Scotty Valens entire season N/A
John Finn Lt. John Stillman entire season N/A
Thom Barry Det. Will Jeffries entire season N/A
Jeremy Ratchford Det. Nick Vera entire season N/A
Tracie Thoms Det. Kat Miller entire season N/A
Susan Chuang Dr. Frannie Ching N/A episodes 4, 12, 17
Bonnie Root ADA Alexandra Thomas N/A episodes 7, 19, 22, 24
Doug Spinuzza Louie Amante N/A episode 15

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
701"Rampage"Mark PellingtonVeena Cabreros SudSeptember 24, 2006 (2006-09-24)16.27[1]

A 1995 massacre at a shopping mall is reinvestigated when video evidence is found in an air shaft that indicates that the two shooters, who committed suicide at the scene, may have had a third accomplice who escaped.

712"The War at Home"Alex ZakrzewskiSamantha Howard CorbinOctober 1, 2006 (2006-10-01)14.43[2]

The team reopens the 2004 case of a missing veteran of the Iraq War when her prosthetic arm is found in a river.

723"Sandhogs"David Von AnckenGreg PlagemanOctober 8, 2006 (2006-10-08)13.72[3]

When the remains of a Sandhog miner who disappeared in 1948 are found in a subway service tunnel, the team is prompted to reopen the case, and find evidence that the victim might have been murdered for being a union activist.

  • A photograph of Joe Washington, the cop killed in "The Runner" (episode 1.5), is seen on the wall of fallen officers.
  • Song featured in the intro: "Sixteen Tons", by Big Bill Broonzy.
  • Song featured in the finale: "I Wonder", by Louis Armstrong.
734"Baby Blues"David BarrettLiz W. GarciaOctober 15, 2006 (2006-10-15)13.97[4]

The team reinvestigates the 1982 case of a newborn baby who died under suspicious circumstances, which were originally reported as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

  • The victim is not seen at the end due to the fact that she was an infant at the time of her death. Instead it ends with Lilly kneeling at her grave.
  • Song featured in the intro: "Somebody's Baby", by Jackson Browne.
  • Song featured in the finale: "Open Arms", by Journey.
745"Saving Sammy"Paris BarclayTyler BensingerOctober 22, 2006 (2006-10-22)14.81[5]

The team reopens a 2003 case in which an autistic boy's parents were shot in their car when Lilly's boyfriend brings her information that the boy might have witnessed the murder.

756"Static"Kevin BrayGavin HarrisOctober 29, 2006 (2006-10-29)14.16[6]

The team reopens the 1958 case of a popular disk jockey when they discover audio evidence that suggests someone may have arranged his murder to look like a suicide.

  • This episode features a cameo by an actor playing Little Richard.
  • Various jingles were featured in the intro.
  • Song featured in the finale: "Scarlet Rose", performed by Alexa Khan and written by Gary Haase. The song was written for the episode.
767"The Key"David BarrettJennifer M. JohnsonNovember 5, 2006 (2006-11-05)13.96[7]

When new evidence of a murder case from 1979 is found, Det. Jeffries, who worked on the case as a rookie cop, sets out to find the killer, fulfilling the promise he made to the victim's daughter twenty-seven years ago.

778"Fireflies"Marcos SiegaErica SheltonNovember 12, 2006 (2006-11-12)14.77[8]

When an undelivered letter with a missing child's handwriting on it is found, the team is prompted to reopen the case of an eight-year-old girl who disappeared in 1975.

789"Lonely Hearts"John PetersLiz W. GarciaNovember 19, 2006 (2006-11-19)14.53[9]

The team reinvestigates the unsolved 1989 murder of a woman shot in an alley when the victim's video dating tape shows up in the apartment of a man who committed suicide.

7910"Forever Blue"Jeannot SzwarcTom PettitDecember 3, 2006 (2006-12-03)14.11[10]

The team reinvestigates the 1968 death of a policeman who was shot in his patrol car when a con man looking for an early release claims that the cop was dirty. Upon investigating, however, the team discover something else entirely.

  • Song featured in the intro: "Daydream Believer", by The Monkees.
  • Song featured in the finale: "My Back Pages", by The Byrds.
  • The episode was praised by the AfterElton.com blog, The Best Day Ever, for its gay sensibilities.[11] According to an interview with Shane Johnson by the same site, this particular episode was also highly praised by the cast itself. As he shares, "even the regular cast on the show commented on how great they felt the episode was."[12] The gay-themed website, Good As You, said they had never received more e-mails and instant messages than they did in response to the episode.
  • Could have been loosely based on "Brokeback Mountain".

[13]

8011"The Red and the Blue"Steve BoyumMeredith StiehmDecember 10, 2006 (2006-12-10)14.05[14]

When the murder weapon used in the 2000 murder of country singer, Truck Sugar is found, Lilly must travel to Tennessee with a reluctant Scotty in tow to reinvestigate the case. They soon discover that Truck was on the cusp of his big break.

8112"Knuckle Up"David BarrettGreg PlagemanJanuary 7, 2007 (2007-01-07)14.12[15]

When a video clip of a missing student is found on the Internet, the team reinvestigates the case of James Hoffman, a gifted seventeen-year-old boy who disappeared just the year before, in 2006.

8213"Blackout"Seith MannTyler BensingerJanuary 14, 2007 (2007-01-14)14.53[16]

When a fingernail is found underneath the diving board of a pool where a drowning occurred, Lilly and Scotty reopen the case and investigate the 1996 family gathering during which the victim Lauren Williams (Donna Mills) died.

8314"8:03 AM"Alex ZakrzewskiVeena Cabreros SudJanuary 28, 2007 (2007-01-28)15.13[17]

The team reinvestigates the case of Skill Jones and Madison Reed, two teenagers who were fatally shot in different parts of town on the same day in 2002, at precisely 8:03 AM.

8415"Blood on the Tracks"Kevin BrayGavin HarrisFebruary 18, 2007 (2007-02-18)11.60[18]

When remnants of a bomb are found during remodeling of an old house, the team reopens the case of a married couple who died there in 1981, in what was thought to be an accidental gas leak.

8516"The Good-Bye Room"Holly DaleJennifer M. JohnsonMarch 4, 2007 (2007-03-04)13.13[19]

Lilly reopens the 1964 case of a murdered seventeen-year-old girl who was killed the day after giving birth to a baby girl in a home for unwed mothers.

8617"Shuffle, Ball Change"Mark PellingtonLiz W. GarciaMarch 11, 2007 (2007-03-11)15.45[20]

When human remains are found in a dumpster, the team reopens the 1984 case of a missing teenage boy who dreamed of becoming a dancer against his father's wishes.

8718"A Dollar, a Dream"Chris FisherErica SheltonMarch 18, 2007 (2007-03-18)15.09[21]

When a station wagon with the bones of a murder victim inside is found at the bottom of a lake, the plight of a homeless family who once lived out of the car in 1999 becomes the team's focus during their investigation.

8819"Offender"David BarrettGreg PlagemanMarch 25, 2007 (2007-03-25)13.91[22]

The father of a young boy who was raped and murdered in 1987 claims responsibility for pushing a sex offender off a building, and vows to systematically kill another person every day until the team can solve his son's case.

8920"Stand Up and Holler"John PetersKate PurdyApril 1, 2007 (2007-04-01)13.23[23]

When an anonymous murder confession is found in a modern art exhibit, the team reinvestigates the fatal drug overdose of Rainey Karlsen, a sixteen-year-old cheerleader in 1997.

9021"Torn"Kevin BrayTyler BensingerApril 8, 2007 (2007-04-08)11.33[24]

The great grand-niece of Frances Stone, a woman who was murdered in 1919 asks the team to reopen the murder in order to reveal the truth behind the incident.

9122"Cargo"Andy GarcíaTom PettitApril 15, 2007 (2007-04-15)12.19[25]

The FBI asks the team to reopen a case involving the 2005 murder of longshoreman Mike Chulaski, whose death might be related to a Russian human-trafficking ring the FBI is trying to bring down.

9223"The Good Death"Paris BarclayGavin HarrisApril 29, 2007 (2007-04-29)12.14[26]

When a nurse confesses to six incidents of mercy killing, the team reopens the 1998 case of Jay Dratton, a terminally ill businessman who died while under the nurse's care, and discovers he had made many enemies throughout his career.

9324"Stalker"Alex ZakrzewskiVeena Cabreros SudMay 6, 2007 (2007-05-06)13.70[27]

The team reopens a 2006 triple homicide when Kim Jacobi (Ellen Woglom), the only survivor of the shooting, begins to remember details about the night her entire family was gunned down.

  • Song featured in the intro: "Speed of Sound", by Coldplay.
  • Song featured in the finale: "Stolen", by Dashboard Confessional.
  • This case was loosely based on the murder of Alice Huling and most of her family in 1978 by Joe Ture.

Notes

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