‘CSI: Vegas’ Season 2 Episode 1 – Cast, Plot, Photos and Premiere Date

CSI‘s Marg Helgenberger is back as Catherine Willows in CSI: Vegas season two, premiering on September 29, 2022. Season two episode one, “She’s Gone,” finds Catherine asking to be part of the team. Given that she’s a season two regular, the answer must be yes.

Season two’s first episode was directed by Kenneth Fink from a script by Jason Tracey. New season two episodes will air on Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT.

The second season also stars Paula Newsome as Maxine Roby, Matt Lauria as Joshua Folsom, and Mandeep Dhillon as Allie Rajan. Ariana Guerra plays Detective Serena Chavez, Lex Medlin is Beau Finado, and Jay Lee is Chris Park.

Sarah Gilman, Adela Paez, Kathleen Wilhoite, BZ Cullins, and Joe Gillette guest star.

“She’s Gone” Plot:CSI: Vegas season two kicks off with the return of Catherine Willows (Helgenberger) as she persuades Maxine Roby to let her rejoin the esteemed CSI team in Las Vegas. The CSIs investigate the murder of a dominatrix found near her secret sex dungeon.

The Season 2 Description, Courtesy of CBS:

CSI: Vegas, the sequel to the Network’s global hit CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, returns for a second season in Las Vegas – the city where it all began. Amidst the neon lights and long shadows, dark threats continue to lurk in Sin City. Maxine Roby leads her brilliant team of Crime Scene Investigators – Joshua Folsom, Allie Rajan, Detective Serena Chavez, Chris Park, and Beau Finado – as they use science to solve baffling cases. Catherine Willows returns to help the CSIs face off with a dealer of death who is planning to beat the odds in Las Vegas.

This combined force will deploy the latest forensic techniques to do what they do best – follow the evidence – in order to preserve and serve justice in Sin City.

CSI Vegas Season 2 Episode 1
Paula Newsome as Maxine Roby and Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows in ‘CSI: Vegas’ season 2 episode 1 (Photo: Sonja Flemming © 2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
CSI Vegas Season 2 Episode 1
Paula Newsome as Maxine Roby, Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows, Matt Lauria as Josh Folsom and Devyn LaBella as Lynn Zobrist in season 2 episode 1 (Photo: Sonja Flemming © 2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)
CSI Vegas Season 2 Episode 1
Sandeep Dhillon as Allie Rajan, Matt Lauria as Josh Folsom and Ariana Guerra as Serena in season 2 episode 1 (Photo: Erik Voake © 2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
CSI Vegas Season 2 Episode 1
Paula Newsome as Maxine Roby in season 2 episode 1 (Photo: Sonja Flemming © 2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
CSI Vegas Season 2 Episode 1
Ariana Guerra as Serena, Matt Lauria as Josh Folsom and Adela Paez as Gina in season 2 episode 1 (Photo: Sonja Flemming © 2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)
CSI Vegas Season 2 Episode 1
Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows in season 2 episode 1 (Photo: Sonja Flemming © 2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
CSI Vegas Season 2 Episode 1
Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows, Sarah Gilman as Penny Gill, Jay Lee as Chris Park and Matt Lauria as Josh Folsom in season 2 episode 1 (Photo: Sonja Flemming © 2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)