‘CSI: Vegas’ Season 2 Episode 12 Preview: Photos, Plot and Cast of “When the Dust Settles”

CSI Vegas Season 2 Episode 12
Chris Williams as Ken, Paula Newsome as Maxine and Ariana Guerra as Detective Chavez in ‘CSI: Vegas’ season 2 episode 12 (Photo: Sonja Flemming © 2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

New details arrive on a cold case on CBS’s CSI: Vegas season two episode 12, “When the Dust Settles.” Directed by Rachel Raimist from a script by Jordana Lewis Jaffe, episode 12 will air on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 10pm ET/PT.

The second season stars Paula Newsome as Maxine Roby, Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows, 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.

“When the Dust Settles” Plot: Catherine’s day off with her granddaughter gets interrupted when a woman wakes up from a four-year coma and remembers details from the night her sister died.

Episode 12 guest stars include Joel Johnstone, Tiffany C. Adams, Shelli Boone, Nina Millin, Chris Williams, and Luis Avila. Ashley Amato, Nicole Dele, and Capri-Antoine Vaillancourt also guest star on “When the Dust Settles.”

CSI Vegas Season 2 Episode 12
Mandeep Dhillon as Allie Rajan and Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows on season 2 episode 12 (Photo: Sonja Flemming © 2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

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 12
Mandeep Dhillon as Allie, Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows, Adria Petrescu as Hannah and Paula Newsome as Maxine in the “When the Dust Settles” episode (Photo: Sonja Flemming © 2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
CSI Vegas Season 2 Episode 12
Matt Lauria as Josh Folsom and Mandeep Dhillon as Allie Rajan in season 2 episode 12 (Photo: Sonja Flemming © 2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)
CSI Vegas Season 2 Episode 12
Jay Lee as Chris Park, Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows and Mandeep Dhillon as Allie Rajan in season 2 episode 12 (Photo: Sonja Flemming © 2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
CSI Vegas Season 2 Episode 12
Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows in the “When the Dust Settles” episode (Photo: Sonja Flemming © 2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
CSI Vegas Season 2 Episode 12
Mandeep Dhillon as Allie Rajan in season 2 episode 12 (Photo: Sonja Flemming © 2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)