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Score: 9.2 Superb 151 votes

The Promise

Episode Number: 48    Season Num: 3    First Aired: Sunday October 2, 2005    Prod Code: n/a
Lilly re-opens the case of young girl, an overweight college freshman named Laurie, who died in a fraternity house fire in 2004. The fire was deemed accidental at the time, but a cell phone photo e-mailed from the girl's phone just moments before her death prompts a closer examination.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Veena Cabreros Sud
Director: Paris Barclay
Star: Jeremy Ratchford (Det. Nick Vera),  Kathryn Morris (Det. Lilly Rush),  Thom Barry (Det. Will Jeffries),  Danny Pino (Scotty Valens),  John Finn (Lt. John Stillman)
Recurring Role: Sarah Brown (Josie Sutton)
Guest Star: Luke Gannon (Brother Scott),  Mark Wallace (Brother Jim),  Kristina Sexton (Deidre),  Lisa De Razzo (Shirley),  Veena Bidasha (Naya),  Guy Wilson (Pledge),  Lindsay Hollister (Laurie),  James Immekus (Dirk),  Joel McCrary (Malcolm),  Pat Skipper (Joseph Avery),  Nick Wechsler (Manny)

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International Airdates:
- Denmark: November 9, 2005 on TV3+ (edit)
Music Featured in This Episode:
- Hey Ya! by OutKast
- Almost by Bowling for Soup
- Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne
- Raise Your Hands by PGM
- Here Without You by 3 Doors Down
- All Flossed Out by 5 Alarm Music
- Like We Do by Kevin Winston
- Run by Snow Patrol
- Talk to You by PGM
- Fallen by Sarah McLachlan (edit)

Quotes

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Josie Sutton: (to Dirk) Spending time with a dead friend's father, that's commitment.
Scotty Valens: Or guilt. (edit)
Deidre: I was trying to find my way out of that house. But it was dark, and there were so many rooms. Somebody grabbed me from behind and ripped my dress. It was over before I could even scream. (edit)
Nick Vera: (about a pledge dressed as a maid) He's cute. French maids do it for me, too. (edit)
Lilly Rush: How did Laurie take that? The drifting apart?
Dirk: Things change.
Lilly Rush: You mean you changed.
Dirk: Is that a crime? Wanting your Saturday nights to be more than reading foreign film subtitles? (edit)
Josie Sutton: Why the big secret?
Deidre: Would you want the world to know what they did to you? (edit)

Trivia

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Goof: When this episode originally aired in Australia, the end credits were that of episode 1-14: Boy in the Box. (edit)
Nitpick: (highlight for a spoiler) Even if Laurie died of smoke inhalation, wouldn't it have been fairly obvious that the door was locked from the outside? (edit)
Goof: In the original airing of the episode on October 2, 2005, the date in the beginning of the episode says October 23, 2003. However, the date in the photo Laurie takes is October 23, 2004. In the repeat airing of this episode, aired on January 22, 2006, the date has been corrected; it now says October 23, 2004. (edit)
Laurie died on October 23, 2004. (edit)

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Community Reviews (12)

 
10.0
Perfect
The Promise
"Tearjerker"
After a father finds a photo of his daughter being attacked, it leads him to believe that the 2004 death of his daughter was not accidental.
Continue » Posted Jun 5, 2008 9:43 pm PST

DominicanSin3
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10.0
Perfect
The Promise
"Exactly why I watch this series"
One of my favorite so far...
Continue » Posted Mar 28, 2007 8:46 pm PST

MeMoiMeee
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10.0
Perfect
The Promise
"Exactly why I watch this series"
A young girl who is overweight is taken advantage of and abused like a piece of trash by the "cool crowd". Of course, in the end everyone suffers and nothing is accomplished.
Continue » Posted Dec 31, 2006 9:25 pm PST
9.0
Superb
The Promise
"Another great installment"
Emo to the max
Continue » Posted Mar 31, 2006 4:13 am PST
10.0
Perfect
The Promise
"Exactly why I watch this series"
The popular "kids" once again take advantage of that fact and cause other people misery. This could almost be my biography.
Continue » Posted Mar 4, 2006 2:51 am PST
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