Vietnam: A Television History (1983)

The Badlands

Lilly re-investigates a brutal triple homicide, the last case she worked before moving to the cold case squad. When the prime suspect proves to be innocent, Rush and the team re-open a 2003 triple homicide at a now-condemned restaurant in a blighted inner-city neighborhood. The diner had been a neighborhood oasis before the owners and their 17-year-old busboy were brutally murdered. The original crime scene was Rush's first case, but she was soon called off to join the Cold Case squad, leaving Vera as the officer in charge. It quickly becomes clear that Vera's investigation was sloppy, which infuriates Jeffries, who grew up in the neighborhood.

Factory Girls

Lilly and the team reopen a case from 1943 involving the suspicious death of a World War II factory worker, Alice (Chad Morgan), who was found dead after an apparent accidental fall. A 60 year reunion of World War II female factory workers stirs up memories of the mysterious death. A friend of the deceased confides in Lilly that the death is not what it appears to be and begs her to dig deeper into the case. After several interviews, Lilly soon discovers that the women were not as innocent in 1943 as they now appear to be and the investigation points to murder and reveals that the shy, married victim had secrets that may have lead to her death. Lily must comb through a web of lies to try to track the real motive and killer.

Daniela

Lily and Valens reopen a presumed homicide from 1979 in which a Jane Doe's blood-drenched shoes, underwear and sheets were found in a trash bag, but no body. The investigation begins when a battered wife accuses her husband of murdering a girl in 1979 and brings in an amateur film from the time that supposedly shows him committing the crime. As they investigate, they learn that the victim, a teenage runaway who panhandled in a rough part of town, was picked up by a couple of teenage boys who made the home movie using her as their star. However, the now-adult boys tell Rush the whole thing was an act and Rush and Valens must figure out what happened to the vibrant 19-year-old who was never seen again.

The House

In 1968, Johnny Cash's Folsom Prison Concert was broadcast to millions of inmates across the U.S. That night, in the melee following the broadcast, an inmate was murdered and quickly disposed of in a prison outside of Philly. Lilly and the team re-open the case when human bones are found at the site of the now shuttered prison. When it turns out that the bones don't belong to the dead inmate, the team has to begin a new search for the person who was murdered at the prison 36 years before.

Who's Your Daddy

Det. Rush investigates the 1991 double murder of married illegal immigrants from Cambodia who were shot to death in thier apartment and found by thier 6-year old daughter. The now-teenage girl brings the case to Lilly after she discovers a bracelet once owned by her mother is for sale on the internet. The probe reveals that the parents had dark secrets unknown to thier daughter.

The Sleepover

Lilly reopens a 1990 murder case in which a prep-school girl was found dead in a local swimming hole, after a present-day victim with similar markings is discovered at the same place. The investigation reveals that the victim of the earlier crime was routinely tormented by a trio of classmates who invited her to a sleepover then night she was killed.

It's Raining Men

A man who first contacted AIDS in 1983 asks Rush and Valens to re-open the unsolved strangulation death of his former partner. When the team begin investigating the murder, they learn that the dead man was one of the early activists in the fight against AIDS and a relentless advocate for AIDS education in the burgeoning gay community. The team also learns that the victim was a member of a prominent family who disowned him due to his sexual orientation.

Red Glare

The 1953 murder of a white school teacher, a communist sympathizer who was involved in civil-rights issues, is reopened after the victim's youngest son asks for it to be reinvestigated. The probe reveals that the slain man was killed on the same day that the Rosenbergs were executed and was set to testify the next day before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Also, Lily's estranged sister (Nicki Aycox) unexpectedly shows up.

Mind Hunters

The headless torso of a woman who disappeared in 1985, on the same day she filed domestic-abuse charges against her husband, is found by hikers in a wildlife preserve. The investigation quickly leads to the grisly discovery of 8 more decapitated bodies, the victims of a serial killer.

Discretion

The 2000 murder of a prominent, ambitious Puerto Rican assistant district attorney is re-opened when the man's wife insists that recent reports of her husband's connection to a large amount of missing money at the time of his death are untrue. As Rush and the team investigate, they learn the victim was prosecuting a murder trial with a young Puerto Rican defendant whose conviction suddenly becomes suspicious.

Blank Generation

A cult member's suicide in l978 is re-examined by Rush in light of a new fatality. 26 years later, Beth still doesn't believe that her brother, Matthew, killed himself just days after his family hired a deprogrammer to rescue him from a cult. when she hears that the same deprogrammer has just been accused of killing a cult member while trying to deprogram him, she asks Rush to explore the circumstances Matthew's death. Meanwhile, Valens must deal with tragic news of his own.

Yo, Adrian

The deathbed confession of a boxing referee leads Rush and the team to reopen a case involving an over-matched fighter who died moments after a terrible beating in a 1976 bout, which clearly should have been stopped. As the detectives look into why the underdog boxer was essentially allowed to die in the ring, they discover several people with solid motives.

Time to Crime

After a murder weapon connected to the 1987 drive-by shooting of a little girl turns up, Det. Rush and her team re-open the case. The team slowly track back the gun's previous owners until the shocking original owner is finally revealed. Elsewhere, Det. Valens attempts to break things off with Christina before the truth reaches Lily.

Revolution

Rush and the team investigate the 1969 murder of a 19-year-old girl whose body was found in her boyfriend's apartment the day he fled to Canada to avoid fighting in Vietnam.

Wishing

When someone leaves drawings recreating an accident that killed a mentally disabled teen, it points the finger at the incident being murder.

Revenge

Lt. Stillman's priest informs him of a long ago confession where a man confessed being involved in the 1998 kidnapping of a 9-year old boy. The case is reopened with this new lead, and it turns out the truth is closer to home.

Schadenfreude

A man claims that he was wrongfully convicted of the 1982 murder of his rich wife. The case is reopened when the victim's rare ring is discovered worn by a recently deceased junkie.

Ravaged

A woman, who was romantically involved with Nick Vera in high school, claims that members of a fraternity might have been involved in her alcoholic sister's death in 1995. The victim's estranged husband and a bar owner are also viewed as potential suspects.

Strange Fruit

The unsolved 1963 murder of a black teenager, whose body was discovered by the then-young Will Jeffries, is reopened.

Kensington

The murder case of a young mill worker is re-opened when Rush learns that a recent parolee admitted to stealing money off the victim's body.

Creatures of the Night

A serial killer is to be released from a New Jersey prison based on a plea bargain made twenty-five years ago. Philadelphia homicide is asked to locate a potential crime committed while the killer was living in Philadelphia during the summer of 1977. A doorman was found strangled to death in a subway station in full uniform. The plot follows an evening at "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" involving the doorman, his girlfriend and the future serial killer. Valens received word from NYPD that his girlfriend was involved with credit card fraud and there's a warrant out for her arrest.

Best Friends

Rush and Valens re-open the 1932 case when a truck containing human bones is pulled from the Delaware River. Rush and Valens link the truck to a former prohibition era bootlegger and learn that the bones may belong to his sister, Rose, who unexpectedly went missing with the truck. As the case takes shape, Rush discovers that Rose took up company with a black girl who dressed and behaved like a man, named Billie. When forensics confirms the bones are not Rose's, Valens tracks her down and learns of her controversial friendship with Billie, which alienated several people, including Billie's ex-lover, Georgie, who always believed they were more than friends.

The Woods

The discovery of nine human skulls leads Rush (Kathryn Morris) back to George Marks, the serial killer she was unable to incriminate months earlier, and who walked away a free man. As the detectives reinvestigate his mother's murder from 1972, George is forced to emerge from hiding to face Rush again. This time, their very lives are at stake in their final showdown.

Family

When a young girl is contacted by a man claiming to be her father, Det. Rush and her team reopen a 1988 case of a teenaged boy, killed on the same night the girl was born.

The Promise

Lilly re-opens the case of young girl, an overweight college freshman named Laurie, who died in a fraternity house fire in 2004. The fire was deemed accidental at the time, but a cell phone photo e-mailed from the girl's phone just moments before her death prompts a closer examination.

Bad Night

The 1978 murder of a young man is re-opened after the victim's mother finds a letter suggesting that his death wasn't random.

Colors

Det. Rush re-opens the 1945 case of a baseball player, bludgeoned to death with his own bat.

Committed

In 1954, 9-year-old Otis Petrowski last saw his mother in a mental institution. Now over 50 years later, after the death of an elderly woman who had been using Otis' mother's identity, Det. Rush sets out to discover what happened to the boy's real mother.

Saving Patrick Bubley

When a mother of five loses her fourth son to gang violence, Lilly sets out the save the youngest, reopening one of her first cases on the homicide squad.

Start-Up

Lilly re-opens the 1999 case of a young, healthy woman who nevertheless died of a heart attack. In the late 1990's, she was briefly an Internet millionaire, but due to bad business decisions, her dot.com company eventually went bust.

Honor

When a box filled with POW support bracelets is found in an abandoned drug den, Det. Rush re-investigates the 1972 shooting of Carl, a veteran of the Vietnam War.

A Perfect Day (a.k.a. The Choice)

When a fisherman finds evidence of a young girl's death washed up on a shore in New Jersey, Lilly re-opens the 1965 case of 4-year-old child who had a seemingly abusive mother.

Frank's Best

The team re-opens the 2001 case of a robbed and murdered deli owner when the brother of the man convicted of the crime brings forth new evidence, suggesting the man may have been wrongfully accused.

8 Years

When a woman who disappeared from a hospital 18 years ago is seen in Atlantic City, the team re-opens the 1988 case of a young man shot to death in an apparent carjacking.

All Apologies

When a note connected to a supposed suicide is found, the team re-opens the 1994 case of a high-school kid who fell from the roof of the school building after having served detention. In 1994 the death was deemed a suicide, but the newly-found note indicates that the victim might have been fearing for his life.

Debut

Lilly re-opens the 1968 case of an 18-year-old girl who died -- apparently accidentally -- at the night of her debutante ball. Now her mother comes forth with new evidence when a local art dealer is accused of murdering his wife in the same manner the girl died.

Dog Day Afternoons

The case of a female bank teller shot to death in her work in 2000 is reopened when the same bank is robbed again by perpetrators wearing identical masks and equipped with identical weapons as six years earlier.

Sanctuary

The 1998 case of a female drug smuggler is re-opened. The woman was involved with Scotty at the time he was working undercover on a high-profile drug case, and he has been keeping it a secret from the team for all these years.

One Night

Lilly and the cold case team will have to decode the clues given by a twisted killer in order to save the life of a young boy who has been left to die alone. But first they must find the boy and for that they need to dig a little deeper into their own pasts.

Super Star

When a poison-soaked towel turns up at the station, Lilly re-opens the 1973 case of a murdered female college tennis star.

Willkommen

The team re-opens the 2002 case of a murdered amateur actor when the owner of a local community theater finds a gun hidden inside prop furniture.

Beautiful Little Fool

Lilly re-opens the 1929 case of a woman found dead in a ravine on Christmas Day when the victim's great-granddaughter comes in asking for help. Meanwhile, Lilly's estranged mother shows up, hoping to re-connect with her daughter.

Death Penalty: Final Appeal

The 1994 case of a raped and murdered 16-year-old girl is re-opened when Det. Jeffries gets a call from a prisoner on death-row -- scheduled to be executed in just three days.

The Hen House

The 1945 case of a murdered newspaper reporter is reopened when new evidence suggests that the woman was thrown in front of a passing train by someone she knew.

The River

When a new witness steps forward, Lilly and the team are prompted to re-open the 1984 shooting of a respected and beloved ER doctor who had a secret he had been hiding from his family.

Joseph

When a drug counselor's debit card is used one year after his death, Lilly and the team reopen the 2005 case. During the investigation, Lilly is strangely drawn to the victim, Joseph Shaw, a popular drug counselor who was killed two days before he was set to testify against one of his students. Lilly becomes so fixated on Joseph that she takes home a photo of him from the evidence and places it on her nightstand at home. Normally a "by the book" investigator, Lilly becomes so enthralled with the victim that she breaks some procedural rules, putting herself and the other investigators in danger.

Rampage

The 1995 case involving two teenage boys who committed suicide after going on a murderous rampage at the local mall is re-opened when evidence shows there may have been a third shooter. When a video tape of the shooting is discovered hidden in an air vent in the mall, Lilly and the team see that the third shooter managed to leave the crime scene pretending to be a survivor. Now, Lilly and the team must retrace the lives of the teenage boys and the events that led up to that fateful day, and re-interview all of the survivors.

War At Home

The 2004 case involving the disappearance of a female Iraqi war vet is re-opened when her prosthetic arm is found in a river. When Dana returned from the war she was no longer the same person she had been. Dana fought in Iraq for 93 days with her close friend, Tommy, who lost a leg, and Frank, who lost his life when their vehicle came under attack. Dana returned home as a hero to the community but not to Frank's widow, who is the number one suspect in Dana's disappearance. Meanwhile, Scotty pays a visit to his brother in regards to an ongoing child molestation investigation.

Sandhogs

When the bones of a man found in a subway tunnel are identified as a sandhog miner named Donavan who disappeared in 1947, Lilly and Valens believe that he may have been murdered. During 1947, the rumor mill was abuzz about why Donavan went missing. Maybe it was because of his attempt to unionize his fellow miners or his public affair that didn't sit well with the locals. There was a long list of suspects, including the owner of the mining company who wanted to stop the impending strike, and a fellow sandhog who wanted nothing to do with fighting for anyone's rights. Meanwhile, Joseph tells Lilly he loves her.

Baby Blues

Charged with the emotional task of finding a baby's killer, Lilly re-opens the 1982 case involving a baby who died of SIDS under a cloud of suspicion. Lilly starts her investigation with the only people who were with the baby on the morning of her death -- the parents, Christa and Lee. First, Lilly gets Lee to admit to not wanting a second child. Then Christa admits to feeling stressed out with the demands of a new baby, along with being a working mother. Their older child, Devon, who was only 6-years-old at the time of his sister's death, barely remembers what happened that night, but somehow believes that he had something to do with his sister's death. Meanwhile, Ray enters Lilly's life again.

Saving Sammy

Lilly re-opens a 2003 case in which an autistic boy's parents were shot in their car when Joseph brings her information that the boy might have seen the killer.

Static

The team re-opens the 1958 case of a local celebrity, a radio DJ nicknamed "The Hawk", when they discover his death was staged to look like a suicide.

The Key

When new evidence of a murder case from 1979 is found, Det. Jeffries – who then worked on the case as a rookie cop – sets out to find the killer, fulfilling the promise he made to the victim's daughter 27 years ago.

Fire Flies

When a mailman is found dead in his home, several bags of undelivered mail are discovered, including a letter postmarked 31 years ago and is now a major piece of evidence in the 1975 case involving a missing girl. Lilly and the detectives learn that the missing girl, Melanie, was abducted from her bedroom window and her best friend's, Cherise, brother was the number one suspect. The case takes shape when postal workers from 1975 admit that they would not deliver mail to the Black families in the neighborhood and did not like the friendship between Melanie and Cherise. In 1975, racial discrimination made everyone a suspect and now Lilly and the team must find out what really happened to Melanie.

Lonely Hearts

The team re-investigates the unsolved 1989 murder of a woman shot in an alley when the victim's video dating tape shows up in a dead man's apartment.

Forever Blue

The team re-investigates the 1968 case of a policeman who was shot in his patrol car when a dying inmate comes forth with new information.

Red and the Blue

Lilly must go to Knoxville, Tennessee, to take another look into the murder of a country singer.

Knuckle Up

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