CSI: Miami (season 8)

CSI: Miami (season 8)
Starring	David Caruso Emily Procter Adam Rodriguez Jonathan Togo Rex Linn Eva LaRue Omar Miller Eddie Cibrian
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 21, 2009 – May 24, 2010

The eighth season of CSI: Miami premiered on CBS on September 21, 2009 and ended May 24, 2010. The series stars David Caruso and Emily Procter.

Description

It's all change during the eighth season of CSI: Miami as the team face the loss of one of their own and flash back to 1997. Delko departs joining the States Attorneys Office as an investigator, forcing him to return to the lab undercover, Calleigh finds herself facing death once again, as the spirit of a victim helps her solve his own homicide, Horatio's ex-girlfriend is killed in an explosion, whilst the crime lab comes under siege from hostage takers. It's ultimately high-tech crime that cripples the team this season, however, as they are methodically taken down by a serial killer they are hunting, with one CSI paying the ultimate price.

Cast

Main cast

• David Caruso as Horatio Caine; a Lieutenant and the Director of the MDPD Crime Lab.
• Emily Procter as Calleigh Duquesne; a veteran Detective, the CSI Assistant Supervisor and a ballistics expert.
• Adam Rodriguez as Eric Delko; a CSI Detective and Wolfe's partner. (Episodes 1-5)
• Jonathan Togo as Ryan Wolfe; a CSI Detective and Delko's partner.
• Rex Linn as Frank Tripp; a senior homicide Detective.
• Eva LaRue as Natalia Boa Vista; a CSI Detective.
• Omar Benson Miller as Walter Simmons; an art-theft specialist and CSI Detective. (Episodes 6-onwards,Special Guest Episodes 3-5)
• Eddie Cibrian as Jesse Cardoza; a founding member of the MDPD's CSI team.

Recurring cast

• Khandi Alexander as Alexx Woods; a physician. (Episode 1&5)
• Malcolm McDowell as Darren Vogel; an Attorney and a nemesis of the CSIs.
• Johnny Whitworth as Jake Berkeley; an undercover MDPD Detective.
• Evan Ellingson as Kyle Harmon; Horatio's son.
• Christian Clemenson as Tom Loman; the teams Medical Examiner.

Guest stars

• Laurence Fishburne as Ray Langston; a Las Vegas CSI.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
168	1	"Out of Time"	Sam Hill	Tamara Jaron	September 21, 2009	14.20[1]
The continuation of last season's story; the team searches for Delko. Meanwhile, there is a flash back to 1997 when H brought the team together.
169	2	"Hostile Takeover"	Allison Liddi-Brown	Corey Evett & Matt Partney	September 28, 2009	13.96[2]
A gunman attacks the Miami lab and holds four people, including Cardoza, hostage. Horatio is to serve as the negotiator, where the gunman has a rather unique request in exchange for the hostages.
170	3	"Bolt Action"	Gina Lamar	Melissa Scrivner	October 5, 2009	13.43[3]
Calleigh's testimony before IA may threaten Delko's future. Meanwhile three volleyball players mysteriously die during a game.
171	4	"In Plane Sight"	Larry Detwiler	Robert Hornak	October 12, 2009	13.27[4]
The CSI team are on the case of a repoman discovering a dead body of a hated business man on the plane he was supposed to repossess for his client.
172	5	"Bad Seed"	Matt Earl Beesley	Brian Davidson	October 19, 2009	13.16[5]
A lethal outbreak in Miami that is linked to deadly farming practices is investigated as murder. Alexx returns to help the team with the case.
173	6	"Dude, Where's My Groom?"	Carey Meyer	Brett Mahoney	November 2, 2009	12.52[6]
A groom goes missing, and the CSIs recreate his debauched bachelor party to solve the case and a murder. In the meantime, former lab tech Walter Simmons joins the group as a new CSI.
174	7	"Bone Voyage"	Sam Hill	Barry O'Brien	November 9, 2009	14.38[7]
Raymond Langston (Laurence Fishburne) from Las Vegas travels to Miami to aid a murder with possible ties to a human leg that was discovered in Vegas. This is the first part of the CSI: Trilogy.
175	8	"Point of Impact"	Eric Mirich	Krystal Houghton	November 16, 2009	13.26[8]
The CSIs investigate a horrible car crash to discover who or what caused it. The probe reveals the darkest secrets of the drivers involved.
176	9	"Kill Clause"	Scott Lautanen	Jeremy R. Littman	November 23, 2009	13.22[9]
Horatio and his team investigate when deadly jellyfish are used as murder weapons. Meanwhile, a mysterious woman from Jesse's past unexpectedly shows up.
177	10	"Count Me Out"	Marco Black	Marc Dube	December 7, 2009	12.72[10]
The CSIs investigate the death of a census worker, which leads to a high-speed car chase and an explosion that puts Ryan and Natalia in danger.
178	11	"Delko for the Defense"	Gina Lamar	Tamara Jaron	December 14, 2009	14.18[11]
The team discovers that Delko is working for an attorney defending a homeless man accused of raping and killing a wealthy woman.
179	12	"Show Stopper"	Sam Hill	Corey Evett & Matt Partney	January 11, 2010	13.65[12]
When America's sweetheart (Phoenicks) bursts into flames during a concert, the CSIs expose the dark side of pop stardom.
180	13	"Die By the Sword"	Matt Earl Beesley	Melissa Scrivner	January 18, 2010	13.16[13]
A man is chopped in half, and the lab tries to tie the case to a Japanese mobster, who seeks custody of his biological son, who was adopted by the victim. Meanwhile, Natalia's hearing loss nearly makes her a victim during the investigation.
181	14	"In The Wind"	Allison Liddi-Brown	Brett Mahoney	February 1, 2010	13.44[14]
Horatio and the CSIs have just 24 hours to find out if a man on death row is truly guilty of killing his wife and young daughter.
182	15	"Miami, We Have a Problem"	Sam Hill	Brian Davidson	February 8, 2010	13.46[15]
A dead body falls from the sky, and the team discovers that he had been a passenger on a private commercial space flight.
183	16	"L.A."	Rob Zombie	Barry O'Brien	March 1, 2010	12.07[16]
Horatio and Delko travel to Los Angeles to clear Cardoza of an evidence tampering allegation that threatens the prosecution in a current Miami murder case.
184	17	"Getting Axed"	Carey Meyer	Krystal Houghton	March 8, 2010	11.93[17]
The team does not have any difficulty finding suspects when a hated receptionist is murdered with an axe and her body is pushed down a evelvator shaft. The real difficulty is finding out who did it.
185	18	"Dishonor"	Sam Hill	Marc Dube	March 22, 2010	10.80[18]
Horatio's son, Kyle, seeks his father's help in solving a murder.
186	19	"Spring Breakdown"	Larry Detwiler	Corey Evett & Matt Partney	April 12, 2010	10.78[19]
The CSIs work on solving three separate homicides that occurred during Spring Break vacation.
187	20	"Backfire"	Don Tardino	Tamara Jaron & Melissa Scrivner	April 19, 2010	11.66[20]
The spirit of a victim haunts Calleigh until she is able to solve his murder.
188	21	"Meltdown"	Matt Earl Beesley	K. David Bena & Brian Davidson	May 3, 2010	9.62[21]
Evidence is stolen from the lab following a diamond heist and Eric Delko returns.
189	22	"Mommie Deadest"	Gina Lamar	Krystal Houghton & Brett Mahoney	May 10, 2010	11.10[22]
When a suburban soccer mom is murdered, the CSIs uncover her family's dark past, while Delko continues his undercover mission. At the end of the episode, Caliegh confronts Delko of what's going on and an explosions happens soon after.
190	23	"Time Bomb"	Sam Hill	Corey Evett & Matt Partney	May 17, 2010	10.52[23]
When Horatio's ex-girlfriend is killed in an explosion, the team looks within their own department to find the killer. The team is uneasy as Eric returns to do some undercover investigation and evidence leads to the discovery of stolen diamonds in Ryan's house. They must find the real culprit and exonerate Ryan before things get out of hand.
191	24	"All Fall Down"	Joe Chappelle	Barry O'Brien & Marc Dube	May 24, 2010	12.39[24]
A serial killer taunts the CSIs by leaving them cryptic hints, and the longer it takes them to decode these puzzles, the higher the death toll rises. In the opening sequence the daughter of the first victim can be heard singing the "Ashes ashes all fall down" chorus from the Grateful Dead's "Throwing Stones".

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