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At an upscale nightclub, a patron, Essex Palmer dies while smoking a violent exploding cigar. The prime suspect is a joke shop owner named Laughing Larry. The investigation leads to fireworks dealers in Chinatown who may have been responsible for the large amount of gunpowder in the cigar In the second case, Danny accompanies his friend's son, Ruben, to have the boy's bike blessed by the local priest. On the way home, their journey is interrupted by a shooting during the robbery of a bodega. Written by
Dave Goldhirsch
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Laughing Larry's last name is Gelachter. This is the German word (the correct spelling is Gelächter) for laughter.
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Goofs
Stella states that Smokeless Gunpowder is used in high explosives. This is incorrect: Gun Powder and Smokeless Gun Powder are low order explosives meaning that they burn. High order explosives like TNT and nitroglycerin are high order explosives that detonate without burning.
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Quotes
Rikki Sandoval:
He's been up since 5:30.
Detective Danny Messer:
I got in at 5:30.
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Soundtracks
"Stayin' Alive"
(uncredited)
Written by
Barry Gibb,
Robin Gibb, and
Maurice Gibb
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This starts off as a very bizarre story but ends with a tragic tale that devastates one of the CSI regulars, "Danny Messer." (Carmine Giovinazzo).
Some obnoxious guy at the bar lights up an expensive cigar. It blows up in his face. This isn't some novelty-store item; this stogie was constructed for a big, destructive bang, and half the man's face is blown off. Who did it, and why? The investigation leads to "Laughing Larry" and other assorted strange characters. This story, despite the gruesomeness of seeing the lower half of a man's face blown off, is very interesting and has some comical moments, too.
The second story is anything but comical. It begins with a small neighborhood boy, someone who lives a few doors down from Danny, knocks on his door and reminds him they have to go to church for the annual "blessing of the bikes." The kid has a new bike and wants the local parish priest to bless it. That happens, and while Danny and the kid are heading home, Danny is diverted by a shot and yells for help. He tells the boy to race home and he'll catch up with him later.
Another shot is fired and the boy is killed in front of a store. It turns out to be total accident; the boy in the wrong place and the wrong time. After the investigation, Danny has to go home and tell the mother her boy has been killed. It ends on that dramatic note.