CSI: NY

Trailing by three points here, as time's running out.

Announcer 2: That's right, dan.

New york needs a touchdown to win

And they can't stop the clock.

They're out of time outs.

Hike!

Fakes a hand-off.

Throws it downfield into the end zone!

And it's caught! Byrne in the end zone for a touchdown

On the final play! Oh, my!

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New york has stunned this boston team

With a dramatic come-from- behind 23 to 20 victory.

Announcer 2: What an incredible finish to this game, dan.

Thanks to the league's new star, meredith muir.

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She's our vic.

Kristin melvoy, 26 years old.

She was the starting quarterback for new york.

Only she didn't show up for tonight's game.

(indistinct radio transmissions)

Sid, what are you doing here?

Short-staffed tonight?

Admit it, sid-- you're a fan.

um...

Victim was found floating facedown in the tub.

Washerwoman syndrome.

Must have been in the water for a while.

Based on rigor, I'm placing tod

Between 7:00 and 9:00 a. M. This morning.

That's more than 12 hours ago.

Why'd it take the team

So long to notice the body?

Because they use the whirlpool baths after the game.

To treat injuries.

According to the team,

They got into the locker room about 5:30 tonight,

Put their gear on, headed straight out to play. Detective.

Can I see you over here for a minute? Excuse me.

Are we looking at a drowning here?

I suspected so at first,

But then I noticed a cloudy film

In her eyes.

Indicates dehydration.

Highly unlikely if she was floating facedown.

Exactly.

She was already dead when she hit the water.

Could be a dump job.

She was murdered somewhere else then put in the whirlpool bath

To destroy prints and dna.

If that's the case, we're looking for a killer

With some degree of intelligence.

Then we'll just have to be smarter than he is.

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People thought kristin was all fluff,

'cause of the way she looked.

She took the game seriously.

She have any problems with any

Of the other players?

No. Nothing out of the ordinary.

And what's the ordinary?

Competition, rivalry...

You know, girl stuff.

Nothing that would lead to murder.

All right. Thanks.

What do you got?

Found a crumpled up photo

At the bottom of our vic's locker.

Yeah, it came from right here.

Hmm. Either she tore it down or someone else did.

All her street clothes are still here, danny.

So are her keys...

And her wallet.

Well, the trainer said melvoy would come in here

In the mornings on game day and work out by herself.

Well, this wasn't a dump job.

She came here this morning and never left.

She was killed in one of these two rooms.

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¶ when there's quiet time, there's aching time ¶

¶ I can hear you fingers on the windowpane ¶

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We have cod?

Respiratory failure caused by anaphylaxis.

Elevated levels of histamines in the blood.

Congestion of the pleural cavity.

I'm thinking she had an allergic reaction to something.

Question is: Was it intentional or accidental?

Well, even if it was accidental,

We're still dealing with someone

Who dumped her body into a hot tub rather than call 911.

Well, whoever it was didn't leave these bruises.

Hematologic reaction

Indicates they were incurred several days before death.

Most likely related to her athletic proclivities.

Medical records are on the way.

In the meantime, I ran a tox screen

For the usual suspects:

Heroin, cocaine, pcp, meth and alcohol.

None of them turned up positive.

All right.

Mac?

I don't know if it means anything, but I...

About six months ago,

I got a rather strange call...

It was from a leanne baldwin.

Her daughter, natalie, died of a sudden heart attack.

Natalie was visiting my e x-husband in michigan.

One night after dinner, she went to sleep

And never woke up.

Doctors said it was a heart attack,

But somehow that never sat right with me.

A mother knows their child,

And mine was a perfectly healthy 22-year-old girl.

Now, although myocardial infarction

Is a common cause of death,

Especially in women over 50...

All right, where are you going with this?

Natalie was 22 years old,

And she played on the same football team as our vic.

I'm so sorry for your loss, mrs. Baldwin.

But...

Since your daughter's body was examined in michigan,

I'm afraid there's very little I can do at this point.

Now I understand why you were at the scene.

This is personal.

I reviewed natalie's death certificate.

Everything seemed to be in order.

And the autopsy?

Well, the e x-husband didn't want one.

Religious beliefs.

Natalie baldwin was embalmed

And flown to new york, where she was buried.

But now you're thinking there could be more to her death?

I'm thinking maybe I missed something.

Sid, natalie was pronounced dead in michigan.

Why are you blaming yourself?

Because I dismissed her mother's suspicion

As that of a grieving parent.

Perhaps if I'd

Looked more closely, I might have been able

To prevent the death of her teammate.

This fleck has the molecular properties

Of paint, but there's some kind

Of metallic trace in it, as well.

Metallic paint? I don't know.

It was wedged in the fabric

Of her sports bra.

I'm thinking maybe the killer transferred it

When he dumped our vic in the tub.

You could be right.

The locker room was glass block and tile.

Nothing consistent with metallic paint.

Any luck finding your badge?

No.

Acupuncture joint hasn't found it anywhere.

They looked through the place a bunch of times.

Danny, you could get a command discipline

If you don't report it. It's been a week.

I know how long it's been.

Trust me.

Hey. Dna on the syringe definitely matches the vic.

Hmm. Sid didn't mention anything about an injection mark.

Yeah, well, it could've been obscured

By the condition of the skin due to water exposure.

Now, the syringe contained traces

Of two different substances.

One I haven't identified yet.

The other is...

...Lidocaine.

Local anesthetic used in dental and medical procedures.

Yes, and also sometimes

Used to treat soft tissue injuries in sports,

Like tennis, basketball.

And lingerie football.

Sid: If anything can help us find

The injection site, it's toluidine blue.

I was able to confirm

Your discovery of lidocaine in the victim's tissue.

However, I was not as lucky

With the other substance you found in the syringe.

There was no trace of any other foreign substance.

I'm still running tests to try to narrow it down.

According to ms. Melvoy's

Medical records, she had

An unusual sensitivity to lidocaine.

It's generally a very safe drug, if used properly.

Well, I've encountered dermatitis and hypersensitivity

In connection with lidocaine,

But never a life-threatening allergic reaction.

I know, but look what I found in her medical history.

This shows she suffered anaphylaxis

When exposed to lidocaine in 1992.