Season 1, Episode 3: Crate and Burial

Grissom continues to act the part of mentor with Nick; when Nick is ready to take the voice match to Chip from the audio tape and call it a day, Grissom urges him to dig deeper in the hopes that he can uncover evidence of Laura's involvement and sure enough, Nick follows Grissom's advice and comes up with the proof they need to put her away.

Catherine and Warrick struggle with their case. Catherine laments that she wishes her job included helping the good guys and not just catching the bad ones.

The sense of the team as a cohesive unit is underscored by the way they rally around Catherine for her daughter's birthday. Later on, when Catherine spends time with Lindsey at the park, the little girl tells her the reason she didn't want a party was so that she could spend time alone with her mother. It's the classic single parent dilemma, balancing work and family, and one that will dog Catherine throughout the show's run as Lindsey grows from a precocious little girl to a resentful teen.

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