Official 'To Kill a Predator' & 'Drops' Out' Details

The franchise offers two fresh episodes this week.

On Monday at 10:00pm EST, CSI: Miami will start out the week with "To Kill a Predator", in which pedophiles are being targeted:

The team must act quickly to stop a vigilante who is killing Internet predators.

This is Matt Earl Beesley's sixth turn in the director's chair for Miami. His most recent episode was "Cyber-lebrity". Brian Davidson has penned 10 previous episodes of the show, the latest being "Guerillas in the Mist".

The following actors and actresses are guest-starring in "To Kill a Predator":

• Vivian Dugre as Heather Amberson
• Brendan Ford as Sean Radley
• Stephanie Niznik as Deborah Radley
• Jordan Hinson as Hannah Radley
• Guy Killum as Tony Massaro
• George Newbern as Kevin Weaver
• Peter James Smith as Lou Durning
• Shane Johnson as T.J. Pratt
• Alexa Nikolas as Mallary Harding
• Tony Franchitto as Mr. Harding
• Shea Curry as Mrs. Harding
• Rebecca Marshall as Lisa Ross
• BJ Britt as Jared Belk
• Catherine Kresge as Allison

Vivian Dugré appeared in two previous episodes of Miami as Heather Amberson ("Kill Switch" and "Deep Freeze"). George Newbern appeared in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "Bloodlines" during the show's fourth season. Shane Johnson was in the CSI: New York episode "Love Run Cold". The rest of the guest-stars are new to the CSI franchise.

CSI: New York will be re-airing "The Thing About Heroes" Wednesday at 10:00pm EST. The episode started with Mac in Chicago, trying to solve the mystery of the 333 stalker before returning to New York to find the one responsible. (The cast list has now been added to the episode guide.)

A new episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation airs on Thursday at 9:00pm EST. The team revisits an old friend in "Drops' Out":

Brass and Nick get help from an unlikely source, an incarcerated criminal (Method Man), when investigating two murders that take place in the same apartment building.

Jeffrey Hunt directed "Drops' Out" and five previous episodes of CSI, including "Go to Hell" from earlier this season. The story is by Dustin Lee Abraham and Naren Shankar . Abraham has written 15 previous episodes of the show, the latest being "Cockroaches". Co-executive producer Shankar has penned 34 episodes of CSI, the most recent being "You Kill Me". The teleplay for "Drops' Out" was written by Abraham and Allen MacDonald, who has eight previous writing credits for the show, including "Goodbye and Good Luck".

"Drops' Out" contains the following actors and actresses in guest-starring roles:

• Method Man as Drops
• David Berman as David Phillips
• Archie Kao as Archie Johnson
• Liz Vassey as Wendy Simms
• Larry Mitchell as Officer Mitchell
• Anya Monzikova as Jessica Jaynes
• Grant Sullivan as Walter Jaynes
• Nikki Disanto as Valinda Carlisle
• Omi Vaidya as College Student
• Octavia Spencer as Sherry
• Al Shearer as Dale D
• Cara Santana as Dana Espinoza
• Ludo Vika as Maria Espinoza
• Terra Jole as Mini-Britney

Method Man is back for the third time as Drops. He previously appeared in "Poppin' Tags" and "Big Shots". David Berman, Archie Kao and Liz Vassey are reprising established recurring roles. Larry Mitchell has appeared in 25 episodes as Officer Mitchell, including "Grissom's Divine Comedy". Anya Monzikova appeared in the CSI: Miami episode "Chain Reaction" earlier this season. Grant Sullivan was also on Miami, playing a painter in "Rio". Octavia Spencer played a child welfare representative in the CSI: New York episode "On the Job".

"To Kill a Predator", the repeat of "The Thing About Heroes" and "Drops' Out" begin airing April 21 on CBS.

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