CSI: Miami

This article is about the television series. For the computer game, see CSI: Miami (computer game).

CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami title card
Created by	Nathan Hancock
Starring	David Caruso Emily Procter Adam Rodriguez Khandi Alexander Rory Cochrane (2002–2004) Jonathan Togo (2004–present) Rex Linn Eva LaRue
Country of origin	USA
No. of episodes	97 as of May 22, 2006
Production
Running time	45 Minutes
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 23, 2002 – present

CSI: Miami is a spin-off of the popular CBS network series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Like the original CSI, CSI: Miami is a police procedural about a team of forensic scientists. It is set in present-day Miami, Florida, as well as Miami Beach. Filmed in the United States, the series has been exported to over a dozen countries worldwide. The show averages 20 million viewers an episode making it Monday's #1 show, and one of the most watched shows in North America. In 2006, Reuters reported that the show is "the most-watched U.S. series around the world"[1]. The series is distributed internationally by Alliance Atlantis.

The team investigates mysterious and unusual deaths to determine who killed whom and how, and also solve other serious crimes such as rape.

Characters

Main characters

• Lieutenant Horatio Caine (David Caruso), (Born April 7, 1960) head of the Miami-Dade crime lab, a forensic analyst and former bomb squad officer. He's very protective of his team, who sometimes calls him "H". His trademark is putting on and removing his sunglasses, often several times in an episode. He often stands sideways to the person he is speaking to and tilts his head slightly. Additionally, he frequently smiles flirtatiously at his primary suspect. Usually within the first 30 seconds after the crime sequence is shown, he greets Frank Tripp using his name, and asks a question or comments about the crime. He has become somewhat of a cult icon. During the first three seasons, Horatio's slowly revealed back-story mainly concerned his late brother. In season 4, after the resolution of that storyline, a new part of Horatio's history is starting to be revealed. In episode 407 Felony Flight, Caine is served and expected to show in court. In episode 408 Nailed, Caine reveals that a DA in New York is going after him for the murder of the man who killed Horatio's mother.In episode 413, "Collision", Caine reveals to a minor character that his father killed his mother. Caine was married to Eric Delko's sister Marisol, which ended when Marisol was shot by a Mala Noche gang member and later died.

• Detective Calleigh Duquesne (Emily Procter), (Born February 28, 1974) ballistics specialist; originally from Darnell, Louisiana, she is fluent in Spanish and has a bachelor's degree in physics from Tulane University. While working for the New Orleans Police Department, she gains the nickname "Bullet Girl". Her father is an alcoholic attorney who has tried to rehabilitate himself several times. She has a brief relationship with John Hagen in season 2; in the season 3 finale Hagen shoots himself right in front of her, after having pulled a gun on her earlier in the episode. This precipitates Calleigh's transfer out of the Ballistics department. She returns to her position as the Ballistics specialist after observing her successor's incompetence.

• Detective Eric Delko (né Delektorsky) (Adam Rodriguez), (Born December 19, 1976) fingerprint and drug identification expert; a Miami native of Cuban and Russian extraction. The youngest of 4 children, behind 3 sisters, Delko has a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Miami and is fluent in Spanish and Russian. He typically acts as the team's frogman when the situation arises. In episode 410, "Shattered", Delko's job is endangered when he is busted for drug possession, but it turns out he had been buying the drugs for his sister Marisol, to ease the pain of her leukemia treatments. Delko was Horatio's brother-in-law for a brief moment when Marisol married Horatio Caine, but their family bond was tragically severed when Marisol succumbed to the gunshot wound she suffered at the hands of a Mala Noche sniper.

• Dr. Alexx Woods (Khandi Alexander), Miami-Dade coroner. (Born August 13, 1960) Alexx began her medical career as a practicing doctor, but circumstances caused her to leave New York for Miami as a coroner. She has an eccentric habit of talking to the dead bodies as she examines them, usually as a way of giving them comfort in death. She is married with a son and a daughter.

• Detective Ryan Wolfe (Jonathan Togo), majored in Chemistry at a Boston college, and is pursuing a Masters in Genetics, but his academics are secondary to his moving to Miami and entering the field of law enforcement. Ryan is a police officer when Horatio hires him to replace the slain Speedle, not only for his considerable skills, but also because he is diligent in maintaining his firearms, which Speedle, fatally, was not. Repeated references have been made to the fact that Ryan possesses OCD. Wolfe first appears in the episode Under the Influence, but is not made a regular until Hell Night. In episode 408 Nailed, Wolfe is shot in the corner of his right eye with a nail gun, but isn't fatally hurt. The injury results in impairment of his vision which gives Ryan occasional problems with work, though he refuses to admit it. In episode 96 (Rampage) Wolfe attempts to protect civilians of a courthouse when a witness aids in the escape of a Mala Noche gang defendant.

Supporting characters

• Detective Frank Tripp (Rex Linn), a homicide detective. Made regular in season 4, recurring previously.

• Natalia Boa Vista (Eva LaRue, season 4-), a new Latina DNA analyst only allowed to work on cold or unsolved cases due to the restrictions of her federal grant. She and Delko dated briefly. At one point, she even thought she was pregnant with his child. She later found out that it was just a minor illness. She apparently escaped an abusive marriage before joining the crew, when her association with a society for battered women was key to helping the team solve the murder of a woman (who was killed by her ex-husband) assuming an alias for protection. It was revealed at the end of the fourth season that she was the mole in the lab.

Former characters

• Detective Tim "Speed" Speedle (Rory Cochrane, seasons 1-2), (Born June 24, 1973) trace evidence and impressions expert; originally from Syracuse, New York, with a degree in biology from Columbia University, Speed was killed in the line of duty in the third season premiere, Lost Son; he had not maintained his firearm as diligently as he should have, and when it jammed during a police shoot-out, he was shot in the chest by one of the suspects. His character was written out by request; Cochrane wished to pursue a film career, and was not happy with CSI: Miami's long shooting schedule.

• Megan Donner (Kim Delaney, episodes 1-10), Horatio's predecessor who returned to work as investigator after mourning the death of her husband, but later resigned due to the pressure caused by it. Her character was written out after 10 episodes of the first season due to the lack of chemistry between her and Caruso.

• Detecive Yelina Salas (Sofia Milos, seasons 2-3), a homicide detective frequently attached to CSI investigations, and the widow of Horatio's brother Raymond. She later starts a relationship with IAB Sergeant Rick Stetler, Horatio's personal nemesis. After her husband Raymond is revealed to be still alive in seasons 3's finale, she leaves with him and their son for Brazil to ensure Raymond's safety. She may reappear in the next season, since Horatio is going to Brazil to track down Riaz, who was deported by the Secret Service by making a deal for information about Islamic terrorists he was dealing with.

Recurring characters

• Tyler Jensen (Brian Poth), a lab tech expert in multimedia analysis.
• Sergeant Rick Stetler (David Lee Smith, season 2-), IAB Sergeant and Horatio's personal nemesis. He later started a relationship with Yelina, but she left with her husband on season 3 finale. His harsh feelings toward Caine stem from a bitter feeling when Horatio was promoted to lieutenant instead of him, believing Caine may have pulled in some "special favors" for the job. Horatio also suspected that during Stetler's relationship with Yelina, Stetler may have been abusive, which was evident when she came to work one day with a black eye. (Season 3, episode Crime Wave)
• Maxine Valera (Boti Ann Bliss, seasons 2-), a DNA analyst suspended due to a mistake in season 3, but returns in season 4. Has an unfortunate habit of taking short-cuts when filing in the evidence and that almost got her in trouble when the FBI investigated the lab. Nonetheless is an effective and dedicated tribute the lab.
• Peter Elliott (Michael B. Silver, seasons 2-), a US Secret Service (Financial Crime Division) Special Agent, had an obvious infatuation with Calliegh that interested her but she stopped when she found out that he was engaged to the state district attorney after taking him to the hospital for a gunshot wound. At the end of the season, it was revealed that his fiancee is the one that implicated the CSI lab and stole drug money seized in a raid causing the FBI to investigate.
• Joseph Kayle (Leslie Odom Jr., season 2-), a lab tech.
• Aaron Peters (Armando Valdes-Kennedy, season 3-), a lab-tech.
• Dan Cooper (Brendan Fehr, season 4), a new A/V Tech. May or may not relate to the case of D.B. Cooper
• Erika Sikes (Amy Laughlin, Season 4-), an aggressive ambitious young news reporter for a local Miami station. Her antics are often described as crazy and are very much annoying to the CSI team. She occasionally flirts around with Ryan Wolfe just to get information from him.

Former recurring characters

• Adelle Sevilla (Wanda de Jesus, season 1), a Latina homicide detective who occasionally accompanies the CSIs. She appeared in 10 episodes.
• Sam Belmontes (Cristian de la Fuente, season 1-2), a lab tech expert in chemical analysis.
• John Hagen (Holt McCallany, seasons 1-3), a homicide detective who had emotional and psychological problems. He was apparently Raymond's former partner who told Calleigh once that he couldn't stand being reminded of being the partner of dirty cop. He also had a brief relationship with Calleigh in Season 2. While pulling a crucial piece of evidence from a crime scene, he panicked when Calleigh came over to photograph the scene; he then crept up behind her and put his gun behind her head. Although he didn't mean to hurt her, it allowed him time to escape (she didn't know it was him at that time). He later shot himself in the Ballistics Lab in front of Calleigh during season 3 finale.
• Rebecca Nevins (Christina Chang), State Attorney who briefly had a relationship with Horatio, but he broke it off when she made a deal with a criminal suspected of killing a cop and series of robberies as well as having a relationship with a 16-year-old girl who took part in his crimes. Originally expected to be a more regular character but has not appeared on the show since that episode for reasons unknown.
• Marisol Delko Caine (née Delektorsky) (Alana de la Garza, season 4) Eric's older sister, who had leukemia. Because of the painful treatments, Eric occasionally purchased drugs, such as marijuana, to alleviate her pain. This got him in trouble until Horatio Caine intervened in the investigation, letting him off. Marisol and Horatio were married between the episodes that aired on May 8th and May 15th, 2006. She was shot by a Mala Noche sniper during the May 15th episode and later died from her injury. It was later discovered that the hit was ordered by a Mala Noche boss named Antonio Riaz, who found out about Marisol's family connections through his relationship as her marijuana dealer.

DVD releases

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DVD box art for CSI: Miami Season 4

DVD Name	Region 1	Region 2
CSI: Miami season 1	June 29, 2004	February 21, 2005
CSI: Miami season 2	January 4, 2005	February 20, 2006
CSI: Miami season 3	November 22, 2005	N/A

R2 DVD Releases

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CSI Miami Season 3 Part 1 DVD Cover Art

DVD Name	Release Date
CSI: Miami Season 1 Part 1	September 6 2004
CSI: Miami Season 1 Part 2	February 21 2005
CSI: Miami Complete Season 1	February 21 2005
CSI: Miami Season 2 Part 1	September 12 2005
CSI: Miami Season 2 Part 2	February 20 2006
CSI: Miami Complete Season 2	February 20 2006
CSI: Miami Season 3 Part 1	August 22 2006
CSI: Miami Season 3 Part 2	September 25 2006 Episode list Main article: List of CSI: Miami episodes Trivia Introduced as an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation's second season (CSI Episode 222: Cross Jurisdictions) when investigators Catherine Willows and Warrick Brown, played by Marg Helgenberger and Gary Dourdan respectively, went to Miami because a murder victim's daughter was found there after the killer took her and her mother while fleeing Las Vegas. During the opening credits, the actors' names morph out of equations: $4y-1=3b(Nh)$ becomes David Caruso $3a1-X=(A9Xy)$ becomes Emily Procter $3b+N=7bn1(6A)$ becomes Adam Rodriguez $2b+4a=(7h)3XyNh$ becomes Khandi Alexander $A1b+B2c=R4$ becomes Kim Delaney $(7b)=6m+(3h)$ becomes Jonathan Togo $(3h)+(7b)=6$ becomes Rory Cochrane Sofia Milos is the only cast member whose name appeared in the opening titles without mathematical equations. The series is primarily shot in a former warehouse in El Segundo, California (just south of LAX); location shooting in Miami is limited to a few days each season. The title music is "Won't Get Fooled Again" by the British rock band The Who. The Who also provided music for the title sequences of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ("Who Are You?") and CSI: NY ("Baba O'Riley"). In one episode, conservationist Jeff Corwin (of Animal Planet's The Jeff Corwin Experience) is featured helping the detectives retrieve a human foot from inside a live crocodile. The second season crossover episode "MIA/NYC Nonstop" is a bonus episode on the Season 1 DVD set of CSI: NY. Another crossover (between NY and Miami) was featured again on Nov 7, 2005 (CSI: Miami) and Nov 9, 2005 (CSI: NY), which involves a crashed plane and an escaped serial killer, and includes members of both casts. A new track by Madonna ("Hung Up") was heard once in each episode at the start of both CSI: Miami and CSI: NY. The fourth season crossover episode "Felony Flight" was solved on the CSI: NY episode "Manhattan Manhunt." This was the first time that a case was introduced on one "CSI" series and solved on another. This is also the first time that a CSI show has had crossover episodes that were not intended to introduce a spin-off. The (probable) origin of the 'Horatio' character name is explained by the character 'Belle King' in Dead Woman Walking (season 1) as being tied to Horatio (from Shakespeare's Hamlet), whom she calls 'the first CSI'. The actual origin of Horatio's name is given by Horatio himself in the pilot episode Cross Jurisdictions. His mother named him after American author Horatio Alger. (Interestingly, "Horatio Caine" was also the name of a criminal department store owner who had plans to blackmail London with nuclear destruction in "Death at Bargain Prices," an episode of The Avengers TV series). In "Rap Sheet" (Season 2), the rapper Xzibit (Alvin Nathaniel Joyner) guest stars as a character called '10-Large', a rapper whose bodyguard is shot and killed. Goofs Wet Foot/Dry Foot (Season 1, Episode 3): When a disembodied arm and half of a torso are pulled from a gutted tiger shark, Delko incorrectly comments that the tiger shark will eat anything as long as it's alive. However, tiger sharks will also feed 'on slaughter-house wastes or any other carrion'.[2] Breathless (Season 1, Episode 7): Horatio states that mosquitoes are attracted to humans by the carbon monoxide in our exhalations; this should have been carbon dioxide, since carbon monoxide is a lethal poison to both humans and mosquitoes. A Horrible Mind (Season 1, Episode 10): In the case about the professor, an erroneous parallel was made to the 'Stanford Experiment' (correct name: 'Stanford Prison Experiment'); they should have referred to the Milgram experiment instead. The parallel concerned the professor using his students in a manner similar to the Milgram experiment, 'teachers' and 'learners', as taught to him by the Columbian torturer (although the Columbian called them students, not learners). Entrance Wound (Season 1, Episode 12): Calleigh twice mispronounces "heptan-2-one" by saying the last syllable as the number one, instead of rhyming with "acetone" as it is pronounced by most chemists (it is a ketone alternatively called 2-heptanone). Dead Woman Walking (Season 1, Episode 15): When the lawyer was poisoned, the CSI team checked her house, and later the orange juice, with sulfur to detect traces of iodine. Horatio claimed that the presence of iodine would indicate decayed iodine-131. However, “iodine-131 has a half-life of eight days. At the end of eight days, half of the Iodine-131 becomes stable xenon-131.” (emphasis added)[3] Therefore, the team was looking for the wrong chemical. Also, the use of sulfur as a detector appears to come from scriptwriters picking up information from the completely unrelated sulfur-iodine cycle. The writers generally have little knowledge of South Florida. They refer to the courts as Superior Courts but trial courts in Florida are Circuit Courts (Los Angeles has Superior Courts, not Florida); writers had a suspect identified from a photo of the license plate on the front of a car, but Florida only uses rear license plates; writers often have the CSIs check the "state registry" of handguns but Florida does not register handguns. In the episode Speed Kills (Season 3, Episode 8) a man's head is boiled in water to remove all tissue from around the skull in order to reveal the head injuries he sustained. The process obviously dissolved the victim's face, which would not make for a pretty open coffin. Almost certainly most next of kin would seriously object. In the episode Money Plane (Season 3, Episode 17), during the analysis of the crash, Delko states that the aircraft took off from Runway 9 Right, yet the animation of the flight, as well as the trajectory Southeast over Coral Gables shows the aircraft taking off from Runway 12. In “One of Our Own”, the Season 4 Finale, Marisol Delko’s year of birth is shown on her tombstone as 1979. However, Eric Delko’s birthday has been listed as December 19, 1976, and it has been stated in the Season 1 episode “Slaughterhouse” that he is the youngest of the four Delko children. Broadcasters Australia: Nine Network Austria: ORF Canada: CTV, Showcase Television (syndication) Czech Republic: TV Nova Belgium: VT4 Brazil: AXN Bulgaria: Nova Television Denmark: Kanal 5 Estonia: TV3 France: TF1 Germany: RTL (previously: VOX) Hong Kong: ATV, AXN Hungary: Viasat3 Ireland: RTÉ Two Ireland: Channel 6 Iceland: Skjár 1 Indonesia: Indosiar Israel: Xtra HOT Italy: Sky Italia, Italia1 (Mediaset) Finland: MTV3, Subtv Japan: AXN, WOWOW, TV Tokyo, Voice Actor by Unshou Ishizuka, see also List of CSI: Miami Japan voice actors Korea: Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, Voice Actor by Yang Ji Woon, see also List of CSI: Miami Korea voice actors Latin America: AXN Lithuania: TV3 Montenegro: In TV Netherlands: RTL 5 New Zealand: TV3, SKY Network Television Norway: TVNORGE Philippines: AXN, RPN 9 Poland: AXN Portugal: AXN, SIC Romania: Pro TV Russia: DTV Singapore: AXN, Channel 5 Slovakia: TV JOJ Slovenia: POP TV South Africa: M-Net Spain: AXN, Telecinco Sweden: Kanal 5 Switzerland: SF Taiwan: AXN Turkey: Digiturk; Dizimax United Arab Emirates: One TV United Kingdom: Five, LIVINGtv (syndication/re-runs) United States: CBS, A&E Network (syndication) Syndication The A&E network airs rerun episodes on Sunday nights. The network purchased the syndication rights for a hefty US $1 million per episode after the show had been on the air for just one season. See also CSI: Miami (computer game) Hummer H2 (sponsor Cars) CSI: Miami: Complications script/screencaps External links CSI: Miami at EpisodeWorld.com CSI: Miami at the TV IV CSI: Miami at AOL Television TV's CSI: Miami Guide CBS CSI: Miami official site (Flash required) CSI Files - unofficial news site CSI Guide - unofficial guide to all of the CSI shows CSI Miami songs and music index El Segundo warehouse revived as production studio (Los Angeles Business Journal, June 17, 2002) CSI: Miami at IMDb CSI websites about CSI, CSI : Miami and CSI : NYNews, screenshots, episodes guides, cast, wallpapers, more than 1000 pictures, CSI Forum ... MBC CSI: Miami Season 3 Homepage Crimelab.NL - CSI: Miami - Contains an episode guide, quotes, facts, wallpapers, screen shots and message board. CBS.com: CSI Miami: Writer's Blog - Executive Story Editor Corey Miller write out his ideas and thoughts for the show Television Without Pity: C.S.I. Miami reviews all of CSI:Miami season one episodes epguides.com: CSI: Miami List all a season and episodes