CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 9
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| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 9 | |
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| Season 9 | |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | October 9, 2008 – May 14, 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
Main Cast
- Laurence Fishburne as Raymond Langston (episode 11-24)
- Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows
- George Eads as Nick Stokes
- Eric Szmanda as Greg Sanders
- Robert David Hall as Dr. Al Robbins
- Wallace Langham as David Hodges
- Lauren Lee Smith as Riley Adams (episode 3-24)
- Paul Guilfoyle as Jim Brass
- William Petersen as Gil Grissom (episode 1-10)
- Gary Dourdan as Warrick Brown (episode 1)
Recurring cast
- Archie Kao as Archie Johnson (Entire Season)
- Gerald McCullouch as Bobby Dawson (Episode 1)
- Sheeri Rappaport as Mandy Webster (Entire Season)
- Marc Vann as Conrad Ecklie (Entire Season)
- Jon Wellner as Henry Andrews (Entire Season)
Special guest stars
- David Berman as David Phillips (Entire Season)
- Melinda Clarke as Lady Heather (Episode 05)
- Jessica Collins as Natalie Davis (Episode 7)
- Laurence Fishburne as Raymond Langston (Episodes 09 and 10)
- Jorja Fox as Sara Sidle (Episodes 01, 02, 05 and 10)
- William Peterson as Gil Grissom (Episode 16, voiceover, uncredited)
- Ronald D. Moore as himself (Episode 20)
- Kay Panabaker as Lindsey Willows (Episode 04)
- Grace Park as herself (Episode 20)
- Taylor Swift as Haley Jones (Episode 16)
- Liz Vassey as Wendy Simms (Entire Season)
- Kate Vernon as Dr. Penelope Russell (Episode 20)
List of episodes
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Original airdate | Production Code | Viewers (m) |
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| 183 | "For Warrick (Part 2)" | Allen MacDonald, Richard J. Lewis, and Carol Mendelsohn | Richard J. Lewis | October 9, 2008 | 901 | 23.48 |
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The ninth season opens with Grissom and his team shocked to learn that Warrick has been shot. They immediately begin to investigate the crime and learn a stunning secret about their colleague. When Sara hears the news, she returns to the lab to help with the probe. | ||||||
| 184 | "The Happy Place" | Sarah Goldfinger | Nathan Hope | October 16, 2008 | 902 | 18.84 |
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Nick and Catherine investigate why a woman who was about to be married would have taken a swan dive off of her balcony and suspect that a hypnotist who robs banks may be involved while Grissom investigates the brutal murder of a woman found in an alley and discovers that her two-year-old child was with her when she was killed. Sara is confronted by an old case from season one "Too Tough To Die". | ||||||
| 185 | "Art Imitates Life" | Evan Dunsky | Kenneth Fink | October 23, 2008 | 903 | 19.17 |
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The team investigates the murder of a woman found in the park posed to recreate life and a string of murders follows with the same pattern. An artist becomes one of the suspects when they find out he has his models pose as dead bodies for his pictures. Also being two CSI's short Ecklie hires a new CSI Riley Adams and a counselor comes in to help them deal with Warrick's death. | ||||||
| 186 | "Let it Bleed" | Corinne Marinan | Brad Tanenbaum | October 30, 2008 | 904 | 18.64 |
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It's Halloween and Nick and Riley witness a man dressed as a cop rob a convenience store and then must help the team investigate the death of the daughter of a major drug lord which leads them to a seedy club where Catherine finds Lindsey on the dance floor. Wendy and Dr. Robbins clash when the victim is revealed to have three blood types in her body and two of them are male. | ||||||
| 187 | "Leave Out All the Rest" | Jacqueline Joyt | Kenneth Fink | November 6, 2008 | 905 | 18.11 |
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A body is found out in the desert and the guy's girlfriend is missing. After discovering needle marks on the victim's body Grissom turns to Lady Heather for help when he realizes that the needle marks are a form of S&M. She points the team towards a place designed for poetry and performing arts, but it has a back room perfect for S&M fantasies. Grissom and Lady Heather question their link and Sara questions Grissom's commitment. | ||||||
| 188 | "Say Uncle" | Dustin Lee Abraham | Richard J. Lewis | November 13, 2008 | 906 | 18.93 |
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The CSI team investigates a shooting at a Koreatown neighborhood party, in which the mother and uncle of a small boy, Park Bang, are murdered. Grissom stakes a personal investment in the case when it is discovered that Park Bang witnessed the shooting and he goes missing. Grissom suspects the killer tracked Park down and is trying to keep him from talking, the case becomes more complicated when it's revealed Park has HIV and his mother put him on an unauthorized medical trial. | ||||||
| 189 | "Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda" | Naren Shankar and Allen MacDonald | Brad Tanenbaum | November 20, 2008 | 907 | 18.43 |
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Greg, Riley, and Brass investigate the death of a women and the beating of her daughter who falls into a coma. They discover the women's husband is a suspect in the murder of a private investigator, Trevor Murphy and Trevor's kids may be bent on getting revenge for their dad's murder at any cost. Catherine and Nick investigate when two teenagers crash their car into a tree and die and uncover a deadly game of mailbox baseball. In the meantime, Grissom attends the trial of Natalie Davis. | ||||||
| 190 | "Young Man with a Horn" | David Rambo[1] | Jeffrey G. Hunt | December 4, 2008 | 908 | 17.39 |
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When a popular young singer is found dead outside an infamous Las Vegas nightclub, the CSI team uncovers a link between the present day crime and a murder from over 50 years ago. | ||||||
| 191 | "19 Down (Part 1)" | Carol Mendelsohn, Naren Shankar | Kenneth Fink | December 11, 2008 | 909 | 20.61 |
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When a new murder leads to a connection with an infamous serial killer, Grissom secretly joins the class of well-known criminal pathologist Dr. Raymond Langston (Fishburne), to gain access to the killer and get a crack in the case. | ||||||
| 192 | "One to Go (Part 2)" | Carol Mendelsohn, Naren Shankar | Alec Smight | January 15, 2009 | 910 | 23.13 |
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The CSI team is shocked and saddened when, after working with Dr. Raymond Langston (Fishburne) on the "Dick & Jane" murders, Grissom announces that his time as a CSI has come to an end and offers Langston a permanent position on the CSI team. [2] | ||||||
| 193 | "The Grave Shift" | David Weddle, Bradley Thompson | Richard J. Lewis | January 22, 2009 | 911 | 17.53 |
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The first day on the job for Dr. Langston turns from bad to worse when a simple burglary case quickly overlaps with a complicated arson and homicide case. | ||||||
| 194 | "Disarmed and Dangerous" | Dustin Lee Abraham, Evan Dunsky | Kenneth Fink | January 29, 2009 | 912 | 20.08 |
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When an FBI agent who was working undercover is found brutally murdered, the CSI team is called in to assist the victim's partner in finding the killer. | ||||||
| 195 | "Deep Fried and Minty Fresh" | Corinne Marrinan, Sarah Goldfinger | Alec Smight | February 12, 2009 | 913 | 17.78 |
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Langston, Nick, and Riley investigate a murder at a fast food restaurant that turns out to be difficult because most of their evidence is coated in cooking oil. Meanwhile Catherine and Greg investigate a strange death of a woman killed by ingesting two tubes of toothpaste. | ||||||
| 196 | "Miscarriage of Justice" | Richard Catalani, Jacqueline Hoyt | Louis Milito | February 19, 2009 | 914 | 16.85 |
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While Langston testifies in the trial of a respected Congressman, new evidence sends the CSIs back to the lab to reopen the investigation. | ||||||
| 197 | "Kill Me If You Can" | Bradley Thompson, David Weddle | Nathan Hope | February 26, 2009 | 915 | 17.83 |
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The CSIs are called to three different crime scenes in one night that are seemingly unrelated, but each case's forensic evidence reveals a common link. | ||||||
| 198 | "Turn, Turn, Turn" | Tom Mularz | Richard J. Lewis | March 5, 2009 | 916 | 20.80 |
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We follow the happenings of a seedy motel's inhabitants over the course of a year. The CSIs are called to a few too many cases to be coincidence and one CSI in particular finds himself becoming emotionally involved. | ||||||
| 199 | "No Way Out" | Fulvia Charles-Lindsay | Alec Smight | March 12, 2009 | 917 | 16.96 |
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Langston and Riley are taken hostage during the aftermath of a shootout in an unusually calm Las Vegas community | ||||||
| 200 | "Mascara" | Naren Shankar and Dustin Lee Abraham | William Friedkin | April 2, 2009 | 918 | 14.38 |
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One of Ray's former students is murdered, and the investigation plunges the team into the mysterious world of Mexican wrestling. William Friedkin directed the episode. | ||||||
| 201 | "The Descent of Man" | Evan Dunsky | Chris Leitch | April 9, 2009 | 919 | 16.36 |
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When a seasoned sky diver is paralyzed after free falling to earth when his parachute doesn't deploy, he turns out to be linked to the strange death-by-airborne-toxins of two wealthy men with ties to Iran. | ||||||
| 202 | "A Space Oddity" | Bradley Thompson, David Weddle and Naren Shankar | Michael Nankin | April 16, 2009 | 920 | 15.42 |
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While at a sci-fi convention Hodges and Wendy have to solve the murder of one of the stars. | ||||||
| 203 | "If I Had A Hammer" | Daniel Steck, Allen MacDonald and Corinne Marrinan | Brad Tanenbaum | April 23, 2009 | 921 | 14.45 |
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Catherine revisits one of the very first cases she worked as a CSI when the convicted felon in the murder claims the verdict was based on faulty evidence. | ||||||
| 204 | "The Gone Dead Train" | Jacqueline Hoyt | Alec Smight | April 30, 2009 | 922 | 15.30 |
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An unexplained illness that is affecting random citizens of Las Vegas baffles the CSIs. | ||||||
| 205 | "Hog Heaven" | Naren Shankar and Carol Mendelsohn | Richard J. Lewis | May 7, 2009 | 923 | 14.58 |
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A band of vicious bikers is given the go-ahead to take down one of their own when it is discovered that the guy is an undercover cop. | ||||||
| 206 | "All In" | David Weddle and Sarah Goldfinger | Alec Smight | May 14, 2009 | 924 | 14.42 |
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The ninth season concludes with the CSIs investigating murders linked to rare poker chips from a bygone casino. Meanwhile, Ray is forced to use lethal means for the first time on the job. | ||||||