Cold Case (season 7)

After Lilly's car accident, she returns and investigates the disappearance of a twenty four year old woman, Darcy Curtis aboard a magnificent ocean liner in 1966. Long assumed to be a suicide, the case is re-investigated as a homicide when her bones are recovered. Meanwhile, Moe's judgment surprises everyone.

• All music in this episode is by Ray Charles.
• Song featured in the intro: "I Got a Woman" by Ray Charles.
• Song featured in the finale: "What Would I Do Without You?" by Ray Charles.

The team re-examines the 1995 murder of homeless seventeen year old amateur skateboarding prodigy Nash Simpson who was trying to earn enough money through skating sponsors to get himself off the street, after his younger brother identifies his belongings upon arriving in Philadelphia.

• Song featured in the intro: "Feel the Pain", by Dinosaur Jr..
• Song featured in the finale: "Disarm" by The Smashing Pumpkins.

The 2004 case of Alex Caceres, a teenaged boy who was murdered while wrongfully imprisoned in a juvenile detention center is reopened after new evidence suggests that he was innocent, and Scotty is determined to bring justice to the victim, having been attempting to free him prior to his death.

• Song featured in the intro: "In This World", by Moby.
• Song featured in the finale: "None of Us Are Free" by Solomon Burke.
• The story was inspired by the 2008 kids for cash scandal in Pennsylvania.

The team reinvestigates the 1970 murder of Billy Sanders, a twenty year old virtuoso jazz musician who was keeping his hard-partying lifestyle secret from his devoutly religious father when his son arrives wanting to know more about him, having been unborn prior to his death.

• Song featured in the finale: "I'll Be Around" by The Spinners.
• This episode was originally to air on CBS on October 18, 2009 but was pre-empted to the following week of October 25 for American viewers. Other markets, such as the Canadian network CTV aired the episode at its intended date and time.

The team reopens the 1944 disappearance and murder of Vivian Lynn, a twenty two year old female pilot who was part of a civilian program to aid the Air Force during World War II and was a professional fighter pilot. The team discovers that the plane she was flying in was sabotaged and must comb through the personnel at the base she worked at to find the culprit.

• Song featured in the finale: "I'll Walk Alone" by Martha Tilton.
• There is a final blurb stating that on July 1, 2009, the ladies of the WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal by Congress and President Obama for service to the nation during World War II.

When the remains of Sonny Sandoval, a forty five year old jockey who had been missing since 1986 are uncovered in an old horse grave, the team reexamines the circumstances of his disappearance. They soon discover that he was to not only was he retiring after his last race, but also discover his personal life was going off the rails.

• All music in this episode is by Santana.
• Song featured in the intro: "Oye Como Va" by Santana.
• Song featured in the finale: "Samba Pa Ti" by Santana.

The team reinvestigates the 1991 murder of Donalyn Sullivan, a fourteen year old aspiring rapper who was in foster care with her younger sister at the time of her death when a convict discloses information that leads them to the primary crime scene. When the team stumble upon her songbook, they discover that the lyrics could be the key to catching her killer.

• Song featured in the intro: "Sing a Song" by Earth Wind and Fire
• Song featured in the finale: "Read Between the Lines" written by Jeff Moonie, Jr and performed by Danièle Watts. It is an original song written for this episode.

When a Chinese woman discloses information about her son's death, the team reopens the 1983 murder of Jack Chao Lu, a seventeen year old Chinese-American boy whose death may have been connected to the killing of his girlfriend, seventeen Tam Sung, a Vietnamese girl by Chinese gang members three months before his own deat which Stillman worked on. However, they are hindered by the prejudiced community and a retired officer who appears to know more than he's letting on.

• Song featured in the intro: "Age of Consent", by New Order.
• Song featured in the finale: "Every Breath You Take" by The Police.
• Final appearance of Bobby Cannavale as Det. Eddie Saccardo

The team investigates the 1999 death of Luke Cronin, a teenaged member of a prep school debate team who supposedly committed suicide after losing his first debate, when new evidence points to his death being staged.

• Song featured in the intro: "All Star", by Smash Mouth.
• Song featured in the finale: "Karma Police" by Radiohead.

The team reopens the 1980 case of Tommy Flanagan, an teenaged ice hockey player who was murdered on his team's ice rink on the same night the U.S. hockey team defeated the Soviet Union at the Winter Olympics, after the prime suspect comes forward with a viable alibi on the night the victim died. The only clue the team has on them is a broken hockey stick, so the team must go through the victim's former teammates to get the culprit.

• All music in this episode is by Bob Seger.
• Song featured in the intro: "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" by Bob Seger.
• Song featured in the finale: "Against the Wind" by Bob Seger.

The team investigates the 2005 murder of Mike Donley, a twenty eight year old Army recruiter who was killed two days before his deployment to Iraq and uncover evidence that the victim may have been involved in a pawnshop burglary that occurred the same night he was killed.

• Song featured in the intro: "I Don't Wanna Be", by Gavin DeGraw.
• Song featured in the finale: "Politik" by Coldplay.

The team reopens the case of Harry Denton, a private investigator who was murdered in 1974 while working to track down a teenage runaway, when his bones are found in the cement foundations of a demolished building.

• Song featured in the intro: "Any Major Dude Will Tell You" by Steely Dan.
• Song featured in the finale: "Forever Young" by Bob Dylan.
• Possibly inspired by the 1966 movie Harper

The team reinvestigates the 1982 murder of Carlos Esponia, a talented sixteen year old graffiti artist who was killed by a fatal overdose of toxic paint when his mother comes forward with his black book containing unfinished pieces of art and they soon discover a graffiti group that was harassing local artists.

• Song featured in the intro: "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" by The Gap Band
• Song featured in the finale: "Since You're Gone" by The Cars.

The team reinvestigates the 1971 death of Mia Romanov, a teenaged circus performer when a circus performer comes forward with new evidence that indicates the girl was dead before the accident that supposedly killed her took place. Meanwhile, Lilly comes under investigation by Internal Affairs after Moe Kitchener, the man who tried to kill her is found murdered outside a bar.

• Song featured in the intro: "Light My Fire", by The Doors.
• Song featured in the finale: "People Are Strange" by The Doors.

As the resident police expert on fires and explosions, Louie Amante, is going to marry a woman who was suspected of killing her previous fiancé, Dan Palmer, in 2008, the team reopens the man's case to make sure that their colleague isn't about to marry a murderer. They quickly discover however that there are more suspects than they thought, especially the groom himself.^[17]

• Final episode written by series creator Meredith Stiehm.
• Song featured in the intro: "Sweet Thing", by Keith Urban.
• Song featured in the finale: "Out Last Night" by Kenny Chesney.

The team reopens the case of Mick "The Machine" Malone, a dock worker who was moonlighting as an indy-circuit wrestler until he was shot dead in 1986 when the gun used to kill him is discovered. The team then discover his wrestling career was putting a strain in his relationship with his son and ex-wife. Meanwhile, Valens secretly looks into a lead on the man who mugged and raped his mother.

• Song featured in the intro: "Livin' on a Prayer", by Bon Jovi.
• Song featured in the finale: "Wanted Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi.

Realizing that the missing Vera has finally hit rock bottom, his worried team members hope that a new twist to a 2006 arson case that killed two boys, which he was secretly obsessing about in recent weeks might supply leads to his whereabouts. They soon that the guilty man, Joe Don Billings, was murdered and after review the case learns that he may not have been guilty as they thought.^[20]

• Song featured in the intro: "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd
• Song featured in the finale: "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd.
• This case bears a similar resemblance to that of Cameron Todd Willingham who was convicted of murdering his three children in a fire, and despite new evidence being brought to light disputing the original verdict, executed.

When ballistics tie a recent murder case of Rush's to a serial killer who has been inactive since 1983, a tough FBI agent with ties to Stillman shows up to enlist the team's aid in finding the killer who has eluded her for 27 years.

• Song featured in the intro: "Just What I Needed", by The Cars.
• There is no song used in the finale. The last scene depicts another victim being shot, showing the killer that the team is trying to track down. Song playing on the radio is 'Let's Ride Into the Sunset Together' played by 'Lost Weekend Western Swing Band'.
• Part one of a two-part episode.

After determining the serial killer's identity - and some of his likely future targets - the team and the FBI work together to apprehend him while trying to locate and protect the people he's preparing to kill.

An attraction grows between Rush and FBI agent Ryan Cavanaugh as they travel to upstate New York to investigate the 1969 murder of David Quinn, a soldier who attended Woodstock. Back in Philadelphia, Vera's ex-girlfriend from high school asks him to investigate a break-in that occurred at her home.

The team reopens the 1989 case of Felicia Grant, a seventeen year old girl who was killed in a hit-and-run accident shortly after she was crowned prom queen, when the photos from an old camera reveal that she was killed just fifteen minutes after prom. Meanwhile, Rush gets some disturbing news about her sister, Christina.

While Rush and Valens leave Philadelphia to find Rush's missing sister Christina, Jeffries gets a lead in the 1993 murder of Wanda Johnson, a fifteen year old girl who was shot to death and dumped in a seedy part of the city. He and team work on the case, hoping to fulfill the promise he made to her parents to find the killer.

• This is the only episode where Lily does not work on a cold case.
• Song featured in the finale: "Winter" by The Rolling Stones.
• Series finale.