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CSI: NY

The Cost of Living

Season 5, Episode 5, Aired Oct 29, 2008

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- Sutton: That was my life. Mac: That wasn't your life, this is. And for the next twenty five years, that life is the property of the New York State Department of Corrections.
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- Sutton: I saw the magazine articles on those ruins in Peru. Brilliant discovery, a career maker. It was me, I got you there. I sold you my life, I sold you my reputation, I sold you my career, I sold you my existence! (Henson shoves Sutton up against the wall) Henson: No! It was my hard work that got me there. You gave up on your life, and I took it, and turned it into something you couldn't. I don't owe you anything.
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- Flack: Okay that means Henson was shot both times well after he'd already assumed Sutton's identity. (Mac looks like he's thought of something.) Flack: What're you thinking? Mac: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
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- (Mac just gave a brief history on Roosevelt) Flack: You're the guy I'd want to sit next to in History class on the day of the test. Danny: Good luck trying to cheat off of this guy.
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- Mac: So why is half the lab out in the hall watching you fly paper airplanes? Adam: Um, uh, you know, that's a good point. And um, I'm gonna walk away, and work, and hopefully save my job.
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- Stella: Looks like James Sutton fashioned himself a real Indiana Jones. Mac: Until someone made this his last crusade.
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- Hawkes: (sing song voice) Who's better than me? Mac: Depends who you ask.
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- Mac: Our James Sutton just became James Doe.
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- Chad Faust, who plays James Sutton, also appears in the CSI: Miami episode Backstabbers and in the CSI one 73 Seconds.
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- Spanish title: El Precio de Una Vida, meaning The Cost of a Life.
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- Original International Air Dates: Norway: January 14, 2009 on TVNorge. Sweden: February 2, 2009 on Kanal 5. Turkey: February 16, 2009 on CNBC-e. Spain: February 17, 2009 on AXN. Ireland: March 25, 2009 on RTÉ 2. Czech Republic: April 1, 2009 on AXN. Greece: April 14, 2009 on SKAI. Australia: May 17, 2009 on Channel 9. Germany: October 5, 2009 on Vox. Slovakia: October 11, 2009 on JOJ. Finland: March 3, 2010 on MTV3.
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- This episode didn't air in the Philadelphia area market due to the local news programs coverage of the Philadelphia Phillies World Series Victory.
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Allusions
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- Danny: Looks like homicide gave him a Get Out of Jail Free card. A Get Out of Jail Free card refers to the one in the Monopoly game. Possession of the card allows a player to stay out of Jail and resume normal play on the next turn if he/she lands on the Jail space.
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- Stella: Seems James fashioned himself a real Indiana Jones. Mac: Until someone made this his last crusade. This, along with James Sutton's attire, are a reference to the 1989 George Lucas/Steven Spielberg film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), the third entry in the popular Indiana Jones franchise starring Harrison Ford as the eponymous character.
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