CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

A La Cart

Season 8, Episode 2, Aired 10/4/07

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The CSI team investigates two unusual cases, one involving the suspicious death of a go-cart racer who took his hobby to the highway and paid the price with his life, and a murder at a hip new restaurant where patrons dine in the dark.

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Marg Helgenberger

Catherine Willows
Wallace Langham

David Hodges
Jorja Fox

Sara Sidle

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Well for all the anti-ships out there this was a thrilling episode. We have Sara gone not due to death but from quitting her job due to a non-office romance policy. Even though i'm anti-ship I still appreciate a character that has been with usmoreless

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By danharr, May 20, 2011 Report Abuse

Well for all the anti-ships out there this was a thrilling episode. We have Sara gone not due to death but from quitting her job due to a non-office romance policy. Even though i'm anti-ship I still appreciate a character that has been with us since the beginning of the show and I was sad to see her depart. Well it can't be helped other than that it was nice to see Grissom make Eckly look like an idiot it's been a while and it was nice to see the whole team and even Catherine and Warrick moments again. All in all it was a good episode and now we'll be able to get back to focusing on case's again.moreless

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Is Sara gone ?

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By allways_ty, May 20, 2011 Report Abuse

I've been a fan of CSI since the first episode, is the only show i can't miss and wait for it ansious, this episode was great, but at the same time was pretty sad, coz Sara is moving on.

I think there's a small chance she shows up ocasionaly on the show, since she will still be working on csi, only in different hours than the rest, but i expect that she shows up with grissom, in his private life, at least.

I always loved both and i will miss the looks they gave to each other in the field and all the flerting.moreless

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It's nicely done...

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By grissomsidle, May 20, 2011 Report Abuse

I found both cases to be interesting. I like when they used the gel to test their theory. Ecklie looked well like Ecklie. It was great in the beginning how he thought Sara would just know where Grissom was. The Grissom and Sara scene is great. So, 9 years ago is when they met, awesome. The eating in the dark thing is kind of well weird at least to me because I would never go to a restraunt to eat in the dark if I want to do that I can at home. At any rate the episode was good. It's a bummer that Sara's moving to swing shift though. Love the GSR scene. I think that's all I am going to say for this episode. I have been a little actually a lot wrapped up in this stuff going on with Jorja so that's all.moreless

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By sonny20dawson, May 20, 2011 Report Abuse

This wasn't my favorite episode but it definitely kept my attention. So much was revealed about each character's relationships with each other. Gil and Sara obviously have two different stories as to when the intimate relationship started. And it's funny how in the show it is the exact opposite of thinking than in real life. In this case the man is believing that the relationship began much earlier than the woman. It was cute to see Gil and Sara at the end of the show together, both very casual. I also saw some foreshadowing at the end of the episode when Sara is watching the team race go-karts and she is sort of left behind. I think the writers were giving the audience a little taste of what is in store for the show.

The Catherine and Warrick scenario was a little heated. You could sense the sexual tension between them when he found the night vision goggles. That was fun to watch considering the fact that their storyline of a romance fell to pieces. The fans were expecting a little more a few seasons ago and never got anything, although I don't see the writers allowing anymore relationships to occur within the "forensic team." We'll see where the story is headed, looks good for next week!moreless

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GSR, YoBling and cool Cases? What more could you want?!

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By threenineteen, May 20, 2011 Report Abuse

The head bouncing along to 'sugar plum fairy' (at least i think that was the song)? Classic. It's CSI with a twist, and i love it. The cases were intriguing, one involving a headless dude involved in go-karting and the other, a murder in a pitch-black restaurant. As usualy, the result was not what you expected, one being an accident, the other being the slightly warped idea of someone getting revenge. Then of course there was the YoBling! Who couldn't help but melt when Warrick spoke after the lights were switched back on (although i can't remember exactly what he said, something like "yeah," i presume)? Finally, the GSR. I'm a die-hard shipper, so this is going to be one of the main focus points for me. We get them acting like a normal couple! A mon avis, c'etait parfait! ALthough there is the worrying fact that Sara said she would move to swing shift. No! Please don't do that! I'll save the bad things for last, so if you don't like it, don't read it. Ok, the most annoying thing was how little they showed about Sara's recovery. ALright, so we got everyone looking at her as she walked through the lab, but what happened between the helicopter and then? Are we just supposed to assume all was well? Come on, give us a little bit of angsty waiting time! Other than that, i loved it.moreless

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Trivia
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- Sara is forced to transfer to the day shift by Ecklie. Edit
- In this episodes four basic tastes are mention. Sweet, Sour, Salt and Bitter. But there is one more taste sensation that has been neglected. Namely Umami (which describes the taste of savouriness. Umami is a japanese term adopted as one of five basic tastes, when not counting the four already existing taste sensations). Edit
- The shirt seen in Hot Rod's truck when Greg is searching it [truck]. It is the same shirt as worn by the kid that works at the hot dog stand in the episode 4 x 4. Edit
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- International Titles: Czech Republic: Černá kára (Blask car) Edit
- Original International Air Dates: Denmark: November 16, 2007 on Kanal 5 Norway: February 5, 2008 on TVNorge New Zealand: February 11, 2008 on TV3 Australia: February 18, 2008 on Nine Latin America: February 18, 2008 on AXN Sweden: March 17, 2008 on Kanal 5 Italy: March 27, 2008 on FoxCrime Germany: September 18, 2008 on RTL Spain: September 22, 2008 on AXN Finland: November 19, 2008 on MTV3 Portugal: July 8, 2009 on SIC Czech Republic: September 3, 2009 on TV Nova Edit
- Pre-production title for this episode was Aftermath. Edit
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- (Grissom and Sara are watching the team go-karting, Nick stops his) Nick: Hey, do you want to ride? Sara: Wish I could. Nick: How about you, Ricky Bobby? Grissom: No thanks. I like to watch. Nick: Okay. (smiles, flips his visor on his helmet down and speeds off) Sara: You should go. Grissom: Yeah? Sara: Yeah, you should go. Grissom: (smiles) Okay. Edit
- Catherine: I'm sorry, but this is a stupid idea for a restaurant. I need to see what I'm eating. Warrick: (wearing night vision goggles he found at the crime scene) I can see just fine. Catherine: Where are you? Warrick: Right here. (she turns on the lights and is a couple inches from him) Catherine: Hi! Warrick: Hi! Catherine: Night vision goggles? Warrick: Yeah, someone left these behind. Catherine: Kinda defeats the purpose of dining in the dark. Warrick: Unless you don't come here for the food. Edit
- Lady: Dining should be an experience like opera, or art. It should feed the soul as well as the belly. You should, smell it, touch it, and let it rest on your tongue. I'm selling sensuality here. I encourage eating with your hands. Texture is critual. The salty, meaty flesh of lobster drenched in creamy, clarified french butter. The poppy seeded flesh and firm skin of a fresh fig, dipped in honey. The tongue understands four major taste groups. Salty, sweet, sour, bitter. It has over 10,000 taste buds each with its one direct connection to the pleasure center of the brain, triggering endorphins. The anticipation and the release of eating good food is chemically quite similar to getting high on drugs. Brass: And apparently just as dangerous. Edit
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- The shirt seen in Hot Rod's truck when Greg is searching the truck. It is the same shirt as worn by the kid that works at the hot dog stand in the Season 5 episode "4 x 4." Edit
- Episode Title: A La Cart The title of this episode combines the two cases the team works on: A La Cart is put together by using "À la carte", which refers to a menue, thus meaning the restaurant murder and "Cart" refering to the victim of a go-cart race. Edit
- Grissom: Ichabod was horror-struck, on perceiving that he was headless. Grissom says the same thing in Evaluation Day (1x22) when he and Catherine worked a case in which they found a human head in the trunk of a car. The allusion is to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, a classic tale featuring a headless horseman seen by the frightened schoolmaster Ichabod Crane. Edit