Sunblock (29 Oct. 2007)

A man is killed during an eclipse. But when a second person is killed in her home, Horatio suspects that he may be dealing with a serial killer who targets his victims only at night.

Director:

Christine Moore

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	...	Sgt. Frank Tripp
Eva La Rue	...	Natalia Boa Vista
Johnny Whitworth	...	Detective Jake Berkeley
David Lee	...	Nicholas Pike
Tyler Hoechlin	...	Shawn Hodges
Christopher Rivera	...	Mario Montero (as Christopher Michael Rivera)
James Jordan	...	Clint Gilmore
Jessica Szohr	...	Samantha Barrish
Fiona Loewi	...	Diana Long
Janelle Velasquez	...	Carla

Storyline

Ronnie Temple is garroted at a pool party during a total eclipse, with pool-boy Shawn Hodges' hotel pass cord. Blood from his cut hands turns up. Shortly after, around midnight, Diana Long suffers the same fate at home, possibly the work of a serial killer. Weird forensics also suggest a link with Mario Montero, who is trying to absorb wolf DNA. Both claims to have been framed are taken serious.

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | fingerprints | dna | dog

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 October 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hawthorne, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Solar eclipses are rare and usually highly publicized events, yet this one seems to have taken everyone by surprise. Their occurrence is highly predictable - the date, time and location of every eclipse, whether lunar or solar, total or partial, for the 21st century, is known. Typically, on a public open area such as a beach, there are observers using the proper apparatus to safely view the event. Furthermore, the last total solar eclipse visible in the southeast US was 7 March 1970; the next total eclipse to be visible in the southern US is on 12 August 12 2045.

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Quotes

Sgt. Frank Tripp: It is what it is, it ain't what it ain't, don't make it what it isn't.

User Reviews

Eclipse and Full Moon

This episode features a crime committed during a full solar eclipse. Later in that same day, a full moon appears in the sky over the city. It's not possible to have a solar eclipse and a full moon on the same day. Solar eclipses occur during the new moon phase, when the moon is between the earth and the sun and the moon is in position to block the sun from view along a narrow path across the earth. A full moon occurs when the sun and moon are on opposite sides of the sun and the moon is in full sunlight as viewed from the earth. An eclipse and a full moon must be separated by about two weeks. By the way, the last full solar eclipse visible from the United States was in 1979, I believe.