Synopsis  

Sam Braun is at it again. Based on a real life case of a several MIT engineering students who, in the 1970s, figured how to beat roulette by using physics. The results of this tactic prove deadly. Catherine learned last year that he’s her dad after comparing her DNA with his blood when he was a murder suspect, and unwittingly helped him beat that charge. He later gave her a hefty check, which she cashed. Now Sam is again wanted for homicide when a man caught cheating at one of his casinos ends up dead. Grissom immediately dismisses Catherine from the case, but she finds it hard to stay away. Also, Nick gets the promotion that Sara coveted, but the position is rescinded due to budget cuts.

Review  

Sara is stunned when she learns that Grissom recommended Nick for the promotion instead of her. When she confronts Grissom about it, he says that he doesn’t have a problem with her, but that he recommended Nick because he didn’t want the position; Sara is unhappy and more than a little disappointed about that.

Notes  

• In the garage when they’re discussing the promotion, Sara lets the tape measure snap back – an interesting Freudian response.
• Sara is quite comfortable working with Warrick, which is in sharp contrast to her attitude towards him when she first arrived in Vegas.

Quotes  

Nick: (waves letter in his hand) This is about the key CSI position. Grissom recommended me.
Sara: (long pause, stunned) Congratulations.
Nick: It’s not necessary. Position was cut. Budget had room for the new promotion or a new qiagen, bio robot ez-1. Greg will be thrilled.
Sara: (less than enthusiastic) Yeah.

Grissom: Well, his driver’s license was fake, so, this could be fake, too.
Sara: A fake ID is for scamming a casino. A baller puts his real name on a Roley.
Grissom: (looks at Sidle, surprised)
Sara: (waves the papers in her hand in Brown’s direction) What? He rubs off.

Sara: (confrontational) You said you didn’t have a problem with me.
Grissom: I don’t. I thought that Nick was the best candidate for the position.
Sara: Why?
Grissom: Because he didn’t care whether he got the job or not.
Sara: (in a hurt tone) That’s a stupid reason.