Love Conquers Al

Season 1, Episode 6, Aired
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A petty crook, Ricky, hoping to get a reduced sentence, relates witnessing a young man washing blood out of his car the night a teen track runner was murdered. The young athlete, Paige Pratt, was found shot, and her boyfriend Al Clarkson was originally imprisoned for the crime.moreless
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  • Lilly and her colleagues receive new evidence pertaining to a case from the early eighties involving the murder of a high school student named Paige Pratt. Paige's boyfriend Al Clarkson was convicted of the crime, but he is soon exonerated.moreless

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    By meathead704, Oct 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    "Love Conquers Al" is the first episode of Cold Case I ever saw and it is the reason why I am a fan of the show. The acting and writing for this episode is very good and all of the actors, regulars and guests, do an excellent job in their parts. What also makes this episdoe stand out is the great music that is used from beginning to end. There are quite a few reasons why I enjoyed "Love Conquers Al" and I hope you will enjoy it too.moreless

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  • A very interesting episode

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    By BabyKitten199, Sep 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    This was the first episode I ever saw of Cold Case. I thought it was really cool the way they flashed back to the past & I particularly liked the way they'd intertwine the actor portraying the person of the past with the actor portraying the person in the present form. It was sad that the young couple felt they needed to kill the victim in order to erase the boyfriend's infidelity but hey, stranger things have happened.

    (The music was great but "Who Can It Be Now?" by Men At Work didn't come out till the following year so it was a little off but you definitely got the early 80s feeling it was going for.)moreless

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  • a track star is killed by two lovers

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    By seaqueastdsv, Nov 16, 2010 Report Abuse
    this reminds me of the tv movie about two lovers who kill the girl who sleeped where her boy friend. in this epidsode a track star named paige is murdered. her head smashed in then shot. two lovers are found guilt of the crime. the young lovers one is a cheerleader who is saving her self for you boyfriend who is also a virgin. one night he sleeps with pagie and his girlfriend wants him to kill her so that they can be together agian. rush arrest them years later as they confued. its a great episode with a good sound track to it. very touching.moreless

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  • a young woman has to die, so that a love can survive. because of a deal with a crook, the true motives of the deed get known.

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    By artaudx, May 18, 2010 Report Abuse
    so corny it was wonderful. after all the years, after separation, the murderer and his former love, get together again to atone for their sins. destiny formed a bond, which will never divided. normally i hate such stories, but this
    was so overpowering, that i had to admit, that deep inside
    me, i must be a woman.


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    By JPPT1974, May 18, 2010 Report Abuse
    A petty crook who hopes to get a reduced sentence
    Sees his athlete girlfriend or supposedly girlfriend get killed and the original boyfriend is charged with the murder but did he really do it.
    The petty crook more and more keeps looking guilty as he waves to the cops a bunch of lies.
    Very guilty pleasure show and I love the show a lot!

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    • Paige Pratt was killed on May 15th, 1981. Edit
    • In this episode, Lilly says that her previous partner (Justin Chambers) left because he transferred to days due to his diabetes. He is replaced by Scotty Valens who is seen for the first time. Actor Danny Pino joins the title credits. Edit

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    • Lilly: We're here to talk to you about Bennett Cahill. Jane: Did something happen to him? Scotty: No. Alive and kicking. Edit
    • Al: (about Paige) I loved her. She ran wild on me, so it hurt. Jealousy ain't against the law. Edit
    • Scotty: (regarding cold cases) So, what, I work a few of these and then go on the line? Lilly: You act like this is the B list, Scotty. Scotty: Ain't it? Lilly: Not to me. Edit

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    • The Texas Cadet Murder This episode was more than likely based on the actual "Texas Cadet Murder" in 1995. Upset that her boyfriend David Graham had cheated on her with 16-year-old Adrianne Jones, Diane Zamora convinced David to kill Adrianne to prove his love for her. On December 4th, 1995, David lured Adrianne out of her home and into his car where he later attacked her (with Diane in the backseat). Adrianne ran for her life only for David to catch up and ruthlessly shoot her to death. The events have been made into a TV movie, called Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder, starring Holly Marie Combs as Diane Zamora. Edit

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