After events in "Skin in the Game" in which the Dante's Inferno murders claimed several lives, Russell and the CSIs discover that both Morgan and Ellie have been kidnapped. The kidnapper gives Ecklie and Brass six hours to decide which of the two should live or die. Both Daniel Larson and Oliver Tate maintain their innocence in the killings, as new suspects and motives are discovered. The team attend a church service after the tragic consequences for yet another loved one. Savoir Magazine report
During a heist of a high stakes casino poker game, a casino guard is shot, and a fleeing motorcyclist dies, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of dollars in fake money. The CSIs track down the real thief and murderer, who set up his accomplice as a patsy.
A night club owned by Stu Kirchoff hosting a hatecore band goes up in flames. While most attendees escape with their lives, four are killed, including members of the band. The CSI team goes looking for the arsonist who, like the band, is a devout neo-Nazi.Note: Guest star John Ratzenberger was Ted Danson's co-star on his earlier series, Cheers.
An episode of a cooking reality show Elite Chef began with a tasting challenge where, unknown to the contestants and host Wolfgang Puck, the secret ingredient was human. Or more specifically, a former contestant. The CSIs take a close look at the "ingredients" in order to find the murderous cannibal. Meanwhile, Hodges and Elisabetta break off their engagement, after learning that neither of them would be happy away from their longtime homes.
In a salute to CSI's 300th episode, the team examine a young woman's murder at movie producer Jack Witten's mansion. Sara and Ecklie relate this case to a cold case they investigated fourteen years earlier under Willows' supervision, involving yet another young woman who was presumed to have been murdered by the same suspect, Jack Witten.Note: Guest star Marg Helgenberger reprises her role as Catherine Willows in newly-filmed flashbacks.
A homeless man uses his last $200 to win $350,000 at black jack at a small casino; he was later found beaten to death in an alley. The CSIs try to determine who was at fault, only to find out that the victim had a connection with the murderer - and the pawn shop where he pawned his jewelry.
A John Doe found barely alive during a torrential rain storm is admitted to the hospital. Sara examines his personal effects, discovering a bomb inside his satchel. It is soon discovered that he intended to commit a terrorist act at a local casino, but when the FBI gets involved, they learn more about the plot and the suspect. Greg is investigated by Defense Criminalist Jennifer Rhodes and accused of framing a man for murder seven years prior, after discovering two different pictures of the same
The CSIs examine a bludgeoned, bloody corpse inside a "human hamster ball" that rolled around a neighborhood, leading to a discovery that it was an act of "claustrophilia" gone wrong. They later found his girlfriend, who mailed herself to death. Also: Morgan works with a swing shift CSI on a rape case, involving that CSI's son as the suspect.
The CSIs investigate a local motel where a series of grisly murders took place. Not only have they been committed by otherwise outstanding citizens with no record, they all occurred in the same room. Hodges and Henry would later find the answer - the hard way.
En route to Reno for a weekend at a spa resort, Sara, Finlay, and Morgan found themselves stranded in a small town with car trouble. Their stay would lead to a murder investigation after discovering a dead body under a hood of a stolen car, and a missing persons case when Finlay disappears after being a victim in a hit-and-run. The CSI team must piece together what happened in detail to find her, and to solve the murder case.
"Santa Claus" was discovered dead on the artificial snow-covered front lawn of a suburban house, with a reindeer having blood on its hooves. The CSIs would discover his death was in connection with the illicit trade of another kind of "snow" - cocaine. Meanwhile, the CSIs guess who their "secret Santas" are, when they receive their gifts.
Shortly after an inbound plane to Vegas makes its landing, Kenny Greene and eleven other passengers report having their belongings stolen. CSIs later find suspected thief Janet Riggins dead at the end of a runway. After analyzing the plane's seating chart, and the location of the raided overhead bins, the real thief Hank Kasserman is identified, leaving the remaining mystery of who killed Janet, and why. Analysis of her drivers license reveals it to be a fake. Janet is really Helen Morrison, fle
After events in "The Devil and D.B. Russell," reporter John Merchiston returns, working on an exposé involving a domestic spying program called Project Jerico. After a mystery woman (aka Emily Rey) hands him an encrypted flash drive, Merchiston is apparently killed by an explosive car crash following a high-speed chase. His lawyer Jill McDermott arrives to claim his body, revealing he was investigating Airforce General Robert Lansdale's involvement in the program. When Emily Rey turns up dead, w
Robbins and Nick travel to Mexico to assist a local coroner in investigating a Las Vegas woman who was found murdered in a Mexican town. Meanwhile, back in the states, the CSIs investigate a local couple found dead inside their driveway, which would later connect with the Mexican slaying.
Nick and Greg investigate the death of 16-year-old Helping Homes volunteer Debbie Logan, after they find evidence linking her to a brothel run by Madame Suzanne. Among other patrons, they find Brine County Supervisor Roger Ridley and Debbie's father, Minister Jim Logan. Other family ties are soon revealed.
Sara and Sanders investigate the murder of "The King" (an Elvis impersonator) whose body was found near a rook that was stabbed to death. They later discover that the victims and the location of their deaths are playing out a sadistic chess match. The investigation moves to the King's Crown international chess festival where suspects include Paul Lomax, a chess expert who tutored Sanders in his youth, and retired chess grand master Troy Parker who has lived a reclusive life in recent years. Loma
The CSIs investigate the murder of a rock and roll groupie and the disappearance of a prostitute that both have ties to a mysterious band of wannabee musicians. One of the early suspects in this case included Kiss frontman, Gene Simmons.
CSIs are called to investigate when the Connors, a family of four, goes missing for a month. Suspects included a man who mysteriously moved into their vacated house after his release from prison, and Marvin Braxton from whom the father, Dwight, embezzled $500,000. Complicating matters, all of their furniture was removed, making it more difficult for Finlay determine who killed who from the blood spatter. The neighbor Madge provides a clue; the moving company used to remove the family's belonging
A teenage boy opens fire at the police station, killing two officers - one of them a husband to another police officer. He would later take Russell and an injured interviewee hostage. Russell, with the help of the CSIs, would attempt to defuse the situation before, he, or the other officers, shoot again. The investigation, however, would determine that the teen's shooting spree was an inside job.
The CSIs track a cannibalistic killer and discover he's not alone. Then the story turn into confusing tales of the killer who was trying to spread the unique mythologic legend of cannibalistic crime. One of these related murders included a woman who was murdered by being stabbed in the stomach while an endoscopic camera was inside her.
After a casino owner's wife is murdered in an otherwise secure electronic smart house, CSIs enlist Avery Ryan of the FBI’s Cyber Crime Division to determine what created the chink in the house's electronic armor.Note: This episode is the backdoor pilot for the spin-off series, CSI: Cyber.
In 1989, three boys find a dying man in a shack alongside the railroad track, with proceeds from a robbery. Twenty-five years later, CSIs investigate a recent murder that may be related to the cold case death of Scotty, one of the three boys. Self-taught criminalist Sam Bishop who was a deputy during the original case is initially suspected, but then lends his abilities to the team to solve both the cold and recent cases. Brass's daughter Ellie is admitted to the hospital following a suicide att