Even when Grissom doesn't agree with me and makes me mad, he can still be really cute. My new case with Nick had a headless body found dropped in the desert. The body turned out to be a gorilla. Another special thing about this case was that it was evaluation day, so Grissom was paying extra special attention to how we worked.
In the Lab at Night
(I am looking at information on gorilla hunters when Grissom walks in.)
"What are you doing?"
What do you think I'm doing?
"I'm working the case."
"What case?"
Uh, I think your losing it Grissom.
"The skinned gorilla torso case found forty miles outside of Baker. Remember?"
"I don't think that is a case."
It is so a case!
"Well, it was at the start of shift. A crime has been committed."
(Grissom looks down and see my computer screen and books about gorillas.)
"I hate to be the one to state the obvious, but, uh...this isn't a human being we're dealing with, it's an animal."
"And…"
Keep going…
"And every time a dog gets run over you can't go to the vet to examine it."
Ugh, Grissom! Don't be insensitive! Gorillas are the closest animal to humans, you should know that.
"I can't believe you. You, with your pet tarantula your maggot farms, that Komodo dragon on back order...you should be more sympathetic to the senseless murder of an innocent gorilla."
(Grissom smiles at me widely which makes me smile a little one back.)
"You're right. I apologize. I was just checking to see where your head was at. For now, you're working alone. Catherine needed Nick."
Awe shucks. I just hate working alone. Not! Well except when it's with you.
"That's a bummer."
(Grissom shows me his clipboard.)
"Your evaluation form: Overall performance…outstanding; Ability to prioritize...
Uh oh…
(He turns to walk out the door, but then throws me a glance over his shoulder.)
"Improvement needed."
(He gives me a sly smile which makes me grin goofily back.)
Ugh, I can hate him and love him at the same time.