Quillsville Cold Case: From Retirement to Homicide Detective and Escape from Erasure: The Story of Albert W

Quillsville Cold Case: From Retirement to Homicide Detective
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Genre	Miniseries
Directed by	Ava Zinn
Starring	see cast
Theme music composer	E.S. Posthumus
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer(s)	Karly Jameson
Editor(s)	TBD
Cinematography	TBD
Camera setup	Animated rendition of single-camera
Running time	420 minutes 264 minutes (TV)
Production company(s)	Aeverine Zinn Digital Media Group CBS Productions
Distributor	NoSirGifts Home Entertainment (DVD) CBS Television Distribution (TV)
Broadcast
Original channel	First-run syndication
Picture format	HDTV 1080i (CBS, NBC, CW and independent stations) 720p (ABC, Fox, MyNetworkTV stations)
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1
Original run	August 18 – September 22, 2023

"Quillsville Cold Case: From Retirement to Homicide Detective" is the season premiere episode of the twelfth season of the American animated television series Queen of the Willis as well as the back-door pilot of Quillsville Cold Case. The episode serves as a 2023 American television miniseries originally aired in broadcast syndication in the United States from August 18, 2023, depending on market as Aeverine Zinn Digial Media Group allowed stations to air one, two or three hour episodes for this episode only. In the episode, Ava becomes a homicide detective for the Quillsville Metropolitan Police Department ("QMPD") after retiring from Craven Gifts after 35 years in the previous episode.

Several stories mesh together in this six-part episode as Quillsville Police reopens the 2019 murder of Fox 11 news anchor Zach Mullins. They soon learn that Zach had just finished working on a big story involving an Fox 11's dangerous working conditions shortly before his death. They also uncover the fact the dog bites Mullins suffered in 2007 did not come from Tabby after all, but also bit Gene Cox in 2009, Ken Owen in 2010, Scott Swan in 2019, as well as killing four Port Melissa/Fort Wayne anchormen in 2020 and Chris Moollooly in 2023.

Meanwhile, Ava is skeptical when she hears that Mayor Pence is considering marrying Ava's brother Albert, due to the problems Albert had before with three abusive ex-girlfriends and an abusive ex-wife whom the Quill County coroner now says killed another man, Rick Cereack, in 2002.

The episode was written and directed by series creator Ava Zinn. The episode features the return of Ava's brother, Albert, who was thought to have been dead in the pilot episode as well as Finola's daughters, Wendy and Electa Atkinson; Angie's Stacie Berg; Connie Rose's daughters Kellie and Lisa; Quill County Coroner Anita Mowery; QMPD Lieutenant Courtney Allen; QMPD Detectives Hunter Arnold, Larisa Mack, Jill Turner and Amy Richards; QMPD Officers Jon Chapman and Cristi Lankenpeel; and Judge Samantha Turner.

Cast

• Ava Zinn as Ava Willis, Brittany Willis, Rhonda Willis, Albert Willis, Bianca Willis, Austen Willis, Mandy Willis, Shushu Willis, Tabby Willis, Heather Willis, Kendra Kendall, Anna Pamhouser, Angelika Mullins, Caleb Mullins, Zach Mullins, QMPD Captain Brad Hunter, Dr. Mario Coxson, Helen Turner
• Karly Jameson as herself, Angie Willis, Brynn Willis, Electa Atkinson, Wendy Atkinson, Kellie Rose, Judge Samantha Turner, QMPD Officer Kymberly Millspaugh
• Rachael Passalt as Deanna Willis, Gretty, Basketball Parent,
• Alexandra Moffitt as Suzanne Willis, Phoebe Willis, Alaina Willis, Katherine Willis, Stephanie Rose, Angela Stroup, QMPD Officer Elaine Reed
• Andrea Coolranch as Hillary Willis,
• Cathryn Everman as Luanne Willis, Marla Pence, Sarah Donaldson, QMPD Officer Kayla Burnside, Genavive Ferguson
• Jacqui Fountaine as Emilie Willis, Elisa Llewelyn, QMPD Detective Jill Tucker
• Kendra Ray as Melissa Rose, QMPD Officer Ramona Battishill,
• Luka Runecraft as Miles Kendall,
• Alisan Porter as herself
• Avril Lavigne as herself
• Kassie DePaiva as Brandi Souza
• Eboni Hill as Sharane Hamilton, QMPD Lieutenant Courtney Allen, Makayla Light
• Donna Doogan as Maribel Sabo, ADA Kristy Ellis, QMPD Officer Amber Connoway, Natalia Lightner
• Maribel Mort as Addison Koldike, Ainsley Stroup
• Sophia Blanca as QMPD Commissioner Jane Chelsea Wolf, Trina Waterman
• Melvin Runecraft as QMPD Lieutenant Nick Jeffries, Joseph Caine, Dennis Duke, Hal Valens
• Marti McDaniel as DA Pia Yoque, Vanessa at Broken Boilermaker
• Frank Davidson as QMPD Officer Jarett Dailey, Eric Ferguson,
• Ann Dwyar as Julian Teekerman, Jordana Wilkerson
• Kylie Dwyar as Kaity Kendall, ME Anita Mowery
• Louis Durant as QMPD Officer Jon Chapman, Louie at Burger Chef Red Robyn
• Bryant Cortos as QMPD Detective Hunter Arnold, Cody Ferguson
• Lanise McClannahan as QMPD Detective Amy Richards, Stacie Berg, Kree Walters
• Breeanna Sorensen as Adrienne Fansler, QMPD Detective Larisa Mack, Gabe Clark (2019)
• Clark Jones as Gabe Clark (2024)
• Finola Hughes as Finola Willis
• David Caruso as Harry Willis
• Eric Halvorson as Superintendent Halvorson
• Ann Ryder as Principal Ryder
• Normani as Normani Hamilton
• Kathryn Morris as QMPD Sergant Lilly Rush
• Judith Light as Tony Hamilton (thought)
• Mark Patrick as Reverend Mark
• Cheryl Parker as herself
• Bob Donaldson as himself
• Gene Cox as himself
• Rafael Sanchez as himself
• Drew Blair as herself
• David MacAnnaly as himself
• Rich Van Wyk as himself
• Dan Spheeler as himself
• Fanchon Stinger as herself
• Ken Owen as himself
• Tony Danza as Lou O'Brien
• Ray Cortopassi as himself
• Laura Donaldson as herself
• Jessica Hayes as herself
• Lindy Thackston as herself
• Diane Willis as herself
• Zach Myers as himself
• Brian Wilkes as himself
• Nicole Pence as Mayor Pence
• Doug Llewelyn as himself (archive footage)
• Maury Povich as himself
• Catt Saddler as herslef
• Steve Rappaport as himself
• Chris Mollooly as himself

Uncredited

• as Travis Alter
• as Chris Light
• as April McCall
• as Ricky Sherman
• as Paul Sherman
• as Luke Harris
• as Charlotte
• as Mississinewa Indian
• as Danny Cox
• as Elanore Marlin
• as Danrick Cerack
• as Anthony Galvan
• as Katie Hunt
• as Ellen Eddie
• as Ellie (Albert's dream)

Music

All music composed by Mike Post & Christian Gari.

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"I Gotta Feeling"	The Black Eyed Peas	4:50
2.	"Going Going Gone"	Maddie Poppe	3:26
3.	"Pink Cloud"	Alisan Porter	4:20
4.	"Hot N Cold"	Katy Perry	3:40
5.	"Girlfriend"	Avril Lavigne	3:36
6.	"Dumb Blonde" (Performed by Ava Willis (Ava Zinn), Avril Lavigne (herself), Karly Jameson (herself), and Alisan Porter (herself))	Avril Lavigne (featuring Nicki Minaj)	3:34
7.	"Walk My Way"	Brynn Cartelli	3:39
8.	"Wild One"	Alisan Porter	3:43
9.	"If Ever You're In My Arms Again" (Performed by Ava Willis (Ava Zinn) & Karly Jameson (herself))	Peabo Bryson	4:27
10.	"My Only"	Alisan Porter	4:33
11.	"C'mon"	Alisan Porter	2:55
12.	"Never Easy"	Alisan Porter	3:31
13.	"Birdie"	Avril Lavigne	3:35
14.	"Boom Boom Pow"	The Black Eyed Peas	4:12
15.	"The Way You Roll"	Alisan Porter	4:25
16.	"Invisible Touch" (Used in a flashback with Angie and Stacie)	Genesis	3:29
17.	"Never Be the Same"	Camila Cabello	3:46
18.	"You Say"	Lauren Daigle	4:34
19.	"Keep Holding On"	Avril Lavigne	3:59
20.	"Tell Me It's Over"	Avril Lavigne	3:08
Total length:			77:22