User Reviews

There's nothing on TV like Cold Case anymore. I'm watching this episode 10.5 years after the original air date and it still stands up well. Incredibly touching and sad episode.

Everything that's good about Cold Case is at its peak here - the music, the sad stories, the character back stories.

I love how the writers are able to take seemingly horrible and cruel people and give realistic reasons why they act like they do. I felt absolutely outraged at the beating scene on the tracks. Later you discover that the attackers were actually acting out of good reason - the attackers girlfriend had been sexually assaulted. It transpires that the sexual assault never happened and the victim made a terrible choice due to societal pressures of sexual virtue.

We never get to find out what happens in sentencing in Cold Case, so the ending seems even crueler - that a desperate act of kindness leads to a murder charge.

9/10!

As always, Cold Case told stories that could actually happen. They are told in a way that you come to see the real people behind the case. The same is try in this episode. The outstanding performances of the cast members make the story even more real. That's why I hate the ending! First, the way society treats Colin is shameful. Second, the people who truly love him are not helped to give him a fighting chance. Finally, there are many despicable characters that could have been responsible for Colin's death. The person I would least want to have the problems a record, trial, and possible prison time is arrested. So sad!

This is without doubt one of THEE best episodes Cold Case has ever done. The Story line was thick as they all are but what made this episode so great was the convincing acting. David Minkiff shined as Colin - the handicapped high school student who is always bullied. The episode was very sad when he found his mother dead after 3 day of being in the bathroom and the scene in which he died was fantastic and strong. As ever - Lilly Rush and Scotty Vallens work well as a pair and their acting talent i feel is what makes this show so appealing to people. ALthough the story line was thick i felt it was rather predictable at the end as i could tell that it was his carer who led him to the tracks.

Overall i would like to congratulate the cast and crew for this awesome (if not a little sad) episode, i thought it was great and even though I'm a man - i wont be embarrassed to say i cried!