Cast

Synopsis

An elite team of police forensic investigators plough their trade in Las Vegas and solve murders that even Agatha Christie's Poirot would have trouble figuring out.

Film

• 3.13 - Random Acts of Violence When a little girl is murdered in a drive-by shooting, Grissom is concerned that Warrick may not be right for the case as not only did it happen in his neighbourhood but he knows the family of the victim. And with the preliminary evidence pointing to a local troublemaker, Warrick would dearly love to put him away. Meanwhile, Nick is called in to investigate the murder of an internet company boss. Matters are complicated when every employee admits to hating the victim whilst the evidence shows that none of his employees killed him.
• 3.14 - One Hit Wonder The CSIs investigate a serial Peeping Tom whose violent attacks on women are beginning to escalate and it's only a matter of time before he commits murder. Meanwhile, Sara reopens a case for an old friend, Melissa Winters, an assistant district attorney who was crippled in an attack that left her husband dead. When Melissa has a high risk operation to remove the bullet from her neck, Sara is presented with some evidence which presents her with some startling results. 
• 3.15 - Lady Heather’s Box With a decomposing body dripping fluids through the ceiling to the floor below and a man found dead at foam party, Grissom soon finds himself renewing his acquaintance with the seductive Lady Heather’s underground world of S&M and a case of male escorts with insulin poisoning. Meanwhile, Catherine has to deal with a personal tragedy involving the near-drowning of her daughter Lyndsey and the mysterious disappearance of her ex-husband when the pair are involved in a road accident. Is there foul play at work?
• 3.16 - Lucky Strike When the son of a professional basketball player is kidnapped for ransom the player is more than happy to pay the ransom. But when the payoff is compromised the little boy is tragically murdered and it's left to Catherine and Warrick to track down the killer. Meanwhile, Grissom and Nick are left to deal with the bizarre death of a man involved in a prolonged car chase with the police and a large wooden spike sticking out of his head.
• 3.17 - Crash & Burn The CSIs investigate when an elderly woman runs her Jaguar car into the front of a popular restaurant, killing three people, and injuring many, including Hank, Sara’s paramedic boyfriend. With no apparent problem with the car their investigations turn to the restaurants occupants the physical heath of the driver. Meanwhile, Grissom is called to investigate a woman found asphyxiated in her bed. Carbon monoxide poisoning is the primary suspect, especially since the flue of the chimney is blocked so the husband and son are prime suspects in a probable murder case.
• 3.18 - Precious Metal When a badly decomposed body is discovered in a damaged chemical waste drum the CSIs track the victim to the highly competitive world of battle bots. With so much testosterone, money and egos on the line a sour loser may just have used their battle bot to kill for real. Meanwhile, when a dead man is found in a dumpster Greg Sanders finally gets to put his microscope down and come out of the laboratory to crack the case in the field.
• 3.19 – Night at the Movies When a man is stabbed in the neck with a screwdriver in a movie theatre the CSI team must determine if the killer was taking a cue from the master of murder mysteries – Alfred Hitchcock. But it doesn't take long for the team to come up with DNA evidence and a tall redhead becomes the prime suspect. Meanwhile, the rest of the team are called to a warehouse where a teenage boy has died in a hail of bullets, and his own brother may have been involved in the murder.
• 3.20 - Last Laugh Talk about dieing of laughter, but when a popular stand-up comedian-turned-television star collapses and dies on stage during his performance, the CSI team are called in to investigate. Meanwhile, during their investigations at the comedy club, Brass convinces Nick and Sara that a woman who died in a recent bathroom accident may have had a little help from her husband, and they have her body exhumed to prove it.
• 3.21 - Forever When a horse trainer is found dead in the cargo hold of a private jet it initially appears that she has been trampled by her charge. But when the CSI team find a tranquiliser dart and a gun buried in the hay, the horse is spared the electric chair and the passengers and crew come under suspicion. But when the horse suddenly dies the post-mortem reveals that the horse was carrying a bag of uncut conflict diamonds. Meanwhile, Sara and Warrick investigate an apparent Romeo and Juliet double-suicide in Death Valley but the evidence appears to point to an accomplice.
• 3.22 - Play with Fire… Explosions of a personal and literal kind rock the crime laboratory when something explodes in a containment box and showers the lab with shards of broken glass and injuring staff. And with much of the lab out of action the CSI team are called in to investigate the body of a woman found in a college broadcast booth, and known make out place, with fingerprints found on the victim linking the crime to a known serial killer.
• 3. 23 - Inside the Box The CSI team is left reeling when one of their own is murdered in a bank robbery, but the situation only gets worse when Catherine realises that the casino owner Sam Braun, her long-time mentor and father figure, may be the central figure in the investigation. Meanwhile, Grissom can no longer hide the fact that his hearing has deteriorated and he prepares to go into surgery knowing that the chances for a complete reversal of the problem are remote.

Extras

• Random Acts of Violence commentary
• Lady Heather's Box Commentary
• The CSI Shot: Making It Real
• The Writer's Room Featurette
• Crime Scene Field Kit