"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" A La Cart (2007)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Richard J. Lewis

Writers:

Anthony E. Zuiker (creator)
Sarah Goldfinger (written by) ...

TV Series:

"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000)

Original Air Date:

4 October 2007 (Season 8, Episode 2)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

While CSI tackles cases involving a teen beheaded in a go-cart accident and the murder of an iconic gentleman's magazine publisher, Ecklie confronts Gil and Sara about their concealed affair.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Crime Lab | Investigation | Evidence | City

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 6	3:00 PM	SPIKETV	A La Cart	#8.2
Mon. July 6	6:00 PM	SPIKETV	A La Cart	#8.2

Cast

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
Wallace Langham	...	David Hodges
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Captain Jim Brass
Karina Lombard	...	Pippa Sanchez
Neil Jackson	...	Michael, the Waiter
Marc Vann	...	Conrad Ecklie
John Ross Bowie	...	Peter Ellis
Melanie Deanne Moore	...	Nancy Katz, soon to be Ellis (as Melanie Paxson)
Danneel Harris	...	Shasta McCloud

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Jerry Bruckheimer Television

Quotes:

Nick Stokes: You know when I was a kid we used to make these out of lunch trays and mower motors.
Greg Sanders: When I was a kid, I made bombs.
[Nick looks at Greg]
Greg Sanders: Little bombs.

Soundtrack:

Running Up That Hill

A Headless Go-Kart Driver, A Dark Restaurant & Assorted Other Goodies

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

While "Sara" is being interviewed by "Conrad Ecklie" (Marc Vann), head of the crime unit, on her no-no - meaning having a romantic relationship with a fellow employee "Grissom" (William Petersen) we wind up with two murders for this week's episode.

The first is dramatically discovered when a severed head in a football helmet comes bouncing down the highway! The other is a Hugh Hefner-type who is found with a fatal head wound while dining in a "dark restaurant." Yes, dining in total darkness with blind waiters is the deal in this bizarre story, meaning "normal" for CSI.

Interesting to see Karina Lombard again. ("Pippa Sanchez"), the owner of the weird restaurant. I hadn't seen her since 1996 when she had a role in "Last Man Standing" with Bruce Willis. About 39 years old now, Karina looks better than ever and I liked her accent in this episode. Her bio here at IMDb notes she is fluent in five languages!

Meanwhile, is this the end of "Sara Sidle?" Apparently as I think she made a remark to "Gil" at the end of the show about moving to Sweden or something. I may have heard wrong. She said she didn't want to mess up the CSI team with this "scandal" with "Grissom." That's a shame; she will really be missed. The regulars on this CSI show have been here now for eight years and any one of them leaving would be a big loss. (I've watched this series strictly on DVD the last three years, so I'm a little behind the "real time" of these episodes.)