CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) Bad Words (2004) User Reviews

The Arson and the Game

[claudio_carvalho · 7/10 · 6 January 2023]

There is a fire in a house and Catherine, Nick, Warrick arrive at the scene. An arson investigator tells them that there was a fire in the block ten days ago, maybe caused by a serial arsonist. The Abernathy family is rescued, but the daughter Sabrina that was not supposed to be at home is found dead. They begin their investigation looking for the origin of the fire and for suspects. Meanwhile, Grissom, Sara and Capt. Brass investigate the death of a man found dead in a hotel bathroom. In the autopsy, Dr. Robins finds a round tile with the letter in his throat, and five more tiles in his stomach. Brass identifies the victim and Adam Brenner from Florida that was in Las Vegas to participate in a logo game tournament. Soon Grissom learns that Adam was a top player and Grissom looks for opponents defeated by Adams that might be angry.

"Bad Words" is an episode of "CSI" with two segments. The first one discloses a great surprise when the identity of the arsonist is shown. The second one is predictable. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Palavrões" ("Bad Words")

Eat Those Words

[Hitchcoc · 8/10 · 27 January 2021]

Two cases that are interesting because of a series of red herrings. The show starts out with a house fire where everyone escapes except the teenaged daughter. It is almost certainly arson. But where it started is a mystery; plus there are some interesting possibilities. The second involves a Scrabble-like game that is played competitively and taken very seriously. A very large man is found in a bathroom and has choked on some of the tiles that are used in the game. The question asked is, "Who is so competitive that he or she could kill out revenge?" Like any obsession, some pretty crazy people involve themselves. The first of these has a rather startling conclusion.