It has been said that Dead Men Tell No Tales. But when it comes to a crime scene, the evidence never lies. As the show begins, a man can be seen standing in front of a tombstone watching a video that a deceased man recorded before passing away. He then slumps to the ground, covered in blood.
Stella Bonasera (Melina Kanakaredes) arrives on the scene to find Mac Taylor (Gary Sinise) already there. With little in the way of evidence, it helps that Mac knows that the dead guy is an assistant district attorney. The medical examiner, Dr. Sid Hammerback (Robert Joy), tells Stella that his preliminary verdict on cause of death is gunshot. The problem is that there were no bullets or shell casings found at the scene.
Across town Kelly Hu, returning in her recurring role as Det. Kelly Haile, summons Det. Danny Messer (Carmine Giovinazzo) and Dr. Sheldon Hawkes (Harper Hill) to the apartment of a dead woman. To the detectives, the blindfold over her eyes suggested a sexual encounter that went terribly wrong.
She died by suffocation. In a bizarre twist, the medical examiner found a substance that turned out to be eggs from an insect in one of her ears. Danny and Hawkes return to the crime scene and find an ad for a formal event where people consume unusual foodstuffs.
Leave it to Danny to take a trip on the wild side. The specialties are insects, so Danny, being from the Upper East Side, puts a live centipede in his mouth and eats it! Ugh. The chef in charge of the event notices the detectives eyeing the octopus tank. He makes a point of showing them how to wrap an octopus around a stick for chewing. If not done properly, one could die.
Hawkes and Danny discover that the woman was working with a lawyer in a fraud conspiracy. They would sue restaurants for poor service, and share in the settlements.
Flack heads out to find the granddaughter of the man on the cemetery video. When she notices Flack standing nearby, she runs. During the chase, she pulls out what looks like a gun. As Flack tries to catch her, he radios for backup. Flack is more than a little annoyed to discover that the gun in question was only a water pistol.
Mac talks to her and finds out that she was involved in a game known as 'Water Gun War'. The 'Supreme Commander' designs the rules, contacting the players. Players are given a packet with other players' pictures. The object is to hit people by surprise with the water, knocking them out of the game. The winner gets $100,000.
Article comments
1 - Jackie
I always knew there was a reason I don't eat out on the Upper East Side! I enjoy C.S.I. NY, but missed a part of this episode. Nice review! (But stay away from living foodstuffs, please.)
2 - Joanie
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3 - DLester
I enjoy your reviews of CSI:NY. I think you offer a good perspective that isn't negative. I agree it is nice to see CSI shows giving viewers a glimpse into the lives of its characters.