^^Yeah, that's the moment, in "Like Water for Murder". The lab is under scrutiny because Quinn is there to evaluate the lab and determine if they should be re-accredited, and Lindsay walks off and leaves evidence unattended, breaking the chain of custody at a very bad time for the lab. Mac tells her she can't let her relationship with Danny affect her job - but he immediately turns around and tells her that he's more concerned about her than the lab. There's a time to be a friend and a time to be a boss, and it shouldn't be at the same time. If it had been a different person doing the evaluation (and not Quinn), her stomping off could have caused problems for the lab. It's annoying to see it swept under the rug because oh noez, sleeping with your co-worker turned out to be a bad idea.
But I digress.
In tonight's episode, I'm not sure that the DNA evidence was strictly a wrong move - I mean, it couldn't be used in court, but would just the mere act of running it cause any problems? I don't see why, but I could be wrong. Yet Mac refused to acknowledge that some understanding was in order since Hawkes was upset over the fact that this murderer had raped a woman he cared very deeply for. And heck, when Mac went to see him later on, it was all 'he's not worth it' and 'tell me if the evidence would hold up in court' - Sheldon was the one who made the conversation personal, if I remember correctly. Mac did show compassion, but it took a lot more to get to that point.
Basically, the rest of the team gets treated like adults (sometimes getting yelled at totally out of proportion with what's going on - such as Adam giving the lab results to Gerrard that one time), but it's like Lindsay gets handled with kid gloves. Is she a scientist and a grown woman or not, you know?
Oh well, I guess I expect too much - they can't even be consistent with Mac's reactions and when things are or aren't out of line or against the rules.
