- New evidence proves that a man recently convicted of murder is innocent. But are his defense attorney and judge conspiring to keep him behind bars to protect the real killer?
- CSI's evidence gets country club golf instructor Alfonso Reyes convicted for the strangulation of Lindsay Garland. Then fly eggs in the body prove the murder wasn't committed in his locker, where Alfonso found the body. The only 'witness', addicted crackpot Tammy Witten, goes missing after testifying in hospital. Businessman Kevin Sheridan now gets damned good representation from Derek Powell, who did a far worse job defending Reyes, but now even attacks the CSI.—KGF Vissers
- Clear waters. Pastel buildings. A courtroom. Calleigh is called as a witness in a murder trial. The man on trial, Alfonso Reyes, is accused of killing a young woman. His defense attorney, Derek Powell, is nothing short of tenacious. Does the prosecution have any shot whatsoever? Turns out it does. The jury foreman rises and pronounces Reyes "guilty." But wait! Caine has returned to the lab to find the victim's body covered in flies. "This changes everything," he growls.
YEEE-OWWW! Cue opening credits!
Back from break, Calleigh announces that the Lindsay Garland case is being reopened. Why? Turns out the flies in question rarely go indoors, meaning that the woman was killed outside. This scenario doesn't jibe with the teams previous theory (the theory they were all testifying to in court, by the way). "Alfonso Reyes may be innocent," Calleigh says. NOW she tells us.
Caine, meanwhile, discusses this sudden turnaround with D. Powell. The defense attorney says that a witness, Tammy Witten, came forward just yesterday. "She says that she saw the victim dead on the day of the murder but not at the country club," D. Powell explains. Unfortunately, the witness is also "crack pot with a history of suicide attempts." Caine isn't buying it and, hence, neither are we.
Frank does a little checking and finds that Tammy Witten has recently overdosed. Frank and Natalia visit the woman in the hospital. "You decided to eat a bunch of pills instead of hitting the stand this morning," Frank points out. Nice and subtle, that Frank. Tammy explains that she saw Lindsay at a restaurant near the country club on the day of her death. The victim was dead in the passenger seat of a silver car. That same silver car scraped its driver's side door on the side of an alley while trying to avoid Tammy.
Cut to the alley, where Ryan and Natalia look for clues. Both CSIs hear a strange buzzing -- flies! Hundreds of flies munch on a pile of garbage. "Eleven hundred species of blow flies and you found the exact one were looking for," Ryan says. We too can hardly believe it. Nevertheless, the discovery proves that the victim was strangled in the alley. The scene of the crime has been established!
Back from a too-long commercial break, Calleigh and Eric have located a silver car with nasty scrapes on the driver's side door. Turns out the sedan belongs to the victim -- and Calleigh discovers a blood print. The pattern is strange, however. "What in the world is that?" Calleigh asks. We're not the CSIs, honey. Caine, in the meantime, is interviewing Alfonso Reyes. The convicted, but nonetheless innocent man explains that the victim was having an affair with one of the members. And the name of Lindsay's secret beau? Andy Durbin.
Seconds later, Caine confronts Durbin on the tee box. "A lot of people were intimate with her," the member explains. "Put is this way: you didn't need a 9-iron to take a whack at her." Put it this way: that's great writing. Durbin's friend, Kevin Sheridan, agrees (with the 9-iron crack -- not the comment on the teleplay). Caine looks at both men's golf gloves. He takes a particular interest in the glove worn by Sheridan. Why? Because Calleigh has discovered the strange blood print was made by such a glove. Later, Caine personally examines the victim's car and removes the air filter. Hmm.
News flash: the DNA found in the air filter matches that found on the glove. The only problem: Sheridan isn't about to give up his DNA. Caine brings the country club snob in for questioning and notes that the man looks "thirsty." Eric smiles. It's the ol DNA from a bottle of water trick! And Sheridan immediately falls for it, taking a sip while he denies any involvement in the death of Lindsay Garland. Just then, D. Powell enters the room. "Are you talking to my client without his lawyer being present?" the smooth-talking (and nicely dressed) attorney asks. "You know better than that." Caine, who does indeed know better, isn't amused. D. Powell then picks up the open bottle of water and takes a swig. The ol' DNA from a water bottle trick is effectively ruined.
Later, the judge refuses to allow a legit DNA sample from Sheridan, noting the "prominent businessman" is a "friend of the mayor." Caine then heads to prison to re-interview Reyes and notices something interesting in the crime-scene photos. The iron that Reyes had put on the top shelf of his locker was found near the feet of the victim. Someone moved it. But who? The killer perhaps? We'd bet a pair of designer sunglasses on it.
Sure enough, the DNA found on the air filter matches DNA found on the iron. It's a 100-percent match. Now they just need Sheridan's DNA. Ryan has just the plan for just that. He stops Sheridan while the prominent businessman/ friend of the mayor is driving. Unfortunately, D. Powell is on the scene to claim police brutality. Before leaving, Ryan takes snapshots of the car. Back at headquarters, Caine reluctantly makes Ryan turn in his badge and gun until the case is closed. Ryan, meanwhile, suggests someone take a look at his photos.
Calleigh and Eric do just that and discover an eye staring back at them through a crack in the car's taillight! "There was someone alive in that car," Calleigh observes. A FLASHBACK shows us that the eye belongs to none other than potential witness Tammy Witten! The judge has no choice but to issue a warrant to search Sheridan's car and home. Meanwhile, D. Powell visits Sheridan at his home and the two do a little gloating about putting one over on our heroes. As if on cue, Caine pulls into the driveway in the CSI Hummer. Frank, warrant in hand, opens the trunk to Sheridan's car but doesn't find a body. The team goes into Sheridan's home, where they find ... nothing. Nevertheless, Caine decides to hold Sheridan for the next 48 hours -- just in case. As his client is led away, D. Powell has a crisis of conscious, explaining that he can't betray client-attorney privilege but ... Sheridan owns land nearby which he had been planning on turning into a "three-par" golf course. Who knows what is hidden on that land? "Thank you, counselor," Caine growls.
Hummers! Police cars! Choppers! All converge on the future golf course and quickly find Tammy in an underground bunker, the entrance of which is buried underneath heat-reflecting Mylar blankets. She is still alive! Why Sheridan didn't kill the witness instead of burying her alive remains a mystery. The man might be a "prominent businessman" and "friend of the mayor," but he is not a very smart criminal. One DNA test later, Sheridan is proven guilty. He admits to having an affair with Lindsay and then killing her when the woman threatened to tell his wife. Sheridan strangled her with a belt in the alley, drove her to the club and dumped her in Reyes's locker. But there's something else in the mans confession. "Horatio, you are never going to believe this," Calleigh says.
We cut to Caine confronting the judge. Turns out Sheridan has not only confessed to the killing, but explained that the judge helped him stash the body and frame Reyes. "To get to my position, I needed someone on my side," the judge explains. "And like I said, he had dinner with the mayor."
Reyes, in the meantime, is let out of prison. All's well that ends swell.
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