Episode Synopsis
A woman's body is discovered in a small press box at a high-school football field, apparently the victim of strangulation. The evidence leads investigators to two convicts, one of whom is still in prison. At the crime lab, an explosion destroys key evidence and leaves Greg and Sara injured.
Staff
Written by:
Andrew Lipsitz,
Naren Shankar
Directed By:
Kenneth Fink
Ranking
Ratings Position:
1
Average Score:
8.64
/10
Number of Votes:
144
Starring
Eric Szmanda
as Greg Sanders
Gary Dourdan
as Warrick Brown
George Eads
as Nick Stokes
Jorja Fox
as Sara Sidle
Marg Helgenberger
as Catherine Willows
Paul Guilfoyle
as Jim Brass
Wallace Langham
as David Hodges
William Petersen
as Gil Grissom
Guest Starring
Bob Gunton
as Director Robert Carvallo
Danielle Panabaker
as Girl
Josh Jacobson
as Boy
Luis Antonio Ramos
as Jesus Cardenas
Max Martini
as Jason Kent
Olivia Rosewood
as Alison Carpenter
Raymond Cruz
as Miguel Delgado
Rebecca McFarland
as Jason Kent's Attorney
Video
Title:
Play with Fire Promo
Size: 2.2Mb
Length: 37 Seconds
Music
Title: Like Her
Artist: Mandalay
Album: Solace
Scene: When the two lovers are kissing under the bleachers (stands).
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Comments
GreggoRulez 18 May 2003
Vote: 10/10
Great episode, with Grissom calling Sara "honey"!
bizkitbrain1516 19 June 2003
Vote: 10/10
good ep. poor grissom, doesn't know how to treat a lady. maybe he should throw sara up against a wall! (first ep/pilot)
kiwigirl 11 July 2003
Vote: 10/10
Go Grissom and Sara!!
Sillie 09 March 2004
Vote: 10/10
Poor Greggo!!
csichick007 29 March 2004
Vote: 10/10
Loved to see Griss concerned about sara. It was a good change from the usual everyday case.
wukky 30 March 2004
Vote: 9/10
excellent episode i wasnt sure what sara was up to for ages but my heart went out to Greg when the explosion happened definetly one to watch again :) we only saw it for the first time last night here in Ireland :) we're a year behind.
marghelgenberger 18 April 2004
Vote: 10/10
X-ellent ep.!!!! I really dislike Sara and thought that she should be injured, not Greggo!!!!! Poor Cathie... got suspended for like 5 days...
_Jay_ 15 April 2004
Vote: 10/10
Definately one of the best episodes. Been waiting when something happens at their "home area" and this was a great idea from the makers. Too bad that I'm a picture freak... Spent 4 and a half hours looking all over the net for screen caps of the episode a
pootytang 19 April 2004
Vote: 10/10
CAN SOMEONE CLUE ME IN...When did Sara start having a crush on Grissom? Because I just watched the episode and it seemed completely random.....>.<
enaida 20 April 2004
Vote: 10/10
OMG the lab blows up!! Great story, poor Greggo so sad he got hurt.
Spacejammies 26 May 2004
Vote: 6/10
O.K> episode. Definitely liked seeing Nick run up the bleachers. I wonder how many takes it took to film that scene?
cory6 01 June 2004
Vote: 10/10
Finally, an episode where we can get more personal info of the characters, I wish they'd do more of that. We have to wait ages to get little tidbits of information.
The chemistry between Grissom and Sarah was wonderful! (I liked when he called her hone
Imadethis2004 14 July 2004
Vote: 10/10
Great Episode; concentrated on the characters a bit more, which I think is a good thing and tends to be missing from a lot of the later eps. This is definitely one of my faves!! Can't fault it!
gregsarafan 08 June 2004
Vote: 10/10
This was DEFINITELY the best episode of Season 3. Poor Sara and Greggo, especially Greg:(!!!!!!!!!!!! But, people finally appreciated him after this episode!!!!!!!
FoxRox 04 August 2004
Vote: 9/10
One of the best eps. Always nice to see how they care about each other- they also made the characters reactions believable. Strange that Cath didn´t get fired for that thogh. But then again Warrick got away with the Holly- incident so...
Cath-girl-90 01 July 2004
Vote: 9/10
My dear Greggo gets hurt :( it's a good episode though.
GSsweetie 10 September 2004
Vote: 10/10
Amazing..... Grissom showing concern for Sara by calling her honey! It was great... I really like this one!
gregisasm 16 September 2004
Vote: 10/10
omg! totally adore this episode! loved the gris/sarah interaction! and greg! omg greg!
SaraGrissom 19 September 2004
Vote: 10/10
I know-I'm slow to review. But what the heck. I loved this ep! I now have a new favourite word- honey! lol. They should do more G/S episodes.... just for fun :-)
LadyLizi 25 September 2004
Vote: 10/10
Greg is my favorite character, yes...but would you all hate me if I told you my second favorite is Hodges? He's a necessary evil.
welly 16 July 2004
Vote: 9/10
One of the better episodes i've seen. I almost cried when Greggo went through that window, it was so scary, but i'm glad he's not dead though. Bet it was scary for him as well. i wonder how they did it.
joebird98 02 August 2004
Vote: 10/10
one of the best yet
sporty_science_nerd 16 October 2004
Vote: 10/10
o my god that was like the best episode ever.... i just watched for the first time and wow i can see why it was ranked #1. my poor greggo got hurt :( i was like OMG GREEEG! and more power to ya sara!(i have asked guys out b4 too) grissom should really try
print_runner 06 November 2004
Vote: 10/10
Very good Episode, Whith very good acting of Eric (He is a real wounded Greggo)
iluvnick 05 November 2004
Vote: 9/10
Poor Greggo, he didn't deserve that! interesting epi.
futurelabtech 19 November 2004
Vote: 10/10
It's awesome that Greg gets an episode, but did they have to blow up the lab?
surfshop81 04 December 2004
Vote: 5/10
that was crazy! the explosion was totally cool though. greg was so cute in the hospital though. poor baby.
sns 01 October 2004
Vote: 10/10
My gosh I love this ep. I love the fact that a mistake was made, though it resulted in disaster. It was so cool to watch, plus I loved the other case.
r-r-raccoon 22 November 2004
Vote: 10/10
poor greg...
gosh,that was good episode...
matto1588 21 December 2004
Vote: 10/10
Anyone know the name of the song that plays when Catherine is in the lab examining something after it had blown up?
Dance2nite926 28 December 2004
Vote: 8/10
I felt so bad for Greg. the episode was really good.
bowtiesandleeches 06 December 2004
Vote: 10/10
Greg, I love you.
gish92 15 December 2004
Vote: 10/10
i waz so sad when they blew up greggo. i felt so bad. i waz happy that they finally gave him his own episode. but y did they have to blow him up? :-o
Rho Omicron 21 December 2004
Vote: 10/10
Aww! Poor Greggo. I just wanted to cuddle him. They did finally give him some spotlight, but did they have to try and blow him up? It was great by the way.
partofme 21 December 2004
Vote: 7/10
Really good but not the best episode.
csi_chickadee 23 January 2005
Vote: 10/10
Luv it!!!! POOR GREG!!!!! i agree w/ Rhi Omicron!! i wanted to cuddle him too!!!
ilovnick 26 January 2005
Vote: 10/10
lov it i was so surprised when the bang appen it was cool lov the grissom and sara bit he was so worried bout er and greg-o he was so hert and cath felt so guity it made me say rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Faithon_GS 31 January 2005
Vote: 10/10
Awesome episode, best of CSI. Everything was shown so well. I'm surprised Catherine is not reprimanded by anyone. Suspension for what five days? My dear Sara and poor Greggy got hurt, she should have known better. loved the grissom-sara moment. Grissom is
CSIrush 01 February 2005
Vote: 10/10
wohow awesome episode. Sara is Grissom's HONEY sweeet. Loved the episode and the writing, best of luck for more of such interesting ep, ofcourse with GSR. Catherine's careless; hurting my Sara and Greg. Good that she is suspended.
Fleur 09 February 2005
Vote: 10/10
Big FAT 10! whooo Grissom called Sara 'honey'. Have you EVER -ever ever ever- heard Grissom call anyone honey? didn't think so no...GREAT casefiles, and a perfect ending *ear to ear grin*
Watcher 09 February 2005
Vote: 10/10
This episode never ceases to amaze me !! they didn't even talk about firing Cat. Is grissom crazy or sth? I mean its pretty clear he loves sara. probably scared of her hehe. Poor Sara and Greg.
Linwe Mel 11 February 2005
Vote: 10/10
OMG, fav ep EVER! i love it to death! i'm gonna tape it next time......WE LOVE YOU GREG!!!!!!!!(he's so cute in the hospital)
xxqvx 13 February 2005
Vote: 10/10
woa i loved this episode! Honey!!hehe. poor sara. go on gris av a go. waaaaaah i like sara she is me fav character. boo hoo. oh ya poor greg. honey?!
ali 20 February 2005
Vote: 10/10
I was really impressed by this episode!! my thoughts go out to Greg who didn't exactly have a great day at work!!! But it was great to see more of him!!!!!! unfortunate for Catherine but just shows she's only human!! everyone makes mistakes!! shame her'
csi_sk8rgurl 26 February 2005
Vote: 10/10
.::aaaaaaaaahhhh!!! i looooove this episode!!! i saw it today and my eyes were glued!! i love grissom/sara in this one, and i jumped when the explosion thing happened!! crazy!! hahaha i love greg!! he is awesome!!::.
liana86 26 February 2005
Vote: 10/10
this by far was one of the greatest episodes i have ever seen. i would watch it again and again if i have to cuz i loved it so much... but poor greg he was so cute
AllforSara 05 March 2005
Vote: 10/10
Damn good episode. I can see why it is rated number one. Way to go. Keep up the good work CSI crew.
lfowler 26 January 2005
Vote: 10/10
Possibly my favourite episode, if only to show that the CSI's aren't infallible - great sara/grissom moments
XelleXteaelleX 11 February 2005
Vote: 10/10
i'm a fan
cath-csifan 23 March 2005
Vote: 10/10
AMAZING EPISODE! It just shows how Greg is an important part of the team! Also, I loved the hints between Grissom and Sara but they didn't show nnnnnearly enough! Great show!
areohbeewhyen 23 March 2005
Vote: 9/10
This episode was awesome.. it was nice to see grissom care about sara for a change.. I don't know why, but this episode made me laugh a lot. That explosion completely shocked me. Gregg is the coolest cat ever.
ericsgrl55 26 March 2005
Vote: 1/10
Would have been great if we got rid of sara because greg liked her. Greg was even cute when he was hurt. POOR GREG!
bibiche 27 March 2005
Vote: 10/10
one of the best ep ever.
Judgemental 14 February 2005
Vote: 10/10
Actually I give it 20/10. I felt like hugging lovely Sara and cute Greg. I think Gris is confused about Sara-scared to love her. Cathy so messed up. Awesome episode. Good job CSI team.
science_nerd 25 February 2005
Vote: 10/10
excellent episode!!!! , my heart goes out to Greg wasnt expecting the explosion to happen definetly one to watch again :)
MeagCSIFan 17 April 2005
Vote: 7/10
Poor Greg!!! He's like Nick= he looks adorable when he's hurt. I feel bad for Cath too. It was just an accident! I don't know who Griss should hook up with: Sara, the blonde lady who does the facial reconstruction, or Lady Heather? What does everybody thi
CSILuver229 07 March 2005
Vote: 10/10
this was a great epi....poor greg,and cath...maybe sara and griss are meant to be....
gregsgurl01 21 April 2005
Vote: 10/10
I love this episode now that I have it on dvd I watch it all the time and everytime greg and sarah gets hurt I cry espically when Greg is in the hospital. I love it when cath goes to see him in the hospital she felt really bad but it was just an accident
pink_panther 24 April 2005
Vote: 10/10
best episode ever! but WHY HURT GREG??? poor greggo :,( i was outraged when he went threw that window, i dont think i could breathe until i heard his vitals were stable
hordine 27 April 2005
Vote: 10/10
awesome episode, one of the best
James Corck 23 March 2005
Vote: 10/10
Absolutely brilliant. One more prove that those guys are not super heroes of crime investigation. They have accidents, they mistake, they face life, and we can see Sara a little bit...something about Grissom. Is she falling in love with him?
I_Love_Lab_Rats 23 April 2005
Vote: 10/10
Omg i love this episode! i scared my family by screaming DON'T KILL GREG! lol i really didnt like the gris/sara...i'm a greg/sara shipper but still loved the episode!
sarasidlesnumber1fan 30 April 2005
Vote: 10/10
Honey!!?? Grissom you are very hard to predict! I always thought that Sara and Grissom were ment for each other. honey?
LiL_CSI_ChiC 01 May 2005
Vote: 10/10
Noooo!!! Poor Greg!!! I've seen that about... oh, five times now, but it still makes me sad!!! Bad, bad, Catherine...
thestar 29 March 2005
Vote: 10/10
i loved it. can anyone tell me more GSR episodes? i hate how the GSR incidents are so far apart and ramdom tho it's sorta comfusing. please help!
csi_best_show 02 April 2005
Vote: 10/10
why why why ! WHY did they blow up greg :| that was the saddest csi ever ! and WHYYYYYY did grissom say no : | ohmmyyy
i_luv_greg_and_ryan2449 07 May 2005
Vote: 10/10
poor greggie :-( GRIS CALLED SARA HONEY!!! haha! and sara was following gris awww
Vicky 08 May 2005
Vote: 9/10
It was amazing, though I felt bad for Cath. It was her fault. I think it just made the sara/catherine relationship get worse. But I really enjoyed this episode
sexxygriss 11 May 2005
Vote: 10/10
my fav epp,..i loved the whole gsr thing, he called her honey and was so worried about her,,,i wanna see more of that relationship.pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
showhat 19 March 2005
Vote: 10/10
oh poor greg.he must have felt so bad.....sara should have been injured to but still it is nice to see grissom caring about her it's so sweet.i would watch this one again.poor cath
CsI MAD 30 April 2005
Vote: 10/10
best ep! WHY Greg? Why not Warrick?
lex78 01 May 2005
Vote: 10/10
I loved this episode, I felt so bad for Greg though, he's my favorite! Anyway, does anyone know the title or artist of the song that was playing while Catherine and Warrick were (I think) at the crime scene?
kristisidle 30 May 2005
Vote: 4/10
totally not enough screne time for sara at all!!
shame on cath for bloin up the lab but that just proves everyone makes mistakes. didnt like sara havin to get stitches but did like when griss called sara honey . couldnt tell what he was sayin at first
greg_sanders_girl 08 June 2005
Vote: 10/10
Great episode!!! Love it! But my Greg gets hurt! and Sara! i feel kinda bad for Cath, suspended for 5 day's!Yes she blew up the lab but she didnt know it was going to happen. Grissom calls Sara honey. aww, thats so cute, poor Greggo!!
csi_fanatic_068 11 June 2005
Vote: 7/10
Finally! Gris gets concerned about Sara! But honestly, I don't think that they're meant for each other... Hey, that's only in my opinion, alright?
Sonja S. 13 June 2005
Vote: 10/10
I liked this episode very much! Just great in every way!
sweetangel91991 29 April 2005
Vote: 10/10
I realy liked this ep! Poor Sara and Greg! But the good effect was Griss called Sara honey! lol i new he cared
CathWillows81 07 May 2005
Vote: 6/10
Ok episode. Felt bad for Catherine, but liked how she handled herself when she realized it was her fault.
catwoman 29 April 2005
Vote: 5/10
WOW WOW!!!!!!!!!! Incredible episode, the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Poor Greg, I love him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-()
adri123 19 June 2005
Vote: 6/10
cool episode. some nick exposure. poor sara, she is a daredevil on this one....poor greg too....but cat got it the worse! no pay! $$$ for 5 days...
SexyGreg 21 June 2005
Vote: 10/10
OMG I LOVE GREG he was sooooooo sexy even when he was hurt and espesially when he is in hospital great acting eric go greg!!!!!!
I LOVE U
SaraAndGriss 26 October 2005
Vote: 10/10
I love this episode. poor sara. she and gris are so meant for each other. Honey!
CSI-Ballistics 12 May 2005
Vote: 8/10
As good as the episode was with the explosion in the lab and all, and why it happened, the murder case with the two convics was kinda dull.
allforcalleigh 31 May 2005
Vote: 5/10
soooooo wasnt happy when sara got injered. i disagree with marghelgenberger and showhat she shouldnt get any more hurt than she already had.
csi-emily 17 November 2005
Vote: 10/10
it was freaky when they were bringing greg to the hospital and he was on the bed thing! sara didn't look that injured giving that she was in the room when the explosion happened. she got the same damage as some of the others. the case of that girl was ok.
emydragon 25 November 2005
Vote: 10/10
My favouite episode I've seen so far, good storylines, very emotionally involving...
and Sara and Grissom moment was priceless...
and POOR GREG! Don't you just love him?
gregnickfan 27 December 2005
Vote: 5/10
This episode was surprising and unexpected It totally threw me off when sara went walking by the lab and it exploded! Yes the scene with sara and grissom was a tender moment they should just go for it and end the games!I am glad that Greg made a CSI thoug
Mammo 18 January 2006
Vote: 7/10
pretty decent, but the explosion really gave it that touch
NotGuilty 20 March 2006
Vote: 10/10
I love it when stuff blows up! Cath really screwed up by blowing up the lab. She should have been suspended for a lot longer considering how many cases shse screwed up.
MylindaBalk 14 March 2006
Vote: 9/10
I thought Sara's emotions in this one was amazing. Just poor Greg and the explosion. I thought it was cool how it was Cath who went to the hospital to tell him what happened.
csi7691 15 April 2006
Vote: 10/10
omg, greg got hurt so bad! they need to have him be in more eps. but i think greg and sara should go out, not griss and sara.
Emma 01 January 2006
Vote: 10/10
Greggo got hurt ... poor baby. i am going to slap Grissiom up the side of his head with his bloody rolodex, how could he. Grissiom and Sara forever
byte366 08 January 2006
Vote: 9/10
Great epi...Im kind of glad Grissom shot down sara tho... 4 some reason i think that Grissom and lady heather should get together...and Sarah and greg should get together. seems like a better match to me
Taz 29 January 2006
Vote: 10/10
OMG!!!!!!!!!!! poor greg hope he has more spotlight eps though in the future, jus dont blow him up
gregisamazing 07 April 2006
Vote: 10/10
Wow, I loved this episode... Great that it was sorta lots of Greg. But BLOWING HIM UP? I would have died if they killed him off... But he looked so cute, aww
Sara_Sidle 10 December 2005
Vote: 1/10
Oh my god! Sara was hurt! Poor Sara!
i_luv_greg 17 February 2006
Vote: 10/10
OMG wot u do 2 greg!!!! poor sara 2:( then cath owns up 2 it GO CATH!! GO GRISS AND SARA 2!!! luvin da ep:P
csi_roxsmyworld 09 January 2007
Vote: 10/10
OMW!!! who doent LOVE greg!!! i must say he's my ALL time favorite character!!! i cant wait to see it again!! i agree w/ all ya'll...sarah n greg should totally hook up!! grissums like what, 50?well he looks like it! but he is sweet-I LOVE GREG!!!!!!!!!!!
leggo_my_greggo 11 January 2007
Vote: 10/10
GREG!!! my sweet sweet greg got blown up!! at least ppl will respect him-but hes a hunk of...something! i also liked 4x4 w/out the shirt!! smokin hotttt!!!!! sara n greg r so good together--ya cant mess w/ fate!!luv greg!
elizamatelli 11 January 2008
Vote: 5/10
I just re-watched this episode---on the trivia side - check out the names on the visitor's lists for Jesus Cardenias and Jason Kent - they include (but are not limited to) Mina Riddle, Jessica Hall, Melissa Marlow, Faye Green, Ben Weston. Bob Martin, etc!
sara_fan 25 May 2006
Vote: 10/10
I just loved it. The story with alison carpenter was not so good, but the lab explosion was brilliant. There are some stuff I didn't understand though : why is sara following grissom right before the lab blows up ? and why does she look at a picture of he
greg-rocks-my-socks 07 March 2007
Vote: 10/10
omw it scared me so bad when the lab blew up:( poor poor gref. but he looks so HOTT in the hospital. makes me want to give him a hug!!