Page Turner

Season 5, Episode 2, Aired
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When a woman ends up dead at a Maroon 5 concert, the team find themselves in danger. They find that the cause of death is linked to several victims over several months. They rush to find the cause of the deaths to save one of their own.moreless
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  • A riot breaks out at a Maroon 5 concert and a woman dies. Then it all goes nuclear from there, both in the case and in the writing.

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    By LiamJM, Jan 15, 2011 Report Abuse
    I like CSI, I think it's a great show and I was excited when the spin-offs were made. When CSI: Miami turned out to be nothing like CSI and written by what I can only assume are the guys behind Disaster Movie, I was disappointed but hey CSI: NY is still pretty decent. Right?

    The show opens with a riot at a Maroon 5 concert and it somehow manages to get worse from there. A riot at a Maroon 5 concert? I know they want to pick a popular band to boost ratings but what were they thinking? Nobody has ever or would ever riot/fight/mosh at a Maroon 5 concert. Even if you tried you would be hard pressed to find a less aggressive band then Maroon 5.

    The show moves on to people dying of radiation poisoning, great that sounds interesting. A major character even gets critically infected, even cooler. However they then pull out the Star Trek holo-room and autopsy a body by projecting the inside of a woman's stomach in 3D around them... How did they even get a 3D colour scan of the inside of the woman's stomach let alone the holo-room to display it? This technology is so unbelievable that you can't help but laugh out loud at its stupidity. How are we supposed to take this show seriously, at all? I understand when they use cool technology or weapons that are currently in development or will be soon. That's partially believable near future technology, and its freaking cool. But this goes beyond the realms of believability and given the fact that this is a drama and it's supposed to be taken seriously, this by itself ruins the episode.

    But of course that's not the end of episode. In their quest to find the fiend poisoning people with radiation they come across a guy who works in the location where all the victims were infected. A few things make him a possible suspect, for example he has radiation poisoning, and he's collecting radioactive material, taking anti-radiation drugs, oh and one more thing... He's building a nuclear reactor in his shed!

    Now most of you might be thinking that's the unbelievable part but actually it's not. People do crazy things and in fact that's actually based on a true story... sort of. No, the unbelievable part is that he didn't poison the victims, not purposely or accidently. In fact he has no connection what so ever to the actual killer. There just happens to be two nut jobs with radioactive material hanging out in the New York Library.

    Now that's one hell of a coincidence, and some of the worst writing I have ever seen. CSI: NY in one episode has lowered itself to and possibly below CSI: Miami's level of cr*p. In case you're wondering there is nothing below CSI: Miamimoreless

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  • Evidence leading ... everywhere but towards the guilty person.

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    By lassevk, Jan 15, 2011 Report Abuse
    I liked this episode right up until about 3 minutes before it ended, when they revealed that all the evidence, everything they had done during the entire episode, just wasn't helping, and a guy they talked to for about 30 seconds was the culprit.

    Sure, the way the killer took care of the intended victim was accurate, but it all came down to something Mac Taylor remembers, not the evidence they've gathered so far. Why do they have all these fancy toys to help them if all it takes is just the ability to read the manuscript?

    This episode could just as easily be named "Random".moreless

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  • The most stupid radiation suits I've ever seen!!!!!

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    By jdmorr, Jan 15, 2011 Report Abuse
    The most stupid radiation suits I've ever seen!!!!! Really, is this the best they can do? They might as well have been in bathing suits for all the protection a plastic face shield would provide! Don't they use consultants for these kinds of shows so that they will not look stupid with this sort of portrayal of high-tech medical procedures?

    REPEAT: The most stupid radiation suits I've ever seen!!!!! I don't claim to be any kind of medical expert, but those suits just made me turn the episode off as I couldn't get past the absurdity of what they were shoveling!

    REPEAT: The most stupid radiation suits I've ever seen!!!!!moreless

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  • Maroon 5 was in CSI: NY!!!

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    By vicky24c, Sep 26, 2010 Report Abuse
    We open this episode of New York with Maroon 5 playing a free concert in a park and a woman dying. During the autopsy they discover that the body is showing positive signs of radiation. The autopsy lab is ok lock down. They track down the artist who did the art work on the victim and believe that he may be involved. We soon discover another victim who was a horror movie director. They believe that both victims are linked and that they may be linked by the library. The team go to investigate. They discover a book with is radioactive and believe that it is what is killing people in New York. We soon learn that there is another victim, Molly who died before the first two victims. The team track down Molly's assistant, who they believe killed, her. But it turns out not to be him, but in fact it was Molly's Husband.moreless

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  • Sid nearly dies in this episode!

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    By JPPT1974, Oct 04, 2008 Report Abuse
    I hate it that they underuse Hawk a lot. As I think Hill Harper is very talented but underrated. Wished that they would use him much more. Like they did in this episode. During a concert, where Maroon 5, is performing. A huge riot breaks out and several people are poisoned. While investigating the poison, Sid nearly dies. It is nice for Hawk to step up as they underuse him a lot. The gang was almost fooled but you can't fool Mac and the gang. As they had to search for the real perpertraitor in this show. Hope they use Hawk more. But glad to see Sid is back, doing what she does best!moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • Goof: Stella’s phone is not turned on when she gets the call indicating that a second victim has been found. Later on in the episode, her cell phone light goes off in the middle of her conversation with Sid’s doctor. Edit
    • Goof: Liza Carpenter’s flip flop has mold in the little strip between the toes. However, she is later depicted touching the mold with the exterior side of the sole. Edit
    • Goof: Flack mentions that Liza Carpenter was a first year Asian Studies major at Triborough College but there isn't a Triborough College in New York City. Edit

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    • Spanish title: Lectura Letal, meaning Lethal Reading. Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: Norway: December 10, 2008 on TVNorge. Sweden: January 12, 2009 on Kanal 5. Turkey: January 26, 2009 on CNBC-e. Spain: January 27, 2009 on AXN. Ireland: Feburary 11, 2009 on RTÉ 2. Portugal: February 16, 2009 on AXN. Greece: March 10, 2009 on Star TV. Czech Republic: March 11, 2009 on AXN. Germany: September 14, 2009 on Vox. Slovakia: September 20, 2009 on JOJ. Finland: February 10, 2010 on MTV3. Austria: June 7, 2010 on ORF1. Edit
    • Music Featured: Goodnight Goodnight by Maroon 5. I've Seen Enough by Cold War Kids. Can't Stop by Maroon 5. Makes me Wonder by Maroon 5. Edit

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    • Mac: The riot squad use 37 millimeter soft rounds? Flack: Yeah, beanbags for crowd control. This place went from a sing-along to a slugfest in about 60 seconds. Come on, you're not saying that one of our guys is gonna take the heat for this? Mac: Not saying anything... yet. Edit
    • Flack: You guys know these rounds are designed not to kill. Stella: It's not our job to tell you what you want to hear, Flack. Mac: Once we sort through the evidence, our findings may rule out misconduct or excessive force. Flack: Or they may not. I get it. It's just that, you know, these guys don't have an easy job out there. Mac: Neither do we. Edit
    • Stella: You got something? Adam: Actually, yeah, I do. It's called "shriiimping." Stella: Shrimping? Adam: Only they spell it with three "I's." It's a lot like tagging. Stella: Graffiti? Adam: But for people. Stella: You actually got an ID on the artist who painted her? Adam: Investigation is its own art form. Edit

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    • Stella: Iodine. In tablet form, these can be used to protect your thyroid from absorbing certain types of radiation. Half of Eastern Europe took them after Chernobyl. This is a reference to the nuclear radiation escape that occurred in 1986 at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine, probably the worse in History, that severely affected the city's 15,000 inhabitants and their following generations up to present time. Edit
    • The method of killing Molly Paulson, ingesting radioactive material seems to be ripped from the headlines of the Alexander Litvinenko case. Litvinenko was poisoned in London, England by ingesting Polonium 210 in 2006. Edit
    • The Tibetan Book of the Dead (or The Great Book of Natural Liberation Through Understanding in the Between) by the Dalai Lama is a religious text from Tibet, written as a guide for persons attending someone who is dying or recently dead, to bring comfort and "spiritual liberation". Edit

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