Catherine
I remember Sara Sidle. We didn't exactly get off to the best start. She was coming in to investigate our team and put Warrick in the firing line, so I wasn't exactly welcoming to her. As much as I hate to admit it I was a little jealous of her too. She was brilliant, intelligent and cunning and she didn't take any crap either. And to top it all out she was basically just out of college; she impressed me. I totally understand why Gil asked her to join the team, other than his fondness for her; that's why I wouldn't let him allow her to leave. She was too good to lose; that man just needed to pull his head out of his ass.
After the initial hostility faded and I started to see Sara as a co-worker rather than a threat we got to know each other a little better. She started to seem more like a friend. We still had our run-ins, we're both very strong willed women so it was inevitable that we would lock heads at some point but she was always able to put it behind her.
When she got suspended after one of our arguments I felt a little guilty but I wasn't going to get myself suspended too. Sara's problem was that she let herself get too involved in her cases, especially those involving abuse. She would go crazy and I worried about her; maybe I didn't have the best way of showing it though. When she came back after the suspension though she was back to her old self. She seemed happier and more content in her job. We started to get along better than we ever had before.
Sara was an amazing person as well as an amazing CSI. She was strong but also sweet and she had a great heart. She would do anything for the people she cares about and anyone who can call her a friend is one lucky person.
Yeah, I remember Sara Sidle.