Flight 906, outbound Miami
to DC
Dropped off the radar at 08:20
Crashed right after takeoff
How many on board?
NTSB confirms
two pilots, six passengers
Total of eight souls
Eight souls unaccounted for. Okay
Look, their advising that we wait for fire and rescue...
Tell them we were four miles away
when we took the call
First responders provide immediate aid
no questions asked
We're taking this
Call MDPD. Tell them I want to set a
forward command post at Levy 67 mobile recovery...
biohazard gear, the works
And then call in the night shift
We need all hands on deck
Eric Delko...hold on
What
What is it?
Right there
We've got a survivor right there!
Hold on sir! I'm coming!
Yes, this is Horatio Caine
This is CSI priority
I need an Air Rescue
I'm located six miles from the Tammeane Trail
Hold on!
He's not breathing!
Breathe....breathe...
com'on BREATHE!
Eric
He's gone
I lost him
It happens
He could of told us
We don't need him to
We've got the whole story right here
The jet was registered to a Scott Eric Summer
He made the Fortune 500 insuring half the Gulf Coast
Did you get a flight plan yet?
It went straight to NTSB
They've got a go team flying in
What about fire and rescue?
They just went out to look for survivors
Delko's with them
Is it as bad as it looks?
It's actually worse than it looks
NTSB is on their way in
They're gonna want updates
Flight logistics, weather, eye witness reports.
Welcome back, Megan
I didn't know you were gonna be in this week
Any survivors?
Nothing new
They'll be found in the first few hours if we find
any at all
how are we doing on safety?
We got it covered
This is a level two biohazard site
We should be taking precautions
All personnel should have Tyvek overalls on
double gloves, masks and decontamination after every shift
Everyone doses up on antibiotics
Water is full of blood borne pathogens
and bacteria from body decomp
Not to mention six thousand pounds of Jet A fuel
No shift should last more than twenty minutes
No food, no or water on site
They won't be able to eat out there
Spray from the airboat props
cause contamination
We're treating this as a crime scene
which means no object too small
any doubts, bag it, tag it
Ok
See if you can get me a copy of the flight plan
It's nice to see you too
Thinking bomb?
Well the jury's still out
Welcome back Megan
Welcome back Megan ask?
You're the expert
Well, no gas puncture
no pitting, no thining of metal
no thermal effect
we still have to swab for RDXPETN
but I think we'll know more when the
evidence comes in
NTSB told us to hold off
on recovery
Yeah but they're not here yet, are they?
Horatio, we've been through this before
ValueJet '96. I recall it well
Then I don't need to remind you. The Feds have
jurisdiction over any air crash
They deputize local agencies
We're working for them
The Everglades is a slow moving
river with a current that travels about four feet per hour
I know
The crash site slowly degrading while we standing here
We're losing evidence
Four feet per hour
We need to processing right now
That's not your call, or mine
Ok
Listen. I am sorry for the way things turned out for you
but I did not ask for this job
I know
Anytime you want to take it back, let me know
That's not my call either
Until then, let's get to work
How are we doing on survivors?
Not good
How many do you got in here?
Four or five, depending on which pieces match
Injuries are consistent with catastrophic
blunt force trauama
This type of crash
Was it normal for you?
You didn't get up this morning
thinking it was your last, did you honey?
Ask him, if he knows what brought the plane down
Well, I think he might have just answered your question
Small entry wound in the upper torso
It got him through and through
Calleigh please
Take a look at this
Looks like a medium caliber
Maybe a .32 or a .38
And the bullet maybe still lodged in the fuselage
Think we can find it?
Does Elvis wear a white jumpsuit?
What else can you tell me
We were just out there fishing
Heard a noise. Real loud. Looked up and Boom!
That's all we saw
Did you approach the plane?
No sir, we high tailed it out of there
Phoned 911
You didn't think to look for any survivors
Hey, we called you remember?
Shouldn't we get a reward or something like that?
Fishing my ass
Did you see the size of that rifle on their boat? .306?
They were poaching gators
There are panthers out in the 'Glades
How do you know the rifle is not for protection?
How do you know they didn't borrow the boat and
the owner left his rifle inside?
I trust my gut
It seems pretty obvious
You sound just like Horatio
The problem with the obvious, Tim
is that it can make you overlook the evidence
What do you make of this?
Electronic fuel injector. Like in my car
Look closer
Serial number looks like it's been worn down
Could be strippened
It's a used part
Shined up, given a phony serial number, sold as new
It's an old trick
I'll have Speedle look into it
I need Speedle look into it
I'll take care of it
Thank you
Hey Herb Ritzm, come on
Do you want to do this while we're young or what?
I need a minute
How about I take the pictures and
you go out there and
backstroke in that crap
You alright?
Yeah, I'm fine. You alright?
Gentlemen
Sorry H
Stay focused
We were just talking about
after a plane crash like this
they used to find all these passengers without any feet
They couldn't figure out why
But it turns out there's a support bar
under the seat that was acting like a guillotine
This seatbelt is unbuckled and undamaged
Well the flight wasn't full
That's, uh...
six passengers, eight empty seats
Yeah but I've already counted
nine unbuckled belts, so that would mean
one of the passengers was unbuckled during
take off, doesn't it?
Might have been the guy who shot the pilot
Might have been
How's everyone holding up?
They're fine,
they're doing their jobs
What have you got?
Nothing
Not a pen, not a piece of paper, not a paper clip
nothing
Who travels with an empty brief case?
That's odd right?
Yeah
H, com'on!
Rescue, I need a paramedic! NOW!
We got one with a pulse!
Eric! Don't let him go
into shock
He's got a pulsate
Sir, Sir, can you hear me?
Stay with us
Breathe, breathe
Stay with us
Ok, I'll meet you there
Good
H, We've got a Scott Eric Sommer
Resides at Gables Estate
He's unconscious
but hold on guys
He can't tell us anything then
Maybe he can
What do you see?
No friction burn, right?
Means, no seatbelt
So he might be our shooter
Yes, the question then becomes
why would you shoot your own pilot?
Thank you, gentleman
- Horatio? - Ya
Got a call about a floater
five miles from here
I can't possibly take another scene right now
Horatio, it is your scene
Okay
How did you get so far from your friends?
Did you fall out of that plane?
Is that how you ended up all alone out there?
All by yourself?
In more ways than one, I'll bet
Only woman on board
that couldn't have been easy
You were with them,
but not one of them
"All Boys Express"
Been on that flight
Ladies
We may have an ID on the flight plan
Christina Maria Calluchi
was Summer's senior accountant
Hello Christina
Preliminary exam indicates no friction burns on her
lower torso
Which also means
no seatbelt and
a second passenger out of their seat
- I'd rule out the bathroom then - Mile high club?
I don't think so
It's such a small plane
It'd be hard to have an indiscreet affair with your boss, I think
Not if he was picking up the tab
This stuff is all designer
Red suede
450 bucks a pair
Price alone coulda killed her
I put a rush on the tox screen
Blood alcohol was .09
Legally drunk at 8 o'clock in the morning?
We also found traces of fluoxitine
She was on Prozac
Who isn't
Anything you want to share?
Not currently
Could I have a grid please?
C-6 enlarge please
Zoom times four and hold
Zoom eight times and hold
What in the heck are those?
Could be impact related
Something she hit?
Or something that hit her
She's a lovely girl
Mrs. Calluchi
I found this at the crash site
It was empty
and it has what I believe are Christina's initials on it
I was wondering if that belonged to her
We, um,
we gave that to her when she got her promotion
Has she, uh,
recently
suffered any setbacks either
personally or professionally?
Not that I know of
My daughter battled depression
When she was in high school...
that was a very long time ago
She would never try to hurt herself,
would she?
I don't know
Ever since she was a little girl
she was so good at keeping secrets
Will you help me please?
I will
I've never seen one of these before
This old thing?
Yeah
It's a boroscope
The SWAT boys use it for a sneak and peek
I think it's kind of cute
Can I take a peek?
Be my guest
So, uh,
what exactly are we looking for here?
Ballistics evidence
We think we may have had a shooting on the plane
but so far, nada
You know, I've heard of you
You're the, uh, Bullet Girl, right?
What does that make you? Airplane boy?
Yeah, I guess you can say I'm
aware on an airframe
Really?
Then what are these?
Those are bayonnette pins
They hold the door shut
Oh, I know that
I meant what are those
Some type of scoring
Could mean the door failed
Or someone wanted it to
Eric, How are we doing on those black boxes?
I'm heading back now
I just came back to dose up on those antibiotics
As soon as you know...
okay
I just spoke to the pilot's widow
How's she doing?
Her radio car is with her now,
She's pretty hysterical
The thing is boss, she kept going on
about Summer and all the top brass
screwing over the rank and file
You want to know why they were going to DC?
They were being investigated
by the Securities and Exchange Commission, weren't they?
These are copies of subpoenas
for Sommer and his chief
financial officers
It's classic
Company fails and the management bails
The boss sails into retirement with a golden parachute
and a big fat severance package, right?
Yeah and then Joe Cubicle gets a nice pink slip
and a frozen pension plan
That whole plane load was on the to Washington to be grilled
by the SEC
You're not gonna believe this
What's the matter?
Bayonnette pins holding the door
were filed down. NTSB concurs.
That door opened in flight
That explains our victim
that ended up five miles from the crash
Sabotage?
Company's in trouble
A lot of employees ticked off at the boss
Exit doors pins were tampered
with most likely by someone
who knew their way around jet aircraft
Means, motive
All they needed was an opportunity
Let's find out who worked on that plane
Good as good?
Good as good
Nice going
Senior Esparsa, we know that
you have been using old parts
on company planes
And I want to know why
You make money on the side?
No. No par me
You trying to get back at someone?
Is that why you sabotaged
the exit door?
No comprendo. I did nothing wrong
We matched the markings to your tools. We know it is
you who filed down the pins
I had to make them fit
We didn't have the right parts
I work hard
I get those planes up in the air
Nobody asks how at 30,000 ft
The plane was climbing
How high did this plane get Calleigh?
Tower radar says
no higher than 4,000 ft
4,000 ft?
I'm cutting him loose
Why? He just confessed to using faulty parts on that plane
They were flying too low
There was no depressurization
That's right, which is why that door
couldn't have come off by itself, faulty pins or not
It was opened from the inside
Which reduces it to two possibilities, doesn't it?
Suicide or murder
You need to talk to your survivor
He's in a coma
Not anymore
Grace Memorial just called
He woke up
Did uh,
did anybody else? Any of them...make it?
Just you
I'm sorry
We're gonna take care of them
Families
I mean, we take care of our own
That's very commendable
Especially recently in light of your
company's recent financial difficulties
I'm not sure if I know what you mean
We hear that the SEC is very interested in
how you take care of your own
May I ask you where this is heading?
We'd like to get your
fingerprints and a sample of
your DNA if that's alright with you
Wait a minute
Do I need to have a lawyer present?
Mr. Sommer
we are merely trying to establish
what happened on the plane from your point of view
That's all
I don't remember
It's all just a....it's fuzzy
Well, maybe I can
refresh your memory then, what we do know
is your employee Christina Calluchi fell to her death
sometime before the plane crashed
And she fell out a door that had been opened from the
inside
Does that ring a bell?
No. I didn't see anything
I was in my seat
Actually...Sir,
you weren't in your seat
And neither was Christina
which is why there were no
friction burns from your seatbelts
So,
would you like to try again?
I didn't want to say anything because I want to protect her
Christina was acting strangely, that morning
she was very agitated
And she had been drinking
Don't take that with alcohol
Get off of me
You're saying,
she committed suicide
I'm saying she jumped out the plane
Why didn't you stop her
I tried to
There 's just no time
When that door opened
she was gone, just like that
I don't remember anything after that
There is something I wanted to ask you
When did you hear the gunshot?
Gun shot?
What gun shot?
No gun shot
Um,
would it be ok
if we took your prints now
You ran a chemical profile on her hair?
Trace elements can generally
be found on the follicles
Luckly she was a brunette
Right. Dark hair
stores higher concentrations of contaminents
Nice thing about hair is that it grows at
an even rate, about a half an inch per month
Gives us a nice timeline
She's been using
antidepressants for the past year
Prozac and Zolaft
Six months ago, she smoked some pot
And they say blondes have more fun
Here's the interesting part
Three months ago, huge spike of Dilated
Painkiller? Maybe she had a car accident, surgury or..
Not according to her medical records
And not at these levels
Suicide attempt?
Mass spec doesn't lie
Suicide is the only explanation
She was front and center in a SEC investigation
She knew where all the bodies were buried
Maybe she couldn't live with that
Maybe someone couldn't live with her?
She tried to kill herself three months ago
Tried but failed
Well, maybe this time she succeeded
Most whistleblowers are women
I think she was planning to take
the company down
We'll never know that, will we?
Her testimoney died with her
Much to her boss's benefit now that
she cannot testify
You want to kill someone
there's easier ways than to shooting the pilot
especially when you're on the same flight
A woman was murdered on that plane
That's a hunch talking
Where's the evidence?
Show me you're right
That can't be good
What does she think?
She can waltz in here after six months of being gone
and just take over?
You know...
you're an ass
What did I say?
She lost her husband
What did they give her... two weeks off
She needed a little bit of time
Big deal
Man, I didn't know
Yeah well there's a lot you don't know
Gentlemen, those black boxes
We've been over the sight twice
And sonar pingers are supposed to
activate automatically when the boxes hit the water
We're doing everything we can
We need to do better
As soon as you can
Maybe you just missed them
No way
They're gone. I don't know where else to look
You know what, I think I do
Survey says
Ok, we've run the prints
The green runs are Christina's
the red ones are Sommer
and he is all over this door
He said he tried to stop her
That's what he says
Let's go through his story
Christina's gonna kill herself
She gets out of her seat
and goes to the door. But Summer
comes after her, tries to stop her
They struggle
Why does he have a hand print
so high up here
Maybe her other hand was here
Okay
He's got prints on the handle down here
Could've put his hands there to brace himself
Why doesn't he just
take both hands, grab her
and pull her away from the door
She's trying to get the door open
Maybe he's trying to stop her
Or maybe it was the other way around
It's inconclusive
There's any number of ways it could've played out
Unless, now bear with me, bear with me...
Unless
Summer's said that Christina
fell out of the plane
as soon
as the door opened
She was hanging on
No
She was hanging on
Nurse,
The patient that was in this room, where is he?
He checked himself out about an hour ago
What the hell is this?
That's a warrant to search the premises
For what?
For items looted from an aircrash site
What you think, you gonna sell it on Ebay?
Hey you got a locater signal?
Yep
Why don't you go get them?
Why don't you?
They're just babies
What are you waiting for?
Let's go
On three
One
Two
Three
Ok, black boxes
I understand that they're really orange
This one over here is a cockpit voice recorder
It records the last thirty minutes of conversation
over the cockpit mics
This is a flight data recorder
Documents forty parameters of the flight
Airspeed, flaps, trim, the works
So this will help us with a timeline
to figure out why it went down, Peter?
Eagle 906, fly runway heading, Runway 9
- Cleared for takeoff - Set takeoff power
100 knots
Power is set
See that game last night?
Dolphins pretty good this year
They'll never make the playoffs without a quarterback
The first four minutes after takeoff are normal
It gets pretty funky after that
This is the Captain
Our flight time to Washington D.C.
is two hours twenty minutes
Temperature is 72 degrees
What was that?
We've got a light on
Could be electrical. Lose a bus?
Exit light is definately on
We've got a door open
What the hell is going on back there?
Losing power
Warning light, Engine 2
We're losing air speed
We lost No.2
Pull up! Pull up!
Ok. Shut that off please
Something's missing
There's no gunshot
Can you play that back, Peter, from the announcement?
Temperature is 72 degrees
Ok, hold it right there
Can you pull that up?
I'll run a reverse algorithm
Just lose the pilots
Ladies and gentlemen
That is Summer and Christina, isn't it?
And the door opening
So
How long before the door opening
and Christina's scream
17 seconds
She held on for 17 seconds
Until he pushed her out of the plane
Now all we have to do is prove it
Speed, go to Christina's apartment and do a full profile
What she ate. How she slept at night
How she made it through the day
Calleigh, back to the airframe
Back to the pilot
I want that bullet
Eric. Focus on the number two engine
We still don't know what brought down that plane
She didn't leave a note
No shrine of personal items
Only enough food to get the cat through one night
Is that it?
Ah, full refridgerator, phone calls to return
dry cleaning to pick up and
ISS courier picked up the day she left
Was she on her meds?
Yeah, she filled her perscription like clockwork
Which means she didn't kill herself
That means she was coming home
Calleigh. The bullet?
There was no bullet
Well, how did the pilot get shot
He didn't
The rivet runs through it
Metal stress during the crash must
have popped the rivet loose
Plane literally ripped itself apart
That's not what bough the plane down, right?
No actually, the shoe hit the engine fan
I found a piece of leather in the number two engine
Let me guess. Red suede. 450 bucks a pair
We don't have the evidence to nail this guy
We need the proof
Where are you going?
I'm going where we're all going
Back to those seventeen seconds
I'm the largest insurer in the southeast
But I've been cooking the books lately
and the SEC wants to have a sit down
AS senior accountant, I know where the bodies are buried
But I can't go through with it
And I tell you so
But I'm not gonna let you take the company down
Cuz It's my life's work
So we argue
I take off my seatbelt to get away from you
But I don't let you get away from me that easily so I follow
Just wait
Then it gets physical
I push in into that door
Which flies open when I grab the handle
No!
And there you are, hanging on for dear life
And this is my opportunity
For seventeen seconds we struggle and I push you out of the plane
Which can't be proven because
there's no physical evidence of an altercation
And our only witness is Mr. Summer, our suspect
So...
What else would be here?
We've got the exit, we've got the handle
The bulkhead
Cockpit door
But what we don't have, ladies and gentlemen
is the fire extinguisher
Here we go
I know what happened on this plane
Get off from me
No! No!
He killed her
But what about the other passengers?
They would have seen everything
Somebody who nobody on the plane they're not gonna testify
against and they're on the payroll
It would be against their own interests
Except the only one who knew everything
Christina was good at keeping secrets
Sommer was banking on that
He just didn't bank on her having a conscience
You okay?
Yeah, I guess I saved the wrong guy
No such thing brother. Not here
Right, every man's a prince
That's how we sleep at night
Lieutenant
We found Sommer
He checked himself out
You're really swinging now, huh Scott
Here you are
How are you holding up?
Good
What's this?
This is a copy of a report that Christina
sent to the Securities and Exchange Commission
This is what she was working on
I don't understand
Well, she sent this the morning she died
Now, Mrs. Calluchi this was
a very difficult decision
But she did the right thing
To whom it may concern
I hope I'm not writing this letter in vain
To whom it may concern
I hope I'm not writing this letter in vain
But I feel that I have a responsibility to those
who depend on us
To those who expect us
to deliver an honest and fair accounting
I feel a responsibility to speak the truth
For those innocent victims who are powerless
to speak it themselves
Because without the truth, we ourselves become powerless
Christina Calluchi