Just as in the other two CSI franchise season finales, CSI: NY delivered a killer cliffhanger, loaded with questions. At least in CSI: NY, none of the best loved characters died.

Who is Douglas Anderson, or “Joe”, or whatever his name really is?
Is the gunman really operating under duress? Is someone really forcing him to do this? The ending tried to lead us to conclude that that was a lie. Was it?
Will we find out that the bank manager was in on it, somehow? That’s a stretch, perhaps, but the writers really led us through some weird twists, up to this …read more

4.21 Hostage
Air Date: May 21, 2008
Mac enters a bank from the back, and up the stairwell. He meets a bank robber at the door to the lobby level, who inspects Mac’s kit, removing a carpet (razor) knife, before returning the case to Mac. Hostages cover the floor of the bank lobby. The gunman frees one of the hostages, once Mac is inside. In the vault, a man lies dead, in a pool of blood. The gunman tells Mac to handcuff himself to a weighted money bag. He tells Mac that he found the man already dead, and wants his help …read more