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Rat Packed: Directed by Omar Madha. With Paula Newsome, Matt Lauria, Mandeep Dhillon, Ariana Guerra. The CSI team is called to investigate when the bodies of Frank Sinatra and Joey Bishop impersonators are discovered behind the drywall of a home construction project.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Omar Madha
- 2024-03-03
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Rat Packed is the third episode in Season Three of CSI: Vegas.
The CSI team is called to investigate when the bodies of Frank Sinatra and Joey Bishop impersonators are discovered behind the drywall of a home construction project. Also, Folsom must face the review board about the future of his career.
Victims: Benji Herron and Sam Carriman (both deceased)
On the case: Allie Rajan, Beau Finado, Catherine Willows, Chris Park, Maxine Roby, Penny Gill, Det. Serena Chavez
Homeowner Trish Eisenstein calls an exterminator and reports a problem—there are maggots crawling around the floor of her new guest house. Exterminator Rollie Emmer can see that they're coming from a hole in the wall. When the wall is torn apart, a dead body is found inside. Upon arriving at the scene, Catherine uses a radar stud finder and finds the exact location of the body.
When the CSIs get a better look at the body, they see that it bears a resemblance to legendary singer Frank Sinatra. The victim's license identifies him as Benji Herron, and his blue eyes are actually just contact lenses. Coroner Jack Nikolayevich estimates the time of death at 48 hours ago; however, the body smells like vanilla rather than decomp. Benji suffered numerous stab wounds to his torso, but otherwise looks unaffected by death. A maggot is seen crawling out of Benji's mouth, and Catherine notes that two days wouldn't be enough time for a maggot larva to hatch. Max wonders if the maggots are actually coming from another body. Her hunch is proven correct when more of the wall is torn down and another victim is found. This victim bears a striking resemblance to Joey Bishop, making it seem like someone is hunting down members of The Rat Pack.
"Joey Bishop" is identified as Sam Carriman; decomp suggests that he died a week ago. Both victims seem to have died a week apart but were put in the walls at the same. Construction workers relayed that the corpse-infected section of the wall was put up over the weekend without their approval, and nobody claims to have seen who finished the job. According to the homeowners, they hosted a party over the weekend; Benji was invited as an impersonator, while Sam wasn't. As she looks over Sam's body, Catherine pulls a feather from his mouth; however, there appear to be no other feathers at the scene.
Beau and Det. Chavez head to "Stars of the Strip", the agency that provided the impersonators. Owner Lynda Tasker, who is wheelchair-bound with a broken ankle, laments the loss of the "best Sinatra in town". She also reveals that she's pregnant with Benji's child. Lynda says that she last saw Benji three nights ago at the Einsteins' residence during the bat mitzvah they were performing at.
Main Cast
•Paula Newsome as Maxine Roby •Matt Lauria as Joshua Folsom •Mandeep Dhillon as Allie Rajan •Ariana Guerra as Det. Serena Chavez •Jay Lee as Chris Park •Lex Medlin as Beau Finado •Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows
Guest Cast
•Sarah Gilman as Penny Gill •Joel Johnstone as Jack Nikolayevich •Kat Foster as Detective Nora Cross •Rory O'Malley as Doug Pfefferman •Dustin Ingram as Rollie Emmer •Elyse Levesque as Lynda Tasker •Reggie Lee as Undersheriff Bobby Zhao •Tessa Munro as Trish Eisenstein •Darren Dupree Washington as Marty Eisenstein •Henry Hereford as Elton John Impersonator •Shahene Ray as Whitney Houston Impersonator
•I've Got You Under My Skin by Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
•Burning by Matteo Tura
Mar 3, 2024 · CSI: Vegas Season 3 Episode 3 Review: Rat Packed. Dale McGarrigle at March 3, 2024 11:00 pm. Well, that was one predictable conclusion. The final fate was reached for criminologist Josh...
Mar 4, 2024 · Rat Packed. The CSI team is called to investigate when the bodies of Frank Sinatra and Joey Bishop impersonators are discovered behind the drywall of a home construction project.
- Tunnel Vision
- 43 min
Mar 4, 2024 · Season 3, Episode 3, "Rat Packed," features a case that's firmly Las Vegas and would have worked perfectly as a classic CSI story, and that gets the season back on track. At the same time, Marisa Tam's script offers up the final resolution to Josh Folsom's ongoing story arc -- at least technically.
- Brittany Frederick
- Critic
The CSI team is called to investigate when the bodies of Frank Sinatra and Joey Bishop impersonators are discovered behind the drywall of a home construction project; Folsom must face the review...
Mar 3, 2024 · CSI: Vegas • Season 3. S3 E3: Rat Packed. Sign up for Paramount+ to stream. TRY IT FREE. 42M MAR 03, 2024 TV-14. S3 E3: The CSI team is called to investigate when the bodies of Frank Sinatra and Joey Bishop impersonators are discovered behind the drywall of a home construction project.
