3x19 Beautiful Little Fool

Created on May 30, 2008 - 00:21
3x19 Beautiful Little Fool
Season 3 x 19 - imdb - tvcom
First Air Date : Sunday, 9 April 2006
Ratings : 13.2 millions of viewers
Directed by Kevin Bray imdb
Written by Liz Garcia imdb
Flashback year : 1929 (77 years ago)
 

Summary

Lilly re-opens the 1929 case of a woman found dead in a ravine on Christmas Day when the victim's great-granddaughter comes in asking for help. Meanwhile, Lilly's estranged mother shows up, hoping to re-connect with her daughter.

Do you ever feel like you want to change your life, but you can't outrun your screwed-up family?

Sidestories

Ellen Rush, Lilly's mom, is getting married for the 4th time and wants Lilly as her maid of honor.
After an argument with her, Lilly drunk diales Jason Kite (leaves a message but hangs up when he picks up).

Jeffries asks the famous Lena about a song "300 flowers".

Music

"Charleston" - Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra
"Heebie Jeebies" - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five
"300 Flowers" - Liz Garcia (Cold-Case-Exclusive composed by Michael A. Levine)
"Secondhand Rose" - Fanny Brice
"You Stole My Man" - Ida Cox
"Writing On The Wall" - Five Alarm
"True Blue Lou" - Ethel Waters

Notes

Number of victims : 1
Murder weapon: Clock
Flashback style: Color
Murder type: Murder 2
Motive: Heat of the moment
New lead: None
Ghost: Violet Polley appeared to Lilly Rush.

This is the only episode from 1929.

The culprit has passed away but has left a confession on a tape to his grandson.
Everyone from 1929 is dead except Muriel Bartleby who was a child back then and appears in the closing montage, even the doer.
Mickey Stein Jr and his grand father Mickey Stein Sr are played by the same actor.
Lena, Jeffries' friend was evoked in 2x10 Discretion.
Lilly's sister Christina is still AWOL.

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

Victim(s)

Allison Miller
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void

Doer(s)

Nick Spano
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void

Characters

Meredith Baxter
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void
Greg Travis
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void
Gena Shaw
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void
Betty Murphy
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void
 
Shelley Robertson
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void
Cordelia Reynolds
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void
H. Richard Greene
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void
Tommy Dewey
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void
 
Jeff Newburg
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void
Michael C. McCarthy
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void
Michael C. McCarthy
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void
Emily Kosloski
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void
 
June Lockhart
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Sammi Hanratty
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Lilly meets her future 4th stepfather

After a disastrous dinner with her mother and her new fiancé, Lilly phones Kite.