Targets of Obsession (17 Feb. 2011)

Dr. Langston confronts Nate Haskell one more time during his murder trial. Meanwhile, Nick faces an old teenage nemesis, Jason McCann, who is seeking revenge for his brother's death.

Director:

Alec Smight

Writers:

Anthony E. Zuiker (creator), David Weddle,

Stars:

Laurence Fishburne, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Laurence Fishburne	...	Dr. Raymond Langston
Marg Helgenberger	...	Catherine Willows
George Eads	...	Nick Stokes
Jorja Fox	...	Sara Sidle
Eric Szmanda	...	Greg Sanders
Robert David Hall	...	Dr. Al Robbins
Wallace Langham	...	David Hodges
David Berman	...	David Phillips
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Captain Jim Brass
Justin Bieber	...	Jason McCann
Josh Dallas	...	Kip Woodman
Jude Ciccolella	...	Dr. Huxbee
Larry Poindexter	...	D.A. Claude Melvoy
Megan Gallagher	...	Judge Francis Granston
Alex Carter	...	Detective Vartann

Storyline

Nick isn't killed by a booby trap because of a call he gets from Jason McCann, whose beloved big brother he got convicted for murder. However the knave was watching and his cult leader is murdered, but that crime site proves a minefield even bomb squad expert Kip Woodman finds impossible to defuse safely. Army-trained accomplice Timothy Johnson enters the field. Serial killer Nate Haskell is finally on trial and fires his appointed attorney to plead his own defense, a controversial genetic defect, ignoring Langston has the same mutation.

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Plot Keywords:

bomb | serial killer | brother brother relationship | escape | dna testing | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 February 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jerry Bruckheimer Television, CBS Television Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jason McCanns birthday on the computer is revealed as March 1, 1994. This is Justin Bieber's real birthday.

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Goofs

It is said that a grenade contained benzoyl benzoate, and that it is acetone. This is wrong. Benzoyl benzoate is the ester of benzoic acid and benzoyl alcohol. Acetone is the same as propanone, the simplest ketone. It lacks any aromatic units such as found in benzoyl benzoate. Also, ketones are distinguished by lack one oxygen atom from the defining bridge structure of esters.

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Connections

Featured in Conan: Airforce One 2: Revenge of President Dracula (2011)

User Reviews

Nutty Nate & The Teen Idol

Dr. Langston" has to deal with the insane killer "Nate Haskell" once again when the latter is on trial.

Bill Irwin does a great job of playing the highly intelligent-but-nuts "Haskell." He is riveting in all his scenes.

Meanwhile, teen idol Justin Bieber ("Jason McCann") is back playing a kid seeking revenge on the death of his older brother (see episode one of this season's series.) Nick, primarily, deals with him. Bieber actually does decent job of acting in here, although his wholesome looks just don't go with his character in this story.

Between the two stories, the episode as a whole is an interesting one.