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Cold Case S3E12 — Detention
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Cold Case•Season 3•Episode 12

Detention

7.9/10 · 631 votesJan 15, 200642 min

Ranked #7 of 23 in Season 3•+0.1 vs season avg

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When a note connected to a supposed suicide is found, the team re-opens the 1994 case of a high-school kid who fell from the roof of the school building after having served detention. In 1994 the death was deemed a suicide, but the newly-found note

Directed byJessica Landaw
Written byLiz W. Garcia
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Episode Summary

"Detention" is episode 12 of Cold Case season 3. It scored 7.9/10 from 631 votes, ranking #7 of 23 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Jessica Landaw and written by Liz W. Garcia, it aired on January 15, 2006.

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