Review of Start-Up

Cold Case: Start-Up (2005)
Season 3, Episode 7
8/10
The internet company
10 February 2010
Warning: Spoilers
Sometimes, even the best friends can become their own worst enemies. The case at hand is fitting example in this story where two intelligent and resourceful friends, Scott and Amy, create an internet company that attract the interest of an investment banker, Clifton Coleman, who offers the creators enough money to take the company public. Both Scott and Amy become instant millionaires on paper. Little did both partners realize they were playing with an unscrupulous character that will change the dynamic between them and their friendship.

As the pressures between the two partners grow tense, Amy and Scott begin to drift apart. Amy, a conservative young woman, resents the fact that Scott wants to flaunt his newly made money into getting a power car, a Ferrari, an unnecessary luxury expense he didn't need. Scott goes on to plunk more than a million dollars for a spot on a Super Bowl ad that doesn't bring new revenue to the company.

Amy, who is found dead, under strange circumstances, becomes the object of an investigation by the Cold Case team. As the detectives begin to dig into the facts, one thing comes clear, Clifton Coleman and Scott had strong motives for getting rid of Amy who stood in the way they wanted to conduct business. The detectives are able to solve the case when they zero in in the people they suspected from the start.

This episode was directed by James Whitmore Jr., the son of the late veteran actor. The screenplay is by Meredith Stiehm, a frequent contributor to the series. Sarah Jame Morris is fine as Amy. We also liked Deborah Van Vankelburg, who plays Geraldine, Coleman's long time secretary and a loyal woman, at that.
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