Season 1, Episode 6 of Cold Case. The debut episode of Scotty Valens.
Directed by Greg Yaitanes
Written by Kim Newton
Tropes for the episode:
- Advertised Extra: The titular Al is only in two scenes.
- All for Nothing: Bennett and Jane killed Paige to "purify" Bennett and save their relationship but they still ended up separating.
- Alliterative Name: Paige Pratt.
- Beauty Is Bad: Jane and Bennett were two of the prettiest and most popular kids in school. She was a cheerleader, he was a track star, and together, they were the couple at school that everyone envied for being so in love. Then, of course, they ended up murdering Paige.
- Big Bad Duumvirate: Bennett Cahill and Jane. They didn’t start out evil, but when Bennet cheated on her with Paige, they believed that killing her would “purify” their relationship. If that’s not twisted, what is?
- Cruel Cheerleader: Jane. She seems nice at first, but it was her idea to kill Paige, as she blamed the latter for "tainting" her relationship with Bennett and believed murdering her would restore their bond.
- Match Cut: Paige runs down the track... then a bloodied and terrified Paige is seen running through the woods, trying to flee her killer, before stumbling and falling, where she's fatally shot.
- Ripped from the Headlines: Based on the murder of Adrianne Jones
, another woman who was killed by her romantic rival and the man she cheated with.
