Big Middle
The discovery of a gunshot victim in a canyon leads Catherine and Warrick into the high-stakes world of sports betting. Back in town, a convention of plus-size people draws Grissom's interest as he probes the case of a man who was crushed to death in his hotel room. The investigation reveals that the man was friendly with some heavyset women who were attending the convention.
Synopsis
Catherine, Nick, and Warrick investigate a badly mutilated body in the woods. The cause of death was a shotgun blast. Nearby is a beaver dam made in part with cash. Grissom, Sara, and Greg try to determine how a man was killed in a hotel room. It leads them to a convention of big women.
Review
There’s not much for Sara in this episode. She reprimands the cops at the station when they make fat jokes. She and Greg check the hotel surveillance tapes to discover when the women left the suspect’s room, and later interviews one of the suspects. She knows the suspect is lying about the cause of death, but isn’t quite sure what to do about it since it is a confession. Later, Sara, Greg and Grissom experiment with a weighted dummy to prove the circumstances of the accidental death, and Sara reinterviews the suspect.
Notes
- Sara tries to be non-prejudicial and non-judgmental towards people who are different or who are perceived as different.
- When Greg flirts with Sara, she gets back at him with the weights, joking about matching his coloration to the victim’s.
Quotes
Sara: It’s not like you to get right down to business.
Hodges: Even I have off days, Sara.
Sara: I am going to remember that you said that, Metcalf, especially after these ladies sue you and the police for discrimination, you genius. Could you clear the halls for me, please? Come on, guys.
Greg: You know, this is exactly like a dream I had once, except it wasn’t in a garage. And Grissom wasn’t watching. (Sara suppresses a smile) That was a different dream. (Grissom lifts the dummy and places it over Greg. He lets it go.) Sara: How’s it feel, dreamer?
Sara: If we could leave the dummy on long enough, we could actually match the blanching.
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