CSI: NY

Child's Play

Season 4, Episode 11, Aired 12/12/07

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Danny is devastated when a young boy he knows is killed in the midst of a bodega robbery. Meanwhile, Lindsay, Stella and Flack investigate the death of a man killed by an exploding cigar that is connected to a joke shop proprietor and another tragedy that occurred years before.moreless

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Anna Belknap

Lindsay Monroe
Carmine Giovinazzo

Danny Messer
Gary Sinise

Detective Mack "Mac" Taylor

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good episode...

9.2

"Superb"

By Fwirrel, May 29, 2008 Report Abuse

I must be on a role or something because this is the third episode of this series that I have seen and it's another great one. Seriously, this episode had a great story. One of the character's (I forgot his name....) knew a kid named Ruben and the kid was shot while biking by a robbery. It was really sad. It was interesting to see how every character reacted to the death. The other investigation was of a man that was killed by an exploding cigar. It was really sad when the killer told the story about his best friend drowning in the "submarine" because the sub was supposed to take them on amazing journies. They were just kids. That was so sad. Overall, two great, hear-wrentching stories. Another great episode.moreless

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Lindsay,Stella & Flack Investigate The Death Of A Man Who Died When A Cigar Exploded, And Danny Is Devastated When A Boy He Knows Is Killed In A Robbery.

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By xCeeCeex2007, Apr 08, 2008 Report Abuse

Wow! Ok..Lindsay,Stella & Flack Investigate The Death Of A Man Who Died When A Cigar Exploded In His Face, And They Find A Connection To Laughing Larry (Larry Gelachter), A Joke Shop Owner,& The Team Unravel A Murder That Happened Long Ago.
Basically, Ben (A Young Boy Back Then) Bought A Comic Book Off Larry, And Him & His Best Friend, Sam Were Reading It, When They Decided To Buy A Submarine But Sam Drowned & Ben Wanted Revenge On Larry For Not Telling Her She Needed To Know How To Swim.
Meanwhile,Danny Investigates A Bodega Robbery, And Is Devastated When A Boy He Knows Is Killed In The Midst Of It, It Turns Out It Was Lucy, She Shot At The Robber, But Missed, And Hit Ruben (The Kid).
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Another solid episode. This season is turning out to be the best ever for CSI:NY. Definitely surpasses the wreck that has become CSI:M. Nothing special, but its a very well scripted and acted episode with tradegy and sympathy for the viewmoreless

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By AvatarBlue, Mar 26, 2008 Report Abuse

So what happens when you grow up and something in your life triggers the memory of a friend who died young? Most of us would do nothing, or at least just remember our dead friend. Yet there are those who would release that pent up rage and want vengence on the person they thought caused their death.

This episode is well written. Nothing spectular, but it has humour, sympathy and tradegy in good doses. The humour begins with the death of a denzien of NY, who dies by exploding cigar. Meanwhile a young neighbour who knows Danny is shot during a robbery. Tragically he dies.

The plots of both are quite straightforward to follow. The usual twist takes us away from the obvious perpertrators as both turn out to be victims of circumstance more than anything else.

In the end, I ended up feeling sorry for both perps as well as the victims.

Very well written and interesting episode. Lets hope there are more to come from CSI:NY.moreless

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Have a huge box of kleenex ready...Great!

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By jordinajamaica, Dec 16, 2007 Report Abuse

Case Laughing Larry: Does Larry tells Flack that the murderer is more goodlooking than him?? Are you kiddin' me??? Very funny moments in this one, the Lindsay and Flack conversation great!, Sid with the messy hair after discovering the itching powder, hilarious! Flack in jeans... I'm the only one that notices that when they get in to the fireworks warehouseis day time and when they explode is night??? I found it weird, prettier but odd anyways

Case bodega: Very sad and very touchy. I cried with Danny in all the scenes. Adam's back and he has tattoos?? the globe tattoo is really awesome and unbelievable, but this is NY! Anything is possible! Hawkes and the tato artist, just cute

Important things for me:

* Danny opening the door in pj's and a wife beater..hot!!:twisted:
* Danny discovering Ruben is dead...heartbreaking
* Danny/Mac/ Lindsay scene: D is about to cry when Lindsay enters and he just leaves. I don't think he is treating her badly, I think he just don't want to let her see him so vulnerable and weak, maybe? If that was the bump I didn't see it but maybe I'm just in the negation fase... I agree with the one of you that said that when Mac talks to Lindsay he is telling more than just that. He is telling her to be there for him. I want to imagine than when she leaves she goes to find him but again is imagine too much maybe!
* Danny doesn't have romantic intentions with Ricki!! He is just trying to comfort her because he feels guilty about what happened!!
* CARMINE is a HUGE actor!!!
* I didin't like that they show us a very worried Lindsay about Danny and in the next scenne she is joking with Flack and smiling widely....
*BOTH cases very touchy and about kids...a garanty of tears...

I could go on and on and on but I would leave it for now!moreless

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Well after much hype the episode didn't due much for me I must say. Danny had some intense meltdowns due to his young neighbor being killed by a civilian shot. The rest of themoreless

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By danharr, Dec 16, 2007 Report Abuse

Well after much hype the episode didn't due much for me I must say. Danny had some intense meltdowns due to his young neighbor being killed by a civilian shot. The rest of the episode however was weak and unlike the previews the child's death only affected him and not the whole squad. The other case of the night involved a man getting his face blown open by a weaponized trick cigar. This had potential but ended in the ridiculous reasoning that a joke company provided an unsafe wooden submarine. Some pretty good premises just wasted and sadly that wasn't the first time that night.moreless

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Trivia
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- Goof: When Mac asks Danny why he didn't go home, Danny responds by saying that he wouldn't be able to stand hearing Ruben laughing or crying through the next door wall. However Ruben and Rikki, his mother, were shown to live opposite Danny, with a hallway separating their apartments. Edit
- Flack was a comic book kid. We also learn that he is probably Catholic. Edit
- It is pretty ironic that Ruben dies immediately after his bike has been blessed. The blessing of the bikes ceremony is intended to keep their riders safe. Edit
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- French episode title: Jeux D'Enfants, meaning Childrens' Games. Edit
- Lawrence Gelachter's last name is the German word Gelächter, which means: Laughter, so his name is Lawrence Laughter (Laughing Larry). Edit
- International Air dates: UK: March 22, 2008 on Ch5. Turkey: May 12, 2008 on CNBC-e. Spain: May 13, 2008 on AXN Spain. The Netherlands: May 14, 2008 on RTL4. Australia: Monday, May 26, 2008 on Network 9. Denmark: April 14, 2008 on Kanal 5. Sweden: June 23, 2008 on Kanal 5. Norway: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 on TVNorge. Greece: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 on SKAI. Finland: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 on MTV3. Edit
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- Danny: Ruben. No! No! Hawkes: Danny, you know this kid? Sid: Hey, hey. Come on, get him outta here! No, don't touch the body, man. Edit
- Flack: If you guys can lift some prints, hopefully I can run down the rest of the story. Edit
- Mac: Thought I told you to take some time off? Danny: Oh, yeah, you did. I just don't wanna go home. 'Cause when I go walking down that hallway now I'm... not gonna hear the kid laughing on the other side of the walls, you know. Crying when he doesn't wanna go to bed. I'm just afraid I'm gonna miss him. Edit
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- Sid: More specifically, the mouth end of a Gran Cahill cigar. Of all the brands of cigars, they have chosen the one that matches Eddie Cahill's last name. Edit
- The exploding cigar is a common means for Batman's foe The Joker to dispose of his enemies. Edit
- Flack: Panic At The Disco. Panic at the disco is a band that began in 2005 with A fever you can't sweat out. Edit