About this season
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.
Episodes (23)
1. Glory Days
7.0Aired 28 September 2008 • 44 min
The 1973 murder of a college-football star's on the eve of a championship game. The unsolved case is reopened when new evidence suggests he was killed earlier than previously assumed and the victim may have been involved with steroids.
2. True Calling
6.0Aired 5 October 2008 • 44 min
The 1991 death of an inner-city schoolteacher is reinvestigated when new evidence indicates she may have been murdered instead of dying accidentally during a carjacking that got out of control.
3. Wednesday's Women
7.0Aired 12 October 2008 • 45 min
The team receives new evidence in a 1964 case which was then though to have been a hit-and-run. Now, a threatening letter addressed to the victim prompts Will and Kat to travel to Mississippi to re-investigate the death of a woman who was secretly involved in giving school supplies for black children.
4. Roller Girl
Aired 19 October 2008 • 45 min
The 1978 death of a teen roller skater who was found in a ravine is reinvestigated when a new witness comes forward.
5. Shore Leave
Aired 26 October 2008 • 45 min
The team re-opens the 1951 case of a marine who went missing and never reported for duty after his shore leave.
6. The Dealer
Aired 2 November 2008 • 45 min
When a body is discovered in the trunk of a car, the team re-opens the 1981 case of a missing single mother who used to work at a car dealership.
7. One Small Step
7.0Aired 9 November 2008 • 45 min
The team re-opens the case of a 12-year-old boy who died in 1969 when the retired detective who originally worked the case receives a new clue -- a toy rocket bearing the victim's name.
8. Triple Threat
Aired 16 November 2008 • 45 min
Lilly and the team look into a 1989 case involving a Russian opera singer. Vera has a strong recollection of the case being a rookie in the department at the time.
9. Pin Up Girl
Aired 23 November 2008 • 45 min
The team re-investigates the 1953 death of a murdered pin-up girl when an old photograph provides important new evidence.
10. Street Money
Aired 30 November 2008 • 45 min
When Dexter Collins, a young activist with a bright political future was found shot to death in 2005, it went down as a drug buy gone awry. Following a new tip regarding the location of the weapon, the police reopen the case and interview everyone from members of street gangs to his opponent for the city councilman seat.
11. Wings
8.0Aired 21 December 2008 • 45 min
The 1960 murder of a stewardess who was attempting to organize a union is investigated, and the probe uncovers several hostile suspects who strongly resented her.
12. Lotto Fever
7.5Aired 4 January 2009 • 45 min
The team re-investigates the 2007 murder of a mechanic who won $8 million in the lottery.
13. Breaking News
Aired 11 January 2009 • 45 min
The team re-investigates the 1988 murder of a young TV reporter. Previously unseen news footage suggests she was on the verge of breaking a huge story about the unethical practices of a plastics company.
14. The Brush Man
8.0Aired 25 January 2009 • 45 min
When human remains are found in a duck pond, the team reopens the 1967 murder of a brush salesman.
15. Witness Protection
Aired 15 February 2009 • 45 min
When the mother of a missing team storms into station. The case of a witness protection member is reopened when his body is identified by the missing teen.
16. Jackals
7.0Aired 8 March 2009 • 45 min
The 1976 murder of a teen-aged girl is reopened when her father produces a photo of her and a vicious biker gang.
17. Officer Down
7.0Aired 15 March 2009 • 45 min
The team has to cope with their own emotions as they search for the shooter responsible for Jeffries' shooting.
18. Mind Games
8.5Aired 22 March 2009 • 45 min
The team suspect a 2004 arson that killed a psychiatrist may have been caused by her former patient.
19. Libertyville
5.0Aired 29 March 2009 • 45 min
The team re-investigates the 1958 case of a newlywed real estate developer when new evidence suggests his body might have been moved after he was killed.
20. Stealing Home
Aired 12 April 2009 • 45 min
The team re-opens the 1999 murder of a Cuban baseball star who fled to the U.S. after being fired from his team.
21. November 22
Aired 26 April 2009 • 45 min
When the murder weapon from a 1963 case is unearthed, the team re-opens the murder of a pool hustler who was shot the same day President Kennedy was assassinated.
22. The Long Blue Line (1)
Aired 3 May 2009 • 45 min
The team re-opens the case of the first ever female cadet in a local military school who was murdered in 2005.
23. Into the Blue (2)
Aired 10 May 2009 • 45 min
The investigation into the female cadet's murder continues. As the team finds more and more clues, the killer tries to stop the investigation to remain hidden.