CSI EPISODE
Abra-Cadaver
Season	3
Number	5
Writer	Danny Cannon, Anthony E. Zuiker
Director	Danny Cannon
Original Airdate	October 31, 2002

Abra-Cadaver is the fifth episode of season three of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

SynopsisEdit

Grissom, Warrick and Sara investigate when a woman who was already missing disappears while taking part in a magician's act. Things get worse when the magician burns to death on the stage. But Grissom soon discovers that all is not what it seems. Meanwhile, Catherine and Nick find evidence of murder when a rock star dies from an overdose in his trailer.

PlotEdit

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Main CastEdit

(Credit order)

• William Petersen as Gil Grissom
• Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows
• Gary Dourdan as Warrick Brown
• George Eads as Nick Stokes
• Jorja Fox as Sara Sidle
• Eric Szmanda as Greg Sanders
• Robert David Hall as Dr. Al Robbins
• Paul Guilfoyle as Jim Brass

Recurring RoleEdit

• Archie Kao as Archie Johnson

Guest StarsEdit

• Tom Noonan as Zephyr
• Lawrence Monoson as Toby Arcane
• Salvator Xuereb as Keith Castle
• Jennifer Sky as Matilda, Zephyr's Assistant
• Tushka Bergen as Samantha Dean
• Jon Sklaroff as Punky Dillinger
• Esteban Powell as Band Member
• Jack McGee as Road Manager
• Cathrine Grace as Orlando Wife
• Sven Holmberg as Bassist
• Blumes Tracy as Gus Kenyon

TriviaEdit

• Tom Noonan and William Petersen worked together in 1986, in the production of Hunter. In the movie Petersen was Will Graham and Noonan was Francis Dollarhyde, a psycho-killer that Petersen wanted to capture.

GoofEdit

• Grissom incorrectly says that abracadabra is made up of three Hebrew words meaning father, son, and the holy spirit. In reality, abracadabra is derived either from Hebrew or Aramaic language "Avra Kadavrai" meaning "I will create as my words".

Featured MusicEdit

• Natural One by Folk Implosion
• Just Like You Imagined by Trent Reznor
• The Mark Has Been Made by Trent Reznor

See AlsoEdit

• List of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episodes
• CSI:Crime Scene Investigation Season 3
• Category:Images from Abra-Cadaver