This is the first episode to air in the regularly scheduled 8:00 pm slot which would last until the end of season 3.

First appearance of Kathryn Morris, Justin Chambers, John Finn, Jeremy Ratchford and Thom Barry.

A homicide featured in an early scene in the episode is later investigated in the episode The Badlands, which occurs one year later.

This episode has one scene that shows Jill Shelby giving the middle finger which was not blurred out when it originally aired on CBS but has been blurred out when this episode has been rerun on other networks including Start TV.

The episode begins with the flashback and it says 'PHILADELPHIA 1976' on the screen and after showing the victim dead, it fast forwards to the present and it now says 'PHILADELPHIA 2003' on the screen and the show's logo and main cast appears on the screen shortly thereafter meaning that the opening where the woman can be heard yelling is not used on this episode which would not be used again in the season 3 episode Death Penalty: Final Appeal.

Loosely based upon the Martha Moxley case.This is one of the few times that a song featured in the finale was played in its entirety.

Song featured in the finale: ' Have You Ever Seen the Rain?', by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Song featured in the intro: ' More Than a Feeling', by Boston.

In 3 episodes, Justin Chambers had played Chris Lassing, Lilly's partner on the Philadelphia Homicide Squad, but left the show to star as Alex Karev in ABC's hit drama show Grey's Anatomy. Season one regular cast members include Kathryn Morris, Danny Pino, John Finn, Thom Barry and Jeremy Ratchford. With their assistance, Rush is able to take on the toughest cases, giving voice to victims unable to speak for themselves – making sure none is ever forgotten. Joining Rush on her mission are a team of talented detectives: Scotty Valens, Rush's confident and street-smart partner Nick Vera, rough around the edges but a sharp investigator Will Jeffries, an experienced veteran who's been around the block Kat Miller, no-nonsense and resourceful and Lieutenant John Stillman, Rush's mentor and sometime father figure. Rush and her team use their wits to take on aging evidence and witnesses with buried secrets, uncovering fresh clues, digging into old wounds and doggedly pursuing the truth. Rush's instinctive understanding of the criminal mind and her singular passion for uncovering the truth makes her the perfect fit for investigating cold cases, yester-crimes that have remained unsolved – some only a few months old, others going back decades. Cold Case is a drama about Lilly Rush, an enigmatic and highly effective detective on the Philadelphia Homicide Squad. The first season of Cold Case, an American television series, began airing on September 28, 2003.

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