CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

I always liked the circus.

Yeah, it's fun trying to figure out the magic tricks.

Well, that's taking the fun out of it.

Hey, the coroner's on his way.

Vic's a Jane Doe, no I.D.

Green powder on her dress.

Is she with the show?

According to statements, she wasn't a part

of Cirque du Soleil.

Well, there's plenty of surveillance.

Yeah, but the body was discovered backstage.

What's it doing out here?

I think he wants to tell you.

Hi. Michel Souray, company manager of Kà.

I'm sorry to meet you under these circumstances.

Why'd you move the body?

Backstage can be a dangerous place

if you don't know your way around.

So the Cirque organization

made a special agreement

with Clark County.

Any accidents that occur inside our facility

are under Cirque jurisdiction.

Our personnel immediately

transported her outside

and the paramedics arrived within minutes.

I have no idea who the poor girl is

and I know every face on our staff.

During the performance,

the stages above you are always moving.

We found the body here

in the crush zone.

Well, we know where she died.

Where'd she come from?

Where would you like to start?

Looks like he ate a .38 special.

The gun's still in his hand.

How many suicides have you seen like that?

Personally?

None. Me, either.

I haven't found a suicide note.

Maybe it was staged.

Sorry, got held up

at the "meet the future in-laws" dinner.

Did they love you?

I got a little too excited talking about work.

They stopped eating.

Oh.

David, the gun is still in his hand; It's yours to clear.

Yes, sir.

Rigor's setting in fast.

It happens when it's hot like tonight.

Oh, are you all right?

You all right?

It's all right everyone, a misfire.

Hey.

At least we know one person who shot the dead guy.

Good to see you on your feet again, Jim.

You've never seen me off them, Sam.

You know, this is like old times.

You, me, a party.

A dead body.

This is supposed to be a celebration.

The Eclipse is going to be my legacy.

We break ground next year.

So I'm guessing you knew the victim... Robert O'Brien?

He invested in The Eclipse.

Did you hear the shot?

No. Must've taken place

during the implosion.

You think he shot himself?

You think he didn't?

Well, he was about to make a lot of money

in your casino; Why would he?

Look, I hardly knew the guy.

Or his partner, Joe Hirschoff.

They were marketing the project in L.A.

They had a little money,

so I sold them a few shares.

How much is a share?

Two million.

You want it?

When was the last time you saw him?

Everyone was gathering on the other side of the roof.

I think he went off with his partner.

I got it.

Aircraft carrier.

That's what this place reminds me of.

Of course, an aircraft carrier

was built for national security

and this is a ton of hi-tech,

twisted steel for the sake of entertainment.

It's not just entertainment, Nick.

The cirque's about the power

of imagination... it's how we were

able to put a man on the moon.

I've got a monogram necklace.

A.F.D.

Well, it's not an I.D.,

but I'll settle for initials.

Did you and Mr. O'Brien arrive together?

Yeah, we're in a suite downstairs.

And you've been with him since?

Mostly.

A couple minutes before, um, the implosion,

I went to get us margaritas.

When I came back, Robert was gone.

I knew he didn't want to miss it, so I went looking.

I was by the elevator.

I thought maybe Robert had gone back to the suite.

Then I heard that girl scream.

I just knew.

Are you taking any medication?

May I see that?

Alprazolam.

It's for stress. My job is very stressful.

Does Mr. O'Brien own a gun?

He hates guns, we both do.

Could you hold your hands out for me like this please?

Why?

Gunshot residue test.

Robert shot himself.

And this is how we prove it.

Right palm down.

Am I smelling alcohol on your hand?

Yeah.

When I saw Robert, I spilled the drinks.

Standard S.A.E. was collected.

No signs of sexual trauma indicated.

Several linear red-brown abrasions

on the chest and back.

Marginal contusions.

Palpable underlying rib and sternal fractures.

Huh, Rice Krispies.

Subcutaneous emphysema.

Air in the tissue indicates victim

was most likely subjected

to significant crushing force across the torso.

You know, this crush zone is clearly marked.

Yeah, and anybody familiar with the stage

would know to avoid that area.

There's blood on the edge of this lift.

It might have been unavoidable.

Her liver was lacerated.

If she'd been alive when the crushing occurred,

these lacerations would of resulted in hemoperitoneum

and, uh, bilateral hemothorax.

But there was no significant hemorrhage

in the abdominal or thoracic cavities.

So she was dead before she was crushed.

Yeah, C.O.D. was temporal laceration of the brain

due to skull fracture.

Initially,

I assumed it was associated with a crushing trauma.

It wasn't.

So the fatal blow was a separate event.

Mm-hmm.

Well, the way things move around on that stage,

it could have happened anywhere.

She looks like she's probably in her mid-20s.

She's in good shape.

Yeah.

Is well toned.

She got calluses

on her hands and feet.

Could be a dancer or a gymnast.

But if she wasn't part of Cirque,

what was she doing there?

Hey Sheriff, how's it going?

What can I do for you?

This is about what I can do for you.

Really? I've asked the Mayor to give you a commendation.

Medal of Valor.

Congratulations.

Well, that's-that's nice, uh, do I have to be there?

As a matter of protocol,

I'd say you damn well better be, Captain.

Well, you know, Ben, if...

Look, I'm going to say a few nice things,

hand you a plaque, we'll shake hands,

a whole lot of reporters will be there

to take pictures of the big event.

It'll be magic. Yeah.

My office will call you to set it up.

I was going to vote for you anyway.

The green powder on your vic's dress

is open-celled phenolic foam.