Venture 'Down The Rabbit Hole' In NYC

[CSI Files]

The crew of CSI: New York looks into the death of a woman who was leading a double life online.

According to CSI Files sources, "Down the Rabbit Hole" finds the New York CSIs investigating the murder of a woman named Cheryl. She has been shot to death and is found with a tick on her body and an action figure nearby. When they look into Cheryl's life in the hopes of finding clues about her death, the team discovers that she had been participating in Second Life as her online alter ego, Venus.

Second Life is an internet phenomenon that allows users to build a new identity for themselves. Represented by three-dimensional avatars, the users are then able to interact with one another, buy virtual land and create businesses. Second Life has its own economy which can be translated into real world profits for members. Business in Second Life may be lucrative for some users, but others use the service to develop deep personal relationships. In "Down the Rabbit Hole", this is the case for Cheryl and another member, Ricky O'dell.

The action figure that is found with Cheryl's body leads them to Ricky. When he first sees detectives at his office, Ricky runs. Once he is caught and brought in for questioning, Stella and Danny ask him about Cheryl. Ricky claims that he has never met her, but he has no trouble identifying a picture of Cheryl's Second Life avatar, Venus. He also identifies the action figure as one that he made so that Venus would recognize him. The pair had been planning to get married in Second Life and were going to meet in the real world, but Ricky chickened out at the last minute.

Stella and Danny aren't convinced. He was planning to meet a woman who ended up dead, he owns a gun and he ran from police when they tried to question him. It all seems very suspicious. Ricky finally admits that he decided not to meet Cheryl in real life because he has multiple sclerosis. In Second Life, he could live a full life and fall in love, but in the real world, he is dying and didn't want to start a relationship knowing how it would end. They ask him about the gun he bought, and he points out that he is young and has a bleak future. He bought the gun for himself, not to hurt anyone else.

Mac and Flack watch the interrogation from the other side of the glass, and Flack notices that Mac seems exhausted. When he asks about the last time Mac slept, the other man claims that he is fine. After a moment, he shares something with Flack: Peyton has decided to stay in London. Back in the interrogation room, Ricky begins to ask his own questions. He wants to know if Venus is in trouble for something. Stella has to tell him that the woman he loves has been murdered, but Ricky doesn't believe her. She can't be dead, he says, because he had been talking to her in Second Life when the detectives first arrived to question him. If he is telling the truth, Mac wants to know why someone is using the avatar of a dead woman.

Please note that the above plot details have not been confirmed by CBS, Alliance Atlantis or Bruckheimer Films, and until such time you should treat this information as you would any other rumour. The above information comes from early script drafts and the details of the episodes are liable to change before the episodes are shown.

"Down the Rabbit Hole" is expected to air October 24, 2007.<center></center>

 

[starzsgirl]

I haven't watched much CSI: NY but this is an ep that I want to catch. Twists arounf every turn and a whole different aspect with the double life. Enter the internet revolution for peple who are scared in real life and can be more confident with a screen and words.

 

[Ticamo77]

When he first sees detectives at his office, Ricky runs... Ricky finally admits that he decided not to meet Cheryl in real life because he has multiple sclerosis. In Second Life, he could live a full life and fall in love, but in the real world, he is dying and didn't want to start a relationship knowing how it would end.

All good things don’t last and happy relationships are boring, as someone mentioned someplace else. I actually enjoyed Mac and Peyton, but if her staying in London opens up a tryst with Stella somewhere down the line, I’m fine. It looks to be a great episode. Plus, I love it when Danny and Stella work a case together.

My concern with this episode is the whole MS thing. I know that the condition varies for every person who suffers from it, but for this man to take off running from the police and then claim to have progressive MS is just poor research. Progressive MS is where they sufferer’s body slowly diminishes until the person dies. They cannot run from the police. He’d have to be on crutches, at least. Heck, that’s even difficult for a person who has the more ‘manageable’ relapsing-remitting MS to do. Of course, it varies for each individual, but being diagnosed with MS is not an instant death sentence.

But then again, going along with the storyline, maybe that’s just another layer to the whole virtual life story. I guess I can let it slide or maybe they’ll do more research on it before they present that to the world. They’re sure to offend many MS sufferers if they don’t. Sorry for the long post…

 

[Faylinn]

Well, I think he 'runs' but doesn't get away, so it's possible he just turns to flee and they get him before he gets far..."runs" might be misleading. I don't know much about MS, but I hope the writers did their research befoe writing this.

Happy relationships are boring on tv, yeah, but in real life I can't imagine how hard it would be for someone to make these long term plans with another person and know that it could only happen in a fantasy world.

I love when Danny and Stella work together as well. Technically, they all work the same case in this episode, but Danny and Stella doing interrogations and whatnot should be fun.

I'm also interested to see how the scene between Mac and Adam plays out (the one Lenkov mentioned in his CSI Files interview ). I'm obviously a big fan of Adam anyway, but I love when he and Mac work together.

 

[Ceindreadh]

and Flack notices that Mac seems exhausted. When he asks about the last time Mac slept, the other man claims that he is fine. After a moment, he shares something with Flack: Peyton has decided to stay in London

Heh, yay for Peyton staying in London, double yay that Flack not only notices that Mac is tired, but also that Mac confides in him (can you tell which ship i'm aboard? <g>)

 

[Ticamo77]

Faylinn said:I don't know much about MS, but I hope the writers did their research befoe writing this.

Please don’t mind me. That was just one little question about an entire episode that’s sure to be great. I’m intrigued, just from the synopsis. It makes for an awesome episode anyway.

Plus, Flack and Mac have a heart to heart about Mac’s personal life. Sure to be a good scene, since this is Eddie Cahill and Gary Sinise we’re talking about. Toss in a scene between Mac and Adam and it’s going to be great.

I'm also interested to see how the scene between Mac and Adam plays out (the one Lenkov mentioned in his CSI Files interview ). I'm obviously a big fan of Adam anyway, but I love when he and Mac work together.

I love AJ Buckley to pieces too. I light up when he walks into the room. I wonder if Adam is going to drop some geeky knowledge on them about Second Life, a la his experience with the Suicide Girl.

 

[Faylinn]

Hehe, Adam is always entertaining, that's for sure.

Please don’t mind me. That was just one little question about an entire episode that’s sure to be great.

Oh, I know what you mean, but it's the things like this that usually kill it for some people--throwing in medical issues without proper research, etc. So even if it's not a big deal in the whole episode, I hope they still gave it a bit of attention. They didn't have to use that specific condition, so if they're going to use it they should do it right.