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CSI: NY Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 2004 - 2005
A spin-off of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" follows a New York forensics team headed by investigator Mac Taylor (Gary Sinise). Stella (Melina Kanakaredes) probes the death of a teen girl found floating in a creek, while Mac and Aiden (Vanessa Ferlito) investigate the murder of a drug dealer. Later, Danny (Carmine Giovinazzo) is called into action after a street performer turns up dead. Hill Harper and Eddie Cahill also star in the first season.
Episode 1
Blink
Wed, Sep 22, 2004 60 mins
Mac struggles with memories of his late wife when he tracks a serial killer who imprisons his female victims before murdering them. Later, Mac rescues a victim who cannot move, feel or speak, and can only communicate through blinking. Ivanov: Vitali Baganov. Nadia: Arsha Darbinyan. LeAnn: Jennifer Jackson. Goodman: Michael Hagerty.
Episode 2
Creatures of the Night
Wed, Sep 29, 2004 60 mins
A girl is brutally attacked while walking through Central Park, leaving her with no recollection of the assault. Meanwhile, Mac and Aiden investigate the murder of a drug dealer. Prescott: William Russ. Robin: Michele Hicks. Mata: Germaine De Leon. Karl: David Marciano. Rendish: Fred Koehler. Tracey: Joseph Thomas. Montgomery: Josh Hammond. Tompkins: Sven Holmberg. Albergo: Jeris Lee Poindexter.
Episode 3
American Dreamers
Wed, Oct 6, 2004 60 mins
Mac must determine whether someone is playing a practical joke or if a murder has occurred after a skeleton is discovered on a double-decker bus in Times Square. Moreland: Charles Parks. Mrs. Moreland: Susan Ruttan. Danner: Thomas Kopache. Joel: Johnny Sneed. Giles: Grant Albrecht. Bruno: Frank Medrano.
Episode 4
Grand Master
Wed, Oct 27, 2004 60 mins
Mac investigates the murder of an up-and-coming hip-hop deejay who just won a prestigious championship for spinners. Across town, Stella probes the death of an acclaimed fashion designer who is found dead in her penthouse swimming pool, the victim of an alleged drowning, but Stella believes the woman was murdered. Vick: Master P. Prince: Dorian Missick. Thomas: Billy Brown. Placid: Ricky Harris. Madison: Olivia Burnette.
Episode 5
A Man a Mile
Wed, Nov 3, 2004 60 mins
Mac and Danny go 700 feet below ground to investigate when a construction worker is killed in a tunnel explosion. Elsewhere, Stella probes the death of a teen girl found floating in a creek. Mitford: Terry Kinney. Pete: Eric Ritter. Joe: Joe Sikora. Zito: Mike Pniewski. McGrath: Mel Rodriguez. Wesley: Vince Donvito. Donelly: John DiMaggio. Tina: Sarah Foret. Paulson: Joshua Leonard.
Episode 6
Outside Man
Wed, Nov 10, 2004 60 mins
Mac and Stella investigate when a male human leg is found near a loading dock and a human finger from a different victim is discovered in a freezer. In a Brooklyn diner, Danny and Aiden probe a multiple homicide in which the victims were all shot and their heads placed in bags.
Episode 7
Rain
Wed, Nov 17, 2004 60 mins
Mac and Stella investigate a botched bank robbery in Chinatown that leaves two crooks dead after an explosion sets them on fire and burns their homemade masks into their skin. Unfortunately, rain washes away key blood and DNA evidence, and burns destroy most of the thieves' fingerprints. But the investigation reveals that a third person was involved, who apparently escaped. Joanne: Samantha Quan. Hummel: Matt Bushell. Fenn: Andre Ware. Nina: Kym Hoy.
Episode 8
Three Generations are Enough
Wed, Nov 24, 2004 60 mins
Mac is called in when an abandoned briefcase discovered on the trading floor of a mercantile exchange yields not a bomb but blood evidence from the owner, who has gone missing. The investigation quickly centers on a man involved in illegal trading. Across town, Stella tries to determine whether a woman found dead on a church's property is a murder or suicide victim. Jane: Sonya Walger. Sutton: Steven Flynn. Paul: Peter O'Meara. Father Murphy: Larry Clarke. Emily: Sarah Aldrich.
Episode 9
Officer Blue
Wed, Dec 1, 2004 60 mins
A mounted officer riding to investigate a fight between two men in Central Park is slain by a sniper. In Queens, Aiden probes the death of a 19-year-old man found in an alley with burn marks on his face. Mitford: Terry Kinney. Jane: Sonya Walger. Chancey: Allen Payne. Brown: Gabriel Casseus. Starks: Kanin Howell. Mandi: Erin O'Connor. Jenny: Elle Fanning. Smockton: Barry Del Sherman. Vicenzo: Jude Ciccolella. Raquel: Denice J. Sealy.
Episode 10
Night, Mother
Wed, Dec 15, 2004 60 mins
Mac and Stella investigate the murder of a woman who was stabbed in the heart with a wooden stake. The police arrest a woman who was kneeling over the body with blood on her, but Mac isn't convinced that she committed the crime. Elsewhere, Danny and Aiden probe an apparent beating death. Ophelia: Heather Kafka. Rydell: Scott Valentine. Camden: Corin Nemec. Mallone: Nicholas Pratley. Walder: Bradley Stryker. Eduardo: Michael Irby.
Episode 11
Tri-Borough
Wed, Jan 5, 2005 60 mins
In Brooklyn, a man is found dead on train tracks, an apparent victim of electrocution, but the evidence points to murder. In Manhattan, an art dealer is discovered shot to death in his gallery, while in Queens a construction worker is killed. Maka: Kelly Hu. Galanis: Ray Abruzzo. Gianetti: Jay Acovone. Leathan: T.J. Thyne. James: Peter Giles. Brocco: Patrick Brennan. Galanis: Carter Jenkins. Hopper: Kellan Lutz. Whitefield: Sean Vincent Biggins.
Episode 12
Recycling
Wed, Jan 12, 2005 60 mins
Stella investigates the death of a bicycle messenger who was stabbed as he rode along his route, while Mac probes the murder of a dog handler at a national kennel show who was found with a foot-long knitting needle rammed through her. Both investigations reveal that the victims weren't particularly liked by their colleagues and associates.
Episode 13
Tanglewood
Wed, Jan 26, 2005 60 mins
Mac and Stella investigate after a young man is beaten to death with a baseball bat in a park. A tattoo found on the victim may link him to the mob. Elsewhere, Danny and Aiden probe a hit-and-run accident that killed a woman and find the evidence points to murder.
Episode 14
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Wed, Feb 9, 2005 60 mins
The body of a teenager is found stuffed into a small box that washed ashore on Coney Island, and the investigation leads Mac and Stella into the world of circus performers. Back in the city, a large pool of blood is discovered in a missing woman's studio apartment, but no body is found.
Episode 15
'Til Death Do We Part
Wed, Feb 16, 2005 60 mins
A bride falls dead just as she is about to walk down the aisle to marry a wealthy groom, and Mac believes she may have been poisoned. In an abandoned Staten Island monastery rumoured to be haunted, a severed human hand is found near a dead man who apparently chewed it off to free himself after being cuffed to a wall.
Episode 16
Hush
Wed, Feb 23, 2005 60 mins
Half of a human torso is found smashed beneath a huge shipping container leaving a marine terminal at New York Harbour. Mac and Stella investigate and soon discover the other half of the body on the docks. In Queens, Danny and Aiden probe the death of a woman found nude near an expressway.
Episode 17
The Fall
Wed, Mar 2, 2005 60 mins
A prominent, and much-feared, movie producer is found dead after apparently falling from an apartment terrace. In the Bronx, a wineshop owner is murdered by a trio of gang members during a robbery.
Episode 18
The Dove Commission
Wed, Mar 23, 2005 60 mins
A commissioner who co-authored a report exposing corruption in the New York City police department is gunned down at a party the night before the document is to be released. Further uptown, a gypsy cabdriver is found dead in his taxi, apparently the victim of a robbery gone awry.
Episode 19
Crime and Misdemeanor
Wed, Apr 13, 2005 60 mins
The body of a woman whose throat has been slit tumbles out of a dirty wash bag at an industrial laundry facility. The investigation reveals she was murdered in an expensive hotel suite where a UN trade representative is staying. Downtown, Danny probes the death of a street performer who apparently died on the job.
Episode 20
Supply and Demand
Wed, Apr 27, 2005 60 mins
A university student, who apparently got on the wrong side of drug dealers, is beaten and shot to death in his apartment. Later, Stella gets into trouble with Internal Affairs after she relentlessly questions a teenage suspect and shoves a grisly autopsy photo in the girl's face.
Episode 21
On the Job
Wed, May 4, 2005 60 mins
Internal Affairs investigates after Danny kills an undercover cop he believed was a suspect he had chased down on a subway platform. Danny claims the victim shot first. Before the chase, Danny and Mac were examining a dead body in an apartment where they first encountered the suspect. Meanwhile, in Central Park, Stella probes the murder of a nanny, who was killed in a public restroom by a blow to the head.
Episode 22
The Closer
Wed, May 11, 2005 60 mins
An attractive sports agent is struck and killed by a delivery truck when she runs from an unseen assailant in an alley. Also, baseball fan is found dead in his truck near Yankee Stadium. Later, even though Mac has already testified, a man being tried for murder asks him to take another look at the evidence.
Episode 23
What You See Is What You See
Wed, May 18, 2005 60 mins
In the Season 1 finale, Mac witnesses a shoot-out in a coffee shop where he's a regular. After the gunman escapes, Mac must decide whether to chase the killer or tend to the wounded waitress.
