CSI: Vegas season two, episode 20, "Shell Game," follows the team’s investigation into reporter Ned Kirby’s death at a peanut factory, uncovering a corporate cover-up involving contaminated products. Key plot lines focus on the "shell game" metaphor, internal lab politics regarding a promotion, and deepening personal tension between Folsom and Serena. Detailed summaries and analysis are available at CBR and TV Fanatic .