Divorce Party (9 Mar. 2009)

A man is hanged from a gazebo during his ex-wife's divorce party, and the investigation reveals that he was leading a double life. Meanwhile, Horatio gets Kyle a job working with the medical examiner.

Director:

Karen Gaviola

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
Elizabeth Berkley	...	Julia Winston
Evan Ellingson	...	Kyle Harmon
Peter Paige	...	Glenn Wagner
Aimee Teegarden	...	Brianna Faber
Bruce Thomas	...	Roger Lansing / Trent Faber
Andrew James Allen	...	Heath Lansing
Christopher Redman	...	Michael Travers
Wes Ramsey	...	Dave Benton

Storyline

Chlorophorm-drugged and hanged Roger Lansing's corpse suddenly falls from the gazebo during the divorce party thrown by his son teenage Heath's mother Brianna and her gay best friend Glenn Wagner, who expected only an effigy. The team finds Roger secretly lead a double life as his own business partner under an alias, Faber, with another wife, Katherine Faber, and a teenage daughter, Amy. But who knew enough to kill the bigamist and why exactly? Because Horatio's irresponsible ex Julia Winston nearly got their son Kyle killed driving her, Horatio has Kyle recruited as autopsy intern, with his own apartment.

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Plot Keywords:

divorce | party | double life | ritual | pregnant by incest | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

887 El Campo Dr, Pasadena, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jerry Bruckheimer Television, CBS Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Near the end of this episode, Dr. Tara Price is seen taking a medication from a bottle labeled "OXYCODONE 150mg." This is over ten times the ordinary dose of oxycodone, and no such dosage delivery; tablet or capsule exists for oxycodone.

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Quotes

Lieutenant Horatio Caine: Mrs. Lansing, your husband was murdered.
Amy Lansing: Well, that doesn't make any sense.
Lieutenant Horatio Caine: Maybe not now, but it will.

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Soundtracks

"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
(uncredited)
Performed by Beyoncé Knowles

User Reviews

Definitely Distasteful

This was a distasteful episode, right from the start when a mean-spirited woman and her gay friend hold a "divorce party," complete with blasphemes by reading biblical passages and the ex-husband being hung in effigy. Nice taste, huh? Well, it turns out the dummy being hung was real - the real husband - and the ex-wife is mad only because it ruined the "party." Whew, as I said - some really distasteful people in this episode.

Anyway, as IMDb tells us on this title page, it turns out the dead man was living a double life: married to two women at the same time with a child in each family. Needless to say, this is not received well by either the moms or their kids!

Meanwhile, in what will probably become another issue in the coming weeks, at the end of the show our medical examiner, "Dr. Tara Price," is shown stealing Oxycodone pills from a dead victim. Well, I guess that means she won't be around next season. Too bad.....I kind of liked her.