TEXT: [EXT. VARIOUS LAS VEGAS (STOCK) - DAY] [SCENE_BREAK] [INT. JUDGE BRENNER'S COURTROOM -- DAY] (WARRICK is on the stand.) Warrick: I searched the vehicle at the CSI garage. I discovered the knife under the passenger's seat. Prosecutor: Now, is this the knife you found? (The PROSECUTOR hands the container with the knife to WARRICK. He looks at it.) Warrick: Yes, it is. Prosecutor: Hmm. Who was the registered owner of the vehicle? Warrick: Michael Fife, the defendant. (They glance over at the Defense Table.) Prosecutor: Please describe the physical condition of the knife when you discovered it. Warrick: The knife was wrapped in a white towel. Both the towel and the knife were caked with dried blood. Prosecutor: And how did you process this evidence? Warrick: I swabbed the blood and sent a sample to the DNA lab. The lab technician ran the sample through CODIS. The DNA sample was a match to a recent rape and homicide victim, Rachel Lyford. Prosecutor: Rachel Lyford who lived in unit seven of the Saturn Arms apartment complex. The same complex as the defendant? Warrick: That's correct. Prosecutor: Is this knife consistent in size and shape to the fatal wounds sustained by Rachel Lyford? Warrick: Yes, it is. Prosecutor: Thank you. Your honor, we have no further questions for CSI Brown. Judge Brenner: Mr. Matthews. (The DEFENSE ATTORNEY stands and walks forward.) Defense Attorney Matthews: Mr. Brown, you stated that you found the knife in Mr. Fife's vehicle. Is that correct? Warrick: Yes, that's correct. Defense Attorney Matthews: Why did you search his vehicle? Warrick: I received a call from Officer Watson. He informed me that he had pulled the defendant over to cite him for a broken taillight. After running his plates, it was discovered that the defendant had an
SUMMARY:
During a preliminary trial for the rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman, the crucial evidence, a bloodied knife, is discarded because it was secured from the defendant's car without a warrant. With only 24 hours left before the court has to let him walk, the team pools their resources together in an attempt to find other evidence that can place the defendant behind bars.