Road trip

1x13 The Letter  Directed by Tim Hunter
 Written by Veena Cabreros Sud
 First Air Date : Sunday, 25 January 2004
 Flashback year : 1939 (65 years ago)
   

Rush and Valens re-open the case of a 25-year-old black woman, who was murdered in 1939, after the woman's granddaughter comes forward with new information. The woman was assumed to be a prostitute murdered by a client, but letters written by the victim indicate that she was afraid of a milkman.
And because what happens in the past never really goes away, does it?

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.

2x22 Best Friends  Directed by Mark Pellington
 Written by Liz Garcia
 First Air Date : Sunday, 8 May 2005
 Flashback year : 1932 (73 years ago)
   

When an old truck containing human bones is pulled from the Delaware River, the team re-opens the case of a missing and possibly murdered girl who disappeared unexpectedly in 1932.

I came up from the dark without you, and every day since has been in shadow.

3x21 The Hen House  Directed by David Von Ancken
 Written by Craig Turk
 First Air Date : Sunday, 30 April 2006
 Flashback year : 1945 (61 years ago)
   

The 1945 case of a murdered newspaper reporter is reopened when new evidence suggests that the woman was thrown in front of a passing train by someone she knew.

4x11 The Red and the Blue  Directed by Steve Boyum
 Written by Meredith Stiehm
 First Air Date : Sunday, 10 December 2006
 Flashback year : 2000 (6 years ago)
   

When Jeffries' former partner comes forth with new evidence of the 2000 murder of a country singer, Lilly must travel to Knoxville, Tennessee with the reluctant Scotty in tow.

4x22 Cargo  Directed by Andy Garcia
 Written by Tom Pettit
 First Air Date : Sunday, 15 April 2007
 Flashback year : 2005 (2 years ago)
   

The team re-opens the 2005 case of a killed longshoreman who got tangled up with the Russian mob.

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.

5x15 The Road  Directed by Holly Dale
 Written by Jennifer Johnson
 First Air Date : Sunday, 6 April 2008
 Flashback year : 2007 (1 years ago)
   

The team re-investigates the suspected 2007 murder of a bride-to-be who was kidnapped on the day of her engagement party. Lilly and Scotty travel to West Virginia to escort the prime suspect to Philly, and on their way back, they hear his side of the story.

Once hope is gone, dying is just a formality.

6x03 Wednesday's Women  Directed by John Finn
 Written by Erica Shelton
 First Air Date : Sunday, 12 October 2008
 Flashback year : 1964 (44 years ago)
   Based on real case : Viola Liuzzo

Rush and the team investigate the 1964 murder case of a young white woman who, under the guise of selling Tupperware, secretly traveled in a mixed group to Mississippi during Freedom Summer to bring supplies and help with the Freedom schools.

So what the heck do Tupperware and civil rights have in common?

7x22 Shattered  Directed by Jeannot Szwarc
 Written by Greg Plageman Elwood Reid
 First Air Date : Sunday, 2 May 2010
 Flashback year : 1993 (17 years ago)
   

Valens partners with Rush to locate her sister Christina, who was abducted from her drug-littered motel room, and Jeffries tries to bring justice and closure to a long-suffering mother whose daughter's murder case has remained unsolved for 17 years.