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Official Details For 'Death Grip' & 'Invisible Evidence'

By Caillan
October 12, 2003 - 7:00 AM

See Also: 'Invisible Evidence' Episode Guide

CBS recently released information for this week's instalments of CSI: Miami and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Synopses, creative staff and guest cast listings for CSI: Miami's "Death Grip" and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation's "Invisible Evidence" are available courtesy of TV Guide and Yahoo! TV.

"Death Grip"

Airdate: October 13, 2003
Written by: Steven Maeda
Directed by: David Grossman

Writer-producer Steven Maeda is a CSI: Miami veteran, having penned the very first regular episode, "Golden Parachute". His other credits include "Losing Face" and "Spring Break". David Grossman has directed for both CSI and CSI: Miami, his most recent episode being "Dispo Day".

The official synopsis for the episode is available from TV Guide:

A teen tennis phenom is kidnapped from her bedroom, and the investigation leads to a canal where alligators roam. Later, Delko calls on old college buddy and gator expert Jeff Corwin to help out.

The guest cast for "Death Grip" includes the following actors (previous credits are included in brackets):

  • Virginia Madsen as Krista (Dune, Candyman)
  • Ryan Bittle as David (Dawson's Creek, Sweet Valley High)
  • Joel Gretsch as Walker (Taken, The Emperor's Club)
  • Matthew Settle as Pickering (Band of Brothers, U-571)
  • Tegan West as Camp (Murder She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle)
  • Adam Carl as Cunningham (Life Goes On)
  • Elizabeth Densmore as Tiffany (Lizzie McGuire)
  • Jeff Corwin as Himself (The Jeff Corwin Experience)
  • Brian Poth as Video Technician Tyler Jenson
  • Elle Fanning (Taken)
  • Sara Paxton (Jody Bradley in CSI's "Burden of Proof")

Advance plot spoilers for this episode can be found here and here.

"Invisible Evidence"

Airdate: October 16, 2003
Written by: Josh Berman & Kathleen Butler
Directed by: Danny Cannon

Josh Berman has been with CSI since season one, rising up the ranks to become supervising producer this year. Co-writer Kathleen Butler is a newcomer to the series. Danny Cannon serves as executive producer of CSI and has directed numerous episodes, including the "Pilot".

The official synopsis for "Invisible Evidence" can be found below:

Warrick is blindsided in court when a bloody knife he recovered from a suspected killer's car is determined to be inadmissible, leaving the CSIs only 24 hours to find new evidence before the accused murderer is set free.

The episode features the following guest actors:

  • Xander Berkeley as Sheriff Atwater (24, Air Force One)
  • Christian Camargo as Fife (K-19: The Widowmaker)
  • Kayren Butler as Rita (Undressed)
  • James Marshall as Quinn (Growing Pains)
  • Erik Jensen as Sinclair (Third Watch)
  • Palmer Davis as Margaret Finn ("Boom" et al.)
  • Wallace Langham as Hodges ("Recipe For Murder" et al.)
  • Romy Rosemont as Jacqui Franco ("The Execution Catherine Willows" et al.)
  • David Berman as Coroner's Assistant David Phillips
  • Lochlyn Munro (Charmed)
  • Autumn Reeser (Grounded For Life)
  • James Patrick Stuart (Gods & Generals, All My Children)
  • Larry Sullivan (The Young and the Restless)

Advance plot spoilers for this episode can be found in this news item.

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