Jade_Nolan
CSI Level One
I totally agree with you. I get the sneaky suspicion that her story will come up again. I don't know if it'll be because he let Jo have a fringe involvement in the DC rapist case though. It could be, but there's also how he didn't fire Stella after the whole Greek debacle, and how there were no repercussions for Danny for not reporting his badge stolen, just in the last couple years. Both incidents being ones which should have resulted in disciplinary action of at least some sort.I can't be sure, but I get the feeling the point of the reporter was two-fold: to introduce some sort of ongoing storyline with that article she's writing (my guess was that it was supposed to refer to Mac letting Jo be a part of the DC rapist case, but I could be wrong) and to really show that Mac is ready to move on and start a new romantic relationship. The woman hitting on him, Lindsay teasing him and Jo being her usual subtle self at the end really work together to make Mac think about himself as a single man who is interested in pursuing a romance after the closure he got in the premiere re: Claire. That works nicely with Christine coming into the picture within the next few episodes.
We'll see if I'm right, though. :lol:
I do think it was mostly to pave the way for Christine, like you said, set him up to move in the direction of an actual relationship with someone again. And oh Jo and her "subtle ways"...! :lol: