CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 10)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 10)
Starring	Laurence Fishburne Marg Helgenberger George Eads Eric Szmanda Robert David Hall Wallace Langham Liz Vassey David Berman Paul Guilfoyle
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	23
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 24, 2009 – May 20, 2010

The tenth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 24, 2009, and ended May 20, 2010. The series stars Marg Helgenberger and Laurence Fishburne.

Plot

Riley Adams leaves the CSI team in turmoil, as Catherine's leadership skills are called into question ("Family Affair"), during the 10th season of CSI. The team, including the newly returned Sara Sidle, continue to investigate the gruesome, the premeditated, and the unusual, including the death of a porn producer ("Ghost Town"), a botched robbery ("Working Stiffs"), a cop-on-cop homicide ("Coup de Grace"), the murder of a football coach ("Blood Sport"), a bizarre revenge plot ("Death & The Maiden"), a death at a bowling tournament ("Lover's Lanes"), and a human trafficking case that leads Ray to both New York and Miami ("The Lost Girls"). Meanwhile, Nick, Greg, and Hodges celebrate Henry's birthday ("Appendicitement") as Catherine comes face to face with Rascal Flatts ("Unshockable"), and Langston begins to investigate a series of murders committed by Dr. Jekyll ("Sin City Blue"), which may lead to his own brutal end ("Meat Jekyll").

Cast

Changes

Lauren Lee Smith is no longer part of the regular cast. Liz Vassey and David Berman both become main cast members. Jorja Fox recurs.

Main cast

• Laurence Fishburne as Raymond Langston, a CSI Level 2
• Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows, a CSI Level 3 Supervisor
• George Eads as Nick Stokes, a CSI Level 3 Assistant Supervisor
• Eric Szmanda as Greg Sanders, a CSI Level 3
• Robert David Hall as Al Robbins, the Chief Medical Examiner
• Wallace Langham as David Hodges, a Trace Technician
• Liz Vassey as Wendy Simms, a DNA Technician
• David Berman as David Phillips, an Assistant Medical Examiner
• Paul Guilfoyle as Jim Brass, a Homicide Detective Captain

Recurring cast

• Jorja Fox as Sara Sidle
• Archie Kao as Archie Johnson
• Sheeri Rappaport as Mandy Webster
• Jon Wellner as Henry Andrews
• Marc Vann as Conrad Ecklie
• Alex Carter as Lou Vartann
• Bill Irwin as Nate Haskell

Guest cast

• Rascal Flatts

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
207	1	"Family Affair"	Kenneth Fink	Story by: Naren Shankar Teleplay by: Bradley Thompson & David Weddle	September 24, 2009	16.04[1]
Season 10 begins with Riley Adams having left and the team investigating the suspicious death of a young actress who was killed in a questionable traffic accident which links with Greg's case of a murder of an old man beaten to death in a motel. Gangsters break into the lab and steal a body, shooting some lab workers. Meanwhile, Sara Sidle makes an unexpected visit to the lab and Ray investigates the disturbing work of "Dr. Jekyll".
208	2	"Ghost Town"	Alec Smight	Story by: Dustin Lee Abraham and Carol Mendelsohn Teleplay by: Dustin Lee Abraham	October 1, 2009	15.94[2]
A porn producer and a drug dealer are murdered in an upscale Las Vegas area, and the investigation centers on the members of the affluent neighborhood. The evidence near the peeping hole links to Craig Mason, the adopted son of the deceased bathtub serial killer, Paul Millander.
209	3	"Working Stiffs"	Naren Shankar	Naren Shankar	October 8, 2009	14.90[3]
Two office colleagues plan to rob a casino, but their misguided plot ends in murder.
210	4	"Coup de Grace"	Paris Barclay	Story by: David Rambo & Richard Catalani Teleplay by: David Rambo	October 15, 2009	15.37[4]
A police officer kills another police officer, and the CSIs must determine if the shooting was accidental or premeditated. The evidence also suggests the death may have been racially motivated.
211	5	"Bloodsport"	Jeffrey Hunt	Allen MacDonald	October 29, 2009	15.24[5]
A beloved college football coach is murdered in his home, and his entire team comes under suspicion in the case. The investigation reveals that the death may be linked to an earlier unsolved crime.
212	6	"Death & The Maiden"	Brad Tanenbaum	Jacqueline Hoyt	November 5, 2009	15.60[6]
Two seemingly unrelated crimes are discovered to be connected to a bizarre revenge plot.
213	7	"The Lost Girls"	Alec Smight	David Weddle & Bradley Thompson	November 12, 2009	17.38[7]
Ray searches for a missing girl being held hostage by human traffickers. He believes the victim may now be part of a Las Vegas prostitution ring.
214	8	"Lover's Lanes"	Andrew Bernstein	Dustin Lee Abraham	November 19, 2009	14.91[8]
A murder at a bowling alley is investigated after an unusual piece of evidence is discovered during a bowling tournament.
215	9	"Appendicitement"	Kenneth Fink	Evan Dunsky	December 10, 2009	16.43[9]
Nick, Greg, and Hodges take Henry (Jon Wellner), the lab's toxicologist, to celebrate his birthday at a biker bar, where they uncover a double homicide and realize the murderer may still be at the bar. Meanwhile, Ray and Catherine investigate a double murder which could be committed by "Dr. Jekyll".
216	10	"Better Off Dead"	Jeffrey Hunt	Story by: Richard Catalani & Tom Mularz Teleplay by: Corinne Marrinan & Tom Mularz	December 17, 2009	15.58[10]
A shootout at a gun store may be linked to the death of a young woman who was involved in a suicide pact.
217	11	"Sin City Blue"	Louis Shaw Milito	Story by: Daniel Steck Teleplay by: David Rambo & Jacqueline Hoyt	January 14, 2010	15.33[11]
Two beautiful women are murdered in a Las Vegas hotel and the CSIs uncover an unusual killer during their investigation. Meanwhile, Langston continues to hunt "Dr. Jekyll".
218	12	"Long Ball"	Alec Smight	Christopher Barbour	January 21, 2010	14.29[12]
A legendary golf pro is murdered during a high-profile tournament. Golfers Natalie Gulbis, Rocco Mediate, Gary McCord, and Duffy Waldorf appear as themselves, as well as former pro David Feherty.
219	13	"Internal Combustion"	Brad Tanenbaum	Jennifer N. Levin	February 4, 2010	14.49[13]
The CSIs investigate the deaths of two high-school students involved in illegal street racing.
220	14	"Unshockable"	Kenneth Fink	Michael Frost Beckner	March 4, 2010	15.59[14]
The bass guitarist of the country music band Rascal Flatts is shocked during a concert, and recovers with partial memory loss and having different tastes and opinions, much to the bafflement of the CSIs as they investigate possible sabotage. Meanwhile, a decomposed man is fished out of Lake Mead, leading the CSIs into a world of governmental conspiracy.
221	15	"Neverland"	Alec Smight	Tom Mularz	March 11, 2010	15.25[15]
The body of a 14-year-old boy is discovered in a field and the investigation reveals the victim has blood under his fingernails that matches a convicted killer who is in prison for murdering his wife. The incarcerated man demands to be released, claiming that someone else with identical blood killed his wife, but Ray believes the prisoner may have had the blood planted at the scene to try to gain his freedom.
222	16	"The Panty Sniffer"	Louis Shaw Milito	Story by: Richard Catalani & Jacqueline Hoyt Teleplay by: Jacqueline Hoyt	April 1, 2010	13.35[16]
Detective Vartann and Catherine pose as a couple during a 24-hour stakeout on a drug operation in an upscale hotel, while Langston and Nick work on a case involving a woman's death linked to a fetish club.
223	17	"Irradiator"	Michael Nankin	Bradley Thompson & David Weddle	April 8, 2010	14.97[17]
Langston investigates the murder of a family and thinks that he has finally found a suspect for Dr. Jekyll, but all is not what it seems.
224	18	"Field Mice"	Brad Tanenbaum	Story by: Naren Shankar & Jennifer N. Levin Teleplay by: Wallace Langham & Liz Vassey	April 15, 2010	13.19[18]
Hodges and Wendy take a group of students on a field trip through the crime lab. They explain in detail cases the CSIs have done while picturing themselves in the crime investigators' roles. At the end of the episode, Wendy kisses Hodges.
225	19	"World's End"	Alec Smight	Evan Dunsky	April 22, 2010	13.35[19]
Catherine investigates the case of a student found dead near her daughter's school, leading to a world of racism and a dark secret from one of the school crew uncovered. The Rwandan Genocide is a subject in the episode.
226	20	"Take My Life, Please!"	Martha Coolidge	David Rambo & Dustin Lee Abraham	April 29, 2010	13.63[20]
The CSIs investigate the death of a legendary comedian who appears to have died under mysterious circumstances; Langston and Sara try to solve the case of a bullet-ridden corpse.
227	21	"Lost & Found"	Frank Waldeck	Corinne Marrinan & Elizabeth Devine	May 6, 2010	14.15[21]
The CSIs assist Brass in helping a family friend to solve the disappearance of her family during a car accident.
228	22	"Doctor Who"	Jeffrey Hunt	Tom Mularz	May 13, 2010	13.42[22]
A reporter covering the Dr. Jekyll serial murders is strangled to death and the victim's husband accuses Ray of the crime and of other deaths in the past that his wife investigated.
229	23	"Meat Jekyll"	Alec Smight	Story by: Naren Shankar Teleplay by: Evan Dunsky	May 20, 2010	14.35[23]
The CSIs attempt to capture the elusive Dr. Jekyll with the help of another serial murderer, Nate Haskell (Bill Irwin), who claims to know who he is.

See also

• List of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episodes

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