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Score: 9.1 Superb 84 votes

Offender

Episode Number: 88    Season Num: 4    First Aired: Sunday March 25, 2007    Prod Code: n/a
A desperate father turned serial killer coerces the team into taking another look of his son's 1987 murder.

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Writer: Greg Plageman
Director: David Barrett
Star: Tracie Thoms (Kat Miller (Episodes 3.13+; recurring previously)),  Thom Barry (Det. Will Jeffries),  Kathryn Morris (Det. Lilly Rush),  John Finn (Lt. John Stillman),  Jeremy Ratchford (Det. Nick Vera),  Danny Pino (Scotty Valens)
Recurring Role: Bonnie Root (A.D.A. Alexandra Thomas)
Guest Star: Bob Rusch (Ernie Grabowski (1987)),  Kale Browne (Cliff Burrell (2007)),  Jordan Baker (Tara McClaughlin (2007)),  Sean Whalen (Damon Childress (2007)),  Travis Aaron (Johnny Burrell (2007) (as Travis Aaron Wade)),  Rob Farrior (Adam Murdoch (2007) (as Robert Farrior)),  Lauren Champey (Tricia (1987)),  Nick Ballard (Adam Murdoch (1987)),  Tom McCleister (Ernest Wayne Grabowski (2007)),  Mitch Pileggi (Mitch Hathaway (2007)),  Amy Stewart (Tara Hathaway (1987)),  Colton Parsons (Damon Childress (1987)),  Stephanie Manglaras (Linda Burrell (1987)),  Dylan Kussman (Cliff Burrell (1987)),  Gattlin Griffith (Clayton Hathaway (1987)),  Rick Ravanello (Mitch Hathaway (1987)),  Conner Rayburn (Johnny Burrell (1987))

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International Airdates:
- Denmark: April 25, 2007 on TV3+ (edit)
Music Featured in This Episode:
- Bizarre Love Triangle by New Order
- Shattered Dreams by Johnny Hates Jazz
- Little Lies by Fleetwood Mac
- Forest by The Cure
- Precious Pain by Melissa Etheridge
- Never Surrender by Corey Hart (edit)

Quotes

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Scotty: Crazed vigilante, grieving father. It's bound to happen sooner or later. (edit)
A.D.A. Alexandra Thomas: Doesn't matter what we think. Matters if we can prosecute.
Scotty: It matters to your boss, he's got a PR disaster on the loose. (edit)
Scotty: Why are we going after this guy again? He's performing a public service.
A.D.A. Thomas: You're joking right?
Scotty: Hey, nobody else can figure out what to do with them. Certainly not the courts.
A.D.A Thomas: They served their time, we can't incarcerate them forever.
Scotty: Fine. Then cut them off.
A.D.A. Thomas: Oh, that will fix the problem. (edit)
Lilly: (about the supposed jumper) Looks like we're going to need a few more garbage bags.
Scotty: He missed the dumpster. (edit)
Lilly: (about the supposed jumper) Guy's still in one piece.
Scotty: Nice of him to beat rush hour. (edit)

Trivia

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Clayton Hathaway died on a Sunday in the summer of 1987. (edit)

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Community Reviews (12)

 
10.0
Perfect
Offender
"Tearjerker"
After a man is thrown off a building, the murderer leaves a note threatening that if they don't solve his son's 1987 murder he will kill more.
Continue » Posted Jun 19, 2008 4:15 am PST
9.9
Superb
Offender
"Tearjerker"
One of the best episodes of the season. A father pushes the cold case team to solve the murder of his son.
Continue » Posted May 1, 2007 11:39 am PST

dickon01
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9.2
Superb
Offender
"Revealing"
As frequently happens with Cold Case, the show airs and argues some social or politial issue, as well as solving an old murder. Sex offenders: what to do with them? Even the homicide squad disasgrees on the subject.
Continue » Posted Apr 22, 2007 1:59 pm PST

TiVoColdCase
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9.2
Superb
Offender
"Exactly why I watch this series"
I don't know the ending!
Continue » Posted Apr 3, 2007 7:46 am PST

becky677
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9.0
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Offender
"Another great installment"
This was another great episode of cold cases which I think would be the hardest to solve.
Continue » Posted Apr 1, 2007 1:26 pm PST
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Episode: Offender
Season Number: 4
Episode Reviews: 12
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