Spoilers -- "Presumed Guilty"

[Laci Caine]

CSI: MIAMI
Air Date: Monday, February 09, 2009
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#715) "Presumed Guilty"

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HORATIO AND THE TEAM GO HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH A DEFENSE ATTORNEY WHO MAY BE INVOLVED IN A MURDER COVER-UP, ON "CSI: MIAMI," MONDAY, FEB. 9

Music Mogul Sean Combs ("A Raisin In the Sun") Guest Stars as Attorney Derek Powell

"Presumed Guilty" - Horatio and the team go head-to-head with a defense attorney (guest star Sean Combs) who may be involved in a murder cover-up, on CSI: MIAMI, Monday, Feb. 9 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:

Horatio Caine: David Caruso
Calleigh Duquesne: Emily Procter
Eric Delko: Adam Rodriguez
Ryan Wolfe: Jonathan Togo
Det. Frank Tripp: Rex Linn
Natalia Boa Vista: Eva La Rue
Dr. Tara Price: Megalyn Echikunwoke

GUEST CAST:

Derek Powell: Sean Combs
Kevin Sheridan: Chris Wiehl
Alfonso Reyes: Nicholas Gonzalez
Lindsay Garland: Christian Pitre
Paul Garland: Scott Klace
Judge Gregory Thorpe: Jim Pirri
Tammy Witten: Rachel Mier
Andy Durbin: Michael Duvert
Patricia Busick: Lisa Vidal
Jury Foreman: Ron Eckert
Officer: Brian Lloyd
Doctor: Paul Haber

WRITTEN BY: Corey Miller

DIRECTED BY: Larry Detwiler

RATING: To Be Announced

[sanne]

Sounds like a thrilling one again.....

Sandra

[ohiogranny]

One should never trust a lawyer or a judge on this show. Beginning of story was a bit confusing as it opened on a trial for a murder that had taken place only six weeks before and the body for that murder was still in the morgue. Ryan and Eric explain that after they discover that the defendant, who had been found guilty by a jury, could not have been the killer afterall. Storyline developed around proving the fellow innocent by finding out who really did kill the beautiful, young gold-digger. Fast paced as usual with more twists and turns than a corkscrew.

We saw Horatio looking over a car for evidence, wearing his labcoat and gloves, with the flashlight stuck in his mouth. Now that is something we don't see every day! Hope there is a picture of this, for sure.

Sean Combs, as lawyer Derek Powell, showed up as quickly and mysteriously as Horatio does. He was all over the place at just the right time. We learn that he is not only a trial lawyer, but also a lawyer for real estate sales. Don't think that is a very common thing. Hope Mr. Combs has not given up his day job.

Part of the plot revolved around finding a missing young woman who saw where the actual killing took place. She was kidnapped as she left the hospital after overdosing, and I will not tell you how incredibly moving it was when (and where) Horatio found her. CC is no doubt having a major melt-down about now! One picture here will be worth a thousand words.

I thought the story was a bit implausible, but overall entertaining. Natalia had a good line regarding Frank's bedside manner, which is pretty well non-existent, but I can't quite remember it now and I am sure there are those who do, so will leave it for them to report it.

Karen

[Dalet]

Karen, I think the line you're thinking of is, "He has as much subtlety as a hurricane."

I really have nothing to add since you've already pointed out my two favourite moments from this ep. I'm rather fixated on both images. Can you believe it? Two hugs in two episodes? It's a beautiful thing.

Dalet

[ehmalo01]

I can't tell you how much I loved this episode. At least in the house where I was watching, you could have cut the tension with a knife! My God!

@karen--Have no fear--I will be snagging some caps of this epi. Certain scenes in particular...

I think my favorite H moment (and I'm talking purely about looks here) is the moment when he took the headset off in the helicopter. His hair looked utterly fantastic. My, my, did he look nice! I think it's safe to say that the Botox has, indeed, worn off. The lines and crow's feet have reappeared, and I couldn't be happier about that.

Applause goes to Corey Miller for this epi--HCrazy, please pass on my thanks. THIS is the kind of episode we need more of. This is the kind of episode I can show people and say, "THIS is why I like CSI: Miami."

em

[sanne]

An epi worth waiting for........ Sounds to me as if this season is an overall great season to watch.......Can't wait 'til they start airing here...

Sandra

[ehmalo01]

sanne--In my (humble) opinion every episode is worth waiting for, but this one is worth more. You won't realize how great it is until you're watching it. No comments could ever accurately describe how excellent this one is. Perhaps I'm hyping it up too much, but I just don't think so. I'm willing to put this in the top 5 episodes EVER. But, then again, maybe that's just me.

em

[sundancer]

Hey Emily, it's O.K. Now you've managed to get us drooling for more than a year. We're still working us through the second half of s6 (Germany) resp. are waiting for the first half of s7 (The Netherlands)...

[Cammie Moonites]

Okay - Yes I did have a major melt down at that moment.

Uhm, All in all the episode was amazing,

Except the storyline which was EVERYWHERE.. I was just like uh okay...

But, I will say this for Horatio.

He looks DAAMMNN sexy with a flashlight in his mouth..

and that part at the end where he litterally ran and dove into the hole to find the girl I was just like... OMG... I about died, He looked SO GOOD holding her, and then I thought of a minute and went..

Why isnt that me? xD

Another thing i would like to point out is...

Horatio is getting alot more, touchy feeley than he used to be,

When before he would take hugs, and not give them, now he's really showing a side of him that we've not seen and that is, the "I feel your pain let me hug you"

And its really a beautiful thing.

Also -

I would like to add

That I am getting sick of there being a new episode, then a rerun, new episode - rerun.

But all in all I was very impressed with the episode..

Oh, and another thing I noticed,
there was no clear up with the whole Ryan Wolfe thing... which I found odd, or are they going to play that out in the next episode?

We may see the return of Rick this season too xD

Another thing I would like to say is that, David looks utterly beautiful right now, He's freakin gorgeous, and yes, like you said - I love to see the scars of time in Horatio's face.. I love to see the look of, a man who's been through it all, and came through alright. And thats what the wrinkles do to him.

Show us that time has not faultered the person he is -

Nuff Said

[sanne]

@emily: I know all epi's are worth waiting for, but some epi's seem just a little bit more worth waiting for......and this one seems to be such epi.

Sandra

[Cammie Moonites]

Yah, theres a few of those this season and I feel really bad for you guys.

Can I add something and then I'll stop posting here, and let you guys reply.

The moment he wrapped himself around that girl, for a split second, and I sound totally insane for saying this but for a split second I felt his arms around me, Not David, Horatio, and suddenly I felt utterly protected by him...

and it made my night go so much better than it was, my parents faught into the morning last night, and just seeing Horatio hold that girl, made me feel like he'd been holding me, the whole time, and when I fell asleep, I felt like I was protected by him, and that no nightmares would come...

ok i'm done.

[ehmalo01]

I stumbled across a very good summary of last night's episode on imdb. If anyone's interested, here it is...Warning...it's got TONS of spoilers.

em

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Written by NickChor

www.imdb.com/title/tt1256048/synopsis

Clear waters. Pastel buildings. A courtroom. Calleigh is called as a witness in a murder trial. The man on trial, Alfonso Reyes, is accused of killing a young woman. His defense attorney, Derek Powell, is nothing short of tenacious. Does the prosecution have any shot whatsoever? Turns out it does. The jury foreman rises and pronounces Reyes "guilty." But wait! Caine has returned to the lab to find the victim's body covered in flies. "This changes everything," he growls.

YEEE-OWWW! Cue opening credits!

Back from break, Calleigh announces that the Lindsay Garland case is being reopened. Why? Turns out the flies in question rarely go indoors, meaning that the woman was killed outside. This scenario doesn't jibe with the teams previous theory (the theory they were all testifying to in court, by the way). "Alfonso Reyes may be innocent," Calleigh says. NOW she tells us.

Caine, meanwhile, discusses this sudden turnaround with D. Powell. The defense attorney says that a witness, Tammy Witten, came forward just yesterday. "She says that she saw the victim dead on the day of the murder but not at the country club," D. Powell explains. Unfortunately, the witness is also "crack pot with a history of suicide attempts." Caine isn't buying it and, hence, neither are we.

Frank does a little checking and finds that Tammy Witten has recently overdosed. Frank and Natalia visit the woman in the hospital. "You decided to eat a bunch of pills instead of hitting the stand this morning," Frank points out. Nice and subtle, that Frank. Tammy explains that she saw Lindsay at a restaurant near the country club on the day of her death. The victim was dead in the passenger seat of a silver car. That same silver car scraped its driver's side door on the side of an alley while trying to avoid Tammy.

Cut to the alley, where Ryan and Natalia look for clues. Both CSIs hear a strange buzzing -- flies! Hundreds of flies munch on a pile of garbage. "Eleven hundred species of blow flies and you found the exact one were looking for," Ryan says. We too can hardly believe it. Nevertheless, the discovery proves that the victim was strangled in the alley. The scene of the crime has been established!

Back from a too-long commercial break, Calleigh and Eric have located a silver car with nasty scrapes on the driver's side door. Turns out the sedan belongs to the victim -- and Calleigh discovers a blood print. The pattern is strange, however. "What in the world is that?" Calleigh asks. We're not the CSIs, honey. Caine, in the meantime, is interviewing Alfonso Reyes. The convicted, but nonetheless innocent man explains that the victim was having an affair with one of the members. And the name of Lindsay's secret beau? Andy Durbin.

Seconds later, Caine confronts Durbin on the tee box. "A lot of people were intimate with her," the member explains. "Put is this way: you didn't need a 9-iron to take a whack at her." Put it this way: that's great writing. Durbin's friend, Kevin Sheridan, agrees (with the 9-iron crack -- not the comment on the teleplay). Caine looks at both men's golf gloves. He takes a particular interest in the glove worn by Sheridan. Why? Because Calleigh has discovered the strange blood print was made by such a glove. Later, Caine personally examines the victim's car and removes the air filter. Hmm.

News flash: the DNA found in the air filter matches that found on the glove. The only problem: Sheridan isn't about to give up his DNA. Caine brings the country club snob in for questioning and notes that the man looks "thirsty." Eric smiles. It's the ol DNA from a bottle of water trick! And Sheridan immediately falls for it, taking a sip while he denies any involvement in the death of Lindsay Garland. Just then, D. Powell enters the room. "Are you talking to my client without his lawyer being present?" the smooth-talking (and nicely dressed) attorney asks. "You know better than that." Caine, who does indeed know better, isn't amused. D. Powell then picks up the open bottle of water and takes a swig. The ol' DNA from a water bottle trick is effectively ruined.

Later, the judge refuses to allow a legit DNA sample from Sheridan, noting the "prominent businessman" is a "friend of the mayor." Caine then heads to prison to re-interview Reyes and notices something interesting in the crime-scene photos. The iron that Reyes had put on the top shelf of his locker was found near the feet of the victim. Someone moved it. But who? The killer perhaps? We'd bet a pair of designer sunglasses on it.

Sure enough, the DNA found on the air filter matches DNA found on the iron. It's a 100-percent match. Now they just need Sheridan's DNA. Ryan has just the plan for just that. He stops Sheridan while the prominent businessman/ friend of the mayor is driving. Unfortunately, D. Powell is on the scene to claim police brutality. Before leaving, Ryan takes snapshots of the car. Back at headquarters, Caine reluctantly makes Ryan turn in his badge and gun until the case is closed. Ryan, meanwhile, suggests someone take a look at his photos.

Calleigh and Eric do just that and discover an eye staring back at them through a crack in the car's taillight! "There was someone alive in that car," Calleigh observes. A FLASHBACK shows us that the eye belongs to none other than potential witness Tammy Witten! The judge has no choice but to issue a warrant to search Sheridan's car and home. Meanwhile, D. Powell visits Sheridan at his home and the two do a little gloating about putting one over on our heroes. As if on cue, Caine pulls into the driveway in the CSI Hummer. Frank, warrant in hand, opens the trunk to Sheridan's car but doesn't find a body. The team goes into Sheridan's home, where they find ... nothing. Nevertheless, Caine decides to hold Sheridan for the next 48 hours -- just in case. As his client is led away, D. Powell has a crisis of conscious, explaining that he can't betray client-attorney privilege but ... Sheridan owns land nearby which he had been planning on turning into a "three-par" golf course. Who knows what is hidden on that land? "Thank you, counselor," Caine growls.

Hummers! Police cars! Choppers! All converge on the future golf course and quickly find Tammy buried underneath heat-reflecting Mylar blankets. She is still alive! Why Sheridan didn't kill the witness instead of burying her alive remains a mystery. The man might be a "prominent businessman" and "friend of the mayor," but he is not a very smart criminal. One DNA test later, Sheridan is proven guilty. He admits to having an affair with Lindsay and then killing her when the woman threatened to tell his wife. Sheridan strangled her with a belt in the alley, drove her to the club and dumped her in Reyes's locker. But there's something else in the mans confession. "Horatio, you are never going to believe this," Calleigh says.

We cut to Caine confronting the judge. Turns out Sheridan has not only confessed to the killing, but explained that the judge helped him stash the body and frame Reyes. "To get to my position, I needed someone on my side," the judge explains. "And like I said, he had dinner with the mayor."

Reyes, in the meantime, is let out of prison. All's well that ends swell.

[ohiogranny]

Thanks for this. It was well done and a good read.

Karen

[sanne]

Great read...thnx

Sandra