Primum Non Nocere (28 Feb. 2002)

An ice hockey player dies during a game.

Director:

Danny Cannon

Writers:

Anthony E. Zuiker (creator), Andrew Lipsitz

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
Nicole Ari Parker	...	Lillie Ivers
Eric Szmanda	...	Greg Sanders
Robert David Hall	...	Dr. Al Robbins
Jeremy Ratchford	...	Tommy Sconzo
Abby Brammell	...	Jane Gallagher
Peter Mackenzie	...	Doctor
David Andriole	...	Terry Rivers
Jeffrey D. Sams	...	Detective Cyrus Lockwood
Anthony DiMaria	...	Bartender

Storyline

At the amateur weekend Las Vegas ice hockey competition, the Rat Pack goalie, stock broker Terry Rivers, dies under a pile-up, with multiple wounds, some fresh from skates, but he also had a cardiac condition. He also lost money invested by the other players, and had a complicated love-life. In a Vegas nightclub, saxophonist Stan dies of an OD, remarkably exceptionally pure cocaine.

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Plot Keywords:

ice hockey | cocaine | nightclub | zamboni | ice rink | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 February 2002 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jerry Bruckheimer Television, CBS Productions, Alliance Atlantis Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode's original title was "Icings".

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Goofs

When Gris & co. are taken to the body on the bench, the victim is seen to take at least one deep breath.

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Quotes

Dr. Al Robbins: What is it about organized sports?
Gil Grissom: Well, organized sports is the paradigmatic model of a just society... Everyone knows the same language, everyone knows the rules, and there's a specific punishment handed out the moment someone tries to cheat. It's instant morality.

User Reviews

CSI:Crime Scene Investigation-Primum Non Nocere

A stockbroker who moonlights as a hockey player in a minor league team dies from what might could've been an opponent's skate blade across the carotid artery. The difficulty of proving who committed the murder is amplified because a pile of players were involved with the victim, Terry, on the bottom. Terry was a rabblerouser responsible for many of the players losing a lot of money on the stock market and practically everyone on the ice hated him. A female hockey player, Jane, was juggling two relationships, a romantic one with Tommy and a sexual one with Terry. Meanwhile, Warrick and Nick are on the case of a musician found dead in the room of a club, victim of a heroine overdose(investigation reveals that the addict had 91% of the pure China White in his system). Warrick may get too close to a possible suspect, an alluring singer named Lillie. Episode reveals Grissom's feelings for Sara(a comment about her beauty), Nick's tension with Warrick when he tells him to step away from Lillie, and that a contact lens could be the major clue to catch the dope dealer. A tooth(found in the Zamboni machine) and dirty toe nail(found in Jane's bed)are two evidentiary clues which might shed some light on who was responsible for Terry's murder. But a rare heart condition Terry had could also paint a completely different cause of death and murderer.