"Cold Case" A Dollar, a Dream (2007)

Director:

Chris Fisher

Writers:

Meredith Stiehm (creator)
Erica Shelton (writer)

TV Series:

"Cold Case" (2003)

Original Air Date:

18 March 2007 (Season 4, Episode 18)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

After seven years, the body of a missing woman who had been living in her car with her two daughters is discovered in that car at the bottom of a lake. |

Plot Keywords:

Cold Case | Homicide | Detective | Victim | Female Detective

Cast

Kathryn Morris	...	Lilly Rush
Danny Pino	...	Scotty Valens
John Finn	...	John Stillman
Jeremy Ratchford	...	Nick Vera
Thom Barry	...	Will Jeffries
Tracie Thoms	...	Kat Miller
Paula Malcomson	...	Marlene Bradford
John Diehl	...	Isaac Keller
Billy Gallo	...	Tony
Gloria Garayua	...	Vita Chacon
Holmes Osborne	...	Vincent Hopper
Faran Tahir	...	Anil Patel
Darcy Rose Byrnes	...	Abby Bradford - 1999
Melinda Dahl	...	Natalie Bradford - 2007
Jennifer Lawrence	...	Abby Bradford - 2007
Channing Nichols	...	Natalie Bradford - 1999
Verda Bridges	...	Social Worker
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rhonda Marie Alston	...	Homeless Mom (uncredited)
Graham Kolbeins	...	Young Man (uncredited)

Directed by
Chris Fisher

Writing credits
Meredith Stiehm		(creator)
Erica Shelton		(writer)

Produced by
David Barrett	....	supervising producer
Tyler Bensinger	....	co-executive producer
Jerry Bruckheimer	....	executive producer
Liz W. Garcia	....	co-producer
Merri D. Howard	....	producer (as Merri Howard)
Jennifer Johnson	....	supervising producer
Jonathan Littman	....	executive producer
Erin Mitchell	....	co-producer
Mark Pellington	....	consulting producer
Greg Plageman	....	supervising producer
O'Shea Read	....	associate producer
Meredith Stiehm	....	executive producer
Veena Sud	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Michael A. Levine

Cinematography by
Paul M. Sommers		(director of photography) (as Paul Sommers)

Film Editing by
Roderick Davis

Casting by
Dan Shaner
Michael Testa

Production Design by
Corey Kaplan

Art Direction by
Ray Yamagata

Set Decoration by
Timothy Stepeck		(as Timothy S. Stepeck)

Costume Design by
Maria Schicker

Makeup Department
Louisa V. Anthony	....	hair stylist
Helen Evans	....	key hair stylist
Helen Evans	....	personal hair stylist: Kathryn Morris & Danny Pino
Peter Montagna	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Brad Yacobian	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Barrett	....	second unit director
Anthony E. Kountz	....	first assistant director (as Anthony Kountz)
A. Brooks Medoff	....	second second assistant director
Kea Watson	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jeff Barnett	....	prop assistant
David T. Cannon	....	construction coordinator
David L. Glazer	....	assistant property master
Gabriel Higgins	....	property master
Lita Minger	....	assistant property master
Adam Mull	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
David Napoli	....	leadman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Greg Agalsoff	....	production sound mixer
Joe Barnett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Charles J. Bond	....	boom operator
Mark Cleary	....	sound effects editor
Charlie Kolander	....	dialogue editor
Daryl Lathrop	....	adr recordist
Mike Marchain	....	supervising sound editor
Kevin McCullough	....	sound effects editor
Damien Smith	....	foley artist
Mathew Waters	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Matt Waters)
James Bailey	....	foley artist (uncredited)
David Barbee	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Carrie Lisonbee	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jon Massey	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Jason Gray	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Cassandra McCormick	....	stunt double: Paula Malcomson (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Davis	....	second assistant camera
Ulysses Domalaon	....	first assistant camera
Ken Fisher	....	camera operator
Marcus 'Roo' Flower	....	key grip
Larry Huff	....	grip
Kurt Jones	....	camera operator
Joe Mellon	....	dolly grip: Philadelphia
Carlos M. Torres	....	rigging gaffer
R. Derek Keener	....	gaffer (uncredited)
Jeremy Schonwald	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Joy Tenenberg	....	extras casting
Jonathan Clay Harris	....	casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amelia Buhrman	....	set costumer
Conan Castro Jr.	....	assistant costume designer
Jill Machlis	....	costumer
David Swope	....	costume supervisor (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Ken Van Deest	....	final colorist
Beth J. Conley	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Peter G. Adams	....	composer: additional music
Jenée DeAngelis	....	music supervisor
Melissa Deanne Ferguson	....	music editor
Joe Fischer	....	music manager
Ryan Leach	....	composer: additional music
E.S. Posthumus	....	composer: theme music
Mac Quayle	....	composer: additional music
Colleen Grace Rourke	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Heath Culp	....	transportation captain
Gina August	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Tim Bass	....	technical advisor
Vincent Donadio	....	production assistant
Jason Kaplon	....	key assistant location manager
George Kitson	....	production assistant
Gloria Lewis	....	production consultant: Philadelphia
Jason Ramos	....	production accountant
Sarah Rissmiller	....	assistant to line producer
Erica Shelton	....	story editor
Bob Souza	....	technical advisor
Babette Stith	....	script supervisor
Veronique Vowell	....	location manager
Michael Ahl	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Benjamin Benedetti	....	account executive (uncredited)
Juan Carlos Fernandez	....	script coordinator (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gina Gionfriddo		2004-
Meredith Stiehm		creator

Produced by
Jay Beattie	....	co-producer (2004)
Dan Dworkin	....	co-producer (2004)

Cinematography by
Tom Richmond		(pilot episode)

Makeup Department
Pilar Harlow	....	contact lens technician
Voni Hinkle	....	hair department head (pilot episode)
Mark Landon	....	additional makeup artist
Rick Stratton	....	makeup artist: tattoos

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mindee Clem	....	dga trainee (season 2)
Stephen D'Amato Jr.	....	third assistant director
Andrew Fiero	....	second assistant director: second unit
Yor-El Francis	....	day player DGA trainee
Marla Hudnall	....	dga trainee
Murphy Occhino	....	second assistant director
Michael Pitt	....	first assistant director: Philadelphia
Dominick Scarola	....	second second assistant director
David 'Wex' Wechsler	....	first assistant director: Philadelphia

Art Department
Clifton Anshanslin	....	scenic designer
Carolyn Baumert	....	art coordinator
Chris Buchinsky	....	storyboard artist
Brandon Cook	....	props (pilot episode and reshoot)
Erin Fite	....	set decoration buyer
John S. Ogden	....	propmaker
Janet Pett Davies	....	art department assignment
Jesse Rosenthal	....	art director: Philadelphia
Mark Sakamoto	....	set dresser
Stacy Weddington	....	buyer

Sound Department
Julie Altus	....	adr recordist
Laurel Bridges	....	boom operator: Philadelphia
Susan Cahill	....	adr editor
Susan Cahill	....	dialogue editor
Patrick S. Clark	....	dialogue editor
Grahame Davies	....	adr recordist
Jesse Dodd	....	foley mixer (as Jesse K-D. Dodd)
Brian Jordan	....	boom operator: Philadelphia
Phillip W. Palmer	....	additional production sound mixer
Dave Rainey	....	sound utility: Philadelphia (seasons 1-4)
Raymond E. Spiess III	....	dialogue editor
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer (season 2)

Special Effects by
Scott Dwyer	....	special effects technician
Matt Kutcher	....	special effects supervisor
Laura Michl	....	special effects office coordinator
Jennifer M. Sheppard	....	production assistant
Jennifer M. Sheppard	....	special effects office coordinator
Brianne Solomon	....	special effects office coordinator

Visual Effects by
Kristen Branan	....	head of production
Spence Fuller	....	digital compositor
Kyle J. Healey	....	visual effects producer
Kyle J. Healey	....	visual effects supervisor (season 1)
Frank Lawas	....	visual effects I/O supervisor
Doug Ludwig	....	visual effects supervisor
Sean Mattini	....	visual effects editor (as Sean Afshar)
Anthony Ocampo	....	CG artist
Chris Wright	....	visual effects coordinator

Stunts
Stanton Barrett	....	stunts
Mark De Alessandro	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Jeremy Fitzgerald	....	stunts
Kevin L. Jackson	....	stunt driver
Diana R. Lupo	....	stunts
Rex Reddick	....	stunts
Felipe Savahge	....	stunts
Felipe Savahge	....	utility stunts
Justin Sundquist	....	stunts
Matthew Taylor	....	stunts
Clark Tucker	....	stunts
T.J. White	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Ross Addiego	....	dolly grip
George Bianchini	....	camera operator: "b" camera, Philadelphia
Andrew Bikichky	....	first assistant camera (pilot episode)
Tom Boyd	....	underwater camera operator
J.A. Byerly	....	best boy rigging electric
J.A. Byerly	....	rigging gaffer
Adam Camacho	....	grip
Mark Catania	....	grip: Philadelphia
Marc Christie	....	dolly grip
Daniel C. Cook	....	assistant camera: second unit, Philadelphia (2003-2005)
Chris Cotterman	....	grip
Jesse Crusing	....	additional electrician
Ronald K. De torres	....	lighting console programmer (season 2)
Julie Donovan	....	assistant camera: "b" camera
Mike Gentile	....	film loader (seasons 2 and 4)
Reece Glover	....	grip
Jonathan Goldfisher	....	additional camera loader
Gretchen Hatz	....	additional camera loader
Beck Hoehn	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Colin Hudson	....	Steadicam operator
Frederick Lawrence	....	underwater grip
Michael Leonard	....	first assistant camera: Philadelphia
Justin M. Lubin	....	still photographer
Art Martin	....	Steadicam assistant
Art Martin	....	first assistant camera
Dan Ming	....	additional assistant camera
Dan Ming	....	assistant camera: "b" camera
Dave Muskeni	....	electrician
Bob Myers	....	grip
Bob Myers	....	rigging grip
Francine Natale	....	electrician
John Pingry	....	assistant camera: "a" camera
Leon Sanginiti	....	second assistant camera: Philadelphia
Ryan Shopay	....	set lighting
Kelly Simpson	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Cameron Thorburn	....	crane operator
Brooks Tomb	....	gaffer
Tracy Tucker	....	dolly grip (pilot episode)

Casting Department
Kristi Daniels	....	casting intern
Chad Darnell	....	extras casting
Jason Loftus	....	casting associate
Traci Moscowitz	....	casting assistant
Lindsey Weissmueller	....	casting intern (as Lindsey Samilian)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Erin Lenk	....	assistant costume designer
Kelly Lindquist	....	costumer (2003-2005)
Danielle Wait	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Carmelo Casalenuovo	....	assistant editor
Scott Klein	....	final colorist

Music Department
Kyle Kenneth Batter	....	composer: additional music
Soul Hooligan	....	music performer: "Soul Searching"
Ceiri Torjussen	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Beau Reed	....	driver

Other crew
Stacy Adair	....	stand-in
Nana Ashong	....	production assistant: Philadelphia
Daniela Barbosa	....	production assistant: Philadelphia
Adam Bradley	....	production assistant
Stacey B. Brashear	....	assistant location manager
Melanie Braunstein	....	production assistant
Dan Camins	....	assistant to producer
Taylor Casebeer	....	production assistant
Amy D'Alio	....	production assistant: Philadelphia
James Feldman	....	set production assistant: Philadelphia
Rudi Fischer	....	production assistant: Philadelphia
Mark A. Freid	....	key assistant location manager (season 1)
Mark Gerald	....	medic
Melanie E. Gonzalez	....	set production assistant
Jean Hodges	....	food stylist
Lindsay Hudson	....	medic
Erin Kaufman	....	production coordinator
Nancy Kiu	....	assistant: Paris Barclay
David O. Krupnick	....	set medic
Robert Lamkin	....	caterer
Michael Lehman	....	location manager: Philadelphia
Kerry McCrohan	....	key production assistant
Ben Pluimer	....	production assistant (as Benjamin Pluimer)
Bill Pulver	....	location manager: Philadelphia
Joanne Pulver	....	location manager: Philadelphia
Paul Pulver	....	location manager: Philadelphia
Leslie Romenesko	....	assistant location manager
Peter W. Root	....	office production assistant
Phillip Schenkler	....	production accountant: Philadelphia
Rayna Schwartz	....	publicist (2004)
Mike Trozzo	....	assistant coordinator
Lynne White	....	production coordinator
David Wittlin	....	production assistant
Scott Yeats	....	additional set production assistant (2005)
Toni M. Youngblood	....	stand-in (as Toni Youngblood)

Production Companies

• CBS Paramount Network Television
• Jerry Bruckheimer Television
• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2007) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• RTL Klub Televízió (2010) (Hungary) (TV)
• TG4 (2007-) (Ireland) (TV)

Other Companies

• A&E Television Networks  title used under exclusive license from
• Chef Robért Catering  catering
• E.S. Posthumus  music performed by: NARA
• FotoKem Laboratory  film processing

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Stage 22, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Soundtrack:

Here with Me

The lottery ticket

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

The story of a woman found shot inside her sunken car at the bottom of a lake, brings the Cold Case team to investigate because it's been years since she went missing. Little is known about what happened to Marlene Bradford, a young widow, who disappeared from the face of the earth leaving two daughters, Abby and Natalie, at the mercy of the foster home system, something she would not have considered even in her homeless state.

When the detectives get to the case, the now teen aged Abby and Natalie come to tell the authorities what they knew about the circumstances that led to their mother's death. The Cold Case team begin a careful reconstruction of the life of an unfortunate woman that lost everything when her husband died from cancer at an early age. Marlene and the girls find themselves roaming the streets in order to survive.

Marlene found a job at a small convenience store. Her boss, Anil Patel, was not too happy because Marlene insisted in keeping her car, that serves as their sleeping place, nearby, in the store's parking lot, to keep an eye on the two girls. She has a confrontation with Anil, but in the end, he is understanding about her needs. To that effect, and knowing the dangers Marlene faces, he gives her his own gun.

One day, a kind man, Vincent Hopper, who happens to be in the store suggests a place where a lot of the homeless gather without being hassled. Hopper lives in his own fantasy world dreaming of his son who wanted above all to have a baseball glove he couldn't give him at the time. He seems nice enough to Marlene. One day he comes with a proposal she can't refuse. He hands her a lottery ticket he feels is going to be a winner. The only problem is that the possible million dollars he expected if they won, turned out to be much less in reality.

Good performances all around director Chris Fisher, who has collaborated to the series before, got from his cast. Notable appearances by Paula Malcomson and Holmes Osborne, who play Marlene and Vincent. Thom Berry, who is a regular, has some good moments as he faces the man he thinks killed his wife.