Frank's Best

Description[]

The team re-opens the 2001 case of a robbed and murdered deli owner when the brother of the man convicted of the crime brings forth new evidence, suggesting the man may have been wrongfully accused. Meanwhile Vera has a problem of his own when he discovers a baby abandoned out in front of the precinct.

Cast[]

Main Cast[]

Guest Cast[]

Tracie Thoms as Kat Miller
Bahni Turpin as Lindsey Dunlay
Ramon Franco as Ricardo Muñoz
James DiStefano as Frank DiCenzio
James Jordan as Nick "Stump" Fanelli
Sandra Purpuro as Antonia Difara
Eduardo Yañez as Felix Darosa
Casey McCarthy as Gabby Weiss
Rene L. Moreno as Paulo Muñoz
Tommy Savas as Tommy DiCenzio
Unknown actress as Kaitlyn Difara (2001)
Unknown actress as Kaitlyn Difara (2005)

Co-Starring[]

Cynthia Frost as Mrs. Clark
Sean Laughlin as Dubitsky
Shannon Welles as Mrs. Edino

Notes[]

This episode shares similarities with the Season 7 episode Dead Heat.
- Both victims are fathers who are killed by their respective sons.
- Both sons feel neglected and overlooked by their father and have anger control issues.
- Both victims have an animal who is put in mortal danger prior to their deaths.
- Both victims appear to a friend who they worked alongside and acted as a mentor to.

Music[]

Steve Tyrell "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
3 Doors Down "Be Like That"
Vonda Shepard "Silver Bells”
Don Omar "Reggaeton Latino"
B.B. King "Please Come Home for Christmas"
Natalie Merchant "Life Is Sweet"
Closing Song: The Calling "Wherever You Will Go"

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Season 1

Look Again • Gleen • Our Boy Is Back • Churchgoing People • The Runner • Love Conquers Al • A Time to Hate • Fly Away • Sherry Darlin' • The Hitchhiker • Hubris • Glued • The Letter • The Boy in the Box • Disco Inferno • Volunteers • The Lost Soul of Herman Lester • Resolutions • Late Returns • Greed • Maternal Instincts • The Plan • Lover's Lane

Season 2

The Badlands • Factory Girls • Daniela • The House • Who's Your Daddy? • The Sleepover • It's Raining Men • Red Glare • Mind Hunters • Discretion • Blank Generation • Yo, Adrian • Time To Crime • Revolution • Wishing • Revenge • Schadenfreude • Ravaged • Strange Fruit • Kensington • Creatures Of The Night • Best Friends • The Woods

Season 3

Family • The Promise • Bad Night • Colors • Committed • Saving Patrick Bubley • Start Up • Honor • A Perfect Day • Frank's Best • 8 Years • Detention • Debut • Dog Day Afternoons • Sanctuary • One Night • Superstar • Willkommen • Beautiful Little Fool • Death Penalty: Final Appeal • The Hen House • The River • Joseph

Season 4

Rampage • The War at Home • Sandhogs • Baby Blues • Saving Sammy • Static • The Key • Fireflies • Lonely Hearts • Forever Blue • The Red and the Blue • Knuckle Up • Blackout • 8:03 AM • Blood on the Tracks • The Good-bye Room • Shuffle, Ball Change • A Dollar, A Dream • Offender • Stand Up and Holler • Torn • Cargo • The Good Death • Stalker

Season 5
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

Season 6

Glory Days • True Calling • Wednesday's Women • Roller Girl • Shore Leave • The Dealer • One Small Step • Triple Threat • Pin Up Girl • Street Money • Wings • Lotto Fever • Breaking News • The Brush Man • Witness Protection • Jackals • Officer Down • Mind Games • Libertyville • Stealing Home • November 22nd • The Long Blue Line • Into the Blue

Season 7
The Crossing • Hoodrats • Jurisprudence • Soul • WASP • Dead Heat • Read Between the Lines • Chinatown • Forensics • Iced • The Good Soldier • The Runaway Bunny • Bombers • Metamorphosis • Two Weddings • One Fall • Flashover • Last Drive-In • Bullet • Free Love • Almost Paradise • Shattered