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Mar 24, 2024 · It Was Automation: Directed by Ruben Garcia. With Paula Newsome, Matt Lauria, Mandeep Dhillon, Ariana Guerra. When a mechanic is found murdered in a dark factory, the CSI team investigates whether the perpetrator was human or a humanoid robot with an AI operating system.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Ruben Garcia
- 2024-03-24
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It Was Automation is the fifth episode in Season Three of CSI: Vegas.
When a mechanic is found murdered in a dark factory, the CSI team investigates whether the perpetrator was human or a humanoid robot with an AI operating system.
Victim: Robert Cuevas (deceased)
On the case: Allie Rajan, Beau Finado, Catherine Willows, Joshua Folsom, Maxine Roby, Penny Gill, Det. Serena Chavez
Robert Cuevas makes his way through a dark factory where several humanoid robots with artificial intelligence (AI) operating systems are hard at work. As he goes to check up on the robots' progress, a power surge knocks everything offline, including the computers, lights, and the humanoid robots. Robert makes his way through the factory and is met by a blinding light—and his killer.
The following morning at the scene, Allie explains to Folsom and Det. Chavez that a "dark factory" allows the robots to work overnight while setting up for human workers the next day. In fact, the humanoid robots were building other robots. Contusions on Robert's body suggest blunt force trauma; however, the CSIs are thrown off by the various sizes of blood drops around the body. Some blood drops are even less than one millimeter in size, which means that Robert was hit with something at an incredibly fast rate. Folsom notes that this type of spatter wouldn't line up with the blunt force they've observed so far. Allie and Max soon find blood spatter on a workstation along with blood and hair on a nearby wrench. They follow a blood trail to a room that contains a humanoid robot—with blood dripping from one of its hands.
Det. Chavez questions two engineers, Cliff and Eve, who believe that a robot could never kill a human. They explain that the robots were built to not collide with objects and that they have a built-in vision system to prevent such an occurrence. When pressed, the engineers admit that anyone with the proper knowledge (which is all of the engineers) could tamper with the robot, control it, and use it as a murder weapon.
In autopsy, coroner Jack Nikolayevich confirms that Robert's cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head, neck, and chest. He shows Allie and Max an x-ray of Robert's skull, which shows a very distinct wound with a curvature. It just so happens that the robot has a manufacturing defect in its hand that matches the wound, meaning that either the robot is responsible or someone used the hand as a weapon. Allie pulls a piece of reflective glass from one of Robert's wounds, but can't quite identify its source yet.
Main Cast
•Paula Newsome as Maxine Roby •Matt Lauria as Joshua Folsom •Mandeep Dhillon as Allie Rajan •Ariana Guerra as Det. Serena Chavez •Jay Lee as Chris Park (credit only) •Lex Medlin as Beau Finado •Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows
Guest Cast
•Sarah Gilman as Penny Gill •Joel Johnstone as Jack Nikolayevich •Owain Yeoman as Truman Thomas •Andres Velez as Anthony Cuevas •Gabriel Tigerman as Cliff Roland •Kari Nicolle as Zoey Snyder •Sarah Grace Hart as Sabrina •Tracy S. Lee as Eve •Mario Perez as Robert Cuevas
•Jay Lee (Chris) is credited but does not appear in the episode.
•Coroner Jack Nikolayevich is seen having a phone conversation with his sister Sonya. Sonya was poisoned with thallium by the Silver Ink Killer in the Season Two episode We All Fall Down and faces a long road to recovery (she hasn't been seen onscreen since that episode).
•Allie recalls a case involving a snow globe, likely referring to the Season One episode Let the Chips Fall.
•When speaking with Folsom, Max brings up that he saved Allie's life. This occurred in the previous episode Health and Wellness when he realized they could track Allie's smart watch, pinpoint her location, and save her from a kidnapping cannibal.
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When a mechanic is found murdered in a dark factory, the CSI team investigates whether the perpetrator was human or a humanoid robot with an AI operating system.
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"CSI: Vegas" It Was Automation (TV Episode 2024) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Mar 24, 2024 · Facing an existential threat that could bring down the entire crime lab and release thousands of convicted killers back onto the neon-lit streets of Las Vegas, a brilliant new team of investigators led by Maxine Roby must enlist the help of old friends Gil Grissom, Sara Sidle and David Hodges.
Mar 25, 2024 · Summary. Episode proves CSI: Vegas isn't reliant on tech gimmicks. Inside jokes add fun, but Penny's subplot feels late. Beau and Catherine still struggle to mesh as partners. The following contains major spoilers from CSI: Vegas Season 3, Episode 5, "It Was Automation," which debuted Sunday, March 24 on CBS.
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