Complete Details For This Week's 'CSI' Triple

By Caillan
October 3, 2004 - 12:16 PM

See Also: 'Under the Influence' Episode Guide

CBS recently released the official synopses for this week's episodes of CSI: Miami, CSI: New York and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Miami's "Under the Influence", which introduces new cast member Jonathan Togo as rookie CSI Ryan Wolfe, will air at 10:00 p.m. Monday, October 4. Here's what TV Guide had to say about the episode:

A woman is killed when she is pushed in front of a bus. Later, a man's body is discovered down an elevator shaft in a nearby building, and there is evidence to link the victims to a common killer. Back at the lab, Calleigh's dad informs her that he may have accidentally killed someone while drinking and driving; and Horatio puts Speedle's replacement on the case.

The episode was directed by Scott Lautanen, who also serves as CSI: Miami's associate producer. Story editors Marc Dube ("Blood Moon") and Corey Miller ("Complications") penned the script.

"Under the Influence" will feature the following actors:

Sofia Milos as Yelina Salas
Jonathan Togo as Ryan Wolfe
Brian Poth as Tyler Jensen
Rex Linn as Detective Tripp
Boti Ann Bliss as Valera
John Heard as Duke Duquesne ("Double Cap", "The Best Defense")
Meredith Monroe as Claudia (Dawson's Creek)
Jonathan Silverman as Seaver (The Odd Couple II, Death Becomes Her)
Amelia Cook as Katrina
Daniel Murray (ER, JAG)
Jesse Head (Without a Trace, Boston Public)
Steven Meek (Sliders, Black Scorpion)
Jack Kyle (Intolerable Cruelty)
Thomas Scott II

At 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 6, CBS will air the third regular episode of CSI: New York, entitled "American Dreamers". In the episode "Mac must determine whether someone is playing a practical joke or if a murder has occurred after a skeleton is discovered on a double-decker bus in Times Square."

Eli Talbert, a CSI veteran who now serves as a producer on the Big Apple incarnation, penned the episode. His previous credits include "Anonymous", "Chasing the Bus" and "$35K O.B.O.". Director Rob Bailey has helmed episodes of Without a Trace, The Wire and Spooks.

The following guest actors will appear in "American Dreamers":

Grant Albrecht as Dr. Leonard Giles
Johnny Sneed as Joel (The Guardian)
Susan Ruttan as Mrs. Moreland (L.A. Law)
Charles Parks as Mr. Moreland (Speed 2: Cruise Control)
Thomas Kopache as Danner (The West Wing, Enterprise)
Frank Medrano as Bruno (Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: CI)
John Ross Bowle
Latarsha Rose (Law & Order)
J. Kyle Manzay (Kingscounty)

Rounding out the CSI week is the Las Vegas crime lab with their second outing this season, "Down the Drain". Here's what TV Guide had to say about the episode, which airs at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 7:

A man's badly twisted corpse is found in a city storm-drain tunnel following a severe thunderstorm, and the discovery leads to another disturbing finding: human bones that may have come from a murder victim. As more bones are found the investigation focuses on identifying the victim and pinpointing the location where the body was dumped.

CSI producer and regular director Kenneth Fink helmed "Down the Drain", which was written by executive producer Naren Shankar. Shankar's previous episodes include "Lady Heather's Box" and "Play With Fire".

The following guest actors will be heading "Down the Drain":