7.9/10431 votes#1 - Thrill Kill
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2007
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
7.7/10432 votes#2 - That Woman
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2007
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
7.6/10410 votes#3 - Running Around
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2007
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 Johnson
7.7/10386 votes#4 - Devil Music
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2007
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
7.4/10340 votes#5 - Thick as Thieves
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2007
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
7.4/10332 votes#6 - Wunderkind
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2007
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
7.9/10396 votes#7 - World's End
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2007
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
8.0/10351 votes#8 - It Takes a Village
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2007
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
8.4/10535 votes#9 - Boy Crazy
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/2007
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
8.2/10415 votes#10 - Justice
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/2007
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
8.2/10393 votes#11 - Family 8108
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/2007
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
7.7/10346 votes#12 - Sabotage
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/2008
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
7.5/10365 votes#13 - Spiders
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/17/2008
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
8.2/10444 votes#14 - Andy in C Minor
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 3/30/2008
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
8.4/10406 votes#15 - The Road
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 4/6/2008
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 Johnson
7.4/10333 votes#16 - Bad Reputation
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 4/13/2008
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
8.0/10383 votes#17 - Slipping
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 4/27/2008
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
8.1/10371 votes#18 - Ghost of My Child
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 5/4/2008
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
The Best Episodes of Cold Case Season 5
Every episode of Cold Case Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 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...
Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:CBS
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Thrill Kill" is the best rated episode of "Cold Case" season 5. It scored 7.9/10 based on 431 votes. Directed by Alex Zakrzewski and written by Veena Sud, it aired on 9/23/2007. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "That Woman".