TEXT: [EXT. LAS VEGAS CITY (STOCK) -- NIGHT] [EXT. LAS VEGAS CITY MGM (STOCK) -- NIGHT] [SCENE_BREAK] [EXT. JUST OUTSIDE CASINO - NIGHT] (A man and a woman walking by sees a young man just outside a casino in distress. They look at each other and decide to try to help him.) Matthew Orton: You all right? Vincent Avery: I'm barred. I've got, like, ten thousand dollars in chips and I cannot cash it. Look, if I kept my eye on you two, could you please just go in there and claim my money? Cindy Orton: Sure, we can do that for you, but you don't have to keep your eye on us... Matthew Orton: We're honest people. Vincent Avery: I'm sure you are, but... come on. If I'm going to be giving you ten grand in chips, I've just got to know that you're coming back. Cindy Orton: We could give you a deposit. Matthew Orton: What kind of deposit? Vincent Avery: Two thousand dollars... would give me peace of mind. Tell you what, you two come back and I will give you back your deposit plus another thousand? [SCENE_BREAK] [INT. CASINO - NIGHT] (The hotel cashier holds up the $500 blue dummy chip and examines it.) Cashier: I'm sorry sir, I can't cash this for you. Matthew Orton: What? Why? Cashier: (he shakes his head) They're worthless. (The couple run out of the hotel to look for the young man.) [SCENE_BREAK] [EXT. CASINO - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS] (The couple exit the hotel looking for the man, but he's long gone. They look up and down the strip. There's no sign of him.) (Sound of a gun shot coming from the parking structure followed by sounds of car tires screeching can be heard.) [SCENE
SUMMARY:
With Grissom away, Warrick is in charge for the first time as the team investigates the murder of the con artist, who has run off with some tourists' money only to get shot and killed in the parking lot. The prime suspect in the case turns out to be Captain Brass' daughter, which causes Brass to take himself off the investigation professionally, but not personally.