CSI:New York

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Charge of This Post

Written by Timothy J. Lea
Directed by Rob Bailey

The team is called to an office building in Greenwich Village to investigate the death of a security guard when a bomb goes off in the structure. Mac and Flack are trapped inside when the bomb detonates. Mac survives the blast, and he finds Flack barely alive with several serious wounds. Detectives Fielding and Lessing are brought in from homeland security to help with the case. Stella and the rest of the team look for bomb fragments and debris so that they can reconstruct the blast. Danny realizes that the manufacturer marks the explosives with identifying tags – which could be their key to nabbing the killer. If they can trace the origins of the bomb they can track its owner. Danny confirms that the bomb was a military grade explosive; the security guard was killed in military fashion with a double-edged knife. Later on, while speaking to Flack’s surgeon, Mac confirms that the pieces of debris lodged in Flack’s wound are from a cell phone. Mac confirms that when the phone rang the bomb exploded; making the cellphone the trigger. Seconds later, Mac gets a phone call from the terrorist. The terrorist tells Mac that he escaped his demonstration, but that he will be the victim of a bombing in the next three hours. Danny finds the store in which the bomber purchased the phone. The employee at the store states that a Tommy Diaz bought the phone. Tommy draws a rendering of the man who bought the cell phone from him, but it is very general. The bomber calls Mac again, and his number is traced to the Chelsea University Library. Upon arrival, Mac and Stella find another bomb and they dismantle it and bring it to the lab for inspection. Stella finds a hair on the bomb and sends it to DNA. The team traces the bomb to the National Guard; the last bomb was traced to homeland security. Lab technician Jane Parsons confirms that the bomber was using medication to treat his schizophrenia and recently went off of it. However, she doesn’t have his identity in her database.

Meanwhile, Stella uncovers the bomb-making factory and finds the bomber’s laptop along with information on Mac’s military record. She also finds a list of possible target locations. They also find several fake identification cards, and Mac’s CSI badge that he lost at the site of the bombing. Obviously, the psychotic bomber was looking for a new identity. With three hours to go, the team struggles to identify the bomber before Mac is harmed. In the midst of the mayhem, two of the CSIs manage to make a love connection.