CSI: NY (season 5)

CSI: NY Season 5
The Complete Season Five UK Boxset
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	25
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	September 24, 2008 (2008-09-24) – May 14, 2009 (2009-05-14)
Home video release
DVD release date	September 29, 2009
Season chronology
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The fifth season of CSI: NY originally aired on CBS between September 2008 and May 2009. It consisted of 25 episodes. The premiere, "Veritas", concluded the story from the previous season's cliffhanger finale, "Hostage".

CSI: NY The Fifth Season was released on DVD in the U.S. on September 29, 2009.^[1]

Series regulars

Main article: List of CSI: NY characters

Character	Portrayed by	Main cast	Recurring cast
Mac Taylor	Gary Sinise	entire season	N/A
Stella Bonasera	Melina Kanakaredes	entire season	N/A
Danny Messer	Carmine Giovinazzo	entire season	N/A
Lindsay Monroe	Anna Belknap	entire season	N/A
Sid Hammerback	Robert Joy	entire season	N/A
Adam Ross	A. J. Buckley	entire season	N/A
Sheldon Hawkes	Hill Harper	entire season	N/A
Don Flack	Eddie Cahill	entire season	N/A
Jessica Angell	Emmanuelle Vaugier	N/A	entire season

See also: Minor characters in CSI: NY

Episodes

Main article: List of CSI: NY episodes

№	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	U.S. viewers (million)	Original air date
93	1	"Veritas"	David Von Ancken	Zachary Reiter & Pam Veasey	14.59[2]	September 24, 2008 (2008-09-24)
Picking up where the season 4 finale left off, the team is investigating the death of a woman named Lauren Salinas who is linked to the bank robbery. She is a friend of Flack's sister Samantha. Also, Mac has escaped the robber but the bodies are still piling up. So the team must quickly find the bank robber before he is able to get away.
94	2	"Page Turner"	Frederick E.O. Toye	Trey Callaway	14.88[3]	October 1, 2008 (2008-10-01)
An urgent search for the cause of a series of deaths by radiation poisoning may ultimately lead to a very deadly volume in the New York City Library.
95	3	"Turbulence"	Matt Earl Beesley	Gary Sinise & Jeremy Littman	15.87[4]	October 8, 2008 (2008-10-08)
When an Air Marshal turns up dead on a flight on which Mac is a passenger, the victim turns out to be a fake. The real Marshal was killed earlier and his ID stolen. Meanwhile, Stella prepares for a baseball game during which the CSI team will play a team of firefighters; one with whom she is very friendly.
96	4	"Sex, Lies and Silicone"	Jonathan Glassner	Wendy Battles	14.39[5]	October 22, 2008 (2008-10-22)
The team investigates the puzzling death of a woman named Ann Steele. To solve the case, the team must look for a life-size silicone doll. When the team is in the factory that makes them, Flack prompts some amusement.
97	5	"The Cost of Living"	Rob Bailey	John Dove	13.75[6]	October 29, 2008 (2008-10-29)
The CSI team investigates the shooting death of an archaeologist whose secret life may have caught up to him.
98	6	"Enough"	Alex Zakrzewski	Zachary Reiter	11.80[7]	November 5, 2008 (2008-11-05)
Three drug dealers set to stand trial are found dead in separate places. They were all trying to get rid of a witness to their crime, but it looks like someone got them first.
99	7	"Dead Inside"	Christine Moore	Pam Veasey & Daniele Nathanson	11.62[8]	November 12, 2008 (2008-11-12)
The team finds more than just a house floating up the river; they also find a group telling secrets that could be deadly.
100	8	"My Name Is Mac Taylor"	Rob Bailey	Pam Veasey	14.12[9]	November 19, 2008 (2008-11-19)
For the 100th episode, a series of murders are linked by the fact that all the victims are named "Mac Taylor". The New York team struggle against time in order to hunt down this killer before the worst happens.
101	9	"The Box"	Oz Scott	Peter M. Lenkov & Bill Haynes	12.30[10]	November 26, 2008 (2008-11-26)
When an unidentified body is found inside a crushed car, the team must extract the bones to identify the victim and find the killer. Lindsay reveals to Danny that she is pregnant.
102	10	"The Triangle"	Jeff Thomas	Trey Callaway	13.33[11]	December 10, 2008 (2008-12-10)
When an armored truck is robbed and a guard killed, the team finds themselves hampered by a strange energy field that appeared at the time of the incident. Danny pops the question to Lindsay as they continue to explore the future of their relationship.
103	11	"Forbidden Fruit"	John Behring	Peter M. Lenkov & Jill Abbinanti	13.38[12]	December 17, 2008 (2008-12-17)
A murder happens during a strange Christmas dinner involving "mouse brains" and "cod liver oil" and a girl so tired of being lonely goes to great lengths in order to be with somebody on the Christmas day.
104	12	"Help"	David M. Barrett	Sam Humphrey	12.66[13]	January 14, 2009 (2009-01-14)
A woman is found dead at a wedding dress sale. The team discovers evidence on her that may connect to the rape and murder of a subway performer found dead in her bathtub. Hawkes and Mac clash over a case involving a serial rapist.
105	13	"Rush to Judgement"	Rob Bailey	Wendy Battles	11.58[14]	January 21, 2009 (2009-01-21)
After finding various body parts scattered around the city, the CSIs discover they belong to a tough, but successful wrestling coach at a prestigious NYC High School. The case takes a dramatic turn when Mac and his team mine the coach’s computer and discover he emailed a provocative photo of a twelve-year old boy to students on his wrestling team. Flack is suspended by IAB.
106	14	"She's Not There"	Nelson McCormick	John Dove & Pam Veasey	11.94[15]	February 11, 2009 (2009-02-11)
Two separate cases become one when a man turns up dead and a young woman is missing. They turn out to be connected to a sex-slave-trafficking ring in the city. Flack is back on duty after being cleared.
107	15	"The Party's Over"	Oz Scott	Barbie Kligman	12.33[16]	February 18, 2009 (2009-02-18)
Stella's date is interrupted when the body of the deputy mayor falls from the ceiling at a charity fundraiser. Mac takes on Robert Dunbrook. The blue flu causes problems.
108	16	"No Good Deed"	Matt Earl Beesley	Rusty Cundieff & Floyd Byars	12.56[17]	February 25, 2009 (2009-02-25)
A buzzard flying over Manhattan drops a human eyeball into Stella's coffee, and the team searches for the rest of the body.
109	17	"Green Piece"	Jeffrey Hunt	Zachary Reiter	13.63[18]	March 11, 2009 (2009-03-11)
Adam is injured during a game of street hockey when a car bomb goes off. Danny and Lindsay get married.
110	18	"Point of No Return"	Rob Bailey	Peter M. Lenkov & Bill Haynes	12.78[19]	March 18, 2009 (2009-03-18)
The wife of a former ME is found dead and a white powder near her body helps the CSI team track her killer. The team discovers that the powder is actually heroin made from human bodies.
111	19	"Communication Breakdown"	John Keris	Trey Callaway	12.64[20]	March 25, 2009 (2009-03-25)
The team has to figure out who killed the chief of a Native American tribe and why.
112	20	"Prey"	Marshall Adams	Wendy Battles & Noah Nelson	12.50[21]	April 8, 2009 (2009-04-08)
Misleading evidence in a voice coach's death holds a surprise for Stella.
113	21	"The Past, Present and Murder"	David Von Ancken	Sam Humphrey & Danielle Nathanson	12.14[22]	April 15, 2009 (2009-04-15)
Robert Dunbrook pushes a man through his high-rise office window. The team will have to change how the case is classified after the body goes missing.
114	22	"Yahrzeit"	Norberto Barba	Barbie Kligman & Peter M. Lenkov	12.50[23]	April 29, 2009 (2009-04-29)
A jewelry auction takes a deadly turn. The case requires the team to try to understand the Holocaust. Mac learns how one member of his family experienced it. Ed Asner guest stars, and earned a 2009 Emmy nomination for his performance.
115	23	"Greater Good"	Alex Zakrzewski	Pam Veasey	13.40[24]	May 6, 2009 (2009-05-06)
Mac informs an ex-con that he served time for a crime he didn't commit, and Lindsay tells Danny "it's time" for the first CSI baby to be born.
116	24	"Grounds for Deception"	Duane Clark	Melina Kanakaredes	12.33[25]	May 13, 2009 (2009-05-13)
A man is murdered during a theatrical performance with everyone watching. Stella gets in big trouble when Mac finds out she disobeyed an order and she travels to Greece.
117	25	"Pay Up"	Rob Bailey	Anthony E. Zuiker, Carol Mendelsohn & Ann Donahue	12.77[25]	May 14, 2009 (2009-05-14)
A member of the team is murdered after a deadly group of kidnappers snatch Robert Dunbrook's son while he is being escorted to court. The team are able to find the evidence and rescue the son and use deadly force on their team member's killer. Later, as they salute their fallen colleague in a bar, a drive-by shooting threatens the life of another member.

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External links

• CSI: NY at CBS
• CSI: NY Season 5 Episode List at the Internet Movie Database
• CSI: NY at TV.com
• CSI: NY at Yahoo! TV
• CSI: NY Season 5 Episode Guide at CSI Files