Crime. In law enforcement, everybody who goes through the police academy is aware of the grittiness. The person who seems least offensive is capable of an act which shocks the world to its core. Case in point — Dr. Marty Pino, the former guy in the medical examiner's office fired for having too much overtime. This is a serious understatement. Why would it be an issue for him to be at work for many hours? After all, death can happen anytime. To put it in a nutshell, Pino claimed more hours than actually worked in order to try and pay off gambling debts ("Point of No Return"). The house of cards quickly tumbled, and the aftermath sent Det. Mac Taylor (Gary Sinise) and his team reeling.
Even Det. Stella Bonasera (Melina Kanakaredes) understands not everyone is what he or she seems. Take her last boyfriends, for example. Frankie (Ed Quinn, Eureka) was a decent guy, matching Stella's passion with a talent for art design and appreciation. After he put a video of them having sex on the Internet, Stella dropped him like a hot potato. He retaliated by nearly killing her, but wound up dying by her gun ("All Access").
Drew (Kerr Smith, Dawson's Creek) was clever at the art of manipulation. He set Stella up in order to get revenge on Mac. When the final pieces of the puzzle were put together, Drew got hauled off to prison on charges of attempted murder ("The Thing About Heroes"). As far as anybody knows, he's still there.
While he never dated Stella, so is Shane Casey (Edward Furlong The Terminator). He plotted revenge against those whom he suspected of sending his brother to prison for a crime he didn't commit. Casey was wrong, and Det. Danny Messer (Carmine Giovinazzo) went to tell him the truth just before arresting him for being a serial killer ("Raising Shane").
Stella has the shock of her life, though, when a new case has a link to her. A call comes into the police tip line about a man dead in a theatre. This is hardly unusual. New York is well recognized for its theatrical presence, and it makes sense for it to be used as a crime scene in a particular episode.
Article comments
1 - Christina
They actually just changed the schedule because Criminal Minds has an extra episode.
April 15, will be 521 Past Present and Murder
April 22, will be an episode of Criminal Minds
April 29, will air 522 Yahrzeit
May 6, will be 523 Greater Good
2 - NancyGail
Extra episodes aren't unusual for shows which have been on the air a bit. The finale is still May 20th.
3 - stardvd555
NCIS Spinoff Casts CSI Alumna, Two Others
The ensemble for CBS' planned NCIS spinoff continues to flesh out. Not long after it was reported that Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J are circling two lead roles, three other characters have been cast.Louise Lombard, who played CSI's Sofia Curtis for three seasons, has landed what is considered the series' female lead: Clara, a former major in the military police turned investigator.The Hollywood Reporter also reports that Peter Cambor (Notes from the Underbelly) will play Nate, a quick-witted operational psychologist.Just as NCIS was born of a JAG episode, this latest offshoot will kick off as an episode of NCIS.
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