Ep 16. New Orleans

In the Las Vegas season 1 episode 16 titled "New Orleans," the team is sent to the Big Easy to investigate an unusual case. The episode starts with Danny and Mike on their way to New Orleans for a weekend getaway, but their vacation plans change when Ed calls them with an assignment. Ed received a call from an old friend who needs help. It seems that a group of tourists was robbed at gunpoint while on a New Orleans cemetery tour. One of the tourists is the daughter of Ed's friend, and he wants the team to investigate the case and recover the stolen jewelry.

The team arrives in New Orleans and starts their investigation. They soon discover that the robbery was not an isolated incident. Similar robberies have been happening all around the city. The team discovers that the perpetrator is a group of homeless men who work as tour guides and have been using their knowledge of the city to rob tourists.

To catch them in the act, the team hires a private investigator, Buddy, who poses as a tourist and goes on a cemetery tour with the group. During the tour, the team sees the group rob a couple on the tour. They follow the group to their hideout, where they find stolen jewelry from all of the robberies.

Before they can arrest the group, however, a hurricane starts to hit the city. The team is forced to take shelter in the hideout with the criminals. During the storm, the team and the criminals bond and learn about each other's lives. The storm causes a power outage, and the team has to work together with the criminals to repair the generator and keep the shelter safe.

In the end, the storm subsides, and the team arrests the group. They recover the stolen jewelry and return it to the rightful owners. Ed's friend's daughter is grateful, and the team returns to Las Vegas.

Overall, "New Orleans" is a thrilling episode that takes the team to a new location and challenges them to solve a unique case in the midst of a hurricane. The episode has a great balance of action, suspense, and character development, making it a standout in the first season of Las Vegas.