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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: The Unusual Suspect

When the body of a young girl is found in a high school, the CSIs are shocked when a twelve year-old classmate confesses to the savage murder. But the CSIs are led to believe that the girl is covering for her brother, so they turn to the evidence to cast some light on which sibling committed the brutal murder. However, the evidence leads them to think that a completely different scheme led to the girl's murder.


8/10 (2 Votes cast)

Episode Info


Episode number: 6x18
Airdate: Thursday March 30th, 2006

Director: Alec Smight
Writer: Allen MacDonald


Guest Stars
Douglas SmithDouglas Smith
As Marlon West
Recurring
Erik Jensen (1)Erik Jensen (1)
As Jeffrey Sinclair
Recurring
Juliette GogliaJuliette Goglia
As Hannah West
Recurring
Louise LombardLouise Lombard
As Sofia Curtis
Recurring
Marc VannMarc Vann
As Conrad Ecklie
Recurring
Meredith Scott LynnMeredith Scott Lynn
As Carol Allred
Recurring
Sheeri RappaportSheeri Rappaport
As Mandy Webster
Recurring
Wallace LanghamWallace Langham
As David Hodges
Recurring
Imani Hakim (1)Imani Hakim (1)
As Darcy (as Imani A. Hakim)
James McCauleyJames McCauley
As Mr. Baird
Jeffrey HutchinsonJeffrey Hutchinson
As Mr. Estrin
Jessica TuckJessica Tuck
As Sally West
Jim Holmes (1)Jim Holmes (1)
As Jim West
John RubinsteinJohn Rubinstein
As Judge Crawford
Lisa CliftonLisa Clifton
As Mrs. Vollmer
Maitland McConnellMaitland McConnell
As Stacy Vollmer
Mari WeissMari Weiss
As Foreman
Mark TomesekMark Tomesek
As Mr. Vollmer
Steven Grayhm (1)Steven Grayhm (1)
As Scott Baird
Main Cast
George EadsGeorge Eads
As Nick Stokes
Robert David HallRobert David Hall
As Dr. Al Robbins
Jorja FoxJorja Fox
As Sara Sidle
Marg HelgenbergerMarg Helgenberger
As Catherine Willows
Gary DourdanGary Dourdan
As Warrick Brown
Episode Notes
This episode was originally entitled "Unusual Suspects".



Music
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
Death Cab for CutieSomeday You Will Be Loved 
The SubwaysRock & Roll Queen 


Episode Quotes
Catherine: The only thing my daughter is worried about is how much belly-button to show off at the mall, thank God. I never thought I'd be happy about that.

Hannah: (to Sara) A lot of people are smart enough to get away with murder. You probably are too, but you have to be really smart to get people to think that something happened that never did.

Hannah: (to Sara, whispering) I didn't kill Stacy. Marlon did.



Episode Goofs
During the testimony in court at the beginning of the episode, it is stated that the murder of Stacy Vollmer took place on 2 December 2005. The photographs of the corpse being examined by Catherine have a "file date" of 13 November 2005 clearly visible in the lower right hand corner. How were pictures of the corpse taken before the murder took place?



Cultural References
Episode Title: The Unusual Suspect

The episode title refers to the 1995 movie, The Usual Suspects. Both are a reference to a line from the movie Casablanca: "Major Strasser has been shot. Round up the usual suspects." The term, since then, has become a widespread cultural meme for those usually assumed to be the perpetrators of something due to their past history.

Hodges: Does that make Doogie Howserette our killer?

This is a reference to the TV series, Doogie Howser, M.D., which starred Neil Patrick Harris as Doogie Howser, a young genius who became a doctor at 16.

Sara: Shared bathroom. Very Brady.

This is a reference to the '70s television series, The Brady Bunch in which a brother and sister shared a bathroom, similar to Sara's investigation.



Other Episode Crew

CreatorAnthony E. Zuiker
Main Title ThemeThe Who
 

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