"CSI: NY" Veritas (2008)

Director:

Rob Bailey

Writers:

Anthony E. Zuiker (creator) &
Ann Donahue (creator) ...

TV Series:

"CSI: NY" (2004)

Original Air Date:

24 September 2008 (Season 5, Episode 1)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Mac barely escapes death after his kidnapping and quickly goes to work trying to track down the location and identity of the bank robber. During the investigation, CSI discovers that Flack's sister may have a connection. |

Plot Keywords:

New York | New York City | Crime Scene | Investigation | Detective

Cast

  (Episode Credited cast)

Gary Sinise	...	Detective Mac Taylor
Melina Kanakaredes	...	Detective Stella Bonasera
Carmine Giovinazzo	...	Detective Danny Messer
Anna Belknap	...	Detective Lindsay Monroe
Robert Joy	...	Dr. Sid Hammerback
A.J. Buckley	...	Adam Ross
Hill Harper	...	Dr. Sheldon Hawkes
Eddie Cahill	...	Detective Don Flack
Elias Koteas	...	Joe
Kathleen Munroe	...	Samantha Flack
Dayo Ade	...	Derrick James
Elisha Skorman	...	Lauren Salinas
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Julia Barnett	...	Reporter #2
Annika Boras	...	Paramedic
Katie Cleary	...	Jessica Reed
Deena Dill	...	Allison Scott
Andy Hopper	...	Skeezer
Ryan Cyrus Shams	...	Reporter #1
Cynthia Silver	...	Reporter #3

Filming Locations:

Fantasy II Film Effects Underwater Shooting Tank - 12318 Branford Street, Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Trivia:

In Eastern and Central US markets, this episode was delayed 15 minutes for a Presidential Address during the previous time slot on its first air date.

Quotes:

Detective Lindsay Monroe: [about their case so far] Divine intervention?
Detective Mac Taylor: God's a scientist, Lindsay.

Very Disappointing Follow-Up to Last Season's Cliffhanger

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

What a disappointing episode. Last year's finale was one of the stronger episodes of the series I have seen, with an interesting and compelling scenario and a strong guest starring performance by Elias Koteas. This episode which is a direct continuation of last seasons finale relies on ridiculous situations, coincidences, really bad decisions from at least four team members, needle in hay stack forensic miracles and then crappy one liners that belong with Horatio Kane and CSI Miami.

First off Mac is shot but because of some incredibly lucky circumstances the bullet doesn't break his skin? Then the woman who comes across Mac moments after he has escaped from a sinking car happens to be an accomplice to the crime and a teller at the bank that was robbed? Yes there is a reason for her to be in the area - but still its reaching.

It later turns out the aforementioned woman is a friend of Flack's sister who has borrowed the sisters car? Then the aforementioned woman is tortured by the bank robber but not killed, instead she accidentally impales herself on a spike that kills her? Later the bank robber (subject of a massive police hunt) is able to break back into the bank which is currently swarming with police investigating the original robbery and escape again with the money he hid there? Meanwhile the CSI's find some soil from the robbers shoe and in hours/minutes can find evidence it came with decaying railway ties in a particular lot in the city of New York? There are some other evidence issues that are perhaps a bit less glaring but still highly unlikely.