Cold Case (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.

Thrill Kill (Episode 1) 7.0
Writer: Veena Sud
Air date: 2007-09-23
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
That Woman (Episode 2) 7.0
Writer: Liz W. Garcia
Air date: 2007-09-30
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Running Around (Episode 3) 7.3
Writer: Jennifer Johnson
Air date: 2007-10-07
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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".
Devil Music (Episode 4) 7.2
Writer: Kate Purdy
Air date: 2007-10-14
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Thick as Thieves (Episode 5)
Writer: Christopher Silber
Air date: 2007-10-21
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Wunderkind (Episode 6) 3.5
Writer: Greg Plageman
Air date: 2007-10-28
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
World's End (Episode 7) 7.5
Writer: Gavin Harris
Air date: 2007-11-04
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
It Takes a Village (Episode 8) 8.0
Writer: Erica Shelton Kodish
Air date: 2007-11-11
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: 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.
Boy Crazy (Episode 9) 6.5
Writer: Joanna Lovinger
Air date: 2007-11-18
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Justice (Episode 10) 8.0
Writer: Veena Sud
Air date: 2007-11-25
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Family 8108 (Episode 11) 8.0
Writer: Elizabeth Randall Arredondo
Air date: 2007-12-09
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Sabotage (Episode 12) 7.7
Writer: Greg Plageman
Air date: 2008-01-06
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Spiders (Episode 13) 7.0
Writer: Liz W. Garcia
Air date: 2008-02-17
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The team re-opens the 1998 case of a murdered 17-year-old girl when her father is arrested for beating another child.
Andy in C Minor (Episode 14) 8.0
Writer: Gavin Harris
Air date: 2008-03-30
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: 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.
The Road (Episode 15) 8.0
Writer: Jennifer Johnson
Air date: 2008-04-06
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: 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.
Bad Reputation (Episode 16) 7.0
Writer: Christopher Silber
Air date: 2008-04-13
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: 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.
Slipping (Episode 17)
Writer: Erica Shelton Kodish
Air date: 2008-04-27
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: 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.
Ghost of My Child (Episode 18)
Writer: Liz W. Garcia
Air date: 2008-05-04
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: 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.