3x03 Bad Night

Created on March 17, 2008 - 23:25
3x03 Bad Night
Season 3 x 03 - imdb - tvcom
First Air Date : Sunday, 9 October 2005
Ratings : 15.9 millions of viewers
Directed by Kevin Bray imdb
Written by Andrea Newman imdb
Flashback year : 1978 (27 years ago)
 

Summary

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.

Sidestories

Stillman to Josie Sutton : I wanted you to know Will's wife was killed about 10 years ago, hit and run.

Music

"Halloween Theme" - John Carpenter
"American Girl" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
"Go Your Own Way" - Fleetwood Mac
"Baby Come Back" - Player
"I'll Let You Sleep" - David May
"Bitter Lies" - Girth
"Come Sail Away" - Styx
"Dream On" - Aerosmith

Notes

Number of victims : 1
Flashback style: Color
New lead: Document
Murder weapon: Knife
Murder type: Murder 2
Motive: Silence

The murder was wrongfully attributed to Eddie Foster, who stabbed women dressed like the killer from the Halloween movie at this time.
There is a flashback from the night where Jeffries' wife Mary died.

Let the cursor hover on the picture for a few seconds to see the flashback photo of the character (when available).

Victim(s)

Jonathan Murphy
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Doer(s)

Gareth Williams
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Tony Daly
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Characters

Sarah Brown
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Mimi Kennedy
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Caryn West
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Hillary Tuck
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Dan Warner
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Dave Power
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Alissa Dean
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Dennis Garber
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Kyle Reed
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Jordan Moser
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Lilly and Elena Bistrong

Karma is a good reason to reopen a cold case!

Alex Leoni explains his forgiveness to Will Jeffries

This is a very prescient scene, where the suspect explains to Jeffries how he came to forgive the boy who crippled his daughter in a car accident:

Alex Leoni: The truth is, on a bad night it could've been you or me driving.