Grissom, Sara and Warrick investigate when a poker player drops dead at the table during a high-stakes game. Nick and Catherine investigate a dead body found in an abandoned air strip, which leads them to the world of street racing. (Guest starred Cliff DeYoung.)
When a famous movie star (played by Chad Michael Murray) is accused of a double murder, his lawyer hires Grissom's former mentor to find errors in the CSIs' work. Things get even worse when their personal lives are used against them in the pre-trial hearing – especially Grissom, who worries that his hearing problem may affect his credibility. (Also featuring The Wallflowers, in a performance in the episode's cold open.)
Grissom, Catherine, Nick and Warrick investigate when a wealthy couple is murdered at their house, which was up for sale. Meanwhile Sara is sent to a local high school where a cheerleader was found eviscerated on the football field.
Grissom, Sara and Nick suspect murder when the body of a dwarf is found hanging from a rope above the stage at a Little People's convention. Catherine and Warrick investigate a murder during a home invasion. While processing the scene, Catherine is attacked by the suspect.
Grissom, Warrick and Sara investigate when a woman who was already missing disappears while taking part in a magician's act. Things get worse when the magician burns to death on the stage after his disappearing chamber malfunctions. But Grissom soon discovers that all is not what it seems. Nick and Catherine find evidence of murder when a rock star dies from an overdose in his tour bus.
Fifteen years ago, Catherine helped to put "The Blue Paint Killer" John Mathers on death row for the rape and murder of a young student at a local college. At the very last second on the day of his execution, he's granted a stay based on new DNA evidence. The CSIs have limited time to provide new evidence that would allow the execution to continue; otherwise, Mathers would get a new trial. Meanwhile, Grissom, Nick and Sara are looking for a missing student, who is found murdered and left in exac
Grissom, Sara and Warrick investigate when a boxer dies in the ring during a boxing match; they would discover that not only the fight was rigged, but it was also set up for murder. Nick quickly solves a robbery at a jewelry store, but finds reason not to close the case just yet. Catherine investigates when a gang member is shot at a parking lot. They would later determine that all three cases would have the same connections with each other.
Catherine, Sara and Warrick are left without a body or crime scene when a snuff film shows the real murder of a young woman. Meanwhile Grissom and Nick are trying to find the identity and killer of a body found in a tool chest, covered with fire ants; the evidence would point to a ranch, where a bigoted cowboy was bullying a young man with Down syndrome. (Guest starred Niecy Nash.)
A taxi driver is beaten to death by a mob after running over a boy with his taxi. When Grissom arrives at the scene, he finds out that the boy was already dying from a stab wound. When Grissom and Sara find the actual crime scene at a basketball court, they discover the body of a man that was shot to death. Are the two murders related? George Eads who plays Nick Stokes did not appear in this episode
Grissom, Nick and Warrick investigate when a body falls from the sky and lands between a couple of rollerbladers. But soon Grissom's problem with otosclerosis forces him to leave the case to Nick and Warrick. Grissom's otologist would recommend that he schedule surgery soon to rectify his hearing problem. Nick and Warrick, carrying on with their case, would determine it was a bizarre murder by paragliding. Meanwhile, Catherine investigates the death of a man who was shot with his own gun, only t