The Finger (31 Jan. 2002)

Wealthy Roy Logan acts suspiciously when withdrawing $1,000,000 cash and his blood on his hands, but must be released for lack of a crime. When Catherine rushes after him with his ... See full summary »

Director:

Richard J. Lewis

Writers:

Anthony E. Zuiker (creator), Danny Cannon,

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
Tom Irwin	...	Roy Logan
Eric Szmanda	...	Greg Sanders
Robert David Hall	...	Dr. Al Robbins
Christopher Wiehl	...	Hank Peddigrew
Al Sapienza	...	Logan's Attorney
Barbara Williams	...	Diane Logan
J. Robin Miller	...	Amanda Freeman
Gigi Bermingham	...	Waitress
Madison McReynolds	...	Lindsey Willows

Storyline

Wealthy Roy Logan acts suspiciously when withdrawing $1,000,000 cash and his blood on his hands, but must be released for lack of a crime. When Catherine rushes after him with his spectacles, she gets a phone-call and is shown a severed finger proving Logan's adulterous lover Amanda Freeman was kidnapped. Logan ignores her advice, almost greedily handing over the ransom without proof of life, and Amanda is found where indicated- murdered days before.

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Plot Keywords:

ransom | severed finger | kidnapping | undressing | diner | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 January 2002 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the LVPD officer stops Roy Logan after he leaves the bank, he notices what looks like blood on Logan's hands. Yet the bank teller and manager in the previous scene apparently never noticed the blood, despite having numerous opportunities during the hour they spent with him, including several close views of his hands (such as when he presented his driver's license). When he was in the bank, blood was also not apparent to viewers, so the makeup department must not have added it during that scene.

User Reviews

A must see episode!

The episode opens with a man withdrawing a million dollars at a bank with a very strange attitude. Everyone at the bank is suspicious. He manages to take the money with him, but the police stops him and takes him to the station to process. After a series of events, Katherine gets involved in a kidnapping case, following the kidnapper's orders and leaving clues behind her to be found by our CSIs, who actually find them knowing that Katherine is doing it on purpose.

The way the team works together, even Katherine working too from "inside" of the case, the twists in the plot and surprising ending make this episode worth watching.