t is rare a big movie star guest stars on a CSI program, despite the fact the TV show has always drawn big audiences. She may be quite a bit past her prime, but Faye Dunaway is still a big name and it's fun to see someone like her in an episode.
Dunaway plays "Lois O'Neil," a former Copa dance girl turned star who hobnobbed with the likes of Frank Sinatra and the boys. Early on, we see black-and-white shots of the "Brat Pack" and hear a Sintara tune. At the end of the show is another Sinatra number. Also included in that same breath is a big mobster named "Constantino," who is a fictional character that is connected with this story.
Anyway, Lois (Dunaway) hosts a big party one night for the old-timers, goes back upstairs to her bedroom and while she is changing clothes, a waiter also in her bedroom is shot and killed. "Lois" flees into her huge vault and closes the door quickly as shots are fired her way.
Police think she's missing, after finding the dead man, but they soon discover her covering inside the vault. She's just happy to be alive. The waiter, meanwhile, is found with a lot of money on him and evidence he was a drug dealer. Later, it was discovered he was using a phony name.
Everyone who was at the party but left the main room is a suspect. That includes several very snotty young women and a few others including Catherine Willows' father "Sam." Other surprises include finding one million dollars in cash underneath a carpet.
Later, it looks like even the famous "Lois" might have been the killer. In fact, more and more the evidence is starting to point toward her.
The conclusion of this episode is outstanding - one of the more memorable ones in the six years of this show, maybe because of the unusual touch of sentimentality.
