Shock (8 May 2006)

A spoiled heiress is found dead in her bathtub during her own party, and the investigation puts Horatio on the trail of an abducted young girl. Horatio tells Delko of his marriage plans.

Director:

Karen Gaviola

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
Eva La Rue	...	Natalia Boa Vista (as Eva LaRue)
Alana De La Garza	...	Marisol Delko
Brent Weber	...	Brandon Hess
Sasha Barrese	...	April Goodwin
Daniel Bess	...	Chad Moore
Leila Arcieri	...	Nikki Beck
Katie Walder	...	Melinda Carson
Mark Aiken	...	Colin Danville
Lela Loren	...	Isabella Mansera

Storyline

Celebrity Nikki Beck is found electrocuted by a tan-lamp -but she sprayed- in her bath during a fancy party. She was redressed by her manager. Rivaling colleague, April Goodwin, and personal assistant, Melinda Carson, blame each other for Nikki's undigested designer drugs. These were traced to research Professor Colin Danville, stolen from him by the Salvadorian drug and people trader, Dario Sanez. The tan lamp is traced to Nikki's boyfriend, pop star Brandon Hess, already involved with April. A steam trick reveals footprints. Eric is reluctant to attend his terminal sister Marisol's wedding to Horatio.

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Plot Keywords:

party | bare chested male | hugging | swimming pool | swimwear | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

8 May 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hawthorne, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the opening death scene, the UV tanning lamp is in the bathtub with the victim, clearly still powered. Ryan comments that the GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) should have tripped. Calleigh replies that it did, but not fast enough. The GFCI outlet is shown in its normal (untripped) condition. When tripped, the red RESET button clearly pops out. In addition, the GFCI will trip within 1/60th of a second to prevent just this type of mishap. Bath salts added to the water would tend to conduct electricity around the victim, lessening the effect.

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Quotes

Shooter: [a man with a gun is talking to someone over the phone. He's got his sights set on Horatio's back and is just awaiting the go-ahead from the person on the other end of the line] I've got a clear shot. I can get the hit and get away clean. I've got it all lined up. Just give me the OK.

User Reviews

More Than One Shock!

Some stuck-up spoiled heiress (an obvious takeoff on Paris Hilton except this bimbo has a big chest and not much of a face) is killed and found lying in the bathtub at a party. Suspects are many: her rival babe in the publicity world, her publicist and a couple of other awful people. All of these pretty people are extremely shallow and good-looking, the kind featured much of the time on this show.

The killing may or may not be what it first looks like so the crime lab heroes have to find out what really transpired here and the usual complications arrive.

In a secondary story, Horatio helps two sisters get re-united and out of a slave-type arrangement. Drug dealers kidnap the El Salvador women and have them work for them. There's a feel-good ending to that one which leads to the finale of Horatio walking to the courthouse to be married to Marisol, with Delko along. However, we see a sniper zooming in on Horatio's back......with the "to be continued"

Earlier, in a strange dialog scene, Caine enters a room in the lab where Delko is working and says, "Hey,Eric, I am marrying your sister this afternoon." "Oh? "She would like it if you were there." "I'll think about it."

Okayyy.