CSI: Crime Scene Investigation--'Committed'

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Synopsis:

At the Desert State Psychiatric Hospital, Nurse Nanette Faber makes a gruesome discovery: the body of Robbie Garson, bloody and battered on the floor of his room, while another inmate, Kenny Valdez, sits by him, blood on his hands. Brass, Grissom and Sara are called to the ward, which houses patients who are criminally insane and sexually violent. They learn Kenny had been in isolation earlier in the evening. Kenny suffers from Renfield's syndrome--he is excited by the sight of blood. Though Robbie was apparently violently attacked, there is no blood spatter on Kenny's clothes. Valerie Dino, the on call doctor, is skeptical when the CSIs want to question the patients, but allows Grissom and Brass to go ahead while Sara examines Robbie's room. Ronald Salter thinks a cricket is responsible for Robbie's death, Earl Simmonds complains that he never sleeps, Adam Trent informs Grissom he's a rapist not a murderer, Roman Wolenski says nothing at all, Charles Pellew spews incomprehensible babble and Jake Werner offers an outlandish conspiracy theory.

Sara finds semen on Robbie's sheets and approaches Dr. Dino about it. Dr. Dino tells Sara that Robbie was chemically castrated and therefore couldn't have been his. The CSIs decide to swab all of the inmates and the workers as well. At the morgue, Dr. Robbins tells Grissom that Robbie died of asphyxiation, not the blunt force trauma, which occurred post mortem. Robbins also points out ligature marks on Robbie's wrists and ankles. Hodges analyzes some of the hair from the victim's body and tells Sara that some of the hair is bleached. His blood also contained one anti-psychotic and ibuprophen. Sara looks at Robbie's chart and notes that he was supposed to be receiving five anti-psychotics in total meaning he wasn't getting four of them. Brass notes the hospital had reported two deaths by restraint in the last three years and couldn't afford another. Video of Robbie in the restraints shows he was very agitated.

Sara checks out the ward's pharmacy and sees that the drugs in the patients' cups are over-the-counter ones, not their prescriptions. Leon, the pharmacist has been stealing his patients' medicines and selling them. Leon complains about his paltry salary and claims the hospital over-medicates the patients. Brass wonders if Robbie caught Leon switching the medicines. Sara and Grissom reconstruct the timeline, noting that Robbie was in bed at 9:30 and dead by 12:30. Greg tells them that he's found Robbie's saliva on his pillow, as well slits on the side of the pillow. He believes it's the murder weapon. Sara talks to Nurse Joanne McKay who tells her Robbie brought a photo to group, which is against the rules and got him sent to isolation. Grissom calls to tell Sara that the semen on the bed was from Adam Trent. The CSIs go through Adam's rooms, examining his art work and uncovering some letters and a hairbrush hidden in a floor air vent.

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It was without a doubt one of the best episode of CSI.
The only thing that didn't make sense was unlocked prisoners.
Other than that, the story was pretty well written with very good direction, cinematography and brilliant actings.
William Petersen and Jorja Fox, and the remaining cast did a great job.
 
And for me it was without a doubt one of the worse episode and it was a waste of 42 minutes. Definitely not the quality I have come to expect for Sweeps.
 
I'm kind of divided on it--I liked it, but it didn't have a lot of energy. I missed the entire cast. And I kind of hated the whole Sara in jeopardy thing. I just hate it that they're kind of playing up the poor Sara thing this year. I wish she'd show some of the strength she did earlier on.
 
I agree the "Damsel in Distress" is a big turn off for this female viewer. And yes, I am so sick of the poor widdle me Sara Sidle drama.

Enough of the Sara back story. I have had more than enough of her and her private pity party. It has taken over Season 5 complete and taken away from the enjoying of the show.
 
Posted by WarricksLady:
I agree the "Damsel in Distress" is a big turn off for this female viewer. And yes, I am so sick of the poor widdle me Sara Sidle drama.

I gotta admit, I don't mind it over on CSI: NY where it's all about Drama Queen Danny and all of his issues, but then, I always prefer the "Damsel in Distress" to be a guy, not a woman. Weak women are so annoying to watch.

Enough of the Sara back story. I have had more than enough of her and her private pity party. It has taken over Season 5 complete and taken away from the enjoying of the show.

Yeah, I gotta say, I think Sara's issues are getting old. She was a much more interesting character when she was kind of tough and standoffish. Now she's just whiny and weak and always seems to want to connect with Grissom. There's got to be more to her than self-pity and her feelings for Grissom.
 
Posted by Top41:

I gotta admit, I don't mind it over on CSI: NY where it's all about Drama Queen Danny and all of his issues, but then,

I can't believe you just called Danny Drama Queen :p :lol:

Tho... he is.
 
Posted by DaWacko:
I can't believe you just called Danny Drama Queen :p :lol:

:lol: Yeah, I never do that. ;)

Tho... he is.

He's such a drama queen. Worse than Sara in some ways, but not quite as bad in others. She's had 5 years to go through all of this after all.
 
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