Lesley-Ann Brandt | CSI: NY

• Genre: Police procedural, Crime drama
• Created by: Anthony E. Zuiker, Ann Donahue, Carol Mendelsohn
• Starring: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Vanessa Ferlito, Hill Harper, Eddie Cahill, Anna Belknap, Robert Joy, A. J. Buckley, Sela Ward
• Opening theme: "Baba O'Riley" by The Who
• Composer: Bill Brown
• No. of seasons: 9
• No. of episodes: 197
• Executive producers: Anthony E. Zuiker, Ann Donahue, Carol Mendelsohn, Jerry Bruckheimer, Pam Veasey, Jonathan Littman, Peter M. Lenkov, Wendy Battles, Zachary Reiter, Danny Cannon, Andrew Lipsitz, Sarah A. Barkley
• Producer: Gary Sinise
• Running time: 42–45 minutes
• Production companies: Jerry Bruckheimer Television, Alliance Atlantis, CBS Television Studios[a]
• Network: CBS
• Release: September 22, 2004 –February 22, 2013

CSI: NY follows a group of crime scene investigators (CSI's for short) who work for the New York Police Department's (NYPD for short) crime lab. The series mixes gritty subject matter and deduction in the same manner as its predecessors, yet also places a great deal of emphasis on criminal profiling. The team is led by Detective Mac Taylor, a former Marine from Chicago. Mac, a veteran of the NYPD, lost his wife on 9/11, and as such must work to rebuild his personal life while supervising his team. He is organized, efficient, dedicated, and very proper in his management style. Mac's partner is originally Detective Stella Bonasera. Stella is half-Greek, half-Italian. She helped Mac through the impact of his wife's death and has been by his side ever since. She is a savvy investigator, yet she often speaks before she thinks. Stella leaves New York to head a crime lab in New Orleans and is replaced by Detective Jo Danville. Jo is a former FBI criminalist and an experienced psychological profiler. She and Mac quickly form a strong friendship and an even stronger working rapport. Jo is still haunted by her ousting from the FBI after blowing the whistle on improper lab procedure, so she works to regain her professional reputation. Together, Mac, Stella, and Jo head an elite team of detectives including Detectives Danny Messer, Aiden Burn, and Lindsay Monroe. The team also works alongside former medical examiner-turned-CSI Sheldon Hawkes, Detective Don Flack, Medical Examiner Sid Hammerback, and CSI trainee Adam Ross.

"Smooth Criminal"

When a charming and suave hitman (Ne-Yo) goes loose in the city, a hidden conspiracy involving counterfeit prescription drugs is uncovered.

"Food for Thought"

Mac and his team investigate a murder at a SoHo food festival where Hawkes and his girlfriend are two of many witnesses.