TEXT: [EXT. VARIOUS LAS VEGAS CITY (STOCK) -- NIGHT] (Camera pulls back across the city's building tops during the voice over announcement.) Ty Caulfield: (V.O.) People say that Las Vegas has no culture,... no history-- that we emulate,... not create. WHITE FLASH TO: [EXT./INT. CASINO - POOL SIDE / EXHIBITION HALL - NIGHT] (TY CAULFIELD, the casino owner, makes the grand formal announcement to the small gathering in front of him.) Ty Caulfield: They forget that this was once a desert from which this city was created. (Waitresses dressed in kimono and obis -- dressed up like geisha -- pass out drinks to the crowd.) Ty Caulfield: Millions come every week and share their money with us. Well, tonight, we give back. (Cut to: Inside the exhibition hall, glass cases display the various Japanese antiquities. The camera moves in slowly toward the centerpiece, a katana. The guard walks around the display case.) Ty Caulfield: (V.O.) An exhibition of rare and valuable japanese antiquities. (Cut to: A Japanese statue of a soldier on a horse.) Ty Caulfield: (V.O.) Shown in the us for the first time, (Cut to: A close up of the katana's intricate sheath design.) Ty Caulfield: (V.O.)... this 17th century samurai collection... (Cut to: Camera is focused on the full Japanese armor in the background. The camera refocuses to the statue in the foreground.) Ty Caulfield: (V.O.)... is owned by one of the Mediterranean's most special guests, Mr. Yuri Yamamoto, who sadly can't be here with us tonight. (TY CAULFIELD raises his glass to the crowd.) Ty Caulfield: To his impeccable taste. On behalf of my hotel and the City of Las Vegas,
SUMMARY:
Grissom, Sara and Nick deal with a bizarre case when a priceless 17th century Japanese samurai sword is stolen from an exhibit at a casino. Meanwhile, Catherine and Warrick have to look into the world of ' vampires ' when a young woman is found dead with all her blood drained from her body.