CSI: NY: Season 5
The fifth season of the American police procedural television series CSI: NY continues the overarching saga of the New York City crime scene investigation unit. Spanning a total of 25 episodes, the season follows the professional activities of the forensic team as they navigate complex criminal investigations within the city. The narrative remains centered on the procedural work of the investigators who operate under
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- CSI: NY is a spin-off of the series CSI: Miami, which itself originated from the parent series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
- The series is a procedural police drama that focuses on the investigative work of a forensic team based in New York City.
- The forensic unit operates under the leadership of Detective Mac Taylor.
- The show is part of a larger television franchise that utilizes backdoor pilot episodes to introduce new iterations of the CSI concept.
Season overview
The fifth season of the American police procedural television series CSI: NY continues the overarching saga of the New York City crime scene investigation unit. Spanning a total of 25 episodes, the season follows the professional activities of the forensic team as they navigate complex criminal investigations within the city. The narrative remains centered on the procedural work of the investigators who operate under the leadership of Detective Mac Taylor. As part of the broader CSI franchise, which originated from the parent series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and the spin-off CSI: Miami, this season maintains the established tone and investigative focus of the series. The production, which aired on the CBS network, documents the team's efforts to solve various crimes through forensic analysis and evidence gathering. The season serves as a continuation of the long-running series that began in 2004 and concluded in 2013, providing further insight into the operations of the New York City police department's specialized unit. Throughout these 25 episodes, the series continues to explore the mystery and drama inherent in the work of the forensic experts tasked with maintaining justice in New York.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Veritas
Sep 24, 2008 · 42 min
Picking up where the season 4 finale left off. The team is investigating the death of a woman named Lauren Santana whom is linked to the bank robbery. She is a friend of Flack's
Page Turner
Oct 1, 2008 · 42 min
A series of deaths from radiation poisoning may be related to a deadly tome in the New York library.
Turbulence
Oct 8, 2008 · 44 min
When a supposed air marshal is murdered on a flight to the District of Columbia, Mac searches the plane for the killer and the murder weapon.
Sex, Lies and Silicone
Oct 22, 2008 · 42 min
The team investigates the puzzling death of a woman named Ann Steele. To solve the case, the team must look for a life size silicone doll. When the team runs into the factory that
The Cost Of Living
Oct 29, 2008 · 41 min
The CSI team investigates the shooting death of an archaeologist whose secret life may have caught up to him.
Enough
Nov 5, 2008 · 41 min
Three drug dealers set to stand trial are found dead in separate places. They were all trying to get rid of witnesses in their crime, but it looks like someone got them first.
Dead Inside
Nov 12, 2008 · 42 min
The team investigates the brutal murder of a house relocator who was found dead inside a Victorian house that he was about to move from Staten Island to The Upper East Side.
My Name is Mac Taylor
Nov 19, 2008 · 43 min
In the one hundredth episode of CSI: NY Mac faces his most deadly foe yet. There is a serial killer loose in New York City killing people with the name Mac Taylor making Mac a targ
The Box
Nov 26, 2008 · 44 min
A woman is found in the trunk of a crushed car at an auto wrecking yard, the autopsy reveals that she was pregnant, the team needs to find out who she is so they can find the baby.
The Triangle
Dec 10, 2008 · 42 min
The team is forced to investigate two crimes at once when a mysterious energy field seems to be the cause of a billionaire's disappearance and the death of his limo driver.
Forbidden Fruit
Dec 17, 2008 · 44 min
Mac runs into Ella McBride who could cost him time in figuring out if Isabelle Vaughn died by eating the miracle fruit. Stella gets in trouble with Mac while investigating another
Help
Jan 14, 2009 · 43 min
Young brides-to-be fight over a killer dress at the biggest wedding gown sale of the year and one of the shoppers winds up dead. The unusual clues of this case force Dr. Hawkes to
Rush to Judgement
Jan 21, 2009 · 43 min
The CSIs must piece together a human jigsaw puzzle when a beloved wrestling coach's severed body parts are found buried throughout the city. Meanwhile, Detective Flack is in the ho
She's Not There
Feb 11, 2009 · 44 min
A Russian tourist is found stabbed to death and the CSIs come face to face with the frightening realities of human trafficking. Solving this case becomes personal when it directly
The Party's Over
Feb 18, 2009 · 43 min
When the Deputy Mayor's dead body falls from the ceiling, along with hundreds of balloons, at a charity fundraiser, Stella and her date find themselves in the middle of the crime s
No Good Deed
Feb 25, 2009 · 43 min
When a buzzard flying over Manhattan drops a human eyeball from its claw, the race is on to find the body it belongs to before the avian saboteur flies away with the rest of the ev
Green Piece
Mar 11, 2009 · 44 min
A lethal pipe-bomb blows a Manhattan townhouse and valuable evidence to pieces, forcing the CSIs to get creative in reconstructing the damaged clues that ultimately lead to the bom
Point of No Return
Mar 18, 2009 · 44 min
When the wife of a former medical examiner is found murdered, a white powder found at the scene provides the CSIs with a major lead in tracking the killer when it is discovered tha
Communication Breakdown
Mar 25, 2009 · 43 min
When a Native American chief is shot on the subway, the CSIs struggle to translate which one of the several foreign suspects may have caused his death.
Prey
Apr 8, 2009 · 43 min
While investigating the shooting of a voice coach in an empty theater, Stella realizes that the crime scene is oddly familiar and staged.
The Past, Present and Murder
Apr 15, 2009 · 43 min
When a man falls 20 stories to his death, and his body goes missing after it hits the ground, with no body to process, the CSI's must treat this strange development as a missing pe
Yahrzeit
Apr 29, 2009 · 44 min
The most exclusive jewelry auction of the year ends abruptly when an appraiser is killed during the event. The investigation takes an emotional turn when the CSIs must confront one
Greater Good
May 6, 2009 · 44 min
Mac informs an ex-con that he served time for a crime he didn't commit, and Lindsay tells Danny "it's time" for the first CSI baby to be born.
Grounds for Deception
May 13, 2009 · 44 min
When Stella discovers that New Yorkers are being murdered over ancient Greek artifacts, she hands over her badge to follow a clue that leads to Greece and, together with Mac, she u
Pay Up
May 14, 2009 · 42 min
When transferring Robert Dunbrook's son from prison to court, the NYPD is ambushed by a group of professional kidnappers who kill a member of the team and one of the CSI's lives ha