Writer:	Dan Dworkin, Jay Beattie
Director:	Tim Matheson
Star:	Jeremy Ratchford (Det. Nick Vera),  Thom Barry (Det. Will Jeffries),  John Finn (Lt. John Stillman),  Kathryn Morris (Det. Lilly Rush),  Danny Pino (Scotty Valens)
Recurring Role:	Nicki Lynn Aycox (Christina Rush)
Guest Star:	Bob Papenbrook (Wade Ribble (1953)),  Rita Zohar (Reina Kraus (2004)),  Ellen Geer (Kay Lang (2004)),  Emily Montague (Heather (1953)),  Kimberly Quinn (Kay Lang (1953)),  Patrick J. Adams (Dean Lang (1953)),  Iva Hasperger (Reina Kraus (1953)),  Dion Anderson (Dean Lang (2004)),  Johnny Sneed (Harland Sealey (1953)),  Orson Bean (Harland Sealey (2004)),  David Grant Wright (Mr. Jenkins (1953)),  Gilbert Glenn Brown (Renaldo Copely (1953)),  Wyatt Smith (Boy (1953)),  Stephanie Patton (Girl (1953)),  Bucky Dominick (Norman (1953)),  Alan Pietruszewski (FBI Agent #1),  Kendre Berry (Robert (1953)),  Josh Randall (Elliot Garvey (1953)),  Randy Oglesby (Howard Lang),  Patricia Forte (Claire Copely)

The CBS press release for this episode carried a note that guest star Orson Bean (Harland Sealey in 2004) was himself blacklisted in the 1950's for being a communist sympathizer. He was even fired from The Ed Sullivan Show because of the allegations. (edit) Music Featured in This Episode:
- Your Mouth's Got a Hole in It by Buddy Marrow
- Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight by The Spaniels
- Iko Iko (Jockomo) by James Crawford
- Yesterdays by Billie Holiday
- Rags to Riches by Tony Bennett
- Cry by Johnnie Ray
- You Belong to Me by Patti Page
- The Raft & the River by Michael Levine
- Moonlight Promanade by ?
- I Believe by Frankie Laine (edit)

Det. Rush: It wasn't just Elliot that died that day. A whole family died too. You wanna be a man of action? This is your last chance. (edit) Reina Kraus: (about Elliot) He was true to her, which made me love him even more. (edit) Det. Valens: But when Elliot was killed, you didn't report this Ribble guy to the police?
Mr. Sealey: That would have been pointless. Wade Ribble was the police. (edit) Mr. Sealey: First rule of the witch hunt, don't limit yourself to the witches! (edit) Det. Valens: Those statues ain't going nowhere.
Mrs. Lang: Neither is Elliot. (edit)

Elliot Garvey was murdered on April 4, 1953. (edit) Nitpick: At one point during the political meeting, a speaker refers to integration in schools by stating that "Great Britain and France ended segregation years ago". The truth is that in Great Britain and France there has never been segregation of schools on racial grounds. (edit)

The episode title, Red Glare, refers to the saying "Better dead than red" that was often said when referring to communists. (edit) The Rosenbergs
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were a married couple who were accused and convicted for spying for the Soviet Union during the Cold War. They were sentenced to death and executed in the electric chair on June 19, 1953.

A curiosity: After their parents' execution, the Rosenbergs' two sons, Robert and Michael, were adopted by songwriters Ann and Abel Meeropol. Abel Meeropol wrote the song Strange Fruit, which later gave its name to the Cold Case episode 2-19: Strange Fruit. (edit) Robert: But he jammed with Louis Armstrong once.

Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) was a famous jazz trumpeter and singer. (edit)