Gil Grissom quotes from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Grissom

What did you find out about the psych exam on the little girl?

Sara

The shrink says the kid is in a catatonic state from a trauma. I could've told you that. But she did respond to the name "Buffalo."

Grissom

Respond how?

Sara

She freaked out. (Catherine stares at Sara and takes a deep breath)

Grissom

And... what are you doing about it now? (Sara nods as she looks at Grissom)

Sara

Going back to the girl. I left her in the car. (Grissom looks at her. Catherine can't believe what she's hearing) The windows are cracked... (Grissom stares at Sara, absolutely no expression on his face. Sara breaks out into a smile and stands up) Give me a little credit. She's at the hospital!(Warrick snickers at the fast one Sara just pulled on Grissom and Catherine. Nick also smiles. Grissom turns to look at Catherine. Catherine stares)

Grissom

Ecklie! I want everything right now.

I've been going over it.

Grissom

The Collins case is my shift. You are completely off base.

What, you're afraid I'll find something that might show you up?

Grissom

Oh, I'm sure, if you could, you would have by now. Where is it?

I don't care that you got some pimply-faced kid to confess. You kept the Sheriff out of the loop. That's a career killer, Gil.

Grissom

That's what so sad, Conrad. You think of this as a career.

Brass

(looking at Jesse's polygraph results) Well, the sick bastard is on the up and up. Except your last question. Your "Why"?

Catherine

That they killed the family so they could be together?

Brass

Operator says his respiratory reactions were inconsistent. He's lying.

Nick

We got them both. I don't much care why they did it.

Warrick

I'm with you there.

Grissom

I care. I don't like holes. What are they hiding?

Grissom.

Grissom'

Sheriff?

The mayor has already called. So what have you got?

Grissom'

Nothing.

I'm not asking you to lay out your whole case. Just give me something I can run with. I have got to feed the press and defuse the panic.

Grissom'

As soon as I have something, you'll have something.

Here's a thought. Why don't you try being more like Ecklie?

Grissom'

I could speak volumes about Conrad Ecklie, but I have a crime scene to process so ... you'll have to excuse me.

Sara

Blood swirl on the wall. Are you thinking cult? Manson?

Grissom'

Somebody left a message. I need to see the rest of it.

Warrick

You need to tell somebody when you're cutting the lights.

Grissom'

What, are you working for OSHA now?

Grissom'

Hey, stop! Evidence! (Det. O'Riley stops and changes his course, staying off of the main floor and on the sides of the room)

We got to hug the wall? This is the only room with no blood in it. There's nothing to disturb.

Grissom'

You guys will never get it, will you?

Grissom'

What's wrong with your two guys?

They've been inside.

I just got off the phone with the Sheriff. He wants results, Gil.

Grissom'

He should go to a sports book. I hear the Stardust is good.

No. What he should do is go to his first team... my team.

Grissom'

Teams, Conrad? I didn't know this was a competition.

Well, it is, and my crew usually wins.

Grissom'

Really? Didn't graveyard beat day shift in softball last summer?

You know, you can joke all you want. It's your ass on the line.

Grissom'

I think it was 14-3.

Like I said, it's all about results. And, if you don't get them, I will.

Grissom

But why your mother and your brothers?

Because they should have protected me!

Grissom

You? (flash back shows Tina’s father sexually abusing her as a five year-old and her mother and brothers doing nothing)

I was young. I learnt to deal! But the night he came for my daughter…(sighs as she lets out her biggest secret)

Grissom

(realises why she asked her boyfriend to kill her family) Daughter? Who’s…

The father? I was thirteen. And no-one noticed as my clothes were slowly getting bigger! Nice, huh?

Grissom

What happened?

Brass

You tell me, Carnac.

Grissom

Life's like holding a dove. You hold it too hard...

Catherine

... you kill it.

Grissom

Hold it too soft...

Sara

... and it'll fly away.

Grissom

We're going off the board, tonight.

Sara

Off the board?

Catherine

The ones that got away. [Gestures to the fish shaped bulletin board] Fish.

Sara

Oh. I missed that one.

Grissom

So, dead guy in first class?

Brass

Las Vegas Air, I always heard it was a good time.

Grissom

I want this whole plane taped off ... nose to tail and wing to wing.

Brass

Oh, it's going to take a lot of tape.

Grissom

I've got a dead body, a crime scene with wings. Something very wrong happened in this plane.