Anatomy of a Lye

Season 2, Episode 21, Aired
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Grissom and Sara investigate when a man's body, which has been doused with lye, is found buried in a park; Nick tries to determine how a hiker apparently drowned in a desert.
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  • A hit and run and a drowning in the desert.

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    By l35l13, Jun 25, 2007 Report Abuse
    I would definitely have to say that this is one of the better episodes so far. I'm starting at the beginning and am continuing from there, so this is the episode that I just watched. *spoiler(sort of)* So I'm glad this this episode brings up other ways of people dying besides homicide. It just seems that the show has had so many deaths by the hand of another person. It's nice to have a good change every once in a while. Another thing that I enjoyed was them showing that people can be incredibly stupid at times. I mean, what was that idiot lawyer thinking?moreless

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  • Excellent, nerve wracking, good twists at end, best episode yet

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    By edwardhughes, Feb 14, 2007 Report Abuse
    In all five seasons of CSI that have aired to television, this is undoubtedly the best one. It shares interesting forensic information, question causation in crimes and is truly nerve-racking to the very end. If you like chills at the conclusion, then be informed, you get two at the end of this one. Grissom's lines are original and its always good to see that things aren't always as expected.

    All and all, this episode has strong morals and the plot is original. No doubt this was a fine piece of work by the best movie and series director Jerry Bruckheimermoreless

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    • Goof: Warrick tells Nick that "Basalt" is only found at high altitudes. However, "Basalt" is a volcanic rock and is found anywhere there is volcanic activity. Edit
    • Goof: The investigation into the death of the hiker, leads Nick to her home and finds some blood on the edge of the pool. In one shot, Nick is kneeling down with the blood in sight. Then he gets a swab from his kits to take a sample but there's no blood in the area where he swabs. Edit

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    • International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Nehoda není náhoda (An Accident Is Not an Accident) Edit

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    • Sara: This suicide letter was written by Bob Martin to his wife Charlotte. When you hit him Monday night it wasn't an accident. You were off the hook. Grissom: Until you let him die. Edit
    • Grissom: Explain it to me, Ben. How does a lawyer rationalize something like this? Sara: You know the law. You hit a guy. It was an accident. Nothing criminal. But you let it escalate to first-degree murder. I spoke with your senior partner. It was your first day on the job. Big firm. Big welcome. How many drinks did you have that night? Grissom: Let me guess. You wanted the alcohol to wear off before you called it in, right? So you decided to wait it out. Have a cup of coffee, sober up and then call the cops. But unfortunately, Bob Martin woke up. So what do you do now, hmm? Can't walk into the Emergency Room and say, "Hey, this guy was bleeding to death in my garage while I was eating mu shu pork." Ben Weston: I sacrificed to get where I am. My whole life was leading up to last Monday. Grissom: Yeah. It's tough, huh? Fifteen years to build your dream and a fifteen-second phone call destroys it. Edit
    • Doc Robbins: This is Ecklie's Mercedes? Grissom: Well, actually, I sold it to him five years ago. It was in much better condition back then. Edit

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    • This episode is loosely based on the Chante Mallard case in which Mallard hit Gregory Glenn Briggs with her vehicle and let him die in her garage. Edit
    • Nick: Try explaining a scuba diver up a tree. This is a reference to the earlier episode "Scuba Doobie-Doo" in which Nick and Catherine had to figure out how to explain how a man in a scuba suit was found in a tree in the middle of a forest fire. Edit

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