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Recap / CSINYS 02 E 21

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Directed by Norberto Barba

Written by Anthony E. Zuiker, Ann Donahue, Carol Mendelsohn & Timothy J Lea


"All Access" is the 21st episode of Season 2, and the 44th overall. It originally aired April 26, 2006.

Synopsis:

Kid Rock's limo driver is killed in the vehicle outside one of the singer's concerts. While at the scene, Mac hears an emergency call-out for Stella's address and rushes there, only to find her unconscious and her ex-boyfriend, Frankie, shot to death.

For those who have yet to see the episode: Beware of MAJOR spoilers below!!

Tropes for the episode:

  • Alone with the Psycho: Stella is trapped in her apartment by Frankie, who's set on trying to win her back by binding her hands and tossing her in her bathtub while he gets their dinner set up.
  • As Himself: Kid Rock performs in the opening.
  • Asshole Victim: Frankie, who stalks and tries to kill Stella. No one expresses any remorse for his death.
  • Killing in Self-Defense: Stella grabs her gun from Frankie when he aims it point-blank at her and attempts to fire it.
  • Not Good with Rejection: Frankie responds to Stella breaking up with him by stalking her, breaking into her apartment with a key he made behind her back, waiting for her to come home alone, and trying to kill her when she refuses to take him back.
  • Not With the Safety On, You Won't: Frankie, a sculptor by trade, doesn't know anything about guns, so he tries to shoot Stella with her own weapon, but it won't fire because he leaves the safety on.
  • Sequel Episode: The previous episode left the audience wondering what Stella found online that shocked her so. The answer is revealed here: Frankie made a sex tape of the two of them and uploaded it to aresanob.com.
  • Wipe the Floor with You: Frankie does this to Stella as he drags her around the apartment by her feet face down with her hands bound behind her back.

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