CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

This is one of my favorite episodes, but I think it's because of the conversation between Grissom and Catherine, when they're pretending to be married. It was soo awesome.



The case was really interesting, too. I thought -- though gory -- that the whole "half a body" thing was cool, and also when Grissom had to create a makeshift CSI kit was pretty cool, too.



Very good episode, I watch it all the time!

So, Grissom goes to this "out there" town...Jackpot, Nevada. While there, he investigates a murder. Doc Robbins in the beginning of the episode, received a severed head. Interestingly enough, Grissom of course, wants to investigate. So, after having a warm welcome by the local police (Ha HA Ha...not even close), they head up the mountains (Insert Rest of Episode Filler Here). After finding the rest of the body, buried in the ground (all but about his shoulders and 'would-be' head sticking out), they dig it up and so on...

I don't want to give it all away for the people that haven't seen it yet, but I would like to say a few other things:

In this episode, I loved how it was away from the 'main scene' of the strip. It hardly involved any 'office time.' Grissom was on his own for the most part, but kept in contact with Catherine back at the office. There were several funny parts in here *Thinks of Grissoms "Wife"* LOL. The ending definitely surprised me. I thought for sure it was someone else, but I was clearly wrong. Great Plot. It was nice to see an "Only Grissom" episode. =)

Several other good parts, but I won't spoil it =)

Definitely one of my top 10 episodes =) Bravo! I wish they'd do more episodes like this...

~Snyder~

This is my favorite CSI episode by a mile. The scenery is truly breathtaking and the acting is exceptional throughout. Filmed in Big Bear, California, but portrayed as a sleepy, high desert town in northern Nevada, the setting is so stunning that it really becomes another character in the story. The underrated Henry Cznery, who is tremendous in everything he does, is again perfect with his portrayal of local cop with something to hide. I'm not sure there has ever been anyone who can play an assh*le better than Cznery, and his portrayal of Lieutenant Alan Brooks certainly supports that belief. The great character actor Jeffery Combs is positively hilarious as Dr. Dale Sterling, the quirky local Veterinarian/Coroner. But Jackpot is without a doubt Grissom's episode and WIlliam Peterson's is a true tour de force here as he carries each scene with ease.

Wonderful writing, good direction and a final scene that will have you smiling along with Grissom, Jackpot delivers... in spades.

This episode was really good. I liked how really it was just a solo Grissom episode. Gris was left to go to a small town where a murder took place. Upon arival he stumbles onto the remander of the body which he was looking for. Slowly Gris puts the pieces of the puzzle together but this becomes difficult when it seems like even the police are working against him! When his lab equipment is stolen he realises that he is onto something. Anyway meanwhile Catherine goes through a mountain of Gris' paper work. I thought this episode was pretty good overall.

This episode was a great episode, focusing for the most part on Grissom as he attempts to solve a case in the isolated town of Jackpot, Nevada.



The episode starts off with Dr. Robbins opening up a package containing a severed head. Grissom then heads to Jackpot, where he meets the unhelpful Sheriff. It seems that the people of Jackpot do not trust him, and are unwilling to help him in his investigation. His field kit is even stolen from his car, in an attempt to stop him from analysing a crime scene. We later find out that this was the Sheriff, who believed that his brother was the killer and was only trying to protect him - which it turns out was unnecessary as his brother was innocent. Elsewhere, Catherine receives a large sum of money from her father, which she is hesitant, at first, to take.



Overall, a very good episode of CSI. A little different, focusing on one scene, and one CSI working that scene, but very good.

I'm glad I'm not on the ME's mailing list. Getting a severed head in the post is not something I'd approach with as much glee as these guys do!



The severed head leads out to a remote town called Jackpot. Grissom decides to go alone for some reason and he arrives at the kind of town usually reserved for Texas Chainsaw Massacre style movies, where the locals are a bit weird and very unhelpful. Gil is unfazed by this though and a process of deduction leads him to the rest of the body.



Turns out our dead guy had been buried up to his neck, had his cheek cut so he bled and then left for the wild animals to go for his throat. Why a simple knock on the head wouldn't do is anyone's guess. The amazing Jeffrey Combs is the local vet / coroner. That guy has such a surreal face!



ID of the body leads back to Las Vegas and Catherine finds out he was a student at a local college who liked to hike out to the hills for his art.



There's no shortage of suspects in this one and a lot of it is very tongue in cheek. Someone doesn't want Grissom to find out the truth, and when his CSI kit is stolen it's fun to see how he can make up a whole DIY kit with stuff from the hardware store.



The plot is quite convoluted in the end, with a motive that is far from obvious throughout the episode. It's quite sensitively handled. The final grudging liking between the sherriff and Grissom is nice to see.



I was shocked, though, to see Alyson Reed in this episode - she plays the woman with the dog who's been drugged. I couldn't believe how much she's changed. Last time I saw her properly, she was the all singing, all dancing star of the film of A Chorus Line as Cassie.



An overall very good episode that is very different - nearly all on location outside Vegas and without two of the usual stars.

Grissom is called out to a town called Jackpot, where the locals found a severed head. the body is eventually found, and murder is evident.



But Grissom has a problem. The townspeople are less than co-operative, and his work is hampered at almost every turn. His field kit gets stolen, so Grissom must go back to basics, buying every day supplies and turning them into a make-shift field kit.



It may sound odd, but I thought this episode had a kind of A-team-ish feel to it, and I enjoyed it immensely.

grissom is a wonderful character, and focussing almost an entire episode on him can only be good...

Apart from the fact that there was no Sara or Nick, only one scene with Warrick & another with Greg, this episode was awesome. What more could a person ask for, a whole Grissom centered episode. And it was funny too with Grissom's one liners & comebacks.



First I'd like to say that Grissom looks hot in jeans...now that I've got that off my chest *smiles* I'll continue with my review.



Grissom goes to Jackpot Nevada, a small town full of weird folk. The authorities there aren't very co-operative with him or should I say it's mostly the sherif, and it's pretty obvious that they're hiding something.



What do you do when someone steals your kit while you're in the middle of nowhere, the answer is, if you're Grissom you make do with everything else that's around you. It was really cool seeing Grissom go back to the basics & use normal everyday things to process a crime scene. My favorite part was when he made the finger printing powder.



It looks like Sam is up to something. Why would he send Cath a check for $250,000? And why didn't Cath just tear it up? Maybe she's saving it for a rainy day?

Dr. Robbins receives a head in the mail from Jackpot Nevada. Grisson goes to Jackpot. The local Sheriff doesn't want to go look for the rest of the body. They know that the head has a cut from the knife so they are thinking that it isn’t an accident but a murder. They recover enough evidence to know that the head came from a damp north facing sloop at least 9000 feet up clear but not recently exposed to fire. Grissom talks to a lady whose dog found the head and then got sick. Grissom takes the local cops out to look for the body and soon run across it in a hole buried alive. Everything covered from the neck down. Grissom found a receipt to the western LVU book store. They find that he is a freshman taking one sophomore class. They start a search for the missing boy’s car. Grissom finds it in an old barn close to be the body was found. He runs back to his car and finds his window smashed out and his field case kit missing. They find traces of cat fur in the car and only one with that kind of cat is the sheriff brother. They also find that the dead boy was having a relationship with someone from the town. Then the sheriff’s brother tried to kill himself. Then they find out that the sheriff’s brother has a son who is the dead boy’s roommate. They later find out he killed his roommate.

A severed head is shipped to Dr. Robbins from Jackpot , Nevada . Grissom goes to Jackpot to find the rest of the body and gets very little cooperation from the locals . the topic of gay men is quite gross in itself but for grissom to have to figure it out with his incredible wit and bright brains nothing seems to be to hard for him. to see that young man burried from the neck down and then the trouble with the local law department . when he lost his csi equipment . the strange gas station service attendant you just can\'t figure out who done it .