Cold Case

8 Years - S3-E11

Factual error: The opening scene is identified as taking place in 1980, yet the characters are singing along to "No Surrender" which wasn't released until 1984.

A Perfect Day - S3-E9

Factual error: They show a 1965 flashback of a blue Philadelphia Police car. The Philadelphia police didn't go to the blue cars until 1973 when Mayor Frank Rizzo saw that New York went to the blue cars and liked the color. Before that the cars were red.

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The River - S3-E22

Factual error: As Dr. Bowen is about to depart Mrs. Lee's shop, we can see a parked car outside the window that is too recent for 1984. (00:34:34)

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Thick as Thieves - S5-E5

Factual error: Look at the area by the door when we see Margot and Spencer in the hotel room in 1989. The light switch is a flat "Decora" switch, and above the door handle is a black box that houses electronics for a "card key" system. The light switch was not introduced until the 1990s, and while the card key system was introduced in 1985, only very expensive hotels afforded the conversion costs - and the hotel they're at isn't exactly the Hilton.

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Quotes

Robert Richter 2004: I knew this would come back to haunt me one day, I just knew it.
Scotty Valens: Yeah, well... Boo.

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Questions

Chosen answer: According to IMDb.com, it is Carly Simon.

Michael Albert

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