Exploring the previously little known world of forensics investigators, Jerry Bruckheimer’s groundbreaking series is now one of the world’s top rating and influential dramas. Realistic and in-depth, former CSIs Amanda Devine and Richard Catalani consult on the series and many stories are adapted from actual cases, proving that truth is stranger than fiction. With two highly successful spin-offs CSI: Miami and CSI: New York it looks as if CSI will keep going from strength to strength.

Episode 505:“Swap Meet”
Sara and Greg investigate a swingers’ party when one of the revelers is found dead in a fountain; Nick and Warrick tackle the gruesome murder of a mini-mall owner who meets the wrong end of a table saw; Greg and Hodges compete for Mia’s attentions. Guest Star: Aisha Tyler as new DNA technician Mia Dickerson.

Episode 506:“What’s Eating Gilbert Grissom?”
A human tooth is found in a festering pile of maggots and wood chips on the WLVU campus, leading the CSI team to investigate sadistic ritualistic multiple homicides with the familiar modus operandi of the “blue paint killer” – who’s already been executed for his crimes.

Episode 507:“Formalities”
Louise Lombard (Hidalgo) is introduced in the recurring role of CSI Sophia Curtis; Jonathan Banks (Wiseguy) guest stars as Bobby Jenson, and Jon Tenney as casino owner Charlie Macklin. It’s homecoming at the local high school, and one of the teenage revelers winds up dead in a casino penthouse suite and another one, the casino owner’s daughter, is missing. The day shift supervisor Conrad Ecklie is promoted to assistant director of the crime lab, with all the CSIs reporting to him – including Grissom.

Episode 508:“Ch-Ch-Changes”
Real life transsexual Calpurnia Adams, whose story was told in the film Soldier’s Girl, appears in this episode as the member of a support group; Lindsay Crouse guest stars as therapist Dr. Mona Lavalle. A brutally murdered woman is found alongside the highway, having been sexually mutilated with her throat slit. The investigation shows she was in fact a transsexual, leading the team into a world where no one is who he – or she – seems.

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