Hammer Down (11 Nov. 2009)

A big rig accident results in the discovery of an interstate trucking ring that specializes in human cargo and black market organ harvesting -- and sets off a race against time to save a hostage.

Director:

Scott Lautanen

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
Laurence Fishburne	...	Dr. Raymond Langston
Rosa Arredondo	...	Dora Lawson (as Rosa Evangelina Arredondo)
Michael Reilly Burke	...	Dr. Harvey Fuller
Amanda MacDonald	...	Madeline Briggs
Michael Massee	...	Casey Steele
Wes Ramsey	...	Dave Benton
Jeffrey D. Sams	...	Joseph Winston

Storyline

A big rig accident results in the discovery of an interstate trucking ring that specializes in human cargo and black market organ harvesting -- and sets off a race against time to save a hostage.

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Plot Keywords:

police officer shot | crossover

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 November 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Battery Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, 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?

Goofs

When Langston is in the junkyard and is questioning the trucker about Maddie, Langston is holding a photo of Maddie and the position of Langston's hand on the photo change position in between shots.

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Quotes

Detective Don Flack: [at their crime scene] The driver of the car's name was... Dean Rovin. He was thirty-five years old. According to the first on scene, he was killed on impact. M.E.s just hauled the body out of here.
Detective Mac Taylor: [noticing alcohol bottles scattered on the passenger side] Looks like he had a few for the road.
Detective Don Flack: This was actually Dean's third and last DUI.
Detective Stella Bonasera: So, this is a traffic accident. And we're here because...?
Detective Don Flack: Think I'd call you all the way out here for a 10-99? Got my Mac on this morning.
Detective Stella Bonasera: Oh, is that anything...
[...]

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Connections

References CSI: Miami: Bone Voyage (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Keep the Streets Empty for Me"
(uncredited)
Performed by Fever Ray

User Reviews

The Hunt Continues

The second part of the "crossover" trilogy of the human trafficking crime reaches New York when a trucker carrying a young woman kidnapped from Miami crashes his rig, escapes with a stolen car (after shooting the driver) and has the victim "Madeline Briggs" (Amanda MacDonald) with him.

(Note: The first story in this trilogy was seen in Season 8 of CSI:Miami, the episode title being "Bone Voyage.")

To our horror, it isn't long before we discover this sicko had carried many, many women locked up in his truck over the years, transporting these women victims, using them as either slaves or donating body parts while hacking them up. Some of the scenes in here are gruesome, but that's CSI and we regular viewers are used to that.

"Mac Taylor" (Gary Sinise) is aided by CSI Las Vegas star "Ray Langston" (Laurence Fishburne). Langston had just come from Miami where he had been helping CSI boss "Horatio Caine" (David Caruso) on this case. Presumably, this three-part crossover story will finish in Langston's CSI headquarters in Las Vegas.

Meanwhile, the hunt is on for identified trucker "Casey Steele" and his kidnapped victim. The actor who plays Steele, Michael Massee, has an interesting face: perfect for this role.