Horatio Caine
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Horatio Caine is the iconic, sunglasses-wearing lieutenant of the Miami-Dade Crime Lab known for his calm demeanor, moral conviction, and memorable one-liners in the TV series CSI: Miami.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Horatio Caine canonical | 2 |
| Lieutenant Horatio Caine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8382066 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Horatio Caine Context triple: [CSI: Miami, mainCharacter, Horatio Caine]
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A.
James Arthur Monk
James Arthur Monk, better known as Art Monk, is a Hall of Fame former NFL wide receiver renowned for his prolific career with the Washington Redskins and multiple Super Bowl victories.
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B.
Roy Grace
Roy Grace is a fictional British detective and the protagonist of Peter James's popular crime novel series set in Brighton.
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C.
Cornelius Sherlock
Cornelius Sherlock was a British architect best known for designing prominent public buildings such as the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.
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D.
Henry Maudsley
Henry Maudsley was a pioneering 19th-century British psychiatrist whose work and philanthropy significantly shaped modern mental health care and psychiatric institutions.
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E.
Detective Sergeant David Gabriel
Detective Sergeant David Gabriel is a fictional police detective from the TV series "The Closer," known as a loyal and principled member of Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson’s Major Crimes squad.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Horatio Caine Target entity description: Horatio Caine is the iconic, sunglasses-wearing lieutenant of the Miami-Dade Crime Lab known for his calm demeanor, moral conviction, and memorable one-liners in the TV series CSI: Miami.
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A.
James Arthur Monk
James Arthur Monk, better known as Art Monk, is a Hall of Fame former NFL wide receiver renowned for his prolific career with the Washington Redskins and multiple Super Bowl victories.
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B.
Roy Grace
Roy Grace is a fictional British detective and the protagonist of Peter James's popular crime novel series set in Brighton.
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C.
Cornelius Sherlock
Cornelius Sherlock was a British architect best known for designing prominent public buildings such as the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.
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D.
Henry Maudsley
Henry Maudsley was a pioneering 19th-century British psychiatrist whose work and philanthropy significantly shaped modern mental health care and psychiatric institutions.
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E.
Detective Sergeant David Gabriel
Detective Sergeant David Gabriel is a fictional police detective from the TV series "The Closer," known as a loyal and principled member of Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson’s Major Crimes squad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
CSI: Miami
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CSI: NY NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backstory |
Helped establish the Miami-Dade Crime Lab
ⓘ
Worked in New York before transferring to Miami ⓘ |
| catchphraseStyle | pun-based one-liners before opening credits ⓘ |
| characteristic |
calm demeanor
ⓘ
delivers dramatic one-liners ⓘ iconic use of sunglasses ⓘ protective of victims ⓘ strong moral conviction ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Anthony E. Zuiker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Miami-Dade Crime Lab (fictional)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miami-Dade Police Department (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicalStance | prioritizes justice for victims ⓘ |
| familyName | Caine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | CSI franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | CSI: Miami pilot episode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerOccupation | New York City police officer (backstory) ⓘ |
| fullName | Horatio Caine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Horatio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hairColor | red ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Kyle Harmon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raymond Caine NERFINISHED ⓘ Yelina Salas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSkill |
ballistics knowledge
ⓘ
crime scene investigation ⓘ interrogation ⓘ leadership ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic removal of sunglasses
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leading the CSI: Miami team ⓘ memorable pre-credits one-liners ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | lawful good (interpretation) ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | American ⓘ |
| network | CBS ⓘ |
| occupation |
crime lab lieutenant
ⓘ
forensic investigator ⓘ police officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | David Caruso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Lieutenant of the Miami-Dade Crime Lab ⓘ |
| seriesGenre |
crime drama
ⓘ
police procedural ⓘ |
| wardrobeSignature | suit and sunglasses ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Miami
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miami-Dade County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Horatio Caine Description of subject: Horatio Caine is the iconic, sunglasses-wearing lieutenant of the Miami-Dade Crime Lab known for his calm demeanor, moral conviction, and memorable one-liners in the TV series CSI: Miami.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lieutenant Horatio Caine