In the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode (Season 3, Episode 20), the team balances a high-profile poisoning case in the comedy circuit with a suspicious cold case. Episode Plot Summary
: The episode holds a solid 7.5/10 on IMDb based on nearly 900 user ratings. CSI Las Vegas: Season 1, Episode 20 - Review - Kerusso CSI Las Vegas 3x20
: The episode features several famous comedians, including Gilbert Gottfried , Bobcat Goldthwait, and Jeffrey Ross. In the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode (Season
: Although the team lacks enough evidence for criminal charges in the bathtub case, they find a different way to penalize George Stark. The insurance company files civil charges to reclaim $750,000, resulting in his Ferrari being towed away. Critical Review : Although the team lacks enough evidence for
: Captain Brass spots George Stark, a supposedly grieving widower whose wife, Shelley, drowned in her bathtub, driving a brand-new Ferrari with a beautiful woman. Suspicious of the "accident," Brass asks Nick and Sara to reopen the case. They eventually find evidence that George staged the scene after holding his wife underwater. Key Episode Highlights
: Critics appreciate the "two-segment" structure, which allows the show to contrast the flashy, high-stakes comedy club murder with the grounded, psychological drama of the bathtub case.
: The episode is noted for its "dark humor" mixed with "intellectually stimulating" forensic science.