CSI: Miami (season 5)

CSI: Miami Season 5
The Complete Season 5 UK Boxset
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	24
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	September 18, 2006 (2006-09-18) – May 14, 2007 (2007-05-14)
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1	October 30, 2007
Season chronology
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List of CSI: Miami episodes

The fifth season of CSI: Miami premiered on CBS on September 18, 2006 and ended May 14, 2007. Rex Linn and Eva LaRue are promoted to series regular.

Notable Cast Members

Actor	Character	Main cast	Recurring cast
David Caruso	Horatio Caine	entire season	N/A
Emily Procter	Calleigh Duquesne	entire season	N/A
Adam Rodriguez	Eric Delko	entire season	N/A
Khandi Alexander	Alexx Woods	entire season	N/A
Jonathan Togo	Ryan Wolfe	entire season	N/A
Rex Linn	Frank Tripp	entire season	N/A
Eva LaRue	Natalia Boa Vista	entire season	N/A
Sofia Milos	Yelina Salas	N/A	entire season

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
98	1	"Rio" (Part 4)	Joe Chappelle	Sunil Nayar	September 18, 2006 (2006-09-18)	17.62[1]
Horatio and Delko travel to Rio to find Riaz, the man responsible for Marisol's murder. While there, Horatio meets Yelina and learns that his brother is back doing undercover work and may be connected to Riaz, for whom Horatio also suspects his nephew is working. Back in Miami, Natalia, now a CSI, helps Ryan investigate the beating death of a woman in Coral Gables.
99	2	"Going Under"	Matt Earl Beesley	Marc Dube & John Haynes	September 25, 2006 (2006-09-25)	17.79[2]
Calleigh's vehicle is forced off the road into a body of water and ruins the evidence along with it. They are forced to find new evidence. Near the end of the investigation, Horatio feels responsible to share his thoughts in a "Deja Vu" situation.
100	3	"Death Pool 100"	Sam Hill	Ann Donahue & Elizabeth Devine	October 2, 2006 (2006-10-02)	17.90[3]
The team investigates a suspicious double murder at the "Bling-Bling" party hosted by a famous jewellery designer in town. They soon find that one of the victims is on the "Death Pool 100" list of a betting system based on the death of celebrities. Following the lead of information, they carry out a dramatic operation involving FBI and National Treasury.
101	4	"If Looks Could Kill"	Scott Lautanen	Ildy Modrovich & Barry O'Brien	October 9, 2006 (2006-10-09)	17.60[4]
The team investigates the death of a famous male model after his body is found stuck under a boat. Later on they reveal a sick and twisted secret of the agency he worked for.
102	5	"Death Eminent"	Eagle Egilsson	Corey Miller & Brian Davidson	October 16, 2006 (2006-10-16)	18.12[5]
The body of a local politician is found in an empty house. The entire neighborhood was upset that he was backing the use of eminent domain, allowing the government to force them out of their homes. During the period of investigation, some members of the team have to deal with their enemies in the past while some have to come to terms with the nature of the profession they are pursuing.
103	6	"Curse of the Coffin"	Joe Chappelle	Sunil Nayar & Krystal Houghton	October 23, 2006 (2006-10-23)	17.83[6]
When a believer in Santeria, a mix of Catholicism and African voodoo, is found murdered in front of her shrine of animal sacrifices, bizarre incidents start happening around the CSI lab and people speculate that the lab is cursed. However, the case takes an unexpected turn when the CSIs discover that the victim may have been murdered over a tangled plot involving stolen gold.
104	7	"High Octane"	Sam Hill	Marc Dube	November 6, 2006 (2006-11-06)	16.80[7]
After an accident where the driver was decapitated during a dangerous stunt, the evidence leads the CSIs to believe it was more than an accident. While gathering the evidence, the CSIs find they must go into the world of "sideshows."
105	8	"Darkroom"	Karen Gaviola	John Haynes	November 13, 2006 (2006-11-13)	18.77[9]
A murder and kidnapping becomes personal when DNA from a crime scene reveals that Natalia's sister Anya is one of the kidnapped women they are looking for. The team finds a safe full of photos of missing women and they must find the photographer who was using his camera to lure the unsuspecting women. This episode was based on the photographer William Richard Bradford who photographed Eva LaRue's sister.[8]
106	9	"Going Going Gone"	Matt Earl Beesley	Elizabeth Devine	November 20, 2006 (2006-11-20)	18.54[10]
After a young woman is found dead shortly after she was auctioned off for charity, the team finds that the woman was trying to uncover the true nature of the event's host. As the team delves deeper into the investigation they soon discover a larger plot that could put Miami in danger.
107	10	"Come As You Are"	Joe Chappelle	Brian Davidson	November 27, 2006 (2006-11-27)	17.13[11]
A Marine recruiter is found dead on a civilian shooting range with various bullet holes in him, but there is no blood at the scene. The CSIs find out that the victim was dead before he was shot and that his body was pulled onto the range. As the case advances, Horatio determines the murder may be tied to the death of a marine in Iraq who was killed in combat. Natalia is shocked to learn that Nick asked Valera out and that she accepted.
108	11	"Backstabbers"	Gina Lamar	Barry O'Brien	December 11, 2006 (2006-12-11)	16.00[12]
When terror suspect Sonya Barak is targeted by her own people for assassination, she goes on the run, and Horatio sets out to capture her, both to protect her and bring her to justice.
109	12	"Internal Affairs"	Scott Lautanen	Corey Miller	January 8, 2007 (2007-01-08)	16.01[13]
Nick is murdered in his condo and Natalia is arrested for the crime when evidence at the scene suggests she killed him, but Horatio tries to clear her name. The evidence also reveals that Delko and Nick fought earlier in the day. In another case, a wealthy single man is found dead in his mansion with a granite-topped bookshelf on top of him. The investigation reveals the victim was seeing a therapist who suddenly dropped him as a patient. It is suddenly discovered, that the two cases are related.
110	13	"Throwing Heat"	Joe Chappelle	Krystal Houghton	January 22, 2007 (2007-01-22)	18.85[14]
After Frank steps on a land mine at a crime scene Horatio and the Bomb Technicians must deactivate the bomb. Delko gets hit with a large law suit after investigating a domestic dispute.
111	14	"No Man's Land" (Part 1)	Scott Lautanen	Dominic Abeyta	February 5, 2007 (2007-02-05)	18.43[15]
The lives of two CSIs are put in danger when an old enemy of Horatio's returns. When a truck full of confiscated weapons is hijacked and the weapons are released back into the public, Horatio links the crime to Clavo Cruz, a man he put away for murder years ago. However, on the day of Clavo's arraignment, a confiscated missile is launched into the courthouse to aid his escape, with Alexx inside.
112	15	"Man Down" (Part 2)	Karen Gaviola	Ildy Modrovich	February 12, 2007 (2007-02-12)	19.90[16]
Horatio and Delko are ambushed while searching for a kidnapped court stenographer in a parking garage, and a CSI is seriously wounded. The woman was abducted by Clavo Cruz, who escaped from prison. The investigation reveals Cruz may be involved with selling illegal African diamonds.
113	16	"Broken Home"	Sam Hill	Barry O'Brien & Krystal Houghton	February 19, 2007 (2007-02-19)	19.23[17]
The parents of a babysitter are murdered on the property where she is taking care of a 12-year-old boy in an upscale neighborhood. The investigation reveals the boy's parents were drugged at a nearby party and that there is a thief in the neighborhood who may be connected to the crimes. Also, Horatio investigates a doctor's shady past that includes lots of dead patients.
114	17	"A Grizzly Murder"	Eagle Egilsson	Elizabeth Devine & Brian Davidson	February 26, 2007 (2007-02-26)	17.42[18]
A hunter is attacked and killed by a black bear, but the evidence suggests the victim may have been set up as bait. The investigation reveals the death may be a cover-up for the murder of a high-priced hooker and her bodyguard who were part of an illegal prostitution ring servicing elite clients in Miami.
115	18	"Triple Threat"	Scott Lautanen	Corey Miller & Sunil Nayar	March 19, 2007 (2007-03-19)	17.66[19]
A wealthy real-estate developer is murdered at a plush mansion where a luncheon, organized by his wife, is being held to raise money for a children's hospital. Later, at a construction site owned by the victim, a woman's severed body is found. Also, Delko's colleagues worry that he may not be ready to return to work after he makes an error during the investigation.
116	19	"Bloodline"	Carey Meyer	John Haynes & Marc Dube	April 9, 2007 (2007-04-09)	16.11[20]
Horatio suspects that a county supervisor and the Native American owners of a casino may be involved in a murder when a victim is found scalped near the gambling establishment.
117	20	"Rush"	Sam Hill	Ildy Modrovich & Krystal Houghton	April 16, 2007 (2007-04-16)	15.36[21]
Horatio investigates a movie star's murder inside a celebrity rehab center. The probe reveals that the actor's candid confessions while in therapy, including some damaging secrets, may have led directly to his death.
118	21	"Just Murdered"	Eagle Egilsson	Ty Scott	April 23, 2007 (2007-04-23)	17.03[22]
A contentious divorce turns deadly when the husband's mistress is murdered and other dead bodies follow.
119	22	"Burned"	Anthony Hemingway	Corey Evett & Matt Partney	April 30, 2007 (2007-04-30)	17.24[23]
A man is killed in a fire in his home, but his girlfriend escapes. Meanwhile, Horatio must fire Ryan when he doesn't disclose that he knew one of the suspects. But as they investigate the team discovers that the man and his girlfriend actually set the fire, planning to frame the woman's ex-boyfriend. The plan backfires when the fire goes off and the man is killed.
120	23	"Kill Switch"	Scott Lautanen	Corey Miller & Marc Dube	May 7, 2007 (2007-05-07)	17.18[24]
After the murder of a suspected carjacker the team discovers that he may have been involved with a formidable drug lord and was suspected of drug running off Miami’s shores.
121	24	"Born to Kill"	Karen Gaviola	Sunil Nayar & Ann Donahue	May 14, 2007 (2007-05-14)	16.63[25]
Horatio hunts for a serial killer who brands his victims with a "Y" mark. When an arrest is made, the alleged culprit is found to possess a supposed "killer gene" due to an extra Y chromosome. But just as the CSIs believe they've closed the case, the killings begin again.

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