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Cold Case: The Good Death

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The team re-opens the 1998 case of a terminally ill man when a nurse comes forth confessing to euthanizing six of his former patients. Add a recap »

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

Guest Star:: Susie Ruckle (Young Ellen Rush (scenes deleted)); Madison Meyer (Young Lilly Rush (scenes deleted)); Trent Gill (Tommy Dratton (1998)); Evan Brenner (Tommy Dratton (1985)); Reston Williams (Tommy Dratton (2007)); Justina Machado (Amelia Flores (1998/2007)); Aaron Lustig (Dr. Lason (1998)); Marcus Giamatti (Larry Kenick (1998/2007)); Lynda Boyd (Caroline Dratton (1998/2007)); John Sterling Carter (Harvey Sawyer (1998)); Ned Vaughn (Phil Wingeter (1998/2007)); Anthony Starke (Jay Dratton)

Thom Barry does not appear in this episode and Jeremy Ratchford only appears at the end of the episode "closing" the case. edit »
Jay Dratton died on June 28, 1998. edit »
We find out that Scotty's grandfather suffered from ALS, short for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The degenerative neurological disorder is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. edit »

International Airdates:
- Denmark: May 23, 2007 on TV3+ edit »
Music Featured in This Episode:
- 1979 by The Smashing Pumpkins
- Out of My Head by Fastball
- The Freshmen by The Verve Pipe
- Barely Breathing by Duncan Sheik
- P.S. You Rock My World by Eels
- Good Day by Paul Westerberg
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In the original version of the script and in the CBS press release, Amelia Flores' (played by Justina Machado) last name was Lopez. Further, the CBS press release also indicated that Susie Ruckle and Madison Meyer would play young Ellen and young Lilly, respectively, but they never appeared in the episode. edit »

Lt. Stillman: Scotty and Lil are out at Chester Prison starting with the good nurse Kenick.
Det. Jeffries: Hope they don't cough around him... edit »
Lilly: Mom, you've got to hang on.
Ellen: You can't fix me this time.
Lilly: Every day you get a new chance to start over.
Ellen: I'm outta chances. edit »
Amelia: Dying people need to shake things out from their past; they hang on until they make peace with it. edit »
Amelia Flores: No one's gonna give a rat's ass when you're gone. Dying alone's got to be the worst kind of death.
Jay Dratton: No, the worst kind of death is dying poor in a Target shirt. edit »
Jay Dratton: (on the cell phone with his business partner) Phil? Yeah. Your balls were on the other line, they miss you. edit »

The title is the English language translation for the Greek word euthanatos (sometimes also translated "easy death" or "dying well"). This term generally applies to assisting a sick person or animal to a painless death. edit »