Forensic investigators use high-tech science to follow evidence and solve crimes in the Big Apple
The third entry in executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer's "CSI" (Crime Scene Investigation) franchise, CSI: NY was introduced as "MIA/NYC," the May 17, 2004, episode of CSI: Miami. Making its formal weekly CBS debut on September 22 of that same year, the new series starred Gary Sinise as Mac Taylor, head of the New York City crime lab, whose job it was to use the skimpiest of forensic evidence to track down murderers. A Chicago native, Mac had gotten his police job as the result of his bravery under fire as a U.S. Marine; and like most of major CSI characters, he harbored quite a few personal demons, most of them stemming from the death of his wife in the Twin Towers on 9/11. Taylor's team of forensic specialists included Stella Bonasera (Melina Kanakaredes), an outspoken female cop who'd pulled herself up from a murky background (she'd been an orphan raised by strangers) and was the most caustic and outspoken of the CSIers; Don Flack (Eddie Cahill), Yonkers-born scion of a family of cops, who effectively bridged the gap between traditional and modern police methods and wasn't above bending the rules; Mac's protégé Danny Messer (Carmine Giovinazzo), who grew up in Staten Island as part of a suspected (and constantly under-surveillance) crime family, but who'd decided to operate on the right side of the law -- albeit on his own terms; Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Sheldon Hawkes (Hill Harper), a Harlem native who'd graduated from college at 18 and became a licensed surgeon at 24, but who felt out of place in the rarefied world of commercial medicine and opted for police work instead; and flirtatious, streetwise forensic analyst Aidan Burn (Vanessa Ferlito). The theme music for CSI: NY was that old favorite by The Who, "Baba O'Reilly." The series was created by Anthony Zuiker, Ann Donahoue, and Carol Mendelsohn. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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A death row inmate’s final request brings Dr. Hawkes to a prison just as a riot erupts; Hawkes is forced to confront a tragic incident he kept secret for many years.
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After evidence and an autopsy suggest that a woman committed suicide, Stella remains unconvinced and risks her life to solve the case.
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After a young man’s friends turn up dead while celebrating his 21st birthday, he is found walking in the street covered in their blood and wielding an axe.
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The CSIs discover that car tampering led to the explosion that killed a racing legend on the streets of Manhattan.
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When a woman’s body, drained of blood, is found in Central Park, the CSIs jump-start an investigation that takes them into a subculture of vampirism.
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The quarterback of a women’s football team is found dead in the locker room with traces of lidocaine in her system.
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The investigation of a stabbing takes a turn when the team discovers planted evidence at the crime scene.
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When the owner of a toy hospital is discovered buried among a pile of doll parts, the team pieces together figurines and clues to find the murderer.
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