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CSI
Thursday 9:00 PM on CBS

Episode Score

 
8.8 Great
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Air Date

Thursday December 18, 2003

Production Code

410

Episode Summary

A teenager is found murdered on a construction site. Grissom, Sara, and Warrick follow the lead of blood on a hammer. Nick, with an assist from Catherine, tries to find how a woman was killed by a gunshot on her lawn when no one nearby had a gun.

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    10 Perfect

    Read Review....As Follows hide show

    I don't know how many of you are going to look at this after I review seeing as the episode is 6 years old. But my name is Bryan Habick....eirely sounding to the child who's been murdered, Brian Haddick...

    Seeing as I am an avid fan of CSI, I can only see it as a strange coincidence that my name is in this episode. Eventhough slightly changed. I have witnessed many-a-episode before with names of my friends, and acquiantances. So this is not new to me. But never did I find my name to be assimilated in such an episode. And in such a timely fashion. I hope you reviewers believe me enough to take notice of this. Thank You. And if you don't believe me.... comment and ill tell u how serious I am. Sincerely.
    Bryan Habick

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    9 Superb

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    A well written episode. A teenage boy is found dead on a construction site. He appears to have suffered multiple blunt force traumas on his whole body. The murder weapon is likely a hammer. A ripped fabric found in his hand leads the investigators to a young girl who knows the deceased. Another case is very puzzling. A woman dies from a bullet wound in the chest while trying to break a fight between her present husband and her ex-husband. None of the men have GSR on their hands and no gunshot was heard. Written by Sarah Goldfinger and Richard Catalani.

    Yes, just another great episode in this series. Both of the cases in this episode are unique and interesting. And this is why I love CSI. The original CSI is always the best!!!

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    9.4 Superb

    Lovely dialogue in some places, but reality?! I still loved it. hide show

    Ah, a great episode. It's a classic example of a mid-ish season episode, not at the top of their game but compared to other shows-excellent. Seriously, who doesn't love an average episode?
    The other case, also well done-mostly. Good dialogue, again. heck, the writers are always great a dialogue.
    The woman who was "shot"...I'm pretty sure that the writers find out facts about real instances before using an idea on a show. It still left me wondering though...
    Overall, a great episode, albiet a bit unlikely but from now on, whenever a car backfires, or there's a loud noise, I'll be looking up and running.

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  • Goof: While analyzing blood spatter, Warrick and Sara have an electronic device that calculates where the blood came from for them. However, the device they are using says, "Blood Splatter" on it rather than "Blood Spatter". []
  • Music:
    Flite - The Cinematic Orchestra
    I Cry - Lamb []
  • Benny: Since when is whacking fruit a crime?
    Brass: When it's practice for whacking people. []
  • Archie: They say in America, you're on camera an average of seven times a day. Go to a mall, and you can at least triple that.
    Sara: I guess that's good for us. I'm going to think twice the next time I try on a shirt.
    Archie: Well, legally, they can't put cameras in dressing rooms, but there's legal, and then there's what people do. []
  • Warrick: The shoe tread I found at the scene-- it's a World Industries Diablo. It's a skate shoe. Size 11.
    Brass: On a construction worker?
    Warrick: Screams teenager, I know. []
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Allusions

  • This episode is ripped from the headlines of the Jason Sweeney murder in Philadelphia. Jason (16) was lured by his girlfriend, Justina Morley (15), with the promise of sex. He was ambushed and beaten to death with a hatchet, a hammer, and a large rock by Domenic Coia, Nicholas Coia, and Edward Batzig Jr. Justina Morley plead guilty and testified against the other three. In addition, the four people involved in his murder also took his money. []
  • Gallagher is a comedian who smashes watermelons and lots of other foods using a trademark tool called the "sledge-o-matic" Brass mentions him..... []
  • Sara: Clothing: $85, Earrings: $30, Latte: $4, Getting away with murder...
    Grissom: Priceless.

    This is a reference to a common Mastercard advertisement. []
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