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As we reported previously, the March 21 episode of CBS-TV’s “Cold Case” will feature several songs by Pink Floyd.

Today, Capitol/EMI, the band’s label, released more details about the broadcast.

In the episode, titled “Flashover,” the missing Nick Vera (Jeremy Ratchford) is concerned team members realize he’s finally hit rock bottom and hopes a new twist to a 2006 arson case, which Vera was secretly obsessing about in recent weeks, might supply quick leads to his whereabouts.

Glenn Morshower (“24”) plays a fire marshal who partnered with Vera on the arson/homicide case in 2006, and Patrick Gallagher (“Glee”) portrays a bartender at a bar where Vera’s recently become a regular.

The episode was written by Greg Plageman, one of the series’ executive producers, and was directed by Jeannot Szwarc.

“Pink Floyd’s music is so sonically and texturally rich it demands your attention, and nothing about this episode is lean-back television,” said Plageman. “The Floyd tracks we chose seem to perfectly complement the slide of Detective Nick Vera into a personal abyss.

“We also love that one of their most famous album covers, ‘Wish You Were Here’ — of two men on fire shaking hands (Actually only one is on fire -fs) — was shot right here on the Warner Bros. Lot 35 years ago, right next to our actual ‘Cold Case’ soundstages.

“So, we thought that it would be great symmetry to play the title track over the final montage.”

Past music-themed episodes of “Cold Case” have featured the music of Ray Charles, John Lennon, Frank Sinatra, Nirvana, Johnny Cash, John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, Tim McGraw, U2, Bob Dylan, Santana, Bob Seger, The Doors and Pearl Jam.