Talk about starting your day with a bang! A bank holdup sends Det. Don Flack (Eddie Cahill) racing to the scene along with SWAT. To nobody's surprise, there is a typical list of demands. What IS unexpected is the perpetrator asking for a CSI member to prove the dead body is someone else's fault.

Det. Mac Taylor (Gary Sinse) steps in. He wants a hostage released, and the man complies. Det. Stella Bonasera (Melina Kanakaredes) arrives shortly afterwards. Flack gets her up to date, but this is an untypical way to process evidence. Complicating matters is HRT Commander Jackson (Roger Aaron Brown), the person in charge of getting everybody out alive. Gung ho for action, he is not listening to Flack and Stella.

Inside the bank, Mac is doing his best to take control to avoid a bloodbath. He persuades "Joe" (Elias Koteas) to send in a portable CT scanner so Dr. Sid Hammerback (Robert Joy) and Dr. Sheldon Hawkes (Hill Harper) can aid in a virtual autopsy. Since Mac previously sent crime scene photos, they can tell exactly where to dig for bullets.

Somehow, both widowmakers entered the body at the same spot. Something is amiss, but help is now needed. Stella goes to the Department of Homeland Security where Brett Dunbar (Adam Baldwin Chuck) introduces her to a Kriss Super V.

Back at the lab, Adam Ross (AJ Buckley) examines a hair Mac slid in along with the bullets. No hit in CODIS, the national database for DNA. This figures; Joe is clearly an amateur.

Mac soon realizes Joe is telling the truth about not being involved in the initial death. However, this does not explain much. Several phone calls suggest another person played a bigger role. Joe mentions a home invasion, with those responsible taking his family hostage unless he did as the bad guys asked. They both left the scene in an SUV. After Mac gets a news chopper to fly off, a glance in the rear view mirror spells trouble. Joe left a bullet in his gun. Could his sob story to Mac have been a lie?

Holy smoking guns, Batman! Due to the cliffhanger storyline, there is plenty to uncover. Joe may not be the mastermind, but he also could be more crucial than he claims. Mac is hardly a stupid man, but he might be too quick to sympathize.

Nice to see you, Adam! This DNA expert not only tests the hair, but knows to look and see who NYPD has to deal with. Sid and Hawkes working together is a fun touch. They help in the best way they know how.

CSI: NY will begin its fifth season in September. First on the list is the conclusion to this episode, and a few things can be stated for sure. Gary Sinise is the lead actor, so he should come out intact. Lose the lead, lose the show. Internet rumor is suggesting someone closely related to a team member might have a part. Yes, I know which one. This gives me an idea. Filming of three episodes will take place before the cast goes on hiatus. This can change the information originally given, so I have to wonder if a certain guest star just might return...