Slaves of Las Vegas (15 Nov. 2001)

The death of a woman named Mona whose body was dumped in a sand pit leads Grissom and Catherine to a fetish club run by Lady Heather. Since Mona was a dominant, Lady Heather was surprised ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Markle

Writers:

Anthony E. Zuiker (creator), Jerry Stahl

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
Melinda Clarke	...	Lady Heather
Kelly Rowan	...	Eileen Nelson
Mitchell Whitfield	...	Cameron Nelson
Tracy Vilar	...	Carla Delgado
Amaury Nolasco	...	Hector Delgado
Geoffrey Rivas	...	Detective Sam Vega
Perry Anzilotti	...	Marvin Fortay - Businessman

Storyline

The death of a woman named Mona whose body was dumped in a sand pit leads Grissom and Catherine to a fetish club run by Lady Heather. Since Mona was a dominant, Lady Heather was surprised that her employee was tortured and suffocated to death. This leads Grissom to conclude that the victim was a 'switch', someone who could play both the dominant or the submissive role.

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Plot Keywords:

beating | abuse | theft | bed | dominatrix | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

CBS [us]

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 2001 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Did You Know?

Trivia

This won an Emmy in 2002 for Outstanding Make-Up.

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Quotes

Cameron Nelson: Epithelials? That's like DNA? Hey, why don't we get a sample of Dylan's epithelials, see if it doesn't match up to your law partner because God knows you haven't let me touch you in three years.

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Soundtracks

"Feuer Frei"
(uncredited)
Performed and Written by Rammstein

User Reviews

Dominant Women and Weak Men

This episode introduces the most beloved of recurring characters, Lady Heather who runs an S&M establishment. Melinda Clarke is absolutely lovely in the role.

Lady Heather is the only person Grissom has ever encountered who is as astute a judge of character as he. She is the only person who can see through him and deal with him as a true intellectual equal. In fact, in the scene where they have tea, he is distinctly uncomfortable at her ability to penetrate his defenses. She could plow right through them to his heart if she chose to and that visibly scares a man who has built his life around pushing intimacy away.

The dominance theme is continued in the plots which revolve around the attempts of castrated men to revolt against dominant women. From the check cashing place woman owner whose brother and husband foolishly and incompetently attempt to rob her to the house husband tamely tending a baby that he knows isn't his for his corporate careerist "wife" who treats him with undisguised contempt.