Pulled a couple of hairs off of our male stabbing vic.
Okay. Baby. Uh-huh.
What?
Nine lives.
Cat hair?
Meow.
“$35K O.B.O.” · Season 1, Episode 18
In this episode: Catherine Willows (4), Gil Grissom (3), Nick Stokes (2), Greg Sanders (2), Jim Brass (2), Sara Sidle (1)
Hey, Greg.
Shh. I might be looking at the mother of my children here.
Somebody's been putting in way too much overtime.
No, this is serious. I had a date last night. And this girl has the most impossible green eyes. Just, BAM. Shoulder-length blonde hair, intelligent. And she smells so good.
Cute toes?
Oh, ideal. And none longer than the big toe. Both feet. But you know I need to know what is on the inside.
What's in her heart?
No, her DNA. This girl has got some fine epithelials.
Dude, you're sick. Man, you have officially lost it.
There's a guy in Louisville, he charges 300 clams to test your spouse's underwear for foreign DNA. Now that guy is sick. I'm just a romantic.
Whatever happened to getting to know someone over coffee? Letting the relationship evolve. Romantic is sending flowers, not bogarting her skin cells.
Oh that's boring.
You know what they say about looks.
They can be deceiving?
They can kill.
[Looking at beetle found at crime scene.] Can I keep him?
(annoyed) Am I almost at "ground zero"?
CWConsuction worker
Almost. About ten more feet. Uh, then you should be in the laundry room. You should have more headroom, too.
I feel like I'm crawling through a straw! (Groans as she passes through a small gap and the construction worker closes his eyes in pleasure the Catherine notices a beetle) Sweet!
CWConstruction worker
What? What is it?
Are you getting this?
CWConstruction worker
What is that? A roach?
I'm not an entomolygist but (swivels round to a more comfertable position) I know one! He can tell us! (the building starts falling some more so she covers her head forgetting she has a hardhat on) Ahh! (looks up at the "ceiling") I thought you said this building was secure!
CWConstruction worker
It is secure. Just hang on. The daily "sorties". I think it was an F-16!
Nellis Air Force Base!
ARAlan Rich
So you really pulled this out of a corpse?
Yeah ... but I cleaned it for you.
We need to know the make of that knife.
ARAlan Rich
Well, it's not a knife. The tip's double-edged. Bevels on both sides, downward slope. This came from a dagger which means it's either carbon steel or stainless steel. I get asked this question more than you think. (He pulls out a lemon juice squirt container and puts a few drops on the tip of the knife.)
(explains to a very confused Brass) Acid in the lemon juice should react to carbon steel, but not stainless steel.
ARAlan Rich
How's a cop know all this?
(smiles) He's the cop. I'm the scientist.
I got a cop question. What are we looking for here?
ARAlan Rich
Dark spots. (The tip has dark spots on it.)
Carbon steel. What's next?
ARAlan Rich
Length. (Alan turns and looks for something behind the counter. He comes back with a piece of paper and a ruler.) Daggers are rarely more than an inch at the base. We got the tip. So, we can fill in the rest. It's basic geometry.(Placing the tip on the piece of paper, he extends the tip of the dagger to estimate how long the weapon used was. It's five inches. Top row, five-inch daggers, carbon steel.(He reaches into the display case and takes out a dagger to show them.) This is the one you want. $24.99. We don't take credit cards.
Yeah.
(Grissom examines the bug Catherine took from the collapsed building. Grissom looks at the bug in the container while Catherine looks through the camera footage taken earlier on the computer monitor.) An anobiid powder-post beetle. Very nice specimen.
He likes you, too. Now, tell me about him.
Your building collapsed.
You assigned me the case. You already know that.
Well, this little guy confirms it. This species of beetle eats softwood. Tell me about the building.
The frame's made of Douglas Fir.
A delicacy.
I did find more than a bug. Dry rot, questionable repairs, a jittery Engineer. And check this out. (She turns the monitor to the side to show Grissom.)
Forget the beetle; this damage was intentional. You're looking for a homosapien.
I know. Gives new meaning to "home wrecker."
Catherine, there's a reason I assigned you this case. You're good with people, both the dead and the living.
Translation: We're opening a political can of worms. The mayor's involved, an election's around the corner and you could've clued me in a little earlier. (Grissom looks back at the beetle in the container. He turns eagerly to Catherine.)
Can I keep him?
Sorry. It's evidence.
Don't forget to feed him. (He hands the container back to Catherine.)
I know...wood.
(to a worker) Where's the District Engineer?
WWorker
(points) He's over there!
(sarcastically) Follow the tie!
DEDistrict Engineer
I'm the only District Engineer!
Then it looks bad for you! (later) Well if a boat sinks...the last person to check for leaks was negligent!
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