Chasing the Bus

Season 2, Episode 18, Aired
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A bus carrying 23 passengers from Los Angeles to Las Vegas crashes less than 40 miles from its destination, killing nine people. Before he dies, the driver recalls that, moments before the wreck, the steering wheel began vibrating like a jackhammer in his hands, making it impossible for him to control the speeding vehicle. When the bus finally did come to a stop, it was on its right side on top of a sports car that was following it. At the scene, the CSIs discover that a recent parolee was on the bus, but is now unaccounted for---and that there's evidence of foul play.moreless
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  • Fantastic episode, interesting the whole way through.

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    By blueMnM415, Jan 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    This is one of the best episodes of Season Two, at least in my opinion. It had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I thought it was so sad when they were moving the body bags and the people who were in need of medical attention and they were screaming for their loved ones; it was very sad. I also jumped through the roof when the Camaro's, assumed dead, driver shot his hand up when Catherine was examining the car. Over-all, a spectacular episode.moreless

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  • A bus goes off course and crashes just 40 outside of vegas. 9 passengers die. all crims on case to investigate either accident or sabotage!!!

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    By erica_jones, Sep 02, 2006 Report Abuse
    Very special episode!!!!! all csi's are very special i liked this one because greg thinks he messed up (greg (eric szmanda) is soooooo hot!!!!) i like the way the criminalists reconstuct he crime in their minds. i dont get why people think greg is a wierdo. he isnt. he is the funniest person on there... anyways... i like the part where grissom says : " behind walls blah blah i found a head in a bucket of paint once!" like i said every single csi episode is special!!!! i love them all soo much. i also love the bus on a treadmill. soo cool WOW!!!!!moreless

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  • A bus crashes and the CSIs must solve how it happened.

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    By pagman_rox, Sep 27, 2005 Report Abuse
    I like this episode for more than a couple of reasons. For starters it was Greg's first time in the field with the other CSIs collecting evidence. It had a solid plot and it was believable. Sometimes buses do crash, although not always for the reasons that it was for in this episode. They only had one plot line so you weren't jumping around trying to figure out who did what. You also saw Grissom and Warrick playing checkers while waiting for the bus tire to blow. This was another great episode. You can't go wrong if you're watching an episode of CSI.moreless

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    • Greg has his first field experience outside the crime lab. Edit
    • Nick's first case was a triple homicide (mother and her two kids) in a grocery store. Edit
    • Goof: The CSIs crew set up an experiment. They put some chloroform into the tire, set the bus on a dynamometer (or some other testing platform) and waited for the tire to fail. The tire fails in the experiment in the exact same amount of time as it did in real life. Problem: They have no idea how much chloroform was used and it would be impossible to match it by luck. More chloroform used would equal quicker failure. Then, there is the heat. The tire traveling over the hot asphalt road would build heat faster then on their testing platform. More heat would mean a quicker failure, too. Edit

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    • International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Zkouška tvrdosti (Hardness Test) Edit
    • Music: All Right Now- Free Give It Away- Zero 7 The Thinner the Air- Cocteau Twins Edit

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    • Grissom: So I ask again -- why'd he hit the brakes? Nick (laughs): Man, there could be a million reasons. Grissom: Well, fortunately, we're just looking for one. Edit
    • Sara: Bus crosses four lanes of traffic and only takes out the car behind it? Warrick: Yeah. Someone upstairs was looking out big-time. Edit
    • Nick (upon finding a dead body): Hello, Mr. McBride. Grissom: I'm afraid our ex-con just got the death penalty. Edit

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