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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Season 2

23 episodes Premiered Sep 27, 2001 Updated Sep 25, 2026

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

Previously on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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.

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Season 2 Episodes

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Season 2: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S2·E1 Mytharc

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

S2·E2 Core

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.

S2·E3 Mytharc

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,

S2·E4 Mytharc

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

S2·E5 Core

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.

S2·E6 Core

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

S2·E7 Core

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.

S2·E8 Core

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

S2·E9 Core

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

S2·E10 Core

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.

S2·E11 Core

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.

S2·E12 Core

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

S2·E13 Core

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

S2·E14 Core

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.

S2·E15 Core

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

S2·E16 Core

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

S2·E17 Mytharc

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

S2·E18 Core

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

S2·E19 Core

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

S2·E20 Core

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

S2·E21 Core

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.

S2·E22 Mytharc

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

S2·E23 Mytharc

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

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