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The Best Episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13

Every episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 1 - Karma To Burn
    7.6/10(697 votes)

    #1 - Karma To Burn

    S13:E1

    D.B. Russell leads the CSI team on a hunt to find his kidnapped granddaughter.

    Director:Alec Smight
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 2 - Code Blue Plate Special
    7.7/10(603 votes)

    #2 - Code Blue Plate Special

    S13:E2

    The CSIs arrive at their favorite diner only to discover a gruesome crime scene with eight dead victims and a lot of questions.

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  3. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 3 - Wild Flowers
    7.7/10(577 votes)

    #3 - Wild Flowers

    S13:E3

    When a girl is shot and killed at a large rave in the desert, the CSI team has to search for clues, find her missing friend and bring the killer to justice.

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  4. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 4 - It Was a Very Good Year
    7.6/10(603 votes)

    #4 - It Was a Very Good Year

    S13:E4

    When a famed music historian is murdered and left in a piano, it has an emotional effect on Sanders, who had a past with her.

    Director:Unknown

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  5. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 5 - Play Dead
    7.9/10(606 votes)

    #5 - Play Dead

    S13:E5

    When a K-9 is blamed for the death of his partner, the CSI team discovers there's more to the case. Meanwhile, Finlay and Morgan investigate the death of a high-profile divorce lawyer with a lot of enemies.

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  6. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 6 - Pick and Roll
    7.2/10(522 votes)

    #6 - Pick and Roll

    S13:E6

    Things get personal when D.B. Russell is drawn into the investigation of the death of his son's basketball coach.

    Director:Alec Smight
    Writer:Rick Eid

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  8. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 7 - Fallen Angels
    7.5/10(523 votes)

    #7 - Fallen Angels

    S13:E7

    The CSI team investigates the death of a reverend who was killed at the grave site of former CSI Warrick Brown.

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  9. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 8 - CSI on Fire
    7.3/10(542 votes)

    #8 - CSI on Fire

    S13:E8

    When eight bodies are found in what appears to be a meteor site in the middle of the desert, CSI Finlay recognizes one of the casualties, prompting her to revisit her past.

    Writer:Unknown

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  10. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 9 - Strip Maul
    7.6/10(512 votes)

    #9 - Strip Maul

    S13:E9

    The CSI team lends a hand to local law enforcement on the strip with several arrests until a John Doe is found in car. Also, things become personal for Captain Brass when he discovers some facts about his daughter.

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  11. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 10 - Risky Business Class
    7.6/10(521 votes)

    #10 - Risky Business Class

    S13:E10

    When five people are killed in a small plane crash a mile off the Vegas strip, the CSI team is called to investigate. Also, Sara feels the strain of having a long-distance relationship with Grissom when a former lover of hers is involved with the crash investigation.

    Director:Unknown

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  12. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 11 - Dead Air
    7.5/10(517 votes)

    #11 - Dead Air

    S13:E11

    The CSIs investigate the demise of a prominent news anchor during a live broadcast.

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  13. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 12 - Double Fault
    7.3/10(515 votes)

    #12 - Double Fault

    S13:E12

    The CSIs need to ace the case involving a rising tennis star. Meanwhile, the CSIs are surprised to hear Hodges is engaged to an Italian bombshell.

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  14. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 13 - In Vino Veritas (I)
    7.3/10(525 votes)

    #13 - In Vino Veritas (I)

    S13:E13

    When CSI Mac Taylor decides to surprise his girlfriend in Vegas, he discovers she’s missing and asks his friend D.B. Russell for help. The crossover concludes on CSI: New York S09E15 Seth and Apep (II).

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  15. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 14 - Exile
    6.8/10(488 votes)

    #14 - Exile

    S13:E14

    The CSIs investigate the demise of a famous Cuban singer’s sister who’s in town as part of a U.S. tour. Meanwhile, Hodges begins to get cold feet at the prospect of marrying his Italian bombshell girlfriend.

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  16. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 15 - Forget Me Not
    8.3/10(598 votes)

    #15 - Forget Me Not

    S13:E15

    Sara is a lead suspect in an investigation after a brief encounter with another man in which she was the last person to see him alive. Also, her separation from Grissom begins to take a toll.

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  17. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 16 - Last Woman Standing
    7.3/10(506 votes)

    #16 - Last Woman Standing

    S13:E16

    When several prominent poker players lose their lives, the CSI team is called to investigate before more victims surface.

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  18. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 17 - Dead of the Class
    7.5/10(469 votes)

    #17 - Dead of the Class

    S13:E17

    At his wife's urging, David reluctantly attends his high school reunion -- which becomes a crime scene when the bitchy former high school queen is found dead in a back room.

    Director:Alec Smight
    Writer:Tom Mularz

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  19. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 18 - Sheltered
    7.3/10(470 votes)

    #18 - Sheltered

    S13:E18

    When the CSIs find a body near a forest reserve, they discover what might be a serial killer and his bizarre lair.

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  20. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 19 - Backfire
    7.5/10(473 votes)

    #19 - Backfire

    S13:E19

    When the CSIs investigate a triple homicide, Russell has to find a way to connect with a 6-year-old girl who was the sole survivor and witness.

    Director:Unknown

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  21. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 20 - Fearless
    7.0/10(449 votes)

    #20 - Fearless

    S13:E20

    The CSI team investigates a popular spiritual retreat when a body is found floating in a mud bath. Meanwhile, Hodges questions his marriage plans to Elisabetta.

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  22. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 21 - Ghosts of the Past
    7.5/10(466 votes)

    #21 - Ghosts of the Past

    S13:E21

    The CSIs investigate the mysterious death of a ghost hunter and experiences déjà vu when the victim has eerie similarities to an old case.

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  23. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 Episode 22 - Skin in the Game
    8.0/10(552 votes)

    #22 - Skin in the Game

    S13:E22

    The crime lab searches for a serial killer inspired by Dante's Inferno, and Brass's daughter may be one of the killer's next victims.

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Season 13 Ratings Summary

"Karma To Burn" is the best rated episode of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" season 13. It scored 7.6/10 based on 697 votes. Directed by Alec Smight and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/26/2012. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Code Blue Plate Special".