Urban Hellraisers (21 Nov. 2005)

During an early morning trip to the bank, Delko ends up witnessing a robbery and fatally shooting one of the suspects. As the investigation progresses, Wolfe realizes that the robbers are trying to replicate a violent video game.

Director:

Matt Earl Beesley

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
Lea Moreno	...	Demon / Kim Mills
Michael B. Silver	...	FBI Agent Peter Elliott
Shaun Sipos	...	Hellys / Gabe Hammond
Philip Winchester	...	Chris Allen
Eva La Rue	...	Natalia Boa Vista
Amy Laughlin	...	Erica Sikes
Jerad Anderson	...	Glasses / Michael Page
Larissa Gomes	...	Monica Rodriguez
Brendan Fehr	...	Dan Cooper

Storyline

The ATM refuses to give cash to Eric Delko, although he just deposited his pay. Eric goes inside where an armed robbery is in progress, committed by three armed men who first shoot the cameras. Eric ducks and calls for the help of a hit woman. The robbers leave the bank with the manager in car with a Miami University sticker: it's been stolen from the campus. There Kim Mills is found covered with paint from the loot (just $18,000 cash; a water mark on the bag indicates she lies about finding it in the washroom. The bag came from the hockey ice-maker, where bank manager Greg Welch is found tied up. He reveals that they made him disclose the location of the weekly Federal reserve cash delivery: due to take place (by helicopter) 20 minutes after he's found. The MPD is in time to catch them on the spot. However one perp says 'We're still on play', which Ryan guesses it refers to a video game. This fits with the rape. A counter found in the bank and other details of Urban Hell raisers made...

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Plot Keywords:

dna testing

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 November 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Joel McHale, who plays the bank manager, regularly spoofs how David Caruso ends each episode's teaser on The Soup, doing a dead-on impression of Horatio saying things like "I'll say anything...(puts on sunglasses)...they put on paper."

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Goofs

While some violent video games can be quite graphic in content, it is extremely unlikely that a game that rewards rapes of random women would be legally for sale in the US. However, dialog claims that this is true of the game depicted.

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Quotes

Eric Delko: [Ryan is playing a game an earlier bank robbery was based on] Any progress yet?
Ryan Wolfe: No, I can't get past this level. Because you keep shooting me!
Eric Delko: What?
Ryan Wolfe: Not you, the cop in this game...

User Reviews

Making Their Own Reality Game Show

Bored with just playing the same video game? Well, these U. of Miami college students were, so decide to make the game "Urban Hellraisers" a real-life event.

That begins with holding up a bank, shooting a teller, taking the money but then discarding it. Next up is an adventure with a helicopter and then breaking into the CSI building to steal evidence.

Along the way the "players' get caught or shot themselves and others are hurt. It turns out to be a pretty wild episode, even with a little soap opera along the way involving Calleigh and a male friend.

Another interesting and colorful show.