CSI: Miami

10 Best Episodes of CSI: Miami - Season 5

CSI: Miami follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI franchise, except that the Miami CSIs are cops first, scientists second.

Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 28, 2023.

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CSI: Miami - S5E3

#15 - Death Pool 100 (Season 5 - Episode 3)

The dead body of a celebrity is found at an A-list party. They soon discover that the murder is linked to a “death pool,” where gambling occurs on an offshore ship. A counterfeit ring is also discovered where 100-dollar bills are produced in this 100th episode of CSI: Miami.

The episode was rated 7.79 from 94 votes.

CSI: Miami - S5E22

#14 - Burned (Season 5 - Episode 22)

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When one of Horatio's team lets their personal problems contaminate the investigation involving a spurned ex-lover, Horatio has to fire that team member.

The episode was rated 7.80 from 93 votes.

CSI: Miami - S5E18

#13 - Triple Threat (Season 5 - Episode 18)

After a wealthy businessman is killed at a charity event the CSI's first suspect his wife who was hosting the event. The blood evidence is thought to belong to the wife or her two secret twin sisters but leads the investigators in another direction after the victim is not who they thought he was.

The episode was rated 7.84 from 97 votes.

CSI: Miami - S5E1

#12 - Rio (Season 5 - Episode 1)

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The episode picks up straight where "One of Our Own" left off. Horatio and Delko have arrived in Rio de Janeiro to hunt down Antonio Riaz, who ordered the hit on Marisol. The problem is that Horatio can't stop thinking about his late wife, and Brazilian authorities aren't being very cooperative. While there, Horatio runs into Yelina and finds out that Raymond is missing again. Ray Jr., now fourteen, teams up with Brazilian authorities and will stop at nothing to bring his father home safe, until Horatio learns the terrible truth... Raymond is already dead. Now Horatio must stop his nephew from getting himself killed trying to chase a ghost.

The episode was rated 7.84 from 110 votes.

CSI: Miami - S5E13

#11 - Throwing Heat (Season 5 - Episode 13)

After Frank steps on a land mine at a crime scene Horatio and the Bomb Technicians must deactivate the bomb. Delko gets hit with a large lawsuit after breaking up a domestic dispute.

The episode was rated 7.89 from 91 votes.

CSI: Miami - S5E7

#10 - High Octane (Season 5 - Episode 7)

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After an accident where the driver was decapitated during a dangerous stunt, the evidence leads the CSI’s to believe it was more than an accident. While gathering the evidence, the CSI’s find they must go into the world of “sideshows.”

The episode was rated 7.90 from 88 votes.

CSI: Miami - S5E15

#9 - Man Down (Season 5 - Episode 15)

Horatio has Eric rushed to the hospital and watches as the doctors try to revive him. The rest of the CSI team finds evidence that may lead them to Cruz.

The episode was rated 7.91 from 106 votes.

CSI: Miami - S5E10

#8 - Come As You Are (Season 5 - Episode 10)

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A Marine recruiter is found dead on a civilian shooting range with various bullet holes in him, but there is no blood at the scene. The investigators uncover that the victim was dead before he was shot and that his body was pulled onto the range. As the case advances, Horatio determines the murder may be tied to the death of a marine in Iraq who was killed in combat. Likewise, Natalia is shocked to learn that Nick asked Valera out and that she accepted.

The episode was rated 7.91 from 82 votes.

CSI: Miami - S5E12

#7 - Internal Affairs (Season 5 - Episode 12)

After Nick is found to have been killed with all the evidence pointing to Natalia as the killer the rest of the team has been sidelined by the Internal Affairs investigation. Horatio with the help of the night shift lab and Calleigh’s ex-boyfriend have to find the evidence to clear Natalia.

The episode was rated 7.92 from 87 votes.

CSI: Miami - S5E2

#6 - Going Under (Season 5 - Episode 2)

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Calleigh is run off of the road in to a canal and causes freshly collected evidence to be compromised. The team must work to find new evidence, as most of the water-damaged evidence is unusable.

The episode was rated 7.92 from 100 votes.

CSI: Miami - S5E5

#5 - Death Eminent (Season 5 - Episode 5)

The body of a local politician is found in an empty house. The entire neighborhood was upset that he was backing the use of eminent domain, allowing the government to force them out of their homes.

The episode was rated 7.92 from 93 votes.

CSI: Miami - S5E21

#4 - Just Murdered (Season 5 - Episode 21)

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When the mistress involved with the husband in Miami's ugliest divorce battle is found to have been killed the divorce battle intensifies and the body count rises.

The episode was rated 7.96 from 92 votes.

CSI: Miami - S5E8

#3 - Darkroom (Season 5 - Episode 8)

A murder and kidnapping becomes personal when DNA from a crime scene reveals that Natalia’s sister Anya is one of the kidnapped women they are looking for. The team finds a safe full of photos of missing women and they must find the photographer who was using his camera to lure the unsuspecting women.

The episode was rated 7.98 from 96 votes.

CSI: Miami - S5E6

#2 - Curse Of The Coffin (Season 5 - Episode 6)

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When strange accidents occur in the lab, the CSI team is spooked during a death investigation involving voodoo. As Halloween is near everyone starts to think that the lab is cursed.

The episode was rated 8.12 from 91 votes.

CSI: Miami - S5E14

#1 - No Man's Land (Season 5 - Episode 14)

A truck carrying weapons that were confiscated from previous crimes are now back on the streets of Miami. An old enemy of Horatio's puts the lives of two CSI's in harms way after a confiscated missile is launched into courthouse allowing Clavo Cruz to escape during his arraignment and injuring one CSI and the fatality of another CSI.

The episode was rated 8.16 from 103 votes.

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