Time of Your Death (4 May 2006)

The team investigates the death of a man with a designer suit and the keys to a Ferrari, found dumped in a back alley. Their search leads them to believe he went down fighting and was ... See full summary »

Director:

Dean White

Writers:

Anthony E. Zuiker (creator), Danny Cannon (story),

Stars:

Dean Imes, William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Dean Imes	...	Dealer
William Petersen	...	Gil Grissom
Marg Helgenberger	...	Catherine Willows
Gary Dourdan	...	Warrick Brown
George Eads	...	Nick Stokes
Jorja Fox	...	Sara Sidle
Eric Szmanda	...	Greg Sanders
Robert David Hall	...	Dr. Al Robbins
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Captain Jim Brass
Louise Lombard	...	Sofia Curtis
Wallace Langham	...	David Hodges
John Michael Higgins	...	Anthony Caprice
Will Yun Lee	...	Dennis Kim
Kyle Howard	...	Jeff Powell
Julie Benz	...	Heidi Wolff

Storyline

The team investigates the death of a man with a designer suit and the keys to a Ferrari, found dumped in a back alley. Their search leads them to believe he went down fighting and was dragged through a hall with wet paint on the walls. Eventually, they are led to a service in Las Vegas that orchestrates the 'perfect weekend' for an unsuspecting target by uncovering their fantasies and hiring actors to start and play a part in those fantasies.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 May 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Heidi Wolff: Let's get this straight. He was a sweet kid and I'm sorry he's dead. But I had nothing to do with it and I'm done talking.

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Connections

References Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

User Reviews

Somewhat Routine, Until The End

For most of this program, it was more like the CSI programs in the first year or two when they made it a straight crime scene, before they slowly evolved into featuring bizarre sexual, crazy cases. However, there are sexual innuendos here by several members of the CSI team and none of them have an relevance, and, near the end, we have a "fantasy service" involvement which is a key to the case. In other words, things didn't wind up as normal as they appeared for three-quarters of the episode.

Anyway, the case is simply about a man found murdered and lying outside on the loading dock of a swank casino-hotel. His neck has been broken but he has some "trace" on him that has to be figured out. That "trace" winds up being the chalk you find in pool halls used for cues.

We get is the straight investigation, meaning clues from the body, then from the medical examiner, then from surveillance tapes, from evidence in the hotel room he was staying in (after they discover who the "vic" is), evidence from an accident in an expensive Ferrari that the man had rented, etc.

We also get the typical young, arrogant, thinks-she's hot-female who has an attitude and little in the way of morals or respect or anyone other than herself. Outside of her, we don't get a lot suspects until a little over the halfway point when we get a guy who is similar to the woman.

This case isn't particularly interesting with a weak ending, to be honest, but it's detailed and makes you appreciate (if this is accurate) all the effort that goes into solving a crime.