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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S2E21 — Anatomy of a Lye
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation•Season 2•Episode 21

Anatomy of a Lye

8.0/10 · 985 votesMay 1, 200245 min

Ranked #7 of 23 in Season 2•+0.1 vs season avg

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Grissom and Sara investigate when a man's body, which has been doused with lye, is found buried in a park; Nick tries to determine how a hiker apparently drowned in a desert.

Directed byKenneth Fink
Written byJosh Berman, Andrew Lipsitz
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William L. Petersen

William L. Petersen

Gil Grissom

Marg Helgenberger

Marg Helgenberger

Catherine Willows

Gary Dourdan

Gary Dourdan

Warrick Brown

George Eads

George Eads

Nick Stokes

Jorja Fox

Jorja Fox

Sara Sidle

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Jim Brass

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Kenneth Fink

Director

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Josh Berman

Writer

Jerry Bruckheimer

Jerry Bruckheimer

Executive Producer

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Andrew Lipsitz

Writer

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Jeri Habberstad

Stunt Double

William L. Petersen

William L. Petersen

Supervising Producer

Jon H. Epstein

Jon H. Epstein

Stunt Coordinator

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Paul Eliopoulos

Stunts

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Andrew Lipsitz

Producer

B

Bruce Golin

Co-Producer

J

Josh Berman

Producer

Danny Cannon

Danny Cannon

Supervising Producer

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Episode Summary

"Anatomy of a Lye" is episode 21 of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 2. It scored 8.0/10 from 985 votes, ranking #7 of 23 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Kenneth Fink and written by Josh Berman, Andrew Lipsitz, it aired on May 1, 2002.

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