January 27, 2005

A YOUNG CONTORTIONIST FOUND DEAD IN A SMALL BOX LEADS MAC AND STELLA TO THE CIRCUS, ON "CSI: NY," WEDNESDAY, FEB. 9

? "Blood, Sweat & Tears" -- The rivalry between two families of circus performers comes to a head when a young man is found dead and washed ashore on a Coney Island beach, on CSI: NY, Wednesday, Feb. 9 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Scott Lautanen directed the episode written by Eli Talbert and Erica Shelton.

When a 16-year-old contortionist is found dead and stuffed into a small box, Mac and Stella question the victim's family and their rivals -- trapeze artists who compete for attention as the circus' main act. Meanwhile, a large pool of blood in a New York apartment leads Danny and Det. Flack to a dead woman disposed of in the building's trash chute.

Det. Mac Taylor .........       .... Gary Sinise
Det. Stella Bonasera            Melina Kanakaredes
Danny Messer            Carmine Giovinazzo
Aiden Burn              Vanessa Ferlito
Dr. Sheldon Hawkes              Hill Harper
Det. Don Flack          Eddie Cahill
Bernardo Espargosa              Jim Pirri
Anasuya Espargosa               Katie Chonacas
Maxwell Neiman          Mark Ivanir
Lukas Neiman            Daniel Browning Smith
Jake Lydell             Michael Maize
Ringmaster              Anthony Crivello
Rosie           Michael Cornacchia

Paige Worthy            .Sarah Lafleur
Lita Cartey             Kendra Sue Waldman
Jason Cartey            Victor Browne
Clown Judge             Brian Tahash
Eric Slovenski          Hugh Scott
Gator           Chris Kohn
Grady           Perry L. Brown
Clown #2                Kevin Bickford
Clown #3                Matthew Love
Juggler #1              BeeJay Joyner
Juggler #2              Olga Karavaeva
Fire Eater              Ted Shred
Elephant Rider          Darlene Williams

RATING: To Be Announced

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MAC AND DANNY INVESTIGATE THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A BRIDE WHO COLLAPSED AND DIED MOMENTS BEFORE HER WEDDING ON "CSI: NY," WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16

Kelly Hu ("The Scorpion King," "X2: X-Men United") Guest Stars

"Til Death Do We Part" -- When a bride and the doves that were to be released at her ceremony collapse moments before the wedding, Mac and Danny investigate their mysterious deaths, on CSI: NY, Wednesday, Feb. 16 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Nelson McCormick directed the episode written by the series' co-executive producer, Pam Veasey.

Kelly Hu ("The Scorpion King," "X2: X-Men United") guest stars as Det. Kaile Make, who assists Mac and Danny in their investigation.

Although the team is anxious to perform an autopsy on the bride, Dr. Hawkes is impeded by the victim's father, who requests that the body be blessed by a rabbi first. Meanwhile, Stella, Aiden and Det. Flack discover the handless body of an ex-con at a Staten Island monastery that is rumored to be haunted by monks who were once murdered there.

Det. Mac Taylor .........       .... Gary Sinise
Det. Stella Bonasera            Melina Kanakaredes
Danny Messer            Carmine Giovinazzo
Aiden Burn              Vanessa Ferlito
Dr. Sheldon Hawkes              Hill Harper
Det. Don Flack          Eddie Cahill
Det. Kaile Maka         Kelly Hu
Abel Bloom              Robin Thomas
Walter Lisco            Rick D. Wasserman
Rick Amadori            Christopher Watters
Audrey Davis            Bess Wohi
Connor Mulcahy          Sam Huntington
Bobby Lugano            Jeff Parise
Della Fallon            Diva Zappa
Henry Milton            Neal Matarazzo
Lance Moretti           David Deluise
Asst. Coroner/Jenny             Michele Specht 
Rabbi Meir              Moshe Rothblum
Toni Terrell            Tracey Costello
Truman Jafari           Andy Milder
John Swinton            Jim Ortlieb
Minister                Allen Rice
Groom           Haran Jackson

RATING: To Be Announced

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