
A Florida team of forensics investigators uses cutting-edge scientific methods and old-fashioned police work to solve crimes. Horatio Caine, a former homicide detective, heads a group of investigators who work crimes amid the steamy tropical surroundings and cultural crossroads of Miami.

When a man is murdered as he tries to pay his son's ransom with $3 million worth of jewels, the CSI team is called to investigate and one member of the group is killed in the line of duty.

A drive-by shooting from a boat leaves a beach partier dead, and the CSI team protects the 8-year-old witness during the search for the killer.

When a young woman is pushed in front of a moving bus, the CSI team suspects her boyfriend; Calleigh's father fears he may have killed someone after a night of drinking.

After students use e-mails and text messages to organize a spontaneous gathering at a golf course, the body of a high-school senior is found.