'CSI' On 'The Early Show'

See Also: 'Living Doll' Episode Guide

The season finale of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, "Living Doll", exposed a secret and left an important question unanswered.

William Petersen (Gil Grissom) isn't a big fan of cliffhanger endings. The Miniature Crime Scene Killer storyline, however, is "not something that can just wrap up quickly and walk away from it." After a season of build-up, Petersen told The Early Show that CSI "earned this ending."

The cliffhanger leaves the fate of Sara Sidle (Jorja Fox) in the balance. Fox doesn't like the idea of Sara being in trouble. "[I]ntrinsically, as an artist, my desire is to protect that character and to keep that character safe," she said. However, she said that, as an actress, she "was kind of thrilled that I had something really meaty to do in the last episode of the season."

Grissom also revealed his relationship with Sara in the finale. "I leave him alone for five minutes and he tells everybody that we're having this fabulous little secret love affair," Jorja said. Marg Helgenberger (Catherine Willows) said that the way Petersen played the scene made it "clear that it was something that he had been tortured by." According to Petersen, Grissom may not have "realized that he was saying it, or at that moment even realized that everybody was hearing it." Ultimately, he said that "what has come to pass in this season is the realization on Grissom's part that he loves someone."

To see the video of The Early Show segment, visit Grissom Sara Romance.

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