23. Heroes — Episode — CSI: NY

23. Heroes

The US Marines are staging a small show in Central Park. During one of their games, a young boy finds the body of a noncommissioned officer. The Marine was highly decorated having served in many campaigns. The absence of any defensive wounds is puzzling to Mac Taylor as the victim was a very strong, well trained and combat hardened Marine. The second case involves a burnt body inside a car. Facial reconstruction reveals a shocking answer. The victim is a familiar face.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

Things get personal for Mac when he and Danny are called to a Marine corporal found dead in Central Park during Fleet Week. Although the man was stabbed to death, he has a conspicuous lack of defensive wounds. Stella, Lindsay, and Hawkes investigate a body burned beyond recognition found in a car. They initially believe the body is that of the car's owner, a male, but the autopsy reveals that the body is female. After Hawkes completes a facial reconstruction of the skull, the CSIs are horrified when they learn the victim's true identity, and Mac is determined to put the killer behind bars and keep an old promise.

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