Official Info For This Week's 'CSI' Outings

By Caillan
May 10, 2003 - 4:33 AM

See Also: 'Inside The Box' Episode Guide

CBS recently published official information on next week's episodes of CSI: Miami and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Synopses, creative staff and guest cast listings for CSI: Miami's "Freaks and Tweaks" and CSI's season finale, "Inside The Box", are available courtesy of TV Guide and Yahoo! TV.

"Freaks and Tweaks"

Airdate: May 12, 2003
Tagline: "A brutal murder and a near-fatal explosion take place at a methamphetamine addict's home."
Directed by: Deran Sarafian
Written by: Elizabeth Devine & John Haynes

Deran Sarafian previously directed "Broken" and "Camp Fear".

Elizabeth Devine is a former criminologist and serves as consulting producer on CSI: Miami. John Haynes is one of the show's technical advisers; "Freaks and Tweaks" is his first episode of CSI: Miami.

The official synopsis for the episode is as follows:

An explosion in a rundown barn nearly kills Horatio and his crew just after they find a dead man inside, bound with duct tape. The case gets personal for Horatio when it's discovered that the leading suspect knew his late brother. At the lab, Alexx is shocked to learn that her best friend's husband has been murdered, apparently the victim of a random shooting.

A list of the episode's guest cast, together with selected previous credits, can be found below:

Holt McCallany as Detective Hagen
Debrah Farentino (Earth 2, NYPD Blue)
Sean Douglas (Dodgeball)
John Eric Bentley (Friends, The X-Files)
Dan Warner
Chopper Bernet (Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron)
Billy Rieck (Angel, Six Feet Under)
Troy Winbush as Welch ("Spring Break")
S.E. Perry (The West Wing)
Craig Gellis (General Hospital)
Clayne Crawford (CSI's "Chaos Theory")
Patrick Flueger (Judging Amy)
Azura Skye (Red Dragon, Buffy The Vampire Slayer)
Stephen Tobolowsky as Don ("Simple Man")
Mark Harelik (Jurassic Park III, Star Trek: Voyager)

The promo for "Freaks and Tweaks" can be downloaded here, while advance plot spoilers are available in this news item.

"Inside The Box"

[Warning: The below TV Guide synopsis contains major spoilers for "Inside The Box".]

Airdate: May 15, 2003
Tagline: "The team loses one of its own in a bank robbery and gun battle in Las Vegas; Grissom's hearing loss prompts him to make a decision."
Directed by: Danny Cannon
Written by: Anthony E. Zuiker & Carol Mendelsohn

Danny Cannon is a regular CSI director, having been with the series since the "Pilot". He also serves as co-executive producer.

Anthony E. Zuiker is the creator and executive producer of CSI. His credits include "Evaluation Day" and "Revenge Is Best Served Cold". Carol Mendelsohn is also an executive producer, having written "The Execution of Catherine Willows" and "Blood Lust", among others.

The TV Guide synopsis for the episode can be found below:

Things get personal for the CSIs in the top-rated series' third-season finale, which explores the intersection of the investigators' work and their personal lives. Three masked bandits steal a safe-deposit box from a Las Vegas bank in a daring daytime heist, during which Det. Lockwood is killed. Lockwood's death provides Grissom and his crew with added incentive to find the murderous culprits. But the case really hits home for Catherine when the evidence leads to casino owner Sam Braun, who is like a father to her. Also, Grissom's hearing gets progressively worse and he seeks out Dr. Robbins for help.

"Inside The Box's" guest cast includes: