Det. Sam Vega, Nick and Greg investigate the body of a woman in red dumped in a site where there are several dead dogs. The woman has several bite marks and other marks that indicate that she was also tied up and beaten. In the autopsy, Catherine and David Phillips note an injection mark on her back, and Dr. Robbins recognizes the victim as Elizabeth Rodriguez. His band was playing at an event where her husband Felix Rodrigues and she were awarded with the prize Humanitarians of the Year. Using the canine saliva in the Canine CODIS, they find a pit bull named Hannibal owned by Gino Aquino that was confiscated from a drug raid and held for three months at Del Santos Kennel. Catherine and Nick interview the owner of the kennel, Steve Card, his employee, Tommy Halpert, and soon they are forced to enter in the illegal world of dog fighting. Meanwhile, Warrick is interrogated by Internal affairs about the death of the dancer Candy, found murdered in his car and he tells to the detective that Lou Gedda did.
"Lying Down with Dogs" is another great episode of "CSI", with a well-resolved crime of a socialite by the team. The investigation of the murder is impressive, with the sad reality of the world of the dog fighting unknown for most of the viewers (including me). Warrick's situation, framed by a powerful mobster with the support of a mysterious member of the laboratory, is intriguing and a cliffhanger. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Lying Down with Dogs"