CSI Files
Captain
Synopsis:
Two people are brutally beaten one night in Vegas--one, Vasco Ruiz, a dishwasher at a casino, does not survive. Jessica, a young woman on vacation in Vegas at the time of the beating, only remembers bits and pieces of the attack. The CSIs find multiple shoe prints on Ruiz's clothes, and Dr. Robbins confirms the man was literally beaten to death, suffering multiple fractures and blunt force trauma. When a gang robs a liquor store, the CSIs think it might be the same group of assailants, and Grissom sends Greg to collect a sweatshirt the owner pulled from one of the robbers. En route, Greg comes across the gang attacking another victim, and drives his car into the alley to break up the group, hitting one of the men who rushes his car in the process. The gang returns and pulls Greg from his car, kicking and punching him once they get him to the ground.
The CSIs arrive on the scene, shaken to see one of their own so badly injured. When one of the locals starts mouthing off to Nick, Nick punches him. Greg's interference saved the life of Stanley Tanner, the man the gang was beating, but the life of the Demetrius James, the gang member he drove his car into hangs in the balance. A phone call made from Ruiz's stolen cell phone leads the CSIs to a girl named Cha Cha, who the gang called after the beating. Cha Cha admits her friend Tara called her to join in the beatings, and tells the CSIs the gang goes around beating up tourists--a pastime they refer to as "Fannysmackin'."
A man shows up at the station with his friend claiming to be a victim of the gang, but the CSIs quickly see through the charade, discerning that the wounds on his face match the impressions of his own shoes. The men pocketed money they were supposed to use for a bet, and figured if they pretended it was stolen, the man they were supposed to bet for wouldn't retaliate. Sofia, disgusted, fines them for filing a false claim. Brass puts the pressure on Tara to give up the gang. She refuses, but agrees to text them for a false meeting. The CSIs storm the warehouse the gang gathers in, and the ringleader, Pig, turns out to be the guy who incited Nick. In the hospital, Stanley Tanner thanks Greg for saving his life, but Greg is surprised to discover Demetrius James has died.
Analysis:
"Fannysmackin'" is a disturbing and powerful send up of how the youth of today can dehumanize those around them. They don frightening contacts and masks, but what's really scary is how callous they are about human life.
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Two people are brutally beaten one night in Vegas--one, Vasco Ruiz, a dishwasher at a casino, does not survive. Jessica, a young woman on vacation in Vegas at the time of the beating, only remembers bits and pieces of the attack. The CSIs find multiple shoe prints on Ruiz's clothes, and Dr. Robbins confirms the man was literally beaten to death, suffering multiple fractures and blunt force trauma. When a gang robs a liquor store, the CSIs think it might be the same group of assailants, and Grissom sends Greg to collect a sweatshirt the owner pulled from one of the robbers. En route, Greg comes across the gang attacking another victim, and drives his car into the alley to break up the group, hitting one of the men who rushes his car in the process. The gang returns and pulls Greg from his car, kicking and punching him once they get him to the ground.
The CSIs arrive on the scene, shaken to see one of their own so badly injured. When one of the locals starts mouthing off to Nick, Nick punches him. Greg's interference saved the life of Stanley Tanner, the man the gang was beating, but the life of the Demetrius James, the gang member he drove his car into hangs in the balance. A phone call made from Ruiz's stolen cell phone leads the CSIs to a girl named Cha Cha, who the gang called after the beating. Cha Cha admits her friend Tara called her to join in the beatings, and tells the CSIs the gang goes around beating up tourists--a pastime they refer to as "Fannysmackin'."
A man shows up at the station with his friend claiming to be a victim of the gang, but the CSIs quickly see through the charade, discerning that the wounds on his face match the impressions of his own shoes. The men pocketed money they were supposed to use for a bet, and figured if they pretended it was stolen, the man they were supposed to bet for wouldn't retaliate. Sofia, disgusted, fines them for filing a false claim. Brass puts the pressure on Tara to give up the gang. She refuses, but agrees to text them for a false meeting. The CSIs storm the warehouse the gang gathers in, and the ringleader, Pig, turns out to be the guy who incited Nick. In the hospital, Stanley Tanner thanks Greg for saving his life, but Greg is surprised to discover Demetrius James has died.
Analysis:
"Fannysmackin'" is a disturbing and powerful send up of how the youth of today can dehumanize those around them. They don frightening contacts and masks, but what's really scary is how callous they are about human life.
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I definitely intend to get around to all of the eps--Thursday lately seems to be a night I'm not at home.