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CSI: NY: City of the Dolls

 

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8.8 Great
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Air Date

Wednesday November 23, 2005

Production Code

209

Episode Summary

Mac, Danny and Lindsay investigate the death of the owner of a doll hospital. Stella and Hawkes look into the death of a woman with terminal cancer.

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    9 Superb

    Mac and the team have two rather interesting murder cases to deal with in this episode. The owner of a "Doll Hospital" found dead in his place of business and a woman (later shown to have terminal cancer) found dead in her apartment. hide show

    This episode worked for a number of reasons. The first thing is the two cases. Both were very compelling and had my interest until the end. Another reason is the well written dialouge. Danny's "Bronx Marble" line stuck out in my mind because is was clever and even a bit funny. Once again Gary Sinise and his team are in top form. Who is also in top form is the school teacher who has more than just tutoring her students in mind. I believe that her scenes were very effective as she was questioned by various team members. Effective episode.

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    Murder in a doll hospital! hide show

    Great episode!!!!!!!!

    Lindsay playing the good cop and Danny the bad cop.... soooo sweet.... Then they come out... "There's something about that woman"... Did I mention that I love Lindsay!!!! And there are lots of great quotes in there...

    If Danny would buy me a drink... it might help... I would definitely ask him if he could give me Flack's number... And this here:

    Harry Ellis: So it'll probably be around a whole week or so before they can list the apartment on the market?
    Flack: Yeah we usually don't let the realtor show a place until we get the stink of death out of the carpeting. (Flack leaves to go back to her apartment)
    Harry Ellis: Well just thought I'd ask. And the attitude is unnecessary! (Flack turns and gives him a look)

    So great!!!!!!!!!!! Did I mention that I love Flack???? The cases: Great!!!!!!!

    The one with the terminally-ill girl was really sad.... Wanting to look nice in case you die during the night and never wake up again... it made me cry... All in all: A great episode!

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    9 Superb

    Interesting cases and nice converstions. hide show

    Ok, i really like this episode althought there are a few danny/Lindsay scenes. But in this episode and some before and after this one i like them together, at this time it was just a nice adding.
    "City of the dolls" is one episode where i think Danny looks better then he even looks. I do do not know why...
    I love the quotes!
    And Danny staring at the fingerprint is so cute, it is my favorite picture of him.
    The case with the dollls was interesting and i loved it when this little girl says to Lindsay that she can't tell them her and her doll's secret, her facial expression was too great.

    The other case was very disturbing espicially when Mac told the murderer that hte victim would have died soon...
    And just to think of selling and buying her appartment is really cruel

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    8.9 Great

    D/L interaction and great stories, what else you can ask for?? hide show

    That's a great chapter. To me, as a D/L shipper is even better. The fact that NY city has a doll's hospital is awesome, this city has everything one could need or never need!! The poor guy with all his hands covered in blood was a great image!! Nice shot!!. This case was really interesting and quite complicated, and the best part is the murder weapon a piece is of a porcelain doll!!! Playing with dolls can bedangerous!! Let's analyse D/L scenes!! The perfect fit: Incredible, they seem so comfortable until they realize they are holding hands!! And how she rejects him!! A tiny question...Is my imagination or Danny is always hungry?? The scene in the suspect's door was great too, I like the fact that is she the one to touch him with the excuse of putting on her shoes but I'm sure she is thinking: OMG he has huge muscles!!

    The other case was really well written and it was a cruel but real idea!! A poor woman is dead and their neigbours only think in renting her apartment. Smart idea to put the venom in the tea bags!!

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    9 Superb

    Well Written... hide show

    I liked the concept of a "doll" hospital, but to me that's something that would more fit into a small town than Manhattan. That being said, the fact that the "doctor" found a secret in "Sophie" was something interesting. I loved the scene with Lindsay trying to get the secret out of Abby Drake. Classic kid versus adult, Lindsay lost. Unfortunately, the doctor was murdered over as Danny said to Monica Drake, her guilty conscience. Stella & Hawkes investigating the poisening of Laura Redgrave had their own challenges. From trace like the metorite dust being out of place and then having one motive, NYC space with two neighbors fighting for that space. Hawkes being the investigator that he's becoming did his homework and as Mac teaches, the evidence doesn't lie.

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  • Original International Air Dates:
    Turkey: April 17, 2006 on CNBC-e. []
  • Spanish episode title: Hospital de Muñecas, meaning Dolls Hospital.
    French episode title: Poupées cassées, meaning Broken Dolls. []
  • Music Featured:
    Invincible by OKGo.
    Twisted Emotion (extended original mix) by Hyper feat. Leeroy Thornhill.
    Deadbeat by Funky Fresh Few.
    Fashion Kills (Re-rub Dub) by Dylan Rhymes. []
  • Danny: You're making me nervous Mac. You got that look.
    Mac: What look is that?
    Danny: The one that says: we're not quite finished, cancel your plans for the evening. []
  • Lindsay: Maybe this isn't about the doll at all. Maybe he just used it to defend himself.
    Danny: Grip was way too tight. You ever been to a shooting where the vic's hand is frozen in place? You can actually take the gun and slide it right into the palm. Perfect fit. (grips Lindsay's hand) That means he was struggling with the attacker for the gun. Same thing happened here. (continues to hold her hand until she pulls it away) You know? You hungry?
    Lindsay: No... I gotta get back to the... lab.
    Danny: Yeah, yeah. Me too. Me too. []
  • Danny: Miss Drake's been busy. There's more semen samples here than at a fertility clinic. []
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  • Title: City of the Dolls.

    This is a reference to Valley of the Dolls, a contemporary book by Jacqueline Susann written in the 1960's about the intertwining lives of a few women and their experiences with sex and drugs, and in 1967 was turned into a movie with the same name. []
  • Lauren's friend, the other waitress, said that to kill the rats in the restaurant, she mixed rat poison with scrambled eggs and that it worked everytime.

    Aiden did the same thing in the Season 1, Episode 2: Creatures of the Night. []
  • Stella: It's always about the black glove.

    This line alludes to the pair of black gloves that O.J. Simpson tried on and failed to fit on his hands during his murder trial. Before he did this, the State thought that this was their key piece of evidence against him. []
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