Cold Case End - S3E20 - Death Penalty, Final Appeal

[@blueizumi]

Years later and the look of disappointment on Andre’s ghost at the end still is so depressing and haunting to see.

[@darthdracul8372]

Don’t forget about Kate

[@michelvanderlinden8363]

This was the first episode of Cold Case I ever saw, and incidentally also the first time I heard this song. I cant put into words how much this *hit* me on an emotional level. This was an experience, not just a watch.

[@jbevan70]

One of the saddest episodes; 2 innocent people lost their lives because of a violent nut and an opportunistic attorney who didn't know the meaning of justice.

[@detmstr341]

Yes, I agree, it is tragic, but, with Detective Jefferies taking charge, hopefully, both their spirits could rest, the real killer is caught, and hoping that so called attorney faces karma.

[@jamesbevan9939]

@@detmstr341 There are plenty of real world attorneys who need to face karma for doing the same.

[@detmstr341]

@@jamesbevan9939 That so called D.A. needs to burn in hell. He knew the accused had an alibi but didn't care.

[@letsbehonest....9761]

Hi That seems to be the type of society we live in.... 'A world of opportunistic, violent, and violating freaks'.

[@prowolf633]

It doesn’t help that in real life a lot of innocent people have been executed for crimes they never committed

[@CamilleNadia]

The shot of Andre's ghost is one of the most haunting ever.

[@dannyhamilton3015]

I really miss this show, and all the actors...all these shows were so well executed, amazing!!

[@prowolf633]

I agree with need it back! (We should have a revival taking place where it left off in 2011!)

[@AnimePrincessMelody]

The way the guy's ghost appears in his prison jumpsuit and looks so disappointed before disappearing drives an ice pick through my heart.

[@Neku628]

@BLAZING HEART what episode is that?

[@mac17601]

This faulty cold case was all ADA Danner's fault

[@mariocatalan6959]

The irony of this, Is the actor who played André Is now Serving 40 years in prison for murdering His wife

[@zechariahcameron3645]

​@@Neku628season 3, episode 19

[@LDenise27]

this was a said episode because of its truth, we will never know how many innocent people died on death row because of sloppy police work and detectives not giving those people a chance

[@XxadamlambertfanxX29]

And bad lawyers/judges as well!

[@ChristineTheHippie]

Cold Case was good at invoking the viewer's emotions, and this case does it so well,not just the innocent man being executed, but the small funeral for Tibbs combined with Hallelujah, and Tibbs' disappointed look at Jeffries :(. Love how Stillman just dismissed Danner, like yeah I know now get out of here. I hope Danner faces charges for what he did.

[@kassidyYarnback]

Fr

[@fernadaisabelcentenotorriv3970]

it will believe me

[@samuelpietrasinski8372]

He did fired Danner for tampering evidence

[@hectorlupino]

Love it, when Jeffries punched ADA Danner for being a arrogant jerk!

[@Kevin_Ramirez2020]

Bruh that's a DEA agent undercover 😂

[@julieerin115]

And Stillman didn't seem to give a sh*t when Danner ratted about it.

[@joxicegarra1177]

Yo igual

[@frankieseward8667]

​@@julieerin115danner kept evidence that night have cleared Andre and was confident that he was right. His career is never gonna recover.

[@SuperNovice007]

All politics aside, this is IMO the best episode of Cold Case. The story is crushingly tragic and Michael Jace does an amazing job portraying Andre. The look at the end between Andre's ghost and Jeffries brings back his "If the ball bounced a little differently, you'd be in here and I'd be out there" scene. Just a great episode and, as other already mentioned, it's a credit to the show that they didn't pull the "saved at the buzzer" happy ending. It needed to be told this way to have meaning.

[@coolchrisable]

while i agree with you i think Wishing was alot more heart breaking cold case has dont let up with the punches to your feels i dont think theres a single "bad" episode of cold case

[@zechariahcameron3645]

He should have been saved if you ask me, because he ended up killed for something he didn't do.

[@DcdacD]

The theme is "Hallelujah" of John Cale. Its a good song.

[@TaliVasiliev]

i want this show back :(

[@isidoraveronica]

333

[@dasgericht7347]

And i want my ex gf back. I want peace. I want so many other things. But sadly there are things we wont be able to chance.

[@XxadamlambertfanxX29]

Cold Case airs daily on StartTV on Comcast from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

[@funkynigerian8886]

@@XxadamlambertfanxX29 Lol I just watch it

[@prowolf633]

Me too

[@michelrpg]

this was a fantastic episode with superb acting and scripting.. emotional ending too.

[@deannawoods1985]

I come back to this song and this episode every so often and the looks in both Kate's and Andre's eyes don't show closure or peace. They show disappointment that the case was not solved until it was too late.

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

This episode really has stayed with me for years...shows how fucked up our “justice system” is...abolish the death penalty & overhaul police training

[@miken4622]

Agreed, and make prosecutorial misconduct a felony.

[@coolchrisable]

not only does the song hit you in the feels normally the ghost are somewhat content or happy they got justice but here the 2 ghost Kate and Andre are disappointed witch hits you even harder cause we know and the ghost know they couldnt meet the mark and an innocent man was killed basically its half justice. Justice for kate since the sicko got arrested and the corrupt ada got his ass fired (and punched) but no justice for Andre who was killed basically for nothing

[@heyitsmira17]

And he tried so hard to give good advice and comfort for both Kate and her dad... he had found meaning in his life again, and it was taken from him when he was just trying to do the right thing.

[@miken4622]

If there was any justice, the ADA would be tried and convicted for Andre's murder.

[@TrinityTwo]

One of the hardest episodes of the series. Two innocent people dead for no reason.

[@reggie93441]

can't seem to watch any episodes of cold case without tearing up..so emotional

[@0413dec]

The whole scene with the wrongfully convicted prisoner sitting on the edge of the hearse, in what looks like a prison cemetery, with a look of disappointment speaks volumes.

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

Best case for abolishment of the death penalty short of watching the Innocence Project documentary

[@roguegirl29]

This episode is so sad. I mean, I'm glad that the sick bastard who actually did the crime got caught but TWO innocent people ended up dying before justice could truly be done.

[@ButterflyQueene07]

This is one of the reasons why I oppose the death penalty.

[@nonnon7270]

I wish they would produce great shows like Cold Case again.

[@ChristineTheHippie]

I feel for the father, he'll never truly get justice for his daughter, and it's clear he feels awful. He was pressured by the dirty cop and Danner :(

[@Wulfgar1224]

Hard to feel too bad for the father. First, he gets the guy canned because he wouldn’t let him do his job. That wasn’t enough for him. He had to give false evidence as well. The man was a liar and his “eyewitness” testimony sealed the railroading.

[@samuelpietrasinski8372]

@@Wulfgar1224 now he’s at the funeral feeling so guilty that he was pressured in putting the wrong guy in prison which resulted in already executed while the real killer is out there before being caught and arrested by the police the day after the innocent man’s death

[@LaterLooz3rs]

I love how in this episode the father came to pay his respect

[@TheSpawnfan]

This episode, Perfect Day, Saving Sammy, Saving Patrick Bubley and That Woman always leave me teary-eyed.

[@aimeeblondel4594]

What about it takes a village ? The ending has me weak every time !

[@meganc8654]

Also the episode Wishing and Revenge

[@heyitsmira17]

Seems like we have the same fave eps

[@itsmequeenbee235]

@@aimeeblondel4594 Lol that was the first episode I watched 😍

[@kepecos]

And Fly Away. Maybe because I’m a mom of a 5 year old beautiful little girl, but I can’t hold it together when I watch that episode.

[@MrLegion501st]

Man I miss this show. I started too watch it like 6 years ago when I was in High School, every final of every episode made me cry. Just the combination of the music, the moment, the feelings and the sad environment it's just perfect.

[@prowolf633]

I agree! We need a revival!

[@zechariahcameron3645]

And just seeing the spirits of thr deceased.

[@toddsmitts]

Kind of an unfortunate footnote, but the actor in his episode, Michael Jace, really did kill someone (his wife) and is currently doing a forty year stretch in the pen.

[@jacindaellison3363]

Jeez! Seriously? That's deep.

[@PrincessofPower84]

Indeed. Just like the scumbag from "Spiders", only he offed himself after killing that lady.

[@marialosadavazquez1151]

That's so sad! He didn't learn anything in his job. I think than the murderers are extremely stupids. If you know that you'll be the rest of your life in prison, why do you do?

[@heyitsmira17]

@@marialosadavazquez1151 moreover, why kill someone? Regardless of the punishment bc some people can easily get away with it, but it feels crushing to me how some ppl think so little of others' lives.

[@marialosadavazquez1151]

@@heyitsmira17 Yes, but if he doesn't care the lives of others, at least he should care himself. He put his life and his children's lives in the shit.

[@FranklinCrew]

Saddest saddest episode ever.

[@funkynigerian8886]

2nd saddest. Saving Patrick Bubley is the saddest

[@itsmequeenbee235]

@@funkynigerian8886 💔 IKR

[@mariooliveira1066]

@@funkynigerian8886 watch fly away season 1 episode 8

[@spraakkanon]

would have been better to me if the spirit of the girl would have been at Tipps burial too

[@andreasashes]

This makes me cry every time I watch it. Every now and again I come back to watch it to see it I can make it through to the end without crying, I have yet to succeed.

[@earlsneddon7636]

one of the best cold case shows I have ever watched. the story....the ins and outs...the sad end.....wish I could record the whole show.

[@winehouselover]

the actor who played Andre, the man who was wrongfully sentenced to death, is ironically in prison now for murdering his wife

[@julieerin115]

:(

[@ej735]

Damn

[@zechariahcameron3645]

What?

[@jonathanbarr9764]

@@zechariahcameron3645 You've probably already found this out but in case you (or the person reading this comment) hasn't, Michael Jace who played Andre was arrested in 2014 after killing his wife and confessing to the police. He got forty years in prison for the crime in 2016.

[@FlaviaAndreaReyesmestre-r6p]

How...O.J.SIMPSONS.

[@acharonim4659]

As Black Man this really got to me..

[@Jatycre]

That's my logic as well. Unless criminology and the criminal justice both function 100 percent perfectly (which is simply impossible), the death penalty is simply unacceptable. That's the paradox of the death penalty, that you simply cannot escape. If you believe someone who murders an innocent person deserves death, and you let the law murder an innocent person in your name, you also deserve death. No supporter of the death penalty has ever been able to beat this logic, and they never will.

[@MuFreak07]

this episode really made me cry :( poor andre...

[@mrcanadaoso]

Good episode of a good show...lessons taught that a wrongly convicted man gets executed for a rape murder he did not commit, and that they shouldve suspected the foreman from the begining....Ironically the man who played the innocent man in the show, is also a murderer - killed his wife - and is now serving time in prison....Unlike his character who was innocent...the actor is guilty

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

Such a powerful emotional song...

[@WillyM79]

the lawyer guy too, he knew Andre was innocent and did nothing

[@taramullen6521]

I remember watching this episode. Broken my heart a little bit.

[@marielahernandez1835]

I cried so much in this episode 💔😔

[@charliseedwards422]

Me too

[@lancemckellar]

179 Americans on death row have been cleared scince 1970, mainly through DNA. Now that is scary!

[@hint0122]

I Love how the victim nods her head and disappears

[@sabitmaper3911]

Sameeee

[@PrincessofPower84]

Almost to say, "Now you know the awful truth."

[@prowolf633]

@@PrincessofPower84 or thank you

[@darthdracul8372]

More like disappointment

[@chantalarteau6692]

I always felt that instead of Kate's ghost just staring at Lilly, that she should have been shaking her head in disappointment. She knew the wrong man was convicted and ultimately executed, but she could do nothing except hope that the police woul do their job and they failed both of them

[@blueizumi]

She actually has a _stare and look_ of disappointment but it’s hard to see due to how quick she turns. I do agree that shaking her head in disappointment would’ve worked better

[@KevinMartinez-tn6ks]

This episode messed with me mentally for a while. Really sad. And these things are still happening. Innocent people being executed

[@Marklewisdes]

Great post....I had never seen this episode until tonite..was riveted to the TV screen..actually was getting a little teary-eyed @ the end..very powerful episode..perfect song

[@NicolosiF]

non finisco mai di riascoltare questa fantastica canzone

[@soraoftheevilgrin]

I just watched this episode, and it broke my heart.

[@jjs1300000]

This was so sad, I felt bad for Andre and Kate

[@leastlikedcritic7529]

Ironically Michael Jace who plays Andre, shot and killed his wife in 2014, and was convicted in 2016

[@Janvsone]

Yeah his defense was,"I shot her(twice)but, I wasnt tryin' to kill her!" :O

[@16lucylover]

this episode was like a cross between Dead Man Walking and the Green Mile.

[@CamilleNadia]

I thought it was very appropriate that they showed both the girl who was murdered (victim of the killer), and the innocent man who was wrongfully executed (victim of the killer and a corrupt DA). While I'm certainly not glad the innocent man was executed, I'm impressed that the show didn't do a cliched "saved at the last minute" scene.

[@OTurista6162]

O programa mostrou a realidade. 😢

[@BaschOria]

This episode was awesome i searched the song right after the chapter ended, and it was easy to find. Thanks for the vid.

[@elainetm]

Thanks, I was having a tough time finding this!

[@hakimstjeanblot2847]

That shit was sad as fuck

[@MCcSugar]

i love how it shows the peaople old and sudenly young, and the music at the end ;))

[@blackdragon6]

I wonder what the political fallout would have been? I mean they know for a FACT that a innocent man was executed. The collateral damage would have been cataclysmic! 😲

[@frankieseward8667]

Danner would see his career ruined and the Philadelphia PD would need to do serious damage control.

[@CyberDMoney]

I love cold case. One of the better shows I've watched.

[@aaronwarren2501]

Great episode, it hurt to see him ask to clear his name and die.

[@danielpetit-frere2376]

The look in Thom Barry's eye's. I know I done messed up

[@Theaterfreak]

Does anyone know where I can find this version of this song (I mean with the whole piano opening that starts at the beginning of the clip)? Thanks :)

[@kyasiamatthews3905]

Me too

[@alexshirley6096]

He killed his wife in real life

[@alexshirley6096]

What's ironic about this episode is the actor Michael Jace who plays Andre Tibbs might actually end up on Death Row but in real life he actually committed the crime

[@miken4622]

And this is exactly why the death penalty should be abolished. You cannot take back death when it is found that the person is innocent. I am glad that the prosecutor got his smug smile punched right off his face.

[@leastlikedcritic7529]

I wished Jeffries punched the real killer also.

[@yo10xlol]

I love the end of the cold case are real good

[@asithgftoc]

this is the most powerful episode of the show imo

[@2865016]

Dude played Andre is serving life for capping his wife in 2014. Funny how things turn out.

[@jasmineglitz]

I think this was the saddest episode of Cold Case ever. I was sobbing.

[@Progo35]

What version of Hallelujah is this? I know that it says John Cale, but the versions I've found don't have the piano introduction from 0:00 to 00:39, which is the version I'm looking for.

[@EmoWillow77]

I've seen this episode 2 times. One from my junior year and one from this year. And it's still pretty sad.

[@Felixstewart1997]

Seeing the father of the vic pay his respect to andre makes me cry

[@julieerin115]

Jeffries was rather rough at arresting the real killer...but he deserved it.

[@jessicakennon]

Reminds me of Troy Davis. R.I.P!

[@ZJBorg]

This one hits a bit different now considering what’s since happened to Michael Jace (also Hank really….broke…..bad…..)

[@maitenijar3179]

The best serie never done. I can ser evry episode INE and other time. Emotion, beatifuk. The best

[@Cassiao]

It was very hard not to cry in this episode..

[@gabrielesegapeli4053]

Accidenti a te Cold Case, mi ammazzi sempre nel finale.

[@janey056]

I cry every time I hear this song. Heard it first in this episode, can't get it out of my head.

[@Kevin_Ramirez2020]

What have you done, Hank?

[@samuelpietrasinski8372]

He was someone before playing Hank

[@lunadavina]

I remember how much I hated this episode 😭

[@lghnichols]

I love this song, best choice for this tv series and more specifically this episode.

[@varianschirmer9375]

1:30. ADA [Assistant District Attorney] fired headline on the paper. Its the little details.

[@RayRich1]

Right in the feels!

[@HD1113]

This episode always makes me cry. Especially this song.

[@sofijahavelkova]

This is the most saddest episode among the Sleepover episode in fact.

[@vicentesilva3734]

i think perfect day and fly away the saddest episode but this is the worst two innocent people die the inesperate friendship of andre & kate is the best thing of this episode

[@sofijahavelkova]

@@vicentesilva3734 The sad episodes in Cold Case are always sad in some way.

[@zechariahcameron3645]

As well as Saving Patrick Bubley

[@Dupontman627]

It's more sadder knowing what Michael Jace did in 2014

[@michaelashtonjr.ashohara1414]

1:31-1:44 Good...that ADA *deserved* to get fired for what he did.

[@princessbeen]

best cold case episode EVER

[@Marylsa]

What i really disliked was the way Will looked and talked down to Andre, i know that everybody in prison is innocent (thats what they all say) but the ones that are actually innocent, they wont be listened to.

[@mahasalimable]

True. He is. I forgot about him--thanks for reminding me!

[@jonainwood]

aside from the ADA 2 other people were responsible for Andre's wrongful conviction and wrongful execution: Terry Mike Lange(Kate's father) and the cop who was working on Kate's case. all 3 have Andre's blood on their hands.

[@Amadmaniac1]

Kate's father was in pain and wanted justice for his daughter but he didn't know who killed her, he was willing to believe anything to find peace.

[@jonainwood]

Amadmaniac1 I know he was in great pain but it's no excuse for what he did. Don't forget he kept his false statement alive until after Andre's execution.

[@jonainwood]

***** maybe you wouldn't hold Terry responsible but many would

[@blackdragon6]

I wonder what the political fallout would have been? 🤔

[@Theoneandonlyadammurphyryan]

This is weirdly ironic

[@zechariahcameron3645]

Yep! Hearing about what the actor did (I found out front reading a comment here) surprised me.

[@subscorpion9560]

One of the biggest downer endings ever :(

[@anyonymswede]

What year did this case/episode take place?

[@Oscirus]

Bad Hank!

[@COREUNIVERSE]

I cry in this episode.

[@LalaVanessa]

This was the one episode of cold case that made me cry the most. :(

[@JMac275466]

What are the songs called in this episode? All the music was good in the episode

[@harrycallahan6313]

Sad episode. I'd love to find this particular version of "Hallelujah" by John Cale, with the slow piano intro from 00:00 to 00:32.

[@dionruffin3996]

Sad as it is I’m happy Andre ghost didn’t smile because it wasn’t justice that he killed but at least he can move on

[@pantherz9103]

I really loved Cold Case back in the day and I am now re-watching it on Prime! This episode left me with a real sense of injustice but sadly not totally uncommon in America for innocent people to be put to death. In my country, Australia 🇦🇺 we abolished the death penalty in about 1967??. I understand the arguments for and against but I personally am against the death penalty simply because of wrongful convictions like this!

[@drixcarlson94]

Best part when Jefferies slug's that prique right in the mouth, and when the black guys being all couritesy and writes that letter wrongly excused such a shame cause this could have happened for real