Table Stakes

Season 1, Episode 15, Aired
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At a swanky fundraiser, attended by the sheriff, a woman turns up dead in the pool. The owner of the house is away and a young couple is housesitting. Warrick looks into an apparent professional hit in the glass elevator of one of the hotels.
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  • Classic CSI!

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    By lilliana99, Nov 22, 2010 Report Abuse
    "Table Stakes" is probably one of the most memorable episodes of the entires series, even if it is the very first season.

    Grissom's case was very good and interesting, while Warrick's was also good. Warrick's linked into his gambling addiction which was also a plus to the case.

    However, the most memorable moment of the episode was of course Greg dressing up in the Showgirl headdress and dancing around the lab's hallway with Catherine and Grissom watching him!

    The episode had humour, twists, a bit of character development and of course a bit of science.

    Probably my personal all time favourite episode of CSI.moreless

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  • One of my my favourite episodes!!!!!!!!

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    By erica_jones, Sep 03, 2006 Report Abuse
    this episode is one of my favourites because i like the way catherine is going to shows where the gals perform and she is possible remembering? anyway. i love greg in this one. apart from being drop dead gorgous he is a bit daft in more or less all episodes. i am in stitches when greg is dancing with portia richmonds headgear on his head. i have noticed that gregs true friends are probably catherine willows, and warrick brown . . . anyway i love the word incomunnicado. soo wowza! ! very very godd episode definatly one of my favourites
    peace out wooooo!!!!!
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  • Absolutely amazing. Quite possibly my favorite episode ever.

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    By Devonwood, Mar 11, 2006 Report Abuse
    Both of the cases were entertaining to watch. I love how they ended the episode with Warrick in the Casino, and Grissom's words kept echoing through his head. Very nicely done.

    I also loved some of the quotes. Especially when Sara gets called in on her day off, and she says to Greg, "You're awake...I hate you". She seemed so grumpy throughout the entire episode :)

    And Grissom flirting with the Showgirls! Billy was so cute :D It was a definite 'Aww...' moment.

    Greg in the headdress kind of scared me. He looked like he was having a seizure. But still, it made for a funny scene ;)moreless

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  • One of my favorite episodes

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    By aussieforgood, Feb 27, 2006 Report Abuse
    This was one of the funniest episodes of CSI I've ever watched. I couldn't stop laughing and I even forgot to pay attention to Warricks case to see if he solved it or not.

    There was alot of Greg in this episode and all his scenes were funny, especially when he put the headress on & started dancing out in the hall. The look on Grissoms face was priceless. I couldn't stop laughing. And Greg asking Nick if he wanted a Valium for Sara, that was a great one as well.

    The old lady's murder was a hard one to prove with no body, and it was very creative.

    Gotta hand it to the writers. Excellent job.moreless

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  • I love this episode...one of my favorites!!

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    By myeverything, Feb 19, 2006 Report Abuse
    I really love this episode. It's one of my favorites (along w/ Butterflied, Blood Drops, Too Tough to Die and a couple others). It's a very fun but yet original CSI episode. One of my fav scenes is the one with Nick, Sara and Greg when Sara comes into work. It was really great.

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    • Goof: It is illegal to keep piranha as pets in Nevada. Edit
    • Goof: At around 19 to 20 min into the ep, there is a quick reflection of the boom-mic in a mirror next to a lamp. Edit
    • Goof: Sara became a vegetarian in the earlier episode "Sex, Lies and Larvae." However in this episode, she is excited when Nick offers her a steak dinner. Edit

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    • International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Vysoké sázky (High Stakes) Edit
    • Music: Lil'devil - The Cult Charlie Big Potato - Skunk Anansie Violet - Hole Edit

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    • Catherine: 419 at The Sphere, glass elevator. You're on it. Warrick: This is a big case. I'm in a groove here. Catherine: Well, groove on down to the Strip. Warrick: Whatever happened to "You cross the tape, you go the distance"? Catherine: I was probably saying that to get you to service my needs at the time. Edit
    • (Greg is wearing a showgirl's headdress and dancing) Catherine (smiles): You want to take that thing off your head, Greg? It's evidence. Greg: Cool your jets, Cath. I already got all the evidence out of it. Now, it's all woman. Did you ever wear one of these when you were dancing? Catherine: I wore nothing but skin. Greg: Ooh. (standing behind Greg is Grissom. Catherine sees Grissom and clears her throat. Greg turns around and finds himself face to face with Grissom. He takes the headpiece off of his head and reports) I, uh, compared the DNA from the tooth with hair follicles found inside the headdress. I think we have a match, sir. And I think we may have a homicide. Excuse me. (Greg steps back into his lab. Catherine suppresses a grin and looks at Grissom) Edit
    • Catherine (to Grissom, who is staring in awe at a group of showgirls who pass by): Close your mouth. Edit

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    • Grissom: Now I see it...the family resemblance. Donny and Marie; brother and sister. Donny and Marie Osmond are a famous brother-and-sister singing duo who had their own show, The Donny & Marie Show. Edit
    • Catherine: We have a forgery! Nick: Either that, or a dimpled ballot. Nick's reference to a dimpled ballot is an allusion to the infamous 2000 Presidential elections in the US, and the recount difficulties encountered, including many ballots being disqualified as 'dimpled'. Edit

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