I’ve been thinking about CSI: Crime Scene Investigation since the last episode on Thursday. While the program was quite compelling I’ve been trying to put together something else. In the season opening show we were left with a mystery on a killer that is incredibly detailed and efficient. This killer is in many ways a reflection of Gil Grissom, exacting and detailed, the miniatures reproducing the crime scene to the smallest detail.
The preview of the next episode shows the return of this killer, so we now have a mass murderer. And I think its one of the team. The big question of course is who it might be. But the reason I think its part of the team is because of the detail. Enough information is given to keep Grissom occupied, and yet there is no trace back to the killer. All of the information that the team looks for is missing, so the killer has to know their techniques. Plus the attention to detail is similar to the manner in which the team goes over a scene.
So far there have been clues given to support my belief that the killer is on the team. Grissom is becoming weary, perhaps having seen one crime too many. The migraines are just one expression of a potential battle in his own mind. Of course the split personality angle is a bit contrived, though I think the acting ability of Mr. William Peterson is up to such a challenge.
But Grissom is too obvious. So is Nick Stokes (Mr. George Eads). The fact that Nick has been stalked, had several guns pulled on him, kidnapped, and buried alive are enough to leave scars on anyone. His difficulty dealing with the job and the killers they track down is starting to show, like with the guys responsible for beating up Greg that he hit. Nick is perhaps the most emotional of the team, kind of the opposite of Grissom in his connection to the victims. Again I think he is too obvious a choice.
Of course Greg Sanders (Mr. Eric Szmanda) is a possibility. He’s been in an explosion caused by Katherine, held back in his promotion to a field member, lost out to Grissom in dating Sarah (especially since we got to see that they are now involved), recently beat-up trying to save a victim of a gang, and the time he has spent in the hospital matches the time the killer has been inactive. His knowledge of the lab and his work in the field combined with his attempts to mimic Grissom’s work habits are all factors.
And Sarah Sidle (Ms. Jorja Fox) is a possible too. As detailed and precise as Grissom, and possibly the most knowledgeable in techniques after him. Plus she would do anything to keep his attention, I think. She has been after him since the first episode, and jealous of anyone that is close to him. If Grissom is starting to lose his edge, I could see her doing whatever to keep him in the game, feeling like the strong man she is devoted to. Never doubt what a woman in love will do.
Katherine Willows (Mrs. Marg Helgenberger) doesn’t have the time, and she is a mom. Doesn’t match any profiles of mass murderers, and she is far to ambitious in her goals for career advancement. Warrick Brown (Mr. Gary Dourdan) doesn’t match either. As I recall there has never been a African American mass murderer on record. Well except for the Atlanta child killer, and its debatable if he was the killer (at least as some say). Plus Warrick is the most even-keeled, with the exception of his spontaneous and rocky marriage (I don’t think it will last).
So, fans of the show speak up. Do you think the miniature model killer is part of the team? IF so who do you think it is? Somehow I don’t think this will be a case they solve before the end of the year.
This is what I think, what do you think?
2 comments:
Please, if you're going to talk about a show at least get the character names right. It's Sara not Sarah, and Catherine not Katherine. It seems a nit-picky thing but to real fans of the show it's annoying when someone can't even get the names right.
To keep with the nitpicking, there is a distinction between a mass murderer and a serial murderer. A serial murderer is a person who attacks and kills victims one by one in a series of incidents (which is the plot of this story line on C.S.I.). A mass murderer is a person who kills several or numerous victims in a single incident. This is not the plot of the story line on C.S.I.
And to connect that with you theory, Warrick would still be a possibility and cannot be eliminated simply because of his race. There have in fact been African American serial killers though I cannot say for sure whether there have been African American mass murderers. Though that point is moot considering the fact that you are discussing a serial murderer not a mass murderer.
I find your theory itself to be intriguing, though I'm not sure that I can postulate my own theory based on such simplification of the characters.
Thank you for writting.
You are correct that I did get the names wrong, by one letter each. As a fan of the show, having seen every episode, many several times, I know all their names, but have never looked online to see the spelling. Thank you for helping me with that, though I must say that as a fan it's not a big deal to me.
As for the correction on a serial and mass murderer, of course you are correct. I was being a bit lazy and didn't proof what I was writing, you caught me on that. I didn't notice it til you mentioned it.
As for Warrick it is unlikely. To my knowledge the FBI profiles for white males age 25-45 that are middleclass income and living in suburbs 90% of the time. It is extremely rare, to my knowledge for a serial killer to be Black, female or another minority though it does happen. Based on this general profile and the rare occurance of other groups, and the fact that the CSI episodes are very good in providing realistic information, I doubt they would make Warrick the killer. In addition that same reasoning removes Sarah and Catherine, though I think Sarah has motivation.
I do realize that my summary of the characters is brief. I assumed that fans of the show know the characters well enough that I did not need to go into great detail. The episodes I references should be familiar to most fans and even casual viewer. Perhaps I am wrong in that assumption. But I do not have enough time for more detail in this blog on this one show.
Given that, what do you think of the theory? Do you see the possiblities? Based on your viewing of the show who do you think could be a killer, if one of the team is doing it?
Also I want to correct something. I reffered to the Atlanta murders in the post, incorrectly stating it was a due to a mass murderer. They were in fact serial murders and the individual that was convicted of this crime is a Black man (there is dispute of the case and whether this was the true or only killer, and it has nothing to do with race).
Again, thank you for your visiting the site, and the corrections for the post. I'm always glad to get feedback from you my readers.
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