CSI: Miami

Flight 906, outbound Miami

to D.C.

Dropped off the radar at 0820.

Crashed right after takeoff.

How many on board?

NTSB confirms

two pilots, six passengers.

Total of eight souls.

Eight souls unaccounted for, okay.

Look, they're advising we wait for fire...

Tell them we were four miles away

when we took the call.

First responders provide aid

no questions asked.

We're taking this.

Call MDPD.

Tell them I want to set up a forward command post at Levee 67.

Mobile Recovery, biohazard gear... the works...

and then call in the night shift.

We need all hands on deck.

Yeah. Eric Delko, hold on.

Shh.

What? What is it?

Right here.

We've got a survivor right there.

Hold on, sir, I'm coming!

Yeah, this is Horatio Caine.

This is CSI priority.

I need an air rescue.

I am located six miles south of the Tamiami Trail

at Spillway 346.

Hold on!

He's not breathing!

Come on, breathe, breathe, breathe.

Come on, breathe!

Eric.

Eric.

Eric.

He's gone.

I lost him.

It happens.

He could have told us something.

We don't need him to.

We've got the whole story right here.

The jet was registered to a Scott Erik Sommer.

He made the Fortune 500 insuring half the Gulf Coast.

Did you get a flight plan yet?

It went straight to NTSB.

They've got a go team flying in.

They'll be here within the hour.

What about fire rescue?

They just went out to look for survivors.

Delko's with them.

Is it as bad as it looks?

It's actually worse than it looks.

NTSB is on the way in.

They're going to want updates...

site logistics, weather, eyewitness reports.

Welcome back, Megan.

I didn't know you were going to be in this week.

Any survivors?

Nothing new.

They'll be found in the first few hours

if we find them at all.

How we doing on safety?

We got it covered.

This is a Level Two biohazard site.

We should be taking precautions.

All search personnel should have Tyvexx overalls on

double gloves, masks, and decontamination after every shift.

Everyone doses up on antibiotics.

The water's full of blood-borne pathogens

and bacteria from body decomp

not to mention 6,000 pounds of Jet-A fuel.

No shift should last more than 20 minutes.

No food or water on site.

They won't be able to eat out there.

Spray from the airboat props

will cause contamination.

We're treating this as a crime scene

which means no object too small.

Any doubts, bag it and tag it.

All right.

See if you can find me a copy of the flight plan.

It's nice to see you, too.

You thinking bomb?

Well, the jury's still out.

Welcome back, Megan.

Why do you ask?

You're the expert.

Well, no gas washing

no pitting, no thinning of metal

no thermal effect.

We still have to swab for RDX, PETN

but I think we'll know more

when the evidence comes in.

NTSB told us to hold off

on recovery.

Yeah, but they're not here yet, are they?

Horatio, we've been through this before.

ValuJet in '96... I recall it well.

Then I don't need to remind you

the Feds have jurisdiction over any air crash.

They deputize local agencies.

We're working for them.

The Everglades is a slow-moving river

with a current that travels about four feet per hour.

I know.

The crash site is degrading while we're standing here.

We're losing evidence.

Four feet per hour.

We need to start processing right now.

That's not your call, or mine.

Okay.

Listen, I am sorry for the way things turned out for you

but I did not ask for this job.

I know.

Anytime you want to take it back, let me know.

That's not my call either.

Until then, let's get to work.

How are we doing on survivors?

Not good.

How many you got in here?

Four or five, depending on which pieces match.

Injuries are consistent

with catastrophic blunt force trauma.

Pretty normal for this type of crash.

Wasn't normal for you.

You didn't get up this morning

thinking it would be your last, did you, honey?

Ask him if he knows what brought the plane down.

Well, I think he just might have answered your question.

Small entry wound in the upper torso.

We got a through-and-through.

Calleigh, please.

Take a look at this.

Looks like a medium caliber.

Maybe a .32 or a .38.

And the bullet may still be lodged in the fuselage.

Do you think we could find it?

Does Elvis wear a white jumpsuit?

What else can you tell me?

We were just out there

fishing.

Heard a noise... real loud... looked up, and boom!

That's all we saw.

Did you approach the plane?

No, sir. We high-tailed it out of there.

Called 911. And you didn't think

to look for any survivors?

Hey, we called you, remember?

Shouldn't we get a reward, or something like that?

Fishing, my ass.

Did you see the size of that rifle in their boat?

.30-06.

They were poaching gators.

There are panthers out in the Glades.

How do you know the rifle's not for protection?

How do you know they didn't borrow the boat?

Owner left his rifle inside.

I trust my gut.

It seems pretty obvious.

You sound just like Horatio.

The problem with the obvious, Tim

is that it can make you overlook the evidence.

What do you make of this?

Electronic fuel injector, like in my car.

Look closer.

Serial number looks like it's been worn down.

Could be strip-and-dip.

It's a used part.

Shined up, given a phony serial number, sold as new.

It's an old trick.

I'll have Speedle look into it.

I need Speedle here for collection.

I'll take care of it.

Thank you.

Hey, Herb Ritts, come on.

You want to do this while we're young, or what?

I need a minute.

Look, how about I take the pictures

and you go out there

and backstroke through that crap?

Are you all right?

Yeah, I'm fine. Are you all right?

Gentlemen?

Sorry, H.

Stay focused.

We were just talking about

after a plane crash like this

they used to find all these passengers without any feet.

They couldn't figure out why.

But it turns out there's a support bar

under the seat that was acting like a guillotine.

This seat belt is unbuckled and undamaged.

Well, the flight

wasn't full.

That's, uh, six passengers, eight empty seats.

Yeah, but I've already counted

nine unbuckled belts, so, that would mean