Cold Case/The Lost Soul of Herman Lester

The Lost Soul of Herman Lester
Season 1, Episode 17
Airdate	March 14, 2004
Production Number	176714
Written by	Sean Whitesell
Directed by	Tim Matheson
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The Lost Soul of Herman Lester is the seventeenth episode of the first season of Cold Case.

Starring: Kathryn Morris (Detective Lilly Rush), Danny Pino (Detective Scotty Valens), John Finn (Lt. John Stillman), Jeremy Ratchford (Detective Nick Vera), Thom Barry (Senior Detective Will Jeffries)

Guest Starring: Marisol Nichols (Elisa), Mehcad Brooks (Herman Lester), Tyrone Burton (Ray Lester), Tommy Hinkley (Billy Berkenpass Sr. (1987)), Charles Hoyes (Bobby Lein), Jo D. Jonz (Freddie), Rick Kelly (Billy Berkenpass Jr.), James Martin Kelly (Billy Berkenpass Sr.), Monnae Michaell (Tanya Williams), Sam Scarber (Big Ed Brown), Shawn Woods (Big Ed Brown (1987))

Co-Starring: Kyausha Simpson (Tanya Williams (1987)), Ray Clay (Announcer (voice-over)), Jamison Haase (Ronnie Jr. (1987)), Mick Orfe (Bobby Lein (1987))

Plot Overview

The date is March 11, 1987. Shortly after leading his team to the State Championship, a high school basketball phenom is found stabbed to death on a playground basketball court on the other side of town. In present-day 2003, his son, also a promising high school baller, receives a phone threat. Lilly and the team look into whether there's any connection between the two incidents. Among the suspects: a disgruntled teammate, who not only was thrown off the team for suggesting that the dead young man accepted a bribe, but also lost his girlfriend to him as well; the boy's 'uncle', who may have talked him into throwing the game to pay off his gambling debts; the boy's coach, who would have lost out had he not taken an offer from a larger college; the bookie to whom the 'uncle' was in debt; and lastly, the teammate's father, who was upset that his son's chances of becoming a star player were damaged by being dropped from the team.

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The Show

Songs featured in this episode: "Walk This Way" by Run-DMC and Aerosmith, "Word Up!" by Cameo, "Big Time" by Peter Gabriel, "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa, "Don't Give Up" by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush and a Bruce Springsteen song.