CSI: NY

* People *

* Keep on learnin' *

* Soldiers *

* Keep on warrin' *

* World *

* Keep on turnin'... *

Are we going to do it right here? Yeah, right here.

* Powers *

* Keep on lyin' *

* While your people *

* Keep on dyin' *

* World *

* Keep on turnin' *

* 'Cause it won't be too long *

* I'm so darn glad he let me try it again *

* 'Cause my last time on earth, I lived a whole world of... *

Before we do this, promise me something, Trey.

That you won't have bungee sex with anyone but me.

Promise.

One.

Two... three.

Help me!

...uh, we're against, not only public displays of affection,

we're against private displays.

You have to go?

I have to go.

Well, thank you for dinner.

You're an exceptional cook, Detective.

I told you I make a mean cheeseburger.

Looks like it's going to be

a busy night for both of us.

I'll start the coffee.

Flack.

Hey. Excuse me.

Impressing your fans with your battle wounds?

They were concerned about my recovery.

I was just putting them at ease.

I got it.

Well, welcome back, we missed you.

Thanks. How are you feeling?

Not bad for my first day back.

I'm mostly running on adrenaline.

Still have a couple hours of rehab

to clock, but the doctor says

I'm gonna be all right. Good, good.

So Flack, how many phone numbers did you get?

I don't think I like where you're going with this, Monroe.

Really? How many?

Three.

Everybody loves a hero.

Our vic's name is Sam McFarland.

He works in finance.

He's 25 years old.

Wasn't robbed.

I found several credit cards

and $300 in his wallet.

Who found him? Anonymous call.

It's a stab wound.

The weapon is still inside.

A little Statue of Liberty

and the light is its torch.

That's one killer souvenir.

It's connected to this key chain.

He's got several abrasions on his face.

Ligature marks on his neck.

And a perfect red lipstick mark on his cheek.

Probably has something to do with this.

It looks like he had plans for a proposal.

Well, he picked a pretty romantic spot.

Especially when you do it like that.

Third building from the left.

See it? Wow.

That's impressive.

Yeah, he's definitely raised the bar

for the rest of us.

Marry me.

I get the feeling she said no.

Our vic worked in the building with the lights

on the 12th floor at Lancaster and James Financial.

He lived on the Upper East Side

with his girlfriend, Erica Lancaster.

Still no sign of her yet.

If the keys dangling

from the vic's chest are hers,

you might want to expand your search. We're on it.

Here's our M.E. Where you been, Peyton?

So it's you two that I get to blame

for interrupting my evening.

No, it's that guy over there.

Hey, Peyton.

Don't tell me you left the prestigious

Columbia University to come back to this?

Stella, teaching was getting

a little routine.

Well, you're in the right place

'cause this isn't routine.

Murder weapon is still in the chest.

We thought you might want to take a look

before we transport the body.

We found this piece of porcelain.

It seems to be consistent with our Statue of Liberty.

Well, that's fragile material.

It could break if we move him

and possibly alter the wound tract.

So, what are our options?

Well, there's only one I can think of...

Blood spatter.

20 feet from where we found the body.

Most likely the initial point of attack.

And there's a void right here.

Some of these blood stains are smeared.

Whatever was here...

...someone took it with them.

Detective Angell.

Messer. Doc.

Hey. What happened?

I don't see Benton breathing down your neck.

He take the training wheels off?

You come all the way up here to bust my balls

or to work, Messer?

Oh, Angell got her wings, huh?

Gimme a break.

Anybody notice that she's got a pair of pillows on her hands?

Don't look at me.

I'm always a couple years behind

on fashion trends. What do we know?

Vic's name is Vanessa May.

All this glass and marble belongs to her.

She lives alone.

Between fiances.

No signs of forced entry or burglary.

Hmm...

Contusions.

Possible fractures.

Significant amount of secondary trauma

consistent with a beating.

nny, give me a hand.

Let's get these pillows off her.

Nothing on her hands.

Thought if we had something,

it might explain her interesting taste in gloves.

Rigor's barely set in.

T.O.D. is less than four hours.

Lividity is consistent with body position.

She died right here.

Who found her?

Margo Demme.

Claims the title of best friend.

These girls are major players on the party circuit.

Regulars in the Post.

All for being born rich.

Margo came over to take

Vanessa for a spa day.

Found her like this.

Hi, Ms. Demme.

I'm Dr. Sheldon Hawkes from the New York Crime Lab.

She was already dead.

I tried to revive her,

but she wasn't breathing.

I took a class once, I know what to do.

All right, I'm sure you did all you could.

Now my job is to collect

evidence from the crime scene.

Since you touched the body,

I'm going to need some reference samples from you.

All right?

When you're ready.

Found ten grand in her pocket.

And we got blood.

And the jacket's folded neatly.

There's no blood trail from it...

...to the body.

So these stains

are not associated with the attack.

Now, if that blood is from our vic,

then that means she came home already in trouble.

So where'd the trouble begin?

Ms. Lancaster,

when did you last see your boyfriend?

I was with Sam in my apartment early yesterday morning.

Before I left for a busineo} trip.

And that was the last time

you saw him? Officer, you've asked

the same question, eight different ways.

My daughter has told you she was not

on the Brooklyn Bridge last night.

Why don't you tell us what happened to Sam?

Do you guys even have a suspect, yet?

Let me make something very clear to you...

Mr. Lancaster,

would you just give us a minute.

I think it's best we talk to your daughter alone.

I'm sorry, it's just that Sam was...

I'll be inside.

Ms. Lancaster, let's continue.

Last night I was at the airport waiting for Sam to pick me up.

I finally took a cab.

How long did you wait?

An hour and a half, maybe more.

Yellow cab or livery?