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Maternal Instincts

  • Episode aired Apr 25, 2004
  • TV-14
  • 44m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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Jim O'Heir in Cold Case (2003)
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

A young man arrested for robbing a little old lady reluctantly gets the team to reopen the case of his mother, who was stabbed to death in 1989 when he was three years old. They discover the... Read allA young man arrested for robbing a little old lady reluctantly gets the team to reopen the case of his mother, who was stabbed to death in 1989 when he was three years old. They discover the story goes much deeper than just her murder.A young man arrested for robbing a little old lady reluctantly gets the team to reopen the case of his mother, who was stabbed to death in 1989 when he was three years old. They discover the story goes much deeper than just her murder.

  • Director
    • Kevin Hooks
  • Writers
    • Meredith Stiehm
    • Laurie Arent
  • Stars
    • Kathryn Morris
    • Danny Pino
    • John Finn
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    556
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kevin Hooks
    • Writers
      • Meredith Stiehm
      • Laurie Arent
    • Stars
      • Kathryn Morris
      • Danny Pino
      • John Finn
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    Kathryn Morris
    Kathryn Morris
    • Detective Lilly Rush
    Danny Pino
    Danny Pino
    • Detective Scotty Valens
    John Finn
    John Finn
    • John Stillman
    Jeremy Ratchford
    Jeremy Ratchford
    • Nick Vera
    Thom Barry
    Thom Barry
    • Will Jeffries
    W. Earl Brown
    W. Earl Brown
    • Victor Lake
    Bahni Turpin
    Bahni Turpin
    • Lindsey Dunlay
    Channing Chase
    • Sally Frandsen 2004
    Jim O'Heir
    Jim O'Heir
    • Ned Ryan
    Ashton Holmes
    Ashton Holmes
    • Sean Morgan…
    Neal Matarazzo
    Neal Matarazzo
    • Jeff Gordon
    Tracy Middendorf
    Tracy Middendorf
    • Rebecca Morgan…
    Susan Chuang
    Susan Chuang
    • Frannie Ching
    J. Downing
    J. Downing
    • Leon Kincade 2004
    Michael Nouri
    Michael Nouri
    • Kyle Silver
    Heidi Bohay
    • Sally Frandsen 1987
    Elan O'Connor
    • Mia Gordon 1987
    Debra Sullivan
    Debra Sullivan
    • Mia Gordon
    • Director
      • Kevin Hooks
    • Writers
      • Meredith Stiehm
      • Laurie Arent
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    I like the bit where they solved a case that wasn't solved properly the first time

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    • Trivia
      This episode was loosely based on the 1982 murder of Cathleen Krauseneck.
    • Goofs
      When baby Bobby, aka now as Sean, was introduced to his kidnappers while in the stroller with his real mother, as well as when he was actually kidnapped, he appears to be less than 1 year old. However, when Lily informs the teen-aged Bobby/Sean about the truth of his "Mom," the kidnapping and his real family, she states, "She kidnapped you when you were two." He actually appears to be closer to that age when his "mother" was murder.
    • Quotes

      Sean Morgan: Solve my mom's murder or don't! I don't give a flying middle finger.

    • Connections
      Remade as Bez sroka davnosti: Motherly instinct (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Closer to Fine
      Written by Emily Saliers

      Performed by Indigo Girls

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 25, 2004 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Jerry Bruckheimer Television
      • CBS Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      • 44m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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