解开谜团的过程颇有吸引力。此剧还重建死者被害时的现场，拍摄子弹如何在体内穿梭，血管、器官被破坏过程，逼真景观令人屏息。看了如此细致的破案手法，即使有犯罪的胆在以身试法时也要好好考虑。
这部美国哥伦比亚广播公司的王牌节目，曾获得第59届美国金球奖“最佳系列剧”，主演过《异形》的海尔金伯格凭该剧获得了最佳女主角奖。另外，该节目还获艾美奖六项提名，入选2002年美国“十大最佳电视影集”、美国CBS电视台当年收视冠军，可谓集三千宠爱于一身。
该节目比传统刑事案件报道更有情节性和悬念性。《CSI》的专职顾问伊丽莎白·德瓦恩是一位曾在洛杉矶安全部门供职长达15年的犯罪现场调查人。
该节目收视率之所以居高不下，41岁的德瓦恩功不可没。另外，《CSI》已成为美国警方的必备学习教材，连英国苏格兰场、日本警卫厅以及法国警局都视之为反恐教材。by:m.yakubd.cc

Janet is promoted to sergeant but steps down to give it to Rachel as she feels she is needed more at home. The pair join the search for eighteen year old Robin McKendrick, a simple lad reported missing by his boss, landlord John Rivington. Pub regulars are unforthcoming until a boy called John tells Janet that an ex-soldier known as Jackie-Boy locked Robin in his car boot as a cruel prank. He later reported the car as stolen. Another witness claims that Jackie- Boy dumped his car in a quarry with Robin still in the boot. In the process of the investigation Gill identifies another body found in the river, that of Mandy Sweeting, who disappeared two decades ago.