Episode Synopsis
A teenager and her younger sister are the only survivors of a massacre that has left the rest of their family dead.
Grissom pulls in the whole team for the case, due to the extent of the media coverage.
Sara is asked to look after the little girl, who is too traumatized to talk. Sara is keen to hand her over as soon as possible, but the girl has already grown attached to Sara.
Catherine's dedication to her job lands her in trouble when her ex-husband reports her when she fails to pick up her daughter from school.
Episode Notes
Originally titled "The Beast." The title was listed as "If These Walls Could Talk" the first time it aired, and then became "Blood Drops" when it was rerun.
Staff
Written by:
Ann Donahue
Directed By:
Kenneth Fink
Ranking
Ratings Position:
1
Average Score:
8.63
/10
Number of Votes:
78
Starring
Gary Dourdan
as Warrick Brown
George Eads
as Nick Stokes
Jorja Fox
as Sara Sidle
Marg Helgenberger
as Catherine Willows
Paul Guilfoyle
as Jim Brass
Robert David Hall
as Dr. Al Robbins
William Petersen
as Gil Grissom
Dakota Fanning
as Brenda Collins
Glenn Morshower
as Sheriff Brian Mobley
Marc Vann
as Conrad Eckley
Guest Starring
Aasif Mandvi
as Dr. Leever
Allison Lange
as Tina Collins
Del Hunter-White
as Family Services Rep.
Drew Wood
as Teen #2
Eric Nenninger
as Jesse
Jonathan Redford
as Teen #1
Jonathan T. Floyd
as EMS #1
Madison McReynolds
as Lindsey Willows
Mike Bowman
as Oliver
Paul Raci
as Lie Detector Operator
Sean Smith
as Ted Goggle
Skip O'Brien
as Sergeant. O'Riley
Timothy Carhart
as Eddie Willows
Traci Melchor
as Reporter
Comments
pb_penguin 21 May 2003
Vote: 9/10
Great Episode. Disturbing but good
dance_star_chick_06 02 August 2003
Vote: 10/10
Awesome! I was sitting on the edge of my seat the entire time. It's a "must-see" episode.
supercybergeek 29 March 2004
Vote: 7/10
Great Build up but the ending could have been more twisted. And for this show, the ending is everything.
marghelgenberger 24 April 2004
Vote: 10/10
Good one!!! My dear Cathie breaks the case as always!!!!
Spacejammies 26 May 2004
Vote: 7/10
This wasn't too bad an episode. Sara is my least favorite character, but she had a great connection with the little girl.
ducky81 28 May 2004
Vote: 10/10
Twisted, dark episode !!!! Loved IT !!! Catherine as always my favourite CSI after Grissom of course...
cory6 01 June 2004
Vote: 10/10
This is a wondeful episode with an interesting plot, character development and great acting by everyone, including the guest stars! A definite 10.
simonkilford 02 June 2004
Vote: 10/10
this is a wondeful twisted,dark espisode!!!loved it !!! grissom as aways my favourite csi
after catherine of course.
sarasidle 21 August 2004
Vote: 8/10
For Sara and the little girl.
Foxrox 28 August 2004
Vote: 10/10
I liked the interaction bw Sara and the girl.
Good acting from everyone!
iluvnick 30 October 2004
Vote: 8/10
Wow, good twisted case. Liked the part with Sara and Brenda Collins!
mclouthkid 14 November 2004
Vote: 10/10
great episode!!!! i liked grissom the best in this one:)!!!
greg_is_hot 18 November 2004
Vote: 10/10
i felt so sorry for that little girl.....how traumatizing. i give this twisted ep a 10
lynndt26 14 October 2004
Vote: 10/10
im still shivering. twitsed as it may be, i know of true cases just like this. just cant decide if murder or jail was better for the "buffalo"
Dance2nite926 01 February 2005
Vote: 10/10
I felt so bad for Catherine! How could Ed do that to her??
imi18 14 February 2005
Vote: 10/10
one of the best episodes!! right next to "slaughterhouse" in csi miami!
Flick 21 February 2005
Vote: 9/10
The whole thing between Sara and the kid was great I couldn't stop laughing and Sara bonded with the kid ah yay! the best bit was when Sara left the kid in the car on her own saying it's ok I left the windows down like the kid was a dog! and it was straig
liana86 26 February 2005
Vote: 10/10
that episode shocked me it was good but i wanted to cry when they said what happened to the two girls
CathAndGriss4Ever 28 December 2004
Vote: 10/10
Loved it!! I liked how they all teamed together on this case..I felt so bad for Catherine, but she was amazing. And Grissom was so passionate about this case! The scenes between Sara and the little girl were adorable.
in_love_with_sara 13 March 2005
Vote: 10/10
I think this episode is amazing! I love the interaction between Sara and Brenda - she is soooo cute!
csi_chickadee 22 January 2005
Vote: 10/10
Great epi!!! Sara and the little girl were great together!!! GO CATHERINE!!!
AshMc2001 22 February 2005
Vote: 10/10
Everything about this episode rocked. Characters showed way different traits...Grissom affected by dead boys hand prints, Sara being the buddy of the lil girl. Cath w/ Home life...AWESOME!
CSIrush 01 March 2005
Vote: 10/10
Sara's so nice. It was soo cute to see her get awkward and then caring when the kid threw the drawing. Anyone would get attached to Sara. Loved the whole scene. The case was very good.
showhat 17 March 2005
Vote: 10/10
omg how could Eddie do that to Cath?c'mon she forgot once.....but i loved that Dakota fanning was in this she is such an awesome actress...AWESOME epi!!!!
taz331 09 April 2005
Vote: 10/10
great eppy
thestar 02 April 2005
Vote: 10/10
i love this epi .. it's so wierd tho.... buffalo. dakota fannning is amazing
S65-AMG 03 April 2005
Vote: 5/10
My least favourite by miles. I just didn't like it- but it was redeemed by the puzzle with the buffalo blah. Otherwise it would have been a 3 or 4...
CsI 03 April 2005
Vote: 10/10
I loved catherine reaction when she found out that it was her daughter......but did she really need to hire some one to kill her famliy ,like they just could of ran away.
jolee2 22 April 2005
Vote: 10/10
Outstanding episode. The only words spoken by Dakota Fanning were "The Buffalo", yet she commanded your attention just by the look on her face. Very disturbing story done with class & very unforgettable.
crazyBec 18 April 2005
Vote: 10/10
Brilliant epi loved it when Sara said(joking) I left the kid in the car-to the horrifed looks of the others. Twisted doesn't cover this case...just u see.
CSIK 02 April 2005
Vote: 10/10
Great episode, and probably the first one that scared the sh*t out of me, specially when watching around midnight. Awesome storyline, quadruple homicide, and the story behind it all is awesome. I like how grissom snaps on the paramedics.
CSI-Ballistics 11 May 2005
Vote: 10/10
One of my favorites. Mainly because it was so twisted yet driven. Also since the victims weren't realy victims after all. Also you see why Cath divorced Eddie after two episodes of him seemingly like a victim of false allegations.
gregzahottie 14 May 2005
Vote: 4/10
i didn't like this episode to much, i just say it last night, im alittle behind on season 1 and 2, ive seen all of 3 4 and 5 tho, there much better cuz greggo is a permanent star on there, and i like him the best, and nick.
sweetangel91991 29 April 2005
Vote: 6/10
it was ok...i liked the joke about Sara leaving Dakota's character in the car " with the window cracked" lol
pink_panther 24 April 2005
Vote: 8/10
what a twisted little episode. dakota fanning is an amazing actress for someone so young, shes prob the only kid that could play the role
CathWillows81 07 May 2005
Vote: 7/10
Overall ok epi. Didn't really care for the Sara/kid interaction. But loved the fact that Catherine caught the key piece of evidence that turned the understanding of the case around. Her ex was a real jerk though. Poor Cath :-( Dakota Fanning was grea
greg_sanders_girl 10 June 2005
Vote: 10/10
Pretty twisted but fantastic eppi. 1's one of the scariest CSI's i've seen. Love the way Sara bonded with Brenda. tats was so cute. Have always hated Eddie and i hate him even more now he reported Catherine to social services.
CSI_GGSS 09 November 2005
Vote: 9/10
Very good
greg_n_delko_r_so_hawt 02 December 2005
Vote: 7/10
not bad epi...sara was realli funni with a car window joke thing ..haha...wat brenda's dad did was realli sick....such a creep...dakota fanning was gr8 !!
SaraAndGriss 26 October 2005
Vote: 10/10
Sara: I left her in the car. The windows are cracked. Give me a little credit. She's at the hospital. I loved that part. Grissom's and Catherine's faces when she said that were hilarious.
NotGuilty 04 March 2006
Vote: 10/10
Great episode! The actriing was fabulous and Dakota Fanning played the role of Brenda perfectly.
csi_roxsmyworld 19 January 2007
Vote: 5/10
good ep...that lil girl was so cute! sara was soo attached to her! in the end, u can tell sara grew onto that girl...griss was nice to her to.."buffalo"
Dudette 23 December 2005
Vote: 10/10
I loved that ep.! I laughed till my pop came running down my nostrals!
But the only thing i wanna say about the characters is: Cath is so serious about her job! and Sara: even though she's my favourite character, she staring to freak me out.....I mean l
elizamatelli 17 January 2008
Vote: 10/10
Definately one of the best -- equal to CSI: Miami "Slaughterhouse" episode!
leggo_my_greggo 27 March 2007
Vote: 6/10
ok...oober weird...it freaked me out whn that lil girl was all like "buffalo"...but griss was so sexay lookin whn he was w/her...n then sara warmed up to her--ecklie's oober ghey tho