kaylyne
Coroner
Re: Gil <3 Cath #22: PureJoy - What Would He Do Without He
So, a lot of this has already been discussed, but I'll go through it the way I normally do. Sorry y'all - but this is going to be a long one.
Mea Culpa
* --gil on the stand/something is fishy--
He notices that something was not the way it was with the evidence. He does the right thing and brings it to their attention. Can you imagine if it were one of the other team members that had processed that matchbook instead of Gil? Yes, it was bad enough that there was an overall inquiry on this, but just think about it the consequences for any of the other members if they had been the ones to process that matchbook instead of Gil - the supervisor with the most experience.
* --discussing the particulars of the case--
CATH: Well, the fingerprint's pink -- so you used ninhydrin?
GRISSOM: Mm-hmm.
CATH: Well, I know that on some surfaces, ninhydrin can take time to develop a print. It was in, uh, last May's "Journal of Forensic Sciences".
GRISSOM: I remember the article. But I can't remember whether the variables in the test case are consistent with ours.
NICK: Well, if the print matches the suspect, who cares?
GRISSOM: It doesn't match. So, you and Warrick take over the file -- make sure all of the other evidence is beyond reproach. Catherine, you supervise. To avoid any appearance of impropriety, I'm going to be hands off.
This is the turning point, because I think it's quite symbolic how Gil is here officially turning things over to Cath in a supervisory role. I know she's taken over for him before, but this scene always strikes me as "the beginning of the new era" - Cath/Nick/Warrick.
* --what were they doing--
NICK: Catherine, do you remember why you were late to this crime scene? Eddie had a gig and you couldn't find a baby-sitter.
CATH: Actually, I kind of made that up. Eddie did have a gig. It ended early and he and I ... well, let's just say that not all my memories of him are bad ones. (to Warrick) Which reminds me you, at the time, were going out with that Assistant Manager of the Flamingo--
WARRICK: Oh, Susan.
CATH: Boy, did she have it bad for you. She kept calling while we were working the scene. You had to shut your phone off.
WARRICK: Yeah, well, now she's VP of Food Services, so I get free steak and eggs every Sunday morning.
NICK: Free steak and eggs means she didn't know about the flight attendant.
WARRICK: Does everyone know my business around here?
CATHERINE: Okay, Nicky, since you have such a good memory, why don't you explain the unidentified prints that you lifted from the murder weapon.
I can't watch this scene anymore without remembering the hilarious out-takes clip where they were just getting raunchy. *giggles*
* --Brass gives a warning--
BRASS: Hey. We gotta talk. Ecklie's used his hot line to the Sheriff. The whole department knows about the inquiry.
GRISSOM: There's nothing I can do about that.
BRASS: Yeah, well, I want to give you a heads-up, 'cause here's how it's gonna break down: In order to appear objective, Ecklie's gonna follow Sofia's recommendations. The problem is, she's Acting Supervisor of days, so she needs Ecklie to sign off to keep her gig. And you think she'll say whatever Ecklie wants. Yeah. And this isn't just about the Garbett case. He's looking into your whole team. And your ability to lead them.
GRISSOM: Poor Conrad.
BRASS: I hate to tell you, but when it comes to politics, he whips your ass. So watch your back; it's gonna get ugly.
GRISSOM: Thanks.
Again you have Gil just letting it go in one ear & out the other. It reminds me of "strip strangler" where he doesn't realize that there will be consequences. He didn't think he'd be off the case in that episode, but he did, and he couldn't believe it. Just because he thinks it isn't going to happen, doesn't mean it won't. The same in this one. He thinks this is all going to blow over and things will be normal again. It won't.
* --Hodges an Ecklie butt-kisser?? Oh joy!--
HODGES: Ecklie was so pissed when I told him about these hairs.
CATH: You told Ecklie?
HODGES: Yeah. He's a friend. I sent him a card for his promotion. The guy was very touched by my thoughtfulness.
CATH: Oh, we all are.
Sarcastic Cath is SO cute!
*--Cath/Sofia round 1--
CATH: The inquiry into Grissom.
SOFIA: Just reviewing all documentation. Case identifiers, analysts' initials ...
CATH: Your responsibility is to confirm that all conclusions drawn are supported by the data. They are.
SOFIA: Excuse me?
CATH: I worked on this case. The conclusions, they are supported. I assume that's what you're finding?
SOFIA: Catherine ... I appreciate your interest, but I think it's prudent to reserve my findings for the Assistant Director.
CATH: Right
Round 1 = a draw
* --Ecklie gets to all of them/one-by-one--
CONRAD: I also see you have a gambling problem.
WARRICK: I had a gambling problem. What's your point?
CONRAD: Well, it appears Supervisor Grissom counseled you appropriately.
WARRICK: That's correct. So ...
CONRAD: He gave you access to departmental resources to help you deal with the problem?
WARRICK: No ... he helped me, uh ... by being a friend.
CONRAD: Good. You've been a big help. Thanks.
- - - - -
SARA: What can I do for you?
CONRAD: Ah. As you know, it's my job to review everyone's file. I just want to make sure you finished up with your PEAP Counselor.
SARA: That's none of your business, Ecklie.
CONRAD: Well, not only is it my business, but I plan to speak with your supervisor.
SARA: About what?
CONRAD: You have updated him, right?
SARA: Yeah, yeah, we've had an abbreviated conversation. I'm doing fine. Completed my required number of sessions months ago.
CONRAD: Huh. Grissom failed to note that conversation in your file. Um ... but I'll take care of it. All right.
SARA: Thanks.
- - - -
CONRAD: This conversation is on the record. Part of the official inquiry into the Max Larson case.
CATH: Understood.
CONRAD: Five years ago, were you part of a team that processed a homicide at 2028 Boulevard Highway?
CATH: You know I was.
CONRAD: Specifically what tasks did Supervisor Grissom assign to you?
CATH: Gil doesn't micro-manage. We know what needs to be done. I photo-documented the scene, I collected blood evidence, and I brought the charred newspaper to trace.
CONRAD: In the analysis phase, did Grissom review your reports with you?
CATH: Are you asking if he performed a supervisory review?
CONRAD: It's policy.
CATH: He must have. I'm sure he did.
CATH: Are you doing all this for the sake of the lab or to indict Grissom?
CONRAD: Catherine, there a number of talented CSIs, like yourself, who have put in to be supervisors. I just want to make sure the right people are in the right place.
CATH: About my request -- I really would like to supervise days.
CONRAD: Right. You're a single mother. Better hours. And I bet you could use the extra cash.
CATH: No, this promotion isn't about money.
CONRAD: Must be nice to be independently wealthy.
CATH: We're done here, right?
CONRAD: Yeah.
- - - -
Oh how I wanted to hear Cath mumble something like "Jackass" on her way out. That would have been perfect! Then again, Cath WAS looking for a promotion from the guy.
- - - -
CONRAD: Hell of a job on the Larson case, Nick. If it weren't for you, the son would've walked.
NICK: It was a team effort.
CONRAD: Team effort? Just like the Westanson case, right? Last year, that woman who burned to ashes in a barrel of diesel fuel.
NICK: Yeah. Yeah, I'm familiar with the case, Conrad.
CONRAD: I reviewed Grissom's report. It seems to me that you were a ... one-man CSI machine. Grissom rejected Fay Minden's testimony, but not you.
NICK: No, Grissom allowed me to pursue a new lead, under his supervision.
CONRAD: Did he offer you any other CSIs as support staff? ....... D-don't worry about it. I respect your
independence. Anyway, good work.
* --The results (Ecklie's an A$$)--
GRISSOM: (tired) Okay, Conrad, what do you got? Let's hear it.
CONRAD: Well, taken individually, there's nothing specific that warrants disciplinary action. However, my investigation has led me to question the
effectiveness of your team and your ability to lead it. I'm breaking you guys up.
GRISSOM: Excuse me?
CONRAD: I've already spoken with the Director. Staff assignments are under my purview. Effective immediately, Catherine Willows will be promoted to Swing Shift Supervisor ...
GRISSOM: Wait a minute, Catherine applied for days.
CONRAD: I do what's best for the lab. I've decided to move the Swing Shift Supervisor to days ...
SOFIA: I've been the Acting Supervisor of days for the past month -- I believe I've proven myself capable.
CONRAD: Warrick Brown and Nick Stokes will report to
Catherine. Greg Sanders, pending his proficiency, Sara Sidle and Sofia will report to you.
SOFIA: You're demoting me.
CONRAD: I think you and Grissom suit each other.
GRISSOM: Why are you doing this?
CONRAD: There's been a chronic lack of supervision on the graveyard shift. Your people have been covering for you, Gil. For your shortcomings. Before your mismanagement jeopardizes this lab, I'm rectifying the situation.
CONRAD: My decision is final.
I still don't get it. Since Ecklie is worried about Gil's mismanagement, why does he still let him in his supervisor role? Also, Sofia learned a valuable lesson. If you've got a sense of fair play, don't use it around Ecklie.
* --Dad & the boys--
NICK: He kind of talked to all of us.
WARRICK: It was more like he ambushed all of us. Real sorry, Grissom.
GRISSOM: There's no reason to be. Look, Ecklie doesn't have a scientific bone in his body. He starts with the answers he wants and then devises the questions to get them.
WARRICK: This sucks. This guy has been kissing ass all his life, he's trying to tell me -- he's trying to tell us what makes a good supervisor. What makes a good team?
GRISSOM: Well, if a team gets used to doing things a certain way just because that's the way they've always done them, then they start to lose their effectiveness.
NICK: Oh, come on. You don't really believe that.
GRISSOM: No. I believe that the longer a team works together, the stronger they become. But I'm not in charge of the lab, nor would I want to be.
- - -
WARRICK: My new supervisor.
GRISSOM: Catherine?
WARRICK: Yeah.
GRISSOM: Good.
WARRICK: Well, I got to get some rest. Swing shift starts at four in the afternoon. That's a big change.
GRISSOM: Heracleitus once said, "It is in changing that we find purpose."
WARRICK: Well, thanks to you, this job, I already know my purpose. See ya.
I just don't understand how they could end it there without a CG conversation - each giving the other a pep-talk on how this will be ok (but neither actually believing it).
So, a lot of this has already been discussed, but I'll go through it the way I normally do. Sorry y'all - but this is going to be a long one.
Mea Culpa
* --gil on the stand/something is fishy--
He notices that something was not the way it was with the evidence. He does the right thing and brings it to their attention. Can you imagine if it were one of the other team members that had processed that matchbook instead of Gil? Yes, it was bad enough that there was an overall inquiry on this, but just think about it the consequences for any of the other members if they had been the ones to process that matchbook instead of Gil - the supervisor with the most experience.
* --discussing the particulars of the case--
CATH: Well, the fingerprint's pink -- so you used ninhydrin?
GRISSOM: Mm-hmm.
CATH: Well, I know that on some surfaces, ninhydrin can take time to develop a print. It was in, uh, last May's "Journal of Forensic Sciences".
GRISSOM: I remember the article. But I can't remember whether the variables in the test case are consistent with ours.
NICK: Well, if the print matches the suspect, who cares?
GRISSOM: It doesn't match. So, you and Warrick take over the file -- make sure all of the other evidence is beyond reproach. Catherine, you supervise. To avoid any appearance of impropriety, I'm going to be hands off.
This is the turning point, because I think it's quite symbolic how Gil is here officially turning things over to Cath in a supervisory role. I know she's taken over for him before, but this scene always strikes me as "the beginning of the new era" - Cath/Nick/Warrick.
* --what were they doing--
NICK: Catherine, do you remember why you were late to this crime scene? Eddie had a gig and you couldn't find a baby-sitter.
CATH: Actually, I kind of made that up. Eddie did have a gig. It ended early and he and I ... well, let's just say that not all my memories of him are bad ones. (to Warrick) Which reminds me you, at the time, were going out with that Assistant Manager of the Flamingo--
WARRICK: Oh, Susan.
CATH: Boy, did she have it bad for you. She kept calling while we were working the scene. You had to shut your phone off.
WARRICK: Yeah, well, now she's VP of Food Services, so I get free steak and eggs every Sunday morning.
NICK: Free steak and eggs means she didn't know about the flight attendant.
WARRICK: Does everyone know my business around here?
CATHERINE: Okay, Nicky, since you have such a good memory, why don't you explain the unidentified prints that you lifted from the murder weapon.
I can't watch this scene anymore without remembering the hilarious out-takes clip where they were just getting raunchy. *giggles*
* --Brass gives a warning--
BRASS: Hey. We gotta talk. Ecklie's used his hot line to the Sheriff. The whole department knows about the inquiry.
GRISSOM: There's nothing I can do about that.
BRASS: Yeah, well, I want to give you a heads-up, 'cause here's how it's gonna break down: In order to appear objective, Ecklie's gonna follow Sofia's recommendations. The problem is, she's Acting Supervisor of days, so she needs Ecklie to sign off to keep her gig. And you think she'll say whatever Ecklie wants. Yeah. And this isn't just about the Garbett case. He's looking into your whole team. And your ability to lead them.
GRISSOM: Poor Conrad.
BRASS: I hate to tell you, but when it comes to politics, he whips your ass. So watch your back; it's gonna get ugly.
GRISSOM: Thanks.
Again you have Gil just letting it go in one ear & out the other. It reminds me of "strip strangler" where he doesn't realize that there will be consequences. He didn't think he'd be off the case in that episode, but he did, and he couldn't believe it. Just because he thinks it isn't going to happen, doesn't mean it won't. The same in this one. He thinks this is all going to blow over and things will be normal again. It won't.
* --Hodges an Ecklie butt-kisser?? Oh joy!--
HODGES: Ecklie was so pissed when I told him about these hairs.
CATH: You told Ecklie?
HODGES: Yeah. He's a friend. I sent him a card for his promotion. The guy was very touched by my thoughtfulness.
CATH: Oh, we all are.
Sarcastic Cath is SO cute!
*--Cath/Sofia round 1--
CATH: The inquiry into Grissom.
SOFIA: Just reviewing all documentation. Case identifiers, analysts' initials ...
CATH: Your responsibility is to confirm that all conclusions drawn are supported by the data. They are.
SOFIA: Excuse me?
CATH: I worked on this case. The conclusions, they are supported. I assume that's what you're finding?
SOFIA: Catherine ... I appreciate your interest, but I think it's prudent to reserve my findings for the Assistant Director.
CATH: Right
Round 1 = a draw
* --Ecklie gets to all of them/one-by-one--
CONRAD: I also see you have a gambling problem.
WARRICK: I had a gambling problem. What's your point?
CONRAD: Well, it appears Supervisor Grissom counseled you appropriately.
WARRICK: That's correct. So ...
CONRAD: He gave you access to departmental resources to help you deal with the problem?
WARRICK: No ... he helped me, uh ... by being a friend.
CONRAD: Good. You've been a big help. Thanks.
- - - - -
SARA: What can I do for you?
CONRAD: Ah. As you know, it's my job to review everyone's file. I just want to make sure you finished up with your PEAP Counselor.
SARA: That's none of your business, Ecklie.
CONRAD: Well, not only is it my business, but I plan to speak with your supervisor.
SARA: About what?
CONRAD: You have updated him, right?
SARA: Yeah, yeah, we've had an abbreviated conversation. I'm doing fine. Completed my required number of sessions months ago.
CONRAD: Huh. Grissom failed to note that conversation in your file. Um ... but I'll take care of it. All right.
SARA: Thanks.
- - - -
CONRAD: This conversation is on the record. Part of the official inquiry into the Max Larson case.
CATH: Understood.
CONRAD: Five years ago, were you part of a team that processed a homicide at 2028 Boulevard Highway?
CATH: You know I was.
CONRAD: Specifically what tasks did Supervisor Grissom assign to you?
CATH: Gil doesn't micro-manage. We know what needs to be done. I photo-documented the scene, I collected blood evidence, and I brought the charred newspaper to trace.
CONRAD: In the analysis phase, did Grissom review your reports with you?
CATH: Are you asking if he performed a supervisory review?
CONRAD: It's policy.
CATH: He must have. I'm sure he did.
CATH: Are you doing all this for the sake of the lab or to indict Grissom?
CONRAD: Catherine, there a number of talented CSIs, like yourself, who have put in to be supervisors. I just want to make sure the right people are in the right place.
CATH: About my request -- I really would like to supervise days.
CONRAD: Right. You're a single mother. Better hours. And I bet you could use the extra cash.
CATH: No, this promotion isn't about money.
CONRAD: Must be nice to be independently wealthy.
CATH: We're done here, right?
CONRAD: Yeah.
- - - -
Oh how I wanted to hear Cath mumble something like "Jackass" on her way out. That would have been perfect! Then again, Cath WAS looking for a promotion from the guy.
- - - -
CONRAD: Hell of a job on the Larson case, Nick. If it weren't for you, the son would've walked.
NICK: It was a team effort.
CONRAD: Team effort? Just like the Westanson case, right? Last year, that woman who burned to ashes in a barrel of diesel fuel.
NICK: Yeah. Yeah, I'm familiar with the case, Conrad.
CONRAD: I reviewed Grissom's report. It seems to me that you were a ... one-man CSI machine. Grissom rejected Fay Minden's testimony, but not you.
NICK: No, Grissom allowed me to pursue a new lead, under his supervision.
CONRAD: Did he offer you any other CSIs as support staff? ....... D-don't worry about it. I respect your
independence. Anyway, good work.
* --The results (Ecklie's an A$$)--
GRISSOM: (tired) Okay, Conrad, what do you got? Let's hear it.
CONRAD: Well, taken individually, there's nothing specific that warrants disciplinary action. However, my investigation has led me to question the
effectiveness of your team and your ability to lead it. I'm breaking you guys up.
GRISSOM: Excuse me?
CONRAD: I've already spoken with the Director. Staff assignments are under my purview. Effective immediately, Catherine Willows will be promoted to Swing Shift Supervisor ...
GRISSOM: Wait a minute, Catherine applied for days.
CONRAD: I do what's best for the lab. I've decided to move the Swing Shift Supervisor to days ...
SOFIA: I've been the Acting Supervisor of days for the past month -- I believe I've proven myself capable.
CONRAD: Warrick Brown and Nick Stokes will report to
Catherine. Greg Sanders, pending his proficiency, Sara Sidle and Sofia will report to you.
SOFIA: You're demoting me.
CONRAD: I think you and Grissom suit each other.
GRISSOM: Why are you doing this?
CONRAD: There's been a chronic lack of supervision on the graveyard shift. Your people have been covering for you, Gil. For your shortcomings. Before your mismanagement jeopardizes this lab, I'm rectifying the situation.
CONRAD: My decision is final.
I still don't get it. Since Ecklie is worried about Gil's mismanagement, why does he still let him in his supervisor role? Also, Sofia learned a valuable lesson. If you've got a sense of fair play, don't use it around Ecklie.
* --Dad & the boys--
NICK: He kind of talked to all of us.
WARRICK: It was more like he ambushed all of us. Real sorry, Grissom.
GRISSOM: There's no reason to be. Look, Ecklie doesn't have a scientific bone in his body. He starts with the answers he wants and then devises the questions to get them.
WARRICK: This sucks. This guy has been kissing ass all his life, he's trying to tell me -- he's trying to tell us what makes a good supervisor. What makes a good team?
GRISSOM: Well, if a team gets used to doing things a certain way just because that's the way they've always done them, then they start to lose their effectiveness.
NICK: Oh, come on. You don't really believe that.
GRISSOM: No. I believe that the longer a team works together, the stronger they become. But I'm not in charge of the lab, nor would I want to be.
- - -
WARRICK: My new supervisor.
GRISSOM: Catherine?
WARRICK: Yeah.
GRISSOM: Good.
WARRICK: Well, I got to get some rest. Swing shift starts at four in the afternoon. That's a big change.
GRISSOM: Heracleitus once said, "It is in changing that we find purpose."
WARRICK: Well, thanks to you, this job, I already know my purpose. See ya.
I just don't understand how they could end it there without a CG conversation - each giving the other a pep-talk on how this will be ok (but neither actually believing it).
but I'll not stop you from dreaming cuz we all do :lol:
