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.
The team tracks down other people who are playing the game. The person with the A.D.A's picture (who is also playing the game) is discovered through the process of elimination. As Stella and Mac look at the photos of the players, Mac figures out that the killing was very theatrical. This leads Mac to focus on one person's picture, a man who used a theatre headshot as his identification.
Mac finds their suspect at an audition for Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men , running his lines with his daughter. This is another nod to the off-camera lives of the cast members. Gary Sinise starred in the movie version of this well-known play. After Mac introduces himself, he asks to inspect the man's gun. When he sees the gun has blanks, only then does he reveal his profession.
Victim #1 was killed by one of the people playing the 'Water Gun War'. Called to a fake audition by the ADA in order to eliminate him from the game, Matthews only meant to scare the assistant district attorney in the cemetery, but the blanks were lethal at close range.
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
Congrats! Your article was selected for placement on Advance.net
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.