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Daniela

Episode Number: 26    Season Num: 2    First Aired: Sunday October 17, 2004    Prod Code: n/a
Lilly and Valens reopen a presumed homicide from 1979 in which an unidentified victim'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.

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Writer: Veena Cabreros Sud
Director: David Barrett
Star: Jeremy Ratchford (Det. Nick Vera),  Danny Pino (Scotty Valens),  Kathryn Morris (Det. Lilly Rush),  John Finn (Lt. John Stillman),  Thom Barry (Det. Will Jeffries)
Guest Star: Julanne Chidi Hill (Marquette (1979/2004)),  Cody McMains (John (1979)),  Onahoua Rodriguez (Daniela),  Nicholas D'Agosto (Chris (1979)),  Brian Cousins (John (2004)),  Fritz Greve (Chris (2004)),  Christopher Allen Nelson (Lester Hughes (1979)),  Terrence Evans (Lester Hughes (2004)),  Ryan Templeton (Cassie (1979)),  Robert Catrini (Pops (1979)),  Nina Hodoruk (Kaitlyn)

Notes

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International Airdates:
- Denmark: December 15, 2004 on TV3+ (edit)
This episode was initially scheduled for October 10th, 2004. When the episode 2-1: The Badlands was eventually used as the season opener, this episode was re-scheduled for a later date. (edit)
Music Featured in This Episode:
- Bad Girls by Donna Summer
- My Sharona by The Knack
- Ring My Bell by Anita Ward
- I'd Really Love to See You Tonight by England Dan & John Ford Coley
- I Want You to Want Me by Cheap Trick
- Beautiful by Katy Pfaffl
- The Hustle by Van McCoy
- Y.M.C.A. by Village People
- Please Don't Go by KC & the Sunshine Band
- Goodbye Girl by Bread (edit)
A part of this episode is based on the concept of "snuff films" which show actual murders made for cruel purposes. While the existence of such films is questionable, there have been rumors of homeless teenagers having been scammed into appearing in them. (edit)

Quotes

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Chris: New York's only a few hours away, so if you're not busy, maybe sometime, I mean only if you want to, we can... go see the Eiffel Tower or something. (edit)
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Det. Valens: Mrs. Castille, you know this girl?
Mrs. Castille: Girl? That's my son. That's Edwin.
(edit)
Det. Rush: Hey, Jeffries. Looks like this job might have died on us.
Det. Jeffries: That's not all that died. We just luminoled the scene. It's a bloodbath. (edit)
Daniela: Get some bread for this ring, get that jive turkey landlord off my back! (edit)
John: We wouldn't be here if that screaming bitch didn't run out on us.
Chris: Cuz you're a pervert, man. Cassie didn't want to be your damn porn star. (edit)

Trivia

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This episode marks the first time that a suspect "sees" the victim and dances with her. (edit)
Daniela was killed on May 12, 1979. (edit)
Goof: On the roof, Daniela hears the song Please Don't Go by KC & the Sunshine Band. However, high school proms happen in the spring (and she dies on May 12th). The song wasn't released until the fall of 1979, and wasn't a number one hit until January 1980. (edit)
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Nitpick: Blood tests back in 1979 (and certainly in 2004) could have revealed that the blood is not from a female victim. While it can be questioned whether Daniela had the usual male XY chromosomes or more unusual combinations of more than two chromosomes, s/he would have definitely had a Y chromosome, revealing that the victim was not a woman. (edit)

Allusions

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Det. Jeffries: We just luminoled the scene.

Luminol is a chemical that can be used to detect traces of blood invisible to the naked eye. The chemical reacts with hemoglobin and emits a blue glow that can be seen in dark surroundings or, if photographed, by using a long exposure time. (edit)
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9.0
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Daniela
"A very special episode"
I think the word "sorrowful" says it all.
Continue » Posted Apr 22, 2008 2:31 pm PST
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Daniela
"Tearjerker"
Two teens make an impromptu mock snuff film with a girl, & the camera boy becomes involved with her after coming back to apologize. She has a secret which he can accept, but his father can't. Bigotry leads to tragedy in this tearjerker of an episode.
Continue » Posted Feb 27, 2008 12:34 am PST
10.0
Perfect
Daniela
"Exactly why I watch this series"
Cold Case episode called Daniela where they are dealing with a case from 1979 where a girl was murdered the show pulls you in with its intrigue of plot twists and throughout the episode a feeling of love and friendship that somehow goes wrong.
Continue » Posted Mar 15, 2007 8:52 pm PST

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This is a basic hoorah for this web site TV.com. All I was looking for was one of the songs in the show. I thank TV.com for having the songs listed on the episode. This is a great site. Thank you again for having exactly what I was looking for.
Continue » Posted Jul 13, 2005 7:37 pm PST
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