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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!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Cold Case Season 5 Episode 1 - Thrill Kill
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Thrill Kill

    S5:E1

    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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  2. Cold Case Season 5 Episode 2 - That Woman
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #2 - That Woman

    S5:E2

    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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  3. Cold Case Season 5 Episode 3 - Running Around
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Running Around

    S5:E3

    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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  4. Cold Case Season 5 Episode 4 - Devil Music
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #4 - Devil Music

    S5:E4

    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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  5. Cold Case Season 5 Episode 5 - Thick as Thieves
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Thick as Thieves

    S5:E5

    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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  6. Cold Case Season 5 Episode 6 - Wunderkind
    5.0/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Wunderkind

    S5:E6

    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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  7. Cold Case Season 5 Episode 7 - World's End
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #7 - World's End

    S5:E7

    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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  8. Cold Case Season 5 Episode 8 - It Takes a Village
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #8 - It Takes a Village

    S5:E8

    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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  9. Cold Case Season 5 Episode 9 - Boy Crazy
    5.8/10(6 votes)

    #9 - Boy Crazy

    S5:E9

    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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  10. Cold Case Season 5 Episode 10 - Justice
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Justice

    S5:E10

    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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  11. Cold Case Season 5 Episode 11 - Family 8108
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Family 8108

    S5:E11

    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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  12. Cold Case Season 5 Episode 12 - Sabotage
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Sabotage

    S5:E12

    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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  13. Cold Case Season 5 Episode 13 - Spiders
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Spiders

    S5:E13

    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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  14. Cold Case Season 5 Episode 14 - Andy in C Minor
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Andy in C Minor

    S5:E14

    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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  15. Cold Case Season 5 Episode 15 - The Road
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - The Road

    S5:E15

    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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  16. Cold Case Season 5 Episode 16 - Bad Reputation
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Bad Reputation

    S5:E16

    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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  17. Cold Case Season 5 Episode 17 - Slipping
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Slipping

    S5:E17

    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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  18. Cold Case Season 5 Episode 18 - Ghost of My Child
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Ghost of My Child

    S5:E18

    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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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Thrill Kill" is the best rated episode of "Cold Case" season 5. It scored 7.3/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Alex Zakrzewski and written by Veena Sud, it aired on 9/23/2007. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "That Woman".