Cold Case (season 6)

Cold Case (season 6)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	23
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 28, 2008 – May 10, 2009

Season Six of Cold Case, an American television series, began airing on September 28, 2008 and concluded on May 10, 2009. Season Six regular cast members include Kathryn Morris, Danny Pino, John Finn, Thom Barry, Jeremy Ratchford and Tracie Thoms.

Cast

Actor	Character	Main cast	Recurring cast
Kathryn Morris	Det. Lilly Rush	entire season	N/A
Danny Pino	Det. Scotty Valens	entire season	N/A
John Finn	Lt. John Stillman	entire season	N/A
Thom Barry	Det. Will Jeffries	entire season	N/A
Jeremy Ratchford	Det. Nick Vera	entire season	N/A
Tracie Thoms	Det. Kat Miller	entire season	N/A
Bobby Cannavale	Det. Eddie Saccardo	N/A	entire season
Tania Raymonde	Frankie Rafferty	N/A	entire season
Jonathan LaPaglia	ADA Curtis Bell	N/A	entire season

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
112	1	"Glory Days"	Roxann Dawson	Gavin Harris	September 28, 2008	11.36[1]
The team reopens the 1973 case of Mike "Bad Moon" McShane, a murdered college football player, at the request of an old friend of Jeffries, and they discover that the crime may have occurred later than originally thought. Song featured in the intro: "Takin' Care of Business", by Bachman–Turner Overdrive. Song featured in the finale: "Reelin' in the Years", by Steely Dan. Loosely based on the 1963 San Diego Chargers, in which there were reports of steroid use on the team.
113	2	"True Calling"	Paris Barclay	Christopher Silber	October 5, 2008	11.10[2]
The team reopens the 1991 case of Laura McKinney, a young inner-city schoolteacher, originally thought to have been killed in a carjacking gone wrong, when her car keys are discovered in an old desk at her high school. This episode appears to be based on Bel Kaufman's Up the Down Staircase. Song featured in the intro: "Right Here, Right Now", by Jesus Jones. Song featured in the finale: "Half a World Away", by R.E.M.. Based on Freedom Writers
114	3	"Wednesday's Women"	John Finn	Erica Shelton	October 12, 2008	10.99[3]
The team receives new evidence in a 1964 case which prompts Kat and Will to travel to Mississippi to investigate the circumstances behind the death of Miriam Forrester, a door-to-door Tupperware saleswoman during Freedom Summer. Song featured in the intro: "You Really Got Me", by The Kinks. Song featured in the finale: "This Little Light of Mine", by Tracie Thoms. Loosely based upon the murder of Viola Liuzzo.
115	4	"Roller Girl"	Holly Dale	Elle Triedman	October 19, 2008	11.29[4]
The team reinvestigates the 1978 case of the death of Missy Gallavan, a teenage roller-skater who was found in a ravine when a convicted thief reveals some information regarding the death in order to get a lighter sentence. Song featured in the intro: "September", by Earth, Wind & Fire. Song featured in the finale: "Sentimental Lady", by Bob Welch.
116	5	"Shore Leave"	Alex Zakrzewski	Elwood Reid	October 26, 2008	11.97[5]
When human remains and dog tags are found inside an old oil barrel, the team investigates the disappearance of Jimmy Tulley, a Marine who was reported AWOL on his last night of shore leave in 1951. Song featured in the intro: "Sound Off", by Vaughan Monroe Song featured in the finale: "Taps", by Daniel Butterfield (in the arrangement of new-age piano duo The O'Neill Brothers).
117	6	"The Dealer"	Chris Fisher	Greg Plageman	November 2, 2008	11.66[6]
The team investigates the 1981 case of Donna D'Amico, a missing single mother after her body is found in the trunk of a car, and soon discover that she may have been growing wise to the shady chop shop operations at the car dealership where she had worked. Song featured in the intro: "The Stroke", by Billy Squier. Song featured in the finale: "Who's Cryin' Now", by Journey.
118	7	"One Small Step"	David Von Ancken	Taylor Elmore	November 9, 2008	12.69[7]
After a toy rocket is found in a river, the team reinvestigates the case of Danny Finch, a 12-year-old-boy whose body was found in the river on the day after the Apollo 11 landing in 1969. But when one of the victim's childhood friends committs suicide while left alone in interrogation, the team must figure out what happened at the creek and who was responsible for the boy's death. Song featured in the intro: "Bad Moon Rising", by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Song featured in the finale: "A Whiter Shade of Pale", by Procol Harum.
119	8	"Triple Threat"	Kevin Bray	Kathy Ebel	November 16, 2008	12.28[8]
The team reexamines the 1989 murder of Nadia Koslov, a young Russian opera singer who emigrated from the former Soviet Union, when her brother recovers her long-lost bag from a stranger on the street. Song featured in the intro: "La Habanera", from the opera Carmen, by Georges Bizet. Song featured in the finale: "True Colors", by Cyndi Lauper.
120	9	"Pin Up Girl"	Chris Fisher	Gavin Harris	November 23, 2008	12.15[9]
The 1953 murder of Rita Flynn, a well known pin-up model is reinvestigated by the team when a fan brings in a one-of-a-kind photograph that reveals more details about the night of her death. Song featured in the intro: "Look at That Girl", by Guy Mitchell. Song featured in the finale: "Can't I", by Nat King Cole. First appearance of Tania Raymonde as Frankie Rafferty
121	10	"Street Money"	Carlos Avila	Christopher Silber	November 30, 2008	11.52[10]
When an inmate exchanges some procured information on an old shooting, the team reopens the 2005 murder of Dexter Collins, a young African-American politician who vowed to rid the lower-class neighborhood he grew up in of drug dealers who prey on young kids. Song featured in the intro: "Gone", by Kanye West ft. Consequence & Cam'ron Song featured in the finale: "Hands of Time", by Groove Armada. First appearance of Jonathan LaPaglia as ADA Curtis Bell
122	11	"Wings"	David Von Ancken	Jennifer M. Johnson	December 21, 2008	12.01[11]
The 1960 death of Ally Thurston, a flight attendant who was trying to unionize her coworkers is reopened after her remains are found in the rubble of a demolished Philadelphia hotel. Song featured in the intro: "Come Fly With Me", by Frank Sinatra. Song featured in the finale: "Someone to Watch Over Me", by Frank Sinatra.
123	12	"Lotto Fever"	Agnieszka Holland	John Brian King	January 4, 2009	12.67[12]
The detectives reinvestigate the 2007 murder of Ed Dubinski, an auto mechanic whose lottery winnings earned him a number of fair-weather friends when it is found that his bank account had recently been accessed. Song featured in the intro: "The Underdog", by Spoon. Song featured in the finale: "On the Way Back Home", by Lucero.
124	13	"Breaking News"	Holly Dale	Erica Shelton	January 11, 2009	12.30[13]
The 1988 murder of a Philadelphia news anchor is investigated after it is determined she was killed before she was able to report on a scandal involving a local factory's deadly working conditions. Song featured in the intro: "Simply Irresistible", by Robert Palmer. Song featured in the finale: "Shout", by Tears for Fears.
125	14	"The Brush Man"	Roxann Dawson	Elwood Reid	January 25, 2009	13.26[14]
When remains are found at the bottom of a drained duck pond, the team reopens the 1967 murder of an enigmatic door-to-door salesman who was popular with the neighborhood residents. Song featured in the intro: "I'll Be Your Mirror", by The Velvet Underground. Song featured in the finale: "Pale Blue Eyes", by The Velvet Underground.
126	15	"Witness Protection"	Alex Zakrzewski	Elle Triedman	February 15, 2009	10.89[15]
The team opens the 2008 case of a man who was murdered while in the witness protection program when his widow comes to the police asking for help in looking for their missing son. There was no song featured in the intro. Song featured in the finale: "Until the Day Is Done", by R.E.M.
127	16	"Jackals"	Marcos Siega	Taylor Elmore	March 8, 2009	12.61[16]
The team reopens the case of a teenage girl who was murdered in 1976 when her father finds evidence suggesting that she had become involved with a notorious motorcycle gang shortly before her death. Song featured in the intro: "Magic Man", by Heart. Song featured in the finale: "Simple Man", by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Spencer Locke as Sarah Blake (victim)
128	17	"Officer Down"	Alex Zakrzewski	Christopher Silber	March 15, 2009	13.02[17]
When Jeffries is wounded and another man is killed during a robbery at a convenience store, the rest of the team must race against time to track down the shooter before the trail goes cold. This episode depicts a lower class neighborhood, gang activities and the hard life of minorities. Song featured in the intro: "I Wish It Would Rain", by The Temptations Song featured in the finale: "The Judgement", by Solomon Burke
129	18	"Mind Games"	Donald Thorin, Jr.	Gavin Harris	March 22, 2009	11.41[18]
The team reopen the 2004 case of a psychiatrist who died in a suspicious fire, after the former roommate of one her patients finds a notebook detailing the fire. Song featured in the intro: "Beautiful Boy (Darling)", by John Lennon Song featured in the finale: "Watching the Wheels", by John Lennon
130	19	"Libertyville"	Marcos Siega	Kathy Ebel	March 29, 2009	11.86[19]
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. Song featured in the intro" Are You Havin' Any Fun", by Tony Bennett Song featured in the finale: "This Land Is Your Land", by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
131	20	"Stealing Home"	Kevin Bray	Danny Pino & Elwood Reid	April 12, 2009	10.56[20]
The team investigates a 1999 murder of a Cuban immigrant who arrived in Philadelphia on a small boat with couple of others, who was pursuing a major league baseball career after an illegal immigrant hoping to stay in the country says he saw the victim's body in another location. Song featured in the intro: "537 C.U.B.A", by Orishas Song featured in the finale: "Vida Mas Simple" by Nil Lara.
132	21	"November 22nd"	Jeannot Szwarc	Ryan Farley	April 26, 2009	10.56[21]
When the murder weapon from a 1963 case is unearthed, the team reopens the murder of a pool hustler who was shot the same day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. This has similarities to the movie The Hustler Song featured in the intro: "Green Onions", by Booker T. & the M.G.'s. Song featured in the finale: "My One and Only Love" by John Coltrane.
133	22	"The Long Blue Line" (Part 1)	Roxann Dawson	Jennifer M. Johnson & Greg Plageman	May 3, 2009	12.46[22]
In the first part of the two-part season finale, the team reopens the case of the first ever female cadet at a local military academy, who was murdered in 2005, after her body is found in an unmarked grave at a military cemetery. First part of the season finale. Song featured in the intro: "Corduroy", by Pearl Jam. Song featured in the finale: "Yellow Ledbetter" by Pearl Jam. Last appearance of Tania Raymonde as Frankie Rafferty
134	23	"Into The Blue" (Part 2)	Jeannot Szwarc	Jennifer M. Johnson & Greg Plageman	May 10, 2009	11.83[23]
In the second part of the finale, the investigation into the female cadet's murder continues. As the team finds more and more clues, the killer tries to stop the investigation in order to remain hidden. Song featured in the intro: "Once", by Pearl Jam. Song featured in the finale: "Black" by Pearl Jam.

Notes

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