Getting Off

Season 4, Episode 16, Aired
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Catherine and Sara deal with the death of what at first seems to be a transvestite. Later during autopsy they find out that the make-up he seemed to be wearing was actually facepaint, he was a clown. Grissom, Nick, and Warrick deal with the death of a man in a homeless area. They found out he worked in a recovery center for drug users.moreless
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  • Catherine and Sara are assigned to work on the case of a body found in an area frequented by tranvestites. Their investigation reveals that the victim was actually a clown who worked children's parties. Elsewhere, death of a drug dealer is investigated.moreless

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    By meathead704, Jun 06, 2010 Report Abuse
    This episode works well because it is well written and very entertaining. The story of the murder of Doodles the clown works better I believe because it's more compelling and better written than the story of the dead drug dealer. Seeing how the investigation into the death of the clown kept me interested in the story because of the many twists and turns the story took. Those twists were very plausible and my mind and helped make this episode as good as it is. The investigation into the murder of the drug dealer was good, but it was somewhat inferior.moreless

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  • Weird yet good.

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    By jackmalone4ever, Mar 11, 2007 Report Abuse
    I would rate this episode as a slightly weird one. A woman with a clown fetish and a junkie who kills her drug conselor, wayyyyyy too freaky. Not much went on, I found the storyline to be very creative, but the kid who was driving the dead guy's car was pretty funny I have to admit. This ep was pretty much an average CSI episode, as I said before, not much happened. We get to meet a new detective, whose name I cannot spell even if I tried. I didn't think this episode was a waste of time, I thought they could of done something better.moreless

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  • A woman with a fetish for clowns and a drug counsellor killed by his patient? Could only be CSI!

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    By I_Love_CSI, Sep 03, 2005 Report Abuse
    This episode is a great CSI. The unusual subject of clown fetishes is great to watch and is delt with with flair. The drug story line is also dealt with in a touching way, making it harrowing to watch. This is truly CSI at its best, the acting and the story line are at their highest in this episode!

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    • Goof: Sara scrapes the fingernails of Mindy Dupont's right hand into an envelope marked "Fingernail Scrapings Left Hand". Edit
    • Goof: When Sara questions the mime, he wipes off his makeup to show a bruise on his cheek. The bruise disappears in later shots. Edit

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    • Music Featured In This Episode: Flow - The Peak Show Cryptic - Simon J. Hunter Edit
    • Jose Zuniga makes his first apperance of Det. Cavaliere. Edit

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    • (Analyzing the boxers found on the victim) Catherine: Alright, what do those look like to you? Greg: Semen stains. Catherine: Yeah. Greg: Which on a man's underwear aren't exactly probative. Catherine: No. Greg: I can't tell you how long they've been there or how often the guy changes his shorts. You know, I knew guys who could go up to four days on one single pair of tighty whities. Catherine: Thanks for puttin' that picture in my brain. Edit
    • (In Doodles the Clown's house) Sara: Well, I can see why Doodles drank. Catherine (holding a porn magazine): So, if he was hooking up in Tranny Town, we'd expect to find some man-on-man porn. All we've got here is varying sizes of jugs. Sara: Mmm. (they continue to look around some more, Sara sees a punching bag) Looks like Doodles was working out some animosity. Catherine (scoffs): Oh, an answering machine with messages. Girl on Answering Machine: Hey Doodle pie, I can't stop thinking about your enormous.... feet. Catherine: You know what they say about big feet. (Sara nods in agreement) Edit
    • Catherine: You got my message. Chris: Yeah. You sounded hungry. I was thinking dinner at the Bellagio. Catherine (gets in his car): All right. Chris: What are you in the mood for? Catherine: Room service. Edit

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    • Warrick calls Jamal "Vanilla Ice." He is a Grammy Award nominated artist known mostly for the 1990 single "Ice Ice Baby." Edit

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