CSI: Vegas 1.8: Down the Drain

Best line in CSI: Vegas 1.8 comes from Allie, who can't resist noting that a body in a bathtub with hydrogen peroxide and sulphuric acid was "poured down the drain".  The result -- what was left of the melted body -- is a sickening mess.  But it provides a suitable occasion for Gil to earlier say that their evidence went "down the drain".  And Allie says "down the drain" a third time. And later on, Sara talks about a likely decedent being "down Eric Starr's [or Shaw's] drain"  So that phrase gets four justifiably starring mentions in this episode.  

Meanwhile, on the David Hodges case, Sara has the good idea of hiring Janice Woo, an expert witness set to testify against David, to help Sara and CSI with the drain murder. Later, Sara has a satisfying confrontation over garbage with the evil Anson Wix.  Fortunately it was not liquified, so Sara was able to haul it off.  A good night for Sara.

Gil, in addition to getting off one of the good "drain" lines, also has a good night.  He clears a petite blonde from the charge of smashing Shaw's head against the wall and then putting him in the bathtub with the peroxide, the acid, and the drain.  And, looking through the nauseating remains in the bathtub, Gil finds Sara's missing ring.  Near the end of the episode, he puts it back on Sara's finger, right where it belongs.  A noble, loving gesture.

And I'll be back here soon -- actually, in a few minutes -- with my review of episode 1.9, which I also just had the pleasure of seeing.

See also: CSI: Vegas 1.1: CSI on Trial ... CSI: Vegas 1.2: My Half-Joking Suggestion for the Villain ... CSI: Vegas 1.3: Three Especially Enjoyable Facets ... CSI: Vegas 1.4: Difficult Progress ... CSI: Vegas 1.5: Double Header ... CSI: Vegas: 1.6: Bald Luminol ... CSI: Vegas 1.7: Monet, Grissom, and Truth

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