Broken

Season 1, Episode 6, Aired
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The whole team investigates the crime scene of an indoor amusement park when a young girl is found dead in the bathroom. They must track down the relentless man responsible for the heinous crime quicker than usual, as everyone on location has been detained until they can be cleared. What looks to be like a regular attempted kidnapping turns out to be much more than any of the detectives had bargained for.moreless
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  • When I first read that this episode was going to be based around child molesting, I was a bit worried...

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    By Leanne_Cooper, Jun 06, 2011 Report Abuse
    When I first read that this episode was going to be based around child molesting, I was a bit worried as it can be very disturbing. However I think CSI Miami portrayed it very well and Broken is one the best episodes of the first season. I loved the way you got to see how it affected Alexx and Horatio, and loved the scene with Alexx and her children. I also loved how they caught him eventhough he covered his tracks well and even when as far as to cut off his fingerprints. Overall despite my initial concerns it was a great episode and I loved how they showed criminals that no matter how hard you try to cover your tracks you will always be caught in the end.moreless

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    By bankscountybabe, Jun 06, 2011 Report Abuse
    A little girl is taken from a ball pin. She was found by an employee in a bathroom. The ambulance pronounced her dead. Ruthy was her name. He cut her hair adn put on boys clothes and he didn't plan to kill her there. He used the clothes of his last victim. The killer made a suit and that's how she trusted him. The killer took her underwear. He gave her a seditive with her candy. She was convulsing. She went into shock. Guy is a registered sex offender. He was playing pocket pool before the alarms went off. the killer cut off his fingerprints and reattached them. Stuart Otis was his name.moreless

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  • A child molester/killer and some very disturbing stuff. It's painful to watch but for all the right reasons.

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    By qstevie, Jun 06, 2011 Report Abuse
    A young girl disappears in a kiddie emporium right in front of her mother, who is distracted for just a moment. She's then found murdered in the bathroom of the place. Since it was packed with parents and children at the time, everyone has to be a suspect.

    Child molesters and child killers are an obvious choice for a perpetrator that EVERYONE will want caught and punished. There are no half and half motives here, no 'well I had a good reason for doing what I did even though it was wrong'. This is purely wrong - there can be no rational reason.

    I think this is why the episode works so well. You're already up in arms by the nature of the crime - as the rest of the horror unfolds, it's almost unbearable to think about what someone could do to children, how... why...? This guy is not just someone who is sexually attracted to children either (bad enough) but he kills them, buries them, keeps their bodies in his 'play' space. There was a time when this kind of subject would be 18 (R) rated, not even a suitable plot for a mainstream, prime time TV show. It need to be there though, both as a wake up call to the evil of some people, and to how quickly normality can change. The parent looks away for a few seconds and the child is gone (I think a couple more seconds would have been more realistic actually to show that there would have been time and for no-one to realise anything wrong was going on - but I think the message is clear: you can't afford to look away)

    The culprit is, however, a great character - disgusting yes, but in terms of a hell of a good story, perfectly written.

    The fingerprint 'Frankensteining' was incredibly difficult to watch - again these scenes are so well done and have made new ground in terms of what TV will show.

    Great, horrible, intriguing, disturbing episode.moreless

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  • Hunt them down

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    By Lawrencevanrijn, Jun 06, 2011 Report Abuse
    This episode was very upsetting and therefor a jewel. I think that i share the feelings of most parents when a child is in danger. This episode shows a dark side of some people and how they do get hunted down.
    It is upsetting because this episode tells us that the danger to our children can be anywhere, and the fact that the best tools to safeguard iour children at times is not enough. The way that the CSI team hunts down every clue is compellingly written and the way that the man is found in the end seems to be extremely believable.

    The episode is a disturbing eye opener to every parent, and even though we should never expect this, not thinking of these dangers is even more unacceptable.moreless

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  • Best. Episode. Ever.

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    By Shardyk, Jun 06, 2011 Report Abuse
    I have no doubt that this is the best episode of CSI: Miami... and maybe of any of the series. Child molesters disgust me, and to see this little girl was heartbreaking. I hardly ever get emotional about CSI, but this episode was different. Probably because I can kind of relate to this "Zany World" which was pretty similar to Chuck E. Cheese. I know why my mom always kept an eye on me now. I wa grossed out by the guy rearranging his fingerprints. I cringed at that. This episode is just great beyond words. It beats my previous favorite (Slaughterhouse)moreless

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    • International Episode Titles: Germany: Mörderisches Puzzle (Murderous Puzzle) Czech Republic: Cukrová vata (Cotton Candy) Edit
    • Featured Music: Hayling by FC Kahuna On The Hunt by Lynyrd Skynyrd Edit

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    • Reporter: Is there any indication that the killer will strike again soon? Horatio: I'm not going to comment on evidence but what I will say is that this animal has provided us with a mountain of evidence, and we will not sleep till we've been all the way through it because we know beneath that mountain lies his grave. Thank you very much. Edit
    • (Horatio and Bernstein look at the crowd) Bernstein: 50 witnesses. Horatio: 50 suspects. Edit
    • (When a suspect tries to leave Zany Town) Speed: No, no you can't. You know why? Because now you're a suspect, so go ahead and get comfortable. Legally. Edit

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