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Score: 8.8 Great 73 votes

The Hen House

Episode Number: 67    Season Num: 3    First Aired: Sunday April 30, 2006    Prod Code: n/a
The 1945 case of a murdered newspaper reporter is reopened when new evidence suggests that the woman was thrown in front of a passing train by someone she knew.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Craig Turk
Director: David Von Ancken
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)
Guest Star: Todd Babcock (Noah Pool (1945)),  K Callan (Helen (2006)),  Bob Pescovitz (Tommy Gillis),  Carolyn States (Johanna Hoffman (1945)),  James Greene (Birdie (2006)),  Eve Brenner (Johanna Hoffman (2006)),  Rodney Eastman (Arthur Pool (1945)),  Garrett Ryan (David Pool (1945)),  Joey Pollari (Newsboy (1945)),  Steve Vinovich (McDuff (1945)),  Peter Graves (Noah Pool (2006)),  Aran Cravey (Helen (1945)),  Justin Scot (Birdie (1945)),  Michelle Harrison (Lo Kinney (1945)),  Ashley Farley (Young Girl (1945)),  Michael Cavanaugh (David Pool (2006))

Notes

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International Airdates:
- Denmark: May 24, 2006 on TV3+ (edit)
Music Featured in This Episode:
- Leap Frog by Les Brown & His Orchestra
- Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive by Johnny Mercer
- Opus One by Tommy Dorsey
- I Don't Know Enough About You by Peggy Lee
- You Always Hurt the One You Love by The Mills Brothers
- It Could Happen to You by Jo Stafford (edit)

Quotes

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(Mr. McDuff is handing assignments to the writers.)
Lo Kinney: How about me, Mr. McDuff?
Mr. McDuff: Oh, uh... Crumb cakes!
Lo Kinney: Excuse me?
Mr. McDuff: I want to hear what kind of victory vittles the ladies are baking for the soldiers coming home from the war.
Helen: Red, white and blue Jell-O gelatin! That's a story gals will go dizzy for! (edit)
Lilly: Is it true? Jeffries got demoted?
Lt. Stillman: Disciplined... the bosses put him on desk duty.
Lilly: For how long?
Lt. Stillman: Undetermined.
Lilly: Well, that's going to make him nuts.
Lt. Stillman: Doesn't help that his birthday's this week.
Lilly: Oh, right. Double whammy.
Lt. Stillman: No, whatever you do, don't mention it to him. He was very clear... no cake, no presents. (edit)
Noah: (to Lo Kinney) A month ago, a woman asks you what type of curtains to use. You tell her, "None, so you can see the sky." (edit)
Helen: Women don't want to be bothered with war talk.
Lo Kinney: Because meat pies and nylons are so much more interesting. (edit)
Noah: Lo was my second chance after so much darkness. I came here to start over and there she was: light. When she died, though, that light went out for good. (edit)

Trivia

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Noah Pool's real name was Anton Bikker. (edit)
The show is being consistent with the timing of Will Jeffries' birthday. In episode 2-22: Best Friends, which aired on May 8, 2005, he turned 60. Now in this episode he had his 61st birthday. We can assume that Det. Jeffries' birthday is in the beginning of May. (edit)
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Det. Jeffries was put on desk duty for an indetermined period of time as a punishment for punching ADA Danner in the previous episode. (edit)
Lorena Kinney died on July 17, 1945. (edit)

Allusions

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The numbering system used to identify Jewish people in the Nazi German concentration camps is called Ka-tzetnik. The numbers on the concentration camp inmates' arms are referred to as tattoos. This is a common way to describe them but they were not actually tattoos. The numbers were burned into peoples' arms in the same way animals are branded. The process left a permanent scar. (edit)
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10.0
Perfect
The Hen House
"Exactly why I watch this series"
Before a newspaper closes it's doors, an employee finds a note for a meeting the same night and place that a woman writer is found murdered in 1945.
Continue » Posted Jun 12, 2008 1:06 pm PST
8.3
Great
The Hen House
"Another great installment"
Another war story reminds me of one done in the past. I really like episodes that show world history such as this one. I recommend it. Its about the murder of a female reporter in the 1940s.
Continue » Posted Dec 4, 2007 7:42 pm PST
8.6
Great
The Hen House
"Another great installment"
What if you find the love of your live, but his past is against all your believing?.
Continue » Posted May 23, 2006 8:55 am PST

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9.0
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The Hen House
"A very special episode"
Taking characters from major historical events gives Cold Case an edge.
Continue » Posted May 12, 2006 4:57 pm PST
9.1
Superb
The Hen House
"Above average"
Good episode
Continue » Posted May 3, 2006 10:50 am PST
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