CBS TV series Cold Case is one of the classy mystery and crime dramas available to watch today. It may not be as well known as the others like Without a Trace or Law and Order but it is right there among them as a good one. Cold Case is a crime drama with a twist, which makes it utterly interesting. It starts with a scene from the past whichever era so the viewer is able to tell and make a comparison and we see an individual before they die living their normal lives and then we come to the present day. The leading role is Lilly Rush who is a fragile blond with a resolve. She is a female detective from homicide in Philadelphia and her skill is where she uses the modern day investigative techniques coupled with her knowing the criminal mind and she solves cases that are called or referred to as Cold Cases and she has an advantage with the modern day skills but the trail is a long gone one.

There are many reason shown why information comes after years of the crime and Lily with her squad is approached with information on a cold case as something someone from the family, friend or relative comes with information they did not earlier with various resultant factors. Lilly takes it all and combines it with what she has in her evidence room in the several shelves of boxes from cold cases with them being marked with a magic marker mentioning the victims name and the date they died.