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he most baffling crime on CSI last season wasn’t T a stabbing or shooting. It was a missing persons case: The show’s lead investigator for its first nine seasons, (), left the series halfway through the year, sending CSI’s rat- ings slipping and causing concern for its cast and producers. “We look at last season in a way not dissimilar from the fans,” admits executive producer Carol Men- delsohn. “We may have short- changed a number of our characters in being focused on the transition from Grissom’s team to Catherine’s. We’ll try to make up for that this season.” From the opening scene, it’s clear the mood is deadly on the graveyard shift. The team is “fractured,” says Mendelsohn. Enter , who’s back, at least temporarily, to help Catherine () get the CSIs to play nice again. But where’s Grissom? “The audience will know in very short order the status of Grissom and Sara,” Mendelsohn promises. “I can say that between the time they left and now, there are no little Grissoms out there.” Meanwhile, both () and Ray Langston () get promoted and start a season-long hunt for a serial killer. “The crime scene for this killer is a body,” says Mendelsohn. The case may also be just the thing to bring the team together and feeling like a family again. “We were out of our rhythm a bit last year,” says Eads. “We needed to go back to the garage and find what inspired us, and there’s some good stuff with what’s happening on the show now.” That starts with the return of Fox, “Catherine doesn’t have to raise her whose departure two seasons ago voice to be heard.” “felt like we our lead guitarist,” says Helgenberger (left, with Fox). Eads adds. So, as CSI tunes up for its “Catherine just 10th season, TV Guide Magazine exudes confidence.” sat down with Fox and Helgen- berger to ask them questions, sent in by fans on tvguidemagazine.com, and found out how the team is get-

TVGUIDEmagazine.com | 23 Marg: 24 24 pretty has Sara here. from going we’re Jorja: Marg: close friendship. Will they become closer? Catherine and Sara have never really had a Marg: Jorja: the set so you’re not the only woman? Marg, are you happy to have Jorja back on Jorja: good? for return will Sara possible it Is Jorja: CSI to back come you did why Jorja, Jorja: Marg: Jorja: dance number. dance it. I hope it happens. We do have a have episode. first the in scenes do nice couple We happens. it hope I it. for asking and wanting me of a lack for ters’ energies together. So it hasn’t been a closer relationship. I liked the charac writers think it’s a great idea. idea. it’s great a think writers the anyway. I don’t think has, cast The thing we’ve talked about since Season 2. the coolest chick on the planet. planet. the on chick coolest the just She’s back. Jorja have to thrilled power. of of female a presence So I was to be more needed there But stuff. that all and sexy and cool and great being really minded I all they’re ’cause guys, these all around that Not paport. Rap Sheeri and lab the in Vassey Liz than other part, most the for woman, us she joined that I was the only before time a was there but year, last us with [ Smith about what she’s been up to. I was was I to. intrigued. up pleasantly been she’s what about little a learn to get You do back. bring Sara to with up come they’ve what unexpected. very was the this But to visit. to love I’d was producers said I thing last the arms, my in flowers and mouth my in cake with goodbyes, my said I When fun. of lot Marg has a beautiful voice. voice. beautiful a has Marg does. else Everybody don’t. I because not I because have any talent musically, time. long a for episode musical

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