CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

Things That Go Bump in the Night, Part 2

TEASER

FADE IN:

EXT. MOJAVE DESERT

There's a long stretch of highway in the middle of nowhere. On a section far from any help state patrol, search and rescue, and CSI have converged around a black SUV.

EXT. DESERT HIGHWAY - DAY

Police surround a CSI vehicle, warding off the press that has mobbed this remote area. Catherine stands at the passenger door, holding a small LCD monitor attached to the in dash camera.

SUPER: Present

ON THE MONITOR

BLAINE Juhl sits on the hood of the CSI vehicle, fiddling with two phones. Blaine has an innocent, boyish charm and is frequently mistaken for Tom Everett Scott.

This illusion of a harmless sweetheart allows him to get close to his victims before they realize what's happening. His Hannibal Lecter's experience and dark pleasure of torturous murder fuels his desire to murder.

Blaine slides off the hood and loads his prizes into his van. It's hard to see any face, all that can be seen is the CSI on the back of the vests. Which two is it?

Blaine finishes changing the tire, whistling while he works. Blaine blows a kiss into the camera as he walks by one last time, climbs in, and casually drives away.

BACK TO SCENE

Catherine turns her head when Langston walks up. In a gloved hand Langston holds up the dart Nick pulled out.

LANGSTON
Why would he tranquilize them? I
thought the website said he was
going to kill them.

Riley joins them.

CATHERINE
He wants us to watch them die. This
wasn't it.

RILEY
What now?

CATHERINE
I'll process the SUV. Riley, pull
their cell phone records and get
access to their voicemail. He turned
it off for a reason. While your
waiting, go through this footage
until you've seen everything. Ray,
I want you to go through the evidence
they collected from the murder scene.

LANGSTON
You think their triple homicide is
connected to their kidnapping?

Catherine looks back down the road.

CATHERINE
He left his last calling card to
Greg and Nick on a victim there.
I'd bet my life on it.

SMASH CUT:

OPENING CREDITS.

FADE OUT.

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