CSI Las Vegas

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living doll (24/24)
21.00–22.00

The successful Las Vegas-based forensics drama concludes its seventh series this week. In tonight’s nerve-wracking finale, the identity of the replica killer is finally revealed, but not before a member of the CSI team is placed in grave danger; and Grissom and Sara’s relationship comes to light.

After a season of twists and turns, the CSIs think they have a new lead on the serial killer that has struck four times, leaving a replica of the crime at each location. A man named Ernie Dell originally confessed to the crimes before killing himself, but it later emerged that he lied to protect somebody else – possibly one of his 13 foster children. The police now have a lead on another of his grownup foster kids, Trevor Dell –but when the CSIs arrive at his flat, they find him beaten to death on the bathroom floor.

Grissom suspects that the serial killer may have got there first when he finds a miniature doll of Trevor in the apartment. The doll boasts a tiny bracelet with Trevor’s name on it – yet the figure does not match the body and there is no replica scene to be found. “Maybe this one wasn’t planned,” Sara says. “Maybe the miniature killer has to make the miniature after the fact.”

csi: crime scene investigation
the good, the bad and the dominatrix (23/24)
21.00–22.00

The successful Las Vegas-based forensics drama continues its seventh season. This week, Catherine and Brass investigate when dominatrix Lady Heather is almost strangled to death at a Wild West theme park; and Warrick and Nick look into the death of a young woman apparently hit by a taxi cab.

An old acquaintance re-enters Grissom’s life this week when Lady Heather (Melinda Clarke, ‘The OC’), the notorious dominatrix, is found half-dead by a night-watchman at a Wild West theme park. As Heather is rushed to hospital, Sara and Catherine sweep the scene for clues. Catherine reflects that Lady Heather is “the only woman I’ve ever seen rattle Grissom,” and adds, “they had chemistry” –unaware that her musings on Heather and Grissom’s relationship are making Sara uncomfortable.

Sara is curious to know more about Lady Heather, but her attempts to collect DNA samples from her at the hospital are rebuffed, while the dominatrix refuses to answer Brass’s questions. A concerned Grissom has better luck at extracting her story: “I was planning an Old-West party,” Lady Heather explains, “and I was checking out the facilities.” She claims the theme park’s owner gave her permission to be there at night, but she will not say who it was that almost garrotted her with a rope, and quickly checks out of hospital.

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leapin’ lizards (22/24)
21.00–22.00

The successful Las Vegas-based forensics drama continues its seventh season. This week, the disappearance of a casino employee leads the police to uncover a UFO cult that believes reptilian aliens are taking over the world.

On a dusty ranch in the desert, heavily-armed SWAT police have a suspect surrounded. Holed up in his farmhouse, the man engages the police in a shootout before finally turning a gun on himself. The dead man is Hank Connors, and the police believe he may have been involved in the disappearance of casino card dealer China De Vere one week before. Connors was in a UFO club with China’s husband Preston, who is also missing. The CSIs begin a sweep of the ranch and soon make a gruesome discovery in the barn: China’s head is mounted to the wall like the head of a stuffed animal.

A subsequent search of Connor’s house reveals a wealth of information on the UFO cult. Grissom dusts off a film of the group’s leader outlining his belief that reptilian aliens are trying to conquer the planet. The cult’s propaganda claims that the aliens can only be killed by having their heads severed with a sword – as with China De Vere. “So Connors cut off her head because he thought she was a serpent from outer space?” Sara asks. Meanwhile, Nick finds bones from the rest of China’s body in the pigsty and backyard.

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lab rats (20/24)
21.00–22.00

The successful Las Vegas-based forensics drama continues its seventh season. This week’s episode is a departure for CSI, as the focus turns to the crime lab technicians. Hodges convinces his fellow techs that Grissom needs their help in cracking the replica killer case, so they review each of the murders.

It is a busy night in Vegas as the CSIs handle multiple cases. With Grissom occupied, lab tech David Hodges (guest star Wallace Langham) comes up with a covert plan to help crack the replica killer case. The killer has struck four times, leaving a model of the crime scene at each location. Hodges gathers his fellow techs Archie Johnson, Henry Andrews and Mandy Webster and implies that Grissom needs a hand: “We have one shift to show what we’re made of,” he says.

Hodges calls a meeting in Grissom’s office to discuss the first two victims: Izzy Delancy (see the episodes ‘Built to Kill’, Parts 1 and 2) and Penny Garden (see the episode ‘Post Mortem’). Their colleague Wendy Simms (guest star Liz Vassey) joins them to study the third victim, Raymundo Suarez (see the episode ‘Loco Motives’). This case led to a man named Ernie Dell confessing to the murders before killing himself.

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monster in the box (16/24)
21.00–22.00

The successful Las Vegas-based forensics drama continues its seventh season. Tonight, Grissom receives another replica crime scene and realises that the miniature serial killer is still on the loose. With only two days to go before the crime is due to occur, the CSIs must locate the scene and save the victim before it is too late.

Grissom is stunned to receive another miniature crime scene in the mail. The package has been waiting for him while he was away on sabbatical. The model shows a living room with a woman’s body lying on a sofa, and seems to be the work of the ‘miniature’ killer who has killed three people. Yet a man named Ernie Dell already confessed to the crimes and killed himself (see ‘Loco Motives’). This package was postmarked after Dell died and the date on the newspaper in the miniature is two days hence. “This murder hasn’t happened yet,” Grissom surmises. It would seem that the killer is still alive and, somewhere, a woman is in danger.

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sweet jane (12/24) 21.00–22.00

The phenomenally successful Las Vegas-based forensics drama continues its seventh season. In this week’s episode, the team are joined by a new CSI, Michael Keppler, who assists them on a case involving four unidentified women murdered over a span of 30 years.

The ever-changing face of Las Vegas has thrown up another victim – a young woman found dead near the highway. Catherine is first on the scene, joined by a new face – CSI Michael Keppler (Liev Schreiber, ‘The Omen’, ‘Scream’), who is filling in for Grissom while he is away on sabbatical.

A quick examination of the victim reveals that she was swabbed with alcohol to remove any marks. “Unlike most men, this one knows how to clean up after himself,” observes Catherine. They run the girl’s details through a directory of missing people and find a match: she is Veronica Sorenson, a 17year-old runaway.

The autopsy reveals that Veronica was raped while high on ecstasy. Keppler hypothesises that the killer was not a first-timer and that his preferred type of victim is probably fixed. They search the database for unsolved homicides resembling Veronica’s case and come up with three matches: in 1975, 1989 and 1999.

csi: crime scene investigation
sweet jane (12/24) 21.00–22.00

The phenomenally successful Las Vegas-based forensics drama continues its seventh season. In this week’s episode, the team are joined by a new CSI, Michael Keppler, who assists them on a case involving four unidentified women murdered over a span of 30 years.

The ever-changing face of Las Vegas has thrown up another victim – a young woman found dead near the highway. Catherine is first on the scene, joined by a new face – CSI Michael Keppler (Liev Schreiber, ‘The Omen’, ‘Scream’), who is filling in for Grissom while he is away on sabbatical.

A quick examination of the victim reveals that she was swabbed with alcohol to remove any marks. “Unlike most men, this one knows how to clean up after himself,” observes Catherine. They run the girl’s details through a directory of missing people and find a match: she is Veronica Sorenson, a 17year-old runaway.

The autopsy reveals that Veronica was raped while high on ecstasy. Keppler hypothesises that the killer was not a first-timer and that his preferred type of victim is probably fixed. They search the database for unsolved homicides resembling Veronica’s case and come up with three matches: in 1975, 1989 and 1999.

csi: crime scene investigation
sweet jane (12/24) 21.00–22.00

The phenomenally successful Las Vegas-based forensics drama continues its seventh season. In this week’s episode, the team are joined by a new CSI, Michael Keppler, who assists them on a case involving four unidentified women murdered over a span of 30 years.

The ever-changing face of Las Vegas has thrown up another victim – a young woman found dead near the highway. Catherine is first on the scene, joined by a new face – CSI Michael Keppler (Liev Schreiber, ‘The Omen’, ‘Scream’), who is filling in for Grissom while he is away on sabbatical.

A quick examination of the victim reveals that she was swabbed with alcohol to remove any marks. “Unlike most men, this one knows how to clean up after himself,” observes Catherine. They run the girl’s details through a directory of missing people and find a match: she is Veronica Sorenson, a 17year-old runaway.

The autopsy reveals that Veronica was raped while high on ecstasy. Keppler hypothesises that the killer was not a first-timer and that his preferred type of victim is probably fixed. They search the database for unsolved homicides resembling Veronica’s case and come up with three matches: in 1975, 1989 and 1999.