Ep 8. Fly Away

The show Cold Case season 1 episode 8, titled "Fly Away," centers around the murder of a young girl named Holly Gribbs. Holly was a rookie officer who is shot on her first day out on the job, and her murder has remained unsolved for 18 years. Det. Lilly Rush, played by Kathryn Morris, reopens the case and investigates the murder with the help of her team.

The episode begins with the team examining the case file and discovering that there were two witnesses to the shooting who never came forward. One of the witnesses was a young girl named Tanya, who was with her mother when Holly was killed. Tanya's mother was a drug addict and was high at the time of the shooting, which is why she never reported what she saw. However, Tanya saw the shooter and could identify him if she saw him again.

The team tracks down Tanya, who is now an adult and has a child of her own. She is hesitant to cooperate with the investigation at first, but Lilly is able to gain her trust by relating to her experiences as a single mother. Tanya agrees to help, and the team sets up a lineup of potential suspects for her to identify the shooter.

Meanwhile, the team starts to look into the background of Holly's training officer, Detective Chris Lassing. They discover that he was involved in a shooting that killed an innocent woman several years before Holly's murder. They also find out that Lassing had a romantic relationship with Holly, which is against department policy.

As the investigation continues, the team finds out that Holly was killed because she witnessed Lassing killing a drug dealer in cold blood. Lassing had been involved in drug trafficking, and Holly stumbled upon him during a deal. Lassing killed her to protect his operation from being exposed.

In the final scene, Lilly and her team confront Lassing about Holly's murder. Lassing admits to killing her but tries to justify it as necessary to protect his livelihood. The team arrests him for the murder, and justice is finally brought to Holly's family.

Overall, "Fly Away" is a gripping episode that highlights the dangers of police corruption and the importance of speaking up against wrongdoing. The episode also showcases Lilly's tenacity as an investigator and her ability to connect with people on a personal level. Fans of the show will be captivated by the twists and turns of the investigation and the emotional impact of solving Holly's murder.