Ellie (6 Dec. 2001)

The investigation of the death of a petty con man/drug mule leads the CSI team to Brass' daughter Ellie.

Director:

Charles Correll

Writers:

Anthony E. Zuiker (creator), Anthony E. Zuiker

Stars:

William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
William Petersen	...	Gil Grissom
Marg Helgenberger	...	Catherine Willows
Gary Dourdan	...	Warrick Brown
George Eads	...	Nick Stokes
Jorja Fox	...	Sara Sidle
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Captain Jim Brass
Eric Szmanda	...	Greg Sanders
Robert David Hall	...	Dr. Al Robbins
Nicki Aycox	...	Ellie Brass
Geoffrey Blake	...	Matt Orton / Special Agent Conners
Nancy Everhard	...	Cindy Orton / Special Agent Tessari
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Special Agent Beckman
Geoffrey Rivas	...	Detective Sam Vega
Rodney Eastman	...	Keith Driscoll
Sandra Thigpen	...	Driscoll's Attorney

Storyline

Conman Vincent Thomas Avery is fatally shot in a parking lot, probably by hi gateway driver, after cheating Matt and Cindy Orton. He was also a cocaine mule for drug lord Keith Driscoll, who as also shot in the apartment he shared with Brass's estranged daughter Ellie, so Jim has to hand the case to detective Sam Vega. Orton was an alias for masterly counterfeiters, which Treasury special agent Beckman handles.

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Plot Keywords:

cocaine | dna testing | counterfeit | drug runner | character name in title

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 December 2001 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Did You Know?

Trivia

William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger only make cameo appearances in this episode as they were busy filming scenes for later episodes in the series. Ironically, "Ellie" became the first CSI episode to hit number one in the ratings.

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Goofs

When Capt. Brass is looking up Ellie's car information on his in-car computer, it shows as a 1976 Camaro. When he spots it and calls for backup, he identifies it as a "'78 red Camaro".

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Quotes

Warrick Brown: Acting supervisor? What about Nick? He's got seniority. Or Sara? She'd jump at the chance
Gil Grissom: If it was about seniority, I'd ask Nick. If I needed someone to stay up for three straight days, I'd ask Sara. Instead, I want you.

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Soundtracks

"Set It Off"
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by P.O.D.

User Reviews

CSI:Crime Scene Investigation-Ellie

Grissom is racing cockroaches and Catherine is off to attend a casino opening with Sam so Warrick, despite his lack of seniority, is put in charge. It's quite a shift, too, as he must deal with a murder investigation involving Detective Brass' daughter, Ellie, and Sara's unusual case involving counterfeit money. Brass gets a bit too close to the investigation of his daughter who is working as a drug mule along with her boyfriend, and could be the one who shot a member of their coke smuggling team(shot in the ear lobe after snookering a couple with fake poker chips, making of with several thousand dollars worth of counterfeit bills). This was a rare chance of seeing Warrick contending with multiple problems in substitution for Grissom, while Cat is away as well. We see the tension(feel it for lack of a better term)visible between Nick and Sara who hold seniority over Warrick, yet must answer to him. We also get a peek into Brass' personal life, a past which recognizes his not-so-healthy relationship with his estranged daughter. Nicki Aycox(who is a smoldering presence)is Brass' daughter, her scenes with him just break your heart.