| № |
# |
Title |
Directed by |
Written by |
U.S. viewers
(million) |
Original air date |
| 93 |
1 |
"Veritas" |
David Von Ancken |
Zachary Reiter & Pam Veasey |
14.59[2] |
September 24, 2008 (2008-09-24) |
| Picking up where the season 4 finale left off, the team is investigating the death of a woman named Lauren Salinas who is linked to the bank robbery. She is a friend of Flack's sister Samantha. Also, Mac has escaped the robber but the bodies are still piling up. So the team must quickly find the bank robber before he is able to get away. |
| 94 |
2 |
"Page Turner" |
Frederick E.O. Toye |
Trey Callaway |
14.88[3] |
October 1, 2008 (2008-10-01) |
| An urgent search for the cause of a series of deaths by radiation poisoning may ultimately lead to a very deadly volume in the New York City Library. |
| 95 |
3 |
"Turbulence" |
Matt Earl Beesley |
Gary Sinise & Jeremy Littman |
15.87[4] |
October 8, 2008 (2008-10-08) |
| When an Air Marshal turns up dead on a flight on which Mac is a passenger, the victim turns out to be a fake. The real Marshal was killed earlier and his ID stolen. Meanwhile, Stella prepares for a baseball game during which the CSI team will play a team of firefighters; one with whom she is very friendly. |
| 96 |
4 |
"Sex, Lies and Silicone" |
Jonathan Glassner |
Wendy Battles |
14.39[5] |
October 22, 2008 (2008-10-22) |
| 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 is in the factory that makes them, Flack prompts some amusement. |
| 97 |
5 |
"The Cost of Living" |
Rob Bailey |
John Dove |
13.75[6] |
October 29, 2008 (2008-10-29) |
| The CSI team investigates the shooting death of an archaeologist whose secret life may have caught up to him. |
| 98 |
6 |
"Enough" |
Alex Zakrzewski |
Zachary Reiter |
11.80[7] |
November 5, 2008 (2008-11-05) |
| Three drug dealers set to stand trial are found dead in separate places. They were all trying to get rid of a witness to their crime, but it looks like someone got them first. |
| 99 |
7 |
"Dead Inside" |
Christine Moore |
Pam Veasey & Daniele Nathanson |
11.62[8] |
November 12, 2008 (2008-11-12) |
| The team finds more than just a house floating up the river; they also find a group telling secrets that could be deadly. |
| 100 |
8 |
"My Name Is Mac Taylor" |
Rob Bailey |
Pam Veasey |
14.12[9] |
November 19, 2008 (2008-11-19) |
| For the 100th episode, a series of murders are linked by the fact that all the victims are named "Mac Taylor". The New York team struggle against time in order to hunt down this killer before the worst happens. |
| 101 |
9 |
"The Box" |
Oz Scott |
Peter M. Lenkov & Bill Haynes |
12.30[10] |
November 26, 2008 (2008-11-26) |
| When an unidentified body is found inside a crushed car, the team must extract the bones to identify the victim and find the killer. Lindsay reveals to Danny that she is pregnant. |
| 102 |
10 |
"The Triangle" |
Jeff Thomas |
Trey Callaway |
13.33[11] |
December 10, 2008 (2008-12-10) |
| When an armored truck is robbed and a guard killed, the team finds themselves hampered by a strange energy field that appeared at the time of the incident. Danny pops the question to Lindsay as they continue to explore the future of their relationship. |
| 103 |
11 |
"Forbidden Fruit" |
John Behring |
Peter M. Lenkov & Jill Abbinanti |
13.38[12] |
December 17, 2008 (2008-12-17) |
| A murder happens during a strange Christmas dinner involving "mouse brains" and "cod liver oil" and a girl so tired of being lonely goes to great lengths in order to be with somebody on the Christmas day. |
| 104 |
12 |
"Help" |
David M. Barrett |
Sam Humphrey |
12.66[13] |
January 14, 2009 (2009-01-14) |
| A woman is found dead at a wedding dress sale. The team discovers evidence on her that may connect to the rape and murder of a subway performer found dead in her bathtub. Hawkes and Mac clash over a case involving a serial rapist. |
| 105 |
13 |
"Rush to Judgement" |
Rob Bailey |
Wendy Battles |
11.58[14] |
January 21, 2009 (2009-01-21) |
| After finding various body parts scattered around the city, the CSIs discover they belong to a tough, but successful wrestling coach at a prestigious NYC High School. The case takes a dramatic turn when Mac and his team mine the coach’s computer and discover he emailed a provocative photo of a twelve-year old boy to students on his wrestling team. Flack is suspended by IAB. |
| 106 |
14 |
"She's Not There" |
Nelson McCormick |
John Dove & Pam Veasey |
11.94[15] |
February 11, 2009 (2009-02-11) |
| Two separate cases become one when a man turns up dead and a young woman is missing. They turn out to be connected to a sex-slave-trafficking ring in the city. Flack is back on duty after being cleared. |
| 107 |
15 |
"The Party's Over" |
Oz Scott |
Barbie Kligman |
12.33[16] |
February 18, 2009 (2009-02-18) |
| Stella's date is interrupted when the body of the deputy mayor falls from the ceiling at a charity fundraiser. Mac takes on Robert Dunbrook. The blue flu causes problems. |
| 108 |
16 |
"No Good Deed" |
Matt Earl Beesley |
Rusty Cundieff & Floyd Byars |
12.56[17] |
February 25, 2009 (2009-02-25) |
| A buzzard flying over Manhattan drops a human eyeball into Stella's coffee, and the team searches for the rest of the body. |
| 109 |
17 |
"Green Piece" |
Jeffrey Hunt |
Zachary Reiter |
13.63[18] |
March 11, 2009 (2009-03-11) |
| Adam is injured during a game of street hockey when a car bomb goes off. Danny and Lindsay get married. |
| 110 |
18 |
"Point of No Return" |
Rob Bailey |
Peter M. Lenkov & Bill Haynes |
12.78[19] |
March 18, 2009 (2009-03-18) |
| The wife of a former ME is found dead and a white powder near her body helps the CSI team track her killer. The team discovers that the powder is actually heroin made from human bodies. |
| 111 |
19 |
"Communication Breakdown" |
John Keris |
Trey Callaway |
12.64[20] |
March 25, 2009 (2009-03-25) |
| The team has to figure out who killed the chief of a Native American tribe and why. |
| 112 |
20 |
"Prey" |
Marshall Adams |
Wendy Battles & Noah Nelson |
12.50[21] |
April 8, 2009 (2009-04-08) |
| Misleading evidence in a voice coach's death holds a surprise for Stella. |
| 113 |
21 |
"The Past, Present and Murder" |
David Von Ancken |
Sam Humphrey & Danielle Nathanson |
12.14[22] |
April 15, 2009 (2009-04-15) |
| Robert Dunbrook pushes a man through his high-rise office window. The team will have to change how the case is classified after the body goes missing. |
| 114 |
22 |
"Yahrzeit" |
Norberto Barba |
Barbie Kligman & Peter M. Lenkov |
12.50[23] |
April 29, 2009 (2009-04-29) |
| A jewelry auction takes a deadly turn. The case requires the team to try to understand the Holocaust. Mac learns how one member of his family experienced it. Ed Asner guest stars, and earned a 2009 Emmy nomination for his performance. |
| 115 |
23 |
"Greater Good" |
Alex Zakrzewski |
Pam Veasey |
13.40[24] |
May 6, 2009 (2009-05-06) |
| 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. |
| 116 |
24 |
"Grounds for Deception" |
Duane Clark |
Melina Kanakaredes |
12.33[25] |
May 13, 2009 (2009-05-13) |
| A man is murdered during a theatrical performance with everyone watching. Stella gets in big trouble when Mac finds out she disobeyed an order and she travels to Greece. |
| 117 |
25 |
"Pay Up" |
Rob Bailey |
Anthony E. Zuiker, Carol Mendelsohn & Ann Donahue |
12.77[25] |
May 14, 2009 (2009-05-14) |
| A member of the team is murdered after a deadly group of kidnappers snatch Robert Dunbrook's son while he is being escorted to court. The team are able to find the evidence and rescue the son and use deadly force on their team member's killer. Later, as they salute their fallen colleague in a bar, a drive-by shooting threatens the life of another member. |