'Tipping Point' & 'Forbidden Fruit' Official Details

Two more fresh episodes air before the franchise takes a break for the holidays.

On Monday at 10:00pm ET/PT, CSI: Miami wrangles with violence in "Tipping Point":

The CSI team, with the help of local tipsters, fights to save a neighborhood on the brink of being taken over by a violent street gang, on CSI: MIAMI.

This is the first time Marco Black has directed for Miami. Brian Davidson has written 12 previous episodes of the show, including "Raging Cannibal".

The following guest stars will appear in "Tipping Point":

• Boti Bliss as Valera
• Amy Laughlin as Erica Sikes
• Carlos Reig-Plaza as Michael Olvera
• Jon Seda as Hector Salazar
• Cara Santana as Yolanda Ramoz
• Jullian Dulce Vida as Raphael Vargas
• Michelle Bonilla as Gloria Nunez
• Connor DiLiberto as Mateo Nunez
• Shahine Ezell as Freddie Granada
• Ric Sarabia as Darryl Broadman
• Alexy Skuby as Ricky Moore
• Amin Joseph as Security Guard
• Marcelo Turbet as Funeral Director

Boti Bliss is reprising her established recurring role. Amy Laughlin is back as Erica Sikes, who was last seen in "Darkroom" during season five. Cara Santana appeared in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "Drops' Out". Alexy Skuby was in an episode of CSI ("Rashomama"), and he also contributed his voice to a 2003 CSI videogame. The other actors are new to the franchise.

CSI: New York discovers that all is not as it seems on Wednesday at 10:00pm ET/PT in "Forbidden Fruit":

The CSIs appear to have an open and shut case after a murder suspect is impaled during a police pursuit, but it turns out the investigation is just beginning.

This is John Behring's first turn in the director's chair for New York. Jill Abbinanti wrote the episode with executive producer Peter Lenkov. Abbinanti previously wrote the season four episode "Buzzkill". Lenkov has 15 writing credits for the show, most recently for "The Box".

"Forbidden Fruit" will feature the following actors and actresses in guest-starring roles:

• Emmanuelle Vaugier as Det Jessica Angell
• Alvin Zalamea as Clancy
• Jack McGee as Marks
• Casey LaBow as Ella McBride
• Kristin Cavallari as Isabelle Vaughn
• Alex Schemmer as Tony Clark
• Tahyna Tozzi as Quinci Feeney
• Morgan Hewitt as Marina Morton
• Louis Lombardi as Stan Trovato
• Chris Carmack as Colby Duncan
• Paul Papadakis as George Kolovos

Emmanuelle Vaugier is reprising her established recurring role as Detective Jessica Angell. Casey LaBow was in "Dead Inside" earlier this season, and Paul Papadakis was in "The Cost of Living". Jack McGee has appeared in CSI ("Abra Cadaver" and "Grissom's Divine Comedy") and Miami ("Rock and a Hard Place"). Louis Lombardi was in "Grissom Versus the Volcano" during CSI's fourth season. Chris Carmack guest-starred in the Miami episode "Kill Switch". Alvin Zalamea is credited with doing stunts in the CSI episode "Lying Down With Dogs".

On Thursday, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation will air a repeat of "Art Imitates Life" from earlier this season at 9:00pm ET/PT. The team investigated the mysterious deaths of several people whose poses maintained a semblance of life.

"Tipping Point", "Forbidden Fruit" and the repeat of "Art Imitates Life" begin airing December 15 on CBS.

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