MAC RELIES ON THE ASSISTANCE OF A GRIEVING MOTHER WHO IS DEAF TO HELP TRACK HER DAUGHTER'S KILLER, ON "CSI: NY," WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13, 10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT

Academy Award Winner Marlee Matlin ("Children of a Lesser God"), Olympic Silver Medalist Skater Sasha Cohen, Jerry Ferris ("The Bachelorette") And Claire Forlani ("Meet Joe Black") Guest Star

"Silent Night" -- When a 19-year-old is shot while protecting her baby sister's crib, Mac relies on the teenager's family, who are all hearing impaired, for vital clues that will help him track their daughter's killer, on CSI: NY, Wednesday, Dec. 13 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Rob Bailey, one of the series' producers, directed the episode from a teleplay by Samantha Humphrey and Peter M. Lenkov, one of the series' executive producers, and a story by Anthony E. Zuiker, one of the series' co-creators and executive producers.

Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin ("Children of a Lesser God") guest stars as Gina Mitchum, the grieving mother. Reigning U.S. national skating champion and Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen guest stars as Krista Palmer, a champion skater who discovers the body of her friend. Jerry Ferris ("The Bachelorette 3") guest stars as officer Marty Santucci, a police interpreter for Gina Mitchum. Ferris has been signing his entire life as both of his parents are hearing impaired. Claire Forlani ("Meet Joe Black") guest stars in a recurring role as the team's medical examiner and Mac Taylor's girlfriend, Dr. Peyton Driscoll.

When an intruder breaks into the home of a deaf family and fatally shoots their teenage daughter, Mac works with the grieving mother who relies on her other senses to provide clues that will help catch her daughter's killer. Along the way she also provides assistance to Mac as he struggles in his relationship with Peyton. Meanwhile, Stella and Danny investigate when a professional ice skater is killed prior to competing in the U.S. ice skating regionals and whose body was found by her best friend, an Olympic skater who thinks she might be to blame for her death. Also, when Lindsay abruptly walks away from a crime scene and loses control of her emotions, the team questions her past.

SERIES REGULARS:

Det. Mac Taylor: Gary Sinise
Det. Stella Bonasera: Melina Kanakaredes
Danny Messer: Carmine Giovinazzo
Lindsay Monroe: Anna Belknap
Dr. Sheldon Hawkes: Hill Harper
Det. Don Flack: Eddie Cahill

RECURRING CAST:

Dr. Sid Hammerback: Robert Joy
Dr. Peyton Driscoll: Claire Forlani

GUEST CAST:

Gina Mitchum : Marlee Matlin
Krista Palmer: Sasha Cohen
Officer Marty Santucci: Jerry Ferris
Himself: Spero Dedes
Dr. Tom Howard: Greg Zola
Cole Rowen: Russell Harvard
Seth Wolf: Garrett Strommen
Allison Mitchum: Amber Stanton
Dennis Mitchum: Troy Kotsur
Frank Hunt: Steve Edward Stone
Officer Kalen Feeney: Jaclyn Kerhulas
Mackenzie Wade: Lisa Marie Zaura

RATING: TV-14-LV