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The Best Episodes of Cold Case Season 4

Every episode of Cold Case Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cold Case Season 4!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Cold Case Season 4 Episode 1 - Rampage
    8.6/10(859 votes)

    #1 - Rampage

    S4:E1

    Lilly investigates a 1995 shooting spree at a mall in which two teen boys killed 15 people before committing suicide. The case is reopened when a video of the crimes is found and it suggests that a third shooter was involved. Elsewhere, Stillman asks Valens to investigate whether Valens' brother may have been molested by a boxing coach in the 1980s.

    Director:Mark Pellington
    Writer:Veena Sud

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  2. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 2 - The War at Home
    7.6/10(495 votes)

    #2 - The War at Home

    S4:E2

    The team re-opens the 2004 case of a female veteran of the Iraqi War when her prosthetic arm is found in a river. Meanwhile, Scotty visits his older brother in connection with a case that brings up painful memories from their childhood.

    Director:Alex Zakrzewski
    Writer:Samantha Corbin-Miller

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  3. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 3 - Sandhogs
    7.3/10(457 votes)

    #3 - Sandhogs

    S4:E3

    When the remains of a sandhog miner who disappeared in 1947 are found in a subway service tunnel, the team is prompted to re-open the case when they suspect the victim might have been murdered for being a union activist.

    Director:David Von Ancken
    Writer:Greg Plageman

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  4. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 4 - Baby Blues
    7.2/10(437 votes)

    #4 - Baby Blues

    S4:E4

    A 6-month-old girl's 1982 death, originally ruled to be a result of sudden-infant-death syndrome, is investigated when new evidence reveals the baby may have drowned. Also, Lilly learns that Ray is in the hospital after apparently being beaten.

    Director:David Barrett
    Writer:Liz W. Garcia

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  5. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 5 - Saving Sammy
    8.2/10(571 votes)

    #5 - Saving Sammy

    S4:E5

    Lilly re-opens a 2003 case in which an autistic boy's parents were shot in their car when Joseph brings her information that the boy might have seen the killer.

    Director:Paris Barclay
    Writer:Tyler Bensinger

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  6. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 6 - Static
    7.8/10(484 votes)

    #6 - Static

    S4:E6

    The apparent 1958 suicide of a popular rock-and-roll DJ is reinvestigated after a documentary filmmaker discovers a tape recording made at the time of the victim's death by gunshot at his radio station. Also, Valens tries to get his brother to testify against a suspected pedophile.

    Director:Kevin Bray
    Writer:Gavin Harris

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  7. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 7 - The Key
    7.7/10(495 votes)

    #7 - The Key

    S4:E7

    The 1979 murder of a schoolteacher who was stabbed to death in a wooded area is reopened when the victim's bloodstained jacket is found stuffed in a tree trunk with a happy-face key chain in a pocket. The case was originally investigated by Jeffries when he was a rookie detective.

    Director:David Barrett
    Writer:Jennifer M. Johnson

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  8. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 8 - Fireflies
    8.5/10(626 votes)

    #8 - Fireflies

    S4:E8

    The 1975 disappearance of an 8-year-old girl who was never found is reinvestigated after a note written by the girl shortly before she vanished turns up. Their friendship rattled many in the predominantly white neighborhood and the girls quickly became targets of hatred.

    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writer:Erica Shelton Kodish

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  9. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 9 - Lonely Hearts
    7.6/10(488 votes)

    #9 - Lonely Hearts

    S4:E9

    A homely 33-year-old woman is gunned down in an alley in 1989 and her unsolved murder is reinvestigated when a tape of the victim, made for a dating service, turns up in a suicide victim's apartment. Apparently, it was what the man was watching when he killed himself. Also, Vera moves into an apartment of his own

    Director:John Peters
    Writer:Liz W. Garcia

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  10. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 10 - Forever Blue
    8.6/10(943 votes)

    #10 - Forever Blue

    S4:E10

    The team re-investigates the 1968 death of a policeman who was shot in his patrol car. The case was then ruled as a drug bust gone bad, but new evidence now reveals the victim may have been romantically involved with his partner.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writer:Tom Pettit

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  11. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 11 - The Red and the Blue
    7.4/10(471 votes)

    #11 - The Red and the Blue

    S4:E11

    Lilly and Valens travel to Nashville and Knoxville to investigate the 2000 murder of a country-music singer who was gunned down outside of a Philadelphia bar where he and his band had recently played. The unsolved case is reopened when the gun used in the homicide turns up.

    Director:Steve Boyum
    Writer:Meredith Stiehm

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  12. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 12 - Knuckle Up
    7.5/10(427 votes)

    #12 - Knuckle Up

    S4:E12

    Lilly investigates the murder of a 17-year-old prep-school student who disappeared in early 2006 and whose body is found stuffed in an oil drum outside an abandoned warehouse in a drug-infested part of the city. Also, Vera pays a parking ticket for his neighbor and later asks her out on a date.

    Director:David Barrett
    Writer:Greg Plageman

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  13. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 13 - Blackout
    7.9/10(478 votes)

    #13 - Blackout

    S4:E13

    Lilly investigates the 1996 murder of a wealthy divorced woman who was found dead in her ex-husband's indoor swimming pool. The original investigation ruled the death accidental, but new evidence suggests it was a homicide.

    Director:Seith Mann
    Writer:Tyler Bensinger

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  14. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 14 - 8:03 AM
    7.7/10(446 votes)

    #14 - 8:03 AM

    S4:E14

    In 2002, two kids were shot in front of two different schools on the same day at precisely 8:03 a.m. It's the fifth anniversary of the shootings, and Kat Miller wants to re-open the murders because she feels the cases are connected.

    Director:Alex Zakrzewski
    Writer:Veena Sud

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  15. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 15 - Blood on the Tracks
    7.7/10(446 votes)

    #15 - Blood on the Tracks

    S4:E15

    Lilly investigates the deaths of a married couple who perished in 1981 when a supposedly accidental gas-leak explosion set their house on fire. The case is reopened when fragments of a bomb are discovered at the house during renovations. Back at headquarters, Stillman takes care of his 4-year-old grandson.

    Director:Kevin Bray
    Writer:Gavin Harris

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  16. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 16 - The Good-Bye Room
    8.1/10(574 votes)

    #16 - The Good-Bye Room

    S4:E16

    Lilly investigates the 1964 murder of a 17-year-old girl who was sent by her parents to a home for unwed mothers, where she gave birth to a girl. The next day the teen was killed. The case is reopened when the victim's daughter comes forward, having just learned that she was adopted and that her biological mother was slain.

    Director:Holly Dale
    Writer:Jennifer M. Johnson

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  17. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 17 - Shuffle, Ball Change
    8.5/10(702 votes)

    #17 - Shuffle, Ball Change

    S4:E17

    When a body is found in a dumpster, the team re-opens the 1984 case of a murdered teenage boy who wanted to become a dancer against his father's wishes.

    Director:Mark Pellington
    Writer:Liz W. Garcia

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  18. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 18 - A Dollar, A Dream
    8.2/10(574 votes)

    #18 - A Dollar, A Dream

    S4:E18

    The 1999 murder of a homeless woman, whose body is found at the bottom of a river in a station wagon, is investigated.

    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writer:Erica Shelton Kodish

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  19. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 19 - Offender
    8.2/10(448 votes)

    #19 - Offender

    S4:E19

    A father pushes a registered sex offender off of a building and threatens to kill a different sex offender each day until the cold-case unit solves his son's 1987 rape and murder.

    Director:David Barrett
    Writer:Greg Plageman

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  20. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 20 - Stand Up and Holler
    8.0/10(516 votes)

    #20 - Stand Up and Holler

    S4:E20

    The 1997 murder of a 16-year-old girl high-school cheerleader is investigated after an anonymous confession is discovered in a modern-art exhibit.

    Director:John Peters
    Writer:Kate Purdy

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  21. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 21 - Torn
    7.5/10(438 votes)

    #21 - Torn

    S4:E21

    The team re-investigates their oldest cold case yet, the 1919 murder of a young woman who was a passionate advocate for women's right to vote.

    Director:Kevin Bray
    Writer:Tyler Bensinger

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  22. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 22 - Cargo
    7.7/10(418 votes)

    #22 - Cargo

    S4:E22

    The 2005 murder of a longshoreman who accidentally became involved in a human-trafficking ring run by the Russian mob.

    Director:Andy Garcia
    Writer:Tom Pettit

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  23. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 23 - The Good Death
    8.1/10(464 votes)

    #23 - The Good Death

    S4:E23

    The 1998 death of a terminally ill man who died months before he was expected to is investigated after a nurse confesses to six so-called mercy killings.

    Director:Paris Barclay
    Writer:Gavin Harris

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  24. Cold Case Season 4 Episode 24 - Stalker
    8.3/10(503 votes)

    #24 - Stalker

    S4:E24

    In the fourth season finale, a hostage situation arises when the entire team is held captive while they're investigating the 2006 killings of a family who had just moved into a new house.

    Director:Alex Zakrzewski
    Writer:Veena Sud

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Rampage" is the best rated episode of "Cold Case" season 4. It scored 8.6/10 based on 859 votes. Directed by Mark Pellington and written by Veena Sud, it aired on 9/24/2006. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "The War at Home".