Lat 40° 47' N/Long 73° 58' W (7 Oct. 2009)

Mac and the crime lab deal with a killer who is using compasses to leave clues to his crimes.

Director:

Matt Earl Beesley

Writers:

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

Stars:

Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Gary Sinise	...	Mac Taylor
Melina Kanakaredes	...	Stella Bonasera
Carmine Giovinazzo	...	Danny Messer
Anna Belknap	...	Lindsay Monroe
Robert Joy	...	Dr. Sid Hammerback
A.J. Buckley	...	Adam Ross
Hill Harper	...	Sheldon Hawkes
Eddie Cahill	...	Don Flack
Sarah Carter	...	Haylen Becall
James Martin Kelly	...	Cliff Angell
Josie Davis	...	Calliope Eckhart
Benjamín Benítez	...	Kimball Saks
Skeet Ulrich	...	Hollis Eckhart
Amara Cash	...	Tour Guide
Kelly Kolatac	...	Cute Girl

Storyline

Mac and the crime lab deal with a killer who is using compasses to leave clues to his crimes.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 October 2009 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jerry Bruckheimer Television, CBS Television Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Google Maps, the location referred to in the episode title is on 86th street in the middle of Central Park.

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Goofs

Ellis Island is on federal land and in New Jersey waters, thereby doubly putting it out of the NYPD's jurisdiction.

User Reviews

The Beginning Of The 'Compass Killer'

This is a Sherlock Holmes-type of episode in which CSI has to figure out how an old compass (or two) can solve the mystery of who killed someone, the latter hanging death via an apparent suicide. Obviously, it was murder...and the big clue left behind - on purpose - was an compass.

What does it mean? This one has Mac and team stumped for awhile, especially since there were no fingerprints at the crime scene. That scene was the famous Ellis Island, where millions of immigrants to the United States were first processed. As someone who has heard of that island for many decades but never really seen it, I thought the aerial shots in here were very interesting.

The "compass killer" strikes again and leaves another compass. Both times it is pointed toward a direction, so the CSI team works with that little bit of information.

Warning: this is a continuing story, as the guy is not caught. They know who it is, but he is still on the loose. That's fine; I like these stories in which it takes several episodes during the season to figure out and capture a serial killer.