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 natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.
The best episode of "Cold Case" season 6 is "Glory Days", rated 7.3/10 from 291 user votes. It was directed by Roxann Dawson and written by Gavin Harris. "Glory Days" aired on 9/28/2008 and is rated 0.7 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "True Calling".
The 1973 murder of a college-football star's on the eve of a championship game. The unsolved case is reopened when new evidence suggests he was killed earlier than previously assumed and the victim may have been involved with steroids.
Director: Roxann Dawson
Writer: Gavin Harris
The 1991 death of an inner-city schoolteacher is reinvestigated when new evidence indicates she may have been murdered instead of dying accidentally during a carjacking that got out of control.
Director: Paris Barclay
Writer: Christopher Silber
The team receives new evidence in a 1964 case which was then though to have been a hit-and-run. Now, a threatening letter addressed to the victim prompts Will and Kat to travel to Mississippi to re-investigate the death of a woman who was secretly involved in giving school supplies for black children.
Director: John Finn
Writer: Erica Shelton Kodish
The 1978 death of a teen roller skater who was found in a ravine is reinvestigated when a new witness comes forward.
Director: Holly Dale
Writer: Elle Triedman
The team re-opens the 1951 case of a marine who went missing and never reported for duty after his shore leave.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Elwood Reid
When a body is discovered in the trunk of a car, the team re-opens the 1981 case of a missing single mother who used to work at a car dealership.
Director: Chris Fisher
Writer: Greg Plageman
The team re-opens the case of a 12-year-old boy who died in 1969 when the retired detective who originally worked the case receives a new clue -- a toy rocket bearing the victim's name.
Director: David Von Ancken
Writer: Taylor Elmore
Lilly and the team look into a 1989 case involving a Russian opera singer. Vera has a strong recollection of the case being a rookie in the department at the time.
Director: Kevin Bray
Writer: Kathy Ebel
The team re-investigates the 1953 death of a murdered pin-up girl when an old photograph provides important new evidence.
Director: Chris Fisher
Writer: Gavin Harris
When Dexter Collins, a young activist with a bright political future was found shot to death in 2005, it went down as a drug buy gone awry. Following a new tip regarding the location of the weapon, the police reopen the case and interview everyone from members of street gangs to his opponent for the city councilman seat.
Director: Carlos Ávila
Writer: Christopher Silber
The 1960 murder of a stewardess who was attempting to organize a union is investigated, and the probe uncovers several hostile suspects who strongly resented her.
Director: David Von Ancken
Writer: Jennifer Johnson
The team re-investigates the 2007 murder of a mechanic who won $8 million in the lottery.
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Writer: John Brian King
The team re-investigates the 1988 murder of a young TV reporter. Previously unseen news footage suggests she was on the verge of breaking a huge story about the unethical practices of a plastics company.
Director: Holly Dale
Writer: Erica Shelton Kodish
When human remains are found in a duck pond, the team reopens the 1967 murder of a brush salesman.
Director: Roxann Dawson
Writer: Elwood Reid
When the mother of a missing team storms into station. The case of a witness protection member is reopened when his body is identified by the missing teen.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Elle Triedman
The 1976 murder of a teen-aged girl is reopened when her father produces a photo of her and a vicious biker gang.
Director: Marcos Siega
Writer: Taylor Elmore
The team has to cope with their own emotions as they search for the shooter responsible for Jeffries' shooting.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Christopher Silber
The team suspect a 2004 arson that killed a psychiatrist may have been caused by her former patient.
Director: Donald E. Thorin Jr.
Writer: Gavin Harris
The team re-investigates the 1958 case of a newlywed real estate developer when new evidence suggests his body might have been moved after he was killed.
Director: Marcos Siega
Writer: Kathy Ebel
The team re-opens the 1999 murder of a Cuban baseball star who fled to the U.S. after being fired from his team.
Director: Kevin Bray
Writer: Elwood Reid, Danny Pino
When the murder weapon from a 1963 case is unearthed, the team re-opens the murder of a pool hustler who was shot the same day President Kennedy was assassinated.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Ryan Farley
The team re-opens the case of the first ever female cadet in a local military school who was murdered in 2005.
Director: Roxann Dawson
Writer: Jennifer Johnson, Greg Plageman
The investigation into the female cadet's murder continues. As the team finds more and more clues, the killer tries to stop the investigation to remain hidden.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Jennifer Johnson, Greg Plageman