Outside Man (10 Nov. 2004)

The detectives work on two cases. One involves multiple homicides are a restaurant. The second case opens with an amputated leg found in a dumpster and ultimately leads to the owner of the missing limb, found dead in his own bed.

Director:

Rob Bailey

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
Patrick Bauchau	...	Dr. Willems
Paul Perri	...	Joe Garford
Kristen Shaw	...	Deirdre Hertzberg
Michael B. Silver	...	EMT
Greg Davis Jr.	...	Terrell Davenport
De'Angelo Wilson	...	Lamar Adams
David Barrera	...	Jose Figueroa
Laurence N. Kaldor	...	Frank Hertzberg
Jacob Vargas	...	Luis Torres

Storyline

The detectives work on two cases. One involves multiple homicides are a restaurant. The second case opens with an amputated leg found in a dumpster and ultimately leads to the owner of the missing limb, found dead in his own bed.

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Plot Keywords:

amputated leg | basement | amputated limb | brother sister relationship | diner | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 November 2004 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Paramount Network Television, CBS Productions, Jerry Bruckheimer Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

When "Outside Man" originally aired on 10 November 2004, the ending was preempted by the CBS News report on the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. In response to subsequent complaints from viewers and CBS affiliates, the network reran the episode in its entirety two days later.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Detective Mac Taylor: I read your preliminary report. Good job, Danny. You're on the promotion grid.
Danny Messer: [looking at his crime scene photos] I can't wrap my head around it, Mac. You get up... go to work... see the people that you know... you talk, you laugh... you're living your life. And then suddenly, boom. It's just over. Just like that. And you never even saw it coming.

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Soundtracks

"Senseless"
Performed by Kenny Inglis

User Reviews

A Killer In The Diner & A Man Who Saws Body Parts

Danny gets his first big assignment en route to, hopefully, a promotion. He and helper "Aiden" and "Flack" (in a very minor role) have a lot to cover: a diner shooting with three dead and two barely alive. It was a combination robbery and then murder but the murders were done with precision. The person used materials inside the diner and stuff he brought with him.

As the story unfolds, it is apparent someone from inside the diner, which had just been closed for the night, opened the front door to let the killer in. Just who exactly is in cahoots and who is the murderer?

The second episode has "Mac" and "Stella" discovering a dead lower leg part in an alleyway. "Now all we have to do is find the other 85 percent of the body," Stella sums up. This story turns out to be very grisly. CSI shows are known for their blood-and-guts, most in the name of science, of course, but this particularly story has its gruesome (body) parts!

The first parts of this overall episode were good, making the show promising but it started to go downhill and bit and the endings weren't satisfying, either, to be frank. Overall, it was a "fair" show, worth the look but nothing to make it recommended. It just leaves too much of a bad taste, particularly the story of the guy with the missing limb. That story is repulsive.