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Andy in C Minor is the 14th case of the fifth season of the series and is the 107th overall.
Description[]
After traces of blood linked back to a missing teen are found, the team re-investigates the 2006 case of a boy who disappeared from a high school for deaf children. Meanwhile, Miller is again approached by Veronica's father, wanting to get to know his daughter, and Vera was struggling and determined to learn the sign language which was mainly used by the deaf in order to communicate with the persons with the disability properly.
Synopsis[]
The detectives investigate the 2006 death of a deaf teenage boy. Blood confirming the identity of a teenage boy once believed to be missing is found at the city’s one and only high school for the deaf. The detectives enter into what feels like a ”foreign country” and try to determine who would want to kill Andy Rierden, a handsome, popular and straight-A student.
Before losing his hearing at the age of seven due to spinal meningitis, Andy had been a musical prodigy. His deaf parents believed he had adapted quite well and was a proud member of the deaf community. But things were not as they seemed when it’s discovered Andy had wanted a cochlear implant so he could hear again, partly spurred by falling in love with a girl named Emma.
Andy’s desire to hear the music he once played as a child drew hostility from the people around him, including his deaf wannabe girlfriend Leah who was certain she wouldn’t have a chance if Andy could hear, his principal who believed Andy belonged in the deaf world, and Emma’s overzealous father who didn’t want his hearing daughter involved with a deaf boy.
But the person who felt betrayed the most was Andy's deaf best friend, Carlos. Left feeling abandoned by his best friend (under the perception that he was leaving him for the hearing world), Carlos began to fill with rage and jealousy, especially when he didn't qualify for a cochlear. Witnessing for the first time Andy’s ability to hear the music again, Carlos, unable to control himself, killed his best friend.
Crime Profile[]
Victim's File[]
| Identity | Name of the Victim | Age | Occupation | Last Seen | Perpetrator (Motive) | Cause of death | Portrayer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Andy Rierdan | 17 | Student (PWD) | In the music room of their school | Carlos Ramirez (Jealousy) | Blunt Force Trauma on the Head after he was beaten using the metronome. | Ryan Lane |
Probable Suspect/s[]
This is the profile of the following suspected people who had a close contact with Andy Rierdan before he was found dead.
| Past Identity | Present Identity | Name of the Suspect/s | Age | Whereabout Status | Occupation | Relationship | Last Seen by the victim | Portrayers |
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Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Kathryn Morris as Lilly Rush
- Danny Pino as Scotty Valens
- John Finn as John Stillman
- Jeremy Ratchford as Nick Vera
- Thom Barry as Will Jeffries
- Tracie Thoms as Kat Miller
Guest Cast[]
- Ryan Lane as Andy Rierdan
- Lilli Birdsell as Dean Vivian Harden
- Colleen Foy as Emma Walker
- Bob Hiltermann as Ed Rierdan
- Shoshannah Stern as Leah O'Rafferty
- Dondre T. Whitfield as Jarrod Jones
- Michael Davis as Carlos Ramirez
- Kalen Feeney as Julia Rierdan
- Joe Sabatino as Al Walker
Co-Starring[]
- Lisa Hermatz as Secretary
- Michael Anthony Spady as Teacher
- Evelina Gaina as Student #1
- Lance Patrick as Student #2
Gallery[]
Behind The Scenes[]
More Andy in C Minor Behind the scenes photo archive and credited from Ryan Lane's official website
Notes[]
- Margot Chambers' box is visible when Scotty and Nick put away Andy's box.
- This is one of the episodes which the actual death scene was not shown after the victim's appearance in the opening scene of the episode, and also their remains were found later as the story progresses.
- Most of the scenes used in this episode contain all sign language, in order to fit in for the episode.
- Some of the actors, who was playing deaf and mute characters in this episode are actually deaf in real life, including Ryan Lane himself (Andy) , Michael Davis (Carlos), and Shoshannah Stern (Leah).
- As revealed by his own website, Ryan Lane wasn't actually the one who was playing the piano and being beaten up in most of the scenes. Instead he has a double, in order to portray his character still as he was really and actually playing the piano and was actually killed through the course of the series.
- This was because Lane does have a condition and having trouble hearing most of the director's instruction (which is understandable on his situation).
Music[]
Opening Song[]
Alongside Songs[]
Closing Song[]
| Season 5 Episodes |
| Thrill Kill | That Woman | Running Around | Devil Music | Thick as Thieves | Wunderkind | World's End | It Takes a Village | Boy Crazy | Justice | Family 8108 | Sabotage | Spiders | Andy in C Minor | The Road | Bad Reputation | Slipping | Ghost of My Child |
