The BEST episodes of Cold Case season 7

Every episode of Cold Case season 7, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cold Case season 7!

Cold Case stars Kathryn Morris as Lilly Rush, the lone female detective in the Philadelphia homicide squad who finds her calling when she's assigned to "cold cases" -- crimes that have never been solved. Previously, she used her instinctive understanding of the criminal mind on current murders. Now, she's interrogating witnesses whose lives and circumstances have since changed, making use of today's new science and finding fresh clues to solve cases that were previously unsolvable, all of which appeals to this smart, driven detective. She's also prepared for the consequences: that her work will open up old wounds and may lead suspects to commit new crimes.

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Shattered (2)
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7.71
543 votes

#1 - Shattered (2)

Season 7 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/2/2010

Lilly searching for her abducted sister. Meanwhile, Jeffries attempts to solve a murder involving a teenage girl that has haunted him for 17 years.

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Chinatown
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7.57
422 votes

#2 - Chinatown

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/2009

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.

Directors: David Von Ancken
Writer: Alicia Kirk
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Flashover
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7.55
487 votes

#3 - Flashover

Season 7 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/21/2010

The team searches for Vera when he goes missing, and they reinvestigate a 2006 arson-homicide case that Vera obsessed over in recent weeks.

Directors: Jeannot Szwarc
Jurisprudence
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7.53
470 votes

#4 - Jurisprudence

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2009

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.

Directors: Holly Dale
The Runaway Bunny
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7.53
424 votes

#5 - The Runaway Bunny

Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/17/2010

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.

Directors: John Finn
Writer: Elwood Reid
Iced
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7.48
370 votes

#6 - Iced

Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2009

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.

Directors: Peter Medak
The Crossing
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7.45
591 votes

#7 - The Crossing

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2009

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.

Directors: Alex Zakrzewski
Hood Rats
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7.44
541 votes

#8 - Hood Rats

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2009

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

Directors: Chris Fisher
Writer: Elwood Reid
Soul
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7.44
440 votes

#9 - Soul

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2009

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.

Writer: Ryan Farley
Forensics
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7.40
373 votes

#10 - Forensics

Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/2009

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.

Directors: Holly Dale
WASP
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7.39
464 votes

#11 - WASP

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2009

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.

Directors: Chris Fisher
Writer: Denise Thé
The Last Drive-In (1)
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7.39
569 votes

#12 - The Last Drive-In (1)

Season 7 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/28/2010

A murder is linked to a serial killer who has apparently been inactive for 27 years. Involved in the investigation is an FBI agent who has been tracking the killer for 30 years and who was responsible for breaking up Stillman's marriage years ago.

Directors: Chris Fisher
Writer: Elwood Reid
Two Weddings
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7.35
437 votes

#13 - Two Weddings

Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/28/2010

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.

Directors: Nathan Hope
Almost Paradise (1)
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7.34
632 votes

#14 - Almost Paradise (1)

Season 7 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/2/2010

The 1989 death of a prom queen who was the victim of a potentially deliberate hit-and-run accident is investigated. Meanwhile, Lilly's troubled sister shows up, but Lilly refuses her dad's request to give her a second chance.

Metamorphosis
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7.34
427 votes

#15 - Metamorphosis

Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/21/2010

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.

Free Love
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7.30
514 votes

#16 - Free Love

Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/11/2010

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.

Directors: Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writer: Elwood Reid
Bombers
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7.28
368 votes

#17 - Bombers

Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/14/2010

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.

Directors: Janice Cooke
The Good Soldier
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7.28
391 votes

#18 - The Good Soldier

Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/10/2010

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.

Bullet (2)
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7.27
574 votes

#19 - Bullet (2)

Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/4/2010

A serial killer is identified, and Lilly and the FBI attempt to protect his likely future targets while tracking him down.

Read Between the Lines
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7.17
457 votes

#20 - Read Between the Lines

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2009

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 neighborhood and was recently placed, along with her sister, with new foster parents.

Directors: Kevin Bray
Dead Heat
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7.15
429 votes

#21 - Dead Heat

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2009

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.

Directors: Nathan Hope
Writer: Adam Glass
One Fall
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7.12
454 votes

#22 - One Fall

Season 7 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/14/2010

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.

Writer: Ryan Farley