Barbarella, love your newest creation, it rocks!
Spider, glad to see you here!
Jim Brass...Gofia Man. Yep, I definitely agree. He knows Grissom in ways even Cath doesn't, seeing as guys often reveal things to eachother, sometimes in ways without words, that they wouldn't reveal to a woman. Brass "knows" Gil. He has protected him before from a relationship he thought might hurt him (Heather). I've never seen or sensed signs of Brass giving any other romantic possibility for Gil the "nod" except for Sofia. Even Brass's growing friendship with Sofia leads me to think that, too. He wants her to be happy there, he wants her to stay. Part of that of course is she's a good cop and he could certainly use her on the force. Part of it is also that he is likes her as a person and enjoys having her around. Part of it though, also, is that he has seen Grissom through the years grow more and more inside of himself, we can see that even from season 1, and Brass has known Gil much longer than that. I think Brass sees Sofia's level headedness, strength, sense of fun and fairplay as, finally, a perfect match (once again, that perfect symmetry thing!) for his best buddy Gil. He could never come out and say anything to Gil, that's a bad way to go about it, especially with Gil. But his approval is there, even if it is largely unspoken, and I think Gil knows that, too.
