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Cold Case S2E1 — The Badlands
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Cold Case•Season 2•Episode 1

The Badlands

7.8/10 · 658 votesOct 3, 200445 min

Ranked #10 of 23 in Season 2•−0.1 vs season avg

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Lilly returns to her last case before joining the Cold Case Squad as she re-investigates the brutal triple homicide of a restaurant owner and his family, murdered in the restaurant bathroom in 2003. Also the other team member have personal reasons to closing the case;

Directed byTim Matheson
Written byChris Mundy
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Episode Summary

"The Badlands" is episode 1 of Cold Case season 2. It scored 7.8/10 from 658 votes, ranking #10 of 23 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Tim Matheson and written by Chris Mundy, it aired on October 3, 2004.

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