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The Letter

Episode Number: 13    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Sunday January 25, 2004    Prod Code: 176713
Rush and Valens re-open the case of a 25-year-old black woman, who was murdered in 1939, after the woman's granddaughter comes forward with new information. The woman was assumed to be a prostitute murdered by a client, but letters written by the victim indicate that she was afraid of a milkman.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Veena Cabreros Sud
Director: Tim Hunter
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: Josh Hopkins (ADA Jason Kite)
Guest Star: Anne Marie Howard (Jennifer Reilly),  Dennis W. Hall (Clerk),  Tom Knickerbocker (Clive),  Sven Holmberg (Frankie),  Dan Desmond (Barnsley),  Matt C. Rochester (Woman #3),  Ryan Francis (???),  Grant Garrison (???),  Meta Golding (Sadie Douglas (1939)),  Lillian Lehman (Blanche Debbins (2004)),  Nadine Ellis (Blanche Debbins (1939)),  Geoffrey Lewis (Nathan (Jonesy) Jones (2004)),  Adam Weiner (Nathan (Jonesy) Jones (1939)),  Leslie Silva (Sarah Tucker),  Shacolby Randell (Manross Delaney (1939)),  Lou Beatty Jr. (Manross Delaney (2004)),  Zoe Cotton (Arletta Marion (2004)),  KeKe Palmer (Arletta Marion (1939)),  Ryan Alosio (Pierce McClintock)

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International Airdates:
- Denmark: April 7, 2004 on TV3+ (edit)
Music Featured in This Episode:
- Stars Fell on Alabama by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald
- Blue Moon by Ella Fitzgerald (edit)

Quotes

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Jeffries: (scanning through the records using the microform) This thing's making me seasick.
Vera: At least I got my roll on, you couldn't even do yours. (edit)
Lt. Stillman: You find Blanche, maybe we find out the reason why Sadie was going to New York.
Vera: Like the geezer's going to remember.
Lt. Stillman: (to Jeffries) You and Mr. Sensitivity track down all the milk companies that delivered to the boarding house, Rush and Valens will be on geezer patrol. (edit)
Jonesy: (in a letter) Sadie is a lady. (edit)

Trivia

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Goof: The character called Arletta is listed in the credits as Arlene. She is also listed as Arlene in the CBS press release for this episode. (edit)
Sadie Douglas died on August 11, 1939. (edit)
Goof: In this episode, it is said that the group was called The Fifth Day because in the Bible humans were created on the fifth day. Actually, in Genesis 1:26 it is said that God created humans on the sixth day. He created birds and sea creatures on the fifth. (edit)

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Community Reviews (6)

 
8.5
Great
The Letter
"Revealing"
The dark side of our society
Continue » Posted Aug 22, 2008 12:54 am PST

froggysfriend
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8.8
Great
The Letter
"Well written"
Two things that struck me.
Continue » Posted Aug 21, 2008 9:56 pm PST
7.7
Good
The Letter
"Revealing"
The team investigates the cause, motive, and person (s) responsible for the death of a young woman in 1939 at the behest of her Granddaughter who came forward with new information that may have implications about who is responsible.
Continue » Posted May 2, 2008 12:54 am PST
7.8
Good
The Letter
"Out of character"
It was ok
Continue » Posted Feb 29, 2008 6:00 am PST

Marinelle1
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1.5
Abysmal
The Letter
"Out of character"
To hell with this episode. There was no real, true love there! What man would love a woman and wait until a mob came to watch her be beaten and raped, then kill her to save her from death at their hands? That is so damn, contemptably stupid for sure!
Continue » Posted Jan 22, 2007 7:26 pm PST
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