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Also lending a hand is the returning Sara Sidle (Jorja Fox), who drops in to relieve Catherine’s shorthanded staff. Helgenberger says the character, who is newly married(!), is a great deal happier than when we last saw her.

“When Sara left CSI, she’d had it and couldn’t take it anymore. She needed a big break,” Helgenberger says. “She’s in a much better place now.”

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