Law of Gravity
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"Law of Gravity" is the fifteenth episode of the seventh season
of the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
.
The CSIs are called to a hotel room where a man and a woman have been shot and killed; the woman's left hand has been cut off. Brass
informs them the man is Dennis Graves, a cop from Trenton, New Jersey
, and that Frank found the bodies. Keppler denies knowing either Graves or McCarty, despite also being from Trenton.
Brass questions McCarty, who says Graves picked up a prostitute that night. Nick
finds long blonde hairs and shoe impressions in the bathroom; neither matches either victim. The CSIs realize a witness may have survived.
During the autopsy, Doc Robbins removes butt implants
from the dead woman. The serial numbers on the implants lead to Courtney Evans, and Warrick
goes to her house to process it. Grissom
, who has returned from his sabbatical, joins him at the house and asks Warrick how the lab was during his absence. Warrick tells Grissom about the friction in the lab caused by Keppler's use of reverse forensics. Nick learns Courtney's implants were paid for by a pimp named Ricky.
Keppler meets Frank at a bar. Frank tells Keppler he cut off Courtney's hand because she scratched him; he had to make sure the CSIs could not get his DNA
from her nails. He also says he killed Graves because Graves was about to be indicted, and he would have told the grand jury about Frank going vigilante and killing a drug dealer. He thanks Keppler for killing the man who raped his daughter, Amy, but then threatens to expose him as the murderer if Keppler does not clear him of the Graves/Evans murder. Frank tells Keppler he still has the gun with the dead man's blood and Keppler's fingerprints on it. If Keppler were exposed, not only would he be arrested, but every case he ever worked would be tainted and the criminals set free.
Fingerprint
s at Courtney's house lead to a homeless man, who says he found her purse in a dumpster and went to her house to return it to her. Keppler calls Catherine, who tells him about the dumpster; Keppler says he is nearby and offers to process. At the dumpster, Keppler finds Courtney's missing hand. However, when Catherine asks, Keppler says he found nothing there.
Nick and Archie find elevator video footage of Frank and a blonde. Because Frank had previously denied any knowledge of a blonde woman, Nick begins to suspect Frank is a dirty cop. Nick, Keppler, and Sofia
go to Frank's hotel room and find it has been cleaned out. The only thing in the room is a paper bag with a bloody gun in it. Nick is confused, but excited the killer has given them such damning evidence, but Keppler worries the gun is the gun he himself used to kill Amy's rapist and not the one Frank used to kill Graves.
Grissom and Sara
reunite at the lab, but Sara backs away from Grissom, saying she has been processing a trash dump site and smells bad.
Archie finds a voice mail from Suzy, the blonde, on Courtney's cell phone. In it, Suzy tells her friend Frank kept calling her Amy. Keppler is stunned to hear this. He leaves the lab. Through flashbacks, he realizes Frank raped Amy and allowed him to kill an innocent man.
Nick runs the fingerprints from the gun and find they lead to Keppler. Nick takes this evidence to Grissom, Catherine, and Warrick. They discuss the possibility of him being set up, but also speculate he may be dirty. Grissom orders his team to treat Keppler like a suspect.
Archie and Greg
track Keppler to a deserted field in Henderson
using his car's GPS, but Keppler disables it. They begin to track his cell phone.
Brass calls Trenton PD and learns about the history between Frank and Keppler. He calls Catherine to tell her his suspicions that both Frank and Keppler, along with Graves, are dirty. Catherine and Sara learn Suzy works out of a motel called the Blue Siren.
Keppler finds Ricky and demands to know how to find Suzy. He then calls Frank and tells him to meet him at the Blue Siren. Frank comes to the motel and enters a room where Suzy is waiting. Frank points a gun at Suzy, but Keppler enters and points a gun at Frank. Keppler confronts Frank and accuses him of raping his own daughter. Suzy runs out of the room, but when Frank fires at her Keppler takes the bullet. Catherine then bursts into the room, where Frank proceeds to point his gun at her, but Keppler quickly fires at Frank six times, killing him. The police arrive and Keppler is rushed to an ambulance, where he dies. Catherine bursts into tears and is led away by Grissom.
Nick and Warrick head out to the deserted field in Henderson, where they find a cooler with the hand and Keppler's cell phone inside. Keppler had left a note telling the CSIs to check under the nails for Frank's DNA.
submitted this episode for consideration in the category of "Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
" on his behalf for the 2007 Emmy Awards
.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 7)
The seventh season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 21, 2006 and ended May 17, 2007.-Notable cast members:-Episodes:-References:...
of the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
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Plot
Before the start of his shift, Keppler eats dinner at a diner where he runs into an older man named Frank McCarty. Frank, who appears to know Keppler from New Jersey, asks Keppler for a favor, but Keppler quickly says no before Frank can explain.The CSIs are called to a hotel room where a man and a woman have been shot and killed; the woman's left hand has been cut off. Brass
Jim Brass
James "Jim" Brass is a fictional character from the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, portrayed by Paul Guilfoyle. Jim appeared in every episode, with exception of "Felonious Monk" from season two, "Gum Drops" and "The Unusual Suspect" from season six, "Leaving Las Vegas" from season...
informs them the man is Dennis Graves, a cop from Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
, and that Frank found the bodies. Keppler denies knowing either Graves or McCarty, despite also being from Trenton.
Brass questions McCarty, who says Graves picked up a prostitute that night. Nick
Nick Stokes
Nicholas "Nick" Stokes is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, portrayed by George Eads. Nick has appeared in every episode except for "Blood Lust" from season three, "Jackpot" and "Butterflied" from season four, "Committed" from season five, and "Spellbound"...
finds long blonde hairs and shoe impressions in the bathroom; neither matches either victim. The CSIs realize a witness may have survived.
During the autopsy, Doc Robbins removes butt implants
Buttock augmentation
thumb|right|250px|Gluteoplasty: the pre-operative, back and oblique-right aspects , and the like post-operative aspects , of a combined procedure of buttocks augmentation and thigh contouring.Gluteoplasty thumb|right|250px|Gluteoplasty: the pre-operative, back and oblique-right aspects (left), and...
from the dead woman. The serial numbers on the implants lead to Courtney Evans, and Warrick
Warrick Brown
Warrick Brown is a fictional character in the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, portrayed by Gary Dourdan. Warrick appeared in every episode until his death in season nine, with the exceptions of "After the Show" from season four, "Crow's Feet" and "Committed" from season five, and...
goes to her house to process it. Grissom
Gil Grissom
Dr. Gilbert "Gil" Grissom, is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, portrayed by William Petersen. Grissom was a forensic entomologist and the night-shift supervisor of the Clark County, Nevada CSI team, investigating crimes in and around the city of Las Vegas...
, who has returned from his sabbatical, joins him at the house and asks Warrick how the lab was during his absence. Warrick tells Grissom about the friction in the lab caused by Keppler's use of reverse forensics. Nick learns Courtney's implants were paid for by a pimp named Ricky.
Keppler meets Frank at a bar. Frank tells Keppler he cut off Courtney's hand because she scratched him; he had to make sure the CSIs could not get his DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
from her nails. He also says he killed Graves because Graves was about to be indicted, and he would have told the grand jury about Frank going vigilante and killing a drug dealer. He thanks Keppler for killing the man who raped his daughter, Amy, but then threatens to expose him as the murderer if Keppler does not clear him of the Graves/Evans murder. Frank tells Keppler he still has the gun with the dead man's blood and Keppler's fingerprints on it. If Keppler were exposed, not only would he be arrested, but every case he ever worked would be tainted and the criminals set free.
Fingerprint
Fingerprint
A fingerprint in its narrow sense is an impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger. In a wider use of the term, fingerprints are the traces of an impression from the friction ridges of any part of a human hand. A print from the foot can also leave an impression of friction ridges...
s at Courtney's house lead to a homeless man, who says he found her purse in a dumpster and went to her house to return it to her. Keppler calls Catherine, who tells him about the dumpster; Keppler says he is nearby and offers to process. At the dumpster, Keppler finds Courtney's missing hand. However, when Catherine asks, Keppler says he found nothing there.
Nick and Archie find elevator video footage of Frank and a blonde. Because Frank had previously denied any knowledge of a blonde woman, Nick begins to suspect Frank is a dirty cop. Nick, Keppler, and Sofia
Sofia Curtis
Sofia Curtis is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, portrayed by British actress Louise Lombard.-Background:Sofia was introduced in the season five episode "Formalities"...
go to Frank's hotel room and find it has been cleaned out. The only thing in the room is a paper bag with a bloody gun in it. Nick is confused, but excited the killer has given them such damning evidence, but Keppler worries the gun is the gun he himself used to kill Amy's rapist and not the one Frank used to kill Graves.
Grissom and Sara
Sara Sidle
Sara Sidle is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, portrayed by actress Jorja Fox. Sidle is a forensic scientist and one of the core characters of the show, which revolves around a crime scene investigation team from Clark County, Nevada that investigates...
reunite at the lab, but Sara backs away from Grissom, saying she has been processing a trash dump site and smells bad.
Archie finds a voice mail from Suzy, the blonde, on Courtney's cell phone. In it, Suzy tells her friend Frank kept calling her Amy. Keppler is stunned to hear this. He leaves the lab. Through flashbacks, he realizes Frank raped Amy and allowed him to kill an innocent man.
Nick runs the fingerprints from the gun and find they lead to Keppler. Nick takes this evidence to Grissom, Catherine, and Warrick. They discuss the possibility of him being set up, but also speculate he may be dirty. Grissom orders his team to treat Keppler like a suspect.
Archie and Greg
Greg Sanders
Gregory Hojem-Sanders, is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, portrayed by Eric Szmanda. Greg appeared in every episode, with exception of "Blood Drops", "Fahrenheit 932", "Crate N' Burial" and "Too Tough To Die" from season one, "Cross Jurisdictions" from...
track Keppler to a deserted field in Henderson
Henderson, Nevada
-Demographics:According to the 2000 census, there were 175,381 people, 66,331 households, and 47,095 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,200.8 people per square mile . There were 71,149 housing units at an average density of 892.8 per square mile...
using his car's GPS, but Keppler disables it. They begin to track his cell phone.
Brass calls Trenton PD and learns about the history between Frank and Keppler. He calls Catherine to tell her his suspicions that both Frank and Keppler, along with Graves, are dirty. Catherine and Sara learn Suzy works out of a motel called the Blue Siren.
Keppler finds Ricky and demands to know how to find Suzy. He then calls Frank and tells him to meet him at the Blue Siren. Frank comes to the motel and enters a room where Suzy is waiting. Frank points a gun at Suzy, but Keppler enters and points a gun at Frank. Keppler confronts Frank and accuses him of raping his own daughter. Suzy runs out of the room, but when Frank fires at her Keppler takes the bullet. Catherine then bursts into the room, where Frank proceeds to point his gun at her, but Keppler quickly fires at Frank six times, killing him. The police arrive and Keppler is rushed to an ambulance, where he dies. Catherine bursts into tears and is led away by Grissom.
Nick and Warrick head out to the deserted field in Henderson, where they find a cooler with the hand and Keppler's cell phone inside. Keppler had left a note telling the CSIs to check under the nails for Frank's DNA.
Awards
Liev SchreiberLiev Schreiber
Isaac Liev Schreiber , commonly known as Liev Schreiber, is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s, having initially appeared in several independent films, and later mainstream Hollywood films, including the Scream trilogy of...
submitted this episode for consideration in the category of "Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Drama Series
This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, and Outstanding Guest Supporting Actor.-Award winners:1970s*1975: Patrick McGoohan – Columbo: By Dawn's Early Light...
" on his behalf for the 2007 Emmy Awards
59th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on September 16, 2007 and were televised live on Fox at 8:00 p.m. EDT for the first time in high definition...
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External links
- "Law of Gravity" at CSI Guide.com
- "Law of Gravity" at CSI Files