5x15 The Road

Created on July 2, 2008 - 10:33

Season 5 x 15 -

First Air Date : Sunday, 6 April 2008

Ratings : 11.9 millions of viewers

Directed by Holly Dale

Written by Jennifer Johnson

Flashback year : 2007 (1 years ago)

Summary

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.

Sidestories

Music

"Umbrella" - Rihanna
"Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley
"Somewhere Over The Rainbow" - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
"Come Home" - OneRepublic

Notes

Number of victims : 4
Flashback style: Color
Murder weapon: Mind f***ing
Murder type: Murder 1
Motive: Serial killer
New lead: Other

Special: Focus on culprit - Main victim not dead - Missing Person Case - Multiple victims - Multiple year flashbacks - Not a cold case - Road trip - Time matters

Ghost: 2 female victims appeared to Kat Miller. Monica Capcot appeared to Kat Miller.

Other episodes from 2007:
5x08 It Takes a Village
6x12 Lotto Fever

Flashback to 1983, 2004, 2006 and 2007.

The whole episode takes place over one night (see also 3x16 One Night and 6x17 Officer Down).

John Smith's real name is never revealed.
This serial killer presents many similarities with George Marks:
- he picks only female victims through his job,
- he develops a special connection with Lilly whose character meets his "victim requirements",
- he tries to make Lilly shoot him in the woods

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