7. A Time to Hate

Lilly reopens a 1964 homicide case in which a college baseball player who was homosexual was beaten to death outside of a gay club. The dead man's now elderly and ill mother, who seeks closure before she dies, is the reason the investigation is renewed. Lilly's probe soon turns up some disturbing evidence that indicates cops routinely raided gay bars in the 1960s and beat the patrons.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

A woman asks Lilly to reinvestigate the unsolved murder of her son Daniel Holtz, a 21-year-old former college baseball player, who was beaten to death outside of a gay bar in 1964 after it was discovered that he was homosexual. Things get personal however, when the team discovers that policemen may have been involved. Songs features in the intro: " The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) ", by Betty Everett / " Remember (Walkin' in the Sand) ", by The Shangri-Las. Song featured in the finale: " Turn! Turn! Turn! ", by The Byrds.

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