"Better Off Dead" - The CSIs dig to find the truth about how a recent shootout at a gun store might connect to a young woman who may have committed suicide, on CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Thursday, Dec. 17 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:

Dr. Raymond Langston...... Laurence Fishburne

Catherine Willows.............. Marg Helgenberger

Nick Stokes................................ George Eads

Captain Jim Brass....................... Paul Guilfoyle

Sara Sidle......................................... Jorja Fox

Greg Sanders.............................. Eric Szmanda

Dr. Robbins......................... Robert David Hall

David Phillips............................. David Berman

Hodges................................ Wallace Langham

Wendy Simms................................. Liz Vassey

GUEST CAST:

Henry Andrews............................. Jon Wellner

Paul Trent............................... James Eckhouse

Bobby Dawson.................. Gerald McCullouch

Detective Vartann.......................... Alex Carter

Hank Rinaldi........................... Marc Menchaca

John Rankow............................. Sam Hennings

Sam Trent................................ Ashton Holmes

Carrie Warren.................................. Katy Stoll

Dolores Rinaldi............... Marianne Muellerleile

Valet......................................... Mark Charran

Ed Smith..................................... Chad Bennett

TELEPLAY BY: Corinne Marrinan and Tom Mularz

STORY BY: Richard Catalani and Tom Mularz

DIRECTED BY: Jeffrey Hunt

GENRE:  CRIME DRAMA, MYSTERY, SUSPENSE

RATING:  TV14-V

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