Knife

1x21 Maternal Instincts  Directed by Kevin Hooks
 Written by Laurie Arent
 First Air Date : Sunday, 25 April 2004
 Flashback year : 1989 (15 years ago)
   Based on real case : Cathleen Krauseneck

The 1989 case of a woman murdered in front of her 3-year-old son is re-opened. A psychologist asks Det. Rush to look into the case again when the son, now a 17-year-old teen, suffers from intense nightmares and troubled behavior.

Red and yellow balloons. A train and the name "Bobby". That's what I remember about her being murdered.

1x23 Lover's Lane  Directed by Nelson McCormick
 Written by Meredith Stiehm
 First Air Date : Sunday, 23 May 2004
 Flashback year : 1986 (18 years ago)
   Based on real case : Soria murders

When DNA evidence reveals that a wrong man was convicted for killing 15-year-old Eve Kendall back in 1986, the team re-opens her case in an attempt to find the real killer.

2x10 Discretion  Directed by James Whitmore Jr.
 Written by Henry Robles
 First Air Date : Sunday, 19 December 2004
 Flashback year : 2000 (4 years ago)
   

The team re-opens the 2000 case of a prominent Puerto Rican assistant district attorney when rumors about his connection to a large amount of money gone missing at the time of his death start to circulate. However, his widow insists that the claims are not true. The re-investigation reveals that the victim was prosecuting a murder trial and the man convicted for the crime after his death may possibly be innocent.

2x20 Kensington  Directed by Bill Eagles
 Written by Sean Whitesell
 First Air Date : Sunday, 24 April 2005
 Flashback year : 1985 (20 years ago)
   

The murder case of a young mill worker is re-opened when Rush learns that a recent parolee admitted to stealing money off the victim's body.

3x03 Bad Night  Directed by Kevin Bray
 Written by Andrea Newman
 First Air Date : Sunday, 9 October 2005
 Flashback year : 1978 (27 years ago)
   

The 1978 murder of a young man is re-opened after the victim's mother finds a letter suggesting that his death wasn't random.

3x15 Sanctuary  Directed by Alex Zakrzewski
 Written by Steve Sharlet
 First Air Date : Sunday, 12 March 2006
 Flashback year : 1998 (8 years ago)
   

The 1998 case of a female drug smuggler is re-opened. The woman was involved with Scotty at the time he was working undercover on a high-profile drug case, and he has been keeping it a secret from the team for all these years.

Jeffries: Undercover, huh?
Valens: Uh, yeah.
Jeffries: Seems like something that would've come up.
Valens: Also went to soccer camp as a kid. I ever mention that?
Jeffries: Yeah, but the Cortez bust, that was huge. Would think you'd still be bragging about it.

3x20 Death Penalty: Final Appeal   Directed by Alex Zakrzewski
 Written by Sean Whitesell
 First Air Date : Sunday, 16 April 2006
 Flashback year : 1994 (12 years ago)
   

The 1994 case of a raped and murdered 16-year-old girl is re-opened when Det. Jeffries gets a call from a prisoner on death-row -- scheduled to be executed in just three days.

- No, everyone's got their own point, see, their, their own bottom, when there's no place lower you can go but there. And when you hit that, you die. Or you close your eyes and believe.
- Believe what?
- There's something bigger out there than what's eating you alive. Something better.

5x03 Running Around  Directed by Holly Dale
 Written by Jennifer Johnson
 First Air Date : Sunday, 7 October 2007
 Flashback year : 2006 (1 years ago)
   

When the victim's younger sister comes looking for her, the team re-opens the 2006 case of a missing Amish girl who was murdered while she was in Philadelphia experiencing the Amish rite of passage called "rumspringa".

It's hard to figure out who you are when you're just following rules.

5x08 It Takes a Village  Directed by Kevin Bray
 Written by Erica Shelton
 First Air Date : Sunday, 11 November 2007
 Flashback year : 2007 (0 years ago)
   

When the body of a newly missing boy is found in a cargo container along with the remains of three other victims who vanished in 1999-2003, the team realizes they're dealing with a serial killer.

6x14 The Brush Man  Directed by Roxann Dawson
 Written by Elwood Reid
 First Air Date : Sunday, 25 January 2009
 Flashback year : 1967 (42 years ago)
   

Rush and team reopen the 1967 murder case of a brush salesman when his remains are found at the bottom of a duck pond. They learn that he had a hidden past and that some people in his territory were afraid he would reveal secrets he knew about them.
Some people shouldn't stay together.