"CSI: NY" Cuckoo's Nest (2009)

Director:

Jeffrey G. Hunt

Writers:

Anthony E. Zuiker (creator) &
Ann Donahue (creator) ...
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TV Series:

"CSI: NY" (2004)

Original Air Date:

18 November 2009 (Season 6, Episode 8)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

After a body falls from the 59th Street Bridge, the CSI team finds a compass near the body pointing east, and realizes it's the third victim of the Compass Killer. Meanwhile, detective Flack, still dealing with Angell's death, goes AWOL. |

Plot Keywords:

Crime Scene | New York | New York City | Investigation | City Name In Title

Cast

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
Nelly	...	Terrence Davis
Josie Davis	...	Calliope Eckhart
Kieran Campion	...	Kenneth Grant
Alex Cranmer	...	Bob Tanner
Austin Lysy	...	Thomas Gates
John Mese	...	Lt. William Sythe
Marguerite Moreau	...	Louise Dukes
Fredro Starr	...	Deacon
Skeet Ulrich	...	Hollis Eckhart
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Courtney Farnsworth	...	Secretary
Brian K. Jones	...	Gigantaw
Paul Lacovara	...	Dario Gonzales
Damion Poitier	...	Thug #1
Mike Serlin	...	Raymond Caldrone
Olivia Summers	...	Carole Hillcroft

Directed by
Jeffrey G. Hunt		(as Jeffrey Hunt)

Writing credits
Anthony E. Zuiker		(creator) &
Ann Donahue		(creator) &
Carol Mendelsohn		(creator)
Zachary Reiter		(written by) &
Aaron Rahsaan Thomas		(written by)

Produced by
Wendy Battles	....	executive producer
Jerry Bruckheimer	....	executive producer
Trey Callaway	....	co-executive producer
Ann Donahue	....	executive producer
Geoffrey Hemwall	....	producer
Peter M. Lenkov	....	executive producer
Jonathan Littman	....	executive producer
Carol Mendelsohn	....	executive producer
Richard H. Prince	....	producer
Zachary Reiter	....	co-executive producer
Gary Sinise	....	producer
Aaron Rahsaan Thomas	....	co-producer
Pam Veasey	....	executive producer
Vikki Williams	....	co-executive producer
David Yoneshige	....	associate producer
Anthony E. Zuiker	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Bill Brown

Cinematography by
Marshall Adams		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
R. William Zabala		(as Bill Zabala)

Casting by
Jennifer Cooper

Production Design by
Vaughan Edwards

Art Direction by
Richard J. Ramirez Jr.

Makeup Department
Michael Davis	....	key hair stylist
Bridget O'Neill	....	makeup artist: Melina Kanakaredes
Steve Winsett	....	special makeup effects artist
Reyna Rhone	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thom Buckley	....	additional second assistant director
Shannon Speaker	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Allison Barash	....	art department coordinator
Leonard Hancock	....	property master
Sean Langdon	....	set dressing gangboss
Jamie Neese	....	graphic designer
Fleur Nooyen	....	set dec buyer
Lisa Puerto	....	props p.a.
Patrick Russo	....	assistant property master
Steven Seine	....	leadman
Ely Vegh	....	set dresser

Sound Department
David Barbee	....	sound effects editor
Darren Barnett	....	foley mixer
Kevin McCullough	....	sound editor

Visual Effects by
Jonathan Bourgoine	....	visual effects producer: Nitrous Visual Effects
Jeff Crocker	....	visual effects coordinator
Christopher Hagerthy	....	lead visual effects artist
Paul Le Blanc	....	computer graphics playback
Geoff Leavitt	....	visual effects supervisor: Nitrous Visual Effects
Bradley Powell	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Richard Bucher	....	stunt double: Skeet Ulrich
Sean Bunch	....	stunts
Julius Denem	....	utility stunts
Courtney Farnsworth	....	stunts
Kanin Howell	....	stunts
Horace Knight	....	stunt double: Hawkes
Paul Lacovara	....	stunt performer
Diana R. Lupo	....	stunt performer
Mike Serlin	....	stunt performer
Sean Taylor	....	stunt double: Eddie Cahill
Darbi Gwynn	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
John J. Schneider	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Luke Vexler	....	utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Blake Alcantara	....	second assistant: NY unit
Andrew Clarke	....	rigging electrician
James Daly	....	camera loader: new york
Jake Funk	....	grip
Steven Serna	....	grip

Casting Department
Charlotte Bashner	....	casting intern
Lindsay Jameyson	....	casting associate
Matthew Skrobalak	....	executive in charge of casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lawrence Quon	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Marc Clark	....	assistant editor
Michael L. Holland	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Jonathan Mason Christiansen	....	music coordinator

Transportation Department
Mark Webb	....	transportation

Other crew
Emily Anderson	....	location coordinator
Jesse Collver	....	insert unit coordinator
Andrea D'Alessio	....	production assistant
John Dove	....	executive story editor
Noemi Mimi Feliz	....	production assistant
Mark Gerald	....	production paramedic supervisor
Jason Kouzikas	....	assistant location manager: New York
Scott M. Leonard	....	grip
Manja L. Lyssy	....	production assistant
Eric Matthews	....	assistant: Gary Sinise
Daniel Messler	....	payroll accountant
Adrian Morales	....	first assistant accountant
Janey Rockwood	....	production coordinator
Joshua Stickler	....	production assistant
Josef Winhoffer	....	production assistant
Lynda Reynolds	....	catering chef: New York City (uncredited)
Michael K. Reynolds	....	catering chef: New York City (uncredited)
Brianne Trosie	....	personal assistant: cast (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ann Donahue		creator
Buddy Giovinazzo		(episode writer) (as Carmine Giovinazzo)
Carol Mendelsohn		creator
Anthony E. Zuiker		creator

Produced by
Tim Lea	....	supervising producer (2006)
Ethan Smith	....	producer: New York

Makeup Department
Carey Robertson	....	makeup artist (as Carey Martine-Wareham)

Art Department
Denis Cordova	....	construction coordinator: permanent sets
Giuseppe Cristiano	....	storyboard artist
Greg Gootsan	....	property assistant
Mike Peritz	....	set dresser
James Stiritz	....	construction grip (last season)
Adam Tankell	....	graphic designer
Val Wilt	....	general foreman

Sound Department
Tim Boot	....	ProTools playback mixer
David Diamond	....	sound mixer: second unit
Carrie Lisonbee	....	assistant sound editor
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
William Sarokin	....	sound mixer: New York
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer (various episodes)

Special Effects by
Robert Vazquez	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Adam Avitabile	....	digital compositor
Kent Demaine	....	visual effects designer: main title sequence, Black Box Digital
Danny S. Kim	....	creative director
Karin Levinson	....	visual effects producer: main title sequence, Black Box Digital
Tefft Smith	....	digital artist
Mandy Sorenson	....	lead digital compositor
Thomas Tannenberger	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Daniel Arrias	....	stunt performer
Eric Coon	....	stunts
Sophia Crawford	....	stunt double
Debbie Evans	....	stunt driver
Mike Gunther	....	stunts
Cort Hessler	....	stunt coordinator: New York
Michael Hilow	....	stunt driver
David Hugghins	....	stunt rigger
Juddson Keith Linn	....	utility stunts
Carrick O'Quinn	....	stunt driver
Carl Paoli	....	stunt double: Gary Sinise
Peewee Piemonte	....	stunt coordinator
Michelle Rae Cannon	....	utility stunts (as Michelle Rae)
Justin Riemer	....	stunts
Darlene Ava Williams	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Ross Addiego	....	dolly grip
Jason Andrew	....	grip
Jason Andrew	....	key grip: second unit
Donald M. Angst	....	electrician
Brian Bernstein	....	additional camera operator
Rob Bruce	....	camera operator
J.A. Byerly	....	rigging gaffer
Roger Chingirian	....	additional rigging electrician
Corey Corona	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Stephen Dickter	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Richard Esquivel	....	grip
Robert Hayes	....	director of photography: second unit
Sarah L. Hendrick	....	camera production assistant
Harry Hope	....	key rigging grip
Matt Horochowski	....	grip
David Leite	....	grip: second unit
Justin M. Lubin	....	still photographer
Bob Myers	....	grip
Joe Pacella	....	additional film loader
Felipe Reinheimer	....	assistant camera
Ralph Scherer	....	dolly grip
Michael J. Schwartz	....	best boy
Darrin Smith	....	lamp operator
James Stiritz	....	key rigger
Lisbeth Storandt	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Natasha Giraldo	....	assistant casting associate
Amanda D. Mahoney	....	casting associate
Lindsay Thompson	....	casting intern
Jeni Thornell	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Bolger	....	set costumer
Brad Holtzman	....	costumer
Hannah Libby	....	costume assistant

Music Department
Warren Giancaterino	....	promo music
Elliott Goldkind	....	assistant music editor
Cody Westheimer	....	music programmer: percussions

Transportation Department
Beau Reed	....	transportation co-captain
Wayne Stone	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Joseph Aquino	....	location assistant
Aimee Bell	....	office production assistant
Lisa Collins	....	script supervisor: second unit
Allison Curren	....	additional script supervisor
Blythe Dalton	....	insert unit coordinator
Karly Davis	....	production assistant
Kiegan Downs	....	set production assistant
Sarah Elizabeth Duran	....	production assistant (as Sarah Duran)
Jason Farrar	....	assistant location manager: New York
Paul D. Fischer	....	script coordinator
Mona Garcea	....	production assistant
Wendall Hinkle	....	assistant location manager
Jean Hodges	....	food stylist
Darren E. Johnson	....	production assistant
James D. Lee	....	location manager
Mark Masliah	....	production assistant
David M. McGuire	....	location assistant: New York
Lisa McNeil	....	additional script supervisor
Ronny Merdinger	....	office production assistant
Len Murach	....	location manager
John O. Nelson	....	stand-in
Rob Nelson	....	computer/ video supervisor
Kenyon Noble	....	key production assistant
Nicholas Ryan Rumpf	....	production assistant
Kim Sartori	....	publicist (2006)
Eva M. Schroeder	....	key assistant location manager
Maurice Sessoms	....	additional production assistant: New York
Rainbow Shalom Hayes	....	craft service (as Rainbow-Shalom Johnson)
Tiffany N. Smith	....	publicist
Justin Sperandeo	....	assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer
Reese St. Amant	....	animal trainer (as Charisse St. Amant)
Bjoern C. Stejskal	....	production secretary: New York
Kym Stys	....	stand-in
Adam Taylor	....	assistant accountant: New York
Ajamu Walker	....	office production assistant
Christopher H. Warner	....	assistant production coordinator
Scott C. Williman	....	pre-rig crew
Val Wilt	....	general foreman
Terri Yuan	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Jerry Bruckheimer Television
• CBS Television Studios

Distributors

• AXN (2010) (Hungary) (TV)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2009) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• All Balloons All The Time  balloon decor

Runtime:

60 min

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Jerry Bruckheimer Television

Goofs:

Errors in geography: During the shooting scene on the party boat, the boat is in the Hudson River. We see lower Manhattan in the background. Seconds later a man falls from the 59th Street Bridge, which crosses the East River and lands on the boat.

Quotes:

[Danny walks into the crime lab, free of his cane]
Detective Stella Bonasera:Hey. On your own two feet and looking good, Messer.
Detective Danny Messer:Not bad, huh? First the wheelchair, now no more cane. Done.
Detective Stella Bonasera:Yeah. You know, that was one of the scariest moments, and I'll never forget it when you said you couldn't move your legs.
Detective Danny Messer:When I saw the blood on my hands, I mean, I thought that was it.
Detective Stella Bonasera:Yeah, well, it wasn't your time.
Detective Danny Messer:Yeah, let's go with that. So what's up with this thing this morning? I mean, this guy's on a boat full of people. What's he going to do, swim to London?
Detective Stella Bonasera:Well, been better off just to swim directly to Rikers.
Detective Danny Messer:Yeah. I mean, I'm not complaining, you know. Slam dunk and a suicide? Easiest stretch we had in a while.
Detective Stella Bonasera:Yeah. I can always use the overtime, but having dinner at a normal hour tonight sounds great.
[...]

Getting Really Close To The 'Compass Killer'

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Well, we are back to the "Compass Killer," and we learn a lot more about him. So does the CSI team, which finally figures out who he is. The problem is how to find him....and they come agonizingly close! As a sidebar, we see "Don Flack" (Eddie Cahill) going AWOL for a day and the team trying to track him down. How Mac handles the situation is pretty good; we all should have bosses that firm-but-understanding and forgiving.

Anyway, the crime all begins with a homicide and an apparent suicide both happening at the same. (Only on CSI can you have someone committing a murder while a million-to-one occurrence at the exact scene of the crime and involves another death. This has a couple of times already on this season's show! Whatever, it makes for an interesting story.) The "suicide" is not that, of course, and it's the work of our mentally-deranged killer who pushes a guy off the 59th Street Bridge onto a boat in which a murder had just taken places seconds earlier.

By the way, I like it when CSI does these continuations with the same murderer driving everyone nuts. Apparently the public does, too, as there have been more of these in recent years on the CSI shows.

My guess is that the "Compass Killer" story will end next week.