- Catherine Willows: Now tell me why you really stopped by. You checking up on me?
- Gil Grissom: No.
- Catherine Willows: What've you heard? Who talked to you?
- Gil Grissom: See? You've been on the job for a week and you're already paranoid.
- Catherine Willows: Did you ever play politics?
- Gil Grissom: I once ran for president of the science club in junior high. Mary Hardy beat me out by one vote.
- Catherine Willows: I'm going to guess that you didn't vote for yourself.
- Gil Grissom: I'm not any good at politics. And it's cost me. It's how I lost Nick and Warrick.
- Catherine Willows: Your loss was my gain.
- Gil Grissom: Yeah. And at least they're in good hands.