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The End of an Age The wealthy socialite Lois O'Neill is giving a birthday party in Las Vegas for VIP. She is a former dancer and singer that was the mistress of the powerful mobster Tony Constantine. When the waiter Tim Duke is murdered in her closet with a shot to the chest and the gun left on his body in a mafia style, the entire CSI team is assigned to investigate the case. Lois is missing and her assistant Eve Girard has found the body. When Grissom asks her to open a large vault in the closet, Lois is hidden inside. She tells to Grissom that she was changing her clothes when she heard the shot and saw Tim crawling on the floor. She immediately closed the door of the vault to protect herself. Soon they discover the real name of Tim Duke, the former boxer Vincent Pullone. When D. Robbins shows Grissom that Tim was paralyzed with the first shot, Grissom begins to resolve the case.

"Kiss Kiss, Bye Bye" is a nostalgic episode of "CSI", with the end of an age. The main attraction is certainly Faye Dunaway, very comfortable in the role of Lois O'Neill. The CSI team resolves the puzzle as usual. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Kiss Kiss, Bye Bye"

t is rare a big movie star guest stars on a CSI program, despite the fact the TV show has always drawn big audiences. She may be quite a bit past her prime, but Faye Dunaway is still a big name and it's fun to see someone like her in an episode.

Dunaway plays "Lois O'Neil," a former Copa dance girl turned star who hobnobbed with the likes of Frank Sinatra and the boys. Early on, we see black-and-white shots of the "Brat Pack" and hear a Sintara tune. At the end of the show is another Sinatra number. Also included in that same breath is a big mobster named "Constantino," who is a fictional character that is connected with this story.

Anyway, Lois (Dunaway) hosts a big party one night for the old-timers, goes back upstairs to her bedroom and while she is changing clothes, a waiter also in her bedroom is shot and killed. "Lois" flees into her huge vault and closes the door quickly as shots are fired her way.

Police think she's missing, after finding the dead man, but they soon discover her covering inside the vault. She's just happy to be alive. The waiter, meanwhile, is found with a lot of money on him and evidence he was a drug dealer. Later, it was discovered he was using a phony name.

Everyone who was at the party but left the main room is a suspect. That includes several very snotty young women and a few others including Catherine Willows' father "Sam." Other surprises include finding one million dollars in cash underneath a carpet.

Later, it looks like even the famous "Lois" might have been the killer. In fact, more and more the evidence is starting to point toward her.

The conclusion of this episode is outstanding - one of the more memorable ones in the six years of this show, maybe because of the unusual touch of sentimentality.

Faye Dunaway plays Lois, a big star from Vegas's early heyday. She is an icon like no other, having known the Rat Pack and their associates. On a big party night a waiter is shot to death and the gang begins to investigate. The plot is great but what makes it work is the connection between the serious Gil Grissom, Brass, and more than anyone, Greg, who has great respect for the the Las Vegas mythos. Lois is charmed by the disheveled young guy and he adores her. There is some nice writing here and a great ending.