Tipping Point (15 Dec. 2008)

A reformed gang leader recently out of prison offers to help Horatio bring down his gang from the inside after it is suspected to be involved in the death of a community leader.

Director:

Marco Black

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
Jonathan Togo	...	Ryan Wolfe
Rex Linn	...	Detective Frank Tripp
Eva La Rue	...	Natalia Boa Vista (as Eva LaRue)
Megalyn Echikunwoke	...	Dr. Tara Price
Jon Seda	...	Hector Salazar
Shahine Ezell	...	Freddie Granada
Cara Santana	...	Yolanda Ramos
Michelle Bonilla	...	Gloria Nunez
Boti Bliss	...	Maxine Valera
Jullian Dulce Vida	...	Rafael Vargas
Marcelo Tubert	...	Funeral Director
Alex Skuby	...	Ricky Moore

Storyline

A contractor accidentally crushes the man buried alive in a closed casket. It's father Michael 'Mike' Olvera, whose 'mission' in Miami's Latino ghetto offered boys an alternative to the criminal street gangs. He was shot with a gun which traces in various ways to present members and a recently released leader of the worst gang. Evidence and testimonies are hard to get, but helping a mother get a fair burial rate proves key in several ways to dig deeper in a bizarre web of motives and means, while more crime is to result.

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Plot Keywords:

gang | handcuffs | explosion

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Release Date:

15 December 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Paramount Network Television

User Reviews

A Good Man Goes Down

A good man is shot and killed in a bizarre way. He's shot in the chest, put in a coffin and then buried in some remote site. On the same day - only on CSI! - some construction workers are drilling and then drill right through the box into the guy's chest, finishing him for good! That's the opening scene, and it's a beauty. We see it played over several times during the first half-hour.

The man was "Rev. Mike Olivera, a man dedicating his life to keep kids out of gangs. Apparently, that didn't make him a popular man, especially with the crime crowd.

Who did this? That's the main question. The answer will shock you.

Meanwhile, in a sidebar story, "Natalie Boa Vista" (Eva LaRue) gets involved in helping a young woman and here son in that neighborhood.