Kathryn Morris UK

23 years before his 2009 big blue creature feature Avatar, James Cameron co-wrote and directed Aliens, pluralised sequel to Ridley Scott’s Alien.

Not following that pattern at all Cold Case season 3, episode 14 Dog Day Afternoons is not a sequel to the 1975 film crime drama Dog Day Afternoon starring Al Pacino.  The film was based on true events and tells the story of a gay man robbing a bank to raise money to fund an operation for his lover.  It must have have been quiet a progressive film for the time as it covered a same-sex relationship and transgender issues.  As much as wider society has become more accepting of such things, I think a film telling the same story today would still be seen as shocking.  Cold Case was often at the forefront of tackling difficult subjects, using historical events as a back drop.  Dog Day Afternoons is not really one of those, based as it is around a more ‘traditional’ relationship.

Loosely based on the film CC’s Dog Day Afternoons is about the death of a bank teller during a robbery by masked men.  A near-identical repeat crime at the same bank causes the team to review the unsolved 2000 case.

Lilly’s season and a half of apparent abstinence comes to a leather and denim-clad, motorbike-riding surprise end in the shape of Ray.  The lucky beggar got to park his bike at her place, which looks like a nice neighbourhood.  Well, as they don’t say ‘every dog has his way’ 😮  It wasn’t a ‘dog day afternoon’ for him.

As part of KM UK Summer Of HD 2014 we bring you a new set of 218 HD (720p) Lilly screencaps which are now available in the Gallery.

Lilly has some mommy issues.  They didn’t start in this episode but it is when mom first appears.

Meredith Baxter make her début as Ellen Rush, Lilly and Christina’s mother.  She wants to talk to Lilly about her (Ellen’s) upcoming wedding.  It won’t be her first either.  Or her second.  Try fourth.  It’s almost enough to drive Lilly to drink.  Well, I say ‘almost’…

Beautiful Little Fool takes the squad back to a case from 1929, there was only one older than that in the whole of Cold Case.  Aspiring singer/songwriter Violet Polley was killed after returning to see the father of her child, the heir to wealthy family hit by the economic depression of the time.

240 Full HD (1080p) Lilly screencaps and a promo photo from Beautiful Little Fool are now added to the Gallery.

Somewhat appropriately given today’s date (26th May 2014) today we re-visit the Cold Case episode called Honor.

In the US today is Memorial Day, a day of remembrance for members of the American Armed Forces who have died in the service of their country.  In the UK we have a similar day, it is on the 2nd Sunday of November so is not a national holiday, called Remembrance Sunday which is primarily about those lost in the two World Wars.  We have a national holiday today in the UK as well but it is not for any specific reason.

Honor revolves around the death of a Vietnam vet who is killed shortly after returning from the war in early 1973.

We may be marking loss but we can also celebrate a gain with this episode.  Tracie Thoms (Kat Miller on CC) started on the show in this episode and did sterling work through to the end.

This, the latest entry in the KM UK Summer Of HD 2014 brings 132 HD (720p) Lilly screencaps and 6 great promo photos to the Gallery.