About this season
Cold Squad is a Canadian police procedural television series first broadcast in 1998 that followed the investigations of a part of the Vancouver Police Department Homicide Division tasked with solving cold cases, the titular Cold Squad, as led by Sergeant Ali McCormick (Julie Stewart). The cast of Cold Squad was diverse and changing, McCormick being the only character to appear in all 7 seasons. Between the second and third seasons, almost the entire on-screen cast other than Julie Stewart were replaced. This along with the new sets, a significant revamp of the credits and theme music, and even having McCormick's hair change from auburn to dirty-blonde all contributed to a considerable reworking of the series.
Episodes (13)
1. Personal Politics
8.0Aired 29 September 2001 • 60 min
When the squad investigates the murder of an abortion doctor, old wounds are re-opened for the team.
2. Family Ties
8.0Aired 6 October 2001 • 60 min
Nicco becomes personally involved in a case after a man who takes drug's asks the squad to find his mother's killer.
3. Picasso's Mistake
8.0Aired 13 October 2001 • 60 min
A case from Pawlachuck's past comes back to life and forces him to face up to some personal demons he thought he had escaped for good and from this he learns a few things about himself in the progress.
4. Clean
8.0Aired 20 October 2001 • 60 min
A murder investigation leads to dissension in the squad.
5. All in the Family
8.0Aired 27 October 2001 • 60 min
Ali and the squad try to narrow the field on Sam Drainie, the former Ambleton security guard they believe is responsible for the shooting death of Ken Osborne, and possibly the deaths of Billy Wells and Michelle Ripley. Ali is also trying to juggle her personal life when she repeatedly makes and breaks dates with Vanessa's father, Dan.
6. The One That Got Away
8.0Aired 3 November 2001 • 60 min
Ali gets assigned to work the cold case of Jessica Tyson. Gerald Lee had confessed to the murder, but because his confession was a direct result of a cop threatening his life, the case was thrown out of court, and Gerald Lee protected under the double jeopardy law. It isn't long before Ali becomes convinced that the evidence against Lee isn't quite as good as they thought it was. Nicco, Len and Mickey continue to investigate the Ambleton case and Drainie's connection to Desmond Cage, and soon learn that Drainie had been buying computers and computer parts on a regular basis. While trying to further the investigation, they learn the mounties are also investigating Drainie, and have taken the squad's best evidence with them.
7. The Nanny
8.0Aired 10 November 2001 • 60 min
Mickey partners up with an old flame to solve a case.
8. The Needle and the Debutante
8.0Aired 8 December 2001 • 60 min
The team investigate the death by drug overdose of an up-and-coming artist.
9. Bottom Feeders
8.0Aired 15 December 2001 • 60 min
When a trusted defence attorney crosses Mickey, she vows to exact her revenge, can the squad solve this one?
10. The Shed
9.0Aired 2 February 2002 • 60 min
Harper struggles to build a case against a murder suspect, after an investigation that lasted 18 month long.
11. Dead Letters
8.0Aired 9 February 2002 • 60 min
mickey stumbles across a potential lead in an investigation that had been leading the squad to a dead end in there investigation.
12. Enough's Enough
8.0Aired 23 February 2002 • 60 min
The Squad continues to work on the Ambleton case, feeling they've hit a break when they arrest a former student, Shelley Mack, who tells Mickey and Ali about parties that used to be held in the Love Shack, with Desmond Cage in attendance. Nicco tries to help Billie beat her addiction and get away from her pimp, but when he can't find her a place in a rehab clinic he tries to help her go cold turkey. Andy has no choice but to turn over the Ambleton files and all evidence on Desmond Cage when a request from higher up comes down.
13. Ambleton
9.0Aired 2 March 2002 • 60 min
The squad discovers what happened with Billy Wells and Michelle Ripley.