CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series)

Bad Words (2004)

Marg Helgenberger: CSI Catherine Willows

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• [investigators can't explain why a victim was home] 

  Catherine Willows : Hey, if you can explain the behavior of teenagers, more power to you.

• Catherine Willows : We're going to need urine samples so we can test for nicotine in your systems.

  Jessica Abernathy : My house is burned down. My daughter is dead. And you want me to pee into a cup. Sure. Why not?

• Catherine Willows : [to Jessica Abernathy]  Do you know anyone who might want to set fire to your home?

  Jessica Abernathy : I go to work. I take care of my kids and my mother, and that's my life.

• Greg Sanders : Everyone except for the little guy was getting high and getting by. The girl's on uppers, mom's on downers and grandma sucks on the cancer stick.

  Catherine Willows : Ritalin, valium and Grandma's a liar.

  Greg Sanders : Pants on fire.

• Catherine Willows : Mrs. Abernathy, did your daughter have attention deficit disorder?

  Jessica Abernathy : Sabrina? No. That girl had the focus like you can't believe.

  Catherine Willows : Well, we found Ritalin in her system, and as I'm sure you're aware, ritalin is used to treat kids with ADD, but acts as a stimulant in older kids and adults. Teens use it as an upper.

  Jessica Abernathy : So, Sabrina was taking drugs?

  Catherine Willows : As were you. Valium.

  Jessica Abernathy : Fair enough. You know, Sabrina used to scream at me, "I can't wait till I'm old enough to move out of here." And I would scream back, "Yeah, me either." What kind of mother says that to her kid?

  Catherine Willows : One with a teenage daughter.

• Nick Stokes : Well, Rick Chilson did call Sabrina a bitch when we were talking.

  Catherine Willows : Charming.

  Nick Stokes : Yeah, he's an ass, but his alibi checks out. Surveillance at the Mirage has him playing poker the night of the fire.

  Catherine Willows : What about Cody?

  Nick Stokes : He was right there with him, but I don't think that kid takes a breath without Daddy's nod of approval.