: Dr. Sheldon Hawkes makes his transition from the morgue to field work, officially becoming a CSI.
is the second season premiere of the crime drama CSI: NY , originally airing on September 28, 2005, on CBS . The episode serves as a significant turning point for the series, introducing a major setting change and shifting character dynamics that would define the show's middle years. Plot Overview "CSI: NY" Summer in the City(2005)
: The CSI team moves into a new, state-of-the-art laboratory located in a Manhattan high-rise, replacing the darker, underground aesthetic of the first season. The episode serves as a significant turning point
: Detectives Mac Taylor and Sheldon Hawkes investigate the death of a professional "skyscraper climber" who fell while scaling the Empire State Building. The investigation takes a bizarre turn when the team uses a dead mosquito to identify the culprit. The investigation takes a bizarre turn when the
The episode follows three distinct investigations unfolding during a sweltering New York summer:
This premiere introduced several key shifts to the series' production and lore: