"Dead Doll"is theeighth seasonpremiere of the American crime drama television seriesCSI: Crime Scene Investigation,which is set inLas Vegas, Nevada,and the 166th episode overall. Written byAllen MacDonald,Dustin Lee AbrahamandNaren Shankarand directed byKenneth Fink,the episode aired on September 27, 2007 onCBS.This episode is the conclusion from the previous episodeLiving Dolland the end of "The Miniature Killer" arc story.
| "Dead Doll" | |
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| CSI: Crime Scene Investigationepisode | |
| Episodeno. | Season 8 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Kenneth Fink |
| Written by | |
| Original air date | September 27, 2007 |
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Plot
editThe eighth season begins withGrissomand his team searching forSara,who was kidnapped by theminiature killerand left to die underneath a wrecked car in the middle of the desert during a storm. In the episode "Dead Doll", Natalie Davis (the Miniature Killer) mostly sits in prison - except in the flashbacks. It shows Natalie using a taser on Sara and putting Sara in the trunk of her car. Sara escapes, but Natalie catches her, drugs her, and puts her underneath a Red Mustang, like in the model. Sara wakes up under the car, but it starts to rain. She manages to pull her arm free and escapes from underneath the car. She starts to wander the desert with a mirror that she took from the car. In the end she collapses in the desert, but Nick and Sofia drive by where Sara is located, and Nick sees the sun reflecting off the mirror. He rushes to her and finds her without a pulse. A helicopter and medics come to take her to the hospital. Grissom insists that he goes with her. At the very end of the episode she opens her eyes, and looks at him.
Reception
editThe episode was the most watched in America and got 24.8 million viewers, which, according to theNew York Times,gives it "its largest margin of victory to date opposite ABC'sGrey's Anatomyat 9 p.m. (with 20.5 million viewers). "[1]
Production notes
edit- Wallace Langhamwho playsDavid Hodgesis a regular cast member now and he is listed in the opening credits.
- Louise Lombardwho playsSofia Curtisis no longer in the opening credits. She does appear in this episode but is listed as a "Special Guest Appearance".
References
edit- ^Csi Reigns on CBS,The New York Times,September 29, 2007
External links
edit- CBS Episode Guide
- "Dead Doll"atIMDb
- "Dead Doll"at CSI Guide