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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S5E17 — Compulsion
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation•Season 5•Episode 17

Compulsion

7.9/10 · 880 votesMar 10, 200544 min

Ranked #11 of 25 in Season 5•+0.1 vs season avg

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A serial killer strikes again, and the CSI team tries new technology using evidence from a prior killing. They find a fingerprint belonging to Jesse Acheson, who becomes the prime suspect. A boy confesses to the killing of his brother, but evidence suggests

Directed byDuane Clark
Written byJosh Berman, Richard Catalani
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William L. Petersen

William L. Petersen

Gil Grissom

Marg Helgenberger

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Catherine Willows

Gary Dourdan

Gary Dourdan

Warrick Brown

George Eads

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Nick Stokes

Jorja Fox

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Sara Sidle

Eric Szmanda

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Greg Sanders

Robert David Hall

Robert David Hall

Al Robbins

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Jim Brass

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Duane Clark

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Josh Berman

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Richard Catalani

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Jon H. Epstein

Jon H. Epstein

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Sarah Goldfinger

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Episode Summary

"Compulsion" is episode 17 of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 5. It scored 7.9/10 from 880 votes, ranking #11 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Duane Clark and written by Josh Berman, Richard Catalani, it aired on March 10, 2005.

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