2x19 Strange Fruit

Created on March 17, 2008 - 20:04

Season 2 x 19 -

First Air Date : Sunday, 3 April 2005

Ratings : 14.8 millions of viewers

Directed by Paris Barclay

Written by Veena Cabreros Sud

Flashback year : 1963 (42 years ago)

Summary

The unsolved 1963 murder of a black teenager, whose body was discovered by the then-young Will Jeffries, is reopened.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.

Sidestories

Scotty Valens

Scotty is aggressive and smells like a brewery. He forgets to communicate that he located Mathilde Jefferson. Stillman gives him a strong warning.

Will Jeffries

In 1963, young Will Jeffries found the body of Zeke Williams. He says he was 12.

Music

"One Fine Day" - The Chiffons
"Walk Like A Man" - Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
"(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave" - Martha and The Vandellas
"Just One Look" - Doris Troy
"Rainbow (Part 1)" - Gene Chandler
"Strange Fruit" - Nina Simone

Notes

Number of victims : 1
Flashback style: Black & White
Murder type: Murder 1
Murder weapon: Rope
Motive: Silence
New lead: None

Based on real case : Emmett Till

Special: Based on a real case

Ghost: Zeke Williams appeared to Will Jeffries.

Other episodes from 1963:
5x09 Boy Crazy
6x21 November 22nd

An 8 year old Will Jeffries discovers the body of Zeke Williams.
The citation of Martin Luther King Jr "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter" is also heard in another episode written by Veena Sud 5x10 Justice. Another similarity between the 2 episodes is the report of a rape, which the police do not take seriously.

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