Blink (22 Sep. 2004)

Two bodies are found, strangled to death by the same killer. Evidence from the second crime scene leads the detectives to a house with a third live victim who is paralyzed and is only able to blink.

Director:

Deran Sarafian

Writers:

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

Stars:

Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Gary Sinise	...	Mac Taylor
Melina Kanakaredes	...	Stella Bonasera
Carmine Giovinazzo	...	Danny Messer
Vanessa Ferlito	...	Aiden Burn
Hill Harper	...	Sheldon Hawkes
Eddie Cahill	...	Don Flack
Vitali Baganov	...	Dr. Bogdhan Ivanov
Michael Hagerty	...	Tim Goodman
Conor Dubin	...	Jason Parnell
Andy Comeau	...	Carson Silo
Arsha Darbinyan	...	Nadia Ivanov
J. Grant Albrecht	...	Dr. Leonard Giles (as Grant Albrecht)
Ajay Mehta	...	Dr. Smythe
Ana Alexander	...	Zoya Pavlova (as Ana K. Alexander)
Jewel Christian	...	Jane Doe

Storyline

Two bodies are found, strangled to death by the same killer. Evidence from the second crime scene leads the detectives to a house with a third live victim who is paralyzed and is only able to blink.

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Plot Keywords:

locked in syndrome | paralysis

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 2004 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jerry Bruckheimer Television, Alliance Atlantis Productions, CBS Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mac Taylor's name is derived from two sources. 'Mac' from Gary Sinise's son, McCanna, (said to be Mac's real name on the show as well) and 'Taylor' from Lt. Dan Taylor, Gary's character in Forrest Gump.

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Goofs

The team finds a film camera from which someone has ripped the film. Detectives decide that since the suspect only tore away part of the film that they could develop what wasn't taken. However, the only film remaining undamaged would also be unexposed film: i.e., no images. However, they magically get an image to help in their investigation.

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Quotes

Det. Mac Taylor: You're not a doctor. You're a murderer with a medical degree.

User Reviews

Very Good 'Opening' Episode

This was an excellent "opening episode," a real thinking person's show in which "Mac," with the help of his team, had to really dig deep to try to figure this one out.

It involves "Locked In Syndrome" in which some sadistic, twisted and intelligent person was "experimenting" on women with the goal of "locking themselves into their own body," making them, in effect, coma-like. His first two experiments failed, leading to the CSI team finding two dead bodies. When they find one barely alive, they try to piece it all together. It doesn't help Mac that he's going several days without sleep.

On the DVD, this was the second episode, but it's really the season-opener. The first one, technically, was on CSI-Miami earlier in the year where a case in Miami led to New York City and we meet the New York City CSI team. This episode, aired in September, was the official opener for the 2004 season.