Sara Sidle is a fictional character featured in the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She is portrayed by actress Jorja Fox. Sidle is a forensic scientist and one of the core characters of the show, which revolves around a crime scene investigation team from Clark County, Nevada that investigates cases in and around the city of Las Vegas. In the first seven years of the show, Sidle appears in every episode except in the pilot, "Random Acts of Violence" from season three, "Jackpot" from season four, "Hollywood Brass" from season five, and "Spellbound" from season six. Sara Sidle has gained an extensive fan base throughout the years. A romantic relationship between Sidle and her supervisor, Gil Grissom, was hinted at during the first years of the show, but it was only in CSI's season six that the relationship was confirmed and then made definitive with Grissom's marriage proposal in season eight. In September 2007, there were rumors of Fox leaving the show. Fans from all over the world sent money and gifts to CSI's writers and producers to "Keep Jorja Fox in CSI". Although the campaign received some minor publicity and comments to the media from Fox and Carol Mendelsohn, it proved fruitless when, in October 2007, Fox confirmed her departure from the show. The character returned in the season nine premiere when she hears the news concerning the shooting of Warrick Brown. She leaves at the conclusion of the second episode of the season, after having a thinly veiled argument with Grissom while dealing with the distraught husband of a victim whose case she had worked eight years prior. Grissom joins her in Costa Rica in the tenth episode of season nine. The final scene shows the couple kissing passionately.

Fictional character biography

Sara was born on September 16, 1971 and raised Tamales Bay, CA by a pair of hippies who ran a Bed and Breakfast. Sara herself says that in high school, she was a science geek. Sara comes from a traumatic background - after years of abuse, Sara's mother killed her father. After her mother was committed, Sara was placed in foster care. While she can't remember the name of her first foster parent, she eventually came to refer to one of her foster mothers as a mom. Sara's mother was involved in legal proceedings (possibly about this) in 1984. Sara went to Harvard and for the first time, grew as a person outside the brain (including a trip to the Mile High Club), though as evidenced by her constant lack of understanding of pop-culture, the science geek never left her. After getting a Bachelors of Science in Theoretical Physics from Harvard, Sara transfered to UC Berkley, where she got her Masters.

After coming to Vegas to help investigate the shooting and later death of Holly Gribbs, her mentor, Gil Grissom asked her to stay on at the lab. They had been in love since they met, but Grissom fought his feelings, while Sara let hers be known from the beginning.

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In a relationship with Gil Grissom. They first met at a Forensics Academy Conference 9 years ago. Their relationship was revealed to the viewers in Season 6 finale, 'Way To Go', and to the rest of the CSI team in the Season 7 finale, 'Living Doll'.

Gil and Sara have a house and a dog, Hank, together.

After Sara's survival and recovery from her ordeal at the hands of Miniature Killer Natalie Davis, Grissom proposed while they were both with his bees. Sara's response: "Let's do it."

After her long and slow depression after being a victim (but survior) or the Miniature Killer, Sara left the lab, leaving Grissom a letter.

When Warrick Brown was shot and killed, Sara, (after possibly being called by Grissom), came back to be with her finance and attend the sad memorial serivce.

Sara left Vegas again after Grissom suggested that she leave him so he may be able to follow.

Sara came to Vegas when asked by Grissom to investigate fellow CSI, Warrick Brown, over the shooting of rookie CSI Holly Gribbs

Sara is good friends with all of the team, despite the tension between herself, Warrick and Catherine when she arrived

Sara once blew up at Catherine, and then at Assistant Lab Director Conrad Ecklie, resulting in her suspension

Grissom refused to fire Sara for being insubordinate to Ecklie

Greg Sanders and David Phillips have had crushes on Sara in the past

Sara Sidle and Gil Grissom are now married and temporarily living in Paris while waiting on a grant for research. Sara came back to Vegas to help the shorthanded team for a little while.

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