When POPS WALTERS is shot to death while behind the counter of his neighborhood store, and Jeffries takes two in the back while checking it out, the Cold Case squad swings into action, but this time the case is red-hot -- and so are the tempers of the detectives...
POPS WALTERS] In his 70s, African-American, Pops runs a corner store in North Philly, and has been the proud owner of the neighborhood's nerve center for the last 40 years. A tough-minded old man who has stood up to everything with just his will and his ethics, he balks at getting a loaded weapon to protect himself from a deteriorating neighborhood. A moral force for good, who gave Jeffries an attitude adjustment when he was 15 years old, he's currently caught in disputes with both Jimmy Valentine, a protege who thinks that Pops needs a gun to protect himself, and Francisco Ariza, a Dominican baby gangster who sees Pops as a threat to his protection racket. Pops winds up shot to death by person or persons unknown...GUEST STAR (1)
[VALENTINE] 25 years old, a young, intense, imposing African-American man, Valentine is a prime suspect in the murder of Pops Walters. A close friend of Pops, he has been quarreling with Pops, urging the old man to get himself a gun -- and in fact, has "borrowed" money from the register to buy an illegal weapon -- money that Jeffries was returning to Pops at the moment of his shooting. Boiling mad that his mentor has been killed, Valentine wrongly deduces that Francisco Ariza is the killer, and he opts to take justice into his own hands -- ruining his life and taking Francisco's at the same time...GUEST STAR (23)
[FRANCISCO ARIZA] 21 years old, a stone cold thug, he's a Dominican wannabe gangster who's attempting to run a protection racket in north Philly, and foolishly regards Pops as easy pickings. Having made a spectacle of himself by publicly trying to shake down the old man, Francisco is the prime suspect when Pops is shot to death, and he flees one step ahead of the law. But in fact, Francisco is innocent of the crime; in fact, he lost face in front of Pops and his hero-worshipping younger brother killed the old man...GUEST STAR (27)
[GABRIEL ARIZA] 14 years old, this scrawny Dominican boy in a torn Northface jacket is Francisco's younger brother, and he thinks the world of the tough, ruthless Francisco. Pressured by the cops to tell what he knows about Francisco's efforts to steamroll Pops into coughing up "fitty" dollars a week, Gabriel insists that Pops got what he deserved. But in fact, Gabriel killed the old man for having treated his brother with shameless disrespect, and shot Jeffries in a fit of panic...GUEST STAR (34)
[DETECTIVE PETE MCGINLEY] In his 30s, dressed in casual clothes, with his badge around his neck, McGinley is an Internal Affairs detective, and he was the first cop on the scene after Vera called for back-up. In fact, McGinley had Jeffries under surveillance, and suspected him of taking a cash pay-off from Valentine -- a charge that soon proves baseless. After offering to help work the case, he's brusquely ordered to get lost by Stillman.sptv050769..GUEST STAR (7)
[DR. PASCAL] Female, in her late 20s, Dr. Pascal is a young trauma surgeon who tends to Jeffries when he's brought into the ER with two bullets in his back. She gives regular reports to the detectives, and plans on having a long night before she can deliver a prognosis...1 speech & 8 lines, 3 scenes (6) PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES.
[LANDRY] In his 40s, African American, a local drunk, Landry is a veteran at cadging small change from locals in North Philly, and he does his level best to tell Pops a sob story and get himself a drink for the road. None too thrilled when Pops only offers him a cup of coffee, Landry misses getting shot by a few seconds, and later tells the detectives what he knows about the shooting...1 speech & 8 lines, 2 scenes (1)
[OFFICER LENNOX] A rookie uniformed police officer in his 20s, he is at the scene of the double shooting, and is overwhelmed by the busy crime scene, but gives a report on Jeffries' condition to Rush. He later reports that Gabriel has been cut loose from the interview room after his brother's death...5 lines, 2 scenes (6) PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES.
[DREADLOCKED MAN] A dreadlocked man in the neighborhood, who laughs when a looky-loo is tossed in the wagon, he gets to spend a long night downtown as well...no lines, 2 scenes (8)
[BEATRICE MONDO] In her 40s, a Dominican woman, she's the long-suffering aunt of Francisco Ariza (and Gabriel's caretaker), and she stonewalls the cops when they come looking for Francisco.sptv050769..1 speech & 5 lines, 1 scene (34)
[JEFFRIES AT 15] Jeffries seen in 1966 as a 15 year old boy, built big and dressed tough, he thinks he's a master criminal -- but he's just a petty little shoplifter. He's taken aside by Pops Walters, ordered to clean up his act, and works like a dog to pay off the debt he owes Pops...3 lines, 1 scene (39) PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTO OF THOM BARRY. PLEASE SUBMIT 18 OR OLDER TO PLAY YOUNGER.
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[POPS IN 1966] Pops Walters seen as a man in his 30s, he catches Young Jeffries trying to shoplift cans of beers, and gives him a stern talking-to -- a discussion that turns Jeffries' life around...1 speech & 6 lines, 1 scene (39)
[ATTRACTIVE WOMAN] This hot young woman has her date with Valens end suddenly; she's dropped off near her apartment when Valens responds to an "officer down" call...2 lines, 1 scene (5) PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES.
[THE MAN] In his late 50s to early 60s, a man in the back of the hospital chapel, he shushes an agitated, overly-loud Vera, and almost gets in a quarrel with the big detective. Later, when Vera comes to apologize, and overdoes it again, he's pretty sure that the cop is a madman...no lines, 2 scenes (30)
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