CSI: CRIME scene investigation

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Happenstance

Written by Sarah Goldfinger
Directed by Jean de Segonzac

Nick and Catherine find a dead Jill Case hung from her mansion’s high ceiling by a blue dog leash, while Warrick and Grissom find Jill’s twin sister Amanda shot to death in front of a drycleaners. Catherine finds a cell phone and keys on the ground but no purse. Grissom realizes that Jill is the editor and chief of the Las Vegas Globe. Warrick finds a suicide note from the victim. Nick finds Amanda’s purse in a nearby trashcan containing an envelope from a Dora stating never to contact her again. He also finds a misshapen blue stocking and no cash. Warrick notes that both victim’s drive the same car in the same color. He also notes that Jill’s laptop is missing. Greg finds pills prescribed to Jill in her medicine cabinet. Amanda’s husband Gary tells Sofia that he didn’t think his wife had a sister and was adopted. Catherine notes that the two are estranged as Jill is giving her money to Amnesty International. Dr. Robbins confirms that Jill was murdered via strangulation. Warrick and Brass go to Jill’s office where they notice that her locked drawer is scratched looking as if someone was trying to pry it open. They find a monitor but no computer. Warrick finds a flash drive taped underneath her desk. Mandy finds prints from a Dora Pomerantz on the letter found in Amanda’s purse. Sofia finds Dora and Dora says she left the twins when she was young, but her daughter Tiffany lives with her. Tiffany, a 17-year-old, says she sent the letter to Amanda pretending to be her mother. Warrick realizes that Jill was dating her psychiatrist Dr. Hoffman.

 Meanwhile, Wendy traces lipstick marks on Amanda’s husband’s collar to a woman that worked with him. When Nick questions the woman she says she slept with Gary. He then notes blue car trace on her keys. Back in the lab, Archie notices that the flash drive under Jill’s desk is a transformer. It contains pictures from photo journalist Jake Lenoir. Archie notes that Jill stole his photos and ran them. Sofia confirms that Tiffany was following Amanda before her death. With two deaths on their hands and a host of suspects, the team tries to get to the bottom of the case to bring justice to the twins’ deaths.

 Grissom receives a letter from Brown University asking him if he is interested in going on sabbatical to join their team.