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The Best Episodes of Cold Case Season 7

Every episode of Cold Case Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cold Case Season 7!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Cold Case Season 7 Episode 17 - Flashover
    8.4/10(379 votes)

    S7:E17

    Realizing that the missing Vera has finally hit rock bottom, his worried team members hope that a new twist to a 2006 arson case, which he was secretly obsessing about in recent weeks, might supply leads to his whereabouts.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writer:Greg Plageman

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  2. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 19 - Bullet (2)
    8.3/10(353 votes)

    S7:E19

    After determining the serial killer's identity - and some of his likely future targets - the team and the FBI work together to apprehend him while trying to locate and protect the people he's preparing to kill.

    Director:John F. Showalter
    Writer:Christopher Silber

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  3. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 22 - Shattered
    8.3/10(383 votes)

    S7:E22

    Valens partners with Rush to locate her abducted, drug-addicted sister, while Jeffries tries to bring justice to the case of a murdered teenaged girl that has haunted him for 17 years.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writers:Elwood Reid, Greg Plageman

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  4. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 18 - The Last Drive-In (1)
    8.1/10(364 votes)

    S7:E18

    When ballistics tie a recent murder case of Rush's to a serial killer who was seemingly inactive for 27 years, a tough FBI agent with ties to Stillman shows up to enlist the team's aid in finding the killer who has eluded her for 30 years.

    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writer:Elwood Reid

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  5. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 12 - The Runaway Bunny
    8.0/10(363 votes)

    S7:E12

    The 1974 murder of a private investigator is probed after his body is discovered in the cement foundation of a demolished building. The investigation reveals the victim uncovered damaging information about his last few clients and that he hired a tough associate to provide muscle during his final investigation.

    Director:John Finn
    Writer:Elwood Reid

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  6. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 3 - Jurisprudence
    7.9/10(366 votes)

    S7:E3

    The 2004 murder of a teen at a juvenile detention center is investigated. The boy was wrongly sent to the facility and was killed before Valens could get him released. Meanwhile, Lilly reconnects with former flame Eddie Saccardo, a narcotics officer.

    Director:Holly Dale
    Writer:Christopher Silber

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  7. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 14 - Metamorphosis
    7.9/10(372 votes)

    S7:E14

    The 1971 death of a teen aerialist who fell during a dangerous circus performance is investigated. New evidence suggests her fall wasn't an accident.

    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writers:Danny Pino, Adam Glass

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  8. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 15 - Two Weddings
    7.9/10(359 votes)

    S7:E15

    Lilly and the team attend a colleague's wedding and are persuaded by Jeffries to investigate whether the bride killed her former fiancé two years earlier - just hours after he called off their nuptials.

    Director:Nathan Hope
    Writer:Meredith Stiehm

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  9. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 21 - Almost Paradise
    7.9/10(333 votes)

    S7:E21

    Rush tries to ignore her father's appeals to give her troublemaker sister another chance after she suddenly resurfaces.

    Director:Alex Zakrzewski
    Writers:Christopher Silber, Adam Glass

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  10. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 4 - Soul
    7.8/10(391 votes)

    S7:E4

    The 1970 murder of a musician who was instrumental in creating the Philadelphia soul sound is reinvestigated. The victim tried to keep his involvement in the music scene from his strict minister father. Meanwhile, Lilly meets her teen stepbrother, Finn.

    Director:John F. Showalter
    Writer:Ryan Farley

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  11. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 5 - WASP
    7.8/10(382 votes)

    S7:E5

    The 1944 murder of a female pilot who flew noncombat missions for the U.S. during World War II is investigated. The victim was part of a civilian program that assisted the Army and Air Force. Meanwhile, the man who ran Lilly's car off a road is released from prison on bail.

    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writer:Denise Thé

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  12. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 8 - Chinatown
    7.8/10(341 votes)

    S7:E8

    The 1983 murder of a Chinese-American teen is reinvestigated. The case was originally handled by Stillman. The probe reveals the victim's girlfriend was killed by Chinese gang members three months earlier at a festival and that the dead man may have been seeking revenge.

    Director:David Von Ancken
    Writer:Alicia Kirk

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  13. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 2 - Hoodrats
    7.7/10(388 votes)

    S7:E2

    The team re-opens the 1995 case of a skateboarding prodigy who lived on the streets.

    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writer:Elwood Reid

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  14. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 7 - Read Between the Lines
    7.7/10(360 votes)

    S7:E7

    The 1991 murder of a 14-year-old girl in foster care who was a promising rapper is investigated. The probe reveals the victim lived in a gang-infested neighbourhood and was recently placed, along with her sister, with new foster parents.

    Director:Kevin Bray
    Writer:Erica L. Anderson

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  15. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 20 - Free Love
    7.7/10(349 votes)

    S7:E20

    Rush and FBI agent Ryan Cavanaugh discover their attraction for one another while investigating the 1969 murder of a GI at Woodstock, and Vera helps his married ex-girlfriend, Megan, after sentimental jewelry is stolen from her home.

    Director:Jeffrey G. Hunt
    Writer:Denise Thé

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  16. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 9 - Forensics
    7.6/10(332 votes)

    S7:E9

    The 1999 death of a high-school debate champion, which was originally ruled a suicide, is investigated after new evidence suggests he was murdered. The probe reveals the victim received a scholarship at a top private school and died shortly after losing a debate at the competitive campus.

    Director:Holly Dale
    Writer:Jerome Schwartz

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  17. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 10 - Iced
    7.5/10(327 votes)

    S7:E10

    The 1980 murder of a minor-league hockey player is investigated. The victim was killed on his team's home rink the night the U.S. hockey team defeated the Soviet Union in the Olympic Games.

    Director:Peter Medak
    Writer:Taylor Elmore

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  18. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 11 - The Good Soldier
    7.5/10(326 votes)

    S7:E11

    The 2005 murder of an Army recruiter who was killed just two days before his scheduled deployment to Iraq is reinvestigated after a soldier comes forward with new evidence.

    Director:Gwyneth Horder-Payton
    Writer:Christopher Silber

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  19. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 13 - Bombers
    7.5/10(333 votes)

    S7:E13

    The 1983 murder of a graffiti artist who died after spray paint was forced down his throat is investigated. Meanwhile, new details emerge about the person who mugged Valen's mother; and Lilly faces additional legal hurdles thrown her way by Moe.

    Director:Janice Cooke
    Writer:Denise Thé

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  20. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 1 - The Crossing
    7.4/10(363 votes)

    S7:E1

    With the team investigating the 1966 shipboard murder of a young woman traveling in steerage on a luxury ocean liner who was believed to have committed suicide by jumping overboard. But new evidence indicates otherwise. Meanwhile, the trial of a military academy official who attempted to harm Lilly begins.

    Director:Alex Zakrzewski
    Writer:Taylor Elmore

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  21. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 16 - One Fall
    7.4/10(342 votes)

    S7:E16

    The 1986 murder of a dock worker who moonlighted as a wrestler is investigated. Meanwhile, Valens follows a lead that could result in the capture of his mother's rapist.

    Director:Donald E. Thorin Jr.
    Writer:Ryan Farley

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  22. Cold Case Season 7 Episode 6 - Dead Heat
    7.2/10(312 votes)

    S7:E6

    The 1986 murder of a jockey is investigated after his body is discovered in a mass grave for horses. The victim disappeared shortly after losing a race that he had planned to be his finale before retiring.

    Director:Nathan Hope
    Writer:Adam Glass

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Flashover" is the best rated episode of "Cold Case" season 7. It scored 8.4/10 based on 379 votes. Directed by Jeannot Szwarc and written by Greg Plageman, it aired on 3/21/2010. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Bullet (2)".