
A dedicated group of forensic investigators at the Las Vegas Crime Lab works to solve often-grisly crimes in Sin City. Heading up the graveyard shift (an appropriate term in this case) is supervisor D.B. Russell, a "Left Coast" Sherlock Holmes who devours crime novels. Members of Russell's team include Julie Finlay, Nick Stokes, Sara Sidle (the team's moral compass), Greg Sanders and Morgan Brody. The investigative team works closely with Capt. Jim Brass -- a seasoned detective who is a protector of CSI -- Dr. Al Robbins -- medical examiner -- and quirky lab technician David Hodges. Previous leaders of the group include Gil Grissom and Dr. Ray Langston.
The former tenant of a blood-spattered apartment says his missing girlfriend left to visit her parents; a scuba diver is found dead in the top of a tree.
A murder suspect is caught burying the bodies of his alleged victims; Catherine and Warrick investigate a woman found dead in a hotel's spa.
An investigation team in Las Vegas scours crime scenes for forensic evidence.
Grissom and Catherine follow leads from a young woman's death into the underground world of Las Vegas fetish clubs.