Stiff (2 Oct. 2011)

The team tries to figure out who killed a male escort who was found in a hotel cabana.

Director:

Gina Lamar

Writers:

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

Stars:

David Caruso, Emily Procter, Jonathan Togo

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David Caruso	...	Lieutenant Horatio Caine
Emily Procter	...	Calleigh Duquesne
Jonathan Togo	...	Ryan Wolfe
Rex Linn	...	Detective Frank Tripp
Eva La Rue	...	Natalia Boa Vista (as Eva LaRue)
Omar Benson Miller	...	Walter Simmons (as Omar Miller)
Adam Rodriguez	...	Eric Delko
Eric Winter	...	Joe Grafton
Christian Clemenson	...	Dr. Tom Loman
Martha Higareda	...	Luisa Romero
Julia Campbell	...	Gretchen Cambridge
Brian McNamara	...	Steven Cambridge
Samantha Whittaker	...	Emma Davis
Cyrus Farmer	...	Mitch Fielder
Brandon Beemer	...	Derek Vaughn

Storyline

When a man is found dead in a cabana at a hotel. It is discovered that he was a male prostitute and he died because someone broke the propane tank of the fireplace. But he was also beaten. So they think either a dissatisfied customer, a rival, or the boyfriend or husband of one of his clients.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jerry Bruckheimer Television, CBS Television Studios

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The flammable gas hugs the ground. Yet Eric shouts "Get down!" and he and Callie survive the explosion by diving to the floor... exactly where the conflagration should have been.

User Reviews

The camera handling made me nauseous

Of all episodes I have seen, I cannot understand why this episode has been filmed as if the cameramen all suffer of Parkinson's.

The constant movement from left to right and instant zooming, even in a simply one-on-one dialogue, just makes it horrible to even concentrate on what they are saying.

It doesn't give any extra action and it doesn't provide a thrilling experience, just nausea and a headache.

They invented steady-cam for home video's not to shake and make viewers nauseous. So what's the added value in filming an episode of a great show with professional equipment and just shake the camera's to the left and right?