"Ghosts of the Past" is the eighteenth episode of the American television drama series The Killing, and the fifth of its second season, which aired on April 22, 2012.
In the episode, Detectives Linden (Mireille Enos) and Holder (Joel Kinnaman) obtain a voicemail left by Rosie Larsen (Katie Findlay) when she was alive; Mitch Larsen (Michelle Forbes) talks with a girl (Chelsea Ricketts) the same age as Rosie; and Darren Richmond (Billy Campbell) learns who may have been behind his previous arrest.
After dreaming that Belko Royce (Brendan Sexton III) shoots him in his hospital bed, Darren Richmond takes it upon himself to become mobile.
Meanwhile, campaign manager Jamie Wright (Eric Ladin) meets his old friend Eve (Jennifer Spence), who now works at the district attorney’s office.
Later, in Richmond’s hospital room, he tells him that the previous murder charges were based on a fake tollbooth photo, and that he believes Mayor Adams was behind it.
At the police station, Detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder review their notes on Alexi Giffords (Tyler Johnston), the current suspect.
Stan arrives at the police station to tell Linden that he wants to give her some names of people who may have been involved with Rosie’s murder.
Later, the detectives listen as Ray, a technician, plays a message that Rosie left on Alexi's voice mail on October 5.
Meanwhile, Stan Larsen's lawyer (Mark Burgess) informs him the attempted murder charges against Bennet Ahmed have been dropped, but that he still must go to trial for kidnapping and aggravated assault.
William Bibbiani of CraveOnline called the episode "frustrating", adding: "We’re entering the final stretch with The Killing.
Club's Brandon Nowalk rated this episode a C−, saying "Where 'Ogi Jun' was this focused procedural uncovering the convoluted comic-book story of the boy with the manga tattoo, lying in wait for years to exact revenge on the man who killed his father, 'Ghosts Of The Past' is dressed as a horror film without any animating purpose.
"[4] TV Fanatic's Sean McKenna rated the episode 4 out of 5 stars, commenting "Life is filled with its conflicts, disappointments and failures—and The Killing grips onto them with its rain soaked fingers and refuses to let go.
It prefers to illustrate characters digging their way back to the top, searching for redemption and purpose amidst the never-ending hunt for Rosie's killer, even if at times the world they live in throws them another shovel to deepen their own holes.
"[5] The episode was seen by 1.59 million viewers, marking the series' second-lowest viewership, and obtained an adult 18-49 rating of 0.6, steady with the previous week.