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This 7 page paper analyzes an episode of the show “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” with regard to the messages and images the show illustrates with regard to law and order in our society. It discusses the ways the messages are communicated (nonverbal, verbal, etc.), the values embodied in the characters, and the structure of the show. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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producing evidence that only experts could understand. This paper analyzes an episode of the show with regard to the messages and images the show illustrates with regard to law and
order in our society. It discusses the ways the messages are communicated (nonverbal, verbal, etc.), the values embodied in the characters, and the structure of the show. Discussion The episode
under consideration is Grave Danger, and is the memorable one in which Nick Stokes (George Eads) is buried alive. The story is by Quentin Tarantino, who also directed, and it
plays into a fear that is almost universal: that of being prematurely buried. Briefly, Nick is kidnapped and buried in a Plexiglas box the size of a coffin, with a
camera rigged so that the CSI team can see him, but not communicate with him. In a rare occurrence for this show, there is no second crime; the entire team
works together to find Nick before time runs out. The single image that stands out from the episode, not surprisingly, is that of Nick buried in the Plexiglas coffin. His
kidnapper leaves his gun with him, obviously with the intent that Nick will kill himself when he begins to suffocate. The torture is compounded by the fact that his colleagues
learn that they can light a light in the box by pressing a button; what they dont know is that every time they do, they are turning off the fan
that helps him breathe. So they are participating in the torture without being aware of it. In other words, their attempts to help are just making things worse. The story
is also disturbing because Nick is a random victim. He was sent to the crime scene where he was kidnapped because two assignments came in at once, and he and
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