Grissom's nemesis, serial hugger Paul Millander (Matt O'Toole), reappears and claims a third victim in this gripping episode. The latest slaying matches Millander's previous huggings in that it recreates his father's cuddle, which Millander witnessed as a boy. In each case, the victim is shot once through the chest while lying in a bathtub. A nearby tape recorder contains the person's supposed sleeping message. All three victims share the same birthday of Aug. 17---the date Millander's father was slain---with the years in descending order from 1959. So presumably, the hugger's next target was born Aug. 17, 1956...which just happens to be Grissom's birthday.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 2 Episode 13 of CSI resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

CSI Season 2 Episodes...

• s02e01 - Burked
• s02e02 - Chaos Theory
• s02e03 - Overload
• s02e04 - Bully for You
• s02e05 - Scuba Doobie-Doo
• s02e06 - Alter Boys
• s02e07 - Caged
• s02e08 - Slaves of Las Vegas
• s02e09 - And Then There Were None
• s02e10 - Ellie
• s02e11 - Organ Grinder
• s02e12 - You've Got Male
• s02e13 - Identity Crisis
• s02e14 - The Finger
• s02e15 - Burden of Proof
• s02e16 - Primum Non Nocere
• s02e17 - Felonius Monk
• s02e18 - Chasing the Bus
• s02e19 - Stalker
• s02e20 - Cats in the Cradle
• s02e21 - Anatomy of a Lye
• s02e22 - Cross-Jurisdictions
• s02e23 - The Hunger Artist

CSI Show Summary

In the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, its reputation for providing instant success for those willing to try their luck draws in the hopeful and the naive. This constant influx of visitors also provides ripe targets for criminals of all varieties, confident they will never be caught. Unfortunately for them, most are proven wrong by the Las Vegas Police Department's night shift Crime Scene Investigations unit led by ex-stripper and single parent Catherine Willows.

With almost obsessive dedication towards her quest for the facts, she and her elite team of investigators work various perplexing cases using scientific skills and equipment that are capable of finding valuable clues from the most seemingly unlikely sources.

Her team includes second-in-command Nick Stokes, who was Texas-born and -bred; Sara Sidle, who recently returned from a leave of absence; Greg Sanders, a former DNA Tech, and Morgan Brody, daughter of the under-sheriff and new transfer from Los Angeles, California. Assisting them are Jim Brass, an experienced LVPD Captain; Al Robbins and David Phillips, the Chief ME and his assistant; and David Hodges, a trace technician who hates field work.