"CSI Las Vegas" Episode Recap - Bump and Grind

Crime definitely doesn't pay for those stepping on the wrong side of the law in Nevada. The lab technicians, investigators and detectives of "CSI: Las Vegas" never shy away from climbing through foul smelling dumpsters and rodent infested sewers in search of evidence. A combination of tenacity and intellect propel the team forward to reach their goal up placing nefarious criminals behind bars. In the middle of its' eleventh season, the procedural drama remains at the top of the ratings chart; entertaining armchair investigators and crime show enthusiasts.

Cast of Characters

Catherine Willows (Marg Helgenberger) is the CSI team leader who takes charge of crime scenes with a no-nonsense approach. She rose from her humble beginnings as a Vegas show girl to reach the higher ranks of the Las Vegas crime lab.

Nick Stokes (George Eads) who learned his crime investigation techniques from former team leader, Gil Grisholm. "Nickie" has a boy scout type persona and offers both concern and a strong shoulder for his colleagues and victims.

Detective Jim Brass (Paul Guilfoyle) is a gruff and gutsy police detective with a low tolerance level for excuses from criminals. He is not shy about pushing his weight around in the interrogation room.

Greg Sanders (Eric Szmada) is a lab 'geek' turned crime scene investigator. He often shares tidbit of inane Las Vegas history with his team members.

David Hodges (Wallace Langham) fancies himself as an integral part of the team, without which no crime could ever be solved. Hodges runs the trace evidence lab and continuously flirts co-worker, Wendy Simms, in how own socially inept way.

Dr. Albert Robbins (Robert David Hall) is the Las Vegas coroner who likes to listen to jazz music while cutting open the victims and revealing his findings with the team.

Wendy Simms (Liz Vassey) is a beautiful yet highly intelligent lab technician. She hopes to one day join the team in the field. Wendy is constantly in a battle with herself over the odd attraction she has to Hodges.

Dr. Ray Langston (Laurence Fishburne) left the academic world to join the CSI team as former team leader Gil Grisholm faded off into the sunset with investigator Sara Sidel. He approaches each case as both a psychologist and investigator.

Episode Recap: Bump and Grind, Season 11 - Episode 7

A sunny day in Las Vegas is interrupted by a especially heinous crime. The CSI team grabbed their gear and hit the road in search of clues. Nick sifts through pounds of dirt and garbage to unearth shredded human remains. Hidden in the back of a dump are the bloody body of an unidentified male.

The team retraces the dump trucks route and wind up at a local document shredding company. After painstakingly piecing together the shredded remains of credit cards found with the body, it is determined the plastic bank cards belonged to Larry LaMotte. Langston and Nick question LaMotte, the head of a personal identification protection business and Julius Kaplan, the head of company security.

Although the pair claims to be unaware of how the crime could be associated with the business, Langston remains skeptical. Wendy's computer search alerts the team to some skeletons in Kaplan's closet. The head of security for the personal identification protection company was once a hit man for organized crime. A search of Kaplan's home brings forth evidence which links him the shredded remains found in the dump truck.

When Nick searches for Julius Kaplan to question him about the newly discovered evidence, he finds Kaplan's lifeless body instead. Greg traces the gun found next to the body to a six year old shooting in Reno, Nevada. Hodges manage to match the bullet fragments found with the shredded dump truck remains.

DNA analysis reveals that the body is actually Larry LaMotte. Momentarily confused, the team digs further into background of the faux Larry LaMotte they met earlier in the investigation. The enigmatic identity theft pitchman is actually Arlo Karden. Before the audience has nary a moment to mourn for the cruelly disposed body of the real LaMotte, the crime takes another unexpected twist. Karden and LaMotte were once partners who used the identity protection business to steal the identities of the firm's clients. A failed attempt to blackmail Karden resulted in the hiring of Julius to take LaMotte out of the picture. Arlo's office assistant also conspired in the killing and cover-up of both LaMotte and Kaplan. The green-eyed monster conquered the better angels of her nature when she shot Julius Kaplan to garner a bigger share of the identity theft pie.