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Official Details For This Week's Episodes

By Caillan
September 28, 2003 - 11:50 AM

See Also: 'All For Our Country' 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 "Dead Zone" and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation's "All For Our Country" are available courtesy of TV Guide and Yahoo! TV.

"Dead Zone"


Airdate: September 29, 2003
Tagline: "Horatio delves into the world of modern-day treasure hunting after a murder victim is found skewered to his yacht with a harpoon."
Written by: Michael Ostrowski
Directed by: Joe Chappelle

This is Michael Ostrowski's first CSI: Miami episode, having previously served as a writer and story editor on The District. Joe Chappelle is a regular director for the series, with his past credits including "Golden Parachute" and "Body Count".

The official TV Guide synopsis of this episode is as follows:

The body of a man involved in recovering sunken treasure is discovered pinned to the wall of his new cabin cruiser by a bloody spear fired from a speargun at close range.

"Dead Zone" includes the following guest cast members:

  • Sofia Milos as Yelina Salas
  • Holt McCallany as John Hagen
  • Brian Poth as Tyler Jenson
  • Tamara Craig Thomas (Odyssey 5, Cold Squad)
  • Sandra McCoy (Down With Love)
  • Michael Rooker (The Bone Collector)
  • Robin Thomas (The Contender)
  • Bridgette Wilson-Sampras (Extreme Ops)
  • Dorothy Lyman (All My Children)
  • Kieran Campion

Advance plot details for this episode are available in this news item.

"All For Our Country"


Airdate: October 2, 2003
Tagline: "Grissom receives a jolt when murder suspects are found shot to death; Catherine and Sara investigate the death of a college student found floating in his shower."
Written by: Andrew Lipsitz & Carol Mendelsohn
Directed by: Richard Lewis

Carol Mendelsohn is the showrunner and executive producer of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, while Andrew Lipsitz serves as a supervising producer. Richard Lewis has helmed countless CSI episodes, including part one of this story, "Assume Nothing".

The official TV Guide synopsis of this episode is as follows:

The investigation into the double homicide turns up two more murders and the evidence leads Grissom, Warrick and Nick to believe a police officer may be involved. Across town, Catherine and Sara probe the death of a college student found after several days in his still-running bathtub.

"All For Our Country" includes the following guest actors:

  • David Berman as David Phillips
  • Skip O'Brien as Skip O'Riley
  • Archie Kao as Archie Johnson
  • Joseph Patrick Kelly as Officer Metcalf
  • Paul Francis (Pearl Harbor)
  • Sandra Hess (Pensacola: Wings of Gold)
  • Rudolf Martin (24, Judging Amy)
  • John Doman (Oz, The Wire)
  • Scott Alan Smith (The District, DC 9/11)
  • Lombardo Boyar (The Bernie Mac Show)
  • Jeffrey Dean Morgan (JAG, The Practice)
  • David Andrews (Terminator 3, Fight Club)

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