Episode 205
Overload

Thursday, 11 October 2001

Episode Synopsis
Grissom investigates a possible suicide at a high-profile construction site. Against the wishes of the Sheriff, Grissom pushes to get at the truth of the matter-he thinks the suicide was actually a homicide, and uses theories on electrocution to look for his killer. Meanwhile, Nick and Catherine take on a case with little more than angora fibers to follow. A teenage boy dies while in session with his female psychologist, and traces of angora on his underwear make them believe the psychologist may be practicing very unconventional methods of "therapy."
Staff
Written by:
Josh Berman
Directed By:
Richard J. Lewis
Ranking
Ratings Position: 1
Average Score: 7.21 /10
Number of Votes: 42
Starring
David Berman as David Phillips
Eric Szmanda as Greg Sanders
Gary Dourdan as Warrick Brown
George Eads as Nick Stokes
Jorja Fox as Sara Sidle
Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows
Paul Guilfoyle as Jim Brass
Robert David Hall as Dr. Al Robbins
William Petersen as Gil Grissom
Glenn Morshower as Sheriff Brian Mobley
Guest Starring
Brenda Strong as Dr. Leigh Sapien
David Sutcliffe as Ian Wolf
Gina Hecht as Mrs. Buckley
Kelly Connell as Randy Gesek
Marc Christie as Driver
Rocky McMurray as Surveillance Director
Skip O'Brien as Sergeant. O'Riley
Tom Wright as Bob Harris
Comments
supercybergeek 29 March 2004  Vote: 9/10
Would have gotten a 10 if they left out the subplot about the psychologist. The main plot is great. I didn't really feel sorry that Nick got raped by a woman when he was a kid. It was my childhood dream to have an older woman rape me when I was between the age of 7 to 17. And the rebirthing death might win the award for the dumbest case ever on CSI.
deadmongrel 03 May 2004  Vote: 5/10
Okay episode. as the supercybergeek said the rebirthing death was pretty dumb. also i am not an electrician but does reversing polarity give you a shock?
Spacejammies 26 May 2004  Vote: 5/10
The case Catherine and Nick worked was just too far off base.
iwantgrissom 29 August 2004  Vote: 10/10
i love this epi. i felt really sorry for nick
Gregz_Grl 11 September 2004  Vote: 8/10
being raped isnt cool. even if you're a guy! and it sounded like nick wuz scared. ilovemycsi- im soz that that happened:(
ilovemycsi 09 August 2004  Vote: 10/10
I have to disagree with others who said that the Dylan Buckley case was off base. If you've never been in the situation Nick described, count yourself lucky. For the person who said they wanted to be raped - I can tell you as someone who was, you really
greg_is_hot 18 November 2004  Vote: 10/10
its not rape if you want it
iluvnick 26 November 2004  Vote: 9/10
great plot. poor Nicky... how could you say that you would like to be raped???!!!!
KaffeLars 16 December 2004  Vote: 3/10
The only ep where I've seen such a blunt scientific error! Any electro-physicist knows that the reason you don't get fried by lightning in a car is that electrons will gather on the outside of any steele cage (such as a car). Rubber tires would provide in
gregsarafan 10 January 2005  Vote: 10/10
Great episode -- remeber the part with Warrick, Sara and Greg in the break room-but the case wasnt over-and the limbo was playing and greg used grissoms cw puzzle for oragami lol :)
greg_nd_nick_rock 15 November 2004  Vote: 5/10
awww... i feel so sad for nick. and ya... being raped isnt cool. u'd have to be stupid to want to.
i_luv_greg_and_ryan2449 24 January 2005  Vote: 6/10
poor nicky he was abused it was horrible what his baby sitter did to him!!!! but that was SO stupid with the "rebirthing" process!! and the one with the electrcuted man was dumb i didnt get it!! and the cw thing with greg was funny WHATS WITH HIS HAIR???
Dance2nite926 01 February 2005  Vote: 7/10
It was really stupid with the rebirthing thing. I felt bad foe nicky though.
hudd 01 February 2005  Vote: 8/10
Well, nice episode as usual but seeing Grissom insulted by the sheriff is pretty disturbing and damaging the story.
ERTorpedo 01 February 2005  Vote: 9/10
i liked the contrustion worker case, not the boy
ilovecsi2 06 February 2005  Vote: 6/10
The nail in the boot was put wrong - upside down and Vilenti should have felt before he died. Wrong polarity means ground was -ve and -ve was touching the drill metal which shocked him.
showhat 02 April 2005  Vote: 8/10
this wasn't one of my favs but i feel so bad for nick....and what sick twisted person wants to be raped (supercybergeek)?
James Corck 28 March 2005  Vote: 7/10
The background story of Nick and his psiquiatric is bad, and looks like a prostetic to the plot. I don't believe his teenage abuses, and why he didn't talk about them eralier. The murder of Grissom and the tool is more interesting, thank godness.
csi_fanatic_068 18 June 2005  Vote: 7/10
I feel very sorry for Nick.... he's raped when he's only 9 years old.... And yeah, I agree with showhat, who wants to be raped (supercybergeek)?
CSI-Ballistics 12 May 2005  Vote: 7/10
Rather dull, I just wasn't interested as much into the case Grissom was on. And the death of the kid involving his "Treatment was odd." I'll watch the episode again since I think I missed something now...
greg_sanders_girl 28 October 2005  Vote: 8/10
This was a good episode. Poor nick! Whats going round in your head supercybergeek?!
Sara_Sidle 10 December 2005  Vote: 1/10
I didn't like this one. It was a bit too stupid and gross.
csi-emily 20 December 2005  Vote: 10/10
i like this episode! i felt so sorry for nick! yeah i no he's hot but not to rape! when he said that my mouth like dropped!! the case that gris worked on... it was good b/c gris wasn't afraid of the sherif. it was good. i wanted to give nick a hug though!
NotGuilty 23 March 2006  Vote: 6/10
Not a very good ep. What was up with the pickle demonstration? It didn't provve anything Grissom didn't already know. Poor Nick, he got a hummer or some P when he was 9. I don't feel sorry for him.
op9114 24 March 2006  Vote: 3/10
Major technical error in the Grissom storyline. As he is doing prelim investigation at construction site he tells the foreman and the sheriff that "Terminal velocity is 9.8 meters per second squared." WRONG! Any first year physics student will tell you
leggo_my_greggo 03 February 2007  Vote: 10/10
i'll admit, nick wasnt my fav character, but he's earned back my respect!!!! NICK!!! i pretty much BLED tears whn i found out he was raped at nine! omw supercybergeek, ur so stupid!! I'M SORRY NICKY!
byte366 08 January 2006  Vote: 8/10
This epi was pretty good...but the sub plot with the therapist was kind of out of place. It seemed like it was a last minute kind of thing... I did like the actual overload part tho...The pickle lightbulb was great...im easily amused...
greg_is_hott27 28 May 2006  Vote: 10/10
I loved this episode. i just watched it now because i have it on dvd and i didnt realize ive never seen it. I felt soo bad for nick!! i never knew that about it! omg! thats soo sad. i could tell something was wrong with him about that case! when he told c
csi_roxsmyworld 20 January 2007  Vote: 10/10
NIKI!!!! owm i cried whn i found out he was raped at 9!!! i feel soooo bad!!!
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