CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Season 2
Season two of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation picks up the work of the Las Vegas forensic unit as it proceeds through a full slate of twenty‑three episodes. The series continues to follow the team of investigators who are trained to solve criminal cases by meticulously examining crime scenes, collecting evidence, and applying scientific analysis. At the centre of the unit is Dr. Gil Grissom, a highly respected forensi
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The series follows a Las Vegas forensic investigation team trained to solve crimes through detailed scene analysis.
- Dr. Gil Grissom leads the unit; he is a forensic entomologist with a doctorate in biology.
- The show blends crime, drama, and mystery, presenting a new case each episode.
- Season two consists of twenty‑three episodes that continue the team’s ongoing investigative work.
Season overview
Season two of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation picks up the work of the Las Vegas forensic unit as it proceeds through a full slate of twenty‑three episodes. The series continues to follow the team of investigators who are trained to solve criminal cases by meticulously examining crime scenes, collecting evidence, and applying scientific analysis. At the centre of the unit is Dr. Gil Grissom, a highly respected forensic entomologist with a doctorate in biology, who directs the investigations and mentors his colleagues. The season maintains the show’s blend of crime, drama, and mystery, presenting a new case each episode while allowing the characters to develop within the high‑pressure environment of the Las Vegas Strip. Throughout the season the investigators confront a variety of homicide, assault, and other violent incidents, relying on their specialized skills to reconstruct events and bring perpetrators to justice. The narrative arc emphasizes the procedural rigor of forensic science, the teamwork required to interpret complex evidence, and the personal dedication of the staff as they navigate the challenges of a demanding metropolitan jurisdiction.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Burked
Sep 27, 2001 · 45 min
Grissom and crew are called in after high roller Tony Braun, a known drug addict, is found dead in his house by a gardener. Since drug paraphernalia is discovered near his body an
Chaos Theory
Oct 4, 2001 · 44 min
The entire CSI team investigates a disappearance at a local university. A young woman vanished, seemingly off the face of the earth.
Overload
Oct 11, 2001 · 45 min
Grissom investigates a possible suicide at a high-profile construction site. Catherine takes on a case with a teenage boy who dies while in session with his female psychologist,
Bully for You
Oct 18, 2001 · 44 min
When the class clown at the local high school is found murdered, the CSI team is called to investigate, while Nick and Sara respond to the crime scene of a decomposed body found in
Scuba Doobie-Doo
Oct 25, 2001 · 43 min
Grissom, Sara and Warrick are called on to investigate an abandoned, blood-splattered apartment and Nick and Catherine must examine a dead scuba diver lodged in a tree.
Alter Boys
Nov 1, 2001 · 45 min
Grissom and his team investigate a murder suspect who is caught red-handed -- burying the victims -- while Catherine and Warrick take on the case of a woman found dead in a hotel s
Caged
Nov 7, 2001 · 45 min
Grissom and Nick investigate the death of a book restorer while Catherine and Sara are called to the scene of a fatal train crash.
Slaves of Las Vegas
Nov 14, 2001 · 45 min
Grissom and Catherine investigate the apparent violent death of a woman found in a sandbox. Warrick and Sara are called to a crime scene to investigate a shooting, which initially
And Then There Were None
Nov 21, 2001 · 41 min
Grissom and his team investigate a casino heist during which innocent victims were shot, while Catherine and Sara are called to the scene of a murder in a remote part of the desert
Ellie
Dec 5, 2001 · 43 min
Warrick heads the investigation of the murder of a con artist who turns out to be involved with Brass' daughter, and the evidence leads Sara on a counterfeit investigation.
Organ Grinder
Dec 12, 2001 · 42 min
When the body of Bob Fairmont, the real estate developer, is found, the team discovers that the crime scene has been tampered with and that the victim has been re-dressed.
You've Got Male
Dec 19, 2001 · 45 min
Grissom and Sara are called to the crime scene when two murder victims are found hidden in pipes at a construction site in the middle of an alfalfa field, while Catherine and Nick
Identity Crisis
Jan 17, 2002 · 45 min
Grissom's nemesis, serial killer Paul Millander, reappears and claims a third victim in this gripping episode. The latest slaying matches Millander's previous killings in that it r
The Finger
Jan 31, 2002 · 44 min
Catherine is ordered by a kidnapper to accompany a man who is to deliver $1 million in ransom to him or else he will kill the man's mistress.
Burden of Proof
Feb 7, 2002 · 45 min
Grissom investigates the murder of a Las Vegas photographer whose remains were dumped at a nearby body farm where CSIs routinely study corpses, and his findings reveal that the man
Primum Non Nocere
Feb 28, 2002 · 45 min
Grissom, Catherine and Sara are called in to investigate the death of a hockey player on the ice. Warrick and Nick look into the apparent drug-related death of a sax player at a ca
Felonious Monk
Mar 6, 2002 · 43 min
Grissom investigates the murders of four monks who were shot point blank while chanting in a Buddhist temple; Catherine reopens a cold case in which her best friend was murdered, a
Chasing The Bus
Mar 28, 2002 · 44 min
A bus carrying 23 passengers from Los Angeles to Las Vegas crashes less than 40 miles from its destination, killing nine people. Tthe CSIs soon discover that a recent parolee was
Stalker
Apr 4, 2002 · 45 min
Jane Galloway lives in fear. Her doors are triple-locked. Every shade is drawn. The bathroom window is nailed shut. An alarm system is activated. Who killed Jane, and how could the
Cats in the Cradle
Apr 24, 2002 · 45 min
Grissom and Catherine investigate the stabbing death of an 80-year-old woman who lived in a run-down house full of cats; Nick and Sara comb through the remains of a car bombing tha
Anatomy of a Lye
May 1, 2002 · 45 min
Grissom and Sara investigate when a man's body, which has been doused with lye, is found buried in a park; Nick tries to determine how a hiker apparently drowned in a desert.
Cross Jurisdictions
May 8, 2002 · 47 min
Grissom and his crew handle their highest profile case to date when the city's former chief of detectives is slain execution-style in his house following a wild party. Missing from
The Hunger Artist
May 15, 2002 · 45 min
Season Finale. The CSIs investigate when the body of an unidentified young woman is discovered stuffed in an overturned shopping cart near a freeway underpass. Her horribly disfigu