October 27, 2005

A POKER GAME TURNS DEADLY AFTER A PLAYER IS CAUGHT CHEATING ON "CSI: NY," WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16

"Bad Beat" -- After a player is caught cheating and is kicked out of a high stakes poker game, the results are deadly when the host is murdered with a shotgun, on CSI: NY, Wednesday, Nov. 16 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Duane Clark directed the episode written by Zachary Reiter.

A friendly poker game turns deadly when the players realize one of their own is cheating, beat him mercilessly and kick him out of their apartment. When a knock on the door is followed by a shotgun blast that kills the host, Mac and Stella follow their only lead, the ejected player. Meanwhile, Danny and Dr. Hawkes investigate the murder of a local news station's weather girl and their search uncovers a tape she was desperately trying to hide.

Det. Mac Taylor .........       .... Gary Sinise
Det. Stella Bonasera            Melina Kanakaredes
Danny Messer            Carmine Giovinazzo
Lindsay Monroe          Anna Belknap
Dr. Sheldon Hawkes              Hill Harper
Det. Don Flack          Eddie Cahill
Dr. Sid Hammerback.             Robert Joy
Ethan Fallon            Lochlyn Munro
Adam Ross               A.J. Buckley
Kelly Lindgren          Michael Gilio
Tara/Kayla              Melinda Page Hamilton
Heather Davison         Heather McComb
Scott           Oliver Macready
James Moore             Adam Nelson
Joel Ivey               Tony Daly
Eddie Brunson           Agim Kaba
Mike Hanson             Dan Milder
Robert Dulcet           John Colella
Leonard Curson          Troy Blendell
Curtis Walker           Jake O'Flaherty
Helen           Gwen Holloway
Moore's Daughter                Erica Jones

RATING: To Be Announced

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