Episode
Cold Case: Shuffle, Ball Change
Overview
When a body is found in a dumpster, the team re-opens the 1984 case of a murdered teenage boy who wanted to become a dancer against his father's wishes.
Details
- Series
- Cold Case
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 2007-03-11
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Shuffle, Ball Change is Episode 17 in Season 4 of Cold Case. It aired on 2007-03-11. The runtime is 45 min.
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