We can dance if we want to, we've got all your life behind. The Man in Black burns a Polaroid on the dance floor. Isn't that against fire codes? Two men greet each other in anticipation of some big rap action, and as the music flips into a rap monologue, the guy continues staring at his burning Polaroid. Did the writers spend a weekend watching VH1 Classic and twigging on iconic video images before sitting down to this script, or what? Then we see the barrel of a gun, and the Man In Black is now the Man Who's On the Floor All Shot Up. Yeah, it's not as snappy, but it's still descriptive. The killer then blows their chance for a clean getaway by senselessly taking out a mirror ball. C.S.I.: Glaziers is gonna be all over this one. Coming fall to HGTV!
As the TMIcam does a nifty reverse-route from the middle of the dead guy's brain pan back out to an aerial shot of him on the dance floor, Brass assumes the narrative authority of Captain Exposition: "So witnesses heard multiple gunshots. They think." Gil gives Brass a somewhat irritated look, and Brass explains, "If it was during the blitz, the lights are out, sirens going off, search lights, the whole World War II experience," and, oh my GOD, how inappropriate a nightclub theme is "the German bombing campaign against London in World War II"? Gil share this sentiment: "When did war become a party?" Well, there was Beach Party Vietnam, but that's more of a surfing party, roasting hot dogs with napalm. Before Brass can riff in that general direction, Gil's beeper goes off, and we see that there's been a body found at 5311 Sephill Road. Gil shrugs and returns to the victim he was examining. Well, it's not like the other body's going anywhere. Brass holds up a shell and grunts, "32 auto. Belly got it." Gil looks over at the door and asks, "How'd they get it through the metal detector?" Brass is about to offer an explanation when his beeper goes off. Gil ignores him because he's all interested in the burned Polaroid he's just discovered. We finally see the shot -- a body sprawled facedown on the floor; the part where the head would be is singed away. Brass asks, "Another body?" Gil zooms in on the bloodstained papers by the foot of the body in the Polaroid and quips, "Another murder."
And then the Who kicks in to inquire who's who on this show. Fortunately, we have new credits to tell us.
When we get back from commercials, Liam the Lab Tech is busy strolling through the halls with a woman who, amazingly enough, doesn't look like she's ten seconds away from smacking him. On this show, that's a first. He's explaining, "There's good news and bad news. The good news is, this is the busiest lab in the country. The bad news is, this is the busiest lab in the country." The woman -- played by Reiko Aylesworth, who should know from business and tight deadlines after her stint on 24 says, "That's why I'm here." Liam flings an arm around her and declares his love.