Michael McLafferty

The team probes the death of a sailor found clutching an officer's sword and discovers he was obsessed with a role-playing game.

Prospective home buyers find owners' dead bodies during a walk through; Sara investigates the death of a cheerleader.

After Flack makes an enormous drug bust, and locks it up at CSI, the drug lords infiltrate the building at gunpoint to get them back. Now the team must resolve the hostage situations, all the while with Mac, Stella, and Hawkes trapped inside.

The team wonders if the tricks of a world-renowned illusionist (Criss Angel) have become reality when two of his crew members are found dead in ways that mimic his illusions.

During an interrogation at the witness stand, a prosecutor has what he thinks is a heart attack; Wilson is determined to prove that House is hiding something; Park starts to come out of her shell.

Vince is blinded by love; Eric gets cozy with Sloan; Drama and Turtle use their skills on a spy mission.