# CSI: NY season 8

The eighth season of CSI: NY originally aired on CBS between September 2011 and May 2012. It consisted of 18 episodes. Its regular time slot continued on Fridays at 9pm/8c.
CSI: NY – The Eighth Season was released on DVD in the U.S. on September 25, 2012.

## Cast
### Main cast

* Gary Sinise as Mac Taylor
* Sela Ward as Jo Danville
* Carmine Giovinazzo as Danny Messer
* Anna Belknap as Lindsay Messer
* Robert Joy as Sid Hammerback
* A. J. Buckley as Adam Ross
* Hill Harper as Sheldon Hawkes
* Eddie Cahill as Don Flack

### Recurring cast

* Kathleen Munroe as Samantha Flack
* Megan Dodds as Christine Whitney

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
| 163 | 1 | "Indelible" | Frederick E. O. Toye | Zachary Reiter & John Dove | September 23, 2011 (2011-09-23) | 10.68 |
| The tenth anniversary of 9/11 proves a wrenching but clarifying passage for Mac, who suffered a terrible loss on that day. Meanwhile, an open-and-shut robbery/homicide proves more complicated than the team had anticipated. Robert Forster and Cassidy Freeman guest-star. This episode dedicated the tenth anniversary of 9/11. |||||||
| 164 | 2 | "Keep It Real" | Alex Zakrzewski | Bill Haynes | September 30, 2011 (2011-09-30) | 10.07 |
| When an awkward teen is found dead, the team discovers that his efforts to win a sexy punk rock chick's heart may have gone a step too far. Aly Michalka guest-stars. |||||||
| 165 | 3 | "Cavallino Rampante" | Nathan Hope | Adam Targum | October 7, 2011 (2011-10-07) | 9.87 |
| When the body of a young woman is found in a stolen Ferrari, the investigation leads to a family of car thieves being targeted by a cold and calculating serial killer named Dominik Janos, who's desperate to find what was stolen from him and is willing to kill anyone standing in his way. Now on a race against time, the CSIs must find Janos and the car before the rest of the family meets their demise at his hands. |||||||
| 166 | 4 | "Officer Involved" | Skipp Sudduth | Christopher Silber | October 14, 2011 (2011-10-14) | 10.13 |
| A night out for a friendly drink takes an unexpected turn when Danny and his rookie cops are caught up in a shooting. |||||||
| 167 | 5 | "Air Apparent" | Anthony Hemingway | Aaron Rahsaan Thomas | October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21) | 10.73 |
| The CSIs investigate when the recently paroled brother of a young basketball prodigy is implicated in a murder, and they must determine if he's guilty or is being set up, when his younger brother doesn't believe he's guilty. Scott Lowell and Robbie Amell guest-star. |||||||
| 168 | 6 | "Get Me Out of Here!" | Scott White | Trey Callaway | November 4, 2011 (2011-11-04) | 9.83 |
| The CSIs investigate when a fraternity prank goes awry on Halloween and a pledge master is left for dead in an open grave. |||||||
| 169 | 7 | "Crushed" | Duane Clark | Kim Clements | November 11, 2011 (2011-11-11) | 10.14 |
| News of a high school house party goes viral but it ends in disaster when a balcony full of teenagers collapses from overcrowding, injuring the teens and killing a girl. During their investigations they uncover more than they had expected and the CSIs must use social media to uncover the truth about how she died. Meanwhile, Jo's final case at the FBI returns to haunt her when the suspect comes to New York and claims another victim. |||||||
| 170 | 8 | "Crossroads" | Jeff T. Thomas | John Dove | November 18, 2011 (2011-11-18) | 9.97 |
| As the CSIs investigate the assassination of a judge, Jo comes face-to-face with a criminal from her past. |||||||
| 171 | 9 | "Means to an End" | Marshall Adams | Zachary Reiter & Christopher Silber | December 2, 2011 (2011-12-02) | 9.76 |
| The death of an important witness will lead Jo to a dangerous investigation of a suspected rapist who was freed on her watch in Washington D.C. |||||||
| 172 | 10 | "Clean Sweep" | David Von Ancken | Adam Targum | January 6, 2012 (2012-01-06) | 10.56 |
| The death of a rising boxer and the confessions of a drunken boy leads the CSI to a mysterious stalker. |||||||
| 173 | 11 | "Who's There?" | Vikki Williams | Bill Haynes | January 13, 2012 (2012-01-13) | 10.60 |
| A home-invasion robbery turned wrong when a real-estate mogul was killed. But it seems like his murder was linked with a plan on a social networking profile. |||||||
| 174 | 12 | "Brooklyn 'Til I Die" | Eric Laneuville | Aaron Rahsaan Thomas | February 3, 2012 (2012-02-03) | 10.25 |
| The CSIs investigate when a role-playing game turns lethal, with one player falling victim to a bona fide killer and the other kidnapped and held for ransom. |||||||
| 175 | 13 | "The Ripple Effect" | Oz Scott | Trey Callaway | February 10, 2012 (2012-02-10) | 10.44 |
| When the CSIs investigate two seemingly unrelated deaths, their separate trails of evidence lead to a surprisingly connected conclusion. |||||||
| 176 | 14 | "Flash Pop" | Jerry Levine | Pam Veasey | March 30, 2012 (2012-03-30) | 9.45 |
| When a lab tech is murdered in a case that is eerily similar to a 1950s cold case of Lana Gregory, the CSIs gets a glimpse into what goes on in the shadows of the lab. |||||||
| 177 | 15 | "Kill Screen" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Tim Dragga & Adam Scott Weissman | April 6, 2012 (2012-04-06) | 9.07 |
| The CSIs find themselves immersed in the world of competitive video gaming when they discover a murder may be related to a high-stakes tournament. |||||||
| 178 | 16 | "Sláinte" | Christine Moore | Sarah Byrd | April 27, 2012 (2012-04-27) | 9.13 |
| The team is surprised by an explosion after a wave of brutality threatens a small New York City community when a body is found dismembered and strategically left out on four street corners. |||||||
| 179 | 17 | "Unwrapped" | Deran Sarafian | John Dove & Christopher Silber | May 4, 2012 (2012-05-04) | 9.06 |
| The CSIs are called to a Brooklyn housing project to investigate the murder of a successful businessman who still felt the pull of his old neighborhood. |||||||
| 180 | 18 | "Near Death" | Alex Zakrzewski | Zachary Reiter & Pam Veasey | May 11, 2012 (2012-05-11) | 9.11 |
| When Mac is shot during a robbery gone wrong, he finds himself in limbo between life and death. As he fights for his life, the team struggles to keep their emotions in check as they process the evidence and bring the shooter to justice. |||||||