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Director Catherine Willows is a fictional character, portrayed by Marg Helgenberger, from the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Helgenberger made her franchise debut in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'sfirst season episode 'Pilot'. Helgenberger received several award nominations for her portrayal of Catherine, including two Primetime Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Award nominations.

Creation and casting[edit]

On March 16, 2000, Raymond A. Edel from The Record reported that actress Marg Helgenberger had been cast in the pilot episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, a drama that centers on Las Vegas crime scene investigators.^[2] Helgenberger's character was billed as 'a stripper-turned-investigator who is also a single mom'.^[2]

The character of Catherine is based on real-life forensics officer Yolanda McClary of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police.^[3] Helgenberger met with McClary and talked about her job in forensics in preparation for the role. The actress stated that McClary helped her to understand why she enjoyed working the job.^[3] Starting in 2013, McClary appeared prominently on Cold Justice, a reality series devoted to reexamination of unsolved cold case murders usually alongside small-town police who have limited investigative resources.^[4]

Departure[edit]

Helgenberger announced her departure in 2011, with Catherine making her last appearance in the twelfth season episode 'Willows in the Wind', which aired on January 25, 2012. In August 2013, it was announced that Helgenberger would make a guest appearance in the show's 300th episode 'Frame By Frame'.^[5] Catherine appeared in a series of newly recorded flashbacks to a case that occurred in the timeframe of the first season.

Appearances[edit]

Series regular

In the first eleven seasons, Helgenberger appeared in all but six episodes: 'Random Acts of Violence' in season three, 'Hollywood Brass' and 'Committed' in season five, and 'House of Hoarders,' 'All That Cremains,' and 'Unleashed' in season eleven. She also appeared in the first twelve episodes of season twelve before departing the main cast.

Guest star

Helgenberger appeared as a guest star in the season fourteen episode 'Frame by Frame', before returning for the feature length finale 'Immortality'.

Fictional background[edit]

Early life and childhood[edit]

Catherine Willows was raised by her single mother, Lily Flynn, a cocktail waitress and showgirl. Due to the nature of her mother's jobs, Catherine was constantly moved around the west coast of America as a child and because of this, she found it difficult to settle in school. Consequently, she failed to excel to her full potential in school, despite her high intelligence and razor-sharp mind. Catherine left school and began work as an exotic dancer in order to support her boyfriend's music career. She became interested in police work when she befriended a regular at the dance club, Detective Tadero, who also encouraged her to return to school. She attended West Las Vegas University, where she graduated with a degree in Medical Science. Catherine joined the CSI team at LVPD as a lab technician, after which she worked her way up to the role of supervisor under the watchful eye of Gil Grissom.

Family and relationships[edit]

Catherine has one daughter, Lindsey Willows (originally played by Madison McReynolds, then played by Kay Panabaker, and finally played by Katie Stevens in the series finale), who frequently appears in episodes of CSI. Lindsey's father and Catherine's ex-husband, Eddie Willows (Timothy Carhart), also falls into storylines before being murdered. Catherine also discovers that her absent father was, in fact, her old family friend and big casino boss, Sam Braun (Scott Wilson). After coming to terms with the revelation, she lost Braun when he was gunned down.

In Season 10, Catherine began a relationship with LVPD Detective Vartann (Alex Carter). It was revealed in season 11 that Sam Braun had left her a portion of his casino business in his will. She also had a best friend Laura Gabriel (who, in 'Willows in the Wind', is revealed to be the person behind all the killings) whom she met up with in the episode 'Zippered'.

After Catherine's friend is killed (which is revealed to have been staged by Laura and a former FBI agent in 'Willows in the Wind') along with four FBI agents, Russell receives an e-mail apparently from her saying that she wants to resign. She is then shot in her home, although she is able to escape with the help of Russell. In the following episode (in which it is revealed the resignation e-mail was fake), she and Russell make it through the firefight, and she is covertly nursed back to health by Doc Robbins with help from others, including the son of Catherine's former boss at the strip club.

Character biography[edit]

The character's original CBS biography (which has since been removed) stated that she was born in Bozeman, Montana on March 26, 1963 and raised by her mother, Lily Flynn (Anita Gillette), a former show girl ('Weeping Willows', 'Kiss-Kiss, Bye-Bye'). This biography was later revised. The new version states that the character was born in Las Vegas and raised by her single mother, who worked as a cocktail waitress and showgirl at various jobs along the West Coast.^[6]

The seventh-season episode 'Living Legend' established that Willows was 16 years old (portrayed by Amy Scott) in 1975, the year the movie Jaws was released, which places her year of birth in either 1958 or 1959. She had occasional contact with her biological father, casino owner Sam Braun, but knew him only as a family friend. Sam Braun nicknamed her 'Muggs'. She did not learn he had fathered her until she was an adult and compared his DNA sample with her own as part of a murder investigation in the episode 'Inside the Box'. Willows herself worked for a time as a dancer/stripper and briefly had a cocaine habit, dropping it before pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from UNLV. Like the other characters on CSI, she has a wide knowledge of odd facts that help in their investigations of crime scenes.

Willows has one daughter, Lindsey Willows, and had a stormy relationship with ex-husband Eddie until his murder ('Lady Heather's Box'). Prosecution of Eddie's killer proved impossible due to ambiguous evidence, something she took rather hard.

The show's writers advanced Lindsey's age several years after the death of Eddie, turning the character from preteen to teenager. Willows's relationship with Lindsey soured somewhat after Eddie's murder, and the girl's behavior took a turn for the worse; she would get in fights at school and was once picked up for hitchhiking. Willows took Lindsey to the morgue and showed her the body of a murder victim to impress upon Lindsey the danger of her behavior. Willows later enrolled Lindsey in Butterfield ('4 x 4'), a private school that would keep a tighter rein on her. Lindsay's birthday was mentioned in 'Crate 'N' Burial' on October 20, 2000.

Willows's relationship with Sam Braun occasionally created conflicts in cases where he was involved in some way with an ongoing investigation (i.e., 'Inside the Box'). Willows however accepted a large monetary gift from Braun, despite some ethical qualms, and became more financially stable. Grissom expressed some misgivings when he learned of this, but no lasting negative repercussions occur.

In episode 702 ('Built to Kill, Part 2'), Sam Braun is shot and dies moments later in Willows's arms. In episode 705 ('Double-Cross'), she lights a candle in a Roman Catholic church in Braun's memory, crosses herself, and whispers, 'This one is for you, Sam.' It remains to be seen what Willows will inherit from Braun (she was asked about it by fellow investigator Nick Stokes in episode 711 ('Leaving Las Vegas') but beyond describing Braun's large estate as being tied up in land development, she seemed indifferent and not anticipating a large legacy) as he cared very deeply for her, even when she was his legal opponent. At the beginning of episode 1109 ('Wild Life') it is revealed that she owns 'a little piece' of the Eclipse Casino, but details are not given.

Willows dates in several episodes. The earliest occurrence was a brief fling with city engineer Paul Newsome (played by Brad Johnson) across three episodes ('$35K O.B.O.', 'Justice Is Served' and 'Scuba Doobie-Doo'). A later brief flirtation, in the episode 'Weeping Willows' (Season 5), ended when the man (Adam Novak, played by Marg Helgenberger's real-life husband, Alan Rosenberg) became overly aggressive.

In Seasons 4 and 5, she dates nightclub owner Chris Bezich (played by Nicholas Lea) whom she meets while investigating a murder that occurred at his night club. Their relationship ends when she discovers him fooling around with one of the club girls. No long-term romantic relationships have otherwise been established, though there was a brief flirtation with fellow CSI Warrick Brown, ending with his marriage, which she described as the end of a 'fantasy'. She also has flirted with Grissom in a friendly way, he has returned the flirt, especially when he returns from a conference saying he 'missed her tush'. Willows maintains a close friendship with the other investigators on the night shift, especially Grissom, though she has occasionally criticized him for his lax attitude towards paperwork and office politics. When newcomer Sara Sidle arrived they briefly butted heads, but have become friends since then.

After Greg Sanders is injured in an explosion in the lab in 'Play with Fire', Willows visits him in the hospital so that she can tell him personally that she was partially responsible for the accident. Several years later, she also expresses a deal of concern for Sanders when he returns to work not too long after being the victim of a brutal beating in the episode 'Fannysmackin''.

After Grissom goes on sabbatical, Willows welcomes his temporary replacement Michael Keppler, accepting Keppler quite quickly into his new role on the team (episode 712, 'Sweet Jane'). Despite some misgivings on her part, she is ordered by the Undersheriff McKeen to follow his suggestions in performing an unorthodox investigative style known as 'reverse forensics', which, although successful in luring out the suspect, fails to produce charges because of a lack of communication between the undersheriff and the district attorney. It also serves to create a great deal of hard feelings when the other members of her team discover that she and Keppler deceived them and created a false crime scene (episode 713, 'Redrum'). After Keppler goes rogue during an investigation, she is the first to express concern to and about him. Unfortunately, she locates him just moments too late, after he takes a fatal bullet meant for a murder witness. When the paramedics declare Keppler to be dead, Willows collapses in tears into (the recently returned) Grissom's arms (episode 715, 'Law of Gravity'). Catherine takes Warrick's death in 'For Warrick' rather hard, and is possibly the character to show her pain the most, as she breaks down when she sees his body, whereas the others try to keep calm. She told Nick that after Warrick's death she had attended counselling sessions (episode 1101, 'Shockwaves'). After Grissom's retirement, Catherine succeeded him as supervisor of the night shift. As Grissom leaves in 'One to Go', she is the only one to look up as he leaves; she winks at him as she realizes where he's headed (to Costa Rica to be with Sara), showing the close friendship they share. As supervisor, Catherine oversees a rogue operation that takes Raymond Langston and Nick Stokes to Los Angeles. Ray later murders a suspect, and Catherine is held personally accountable. She is demoted as a result, and spends her final months at CSI working under D.B. Russell.

During a particularly difficult case involving her old school friend, Catherine is offered a job with the FBI. She accepts, and, before leaving Las Vegas, instills some sage advice upon Morgan Brody, paralleling her first conversation with Holly Gribbs in the pilot episode. Catherine returns to CSI in 2015, after three years working at the Los Angeles FBI Field Office. She is given the position of Director of the Las Vegas Crime Lab.

Reception[edit]

For her portrayal of Catherine, Helgenberger received two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actress in a Television Series Drama in 2001 and 2002.^[7][8] At the 6th Golden Satellite Awards, Helgenberger was nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series. She also earned two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.^[9] In 2005, Helgenberger won Favorite Female TV Performer at the 31st People's Choice Awards.^[10]

Catherine was listed at number 82 on Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters, along with Gil Grissom.^[11] She was also included in TV Guide's list of 'TV's Sexiest Crime Fighters'.^[12] A writer for the publication commented 'It's not difficult to believe that Catherine Willows was once an exotic dancer at a Vegas strip club. Thankfully, it's because of a regular at that gig that led her to pursuing higher education and eventually snare a CSI job.'^[12]

While reviewing the pilot episode, Mark A. Perigard from The Boston Herald thought that Catherine was an exception to the show's 'revolting characters', calling her 'harried but compassionate'.^[13] Mia Jones from After Ellen praised the character, commenting 'CSI's Catherine Willows oozes feminine sex appeal even when she's bogged down with a bullet-proof vest, a gigantic utility belt, baseball cap and aviators. She is the anti-Debra Morgan.'^[14]

Succession[edit]

Catherine has held numerous positions during the series' run, first appearing as a CSI Level III in the series pilot episode. She is replaced in this position by Nick Stokes. She later features in the following roles:

• CSI Level III Assistant Supervisor ('Cool Change' - 'Ch-Ch-Changes'), a role she inherited from Grissom. She was succeeded by Sofia Curtis.
• CSI Level III Supervisor ('Mea Culpa' - 'Grave Danger (II)'), on the Swing Shift.
• CSI Level III Assistant Supervisor ('Bodies in Motion' - 'Leaving Las Vegas'), replacing Sofia Curtis.
• CSI Level III Supervisor ('Sweet Jane' - 'Law of Gravity'), an acting position during Grissom's sabbatical.
• CSI Level III Assistant Supervisor ('Monster in the Box - 'One to Go'), upon Grissom's return. She is replaced by Nick Stokes.
• CSI Level III Supervisor ('The Grave Shift' - 'In a Dark, Dark House'), succeeding Grissom. She is later replaced by D.B. Russell.
• CSI Level III Assistant Supervisor ('73 Seconds' - 'Willows in the Wind'), following her demotion. She succeeds Stokes, and is replaced by Julie Finlay.
• FBI Special Agent in Charge ('Willows in the Wind' - 'Immortality'), based out of the Los Angeles field office.
• Director of the Las Vegas Crime Lab ('Immortality'), a role she acquires when Sara departs the Crime Lab. She replaces D.B. Russell.

References[edit]

1. ^ ^ab'Voice Of Catherine Willows - CSI Behind The Voice Actors'. Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 29, 2017. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources
2. ^ ^abEdel, Raymond A. (March 16, 2000). 'Television news & notes'. The Record. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.(subscription required)
3. ^ ^abDougherty, Robin (December 17, 2000). 'Back on the 'Scene'; Evidently, Actress Marg Helgenberger Was Destined for a TV Forensics Role'. The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.(subscription required)
4. ^Christopher Lawrence (Aug 31, 2013). Longtime CSI expert takes crime-solving skills to TV, Las Vegas Review Journal, accessed 2018-03-24
5. ^Blas, Lorena (August 20, 2013). 'Marg Helgenberger returns to 'CSI' for 300th episode'. USA Today. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
6. ^Marrinan 2006, p. 34.
7. ^Hiatt, Brian (December 28, 2001). 'A 'Beautiful' Nominee'. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
8. ^'Golden Globe nominees, winners'. CNN. January 19, 2003. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
9. ^'New 'CSI' season starts today'. New Straits Times. February 11, 2004. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014.(subscription required)
10. ^'Box office surprises win big at 31st People's Choice Awards'. USA Today. January 10, 2005. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
11. ^'Bravo – 100 Greatest TV Characters'. Bravo. Archived from the original on July 17, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2006.
12. ^ ^ab'TV's Sexiest Crime Fighters'. TV Guide. Archived from the original on June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
13. ^Perigard, Mark A. (October 6, 2000). 'Don't run from the 'Fugitive'; But 'CSI' and 'Freakylinks' should just get away'. The Boston Herald. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.(subscription required)
14. ^Jones, Mia (November 23, 2010). 'De-butching female cops on TV's crime dramas'. After Ellen. Retrieved February 4, 2014.

• Marrinan, Corinne; Parker, Steve (2006). Ultimate CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN978-0-7566-2353-1.

External links[edit]

• Catherine Willows at crimelab.nl

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1. Goodfellas

The movie Goodfellas is nothing short of suspense and humor. If you’ve watched the movie, I think it is safe to say that the movie is electrifying and interesting in equal measures. In the movie, there is a scene where one of the main characters Tommy Devitto and his cronies were playing poker in a bar. One moment it’s all peace and quiet, the next, Tommy orders a drink and spider (the bartender) does not get the order correctly and ends up bringing a drink to the other guy. This act drives Tommy into a banter, the others didn’t get the seriousness of the situation at first. It was only when Tommy drew his revolver when they appreciated the seriousness of the situation. Tommy then goes ahead and shoot spider in the foot, ordering him to dance!

2. The Gambler

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For those who haven’t watched the movie, it features Kenny Rodgers the famous country music artist playing Brady Hawkes showing Doc Palmer how and when to “fold ‘em” and when to show ‘em”. The movie is “mischievously entertaining” with its best scene being the part where Brady is playing against Doc. In this scene, Brady clearly does not have the cards to win the game but still bluffs. The tension on the table culminates to Hawkes pushing all the chips to the center of the table, after all, the money was his. This is definitely a scene to be captured by online casino sites in the USA in the future, seeing that the movie is not only known but the actor Kenny Rodgers is famous.

3. Cincinnati Kid

The last scene in this movie is almost similar to the one in the Gambler. The scene shows the Cincinnati kid going against the man in a game of cards. The kid, in this case, is seen to go all in, this is followed by a standoff with the air saturated with tension and suspense. And as some of you might have earlier suspected the kid unveils his hand and wins with a full house. This scene is nothing short of what you’d expect in a high stakes standoff!

4. Rain Man

For those who have watched rain man you must give it to this particular scene at the casino. Yes, the movie might have its own critics and all, but the casino scene is one of best scenes there is with an outstanding rating of eight stars on IMDb. In this scene, rain man uses his crazy mental ability to count cards. This lands them big wins. The scene kind of makes you wish you had that same mental ability as rain man. There is always something about scenes where the underdogs win. In this movie, I am definitely siding with the underdogs.

5. Casino Royale

This is one of the best James Bond films that you’ll ever encounter. The casino scene featured four extreme high rollers wagering millions, all going all in. It starts off in a dimly lit casino room, you could instantly sense the fear and tension as the first player goes “six million, all in”. This is followed by the next going five million then twelve, then, wait for it, forty million dollars from the last player! If by this time you were not at the edge of your seat filled with anticipation, I don’t know what will tickle your fancy.

6. Rounders

If you are a fan of the underdogs you will love this movie. This kid, Mike, goes on and faces this KGB guy on a game of cards with nothing but ten thousand dollars of borrowed money! How he managed to pull that off with a straight face leaves nothing but admiration for the kid.

7. Lucky You

In this scene we encounter a father asking advice from his son Huck. The genius of a son is able to predict all the cards the hypothetical people have based on the moves made by the players and the cards on the table. He accurately assesses the moves citing percentages and data in terms of advantages one would have and the probability of making a move. With such kind of a mind you don’t need to count cards, you can just beat them all based on probability.

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8. Ocean’s Eleven

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The plot is pure genius! If you cannot enjoy the plot, then the banter between the stars will surely keep you entertained. Early in the movie we encounter a scene where Rusty is teaching a bunch of wannabe poker players who happen to be famous TV stars. In the scene the progress was poor and they seemed not to get the game. A few minutes later, Danny Ocean joins the game and starts “bluffing” to call his bluff. Rusty warns the players who instead stayed longer in the game only to lose everything to Dusty who just so happens was not bluffing.

9. The Hangover

Three friends in Las Vegas after losing their friend and husband-to-be found out that their friend was allegedly held by some Chinese gang lord because they lost his eighty thousand worth of chips. To get their friend back they decided to gamble the little they had to win back the money. Allan Garner, brother to the bride-to-be, and definitely the duff of the crew ends up helping the crew win eighty thousand dollars in one night, thanks to the card counting book he read earlier in the film. The casino scene was simply genius! You’ll definitely get yourself a card counting book after that. Other than the good humor and the excellent scenes the movie sheds light into the nature of male friendships.

10. 21

21 is a movie featuring MIT students who are recruited by their professor to his team of highly sophisticated card counting and covert signalling team. The team goes on to plunder every single casino in terms of big wins. The casino scenes in this movie are nothing short of epic! The scenes kind of leaves you wondering if such people really exist and if so if you can be one of them.

Despite the large number of casino movies produced, one can never have enough of the unexpected twists and the thrilling plots that comes with every new production. It is, therefore, safe to say that the casino movies are far from being cliché.

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