6x12 - Lotto Fever

[longislanditalian2]

Casting call for this episode, from Spoiler blog

[ED DUBINSKI] 30, the victim. Auto mechanic, everyman with a good heart. Bit of an immature mutt...GUEST STAR

[PAM BAYER] 40, Ed's older sister. Had to grow up fast in the absence of parents. Became surrogate parent to Ed. Ed's windfall stirs up deep-seated resentment, entitlement. Feels embarrassed to ask her little brother for money -- feels Ed doesn't truly understand sacrifices she made for him. She gave up so much -- married young to Marty to make things easier for her and Ed. Conspirator, pushes husband to kill Ed for money...GUEST STAR

[MARTY BAYER] 50, Hardware store owner, treated Ed like a little brother. Blue collar. Also feels entitled to Ed's money, ultimately does Pam's bidding, dirty work. Killer...GUEST STAR

[GEORGE SWEENEY] 28, mechanic, Ed's lanky, better-looking buddy. Bit more clear-headed than Ed... GUEST STAR

[MIKE DUBINSKI] 58, Ed and Pam's ex-con father. Grizzled, hardened by the road, prison. Admitted terrible father. Made a lifetime of mistakes, lives with it. Wisdom of a crook..sptv050769 .GUEST STAR

[NIKKI ATKINS] 20s, femme fatale. Takes Ed for a ride, bleeds him dry. Seductive charmer who turns on a dime when money runs out...GUEST STAR

[SHELLY REID] 26, works the counter at the Wawa. Plain but sweet. Going to night school to become a vet...GUEST STAR

[WALT PETTIJOHN] 50s, overwhelmed line detective who brings case in to us. Savvy, seasoned and cynical. Good cop, go for character...GUEST STAR

[ROGER WEAVER] 50s, money manager. Appears to be button-down conservative financial planner. Turns out to be opportunistic crook who targets naive lottery winners...GUEST STAR

[ARTIE DEMOS] 60, garage boss. Cranky curmudgeon, blue collar...CO-STAR


Minor tweak to subject line - RichE

[toddsmitts]

Looks like a good one. What year is it?

[riche]

The lack of two people being listed for some characters, and the age difference between the victim (at time of death) and his older sister (which I assume is her age now) I'd guess it is a case from the last 10 years. Let's say 2000.

[g13]

I would say around 2004 or 2003 it is more likely

[g13]

I take it back it might be more of a recent case...

[silversideup]

I would find a case around 2000 very interesting, I like the recent cases. ;D

[socceroos]

Please Forgive me, but this case does not seem to grab my attention. I perfer the older cases.

[orison]

Well, we don't really know much about this episode yet... I don't think it depends on the year, a good story is a good story whether it's set in the 20s or the 80s.

[eduardodelroice]

I like older cases too but sometimes recent cases are extremely good(The Road)

[00bomber]

Oct 20, 2008 12:32:29 GMT -5 orison said:

Well, we don't really know much about this episode yet... I don't think it depends on the year, a good story is a good story whether it's set in the 20s or the 80s.

That's true. e.g. Fly Away was only 2 years old, but that was one of the show's best ever episodes. I think people just get sick of it when the cases are constantly recent as then it starts to take away from the show.

[coldcase047]

so what year is this case?

[Collider]

Unless I'm mistaken, I believe the actual year for this one is 2007.

[coldfan74]

Oct 21, 2008 0:55:36 GMT -5 00bomber said:

Oct 20, 2008 12:32:29 GMT -5 orison said:

Well, we don't really know much about this episode yet... I don't think it depends on the year, a good story is a good story whether it's set in the 20s or the 80s.

That's true. e.g. Fly Away was only 2 years old, but that was one of the show's best ever episodes. I think people just get sick of it when the cases are constantly recent as then it starts to take away from the show.

It also depends on how they produce the flashback scenes. Other than the music, if it doesnt feel like it's in the time era..its sort of pointless to me but alot of the times the story itself is good that it can be overlooked. Which is why I don't care so much if it's a recent case. Judging from the past seasons and now, they seem to do a pretty good job of depicting the 70's and early 80's. Can't really say about the previous decades. The 80's and early 90's..ugh..theyre better off making it a recent case. It's embarassing.
I do miss the first season..the whole production in of itself was pretty good..seems like little by little theyve been slacking off.
I havent been too disappointed this season so far.

[morwenna16]

It's 2007. The victim, Ed Dubinski is a recent big lotto winner.

[longislanditalian2]

RUSH AND THE TEAM REOPEN THE 2007 CASE OF AN AUTO MECHANIC WHO WAS MURDERED AFTER HE WON THE LOTTERY, ON "COLD CASE," SUNDAY, JAN. 4

"Lotto Fever" - Rush and the team investigate the 2007 case of an auto mechanic who was murdered after he won eight million dollars in the state lottery. Also, Valens discovers there may be a big problem with his budding relationship with Frankie, on COLD CASE, Sunday, Sunday, Jan. 4 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:

Lilly Rush: Kathryn Morris
Scotty Valens: Danny Pino
Lt. John Stillman: John Finn
Nick Vera: Jeremy Ratchford
Will Jeffries: Thom Barry
Kat Miller: Tracie Thoms

RECURRING CAST:

Frankie Rafferty: Tania Raymonde

GUEST CAST:

Ed Dubinski: Zack Ward
Louie Demos: Michael Rothhaar
George Sweeney: Charlie Hofheimer
Shelly Reid Mary: Elizabeth Ellis
Pam Bayer.: Sylvia Kelegian
Marty Bayer: John Bishop
Walt Strickland: Louis Mustillo
Roger Weaver: Jack Laufer
Nikki Atkins: Taylor Cole
Jack Dubinsky: Jeff Kober
Billy Rafferty: Keith Pratt
TV Announcer: Peter Marr

WRITTEN BY: John Brian King

DIRECTED BY: Agnieszka Holland

RATING: To Be Announced

[eduardodelroice]

LII2, Thanks for the press release, I thought That episode was going to be aired on December 28 since I heard 6.13 Breaking News was going to be the firsty episode to be aired in 2009 but now we see the first will be 6.12

[silversideup]

Thanks for all the information, LII2!

[toddsmitts]

Thanks, L2. Whoever put that release together really needs to check actor's names though. It's "Shelly Reid: Mary Elizabeth Ellis", not "Shelly Reid Mary: Elizabeth Ellis", and Pam Bayer is played by Sylva Kelegian (note the missing "I" in the name), not Sylvia Kelegian.

Zack Ward, if you've seen him, is not what I pictured Ed looking like at all. Episode still looks promising though.

Here's an interesting tidbit I got from IMDB: Guest star Michael Rothhaar is the father of Will Rothhaar. who played Neal, one of the shooters, in "Rampage".

[eduardodelroice]

Dec 10, 2008 18:48:45 GMT -5 toddsmitts said:

Thanks, L2. Whoever put that release together really needs to check actor's names though. It's "Shelly Reid: Mary Elizabeth Ellis", not "Shelly Reid Mary: Elizabeth Ellis", and Pam Bayer is played by Sylva Kelegian (note the missing "I" in the name), not Sylvia Kelegian.

Zack Ward, if you've seen him, is not what I pictured Ed looking like at all. Episode still looks promising though.

Here's an interesting tidbit I got from IMDB: Guest star Michael Rothhaar is the father of Will Rothhaar. who played Neal, one of the shooters, in "Rampage".

Oh thanx Todd for the detail... Let's see how the episode will go...It's a 2 years old case...

[toddsmitts]

Dec 10, 2008 18:52:03 GMT -5 @eduardodelroice said:

Dec 10, 2008 18:48:45 GMT -5 toddsmitts said:

Thanks, L2. Whoever put that release together really needs to check actor's names though. It's "Shelly Reid: Mary Elizabeth Ellis", not "Shelly Reid Mary: Elizabeth Ellis", and Pam Bayer is played by Sylva Kelegian (note the missing "I" in the name), not Sylvia Kelegian.

Zack Ward, if you've seen him, is not what I pictured Ed looking like at all. Episode still looks promising though.

Here's an interesting tidbit I got from IMDB: Guest star Michael Rothhaar is the father of Will Rothhaar. who played Neal, one of the shooters, in "Rampage".

Oh thanx Todd for the detail... Let's see how the episode will go...It's a 2 years old case...

2 years old as of 2008 or 2009?