Episode Guide
Season 5
Episode Guide
Rio
S5
E1
Sep 18, 2006
Horatio and Delko head to Brazil to try and catch Marisol's killer, Antonio Riaz. While in Rio, Horatio reunites with Yelina and learns that his brother Raymond is in too deep undercover in a drug ring run by Riaz. To make matters worse, Horatio's nephew, Ray Jr., is working as a drug mule for Riaz.
Going Under
S5
E2
Sep 25, 2006
After collecting the evidence to a crime scene involving a murdered undercover ATF agent, Calleigh is run off the road into a canal, corrupting her evidence. Since almost none of the evidence is salvageable, the CSIs must work to uncover new, untouched evidence in order to solve the case.
Death Pool 100
S5
E3
Oct 2, 2006
When a celebrity is murdered, Horatio and the team discover that the motive is tied to a 'death pool,' in which players legally bet off-shore on when famous people are going to die. However, the off-shore gaming ship proves to be not as legit as originally thought when the CSIs discover that counterfeit hundred dollar bills are being circulated as a result.
If Looks Could Kill
S5
E4
Oct 9, 2006
A male model is run over by a car and the CSIs discover that his good looks may have cost him his life. But when another male model falls to his death, Horatio and the team must find the connection before another murder occurs. Meanwhile, Natalia's abusive ex-husband is released from jail and begins stalking her at the lab.
Death Eminent
S5
E5
Oct 16, 2006
A local city councilman's body is found in an empty house and the CSIs learn that neighbors were irate that the victim had been backing eminent domain, the government's right to force people out of their homes for private development.
Curse of the Coffin
S5
E6
Oct 23, 2006
When a believer in Santeria is found murdered in front of her shrine, bizarre incidents start happening around the CSI lab and people start speculating that the lab is cursed. However, the case takes an unexpected turn when the CSIs discover that the victim may have been murdered over a tangled plot involving stolen gold.
High Octane
S5
E7
Nov 6, 2006
When a man is decapitated while doing a daring stunt with his car, the team suspects that it was more than just an accident. During evidence collection, the CSIs enter the world of "sideshows," where kids gather in tricked-out cars, mostly stolen, performing dangerous stunts.
Darkroom
S5
E8
Nov 13, 2006
After one woman is found murdered and another kidnapped, evidence leads the CSIs to uncover dozens of photos of unidentified missing women in a safe. After examining DNA, the team discovers that the kidnapping victim is Boa Vista's sister, Anya.
Going, Going, Gone
S5
E9
Nov 20, 2006
When the team takes the case of a young woman murdered after a charity event, they soon find that the victim was only there to expose the event's host as a dangerous drug dealer. However, as the CSIs investigate further into the case, they find evidence of a plot against Miami that could put the whole city in jeopardy.
Come As You Are
S5
E10
Nov 27, 2006
When a Marine recruiter is murdered, the long list of suspects includes anyone who opposes the war in Iraq as well as fellow recruiters looking to eliminate the competition. However, Horatio uncovers a second murder when he finds hate mail sent to the victim from a soldier who thinks he may have killed his brother in combat.
Backstabbers
S5
E11
Dec 11, 2006
As a suspected terrorist is standing trial for aiding in a plot to destroy Miami, her own people try to gun her down, believing she may be in cahoots with the police. When the woman goes on the run to stay alive, Horatio decides to find her, never wavering in his belief that she is innocent until proven guilty.
Internal Affairs
S5
E12
Jan 8, 2007
When Natalia is named a suspect in her ex-husband's murder, the rest of the team, careful to avoid any suspicion of interference from Internal Affairs, must watch the case from the sidelines. Now, holding Natalia's fate in their hands, Horatio, the lab's night shift and Calleigh's cop ex-boyfriend must find the evidence to prove her innocent.
Throwing Heat
S5
E13
Jan 22, 2007
While investigating the death of a Cuban refugee who is killed by a landmine, Tripp steps on a mine himself. With Tripp's life hanging in the balance, Horatio and the bomb squad must work to defuse it before it detonates. Meanwhile, after protecting a woman in the midst of a domestic dispute with her husband, Delko is slapped with a $250,000 law suit by the con-artist wife who set him up.
No Man's Land
S5
E14
Feb 5, 2007
The lives of two CSIs are put in danger when Horatio's old enemy, Clavo Cruz, returns on part one of a two-part episode. When a truck full of confiscated weapons is hijacked and the weapons are released back into the public, Horatio links the crime to Clavo, a man he put away for murder years ago.
Man Down
S5
E15
Feb 12, 2007
In part two of a two-part episode, a member of the team is pronounced dead after being shot in the head. Not wanting to give up, Horatio has the CSI rushed to the hospital and watches as doctors try to bring him back. Meanwhile, the CSIs find evidence that could lead them to Clavo Cruz, the man behind the shooting.
Broken Home
S5
E16
Feb 19, 2007
The CSIs investigate when the parents of a baby sitter in an upscale neighborhood are murdered. As the team sorts through the neighbors' secrets and lies, they find an unexpected love triangle as a motive for murder. Meanwhile, a key piece of evidence found at the crime scene leads Horatio to expose a doctor with some dirty secrets of his own.
A Grizzley Murder
S5
E17
Feb 26, 2007
A men's hunting weekend turns deadly when one of the group is mauled by a bear and evidence suggests foul play. The CSIs determine that the hunter may have been set up as bait for the 800-pound black bear.
Triple Threat
S5
E18
Mar 19, 2007
When a wealthy real estate developer is killed, the CSIs suspect his wife and her two secret twin sisters. The victim is killed at a charity event hosted by his wife. However, evidence soon reveals that the victim is not who they originally thought and blood found at the crime scene could belong to the wife or her two secret twin sisters, who even her husband knew nothing about.
Bloodline
S5
E19
Apr 9, 2007
When a murder victim is found scalped in a hotel, Horatio suspects that the County Supervisor and the owners of a nearby Native American casino are involved. A call girl Horatio tried to help previously wakes up in a pool of blood next to her dead "John." The CSIs must determine if she is not as innocent as she appears.
Rush
S5
E20
Apr 16, 2007
The CSIs investigate a celebrity rehab center where the therapeutic confessing of wrongs may have lead to a movie star's murder. Horatio and the team investigate a movie star's death while he was in a celebrity rehab center and on the verge of exposing some damaging secrets.
Just Murdered
S5
E21
Apr 23, 2007
Miami's nastiest divorce becomes even worse when the husband's mistress turns up dead. A nasty divorce gets even worse when the husband's mistress turns up dead and, as the body count increases, the soon-to-be ex-couple's relationship turns out to be even more complicated.
Burned
S5
E22
Apr 30, 2007
When a CSI's personal problems taint an investigation, Horatio must fire a member of his team. An arson home fire, leaving one man dead and nearly killing his fiancé, leads the CSIs to the fiancé's ex-boyfriend, who is obsessed with ruining the couple's life.
Kill Switch
S5
E23
May 7, 2007
After a suspected carjacker is murdered, the CSIs learn that the victim may have been involved in drug smuggling off the shores of Miami. Ryan identified the suspect during a segment on his news program and soon after a self-proclaimed vigilante killed the suspect. But when the evidence doesn't add up, the CSIs discover the vigilante only wanted the credit and did not kill the "carjacker."
Born To kill
S5
E24
May 14, 2007
When a serial killer suspected of killing young women and branding them with a "Y" is caught and identified as having the "criminal gene," the team feels that they have closed their case until the killings begin again.