‘In Vino Veritas’ & ‘Seth And Apep’ Official Details

The franchise airs a two-episode crossover this week, starting on CSI and carrying over to CSI: NY. Official plot details and cast lists can be found after the jump.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation gets things going on Wednesday at 10:00pm ET/PT with “In Vino Veritas”:

When CSI Mac Taylor decides to surprise his girlfriend in Vegas, he discovers she’s missing and asks his friend D.B. Russell for help. Meanwhile, the CSIs investigate the loss of a local wine collector on part one of a two-part crossover with CSI:NY.

Executive Producer Louis Milito has directed ten previous episodes of CSI, most recently “Fallen Angels” from earlier this season. The episode was written by Co-Executive Producer Rick Eid, who previously penned this season’s “Pick and Roll”.

The following guest stars will appear in the episode:

Gary Sinise as Mac Taylor
Larry Mitchell as Officer Mitchell
Damian O’Hare as Jonah Drake
Nicole Steinwedell as Samantha Wilson
Edward Herrmann as Albert Vogel
Jeff Branson as Jack Davari
C.S. Lee as Vincent Carrado
Nicholas Bishop as Tom Scola
Christopher Heyerdahl as Marc Ratelle
Kirk Acevedo as James Boyd
Donnell Turner as Bouncer

Gary Sinise appears as his CSI: New York character Mac Taylor. Larry Mitchell reprises his established recurring role as Officer Mitchell. Jeff Branson has previously guest-starred on CSI: Miami (“Blood Lust”) and CSI: NY (“Command+P”). The other actors are new to the franchise.

On Friday, CSI: New York continues the story in “Seth and Apep” at 9:00pm ET/PT:

Mac and the team partner with D.B. Russell to outsmart Christine’s kidnappers before they run out of time to save her life, in the second part of a two-part crossover.

“Seth and Apep” marks the sixth directing credit for Eric Laneuville, who previously helmed last season’s “Brooklyn ‘Til I Die”. The episode was written by Producers Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt. The pair also co-wrote “CLUE: SI” earlier this season.

The episode will feature the following actors in guest-starring roles:

Ted Danson as D.B. Russell
Navid Negahban as Zane Kalim

Ted Danson appears as his CSI character DB Russell in the spinoff. Navid Negahban previously guest-starred in the Miami episode “Dishonor” during the show’s eighth season.

“In Vino Veritas” and “Seth and Apep” begin airing February 6 on CBS.