CSI: Crime Scene Investigation--'Built To Kill, Part 2'

[CSI Files]

Synopsis:

Picking up where "Built to Kill Part 1" left off, Catherine summons Sara to the hotel where she woke up after possibly being assaulted. She asks Sara to work the case with her so that she can find out what happened to her. Grissom puzzles over the miniature replica of the crime scene he's at. The body of rock star Izzy Delancy is slumped over the kitchen table sporting a fatal head wound. Sofia and Nick speak to Izzy's family, including his second wife, Madeline, his son, Sven, his first wife, Dusty and the family's nanny, Annie, who found the body. Grissom finds a bottle of bleach in the trash, leading him to examine the sink, where he finds traces of washed-away blood. He discovers blood on a drawer handle, and inside the drawer, he discovers a rolling pin with blood on it. Dr. Robbins confirms Izzy's cause of death was blunt force trauma, and he pulls a key from the body. Grissom turns to the mini Izzy and dissects him. Sara tells him that Izzy was in negotiations to sell the rights to his songs to the hotel Olympia for a show, but hadn't signed the contract yet. In the event of his death, the rights would fall to his son, Sven, but they would be under the control of Sven's mother, Dusty, until Sven turned 18. Greg returns to Izzy's house, where he discovers the safe the key found in Izzy opens. In the safe he discovers the Olympia contract, a picture of Dusty and Izzy on their wedding day and several severed chicken heads.

Catherine brings her own sex assault kit to the lab and begins running tests. She finds no semen on the tampon, so she turns it over to Hodges to check for spermicide. Sam Braun stops by to check in on Catherine, but she brushes him off to continue her investigation. She revisits the bar she and Nick were at, but the bartender claims he doesn't remember her, and the only surveillance camera is aimed at the cash register, not the bar's patrons. Discouraged, Catherine goes to pick her daughter Lindsey up from her dance audition. Catherine is relieved when Hodges texts her to tell her the tampon came back negative for spermicide, but her peace of mind is again shattered when a car crashes into hers and a man snatches Lindsey from the car. When the CSIs arrive, Catherine is forced to tell them what happened to her, and Nick feels especially guilty.

Sam Braun calls when he hears about Lindsey's abduction, offering to take care of it. Catherine realizes she and her daughter are being used to get at Sam. He received pictures of Catherine passed out in bed at the hotel and of Lindsey bound to a chair, with a ransom demand for 20 million dollars attached to it. Catherine takes the photos back to the lab for examination. A print from the car matches a set from an unsolved robbery Catherine worked some time back, and the chair Lindsey is tied to matches one taken in the robbery. The CSIs are able to trace it to a house in town, which they storm. The kidnapper pulls a gun and they shoot him, and Catherine and Warrick are able to rescue her frightened daughter. Catherine recognizes the kidnapper from the bar, but can't recall any other man who might have been helping him.

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[greenplastic]

I agree that the whole "recognizing a chair from an old case" was bit far fetched. Not to say that it was impossible, but it was all a little too perfect.

I think Built to Kill pt one wasn't meant to be viewed at all as a stand alone episode. It only reaches its full potential when watched with the second installment. They did more setting up in BTK1 for the second one than anything else. I really liked how everything came full circle. I actually didn't expect to see Joe Hirschoff again.

And I also agree that CSI:NY should be following the same formula as these guys when it comes to the romance thing. I'm impressed at how they are subtly working it in. It's not in your face, quite yet.

And yes, the beard will be sorely missed...

 

[Top41]

I do think BTK Pt 1 was set up for the second ep, and that they work together well. It's hard when so much is riding on a season premiere, though, to justify spending the first half on set up, especially when going up against tough competition.

I really like that the Grissom/Sara romance isn't over the top. We know they're together, and it's fun to watch them interact knowing that, but we're not reminded every few seconds that OMG there's sexual tension! like we are on NY. I think that's because Billy and Jorja have such nice, natural chemistry together.

 

[BabaOReilly]

That's kind of funny- I actully think it's working because they have so little chemistry... If they showed anything more in terms of their relationship, I think they'd be sunk. :lol: As it is, I think it's just enough to keep the shippers happy and not bug anyone else.

 

[coolcatz]

^you're kidding right?

 

[Alyssa]

I'm a shipper (the banner gives me away), and I like what we're getting right now. I don't think it's over the top, and I think it would be strange to see them doing a lot of the things that Cath has done with dates in the past, or like when Sara dated Hank, etc. Gris and Sara are understated, and loners, typically. I don't expect them to be showy about their relationship, even when they have a room to themselves. I like how it's going so far. It's enough to be squee-worthy for those of us watching closely, like myself, fun to those who don't mind it, like my fiance, nothing to people like my mom who don't care, and to my anti-ship father, it's inoffensive. He hasn't complained once this season (he used to complain last year at every CAMERA SHOT that indicated couple orientation... not just GSR, any couple). He's really content with it, and thinks they're handling it well, so far. I agree.

 

[cofi_shot]

BabaOReilly said:
That's kind of funny- I actully think it's working because they have so little chemistry... If they showed anything more in terms of their relationship, I think they'd be sunk. :lol:

That's funny. I think you're right though. They can't afford to show more, cause well it just won't work. This reminds me of George's interview regarding a GSR makeout scene, he said something like, 'they [the audience] think they want it, but when they see it they go..ewww'.

As it is, I think it's just enough to keep the shippers happy and not bug anyone else.

I happen to agree. It still bugs me to a certain extent though, but I'm an extreme shipper so I don't count.

Top41 said:
I do think BTK Pt 1 was set up for the second ep, and that they work together well. It's hard when so much is riding on a season premiere, though, to justify spending the first half on set up,

Yeah, BTK Pt 1 isn't that great by itself. But put it up with the second part and it all works out perfectly. I also like the idea of making the show more serialized. Hopefully, the rockstar case would have a good conclusion.

 

[Top41]

Chemistry is definitely in the eye of the beholder--I know a lot of people see it in other cases where I don't. But I do think it works that Gil and Sara are being very private about what's going on between them--they aren't the kind of characters who would be flaunting it at work even if they weren't trying to keep it a secret!

 

[Bluntforcetrauma]

What does shipper mean?

 

[BabaOReilly]

^^^ It's a person who favours a certain couple or relationship on a show. Check out the Shippers Forum and you'll see it firsthand.

 

[neakblue]

I would like to comment on the part of your Analysis.

"I was still bothered by Catherine's decision to process herself, despite her explanation to Sara. What if she changed her mind at some point? I can understand that Catherine might not want the whole crime lab to know, but if she trusted Sara enough to call her, wouldn't she trust her enough to process her? The scene between Catherine and Sara after Catherine calls Sara to the hotel effectively illustrates the bond that has developed between two strong-willed women. "

What i think is that maybe she would not feel right having Sara doing the SAE. and she wanted real bad to take a shower. and even thos she called Sara and trusted her enough to do the room. but maybe not enough to do the SAE.

 

[Top41]

^Maybe not, but if Catherine really had been raped, she blew any chance of having the guy pay for it in that act. It was very impulsive, but then, maybe if she learned she had been assaulted, she would have taken Sam Braun up on his offer to have the guy taken care of.

 

[Guest]

greenplastic said:
I agree that the whole "recognizing a chair from an old case" was bit far fetched. Not to say that it was impossible, but it was all a little too perfect.

Nah, that's just what they in the investigation biz call "catching a break." It wasn't catherine's case but Warrick's. Physical evidence from the current case pulled up a name on Warrick's unsolved cases. Seeing as how the evidence came from the one of the perps in the current case, it's not at all unreasonable that they might be keeping her in that perp's house, which they in fact were. Then it's just up to diligent documenation of the original crime scene that turned up the chair. The 'lucky' part of the break is that one of the current perps was connected to a previous crime, and no surprise there--criminals doing crimes, go figure.