The Best Episodes of Cold Case Season 5

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.9/10(492 votes)

   #1 - Thrill Kill

   S5:E19/23/2007

   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.

   Director:Alex Zakrzewski

   Writer:Veena Sud

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   Director:Alex Zakrzewski

   Writer:Veena Sud
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   7.7/10(495 votes)

   #2 - That Woman

   S5:E29/30/2007

   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.

   Director:Roxann Dawson

   Writer:Liz W. Garcia

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   Director:Roxann Dawson

   Writer:Liz W. Garcia
3. 

   7.6/10(473 votes)

   #3 - Running Around

   S5:E310/7/2007

   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".

   Director:Holly Dale

   Writer:Jennifer M. Johnson

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   Director:Holly Dale

   Writer:Jennifer M. Johnson
4. 

   7.7/10(450 votes)

   #4 - Devil Music

   S5:E410/14/2007

   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.

   Director:Chris Fisher

   Writer:Kate Purdy

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   Director:Chris Fisher

   Writer:Kate Purdy
5. 

   7.4/10(395 votes)

   #5 - Thick as Thieves

   S5:E510/21/2007

   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.

   Director:Holly Dale

   Writer:Christopher Silber

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   Director:Holly Dale

   Writer:Christopher Silber
6. 

   7.5/10(389 votes)

   #6 - Wunderkind

   S5:E610/28/2007

   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.

   Director:Kevin Bray

   Writer:Greg Plageman

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   Director:Kevin Bray

   Writer:Greg Plageman
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   7.8/10(459 votes)

   #7 - World's End

   S5:E711/4/2007

   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.

   Director:Roxann Dawson

   Writer:Gavin Harris

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   Director:Roxann Dawson

   Writer:Gavin Harris
8. 

   8.0/10(418 votes)

   #8 - It Takes a Village

   S5:E811/11/2007

   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.

   Director:Kevin Bray

   Writer:Erica Shelton Kodish

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   Director:Kevin Bray

   Writer:Erica Shelton Kodish
9. 

   8.4/10(612 votes)

   #9 - Boy Crazy

   S5:E911/18/2007

   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.

   Director:Holly Dale

   Writer:Joanna Lovinger

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   Director:Holly Dale

   Writer:Joanna Lovinger
10. 

    8.2/10(491 votes)

    #10 - Justice

    S5:E1011/25/2007

    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.

    Director:Agnieszka Holland

    Writer:Veena Sud

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    Director:Agnieszka Holland

    Writer:Veena Sud
11. 

    8.2/10(460 votes)

    #11 - Family 8108

    S5:E1112/9/2007

    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.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc

    Writers:Elizabeth Randall Arredondo, Kellye Garrett

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    Director:Jeannot Szwarc

    Writers:Elizabeth Randall Arredondo, Kellye Garrett
12. 

    7.8/10(403 votes)

    #12 - Sabotage

    S5:E121/6/2008

    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.

    Director:Nicole Kassell

    Writer:Greg Plageman

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    Director:Nicole Kassell

    Writer:Greg Plageman
13. 

    7.5/10(423 votes)

    #13 - Spiders

    S5:E132/17/2008

    The team re-opens the 1998 case of a murdered 17-year-old girl when her father is arrested for beating another child.

    Director:John Peters

    Writer:Liz W. Garcia

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    Director:John Peters

    Writer:Liz W. Garcia
14. 

    8.2/10(513 votes)

    #14 - Andy in C Minor

    S5:E143/30/2008

    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.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc

    Writer:Gavin Harris

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    Director:Jeannot Szwarc

    Writer:Gavin Harris
15. 

    8.4/10(469 votes)

    #15 - The Road

    S5:E154/6/2008

    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.

    Director:Holly Dale

    Writer:Jennifer M. Johnson

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    Director:Holly Dale

    Writer:Jennifer M. Johnson
16. 

    7.5/10(385 votes)

    #16 - Bad Reputation

    S5:E164/13/2008

    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.

    Director:Alex Zakrzewski

    Writer:Christopher Silber

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    Director:Alex Zakrzewski

    Writer:Christopher Silber
17. 

    8.0/10(439 votes)

    #17 - Slipping

    S5:E174/27/2008

    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.

    Director:Kevin Bray

    Writer:Erica Shelton Kodish

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    Director:Kevin Bray

    Writer:Erica Shelton Kodish
18. 

    8.1/10(432 votes)

    #18 - Ghost of My Child

    S5:E185/4/2008

    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.

    Director:Roxann Dawson

    Writer:Liz W. Garcia

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    Director:Roxann Dawson

    Writer:Liz W. Garcia