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An unusual young man's death leads the CSIs to investigate more than just a possible homicide in the fourth episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

According to CSI Files sources, "The Case of the Cross Dressing Carp" finds Grissom and his team examining the circumstances surrounding the death of Brandon Towne. The young man is found hanging from a tree next to a reservoir. There are lacerations across his chest. On further inspection, it is discovered that Brandon has breasts that look as though they belong on a woman. Was this some sort hate crime?

In the autopsy room, Doc Robbins tells Grissom that there are scratches around the ligature furrow in Brandon's neck, indicating that he struggled to free himself from the noose. He also examines the lacerations on Brandon's chest and determines that they were not deep enough to kill him. Grissom looks at the young man's wallet. The eighteen-year-old lived in The Greens, a community that surrounds the reservoir where his body was found.

Brandon shows no physical signs of Klinefelter syndrome. Men with Klinefelter syndrome are born with an extra X chromosome and sometimes exhibit gynecomastia, a condition in which a man develops more breast tissue than normal. Since Klinefelter syndrome does not explain Brandon's enlarged mammary glands, the team will have to do more investigating to discover what caused the abnormality--and whether this contributed to his death in any way.

Brandon worked at a water treatment plant, and as they start to put the pieces of the puzzle together, the team learns that this might be more than a hate crime. There was a hydrologist poking around the reservoir and the nearby water treatment plant--the same plant that Brandon worked for. The hydrologist had been in contact with Brandon and claimed that the young man was helping him work on a project. From the messages that were exchanged between them, Brass suggests that Brandon himself might have been the project.

Meanwhile, Catherine takes part in an investigation at what remains of the Rampart Hotel (which was destroyed in "Built to Kill, Part One"). A human skeleton has been found beneath the rubble. Sofia notices a bracelet on the arm of the skeleton. Veronica says that she bought a necklace at the Indian Market in Santa Fe which looks like it could belong to a matching set. Have they unearthed a Native American burial site, or is this another secret that Sam Braun tried to cover up?

Please note that the above plot details have not been confirmed by CBS, Alliance Atlantis or Bruckheimer Films, and until such time you should treat this information as you would any other rumour. The above information comes from early script drafts and the details of the episodes are liable to change before the episodes are shown.

"The Case of the Cross Dressing Carp" is expected to air October 18, 2007.

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