CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) Ghost Town (2009) User Reviews

Prejudice

[claudio_carvalho · 7/10 · 23 May 2023]

In an upper-class neighborhood, Nick and Sara investigate the murder of Ryan Lester in the bathtub of Marnie Bennett. Brass interviews the woman and learns that Ryan was her boss and they worked in the "entertaining" in a pay-per-view website business to see her in erotic situations. When she saw him dead in her bathtub, she ran to the street and was rescued by Harvey Wincroft, who is the neighborhood watch captain. The CSIs look for evidences and learn that there is a peeping tom in the neighborhood. Soon they reach the teenager Craig Mason and Sara recalls that he is the adopted son of the serial-killer Judge Douglas Mason, a.k.a. Paul Millander, and he becomes the prime suspect of the murder. When the police use a sniffing dog to track down the blood in the crime scene, they find the dead body of the drug dealer Kilo. Craig denies the killings, but they continue to search evidences to incriminate him.

"Ghost Town" is an episode of "CSI" that shows that prejudice may be harmful to a serious investigation. The CSIs try to prove that the weird teenager Craig Mason if the killer. The reason why the real killer murdered their victims is strange and shows that the man was emotionally unbalanced. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Ghost Town"

Quite the Neighborhood

[Hitchcoc · 8/10 · 5 March 2021]

There is a red herring at the beginning of the episode. An attractive young woman takes a shower and we are tricked into thinking she is the victim. Not so, it's a young man who is sort of stalking her. This leads to a pornographic web site, a window peeker, and a return to the lineage of another previous villain. Lots goes on, but a criticism is that maybe too much and a disjointed editing job. I still got a kick out of it.

Where Indeed?

[darbski · 5/10 · 25 January 2018]

***SPOILERS*** As in: What part of this program makes the least sense? The unexplained reappearance of Sara Sidle? The "Goth" kid who has some of the most disgusting stuff ever seen outside of the CSI lab? The so-called boss playing around with a dead pig to supposedly learn what it's like to operate with Trocars on a human being? Nope, I don't think so. I think it's the entire approach to the thing. First, the kid was spying on a house where the people inside were doing webcam sex shows. Like they were gonna just leave the drapes open for just that purpose, and anyone could just walk on in. As I said, this kid was a creepy little freak himself, so why not just watch it from his computer? His mom was mindlessly vacant, so there couldn't be a problem there. Sidle? As soon as Bill Peterson is off the show, she comes back, all smiles and smart talk. You're right, I never have liked this character. Laurence Fishburne? A poor substitute for Peterson. How about the notorious drug dealer operating right in the suburban neighborhood? The neighborhood watch guy's report is complete baloney. If he just gathered video evidence, and notified the authorities, there would be actions taken. This was a very upscale hood, after all. Then, oh, by the way, anyone with a working brain knew he did it right away. Nope, the rear unbelievable part of it is tat almost NO PART of the show is any kind of reality. CSI'S are forensic examiners. They don't question suspects, swagger around with guns looking cool. They don't accompany the real cops to active crime scenes. They don't do most of the stuff you'll see in this show. The guy playing the real cop? well, he, and the rest of the cops all take a back seat while the stars do the police enforcement roles. The reason for the show's popularity is the attraction of the characters. The guy who plays Jim Brass (the main cop character), is older, wears a suit, isn't cool, doesn't get to make smart remarks, or play with all the pseudo-scientific toys that the stars use, etc. etc. etc. I could rant on, but I think I've made the point. This is a show that, with a little more reality and a little less science fiction could actually be a strong way to get kids interested in REAL science. As it stands, it is just a sad commentary on what sells on television. For much better cop shows, try "The First 48", or "Homicide Hunter" - they aren't as glamorous, but they WILL give you a closer look at what real police work is like. End of rant.