CSI:New York

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Murder Sings the Blues

Written by Sam Humphrey
Directed by Oz Scott
Starring Claire Forlani, Robert Joy, Emmanuelle Vaugier

A young woman is found dead in a subway bleeding from every mucus membrane in her body; however she has no external injuries. Hawkes and Mac suspect chemical poisoning and spot a broken glow stick near the victim. Peyton notes that the cause of death was multiple organ failure as she found a crystalline trace on her leg. Hawkes states that the burn damage to her esophageal lining suggests she drank something. The team finds a flyer on the victim’s body. Mac questions a rave promoter and flyer distributor who says he called 911 when he saw the victim’s body, however fled the scene after that. Meanwhile, Lindsey notes that the substance on the victim’s leg is a drug called secstasy and the person that snorted it off her leg is James McQuinn, a known felon. Mac realizes that the rave promoter and McQuinn used to work together. When Mac interrogates McQuinn he notices a deep gouge on his hand. Lindsay finds a glass shard with DMH on it which she states killed the victim. She notes that a local trash artist uses this chemical all the time. The trash artist confesses that he went to the rave parties to score trash for his projects. Meanwhile, Lindsay finds a flask at the scene that has the rave promoters prints on it along with McQuinn and the victim. The liquid found in the flask contains DMH which the victim drank. Did McQuinn and the rave promoter work together to plan the victim’s death or was it only one of them? As the team tries to solve the case, Hawkes is dismissed as information surfaces that he knew the victim.

Across town, maid Lorelie Dennis finds bachelor boss Grant Jordan dead in his swim gym. Danny notes that the maid is wearing blue contact lenses as she pulls them off to reveal green eyes. Lorelie says that blue eyes and blonde hair were a prerequisite for Jordan’s maids. Danny realizes that his job will be harder as Lorelie vacuumed all the evidence hours before in Jordan’s apartment. Stella finds a blue contact lens in the pool’s filter. Back in the lab, Sid confirms that the victim drowned. A head from a wedding cake topper was found inside his lung. Danny finds red sand on the doorway of the victim’s home and in a condom. Waterproof chalk traces are found on the victim’s head. Meanwhile, Stella tracks down Jordan’s ex maid and lover Veronica who says she was in the swim gym with him but didn’t kill him. Detective Flack reasons that Veronica was planning a wedding for her and Jordan even though Jordan was unaware. Stella tracks the red sand to the next door neighbors Buddhist ritual materials. Stella and Danny are left to decide whether the victim’s love struck maid is to blame or his frustrated neighbor.