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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. Add a recap »

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Writers:: Karin Lewicki Karin Lewicki Kate Purdy

Director:: Tim Hunter

Stars:: Danny Pino (Scotty Valens); Jeremy Ratchford (Det. Nick Vera); John Finn (Lt. John Stillman); Kathryn Morris (Det. Lilly Rush); Thom Barry (Det. Will Jeffries); Tracie Thoms (Kat Miller (Episodes 3.13+; recurring previously))

Guest Star:: Valerie Wildman (Landon (2006)); Julie Mond (Landon (1968)); Tom Virtue (Matthew (1968)); Sarah Shelton (Sloane (2006)); Holly Lynch (Sloane (1968)); Josh Janowicz (Chip (1968)); Tina Morasco (Irene (1968)); Kelly Miller (Lillian (1968)); Elizabeth Hendrickson (Emma (1968)); Ben Murphy (Travis (2006)); Charlie Koznick (Travis (1968)); Priscilla Pointer (Lillian (2006)); Warren Sweeney (M.C. (1968))

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In the episode that aired, we never find out why Emma's father was in the hospital and got pulled from the moon shot. In the original script, Emma reveals to Travis that her father started hallucinating during a sensory deprivation test and didn't recover from it. edit »
Emma Vine was killed on December 14, 1968. edit »
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Although Det. Vera (and his gutter mind) suspected that Kat Miller's mystery meetings on Wednesdays would have something to do with her being gay, it turns out that Kat has a daughter, whose ballet classes she has been attending every Wednesday evening. According to the original version of the script, the episode would have ended with all Miller, Jeffries, Vera, and Valens watching the dance recital. In the version that aired, Miller's daughter's name is not revealed, but in the original script the card attached to the flower bouquet Miller is carrying would have read "Veronica" -- the name Vera overheard previously. edit »

International Airdates:
- Denmark: February 15, 2006 on TV3+ edit »
Music Featured in This Episode:
- Hooked on a Feeling by B.J. Thomas
- Daydream Believer by The Monkees
- Beautiful People by Melanie
- A Beautiful Morning by The Rascals
- Waltz from the ballet Sleeping Beauty, composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (from 5 Alarm Music Library)
- Moon River, composed by Henry Mancini
- Air on the G String from 5 Alarm Music Library
- Danny's Waltz from Master Source Music Catalog
- Magic Carpet Ride by Steppenwolf edit »
Tracie Thoms (Det. Kat Miller) joins the main cast and she has been added to the opening title sequence. edit »

Det. Vera: So who's coming to Sixers' game on Wednesday?
Lilly: Nah, sorry. I'm not into hockey.
Det. Vera: ... It's basketball.
Lilly: (chirpy) No thanks. edit »
Lt. Stillman: Emma's case was put on a shelf pretty quick after it came in.
Lilly: Was it ruled an accident?
Lt. Stillman: No, it was handled as an "S" job: suspicious death. Meant no one looked at it too closely in -68.
Lilly: Well, it's 2006 now... and we like to look. edit »
Travis: Emma was like a comet. She just lit up everything. edit »
Det. Scotty Valens: Crushed skull, spinal fracture. A bad fall.
Det. Lilly Rush: Or a good shove. edit »

Landon: Emma wants to be the first girl to go to Harvard.
Travis: They don't let girls into Harvard.

Radcliffe College, Harvard's women's "Annex", was founded in 1879 since female students were not admitted in Harvard. Classes for both sexes didn't start until during the World War II, and in 1970 both colleges became coeducational. Although women were only nominally required to enroll at Radcliffe since 1977, it wasn't until October 1st, 1999, that Radcliffe College finally ceased to exist and was fully absorbed into Harvard University. edit »
Matthew (Landon's father): What are you reading?
Emma: Feynman's Lectures.
Matthew: On Physics? Impressive.

Richard Feynman (1918-1988) was a famous American physicist, researching in the field of quantum electrodynamics. The Feynman Lectures on Physics, written based on the lectures he held in 1962 while teaching at the California Institute of Technology, are commonly held as the most accessible writings in physics to a layman. edit »
In the opening scenes, the detective is watching President Richard Nixon's inauguration on TV while Emma's case file is being archived. The inauguration took place on January 20, 1969, which means that the police spent only little over a month looking into Emma's death. edit »
Det. Vera: So who's coming to Sixers' game on Wednesday?

A reference to the basketball team Philadelphia 76ers. edit »
Landon: I feel like Princess Grace.

Movie star Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956, making her a princess and every little girl's idol in the 1950's and 60's. edit »

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luckydagangsta
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The Bottom Line: "Bottom of the barrel"
A mother asks the team to re-open her daughter, Emma's 1968 murder after her escort's wife dies the same way her daughter died. ...Continue »
06/11/08 04:03pm | report abuse
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ariamaluum
member since: Apr 2, 2007
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The Bottom Line: "Character development"
Always ask yourself why is a girl so natural when she isn't trying to be and so different without trying to be? ...Continue »
05/03/07 09:57am | report abuse
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history_girl
member since: May 17, 2005
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The Bottom Line: "Filler episode"
An improvement on previous episodes. ...Continue »
06/11/06 08:08pm | report abuse
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JPPT1974
member since: Nov 2, 2005
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The Bottom Line: "Tearjerker"
Proves that the smart girl didn't go as far as many thought that she would! ...Continue »
02/25/06 07:25pm | report abuse
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gmovie06
member since: Jan 15, 2006
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The Bottom Line: "Average"
This episode wasn't bad, but it wasn't over the top like some should be. SPOILER ...Continue »
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