The third season of ''

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', also referred to as ''CSI'' and ''CSI: Las Vegas'', is an American procedural forensics crime drama television series that ran on CBS from October 6, 2000, to September 27, 2015, spanning 15 seasons. This wa ...

'' 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 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 t ...

* Marg Helgenberger 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". H ...

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'' and ...

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 exce ...

* George Eads as CSI Level 3 Nick Stokes *

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 *

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. E ...

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 "C ...

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 ...

as Clark County Coroner's Office 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 Mc ...

* Paul Guilfoyle as

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

Recurring cast

* David Berman as Dr. David Phillips * Archie Kao as Archie Johnson * Gerald McCullouch as

Bobby Dawson Robert Dawson (31 January 1935 – 1980) was an English footballer who played as a full back. Dawson started his career with non-league South Shields before joining Leeds United in 1953. After only making 1 first team appearance, Dawson mov ...

Romy Rosemont Romy Rosemont (born October 28, 1964) is an American actress, who has appeared in multiple television series, including ''Shark'', ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Prison Break'', and ''Private Practice''. She got her brea ...

as Jacqui Franco *

Jeffrey D. Sams Jeffrey D. Sams is an actor known primarily for his television work. Sams has been a main cast member of several television series, few of which have made it past their first season. These include ''Medicine Ball'', '' Sleepwalkers'', Rob Thom ...

as Det. Cyrus Lockwood * Wallace Langham as David Hodges *

Christopher Wiehl Christopher Wiehl (born ) is an American actor. Life and career Wiehl was born in Yakima, Washington and is of Danish and German descent. His father, Dick Wiehl, was an agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He graduated from t ...

as Hank Peddigrew * Joseph Patrick Kelly as Officer Joe Metcalf *

Skip O'Brien Bernard Francis "Skip" O'Brien (August 20, 1950 – April 6, 2011) was an American actor. Although he appeared in such films as 1997's ''Liar Liar'' and 2007's '' The Hitcher'', he is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Detective Ra ...

as Sgt. Ray O'Riley * Geoffrey Rivas as Det. Sam Vega

Guest cast

* Scott Wilson as Sam Braun *

Timothy Carhart Timothy Carhart (born December 24, 1953) is an American actor. He starred in the CBS drama ''Island Son'' (1989–90) and has had recurring roles in ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2000–03) and '' 24'' (2002). He also starred in the 1992 ...

as Eddie Willows * Melinda Clarke as Lady Heather * Pamela Gidley as Teri Miller *

Eric Stonestreet Eric Allen Stonestreet (born September 9, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for portraying Cameron Tucker in the ABC mockumentary sitcom ''Modern Family'', for which he received two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting ...

as Ronnie Litre *

Jules Sylvester Jules Sylvester (born Julian Richard Sylvester; 13 November 1950) is a British animal training, wild animal trainer, actor, television presenter and snake wrangler who works in films as well as television. Early life He was born in Devon, Engla ...

as Jake *

Carmine Giovinazzo Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo ( ; born August 24, 1973) is an American actor, writer, painter and musician, known for his role as Danny Messer, Detective Danny Messer in ''CSI: NY''. Early life Giovinazzo was born and raised in the Port Richmond, ...

as Thumpy G.Giovinazzo later joins the main cast of ''CSI: NY'' as NYPD Detective Third Grade

Danny Messer Detective Daniel "Danny" Messer is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama series ''CSI: NY'', portrayed by actor Carmine Giovinazzo. Background It has been implied that Danny grew up on Staten Island, New York (like the actor), in a family o ...

Episodes

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