(Sara is collecting evidence from a door. She swabs it for blood. Grissom is talking to her.)
SARA: I don't have a death wish, and I'm not a drunk, in case you were worried.
GRISSOM: I'm not worried. I'm concerned.
(As Grissom walks away, a small smile appears on Sara's lips.)
SARA: Isn't that kind of the same thing?

SARA: Maybe. These are pretty detailed biochem and immunosuppressant citations. It's a little over a seventh grader's head, don't you think?
GRISSOM: I don't know. I bet you were a pretty smart seventh grader.

Grissom and Sara arrive at the crime scene together (enter under tape) – pertinent to the final scene!


ERIN BRADY: Everybody fantasizes about other people. (Glancing at Grissom.) Even you, Mr. Grissom. A neighbor, a friend ... girl at the office.


(Sara and Grissom leave the interrogation room together and walk down the hallway, they're silent)
SARA: Arrive as a couple, leave as a couple.
GRISSOM: No photos, no video.
SARA: No affairs.
GRISSOM: And the kids must never know.

(Sara is in Grissom's office discussing Ecklie, initially)
SARA: He asked me if you and I had had our post-P-E-A-P counseling session.
GRISSOM: And we didn't. Regardless, you should never have to cover for your boss. I'm sorry.
SARA: You've always been a little more than a boss to me. (She smiles softly at him.) Why do you think I moved to Vegas? Look, I know our relationship has been complicated. It's probably my fault. It's probably definitely my fault.
GRISSOM: You, uh, completed your counseling, right?
SARA: Yeah. Yes.
GRISSOM: And?
SARA: Let's just say that... I sometimes... I look for validation in inappropriate places.

I don't want to transcribe the whole thing, so i'll just pick the most important parts and you can watch the episode yourself, i'm sure you won't regret it. :)


(Gil and Sara are at her house; Sara is on unpaid suspension and Ecklie wants Grissom to fire her.)
SARA: What difference does it make? I'm still fired.
GRISSOM: It makes a difference to me.
(They're standing on opposite sides of the room at the moment)
SARA: I have a problem with authority. (Gestures toward him) I choose men who are emotionally unavailable. I'm self-destructive. All of the above.


SARA: (shakes her head) Leave it alone.
GRISSOM: No, Sara.
SARA: What do you want from me?
GRISSOM: I want to know why you're so angry.

(They're both sat down on couches across from one another. Sara is telling Grissom about her past.)

SARA: You wouldn't know that in my house. The fights, the yelling, the trips to the hospital. I thought it was the way that everybody lived. When my mother killed my father, I found out that it wasn't.
(Sara starts sobbing. Grissom reaches out and takes hold of her hand.)


GRISSOM: You wanted to talk to me about Sara?
ECKLIE: I haven't received her disciplinary action. What's the holdup?
GRISSOM: Well, I'm not firing her.

CATHERINE: What action are you taking?
GRISSOM: I've taken it.
ECKLIE: I thought I was clear.
GRISSOM: You were. Now let me be clear. Sara's behavior is a direct result of my management.
ECKLIE: So I should fire you.
GRISSOM: But you won't.
ECKLIE: Look, Gil... I've been there. We're human. We get attached to people, we try to fix their problems. It doesn't work.
GRISSOM: She's a great criminalist, Conrad. And I need her.
ECKLIE: I'm sure you do. You know what? (Standing up) She's a loose cannon with a gun. And she's all yours.

GREG: Yeah, I consider myself to be pretty open-minded. Find other people's predilections very intriguing. What do you like? What gets your juices flowing? (Grissom thinks about it.)
GRISSOM: Someone who doesn't judge me.

GREG: Sara, I just want you to know that when we were in the shower, I didn't see anything.
SARA: (smirking) Really? Gosh, I saw everything.
(Grissom turns and watches them walk away, an unreadable [jealous?] look on his face.)

(Grissom is watching the suspect, Adam Trent, through a glass window. Adam is holding Sara hostage and has a sharp piece of clay against her neck.)

(Sara sees Grissom outside.)
GRISSOM: Oh, dear God.
GRISSOM: Open the door.
(The orderly clumsily tests different keys.)
ORDERLY: I can't. I don't have the right key.
GRISSOM: (quietly) Just open it.
(Adam turns and finally notices that Grissom is there looking at Sara. Sara has stopped struggling as she looks back at Grissom.)
GRISSOM: Please open the door.


(At the lab, they’re studying a pottery piece)
SARA: Doppler laser. Optical transducer.
SOPHIA: We've come a long way.
GRISSOM: (turning to look at Sara) Baby.