CSI Episode Analysis Draft

“Take the Money and Run”

Tiffany Silverio
CCJS101
Prof. Dobres
CSI Episode Analysis Draft

The CSI Episode being is discussed is“Take the Monday and Run”. It was about a murder and robbery that took place in a casino during a poker game, that had more than thousands of dollars in chips on the table for play. (“Take The Money And Run”)
A synopsis of the episode involved a casino being robbed after a major win when the lights went out. The suspected robber was seen fleeing the scene on his motorcycle and was shot by officers and unexpectedly died. When the CSI Investigators arrived to identify the person they realized there was no blood present and the other investigator asks where the money is, it was determined that it was fake money and fake chips. A doctor determined that the presumed robber, who was shot by officers, died of an allergic reaction to some type of chemical that was injected into his body. When investigators watched the security tapes it shows there was another suspect dressed the same type of clothing as the guy on the motorcycle. The CSI team determined that the guy on the motorcycle was a fake and the person they are really looking for is still on the loose based on the evidence noted.“The medical examiner stated that the guy on the motorcycles’ “face was extremely swollen and the money they found was on him was counterfeit.”(Zuiker, A.) While an autopsy was being done on the motorcycle victim, the examiner seems to think he had been bitten by a snake and the venom had attacked his immune system, so when he was shot no blood was present and his face was completely red and stiff”. There was enough evidence found at the crime scene, that lead police to a man who was a mechanic at the casino. When the officers spoke with the mechanic, he told them that his son had been abducted by the robbers of the casino and that he was part of the robbery so he could save his son. The CSI Team bought his story, but when the DNA analysis results came back, it showed he had been lying and that he killed three people and framed the deceased victims to make it look like they did it, so he could run away with his son. (“Take The Money And Run”)
The episode showed realistic and non-realistic actions. Some of the actions that were taking place during the crime scene investigation were non-realistic and would not be permitted during a real life event. Protecting the crime scene is very much needed when there are deceased victims and for investigators to obtain all evidence needed in a timely manner. The realistic actions were the actions that take place in real life during a true situation. In this episode two realistic actions that took place was robbery, involving murder and thecard game that took a wrong turn and someone started shooting. The two non-realistic actions were when the “CSI team allowed the wife of the shot security guard to enter the crime scene and see her husband lying in a body bag on the gurney and when the motorcyclist was shot and he kept riding”. There are a certain investigative procedures that should have been done differently involving this crime scene. I would have made sure the scene was secure and no one could enter until all deceased bodies were removed and or covered, do to possible tampering and contamination of the crimescene. Also, the deceased motorcyclist body should have been covered or removed do to “the risk of contamination of evidence”. (“Take The Money And Run”)
When police interviewed the mechanic technician of the casino at the police station he was very adamant that he had nothing to do with the robbery, even though police had suspicion he did. When evidence was sent to the lab for testing, the evidence came back to the mechanic being a possible suspect, since the evidence collected and tested matched the same type of products he uses on a daily basis. The investigator was already knowledgeable about what was going on and knew that his son had been kidnapped. The poker dealer who was interviewed initially, had law enforcement fooled along, including the mechanic, who had an excuse for every piece of evidence and information found about the crime scene that linked him to it. Once in questioning, the mechanicadmitted as to why he staged the crime and killed four innocent people.
In conclusion, when it comes to large crime scenes that involve multiple criminals and deceased bodies, officers should obtain and piece together all information to come to a synopsis of what took place before accusing anyone right away based on information found, given or assumed. This episode was exciting to right about since it involved two people dressed the same way and officers had to try and piece together who was the real criminal in this matter. It seemed tricky at times when it came to questioning the reason as to why this incident took place since both parties had a different answer for each question and you couldn’t really tell who was lying or not.

References

Episode 2 –“Take The Monday And Run”. CrimeSceneInvestigation.CBS.2 Oct. 2013. Television.
Schiro, George. "Examination and Documentation." Http://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/evidenc2.html. Web. 2 Apr. 2014.

Zuiker, A. (2013, October 02). CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Retrieved from https://www.tvrage.com/CSI/episodes/1065355007