Shattered (28 Nov. 2005)

When a drug dealer is gunned down in his home, Horatio and the team must determine who, out of three suspects, committed the crime. Meanwhile, Delko faces a serious threat to his career, and Calleigh makes a decision about hers.

Director:

Scott Lautanen

Writers:

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

Stars:

David Caruso, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David Caruso	...	Lieutenant Horatio Caine
Emily Procter	...	Calleigh Duquesne
Adam Rodriguez	...	Eric Delko
Khandi Alexander	...	Dr. Alexx Woods
Jonathan Togo	...	Ryan Wolfe
Rex Linn	...	Detective Frank Tripp
David Lee Smith	...	IAB Sergeant Rick Stetler
Eva La Rue	...	Natalia Boa Vista
Alana De La Garza	...	Marisol Delko
Jeremiah Birkett	...	Johnny Nixon (as Jeremiah W. Birkett)
Paula Jai Parker	...	Deana Walters / D-Nasty
Brian Bosworth	...	Duane 'Bull' Merrick
Boti Bliss	...	Maxine Valera
Bellamy Young	...	Assistant State Attorney Monica West
Brendan Fehr	...	Dan Cooper

Storyline

In Jay Fisher's home, where he was gun-murdered, fellow drug-dealer Johnny Nixon (also colored) suddenly falls on the corps, trough the shattered glass roof-window. Hoping for a deal, while denying any guilt, Nixon points out he knows a Cuban cop-client: Erik Delko, who has been erratic for weeks. While the team's minds are mainly with Eric's IA case, handled rather harshly as IAB sergeant Rick Stetler failed to get a promotion because of Horatio, yet it ends up void because of 'poisoned fruit' evidence and irrelevant because of the real user. Still the evidence is duly processed, and soon indicates two separate shootings, one being the work of ruthless Californian bounty hunter Duane 'Bull' Merrick, who stops at nothing to collect on his man Byron Diller...

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Plot Keywords:

fall | dna testing | undressing | urination

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 November 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hawthorne, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Ryan Wolfe: This your first time to a crime scene?
Natalia Boa Vista: Second. First by choice.

User Reviews

Another Very Dramatic Opening

Wow, another very dramatic opening. Horatio and Frank are at a drug dealer's house looking at his dead and sprawled out body lying on the floor in this mansion. All of sudden, broken glass rains down on them along with another body, which lands right on top of the dead man. This guy, however, is alive.

Before he's taken away, however, the suspect informs the two cops that he has dirt on one of their guys. It turns out to be Eric Delko who is buying drugs from this guy, he says. Horatio wows to find the truth.

The Delko case is summed up the final minutes. Most of the show centers around the crime, as it should be, and it was pretty interesting. Bounty hunters won't like this episode, is all I will say.

Note: The title page here mentions Calleigh making a big career decision. Not so. There is nothing on that subject in this episode, which is another good one.