Mea Culpa
Series: 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'
Episode Title: 'Mea Culpa'
Episode Number: 0509
Synopsis: "After a murder trial is reopened to explore new forensic evidence, Grissom discovers a previously undetected fingerprint on a piece of evidence during his cross-examination. This oversight is an opportunity for new assistant lab director Conrad Ecklie to put Grissom and his nightshift team under the microscope."
Original Airdate: November 25, 2004
Rerun: June 16, 2005
Fan Rating: 7.9/10 (Full Poll Results)
Story By: Carol Mendelsohn & Josh Berman
Teleplay By: Josh Berman
Directed By: David Grossman
Guest Stars:
- David Berman as David Phillips
- Aisha Tyler as Mia Dickerson
- Louise Lombard as Sophie Curtis
- Nana Visitor as Mrs. Katz
- Marc Vann as Conrad Ecklie
- Wallace Langham as Hodges
- Jason Segel as Neil Jansen
- Erik Jensen as Jeffrey Sinclair
- Alex Carter as Detective Vartan
- John DeMita as Jason Garbett
- Jason London as Keith Garbett
- Tina Lifford as Judge Witherspoon
- Bobby Hosea as Rich Rebba
- Stefan Marks as Max Larson
- Kenny Morrison as ATF Agent
- John Lacey as John Bergman/ATF Suit
- Gerald McCullouch as Bobby Dawson
- Terry Bozeman as Brad Lewis
- Palmer Davis as Margaret Finn
- Conrad Ecklie reportedly investigates Grissom after new evidence comes to light in an old murder case. (October 27, 2004 - CSI Files)
- Reported to kick off a major format shift for CSI, as Catherine Willows and Warrick Brown leave the graveyard shift for a newly formed swing shift, starting work each day at 4:00pm. Executive producer Carol Mendelsohn: "My understanding is that people are always moving around.You don't stay working with the same team. Circumstances change." (November 13, 2004 - CSI Files)
- Marg Helgenberger: "I'm going to be given my own shift in which I'll be supervising. My team is going to be, I'm sad to say, Gary and George, so sad." (November 19, 2004 - CSI Files)
- This episode had its first regularly scheduled repeat on the 3rd of March, 2005.
- Kristine Huntley - CSI Files
- Chris Fullman - Music Recap (Music Recap)
- Ann Hodgman - Entertainment Weekly - C
- Sobell - Television Without Pity - B
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53.2% - (138
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7-8
18.9% - (49
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3% - (8
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