Eleventh Hour Had Mercury in Fridges, CSI:NY Has Pipe Bombs in a Van

Adam is playing street hockey with his friends, making fun of some girl’s boyfriend whose shot he just blocked. Adam chases after the ball as a white van explodes…ADAM! NO! And then a house explodes…is this CSI: NY or a Michael Bay movie?

Credits!

Adam comes to and sees the crime scene. A friend tries to make sure Adam is all right but all Adam can hear is cries for help. As the girl with the camera begs for someone to call for help, Adam and his friend pull someone from the wreckage. Sirens wail in the background as the FDNY pull up. Mac and Hawkes follow quickly. The guy Adam saved was the only one home, thankfully, as Mac takes care of Adam. He can’t help Mac much, just explaining the van and house exploded. The victim, Felix Redmond, is upset and wants to know what happened while Hawkes tries to calm him down. Felix explains his wife is with her parents.

The FBI approaches Flack, saying they will have to work together. Flack agrees as Mac searches the van. A kid with a camera is sent back inside while Stella brings a clue from a neighbor’s house. They realize they are dealing with a pro. Mac and Stella do math while Flack and I stare at them, confused.

Lindsay asks Danny if they need help but he rules it out, saying she’ll do enough when the crime scene comes to the lab. Apparently, Lindsay is going back to Montana to visit her mom so she can see her daughter pregnant. Lindsay looks forward to the day she can do that if her baby is a girl. Danny replies that no boy is getting near his daughter—there was no doubt he’d be a strict dad.

Back at the crime scene, Hawkes is surprised Felix walked away after his house collapsed. Mac tells them a story of other bomb victims who walked away. They figure Felix wasn’t the target and if something was supposed to happen on the block. Stella finds a busted pipe while Hawkes documents the remains of the white van. Mac and Danny divide and conquer the house—one upstairs, the other downstairs. Or what’s left of it. They try to put everything together, but we haven’t reached the second commercial break. Danny finds a victim under the debris, surprising the two.

NEW YORK! Our dead victim ends up on Sid’s table as he preps her for autopsy. He finds an injury to the back of her head with something inside. She died from a severed spinal cord, Sid tells Lindsay. He also confirms their vic was in the house. He also tells her that while he usually has strange evidence, he doesn’t. Lindsay wonders who she is as Stella brings Felix down to identify her. He breaks down, saying she wasn’t home.

Turns out it was his daughter, who was supposed to be at school. Mac doesn’t know why that street was chosen, unless someone on the block was planning to bomb somewhere else. They wonder if they are chasing after a terrorist or terrorists. Lindsay and Hawkes do some science. Lindsay finds two pipes are the same and they hope it will lead to a manufacture. Danny finds out the perp rented the van but uses the GPS to track down the guy who rented it last—Michael Elgers. He looks like a skinhead. Danny agrees. Elgers last arrest was on Francis Lewis Blvd…Hey, my aunt lives on there. Of course, Francis Lewis is very long, so it could be anywhere. Mac wonders if Elgers was aiming for the synagogue on the corner.

Flack drags the skinhead in for some talk. Elgers swears he didn’t mean to blow up anything. Flack, unsurprisingly, doesn’t believe him. Elgers says he remain silent until Flack mentions the van. That throws Elgers, who swears it wasn’t him. It’s not his signature, he argues, asking for a lawyer. Flack leaves but Elgers asks to know the race of the victim. Flack just says she’s dead.

Stella is down in the garage, finding a digital watch. They figure it was a trigger and the bomb was meant to go off when it did. Mac finds something inside the van, calling Stella over. Burn marks on the side, show that the van was reinforced on one side so the blast would be forced out the other. They realize that Felix’s house was the intended target.

NEW YORK! We see some workers working, at Felix’s business. People offer condolences over his daughter Alison. He says he’s still trying to figure out what happened. Felix says he deals with e-garbage, electronic stuff we throw out. Stella tells him the news that his house was the target. He’s shocked. Stella thinks it might be the contract he just got from the city. He rules it out. Stella offers her sympathy again and leaves.

Adam returns to the lab as Hawkes hails him as a hero. Adam is just glad to get away from the interrogations of FBI, DHS, etc. Hawkes gives him stuff to do and he’s actually happy. Hawkes joins a briefing on The Purists, eco-terrorists. I’m thinking CBS missed an opportunity to pair this with Eleventh Hour’s Minamata. They deal with anything that could harm the environment. Just property damage, no deaths. And while they claim responsibility, no charges have been filed. One of the members of the Purists was attacked by Elgers, cleared as his signature didn’t match. They figure Elgers was being set up, but unsure why The Purists would bomb a house owned by a man who recycles for a living.

We go to a club where a guy blows a cork off a bottle. Mac sees the display and shows his badge. The club is apparently “eco-friendly.” Mac asks about Felix but Teddy doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Mac calls him a terrorist while Teddy argues he is doing his duty as God’s creature. Oh boy. Mac is just as incredulous as Teddy leaves.

Stella asks Adam what went through his mind. He replies nothing much, except for some kid beaning him in the head. He also feels bad because he can’t give them anything. Meanwhile, Hawkes finds a partial on the van’s rearview mirror. It belonged to Alison, surprising Mac.

NEW YORK! Mac views a protest, spotting Alison amongst the crowds. She was a member of The Purists, but they can’t figure out why she went after her father’s house and why she was in the house. Danny though is distracted by Lindsay. He tells Mac about his proposal and subsequent rejection. They have a heart to heart. Mac regrets not having children with his wife due to his doubts. Now he’s telling Danny not to let his own get in the way of happiness. It helps Danny and Mac tells him he’ll make a great father.

Stella searches the Chinese town Adam found. It has a lot of e-waste, apparently. The pictures aren’t so pretty. And it doesn’t look just like e-waste, but regular waste as well. Stella tells Adam that he may have found the motive. He sees a picture and remembers he saw her before the explosion. Lindsay brings Mac enough evidence for a warrant on Teddy Mayhem. They interrupt him in the middle of a planning session, saying people will be in his building. He burns it as Mac takes him in.

Stella shows Felix some of his business containers. One that ended up in China, which is illegal. And filled with e-waste comprised of dangerous chemicals. Mac doesn’t think it’s not worth a bomb to dealing with a cheat. Teddy’s too cynical to believe the government will help, though Mac says they are catching the corrupted ones. Stella, in the other room, catches Felix’s dirty business. People being paid to dismantle the e-waste full of the dangerous chemicals. Mac does wonder about Alison. He tried to show her the truth, but she didn’t believe him. Alison was trying to warn her dad. Hello, cell phone? But Teddy thought she didn’t have enough time and wouldn’t get hurt. Stella tells Felix why his daughter was in the house. And that he’s under arrest. Teddy is still smug in the other room, saying there are others. Mac tells him that they will get them.

Danny brings a confused Lindsay to the courthouse, saying she has to meet some friends. He brings her to the city clerk and she realizes what is going on. He proposes again, saying they could get married right then. Lindsay agrees. Aww, Monroe-Messer wedding! Stella and Mac are waiting inside to be the witnesses. And then there’s a nice montage of the two of them together. That was absolutely adorable! I’ve loved those two since Lindsay was introduced.

Exchange of the Week:

“No bodies at 3 AM, no double shifts with no sleep, a slice of pizza on the run.”

“Constipation, swelling of feet, tough getting up from a chair, constant urination. Wanna switch?”

“I already have all that. I just want the time off.” –Sid and Lindsay

Next week: Dead drug dealer, dealing drugs made of humans. Eww. And it’s married couple Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson (Wentz).

What do you think of the Monroe-Messer wedding? What about the upcoming appearance of the Wentzes? 

New York Has Its Own Bermuda Triangle?

It’s been awhile since I did a recap. Sorry.

We hear a radio news broadcast as they show the Empire State Building. Some guy walks through midtown, talking about transmissions and listening to a busted iPod. Some guy’s radio goes out. Danny calls Lindsay that they changed his bus’ route and is running late. He then asks her about the baby. BABY? Lindsay’s pregnant? Is Danny the father? He says he has something important to say, but the call gets dropped. Everything goes haywire as an armored car suddenly gets electrocuted.

Credits! I am so excited for the Messer-Monroe baby…I hope it’s Messer-Monroe, that is.

Empire State Building! All done up in blue and white. Passover? High Holy Days? Hanukah? The armored vehicle driver is upset as he’s interviewed by Don. Mac and Stella investigate the dead guy. They spot burns as well as a wound. Stella talks but realizes Mac is no longer listening. Don says the victim’s name is Carl. His living partner is Greg. No consistent eye witness accounts. They try to spot Mac and Don wonders if it’s New York’s Bermuda Triangle, caused by the Empire State Building.

Sid gets Carl. He finds something lodged in the wound. He opens Carl up and microwaves something. He gives Hawkes busted metal fragments that were once Carl’s pacemaker. It was the thing that exploded. Sid is microwaving a pig’s liver to show that Carl’s liver was microwaved. Sid explains that communication devices that used to be at the World Trade Center were moved to the Empire State Building—causing the “Bermuda Triangle.”

Which gives Adam and Lindsay some problems with the video. Lindsay sneaks out to feed her cravings. Danny finds her and quizzes her on family history. When she passes, he asks her to marry him. She says no. LINDSAY! Why the hell not?

From baby drama to crime drama…Hawkes does some investigation and tries to put the pacemaker back together. Mac shows up and Hawkes confirms that it did explode. He gets a code and finds that Carl had remote reporting on his pacemaker. The maker knew he was going haywire at 4:56, same time the video conks out. Mac, Danny and Hawkes goes to the top of the Empire State Building. And I don’t mean the observation deck. They go to read the wires at the top. They walk around with devices, but most remain between 1 and 2, safety levels. Danny: “I can see the Poconos but I can’t see any dangerous microwave levels.” Mac rules out the building and turns to a possible microwave weapon. Flack calls but it is all crackling. However, Mac heard enough to know that no one stole any money from the armored car.

New York! Stella goes into Mac’s office to ask where he disappeared to. He responds he was with the FBI, Dean Walsh—we see in a flashback. Wished it was someone from Without a Trace. Remember the case with the person who had everything about everyone in New York on a flash drive? Remember how that drive disappeared? The FBI thinks Mac took it since he was the last to see it. The FBI threatens him not to use the drive. Mac flashes back to Hawkes giving it to him then goes to check the property room. Not there. Officer Kevin Cross vouchered the drive.

Lindsay goes to check in with Adam, who processed the armor car doors. He tried to figure out how someone opened the door. He gets a Satan ring, a very powerful magnet. He puts it over the lock, has Lindsay turns it and they crack the keypad. They realize the person who opened it had one. Don gets the picture and leaves immediately. He goes to see someone named Ernie Benton, an ex-con. Apparently, Ernie used the Satan’s ring. He pays off a young woman, saying he will lock up. He says he has cancer and didn’t do the robbery. He promises to be in the bar should Don need him.

Lindsay works on some trace—nameless the pineapple sticker found on Carl’s sleeve. She runs out of chemicals and hesitates getting some more—the fumes can’t be good for the baby. She does her best to protect the baby and load the chemical. Stella comes to check in. It is doused in fruit oils and zinc. Turns out Stella is also the Safety Officer. Lindsay asks about being a pregnant “friend” who is worried. Stella assures Lindsay it is fine and tells her that her “friend’s” coworkers will be understanding. And one has to wonder—does Stella see through this “friend”?

Hawkes and Mac talks about the microwave weapons while Danny comes in to say something is up with the armored car. The two go to the next bank on the car’s list. Some security car signs in and walks out with money, but signed in as Carl. Carl was dead. They figure the robber—not Ernie—had to know how to stop the real Carl from coming and know the schedule. Carl’s death probably wasn’t on the menu but it was clearly an inside job.

New York! Stella and Mac curse out the New York Bermuda Triangle. Danny can’t prove it’s an inside job. Mac remembers a sky-cam, one which shows the bank the guy robbed. They find our crazy guy who is a witness. Stella and Danny try to talk to him. The guy took something off our suspect. He goes back to detecting the frequency on the busted iPod. Adam examines the shoulder patch taken off the suspect. But it comes back clean for DNA and no scent. Lindsay suggests using the dogs. They collect a smell sample, give it to the dog. And run! He leads us straight to Greg—the driver.

Greg denies he was involved, saying Carl was like family. Mac and Don interrogate him but he swears he didn’t do it. He then tells them his spare uniform was picked up at his dry cleaners by someone who wasn’t him. They show him a picture of Ernie. He doesn’t know him. He storms out insisting he didn’t do it. Mac and Don believe him. Don theorizes that Ernie stalked the driver, disguised himself and did it. But Mac says he needed a partner to stop the car.

Hawkes gets a break. He tells Stella a lab in the city has a prototype microwave gun. He rushes off as Lindsay comes in. She says the pineapple was used to create a tantoo—a design created while tanning. Purposefully, not like that smiley face I had on my back all summer due to the tan lines caused by my bathing suit. Stella points out it isn’t tan weather but I come from the land of orange people—tanning salons are open all year round and very popular. Stella thinks the perp may have accidentally transferred. She got some DNA—which shows Ernie has a daughter. Probably that young woman.

New York. Stella and Lindsay give Mac a rundown about Ernie’s daughter. Hawkes says the gun could’ve been used, but someone had to know how to use it and wipe it down. She uses it to disrupt the traffic, killing the camera and then killing Carl’s pacemaker. Don and Stella go to ask Ernie were his daughter is. They figured daughter got greedy. He says he didn’t have anything to leave her so decided to do another job. He tries to attack Don, allowing Stella to get the daughter’s name. Jamie works for the lab and is seen taking a helicopter. The camera focuses on her pineapple design tantoo. She gets a text message and the helicopter leaves.

New York! Mac finds the dead body of Officer Kevin Cross, the property clerk. Mac sees some sneaky looking people in a black car. Meanwhile, Danny and Lindsay talk about her rejection. She says it’s the wrong time. He thinks that’s code for “wrong guy.” Lindsay assures him that she wants him to propose for the right reason. He agrees. They exchange “I love you’s” before going to tell Mac that they’re going to be parents. No words are said, but they get hugs. Aww…

Next time: A holiday episode. A rather interesting feast. And girl crying that she just wanted to see someone again. And images of blood.

Baby Messer-Monroe! I can’t wait! Anyone else as excited about this as I?