Season 1
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 23, 2002
Insurance agent Scott Eric Sommer's private plane crashes in the Everglades after his pilot was shot. Only Sommer himself is found alive. His accountant seems to have struggled and jumped out. The firm was under SEC investigation.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Sep 30, 2002
A Colombian importer is found with a 'necklace bomb' around his neck. The bomb explodes, killing a bomb squad officer, Al, who is Horatio's friend.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 7, 2002
Fishermen find a human torso inside a tiger shark's stomach.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 14, 2002
A wealthy family uses their power and influence to distance themselves from a rape and murder investigation.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 21, 2002
A Cuban altar boy is implicated in the death of a priest.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Oct 28, 2002
The whole team investigates the crime scene of an indoor amusement park when a young girl is found suffocated in the bathroom. They must track down the relentless man responsible for the heinous crime quicker than usual, as everyone on location has been detained until they can be cleared. What looks to be like a regular attempted kidnapping turns out to be much more than any of the detectives had bargained for.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Nov 4, 2002
The naked body of a male stripper who performed during a private party at a Coconut Grove estate is found the next morning in a nearby rose garden, and the CSIs have difficulty determining the cause of death. Meanwhile, Megan and Eric investigate the case of a male swimmer who suddenly dropped dead from a stab wound after climbing aboard a boat seven miles out in the Atlantic.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Nov 11, 2002
Horatio and his team must uncover the evidence in the brutal murder of an entire family in their own home. The only survivors are a blood-soaked toddler, and the father who is in surgery. The immediate assumption is that the mother is responsible—postpartum depression—but the evidence discloses a shocking, different outcome.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Nov 18, 2002
A sniper is targeting downtown Miami and Horatio and his team must rush to stop the killer before he strikes again.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Nov 25, 2002
Horatio, Speedle and Calleigh root through the evidence in the homicide of a strange, unorthodox college professor when they find him tortured and hung onto a tree. Their suspicions are immediately directed towards his thirteen cult-like students. Elsewhere, Delko and Megan investigate a car found in the water with a dead body in the trunk, and immediately suspect an insurance scam.
Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Dec 16, 2002
The CSIs investigate the death of a young model, whose body was found near a juvenile detention camp for girls. Across town, Delko and Speedle probe the bizarre death of a man who was apparently burned from the inside. Meanwhile, unable to handle the job anymore and feeling that it reminds her of her dead husband's work, Lieutenant Donner resigns from the team for the good, leaving Horatio a note.
Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2003
A married man and his co-worker looking for a little extracurricular fun have their ardor drowned when they find a dead woman—a prostitute—in their bungalow, which leads to a family man who has been hiding a shady past. The team handles a car jacking in which a German tourist was killed, but the circumstances look more like murder as the wife was left unharmed after the shooting.
Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Jan 27, 2003
The team investigate the manufacture of lethal drugs at mobile labs, and an elderly woman is murdered at a senior home.
Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Feb 3, 2003
A nude man is found tied to his bed, having suffocated while he was being sexually assaulted. Concurrently, a crematorium owner is found murdered. When they investigate, they discover dozens of bodies that were never cremated.
Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2003
A mugger is found dead on the street, his neck broken. But Horatio's team has a bigger problem on their hands as during the autopsy, Alexx and Horatio realize the man was exposed to radiation. Now the team must race against time to find the man's killer before the next victim, an environmental lawyer, dies from radiation poisoning
Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Feb 17, 2003
The team investigate a Russian immigrant who is stabbed to death. The only witness to the crime was a stripper who was performing for him.
Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2003
Before Horatio is set to testify at a murder case in which the defendant is the husband of a city councilwoman, he's given new facts that could prove the man is innocent. There is also new information which revolves around the discovery of a second victim who would match the alleged killer's profile - if the man on trial isn't guilty.
Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Mar 10, 2003
The investigation into a drug heist offers brief glimpses into the private lives of the CSIs, whose nerves are on edge when they become suspects in the crime they are trying to solve.
Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: Mar 31, 2003
Horatio battles the FBI and U.S. Marshals as he tries to uncover why a beautiful woman was murdered poolside at a ritzy hotel. Evidence suggests it was a professional hit, and the case becomes really puzzling when the feds take an interest. Elsewhere, Calleigh confronts her dad about his drinking problem.
Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: Apr 14, 2003
Horatio is approached by a parolee he helped put away several years ago, who begs for the lawman's assistance in finding his missing teenage son. As the investigation gets underway, Horatio discovers that the boy may be planning a deadly assault. Elsewhere, Speedle becomes attracted to a sexy model who may be involved in her boyfriend's death.
Episode: 1x21 | Airdate: Apr 28, 2003
Horatio and his crew investigate the deaths of two college students who were in Miami on spring break. The first is a teen girl found dead on a beach with her neck broken and human bite marks on her legs. The second is a young man found on the bottom of a motel swimming pool who apparently died before he hit the water.
Episode: 1x22 | Airdate: May 5, 2003
Speedle and Delko are present when a trendy nightclub catches fire, apparently from a DJ's pyrotechnics display, killing 16 people and injuring dozens of others. But the ensuing investigation reveals it may have been arson to cover up a murder. Also: Horatio probes the death of a prostitute who is found dead in a judge's bathroom in his home.
Episode: 1x23 | Airdate: May 12, 2003
An explosion in a rundown barn nearly kills Horatio and his crew just after they find a dead man inside, bound with duct tape. The case gets personal for Horatio when it is discovered that the leading suspect knew his late brother. At the lab, Alexx is shocked to learn that her best friend's husband has been murdered, apparently the victim of a random shooting.
Episode: 1x24 | Airdate: May 19, 2003
The trouble begins when an inmate is stabbed to death in the prison yard. Shortly after Horatio arrives on the scene, a helicopter appears above the correctional facility. He immediately fears that the murder was a decoy to set up an escape. That's confirmed as three prisoners hop aboard the chopper and flee. As the investigation gets underway, the identities of the fugitives become known and a horrible realization sweeps over Horatio: Two of the escapees are cold-blooded killers who already have their next victims picked out.
Season 2
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2003
Horatio investigates the murder of a model intentionally run down outside of a Miami hotel by a driver who fled the scene. When the evidence leads to a suspect, governmental red tape puts an unexpected twist on the proceedings. Horatio and Yelina begin to confront their feelings for one another.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Sep 29, 2003
The body of a man involved in recovering sunken treasure is discovered pinned to the wall of his new cabin cruiser by a bloody spear fired from a speargun at close range.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Oct 6, 2003
Horatio hunts for the person responsible for a vicious attack on a woman who was lured to a vacant condo and beaten with a piece of lumber.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 13, 2003
When a teen tennis phenom is abducted from her bedroom, the investigation leads to the waterways when a girl's arm is recovered in the belly of an alligator. Delko calls for an expert—his old college buddy and now alligator expert Jeff Corwin to assist.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Oct 20, 2003
The two young owners of a city bar are gunned down after hours and another man is wounded in the attack, which was allegedly committed by a masked gunman. Meanwhile, Calleigh's dad announces he is now a public defender and needs her help with a murder case in which a woman allegedly stabbed her boyfriend to death in his car with a screwdriver.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Nov 3, 2003
Hurricane Anthony strikes Miami. A man and his wife are trying to drive out of the storm's fury when they strike and kill a man in the blinding storm. Horatio finds that the lack of impact wounds on the victim's knees suggest that he struck the car as opposed to the car striking him. In a seemingly unrelated case, Horatio finds another victim of the hurricane impaled on a fence. However, as the CSIs uncover the scattered remains of the post-storm evidence, it seems that these two cases may have a deadly connection. Meanwhile, after Calleigh witnesses a man looting a house, she realizes that she's got another case on her hands when she finds his ex-wife inside shot to death.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Nov 10, 2003
A member of a Champ Car pit crew is engulfed in invisible flames and dies during a qualifying race at the Grand Prix Americas.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Nov 17, 2003
Horatio is driven to find his brother's killer and protect the niece he never knew existed when Susie, an ex-meth user, shows up with Ray's illegitimate daughter. The team explores a voyeuristic Internet site in connection with a stockbroker's murder.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Nov 24, 2003
A young woman is attacked by a shark and later dies, but it is discovered that she was shot first. The case becomes even more difficult for the CSIs when one of their coworkers becomes a leading suspect. The dead woman worked for a private-investigation agency that specializes in luring and entrapping married men suspected of infidelity.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Dec 15, 2003
A young woman is thrown over the railing of a parking garage, but the investigation into her death uncovers evidence that she was killed before the fall and had likely been kidnapped. The victim's watch is traced to her boyfriend, who tells the detectives that she was a thrill seeker who was abducted during the course of an extreme kind of role-playing game. Meanwhile, Delko gets into trouble when he inadvertently interferes with a case after stumbling across a car-theft ring.
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2004
An anesthesiologist who worked in a beauty clinic is discovered swinging from a rope in his two-story condo, but the investigation points to murder, not suicide. The case intensifies when it is learned that the doctor lost a patient the week before during routine plastic surgery and that the victim's husband believes she was killed.
Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Jan 12, 2004
A diamond broker carrying two million dollars in merchandise is murdered after his car is hit by another vehicle and he gets out to confront the driver. The only witness to the crime is a developmentally challenged man who says the killer is someone named Colton. Meanwhile, outside of town, Speedle and Delko investigate the death of a teenage girl discovered at a rest stop with a broken neck. Shortly after the victim is taken from the scene, her body disappears during transport to Miami.
Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Feb 2, 2004
A cigar maker is found in his store tied up, beaten, mutilated, and murdered with a chaveta, a cigar-making tool featuring a rounded blade. The investigation leads Horatio to a group that helps Cuban refugees. Across town, a 25-year-old man is gunned down while withdrawing money from an ATM, but the motive doesn't appear to be robbery since the cash he withdrew is left behind.
Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Feb 9, 2004
Delko and Alexx are nearly burned alive when they investigate the death of a hunter found shot near a supposedly controlled burn in the Everglades. The fire suddenly rages out of control and traps them, forcing them to take refuge under a tarpaulin. Later, a second body is discovered, and this time it is a young woman who looks to have been beaten to death. Horatio is led to believe a sex offender is behind the attack—and the fire.
Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Feb 16, 2004
A celebrity photographer is found dead in his car following an accident, but Horatio believes he was murdered. The investigation leads to an A-list movie star who was caught in a compromising position in photos taken by the paparazzo.
Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Feb 23, 2004
When a former surf champion is murdered in his home, the CSIs are determined to find the killer. Ted Henderson is killed in his own home and his body is missing, while his wife and son are left beaten and bound. While searching the home, Horatio finds heroin in the son's room and learns that he is secretly a drug dealer.
Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2004
Horatio is quick on the scene when an armored truck carrying $3.2 million is robbed in a daring downtown heist. During the holdup, the driver is killed and Horatio guns down one of the two thieves. The other escapes with the loot, but the money turns out to be counterfeit. The team must figure out what happened to the bank's money before it was replaced with fake bills. Making the day even worse for Horatio, Yelina spies him with his niece and assumes the girl is his illegitimate child, not her own late husband's daughter.
Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Mar 22, 2004
Horatio and Speedle's case hinges on the testimony of a forensic-evidence enthusiast who stole a blood-drenched latex glove from the scene of the murder of a man who was stabbed to death with a butterfly knife. When Speedle tracks him down, the CSI wannabe is impressed by the ease with which Speedle was able to locate him, and the two begin bond. Meanwhile, Delko and Calleigh probe the shooting death of a young woman whose body is found wrapped in a plastic garbage bag in a dumpster near the ritzy Miami club where she worked.
Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Mar 29, 2004
Josh Dalton, a hot, young reporter for the Miami Sun, witnesses the murder of his friend, a city councilman's aide, in Miami's drug district, the Golden Triangle. Josh, who was suspiciously unharmed in the attack, claims that they were only down there on a story, but Horatio believes that there's more to the situation. Later, another writer from the same paper is found shot to death inside the trunk of her car, which was reported stolen. Now, as the evidence rejects Josh's version of what happened, the CSIs find themselves entangled in the world of fast-paced journalism and learn that there is a dangerously fine line between the truth and what sells newspapers.
Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Apr 19, 2004
A police officer collapses and dies after pulling over a car, and the investigation reveals he was murdered. Horatio grows suspicious when Internal Affairs gets involved in the case, leading him to believe that the killing wasn't a random crime. Meanwhile, Calleigh aids an abused woman who is living with one of the suspects in the probe. Yelina begins dating Horatio's nemesis—who is heading up the Internal Affairs inquiry.
Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: May 3, 2004
After a small plane crashes at a Miami beach and the pilot dies, Horatio finds remnants at the crash site of chemical used in making cocaine, and it seems that the victim's business partner may have sabotaged the aircraft. However, when evidence suggests that the pilot may have died before the crash, the team investigates the victim's neighbors—all wealthy residents of a secluded cul-de-sac where lust, jealousy and greed are dangerous motives for murder.
Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: May 10, 2004
A security guard is found dead after shots ring out at a rap star's concert and the CSIs must investigate. Rap star 10-Large won't talk to the police regarding the murder or why someone would try to kill him. But when evidence suggests that perhaps 10-Large's bodyguard was the intended target, the CSIs must look into the dangerous world of personal security. Meanwhile, Alexx gets the shock of her life when a supposed cadaver from a recent car accident wakes up in her morgue, suffering only from hypothermia.
Episode: 2x23 | Airdate: May 17, 2004
When a teenage girl returns home from a big party night at an underage nightclub to find her parents murdered, the search for the killer leads Horatio to New York City. Before he arrives, the New York detectives, led by Detective Mac Taylor, are called out to investigate the shooting of an undercover police officer—who, it turns out, is the lead suspect in the Miami case. However, the medical examiner determines that he has been dead for 72 hours and could not even have been alive at the time of the double-murder in Miami. After further investigation, Horatio and Mac determine that the real killer murdered the New York cop, then used his ID to get to Miami, and is still on the loose. This was the pilot episode for CSI: NY.
Episode: 2x24 | Airdate: May 24, 2004
An adult film actress is found strangled in the park and the CSIs must find the killer. Blood and human tissue are found under Ashley Anders' nails and the DNA matches that of the CEO of the company that distributes her films—and he is a registered sex offender. Also, Calleigh discovers his answering machine audiotape on which he makes a threat against Ashley. However, there is an accident back at the lab with this crucial piece of evidence and Delko was the last person to handle it. Now, IAB's Rick Stetler is put on the case, much to Horatio's dismay, as the CSIs try to uncover further evidence in order to find the girl's killer.
Season 3
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Sep 20, 2004
A normal case which begins with the discovery of a businessman's bullet-ridden body aboard an empty yacht that smashed into a bridge has the team uncovering information that suggests that the dead man was delivering the ransom for his kidnapped son. The case soon takes a tragic turn when Speedle dies from injuries sustained in a shoot-out at a jewellery store, leaving the team devastated and more determined than ever to find out who is responsible.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Sep 27, 2004
A woman is killed during a party at a Star Island estate when a man opens fire on the proceedings from a cigarette boat. When a former con is arrested, he acts as his own lawyer and proves to be smarter than he appears. Complicating matters is the fact that the leading witness in the case is the dead woman's young son, who Horatio wants to protect, refusing to let him testify.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Oct 4, 2004
The CSIs must find the killer after a young woman is pushed in front of a moving bus. Alexx finds a bruise shaped like a hand imprint on the victim's back, proving that she was pushed in front of the bus, and her boyfriend, Jay Seaver, is the prime suspect. When one of Jay's office rivals also turns up dead, Jay reveals that he has a psychotic stalker, Claudia. Meanwhile, Calleigh's father seeks her help when he fears that he may have killed someone after a night of drinking, and Horatio assigns a new CSI, Ryan Wolfe, to the case much to Calleigh's dismay.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Oct 11, 2004
E-mails and text messages trigger a mass gathering of students to perform a random task on a golf course. However, as the crowd disperses, the body of a high school student is found. The original message triggering the "flash mob" is traced to a high school senior whose father is a high-powered defense attorney. Meanwhile Horatio and Yelina investigate the death of a meth addict found in a dumpster outside where she buys the drugs.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Oct 18, 2004
An 18-year-old girl is stabbed to death in a bathroom of a popular Miami nightclub. Horatio learns that the victim, Jenny Price was an investigative aide working for Alcohol Beverage Control and was monitoring underage drinking. However, the case gets more complicated when they discover another murdered victim inside a nearby crashed car. Meanwhile, Calleigh and Ryan work together to determine whether an insecure and underage teenager at the club that night had anything to do with the murder.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Oct 25, 2004
The wife of a famous baseball player is brutally killed in her home and her philandering husband is charged with the crime. The jury on the case, as well as the accused and his defense, visits the house to examine the crime scene, but when the lights are dimmed, as they were when the victim was killed, and then turned back on, the ball player is found dead with a meat clever in his head and a note that reads "guilty." Meanwhile, Horatio gets a call from Yelina, who tells him that her son, Ray, Jr., is missing.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2004 (90 min)
As a huge tsunami heads directly towards Miami, a ten-hour warning gives citizens just enough time to evacuate the city. In the chaos, two people are killed in a parking lot and the evidence leads Horatio to discover a plot to rob a bank timed to take advantage of the evacuation. In the wake of the storm, Ryan and Alexx discover a body washed up from a local cemetery, but discover 13 bodies yet only 12 were buried there. Meanwhile, Horatio suspects that Yelina is being physically abused by her boyfriend, IAB's Rick Stetler.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2004
A murder investigation takes Horatio and the team into the world of speed dating. Richard Laken is found killed by a tire iron outside a lounge following an evening of speed dating. The team discovers his car is covered with acetone, which traces back to one of the female guests. Now, when Horatio and the team learn that Laken recently witnessed a serious assault at a Miami Heat basketball game, they are on the hunt for two perps instead of one.
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Nov 22, 2004
The team investigates a modern-day piracy off the coast of Miami after six bodies are discovered floating in the ocean tied together by rope. Horatio suspects that a ship was hijacked with some of the crew killed and then dumped overboard. Evidence suggests that other crew members might have escaped on a life raft. Using radar and GPS technology, the CSIs find survivors but their stories don't match. Now, Horatio and the team must learn what really happened out in the ocean as they find themselves investigating the seamy underbelly of Miami's militias and arms dealers.
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2004
The CSIs must investigate when a pedestrian is killed after a man falls from a building and lands on him. Horatio and the team find that the victim found on the sidewalk is not the same man who fell from the building, but the unfortunate person he landed on. The CSIs discover that the fallen victim is in possession of a sex DVD involving a top Miami criminal judge and a woman with a sordid sex life. When the woman is found dead, the team must delve into the complicated personal lives of those in Miami's judicial system in order to find the killer.
Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Dec 13, 2004
When a woman is killed in what looks like a carjacking, the CSIs talk to her husband, the oldest of the three brothers who run their lucrative family business. However, when it is revealed that the victim had a gambling addiction that could have bankrupted the company, the team must follow the evidence to find the killer. Meanwhile, Alexx hires a recovering alcoholic as a body hauler and must investigate when he is accused of stealing from the dead.
Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Jan 3, 2005
When gang-related gunplay goes down in an emergency room, Horatio and the team must find the gang members responsible. The evidence suggests that an orderly in the hospital recognized the wounded gang member, who possibly killed one of the orderly's friends and alerted gang members to his location. However, the evidence doesn't match up and the CSIs discover that a cheating girlfriend, not gang retaliation, may be behind the shooting. Meanwhile, Ryan questions a mother in the emergency room after her story regarding her child doesn't add up.
Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2005
During a routine traffic stop, a police officer is murdered and now Horatio and the team must track down the killer. The only witness to the murder is a civilian who was doing a ride-along with the officer, and is now missing. Roadside evidence leads the CSIs to Missy Marshall, a teenage girl who was with the killer at the time of the murder. Meanwhile, Horatio and Rebecca's relationship is in jeopardy when they don't see eye to eye on a case.
Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Feb 7, 2005
The CSIs uncover a complex counterfeiting operation after a bellboy is found murdered at one of Miami's hottest hotels. The luggage that the deceased bellboy had been loading, as well as a heist of a special paper that money is printed on, leads the CSIs to uncover a complex counterfeiting operation. It's cruise season in Miami, which means that the population of Miami swells, giving the team even more suspects to the murder. Meanwhile, Calleigh must investigate when a woman goes missing, and is later found dead, after she and her husband attend a hot and flirty "friction" party.
Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: Feb 14, 2005
When the CSIs find a woman swallowed whole and killed by a gigantic snake, they uncover a covert drug smuggling operation. Evidence leads Horatio and the team to a drug smuggling operation where large snakes are suspected of being used to bring illegal drugs into the country to avoid detection by customs. However, when Horatio finds that Clavo Cruz, a nemesis of Horatio's who hides behind his diplomatic immunity, may be behind the operation, the team must find a legal way to put the criminal behind bars. Meanwhile, Calleigh and Wolfe investiagte when two women each claim that they are the real victim of identity theft and the other is the culprit.
Episode: 3x16 | Airdate: Feb 21, 2005 (90 min)
Evidence leads the CSIs to believe that someone started a massive fire in the Everglades in order to cover up a murder. Local prisoners are brought in as free manpower to help fight the wild fire in the Everglades. However, when a serial killer, Todd Kendrick (Jeffrey Donovan) escapes the scene, Horatio must track him down before he strikes again. But things go from bad to worse when Kendrick kidnaps Alexx and forces her to treat him at gunpoint, forcing Horatio to find her before it's too late. Meanwhile, the body of a local college student is found shot to death and the fire has destroyed the crime scene and the evidence. However, when the team uncovers an illegal moonshine operation and homemade ammunitions in the vicinity, the CSIs uncover the real reason why the boy was out there.
Episode: 3x17 | Airdate: Mar 7, 2005
Someone uses a laser light to blind a pilot and bring down a jet, which carries $1.2 billion in checks to be delivered to banks on the eastern seaboard. The crime scene evidence reveals a victim, a young fundraising socialite, who was inside the plane but killed prior to the crash. Now, although the team has little to work with since the victim's wealthy family is opposing an autopsy, Horatio must follow the money trail. Meanwhile, Calleigh works on the case with her ex-boyfriend, Detective Hagen, and their romantic history could cause problems for both of them.
Episode: 3x18 | Airdate: Mar 21, 2005
An extreme skateboarder and videogame tester (played by Tony Hawk) is found dead on a half-pipe platform used to program extreme skateboarding video games. The CSIs discover that he was wearing reflective sensors when he was killed, so the motion-capture device used to produce these videogames recorded the murder as it happened, but not the murderer. Now the team delves into the highly competitive world of videogame programmers and testers to find the killer. Meanwhile Horatio helps out an old friend of Speedle's, when a sex tape of her is stolen.
Episode: 3x19 | Airdate: Apr 11, 2005
An IRS agent is killed while trying to repossess a delinquent taxpayer's yacht. Soon after, the CSIs discover a second IRS agent shot to death. Now, just when everyone has a reason to detest the IRS, Horatio must find who is behind what could possibly be a series of murders right before tax day.
Episode: 3x20 | Airdate: Apr 18, 2005
Horatio's life is changed forever when he learns important information about his deceased brother. Horatio must now figure out what to do with this information about his brother, Raymond, and whether or not to tell Yelina. Meanwhile, the team investigates when a woman is murdered at a crowded bar after she's approached by a female employee of a service that helps men pick-up women. Also, when Delko loses his badge after some reckless behavior and it's used in a crime, he must locate the badge before it's used again.
Episode: 3x21 | Airdate: May 2, 2005
After a bitter custody battle, shots are fired outside the courthouse. Bullets fly and the target is the little girl's mother. Horatio goes after the father, who he suspects may not be the girl's biological father after all. However, when the mother's shady past is uncovered, the team finds that she has a lot of enemies who would like to take a shot at her. Meanwhile, Delko investigates when a man falls from a 16-story building.
Episode: 3x22 | Airdate: May 9, 2005
When a former high school football star is murdered at a reunion, the CSIs must find the killer. The victim was the big man on campus in high school and there are a lot of guests at the reunion with reasons to resent him all these years. Now, the team must investigate everyone, from the head cheerleader to the school misfit, to see who held a decade-old grudge big enough to kill. Meanwhile, Horatio and Delko arrive at a crime scene and discover that it's already been processed, leading Horatio to uncover further information about his brother possibly being alive.
Episode: 3x23 | Airdate: May 16, 2005
An axe murderer on death row is given a stay of execution just moments before it was to take place, on the grounds that there may have been tainted DNA analysis used at his trial. Now, without using any DNA evidence, the team must race against time and reexamine all of the physical evidence in the case, just as they get a call on a new double murder that looks suspiciously like the case they're working on.
Episode: 3x24 | Airdate: May 23, 2005
While investigating the murder of man hired to make dirty bombs that terrorists intend to set off in Miami, Horatio finds the bloody fingerprint of his brother, Raymond, whom he believed to be dead. However, when Raymond's son is kidnapped, he emerges from deep undercover and the estranged brothers must work together to save the boy. Meanwhile, while processing a crime scene, an unknown assailant holds a gun to Calleigh's head and, after a deadly confrontation in her ballistics lab, she is left doubting that she can continue as a CSI.
Season 4
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Sep 19, 2005
The team must find the connection between the two crime scenes; the killing of a drug dealer and the rape of a well-off family's housekeeper who happens to be pregnant.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Sep 26, 2005
When a rich family is trapped on a burning yacht in shark-infested waters, the CSI's must investigate how it happened.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Oct 3, 2005
The CSIs must investigate the dark side of Miami's nightclub scene when a teenage tourist goes missing. Sara Jennings was on her way to the Bahamas via Miami for a class trip when a wild night of partying, drinking and sex got out of control. Now, the CSIs must discover who she was with and what happened that night in order to find her. Meanwhile, Horatio's past in New York City resurfaces when an old unsolved case lands on his desk.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Oct 10, 2005
Horatio and the team are trying to figure out how to free an innocent young man after a harsh interrogation with Frank Tripp sends him to jail.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Oct 17, 2005
Three suburban housewives on a girls' weekend in Miami are the prime suspects when the hotel's handsome pool boy is found murdered. When Horatio is tipped off that his team is facing a surprise efficiency review, he must trust Calleigh, Eric, and Ryan to work together to find the killer. However, when they independently follow the evidence, each discovers that their analysis points to a different killer.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2005
The CSIs must race against time when all evidence in a murder case points to Horatio. When a murdered woman is discovered, Horatio admits that he was seeing her and that he was the last person to see her alive. Although the evidence logically points to Horatio as the killer, our CSIs must now dig deeper to find the real killer and learn who would have the motive and the method to frame him.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2005
A crossover episode that concludes on CSI: NY (episode 2.07 "Manhattan Manhunt") begins with a convicted serial killer who escapes after sabotaging an airplane that was flying him from New York to Miami, where he allegedly buried a body. After fleeing the crash site, the man goes on a killing spree and abducts a college student. Mac Taylor arrives in Miami to help Horatio and the team track the killer since Mac originally arrested the man in New York. The episode ends with the killer revealing that he's in New York, forcing Mac to return to New York to arrest him with Horatio coming along to help him.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Nov 14, 2005
The CSIs are called out to investigate the murder of a young woman who was about to sign her divorce papers. Soon the husband turns out to be the ideal suspect. The only strange thing about the case is the murder weapon: a nailgun. However, things become personal for the team when Ryan is attacked and left injured after being shot in the eye with a nailgun while revisiting the crime scene.
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2005
Eric finds himself in the middle of a robbery while at the bank. The team soon learns that the bank robbery is part of video game called Urban Hellraisers that is being played out in real life. To stop them, Ryan must play the game and figure out the robbers' next move before another crime happens.
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Nov 28, 2005
A drug lord is gunned in his Coconut Grove mansion and a suspect arrested at the scene claims he sells marijuana to Delko. Stetler, from Internal Affairs, investigates and the case quickly gets personal when Horatio gets involved. As for the shooting, the CSIs learn that two gunmen may have been involved. Also, Calleigh makes a major decision concerning her job.
Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Dec 19, 2005
Horatio hunts for the man responsible for a brutal rape on a woman years back, after new DNA testing technology finds the convicted rapist innocent. Alexx and Eric investigate a doctor whose patient died from toxic shock after an appendectomy.
Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2006
The CSIs investigate the brutal murder of a man who was learning how to pick up women at a hot nightclub. Meanwhile, Horatio tries to help out Marisol, Delko's sister, who was arrested on drug charges.
Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Jan 23, 2006
The Mala Noche strike again and it's up to the CSIs to bring them down once and for all. Also, major secrets are revealed about the characters and their love lives.
Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Jan 30, 2006
When evidence shows that a series of murders is linked to organized crime, Horatio and the team are instead lead to a pair of film students who have screenplay that contains the details of the crimes. Meanwhile, Ryan learns that his eyesight is getting worse after he was attacked in "Nailed" and as such, it might jeopardise not only his career as a CSI but also his future at the crime lab. The episode ends with Ryan furiously pounding on his locker door as Horatio silently looks on from a distance.
Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Feb 6, 2006
When Horatio's nemesis, Walter Resden targets someone from their past, Horatio tries to stop him. Also Delko's relationship with Natalia is tested when she thinks she may be pregnant.
Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Feb 27, 2006
Alexx's DNA is found throughout her neighborhood where she is suspected to be responsible for the death of a convicted child molester. The CSI team soon learns that the mindset of the neighborhood could lead to any of the community wanting the man gone. The team must find out who the real killer was to clear Alexx.
Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Mar 6, 2006
From what appears to have been a horrible car accident that claims the life of a woman actually turns out to be a murder case. The evidence turns up more information and another body. During the investigation Natalia confesses a secret history of marital abuse in order to help the case to be solved.
Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: Mar 13, 2006
The Miami-Dade district attorney loses a highly publicized murder trial in which a husband is accused of killing his young bride and then dumping her body in a lake. However, the woman's body is recovered after the trial concludes, and the 'double jeopardy' clause precludes the husband from being tried again. Now, as the CSIs fear that justice may not be served, new evidence suggests that the husband may have actually practiced on another victim first, and Horatio believes that CSIs may be able to get the husband retried under different grounds.
Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: Mar 20, 2006
After a group of wealthy young women's cars are stolen from a luxury day spa, evidence leads the CSIs to believe that this is a part of a much larger car chopping scam and each of these women are being targeted for a home robbery. Matters become worse when Horatio discovers that Marisol was also at the spa during the robbery and he becomes protective of her now her life is threatened. Meanwhile, Ryan must deal with the consequences of freezing during a raid on the chopshop.
Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: Apr 10, 2006
The CSI team must try to find out who is trying to kill a young couple (introduced in episode 86) who are released from prison. The couple, who become a Bonny and Clyde type "media darlings" soon discover that not everyone regards them as such. Calleigh must work with an ex-friend to help solve the case.
Episode: 4x21 | Airdate: Apr 24, 2006
The CSI team must locate a woman who has been kidnapped and dialed a wrong number on her cell phone. To try and locate her the team must first figure out who the kidnapped woman was trying to contact in the first place. Meanwhile, Marisol has a difficult decision to make and Horatio helps her. Natalia is surprised when Ryan asks for Delko's permission to take her out on a date.
Episode: 4x22 | Airdate: May 1, 2006
A cruise ship that is docked in Miami is the scene of a double murder. The team investigates the long list of potential suspects and soon the list is dramatically shortened when the CSI's find a large amount of money is missing from the victim's stateroom. Meanwhile Horatio and Marisol's relationship evolves further.
Episode: 4x23 | Airdate: May 8, 2006
During an A-list house party, an heiress is found electrocuted in her own bathtub. The list of suspects includes her musician boyfriend, her assistant, and her main modelling rival. Delko learns that Horatio and Marisol are soon to be married and has mixed feelings about their wedding.
Episode: 4x24 | Airdate: May 15, 2006
The Mala Noche gang trial is stopped when the defendant escapes with the help of a fake witness and a gunman in the audience. Delko finds that a beautiful but disturbed ex-lover is stalking any woman who he is now close too, including his sister. When a hit is ordered by the Mala Noche gang on Horatio, Marisol however is the one who is critically wounded by a sniper's bullet and later succumbs to her wound and dies. When the gunman is found, Caine and Delko both go vigilante in their desire to see justice done.
Episode: 4x25 | Airdate: May 22, 2006
Horatio and Delko search Miami to bring down the Mala Noche gang once and for all after the murder of Marisol. Further, after another Mala Noche related shooting, Officer Aaron Jessop is killed by a hand-grenade booby-trap at the crime-scene. The quest to end the crime-spree is jeopardized when the Feds, led by Agent Glen Cole, raid the CSI lab searching for missing cash evidence, based on an unknown tip. Tensions rise and the mole is finally revealed as Natalia Boa Vista, although it is the assistant SA, Monica West, with assistance from her fiance, Treasury Agent Peter Elliot, who is revealed to be behind the missing money. The eventual capture of gang leader Diego Riaz brings additional problems, as he strikes a plea bargain and is deported to Brazil - leaving Caine and Delko on a new mission seeking justice.
Season 5
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Sep 18, 2006
Horatio and Delko travel to Rio to find that Riaz, the man responsible for Marisol's murder, has been released from custody. While there, Horatio meets Yelina and learns that his brother may be connected to Riaz. Meanwhile Ray Jnr. accepts work from Riaz to mule drugs to Miami, unaware of the recent death of his father. Riaz is finally found in Rio, and dies in a knife-fight with Delko and Caine. Back in Miami, Natalia, now a CSI, helps Ryan investigate the beating death of a woman, and her inexperience leads to problems for Calleigh in the office. Caine, now also back in Miami, manages to track down and rescue his nephew.
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2006
A routine murder investigation at a hotel becomes more complex when an unknown vehicle crashes Calleigh's Hummer into a body of water, compromising most of the evidence collected at the scene. It is revealed that the victim was an undercover agent in the Crypt Kings biker gang, working alongside another operative named Jake Berkeley, Calleigh's former Academy classmate and boyfriend. Further investigations into the gang reveal the murder weapon as a CornerShot device, and the gang's involvement in gunrunning.
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Oct 2, 2006
The team investigates a robbery and suspicious double murder at a "Bling-bling" party hosted by a famous jewelry designer in town. They soon find that one of the victims, a celebrity named Dakota Hudson, was listed on the "Death Pool 100". Investigations turn towards those poised to profit by her untimely death, ultimately leading to revelations of fake diamonds and offshore gambling and counterfeiting. Ryan is also caught out, by an embarrassed Calleigh, holding dead pool related "super-notes".
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Oct 9, 2006
The team investigates the death of a famous male model after his body is found stuck under a boat. Later on they reveal a sick and twisted secret of the agency he worked for.
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2006
The body of a local politician is found in an empty house. The entire neighborhood was upset that he was backing the use of eminent domain, allowing the government to force them out of their homes. During the period of investigation, some members of the team have to deal with their enemies in the past while some have to come to terms with the nature of the profession they are pursuing.
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Oct 23, 2006
When a believer in Santeria, a mix of Catholicism and African voodoo, is found murdered in front of her shrine of animal sacrifices, bizarre incidents start happening around the CSI lab and people speculate that the lab is cursed. However, the case takes an unexpected turn when the CSIs discover that the victim may have been murdered over a tangled plot involving stolen gold.
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Nov 6, 2006
After an accident where the driver was decapitated during a dangerous stunt, the evidence leads the CSIs to believe it was more than an accident. While gathering the evidence, the CSIs find they must go into the world of "sideshows."
Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Nov 13, 2006
A murder and kidnapping becomes personal when DNA from a crime scene reveals that Natalia's sister Anya (Natalie Morales) is one of the kidnapped women they are looking for. The team finds a safe full of photos of missing women and they must find the photographer who was using his camera to lure the unsuspecting women. This episode was based on the photographer William Richard Bradford who photographed Eva LaRue's sister.
Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Nov 20, 2006
After a young woman is found dead shortly after she was auctioned off for charity, the team finds that the woman was trying to uncover the true nature of the event's host. As the team delves deeper into the investigation they soon discover a larger plot that could put Miami in danger.
Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Nov 27, 2006
A Marine recruiter is found dead on a civilian shooting range with various bullet holes in him, but there is no blood at the scene. The CSIs find out that the victim was dead before he was shot and that his body was pulled onto the range. As the case advances, Horatio determines the murder may be tied to the death of a marine in Iraq who was killed in combat. Natalia is shocked to learn that Nick asked Valera out and that she accepted.
Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2006
When terror suspect Sonya Barak is targeted by her own people for assassination, she goes on the run, and Horatio sets out to capture her, both to protect her and bring her to justice. Calleigh and Ryan investigate when a dead body is found in the trunk of Sonya's escape vehicle.
Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2007
Nick is murdered in his condo and Natalia is arrested for the crime when evidence at the scene suggests she killed him, but Horatio tries to clear her name. The evidence also reveals that Delko and Nick fought earlier in the day. In another case, a wealthy single man is found dead in his mansion with a granite-topped bookshelf on top of him. The investigation reveals the victim was seeing a therapist who suddenly dropped him as a patient. It is suddenly discovered, that the two cases are related.
Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Jan 22, 2007
After Frank steps on a land mine at a crime scene Horatio and the Bomb Technicians must deactivate the bomb. Delko gets hit with a large law suit after investigating a domestic dispute.
Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Feb 5, 2007
The lives of two CSIs are put in danger when an old enemy of Horatio's returns. When a truck full of confiscated weapons is hijacked and the weapons are released back into the public, Horatio links the crime to Clavo Cruz, a man he put away for murder years ago. However, on the day of Clavo's arraignment, a confiscated missile is launched into the courthouse to aid his escape, with Alexx inside. Meanwhile, Calleigh and Ryan investigates when an eleven-year-old boy is shot by one of the stolen weapons. The episode ends with the shocking revelation that Delko has been shot in the head.
Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: Feb 12, 2007
In the aftermath of the ambush at the car park, Delko finds himself fighting for his life after being shot in the head. The investigation reveals Cruz may be involved with selling illegal African diamonds.
Episode: 5x16 | Airdate: Feb 19, 2007
The parents of a babysitter are murdered on the property where she is taking care of a 12-year-old boy in an upscale neighborhood. The investigation reveals the boy's parents were drugged at a nearby party and that there is a thief in the neighborhood who may be connected to the crimes. Also, Horatio investigates a doctor's shady past that includes lots of dead patients. Loosely inspired by When a Stranger Calls and Harold Shipman murders
Episode: 5x17 | Airdate: Feb 26, 2007
A hunter is attacked and killed by a black bear, but the evidence suggests the victim may have been set up as bait. The investigation reveals the death may be a cover-up for the murder of a high-priced hooker and her bodyguard who were part of an illegal prostitution ring servicing elite clients in Miami.
Episode: 5x18 | Airdate: Mar 19, 2007
A wealthy real-estate developer is murdered at a plush mansion where a luncheon, organized by his wife, is being held to raise money for a children's hospital. Later, at a construction site owned by the victim, a woman's severed body is found. Also, Delko's colleagues worry that he may not be ready to return to work after he makes an error during the investigation.
Episode: 5x19 | Airdate: Apr 9, 2007
Horatio suspects that a county supervisor and the Native American owners of a casino may be involved in a murder when a victim is found scalped near the gambling establishment.
Episode: 5x20 | Airdate: Apr 16, 2007
Horatio investigates a movie star's murder inside a celebrity rehab center. The probe reveals that the actor's candid confessions while in therapy, including some damaging secrets, may have led directly to his death.
Episode: 5x21 | Airdate: Apr 23, 2007
A contentious divorce turns deadly when the husband's mistress is murdered and other dead bodies follow.
Episode: 5x22 | Airdate: Apr 30, 2007
A man is killed in a fire in his home, but his girlfriend escapes. Meanwhile, Horatio must fire Ryan when he doesn't disclose that he knew one of the suspects.
Episode: 5x23 | Airdate: May 7, 2007
After the murder of a suspected carjacker the team discovers that he may have been involved with a formidable drug lord and was suspected of drug running off Miami's shores.
Episode: 5x24 | Airdate: May 14, 2007
Horatio hunts for a serial killer who brands his victims with a "Y" mark. When an arrest is made, the alleged culprit is found to possess a supposed "killer gene" due to an extra Y chromosome. But just as the CSIs believe they've closed the case, the killings begin again.
Season 6
Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Sep 24, 2007
Horatio investigates the murder of a probation officer and soon comes to believe that one of the chief suspects in the crime may be a son he never knew he had. To confirm his suspicions, he hires Yelina to investigate the boy's background. Later, a prison guard's wife is kidnapped and held for ransom.
Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Oct 1, 2007
Stalkers turn an innocent teenage swimming star into a sex symbol, plastering photos of her over all the internet, causing complications for the CSI team when the swimmer's boyfriend is murdered during her swim meet. When following her it is discovered Horatio may be in danger after his testimony in a grand jury.
Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Oct 8, 2007
After Horatio's son goes missing when a prison transport is attacked Horatio must find him. Upon learning of the identity of Kyle he is targeted in order to get at Lt. Caine, who must find him before it is too late. Tripp also gets into trouble when it is suspected that he shot a deaf woman as the prisoners escaped. Meanwhile Ryan causes tension with his former colleagues when he is hired as an expert witness for the defense.
Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Oct 15, 2007
A young woman dies from carbon monoxide poisoning but the man with her survives, in what appears to be a suicide pact related to their credit card debt. Meanwhile, Delko starts seeing his dead colleague Tim Speedle due to hallucinations resulting from the brain injury he sustained in the previous season.
Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Oct 22, 2007
A legendary football hero is stabbed to death while talking to a reporter on the phone. The case hits an immediate snag when the lab isn't allowed to take the body because of the victim's wish to be cryogenically frozen. Robbery appears to be the motive, but as the probe deepens it's learned the sports icon wasn't revered by everyone. Also, Stetler learns about the relationship between Calleigh and Jake, and puts pressure on them to end it.
Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Oct 29, 2007
A man is strangled to death near a hotel pool during a total eclipse of the sun and evidence found at the scene suggests the killer may not be fully human. Twelve hours later, a woman is murdered in similar fashion in her apartment. The probe reveals the first victim dealt drugs out of a hotel cabana, while the second victim spent most of her time in Internet chat rooms. Also, Ryan is reinstated, and Alexx is taken to a hospital after collapsing in the lab.
Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Nov 5, 2007
A model dies by electrocution on a runway during a fashion show, and the investigation reveals the death wasn't an accident but murder. The probe also turns up evidence that the victim is connected to the man who kidnapped Horatio's son, which may mean that Kyle is in greater danger than Horatio feared.
Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Nov 12, 2007
A young man is shot to death in a hotel elevator, and the murder appears to have ties to a gang initiation. Meanwhile, every member of the victim's family is bent on exacting revenge on the shooter.
Episode: 6x09 | Airdate: Nov 19, 2007
Calleigh could find herself in trouble after she is involved in an off-duty shooting. Meanwhile, the shooting leads detectives to a separate murder, which is connected to drug dealers.
Episode: 6x10 | Airdate: Nov 26, 2007
A wealthy family's nanny is murdered during a lavish party. The investigation reveals the victim had just been fired from her job by the children's jealous mother and that $250,000 is missing from the house safe. The suspect pool grows bigger when the team discover a hidden camera in the room and that the dead nanny and a previous nanny both knew the combination.
Episode: 6x11 | Airdate: Dec 10, 2007
Three gunrunners are killed by a new high-tech weapon called "The Vaporizer." And after Horatio interviews the CEO of the defense contractor that made the weapon, he also turns up dead.
Episode: 6x12 | Airdate: Dec 17, 2007
While investigating the murder of a young woman, the CSIs uncover a meth lab in her apartment and an unscrupulous FBI agent with a secret life of his own.
Episode: 6x13 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2008
A billionaire is murdered in his Miami home just before he can sign an important legal document. When Horatio arrives on the scene, he's shocked to discover that the victim's widow is his former lover and Kyle's mother. She is also a leading suspect in her husband's homicide. In court, Kyle goes on trial for kidnapping and his mother makes it clear she will do anything to regain custody of him.
Episode: 6x14 | Airdate: Mar 24, 2008
The CSI investigates the death of a bride which leads them to a strip club for investigation. As more investigation goes on, the CSI finds out the bride may not be the target by the killer.
Episode: 6x15 | Airdate: Mar 31, 2008
The CSIs find the body of Kathleen Newberry, but the money she got is missing. Horatio pays another visit to Julia Winston, but Julia has Horatio arrested for the murder of Antonio Riaz and extradited to Brazil. While investigating the case, Calleigh finds out her crime scene photos have been stolen and posted on the internet. The website eventually leads to ex-lab technician Dan Cooper, who has a personal grudge against Calleigh. Calleigh is kidnapped by somebody who knows her through the internet.
Episode: 6x16 | Airdate: Apr 1, 2008
Calleigh's kidnappers want her to cover up a murder. Horatio returns from Brazil, and he and the team race to find Calleigh before her kidnappers decide she's no longer needed.
Episode: 6x17 | Airdate: Apr 21, 2008
The team springs into action to stop a vigilante who is hunting down and killing Internet predators, who were exposed on a show which lures predators by pretending to be teenage girls. Horatio ends the episode as he prepares to torture the predator, claiming that he was resisting arrest.
Episode: 6x18 | Airdate: Apr 28, 2008
After a body is found in a sinkhole, the team's investigation into the victim's death leads them to a robbery where the target is keeping a shocking secret.
Episode: 6x19 | Airdate: May 5, 2008
When Alexx's son becomes a suspect in a murder, saving him has dire consequences. Alexx decides to leave her job as a coroner when she realizes she's spending too much time with the dead. She leaves to spend more time with her family from whom she's grown distant.
Episode: 6x20 | Airdate: May 12, 2008
Horatio faces off with a private investigator (Tom Sizemore) who is systematically destroying the team. Calleigh is taken off the case because of her recent kidnapping and so is Eric because of the shooting in season five. The case is a man getting killed after a prank 911 call.
Episode: 6x21 | Airdate: May 19, 2008
A man dies when he falls from a vacant high-rise building. When a new medical examiner, Shannon Higgins arrives at the scene to inspect the body, she is shot in the head and dies almost immediately, triggering a gunfight between the Miami PD and the unseen shooter. The investigation reveals the man was involved in illegal ammunition sales. But the case gets personal when Horatio links the victim to Kyle's stepfather. At the end of the episode, Horatio is mortally shot from an unknown killer. Then the killer himself sends a message to Wolfe: "It's done".
Season 7
Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2008
The team searches for the person who shot Horatio while he was standing on an airport tarmac. Several suspects quickly emerge, and one of them is a member of the team. The investigation propels the team to track down and recover cases of fused-alloy bullets capable of piercing armored vehicles that are already flooding the streets of Miami.
Episode: 7x02 | Airdate: Sep 29, 2008
A man who was set on fire crashes through a beach party and dies on the sand. The probe reveals the victim was involved in stealing gasoline from high-end vehicles and that he may have stumbled onto a much bigger crime taking place. A new medical examiner, Tara Price joins the team and immediately catches Delko's eye.
Episode: 7x03 | Airdate: Oct 6, 2008
The death of a psychiatrist's daughter has unfortunate complications when Eric reveals he is one of her patients. Valera returns, and the lab gets a new trace technician, Luke Reynolds.
Episode: 7x04 | Airdate: Oct 13, 2008
Two men found dead in the Everglades, with one showing signs of being the victim of a cannibal, may be connected to a Mixed Martial Arts gym run by a shadowy Russian.
Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: Oct 20, 2008
Horatio intervenes when Julia is caught bouncing checks, then intervenes when Kyle fights with a neighbor. When the neighbor turns up dead, Horatio is faced with putting his son behind bars. Meanwhile, is the explosion at an upscale boutique that kills a 17 year old girl a random act or was the victim targeted?
Episode: 7x06 | Airdate: Nov 3, 2008
During a big gang trial a witness is murdered in front of two CSIs, forcing the team to try to find another way to take down the gang's leader.
Episode: 7x07 | Airdate: Nov 10, 2008
Horatio and his team of CSIs investigate the murder of a con man who conned married women into sex to steal their money. They wouldn't go to the police because they didn't want their husbands to find out that they cheated on them. They are found in a hotel by the manager, the woman covered in blood with no memory of what happened, and the man cuffed to the bed post and stabbed to death. The team believes it was either a revenge killing by one of the women or their husbands, or could it be something more?
Episode: 7x08 | Airdate: Nov 17, 2008
A 10-month-old girl is snatched from her mother at an outdoor restaurant by a man and a woman. Soon, a $500,000 ransom is demanded, but Calleigh urges the parents not to pay it to ensure the girl is kept alive. The investigation reveals the person behind the kidnapping may be someone closer to the case than at first imagined.
Episode: 7x09 | Airdate: Nov 24, 2008
A corpse showing similar wounds to a prior homicide brings an overzealous detective into contact with the team. But is he more than just a cop with a grudge?
Episode: 7x10 | Airdate: Dec 8, 2008
When a shooter targets the motel where Delko is staying, Horatio must look into Delko's past to find the killer.
Episode: 7x11 | Airdate: Dec 15, 2008
The CSIs investigate the murder of a neighborhood do-gooder who was known on the streets as Reverend Mike for his work trying to keep kids out of gangs.
Episode: 7x12 | Airdate: Jan 12, 2009
The CSI team uses radical technology and try unveiling a man's secret who is covered in blood with no memory of his origin.
Episode: 7x13 | Airdate: Jan 19, 2009
Delko and Calleigh investigate when a murder is committed at a horse race. Meanwhile, Horatio is brought back into conflict with the Russian mob after one of Ryan's friends is attacked.
Episode: 7x14 | Airdate: Feb 2, 2009
While Calleigh and Ryan investigate a body inside the attic of an empty house, someone traps them in there and sets fire to the house. Later, Calleigh suffers from respiratory problems, prompting Eric to admit to Calleigh that "he can't imagine living his life without her." Alexx Woods comes back to save Calleigh from dying. Meanwhile, the rest of the team keeps searching for the murderer of that man found at the house. They discover a black market for human organs.
Episode: 7x15 | Airdate: Feb 9, 2009
Horatio and the team go head-to-head with a defense attorney who may be involved in a murder cover-up.
Episode: 7x16 | Airdate: Mar 2, 2009
During the murder investigation of Derek Powell's fiancee, Eric is thrown in jail due to his failure to come to terms with his fake birth certificate and his father is no help. After that Calleigh and Eric share their first canon kiss. (Guest starring Sean Combs and Danneel Harris.)
Episode: 7x17 | Airdate: Mar 9, 2009
The CSIs must solve a bizarre case involving a dead man who had two separate lives. Horatio tries to save Kyle from Julia's erratic parenting.
Episode: 7x18 | Airdate: Mar 16, 2009
When a stewardess is found stabbed on a plane, the CSIs learn all the dirty secrets of air travel.
Episode: 7x19 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2009
The team's discovery that they are being targeted by the Russian Mob shows a simple home invasion in a new light. At the end, it is revealed that the Mob kidnapped Ryan and are holding him hostage while also torturing him.
Episode: 7x20 | Airdate: Mar 30, 2009
When Ryan is kidnapped and tortured by the Russian mob, he is forced to clean up a crime scene and frame a man for murder in order to save the life of a young boy who the Mob have taken prisoner. It is up to Horatio and the team to find their location and save the hostage before time runs out.
Episode: 7x21 | Airdate: Apr 13, 2009
Ron Saris returns, seeking revenge on Julia, after Horatio discovers him in connection with a murder tied to extreme plastic surgery.
Episode: 7x22 | Airdate: Apr 27, 2009
During the reality show Marrying Kind, the woman chosen by the Prince Charming to be his wife is murdered. The main suspect is the one who was rejected. Then, the CSIs delve into the scandalous world of TV dating shows. They discover that some of the contestants weren't in the program to find a husband. Also, Horatio tries to protect one of the women from a man who was spying on them by a window.
Episode: 7x23 | Airdate: May 4, 2009
Horatio and the team work to figure out why a seemingly normal family was targeted in a brutal grenade attack in a restaurant. As they dig through the family's and restaurant employees' backgrounds, they find more to the story than meets the eye. Meanwhile, Ryan catches Tara doing something suspicious.
Episode: 7x24 | Airdate: May 11, 2009
The CSIs investigate the case of a man boiled alive in Ron Saris's pool. Julia spirals out of control and one of the team's darkest secrets comes to light.
Episode: 7x25 | Airdate: May 18, 2009
Russian mob boss Ivan Sarnoff escapes from prison after being poisoned. Meanwhile, Yelina's undercover role is discovered and Horatio fights to save her; Delko considers helping his criminal father who was involved in Ivan's escape, even though Calleigh pleads with him not to. Story continues in the first episode of season eight.
Season 8
Episode: 8x01 | Airdate: Sep 21, 2009
The continuation of last season's story; the team searches for Delko. Meanwhile, there is a flash back to 1997 when H brought the team together.
Episode: 8x02 | Airdate: Sep 28, 2009
A gunman attacks the Miami lab and holds four people, including Cardoza, hostage. Horatio is to serve as the negotiator, where the gunman has a rather unique request in exchange for the hostages.
Episode: 8x03 | Airdate: Oct 5, 2009
Calleigh's testimony before IA may threaten Delko's future. Meanwhile three volleyball players mysteriously die during a game.
Episode: 8x04 | Airdate: Oct 12, 2009
The CSI team are on the case of a repoman discovering a dead body on the plane he was supposed to repossess for his client.
Episode: 8x05 | Airdate: Oct 19, 2009
A lethal outbreak in Miami that is linked to deadly farming practices is investigated as murder. Alexx returns to help the team with the case.
Episode: 8x06 | Airdate: Nov 2, 2009
A groom goes missing, and the CSIs recreate his debauched bachelor party to solve the case and a murder. In the meantime, former lab tech Walter Simmons joins the group as a new CSI.
Episode: 8x07 | Airdate: Nov 9, 2009
Raymond Langston (Laurence Fishburne) from Las Vegas travels to Miami to aid a murder with possible ties to a human leg that was discovered in Vegas. This is the first part of the CSI: Trilogy.
Episode: 8x08 | Airdate: Nov 16, 2009
The CSIs investigate a horrible car crash to discover who or what caused it. The probe reveals the darkest secrets of the drivers involved.
Episode: 8x09 | Airdate: Nov 23, 2009
Horatio and his team investigate when deadly jellyfish are used as murder weapons. Meanwhile, a mysterious woman from Jesse's past unexpectedly shows up.
Episode: 8x10 | Airdate: Dec 7, 2009
The CSIs investigate the death of a census worker, which leads to a high-speed car chase and an explosion that puts Ryan and Natalia in danger.
Episode: 8x11 | Airdate: Dec 14, 2009
The team discovers that Delko is working for an attorney defending a homeless man accused of raping and killing a wealthy woman.
Episode: 8x12 | Airdate: Jan 11, 2010
When America's sweetheart (Phoenicks) bursts into flames during a concert, the CSIs expose the dark side of pop stardom.
Episode: 8x13 | Airdate: Jan 18, 2010
A man is chopped in half, and the lab tries to tie the case to a Japanese mobster, who seeks custody of his biological son, who was adopted by the victim. Meanwhile, Natalia's hearing loss nearly makes her a victim during the investigation.
Episode: 8x14 | Airdate: Feb 1, 2010
Horatio and the CSIs have just 24 hours to find out if a man on death row is truly guilty of killing his wife and young daughter.
Episode: 8x15 | Airdate: Feb 8, 2010
A dead body falls from the sky, and the team discovers that he had been a passenger on a private commercial space flight.
Episode: 8x16 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2010
Horatio and Delko travel to Los Angeles to clear Cardoza of an evidence tampering allegation that threatens the prosecution in a current Miami murder case.
Episode: 8x17 | Airdate: Mar 8, 2010
The team does not have any difficulty finding suspects when a hated receptionist is murdered with an axe and her body is pushed down a evelvator shaft. The real difficulty is finding out who did it.
Episode: 8x18 | Airdate: Mar 22, 2010
Horatio's son, Kyle, seeks his father's help in solving a murder.
Episode: 8x19 | Airdate: Apr 12, 2010
The CSIs work on solving three separate homicides that occurred during Spring Break vacation.
Episode: 8x20 | Airdate: Apr 19, 2010
The spirit of a victim haunts Calleigh until she is able to solve his murder.
Episode: 8x21 | Airdate: May 3, 2010
Evidence is stolen from the lab following a diamond heist and Eric Delko returns.
Episode: 8x22 | Airdate: May 10, 2010
When a suburban soccer mom is murdered, the CSIs uncover her family's dark past, while Delko continues his undercover mission. At the end of the episode, Caliegh confronts Delko of what's going on and an explosions happens soon after.
Episode: 8x23 | Airdate: May 17, 2010
When Horatio's ex-girlfriend is killed in an explosion, the team looks within their own department to find the killer. The team is uneasy as Eric returns to do some undercover investigation and evidence leads to the discovery of stolen diamonds in Ryan's house. They must find the real culprit and exonerate Ryan before things get out of hand.
Episode: 8x24 | Airdate: May 24, 2010
A serial killer taunts the CSIs by leaving them cryptic hints, and the longer it takes them to decode these puzzles, the higher the death toll rises. In the opening sequence the daughter of the first victim can be heard singing the "Ashes ashes all fall down" chorus from the Grateful Dead's "Throwing Stones".
Season 9
Episode: 9x01 | Airdate: Oct 3, 2010
The CSI team loses Jesse Cardoza when a psychotic genius runs wild in Miami. In the cliffhanger episode from last season, the killer has released a gas into the lab's ventilation system and incapacitated the team. The CSI must find out who the killer is and beat the clock before it's too late.
Episode: 9x02 | Airdate: Oct 10, 2010
When a bottle girl is murdered at an exclusive club, Horatio must search through Miami's most elite guest list to find her killer.
Episode: 9x03 | Airdate: Oct 17, 2010
A blind man is the only witness to the abduction of a young girl and leads the team to a familiar foe, Joe LeBrock. A jailbreak occurs and LeBrock reveals that they are targeting Caine.
Episode: 9x04 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2010
The team must find out why the murderer, Memmo Fierro, of Horatio's wife, Marisol Delko-Caine, got out of prison and stop him before someone else becomes the next victim. In a hostage situation, Horatio and Eric do not kill him since his daughter is there. Memmo escapes and is uncaught by the end of the episode.
Episode: 9x05 | Airdate: Oct 31, 2010
When a man states he saw a murder before it happened, Natalia is sent undercover to find out the truth.
Episode: 9x06 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2010
When a reality star is murdered, the CSIs investigate the cast, the obsessed fans, and the stars' hidden pasts to find the killer.
Episode: 9x07 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2010
When a fisherman narrowly escapes death, the CSIs have to dodge bullets to keep him alive and find out who's after him.
Episode: 9x08 | Airdate: Dec 5, 2010
When a woman who is eight months pregnant is found beaten, Horatio and the team hunt down the attacker. [8]
Episode: 9x09 | Airdate: Dec 12, 2010
The investigation into an explosion at a sugar refinery exposes a shocking secret among the refinery's employees.
Episode: 9x10 | Airdate: Jan 2, 2011
When the investigation of a dead millionaire leads the CSIs to an elite dating service, Ryan poses as a wealthy businessman to expose the matchmaker's lies.
Episode: 9x11 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2011
When a fire hydrant washes away all of the evidence at a crime scene, the CSIs must recreate a very bizarre double murder.
Episode: 9x12 | Airdate: Jan 16, 2011
When the CSIs investigate a murder at a roller derby match, the only thing shorter than the girls' skirts are their tempers.
Episode: 9x13 | Airdate: Feb 20, 2011
The killer of Horatio's wife returns and takes control of the city, and Horatio must stop him before more crimes and chaos happen.
Episode: 9x14 | Airdate: Feb 27, 2011
When a popular high school girl is stoned to death, Horatio and his team must find out who took revenge on her. The investigations hit a snag when they discover that the girl was perhaps not so popular after all.
Episode: 9x15 | Airdate: Mar 6, 2011
Horatio and his team must track down a serial killer who attempts to kill a woman who narrowly escapes death.
Episode: 9x16 | Airdate: Mar 13, 2011
When a man is shot and killed by a bow and arrow, Horatio goes against the clock to solve the case involving an exclusive hunting club that hunts humans for sport.
Episode: 9x17 | Airdate: Mar 20, 2011
A connection involving the murder of a delivery truck driver and a housewife must be solved, on why both of them were murdered on a particular route.
Episode: 9x18 | Airdate: Mar 27, 2011
After Natalia is kidnapped and held captive by an escaped prisoner, she hears a shocking secret.
Episode: 9x19 | Airdate: Apr 10, 2011
Horatio and his team try to protect - but must uncover the secrets of - a mixed martial arts fighter whose former friend (that he testified against) has escaped prison.
Episode: 9x20 | Airdate: Apr 17, 2011
A college student is found dead at the campus pool and the CSIs are forced to be innovative as their only witness is an art student with cognitive memory problems.
Episode: 9x21 | Airdate: May 1, 2011
Horatio chases down a murder suspect whose entire life is an elaborate charade.
Episode: 9x22 | Airdate: May 8, 2011
Horatio must capture an escapee again when their transport plane crashes and the team is shocked to discover that the fugitive has planned more than that. The episode ends with Randy North shooting Horatio, leaving the Lt. injured while Natalia is placed in the trunk of a car which is then thrown into the ocean, leaving both of their fates unknown.
Season 10
Episode: 10x01 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2011
After Horatio heroically saves Natalia, our CSIs must race against time to find wanted fugitives Jack Toller and Randy North. As the team stages an elaborate trap to lure North from hiding, Toller sells his two remaining engraving plates in exchange for some cash and a young woman he plans on making his next victim. CSIs then capture North and use him to lure out Toller so they can save the girl he plans to kill. But when the setup goes south, and Toller vanishes, the team is forced to reexamine Toller's original case files for any last minute clues to his whereabouts.
Episode: 10x02 | Airdate: Oct 2, 2011
The CSI investigates a murder that will lead the team into the world of gigolos.
Episode: 10x03 | Airdate: Oct 9, 2011
A tornado touches down on a murder scene, damaging the evidence and putting Ryan and Walter in grave danger.
Episode: 10x04 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2011
The team chases a sadistic killer who takes women's eyes, and a new nemesis (Carlos Bernard) challenges Horatio.
Episode: 10x05 | Airdate: Oct 23, 2011
A Mexican sheriff (Kate Del Castillo) whose life is threatened by drug cartels seek Horatio's help. Some Mala Noche are linked with the case and Horatio is forced to seek an old nemesis for inside information.
Episode: 10x06 | Airdate: Oct 30, 2011
In a deserted mansion, the CSIs find a body hanging that appears to have been killed by a vampire.In a deserted mansion, the CSIs find a body hanging that appears to have been killed by a vampire.
Episode: 10x07 | Airdate: Nov 6, 2011
A high-stakes poker game ends quickly when a masked assassin kills one of the players.
Episode: 10x08 | Airdate: Nov 13, 2011
When another corpse is found with missing eyes, Horatio suspects "The Taunter" is back.
Episode: 10x09 | Airdate: Nov 20, 2011
The CSIs investigate when three convicted murderers are released from prison and someone starts killing them one by one.
Episode: 10x10 | Airdate: Dec 4, 2011
Horatio is determined to find a family that completely disappeared.
Episode: 10x11 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2011
The CSIs expose the seedy underbelly of children's beauty pageants when a contestant's mother is murdered. But as one of the girls goes missing, the team makes a shocking discovery.
Episode: 10x12 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2012
An eccentric genius is assassinated with the most unique weapon the CSIs have ever seen.
Episode: 10x13 | Airdate: Jan 29, 2012
When a skydiver is murdered, the CSIs discover that he has 103 children and all of them are suspects.
Episode: 10x14 | Airdate: Feb 19, 2012
The CSIs investigate the murder of a woman who rode her horse at a local stable and was a former sorority queen in college. At first they suspect a sorority sister, but when she too is murdered, the team realizes the killer is sending a message. After the CSIs discover that the two murdered women kicked the stable owner's daughter out of the same sorority years ago, they suspect the woman finally got her revenge on her harassers. However, when the killer's DNA is found on the first victim's horse, it's revealed to be the woman's father, who couldn't stand the way the sorority girls broke his daughter's confidence years ago and then resumed their torment at the stable. After he is arrested, the daughter tries to hang herself, but Horatio gets there in time to save her. In the end, Horatio gives her the hope and confidence to start a new life.
Episode: 10x15 | Airdate: Mar 4, 2012
The CSIs investigate the death of Henry Duncan when his body washes ashore after being gored by a speeding boat. The boat, stolen from its owner, is found with traces of car oil. Duncan, an accountant, was a do-gooder and was about to expose improper business practices going on within his company and a home builder. On his way to work Duncan noticed a young boy in distress, follows him, and sees him get into a car with a tatted guy. However, Duncan gets cut off by a truck driver going the opposite direction. It turns out the kid was being used as a drug mule. Henry calls 9-1-1 to report what looks like the abduction of the kid and then calls the call center listed on the back of the truck to report the bad driving. It turns out the truck driver was fired as a result of Henry's call. In revenge, the driver stole the boat and killed Henry.
Episode: 10x16 | Airdate: Mar 11, 2012
The CSIs uncover a female victim on the Navarro estate that matches Esteban's MO. Vina Navarro, Esteban's grandmother, comes forward to help solve the case. However, things take a twist when the team also discovers the three-decade-old remains of a male victim, with evidence linking Diego to the murder. Before he can be arrested, Vina shoots Diego in what appears to be self-defense. Later, the team decodes a microchip disguised as a lollipop in Diego's pocket, which leads them to Esteban's murder lair and the evidence needed to put him away for good.
Episode: 10x17 | Airdate: Mar 18, 2012
When a rabid dog kills a janitor at a renowned tennis academy, it's clear someone engineered the attack to target Coach Larry Hopper, Miami's most popular tennis coach. The team discovers Hopper was involved in a child sexual abuse case ten years prior, but settled out of court. Could the victim now be back for revenge? Calleigh learns that Austin North is a student at the academy and grows suspicious when pro player and academy alumnus, Jack Brody, takes a special interest in him. Forensics prove that Brody orchestrated the attack, and he eventually confesses to sending in the wild dog in an attempt to prevent Hopper from molesting Austin next. It's also discovered that the janitor knew that Hopper was assaulting young boys but chose to look the other way.
Episode: 10x18 | Airdate: Mar 25, 2012
When a freelance journalist is poisoned, the CSIs must figure out if her murder was provoked by a story she was doing on Miami Councilman Randall Stafford. After Stafford's DNA is found at her apartment, his attorneys, Darren Vogel and Gabrielle Wade, are able to dismiss the evidence on grounds of tampering. The team begins suspecting the journalist was actually doing a story on Vogel, not Stafford, after discovering that Stafford helped cover up a murder committed by another of Vogel's clients. It turns out that Vogel is blackmailing his clients to facilitate his firm, and he likely had Denise killed after discovering she was on to him through Stafford. Before they can arrest Vogel, Gabrielle admits to being the sole instigator of the firm's criminality, even though Horatio suspects Vogel is blackmailing her into being his scapegoat. And Calleigh reveals to Eric that she is thinking of adopting Austin and Patty North.
Episode: 10x19 | Airdate: Apr 8, 2012
CSI Wolfe is a suspect when one of the team's enemies, ASA Josh Avery, is murdered. When the investigation becomes deadly, Samantha Owens ends up having to be rescued. The episode ends with Ryan's discovering that Sam is the one responsible for killing Josh. Also, Calleigh ends up adopting Austin and Patty North.