First episode plot details revealed
The eighth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation picks up right where the previous season left off, and fans will finally learn Sara's fate.
The seventh season of CSI ended with a cliffhanger. The team finally captured the elusive miniature killer, Natalie, and discovered that one of their own was missing. Natalie's final miniature revealed that Sara had been kidnapped and was trapped somewhere in the desert, alive but clearly in danger. Grissom questioned Natalie but was unable to determine Sara's location, and so "Living Doll" ended with Sara's life hanging in the balance.
The first episode of season eight begins where "Living Doll" ended: the team is searching for Sara. Catherine and Greg go to the parking structure where Sara was abducted and speak to the security guard. Catherine has no patience as she questions him, clearly worried about Sara and knowing that their time is running out. He is able to give them a time frame for when Sara had been in the structure, and Greg tells Catherine that he will check the surveillance video for clues.
Meanwhile, Sofia is with a wounded Natalie. They are in an interrogation room, but Sofia won't be getting any information out of the woman. A police psychiatrist explains that Natalie has had a psychotic break. Sofia has Hodges swab the wound on Natalie's scalp and scrape under her fingernails to gather evidence. She is adamant that nothing prevent Natalie from going to jail for what she's done.
Every minute that passes lessens their chances of finding Sara in time. The team races against the clock to ensure that their friend and colleague makes it home alive. Things take a turn in a positive direction when they get a lead from the auto salvage yard where Natalie acquired the red Mustang.
'CSI' And 'Without A Trace' To Cross Over
CBS will be capitalising on Without A Trace's return to the post-CSI timeslot next season by airing crossover episodes of the two shows.
Nina Tassler, CBS's entertainment president, made the announcement at the annual summer convention of the Television Critics Association, where the television press gathers to learn more about the coming season. She said the crossover episodes will air on the same night, with Without a Trace star Anthony LaPaglia first appearing on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and then an hour later William Petersen (Gil Grissom) guest-starring on Without a Trace to finish the story.
Without a Trace was originally launched in the post-CSI timeslot five years ago, and quickly became one of CBS's biggest hits. Last season, the network moved the show away to Sunday nights alongside Cold Case, and tried to launch the legal drama Shark in the Thursday 10pm timeslot. The failure of that show meant that CBS is now moving Trace back to Thursdays.
At the TCA press tour, Tassler said little else about the original CSI, but did reveal that CSI: New York will feature an episode next season that will delve into the popular online world of Second Life to solve a mystery. In addition, she confirmed that on CSI: Miami, Horatio Caine will find about a family member he never knew he had -- his own biological son. For more information on the circumstances surrounding that discovery, check out our recent spoiler report of the CSI: Miami premiere. Much of Tassler's time at the press conference was spent discussing recent controversies involving the cast members of several CBS shows. The most prominent of these was the unexpected walkout of Mandy Patinkin from Criminal Minds, but she was also asked about an incident whereby CSI star Gary Dourdan (Warrick Brown) was filmed as he attacked a cameraman. As the incident had only occurred shortly before that, Tassler refused to comment, saying she first had to get more information.
OOOHHH Jack Malone and Gil Grissom on screen at the same time swoon :wub: :wub:
