The third season of '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' premiered on CBS on September 26, 2002 and ended May 15, 2003. The series stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger.

Plot

Grissom begins to suffer from hearing loss ("Inside the Box"), as Catherine faces the possibility of losing her daughter ("Lady Heather's Box") during the third season of ''CSI''. Alongside their team, including Sara Sidle, Warrick Brown, Nick Stokes, and Jim Brass, Willows and Grissom investigate the death of a poker player ("Revenge is Best Served Cold"), the evisceration of a cheerleader ("Let the Seller Beware"), a death at a little persons convention ("A Little Murder"), the overdose of a rock-star ("Abra-Cadaver"), a jewelry heist ("Fight Night"), a mob murder ("Blood Lust"), the discovery of a body covered in fire-ants ("Snuff"), and a drive-by shooting ("Random Acts of Violence"). Meanwhile, the team are faced with their own past when they testify in court ("The Accused is Entitled"), Sara struggles to cope with the psychological trauma that she is suffering from being caught up in the explosion ("Play with Fire"), and one of Doc Robbins' autopsies goes awry when the victim wakes up ("Got Murder?").

Cast

Changes

Eric Szmanda and Robert David Hall, who joined the recurring cast in season one, become main cast members this season.

Main cast

William Petersen William Louis Petersen (born February 21, 1953) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Gil Grissom in the CBS drama series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2000–2015), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Awa ...

as CSI Level 3 Night Shift Supervisor

Gil Grissom Gilbert Arthur Grissom (born August 17, 1956), Ph.D. is a fictional character portrayed by William Petersen on the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Grissom is a forensic entomologist and for ...

Marg Helgenberger Mary Marg Helgenberger (born November 16, 1958) is an American actress. She began her career in the early 1980s and first came to attention for playing the role of Siobhan Ryan on the daytime soap opera '' Ryan's Hope'' from 1982 to 1986. She i ...

as CSI Level 3 Assistant Night Shift Supervisor

Catherine Willows Catherine Willows is a fictional character, portrayed by Marg Helgenberger, from the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Helgenberger made her franchise debut in the first-season episode "Pilot". ...

Gary Dourdan Gary Dourdan (born Gary Robert Durdin: December 11, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Warrick Brown on the television series '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,'' Shazza Zulu on the television series '' A Different World'' a ...

as CSI Level 3

Warrick Brown Warrick Brown (born 1971) is a fictional character in the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', portrayed by Gary Dourdan. Warrick appeared in all but five episodes until his death in the first episode of season nine, with the exc ...

George Eads George Eads is an American actor, known for his role as Nick Stokes on the CBS police drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''. He later starred as Jack Dalton on the CBS action-adventure series ''MacGyver'' for three seasons. Biography E ...

as CSI Level 3

Nick Stokes Nicholas "Nick" Stokes is a fictional character from the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', portrayed by George Eads. He made his first screen appearance in the show's pilot, broadcast on October 6, 2000, and departed the series ...

Jorja Fox Jorja-An Fox ( ) is an American actress and producer. She first came to prominence with a recurring role in the NBC medical drama '' ER'' as Dr. Maggie Doyle from 1996 to 1999. This was followed by another critical success in the recurring ro ...

as CSI Level 3

Sara Sidle Sara Sidle is a fictional character portrayed by actress Jorja Fox on the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Sidle is a forensic scientist and one of the core characters of the show, which revolve ...

Eric Szmanda Eric Kyle Szmanda (; born July 24, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for having played Greg Sanders in the CBS police drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', a role he held from the show's beginning in 2000 until it ended in 2015. ...

as DNA Technician

Greg Sanders Gregory Hojem Sanders is a fictional character portrayed by Eric Szmanda on the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Greg appeared in every episode of the original ''CSI'', with the exception of "Cr ...

Robert David Hall Robert David Hall (born November 9, 1947) is an American actor, best known for his role as coroner Dr. Albert Robbins, M.D. on the television show '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''. Early life Born in East Orange, New Jersey, Hall attended ...

Clark County Coroner's Office The Clark County Coroner's Office (CCOCME) investigates all deaths caused by any criminal means, violence or suicide, and any unattended death, whatever the cause. The CCOCME provides identification, performs autopsies or medical examinations, l ...

Chief Medical Examiner Dr.

Al Robbins '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony E. Zuiker and executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Carol Mendelsohn, Ann Donahue, William Petersen, Cynthia Chavtel, Naren Shanker, and Don M ...

Paul Guilfoyle Paul Vincent Guilfoyle () (born April 28, 1949) is an American television and film actor. He was a regular cast member of the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', on which he played Captain Jim Brass from 2000 to 2014. He ret ...

LVPD The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (also known as the LVMPD or Metro) is a combined city and county law enforcement agency for the City of Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is headed by the Sheriff of Clark County ...

Homicide Unit Captain

Jim Brass James Brass is a fictional character portrayed by Paul Guilfoyle on the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel '' CSI: Vegas''. He made his first screen appearance in the show's pilot, broadcast on October 6, 2000. H ...

Recurring cast

Guest cast

Episodes

References

External links

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