Goodbye and Good Luck

There are two things at work here, each quite well done. A coed has fallen to her death. That's the principle crime. This leads us back to a couple figures we met before, a young messed up kid and his sociopathic sister, a wunderkind, who has been smart enough to manipulate the legal system. But the main focus is on Sara Sidle, who has seen so much death and misery in her job and in her personal life. She has become numb to everything. She plots some revenge but, of course, things don't alway go the way we want them to. The final five minutes are gut wrenching.

When two participants in a particularly disturbing case resurface in Sara's life, what was set in motion during her abduction and entrapment in the desert comes to an emotional conclusion...

So we bid farewell to one of CSI's more interesting characters (and by default, one of CSI's more interesting actors). Whatever the reasons and machinations of Fox's decision to depart this hugely popular TV series, her departure cannot but leave a gaping hole. Amidst her airbrushed and artificially enhanced colleagues (Petersen notwithstanding), Fox always managed to provide a spikey, compelling edge to proceedings. The beautifully orchestrated 'slow-burn' development of the Grissom-Sidle relationship was a series highlight - a combination of the slow-tease, and an ultra-classy double-act between Petersen and Fox (all kudos to the writers too). In combination, it's almost as if we can't quite remember when it really all began (the first episode Fox appears perhaps?)... regardless, an exquisite combination that will be sorely missed as the series progresses.

Here's hoping Jorja Fox finds other projects that will reward both us and her... here's hoping Sara Sidle lays hers ghosts to rest and returns refreshed to irritate and enthrall. Fingers crossed!

When a college student falls from a dormitory building in the Las Vegas University, Brass, Catherine, Nick and David Phillips investigate the case. The director identifies the victim as the freshman Kira Dellinger and gives her room number to Nick. Soon he finds evidences that Kira was pushed out of the window and collects fingerprints and a tube of a sexual lubricant. Meanwhile, Sara and Ronnie are investigating a domestic dispute, and they find the wife stabbed in her back and the missing husband. Out of the blue, her husband returns and beats his wife, being restrained by the police officers. Sara leaves Ronnie alone and returns to the office completely disturbed. When Mandy stops her and tells that the fingerprints belong to Marlon West, Sara asks Grissom to join Catherine and Nick in the investigation.

"Goodbye and Good Luck" is an episode of "CSI" with the return of Marlon West and his sister Hanna from the episode "The Unusual Suspect". The condition of Sara, disturbed, depressed and disillusioned, is probably the most important part of the episode. Will she be leaving Las Vegas and the show? Looking forward to see the next episodes. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Goodbye and Good Luck"