Big Shots (5 Apr. 2007)

A death in a drive-by limo shooting and the dragging death of a young woman turn out to be related crimes, and Greg discovers that the brother of the young man he ran over may have been involved.

Director:

Jeff Woolnough

Writers:

Anthony E. Zuiker (creator), Dustin Lee Abraham

Stars:

William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
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
Louise Lombard	...	Sofia Curtis
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Captain Jim Brass
Wallace Langham	...	David Hodges
Method Man	...	Drops
Liz Vassey	...	Wendy Simms
Lorraine Toussaint	...	Marla James
Conor O'Farrell	...	Undersheriff Jeffrey McKeen
Ben Crowley	...	Carey Corville

Storyline

The for driver Champ Landley fatal shooting at and as Nick soon finds from dodgy, drug-trade-involved former boxer Drops' drive-by limo and the dragging death of a young black woman, initially confused with her older best friend because of a deliberately 'borrowed' drivers license, turn out to be related. When Greg Sanders discovers that Aaron James, the brother of the black youngster he ran over after his own mugging may have been involved, CSI chief Conrad Ecklie orders Greg completely excluded from the investigation, fearing another lawsuit.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 April 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Paramount Network Television, Alliance Atlantis Productions, Jerry Bruckheimer Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Wendy Simms: You know, if you're still having trouble coming to terms with the fact that this isn't your lab, I suggest counseling.
Greg Sanders: I would like you to run these, please?
Wendy Simms: M'kay.

User Reviews

There Is Something About His 'Method'

Method Man, a rapper with the group "Wu-Tang Clan," plays "Drops" in this episode of wise guys. (In real life, MM is a guy with a dozen nicknames and whose real name is Clifford Smith.

It's not unusual in these CSI shows to have sleazoids (not the crime lab people) and, boy, that's certainly the case here again in this episode. It also involves this horrible "James" family (see a previous episode) and the obnoxious mother who thinks her kids are all angels when they are thugs of the worst kind.

Anyway, this particular story involves a drive-by limo shooting - wow, that's doing it in first class. A woman in the limo is kicked out and dragged to her death by the seat belt. Not pretty.

Greg is emotionally involved, of course, because he was part of this family's troubles earlier in this season when he was threatened after running over one of the James boys (and. no, it wasn't "Jesse.") Punks galore in this one, with an unsatisfying ending, too, but at least it held my attention.