The scene begins with the CSI team checking out a body lying on the ground in front of a mega-story hotel is the heart of Vegas. The police chief says, ’’Looks like a jumper.’’ Grissom, the CSI Lead investigator says, ’’Nope! Definitely not a jumper.’’
How did he know? What made him so positive that this was not just a suicide of a heartsick loser?
Crime Scene Investigation is one of the hottest series in the past two years.
The investigations in this series are not carried out by the police detective department but by the crime scene investigators - a top notch team trained to look for the unseen - they find the many or the few missing pieces in the puzzles that would baffle the rest of us - even the police. They are trained to look for and collect evidence.
Any and all evidence. What might seem like nothing to use, could very possibly, to them, be the clue needed to solving a crime.
Gil Grissom (played expertly by William Peterson) is superb as the senior forensics officer. He is compassionate but doesn’t let his feelings get in his way of digging for the impossible-to-find clues.
While this show is edge-of-the seat interesting, it’s also educational. As each clue is uncovered by the forensics team, it is explained in detail how it relates to the crime. For instance: The jumper in the first episode had his eye glasses on when he ’’left the window’’. CSI tells us that according to psychology, while a person may intend to commit suicide by jumping out a window, they WILL take off their glasses. Why? Does it make sense? To a psychologist it does. You see, a ’’jumper’’ intends to end his (or her) life, but doesn’t want to ’’see it happen’’. Therefore, our ’’jumper’’ either fell or was pushed.
So, while you’re enjoying this thought-provoking, ever-entertaining program, you are also learning lessons in psychology, forensics and science.
According to an article I’d read in Time, this show is definite real-to-life. Every piece of equipment used to help solve these crimes, is actually used by genuine crime scene investigators.
As I said, you can learn a lot just by enjoying yourself.
It’s a must see show for those who enjoy solving mysteries.